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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD from                    to                   
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011
Commission file number 1-3560
P. H. Glatfelter Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Pennsylvania    
(State or other jurisdiction of   23-0628360
incorporation or organization)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
96 South George Street, Suite 500    
York, Pennsylvania 17401   (717) 225-4711
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 at least the past 90 days. Yes þ 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 o No o.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large Accelerated o   Accelerated þ   Non-accelerated o   Smaller reporting company o.
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o No þ.
As of April 30, 2011, P. H. Glatfelter Company had 46,039,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
 
 

 


 

P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
For the QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED
MARCH 31, 2011
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PART I
Item 1   — Financial Statements
P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
                 
    Three months ended
March 31
 
In thousands, except per share   2011     2010  
 
Net sales
  $ 396,771     $ 337,275  
Energy and related sales — net
    2,987       3,607  
     
Total revenues
    399,758       340,882  
Costs of products sold
    339,591       296,666  
     
Gross profit
    60,167       44,216  
 
               
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    31,770       34,670  
Gains on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net
    (3,175 )      
     
Operating income
    31,572       9,546  
Other non-operating income (expense)
               
Interest expense
    (6,460 )     (5,663 )
Interest income
    207       170  
Other — net
    7       (3,983 )
     
Total other non-operating expense
    (6,246 )     (9,476 )
     
Income before income taxes
    25,326       70  
Income tax provision
    7,900       444  
     
Net income (loss)
  $ 17,426     $ (374 )
     
 
               
Earnings (loss) per share
               
Basic
  $ 0.38     $ (0.01 )
Diluted
    0.38       (0.01 )
 
               
Cash dividends declared per common share
    0.09       0.09  
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding
               
Basic
    46,070       45,836  
Diluted
    46,410       45,836  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
                 
    March 31     December 31  
In thousands   2011     2010  
 
Assets
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 115,937     $ 95,788  
Accounts receivable net
    167,366       141,208  
Inventories
    209,288       201,077  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    46,288       64,617  
     
Total current assets
    538,879       502,690  
 
               
Plant, equipment and timberlands — net
    616,223       608,170  
 
               
Other assets
    233,261       230,887  
     
Total assets
  $ 1,388,363     $ 1,341,747  
     
 
               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities
               
Short-term debt
  $ 690     $ 798  
Accounts payable
    111,511       98,594  
Dividends payable
    4,205       4,190  
Environmental liabilities
    250       248  
Other current liabilities
    101,123       109,316  
     
Total current liabilities
    217,779       213,146  
 
               
Long-term debt
    332,393       332,224  
 
               
Deferred income taxes
    103,415       94,918  
 
               
Other long-term liabilities
    150,717       149,017  
     
Total liabilities
    804,304       789,305  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
           
 
               
Shareholders’ equity
               
Common stock
    544       544  
Capital in excess of par value
    48,989       48,145  
Retained earnings
    762,674       749,453  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (104,262 )     (121,247 )
     
 
    707,945       676,895  
Less cost of common stock in treasury
    (123,886 )     (124,453 )
     
Total shareholders’ equity
    584,059       552,442  
     
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,388,363     $ 1,341,747  
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
    Three months ended
March 31
 
In thousands   2011     2010  
 
Operating activities
               
Net income(loss)
  $ 17,426     $ (374 )
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    16,877       15,781  
Amortization of debt issue costs and original issue discount
    664       506  
Pension expense, net of unfunded benefits paid
    2,242       2,215  
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)
    2,434       (135 )
Gains on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net
    (3,175 )      
Share-based compensation
    1,445       1,514  
Cellulosic biofuel and alternative fuel mixture credits
    17,833        
Change in operating assets and liabilities
               
Accounts receivable
    (24,636 )     (14,510 )
Inventories
    (4,305 )     (1,889 )
Prepaid and other current assets
    (885 )     (4,103 )
Accounts payable
    10,266       17,632  
Environmental matters
    (13 )     37  
Accruals and other current liabilities
    (9,028 )     353  
Other
    468       3,343  
     
Net cash provided by operating activities
    27,613       20,370  
 
               
Investing activities
               
Expenditures for purchases of plant, equipment and timberlands
    (8,088 )     (6,136 )
Proceeds from disposals of plant, equipment and timberlands, net
    3,405        
Acquisition of Concert Industries Corp., net of cash acquired
          (233,006 )
     
Net cash used by investing activities
    (4,683 )     (239,142 )
 
               
Financing activities
               
Proceeds from $100 million 7⅛% note offering, net of original issue discount
          95,000  
Payments of note offering costs
          (2,804 )
Net borrowings of revolving credit facility
          27,854  
Net (repayments) borrowings of other short-term debt
    (107 )     1,082  
Repayment of 2011 Term Loan
          (4,000 )
Payment of dividends
    (4,206 )     (4,165 )
Proceeds from stock options exercised and other
    6       107  
     
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
    (4,307 )     113,074  
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    1,526       (3,147 )
     
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    20,149       (108,845 )
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period
    95,788       135,420  
     
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period
  $ 115,937     $ 26,575  
     
Supplemental cash flow information
               
Cash paid (received) for
               
Interest
  $ 285     $ 259  
Income taxes
    (15,267 )     (2,533 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

1.   ORGANIZATION
     P. H. Glatfelter Company and subsidiaries (“Glatfelter”) is a manufacturer of specialty papers and fiber-based engineered materials. Headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, our manufacturing facilities are located in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania; Chillicothe and Freemont, Ohio; Gatineau, Quebec, Canada; Gloucestershire (Lydney), England; Caerphilly, Wales, Gernsbach and Falkenhagen, Germany; Scaër, France; and the Philippines. Our products are marketed worldwide, either through wholesale merchants, brokers and agents or directly to customers.
2.   ACCOUNTING POLICIES
     Basis of Presentation The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) include the accounts of Glatfelter and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
     We prepared these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles” or “GAAP”). In our opinion, the financial statements reflect all normal, recurring adjustments needed to present fairly our results for the interim periods. When preparing these financial statements, we have assumed that you have read the audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2010 Form 10-K”).
     Accounting Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingencies as of the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of these financial statements are reasonable, based upon currently available facts and known circumstances, but recognizes that actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.
3.   ACQUISITION
     On February 12, 2010, we completed the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding stock of Concert Industries Corp. (“Concert”), a manufacturer of highly absorbent cellulose based airlaid non-woven materials, for cash totaling $231.1 million based on the currency exchange rates on the closing date, and net of post-closing working capital adjustments. Concert has operations located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and Falkenhagen, Brandenburg, Germany. Annual revenues totaled $203.0 million in 2009.
     Concert manufactures highly absorbent cellulose based airlaid non-woven materials used in products such as feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products, pre-moistened cleaning wipes, food pads, napkins and tablecloths, and baby wipes. The acquisition of Concert affords us the opportunity to grow with our customers who are the industry leaders in feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products. We believe that our acquisition of Concert provides us with an industry-leading global business that sells highly specialized, engineered fiber-based materials to niche markets with substantial barriers to entry.
     The share purchase agreement provides for, among other terms, indemnification provisions for claims that may arise, including among others, uncertain tax positions and other third party claims.
     During the third and fourth quarters of 2010, we and the sellers reached agreement on post-closing working capital related adjustments that reduced the purchase price by $4.7 million. In addition, as a result of further evaluation of asset appraisals, contingencies and other factors, in accordance with FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations, we determined that certain adjustments were required to be made to the February 12, 2010 original allocation of the purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The adjustments included $0.6 million recorded in the first quarter of 2011 to reduce the fair value of acquired accounts receivable.


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     The following summarizes the impact of the adjustments recorded since the original estimated purchase price allocation together with the final purchase price allocation:
                         
    As              
    originally     Cumulative        
In thousands   presented     Adjustments     Final  
 
Assets
                       
Cash
  $ 2,792     $     $ 2,792  
Accounts receivable
    24,703       (583 )     24,120  
Inventory
    28,034             28,034  
Prepaid and other current assets
    5,941       (1,316 )     4,625  
Plant, equipment and timberlands
    177,253       9,101       186,354  
Intangible assets
    3,138       1,902       5,040  
Deferred tax assets and other assets
    20,738       (5,830 )     14,908  
     
Total
    262,599       3,274       265,873  
Liabilities
                       
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    25,322       611       25,933  
Deferred tax liabilities
    1,267       4,069       5,336  
Other long term liabilities
    212       3,310       3,522  
     
Total
    26,801       7,990       34,791  
     
Total purchase price
  $ 235,798     $ (4,716 )   $ 231,082  
 
     The adjustments set forth above did not materially impact previously reported results of operations, earnings per share, or cash flows and, therefore, were not retrospectively reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
     For purposes of allocating the total purchase price, assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their estimated fair market value. The allocation set forth above is based on management’s estimate of the fair value using valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow models, appraisals and similar methodologies. The amount allocated to intangible assets represents the estimated value of customer sales contracts and relationships. Deferred tax assets reflect the estimated value of future tax deductions acquired in the transaction.
     Acquired property plant and equipment are being depreciated on a straight-line basis with estimated remaining lives ranging from 5 years to 40 years. Intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated remaining life of 11 to 20 years reflecting the expected future value.
     During the first quarter of 2010, we incurred legal, professional and advisory costs directly related to the Concert acquisition totaling $7.0 million. All such costs are presented under the caption “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months
ended March 31, 2010. Deferred financing fees incurred in connection with issuing debt related to the acquisition totaled $3.0 million. The unamortized fees are recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet under the caption “Other assets”.
     In addition, in connection with the Concert acquisition, we entered into a series of forward foreign currency contracts to hedge the acquisition’s Canadian dollar purchase price. All contracts were settled for cash during the first quarter of 2010 and resulted in a $3.4 million loss, net of realized currency translation gains, which is presented under the caption “Other-net” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
     Our results of operations for the first three months of 2010 include the results of Concert prospectively from the February 12, 2010 date of acquisition. All such results are reported herein as the Advanced Airlaid Materials business unit, a new reportable segment. Revenue and operating income of Concert included in our consolidated results of operations totaled $61.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2011 and $28.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2010.
     The table below summarizes unaudited pro forma financial information as if the acquisition and related financing transaction occurred as of January 1, 2010:
         
    Three months ended  
In thousands, except per share   March 31, 2010  
Pro forma
       
Net sales
  $ 366,531  
Net income
    9,968  
Earnings per share
    0.22  
 
     For purposes of presenting the above pro forma financial information, non-recurring legal, professional and transaction costs directly related to the acquisition have been eliminated. This unaudited pro forma financial information above is not necessarily indicative of what the operating results would have been had the acquisition been completed at the beginning of the respective period nor is it indicative of future results.


