Table of Contents

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For Quarterly Period Ended AprilJuly 1, 2018

 

Commission File Number 001-33994

 

INTERFACE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

GEORGIA

 

58-1451243

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

2859 PACES FERRY ROAD, SUITE 2000, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30339

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(770) 437-6800

(Registrant'sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☑

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☐

Emerging Growth Company ☐

Smaller reporting company ☐

 

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☑

 

Shares outstanding of each of the registrant'sregistrant’s classes of common stock at May 5,August 1, 2018:

 

Class

Number of Shares

Common Stock, $.10 par value per share

59,494,32459,494,146

 

 

 

 

INTERFACE, INC.

 

INDEX

 

 

PAGE

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

3

  

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets – AprilJuly 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017

3

  

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - Three Months and Six Months Ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017

4

  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three Months and Six Months Ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017

5

  

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows – ThreeSix Months Ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017

6

  

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

7

 

Item 2.

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

1516

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

1620

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

1821

   

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 
 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

1822

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

1822

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

1823

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

1823

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

1823

 

Item 5.

Other Information

1823

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

1924

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

 

APRIL 1, 2018

  

DECEMBER 31, 2017

  

JULY 1, 2018

  

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 
 

(UNAUDITED)

      

(UNAUDITED)

     

ASSETS

                

Current Assets

        

Current Assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $67,857  $87,037  $66,983  $87,037 

Accounts receivable, net

  137,890   142,808   156,602   142,808 

Inventories, net

  197,415   177,935   199,127   177,935 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  38,122   23,087   38,082   23,087 

Total current assets

  441,284   430,867   460,794   430,867 

Property and equipment, net

  214,689   212,645   207,994   212,645 

Deferred tax asset

  18,035   18,003   17,904   18,003 
        

Goodwill, net

  70,916   68,754   67,042   68,754 

Other assets

  70,529   70,331   70,893   70,331 
                

Total assets

 $815,453  $800,600  $824,627  $800,600 
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Current liabilities

        

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

 $55,313  $50,672  $61,542  $50,672 

Accrued expenses

  99,247   110,974   102,953   110,974 

Current portion of long-term debt

  15,000   15,000   15,000   15,000 

Total current liabilities

  169,560   176,646   179,495   176,646 

Long-term debt

  228,881   214,928   228,531   214,928 

Deferred income taxes

  7,326   6,935   6,750   6,935 

Other

  71,319   72,000   69,248   72,000 
                

Total liabilities

  477,086   470,509   484,024   470,509 
                

Commitments and contingencies

        

Commitments and Contingencies

        
                

Shareholders’ equity

                

Preferred stock

  0   0   0   0 

Common stock

  5,950   5,981   5,949   5,981 

Additional paid-in capital

  260,115   271,271   262,285   271,271 

Retained earnings

  198,649   187,432 

Retained Earnings

  215,383   187,432 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss – foreign currency translation

  (70,113)  (78,943)  (90,886)  (78,943)

Accumulated other comprehensive income – cash flow hedge

  2,536   904   3,183   904 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss – pension liability

  (58,770)  (56,554)  (55,311)  (56,554)
                

Total shareholders’ equity

  338,367   330,091   340,603   330,091 
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 $815,453  $800,600  $824,627  $800,600 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

-3-

Table of Contents

 

 

INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

  

THREE MONTHS ENDED

  

SIX MONTHS ENDED

 
                        
 

APRIL 1, 2018

  

APRIL 2, 2017

  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

 
                        

NET SALES

 $240,563  $221,102  $283,626  $251,700  $524,189  $472,802 

Cost of Sales

  146,981   133,300   174,478   153,803   321,459   287,103 
                        

GROSS PROFIT ON SALES

  93,582   87,802   109,148   97,897   202,730   185,699 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

  70,594   64,714   75,445   64,386   146,039   129,100 

Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges

  0   7,299   0   0   0   7,299 

OPERATING INCOME

  22,988   15,789   33,703   33,511   56,691   49,300 
                        

Interest Expense

  2,094   1,617   2,261   1,682   4,355   3,299 

Other Expense

  519   1,394   3,261   698   3,780   2,092 
                        

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

  20,375   12,778   28,181   31,131   48,556   43,909 

Income Tax Expense

  5,291   4,231   7,579   10,193   12,870   14,424 
                        

Net Income

 $15,084  $8,547 

NET INCOME

 $20,602  $20,938  $35,686  $29,485 
                
                        

Earnings Per Share – Basic

 $0.25  $0.13  $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 
                        

Earnings Per Share – Diluted

 $0.25  $0.13  $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 
                        

Common Shares Outstanding – Basic

  59,671   64,081   59,493   62,789   59,582   63,432 

Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted

  59,717   64,123   59,538   62,832   59,627   63,474 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

-4-

Table of Contents

 

 

INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

  

THREE MONTHS ENDED

  

SIX MONTHS ENDED

 
                   
 

APRIL 1, 2018

  

APRIL 2, 2017

  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

 
                        

Net Income

 $15,084  $8,547  $20,602  $20,938  $35,686  $29,485 

Other Comprehensive Income, Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

  8,830   11,030 

Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

  (20,773)  9,800   (11,943)  20,830 

Other Comprehensive Income, Cash Flow Hedge

  1,632   0   647   0   2,279   0 

Other Comprehensive Loss, Pension Liability Adjustment

  (2,216)  (932)

Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss), Pension Liability Adjustment

  3,459   (2,048)  1,243   (2,980)

Comprehensive Income

 $23,330  $18,645  $3,935  $28,690  $27,265  $47,335 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

-5-

Table of Contents

 

 

INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

 

SIX MONTHS ENDED

 
 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

         
 

APRIL 1, 2018

  

APRIL 2, 2017

  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                

Net income

 $15,084  $8,547 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

        

Net Income

 $35,686  $29,485 

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

  8,731   6,969   17,190   14,422 

Stock compensation amortization expense

  2,858   1,115   5,616   1,821 

Deferred income taxes and other

  1,800   920   (729)  2,870 

Working capital changes:

                

Accounts receivable

  6,338   11,661   (16,410)  (6,288)

Inventories

  (17,240)  (18,610)  (24,281)  (21,087)

Prepaid expenses and current assets

  (16,273)  (3,313)  (17,974)  (667)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  (7,077)  (1,169)  5,890   1,389 
                

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  (5,779)  6,120 

CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  4,988   21,945 
                

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                

Capital expenditures

  (7,431)  (7,218)  (16,363)  (15,352)

Other

  264   (390)  533   306 
                

CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  (7,167)  (7,608)

CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

  (15,830)  (15,046)
                

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                

Repayments of long-term debt

  (3,750)  (50,511)  (7,500)  (54,675)

Borrowing of long-term debt

  17,210   0   23,210   10,000 

Tax withholding payments for share-based compensation

  (987)  (1,447)  (1,052)  (1,406)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

  124   0   124   0 

Dividends paid

  (3,868)  (3,806)  (7,735)  (7,575)

Repurchase of common stock

  (14,485)  (31,061)  (14,485)  (55,667)
                

CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

  (5,756)  (86,825)  (7,438)  (109,323)
                

Net cash used in operating, investing and financing activities

  (18,702)  (88,313)  (18,280)  (102,424)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

  (478)  2,687   (1,774)  3,535 
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

                

Net change during the period

  (19,180)  (85,626)  (20,054)  (98,889)

Balance at beginning of period

  87,037   165,672   87,037   165,672 
                

Balance at end of period

 $67,857  $80,046  $66,983  $66,783 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

-6-

Table of Contents

 

INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

NOTE 1 – CONDENSED FOOTNOTES

 

As contemplated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) instructions to Form 10-Q, the following footnotes have been condensed and, therefore, do not contain all disclosures required in connection with annual financial statements. Reference should be made to the Company’s year-end consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Commission.

