UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
   
þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008
OR
   
o 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: 1-10542
UNIFI, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
New York
11-2165495
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) 11-2165495
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   
P.O. Box 19109 — 7201 West Friendly Avenue Greensboro, NC
27419
(Address of principal executive offices) 27419
(Zip Code)Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(336) 294-4410
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days Yesþ Noo
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The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, par value $.10 per share, as of NovemberFebruary 3, 20082009 was 62,057,300.
 
 

 


 

UNIFI, INC.
Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008
INDEX
         
      Page
 Item 1. Financial Statements:    
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and June 29, 2008  3 
    
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Quarters and Six-Months Ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and SeptemberDecember 23, 2007  4 
         
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the QuartersSix-Months Ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and SeptemberDecember 23, 2007  5 
         
    Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  6 
         
  Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  2126 
         
  Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk  3749 
         
  Item 4. Controls and Procedures  3850 
         
Other
Information
 Item 1. Legal Proceedings  3951
 
  Item 1A. Risk Factors  3951 
         
  Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds  3951 
         
  Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities  3951 
         
  Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  3952 
         
  Item 5. Other Information  3952 
         
  Item 6. Exhibits  4052 
 Exhibit 31.1EX-10.3
 Exhibit 31.2EX-31.1
 Exhibit 32.1EX-31.2
 Exhibit 32.2EX-32.1
EX-32.2

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Part.1 Financial Information
Item.1 Financial Statements
UNIFI, INC.
UNIFI, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands)
                
 September 28, June 29,  December 28, June 29, 
 2008 2008  2008 2008 
 (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents $20,396 $20,248  $12,619 $20,248 
Receivables, net 95,247 103,272  68,611 103,272 
Inventories 127,994 122,890  127,107 122,890 
Deferred income taxes 1,962 2,357  1,417 2,357 
Assets held for sale 3,808 4,124  1,700 4,124 
Restricted cash 7,308 9,314  5,970 9,314 
Other current assets 4,290 3,693  5,330 3,693 
          
Total current assets 261,005 265,898  222,754 265,898 
          
 
Property, plant and equipment 843,616 855,324  782,227 855,324 
Less accumulated depreciation  (675,771)  (678,025)  (619,932)  (678,025)
     
 167,845 177,299      
 162,295 177,299 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates 71,950 70,562  71,094 70,562 
Restricted cash 19,989 26,048  13,817 26,048 
Goodwill 18,579 18,579  18,579 18,579 
Intangible assets, net 19,607 20,386  19,328 20,386 
Other noncurrent assets 11,698 12,759  10,841 12,759 
          
Total assets $570,673 $591,531  $518,708 $591,531 
          
  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable $43,897 $44,553  $28,505 $44,553 
Accrued expenses 26,061 25,531  17,475 25,531 
Income taxes payable 832 681  41 681 
Current maturities of long-term debt and other current liabilities 7,729 9,805  6,313 9,805 
          
Total current liabilities 78,519 80,570  52,334 80,570 
          
  
Long-term debt and other liabilities 198,518 204,366  195,502 204,366 
Deferred income taxes 657 926  477 926 
Commitments and contingencies  
Shareholders’ equity:  
Common stock 6,196 6,069  6,206 6,069 
Capital in excess of par value 28,838 25,131  29,447 25,131 
Retained earnings 253,818 254,494  244,750 254,494 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 4,127 19,975 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  (10,008) 19,975 
          
 292,979 305,669  270,395 305,669 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $570,673 $591,531  $518,708 $591,531 
          
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIFI, INC.
UNIFI, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                        
 For the Quarters Ended  For the Quarters Ended For the Six-Months Ended 
 September 28, September 23,  December 28, December 23, December 28, December 23, 
 2008 2007  2008 2007 2008 2007 
Net sales $169,009 $170,536  $125,727 $183,369 $294,736 $353,905 
Cost of sales 155,584 159,543  123,415 175,049 278,999 334,592 
Selling, general & administrative expenses 10,545 14,454  9,304 12,008 19,849 26,462 
Provision for bad debts 558 254 
Provision (recovery) for bad debts 501  (189) 1,059 65 
Interest expense 5,965 6,712  5,748 6,578 11,713 13,290 
Interest income  (913)  (826)  (680)  (746)  (1,593)  (1,580)
Other (income) expense, net  (561)  (1,006)  (5,212)  (2,192)  (5,773)  (3,190)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates  (3,482)  (178)
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates  (162) 21  (3,644)  (157)
Restructuring charges  4,205  6,837 
Write down of long-lived assets  533   2,247  2,780 
Write down of investment in unconsolidated affiliate  4,505 
Restructuring charges  2,632 
Write down of investment in unconsolidated affiliates 1,483  1,483 4,505 
              
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 1,313  (16,087)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 1,885  (6,931)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes  (8,670)  (13,612)  (7,357)  (29,699)
Provision (benefit) from income taxes 614  (5,757) 2,499  (12,688)
              
Loss from continuing operations  (572)  (9,156)  (9,284)  (7,855)  (9,856)  (17,011)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  (104)  (32)
Income from discontinued operations — net of tax 216 109 112 77 
              
Net loss $(676) $(9,188) $(9,068) $(7,746) $(9,744) $(16,934)
              
  
Loss per common share (basic and diluted): 
Losses per common share (basic and diluted): 
Net loss — continuing operations $(.01) $(.15) $(.15) $(.13) $(.16) $(.28)
Net loss — discontinued operations   
Net income — discontinued operations     
              
Net loss — basic and diluted $(.01) $(.15) $(.15) $(.13) $(.16) $(.28)
              
  
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock (basic and diluted) 61,134 60,537  62,030 60,553 61,582 60,545 
     
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIFI, INC.
UNIFI, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands)
                
 For the Quarters Ended  For the Six-Months Ended 
 September 28, September 23,  December 28, December 23, 
 2008 2007  2008 2007 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year $20,248 $40,031  $20,248 $40,031 
Operating activities:  
Net loss  (676)  (9,188)  (9,744)  (16,934)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities: 
Loss from discontinued operations 104 32 
Earnings of unconsolidated equity affiliates, net of distributions  (1,417) 282 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in continuing operating activities: 
Income from discontinued operations  (112)  (77)
(Earnings) losses of unconsolidated equity affiliates, net of distributions  (1,579) 303 
Depreciation 8,980 9,599  15,832 18,850 
Amortization 1,069 1,162  2,137 2,324 
Stock-based compensation expense 282 107  622 392 
Deferred compensation expense, net  (81) 30 
Deferred compensation expense (recovery), net  (69) 173 
Net gain on asset sales  (316)  (142)  (5,910)  (1,413)
Non-cash write down of long-lived assets  533   2,780 
Non-cash write down of investment in unconsolidated affiliate  4,505  1,483 4,505 
Non-cash portion of restructuring charges  2,632   6,837 
Deferred income tax benefit  (115)  (7,524)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) 35  (14,699)
Provision for bad debts 558 254  1,059 65 
Other 296  (473) 256  (568)
Change in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions and foreign currency adjustments  (6,082)  (3,016)  (11,962)  (8,124)
          
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities 2,602  (1,207)
Net cash used in continuing operating activities  (7,952)  (5,586)
          
Investing activities:  
Capital expenditures  (3,569)  (1,064)  (7,829)  (3,827)
Acquisition  (500)  
Change in restricted cash 5,183  (915) 10,118  (14,810)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 101 2,216  6,950 10,560 
Proceeds from sale of equity affiliate  8,750 
Collection of notes receivable  267 
Return of capital from equity affiliate  234   234 
Other  (94) 264 
          
Net cash provided by investing activities 1,621 735  8,739 1,174 
          
Financing activities:  
Borrowings of long-term debt 4,600 157  14,600  
Payments of long-term debt  (9,080)  (6,705)  (20,578)  (11,000)
Proceeds from stock exercises 3,551  
Proceeds from stock option exercises 3,830  
Other 37 33  37  (708)
          
Net cash used in financing activities  (892)  (6,515)  (2,111)  (11,708)
          
Cash flows of discontinued operations:  
Operating cash flow  (114)  (78)  (162)  (201)
          
Net cash used in discontinued operations  (114)  (78)  (162)  (201)
          
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  (3,069) 893   (6,143) 2,065 
          
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 148  (6,172)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (7,629)  (14,256)
          
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $20,396 $33,859  $12,619 $25,775 
          
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIFI, INC.
UNIFI, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. 
Basis of Presentation
 
  The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet of Unifi, Inc. (the “Company”) at June 29, 2008 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S.United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. Except as noted with respect to the balance sheet at June 29, 2008, this information is unaudited and reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the financial position at SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and SeptemberDecember 23, 2007. Such adjustments consisted of normal recurring items necessary for fair presentation in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2008. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.
 
  The significant accounting policies followed by the Company are presented on pages 65 to 71 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2008.
 
2. 
Inventories
 
  Inventories are comprised of the following (amounts in thousands):
                
 September 28, June 29,  December 28, June 29, 
 2008 2008  2008 2008 
Raw materials and supplies $50,873 $51,407  $55,013 $51,407 
Work in process 6,974 7,021  4,861 7,021 
Finished goods 70,147 64,462  67,233 64,462 
          
 $127,994 $122,890  $127,107 $122,890 
          
3. 
Accrued Expenses
 
  Accrued expenses are comprised of the following (amounts in thousands):
                
 September 28, June 29,  December 28, June 29, 
 2008 2008  2008 2008 
Payroll and fringe benefits $7,237 $11,101  $6,064 $11,101 
Severance 1,749 1,935  1,562 1,935 
Interest 8,313 2,813  2,705 2,813 
Utilities 2,438 3,114  1,443 3,114 
Closure reserve 1,105 1,414  619 1,414 
Retiree benefits 1,715 1,733  1,617 1,733 
Property taxes 1,623 1,132  2,383 1,132 
Other 1,881 2,289  1,082 2,289 
          
 $26,061 $25,531  $17,475 $25,531 
          

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4. 
Other (Income) Expense, Net
  The following table summarizes the Company’s other (income) expense, net (amounts in thousands):
                        
 For the Quarters Ended  For the Quarters Ended For the Six-Months Ended 
 September 28, September 23,  December 28, December 23, December 28, December 23, 
 2008 2007  2008 2007 2008 2007 
Gain on sale of fixed assets $(316) $(142) $(5,594) $(1,271) $(5,910) $(1,413)
Gain from sale of nitrogen credits   (807)   (807)   (1,614)
Technology fee from China joint venture   (438)   (250)   (688)
Currency (gains) losses  (304) 326 
Currency losses 380 131 77 458 
Other, net 59 55  2 5 60 67 
              
Other (income) expense, net $(561) $(1,006) $(5,212) $(2,192) $(5,773) $(3,190)
              
5. Recent
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net
The Company accounts for its goodwill and other intangibles under the provisions of Statements of Financial Accounting PronouncementsStandard (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”). SFAS 142 requires that these assets be reviewed for impairment annually, unless specific circumstances indicate that a more timely review is warranted. This impairment test involves estimates and judgments that are critical in determining whether any impairment charge should be recorded and the amount of such charge if an impairment loss is deemed to be necessary. As a result of the significant decline in the Company’s market capitalization during the second quarter, the Company determined that it was appropriate to perform an interim impairment analysis. Accordingly, the Company conducted an impairment test of its goodwill during the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 and concluded that no impairment was necessary.
Other intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of customer relationships of $22.0 million and non-compete agreements of $4.0 million which were entered in connection with an asset acquisition consummated in fiscal year 2007. The customer list is being amortized in a manner which reflects the expected economic benefit that will be received over its twelve year life and the non-compete agreement is being amortized using the straight-line method over six years. There are no residual values related to these intangible assets. Accumulated amortization at December 28, 2008 and June 29, 2008 for these intangible assets was $7.2 million and $5.6 million, respectively.
 
  In February 2007,addition, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued StatementCompany allocated $0.5 million to customer relationships arising from a transaction that closed in the second quarter of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 159, “Fair Value Optionfiscal year 2009. This customer list will be amortized using the straight-line method over a period of one and a half years.
The intangible assets discussed above both relate to the polyester segment.
The following table represents the expected intangible asset amortization for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an Amendment to FASB Statement No. 115” that expands the use of fair value measurement of various financial instruments and other items. This statement provides entities the option to record certain financial assets and liabilities, such as firm commitments, non-financial insurance contracts and warranties, and host financial instruments at fair value. Generally, the fair value option may be applied instrument by instrument and is irrevocable once elected. The unrealized gains and losses on elected items would be recorded as earnings. SFAS No. 159 is effective fornext five fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. On June 30, 2008, the Company determined it would not elect to record any eligible balance sheet accounts at fair value.(amounts in thousands):
                     
  Aggregate Amortization Expenses 
  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014 
Customer list $2,993  $2,173  $2,022  $1,837  $1,481 
Non-compete contract  571   571   571   571   286 
                
  $3,564  $2,744  $2,593  $2,408  $1,767 
                

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6.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
  In September 2006, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”. SFAS No. 157 addresses how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under generally accepted accounting principles. As a result of SFAS No. 157 there is now a common definition of fair value to be used throughout GAAP. The FASB believes that the new standard will make the measurement of fair value more consistent and comparable and improve disclosures about those measures. The provisions of SFAS No. 157 were to be effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. On February 12, 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 157-2 which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). This FSP partially defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years for items within the scope of this FSP. Effective for fiscal year 2009, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157 except as it applies to those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities as noted in FSP FAS 157-2 and the adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
 
6.7. 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
  Comprehensive losslosses amounted to $16.5$23.2 million and $39.7 million for the firstsecond quarter and year-to-date periods of fiscal year 2009, respectively, compared to comprehensive losslosses of $5.7$4.7 million and $10.4 million for the firstsecond quarter and the year-to-date periods of fiscal year 2008. Comprehensive loss islosses were comprised of $0.7net losses of $9.1 million and $9.7 million for the second quarter and year-to-date periods of net lossfiscal year 2009, respectively, and $15.8 million of negative cumulative translation adjustments for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009.$14.1 million and $30.0 million, respectively. Comparatively, comprehensive losslosses for the corresponding periodperiods in the prior fiscal year was comprised of $9.2 million ofwere derived from net losses of $7.7 million and $3.5$16.9 million, ofand positive cumulative translation adjustments.adjustments of $3.0 million and $6.5 million, respectively. The Company does not provide income taxes on the impact of currency translations as earnings from foreign subsidiaries are deemed to be permanently invested.

