PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

  Item 1. Financial Statements

		(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Note)
		June 30,			June 30,			September 30,
		2008			2007			2007
		(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	11,503		$	7,232		$	6,469
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $11,113 at June 30, 2008, $6,695 at June 30, 2007, and $7,970 at September 30, 2007			276,857			263,688			267,563
Inventories			203,101			192,735			165,848
Prepaid expenses and other assets			38,121			40,452			34,509
Deferred income taxes			17,601			13,578			13,196
Total current assets			547,183			517,685			487,585
Property and equipment, net			58,119			74,010			69,753
Goodwill			354,813			353,781			355,155
Other assets, net			78,465			98,310			94,167
Total assets		$	1,038,580		$	1,043,786		$	1,006,660
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	191,975		$	198,115		$	183,257
Accrued expenses			87,830			79,373			54,020
Current portion of long-term obligations			16,674			51,225			34,773
Total current liabilities			296,479			328,713			272,050
Senior notes payable, net of current portion			340,375			344,750			343,000
Deferred income taxes			36,516			32,651			36,490
Long-term obligations under equipment financing and other, net of current portion			26,581			23,021			31,270
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock (voting); $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 44,297,906 issued at June 30, 2008, 44,273,312 at June 30, 2007 and 44,273,312 at September 30, 2007			443			443			443
Undesignated preferred stock; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding			-			-			-
Additional paid-in capital			215,407			210,333			211,567
Retained earnings			122,013			95,332			106,640
Accumulated other comprehensive income			766			8,543			5,200
Total stockholders' equity			338,629			314,651			323,850
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	1,038,580		$	1,043,786		$	1,006,660

Note: The balance sheet at September 30, 2007

has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements

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		Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2008			2007			2008			2007
Unaudited
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Net sales		$	514,647		$	484,870		$	1,217,294		$	1,152,024
Cost of products sold			394,474			377,036			937,035			886,288
Gross profit			120,173			107,834			280,259			265,736
Operating expenses			83,240			81,183			234,489			222,249
Income from operations			36,933			26,651			45,770			43,487
Interest expense			5,977			7,401			19,714			20,110
Income before income taxes			30,956			19,250			26,056			23,377
Income tax expense			12,692			7,745			10,683			9,406
Net income		$	18,264		$	11,505		$	15,373		$	13,971
Net income per share:
Basic		$	0.41		$	0.26		$	0.35		$	0.32
Diluted		$	0.41		$	0.26		$	0.34		$	0.31
Weighted average shares used in computing
net income per share:
Basic			44,291,478			44,263,602			44,281,768			44,020,089
Diluted			45,059,653			45,017,314			44,818,107			44,938,812

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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		Nine Months ended June 30,
		2008			2007
		Unaudited (in thousands)
Operating activities:
Net income		$	15,373		$	13,971
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			25,755			23,321
Stock-based compensation			3,772			3,943
Deferred income taxes			(1,470	)		(1,183	)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the adjustments of businesses acquired:
Accounts receivable			(9,798	)		(19,626	)
Inventories			(37,495	)		(13,875	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(1,878	)		2,756
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			34,926			43,030
Net cash provided by operating activities			29,185			52,337
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment, net of sales proceeds			(2,321	)		(21,470	)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired			-			(120,154	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(2,321	)		(141,624	)
Financing activities:
Repayments under revolving lines of credit, net			(17,157	)		(185,181	)
Net borrowings (repayments) under senior notes payable, and other			(4,472	)		279,742
Proceeds from exercise of options			47			1,115
Payment of deferred financing costs			-			(3,047	)
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation deductions in excess of the associated compensation costs			21			2,040
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities			(21,561	)		94,669
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			(269	)		3
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			5,034			5,385
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			6,469			1,847
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	11,503		$	7,232
Non-cash transactions:
Conversion of senior notes payable to new senior notes payable		$	-		$	66,839

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Basis of Presentation

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (the "Company") prepared the consolidated financial statements following accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information required by GAAP for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The balance sheet as of June 30, 2007 has been presented for a better understanding of the impact of seasonal fluctuations on the Company's financial condition. Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation.

 

In management's opinion, the financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments that are considered necessary for the fair presentation of the Company's financial position and operating results. The results for the three-month period (third quarter) and the nine-month period ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the twelve months ending September 30, 2008 ("2008").

 

The Company's fiscal year ends on the last day in September of each year. Each of the Company's 2008 and 2007 quarters ends or ended on the last day of the respective third calendar month. Both this year's and last year's third quarter had 64 business days, while the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007 both had 189 business days.

 

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company refinanced its prior credit facilities and invested the associated excess funds in a money market account, which were classified as cash equivalents. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents also include unsettled credit card transactions.

 

You should also read the financial statements and notes included in the Company's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accounting policies used in preparing these financial statements are the same as those described in that Annual Report.

 

Accounting Change

 

Prior to October 1, 2007, the Company recognized income tax accruals with respect to uncertain tax positions based upon Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies." Under SFAS No. 5, the Company recorded a liability (including interest and penalties) associated with an uncertain tax position if the liability was both probable and estimable.

 

Effective October 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109," which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" and requires expanded disclosure with respect to the uncertainty in income taxes. This Interpretation seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of measurement and recognition in accounting for income taxes.

