As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 14, 2005
Registration No. 333-128646
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1
to
Form S-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GRAHAM CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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20 Florence Avenue
Batavia, New York 14020
(585) 343-2216
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of Registrants principal executive offices)
William C. Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Graham Corporation
20 Florence Avenue
Batavia, New York 14020
(585) 343-2216
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Daniel R. Kinel, Esq.
Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP
1600 Bausch & Lomb Place
Rochester, New York 14604
(585) 232-6500
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: From time to time after the effective date of this
Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act) check the following
box: þ
If the Registrant elects to deliver its latest annual report to
security holders, or a complete and legal facsimile thereof,
pursuant to Item 11(a)(1) of this Form, check the following
box: o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to
Rule 434, check the following
box. o
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on
such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)
of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall
become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant
to Section 8(a), may determine.
DATED NOVEMBER 14, 2005
PROSPECTUS
GRAHAM CORPORATION
198,246 Shares of Common Stock
We are offering 198,246 shares of our common stock, par
value $0.10 per share, all of which are presently held by
us as treasury shares.
The shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus will
be sold by us and for our account from time to time at prices
related to market prices in privately negotiated transactions
consummated off the floor of the American Stock Exchange. We
will receive all the proceeds from sales of the shares, less any
commissions and discounts we agree to pay to any selling brokers
and dealers. We are not required to sell any minimum number of
the shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this
prospectus.
Our common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange under
the symbol GHM. On November 11, 2005, the
closing price of our common stock on the American Stock Exchange
was $19.60 per share.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.
Please see the section entitled Risk Factors
beginning on page 7 to read about important factors you
should consider before buying any of our common stock.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date of this prospectus is November 14, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
or SEC, to cover the sale of the common stock we are offering
pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain
all of the information set forth in the registration statement.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions
contained in some of the documents described below, under
Available Information and Documents Incorporated By
Reference, but you should refer to the actual documents
referenced for complete information. All summaries in this
prospectus are qualified in their entirety by the actual
documents referenced.
We are not making, nor will we make, an offer to sell these
shares in any jurisdiction where such an offer or sale is not
permitted.
All references in this prospectus to Graham, the
company, we, us, and
our refer to Graham Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and its subsidiaries.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any
document filed by us at the SECs public reference room at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC, 20549. Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the
operation of the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also
available to the public from the SECs website at
www.sec.gov or from our website at
www.graham-mfg.com. The information on our website does
not constitute a part of this prospectus.
In this prospectus, we incorporate by reference
certain information we have filed with the SEC, which means that
we can disclose important information to you by referring to
that information. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be a part of this prospectus. The exhibits
accompanying the documents we incorporate by reference into this
prospectus are not considered to be a part of this prospectus.
We incorporate by reference the documents listed below which
have been filed with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our quarter ended
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Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for our fiscal year ended
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Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended
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Proxy Statement for our 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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Upon request, we will deliver, without charge, to each person
receiving a copy of this prospectus, a copy of any of the
documents referred to above that have been incorporated by
reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this
prospectus. If you would like a copy of any of such documents,
please write or telephone us at the following address:
Graham Corporation
20 Florence Avenue
Batavia, New York 14020
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (585) 343-2216
You should rely only upon the information contained in this
prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We
have not authorized anyone to provide you with different
information.
You should not assume that the information in this prospectus,
including any information incorporated by reference, is accurate
as of any date other than the date of this prospectus. Our
business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects may have changed since the date of this prospectus.
INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is accompanied by a copy of each of our annual
report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended
March 31, 2005, our annual report on Form 10-K/A for
our fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, and our quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for our quarter ended
September 30, 2005, each of which contains important
information regarding our business and operations. Our annual
report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended
March 31, 2005, our annual report on Form 10-K/A for
our fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, and our quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for our quarter ended
September 30, 2005, which are incorporated into this
prospectus by reference, are considered part of this prospectus.
Such documents should be read in conjunction with this
prospectus. The exhibits accompanying such documents are not
considered to be part of this prospectus.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights certain information found in greater
detail elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to this
summary, we urge you to read the entire prospectus carefully,
especially the risks of investing in our company discussed under
Risk Factors, before you decide to buy our common
stock.
About us
We design, manufacture and sell custom-built vacuum and heat
transfer equipment. Our products include steam jet ejector
vacuum systems, surface condensers for steam turbines, vacuum
pumps and compressors, various types of heat exchangers,
including helical coil heat exchangers marketed under the
Heliflow® name, and plate and frame exchangers. Our
products produce a vacuum, condense steam or transfer heat, or
perform a combination of these tasks. Our products are available
in a variety of metals and non-metallic corrosion resistant
materials.
Our products are used in a wide range of industrial process
applications, including:
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petroleum refineries; |
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chemical plants; |
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power generation facilities, such as fossil fuel, nuclear,
cogeneration and geothermal power plants; |
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pharmaceutical plants; |
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plastics plants; |
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fertilizer plants; |
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breweries; |
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titanium plants; |
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liquefied natural gas production facilities; |
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soap manufacturing plants; |
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air conditioning systems; |
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food processing plants; and |
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Our customers
Our principal customers include large chemical, petrochemical,
petroleum refining and power generating industries, which are
end users of our products in their manufacturing, refining and
power generation processes, large engineering companies that
build installations for such companies, and original equipment
manufacturers, who combine our products into their equipment
prior to its sale to end users.
Our products are sold using a combination of sales engineers we
employ directly, as well as independent sales representatives
located worldwide. No part of our business is dependent on a
single customer or a few customers, the loss of which would
seriously harm our business.
