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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2007
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Missouri
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  1-10596
(Commission
File Number)
  43-1554045
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
9900A Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  63124-1186
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 314-213-7200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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     Explanatory Note: ESCO Technologies Inc. (the “Registrant”) completed its acquisition of Doble Engineering Company and subsidiaries (“Doble”) on November 30, 2007. This Amendment No. 1 amends the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant dated November 30, 2007 to provide the financial statement information required by Item 9.01 of Form 8-K which was excluded from the initial filing in reliance on Items 9.01(a)(4) and 9.01(b)(2) of Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a)   Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
 
    The audited consolidated financial statements of Doble, including its consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, and the related notes and report of the independent certified public accountants are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A. The unaudited income statement summary of Doble for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is filed as Exhibit 99.3 to this report.
 
(b)   Pro Forma Financial Information.
 
    The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations, included herewith as Exhibit 99.4, has been prepared to give effect to the acquisition by the Registrant of Doble and was derived from the historical consolidated financial statements of the Registrant (as adjusted for classifying the filtration portion of Filtertek Inc. as a discontinued operation) and the historical consolidated statements of Doble. These historical financial statements have been adjusted as described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations has been prepared assuming the acquisition of Doble occurred on October 1, 2006. The purchase method of accounting has been applied, which requires an allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, at fair value.
 
    The purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Doble reflected in the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations is preliminary and is subject to revision. Initial estimates of the fair values of Doble’s tangible and intangible assets and liabilities are included in this unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations. The Registrant expects that upon completion of the final assessment of the fair value of Doble’s assets and liabilities the adjustments to the initial allocation of the purchase price would not materially affect the pro forma information included herein.
 
    The unaudited pro forma information included herein is provided for information purposes only, and is not necessarily indicative of what the actual financial position or results of operations of the Registrant would have been had the transaction actually occurred on the dates indicated, nor does it purport to indicate the future financial position or results of operations of the Registrant. The pro forma adjustments are based

 


 

    upon available information and assumptions believed to be reasonable in the circumstances. There can be no assurance that such information and assumptions will not change from those reflected in the pro forma financial statements and notes thereto.
    The unaudited pro forma financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Registrant’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto previously filed as part of the Registrant’s most recent annual and quarterly reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q for periods ended September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
 
    Basis of Presentation
 
    On November 30, 2007, the Registrant acquired the capital stock of Doble for a purchase price of $319 million, net of cash and marketable securities acquired and subject to a working capital adjustment. Doble, headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, is a worldwide leader in providing high-end diagnostic test solutions for the electric utility industry. The acquisition aligns with the Registrant’s long-term growth strategy of expanding its products and services in the utility industry. The acquisition was funded by a combination of the Registrant’s existing cash, including the proceeds from the divestiture of the filtration portion of Filtertek, and borrowings under a new $330 million credit facility.
 
    The accompanying unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations presents the pro forma results of operations of the Registrant and Doble on a combined basis based on the historical financial information of each company and after giving effect to the acquisition. The Registrant’s fiscal year-end is September 30, while Doble’s fiscal year-end was historically December 31. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations for the twelve months ended September 30, 2007 includes the results of operations for the Registrant’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 and the unaudited results of operations of Doble for its fourth fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006 and its first three fiscal quarters of fiscal year 2007. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations has been prepared assuming the acquisition occurred on October 1, 2006.
 
    The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations is based on estimates and assumptions, which are preliminary and have been made solely for purposes of developing such pro forma information. Management believes the estimates and assumptions to be reasonable; however, actual results may differ significantly from this pro forma financial information. The pro forma information is not intended to reflect the actual results that would have occurred had the companies actually been combined during the periods presented. A summary of the purchase price allocation to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):

 


 

         
Purchase price per agreement
  $ 319,000  
Add: cash acquired
    9,639  
Add short term marketable securities acquired
    4,966  
Add: transaction costs
    2,574  
Add: working capital adjustment, net
    1,282  
 
     
Total cash consideration
  $ 337,461  
 
     
     The preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows:
         
Net tangible assets
  $ 42,854  
Identifiable intangible assets
    133,670  
Goodwill
    214,341  
Long-term deferred tax liabilities
    (53,404 )
 