 

The financial information included in this report has been prepared by the Company, without audit. In the opinion of management, the financial information included in this report contains all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. Nevertheless, the results shown for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. The December 31, 2017, consolidated condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Each of the first quarters of 2018 and 2017 were comprised of 13 weeks.

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. There was no change to consolidated assets, liabilities, cash flows or net income as a result of these reclassifications.

 

 

NOTE 2 – REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted a new accounting standard with regard to revenue from customers. The Company has elected the modified retrospective approach tofor adoption of this new standard, as is allowed by the standard. The Company did not have any significant impact from this standard as of the date of the adoption.

 

Revenue Recognized from ContractsContracts with CustomersCustomers

 

100% of the Company’s revenue is due to contracts with its customers. These contracts typically take the form of invoices for purchase of materials from the Company. The performance obligation is the delivery of these materials to customer control. Nearly 95%97% of the Company’s current revenue is produced from the sale of carpet, modular resilient flooring and related products (TacTiles installation materials, etc.) and the revenue from sales of these products is recognized upon shipment, or in certain cases upon delivery to the customer.  The transaction price for these sales is readily identifiable.

 

The remaining revenue generated by the Company is for contracts to sell and install carpet and related products at customer locations. For projects underway, the Company recognized installation revenue over time as the customer simultaneously received and consumed the benefit of the services. The installation of the carpet and related products is a separate performance obligation from the sale of carpet. The majority of these projects are completed within 5 days of the start of installation. The transaction price for these sale and installation contracts is readily determinable between flooring material and installation services and is specifically identified in the contract with the customer.

 

The Company has utilized the portfolio approach to its contracts with customers, as its contracts with customers have similar characteristics and it is reasonable to expect that the effects from applying this approach are not materially different from applying the accounting standard to individual contracts.

 

The Company does not have any other significant revenue streams outside of these sales of flooring material, and the sale and installation of flooring material, as described above.

 

Impairment LossesLosses

 

The Company does not recognize any impairment losses related to its revenue contracts due primarily to the short-term and straightforward nature of these contracts.

 

-7-

 

Disaggregation of Revenue

 

For the first quarter ofsix months ended July 1, 2018, revenue from the Company’s customers is broken down by geography as follows:

 

Geography

 

Percentage of Net Sales

 

Americas

  56.259.4%%

Europe

  27.725.3%%

Asia-Pacific

  16.115.3%%

 

Revenue from sales of carpet, modular resilient flooring, and other flooring-related material was approximately 98%97% of total revenue for the first quarter ofsix months ended July 1, 2018. The remaining 2%3% of revenue was generated from the installation of carpet and other flooring-related material.

 

Performance ObligationsObligations

 

As noted above, the Company primarily generates revenue through the sale of flooring material to end users either upon shipment or upon arrival of the product at its destination. In these instances, there typically is no other obligation to the customers other than the delivery of flooring material with the exception of warranty. The Company does offer a warranty to its customers which guarantees certain on-floor performance characteristics and warrants against manufacturing defects. The warranty is not a service warranty, and there is no ability to separate the warranty obligation from the sale of the carpet or purchase them separately. The Company’s incidence of warranty claims is extremely low, with approximately 0.2% of revenue in claims on an annual basis for the last three fiscal years. Given the nature of the warranty as well as the financial impact, the Company has determined that there is no need to identify this warranty as a separate performance obligation and the Company will continue to account for warranty on an accrual basis.

 

For the Company’s installation business, the sales of carpet and other flooring materials and installation services are separate deliverables which under the revenue recognition requirements should be characterized as sperateseparate performance obligations. The Company historically has not separated these obligations and has accounted for these installation projects on a completed contract basis. The nature of the installation projects is such that the vast majority – an amount in excess of 90% of these installation projects – are completed in less than 5 days. The Company’s largest installation customers are retail and corporate customers, and these are on a project-by-project basis and are short term installations. The impact of bifurcating the carpet sale from the installation sale is not considered to be material to the total Company. The Company has, however, evaluated these projects at the end of the reporting period and recorded revenue in accordance with the accounting standards for projects which were underway as of the end of the quarter firstsecond quarter of 2018.

 

Costs to Obtain ContractsObtain Contracts

 

The Company pays sales commissions to many of its sales personnel based upon their selling activity. These are direct costs associated with obtaining the contracts and under the standard.contracts.  Under the accounting standard, these costs should be expensed as the revenue is earned.  As these commissions become payable upon shipment (or in certain cases delivery) of product, the commission is earned as the revenue is recognized.  Due to this fact pattern, there is no change to the Company’s accounting for these selling commissions.  There are no other material costs the Company incurs as part of obtaining the sales contract.

 

 

NOTE 3 –3– INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are summarized as follows:

 

 

April 1, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

 
 

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Finished Goods

 $134,673  $115,512  $137,724  $115,512 

Work in Process

  11,800   13,022   11,617   13,022 

Raw Materials

  50,942   49,401   49,786   49,401 
Inventories, net $197,415  $177,935 
 $199,127  $177,935 

 

-8-

Table of Contents

 

 

NOTE 4 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The Company computes basic earnings per share (“EPS”) by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares outstanding, including participating securities outstanding, during the period as discussed below.  Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution beyond shares for basic EPS that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that would have shared in the Company’s earnings.

 

The Company includes all unvested stock awards which contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, in the number of shares outstanding in our basic and diluted EPS calculations when the inclusion of these shares would be dilutive. Unvested share-based awards of restricted stock are paid dividends equally with all other shares of common stock. As a result, the Company includes all outstanding restricted stock awards in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS. Distributed earnings include common stock dividends and dividends earned on unvested share-based payment awards. Undistributed earnings represent earnings that were available for distribution but were not distributed. The following tables show distributed and undistributed earnings:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

April 1, 2018

  

April 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 

Earnings Per Share:

                        
                

Basic Earnings Per Share:

                        

Distributed Earnings

 $0.06  $0.06  $0.07  $0.06  $0.13  $0.12 

Undistributed Earnings

  0.19   0.07   0.28   0.27   0.47   0.34 

Total

 $0.25  $0.13  $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 
                        

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

                        

Distributed Earnings

 $0.06  $0.06  $0.07  $0.06  $0.13  $0.12 

Undistributed Earnings

  0.19   0.07   0.28   0.27   0.47   0.34 

Total

 $0.25  $0.13  $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 
                        
        

Basic earnings per share

 $0.25  $0.13  $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 

Diluted earnings per share

 $0.25  $0.13  $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 

 

The following table presentstables present net income that was attributable to participating securities.securities:

 

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

April 1, 2018

  

April 2, 2017

 
  

(In millions)

 

Net Income Attributable to Participating Securities

 $0.2  $0.1 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
      

(In millions)

     

Net Income Attributable to Participating Securities

 $0.2  $0.2  $0.3  $0.3 

 

The weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted EPS were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

April 1, 2018

  

April 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
 

(In thousands)

      

(In thousands)

     

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

  59,069   63,635   58,910   62,305   58,999   62,948 

Participating Securities

  602   446   583   484   583   484 

Shares for Basic Earnings Per Share

  59,671   64,081   59,493   62,789   59,582   63,432 

Dilutive Effect of Stock Options

  46   42   45   43   45   42 

Shares for Diluted Earnings Per Share

  59,717   64,123   59,538   62,832   59,627   63,474 

 

For the three months ended April 1, 2018, and April 2, 2017,all periods presented, there were no stock options or participating securities excluded from the computation of diluted EPS.

