UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark One)

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

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20172021

OR

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

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-33209

ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

61-1478870

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

300 Granite Street, Suite 201Braintree, MA

02184

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(781) (781) 917-0600

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

AIMC

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

NONE

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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant based on the closing price (as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market) of such common stock on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2017)2021) was approximately $1.12$4.00 billion.

As of February 21, 2018,28, 2022, there were 29,315,96365,059,097 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the following document are incorporated herein by reference into the Part of the Form 10-K indicated.

Document

Part of Form 10-K into

which Incorporated

Altra Industrial Motion Corp. Proxy Statement

for the 20182022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Part III

Auditor Firm Id: 34

Auditor Name: Deloitte & Touche LLP

Auditor Location: Boston, Massachusetts


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I

Item 1.

Business

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Item 1A.

Risk Factors

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Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

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Item 2.

Properties

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Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

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Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

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PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 6.

Selected Financial DataReserved

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Item 7.

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

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Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

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Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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Item 9

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

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Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

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Item 9B.

Other Information

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Item 9C.

Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

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PART III

Item 10.PART III

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

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Item 11.

Executive Compensation

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Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

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Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

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Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

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PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

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Item 16.

Form 10-K Summary

 

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Item 1.

Business

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PART I

Item 1. Business

Our Company

Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (“Altra” or the “Company”) (formerly Altra Holdings, Inc.) is

We are a leading global designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of mechanicalelectromechanical power transmission or MPT, components.motion control (“PTMC”) products. Our productstechnologies are used to controlin various motion related applications and transmit power and torque in virtually any industrial application involving movement.  With our global footprint, we sell our products in over 70 countries and serve customers in a diverse group of industries, including energy, general industrial, material handling, metals, mining, special machinery, transportation, and turf and garden. Our product portfolio includes clutches and brakes, couplings and gearing and other power transmission components. Our products are used inacross a wide variety of high-volume manufacturing and non-manufacturing processes where thein which reliability and accuracy of our productsprecision are critical in both avoidingto avoid costly down time and enhancingenhance the overall efficiency of manufacturing operations. Our products are also used in non-manufacturing applications where product quality and reliability are especially critical, such as clutches and brakes for elevators and residential and commercial lawnmowers. Altra was incorporated in 2004 in the State of Delaware and became a publicly traded company in 2006.  Altra is headquartered in Braintree, Massachusetts.

We market our products under well recognized and established brands, many of which have been in existence for an average of over 5085 years. We believe manyserve a diversified group of our brands, when taken together with our brands in the same product category, have achieved the number one or number two position in termscustomers comprised of consolidated market share and brand awareness in their respective product categories. Our products are either incorporated into products sold byover 1,000 direct original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), sold including GE, Honeywell and Siemens, and also benefit from established, long-term relationships with leading industrial distributors, including Applied Industrial Technologies, Grainger, and Motion Industries. Many of our customers operate globally across a large number of industries, ranging from transportation, turf and agriculture, energy and mining to end users directly, or sold through industrial distributors.factory automation, medical and robotics. Our relationships with these customers often span multiple decades, which we believe reflects the high level of performance, quality and service we deliver, supplemented by the breadth of our offering, vast geographic footprint and our ability to rapidly develop custom solutions for complex customer requirements.

Our product lines involve a large number of unique parts, are generally delivered in small order quantities with short lead times and require varying levels of technical support and responsive customer service. Many of our OEM customers incorporate our products into their designs of their equipment, helping to generate high switching costs and foster brand preference. As a result of these characteristics, the essential nature of our products and the wear to which many are subjected, we generate a significant amount of recurring revenue with repeat customers. Our large installed base generates significant aftermarket replacement demand, which we estimate accounted for approximately 30.5% of revenues in 2021.

We seek to offer products and services guided by what we call the Voice of the Customer (“VOC”). We employ an integrated sales and marketing strategy that is focused on both key industries and individual product lines. We believe this dual “vertical” market and “horizontal” product-oriented approach distinguishes us in the marketplace by allowing us to quickly identify trends and customer growth opportunities and deploy resources accordingly.

We believe our geographic footprint and portfolio of strong brands provides a platform from which to extend our leading market positions. Our expansive global footprint comprised of 49 manufacturing facilities, 19 service sales/engineering centers and approximately 9,600 employees enables us to serve global customers on a local basis. In 2021, approximately 51% of our revenues were generated from customers in North America, 29% were generated in Europe and 20% in Asia Pacific and the rest of the world. The diversification of our revenues on a geographical, end-market, business mix and customer basis are outlined below for the 2021 fiscal year.

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms “Altra”, “Altra Industrial Motion,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and its subsidiaries, except where the context otherwise requires or indicates.

We file reports and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy documents we file at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You should call 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the public reference room. Our SEC Filings are also available to you on the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov.

Our internet address is www.altramotion.com. By following the link “Investor Relations” and then “Financials” and then “SEC filings”Filings” on our internet website, we make available, free of charge, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as soon as reasonably practicable after such forms are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are not including information contained on or available through our website as a part of, or incorporating such information by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

History and Acquisitions

Formation of Altra

Although Altra was incorporated in Delaware in 2004, much of our current business has its roots with the prior acquisition by Colfax Corporation, or Colfax,“Colfax”, of the MPT (mechanical power transmission) group of Zurn Technologies, Inc. in December 1996. Colfax subsequently acquired Industrial Clutch Corp. in May 1997, Nuttall Gear Corp. in July 1997 and the Boston Gear and Delroyd Worm Gear brands in August 1997 as part of Colfax’s acquisition of Imo Industries, Inc. In February 2000, Colfax acquired Warner Electric, Inc., which sold products under the Warner Electric, Formsprag Clutch, Stieber, and Wichita Clutch brands. Colfax formed Power Transmission Holding, LLC or “PTH”, in June 2004 to serve as a holding company for all of these power transmission businesses. Boston Gear was established in 1877, Warner Electric, Inc. in 1927, and Wichita Clutch in 1949.

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On November 30, 2004, we acquired our original core business through the acquisition of PTH from Colfax. We refer to this transaction as the PTH Acquisition.

On October 22, 2004, The Kilian Company, or Kilian,“Kilian”, a company formed at the direction of Genstar Capital, then the largest stockholder of Altra, acquired Kilian Manufacturing Corporation from Timken U.S. Corporation. At the completion of the PTH Acquisition, (i) all of the outstanding shares of Kilian capital stock were exchanged for shares of our capital stock and (ii) Kilian and its subsidiaries were transferred to our former wholly owned subsidiary Altra Power Transmission, Inc.

Recent Acquisitions and Transactions

On December 31, 2021, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Nook Industries, LLC (“Nook”), a leader in the U.S. engineered linear motion industry. The acquisition expands our current portfolio of linear product offerings.

On February 8, 2022, we entered into an agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Cummins Inc. (“Cummins”), a leader in the heavy-duty trucking industry, to divest all of our issued and outstanding equity interest in our entities which collectively constitute the Jacobs Vehicle Systems (“JVS”) business segment (the “JVS Transaction”). This divesture aligns with our strategy to focus on highly engineered products in the motion control and power transmission markets. A copy of the Purchase Agreement is filed as an exhibit herewith.

Consummation of the JVS Transaction is subject to various closing conditions, including: (i) the expiration or early termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (ii) the receipt of certain other required regulatory consents or approvals and (iii) the absence of laws or judgments preventing the consummation of the JVS Transaction. The obligation of each party to consummate the JVS Transaction is also conditioned upon the other party’s representations and warranties being true and correct (subject to certain materiality qualifications) and the other party having performed in all material respects its obligations under the Purchase Agreement and, with respect to the obligations of Cummins, (a) since the date of the Purchase Agreement, no material adverse effect with respect to the JVS business having occurred and (b) the preparation by Altra of certain required environmental filings in respect of the Connecticut Transfer Act. The JVS Transaction is expected to close by the end of 2022.

Selected Past Acquisitions and Transactions

On November 22, 2013, we changed our legal corporate name from Altra Holdings, Inc. to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.


On December 17, 2013, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Svendborg Brakes A/S and S.B. Patent Holding ApS (together “Svendborg”). Svendborg is a leading global manufacturer of premium quality caliper brakes.

On July 1, 2014, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Guardian Ind., Inc., now known as Guardian Couplings LLC or Guardian Couplings. Guardian Couplings is a manufacturer and supplier of flywheel, motion control and general industrial couplings.

On December 31, 2014, Altra Power Transmission, Inc., our former wholly owned subsidiary, was merged into Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

On December 30, 2016, we acquiredOctober 1, 2018 (the “A&S Closing Date”), Altra and Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”) consummated the combination of Altra with four operating companies from Fortive’s Automation & Specialty platform (excluding Fortive’s Hengstler and Dynapar businesses) (the “A&S Business”). The A&S Business, consisting of four key brands, Kollmorgen, Portescap, Thomson and Jacobs Vehicle Systems, designs, manufactures, markets and sells electromechanical and electronic motion control products, including standard and custom motors, drives and controls; linear motion systems, ball screws, linear bearings, clutches/brakes, linear actuators and mechanical components; and through Jacobs Vehicle Systems, supplemental braking systems for commercial vehicles.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), dated March 7, 2018, among Altra, Fortive, McHale Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub”) and Stevens Holding Company, Inc. (“Stevens Holding”), and the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated March 7, 2018, among Altra, Fortive and Stevens Holding (the “Distribution Agreement”), (1) Fortive transferred certain assets, liabilities and entities constituting a portion of the A&S Business to Stevens Holding, (2) Fortive distributed to its stockholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of Stevens Holding common stock held by Fortive by way of an exchange offer (the “Distribution”) and (3) Merger Sub merged with and into Stevens Holding and Stevens Holding became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altra, and the issued and outstanding shares of Stevens Holding common stock converted into shares of Altra common stock (the “Merger”). In addition, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, prior to the effective time of the Merger, Fortive transferred certain non-U.S. assets, liabilities and entities constituting the remaining portion of the A&S Business to certain subsidiaries of Altra, and the Altra subsidiaries assumed substantially all of the liabilities associated with the transferred assets (the “Direct Sales”) (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Fortive Transaction”). Upon consummation of the Fortive Transaction, the shares of Stevens Holding common stock then outstanding were automatically converted into the right to receive 35.0 million shares of Altra common stock, which were issued by Altra on the Closing Date, and certain assets and liabilitiesrepresented approximately 54% of the Stromag businessoutstanding shares of Altra common stock, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares. Altra’s pre-Merger shareholders continued to hold the remaining approximately 46% of the outstanding shares of Altra common stock.

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The aggregate purchase price for the A&S Business of approximately $2,855.7 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments, consisted of $1,400.0 million of cash and debt instruments transferred to Fortive and shares of Altra common stock received by Fortive shareholders valued at approximately $1,455.7 million. The value of the common stock was based on the closing stock price on the last trade date prior to the A&S Closing Date of $41.59. The Fortive Transaction was consummated on October 1, 2018 and, accordingly, the results of operations of the A&S Business are included in our operating results from GKN plc. Stromag isOctober 1, 2018 onward.

In connection with the Fortive Transaction, certain additional agreements were entered into, including, among others, an Employee Matters Agreement, dated March 7, 2018, among Altra, Fortive and Stevens Holding (the “Employee Matters Agreement”), a leading global manufacturerTax Matters Agreement (the “Tax Matters Agreement”), a Transition Services Agreement (the “Transition Services Agreement”), in each case, dated October 1, 2018, among Altra, Fortive, and Stevens Holding, and an Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement, dated October 1, 2018, between Altra and Fortive. In addition, effective October 1, 2018, we filed a Certificate of highly engineered clutches and brakes, couplings, and limit switches for use in a varietyAmendment to our Articles of end markets including energy, metals and material handling. We referIncorporation to this transaction asincrease the Stromag Acquisition.number of authorized shares of Altra common stock from 90.0 million shares to 120.0 million shares.

Our Industry

Based on industry data suppliedprovided by the Power Transmission Distributors Association in collaboration with Industrial Market Information,MDM Analytics, we estimate that global industrial power transmission motion control products generated salesrevenues of approximately $159$224.0 billion in 2017.2021. These products are collectively used to generate, transmit, control and transform mechanical energy. Altra participates in portions of the motor, control, linear, gearing, clutch, brake, coupling, belted drive, and non-industrial bearing segments.

The industrialglobal power transmission motion control industry can be divided into three areas: MPT products; motors and generators; and adjustable speed drives. Wein which we compete primarily in the MPT area which, based on industry data, we estimate was a $94 billion global market in 2017.

The global MPT market is highly fragmented, with over 1,000 small manufacturers.manufacturers and relatively few players of scale. While smaller companies tend to focus on regional niche markets with narrow product lines, larger companiesplayers that generate annual salesrevenue of over $100 million generally offer a much broader range of products and haveprovide global sales and service capabilities.

Buyers of MPTpower transmission motion control products aretend to be broadly diversified and are often either OEMs, end users, or systems integrators operating across many sectors of the economyend markets, including manufacturing, factory automation, aerospace and defense, food and beverage, metals and mining, energy, medical, robotics and other markets. These customers typically place a premium on factors such as quality and reliability, availability,performance, pricing, distribution channel access, technology and design andinnovation, application engineering support.and customer support, breadth of offering and brand name recognition. We believe the most successful industry participants are those that leverage their distribution network, their products’ reputationsengineering expertise and specific industry knowledge, reputation for quality and reliability and their service and technical support capabilities to maintain attractive margins on products and gain market share.

Company Goals and Operational Excellence

Operational ExcellenceThe global power transmission motion control market is our comprehensive business management system designed to achieve world class performance. It reflects our quest to improve the flow of value to our customers with the goal of securing long-termdriven by general macro-economic growth and prosperitysecular trends such as the increasing concern for our company, our employeesindustrial safety, the continued emergence of the digitized factory and our partners. Operational Excellence appliesthe Industrial Internet of Things, and rising demand for motion control in the medical, food and beverage, electrical, and machinery industries. The rapid pace of globalization and developments in the automation sector have also supported growth. Motion control products tend to every functionbe higher-margin than power transmission products due to a greater use of technology and every aspect of how we do business.leverage in end markets with more attractive secular trends.

We are committed to driving shareholder return by leveraging Operational Excellence to achieve superior organic growth and operating margins, creating a market-focused culture that drives growth through innovation and maintaining a disciplined approach to acquisitions.

Our Business Strategy

With a strong long-term focus on Operational Excellence, organic growth and strategic acquisitions, we strive to create superior value for our customers, stockholders and associates.  We seek to achieve this vision through the following strategies:

Capitalize on Operational Excellencethe Altra Business System to Drive Margin Expansion and Organic Growth.    We believe we can continueGrowth. The Altra Business System (“ABS”) is the framework embedded in our culture that enables us to improve profitability through cost control, overhead rationalization, global process optimization, continued implementation ofdrive sustainable competitive advantage. ABS incorporates a management philosophy with integrated practices that focus on employing best-in-class tools, knowledge and expertise to drive continuous improvement in lean manufacturing, techniquesleadership and growth objectives, further enhancing our ability to achieve our aggressive strategic pricing initiatives. Our operating plan, based on manufacturing centersobjectives. We are applying ABS concepts to all areas of excellence, provides additional opportunitiesour business, including how we grow, how we create new products and how we develop people to consolidate purchasing processes and reduce costs by sharing best practices across geographies and business lines.ultimately drive strong results.

Collaborate with Customers to Create New Opportunities.Opportunities. We focus on aggressively developing new products across our business in direct response to customer needs in various markets.requirements. Our extensive application-engineering know-how drives both new and repeat sales and we have an establishedrevenue opportunities, supported by a substantiated history of innovation, with over 200800 patents granted patents and pending patent applications worldwide. We intend to continue to drive organic growth by investing in new technologies and manufacturing techniques to attain and sustain competitive leadership in the industries we serve. In total, new products developedaddition, we also plan to expand our customer collaboration initiatives by us duringcontinuing to move up the past three years generated approximately $54.3 million in revenues during 2017.technology spectrum, providing more advanced product, software and service solutions.


Capturing the Benefits of Common Ownership.

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Leverage Global Business Presence and Shared Services. We seek to foster the sharing of best practices throughout the organization.  We challenge our businessesorganization, challenging our business leaders to work together to identify new markets, potential cross-selling opportunities toand increase customer and distributor penetration as well as to expand into new markets and geographic regions.  The realignment of our three divisions further enables these initiatives. Leveragingwith existing customers. By leveraging our global buying power,presence, our businesses can work together to identify cost savingcost-saving opportunities and to improve our overall supply chain management. Utilizing our common ERP system, we have implemented a shared services structure that supports all of our business units in the United States and Canada.  This allows our businesses to receive the benefits of expanded customer service, cohesive marketing services and consolidated accounting functions, which will increase efficiency and help to reduce cost.

Selectively Pursue Strategic Acquisitions that Complement Our Strong Platform.    We have a successful track record of identifying, acquiring and integrating acquisitions. We believe that in the future there may be a number of attractive potential acquisition candidates, in part due to the fragmented nature of the industries we serve. We plan to continue our disciplined pursuit of strategic acquisitions to strengthenbusiness will benefit from our product portfolio, enhance our industry leadership, leverage fixed costs, expand ourhighly technical global footprint,customer service operations, cohesive marketing efforts and create value in productsconsolidated corporate support functions, increasing efficiency and markets that we know and understand.reducing costs.

Focus on Key Niche End Markets to Increase Organic Growth.Growth. We emphasize strategic marketing to focus on new growth opportunities in key end-user and OEM markets. Through a systematic process that leverages our core brands and products, we seek to identify attractive markets and product niches, collect customer and marketindustry data, identify market drivers, tailor product and service solutions to specific market and customer requirements and deploy resources to gain market share and drive future salesrevenue growth.

Disciplined Capital Allocation.

Attract and Retain Talented Associates. We expectbelieve that our businesses typicallyteam of talented employees, united by a common culture in pursuit of continuous improvement, provides a significant competitive advantage. We will generate annual free cash flow. We are focused on the most efficient allocation of our capitalseek to maximize investment returns. To do this, we grow and support our existing businesses through annual investment in capital spending with a focus on internal projects to expand markets, develop products, and boost productivity. We continue to evaluateattract, develop and retain world-class leaders and associates globally and to drive their engagement with our portfolio for strategic fit and intend to make additional strategic acquisitions focused on our key markets.  We have consistently provided shareholder returnscustomer-centric approach.

Realize Cost Savings by paying regular dividends, which have increased by 300% since being introduced during the quarter ended March 31, 2012.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, we initiated purchases under our $50 million share repurchase program, the (“2014 Repurchase Program”), and we repurchased approximately $34.9 million of Altra common stock under the 2014 Repurchase Program prior to its termination in October 2016. On October 19, 2016, our board of directors approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the buyback of up to $30.0 million of the Company's common stock through December 31, 2019. This plan replaced the previous 2014 Repurchase Program which was terminated. No shares were purchased in 2017.

Our Strengths

Operational Excellence.    We benefit from an established culture of lean management emphasizing quality, delivery and cost control through our Operational Excellence program. Operational Excellence is at the core of our performance-driven culture and drives both our strategic development and operational improvements. We continually evaluate every aspect of our business to identify possible productivity improvements and cost savings.

Leading Market Shares and Brand Names.Leveraging Core Competencies. We believe we holdcan continue to improve profitability through cost control, overhead rationalization, global process optimization, expanded implementation of lean manufacturing techniques and strategic pricing initiatives. Our operating plan, executed through our manufacturing centers of excellence and supported by ABS, provides additional opportunities to consolidate purchasing processes and reduce costs by sharing best practices across geographies and business lines.

Our Strengths

Superior financial profile with high margins and strong cash flow generation. We have an attractive financial profile highlighted by our diversified revenue stream across products and end markets, high margin profile and substantial cash flow. Net sales for the number one or number twoyear ended December 31, 2021 grew by approximately 10.1% from $1,726.0 million to $1,899.8 million. Our strong cash flow generation is attributable to attractive gross margins, a high degree of operational leverage across our selling, general and administrative expenses and minimal capital expenditures.

Our flexible cost structure and diversified end market positionand geographic exposure have allowed us to perform well throughout economic cycles. From 2008 through 2010, our business was able to generate higher cash flow through the strict management of working capital, enabling us to reduce our indebtedness and maintain a leverage ratio within our targeted range. Since the acquisition of the A&S Business, we have supported our plans for growth while also taking advantage of operating leverage and the benefits of our cost improvement initiatives, all of which allowed us to deliver sustainably strong cash flow. In 2021, we paid down approximately $155.0 million in debt. Excluding the $100.0 million we borrowed and repaid under our 2018 Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below) as a precautionary action in response to the pandemic during the second quarter of 2020, we have paid down approximately $465.0 million in term loan debt since the A&S acquisition. This debt paydown, supported by our strong cash flow generation, has enabled us to achieve our target leverage ratio while continuing to make strategic investments such as the acquisition of Nook in December 2021.

Scale and breadth combined with leading brands, technology and market position. We are a global player with significant scale, technological leadership and a broad product offering supported by leading brands, factors which we expect will contribute to a market share advantage over our competitors. The acquisition of the A&S Business moved our business up the power transmission, motion control and automation technology spectrum, increasing our presence in highly engineered products. These engineered products, although higher margin and exposed to high growth applications, are simultaneously complementary to our portfolio. For example, our engineered servo, stepper and specialty miniature motors, drives and controls, and linear automation systems capabilities will enable us to drive innovation across our offering and expand solutions for existing customers.

Broad geographic footprint and global reach. The capabilities and scale of our Company provides a broad global platform from which to drive growth. We are able to leverage our expansive global footprint comprised of 49 manufacturing facilities, 19 service sales/engineering centers and approximately 9,600 employees worldwide to serve our global customers with local resources. While we expect to build on our leading market positions and strong brands in North America, our broadened global platform also positions us to capitalize on key long-term growth opportunities in Europe and especially in emerging markets.

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Diversified end-markets provide stability. With no end market comprising more than approximately 15% of our total revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, our end-market exposure is diversified, which we expect will provide stability to our revenue streams and help to dampen potential volatility in any particular industry. We believe that the 2018 acquisition of the A&S Business significantly expanded our total addressable market, particularly in higher growth, higher margin end-markets like medical, advanced material handling, factory automation, food and beverages and robotics. The exposure to these attractive new end markets helps to diversify our relative potential exposure to more cyclical end markets like mining, renewable energy, heavy duty truck and oil & gas.

Our business is also geographically diversified, with approximately 49% of revenue generated outside of North America in the year ended December 31, 2021. Finally, our products acrossoften facilitate movement which subjects them to wear and requires their periodic replacement. Our large installed base of products generates significant aftermarket replacement demand, which we estimate accounted for approximately 30.5% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021. Given the critical nature of many of our core platforms. In addition,products and often high switching costs for our customers, we believe that this base of recurring revenue is stable.

Customer diversification with long-standing customer and distributor relationships. We have a strong, diversified customer base of over 1,000 OEMs and leading power transmission and motion control distributors which market our products via a diversified network of over 3,000 outlets globally. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, there was no meaningful customer concentration among either our OEMs or distributor customers, the largest of which accounts for less than 5% of total revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Some of our largest OEM customers include Cummins, Daimler AG, General Electric, John Deere, and Siemens, all of whom we have recently captured additional market sharehad relationships with for decades. We believe that these deep relationships exhibit our commitment to high levels of product quality and service, resulting in severalcustomer satisfaction and ultimately, retention.

Our scale, expansive product lines dueoffering and end-user preference for our products make our product portfolio attractive to our innovative product development effortsboth large, multi-branch distributors and exceptional customer service and product delivery.

Customized, Engineered Products Serving Niche Markets.regional, independent distributors. We employ over 330 non-manufacturing engineers involved with product design, research and development, testing and technical customer support, and we often participate in lengthy design and qualification processes with key customers for crucial components which ultimately become “spec’d-in” to our customers. Manycustomers’ own designs. Further, many of our product linesproducts involve a large number of unique parts, are delivered in small order quantities with short lead times and require varying levels of technical support, all of which help to drive high switching costs and responsive customer service. As a result of these characteristics, as well as the essential nature of our products to the efficient operations of our customers, we generate a significant amount of recurring salesopportunities with repeat customers.

Aftermarket Sales Supportedsales supported by Large Installed Base.large installed base. On average, our brands have been in operation for over 85 years and we believe we benefit from one of the largest installed customer bases in the industry. The moving, wearing nature of our products necessitates regular replacement and our large installed base of products generates significant aftermarket replacement demand. This has created a recurring revenue stream from a diversified group of end-user customers. For 2017,the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, we estimate that approximately 38%30.5% of our revenues were derived from aftermarket sales.

Diversified End Markets.    Our revenue base has a balanced exposure across a diverse mix of end-user industries, including energy, food processing, general industrial, material handling, mining, transportation, and turf and garden. We believe our diversified end markets insulate us from volatility in any single industry or type of end-user. In 2017, no single industry represented more than


9% of our total sales. We are geographically diversified with approximately 49% of our sales coming from outside North America during 2017.

Strong Relationships with Distributors and OEMs.    We have over 1,000 direct OEM customers and enjoy established, long-term relationships with the leading industrial MPT distributors, critical factors that contribute to our high base of recurring aftermarket revenues. We sell our products through more than 3,000 distributor outlets worldwide. We believe our scale, expansive product lines and end-user preference for our products make our product portfolio attractive to both large and multi-branch distributors, as well as regional and independent distributors in our industry.

Experienced High-Caliber Management Team.management team. We are led by a highly experiencedsenior management team with over 250 years of cumulative industrial businesssignificant industry, manufacturing and acquisition integration experience which has implemented various initiatives that have contributed and an average of over 15 yearswill continue to contribute, to our operational and financial performance. The management team combines talent from both our Power Transmission Technologies and Automation & Specialty segments, with our companies. Our CEO, Carl Christenson, has over 30 years ofsignificant experience in the MPT industry, while our CFO, Christian Storch, has more than 25 years of experience. Our management team has established a proven track record of execution, successfully completingpower transmission, motion control and integrating several major strategic acquisitions and delivering significant growth and profitability.automation.

Business Segments

We operate three

Our company consists of two business segments that are aligned by oursegments: Power Transmission Technologies (“PTT”) and Automation & Specialty (“A&S”).

Power Transmission Technologies - PTT. This segment includes the following key product offerings:

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Couplings, Clutches and Brakes business segment

Couplings.& Brakes.Couplings are the interface between two shafts,interfaces which enable power to be transmitted from one shaft to the other. Because shafts are often misaligned, we design our couplings with a measure of flexibility that accommodates various degrees of misalignment.  Altra manufactures a diverse variety of couplings suitable for many industrial and specialty applications.another. Our various coupling products include:include gear couplings, high performance diaphragm and disc couplings, elastomeric couplings, miniature and precision couplings, as well as universal joints, mill spindles and shaft locking devices. These products are sold into many different markets, including: food processing, oil and gas, power generation, material handling,used in conveyor, energy, marine, medical, metals, mining, and mobile off-highway.other industrial machinery applications. Our key brands which provide couplings are primarily manufactured under theinclude Ameridrives, Bibby, Guardian, Huco, Lamiflex, Stromag and TB Wood’s, Huco Dynatork, Guardian and Stromag brands in our facilities in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, China and Mexico.

Wood’s. Clutches and Brakes.    Primarily utilized in heavy duty industrial, mining and energy applications, clutches are devices which use mechanical, magnetic, hydraulic, pneumatic, or friction type connections to facilitate engagingthe engagement or disengagingdisengagement of at least two rotating members.parts. These products are used in aerospace and defense, conveyor, energy, mining and other industrial machinery applications. Brakes are combinationsa combination of interacting parts that work to slow or stop machinery. We manufacture a variety ofmoving machine parts. These products are used in heavy-duty industrial, mining, metals and energy applications. Our key brands which provide clutches and brakes in two main product categories: heavy dutyinclude Industrial Clutch, Formsprag, Stieber, Stromag, Svendborg, Twiflex and overrunning. Our core clutch and brake manufacturing facilities are located in Michigan, Texas, Denmark, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Brazil, India and China.Wichita.

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Heavy DutyElectromagnetic Clutches and& Brakes.    Our heavy duty clutch and brake product lines serve various markets including metal forming, off-shore and land-based oil and gas drilling platforms, mining, material handling, marine, wind turbine applications and various off-highway and construction equipment segments. Our line of heavy duty pneumatic, hydraulic and caliper Electromagnetic clutches and brakes are marketed under the Wichita Clutch, Twiflex, Industrial Clutch, Svendborg Brakes and Stromag brand names.

Overrunning Clutches.    Products include overrunning, indexing and backstopping clutches which are generally used as a mechanical means of prohibiting a shaft’s rotation in one direction while enabling its rotation in the opposite direction. Primary industrial applications include conveyors, gear reducers, hoists and cranes, mining machinery, machine tools, paper machinery, and other specialty machinery. We also sell our overrunning clutch products into the aerospace and defense market for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. We market and sell these products under the Formsprag, Marland, and Stieber brand names.

Engineered Belted Drives.    Belted drives incorporate both a rubber-based belt and at least two sheaves or synchronous sprockets. Belted drives typically change the speed of an electric motor or engineuse electromagnetic friction connections to the level required for a particular piece of equipment. Our belted drive line includes three types of v-belts, three types of synchronous belts, standard and made-to-order sheaves and synchronous sprockets, and split taper bushings. We sell belted drives to a wide range of end markets, including aggregate, energy, chemical and material handling. Our engineered belted drives are primarily manufactured under the TB Wood’s brand in our facilities in Pennsylvania and Mexico.


Electromagnetic Clutches and Brakes business segment

Products in this segment include brakes and clutches that are used to electronically slow, stop, engage, or disengage equipment utilizing electromagnetic friction type connections. Our industrialequipment. These products include clutches and brakes with specially designed controls forare used in baggage handling, elevator, forklift, material handling, forklift, elevator, medical, mobility,lawn mower, mobile off-highway baggage handling and plant productivityother niche applications. We also offer a line of clutch and brake products for walk-behind mowers, residential lawn tractors and commercial mowers. While industrial applications are predominant, we also manufacture products for several niche vehicular applications including on-road refrigeration compressor clutches and agricultural equipment clutches. We market our electromagnetic products under the Warner Electric, Inertia Dynamics, Matrix and Stromag brand names.  Our corekey brands which provide electromagnetic clutches and brakes manufacturing facilities are located in Connecticut, Indiana, France, Germany, the United Kingdominclude Inertia Dynamics, Matrix, Stromag and China.Warner Electric.

Gearing business segment

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Gearing. Gears reduce the output speed and increase the torque of an electric motor or engine to the level required to drive a particular piece of equipment. These products are used in various industrial, material handling, mixing, transportation, and food processing and other specialty niche applications. Specific product linesOur key brands which provide gears include vertical and horizontal gear drives, speed reducers and increasers, high-speed compressor drives, enclosed custom gear drives, various enclosed gear drive and gear motor configurations and open gearing products such as spur, helical, worm and miter/bevel gears. We design and manufacture a broad range of gearing and gear motor products under theBauer Gear Motor, Boston Gear, Nuttall Gear, Delroyd, and Bauer Gear Motor brand names. We manufacture our gearingNuttall.

Automation & Specialty – A&S. Our Automation & Specialty segment consists of four key brands:

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Kollmorgen: Provides rotary precision motion solutions, including servo motors, stepper motors, high performance electronic drives and motion controllers and related software, and precision linear actuators. These products at our facilitiesare used in New York, North Carolina, Germany, Slovakia,advanced material handling, aerospace and China,defense, factory automation, medical, packaging, printing, semiconductor, robotic and sell to a wide variety of end markets.other applications.

Engineered Bearing Assemblies.    Bearings

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Portescap: Provides high-efficiency miniature motors and motion control products, including brush and brushless DC motors, can stack motors and disc magnet motors. These products are components that support, guideused in medical, industrial power tool and reduce friction of motion between fixed and moving machine parts. Our engineered bearing assembly product line includes ball bearings, roller bearings, thrust bearings, track rollers, stainless steel bearings, polymer assemblies, housed units and custom assemblies. We manufacture a broad range of engineered bearing products under the Kilian brand name. We sell bearing products to a wide range of end industries, including the general industrial equipment applications.

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Thomson: Provides systems that enable and automotive markets,support the transition of rotary motion to linear motion. Products include linear bearings, guides, glides, lead and ball screws, industrial linear actuators, resolvers and inductors. These products are used in factory automation, medical, mobile off-highway, material handling, food processing and other niche applications. Our key brands providing linear systems include Thomson and Nook.

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Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JVS): Provides renowned “Jake Brake” diesel engine braking systems and valve actuation mechanisms for the commercial vehicle market, including compression release, bleeder and exhaust brakes. These products are primarily used in heavy duty Class 8 truck engine applications. On February 8, 2022, we entered into an agreement with a particularly strong OEM customer focus. We manufactureCummins to divest all of our bearing products atissued and outstanding equity interest in the entities which collectively constitute our facilities in New York and Canada.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems business. See Note 1518 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.

See Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements for financial information about our segments and geographic areas.segments.

Research and Development and Product Engineering

We closely integrate new product development with marketing, manufacturing and product engineering in meeting the needs of our customers.customers and addressing emerging trends. We have global product engineering teams that work to enhance our existing products and develop new product applications for our growing base of customers that require custom solutions. We believe these capabilities provide a significant competitive advantage in the development of high quality industrial power transmission, motion control and automation products. Our product engineering teams focus on:

developing new products;

redesigning existing product lines to enhance functionality, effectiveness, ease of use and reliability; and
lowering the cost of manufacturing of our existing products;

redesigning existing product lines to increase their efficiency or enhance their performance; and

developing new product applications.

products.

Our continued investment in new product development is intended to help drive customer growth as we address key customer needs.  We spend approximately 2.0% - 3.0% of net sales on our annual research and development efforts.

Sales and Marketing

We sell our products in over 70100 countries to over 1,000 direct OEM customers and over 3,000 distributor outlets. We offer our products through our direct sales force comprised of approximately 230450 company-employed sales associatesengineers as well as a relatively small number of independent sales representatives. Our worldwide sales and distribution presence enables us to provide timely and responsive technical support and service to our customers, many of which operate globally, and to capitalize on growth opportunities in both developed and emerging markets around the world.  While the Company did not have any individual customers that represented total sales of greater than 10.0%, the Gearing business segment had one customer that approximated 11.3% of total sales for the segment during the year ended December 31, 2017.

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Our operating companies employ an integrated sales and marketing strategy concentrated on bothspecific battlegrounds – the intersection of key industries, product lines and individual product lines.geographic regions where we believe we can offer differentiated solutions to our customers. We believe this dual vertical market and horizontal product approachfocus on battlegrounds distinguishes us in the marketplace allowing us to quickly identify trends and customer growth opportunities and deploy resources accordingly. Within our key industries,battlegrounds, we market to OEMs, encouraging them to incorporate our products into their equipment designs, to distributors and to end-users, helping to foster brand


preference. With this strategy, we are able to leverage our industrymarket experience, product technology and product breadthglobal reach to sell MPTpower transmission, motion control and motion controlautomation solutions for a host of industrialfocused applications.

Distribution

Our MPT componentsproducts are either incorporated into end products sold by OEMs or sold through industrial distributors as aftermarket products to end users and smaller OEMs. We operate a geographically diversified business. For the year ended December 31, 2017,2021, we derived approximately 51% of our net sales from customers in North America, 35%29% from customers in Europe and 14%20% from customers in Asia and the rest of the world. Our global customer base is served by an extensive global sales network comprised of our sales staffengineers as well as our network of over 3,000 distributor outlets.

Rather than serving as passive conduits for delivery of product, our industrial and high-tech distributors arecan be active participants in influencing product purchasing decisions in the MPT industry.decisions. In addition, distributors play a critical role through stocking inventory of our products, which amplifies the accessibility of our products to aftermarket buyers. It is for this reason that distributor partner relationships are so critical to the successan important component of the business.our route-to-market strategy. We enjoy strong established relationships with the leading distributors as well as a broad, diversified base of specialty and regional distributors.

Competition

WeCompetition

While we believe that many of our businesses are leaders in many of our served markets, we operate in highly fragmented and very competitive marketsindustries within the MPTpower transmission motion control market. Some of our competitors have achieved substantially more market penetration in certain of the markets in which we operate, such as helical gear drives or standard servo motors, and some of our competitors are larger than us and have greater financial and other resources. In particular, we compete with Rexnord Corporation and Regal-Beloit Corporation. In addition, with respect to certain of our products, we compete with divisions of our OEM customers. Competition in our business lines is based on a number of considerations including quality, reliability, performance, pricing, availabilitydelivery speed, technology and innovation, design and application engineering support.support and brand name recognition. Our customers increasingly demand a broad product range and we must continue to develop our expertise in order to manufacture and market these products successfully. To remain competitive, regular investment in manufacturing, customer service and support, marketing, sales, research and development and intellectual property protection is required. We may have to adjust the prices of some of our products to stay competitive. In addition, some of our larger, more sophisticated customers are attempting to reduce the number of vendors from which they purchase in order to increase their efficiency. There is substantial and continuing pressure on major OEMs and larger distributors to reduce costs, including the cost of products purchased from outside suppliers such as us. As a result of cost pressures from our customers, our ability to compete depends in part on our ability to generate production cost savings and, in turn, find reliable, cost-effective outside component suppliers or manufacturers for our products. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Business and Industry— We operate in the highly competitive mechanical power transmission industryand motion control industries and if we are not able to compete successfully our business may be significantly harmed.”

Intellectual Property

We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secret laws in the United States and other jurisdictions, as well as employee and third-party non-disclosure agreements, license arrangements, and domain name registrations to protect our intellectual property. We sell our products under a number of registered and unregistered trademarks, which we believe are widely recognized in the MPTPTMC industry. With the exception of Boston Gear, Warner Electric, TB Wood’s, Svendborg, Bauer and StromagAlthough in aggregate our intellectual property is important to our operations, we do not believe any single patent, trademark or trade name is material to our business as a whole.whole with the exception of certain trademarks associated with our Bauer, Boston Gear, Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Kollmorgen, Portescap, Stromag, Svendborg, TB Wood’s, Thomson and Warner Electric brands. Any issued patents that cover our proprietary technology and any of our other intellectual property rights may not provide us with adequate protection or be commercially beneficial to us and patents applied for may not be issued. The issuance of a patent is not conclusive as to its validity or its enforceability. Competitors may also be able to design around our patents. If we are unable to protect our patented technologies, our competitors could commercialize technologies or products which are substantially similar to ours.

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With respect to proprietary know-how, we rely on trade secret laws in the United States and other jurisdictions and on confidentiality agreements. Monitoring the unauthorized use of our technology is difficult and the steps we have taken may not prevent unauthorized use of our technology. The disclosure or misappropriation of our intellectual property could harm our ability to protect our rights and our competitive position.

Some of our registered and unregistered trademarks include: Warner Electric, Boston Gear, TB Wood’s, Kilian, Nuttall Gear, Ameridrives, Wichita Clutch, Formsprag, Bibby Transmissions, Stieber, Matrix, Inertia Dynamics, Twiflex, Industrial Clutch, Huco Dynatork, Marland, Delroyd, Warner Linear, Bauer Gear Motor, Boston Gear, Delevan, Delroyd, Deltran, Formsprag, Huco Dynatork, Inertia Dynamics, Guardian Couplings, Industrial Clutch, Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Jake Brake, Kilian, Kollmorgen, Marland, Matrix, Nook, Nuttall Gear, Portescap, PowerFlex, Stieber, Stromag, Svendborg Brakes, Guardian Couplings,TB Wood’s, Thomson, Twiflex, Warner Electric, and Stromag.]


EmployeesWichita Clutch. From time to time, Altra engages in litigation to protect its intellectual property rights.

Human Capital Resources

Employee Demographics. As of December 31, 2017,2021, we hademployed approximately 4,5809,600 people on a full-time employees,basis in 31 countries. Approximately 4,600 were employed in the United States and approximately 5,000 were employed outside of whomthe United States. Certain demographics of our employee population are set forth by regional location, gender, and age within the following table:

 

 

Number of Employees

 

 

Percentage

 

Region

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

4,616

 

 

 

48.1

%

Asia Pacific

 

 

2,232

 

 

 

23.3

%

Europe, Middle East, Africa

 

 

2,749

 

 

 

28.6

%

Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

 

2,997

 

 

 

31.2

%

Male

 

 

6,594

 

 

 

68.7

%

Undeclared

 

 

6

 

 

 

0.1

%

Age

 

 

 

 

 

 

<30

 

 

1,580

 

 

 

16.5

%

30-50

 

 

4,870

 

 

 

50.7

%

>50

 

 

3,147

 

 

 

32.8

%

Within the United States, approximately 43%500 were locatedhourly-rated, unionized employees. Outside the United States, we have government-mandated collective bargaining arrangements and union contracts in North America (primarily U.S.), 42%certain countries, particularly in Europe and 15% in Asia and the restwhere certain of the world. Approximately 9% of our full-time factory U.S. employees are represented by labor unions. In addition, approximately 1,332 employees or 82% of our European employees are represented by labor unions and/or works councils. Approximately 45The Company believes that its relationship with employees in the Lamiflex production facilities in Brazil are represented by a works council. Additionally, approximately 79 employees in the TB Wood’s production facility in Mexico are unionized under a collective bargaining agreement that is subject to annual renewals.

We are a party to three U.S. collective bargaining agreements. The agreements will expire in February 2021, November 2019, and June 2020.

We are also party to a collective bargaining agreement with approximately 42 union employees at our Toronto, Canada manufacturing facility. That agreement will expire in July 2018.

One of the three U.S. collective bargaining agreements contains provisions for additional, potentially significant, lump-sum severance payments to all employees covered by that agreement who are terminated as the result of a plant closing and one of our collective bargaining agreements contains provisions restricting our ability to terminate or relocate operations.good. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry — We may be subject to work stoppages at our facilities, or our customers may be subjected to work stoppages, which could seriously impact our operations and the profitability of our business.”

Diversity and Inclusion.We are committed to providing a secure workplace that develops and leverages the capabilities of our associates and encourages diversity of thought. Clear corporate policies support our endeavor to ensure a safe, harassment-free work environment led by principles of equality and fairness. To ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion is engrained within our culture, Altra maintains a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee which guides, recommends, and supports efforts to further diversity, equity and inclusion with the oversight of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Altra’s Board of Directors. In 2021 we launched unconscious bias training which will extend throughout our businesses to raise awareness and reduce how bias impacts all aspects of our work. We have established avenues for employees to be heard on issues regarding diversity, equity and inclusion, and we expect to expand this initiative in 2022. In addition, we are refining our human resources toolkit to help us identify, recruit, hire and retain diverse candidates. We strive to build an ever-improving organization, anchored in a dedication to creating an inclusive environment which engages our global talent to enhance operational outcomes.

Employee Engagement. We prioritize employee engagement and value employee feedback. In 2021, approximately 77% of Altra team members responded to and participated in our employee engagement survey. The survey enables us to monitor engagement and results serve as a guide to establish initiatives aimed to enhance the employee experience and analyze efficacy of those initiatives year over year. In addition to our company-wide engagement survey, our businesses also conduct localized, periodic reviews and pulse surveys to gauge employee satisfaction, obtain employee feedback of specific issues on initiatives, and identify shortfalls and opportunities for improvement.

Talent Management. Our aim is to provide an environment that stimulates and fully develops the capabilities of our employees. We recognize that the success of our employees drives effective operational process, innovation, customer satisfaction, and long-term

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value creation for our stakeholders. We offer competitive compensation and benefit packages that include, depending on location and eligibility, annual bonuses, retirement plans with Company contributions, stock awards, health care and other benefits, paid time off, parental and family leave, and dependent care resources among many others.

At the core of our strategy and our human capital objectives is attracting, recruiting, and retaining, diverse and talented employees. Our talent management platform, Talent In Motion, is designed to support the business and our employees by providing robust tools and processes to enhance the employee experience. Talent In Motion focuses on the complete employee life cycle, including performance management, personally crafted professional development plans, succession planning, organizational assessment, and leadership development training. We evaluate employee performance through our performance management process where we provide opportunities for employees and managers to assess performance, deliver feedback, and craft development plans that act as roadmaps for long-term goal planning and sustained career satisfaction. Succession planning is a vital process that identifies internal talent for development to support our business and employees for future growth. Our organizational assessments examine human capital needs and the skills necessary for employees to deliver on strategic objectives and operational efficiencies. Finally, our leadership development programs cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from coaching and engaging the workforce, to diving into ABS tools. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry — We depend on the services of key executives, the loss of whom could materially harm our business.” See also “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry — If we lose certain of our key sales, marketing, skilled machinist or engineering personnel, our business may be adversely affected.”

Health, Safety and Pandemic Response. At Altra we recognize that safety is critical to our success. Altra maintains a comprehensive program to monitor, track, and evaluate safety across our global businesses. In 2021, we launched our Environmental Health & Safety Focus-20 initiative to zero-in on facilities requiring enhanced support and structure to deliver targeted improvements in Europesafety performance, compliance, risk analysis and Brazilengagement. Our safety program includes but is not limited to tracking key metrics such as Total Recordable Case Rate, proactive identification of at-risk conditions and behaviors, and maintaining a comprehensive near miss program, to ensure continuous improvement of our safety performance. Our 2021 Employee Engagement Survey reflects our efforts to create a safe and comprehensive safety program, as approximately 94% of surveyed employees stated they were satisfied with Altra’s efforts to maintain a safe and secure work environment. In response to COVID-19, Altra created a Pandemic Response Team to monitor, evaluate and manage our operations and compliance with safety protocols. Throughout the pandemic, Altra has remained focused on two core priorities: 1) safeguarding the health and safety of our associates; and 2) ensuring the continuity of supply for our customers. We have taken several actions intended to enhance the safety of our employees whowhich include but are generally represented by local or nationalnot limited to the following:

Maximizing work from home for those employees able to do so;
Extensive communication to encourage employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine;
Holding vaccination clinics where feasible;
Providing PPE for employees and establishing social works councils. Social works councils meet with employer industry associations periodically to discuss employee wagesdistancing procedures;
Enhanced cleaning and working conditions. Our facilities in Denmark, France, Germany, Slovakia,disinfecting of facilities;
Health screening protocols;
Implementing visitor protocols for our facilities; and, Brazil often participate in such discussions
Restricting travel and adhere to any agreements reached.in-person meetings.

Suppliers and Raw Materials

We obtain raw materials, component parts and supplies from a variety of sources, generally from more than one supplier. Our suppliers and sources of raw materials are based in both the United States and other countries and we believe that our sources of raw materials are adequate for our needs for the foreseeable future. We do not believe the lossOur manufacturing operations employ a wide variety of any one supplier would have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations. Our principal raw materials, are steelincluding aluminum, copper, electronic components, plastics, rare-earth magnets, and copper.steel. We generally purchase our materials on the open market, where certain commodities such as steel and copper have fluctuated in price significantly in recent years. We have not experienced any significant shortage of our key materials and have not historically engaged in hedging transactions for commodity suppliers.

