Edgar Filing: CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL INC

CIR_Q3_9.30.2012_10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q



x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012.



o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number 001-14962

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware		04-3477276
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)




c/o CIRCOR, Inc. 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Burlington, MA		01803-4238
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(781) 270-1200

(Registrant’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 x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data 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 for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

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



Large accelerated filer	x		Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

As of October 21, 2012, there were 17,428,725 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2011	3
	Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 (Unaudited)	4
	Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 (Unaudited)	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 (Unaudited)	6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	16
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	30
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	31
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	31
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	32
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	32
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	32
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	33
Item 5.	Other Information	33
Item 6.	Exhibits	34
Signatures		35
Certifications

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION.



ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share data)



	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	48,976		$	54,855
Short-term investments	102			99
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,722 and $1,127, respectively	156,744			156,075
Inventories, net	194,644			203,777
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	14,768			12,376
Deferred income tax asset	15,795			16,320
Assets held for sale	542			542
Total Current Assets	431,571			444,044
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET	105,348			104,434
OTHER ASSETS:
Goodwill	77,411			77,829
Intangibles, net	45,677			58,442
Deferred income tax asset	28,073			27,949
Other assets	9,556			9,825
TOTAL ASSETS	$	697,636		$	722,523
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	72,379		$	92,493
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	60,109			63,386
Accrued compensation and benefits	26,045			24,328
Asbestos liability	—			1,000
Income taxes payable	2,686			5,553
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	6,723			8,796
Total Current Liabilities	167,942			195,556
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT PORTION	77,061			96,327
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	10,196			11,284
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	34,117			35,271
CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (See Note 10)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 29,000,000 shares authorized; 17,425,075 and 17,268,212 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	174			173
Additional paid-in capital	262,045			258,209
Retained earnings	149,969			130,373
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,868		)	(4,670		)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	408,320			384,085
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	697,636		$	722,523

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012			October 2, 2011			September 30, 2012			October 2, 2011
Net revenues	$	209,804		$	209,961		$	643,946		$	605,239
Cost of revenues	151,109			154,774			462,823			439,218
GROSS PROFIT	58,695			55,187			181,123			166,021
Selling, general and administrative expenses	44,314			39,448			134,562			124,083
Leslie asbestos and bankruptcy (recoveries) charges, net	—			(201		)	—			676
Impairment charges	10,348			—			10,348			—
Special charges	1,377			—			1,377			—
OPERATING INCOME	2,656			15,940			34,836			41,262
Other (income) expense:
Interest income	(101		)	(69		)	(262		)	(166		)
Interest expense	1,223			956			3,482			3,058
Other, net	564			354			887			1,830
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE	1,686			1,241			4,107			4,722
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	970			14,699			30,729			36,540
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(899		)	3,752			9,138			10,191
NET INCOME	$	1,869		$	10,947		$	21,591		$	26,349
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.11		$	0.63		$	1.24		$	1.53
Diluted	$	0.11		$	0.63		$	1.24		$	1.51
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	17,433			17,266			17,391			17,226
Diluted	17,467			17,423			17,436			17,412
Dividends paid per common share	$	0.0375		$	0.0375		$	0.1125		$	0.1125

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011			September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011
Net income	$	1,869	$	10,947		$	21,591	$	26,349
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	7,670		(13,037		)	802		(65		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	7,670		(13,037		)	802		(65		)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	9,539	$	(2,090	)	$	22,393	$	26,284

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012			October 2, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	21,591		$	26,349
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation	11,765			11,265
Amortization	2,823			3,293
Payment for Leslie bankruptcy settlement	(1,000		)	(76,625		)
Impairment charges	10,348			—
Compensation expense of share-based plans	3,409			3,007
Tax effect of share-based compensation	573			(649		)
Loss (gain) on property, plant and equipment	1,148			(68		)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from business acquisitions:
Trade accounts receivable	(123		)	(1,249		)
Inventories	8,586			(43,901		)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(2,110		)	(9,453		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(26,178		)	17,353
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	30,832			(70,678		)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(14,097		)	(11,254		)
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment	200			84
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			(20,221		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(13,897		)	(31,391		)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from long-term debt	170,795			224,455
Payments of long-term debt	(192,040		)	(126,269		)
Debt issuance costs	—			(2,001		)
Dividends paid	(1,997		)	(1,987		)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	348			496
Tax effect of share-based compensation	(573		)	649
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(23,467		)	95,343
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	653			228
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(5,879		)	(6,498		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	54,855			45,752
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	48,976		$	39,254
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the period presented for:
Income taxes	$	12,959		$	6,476
Interest	$	2,333		$	3,576

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(1) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows of CIRCOR International, Inc. (“CIRCOR”, the “Company”, “us”, “we” or “our”) for the periods presented. We prepare our interim financial information using the same accounting principles as we use for our annual audited financial statements. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual audited financial statements have been condensed or omitted in accordance with prescribed SEC rules. We believe that the disclosures made in our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011 is as reported in our audited financial statements as of that date. Our accounting policies are described in the notes to our December 31, 2011 financial statements, which were included in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K. We recommend that the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

We operate and report financial information using a 52-week fiscal year ending December 31. The data periods contained within our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q reflect the results of operations for the 13-week, 26-week and 39-week periods which generally end on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end date. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are consistent with those discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. There were no new accounting pronouncements adopted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 that had a material impact on our financial statements.

(3) Share-Based Compensation

As of September 30, 2012, we have one share-based compensation plan. The Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “1999 Stock Plan”), which was adopted by our Board of Directors and approved by our shareholders, permits the granting of the following types of awards to our officers, other employees and non-employee directors: incentive stock options; non-qualified stock options; deferred stock awards; restricted stock awards; unrestricted stock awards; performance share awards; cash-based awards; stock appreciation rights and dividend equivalent rights. The 1999 Stock Plan provides for the issuance of up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits and similar events). New options granted under the 1999 Stock Plan could have varying vesting provisions and exercise periods. Options granted vest in periods ranging from one year to five years and expire ten years after the grant date. Restricted stock units granted generally vest from three years to six years. Vested restricted stock units will be settled in shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2012, there were 187,200 stock options and 331,052 restricted stock units outstanding. In addition, there were 398,559 shares available for grant under the 1999 Stock Plan as of September 30, 2012. As of September 30, 2012, there were 19,093 outstanding restricted stock units that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividend equivalents and are considered participating securities that are included in our computation of basic and fully diluted earnings per share. There is no difference in the earnings per share amounts between the two class method and the treasury stock method, which is why we continue to use the treasury stock method.

For all of our stock option grants, the fair value of each grant was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Black-Scholes utilizes assumptions related to volatility, the risk-free interest rate, the dividend yield and employee exercise behavior. Expected volatilities utilized in the model are based on the historic volatility of the Company’s stock price. The risk free interest rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury Yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. In the first nine months of 2012, we granted 68,943 stock options.

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The fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $14.16 was estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:



Risk-free interest rate	1.0	%
Expected life (years)	5.8
Expected stock volatility	47.9	%
Expected dividend yield	0.5	%

We account for Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) Awards by expensing the weighted average fair value to selling, general and administrative expenses ratably over vesting periods generally ranging from three years to six years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, we granted 132,471 and 66,027 RSU Awards with approximate fair values of $33.54 and $38.68 per RSU Award, respectively.

The CIRCOR Management Stock Purchase Plan, which is a component of the 1999 Stock Plan, provides that eligible employees may elect to receive restricted stock units in lieu of all or a portion of their pre-tax annual incentive bonus and, in some cases, make after-tax contributions in exchange for restricted stock units (“RSU MSPs”). In addition, non-employee directors may elect to receive restricted stock units in lieu of all or a portion of their annual directors’ fees. Each RSU MSP represents a right to receive one share of our common stock after a three-year vesting period. RSU MSPs are granted at a discount of 33% from the fair market value of the shares of our common stock on the date of grant. This discount is amortized as compensation expense, to selling, general and administrative expenses, over a four year period. A total of 34,534 and 43,734 RSUs with per unit discount amounts representing fair values of $10.81 and $12.87 were granted under the CIRCOR Management Stock Purchase Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, respectively.

Compensation expense related to our share-based plans for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012, and October 2, 2011 was $3.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively, and was recorded as selling, general and administrative expense. As of September 30, 2012, there was $7.7 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to our outstanding share-based compensation arrangements. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years.

