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Annual Report 2009

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Use these links to rapidly review the document2009 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureTable of ContentsUNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549FORM 10-KCommission File Number 001-34627GENERAC HOLDINGS INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)DELAWARE(State of incorporation) 20-5654756(IRS Employer Identification No.)S45 W29290 Hwy. 59, Waukesha, WI(Address of principal executiveoffices) 53187(Zip Code)(262) 544-4811(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:Common Stock, $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange(Title of class) (Name of exchange on whichregistered)SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes o No  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and postedpursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post suchfiles). Yes o No o Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant'sknowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this form 10-K or any amendment to this form 10-K (Mark One)  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from to Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "largeaccelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Act) Yes o No  The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2009, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completedsecond fiscal quarter, is not applicable because the registrant was not publicly traded as of June 30, 2009. The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliatesof the registrant, as of March 29, 2010, was approximately $366,088,154 million based upon the closing price reported for such date on the New York Stock Exchange. For purposes ofthis disclosure, shares of common stock held by persons who hold more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock and shares held by executive officers and directors of theregistrant have been excluded because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of executive officer or affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determinationfor other purposes. As of March 29, 2010, 67,529,290 shares of registrant's common stock were outstanding.DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2010 Proxy Statement"), which will be filed by the registrant on or prior to 120 daysfollowing the end of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if asmaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company oTable of Contents2009 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORTTABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I Item 1. Business 2 Item 1A. Risk Factors 9 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 20 Item 2. Properties 20 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 21 Item 4. (Removed and Reserved) 21 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases ofEquity Securities 21 Item 6. Selected Financial Data 23 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 30 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 50 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 52 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 92 Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures 92 Item 9B. Other Information 92 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 93 Item 11. Executive Compensation 93 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related StockholderMatters 93 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 93 Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 93 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 93 Table of ContentsPART I Forward-Looking Statements This annual report contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements ofhistorical fact included in this annual report are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations andprojections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "anticipate,""estimate," "expect," "project," "plan," "intend," "believe," "may," "should," "can have," "likely," "future" and other words and terms of similarmeaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. The forward-looking statements contained in this annual report are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experienceand on our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under thecircumstances. As you read and consider this annual report, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance orresults. They involve risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions. Although we believe that these forward-lookingstatements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results and cause them todiffer materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this annual report includeestimates regarding:•our business, financial and operating results and future economic performance; •proposed new product and service offerings; and •management's goals, expectations and objectives and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Factors that could affect our actual financial results and cause them to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statementsinclude:•demand for our products; •frequency of major power outages; •availability of raw materials and key components used producing our products; •competitive factors in the industry in which we operate; •our dependence on our distribution network; •our ability to invest in, develop or adapt to changing technologies and manufacturing techniques; •changes in environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; •loss of our key management and employees; •increase in product liability claims; and •other factors that are described under "Item 1A—Risk Factors." Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of these assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary inmaterial respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this annual report speaks only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that couldcause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time,1Table of Contentsand it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of newinformation, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.Item 1. Business We are a leading designer and manufacturer of a wide range of standby generators for the residential, industrial and commercial markets. As theonly significant market participant focused exclusively on these products, we have one of the leading market positions in the standby generator marketin the United States and Canada. We design, engineer and manufacture generators with an output of between 800W and 9mW of power. We design,manufacture, source and modify engines, alternators, automatic transfer switches and other components necessary for our products. Our generators arefueled by natural gas, liquid propane, gasoline, diesel and Bi-Fuel™. We have what we believe is an industry leading, multi-layered distribution network, and our products are available in thousands of outlets acrossthe United States and Canada. We distribute our generators through independent residential and industrial dealers, electrical wholesalers, nationalaccounts, private label arrangements, retailers, catalogs and e-commerce merchants. We currently sell our products primarily in North America. We havea significant market share in the residential and light commercial generator markets, which we believe are currently under penetrated. We believe that ourleading market position is largely attributable to our strategy of providing a broad product line of high-quality, innovative and affordable productsthrough our extensive and multi-layered distribution network. We own and operate three manufacturing plants and one distribution facility in Eagle, Wisconsin, Waukesha, Wisconsin and Whitewater,Wisconsin, totaling approximately 1,000,000 total square feet. We also maintain inventory warehouses in the United States that accommodate the rapidresponse requirements of our customers.History Generac Holdings Inc. is a Delaware corporation that was founded in 2006. Generac Power Systems, Inc., or Generac Power Systems, ourprincipal operating subsidiary, is a Wisconsin corporation, which was founded in 1959 to market a line of affordable portable generators that offeredsuperior performance and features. We expanded beyond portable generators in 1980 into the industrial market with the introduction of our firststationary generators that provided up to 200 kW. We entered the residential market in 1989 with a residential standby generator, and expanded ourproduct development and global distribution system in the 1990s, forming a series of alliances that tripled our higher output generator net sales. In 1998,we sold our Generac® portable products business to the Beacon Group, a private equity firm, which eventually sold this business to Briggs & Stratton.Our growth accelerated in 2000 as we expanded our automatic residential standby generator product offering, implemented our multi-layereddistribution philosophy, and introduced our quiet-running QT Series generators in 2005, accelerating our penetration in the commercial market. In 2008,we successfully expanded our position in the portable generator market after the expiration of our non-compete agreement with the Beacon Groupentered into in connection with the aforementioned Beacon Group transaction. Today, we manufacture a full line of generators for a wide variety ofapplications and markets. Our success is built on engineering expertise, manufacturing excellence and our innovative approaches to the market.CCMP transactions In November 2006, affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC, or CCMP, together with affiliates of Unitas Capital Ltd., or Unitas, and membersof our management, purchased an aggregate of $689 million of our equity capital. In addition, on November 10, 2006, Generac Power Systems2Table of Contentsborrowed an aggregate of $1,380 million, consisting of an initial drawdown of $950 million under a $1.1 billion first lien secured credit facility and$430 million under a $430 million second lien secured credit facility. With the proceeds from these equity and debt financings, together with cash onhand at Generac Power Systems, we (1) acquired all of the capital stock of Generac Power Systems and repaid certain pre-transaction indebtedness ofGenerac Power Systems for $2.0 billion, (2) paid $66 million in transaction costs related to the transaction and (3) retained $3.0 million for generalcorporate purposes. We refer to the foregoing transactions collectively as the "CCMP Transactions."Initial public offering and corporate reorganization On February 17, 2010, we completed our initial public offering (IPO) of 18,750,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $13.00 per share. Inaddition, on March 18, 2010, the underwriters exercised their option and purchased an additional 1,950,500 shares of our common stock from us. Wereceived approximately $224.1 million in net proceeds at the initial closing, and approximately $23.8 million in net proceeds from the underwriters'option exercise, after deducting the underwriting discount and total expenses related to the offering. The proceeds from the initial closing were usedentirely to pay down our second lien credit facility in full and to repay a portion of our first lien credit facility. Proceeds from the option exercise are tobe used for general corporate purposes, including debt repayment. Our capitalization prior to the IPO consisted of Series A Preferred Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. In connectionwith the IPO, we effected a corporate reorganization in which, after giving effect to a 3.294 for one reverse Class A Common Stock split, our Class BCommon Stock and Series A Preferred Stock was converted into Class A Common Stock and our Class A Common Stock was then reclassified ascommon stock. Following the IPO, we have only one class of common stock outstanding. We refer to these transactions, as the "CorporateReorganization." For more information regarding our Corporate Reorganization, see "Item 7—Management's Discussion and Analysis of FinancialCondition and Results of Operations—Corporate reorganization."Our products We design, engineer and manufacture generators with an output of between 800W and 9mW. In the manufacturing process for our generators, wedesign, manufacture, source and modify engines, alternators, transfer switches and other components necessary to production. We classify our productsinto three classes based on similar range of power output and similar primary customer usage: residential power products; industrial and commercialpower products; and other products. The following summary outlines our portfolio of products, including their key attributes and customer applications.Residential power products Our automatic residential standby generators range in output from 8kW to 60kW, with manufacturer's suggested retail prices, or MSRPs, fromapproximately $2,000 to $15,000. They operate on either natural gas or liquid propane and are permanently installed with an automatic transfer switch,which we also manufacture. Our residential standby generators powered by air-cooled engines range in outputs from 8kW to 20kW and are available insteel and aluminum enclosures. Our generators powered by liquid-cooled engines range in outputs from 22kW to 60kW, including the Guardian®Series and the premium Quietsource® Series, with a quiet, low-speed engine and a standard aluminum enclosure. We provide portable generators fueled by gasoline that range in size from 800W to 17,500W. Following the expiration of a non-competeagreement in 2007, we expanded our portable product offering to introduce portable generators below 12,500W. We currently have four portableproduct lines:3Table of Contentsthe GP series, targeted at homeowners, ranging from 1,850W to 17,500W; the XG series, targeted at the premium homeowner markets, ranging from4,000 to 10,000W; the XP series, targeted at the professional contractor market, ranging from 4,000 to 8,000W; and the iX series, targeted at therecreational market, ranging from 800W to 2,000W. Residential power products comprised 55.2%, 57.9% and 63.0%, respectively, of total net sales in 2007, 2008 and 2009.Industrial and commercial power products Our light-commercial standby generators include a full range of affordable generators from 22kW to 150kW and related transfer switches,providing three-phase power that is sufficient for most small and mid-sized businesses including grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants, gasstations, pharmacies, retail banks, small health care facilities. Our light-commercial generators run on natural gas or liquid propane, which avoids thefuel spillages, spoilage, environmental or odor concerns that are common with traditional diesel units. We manufacture a broad line of standard and configured standby generators and related transfer switches for industrial applications. Our single-engine industrial generators range in output from 10kW to 600kW with our Modular Power System (MPS) technology extending our product range upto 9mW. We offer four fuel options including diesel, natural gas, liquid propane or Bi-Fuel™. Bi-Fuel™ generators run on both diesel and natural gasto allow our customers the advantage of multiple fuel sources and extended run times. Our MPS technology combines the power of several smaller generators to produce the output of a larger generator, providing our customers withredundancy and scalability in a cost-effective manner. For larger industrial applications, our MPS products offer customers an efficient, affordable wayto scale their standby power needs. By offering a series of smaller Generac generators integrated with Generac's proprietary PowerManager controlsystem, we provide a lower cost alternative to traditional large, single-engine generators. The MPS product line also offers superior functionality due tothe redundancy and scalability of the generator systems. We provide the telecommunications market our full range of generator systems, ranging from 20kW air-cooled generators to 3mW MPS. Industrial and commercial power products comprised 37.0%, 36.2% and 31.9%, respectively, of total net sales in 2007, 2008 and 2009.Other power products Our RV generators range in size from 3.4kW to 8.5kW and are available in gasoline, liquid propane or diesel fuel models. These generators aresold directly to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, as well as aftermarket dealers. We also sell our proprietary air-cooled engines to third-partyequipment OEMs and sell after-market generator service parts to our dealers. Other power products comprise 7.8%, 5.9% and 5.1%, respectively, of total net sales in 2007, 2008 and 2009.Distribution channels and customers We distribute our product through several channels to increase awareness of our product categories and the Generac® brand, and to ensure ourproducts reach a broad customer base. This distribution network includes independent residential and industrial dealers, electrical wholesalers, nationalaccounts, private label arrangements, retailers, catalogs and e-commerce merchants. We believe our distribution network is a competitive advantage thatwe have strengthened over the last decade by4Table of Contentsexpanding our network from our base of industrial dealers to include other channels of distribution as we have increased our product offerings. Ournetwork is well balanced with no single sales channel providing more than 24% of our sales and no customer providing more than 8% of our sales in2009. Our dealer network, which is located principally in the United States and Canada, is the industry's largest network of independent generatorcontractors. Our residential dealer network sells, installs and services our residential and commercial products to end users. We have developed a number ofproprietary dealer management systems to evaluate, manage and incentivize our dealers, which we believe has improved the level of customer serviceprovided to end customers. These systems include both technical and sales training programs, under which we train new and existing dealers about ourproducts, service and installation. We regularly perform market analyses to determine if a given market is either under-served or has poor independentdistributor representation. Within these locations, we selectively add distribution or invest resources in existing dealer support and training to improvedealer performance. Our industrial dealer network provides industrial and commercial end-users with on-going, local and nationwide product support. Our sales groupworks in conjunction with our industrial dealers to ensure that national accounts receive engineering support, competitive pricing and nationwideservice. We promote our industrial generators through the use of traveling demonstrations, specifying engineer education events, dealer forums andtraining events. In recent years, we have been particularly focused on expanding our industrial dealer network in Canada and Latin America in order toexpand our international sales opportunities. Our electrical wholesaler network consists of selling branches of both national and local distribution houses. Our electrical wholesalers distributeour residential, light-commercial and industrial generators and are a key introduction to the standby generator category for electrical contractors whomay not be Generac dealers. On a selective basis, we have established arrangements with private label partners to provide residential, light-commercial and industrial generators.The partners include leading HVAC equipment, electrical equipment and construction machinery companies, each of which provides access toincremental channels of distribution for our products. We have multi-year contracts with certain of these partners with terms of between three and fouryears establishing the terms of these arrangements. Our retail distribution network includes thousands of locations, which includes regional and national home improvement chains, retailers, clubs,buying groups and farm supply stores. This is supplemented with a number of catalogue and e-commerce retailers. This network sells our residentialstandby, portable and light-commercial generators. In some cases, we have worked with our retail partners to create installation programs using ourdealers to support the sale and installation of standby generator products sold at retail. We also use a combination of advertising through our partnersand other national retail accounts to promote our products within the network. We also sell generators and air-cooled engines directly to OEM manufacturers and after-market dealers for use in the RV and lawn and gardenindustries.Manufacturing Our excellence in manufacturing reflects our philosophy of high standards, continuous improvement and commitment to quality. Our facilitiesshowcase our advanced manufacturing techniques and demonstrate the effectiveness of lean manufacturing. We are focused on low-cost production techniques and technology and continually seek to reduce manufacturing costs while improving productquality. We deliver an affordable product to our customers through our low-cost design philosophy, our foreign sourcing strategy, our scale, and5Table of Contentsadherence to lean manufacturing principles. We believe we have sufficient capacity to achieve our business goals for the foreseeable future without theneed for significant expansion. Our product quality is essential to maintaining a leading market position. Incoming shipments from our suppliers are tested to ensure engineeringspecifications are met. Purchased components are tested for quality at the supplier's factory and before entering production lines and are continuouslytested throughout the manufacturing process. Internal product and production audits are performed to ensure a quality product and process. We testfinished products under a variety of simulated conditions at each of our manufacturing facilities.Research and development and intellectual property Our primary focus on generators drives technological innovation, specialized engineering and manufacturing competencies. Research anddevelopment is a core competency and includes a staff of over 100 engineers working on numerous active projects. Our sponsored research anddevelopment expense was $9.6 million, $9.9 million and $10.8 million for the years ended December 2007, 2008 and 2009. Research and developmentis conducted at each of our manufacturing facilities and additionally at our technical center in Suzhou, China with dedicated teams for each product line.Research and development is focused on developing new technologies and product enhancements as well as maintaining product competitiveness byimproving manufacturing costs, safety characteristics, reliability and performance while ensuring compliance with governmental standards. We have hadover 30 years of experience using natural gas engines and have developed specific expertise with fuel systems and emissions technology. In theresidential market we have developed proprietary engines, cooling packages, controls and fuel and emissions systems. We rely on a combination of patents and trademarks to establish and protect our proprietary rights. Our commitment to research and developmenthas resulted in a portfolio of approximately 50 U.S. and international patents and patent applications. Our patents expire between June 2012 and January2027 and protect certain features and technologies we have developed for use in our products including fuel systems, air flow, electronics and controls,noise reduction and air-cooled engines. U.S. trademark registrations generally have a perpetual duration if they are properly maintained and renewed.New U.S. patents that are issued generally have a life of 20 years from the date the patent application is initially filed. We believe the existence of thesepatents and trademarks, along with our ongoing processes to register additional patents and trademarks, protect our intellectual property rights andenhance our competitive position. We also use proprietary