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8. 
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
 
  The following table represents the Company’s investments in unconsolidated affiliates:
       
  Percent
Affiliate Name Date Acquired Location Percent Ownership
 
Yihua Unifi Fibre Company Limited August 2005 (1) Yizheng, Jiangsu Province,
People’s Republic of China
 50%50%
       
Parkdale America, LLC June 1997 North and South Carolina 34%34%
       
Unifi-SANS Technical Fibers, LLC September 2000 (1)(2) Stoneville, North Carolina 50%50%
       
U.N.F. Industries, LLC September 2000 Migdal Ha — Emek, Israel 50%50%
(1) sold
(1)The Company is currently negotiating the sale of YUFI and therefore the Company did not record its share of equity losses in YUFI for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 since the carrying value of its investment reflects the lower fair value of $9.0 million after impairment charges. See Footnote 12 — “Impairment Charges” for further discussion.
(2)Sold in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008

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Condensed income statement information for the quarters and six-months ended December 28, 2008 and December 23, 2007, of the combined unconsolidated equity affiliates, Yihua Unifi Fibre Company Limited (“YUFI”), UNIFI-SANS Technical Fibers, LLC (“USTF”), Parkdale America, LLC (“PAL”), and U.N.F. Industries Ltd (“UNF”) are as follows (amounts in thousands):
                 
  For the Quarter Ended December 28, 2008
  YUFI PAL UNF Total
Net sales $30,950  $97,194  $6,543  $134,687 
Gross profit (loss)  (1,528)  5,825   (877)  3,420 
Depreciation and amortization  1,325   5,447   474   7,246 
Income (loss) from operations  (2,783)  2,546   (1,374)  (1,611)
Net income (loss)  (2,949)  1,794   (1,268)  (2,423)
Condensed income statement information for the quarters ended September 28, 2008 and September 23, 2007, of the combined unconsolidated equity affiliates, Yihua Unifi Fibre Company Limited (“YUFI”), UNIFI-SANS Technical Fibers, LLC (“USTF”), Parkdale America, LLC (“PAL”), and U.N.F. Industries Ltd (“UNF”) are as follows (amounts in thousands):
                 
  For the Six-Months Ended December 28, 2008
  YUFI PAL UNF Total
Net sales $70,830  $219,278  $12,435  $302,543 
Gross profit (loss)  (3,575)  12,072   (1,667)  6,830 
Depreciation and amortization  2,720   9,904   948   13,572 
Income (loss) from operations  (6,939)  6,024   (2,625)  (3,540)
Net income (loss)  (7,566)  11,940   (2,411)  1,963 
                                
 For the Quarter Ended September 28, 2008 For the Quarter Ended December 23, 2007
 YUFI PAL UNF Total YUFI PAL UNF Total
Net sales $39,881 $122,083 $5,892 $167,856  $36,051 $104,944 $4,467 $145,462 
Gross profit (loss)  (2,048) 6,246  (789) 3,409   (227) 5,827  (163) 5,437 
Depreciation and amortization 1,395 4,457 474 6,326  1,294 4,760 316 6,370 
Income (loss) from operations  (4,156) 3,478  (1,270)  (1,948)  (1,856) 2,532  (277) 399 
Net income (loss)  (4,617) 10,146  (1,143) 4,386   (2,431) 3,213  (231) 551 
                                        
 For the Quarter Ended September 23, 2007 For the Six-Months Ended December 23, 2007
 USTF YUFI PAL UNF Total USTF YUFI PAL UNF Total
Net sales $6,455 $37,069 $110,596 $7,362 $161,482  $6,455 $73,120 $215,539 $11,830 $306,944 
Gross profit (loss) 571  (307) 4,622 319 5,205  571  (534) 10,449 155 10,641 
Depreciation and amortization 578 1,324 4,910 474 7,286  578 2,618 9,670 790 13,656 
Income (loss) from operations 189  (1,772) 1,058 134  (391) 188  (3,628) 3,590  (142) 8 
Net income (loss) 148  (2,414) 1,353 144  (769) 148  (4,845) 4,566  (88)  (219)
8.9. 
Income Taxes
 
  The Company’s income tax provision for the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 resulted in tax expense at an effective rate of 143.5%7.1% as compared to the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 23, 2007, which resulted in tax benefit at an effective rate of 42.3%. The Company’s income tax provision for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 resulted in tax expense at an effective rate of 33.5% compared to the year-to-date period ended December 23, 2007 which resulted in a tax benefit at an effective rate of 43.1%42.7%. The primary differencedifferences between the Company’s effective tax rate and the U.S. statutory rate for the quarter and year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 were attributable to state income tax expensebenefits, foreign income taxed at rates less than the U.S. statutory rate and an increase in the valuation allowance. The primary differences between the Company’s effective tax rate and the U.S. statutory rate for the quarter ended September 28, 2008 was an increase in the valuation allowance due to an increase in domestic pre-taxDecember 23, 2007 were losses upon which no tax benefit could be recognized. The primary differences between the Company’sfrom certain foreign operations taxed at a lower effective rate, state income tax benefitbenefits, and the U.S. statutory rate for the quarter ended September 23, 2007 were a decrease in the valuation allowance for certain asset impairments and state income tax benefit.allowance.

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  Deferred income taxes have been provided for the temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. The Company has continued to record a valuation allowance against its net domestic deferred tax assets, and certain foreign deferred tax assets related to net operating losses, as those net deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be unrealizable for income tax purposes. The valuation allowance increased $0.6to $3.5 million and $4.1 million in the quarter and year-to-date period ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, respectively, compared to a $5.1$1.7 million and $6.8 million decrease in the quarter and year-to-date period ended SeptemberDecember 23, 2007.
During The net increase in the valuation allowance for the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 the Company hadprimarily consisted of a reduction in its FIN 48 liability$2.8 million increase for net operating losses generated this quarter (federal and state), and an increase of $0.1 million in relation to a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) concerning the audit of

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its federal corporate income tax returns for the fiscal years 2003-2006. This reduction in FIN 48 liability had no impact on the effective tax rate for the quarter. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits is expected to be reduced within the next twelve months by approximately $1.5$0.7 million related to North Carolina income tax credit carry forwards that are anticipatedother temporary differences this quarter. The net increase in the valuation allowance for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 primarily consisted of a $3.7 million increase for net operating losses generated year-to-date (federal and state), and an increase of $0.4 million related to expire unused by the end of fiscal year 2009.other temporary differences.
 
  There was no change in the amount of interest and penalties during the quarter and year-to-date period ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008.2008 due to the company’s federal and state net operating loss carryforwards.
 
  The Company is subject to income tax examinations for U.S. federal income taxes for fiscal years 2007 and 2008; the IRS2008. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently concluded its exam for fiscal years 2003 through 2006. The Company is also subject to income tax examinations for non-U.S. income taxes for tax years 2000 through 2008, and for state and local income taxes for fiscal years 2001 through 2008.
 
9.10. 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) of the Board of Directors (“Board”) authorized the issuance of 1,570,000 stock options from the 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan of which 120,000 were issued to certain Board members and the remaining options were issued to certain key employees. The stock options issued to key employees are subject to a market condition which vests the options on the date that the closing price of the Company’s common stock shall have been at least $6.00 per share for thirty consecutive trading days. The stock options issued to certain Board members are subject to a similar market condition in that one half of each member’s options vest on the date that the closing price of the Company’s common stock shall have been at least $8.00 per share for thirty consecutive trading days and the remaining one half vest on the date that the closing price of the Company’s common stock shall have been at least $10.00 per share for thirty consecutive trading days. The Company used a Monte Carlo stock option model to estimate fair value and the derived vesting periods which range from 2.4 to 3.9 years.
 
  On October 29, 2008, the shareholders of the Company approved the 2008 Unifi, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan”). The plan authorized the issuance of up to 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the grant or exercise of stock options, including Incentive Stock Options (“ISO”), Non-Qualified Stock Options (“NQSO”) and restricted stock, but not more than 3,000,000 shares may be issued as restricted stock. Option awards are granted with an exercise price not less than the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant.
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Committee of the Board authorized the issuance of 280,000 stock options from the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan to certain key employees. The stock options are subject to a market condition which vests the options on the date that the closing price of the Company’s common stock shall have been at least $6.00 per share for thirty consecutive trading days. The exercise price is $4.16 per share. The Company used a Monte Carlo stock option model to estimate the fair value of $2.49 per share and the derived vesting period of 1.2 years.

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The Company incurred $0.3 million and $0.1 million in the firstsecond quarter of both fiscal years 2009 and 2008, and $0.6 million and $0.4 million for the year-to-date periods, respectively, in stock-based compensation charges which were recorded as selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses with the offset to additional paid-in-capital.capital in excess of par value.
 
  DuringThe Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock and 1,368,300 shares of common stock during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009 and the Company issued 1,268,300 shares of common stock2009 fiscal year-to-date period, respectively, as a result of the exercise of an equivalent number of stock options.
 
10.11. 
Assets Held for Sale
 
  As of September 28, 2008 and June 29, 2008, the Company had assets held for sale related to the consolidation of its polyester manufacturing capacity. Included in assets held for sale arecapacity, which included the remaining assets and structures at the Kinston site which have a carrying value of $1.6$1.7 million and certain real property and related assets located in Yadkinville, North Carolina which have a carrying value of $2.2$2.4 million.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company reclassified as held and used $0.4 million of machines located in Yadkinville, North Carolina. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company sold $0.6 million of the assets in Yadkinville, North Carolina to its Brazilian subsidiary.
 
  On September 29, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement to sell certain polyester real property and relatedthe assets located in Yadkinville, North Carolina for $7.0 million. Upon the closing of this sale,On December 19, 2008, the Company expects to recordcompleted the sale which resulted in net proceeds of $6.6 million and a net pre-tax gain of approximately $5.0 million. The Company anticipates that the sale will be completed during$5.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, however, the sale is subject to closing conditions and therefore the Company can make no assurance that the sale will be completed during this time period or at all.2009.
 
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company completed the sale of a nylon manufacturing facility located in Madison, North Carolina which was listed as held for sale. Net proceeds from this transaction were $2.1 million.

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  The following table summarizes by category assets held for sale (amounts in thousands):
                
 September 28, June 29,  December 28,     June 29,     
 2008 2008  2008 2008 
Land $30 $30  $ $30 
Building 1,399 1,348   1,348 
Machinery and equipment 2,379 2,746  1,700 2,746 
          
 $3,808 $4,124  $1,700 $4,124 
          
11.12. 
Impairment Charges
 
  
Write down of long-lived assets
 
  During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company’s Brazilian polyester operation continued the modernization plan for its facilities by abandoning four of its older machines and replacing them with newer machines purchasedtransferred from the Company’s domestic polyester division. As a result, the Company recognized $0.5 million in non-cash impairment charges on the older machines.
 
  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company evaluated the carrying value of the remaining machinery and equipment at its Dillon, South Carolina facility and determined that a $1.6 million non-cash impairment charge was required.
In addition, the Company negotiated with a third party to sell the manufacturing facility located in Kinston, North Carolina. As a result of these negotiations, management concluded that the carrying value of the real estate exceeded its fair value. Accordingly, the Company recorded $0.7 million in non-cash impairment charges in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008.

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Write down of equityinvestment in unconsolidated affiliates
 
  During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company performed a review of the fair value of USTF as part of the negotiations related to the sale. The Company determined that the carrying value exceeded its fair value and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $4.5 million. The investment was sold in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008.
 
12. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company and Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd, (“YCFC”) renegotiated the proposed agreement to sell the Company’s interest in YUFI to YCFC for $9.0 million, pending final negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and the receipt of Chinese regulatory approvals. As a result, the Company recorded an additional impairment charge of $1.5 million due to the decline in the value of its investment and other related assets.
13.
Severance and Restructuring Charges
 
  
Severance
 
  In the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company announced the closure of its polyester facility in Kinston, North Carolina. The Kinston facility produced partially oriented yarn (“POY”) for internal consumption and third party sales. The Company now purchases its commodity POY needs from external suppliers for conversion in its texturing operations. The Company continues to produce POY in theits Yadkinville, North Carolina facility for its specialty and premier valued-added (“PVA”) yarns and certain other commodity yarns. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company recorded $0.8 million for severance related to its Kinston consolidation which was reflected on the “Cost of sales” line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Approximately 231 employees, which included 31 salaried positions and 200 wage positions, were affected as a result of the reorganization.
 
  In the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company announced its plan to re-organize certain corporate staff and manufacturing support functions to further reduce costs. The Company recorded $1.1an additional $0.4 million forin severance costs related to this reorganization which was reflected on the “Restructuring charges” line item of the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Approximately 54 salariedKinston employees who were affected by this reorganization. In addition, theassociated with providing site services.
The Company recorded severance of $2.4 million for its former President and Chief Executive Officer during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 and $1.7 million for severance related to its former Chief Financial Officer during the second quarter of fiscal year 2008 which were reflected on the “Selling, general, & administrative expense” line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
  On September 28, 2007, the Company completed the sale of its polyester manufacturing facilities located in Staunton, Virginia for $3.1 million. The Company continued to lease the Staunton property under an operating lease which currently expires in November 2008. On May 14, 2008, the Company announced the closingclosure of its Staunton, Virginia facility and the transfer of all its production to its facility in Yadkinville, North Carolina.Carolina which was completed in November 2008. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company recorded $0.1 million for severance related to its Staunton consolidation. Approximately 6 salaried employees and 35 wage employees will bewere affected by this reorganization. The expenses were reflected on the “Cost of sales” line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Restructuring
 
  In the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company recorded $1.5 million for restructuring charges related to unfavorable Kinston contracts for continued services after the closing of the facility.
 
  In fiscal year 2007, the Company recorded a $2.9 million unfavorable contract reserve related to a portion of the sales and service contract which it entered into with Dillon for continued support of the Dillon business through December 2008. A portion of the sales and service contract was deemed to be unfavorable, after the Company announced its plan to consolidate the Dillon capacity into its other facilities.

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The table below summarizes changes to the accrued severance and accrued restructuring accounts for the period ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 (amounts in thousands):
                    
                     Balance at Balance at
 Balance at Balance at June 29, 2008 Charges Adjustments Amounts Used December 28, 2008
 June 29, 2008 Charges Adjustments Amounts Used September 28, 2008
Accrued severance $3,668 137 5  (781) $3,029(1) $3,668 146 5  (1,280) $2,539(1)
Accrued restructuring $1,414 55 190  (554) $1,105  $1,414  245  (1,040) $619 
(1) As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, the Company classified $1.3$1.0 million of accrued executive severance as long term.
13.14. 
Discontinued Operations
 
  On July 28, 2004, the Company announced its decision to close its European Division. The manufacturing facilities in Ireland ceased operations on October 31, 2004. The Company is in the process of settling its obligations relating toclosing the closure.business which should be completed by the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2009. The Company does not anticipate significant future cash flow activity from its discontinued operations. For the quarters ended September 28, 2008 and September 23, 2007, theThe Company recorded lossesincome of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively, and income of $0.1 million and $0,$0.1 million for the year-to-date periods, respectively.
 
14.15. 
Derivative Financial Instruments
 
  The Company accounts for derivative contracts and hedging activities under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” which requires all derivatives to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. If the derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of derivatives are either offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities, or firm commitments through earnings or are recorded in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading purposes nor is it a party to any leveraged financial instruments.
 
  The Company conducts its business in various foreign currencies. As a result, it is subject to the transaction exposure that arises from foreign exchange rate movements between the dates that foreign currency transactions are recorded and the dates they are consummated. The Company utilizes some natural hedging to mitigate these transaction exposures. The Company primarily enters into foreign currency forward contracts for the purchase and sale of European, North American and Brazilian currencies to hedge balance sheet and income statement currency exposures. These contracts are principally entered into for the purchase of inventory and equipment and the sale of Company products into export markets. Counter-parties for these instruments are major financial institutions.
 
  Currency forward contracts are used to hedge exposure for sales in foreign currencies based on specific sales orders with customers or for anticipated sales activity for a future time period. Generally, 50% to 75% of the sales value of these orders is covered by forward contracts. Maturity dates of the forward contracts are intended to match anticipated receivable collections. The Company marks the outstanding accounts receivable and forward contracts to market at month end and any realized and unrealized gains or losses are recorded as other income and expense. The Company also enters currency forward contracts for committed or anticipated equipment and inventory purchases. Generally, 50% of the asset cost is covered by forward contracts although 100% of the asset cost may be covered by contracts in certain instances. Forward contracts are matched with the anticipated date of delivery of the assets and gains and losses are recorded as a component of the asset cost for purchase transactions when the Company is firmly committed. The

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latest maturity for all outstanding purchase and sales foreign currency forward contracts are November 2008February 2009 and JanuaryMarch 2009, respectively.

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  The dollar equivalent of these forward currency contracts and their related fair values are detailed below (amounts in thousands):
                
 September 28, June 29,  December 28, June 29, 
 2008 2008  2008 2008 
Foreign currency purchase contracts:  
Notional amount $507 $492  $638 $492 
Fair value 461 499  664 499 
          
Net (gain) loss $46 $(7) $(26) $(7)
          
  
Foreign currency sales contracts:  
Notional amount $1,463 $620  $656 $620 
Fair value 1,410 642  638 642 
          
Net gain (loss) $53 $(22) $18 $(22)
          
  For the quarters ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and SeptemberDecember 23, 2007, the total impact of foreign currency related items on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, including transactions that were hedged and those that were not hedged, resulted in pre-tax income of $0.3 million anda pre-tax loss of $0.3$0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively. For the year-to-date periods ended December 28, 2008 and December 23, 2007, the total impact of foreign currency related items resulted in a pre-tax loss of $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
 
15.16. 
Contingencies
 
  On September 30, 2004, the Company completed its acquisition of the polyester filament manufacturing assets located at Kinston from INVISTA S.a.r.l. (“INVISTA”). The land for the Kinston site was leased pursuant to a 99 year ground lease (“Ground Lease”) with E.I. DuPont de Nemours (“DuPont”). Since 1993, DuPont has been investigating and cleaning up the Kinston site under the supervision of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (“DENR”) pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action program. The Corrective Action program requires DuPont to identify all potential areas of environmental concern (“AOCs”), assess the extent of containment at the identified AOCs and clean it up to comply with applicable regulatory standards. Under the terms of the Ground Lease, upon completion by DuPont of required remedial action, ownership of the Kinston site was to pass to the Company and after seven years of sliding scale shared responsibility with DuPont, the Company would have had sole responsibility for future remediation requirements, if any. Effective March 20, 2008, the Company entered into a Lease Termination Agreement associated with conveyance of certain assets at Kinston to DuPont. This agreement terminated the Ground Lease and relieved the Company of any future responsibility for environmental remediation, other than participation with DuPont, if so called upon, with regard to the Company’s period of operation of the Kinston site. However, the Company continues to own a satellite service facility acquired in the INVISTA transaction that has contamination from DuPont’s operations and is monitored by DENR. This site has been remediated by DuPont and DuPont has received authority from DENR to discontinue remediation, other than natural attenuation. DuPont’s duty to monitor and report to DENR will be transferred to the Company in the future, at which time DuPont must pay the Company for seven years of monitoring and reporting costs and the Company will assume responsibility for any future remediation and monitoring of the site. At this time, the Company has no basis to determine if and when it will have any responsibility or obligation with respect to the AOCs or the extent of any potential liability for the same.