 

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and to income tax of multiple state jurisdictions. The Company is open to tax audits in the various jurisdictions until the respective statutes of limitations expire. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for tax years prior to 2004. For the majority of states, the Company is no longer subject to tax examinations for tax years before 2004. In connection with the adoption of FIN No. 48, the Company analyzed its filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns, as

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

1. Basis of Presentation (Continued)

 

well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. There was no material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption of FIN No. 48.

 

As of October 1, 2007, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding the federal benefit received from state positions) was $168,000. Of this total, $109,000 (net of the federal benefit received from state positions) represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the Company's effective tax rate. The Company's continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations. There were no significant accrued interest and penalty amounts resulting from such unrecognized tax benefits at October 1, 2007. The Company does not anticipate a significant change in its unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months.

 

2. Earnings Per Share

 

The Company calculates basic income per share by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share includes the dilutive effects of outstanding stock awards.

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2008			2007			2008			2007
Weighted-average common shares outstanding for basic			44,291,478			44,263,602			44,281,768			44,020,089
Dilutive effect of employee stock options			768,175			753,712			536,339			918,723
Weighted-average shares assuming dilution			45,059,653			45,017,314			44,818,107			44,938,812

3. Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company records stock-based compensation under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 123R, Share-Based Payments, using the modified-prospective transition method. Under this method, compensation expense recognized in 2008 and 2007 included: (a) compensation cost for all unvested share-based awards granted prior to adoption of SFAS 123R, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with SFAS 123, Accounting For Stock-Based Compensation, and (b) compensation cost for all subsequent share-based awards granted subsequent to September 24, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with SFAS 123R. SFAS 123R also requires the Company to estimate forfeitures in calculating the expense related to stock-based compensation.

 

Compensation cost arising from stock options granted to employees and non-employee directors is recognized as an expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. As of June 30, 2008, there was $6.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $1.2 million ($0.7 million net of tax) and $1.3 million ($0.8 million net of tax) for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $3.8 million ($2.2 million net of tax) and $3.9 million ($2.4 million net of tax) for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

3. Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

 

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants issued in the first three quarters of 2008 and 2007:

		Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2008			2007
Risk free interest rate			2.76 - 4.08	%		4.52 - 4.81	%
Expected life			6.0 years			5.0 years
Expected volatility			45	%		45	%
Expected dividend yield			0	%		0	%

 

Expected lives of the options granted and expected volatilities are based on the expected lives and historical volatilities of the options and stocks of comparable public companies and other factors. Estimated cumulative forfeiture rates of 0%-12% were used for expensing the fair value of unvested options during both of the periods above.

 

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2008, as well as activity during the nine months then ended:

 

		Shares			Weighted-Average  Exercise Price			Average  Remaining  Contractual  Life			Aggregate  Intrinsic  Value
								(Years)			(in Millions)
Outstanding at September 30, 2007			3,045,120		$	12.15
Granted			749,023			9.33
Exercised			(24,594	)		1.93
Forfeited			(118,926	)		17.38
Outstanding at June 30, 2008			3,650,623		$	11.47			6.94		$	10.8
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2008			3,572,070		$	11.40			6.89		$	10.7
Exercisable at June 30, 2008			2,341,404		$	9.66			5.91		$	9.8

 

As of June 30, 2008, there were remaining options to purchase 2,448,825 shares of common stock available for grants under the Company's Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Plan (inclusive of 1,750,000 additional shares approved by stockholders under the plan on February 7, 2008). The weighted-average grant date fair values of stock options granted during the nine months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $4.54 and $10.07, respectively. The intrinsic values of stock options exercised during the nine months ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007 were $0.2 and $5.7 million, respectively. At June 30, 2008, the Company had $10.4 million of excess tax benefits available for potential deferred tax write-offs related to option accounting.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

4. Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income or loss consists of net income or loss and other gains and losses affecting stockholders' equity that, under GAAP, are excluded from net income or loss. For the Company, these currently consist of the following items:

Unaudited		Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)		2008			2007			2008			2007
Net income		$	18,264		$	11,505		$	15,373		$	13,971
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax effect			112			2,559			(766	)		1,432
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial derivatives, net of tax effect			3,029			1,571			(3,668	)		1,175
Comprehensive income		$	21,405		$	15,635		$	10,939		$	16,578

5. Acquisitions

 

North Coast Commercial Roofing Systems, Inc.

 

On April 2, 2007, the Company purchased 100% of the outstanding stock of North Coast Commercial Roofing Systems, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates (together "North Coast"), a Twinsburg, Ohio-based distributor of commercial roofing systems and related accessories, with 16 locations in eight U.S. states at the time of the acquisition. North Coast has branches in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This purchase was funded with cash on hand along with funds borrowed under the Company's U.S. revolving line of credit. North Coast had net sales of $235 million (unaudited) for the year ended June 30, 2006. A total of $8.1 million of cash remains in escrow at June 30, 2008 for post-closing indemnification claims, with $3.6 million included in other current assets and accrued expenses and $4.5 million included in other long-term assets and liabilities. The Company has included the results of operations for North Coast from the date of acquisition and applied purchase accounting, which, along with certain purchase price adjustments, resulted in recorded goodwill of $62.3 million as per below (in 000's). The Company finalized the purchase accounting in the second quarter of 2008.