Our strengths
Our core strengths are as follows:
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We have strong brand recognition. Over the past 70 years,
we believe that we have built a reputation for top quality,
reliable products and high standards of customer service. As a
result, the Graham name is well known by both our existing
customers and many of our potential customers. We believe that
recognition of the Graham brand allows us to capitalize on
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We manufacture high quality products. With over 70 years of
engineering expertise, we believe that we are well respected for
our knowledge in vacuum and heat transfer technologies. We
maintain strict quality control and manufacturing standards in
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We have a global presence. Our products are used worldwide, and
we have sales representatives located in over 40 major cities
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We believe that we have a solid reputation and strong
relationships with our existing customer base, as well as with
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Our strategy
We intend to grow our business and improve our results of
operations by implementing the following core strategies:
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Continue to invest in engineering resources and technology in
order to advance our market penetration with our vacuum and heat
transfer technologies. |
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Invest resources to meet the growing demand for our products in
the oil refining, petrochemical processing and power generating
industries. |
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Expand our margin potential by implementing and expanding upon
our operational efficiencies through the introduction of lean
manufacturing processes and other cost efficiencies. |
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Enhance our engineering and manufacturing capacities, especially
in connection with the design of our products, in order to be
able to more quickly respond to existing and future customer
demands. |
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Accelerate our bids on available contracts by implementing
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Expand our global sales presence in order to both further
penetrate our existing markets and reach additional markets. |
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Capitalize on the strength of the Graham brand in order to both
win more business in our traditional markets and penetrate other
markets. |
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Examine acquisition and organic growth opportunities to expand
and complement our core business, including opportunities to
extend our existing product lines and opportunities to move into
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A more detailed description of both our business and results of
operations is contained in our annual report on Form 10-K
for our fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, our annual report
on Form 10-K/A for our fiscal year ended March 31,
2005, and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for our
quarter ended September 30, 2005, each of which accompanies
this prospectus.
Our principal executive offices and our manufacturing facilities
are located at 20 Florence Avenue, Batavia, New York 14020.
Our telephone number is (585) 343-2216 and our website
address is www.graham-mfg.com. Information contained on
our website is not a part of this prospectus.
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THE OFFERING
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198,246 shares of our common stock, par value
$0.10 per share. |
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Shares outstanding before this offering |
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3,601,664 shares. |
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Shares outstanding after this offering |
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3,799,910 shares. |
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General corporate and working capital purposes. |
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An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of
risk. You should read the Risk Factors section
beginning on page 7 of this prospectus (along with the
documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus) to
ensure that you understand the risks associated with a purchase
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The terms of sale for the shares of common stock covered by this
prospectus will be determined at the time of their sale. |
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below
before making a decision to invest in our common stock being
offered pursuant to this prospectus. You should also refer to
the other information contained in this prospectus, including
the information incorporated by reference, before making an
investment decision. Additional risks and uncertainties not
currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also
may impair our business and results of operations.
If any of the following events occur, our business could be
seriously harmed. In such case, the value of your investment in
our common stock may decline and you could lose all or part of
your investment.
Risks related to our business
The industries in which we operate are cyclical, and
downturns in such industries may adversely affect our operating
results.
Historically, a substantial portion of our revenue has been
derived from sales of our products to companies in the chemical,
petrochemical, petroleum refining and power generating
industries, or to firms that design and construct facilities for
these industries. The core industries in which our products are
used are, to varying degrees, cyclical and have historically
experienced severe downturns. Although we are currently in an
upturn of demand for our products in the petrochemical,
petroleum refining and power generating industries, a downturn
in one or more of these industries could occur at any time. In
the event of such a downturn, we have no way of knowing if, when
and to what extent there might be a recovery. A deterioration in
any of the cyclical industries we serve would harm our business
and operating results because our customers would not likely
have the resources necessary to purchase our products nor would
they likely have the need to build additional facilities or
improve existing facilities.
Our international sales operations are subject to
uncertainties that could harm our business.
We believe that revenue from the sale of our products outside
the United States will continue to account for a material
portion of our total revenue for the foreseeable future. For the
year ended March 31, 2005, our sales to geographic regions
were as follows: 61% United States; 15%
Asia; 9% Canada; 7% Mexico and South
America; 4% Middle East; and 4% various
other regions. No sales to the Middle East were to Libya, Iran,
Sudan or Syria. We have invested significant resources in
developing and maintaining our international sales operations
and presence and we intend to continue to make such investments
in the future. Our international sales operations are subject to
numerous risks, including:
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it may be difficult to enforce agreements and collect
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foreign customers may have longer payment cycles than customers
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tax rates in some foreign countries may exceed those of the
United States and foreign earnings may be subject to withholding
requirements or the imposition of tariffs, exchange controls or
other restrictions; |
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general economic and political conditions in the countries where
we sell our products may have an adverse effect on our sales in
those countries or not be favorable to our growth strategy; |
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foreign governments may adopt regulations or take other actions
that could directly or indirectly harm our business and growth
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it may be difficult to enforce intellectual property rights in
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Any one of the above could harm our business and results of
operations. In addition, we are exposed to the risk of currency
fluctuations between the dollar and the currencies of the
countries in which we sell our products to the extent that such
sales are not based on dollars. As such, fluctuations in
currency exchange rates which cause the value of the dollar to
increase could have an adverse effect on the profitability of
our business. While we enter into currency exchange rate hedges
from time to time to mitigate these types of fluctuations, we
cannot remove all fluctuations or hedge all exposures and our
earnings are impacted by changes in currency exchange rates.
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If we fail to introduce enhancements to our existing products
or to keep abreast of technological changes in our markets, our
business and results of operations could be adversely
effected.