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4.   GAINS ON DISPOSITIONS OF PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND TIMBERLANDS, NET
     During the first quarter of 2011 we completed sales of timberlands and other assets as summarized in the following table:
                         
Dollars in thousands   Acres     Proceeds     Gain  
 
2011
                       
Timberlands
    717     $ 3,373     $ 3,158  
Other
    n/a       32       17  
     
 
    717     $ 3,405     $ 3,175  
 
There were no sales in the first quarter of 2010.
5.   EARNINGS PER SHARE
     The following table sets forth the details of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS):
                 
    Three months ended March 31  
In thousands, except per share   2011     2010  
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 17,426     $ (374 )
     
Weighted average common shares outstanding used in basic EPS
    46,070       45,836  
Common shares issuable upon exercise of dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards
    340        
     
Weighted average common shares outstanding and common share equivalents used in diluted EPS
    46,410       45,836  
     
 
               
Earnings (loss) per share
               
Basic
  $ 0.38     $ (0.01 )
Diluted
    0.38       (0.01 )
 
     Approximately 1.7 million and 1.6 million of potential common shares have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive nature.
6.   INCOME TAXES
     Income taxes are recognized for the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our consolidated financial statements or tax returns. The effects of income taxes are measured based on enacted tax laws and rates.
     As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had $38.9 million and $38.7 million, respectively, of gross unrecognized tax benefits. As of March 31, 2011, if such benefits were to be recognized, approximately $35.2 million would be recorded as a component of income tax expense, thereby affecting our effective tax rate.
     We, or one of our subsidiaries, file income tax returns with the United States Internal Revenue Service, as well as various state and foreign authorities. The following table summarizes, by major jurisdiction, tax years that remain subject to examination:
                 
    Open Tax Years
    Examinations not yet   Examination in
Jurisdiction   initiated   progress
 
United States
               
Federal
    2007 — 2010       N/A  
State
    2005 — 2010       2004 & 2006-2008  
Canada (1)
    2006 — 2010       2008 — 2009  
Germany (1)
    2008 — 2010       2003 — 2009  
France
    2007 — 2010       N/A  
United Kingdom
    2007 — 2010       N/A  
Philippines
    2010       2009  
 
 
(1)   — includes provincial or similar local jurisdictions, as applicable
     The amount of income taxes we pay is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which often result in proposed assessments. Management performs a comprehensive review of its global tax positions on a quarterly basis and accrues amounts for uncertain tax positions. Based on these reviews and the result of discussions and resolutions of matters with certain tax authorities and the closure of tax years subject to tax audit, reserves are adjusted as necessary. However, future results may include favorable or unfavorable adjustments to our estimated tax liabilities in the period the assessments are determined or resolved or as such statutes are closed. Due to potential for resolution of federal, state and foreign examinations, and the expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible our gross unrecognized tax benefits balance may decrease within the next twelve months by a range of zero to $8.2 million. Substantially all of this range relates to tax positions taken in the U.S. and in Germany.
     We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. Interest expense recognized in the first quarter of 2011 totaled $0.3 million and $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2010. As of March 31, 2011, accrued interest payable was $4.1 million, and as of December 31, 2010, accrued interest payable was $3.8 million. We did not record any penalties associated with uncertain tax positions during the first quarters of 2011 or 2010.


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7.   STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
     The P. H. Glatfelter Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) provides for the issuance of up to 5,500,000 shares of Glatfelter common stock to eligible participants in the form of restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, non-qualified stock options, performance shares, incentive stock options and performance units.
     Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”) and Performance Share Awards (“PSAs”) Awards of RSU and PSA are made under our LTIP. The RSUs vest based solely on the passage of time, generally on a graded scale over a three, four, and five-year period. PSAs were issued in March 2011 to members of senior management and cliff vest December 31, 2013, and upon the achievement of predetermined, three-year cumulative performance targets. The performance measures include a minimum, target and maximum performance level providing the grantees an opportunity to receive more or less shares than target depending on actual financial performance. For both RSUs and PSAs, the grant date fair value of the awards is used to determine the amount of expense to be recognized over the applicable service period. Settlement of RSUs and PSAs will be made in shares of our common stock. The following table summarizes RSU and PSA activity during the first three months of 2011 and 2010:
                 
Units   2011     2010  
 
Beginning balance
    579,801       564,037  
Granted
    227,860       126,450  
Forfeited
    (6,073 )     (8,820 )
Restriction lapsed/shares delivered
          (16,252 )
     
Ending balance
    801,588       665,415  
 
     The amount granted in 2011 includes 96,410 PSAs. The following table sets forth aggregate RSU and PSA compensation expense for the periods indicated:
                 
    March 31
In thousands   2011   2010
 
Three months ended
  $ 466     $ 405  
 
     Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights (SOSARs) Under terms of the SOSAR, the recipients receive the right to a payment in the form of shares of common stock equal to the difference, if any, in the fair market value of one share of common stock at the time of exercising the SOSAR and the strike price. The SOSARs vest ratably over a three year period and have a term of ten years.
     The following table sets forth information related to outstanding SOSARS.
                                 
    2011     2010  
            Wtd Avg             Wtd Avg  
            Exercise             Exercise  
SOSARS   Shares     Price     Shares     Price  
 
Outstanding at Jan. 1,
    2,061,877     $ 12.28       1,762,020     $ 11.84  
Granted
    345,290       12.56       423,450       13.95  
Exercised
                         
Canceled
    (42,146 )     11.22       (50,383 )     10.92  
 
                           
Outstanding at Mar 31,
    2,365,021     $ 12.34       2,135,087     $ 12.27  
 
                               
SOSAR Grants
                               
Weighted average grant date fair value per share
  $ 4.09             $ 4.72          
Aggregate grant date fair value (in thousands)
  $ 1,412             $ 1,998          
Black-Scholes Assumptions
                               
Dividend yield
    2.87 %             2.58 %        
Risk free rate of return
    2.55 %             2.54 %        
Volatility
    41.91 %             42.31 %        
Expected life
  6 yrs           6 yrs        
 
     The following table sets forth SOSAR compensation expense for the periods indicated:
                 
    March 31  
In thousands   2011     2010  
 
Three months ended
  $ 469     $ 610  
 
8.   RETIREMENT PLANS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS
     The following table provides information with respect to the net periodic costs of our pension and post retirement medical benefit plans.
                 
    Three months ended  
    March 31  
In thousands   2011     2010  
 
Pension Benefits
               
Service cost
  $ 2,605     $ 2,422  
Interest cost
    6,064       6,008  
Expected return on plan assets
    (10,465 )     (10,060 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    646       617  
Amortization of unrecognized loss
    3,544       3,399  
     
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 2,394     $ 2,386  
     
Other Benefits
               
Service cost
  $ 760     $ 761  
Interest cost
    717       880  
Expected return on plan assets
    (130 )     (135 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    (305 )     (306 )
Amortization of unrecognized loss
    258       453  
     
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 1,300     $ 1,653  
 


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    March 31,     Dec. 31,  
In millions   2011     2010  
 
Pension Plan Assets
               
Fair value of plan assets at end of period
  $ 544.2     $ 526.4  
 
9.   COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
     The following table sets forth comprehensive income and its components:
                 
    Three months ended
    March 31
In thousands   2011   2010
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 17,426     $ (374 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    14,477       (19,533 )
Amortization of unrecognized retirement obligations, net of tax
    2,508       2,599  
     
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 34,411     $ (17,308 )
 
10.   INVENTORIES
     Inventories, net of reserves, were as follows:
                 
    March 31,     Dec. 31,  
In thousands   2011     2010  
 
Raw materials
  $ 53,017     $ 52,538  
In-process and finished
    100,175       94,118  
Supplies
    56,096       54,421  
     
Total
  $ 209,288     $ 201,077  
 
11.   LONG-TERM DEBT
     Long-term debt is summarized as follows:
                 
    March 31,     Dec. 31,  
In thousands   2011     2010  
 
Revolving credit facility, due May 2014
  $     $  
7⅛% Notes, due May 2016
    200,000       200,000  
7⅛% Notes, due May 2016 - net of original issue discount
    95,698       95,529  
Term Loan, due January 2013
    36,695       36,695  
     