manufacturing processes that require customized equipment.Suppliers of raw materials Our primary raw material inputs are steel, copper and aluminum, all of which are purchased from third parties and, in many cases, as part ofmachined or manufactured components. We have developed an extensive network of reliable, low-cost suppliers in the United States and abroad. In2009, we sourced more than half of our components from outside the United States.Competition The market for onsite generators is competitive. We face competition from a variety of large diversified industrial companies as well as smallergenerator manufacturers abroad. However, most of the traditional participants in the standby generator market compete on a more specialized basis,focused on specific applications within their larger diversified product mix. We are the only significant market participant focused exclusively onstandby and portable generators with broad capabilities across the residential, industrial and light-commercial generator markets. We believe that ourengineering6Table of Contentscapabilities and core focus on generators provide us with manufacturing flexibility and enable us to maintain a first-mover advantage over ourcompetition for product innovation. Our competitors include Briggs & Stratton, Caterpillar, Cummins, Honda, Kohler, MTU (Katolight division), and Techtronics International (TTI).In the market for standby industrial and commercial generators, our primary competitors are Caterpillar, Cummins, Kohler and MTU, most of whichfocus on the market for diesel generators as they are also diesel engine manufacturers. In the market for residential standby generators, our primarycompetitors include Briggs & Stratton, Cummins (Onan division) and Kohler, which also have broad operations in other manufacturing businesses. Inthe portable generator market, our primary competitors include Briggs & Stratton, Honda and Techtronics International (TTI), along with a number ofsmaller domestic and foreign competitors. There are a number of other standby generator manufacturers located outside North America, but most supply their products mainly to theirrespective regional markets. In a continuously evolving sector, we believe our size and broad capabilities make us well positioned to remain competitive.Furthermore, we view several of these international manufacturers as potential candidates for future strategic partnerships. We compete primarily on the basis of brand reputation, quality, reliability, pricing, innovative features, breadth of product and product availability.Employees As of December 31, 2009, we had 1,354 employees (1,293 full time and 61 part-time and temporary employees). Of those, 738 employees weredirectly involved in manufacturing at our manufacturing facilities. We have had an "open shop" bargaining agreement for the past 45 years. Our current agreement is with the Communication Workers of America,Local 5503. The current agreement, which expires October 14, 2011, covers our Waukesha and Eagle facilities. Currently, 2% of our workforce is amember of a labor union. Our facility in Whitewater, Wisconsin is not unionized.Regulation, including environmental matters As a manufacturing company, our operations are subject to a variety of foreign, federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws andregulations including those governing, among other things, emissions to air, discharges to water, noise and the generation, handling, storage,transportation, treatment and disposal of waste and other materials. In addition, our products are subject to various laws and regulations relating to,among other things, emissions and fuel requirements, as well as labeling and marketing. Our products are regulated by the EPA and CARB. These governing bodies continuously pass regulations that require us to meet more stringentemission standards. With the adoption of a recent regulation covering stationary propane and natural gas-fueled generators, the EPA now regulates allproducts we produce for sale in the United States. New regulations could require us to redesign our products and could affect market growth for ourproducts. For example, the EPA has developed multiple phases of national emission standards for small air-cooled engines. In 2008, the EPA adopted aproposed Phase III regulation that further reduces permitted exhaust emissions from small engines and also requires the engines and equipment inwhich engines are used to meet new evaporative emission standards. The EPA's Phase III program requires the use of evaporative controls that must bephased in starting in 2009 and take full effect in 2011 for Class II engines (225 cubic center displacement and larger) and 2012 for Class I engines (lessthan 225 cubic center displacement). The Phase III program's more stringent exhaust emission requirements also apply starting in 2011 for Class IIengines and 2012 for Class I engines. The Phase III standards are similar to the CARB's7Table of ContentsTier 3 emission standards which were fully phased in during fiscal year 2008. CARB's Tier 3 regulation required additional reductions to engineexhaust emissions as well as new controls on evaporative emissions from small engines. We believe that our operations and our products are in material compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including environmental andworkplace safety regulations. We are not subject to any pending investigations, claims, or proceedings by any foreign, federal, state, or localgovernmental agency or administration that would materially impact our financial condition or our results.Segment information We refer you to Note 2, "Significant Accounting Policies—Segment Reporting," to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of thisannual report for financial information about our business segment and geographic areas.Executive officers The following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers: Aaron Jagdfeld has served as our Chief Executive Officer since September 30, 2008 and as a director since November 2006. Prior to becomingChief Executive Officer, Mr. Jagdfeld worked for Generac for 15 years. He began his career in the finance department in 1994 and became our ChiefFinancial Officer in 2002. In 2007, he was appointed president and was responsible for sales, marketing, engineering and product development. Prior tojoining Generac, Mr. Jagdfeld worked in the audit practice of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin office of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Jagdfeld holds aBachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. York A. Ragen has served as our Chief Financial Officer since September 30, 2008. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Ragen heldDirector of Finance and Vice President of Finance positions at Generac. Prior to joining Generac in 2005, Mr. Ragen was Vice President, CorporateController at APW Ltd., a spin-off from Applied Power Inc., now known as Actuant Corporation. Mr. Ragen began his career in the Audit division ofArthur Andersen's Milwaukee office. Mr. Ragen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Dawn Tabat has served as our Chief Operating Officer since 2002. Ms. Tabat joined Generac in 1972 and served as Personnel Manager andPersonnel Director before being promoted to Vice President of Human Resources in 1992. During this period, Ms. Tabat was responsible for creatingthe human resource function within Generac, including recruiting, compensation, training and workforce relations. In her current position, Ms. Tabatoversees manufacturing, logistics, global supply chain, quality, safety, information services and human resources.8Name Age PositionAaron Jagdfeld 38 Chief Executive Officer and DirectorYork A. Ragen 38 Chief Financial OfficerDawn Tabat 57 Chief Operating OfficerClement Feng 46 Senior Vice President, MarketingAllen Gillette 53 Senior Vice President, EngineeringRoger Schaus, Jr. 55 Senior Vice President, Service OperationsRoger Pascavis 49 Senior Vice President, OperationsTerrence J. Dolan* 44 Senior Vice President, Sales*Mr. Dolan commenced work on January 18, 2010.Table of Contents Clement Feng has served as our Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President since 2007. Prior to joining Generac, Mr. Feng was theVice President of Marketing at Broan-NuTone from 2003 to 2007. From 2000-2003 Mr. Feng was the Vice President of Marketing for VermontAmerican, a division of Robert Bosch Tool Corporation. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Feng was the Director of Marketing at Mast Lock Company.Mr. Feng holds an M.B.A from the University of Chicago School of Business, a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. Allen Gillette is our Senior Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Gillette joined Generac in 1998 and has served as Engineering Manager, Directorof Engineering and Vice President of Engineering. Prior to joining Generac, Mr. Gillette was Manager of Engineering at Transamerica DelavalEnterprise Division, Chief Engineer—High-Speed Engines at Ajax-Superior Division and Manager of Design & Development, Cooper-BessemerReciprocating Products Division. Mr. Gillette holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineeringfrom Gonzaga University. Roger Schaus, Jr. serves as our Senior Vice President of Service Operations. Mr. Schaus joined Generac in 1988 and has served as Director ofManufacturing Services, Vice President of Manufacturing Services and Senior Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining Generac, Mr. Schaus wasa Manufacturing Area Manager for Harley Davidson Motor Company in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and a Plant Manager for Custom Products inMenomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Mr. Schaus holds a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Roger Pascavis has served as our Senior Vice President of Operations since January 2008. Mr. Pascavis joined Generac in 1995 and has servedas Director of Materials and Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining Generac, Mr. Pascavis was a Plant Manager for MTI in Waukesha,Wisconsin. Mr. Pascavis holds a B.S. in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin, Stout and an M.B.A. from Lake Forest GraduateSchool of Management. Terrence J. Dolan began serving as our Senior Vice President, Sales on January 18, 2010. Prior to joining Generac, Mr. Dolan was Senior VicePresident of Business Development and Marketing at Boart Longyear, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Ingersoll Rand, and Director ofStrategic Accounts at Case Corporation. Mr. Dolan holds a B.A. in Management and Communications from Concordia University.Item 1A. Risk Factors You should carefully consider the following risks. These risks could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition,cause the trading price of our common stock to decline materially or cause our actual results to differ materially from those expected or thoseexpressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. These risks are not exclusive, and additional risks to which we are subjectinclude, but are not limited to, the factors mentioned under "Forward-Looking Statements" and the risks of our businesses described elsewhere in thisReport.Risk factors related to our business and industryDemand for our products is significantly affected by unpredictable major power-outage events that can lead to substantial variations in, anduncertainties regarding, our financial results from period to period. Sales of our products are subject to consumer buying patterns, and demand for our products is affected by outage events, including thunderstorms,hurricanes, ice storms and blackouts caused by grid reliability issues. Sustained periods without major power disruptions can lead to reduced consumerawareness of the benefits of standby and portable generator products and can result in reduced sales and excess inventory. For example, in 2007, ournet sales declined significantly from the prior year, which was driven in part by the fact that the storm seasons in the two years leading up to andincluding9Table of Contents2007 resulted in fewer power outages than in the prior years. The lack of major power-outage events can affect our net sales in the quarters following agiven storm season. Unpredictable fluctuations in demand are therefore part of managing our business, and these fluctuations could have an adverseeffect on our net sales and profits.Demand for our standby generators is significantly affected by durable goods spending by consumers and businesses and other macroeconomicconditions. Our business is affected by general economic conditions, and uncertainty or adverse changes such as the recent downturn in worldwide economicconditions and the impact of the credit crisis could lead to a significant decline in demand for our products and pressure to reduce our prices. Our salesof light-commercial and industrial generators are affected by conditions in the non-residential construction sector and by the capital investment trends forsmall and large businesses and municipalities. For example, lower capital spending by our industrial national accounts and other industrial andcommercial customers caused a 9.9% decline in net sales to the industrial and commercial market in the year ended December 31, 2009. If thesebusinesses and municipalities cannot access credit markets or do not utilize discretionary funds to purchase our products as a result of the economy orother factors, our business could suffer and our ability to realize benefits from our strategy of increasing sales in the light-commercial and industrialsectors through, among other things, our focus on innovation and product development, including natural gas engine technology, could be adverselyaffected. In addition, consumer confidence and home remodeling expenditures have a significant impact on sales of our residential products, andprolonged periods of weakness in consumer durable goods spending could have a material impact on our business. Typically, we do not have contractswith our customers, and we cannot guarantee that our current customers will continue to purchase our products. If general economic conditions orconsumer confidence were to worsen, or if the non-residential construction sector or rate of capital investments were to continue to decline, our net salesand profits would likely be adversely affected.Decreases in the availability, or increases in the cost, of raw materials and key components we use could materially reduce our earnings. The principal raw materials that we use to produce our generators are steel, copper and aluminum. We also source a significant number ofcomponent parts that we utilize to manufacture our generators from third parties. The prices of those raw materials and components are susceptible tosignificant fluctuations due to trends in supply and demand, transportation costs, government regulations and tariffs, price controls, economic conditionsand other unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. We do not have long-term supply contracts in place to ensure the raw materials andcomponents we use are available in necessary amounts or at fixed prices. If we are unable to mitigate raw material or component price increases throughproduct design improvements, price increases to our customers or hedging transactions, our profitability could be adversely affected. For example, in2008, we experienced a 4.8% decrease in gross margin percentage, partially due to increases in commodity prices, including steel, copper andaluminum. Also, our ability to continue to obtain materials and components is subject to the continued reliability and viability of our suppliers, includingin some cases, suppliers who are the sole source of important components. If we are unable to obtain adequate, cost efficient or timely deliveries ofrequired raw materials and components, we may be unable to manufacture sufficient quantities of products on a timely basis. This could cause us to losesales, incur additional costs, delay new product introductions or suffer harm to our reputation.10Table of ContentsThe industry in which we compete is highly competitive, and our failure to compete successfully could adversely affect our results of operationsand financial condition. We operate in markets that are highly competitive. Some of our competitors have established brands and are larger in size or are divisions of largediversified companies and have substantially greater financial resources. Some of our competitors may be willing to reduce prices and accept lowermargins in order to compete with us. In addition, we could face new competition from large international or domestic companies with establishedindustrial brands that enter the generator market. Demand for our products may also be affected by our ability to respond to changes in design andfunctionality, to respond to downward pricing pressure, and to provide shorter lead times for our products than our competitors. If we are unable torespond successfully to these competitive pressures, we could lose market share, which could have an adverse impact on our results. For moreinformation, see "Item 1—Business—Competition."Our industry is subject to technological change, and our failure to continue developing new and improved products and to bring these productsrapidly to market could have an adverse impact on our business. New products, or refinements and improvements of existing products, may have technical failures, their introduction may be delayed, they mayhave higher production costs than originally expected or they may not be accepted by our customers. If we are not able to anticipate, identify, developand market high quality products in line with technological advancements that respond to changes in customer preferences, demand for our productscould decline and our operating results could be adversely affected.We rely on independent dealers and distribution partners, and the loss of these dealers and distribution partners, or of any of our salesarrangements with significant private label, telecommunications or retail customers, would adversely affect our business. In addition to our direct sales force and manufacturer sales representatives, we depend on the services of independent distributors and dealers tosell our products and provide service and aftermarket support to our customers. We also rely upon our distribution channels to drive awareness for ourproduct categories and our brands. In addition, we sell our products to end users through private label arrangements with leading HVAC equipment,electrical equipment and construction machinery companies, arrangements with top retailers and our direct national accounts with telecommunicationsand industrial customers. Our distribution agreements and any contracts we have with large telecommunications, retail and other customers are typicallynot exclusive, and many of the distributors and customers with whom we do business offer products and services of our competitors. Impairment ofour relationships with our distributors, dealers or large customers, loss of a substantial number of these distributors or dealers or of one or more largecustomers, or an increase in our distributors' or dealers' sales of our competitors' products to our customers or of our large customers' purchases of ourcompetitors' products could materially reduce our sales and profits. Also, our ability to successfully realize our growth strategy is dependent in part onour ability to identify, attract and retain new distributors at all layers of our distribution platform, and we cannot be certain that we will be successful inthese efforts.Our business could be negatively impacted if we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights or if third parties claim that we are inviolation of their intellectual property rights. We view our intellectual property rights, including those relating to our Generac® brand name, fuel management systems and MPS technology, asimportant assets. We seek to protect our intellectual property rights through a combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, as wellas licensing and confidentiality agreements. These protections may not be adequate to prevent third parties from using our intellectual property withoutour authorization, breaching any confidentiality11Table of Contentsagreements with us, copying or reverse engineering our products, or developing and marketing products that are substantially equivalent to or superiorto our own. The unauthorized use of our intellectual property by others could reduce our competitive advantage and harm our business. If it becamenecessary for us to litigate to protect these rights, any proceedings could be burdensome and costly and we may not prevail. We cannot guarantee thatany patents, issued or pending, will provide us with any competitive advantage or will not be challenged by third parties. Moreover, the expiration ofour patents may lead to increased competition with respect to certain products. In addition, we cannot be certain that we do not or will not infringe third parties' intellectual property rights. Any such claim, even if it is withoutmerit, may be expensive and time-consuming to defend, subject us to damages, cause us to cease making, using or selling certain products thatincorporate the disputed intellectual property, require us to redesign our products, divert management time and attention and/or require us to enter intocostly royalty or licensing arrangements. Furthermore, in connection with our sale of Generac Portable Products to the Beacon Group in 1998, wegranted the Beacon Group an exclusive perpetual license for the use of the "Generac Portable Products" trademark in connection with the manufactureand sale of certain engine driven consumer products. This perpetual license was eventually transferred to Briggs and Stratton (Briggs) when the BeaconGroup sold that business to Briggs. Currently, this trademark is not being used in commerce. However, in the event that the Beacon Group or Briggsuse this trademark in the future, we could suffer competitive confusion and our business could be negatively impacted.Our operations are subject to various environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, and non-compliance with or liabilities under suchlaws and regulations could result in substantial costs, fines, sanctions and claims. Our operations are subject to a variety of foreign, federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations including thosegoverning, among other things, emissions to air, discharges to water, noise, the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal ofwaste and other materials. In addition, under federal and state environmental laws, we could be required to investigate, remediate and/or monitor theeffects of the release or disposal of materials both at sites associated with past and present operations and at third-party sites where wastes generated byour operations were disposed. This liability may be imposed retroactively and whether or not we caused, or had any knowledge of, the existence ofthese materials and may result in our paying more than our fair share of the related costs. Violations of or liabilities under such laws and regulationscould result in substantial costs, fines and civil or criminal proceedings or personal injury and workers' compensation claims.Our products are subject to substantial government regulation. Our products are subject to extensive statutory and regulatory requirements governing, among other things, emissions and noise, includingstandards imposed by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, state regulatory agencies, such as the California Air Resources Board, orCARB, and other regulatory agencies around the world. These laws are constantly evolving and many are becoming increasingly stringent. Changes inapplicable laws or regulations, or in the enforcement thereof, could require us to redesign our products and could adversely affect our business orfinancial condition in the future. Developing and marketing products to meet such new requirements could result in substantial additional