Although technologies in the vacuum and heat transfer areas are
well-established, we believe our future success depends in part
on our ability to enhance our existing products and develop new
products in order to continue to meet customer demands. Our
failure to introduce new or enhanced products on a timely and
cost-competitive basis, or the development of processes that
make our existing technologies or products obsolete, could harm
our business and results of operations.
The loss of any of our senior executive officers or our
inability to hire additional qualified management personnel
could harm our business.
We are dependent to a large degree on the services of William C.
Johnson, our president and chief executive officer,
J. Ronald Hansen, our vice president of finance and
administration and chief financial officer, James R. Lines,
our vice president and general manager, and Stephen P.
Northrup, our vice president and chief technology officer. Our
operations may suffer if we were to lose the services of any of
our senior executive officers. With the exception of
Mr. Lines, we do not maintain key person insurance on any
of our senior executive officers.
In addition, competition for qualified management in our
industry is intense. Many of the companies with which we compete
for management personnel have greater financial and other
resources than we do or are located in geographic areas which
may be considered by some to be more desirable places to live.
If we are not able to retain qualified management personnel or
if a significant number of them were to leave our employ, our
business could be harmed.
Our business is highly competitive. If we are unable to
successfully implement our business strategy, we risk losing
market share to current and future competitors.
Some of our present and potential competitors have or may have
substantially greater financial, marketing, technical or
manufacturing resources. Our competitors may also be able to
respond more quickly to new technologies or processes and
changes in customer demands. They may also be able to devote
greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of
their products than we can. In addition, our current and
potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or
establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with
third parties that increase their ability to address the needs
of our existing customers. If we cannot compete successfully
against current or future competitors, our business will be
harmed.
If we are unable to make necessary capital investments, our
business may be harmed.
In order to remain competitive, we need to invest continuously
in research and development, manufacturing, customer service and
support, and marketing. From time to time we also have to adjust
the prices of our products to remain competitive. We may not
have available sufficient financial or other resources to
continue to make investments necessary to maintain our
competitive position.
If third parties infringe our intellectual property or if we
were to infringe the intellectual property of third parties, we
may expend significant resources enforcing or defending our
rights or suffer competitive injury.
Our success depends in part on our proprietary technology. We
rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark, trade
secret laws and confidentiality provisions to establish and
protect our proprietary rights. If we fail to successfully
enforce our intellectual property rights, our competitive
position could suffer. We may also be required to spend
significant resources to monitor and police our intellectual
property rights. Similarly, if we were to infringe on the
intellectual property rights of others, our competitive position
could suffer. Furthermore, other companies may develop
technologies that are similar or superior to our technologies,
duplicate or reverse engineer our technologies or design around
our patents.
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In some instances, litigation may be necessary to enforce our
intellectual property rights and protect our proprietary
information, or to defend against claims by third parties that
our products infringe their intellectual property rights. Any
litigation or claims brought by or against us, whether with or
without merit, could result in substantial costs to us and
divert the attention of our management, which could harm our
business and results of operations. In addition, any
intellectual property litigation or claims against us could
result in the loss or compromise of our intellectual property
and proprietary rights, subject us to significant liabilities,
require us to seek licenses on unfavorable terms, prevent us
from manufacturing or selling certain products or require us to
redesign certain products, any of which could harm our business
and results of operations.
A decrease in supply or increase in cost of the materials
used in our products could harm our profitability.
Any restrictions on the supply or the increase in the cost of
the materials used by us in manufacturing our products could
significantly reduce our profit margins. Efforts to mitigate
restrictions on the supply or price increases of materials by
entering into long-term purchase agreements, by implementing
productivity improvements or by passing cost increases on to our
customers may not be successful. Our profitability depends
largely on the price and continuity of supply of the materials
used in the manufacture of our products, which in many instances
are supplied by a limited number of sources.
We face potential liability from asbestos exposure and
similar claims.
We are a defendant in several lawsuits alleging illnesses from
exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products and seeking
unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. We cannot predict
with certainty the outcome of these lawsuits or whether we could
become subject to any similar, related or additional lawsuits in
the future. In addition, because some of our products are used
in systems that handle toxic or hazardous substances, any
failure or alleged failure of our products in the future could
result in litigation against us. Any litigation brought against
us, whether with or without merit, could result in substantial
costs to us as well as divert the attention of our management,
which could harm our business and results of operations.
Changes in accounting standards, legal requirements and
American Stock Exchange listing standards, or our inability to
comply with any existing requirements or standards, could
adversely affect our operating results.
Extensive reforms relating to public company financial
reporting, corporate governance and ethics, American Stock
Exchange listing standards and oversight of the accounting
profession have been implemented over the past several years.
Compliance with the new rules, regulations and standards that
have resulted from such reforms has increased our accounting and
legal costs and has required significant management time and
attention. In the event that additional rules, regulations or
standards are implemented or any of the existing rules,
regulations or standards to which we are subject undergo
additional material modification, we could be forced to spend
significant financial and management resources to ensure our
continued compliance, which could have an adverse effect on our
results of operations. In addition, although we believe that we
are in full compliance with all such existing rules, regulations
and standards, should we be or become unable to comply with any
of such rules, regulations and standards, as they presently
exist or as they may exist in the future, our results of
operations could be adversely effected and the market price of
our common stock could decline.
Risks related to the ownership of our common stock
Provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation,
bylaws and our stockholder rights plan could impair or delay
stockholders ability to change our management and could
discourage takeover transactions that our stockholders might
consider to be in their best interests.
Provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as
well as our stockholder rights plan, could impede attempts by
our stockholders to remove or replace our management and could
discourage others from initiating a potential merger, takeover
or other change of control transaction, including a potential
transaction
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at a premium over the market price of our common stock, that our
stockholders might consider to be in their best interests. For
example:
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We could issue shares of preferred stock with terms adverse
to our common stock. Under our certificate of incorporation,
our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of
preferred stock and to determine the rights, preferences and
privileges of such shares without obtaining any further approval
from the holders of our common stock. Up to 440,000 of such
undesignated shares of preferred stock are presently eligible
for issuance. We could issue shares of preferred stock with
voting and conversion rights that adversely affect the voting
power of the holders of our common stock, or that have the
effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our
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We maintain a stockholder rights, or poison pill,
plan. Our stockholder rights plan has the effect of
discouraging any person or group that wishes to acquire 15% or
more of our common stock from doing so without obtaining our
agreement because such acquisition would cause such person or
group to suffer substantial dilution. Such plan may have the
effect of discouraging a change in control transaction that our
stockholders would otherwise consider to be in their best
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Only a minority of our directors may be elected in a given
year. Our bylaws provide for a classified board of
directors, with only one-third of our board elected each year.
This provision makes it more difficult to effect a change of
control because at least two annual stockholder meetings are
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Our bylaws contain advance notice requirements. Our
bylaws provide that any stockholder who wishes to bring business
before an annual meeting of our stockholders or to nominate
candidates for election as directors at an annual meeting of our
stockholders must deliver advance notice of their proposals to
us before the meeting. Such advance notice provisions may have
the effect of making it more difficult to introduce business at
stockholder meetings or nominate candidates for election as
director. |
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Our certificate of incorporation requires supermajority
voting to approve a change of control transaction. 75% of
our outstanding shares entitled to vote are required to approve
any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of
our assets and similar transactions if the other party to such
transaction owns 5% or more of our shares entitled to vote. In
addition, a majority of the shares entitled to vote not owned by
such 5% or greater stockholder are also required to approve any
such transaction. |
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Amendments to our certificate of incorporation require
supermajority voting. Our certificate of incorporation
contains provisions that make its amendment require the
affirmative vote of both 75% of our outstanding shares entitled
to vote and a majority of the shares entitled to vote not owned
by any person who may hold 50% or more of our shares unless the
proposed amendment was previously recommended to our
stockholders by an affirmative vote of 75% of our board. This
provision makes it more difficult to implement a change to our
certificate of incorporation that stockholders might otherwise
consider to be in their best interests without approval of our
board. |
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Amendments to our bylaws require supermajority voting.
Although our board of directors is permitted to amend our bylaws
at any time, our stockholders may only amend our bylaws upon the
affirmative vote of both 75% of our outstanding shares entitled
to vote and a majority of the shares entitled to vote not owned
by any person who owns 50% or more of our shares. This provision
makes it more difficult for our stockholders to implement a
change they may consider to be in their best interests without
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Our stock price may be volatile because of factors beyond our
control.
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly
in response to a number of factors, many of which are beyond our
control, including:
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developments or downturns in the industries in which we do
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our ability to obtain and/or maintain securities analyst
coverage; |
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changes in securities analysts recommendations or
estimates of our financial performance; |
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changes in market valuations of companies similar to ours; |
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announcements by our competitors of significant contracts, new
offerings, acquisitions, commercial relationships, joint
ventures or capital commitments; and |
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general economic conditions. |
In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the
market price of their stock have been subject to securities
class action litigation. A securities class action lawsuit
against us, regardless of its merit, could result in substantial
costs to us and divert the attention of our management, which in
turn could harm our business and results of operations.
This offering will result in additional shares of our common
stock being registered, which may depress the market price of
our common stock.
As of November 11, 2005, the number of outstanding shares
of our common stock freely tradable on the American Stock
Exchange was approximately 3,601,664. After giving effect to
this offering, the number of outstanding shares of our common
stock will increase to 3,799,910.
Because the sale of the shares of our common stock in this
offering will increase the number of our freely tradeable
shares, the issuance of such shares could have a depressive
effect on the market price of our common stock.
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PRICE RANGE OF OUR COMMON STOCK
Our common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under
the symbol GHM. The following table shows the high
and low per share prices of our common stock for the periods
indicated, as reported by the American Stock Exchange. The
following table takes into account the effect on the price of
our common stock of our two-for-one stock split with a record
date of September 1, 2005 and a payment date of
October 3, 2005.
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Fiscal year ended March 31, 2002
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First Quarter
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6.40 |
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$ |
3.90 |
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Second Quarter
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6.175 |
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3.625 |
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Third Quarter
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7.40 |
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3.90 |
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Fourth Quarter
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6.175 |
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4.875 |
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Fiscal year ended March 31, 2003
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First Quarter
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5.50 |
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4.525 |
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Second Quarter
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4.70 |
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4.05 |
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Third Quarter
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5.15 |
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3.42 |
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Fourth Quarter
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4.60 |
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3.75 |
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Fiscal year ended March 31, 2004
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First Quarter
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4.60 |
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3.53 |
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Second Quarter
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4.825 |
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4.175 |
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Third Quarter
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5.29 |
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4.325 |
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Fourth Quarter
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5.85 |
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5.00 |
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Fiscal year ended March 31, 2005
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First Quarter
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5.975 |
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5.35 |
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Second Quarter
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6.00 |
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5.475 |
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Third Quarter
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7.395 |
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5.70 |
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Fourth Quarter
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8.90 |
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6.385 |
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Fiscal year ending March 31, 2006
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First Quarter
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13.745 |
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8.275 |
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20.70 |
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16.995 |
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The last reported price for our common stock on the American
Stock Exchange on November 11, 2005, was $19.60 per
share.
