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Interest Rate Sensitivity/Risk<br />
At June 30, 2009, interest on approximately 64 percent of our borrowings was determined on a fixed rate<br />
basis. The interest rates on the balance of our debt are subject to changes in U.S. and European short-term<br />
interest rates. To assess exposure to interest rate changes, we have performed a sensitivity analysis assuming a<br />
hypothetical <strong>10</strong>0 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates across all outstanding debt and investments.<br />
Our analysis indicates that the effect on fiscal year 2009 net income of such an increase and decrease in interest<br />
rates would be approximately $2.4 million. Based on June 30, 2008 positions, the impact of such changes in<br />
interest rates were approximately $1.7 million to fiscal year 2008 net income.<br />
The following table provides information as of June 30, 2009 about our financial instruments that are<br />
sensitive to changes in interest rates. The table presents principal cash flows and related average interest rates by<br />
contractual maturity dates. Weighted average variable rates are generally based on LIBOR as of the reset dates.<br />
The information is presented in U.S. dollar equivalents as of June 30, 2009.<br />
Principal Payments and Interest Rates by Contractual Maturity Dates<br />
Year Ended June 30,<br />
Fair<br />
Value<br />
($ in millions)<br />
20<strong>10</strong> 2011 2012 2013 Thereafter Total Liabilities<br />
Debt obligation ..................... $ 0.1 $ 0.1 $227.4 $ 0.1 $ 0.3 $228.0 $228.0<br />
Average interest rate ................. 5.00% 5.00% 5.94% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%<br />
Foreign Currency Risk<br />
We maintain significant operations in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Hungary, Mexico,<br />
and China. As a result, we are subject to market risks arising from changes in foreign currency exchange rates,<br />
principally the change in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. Our subsidiaries purchase products and<br />
raw materials in various currencies. As a result, we may be exposed to cost changes relative to local currencies in<br />
the markets to which we sell our products. To mitigate these transactional risks, we enter into foreign exchange<br />
contracts. Also, foreign currency positions are partially offsetting and are netted against one another to reduce<br />
exposure.<br />
We presently estimate the effect on projected 20<strong>10</strong> income before income taxes, based upon a recent<br />
estimate of foreign exchange transactional exposure, of a uniform strengthening or uniform weakening of the<br />
transaction currency rates of <strong>10</strong> percent would be to increase or decrease income before income taxes by<br />
approximately $54.4 million. As of June 30, 2009, we had hedged a portion of our estimated foreign currency<br />
transactions using forward exchange contracts.<br />
We presently estimate the effect on projected 20<strong>10</strong> income before income taxes, based upon a recent<br />
estimate of foreign exchange translation exposure (translating the operating performance of our foreign<br />
subsidiaries into U.S. Dollars), of a uniform strengthening or weakening of the U.S. Dollar by <strong>10</strong> percent would<br />
be to increase or decrease income before income taxes by approximately $3.3 million.<br />
Changes in currency exchange rates, principally the change in the value of the Euro compared to the<br />
U.S. Dollar have an impact on our reported results when the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are<br />
translated into U.S. Dollars. Over half our sales are denominated in Euros. The average exchange rate for the<br />
Euro versus the U.S. Dollar for the year ended June 30, 2009 decreased 6.8 percent from the same period in the<br />
prior year.<br />
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