 

Accounts receivable		$	31,706
Inventories			13,349
Prepaid expenses and other			982
Property and equipment			4,150
Deferred taxes			(10,400	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(19,189	)
Net assets			20,598
Non-compete			3,300
Customer relationships			29,550
Goodwill			62,282
Purchase price		$	115,730

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

5. Acquisitions (Continued)

 

Other Recent Acquisitions

 

On May 18, 2007, the Company purchased certain assets of Wholesale Roofing Supply ("WRS"), a single location distributor of residential and commercial roofing products located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

 

6. Debt

 

The Company currently has the following credit facilities:

 

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a senior secured credit facility in the U.S.;

 

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a Canadian senior secured credit facility; and

 

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two equipment financing facilities.

 

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

 

On November 2, 2006, the Company entered into an amended and restated seven-year $500 million U.S. senior secured credit facility and a C$15 million senior secured Canadian credit facility with GE Antares Capital ("GE Antares") and a syndicate of other lenders (combined, the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility consists of a U.S. revolving credit facility of $150 million, which includes a sub-facility of $20 million for letters of credit, and an initial $350 million term loan (the "Term Loan"). The Credit Facility also includes a C$15 million senior secured revolving credit facility provided by GE Canada Finance Holding Company. As of June 30, 2008, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Facility. Substantially all of the Company's assets, including the capital stock and assets of wholly-owned subsidiaries, secure obligations under the Credit Facility.

 

Equipment Financing Facilities

 

The Company has two equipment financing facilities that allow for the financing of purchased transportation and material handling equipment totaling $32.9 million with $7.5 million of remaining availability as of June 30, 2008. There was $25.4 million of equipment financing loans outstanding at June 30, 2008, with fixed interest rates ranging from 5.5% to 7.4%.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

7. Foreign Sales

 

Foreign (Canadian) sales totaled $68.6 and $69.4 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007, respectively.

 

8. Financial Derivatives

 

The Company uses derivative financial instruments for hedging and non-trading purposes to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates. Use of derivative financial instruments in hedging programs subjects the Company to certain risks, such as market and credit risks. Market risk represents the possibility that the value of the derivative instrument will change. In a hedging relationship, the change in the value of the derivative is offset to a great extent by the change in the value of the underlying hedged item. Credit risk related to derivatives represents the possibility that the counterparty will not fulfill the terms of the contract. The notional, or contractual, amount of the Company's derivative financial instruments is used to measure interest to be paid or received and does not represent the Company's exposure due to credit risk. The Company's current derivative instruments are with counterparties rated very highly by nationally recognized credit rating agencies.

 

The Company is using interest rate derivative instruments to manage the risk of interest rate changes by converting a portion of its variable-rate borrowings into fixed-rate borrowings. There were interest rate derivative instruments outstanding in a total notional amount of $300 million at June 30, 2008, which consisted of: a) interest rate swaps totaling $200 million, expiring in April 2010, with a fixed rate of 4.97%; b) a $50 million interest rate collar expiring in April 2010 with a floor rate of 3.99% and a cap rate of 5.75%; and c) a $50 million interest rate collar expiring in April 2010 with a floor rate of 3.75% and a cap rate of 6.00%. The combined fair market value of the agreements resulted in a recorded liability of approximately $8.2 million at June 30, 2008, which was determined based on current interest rates and expected future trends. The Company entered into

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

8. Financial Derivatives (Continued)

 

these instruments during the second quarter of 2007 and cancelled the prior interest rate derivative instruments that had notional amounts totaling $150 million. The current derivative instruments are designated as cash flow hedges, for which the Company records the effective portions of changes in their fair value, net of tax, in other comprehensive income (Note 4). Any ineffective portion of the hedges is recognized in earnings, of which there has been none to date. The prior derivative instruments were not designated as hedges and therefore changes in their fair values were recorded in interest expense.

 

9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133,” which requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities. In addition to disclosing the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format, entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement No. 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS No. 161 does not change the accounting for derivative instruments.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” ("SFAS 141R") and SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51” ("SFAS 160"). These new standards will significantly change the accounting for and reporting of business combination transactions and noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated financial statements. SFAS 141R and SFAS 160 are required to be adopted simultaneously and are effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company believes the adoption of SFAS 141R will have a significant impact on the accounting for future acquisitions. The adoption of SFAS 160 is not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 permits companies to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. SFAS 159 will be effective for the Company in the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2008. The Company has not completed assessing the impact that the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on its consolidated financial statements, although the impact is not currently expected to be material. 

        

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” ("SFAS 157"), which addresses how fair value should be measured when required for recognition or disclosure purposes under GAAP. It also establishes a fair value hierarchy and will require expanded disclosures on fair value measurements where applicable. SFAS 157 is effective for the Company in the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2008. The Company has not completed assessing the impact that SFAS 157 will have on its consolidated financial statements, although the impact is not currently expected to be material.

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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all references to “2008” and “YTD 2008” refer to the three months (third quarter) and nine months (year-to-date) ended June 30, 2008, respectively, of our fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and all references to “2007” and “YTD 2007” refer to the three months (third quarter) and nine months (year-to-date) ended June 30, 2007, respectively, of our fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. Certain tabular information may not foot due to rounding.