-9-

Table of Contents

 

 

NOTE 5 – LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Syndicated Credit Facility

 

TheAt July 1, 2018, the Company hashad a syndicated credit facility (the “Facility”) pursuant to which the lenders provideprovided to the Company and certain of its subsidiaries a multicurrency revolving credit facility and provideprovided to the Company a term loan.   Interest on base rate loans iswas charged at varying rates computed by applying a margin depending on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter. Interest on LIBOR-based loans and fees for letters of credit arewere charged at varying rates computed by applying a margin over the applicable LIBOR rate, depending on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter. In addition, the Company payspaid a commitment fee per annum (depending on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter) on the unused portion of the Facility.

 

-9-

As of AprilJuly 1, 2018, the Company had outstanding $166.3$162.5 million of term loan borrowing and $77.6$81.0 million of revolving loan borrowings under the Facility, and had $5.7 million in letters of credit outstanding under the Facility. As of AprilJuly 1, 2018, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the Facility was 3.0%3.4%.

 

The Company is required to make quarterly amortization payments of the term loan borrowing. The amortization payments are due on the last day of the calendar quarter. The quarterly amortization payment amount was $3.75 million for the firstsecond quarter of 2018.

On August 7, 2018, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the Facility was amended and will remain this amountrestated in connection with the acquisition of nora Holding GmbH. Please see Notes 8 and 16 for all future quarters until maturity.additional information.

 

The Company is currently in compliance with all covenants under the Facility and anticipates that it will remain in compliance with the covenants for the foreseeable future.

 

Interest Rate Risk Management

 

In the third quarter of 2017, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction to fix the variable interest rate on a portion of its term loan borrowing in order to manage a portion of its exposure to interest rate fluctuations. The Company’s objective and strategy with respect to this interest rate swap is to protect the Company against adverse fluctuations in interest rates by reducing its exposure to variability to cash flows relating to interest payments on a portion of its outstanding debt. The Company is meeting its objective by hedging the risk of changes in its cash flows (interest payments) attributable to changes in LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged (the “hedged risk”), on an amount of the Company’s debt principal equal to the outstanding swap notional amount.

 

Cash Flow Interest Rate Swap

 

The Company’s interest rate swap is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge of forecasted interest payments. The Company reports the effective portion of the fair value gain or loss on the swap as a component of other comprehensive income (or other comprehensive loss). Gains or losses (if any) on any ineffective portion of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships are recorded in the period in which they occur as a component of other expense (or other income) in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations. There were no such gains or losses in the first quartersix months of 2018. The aggregate notional amount of the swap as of AprilJuly 1, 2018 was $100 million.

 

As of AprilJuly 1, 2018, the fair value of the cash flow interest rate swap asset was $2.5$3.2 million and was recorded in other assets.

 

Other Lines of Credit

 

Subsidiaries of the Company have an aggregate of the equivalent of $9.9$9.8 million of other lines of credit available at interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 6.5%. As of AprilJuly 1, 2018, there were no borrowings outstanding under these lines of credit. 

 

 

NOTE 6 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Option Awards

 

In accordance with accounting standards, the Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period in which the employee is required to provide the services – the requisite service period (usually the vesting period) – in exchange for the award.

 

-10-

All outstanding stock options vested prior to the end of 2013, and therefore there was no stock option compensation expense in the first quartersix months of 2018 or 2017.

 

As of AprilJuly 1, 2018, there were 72,500 stock options outstanding and exercisable, at an average exercise price of $7.99 per share. There were no stock options granted in 2018 or 2017. There were 10,000 stock options exercised in the first quartersix months of 2018 and no forfeitures in the first quarter of 2018.during those six months. There were no exercises or forfeitures of stock options in the first quartersix months of 2017. The aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding and exercisable stock options was $1.2$1.1 million as of AprilJuly 1, 2018.

 

Restricted Stock Awards

During the threesix months ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017, the Company granted restricted stock awards for 192,000 and 200,000244,000 shares of common stock, respectively. Awards of restricted stock (or a portion thereof) vest with respect to each recipient over a one to three-year period from the date of grant, provided the individual remains in the employment or service of the Company as of the vesting date. Additionally, certain awards (or a portion thereof) could vest earlier in the event of a change in control of the Company, or upon involuntary termination without cause.

 

-10-

Compensation expense related to restricted stock grants was $1.1$2.0 million and $0.6$1.3 million for the threesix months ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017, respectively. Accounting standards allow that the Company estimate forfeitures for restricted stock and reduce compensation expense accordingly. The Company has reduced its expense by the assumed forfeiture rate and will evaluate experience against this forfeiture rate going forward.

 

The following table summarizes restricted stock outstanding as of AprilJuly 1, 2018, as well as activity during the threesix months then ended:

 

 

Restricted Shares

  

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

  

Restricted Shares

  

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

  463,000  $17.79   463,000  $17.79 

Granted

  192,000   25.60   192,000   25.60 

Vested

  48,000   17.29   62,000   17.55 

Forfeited or canceled

  5,000   17.57   10,000   18.09 

Outstanding at April 1, 2018

  602,000  $23.30 

Outstanding at July 1, 2018

  583,000  $24.74 

 

As of AprilJuly 1, 2018, the unrecognized total compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock was $7.8$6.6 million. That cost is expected to be recognized by the end of 2020.2021.

 

Performance Share Awards

During the threesix months ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017, the Company issued awards of performance shares to certain employees. These awards will vest based on the achievement of certain performance-based goals over a performance period of one to three years, subject to the employee’s continued employment through the last date of the performance period, and will be settled in shares of our common stock or in cash at the Company’s election. The number of shares that may be issued in settlement of the performance shares to the award recipients may be greater (up to 200%) or lesser than the nominal award amount depending on actual performance achieved as compared to the performance targets set forth in the awards.

 

The following table summarizes the performance shares outstanding as of AprilJuly 1, 2018, as well as the activity during the threesix months then ended:

 

 

Shares

  

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

  

Performance Shares

  

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

  669,500  $17.51   669,500  $17.51 

Granted

  260,500   25.69   261,000   25.69 

Vested

  115,500   17.79   119,000   17.78 

Forfeited or canceled

  9,500   17.55   19,000   18.11 

Outstanding at April 1, 2018

  805,000  $20.12 

Outstanding at July 1, 2018

  792,500  $20.15 

-11-

Table of Contents

 

Compensation expense related to the performance shares was $1.8$3.6 million and $0.5 million for the threesix months ended AprilJuly 1, 2018, and AprilJuly 2, 2017, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense related to these performance shares was approximately $9.5$7.7 million as of AprilJuly 1, 2018. That cost is expected to be recognized by the end of 2020.2021.

 

The tax benefits recognized with regard to restricted stock and performance shares were approximately $0.6$1.3 million infor the first quarter ofsix months ended July 1, 2018.