     
Total cash consideration
  $ 337,461  
 
     
     The amount allocated to identifiable intangible assets represents the Registrant’s preliminary estimate of the identifiable assets acquired from Doble, which include trade names, customer relationships, and software and databases.
(d)     Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
 
   
4.1*
  Credit Agreement dated as of November 30, 2007 among the Registrant, National City Bank and the lenders from time to time parties thereto
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants (Grant Thornton LLP)
 
   
99.1*
  Press Release dated December 3, 2007
 
   
99.2
  Doble consolidated financial statements and report of Independent Certified Public Accountants for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
 
   
99.3
  Doble unaudited income statement summary—nine months ended September 30, 2007
 
   
99.4
  Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2007
     * Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 30, 2007

 


 

SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
 
 
Dated: February 15, 2008  By:   /s/ G.E. Muenster    
    G.E. Muenster   
    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer   

 


 

         
Index of Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
 
   
4.1*
  Credit Agreement dated as of November 30, 2007 among the Registrant, National City Bank and the lenders from time to time parties thereto.
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants (Grant Thornton LLP)
 
   
99.1*
  Press Release dated December 3, 2007
 
   
99.2
  Doble consolidated financial statements and report of Independent Certified Public Accountants for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
 
   
99.3
  Doble unaudited income statement summary—nine months ended September 30, 2007
 
   
99.4
  Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2007
     * Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 30, 2007

 

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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated March 9, 2007 accompanying the consolidated balance sheets of Doble Engineering Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, included in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of ESCO Technologies Inc. dated November 30, 2007.
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of ESCO Technologies Inc. on Forms S-8 (File No. 33-39737 effective April 2, 1991, File No. 33-47916 effective May 14, 1992, File No. 33-98112 effective October 13, 1995, File No. 333-77887 effective May 6, 1999, File No. 333-92945 effective December 17, 1999, File No. 333-96309 effective February 7, 2000, File No. 333-63930 effective June 27, 2001, File No. 333-85268 effective April 1, 2002 and File No. 333-117953 effective September 6, 2004).
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 14, 2008

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Consolidated Financial Statements and   Exhibit 99.2
Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants    
Doble Engineering Company and Subsidiaries    
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004    

 


 

Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
Board of Directors
Doble Engineering Company
     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Doble Engineering Company and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
     We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America as established by the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     In our opinion the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Doble Engineering Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 9, 2007

 


 

DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2006 and 2005
                 
    2006     2005  
    (in thousands, except share data)  
ASSETS
               
 
               
CURRENT ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 9,846     $ 10,181  
Unbilled receivable
    790       1,742  
Accounts receivable, net (note B)
    14,997       11,011  
Current portion of net investment in sales-type leases
    211       251  
Bond interest receivable
    108       122  
Inventories (note D)
    7,865       5,579  
Prepaid expenses
    626       477  
 
           
Total current assets
    34,443       29,363  
 
               
Investments held to maturity — at amortized cost (note E)
    7,861       10,208  
Equipment held for rental, net (note F)
    3,382       3,587  
Property, plant and equipment, net (note G)
    5,256       5,296  
Net investment in sales-type leases
    192       345  
Goodwill
    57       57  
Other assets
    4       13  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 51,195     $ 48,869  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Accounts payable
  $ 1,627     $ 986  
Accrued expenses:
               
Compensation and pension (note H)
    4,457       4,869  
Commissions and other
    3,140       2,881  
Accrued income taxes
    407       1,165  
Deferred income
    9,267       7,854  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    18,898       17,755  
 
               
Deferred income taxes (note J)
    523       440  
 
           
Total liabilities
    19,421       18,195  
 
           
 
               
COMMITMENTS (notes H and I)
               
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common stock, voting and nonvoting, no par value, authorized and issued 401 shares of Class A and 401 shares of Class B
    1       1  
Additional paid-in-capital
    18       18  
Retained earnings
    37,152       36,256  
Accumulated other compreshensive income
    93       (111 )
 
           
 
    37,264       36,164  
Less treasury stock at cost, 111 shares of Class A and 111 shares of Class B at December 31, 2006 and 2005
    (5,490 )     (5,490 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    31,774       30,674  
 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 51,195     $ 48,869  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (in thousands)          
Net revenue
  $ 71,644     $ 66,984     $ 59,823  
 