 

  Overview

 

We are one of the largest distributors of residential and non-residential roofing materials in the United States and Canada. We are also a distributor of other complementary building products, including siding, windows, specialty lumber products and waterproofing systems for residential and non-residential building exteriors. We purchase products from a large number of manufacturers and then distribute these goods to a customer base consisting of contractors and, to a lesser extent, general contractors, retailers and building materials suppliers.

 

We distribute up to 10,000 SKUs through 176 branches in the United States and Canada. We had 2,503 employees as of June 30, 2008, including our sales and marketing team of 956 employees.

 

In fiscal year 2007, approximately 94% of our net sales were in the United States. We stock one of the most extensive assortments of high-quality branded products in the industry, enabling us to deliver products to our customers on a timely basis.

 

Execution of the operating plan at each of our branches drives our financial results. Revenues are impacted by the relative strength of the residential and non-residential roofing markets we serve. We allow each of our branches to develop its own marketing plan and mix of products based upon its local market. We differentiate ourselves from the competition by providing customer services, including job site delivery, tapered insulation layouts and design and metal fabrication, and by providing credit. We consider customer relations and our employees' knowledge of roofing and exterior building materials to be very important to our ability to increase customer loyalty and maintain customer satisfaction. We invest significant resources in training our employees in sales techniques, management skills and product knowledge. Although we consider these attributes important drivers of our business, we continually pay close attention to controlling operating costs.

 

Our growth strategy includes both internal growth (opening branches, growing sales with existing customers, adding new customers and introducing new products) and acquisition growth. Our main acquisition strategy is to target market leaders in geographic areas that we do not service. Our April 2007 acquisition of North Coast Commercial Roofing Systems, Inc. ("North Coast") is one example of this approach. North Coast is a distributor of commercial roofing systems and related accessories that operated 16 branches in eight states in the Midwest and Northeast. North Coast had minimal branch overlap with our existing operations at the time of the acquisition. In addition, we also acquire smaller companies to supplement branch openings within existing markets. Our August 2006 acquisition of Roof Depot, Inc. ("Roof Depot"), which operated two branches and was integrated into our Midwest region, is one example of such an acquisition.

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  Results of Operations

 

The following table shows, for the periods indicated, information derived from our consolidated statements of operations expressed as a percentage of net sales for the periods presented. Percentages may not foot due to rounding.

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2008			2007			2008			2007
Net sales			100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Cost of products sold			76.6			77.8			77.0			76.9
Gross profit			23.4			22.2			23.0			23.1
Operating expenses			16.2			16.7			19.3			19.3
Income from operations			7.2			5.5			3.8			3.8
Interest expense			(1.2	)		(1.5	)		(1.6	)		(1.7	)
Income before income taxes			6.0			4.0			2.1			2.0
Income tax expense			(2.5	)		(1.6	)		(0.9	)		(0.8	)
Net income			3.5	%		2.4	%		1.3	%		1.2	%

        In managing our business, we consider all growth, including the opening of new branches, to be internal (organic) growth unless it results from an acquisition. When we refer to growth in existing markets or internal growth in our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, we include growth from existing and newly opened branches but exclude growth from acquired branches until they have been under our ownership for at least four full fiscal quarters at the start of the fiscal reporting period. At June 30, 2008, we had a total of 177 branches in operation. Acquired markets for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 include only the one branch at Wholesale Roofing Supply. For YTD 2008, 160 of the 177 branches, along with two branches closed in October 2007 and February 2008, respectively, were included in our existing market calculations. The other 17 branches were excluded because they were acquired in fiscal 2007. Percentages in the tables below may not foot due to rounding.

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 ("2008") Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 ("2007") 

Existing and Acquired Markets

 

For the Three Months Ended

(Dollars in thousands)

 

		Existing Markets						Acquired Markets						Consolidated
		June 30,						June 30,						June 30,
		2008			2007			2008			2007			2008			2007
Net Sales		$	512,491		$	483,979		$	2,156		$	891		$	514,647		$	484,870
Gross Profit			119,541			107,629			632			205			120,173			107,834
Gross Margin			23.3	%		22.2	%		29.3	%		23.0	%		23.4	%		22.2	%
Operating Expenses			82,875			81,031			365			152			83,240			81,183
Operating Expenses as a % of Net Sales			16.2	%		16.7	%		16.9	%		17.1	%		16.2	%		16.7	%
Operating Income		$	36,666		$	26,598		$	267		$	53		$	36,933		$	26,651
Operating Margin			7.2	%		5.5	%		12.4	%		5.9	%		7.2	%		5.5	%

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Net Sales

 

        Consolidated net sales increased $29.8 million, or 6.1%, to $514.6 million in 2008 from $484.9 million in 2007. Both this year's and last year's third quarter had 64 business days. Existing market sales increased $28.5 million or 5.9%, while acquired markets contributed an increase of $1.3 million. We attribute the existing market sales increase primarily to the following factors:

 

	·	a rapid rise in prices, especially in residential roofing products;
	·	strong re-roofing activity in storm-affected regions; and
	·	continued strength in non-residential roofing activity in most markets;

partially offset by the negative impact of:

	·	continued weakness in new residential roofing activity in most markets; and
	·	weak complementary product sales in certain markets where we have had historically higher levels of new residential construction.