The weighted average contractual term for stock options outstanding and options exercisable as of September 30, 2012 was 7.0 years and 2.0 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.4 million and the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and options exercisable as of September 30, 2012 was $1.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

The aggregate intrinsic value of RSU Awards settled during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $3.3 million and the aggregate intrinsic value of RSU Awards outstanding and RSU Awards vested and deferred as of September 30, 2012 was $9.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

The aggregate intrinsic value of RSU MSPs settled during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $1.8 million and the aggregate intrinsic value of RSU MSPs outstanding and RSU MSPs vested and deferred as of September 30, 2012 was $1.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

(4) Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (In thousands):



	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Raw materials	$	56,114	$	57,755
Work in process	88,510		96,678
Finished goods	50,020		49,344
	$	194,644	$	203,777

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(5) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Evolving business factors, including our outlook of diminished future revenue and cash flow as well as repositioning activities at our Brazil energy and California aerospace operations, were indicators of impairment that triggered impairment analysis of both the long-lived and intangible assets of these operations as well as the goodwill associated with their reporting units, Energy and Aerospace, respectively. With the assistance of an independent third-party appraisal firm, we performed ASC 360 and ASC 350 impairment analyses as part of our third quarter closing process. Under step 1 of the ASC 360 impairment test, the carrying value of the asset group is compared against the sum of the undiscounted cash flows in order to determine whether the asset group is impaired. The amount of impairment is then measured as the difference between the fair value of the long-lived asset group and its carrying value. The Company generally determines the fair value of long-lived assets using the discounted cash flow method. The analyses under ASC 360 and ASC 350 led us to conclude that certain intangible assets were impaired as of September 30, 2012: trade names, customer relationships, backlog and other intangible assets within the Energy and Aerospace segments. This resulted in Energy and Aerospace segment intangible asset impairment charges during the three months ended September 30, 2012 of $2.2 million and $8.2 million respectively. The Company also determined that certain fixed assets were impaired. Refer to Note 13 for additional information. The third quarter ASC 350 Goodwill impairment analysis resulted in the fair value of each of our reporting units exceeding their respective carrying amount, indicating no goodwill impairments were necessary as of September 30, 2012.

The following table shows goodwill, by segment, as of September 30, 2012 (In thousands):



	Energy			Aerospace			Flow Technologies			Consolidated Total
Goodwill as of December 31, 2011	$	51,894		$	22,091		$	3,844		$	77,829
Currency translation adjustments	(375		)	(12		)	(31		)	(418		)
Goodwill as of September 30, 2012	$	51,519		$	22,079		$	3,813		$	77,411

The table below presents gross intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization as of September 30, 2012 (In thousands):



	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Patents	$	6,058	$	(5,608	)
Non-amortized intangibles (primarily trademarks and trade names)	23,467		0
Customer relationships	34,088		(15,662		)
Backlog	1,148		(1,148		)
Other	7,402		(4,068		)
Total	$	72,163	$	(26,486	)
Net carrying value of intangible assets	$	45,677

The table below presents estimated remaining amortization expense for intangible assets recorded as of September 30, 2012 (In thousands):



	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		After 2016
Estimated amortization expense	$	775	$	3,100	$	3,069	$	3,047	$	2,760	$	9,459

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(6) Segment Information

The following table presents certain reportable segment information (In thousands):



	Energy		Aerospace			Flow Technologies		Corporate / Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Net revenues	$	109,968	$	31,795		$	68,041	$	—		$	209,804
Inter-segment revenues	577		10			194		(781		)	—
Operating income (loss)	11,236		(10,284		)	8,873		(7,169		)	2,656
Interest income											(101		)
Interest expense											1,223
Other expense, net											564
Income before income taxes											$	970
Identifiable assets	366,730		180,547			204,107		(53,748		)	697,636
Capital expenditures	647		686			1,856		125			3,314
Depreciation and amortization	1,713		1,233			1,543		378			4,867

Three Months Ended October 2, 2011
Net revenues	$	103,300	$	32,681		$	73,980	$	—		$	209,961
Inter-segment revenues	297		—			60		(357		)	—
Operating income (loss)	7,441		1,846			10,008		(3,355		)	15,940
Interest income											(69		)
Interest expense											956
Other expense, net											354
Income before income taxes											$	14,699
Identifiable assets	363,976		193,992			193,791		(66,300		)	685,459
Capital expenditures	1,610		1,295			408		479			3,792
Depreciation and amortization	1,858		1,280			1,446		283			4,867

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Net revenues	$	332,759	$	105,776		$	205,411	$	—		$	643,946
Inter-segment revenues	1,477		41			589		(2,107		)	—
Operating income (loss)	32,744		(3,007		)	25,503		(20,404		)	34,836
Interest income											(262		)
Interest expense											3,482
Other expense, net											887
Income before income taxes											$	30,729
Identifiable assets	366,730		180,547			204,107		(53,748		)	697,636
Capital expenditures	2,397		2,263			7,600		1,837			14,097
Depreciation and amortization	5,546		3,672			4,348		1,022			14,588

Nine Months Ended October 2, 2011
Net revenues	$	284,464	$	100,820		$	219,955	$	—		$	605,239
Inter-segment revenues	941		10			227		(1,178		)	—
Operating income (loss)	18,208		9,593			28,416		(14,955		)	41,262
Interest income											(166		)
Interest expense											3,058
Other expense, net											1,830
Income before income taxes											$	36,540
Identifiable assets	363,976		193,992			193,791		(66,300		)	685,459
Capital expenditures	5,022		3,037			1,842		1,353			11,254
Depreciation and amortization	5,751		3,712			4,483		612			14,558

Each reporting segment is individually managed and has separate financial results that are reviewed by our chief operating decision-maker. Each segment contains related products and services particular to that segment. For further discussion of the products included in each segment refer to Note (1) of the consolidated financial statements included in our

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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

In calculating operating income for each reporting segment, substantial administrative expenses incurred at the corporate level for the benefit of other reporting segments were allocated to the segments based upon specific identification of costs, employment related information or net revenues.

Corporate / Eliminations are reported on a net “after allocations” basis. Inter-segment intercompany transactions affecting net operating profit have been eliminated within the respective operating segments.

The operating loss reported in the Corporate / Eliminations column in the preceding table consists primarily of the following corporate expenses: compensation and fringe benefit costs for executive management and other corporate staff; corporate development costs (relating to mergers and acquisitions); human resource development and benefit plan administration expenses; legal, accounting and other professional and consulting fees; facilities, equipment and maintenance costs; and travel and various other administrative costs. The above costs are incurred in the course of furthering the business prospects of the Company and relate to activities such as: implementing strategic business growth opportunities; corporate governance; risk management; treasury; investor relations and shareholder services; regulatory compliance; and stock transfer agent costs.

The total assets for each operating segment have been reported as the Identifiable Assets for that segment, including inter-segment intercompany receivables, payables and investments in other CIRCOR companies. Identifiable assets reported in Corporate / Eliminations include both corporate assets, such as cash, deferred taxes, prepaid and other assets, fixed assets, as well as the elimination of all inter-segment intercompany assets. The elimination of intercompany assets results in negative amounts reported in Corporate / Eliminations for Identifiable Assets for the periods ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011. Corporate Identifiable Assets after elimination of intercompany assets were $41.8 million and $35.4 million as of September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, respectively.

(7) Earnings Per Common Share (In thousands, except per share amounts):



	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012					October 2, 2011
	Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount		Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS")	$	1,869	17,433	$	0.11	$	10,947	17,266	$	0.63
Dilutive securities, common stock options	0		34	0.00		0		157	0.00
Diluted EPS	$	1,869	17,467	$	0.11	$	10,947	17,423	$	0.63



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012					October 2, 2011
	Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount		Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic EPS	$	21,591	17,391	$	1.24	$	26,349	17,226	$	1.53
Dilutive securities, common stock options	0		45	0.00		0		186	(0.02		)
Diluted EPS	$	21,591	17,436	$	1.24	$	26,349	17,412	$	1.51

There were 396,849 and 179,021 anti-dilutive stock options and RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, respectively.

(8) Financial Instruments

Fair Value

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments. Short-term investments (principally guaranteed investment certificates) are carried at cost which approximates fair value at the balance sheet date. The fair value of our variable rate debt approximates its carrying amount.

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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations including foreign currency exchange rate risk and interest rate risk. The Company currently uses derivative instruments to manage foreign currency risk on certain business transactions denominated in foreign currencies. To the extent the underlying transactions hedged are completed, these forward contracts do not subject us to significant risk from exchange rate movements because they offset gains and losses on the related foreign currency denominated transactions. These forward contracts do not qualify as hedging instruments and, therefore, do not qualify for fair value or cash flow hedge treatment. Any unrealized gains and losses on our contracts are recognized as a component of other expense in our consolidated statements of operations.

As of September 30, 2012, we had fourteen forward contracts with total values as follows (in thousands):



Currency	Number	Contract Amount
U.S. Dollar/GBP	1	453	U.S. Dollars
Euro/GBP	2	450	Euros
Canadian Dollar/Euro	1	7,236	Canadian Dollars
U.S. Dollar/Euro	5	27,750	U.S. Dollars
Brazilian Real/Euro	5	12,500	Brazilian Reals

This compares to six forward contracts as of December 31, 2011. The fair value liability of the derivative forward contracts as of September 30, 2012 was approximately $0.1 million and was included in accrued and other current liabilities on our balance sheet. This compares to a fair value asset of approximately $0.1 million that was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2011. These forward contracts have expiration dates ranging from less than one month to approximately five years from September 30, 2012. The unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 are less than $0.5 million and are included in other (income) expense in our consolidated statement of income.