Total long-term debt
    332,393       332,224  
Less current portion
           
     
Long-term debt, net of current portion
  $ 332,393     $ 332,224  
 
     On April 29, 2010, we entered into a four-year, $225 million, multi-currency, revolving credit agreement with a consortium of banks. The agreement matures May 31, 2014 and replaced and terminated our old revolving credit agreement which was due to mature April 2011.
     For all US dollar denominated borrowings under the new agreement, the interest rate is either, at our option, (a) the bank’s base rate plus an applicable margin (the base rate is the greater of the bank’s prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points, or the daily LIBOR rate plus 100 basis points); or (b) daily LIBOR
rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 175 basis points to 275 basis points according to our corporate credit rating determined by S&P and Moody’s. For non-US dollar denominated borrowings, interest is based on (b) above.
     The credit agreement contains a number of customary covenants for financings of this type that, among other things, restrict our ability to dispose of or create liens on assets, incur additional indebtedness, repay other indebtedness, enter into certain intercompany financing arrangements, make acquisitions and engage in mergers or consolidations. We are also required to comply with specified financial tests and ratios, each as defined in the credit agreement, including: i) maximum net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) ratio; and ii) a consolidated EBITDA to interest expense ratio. A breach of these requirements would give rise to certain remedies under the credit agreement, among which are the termination of the agreement and accelerated repayment of the outstanding borrowings plus accrued and unpaid interest under the credit facility.
     On April 28, 2006 we completed an offering of $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 7⅛% Senior Notes due 2016 (“7⅛% Notes”). Net proceeds from this offering totaled approximately $196.4 million, after deducting the commissions and other fees and expenses relating to the offering. The proceeds were primarily used to redeem $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of our then outstanding 6⅞% notes due July 2007, plus the payment of applicable redemption premium and accrued interest.
     On February 5, 2010, we issued an additional $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 7⅛% Notes due 2016 (together with the April 28, 2006 offering, the “Senior Notes”). The notes were issued at 95.0% of the principal amount. Net proceeds from this offering after deducting offering fees and expenses, were used to fund, in part, the Concert acquisition. The original issue discount is being accreted as a charge to income on the effective interest method.
     Interest on the Senior Notes accrues at the rate of 7⅛% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1.
     The Senior Notes contain cross default provisions that could result in all such notes becoming due and payable in the event of a failure to repay debt outstanding under the credit agreement at maturity or a default under the credit agreement that accelerates the debt outstanding thereunder. As of March 31, 2011, we were not aware of any violations of our debt covenants.


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     In November 2007, we sold approximately 26,000 acres of timberland. In connection with that transaction, we formed GPW Virginia Timberlands LLC (“GPW Virginia”) as an indirect, wholly owned and bankruptcy-remote subsidiary of ours. GPW Virginia received as consideration for the timberland sold in that transaction a $43.2 million, interest-bearing note that matures in 2027 from the buyer, Glawson Investments Corp. (“Glawson”), a Georgia corporation, and GIC Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company owned by Glawson. The Glawson note receivable is fully secured by a letter of credit issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. In January 2008, GPW Virginia monetized the Glawson note receivable by entering into a $36.7 million term loan agreement (the “2008 Term Loan”) with a financial institution. The 2008 Term Loan is secured by all of the assets of GPW Virginia, including the Glawson note receivable, the related letter of credit and additional notes with an aggregate principal amount of $9.2 million that we issued in favor of GPW Virginia (the “Company Note”). The 2008 Term Loan bears interest at a six month reserve adjusted LIBOR rate plus a margin rate of 1.20% per annum. Interest on the 2008 Term Loan is payable semiannually. The principal amount of the 2008 Term Loan is due on January 15, 2013, but GPW Virginia may prepay the 2008 Term Loan at any time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, GPW Virginia received aggregate interest income of $0.3 million under the Glawson note receivable and the Company Note and, in turn, incurred interest expense of $0.2 million under the 2008 Term Loan.
     Under terms of the above transaction, minimum credit ratings must be maintained by the bank issuing the letter of credit. If not, an “event of default” is deemed to have occurred under the debt instrument governing the Note Payable unless actions are taken to cure such default within 60 days from the date such credit rating falls below the specified minimum. Potential remedial actions include: (i) amending the terms of the applicable debt instrument; (ii) replacement of the letter of credit with an appropriately rated institution; or (iii) repaying the Note Payable.
     The following schedule sets forth the maturity of our long-term debt during the indicated year.
         
In thousands        
 
2011
  $  
2012
     
2013
    36,695  
2014
     
2015
     
Thereafter
    300,000  
 
     P. H. Glatfelter Company guarantees all debt obligations of its subsidiaries. All such obligations are recorded in these consolidated financial statements.
     As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had $5.4 million of letters of credit issued to us by certain financial institutions. Such letters of credit reduce amounts available under our revolving credit facility. The letters of credit primarily provide financial assurances for the benefit of certain state workers compensation insurance agencies in conjunction with our self-insurance program. We bear the credit risk on this amount to the extent that we do not comply with the provisions of certain agreements. No amounts are outstanding under the letters of credit.
12. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
     During 2008, we recorded $11.5 million representing the estimated fair value of asset retirement obligations related to the legal requirement to close several lagoons at the Spring Grove, PA facility. Historically, the lagoons were used to dispose of residual waste material. Closure of the lagoons will be accomplished by filling the lagoons, and installing a non-permeable liner which will be covered with soil to construct the required cap over the lagoons. The amount referred to above, in addition to the upward revision in 2009, was accrued with a corresponding increase in the carrying value of the property, equipment and timberlands caption on the consolidated balance sheet. The amount capitalized is being amortized as a charge to operations on the straight-line basis over the expected closure period. Following is a summary of activity recorded during the first quarters of 2011 and 2010:
                 
In thousands   2011     2010  
 
Balance at January 1
  $ 9,717     $ 11,293  
Accretion
    132       155  
Payments
    (149 )     (394 )
     
Balance at March 31
  $ 9,700     $ 11,054  
 
     Of the total liability at March 31, 2011, $1.5 million is recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, under the caption “Other current liabilities” and $8.2 million is recorded under the caption “Other long-term liabilities.”


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13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
     The amounts reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and short-term debt approximate fair value. The following table sets forth carrying value and fair value of long-term debt:
                                  
    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    Carrying     Fair     Carrying     Fair  
In thousands   Value     Value     Value     Value  
                                 
Fixed-rate bonds
  $ 295,698     $ 309,642     $ 295,529     $ 304,115  
Variable rate debt
    36,695       37,500       36,695       37,780  
                                 
Total
  $ 332,393     $ 347.142     $ 332,224     $ 341,895  
                                 
     As of March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, we had $300.0 million of 7⅛% fixed rate debt, $100.0 million of which was recorded net of unamortized original issue discount. These bonds are publicly registered, but thinly traded. Accordingly, the values set forth above are based on debt instruments with similar characteristics. The fair value of the remaining debt instrument was estimated using a discounted cash flow model based on independent sources.
     As part of our overall risk management practices, we enter into foreign exchange forward contracts primarily designed to mitigate the impact that changes in currency exchange rates have on intercompany financing transactions and to hedge exposure to certain foreign currency denominated receivables and payables. None of these contracts are designated as hedges for financial accounting purposes and, accordingly, changes in value of the foreign exchange forward contract and in the offsetting underlying intercompany transactions are reflected in the accompanying statement of operations under the caption “Other — net.” For the three months ended March 31, 2011, our results of operations included a $4.3 million net loss from forward foreign currency exchange contracts. This activity was substantially all offset by adjustments to translate the underlying intercompany financing transactions.
     The fair values of the foreign exchange forward contracts are considered to be Level 2. The following table sets forth the notional values of outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts together with the unrealized fair value as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
                         
    Notional             Balance  
    Amount     Fair Value     Sheet  
March 31, 2011   (millions)     (thousands)     Location  
 
Sell euro for US$
  50.0     $ (568.0 )   Other current liabilities
Buy euro for British pound
  2.0     $ 2.0     Other current assets
Sell Philippine peso for US$
  PHP247.0       (24.0 )   Other current liabilities
 
                         
    Notional Amount     Fair Value     Balance Sheet  
December 31, 2010   (millions)     (thousands)     Location  
 
Sell euro for US$
  57.0     $ (563.0 )   Other current liabilities
Buy euro for British pound
  3.0       (14.0 )   Other current liabilities
Sell Philippine peso for US$
  PHP247.0       (4.0 )   Other current liabilities
 
     Each of the contracts set forth above have a maturity of one month from the date the respective contract was entered into.
     We are exposed to credit risk related to this activity arising in the event of the inability of a counterparty to meet its obligations to us under the terms of these contracts. This exposure is generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparty’s obligations exceed our obligation to them. Our policy is to enter into such financial instruments with financial institutions which meet certain minimum debt ratings.
14. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     Fox River — Neenah, Wisconsin
     Background We have significant uncertainties associated with environmental claims arising out of the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) in sediments in the lower Fox River and in the Bay of Green Bay Wisconsin (“Site”). As part of our 1979 acquisition of the Bergstrom Paper Company, we acquired a facility located at the Site (the “Neenah Facility”). The Neenah Facility used wastepaper as a source of fiber. Discharges to the lower Fox River from the Neenah Facility that may have contained PCBs from wastepaper may have occurred from 1954 to the late 1970s. We believe that any PCBs