As of November 11, 2005 there were approximately 1,450
holders of shares of our common stock.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have declared cash dividends of $0.025 per share on our
common stock quarterly since September 30, 2002. There can
be no assurance that we will pay cash dividends in any future
period or that the level of cash dividends paid by us will
remain constant.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This prospectus and the documents incorporated into this
prospectus by reference include forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements
involve known and
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unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
our actual results to be materially different from any future
results implied by the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about:
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our sources of revenue and anticipated revenue, including the
contribution from the growth of new products and markets; |
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our plans for future products and services and for enhancements
of existing products and services; |
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Forward-looking statements are usually accompanied by words such
as anticipate, believe,
estimate, may, intend,
expect and similar expressions. Important factors
that could cause our actual results to differ materially from
our forward-looking statements are set forth in this prospectus
under the heading Risk Factors and in the documents
incorporated into this prospectus by reference. Our
forward-looking statements represent our estimates and
assumptions only as of the date of this prospectus. Our actual
results could differ materially from historical results or those
implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this
prospectus.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no
obligation to update or announce any revisions to our
forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will receive all of the net proceeds from sales of the
shares. We intend to use these proceeds (which, if all of the
common stock being offered hereby is sold, would be
approximately $3,885,622 less any applicable discounts and
commissions to which we may agree, based on the closing price
per share of our common stock on the American Stock Exchange of
$19.60 on November 11, 2005) for general corporate and
working capital purposes, including, but not limited to, the
purchase of computer software and manufacturing equipment we
believe may be necessary or desirable for us to retain our
competitive position. No portion of the proceeds from the sale
of the shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus has been
earmarked for a particular purpose.
Pending our use of the net proceeds, we intend to invest such
net proceeds in short-term direct obligations of the United
States or federal agencies, in each case with maturities of less
than one year, short-term certificates of deposit or other time
deposits with banks, or corporate bonds with a Moodys or
Standard and Poors investment grade rating.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We plan to sell the common stock being registered pursuant to
this prospectus at negotiated prices related to market prices in
privately negotiated transactions consummated off the floor of
the American Stock Exchange. No period of time has been fixed
within which the shares must be offered or sold.
We may sell some or all of the shares directly to purchasers
without the assistance of any broker-dealer. We may also sell
some or all of the shares in transactions involving
broker-dealers, who may act as agent or acquire the shares as
principal. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not
entered into any agreement or understanding with any
broker-dealer regarding the sale of any of the shares. Any
broker-dealer participating in these transactions as agent may
receive commissions from us (and, if the broker-dealer acts as
agent for the
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purchaser of those shares, from such purchaser as well). A
broker-dealer may also agree with us to sell a specified number
of shares at a stipulated price per share and, to the extent
unable to do so acting as an agent for us, to purchase as
principal any unsold shares at the price required to fulfill its
commitment to us. A broker-dealer who acquires shares as a
principal may thereafter resell those shares from time to time
in transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale
in the case of transactions consummated on the floor of the
American Stock Exchange, or at negotiated prices related to the
market price in the case of privately negotiated transactions
consummated off the floor of the American Stock Exchange, and
may pay to or receive from the purchasers of such shares
commissions in connection with such resales.
Any broker-dealer that is involved in selling the shares may be
deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of
the Securities Act, in connection with such sales. In such
event, any commissions received by such broker-dealer and any
profit on the resale of the shares purchased by such
broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act.
At the time a particular offer is made, if required, a
supplement to this prospectus will be distributed or a
post-effective amendment to the registration statement will be
filed that will set forth the number of shares being offered and
the terms of the offering, including the purchase price, public
offering price, name(s) of any agents, broker-dealers, any
discounts, commissions and other items constituting compensation
from us and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or
reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.
Under applicable rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, any person engaged in a distribution of the shares
may be limited in its ability to engage in market making
activities with respect to our common stock prior to the
commencement of the distribution.
If required in order to comply with state securities laws, we
will sell the shares only through registered or licensed
broker-dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may
not be sold unless it has been registered with the state or
qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or
qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
We will maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement
of which this prospectus is a part for so long as, in our sole
opinion, we deem it necessary to accomplish our purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Our authorized capital stock is 6,500,000 shares,
consisting of 6,000,000 shares of common stock,
$0.10 par value, and 500,000 shares of preferred
stock, $1.00 par value, of which 60,000 shares have
been designated series A junior participating preferred
stock.
Common Stock
As of November 11, 2005, we had approximately
3,601,664 shares of our common stock issued and
outstanding. Subject to the rights of any preferred stock we may
then have outstanding, the holders of our common stock are
entitled to receive dividends as may be declared from time to
time by our board of directors out of funds legally available
for the payment of dividends.
The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per
share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders and
do not have cumulative voting rights. Except as described below
or otherwise provided by law, at all meetings of stockholders,
all matters are determined by a vote of the holders of a
majority of the number of votes eligible to be cast by the
holders of the outstanding shares of our stock (including both
common stock and preferred stock) present at the meeting and
entitled to vote. Directors are elected by a plurality of the
votes cast by each class of shares entitled to vote at a meeting
of stockholders, present at the meeting and entitled to vote in
the election. We maintain a classified board of directors, with
one-third of our board being elected in any given year.
Pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, certain actions
require a 75% supermajority vote, including certain
extraordinary transactions (such as certain mergers,
consolidations or the sale of all or substantially all of our
assets) and the removal of directors. A 75% supermajority vote
is also required for any amendment to
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our certificate of incorporation, unless recommended to our
stockholders by the affirmative vote of 75% of our entire board
of directors. Unless amended by our board of directors or by
vote of our stockholders upon a proposal recommended by our
entire board of directors, an amendment to our bylaws also
requires a 75% supermajority vote. If more than 50% of our stock
is owned by any corporation, person or other entity, certain
actions also require the affirmative vote of a majority of the
holders of our shares entitled to vote which are not owned by
such majority stockholder. Please also see the first risk factor
of the section of this prospectus entitled Risk
Factors Risks related to the ownership of our common
stock.