 

We did not open or close any branches in our existing markets during the third quarter of 2008, but opened one branch in existing markets during the third quarter of 2007. For 2008, our acquired markets had combined product group sales of $1.9 and $0.2 million in residential roofing products and non-residential roofing products, respectively, while the product group sales for our existing markets were as follows:

Existing Markets

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

		June 30, 2008						June 30, 2007
		Sales			Mix			Sales			Mix			Change
		(dollars in thousands)
Residential roofing products		$	221,510			43.2	%	$	197,139			40.7	%	$	24,371			12.4	%
Non-residential roofing products			209,999			41.0	%		195,587			40.4	%		14,412			7.4
Complementary building products			80,982			15.8	%		91,253			18.9	%		(10,271	)		-11.3
		$	512,491			100.0	%	$	483,979			100.0	%	$	28,512			5.9	%

 

        Note: Total 2008 existing market sales of $512.5 million plus 2008 sales from acquired markets of $2.1 million equal $514.6 million of total 2008 sales. Total 2007 existing market sales of $484.0 million plus 2007 sales from acquired markets of $0.9 million equal $484.9 million of total 2007 sales. We believe the existing market information is useful to investors because it helps explain organic growth or decline.

Gross Profit

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

		June 30,			June 30,
		2008			2007			Change
		(dollars in millions)
Gross profit		$	120.2		$	107.8		$	12.4						11.5	%
Existing Markets			119.5			107.6			11.9						11.1	%
Gross margin			23.4	%		22.2	%					1.2	%
Existing Markets			23.3	%		22.2	%					1.1	%

Net Sales

 

        Consolidated net sales increased $65.3 million, or 5.7%, to $1.22 billion in YTD 2008 from $1.15 billion in YTD 2007. Both this year and last year had 189 business days. Existing market sales declined $50.7 million or 4.7%, while acquired markets contributed an increase of $115.9 million. We attribute the existing market sales decline primarily to a decline in new residential construction and somewhat from weaker residential re-roofing and remodeling activity, partially offset by the recent favorable factors we discussed for the third quarter.

 

        We opened one new branch and closed two branches in our existing markets during YTD 2008, while we opened seven new branches and closed two branches in existing markets in YTD 2007. For YTD 2008, our acquired markets had combined product group sales of $14.3, $165.7 and $6.3 million in residential roofing products, non-residential roofing products and complementary building products, respectively, while the product group sales for our existing markets were as follows:

 

Existing Markets

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

		June 30, 2008						June 30, 2007
		Sales			Mix			Sales			Mix			Change
		(dollars in thousands)
Residential roofing products		$	480,978			46.7	%	$	498,996			46.1	%	$	(18,018	)		-3.6	%
Non-residential roofing products			334,953			32.5	%		330,040			30.5	%		4,913			1.5
Complementary building products			215,045			20.9	%		252,597			23.4	%		(37,552	)		-14.9
		$	1,030,976			100.0	%	$	1,081,633			100.0	%	$	(50,657	)		-4.7	%

 

        Note: Total YTD 2008 existing market sales of $1,031.0 million plus YTD 2008 sales from acquired markets of $186.3 million equal $1,217.3 million of total YTD 2008 sales. Total YTD 2007 existing market sales of $1,081.6 million plus YTD 2007 sales from acquired markets of $70.4 million equal $1,152.0 million of total YTD 2007 sales. We believe the existing market information is useful to investors because it helps explain organic growth or decline.

Gross Profit

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

		June 30,			June 30,
		2008			2007			Change
		(dollars in millions)
Gross Profit		$	280.3		$	265.7		$	14.6						5.5	%
Existing Markets			249.24			254.90			(5.66	)					-2.2	%
Gross Margin			23.0	%		23.1	%					-0.1	%
Existing Markets			24.2	%		23.6	%					0.6	%

        Our existing markets' gross profit declined $5.7 million or 2.2% in YTD 2008, while our acquired markets' gross profit increased $20.2 million. Existing markets' gross margin increased to 24.2% in YTD 2008 from 23.6% in YTD 2007. The existing market increase was caused by the factors we discussed for the quarter combined with higher calendar year-end vendor rebates offered by some of our vendors, partially offset by a negative impact from increased competitive conditions, mainly in our non-residential product group. Our overall gross margin decreased to 23.0% from 23.1% due primarily to the same factors and an increased sales mix of the traditionally lower gross margin non-residential roofing, mainly due to the addition of North Coast which sells mostly non-residential roofing.

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Operating Expenses

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

		June 30,			June 30,
		2008			2007			Change
		(dollars in millions)
Operating Expenses		$	234.5		$	222.2		$	12.3						5.5	%
Existing Markets		$	205.1		$	212.2		$	(7.1	)					-3.4	%
Operating Expenses as a % of Sales			19.3	%		19.3	%					0.0	%
Existing Markets			19.9	%		19.6	%					0.3	%

 

        Our existing markets' operating expenses declined by $7.1 million or 3.4% to $205.1 million in YTD 2008 from $212.2 million in YTD 2007, while our acquired markets' operating expenses increased $19.4 million. The following factors were the leading causes of our lower existing market operating expenses:

 

	·	payroll and related costs decreased by $5.9 million primarily from a lower headcount;
	·	savings of $2.8 million in general and administrative expenses from cost-saving measures and allocations to our acquired markets; and
	·	reduced depreciation and amortization of $1.4 million due to lower amortization amounts of intangible assets and somewhat from substantially lower capital expenditures in YTD 2008;

partially offset by:

	·	An increase in selling expenses of $1.2 million resulting primarily from higher petroleum costs; and
	·	a $1.8 million increase in our provision for bad debts as we increased our accounts receivable allowance due primarily to the first- half business slowdown.