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that the Neenah Facility may have discharged into the lower Fox River resulted from the presence of PCBs in NCR®-brand carbonless copy paper in the wastepaper that was recycled at the Neenah Facility. We closed the Neenah Facility in June 2006.
     The United States, the State of Wisconsin and various state and federal governmental agencies (collectively, the “Governments”), as well as other entities (including local Native American tribes), have found PCBs in sediments in the bed of the Fox River, apparently from a number of sources at municipal and industrial facilities along the upstream and downstream portions of the Site. The Governments have identified manufacturing and recycling of NCR®-brand carbonless copy paper as the principal source of that contamination.
     The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has divided the lower Fox River and the Bay of Green Bay site into five “operable units” (the “OUs”), including the most upstream (“OU1”) and four downstream reaches of the river and bay (“OU2-5”). OU1 extends from primarily Lake Winnebago to the dam at Appleton, and is comprised of Little Lake Butte des Morts. The Neenah Facility discharged its wastewater into OU1.
     Our liabilities, if any, for this contamination primarily arise under the federal Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA” or “Superfund”), pursuant to which the Governments have sought to recover “response actions” or “response costs,” which are the costs of studying and cleaning up contamination. Other agencies and natural resource trustee agencies (collectively, the “Trustees”) have sought to recover natural resource damages (“NRDs”), including natural resource damage assessment costs.
     We are one of eight entities that have been formally notified that they are potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) under CERCLA for response costs or NRDs. Others, including the United States and the State of Wisconsin, may also be liable for some or all of the costs of NRD at this Site.
     The Governments have sought to recover response actions, response costs, and NRDs from us through three principal enforcement actions.
     OU1 CD. On October 1, 2003, the United States and the State of Wisconsin commenced an action captioned United States v. P.H. Glatfelter Co. against us and WTM I Co. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and simultaneously lodged a consent decree (“OU1 CD”) that the court entered on April 12, 2004. Under that OU1 CD, and an amendment
dated August 2008, we and WTM I, with a limited fixed contribution from Menasha Corp. and funds provided by the United States from an agreement with others, have implemented the remedy for OU1. We have also resolved claims for all Governmental response costs in OU1 after July 2003 and made a payment on NRDs. That remedy is complete. We have continuing operation and maintenance obligations that we expect to fund from contributions we and WTM I have already made to an escrow account for OU1 under the OU1 CD.
     OU2-5 UAO. In November 2007, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an administrative order for remedial action (“UAO”) to Appleton Papers Inc. (“API”), CBC Coating, Inc. (formerly known as Riverside Paper Corporation), Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, L.P. (formerly known as Fort James Operating Company), Menasha Corporation, NCR Corporation, Glatfelter, U.S. Paper Mills Corp., and WTM I Company (“WTM”) directing those respondents to implement the remedy in OU2-5. Shortly following issuance of the UAO, API and NCR commenced litigation against us and others, as described below. Accordingly, we have no vehicle for complying with the UAO’s overall requirements other than answering a judgment in the litigation, and we have so informed EPA, but, to minimize disruptions, have paid certain de minimis amounts to EPA for oversight costs under the UAO.
     Government Action. On October 14, 2010, the United States and the State of Wisconsin filed an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin captioned United States v. NCR Corp. (the “Government Action”) against 12 parties, including us. The Government Action seeks to recover from each of the defendants, jointly and severally, all of the governments’ past costs of response, which approximates $17 million to date, a declaration as to liability for all of the governments’ future costs of response, and compensation for natural resource damages, as well as a declaration as to liability for compliance with the UAO for OU2-5. On March 29, 2011, the United States filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against NCR and API to require NCR and API to implement work in 2011 at a rate described as “full-scale sediment remediation.”
     We are engaged in litigation to allocate costs and NRDs among the parties responsible for this site.
     Whiting Litigation. On January 7, 2008, NCR and API commenced litigation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin captioned Appleton Papers Inc. v. George A. Whiting Paper Co., seeking to reallocate costs and damages allegedly incurred or paid or to be incurred or paid by NCR or API (the “Whiting Litigation”). At present, the case involves


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allocation claims among the two plaintiffs and 28 defendants including us. We and other defendants counterclaimed against NCR and API.
     Claims against governments. The Whiting Litigation involves claims by certain parties against federal agencies who are responsible parties for this site. In the Government Action many defendants, including us, asserted counterclaims against the United States and the State of Wisconsin.
     Settlements. Certain parties have resolved their liability to the United States affording them contribution protection. These settlements are embodied in consent decrees. Notably, we entered into the OU1 CD. Also, in a case captioned United States v. George A. Whiting Paper Co., the district court entered two consent decrees under which 13 de minimis defendants in the Whiting Litigation settled with the United States and Wisconsin. NCR and API appealed and await disposition by the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Further, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, has entered into a consent decree resolving its liability for NRDs and a separate consent decree in the Government Action that resolves all of its liabilities except for the downstream portion of the OU4 remedy. Finally, the United States has lodged a consent decree that would resolve the liability of itself and two municipalities. We oppose entry of that consent decree.
     Cleanup Decisions. The extent of our exposure depends, in large part, on the decisions made by EPA and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”) as to how the Site will be cleaned up and the costs and timing of those response actions. The nature of the response actions has been highly controversial. Between 2002 and 2008, the EPA issued records of decision (“RODs”) regarding required remedial actions for the OUs. Some of those RODs have been amended. We contend that the remedy for OU2-5 is arbitrary and capricious. We and others may litigate that issue in the Government Action. If we were to be successful in modifying any existing selected remedy, our exposure could be reduced materially.
     NRD Assessment. We are engaged in disputes as to (i) whether various documents prepared by the Trustees taken together constitute a sufficient NRD assessment under applicable regulations; and (ii) on a number of legal grounds, whether the Trustees may recover from us on the specific NRD claims they have made.
     Past Cost Demand. We are also disputing a demand by EPA that we and six other parties reimburse EPA for approximately $17 million in costs that EPA claims it incurred.
     Cost estimates. Estimates of the Site remediation change over time as we, or others, gain additional data and experience at the Site. In addition, disagreement exists over the likely costs for some of this work. Based upon estimates made by the Governments and independent estimates commissioned by various potentially responsible parties, we have no reason to disagree with the Governments’ assertion that total past and future costs and NRDs at this site may exceed $1 billion and that $1.5 billion is a reasonable “outside estimate.”
     NRDs. Of that amount, the Trustees’ assessment documents claimed that we are jointly and severally responsible for NRDs with a value between $176 million and $333 million. They now claim that this range should be inflated to 2009 dollars and then certain unreimbursed past assessment costs should be added, so that the range of their claim would be $287 million to $423 million. We deny liability for most of these NRDs and believe that even if anyone is liable, that we are not jointly and severally liable for the full amount. Moreover, we believe that the Trustees may not legally pursue this claim at this late date, as the limitations period for NRD claims is three years from discovery.
     Allocation and Divisibility. We contend that we are not jointly and severally liable for costs or damages arising from the presence of PCBs downstream of OU1. In addition, we contend that NCR or other sources of NCR®-brand carbonless copy paper that our Neenah Mill recycled bear most, if not all, of the responsibility for costs and damages arising from the presence of PCBs in OU1 and downstream.
     On December 16, 2009, the court granted motions for summary judgment in our favor in the Whiting Litigation holding that neither NCR nor API may seek contribution from us or other recyclers under CERCLA. The Court made no ruling as to any other allocation, the liability of NCR or API to us for costs we have incurred, or our liability to the Governments or Trustees. NCR and API have stated their intention to appeal, but an appeal is not yet timely because the court has not entered a final judgment.
     We also filed counterclaims against NCR and API to recover the costs we have incurred and may later incur and the damages we have paid and may later pay in connection with the Site. Other defendants have similar claims. On February 28, 2011, the district court granted our summary judgment motions on those counterclaims in part and denied them in part. The court granted a declaration that NCR and API are liable to us (and to others) in contribution for 100% of any costs of response (that is, clean up) that we may be required to pay for work in OU2-5 in the future. The court requires further


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proceedings to decide whether or to what extent NCR and API owe contribution to us and others for costs that we and others incurred in the past and costs that we and others incurred in connection with OU1. The parties disagree as to the court’s ruling with respect to our claim that NCR and API owe contribution to us (and others) for NRDs or natural resource damage assessment costs that we have paid or may be required to pay in the future. On April 12, 2011, the court set the remaining issues on our pending counterclaims under the Superfund statute for trial beginning February 21, 2012.
     Reserves for the Site. As of March 31, 2011, our reserve for our claimed liability at the Site, including our remediation and ongoing monitoring obligations at OU1, our claimed liability for the remediation of the rest of the Site, our claimed liability for NRDs associated with PCB contamination at the Site and all pending, threatened or asserted and unasserted claims against us relating to PCB contamination at the Site totaled $16.9 million. Of our total reserve for the Fox River, $0.3 million is recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Environmental liabilities” and the remainder is recorded under the caption “Other long term liabilities.”
     Although we believe that amounts already funded by us and WTM to implement the OU1 remedy are adequate and no payments have been required since January 2009, there can be no assurance that these amounts will in fact suffice. WTM has filed a bankruptcy petition in the Bankruptcy Court in Richmond; accordingly, there can be no assurance that WTM will be able to fulfill its obligation to pay half of any additional costs, if required.
     We believe that we have strong defenses to liability for further remediation downstream of OU1, including the existence of ample data that indicate that PCBs did not leave OU1 in concentrations that could have caused or contributed to the need for additional cleanup downstream. Others, including the EPA and other PRPs, disagree with us and, as a result, the EPA has issued a UAO to us and to others to perform the additional remedial work, and filed the Government Action seeking, in part, the same relief. NCR and API commenced the Whiting Litigation and joined us and others as defendants, but, to this point, have not prevailed.
     Even if we are not successful in establishing that we have no further remediation liability, we do not believe that we would be allocated a significant percentage share of liability in any equitable allocation of the remediation costs and natural resource damages. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include reserves for defense costs for the Whiting Litigation, the Government Action, or any future defense costs related to our involvement at the Site, which could be significant.
     In setting our reserve for the Site, we have assessed our legal defenses, including our successful defenses to the allegations made in the Whiting Litigation, and assumed that we will not bear the entire cost of remediation or damages to the exclusion of other known PRPs at the Site, who are also potentially jointly and severally liable. The existence and ability of other PRPs to participate has also been taken into account in setting our reserve, and is generally based on our evaluation of recent publicly available financial information on certain of the PRPs and any known insurance, indemnity or cost sharing agreements between PRPs and third parties. In addition, our assessment is based upon the magnitude, nature, location and circumstances associated with the various discharges of PCBs to the river and the relationship of those discharges to identified contamination. We will continue to evaluate our exposure and the level of our reserves, including, but not limited to, our potential share of the costs and NRDs, if any, associated with the Site.
     The amount and timing of future expenditures for environmental compliance, cleanup, remediation and personal injury, NRDs and property damage liabilities cannot be ascertained with any certainty due to, among other things, the unknown extent and nature of any contamination, the response actions that may ultimately be required, the availability of remediation equipment, and landfill space, and the number and financial resources of any other PRPs.
     Other Information. The Governments have published studies estimating the amount of PCBs discharged by each identified PRP’s facility to the lower Fox River and Green Bay. These reports estimate the Neenah Facility’s share of the mass of PCBs discharged to be as high as 27%. We do not believe the discharge mass estimates used in these studies are accurate because (a) the studies themselves disclose that they are not accurate and (b) the PCB mass estimates contained in the studies are based on assumptions that are unsupported by existing data on the Site. We believe that the Neenah Facility’s volumetric contribution of PCB mass is significantly lower than the estimates set forth in these studies.
     In any event, based upon the court’s December 16, 2009, and February 28, 2011, rulings in the Whiting Litigation, as well as certain other procedural orders, we continue to believe that an allocation in proportion to mass of PCBs discharged would not constitute an equitable allocation of the potential liability for the contamination at the Fox River. We contend that other factors, such as the location of contamination, the location of discharge, and a party’s role in causing discharge, must be considered in order for the allocation to be equitable.