costs that maybe difficult to recover in some markets. In some cases, we may be required to modify our projects or develop new products to comply with newregulations, particularly those relating to air emissions. For example, we were required to modify our natural gas and liquid propane-fueled liquid-cooled engines and generators by January 1, 2009 to comply with emissions standards in the United States. While we have been able to meet previousdeadlines, failure to comply with other existing and future regulatory standards could adversely affect our position in the markets we serve.12Table of ContentsWe may incur costs and liabilities as a result of product liability claims. We face a risk of exposure to product liability claims in the event that the use of our products is alleged to have resulted in injury or other damage.Although we currently maintain product liability insurance coverage, we may not be able to obtain such insurance on acceptable terms in the future, if atall, or obtain insurance that will provide adequate coverage against potential claims. Product liability claims can be expensive to defend and can divertthe attention of management and other personnel for long periods of time, regardless of the ultimate outcome. An unsuccessful product liability defensecould have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, we believe our business depends on the strongbrand reputation we have developed. If our reputation is damaged, we may face difficulty in maintaining our market share and pricing with respect tosome of our products, which could reduce our sales and profitability.The loss of any key members of our senior management team or key employees could disrupt our operations and harm our business. Our success depends, in part, on the efforts of certain key individuals, including the members of our senior management team, who havesignificant experience in the generator industry. If, for any reason, our senior executives do not continue to be active in management, or if our keyemployees leave our company, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected. Failure to continue to attract theseindividuals at reasonable compensation levels could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity and results of operations. Although we donot anticipate that we will have to replace any of these individuals in the near future, the loss of the services of any of our key employees could disruptour operations and have a material adverse effect on our business.Disruptions caused by labor disputes or organized labor activities could harm our business. Currently, 2% of our workforce is a member of a labor union. In addition, we may from time to time experience union organizing activities in ournon-union facilities. Disputes with the current labor union or new union organizing activities could lead to work slowdowns or stoppages and make itdifficult or impossible for us to meet scheduled delivery times for product shipments to our customers, which could result in loss of business. Inaddition, union activity could result in higher labor costs, which could harm our financial condition, results of operations and competitive position.We may experience material disruptions to our manufacturing operations. While we seek to operate our facilities in compliance with applicable rules and regulations and take measures to minimize the risks of disruption atour facilities, a material disruption at one of our manufacturing facilities could prevent us from meeting customer demand, reduce our sales and/ornegatively impact our financial results. Any of our manufacturing facilities, or any of our machines within an otherwise operational facility, could ceaseoperations unexpectedly due to a number of events, including:•equipment or information technology infrastructure failure; •disruptions in the transportation infrastructure including roads, bridges, railroad tracks; •fires, floods, earthquakes, or other catastrophes; and •other operational problems. In addition, all of our manufacturing and production facilities are located in Wisconsin within a 30-mile radius. We could experience prolongedperiods of reduced production due to unforeseen events occurring in or around our manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin. In the event of a businessinterruption13Table of Contentsat our Wisconsin facilities, we may be unable to shift manufacturing capabilities to alternate locations, accept materials from suppliers or meet customershipment needs, among other severe consequences. Such an event could have a material and adverse impact on our financial condition and results of ouroperations.A significant portion of our purchased components are sourced in foreign countries, exposing us to additional risks that may not exist in theUnited States. We source a significant portion of our purchased components overseas, primarily in Asia. Our international sourcing subjects us to a number ofpotential risks in addition to the risks associated with third-party sourcing generally. Such risks include:•inflation or changes in political and economic conditions; •unstable regulatory environments; •changes in import and export duties; •domestic and foreign customs and tariffs; •currency rate fluctuations; •trade restrictions; •labor unrest; •logistical and communications challenges; and •other restraints and burdensome taxes. These factors may have an adverse effect on our ability to source our purchased components overseas. In particular, if the U.S. dollar were todepreciate significantly against the currencies in which we purchase raw materials from foreign suppliers, our cost of goods sold could increasematerially, which would adversely affect our results of operations.As a U.S. corporation that sources components in foreign countries, we are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. A determination that weviolated this act may affect our business and operations adversely. As a U.S. corporation, we are subject to the regulations imposed by the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or the FCPA, which generallyprohibits U.S. companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business.Any determination that we have violated the FCPA could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, operating results and cash flows.We have significant tax assets, usage of which may be subject to limitations in the future. As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately $161.8 million of net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Anysubsequent accumulations of common stock ownership leading to a change of control under Section 382 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986,including through sales of stock by large stockholders, all of which are out of our control, could limit our ability to utilize our net operating losscarryforwards to offset future federal income tax liabilities.14Table of ContentsOur total assets include goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangibles. If we determine these have become impaired in the future, net incomecould be materially adversely affected. Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair market value of net assets acquired in business combinations. Indefinite-lived intangibles arecomprised of certain trade names. At December 31, 2009, goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangibles totaled $665.9 million, most of which arosefrom the CCMP Transactions. We review goodwill and other intangibles at least annually for impairment and any excess in carrying value over theestimated fair value is charged to the results of operations. A reduction in net income resulting from the write-down or impairment of goodwill orindefinite-lived intangibles could have a material adverse effect on our financial statements. For example, in October 2008, due to an increase in ourweighted average cost of capital and lower comparable public company market values resulting from weakening economic conditions, we determinedthat an impairment of goodwill existed and recorded a non-cash charge of $503.2 million in 2008. Goodwill and identifiable intangible assets are recorded at fair value on the date of acquisition. In accordance with FASB ASC (AccountingStandards Codification) Topic 350-20, goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed at least annually for impairment and definite-livedintangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable.Future impairment may result from, among other things, deterioration in the performance of the acquired business or product line, adverse marketconditions and changes in the competitive landscape, adverse changes in applicable laws or regulations, including changes that restrict the activities ofthe acquired business or product line, and a variety of other circumstances. The amount of any impairment is recorded as a charge to the statement ofoperations. We may never realize the full value of our intangible assets. Any future determination requiring the write-off of a significant portion ofintangible assets would have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. See "Item 7—Management's Discussion andAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" for details.We may need additional capital to finance our growth strategy or to refinance our existing credit facilities, and we may not be able to obtain it onacceptable terms, or at all, which may limit our ability to grow. We may require additional financing to expand our business. Financing may not be available to us or may be available to us only on terms that arenot favorable. The terms of our senior secured credit facilities limit our ability to incur additional debt. In addition, economic conditions, including anyfurther downturn or crisis in the credit markets, could impact our ability to finance our growth on acceptable terms or at all. If we are unable to raiseadditional funds or obtain capital on acceptable terms, we may have to delay, modify or abandon some or all of our growth strategies. Our revolvingcredit facility matures in November 2012 and our first lien term loan facility matures in November 2013. If we are unable to refinance these facilities onacceptable terms, our liquidity could be adversely affected.We are unable to determine the specific impact of changes in selling prices or changes in volumes of our products on our net sales. Because of the wide range of products that we sell, the level of customization for many of our products, the frequent rollout of new products andthe fact that we do not apply pricing changes uniformly across our entire portfolio of products, we are unable to determine with specificity the effect ofvolume changes or changes in selling prices on our net sales.15Table of ContentsRisks related to our common stockWe do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future on our common stock. We intend to retain all future earnings for the operationand expansion of our business and the repayment of outstanding debt. In addition, the terms of our senior secured credit facilities limit our ability to paydividends on our common stock. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be stockholders' sole source of gain for theforeseeable future. While we may change this policy at some point in the future, we cannot assure stockholders that we will make such a change. See"Item 5—Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities—Dividends."Future sales of our common stock may cause our stock price to decline. If our stockholders prior to the initial public offering sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, the market price of ourcommon stock could decline. These sales might also make it more difficult for us to sell additional equity securities at a time and price that we deemappropriate. As of March 29, 2010, we have 67,529,290 shares of our common stock outstanding. Subject to lock-up agreements entered into in connection with our initial public offering, 46,372,541 restricted securities may be sold into thepublic market in the future without registration under the Securities Act to the extent permitted under Rule 144. All of these restricted securities will beeligible for sale under Rule 144 following expiration of the lock-up agreements described above subject to limitations on sales by affiliates. In addition,commencing 180 days after the date of our initial public offering (i.e., August 9, 2010), certain stockholders holding 45,509,752 outstanding shares ofthese restricted securities will have registration rights which could allow those holders to sell their shares freely through a future registration statementfiled under the Securities Act. In addition, we filed a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register an aggregate of 6,637,835 shares of our commonstock reserved for issuance under our Omnibus Plan, including an aggregate of 4,797,753 shares that were granted as non-vested (restricted) stock,shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and shares granted to directors in connection with our initial public offering. We may increase thenumber of shares registered for this purpose at any time. Subject to any restrictions imposed on the restricted shares and options granted under ourOmnibus Plan, shares registered under the registration statement on Form S-8 will be available for sale into the public markets subject to the 180-daylock-up agreements referred to above.If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, if they adversely change their recommendationsregarding our common stock or if our results of operations do not meet their expectations, our common stock price and trading volume coulddecline. The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or ourbusiness. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in thefinancial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline. Moreover, if one or more of the analysts who cover usdowngrade recommendations regarding our stock, or if our results of operations do not meet their expectations, our stock price could decline and suchdecline could be material.16Table of ContentsAs a public company, we are required to meet periodic reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, rulesand regulations. Complying with federal securities laws as a public company is expensive and we will incur significant time and expenseenhancing, documenting, testing and certifying our internal control over financial reporting. Any deficiencies in our financial reporting orinternal controls could adversely affect our business and the trading price of our common stock. SEC rules require that, as a publicly-traded company, we file periodic reports containing our financial statements within a specified time followingthe completion of quarterly and annual periods. Prior to our initial public offering, we had not been required to comply with SEC requirements to haveour financial statements completed and reviewed or audited within a specified time and, as such, we may experience difficulty in meeting the SEC'sreporting requirements. Any failure by us to file our periodic reports with the SEC in a timely manner could harm our reputation and reduce the tradingprice of our common stock. As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting, insurance and other expenses. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well ascompliance with other rules of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and makesome activities more time-consuming and costly. Furthermore, SEC rules require that our chief executive officer and chief financial officer periodicallycertify the existence and effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our independent registered public accounting firm will berequired, beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ending on December 31, 2010, to attest to the effectiveness of our internalcontrol over financial reporting. This process, which we have not undertaken in the past, will require significant documentation of policies, proceduresand systems, review of that documentation by our internal accounting staff and our outside auditors and testing of our internal control over financialreporting by our internal accounting staff. This process will involve considerable time and expense, may strain our internal resources and have anadverse impact on our operating costs. We may experience higher than anticipated operating expenses and outside auditor fees during theimplementation of these changes and thereafter. During the course of our testing, we may identify deficiencies that would have to be remediated to satisfy the SEC rules for certification of oureffectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. As a consequence, we may have to disclose in periodic reports we file with the SEC materialweaknesses in our system of internal controls. The existence of a material weakness would preclude management from concluding that our internalcontrol over financial reporting is effective and would preclude our independent auditors from issuing an unqualified opinion that our internal controlover financial reporting is effective. In addition, disclosures of this type in our SEC reports could cause investors to lose confidence in our financialreporting and may negatively affect the trading price of our common stock. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary to produce reliablefinancial reports and to prevent fraud. If we have deficiencies in our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting, itmay negatively impact our business, results of operations and reputation.Anti-takeover provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws could prohibit a change of control that ourstockholders may favor and could negatively affect our stock price. Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws may make it more difficult and expensive for a third party toacquire control of us even if a change of control would be beneficial to the interests of our stockholders. These provisions could discourage potentialtakeover attempts and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. These provisions may also17Table of Contentsprevent or frustrate attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our management. For example, our amended and restated certificate ofincorporation and by-laws:•permit our board of directors to issue preferred stock with such terms as they determine, without stockholder approval; •provide that only one-third of the members of the board are elected at each stockholders meeting and prohibit removal without cause; •require advance notice for stockholder proposals and director nominations; and •contain limitations on convening stockholder meetings. These provisions make it more difficult for stockholders or potential acquirers to acquire us without negotiation and could discourage potentialtakeover attempts and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.Risks related to our capital structureWe have a substantial amount of indebtedness, which may adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to operate our business, remain incompliance with debt covenants and make payments on our indebtedness. We have a significant amount of indebtedness. As of December 31, 2009, we had total indebtedness of $1,091.5 million. While we reduced thisamount of debt after December 31, 2009 through the use of the proceeds of our IPO and of cash on hand (as discussed elsewhere in this report under"Item 7—Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"), we still have a substantial amount ofindebtedness. After the repayment of debt using the proceeds of the IPO and available cash on-hand, we had total indebtedness of $731.4 million as ofMarch 19, 2010. Our substantial level of indebtedness increases the possibility that we may be unable to generate cash sufficient to pay, when due, theprincipal of, interest on or other amounts due in respect of our indebtedness. Our substantial indebtedness, combined with our lease and other financialobligations and contractual commitments could have other important consequences. For example, it could:•make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our indebtedness, including financial and other restrictivecovenants, which could result in an event of default under the agreements governing our indebtedness; •make us more vulnerable to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes ingovernment regulation; •require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing theavailability of our cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; •limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; •place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and •limit our ability to borrow additional amounts for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, executionof our business strategy or other purposes. Any of the above-listed factors could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.Furthermore, our interest expense could increase if interest rates increase because debt under our senior secured credit facilities bears interest at avariable rate. If we do not have sufficient earnings to service our debt, we may be required to refinance all or part of our existing debt, sell assets,borrow more money or sell securities, none of which we can guarantee we will be able to do.18Table of ContentsThe terms of our senior secured credit facilities restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes in ourbusiness or to take certain actions. Our senior secured credit facilities contain, and any future indebtedness of ours or our subsidiaries would likely contain, a number of restrictivecovenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and our subsidiaries, including restrictions on our ability to engage in actsthat may be in our best long-term interests. Our senior secured credit facilities include a financial covenant that requires us not to exceed a maximumtotal leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2009, Generac Power Systems was required to maintain a maximum leverage ratio of 6.75 to 1.00 and 7.00 to 1.00 under thefirst and second lien credit facilities, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, Generac Power Systems' leverage ratio was 5.99 to 1.00 (prior to givingeffect to the reduction of debt through the use of proceeds of our IPO and application of cash on hand, each of which took place after December 31,2009 and are discussed in this report under "Item 7—Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"). Aftergiving effect to the reduction of debt using the proceeds from the IPO and available cash on-hand, Generac Power Systems' leverage ratio was 4.59 proforma as of December 31, 2009. The maximum leverage ratio decreases over time under both facilities. The more restrictive of the facilities is the firstlien credit facility, which requires Generac Power Systems to have a leverage ratio of no greater than 6.75 to 1.00 in the fourth quarter of 2009 and inthe first quarter of 2010, 6.50 to 1.00 in the second quarter of 2010, 6.25 to 1.00 in the third quarter of 2010, 5.75 to 1.00 in the fourth quarter of 2010and the first quarter of 2011, 5.50 to 1.00 in the second quarter of 2011, 5.25 to 1.00 in the third quarter of 2011 and 4.75 to 1.00 in the fourth quarterof 2011 and thereafter. Failure to comply with this covenant would result in an event of default under our senior secured credit facilities unless waivedby our lenders. Our senior secured credit facilities require us to use a portion of excess cash flow and proceeds of certain asset sales that are not reinvested in ourbusiness and other dispositions to repay indebtedness under our senior secured credit facilities. Our senior secured credit facilities also include covenants restricting, among other things, our ability to:•incur liens; •incur or assume additional debt or guarantees or issue preferred stock; •pay dividends, or make redemptions and repurchases, with respect to capital stock; •prepay, or make redemptions and repurchases of, subordinated debt; •make loans and investments; •make capital expenditures; •engage in mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, sale/leaseback