Our ability, including manufacturing or distribution capabilities, and that of our suppliers, business partners and contract manufacturers, to make, move and sell products is critical to our success. Damage or disruption to our or their manufacturing or distribution capabilities due to weather, natural disaster, fire or explosion, terrorism, pandemics, strikes, repairs or enhancements at our facilities, excessive demand, raw material shortages, or other reasons, could impair our ability, and that of our suppliers, to manufacture or sell our products. Failure to take adequate steps to mitigate the likelihood or potential impact of such events, or to effectively manage such events if they occur, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as require additional resources to restore our supply chain.

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Seasonality

General economic conditions impact our business and financial results, and certain of our businesses experience seasonal and other trends related to the industries and end markets that they serve. For example, sales to OEMs are often stronger immediately preceding and following the launch of new products. In addition, we experience seasonality in our turf and garden business, which represented approximately 9% of our net sales in 2017.business. As our large OEM customers prepare for the spring season, our shipments generally start increasing in December, peak in February and March, and begin to decline in April and May. This allows our customers to have inventory in place for the peak consumer purchasing periods for turf and garden products. The June-through-November period is typically the low season for us and our customers in the turf and garden market. Seasonality canis also be affected by weather and the level of housing starts. However, as a whole, we are not subject to material seasonality.

Regulation

Regulatory Matters

We face extensive government regulation both within and outside the United States relating to the development, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of our products. The following sections describe certain significant regulations to which our businesses are subject. There may be additional regulations that apply to our businesses.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

Our operations and properties are subject to laws and regulations relating to environmental protection, including those governing air emissions, water discharges and waste management, and workplace health and safety. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry — We are subject to environmental laws that could impose significant costs on us and the failure to comply with such laws could subject us to sanctions and material fines and expenses.”

Export/Import Compliance

We are required to comply with various U.S. export/import control and economic sanctions laws, including:

the International Traffic in Arms Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, which, among other things, impose license requirements on the export from the United States of defense articles and defense services (which are items specifically designed or adapted for a varietymilitary application and/or listed on the United States Munitions List);

the Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, which, among other things, impose licensing requirements on the export or reexport of certain dual-use goods, technology and software (which are items that potentially have both commercial and military applications);

the regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, which implement economic sanctions imposed against designated countries, governments and persons based on United States foreign policy and national security considerations; and

the import regulatory activities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Other nations’ governments have implemented similar export and import control regulations, which may affect our operations or transactions subject to their jurisdictions. See “Risk Factors – Legal and Compliance Risks – Changes to U.S. trade policy, tariff and import/export regulations and foreign government lawsregulations could adversely affect our business, operating results, foreign operations, sourcing and financial condition.

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Working Capital

We maintain an adequate level of working capital to support the needs of our businesses. There are no unusual industry practices or requirements relating to working capital items. In addition, we believe our sales and payment terms are generally similar to those of our competitors.

Backlog

Our unfilled product orders were approximately $820.8 million and $500.5 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 respectively. We expect that the majority of the unfilled orders as of December 31, 2021 will have been delivered to customers within six months of such date. Given the relatively short delivery periods and rapid inventory turnover that are characteristic of most of our products and the shortening of product life cycles, we believe that backlog is indicative of short-term revenue performance, but is not necessarily a reliable indicator of medium-term or long-term revenue performance.

Government Contracts

Although the substantial majority of our revenues in 2021 were from customers other than governmental entities, we do have agreements relating to the sale of products to government entities. As a result, we are subject to various statutes and regulations that apply to companies engageddoing business with governments and government-owned entities.

International Operations

Altra’s products are available worldwide, and our principal markets outside the United States are in international operations. These include compliance withEurope and Asia. We also have operations around the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.S. Departmentworld, and this geographic diversity allows us to draw on the skills of Commerce export controls, local government regulations and procurement policies and practices (including regulations relatinga worldwide workforce, provide greater stability to import-export control, investments, exchange controls and repatriationour operations, drive economies of earnings). We maintain controls and procedures to comply with laws and regulations associated with our international operations. In the event we are unable to remain compliant with such laws and regulations, our businessscale, provide revenue streams that may be adversely affected.


Environmental and Health and Safety Matters

We are subject to a variety of federal, state, local, foreign and provincial environmental laws and regulations, including those governing health and safety requirements, the discharge of pollutants into the air or water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes and the responsibility to investigate and cleanup contaminated siteshelp offset economic trends that are or were owned, leased, operated or used by us orspecific to individual economies and offer an opportunity to access new markets for products. In addition, we believe that our predecessors. Some of these laws and regulations require us to obtain permits, which contain terms and conditions that impose limitationsfuture growth depends in part on our ability to emitcontinue developing products and discharge hazardous materials into the environment and periodically may be subject to modification, renewal and revocation by issuing authorities. Fines and penalties may be imposed for non-compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and the failure to have or to comply with the terms and conditions of required permits. From time to time, our operations may not be in full compliance with the terms and conditions of our permits. sales models that successfully target high growth markets.

We periodically review our procedures and policies for compliance with environmental laws and requirements. We believeestimate that our operations generally are in material compliance with applicable environmental laws and requirements and that any non-compliance would not be expected to result in us incurring material liability or cost to achieve compliance. Historically, our costs of achieving and maintaining compliance with environmental laws and requirements have not been material.

Certain environmental laws inannual revenue derived from customers outside the United States such(based on geographic destination) as a percentage of total annual revenue was approximately 51% in 2021 and 52% in 2020.

The manner in which our products are sold outside the federal Superfund lawUnited States differs by business and similar state laws, impose liability forby region. Most of our sales in non-U.S. markets are made by our subsidiaries located outside the cost of investigation or remediation of contaminated sites uponUnited States, though we also sell directly from the current or,United States into non-U.S. markets through various representatives and distributors and, in some cases, the former site owners or operatorsdirectly. In countries with low sales volumes, we generally sell through representatives and upon parties who arranged for the disposal of wastes or transported or sent those wastes to an off-site facility for treatment or disposal, regardless of when the release of hazardous substances occurred or the lawfulness of the activities giving rise to the release. Such liability can be imposed without regard to fault and, under certain circumstances, can be joint and several, resulting in one party being held responsible for the entire obligation. As a practical matter, however, the costs of investigation and remediation generally are allocated among the viable responsible parties on some form of equitable basis. Liability also may include damages to natural resources. In addition, from time to time, we are notified that we are a potentially responsible party and may have liability in connection with off-site disposal facilities. To date, we have generally resolved matters involving off-site disposal facilities for a nominal sum although there can be no assurance that we will be able to resolve pending and future matters in a similar fashion.distributors.

Information about our Executive Officers of Registrant

The following sets forth certain information with regard to our executive officers as of February 23, 201828, 2022 (ages are as of December 31, 2017)2021):

Carl R. Christenson (age 58)62) has been our Chairman since April 2014, our Chief Executive Officer since January 2009, and a director since July 2007 and Chairman of the Board since 2014.2007. Prior to his current position, Mr. Christenson served as our President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2005 to December 2008. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Christenson was the President of Kaydon Bearings, a manufacturer of custom-engineered bearings and a division of Kaydon Corporation. Prior to joining Kaydon, Mr. Christenson held a number of management positions at TB Wood’s Incorporated and several positions at the Torrington Company. Mr. Christenson currently serves as a director at IDEX Corporation, a NYSE listed industrial manufacturer of highly engineered products. Mr. Christenson previously served as a director at Vectra Co., f/k/a OM Group, Inc., a NYSE listed technology-driven diversified industrial company, from 2014 to 2015. Mr. Christenson holds a M.S. and B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic. In addition to more than twenty-five years of experience in manufacturing companies, Mr. Christenson brings vast knowledge of the Company’s business, structure, history and culture to the Board and the CEO position.

Christian Storch (age 58) has been62) retired from his role as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 31, 2022. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Storch served as our Executive Vice President since December 2019 and our Chief Financial Officer since December 2007. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Storch was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Standex International Corporation.Corporation (“Standex International”). Mr. Storch also served on the Board of Directors of Standex International from October 2004 to December 2007. Mr. Storch also served as Standex International’s Treasurer from 2003 to April 2006 and Manager of Corporate Audit and Assurance Services from July 1999 to 2001.2003. Prior to Standex International, Mr. Storch was a Divisional Financial Director and Corporate Controller at Vossloh AG, a publicly held German transport technology company. Mr. Storch has also previously served as an Audit Manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Storch holds a degree in business administration from the University of Passau, Germany.

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Todd B. Patriacca (age 52) became our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective February 1, 2022. Prior to his current position, Mr. Patriacca served as our Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller and Treasurer since February 2010, our Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer since October 2008 and previous to that, as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller since May 2007 and as Corporate Controller since May 2005. Prior to joining us, Mr. Patriacca was Corporate Finance Manager at MKS Instruments Inc. (“MKS”), a publicly held semi-conductor equipment manufacturer since March 2002. Prior to MKS, Mr. Patriacca spent over ten years at Arthur Andersen LLP in the Assurance Advisory practice. Mr. Patriacca is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in History from Colby College and an M.B.A. and an M.S. in Accounting from Northeastern University.

Glenn E. Deegan (age 51)55) has been our Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer since May 2021. Prior to his current position, Mr. Deegan served as our Executive Vice President since December 2019, our Vice President, Legal and Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary since June 2009. Prior to his current position, Mr. Deegan served as2009 and our General Counsel and Secretary since September 2008. From March 2007 to August 2008, Mr. Deegan served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Averion International Corp., a publicly held global provider of clinical research services. Prior to Averion, from June 2001 to March 2007, Mr. Deegan served as Director of Legal Affairs and then as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of MacroChem Corporation, a publicly held specialty pharmaceutical company. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Deegan served as Assistant General Counsel of Summit Technology, Inc., a publicly held manufacturer of ophthalmic laser systems. Mr. Deegan previously spent over six years engaged in the private practice of law and also served as law clerk to the Honorable Francis J. Boyle in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Mr. Deegan holds a B.S. from Providence College and a J.D. from Boston College.

Gerald FerrisCraig Schuele (age 68)58) has been our Executive Vice President of Global Sales since May 2007December 2019 and held the same position with Power Transmission Holdings, LLC, our predecessor, since March 2002. He is responsible for the worldwide sales of our broad product


platform. Mr. Ferris joined our predecessor in 1978 and since joining has held various positions. He became the Vice President of Sales for Boston Gear in 1991. Mr. Ferris holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from Stonehill College.

Todd B. Patriacca (age 48) has been our Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller and Treasurer since February 2010. Prior to his current position, Mr. Patriacca served as our Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer since October 2008 and previous to that, as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller since May 2007 and as Corporate Controller since May 2005. Prior to joining us, Mr. Patriacca was Corporate Finance Manager at MKS Instrument Inc., a publicly held semi-conductor equipment manufacturer since March 2002. Prior to MKS, Mr. Patriacca spent over ten years at Arthur Andersen LLP in the Assurance Advisory practice. Mr. Patriacca is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in History from Colby College and an M.B.A. and an M.S. in Accounting from Northeastern University.

Craig Schuele (age 54) has been our Vice President of Marketing and Business Development since May 2007 and held the same position with our predecessor since July 2004. He is responsible for global marketing as well as coordinating Altra’s merger and acquisition activity. Prior to his current position, Mr. Schuele has beenwas our Vice President of Marketing since March 2002, and previous to that he was aour Director of Marketing. Mr. Schuele joined our predecessor in 1986 and holds a B.S. degree in Management from Rhode Island College.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risks Related to Ourour Business and Industry

We operate in the highly competitive mechanical power transmission industryand motion control industries and if we are not able to compete successfully our business may be significantly harmed.

We operate in highly fragmented and very competitive markets in the MPT industry.power transmission and motion control industries. Some of our competitors have achieved substantially more market penetration in certain of the markets in which we operate, such as helical gear drives, and some of our competitors are larger than us and have greater financial and other resources. With respect to certain of our products, we compete with divisions of our OEMoriginal equipment manufacturer customers. Competition in our business lines is based on a number of considerations, including quality, reliability, pricing, availability, and design and application engineering support. Our customers increasingly demand a broad product range and we must continue to develop our expertise in order to manufacture and market these products successfully. To remain competitive, regular investment in manufacturing, customer service and support, marketing, sales, research and development and intellectual property protection is required. In the future, we may not have sufficient resources to continue to make such investments and may not be able to maintain oura competitive position within each of the markets we serve. We may have to adjust the prices of some of our products to stay competitive.

Additionally, some of our larger, more sophisticated customers are attempting to reduce the number of vendors from which they purchase in order to increase their efficiency. If we are not selected to become one of these preferred providers, we may lose market share in some of the markets in which we compete.

There is substantial and continuing pressure on major OEMsoriginal equipment manufacturers and larger distributors to reduce costs, including the cost of products purchased from outside suppliers. As a result of cost pressures from our customers, our ability to compete depends in part on ourtheir ability to generate production cost savings and, in turn, to find reliable, cost effective outside suppliers to source components or manufacture ourtheir products. If we are unable to generate sufficient cost savings in the future to offset price reductions, then our gross margin could be materially adversely affected.

General economic changes in or

Our growth could suffer if the cyclical nature of our markets could harm our operations and financial performance.

Global economic and financial market conditions have been weak and/or volatile in recent years, and those conditions have adversely affected our business operations and are expected to continue to adversely affect our business.  A weakening of current conditions or a future downturn may adversely affect our future results of operations and financial condition. Weak, challenging or volatile economic conditions in the end-markets, businesses or geographic areas in which we sell our products could reduce demand for products and resultservices experience cyclicality.

Our growth will depend in a decrease in sales volume for a prolonged period of time, which would have a negative impact on our future results of operations.

Our financial performance depends, in large part on conditions inthe growth of the markets thatwhich we serve and on the U.S. and global economies in general. Some of the markets we serveAltra serves are highly cyclical, such as the class eight heavy duty truck, metals, mining industrial equipment and energy markets, including oil, gas and gas.renewable energy. In such an environment, expected cyclical activity or sales may not occur or may be delayed and may result in significant quarter-to-quarter variability in our performance. Any sustained weakness in demand, downturn or uncertainty in cyclical markets may reduce our sales and profitability.


We rely on independent distributors and the loss of these distributorsfactors could adversely affect our business.business, financial condition and results of operations in any given period.

In addition to our direct sales force and manufacturer sales representatives, we depend on the services of independent distributors to sell our products and provide service and aftermarket support to our customers. We support an extensive distribution network, with over 3,000 distributor locations worldwide. During the year ended December 31, 2017, approximately 26% of our net sales from continuing operations were generated through independent distributors. In particular, sales through our largest distributor accounted for approximately 6% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2017. Almost all of the distributors with whom we transact business offer competitive products and services to our customers. In addition, the distribution agreements we have are typically non-exclusive and cancelable by the distributor after a short notice period. The loss of any major distributor or a substantial number of smaller distributors or an increase in the distributors’ sales of our competitors’ products to our customers could materially reduce our sales and profits.

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We must continue to invest in new technologies and manufacturing techniques; however, our ability to develop or adapt to changing technology and manufacturing techniques is uncertain and our failure to do so could place us at a competitive disadvantage.

The successful implementation of our business strategy requires us to invest continuously in new technologies and manufacturing techniques to evolve our existing products and introduce new products to meet our customers’ needs in the industries we serve and want to serve. For example, motion control products offer more precise positioning and control compared to industrial clutches and brakes. If manufacturing processes are developed to make motion control products more price competitive and less complicated to operate, our customers may decrease their purchases of MPT products.

Our products are characterized by performance and specification requirements that mandate a high degree of manufacturing and engineering expertise. We believe that our customers rigorously evaluate their suppliers on the basis of a number of factors, including:

product quality and availability;

price competitiveness;

technical expertise and development capability;

reliability and timeliness of delivery;

product design capability;

manufacturing expertise; and

sales support and customer service.

Our success depends on our ability to invest in new technologies and manufacturing techniques to continue to meet our customers’ changing demands with respect to the above factors. We may not be able to make required capital expenditures and, even if we do so, we may be unsuccessful in addressing technological advances or introducing new products necessary to remain competitive within our markets. Furthermore, our own technological developments may not be able to produce a sustainable competitive advantage. If we fail to invest successfully in improvements to our technology and manufacturing techniques, our business may be materially adversely affected.

Our operations are subject to international risks including global commercial activities and production facilities, many of which may be located in jurisdictions that are subject to increased risks of disrupted production that could affect our operating results.

We operate businesses with manufacturing and other facilities worldwide, many of which are located outside the United States, including in Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Slovakia, St. Kitts, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Our net sales to customers outside North America represented approximately 49% of our total net sales for the year ended December 31, 2017.2021. In addition, we sell products to domestic customers for use in their products sold overseas. We also source a significant portion of our products and materials from overseas. Our financial performance has been, and is expected to continue to be, adversely impacted by foreign currency exchange rates. OurAs a result, our business is subject to risks associated with doing business internationally, and our future results could be materially adversely affected by a variety of factors, including:

fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

capital or currency exchange rate controls;

tariffs or other trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;

potentially negative consequences from changes in tax laws;

interest rates;

low or negative economic growth rates;

unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;


changes in foreign intellectual property law;

differing labor regulations;

natural disaster, labor strike, military activity or war, political unrest, or terrorist activity;

pandemic or other public health concerns;
requirements relating to withholding taxes on remittances and other payments by subsidiaries;

restrictions on our ability to own or operate subsidiaries, make investments or acquire new businesses in various jurisdictions;

potential political instability and the actions of foreign governments; and

restrictions on our ability to repatriate dividends from our subsidiaries.

In addition, our international operations are governed by various U.S. laws and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other similar laws that prohibit us and our business partners from making improper payments or offers of payment to foreign governments and their officials and political parties for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Any alleged or actual violations of these regulations may subject us to government scrutiny, severe criminal or civil sanctions and other liabilities.

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As we continue to expand our business globally, our success will depend, in large part, on our ability to anticipate and effectively manage these and other risks associated with our international operations. However, any of these factors could materially adversely affect our international operations and, consequently, our operating results.

Our operations depend

We rely on commercial activitiesdistributors and production facilities throughout the world, many of which may be located in jurisdictions that are subject to increased risks of disrupted production or commercial activities causing delays in shipments and loss of customers and revenue.

We operate businesses with manufacturing facilities worldwide, many of which are located outside the United States including in Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Russia, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. Serving a global customer base requires that we place production in emerging markets to capitalize on market opportunities and cost efficiencies. Our international production facilities and operations and commercial activitiesthese distributors could be disrupted by currency fluctuations and devaluation, capital and currency exchange controls, low or negative economic growth rates, natural disaster, labor strike, military activity or war, political unrest, terrorist activity, or public health concerns, particularly in emerging countries that are not well-equipped to handle such occurrences. Any such disruptions could materially adversely affect our business.

In addition to our direct sales force and manufacturer sales representatives, we depend on the services of distributors to sell our products and provide service and aftermarket support to our customers. We support an extensive distribution network, with over 3,000 distributor locations worldwide. During the year ended December 31, 2021, approximately 25% of our net sales from operations were generated through distributors. Almost all of the distributors with whom we transact business offer competitive products and services to our customers. In addition, the distribution agreements we have are typically non-exclusive and cancelable by the distributor after a short notice period. The loss of any major distributor or a substantial number of smaller distributors or an increase in the distributors’ sales of our competitors’ products to our customers could materially reduce our sales and profits.

We rely on estimated forecasts of our OEM customers’ needs, and inaccuracies in such forecasts could materially adversely affect our business.

We generally sell our products pursuant to individual purchase orders instead of under long-term purchase commitments. Therefore, we rely on estimated demand forecasts, based upon input from our customers, to determine how much material to purchase and product to manufacture. Because our sales are based on purchase orders, our customers may cancel, delay or otherwise modify their purchase commitments with little or no consequence to them and with little or no notice to us. For these reasons, we generally have limited visibility regarding our customers’ actual product needs. The quantities or timing required by our customers for our products could vary significantly. Whether in response to changes affecting the industry or a customer’s specific business pressures, any cancellation, delay or other modification in our customers’ orders could significantly reduce our revenue, impact our working capital, cause our operating results to fluctuate from period to period and make it more difficult for us to predict our revenue. In the event of a cancellation or reduction of an order, we may not have enough time to reduce operating expenses to minimize the effect of the lost revenue on our business and we may purchase too much inventory and spend more capital than expected, which may materially adversely affect our business.

From time to time, our customers may experience deterioration of their businesses. In addition, during periods of economic difficulty, our customers may not be able to accurately estimate demand forecasts and may scale back orders in an abundance of caution. As a result, existing or potential customers may delay or cancel plans to purchase our products and may not be able to fulfill their obligations to us in a timely fashion. Such cancellations, reductions or inability to fulfill obligations could significantly reduce our revenue, impact our working capital, cause our operating results to fluctuate adversely from period to period and make it more difficult for us to predict our revenue.

Our inability to efficiently utilize or re-negotiate minimum purchase requirements in certain supply agreements could decrease our profitability.

Our ability to maintain and expand our business depends, in part, on our ability to continue to obtain raw materials and component parts on favorable terms from various suppliers. Agreements with some of our suppliers contain minimum purchase


requirements. We can give no assurance that we will be able to utilize the minimum amount of raw materials or component parts that we are required to purchase under certain supply agreements which contain minimum purchase requirements. If we are required to purchase more raw materials or component parts than we are able to utilize in the operation of our business, the costs of providing our products would likely increase, which could decrease our profitability and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Disruption of our supply chain and COVID-19 related shutdowns of our suppliers’ operations and our operations could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability, including manufacturing or distribution capabilities, and that of our suppliers, business partners and contract manufacturers, to make, move and sell products is critical to our success. Damage or disruption to our or their manufacturing or distribution capabilities due to weather, natural disaster, fire or explosion, terrorism, pandemics, strikes, repairs or enhancements at our facilities, excessive demand, raw material shortages, semiconductor chip shortages, or other reasons could impair our ability, and that of our suppliers, to manufacture or sell our products. To the extent the current semiconductor chip shortage or other shortages continue, the production of our products may be impacted. If the Company or our suppliers are unable to obtain components from third parties in the quantities and of the quality that we require, on a timely basis and at acceptable prices, we may not be able to deliver our products on a timely or cost-effective basis to our customers. Failure to take adequate steps to mitigate the likelihood or potential impact of such events, or to effectively manage such events if they occur, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as require additional resources to restore our supply chain.

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 12, 2020. Many countries where we do business, including the United States, many E.U. countries, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Australia and India, have imposed restrictions on travel and business operations resulting in a substantial reduction of economic activity. Additionally, these restrictions have had and may continue to have a negative effect on the capacity of ports and terminals to process and accommodate commercial activity. The duration of the production and supply chain disruptions, and related financial impact, cannot be estimated at this time. In an effort to contain the spread of the virus and maintain the wellbeing of our employees, and in accordance with governmental requirements, we have experienced temporary closures at certain production facilities, and we have been required to operate some production facilities at reduced capacity. In addition, our suppliers, business partners and customers are also experiencing similar negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Should the production and distribution delays and closures continue for an extended period, of time they could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows.

The materials used to produce our products are subject to price fluctuations thatand our ability to obtain those products and negotiate profitable agreements with our suppliers could increase costs of production and adversely affect our profitability.

The materials used to produce our products, especially aluminum, copper and steel, are sourced on a global or regional basis and the prices of those materials are susceptible to price fluctuations due to supply and demand trends, transportation costs, government regulations and tariffs, changes in currency exchange rates, price controls, the economic climate and other unforeseen circumstances. If we are unable to continue to pass a substantial portion of such price increases on to our customers on a timely basis, our future

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profitability may be materially adversely affected. In addition, passing through these costs to our customers may also limit our ability to increase our prices in the future.

Our ability to maintain and expand our business depends, in part, on our ability to continue to obtain raw materials and component parts on favorable terms from various suppliers. If we are required to purchase raw materials or component parts subject to agreements that provide less favorable terms, the costs of providing our products may increase, which could decrease our profitability and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We facemay be subject to work stoppages at our facilities, or our customers may be subjected to work stoppages, which could seriously impact our operations and the profitability of our business.

As of December 31, 2021, we employed approximately 9,600 people on a full-time basis, of whom approximately 4,600 were employed in the United States and approximately 5,000 were employed outside of the United States. Of our United States employees, approximately 500 were hourly-rated, unionized employees. Outside the United States, we have government-mandated collective bargaining arrangements and union contracts in certain countries, particularly in Europe where certain of our employees are represented by unions and/or works councils.

The Company believes that its relationship with employees is good. However, we are party to several U.S. and international collective bargaining arrangements and union contracts, and we may be unable to renew these agreements on terms that are satisfactory to us, if at all.

If our unionized workers or those represented by a works council were to engage in a strike, work stoppage or other slowdown in the future, we could experience a significant disruption of our operations. Such disruption could interfere with our ability to deliver products on a timely basis and could have other negative effects, including decreased productivity and increased labor costs. In addition, if a greater percentage of our work force becomes unionized, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected. Moreover, many of our direct and indirect customers have unionized work forces. Strikes, work stoppages or slowdowns experienced by these customers or their suppliers could result in slowdowns or closures of assembly plants where our products are used and could cause cancellation of purchase orders with us or otherwise result in reduced revenues from these customers.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we may continue to experience reduced capacity operations and work stoppages at certain facilities resulting from employee absenteeism due to illness and compliance with quarantine requirements imposed by governmental authorities and Company policy. In addition, customers may experience similar negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Reduced capacity operations, work stoppages and decreased customer operations resulting from these events could impact the Company’s operations and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows.

We depend on the services of key executives, the loss of whom could materially harm our business.

Our senior executives are important to our success because they are instrumental in setting our strategic direction, operating our business, maintaining and expanding relationships with distributors, identifying, recruiting and training key personnel, identifying expansion opportunities and arranging necessary financing. Losing the services of any of these individuals could adversely affect our business until a suitable replacement could be found. We believe that our senior executives could not easily be replaced with executives of equal experience and capabilities, but we cannot prevent our key executives from terminating their employment with us. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our executives.

If we lose certain of our key sales, marketing, skilled machinist, or engineering personnel, our business may be adversely affected.

Our success depends on our ability to recruit, retain and motivate highly skilled sales, marketing, skilled machinist and engineering personnel. Competition for these persons in our industry is intense and we may not be able to successfully recruit, train or retain qualified personnel in the event scarcity continues or increases. If we fail to recruit and retain the necessary personnel, our business and our ability to obtain new customers, develop new products and provide acceptable levels of customer service could suffer. If certain of these key personnel were to terminate their employment with us, we may experience difficulty replacing them, and our business could be harmed.

We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights, brands or technology effectively, which could allow competitors to duplicate or replicate our technology and could adversely affect our ability to compete.

We rely on a combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws in the United States and other jurisdictions, as well as on license, non-disclosure, employee and consultant assignment and other agreements and domain name registrations in order to protect our proprietary technology and rights. Applications for protection of our intellectual property rights may not be allowed, and the rights, if granted, may not be maintained. In addition, third parties may infringe or challenge our intellectual property rights. In some cases, we rely on unpatented proprietary technology. It is possible that others will independently develop the same or similar technology or otherwise obtain access to our unpatented technology. Further, in the ordinary course of our operations, we pursue potential claims from time to time relating to the protection of certain products and intellectual property rights, including with respect to some of our more profitable products. Such claims could be time-consuming, expensive and divert resources. If we are unable to

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maintain the proprietary nature of our technologies or proprietary protection of our brands, our ability to market or be competitive with respect to some or all of our products may be affected, which could reduce our sales and profitability. See “Business— Intellectual Property”.

Unplanned repairs or equipment outages could interrupt production and reduce income or cash flow.

Unplanned repairs or equipment outages, including those due to natural disasters, could result in the disruption of our manufacturing processes. Any interruption in our manufacturing processes would interrupt our production of products, reduce our income and cash flow and could result in a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

Our operations are highly dependent on information technology infrastructure, including Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and failures in such infrastructure and failure to comply with data privacy laws or regulations could significantly affect our business.

We depend heavily on our information technology, or IT, infrastructure in order to achieve our business objectives both in our everyday business operations and during our integration efforts related to acquisitions. If we experience a problem that impairs this infrastructure, such as a computer virus, ransomware, natural disaster, act of terrorism, cyber-attack, electrical/telecommunications outage, malware, phishing, other intentional disruption, tampering or manipulation of our IT systems by an employee or unauthorized third party, or failure or other problem with the functioning of an important IT application, or if our third party software vendors discontinue further development, integration or long-term software maintenance support for our information systems, the resulting disruptions could impede our ability to record or process orders, manufacture and ship in a timely manner, or otherwise carry on our business in the ordinary course. Any such events could cause us to lose revenue, could harm our relationships with or cause us to lose customers or suppliers, and could require us to incur significant expense to eliminate these problems and address related security concerns. Information security risks also exist with respect to the use of portable electronic devices, such as smartphones and laptops, which are particularly vulnerable to loss and theft.

Cyber-attacks from computer hackers and cyber criminals, social engineering attacks and other malicious Internet-based activity continue to increase generally, and perpetrators of cyber-attacks may be able to develop and deploy viruses, worms, ransomware, malware, DNS attacks, wireless network attacks, baiting attempts, phishing attempts, spear phishing attempts, distributed denial of service attacks and other malicious software programs that target our IT infrastructure and our networks, and those of our suppliers. These cyber-attacks may expose us to a variety of risks, including a risk of theft of substantial assets, including cash. In addition, a cyber-attack may cause additional costs, such as investigative and remediation costs, the costs of providing our suppliers, customers or other potentially affected parties with notice of the breach, legal fees and the costs of any additional fraud detection activities required by law, a court or a third party.

Techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems, to impersonate, or to otherwise seek to perpetrate fraudulent acts against commercial parties change frequently, are increasingly sophisticated and generally are not recognized until launched against a target. As a result, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. We cannot be certain that advances in cyber-capabilities or other developments will not compromise or breach the technology protecting our IT infrastructure and networks or our industrial machinery, software or hardware, and we can make no assurance that we will be able to detect, prevent, timely and adequately address or mitigate the negative effects of cyber-attacks or other security breaches. If such events affect our systems or products, our reputation and brand names could be materially damaged and use of our products may decrease. Additionally, a portion of our workforce is working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may increase these risks. The measures we have taken to maintain adequate cyber security and address these risks and uncertainties may be inadequate.

We are also subject to an increasing number of evolving data privacy and security laws and regulations that impose requirements on us and our technology prior to certain transfer, storage, use, processing, or disclosure of data and prior to sale or use of certain technologies. Failure to comply with such laws and regulations could result in the imposition of fines, penalties and other costs. For example, the European Union’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation in 2018, the European Union’s pending ePrivacy Regulation, the implementation of the ePrivacy Directive by the various European Union member states, and California’s implementation of its Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and Connected Device Privacy Act of 2018, as well as data privacy statutes implemented by other states, or international authorities, could all disrupt our ability to sell products and solutions or use and transfer data because such activities may not be in compliance with applicable law in certain jurisdictions.

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We are regularly in the process of implementing enhancements to our Enterprise Resource Planning systems and other business systems (collectively referred to as “ERP”), with the aim of enabling management to achieve better control across our business operations. If these critical enhancements are delayed, in whole or in part, our current ERP systems may not be sufficient to support our planned operations and certain ERP systems may become obsolete. There can be no assurance that the enhancements to our ERP systems will be successfully implemented and failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our operations. The occurrence of any of these events or other unanticipated problems with our ERP systems could disrupt the management of, and have a material adverse effect on, our business operations.

If any one of these risks materializes, our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Certain of our businesses are exposed to renewable energy markets which depend significantly on the availability and size of government subsidies and economic incentives.

Certain of our businesses sell products to customers within the renewable energy market, which among other energy sources includes wind energy and solar energy. This market is inherently cyclical and can be impacted by governmental policy, the comparative cost differential between various forms of energy, and the general macroeconomic climate.

At present, the cost of many forms of renewable energy may exceed the cost of conventional power generation in locations around the world. Various governments have used different policy initiatives to encourage or accelerate the development and adoption of renewable energy sources such as wind energy and solar energy. Renewable energy policies are in place in China and the United States. Examples of government sponsored financial incentives include capital cost rebates, feed-in tariffs, tax credits, net metering and other incentives to end-users, distributors, system integrators and manufacturers of renewable energy products to promote the use of renewable energy and to reduce dependency on other forms of energy. Governments may decide to reduce or eliminate these economic incentives for political, financial or other reasons. Reductions in, or eliminations of, government subsidies and economic incentives could reduce demand for our products and, as our customers attempt to compete on a levelized playing field with other forms of nonrenewable energy, also increase pressure to reduce cost throughout the supply chain. Lower demand or increased pricing pressure could adversely affect our business prospects and results of operations.

We may not be able to achieve the efficiencies, savings and other benefits anticipated from our cost reduction, margin improvement and other business optimization initiatives.

We have in the past undertaken and expect to continue to undertake various restructuring activities and cost reduction initiatives in an effort to better align our organizational structure and costs with our strategy. We cannot assure you that we will be able to achieve all of the cost savings that we expect to realize from current or future activities and initiatives. Furthermore, in connection with these activities, we may experience a disruption in our ability to perform functions important to our strategy. Unexpected delays, increased costs, challenges with adapting our internal control environment to a new organizational structure, inability to retain and motivate employees or other challenges arising from these initiatives could adversely affect our ability to realize the anticipated savings or other intended benefits of these activities and could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and operating results.

Financial Risks

Adverse conditions in the credit and capital markets may limit or prevent our and our customers’ and suppliers’ ability to borrow or raise capital, which could harm our operations and financial performance.

Adverse conditions in the credit and financial markets could prevent us from obtaining financing, if the need arises. Our ability to invest in our global business and refinance or repay maturing debt obligations could require access to the credit and capital markets and sufficient bank credit lines to support cash requirements. If we are unable to access the credit and capital markets on commercially reasonable terms, we could experience a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.

Deterioration in financial markets and confidence in major economies could impair our ability to access credit markets and finance our operations. In addition, a tight credit market may adversely affect the ability of our customers to obtain financing for significant purchases and operations and could result in a decrease in or cancellation of orders for our products and services as well as impact the ability of our customers to make payments. Similarly, a tight credit market may adversely affect our supplier base and increase the potential for one or more of our suppliers to experience financial distress or bankruptcy. These conditions would harm our business by adversely affecting our sales, results of operations, profitability, cash flows, financial condition and long-term anticipated growth rate, which could result in potential impairment of certain long-term assets including goodwill.

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles comprise a significant portion of our total assets, and if we determine that goodwill or indefinite-lived intangibles become impaired in the future, net income in such years may be materially and adversely affected.

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair market value of net assets acquired in business combinations. Due to the acquisitions we have completed historically, goodwill comprises a significant portion of our total assets. In addition, indefinite-lived intangibles, primarily tradenames and trademarks, comprise a significant portion of our total assets. We review goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles annually for impairment, and any excess in carrying value over the estimated fair value is charged to the results of operations. Future reviews of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles could result in future reductions. Any reduction in net

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income resulting from the write down or impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles could adversely affect our financial results. If economic conditions deteriorate we may be required to impair goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles in future periods.

Our leverage could adversely affect our financial health and make us vulnerable to adverse economic and industry conditions.

As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately $1,005.0 million outstanding and $395.0 million available under our Revolving Credit Facility (as defined herein). In addition, as of December 31, 2021, we had approximately $400.0 million outstanding under the Notes (as defined herein). Our indebtedness has important consequences; for example, it could:

make it more challenging for us to obtain additional financing to fund our business strategy and acquisitions, debt service requirements, capital expenditures and working capital;
increase our vulnerability to interest rate changes and general adverse economic and industry conditions;
require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to service our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to finance acquisitions and to fund working capital, capital expenditures, research and development efforts and other general corporate activities;
make it difficult for us to fulfill our obligations under our credit and other debt agreements;
require us to dispose of significant assets in order to satisfy our debt service and other obligations if we are not able to satisfy these obligations from cash from operations or other sources;
limit our ability to buy back our common stock or pay cash dividends;
limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our markets; and
place us at a competitive disadvantage relative to our competitors that have less debt.

Substantially all of the domestic personal property of Altra and our domestic subsidiaries and certain shares of certain non-domestic subsidiaries have been pledged as collateral against any outstanding borrowings under the Altra Credit Agreement dated November 17, 2021 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement” or the "Altra Credit Agreement"), governing the Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, the Altra Credit Agreement requires us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests, which may require that we take action to reduce our debt or to act in a manner contrary to our business objectives.

Our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to make scheduled payments on our debt will depend on a range of economic, competitive and business factors, many of which are outside our control. There can be no assurance that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations to make these payments. If we are unable to meet our expenses and debt obligations, we may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness before maturity, sell assets or issue additional equity. In the future, the then-current economic and credit market conditions may limit our access to additional capital, to the extent that the Altra Credit Agreement would otherwise permit additional financing, or may preclude our ability to refinance our existing indebtedness. There can be no assurance that there will not be a deterioration in the credit markets, a deterioration in the financial condition of our lenders or their ability to fund their commitments or, if necessary, that we will be able to find replacement financing, if need be, on similar or acceptable terms. An inability to access sufficient financing or capital could have an adverse impact on our operations and thus on our operating results and financial position.

The Altra Credit Agreement imposes significant operating and financial restrictions, which may prevent us from pursuing our business strategies or favorable business opportunities.

Subject to a number of important exceptions, under the Altra Credit Agreement we are subject to customary affirmative and negative covenants, such as limitations on:

debt and preferred stock;
liens;
mergers, consolidations, liquidations, dissolutions and asset sales;
investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions;
speculative swaps and hedging arrangements;
dividends or other distributions on capital stock, redemptions and repurchases of capital stock and prepayments, redemptions and repurchases of junior lien secured and subordinated debt;
transactions with affiliates;
restrictions on liens and other restrictive agreements;
amendments of the operative documents related to junior debt agreements and organizational documents; and
changes in fiscal year.

The restrictions contained in the Altra Credit Agreement may prevent us from taking actions that we believe would be in the best interest of our business and may make it difficult for us to successfully execute our business strategy or effectively compete with companies that are not similarly restricted. A breach of any of these covenants or the inability to comply with the required financial ratios could result in a default under the Altra Credit Agreement. If any such default occurs, the lenders under the Altra Credit

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Agreement may elect to declare all of the outstanding debt under the Altra Credit Agreement, together with accrued interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders under the Altra Credit Agreement also have the right in those circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. In addition, following an event of default under the Altra Credit Agreement, the lenders under the Altra Credit Agreement will have the right to proceed against the collateral that secures the debt. If the debt under the Altra Credit Agreement were to be accelerated, we may not have the ability to refinance that debt, and if we can, the terms of such refinancing may be less favorable than the current financing terms under the Altra Credit Agreement. In the event that the indebtedness is accelerated, our assets may not be sufficient to repay in full all of our debt.

The Credit Agreement contains usual and customary representations and warranties, usual and customary affirmative and negative covenants and restrictions, which among other things, will require the Borrowers to provide certain financial reports to the Lenders, require the Company to maintain certain financial covenants relating to consolidated leverage and interest coverage, and limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other equity distributions, purchase or redeem capital stock or debt, make certain investments, sell assets, engage in certain transactions, and effect a consolidation or merger. There can be no assurance that we will be able to remain in compliance with these covenants. If we fail to comply with either of these covenants in a future period and are not able to obtain waivers from the lenders thereunder, we would need to refinance the Revolving Credit Facility. However, there can be no assurance that such refinancing would be available on terms that would be acceptable to us or at all.

Our exposure to variable interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and swap counter party credit risk could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

We are exposed to various types of market risk in the normal course of business, including the impact of interest rate changes and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Some of our indebtedness bears interest at variable rates, generally linked to market benchmarks such as LIBOR. Any increase in interest rates would increase our finance expenses relating to our variable rate indebtedness and increase the costs of refinancing our existing indebtedness and issuing new debt. In addition, in July 2017, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced its intent to phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021. On March 5, 2021, the FCA announced that all LIBOR settings will either cease to be provided by any administrator or no longer be representative: (a) immediately after December 31, 2021, in the case of the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar settings; and (b) immediately after June 30, 2023, in the case of the remaining U.S. dollar settings. The United States Federal Reserve has also advised banks to cease entering into new contracts that use USD LIBOR as a reference rate. The Alternative Reference Rate Committee, a committee convened by the Federal Reserve that includes major market participants, has identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR, a new index calculated by short-term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities, as its preferred alternative rate for LIBOR. At this time, it is not possible to predict how markets will respond to SOFR or other alternative reference rates as the transition away from the LIBOR benchmarks is anticipated in coming years. Accordingly, the outcome of these reforms is uncertain, and any changes in the methods by which LIBOR is determined or regulatory activity related to LIBOR’s phaseout could cause LIBOR to perform differently than in the past or cause LIBOR to cease to exist. The consequences of these developments cannot be entirely predicted, but could cause potential increases in interest rates on our floating debt rate. These uncertainties or their resolution also could negatively impact our funding costs, loan and other asset values, asset-liability management strategies and other aspects of our business and financial results. In addition, we conduct our business and incur costs in the local currency of the countries in which we operate. As we continue expanding our business into markets such as Europe, China, Australia, India and Brazil, we expect that an increasing amount of our revenue and cost of sales will be denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, our reporting currency. As a result, we are subject to currency translation risk, whereby changes in exchange rates between the dollar and the other currencies in which we borrow and do business could result in foreign exchange losses and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

From time to time, we rely on interest rate swap contracts and cross-currency swap contracts and hedging arrangements to effectively manage our interest rate and currency risk. Failure to perform under derivatives contracts by one or more of our counterparties could disrupt our hedging operations, particularly if we were entitled to a termination payment under the terms of the contract that we did not receive, if we had to make a termination payment upon default of the counterparty, or if we were unable to reposition the swap with a new counterparty.

Changes in accounting standards could affect our financial results.

The Company’s accounting and financial reporting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which are periodically revised and/or expanded. The application of accounting principles is also subject to varying interpretations over time. Accordingly, the Company is required to adopt new or revised accounting standards or comply with revised interpretations that are issued from time to time by various parties, including accounting standard setters and those who interpret the standards, such as the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such new financial accounting standards may change the financial accounting or reporting standards that govern the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Implementing changes required by new standards, requirements or laws require interpretation of rules and development of new accounting policies and internal controls that, if not appropriately applied, could result in financial statement errors and, deficiencies in internal control as well as significant costs to implement.

Legal and Compliance Risks

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Changes to U.S. trade policy, tariff and import/export regulations and foreign government regulations could adversely affect our business, operating results, foreign operations, sourcing and financial condition.

Changes in U.S. or international social, political, regulatory and economic conditions or in laws and policies governing foreign trade, manufacturing, development and investment in the territories or countries where we currently sell our products or conduct our business, as well as any negative sentiment toward the U.S. as a result of such changes, could adversely affect our business. Changes to tariffs and other changes in U.S. trade policy have the potential to adversely impact the U.S. economy or certain sectors thereof, our industry and the global demand for our products, and as a result, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.In addition, we cannot predict what changes to trade policy will be made in the future, including whether existing trade policies will be maintained or modified or whether the entry into new bilateral or multilateral trade agreements will occur, nor can we predict the effects that any conceivable changes would have on our business.

Our businesses are subject to risks generally associated with doing business abroad, including foreign governmental regulation in the countries in which several of our manufacturing sources and facilities are located, such as Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Slovakia, St. Kitts, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom (the “U.K.”). We believe that the issue of foreign governmental regulations that would impact our arrangements with our foreign manufacturing sources is of particular concern with regard to countries such as China due to the less mature nature of the Chinese market economy and the historical involvement of the Chinese government in industry. Additionally, we are subject to risks due to uncertainties related to the potential impact of the U.K.’s exit from the E.U. (Brexit) on the Company’s business operations in the U.K. and Europe. If regulations were to render the conduct of business in a particular country undesirable or impracticable, if our current foreign manufacturing sources were for any other reason to cease doing business with us, or if we were in a position where we needed to relocate our manufacturing facilities due to regulations or other similar circumstances, such a development could have a material adverse effect on our product sales and on our supply, manufacturing, and distribution channels.

Our business is also subject to risks associated with U.S. and foreign legislation and regulations relating to imports, including quotas, duties, tariffs or taxes, and other charges or restrictions on imports, which could adversely affect our operations and our ability to import products at current or increased levels, and substantially all of our import operations are subject to customs duties on imported products imposed by the governments where our production facilities are located, including raw materials. We cannot predict whether additional U.S. and foreign customs quotas, duties (including antidumping or countervailing duties), tariffs, taxes or other charges or restrictions, requirements as to where raw materials must be purchased, reporting obligations pertaining to “conflict minerals” mined from certain countries, additional workplace regulations, or other restrictions on our imports will be imposed upon the importation of our products in the future or adversely modified, or what effect such actions would have on our costs of operations. For example, our products that are imported to the United States are subject to U.S. customs duties and, in the ordinary course of our business, we may from time to time be subject to claims by the U.S. Customs Service for duties and other charges. Factors that may influence the modification or imposition of these restrictions include the determination by the U.S. Trade Representative that a country has denied adequate intellectual property rights or fair and equitable market access to U.S. firms that rely on intellectual property, trade disputes between the United States and a country that leads to withdrawal of "most favored nation" status for that country, and economic and political changes within a country that are viewed unfavorably by the U.S. government. Future quotas, duties, or tariffs may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Future trade agreements could also provide our competitors with an advantage over us, or increase our costs, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Product defects, quality issues, inadequate disclosures, misuse and potential product liability claims relatingin relation to the products we manufacture or distribute which could result in reputational harm and our having to expend significant time and expense to defend these claims and to pay material damages or settlement amounts.

Defects in, quality issues with respect to, or inadequate disclosure of risks relating to our products or the misuse of our products could lead to lost profits and other economic damage, property damage, personal injury or other liability resulting in third-party claims, criminal liability, significant costs, damage to our reputation and loss of business. Any of these factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face a business risk of exposure to product liability claims in the event that the use of our products is alleged to have resulted in injury or other adverse effects. We currently have several product liability claims against us with respect to our products. We may not be able to obtain product liability insurance on acceptable terms in the future, if at all, or obtain insurance that will provide adequate coverage against potential claims. Product liability claims can be expensive to defend and can divert the attention of management and other personnel for long periods of time, regardless of the ultimate outcome. An unsuccessful product liability defense could exceed any insurance that we maintain and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or our ability to make payments under our debt obligations when due. In addition, we believe our business depends on the strong brand reputation we have developed. In the event that our reputation is damaged, we may face difficulty in maintaining our pricing positions with respect to some of our products, which would reduce our sales and profitability.