We have determined that the majority of the inputs used to value our foreign currency forward contracts fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, found under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820. The credit valuation adjustments, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by us and our counterparties are Level 3 inputs. However, we have assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of our foreign currency forward contracts and determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation. As a result, we have determined that our derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

(9) Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations

As permitted under Delaware law, we have agreements whereby we indemnify certain of our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officer’s or director’s lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. However, we have directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies that limit our exposure for events covered under the policies and should enable us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. As a result of the coverage under these insurance policies, we believe the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements based on Level 3 criteria as described under ASC Topic 820 is minimal and, therefore, we have no liabilities recorded from those agreements as of September 30, 2012.

We record provisions for the estimated cost of product warranties, primarily from historical information, at the time product revenue is recognized. While we engage in extensive product quality programs and processes, our warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, utilization levels, material usage, service delivery costs incurred in correcting a product failure, and supplier warranties on parts delivered to us. Should actual product failure rates, utilization levels, material usage, service delivery costs or supplier warranties on parts differ from our estimates, revisions to the estimated warranty liability would be required.

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The following table sets forth information related to our product warranty reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (In thousands):



Balance beginning December 31, 2011	$	3,104
Provisions	3,404
Claims settled	(1,594		)
Currency translation adjustments	(12		)
Balance ending September 30, 2012	$	4,902

(10) Contingencies and Commitments

Asbestos Litigation

Background

On July 12, 2010 (the “Filing Date”), our subsidiary Leslie Controls, Inc. (“Leslie”) filed a voluntary petition (the “Bankruptcy Filing”) under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and, simultaneously, filed a pre-negotiated plan of reorganization (as amended, the “Reorganization Plan” or “Plan”) in an effort to permanently resolve Leslie’s exposure to asbestos-related product liability actions. On February 7, 2011, the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Delaware (the “District Court”) affirmed the Bankruptcy Court’s earlier order confirming Leslie’s Reorganization Plan, thus clearing the way for Leslie to emerge from bankruptcy. On April 28, 2011, pursuant to the terms of the Reorganization Plan, Leslie and CIRCOR contributed $76.6 million in cash and a $1.0 million promissory note (the “Note”) to fund the Leslie Controls Asbestos Trust (the “Trust”), and Leslie emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. On September 30, 2011, the District Court entered an order for the final decree closing the Chapter 11 case. Under the terms of the Plan, all current and future asbestos related claims against Leslie, as well as all current and future derivative claims against CIRCOR, are now permanently channeled to the Trust. Leslie paid off the balance of the Note in April 2012 and, as a result, neither Leslie nor CIRCOR has any remaining financial obligation to the Trust. For a more detailed historical perspective on Leslie’s asbestos related litigation and associated pre-bankruptcy liability accounting, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010.

Accounting—Net Leslie Asbestos and Bankruptcy Liability & Financial Statement Impact

As of December 31, 2011, the net Leslie asbestos and bankruptcy liability was $1.0 million, which represented the remaining payment to the Trust after the initial funding of $76.6 million was made on April 28, 2011. This remaining $1.0 million was paid to the Trust in late April 2012.

There were no ongoing costs associated with Leslie’s asbestos litigation for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The $0.7 million bankruptcy related charges for the nine month period ending October 2, 2011 is comprised primarily of bankruptcy related professional fees.



(In Thousands)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Amounts payable to 524(g) trust	$	0	$	1,000
Net Leslie asbestos and bankruptcy liability	$	0	$	1,000



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
(In Thousands)	September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011			September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011
Bankruptcy related (recoveries) costs	$	0	$	(201	)	$	0	$	676
Net pre-tax Leslie asbestos and bankruptcy (recoveries) charges	$	0	$	(201	)	$	0	$	676

Other Matters

Smaller numbers of asbestos-related claims have also been filed against two of our other subsidiaries—Spence Engineering Company, Inc. (“Spence”), the stock of which we acquired in 1984; and Hoke Incorporated (“Hoke”), the stock of which we acquired in 1998. Due to the nature of the products supplied by these entities, the markets they serve and our historical experience in resolving these claims, we do not believe that asbestos-related claims will have a material adverse

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effect on the financial condition, results of operations or liquidity of Spence or Hoke, or the financial condition, consolidated results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

During the third quarter of 2011, we commenced arbitration proceedings against T.M.W. Corporation (“TMW”), the seller from which we acquired the assets of Castle Precision Industries in August 2010, seeking to recover damages from TMW for breaches of certain representations and warranties made by TMW in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 3, 2010 relative to such acquisition. We currently are in the discovery phase of this arbitration and expect the actual hearings to occur in the first quarter of 2013 at the earliest. Early in the third quarter of 2012 we also commenced arbitration proceedings against the individuals from whom we purchased Valvulas S.F. Industria e Comercio Ltda. (“SF Valves”) for breaches of certain representations and warranties made in the Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 4, 2011.

We are currently involved in various legal claims and legal proceedings, some of which may involve substantial dollar amounts. Periodically, we review the status of each significant matter and assess our potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be estimated, we accrue a liability for the estimated loss. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination as to whether an exposure can be reasonably estimated. Because of uncertainties related to these matters, accruals are based on the best information available at the time. As additional information becomes available, we reassess the potential liability related to our pending claims and litigation and may revise our estimates. Such revisions in the estimates of the potential liabilities could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.

Standby Letters of Credit

We execute standby letters of credit, which include bid bonds and performance bonds, in the normal course of business to ensure our performance or payments to third parties. The aggregate notional value of these instruments was $45.6 million at September 30, 2012. Our historical experience with these types of instruments has been good and no claims have been paid in the current or past five fiscal years. We believe that the likelihood of demand for payments relating to the outstanding instruments is remote. These instruments generally have expiration dates ranging from less than 1 month to 5 years from September 30, 2012.

The following table contains information related to standby letters of credit instruments outstanding as of September 30, 2012 (In thousands):



Term Remaining	Maximum Potential Future Payments
0–12 months	$	20,453
Greater than 12 months	25,151
Total	$	45,604

(11) Defined Pension Benefit Plans

We maintain two pension benefit plans, a qualified noncontributory defined benefit plan and a nonqualified, noncontributory defined benefit supplemental plan that provides benefits to certain highly compensated officers and employees. To date, the supplemental plan remains an unfunded plan. These plans include significant pension benefit obligations which are calculated based on actuarial valuations. Key assumptions are made in determining these obligations and related expenses, including expected rates of return on plan assets and discount rates. Benefits are based primarily on years of service and employees’ compensation.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we made cash contributions of $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, to our qualified defined benefit pension plan. Additionally, substantially all of our U.S. employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) savings plan. Under this plan, we make a core contribution and match a specified percentage of employee contributions, subject to certain limitations.

The components of net pension benefit expense are as follows (In thousands):

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	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012			October 2, 2011			September 30, 2012			October 2, 2011
Service cost-benefits earned	$	52		$	108		$	157		$	323
Interest cost on benefits obligation	513			540			1,540			1,621
Estimated return on assets	(531		)	(610		)	(1,595		)	(1,829		)
Prior service cost amortization	0			0			0			0
Loss amortization	158			85			473			256
Net periodic cost of defined pension benefit plans	$	192		$	123		$	575		$	371

(12) Income Taxes

As required by the Income Tax Topic of the ASC, at September 30, 2012 and at December 31, 2011, we had $2.2 million and $2.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits, respectively, of which $1.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively, would affect our effective tax rate if recognized in any future period.

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of September 30, 2012, we have approximately $1.0 million of accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions.

For the three month period ended September 30, 2012, we recognized certain discrete tax benefits including $0.8 million from a reduction of the United Kingdom tax rate from 26% to 23%.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years prior to 2009 and is no longer subject to examination by the tax authorities in foreign and state jurisdictions prior to 2005. The Company is under examination for income tax filings in various state and foreign jurisdictions.

(13) Special Charges

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 we incurred $1.4 million in special charges associated with repositioning actions in the Energy, Aerospace and Flow Technologies segments. These actions include consolidating facilities, shifting expenses to lower cost regions and exiting some non-strategic product lines. During the three and nine months ended October 2, 2011 we did not record any special charges. The following table summarizes our special charges by expense type and business segment (in thousands):



	As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2012
	Energy		Aerospace		Flow Technologies		Total
Accrued special charges as of July 1, 2012							$	—
Facility-related expenses	$	1,093	$	209	$	—	1,302
Employee-related expenses	—		30		45		75
Total special charges	$	1,093	$	239	$	45	1,377
Special charges paid							(1,377		)
Accrued special charges as of September 30, 2012							$	—



	As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2012
	Energy		Aerospace		Flow Technologies		Total
Accrued special charges as of December 31, 2011							$	—
Facility-related expenses	$	1,093	$	209	$	—	1,302
Employee-related expenses	—		30		45		75
Total special charges	$	1,093	$	239	$	45	1,377
Special charges paid							(1,377		)
Accrued special charges as of September 30, 2012							$	—

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, facility-related expenses included write-downs of fixed assets and other equipment. Also, in connection with the repositioning special charges noted above, we recorded $0.9 million

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and $3.2 million of repositioning related inventory obsolescence charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 for the Energy and Aerospace segments respectively. These repositioning related inventory obsolescence charges were included as costs of revenues.