                       
Cost of revenue
    26,346       24,528       22,806  
 
                 
 
                       
Gross profit
    45,298       42,456       37,017  
 
                 
 
                       
Gain on sale of rental and demonstration equipment
    648       834       2,114  
 
                 
 
                       
Operating expenses:
                       
Engineering
    7,176       8,593       7,845  
Marketing and selling
    10,580       9,113       7,606  
General and administrative
    6,850       7,325       6,571  
Infrastructure improvement
    1,142       1,044       1,305  
 
                 
 
    25,748       26,075       23,327  
 
                 
 
                       
Earnings from operations
    20,198       17,215       15,804  
 
                       
Other income:
                       
Interest and dividend income
    522       440       282  
 
                 
 
    522       440       282  
 
                       
Earnings before income taxes
    20,720       17,655       16,086  
 
                       
Income taxes (note J)
    6,658       5,724       4,729  
 
                 
 
                       
NET EARNINGS
  $ 14,062     $ 11,931     $ 11,357  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
                                                         
                            Accumulated                      
            Additional             Other             Total     Total  
    Common     Paid-In     Retained     Comprehensive     Treasury     Shareholders     Comprehensive  
(In thousands, except per share data)   Stock     Capital     Earnings     Income     Stock     Equity     Income  
Balance at December 31, 2003
  $ 1     $ 18     $ 34,370     $ 103     $ (5,490 )   $ 29,002          
Net earnings
                    11,357                       11,357     $ 11,357  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                            93               93       93  
Dividends — $14,000 per share
                    (8,120 )                     (8,120 )        
 
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2004
    1       18       37,607       196       (5,490 )     32,332     $ 11,450  
 
                                                     
Net earnings
                    11,931                       11,931     $ 11,931  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                            (307 )             (307 )     (307 )
Dividends — $22,900 per share
                    (13,282 )                     (13,282 )        
 
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2005
    1       18       36,256       (111 )     (5,490 )     30,674     $ 11,642  
 
                                                     
Net earnings
                    14,062                       14,062       14,062  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                            204               204       204  
Dividends — $22,700 per share
                    (13,166 )                     (13,166 )        
 
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $ 1     $ 18     $ 37,152     $ 93     $ (5,490 )   $ 31,774     $ 14,266  
 
                                         
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (in thousands)          
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Net earnings
  $ 14,062     $ 11,931     $ 11,357  
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    2,404       2,457       2,739  
Gain on sale of equipment
    (648 )     (834 )     (2,114 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    204       (307 )     85  
Net amortization of investments
    187       187       81  
Deferred income taxes
    83       (204 )     273  
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (3,986 )     (422 )     (1,951 )
Unbilled receivable
    952       (855 )     594  
Bond interest receivable
    14       (32 )     (30 )
Inventories
    (2,286 )     81       228  
Prepaid expenses
    (149 )     (56 )     (91 )
Net investment in sales-type leases
    193       22       (34 )
Other asset
    9       14       8  
Accounts payable
    641       163       (70 )
Accrued expenses
    (153 )     (415 )     1,408  
Accrued income taxes
    (758 )     738       8  
Deferred rental income
    1,413       419       461  
Deferred compensation
          (147 )     (148 )
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    12,182       12,740       12,804  
 
                 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Addition of equipment held for rental
    (1,027 )     (1,246 )     (1,174 )
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
    (1,222 )     (1,104 )     (776 )
Proceeds from sale of equipment
    738       1,132       2,283  
Purchase of investments
          (2,359 )     (9,454 )
Proceeds from maturity of investments
    2,160       1,500       6,405  
 
                 
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
    649       (2,077 )     (2,716 )
 
                 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Dividends paid
    (13,166 )     (13,282 )     (8,120 )
Payment of line-of-credit
                (159 )
 