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16.17. 
Related Party Transaction
 
  In fiscal year 2007, the Company purchased the polyester and nylon texturing operations of Dillon (the “Transaction”). In connection with the Transaction, the Company and Dillon entered into a Sales and Services Agreement for a term of two years from January 1, 2007, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay Dillon an aggregate amount of $6.0 million in exchange for certain sales and transitional services to be provided by Dillon’s sales staff and executive management, of which $0.8 million was paid during the first quarterand second quarters of both fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2008. On December 1, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement to extend the Sales and Service agreement for a term of one year effective January 1, 2009 pursuant to which the Company will pay Dillon an aggregate amount of $1.7 million. Mr. Stephen Wener is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dillon and is a director of the Company.
 
17.18. 
Segment Disclosures
 
  The following is the Company’s selected segment information for the quarters and six-month periods ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and SeptemberDecember 23, 2007 (amounts in thousands):
                        
 Polyester Nylon Total  Polyester Nylon Total
Quarter ended September 28, 2008: 
Quarter ended December 28, 2008: 
Net sales to external customers $93,984 $31,743 $125,727 
Depreciation and amortization 5,419 1,795 7,214 
Segment operating profit (loss)  (6,735)  (257)  (6,992)
Total assets 332,774 84,505 417,279 
 
Quarter ended December 23, 2007: 
Net sales to external customers $122,979 $46,030 $169,009  $135,119 $48,250 $183,369 
Intersegment net sales  71 71  1,422 752 2,174 
Depreciation and amortization 6,982 2,309 9,291  6,273 3,291 9,564 
Segment operating profit (loss)  (161) 3,041 2,880   (10,845) 705  (10,140)
Total assets 365,943 93,933 459,876  381,758 98,900 480,658 
 
Quarter ended September 23, 2007: 
Net sales to external customers $129,377 $41,159 $170,536 
Intersegment net sales 1,798 769 2,567 
Depreciation and amortization 6,610 3,292 9,902 
Segment operating profit (loss)  (7,391) 765  (6,626)
Total assets 410,520 110,507 521,027 
The following table provides reconciliations from segment data to consolidated reporting data (amounts in thousands):
         
  For the Quarters Ended 
  December 28,  December 23, 
  2008  2007 
Depreciation and amortization:        
Depreciation and amortization of specific reportable segment assets $7,214  $9,564 
Depreciation of allocated assets  418   559 
Amortization of allocated assets  289   291 
       
Consolidated depreciation and amortization $7,921  $10,414 
       
         
Reconciliation of segment operating loss to loss from continuing operations before income taxes:        
Reportable segments operating loss $(6,992) $(10,140)
Provision (recovery) for bad debts  501   (189)
Interest expense, net  5,068   5,832 
Other (income) expense, net  (5,212)  (2,192)
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates  (162)  21 
Write down of investment in unconsolidated affiliate  1,483    
       
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes $(8,670) $(13,612)
       

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  Polyester Nylon Total
Six-Months ended December 28, 2008:            
Net sales to external customers $216,963  $77,773  $294,736 
Intersegment net sales     71   71 
Depreciation and amortization  12,401   4,103   16,504 
Segment operating profit (loss)  (6,925)  2,813   (4,112)
             
Six-Months ended December 23, 2007:            
Net sales to external customers $264,498  $89,407  $353,905 
Intersegment net sales  3,219   1,521   4,740 
Depreciation and amortization  12,883   6,583   19,466 
Segment operating profit (loss)  (18,237)  1,471   (16,766)
The following table represents reconciliations from segment data to consolidated reporting data (amounts in thousands):
                
 For the Quarters Ended  For the Six-Months Ended 
 September 28, September 23,  December 28, December 23, 
 2008 2007  2008 2007 
Depreciation and amortization:  
Depreciation and amortization of specific reportable segment $9,291 $9,902 
Depreciation and amortization of specific reportable segment assets $16,504 $19,466 
Depreciation of allocated assets 468 568  886 1,127 
Amortization of allocated assets 290 291  579 581 
          
Consolidated depreciation and amortization $10,049 $10,761  $17,969 $21,174 
          
  
Reconciliation of segment operating income (loss) to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes: 
Reportable segments operating income (loss) $2,880 $(6,626)
Reconciliation of segment operating loss to loss from continuing operations before income taxes: 
Reportable segments operating loss $(4,112) $(16,766)
Provision for bad debts 558 254  1,059 65 
Interest expense, net 5,052 5,886  10,120 11,710 
Other (income) expense, net  (561)  (1,006)  (5,773)  (3,190)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates  (3,482)  (178)  (3,644)  (157)
Write down of investment in unconsolidated affiliate  4,505  1,483 4,505 
          
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $1,313 $(16,087)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes $(7,357) $(29,699)
          

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  For purposes of internal management reporting, segment operating income (loss)loss represents segment net sales less cost of sales, allocated selling, general and administrative expenses, segment restructuring charges, and segment impairments of long-lived assets. Certain non-segment manufacturing and unallocated selling, general and administrative costs are allocated to the operating segments based on activity drivers relevant to the respective costs. In the prior year, consolidated intersegment sales were recorded at market. Beginning in fiscal year 2009, the Company changed its domestic intersegment transfer pricing of inventory from a market value approach to a cost approach. Using the new methodology, no intersegment sales are recorded for domestic transfers of inventory. The amounts of domestic intersegment sales that were included in the prior yearsecond quarter and year-to-date numbers totaled $1.8$1.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively, for domestic polyester and $0.8 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for domestic nylon sales.nylon. The remaining intersegment sales relate to sales to the Company’s foreign subsidiaries which are still recorded at market.

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  The primary differences between the segmented financial information of the operating segments, as reported to management and the Company’s consolidated reporting, relate to intersegment sales of yarn and the associated fiber costs, the provision for bad debts, interest expense, net, and corporate equity investment and long-lived asset impairments.
 
  Segment operating income (loss)loss excluded the provision (recovery) for bad debts of $0.6$0.5 million and $0.3$(0.2) million for the current and prior year second quarter periods, respectively, and $1.1 million and $0.1 million for the year-to-date periods, respectively.
 
  The total assets for the polyester segment decreased from $387.0 million at June 29, 2008 to $365.9$332.8 million at SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 primarily due to decreases in accounts receivable, property, plant, and equipment, cash, long-term restricted cash, short-term restricted cash, other non-current assets, other current assets, and deferred taxes of $23.7 million, $11.5 million, $5.1 million, $5.1 million, $3.3 million, $2.4 million, $2.2 million, and $0.9 million, respectively. The total assets for the nylon segment decreased from $92.5 million at June 29, 2008 to $84.5 million at December 28, 2008 due primarily to decreases in accounts receivable and property, plant, and equipment accounts receivable, long-term restricted cash, short-term restricted cash, other assets, cash, other current assets, and deferred taxes of $7.8 million, $6.4 million, $2.4 million, $2.0 million, $1.6 million, $0.8 million, $0.7$8.9 million and $0.4$3.8 million, respectively. These decreases were offset by increases in inventory of $1.0 million. The total assets for the nylon segment increased from $92.5 million at June 29, 2008 to $93.9 million at September 28, 2008 due primarily to increases in inventory and cash of $4.0$4.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. These increases were offset by decreases in property, plant, and equipment and accounts receivable of $2.1 million and $0.8$0.5 million, respectively.
18.19. 
Condensed Consolidated Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Statements
 
  The guarantor subsidiaries presented below represent the Company’s subsidiaries that are subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the indenture governing the Company’s issuance of the notes due in 2014 (the “2014 notes”) and the guarantees, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis. The non-guarantor subsidiaries presented below represent the foreign subsidiaries which do not guarantee the notes. Each subsidiary guarantor is 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by Unifi, Inc. and all guarantees are full and unconditional.
 
  Supplemental financial information for the Company and its guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries of the 2014 notes is presented below.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Balance Sheet Information as of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 (amounts in thousands):
                                        
 Guarantor Non-Guarantor      Guarantor Non-Guarantor     
 Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated  Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated 
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents $4,570 $179 $15,647 $¾ $20,396  $1,312 $(159) $11,466 $ $12,619 
Receivables, net 16 74,628 20,603 ¾ 95,247  7 56,484 12,120  68,611 
Inventories ¾ 102,256 25,738 ¾ 127,994   98,918 28,189  127,107 
Deferred income taxes ¾ ¾ 1,962 ¾ 1,962    1,417  1,417 
Assets held for sale ¾ 3,808 ¾ ¾ 3,808   1,700   1,700 
Restricted cash ¾ ¾ 7,308 ¾ 7,308    5,970  5,970 
Other current assets 130 1,667 2,493 ¾ 4,290  223 2,201 2,906  5,330 
                      
Total current assets 4,716 182,538 73,751 ¾ 261,005  1,542 159,144 62,068  222,754 
                      
  
Property, plant and equipment 11,342 765,664 66,610 ¾ 843,616  11,336 712,893 57,998  782,227 
Less accumulated depreciation  (1,687)  (627,297)  (46,787) ¾  (675,771)  (1,758)  (576,635)  (41,539)   (619,932)
                      
 9,655 138,367 19,823 ¾ 167,845  9,578 136,258 16,459  162,295 
 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates ¾ 62,237 9,713 ¾ 71,950   58,065 13,029  71,094 
Restricted cash ¾ 14,543 5,446 ¾ 19,989   11,106 2,711  13,817 
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries 405,547 ¾ ¾  (405,547) ¾  393,553    (393,553)  
Goodwill and intangible assets, net ¾ 38,186 ¾ ¾ 38,186   37,907   37,907 
Other noncurrent assets 70,836  (57,315)  (1,823) ¾ 11,698  58,261  (42,697)  (4,723)  10,841 
                      
 $490,754 $378,556 $106,910 $(405,547) $570,673  $462,934 $359,783 $89,544 $(393,553) $518,708 
                      
  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable and other $280 $38,443 $5,174 $¾ $43,897  $139 $25,211 $3,155 $ $28,505 
Accrued expenses 8,859 13,932 3,270 ¾ 26,061  3,204 12,129 2,142  17,475 
Income taxes payable  (1,364) 1,336 860 ¾ 832   (804) 764 81  41 
Current maturities of long-term debt and other current liabilities ¾ 421 7,308 ¾ 7,729   343 5,970  6,313 
                      
Total current liabilities 7,775 54,132 16,612 ¾ 78,519  2,539 38,447 11,348  52,334 
                      
 
Long-term debt and other liabilities 190,000 3,072 5,446 ¾ 198,518  190,000 2,791 2,711  195,502 
Deferred income taxes ¾ ¾ 657 ¾ 657    477  477 
Shareholders’/ invested equity 292,979 321,352 84,195  (405,547) 292,979  270,395 318,545 75,008  (393,553) 270,395 
                      
 $490,754 $378,556 $106,910 $(405,547) $570,673  $462,934 $359,783 $89,544 $(393,553) $518,708 
                      

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)
Balance Sheet Information as of June 29, 2008 (amounts in thousands):
                                        
 Guarantor Non-Guarantor      Guarantor Non-Guarantor     
       Parent         Subsidiaries      Subsidiaries     Eliminations   Consolidated   Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated 
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents $689 $3,377 $16,182 $¾ $20,248  $689 $3,377 $16,182 $ $20,248 
Receivables, net 66 82,040 21,166 ¾ 103,272  66 82,040 21,166  103,272 
Inventories ¾ 92,581 30,309 ¾ 122,890   92,581 30,309  122,890 
Deferred income taxes ¾ ¾ 2,357 ¾ 2,357    2,357  2,357 
Assets held for sale ¾ 4,124 ¾ ¾ 4,124   4,124   4,124 
Restricted cash ¾ ¾ 9,314 ¾ 9,314    9,314  9,314 
Other current assets 26 733 2,934 ¾ 3,693  26 733 2,934  3,693 
                      
Total current assets 781 182,855 82,262 ¾ 265,898  781 182,855 82,262  265,898 
                      
  
Property, plant and equipment 11,273 765,710 78,341 ¾ 855,324  11,273 765,710 78,341  855,324 
Less accumulated depreciation  (1,616)  (623,262)  (53,147) ¾  (678,025)  (1,616)  (623,262)  (53,147)   (678,025)
                      
 9,657 142,448 25,194 ¾ 177,299  9,657 142,448 25,194  177,299 
 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates ¾ 60,853 9,709 ¾ 70,562   60,853 9,709  70,562 
Restricted cash ¾ 18,246 7,802 ¾ 26,048   18,246 7,802  26,048 
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries 417,503 ¾ ¾  (417,503) ¾  417,503    (417,503)  
Goodwill and intangible assets, net ¾ 38,965 ¾ ¾ 38,965   38,965   38,965 
Other noncurrent assets 74,271  (60,879)  (633) ¾ 12,759  74,271  (60,879)  (633)  12,759 
                      
 $502,212 $382,488 $124,334 $(417,503) $591,531  $502,212 $382,488 $124,334 $(417,503) $591,531 
                      
  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable and other $172 $39,328 $5,053 $¾ $44,553  $172 $39,328 $5,053 $ $44,553 
Accrued expenses 3,371 18,011 4,149 ¾ 25,531  3,371 18,011 4,149  25,531 
Income taxes payable ¾ ¾ 681 ¾ 681    681  681 
Current maturities of long-term debt and other current liabilities ¾ 491 9,314 ¾ 9,805   491 9,314  9,805 
                      
Total current liabilities 3,543 57,830 19,197 ¾ 80,570  3,543 57,830 19,197  80,570 
                      
 
Long-term debt and other liabilities 193,000 3,563 7,803 ¾ 204,366  193,000 3,563 7,803  204,366 
Deferred income taxes ¾ ¾ 926 ¾ 926    926  926 
Shareholders’/ invested equity 305,669 321,095 96,408  (417,503) 305,669  305,669 321,095 96,408  (417,503) 305,669 
                      
 $502,212 $382,488 $124,334 $(417,503) $591,531  $502,212 $382,488 $124,334 $(417,503) $591,531 
                      

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)
Statement of Operations Information for the Fiscal Quarter Ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 (amounts in thousands):
                                        
 Guarantor Non-Guarantor      Guarantor Non-Guarantor     
       Parent         Subsidiaries      Subsidiaries     Eliminations   Consolidated   Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated 
Summary of Operations:  
Net sales $¾ $129,691 $39,667 $(349) $169,009  $ $103,324 $22,586 $(183) $125,727 
Cost of sales ¾ 122,480 33,435  (331) 155,584   103,756 19,750  (91) 123,415 
Selling, general and administrative expenses ¾ 8,571 2,035  (61) 10,545  190 7,669 1,537  (92) 9,304 
Provision for bad debts ¾ 454 104 ¾ 558 
Provision (recovery) for bad debts  620  (119)  501 
Interest expense 5,929 31 5 ¾ 5,965  5,717 31   5,748 
Interest income  (19)  (47)  (847) ¾  (913)  (27)  (2)  (651)   (680)
Other (income) expense, net  (2) 21  (361)  (219)  (561)  (13)  (5,242)  (1) 44  (5,212)
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates ¾  (3,450) 572  (604)  (3,482)   (610) 634  (186)  (162)
Equity in subsidiaries  (3,891) ¾ ¾ 3,891 ¾  2,640    (2,640)  
Write down of investment in unconsolidated affiliate  483 1,000  1,483 
                      
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes  (2,017) 1,631 4,724  (3,025) 1,313   (8,507)  (3,381) 436 2,782  (8,670)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  (1,341) 1,374 1,852 ¾ 1,885  561  (573) 626  614 
                      
Income (loss) from continuing operations  (676) 257 2,872  (3,025)  (572)  (9,068)  (2,808)  (190) 2,782  (9,284)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax ¾ ¾  (104) ¾  (104)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax   216  216 
                      
Net income (loss) $(676) $257 $2,768 $(3,025) $(676) $(9,068) $(2,808) $26 $2,782 $(9,068)
                      

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)
Statement of Operations Information for the Fiscal Quarter Ended SeptemberDecember 23, 2007 (amounts in thousands):
                                        
 Guarantor Non-Guarantor      Guarantor Non-Guarantor     
       Parent         Subsidiaries      Subsidiaries     Eliminations   Consolidated   Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated 
Summary of Operations:  
Net sales $¾ $140,843 $30,174 $(481) $170,536  $ $149,387 $34,402 $(420) $183,369 
Cost of sales ¾ 133,115 26,913  (485) 159,543   144,756 30,506  (213) 175,049 
Selling, general and administrative expenses ¾ 12,800 1,747  (93) 14,454   10,076 2,000  (68) 12,008 
Provision for bad debts ¾ 414  (160) ¾ 254 
Provision (recovery) for bad debts   (367) 178   (189)
Interest expense 6,562 154  (4) ¾ 6,712  6,316 161 101  6,578 
Interest income  (152) ¾  (674) ¾  (826)  (184)  (136)  (426)   (746)
Other (income) expense, net  (6,514) 5,301 207 ¾  (1,006)  (6,239) 3,602 201 244  (2,192)
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates ¾  (909) 1,135  (404)  (178)   (1,342) 1,331 32 21 
Equity in subsidiaries 9,208 ¾ ¾  (9,208) ¾   (5,159)   5,159  
Write down of long-lived assets ¾ ¾ 533 ¾ 533   2,247   2,247 
Write down of investment in unconsolidated affiliate ¾ 4,505 ¾ ¾ 4,505 
Restructuring charges ¾ 2,632 ¾ ¾ 2,632   4,205   4,205 
                      