transactions and transactions with affiliates; •change the business conducted by us or our subsidiaries; and •amend the terms of subordinated debt. The operating and financial restrictions and covenants in our senior secured credit facilities and any future financing agreements may adverselyaffect our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities. A breach of any of the restrictive covenants in oursenior secured credit facilities would result in a default under our senior secured credit facilities. If any such default occurs, the lenders under our seniorsecured credit facilities may elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other fees, to be immediately due and payable,or enforce their security interest, any of which would result in an event of default. The lenders19Table of Contentswill also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. At September 30, 2008, we failed to satisfy the leverage ratio in our senior secured credit facilities. This default was cured by an equitycontribution from affiliates of CCMP. However, CCMP and its affiliates are under no obligation to provide additional funds to us in the event of futurecovenant defaults.Our principal stockholder continues to have substantial control over us. As of March 18, 2010, after giving effect to the IPO and underwriters option exercise, affiliates of CCMP collectively beneficially ownapproximately 58.4% and affiliates of Unitas collectively beneficially own approximately 4.3% of our outstanding common stock. As a consequence,CCMP or its affiliates are able to exert a significant degree of influence or actual control over our management and affairs and will control mattersrequiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, and any othersignificant transaction. The interests of this stockholder may not always coincide with our interests or the interests of our other stockholders. Forinstance, this concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of us otherwise favored by our otherstockholders and could depress our stock price. Because affiliates of CCMP control more than 50% of the voting power of our common stock, we are a "controlled company" within the meaningof the NYSE's Listed Company Manual. Under the NYSE's Listed Company Manual, a controlled company may elect not to comply with certainNYSE corporate governance requirements, including requirements that: (1) a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors;(2) compensation of officers be determined or recommended to the board of directors by a majority of its independent directors or by a compensationcommittee that is composed entirely of independent directors; and (3) director nominees be selected or recommended by a majority of the independentdirectors or by a nominating committee composed solely of independent directors. Because we have taken advantage of the controlled companyexemption to certain NYSE corporate governance requirements, our stockholders do not have the same protections afforded to stockholders ofcompanies that are subject to all of the NYSE corporate governance requirements.Conflicts of interest may arise because some of our directors are principals of our principal stockholder. Representatives of CCMP and its affiliates occupy a majority of the seats on our board of directors. CCMP or its affiliates could invest in entitiesthat directly or indirectly compete with us or companies in which CCMP or its affiliates are currently invested may already compete with us. As a resultof these relationships, when conflicts arise between the interests of CCMP or its affiliates and the interests of our stockholders, these directors may notbe disinterested. The representatives of CCMP and its affiliates on our board of directors, by the terms of our amended and restated certificate ofincorporation, are not required to offer us any transaction opportunity of which they become aware and could take any such opportunity for themselvesor offer it to other companies in which they have an investment, unless such opportunity is expressly offered to them solely in their capacity as ourdirectors.Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments None.Item 2. Properties We own and operate three manufacturing facilities located in Eagle, Wisconsin, Waukesha, Wisconsin and Whitewater, Wisconsin, which totalapproximately 800,000 square feet. We also operate a dealer training center at our Eagle, Wisconsin facility, which allows us to train new industrial and20Table of Contentsresidential dealers on the service and installation of our products and provide existing dealers with training on product innovations. We own a distribution center totaling approximately 200,000 square feet and an undeveloped lot of approximately 18.1 acres in Whitewater,Wisconsin. We also have third party logistics inventory warehouses in the United States that accommodate the rapid response requirements of ourcustomers. The following table shows the location and activities of our operations: All of our properties are subject to mortgages under our senior secured credit facilities.Item 3. Legal Proceedings From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings primarily involving product liability and employment matters and general commercialdisputes arising in the ordinary course of our business. As of December 31, 2009, we believe that there is no litigation pending that would have amaterial effect on our results of operations or financial condition.Item 4. (Removed and Reserved) PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Price Range of Common Stock Shares of our common stock are traded on the NYSE under the symbol "GNRC." Our shares have only been publicly traded since February 11,2010; as a result, we have not set forth quarterly information with respect to the high and low prices for our common stock.Holders The number of stockholders of record of our common stock as of March 16, 2010 was 2,276.Dividends We did not declare or pay cash dividends in 2009. We currently do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock. However, in thefuture, subject to factors such as general economic and business conditions, our financial condition and results of operations, our capital requirements,our future liquidity and capitalization and such other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant, we may change this policy and choose to paydividends. Our ability to pay dividends on our common21Location Owned /Leased SquareFootage ActivitiesManufacturing: Waukesha, WI Owned 264,000 Corporate headquarters and manufacturing of liquid-cooled generatorsand transfer switches Eagle, WI Owned 236,000 Manufacturing of liquid-cooled generators and metal fabrication Eagle, WI Owned 6,000 Training facility Whitewater, WI Owned 295,000 Manufacturing of vertically integrated engines and generatorsDistribution: Whitewater, WI Owned 196,000 Distribution centerOther: Maquoketa, IA Owned 137,000 Inventory warehouse and rental propertyTable of Contentsstock is currently restricted by the terms of our senior secured credit facilities and may be further restricted by any future indebtedness we incur. Ourbusiness is conducted through our principal operating subsidiary, Generac Power Systems. Dividends from, and cash generated by Generac PowerSystems will be our principal sources of cash to repay indebtedness, fund operations and pay dividends. Accordingly, our ability to pay dividends toour stockholders is dependent on the earnings and distributions of funds from Generac Power Systems.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers None.Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities In September 2009, we sold 2,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to certain stockholders for an aggregate purchase price of $20.0 million.The September 2009 issuance of Series A Preferred Stock was the consummation of a contractual preemptive right exercised in September 2009 thatwas triggered by our sales of shares to affiliates of CCMP beginning in late 2008 and ending in July 2009. Each of the purchasers of these shares ofSeries A Preferred Stock had a pre-existing relationship with us as a stockholder (and, in many cases, also as an employee) and had a contractual rightto acquire such shares pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement entered into at the time of the CCMP transaction in 2006. The offering and sale of theseshares of preferred stock did not involve any solicitation beyond the parties to the Shareholders Agreement. Each of these transactions was exempt fromregistration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, as it was a transaction by an issuer that did not involve a public offering of securities. Therewere no underwriters employed in connection with the transaction, and the recipients of securities in the transaction represented their intention to acquirethe securities for investment only and not with a view to any distribution thereof. Appropriate legends were affixed to the share certificates and otherinstruments issued in the transaction. All purchasers were given the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from our representativesconcerning our business and financial affairs. Each of the purchasers that were employees of the registrant had access to such information through theiremployment with the registrant. Based on the foregoing, and the fact that the transaction giving rise to the exercise of the preemptive right, as well as theexercise of preemptive rights themselves, took place well in advance and was independent of the filing of the Registration Statement for our initial publicoffering, we concluded that these transactions were exempt from registration.Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities On February 17, 2010, we completed our initial public offering of 18,750,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $13.00 per share. Theshares were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on a registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333- 162590). Theregistration statement was declared effective by the SEC on February 10, 2010. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., BofA MerrillLynch, and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated served as joint book running managers for the initial public offering. The net proceeds to us from the initial sale of the shares, after deducting the underwriting discount and total expenses related to the offering, wereapproximately $224.1 million. The underwriters received a discount of $0.8125 per share on the shares, for a total underwriting discount ofapproximately $15.2 million. Total expenses related to the offering were approximately $4.5 million. Immediately after the completion of our initialpublic offering, we used all of the net proceeds to fully pay down our second lien term loan and a portion of our first lien term loan. On March 18, 2010, the underwriters exercised their option and purchased an additional 1,950,500 shares of our common stock from us. Netproceeds received from the option exercise were $23.8 million and are to be used for general corporate purposes, including debt repayment.22Table of ContentsItem 6. Selected Financial Data The following table sets forth our selected historical consolidated financial data for the periods and at the dates indicated. The selected historicalconsolidated financial data for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statementsincluded elsewhere in this annual report. The selected historical consolidated financial data for the year ended December 31, 2005 and the period fromJanuary 1, 2006 through November 10, 2006 (Predecessor Period) and the period from November 11, 2006 through December 31, 2006 (SuccessorPeriod) are derived from our historical financial statements not included in this annual report. In November 2006, affiliates of CCMP, together with affiliates of Unitas and members of our management, formed Generac Holdings Inc. and,through Generac Holdings Inc., acquired all of the capital stock of Generac Power Systems. See "Item 1—Business—History—CCMP transactions."Generac in all periods prior to November 2006 is referred to as "Predecessor," and in all periods including and after such date is referred to as"Successor." The consolidated financial statements for all Successor periods may not be comparable to those of the Predecessor Period. The results indicated below and elsewhere in this annual report are not necessarily indicative of our future performance. You should read thisinformation together with "Item 7—Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our consolidatedfinancial statements and related notes included in Item 8 of this annual report.23Table of Contents Predecessor Successor (Dollars inthousands, exceptper share data) Year endedDecember 31,2005(1) Period fromJanuary 1,2006 throughNovember 10,2006 Period fromNovember 11,2006 throughDecember 31,2006 Year endedDecember 31,2007 Year endedDecember 31,2008 Year endedDecember 31,2009 Statement ofoperationsdata: Net sales $518,763 $606,249 $74,110 $555,705 $574,229 $588,248 Costs of goodssold 333,739 371,425 55,105 333,428 372,199 352,398 Gross profit 185,024 234,824 19,005 222,277 202,030 235,850 Operatingexpenses: Selling andservice 41,777 45,800 5,279 52,652 57,449 59,823 Research anddevelopment 9,903 9,141 1,168 9,606 9,925 10,842 General andadministrative 11,564 12,631 1,695 17,581 15,869 14,713 Amortization ofintangibles(2) — — 8,576 47,602 47,602 51,960 Transaction-relatedexpenses(3) — 149,792 — — — — Goodwill andtrade nameimpairmentcharge(4) — — — — 583,486 — Total operatingexpenses 63,244 217,364 16,718 127,441 714,331 137,338 Income (loss) fromoperations 121,780 17,460 2,287 94,836 (512,301) 98,512 Other income(expense): Interest expense (269) (673) (18,354) (125,366) (108,022) (70,862) Gain onextinguishmentof debt(5) — — — 18,759 65,385 14,745 Investmentincome 841 1,571 302 2,682 600 2,205 Other, net (335) (52) (192) (1,196) (1,217) (1,206)Total other income(expense), net 237 846 (18,244) (105,121) (43,254) (55,118)Income (loss)before provision(benefit) forincome taxes 122,017 18,306 (15,957) (10,285) (555,555) 43,394 Provision (benefit)for income taxes 726 5,519 — (571) 400 339 Net income(loss)(6) $121,291 $12,787 $(15,957)$(9,714)$(555,955)$43,055 Income (loss) pershare: Class A CommonStock(7) n/m n/m (10,106) (34,994) (357,628) (41,111) Class B CommonStock(7) n/m n/m 457 3,462 3,780 4,171 Pro forma earnings(loss) percommonshare(8) n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m $1.00 Statement of cashflows data: Depreciation 5,046 4,654 936 6,181 7,168 7,715 Amortization — 24 8,576 47,602 47,602 51,960 Expenditures forproperty andequipment (7,029) (6,225) (720) (13,191) (5,186) (4,525)Other financial24Other financialdata: AdjustedEBITDA(9) 126,983 174,303 19,042 158,148 129,858 159,087 Table of Contents25 Predecessor Successor (Dollars inthousands) As ofDecember 31,2005 As ofDecember 31,2006 As ofDecember 31,2007 As ofDecember 31,2008 As ofDecember 31,2009 Balance sheetdata: Current assets $180,954 $226,760 $217,750 $274,997 $345,017 Property, plant andequipment, net 53,964 72,087 78,982 76,674 73,374 Goodwill — 847,442 1,029,068 525,875 525,875 Other intangiblesand other assets 4,024 817,720 582,859 448,668 392,977 Total assets $238,942 $1,964,009 $1,908,659 $1,326,214 $1,337,243 Total currentliabilities $84,710 $112,179 $94,690 $127,981 $131,971 Long-term debt,less currentportion 4,800 1,370,500 1,280,750 1,121,437 1,052,463 Other long-termliabilities 7,219 10,436 27,439 43,539 17,418 Redeemablestock(10) — 685,667 747,070 843,451 878,205 Total liabilities,redeemablestock andstockholders'equity(10) $238,942 $1,964,009 $1,908,659 $1,326,214 $1,337,243 (1)Our financial data for the year ended December 31, 2005 were derived from consolidated financial statements of Generac Power Systems as of and for the yearended December 31, 2005 that were audited by another audit firm whose report dated March 31, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financialstatements. These results agree to those audited financial statements, except for adjustment for an accounting change related to revenue recognition such thatthe 2005 period is in compliance with SAB No. 104 and consistent with all other periods presented. (2)Our amortization of intangibles expenses include the straight-line amortization of customer lists, patents and other finite-lived intangibles assets. (3)Transaction-related expenses incurred by the Predecessor, which primarily related to the settlement of the employee share appreciation program in connectionwith the CCMP Transactions. (4)As of October 31, 2008, as a result of our annual goodwill and trade names impairment test, we determined that an impairment of goodwill and trade namesexisted, and we recognized a non-cash charge of $583.5 million in 2008. (5)During 2007, affiliates of CCMP acquired $80.3 million principal amount of second lien term loans for approximately $60.0 million. CCMP's affiliatesexchanged this debt for additional shares of our Class B Common Stock. The fair value of the shares exchanged was $60.0 million. We recorded thistransaction as additional Class B Common Stock of $60.0 million based on the fair value of the debt contributed by CCMP's affiliates, which approximated thefair value of shares exchanged. The debt was held in treasury at face value. Consequently, we recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $18.8 million,which includes a write-off of deferred financing fees and other closing costs in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007. During 2008, affiliates of CCMP acquired $148.9 million principal amount of second lien term loans for approximately $81.1 million. CCMP's affiliatesexchanged this debt for additional shares of our Class B Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. The fair value of the shares exchanged was $81.1 million.We recorded this transaction as Series A Preferred Stock of $62.9 million and Class B Common Stock of $18.2 million based on the fair value of the debtcontributed by CCMP's affiliates, which approximated the fair value of shares exchanged. The debt was held in treasury at face value. Consequently, werecorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $65.4 million, which includes a write-off of deferred financing fees and other closing costs in the consolidatedstatement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008. During 2009, affiliates of CCMP acquired $9.9 million principal amount of first lien term loans and $20.0 million principal amount of second lien term loansfor approximately $14.8 million. CCMP's affiliates exchanged this debt for 1,475.4596 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The fair value of the sharesexchanged was $14.8 million. We recorded this transaction as additional Series A Preferred Stock of $14.8 million based on the fair value of the debtcontributed by CCMP's affiliates, which approximated the fair value of shares exchanged. The debt was held in treasury at face value. Consequently, werecorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $14.7 million, which includes a write-off of deferred financing fees and other closing costs, in the consolidatedstatement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. (6)Includes, for the year ended December 31, 2005, a $0.4 million non-cash charge primarily related to losses on the sale of equipment, a $1.3 million cash gainrelated to adjustments to a deferred compensation plan and $0.5 million related to employee severance costs. (7)n/m—Earnings per share for the Predecessor has not been presented since it is not meaningful due to changes in our equity structure that resulted from theCCMP Transactions. For Successor period, earnings per share reflects the impact of the reverse stock split which occurred immediately prior to the initialpublic offering as discussed in Notes 1 and 14 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this annual report.Table of Contents(8)Represents earnings per common share after giving effect to the Corporate Reorganization (as defined above, and discussed below in "Item 7—Management'sDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Corporate reorganization"). (9)Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as further adjusted for the other items reflected inthe reconciliation table set forth below. This presentation is substantially consistent with the presentation used in our senior secured credit facilities(Covenant EBITDA), except that we do not give effect to certain additional adjustments that are permitted under those facilities which, if included, wouldincrease the amount reflected in this table. For a description of the additional adjustments permitted for Covenant EBITDA under our senior secured creditfacilities, see "Item 7—Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and capital resources—Seniorsecured credit facilities—Covenant compliance." We view Adjusted EBITDA as a key measure of our performance. We present Adjusted EBITDA not only due to its importance for purposes of our seniorsecured credit facilities but also because it assists us in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis because it excludes itemsthat we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA: •for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and developing and refining our internal projections forfuture periods; •to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of our business; •as a benchmark for the determination of the bonus component of compensation for our senior executives under our management incentiveplan, as described further in our 2010 Proxy Statement; •to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies and as a supplemental tool in evaluating our performance against our budget for eachperiod; and •in communications with our board of directors and investors concerning our financial performance. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of our company. Management believes thatthe disclosure of Adjusted EBITDA offers an additional financial metric that, when coupled with U.S. GAAP results and the reconciliation to U.S. GAAPresults, provides a more complete understanding of our results of operations and the factors and trends affecting our business. We believe Adjusted EBITDA isuseful to investors for the following reasons: •Adjusted EBITDA and similar non-GAAP measures are widely used by investors to measure a company's operating performance withoutregard to items that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon financing and accounting methods, book values ofassets, tax jurisdictions, capital structures and the methods by which assets were acquired; •Investors can use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of our company, including ourability to service our debt and other cash needs; and •by comparing our Adjusted EBITDA in different historical periods, our investors can evaluate our operating performance excluding theimpact of items described below. The adjustments included in the reconciliation table listed below are provided for under our senior secured credit facilities (except where noted in footnote(h) below) and also are presented to illustrate the operating performance of our business in a manner consistent with the presentation used by our managementand board of directors. These adjustments eliminate the impact of a number of items that: •we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance, such as non-cash impairment and other charges, transaction costsrelating to the CCMP Transactions and to repurchases of our debt by affiliates of CCMP, non-cash gains relating to the retirement of debt,severance costs and other restructuring-related business optimization expenses; •we believe to be akin to, or associated with, interest expense, such as administrative agent fees, revolving credit facility commitment feesand letter of credit fees; or •were eliminated following the consummation of our initial public offering, such as sponsor fees. We explain in more detail in footnotes (a) through (h) below why we believe these adjustments are useful in calculating Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of ouroperating performance. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent, and should not be a substitute for, net income or cash flows from operations as determined in accordance withU.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results asreported under U.S. GAAP. Some of the limitations are: •Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; •Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;26Table of Contents27•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principalpayments, on our debt; •although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced inthe future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; •several of the adjustments that we use in calculating Adjusted EBITDA, such as non-cash impairment charges, while not involving cashexpense, do have a negative impact on the value our assets as reflected in our consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance withU.S. GAAP; •the adjustments for business optimization expenses, which we believe are appropriate for the reasons set out in note (d) below, representcosts associated with severance and other items which are reflected in operating expenses and income (loss) from continuing operations inour consolidated statements of operations prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP; and •other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Furthermore, as noted above, one of our uses of Adjusted EBITDA is as a benchmark for determining elements of compensation for our senior executives. Atthe same time, some or all of these senior executives have responsibility for monitoring our financial results generally, including the items that are included asadjustments in calculating Adjusted EBITDA (subject ultimately to review by our board of directors in the context of the board's review of our quarterlyfinancial statements). While many of the adjustments (for example, transaction costs and credit facility fees and sponsor fees), involve mathematicalapplication of items reflected in our financial statements, others (such as business optimization adjustments) involve a degree of judgment and discretion.While we believe that all of these adjustments are appropriate, and while the quarterly calculations are subject to review by our board of directors in thecontext of the board's review of our quarterly financial statements and certification by our chief financial officer in a compliance certificate provided to thelenders under our senior secured credit facilities, this discretion may be viewed as an additional limitation on the use of Adjusted EBITDA as an analyticaltool. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of ourbusiness. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally. Our senior secured credit facilities require us to maintain a leverage ratio of consolidated total debt, net of unrestricted cash and marketable securities, toCovenant EBITDA at a level that varies over time. As of December 31, 2009, our ratio was 5.99 to 1.00, which was below the covenant requirement of 6.75 to1.00 under the first lien credit facility and 7.00 to 1.00 under the second lien credit facility. Failure to comply with this covenant would result in an event ofdefault under our senior secured credit facilities unless waived by our lenders. Our senior secured credit facilities contain other events of default that arecustomary for similar facilities and transactions, including a cross-default provision under the first lien credit facility with respect to any other indebtedness inan outstanding aggregate principal amount in excess of $25.0 million and a cross-default provision under the second lien credit facility with respect to anyother indebtedness in an outstanding aggregate principal amount in excess of $28.75 million. An event of default under our senior secured credit facilitiescould result in the acceleration of our indebtedness under the facilities, and we may be unable to repay or finance the amounts due. In addition, our seniorsecured credit facilities restrict our ability to take certain actions, such as incur additional debt or make certain acquisitions, if we are unable to meet ourleverage ratio. Failure to comply with these covenants would result in limiting our long-term growth prospects by hindering our ability to incur futureindebtedness or grow through acquisitions. As our failure to comply with the covenants described above can, at best, limit our ability to incur debt or growour company and, at worst, cause us to default under the agreements governing our indebtedness, management believes that our senior secured credit facilitiesand these covenants are material to us.Table of ContentsThe following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA: Predecessor Successor (Dollars inthousands) Year endedDecember 31,2005 Period fromJanuary 1,2006 throughNovember 10,2006 Period fromNovember 11,2006 throughDecember 31,2006 Year endedDecember 31,2007 Year endedDecember 31,2008 Year endedDecember 31,2009 Net income(loss) $121,291 $12,787 $(15,957)$(9,714)$(555,955)$43,055 InterestExpense 269 673 18,354 125,366 108,022 70,862 Depreciation andamortization 5,046 4,678 9,512 53,783 54,770 59,675 Income taxesprovision(benefit) 726 5,519 — (571) 400 339 Non-cashimpairmentand othercharges(a) 437 416 6,998 5,328 585,634 (1,592)Transactioncosts andcreditfacilityfees(b) — 149,792 80 1,044 1,319 1,188 Non-cashgains(c) (1,286) — — (18,759) (65,385) (14,745)Businessoptimizationexpenses(d) 500 438 62 1,944 971 — Sponsor fees(e) — — 70 500 500 500 Letter of creditfees(f) — — — 335 169 135 Other statetaxes(g) — — — — 53 72 Holdingcompanyinterestincome(h) — — (77) (1,108) (640) (402) AdjustedEBITDA $126,983 $174,303 $19,042 $158,148 $129,858 $159,087 (a)Represents the following non-cash charges: •for the Predecessor Period, a loss on disposal of assets; •for the period from November 11 through December 31, 2006, a charge for the step-up in book value of inventory as a result of theapplication of purchase accounting in connection with the CCMP Transactions; •for the year ended December 31, 2007, primarily a $3.9 million charge for the step-up in book value of inventory as a result of theapplication of purchase accounting in connection with the CCMP Transactions. Also includes $1.4 million of other charges,including a write-off of a pre-CCMP Transactions receivable, stock compensation expense, unsettled mark-to-market losses oncopper forward contracts and losses on disposals of assets; •for the year ended December 31, 2008, primarily $503.2 million in goodwill impairment charges and $80.3 million in trade nameimpairment charges described in "Item 7—Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results ofOperations—Critical accounting policies—Goodwill and other intangible assets." $1.6 million of the amount is comprised ofunsettled mark to market losses on copper forward contracts, a write-off of pre-CCMP Transactions bad debts and losses ondisposals of assets. Separately, the amount also includes a write-off of certain inventory; •for the year ended December 31, 2009, primarily unsettled mark-to-market gains on copper forward contracts; We believe that adjusting net income for these non-cash charges is useful for the following reasons: •The losses on disposals of assets in several periods described above result from the sale of assets that are no longer useful in ourbusiness and therefore represent losses that are not from our core operations; •The charge for the step-up in the value of inventory as a result of the application of purchase accounting at the time of the CCMP28Transactions is a one-time charge resulting from our acquisition by CCMP in 2006 described in "Item 7—Management'sDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Transactions with CCMP"; •The write-offs of certain pre-CCMP Transaction bad debts in the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 are non-cash chargesthat we believe do not reflect cash outflows after our acquisition by CCMP; •The charges for unsettled mark-to-market gains and losses on copper forward contracts represent non-cash items to reflect changesin the fair value of forward contracts that have not been settled or terminated. We believe that it is useful to adjust net income forthese items because the charges do not represent a cash outlay in the period in which the charge is incurred, although AdjustedEBITDA must always be used together with our U.S. GAAP statements of operations and cash flows to capture the full effect ofthese contracts on our operating performance;Table of Contents29•The goodwill and trade name impairment charges recorded in the year ended December 31, 2008 are one-time items that we believedo not reflect our ongoing operations. These charges are explained in greater detail in "Item 7—Management's Discussion andAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical accounting policies—Goodwill and other intangible assets";•The small amount of stock compensation expense recorded in the year ended December 31, 2007 was a non-cash charge forcompensation under our 2006 Management Equity Incentive Plan. We do not believe that equity awards and the related expenseunder our 2006 Management Equity Incentive Plan, which terminated in connection with our initial public offering, will be usefulin predicting stock compensation expense that we may incur under the new equity incentive plan that we intend to adopt inconnection with this offering. However, we do expect to incur stock compensation expense under the new plan, and you should seeour 2010 Proxy Statement under captions "Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Components ofcompensation—Equity-based compensation" and "Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—2010Equity incentive plan" for more information about that plan; and •The write-off of certain pre-CCMP Transaction excess inventory recorded in the year ended December 31, 2008 was a non-cashcharge that we believe does not reflect cash outflows after our acquisition by CCMP. (b)Represents the following transaction costs and fees relating to our senior secured credit facilities: •transaction costs relating to the CCMP Transactions recorded in the Predecessor Period from January 1, 2006 throughNovember 10, 2006 and the Successor Period from November 11, 2006 through December 31, 2008, which consisted primarily ofthe expense incurred by our Predecessor when grants under its Equity Appreciation Share Plan vested upon the change of controltriggered by the CCMP Transactions; •for all periods after 2006, administrative agent fees and revolving credit facility commitment fees under our senior secured creditfacilities, which we believe to be akin to, or associated with, interest expense and whose inclusion in Adjusted EBITDA istherefore similar to the inclusion of interest expense in that calculation; •for all periods after 2006, transaction costs relating to repurchases of debt under our first and second lien credit facilities byaffiliates of CCMP, which CCMP's affiliates contributed to our company in exchange for the issuances of securities described inour 2010 Proxy Statement under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions—Issuances of securities," whichrepurchases we do not expect to recur; and (c)represents the following non-cash gains: •for the year ended December 31, 2005, represents gain on cancellation of deferred compensation agreement; •for all periods after 2006, represents non-cash gains on the extinguishment of debt repurchased by affiliates of CCMP, as describedin note (b) above, which we do not expect to recur. (d)Primarily represents severance costs incurred from restructuring-related activities. For the year ended December 31, 2007, consists of $1.4 million ofseverance costs and $0.6 million of other restructuring-related costs. We do not believe the charges for restructuring-related activities in the yearended December 31, 2007 reflect our ongoing operations. Although we have incurred severance costs in most of the periods set forth in the tableabove, it is difficult to predict the amounts of similar costs in the future, and we believe that adjusting for these costs aids in measuring theperformance of our ongoing operations. We believe that these costs will tend to be immaterial to our results of operations in future periods. (e)Represents management, consulting, monitoring, transaction and advisory fees and related expenses paid or accrued to affiliates of CCMP andaffiliates of Unitas under an advisory services and monitoring agreement. This agreement automatically terminated upon consummation of our initialpublic offering, and, accordingly, we believe that these expenses do not reflect the expenses of our ongoing operations. (f)Represents fees on letters of credit outstanding under our senior secured credit facilities, which we believe to be akin to, or associated with, interestexpense and whose inclusion in Adjusted EBITDA is therefore similar to the inclusion of interest expense. (g)Represents franchise and business activity taxes paid at the state level. We believe that the inclusion of these taxes in calculating Adjusted EBITDAis similar to the inclusion of income taxes, as set forth in the table above. (h)Represents interest earned on cash held at Generac Holdings Inc. We exclude these amounts because we do not include them in the calculation of"Covenant EBITDA" under and as defined in our senior secured credit facilities.(10)Includes our Series A Preferred Stock and Class B Common Stock. See Note 6 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this annualreport.Table of ContentsItem 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with "Item 6—SelectedFinancial Data" and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in Item 8 of this annual report. This discussion containsforward-looking statements, based on current expectations and related to future events and our future financial performance, that involve risks anduncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors,including those set forth under "Item 1A—Risk Factors."Overview We are a leading designer and manufacturer of a wide range of standby generators for the residential, industrial and commercial markets. As theonly significant market participant focused exclusively on these products, we have one of the leading market positions in the standby generator marketin the United States and Canada. We design, engineer and manufacture generators with an output of between 800W and 9mW of power. We design,manufacture, source and modify engines, alternators, automatic transfer switches and other components necessary for our products. Our generators arefueled by natural gas, liquid propane, gasoline, diesel and Bi-Fuel™. Our products are available through a broad network of independent dealers,retailers and wholesalers.Business drivers and measures In operating our business and monitoring its performance, we pay attention to a number of industry trends, performance measures and operationalfactors. The statements in this section are based on our current expectations.Industry trends Our performance is affected by the demand for reliable back-up power solutions by our customer base. This demand is influenced by severalimportant trends affecting our industry, including the following: Increasing penetration opportunity. Although there have been recent increases in product costs for installed standby generators in the residentialand light-commercial markets (driven in the last two years by raw material costs), these costs have declined overall over the last decade, and manypotential customers are not aware of the costs and benefits of backup power solutions. We estimate that penetration rates for residential products areapproximately 2% of U.S. single-family detached, owner-occupied households with a home value of over $100,000, as defined by the U.S. CensusBureau's 2007 American Housing Survey for the United States, and penetration rates of many light-commercial outlets such as restaurants, drug stores,and gas stations are significantly lower than penetration of hospitals and industrial locations. We believe that by expanding our distribution network,continuing to develop our product line, and targeting our marketing efforts, we can continue to build awareness and increase penetration for our standbygenerators. Effect of large scale power disruptions. Power disruptions are an important driver of consumer awareness and have historically influenceddemand for generators. Disruptions in the aging U.S. power grid and tropical and winter storm activity increase product awareness and may driveconsumers to accelerate their purchase of a standby or portable generator during the immediate and subsequent period, which we believe may last for sixto twelve months for standby generators. While there are power outages every year across all regions of the country, major outage activity isunpredictable by nature and, as a result, our sales levels and profitability may fluctuate from period to period. Impact of business capital investment cycle. The market for commercial and industrial generators is affected by the capital investment cycle andoverall durable goods spending, as businesses either add30Table of Contentsnew locations or make investments to upgrade existing locations. These trends can have a material impact on demand for industrial and commercialgenerators. However the capital investment cycle may differ for the various industrial and commercial end markets (industrial, telecommunications,distribution, retail health care facilities and municipal infrastructure, among others). The market for generators is also affected by general economicconditions, credit availability and trends in durable goods spending by consumers and businesses.Operational factors We are subject to various factors that can affect our results of operations, which we attempt to mitigate through factors we can control, includingcontinued product development, expanded distribution, pricing and cost control. The operational factors that affect our business include the following: New product start-up costs. When we launch new products, we generally experience an increase in start-up costs, including engineeringexpenses, air freight expenses, testing expenses and marketing expenses, resulting in lower gross margins after the initial launch of a new product.Margins on new product introductions generally increase over the life of the product as these start-up costs decline and we focus our engineering effortson product cost reduction. Effect of commodity and component price fluctuations. Industry-wide price fluctuations of key commodities, such as steel, copper and aluminumand other components we use in our products, can have a material impact on our results of operations. We have historically attempted to mitigate theimpact of commodity and component prices through improved product design, price increases and select hedging transactions. Our results are alsoinfluenced by changes in fuel prices in the form of freight rates, which in some cases are borne by our customers and in other cases are paid by us.Other factors Other factors that affect our results of operations include the following: Factors influencing interest and amortization expense. As a result of the CCMP Transactions, our interest expense and amortization expensehave increased. Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements prior to November 2006 are not comparable to subsequent periods, primarily as aresult of significantly increased interest expense and amortization expense. We anticipate that interest expense will decrease in future periods because,after December 31, 2009, we used the net proceeds from our initial public offering and available cash on hand, to repay outstanding indebtedness. Theexpiration of certain interest rate swap agreements in January 2010 will also decrease interest expense in future periods. Factors influencing provision for income taxes. Because we made a Section 338(h)(10) election in connection with the CCMP Transactions, wehave $1.4 billion of tax-deductible goodwill and intangible asset amortization remaining as of December 31, 2009 that we expect to generate cash taxsavings of $557 million through 2021, assuming continued profitability and a 38.5% tax rate. The amortization of these assets for tax purposes isexpected to be $122 million annually through 2020 and $102 million in 2021, which generates annual cash tax savings of $47 million through 2020 and$39 million in 2021, assuming profitability and a 38.5% tax rate. Additionally, we have federal net operating loss, or NOL, carry-forwards of$161.8 million as of December 31, 2009, which we expect to generate an additional $57 million of federal cash tax savings at a 35% rate when and ifutilized. Based on current business plans, we believe that our cash tax obligations through 2021 will be significantly reduced by these tax attributes.However, any subsequent accumulations of common stock ownership leading to a change of control under Section 382 of the U.S. Internal RevenueCode of 1986, including through sales of stock31Table of Contentsby large stockholders, all of which are outside of our control, could limit and defer our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards to offsetfuture federal income tax liabilities. Seasonality. Although there is demand for our products throughout the year, in each of the past three years approximately 20% to 25% of our netsales occurred in the first quarter, 22% to 25% in the second quarter, 25% to 29% in the third quarter and 25% to 30% in the fourth quarter, withdifferent seasonality depending on the timing of outage activity in each year. We maintain a flexible production schedule in order to respond to outage-driven peak demand, but typically increase production levels in the second and third quarters of each year.Transactions with CCMP In November 2006, affiliates of CCMP, together with affiliates of Unitas and members of our management, purchased an aggregate of$689 million of our equity capital. In addition, on November 10, 2006, Generac Power Systems borrowed an aggregate of $1,380 million, consisting ofan initial drawdown of $950 million under a $1.1 billion first lien secured credit facility and $430 million under a $430 million second lien securedcredit facility. With the proceeds from these equity and debt financings, together with cash on hand at Generac Power Systems, we (1) acquired all ofthe capital stock of Generac Power Systems and repaid certain pre-transaction indebtedness of Generac Power Systems for $2.0 billion, (2) paid$66 million in transaction costs related to the transaction and (3) retained $3 million for general corporate purposes. See "Item 1—Business—History—CCMP transactions." During 2007, affiliates of CCMP acquired $80.3 million principal amount of second lien term loans for approximately $60.0 million. CCMP'saffiliates exchanged this debt for additional shares of Class B Common Stock. The fair value of the shares exchanged was $60.0 million. We recordedthis transaction as additional Class B Common Stock of $60.0 million based on the fair value of the debt contributed by CCMP's affiliates, whichapproximated the fair value of shares exchanged. The debt was held in treasury at face value. Consequently, we recorded a gain on extinguishment ofdebt of $18.8 million, which includes the write-off of deferred financing fees and other closing costs, in the consolidated statement of operations for theyear ended December 31, 2007. During 2008, affiliates of CCMP acquired $148.9 million principal amount of second lien term loans for approximately $81.1 million. CCMP'saffiliates exchanged $24.0 million principal amount of this debt for additional shares of Class B Common Stock and $124.9 million principal amount ofthis debt for shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. The fair value of the shares of our Class B Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock soexchanged was $18.2 million and $62.9 million, respectively. We recorded this transaction as Series A Preferred Stock of $62.9 million and Class BCommon Stock of $18.2 million based on the fair value of the debt