If we are liquidated, dissolved or wound up, the holders of our
common stock are entitled to receive a pro rata portion of all
of our assets available for distribution to our stockholders
after we pay liquidation preferences to holders of any
outstanding shares of our series A junior participating
preferred stock or any other class of preferred stock that may
then be outstanding. Our outstanding shares of common stock are
fully paid and non-assessable. The holders of our common stock
have no preemptive, conversion or redemption rights.
As of November 11, 2005, an aggregate of
231,580 shares of our common stock were reserved for
issuance under our stock option plans in connection with
exercisable options.
Preferred Stock
Series A junior participating preferred
stock. As of the date of this prospectus,
60,000 shares of our preferred stock have been designated
as series A junior participating preferred stock, and are
available for issuance under our stockholder rights plan, as
described in Stockholder Rights Plan below. No
series A junior participating preferred stock has been
issued or are outstanding. The remaining undesignated
440,000 shares of our preferred stock may be issued as a
class, without series or, if so determined from time to time by
the board of directors, in one or more series. See Blank
check preferred stock below.
If any of our series A junior participating preferred stock
is issued, each share will entitle the holder to two hundred
votes on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders,
subject to further adjustment to protect against dilution.
When issued, each share of our series A junior
participating preferred stock will also entitle the holder to
quarterly dividends, if declared by our board of directors out
of funds legally available for such purpose. Such dividends will
accrue and be cumulative. If we declare a dividend or
distribution on our common stock (other than a dividend payable
in shares of our common stock), we will immediately be required
to declare a dividend or distribution on any issued and
outstanding series A junior participating preferred stock.
Whenever dividends to the holders of series A junior
participating preferred stock are in arrears, our ability to
declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on
our common stock (or on any other stock that ranks junior to, or
on parity with, our series A junior participating preferred
stock, as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up), and our ability to redeem or purchase or otherwise
acquire for consideration shares of any such stock, will be
prohibited or restricted.
At any time that any shares of our series A junior
participating preferred stock are issued and outstanding, our
certificate of incorporation may not be amended in any manner,
nor may our board of directors take any action, which would
materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special
rights of the series A junior participating preferred stock
so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of
the holders of at least three-fourths of the outstanding shares
of series A junior participating preferred stock, voting
together as a single class.
Blank check preferred stock. Our board of
directors is authorized to determine, fix, alter or revoke any
and all of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions
and other terms of our undesignated preferred stock, including
voting powers, liquidation preferences, dividend rights,
conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and other
rights, privileges, preferences and restrictions as shall be set
forth in the boards resolutions providing for the issuance
of such preferred stock. Our board of directors may issue shares
of preferred stock with voting and conversion rights that could
adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our common
stock and which may have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control of
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our company. No further approval by our stockholders is needed
to authorize our issuance of undesignated shares of our
preferred stock.
Stockholder Rights Plan
We adopted a stockholder rights plan in 2000. Under this plan,
one share purchase right has been attached to each share of our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock. When and if these
rights become exercisable, each right entitles the holder of a
share of our common stock to purchase from us one one-hundredth
(1/100) interest in a share of series A junior
participating preferred stock at a price of $45, subject to
adjustment to protect against dilution. These rights become
exercisable if a person or group of affiliated persons, referred
to as an acquiring person, either acquires 15% or more of our
outstanding common stock, or commences a tender offer for 15% or
more of our outstanding common stock.
In the event that someone becomes an acquiring person, each
holder of a share purchase right, other than any rights
beneficially owned by the acquiring person (i.e., the person
whose ownership of 15% or more common stock caused the share
purchase rights to become exercisable), will have the right to
receive upon exercise a number of shares of our common stock
having a market value of twice the purchase price of the share
purchase right. In the event that we are acquired in a merger or
other business combination transaction, or 50% or more of our
consolidated assets or earning power is sold, each holder of a
share purchase right, other than any rights beneficially owned
by an acquiring person, will have the right to receive, upon
exercise, a number of shares of common stock of the acquiring
corporation that at the time of the transaction has a market
value of two times the purchase price of the share purchase
right.
We may redeem the share purchase rights under our stockholder
rights plan for $.01 per right at any time prior to the
acquisition of beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our
outstanding shares of common stock by an acquiring person.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Mellon
Investor Services, LLC, 111 Founders Plaza, East Hartford,
Connecticut 06108.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION MATTERS
We are a Delaware corporation. The corporate law of the state of
Delaware empowers a corporation to indemnify, subject to certain
limitations, any person who is a party to any action, suit, or
proceeding brought or threatened by reason of the fact that such
person was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or
was serving as such with respect to another entity at the
request of the corporation. Delaware law also provides that a
corporation may purchase insurance on behalf of any of its
directors and officers.