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes  (9,104)  (17,169) 477 9,709  (16,087) 5,266  (13,815) 511  (5,574)  (13,612)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 84  (7,533) 518 ¾  (6,931) 13,012  (19,372) 603   (5,757)
                      
Income (loss) from continuing operations  (9,188)  (9,636)  (41) 9,709  (9,156)  (7,746) 5,557  (92)  (5,574)  (7,855)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax ¾ ¾  (32) ¾  (32)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax   109  109 
                      
Net income (loss) $(9,188) $(9,636) $(73) $9,709 $(9,188) $(7,746) $5,557 $17 $(5,574) $(7,746)
                      

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)
Statement of Operations Information for the Six-Months Ended December 28, 2008 (amounts in thousands):
                     
      Guarantor  Non-Guarantor       
  Parent  Subsidiaries  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated 
Summary of Operations:                    
Net sales $  $233,015  $62,253  $(532) $294,736 
Cost of sales     226,235   53,185   (421)  278,999 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  190   16,239   3,573   (153)  19,849 
Provision (recovery) for bad debts     1,074   (15)     1,059 
Interest expense  11,646   62   5      11,713 
Interest income  (46)  (48)  (1,499)     (1,593)
Other (income) expense, net  (15)  (5,222)  (361)  (175)  (5,773)
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates     (4,060)  1,205   (789)  (3,644)
Equity in subsidiaries  (1,251)        1,251    
Write down of investment in unconsolidated affiliate     483   1,000      1,483 
                
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes  (10,524)  (1,748)  5,160   (245)  (7,357)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  (780)  802   2,477      2,499 
                
Income (loss) from continuing operations  (9,744)  (2,550)  2,683   (245)  (9,856)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax        112      112 
                
Net income (loss) $(9,744) $(2,550) $2,795  $(245) $(9,744)
                

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UNIFI, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)
Statement of Operations Information for the Six-Months Ended December 23, 2007 (amounts in thousands):
                     
      Guarantor  Non-Guarantor       
  Parent  Subsidiaries  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated 
Summary of Operations:                    
Net sales $  $290,230  $64,576  $(901) $353,905 
Cost of sales     277,871   57,419   (698)  334,592 
Selling, general and administrative expenses     22,876   3,747   (161)  26,462 
Provision for bad debts     47   18      65 
Interest expense  12,878   315   97      13,290 
Interest income  (336)  (136)  (1,108)     (1,580)
Other (income) expense, net  (12,753)  8,903   416   244   (3,190)
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates     (2,251)  2,466   (372)  (157)
Equity in subsidiaries  4,049         (4,049)   
Write down of long-lived assets     2,247   533      2,780 
Write down of investment in unconsolidated affiliate     4,505         4,505 
Restructuring charges     6,837         6,837 
                
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes  (3,838)  (30,984)  988   4,135   (29,699)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  13,096   (26,905)  1,121      (12,688)
                
Income (loss) from continuing operations  (16,934)  (4,079)  (133)  4,135   (17,011)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax        77      77 
                
Net income (loss) $(16,934) $(4,079) $(56) $4,135  $(16,934)
                

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UNIFI, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)
Statements of Cash Flows Information for the Three-MonthsSix-Months Ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 (amounts in thousands):
                                        
 Guarantor Non-Guarantor      Guarantor Non-Guarantor     
       Parent        Subsidiaries      Subsidiaries     Eliminations   Consolidated   Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated 
Operating activities:  
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities $3,491 $(4,031) $3,252 $(110) $2,602  $4,642 $(11,129) $(1,316) $(149) $(7,952)
            
 
Investing activities:  
Capital expenditures  (68)  (2,978)  (523) ¾  (3,569)  (68)  (6,742)  (1,769) 750  (7,829)
Acquisition   (500)    (500)
Change in restricted cash ¾ 3,703 1,480 ¾ 5,183   7,140 2,978  10,118 
Proceeds from sale of capital assets ¾ 70 31 101   7,658 42  (750) 6,950 
Other  (94) ¾ ¾ ¾  (94)
Reclassification of investment to foreign guarantor  (4,781)  4,781   
                      
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  (162) 795 988 ¾ 1,621   (4,849) 7,556 6,032  8,739 
                      
  
Financing activities:  
Borrowings of long term debt 4,600 ¾ ¾ ¾ 4,600  14,600    14,600 
Payments of long term debt  (7,600) ¾  (1,480) ¾  (9,080)  (17,600)   (2,978)   (20,578)
Proceeds from stock exercises 3,551 ¾ ¾ ¾ 3,551  3,830    3,830 
Other ¾ 37 ¾ ¾ 37   37   37 
                      
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 551 37 (1,480) ¾  (892) 830 37  (2,978)   (2,111)
                      
  
Cash flows of discontinued operations:  
Operating cash flow ¾ ¾  (114) ¾  (114)    (162)   (162)
                      
Net cash used in discontinued operations ¾ ¾  (114) ¾  (114)    (162)   (162)
                      
  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents ¾ ¾  (3,179) 110  (3,069)    (6,292) 149  (6,143)
                      
  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,880  (3,199)  (533) ¾ 148  623  (3,536)  (4,716)   (7,629)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 689 3,378 16,181 ¾ 20,248  689 3,377 16,182  20,248 
                      
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $4,569 $179 $15,648 $¾ $20,396  $1,312 $(159) $11,466 $ $12,619 
                      

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UNIFI, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)
Statements of Cash Flows Information for the Three-MonthsSix-Months Ended SeptemberDecember 23, 2007 (amounts in thousands):
                                        
 Guarantor Non-Guarantor      Guarantor Non-Guarantor     
       Parent        Subsidiaries      Subsidiaries     Eliminations   Consolidated   Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated 
Operating activities:  
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities $1,627 $(1,170) $(1,675) $11 $(1,207)
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating $(1,743) $(4,820) $1,412 $(435) $(5,586)
                      
  
Investing activities:  
Capital expenditures ¾  (613)  (451) ¾  (1,064)   (2,464)  (2,203) 840  (3,827)
Return of capital in equity affiliates  234   234 
Change in restricted cash ¾  (915) ¾  (915)   (14,810)    (14,810)
Return of capital in equity affiliates ¾ 234 ¾ ¾ 234 
Proceeds from sale of equity affiliate  8,750   8,750 
Proceeds from sale of capital assets ¾ 2,105 111 ¾ 2,216   11,288 112  (840) 10,560 
Other 3 260 1 ¾ 264  7 260   267 
                      
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 3 1,071  (339) ¾ 735  7 3,258  (2,091)  1,174 
                      
  
Financing activities:  
Borrowings of long term debt ¾ ¾ 157 ¾ 157 
Payments of long term debt  (6,000) ¾  (705) ¾  (6,705)  (11,000)     (11,000)
Dividend payment 5,307 ¾  (5,307) ¾ ¾  9,494   (9,494)   
Other ¾ 34  (1) ¾ 33   (3) 34  (739)   (708)
                      
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (693) 34  (5,856) ¾  (6,515)  (1,509) 34  (10,233)   (11,708)
                      
  
Cash flows of discontinued operations:  
Operating cash flow ¾ ¾  (78) ¾  (78)    (201)   (201)
                      
Net cash used in discontinued operations ¾ ¾  (78) ¾  (78)    (201)   (201)
                      
  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents ¾ ¾ 904  (11) 893    1,630 435 2,065 
                      
  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 937  (65)  (7,044) ¾  (6,172)  (3,245)  (1,528)  (9,483)   (14,256)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 17,808 1,645 20,578 ¾ 40,031  17,808 1,645 20,578  40,031 
                      
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $18,745 $1,580 $13,534 $¾ $33,859  $14,563 $117 $11,095 $ $25,775 
                      

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following is Management’s discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected Unifi, Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) operations and material changes in financial condition during the periods included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Business Overview
The Company is a diversified producer and processor of multi-filament polyester and nylon yarns, including specialty yarns with enhanced performance characteristics. The Company adds value to the supply chain and enhances consumer demand for its products through the development and introduction of branded yarns that provide unique performance, comfort and aesthetic advantages. The Company manufactures partially oriented, textured, dyed, twisted and beamed polyester yarns as well as textured nylon and nylon covered spandex products. The Company sells its products to other yarn manufacturers, knitters and weavers that produce fabric for the apparel, hosiery, furnishings, automotive, industrial and other end-use markets. The Company maintains one of the industry’s most comprehensive product offerings and emphasizes quality, style and performance in all of its products.
Polyester SegmentSegment.The polyester segment manufactures partially oriented, textured, dyed, twisted and beamed yarns with sales to other yarn manufacturers, knitters and weavers that produce fabrics for the apparel, automotive, hosiery, furnishings, industrial and other end-use markets. The polyester segment primarily manufactures its products in Brazil and the United States (“U.S.”) which has the largest operations.
Nylon SegmentSegment.The nylon segment manufactures textured nylon and covered spandex products with sales to other yarn manufacturers, knitters and weavers that produce fabrics for the apparel, hosiery, sock and other end-use markets. The nylon segment consists of operations in Colombia and the U.S. which has the largest operations.
Recent Developments and Outlook
Although the global textile and apparel industry continues to grow, the U.S. textile and apparel industry has contracted substantially since 1999. This contraction was caused primarily by intense foreign competition in finished products which has resulted in over capacity domestically and the closure of many domestic textile and apparel plants or the movement of their operations offshore. According to industry experts, the North American polyester textile filament market is estimated to have declined by approximately 5% in calendar year 2007 compared to an estimated decline of approximately 16% in calendar year 2006. Regional manufacturers continue to demand North American manufactured yarn and fabrics due to the duty-free advantage, quick response times, readily available production capacity, and specialized products. In addition, North American retailers have expressed the need to have a balanced procurement strategy with both global and regional producers. Industry experts originally projected a decline for calendar year 2008 at a rate of 4% to 5%, similar to calendar year 2007; however, experts now believe the rate of polyester industry contraction in North America during calendar year 2008 will be 8%is projected to 10%.have declined by approximately 18% to 20% as a result of the current economic crisis. Unlike prior contractions in North American production, which were primarily due to import competition of finished goods, the contraction in calendar year 2008 iswas primarily driven by decreased demand atfrom all sectors of the Company’s downstream market such as apparel, automotive, and furnishings which have been significantly impacted by the economic and retail level.
downturn which began in the second half of calendar year 2008. The U.S. economic slowdown is expected to impact consumer spending and retail sales ofwithin the Company’s key market segments like apparel, furnishings, and automotive. during calendar year 2009.

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During the last fiscal year, the Company faced an extremely difficult operating environment, driven by a faltering economy, and unprecedented increases in the cost of raw materials, energy and freight. However, the Company has reacted decisively in dealing with these conditions. A combination of sales price increases, cost containment, operational efficiencies and customer service, coupled with an aggressive raw material sourcing strategy, has enabledpartially offset the Company to successfully operate in this environment.negative impact of the economic downturn on the Company.

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The Company believes that its success going forward is primarily based on its ability to improve the mix of its product offerings by shifting to more premier value-added (“PVA”) products, aggressively negotiating favorable raw material supply agreements, implementing cost saving strategies which will improve its operating efficiencies, and leveraging the free-trade agreements to which the U.S. is a party. The continued viability of the U.S. domestic textile and apparel industry is dependent, to a large extent, on the international trade regulatory environment.
In addition to the difficult economic conditions in the U.S. markets, the Company was negatively impacted by the continued rising cost of raw materials and other petrochemical driven costs during the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. The impact of the surge in crude oil prices since the beginning of fiscal year 2008 has created a spike in polyester and nylon raw material prices. Costs for polyester raw materials were 25% higher on average during the September 2008 quarter as compared to the prior year quarter. Nylon polymer costs during the September 2008 quarter were 15% higher as compared to the same period last year. As raw material prices peaked in July 2008, the Company was not able to pass all of these raw material increases along to its customers in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 which resulted in lower conversion margins. Additionally, as these higher priced products continue to make their way through the inventory systems, operatingOperating results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 maywere also be adversely impacted.impacted as these higher priced products continued to work through the Company’s inventory systems. However, management has taken recent actions to help offsetcrude oil prices declined substantially during the market conditions, suchsecond quarter and therefore the cost of polyester ingredients declined as the consolidation of its manufacturing capacity at its Staunton, Virginia and Yadkinville, North Carolina facilities.well.
Polyester raw yarn imports have declined 16%by approximately 17% in calendar year 2008 while global imports of synthetic apparel were down 4.4%approximately 3% during the first eighteleven months of calendar year 2008. However, imports from the U.S.—Dominican Republic—Central American Free Trade Agreement (“CAFTA”) region were up 13.6%approximately 13% during the same period as U.S. brands and retailers continue to take advantage of the shorter lead times and the competitiveness of the region. The trend toward regional production is expected to continue and is significant because over half of the U.S. production goes into programs that require regional fiber in order for the garment to qualify for duty free treatment.
The recent global economic turndown hasdownturn negatively impacted the Company’s sales volume beginning in mid-September 2008 especially in the furnishingapparel, home furnishings, and automotive segments. In addition, the tightening of the credit markets has negatively impacted the textile industry as three package dye competitors have shut down in the past quarter. This recent trend inThe Company’s sales volume is expected to continue indeclined 32% during the second quarter of fiscal year 2009. As2009 compared to the recapturesame quarter in the prior year as a result of lost marginssharp declines in retail apparel sales of 7%, home furnishing sales of 15%, and automotive sales of 18%. Industry experts expect the decline in apparel retail sales to further deteriorate to a run rate of negative 10% to 12% over raw materials coupled with the benefits of asset consolidation projects accumulate,next six months. Based on these volumes and the extraordinarily high inventory levels across the supply chain, the Company expects improvement in its financial results beginning insales volumes to remain significantly lower than retail sales over the third quarternext two quarters. Other economic recessionary trends such as low consumer confidence and job losses could further adversely impact the Company’s sales during the second half of fiscal year 2009; however it is uncertain about the direction of the overall economy.2009.

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Key Performance Indicators
The Company continuously reviews performance indicators to measure its success. The following are the indicators management uses to assess performance of the Company’s business:
  sales volume, which is an indicator of demand;
 
  margins, which are indicators of product mix and profitability;
 
  net income or loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and income or loss from discontinued operations (“EBITDA”), which are indicators of the Company’s ability to pay debt; and
 
  working capital of each business unit as a percentage of sales, which is an indicator of the Company’s production efficiency and ability to manage its inventory and receivables.

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Corporate Restructuring
Severance
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company announced the closure of its polyester facility in Kinston, North Carolina. The Kinston facility produced partially oriented yarn (“POY”) for internal consumption and third party sales. The Company now purchases its commodity POY needs from external suppliers for conversion in its texturing operations. The Company continues to produce POY in theits Yadkinville, North Carolina facility for its specialty and PVApremier valued-added (“PVA”) yarns and certain other commodity yarns. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company recorded $0.8 million for severance related to its Kinston consolidation.consolidation which was reflected on the “Cost of sales” line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Approximately 231 employees, which included 31 salaried positions and 200 wage positions, were affected as a result of the reorganization.
In the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company announced its plan to re-organize certain corporate staff and manufacturing support functions to further reduce costs. The Company recorded $1.1an additional $0.4 million forin severance costs related to this reorganization. Approximately 54 salariedKinston employees who were affected by this reorganization. In addition, theassociated with providing site services.
The Company recorded severance of $2.4 million for its former President and Chief Executive Officer during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 and $1.7 million for severance related to its former Chief Financial Officer during the second quarter of fiscal year 2008.2008 which were reflected on the “Selling, general, & administrative expense” line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
On September 28, 2007, the Company completed the sale of its polyester manufacturing facilities located in Staunton, Virginia for $3.1 million. The Company continued to lease the Staunton property under an operating lease which currently expires in November 2008. On May 14, 2008, the Company announced the closing of its Staunton, Virginia facility and the transfer of all its production to its facility in Yadkinville, North Carolina.Carolina which was completed in November 2008. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company recorded $0.1 million for severance related to its Staunton consolidation. Approximately 6 salaried employees and 35 wage employees will bewere affected by this reorganization. The expenses were reflected on the “Cost of sales” line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Restructuring
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company recorded $1.5 million for restructuring charges related to unfavorable Kinston contracts for continued services after the closing of the facility.
In fiscal year 2007, the Company recorded a $2.9 million unfavorable contract reserve related to a portion of the sales and service contract which it entered into with Dillon for continued support of the Dillon business through December 2008. A portion of the sales and service contract was deemed to be unfavorable, after the Company announced its plan to consolidate the Dillon capacity into its other facilities.