        Existing markets' operating expenses as a percentage of net sales increased slightly to 19.9% from 19.6%, primarily due to the lower existing market sales and the relatively fixed nature of our operating expenses. Overall operating expenses were consistent at 19.3% of net sales in YTD 2008 and YTD 2007, due to the same factors offset by the inclusion of North Coast, which had lower operating costs as a percentage of sales in YTD 2008. In YTD 2008, we expensed a total of $11.3 million for the amortization of intangible assets recorded under purchase accounting, including $4.9 million in our acquired markets, compared to a total of $9.7 million in YTD 2007.

 

Interest Expense

 

        Interest expense decreased $0.4 million to $19.7 million in YTD 2008 from $20.1 million in YTD 2007. We were able to pay down our debt since June 2007 and there was a decline in average interest rates during YTD 2008, which affected the unhedged portion of our variable-rate debt.

 

Income Taxes

 

        Income tax expense of $10.7 million was recorded in YTD 2008, an effective tax rate of 41.0%, compared to income tax expense of $9.4 million in YTD 2007, an effective tax rate of 40.2%. The increase in the effective rate reflects changes in allocations of taxable income and losses among the states in which we are located.

 

  Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations

 

        In general, sales and net income are highest during our first, third and fourth fiscal quarters, which represent the peak months of construction and reroofing, especially in our branches in the northeastern U.S. and in Canada. Our sales are substantially lower during the second quarter, when we historically have incurred low net income levels or net losses.

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        We generally experience an increase in inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable during the first, third and fourth quarters of the year as a result of the seasonality of our business. Our peak borrowing level generally occurs during the third quarter, primarily because dated accounts payable offered by our suppliers typically are payable in April, May and June, while our peak accounts receivable collections typically occur from June through November.

 

Certain Quarterly Financial Data

 

        The following table sets forth certain unaudited quarterly data for fiscal years 2008 and 2007 which, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of this data. Results of any one or more quarters are not necessarily indicative of results for an entire fiscal year or of continuing trends. Totals may not foot due to rounding.

 

		Fiscal year 2008									Fiscal year 2007
		Qtr 1			Qtr 2			Qtr 3			Qtr 1			Qtr 2			Qtr 3			Qtr 4
		(dollars in millions, except per share data)
		(unaudited)
Net sales		$	398.4		$	304.3		$	514.6		$	380.2		$	286.9		$	484.9		$	493.8
Gross profit			91.7			68.4			120.2			91.7			66.2			107.8			108.2
Income (loss) from operations			15.8			(6.9	)		36.9			21.1			(4.2	)		26.7			26.3
Net income (loss)		$	5.2		$	(8.1	)	$	18.3		$	8.8		$	(6.3	)	$	11.5		$	11.3
Earnings (loss) per share - basic		$	0.12		$	(0.18	)	$	0.41		$	0.20		$	(0.14	)	$	0.26		$	0.26
Earnings (loss) per share - fully diluted		$	0.12		$	(0.18	)	$	0.41		$	0.20		$	(0.14	)	$	0.26		$	0.25
Quarterly sales as % of year's sales												23.1	%		17.4	%		29.5	%		30.0	%
Quarterly gross profit as % of year's gross profit												24.5	%		17.7	%		28.8	%		28.9	%
Quarterly income (loss) from operations as % of  year's income (loss) from operations												30.2	%		-6.1	%		38.2	%		37.7	%

        The calculations of the net loss per share for the second quarters of 2008 and 2007 did not include the effect of stock options since the impact would have been anti-dilutive.

 

        Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $139.3 million in YTD 2008 to $2.3 million from $141.6 million in YTD 2007, due primarily from our acquisitions of $120.2 million in YTD 2007. We also substantially reduced capital spending from $21.5 million in YTD 2007 to $2.3 million in YTD 2008 due to the business slowdown and the prior-year required upgrades to the truck fleets of some of our recent acquisitions.

 

        Net cash used by financing activities was $21.6 million in YTD 2008 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $94.7 million in YTD 2007. The net cash used by financing activities in YTD 2008 primarily reflected repayments under our revolving lines of credit and term loans. The net cash provided by financing activities in YTD 2007 primarily reflected net term loan borrowings under our new credit facility, which refinanced our prior revolving facilities and term loans, payment of related deferred financing costs, and the financing of our acquisitions as mentioned above.

 

Capital Resources

 

        Our principal source of liquidity at June 30, 2008 was our cash and cash equivalents of $11.5 million and our available borrowings of $151.4 million under revolving lines of credit, subject to compliance with the maximum consolidated leverage ratio below. Our borrowing base availability is determined primarily by trade accounts receivable, less outstanding borrowings and letters of credit. Borrowings outstanding under the revolving lines of credit in the accompanying balance sheets have been classified as short-term debt since there were no current expectations of a minimum level of outstanding revolver borrowings in the following twelve months.