We expect to incur additional special charges between $3.0 million and $3.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2012 (between $2.4 million and $2.8 million for the Energy segment, $0.4 million for the Aerospace segment and between $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the Flow Technologies segment). We expect to incur additional special charges between $5.0 million and $6.0 million during the first half of 2013 (between $1.2 million and $1.4 million for the Energy segment, between $3.5 million and $4.2 million for the Aerospace segment and between $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the Flow Technologies segment) to complete these repositioning actions. These repositioning activities are expected to be funded with cash generated from operations.



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

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that are “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) and releases issued by the SEC. The words “may,” “hope,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters, identify forward-looking statements. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our stockholders, and we, therefore, make forward-looking statements in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Act. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control and our actual results may differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the cyclicality and highly competitive nature of some of our end markets which can affect the overall demand for and pricing of our products, changes in the price of and demand for oil and gas in both domestic and international markets, variability of raw material and component pricing, changes in our suppliers’ performance, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, our ability to continue operating our manufacturing facilities at efficient levels including our ability to continue to reduce costs, our ability to generate increased cash by reducing our inventories, our prevention of the accumulation of excess inventory, our ability to successfully implement our acquisition strategy, fluctuations in interest rates, our ability to continue to successfully defend product liability actions including asbestos-related claims, our ability to realize savings anticipated to result from the repositioning activities discussed herein, as well as the uncertainty associated with the current worldwide economic conditions and the continuing impact on economic and financial conditions in the United States and around the world as a result of terrorist attacks, current Middle Eastern conflicts and related matters. We advise you to read further about certain of these and other risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, together with subsequent reports we have filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 8-K, which may supplement, modify, supersede, or update those risk factors. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Company Overview

CIRCOR International, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets valves and other highly engineered products and sub-systems used in the energy, aerospace and industrial markets. Within our major product groups, we develop, sell and service a portfolio of fluid-control products, subsystems and technologies that enable us to fulfill our customers’ unique fluid-control application needs.

We have organized our reporting structure into three segments: Energy, Aerospace, and Flow Technologies. Our Energy segment primarily serves large international energy projects, short-cycle North American energy markets, and the pipeline transmission equipment and services end-markets. Our Aerospace segment primarily serves the commercial and military aerospace markets. Our Flow Technologies segment serves our broadest variety of end-markets, including power generation, industrial and commercial HVAC/steam, industrial and process markets, and chemical and refining. The Flow Technologies segment also provides products specifically designed for U.S. and international Navy applications.

We have been enhancing both our domestic and our worldwide operations through the development of the CIRCOR Business System. The CIRCOR Business System is based on lean manufacturing techniques (“Lean”) and is defined by our commitment to attracting, developing and refining the best talent and pursuing continuous improvement in all aspects of our

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business and operations. The CIRCOR Business System promotes improved shareholder value through the enhancement of core competencies across all of our business units, including continuous improvement, talent acquisition, development and retention, acquisition integration and factory repositioning, global business and supply chain development and product innovation.

Our primary objective is to enhance shareholder value through profitable growth of our diversified, multi-national company utilizing the CIRCOR Business System. We are working to accomplish this objective by focusing on highly engineered projects and product opportunities in key end-markets that have above average growth. These end-markets include the up-stream and mid-stream oil and gas, power generation, process and aerospace markets. In capitalizing on these opportunities, we are using the CIRCOR Business System to excel at:


•	Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement;


•	Talent Acquisition, Development and Retention;


•	Acquisition Integration and Factory Repositioning;


•	Global Business and Supply Chain Development;


•	Customer Relationship Development; and


•	Product Innovation.

Through organic and acquisition-based growth, our three to five year objectives are to double the revenue of CIRCOR, gain significant market position increases in our key end-markets and build a global capability in high-growth emerging markets while improving operating margins.

Basis of Presentation

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to currently reported presentations. We monitor our business in three segments: Energy, Aerospace and Flow Technologies.

Critical Accounting Policies

The following discussion of accounting policies is intended to supplement the section “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” presented in Note (2) to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. These policies were selected because they are broadly applicable within our operating units. The expenses and accrued liabilities or allowances related to certain of these policies are initially based on our best estimates at the time of original entry in our accounting records. Adjustments are recorded when our actual experience, or new information concerning our expected experience, differs from underlying initial estimates. These adjustments could be material if our actual or expected experience were to change significantly in a short period of time. We make frequent comparisons of actual experience and expected experience in order to mitigate the likelihood of material adjustments.

There have been no significant changes from the methodology applied by management for critical accounting estimates previously disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when products are delivered, title and risk of loss have passed to the customer, no significant post-delivery obligations remain and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. We may enter into certain arrangements with multiple deliverables that may include any combination of designing, developing and manufacturing valves and other highly engineered products and sub-systems. Delivery of these products and sub-systems typically occurs within a one to two-year period, although most arrangements have a shorter timeframe for delivery. Revenue is generally allocated ratably to the units of accounting in the arrangement based on their relative selling prices determined as if the deliverables were sold separately. Shipping and handling costs invoiced to customers are recorded as components of revenues and the associated costs are recorded as cost of revenues. We also have certain long-term arrangements requiring delivery of products or services over extended periods of time and revenue and profits on each arrangement are recognized in accordance with the percentage-

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of-completion method of accounting.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments

Cash and cash equivalents consist of amounts on deposit in checking and savings accounts with banks and other financial institutions. Short-term investments primarily consist of guaranteed investment certificates which generally have short-term maturities and are carried at cost which generally approximates fair value.

Allowance for Inventory

We typically analyze our inventory aging and projected future usage on a quarterly basis to assess the adequacy of our inventory allowances. We provide inventory allowances for excess, slow-moving, and obsolete inventories determined primarily by estimates of future demand. The allowance is generally measured on an item-by-item basis determined based on the difference between the cost of the inventory and estimated market value. The provision for inventory allowance is a component of our cost of revenues. Assumptions about future demand are among the primary factors utilized to estimate market value. At the point of the loss recognition, a new, lower-cost basis for that inventory is established, and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in that newly established cost basis.

Our net inventory balance was $194.6 million as of September 30, 2012, compared to $203.8 million as of December 31, 2011. Our inventory allowance as of September 30, 2012 was $22.9 million, compared with $17.7 million as of December 31, 2011. Our provision for inventory obsolescence was $8.4 million and $2.8 million for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, respectively. Included in the inventory obsolescence charge for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is $0.9 million and $3.2 million of repositioning related inventory obsolescence charges for the Energy and Aerospace segments, respectively. See Notes 5 and 13 of the accompanying unaudited financial statements for more information on our repositioning related charges.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we have experienced increases in organic revenue and orders compared to the nine months ended October 2, 2011. We believe our inventory allowances remain adequate with the net realizable value of our inventory being higher than our current inventory cost.

If there were to be a sudden and significant decrease in demand for our products, significant price reductions, or if there were a higher incidence of inventory obsolescence for any reason, including a change in technology or customer requirements, we could be required to increase our inventory allowances and our gross profit could be adversely affected.

Penalty Accruals

Some of our customer agreements, primarily in our project related businesses, contain late shipment penalty clauses whereby we are contractually obligated to pay consideration to our customers if we do not meet specified shipment dates. The accrual for estimated penalties is shown as a reduction of revenue and is based on several factors including historical customer settlement experience and management’s assessment of specific shipment delay information. Accruals related to these potential late shipment penalties as of September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011 were $8.3 million and $9.4 million, respectively. As we conclude performance under these agreements, the actual amount of consideration paid to our customers may vary significantly from the amounts we currently have accrued.

Acquisition Accounting

In connection with our acquisitions, we assess and formulate a plan related to the future integration of the acquired entity. This process begins during the due diligence phase and is concluded within twelve months of the acquisition. Our methodology for determining the fair values relating to purchase acquisitions is determined through established valuation techniques for industrial manufacturing companies and we utilize third party valuation firms to assist in the valuation of certain tangible and intangible assets.

Legal Contingencies

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outstanding legal proceedings, see “Contingencies and Commitments” in Note 10 of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements as well as “Legal Proceedings” in Part II, Item 1 hereof.

Impairment Analysis

As required by ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other,” we perform an annual assessment as to whether there was an indication that goodwill and certain intangible assets are impaired. We also perform impairment analyses whenever events and circumstances indicate that goodwill or certain intangibles may be impaired. In assessing the fair value of goodwill, we use our best estimates of future cash flows of operating activities and capital expenditures of the reporting unit, the estimated terminal value for each reporting unit and a discount rate based on the weighted average cost of capital.