contributed by CCMP's affiliates, which approximated the fair value of sharesexchanged. The debt was held in treasury at face value. Consequently, we recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $65.4 million, which includesthe write-off of deferred financing fees and other closing costs, in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008. As of September 30, 2008, we failed to satisfy the leverage ratio in our senior secured credit facilities. As permitted by the credit agreement, inNovember, 2008, this violation was remedied by an equity contribution of $15,500,000 from affiliates of CCMP, in exchange for 1,550 shares ofSeries A Preferred stock. During 2009, affiliates of CCMP acquired $9.9 million principal amount of first lien term loans and $20.0 million principal amount of second lienterm loans for approximately $14.8 million. CCMP's affiliates exchanged this debt for 1,475.4596 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The fair value ofthe shares exchanged was $14.8 million. We recorded this transaction as additional Series A Preferred Stock of $14.8 million based on the fair value ofthe debt contributed by CCMP's affiliates, which32Table of Contentsapproximated the fair value of shares exchanged. The debt was held in treasury at face value. Consequently, we recorded a gain on extinguishment ofdebt of $14.7 million, which includes a write-off of deferred financing fees and other closing costs, in the consolidated statement of operations for theyear ended December 31, 2009. In connection with such issuances of our Class B Common Stock to affiliates of CCMP in connection with debt exchanges in 2007 and 2008 andthe satisfaction of preemptive rights under the shareholders' agreement that arose from such issuances, affiliates of CCMP sold some of the shares ofour Class B Common Stock they were issued in connection with such debt exchanges to an entity affiliated with CCMP, certain affiliates of Unitas andcertain members of our management and board of directors. In addition, in connection with such issuances of our Series A Preferred Stock to affiliatesand CCMP in connection with debt exchanges in 2008 and 2009 and the satisfaction of preemptive rights under the shareholders' agreement that arosefrom such issuances, during the year ended December 31, 2009, we issued 2,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of$20.0 million in cash to an entity affiliated with CCMP and certain members of management and our board of directors, and affiliates of CCMP soldsome of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock they were previously issued in connection with such debt exchanges to an entity affiliated with CCMPand a member of the board of directors at the same price.Corporate reorganization Our capitalization prior to the initial public offering consisted of Series A Preferred Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock.Our Series A Preferred Stock was entitled to a priority return preference equal to a 14% annual return on the amount originally paid for such shares andequity participation equal to 24.3% of the remaining equity value of the Company. Our Class B Common Stock was entitled to a priority returnpreference equal to a 10% annual return on the amount originally paid for such shares. In connection with the initial public offering, we undertook acorporate reorganization which gave effect to the conversion of our Series A Preferred Stock and Class B Common Stock into the same class of ourcommon stock that was sold in our initial public offering while taking into account the rights and preference of those shares, including the priorityreturns of our Series A Preferred Stock and our Class B Common Stock and the equity participation rights of the Series A Preferred Stock. A reversestock split was needed to reduce the number of shares to be issued to holders of our Class A and Class B Common Stock to the number that correctlyreflected the proportionate interest of such stockholders in our company, taking into account the number of shares of common stock to be issued uponthe conversion of our Series A Preferred Stock and the number and value of shares of common stock to be issued and sold to new investors in theinitial public offering. We refer to these transactions as the "Corporate Reorganization." The specific steps in the Corporate Reorganization were asfollows:Treatment of Class B Common Stock Our certificate of incorporation prior to the initial public offering provided for the mandatory conversion of our Class B Voting Common Stock toClass A Common Stock in the event of an initial public offering, so that our Class B Common Stock would be converted into the same class of ourcommon stock offered in an initial public offering taking into account of the value, rights and preferences of our Class B Common Stock. In accordancewith the terms of our certificate of incorporation prior to the offering, at the time we entered into the underwriting agreement with respect to the initialpublic offering, each share of our Class B Common Stock automatically converted into a number of shares of our Class A Common Stock equal to oneplus the quotient obtained by dividing (i)(x) the amount paid for such share of Class B Common Stock plus (y) an increase to such amount equal to10% per annum calculated and compounded quarterly on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and which increased amount shall bedeemed to have accrued on a daily basis33Table of Contents(i.e., the "Class B Return"), by (ii) the public offering price (net of underwriting discounts and commissions). We refer to this as the "Class BConversion." Each share of our Class B Common Stock converted into 1,118.440 shares of our Class A Common Stock (i.e., the "Class B ConversionRatio"). As a result of the Class B Conversion, we issued an aggregate of 88,484,700 shares of our Class A Common Stock.Reverse stock split Immediately following the Class B Conversion, we effected a 3.294 for one reverse stock split of our then outstanding shares of Class A CommonStock, including those shares of our Class A Common Stock issued as part of the Class B Conversion, which decreased the number of shares of ourClass A Common Stock immediately after the Class B Conversion from 88,490,028 shares to 26,861,523 shares. We refer to this as the "Reverse StockSplit."Treatment of Series A Preferred Stock The certificate of designations for our Series A Preferred Stock prior to our initial public offering provided for the mandatory conversion of theSeries A Preferred Stock to Class A Common Stock in the event of an initial public offering, so that our Series A Preferred Stock converted into thesame class of our common stock offered in an initial public offering taking into account of the value, rights and preferences of our Series A PreferredStock. In accordance with the terms of the certificate of designations to our Series A Preferred Stock and our certificate of incorporation prior to theoffering, promptly following the time we entered into the underwriting agreement with respect to the initial public offering, each share of our Series APreferred Stock automatically converted into a number of shares of our Class A Common Stock equal to the sum of (A) the quotient obtained bydividing (i)(w) the amount paid for such share of Series A Preferred Stock plus (x) an increase to such amount equal to 14% per annum calculated andcompounded quarterly on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and which increased amount shall be deemed to have accrued on a dailybasis (the "Series A Preferred Return"), by (ii) the public offering price (net of underwriting discounts and commissions), plus (B) the product of (y) afraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the number of shares of our Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at such time,and (z) an additional number of shares of our Class A Common Stock that, when added to the number of shares of our Class A Common Stockoutstanding at such time, including after giving effect to the Class B Conversion and the Reverse Stock Split, equaled 24.3% of the number of shares ofour Class A Common Stock outstanding at such time (excluding the shares issued pursuant to clause (A) above). We refer to this as the "Series APreferred Conversion." Each share of our Series A Preferred Stock converted into 1,724.976 shares of our Class A Common Stock (i.e., the "Series APreferred Conversion Ratio"). As a result of the Series A Preferred Conversion, we issued an aggregate of 19,511,018 shares of our Class A CommonStock.Reclassification of Class A Common Stock After giving effect to the Class B Conversion, the Reverse Stock Split and the Series A Preferred Conversion, there were 46,372,541 shares ofClass A Common Stock which were reclassified as common stock.Initial public offering On February 17, 2010, we completed our initial public offering of 18,750,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $13.00 per share. Inaddition, the underwriters exercised their option and purchased an additional 1,950,500 shares of our common stock from us on March 18, 2010 tocover over-allotments. We received a total of approximately $247.8 million in net proceeds from the initial public offering and underwriters' excercise,after deducting the underwriting discounts and total34Table of Contentsexpenses. Following the Corporate Reorganization, the IPO and underwriters' option exercise, we had 67,529,290 total common shares outstanding.Subsequent repayment of debt In February 2010, we used $221.6 million in net proceeds from the initial closing of the initial public offering to pay down our second lien termloan in full and to pay down a portion of our first lien term loan. In addition, in March 2010, we used $138.5 million of cash and cash equivalents onhand to further pay down our first lien term loan principal. As a result of these pay downs, at March 19, 2010 the outstanding balance on the first liencredit facility had been reduced to $731.4 million, and our second lien credit facility had been repaid in full and terminated This reduction in debt willhave a significant impact on cash flows as a result of lower interest expense in future periods, based on current LIBOR rates.Components of net sales and expensesNet sales Substantially all of our net sales are generated through the sale of our standby generators to the residential, commercial and industrial markets. Wealso sell air-cooled engines to certain customers and sell service parts to our dealer network. Net sales are recognized upon shipment of products to ourcustomers. Net sales also includes shipping and handling charges billed to customers which are recognized at the time of shipment of products to ourcustomers. Related freight costs are included in cost of sales. Our generators are fueled by natural gas, liquid propane, gasoline, diesel or Bi-Fuel™systems with power output from 800W to 9mW. Our products are primarily manufactured and assembled at our Wisconsin facilities and distributedthrough thousands of outlets across the United States and Canada. Our smaller kW generators for the residential, portable and commercial markets aretypically built to stock, while our larger kW products for the industrial markets are generally customized and built to order. Our net sales are affected primarily by the U.S. economy. We are not dependent on any one industry or customer for our net sales, with no single customer representing more than 8% of our net sales forthe year ended December 31, 2009 and our top ten customers representing less than 30% of our net sales for the same period.Costs of goods sold The principal elements of costs of goods sold in our manufacturing operations are component parts, raw materials, factory overhead and labor.Component parts and raw materials comprised over 80% of costs of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2009. The principal component partsare engines and alternators. We design and manufacture air-cooled engines for certain of our products smaller than 20kW. We source engines for someof our smaller products and all of our products larger than 20kW. We design all the alternators for our units and manufacture alternators for certain ofour units. We also manufacture other generator components where we believe we have a design and cost advantage. We source component parts froman extensive global network of reliable, low-cost suppliers. The principal raw materials used in our manufacturing processes and in the manufacturing of the components we source are steel, copper andaluminum. We are susceptible to fluctuations in the cost of these commodities, impacting our costs of goods sold. We seek to mitigate the impact ofcommodity prices on our business through a continued focus on product design improvements and price increases in our products. However, there istypically a lag between raw material price fluctuations and their effect on our costs of goods sold.35Table of Contents Other sources of costs include our manufacturing facilities, which require significant factory overhead, labor and shipping costs. Factory overheadincludes utilities, support personnel, depreciation, general supplies and support and maintenance. Although we maintain a low-cost, largely non-unionworkforce and flexible manufacturing processes, our margins can be impacted when we cannot promptly decrease labor and manufacturing costs tomatch declines in net sales.Operating expenses Our operating expenses consist of costs incurred to support our marketing, distribution, engineering, information systems, human resources,finance, purchasing, risk management, legal and tax functions. All of these categories include personnel costs such as salaries, bonuses, employeebenefit costs and taxes. We classify our operating expenses into four categories: selling and service, research and development, general andadministrative, and amortization of intangibles. Selling and service. Our selling and service expenses consist primarily of personnel expense, marketing expense, warranty expense and othersales expenses. Our personnel expense recorded in selling and services expenses includes the expense of our sales force responsible for our nationalaccounts and other personnel involved in the marketing and sales of our products. Warranty expense, which is recorded at the time of sale, is estimatedbased on historical trends. Our marketing expenses include direct mail costs, printed material costs, product display costs, market research expenses,trade show expenses and media advertising. Marketing expenses generally increase as our sales efforts increase and are related to the launch of newproduct offerings and opportunities within selected markets or associated with specific events such as awareness marketing in areas impacted by storms,participation in trade shows and other events. Research and development. Our research and development expenses support our nearly 100 active research and development projects. Wecurrently operate three advanced facilities and employ over 100 engineers who focus on new product development, existing product improvement andcost reduction. Our commitment to research and development has resulted in a significant portfolio of approximately 50 U.S. and international patentsand patent applications. Our research and development is expensed as incurred. General and administrative. Our general and administrative expenses include personnel costs for general and administrative employees,accounting and legal professional services fees, information technology costs, insurance, travel and entertainment expense and other corporate expense.We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods as we expect to incur additional expenses associated with being a publiccompany, including increased personnel costs, legal costs, accounting costs, board compensation expense, investor relations costs, higher insurancepremiums and costs associated with our compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, other applicable SEC regulations and therequirements of the NYSE. Amortization of intangibles. Our amortization of intangibles expenses include the straight-line amortization of customer lists, patents and otherintangibles assets. Goodwill and trade name impairment charges. Goodwill represents the excess of the amount paid to acquire us over the estimated fair value ofthe net tangible and intangible assets acquired as of the November 2006 date of the CCMP Transactions. Other indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of trade names. The fair value of trade names is measured using a relief-from-royalty approach,which assumes the fair value of the trade name is the discounted cash flows of the amount that would be paid had we not owned the trade name andinstead licensed the trade name from another company.36Table of Contents In some periods, we have recorded a charge for the write down of goodwill and trade names that was recorded in operating expenses. Please see"Critical accounting policies—Goodwill and other intangible assets" for additional detail on this charge. Transaction-related expenses. In the year ended December 31, 2006, our operating expenses include one-time transaction-related expensesincurred during the Predecessor Period related to the CCMP Transactions.Other income (expense) Our other income (expense) includes the interest expense on the outstanding balances of our $950.0 million first lien term loan, $430.0 millionsecond lien term loan and $150.0 million revolving credit facility entered into in November 2006, and the amortization of debt financing costs. Noamounts were outstanding under the revolving credit facility at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. The amounts borrowed under our termloans bear interest at rates based upon either a base rate or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin. We also earn interest income on our cash and cashequivalents, which is included in other income (expense). We also recorded expenses related to interest rate swap agreements, which had a notionalamount of $675.0 million outstanding at December 31, 2009 at an average rate of 5.04%. These interest rate swap agreements expired on January 4,2010. Other income (expense) may also include other financial items such as extinguishment of debt.Results of operationsYear ended December 31, 2009 compared to year ended December 31, 2008 The following table sets forth our consolidated statement of operations data for the periods indicated:37 Year endedDecember 31, (Dollars in thousands) 2008 2009 Net sales $574,229 $588,248 Costs of goods sold 372,199 352,398 Gross profit 202,030 235,850 Operating expenses: Selling and service 57,449 59,823 Research and development 9,925 10,842 General and administrative 15,869 14,713 Amortization of intangibles 47,602 51,960 Goodwill and trade name impairment charges 583,486 — Total operating expenses 714,331 137,338 Income (loss) from operations (512,301) 98,512 Total other expense, net (43,254) (55,118) Income (loss) before provision for income taxes (555,555) 43,394 Provision for income taxes 400 339 Net income (loss) $(555,955)$43,055 Table of Contents Net sales. Net sales increased $14.0 million, or 2.4%, to $588.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $574.2 million for the yearended December 31, 2008. This increase was driven by a $38.1 million, or 11.5%, increase in sales to the residential markets due to the introduction ofour new automatic home standby generator products, increases in our points of distribution, our re-entry into the small kilowatt portable generatormarket in May 2008, and a strong winter storm season in the beginning of 2009, partially offset by a weaker summer storm season during the thirdquarter of 2009. The increase in home standby and portable generators was partially offset by a $20.5 million, or 9.9%, decline in industrial andcommercial sales as industrial national account and other customers lowered capital spending in late 2008 and 2009. Net sales were also impacted byincreased selling prices on certain residential, commercial and industrial units. Costs of goods sold. Costs of goods sold decreased $19.8 million, or 5.3%, to $352.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from$372.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was driven by a $13.3 million decrease in materials cost, primarily due to lowersteel, copper and aluminum costs, partially offset by the increase in sales volume. Freight costs and labor & overhead costs also decreased $3.3 millionand $3.2 million, respectively. Gross profit. Gross profit increased $33.8 million, or 16.7%, to $235.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $202.0 million forthe year ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to the factors affecting net sales and cost of goods sold described above. As a percentage of net sales,gross profit increased to 40.1% for the year ended December 31, 2009 from 35.2% for the year ended December 31, 2008. Gross profit marginincreased as we realized the margin improvement from price increases, commodity normalization and improved sourcing of certain components andproducts, partially offset by higher sales of lower margin products. Operating expenses. Operating expenses decreased $577.0 million to $137.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $714.3 millionfor the year ended December 31, 2008. Because of the goodwill and tradename impairment, operating expenses were $583.5 million higher for the yearended December 31, 2008. The remaining increase in operating expenses of $6.5 million in 2009 was driven by an increase in amortization ofintangibles of $4.4 million, primarily due to the re-characterization of a particular trade name from indefinite-lived to defined life. The impairment of theparticular trade name was a result of the implementation of our re-branding strategy, whereby we consolidated brands under the Generac label and havebegun phasing out the particular trade name over time. Selling and service expenses also increased $2.4 million due to higher variable expenses relatedto our increase in net sales, such as warranty, commission and credit card fees, as well as higher advertising costs. Research and development expensesincreased $0.9 million from ongoing product development and engineering resource investment. General and administrative expenses declined$1.2 million due to cost containment initiatives across the business. Other expense. Other expense increased $11.9 million, or 27.4%, to $55.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $43.3 million forthe year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was driven by a decrease in gains on the extinguishment of debt of $50.6 million, partially offset by adecline in interest expense of $37.2 million as a result of our reduction in indebtedness and lower LIBOR rates. The gains on extinguishment of debtand the related decrease in interest expense are due38 Year endedDecember 31, (Dollars in thousands) 2008 2009 Residential power products $332,618 $370,740 Industrial & Commercial power products 207,861 187,323 Other 33,750 30,185 Net sales $574,229 $588,248 Table of Contentsto the debt repurchases by affiliates of CCMP, which were subsequently contributed to our company in exchange for shares of our Class B VotingCommon Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. Income tax expense. Income tax expense was $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, a decline of $0.1 million from $0.4 million forthe year ended December 31, 2008. Income tax expense primarily relates to certain state income taxes based on profitability measures other than netincome. Net income (loss). As a result of the factors identified above, we generated net income of $43.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009compared to a net loss of $556.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase in net income is due to the items previously described.Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007 The following table sets forth our consolidated statement of operations data for the periods indicated: Net sales. Net sales increased $18.5 million, or 3.3%, to $574.