-11-

Table of Contents

 

 

NOTE 7 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for the three-month and six-month periods ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017, respectively:

 

  

Three Months Ended

 

Defined Benefit Retirement Plans (Europe)

 

April 1, 2018

  

April 2, 2017

 
  

(In thousands)

 

Service cost

 $187  $384 

Interest cost

  1,353   1,334 

Expected return on assets

  (1,602)  (1,586)

Amortization of prior service costs

  7   0 

Recognized net actuarial (gains)/losses

  288   309 

Net periodic benefit cost

 $233  $441 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 

Salary Continuation Plan (SCP)

 

April 1, 2018

  

April 2, 2017

 

Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (Europe)

 

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
 

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Service cost

 $0  $0  $182  $397  $369  $780 

Interest cost

  270   313   1,318   1,378   2,671   2,712 

Amortization of prior service cost

  0   0 

Amortization of (gain)/loss

  116   91 

Expected return on assets

  (1,562)  (1,628)  (3,164)  (3,216)

Amortization of prior service costs

  8   (9)  15   (16)

Recognized net actuarial (gains) / losses

  281   320   569   629 

Net periodic benefit cost

 $386  $404  $227  $458  $460  $889 

 

In accordance with applicable accounting standards,

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 

Salary Continuation Plan (SCP)

 

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
  

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Service cost

 $0  $0  $0  $0 

Interest cost

  271   314   541   628 

Amortization of prior service cost

  0   0   0   0 

Amortization of (gain) / loss

  116   91   232   182 

Net periodic benefit cost

 $387  $405  $773  $810 

NOTE 8 – ACQUISITION OF NORA

On June 14, 2018, the service cost componentCompany entered into a share purchase and transfer agreement to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of net periodic benefit costsnora Holding GmbH (“nora”), nora’s outstanding third party debt, and receivables related to nora’s shareholder loans. Nora is presented within earnings from operationsthe holding company for a Germany-based manufacturer and multinational marketer of resilient floor coverings, including rubber flooring. The second quarter of 2018 includes $5.8 million of transaction related expenses related to the nora acquisition. Approximately $3.0 million of these expenses are included in the consolidated condensed statement of operations, while all other components of net periodic benefit costs are presented within otherselling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated condensed statement of operations.  The remainder is included in other expenses as described below. 

On June 14, 2018, in connection with the signing of the nora share purchase and transfer agreement, the Company entered into a derivative instrument to address the foreign currency risk associated with a portion of the nora purchase price. This option instrument does not qualify for hedge accounting, and the mark-to-market expense of $2.8 million to record the instrument at fair value at the end of the second quarter of 2018 was recorded in other expense in our consolidated condensed statement of operations during the second quarter. The option instrument has a notional value of €315 million (or approximately $364 million as of July 1, 2018) and an initial maturity of 120 days.

As of July 1, 2018, the fair value of the option instrument was $1.9 million and was recorded in other current assets.

On August 7, 2018, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the Company completed the acquisition of nora. On this date the option instrument discussed above was terminated.  Please see Note 16 for additional information.

-12-

 

 

NOTE 8–9 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Based on applicable accounting standards, the Company has determined that it has three operating segments – namely, the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific geographic regions. Pursuant to accounting standards, the Company has aggregated the three operating segments into one reporting segment because they have similar economic characteristics, and the operating segments are similar in all of the following areas: (a) the nature of the products and services; (b) the nature of the production processes; (c) the type or class of customer for their products and services; (d) the methods used to distribute their products or provide their services; and (e) the nature of the regulatory environment.

 

While the Company operates as one reporting segment for the reasons discussed, included below is selected information on our operating segments.

 

Summary information by operating segment follows:

  

AMERICAS

  

 

EUROPE

  

ASIA-

PACIFIC

  

TOTAL

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended April 1, 2018:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $135,225  $66,556  $38,782  $240,563 

Depreciation and amortization

  3,611   2,254   2,208   8,073 

Total assets

  288,239   269,813   195,551   753,603 
                 

Three Months Ended April 2, 2017:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $131,762  $56,019  $33,321  $221,102 

Depreciation and amortization

  3,368   1,251   2,157   6,776 

-12-

  

 

AMERICAS

  

 

EUROPE

  

ASIA-

PACIFIC

  

 

TOTAL

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended July 1, 2018:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $176,380  $65,865  $41,381  $283,626 

Depreciation and amortization

  3,480   2,048   2,212   7,740 

Total assets

  314,436   258,138   193,073   765,647 
                 

Three Months Ended July 2, 2017:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $153,616  $57,811  $40,273  $251,700 

Depreciation and amortization

  3,310   1,314   2,090   6,714 
                 

Six Months Ended July 1, 2018:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $311,605  $132,421  $80,163  $524,189 

Depreciation and amortization

  7,091   4,302   4,420   15,813 
                 

Six Months Ended July 2, 2017:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $285,378  $113,830  $73,594  $472,802 

Depreciation and amortization

  6,678   2,611   4,247   13,536 

 

A reconciliation of the Company’s total operating segment depreciation and amortization, and assets, to the corresponding consolidated amounts follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

 

April 1, 2018

  

April 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
 

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Total segment depreciation and amortization

 $8,073  $6,776  $7,740  $6,714 

Corporate depreciation and amortization

  658   193   719   739 
        

Reported depreciation and amortization

 $8,731  $6,969  $8,459  $7,453 

 

ASSETS

 

April 1, 2018

     
  

(In thousands)

     

Total segment assets

 $753,603     

Corporate assets and eliminations

  61,850     

Reported total assets

 $815,453     
  

Six Months Ended

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

 

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
  

(In thousands)

 

Total segment depreciation and amortization

 $15,813  $13,536 

Corporate depreciation and amortization

  1,377   886 
         

Reported depreciation and amortization

 $17,190  $14,422 

ASSETS

 

July 1, 2018

     
  

(In thousands)

     

Total segment assets

 $765,647     

Corporate assets and eliminations

  58,980     
         

Reported total assets

 $824,627     

-13-

Table of Contents

 

 

NOTE 910 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Cash payments for interest amounted to $1.9$3.9 million and $1.6$3.2 million for the quarterssix months ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017, respectively. Income tax payments amounted to $9.8$14.9 million and $4.7$11.5 million for the three month periodssix months ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017, respectively.

 

 

NOTE 1011 – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new accounting standard regarding leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements, but the standard will result in the Company recording both assets and liabilities for leases currently classified as operating leases.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that provides for the elimination of Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under the new guidance, impairment charges are recognized to the extent the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value with certain limitations. The new guidance is effective for any annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of the new guidance will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard regarding the treatment of net periodic benefit costs. This standard will require segregation of these net benefit costs between operating and non-operating expenses. Currently, the Company reports the net benefit costs associated with its defined benefit plans as a component of operating income. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. When the new standard is implemented,Upon adoption, only the service cost component of defined benefit plan costs will be reported within operating income, while all other components of net benefit cost will be presented within the “Other Expense (income)” line item on the consolidated statements of operations. The standard requires retrospective application, and as such upon adoption this standard will result in offsetting changes in operating income and “Other Expense (income)” on the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented, with no impact on net income. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2018. As is required, the Company adjusted its previously reported first quarter of 2017 financial statements for this adoption, with a reclassification of expense of approximately $0.5 million for each of the first two quarters of 2017 from the “Selling, General and Administrative Expenses” line item of the consolidated condensed statement of operations to the “Other Expenses” line itemsitem of the consolidated condensed statement of operations. There was no change to consolidated net income or earnings per share from the adoption of this standard.