The goodwill recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2012 decreased $0.4 million to $77.4 million compared to $77.8 million as of December 31, 2011 due to foreign currency fluctuations.

Income Taxes

For 2012, we expect an effective income tax rate of approximately 32.0%. Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by earnings being lower than anticipated in countries where we have lower statutory rates and vice versa. Changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets or liabilities, or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof may also adversely affect our future effective tax rate. In addition, we are subject to the continuous examination of our income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.

The Company has a domestic deferred income tax asset and a net foreign deferred tax asset. With regard to deferred income tax assets, we maintained a total valuation allowance of $14.5 million at September 30, 2012 and $10.6 million at December 31, 2011 due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize certain of these assets, primarily consisting of certain foreign tax credits, foreign and state net operating losses and state tax credits carried forward. The valuation allowance is based on estimates of taxable income in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverable. If market conditions improve and future results of operations exceed our current expectations, our existing tax valuation allowances may be adjusted, resulting in future tax benefits. Alternatively, if market conditions deteriorate or future results of operations are less than expected, future assessments may result in a determination that some or all of the deferred tax assets are not realizable. Consequently, we may need to establish additional tax valuation allowances for all or a portion of the gross deferred tax assets, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company has had a history of domestic and foreign taxable income, is able to avail itself of federal tax carryback provisions, has future taxable temporary differences and projects future domestic and foreign taxable income. We believe that after considering all of the available objective evidence, it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the remaining deferred tax assets.

Pension Benefits

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including expected rates of return on plan assets and discount rates. Benefits are based primarily on years of service and employees’ compensation.

As of July 1, 2006, in connection with a revision to our retirement plan, we froze the pension benefits of our qualified noncontributory plan participants. Under the revised plan, such participants generally do not accrue any additional benefits under the defined benefit plan after July 1, 2006 and instead receive enhanced benefits associated with our defined contribution 401(k) plan in which substantially all of our U.S. employees are eligible to participate.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we made cash contributions of $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, to our qualified defined benefit pension plan. For the remainder of 2012, we expect to make voluntary cash contributions of approximately $0.4 million to our qualified defined benefit pension plan, although global capital market and interest rate fluctuations may impact future funding requirements.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Three Months Ended October 2, 2011

Beginning in the third quarter of 2012, we initiated certain repositioning actions within all three of our operating segments: these actions include consolidating facilities, shifting expenses to lower cost regions and exiting certain small non-strategic products or product lines. These repositioning actions resulted in certain repositioning related charges being recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2012. These repositioning related charges include inventory valuation reserves, intangible impairments, and special charges, which includes employee related costs and asset write offs. Additional information with regard to these repositioning related charges is provided below.

In the Energy segment the repositioning impacts our Brazil operations, shifting non-core manufacturing to low cost suppliers and exiting some non-strategic products or product lines. In the Aerospace segment the repositioning action includes consolidating our three California facilities into two and exiting some small non-strategic products or product lines. The Flow Technologies repositioning action includes the consolidation of our Ahmedabad, India manufacturing operation into a newly constructed facility in Coimbatore, India.

The following tables set forth the results of operations, percentage of net revenues and the period-to-period percentage change in certain financial data for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011:



	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012					October 2, 2011					% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues	$	209,804		100.0	%	$	209,961		100.0	%	(0.1	)%
Cost of revenues	151,109			72.0	%	154,774			73.7	%	(2.4	)%
Gross profit	58,695			28.0	%	55,187			26.3	%	6.4	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses	44,314			21.1	%	39,448			18.8	%	12.3	%
Leslie asbestos and bankruptcy recoveries, net	0			0.0	%	(201		)	(0.1	)%	(100.0	)%
Impairment charges	10,348			4.9	%	—			0.0	%	N/A
Special charges	1,377			0.7	%	—			0.0	%	N/A
Operating income	2,656			1.3	%	15,940			7.6	%	(83.3	)%
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	1,122			0.5	%	887			0.4	%	26.5	%
Other expense, net	564			0.3	%	354			0.2	%	59.3	%
Total other expense	1,686			0.8	%	1,241			0.6	%	35.9	%
Income before income taxes	970			0.5	%	14,699			7.0	%	(93.4	)%
Provision for income taxes	(899		)	(0.4	)%	3,752			1.8	%	(124.0	)%
Net income	$	1,869		0.9	%	$	10,947		5.2	%	(82.9	)%

Net Revenues

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Net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 decreased by $0.2 million, or 0.1%, to $209.8 million from $210.0 million for the three months ended October 2, 2011. The change in net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was attributable to the following:



	Three Months Ended				Total Change			Operations			Foreign Exchange
Segment	September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011		Total Change			Operations			Foreign Exchange
	(In thousands)
Energy	$	109,968	$	103,300	$	6,668		$	11,720		$	(5,052	)
Aerospace	31,795		32,681		(886		)	122			(1,008		)
Flow Technologies	68,041		73,980		(5,939		)	(4,410		)	(1,529		)
Total	$	209,804	$	209,961	$	(157	)	$	7,432		$	(7,589	)

The Energy segment accounted for 52% of net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 49% for the three months ended October 2, 2011. The Aerospace segment accounted for 15% of net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 16% for the three months ended October 2, 2011. The Flow Technologies segment accounted for 32% of net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 35% for the three months ended October 2, 2011.

Energy segment revenues increased by $6.7 million, or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended October 2, 2011. The increase was primarily driven by $11.7 million of organic growth across most markets with increases in the short-cycle North American and large international project markets, partially offset by lower pipeline shipments. The increase was also partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $5.1 million. Energy segment orders increased $24.5 million to $118.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $93.6 million for the same period in 2011 primarily due to higher international project and pipeline orders. Backlog for our Energy segment has increased $8.4 million to $210.4 million as of September 30, 2012 compared to $202.0 million as of October 2, 2011. The increases in backlog was primarily due to higher order levels within our large international project business, partially offset by ongoing shipments of a large pipeline project booked in 2010 and slightly lower short-cycle backlog.

Aerospace segment revenues decreased by $0.9 million, or 3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease was primarily due to lower landing gear shipments and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $1.0 million, partially offset by gains in the other areas. Orders for this segment decreased $19.9 million to $42.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $62.8 million for the same period in 2011. This order decline was primarily due to a $26.0 million multi-year military landing gear order placed in the third quarter of 2011. Order backlog increased $2.3 million to $162.7 million as of September 30, 2012 compared to $160.4 million million as of October 2, 2011.

Flow Technologies segment revenues decreased by $5.9 million, or 8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The revenue decrease was due to net organic declines of $4.4 million and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $1.5 million. The organic revenue decline was primarily due to lower light emitting diode (“LED”) equipment shipments, partially offset by organic growth across other businesses. This segment’s customer orders decreased $6.4 million to $64.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $70.9 million for the same period in 2011 primarily due to weakness in the LED equipment market and market slowdown in Europe. Order backlog decreased $6.6 million to $71.2 million as of September 30, 2012 compared to $77.8 million as of October 2, 2011, primarily driven by the shipment of Navy backlog and lower LED equipment orders.

Gross Profit

Consolidated gross profit increased $3.5 million, or 6%, to $58.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $55.2 million for the three months ended October 2, 2011. Consolidated gross margin increased 170 basis points to 28.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from 26.3% for the three months ended October 2, 2011.

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	Three Months Ended				Total Change			Operations			Foreign Exchange			Inventory Repositioning
Segment	September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011		Total Change			Operations			Foreign Exchange			Inventory Repositioning
	(In thousands)
Energy	$	30,554	$	22,100	$	8,454		$	10,008		$	(607	)	$	(947	)
Aerospace	5,906		9,387		(3,481		)	(81		)	(223		)	(3,177		)
Flow Technologies	22,235		23,700		(1,465		)	(818		)	(647		)	—
Total	$	58,695	$	55,187	$	3,508		$	9,109		$	(1,477	)	$	(4,124	)

Gross profit for the Energy segment increased $8.5 million, or 38%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The gross profit increase was primarily due to $10.0 million of organic increases, partially offset by $0.9 million in inventory repositioning charges at our Brazil operations and $0.6 million in unfavorable foreign exchange rates compared to the U.S. dollar. Gross margins improved 640 basis points to 27.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 21.4% for the same period in 2011. This increase was primarily driven by favorable penalty reserve adjustments and pricing within our large international project business.

Gross profit for the Aerospace segment decreased $3.5 million, or 37%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended October 2, 2011. This gross profit decrease was primarily due to $3.2 million in inventory repositioning charges at our California operations. Additionally, there was a $0.1 million organic decline and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $0.2 million. Gross margins declined by 1,010 basis points to 18.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from 28.7% for the three months ended October 2, 2011 primarily due to the inventory repositioning charges.