We also risk exposure to product liability claims in connection with products sold by businesses that we acquire. We cannot assure you that third parties that have retained responsibility for product liabilities relating to products manufactured or sold prior to our acquisition of the relevant business, or persons from whom we have acquired a business that are required to indemnify us for certain product liability claims subject to certain caps or limitations on indemnification, will in fact satisfy their obligations to us with respect to liabilities retained by them or their indemnification obligations. If those third parties become unable to or otherwise do not

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comply with their respective obligations including indemnity obligations, or if certain product liability claims for which we are obligated were not retained by third parties or are not subject to these indemnities, we could become subject to significant liabilities or other adverse consequences. Moreover, even in cases where third parties retain responsibility for product liabilities or are required to indemnify us, significant claims arising from products that we have acquired could have a material adverse effect on our ability to realize the benefits from an acquisition, could result in our reducing the value of goodwill that we have recorded in connection with an acquisition, or could otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

We may be subject to litigation for a variety of claims, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

In addition to product liability claims and securities class action litigation, which has often been brought against a company following a decline in the market price of its securities, we and our directors and officers may be subject to claims arising from our normal business activities. These may include claims, suits, and proceedings involving stockholder and fiduciary matters, intellectual property, labor and employment, wage and hour, commercial and other matters. The outcome of any litigation, regardless of its merits, is inherently uncertain. Any claims and lawsuits, and the disposition of such claims and lawsuits, could be time-consuming


and expensive to resolve, divert management attention and resources, and lead to attempts on the part of other parties to pursue similar claims. Any adverse determination related to litigation or settlement or other resolution of a legal matter could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, harm our reputation or otherwise negatively impact our business.

We may be subject to work stoppages at our facilities, or our customers may be subjected to work stoppages, which could seriously impact our operations and the profitability of our business.

As of December 31, 2017, we had approximately 4,580 full-time employees, of whom approximately 43% were located in North America (primarily U.S.), 42% in Europe, and 15% in Asia and the rest of the world. Approximately 9% of our full-time factory U.S. employees are represented by labor unions. In addition, approximately 1,332 employees or 82% of our European employees are represented by labor unions or works councils. Approximately 45 employees in the Lamiflex production facilities in Brazil are represented by a works council. Additionally, approximately 79 employees in the TB Wood’s production facility in Mexico are unionized under a collective bargaining agreement that is subject to annual renewals.

We are a party to three U.S. collective bargaining agreements.  The agreements will expire in  February 2021. November 2019, and June 2020. We are also party to a collective bargaining agreement with approximately 42 union employees at our Toronto, Canada manufacturing facility. That agreement will expire in July 2018.  We may be unable to renew these agreements on terms that are satisfactory to us, if at all.

One of the three U.S. collective bargaining agreements contains provisions for additional, potentially significant, lump-sum severance payments to all employees covered by that agreement who are terminated as the result of a plant closing and one of our collective bargaining agreements contains provisions restricting our ability to terminate or relocate operations.

Our facilities in Europe and Brazil have employees who are generally represented by local or national social works councils. Social works councils meet with employer industry associations periodically to discuss employee wages and working conditions. Our facilities in Denmark, France, Germany, Slovakia, and Brazil often participate in such discussions and adhere to any agreements reached.

If our unionized workers or those represented by a works council were to engage in a strike, work stoppage or other slowdown in the future, we could experience a significant disruption of our operations. Such disruption could interfere with our ability to deliver products on a timely basis and could have other negative effects, including decreased productivity and increased labor costs. In addition, if a greater percentage of our work force becomes unionized, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected. Many of our direct and indirect customers have unionized work forces. Strikes, work stoppages or slowdowns experienced by these customers or their suppliers could result in slowdowns or closures of assembly plants where our products are used and could cause cancellation of purchase orders with us or otherwise result in reduced revenues from these customers.

Changes in labor or employment laws could increase our costs and may adversely affect our business.

Various federal, state and international labor and employment laws govern our relationship with employees and affect operating costs. These laws include minimum wage requirements, overtime, unemployment tax rates, workers’ compensation rates paid, leaves of absence, mandated health and other benefits, and citizenship requirements. Significant additional government-imposed increases or new requirements in these areas could materially affect our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flow.

In the event our employee-related costs rise significantly, we may have to curtail the number of our employees or shut down certain manufacturing facilities. Any such actions would not only be costly but could also materially adversely affect our business.

We depend on the services of key executives, the loss of whom could materially harm our business.

Our senior executives are important to our success because they are instrumental in setting our strategic direction, operating our business, maintaining and expanding relationships with distributors, identifying, recruiting and training key personnel, identifying expansion opportunities and arranging necessary financing. Losing the services of any of these individuals could adversely affect our business until a suitable replacement could be found. We believe that our senior executives could not easily be replaced with executives of equal experience and capabilities but we cannot prevent our key executives from terminating their employment with us. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our executives.

If we lose certain of our key sales, marketing or engineering personnel, our business may be adversely affected.

Our success depends on our ability to recruit, retain and motivate highly skilled sales, marketing and engineering personnel. Competition for these persons in our industry is intense and we may not be able to successfully recruit, train or retain qualified


personnel. If we fail to retain and recruit the necessary personnel, our business and our ability to obtain new customers, develop new products and provide acceptable levels of customer service could suffer. If certain of these key personnel were to terminate their employment with us, we may experience difficulty replacing them, and our business could be harmed.

We are subject to environmental laws that could impose significant costs on us and the failure to comply with such laws could subject us to sanctions and material fines and expenses.

We are subject to a variety of federal, state, local, foreign and provincial environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the discharge of pollutants into the air or water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes and the responsibility to investigate and cleanupclean up contaminated sites that are or were owned, leased, operated or used by us or our predecessors. Some of these laws and regulations require us to obtain permits, which contain terms and conditions that impose limitations on our ability to emit and discharge hazardous materials into the environment and periodically may be subject to modification, renewal and revocation by issuing authorities. Fines and penalties may be imposed for non-compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and the failure to have or to comply with the terms and conditions of required permits. From time to time, our operations may not be in full compliance with the terms and conditions of our permits. The operation of manufacturing plants entails risks related to compliance with environmental laws, requirements and permits, and a failure by us to comply with applicable environmental laws, regulations, or permits could result in civil or criminal fines, penalties, enforcement actions, third partythird-party claims for property damage and personal injury, requirements to clean up property or to pay for the costs of cleanup, or regulatory or judicial orders enjoining or curtailing operations or requiring corrective measures, including the installation of pollution control equipment or remedial actions. Moreover, if applicable environmental laws and regulations, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, become more stringent in the future, we could incur capital or operating costs beyond those currently anticipated.

Certain environmental laws in the United States, such as the federal Superfund law and similar state laws, impose liability for the cost of investigation or remediation of contaminated sites upon the current or, in some cases, the former site owners or operators and upon parties who arranged for the disposal of wastes or transported or sent those wastes to an off-site facility for treatment or disposal, regardless of when the release of hazardous substances occurred or the lawfulness of the activities giving rise to the release. Such liability can be imposed without regard to fault and, under certain circumstances, can be joint and several, resulting in one party being held responsible for the entire obligation. As a practical matter, however, the costs of investigation and remediation generally are allocated among the viable responsible parties on some form of equitable basis. Liability also may include damages to natural resources. In addition, from time to time, we are notified that we are a potentially responsible party and may have liability in connection with off-site disposal facilities. There can be no assurance that we will be able to resolve pending and future matters relating to off-site disposal facilities at all or for nominal sums.

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There is contamination at some of our current facilities, primarily related to historical operations at those sites, for which we could be liable for the investigation and remediation under certain environmental laws. The potential for contamination also exists at other of our current or former sites, based on historical uses of those sites. Our costs or liability in connection with potential contamination conditions at our facilities cannot be predicted at this time because the potential existence of contamination has not been investigated or not enough is known about the environmental conditions or likely remedial requirements. Currently, with respect to certain of our facilities, other parties with contractual liability are addressing or have plans or obligations to address those contamination conditions that may pose a material risk to human health, safety or the environment. In addition, there may be environmental conditions currently unknown to us relating to our prior, existing or future sites or operations or those of predecessor companies whose liabilities we may have assumed or acquired which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We are being indemnified, or expect to be indemnified by third parties, subject to certain caps or limitations on the indemnification, for certain environmental costs and liabilities associated with certain owned or operated sites. We cannot assure you that third parties who indemnify or who are expected to indemnify us for certain environmental costs and liabilities associated with certain owned or operated sites will in fact satisfy their indemnification obligations. If those third parties become unable to, or otherwise do not, comply with their respective indemnity obligations, or if certain contamination or other liability for which we are obligated is not subject to these indemnities, we could become subject to significant liabilities.

Our future success depends on our ability to integrate acquired companies and manage our growth effectively.

As part of our growth strategy, we have made and expect to continue to make, acquisitions. Our continued growth may depend on our ability to identify and acquire companies that complement or enhance our business on acceptable terms. We may not be able to identify or complete future acquisitions. In addition, our growth through acquisitions has placed, and will continue to place, significant demands on our management, operational and financial resources. Realization of the benefits of acquisitions often requires integration of some or all of the acquired companies’ sales and marketing, distribution, manufacturing, engineering, finance and administrative organizations. Integration of companies demands substantial attention from senior management and the management of the acquired


companies. We may not be able to integrate successfully our recent acquisitions, or any future acquisitions, operate these acquired companies profitably, or realize the potential benefits from these acquisitions.

The difficulties of integrating the operations of acquired businesses include, among others:

failure to implement our business plan for the combined business;

unanticipated issues in integrating manufacturing, logistics, information, communications and other systems;

possible inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies, and compensation structures;

unanticipated changes in applicable laws and regulations;

failure to retain key employees;

failure to retain key customers;

the impact on our internal controls and compliance with the regulatory requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and

unanticipated issues, expenses and liabilities.

The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of acquisitions if, among other things, we are unable to achieve the expected growth in earnings, or if the operational cost savings estimates in connection with the integration of the acquired businesses are not realized, or if the transaction costs related to the acquisitions are greater than expected. The market price of our common stock also may decline if we do not achieve the perceived benefits of the acquisitions as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry analysts or if the effect of the acquisitions on our financial results is not consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts.

We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights, brands or technology effectively, which could allow competitors to duplicate or replicate our technology and could adversely affect our ability to compete.

We rely on a combination of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret laws in the United States and other jurisdictions, as well as on license, non-disclosure, employee and consultant assignment and other agreements and domain names registrations in order to protect our proprietary technology and rights. Applications for protection of our intellectual property rights may not be allowed, and the rights, if granted, may not be maintained. In addition, third parties may infringe or challenge our intellectual property rights. In some cases, we rely on unpatented proprietary technology. It is possible that others will independently develop the same or similar technology or otherwise obtain access to our unpatented technology. In addition, in the ordinary course of our operations, we pursue potential claims from time to time relating to the protection of certain products and intellectual property rights, including with respect to some of our more profitable products. Such claims could be time consuming, expensive and divert resources. If we are unable to maintain the proprietary nature of our technologies or proprietary protection of our brands, our ability to market or be competitive with respect to some or all of our products may be affected, which could reduce our sales and profitability.

We or our products could infringe on the intellectual property of others, which may cause us to engage in costly litigation and, if we are not successful, could cause us to pay substantial damages and prohibit us from selling our products.

Third parties may assert infringement or other intellectual property claims against us based on their patents or other intellectual property claims, and we may have to pay substantial damages, possibly including treble damages, if it is ultimately determined that our products infringe. We may have to obtain a license to sell our products if it is determined that our products infringe upon another party’s intellectual property. We might be prohibited from selling our products before we obtain a license, which, if available at all, may require us to pay substantial royalties. Even if infringement claims against us are without merit, defending these types of lawsuits takes significant time, may be expensive and may divert management attention from other business concerns.

Goodwill

Changes in our tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities or assessments could significantly affect our profitability. In addition, audits by tax authorities could result in additional tax payments for prior periods.

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and indefinite-lived intangibles comprises a significant portionin numerous non-U.S. jurisdictions.

Due to the potential for changes to tax laws and regulations or changes to the interpretation thereof, the ambiguity of tax laws and regulations, the subjectivity of factual interpretations, the complexity of our totalintercompany arrangements, uncertainties regarding the geographic mix of earnings in any particular period, and other factors, our estimates of effective tax rate and income tax assets and liabilities may be incorrect and our financial statements could be adversely affected. The impact of these factors referenced in the first sentence of this paragraph may be substantially different from period to period.

In addition, the amount of income taxes we pay is subject to ongoing audits by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities and by non-U.S. tax authorities. If audits result in payments or assessments different from our reserves, our future results may include unfavorable adjustments to our tax liabilities and our financial statements could be adversely affected. Any further significant changes to the tax system in the United States or in other jurisdictions (including changes in the taxation of international income as further described below) could adversely affect our financial statements.

The market price of our common stock may fluctuate with market volatility.

The market price of our common stock has been volatile and may continue to fluctuate in response to a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. The stock market in general, and the market prices of stocks of industrial companies in particular, have experienced significant price volatility that has adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, the market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to our business or operating results. Broad market fluctuations could adversely affect the market price of our common stock, which in turn could cause impairment of goodwill that could materially and adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.

It is not uncommon when the market price of a stock has been volatile for holders of that stock to institute securities class action litigation against the company that issues that stock. If any of our stockholders brought such a lawsuit against us, even if the lawsuit is without merit, we determinecould incur substantial costs defending the lawsuit beyond any insurance coverage which we may have for such risks. Such a lawsuit could also divert the time and attention of our management. Any of these events, as well as other circumstances discussed in these Risk Factors, may cause the market price of our common stock to fall.

Risks Related to Strategic Transactions

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Our acquisition of businesses and strategic relationships, or our failure to successfully integrate such transactions into our business, could adversely affect our future results and the market price of our common stock.

As part of our growth strategy, we have made and expect to continue to make, acquisitions. Our continued growth may depend on our ability to identify and acquire companies that goodwillcomplement or indefinite-lived intangibles become impairedenhance our business on acceptable terms. We may not be able to identify or complete future acquisitions. We may not be able to integrate successfully our recent and past acquisitions, including the acquisition of Nook and the Fortive Transaction, or any future acquisitions, operate any acquired companies profitably or realize the potential benefits from these acquisitions.

These acquisitions and strategic relationships involve a number of financial, accounting, managerial, operational, legal, compliance and other risks and challenges, including the following, any of which could adversely affect our future results and the market price of our common stock:

any acquired business, technology, service or product could under-perform relative to our expectations and the price that we paid for it, or not perform in accordance with our anticipated timetable;

we have in the past, and may in the future net incomeincur or assume significant debt in connection with our acquisitions or strategic relationships;

acquisitions or strategic relationships could cause our financial results to differ from our own or the investment community’s expectations in any given period, or over the long-term;

pre-closing and post-closing earnings charges could adversely impact operating results in any given period, and the impact may be substantially different from period to period;

acquisitions or strategic relationships could create demands on our management, operational resources and financial and internal control systems that we are unable to effectively address;

we could experience difficulty in integrating personnel, operations and financial and other controls and systems and retaining key employees and customers;

we may be unable to achieve cost savings or other synergies anticipated in connection with an acquisition or strategic relationship;

we may assume by acquisition or strategic relationship unknown liabilities, known contingent liabilities that become realized, known liabilities that prove greater than anticipated, internal control deficiencies or exposure to regulatory sanctions resulting from the acquired company’s activities. The realization of any of these liabilities or deficiencies may increase our expenses, adversely affect our financial position or cause us to fail to meet our public financial reporting obligations;

in connection with acquisitions, we may enter into post-closing financial arrangements such yearsas purchase price adjustments, earn-out obligations and indemnification obligations, which may have unpredictable financial results;

in connection with acquisitions, we have recorded significant goodwill and other intangible assets on our balance sheet. If we are not able to realize the value of these assets, we may be required to incur charges relating to the impairment of these assets; and

we may have interests that diverge from those of strategic partners and we may not be able to direct the management and operations of the strategic relationship in the manner we believe is most appropriate, exposing us to additional risk.

We continually assess the strategic fit of our existing businesses and may divest or otherwise dispose of businesses that are deemed not to fit with our strategic plan or are not achieving the desired return on investment, and we cannot be certain that our business, operating results and financial condition will not be materially and adversely affected.

Goodwill represents

A successful divestiture depends on various factors, including our ability to effectively transfer liabilities, contracts, facilities and employees to any purchaser, identify and separate the excess of cost overintellectual property to be divested from the fair market value of netintellectual property that we wish to retain, reduce fixed costs previously associated with the divested assets acquired inor business, combinations. Due toand collect the acquisitions we have completed historically, goodwill comprises a significant portion of our total assets.proceeds from any divestitures. In addition, indefinite lived intangibles, primarily tradenames and trademarks, comprise a significant portionif customers of our total assets. We review goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles annually for impairment and any excess in carrying value over the estimated fair value is charged todivested business do not receive the resultssame level of operations. Future reviews of goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles could result in future reductions. Any reduction in net


income resultingservice from the write down or impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles couldnew owners, this may adversely affect our other businesses to the extent that these customers also purchase other products offered by us. All of these efforts require varying levels of management focus and resources, which may divert our attention from other business operations. If we do not realize the expected benefits of any divestiture transaction, our consolidated financial results. If economic conditions deteriorateposition, results of operations and cash flows could be negatively impacted. In addition, divestitures of businesses involve a number of risks, including significant costs and expenses, the loss of customer relationships, and a decrease in revenues and earnings associated with the divested business. Furthermore, divestitures potentially involve significant post-closing separation activities, which could involve the expenditure of material financial resources and significant employee resources. In addition, we may be requiredin some cases agree to impair goodwillhold the other party harmless against certain losses arising from a breach of representations or covenants, including specified environmental matters and indefinite-lived intangibles in future periods.

Unplanned repairs or equipment outagescertain income taxes arising prior to the date of acquisition, which also could interrupt production and reduce income or cash flow.

Unplanned repairs or equipment outages, including those due to natural disasters, could result ininvolve the disruptionexpenditure of our manufacturing processes.material financial resources. Any interruption in our manufacturing processes would interrupt our production of products, reduce our income and cash flow and coulddivestiture may result in a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

Our operations are highly dependent on information technology infrastructure and failures could significantly affect our business.

We depend heavily on our information technology, or IT, infrastructure in order to achieve our business objectives. If we experience a problem that impairs this infrastructure, such as a computer virus, a problem with the functioning of an important IT application, or an intentional disruption of our IT systems by a third party, the resulting disruptions could impede our ability to record or process orders, manufacture and ship in a timely manner, or otherwise carry on our business in the ordinary course. Any such events could cause us to lose customers or revenue and could require us to incur significant expense to eliminate these problems and address related security concerns.

Computer viruses, malware, and other “hacking” programs and devices (“hacking events”) expose us to risk of theft of assets including cash. Any such event could require us to incur significant expense to eliminate these problems and address related security concerns.

Hacking events may also cause significant damage, delays or interruptionsdilutive impact to our systems and operations or to certain of the products that we sell resulting in damage to our reputation and brand names.

Additionally, hacking events may attack our infrastructure, industrial machinery, software, or hardware causing significant damage, delays or other service interruptions to our systems and operations. “Hacking” involves efforts to gain unauthorized access to information or systems or to cause intentional malfunctions, loss or corruption of data, software, hardware, or other computer equipment. In addition, increasingly sophisticated malware may target real-world infrastructure or product components, including certain of the products that we currently or may in the future sell by attacking, disrupting, reconfiguring and/or reprogramming industrial control software. Hacking events could result in significant damage to our infrastructure, industrial machinery, systems, or databases. We may incur significant costs to protect our systems and equipment against the threat of, and to repair any damage caused by, computer viruses and hacking events. Moreover,earnings if hacking events affect our systems or products, our reputation and brand names could be materially damaged and use of our products may decrease.

If we are unable to successfully implement our ERP system acrossoffset the Company or such implementation is delayed, our operations may be disrupted or become less efficient.dilutive impact from the loss of

We are in the process of implementing a Enterprise Resource Planning system entitled “SAP” worldwide,25


revenue associated with the aim of enabling management to achieve better control over the Company through: improved quality, reliability and timeliness of information; improved integration and visibility of information stemming from different management functions and countries; and optimization and global management of corporate processes. The adoption of the SAP system, which replaces the existing accounting and management systems, poses several challenges relating to, among other things, training of personnel, communication of new rules and procedures, changes in corporate culture, migration of data, and the potential instability of the new system. In order to mitigate the impact of such critical issues, the Company decided to implement the SAP system on a step-by-step basis, both geographically and in terms of processes. If the remaining implementation of the SAP system is delayed, in whole or in part, we would continue to use our current systems which may not be sufficient to support our planned operations and significant upgrades to the current systems may be warranted or required to meet our business needs pending SAP implementation. In addition, we rely on third-party vendors to provide long-term software maintenance support and hosting services for our information systems. Software vendors may decide to discontinue further development, integration or long-term software maintenance support for our information systems, which may increase our operational expensedivestiture, as well as disrupt the management of our business operations. In addition, we do not control the operation of any third party hosting facilities. These facilities are vulnerablesignificant write-offs, including those related to damage or interruption from natural disasters, fires, power loss, telecommunications failures and similar events. They are also subject to break-ins, computer viruses, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalismgoodwill and other misconduct. The occurrence of any of these disasters or other unanticipated problems with our third party hosting vendorsintangible assets, which could disrupt the management of, and have a material adverse effect on, our business operations. However, there can be no assurance that the new SAP system will be successfully implemented and failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations.


Our leverage could adversely affect our financial health and make us vulnerable to adverse economic and industry conditions.

As of December 31, 2017, we had approximately $262.9 million outstanding and $158.6 million available under our 2015 Revolving Credit Facility (as defined herein). Our indebtedness has important consequences; for example, it could:

make it more challenging for us to obtain additional financing to fund our business strategy and acquisitions, debt service requirements, capital expenditures and working capital;

increase our vulnerability to interest rate changes and general adverse economic and industry conditions;

require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to service our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to finance acquisitions and to fund working capital, capital expenditures, research and development efforts and other general corporate activities;

make it difficult for us to fulfill our obligations under our credit and other debt agreements;

limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our markets; and

place us at a competitive disadvantage relative to our competitors that have less debt.

Substantially all of the domestic personal property of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and certain shares of certain non-domestic subsidiaries have been pledged as collateral against any outstanding borrowings under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated October 22, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the “2015 Credit Agreement”) governing our 2015 Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, the 2015 Credit Agreement requires us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests, which may require that we take action to reduce our debt or to act in a manner contrary to our business objectives.

In the future, the then current economic and credit market conditions may limit our access to additional capital, to the extent that the 2015 Credit Agreement would otherwise permit additional financing, or may preclude our ability to refinance our existing indebtedness. There can be no assurance that there will not be a deterioration in the credit markets, a deterioration in the financial condition of our lenders or their ability to fund their commitments or, if necessary, that we will be able to find replacement financing, if need be, on similar or acceptable terms. An inability to access sufficient financing or capital could have an adverse impact on our operations and thus on our operating results and financial position.

Our 2015 Credit Agreement imposes significant operating and financial restrictions, which may prevent us from pursuing our business strategies or favorable business opportunities.

Subject to a number of important exceptions, the 2015 Credit Agreement may limit our ability to:

incur more debt;

pay dividends or make other distributions;

redeem stock;

issue stock of subsidiaries;

make certain investments;

create liens;

reorganize our corporate structure;

enter into transactions with affiliates;

merge or consolidate; and

transfer or sell assets.

The restrictions contained in the 2015 Credit Agreement may prevent us from taking actions that we believe would be in the best interest of our business, and may make it difficult for us to successfully execute our business strategy or effectively compete with companies that are not similarly restricted. A breach of any of these covenants or the inability to comply with the required financial ratios could result in a default under the 2015 Credit Agreement. If any such default occurs, the lenders under the 2015 Credit Agreement may elect to declare all of the outstanding debt under the 2015 Credit Agreement, together with accrued interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders under the 2015 Credit Agreement also have the right in those circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. In addition, following an event of default


under the 2015 Credit Agreement, the lenders under the 2015 Credit Agreement will have the right to proceed against the collateral that secures the debt. If the debt under the 2015 Credit Agreement were to be accelerated, we may not have the ability to refinance that debt, and if we can, the terms of such refinancing may be less favorable than the current financing terms under the 2015 Credit Agreement. In the event that the indebtedness is accelerated, our assets may not be sufficient to repay in full all of our debt.

We face risks associated with our exposure to variable interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

We are exposed to various types of market risk in the normal course of business, including the impact of interest rate changes and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Some of our indebtedness bears interest at variable rates, generally linked to market benchmarks such as LIBOR. Any increase in interest rates would increase our finance expenses relating to our variable rate indebtedness and increase the costs of refinancing our existing indebtedness and issuing new debt. A portion of our indebtedness is also euro denominated. In addition, we conduct our business and incur costs in the local currency of the countries in which we operate. As we continue expanding our business into markets such as Europe, China, Australia, India and Brazil, we expect that an increasing percentage of our revenue and cost of sales will be denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, our reporting currency. As a result, we are subject to currency translation risk, whereby changes in exchange rates between the dollar and the other currencies in which we borrow and do business could result in foreign exchange losses and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We are exposed to swap counterparty credit risk that could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results,operations and financial condition.

From timeWe are required to time,abide by potentially significant restrictions under the Fortive Transaction Tax Matters Agreement which could limit our ability to undertake certain corporate actions (such as the issuance of Altra common stock or the undertaking of a merger or consolidation) that otherwise could be advantageous.

To preserve the tax-free treatment to Fortive and/or its stockholders of the Distribution and certain related transactions, under the Tax Matters Agreement, we rely on interest rate swap contractsare restricted from taking certain actions that could prevent such transactions from being tax-free. These restrictions may limit our ability to pursue certain strategic transactions or engage in other transactions, including using Altra common stock to make acquisitions and cross-currency swap contracts and hedging arrangements to effectively manage our interest rate risk. Failure to perform under derivatives contracts by one or morein connection with equity capital market transactions that might increase the value of our counterparties could disrupt our hedging operations, particularly if we were entitled to a termination payment under the terms of the contract that we did not receive, if we had to make a termination payment upon default of the counterparty, or if we were unable to reposition the swap with a new counterparty.business.

General Risk Factors

We are subject to tax laws and regulations in many jurisdictions and the inability to successfully defend claims from taxing authorities related to our current or acquired businesses could adversely affect our operating results and financial position.

We conduct business in many countries, which requires us to interpret the income tax laws and rulings in each of those taxing jurisdictions. Due to the subjectivity of tax laws between those jurisdictions as well as the subjectivity of factual interpretations, our estimates of income tax liabilities may differ from actual payments or assessments. Claims from taxing authorities related to these differences could have an adverse impact on our operating results and financial position. Moreover, changes to tax laws and regulations in the U.S. or other countries where we do business could have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial position.

Tax reform may significantly affect the Company and its stockholders.

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) that significantly reforms the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The TCJA, among other things, includesGlobal economic changes to U.S. federal tax rates, including reduction of the corporate tax rate from a top marginal rate of 35% to a flat rate of 21%, limitations of the tax deduction for interest expense to 30% of adjusted earnings (except for certain small businesses), limitations of the deduction for net operating losses to 80% of current year taxable income and elimination of net operating loss carrybacks, one time taxation of offshore earnings at reduced rates regardless of whether they are repatriated, elimination of U.S. tax on foreign earnings (subject to certain important exceptions), immediate deductions for certain new investments instead of deductions for depreciation expense over time, modifying or repealing many business deductions and credits and putting into effect the migration from a “worldwide” system of taxation to a territorial system.  Notwithstanding the reduction in the corporate income tax rate, the overall impact of the new federal tax law is uncertain and our business and financial condition could be adversely affected. In addition, it is uncertain if and to what extent various states will adjust their policies in response to the newly enacted federal tax law. The impact of this tax reform as well as other tax laws and regulations in the U.S. or other countries where we do business on holders of our common stock and our operating results and financial position is uncertain and could be adverse.

Certain of our businesses are exposed to renewable energy markets which depend significantly on the availability and size of government subsidies and economic incentives.

Certain of our businesses sell product to customers within the renewable energy market, which among other energy sources includes wind energy and solar energy. This market is inherently cyclical and can be impacted by governmental policy, the comparative cost differential between various forms of energy, and the general macroeconomic climate.  


At present, the cost of many forms of renewable energy may exceed the cost of conventional power generation in locations around the world. Various governments have used different policy initiatives to encourage or accelerate the development and adoption of renewable energy sources such as wind energy and solar energy. Renewable energy policies are in place in the European Union, certain countries in Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea, and many of the states in Australia and the United States. Examples of government sponsored financial incentives include capital cost rebates, feed-in tariffs, tax credits, net metering and other incentives to end-users, distributors, system integrators and manufacturers of renewable energy products to promote the use of renewable energy and to reduce dependency on other forms of energy. Governments may decide to reduce or eliminate these economic incentives for political, financial or other reasons. Reductions in, or eliminations of, government subsidies and economic incentives could reduce demand for our products and, as our customers attempt to compete on a levelized playing field with other forms of nonrenewable energy, also increase pressure to reduce cost throughout the supply chain.  Lower demand or increased pricing pressure could adversely affect our business prospects and results of operations.

Regulations related to conflict minerals could adversely impact our business

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act contains provisions to improve transparency and accountability concerning the supply of certain minerals, known as conflict minerals, originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries. As a result, in August 2012 the SEC adopted annual disclosure and reporting requirements for those companies who use conflict minerals mined from the DRC and adjoining countries in their products. These new requirements required country of origin inquiries and potentially due diligence, with initial disclosure requirements beginning in May 2014 relating to activities in 2013. There have been and will continue to be costs associated with complying with these disclosure requirements, including for country of origin inquiries and due diligence to determine the sources of conflict minerals used in our products and other potential changes to products, processes or sources of supply as a consequence of such verification activities. These rules could adversely affect the sourcing, supply and pricing of materials used in our products. As there may be only a limited number of suppliers offering “conflict free” conflict minerals, we cannot be sure that we will be able to obtain necessary conflict minerals from such suppliers in sufficient quantities or at competitive prices. Also, we may face reputational challenges if we determine that certain of our products contain minerals not determined to be conflict free or if we are unable to verify sufficiently the origins for all conflict minerals used in our products through the procedures we have implemented.

Continuedcontinued volatility and disruption in global financial markets could significantly impact our customers and suppliers, weaken the markets we serve and harm our operations and financial performance.

Our

Global economic and financial performance depends,market conditions have been weak and/or volatile in large part, onrecent years, and those conditions inhave adversely affected our business operations and are expected to continue to adversely affect our business. The continued impact of the markets that we serve andCOVID-19 pandemic on the U.S.global economy as a whole will depend on future events. A weakening of current conditions or a future downturn may adversely affect our future results of operations and global economies in general. As widely reported, U.S. and global financial markets have been experiencing disruption in recent years. Further,condition. Weak, challenging or volatile economic conditions in the European Union have deterioratedend markets, businesses or geographic areas in which we sell our products could reduce demand for products and with the Bauer Acquisition, the Svendborg Acquisition and the Stromag Acquisition, our exposure to European markets has increased. Given the significance and widespread nature of these circumstances, the U.S., European, and global economies could remain significantly challenged for an indeterminate period of time. While currently these conditions have not impaired our ability to access credit markets and finance our operations, there can be no assurance that there will not be a further deterioration in financial markets and confidence in major economies. In addition, a tight credit market may adversely affect the ability of our customers to obtain financing for significant purchases and operations and could result in a decrease in or cancellationsales volume for a prolonged period of orders for our products and services as well as impact the ability of our customers to make payments. Similarly, a tight credit market may adversely affect our supplier base and increase the potential for one or more of our suppliers to experience financial distress or bankruptcy. These conditionstime, which would harm our business by adversely affecting our sales, results of operations, profitability, cash flows, financial condition and long-term anticipated growth rate, which could result in potential impairment of certain long-term assets including goodwill.

We face risks associated with the Svendborg Acquisition and Stromag Acquisition Purchase Agreements.

In connection with the Svendborg Acquisition and the Stromag Acquisition, we are subject to substantially all of the liabilities of Svendborg and Stromag, respectively, that were not satisfied on or prior to the corresponding closing date. There may be liabilities that we underestimated or did not discover in the course of performing our due diligence investigation of Svendborg and Stromag. Under the Purchase Agreements, the sellers agreed to provide us with a limited set of representations and warranties, including with respect to outstanding and potential liabilities. Damages resulting from a breach of a representation or warranty could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, and there is no guarantee that the Company would actually be able to recover all or any portion of the sums payable in connection with such breach.


We may not be able to achieve the efficiencies, savings and other benefits anticipated from our cost reduction, margin improvement and other business optimization initiatives.

We have in the past undertaken and expect to continue to undertake various restructuring activities and cost reduction initiatives in an effort to better align our organizational structure and costs with our strategy. We cannot assure you that we will be able to achieve all of the cost savings that we expect to realize from current or future activities and initiatives.  Furthermore, in connection with these activities, we may experience a disruption in our ability to perform functions important to our strategy. Unexpected delays, increased costs, challenges with adapting our internal control environment to a new organizational structure, inability to retain and motivate employees or other challenges arising from these initiatives could adversely affect our ability to realize the anticipated savings or other intended benefits of these activities and could have a material adversenegative impact on our financial condition and operating results.

future results of operations. The uncertainty surrounding the implementation and effect of Brexit and related negative developmentsrecent surges in the European Union could adversely affect our business and financial results.  The vote by the United KingdomCOVID-19 cases due to leave the European Union could adversely affect us.

In a Referendumnew variants of the United Kingdom (orvirus and the U.K.) heldresurgence of inflation brought on June 23, 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union (E.U.) (referred to as Brexit), which could cause disruptions toby labor and create uncertainty surrounding our business, including affecting our relationships with our existing and future customers, suppliers and employees, which couldsupply shortages may have an adverse effect onimpact upon our business, financial results and operations.  The formal processbusiness. Should these conditions persist for U.K. leaving the E.U. begana prolonged period, this could result in March 2017, when the U.K. served notice to the European Council under Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon. The long-term nature of the U.K.’s relationship with the E.U. is unclear and there is considerable uncertainty when any relationship will be agreed to and implemented. The political and economic instability created by Brexit has caused and may continue to cause significant volatility in global financial markets and uncertainty regarding the regulation of data protection in the U.K. Brexit could also have the effect of disrupting the free movement of goods, services, and people between the U.K., the E.U. and elsewhere. The effects of Brexit will depend on any agreements the U.K. makes to retain access to E.U. markets either during a transitional period or more permanently. The measures could potentially disrupt the markets we serve and the tax jurisdictions in which we operate and adversely change tax benefits or liabilities in these or other jurisdictions, and may cause us to lose customers, suppliers, and employees. In addition, Brexit could lead to legal uncertainty and potentially divergent national laws and regulations as the U.K. determines which E.U. laws to replace or replicate.  Further, in the Brexit Referendum, Scotland voted to remain in the E.U., while England and Wales voted to exit. The disparity has renewed the Scottish independence movement. Scottish leaders have publicly stated that a second independence referendum will not be held until after the terms of the Brexit are clear; however, plans may change. Political issues and a potential breakup of the U.K. could create legal and economic uncertainty in the region and have a material adverse effect on the Company and other economies in which we operate. There can be no assurance that any or all of these events will not have a material adverse effect on our business operations, results of operations.

New or more stringent government regulations or standards designed to address climate change could increase our operational costs and severe weather associated with a changing climate could negatively impact our operations and financial condition.those of our customers and suppliers.

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments.

We are subject to domestic and foreign regulations and standards governing emissions controls which are, in part, designed to address climate change. Due to increasing global concern over the effects of climate change, new or more stringent regulations and standards may be mandated. In addition, various stakeholders may demand additional controls beyond what is required by such regulations or standards. Tighter emissions controls as a result of these actions could increase our operational costs and could lead to disruptions in our operations as compliance is attained. Severe weather associated with a changing climate could also negatively impact the operation of our facilities, as well as those of our customers and suppliers.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2.

Properties.

Item 2. Properties

The number, type, location and size of the materially important physical properties used by our operations as of December 31, 20172021, are shown in the following charts, by segment.

 

 

 

Number and Nature of Facilities

 

 

Square footage

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

 

Corporate

Support

 

 

Total

 

 

Owned

 

 

Leased

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

1,315,528

 

 

 

426,386

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

169,889

 

 

 

445,934

 

Gearing

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

257,350

 

 

 

483,747

 

Corporate(1)

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

104,288

 

 

 

13,804

 


 

 

 

Locations

 

 

Expiration dates of

Leased Facilities (in

years)

 

 

 

North America

 

 

Europe

 

 

Asia

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

 

Minimum

 

 

Maximum

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

 

 

7

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

Gearing

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Corporate(1)

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

Number and Nature of Facilities

 

 

Square footage

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

 

Corporate
Support

 

 

Total

 

 

Owned

 

 

Leased

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

 

38

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

1,796,192

 

 

 

1,148,064

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

36

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

994,482

 

 

 

607,380

 

Corporate(1)

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

104,288

 

 

 

15,204

 

(1)

Shared services center, selective engineering functions, Corporate headquarters and selective customer service functions.

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Locations

 

 

Expiration dates of
 Leased Facilities (in
years)

 

 

 

North America

 

 

Europe

 

 

Asia

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

 

Minimum

 

 

Maximum

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

 

24

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

Corporate(1)

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

(1) Corporate headquarters, shared services center, selective engineering functions and selective customer service functions.

We believe our owned and leased facilities are well-maintained and suitable for our operations.

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings.

We are, from time to time, partysubject to variousa variety of litigation and other legal proceedings arising out ofand regulatory claims incidental to our business. These proceedings primarily involve commercial claims, product liability claims, intellectual property claims, environmental claims, personal injury claims and workers’ compensation claims. We cannot predict the outcome of these lawsuits, legal proceedings and claims with certainty. Nevertheless,Based on our experience, current information and applicable law, we do not believe that the outcome of any currently existingthese proceedings should notand claims will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information

Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “AIMC”. As of February 21, 2018,28, 2022, the number of holders on record of our common stock was approximately 80.95.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales price for our common stock as reported on The NASDAQ Global Market. Our common stock commenced trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on December 15, 2006.

 

 

U.S. Dollars

 

 

 

High

 

 

Low

 

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

50.80

 

 

$

44.95

 

Third Quarter

 

$

48.95

 

 

$

38.80

 

Second Quarter

 

$

45.03

 

 

$

36.50

 

First Quarter

 

$

46.90

 

 

$

35.20

 

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

39.85

 

 

$

27.35

 

Third Quarter

 

$

29.23

 

 

$

26.24

 

Second Quarter

 

$

30.00

 

 

$

25.77

 

First Quarter

 

$

28.08

 

 

$

20.55

 

Dividends

Dividends

The Company declared and paid dividends of $0.66$0.30 per share of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2017.2021. The Company declared and paid dividends of $0.60$0.31 per share of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2016.2020.

On February 13, 2018,9, 2022, the Company declared a dividend of $0.17$0.08 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2018,2022, payable on April 3, 20184, 2022 to stockholders of record as of March 19, 2018.17, 2022. See Note 1718 to the consolidated financial statements.

Future declarations of quarterly cash dividends are subject to approval by the Board of Directors and to the Board’s continuing determination that the declaration of dividends are in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders and are in compliance with all laws and agreements of the Company applicable to the declaration and payment of cash dividends.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table presents information concerning our equity compensation plans:

Plan category

 

Number of Securities to

be Issued Upon Exercise of

Outstanding Options,

Warrants and Rights

 

 

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price of

Outstanding Options,

Warrants and Rights

 

 

Number of Securities

Remaining Available for

Future Issuance Under

Equity Compensation

Plans (Excluding

Securities Reflected in

Column (a)

 

 

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

 

 

(c)

 

Equity compensation plans approved

   by security holders(1)

 

180,680(2)

 

 

$

 

 

 

860,793

 

Equity compensation plans not approved

   by security holders

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

Total

 

 

180,680

 

 

$

 

 

 

860,793

 

 

(1)

The 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders at its 2014 annual meeting.

(2)

Represents the maximum number of shares that may be issued under performance share awards that are outstanding as of December 31, 2017 based on achievement of the highest level of each applicable performance objective. A portion of the performance share awards (weighted 50% of the total performance share award) measures the Company’s return on invested capital (“ROIC”) against an annual ROIC target established by the Compensation Committee over each of three one-year


measurement periods ending on December 31, 2015, December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017. The performance share awards subject to the ROIC measurement periods ending on December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 have already been fixed by the Compensation Committee based on the Company’s actual ROIC for those measurement periods and issued as shares restricted stock and therefore are not included in this total.  On February 13, 2018, based upon actual ROIC for the one-year measurement period ended December 31, 2017 and subject to completion of the Company’s annual audit and filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Compensation Committee fixed the award of shares for the ROIC performance objective at 89.5% of target.  As a result, the number of shares subject to the ROIC portion of the awards for the measurement period ended December 31, 2017 overstates the expected dilution. A portion of the performance share awards (weighted 50% of the total performance share award) measures the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) against the TSR for a peer group of companies over each of the three-year measurement periods ending on December 31, 2017, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019. On February 13, 2018, based upon actual TSR for the three-year measurement period ended December 31, 2017, the Compensation Committee fixed the award of shares for the TSR performance objective at 150% of target.  As a result, 47,968 performance shares were earned as of December 31, 2017 and are included in the total. The payout for the TSR portions of the awards for the measurement periods ending on December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019 have not yet been fixed and 89,948 shares subject to these awards, which is based on the achievement of the highest applicable performance objective, are not yet earned and may therefore overstate expected dilution. The weighted average exercise price set forth in column (b) does not take these performance share awards into account

Plan category

 

Number of Securities to
be Issued Upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights

 

 

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights

 

 

Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected in
Column (a)

 

 

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

 

 

(c)

 

Equity compensation plans approved
   by security holders
(1)

 

1,069,070(2)

 

 

$

 

 

 

4,112,948

 

Equity compensation plans not approved
   by security holders

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

Total

 

 

1,069,070

 

 

$

 

 

 

4,112,948

 

(1) The 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders at its 2014 annual meeting.

(2) Represents stock options and the maximum number of shares that may be issued under performance share awards that are outstanding as of December 31, 2021 based on achievement of the highest level of each applicable performance obligation.

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

The following table summarizes

On October 19, 2016, our board of directors approved a share repurchase activity by month forprogram authorizing the quarterbuyback of up to $30.0 million of the Company's common stock. This program expired effective December 31, 2019, and there were no share repurchases during the year ended December 31, 2017.2021.

Period

 

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased

 

 

Average

Price Paid

per Share

 

 

Total Number of

Shares

Purchased as

Part of Publicly

Announced Plans

or Programs (1)

 

 

Approximate

Dollar Value of

Shares That May

Yet be

Purchased Under

The Plans or

Programs

 

October 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

30,000,000

 

November 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

December 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

(1)

On October 19, 2016, our board of directors approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the buyback of up to $30.0 million of the Company's common stock through December 31, 2019. This plan, which was announced on October 21, 2016, replaces the previous share repurchase program which was terminated. The Company expects to purchase shares on the open market, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with SEC Rule 10b-18 (including through Rule 10b5-1 plans), or in any other appropriate manner. The timing of the shares repurchased will be at the discretion of management and will depend on a number of factors, including price, market conditions and regulatory requirements. Shares acquired through the repurchase program will be retired. The Company retains the right to limit, terminate or extend the share repurchase program at any time without prior notice. The Company expects to fund any further repurchases of its common stock through a combination of cash on hand and cash generated by operations.


Performance Graph

The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock for the 5-year period from December 31, 2012,2016, through December 31, 2017,2021, with the cumulative total return on shares of companies comprising the S&P Small

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Cap 600 Index and the newly-added S&P Small Cap 600 Capped Industrials Index in each case assuming an initial investment of $100, assuming dividend reinvestment.

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Item 6.Selected Financial Data.Reserved

The following table contains our selected historical financial data for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013. The following should be read in conjunction with “Management’s

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.Operations

 

Amounts in thousands, except per share data

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Net sales

$

876,737

 

 

$

708,906

 

 

$

746,652

 

 

$

819,817

 

 

$

722,218

 

Cost of sales

 

600,961

 

 

 

486,774

 

 

 

518,189

 

 

 

570,948

 

 

 

506,837

 

Gross profit

 

275,776

 

 

 

222,132

 

 

 

228,463

 

 

 

248,869

 

 

 

215,381

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

164,492

 

 

 

140,492

 

 

 

139,217

 

 

 

156,471

 

 

 

130,155

 

Research and development expenses

 

24,434

 

 

 

17,677

 

 

 

17,818

 

 

 

15,522

 

 

 

12,536

 

Impairment of Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

6,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring costs

 

4,143

 

 

 

9,849

 

 

 

7,214

 

 

 

1,767

 

 

 

1,111

 

Loss on partial settlement of pension plan

 

1,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

194,789

 

 

 

174,586

 

 

 

164,249

 

 

 

173,760

 

 

 

143,802

 

Income from operations

 

80,987

 

 

 

47,546

 

 

 

64,214

 

 

 

75,109

 

 

 

71,579

 

Other non-operating income and expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

7,710

 

 

 

11,679

 

 

 

12,164

 

 

 

11,994

 

 

 

10,586

 

Loss on extinguishment of convertible debt

 

1,797

 

 

 

1,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-operating expense (income), net

 

353

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

963

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

1,657

 

 

 

9,860

 

 

 

13,661

 

 

 

13,127

 

 

 

11,991

 

 

 

12,243

 

Income before income taxes

 

71,127

 

 

 

33,885

 

 

 

51,087

 

 

 

63,118

 

 

 

59,336

 

Provision for income taxes

 

19,700

 

 

 

8,745

 

 

 

15,744

 

 

 

22,936

 

 

 

19,151

 

Net income

 

51,427

 

 

 

25,140

 

 

 

35,343

 

 

 

40,182

 

 

 

40,185

 

Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

90

 

Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

$

51,427

 

 

$

25,140

 

 

$

35,406

 

 

$

40,167

 

 

$

40,275

 

Other Financial Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

$

36,025

 

 

$

29,898

 

 

$

30,121

 

 

$

32,137

 

 

$

27,924

 

Purchases of fixed assets

 

(32,826

)

 

 

(18,941

)

 

 

(22,906

)

 

 

(28,050

)

 

 

(27,823

)

Cash flow provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

80,581

 

 

 

76,641

 

 

 

86,816

 

 

 

84,499

 

 

 

89,625

 

Investing activities

 

(26,722

)

 

 

(206,908

)

 

 

(21,705

)

 

 

(42,294

)

 

 

(130,005

)

Financing activities

 

(74,048

)

 

 

149,772

 

 

 

(55,783

)

 

 

(53,965

)

 

 

17,991

 

Weighted average shares, basic

 

28,949

 

 

 

25,719

 

 

 

26,064

 

 

 

26,713

 

 

 

26,766

 

Weighted average shares, diluted

 

29,064

 

 

 

25,872

 

 

 

26,109

 

 

 

27,403

 

 

 

26,841

 

Basic Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

$

1.78

 

 

$

0.97

 

 

$

1.36

 

 

$

1.50

 

 

$

1.50

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

$

1.77

 

 

$

0.97

 

 

$

1.36

 

 

$

1.47

 

 

$

1.50

 

Cash dividend declared

$

0.66

 

 

$

0.60

 

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

0.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

51,994

 

 

$

69,118

 

 

$

50,320

 

 

$

47,503

 

 

$

63,604

 

Total assets

 

 

920,657

 

 

 

869,824

 

 

 

632,332

 

 

 

676,402

 

 

 

727,408

 

Total debt, net of unaccreted discount

 

 

275,971

 

 

 

369,659

 

 

 

234,755

 

 

 

255,752

 

 

 

278,272

 

Long-term liabilities, excluding long-term debt

 

$

105,873

 

 

$

88,884

 

 

$

53,848

 

 

$

56,676

 

 

$

55,663

 

Comparability of the information included in the selected financial data has been impacted by the acquisitions of Svendborg in December 2013, Guardian in 2014, and Stromag in December 2016.