 

-13-

hedge accounting that impact earnings in the same line item in the statement of income where the hedged item is reported. The amendments ease the requirements for effectiveness testing and permit an entity to perform qualitative hedge effectiveness assessments. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard, but does not anticipate that the adoption will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2018, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address a narrow-scope financial reporting issue that arose as a consequence of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Existing guidance requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be adjusted for a change in tax laws or rates with the effect included in income from continuing operations in the reporting period that includes the enactment date. That guidance is applicable even in situations in which the related income tax effects of items in accumulated other comprehensive income were originally recognized in other comprehensive income (rather than in net income), such as amounts related to benefit plans and hedging activity. As a result, the tax effects of items within accumulated other comprehensive income do not reflect the appropriate tax rate (the difference is referred to as stranded tax effects). The new guidance allows for a reclassification of these amounts to retained earnings, thereby eliminating these stranded tax effects. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

 

-14-

In June 2018, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address non-employee share-based payments. This standard will require that the accounting treatment for non-employee share-based payments for goods or services be consistent with current GAAP for employee share-based payments, including measurement of awards at grant-date fair value and the application of probability to evaluate performance conditions. This standard will also eliminate the current GAAP requirement to reassess the classification of non-employee share-based payments awards upon vesting. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard, but does not anticipate that the adoption will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 11 –12– INCOME TAXES

 

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted into law. The Company is continuing to evaluate the Tax Act and its requirements, as well as its application to our business and its impact on our effective tax rate.

 

The Company is applying the guidance to address the accounting for income taxes under accounting standards in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act.  Accounting standards provide a reasonable “measurement period” not to exceed twelve months from the date of enactment to complete the accounting of these provisional estimates.  As disclosed in the Company’s Annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, two material provisional estimates that impacted the Company were the U.S. statutory rate reduction and the one-time transition tax. These amounts are considered provisional because they use reasonable estimates offor taxes with respect to which tax returns have not been filed and because estimated amounts may be impacted by future regulatory and accounting guidance if and when issued. 

 

For the first quarter ofsix months ended July 1, 2018, there were no significant changes to the Company’s provisional estimates of the income tax effects reflected in 2017 for the changes in tax law and tax rate from the enactment of the Tax Act. The impact of tax law changes on the Company’s financial statements could differ from its reasonable estimates due to further analysis of the new law, regulatory guidance, technical corrections, legislation, or guidance under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. If significant changes occur, the Company will provide updated information in connection with future regulatory filings or the Company will adjust these provisional amounts as further information becomes available and as we refine our calculations.

 

ForDuring the first quarter ofsix months ended July 1, 2018, the Company’s effective tax rate was favorably impacted by the reduction in the U.S. statutory tax rate due to the enactment of the Tax Act. This favorable impact was partially offset by certain base broadening provisions of the Tax Act. InFor the first quarter ofsix months ended July 1, 2018, our effective tax rate was 26%27%, as compared to 33% infor the first quartersix month of 2017.

 

Accounting standards require that all tax positions be analyzed using a two-step approach. The first step requires an entity to determine if a tax position is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. In the second step, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of benefit, determined on a cumulative probability basis, that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. In the first threesix months of 2018, the Company increaseddecreased its liability for unrecognized tax benefits by $0.2$0.3 million. As of AprilJuly 1, 2018, the Company had accrued approximately $29.0$28.9 million for unrecognized tax benefits. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company’s deferred tax asset as of AprilJuly 1, 2018 reflects a reduction for $3.3 million of these unrecognized tax benefits.

 

 

NOTE 1213 – ITEMS RECLASSIFIED FROM OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

During the first quartersix months of 2018, the Company did not reclassify any significant amounts out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The reclassifications that occurred in that period were primarily comprised of $0.4$0.8 million related to the Company’s defined benefit retirement plan and salary continuation plan. These reclassifications were included in the other expensesexpense line item of the Company’s consolidated condensed statement of operations.

 

 

NOTE 1314 – REPURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK

 

In the second quarter of 2017, the Company adopted a new share repurchase program in which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $100 million of its outstanding shares of common stock. The program has no specific expiration date.

 

During the first quartersix months of 2018, the Company repurchased and retired 615,000 shares of common stock at ana weighted average price of $23.54 per share pursuant to this share repurchase program.

 

-15-

 

NOTE 1415 – RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENT CHARGES

 

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company committed to a new restructuring plan in its continuing efforts to improve efficiencies and decrease costs across its worldwide operations, and more closely align its operating structure with its business strategy. The plan involvedinvolves (i) a substantial restructuring of the FLOR business model that included closure of its headquarters office and most retail FLOR stores, (ii) a reduction of approximately 70 FLOR employees and a number of employees in the commercial carpet tile business, primarily in the Americas and Europe regions, and (iii) the write-down of certain underutilized and impaired assets that included information technology assets, intellectual property assets, and obsolete manufacturing, office and retail store equipment.

 

As a result of this plan, the Company incurred a pre-tax restructuring and asset impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2016 of $19.8 million. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded an additional charge of $7.3 million, primarily related to exit costs associated with the closure of most FLOR retail stores in the first quarter of 2017. The charge in the first quarter of 2017 was comprised of lease exit costs of $3.4 million, asset impairment charges of $3.3 million and severance charges of $0.6 million.

 

-14-

A summary of these restructuring activities is presented below:

 

 

Total

Restructuring

Charge

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2016

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2017

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2018

  

 

Balance at

April 1, 2018

  

Total

Restructuring

Charge

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2016

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2017

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2018

  

 

Balance at

July 1, 2018

 
     

(in thousands)

      

(in thousands)

 

Workforce Reduction

 $10,652  $1,451  $6,633  $917  $1,651  $10,652  $1,451  $6,633  $1,543  $1,025 

Asset Impairment

  11,319   8,019   3,300   0   0   11,319   8,019   3,300   0   0 

Lease Exit Costs

  5,116   27   5,089   0   0   5,116   27   5,089   0   0 

 

 

Note 16 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 7, 2018, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the Company completed the acquisition of nora for a purchase price of €385 million, or approximately $447 million at the exchange rate as of the transaction date, including acquired cash of approximately €41 million (approximately $47 million) for a net purchase price of approximately €344 million (approximately $400 million). The transaction will be accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their fair market values as of the acquisition date. The determination of the fair values of the liabilities assumed and assets acquired as well as pro forma results of operations and financial position are incomplete due to the recent date of the acquisition. The results of operations for this acquisition will be consolidated with those of the Company from the acquisition date forward. 

In connection with the acquisition of nora, the Company amended and restated its Syndicated Credit Facility as described in Item 1.01 of the Form 8-K the Company filed on July 26, 2018. The purpose of the amended and restated facility is to fund the purchase price and related fees and expenses of the nora acquisition, and to increase the credit available to the Company and its subsidiaries following the closing of the nora acquisition in view of the larger enterprise that will result from such transaction.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Our discussions below in this Item 2 are based upon the more detailed discussions about our business, operations and financial condition included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, under Item 7 of that Form 10-K. Our discussions here focus on our results during the quarter and six months ended, or as of, AprilJuly 1, 2018, and the comparable periodperiods of 2017 for comparison purposes, and, to the extent applicable, any material changes from the information discussed in that Form 10-K or other important intervening developments or information since that time. These discussions should be read in conjunction with that Form 10-K for more detailed and background information.