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The table below summarizes changes to the accrued severance and accrued restructuring accounts for the period ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 (amounts in thousands):
              
 Balance at Balance at                    
 June 29, 2008 Charges Adjustments Amounts Used September 28, 2008 Balance at Balance at
 June 29, 2008 Charges Adjustments Amounts Used December 28, 2008
Accrued severance $3,668 137 5  (781) $3,029(1) $3,668 146 5  (1,280) $2,539(1)
Accrued restructuring $1,414 55 190  (554) $1,105  $1,414  245  (1,040) $619 
(1) As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, the Company classified $1.3$1.0 million of accrued executive severance as long term.

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Joint Ventures and Other Equity Investments
Condensed income statement information for the quarters ended Septemberand year-to-date periods December 28, 2008 and SeptemberDecember 23, 2007, of the combined unconsolidated equity affiliates, Yihua Unifi Fibre Company Limited (“YUFI”), UNIFI-SANS Technical Fibers, LLC (“USTF”), Parkdale America, LLC (“PAL”), and U.N.F. Industries Ltd (“UNF”) are as follows (amounts in thousands):
                           
 For the Quarter Ended September 28, 2008 For the Quarter Ended December 28, 2008
 YUFI PAL UNF Total YUFI PAL UNF Total
Net sales $39,881 $122,083 $5,892 $167,856  $30,950 $97,194 $6,543 $134,687 
Gross profit (loss)  (2,048) 6,246  (789) 3,409   (1,528) 5,825  (877) 3,420 
Depreciation and amortization 1,395 4,457 474 6,326  1,325 5,447 474 7,246 
Income (loss) from operations  (4,156) 3,478  (1,270)  (1,948)  (2,783) 2,546  (1,374)  (1,611)
Net income (loss)  (4,617) 10,146  (1,143) 4,386   (2,949) 1,794  (1,268)  (2,423)

 For the Six-Months Ended December 28, 2008
 YUFI PAL UNF Total
Net sales $70,830 $219,278 $12,435 $302,543 
Gross profit (loss)  (3,575) 12,072  (1,667) 6,830 
Depreciation and amortization 2,720 9,904 948 13,572 
Income (loss) from operations  (6,939) 6,024  (2,625)  (3,540)
Net income (loss)  (7,566) 11,940  (2,411) 1,963 

 For the Quarter Ended December 23, 2007
 YUFI PAL UNF Total
Net sales $36,051 $104,944 $4,467 $145,462 
Gross profit (loss)  (227) 5,827  (163) 5,437 
Depreciation and amortization 1,294 4,760 316 6,370 
Income (loss) from operations  (1,856) 2,532  (277) 399 
Net income (loss)  (2,431) 3,213  (231) 551 
                                  
 For the Quarter Ended September 23, 2007 For the Six-Months Ended December 23, 2007
 USTF   YUFI       PAL       UNF     Total   USTF (1) YUFI PAL UNF Total
Net sales $6,455 $37,069 $110,596 $7,362 $161,482  $6,455 $73,120 $215,539 $11,830 $306,944 
Gross profit (loss) 571  (307) 4,622 319 5,205  571  (534) 10,449 155 10,641 
Depreciation and amortization 578 1,324 4,910 474 7,286  578 2,618 9,670 790 13,656 
Income (loss) from operations 189  (1,772) 1,058 134  (391) 188  (3,628) 3,590  (142) 8 
Net income (loss) 148  (2,414) 1,353 144  (769) 148  (4,845) 4,566  (88)  (219)
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In August 2005, the Company formed YUFI, a 50/50 joint venture with Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd, (“YCFC”), a publicly traded (listed in Shanghai and Hong Kong) enterprise, to manufacture, process, and market commodity and specialty polyester filament yarn in YCFC’s facilities in China. The Company granted YUFI an exclusive, non-transferable license to certain of its branded product technology (including Mynx®Mynx®, Sorbtek®Sorbtek®, Reflexx®Reflexx®, and dye springs) in China for a license fee of $6.0 million over a four year period.
In July 2008, the Company announced a proposed agreement to sell its 50% ownership interest in YUFI to its partner, YCFC, for $10.0 million and expects to close the transaction in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, pending final negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and the receipt of Chinese regulatory approvals. However, there can be no assurances that this transaction will occur or occur upon these terms.million. In connection with a review of the fair value of YUFI during negotiations related to the sale, the Company initiated a review of the carrying value of its investment in YUFI in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock” (“APB 18”). As a result of this review, the Company determined that the carrying value of its investment in YUFI exceeded its fair value. Accordingly, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $6.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company and YCFC renegotiated the proposed agreement to sell the Company’s interest in YUFI to YCFC for $9.0 million, pending final negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and the receipt of Chinese regulatory approvals. As a result, the Company recorded an additional impairment charge of $1.5 million due to the decline in the value of its investment and other related assets. However, there can be no assurances that this transaction will occur upon these terms.
For the quarter and year-to-date periods ended SeptemberDecember 23, 2007, the Company recognized equity losses net of technology and license fee income of $0.8 million.$1.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. In addition, the Company recognized $0.8$0.5 million and $1.3 million in operating expenses for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended SeptemberDecember 23, 2007, respectively, which was primarily reflected on the “Cost of sales” line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, directly related to providing technological support in accordance with the Company’s joint venture contract. The Company did not record its share of equity losses in YUFI for the quarteryear-to-date period ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, since the carrying value of its investment reflects the lower fair value of $10.0$9.0 million as a result of the impairment charge described above. In anticipation of the sale of its interest in YUFI, the Company did not record any technology and license fee income during the quarter ended September 28, 2008.
In June 1997, the Company and Parkdale Mills, Inc. entered into a contribution agreement whereby both companies contributed all of the assets of their spun cotton yarn operations utilizing open-end and air jet spinning technologies to create PAL. In exchange for its contributions, the Company received a 34% ownership interest in the joint venture. PAL is a producer of cotton and synthetic yarns for sale to the textile

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and apparel industries primarily within North America. PAL has 12 manufacturing facilities primarily located in central and western North Carolina and in South Carolina. For the quartersquarter and year-to-date periods ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, and September 23, 2007, the Company recognized net equity earnings of $3.5$0.6 million and $0.5$4.1 million, respectively.respectively, compared to equity earnings of $1.1 million and $1.6 million for the respective corresponding periods in the prior year. The Company received accumulated distributions from PAL of $2.1 million and $0.7 million duringfor the quarters ended September 28,year-to-date periods of fiscal years 2009 and 2008, and September 23, 2007, respectively.
In September 2000, the Company and SANS Fibres of South Africa (“SANS Fibres”) formed USTF, a 50/50 joint venture created to produce low-shrinkage high tenacity nylon 6.6 light denier industrial yarns in North Carolina. The business was operated in a plant in Stoneville, North Carolina. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company completed the sale of its interest in USTF.
In September 2000, the Company and Nilit Ltd (“Nilit”) formed UNF; a 50/50 joint venture to produce nylon POY at Nilit’s manufacturing facility in Migdal Ha-Emek, Israel which is the Company’s primary source of nylon POY for its texturing operations. For the quartersquarter and year-to-date periods ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, and September 23, 2007, the Company recognized net equity losses of $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively, compared to net equity losses of $0.1 million and net equity earnings of nil$0.3 million for the respective corresponding periods in the prior year.

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The Company accounts for its goodwill and $0.5other intangibles under the provisions of Statements of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”). SFAS 142 requires that these assets be reviewed for impairment annually, unless specific circumstances indicate that a more timely review is warranted. This impairment test involves estimates and judgments that are critical in determining whether any impairment charge should be recorded and the amount of such charge if an impairment loss is deemed to be necessary. As a result of the significant decline in the Company’s market capitalization during the second quarter, the Company determined that it was appropriate to perform an interim impairment analysis. Accordingly, the Company conducted an impairment test of its goodwill during the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 and concluded that no impairment was necessary. However, given the current market conditions and fluctuations in the Company’s market capitalization the results of the test could change going forward. Therefore, the Company will continue to evaluate the need to perform interim impairment tests on a quarter-by-quarter basis until market conditions stabilize. Future events impacting cash flows for existing assets could render a write-down necessary that previously required no such write-down.
In fiscal year 2007, the Company purchased the polyester and nylon texturing operations of Dillon (the “Transaction”). In connection with the Transaction, the Company and Dillon entered into a Sales and Services Agreement for a term of two years from January 1, 2007, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay Dillon an aggregate amount of $6.0 million respectively.in exchange for certain sales and transitional services to be provided by Dillon’s sales staff and executive management, of which $0.8 million was paid during the first and second quarters of both fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2008. On December 1, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement to extend the Sales and Service agreement for a term of one year effective January 1, 2009 pursuant to which the Company will pay Dillon an aggregate amount of $1.7 million. Mr. Stephen Wener is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dillon and is a director of the Company.

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Review of FirstSecond Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 compared to FirstSecond Quarter Fiscal Year 2008
The following table sets forth the loss from continuing operations components for each of the Company’s business segments for the fiscal quarters ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and SeptemberDecember 23, 2007, respectively. The table also sets forth each of the segments’ net sales as a percent to total net sales, the net income (loss) components as a percent to total net sales and the percentage increase or decrease of such components over the comparable prior year period (amounts in thousands, except percentages):
                                        
 For the Quarters Ended    For the Quarters Ended   
 September 28, 2008 September 23, 2007    December 28, 2008 December 23, 2007   
 % to Total % to Total % Change  % to Total % to Total % Change 
Net sales  
Polyester $122,979 72.8 $129,377 75.9  (4.9) $93,984 74.8 $135,119 73.7  (30.4)
Nylon 46,030 27.2 41,159 24.1 11.8  31,743 25.2 48,250 26.3  (34.2)
                  
Total $169,009 100.0 $170,536 100.0  (0.9) $125,727 100.0 $183,369 100.0  (31.4)
                  
                                        
 % to Sales % to Sales  % to Sales % to Sales 
Gross profit  
Polyester $8,200 4.8 $7,889 4.6 3.9  $559 0.4 $5,850 3.2  (90.4)
Nylon 5,225 3.1 3,104 1.8 68.3  1,753 1.4 2,470 1.3  (29.0)
                  
Total 13,425 7.9 10,993 6.4 22.1  2,312 1.8 8,320 4.5  (72.2)
  
Selling, general and administrative expenses  
Polyester 8,361 4.9 12,333 7.2  (32.2) 7,294 5.8 10,243 5.6  (28.8)
Nylon 2,184 1.3 2,121 1.3 3.0  2,010 1.6 1,765 0.9 13.9 
                  
Total 10,545 6.2 14,454 8.5  (27.0) 9,304 7.4 12,008 6.5  (22.5)
  
Write down of long-lived assets and investment in equity affiliate 
Write down of long-lived assets and investment in unconsolidated affiliate 
Polyester   533 0.3     2,247 1.2  
Nylon            
Corporate   4,505 2.6   1,483 1.1    
                  
Total   5,038 2.9   1,483 1.1 2,247 1.2  (34.0)
  
Restructuring charges  
Polyester   2,414 1.4     4,205 2.3  
Nylon   218 0.1        
                  
Total   2,632 1.5     4,205 2.3  
  
Other (income) expense, net 1,567 0.9 4,956 2.9  (68.4) 195 0.2 3,472 1.9  (94.4)
                  
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 1,313 0.8  (16,087)  (9.4)  (108.2)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes  (8,670)  (6.9)  (13,612)  (7.4)  (36.3)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 1,885 1.1  (6,931)  (4.0)  (127.2) 614 0.5  (5,757)  (3.1)  (110.7)
                  
Loss from continuing operations  (572)  (0.3)  (9,156)  (5.4)  (93.8)  (9,284)  (7.4)  (7,855)  (4.3) 18.2 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  (104)  (0.1)  (32)  225.0 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax 216  (0.2) 109 0.1 98.2 
         
          
Net loss $(676)  (0.4) $(9,188)  (5.4)  (92.6) $(9,068)  (7.2) $(7,746)  (4.2) 17.1 
                  

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As reflected in the tables above, consolidated net sales from continuing operations decreased from $170.5$183.4 million to $169.0$125.7 million which was primarily attributable to decreased polyester segment sales of $6.4 million offset by increased nylon segment sales of $4.9 million.in the apparel, automotive and furnishing market segments. Consolidated unit volumes decreased by 13.0%32.4% for the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009, while average net selling prices increased 12.1%1.0% for the same period.
Refer to the discussion of segment operations under the captions “Polyester Operations” and “Nylon Operations” for a further discussion of each segment’s operating results.
Consolidated gross profit from continuing operations increaseddecreased by $2.4$6.0 million to $13.4$2.3 million for the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 as compared to the prior year second quarter. This increasedecrease was primarily attributable to higher volumes and lower converting costs which were partially offset by lower conversion margins and increases in the nylon segment. Nylon volumes reflect a shift in mix and associated volume increases resulting from strong demand in shape-wear and sock end-uses. Gross profit in the polyester segment improved slightly over the prior year quarter, reflecting improved volumes and margins in Brazil that were partially offset by declines in domestic polyester volumes and margins.fixed converting costs due to lower utilization rates.
Consolidated selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenseexpenses decreased by $3.9$2.7 million or 27.0%22.5% during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the prior year firstsecond quarter. The decrease in SG&A for the firstsecond quarter was primarily a result of decreases of $2.4$1.7 million in executive severance costs, $1.2$0.5 million in deposit write-offs,the Company’s Brazilian operation, $0.3 million in professional fees,salaries and fringe expenses which includes a $0.5 million savings related to management bonuses, $0.2 million in depreciation expenses, $0.1 million in insurance expenses, and $0.1 million in amortization of intangibles $0.1offset by an increase of $0.2 million in salaries and fringestart up costs related to the Company’s Unifi Textiles (Suzhou) Company, Ltd. (“UTSC”) operation. SG&A expenses and $0.1 million in depreciation expenses offset by increases of $0.3 million related to the Company’s Brazilian operation which included $0.2decreased $0.5 million compared to the prior year period due to a decrease of $0.4 million related to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Brazilian real and a decrease of $0.1 million in overall expenses.
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company evaluated the carrying value of the remaining machinery and equipment at its Dillon, South Carolina facility. The Company sold several machines to a foreign subsidiary and also transferred several other machines to its Yadkinville, North Carolina facility. Five machines were scrapped for spare parts inventory. Six of the remaining machines were leased under an operating lease to a manufacturer in Mexico at a fair market value substantially less than their carrying value. These remaining machines were written down to the fair market value determined by the lease; and as a result, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $1.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008. The adjusted net book value will be depreciated over a two year period which is consistent with the life of the lease.
In addition, during the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company began negotiations with a third party to sell the manufacturing facility located in Kinston, North Carolina. As a result of these negotiations, management concluded that the carrying value of the real estate exceeded its fair value. Accordingly, a $0.7 million non-cash impairment charge was recorded in the quarter ended December 23, 2007.
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company evaluated the contract termination costs associated with the closure of its Kinston, North Carolina facility for the remainder of its current fiscal year. The Company accrued for unfavorable contract costs of $4.6 million related to increased salariessite services that the Company was obligated to provide through June 2008.
In fiscal year 2004, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $5.7 million in lease related costs associated with the closure of its facility in Altamahaw, North Carolina. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company evaluated its remaining obligation on the lease and benefits.as a result recorded a $0.4 million favorable adjustment.
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company and YCFC renegotiated the proposed agreement to sell the Company’s interest in YUFI to YCFC for $9.0 million, pending final negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and the receipt of Chinese regulatory approvals. As a result, the Company recorded an additional impairment charge of $1.5 million due to the decline in the value of its investment and other related assets. However, there can be no assurances that this transaction will occur upon these terms.

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Other (income) expense, decreasednet increased from $1.0$2.2 million in the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2008 to $0.6$5.2 million in the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009. The following table shows the components of other (income) expense, net (amounts in thousands):
                
 For the Quarters Ended  For the Quarters Ended 
 September 28, September 23,  December 28, December 23, 
 2008 2007  2008 2007 
Gain on sale of fixed assets $(316) $(142) $(5,594) $(1,271)
Gain from sale of nitrogen credits   (807)   (807)
Technology fee from China joint venture   (438)   (250)
Currency (gains) losses  (304) 326  380 131 
Other, net 59 55  2 5 
          
Other (income) expense, net $(561) $(1,006) $(5,212) $(2,192)
          
As a result of the improved performance of the Company discusseddiscussions above, incomeloss from continuing operations before income taxes was $1.3$8.7 million in the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009 as compared to a loss of $16.1$13.6 million recorded in the same period of the prior year.
The Company’s income tax provision for the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 resulted in tax expense at an effective rate of 143.5%7.1% as compared to the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 23, 2007 which resulted in a tax benefit at an effective rate of 43.1%42.3%. The primary differencedifferences between the Company’s incomeeffective tax expenserate and the U.S. statutory rate for the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 waswere attributable to state income tax benefits, foreign income being taxed at rates less than the U.S. statutory rate and an increase in the valuation allowance due to an increase in domestic pre-tax losses upon which no tax benefit could be recognized. The primary differences between the Company’s income tax benefit and the U.S. statutory rate for the quarter ended September 23, 2007 were a decrease in the valuation allowance for certain asset impairments and state income tax benefit.allowance.