Item 7.

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

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the Company’s current estimates, expectations and projections about the Company’s future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, the information concerning the Company’s possible future results of operations including revenue, costs of goods sold, gross margin, future profitability, future economic improvement, business and growth strategies, financing plans, expected leverage levels, the Company’s competitive position and the effects of competition, the projected growth of the industries in which we operate, and the Company’s ability to consummate strategic acquisitions and other transactions. In addition, all statements regarding the anticipated effects of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic and the responses thereto, including the pandemic’s impact on general economic and market conditions, as well as on our business, customers, end markets, results of operations and financial condition and anticipated actions to be taken by management to sustain the Company during the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic and related governmental and business actions, as well as other statements that are not strictly historic in nature are forward looking. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “project,” “forecast,” and similar expressions.expressions or variations. These forward-looking statements are based upon information currently available to the Company and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance, prospects, or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the results referred to in the forward-looking statements the Company makes in this report include:include the risks associated with:

the effects of intense competition in the markets in which we operate;

the cyclical nature of the markets in which we operate;

the loss of independent distributors on which we rely;

changes in market conditions in which we operate that would influence the value of the Company’s stock;

the Company’s ability to achieve its business plans, including with respectinvest in new technologies and manufacturing techniques and to an uncertain economic environment;

develop or adapt to changing technology and manufacturing techniques;

the risks associated with international operations, including currency risks;

the Company’s ability to retain existing customers and our ability to attract new customers for growth of our business;

the effects of the loss or bankruptcy of or default by any significant customer, suppliers, or other entity relevant to the Company’s operations;

political and economic conditions globally, nationally, regionally, and in the markets in which we operate;

international operations, including currency risks;

the loss of independent distributors on which we rely;
the accuracy of estimated forecasts of OEM customers;
the scope and duration of the COVID-19 global pandemic and its impact on global economic systems, our employees, sites, operations, customers, and supply chain, including the impact of the pandemic on manufacturing and supply capabilities throughout the world;
disruption of our supply chain including the impact of the global semiconductor chip shortage;
the disruption of the Company’s production or commercial activities;
natural disasters, war, civil unrest, terrorism, fire, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, pandemics, including, but not limited to, the COVID-19 pandemic, or other matters beyond the Company’s control;

the Company’s risk of loss not covered by insurance;

the accuracy of estimated forecasts of OEM customers and the impact of the current global and European economic environment on our customers;

the risks associated with certain minimum purchase agreements we have with suppliers;

disruption of our supply chain;

fluctuations in the costs of raw materials used in our products;

the outcome of litigation to which the Company is a party from time to time, including product liability claims;

work stoppages and other labor issues;

issues involving the Company’s facilities or the Company’s customers;

changes in employment, environmental, tax and other laws, including enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and changes in the enforcement of laws;

the Company’s ability to attract and retain key executives and other personnel;

executives;

the Company’s ability to successfully pursue the Company’s development activitiesrecruit, retain and successfully integrate new operations and systems, including the realization of revenues, economies of scale, cost savings, and productivity gains associated with such operations;

motivate key sales, marketing or engineering personnel;

the Company’s ability to obtain or protect intellectual property rights and avoid infringing on the intellectual property rights of others;

the risks associated with the portion of the Company’s total assets comprised of goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles;

unplanned repairs or equipment outages;

changes in market conditions that would result in the impairment of goodwill or other assets of the Company;

changes in accounting rules and standards, audits, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and regulatory investigations;

the effects of changes to critical accounting estimates;

changes in volatility of the Company’s stock price and the risk of litigation following a decline in the price of the Company’s stock;

failure of the Company’s operating equipment or information technology infrastructure;

infrastructure, including cyber-attacks or other security breaches, and failure to comply with data privacy laws or regulations;

the Company’s ability to implement ourand maintain enhancements to its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system;

the Company’s access to capital, credit ratings, indebtedness, and ability to raise additional capital and operate under the terms of the Company’s debt obligations;

the risks associated with our debt;

the risks associated with the Company’s exposure to variable interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates;

the risks associated with interest rate swap contracts;

the risks associated with the Company’s being subject to tax laws and regulations in various jurisdictions;

the risks associated with the Company’s exposure to renewable energy markets;

the risks related to regulations regarding conflict minerals;

the risks associated with the volatility and disruption in the global financial markets;

the Company’s ability to successfully execute, manage and integrate key acquisitions and mergers, including the Svendborg Acquisition, and the Stromag Acquisition;

the Company’s ability to achieve the efficiencies, savings and other benefits anticipated from our cost reduction, margin improvement, restructuring, plant consolidation and other business optimization initiatives;

the Company’s ability to achieve its business plans, including with respect to an uncertain economic environment;
global economic changes and continued volatility and disruption in global financial markets;
adverse conditions in the credit and capital markets limiting or preventing the Company’s and its customers’ and suppliers’ ability to borrow or raise capital;
changes in market conditions that would result in the impairment of goodwill, indefinite lived intangibles or other assets of the Company;
any negative effects of the Company’s leverage, which could adversely affect its financial health;
the significant operating and financial restrictions imposed by the Credit Agreement;

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the Company’s exposure to variable interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, including risks related to transitioning from LIBOR to a replacement alternative reference rate and risks related to the use of hedging arrangement to manage interest rate and currency risk;
changes in accounting rules and standards, audits, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and regulatory investigations;
changes to trade policies, legislation, treaties, regulations and tariffs both in and outside of the United States;
exposure to United Kingdom political developments, including the effect of its withdrawal from the European Union, and the uncertainty surrounding the effect of Brexit and related negative developments in the European Union and elsewhere;
defects, quality issues, inadequate disclosure or misuse with respect to our products and capabilities and related potential product liability claims;
the outcome of litigation to which the Company is a party from time to time;
changes in labor or employment laws;
environmental laws and regulations and the Company’s failure to comply with such laws;
tax laws and regulations in various jurisdictions to which the Company is subject and the inability to successfully defend claims from taxing authorities related to the Company’s current or acquired businesses;
changes in the Company’s tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities or assessments, as well as audits by tax authorities;
changes in volatility of the Company’s stock price and the risk of litigation following a decline in the price of the Company’s stock;
the Company’s ability to successfully execute, manage and integrate key acquisitions and mergers, including the Nook acquisition and the Fortive Transaction;
the risks associated with the UK voteCompany’s ability to leavesuccessfully divest or otherwise dispose of businesses that that are deemed not to fit with our strategic plan or are not achieving the European Union; and

desired return on investment;

the Company’s debt and access to capital, credit ratings, indebtedness, and ability to raise additional capital and operate under the terms of the Company’s debt obligations;

restrictions relating to the tax free treatment of the Fortive Transaction; and
other factors, risks, and uncertainties referenced in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” set forth in this document.

ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW, WE UNDERTAKE NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY UPDATE OR RELEASE ANY REVISIONS TO THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT ANY EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER THE DATE OF THIS REPORT OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS. ALL SUBSEQUENT WRITTEN AND ORAL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO US OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON THE COMPANY’S BEHALF ARE EXPRESSLY QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY THE CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS CONTAINED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AND IN OUR RISK FACTORS SET FORTH IN PART I, ITEM 1A OF THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K AND IN OTHER REPORTS FILED WITH THE SEC BY THE COMPANY.

The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and its subsidiaries should be read together with the Selected Historical Financial Data, and the consolidated financial statements of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and its subsidiaries and related notes included elsewhere in the Company’sthis Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion includes forward-looking statements. For a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results referred to in the forward-looking statements, see “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors”. Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “Altra,” “Altra Industrial Motion Corp.,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and its subsidiaries.

GeneralThe following generally discusses 2021 and 2020 items and year-to-year comparison between 2021 and 2020. Discussion of historical items and year-to-year comparisons between 2020 and 2019 that are not included in this discussion can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021.

General

We are a leading global designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of electromechanical power transmission and motion control products with a presence in over 70 countries. Our global sales and marketing network includes over 1,000 direct OEM customers and over 3,000 distributor outlets. Our product portfolio includes industrial clutches and brakes, enclosed gear drives, open gearing, couplings, engineered bearing assemblies, linear components, gear motors, and other related(“PTMC”) products. Our products servetechnologies are used in various motion related applications and across a wide variety of end markets including energy, general industrial, material handling, mining, transportationhigh-volume manufacturing and turfnon-manufacturing processes in which reliability and garden. precision are critical to avoid costly down time and enhance the overall efficiency of operations.

We


primarily sell market our products tounder well recognized and established brands, which have been in existence for an average of over 85 years. We serve a wide rangediversified group of OEMscustomers comprised of over 1,000 direct original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) including GE, Honeywell and through long-standingSiemens, and also benefit from established, long-term relationships with leading industrial distributors, such as Motion Industries,including Applied Industrial Technologies, Kaman Industrial TechnologiesGrainger, and W.W. Grainger.Motion Industries. Many of our customers operate globally across a large

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number of industries, ranging from transportation, turf and agriculture, energy and mining to factory automation, medical and robotics. Our relationships with these customers often span multiple decades, which we believe reflects the power transmission industry has undergone some consolidation,high level of performance, quality and service we estimate that in 2017deliver, supplemented by the top five broad-based electromechanical power transmission companies representedbreadth of our offering, vast geographic footprint and our ability to rapidly develop custom solutions for complex customer requirements.

On October 1, 2018, Altra consummated the Fortive Transaction and acquired the A&S Business for an aggregate purchase price of approximately 14%$2,855.7 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments, which consisted of $1,400.0 million of cash and debt instruments transferred to Fortive and shares of Altra common stock received by Fortive shareholders valued at approximately $1,455.7 million. The initial accounting for the Fortive Transaction (including the allocation of the U.S. power transmission market. The remainder ofpurchase price to acquired assets and liabilities) was completed during the power transmission industry remains fragmented with many small and family-owned companies that cater to a specific market niche often due to their narrow product offerings. We believe that consolidation in our industry will continue because of the increasing demand for global distribution channels, broader product mixes and better brand recognition to compete in this industry.year ended December 31, 2019.

Business Outlook

Our future financial performance depends, in large part, on conditions in the markets that we serve and on conditions in the U.S., European, and global economies in general. Recently,In the year ended December 30, 2021, our financial performance has been adversely impactedteam was required to manage through a challenging environment, including supply chain constraints, labor shortages, inflation pressures, and the continued impact of COVID-19. Despite these challenges, our businesses experienced broad-based demand trends which contributed to strong backlog levels. Moreover, our strong cash generation allowed us to make continued progress de-levering our balance sheet by challenging dynamicspaying down a total of $155 million of debt in several2021.

Looking ahead to 2022, we expect continued strength across most of our end markets including oilmarkets. We enter the year with strong backlog levels and gas, power generationhave implemented several pricing initiatives that we expect will improve profitability in the coming quarters. However, we anticipate the first half of 2022 will continue to be constrained by headwinds from inflation, labor availability and alternative energy. In addition, we face uncertainty relatingsupply chain challenges. We will remain focused on leveraging the Altra Business System to drive organic growth initiatives, to integrate the impact of potential inflationary pressureNook business, and rising interest ratesto execute on our revenues and earnings. Atstrategy to position Altra as a resilient premier industrial company for the same time, we believe that our consolidation, supply chain, pricing and operational excellence initiatives will enable us to continue to enhance margins and accelerate profitability.long-term.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Accounting Estimates

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an on-going basis. Our estimates are based upon historical experience and assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Our experience and assumptions form the basis for our judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may vary from what our management anticipates and different assumptions or estimates about the future could change our reported results.

Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements. We believe the following accounting policies and estimates are the most critical in that they are important to the financial statements and they require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments in the preparation of the financial statements.

Inventory. Inventories are generally stated at the lower of cost or marketnet realizable value using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The cost of inventory includes direct materials, direct labor, and production overhead. Market is defined as net realizable value. We state inventories acquired through acquisitions at their fair value at the date of acquisition as based on the replacement cost of raw materials, the sales price of the finished goods less an appropriate amount representing the expected profitability from selling efforts, and, for work-in-process, the sales price of the finished goods less an appropriate amount representing the expected profitability from selling efforts and costs to complete.

We periodically review our quantities of inventories on hand and compare these amounts to the historical and expected usage of each particular product or product line. We record as a charge to cost of sales any amounts required to reduce the carrying value of inventories to net realizable value.

We record an inventory excess and obsolescence reserve for obsolete, excess and slow-moving inventory. In calculating our inventory excess and obsolescence reserve, we analyze historical and projected data regarding customer demand within specific product categories and make assumptions regarding economic conditions within customer specific industries, as well as product changes. Our accounting estimate related to inventory excess and obsolescence is a critical accounting estimate because our assumptions are based on factors that can be variable and largely beyond our control, and changes in our reserve for inventory excess and obsolescence could materially affect our results of operations.

Business Combinations. Business combinations are accounted for at fair value. Acquisition costs are generally expensed as incurred and recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. The accounting for business combinations is a critical accounting estimate because it requires estimates and judgment as to expectations for future cash flows of the acquired business, and the allocation of those cash flows to identifiable intangible assets, in determining the estimated fair value for assets and liabilities

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acquired. The fair value assigned to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions, as well as other information compiled by management, including valuations that utilize customary valuation procedures and techniques. If the actual results differ from the estimates and judgments used in these estimates, the amounts recorded in the financial statements could result in a possible impairment of the intangible assets and goodwill, or require acceleration of the amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets

Goodwill, Intangibles and other long-lived assets.In connection with our acquisitions, goodwill and intangible assets were identified and recorded at fair value. We recorded intangible assets for customer relationships, trade names and trademarks, product technology, patents, in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) and goodwill. In valuing the customer relationships, trade names and trademarks and product technology, we utilized variations of the income approach. The income approach was considered the most appropriate valuation technique because the inherent value of these assets is their ability to generate current and future income. The income approach relies on historical financial and qualitative information, as well as assumptions and estimates for projected financial information. Projected financial information is subject to risk if our estimates are incorrect. The most significant estimate relates to our projected revenues and profitability. If we do not meet the projected revenues and profitability used in the valuation calculations then the intangible assets could be impaired. In determining the


value of customer relationships, we reviewed historical customer attrition rates which were determined to be approximately 5% to1% - 12% per year. Most of our customers tend to be long-term customers with very little turnover. While we do not typically have long-term contracts with customers, we have established long-term relationships with customers which make it difficult for competitors to displace us. Additionally, we assessed historical revenue growth within our industry and customers’ industries in determining the value of customer relationships. The value of our customer relationships intangible asset could become impaired if future results differ significantly from any of the underlying assumptions. This could include a higher customer attrition rate or a change in industry trends such as the use of long-term contracts which we may not be able to obtain successfully. Customer relationships and product technology and patents are considered finite-lived assets, with estimated lives ranging from 8 years4 to 1729 years. The estimated lives were determined by calculating the number of years necessary to obtain 95% of the value of the discounted cash flows of the respective intangible asset.

Goodwill, trademarks, IPR&D and the majority of our trade names and trademarks are considered indefinite lived assets. Our trade names and our trademarks identify us and differentiate us from competitors, and therefore competition does not limit the useful life of these assets. Additionally, we believe that our trade names and trademarks will continue to generate product sales for an indefinite period.

Accounting standards require that an annual goodwill impairment assessment be conducted at the reporting unit level using either a quantitative or qualitative approach. The Company has determined that its Couplings, Clutches, and Brakes (CCB) operatingPower Transmission Technologies (“PTT”) reporting segment is comprised of twothree reporting units which are the Couplings reporting unit and the Heavy Duty and Overrunning Clutches and Brakes reporting unit. The Company has determined that its Gearing operating segment is comprised of two reporting units which are the Domestic Gearing reporting unit and the Bauer Gearing reporting unit.units. The Company has also determined that its A&S Business reporting segment is comprised of four reporting units.

In connection with the Electromagnetic, Clutches and Brakes (ECB) operating segment comprises a single reporting unit.

As part of theCompany’s annual impairment review, goodwill is assessed for impairment assessment we performed a quantitative assessment and estimatedby comparing the fair value of eachthe reporting unit to the carrying value. The Company’s measurement date is October 31st. The Company determines the fair value of our fiveits reporting units using an incomethe discounted cash flow model and, where appropriate, the Company also uses the market approach. We forecastedThe determination of the fair value using the discounted cash flow model requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenues, profit margins, and discount rates. The determination of the fair value using the market approach requires management to make significant assumptions related to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) multiples. The Company estimates future cash flows by reporting unit for each of the next five yearsbased upon historical results and appliedcurrent market projections, discounted at a long term growth ratemarket comparable rate. An impairment loss would be recognized to the final year of forecasted cash flows. The cash flows were then discounted using our estimated discount rate. The forecasts of revenue and profitability growth for use in the long-range plan and the discount rate were the key assumptions in our goodwillextent that a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeded its deemed fair value analysis.value.

As of December 31, 2017, each of our reporting units had estimated fair values that were substantially in excess of the carrying value.

Management believes the preparation of revenue and profitability growth rates for use in the long-range plan and the discount rate requires significant use of judgment. If any of our reporting units do not meet our forecasted revenue and/or profitability estimates, we could be required to perform an interim goodwill impairment analysis in future periods. In addition, if our discount rate increases, we could be required to perform an interim goodwill impairment analysis. Given the substantial excess fair value, we believe that a significant change in key valuation assumptions, including a decrease in revenues or profitability, or an increase in the discount rate, would not result in an indication of impairment.

Based on the above procedures, we did not identify any reporting unit that would be required to perform a step 2 goodwill impairment analysis as of December 31, 2017.

For our indefinite lived intangible assets, mainly trademarks, we estimate the fair value by first estimating the total revenue attributable to the trademarks. Second, we estimate an appropriate royalty rate using the return on assets method by estimating the required financial return on our assets, excluding trademarks, less the overall return generated by our total asset base. The return as a percentage of revenue provides an indication of our royalty rate. We compared the estimated fair value of the trademarks with the carrying value of the trademarks and did not identify any impairment as of December 31, 2017.  There is increasing revenue pressure  in the wind industry driven by changing government subsidies and resulting supplier auctions in an effort to reduce turbine costs. Our Svendborg entity has a significant presence in this market and currently has an indefinite lived intangible assetannual impairment date or for any of approximately $9.0 million. If Svendborg sales were to decline to a level significantly below our current forecasts, we may be required to recognize an impairment in future periods.  the periods presented.

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Long-lived assets, including definite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long lived asset may not be recovered. Long-lived assets are considered to be impaired if the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset over its remaining useful life. If an asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value, and is charged to results of operations at that time.


The Company did not identify any impairments relatedManagement continuously monitors for events and circumstances that could negatively impact the key assumptions in determining fair value. While management believes the judgements and assumptions used in the impairment tests are reasonable, management considers it a critical accounting estimate because different assumptions or changes in general industry and economic conditions could change the estimated fair values and, therefore, future impairment charges could be required, which could be material to goodwill, definite-lived intangible assets as the fair value of our reporting unitsfinancial statements. Refer to Note 7 for additional discussion and definite lived intangibles assets were substantially in excess of their carrying value as of December 31, 2017.  As of December 31, 2016, we recorded an impairmentresults of the carrying value of the TB Woods tradename of $6.6 million primarily due to the loss of revenues as a result of the decline in the Oil and Gas end market.  Company’s annual impairment review.

Recent Accounting Standards

See the discussion of criticalsignificant accounting policies in Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017.  2021.

Results of Operations.

Amounts in thousands,millions, except percentage data

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net sales

 

$

876,737

 

 

$

708,906

 

 

$

746,652

 

 

$

1,899.8

 

 

$

1,726.0

 

 

$

1,834.1

 

Cost of sales

 

 

600,961

 

 

 

486,774

 

 

 

518,189

 

 

 

1,224.4

 

 

 

1,103.6

 

 

 

1,177.8

 

Gross profit

 

 

275,776

 

 

 

222,132

 

 

 

228,463

 

 

 

675.4

 

 

 

622.4

 

 

 

656.3

 

Gross profit percentage

 

 

31.5

%

 

 

31.3

%

 

 

30.6

%

 

 

35.6

%

 

 

36.1

%

 

 

35.8

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

164,492

 

 

 

140,492

 

 

 

139,217

 

 

 

368.7

 

 

 

332.2

 

 

 

359.0

 

Impairment charges

 

 

142.4

 

 

 

147.5

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

24,434

 

 

 

17,677

 

 

 

17,818

 

 

 

63.9

 

 

 

57.8

 

 

 

59.1

 

Impairment of Intangible Assets

 

 

 

 

 

6,568

 

 

 

 

Restructuring costs

 

 

4,143

 

 

 

9,849

 

 

 

7,214

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

7.4

 

 

 

14.1

 

Loss on partial settlement of pension plan

 

 

1,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

80,987

 

 

 

47,546

 

 

 

64,214

 

 

 

97.4

 

 

 

77.5

 

 

 

224.1

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

7,710

 

 

 

11,679

 

 

 

12,164

 

 

 

94.5

 

 

 

72.1

 

 

 

73.8

 

Loss on extinguishment of covertible debt

 

 

1,797

 

 

 

1,989

 

 

 

 

Other non-operating (income) expense, net

 

 

353

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

963

 

 

 

(4.9

)

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

2.1

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

71,127

 

 

 

33,885

 

 

 

51,087

 

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

148.2

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

19,700

 

 

 

8,745

 

 

 

15,744

 

Net income

 

 

51,427

 

 

 

25,140

 

 

 

35,343

 

Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

 

$

51,427

 

 

$

25,140

 

 

$

35,406

 

(Benefit)/Provision for income taxes

 

 

(19.9

)

 

 

29.5

 

 

 

21.0

 

Net income/(loss)

 

$

27.7

 

 

$

(25.5

)

 

$

127.2

 


Segment Performance.

Amounts in thousands,millions, except percentage data

 

 

 

Years Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Net Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

 

$

441,887

 

 

$

305,406

 

 

$

342,299

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

 

251,505

 

 

 

217,856

 

 

 

219,676

 

Gearing

 

 

191,789

 

 

 

192,003

 

 

 

192,252

 

Intra-segment eliminations

 

 

(8,444

)

 

 

(6,359

)

 

 

(7,575

)

Net sales

 

$

876,737

 

 

$

708,906

 

 

$

746,652

 

Income from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

 

$

47,215

 

 

$

20,941

 

 

$

38,750

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

 

27,774

 

 

 

26,406

 

 

 

21,634

 

Gearing

 

 

22,238

 

 

 

22,718

 

 

 

21,094

 

Restructuring

 

 

(4,143

)

 

 

(9,849

)

 

 

(7,214

)

Corporate expenses

 

 

(10,377

)

 

 

(12,670

)

 

 

(10,050

)

Loss on the partial settlement of pension plan

 

 

(1,720

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Income from operations

 

$

80,987

 

 

$

47,546

 

 

$

64,214

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

$

924.8

 

 

$

818.6

 

 

$

907.7

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

979.0

 

 

 

911.8

 

 

 

931.0

 

Intra-segment eliminations

 

 

(4.0

)

 

 

(4.4

)

 

 

(4.6

)

Net sales

 

$

1,899.8

 

 

$

1,726.0

 

 

$

1,834.1

 

Income from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

$

128.6

 

 

$

97.5

 

 

$

113.5

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

(8.3

)

 

 

(10.4

)

 

 

132.3

 

Corporate

 

 

(19.9

)

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

(7.6

)

Restructuring and consolidation costs

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

(7.4

)

 

 

(14.1

)

Income from operations

 

$

97.4

 

 

$

77.5

 

 

$

224.1

 

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Year Ended December 31, 20172021 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 20162020

 

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

Amounts in millions, except percentage data

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Net sales

 

$

876,737

 

 

$

708,906

 

 

$

167,831

 

 

 

23.7

%

 

$

1,899.8

 

$

1,726.0

 

$

173.8

 

10.1

%

Net Sales. The increase in net sales during the year ended December 31, 2017 was2021 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2020 is primarily due to strength across most end markets, especially the acquisition of Stromag, price increasesturf and higher sales levels in severalgarden, factory automation, fork-lift truck and agriculture end markets. Changes in foreign exchange rates alsoand price had a favorable impact on net sales of $2.0  million.  Of$37.6 million and $30.1 million, respectively, for the increaseyear ended December 31, 2021.

Amounts in millions, except percentage data

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Gross profit

 

$

675.4

 

 

$

622.4

 

 

$

53.0

 

 

 

8.5

%

Gross profit as a percent of net sales

 

 

35.6

%

 

 

36.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit. The decrease in sales, approximately $137.9 million related to the inclusion of additional sales as a result of the acquisition of Stromag.  In addition, price increases contributed $6.2 million.  The remainder of the increase related to a recovery in sales levels in various end markets in the Couplings, Clutches, and Brakes business segment.

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Gross Profit

 

 

275,776

 

 

 

222,132

 

 

 

53,644

 

 

 

24.1

%

Gross Profit as a percent of sales

 

 

31.5

%

 

 

31.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit.    Grossgross profit as a percentage of net sales improved slightly during the year ended December 31, 2017.  The increase was due to improvements realized from our facility consolidations, price increases and improving end markets.  The increase in gross profit was partially offset by the impact of acquired inventory related2021 when compared to the Stromag acquisition in the amount of $2.3 million whichyear ended December 31, 2020 was recorded at fair value rather than cost.  Absent this fair value adjustment the gross profit as a percent of sales for 2017 would have been 31.7%.

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”)

 

$

164,492

 

 

$

140,492

 

 

$

24,000

 

 

 

17.1

%

SG&A as a percent of sales

 

 

18.8

%

 

 

19.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Selling, general and administrative expenses.    The vast majority of the increase in SG&A was due to the inclusion of SG&A related to the Stromag business.  The decline of SG&A as a percentage of sales is primarily due to facility consolidationincreasing costs associated with logistics, supply chain and restructuring activities.  

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Research and development expenses (“R&D”)

 

$

24,434

 

 

$

17,677

 

 

$

6,757

 

 

 

38.2

%

Research and development expenses.  Research and development expenses increasedlabor. In addition, we experienced unfavorable product mix in 2021 due to the inclusionslowness in China for class 8 heavy duty trucks and strong COVID-19 related medical sales in 2020. Changes in foreign exchange and price had a favorable impact on gross profit of Stromag$14.2 million and $30.1 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2017. 2021.

Amounts in millions, except percentage data

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”)

 

$

368.7

 

 

$

332.2

 

 

$

36.5

 

 

 

11.0

%

SG&A as a percent of net sales

 

 

19.4

%

 

 

19.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses. The increase in SG&A during the year ended December 31, 2021 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily driven by expenses returning that were eliminated, reduced or deferred in the prior year such as reinstating merit increases, increased healthcare expenses and backfilling open positions. Foreign exchange had an unfavorable impact on SG&A of $5.7 million.

Amounts in millions, except percentage data

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Research and development expenses (“R&D”)

 

$

63.9

 

 

$

57.8

 

 

$

6.1

 

 

 

10.6

%

Research and development expenses remained consistent as a percentage of salesexpenses. The increase in R&D during the year ended December 31, 2021 when compared to the prior year.year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily due to expenses returning that were deferred, such as reinstating merit increases and backfilling open positions. Foreign exchange had an unfavorable impact of approximately $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. We expect research and development costs to approximate 2.0%be approximately 2.5% - 3%3.5% of sales in future periods.

 

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Restructuring Costs

 

$

4,143

 

 

$

9,849

 

 

$

(5,706

)

 

 

(57.9

)%

Amounts in millions, except percentage data

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Restructuring costs

 

$

3.0

 

 

$

7.4

 

 

$

(4.4

)

 

 

(59.5

)%

Restructuring costs.

During 2015 the Company adoptedquarter ended September 30, 2017, we commenced a restructuring plan (“20152017 Altra Plan”) in response to weak demand in Europeas a result of Altra’s purchase of Stromag (the “Stromag Acquisition”) and to make certain adjustments to improve business effectiveness, reduce the number of facilities and streamline the Company’s cost structure.rationalize our global renewable energy business. The actions taken pursuant to the 20152017 Altra Plan included reducing headcount, facility consolidations and related asset impairments and limiting discretionary spending to improve profitability.the elimination of certain costs. The Company doestotal 2017 Altra Plan savings are in line with our expectations. We do not expect to incur any additional material costs as a result of the 20152017 Altra Plan.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, the Company2019, we commenced a new restructuring plan (“20172019 Altra Plan”) as a resultto drive efficiencies, reduce the number of facilities and optimize our operating margin. We have incurred and expect to incur expenses related to workforce reductions, lease termination costs and other facility rationalization costs. We expect to incur an additional $1 - $2 million in restructuring expenses under the Stromag acquisition and to rationalize its global renewable energy business.  The actions taken pursuant to the 20172019 Altra Plan include reducing headcount, facility consolidations andover the elimination of certain costs.  The company expects to incur approximately $2.0 to $4.0 in additional expense through 2019next 2 years, primarily related to the 2017 Altra Plan.  

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Interest Expense, net

 

$

7,710

 

 

$

11,679

 

 

$

(3,969

)

 

 

(34.0

)%

Interest expense.    Interest expense decreased significantly during the period as a resultplant consolidation and headcount reductions. We achieved savings of the conversion and redemption of our Convertible Notes, in December 2016 and January 2017, and the favorable impact of the cross currency interest rate swaps despite the higher borrowing under our 2015 Revolving Credit Facility from the Stromag Acquisition.  

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year End

 

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Other non-operating expense (income), net

 

$

353

 

 

$

(7

)

 

$

360

 

 

 

(5142.9

)%

Other non-operating expense (income).    Other non-operating expense (income) in each period in the chart above relates primarily to changes in foreign currency, primarily the Euro, British Pound, and Chinese Renminbi.

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

19,700

 

 

 

8,745

 

 

$

10,955

 

 

 

125.3

%

Provision for income taxes as a % of income before

   income taxes

 

 

27.7

%

 

 

25.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes.   The provision for income tax$4.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2017 was higher than that of 2016 due to increased income in 2017 in higher tax rate jurisdictions. During 2016 there was an impairment of intangibles in2021 under the United States2019 Altra Plan and a loss on the extinguishment of debt which resulted in lower taxable income in the Company’s’ highest tax rate jurisdiction which impacted the effective tax rate.  The provision for income taxes for 2017 reflected an increase in the tax provision of $7.4 million based on the recognition of a provisional U.S. tax charge for the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings as a result of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act which was offset by the benefit of $7.8 million derived from the revaluation of net deferred tax liabilities.


Going forward, due to the lowering of the U.S. corporate income tax rate, the Company expects its consolidated tax rateestimate additional future savings to be approximately 25% to 27%.

Segment Performance

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

Net sales in$1 - $2 million over the Couplings, Clutches & Brakes segment were $441.9 million innext 2 years. The cost savings for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase2021 were recognized as improvements in SG&A and cost of sales of approximately $136.5$1.5 million or 44.7%, from the year ended December 31, 2016.  Approximately $115.6and $2.6 million, of therespectively.

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Amounts in millions, except percentage data

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Interest expense, net

 

$

94.5

 

 

$

72.1

 

 

$

22.4

 

 

 

31.1

%

Interest expense. The increase was due to the inclusion of sales from the newly acquired Stromag business for the year.  The remainder of the increase was due to a modest recovery in certain end markets.  Segment operating income increased by approximately $26.3 million compared to the prior year, primarily as a result of the addition of Stromag.

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

Net sales in the Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes segment were $251.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of approximately $33.6 million, or 15.4%, from the year ended December 31, 2016. Approximately $22.3 million of the increase was due to the inclusion of sales from the Stromag business for the year.  Segment operating income increased $1.4 million compared to the prior year primarily as a result of the addition of Stromag.

Gearing

Net sales in the Gearing business segment were $191.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2017, which were similar to the prior year. Segment operating income decreased $0.5 million compared to the prior year primarily due to supply chain issues at the Bauer business and certain project work not repeating in 2017.

Year Ended December 31, 2016 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2015

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Net sales

 

$

708,906

 

 

$

746,652

 

 

$

(37,746

)

 

 

(5.1

)%

Net Sales.   The decrease in salesinterest expense during the year ended December 31, 2016 was due to the effect of foreign exchange rates, and lower sales levels in several end markets.  Of the decrease in sales, approximately $11.7 million related to the impact of changes to foreign exchanges relates primarily related to the Euro, British Pound, and Chinese Renminbi2021 when compared to the prior year.  In addition, $32.2 million related to decreased sales in various end markets, primarily oil and gas, and mining and agriculture in our Clutches, Couplings, and Brakes and Electromagnetic, Clutches and Brakes business segments. This was offset somewhat by increased revenues due to price increases of $6.2 million during the year.  

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Gross Profit

 

 

222,132

 

 

 

228,463

 

 

 

(6,331

)

 

 

(2.8

)%

Gross Profit as a percent of sales

 

 

31.3

%

 

 

30.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit.     Gross profit as a percentage of sales improved slightly during the year ended December 31, 2016.  This increase2020 was primarily due to improvements realized from our facility consolidation and costs saving efforts, partially offset by unfavorable product mix and redundant labor costs associated with ongoing consolidation activities.

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”)

 

 

140,492

 

 

 

139,217

 

 

$

1,275

 

 

 

0.9

%

SG&A as a percent of sales

 

 

19.8

%

 

 

18.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Selling, general and administrative expenses.     The vast majoritythe write-off of the increase in SG&A, approximately $1.7 million, was due to acquisitiondebt issuance costs related to the Stromag acquisition which closedextinguishment of the 2018 Term Loan Facility (as defined below) of approximately $15.4 million of non-cash interest expense. In addition, in December 2016.  Acquisition costs for 2016 were $2.3 million.  Increased acquisition costs wereconnection with the new Credit Agreement (as defined below), we reclassified the remaining balance of the unrealized loss from the termination of the interest rate swap from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense of approximately $14.9 million of non-cash interest expense. The increase in interest expense was partially offset by the favorable effect of foreign exchange rates.  

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Research and development expenses (“R&D”)

 

$

17,677

 

 

$

17,818

 

 

$

(141

)

 

 

(0.8

)%

Research and development expenses.    Research an development expenses remained consistent compareda decrease in cash interest expense due to the prior year.  

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Restructuring Costs

 

$

9,849

 

 

$

7,214

 

 

$

2,635

 

 

 

36.5

%

Restructuring costs.   

During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company commenced a restructuring plan (“2015 Altra Plan”) as a resultimpact of weak demand in Europe and to make certain adjustments to improve business effectiveness, reduce the numberdebt paydowns of facilities and streamline the Company’s cost structure.  

The 2015 Altra Plan was a comprehensive plan and focused on facility consolidations and overall cost structure.  The Company initiated eight facility consolidationsapproximately $150.0 million under the 2015 Altra Plan.  The majority of2018 Credit Agreement (as defined below) and $5.0 million under the increase relates to $1.6 million of expense recorded in the Couplings, Clutches, and Brakes business segment related to the consolidation efforts at the Company’s facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  

           Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

           Interest Expense, net

 

$

11,679

 

 

$

12,164

 

 

$

(485

)

 

 

(4.0

)%

Interest expense.    Netnew Credit Agreement. We expect our interest expense remained consistent between 2015 and 2016.  The Company entered into an agreementin 2022 to amend its 2015 Credit Agreement during October 2016 which increased the capacity under the Company’s 2015 Revolving Credit Facility.  The Company borrowedcontinue to decrease as additional funds under the expanded facility to finance the purchase of Stromag and also entered into the associated cross-currency interest rate swaps.principal payments on our debt are made.

Amounts in millions, except percentage data

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

(Benefit)/Provision for income taxes

 

$

(19.9

)

 

$

29.5

 

 

$

(49.4

)

 

 

(167.5

)%

(Benefit)/Provision for income taxes as a percent of income before
 income taxes

 

 

(255.1

)%

 

 

737.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Other non-operating expense/(income), net

 

$

(7

)

 

$

963

 

 

$

(970

)

 

 

(100.7

)%

Other non-operating (income) expense.    Other non-operating expense (income) in each period in the chart above related primarily to realized changes in foreign currency, primarily the Euro and British Pound.

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

Change

 

 

%

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

8,745

 

 

 

15,744

 

 

$

(6,999

)

 

 

(44.5

)%

Provision for income taxes as a % of income before

 �� income taxes

 

 

25.8

%

 

 

30.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Benefit)/Provision for income taxes.

The provisionbenefit for income tax as a percentage of income before income taxes increased during the year ended December 31, 2021 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The provision for income tax as a percent of income before income taxes during the year ended December 31, 20162020 was lower than that of 2015.  The 2016impacted by a $139.1 million non-cash impairment of intangiblescharge recorded at the JVS reporting unit in the United States and loss on the extinguishment of debt resulted in a lower


taxableChina. The benefit for income in the Company’s highest tax rate jurisdiction.  The remainder of the decrease in the provision, as a percentagepercent of income before income taxes during the year ending December 31, 2021 was dueimpacted by a $142.4 million non-cash impairment charge recorded related to the continued benefitsclassification of the prior reorganization ofJVS business as an asset held for sale and by a $2.8 million provision related to disallowed executive compensation. We expect our foreign subsidiaries.provision for income taxes before discrete items to be approximately 21% to 23% in future periods.

Segment Performance

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes.Power Transmission Technologies

Net sales in the Couplings, Clutches & BrakesPower Transmission Technologies segment were $305.4$924.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2016, a decrease2021, an increase of approximately $36.9$106.2 million or 10.8%13.0%, from the year ended December 31, 2015. Approximately $7.1 million of the decrease2020. The increase was primarily due to the impactbroad based strength across most of our end markets, especially the material handling, turf and garden and agriculture end markets. In addition, changes toin foreign currency exchange rates primarily related tofor the British Pound and Chinese Renminbi compared toyear ended December 31, 2021 had a favorable impact on net sales of $19.6 million. Price had a favorable impact on net sales for the prior year. The remaining decrease in sales was due primarily to weakness in the oil and gas, metals and mining marketsyear ended December 31, 2021 of approximately $29.8 million compared to the prior period.$21.6 million. Segment operating income decreased $17.8increased by approximately $31.1 million compared to the prior year, which was primarily as a result ofdriven by the impact of weaknessincrease in the oilnet sales and gas, metalswas partially offset by increasing costs from logistics, supply chain and mining markets.labor.

Electromagnetic ClutchesAutomation & Brakes.Specialty

Net sales in the Electromagnetic ClutchesAutomation & BrakesSpecialty business segment were $217.9$979.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2016, a decrease2021, an increase of approximately $1.8$67.2 million or 0.8%, from the year ended December 31, 2015.2020. The impact of changesincrease was primarily due to strength in the factory automation and marine end markets. Changes in foreign exchange rates primarilyand price had a favorable impact on net sales of $18.0 million and $8.5 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was partially offset by a decline in the heavy-duty truck end market and the medical end market. The A&S segment had a loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 due to the non-cash impairment charge of $142.4 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021 at the JVS reporting unit related to the Chinese Renminbiheld for sale classification. Similarly, for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $8.4 million and British Pound caused net sales to decrease$139.1 million for indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill, respectively. Excluding the impact of these non-cash impairment charges in 2020 and 2021, income from operations would have decreased by approximately $3.3$3.0 million compared tofor the prior year.  Segment operating income increased $4.8 millionyear ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year, primarily as a result of the impact of restructuring activities initiated during 2015 and early 2016.

Gearing.

Net sales in the Gearing business segment were $192.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2016, compared with $192.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2015, a decrease of $0.3 million.   Approximately $1.3 million of the decrease was due to the impact of changes to foreign exchange rates primarily related to the Euroincreasing costs from logistics, supply chain and Chinese Renminbi compared to the prior year,labor, partially offset by higher sales at our Bauer business. Gearing segment operating income increased $1.6 million compared to the prior year primarily as a result of productivity improvements.increase in sales.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

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We finance our capital and working capital requirements through a combination of cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under our 2015the Revolving Credit Facility.Facility (as defined below). At December 31, 2021, we have the ability under the Revolving Credit Facility to borrow an additional $390.2 million subject to satisfying customary conditions. We expect that our primary ongoing requirements for cash will be for working capital, debt service, capital expenditures, acquisitions, pensions, dividends and share repurchases.

We believe, based on current and projected levels of cash flows from operating activities, together with our ability to borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility (as defined herein), we have sufficient liquidity to meet our short-term and long-term needs to make required payments of interest on our debt, make amortization payments under the Credit Facilities (as defined herein), fund our operating needs, fund working capital and capital expenditure requirements and comply with the financial ratios in our debt agreements. In the event additional funds are needed for operations, we could borrow additional funds available under our existing 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, request an expansion by up to $150 million of the amount available to be borrowed under the 2015 Credit Agreement, attempt to secureobtain new debt attempt toand/or refinance our loans under the 2015 Credit Agreement,existing debt, or attempt to raise capital in the equity markets. At December 31, 2017, we have the ability under our 2015 Revolving Credit Facility to borrow an additional $158.6 million based on current availability calculations. There can be no assurance, however, that additional debt financing will be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. Similarly, there can be no assurance thator equity financing will be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.

Second Amended

Notes

On September 26, 2018, Stevens Holding Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Stevens Holding”), announced the pricing of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Stevens Holding’s 6.125% senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) in a private debt offering pursuant to Rule 144A and RestatedRegulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Private Placement”). On October 1, 2018, the Private Placement closed, and Stevens Holding sold $150 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the “Primary Notes”) and an unaffiliated selling securityholder sold $250 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the “Selling Securityholder Notes”). The Notes will mature on October 1, 2026. Interest on the Notes accrues from October 1, 2018, and the first interest payment date on the Notes was April 1, 2019. The Notes may be redeemed at the option of Stevens Holding on or after October 1, 2023, in the manner and at the redemption prices specified in the indenture governing the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Altra and certain of its domestic subsidiaries.

The unaffiliated selling securityholder received the Selling Securityholder Notes from Fortive prior to the closing of the Private Placement in exchange for certain outstanding Fortive debt held or acquired by the unaffiliated selling securityholder. Stevens Holding used the net proceeds of the Primary Notes to fund a dividend payment to Fortive prior to the consummation of the Merger, and Stevens Holding did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Selling Securityholder Notes.

2021 Altra Credit Agreement

On October 22, 2015,November 17, 2021, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restatednew Credit Agreement by and among(the “Credit Agreement” or the "Altra Credit Agreement") with certain subsidiaries of the Company Altra Industrial Motion Netherlands, B.V. (“Altra Netherlands”), one of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries (collectively(together with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the lenders party to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement from time to time (collectively, the “Lenders”), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.,of Montreal as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), as sustainability structuring agent and collateral agent thereunder, and under the security and guarantee documents for the Lenders, and BMO Capital Markets Corp., Citizens Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders made available to the Borrowers a term loan facility of $400.0 million (the “Term Loan Facility” or "Term Loan" or “Term Loan A”) and a revolving credit facility of $1,000.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility” or "Revolver", and together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Credit Facilities”). The aggregate proceeds of the Credit Facilities were used to repay in full and extinguish all outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money under the 2018 Credit Agreement. The amounts available under the Credit Facilities are to be available for general corporate purposes and to repay existing indebtedness. The stated maturity of both of the Credit Facilities is November 17, 2026, and there are scheduled quarterly principal payments due on the outstanding amount of the Term Loan Facility.

The Credit Facilities are guaranteed throughon a Guarantee Agreementsenior secured basis by certain direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries of the Company (each a “Guarantor” and collectively the “Guarantors”; the Guarantors collectively with the Borrowers, the “Loan Parties”), and which may be amended from time to time (the “2015 Credit Agreement”). The 2015 Credit Agreement amends and restates the Company’s former Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2013, as amended (the “2013 Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, and certain of its


domestic subsidiaries, including former subsidiary Altra Power Transmission, Inc., the lenders party to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement from time to time (the “Former Lenders”), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and the Administrative Agent, guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company. The 2013 Credit Agreement itself was an amendment and restatement of a prior credit agreement. Pursuant to the 2013 Credit Agreement, the Former Lenders had made available to the Borrowers a revolving credit facility (the “Prior Revolving Credit Facility”) of $200 million, continued in effect an existing term loan then having a balance of approximately $94 million, and made an additional term loan of €50.0 million to Altra Netherlands. The two term loans described in the prior sentence are collectively referred to as the “Term Loans”.

Under the 2015 Credit Agreement, the amount of the Prior Revolving Credit Facility was increased to $350 million (the “2015 Revolving Credit Facility”). The amounts available under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility can be used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, and to repay existing indebtedness. A portion of the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility was used to repay the Term Loans. The Company wrote off approximately $0.5 million of financing costs in connection with the repayment.

The stated maturity of the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility was extended to October 22, 2020. The maturity of the Prior Revolving Credit Facility was December 6, 2018. The 2015 Credit Agreement continues to provide for a possible expansion of the credit facilities by an additional $150.0 million, which can be allocated as additional term loans and/or additional revolving credit loans.

The amounts available under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility may be drawn upon in accordance with the terms of the 2015 Credit Agreement. All amounts outstanding under the 2015 Revolving Credit FacilityFacilities are due on the stated maturity or such earlier time, if any, required under the 2015 Credit Agreement. The amounts owed under either of the 2015 Revolving Credit FacilityFacilities may be prepaid at any time, subject to usual notification and breakage payment provisions. Interest on the amounts outstanding under the credit facilitiesCredit Facilities is calculated using either an ABRa Base Rate or EurodollarEurocurrency Rate, plus the applicable margin. The applicable margins for EurodollarEurocurrency Loans are between 1.25%1.000% to 2.00%1.750%, and for ABRBase Rate Loans are between 0.25%0.000% and 1.00%0.750%. The amounts of the margins are calculated based on either a consolidated total net leverage ratiothe Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2015 Credit Agreement), or the then applicable rating(s) of the Company’s debt if and then to the extent as provided in the 2015 Credit Agreement.. A portion of the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility may also be used for the issuance of letters of credit, and a portion of the amount of the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility is available for borrowings in certain agreed upon foreign currencies. The 2015interest rate on the Credit Facilities was 1.590% at December 31, 2021.