-16-

Table of Contents

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains statements which may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the commercial interiors industry as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as updated by the additional risk factors included in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report, which discussion isdiscussions are hereby incorporated by reference. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.

 

Agreement to Acquire Nora Systems

On June 14, 2018, we entered into a Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to acquire all of the shares of nora Holding GmbH (“nora”), nora’s outstanding third party debt, and receivables related to nora’s shareholder loans, based on an enterprise value of €385 million (or approximately $447 million). On August 7, 2018, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, we completed the acquisition of nora pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Including acquired nora cash of approximately €41 million (approximately $47 million), the net purchase price was approximately €344 million (approximately $400 million). Nora is the holding company for a Germany-based manufacturer and multinational marketer of resilient floor coverings, including rubber flooring.

The sellers have made certain fundamental warranties regarding the ownership of the shares and shareholder receivables and similar matters as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Purchase Agreement contains customary warranties regarding the business of nora and its subsidiaries, including warranties regarding their financial statements, operations, employment matters, employee benefits, pension matters, compliance with laws, taxes, real property, intellectual property, IT systems, insurance, litigation and other customary warranties.

We have also obtained a policy for warranty and indemnity insurance, which provides coverage for certain breaches of warranties of the sellers contained in the Purchase Agreement, subject to certain deductibles, exclusions, policy limits and certain other terms and conditions. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we can make certain claims against the sellers for breaches of warranties contained therein, to the extent not insured by the warranty and indemnity insurance, subject to certain thresholds, caps and other limitations set forth therein.

General

 

During the quarter ended AprilJuly 1, 2018, net sales were $240.6$283.6 million, compared with net sales of $222.1$251.7 million in the second quarter last year.  During the first six months of fiscal year 2018, net sales were $524.2 million, compared with net sales of $472.8 million in the first quartersix months of last year.  Fluctuations in currency exchange rates had a positive impact of approximately $9.8$5.3 million on salesand $15.1 million for the three-month and six-month periods of 2018, first quarterrespectively, compared withto the prior year period. Thisthree-month and six-month periods of 2017. The impact was primarily a result of thea strengthening of the Euro and British Pound against the U.S. dollar.

 

-17-

Table of Contents

During the firstsecond quarter of 2018, net income was $15.1$20.6 million, or $0.25$0.35 per diluted share, compared with $8.5$20.9 million, or $0.13$0.33 per diluted share, in the second quarter last year. During the six months ended July 1, 2018, we had net income of $35.7 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, compared with net income of $29.5 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the first six months of 2017. Included in our results for three months and six months ended July 1, 2018 were $5.8 million of costs, before tax, related to the acquisition of nora. These costs were incurred in the second quarter last year.of 2018. Our 2018 net income was positively impacted by the reduction in the U.S. statutory tax rate due to the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in the fourth quarter of 2017. The firstAs a continuation of the plans announced in the fourth quarter of 2016, the first six months of 2017 includesincluded $7.3 million of restructuring and asset impairment charges, as a continuation of the plans announced for the fourth quarter of 2016, primarily relating to our closing of the majority of our FLOR specialty retail stores.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table presents, as a percentage of net sales, certain items included in our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended AprilJuly 1, 2018, and AprilJuly 2, 2017, respectively:

 

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

April 1, 2018

  

April 2, 2017

 

Net sales

  100.0%  100.0%

Cost of sales

  61.1   60.3 

Gross profit on sales

  38.9   39.7 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  29.3   29.3 

Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charge

  0.0   3.3 

Operating income

  9.6   7.1 

Interest/Other expense

  1.1   1.4 

Income before tax expense

  8.5   5.8 

Income tax expense

  2.2   1.9 

Net income

  6.3   3.9 

-15-

Table of Contents
  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
                 

Net sales

  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%

Cost of sales

  61.5   61.1   61.3   60.7 

Gross profit on sales

  38.5   38.9   38.7   39.3 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  26.6   25.6   27.9   27.3 

Restructuring and asset impairment charges

  0.0   0.0   0.0   1.5 

Operating income

  11.9   13.3   10.8   10.4 

Interest/Other expenses

  1.9   0.9   1.6   1.1 

Income before tax expense

  9.9   12.4   9.3   9.3 

Income tax expense

  2.7   4.0   2.5   3.1 

Net income

  7.3   8.3   6.8   6.2 

 

Net Sales

Below iswe provide information regarding net sales and analysis ofanalyze those results for the three-month and six-month periods ended AprilJuly 1, 2018 and AprilJuly 2, 2017, respectively.

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Percentage

 
  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

Change

 
  

(In thousands)

     

Net Sales

 $283,626  $251,700   12.7%

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Percentage

 
  

April 1, 2018

  

April 2, 2017

  

Change

 
  

(In thousands)

     

Net Sales

 $240,563  $221,102   8.8%

  

Six Months Ended

  

Percentage

 
  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

Change

 
  

(In thousands)

     

Net Sales

 $524,189  $472,802   10.9%

 

For the quarter ended AprilJuly 1, 2018, net sales increased $19.5$31.9 million (8.8%(12.7%) versus the comparable period in 2017.  Currency fluctuations had an approximately $9.8$5.3 million (4.4%(2.1%) positive impact on firstsecond quarter 2018 sales compared to the firstsecond quarter of 2017.  This currency impact was most pronounced in our European operations, due to the strengthening of the Euro and British Pound against the U.S. dollar. On a geographic basis, sales increased across all geographies with Americas increasing 3%15%, Europe increasing 19% (4%14% (6% in local currency) and Asia-Pacific increasing 16%3%. In the Americas, the sales comparison was negatively impacted by a decline in our FLOR residential business, which closed its specialty retail stores in the first quarter of 2017. The increase in the Americas was attributable to sales of our modular resilient flooring product, which is acarpet tile and luxury vinyl tile (“LVT”) product that was launched in the first quarter of 2017.. The sales increase in the Americas was most pronounced in the corporate office, retail and residential segments, although hospitality and healthcare segments also showed strong growth for the period. The increase in the retail segment although healthcare and retail both showed growthwas due to increased sales in our InterfaceServices business, which provides flooring installation as well for the period.as product sales. In Europe, the sales increase was, as noted, aided by the strengthening of the Euro and British Pound.  Growth in local currency of 4%6% in Europe was primarily due to the continued introduction of our LVT product offering.offering as well as increases in our core modular carpet business. On a segment basis, the Europe sales increase was most significant in the corporate office, education, hospitality, and retailhealthcare segments.  The sales increase in Asia-Pacific was a result of performance in both Australia and Asia, withprimarily due to strength in China. The sales increase in Asia-Pacific was primarily within the corporate office segment.

-18-

Table of Contents

For the six months ended July 1, 2018, net sales increased $51.4 million (10.9%) versus the comparable period in 2017.  Currency fluctuations had an approximately $15.1 million (2.1%) positive impact on sales in Asia increasing more than 20%,the first six months of 2018 compared to the first half of 2017.  As discussed above, this currency impact was most pronounced in our European operations, due to the strengthstrengthening of Indiathe Euro and China. SalesBritish Pound against the U.S. dollar.  On a geographic basis, sales for the six-month period increased across all geographies with Americas increasing 9%, Europe increasing 16% (5% in local currency) and Asia-Pacific increasing 9%.  The Americas sales were negatively impacted by a decline in our FLOR residential business, which closed its specialty retail stores in the first quarter of 2017, offset by increases in the Asia-Pacific region were seen in both core carpet sales as well asof our LVT product offerings, withthat was launched in the corporate officefirst quarter of 2017.  On a segment representingbasis, the majority of thesix-month period sales increase in the region.Americas was most significant in the corporate office, retail and healthcare segments.  The six-month period sales increase in Europe was most significant in the corporate office, retail, hospitality and healthcare segments. As in the three-month period ended July 1, 2018 discussed above, the Asia-Pacific six-month sales increase was primarily in the corporate office segment.