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     We previously entered into interim cost-sharing agreements with six of the other PRPs, which provided for those PRPs to share certain costs relating to scientific studies of PCBs discharged at the Site (“Interim Cost Sharing Agreements”). These Interim Cost Sharing Agreements do not establish the final allocation of remediation costs incurred at the Site. Based upon our evaluation of the Court’s December 16, 2009, and February 28, 2011 rulings in the Whiting Litigation as well as the volume, nature and location of the various discharges of PCBs at the Site and the relationship of those discharges to identified contamination, we believe our allocable share of liability at the Site is less than our share of costs under the Interim Cost Sharing Agreements.
     Range of Reasonably Possible Outcomes. Our analysis of the range of reasonably possible outcomes is derived from all available information, including but not limited to official documents such as RODs, discussions with the United States and other PRPs, as well as legal counsel and engineering consultants. Based on our analysis of the current RODs and cost estimates for work to be performed at the Site, we believe that it is reasonably possible that our costs associated with the Fox River matter may exceed our cost estimates and the aggregate amounts accrued for the Fox River matter by amounts that are insignificant or that could range up to $265 million over an undeterminable period that could range beyond 15 years. We believe that the likelihood of an outcome in the upper end of the monetary range is significantly less than other possible outcomes within the range and that the possibility of an outcome in excess of the upper end of the monetary range is remote. The two
summary judgments in our favor in the Whiting Litigation, if sustained on appeal, suggest that outcomes in the upper end of the monetary range have become somewhat less probable, while increases in cost estimates for some of the work may make an outcome in the upper end of the range more likely.
     Summary. Our current assessment is that we will be able to manage this environmental matter without a long-term, material adverse impact on the Company. This matter could, however, at any particular time or for any particular year or years, have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity and/or results of operations or could result in a default under our debt covenants. Moreover, there can be no assurance that our reserves will be adequate to provide for future obligations related to this matter, that our share of costs and/or damages will not exceed our available resources, or that such obligations will not have a long-term, material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations. Should a court grant the United States or the State of Wisconsin relief which requires us either to perform directly or to contribute significant amounts towards remedial action downstream of OU1 or to natural resource damages, those developments could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity and results of operations and might result in a default under our loan covenants.


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15. SEGMENT INFORMATION
     The following table sets forth financial and other information by business unit for the period indicated:
                                                                                           
Three months ended March 31   Specialty     Composite     Advanced Airlaid     Other and        
In millions   Papers     Fibers     Materials     Unallocated     Total  
    2011       2010     2011       2010     2011       2010     2011       2010     2011       2010  
                                   
Net sales
  $ 220.5       $ 207.7     $ 115.2       $ 101.5     $ 61.1       $ 28.1     $       $     $ 396.8       $ 337.3  
Energy and related sales, net
    3.0         3.6                                                 3.0         3.6  
                                   
Total revenue
    223.4         211.3       115.2         101.5       61.1         28.1                     399.8         340.9  
Cost of products sold
    187.3         181.7       93.0         86.1       56.7         26.9       2.6         2.0       339.6         296.7  
                                   
Gross profit
    36.1         29.6       22.2         15.4       4.4         1.2       (2.6 )       (2.0 )     60.2         44.2  
SG&A
    13.9         13.7       9.8         9.1       2.7         1.0       5.4         10.9       31.8         34.7  
Gains on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net
                                              (3.2 )             (3.2 )        
                                   
Total operating income (loss)
    22.2         15.9       12.4         6.3       1.7         0.2       (4.8 )       (12.9 )     31.6         9.5  
Other non-operating income (expense)
                                              (6.2 )       (9.4 )     (6.2 )       (9.4 )
                                   
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 22.2       $ 15.9     $ 12.4       $ 6.3     $ 1.7       $ 0.2     $ (11.0 )     $ (22.3 )   $ 25.3       $ 0.1  
                                   
Supplementary Data
                                                                                         
Net tons sold
    198.8         193.2       22.9         21.3       21.5         11.1                     243.2         225.6  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  $ 8.7       $ 8.6     $ 6.1       $ 6.1     $ 2.1       $ 1.1     $       $     $ 16.9       $ 15.8  
Capital expenditures
    3.9         3.0       3.8         1.5       0.4         1.6                     8.1         6.1  
                               
     The sum of individual amounts set forth above may not agree to the consolidated financial statements included herein due to rounding.

Results of individual business units are presented based on our management accounting practices and management structure. There is no comprehensive, authoritative body of guidance for management accounting equivalent to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; therefore, the financial results of individual business units are not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other company. The management accounting process uses assumptions and allocations to measure performance of the business units. Methodologies are refined from time to time as management accounting practices are enhanced and businesses change. The costs incurred by support areas not directly aligned with the business unit are allocated primarily based on an estimated utilization of support area services.
Management evaluates results of operations of the business units before pension income or expense, alternative fuel mixture credits, charges related to the Fox River environmental reserves, acquisition and integration related costs, restructuring related charges, unusual items, certain corporate level costs, and the effects of asset dispositions. Management believes that this is a more meaningful representation of the operating performance of its core businesses, the profitability of business units and the extent of cash flow generated from these core operations. Such amounts are presented under the caption “Other and Unallocated.” This presentation is aligned with the management and operating structure of our company. It is also on this basis that the Company’s performance is evaluated internally and by the Company’s Board of Directors.


GLATFELTER

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16. GUARANTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     Our 7⅛% Senior Notes have been fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of our 100%-owned domestic subsidiaries: PHG Tea Leaves, Inc., Mollanvick, Inc., The Glatfelter Pulp Wood Company, and Glatfelter Holdings, LLC.
     The following presents our condensed consolidating statements of income and cash flow, and our condensed consolidating balance sheets. These financial statements reflect P. H. Glatfelter Company (the parent), the guarantor subsidiaries (on a combined basis), the non-guarantor subsidiaries (on a combined basis) and elimination entries necessary to combine such entities on a consolidated basis. We have reclassified certain interest income amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of $0.2 million in total from “Other — net”, to “Interest Expense, net”, to conform to the 2011 presentation. This reclassification had no effect on the reported amounts of Interest Income, Interest Expense, or Other — net for any period presented in our accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the
three months ended March 31, 2011
                                         
    Parent           Non   Adjustments/    
In thousand   Company   Guarantors   Guarantors   Eliminations   Consolidated
 
Net sales
  $ 220,453     $ 12,832     $ 176,318     $ (12,832 )   $ 396,771  
Energy and related sales — net
    2,987                         2,987  
     
Total revenues
    223,440       12,832       176,318       (12,832 )     399,758  
Costs of products sold
    191,299       11,471       149,766       (12,945 )     339,591  
     
Gross profit
    32,141       1,361       26,552       113       60,167  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    18,717       559       12,494             31,770  
Gains on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net
    (14 )     (3,158 )     (3 )           (3,175 )
     
Operating income
    13,438       3,960       14,061       113       31,572  
Other non-operating income (expense)
                                       
Interest expense, net
    (3,329 )     1,881       (1,505 )     (3,300 )     (6,253 )
Other income (expense) — net
    10,862       86       (416 )     (10,525 )     7  
     
Total other non-operating income (expense)
    7,533       1,967       (1,921 )     (13,825 )     (6,246 )
     
Income (loss) before income taxes
    20,971       5,927       12,140       (13,712 )     25,326  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    3,545       2,456       3,093       (1,194 )     7,900  
     
Net income (loss)
  $ 17,426     $ 3,471     $ 9,047     $ (12,518 )   $ 17,426  
     
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the
three months ended March 31, 2010
                                         
    Parent           Non   Adjustments/    
In thousands   Company   Guarantors   Guarantors   Eliminations   Consolidated
 
Net sales
  $ 207,703     $ 12,604     $ 129,572     $ (12,604 )   $ 337,275  
Energy and related sales — net
    3,607                         3,607  
     
Total revenues
    211,310       12,604       129,572       (12,604 )     340,882  
Costs of products sold
    185,628       10,409       113,092       (12,463 )     296,666  
     
Gross profit
    25,682       2,195       16,480       (141 )     44,216  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    22,547       541       11,582             34,670  
Gains on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net
                             
     
Operating income
    3,135       1,654       4,898       (141 )     9,546  
Other non-operating income (expense)
                                       
Interest expense, net
    (5,504 )     1,491       (1,180 )     (300 )     (5,493 )
Other income (expense) — net
    (725 )     (483 )     2,030       (4,805 )     (3,983 )
     
Total other non-operating income (expense)
    (6,229 )     1,008       850       (5,105 )     (9,476 )
     