                 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (13,166 )     (13,282 )     (8,279 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (335 )     (2,619 )     1,809  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    10,181       12,800       10,991  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  $ 9,846     $ 10,181     $ 12,800  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE A — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
     Nature of Operations
Doble Engineering Company and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a Massachusetts based manufacturer engaged in the sale and rental of test equipment to the electric utility industry throughout the world. Equipment rentals and sales are made to both foreign and domestic customers. Both the sale and rental of electrical test equipment represent the primary sources of revenue for the Company.
A summary of the significant accounting policies applied on a consistent basis in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements follows:
     Basis of Accounting
The financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
     Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Doble Powertest Limited (“DPT”), a high voltage test facility located in the United Kingdom, TransiNor As (“TN”), a provider in Norway, Doble Engineering PVT LTD, a development facility focused on product support in India, Doble Australasia PTY LTD, a wholesaler in Australia, Doble Pan-American Power Technology (Beijing) Co., LTD, a promotional facility in China and Doble Engineering Africa, PVT LTD, a development facility focused on product support in Africa.
All material intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
     Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management estimates include allowances for accounts receivable and inventory, standard cost rates in inventory, product warranty, useful lives of equipment pool assets and assumptions used in the actuarial valuation of pension obligations.

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE A — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued
     Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are substantially comprised of money market mutual funds. Included in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 is a foreign cash balance of $2,315,000 and $1,296,000 respectively.
     Inventories
Inventories are principally stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using standard costs on the last-in, first-out method (“LIFO”). A reserve for obsolete inventory is recorded based on the expected net realizable value of merchandise.
     Investments
The Company’s investments are comprised of debt securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. These investments are reported at amortized cost. The Company utilized third party custodians to hold these securities.
Fair values for investments are based on quoted market prices and maturity dates range from less than one year to five years.
     Revenue Recognition
Product Sales
The Company recognizes product sales, oil lab & high voltage testing, consulting engineering, field testing, repair and recalibration and training and the related costs of these sales at the time products are shipped or services are completed and substantial risk of ownership transfers to a customer. This is determined at the time when persuasive evidence of a sale arrangement exists and the related price and collectibility is determined. Product sales account for approximately 55% of net revenue. The estimation of product warranty liability is $186,000 and $100,000 at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 respectively.
Service Contracts
The Company has entered into various service contracts with customers which extend for generally one to three years. These service contracts and equipment rental represent approximately 45% of net revenue. The Company recognizes service contract revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE A — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued
     Unbilled Accounts Receivable
Unbilled accounts receivable represents amounts earned but not billed at December 31 for services provided on the automatic renewal contracts.
     Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable relate to sales for which credit is extended based on the customer’s credit history. Accounts receivable are stated at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. The Company determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company writes-off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company does not accrue interest on past due accounts.
     Financial Instruments
Financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and certain accrued liabilities. These instruments are carried at cost, which approximates market.
     Assessment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets (primarily investments, equipment held for rental and property, plant and equipment) to assess the recoverability of these assets. Any impairment would be recognized in the results of operations, if a diminution in value considered to be other than temporary were to occur. As part of this assessment, the Company reviews the expected future net operating cash flows from its long-lived assets. The Company has not recognized any adjustments as a result of these assessments.
     Depreciation and Amortization
For financial reporting purposes, depreciation and amortization are provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of property, plant and equipment, and equipment held for rental to operations over their estimated service lives using straight-line and accelerated methods. Accelerated methods of depreciation are used for income tax purposes.
     Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are charged to marketing and selling expense in the period which they are incurred. Advertising expense amounted to $20,464, $7,176 and $24,207 in the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE A — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued
Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of the assets disposed of and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to income.
     Goodwill
Goodwill of $56,843 at both December 31, 2006 and 2005 represents the excess of costs over fair value of net assets acquired in a business acquisition.
Effective January 1, 2002, goodwill is not amortized and is periodically reviewed for impairment annually and whenever there is an impairment indicator.
     Incentive and Bonus Plans
The Company has an executive incentive plan for officers and senior managers as well as a bonus plan for employees. The executive incentive plan has two elements, a profit portion and a performance portion, as defined. The officers profit portion makes up 70% of their incentive computation and for senior managers the profit portion makes up 40% of their incentive computation. Accordingly, the performance portion will make up the remaining 30% for officers and 60% for senior managers. These plans vest immediately.
Total compensation expense under both the executive incentive plans and the bonus plan for each year are as follows:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (in thousands)          
Executive incentive plan
  $ 1,530     $ 1,932     $ 1,628  
Bonus plan
    1,236       1,175       1,126  
 
