Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRS) today announced that, as a
result of a recent trial court ruling related to environmental
activities from more than 30 years ago, the special litigation reserve
previously reported as part of its results for the fourth quarter of its
2008 fiscal year has been increased by about $16 million to $21 million
or $0.28 per diluted share.
With this adjustment, the net income from continuing operations was
$37.4 million or $0.81 per diluted share for the fiscal fourth quarter
ended June 30, 2008 and was $200.5 million or $4.12 per diluted share
for the full fiscal year 2008. This compares with net income from
continuing operations of $46.9 million or $1.01 per diluted share for
the fiscal fourth quarter as previously reported on July 31st
2008. The Company intends to file its annual report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year 2008 today.
The increase in Carpenter’s special litigation
reserve follows a recent trial court decision in an environmental action
involving the alleged disposal of Carpenter manufacturing wastes at a
site in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The alleged disposal occurred in
1973-74 by an independent transporter who was hired by Carpenter to
dispose of the wastes properly. The court found that the transporter,
instead, deposited the materials on his own family farm that is
currently the site of an ongoing cleanup. Carpenter expects to appeal
the decision.
About Carpenter Technology
Carpenter produces and distributes specialty alloys, including stainless
steels, titanium alloys, and superalloys, and various engineered
products. Information about Carpenter can be found on the Internet at www.cartech.com.
Except for historical information, all other information in this news
release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ from those projected, anticipated or implied.
The most significant of these uncertainties are described in Carpenter's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2007, its subsequent
Forms 10-Q and the exhibits attached to those filings. They include but
are not limited to: 1) the cyclical nature of the specialty materials
business and certain end-use markets, including aerospace, industrial,
automotive, consumer, medical, and energy, or other influences on
Carpenter's business such as new competitors, the consolidation of
customers, and suppliers or the transfer of manufacturing capacity from
the United States to foreign countries; 2) the ability of Carpenter to
achieve cost savings, productivity improvements or process changes; 3)
the ability to recoup increases in the cost of energy and raw materials
or other factors; 4) domestic and foreign excess manufacturing capacity
for certain metals; 5) fluctuations in currency exchange rates; 6) the
degree of success of government trade actions; 7) the valuation of the
assets and liabilities in Carpenter's pension trusts and the accounting
for pension plans; 8) possible labor disputes or work stoppages; 9) the
potential that our customers may substitute alternate materials or adopt
different manufacturing practices that replace or limit the suitability
of our products; 10) the ability to successfully acquire and integrate
acquisitions; and 11) the ability of Carpenter to implement and manage
material capital expansion projects in a timely and efficient manner.
Any of these factors could have an adverse and/or fluctuating effect on
Carpenter's results of operations. The forward-looking statements in
this document are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection
provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Carpenter undertakes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements.
Carpenter Technology Corporation
Investor and Media Inquiries:
David
A. Christiansen, 610-208-3065
dchristiansen@cartech.com
