NOTE 8 – CASH FLOW STATEMENT:

Interest paid was $722 and $263 in the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Income taxes paid for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $160 and $1,388, respectively.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were $768 and $80, respectively, of capital purchases that were recorded in accounts payable and are not included in the caption "Purchase of property, plant and equipment" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The $59,563 of cash utilized for the acquisition of BN included cash consideration of $61,150, net of cash acquired of $1,587. Upon completion of the final purchase price allocation and after the adjustments made during the measurement period, the cash utilized for the acquisition was $60,282, including cash consideration of $61,150, net of cash acquired of $868. In the nine months ended December 31, 2021, non-cash activities included the issuance of 610 treasury shares valued at $8,964, included as part of the consideration for the acquisition.

In the nine months ended December 31, 2021, non-cash activities included pension adjustments, net of income tax, of $68.