                 
 
                       
Total
  $ 2,766     $ 3,107     $ 2,754  
 
                 
     Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to the difference between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to the taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE A — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued
expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance would be established to reduce deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that all or some portion, of such deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
     International Sales
International sales amounted to approximately $28,061,000, $24,340,000 and $22,263,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The majority of international sales were to Canada, Mexico and the Far East. Sales concentrations in international countries fluctuate from year to year.
     Lease and Service Income
The Company leases electrical test equipment. The majority of these leases are classified as operating and are for various terms of up to three years. Lease and service income for the operating leases are recorded as revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term; advance billings on leases are classified as deferred income.
     Net Investment in Sales-Type Leases
The Company also enters into leases that are accounted for as sales-type leases. The present value of the minimum lease payments to be received under such leases have been recorded as revenue. The cost of the inventory being leased has been recorded as cost of sales. The difference between the gross lease payments to be received and the present value of the lease payments are recorded as unearned income and amortized to income over the lease term using an interest rate that reflects an approximate constant periodic rate of return on the net investment of the lease. These types of leases do not represent a significant part of the Company’s business activities. Aggregate future minimum leases contracts at December 31, 2006 are $211,000, $96,000 and $96,000 in 2007, 2008, and 2009 respectively.
     Long-Lived Assets
The Company applies SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” to review long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets might not be recoverable. For the period ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, no impairment of long-lived assets had been indicated.

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE A — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued
     Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of trade receivables. Credit risk on trade receivables is minimized as a result of the large customer base.
     Research and Development
Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred and were approximately $5,765,000, $6,297,000 and $6,013,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
     Foreign Currency
The functional currency of all international subsidiaries are their local currency. Assets and liabilities of international subsidiaries were translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the end of the period and revenues and expenses were translated at average monthly exchange rates. Translation adjustments that arose from translating the financial statements of international subsidiaries from local currency to U.S. dollars are accumulated in stockholders’ equity.
Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in a currency other than local currency are included in results of operations as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company’s realized exchange gains/losses were not material.
     Reclassification
Certain 2005 and 2004 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation.

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE B — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable consists of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (in thousands)  
Trade receivables
  $ 15,393     $ 11,393  
Less allowance for doubtful accounts
    (396 )     (382 )
 
           
 
               
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 14,997     $ 11,011  
 
           
NOTE C — LEASE AND SERVICE INCOME
The Company receives payments under certain noncancellable operating leases and service and maintenance contracts.
Aggregate future minimum receipts on noncancellable leases and maintenance contracts at December 31, 2006 are as follows:
         
    (in thousands)
2007
  $ 9,366  
2008
    1,250  
2009
    277  
2010
    2  
 
     
 
       
 
  $ 10,895  
 
     
Rental income was approximately $23,131,000, $22,250,000 and $20,630,000 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Depreciation and other operating costs are expected to be incurred on aggregate future minimum lease and maintenance contract receipts.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE D — INVENTORIES
     Inventories consisted of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (in thousands)  
Raw materials, manufactured parts and supplies
  $ 3,772     $ 2,729  
Work-in-process
    1,732       1,037  
Finished goods
    2,361       1,813  
 
           
 
               
 
  $ 7,865     $ 5,579  
 
           
If the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method of inventory valuation had been used by the Company, inventories would have been approximately $9,286,000 and $7,055,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
NOTE E — INVESTMENTS
Held-to-maturity investments, with maturity dates ranging from January 1, 2007 through November 1, 2009, consisted of the following at December 31:
                                 
    2006  
            Unrealized     Unrealized     Market  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
    (in thousands)  
Municipal bonds — held-to-maturity
  $ 7,861     $     $ (78 )   $ 7,783  
 
                       
                                 
    2005  
            Unrealized     Unrealized     Market  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
    (in thousands)  
Municipal bonds — held-to-maturity
  $ 10,208     $     $ (132 )   $ 10,076  
 
                       
     The Company has concluded that no investments are impaired at December 31, 2006 and 2005.