Delaware law further enables a corporation to provide in its
certificate of incorporation for the elimination or limitation
of the personal liability of a director to the corporation or
its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director. However, no such provision can eliminate or
limit a directors liability: (i) for any breach of
directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith
or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of the law; (iii) for unlawful payment of dividends or
unlawful stock purchases or redemptions; or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that, to the fullest
extent permitted by Delaware law that: (i) our directors
shall not be liable to us or to any of our stockholders for
monetary damages for a breach of their fiduciary duties as a
directors; and (ii) that our directors and officers shall
be indemnified by us against any liabilities incurred by them in
their capacities as directors or officers, including the payment
by us of expenses incurred in the defense of a proceeding in
advance of its final disposition. Our certificate of
incorporation also provides that such rights to indemnification
shall not be exclusive of any other right which a director or
officer of ours may have under any statute, provision of our
certificate of incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of our
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
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We maintain indemnification agreements with our directors as
well as with our chief executive officer. These agreements
provide that we shall pay on behalf of such directors and such
officer any amount which any of them becomes legally obligated
to pay because of any claim or because of any act or omission or
neglect or breach of duty, including any actual or alleged
error, misstatement or misleading statement, which such person
commits or suffers while acting in his or her official capacity
on our behalf, and solely because of his or her status as a
director or officer of ours. The payments we are obligated to
make under such indemnification agreements include damages,
judgments, settlements, and certain costs and expenses
(including attorneys fees). Notwithstanding the preceding, among
other limitations, we shall not be obligated to make any
indemnification payments in contravention of applicable law.
We provide directors and officers liability
insurance coverage for our directors and officers.
The effect of the above-described provisions and agreements is
to indemnify our directors and certain officers against all
costs and expenses incurred by them in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding in which they are involved by reason
of their affiliation with us, to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
Currently, we are not aware of any pending litigation or
proceeding involving any of our directors or officers in which
indemnification would be required or permitted. Furthermore, we
are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding which
may result in a claim for such indemnification.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of ours based on the foregoing provisions,
or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the
SEC, such indemnification is against public policy and is,
therefore, unenforceable.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of our common stock being offered pursuant to this
prospectus will be passed upon for us by Harter,
Secrest & Emery LLP, Rochester, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and related financial
statement schedule incorporated in this prospectus by reference
from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2005 have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their reports (which reports
express an unqualified opinion and include an explanatory
paragraph relating to the change in accounting method for
construction-type contracts in 2005), which are incorporated
herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance
upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as
experts in accounting and auditing.
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You should rely only on the information contained in this
prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with
information different from that contained in this prospectus. We
are offering to sell and seeking offers to buy, shares of our
common stock only in those jurisdictions where offers and sales
are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is
accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of
the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our
common stock.
GRAHAM CORPORATION
198,246 Shares of Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
Dated November 14, 2005
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses in
connection with the sale and distribution of the securities
being registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions. All of the amounts shown are estimates except the
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fees.
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the Registrant | |
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SEC registration fee
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$ |
465 |
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State registration fees
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1,500 |
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Accounting fees and expenses
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$ |
30,000 |
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Legal fees and expenses
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$ |
25,000 |
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Transfer Agent and registrar fee
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$ |
2,500 |
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Printing and engraving expenses
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$ |
2,500 |
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Miscellaneous expenses
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$ |
5,000 |
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Total
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66,965 |
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Item 15. |
Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
DGCL) empowers a corporation to indemnify, subject
to the standards set forth therein, any person who is a party to
any action in connection with any action, suit, or proceeding
brought or threatened by reason of the fact that the person was
a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving as such with respect to another entity at the
request of the corporation. The DGCL also provides that a
corporation may purchase insurance on behalf of any such
director, officer, employee or agent.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a corporation to
provide in its certificate of incorporation for the elimination
or limitation of the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director. Any such provision cannot
eliminate or limit a directors liability: (1) for any
breach of directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or
its stockholders; (2) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of the law; (3) under Section 174 of the
DGCL (which imposes liability on directors for unlawful payment
of dividends or unlawful stock purchase or redemption); or
(4) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
Article Fourteenth of the Registrants Certificate of
Incorporation (the Certificate of Incorporation)
provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, a
director of the Registrant shall not be liable to the Registrant
or to any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director. Article Fourteenth of the
Certificate of Incorporation also provides that a director or
officer of the Registrant shall be indemnified by the Registrant
against any liabilities incurred in his capacity as a director
or officer, such indemnification to include payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in
advance of its final disposition, to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL or as may be provided by written agreement
with the Registrant. The Certificate of Incorporation also
provides that such rights to indemnification shall not be
exclusive of any other right which a director or officer may
have under any statute, provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise.
The Registrant maintains indemnification agreements with its
directors and with its chief executive officer. These agreements
provide that the Registrant shall pay on behalf of such
directors and such officer any amount which any such director or
officer becomes legally obligated to pay because of any claim or
claims made against him or her or because of any act or omission
or neglect or breach of duty, including any actual or
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alleged error or misstatement or misleading statement, which
such person commits or suffers while acting in his or her
capacity as a director or officer of the Registrant, and solely
because of his or her status as a director or officer of the
Registrant. The payments which the Registrant is obligated to
make under such indemnification agreements include damages,
judgments, settlements, and certain costs and expenses
(including attorneys fees and costs of attachment or similar
bonds). Notwithstanding the preceding, among other limitations,
the Registrant shall not be obligated to make any
indemnification payments in contravention of applicable laws.
The Registrant provides directors and officers
liability insurance coverage for its directors and officers.