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (3,094 )     2,662       5,748       (5,246 )     70  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    (2,720 )     1,165       2,172       (173 )     444  
     
Net income (loss)
  $ (374 )   $ 1,497     $ 3,576     $ (5,073 )   $ (374 )
     
GLATFELTER

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2011
                                         
    Parent           Non   Adjustments/    
In thousands   Company   Guarantors   Guarantors   Eliminations   Consolidated
 
Assets
                                       
Current assets
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 89,059     $ 515     $ 26,363     $     $ 115,937  
Other current assets
    234,700       402,580       234,333       (448,671 )     422,942  
Plant, equipment and timberlands — net
    240,492       6,925       368,806             616,223  
Other assets
    794,493       173,628       104,150       (839,010 )     233,261  
     
Total assets
  $ 1,358,744     $ 583,648     $ 733,652     $ (1,287,681 )   $ 1,388,363  
     
 
                                       
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                       
Current liabilities
  $ 293,272     $ 17,268     $ 352,131     $ (444,892 )   $ 217,779  
Long-term debt
    295,698             36,695             332,393  
Deferred income taxes
    70,575       19,039       43,908       (30,107 )     103,415  
Other long-term liabilities
    115,140       13,248       10,473       11,856       150,717  
     
Total liabilities
    774,685       49,555       443,207       (463,143 )     804,304  
Shareholders’ equity
    584,059       534,093       290,445       (824,538 )     584,059  
     
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,358,744     $ 583,648     $ 733,652     $ (1,287,681 )   $ 1,388,363  
     
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010
                                         
    Parent           Non   Adjustments/    
In thousands   Company   Guarantors   Guarantors   Eliminations   Consolidated
 
Assets
                                       
Current assets
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 61,953     $ 91     $ 33,744     $     $ 95,788  
Other current assets
    230,957       380,986       203,048       (408,089 )     406,902  
Plant, equipment and timberlands — net
    244,157       7,161       356,836       16       608,170  
Other assets
    773,254       167,877       103,250       (813,494 )     230,887  
     
Total assets
  $ 1,310,321     $ 556,115     $ 696,878     $ (1,221,567 )   $ 1,341,747  
     
 
                                       
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                       
Current liabilities
  $ 277,343     $ 3,672     $ 336,679     $ (404,548 )   $ 213,146  
Long-term debt
    295,529             36,695             332,224  
Deferred income taxes
    70,575       14,836       42,204       (32,697 )     94,918  
Other long-term liabilities
    114,432       13,210       9,999       11,376       149,017  
     
Total liabilities
    757,879       31,718       425,577       (425,869 )     789,305  
Shareholders’ equity
    552,442       524,397       271,301       (795,698 )     552,442  
     
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,310,321     $ 556,115     $ 696,878     $ (1,221,567 )   $ 1,341,747  
     
GLATFELTER

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the three
months ended March 31, 2011
                                         
    Parent           Non   Adjustments/    
In thousands   Company   Guarantors   Guarantors   Eliminations   Consolidated
 
Net cash provided (used) by
                                       
Operating activities
  $ 29,437     $ 1,691     $ (215 )   $ (3,300 )   $ 27,613  
Investing activities
                                       
Purchase of plant, equipment and timberlands
    (3,879 )           (4,209 )           (8,088 )
Proceeds from disposal of plant, equipment and timberlands
    14       3,373       18             3,405  
Repayments from (advances of) intercompany loans, net
    (2,366 )     (1,340 )             3,706          
     
Total investing activities
    (6,231 )     2,033       (4,191 )     3,706       (4,683 )
Financing activities
                                       
Net repayments of indebtedness
                (107 )           (107 )
Payment of dividends to shareholders
    (4,206 )                       (4,206 )
(Repayments) borrowings of intercompany loans, net
    8,100             (4,394 )     (3,706 )      
Payment of intercompany dividends
          (3,300 )           3,300        
Proceeds from stock options exercised and other
    6                         6  
     
Total financing activities
    3,900       (3,300 )     (4,501 )     (406 )     (4,307 )
Effect of exchange rate on cash
                1,526             1,526  
     
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    27,106       424       (7,381 )           20,149  
Cash at the beginning of period
    61,953       91       33,744             95,788  
     
Cash at the end of period
  $ 89,059     $ 515     $ 26,363     $     $ 115,937  
     
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the
three months ended March 31, 2010
                                         
    Parent           Non   Adjustments/    
In thousands   Company   Guarantors   Guarantors   Eliminations   Consolidated
 
Net cash provided (used) by
                                       
Operating activities
  $ (167,159 )   $ 142,045     $ 45,784     $ (300 )   $ 20,370  
Investing activities
                                       
Purchase of plant, equipment and timberlands
    (2,953 )     (17 )     (3,166 )           (6,136 )
Acquisition of Concert Industries Corp., net of cash acquired
                (233,006 )           (233,006 )
Repayments from (advances of) intercompany loans, net
    (2,139 )     (141,757 )     4,506       139,390        
     
Total investing activities
    (5,092 )     (141,774 )     (231,666 )     139,390       (239,142 )
Financing activities
                                       
Net (repayments of) proceeds from indebtedness
    116,027             1,105             117,132  
Payment of dividends to shareholders
    (4,165 )                       (4,165 )
(Repayments) borrowings of intercompany loans, net
    (16,078 )     (200 )     155,668       (139,390 )      
Payment of intercompany dividends
          (300 )           300        
Proceeds from stock options exercised and other
    107                         107  
     
Total financing activities
    95,891       (500 )     156,773       (139,090 )     113,074  
Effect of exchange rate on cash
                (3,147 )           (3,147 )
     
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    (76,360 )     (229 )     (32,256 )           (108,845 )
Cash at the beginning of period
    76,970       985       57,465             135,420  
     
Cash at the end of period
  $ 610     $ 756     $ 25,209     $     $ 26,575  
     
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein and Glatfelter’s Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
     Forward-Looking Statements This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding industry prospects and future consolidated financial position or results of operations, made in this Report on Form 10-Q are forward looking. We use words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”, “future”, “intends” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Our actual results may differ significantly from such expectations. The following discussion includes forward-looking statements regarding expectations of, among others, non-cash pension expense, environmental costs, capital expenditures and liquidity, all of which are inherently difficult to predict. Although we make such statements based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. Accordingly, we identify the following important factors, among others, which could cause our results to differ from any results that might be projected, forecasted or estimated in any such forward-looking statements:
i.   variations in demand for our products including the impact of any unplanned market-related downtime, or variations in product pricing;
 
ii.   changes in the cost or availability of raw materials we use, in particular pulpwood, market pulp, pulp substitutes, caustic soda and abaca fiber;
 
iii.   changes in energy-related costs and commodity raw materials with an energy component;
 
iv.   our ability to develop new, high value-added products;
 
v.   the impact of exposure to volatile market-based pricing for sales of excess electricity;
 
vi.   the impact of competition, changes in industry production capacity, including the construction of new mills, the closing of mills and incremental changes due to capital expenditures or productivity increases;
vii.   the gain or loss of significant customers and/or on-going viability of such customers;
 
viii.   cost and other effects of environmental compliance, cleanup, damages, remediation or restoration, or personal injury or property damages related thereto, such as the costs of natural resource restoration or damages related to the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) in the lower Fox River on which our former Neenah mill was located;
 
ix.   risks associated with our international operations, including local economic and political environments and fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
 
x.   geopolitical events, including war and terrorism;
 
xi.    possible disruptions in our business as a result of natural disasters in and around Japan;
 
xii.   disruptions in production and/or increased costs due to labor disputes;
 
xiii.   the impact of unfavorable outcomes of audits by various state, federal or international tax authorities;
 
xiv.   enactment of adverse state, federal or foreign tax or other legislation or changes in government policy or regulation;
 
xv.   adverse results in litigation; and
 
xvi.   our ability to finance, consummate and integrate acquisitions.
     Introduction We manufacture, both domestically and internationally, a wide array of specialty papers and fiber-based engineered materials. We manage our company along three business units:
    Specialty Papers with revenues earned from the sale of carbonless papers and forms, book publishing, envelope & converting, and engineered products;
 
    Composite Fibers with revenue from the sale of food & beverage filtration papers, metallized papers, composite laminates used for decorative furniture and flooring applications, and technical specialties; and
 
    Advanced Airlaid Materials with revenue from the sale of airlaid non-woven fabric like materials used in feminine hygiene products, adult incontinence products, cleaning pads and wipes, food pads, napkins and tablecloths, and baby wipes.


      


GLATFELTER

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended March 31, 2011 versus the
Three months ended March 31, 2010
     Overview Net income in the first quarter of 2011 totaled $17.4 million, or $0.38 per diluted share compared with a net loss of $0.4 million or $0.01 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010. The results of operations for 2010 include, on an after-tax basis, $9.1 million of expenses directly related to the Concert Industries acquisition completed on February 12, 2010.
     The results of operations from our businesses improved significantly in the quarter over quarter comparison. Operating income from our three business units increased, on a pre-tax basis, $13.9 million, or 62.0%, reflecting higher selling prices, stronger demand and efficiency gains. In addition, the 2011 first quarter includes a full quarter of Concert Industries (now operated as the Advanced Airlaid Materials business unit). The favorable operating conditions were partially offset by the adverse impact of higher input costs, primarily related to pulps and energy.
     We also generated positive free cash flow (cash provided by operations less capital expenditures) in the quarter over quarter comparison. In the first quarter of 2011, free cash flow was $19.5 million compared with $14.2 million in the same quarter of 2010
     The following table sets forth summarized results of operations:
                   
    Three months ended March 31  
In thousands, except per share   2011       2010  
       
Net sales
  $ 396,771       $ 337,275  
Gross profit
    60,167         44,216  
Operating income
    31,572         9,546  
Net income (loss)
    17,426         (374 )
Earnings (loss) per share
    0.38         (0.01 )
       
     The consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 include the following significant items:
                 
    After-tax     Diluted EPS  
In thousands, except per share   Gain (loss)          
 
2011
               
Gains on sale of timberlands
  $ 1,718     $ 0.04  
Acquisition and integration costs
    (275 )     (0.01 )
2010
               
Acquisition and integration costs
  $ (7,002 )   $ (0.15 )
Foreign currency hedge on acquisition price
    (2,076 )     (0.05 )
 
     The above items increased earnings by $1.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in first quarter of 2011 and reduced earnings by $9.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2010.