Cost and Expenses

 

The following table presentstables present our overall cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses for the three-month and six-month periods ended AprilJuly 1, 2018, and AprilJuly 2, 2017, respectively:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Percentage

  

Three Months Ended

  

Percentage

 

Cost and Expenses

 

April 1, 2018

  

April 2, 2017

  

Change

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

Change

 
 

(In thousands)

      

(In thousands)

     

Cost of sales

 $146,981  $133,300   10.3% $174,478  $153,803   13.4%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  70,594   64,714   9.1%  75,445   64,386   17.2%

Total

 $217,575  $198,014   9.9% $249,923  $218,189   14.5%

  

Six Months Ended

  

Percentage

 

Cost and Expenses

 

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

Change

 
  

(In thousands)

     

Cost of sales

 $321,459  $287,103   12.0%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  146,039   129,100   13.1%

Total

 $467,498  $416,203   12.3%

 

 

For the quarter ended AprilJuly 1, 2018, cost of sales increased $13.7$20.7 million (10.3%(13.4%) compared to the firstsecond quarter of 2017.  Currency fluctuations had an approximately $6$3.1 million (4.5%(2.0%) negative impact on the comparison.  In absolute dollars, the increase in cost of sales was largely attributable to the increase in sales for the firstsecond quarter of 2018, as described above.  The increase in cost of sales was higher on a percentage basis, however, than the increase in net sales as a result of delayed productivity initiatives due to higher input costs for our raw materialsincreased sales and production volumes, as well as a change in the sales mix for the first quarter of 2018 asperiod weighted more heavily toward the InterfaceServices business. These service sales typically generate a lower gross margin compared to the first quarterrest of 2017. These increases were partially offset by production efficiencies.our operations.  As a percentage of sales, our cost of sales increased to 61.1%61.5% for the firstsecond quarter of 2018 versus 60.3%61.1% for the firstsecond quarter of 2017.  This increase was due to the factors discussed above. 

For the six months ended July 1, 2018, cost of sales increased $34.4 million (12.0%) versus the comparable period in 2017.  Currency fluctuations had an approximately $9.0 million (3.2%) negative impact on the comparison. The increase for the six-month period was due to the factors for the second quarter discussed above. As a percentage of raw material pricingsales, our cost of sales increased slightly to 61.3% for the 2018 six-month period versus 60.7% for the comparable 2017 period.  This increase as discussed above, as well asa percentage of sales was a result of the factors discussed above in the three months ended July 1, 2018 comparison, and the exit of ourthe FLOR specialty retail stores at the end ofin the first quarter of 2017.  Sales in these stores typically generated higher gross margins compared to our commercial carpet business, and therefore the absence of these stores was dilutive to gross profit margin when measured as a percentage of sales.

 

For the quarter ended AprilJuly 1, 2018, selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased $5.9$11.1 million (9.1%(17.2%) versus the comparable period in 2017. Fluctuations in currency rates had a $2.2$1.3 million (3.4%(2.1%) negative impact on the SG&A comparison.  The increase in SG&A expense was due to transaction costs in connection with the nora acquisition of $3.0 million, higher share-based incentive compensation of $1.7$2.1 million as well wasdue to performance achievement versus plan, higher selling expenses of $1.8$2.8 million in our commercial business due to higher sales volume as well as planned enhancements in our selling system.  These increases were offset by lower marketing expenses due to the centralization of the global marketing function. As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses increased to 26.6% for the second quarter of 2018 compared to 25.6% for the second quarter of 2017.

-19-

Table of Contents

For the six months ended July 1, 2018, SG&A expenses increased $16.9 million (13.1%) versus the comparable period in 2017. Fluctuations in currency rates had a $3.6 million (2.8%) negative impact on the SG&A comparison.  The increase in SG&A expense was due to transaction costs in connection with the nora acquisition of $3.0 million, higher share-based incentive compensation of $3.8 million, and higher selling expenses of $4.6 million in our commercial business due to higher sales volume as well as planned enhancements in our selling system. These increases were offset by lower marketing expenses due to the centralization of the global marketing function and lower selling costs of $1.2 million due to the exit of the FLOR specialty retail stores as of the end of the first quarter of 2017.  As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses remained consistent at 29.3%increased to 27.9% for each of the first quarters ofsix-months ended July 1, 2018, andcompared to 27.3% for the same period in 2017.

-16-

Table of Contents

 

Interest Expense

For the three-month period ended AprilJuly 1, 2018, interest expense increased by $0.5$0.6 million to $2.1$2.3 million, versus $1.6from $1.7 million forin the three-monthsecond quarter of 2017. For the six-month period ended April 2, 2017.July 1, 2018, interest expense increased $1.1 million to $4.4 million, from $3.3 million in the comparable period last year. The reason for the increase was higher average interest rates on our borrowings in the first quartersix months of 2018 as compared to the first quarter of 2017.

  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

General

 

At AprilJuly 1, 2018, we had $67.9$67.0 million in cash. At that date, we had $166.3$162.5 million in term loan borrowing, $77.6borrowings, $81.0 million of revolving loan borrowings and $5.7 million in letters of credit outstanding under the Syndicated Credit Facility. As of AprilJuly 1, 2018, we could have incurred $166.7$163.3 million of additional borrowings under theour Syndicated Credit Facility. In addition, we could have incurred an additional $9.9$9.8 million of borrowings under our other credit facilities in place at other non-U.S. subsidiaries.

 

On August 7, 2018, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, our syndicated credit facility was amended and restated in connection with the acquisition of nora. Please see Note 16 in Item 1 for additional information.

Analysis of Cash Flows

 

We exited the quarter ended AprilAs of July 1, 2018, with $67.9we had $67.0 million in cash, a decrease of $19.2$20.0 million during the first threesix months of the year. The most significant factors in the decrease were cash outflows for financing activities, including (1) $14.5 million used to repurchase and retire 615,000 shares of our outstanding common stock, (2) $7.7 million of dividends paid on our common stock, of $3.9 million, and (3) $3.8$7.5 million of cash used for the required amortization payment under our Syndicated Credit Facility. These financing outflows were partially offset by borrowings of $17.2$23.2 million under our Syndicated Credit Facility. We used $7.4$16.4 million of cash for capital expenditures during the first three months ofsix-months ended July 1, 2018. Cash flow from operations in the first threesix months of 2018 required a use of $5.8provided $5.0 million, with net income of $15.1$35.7 million offset by working capital uses of cash of (1) $17.2$16.4 million for increases in receivables, (2) $24.3 million for increases in inventories, (2)and (3) $18.0 million for increases in prepaid expense and other current assts of $16.3 million, and (3) a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $7.1 million.assets. These working capital uses of cash were partially offset by an increase in cash due to reductionsaccounts payable and accrued expenses of accounts receivable of $6.3$5.9 million.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The discussion below in this Item 3 is based upon the more detailed discussions of our market risk and related matters included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, under Item 7A of that Form 10-K. The discussion here focuses on the quarterperiod ended AprilJuly 1, 2018, and any material changes from (or other important intervening developments since the time of) the information discussed in that Form 10-K. This discussion should be read in conjunction with that Form 10-K for more detailed and background information.