 

        Liquidity is defined as the current amount of readily available cash and the ability to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet the current needs for cash. We assess our liquidity in terms of our cash and cash equivalents on hand and the ability to generate cash to fund our operating activities, taking into consideration the seasonal nature of our business.

 

        Significant factors which could affect future liquidity include the following:

 

·

the adequacy of available bank lines of credit;

 

·

the ability to attract long-term capital with satisfactory terms;

·

cash flows generated from operating activities;

·

acquisitions; and

·

capital expenditures.

 

        Our primary capital needs are for working capital obligations and other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and capital expenditures. Our primary sources of working capital are cash from operations and cash equivalents supplemented by bank borrowings. In the past, we have financed acquisitions initially through increased bank borrowings, the issuance of common stock and other borrowings. We then repay any such borrowings with cash flows from operations. The November 2006 refinancing of our credit facilities discussed below provided us with approximately $47 million of additional funds at the time of the closing for future acquisitions and ongoing working capital requirements. We have funded most of our past capital expenditures through increased bank borrowings, including equipment financing, or through capital leases and then have reduced these obligations with cash flows from operations.

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        We believe we have adequate current liquidity and availability of capital to fund our present operations, meet our commitments on our existing debt and fund anticipated growth, including expansion in existing and targeted market areas. We seek potential acquisitions from time to time and hold discussions with certain acquisition candidates. If suitable acquisition opportunities or working capital needs arise that would require additional financing, we believe that our financial position and earnings history provide a sufficient base for obtaining additional financing resources at reasonable rates and terms, as we have in the past. We may also issue additional shares of common stock to raise funds, which we did in December 2005, or we may issue preferred stock.

 

Indebtedness

 

        We currently have the following credit facilities:

 

·

a senior secured credit facility in the U.S.;

 

·

a Canadian senior secured credit facility; and

·

two equipment financing facilities.

 

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

 

        On November 2, 2006, we entered into an amended and restated seven-year $500 million U.S. senior secured credit facility and a C$15 million senior secured Canadian credit facility with GE Antares Capital ("GE Antares") and a syndicate of other lenders (combined, the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility refinanced the prior $370 million credit facilities that also were provided through GE Antares. The Credit Facility provides us with lower interest rates and available funds for future acquisitions and ongoing working capital requirements. In addition, the Credit Facility increased the allowable total equipment financing and/or capital lease financing to $35 million. The Credit Facility provides for a cash receipts lock-box arrangement that gives us sole control over the funds in lock-box accounts, unless excess availability is less than $10 million or an event of default occurs, in which case the senior secured lenders would have the right to take control over such funds and to apply such funds to repayment of the senior debt.

 

        The Credit Facility consists of a U.S. revolving credit facility of $150 million (the "US Revolver"), which includes a sub-facility of $20 million for letters of credit, and provided an initial $350 million term loan (the "Term Loan"). The Credit Facility also includes a C$15 million senior secured revolving credit facility provided by GE Canada Finance Holding Company (the "Canada Revolver"). There was a combined $151.4 million available for revolver borrowings at June 30, 2008, subject to compliance with the maximum consolidated leverage ratio below, and a combined $8.8 million outstanding under the US Revolver and Canadian Revolver that carried a weighted-average interest rate of 4.44%. The outstanding revolver borrowings at September 30, 2007 were $26.1 million and carried a weighted-average interest rate of 6.74%. Borrowings outstanding under the revolving lines of credit in the accompanying balance sheets were classified as short-term debt since there were no current expectations of a minimum level of outstanding revolver borrowings in the following twelve months. There were $4.5, $6.5 and $6.5 million of outstanding standby letters of credit at June 30, 2008, June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007, respectively. The Term Loan requires amortization of 1% per year, payable in quarterly installments of approximately $0.9 million, and the remainder is due in 2013. The Credit Facility may also be expanded by up to an additional $200 million under certain conditions. There are mandatory prepayments under the Credit Facility under certain conditions, including the following cash flow condition:

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Excess Cash Flow

 

        On May 15 of each fiscal year, commencing on May 15, 2008, we must pay an amount equal to 50% of the Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Credit Facility) for the prior fiscal year, not to exceed $7.0 million with respect to any fiscal year. Based on our results for fiscal year 2007, no payment was due in 2008.

 

Interest

 

        Interest on borrowings under the U.S. credit facility is payable at our election at either of the following rates:

 

	·	the base rate (that is the higher of (a) the base rate for corporate loans quoted in The Wall Street Journal or (b) the Federal Reserve overnight rate plus 1/2 of 1%) plus a margin of 0.75% for the Term Loan.
	·	the current LIBOR Rate plus a margin of 1.00% (for U.S. Revolver loans) or 2.00% (for Term Loan).

 

        Interest under the Canadian credit facility is payable at our election at either of the following rates:

 

·

an index rate (that is the higher of (1) the Canadian prime rate as quoted in The Globe and Mail and (2) the 30-day BA Rate plus 0.75%), or

 

·

the BA rate as described in the Canadian facility plus 1.00%.

