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FORM 10-K - Harman

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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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