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Deferred income taxes have been provided for the temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. The Company has continued to record a valuation allowance against its net domestic deferred tax assets, and certain foreign deferred tax assets related to net operating losses, as those net deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be unrealizable for income tax purposes. The valuation allowance increased by $0.6$3.5 million in the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 compared to a $5.1$1.7 million decrease in the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 23, 2007.
On June 25, 2007, The net increase in the Company adopted Financial Interpretation No. 48,Accountingvaluation allowance for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,an interpretation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109,Accounting for Income Taxes(“FIN 48”). During the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 the Company hadprimarily consisted of a reduction in its FIN 48 liability$2.8 million increase for net operating losses generated this quarter (federal and state) and an increase of $0.1 million in relation to a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) concerning the audit of its federal corporate income tax returns for the fiscal years 2003-2006. This reduction in FIN 48 liability had no impact on the effective tax rate for the quarter. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits is expected to be reduced within the next twelve months by approximately $1.5$0.7 million related to North Carolinaother temporary differences.
The income tax credit carry forwards that are anticipated to expire unused by the end of fiscal year 2009.
There was no change in the amount of interest and penalties during the quarter ended September 28, 2008.
There were no material losses from discontinued operations for the second quarter of fiscal years 2009 and 2008 was primarily due to wind up activities and currency translation adjustments associated with the wind-up activities of the Ireland facility for either the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 or the first quarter of fiscal year 2008.facility.
Polyester Operations
Polyester unit volumes decreased 16.0%32.7% for the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, while average net selling prices increased by 11.1%2.3% compared to the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 23, 2007. Net sales for the polyester segment for the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009 decreased by $6.4$41.1 million or 4.9%30.4% as compared to the same quarter in the prior year. DomesticNet sales of domestic polyester decreased overall by 16.1%29.2% primarily due to a decline in volume attributed to a reduction in merchant market sales of commodity POY stemming from shutting down the Kinston facility in October 2007 and to a reduction in polyester sales related to the slowdown in the retail apparel, automotive and home upholstery markets. The polyester price increases are attributable to an enriched mix reflecting lower POY sales, increased volumesdue to a higher percentage of PVA yarnsales, a lower percentage of POY sales, and increases in raw material pricing.

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Sales in local currency for the Brazilian operation increaseddecreased by 14.4%15.8% for the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 compared to the same quarter in the prior year primarily due to a decrease in unit volumes of 17.5% offset by an increase in average selling prices of 1.4% and an increase in unit volumes of 16.0%2.1%. The movementdecrease in currency exchange rates fromU.S. dollar net sales for the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2008as compared to the first quarterprior year period includes a reduction of fiscal year 2009 positively impacted the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 sales translated$7.0 million due to U.S. dollars for the Brazilian operation. As a result of thean increase in the Brazilian currency exchange rate, U.S. dollar net sales for the first quarter were higher by $5.2 million than what sales would have been using the prior year currency rates.rate.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the polyester business was negatively impacted by the rising cost of raw materials which was approximately 25% higher compared to the first quarter of the prior year. The combination of record high crude oil prices, growing global demand for polyester, and increased seasonal demand for polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) bottles which compete with polyester for raw materials all negatively impacted the polyester segment’s profits for the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009, as the Company had limited abilityexperienced a decline in its polyester business beginning in November 2008 which was attributable to pass alongmarket conditions previously discussed. Fiber costs for the price increases inpolyester segment, excluding the commodity segment that competes with imported yarns. Although fiber costs increased, total converting costsBrazilian currency impact, decreased by 42% in the first quarterapproximately 4.8% compared to the prior year second quarter primarily due to lower volumes which were offset by an increase in costs on a per-unit basis. Converting costs, excluding the Brazilian currency impact, decreased 49.0% primarily from lower sales volumes, the closure of the Kinston facility and other consolidation efforts. As a result of the above mentioned volume, pricing and cost impacts, grossmanagement’s efforts in controlling manufacturing costs. Gross profit for the polyester segment increased by $0.3 million to $8.2decreased $5.3 million in the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009.2009 which reflects these reductions in conversion margins and lower volumes.

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SG&A expenses for the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009 were $8.4$7.3 million compared to $12.3$10.2 million in the same quarter in the prior year. Refer to the discussion of SG&A in the quarter overview discussed above.
Nylon Operations
Nylon unit volumes increaseddecreased by 14.6%30.0% in the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009 compared to the prior year quarter while average selling prices decreased by 2.7%4.2%. Net sales for the nylon segment for the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009 increaseddecreased by $4.9$16.5 million or 11.8%34.2% as compared to the same quarter in the prior year. This increasedecrease in net sales was primarily due to strong demandthe slowdown in shape-wear and sockthe retail apparel markets.
Total raw material costs increaseddecreased by 13.9% over34.7% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the prior year quarter as a result of the increaseddecreased volumes discussed above, while overall average per unit costs remained relatively flat as the changes in product mix offset price increases.above. Total converting costs for the nylon segment decreased by 5.5%34.1% in the same period as compared to the same quarter in the prior year quarter reflecting lower depreciation expense andin excess of higher other converting costs resulting in overall lower cost per unit costs driven by higher volumes and product mix.unit. As a result, gross profit for the nylon segment increaseddecreased by $2.1$0.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009.
SG&A expenses allocated to the nylon segment were $2.2 million in the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009 which was consistent withover the firstprior year quarter.
SG&A expenses for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 were $2.0 million compared to $1.8 million in the same quarter in the prior year. Refer to the discussion of SG&A in the quarter overview discussed above.
Corporate
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, the Company established the Unifi, Inc. Supplemental Key Employee Retirement Plan (the “Plan”). This Plan, which replaced a similar retirement plan, was established for the purpose of providing supplemental retirement benefits for a select group of management employees. In the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company recognized $81$12 thousand of incomenet expense related to the Plan’s deferred compensation charges offset by its change in market value. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company recognized $30 thousand in deferred compensation charges.
On July 26, 2006, the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) of the Board of Directors (“Board”) authorized the issuance of an additional 1,065,000 stock options to certain key employees from the 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan. In addition, on October 24, 2007, the BoardCommittee authorized the issuance of approximately 1,570,000 stock options from the 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, of which 120,000 were issued to certain Board members and the remaining options were issued to certain key employees. On October 29, 2008, the shareholders of the Company approved the 2008 Unifi, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan”). The plan authorized the issuance of up to 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the grant or exercise of stock options, including Incentive Stock Options (“ISO”), Non-Qualified Stock Options (“NQSO”) and restricted stock, but not more than 3,000,000 shares may be issued as restricted stock. Option

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awards are granted with an exercise price not less than the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Committee of the Board authorized the issuance of 280,000 stock options from the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan to certain key employees. As a result of these grants, the Company incurred $0.3 million of stock-based compensation charges in both the second quarters for fiscal years 2009 and 2008, which were recorded as SG&A expenses with the offset to additional paid-in-capital.

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Review of Year-To-Date Fiscal Year 2009 compared to Year-To-Date Fiscal Year 2008
The following table sets forth the loss from continuing operations components for each of the Company’s business segments for the year-to-date periods ended December 28, 2008 and December 23, 2007, respectively. The table also sets forth each of the segments’ net sales as a percent to total net sales, the net income (loss) components as a percent to total net sales and the percentage increase or decrease of such components over the comparable prior year period (amounts in thousands, except percentages):
                     
  For the Six-Months Ended    
  December 28, 2008  December 23, 2007    
      % to Total      % to Total  % Change 
Net sales                    
Polyester $216,963   73.6  $264,498   74.7   (18.0)
Nylon  77,773   26.4   89,407   25.3   (13.0)
                 
Total $294,736   100.0  $353,905   100.0   (16.7)
                 
 
      % to Sales      % to Sales     
Gross profit                    
Polyester $8,729   2.9  $13,738   3.9   (36.5)
Nylon  7,008   2.4   5,575   1.5   25.7 
                 
Total  15,737   5.3   19,313   5.4   (18.5)
                     
Selling, general and administrative expenses                    
Polyester  15,654   5.3   22,576   6.4   (30.7)
Nylon  4,195   1.4   3,886   1.1   8.0 
                 
Total  19,849   6.7   26,462   7.5   (25.0)
                     
Write down of long-lived assets and investment in unconsolidated affiliate                    
Polyester        2,780   0.8    
Nylon               
Corporate  1,483   0.5   4,505   1.3   (67.1)
                 
Total  1,483   0.5   7,285   2.1   (79.6)
                     
Restructuring charges                    
Polyester        6,619   1.8    
Nylon        218       
                 
Total        6,837   1.8    
                     
Other (income) expense, net  1,762   0.6   8,428   2.4   (79.1)
                 
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes  (7,357)  (2.5)  (29,699)  (8.4)  (75.2)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  2,499   0.8   (12,688)  (3.6)  (119.7)
                 
Loss from continuing operations  (9,856)  (3.3)  (17,011)  (4.8)  (42.1)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax  112      77      45.5 
                 
                     
Net loss $(9,744)  (3.3) $(16,934)  (4.8)  (42.5)
                 

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As reflected in the tables above, consolidated net sales from continuing operations decreased from $353.9 million for the year-to-date ended December 23, 2007 to $294.7 million for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 which was primarily attributable to decreased sales in the apparel, automotive and furnishing market segments. Consolidated unit volumes decreased by 22.8% for the current year-to-date period, while average net selling prices increased 6.1% for the same period.
Refer to the discussion of segment operations under the captions “Polyester Operations” and “Nylon Operations” for a further discussion of each segment’s operating results.
Consolidated gross profit from continuing operations decreased by $3.6 million to $15.7 million for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 as compared to the prior year-to-date period. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower conversion margins and increases in fixed converting costs reflective of lower volumes.
Consolidated SG&A expenses decreased by $6.6 million or 25.0% for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 as compared to the same period of the prior year. The decrease in SG&A for the fiscal year was primarily a result of decreases of $4.1 million in executive severance costs, $1.2 million in deposit write-offs, $0.4 million in salaries and fringe expenses which includes a $1.1 million savings related to management bonuses, $0.3 million in insurance expense, $0.3 million in depreciation expenses, $0.2 million in amortization of intangibles, $0.1 million in miscellaneous charges, and a decrease of $0.2 million related to the Company’s Brazilian operation which included a decrease of $0.1 million related to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Brazilian real. These decreases in SG&A were offset by an increase of $0.2 million in start up costs associated with UTSC.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 in connection with a review of the fair value of USTF during negotiations related to the sale, the Company determined that a review of the carrying value of its investment was necessary. As a result of this review, the Company determined that the carrying value exceeded its fair value. Accordingly, a non-cash impairment charge of $4.5 million was recorded in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company’s Brazilian polyester operation continued the modernization plan for its facilities by abandoning four of its older machines with newer machines purchased from the Company’s domestic polyester division. As a result, the Company recognized a $0.5 million non-cash impairment charge on the older machines.
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company evaluated the carrying value of the remaining machinery and equipment at its Dillon, South Carolina facility. The Company sold several machines to a foreign subsidiary and also transferred several other machines to its Yadkinville, North Carolina facility. Five machines were scrapped for spare parts inventory. Six of the remaining machines were leased under an operating lease to a manufacturer in Mexico at a fair market value substantially less than their carrying value. These remaining machines were written down to the fair market value determined by the lease; and as a result, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $1.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008. The adjusted net book value will be depreciated over a two year period which is consistent with the life of the lease.
In addition, the Company began negotiations with a third party to sell the manufacturing facility located in Kinston, North Carolina. As a result of these negotiations, management concluded that the carrying value of the real estate exceeded its fair value. Accordingly, a $0.7 million non-cash impairment charge was recorded in the quarter ended December 23, 2007.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $2.6 million which was comprised of $1.5 million in contract termination costs related to the Kinston closure and $1.1 million of severance related to the restructuring of other corporate staff and manufacturing support functions.

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During the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company evaluated the contract termination costs associated with the closure of its Kinston, North Carolina facility for the remainder of its current fiscal year. The Company accrued for unfavorable contracts costs of $4.6 million related to site services that the Company was obligated to provide through June 2008.
In fiscal year 2004, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $5.7 million in lease related costs associated with the closure of its facility in Altamahaw, North Carolina. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company evaluated its remaining obligation on the lease and as a result recorded a $0.4 million favorable adjustment.
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company and YCFC renegotiated the proposed agreement to sell the Company’s interest in YUFI to YCFC for $9.0 million, pending final negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and the receipt of Chinese regulatory approvals. As a result, the Company recorded an additional impairment charge of $1.5 million due to the decline in the value of its investment and other related assets. However, there can be no assurances that this transaction will occur upon these terms.
Other (income) expense, net increased from $3.2 million for the year-to-date period of fiscal year 2008 to $5.8 million for the same period of fiscal year 2009. The following table shows the components of other (income) expense, net (amounts in thousands):
         
  For the Six-Months Ended 
  December 28,  December 23, 
  2008  2007 
Gain on sale of fixed assets $(5,910) $(1,413)
Gain from sale of nitrogen credits     (1,614)
Technology fee from China joint venture     (688)
Currency (gains) losses  77   458 
Other, net  60   67 
       
Other (income) expense, net $(5,773) $(3,190)
       
As a result of the discussions above, loss from continuing operations before income taxes was $7.4 million in the year-to-date period of fiscal year 2009 as compared to a loss of $29.7 million for the same period of fiscal year 2008.
The Company’s income tax provision for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 resulted in tax expense at an effective rate of 33.5% compared to the year-to-date period ended December 23, 2007 which resulted in tax benefit at an effective rate of 42.7%. The primary differences between the Company’s effective tax rate and the U.S. statutory rate for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 were attributable to state income tax benefits, foreign income being taxed at rates less than the U.S. statutory rate and an increase in the valuation allowance.
Deferred income taxes have been provided for the temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. The Company has continued to record a valuation allowance against its net domestic deferred tax assets, and certain foreign deferred tax assets related to net operating losses, as those net deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be unrealizable for income tax purposes. The valuation allowance increased $4.1 million in the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 compared to a decrease of $6.8 million in the year-to-date period ended December 23, 2007. The net increase in the valuation allowance for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 primarily consisted of a $3.7 million increase for net operating losses generated year-to-date (federal and state) and an increase of $0.4 million related to other temporary differences.

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The income from discontinued operations for the year-to-date period of fiscal year 2009 and 2008 was primarily due to wind-up activities and currency translation adjustments associated with the Ireland facility.
Polyester Operations
Polyester unit volumes decreased 24.4% for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008, while average net selling prices increased 6.4% compared to the prior year-to-date period. Net sales for the polyester segment for the year-to-date period of fiscal year 2009 decreased by $47.5 million or 18.0% as compared to the same period in the prior year. Domestic sales of polyester decreased overall by 29.2% primarily due to a decline in volume attributed to a reduction in merchant market sales of commodity POY stemming from shutting the Kinston facility in October 2007 and to a reduction in polyester sales related to the slowdown in the retail apparel, automotive and home upholstery markets. The polyester price increases are attributable to an enriched mix due to a higher percentage of PVA sales, a lower percentage of POY sales, and increases in raw material pricing.
Sales in local currency for the Brazilian operation decreased by 1.12% for the year-to-date period ended December 28, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to a decrease in average selling prices of 0.04% and a decrease in unit volumes of 1.08%. The decrease in U.S. dollar net sales for the period as compared to the prior year period includes a reduction of $2.6 million due to an increase in the Brazilian currency exchange rate.
During the first six months of fiscal year 2009, the polyester segment was negatively impacted by higher raw materials. Fiber costs for the polyester segment, excluding the Brazilian currency impact, increased 6.4% compared to the first six months of the prior year due to the rising cost of raw materials which was higher on a cost per unit basis which was partially offset by a decline in volume. Converting costs, excluding the Brazilian currency impact, decreased 47% compared to the same period in the prior year as a result of lower volumes, the closure of the Kinston facility, and other consolidation efforts. However, the decline in net sales exceeded the decline in the costs discussed above, and as a result, gross profit for the polyester segment decreased $5.0 million.
SG&A expenses for the year-to-date period of fiscal year 2009 were $15.7 million compared to $22.6 million in the same period in the prior year. Refer to the discussion of SG&A in the year-to-date overview discussed above.
Nylon Operations
Nylon unit volumes decreased by 9.6% for the year-to-date period of fiscal year 2009 compared to the same period in the prior year while average selling prices decreased by 3.5%. Net sales for the nylon segment for the year-to-date period of fiscal year 2009 decreased by $11.6 million or 13.0% as compared to the same period in the prior year. This decrease in net sales was primarily due to weak demand for both its nylon textured and covered products.
Total raw material costs decreased by 13.0% for the year-to-date period in fiscal year 2009 as compared to the same period last year as a result of decreased volumes previously discussed above. Total converting costs for the nylon segment decreased by 20.7% in the same period as compared to the same period in the prior year reflecting lower depreciation expense in excess of higher other converting costs resulting in overall lower cost per unit. As a result, gross profit for the nylon segment increased by $1.4 million for the first six months of fiscal year 2009.
SG&A expenses for the year-to-date period of fiscal year 2009 were $4.2 million compared to $3.9 million for the year-to-date period of fiscal year 2008. Refer to the discussion of SG&A in the year-to-date overview discussed above.