Gross profit for the Flow Technologies segment decreased $1.5 million, or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended October 2, 2011. This decrease was primarily due to organic decreases of $0.8 million and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $0.6 million. Gross margins improved 70 basis points to 32.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from 32.0% for the three months ended October 2, 2011 primarily due to favorable mix, partially offset by lower volume and associated leverage.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $4.9 million, or 12%, to $44.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $39.4 million for the three months ended October 2, 2011. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased 230 basis points to 21.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 18.8% for the three months ended October 2, 2011.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Energy segment increased 10%, or $1.4 million, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Organic increases, inclusive of higher commissions and selling resources expenses accounted for a $2.1 million increase, which was partially offset by favorable foreign currency fluctuations of $0.7 million.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Aerospace segment increased 3%, or $0.2 million, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Organic increases of $0.5 million primarily due to timing were partially offset by $0.3 million in favorable foreign currency fluctuations.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Flow Technologies segment decreased 3%, or $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 primarily due to favorable foreign currency fluctuations of $0.4 million.

Corporate, general and administrative expenses increased $3.6 million to $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The increase was primarily due to a favorable settlement of a long-standing litigation matter recognized as income in the third quarter of 2011 as well as higher professional fees and variable compensation during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

Leslie Asbestos and Bankruptcy Related Recoveries, Net

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2012. The $0.2 million recovery of bankruptcy related costs for the three months ended October 2, 2011 was a result of lower actual costs incurred compared to amounts previously estimated. For more information on asbestos related litigation, see “Contingencies and Commitments” in Note 10 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements as well as “Legal Proceedings” in Part II, Item 1.

Impairment Charges

Intangible impairment charges of $2.2 million and $8.2 million were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2012 in our Energy and Aerospace segments, respectively. The impairment charges were triggered by evolving business factors, including our outlook of diminished future revenue and cash flow as well as expected repositioning activities at our Brazil and California operations. We did not record any impairment charges during the three months ended October 2, 2011. For additional information on the impairment charges, see Note 5 of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Special Charges

Special charges associated with repositioning actions of $1.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2012 in our Energy, Aerospace and Flow Technologies segments, respectively. We did not record any special charges during the three months ended October 2, 2011 For additional information on the special charges, see Note 13 of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Operating Income (Loss)

The change in operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended October 2, 2011 was as follows:



	Three Months Ended						Total Change			Operations			Foreign Exchange			Repositioning (1)			Leslie Asbestos
Segment	September 30, 2012			October 2, 2011			Total Change			Operations			Foreign Exchange			Repositioning (1)			Leslie Asbestos
	(In thousands)
Energy	$	11,236		$	7,441		$	3,795		$	7,883		$	108		$	(4,196	)	$	—
Aerospace	(10,284		)	1,846			(12,130		)	(625		)	104			(11,609		)	—
Flow Technologies	8,873			10,008			(1,135		)	(900		)	(219		)	(45		)	29
Corporate	(7,169		)	(3,355		)	(3,814		)	(3,594		)	10			—			(230		)
Total	$	2,656		$	15,940		$	(13,284	)	$	2,764		$	3		$	(15,850	)	$	(201	)
(1) Repositioning includes inventory, impairment and special charges associated with repositioning activities - see table below

The repositioning related charges for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were as follows:



	Three Months Ended		Inventory Repositioning			Impairment Charges			Special Charges
Segment	September 30, 2012		Inventory Repositioning			Impairment Charges			Special Charges
	(In thousands)
Energy	$	4,196		$	947		$	2,156		$	1,093
Aerospace	11,609			3,177			8,193			239
Flow Technologies	45		—			—			45
Total	$	15,850	$	4,124		$	10,349		$	1,377

Operating income decreased 83%, or $13.3 million, to $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $15.9 million for the same period in 2011.

Operating income for our Energy segment increased $3.8 million, or 51%, to $11.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. Operating margins improved 300 basis points to 10.2% on a revenue increase of 6%, compared to the same period in 2011. The increase in operating income was primarily driven by improved pricing and favorable penalty reserve adjustments within our large international project business, partially offset by Brazil repositioning related costs and organic selling, general and administrative expense increases, inclusive of higher commissions and selling resources expenses.

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Operating income for the Aerospace segment decreased $12.1 million, or 657%, to a loss of $10.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Operating margins were negative due to impairment charges and other repositioning related costs at our California operations.

Operating income for the Flow Technologies segment decreased $1.1 million, or 11%, to $8.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Operating margins declined by 50 basis points to 14.5% compared to the same period in 2011 primarily due to lower volume and associated leverage, partially offset by favorable mix and lower selling, general and administrative spending.

Corporate operating expenses increased $3.8 million, or 114%, to $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, largely due to a favorable settlement of a long-standing litigation matter recognized as income in the third quarter of 2011 as well as higher general and administrative expenses.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, increased $0.2 million to $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended October 2, 2011. This change in interest expense was primarily due to higher interest charges from international borrowings.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net, was $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $0.4 million in the same period of 2011. The difference of $0.2 million was largely the result of the remeasurement of foreign currency balances.

Provision for Taxes

The effective tax rate was (92.8)% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to 25.5% for the same period of 2011. The lower 2012 tax rate resulted from favorable foreign tax rate differentials including a United Kingdom tax rate reduction, a decrease in tax liabilities and other favorable discrete items, partially offset by an increase in the valuation reserve for one of our international subsidiaries. The impact of these items on the effective tax rate was particularly large due to the lower pretax income caused primarily by charges associated with our repositioning activities.

Net Income

Net income decreased $9.1 million to $1.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to $10.9 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease was primarily due to the repositioning activities that resulted in impairment charges of $10.3 million, inventory charges of $4.1 million and special charges of $1.4 million.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2011

Beginning in the third quarter of 2012, we initiated certain repositioning actions within all three of our operating segments: these actions include consolidating facilities, shifting expenses to lower cost regions and exiting certain small non-strategic product lines. These repositioning actions resulted in certain repositioning related charges being recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. These repositioning related charges include inventory valuation reserves, intangible impairments, and special charges, which includes employee related costs and asset write offs. Additional information with regard to these repositioning related charges is provided below.

The following tables set forth the results of operations, percentage of net revenues and the period-to-period percentage change in certain financial data for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011:

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	Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				October 2, 2011				% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues	$	643,946	100.0	%	$	605,239	100.0	%	6.4	%
Cost of revenues	462,823		71.9	%	439,218		72.6	%	5.4	%
Gross profit	181,123		28.1	%	166,021		27.4	%	9.1	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses	134,562		20.9	%	124,083		20.5	%	8.4	%
Leslie asbestos and bankruptcy charges, net	0		0.0	%	676		0.1	%	(100.0	)%
Impairment charges	10,348		1.6	%	—		0.0	%	N/A
Special charges	1,377		0.2	%	—		0.0	%	N/A
Operating income	34,836		5.4	%	41,262		6.8	%	(15.6	)%
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	3,220		0.5	%	2,892		0.5	%	11.3	%
Other expense, net	887		0.1	%	1,830		0.3	%	(51.5	)%
Total other expense	4,107		0.6	%	4,722		0.8	%	(13.0	)%
Income before income taxes	30,729		4.8	%	36,540		6.0	%	(15.9	)%
Provision for income taxes	9,138		1.4	%	10,191		1.7	%	(10.3	)%
Net income	$	21,591	3.4	%	$	26,349	4.4	%	(18.1	)%

Net Revenues

Net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 increased by $38.7 million, or 6%, to $643.9 million from $605.2 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2011. The change in net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was attributable to the following:



	Nine Months Ended				Total Change			Acquisitions		Operations			Foreign Exchange
Segment	September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011		Total Change			Acquisitions		Operations			Foreign Exchange
	(In thousands)
Energy	$	332,759	$	284,464	$	48,295		$	1,525	$	60,384		$	(13,614	)
Aerospace	105,776		100,820		4,956			—		7,932			(2,976		)
Flow Technologies	205,411		219,955		(14,544		)	—		(10,265		)	(4,279		)
Total	$	643,946	$	605,239	$	38,707		$	1,525	$	58,051		$	(20,869	)

The Energy segment accounted for 52% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 47% for the nine months ended October 2, 2011. The Aerospace segment accounted for 16% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 17% for the nine months ended October 2, 2011. The Flow Technologies segment accounted for 32% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 36% for the nine months ended October 2, 2011.

Energy segment revenues increased by $48.3 million, or 17%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended October 2, 2011. The increase was primarily driven by $60.4 million of organic growth across most markets with large increases in both the short-cycle North American market and in large international project shipments partially offset by lower pipeline shipments. In addition, this year over year increase was due to $1.5 million in additional revenue from the first quarter 2011 acquisition of Valvulas S.F. Industria e Comercio Ltda. (“SF Valves”) located in Brazil, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $13.6 million. Energy segment orders increased $71.4 million to $382.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $310.6 million for the same period in 2011, primarily due to improvements in mostly large international projects and North American short-cycle orders.

Aerospace segment revenues increased by $5.0 million, or 5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The increase was due to organic growth of $7.9 million across most areas with the exception of landing gear, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $3.0 million. Orders for this segment decreased $17.5 million to $111.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $129.1 million for the same period

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in 2011 primarily due to a $26.0 million multi-year military landing gear order placed in the third quarter of 2011.