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Revolving borrowings and issuances of letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the accuracy of representations and warranties and the absence of defaults.

The Credit Agreement contains varioususual and customary representations and warranties, usual and customary affirmative and negative covenants and restrictions, which among other things, will require the Borrowers to provide certain financial reports to the Lenders, require the CompanyBorrowers to maintain certain financial covenants relating to consolidated leverage and interest coverage, limit maximum annual capital expenditures, and limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other equity distributions, purchase or redeem capital stock or debt, make certain investments, sell assets, engage in certain transactions, and effect a consolidation or merger. The 2015obligations of the borrowers of the Credit Facilities under the Credit Agreement also containsmay be accelerated upon customary events of default.default, including non-payment of principal, interest, fees and other amounts, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, violation of covenants, cross default and cross acceleration, voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, inability to pay debts as they become due, material judgments, ERISA events, actual or asserted invalidity of security documents or guarantees and change in control.

On October 21, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to amend its 2015 Credit Agreement.  This amendment, which became effective upon closing of Altra’s purchase of Stromag, which was December 30, 2016, increased the Company’s 2015 Revolving Credit Facility by $75 million to $425 million.  The Company borrowed additional funds under the increased facility to finance its purchase of Stromag.  The amendment also reset the possible expansion of up to $150 million of additional future loan commitments.  In addition, the amendment increased the multicurrency sublimit to $250 million and adjusted certain financial covenants.  

Ratification Agreement

Pursuant to an Omnibus Reaffirmation and Ratification and Amendment of Collateral Documents entered into on October 22, 2015 in connection with the 2015 Credit Agreement, by and among the Company,on November 17, 2021, the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent entered into a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (the “Ratification Agreement”), the Loan Parties (exclusive of the foreign subsidiary Borrower) have reaffirmed their obligations to the Lenders under the Pledge“Guarantee and Security Agreement dated November 20, 2012 (the “Pledge and SecurityCollateral Agreement”), pursuant to which each Loan Party pledges, assigns and grants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under all personal property, whether now owned by or owing to, or after acquired by or arising in favor of such Loan Party (including under any trade name or derivations), and whether owned or consigned by or to, or leased from or to, such Loan Party, and regardless of where located, except for specific excluded personal property identified in the PledgeGuarantee and SecurityCollateral Agreement (collectively, the “Collateral”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral does not include, among other items, more than 65% of the capital stock of the first tier foreign subsidiaries of the Company. The PledgeGuarantee and SecurityCollateral Agreement contains other customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties. The 2015 Credit Agreement provides that the obligation to grant the security interest can cease upon the obtaining of certain corporate family credit ratings for the Company, but the obligation to grant a security interest is subject to subsequent reinstatement if the ratings are not maintained as provided in the 2015 Credit Agreement.


Pursuant to the Ratification Agreement, the Loan Parties (other than the foregoing subsidiary Borrower) have also reaffirmed their obligations under each of the Patent Security Agreement and a Trademark Security Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent dated November 20, 2012 (the “2012 Security Agreements”) pursuant to which each of the Loan Parties signatory thereto pledges, assigns and grants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under all registered patents, patent applications, registered trademarks and trademark applications owned by such Loan Parties.

Additional Trademark Security Agreement and Patent Security Agreement

In connection with the reaffirmation of the PledgeGuarantee and SecurityCollateral Agreement, certain of the Loan Parties delivered a new Patent Security Agreement and a new Trademark Security Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to which each of the Loan Parties signatory thereto pledges, assigns and grants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under all registered patents, patent applications, registered trademarks and trademark applications owned by such Loan PartiesParties.

2018 Altra Credit Agreement

On October 1, 2018, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “2018 Credit Agreement”) with certain subsidiaries of Altra, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and a syndicate of lenders. The 2018 Credit Agreement provided for a seven-year senior secured term loan to the Company in an aggregate principal amount of $1,340.0 million (the “2018 Term Loan Facility”) and a five-year senior secured revolving credit facility available to the Company and certain of its subsidiaries in an aggregate committed principal amount of $300.0 million (the “2018 Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the 2018 Term Loan Facility, the “2018 Credit Facilities”). The initial proceeds of the 2018 Term Loan Facility were used to (i) consummate the Direct Sales, (ii) repay in full and extinguish all outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money under the Company’s previous credit agreement and (iii) pay certain fees, costs, and expenses in connection with the consummation of the Fortive Transaction. Any proceeds of the 2018 Term Loan Facility not coveredso used could be used for general corporate purposes and the proceeds of the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility were used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The 2018 Credit Facilities were guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the 2012 Security Agreements.Company and by each direct or indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiary of the Company, subject to certain customary exceptions.

Interest on the amounts outstanding under the 2018 Credit Facility was calculated using either an ABR Rate or Eurocurrency Rate, plus the applicable margin. In addition, the Company was required to pay fees per annum on the unused amount of the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility, based upon the applicable margin.

Revolving borrowings and issuances of letters of credit under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility were subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the accuracy of representations and warranties and the absence of defaults.

The 2018 Credit Agreement contained usual and customary representations and warranties, and usual and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations on liens, investments, restricted payments, additional indebtedness and asset sales and mergers. In addition, the 2018 Credit Agreement required that the Company maintain a specified maximum senior secured leverage ratio and a specified minimum interest coverage ratio. The obligations of the borrowers of the 2018 Credit Facilities under the 2018 Credit Agreement also contained customary events of default.

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Working Capital Line of Credit

One foreign subsidiary of the Company has a line of credit used for operating purposes. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 we2021, the Company had $262.91.9 million and $313.6Chinese RMB, or $0.3 million, outstanding on our 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, respectively.  Asthe line of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we had $3.5 million and $4.1 million in letterscredit.

Borrowings

Below is a summary of credit outstanding, respectively. We were in compliance in all material respects with all covenants of the indenture governing the 2015 Credit Agreement at December 31, 2017.

Convertible Senior Notes

In March 2011, the Company issued 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) due March 1, 2031. The Convertible Notes were guaranteed by the Company’s U.S. domestic subsidiaries. Interest on the Convertible Notes was payable semi-annually in arrears, on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing on September 1, 2011 at an annual rate of 2.75%. Proceeds from the offering were $81.3 million, net of fees and expenses that were capitalized.

On December 12, 2016, the Company gave notice to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee, under the Indenture governing the Convertible Notes of its intention to redeem all of the Convertible Notes outstanding on January 12, 2017 (the “Redemption Date”), pursuant to the optional redemption provisions in the Indenture. The redemption price for the Convertible Notes was 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date plus a Make-Whole Premium equal to the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of interest on any Convertible Notes through March 1, 2018 (excluding interest accrued to, but excluding, the Redemption Date).  In lieu of receiving the redemption price, holders of the Notes could surrender their Convertible Notes for conversion at any time before January 9, 2017. The Conversion Rate of the notes was 39.0809 shares of the Company’s common stock for each $1,000 of outstanding principal of the Convertible Notes. As of December 31, 2016, Convertible Notes with a principal value of approximately $39.3 million were surrendered for conversion resulting in the issuance of approximately 1.5 million shares. As a result of the conversion, the Company incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.9 million and the carrying value of the remaining Convertible Notes was $42.9 million net of unamortized discountborrowings as of December 31, 2016. In January 2017, additional Convertible Notes with an outstanding principal2021 and 2020, respectively:

 

 

Amounts in millions

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan

 

$

400.0

 

 

$

1,030.0

 

Revolver

 

 

605.0

 

 

 

-

 

Notes

 

 

400.0

 

 

 

400.0

 

Mortgages and other

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

12.9

 

Finance leases

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.3

 

Total gross debt

 

$

1,414.3

 

 

$

1,443.2

 

Below is a reconciliation of approximately $44.7 million were converted resulting innet debt for the issuance of 1.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock, and $0.9 million of Convertible Notes were redeemed for cash.  The Company incurred an additional loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.8 million during the quarteryear ended MarchDecember 31, 2017.  All Convertible Notes were converted or redeemed as of January 12, 2017.2021:

Borrowings

 

 

Amounts in millions

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Total gross debt

 

$

1,414.3

 

 

$

1,443.2

 

Cash

 

 

(246.1

)

 

 

(254.4

)

Net debt

 

$

1,168.2

 

 

$

1,188.8

 

 

 

Amounts in millions

 

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 Revolving Credit Facility

 

$

262.9

 

 

$

313.6

 

Convertible Notes

 

 

 

 

 

45.7

 

Mortgages

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

12.7

 

Capital leases

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.4

 

Total debt

 

$

275.9

 

 

$

372.4

 


Cash and Cash Equivalents

The following is a summary of our cash balances and cash flows (in thousands)millions) as of and for the years ended December 31, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively.

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Change

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

 

$

69,118

 

 

$

50,320

 

 

$

18,798

 

 

$

254.4

 

 

$

167.3

 

 

$

87.1

 

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

80,581

 

 

 

76,641

 

 

$

3,940

 

Cash flows provided by operating activities

 

 

217.0

 

 

 

262.5

 

 

 

(45.5

)

Cash flows provided by (used in) in investing activities

 

 

(26,722

)

 

 

(206,908

)

 

$

180,186

 

 

 

(163.6

)

 

 

15.6

 

 

 

(179.2

)

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(74,048

)

 

 

149,772

 

 

$

(223,820

)

 

 

(52.5

)

 

 

(193.2

)

 

 

140.7

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash

equivalents

 

 

3,065

 

 

 

(707

)

 

$

3,772

 

 

 

(9.2

)

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

(11.4

)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

 

$

51,994

 

 

$

69,118

 

 

$

(17,124

)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

 

$

246.1

 

 

$

254.4

 

 

$

(8.3

)

Cash Flows for 20172021

FundsNet cash provided by operating activities totaledwas approximately $80.6$217.0 million for fiscal 2017,the year ended December 31, 2021, a significant portiondecrease of which resulted fromapproximately $45.5 million as compared to the prior year. The decrease in net cash provided by net income of $51.4 million. In addition, the net impact of the add-back of certain non-cash items including depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation,  loss on disposal of fixed assets, loss on impairment of intangibles, loss on extinguishment of debt, loss on settlement of partial pension plan, deferred financing costs, provision for deferred taxes, amortization of inventory fair value adjustment, and non-cash gain on foreign currency was approximately $40.7 million.  This was partially offset by a  net increaseprimarily due to unfavorable changes in currentoperating assets and liabilities of approximately $11.5 million.$102.4 million, which reflect timing difference between the receipt and payment of cash associated with transactions and when they are recognized in our results of operations. The decrease was offset by net income of $27.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to a net loss of $25.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, a $142.4 million non-cash held for sale impairment charge, a $25.7 million non-cash amortization of interest rate swap expense, and a $15.4 million non-cash loss on extinguishment of debt.

Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $163.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased2021, an increase of approximately $180.2$179.2 million as compared to the prior year. The increase in net cash used was primarily due to the acquisitionpurchase of Stromag in December 2016Nook Industries for $188.0$125.2 million, net of cash received.acquired, as well as increase in property, plant and equipment purchases. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2020 we terminated our cross-currency interest rate swap and received proceeds of $56.2 million.

Net cash used in financing activites inactivities was approximately $52.5 million for the year ended December 31, 20172021, a decrease of approximately $140.7 million as compared to the yearprior year. The decrease in net cash used was primarily due to date periodborrowings and paydowns on our debt during 2021 as compared to the prior year. During the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased $223.8 million. In December 20162021, we borrowed  approximately $200repaid $1,030.0 million on our Term Loan B Facility offset by borrowings under our 2015new Credit Agreement of $1,010.0, to which we repaid $5.0

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million on our Revolving Credit Facility forduring the Stromag Acquisition.   In 2017, we have usedfourth quarter of 2021, compared to the prior year paydown of $160.0 million. Total debt paid in 2021 was $155.0 million, which was offset by $130.0 million borrowed under our cashRevolving Credit Facility to pay down approximately $51.6 millionfinance the acquisition of debt.  Nook Industries.

We intend to use our remaining cash and cash equivalents and cash flow from operations to provide for our working capital needs, to fund potential future acquisitions, to service our debt, including principal payments, for capital expenditures, for pension funding, for share repurchases and to pay dividends to our stockholders. As of December 31, 2017,2021, we have approximately $44.9$168.6 million of cash and cash equivalents held by foreign subsidiaries that are subject to the Transition Toll Tax under the 2017 Tax Act, see Note 7.subsidiaries. We believe our future operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our future operating and investing cash needs. Furthermore, the existing cash balances and the availability of additional borrowings under our 2015 RevolvingAltra Credit FacilityFacilities provide additional potential sources of liquidity should they be required.

Cash Flows for 2016

Amounts in thousands, except percentage data

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Change

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

 

$

50,320

 

 

$

47,503

 

 

$

2,817

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

76,641

 

 

 

86,816

 

 

$

(10,175

)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

(206,908

)

 

 

(21,705

)

 

$

(185,203

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

149,772

 

 

 

(55,783

)

 

$

205,555

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(707

)

 

 

(6,511

)

 

 

5,804

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

 

$

69,118

 

 

$

50,320

 

 

$

18,798

 

Funds provided by operating activities totaled approximately $76.6 million for fiscal 2016, a significant portion of which resulted from cash provided by net income of $25.1 million. In addition, the net impact of the add-back of certain non-cash items including depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, accretion of debt discount, gain on disposal of fixed assets, loss on impairment of intangibles, loss on extinguishment of debt, deferred financing costs, provision for deferred taxes, and non-cash gain on foreign currency was approximately $46.6 million.  The remainder of the funds were generated by a net decrease in current assets and liabilities of approximately $4.9 million.


Cash flows from operating activities decreased approximately $10.2 million primarily due from a decrease in net income of approximately $10.2 million. The decrease is primarily due to the decline in sales and the increase in restructuring expenses.

The change in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to the acquisition of Stromag in December 2016 for $188.0 million, net of cash received.  

The increase in net cash from financing activities was primarily due to the additional borrowing of approximately $200 million under our 2015 Revolving Credit Facility for the Stromag Acquisition offset by payments on the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility.

Capital Expenditures

We made capital expenditures of approximately $32.8$40.6 million and $18.9$33.7 million in the years ended December 31, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively. The increase in capital expenditures during 20172021 was due to construction costspurchases returning that were eliminated, reduced or deferred in 2017 at threethe prior year related to the economic impact of our facilities.the COVID-19 pandemic. These capital expenditures will support on-going business needs. In 2018,2022, we forecastexpect capital expenditures to be in the range of $25.0$45.0 million to $27.0 million.$50.0 million .

Off-Balance Sheet ArrangementsLong-Term Cash Requirements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that provide liquidity, capital resources, market or credit risk support that expose usOur cash requirements greater than twelve months include payments related to any liability that is not reflectedour debt obligations and operating and finance leases. Refer to Note 11 Long-Term Debt and Note 4 Leases in our consolidated financial statements.

Contractual Obligations

The following table is a summarythe Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further detail of our contractual cash obligations asand the timing of December 31, 2017 (in thousands):expected future payments.

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

Total

 

Operating leases

 

 

8,168

 

 

 

6,550

 

 

 

5,017

 

 

 

3,884

 

 

 

2,704

 

 

 

4,539

 

 

 

30,862

 

Capital leases

 

 

148

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223

 

Heidelberg Germany mortgage(1)

 

 

218

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

278

 

 

 

1,368

 

Esslingen Germany mortgage(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,118

 

Zlate Moravce, Slovakia(3)

 

 

582

 

 

 

582

 

 

 

582

 

 

 

582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,328

 

Angers France mortgage(4)

 

 

242

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

778

 

 

 

1,988

 

2015 Revolving Credit Facility(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

262,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

262,915

 

Total contractual cash obligations

 

$

9,358

 

 

$

7,664

 

 

$

276,095

 

 

$

4,926

 

 

$

3,164

 

 

$

5,595

 

 

$

306,802

 

(1)

A foreign subsidiary of the Company entered into a mortgage with a bank for €1.5 million, or $1.7 million, secured by its facility in Heidelberg, Germany to replace its previously existing mortgage during the quarter ended September 30, 2015. The mortgage has an interest rate of 1.79% which is payable in monthly installments through August 2023. The mortgage has a remaining principal balance of €1.3 million, or $1.4 million, at December 31, 2017.

(2)

A foreign subsidiary of the Company entered into a mortgage with a bank to borrow €6.0 million, or $6.7 million, for the expansion of its facility in Esslingen, Germany during August 2014. The mortgage has an interest rate of 2.5% per year which is payable in annual interest payments of €0.1 million or $0.1 million to be paid in monthly installments which are not included in the table above. The mortgage has a remaining principal balance of €6.0 million, or $7.1 million, at December 31, 2017. The principal portion of the mortgage will be due in a lump-sum payment in May 2019.

(3)

During 2016, a foreign subsidiary of the Company entered into a loan with a bank to equip its facility in Zlate Moravce, Slovakia. As of December 31, 2017, the total principal outstanding was €1.9 million, or $2.3 million, and is guaranteed by land security at its parent company facility in Esslingen, Germany. The loan is due in installments through 2020, with an interest rate of 1.95%.

(4)

A foreign subsidiary of the Company entered into a mortgage with a bank for €2.0 million, or $2.3 million, for the expansion of its facility in Angers, France. The mortgage has an interest rate of 1.85% per year which is payable in monthly installments from June 2016 until May 2025. The mortgage has a balance of €1.9 million, or $2.0 million, at December 31, 2017.


(5)

We have up to $425.0 million of total borrowing capacity, through October 22, 2020, under our 2015 Revolving Credit Facility of which $158.6 million is currently available. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were $3.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively, of outstanding letters of credit under our 2015 Revolving Credit Facility. We have variable monthly and/or quarterly cash interest requirements due on the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility through October 2020, which are not included in the above table.

From time to time, we may have cash funding requirements associated with our pension plans. As of December 31, 2017,2021, there were no funding requirements for 20182022 to 2022 which are not included in the above table.2026. These amounts are based on actuarial assumptions and actual amounts could be materially different.

We may be required to make cash outlays related to our unrecognized tax benefits. However, due to the uncertainty of the timing of future cash flows associated with our unrecognized tax benefits, we are unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period of cash settlement, if any, with the respective taxing authorities.

Stock-based Compensation

The Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”) permitted the grant of various forms of stock based compensation to our officers and senior level employees.  The 2004 Plan expired in 2014 and, upon expiration, there were 750,576 shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2004 Plan.  The 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) was approved by the Company's stockholders at its 2014 annual meeting. The 2014 Plan provides for various forms of stock basedstock-based compensation to our directors, executive personnel and other key employees and consultants. Under the 2014 Plan, the total number of shares of common stock available for delivery pursuant to the grant of awards (“Awards”) was originally 750,000. Shares of our common stock subject to Awards or grants awarded under theour prior 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and outstanding as of the effective date of the 2014 Plan (except for substitute awards) that terminate without being exercised, expire, are forfeited or canceled, are exchanged for Awards that did not involve shares of common stock, are not issued on the stock settlement of a stock appreciation right, are withheld by the Company or tendered by a participant (either actually or by attestation) to pay an option exercise price or to pay the withholding tax on any Award, or are settled in cash in lieu of shares will again be available for Awards under the 2014 Plan. An amendment to the 2014 Plan to, among other things, make an additional 750,0002,200,000 shares of common stock available for grant under the 2014 Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the special meeting of stockholders on September 4, 2018. An additional amendment to the 2014 Plan to, among other things, make an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock available for grant under the 2014 Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders at its 2017 Annual Meeting.2020 annual meeting of stockholders on April 28, 2020.

As of December 31, 2017,2021, there were 221,313707.0 thousand shares of unvested restricted stock outstanding under the 2004 Plan and the 2014 Plan. The remaining compensation cost to be recognized through 20202024 is $4.4$19.8 million. Based on the stock price at December 31, 2017,2021, of $50.40$51.57 per share, the intrinsic value of these awards as of December 31, 2017,2021, was $11.2$36.5 million.

Income Taxes

We are subject to taxation in multiple jurisdictions throughout the world. Our effective tax rate and tax liability will be affected by a number of factors, such as the amount of taxable income in particular jurisdictions, the tax rates in such jurisdictions, tax treaties between jurisdictions, the extent to which we transfer funds between jurisdictions and repatriate income, and changes in law. Generally, the tax liability for each legal entity is determined either (a) on a non-consolidated and non-combined basis or (b) on a consolidated and combined basis only with other eligible entities subject to tax in the same jurisdiction, in either case without regard to the taxable losses of non-consolidated and non-combined affiliated entities. As a result, we may pay income taxes to some jurisdictions even though on an overall basis we incur a net loss for the period.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts40


Seasonality

General economic conditions impact our business and Jobs Actfinancial results, and certain of 2017 (the “U.S. Tax Act”) was signed into law, making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Changes include, but are not limited to, a U.S. federal corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system,our businesses experience seasonal and a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017. We have calculated our best estimate of the impact of the U.S. Tax Act in our year end income tax provision in accordance with guidance available as of the date of this filing. The provisional amountother trends related to the one-time transition tax onindustries and end markets that they serve. For example, sales to OEMs are often stronger immediately preceding and following the mandatory deemed repatriationlaunch of foreign earnings was $7.4 million.new products. In addition, we recognized a benefit totaling $7.8 million upon the remeasurement of our net deferred tax liabilities from 35% to 21%.

Seasonality

We experience seasonality in our turf and garden business, which represented approximately 7.0% of our net sales.business. As our large OEM customers prepare for the spring season, our shipments generally start increasing in December, peak in February and March, and begin to decline in April and May. This allows our customers to have inventory in place for the peak consumer purchasing periods for


turf and garden products. The June-through-November period is typically the low season for us and our customers in the turf and garden market. Seasonality is also affected by weather and the level of housing starts. However, as a whole, we are not subject to material seasonality.

Inflation

Inflation can affect the costs of goods and services we use. The majority of the countries that are of significance to us, from either a manufacturing or sales viewpoint, have in recent years enjoyed relatively lowrecently experienced rising inflation, although recently reports have suggestedand there can be no assurance that certain economic data point to the potential for inflation to increasewill moderate in future periods. The competitive environment in which we operate inevitably creates pressure on us to provide our customers with cost-effective products and services.

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to various market risk factors such as fluctuating interest rates, changes in foreign currency rates and changes in commodity prices. At present, with the exception of the interest rate swap described below, we do not utilize any other derivative instruments to manage these risks.

Currency translation. We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily in connection with our foreign subsidiaries. The results of operations of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. Dollars at the average exchange rates for each period concerned. The balance sheets of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the end of each period. Any adjustments resulting from the translation are recorded as other comprehensive income. For the year ended December 31, 2017,2021, approximately 40%46.3% of our revenues and approximately 28%53.4% of our total operating income were denominated in foreign currencies.

We have performed a sensitivity analysis assuming a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in foreign currency exchange rates from the quoted foreign currency exchange rates at December 31, 2017.2021. As of December 31, 2017,2021, the analysis indicated that such an adverse movement would cause our revenues and operating income to fluctuate by approximately 4.6%4.4% and 2.8%5.1%, respectively.

Currency transaction exposure. Currency transaction exposure arises where actual sales, purchases and financing transactions are made by a business or company in a currency other than its own functional currency. Any transactional differences at an international location are recorded in net income on a monthly basis. In connection with the Stromag Acquisition, a subsidiary ofFrom time to time, the Company borrowed $170.0 million which is not the functional currency of the borrower or Stromag. We enteredenters into cross-currency interest rate swaps in 2016contractual derivative arrangements to manage the cash flow risk caused bychanges in market conditions, related foreign exchange changescurrency exposure and occasionally on outstanding borrowings.commodity prices.

Interest rate risk. We are subject to market exposure to changes in interest rates on some of our financing activities. This exposure relates to borrowings under our 2015 RevolvingAltra Credit FacilityFacilities that are subject to variable interest rates. Interest on the amounts outstanding under the credit facilities is calculated using either an ABR Rate orthe Eurodollar rate, plus the applicable margin. As of December 31, 2017,2021, we had $262.9$1,005.0 million in borrowings under our 2015 RevolvingAltra Credit Facility.Facilities. A hypothetical change in interest rates of 1% on our outstanding variable rate debt would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $2.7$10.1 million. We have entered into interest rate swap agreements with respect to approximately $50 million of our variable interest rate borrowings and as a result those borrowings would not be impacted by such a hypothetical change in interest rates.

We rely on interest rate swap contracts and hedging arrangements to effectively manage our interest rate risk. We entered into cross-currency interest rate swaps in 2016 to manage the cash flow risk caused by interest rate and foreign exchange changes on outstanding borrowings under the 2015 Credit Agreement of $130.0 million related to the Company’s foreign financing of the Stromag Acquisition.  We are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. With other variables held constant, a hypothetical 50 basis point increase in the Euro swap curve would have resulted in a decrease of approximately $1.2 million in the fair value of these swaps, while a 10% increase in the foreign exchange rate between the Euro and US Dollar would have resulted in a decrease of approximately $15.4 million in the fair value of these swaps.

Commodity price exposure. We have exposure to changes in commodity prices principally related to metals including steel, copper and aluminum. We primarily manage our risk associated with such increases through the use of surcharges or general pricing increases for the related products. We do not engage in the use of financial instruments to hedge our commodities price exposure.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data


Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 20172021 and 2016, and2020, the related consolidated statements of income,operations, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2021, and the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20172021 and 2016,2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017,2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 23, 201828, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Goodwill —Thomson Reporting Unit — Refer to Notes 1 and 7 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company’s evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. The Company determines the fair value of its reporting units using the discounted cash flow model and for the Thomson reporting unit, the Company also used the market approach. The determination of the fair value using the discounted cash flow model requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenues, profit margins, and discount rates. The determination of the fair value using the market approach requires management to make significant assumptions related to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and revenue multiples. The goodwill balance was $1.6 billion as of December 31, 2021, of which $443.4 million was allocated to the Thomson reporting unit. The fair value of the Thomson reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by less than 10% as of the annual goodwill impairment date and, therefore, no impairment was recognized. All other reporting units had fair values that exceed their carrying value by 10% or more, as of the annual goodwill impairment date.

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Given the significant estimates and assumptions management makes to estimate the fair value of the Thomson reporting unit and the sensitivity of Thomson operations to changes in certain markets, performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenues, profit margins, EBITDA and revenue multiples, and the selection of the discount rate for Thomson required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the forecasts of future revenues, profit margins, and EBITDA and revenue multiples (“forecasts”), and the selection of the discount rate for the Thomson reporting unit included the following, among others:

We tested the effectiveness of controls over management’s goodwill impairment evaluation, including those over the determination of the fair value of Thomson, such as controls related to management’s forecasts and selection of the discount rate.
We evaluated management’s ability to accurately forecast by comparing actual results to management’s historical forecasts.
We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s forecasts by comparing the forecasts to (1) historical results, (2) internal communications to management and the Board of Directors, and (3) external information.
With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the discount rate, including testing the underlying source information and the mathematical accuracy of the calculations, and developing a range of independent estimates and comparing those to the discount rate selected by management.
With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the EBITDA and revenue multiples, including testing the underlying source information and mathematical accuracy of the calculations, and comparing the multiples selected by management to its guideline companies.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 23, 201828, 2022

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2009.

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ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Amounts in thousands,millions, except share and per share amounts

 

 

December 31,

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

51,994

 

 

$

69,118

 

 

$

246.1

 

$

254.4

 

Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,542 and $3,114 at

December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

 

 

135,499

 

 

 

120,319

 

Trade receivables, less allowance for credit losses of $4.1 and $4.9 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

 

 

224.5

 

240.8

 

Inventories

 

 

145,611

 

 

 

139,840

 

 

 

267.8

 

210.4

 

Income tax receivable

 

 

6,634

 

 

 

607

 

 

 

11.7

 

6.9

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

377.3

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

17,344

 

 

 

10,429

 

 

 

40.4

 

 

 

35.7

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

1,081

 

 

 

3,874

 

Total current assets

 

 

358,163

 

 

 

344,187

 

 

 

1,167.8

 

748.2

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

191,918

 

 

 

177,043

 

 

 

275.8

 

344.2

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

159,613

 

 

 

154,683

 

 

 

1,057.2

 

1,459.6

 

Goodwill

 

 

206,040

 

 

 

188,841

 

 

 

1,564.0

 

1,596.0

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

2,608

 

 

 

2,510

 

 

 

2.3

 

4.9

 

Other non-current assets, net

 

 

2,315

 

 

 

2,560

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

13.5

 

14.2

 

Operating lease right of use assets

 

 

50.0

 

 

 

41.0

 

Total assets

 

$

920,657

 

 

$

869,824

 

 

$

4,130.6

 

 

$

4,208.1

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

68,014

 

 

$

60,845

 

 

$

173.3

 

$

163.6

 

Accrued payroll

 

 

32,091

 

 

 

31,302

 

 

 

81.8

 

76.2

 

Accruals and other current liabilities

 

 

32,921

 

 

 

35,080

 

 

 

77.0

 

73.0

 

Income tax payable

 

 

9,082

 

 

 

706

 

 

 

6.0

 

17.9

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

384

 

 

 

43,690

 

 

 

11.1

 

16.6

 

Liabilities held for sale

 

 

53.0

 

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

14.3

 

 

 

13.3

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

142,492

 

 

 

171,623

 

 

 

416.5

 

360.6

 

Long-term debt - less current portion

 

 

275,587

 

 

 

325,969

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

 

1,401.0

 

1,408.1

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

52,250

 

 

 

61,084

 

 

 

250.5

 

359.6

 

Pension liabilities

 

 

25,038

 

 

 

23,691

 

 

 

29.9

 

35.4

 

Long-term taxes payable

 

 

6,322

 

 

 

694

 

 

 

2.7

 

3.6

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

22,263

 

 

 

3,415

 

 

 

7.3

 

14.3

 

Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

 

37.6

 

29.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($0.001 par value, 90,000,000 shares authorized, 29,058,117 and

27,206,162 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively)

 

 

29

 

 

 

27

 

Common stock ($0.001 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 64,923,539 and
64,676,567 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively)

 

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

223,336

 

 

 

168,299

 

 

 

1,718.4

 

1,706.0

 

Retained earnings

 

 

223,204

 

 

 

191,108

 

 

 

277.6

 

269.5

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(49,864

)

 

 

(76,086

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

 

(11.0

)

 

 

21.1

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

396,705

 

 

 

283,348

 

 

 

1,985.1

 

 

 

1,996.7

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

920,657

 

 

$

869,824

 

 

$

4,130.6

 

 

$

4,208.1

 

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

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ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations

Amounts in thousands,millions, except per share data

 

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net sales

 

$

876,737

 

 

$

708,906

 

 

 

$

746,652

 

 

$

1,899.8

 

 

$

1,726.0

 

 

$

1,834.1

 

Cost of sales

 

 

600,961

 

 

 

486,774

 

 

 

518,189

 

 

 

1,224.4

 

 

 

1,103.6

 

 

 

1,177.8

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

275,776

 

 

 

222,132

 

 

 

 

228,463

 

 

 

675.4

 

 

 

622.4

 

 

 

656.3

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

164,492

 

 

 

140,492

 

 

 

139,217

 

 

 

368.7

 

 

 

332.2

 

 

 

359.0

 

Impairment charges

 

 

142.4

 

 

 

147.5

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

24,434

 

 

 

17,677

 

 

 

17,818

 

 

 

63.9

 

 

 

57.8

 

 

 

59.1

 

Impairment of intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

6,568

 

 

 

 

Restructuring costs

 

 

4,143

 

 

 

9,849

 

 

 

7,214

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

7.4

 

 

 

14.1

 

Loss on partial settlement of pension plan

 

 

1,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

194,789

 

 

 

174,586

 

 

 

 

164,249

 

 

 

578.0

 

 

 

544.9

 

 

 

432.2

 

Income from operations

 

 

 

80,987

 

 

 

47,546

 

 

 

64,214

 

 

 

97.4

 

 

 

77.5

 

 

 

224.1

 

Other non-operating income and expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

7,710

 

 

 

11,679

 

 

 

12,164

 

 

 

94.5

 

 

 

72.1

 

 

 

73.8

 

Loss on extinguishment of convertible debt

 

 

1,797

 

 

 

1,989

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-operating expense (income), net

 

 

353

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

963

 

Other non-operating (income)/expense, net

 

 

(4.9

)

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

 

9,860

 

 

 

13,661

 

 

 

 

13,127

 

 

 

89.6

 

 

 

73.5

 

 

 

75.9

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

71,127

 

 

 

33,885

 

 

 

51,087

 

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

148.2

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

19,700

 

 

 

8,745

 

 

 

15,744

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

51,427

 

 

 

25,140

 

 

 

 

35,343

 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

 

 

 

$

51,427

 

 

$

25,140

 

 

 

$

35,406

 

(Benefit)/Provision for income taxes

 

 

(19.9

)

 

 

29.5

 

 

 

21.0

 

Net income/(loss)

 

$

27.7

 

 

$

(25.5

)

 

$

127.2

 

Weighted average shares, basic

 

 

28,949

 

 

 

25,719

 

 

 

26,064

 

 

 

64.8

 

 

 

64.6

 

 

 

64.3

 

Weighted average shares, diluted

 

 

29,064

 

 

 

25,872

 

 

 

26,109

 

 

 

65.4

 

 

 

64.6

 

 

 

64.5

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

 

 

 

$

1.78

 

 

$

0.97

 

 

 

$

1.36

 

Diluted net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

 

 

 

$

1.77

 

 

$

0.97

 

 

 

$

1.36

 

Net income/(loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

1.98

 

Diluted

 

$

0.42

 

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

1.97

 

Cash dividend declared per share

 

$

0.66

 

 

$

0.60

 

 

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.68

 

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

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ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Amounts in thousands,millions, except per share data

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

51,427

 

 

$

25,140

 

 

 

 

$

35,343

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment from loss on partial settlement of pension plan, net of tax

 

 

1,066

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

Pension liability adjustment, net of tax

 

 

924

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

 

 

(989

)

Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax

 

 

194

 

 

 

(506

)

 

 

 

 

(283

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

24,038

 

 

 

(11,887

)

 

 

 

 

(20,735

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

77,649

 

 

 

12,886

 

 

 

 

 

13,336

 

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

(129

)

Comprehensive income attributable to Altra Industrial

   Motion Corp.

 

$

77,649

 

 

$

12,886

 

 

 

 

$

13,207

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net income/(loss)

 

$

27.7

 

 

$

(25.5

)

 

$

127.2

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

(11.9

)

 

 

(9.9

)

Reclassification of interest rate swap, net of tax

 

 

21.5

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

 

Pension & other post retirement benefit obligation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

3.3

 

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

(1.4

)

Reclassification adjustment of pension plan, net of tax

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.1

 

Change in fair value of net investment hedge, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

 

 

19.8

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

(57.5

)

 

 

87.0

 

 

 

(26.9

)

Total other comprehensive (loss)/income:

 

 

(32.1

)

 

 

111.0

 

 

 

(18.3

)

Total comprehensive (loss)/income

 

$

(4.4

)

 

$

85.5

 

 

$

108.9

 

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

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ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

Amounts in thousands,millions, except per share data

 

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Shares

 

 

Additional

Paid

in Capital

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

 

Total

 

 

Redeemable

Non-

Controlling

Interest

 

Balance at January 1, 2015

 

$

26

 

 

 

26,354

 

 

$

139,087

 

 

$

161,061

 

 

$

(41,415

)

 

$

258,759

 

 

$

883

 

Stock-based compensation and

   vesting of restricted stock

 

 

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

2,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,822

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,406

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to

   non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(63

)

Purchase of non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223

 

 

 

 

 

 

(410

)

 

 

(187

)

 

 

(691

)

Dividends declared, $0.57 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,928

)

 

 

 

 

 

(14,928

)

 

 

 

Change in fair value of interest rate

   swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(283

)

 

 

(283

)

 

 

 

Minimum Pension adjustment, net of $449 tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(989

)

 

 

(989

)

 

 

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(663

)

 

 

(17,298

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,298

)

 

 

 

Cumulative foreign currency

   translation adjustment, net of $658 tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,735

)

 

 

(20,735

)

 

 

(129

)

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

 

26

 

 

 

25,773

 

 

 

124,834

 

 

 

181,539

 

 

 

(63,832

)

 

 

242,567

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation and

   vesting of restricted stock

 

 

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

2,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,893

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,140

 

 

 

 

Conversion of Convertible Debt

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,536

 

 

 

45,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,286

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared, $0.60 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,571

)

 

 

 

 

 

(15,571

)

 

 

 

Change in fair value of interest rate

   swap, net of $52 tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(506

)

 

 

(506

)

 

 

 

Minimum Pension adjustment, net of $111 tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

 

Cumulative foreign currency

   translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,887

)

 

 

(11,887

)

 

 

 

Repurchase of common

   stock

 

 

 

 

 

(177

)

 

 

(4,713

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,713

)

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

 

27

 

 

 

27,206

 

 

 

168,299

 

 

 

191,108

 

 

 

(76,086

)

 

 

283,348

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation and

   vesting of restricted stock

 

 

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

3,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,186

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,427

 

 

 

 

Conversion of Convertible Debt

 

 

2

 

 

 

1,748

 

 

 

51,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,853

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared, $0.66 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,331

)

 

 

 

 

 

(19,331

)

 

 

 

Change in fair value of interest rate

   swap, net of $101 tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

 

Minimum Pension adjustment, net of $1,118 tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,990

 

 

 

1,990

 

 

 

 

Cumulative foreign currency

   translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,038

 

 

 

24,038

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

$

29

 

 

 

29,058

 

 

$

223,336

 

 

$

223,204

 

 

$

(49,864

)

 

$

396,705

 

 

$

 

 

 

Common
Stock

 

 

Shares

 

 

Additional
Paid
in Capital

 

 

Retained
Earnings

 

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

 

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2019

 

$

0.1

 

 

 

64.2

 

 

$

1,687.1

 

 

$

232.6

 

 

$

(71.6

)

 

$

1,848.2

 

Stock-based compensation and vesting of restricted stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.6

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

127.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

127.2

 

Dividends declared, $0.68 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(44.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

(44.4

)

Total comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18.3

)

 

 

(18.3

)

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

$

0.1

 

 

 

64.2

 

 

$

1,696.7

 

 

$

315.4

 

 

$

(89.9

)

 

$

1,922.3

 

Stock-based compensation and vesting of restricted stock

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.3

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

(25.5

)

Dividends declared, $0.31 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

(20.4

)

Total comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111.0

 

 

 

111.0

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

$

0.1

 

 

 

64.7

 

 

$

1,706.0

 

 

$

269.5

 

 

$

21.1

 

 

$

1,996.7

 

Stock-based compensation and vesting of restricted stock

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

10.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.7

 

Dividends declared, $0.30 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

(19.6

)

Total comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32.1

)

 

 

(32.1

)

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

$

0.1

 

 

 

64.9

 

 

$

1,718.4

 

 

$

277.6

 

 

$

(11.0

)

 

$

1,985.1

 

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


47


ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Amounts in thousandsmillions

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

51,427

 

 

$

25,140

 

 

 

$

35,343

 

Net income/(loss)

 

$

27.7

 

 

$

(25.5

)

 

$

127.2

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

26,511

 

 

 

21,604

 

 

 

21,559

 

 

 

51.9

 

 

 

57.8

 

 

 

58.0

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

9,514

 

 

 

8,294

 

 

 

8,562

 

 

 

70.4

 

 

 

69.8

 

 

 

70.4

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

599

 

 

 

802

 

 

 

1,366

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

4.6

 

Loss (Gain) on foreign currency, net

 

 

381

 

 

 

259

 

 

 

(395

)

Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment

 

 

2,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accretion of debt discount, net

 

 

 

 

 

4,005

 

 

 

3,694

 

Loss on disposals and impairments

 

 

584

 

 

 

8,273

 

 

 

2,003

 

Loss on foreign currency, net

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

Accretion of debt discount

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.5

 

Non-cash amortization of interest rate swap expense

 

 

25.7

 

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

 

Impairment charges

 

 

142.4

 

 

 

147.5

 

 

 

 

Payment for interest rate swap settlement

 

 

 

 

 

(34.7

)

 

 

 

(Gain) Loss on disposals and other

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.1

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

1,797

 

 

 

1,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on partial settlement of pension plans

 

 

1,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Benefit) provision for deferred taxes

 

 

(8,012

)

 

 

(2,850

)

 

 

 

(170

)

Benefit for deferred taxes

 

 

(82.1

)

 

 

(28.3

)

 

 

(33.1

)

Stock based compensation

 

 

5,274

 

 

 

4,230

 

 

 

4,004

 

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

13.2

 

 

 

13.6

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

 

(8,103

)

 

 

(4,140

)

 

 

 

7,223

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

14.8

 

Inventories

 

 

(2,379

)

 

 

2,324

 

 

 

6,049

 

 

 

(67.4

)

 

 

19.0

 

 

 

5.8

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(2,994

)

 

 

4,333

 

 

 

2,816

 

 

 

37.0

 

 

 

18.8

 

 

 

(16.2

)

Other current assets and liabilities

 

 

(3,178

)

 

 

529

 

 

 

(3,343

)

 

 

(22.4

)

 

 

(4.5

)

 

 

14.6

 

Other operating assets and liabilities

 

 

5,093

 

 

 

1,849

 

 

 

 

(1,895

)

 

 

(7.3

)

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

(4.4

)

Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities

 

 

80,581

 

 

 

76,641

 

 

 

 

86,816

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

217.0

 

 

 

262.5

 

 

 

255.9

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(32,826

)

 

 

(18,941

)

 

 

 

(22,906

)

 

 

(40.6

)

 

 

(33.7

)

 

 

(51.7

)

Proceeds from sale of property

 

 

3,221

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,201

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

Acquisition of Stromag and Guardian businesses, net of cash acquired

 

 

2,883

 

 

 

(187,967

)

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used)/provided in investing activities

 

 

(26,722

)

 

 

(206,908

)

 

 

 

 

(21,705

)

Proceeds from cross currency interest rate swap settlement

 

 

 

 

 

56.2

 

 

 

 

Investment in MTEK Industry AB

 

 

 

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

 

Acquisition of Nook Industries, net of cash acquired

 

 

(125.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A&S Business acquisition purchase price adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

(29.5

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(163.6

)

 

 

15.6

 

 

 

(80.9

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments of debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(650

)

 

 

 

(1,006

)

 

 

(3.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on term loan facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(130,063

)

Payments on Term Loan B Facility

 

 

(1,030.0

)

 

 

(160.0

)

 

 

(130.0

)

Payments on Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

(79,536

)

 

 

(31,861

)

 

 

 

(14,998

)

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

(100.0

)

 

 

 

Borrowing under Term Loan A Facility

 

 

400.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowing under Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

610.0

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

 

Dividend payments

 

 

(18,259

)

 

 

(11,667

)

 

 

 

(14,928

)

 

 

(18.3

)

 

 

(27.8

)

 

 

(44.4

)

Cash paid for redemption of convertible debt

 

 

(954

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowing under Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

27,958

 

 

 

200,579

 

 

 

120,036

 

Payments of equipment, working capital notes, mortgages and other debt

 

 

(1,168

)

 

 

(3,308

)

 

 

 

(3,864

)

 

 

(5.9

)

 

 

(1.5

)

 

 

(1.1

)

Proceeds from equipment, working capital notes, mortgages and other debt

 

 

 

 

 

2,729

 

 

 

8,398

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

Shares surrendered for tax withholding

 

 

(2,089

)

 

 

(1,337

)

 

 

 

(1,182

)

 

 

(5.5

)

 

 

(3.9

)

 

 

(4.0

)

Purchase of non-controlling interest in Lamiflex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(878

)

Purchases of common stock under share repurchase program

 

 

 

 

 

(4,713

)

 

 

 

 

(17,298

)

Net cash (used)/provided by financing activities

 

 

(74,048

)

 

 

149,772

 

 

 

 

(55,783

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of options

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(52.5

)

 

 

(193.2

)

 

 

(177.9

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

3,065

 

 

 

(707

)

 

 

 

 

(6,511

)

 

 

(9.2

)

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

1.2

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(17,124

)

 

 

18,798

 

 

 

 

2,817

 

 

 

(8.3

)

 

 

87.1

 

 

 

(1.7

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

69,118

 

 

 

50,320

 

 

 

 

47,503

 

 

 

254.4

 

 

 

167.3

 

 

 

169.0

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

51,994

 

 

$

69,118

 

 

 

$

50,320

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

6,921

 

 

$

7,161

 

 

 

$

7,237

 

Income taxes

 

$

23,607

 

 

$

10,855

 

 

 

$

15,729

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

246.1

 

 

$

254.4

 

 

$

167.3

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid on borrowings

 

$

49.3

 

 

$

58.1

 

 

$

68.8

 

Income taxes paid

 

 

82.3

 

 

 

61.7

 

 

 

45.4

 

Non-cash Financing and Investing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nook Industries purchase price holdback

 

$

8.2

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable

 

$

222

 

 

$

459

 

 

 

$

1,129

 

 

 

6.8

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

3.9

 

Conversion of convertible senior notes to common stock

 

$

51,853

 

 

$

45,286

 

 

 

$

 

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment through capital leases

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

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


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ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Amounts in thousandsmillions (unless otherwise noted)

1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Preparation and Description of Business

Headquartered in Braintree, Massachusetts, Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (the “Company”) is a leading multi-nationalglobal designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of electro-mechanical power transmission motion control (“PTMC”) products. The Company brings together strong brands covering over 42 product lines with production facilities in twelve16 countries. Altra’s leading brands currently include Ameridrives Couplings, Bauer Gear Motor, Bibby Turboflex, Boston Gear, Delroyd Worm Gear, Formsprag Clutch, Guardian Couplings, Huco, Industrial Clutch, Inertia Dynamics, Jacobs Vehicle Systems (see Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the agreement to sell the Jacobs Vehicle Systems business), Kilian Manufacturing, Kollmorgen, Lamiflex Couplings, Marland Clutch, Matrix, Nook Industries, Nuttall Gear, Stieber Clutch, Stromag, Svendborg Brakes, Portescap, TB Wood’s, Thomson, Twiflex, Warner Electric, Warner Linear, and Wichita Clutch.

In November 2013, Altra Holdings, Inc. changed its name to Altra Industrial Motion Corp., and Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., the Company’s former wholly owned subsidiary, changed its name to Altra Power Transmission, Inc.  In December 2014, Altra Power Transmission, Inc. was merged into Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Net IncomeIncome/(Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding. Common stock equivalent shares are included in the per share calculations when the effect of their inclusion is dilutive.