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Corporate
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, the Company established the Unifi, Inc. Supplemental Key Employee Retirement Plan. This Plan, which replaced a similar retirement plan, was established for the purpose of providing supplemental retirement benefits for a select group of management employees. For the year-to-date period ending December 28, 2008, the Company recognized $69 thousand of income related to the Plan’s change in market value offset by deferred compensation charges.
On July 26, 2006, the Committee authorized the issuance of an additional 1,065,000 stock options to certain key employees from the 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan. In addition, on October 24, 2007, the Committee authorized the issuance of approximately 1,570,000 stock options from the 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, of which 120,000 were issued to certain Board members and the remaining options were issued to certain key employees. On October 29, 2008, the shareholders of the Company approved the 2008 Unifi, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan”). The plan authorized the issuance of up to 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the grant or exercise of stock options, including Incentive Stock Options (“ISO”), Non-Qualified Stock Options (“NQSO”) and restricted stock, but not more than 3,000,000 shares may be issued as restricted stock. Option awards are granted with an exercise price not less than the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Committee of the Board authorized the issuance of 280,000 stock options from the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan to certain key employees. As a result of these grants, the Company incurred $0.6 million and $0.4 million of stock-based compensation charges in the first quartersyear-to-date periods for fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively, which were recorded as SG&A expenses with the offset to additional paid-in-capital.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity Assessment
The Company’s primary capital requirements are for working capital, capital expenditures and service of indebtedness. Historically, the Company has met its working capital and capital maintenance requirements from its operations. Asset acquisitions and joint venture investments have been financed by asset sales proceeds, cash reserves and borrowing under its financing agreements discussed below.
In addition to its normal operating cash and working capital requirements and service of its indebtedness, the Company will also require cash to fund capital expenditures and enable cost reductions through restructuring projects as follows:
Capital Expenditures. The Company estimates its fiscal year 2009 capital expenditures will be within a range of $14.0 million to $16.0 million. The Company has restricted cash from the sale of certain nonproductive assets reserved for domestic capital expenditures in accordance with its long-term

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borrowing agreements. As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, the Company had $14.5$11.1 million in restricted cash funds, of which $2.3 million is available for domestic capital expenditures. The Company’s capital expenditures primarily relate to maintenance of existing assets and equipment and technology upgrades. Management continuously evaluates opportunities to further reduce production costs, and the Company may incur additional capital expenditures from time to time as it pursues new opportunities for further cost reductions.
Joint Venture Investments. During the first quartersix months of fiscal year 2009, the Company received $2.1 million in dividend distributions from its joint ventures. Although historically over the past five years the Company has received distributions from certain of its joint ventures, there is no guarantee that it will continue to receive distributions in the future. The Company may from time to time increase its interest in its joint ventures, sell its interest in its joint ventures, invest in new joint ventures or transfer idle equipment to its joint ventures.

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On July 31, 2008, the Company announced a proposed agreement to sell its 50% ownership interest in YUFI to its partner, YCFC, for $10.0 million. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company and YCFC renegotiated the proposed agreement to sell the Company’s interest in YUFI to YCFC for $9.0 million, pending final negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and the receipt of Chinese regulatory approvals, although no assuranceapprovals. As a result, the Company recorded an additional impairment charge of $1.5 million due to the decline in the value of its investment and other related assets. However, there can be given inno assurances that this regard.transaction will occur upon these terms.
The Company’s management has decided that a fundamental change in its approach was required to maximize its earnings and growth opportunities in the Chinese market. Accordingly, the Company formed Unifi Textiles (Suzhou) Company, Ltd. (“UTSC”). The Company expects UTSC to be operational duringobtained its business license in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 and will be operational during the third quarter of fiscal year 2009. The Company expects to invest between approximately $3.0 million to $5.0 million for initial startup costs and working capital requirements for UTSC.
Cash Provided by Continuing Operations
The Company generated $2.6used $8.0 million of cash from continuing operations in the first quartersix months of fiscal year 2009 compared to cash used in continuing operations of $1.2$5.6 million for the first quartersix months of fiscal year 2008. The net loss of $0.7$9.7 million in the first quartersix months of fiscal year 2009 was adjusted positively for non-cash income and expense items such as depreciation and amortization of $10.0 million, decreases in accounts receivable of $4.0$26.6 million, increases in accounts payabledepreciation and accrued expensesamortization of $1.0$17.9 million, impairment charge of $1.5 million, provision for bad debt of $0.6$1.1 million, decreases in other miscellaneous items of $0.3 million,and an increase in additional paid in capital related to stock-based compensation expense of $0.3$0.5 million, $0.2 million increaseand decreases in income taxes payable, and losses from discontinued operationsother miscellaneous assets of $0.1$0.3 million offset by decreases in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $22.0 million, increases in inventories of $10.2$13.5 million, gains from the sale of capital assets of $5.9 million, increases in prepaid expenses of $2.4 million, income from unconsolidated equity affiliates net of distributions of $1.4$1.6 million, increasesnet decrease in prepaid expenses of $1.1 million, gains from the sale of capital assets of $0.3 million, decrease inincome tax payable and deferred taxes of $0.1$0.6 million, and decreases in plan liabilitiesincome from discontinued operations of $0.1 million.
The following discussion regarding the receipt and or use of cash from operations is a comparison of the first six months of fiscal year 2008 compared to the first six months of fiscal year 2009. Cash received from customers increaseddecreased from $171.6$350.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 to $173.1$323.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 due to increased weighted average pricing of 12% and improved collections from customers offset by a decrease in sales volume of 13%23% offset by an increase in weighted average net selling prices of 6%. Payments for cost of goods sold and SG&A expenses net of salaries, wages and related benefits increaseddecreased from $140.4$280.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 to $142.3$260.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 primarily as a result of increased fiber costs of 21%due to lower volumes and decreased volume of 13%.cost consolidation efforts. Salary and wage payments decreased as well from $30.8$62.3 million to $28.5 million for the same respective periods.$56.8 million. Interest payments decreased from $1.3$12.7 million in the first quarterto $11.2 million as a result of fiscal year 2008 to $0.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 primarily due to the reduction in principal borrowing on LiborLIBOR rate loans. Restructuring and severance payments were $4.8 million compared to $1.9 million indue to the first quartertiming differences between the recognition of fiscal year 2008 compared to payments of $0.9 million in first quarter of fiscal year 2009.the expense and the actual cash outlay. Taxes paid by the Company increased from $0.5$1.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 to $2.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 primarily due to the timing of tax payments made by its Brazilian subsidiary. The Company received cash dividends of $0.5 million in the first quarter 2008 as compared to $2.1 million in the first quarter 2009 as a result of higher profits forincreased net income recognized by PAL. Other net cash from operationsprovided by or used in operating activities was derived from miscellaneous items, other income (expense) items, and interest income.

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On a U.S. dollar basis, working capital decreased from $185.3 million at June 29, 2008 to $182.5$170.4 million at SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 due to decreases in accounts receivable of $8.0$34.7 million, decreases in cash of $7.6 million, decreases in restricted cash of $2.0 million, decreased deferred income tax assets of $0.4 million, increases in accrued expenses of $0.5$3.3 million, decreases in assets held for sale of $0.3$2.4 million, and increaseddecreases in deferred income taxes payabletax assets of $0.2$0.9 million offset by increases in inventory of $5.1$4.2 million, decreases in accounts payable of $16.0 million, decreases in accrued expenses of $8.1 million, decreases in current maturities of long-term debt and other current liabilities of $2.1 million, decreases in accounts payable of $0.7$3.5 million, increases in other current assets of $0.6$1.6 million, and increasesdecrease in cashincome taxes payable of $0.1$0.6 million. Working capital was negatively affected by $10.0$19.1 million in currency translations related to the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary. IfThe working capital was calculated using the June 2008 Brazilian exchange rate, as opposed to the September 2008 exchange rate, working capital as of September 28, 2008 would have been $7.2 million higher than the June 2008 figures. The current ratio remained flat atwas 3.3 at June 29, 2008 and September4.3 at December 28, 2008.

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Cash Used inProvided By (Used in) Investing Activities and Financing Activities
The Company provided $1.6$8.7 million from net investing activities and used $0.9$2.1 million in net financing activities during the quarteryear-to-date period ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008. The primary cash expenditures for investing and financing activities during the current period included $9.1$20.6 million for payments of long-term debt, and $3.6$7.8 million in capital expenditures, and $0.5 million of acquisition costs offset by cash sources of $5.2 million in change in restricted cash, $4.6$14.6 million in borrowings of long-term debt, a $10.1 million decrease in restricted cash, $7.0 million in proceeds from the sale of capital assets, and $3.6$3.8 million for stock option exercises.
The Company’s ability to fund operations, meet its debt service obligations and reduce its total debt will depend upon its ability to generate cash in the future which, in turn, will be subject to general economic, financial, business, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, many of which are beyond its control. The Company may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations and future borrowings may not be available to the Company under its amended revolving credit facility in an amount sufficient to enable it to repay its debt or to fund its other liquidity needs. If its future cash flow from operations and other capital resources are insufficient to pay its obligations as they mature or to fund its liquidity needs, the Company may be forced to reduce or delay its business activities and capital expenditures, sell assets, obtain additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance all or a portion of its debt on or before maturity. The Company may not be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, the terms of its existing and future indebtedness, including the $190 million of 11.5% senior secured notes which mature on May 15, 2014 (the “2014 notes”) and its amended revolving credit facility, may limit its ability to pursue any of these alternatives. See “Item 1A—Risk Factors—The Company will require a significant amount of cash to service its indebtedness, and its ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond its control” included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2008. Some risks that could adversely affect its ability to meet its debt service obligations include, but are not limited to, intense domestic and foreign competition in its industry, general domestic and international economic conditions, changes in currency exchange rates, interest and inflation rates, the financial condition of its customers and the operating performance of joint ventures, alliances and other equity investments.
Other Factors Affecting Liquidity
Asset Sales.Under the terms of the Company’s debt agreements, the Company has granted liens to the lenders on substantially all of its assets (“Collateral”). Further, the debt agreements place restrictions on the Company’s ability to dispose of certain assets which do not qualify as Collateral (“Non-Collateral”). Pursuant to the debt agreements the Company is restricted from selling or otherwise disposing of either its Collateral or its Non-Collateral, subject to certain exceptions, such as ordinary course of business inventory sales and sales of assets having a fair market value of less than $2.0 million.
On March 20, 2008, the Company completed the sale of assets located at Kinston. The Company retains certain rights to sell idle assets for a period of two years. If after the two year period the assets have not sold, the Company will convey them to the buyer for no value. As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, the Company has $3.8 millionvalue of these assets held for sale which the Company believes are probable to be sold during fiscal year 2009. Included in assets held for sale are the remaining

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assets at the Kinston site with a carrying value of $1.6was $1.7 million thatand would be considered an Asset Sale of Collateral. Also included in assets held for sale is an idle facility located in Yadkinville, North Carolina and
In the related equipment with a carrying valuefirst quarter of $2.2 million. Thefiscal year 2009, the Company has entered into an agreement to sell the 380,000 square foot facility in Yadkinville for $7.0 million and such sale will bewas a sale of Non-Collateral assets. TheOn December 19, 2008, the Company completed the sale is anticipated to closewhich resulted in net proceeds of $6.6 million and a net pre-tax gain of $5.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009.

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In addition to the proceeds from assets held for sale, the Company announced on July 31, 2008, its intentions to exit its equity investment in YUFI by selling its 50% interest to its partner, YCFC. The Company announced a proposed agreement for the sale at a price of $10.0 million, subject to pending final negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and internal and Chinese regulatory approvals. The sale of this equity interest will be a sale of Non-Collateral under the terms of the Company’s debt agreements.
The indenture with respect to the 2014 notes dated May 26, 2006 between the Company and its subsidiary guarantors and U.S. Bank, National Association, as the trustee (the “Indenture”) governs the sale of both Collateral and Non-Collateral and the use of sales proceeds. The Company may not sell Collateral unless it satisfies four requirements. They are:
 1. The Company must receive fair market value for the Collateral sold or disposed of;
 
 2. Fair market value must be certified by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and for sales of Collateral in excess of $5.0 million, by the Company’s Board of Directors;
 
 3. At least 75% of the consideration for the sale of the Collateral must be in the form of cash or cash equivalents and 100% of the proceeds must be deposited by the Company into a specified account designated under the Indenture (the “Collateral Account”); and
 
 4. Any remaining consideration from an asset sale that is not cash or cash equivalents must be pledged as Collateral.
Within 360 days after the deposit of proceeds from the sale of Collateral into the Collateral Account, the Company may invest the proceeds in certain other assets, such as capital expenditures or certain permitted capital investments (“Other Assets”). Any proceeds from the sale of Collateral that are not applied or invested as set forth above,within the 360 day period, shall constitute excess collateral proceeds (“Excess Collateral Proceeds”).
Once Excess Proceeds from sales of Collateral exceed $10.0 million, the Company must make an offer, no later than 365 days after such sale of Collateral to all holders of the 2014 notes to repurchase such 2014 notes at par (“Collateral Sale Offer”). The Collateral Sale Offer must be made to all holders to purchase 2014 notes to the extent of the Excess Collateral Proceeds. Any Excess Collateral Proceeds remaining after the completion of a Collateral Sale Offer may be used by the Company for any purpose not prohibited by the Indenture. As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, the balance in the Collateral Account was $14.5$11.1 million. The Collateral Account consists of $8.8 million of Excess Collateral Proceeds and is included as non-current$2.3 million of restricted cash as it relates tofunds designated for the future purchase of long-term assets.
The Indenture also governs sales of Non-Collateral. The Company may not sell Non-Collateral unless it satisfies three specific requirements. They are:
 1. The Company must receive fair market value for the Non-Collateral sold or disposed of;
 
 2. Fair market value must be certified by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and for asset sales in excess of $5.0 million, by the Company’s Board of Directors; and,
 
 3. At least 75% of the consideration for the sale of Non-Collateral must be in the form of cash or cash equivalents.
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Within 360 days after receipt of the proceeds from a sale of Non-Collateral, the Company may utilize the proceeds in one of the following ways: 1) repay, repurchase or otherwise retire the 2014 notes; 2) repay, repurchase or otherwise retire the 2014 notes and other indebtedness of the Company that ispari passuwith the 2014 notes, on a pro rata basis; 3) repay indebtedness of certain subsidiaries identified in the Indenture, none of which are a Guarantor; or 4) acquire or invest in Other Assets. Any net proceeds from a sale of Non-Collateral that are not applied or invested as set forth above,within the 360 day period, shall constitute excess proceeds (“Excess Proceeds.Proceeds”).
Once Excess Proceeds from sales of Non-Collateral exceed $10.0 million the Company must make an offer, no later than 365 days after such sale of Non-Collateral to all holders of the 2014 notes and holders of other indebtedness that ispari passuwith the 2014 notes to purchase or redeem the maximum amount of 2014 notes and/or otherpari passuindebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds (“Asset Sale