Flow Technologies segment revenues decreased by $14.5 million, or 7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The revenue decrease was due to net organic declines of $10.3 million and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $4.3 million. The organic revenue decline was primarily due to lower LED equipment shipments, partially offset by organic growth across most other businesses. This segment’s customer orders decreased $14.8 million to $207.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $222.6 million for the same period in 2011 again driven almost entirely by lower LED equipment market orders.

Gross Profit

Consolidated gross profit increased $15.1 million, or 9%, to $181.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $166.0 million for the nine months ended ended October 2, 2011. Consolidated gross margin increased 70 basis points to 28.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from 27.4% for the nine months ended October 2, 2011.



	Nine Months Ended				Total Change			Acquisitions		Operations			Foreign Exchange			Inventory Repositioning
Segment	September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011		Total Change			Acquisitions		Operations			Foreign Exchange			Inventory Repositioning
	(In thousands)
Energy	$	84,359	$	62,405	$	21,954		$	46	$	24,227		$	(1,372	)	$	(947	)
Aerospace	28,844		33,278		(4,434		)	—		(333		)	(924		)	(3,177		)
Flow Technologies	67,920		70,338		(2,418		)	—		(624		)	(1,794		)	—
Total	$	181,123	$	166,021	$	15,102		$	46	$	23,270		$	(4,090	)	$	(4,124	)

Gross profit for the Energy segment increased $22.0 million, or 35%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The gross profit increase was primarily due to $24.2 million of organic increases, partially offset by $0.9 million in inventory repositioning charges and $1.4 million in unfavorable foreign exchange rates compared to the U.S. dollar. Gross margins improved 350 basis points to 25.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 21.9% for the same period in 2011. This increase was primarily driven by favorable pricing and penalty reserve adjustments within our large international project business.

Gross profit for the Aerospace segment decreased $4.4 million, or 13%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended October 2, 2011. This gross profit decrease was primarily due to $3.2 million in inventory repositioning charges at our California operations. Additionally, there were unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $0.9 million and organic declines of $0.3 million. Gross margins declined by 570 basis points to 27.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from 33.0% for the nine months ended October 2, 2011 primarily due to the inventory repositioning charges and large future program expenses including those related to manufacturing capabilities and product development, partially offset by higher volume and associated leverage.

Gross profit for the Flow Technologies segment decreased $2.4 million, or 3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended October 2, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $1.8 million and organic decreases of $0.6 million. Gross margins improved 110 basis points to 33.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from 32.0% for the nine months ended October 2, 2011 primarily due to improved mix and productivity, partially offset by lower volume and associated leverage.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $10.5 million, or 8%, to $134.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $124.1 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2011. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased 40 basis points to 20.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 20.5% for the nine months ended October 2, 2011.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Energy segment increased 9%, or $4.2 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Organic increases, inclusive of higher commissions and selling resource related expenses, accounted for a $5.8 million increase and $0.4 million was added from the SF Valves acquisition in the first quarter of 2011. These increases were partially offset by favorable foreign currency fluctuations of $2.1 million.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Aerospace segment decreased 1%, or $0.3 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 primarily due to favorable foreign currency fluctuations of $0.8 million, partially offset by organic increases of $0.5 million.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Flow Technologies segment increased 3%, or $1.1 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 primarily due to organic increases of $2.2 million primarily from growth initiatives and productivity investments, partially offset by $1.2 million from favorable foreign currency fluctuations.

Corporate, general and administrative expenses increased $5.5 million to $20.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 largely due to a favorable settlement of a long-standing litigation matter recognized as income in the third quarter of 2011 as well as higher 2012 professional fees and variable compensation.

Leslie Asbestos and Bankruptcy Related (Recoveries) Charges, Net

Asbestos and bankruptcy related charges are primarily associated with our Leslie subsidiary in the Flow Technologies segment. There were no ongoing costs associated with Leslie’s asbestos litigation for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The $0.7 million bankruptcy related charges for the nine months ended October 2, 2011 was comprised of bankruptcy related professional fees. For more information on asbestos related litigation, see “Contingencies and Commitments” in Note 10 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements as well as “Legal Proceedings” in Part II, Item 1.

Impairment Charges

Intangible impairment charges of $2.2 million and $8.2 million were recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 in our Energy and Aerospace segments, respectively. The impairment charges were triggered by evolving business factors, including our outlook of diminished future revenue and cash flow as well as expected repositioning activities at our Brazil and California operations. We did not record any impairment charges during the nine months ended October 2, 2011. For additional information on the impairment charges, see Note 5 of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Special Charges

Special charges associated with repositioning actions of $1.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million were recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 in our Energy, Aerospace and Flow Technologies segments, respectively. We did not record any special charges during the nine months ended October 2, 2011. For additional information on the special charges, see Note 13 of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Operating Income (Loss)

The change in operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended October 2, 2011 was as follows:



	Nine Months Ended						Total Change			Acquisitions			Operations			Foreign Exchange			Repositioning (1)			Leslie Asbestos
Segment	September 30, 2012			October 2, 2011			Total Change			Acquisitions			Operations			Foreign Exchange			Repositioning (1)			Leslie Asbestos
	(Dollars In thousands)
Energy	$	32,744		$	18,208		$	14,536		$	(398	)	$	18,443		$	687		$	(4,196	)	$	—
Aerospace	(3,007		)	9,593			(12,600		)	—			(876		)	(115		)	(11,609		)	—
Flow Technologies	25,503			28,416			(2,913		)	—			(2,851		)	(625		)	(45		)	608
Corporate	(20,404		)	(14,955		)	(5,449		)	—			(5,522		)	5			—			68
Total	$	34,836		$	41,262		$	(6,426	)	$	(398	)	$	9,194		$	(48	)	$	(15,850	)	$	676
(1) Repositioning includes inventory, impairment and special charges associated with repositioning activities - see table below

The repositioning related charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were as follows:

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	Nine Months Ended		Inventory Repositioning			Impairment Charges			Special Charges
Segment	September 30, 2012		Inventory Repositioning			Impairment Charges			Special Charges
	(In thousands)
Energy	$	4,196		$	947		$	2,156		$	1,093
Aerospace	11,609			3,177			8,193			239
Flow Technologies	45		—			—			45
Total	$	15,850	$	4,124		$	10,349		$	1,377

Operating income decreased 16%, or $6.4 million, to $34.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $41.3 million for the same period in 2011.

Operating income for our Energy segment increased $14.5 million, or 80%, to $32.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. Operating margins improved 340 basis points to 9.8% on a revenue increase of 17%, compared to the first nine months in 2011. The increase in operating income was primarily driven by increased volume and associated leverage and improved pricing and favorable penalty reserve adjustments with respect to large international projects, partially offset by organic increases in selling, general and administrative expenses and repositioning related charges at our Brazil operations.

Operating income for the Aerospace segment decreased $12.6 million, or 131%, to a loss of $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Operating margins were negative due to impairment charges and other repositioning related costs at our California operations and large future program expenses including those related to manufacturing capabilities and product development, partially offset by volume and associated leverage.

Operating income for the Flow Technologies segment decreased $2.9 million, or 10%, to $25.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Operating margins declined 50 points to 12.4% compared to the first nine months in 2011 primarily due to lower volume and associated leverage, partially offset by improved mix and investments in growth initiatives.

Corporate operating expenses increased $5.4 million, or 36%, to $20.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, largely due to a favorable settlement of a long-standing litigation matter recognized as income in the third quarter of 2011 as well as higher general and administrative expenses.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, increased $0.3 million to $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended October 2, 2011. This change in interest expense was primarily due to higher interest charges from higher borrowings associated with our revolving credit facility and other borrowings.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net, was $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $1.8 million in the same period of 2011. The difference of $0.9 million was largely the result of the remeasurement of foreign currency balances.

Provision for Taxes

The effective tax rate was 29.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 27.9% for the same period of 2011. The higher 2012 tax rate was due to the mix of domestic and foreign income at different tax rates, favorable foreign tax rate adjustments and foreign tax credit utilization, offset by an unfavorable valuation reserve established for one of our international subsidiaries.

Net Income

Net income decreased $4.8 million to $21.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $26.3 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease was primarily due to the repositioning activities that resulted in impairment charges of $10.3 million, repositioning inventory charges of $4.1 million and special charges of $1.4 million. These 2012 repositioning charges were partially offset by higher energy segment operating income.

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Our liquidity needs arise primarily from capital investment in machinery, equipment and the improvement of facilities, funding working capital requirements to support business growth initiatives, acquisitions, dividend payments, pension funding obligations and debt service costs. We have historically generated cash from operations and remain in a strong financial position, with resources available for reinvestment in existing businesses, strategic acquisitions and managing our capital structure on a short and long-term basis.