 

       The US Revolver currently carries interest rates of the LIBOR plus 1.0% (3.48% at June 30, 2008) and base rate plus 0.5% (5.00% at June 30, 2008), while the Canada revolver carries an interest rate of the Canadian prime rate plus 0.75% (4.75% at June 30, 2008), and the Term Loan carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2% (4.69% and 4.65% for the two LIBOR arrangements under the Term Loan at June 30, 2008). Unused fees on the revolving credit facilities are 0.25% per annum. Availability under the revolving credit facilities is limited to 85% of eligible accounts receivable, increasing to 90% from January through April of each year.

 

        Financial covenants, which apply only to the Term Loan, are limited to a leverage ratio and a yearly capital expenditure limitation as follows:

 

Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio

 

        On the last day of each fiscal quarter, our Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined, must not be greater than 4.00:1.0. At June 30, 2008, this ratio was 3.31:1.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

        We cannot incur aggregate Capital Expenditures, as defined, in excess of three percent (3.00%) of consolidated gross revenue for any fiscal year.

 

        As of June 30, 2008, we were in compliance with these covenants. Substantially all of our assets, including the capital stock and assets of wholly-owned subsidiaries secure obligations under the Credit Facility.

 

Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities

 

        The credit facilities in place prior to the Credit Facility discussed above were scheduled to mature on October 14, 2010 and consisted of a $280 million U.S. revolving line of credit and a $C15 million Canadian revolving line of credit, referred to as revolvers, and term loans totaling $90 million. These facilities provided for the same lock-box arrangements as under the Credit Facility. At the time of the refinancing discussed above, there was $227.8 million of borrowings outstanding under the prior revolvers. The outstanding revolver borrowings at that date carried a weighted-average interest rate of 7.03%.

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Equipment Financing Facilities

 

        The Company has two equipment financing facilities that allow for the financing of purchased transportation and material handling equipment totaling $32.9 million with $7.5 million of remaining availability as of June 30, 2008. There was $25.4 million of equipment financing loans outstanding at June 30, 2008, with fixed interest rates ranging from 5.5% to 7.4%.

 

Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

        Our disclosure and analysis in this report contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our forward-looking statements express our current expectations or forecasts of possible future results or events, including projections of future performance, statements of management's plans and objectives, future contracts, and forecasts of trends and other matters. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts and often use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "believe," "will likely result," "outlook," "project" and other words and expressions of similar meaning. No assurance can be given that the results in any forward-looking statements will be achieved and actual results could be affected by one or more factors, which could cause them to differ materially. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.

 

        Certain factors that may affect our business and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements include those set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

        Our interest rate risk relates primarily to the variable-rate borrowings under our Credit Facility. The following discussion of our interest rate swaps and collars (see "Financial Derivatives" below) is based on a 10% change in interest rates. These changes are hypothetical scenarios used to calibrate potential risk and do not represent our view of future market changes. The interest rate collars have had no impact yet on our interest expense. As the hypothetical figures discussed below indicate, changes in fair value based on the assumed change in rates generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. The effect of a variation in a particular assumption is calculated without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which may magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

 

        At June 30, 2008, we had $343.9 million of term loans outstanding under our Credit Facility, $8.8 million of borrowings under revolving lines of credit, and $25.4 million of equipment financing outstanding. Our weighted-average effective interest rate on that debt, after considering the effect of the interest rate swaps, was 6.31% at June 30, 2008 (7.13% at September 30, 2007). A hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates in effect at June 30, 2008, would have increased annual interest expense on the borrowings outstanding at that date by approximately $0.2 million.

 

Financial Derivatives

 

        As discussed above, we use interest rate derivative instruments to manage the risk of interest rate changes by converting a portion of our variable-rate borrowings into fixed-rate borrowings. We had interest rate derivative instruments outstanding in a total notional amount of $300 million at June 30, 2008, which consisted of: a) interest rate swaps totaling $200 million, expiring in April 2010, with a fixed rate of 4.97%; b) a $50 million interest rate collar expiring in April 2010 with a floor rate of 3.99% and a cap rate of 5.75%; and c) a $50 million interest rate collar expiring in April 2010 with a floor rate of 3.75% and a cap rate of 6.00%. We entered into these instruments during the second quarter of 2007 and cancelled the prior interest rate derivative instruments that had notional amounts totaling $150 million. The increase in the total notional amount was due to the increased borrowings under our Credit Facility. The current derivative instruments are designated as cash flow hedges, for which we record the effective portions of changes in their fair value, net of tax, in other comprehensive income. We recognize any ineffective portion of our hedges in earnings, of which there has been none to date. The prior derivative instruments were not designated as hedges and therefore changes in their fair values were recorded in interest expense.

 

Foreign Exchange Risk

 

        There have been no material changes from what we reported in our Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007.

  Part II. Other Information

 

Items 1- 5 are not applicable and have been omitted.

Item 6.    Exhibits

 

(a) Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K 

Exhibit Number		Document Description
31.1		Certification by Robert R. Buck pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2		Certification by David R. Grace pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1		Certification by Robert R. Buck and David R. Grace pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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  Signature Page

 

        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 on August 8, 2008.

		BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
		BY:	/s/   DAVID R. GRACE
			David R. Grace, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and duly  authorized signatory on behalf of the Registrant

 

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  Index to Exhibits

Exhibit   Number		Document Description
31.1		Certification by Robert R. Buck pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2		Certification by David R. Grace pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1		Certification by Robert R. Buck and David R. Grace pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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