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE F — EQUIPMENT HELD FOR RENTAL
     Equipment held for rental consists of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (in thousands)  
Rental equipment at cost
  $ 26,747     $ 26,173  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (23,365 )     (22,586 )
 
           
 
               
Equipment held for rental, net
  $ 3,382     $ 3,587  
 
           
NOTE G — PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
     Property, plant and equipment consists of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (in thousands)  
Building and improvements
  $ 6,469     $ 6,465  
Machinery and equipment
    15,597       14,537  
Furniture and office equipment
    2,121       1,973  
Motor vehicles
    177       170  
 
           
 
    24,364       23,145  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (19,411 )     (18,152 )
 
           
 
    4,953       4,993  
Land
    303       303  
 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 5,256     $ 5,296  
 
           

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE H — RETIREMENT PLANS
The Company has two retirement plans, a defined contribution plan and a defined benefit plan, covering substantially all employees.
Contributions under the defined contribution plan (the “Savings Plan”) are based upon a fixed percentage of annual compensation plus a fixed percentage of voluntary employee contributions. The pension expense related to the Savings Plan was approximately $415,000, $417,000 and $404,000 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The Company makes contributions to the defined benefit plan (the “Retirement Income Plan”) based upon an actuarial cost method, the projected unit credit method, within the minimum and maximum funding provisions as set forth by the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Contributions to the Plan amounted to $1,200,000 for 2006, $2,486,000 for 2005 and $228,000 for 2004. The Company expects to contribute $1,700,000 in 2007 to the Plan.
Pension benefits paid for the defined benefit plan were approximately $560,000, $483,000 and $472,000 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE H — RETIREMENT PLANS — Continued
The following table sets forth the defined benefit plan’s funded status in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 87 and No. 132R, “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions”, at October 1 of each year, which represents the most recent actuarial calculation:
                 
    Pension Benefits  
    2006     2005  
    (in thousands)  
Change in projected benefit obligation:
               
Benefit obligation — beginning
  $ 19,217     $ 16,031  
Service cost
    866       776  
Interest cost
    993       866  
Plan participants’ contributions
           
Actuarial loss
    (1,299 )     2,027  
Plan Amendment
           
Benefits paid
    (560 )     (483 )
 
           
 
               
Projected benefit obligation — ending
  $ 19,217     $ 19,217  
 
           
 
               
Change in plan assets:
               
Fair value of plan assets — beginning
    15,815       12,060  
Actual return on plan assets
    1,513       1,752  
Employer contribution
    1,200       2,486  
Plan participants’ contributions
           
Benefits paid
    (561 )     (483 )
 
           
 
               
Fair value of plan assets — ending
    17,967       15,815  
 
           
 
               
Reconciliation of funded status:
               
Funded status
    (1,250 )     (3,402 )
Unrecognized actuarial loss
    1,663       3,300  
Unrecognized prior service cost
    11       13  
 
           
 
               
Net amount recognized — prepaid (accrued) benefit
  $ 424     $ (89 )
 
           

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DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE H — RETIREMENT PLANS — Continued
                         
    Pension Benefits  
    2006     2005     2004  
            (in thousands)  
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
                       
Service cost
  $ 866     $ 776     $ 739  
Interest cost
    992       866       827  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,304 )     (953 )     (871 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    2       2       3  
Recognized actuarial loss
    130       49       136  
 
                 
 
                       
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 686     $ 740     $ 834  
 
                 
 
                       
Comparison of obligations to plan assets:
                       
Projected benefit obligation
          $ 19,217     $ 19,217  
Accumulated benefit obligation
            15,681       15,459  
Fair value of plan assets
            17,967       15,815  
The following assumptions were used in connection with the Company’s actuarial valuation of its defined benefit pension plan:
                         
    2006   2005   2004
Weighted average discount rate
    5.25 %     5.50 %     5.50 %
Expected long-term rate of return on assets
    8.00 %     8.00 %     8.00 %
Rate of increase in future compensation levels
    4.60 %     4.60 %     4.60 %
Amortization of prior service costs was calculated using the straight-line method over the average remaining service periods of the employees expected to receive benefits under the Plan.
The Plan’s assets by asset category are as follows:
                 
    2006     2005  
Equity funds
    61 %     61 %
Debt funds
    31 %     31 %
Real estate funds
    8 %     8 %
 