The following table summarizes our cash flow activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (In thousands):




Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	30,832
Investing activities	(13,897		)
Financing activities	(23,467		)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	653
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(5,879	)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we generated $30.8 million in operating activities compared to using $70.7 million during the same period in 2011. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we used $1.0 million to make the final payment to the Leslie Controls Asbestos Trust (the "Trust"). This compares to a use of $76.6 million for the nine months ended July 3, 2011 to initially fund the Trust. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 we used approximately $19.8 million in cash from operating assets and liabilities compared to using $37.3 million during the same period in 2011. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 inventories were sources of cash of $8.6 million largely due to the repositioning related inventory obsolescence charges as compared to the nine months ended October 2, 2011 when we used $43.9 million to acquire inventory. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities were uses of cash of $26.2 million as compared to the nine months ended October 2, 2011 which was a source of $17.4 million of cash. The $13.9 million used by investing activities primarily consists of net purchases of capital equipment. Financing activities used $23.5 million, which included a net $21.2 million reduction of borrowings and $2.0 million used to pay dividends to shareholders.

As of September 30, 2012, total debt was $83.8 million compared to $105.1 million at December 31, 2011. Total debt as a percentage of total shareholders’ equity was 20.5% as of September 30, 2012 compared to 27.4% as of December 31, 2011.

On May 2, 2011, we entered into a five year unsecured credit agreement (“2011 Credit Agreement”) that provides for a $300.0 million revolving line of credit. The 2011 Credit Agreement includes a $150.0 million accordion feature for a maximum facility size of $450.0 million. The 2011 Credit Agreement also allows for additional indebtedness not to exceed $80 million. We anticipate using the 2011 Credit Agreement to fund potential acquisitions, to support our organic growth initiatives and working capital needs, and for general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2012, we had borrowings of $76.0 million outstanding under our credit facility and $45.6 million was allocated to support outstanding letters of credit.

Certain of our loan agreements contain covenants that require, among other items, maintenance of certain financial ratios and also limit our ability to: enter into secured and unsecured borrowing arrangements; issue dividends to shareholders; acquire and dispose of businesses; invest in capital equipment; transfer assets among domestic and international entities; participate in certain higher yielding long-term investment vehicles; and issue additional shares of our stock. The two primary financial covenants are leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio. We were in compliance with all financial covenants related to our existing debt obligations on September 30, 2012 and we believe it is reasonably likely that we will continue to meet such covenants in the near future.

The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.57:1 as of September 30, 2012 compared to 2.27:1 at December 31, 2011. The increase in the current ratio was primarily due to the payment of short term borrowings, which reduced our current liabilities compared to December 31, 2011. As of September 30, 2012, cash and cash equivalents totaled $49.0 million, of which approximately $41.9 million was held in foreign bank accounts. This compares to $54.9 million of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2011 of which $51.2 million was held in foreign bank accounts. The cash and cash equivalents located at our foreign subsidiaries may not be repatriated to the United States or other jurisdictions without significant tax implications. We believe that our U.S. based subsidiaries, in the aggregate, will generate positive operating cash flows and in addition we may utilize our 2011 Credit Agreement for U.S. based subsidiary cash needs. As a result, we believe that we will not need to repatriate cash from our foreign subsidiaries with earnings that are indefinitely reinvested.

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On November 4, 2010, we filed with the SEC a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 under which we may issue up to $400 million of securities including debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, warrants to purchase any such securities and units comprised of any such securities (the “Securities”). The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 17, 2010. We may offer these Securities from time to time in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of sale. We believe that with this registration statement, we will have greater flexibility to take advantage of financing opportunities, acquisitions and other business opportunities when and if such opportunities arise. Depending on market conditions, we may issue securities under this or future registration statements or in private offerings exempt from registration requirements.

In 2012, we expect to generate positive cash flow from operating activities sufficient to support our capital expenditures and pay dividends of approximately $2.7 million based on our current dividend practice of paying $0.15 per share annually. Based on our expected cash flows from operations and contractually available borrowings under our credit facilities, we expect to have sufficient liquidity to fund working capital needs and future growth. We continue to search for strategic acquisitions; a larger acquisition may require additional borrowings and / or the issuance of our common stock.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements other than operating leases and these leases are not reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that is material to investors.



ITEM 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Interest Rate Sensitivity Risk

As of September 30, 2012, our primary interest rate risk is related to borrowings under our revolving credit facility. The interest rate for our revolving credit facility fluctuates with changes in short-term interest rates. We had $76.0 million borrowed under our revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2012. Based upon expected levels of borrowings under our credit facility in 2012, an increase in variable interest rates of 100 basis points would have an effect on our annual results of operations and cash flows of approximately $0.2 million.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

As of September 30, 2012, we had fourteen forward contracts with total values as follows (in thousands):



Currency	Number	Contract Amount
U.S. Dollar/GBP	1	453	U.S. Dollars
Euro/GBP	2	450	Euros
Canadian Dollar/Euro	1	7,236	Canadian Dollars
U.S. Dollar/Euro	5	27,750	U.S. Dollars
Brazilian Real/Euro	5	12,500	Brazilian Reals

This compares to six forward contracts as of December 31, 2011. The fair value liability of the derivative forward contracts as of September 30, 2012 was $0.1 million and was included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our balance sheet. This compares to a fair value asset of approximately $0.1 million that was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2011. These forward contracts have expiration dates ranging from less than one month to approximately five years from September 30, 2012. The unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 are less than $0.5 million and are included in other (income) expense in our consolidated statement of income.

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We have determined that the majority of the inputs used to value our foreign currency forward contracts fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, found under ASC Topic 820. The credit valuation adjustments, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by ourselves and our counterparties are Level 3 inputs. However, we have assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of our foreign currency forward contracts and determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation. As a result, we have determined that our derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.



ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were designed and were effective to give reasonable assurance that information we disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

We have made no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION.



ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

Asbestos Litigation

Background

Accounting—Net Leslie Asbestos and Bankruptcy Liability & Financial Statement Impact

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(In Thousands)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Amounts payable to 524(g) trust	$	0	$	1,000
Net Leslie asbestos and bankruptcy liability	$	0	$	1,000



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
(In Thousands)	September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011			September 30, 2012		October 2, 2011
Bankruptcy related (recoveries) costs	$	0	$	(201	)	$	0	$	676
Net pre-tax Leslie asbestos and bankruptcy (recoveries) charges	$	0	$	(201	)	$	0	$	676

Other Matters

During the third quarter of 2011, we commenced arbitration proceedings against T.M.W. Corporation (“TMW”), the seller from which we acquired the assets of Castle Precision Industries in August 2010, seeking to recover damages from TMW for breaches of certain representations and warranties made by TMW in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 3, 2010 relative to such acquisition. We currently are in the discovery phase of this arbitration and expect the actual hearings to occur in the first quarter of 2013 at the earliest. Early in the third quarter of 2012 we also commenced arbitration proceedings against the individuals from whom we purchased SF Valves for breaches of certain representations and warranties made in the Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 4, 2011.



ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS.

We have not identified any material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in Item 1A to Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.



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

Working Capital Restrictions and Limitations upon Payment of Dividends

Certain of our loan agreements contain covenants that require, among other items, maintenance of certain financial ratios and also limit our ability to: enter into secured and unsecured borrowing arrangements; issue dividends to shareholders; acquire and dispose of businesses; invest in capital equipment; transfer assets among domestic and international entities; participate in certain higher yielding long-term investment vehicles; and issue additional shares of our stock. The two primary financial covenants are leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio. We were in compliance with all covenants related to our existing debt obligations at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. We believe it is reasonably likely that we will continue to meet such covenants in the near future.



ITEM 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

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ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.



ITEM 5.	OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

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ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS.



Exhibit No.		Description and Location
2		Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation or Succession:
2.1		Distribution Agreement by and between Watts Industries, Inc. and CIRCOR International, Inc., dated as of October 1, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Amendment No. 2 to CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 10-12B, File No. 000-26961, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 1999.
3		Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws:
3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CIRCOR International, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Form 10-Q, File No. 001-14962, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2009.
3.2		Amended and Restated By-Laws of CIRCOR International, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Form 10-K, File No. 001-14962, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2009.
3.3		Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of CIRCOR International, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Form 10-K, File No. 001-14962, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2009.
3.4		Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock of CIRCOR International, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Form 10-Q, File No. 001-14962, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2009.
4		Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including Indentures:
4.1		Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock of CIRCOR International, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 10-12B, File No. 000-26961, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 1999.
31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32**		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101†		The following financial statements from CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2012, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), as follows:
	(i)	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011
	(ii)	Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 (unaudited)
	(iii)	Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 (unaudited)
	(iv)	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 (unaudited)
	(v)	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
*	Filed with this report.
**	Furnished with this report.
§	Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
†	As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




	CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

November 1, 2012	/s/ A. WILLIAM HIGGINS
	A. William Higgins
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	Principal Executive Officer

November 1, 2012	/s/ FREDERIC M. BURDITT
	Frederic M. Burditt
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	Principal Financial Officer

November 1, 2012	/s/ JOHN F. KOBER
	John F. Kober
	Vice President, Corporate Controller and Treasurer
	Principal Accounting Officer