      
Business Units
                                                                                           
Three months ended March 31   Specialty Papers     Composite Fibers     Advanced Airlaid Materials     Other and Unallocated     Total
In millions   2011       2010     2011       2010     2011       2010     2011       2010     2011       2010  
                               
Net sales
  $ 220.5       $ 207.7     $ 115.2       $ 101.5     $ 61.1       $ 28.1     $       $     $ 396.8       $ 337.3  
Energy and related sales, net
    3.0         3.6                                                 3.0         3.6  
                                   
Total revenue
    223.4         211.3       115.2         101.5       61.1         28.1                     399.8         340.9  
Cost of products sold
    187.3         181.7       93.0         86.1       56.7         26.9       2.6         2.0       339.6         296.7  
                                   
Gross profit
    36.1         29.6       22.2         15.4       4.4         1.2       (2.6 )       (2.0 )     60.2         44.2  
SG&A
    13.9         13.7       9.8         9.1       2.7         1.0       5.4         10.9       31.8         34.7  
Gains on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net
                                              (3.2 )             (3.2 )        
                                   
Total operating income (loss)
    22.2         15.9       12.4         6.3       1.7         0.2       (4.8 )       (12.9 )     31.6         9.5  
Other non-operating income (expense)
                                              (6.2 )       (9.4 )     (6.2 )       (9.4 )
                                   
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 22.2       $ 15.9     $ 12.4       $ 6.3     $ 1.7       $ 0.2     $ (11.0 )     $ (22.3 )   $ 25.3       $ 0.1  
                                   
Supplementary Data
                                                                                         
Net tons sold
    198.8         193.2       22.9         21.3       21.5         11.1                     243.2         225.6  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  $ 8.7       $ 8.6     $ 6.1       $ 6.1     $ 2.1       $ 1.1     $       $     $ 16.9       $ 15.8  
Capital expenditures
    3.9         3.0       3.8         1.5       0.4         1.6                     8.1         6.1  
                               
     The sum of individual amounts set forth above may not agree to the consolidated financial statements included herein due to rounding.
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     Business Units Results of individual business units are presented based on our management accounting practices and management structure. There is no comprehensive, authoritative body of guidance for management accounting equivalent to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; therefore, the financial results of individual business units are not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other company. The management accounting process uses assumptions and allocations to measure performance of the business units. Methodologies are refined from time to time as management accounting practices are enhanced and businesses change. The costs incurred by support areas not directly aligned with the business unit are allocated primarily based on an estimated utilization of support area services.
     Management evaluates results of operations of the business units before pension income or expense, alternative fuel mixture credits, charges related to the Fox River environmental reserves, acquisition and integration related costs, restructuring related charges, unusual items, certain corporate level costs, and the effects of asset dispositions. Management believes that this is a more meaningful representation of the operating performance of its core businesses, the profitability of business units and the extent of cash flow generated from these core operations. Such amounts are presented under the caption “Other and Unallocated.” This presentation is aligned with the management and operating structure of our company. It is also on this basis that the Company’s performance is evaluated internally and by the Company’s Board of Directors.
Sales and Costs of Products Sold
                           
    Three months ended        
    March 31        
In thousands   2011       2010     Change  
       
Net sales
  $ 396,771       $ 337,275     $ 59,496  
Energy and related sales — net
    2,987         3,607       (620 )
           
Total revenues
    399,758         340,882       58,876  
Costs of products sold
    339,591         296,666       42,925  
           
Gross profit
    60,167       $ 44,216     $ 15,951  
           
Gross profit as a percent of Net sales
    15.2 %       13.1 %        
       
     The following table sets forth the contribution to consolidated net sales by each business unit:
                   
    Three months ended  
    March 31  
Percent of Total   2011       2010  
       
Business Unit
                 
Specialty Papers
    55.6 %       61.6 %
Composite Fibers
    29.0         30.1  
Advanced Airlaid Materials
    15.4         8.3  
           
Total
    100.0 %       100.0 %
       
     Net sales for the first quarter of 2011 were $396.8 million, a 17.6% increase compared with the first quarter of 2010, reflecting higher selling prices, improved demand and a full quarter of our Advanced Airlaid Materials business unit. On an organic basis, net sales increased 8.7%, excluding changes in foreign currencies.
     In the Specialty Papers business unit, 2011 first quarter net sales increased $12.8 million due to a $10.5 million benefit from higher selling prices, together with a 2.9% increase in shipping volumes.
     Specialty Papers’ 2011 first quarter operating income increased $6.3 million primarily reflecting the benefits of higher selling prices, improved operating efficiencies of $2.4 million and a $1.6 million insurance recovery related to a third-quarter 2010 press roll failure. These factors more than offset a $7.2 million adverse impact from higher raw material and energy costs.
     We sell excess power generated by the Spring Grove, PA facility. The following table summarizes this activity for the first quarters of 2011 and 2010:
                             
In thousands   2011       2010       Change  
             
Energy sales
  $ 2,892       $ 4,604       $ (1,712 )
Costs to produce
    (2,477 )       (2,612 )       135  
                 
Net
    415         1,992         (1,577 )
Renewable energy credits
    2,572         1,614         958  
                 
Total
  $ 2,987       $ 3,606       $ (619 )
             
     Prior to March 31, 2010, all such sales were made pursuant to a long-term contract that expired at the end of the first quarter 2010. We continue to sell power but at market rates, the forward pricing for which is significantly below the expired contract rate.
     Renewable energy credits (“RECs”) represent sales of certified credits earned related to burning renewable sources of energy such as black liquor and wood waste. We sell RECs into an emerging and somewhat illiquid market. The extent and value of future revenues from REC sales is dependent on many factors outside of management’s control. Therefore, we may not be able to generate consistent additional sales of RECs in future periods.
     In Composite Fibers, 2011 first quarter net sales were $115.2 million, an increase of $13.7 million, or 13.5%, from the same quarter a year ago reflecting a $3.9 million benefit from higher selling prices and a 7.6% increase in shipping volumes. The improvement in Composite Fibers’ net sales reflects strengthening demand in most of its product lines. The translation of foreign currencies unfavorably impacted net sales by $0.3 million.


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     Composite Fibers’ first-quarter 2011 operating income increased by $6.1 million, nearly doubling its results from a year ago. The improvement was driven by the $3.9 million impact from higher selling prices as well as $6.4 million in improvement from record operating rates, efficiency gains related to continuous improvement initiatives and the impact of increased shipping volumes. The combination of these factors more than offset the $3.6 million negative impact of higher input costs, primarily related to woodpulp and synthetic fibers.
     In Advanced Airlaid Materials, 2011 first quarter net sales were $61.1 million, an increase of $33.0 million, largely due to including a full quarter’s results in 2011. The results for the first quarter of 2010 were included prospectively from the February 12, 2010 acquisition date. Higher selling prices benefited the comparison by $4.6 million. Operating income increased $1.5 million primarily due to higher selling prices and volumes shipped, together with the benefit in the comparison of a non-recurring $1.2 million charge in 2010 to cost of products sold for the write up of acquired inventory to fair value.
     Pension Expense The following table summarizes the amounts of pension expense recognized for the periods indicated:
                           
    Three months ended        
    March 31        
In thousands   2011       2010     Change  
       
Recorded as:
                         
Costs of products sold
  $ 2,075       $ 1,893     $ 182  
SG&A expense
    319         493       (174 )
           
Total
  $ 2,394       $ 2,386     $ 8  
       
     The amount of pension expense or income recognized each year is determined using various actuarial assumptions and certain other factors, including discount rates and the fair value of our pension assets as of the beginning of the year.
     Other and Unallocated The amount of net expenses not allocated to a business unit and reported as “Other and Unallocated” in our table of Business Unit Performance totaled $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2011 compared with net expenses of $12.9 million in the year earlier quarter. The change was primarily due to the $8.5 million of non-recurring acquisition and integration costs included in 2010 associated with the February 2010 Concert Industries acquisition (now Advanced Airlaid Materials) and $3.2 million of gains on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands in the first quarter of 2011. Excluding these items, other and unallocated net operating expenses increased $3.6 million primarily due to higher professional services fees. Gains on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands were primarily related to the sale of timberlands, from which cash proceeds totaled $3.4 million.
     Non-operating income (expense) as presented in the Business Unit Performance table includes $6.5 million of interest expense for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of $0.8 million in the quarterly comparison primarily due to the $100.0 million in bonds issued in February 2010 being outstanding for a full quarter in 2011 compared with two months in the first quarter of 2010.
     In the first quarter of 2010, non-operating income (expense) included a $3.4 million loss associated with forward foreign currency contracts that hedged the Canadian dollar purchase price of the Concert Industries acquisition.
     Income taxes For the first three months of 2011, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $7.9 million on $25.3 million of pretax income. The comparable amounts in the first quarter of 2010 were income tax expense of $0.4 million on pretax income that was essentially break-even. During the first quarter of 2010, we incurred $11.9 million of acquisition and integration costs, a significant portion of which are non-deductible.
     Foreign Currency We own and operate facilities in Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Philippines. The functional currency of our Canadian operations is the U.S. dollar. However, in Germany and France it is the Euro, in the UK, it is the British Pound Sterling, and in the Philippines the functional currency is the Peso. During the first three months of 2011, Euro functional currency operations generated approximately 28.6% of our sales and 27.5% of operating expenses and British Pound Sterling operations represented 8.3% of net sales and 8.1% of operating expenses. The translation of the results from these international operations into U.S. dollars is subject to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.