The following is a reconciliation of basic to diluted shares outstanding:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Shares used in net income per common share - basic

 

 

64.8

 

 

 

64.6

 

 

 

64.3

 

Effect of dilutive shares

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

Shares used in net income per common share - diluted

 

 

65.4

 

 

 

64.6

 

 

 

64.5

 

Shares excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

 

$

51,427

 

 

$

25,140

 

 

$

35,406

 

Shares used in net income per common share – basic

 

 

28,949

 

 

 

25,719

 

 

 

26,064

 

Dilutive effect of the equity premium on Convertible Notes

   at the average price of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

43

 

Incremental shares of unvested restricted common stock

 

 

115

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

2

 

Shares used in net income per common share – diluted

 

 

29,064

 

 

 

25,872

 

 

 

26,109

 

On December 12, 2016 the Company gave notice to the holders of its 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Convertible Notes”), of its intention to redeem all Convertible Notes outstanding on January 12, 2017 (the “Redemption Date”). In lieu of receiving the redemption price, holders of the Convertible Notes could surrender their Convertible Notes for conversion at any time before January 9, 2017. The conversion rate of the Convertible Notes was 39.0809 shares of the Company’s common stock, for each $1,000 of outstanding principal of the Convertible Notes. As of December 31, 2016 approximately $39.3 million of the Convertible Notes were converted resulting in the issuance of 1.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock. As a result of the conversion, the Company incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.9 million and the carrying value of the Convertible Notes was $42.9 million as of December 31, 2016. In January 2017, the remaining principal was converted to 1.7 million shares of common stock, and $0.9 million was redeemed for cash. As a result of the conversion of the Convertible Notes in December 2016 and January 2017, the weighted-average basic shares outstanding includes an additional 3.2 million shares for the year ended December 31, 2017.


Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is determined based upon the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, as determined by either the principal market or the most advantageous market. Inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values are classified based on a three-level hierarchy, as follows:

Level 1- Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2- Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived

model-derived.

Level 3- Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities.

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a remaining maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.equivalents and are classified as Level 1.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the company recorded an impairment of $0.9 million at its facility in Changzhou, China. The Company estimated the fair value of the buildings based on appraisals and sales prices of like properties (level 2).  The net book value of the buildings is classified as an asset held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet (See Note 4).

During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recognized an impairment of the TB Woods trademark, part of the Couplings, Clutches and Brakes segment, totaling $6.6 million. The fair value of the trademark was measured using an income approach (Level 3 inputs) that required management to estimate future cash flows underlying the trademark and discounting those projections to arrive at the present value of those projected cash flows. The significant inputs include projected cash flows, an assumed royalty rate and the discount rate.

The Company determines the fair value of financial instruments using quoted market prices whenever available. When quoted market prices are not available for various types of financial instruments (such as forwards, options and swaps), the Company uses standard models with market-based inputs, which take into account the present value of estimated future cash flows and the ability of the Company or the financial counterparty to perform. For interest rate and cross currency swaps, the significant inputs to these models are interest rate curves for discounting future cash flows and are adjusted for credit risk. For forward foreign currency contracts, the significant inputs are interest rate curves for discounting future cash flows and exchange rate curves of the foreign currency for translating future cash flows. See additional discussion of the Company’s use of financial instruments including cross-currency swaps and interest rate swaps included in Note 13.

The carrying values of financial instruments, including accounts receivable, cash equivalents, accounts payable, and other accrued liabilities are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.value, and are classified as Level 1. Debt under the Company’s 2015Altra Credit Agreement with certain financial institutions including(as defined herein) is classified as Level 2 and is comprised of the 2015Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility (both as defined herein). The carrying amount of the Term Loan Facility of $400.0 million and the Revolving Credit Facility of $262.9$605.0 million approximates the fair value due to the variable rate and the fact that the agreement was renegotiatednegotiated in November 2021. The carrying amount of the Notes (as defined herein) was $400.0 million and the estimated fair value of the Notes was $427.0 million at December 201631, 2021. The Notes are classified as Level 2.

The Company determines the fair value of financial instruments using quoted market prices whenever available and thereclassifies these investments as Level 1. When quoted market prices are not available for various types of financial instruments (such as derivative instruments), the Company uses standard models with market-based inputs, which take into account the present value of

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estimated future cash flows and the ability of the Company or the financial counterparty to perform. These investments are classified as Level 2. For cross-currency interest rate swaps and interest rate swaps, the significant inputs to these models are interest rate curves for discounting future cash flows and are adjusted for credit risk. See additional discussion of the Company’s use of financial instruments including cross-currency interest rate swaps and interest rate swaps included in Note 15.

In December 2020, the Company invested $5.0 million for a minority equity interest in a privately held manufacturing software company, MTEK Industry AB (“MTEK”), over which the Company does not exert significant influence. The equity investment does not have been no significanta readily determinable fair value and does not qualify for the practical expedient to estimate fair value using the net asset value per share. Therefore, in accordance with ASU 2016-01, the Company elected to measure the investment at its cost less impairment, if any, adjusted for observable price changes in our credit ratingorderly transactions for identical or pricinga similar investment of similar debt.the same issuer. This investment is considered a Level 3 asset based on the lack of observable inputs and is classified within other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company monitors its equity investment in MTEK for indicators of impairments or upward adjustments on an ongoing basis. If the Company determines that such an indicator is present, an adjustment will be recorded, which will be measured as the difference between the carrying value and estimated fair value. As of December 31, 2021, there were no indicators that support an adjustment to MTEK’s carrying value.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Foreign Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries operating outside of the United States with a functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar are translated into U.S. Dollars using exchange rates at the end of the respective period. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates effective during the respective period.

Foreign currency translation adjustments are included in accumulated other comprehensive lossincome (loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Net foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in the results of operations in the period incurred and included in other non-operating expense (income), net in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.operations. Net foreign currency transaction gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were inconsequential.


Trade Receivables

AnAll trade account receivables are reported net of allowances for credit losses. The allowance for doubtful accountscredit losses represents the Company’s best estimate of the credit losses expected from our trade account receivables over the life of the underlying assets. Assets with similar risk characteristics are pooled together for determination of their current expected credit losses. The Company regularly performs detailed reviews of its pooled assets to evaluate the collectability of receivables based on a combination of past, current, and future financial and qualitative factors that may affect customers’ ability to pay. In circumstances where the Company is aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, a specific reserve is recorded for estimated collection losses that willagainst amounts due to reduce the recognized receivable to the amount reasonably expected to be incurred in the collection of receivables. Estimated losses are based on historical collection experience, as well as a review by management of the status of all receivables. Collection losses have been within the Company’s expectations.collected.

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories are generally stated at the lower of cost or marketnet realizable value using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method.

The carrying value of inventories acquired by the Company in its acquisitions reflects fair value at the date of acquisition as determined by the Company based on the replacement cost of raw materials, the sales price of the finished goods less an appropriate amount representing the expected profitability from selling efforts, and for work-in-process the sales price of the finished goods less an appropriate amount representing the expected profitability from selling efforts and costs to complete.

The Company periodically reviews its quantities of inventories on hand and compares these amounts to the expected usage of each particular product or product line. The Company records a charge to cost of sales for any amounts required to reduce the carrying value of inventories to its estimated net realizable value.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.

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Depreciation of property, plant and equipment, including capitalfinance leases, is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset, as follows:

 

Buildings and improvements

157 to 45 years

Machinery and equipment

2 to 15 years

CapitalFinance lease

Life of lease

Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated life of the asset or the life of the lease, if shorter.

Improvements and replacements are capitalized to the extent that they increase the useful economic life or increase the expected economic benefit of the underlying asset. Repairs and maintenance expenditures are charged to expense as incurred.

Lease Accounting Policy

Arrangements that are determined to be leases at inception are recognized in operating lease right of use (ROU) assets, current lease liabilities, and long-term lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. Operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future fixed lease payments over the lease term at lease commencement date. As the Company’s leases typically do not provide an implicit rate, the Company applies its incremental borrowing rate based on the economic environment at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease prepayments made and initial direct costs incurred and is reduced by lease incentives. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets represent product technology, patents, tradenames, trademarks, customer relationships, and customer relationships.in-process research and development (“IPR&D”). Product technology, patents and customer relationships are amortized on a straight-line basis over 84 to 1729 years, which approximates the period of economic benefit. The tradenamesTrademarks, IPR&D and trademarksthe majority of our trade names are considered indefinite-lived assets and are not being amortized. Amortization of the IPR&D asset will commence when the asset is placed into service. Intangibles are stated at fair value on the date of acquisition. Intangibles are stated net of accumulated amortization.

Goodwill

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price paid by the Company over the fair value of the net assets acquired in each of the Company’s acquisitions.

Impairment of Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

The Company conducts an annual impairment review of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in DecemberOctober of each year, unless events occur which trigger the need for an interim impairment review.

In connection with the Company’s annual impairment review, goodwill is assessed for impairment by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit to the carrying value. The Company’s measurement date is October 31st. The Company determines the fair value of its reporting units using the discounted cash flow model and, where appropriate, the Company also uses the market approach. The determination of the fair value using a two-step approach. In the first step,discounted cash flow model requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenues, profit margins, and discount rates. The determination of the fair value using the market approach requires management to make significant assumptions related to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization (EBITDA) multiples and revenue multiples. The Company estimates future cash flows based upon historical results and current market projections, discounted at a market comparable rate. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds the estimated fair value, impairment may be present and the Company would then be required to perform a second step in its impairment analysis. In the second step, the Company would evaluate impairment losses based upon the fair value of the underlying assets and liabilities of the reporting unit, including any unrecognized intangible assets, and estimate the implied fair value


of the goodwill. An impairment loss iswould be recognized to the extent that a reporting unit’s recorded value of the goodwill assetcarrying amount exceeded its deemed fair value. In addition,Refer to Note 7 for additional discussion of the extentCompany’s annual impairment review.

For the implied fair value of any indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than the asset’s carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized on those assets. The Company did not identify any impairment of goodwill during the periods presented.

For ourCompany's indefinite-lived intangible assets, mainly trademarks, wethe Company estimated the fair value first by estimating the total revenue attributable to the trademarks. Second, wethe Company estimated an appropriate royalty rate using the return on assets method by estimating the required financial return on our assets, excluding trademarks, less the overall return generated by our total asset base. The return as a percentage of revenue provides an indication of our royalty rate (between 1.0%1.0% and 1.25%2.0%). WeThe Company compared the estimated fair value of our trademarks with the carrying value of the trademarks. For our indefinite lived intangible assets, mainly trademarks, we estimate the fair value by first estimating the total revenue attributableRefer to the trademarks. Second, we estimate an appropriate royalty rate using the return on assets method by estimating the required financial return on our assets, excluding trademarks, less the overall return generated by our total asset base. The return as a percentage of revenue provides an indication of our royalty rate. We then compare the estimated fair value of our trademarks with the carrying valueNote 7 for additional discussion of the trademarks to record an impairment. For 2017 there was noCompany’s annual impairment related to any of our trademarks or other intangibles.review.

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Preparation of forecasts of revenue and profitability growth for use in the long-range plan and the discount rate require significant use of judgment. Changes to the discount rate and the forecasted profitabilitycash flows could affect the estimated fair value of one or more of the Company’s reporting units and intangible assets and could result in a goodwillan impairment charge in a future period.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Other Than Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Long-lived assets, including definite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long livedlong-lived asset may not be recovered. Long-lived assets are considered to be impaired if the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset over its remaining useful life. If an asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value, and is charged to results of operations at that time.

Held for Sale

DeterminingAssets and liabilities to be disposed of by sale (“disposal groups”) are reclassified into “held for sale” if their carrying amounts are principally expected to be recovered through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use. The reclassification occurs when the disposal group is available for immediate sale and the sale is probable. These criteria are generally met when an agreement to sell exists, or management has committed to a plan to sell the assets within one year. Disposal groups are measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair values based on discounted cash flows requires managementvalue less costs to make significant estimatessell and assumptions, including forecastingare not depreciated or amortized. When the net realizable value of revenue and profitability growth for use in the long-range plan and estimating appropriate discount rates. Changesa disposal group increases during a period, a gain can be recognized to the discount rate andextent that it does not increase the forecasted profitability could affectvalue of the estimateddisposal group beyond its original carrying value when the disposal group was reclassified as held for sale. The fair value of onea disposal group, less any costs to sell, is assessed each reporting period it remains classified as held for sale and any remeasurement to the lower of carrying value or morefair value less costs to sell is reported as an adjustment to the carrying value of the disposal group. Refer to Financial Note 3, “Acquisitions and Divestitures,” for more information.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue under the core principle of depicting the transfer of control to the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets and could resultcustomers in an impairment chargeamount reflecting the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. In order to achieve that core principle, the Company applies the following five step approach: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when a future period.performance obligation is satisfied.

Revenue Recognition

Product revenuesOur sales revenue for product sales is recognized based on a point in time model, when control transfers to our customers, which is generally when products are recognized, net of sales tax collected,shipped from our manufacturing facilities or when delivered to the customer’s named location. Certain large distribution customers receive annual volume discounts, which are estimated at the time title and risk of loss pass to the customer, which generally occurs upon shipment tosale is recorded based on the customer. estimated annual sales.Product return reserves are accrued at the time of sale based on the historical relationship between shipments and returns and are recorded as a reduction of net sales.

Certain large distribution When the Company performs shipping and handling activities after the transfer of control to the customer (e.g., when control transfers prior to delivery), they are considered as fulfillment activities and, accordingly, the costs are accrued for when the related revenue is recognized. Taxes collected from customers receive annual volume discounts, whichrelating to product sales and remitted to governmental authorities are estimated atexcluded from revenues. See Note 2 (Revenue Recognition) to the time the sale is recorded based on the estimated annual sales.consolidated financial statements for further disclosures regarding revenue.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs associated with sales are classified as a component of cost of sales. Amounts collected from our customers for shipping and handling are recognized as revenue.

Warranty Costs

Estimated expenses related to product warranties are accrued at the time products are sold to customers. Estimates are established using historical information as to the nature, frequency, and average costs of warranty claims. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.

Self-Insurance

Self-Insurance

Certain exposures are self-insured up to pre-determined amounts, above which third-party insurance applies, including exposures for medical claims, workers’ compensation, vehicle insurance, product liability costs and general liability exposure. The accompanying balance sheets


include reserves for the estimated costs associated with these self-insured risks, based on historic experience factors and management’s estimates for known and anticipated claims. A portion of medical insurance costs are offset by

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charging employees a premium equivalent to group insurance rates. The costs of retained loss for the self-insurance programs, at each balance sheet date, have not been material in any period.

Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Advertising

Advertising

Advertising costs are charged to selling, general and administrative expenses as incurred and amounted to approximately $3.4$6.0 million, $2.8$5.0 million and $3.1$6.6 million, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 2015,2019, respectively.

Income Taxes

The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. The Company evaluates the realizability of its net deferred tax assets and assesses the need for a valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. The future benefit to be derived from its deferred tax assets is dependent upon the Company’s ability to generate sufficient future taxable income to realize the assets. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its net deferred tax assets to the amount that may be more likely than not to be realized.

To the extent the Company establishes a valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets generated from operations, an expense will be recorded within the provision for income taxes. In periods subsequent to establishing a valuation allowance on net deferred assets from operations, if the Company were to determine that it would be able to realize its net deferred tax assets in excess of their net recorded amount, an adjustment to the valuation allowance would be recorded as a reduction to income tax expense in the period such determination was made.

We assess our income tax positions and record tax benefits for all years subject to examination, based upon our evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, we record the amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement with the taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. Interest and penalties are related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in income tax expense in the consolidated statement of incomeoperations and included in accruals and other long-term liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, wherewhen applicable. If we do not believe that it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit is recognized.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “U.S. Tax Act”) was signed into law, making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Changes include, but are not limited to, a U.S. federal corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system, and a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017. We have calculated our best estimate of the impact of the U.S. Tax Act in our year end income tax provision in accordance with guidance available as of the date of this filing. The provisional amount related to the one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earnings was $7.4 million.  In addition, we recognized a benefit totaling $7.8 million upon the remeasurment of our net deferred tax liabilities from 35% to 21%.


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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive LossIncome (Loss) by Component

The following is a reconciliation of changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive LossIncome (Loss) for the periods presented:

 

 

Gains and
(Losses) on
Cash Flow
Hedges

 

 

Pension & Other
Post Retirement
Benefit Plans

 

 

Cumulative
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment

 

 

Total

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component, January 1, 2019

 

$

(6.6

)

 

$

(0.2

)

 

$

(64.8

)

 

$

(71.6

)

Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax

 

 

(9.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9.9

)

Pension adjustments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

(1.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1.4

)

Reclassification of pension adjustments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26.9

)

 

 

(26.9

)

Change in fair value of net investment hedge, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.8

 

 

 

19.8

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

 

(9.9

)

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(7.1

)

 

 

(18.3

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component, December 31, 2019

 

$

(16.5

)

 

$

(1.5

)

 

$

(71.9

)

 

$

(89.9

)

Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax

 

 

(11.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11.9

)

Reclassification of interest rate swap to income, net of tax

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.9

 

Pension adjustments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2.6

)

Reclassification of pension adjustments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.4

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87.0

 

 

 

87.0

 

Change in fair value of net investment hedge, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

 

 

31.2

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

118.2

 

 

 

111.0

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component, December 31, 2020

 

$

(21.5

)

 

$

(3.7

)

 

$

46.3

 

 

$

21.1

 

Reclassification of interest rate swap to income, net of tax

 

 

21.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.5

 

Pension & other post retirement benefit obligation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

Reclassification of pension adjustments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(57.5

)

 

 

(57.5

)

Net current-period other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

 

21.5

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

(57.5

)

 

 

(32.1

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component, December 31, 2021

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

(11.2

)

 

$

(11.0

)

 

 

Gains and

Losses on

Cash Flow

Hedges

 

 

Defined

Benefit

Pension

Plans

 

 

Cumulative

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustment

 

 

Total

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component,

   January 1, 2015

 

$

143

 

 

$

(4,818

)

 

$

(36,740

)

 

$

(41,415

)

Cumulative losses transferred from Lamiflex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(410

)

 

 

(410

)

Net current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax

 

 

(283

)

 

 

(989

)

 

 

(20,735

)

 

 

(22,007

)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component,

  December 31, 2015

 

 

(140

)

 

 

(5,807

)

 

 

(57,885

)

 

 

(63,832

)

Net current-period Other Comprehensive Income Loss, net of tax

 

 

(506

)

 

 

139

 

 

 

(11,887

)

 

 

(12,254

)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component,

  December 31, 2016

 

 

(646

)

 

 

(5,668

)

 

 

(69,772

)

 

 

(76,086

)

Net current-period Other Comprehensive Income Loss, net of tax

 

 

194

 

 

 

924

 

 

 

24,038

 

 

 

25,156

 

Reclassification adjustment from loss on partial settlement of pension plan, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

1,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,066

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component,

  December 31, 2017

 

$

(452

)

 

$

(3,678

)

 

$

(45,734

)

 

$

(49,864

)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We have calculated our best estimate of the impact of the U.S. Tax Act in our year end income tax provision in accordance with guidance available as of the date of this filing. The provisional amount related to the one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earnings was $7.4 million.  In addition, we recognized a benefit totaling $7.8 million upon the remeasurement of our net deferred tax liabilities from 35% to 21%. On December 22, 2017, Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) was issued to address the application of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the U.S. Tax Act. The ultimate impact of the U.S. Tax Act may differ from this estimate, possibly materially, due to changes in interpretations and assumptions, and guidance that may be issued and actions we may take in response to the U.S. Tax Act. The U.S. Tax Act is highly complex and we will continue to assess the impact that various provisions will have on our business. Any subsequent adjustment to these amounts will be recorded to current tax expense in the period when the analysis is complete.

In August 2017,2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging("ASU") 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 815) (“ASU 2017-12”): Targeted Improvements to740) Simplifying the Accounting for Hedging Activities.Income Taxes. The ASU simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles of Topic 740, and clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This ASU provides new guidance about income statement classification and eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. The entire change in fair value for qualifying hedge instruments included in the effectiveness will be recorded in other comprehensive income (OCI) and amounts deferred in OCI will be reclassified to earnings in the same income statement line item in which the earnings effect of the hedged item is reported. The guidance will bebecomes effective for interim and annual periods for the Company on January 1, 2019,fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expectadopted the adoptionstandard as of this ASU to have aJanuary 1, 2021 with no material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715) (“ASU 2017-07”): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. This ASU changes the income statement presentation of defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plan expense by requiring separation between operating expense (service cost component of net periodic benefit expense) and non-operating expense (all other components of net periodic benefit expense, including interest cost, amortization of prior service cost, curtailments and settlements, etc.). The operating expense component is reported with similar compensation costs while the non-operating components are reported outside of operating income. The guidance


is effective for interim and annual periods for the Company on January 1, 2018. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business combinations (Topic 805) (“ASU 2017-01”): Clarifying the definition of a business, which clarifies the definition of a business and assists entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. Under this guidance, when substantially all of the fair value of gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset (or group of similar assets), the assets acquired would not represent a business. In addition, in order to be considered a business, an acquisition would have to include at a minimum an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create an output. The amended guidance also narrows the definition of outputs by more closely aligning it with how outputs are described in FASB guidance for revenue recognition. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods for the Company on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards update ASU 2017-04, Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) (“ASU 2017-04”): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The amended guidance simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment for all entities by eliminating the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment charge will now be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods for the Company on January 1, 2020. with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). The ASU requires management to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for all operating leases. The ASU is effective for periods ending on December 15, 2018 and interim periods therein on a modified retrospective basis. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our financial statements but expect that we will record a material lease obligation upon the adoption of this standard.  See Note 14 for additional information regarding our commitments under various lease obligations.  

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”). The updated guidance revises aspects of stock-based compensation guidance which include income tax consequences, classification of awards as equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2017 which resulted in the recognition of excess tax benefits in our provision for income taxes with the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations rather than paid-in capital and was not material for the year ended December 31, 2017. Additionally, our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows now present excess tax benefits as an operating activity, effective January 1, 2017. Finally, the Company elected to continue to estimate forfeitures based on historical data and recognizes forfeiture compensation expense over the vesting period of the award. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014,2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). This ASU provides relief from certain accounting consequences that could result from the global markets’ anticipated transition away from the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. The relief provided by this ASU is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The optional amendments are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company has not applied any optional expedients and exceptions to date, and will continue to evaluate the impact of the guidance and whether it will apply the optional expedients and exceptions.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which amends the accounting related to contract assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations. Under current GAAP, an entity generally recognizes assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, including contract assets and contract liabilities arising from revenue contracts with customers, at fair value on the acquisition date. ASU 2021-08 requires that entities recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendment. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

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2. Revenue Recognition

We sell our products through 3 primary commercial channels: original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), industrial distributors and direct to end users. Each of our segments sells similar products, which are balanced across end-user industries including, without limitation, energy, food processing, general industrial, material handling, mining, transportation, industrial automation, robotics, medical devices, and turf & garden.

As the Company’s standard payment terms are less than one year, the Company has elected the practical expedient under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASU 2014-09”ASC”) The guidance introduces606-10-32-18 to not assess whether a new five-step revenue recognition modelcontract has a significant financing component. Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer (i.e., when the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied), which typically occurs at shipment from the Company’s manufacturing site or delivery to the customer’s named location. In determining whether control has transferred, the Company considers if there is a present right to payment and legal title, along with risks and rewards of ownership having transferred to the customer. In certain circumstances, the Company manufactures customized product without alternative use for its customers, which would generally result in which an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or servicescontrol over time. The Company has evaluated the amount of revenue subject to customers in an amountrecognition over time and concluded that reflectsit is immaterial.

The following table disaggregates our revenue for each reportable segment. The Company believes that disaggregating revenue into these categories achieves the considerationdisclosure objective to which the entity expects to be entitled, in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU also requires disclosures sufficient to enable users to understanddepict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arisingare affected by economic factors.

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

$

924.8

 

 

$

818.6

 

 

$

907.7

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

979.0

 

 

 

911.8

 

 

 

931.0

 

Inter-segment eliminations

 

 

(4.0

)

 

 

(4.4

)

 

 

(4.6

)

Net sales

 

$

1,899.8

 

 

$

1,726.0

 

 

$

1,834.1

 

Net sales by geographic region based on point of shipment origin are as follows:

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

North America (primarily U.S.)

 

$

1,018.3

 

 

$

914.9

 

 

$

1,036.5

 

Europe excluding Germany

 

 

341.9

 

 

 

289.3

 

 

 

307.7

 

Germany

 

 

200.0

 

 

 

185.8

 

 

 

222.7

 

China

 

 

222.9

 

 

 

222.5

 

 

 

159.6

 

Asia and other (excluding China)

 

 

116.7

 

 

 

113.5

 

 

 

107.6

 

Total

 

$

1,899.8

 

 

$

1,726.0

 

 

$

1,834.1

 

The payment terms and conditions in our customer contracts vary. In some cases, customers will partially prepay for their goods; in other cases, after appropriate credit evaluations, payment will be due in arrears. In addition, there are constraints that cause variability in the ultimate consideration to be recognized. These constraints typically include early payment discounts, volume rebates, rights of return, surcharges, and other customer consolidation.

Payments received from contracts with customers including qualitativeare recorded as accounts receivable when an unconditional right to the consideration exists. A contract asset is recognized when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good to the customer before consideration is due. A contract liability is recognized when consideration is received from a customer prior to the Company satisfying the related performance obligation. Contract assets and quantitative disclosures about contracts with customers, significant judgmentscontract liabilities are recognized in other current assets and changesother current liabilities, respectively, in judgments andthe Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The Company had inconsequential contract assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract This guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018.

year to date periods ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company developed a project plan to guide the implementation. The project plan includes analyzing the ASU’s impact onopening and closing balances of the Company’s current contract portfolio, surveying the Company’s business units and discussing the various revenue streams, completing contract reviews, comparing historical accounting policies and practices to the requirements of the new guidance, identifying potential differences from applying the requirements of the new guidance to its contracts and updating and providing training on its accounting policy. The Company has completed the process of evaluating controls and new disclosure requirements and identifying and implementing appropriate changes to its business processes and systems to support recognition and disclosure under the new guidance. The Company will adopt this new guidance using the modified retrospective method that will result in a cumulative effect adjustment,liabilities as of the year to date of adoption. The Company’s adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.periods ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Beginning balance

 

$

10.3

 

 

$

8.4

 

Closing balance

 

 

13.5

 

 

 

10.3

 

Increase

 

$

3.2

 

 

$

1.9

 

.55



2.    Acquisitions

OnIn the twelve-month period ended December 30, 2016, the Company consummated an agreement31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, all outstanding revenue has been recognized related to acquire the Stromag business (“Stromag”) from GKN plc for €186.4 million ($196.7 million) less the cash remaining on the balance sheet of €8.3 ($8.8  million). In 2017, the Company received a payment totaling $2.9 million for the working capital settlement.

Stromag is a manufacturer of an array of engineered products including clutches and brakes, flexible couplings, limit switches and friction discs. Stromag serves the agricultural equipment, construction, crane & hoist, marine, metal processing, renewable energy and general industrial markets. The Stromag business is headquartered in Unna, Germany and has operations in Germany, France, the U.S., the UK, Brazil, India and China.

Altra financed the transaction through a combination of cash and additional borrowings under its 2015 Credit Agreement. Under the purchase agreement, the seller agreed to provide the Company with a limited set of representations and warranties, including with respect to outstanding and potential liabilities. Damages resulting from a breach of a representation or warranty could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, and there is no guarantee that the Company would actually be able to recover all or any portion of the sums payable in connection with such breach. The Company is subject to substantially all theour contract liabilities of Stromag that were not satisfied on or prior to the closing date. There may be liabilities that the Company underestimated or did not discover in the course of performing the Company’s due diligence investigation of Stromag.

The closing date of the Stromag Acquisition was December 30, 2016, and as a result, the Company’s consolidated financial statements reflect Stromag’s results of operations fromat the beginning of the related period.

3. Acquisitions and Divestitures

The following business oncombination and divestiture activity took place during the year ended December 31, 2016 forward.2021:

As of Nook Industries Acquisition

On December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’sCompany acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Nook Industries, LLC ("Nook"), a leader in the U.S. engineered linear motion industry. The acquisition accountingexpands the Company's current portfolio of linear product offerings. The acquisition is completebeing accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting and the allocationresults have been consolidated into the Company's Automation & Specialty ("A&S") segment.

The aggregate purchase price of approximately $138.5 million, inclusive of certain post-closing adjustments but subject to others, consisted of $125.2 million of cash transferred, net of $5.1 million of cash acquired, and a noncontingent purchase price holdback of $8.2 million. The purchase price holdback was recorded in accruals and other current liabilities at December 31, 2021 and was released in January 2022. The Company borrowed $130.0 million under its Revolving Credit Facility to finance the calculation oftransaction.

The fair value of all the acquired identifiable assets and liabilities forsummarized below are based on preliminary valuations and are subject to change as the Stromag Acquisition is final. The measurement period adjustments which reflected newCompany obtains additional information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as ofduring the acquisition date were not material. measurement period. The Company updated the acquisition accounting and the final purchase price allocation as of the year ended December 31, 2017,acquisition date is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total purchase price, excluding acquisition costs of approximately $2.9 million

 

$

191,852

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

8,758

 

Trade receivables

 

 

24,087

 

Inventories

 

 

22,039

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

40,343

 

Intangible assets

 

 

74,795

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

778

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

170,800

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(15,370

)

Accrued payroll

 

 

(7,171

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

(4,496

)

Income tax payable

 

 

(2,525

)

Deferred tax liability

 

 

(27,783

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

(1,255

)

Pension liability

 

 

(15,283

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

 

(73,883

)

Net assets acquired

 

 

96,917

 

Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired

 

$

94,935

 

 

At Acquisition Date

 

Total cash consideration

$

130.3

 

Purchase price holdback

 

8.2

 

Fair value of consideration transferred

 

138.5

 

 

 

 

Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
   assumed:

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

5.1

 

Receivables

 

3.7

 

Inventory

 

10.8

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

0.4

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

12.8

 

Deferred tax asset

 

0.9

 

Other non-current assets

 

5.0

 

Intangibles

 

55.1

 

Accounts payable

 

(2.9

)

Accrued payroll

 

(0.7

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

(2.7

)

Other long term liability

 

(4.6

)

Total identifiable net assets acquired

 

82.9

 

Goodwill

$

55.6

 

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill, which is generally not deductible for income tax purposes with the exception of approximately $12.8 million for certain assets acquired in the United States. The goodwill in this acquisition is attributable to the Company’s expectation to developachieve synergies, such as lower cost country sourcing, global procurement, the ability to cross-sell product, and the ability to penetrate certain geographic areas, as a result ofoptimize the acquisition of Stromag.cost structure.

Intangible assets acquired consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

 

$

56,019

 

$

54.0

 

Trade names and trademarks

 

 

18,776

 

Trade name

 

1.1

 

Total intangible assets

 

$

74,795

 

$

55.1

 


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Customer relationships and trade name are subject to amortization, and will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of 1518 years and 4 years, respectively, which represents the anticipated period over which the Company estimates it will benefit from the acquired assets. The tradenames and trademarks are considered to have an indefinite life and will not be amortized.

The following table sets forth the unaudited pro forma results of operations of the Company for the yearyears ended December 31, 20162021 and December 31, 2020 as if the Company had acquired StromagNook on January 1, 2016.2020. The pro forma information contains the actual operating results of the Company and Stromag,the Nook business, adjusted to include the pro forma impact of (i) additional depreciation expense as a result of estimated depreciation based on the fair value of fixed assets; (ii) additional expense as a result of the estimated amortization of identifiable intangible assets; (iii) additional interest expense for borrowings under the 2015 Credit Agreement associated with the Stromag Acquisitionborrowings used to finance the acquisition and (iv) inventory fair value adjustment. These pro forma amounts do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have actually been obtained if the acquisition occurred at the beginning of the period or that may be obtained in the future.

 

 

Pro forma (unaudited)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Total revenues

 

$

1,940.6

 

 

$

1,764.1

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

31.0

 

 

 

(30.0

)

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.48

 

 

$

(0.46

)

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

(0.46

)

JVS Divestiture

In the fourth quarter of 2021, we committed to a plan to sell our JVS business within our Automation & Specialty reporting segment in an effort to exit the heavy-duty trucks and transportation industry. On February 8, 2022, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Cummins Inc (the "Buyer"). The sale, which is expected to be completed in 2022, is subject to antitrust and regulatory approval requirements, as well as other customary closing conditions. The Company determined the criteria to be classified as held for sale were met and the assets and liabilities were presented as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at the lower of carrying value or fair value less cost to sell until the transaction is completed. The Company determined that the disposal group classified as held for sale does not meet the criteria for classification as discontinued operations as the disposal is not considered a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. The JVS business is not a significant disposal based on its quantitative and qualitative evaluation.

Before measuring the fair value less costs to sell of the disposal group as a whole, the Company first reviewed individual assets and liabilities to determine if any fair value adjustments were required and concluded no individual asset impairments were required. Then, based on the purchase and sale agreement entered into by the Company and the Buyer, the Company determined the fair value of the disposal group to be equal to the selling price, less costs to sell. Based on this review, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $60.0 million as the sale was considered to be a triggering event to evaluate goodwill impairment for the JVS reporting unit. Additionally, the Company recorded an asset held for sale impairment charge of $82.4 million, for a total impairment charge of $142.4 million in 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proforma (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Year to Date Period Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

Total revenues

 

 

$

851,537

 

Net income

 

 

 

28,252

 

Basic earnings per share

 

 

 

1.10

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

$

1.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The assets and liabilities of the JVS business classified as held for sale at December 31, 2021 were as follows:

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December 31,2021

 

Assets

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

Trade receivables

$

11.3

 

Inventories

 

16.3

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2.3

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

64.6

 

Goodwill

 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

364.5

 

Other assets

 

0.7

 

Impairment on carrying value (1)

 

(82.4

)

Total assets held for sale

$

377.3

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

Accounts payable

$

20.8

 

Other current liabilities

 

9.8

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

22.3

 

Other liabilities

 

0.1

 

Total liabilities held for sale

$

53.0

 

(1) Includes the effect of approximately $10.8 million of favorable cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment and accumulated other post retirement benefit obligation gains.

 

3.The following business combination activity took place during the year ended December 31, 2018:

Automation & Specialty Acquisition

On October 1, 2018, the Company and Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”) consummated the combination (the “Fortive Transaction”) of Altra with 4 operating companies from Fortive’s Automation & Specialty platform (the “A&S Business”), and as a result, the consolidated financial statements reflect the A&S Business’s results of operations from October 1, 2018 onward.

The A&S Business, consisting of four key brands, Kollmorgen, Portescap, Thomson and Jacobs Vehicle Systems, designs, manufactures, markets and sells electromechanical and electronic motion control products, including standard and custom motors, drives and controls; linear motion systems, ball screws, linear bearings, clutches/brakes, linear actuators and mechanical components; and through Jacobs Vehicle Systems, supplemental braking systems for commercial vehicles.

As of December 31, 2019, the allocation of the purchase price of the A&S Business was complete. The Company recorded $29.5 million of purchase price adjustments and certain measurement period adjustments for the year to date period ended December

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31, 2019 resulting in an increase to goodwill in the amount of $47.5 million. The purchase price allocation below includes such adjustments.

 

 

At Acquisition
Date

 

 

Measurement
Period
Adjustments

 

 

At Acquisition
Date
(As Adjusted)

 

Consideration transferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cash consideration

 

$

1,003.4

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,003.4

 

Total equity consideration

 

 

1,458.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,458.7

 

A&S acquisition purchase price adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

29.5

 

 

 

29.5

 

Fair value of consideration transferred

 

$

2,462.1

 

 

$

29.5

 

 

$

2,491.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
   assumed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash: less cash on A&S balance sheet at 10/1/2018

 

 

54.1

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

53.5

 

Receivables

 

 

129.7

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

128.9

 

Inventory

 

 

89.1

 

 

 

(3.8

)

 

 

85.3

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

6.7

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

178.3

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

177.0

 

Intangibles

 

 

1,454.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,454.0

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

7.5

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(98.9

)

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

(98.1

)

Accrued payroll

 

 

(15.2

)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(14.7

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

(33.7

)

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(34.1

)

Pension liability and other post employment
   benefits

 

 

(12.0

)

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

(12.3

)

Deferred tax liability

 

 

(355.7

)

 

 

(11.2

)

 

 

(366.9

)

Other long term liability

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

(2.9

)

Senior unsecured notes assumed

 

 

(400.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

(400.0

)

Total identifiable net assets assumed

 

 

1,001.9

 

 

 

(18.0

)

 

 

983.9

 

Goodwill

 

$

1,460.2

 

 

$

47.5

 

 

$

1,507.7

 

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for income tax purposes in the United States. The goodwill in this acquisition is attributable to the Company’s expectation to achieve synergies, such as facility consolidations, global procurement efficiencies, the ability to cross-sell product, and the ability to penetrate certain geographic areas.

Intangible assets acquired consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,025.0

 

Trade names and trademarks

 

 

 

 

 

 

209.0

 

Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

204.0

 

In-process research and development ("IPR&D")

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.0

 

Total intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,454.0

 

Customer relationships and technology are subject to amortization, and will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of 2229 years and 7-10 years, respectively, which represents the anticipated period over which the Company estimates it will benefit from the acquired assets. The tradenames and trademarks are considered to have an indefinite life and will not be amortized.

The major acquired technology IPR&D relates to the next generation of valvetrain technologies at the JVS business, which focus on improving engine brake performance, improving fuel efficiency and meeting future worldwide emissions regulations. The IPR&D projects are not currently amortized and will be reviewed for impairment at least annually and amortization will commence when the assets are placed into service. There was no evidence of impairment to IPR&D as of December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2021, the acquired IPR&D was reclassified as held for sale in connection with the plan to sell the JVS business.

4. Lease Accounting

We lease property and equipment under finance and operating leases. At December 31, 2021, the Company’s right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities for operating and finance leases totaled approximately $50.1 and $52.0 million, respectively. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating and finance leases totaled approximately $41.3 and $43.4 million, respectively. Finance lease ROU assets are included in non-current other assets and finance lease liabilities are included in current and non-current other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

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Quantitative information regarding the Company’s leases is as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Lease cost(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

 

16.1

 

 

 

14.2

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.3

 

Total lease cost

 

$

16.5

 

 

$

14.5

 

(1)
Finance lease costs and variable lease costs are immaterial to the Company. The Company does 0t have lease or sub-lease income.

Maturities of Lease Liabilities

 

Operating
Leases

 

 

Finance
Leases

 

2022

 

$

15.8

 

 

$

0.1

 

2023

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

 

After 2026

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

 

Total lease payments

 

 

57.0

 

 

 

0.1

 

Less interest

 

 

(5.1

)

 

 

 

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

51.9

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Other Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from finance leases

 

$

 

 

$

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

16.4

 

 

$

14.6

 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

$

 

 

$

 

Weighted average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years)

 

 

1.29

 

 

 

1.83

 

Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years)

 

 

5.03

 

 

 

3.53

 

Average discount rate - finance leases

 

 

5.07

%

 

 

5.50

%

Average discount rate - operating leases

 

 

3.52

%

 

 

3.56

%

5. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Raw materials

 

$

49,351

 

 

$

45,507

 

 

$

124.1

 

 

$

95.2

 

Work in process

 

 

22,914

 

 

 

20,128

 

 

 

26.7

 

 

 

22.1

 

Finished goods

 

 

73,346

 

 

 

74,205

 

 

 

117.0

 

 

 

93.1

 

 

$

145,611

 

 

$

139,840

 

 

$

267.8

 

 

$

210.4

 

4.6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Land

 

$

31,228

 

 

$

28,098

 

 

$

40.6

 

 

$

44.6

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

79,468

 

 

 

69,350

 

 

 

141.3

 

 

 

149.7

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

268,592

 

 

 

239,669

 

 

 

419.4

 

 

 

466.8

 

 

 

379,288

 

 

 

337,117

 

 

 

601.3

 

 

 

661.1

 

Less-Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(187,370

)

 

 

(160,074

)

 

 

(325.5

)

 

 

(316.9

)

 

$

191,918

 

 

$

177,043

 

 

$

275.8

 

 

$

344.2

 

During 2016, management completed the plan to exit its owned Electromagnetic Clutches and Brakes facility in Allones, France. The facility was consolidated into the Company’s existing Electromagnetic Clutches and Brakes operation in Saint Barthelemy, France. The Company also completed the closure of its Couplings, Clutches and Brakes facility in Changzhou, China and recognized an impairment loss on the building of approximately $0.9 million in  2016. The impairments for the facilities in Allones, France and Changzhou, China were recognized in restructuring costs in the consolidated statement of income during 2016. During 2017, the company completed the sale of the facility in Changzhou and obtained proceeds of approximately $3.2 million at the close of the transaction. There was no additional gain or loss recorded on the sale of the building which had been classified as an asset held for sale. In addition, the Gearing division is closing its facility in Milan, Italy. The buildings in Milan, Italy and Allones, France are actively being marketed by the Company and the Company expects to complete the sale of the properties within twelve months. The buildings having a net book value of approximately $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 and are classified as assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet.60



The Company recorded $26.5$51.9 million, $21.6$57.8 million and $21.6$58.0 million of depreciation expense in the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2021, 2020, and 2015,2019, respectively.

5.7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

In connection with the Company’s annual impairment review, goodwill is assessed for impairment by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit to the carrying value. As of the annual impairment review, which was as of October 31, 2021, the fair value of the Thomson reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by less than 10%. Due to the timing of the Nook acquisition, which closed on December 31, 2021, the acquired goodwill at Nook was not considered in the annual impairment review. Excluding the acquired goodwill related to the acquisition of Nook, the goodwill balance at the Thomson reporting unit was $443.4 million, out of a total goodwill balance of $1.6 billion as of December 31, 2021. All other reporting units have fair values that exceed their carrying value by 10% or more.

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company considered the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to be a triggering event for the JVS reporting unit and, as a result, the Company performed an interim impairment review. As a result of both the COVID-19 related economic downturn and its impact on JVS’s anticipated financial results, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that the JVS reporting unit’s carrying value exceeded its fair value and performed an interim impairment review for both JVS’s goodwill and tradename intangible asset. As a result of the interim impairment testing performed, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $8.4 million and $139.1 million for indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill, respectively, at March 31, 2020.

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment for the years ended December 31, 20172021 and 20162020 are as follows:

 

 

Power
Transmission
Technologies

 

 

Automation &
Specialty

 

 

Total

 

Goodwill

 

$

441.9

 

 

$

1,284.8

 

 

$

1,726.7

 

Accumulated impairment loss

 

 

(31.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

(31.8

)

Balance January 1, 2020

 

$

410.1

 

 

$

1,284.8

 

 

$

1,694.9

 

Impact of changes in foreign currency and other

 

 

10.5

 

 

 

29.7

 

 

 

40.2

 

Goodwill impairment charge

 

 

 

 

 

(139.1

)

 

 

(139.1

)

Balance December 31, 2020

 

 

420.6

 

 

 

1,175.4

 

 

 

1,596.0

 

Impact of changes in foreign currency and other

 

 

(9.6

)

 

 

(18.0

)

 

 

(27.6

)

Acquired goodwill related to the acquisition of Nook Industries

 

 

 

 

 

55.6

 

 

 

55.6

 

Other (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(60.0

)

 

 

(60.0

)

Balance December 31, 2021

 

$

411.0

 

 

$

1,153.0

 

 

$

1,564.0

 

(1) Reflects the goodwill of the JVS reporting unit, which is the disposal group classified as held for sale in 2021. Refer to Note 3 for further information.

 

 

 

Couplings,

Clutches &

Brakes

 

 

Electromagnetic Clutches &

Brakes

 

 

Gearing

 

 

Total

 

Net goodwill balance January 1, 2016

 

$

25,290

 

 

$

24,661

 

 

$

47,358

 

 

$

97,309

 

Acquisition of Stromag

 

 

80,340

 

 

 

12,785

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

93,125

 

Impact of changes in foreign currency and other

 

 

(1,165

)

 

 

(285

)

 

 

(143

)

 

 

(1,593

)

Net goodwill balance December 31, 2016

 

 

104,465

 

 

 

37,161

 

 

 

47,215

 

 

 

188,841

 

Impact of changes in foreign currency and other

 

 

13,806

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

957

 

 

 

15,389

 

Measurement period adjustment related to acquisition of Stromag, including working capital settlement (See Note 2)

 

 

1,692

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,810

 

Net goodwill balance December 31, 2017

 

$

119,963

 

 

$

37,905

 

 

$

48,172

 

 

$

206,040

 

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset:

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

Cost

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

 

 

Cost

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

 

 

Cost

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Net

 

 

Cost

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Net

 

Other intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tradenames and trademarks

 

$

54,883

 

 

$

 

 

$

54,883

 

 

$

50,416

 

 

$

 

 

$

50,416

 

 

$

212.2

 

 

$

 

 

$

212.2

 

 

$

259.7

 

 

$

 

 

$

259.7

 

In-process research and development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.0

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

 

 

177,207

 

 

 

72,970

 

 

 

104,237

 

 

 

164,406

 

 

 

60,761

 

 

$

103,645

 

 

 

960.2

 

 

 

206.4

 

 

 

753.8

 

 

 

1,220.2

 

 

 

195.0

 

 

 

1,025.2

 

Product technology and patents

 

 

5,853

 

 

 

5,360

 

 

 

493

 

 

 

6,090

 

 

 

5,468

 

 

$

622

 

 

 

141.4

 

 

 

50.2

 

 

 

91.2

 

 

 

211.2

 

 

 

52.5

 

 

 

158.7

 

Total intangible assets

 

$

237,943

 

 

$

78,330

 

 

$

159,613

 

 

$

220,912

 

 

$

66,229

 

 

$

154,683

 

 

$

1,313.8

 

 

$

256.6

 

 

$

1,057.2

 

 

$

1,707.1

 

 

$

247.5

 

 

$

1,459.6

 

As aChanges in our gross intangible assets from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021 were primarily the result of the annual indefinite-lived asset impairment reviewJVS disposal group being classified as held for thesale, as well as current year 2017, the Company determined that there was no impairment for trademarks or any other intangibles during the year ended December 31, 2017. In 2016, the Company determined that the trademark at one reporting unit was impairedamortization and therefore recorded a pre tax charge of $6.6 million in the consolidated statement of income.foreign currency translation effects.

The Company recorded $9.5$70.4 million, $8.3$69.8 million, and $8.6$70.4 million of amortization for the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 2015,2019, respectively.

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Customer relationships, product technology and patents are amortized over their useful lives ranging from 84 to 17 years.29 years. The weighted average estimated useful life of intangible assets subject to amortization is approximately 1114 years.

The estimated amortization expense for intangible assets is approximately $9.5$56.8 million in 20182022, $55.7 million in 2023, $55.3 million in 2024, $54.9 million in 2025, $53.9 million in 2026, and in each$568.4 million thereafter. The estimated future amortization excludes the amortization of the next four years and then $57.1 million thereafter.JVS intangible assets as a result of the JVS disposal group being classified as held for sale.