           
 
               
Total
    100 %     100 %
 
           

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE H — RETIREMENT PLANS — Continued
The Company’s asset allocation strategy and process consists of a long-term, risk-controlled approach using diversified investment options with a minimal exposure to volatile investment options. The long-term strategy of investing is foremost preserving plan assets from downside market risk while secondarily seeing annual investment returns.
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future services, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:
         
2007
  $ 730,000  
2008
    790,000  
2009
    850,000  
2010
    860,000  
2011
    970,000  
2012-2016
    6,950,000  
The Company pays all administrative expenses of the Plan.
Under separate retirement agreements with certain former employees, the Company provides supplemental retirement benefits. The present value of estimated future payments under these separate agreements was approximately $409,000 and $435,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively and balances are included in accrued compensation and pension in the balance sheet.
The Company also provides supplemental retirement pension benefits to certain highly compensated employees. The present value of estimated future payments for these benefits amounted to approximately $378,000 and $228,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively and balances are included in accrued compensation and pension in the balance sheet.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statements 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans. Statement 158 will require the Company to recognize the funded status of its defined benefit postretirement plans in the Company’s statement of financial position. The funded status is currently disclosed above in the notes to the Company’s financial statements, but differs from the amount currently recognized in the statement of financial position. The Statement does not change the accounting for the Company’s defined contribution plans.
Statement 158 also removes the existing option to use a plan measurement date that is up to 90 days prior to the date of the statement of financial position. The Statement offers two alternate transition methods for making the measurement date change.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE H — RETIREMENT PLANS — Continued
Statement 158 will require the Company to include several enhanced disclosures of information related to its defined benefit plans in its financial statements to increase consistency and comparability. Additionally, in the year of application, the Company will be required to disclose the incremental effect of applying Statement 158 on each individual line item in the year-end statement of financial position, as well as the separate adjustments to retained earnings and other comprehensive income.
Statement 158 is effective for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2007, for nonpublic entities with defined benefit plans. The Statement is to be applied as of the end of the year of adoption. Retrospective application is not permitted. Early adoption is permitted; however, the Company does not intend to adopt Statement 158 prior to the required effective date of December 31, 2007.
NOTE I — COMMITMENTS
     Lease Commitments
The Company conducts a portion of its operations in leased facilities. These leases are classified as operating and expire at various dates through December 2008. In addition, certain equipment is leased under operating leases expiring at various dates through 2010.
Aggregate future minimum lease payments under operating leases at December 31, 2006 are as follows:
         
Year Ending    
December 31,   (in thousands)
2007
  $ 474  
2008
    393  
2009
    172  
2010
    122  
2011
    97  
Rent expense was approximately $364,000, $374,000 and $398,000 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
NOTE J — INCOME TAXES
     Income tax expense consisted of the following at December 31:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (in thousands)          
Current provision
  $ 6,857     $ 6,346     $ 4,948  
Less tax credits
    (282 )     (418 )     (492 )
 
                 
 
    6,575       5,928       4,456  
Deferred income taxes (benefit)
    83       (204 )     273  
 
                 
 
                       
 
  $ 6,658     $ 5,724     $ 4,729  
 
                 
Cash paid during the year for income taxes was approximately $6,623,000, $4,896,000 and $4,075,000 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Total income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the Federal income tax rate of 35% to income before income taxes as a result of state income tax expense, taxable benefit associated with the Company’s foreign sales extra territorial income exclusion, tax credits, tax-exempt interest income and taxable benefit associated with the domestic production activities deduction.
Temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and a tax basis of assets and liabilities that give rise to the net deferred tax liability related to the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (in thousands)  
Property, plant and equipment and equipment held for rental, principally due to differences in depreciation
  $ 1,131     $ 1,290  
Other
    (282 )     (397 )
Pension costs
    499       166  
Vacation pay accrual
    (321 )     (153 )
Foreign net operating loss
    (504 )     (466 )
 
           
 
               
Net deferred income tax liability
  $ 523     $ 440  
 
           

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exv99w3
 

Exhibit 99.3
Doble Engineering Company
2007 Income Statement Summary (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
         
    Amount  
 
       
Net Revenues
  $ 58,613,153  
 
       
Cost of Revenues:
       