 

At AprilJuly 1, 2018, we recognized an $8.8$11.9 million increasedecrease in our foreign currency translation adjustment account compared to December 31, 2017, primarily because of the strengtheningweakening of the Euro and British Pound against the U.S. dollar as of the end of the firstsecond quarter of 2018 compared to the end of 2017.

-20-

Table of Contents

 

Sensitivity Analysis. For purposes of specific risk analysis, we use sensitivity analysis to measure the impact that market risk may have on the fair values of our market sensitive instruments. To perform sensitivity analysis, we assess the risk of loss in fair values associated with the impact of hypothetical changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates on market sensitive instruments.

 

Because the debt outstanding under our Syndicated Credit Facility has variable interest rates based on an underlying prime lending rate or LIBOR rate, we do not believe changes in interest rates would have any significant impact on the fair value of that debt instrument. Changes in the underlying prime lending rate or LIBOR rate would, however, impact the amount of our interest expense. For a discussion of these hypothetical impacts on our interest expense, please see the discussion in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

As of AprilJuly 1, 2018, a 10% decrease or increase in the levels of foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, with all other variables held constant, would result in a decrease in the fair value of our financial instruments of $9.5 million or an increase in the fair value of our financial instruments of $11.6 million, respectively. As the impact of offsetting changes in the fair market value of our net foreign investments is not included in the sensitivity model, these results are not indicative of our actual exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.

 

-17-

Table

As of Contents

July 1, 2018, a 10% decrease or increase in the fair market value of the Company’s cash flow interest rate swap would lead to a decrease or increase in the recorded asset value of $0.3 million.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), pursuant to Rule 13a-14(c)13a-15(b) under the Act.  Based on that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

-21-

Table of Contents

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are subject to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is required to be disclosed under this Item 1.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

There are no material changes In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in the first quarter of 2018.  For a discussion of risk factors, see Part I, Item 1A, "Risk“Risk Factors," in” of our Annual Reportannual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.2017, as well as the following new risk factor, which updates the risk factors set forth in our annual report:

If we fail to realize the expected synergies and other benefits of the nora acquisition, our results of operations and stock price may be negatively affected.

     We have recently completed the acquisition of nora, a manufacturer and multinational marketer of resilient floor coverings.  The success of the acquisition will depend substantially on our ability to realize the expected synergies and other benefits from combining the businesses of the Company and nora.  Our ability to realize these anticipated benefits and cost savings is subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the risks that:

we may not be able to successfully combine and integrate the businesses on a timely basis, or at all;

the integration process could divert management’s attention, cause employee or customer attrition or cause other disruption;

nora may not contribute to the revenues and profitability of the combined business as much as we currently expect; or

we may not be able to manage the increased indebtedness we have incurred in connection with the acquisition.

     If we are not able to successfully combine the businesses of the Company and nora within the anticipated time frame, or at all, the expected synergies and other benefits of the transaction may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected, the combined businesses may not perform as expected and the results of our operations or value of our common stock may be adversely affected.

     It is also possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key employees or customers of the Company or nora, the disruption of the companies’ ongoing businesses or in unexpected integration issues, higher than expected integration costs and an overall post-closing integration process that takes longer than originally anticipated.

     We will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating the operations of the Company and nora. It is possible that the integration process could result in:

diversion of management’s attention;

the lack of personnel or other resources to pursue other potential business opportunities; and

the disruption of, or the loss of momentum in, each company’s ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies.

     Any of these consequences could adversely affect each company’s ability to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies or their ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction, or could reduce each company’s earnings or otherwise adversely affect the business and financial results of the combined company and the value of our common stock.

-22-

Table of Contents

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The following table contains information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Company, or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of our common stock during our firstthe quarter ended AprilJuly 1, 2018:

 

Period(1)

 

Total

Number

of Shares

Purchased

  

Average

Price

Paid

Per Share

  

Total Number

of Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly

Announced Plans or

Programs(2)

  

Approximate Dollar

Value of Shares that

May Yet Be

Purchased Under the

Plans or Programs(2)

 
                 

January 1-31, 2018(2)

  1,933  $20.94   0   39,576,216 

February 1-28, 2018(2)

  662,853   23.54   614,595   25,109,272 

March 1-31, 2018(2)

  770   24.95   0   25,109,272 

April 1, 2018

  0   0.00   0   25,109,272 

Total

  665,556  $23.54   614,595   25,109,272 

Period(1)

 

Total

Number

of Shares

Purchased

  

Average

Price

Paid

Per Share

  

Total Number

of Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)

  

Approximate Dollar

Value of Shares that

May Yet Be

Purchased Under the

Plans or Programs(2)

 
                 

April 2-30, 2018(2)

  3,337  $24.95   0  $25,109,272 

May 1-31, 2018

  0   0   0   25,109,272 

June 1-30, 2018

  0   0   0   25,109,272 

July 1, 2018

  0   0   0   25,109,272 

Total

  3,337  $24.95   0  $25,109,272 

 

(1) The monthly periods identified above correspond to the Company’s fiscal firstsecond quarter of 2018, which commenced January 1,April 2, 2018 and ended AprilJuly 1, 2018.

(2) Includes shares acquired by the Company from employees to satisfy income tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of previous equity awards.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.applicable

-18-

Table of Contents

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None

-23-

Table of Contents

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

  

10.12.1

Form ofShare Purchase and Transfer Agreement dated June 14, 2018 Restricted Stock Agreement for executive officers

10.2

Form of 2018 Performance Share Agreement for executive officers

10.3

Employment Offer Letter to Bruce A. Hausmann

10.4

Employment Offer Letter to J. Chadwick Scales

10.5

Employmentby and Change in Control Agreement of Robert A. Coombs dated May 15, 2015among the Company, Interface BV, DealCo Luxembourg II S.à r.l. and nora Management III Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG (included as Exhibit 99.12.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2015,June 14, 2018, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).reference.)

10.610.1

Severance ProtectionCommitment Letter dated June 14, 2018 by Bank of America, N.A. and ChangeMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in Control Agreementfavor of Matthew J. Miller dated as of April 3, 2018Interface, Inc. (included as Exhibit 99.210.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on April 25,June 14, 2018, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).reference.)

10.2

Amended and Restated Commitment Letter dated June 20, 2018 by Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in favor of Interface, Inc. (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on June 21, 2018, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.3

First Restatement Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2018, among Interface, Inc., certain subsidiaries of the Company as borrowers, certain subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders party thereto. (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2018, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference.)

31.1

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

31.2

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document.

 

-19--24-

Table of Contents

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

INTERFACE, INC.

   

Date: MayAugust 10, 2018

By:

/s/   /s/ Bruce A. Hausmann

  

Bruce A. Hausmann

  

Vice President

  

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

-20--25-

Table of Contents

 

EXHIBITS INCLUDED HEREWITH

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

  

10.1

Form of 2018 Restricted Stock Agreement

10.2

Form of 2018 Performance Share Agreement

10.3

Employment Offer Letter to Bruce A. Hausmann

10.4

Employment Offer Letter to J. Chadwick Scales

31.1

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

31.2

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document.

 

 

 -21--26-