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     The table below summarizes the effect from foreign currency translation on the reported results for first three months of 2011 compared to the first three months 2010:
         
    Three months  
In thousands   ended March 31  
    Favorable  
    (unfavorable)  
 
Net sales
  $ (501 )
Costs of products sold
    (464 )
SG&A expenses
    (12 )
Income taxes and other
    70  
 
     
Net income
  $ (907 )
 
     The above table only presents the financial reporting impact of foreign currency translations. It does not present the impact of certain competitive advantages or disadvantages of operating or competing in multi-currency markets.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
     Our business is capital intensive and requires significant expenditures for new or enhanced equipment, for environmental compliance matters, to support our research and development efforts and for our business strategy. In addition we have mandatory debt service requirements of both principal and interest. The following table summarizes cash flow information for each of the years presented:
                   
    Three months ended  
    March 31  
In thousands   2011       2010  
       
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  $ 95,788       $ 135,420  
Cash provided by (used for)
                 
Operating activities
    27,613         20,370  
Investing activities
    (4,683 )       (239,142 )
Financing activities
    (4,307 )       113,074  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    1,526         (3,147 )
           
Net cash provided (used)
    20,149         (108,845 )
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 115,937       $ 26,575  
       
     As of March 31, 2011, we had $115.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and $219.6 million available under our revolving credit agreement.
     Operating cash flow improved by $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter of 2010. The improvement in cash flow was largely due to the receipt of a $17.8 million income tax refund, primarily due to cellulosic biofuel credits claimed in connection with the filing of our 2009 federal income tax return. This refund partially offset the increase in net cash used for working capital associated with growth in sales.
     Net cash used by investing activities totaled $4.7 million in the first quarter of 2011 compared with $239.2 million in the first quarter of 2010. The 2010 first quarter reflects the Concert acquisition. Capital expenditures totaled $8.1 million in the 2011 first quarter compared with $6.1 million in the same quarter of 2010. Capital expenditures are expected to total $60 million to $65 million for 2011.
     For the first quarter of 2011, net cash used by financing activities was $4.3 million, substantially all of which was payment of dividends. The comparable amount from financing activities in the first quarter of 2010 was a net provision of $113.1 million reflecting increased borrowings to fund the Concert acquisition including the proceeds, net of debt issue costs and original issue discount, from the issuance of $100.0 million of senior notes, at 95% of par.
     Cash dividends paid on common stock totaled $4.2 million in both the first quarters of 2011 and 2010. Our Board of Directors determines what, if any, dividends will be paid to our shareholders. Dividend payment decisions are based upon then-existing factors and conditions and, therefore, historical trends of dividend payments are not necessarily indicative of future payments.
     In April 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $50.0 million of our outstanding common stock. We intend to make these repurchases over the next 12 months in accordance with applicable securities regulations. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased, if any, will depend on a variety of factors including the market price of the company’s common stock, regulatory, legal and contractual requirements, and other market factors. The program, which does not obligate us to repurchase any particular amount of common stock, may be modified or suspended at any time at the Board’s discretion.
     The following table sets forth our outstanding long-term indebtedness:
                   
    March 31,       Dec. 31,  
In thousands   2011       2010  
       
Revolving credit facility, due May 2014
  $       $  
71/8% Notes, due May 2016
    200,000         200,000  
71/8% Notes, due May 2016 - net of original issue discount
    95,698         95,529  
Term Loan, due January 2013
    36,695         36,695  
           
Total long-term debt
    332,393         332,224  
Less current portion
             
           
Long-term debt, net of current portion
  $ 332,393       $ 332,224  
       
     Our credit agreement contains a number of customary compliance covenants. In addition, the Senior Notes contain cross default provisions that could result in all such notes becoming due and payable in the event of a failure to repay debt outstanding under the credit agreement at maturity, or a default under the credit


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agreement, which accelerates the debt outstanding thereunder. As of March 31, 2011, we met all of the requirements of our debt covenants. The significant terms of the debt obligations are set forth in Item 1 — Financial Statements — Note 11. Although we do not have immediate intentions to make additional use of our facility, we believe this agreement, and the banks that are party to it, provides us with ready access to liquidity should we need it.
     We are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations which operate to protect the environment as well as human health and safety. We have, at various times, incurred significant cost to comply with these regulations, as new regulations are developed or regulatory priorities change. Currently, we anticipate that we could incur material capital and operating costs to comply with several air quality regulations including the U.S. EPA Best Available Retrofit Technology rule (BART; otherwise known as the Regional Haze Rule) and the Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology rule (Boiler MACT). Although we are in the process of analyzing the potential impact of these requirements, compliance could require significant capital expenditures. In addition, we may incur obligations to remove or mitigate any adverse effects on the environment resulting from our operations, including the restoration of natural resources and liability for personal injury and for damages to property and natural resources. See Item 1 — Financial Statements — Note 14 for a summary of significant environmental matters.
     We expect to meet all of our near- and longer-term cash needs from a combination of operating cash flow, cash and cash equivalents, our credit facility or other bank lines of credit and other long-term debt. However, as discussed in Item 1 — Financial Statements — Note 14, an unfavorable outcome of various environmental matters could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, liquidity and/or results of operations.
     Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had not entered into any off-balance-sheet arrangements. Financial derivative instruments, to which we are a party, and guarantees of indebtedness, which solely consist of obligations of subsidiaries and a partnership, are reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets included herein in Item 1 — Financial Statements.
     Outlook For Specialty Papers, we expect shipping volumes to be approximately 5% lower in the second quarter of 2011 compared with the first quarter of 2011 reflecting normal seasonal patterns. The impact of higher energy costs and purchased pulp are expected to be offset by higher selling prices and benefits from continuous improvement initiatives. We also plan to complete the annually scheduled maintenance outages at both the Chillicothe and Spring Grove facilities in the second quarter of 2011. The outages are expected to adversely impact second-quarter results by approximately $19 million to $20 million, pre-tax.
     For Composite Fibers, we anticipate shipping volumes in the second quarter of 2011 to be slightly higher than the first quarter. Input costs for pulp, base paper, and other materials are expected to increase faster than selling prices. In addition, our continuous improvement efforts in manufacturing resulted in record output during the first quarter and an inventory build. Therefore, in the second quarter we may need to take actions to reduce this inventory build, which together with the rate of cost increase discussed above, could adversely impact sequential quarter earnings by approximately $2 million.
     Shipping volumes, selling prices and input costs for the Advanced Airlaid Materials business unit are all expected to be slightly higher than the first quarter of 2011. In addition, we expect to see continued benefit from our cost reduction and operations improvement initiatives.


      
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
                                                         
    Year Ended December 31     At March 31, 2011  
Dollars in thousands   2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     Carrying Value     Fair Value  
 
Long-term debt
                                                       
Average principal outstanding
                                                       
At fixed interest rates — Bond (1)
  $ 300,000     $ 300,000     $ 300,000     $ 300,000     $ 300,000     $ 295,698     $ 309,642  
At variable interest rates
    36,695       36,695       1,407                   36,695       37,500  
                                             
 
                                          $ 332,393     $ 347,142  
                                             
Weighted-average interest rate
On fixed rate debt — Bond
    7.13 %     7.13 %     7.13 %     7.13 %     7.13 %                
On variable rate debt
    1.66       1.66       1.66                                  
 
The amounts represent average face amount of bonds outstanding. Such amounts include $100.0 million of bonds issued at a 5% original issue discount resulting in an 8.16% yield. The carrying value set forth above is net of unamortized original issue discount.

     The table above presents average principal outstanding of our long-term debt and related interest rates for the next five years. The amounts set forth above for fixed rate bonds represent the coupon rate. Such amounts include $100.0 million of bonds issued at a 5% original issue discount resulting in an 8.16% yield. Fair values included herein have been determined based upon rates currently available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. Our market risk exposure primarily results from changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. At March 31, 2011, we had long-term debt outstanding of $332.4 million, of which $36.7 million or 11.0% was at variable interest rates.
     Variable-rate debt outstanding represents a cash collateralized borrowing incurred in connection with the 2007 installment timberland sale that accrues interest based on six month LIBOR plus a margin. At March 31, 2011, the weighted average interest rate paid on variable rate debt was 1.66%. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in the interest rate on variable rate debt would increase or decrease annual interest expense by $0.4 million.
     We are subject to certain risks associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates to the extent our operations are conducted in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. During the first three months of 2011, Euro functional currency operations generated approximately 28.6% of our sales and 27.5% of operating expenses and British Pound Sterling operations represented 8.3% of net sales and 8.1% of operating expenses.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
     Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Our chief executive officer and our principal financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of March 31, 2011, have concluded that, as of the evaluation date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
     Changes in Internal Controls There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2011, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.


      
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PART II
     ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
     The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as indicated.
     
31.1
  Certification of Dante C. Parrini, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
31.2
  Certification of John P. Jacunski, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.1
  Certification of Dante C. Parrini, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
 
   
32.2
  Certification of John P. Jacunski, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
         
  P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY
(Registrant)
 
 
May 6, 2011  By   /s/ David C. Elder    
    David C. Elder   
    Vice President and Corporate Controller   
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
31.1
  Certification of Dante C. Parrini, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 — Chief Executive Officer, filed herewith.
 
   
31.2
  Certification of John P. Jacunski, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 — Chief Financial Officer, filed herewith.
 
   
32.1
  Certification of Dante C. Parrini, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 — Chief Executive Officer, filed herewith.
 
   
32.2
  Certification of John P. Jacunski, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 — Chief Financial Officer, filed herewith.
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