Cost of Services
    11,126,754  
Cost of Sales
    9,488,326  
Manufacturing Variance
    (137,488 )
 
     
 
    20,477,593  
 
       
Gross Profit
    38,135,560  
 
       
Net Gain on Sale of Equipment
    1,013,081  
 
       
Operating Expenses:
       
Marketing and Selling
    8,560,951  
Engineering and Development
    4,641,859  
General and Administrative
    4,497,697  
Information Technology
    802,115  
Employee Profit Sharing
    1,413,142  
 
     
Total
    19,915,764  
 
       
Operating Income
    19,232,876  
 
       
Net Interest and Dividends
    401,434  
Gain on Sale of Investments
    718  
 
     
Total
    402,152  
 
       
Income before Tax and Incentives
    19,635,029  
 
       
Incentive Compensation
    1,414,100  
 
     
 
       
Income Before Tax
    18,220,929  
 
       
Income Tax Provision
    6,277,713  
 
     
 
       
Net Income
  $ 11,943,216  
 
     

exv99w4
 

Exhibit 99.4
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2007
                                         
    ESCO     Less: Filters     Add: Doble     Pro Forma     ESCO  
(In thousands, except per share data)   Historical     Business (1)     Historical (2)     Adjs     Pro Forma  
 
                                       
Net Sales
  $ 527,537       (82,833 )     79,502               524,206  
Cost and Expenses:
                                       
Cost of sales
    349,891       (67,295 )     28,601               311,197  
SG&A
    122,502       (10,892 )     28,332       (915 )  (3)     139,027  
Amortization of intangible assets
    10,705       (462 )     0       3,459    (4)     13,702  
Interest expense (income)
    (744 )     145       (528 )     12,100    (5)     10,973  
Other expenses, (income) net
    2,455       360       (1,271 )             1,544  
 
                             
Total costs and expenses
    484,809       (78,144 )     55,134       14,644       476,443  
 
                             
 
                                       
Earnings before income taxes
    42,728       (4,689 )     24,368       (14,644 )     47,763  
Income taxes
    9,015       (1,382 )     8,099       (5,442 )  (6)     10,290  
 
                             
Net earnings
  $ 33,713       (3,307 )     16,269       (9,202 )     37,473  
 
                             
 
                                       
Earnings per share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 1.30                             $ 1.45  
 
                                   
Diluted
  $ 1.28                             $ 1.42  
 
                                   
 
                                       
Average common shares outstanding:
                                       
Basic
    25,865                               25,865  
 
                                   
Diluted
    26,387                               26,387  
 
                                   


 

Footnotes to Exhibit 99.4: Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2007 (Dollars in thousands)
  (1)   Excludes the Filtertek business which was sold on November 25, 2007 and reflected as a discontinued operation effective in the three months ended December 31, 2007.
 
  (2)   Includes the results of operations of Doble for its fourth fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006 and its first three fiscal quarters of fiscal year 2007.
 
  (3)   To adjust Doble’s historical selling, general and administrative expenses to exclude $915 of non-recurring transaction related expenses.
 
  (4)   To record amortization expense of $3,459 for the estimated identifiable intangible assets from the acquisition of Doble by the Registrant. The preliminary estimated identifiable intangible assets and their related estimated useful lives are as follows:
                 
            Estimated  
            Useful Life  
(Dollars in thousands)   Fair Value     (in years)  
 
               
Identifiable intangible assets:
               
Trade names
  $ 75,720     indefinite
Customer relationships
    54,210     20
Software and databases
    3,740     5
 
             
Total identifiable intangible assets
  $ 133,670          
 
             
  (5)   To record interest expense of $11,500 related to borrowings under the Registrant’s revolving credit facility to finance the acquisition at a weighted average interest rate of 4.6%. The Registrant has an interest rate swap on $175 million of the outstanding debt at 4% plus a spread of 75-100 bps. The remaining outstanding debt is at 3.30% plus a spread of 75-100 bps. Also, includes $600 of amortization of the debt issuance costs in connection with the Registrant’s new credit facility.
 
  (6)   To record the tax impact of $5,442 of the pro forma adjustments at an effective tax rate of 37.2%.