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Offer”). The purchase price of such an Asset Sale Offer must be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2014 notes and such other indebtedness. Any Excess Proceeds remaining after completion of the Asset Sale Offer may be used by the Company for any purpose not prohibited by the Indenture.
Note Repurchases from Sources Other than Sales ofPotential Resources. While there is no requirement in the Indenture to use Excess Proceeds or Excess Collateral and Non-Collateral.In additionProceeds to offer to repurchase the Bonds (at par) prior to the time either category respectively reaches $10.0 million, the Company may elect, from time to time, to make such offers to repurchase notes set forth above,earlier, at its discretion. Additionally, the Company may also from time to time seek to retire or purchase its outstanding debt,a portion of the Bonds in open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such retirement or purchasepurchases of debtthe Bonds may come from the operating cash flows of the business or other sources and will depend upon prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors, and the amounts involved may be material.
The preceding description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture and the 2014 Notes which are listed on the Exhibit Index of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year June 29, 2008.
Stock Repurchase Program.Effective July 26, 2000, the Board authorized the Company to repurchase up to 10.0 million shares of its common stock. The Company purchased 1.4 million shares in fiscal year 2001 for a total of $16.6 million. There were no significant stock repurchases in fiscal year 2002. Effective April 24, 2003, the Board re-instituted the stock repurchase program. Accordingly, the Company purchased 0.5 million shares in fiscal year 2003 and 1.3 million shares in fiscal year 2004. As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, the Company had remaining authority to repurchase approximately 6.8 million shares of its common stock under the repurchase plan. The repurchase program was suspended in November 2003, and the Company has no immediate plans to reinstitute the program.
Environmental Liabilities.On September 30, 2004, the Company completed its acquisition of the polyester filament manufacturing assets located at Kinston from INVISTA S.a.r.l. (“INVISTA”). The land for the Kinston site was leased pursuant to a 99 year ground lease (“Ground Lease”) with E.I. DuPont de Nemours (“DuPont”). Since 1993, DuPont has been investigating and cleaning up the Kinston site under the supervision of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (“DENR”) pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action program. The Corrective Action program requires DuPont to identify all potential areas of environmental concern (“AOCs”), assess the extent of containment at the identified AOCs and clean it up to comply with applicable regulatory standards. Under the terms of the Ground Lease, upon completion by DuPont of required remedial action, ownership of the Kinston site was to pass to the Company and after seven years of sliding scale shared responsibility with DuPont, the Company would have had sole responsibility for future remediation requirements, if any. Effective March 20, 2008, the Company entered into a Lease Termination Agreement associated with conveyance of certain assets at Kinston to DuPont. This agreement terminated the Ground Lease and relieved the Company of any future responsibility for environmental remediation, other than participation with DuPont, if so called upon, with regard to the Company’s period of operation of the Kinston site. However, the Company continues to own a satellite service facility acquired in the INVISTA transaction that has contamination from DuPont’s operations and is monitored by DENR. This

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site has been remediated by DuPont and DuPont has received authority from DENR to discontinue remediation, other than natural attenuation. DuPont’s duty to monitor and report to DENR will be transferred to the Company in the future, at which time DuPont must pay the Company for seven years of monitoring and reporting costs and the Company will assume responsibility for any future remediation and monitoring of the site. At this time, the Company has no basis to determine if and when it will have any responsibility or obligation with respect to the AOCs or the extent of any potential liability for the same.
Market Conditions.TheFurther deterioration of the current global economic conditions could reduce demand for the Company’s product faster than management’s ability to react through further consolidation of its

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manufacturing capacity, since the Company is a high volume, high fixed cost business. These conditions could also materially affect the Company’s customers causing reductions or cancellations of existing sales orders and inhibit the collectibility of receivables. In addition, the Company’s suppliers may be unable to fulfill the Company’s outstanding orders or could change credit terms that would negatively affect the Company’s liquidity. All of these factors could adversely impact the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Long-Term Debt
In May 2006, the Company amended its asset-based revolving credit facility with the Amended Credit Agreement to provide a $100 million revolving borrowing base (with an option to increase borrowing capacity up to $150 million), to extend its maturity from 2006 to 2011, and to revise some of its other terms and covenants. The Amended Credit Agreement is secured by first-priority liens on the Company’s and its subsidiary guarantors’ inventory, accounts receivable, general intangibles (other than uncertificated capital stock of subsidiaries and other persons), investment property (other than capital stock of subsidiaries and other persons), chattel paper, documents, instruments, supporting obligations, letter of credit rights, deposit accounts and other related personal property and all proceeds relating to any of the above, and by second-priority liens, subject to permitted liens, on the Company’s and its subsidiary guarantors’ assets securing the notes and guarantees on a first-priority basis, in each case other than certain excluded assets. The Company’s ability to borrow under the Amended Credit Agreement is limited to a borrowing base equal to specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventory and is subject to other conditions and limitations.
Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement bear interest at rates selected periodically by the Company of LIBOR plus 1.50% to 2.25% for LIBOR rate revolving loans and prime plus 0.00% to 0.50% for the prime rate revolving loan. The Company can decrease the LIBOR revolving loan interest rate by 0.25% if it maintains a fixed charge coverage ratio in excess of 1.5 to 1.0 for the four previous fiscal quarters. The interest rate matrix is based on the Company’s excess availability under the Amended Credit Agreement. The interest rate in effect at SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 was 5.00%3.25% for the prime rate revolving loan. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company pays an unused line fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.35% per annum of the borrowing base. The Company primarily borrows using the LIBOR fixed rate loans discussed below.
As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, the Company had no separate LIBOR rate revolving loans outstanding under the credit facility. As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company had remaining availability of $89.3$75.7 million, however given the current economic conditions in the U.S. and the tightening of the credit markets, the Company’s ability to borrow under the agreement may be negatively impacted.
The Amended Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative customary covenants for asset based loans that restrict future borrowings and capital spending. Such covenants include, without limitation, restrictions and limitations on (i) sales of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution and the issuance of our capital stock, each subsidiary guarantor and any domestic subsidiary thereof, (ii) permitted encumbrances on our property, each subsidiary guarantor and any domestic subsidiary thereof, (iii) the incurrence of indebtedness by the Company, any subsidiary guarantor or any domestic subsidiary thereof, (iv) the making of loans or investments

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by the Company, any subsidiary guarantor or any domestic subsidiary thereof, (v) the declaration of dividends and redemptions by the Company or any subsidiary guarantor and (vi) transactions with affiliates by the Company or any subsidiary guarantor.
The Amended Credit Agreement contains customary covenants for asset based loans which restrict future borrowings and capital spending and, if availability is less than $25.0 million at any time during the quarter, includes a required minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.1 to 1.0.

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On May 26, 2006, the Company issued the 2014 notes. The estimated fair value of the 2014 notes, based on quoted market prices, at SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and at June 29, 2008, was approximately $156.8$101.7 million and $157.7 million, respectively. The Company makes semi-annual interest payments of $10.9 million on the fifteenth of November and May each year.
As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, the Company was in compliance with the Amended Credit Agreement and 2014 note covenants.
As discussed under “Other Factors Affecting Liquidity”, in accordance with the 2014 notes collateral documents and the Indenture, the net proceeds of sales of the First Priority Collateral are required to be deposited into a separate account whereby the Company may use the restricted funds to purchase additional qualifying assets. As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and June 29, 2008, the Company had $14.5$11.1 million and $18.2 million, respectively, of restricted funds available to purchase additional qualifying assets.
Unifi do Brazil,The Company’s Brazilian subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) receives loans from the government of the State of Minas Gerais to finance 70% of the value added taxes due by Unifi do Brazilthe Subsidiary to the State of Minas Gerais. These twenty-four month loans were granted as part of a tax incentive program for producers in the State of Minas Gerais. The loans have a 2.5% origination fee and bear an effective interest rate equal to 50% of the Brazilian inflation rate, which was 12.3%9.8% on SeptemberDecember 28, 2008. The loans are collateralized by a performance bond letter issued by a Brazilian bank, which secures the performance by Unifi do Brazilthe Subsidiary of its obligations under the loans. In return for this performance bond letter, Unifi do Brazilthe Subsidiary makes certain restricted cash deposits with the Brazilian bank in amounts equal to 100% of the loan amounts. The deposits made by Unifi do Brazilthe Subsidiary earn interest at a rate equal to approximately 100% of the Brazilian prime interest rate which was 13.7%13.8% as of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008. The ability to make new borrowings under the tax incentive program ended in May 2008 and was replaced by other favorable tax incentives.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007,September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 159, “Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an Amendment to FASB Statement No. 115” that expands the use of fair value measurement of various financial instruments and other items. This statement provides entities the option to record certain financial assets and liabilities, such as firm commitments, non-financial insurance contracts and warranties, and host financial instruments at fair value. Generally, the fair value option may be applied instrument by instrument and is irrevocable once elected. The unrealized gains and losses on elected items would be recorded as earnings. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. On June 30, 2008, the Company determined it would not elect to record any eligible balance sheet accounts at fair value.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”. SFAS No. 157 addresses how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under generally accepted accounting principles. As a result of SFAS No. 157 there is now a common definition of fair value to be used throughout U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).GAAP. The FASB believes that the new standard will make the measurement of fair value more consistent and comparable and improve disclosures about those measures. The provisions of SFAS No. 157 were to be effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. On February 12, 2008, the FASB issued Staff

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Position (“FSP”) FAS 157-2 which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). This FSP partially defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years for items within the scope of this FSP. Effective for fiscal year 2009, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157 except as it applies to those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities as noted in FSP FAS 157-2 and the adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company is not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on the Company’s financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate solely to historical fact. They include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events. They may contain words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “will,” or words or phrases of similar meaning. They may relate to:
  the competitive nature of the textile industry and the impact of worldwide competition;
 
  changes in the trade regulatory environment and governmental policies and legislation;
 
  the availability, sourcing and pricing of raw materials;
 
  general domestic and international economic and industry conditions in markets where the Company competes, such as recession and other economic and political factors over which the Company has no control;
 
  changes in consumer spending, customer preferences, fashion trends and end-uses;
 
  its ability to reduce production costs;
 
  changes in currency exchange rates, interest and inflation rates;
 
  the financial condition of its customers;
 
  its ability to sell excess assets;
 
  technological advancements and the continued availability of financial resources to fund capital expenditures;
 
  the operating performance of joint ventures, alliances and other equity investments;
 
  the impact of environmental, health and safety regulations;
 
  the loss of a material customer;
 
  employee relations;
 
  volatility of financial and credit markets;

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  the continuity of the Company’s leadership;
availability of and access to credit on reasonable terms; and
 
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These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from trends, plans or expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements. New risks can emerge from time to time. It is not possible for the Company to predict all of these risks, nor can it assess the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements. The Company will not update these forward-looking statements, even if its situation changes in the future, except as required by federal securities laws.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The Company is exposed to market risks associated with changes in interest rates and currency fluctuation rates, which may adversely affect its financial position, results of operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. In addition, the Company is also exposed to other risks in the operation of its business.
Interest Rate Risk:The Company is exposed to interest rate risk through its various borrowing activities. The majority of the Company’s borrowings are in long-term fixed rate bonds. Therefore, the market rate risk associated with a 100 basis point change in interest rates would not be material to the Company at the present time.
Currency Exchange Rate Risk:The Company conducts its business in various foreign currencies. As a result, it is subject to the transaction exposure that arises from foreign exchange rate movements between the dates that foreign currency transactions are recorded (export sales and purchase commitments) and the dates they are consummated (cash receipts and cash disbursements in foreign currencies). The Company utilizes some natural hedging to mitigate these transaction exposures. The Company also enters into foreign currency forward contracts for the purchase and sale of European, North American, and Brazilian currencies to hedge balance sheet and income statement currency exposures. These contracts are principally entered into for the purchase of inventory and equipment and the sale of Company products into export markets. Counterparties for these instruments are major financial institutions. The Company is specifically exposed to currency exchange rate risk in its Brazilian operation.
Currency forward contracts are entered intoused to hedge exposure for sales in foreign currencies based on specific sales orders with customers or for anticipated sales activity for a future time period. Generally, 50% to 75% of the sales value of these orders is covered by forward contracts. Maturity dates of the forward contracts are intended to match anticipated receivable collections. The Company marks the outstanding accounts receivable and forward contracts to market at month end and any realized and unrealized gains or losses are recorded as other income and expense. The Company also enters currency forward contracts for committed or anticipated equipment and inventory purchases. Generally, 50% of the asset cost is covered by forward contracts although 100% of the asset cost may be covered by contracts in certain instances. Forward contracts are matched with the anticipated date of delivery of the assets and gains and losses are recorded as a component of the asset cost for purchase transactions when the Company is firmly committed. The latest maturity date for all outstanding purchase and sales foreign currency forward contracts is November 2008are February 2009 and JanuaryMarch 2009, respectively.

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The dollar equivalent of these forward currency contracts and their related fair values are detailed below (amounts in thousands):
         
  September 28,  June 29, 
  2008  2008 
Foreign currency purchase contracts:        
Notional amount $507  $492 
Fair value  461   499 
       
Net (gain) loss $46  $(7)
       
                
 December 28, June 29, 
 2008 2008 
Foreign currency purchase contracts: 
Notional amount $638 $492 
Fair value 664 499 
     
Net (gain) loss $(26) $(7)
 September 28, June 29,      
 2008 2008  
Foreign currency sales contracts:  
Notional amount $1,463 $620  $656 $620 
Fair value 1,410 642  638 642 
          
Net gain (loss) $53 $(22) $18 $(22)
          
For the quarters ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008 and SeptemberDecember 23, 2007, the total impact of foreign currency related items on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, including transactions that were hedged and those that were not hedged, resulted in pre-tax income of $0.3 million anda pre-tax loss of $0.3$0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
Raw Material Supply:The Company depends on For the year-to-date periods ended December 28, 2008 and December 23, 2007, the total impact of foreign currency related items resulted in a limited numberpre-tax loss of third parties for certain of its raw material supplies. Although alternative sources of raw materials exist, the Company may not be able to obtain adequate supplies of such materials on acceptable terms, or at all, from other sources. In addition, the Company in the past$0.1 million and may in the future experience interruptions or limitations in the supply of raw materials, which would increase its product costs and could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.$0.5 million, respectively.
Inflation and Other Risks:The inflation rate in most countries the Company conducts business has been low in recent years and the impact on the Company’s cost structure has not been significant. The Company is also exposed to political risk, including changing laws and regulations governing international trade such as quotas and tariffs and tax laws. The degree of impact and the frequency of these events cannot be predicted.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There are no pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business, to which the Company is a party or of which any of its property is the subject.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2008. Those risk factors could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition and future results and should be carefully considered. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to management or that it currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Items 2(a) and (b) are not applicable.
(c) The following table summarizes the Company’s repurchases of its common stock during the quarter ended SeptemberDecember 28, 2008:
         
      Total Number of Maximum Number
  Total Number Average Price Shares Purchased as of Shares that May
  of Paid Part of Publicly Yet Be Purchased
  Shares per Announced Plans Under the Plans or
Period Purchased Share or Programs Programs
6/30/09/29/08 - 7/29/10/26/08    6,807,241
         
7/30/10/27/08 - 8/29/11/26/08    6,807,241
         
8/30/11/27/08 - 9/12/28/08    6,807,241
        
         
Total     
      
On April 25, 2003, the Company announced that its Board had reinstituted the Company’s previously authorized stock repurchase plan at its meeting on April 24, 2003. The plan was originally announced by the Company on July 26, 2000 and authorized the Company to repurchase of up to 10.0 million shares of its common stock. During fiscal years 2004 and 2003, the Company repurchased approximately 1.3 million and 0.5 million shares, respectively. The repurchase program was suspended in November 2003 and the Company has no immediate plans to reinstitute the program. As of SeptemberDecember 28, 2008, there is remaining authority for the Company to repurchase approximately 6.8 million shares of its common stock under the repurchase plan. The repurchase plan has no stated expiration or termination date.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Shareholders of the Company at their Annual Meeting held on October 29, 2008, elected the following directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 2009 or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Proposal 1- Election of Directors
         
  Votes Votes
Name of Director in Favor Withheld
William J. Armfield, IV  54,878,393   2,263,940 
R. Roger Berrier, Jr.  55,913,399   1,228,934 
Archibald Cox, Jr.  55,687,540   1,454,793 
William L. Jasper  55,913,099   1,229,234 
Kenneth G. Langone  55,566,605   1,575,728 
Chiu Cheng Anthony Loo  55,281,923   1,860,410 
George R. Perkins, Jr.  55,478,393   1,663,940 
William M. Sams  55,478,393   1,663,940 
G. Alfred Webster  55,532,778   1,609,555 
Stephen Wener  55,913,539   1,228,794 
Proposal 2- Adopt and Approve the 2008 Unifi, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
                 
  For Against Abstained Broker Non-votes
2008 Unifi, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan  38,063,841   2,475,415   2,417,738   14,185,339 
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits
10.1First Amendment to Manufacturing Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. and Dillon Yarn Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-K (Reg. No. 333-140580) filed on December 3, 2008).
10.22008 Unifi, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-140590) filed on December 12, 2008).
10.3Form of Option Agreement for Incentive Stock Options granted under the 2008 Unifi, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.
31.1 Chief Executive Officer’s certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
31.2 Chief Financial Officer’s certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.1 Chief Executive Officer’s certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.2 Chief Financial Officer’s certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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UNIFI, INC.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
     
 UNIFI, INC.
 
UNIFI, INC.
Date: February 6, 2009 /s/ RONALD L. SMITH   
 Ronald L. Smith  
Date: November 7, 2008/s/ RONALD L. SMITH
Ronald L. Smith
 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  

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