6.8. Warranty Costs

The contractual warranty period of the Company’s products generally ranges from three months to two years with certain warranties extending for longer periods. Estimated expenses related to product warranties are accrued at the time products are sold to customers and are recorded in accruals and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Estimates are established using historical information as to the nature, frequency and average costs of warranty claims. Changes in the carrying amount of accrued product warranty costs for each of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

9,158

 

 

$

9,468

 

 

$

7,792

 

Accrued current period warranty expense

 

 

1,057

 

 

 

1,355

 

 

 

4,429

 

Acquired warranty reserve

 

 

 

 

 

1,636

 

 

 

 

Payments and adjustments

 

 

(2,736

)

 

 

(3,301

)

 

 

(2,753

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

7,479

 

 

$

9,158

 

 

$

9,468

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

9.6

 

 

$

10.0

 

 

$

9.4

 

Accrued current period warranty expense

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

4.0

 

Payments and adjustments

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

(3.9

)

 

 

(3.4

)

Balance at end of year

 

$

8.3

 

 

$

9.6

 

 

$

10.0

 

7.9. Income Taxes

Income before income taxes by domestic and foreign locations consists of the following:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Domestic

 

$

29,212

 

 

$

4,448

 

 

$

33,481

 

 

$

(143.8

)

 

$

(38.1

)

 

$

39.6

 

Foreign

 

 

41,915

 

 

 

29,437

 

 

 

17,606

 

 

 

151.6

 

 

 

42.1

 

 

 

108.6

 

Total

 

$

71,127

 

 

$

33,885

 

 

$

51,087

 

 

$

7.8

 

 

$

4.0

 

 

$

148.2

 

The components of the provision for income taxes consist of the following:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

14,836

 

 

$

3,525

 

 

$

8,866

 

 

$

18.8

 

 

$

14.5

 

 

$

16.6

 

State

 

 

106

 

 

 

287

 

 

 

467

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

4.6

 

Non-US

 

 

12,770

 

 

 

7,783

 

 

 

6,581

 

Non-U.S.

 

 

39.6

 

 

 

41.1

 

 

 

32.9

 

 

 

27,712

 

 

 

11,595

 

 

 

15,914

 

 

 

62.2

 

 

 

57.8

 

 

 

54.1

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(6,222

)

 

 

(2,177

)

 

 

572

 

 

 

(70.8

)

 

 

(15.3

)

 

 

(6.7

)

State

 

 

371

 

 

 

(300

)

 

 

280

 

 

 

(6.1

)

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

(5.2

)

Non-US

 

 

(2,161

)

 

 

(373

)

 

 

(1,022

)

Non-U.S.

 

 

(5.2

)

 

 

(10.9

)

 

 

(21.2

)

 

 

(8,012

)

 

 

(2,850

)

 

 

(170

)

 

 

(82.1

)

 

 

(28.3

)

 

 

(33.1

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

19,700

 

 

$

8,745

 

 

$

15,744

 

(Benefit)/Provision for income taxes

 

$

(19.9

)

 

$

29.5

 

 

$

21.0

 

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A reconciliation from tax at the U.S. federal statutory rate to the Company’s provision for income taxes is as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Tax at US federal income tax rate

 

$

24,896

 

 

$

11,871

 

 

$

17,881

 

Deferred tax impact of U.S. tax reform

 

 

(7,819

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

State taxes, net of federal income tax effect

 

 

903

 

 

 

(141

)

 

 

578

 

Other changes in tax rate

 

 

(249

)

 

 

(102

)

 

 

32

 

Foreign reorganization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(710

)

Foreign taxes

 

 

(3,051

)

 

 

(2,593

)

 

 

(2,050

)

Transition tax (repatriation)

 

 

7,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to accrued income tax liabilities and uncertain

   tax positions

 

 

(451

)

 

 

47

 

 

 

(18

)

Valuation allowance

 

 

(421

)

 

 

118

 

 

 

1,218

 

Tax credits and incentives

 

 

(495

)

 

 

(296

)

 

 

(420

)

Domestic manufacturing deduction

 

 

(762

)

 

 

(486

)

 

 

(1,051

)

Other

 

 

(225

)

 

 

327

 

 

 

284

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

19,700

 

 

$

8,745

 

 

$

15,744

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Tax at U.S. federal income tax rate

 

$

1.7

 

 

$

0.9

 

 

$

31.1

 

State taxes, net of federal income tax effect

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

1.8

 

Other changes in tax rate

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(10.6

)

Outside basis difference

 

 

(11.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign taxes

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

0.7

 

Global intangible low-taxed income

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

1.3

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

Tax credits and incentives

 

 

(2.0

)

 

 

(2.5

)

 

 

(2.6

)

Impairment charges

 

 

(14.5

)

 

 

29.0

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

(0.8

)

(Benefit)/Provision for income taxes

 

$

(19.9

)

 

$

29.5

 

 

$

21.0

 

The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return in the United States, as well as consolidated and separate income tax returns in various states. The Company and its subsidiaries also file consolidated and separate income tax returns in various non-U.S.non U.S. jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities in all of these jurisdictions. With the exception of certain foreign jurisdictions, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations for the tax years prior to 2014.2018. Additionally, the Company has indemnification agreements with the sellers of the Nook, A&S Business, Guardian, Svendborg, Lamiflex, Bauer, and Stromag entities that may provide for reimbursement to the Company for payments made in satisfaction of income tax liabilities relating to pre-acquisition periods.

A reconciliation of the gross amount of

The Company does 0t have any material unrecognized tax benefits excluding accrued interestfor the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and penalties is as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

409

 

 

$

409

 

 

$

434

 

Increases related to prior year tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease related to prior year tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increases related to current year tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lapse of statute of limitations

 

 

(409

)

 

 

 

 

 

(25

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

0

 

 

$

409

 

 

$

409

 

The Company recognizes interest2019. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized in income tax expense. Accrued interest and penalties were not material in the period presented.expense, if applicable.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 20172021 and 20162020 are as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement obligations

 

$

5.7

 

 

$

6.2

 

Tax credits

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

1.8

 

Expenses not currently deductible

 

 

28.7

 

 

 

28.5

 

Net operating loss carryover

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

5.9

 

Debt and derivative instruments

 

 

8.6

 

 

 

2.2

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

12.1

 

 

 

9.2

 

Other

 

 

15.2

 

 

 

3.2

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

78.1

 

 

 

57.0

 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

 

 

(4.3

)

 

 

(4.8

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

73.8

 

 

 

52.2

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

35.7

 

 

 

38.1

 

Intangible assets

 

 

256.6

 

 

 

343.4

 

Goodwill

 

 

9.9

 

 

 

9.5

 

Operating lease right of use asset

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

8.8

 

Other

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

7.1

 

Total deferred liabilities

 

 

322.0

 

 

 

406.9

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

$

248.2

 

 

$

354.7

 


 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement obligations

 

$

3,283

 

 

$

2,833

 

Tax credits

 

 

787

 

 

 

1,693

 

Expenses not currently deductible

 

 

8,461

 

 

 

12,987

 

Net operating loss carryover

 

 

3,670

 

 

 

5,228

 

Other

 

 

1,045

 

 

 

994

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

17,246

 

 

 

23,735

 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

 

 

(3,311

)

 

 

(6,183

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

13,935

 

 

 

17,552

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

17,279

 

 

 

21,982

 

Intangible assets

 

 

38,982

 

 

 

39,044

 

Basis difference - convertible debt

 

 

 

 

 

7,670

 

Goodwill

 

 

7,316

 

 

 

7,430

 

Total deferred liabilities

 

 

63,577

 

 

 

76,126

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

$

49,642

 

 

$

58,574

 

On December 31, 20172021 the Company had state net operating loss (NOL) carry forwards of $11.2$13.3 million, which expire between 20232025 and 2033,2038, and non U.S. NOL and capital loss carryforwards of $13.7$19.6 million, of which substantially all have an unlimited carryforward period. The NOL carryforwards available are subject to limitations on their annual usage. The Company also has federal and state tax credits of $1.0$1.7 million available to reduce future income taxes that expire between 20182021 and 2031.2035.

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Valuation allowances are established for deferred tax assets when management believes it is more likely than not that the associated benefit may not be realized. The Company periodically reviews the adequacy of its valuation allowances and recognizes tax benefits only as reassessments indicate that it is more likely than not the benefits will be realized. Valuation allowances have been established due to the uncertainty of realizing the benefits of certain net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards, tax credits, and other tax attributes. The valuation allowances are primarily related to certain non-U.S. NOL carryforwards, capital loss carryforwards, and U.S. federal foreign tax credits.

The 2017 Tax Act, which was signed into law on December 22, 2017, has resulted in significant changes to the U.S. corporate income tax system. These changes include a federal statutory rate reduction from 35% to 21%, the elimination or reduction of certain domestic deductions and credits and limitations on the deductibility of interest expense and executive compensation. The 2017 Tax Act also transitions international taxation from a worldwide system to a modified territorial system and includes base erosion prevention measures on non-U.S. earnings, which has the effect of subjecting certain earnings of our foreign subsidiaries to U.S. taxation as global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI). These changes are effective beginning in 2018.

The 2017 Tax Act eliminates the deferral of U.S. income tax on the historical unrepatriated earnings by imposing the Transition Toll Tax, which is a one-time mandatory deemed repatriation tax on undistributed foreign earnings. The Transition Toll Tax is assessed on the U.S. shareholder's share of the foreign corporation's accumulated foreign earnings that have not previously been taxed. Earnings in the form of cash and cash equivalents will be taxed at a rate of 15.5% and all other earnings will be taxed at a rate of 8.0%.  As of December 31, 2017, we have accrued income2021, the Company has approximately $239.6 million of undistributed earnings in its foreign subsidiaries. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company determined that approximately $208.5 million of these earnings are no longer considered permanently reinvested. The incremental tax liabilities of $7.4 million under the Transition Toll Tax, of which $0.9 million is expectedcost to be paid within one year. The Transition Toll Tax will be paid over an eight-year period, starting in 2018, and will not accrue interest.

In prior years, we considered ourrepatriate these earnings to be permanentlythe US is immaterial. The Company has not provided deferred taxes on approximately $31.1 million of undistributed earnings from non-U.S. subsidiaries as of December 31, 2021 which are indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. and have therefore not recorded deferred tax liabilities associated with a repatriation of earnings.  Given the significant changes in the tax law, we have not yet concluded on whether the foreign earnings will remain permanently reinvested.  For purposes of the preparation of these financial statements, we have continued to apply the assertion that the foreign earnings will remain permanently reinvested.operations. As such, no estimate of the total withholding taxes or state taxes that may be a result of our repatriationthe multiple avenues to repatriate earnings to minimize the tax cost, and further given that a large portion of these earnings have been recognized, andare not liquid, it is not practical to estimatedetermine the amount ofincome tax liability that would be payable if such taxes.  We will re-evaluate that assumption as we  finalizeearnings were not reinvested indefinitely.

In March 2020, in response to the determinationimpact of the changes in the tax basis of our foreign operations arising from the Transition Tax.


Our deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the enacted tax rate expected to apply when these temporary differences are expected to be realized or settled.

We have recorded a tax benefit of $7.8 million, reflecting the decreaseCOVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. corporateand across the globe, the United States Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In December 2020, Congress passed a second relief package, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The enactment period impacts to the Company were immaterial to income tax rate and other changes to U.S. tax law to our net deferred tax liabilities.  Our preliminary conclusion is that GILTI will likely not have a significant impact on our operations; however, we have not yet concluded on whether the impact of GILTI will be included in the measurement of our deferred taxes or recognized as any GILTI taxes are assessed as period costs.expense.

Our preliminary estimate of the Transition Toll Tax and the remeasurement of our deferred tax assets and liabilities is subject to the finalization of management’s analysis related to certain matters, such as developing interpretations of the provisions of the 2017 Tax Act, changes to certain estimates and amounts related to the earnings and profits of our foreign subsidiaries and the filing of our tax returns. There is significant complexity in developing estimates of the foreign tax credits that may be available to us arising from the Transition Tax and we have yet to finalize these computations, but we believe the amounts provided are reasonable estimates.  While we do not expect that the state tax effects of the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings under the Transition Toll Tax will be material, we have not yet completed the measurement of the amounts that may be due to the various states.  U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions interpreting the 2017 Tax Act may require further adjustments and changes in our estimates.

The final determination of the Transition Toll Tax and the remeasurement of our deferred assets and liabilities will be completed as additional information becomes available, but no later than one year from the enactment of the 2017 Tax Act.

8.10. Pension and Other Employee Benefits

Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Company sponsors various defined benefit (pension) plans for certain primarily unionized, active employees (those in the employment of the Company at, and certain employees hired since, November 30, 2004).employees.


The following tables represent the reconciliation of the benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets and funded status of the respective defined benefit (pension) plans as of December 31, 20172021, 2020 and 2016:2019:

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

US Plan

 

 

Non-U.S. Plans

 

 

Total Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2017

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2016

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2017

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2016

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2017

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2016

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation at beginning of period

 

$

25,644

 

 

$

26,188

 

 

$

23,200

 

 

$

7,802

 

 

$

48,844

 

 

$

33,990

 

Assumed Stromag benefit obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,284

 

Service cost

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

229

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

232

 

 

 

95

 

Interest cost

 

 

948

 

 

 

1,016

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

1,371

 

 

 

1,187

 

Partial settlement payments

 

 

(7,438

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(149

)

 

 

(7,438

)

 

 

(149

)

Actuarial (gains) losses

 

 

168

 

 

 

530

 

 

 

(204

)

 

 

520

 

 

 

(36

)

 

 

1,050

 

Foreign exchange effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,112

 

 

 

(263

)

 

 

3,112

 

 

 

(263

)

Benefits paid

 

 

(1,241

)

 

 

(2,093

)

 

 

(1,769

)

 

 

(257

)

 

 

(3,010

)

 

 

(2,350

)

Obligation at end of period

 

$

18,084

 

 

$

25,644

 

 

$

24,991

 

 

$

23,200

 

 

$

43,075

 

 

$

48,844

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period

 

$

24,931

 

 

$

25,432

 

 

$

222

 

 

$

230

 

 

$

25,153

 

 

$

25,662

 

Partial settlement payments

 

 

(7,438

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,438

)

 

 

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

1,823

 

 

 

1,765

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

1,844

 

 

 

1,773

 

Employer contributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

248

 

Plan expenses

 

 

(148

)

 

 

(173

)

 

 

29

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(119

)

 

 

(180

)

Benefits paid

 

 

(1,241

)

 

 

(2,093

)

 

 

(260

)

 

 

(257

)

 

 

(1,501

)

 

 

(2,350

)

Fair value of plan assets, end of period

 

$

17,927

 

 

$

24,931

 

 

$

110

 

 

$

222

 

 

$

18,037

 

 

$

25,153

 

Funded status

 

$

157

 

 

$

713

 

 

$

24,881

 

 

$

22,978

 

 

$

25,038

 

 

$

23,691

 

Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Non-current liabilities

 

$

157

 

 

$

713

 

 

$

24,881

 

 

$

22,978

 

 

$

25,038

 

 

$

23,691

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation at beginning of year

$

48.3

 

 

$

42.2

 

 

$

63.2

 

Acquired benefit obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.5

 

Interest cost

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

0.6

 

Contributions

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.2

 

Settlement transfer to third party (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19.4

)

Actuarial (gains) losses

 

(0.6

)

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

(0.4

)

Amendments

 

(0.7

)

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(0.7

)

Foreign exchange effect

 

(2.7

)

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

(0.2

)

Benefits paid

 

(2.2

)

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

(1.6

)

Obligation at end of year

$

43.2

 

 

$

48.3

 

 

$

42.2

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year

$

12.9

 

 

$

11.4

 

 

$

31.2

 

Settlement transfer to third party (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19.4

)

Actual return on plan assets

 

1.2

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

(0.7

)

Contributions

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.5

 

Foreign exchange effect

 

(0.5

)

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

0.2

 

Benefits paid

 

(0.8

)

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

(0.4

)

Fair value of plan assets, end of year

$

13.3

 

 

$

12.9

 

 

$

11.4

 

Unfunded status

 

29.9

 

 

 

35.4

 

 

 

30.8

 

Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

$

29.9

 

 

$

35.4

 

 

$

30.8

 

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2019, represents settlement transfer to a third party for $19.4 million related to the Company's Swiss Plan

For allthe pension plansplan presented above, the accumulated and projected benefit obligations exceed the fair value of plan assets.

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Certain, primarily unionized, employees are entitled to limited grandfathered postretirement benefits (medical, dental, and life insurance coverage). The accumulated benefit obligation for the post-retirement benefit plans, which are not funded, at December 31, 20172021, 2020 and 2016 was $43.12019 are $4.2 million, $6.0 million and $48.8$5.9 million respectively. Non-U.S. pensionThe balances are included within other long-term liabilities are $25.0 million and $23.2 million aton the consolidated balance sheet. The Company recorded an inconsequential amount of income for of the years ended December 31, 20172021, 2020 and 2016, respectively.

Included2019. The Company recorded a gain in accumulated other comprehensive loss atAOCIL during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, is $3.72021 of $1.7 million (net($1.3 million net of $1.0 million in taxes) and $ 5.7 million (net of $2.0 million in taxes), respectively, of unrecognized actuarial losses that have not yet been recognized in net periodic pension cost.tax).

The discount ratekey economic assumptions used in the computation of the respective benefit obligations at December 31, 20172021, 2020 and 2016,2019, presented abovebelow are as follows:

 

 

Non-US Pension Benefits

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Discount rate

 

 

0.67

%

 

 

0.61

%

 

 

1.10

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

2.02

%

 

 

2.10

%

 

 

2.01

%

 

 

US Pension Benefits

 

 

Non US Pension Benefits

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Pension benefits

 

 

3.30

%

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

1.75

%


The following table represents the components of the net periodic benefit cost associated with the respective plans:

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Non-US Plans

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Service cost

 

$

0.7

 

 

$

0.7

 

 

$

0.5

 

Interest cost

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

0.6

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(1.1

)

Amortization of actuarial losses and prior year service costs

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.1

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

1.1

 

 

$

0.9

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

US Plan

 

 

Non-US Plans

 

 

Total Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2017

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2016

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2017

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2016

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2017

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2016

 

Service cost

 

$

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

229

 

 

$

92

 

 

$

232

 

 

$

95

 

Interest cost

 

 

948

 

 

 

1,016

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

1,371

 

 

 

1,187

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(764

)

 

 

(770

)

 

 

5

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(759

)

 

 

(777

)

Non-cash impact of partial pension settlement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(149

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(149

)

Amortization of actuarial losses

 

 

186

 

 

 

213

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

203

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

416

 

Recognized partial settlement loss

 

 

1,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,720

 

 

 

-

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

2,093

 

 

$

462

 

 

$

921

 

 

$

310

 

 

$

3,014

 

 

$

772

 

The key economic assumptions used in the computation of the respective net periodic benefit cost for the periods presented above are as follows:

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Non-US Plan

 

 

US Plan

 

 

Non US Plan

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2017

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2016

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2017

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2016

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Discount rate

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

3.90

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.66

%

 

 

1.86

%

 

 

0.91

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

2.60

%

 

 

2.63

%

 

 

1.75

%

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

3.90

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

3.40

%

 

 

3.70

%

 

 

3.75

%

The expected long-term rate of return represents the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation. The assumption reflects expectations regarding future rates of return for the investment portfolio, with consideration given to the distribution of investments by asset class and historical rates of return for each individual asset class.

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 consist of the following:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Unrecognized actuarial (loss) gain

 

$

(2.1

)

 

$

(4.2

)

 

$

(2.1

)

Unrecognized prior service credit

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.6

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (net of $0.8 million, $1.0 million and $0.6 million of tax benefit, respectively)

 

$

(1.1

)

 

$

(3.7

)

 

$

(1.5

)

The unrecognized prior service cost included in accumulated other compressive income (loss) and expected to be recognized in net periodic pension cost during the year ending December 31, 2022 is $0.1 million (net of $0.0 million tax). The actuarial losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and expected to be recognized in net periodic pension cost during the year ending December 31, 2022 is $0.2 million (net of $0.1 million of tax).

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Other changes recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Incurred net actuarial (loss) gain

 

$

1.3

 

 

$

(2.6

)

 

$

(1.4

)

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.1

)

Amortization of net actuarial (loss) gain

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.2

 

Settlement recognition of net actuarial (loss)

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (net of ($0.6 million), $0.5 million and $0.8 million) of tax (loss)/benefit, respectively)

 

$

2.6

 

 

$

(2.2

)

 

$

(1.3

)

Fair Value of Plan Assets

The fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets at December 31, 20172021, 2020 and 20162019 by asset category is as follows:

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Asset Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed income (Level 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government

 

$

2,915

 

 

$

3,849

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment grade

 

 

5,308

 

 

 

6,239

 

High yield

 

 

2,156

 

 

 

3,022

 

Total fixed income

 

 

10,379

 

 

 

13,110

 

Investment grade (Level 2)

 

 

7,336

 

 

 

11,560

 

Other (Level 2)

 

 

108

 

 

 

222

 

Cash and cash equivalents (Level 1)

 

 

214

 

 

 

261

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

18,037

 

 

$

25,153

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Asset Category:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents (Level 1)

 

$

1.0

 

 

$

0.8

 

 

$

0.8

 

Fixed income (Level 1)

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

3.5

 

Investment grade (Level 2)

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

3.9

 

Other private investments (Level 3)

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

3.2

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

13.3

 

 

$

12.9

 

 

$

11.4

 


The asset allocations for the Company’s funded retirement plan at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and the target allocation for 2017, by asset category, are as follows:

 

 

Allocation Percentage of

Plan Assets at Year-End

 

 

 

2017

Actual

 

2017

Target

 

2016

Actual

 

Asset Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Bonds

 

16%

 

0 - 50%

 

 

15%

 

Investment Grade Bonds

 

71%

 

0 - 100%

 

 

72%

 

High Yield Bonds

 

12%

 

0 - 25%

 

 

12%

 

Cash

 

1%

 

0 - 5%

 

 

1%

 

The investment strategy is to achieve a rate of return on the plan’s assets that meets the performance of liabilities as calculated using a bank’s liability index with appropriate adjustments for benefit payments, service cost and actuarial assumption changes. A determinant of the plan’s return is the asset allocation policy. The plan’s asset mix will be reviewed by the Company periodically, but at least quarterly, to rebalance within the target guidelines. The Company will also periodically review investment managers to determine if the respective manager has performed satisfactorily when compared to the defined objectives, similarlysimilar invested portfolios and specific market indices.

Expected cash flows

The following table provides the amounts of expected benefit payments, which are made from the plans’ assets and includes the participants’ share of the costs, which is funded by participant contributions. The amounts in the table are actuarially determined and reflect the Company’s best estimate given its current knowledge;k0wledge; actual amounts could be materially different.

 

 

 

Pension

Benefits

 

Expected benefit payments (from plan assets)

 

 

 

 

2018

 

$

19,855

 

2019

 

 

1,702

 

2020

 

 

1,607

 

2021

 

 

1,521

 

2022

 

 

1,524

 

Thereafter

 

$

12,735

 

 

 

Pension
Benefits

 

Expected benefit payments (from plan assets)

 

 

 

2022

 

$

2.3

 

2023

 

 

2.0

 

2024

 

 

2.5

 

2025

 

 

2.1

 

2026

 

 

1.9

 

Thereafter

 

 

9.4

 

The Company has no0 minimum cash funding requirements associated with its pension plans for years 20172022 through 2021.2026.

Defined Contribution Plans

Under the terms of the Company’s defined contribution plans, eligible employees may contribute up to 75%75% percent of their eligible compensation to the plan on a pre-tax basis, subject to annual IRS limitations. The Company makes matching contributions equal to half of the first six6 percent of eligible compensation contributed by each employee and made a unilateral contribution (including for non-contributing employees). The Company’s expense associated with the defined contribution plans was $4.1$11.8 million, $2.8$11.4 million and $4.0$10.0 million during the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 2015,2019, respectively.

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Effective June 30, 2017, the Company amended the Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. Retirement Plan (the “Pension Plan”), its frozen U.S. defined benefit pension plan, to terminate the Pension Plan effective as of June 30, 2017. The Company commenced the plan termination process and distributed a portion of the Pension Plan assets at the end of 2017. The remainder will be distributed during the first quarter of 2018 prior to the filing of this Form 10-K. The Company recognized settlement losses of approximately $1.7 in the fourth quarter of 2017. During the first Quarter of 2018, The Company settled the remaining benefit obligation of approximately $18.7 million by transferring the remaining plan assets and liability obligations to a third party. The company will record an additional settlement loss of $5.3 million in the first Quarter of 2018.


9.11. Long-Term Debt

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 Revolving Credit Facility

 

$

262,915

 

 

$

313,620

 

Convertible Notes

 

 

 

 

 

45,656

 

Mortgages and other

 

 

12,833

 

 

 

12,755

 

Capital leases

 

 

223

 

 

 

363

 

Total debt

 

 

275,971

 

 

 

372,394

 

Less: debt discount, net of accretion

 

 

 

 

 

(2,735

)

Total debt, net of unaccreted discount

 

$

275,971

 

 

$

369,659

 

Less current portion of long-term debt

 

 

(384

)

 

 

(43,690

)

Total long-term debt, net of unaccreted discount

 

$

275,587

 

 

$

325,969

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan

 

$

400.0

 

 

$

1,030.0

 

Revolver

 

 

605.0

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

400.0

 

 

 

400.0

 

Mortgages and other

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

12.9

 

Finance leases

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.3

 

Total gross debt

 

 

1,414.3

 

 

 

1,443.2

 

Less: debt discount and deferred financing costs

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

(18.5

)

Total debt, net of debt discount and deferred financing costs

 

 

1,412.1

 

 

 

1,424.7

 

Less current portion of long-term debt

 

 

(11.1

)

 

 

(16.6

)

Total long-term debt

 

$

1,401.0

 

 

$

1,408.1

 

Second Amended and Restated2021 Credit Agreement

On October 22, 2015,November 17, 2021, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restatednew Credit Agreement which may be amended from time to time (the “2015 Credit“Credit Agreement”). Under the 2015The Credit Agreement theprovides for a five-year term loan in an aggregate principal amount of the Company’s prior$400.0 million (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a five-year revolving credit facility was increasedin an aggregate committed principal amount of $1.0 billion (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Credit Facilities”). The Company immediately provided notice to $350the administrative agent of the Credit Agreement to draw down $480.0 million (the “2015under the Revolving Credit Facility”Facility. The aggregate proceeds of $880.0 million under the Credit Facilities were used to repay in full and extinguish all outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money under the 2018 Credit Agreement. The remaining availability under the Revolving Credit Facility will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The Credit Facilities are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by certain direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries of the Company (each a “Guarantor” and collectively the “Guarantors”; the Guarantors collectively with the Borrowers, the “Loan Parties”).

The stated maturity date of the Credit Facilities is November 17, 2026, and there are scheduled quarterly principal payments due on the outstanding amount on the Term Loan Facility. The amounts available under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility can be used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, and to repay existing indebtedness. The stated maturity of the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility is October 22, 2020.

The amounts available under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility may be drawn upon in accordance with the terms of the 2015 Credit Agreement. All amounts outstanding under the 2015 Revolving Credit FacilityFacilities are due on the stated maturity or such earlier time, if any, required under the 2015 Credit Agreement. The amounts owed under either of the 2015 Revolving Credit FacilityFacilities may be prepaid at any time, subject to usual notification and breakage payment provisions. Interest on the amounts outstanding under the 2015 Revolving Credit FacilityFacilities is calculated using either an ABRa Base Rate or EurodollarEurocurrency Rate, plus the applicable margin. The applicable margins for EurodollarEurocurrency Loans are between 1.25%1.000% to 2.00%1.750%, and for ABRBase Rate Loans are between 0.25%0.000% and 1.00%0.750%. The amounts of the margins are calculated based on either a consolidated total net leverage ratiothe Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2015 Credit Agreement), or the then applicable rating(s) of the Company’s debt if and then to the extent as provided in the 2015 Credit Agreement.. A portion of the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility may also be used for the issuance of letters of credit, and a portion of the amount of the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility is available for borrowings in certain agreed upon foreign currencies. The 2015interest rate on the Credit Facilities was 1.590% at December 31, 2021.

Revolving borrowings and issuances of letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the accuracy of representations and warranties and the absence of defaults.

The Credit Agreement contains varioususual and customary representations and warranties, usual and customary affirmative and negative covenants and restrictions, which among other things, will require the Borrowers to provide certain financial reports to the Lenders, require the Company to maintain certain financial covenants relating to consolidated leverage and interest coverage, limit maximum annual capital expenditures, and limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other equity distributions, purchase or redeem capital stock or debt, make certain investments, sell assets, engage in certain transactions, and effect a consolidation or merger. The 2015obligations of the borrowers of the Credit Facilities under the Credit Agreement also containsmay be accelerated upon customary events of default.default, including non-payment of principal, interest, fees and other amounts, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, violation of covenants, cross default and cross acceleration, voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, inability to pay debts as they become due, material judgments, ERISA events, actual or asserted invalidity of security documents or guarantees and change in control.

The Company incurred $3.7 million in issuance costs, which is being amortized over the term of the debt as an adjustment to the effective interest rate on the outstanding borrowings.

On October 21, 2016,November 30, 2021, the Company entered into an agreementprovided notice to amend the 2015 Credit Agreement.  This amendment, which became effective upon closingadministrative agent of the purchase of Stromag, which wasAltra Credit Agreement to repay $5.0 million under the Altra Revolving Credit Facility. On December 30, 2016, increased2021, the 2015Company provided notice to the administrative agent of the Altra Credit Agreement to draw down $130.0 million under the 2021 Altra Revolving Credit Facility by $75 million to $425 million.Facility. The Company used additional borrowings under the increased facilityproceeds to finance its purchase of Stromag. In addition, the amendment increased the multicurrency sublimit to $250 million and adjusted certain financial covenants. The pricing terms and maturity date under the 2015 Credit Agreement remain unchanged. The Company paid $0.6 million in fees in connection with the October 2016 amendment, which is recorded in other non-current assets.Nook Industries.

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As of December 31, 2017,2021, the Company had $262.9$1,005.0 million outstanding on our 2015 Revolvingthe Credit Facility, including $242.0 million outstanding on our USD tranche at an interest rate of 3.07% and €17.5 million or $20.9 million outstanding on our Euro tranche at an interest rate of 1.57%.Agreement. As of December 31, 20172021 and 2016,2020, the Company had $3.5$4.8 million and $4.1$4.5 million in letters of credit outstanding, respectively. The Company had $158.6$390.2 million available to borrow under the 2015 Revolving Credit FacilityFacilities at December 31, 20172021, subject to customary conditions including the accuracy of representation and may borrow an additional $150 million under certain circumstances.warranties and the absence of defaults.

Convertible Senior Notes

In March 2011,On October 1, 2018, (the “A&S Closing Date”), upon the closing of the Fortive Transaction the Company issued Convertible Seniorassumed $400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) due Marchwill mature on October 1, 2031. The Convertible Notes were guaranteed by the Company’s U.S. domestic subsidiaries.2026. Interest on the Convertible Notes wasaccrues from October 1, 2018 and is payable semi-annually in


arrears, on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing on SeptemberApril 1, 20112019. The Notes may be redeemed at an annual ratethe option of 2.75%. Proceeds from the offering were $81.3 million, net of fees and expenses that were capitalized.

On December 12, 2016issuer on or after October 1, 2023. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company gave notice toand certain of its domestic subsidiaries.

2018 Credit Agreement

On October 1, 2018, the holdersCompany and certain subsidiaries maintained credit facilities with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent, and a syndicate of lenders, which provided for a term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $1,340.0 million (the “2018 Term Loan Facility”) and a revolving credit facility in an aggregate committed principal amount of $300.0 million (the “2018 Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the 2018 Term Loan Facility, the “2018 Credit Facilities”).

On November 17, 2021, in connection with the new Credit Agreement, the 2018 Credit Agreement was terminated and all outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money thereunder was repaid in full. The Company paid an aggregate of $881.0 million due under the 2018 Credit Agreement, including unpaid principal and accrued interest. Upon termination of the Convertible Notes of its intention to redeem all of the Convertible Notes outstanding on January 12, 2017 (the “Redemption Date”), pursuant to the optional redemption provisions in the Indenture. The redemption price for the Convertible Notes was 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date plus a Make-Whole Premium equal to the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of interest on any Convertible Notes through March 1, 2018 (excluding interest accrued to, but excluding, the Redemption Date).  In lieu of receiving the redemption price, holders of the Notes could surrender their Convertible Notes for conversion at any time before January 9, 2017. The conversion rate of the Convertible Notes was 39.0809 shares of the Company’s common stock for each $1,000 of outstanding principal of the Convertible Notes. As of December 31, 2016, Convertible Notes with an outstanding principal of approximately $39.3 million were converted resulting in the issuance of 1.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock. As a result of the conversion,Credit Agreement, the Company incurredrecognized $15.4 million as a loss on the debt extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.9 million and the carrying valueterm loan for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 due to the write off of the Convertible Notes was $42.9 million as of December 31, 2016. In January 2017, additional Convertible Notes with an outstanding principal of approximately $44.7 million were converted resultingunamortized debt issuance costs. The Company classified the loss on the debt extinguishment within interest expense in the issuanceconsolidated statement of 1.7 million shares of theoperations.

Mortgages and Other Agreements

The Company’s common stock, and $0.9 million of Convertible Notes were redeemed for cash.  The Company incurred an additional loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.8 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2017.  All Convertible Notes were converted or redeemed as of January 12, 2017.  

     Mortgages

Heidelberg Germany

During 2015, a foreign subsidiary of the Companysubsidiaries in Europe have entered into a mortgage with a bank for €1.5 million, or $1.7 million,certain long-term fixed rate term loans that are generally secured by its facility in Heidelberg, Germanythe local property, plant and equipment. The debt has interest rates that range from 1.00% to replace its previously existing mortgage. The mortgage has an interest rate of 1.79% which is payable in2.5%, with various quarterly and monthly installments through August 2023. The mortgage had a remaining principal balance of €1.1 million or $1.4 million and €1.3 million or $1.4 million at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  2028.

Esslingen GermanyFinance Leases

During 2015, a foreign subsidiary of the Company entered into a mortgage with a bank for €6.0 million, or $6.7 million, secured by its facility in Esslingen, Germany.  The mortgage has an interest rate of 2.5% per year which is payable in annual interest payments of €0.1 million or $0.1 million. The mortgage had a remaining principal balance of €6.0 million, or $7.1 million, and €6.0 million, or $6.3 million, at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The principal portion of the mortgage will be due in a lump-sum payment in May 2019.

Zlate Moravce Slovakia

During 2016, a foreign subsidiary of the Company entered in to a loan with a bank to equip its facility in Zlate Moravce, Slovakia. The total principal outstanding was €1.9 million, or $2.3 million, and €2.5 million, or $2.6 million, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The mortgage is guaranteed by land security at its parent company facility in Esslingen, Germany. The loan is due in installments through 2020, with an interest rate of 1.95%.

Angers France

During 2015, a foreign subsidiary of the Company entered into a mortgage with a bank for €2.0 million, or $2.3 million, secured by its facility in Angers, France.  The mortgage has an interest rate of 1.85% per year which is payable in monthly installments through May 2025. The mortgage had a balance of €1.7 million, or $2.0 million and €1.9 million, or $2.0 million, at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Capital Leases

The Company leases certain equipment under capitalfinance lease arrangements, whose obligations are included in both short-term and long-term debt. CapitalFinance lease obligations amounted to approximately $0.2$0.1 million and $0.4$0.3 million at December 31, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively. Assets subject to capitalfinance leases are included in property, plant and equipment with the related amortization recorded as depreciation expense.


Overdraft Agreements

Certain of our foreign subsidiaries maintain overdraft agreements with financial institutions. There were no0 borrowings as of December 31, 20172021 or 20162020 under any of the overdraft agreements.

Working Capital Line of Credit

NaN foreign subsidiary of the Company has a line of credit used for operating purposes. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had 1.9 million Chinese RMB, or $0.3 million, outstanding on the line of credit.

10.

Maturities on Long-Term Borrowings

Maturities on long-term borrowings, excluding finance leases and debt issuance costs, are as follows:

 

Amount

 

2022

 

$

11.1

 

2023

 

 

20.9

 

2024

 

 

20.2

 

2025

 

 

20.2

 

2026

 

 

1,335.0

 

Thereafter

 

 

6.8

 

Total

 

$

1,414.2

 

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12. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock (shares not in thousands)

Effective October 1, 2018, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Altra common stock from 90,000,000 shares to 120,000,000 shares. As of December 31, 2017,2021 and 2020, there were 90,000,00064,923,539 and 64,676,567 shares of common stock authorizedissued and 29,058,117 outstanding.outstanding, respectively.

On December 12, 2016 the Company gave notice to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee, under the Indenture governing the Convertible Notes, of its intention to redeem all of Convertible Notes outstanding on January 12, 2017, pursuant to the optional redemption provisions in the Indenture. In lieu of receiving the redemption price, holders of the Convertible Notes could surrender their Convertible Notes for conversion at any time before January 9, 2017. As of December 31, 2016, Convertible Notes with a principal value of approximately $39.3 million were surrendered for conversion resulting in the issuance of an additional 1.5 million shares. As a result of the conversion, the Company incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.9 million and the carrying value of the remaining Convertible Notes was $42.9 million as of December 31, 2016. In January 2017, the remaining principal was converted to common stock, with the exception of $0.9 million that was redeemed for cash.

Preferred Stock

On December 20, 2006, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation authorizing 10,000,000 shares of undesignated Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or series, the shares of each class or series to have such designations and powers, preferences, and rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. There was no0 Preferred Stock issued or outstanding at December 31, 20172021, 2020, or 2016.2019.

Restricted Common Stock

The Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”) permitted the grant of various forms of stock based compensation to our officers and senior level employees.  The 2004 Plan expired in 2014 and, upon expiration, there were 750,576 shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2004 Plan.  The 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) was approved by the Company’s shareholders at its 2014 annual meeting.  The 2014 Plan provides for various forms of stock based compensation to our directors, executive personnel and other key employees and consultants. Under the 2014 Plan, the total number of shares of common stock available for delivery pursuant to the grant of awards (“Awards”) is 860,793was approximately 4.1 million as of December 31, 2017. Shares of our common stock subject to Awards and grants awarded under the 2004 Plan and outstanding as of the effective date of the 2014 Plan (except for substitute awards) that terminate without being exercised, expire, are forfeited or canceled, are exchanged for Awards that did not involve shares of common stock, are not issued on the stock settlement of a stock appreciation right, are withheld by the Company or tendered by a participant (either actually or by attestation) to pay an option exercise price or to pay the withholding tax on any Award, or are settled in cash in lieu of shares will again be available for Awards under the 2014 Plan. 2021.

The restricted sharesstock and restricted stock units issued pursuant to the 2014 Plan generally vest ratably over a period ranging from immediately to five years from the date of grant, provided that the vesting of the restricted sharesstock or restricted stock units may accelerate upon the occurrence of certain events. CommonRestricted stock and restricted stock units awarded under the 2014 Plan isare generally subject to restrictions on transfer, repurchase rights, and other limitations and rights as set forth in the applicable award agreements. The fair value of the shares repurchased are measured based on the share price on the date of grant.

The 2014 Plan permits the Company to grant, among other things, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options and performance share awards to key employees and other persons who make significant contributions to the successemployees. Certain awards include vesting based upon achievement of the Company. The restrictions and vesting schedule for restricted stock granted under the 2014 Plan are determined by the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.specified market conditions. Compensation expense recorded (in selling, general and administrative expense) during the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 20152019 was $5.3$15.7 million, ($3.2$13.2 million, net of tax), $4.2and $13.6 million, ($2.9 million, net of tax), and $4.0 million ($2.8 million, net of tax), respectively. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis for the shares vesting ratably under the plan and uses the graded-vesting method of recognizing stock-based compensation expense for the performance share awards based on the probability of the specific performance metrics being achieved over the requisite service period.


The following table sets forth the activity of the Company’s restricted stock grants to date:

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted-average

grant date fair

value

 

Shares unvested January 1, 2017

 

 

199,712

 

 

$

24.68

 

Shares granted

 

 

154,382

 

 

 

39.59

 

Shares for which restrictions lapsed

 

 

(132,781

)

 

 

43.73

 

Shares unvested December 31, 2017

 

 

221,313

 

 

$

31.42

 

Total remaining unrecognized compensation cost is approximately $4.4$19.8 million as of December 31, 2017,2021, and will be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of two years. Based onthree years.

Automation & Specialty Awards

In October 2018, the Company issued 536,030 restricted stock price at December 29, 2017,units to certain Automation & Specialty employees as a result of the last trading dayacquisition and in accordance with the terms of 2017 of $50.40  per share, the intrinsicEmployee Matters Agreement. The aggregate fair value of these awards totaled $21.0 million. Based upon the vesting provisions of these awards, $3.1 million of the fair value attributed to preacquisition services of the A&S employees and was recognized as of December 31, 2017, was $11.2  million. purchase price consideration. The remaining compensation will be recognized over the remaining service period.

Stock Options

The fair value of the shares in which the restrictions have lapsedeach stock option granted was $5.8 million, $3.8  million, and $3.5  million, during 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. Restricted shares granted are valued based on the fair market value of the stockestimated on the date of grant.grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model that uses the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

Expected term (in years)

 

6.0 - 6.5

 

 

6.0

 

Expected volatility factor

 

43.11% - 42.16%

 

 

30.37

%

Risk free interest rate

 

0.66% - 0.75%

 

 

1.42

%

Expected dividend yield

 

0.80% - 0.82%

 

 

1.95

%

The expected life of the options was calculated using the simplified method. The Company uses the simplified method to determine the expected term, as management does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate the expected term. The Company’s expected volatility assumption for options granted is based on the historical volatility

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of the Company's common stock price over the expected life of the options. The weighted average risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant. The dividend yield uses the most recent quarterly dividend and the stock price as of the grant date, annualized and continuously compounded.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity under the Company’s plan for the year ended December 31, 2021:

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in Years

 

 

Options
(In thousands)

 

 

Weighted-average
grant date fair
value

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(In millions)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

460.7

 

 

$

32.48

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

124.7

 

 

 

59.40

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

(72.2

)

 

 

30.72

 

 

 

 

Canceled/Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

(13.2

)

 

 

39.43

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

500.0

 

 

$

39.26

 

 

$

7.1

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2021

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

231.3

 

 

$

35.83

 

 

$

3.9

 

Unvested and expected to vest at December 31, 2021

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

254.4

 

 

$

42.02

 

 

$

3.1

 

The intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $2.5 million. Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $2.2 million.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes the Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) activity under the Company’s plan for the year ended December 31, 2021:

 

 

Shares
(In thousands)

 

 

Weighted-average
grant date fair
value

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(In millions)

 

Unvested at January 1, 2021

 

 

515.8

 

 

$

35.26

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

158.1

 

 

 

59.32

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(221.3

)

 

 

38.40

 

 

 

 

Canceled/Forfeited

 

 

(32.1

)

 

 

40.50

 

 

 

 

Unvested at December 31, 2021

 

 

420.5

 

 

$

42.21

 

 

$

21.7

 

The total fair value and total intrinsic value of RSUs vested during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $8.5 million and $13.0 million, respectively.

Performance Share Repurchase ProgramAwards

In May 2014, our board

During fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company granted Performance Share Awards (“PSAs”) to certain of directors approvedits officers and employees. The performance objective of the PSAs measures the Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) against the TSR for a share repurchase programpeer group of companies over a measurement period of three years from the (“2014 Program”) authorizingtime of grant. Award payouts for the buyback of up to $50.0 millionPSAs are based on the percentile rank of the Company’s common stock. Through this program,TSR compared to the Company purchased sharesTSR of peer group companies over the performance period. The following table summarizes the PSA activity under the Company’s plan for the year ended December 31, 2021:

 

 

Shares
(In thousands)

 

 

Weighted-average
grant date fair
value

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(In millions)

 

Unvested at January 1, 2021

 

 

268.0

 

 

$

36.21

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

63.7

 

 

 

63.03

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(28.3

)

 

 

45.80

 

 

 

 

Canceled/Forfeited

 

 

(16.9

)

 

 

51.25

 

 

 

 

Unvested at December 31, 2021

 

 

286.5

 

 

$

40.23

 

 

$

14.8

 

The total fair value and total intrinsic value of PSAs vested during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $1.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

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The fair value of PSAs is determined utilizing the Monte Carlo simulation model. The following weighted-average assumptions were used in the Monte Carlo simulation model, which were based on the open market, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with SEC Rule 10b-18 (including through Rule 10b5-1 plans), or in any other appropriate manner. The timing of the shares repurchased was at the discretion of managementhistorical data and depended on a number of factors, including price, market conditionsstandard industry valuation practices and regulatory requirements. Shares acquired through the repurchase program were retired.methodology:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

PSA fair value per share

 

$

64.43

 

 

$

34.35

 

Expected volatility factor

 

 

55.85

%

 

 

34.23

%

Risk free interest rate

 

 

0.18

%

 

 

1.35

%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

Share Repurchase Program

On October 19, 2016, our board of directors approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the buyback of up to $30.0$30.0 million of the Company's common stock through December 31, 2019. This program expired effective December 31, 2019. This plan replaces the 2014 Program which was terminated. The Company expects to purchase shares on the open market, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with SEC Rule 10b-18 (including through Rule 10b5-1 plans), or in any other appropriate manner. The timing of the shares repurchased will be at the discretion of management and will depend on a number of factors, including price, market conditions and regulatory requirements. Shares acquired through the repurchase program will be retired. The Company retains the right to limit, terminate or extend the share repurchase program at any time without prior notice. The Company expects to fund any further repurchases of its common stock through a combination of cash on hand and cash generated by operations.

13. Concentrations

The Company did not repurchase any shares during the year ended December 31, 2017. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company repurchased 177,053  shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $25.65 per share, all of which were purchased under the 2014 Program prior to its termination.

Dividends

The Company declared and paid dividends of $0.66 per share of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The Company declared and paid dividends of $0.60 per share of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Future declarations of quarterly cash dividends are subject to approval by the Board of Directors and to the Board’s continuing determination that the declaration of dividends are in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders and are in compliance with all laws and agreements of the Company applicable to the declaration and payment of cash dividends.

11.    Concentrations

Financial instruments, which are potentially subject to counterparty performance and concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of trade accounts receivable. The Company manages these risks by conducting credit evaluations of customers prior to delivery or commencement of services. When the Company enters into a sales contract, collateral is normally not required from the customer. Payments are typically due within 30 days of billing. An allowance for potential credit losses is maintained, and losses have historically been within management’s expectations. NoNaN customer represented greater than 10% of total sales for the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 2015.2019.