The effect of the above-described provisions and agreements is
to indemnify the directors and certain officers of the
Registrant against all costs and expenses of liability incurred
by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in
which they are involved by reason of their affiliation with the
Registrant, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
The following exhibits are filed with this Registration
Statement:
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Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Graham Corporation. |
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Bylaws of Graham Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the
Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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Stockholder Rights Plan of Graham Corporation (filed as
Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrants Form 8-A filed
on September 15, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement between Graham
Corporation and Bank of America, N.A. dated as of July 12,
2005, including form of Amended and Restated Revolving Line Note
(filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrants Current
Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005 and
incorporated herein by reference). |
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.1 |
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Opinion of Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP. |
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10 |
.1 |
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1989 Stock Option and Appreciation Rights Plan of Graham
Corporation (filed with the Registrants Proxy Statement
for its 1990 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated
herein by reference). |
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10 |
.2 |
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1995 Graham Corporation Incentive Plan to Increase Stockholder
Value (filed with the Registrants Proxy Statement for its
1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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10 |
.3 |
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2000 Graham Corporation Incentive Plan to Increase Stockholder
Value (filed with the Registrants Proxy Statement for its
2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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10 |
.4 |
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Long-Term Stock Ownership Plan of Graham Corporation (filed with
the Registrants Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
.5 |
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Graham Corporation Outside Directors Long-Term Incentive
Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants
Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 2005 and
incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
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Employment Contracts between Graham Corporation and Named
Executive Officers (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the
Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 1998 and Exhibit 10.2 to
Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K dated
November 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
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Senior Executive Severance Agreements with Named Executive
Officers (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrants
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
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Form of Director Indemnification Agreement (filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 and
incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
.9 |
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Indemnification Agreement dated January 19, 2005 between
William C. Johnson and Graham Corporation (filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to Registrants Current Report on
Form 8-K dated January 19, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference). |
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2005 Annual Report to Stockholders (includes the
Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal
year ended March 31, 2005 filed on June 23, 2005, as
amended by the Registrants Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A filed on September 22, 2005, each of which
(excluding exhibits thereto) is incorporated herein by
reference). |
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13 |
.2 |
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Graham Corporations Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (filed by the
Registrant on November 2, 2005 and (excluding exhibits
thereto) incorporated herein by reference). |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. |
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Consent of Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP (contained in
Exhibit 5.1 above). |
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24 |
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Power of Attorney. |
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement: |
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(a) To include any prospectus required by
section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
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(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of
Registration Fee table in the effective registration
statement; |
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(c) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement. |
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2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof. |
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3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering. |
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4. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver
or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to
whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report
to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the
prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the
requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where interim financial
information required to be presented by Article 3 of
Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to
deliver, or cause to be delivered, to each person to whom the
prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is
specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to
provide such interim financial information. |
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5. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. |
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6. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that: |
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(a) For purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of
prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in
reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities
Act shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as
of the time it was declared effective. |
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(b) For the purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a
form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-2 and has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Batavia,
State of New York, on November 14, 2005.
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By: |
/s/ William C. Johnson
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William C. Johnson |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints William C. Johnson
and J. Ronald Hansen, jointly and severally, his or her
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in
his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and
to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
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Signature |
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Date |
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/s/ William C. Johnson
William
C. Johnson |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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November 14, 2005 |
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/s/ J. Ronald Hansen
J.
Ronald Hansen |
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Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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November 14, 2005 |
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Jerald
D. Bidlack |
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Director |
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November 14, 2005 |
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Helen
H. Berkeley |
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Director |
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November 14, 2005 |
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William
C. Denninger |
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Director |
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November 14, 2005 |
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H.
Russel Lemcke |
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Director |
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November 14, 2005 |
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Signature |
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Date |
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James
J. Malvaso |
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Director |
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November 14, 2005 |
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Cornelius
S. Van Rees |
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Director |
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November 14, 2005 |
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*By: /s/ J. Ronald Hansen
J.
Ronald Hansen as Attorney-in-Fact |
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Exhibit Title |
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4 |
.1 |
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Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Graham Corporation. |
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4 |
.2 |
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Bylaws of Graham Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the
Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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4 |
.3 |
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Stockholder Rights Plan of Graham Corporation (filed as
Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrants Form 8-A filed
on September 15, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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4 |
.4 |
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Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement between Graham
Corporation and Bank of America, N.A. dated as of July 12,
2005, including form of Amended and Restated Revolving Line Note
(filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrants Current
Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005 and
incorporated herein by reference). |
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*5 |
.1 |
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Opinion of Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP. |
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10 |
.1 |
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1989 Stock Option and Appreciation Rights Plan of Graham
Corporation (filed with the Registrants Proxy Statement
for its 1990 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated
herein by reference). |
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10 |
.2 |
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1995 Graham Corporation Incentive Plan to Increase Stockholder
Value (filed with the Registrants Proxy Statement for its
1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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10 |
.3 |
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2000 Graham Corporation Incentive Plan to Increase Stockholder
Value (filed with the Registrants Proxy Statement for its
2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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10 |
.4 |
|
Long-Term Stock Ownership Plan of Graham Corporation (filed with
the Registrants Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
.5 |
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Graham Corporation Outside Directors Long-Term Incentive
Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants
Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 2005 and
incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
.6 |
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Employment Contracts between Graham Corporation and Named
Executive Officers (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the
Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 1998 and Exhibit 10.2 to
Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K dated
November 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
.7 |
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Senior Executive Severance Agreements with Named Executive
Officers (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrants
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
.8 |
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Form of Director Indemnification Agreement (filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 and
incorporated herein by reference). |
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10 |
.9 |
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Indemnification Agreement dated January 19, 2005 between
William C. Johnson and Graham Corporation (filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to Registrants Current Report on
Form 8-K dated January 19, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference). |
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13 |
.1 |
|
2005 Annual Report to Stockholders (includes the
Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal
year ended March 31, 2005 filed on June 23, 2005, as
amended by the Registrants Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A filed on September 22, 2005, each of which
(excluding exhibits thereto) is incorporated herein by
reference). |
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13 |
.2 |
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Graham Corporations Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (filed by the
Registrant on November 2, 2005 and (excluding exhibits
thereto) incorporated herein by reference). |
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*23 |
.1 |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. |
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*23 |
.2 |
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Consent of Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP (contained in
Exhibit 5.1 above). |
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24 |
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Power of Attorney. |
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