The Company is also subject to counter party performance risk of loss in the event of non-performance by counterparties to financial instruments, such as cash and investments and derivative transactions. Cash and investments are held by well-established financial institutions and invested in AAA rated mutual funds or United States Government securities. The Company is exposed to swap counterparty credit risk with financial institutions. The Company’s counterparty is acounterparties are well-established financial institution.institutions.

Approximately 35% of the Company’s labor force (9% and 82% in the United States and Europe, respectively) is represented by collective bargaining agreements. The Company is a party to four U.S. collective bargaining agreements. The agreements will expire November 2019 and  February 2021 respectively. The Company intends to renegotiate these contracts as they become due, though there is no assurance that this effort will be successful.

12.14. Restructuring, Asset Impairment, and Transition Expenses

From time to time, the Company will initiate various restructuring programs and incur severance and other restructuring costs.

During 2015, the Company commenced a restructuring plan (“2015 Altra Plan”) as a result of weak demand in Europe and to make certain adjustments to improve business effectiveness, reduce the number of facilities and streamline the Company's cost structure. The actions taken pursuant to the 2015 Altra Plan included reducing headcount, facility consolidations and related asset impairments, and limiting discretionary spending to improve profitability.

The following table details restructuring charges incurred by segment for the periods presented under the 2015 Altra Plan:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

 

$

1,849

 

 

$

7,302

 

 

$

2,527

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

 

50

 

 

 

1,286

 

 

 

1,600

 

Gearing

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

287

 

 

 

3,080

 

Corporate (1)

 

 

516

 

 

 

974

 

 

 

7

 

Total

 

$

3,491

 

 

$

9,849

 

 

$

7,214

 

(1)

Certain expenses are maintained at the corporate level and not allocated to the segments. These include various administrative expenses related to corporate headquarters, depreciation on capitalized software costs, non-capitalizable software implementation costs and acquisition related expenses and non-cash partial pension settlements.

The amounts for 2017 are comprised of approximately $1.6 million in severance, $1.2 million in consolidation costs and $1.3 million in other restructuring consolidation costs and are classified in the accompanying condensed condensed statement of income as restructuring costs. The amounts for 2016 are comprised of approximately $2.7 million in severance, $1.7 million in consolidation costs, $2.8 million in relocation costs, $0.9 million in building impairments, and $1.7 million in other restructuring costs. The amounts for 2015 were related to approximately $5.2 million in severance and $2.0 million in building impairments.

During 2017, the Company commenced a new restructuring plan (“2017 Altra Plan”) as a result of the Company’s purchase of Stromag acquisition and to rationalize its global renewable energy business. The actions taken pursuant to the 2017 Altra Plan included reducing headcount, facility consolidations and the elimination of certain costs. TheIn 2021, the Company recognized $0.7 million in expense for the Couplings Clutches and Brakes segment related todid 0t incur any costs as a result of the 2017 Altra Plan.

In 2020, the Company incurred $0.5 million related to headcount reduction. The following table detailsamounts for 2019 were comprised of $1.8 million related to headcount reduction, $1.5 million in facility consolidation costs, $1.5 million in relocation costs, and $0.9 million in other restructuring charges incurred by segment for the periods presented underexpenses. The Company does not expect to incur any additional material costs as a result of the 2017 Altra Plan.

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

 

$

652

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

 

 

Gearing

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

Total

 

$

652

 


During 2019, the Company commenced a restructuring plan (“2019 Altra Plan”) to drive efficiencies, reduce the number of facilities and optimize its operating margin. The amounts forCompany expects to incur an additional $1 - $2 million in restructuring expenses under the 2019 Altra Plan over the next two years, primarily related to headcount reductions and plant consolidations. For the year to date period ended December 31, 2017 were comprised of2021, the Company recorded approximately $0.4$2.0 million in severance and $0.2expenses related to workforce reductions, $0.8 million in expenses related to facilities consolidation and relocation costs, and are classified$0.2 million in other restructuring expense related charges. For the accompanying  consolidated statement of income asyear to date period ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded approximately $5.0 million in expenses related to workforce reductions, $0.6 million in expenses related to facilities consolidation and relocation costs, and $1.3 million in other restructuring costs.expense related charges. For the year to date period ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded approximately $5.9 million in expenses related to workforce reductions, $1.5 million in expenses related to facilities consolidation and relocation costs, and $1.0 million in other restructuring expense related charges.

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The following table is a reconciliation of the accrued restructuring costs between January 1, 20152019 and December 31, 2017.2021.

 

 

 

2015 Plan

 

 

2017 Plan

 

 

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2015

 

$

389

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

389

 

Restructuring expense incurred

 

 

7,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,214

 

Non-cash loss on impairment of fixed assets

 

 

(2,003

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,003

)

Cash payments

 

 

(3,389

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,389

)

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

 

2,211

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,211

 

Restructuring expense incurred

 

 

9,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,849

 

Non-cash loss on impairment of fixed assets

 

 

(1,521

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,521

)

Cash payments

 

 

(8,568

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8,568

)

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

 

1,971

 

 

$

 

 

 

1,971

 

Restructuring expense incurred

 

 

3,491

 

 

 

652

 

 

 

4,143

 

Non-cash loss on impairment of fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments

 

 

(4,662

)

 

 

(444

)

 

 

(5,106

)

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

$

800

 

 

$

208

 

 

$

1,008

 

 

 

2017 Altra
Plan

 

 

2019 Altra
Plan

 

 

Total All
Plans

 

Balance at January 1, 2019

 

$

1.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

1.9

 

Restructuring expense incurred

 

 

5.7

 

 

 

8.4

 

 

 

14.1

 

Cash payments

 

 

(6.1

)

 

 

(5.8

)

 

 

(11.9

)

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

4.1

 

Restructuring expense incurred

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

7.4

 

Cash payments

 

 

(1.5

)

 

 

(7.7

)

 

 

(9.2

)

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

2.3

 

Restructuring expense incurred

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

3.0

 

Cash payments

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(4.3

)

 

 

(4.8

)

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

$

 

 

$

0.5

 

 

$

0.5

 

The total accrued restructuring reserve as of December 31, 20172021 relates to severance costs to be paid to former employees in 2016and facility consolidation and relocation costs under the 2019 Altra Plan and is recorded in accruals and other current liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The Company does not expect to incur any additional materialfollowing table is a reconciliation of restructuring expenses related toexpense by segment for the 2015 Altra Plan. year ending December 31, 2021.

 

 

2017 Altra
Plan

 

 

2019 Altra
Plan

 

 

Total All
Plans

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

$

 

 

$

1.8

 

 

$

1.8

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

1.2

 

Expense for the year ending December 31, 2021

 

$

 

 

$

3.0

 

 

$

3.0

 

The Company expects to incur between approximately $2.0 million and $4.0 in additionalfollowing table is a reconciliation of restructuring expenses underexpense by segment for the 2017 Altra Plan throughyear ending December 31, 2020.

 

 

2017 Altra
Plan

 

 

2019 Altra
Plan

 

 

Total All
Plans

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

$

0.5

 

 

$

4.2

 

 

$

4.7

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

2.7

 

Expense for the year ending December 31, 2020

 

$

0.5

 

 

$

6.9

 

 

$

7.4

 

The following table is a reconciliation of restructuring expense by segment for the year ending December 31, 2019.

 

 

 

2017 Altra
Plan

 

 

2019 Altra
Plan

 

 

Total All
Plans

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

$

5.7

 

 

$

0.8

 

 

$

6.5

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

7.6

 

Expense for the year ending December 31, 2019

 

$

5.7

 

 

$

8.4

 

 

$

14.1

 

13.

15. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company enters into contractual derivative arrangements tomay manage changes in market conditions related to interest on debt obligations and foreign currency exposures and occasionally on commodity prices. Derivativeby entering into derivative instruments, utilized during the period includeincluding interest rate swap agreements and foreign currency contracts.swap agreements. All derivative instruments are recognized as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each period. The counterparties to the Company's contractual derivative agreements are all major global financial institutions. The Company is exposed to credit loss indetermines the eventfair value of nonperformance by these counterparties. Thefinancial instruments using quoted market prices whenever available. When quoted market prices are not available for various types of financial instruments (such as forwards, options and swaps), the Company continually monitors its positionsuses standard models with market-based inputs, which take into account the present value of estimated future cash flows and the ability of Altra or the financial counterparty to perform. For cross-currency interest rate swaps, the significant inputs are interest rate curves for discounting future cash flows, and exchange rate curves of the foreign currency for translating future cash flows. For interest rate swaps, the significant inputs to these models are interest rate curves for discounting future cash flows that are adjusted for credit ratingsrisk. Both cross-currency interest rate swaps and interest rate swaps are Level 2 investments. Refer to Note 1 for a description of its counterparties, and does not anticipate nonperformance by the counterparties.fair value levels. For designated

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hedging relationships, the Company formally documents the hedging relationship and its risk management objective and strategy for undertakingconsistent with the hedge, the hedging instrument, the hedged item, the naturerequirements of the risk being hedged, how the hedging instrument's effectiveness in offsetting the hedged risk will be assessed prospectively and retrospectively, and a description of the method of measuring ineffectiveness. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge's inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting cash flows of hedged items.ASC 815, Derivatives.

Cross Currency

Cross-Currency Interest rateRate Swaps

The Company is exposed to foreign currency and interest rate cash flow exposure related to non-functional currency long-term debt of the Company��s wholly owned Dutch subsidiary.  The currency adjustments related to this loan are recorded in Other non-operating (income) expense, net. The offsetting gains and losses on the related derivative contracts are also recorded in Other non-operating (income) expense, net. To manage this foreign currency and interest rate cash flow exposure,In December 2018, the Company entered into cross-currency swap agreements to hedge its net investment in Euro-denominated assets against future volatility in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Euro. By doing so, the Company synthetically converted a portion of its U.S. dollar-based long-term debt into Euro-denominated long-term debt. At inception, the cross-currency interest rate swap that converts $100.0swaps were designated as net investment hedges.

For net investment hedges, changes in the fair value of the effective portion of the derivatives’ gains or losses are reported as foreign currency translation gains or losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCIL”). The gains or losses on derivative instruments reported in AOCIL are reclassified to earnings in the period in which earnings are affected by the underlying item, such as a disposal or substantial liquidations of the entities being hedged. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a gain in AOCIL of approximately $19.8 million, net of $3.6 million of tax. During the first quarter of 2020, the global economy declined substantially due to the impact of COVID-19. This decline resulted in a significant increase in the value of the U.S. dollar. The appreciation of the U.S. dollar denominated floating interest payments to functional currency (euro) fixed interest payments duringresulted in the life of the hedging instrument. In addition, the Company entered into twoCompany’s cross-currency interest rate swaps that convert an additional $70.0 millionbeing substantially in-the-money. Given the increased cash value of the U.S. dollar denominated floatinghedges and the Company’s overall desire to strengthen its cash position, the Company terminated the cross-currency interest payments to functional currency (euro) floating interest paymentsrate swaps during the lifefirst quarter of 2020. The Company received the hedging instruments. The effective period of onecash value of the cross-currency interest rate swaps of approximately $56.2 million upon termination. In addition, the Company paid the interest owed and received the interest due, resulting in the amountrecognition of $30approximately $3.3 million expired asin net interest income, and paid termination fees of December 31, 2017. The effective periodapproximately $0.9 million. Through the date of the secondtermination of these twothe cross-currency interest rate swaps, the Company recorded a gain in the original amountAOCIL of $40approximately $31.2 million, now currently $30net of $9.9 million expires onof tax. At December 31, 2018. As2021 and 2020, the Company had a gain in AOCIL of approximately $44.8 million, net of $11.4 million of tax. That balance will remain in AOCIL until the period in which earnings are affected by the underlying item, such as a disposal or substantial liquidations of the entities being hedged.

Interest Rate Swaps

In January 2017, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement designed to fix the variable interest rate payable on a portion of its outstanding borrowings. This interest rate swap matured on January 31, 2020. Additionally, in December 2018, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement designed to manage the cash flow risk caused by interest rate changes in foreign exchange andon the forecasted interest payments expected to occur related to a portion of its outstanding borrowings under the 2018 Altra Credit Agreement.

The interest rate swap agreement was designed to manage exposure to interest rates impacton the future cash flow of interest payments,Company’s variable rate indebtedness and was recognized on the hedges are intended to offset changes in cash flows attributable to interest rate and foreign exchange movements.


balance sheet at fair value. The Company designated the $100.0 millionthis interest rate swap agreement as a cash flow hedge with the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction impacts earnings.  There were no amounts recorded for ineffectiveness for the periods reported herein related to the cross-currency interest rate swaps.  

Changeschanges in the fair value of a derivative that is designated as and meets all the required criteria for a cash flow hedge are recordedswap were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings asuntil the underlying hedged item affectsitems were recognized in earnings. As

During the second quarter of December 31, 2017 and 2016 approximately $0.2 million and ($0.7) million2020, the Company terminated the interest rate swap agreement. The Company paid the cash value of unrealized gain and loss related to the interest rate swaps were included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, respectively.

The following table summarizes outstanding swap for whichof approximately $34.7 million upon termination. In addition, the Company haspaid the interest owed and received the interest due, resulting in the recognition of approximately $0.1 million in net interest expense, and paid termination fees of approximately $0.1 million. Through the date of the termination of the interest rate swap, the Company recorded ata loss in AOCIL of approximately $11.9 million, net of $3.8 million of tax benefit. For the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

Initial US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

Derivative

 

Notional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entered

 

Financial

 

Amount

 

 

Floating Leg

 

 

 

Floating Leg

 

Settlement

 

Effective

Into

 

Instrument

 

(thousands)

 

 

(swap counterparty)

 

Fixed Rate

 

(Company)

 

Dates

 

Period of swap

12/21/2016

 

Cross currency interest rate swap

 

$

100,000

 

 

Variable rate 1-month USD Libor plus 1.50% to 3/31/17 and 1.75% thereafter

 

1.027%

EUR

 

N/A

 

Monthly on the last banking day of each month commencing December 30, 2016

 

12/23/2016 - 12/31/2019

12/21/2016

 

Cross currency interest rate swap

 

 

40,000

 

 

Variable rate 1-month USD Libor plus 1.50% to 3/31/17 and 1.75% thereafter

 

N/A

 

Variable rate 1-month EURIBOR, floored at 0.00%, plus 0.920%

 

Monthly on the last banking day of each month commencing December 30, 2016

 

12/23/2016 - 12/31/2018

6/28/2017

 

Cross currency interest rate swap

 

 

30,000

 

 

Variable rate 1-month USD Libor plus 1.75% thereafter

 

N/A

 

Variable rate 1-month EURIBOR, floored at 0.00%, plus 1.11%

 

Monthly on the last banking day of each month commencing July 31, 2017

 

6/30/2017-12/31/2017

1/31/2017

 

Interest rate swap

 

$

50,000

 

 

Variable rate 1-month USD Libor

 

1.625% USD

 

N/A

 

Monthly on the last banking day of each month commencing February 28, 2017

 

1/31/2017 - 1/31/2020

2019, the Company recorded a loss in AOCIL of approximately $9.9 million, net of $1.7 million of tax benefit. The loss on the interest rate swap reported in AOCIL will be reclassified to earnings in future periods when the hedged transaction affects earnings or if it is determined that it is probable that the hedged transaction will not occur. The Company recorded $11.5 million and $3.3 million of net interest expense for the year to date periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Approximately $9.0 million ($6.9 million net of tax) of the net interest expense is non-cash amortization, due to the termination of the interest rate swap, reclassified from AOCIL for the year to date period ended December 31, 2020.

In November 2021, the Company terminated the 2018 Credit Agreement. As a result of the decision to terminate the 2018 Credit Agreement, the remaining balance of the unrealized loss in AOCIL of $14.9 million was immediately reclassified to “Interest expense, net” in the accompanying consolidated statement of earnings. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company reclassified $25.7 million ($21.5 million net of tax) of non-cash interest expense from AOCIL to earnings.

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The following table summarizes the location and fair value, using Level 2 inputs (see Note 1 for a description of the fair value levels),balance of the Company's derivatives designated and notderivative instruments designated as hedging instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheetscash flow hedges (in thousands)millions).

 

 

Amount of Gain/(Loss) in AOCIL

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash flow hedge:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreement

 

$

0

 

 

$

(25.7

)

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross currency swap agreements

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

$

15,569

 

 

$

1,642

 

Interest rate swap agreement

 

Other long-term assets

 

$

345

 

 

 

 

 

Not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross currency swap agreements

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

4,597

 

 

 

889

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,821

 

 

$

2,531

 

The following table summarizes the location of (gain) loss reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings for derivatives designated as hedging instruments and the location of (gain) loss for our derivatives not designated as hedging instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands).

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Income Statement Location

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross currency swap agreements

 

Other non-operating (income) expense, net

 

$

13,242

 

 

$

995

 

Not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross currency swap agreements

 

Other non-operating (income) expense, net

 

 

3,708

 

 

 

889

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,950

 

 

$

1,884

 


14.16. Commitments and Contingencies

Minimum Lease Obligations

The Company leases certain offices, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, automobiles and equipment with various terms that range from a month to month basis to 11  years and which, generally, include renewal provisions. Future minimum rent obligations under non-cancelable operating and capital leases are as follows.

Year ending December 31:

 

Operating Leases

 

 

Capital Leases

 

2018

 

$

8,168

 

 

$

148

 

2019

 

 

6,550

 

 

 

72

 

2020

 

 

5,017

 

 

 

8

 

2021

 

 

3,884

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2,704

 

 

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

4,539

 

 

 

 

Total lease obligations

 

$

30,862

 

 

$

228

 

Less amounts representing interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Present value of minimum capital lease obligations

 

$

30,862

 

 

$

223

 

Net rent expense under operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was approximately $9.1 million, $8.9 million, and $9.0 million, respectively.

General Litigation

The Company is involved in various pending legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business. These proceedings primarily involve commercial claims, product liability claims, personal injury claims, and workers’ compensation claims. With respect to these proceedings, management believes that the Company will prevail, has adequate insurance coverage or has established appropriate reserves to cover potential liabilities. Any costs that management estimates may be paid related to these proceedings or claims are accrued when the liability is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. There can be no assurance, however, as to the ultimate outcome of any of these matters, and if all or substantially all of these legal proceedings were to be determined adversely to the Company, there could be a material adverse effect on the results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition of the Company. We have established loss provisions for matters in which losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. For matters where a reserve has not been established and for which we believe a loss is reasonably possible, as well as for matters where a reserve has been recorded but for which an exposure to loss in excess of the amount accrued is reasonably possible, we believe that such losses, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Our estimates regarding potential losses and materiality are based on our judgment and assessment of the claims utilizing currently available information. Although we will continue to reassess our reserves and estimates based on future developments, our objective assessment of the legal merits of such claims may not always be predictive of the outcome and actual results may vary from our current estimates. We will continue to consider the applicable guidance in ASC 450-20, based on the facts known at the time of our future filings, as it relates to legal contingencies, and will adjust our disclosures as may be required under the guidance.

There were no0 material amounts accrued in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for potential litigation as of December 31, 20172021 or 2016.2020.

The Company also risks exposure to product liability claims in connection with products it has sold and those sold by businesses that the Company acquired. Although in some cases third parties have retained responsibility for product liability claims relating to products manufactured or sold prior to the acquisition of the relevant business and in other cases the persons from whom the Company has acquired a business may be required to indemnify the Company for certain product liability claims subject to certain caps or limitations on indemnification, the Company cannot assure that those third parties will in fact satisfy their obligations with respect to liabilities retained by them or their indemnification obligations. If those third parties become unable to or otherwise do not comply with their respective obligations including indemnity obligations, or if certain product liability claims for which the Company is obligated were not retained by third parties or are not subject to these indemnities, the Company could become subject to significant liabilities or other adverse consequences. Moreover, even in cases where third parties retain responsibility for product liability claims or are required to indemnify the Company, significant claims arising from products that have been acquired could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to realize the benefits from an acquisition, could result in the reduction of the value of goodwill that the Company recorded in connection with an acquisition, or could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, or operations.


Environmental

Environmental

There is contamination at some of the Company’s current facilities, primarily related to historical operations at those sites, for which the Company could be liable for the investigation and remediation under certain environmental laws. The potential for contamination also exists at other of the CompanyCompany’s current or former sites, based on historical uses of those sites. The Company currently is not undertaking any remediation or investigations and the costs or liability in connection with potential contamination conditions at these facilities cannot be predicted at this time because the potential existence of contamination has not been investigated or not enough is known about the environmental conditions or likely remedial requirements. Currently, other parties with contractual liability are addressing or have plans or obligations to address those contamination conditions that may pose a material risk to human health, safety or the environment. In addition, while the Company attempts to evaluate the risk of liability associated with these facilities at the time the Company acquired them, there may be environmental conditions currently unknown to the Company relating to prior, existing or future sites or operations or those of predecessor companies whose liabilities the Company may have assumed or acquired which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.

The Company is being indemnified, or expects to be indemnified, by third parties subject to certain caps or limitations on the indemnification, for certain environmental costs and liabilities associated with certain owned or operated sites. Accordingly, based on the indemnification and the experience with similar sites of the environmental consultants who the Company has hired, the Company does not expect such costs and liabilities to have a material adverse effect on its business, operations or earnings. The Company cannot assure you,There can be no

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assurance, however, that those third parties will in fact satisfy their indemnification obligations. If those third parties become unable to, or otherwise do not, comply with their respective indemnity obligations, or if certain contamination or other liability for which the Company is obligated is not subject to these indemnities, the Company could become subject to significant liabilities.

From time to time, the Company is notified that it is a potentially responsible party and may have liability in connection with off-site disposal facilities. To date, the Company has generally resolved matters involving off-site disposal facilities for a nominal sum but there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to resolve pending or future matters in a similar fashion.

15.17. Segment and Geographic Information

The Company currently operates through three businessinternal reporting structure used by our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) to assess performance and allocate resources determines the basis for our reportable operating segments. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer, and he evaluates operations and allocates resources based on a measure of income from operations. Our operations are organized in 2 reporting segments that are aligned with key product types and end markets served:served, Power Transmission Technologies and Automation & Specialty:

Power Transmission Technologies. This segment includes the following key product offerings:

o
Couplings, Clutches & Brakes.Couplings are the interface between two shafts, which enable power to be transmitted from one shaft to the other. Clutches in this segment are devices whichthat use mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or friction type connections to facilitate engaging or disengaging two rotating members. Brakes are combinations of interacting parts that work to slow or stop machinery. Products in this segment are generally used in heavy industrial applications and energy markets.

o

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes. Products in this segment include brakes and clutches that are used to electronically slow, stop, engage or disengage equipment utilizing electromagnetic friction type connections. Products in this segment are used in industrial and commercial markets including agricultural machinery, material handling, motion control, and turf & garden.

o

Gearing. Gears are utilized to reduce the speed and increase the torque of an electric motor or engine to the level required to drive a particular piece of equipment. Gears produced by the Company are primarily utilized in industrial applications.

The

Automation & Specialty. Our Automation & Specialty segment information presented belowconsists of four key brands:

o
Kollmorgen: Provides rotary precision motion solutions, including servo motors, stepper motors, high performance electronic drives and motion controllers and related software, and precision linear actuators. These products are used in advanced material handling, aerospace and defense, factory automation, medical, packaging, printing, semiconductor, robotic and other applications.

o
Portescap: Provides high-efficiency miniature motors and motion control products, including brush and brushless DC motors, can stack motors and disc magnet motors. These products are used in medical, industrial power tool and general industrial equipment applications.

o
Thomson: Provides systems that enable and support the transition of rotary motion to linear motion. Products include linear bearings, guides, glides, lead and ball screws, industrial linear actuators, clutch brakes, precision gears, resolvers and inductors. These products are used in factory automation, medical, mobile off-highway, material handling, food processing and other niche applications.

o
Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JVS): Provides renowned “Jake Brake” diesel engine braking systems and valve actuation mechanisms for the prior periods has been reclassifiedcommercial vehicle market, including compression release, bleeder and exhaust brakes. These products are primarily used in heavy duty Class 8 truck engine applications. On February 8, 2022, we entered into an agreement with Cummins to conformdivest all of our equity interest of the entities which collectively constitute the Jacobs Vehicle Systems business. See Note 18 to the new presentation.


consolidated financial statements for further information.

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Segment financial information and a reconciliation of segment results to consolidated results follows:

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Net Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

$

441,887

 

 

$

305,406

 

 

$

342,299

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

251,505

 

 

 

217,856

 

 

 

219,676

 

Gearing

 

191,789

 

 

 

192,003

 

 

 

192,252

 

Inter-segment eliminations

 

(8,444

)

 

 

(6,359

)

 

 

(7,575

)

Net sales

 

876,737

 

 

 

708,906

 

 

 

746,652

 

Income from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

 

47,215

 

 

 

20,941

 

 

 

38,750

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

27,774

 

 

 

26,406

 

 

 

21,634

 

Gearing

 

22,238

 

 

 

22,718

 

 

 

21,094

 

Restructuring

 

(4,143

)

 

 

(9,849

)

 

 

(7,214

)

Loss on partial settlement of pension plan

 

(1,720

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Corporate expenses (1)

 

(10,377

)

 

 

(12,670

)

 

 

(10,050

)

Income from operations

 

80,987

 

 

 

47,546

 

 

 

64,214

 

Other non-operating (income) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest expense

 

7,710

 

 

 

11,679

 

 

 

12,164

 

Loss on extinguishment of convertible debt

 

1,797

 

 

 

1,989

 

 

-

 

Other non-operating (income) expense, net

 

353

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

963

 

 

 

9,860

 

 

 

13,661

 

 

 

13,127

 

Income before income taxes

 

71,127

 

 

 

33,885

 

 

 

51,087

 

Provision for income taxes

 

19,700

 

 

 

8,745

 

 

 

15,744

 

Net income

$

51,427

 

 

$

25,140

 

 

$

35,343

 

(1)

Certain expenses are maintained at the corporate level and not allocated to the segments. These include various administrative expenses related to the corporate headquarters, depreciation on capitalized software costs, non-capitalizable software implementation costs, acquisition related expenses and impairment of intangibles.

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Transmission Technologies

$

924.8

 

 

$

818.6

 

 

$

907.7

 

Automation & Specialty

 

979.0

 

 

 

911.8

 

 

 

931.0

 

Inter-segment eliminations

 

(4.0

)

 

 

(4.4

)

 

 

(4.6

)

Net sales

$

1,899.8

 

 

$

1,726.0

 

 

$

1,834.1

 

Income from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Transmission Technologies

$

128.6

 

 

$

97.5

 

 

$

113.5

 

Automation & Specialty (1)

 

(8.3

)

 

 

(10.4

)

 

 

132.3

 

Corporate (2)

 

(19.9

)

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

(7.6

)

Restructuring and consolidation costs

 

(3.0

)

 

 

(7.4

)

 

 

(14.1

)

Income from operations

 

97.4

 

 

 

77.5

 

 

 

224.1

 

Other non-operating (income) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest expense

 

94.5

 

 

 

72.1

 

 

 

73.8

 

Other non-operating expense (income), net

 

(4.9

)

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

89.6

 

 

 

73.5

 

 

 

75.9

 

Income before income taxes

 

7.8

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

148.2

 

(Benefit)/Provision for income taxes

 

(19.9

)

 

 

29.5

 

 

 

21.0

 

Net income/(loss)

$

27.7

 

 

$

(25.5

)

 

$

127.2

 

While

(1) During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company didrecorded a non-cash impairment charge of $142.4 million at the JVS reporting unit related to the held for sale classification. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $8.4 million and $139.1 million for indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill, respectively, at the JVS reporting unit.

(2) Certain expenses are maintained at the corporate level and not have any customers that represented total sales of greater than 10%,allocated to the Gearing business segment had one customer that approximated 11.3% of total sales duringsegments. These include various administrative expenses related to the year ended December 31, 2017.corporate headquarters, depreciation on capitalized software costs, non-capitalizable software implementation costs and acquisition related expenses.

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Selected information by segment (continued)

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

$

31.5

 

 

$

32.9

 

 

$

33.6

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

88.2

 

 

 

91.5

 

 

 

92.0

 

Corporate

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

2.8

 

Total depreciation and amortization

 

$

122.3

 

 

$

127.6

 

 

$

128.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

Total assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Transmission Technologies

 

$

1,069.4

 

 

$

1,063.3

 

 

 

 

Automation & Specialty

 

 

2,879.2

 

 

 

2,997.3

 

 

 

 

Corporate (1)

 

 

182.0

 

 

 

147.5

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

4,130.6

 

 

$

4,208.1

 

 

 

 

(1) Corporate assets are primarily cash and cash equivalents, tax related asset accounts, certain capitalized software costs, property, plant and equipment and deferred financing costs.

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

 

$

20,905

 

 

$

15,180

 

 

$

15,897

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

 

4,950

 

 

 

4,615

 

 

 

4,565

 

Gearing

 

 

6,866

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

6,617

 

Corporate

 

 

3,304

 

 

 

3,103

 

 

 

3,042

 

Total depreciation and amortization

 

$

36,025

 

 

$

29,898

 

 

$

30,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

 

$

547,738

 

 

$

511,934

 

 

 

 

 

Electromagnetic Clutches & Brakes

 

 

183,197

 

 

 

169,507

 

 

 

 

 

Gearing

 

 

155,541

 

 

 

147,829

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (2)

 

 

34,181

 

 

 

40,554

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

920,657

 

 

$

869,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

Property, Plant and
Equipment

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

North America (primarily U.S.)

 

$

1,018.3

 

 

$

914.9

 

 

$

1,036.5

 

 

$

134.6

 

 

$

191.1

 

Europe excluding Germany

 

 

341.9

 

 

 

289.3

 

 

 

307.7

 

 

 

48.5

 

 

 

52.6

 

Germany

 

 

200.0

 

 

 

185.8

 

 

 

222.7

 

 

 

55.4

 

 

 

63.9

 

China

 

 

222.9

 

 

 

222.5

 

 

 

159.6

 

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

23.3

 

Asia and other (excluding China)

 

 

116.7

 

 

 

113.5

 

 

 

107.6

 

 

 

12.6

 

 

 

13.3

 

Total

 

$

1,899.8

 

 

$

1,726.0

 

 

$

1,834.1

 

 

$

275.8

 

 

$

344.2

 

(2)

Corporate assets are primarily cash and cash equivalents, tax related asset accounts, certain capitalized software costs, property, plant and equipment and deferred financing costs.


 

 

Net Sales

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

North America (primarily U.S.)

 

$

441,208

 

 

$

418,536

 

 

$

452,172

 

 

$

84,337

 

 

$

81,675

 

Europe

 

 

342,867

 

 

 

217,736

 

 

 

218,857

 

 

 

100,733

 

 

 

89,672

 

Asia and other

 

 

92,662

 

 

 

72,634

 

 

 

75,623

 

 

 

6,847

 

 

 

5,696

 

Total

 

$

876,737

 

 

$

708,906

 

 

$

746,652

 

 

$

191,918

 

 

$

177,043

 

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

16.    Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations:

Year ended December 31, 2017

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

Third

Quarter

 

 

Second

Quarter

 

 

First

Quarter

 

Net Sales

 

$

223,322

 

 

$

214,623

 

 

$

223,357

 

 

$

215,435

 

Gross Profit

 

 

68,470

 

 

 

69,013

 

 

 

72,126

 

 

 

66,167

 

Net income (1)

 

 

12,440

 

 

 

13,277

 

 

 

15,384

 

 

 

10,326

 

Earnings per share — Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

0.53

 

 

$

0.36

 

Earnings per share — Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

0.53

 

 

$

0.36

 

(1) Includes restructuring costs by quarter

 

$

367

 

 

$

680

 

 

$

1,198

 

 

$

1,898

 

Year ended December 31, 2016

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

Third

Quarter

 

 

Second

Quarter

 

 

First

Quarter

 

Net Sales

 

$

172,647

 

 

$

173,132

 

 

$

182,674

 

 

$

180,453

 

Gross Profit

 

 

55,127

 

 

 

54,175

 

 

 

58,200

 

 

 

54,630

 

Net income (1)

 

 

1,668

 

 

 

5,313

 

 

 

9,349

 

 

 

8,810

 

Earnings per share — Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

0.21

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.34

 

Earnings per share — Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

0.21

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.34

 

(1) Includes restructuring costs by quarter

 

$

3,258

 

 

$

3,397

 

 

$

1,641

 

 

$

1,553

 

17.18. Subsequent Events

On February 13, 2018,8, 2022, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Cummins Inc., an Indiana corporation (“Cummins”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Company has agreed to sell to Cummins all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the entities which collectively constitute its Jacobs Vehicle Systems business segment for $325 million, in cash, subject to customary adjustments for cash and indebtedness and for changes in working capital from an agreed upon working capital target.

On February 9, 2022, the Company declared a dividend of $0.17$0.08 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2018,2022, payable on April 3, 20184, 2022 to stockholders of record as of March 19, 2018.17, 2022.

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Termination of Defined Benefit Plan

The Company commenced its plan to terminate its U.S. Pension Plan in June 2017 and distributed a portion of the Plan assets during the fourth quarter of 2017 as a partial plan settlement, see Note 8.  During the first quarter of 2018, the company completed the plan termination and made a final contribution of $1.3 million to fully fund the benefit obligation prior to settlement. The company settled the remaining benefit obligation of approximately $18.7 million by transferring the remaining plan assets and liability obligations to a third party. The company will record an additional settlement loss of $5.3 million in the first Quarter of 2018.


Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with AccountantsAccountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

1. Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of December 31, 2017,2021, or the Evaluation Date, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Form 10-K, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at a reasonable assurance level.

2. Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

(a) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, and implemented by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of assets;

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Nook Industries, LLC on December 31, 2021. The financial statements of Nook Industries reflect total assets constituting 4% of the Company’s total assets as of December 31, 2021. As a result of the timing of the acquisition and as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, management has excluded internal controls at Nook Industries from its assessment of the internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021.

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20172021 based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2017.2021.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20172021 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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(b) Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017,2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017,2021, based on criteria established in InternalControlIntegratedFramework(2013)issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017,2021, of the Company and our report dated February 23, 2018,28, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

As described in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting of Nook Industries, LLC, which was acquired on December 31, 2021 and whose financial statements constitute 4% of total assets of the consolidated financial statement amounts as of December 31, 2021. Accordingly, our audit did not include the internal control over financial reporting of the Nook Industries, LLC.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 23, 201828, 2022

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(c) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a–15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our quarter ended December 31, 2017,2021, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B.

Other Information

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

Item 9C. Disclosure of Activities Under Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which added Section 13(r) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we are required to disclose whether Altra or any of its affiliates knowingly engaged in certain activities, transactions or dealings relating to Iran or certain designated individuals or entities. Disclosure is required even when the activities were conducted outside the United States by non-U.S. entities and even when such activities were conducted in compliance with applicable law. The following information is disclosed pursuant to Section 13(r). None of the following activities involved U.S. affiliates of Altra.Not applicable.

During the three months ended December 31, 2017, Bibby Transmissions Limited, a subsidiary of Altra organized and existing under the laws of England (“Bibby”), sold couplings to a customer in the United Kingdom, for ultimate re-sale to an Iranian end user for use in a gas treating plant.  Total gross revenues received by Bibby in connection with these transactions were approximately GBP 57.3 thousand and net profits were approximately GBP 21.1 thousand.  Bibby intends to continue pursuing opportunities with this direct customer and end user, to the extent compliant with applicable law.

PART III

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our definitive 20182022 Proxy Statement to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2017.2021.

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our definitive 20182022 Proxy Statement to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2017.2021.

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our definitive 20182022 Proxy Statement to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2017.2021.

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our definitive 20182022 Proxy Statement to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2017.2021.

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our definitive 20182022 Proxy Statement to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2017.2021.


PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) List of documents filed as part of this report:

(1) Financial Statements.

i.

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016

ii.

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

iii.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

iv.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

v.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

vi.

Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

i. Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020

ii. Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

iii. Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

iv. Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

v. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(2) Financial Statement Schedule

ii.

Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts


ii. Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

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(3) Exhibits List

Number

Description

 

 

2.1(1)

LLC Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2004, among Warner Electric Holding, Inc., Colfax Corporation and CPT Acquisition Corp., a subsidiary of Altra Holdings, Inc. (P)

 

 

2.2(1)

Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2004, between Altra Holdings, Inc. and Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. (P)

2.3(2)

ShareEquity Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2005,December 31, 2021, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp., Nook Industries, LLC, Nook Industries Holdings, Inc., the shareholders of Nook Industries, LLC party thereto, and Joseph H. Nook, III, as the stockholders of Hay Hall Holdings Limited listed therein. (P)

2.4(3)

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 18, 2006, among Warner Electric LLC, Bear Linear LLC and the other guarantors listed therein.sellers’ representative.* **

2.5(5)2.4

AgreementPurchase and Plan of Merger, dated February 17, 2007, among Altra Holdings, Inc., Forest Acquisition Corporation and TB Wood’s Corporation.

2.6(9)

Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated February 25, 2011 among Danfoss Bauer GmbH, Danfoss A/S and Altra Holdings,8, 2022, between Cummins Inc. (and certain of its subsidiaries).**

2.7(14)

Purchase Agreement, dated November 6, 2013, among Altra Holdings, Inc., certain of its subsidiaries, and Friction Holding A/S.**

2.8(17)

Master Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated December 30, 2016, between GKN Industries Limited and Altra Industrial Motion Corp.*

3.1(4)

3.1(2)

Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Altra Holdings, Inc.

3.2(6)(12)

Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Altra Industrial Motion Corp., as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware

3.3(3)

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Altra Holdings, Inc.

 

 

3.3(12)3.4(6)

Certificate of Ownership and Merger of Altra Merger Sub, Inc. with and into Altra Holdings, Inc., to effect the Company name change, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 22, 2013.

 

 

4.1(4)(2)

Form of Common Stock Certificate.

 

 

4.2(8)(11)

Indenture, dated March 7, 2011,as of October 1, 2018, among Altra Holdings,Stevens Holding Company, Inc., the Guarantorsguarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

10.2(7)4.3(11)

Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2018, among Stevens Holding Company, Inc., Altra Industrial Motion Corp., the other guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

4.4(13)

Description of Securities

10.1(4)

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2009, among Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., Altra Holdings, Inc. and Carl Christenson.†

 

 

10.3(10)10.2(5)

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2012, among Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., Altra Holdings, Inc. and Christian Storch.†

 

 

10.4(6)10.3(3)

Form of Indemnity Agreement entered into between Altra Holdings, Inc. and the Directors and certain officers.†

10.5(15)10.4(7)

Form of Change of Control Agreement entered into among Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and certain officers.†

 

 

10.6(1)10.5(12)

Altra Holdings, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.† (P)

10.7(3)

Amendment to Altra Holdings, Inc. 2004 EquityIndustrial Motion Corp. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan.Plan, as amended and restated.

 

 

10.8(4)10.6(9)

Second Amendment toSeparation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2018, among Fortive Corporations, Stevens Holding Company, Inc. and Altra Holdings, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.†Industrial Motion Corp.

10.9(13)10.7(10)

TheA&R Commitment Letter, dated as of March 2012 Amendment to28, 2018 among Fortive Corporation, Stevens Holding Company, Inc. and Altra Holdings, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.†Industrial Motion Corp.

10.10(1)10.8(10)

Form of Altra Holdings, Inc. Restricted Stock Award Agreement under Altra Holdings Inc.’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and the amendments thereto.† (P)

10.11(8)

PurchaseEmployee Matters Agreement, dated as of March 1, 20117, 2018 among Altra Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto, Jefferies &Fortive Corporation, Stevens Holding Company, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

10.12(16)10.9(11)

Second AmendedTax Matters Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, among Fortive Corporation, Stevens Holding Company, Inc. and Restated Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

10.10(11)

Transition Services Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, among Fortive Corporation, Stevens Holding Company, Inc. and Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

10.11(11)

Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, between Fortive Corporation and Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

10.12(11)

Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2015,1, 2018, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries., the designated subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent.


Number

Description**

10.13(17)

81


10.13(8)

First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated asForm of October 20, 2016, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries., the lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

10.14(16)

Omnibus Reaffirmation and Ratification, and Amendment of Collateral Documents dated as of October 22, 2015, by and among’s Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and certain of its subsidiaries, the lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.restated. †

10.15(11)10.14(8)

Pledge and Security Agreement, dated November 20, 2012, among Altra Holdings, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent #

10.16(11)

Patent Security Agreement, dated November 20, 2012, among certain subsidiariesForm of Altra Industrial Motion Inc. in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. #Corp.’s Restricted Stock Award Agreement under Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated. †

10.17(11)10.15(8)

Trademark Security Agreement, dated November 20, 2012, amongForm of Altra Industrial Motion Inc.Corp.’s Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement under Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.restated †

10.18(16)10.16(14)

Patent Security Agreement, dated October 22, 2015, by Warner Electric Technology LLC in favorForm of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent.

10.19(16)

Trademark Security Agreement, dated October 22, 2015, among Ameridrives International, LLC, Boston Gear LLC, Inertia Dynamics, LLC and TB Wood’s Incorporated in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent.

10.20(18)

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan.†

10.21(16)10.17(14)

Form of Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Performance Share Award Agreement under Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan.Plan, as amended and restated.

10.18

Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2021, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp., the designated subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, sustainability structuring agent and collateral agent* **

10.22(16)10.19

FormGuarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated November 17, 2021, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Bank of Montreal.*

10.20

Patent Security Agreement, dated November 17, 2021, among certain subsidiaries of Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Restricted Stock Award in favor of Bank of Montreal.*

10.21

Trademark Security Agreement, underdated November 17, 2021, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan.† and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Bank of Montreal.*

21.1

Subsidiaries of Altra Industrial Motion Corp.*

 

 

23.1

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.*

 

 

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

101

The following materials from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015,2021, are formatted in XBRL (ExtensibleiXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Audited Consolidated Statement of Income,Operations, (ii) the Audited Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Audited Consolidated Balance Sheet, (iv) the Audited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, (v) the Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (vi) Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, (vii) Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.*

(1)104

Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2005.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed withThe cover page from the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2006.

(3)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2006.

(4)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2006.

(5)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2007.

(6)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2008.

(7)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’sCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.2021, formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

(8)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2011.


(9)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2011.

(10)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2012.

(11)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

(12)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2013.

(13)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2012.

(14)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

(15)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2015.

(16)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

(17)

Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

(18)

Incorporated by reference to Annex A filed with Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2017.

*

Filed herewith.

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

#

Application has been made to the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek confidential treatment of certain provisions. Omitted material for which confidential treatment has been requested has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

**

Schedules and exhibits to these agreements have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish supplemental copies of such omitted schedules and exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

(P)

This Exhibit was originally filed in paper format. Accordingly, a hyperlink has not been provided.

(1) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2005.

(2) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2006.

(3) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2008.

(4) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

(5) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2012.

(6) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2013.

(7) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2015.

(8) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Current Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2020.

(9) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2018.

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(10) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018 filed on May 5, 2018.

(11) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 1, 2018.

(12) Incorporated by reference to Annex A filed with Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2020.

(13) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

(14) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

* Filed herewith.

† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

** Schedules and exhibits to these agreements have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish supplemental copies of such omitted schedules and exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

(P) This Exhibit was originally filed in paper format. Accordingly, a hyperlink has not been provided.

Note: Altra Holdings, Inc. changed its name to Altra Industrial Motion Corp. effective November 22, 2013.

Item 15(a)(2)

ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Reserve for Uncollectible Accounts:

 

Balance at

Beginning of

Period

 

 

Additions

 

 

Deductions

 

 

Balance at

End of Period

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015

 

$

2,302

 

 

$

785

 

 

$

(922

)

 

$

2,165

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

$

2,165

 

 

$

1,245

 

 

$

(296

)

 

$

3,114

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017

 

$

3,114

 

 

$

1,868

 

 

$

(440

)

 

$

4,542

 

Allowance for Credit Losses:

 

Balance at
Beginning of
Period

 

 

Additions

 

 

Deductions

 

 

Balance at
End of Period

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019

 

$

5.6

 

 

$

0.9

 

 

$

(1.4

)

 

$

5.1

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020

 

 

5.1

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

4.9

 

For the year ended December 31, 2021

 

$

4.9

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

(0.9

)

 

$

4.1

 

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Exhibit Index

Number

Description

21.12.3

Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2021, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp., Nook Industries, LLC, Nook Industries Holdings, Inc., the shareholders of Nook Industries, LLC party thereto, and Joseph H. Nook, III, as the sellers’ representative.

2.4

Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated February 8, 2022, between Cummins Inc. and Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

10.18

Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2021, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp., the designated subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, sustainability structuring agent and collateral agent

10.19

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated November 17, 2021, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Bank of Montreal

10.20

Patent Security Agreement, dated November 17, 2021, among certain subsidiaries of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. in favor of Bank of Montreal.

10.21

Trademark Security Agreement, dated November 17, 2021, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Bank of Montreal.

21.1

Subsidiaries of Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

23.1

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101

The following materials from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2021, are formatted in XBRL (ExtensibleiXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Audited Consolidated Statement of Income,Operations, (ii) the Audited Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Audited Consolidated Balance Sheet, (iv) the Audited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, (v) the Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (vi) Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, and (vii) Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.*

104

The cover page from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

Item 16.

Form 10-K Summary

None


SIGNATURES

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

February 23, 201828, 2022

By:

/s/ Carl R. Christenson

Name:

Carl R. Christenson

Title:

Chairman and Chief Executive

Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

February 23, 201828, 2022

By:

/s/ Carl R. Christenson

Name:

Carl R. Christenson

Title:

Chairman and Chief Executive

Officer, Director

February 23, 201828, 2022

By:

/s/ Christian Storch

Name:

Christian Storch

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer

February 23, 2018

By:

/s/ Todd B. Patriacca

Name:

Todd B. Patriacca

Title:

Executive V.P., Chief AccountingFinancial Officer

and Treasurer, Chief Accounting Officer

February 23, 2018

By:

/s/ Edmund M. Carpenter

February 28, 2022

By:

Name:

Edmund M. Carpenter

Title:

Director

February 23, 2018

By:

/s/ Lyle G. Ganske

Name:

Lyle G. Ganske

Title:

Director

February 23, 201828, 2022

By:

/s/ Michael S. LipscombScott Hall

Name:

Michael S. LipscombScott Hall

Title:

Director

February 23, 201828, 2022

By:

/s/ Larry P. McPhersonNicole Parent Haughey

Name:

Larry P. McPhersonNicole Parent Haughey

Title:

Director

February 23, 201828, 2022

By:

/s/ Margot Hoffman

Name:

Margot Hoffman

Title:

Director

February 28, 2022

By:

/s/ Thomas W. Swidarski

Name:

Thomas W. Swidarski

Title:

Director

February 23, 201828, 2022

By:

/s/ La Vonda Williams

Name:

La Vonda Williams

Title:

Director

February 28, 2022

By:

/s/ James H. Woodward, Jr.

Name:

James H. Woodward, Jr.

Title:

Director

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