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $555.7 million for the yearended December 31, 2007. This increase was driven by a $25.9 million, or 8.4%, increase in sales to the residential markets, partially offset by a$9.5 million, or 21.9%, decrease in other sales driven by weakness in the RV market. The increase in sales to the residential markets was driven by ourre-entry into the small kilowatt portable generator market in the second quarter of 2008, increased sales volumes of standby generators following theredesign of our automatic home standby generators and growth in our dealer and electrical wholesale39 Year endedDecember 31, (Dollars in thousands) 2007 2008 Net sales $555,705 $574,229 Costs of goods sold 333,428 372,199 Gross profit 222,277 202,030 Operating expenses: Selling and service 52,652 57,449 Research and development 9,606 9,925 General and administrative 17,581 15,869 Amortization of intangibles 47,602 47,602 Goodwill and trade name impairment charges — 583,486 Total operating expenses 127,441 714,331 Income (loss) from operations 94,836 (512,301) Total other expense, net (105,121) (43,254) Loss before provision for income taxes (10,285) (555,555)(Benefit) provision for income taxes (571) 400 Net loss $(9,714)$(555,955) Year endedDecember 31, (Dollars in thousands) 2007 2008 Residential power products $306,741 $332,618 Industrial & Commercial power products 205,759 207,861 Other 43,205 33,750 Net sales $555,705 $574,229 Table of Contentspoints of distribution. Demand for home standby and portable products was also aided by heightened awareness following a strong hurricane andwinter ice storm season. In 2008, we also experienced a modest increase in sales to commercial and industrial markets. Costs of goods sold. Costs of goods sold increased $38.8 million, or 11.6%, to $372.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from$333.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. This increase was driven primarily by a $35.1 million increase in materials cost due to highersteel, copper and aluminum commodity prices and higher sales volumes. Additionally, labor expenses increased by $3.2 million due to higher salesvolumes. Gross profit. Gross profit decreased $20.2 million, or 9.1%, to $202.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $222.3 million forthe year ended December 31, 2007. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit declined to 35.2% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 40.0% forthe year ended December 31, 2007. This decline was primarily due to the above-mentioned increases in commodity prices, new product launch costs, aswell as an increase in sales of lower margin products. Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased $586.9 million to $714.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $127.4 millionfor the year ended December 31, 2007. This increase is primarily attributable to a $583.5 million goodwill and trade name impairment charge that wasrecorded in the fourth quarter of 2008. In addition to the increase in operating expenses related to the goodwill and trade name impairment charge,operating expenses increased $3.4 million, or 2.7%. This was driven primarily by a $4.8 million increase in selling and service expenses due toincreased sales volumes and associated increases in freight and warranty expenses. Research and development costs also increased by $0.3 million fromongoing product development. As a percentage of net sales, operating expenses, excluding the goodwill and trade name impairment charge, declined to22.8% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 22.9% for the year ended December 31, 2007 due to cost management efforts, including a$1.7 million decline in general and administrative expense and operating cost leverage over higher sales volumes. Other expense. Other expense decreased $61.9 million, or 58.9%, to $43.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $105.1 millionfor the year ended December 31, 2007. This decline was driven by a $46.6 million increase in gains on the extinguishment of debt to $65.4 million, aswell as a $17.3 million decrease in interest expense as a result of debt repurchases made during the year and the ongoing deleveraging of the business.The debt repurchases consisted of purchases by affiliates of CCMP, which were subsequently contributed to our company in exchange for shares ofour Class B Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. Income tax expense (benefit). We incurred an income tax expense of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to an incometax benefit of $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Net income (loss). As a result of the factors identified above, we generated a net loss of $556.0 million, for the year ended December 31, 2008,compared to a net loss of $9.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The increase in net loss is due to the items previously discussed.Liquidity and financial position Our primary cash requirements include the payment of our raw material and components suppliers, salaries & benefits, operating expenses, interestand principal payments on our debt, and capital expenditures. We finance our operations primarily through cash flow from operations and borrowingsunder our revolving credit facility, if any. In November 2006, Generac Power Systems entered into a seven-year $950.0 million first lien term loan, aseven-and-a-half year $430.0 million second lien term loan, and a six-year $150.0 million revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2009,40Table of Contentswe have paid $29.4 million in first lien principal and our affiliates have repurchased and contributed $9.9 million in face value of Generac PowerSystem's first lien term loan. Our affiliates have also repurchased and contributed $249.1 million in face value of Generac Power System's second lienterm loan. At December 31, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $161.3 million and $145.0 million of availability under our revolving credit facility.Our total indebtedness was $1,091.5 million at December 31, 2009. On February 17, 2010, we used approximately $221.6 million of the net proceedsof our initial public offering to pay down our second lien term loans in full and to repay a portion of our first lien term loans. In March 2010, we used asubstantial portion of our cash and cash equivalents on hand to repay an additional $138.5 million of our first lien term loan. As a result of these paydowns, at March 19, 2010 the outstanding balance on the first lien credit facility had been reduced to $731.4 million, and our second lien credit facilityhad been repaid in full and terminated.Long-term liquidity We believe that our cash flow from operations, our availability under our revolving credit facility, combined with our low capital expenditurerequirements and favorable tax attributes, will provide us with sufficient capital to continue to grow our business in the next twelve months and beyond.However, we will use a significant portion of our cash flow to pay interest on our outstanding debt, limiting the amount available for working capital,capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. As we continue to expand our business, we may in the future require additional capital tofund working capital, capital expenditures, or acquisitions.Cash flowYear ended December 31, 2009 compared to year ended December 31, 2008 The following table summarizes our cash flows by category for the periods presented: Net cash provided by operating activities was $74.6 million for 2009 compared to $10.2 million in 2008. The $64.4 million increase was primarilydue to increased sales volume and lower cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, aswell as a reduction in cash paid for interest of $33.8 million . Net cash used for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $4.4 million and included $4.5 million used for the purchase ofproperty and equipment. Net cash used for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $5.0 million and included $5.2 million usedfor the purchase of property and equipment. Net cash provided by financing activities was $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, due to a $20.0 million capital contribution inexchange for shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, offset by principal payments on our first lien term loan of $9.5 million and $0.7 million ofpayments incurred in advance of our IPO. Net cash provided by financing activities was $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, drivenprimarily by $15.5 million in stockholder contributions of capital, offset in part by $10.4 million of principal payments on our term loans.41 Year endedDecember 31, (Dollars in thousands) 2008 2009 Change % Change Net cash provided by operating activities $10,224 $74,607 $64,383 629.7%Net cash used in investing activities $(5,038)$(4,351)$687 13.6%Net cash provided by financing activities $4,728 $9,822 $5,094 107.7%Table of ContentsYear ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007 The following table summarizes our cash flows by category for the periods presented: Net cash provided by operating activities was $10.2 million for 2008 compared to $38.5 million in 2007. The $28.3 million decrease was primarilydue to $20.2 million in lower gross profit driven by increases in material costs from rising commodity costs, coupled with a $3.4 million increase inselling, engineering and administrative costs. In 2008, changes in Accounts Receivable, Inventories and Accounts Payable used $12.7 million of cashflow from operations as sales and production levels increased from 2007 levels. In 2007, changes in Accounts Receivable, Inventories and AccountsPayable generated $22.8 million of cash flow from operations as sales and production levels decreased from 2006 levels. In addition, in 2007, we paid a$15 million transaction fee to affiliates of CCMP related to the November 2006 CCMP Transactions. Net cash used for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $5.0 million and included $5.2 million used for the purchase ofproperty and equipment. Net cash used for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $12.7 million and included $13.2 million usedfor the purchase of property and equipment and the construction of our distribution center in Whitewater, Wisconsin, partially offset by a cash inflow of$0.4 million from collections on notes receivable. Net cash provided by financing activities was $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, driven primarily by $15.5 million in stockholdercontributions of capital related to an equity cure, offset in part by $10.4 million of principal payments on our term loans. Net cash used for financingactivities was $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, primarily due to $9.5 million in principal payments on our first lien term loan.Senior secured credit facilities In November 2006, as part of the CCMP Transactions, Generac Power Systems entered into (i) a first lien credit facility with Goldman SachsCredit Partners L.P., as administrative agent, composed of (x) a $950.0 million term loan, which matures in November 2013 and (y) a $150 millionrevolving credit facility, which matures in November 2012, and (ii) a second lien credit facility with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrativeagent, composed of a $430.0 million term loan, which matures in May 2014. A summary of these senior secured credit facilities are described below. On February 17, 2010, we used approximately $221.6 million of the net proceeds of our initial public offering to pay down our second lien termloans in full and to repay a portion of our first lien term loans. In March, 2010, we used a substantial portion of our cash and cash equivalents on handto repay an additional $138.5 million of our first lien term loan. As a result of these pay downs, at March 19, 2010 the outstanding balance on the firstlien credit facility had been reduced to $731.4 million. The first lien credit facility bears interest at rates based upon either a base rate, plus an applicable margin (1.50% as of December 31, 2009, 1.50%as of December 31, 2008 and 1.50% as of December 31, 2007) or adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin (2.50% as of December 31, 2009,2.50% as of December 31, 2008 and 2.50% as of December 31, 2007) determined based on a leverage ratio. The effective interest rate on the first liencredit facility term loan on December 31, 2009 was 5.7%. The effective interest rate, excluding the effect of interest rate swaps in place on the first liencredit facility term loan, which expired on January 4, 2010, was 2.8%.42 Year endedDecember 31, (Dollars in thousands) 2007 2008 Change % Change Net cash provided by operatingactivities $38,513 $10,224 $(28,289) (73.5)%Net cash used in investing activities $(12,732)$(5,038)$7,694 60.4%Net cash provided by (used in)financing activities $(8,937)$4,728 $13,665 152.9%Table of Contents The second lien credit facility, which was paid in full on February 17, 2010, beared interest at rates based upon a base rate, plus an applicablemargin of 5.00%, or an adjusted LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin of 6.00%. The effective interest rate on the second lien credit facility term loanon December 31, 2009 was 9.2%. The effective interest rate, excluding the effect of interest rate swaps in place on the second lien credit facility termloan, which expired on January 4, 2010, was 6.3%. Amounts under the revolving credit facility can be borrowed and repaid, from time to time, at our option, provided there is no default or event ofdefault under either credit facility. The obligations under the senior secured credit facilities are guaranteed by Generac Acquisition Corp. The first lien term loan facility and therevolving credit facility are secured by a first-priority perfected security interest (subject to permitted liens) in:•substantially all tangible and intangible assets (subject to certain exceptions) owned by Generac Acquisition Corp. and Generac PowerSystems; •the capital stock of the existing and future domestic subsidiaries of Generac Acquisition Corp. and Generac Power Systems; providedthat the pledge of the capital stock of non-U.S. subsidiaries is limited to 65% of the stock of the guarantors' non-U.S. subsidiaries; and •all proceeds and products of the property and assets described above. The second lien term loan facility was secured by a second-priority security interest in all the assets pledged to the first lien term loan facility andthe revolving credit facility, as described above. In addition, our senior secured credit facilities provide us the option to raise incremental credit facilities, subject to certain limitations.Covenant compliance The senior secured credit facilities require Generac Power Systems to maintain a leverage ratio of consolidated total debt, net of unrestricted cashand marketable securities, to EBITDA (as defined in the senior secured credit facilities). We refer to the calculation of EBITDA under and as defined inour senior secured credit facilities in this annual report as "Covenant EBITDA." Covenant EBITDA and the leverage ratio are calculated based on thefour most recently completed fiscal quarters of Generac Power Systems. Based on the formulations set forth in the first lien credit facility, as ofDecember 31, 2009, Generac Power Systems was required to maintain a maximum leverage ratio of 6.75 to 1.00, and the second lien credit facilityrequired Generac Power Systems to maintain a maximum leverage ratio of 7.00 to 1.00. The maximum leverage ratio decreases over time under bothfacilities. The more restrictive of the facilities is the first lien credit facility, which requires Generac Power Systems to have a leverage ratio of no greaterthan 6.75 to 1.00 in the fourth quarter of 2009 and in the first quarter of 2010, 6.50 to 1.00 in the second quarter of 2010, 6.25 to 1.00 in the thirdquarter of 2010, 5.75 to 1.00 in the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011, 5.50 to 1.00 in the second quarter of 2011, 5.25 to 1.00 in thethird quarter of 2011 and 4.75 to 1.00 in the fourth quarter of 2011 and thereafter. As of December 31, 2009, Generac Power Systems' leverage ratiowas 5.99 to 1.00. Failure to comply with this covenant would result in an event of default under our senior secured credit facilities unless waived by ourlenders. As of September 30, 2008, Generac Power Systems had violated its leverage ratio covenant. As permitted by the senior secured credit facilities,this violation was remedied by an equity contribution of $15.3 million from affiliates of CCMP in the fourth quarter of 2008. Generac Power Systemswas in compliance with all of its covenants as of December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009. The maximum leverage ratio is a material term of our senior secured credit facilities in part because it is a maintenance covenant, and ourcompliance with the covenant is used in determining, among other things, the interest rate of the first lien credit facility, our ability to undertake business43Table of Contentsacquisitions, our ability to incur certain types of indebtedness and the maximum amount of dividends and distributions that our senior secured creditfacilities permit us to pay to our stockholders, as described in more detail below. The senior secured credit facilities contain other events of default that are customary for similar facilities and transactions, including a cross-defaultprovision under the first lien credit facility with respect to any other indebtedness in an outstanding aggregate principal amount in excess of$25.0 million and a cross-default provision under the second lien credit facility with respect to any other indebtedness in an outstanding aggregateprincipal amount in excess of $28.75 million. An event of default under the senior secured credit facilities could result in the acceleration of ourindebtedness under the facilities, and we may be unable to repay or finance the amounts due. If there were an event of default as a result of a failure tomaintain our required leverage ratio or otherwise, it would have an adverse effect on our financial condition and liquidity, including preventing us fromutilizing our revolving credit facility. In addition, the senior secured credit facilities restrict our ability to take certain actions, such as incur additionaldebt or make certain acquisitions, if we are unable to meet our leverage ratio. In addition to the financial covenant described above, the senior secured credit facilities contain certain other affirmative and negative covenantsthat, among other things, provide limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, liens on property, sale and leaseback transactions,investments, loans and advances, merger or consolidation, asset sales, acquisitions, transactions with affiliates, prepayments of any other indebtedness,modifications of Generac Power Systems' organizational documents, restrictions on Generac Power Systems' subsidiaries' ability to make capitalexpenditures. The ability to declare or pay dividends or make any other distributions with respect to any equity interests of Generac Power Systems, orto redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any equity interests of Generac Power Systems is also restricted under the first lien andsecond lien credit facility, subject to certain exceptions, including but not limited to dividends and distributions with the net proceeds of any issuance ofqualified capital stock and a dollar basket which may be increased, subject, in the case of the dollar basket, to compliance with a pro forma ratio ofconsolidated senior secured debt (as defined in the senior secured credit facilities), which is net of unrestricted cash and marketable securities andexcludes the indebtedness under the second lien credit facility, to Covenant EBITDA not exceeding 3.00 to 1.00 under the more restrictive of thefacilities and subject to the other restrictions set forth in the credit documents. Additionally, the senior secured credit facilities contain events of defaultthat are customary for similar facilities and transactions, including, among others, non-payment, breach of covenants, other defaults, change of control,misrepresentations and a cross-default provision with respect to any other indebtedness. As of December 31, 2009, Generac Power Systems was incompliance with all covenants. The principal amount of the first lien term loan amortizes in equal installments of $2.375 million on the last date of each fiscal quarter throughSeptember 30, 2013, with a final payment of $875.081 million on November 10, 2013. All scheduled quarterly amortizations prior to the final paymenthave been satisfied by our March 2010 prepayment of first lien debt of $138.5 million. Any amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility aredue on November 10, 2012. The principal amount of the second lien term loan facility was due on May 10, 2014, but was paid in full on February 17,2010 with the proceeds from the IPO. Both the first lien and second lien credit facility grant Generac Power Systems the option to prepay its borrowings under the term loans or therevolving credit facility, subject to the procedures set forth in the credit documents. In certain circumstances, Generac Power Systems may be requiredto make prepayments on its borrowings if it receives proceeds as a result of certain asset sales, debt issuances, casualty or similar events of loss or ifGenerac Power Systems has excess cash flow (as defined in the senior secured credit facilities).44Table of Contents As of December 31, 2009, $910.7 million of borrowings were outstanding under the first lien term loan, and $180.8 million of borrowings wereoutstanding under the second lien term loan. As of December 31, 2008, $930.1 million of borrowings were outstanding under the first lien term loanand $200.8 million of borrowings were outstanding under the second lien term loan. As previously disclosed, on February 17, 2010, we usedapproximately $221.6 million of the net proceeds of our initial public offering to pay down our second lien term loans in full and to repay a portion ofour first lien term loans. In March 2010, we used a substantial portion of our cash and cash equivalents on hand to repay an additional $138.5 million ofour first lien term loan. As a result of these pay downs, at March 19, 2010 the outstanding balance on the first lien credit facility had been reduced to$731.4 million.Contractual obligations The following table summarizes our expected payments for significant contractual obligations as of December 31, 2009:Capital expenditures Our operations require capital expenditures for technology, tooling, equipment, capacity expansion and upgrades. Capital expenditures were$4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, and were funded through cash from operations. Capital expenditures were $5.2 million for the yearended December 31, 2008, and were funded through cash from operations.Off-balance sheet arrangements We have an arrangement with a finance company to provide floor plan financing for selected dealers. This arrangement provides liquidity for ourdealers by financing dealer purchases of products with credit availability from the finance company. We receive payment from the finance companywithin a few days of shipment and our dealers are given a longer period of time to pay the finance provider. If our dealers do not pay the financecompany, we may be required to repurchase the applicable inventory held by the dealer. For financed purchases prior to April 2009, we also indemnifythe financing company for credit losses up to 50% of the financed balance where inventory cannot be returned. In 2009, we entered into a floor planfinancing arrangement with another financing company45 Payment due by period (Dollars in thousands)Contractual obligations Total Less than1 year 2-3 years 4-5 years After5 years Long-term debt, including current portion(1) $1,091,539 $39,076 $19,000 $1,033,463 — Interest on long-term debt(2) 144,189 36,229 71,751 36,209 — Operating leases 385 185 200 — — Total contractual cash obligations(3) $1,236,113 $75,490 $90,951 $1,069,672 $— (1)Includes $9.5 million of required quarterly term loan installments and $29.6 million of annual excess cash flow payment due in2010. Does not take into effect the repayment of debt in February 2010 from the proceeds of our initial public offering, or theadditional payment of debt made in March 2010 from available cash on hand. (2)Assumes all debt will remain outstanding until maturity and using the interest rates in effect for our senior secured credit facilitiesas of December 31, 2009. (3)Pension obligations are excluded from this table as we are unable to estimate the timing of payment due to the inherentassumptions underlying the obligation. No minimum required contribution is expected to our pension plans in 2010.Table of Contentsunder which we do not indemnify the financing company for credit losses associated with unreturnable inventory. Total inventory financed accounted for approximately 5% of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2008 and approximately 4% of net sales forthe year ended December 31, 2009. The amount financed by dealers which remained outstanding was $7.5 million and $7.4 million as of December 31,2008 and 2009, respectively.Inflation We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our results of operations. However, our business could be affected by inflation in thefuture.Critical accounting policies In preparing the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., management is required to makeestimates and assumptions that have an impact on the asset, liability, revenue and expense amounts reported. These estimates can also affectsupplemental information disclosures of the Company, including information about contingencies, risk and financial condition. The Company believes,given current facts and circumstances, that its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, adhere to accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.,and are consistently applied. Inherent in the nature of an estimate or assumption is the fact that actual results may differ from estimates and estimatesmay vary as new facts and circumstances arise. The Company makes routine estimates and judgments in determining net realizable value of accountsreceivable, inventories, property, plant and equipment, and prepaid expenses. Management believes the Company's most critical accounting estimatesand assumptions are in the following areas: goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment assessment, defined benefit pensionobligations, estimates of allowance for doubtful accounts, excess and obsolete inventory reserves, product warranty, other contingencies, derivativeaccounting, and income taxes.Goodwill and other intangible assets We perform an annual impairment test for goodwill and trade names and more frequently if an event or circumstances indicate that an impairmentloss has been incurred. Conditions that would trigger an impairment assessment include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in legalfactors or business climate that could affect the value of an asset. The analysis of potential impairment of goodwill requires a two-step process. The firststep is the estimation of fair value of the applicable reporting unit. We have determined we have one reporting unit, and all significant decisions are madeon a companywide basis by our chief operating decision maker. Estimated fair value is based on management judgments and assumptions with theassistance of a third-party valuation firm, and those fair values are compared with our aggregate carrying value. If our fair value is greater than thecarrying amount, there is no impairment. If our carrying amount is greater than the fair value, then the second step must be completed to measure theamount of impairment, if any. The second step calculates the implied fair value of the goodwill, which is compared to its carrying value. The implied fair value of goodwill iscalculated by valuing all of the tangible and intangible assets of the reporting unit at the hypothetical fair value, assuming the reporting unit had beenacquired in a business combination. The excess of the fair value of the entire reporting unit over the fair value of its identifiable assets and liabilities isthe implied fair value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of goodwill, an impairment loss is recognizedequal to the difference. As of October 31, 2008, we performed our annual goodwill impairment test. Our fair value was estimated based on a weighted analysis ofdiscounted cash flows and comparable public company46Table of Contentsanalysis (i.e., market approach). The rate used in determining discounted cash flows is a rate corresponding to our weighted average cost of capital,adjusted for risk where appropriate. In determining the estimated future cash flows, current and future levels of income are considered as well asbusiness trends and market conditions. Due to an increase in the our weighted average cost of capital and lower comparable public company marketvalues resulting from weakening economic conditions, the analysis indicated the potential for impairment. We performed the second step of the goodwill impairment evaluation with the assistance of a third-party valuation firm and determined animpairment of goodwill existed. Accordingly, a non-cash charge of $503.2 million was recognized in 2008 for goodwill impairment. We performed our annual fair value-based impairment test on trade names as of October 31, 2008. As a result of the test, we recorded a non-cashcharge of $80.3 million for trade name impairment. The primary reason for this impairment charge related to a re-branding strategy, which wascommitted to in the fourth quarter of 2008 and resulted in our plan to discontinue use of the Guardian® trade name over time as we consolidate brandsunder the Generac label. Accordingly, this particular trade name was written down to its estimated realizable value of $8.7 million, which will beamortized over its remaining useful life of two years. As of October 31, 2009, we performed our annual goodwill impairment test, which indicated a premium over net book value of 71%. The testingdetermined that there was no impairment of goodwill at that time. In addition, we performed our annual fair value-based impairment test on trade namesas of October 31, 2009. The testing determined that there was no impairment of our trade names at that time. We can make no assurances that remaining goodwill or trade names will not be impaired in the future. When preparing a discounted cash flowanalysis, we make a number of key estimates and assumptions. We estimate the future cash flows of the business based on historical and forecastedrevenues and operating costs. This, in turn, involves further estimates, such as estimates of future growth rates and inflation rates. In addition, we applya discount rate to the estimated future cash flows for the purpose of the valuation. This discount rate is based on the estimated weighted average cost ofcapital for the business and may change from year to year. Weighted average cost of capital includes certain assumptions such as market capitalstructures, market betas, risk-free rate of return and estimated costs of borrowing. Changes in these key estimates and assumptions, or in otherassumptions used in this process, could materially affect our impairment analysis for a given year. Additionally, since our measurement also considers amarket approach, changes in comparable public company multiples can also materially impact our impairment analysis. In the long term, our remaining goodwill and trade name balances could be further impaired in future periods. A number of factors, many of whichwe have no ability to control, could affect our financial condition, operating results and business prospects and could cause actual results to differ fromthe estimates and assumptions we employed. These factors include:•a prolonged global economic crisis; •a significant decrease in the demand for our products; •the inability to develop new and enhanced products and services in a timely manner; •a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate; •an adverse action or assessment by a regulator; and •successful efforts by our competitors to gain market share in our markets. Our cash flow assumptions are based on historical and forecasted revenue, operating costs and other relevant factors. If management's estimates offuture operating results change or if there are47Table of Contentschanges to other assumptions, the estimate of the fair value of our business may change significantly. Such change could result in impairment charges infuture periods, which could have a significant impact on our operating results and financial condition.Defined benefit pension obligations The funded status of our pension plans is more fully described in Note 9 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of thisannual report. As discussed in Note 9, the pension benefit obligation and related pension expense or income are calculated in accordance with ASC 715-30, Defined Benefit Plans—Pension , and are impacted by certain actuarial assumptions, including the discount rate and the expected rate of return onplan assets. Rates are evaluated on an annual basis considering such factors as market interest rates and historical asset performance. Actuarial valuations forfiscal year 2009 used a discount rate of 6.28% and an expected rate of return on plan assets of 7.66%. Our discount rate was selected using amethodology that matches plan cash flows with a selection of Moody's Aa or higher rated bonds, resulting in a discount rate that better matches a bondyield curve with comparable cash flows. In estimating the expected return on plan assets, we study historical markets and preserve the long-termhistorical relationships between equities and fixed-income securities. We evaluate current market factors such as inflation and interest rates before wedetermine long-term capital market assumptions and review peer data and historical returns to check for reasonableness and appropriateness. Changes inthe discount rate and return on assets can have a significant effect on the funded status of our pension plans, stockholders' equity and related expense.We cannot predict these changes in discount rates or investment returns and, therefore, cannot reasonably estimate whether the impact in subsequentyears will be significant. The funded status of our pension plans is the difference between the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of its plan assets. The projectedbenefit obligation is the actuarial present value of all benefits expected to be earned by the employees' service adjusted for future potential wageincreases. Our funding policy for our pension plans is to contribute amounts at least equal to the minimum annual amount required by applicable regulations.Given this policy, we expect to make no contributions to our pension plans in 2010.Allowance for doubtful accounts, excess and obsolete inventory reserves, product warranty reserves and other contingencies The reserves, if any, for customer rebates, product warranty, product liability, litigation, excess and obsolete inventory and doubtful accounts arefact-specific and take into account such factors as specific customer situations, historical experience, and current and expected economic conditions.These reserves are reflected under Notes 2, 3, 4 and 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this annual report.Derivative accounting We have interest rate swap contracts, or the Swaps, in place to fix a portion of our variable rate indebtedness. For 2007 and 2008, the Swaps weredeemed highly effective per ASC 815 (formerly SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities) and therefore, anychanges in fair value of these Swaps is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). As of January 3, 2009, in accordance with theterms of our senior secured credit facilities, we changed the interest rate election from three-month LIBOR to one-month LIBOR. As a result, weconcluded that as of January 3, 2009, the Swaps no longer met hedge effectiveness criteria under SFAS No. 133. Future changes in the fair value of theSwaps will be immediately recognized in our statement of operations as interest expense, while the effective portion of the Swaps prior to the changewill remain in48Table of Contentsaccumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and will be amortized as interest expense over the period of the originally designated hedgedtransactions scheduled to end on January 4, 2010. We estimated the fair value of the Swaps pursuant to ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging, which defines fair value, establishes a consistentframework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value. When determining the fairvalue of the Swaps, we considered our credit risk in accordance with ASC 815. The fair value of the Swaps, including the impact of credit risk, atDecember 31, 2008 and 2009 was a liability of $24.2 million and $0.0 million, respectively.Income taxes We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740 Income Taxes. Our estimate of income taxes payable, deferred income taxes and theeffective tax rate is based on an analysis of many factors including interpretations of federal and state income tax laws, the difference between tax andfinancial reporting bases of assets and liabilities, estimates of amounts currently due or owed in various jurisdictions, and current accounting standards.We review and update our estimates on a quarterly basis as facts and circumstances change and actual results are known. We have generated significant deferred tax assets as a result of goodwill and intangible asset book versus tax differences as well as significant netoperating loss carryforwards. In assessing the realizability of these deferred tax assets, we consider whether it is more likely than not that some portionor all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxableincome during the years in which those temporary differences become deductible. We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities,projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As a result of this analysis, we have recorded a full valuationallowance against these net deferred tax assets.New Accounting Standards In December 2007, the FASB originally issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (codified in ASC topic 805). This statement requiresthe acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction, establishes the acquisition-datefair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and requires the acquirer to disclose certain information related tothe nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for business combinations entered into in fiscal yearsbeginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results ofoperations, or cash flows, however this standard will impact accounting for any future acquisition transactions. In March 2008, the FASB originally issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment ofSFAS No. 133 (SFAS No. 161, codified in ASC topic 815). SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve financial standards for derivative instruments andhedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand the effect these instruments and activities have on anentity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about: how and why an entityuses derivative instruments; how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations;and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The Companyadopted SFAS No. 161 on January 1, 2009, which impacted disclosures relating to the Company's hedging activities. On December 30, 2008, the FASB originally issued FSP No. FAS 132(R)-1 Employer's Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Assets(codified in ASC Topic 715-20, Defined Benefit Plans (ASC-715-20)) related to employers' disclosures regarding postretirement benefit plan assets.This49Table of Contentsstatement provides additional guidance on employers' disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. ASC 715-20 is effective for periods ending after December 15, 2009, on a prospective basis. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on theCompany's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In April 2008, the FASB originally issued FSP No. FASB 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (FSP No. FAS No. 142-3) (codified in ASC Topic 350, Intangible—Goodwill and Other). FSP No. FASB 142-3 prospectively amends the factors that should be considered indeveloping renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The intent of the position is to improvethe consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FSP No. FASB 142-3 and the period of expected cash flows used tomeasure the fair value of the asset under FSP No. FASB 142-3. The Company adopted this pronouncement on January 1, 2009. The adoption of thispronouncement did not have a material impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements.Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and interest rates. To reduce the risk fromchanges in certain foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices, we use financial instruments from time to time. We do not hold or issuefinancial instruments for trading purposes.Foreign currency We are exposed to foreign currency exchange risk as a result of purchasing from suppliers in other countries. Periodically, we utilize foreigncurrency forward purchase and sales contracts to manage the volatility associated with foreign currency purchases in the normal course of business.Contracts typically have maturities of one year or less. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on transactions denominated in foreign currency arerecorded in earnings as a component of cost of goods sold. At December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had no foreign exchange contractsoutstanding. On February 18, 2010, we entered into a ten-month foreign currency average rate option transaction for Euros with a total notional amount of$2.5 million. The primary objective is to mitigate the impact of potential price fluctuations of the Euro on our financial results.Commodity prices We are a purchaser of commodities and of components manufactured from commodities, including steel, aluminum, copper and others. As a result,we are exposed to fluctuating market prices for those commodities. While such materials are typically available from numerous suppliers, commodityraw materials are subject to price fluctuations. We generally buy these commodities and components based upon market prices that are established withthe supplier as part of the purchase process. Depending on the supplier, these market prices may reset on a periodic basis based on negotiated lags. Tothe extent that commodity prices increase and we do not have firm pricing from our suppliers, or our suppliers are not able to honor such prices, wemay experience a decline in our gross margins to the extent we are not able to increase selling prices of our products or obtain manufacturingefficiencies to offset increases in commodity costs. Periodically, we engage in certain commodity risk management activities. The primary objectives of these activities are to understand and mitigatethe impact of potential price fluctuations on our financial results. Generally, these risk management transactions will involve the use of commodityderivatives to protect against exposure resulting from significant price fluctuations.50Table of Contents We primarily utilize commodity contracts with maturities of one year or less. These are intended to offset the effect of price fluctuations on actualinventory purchases. At December 31, 2008, there were two outstanding commodity contracts in place to hedge our projected commodity purchases.Total gains or losses recognized in the statements of operations on commodity contracts were a loss of $1,092,000 for the year ended December 31,2008. At December 31, 2009, there was one outstanding commodity contract in place to hedge our projected commodity purchases. Total gains orlosses recognized in the statements of operations on commodity contracts were a $387,000 gain for the year ended December 31, 2009. On October 5, 2009, we entered into a six-month commodity hedge transaction for copper with a total notional amount of $1.4 million. Theprimary objective of the hedge is to mitigate the impact of potential price fluctuations of copper on our financial results.Interest rates As of December 31, 2009, a portion of the outstanding debt under our term loans was subject to floating interest rate risk. We previously enteredinto interest rate swaps with certain banks. The notional amount of these swaps was $675.0 million as of December 31, 2009. These swaps expired onJanuary 4, 2010. At December 31, 2009, the fair value of the swaps reduced for our credit risk and excluding related accrued interest was a liability of$0.0 million. For further information on these swaps, see Note 5 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this annualreport. Even after giving effect to these swaps, we are exposed to risks due to changes in interest rates with respect to the portion of our term loans thatare not covered by these swaps. A hypothetical change in the LIBOR interest rate of 100 basis points would have changed annual cash interest expenseby approximately $4.2 million (or, without the swaps in place, $10.9 million). The above interest rate swap agreements terminated on January 4, 2010. We entered into a new interest rate swap agreement with a certain bank onJanuary 21, 2010. The effective date of the swap is July 1, 2010 with a notional amount of $200,000,000, a fixed rate of 1.73% and an expiration dateof July 1, 2012. We expect to maintain the swap as highly effective in accordance with ASC 815 (formerly SFAS No. 133, Accounting for DerivativeInstruments and Hedging Activities) and, therefore, any changes in the fair value of the swap would be recorded in accumulated other comprehensiveincome (loss).51Table of ContentsItem 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmThe Board of Directors and Stockholdersof Generac Holdings Inc. We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Generac Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31,2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, redeemable stock and stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the threeyears in the period ended December 31, 2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is toexpress an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standardsrequire that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. Wewere not engaged to perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal controlover financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing anopinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit alsoincludes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principlesused and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide areasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of GeneracHoldings Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of thethree years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.Milwaukee, WisconsinMarch 30, 201052Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) December 31, Pro FormaDecember 31,2009 2009 2008 Notes 1 and 14(unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $161,307 $81,229 Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of$1,981 in 2009 and $1,985 in 2008 54,130 66,241 Inventories 123,700 123,980 Prepaid expenses and other assets 5,880 3,547 Total current assets 345,017 274,997 Property and equipment, net 73,374 76,674 Customer lists, net 134,674 173,104 Patents, net 92,753 100,574 Other intangible assets, net 7,791 9,142 Deferred financing costs, net 13,070 16,885 Trade names 144,407 148,765 Goodwill 525,875 525,875 Other assets 282 198 Total assets $1,337,243 $1,326,214 Liabilities and stockholders' equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $33,639 $54,525 Accrued wages and employee benefits 6,930 5,064 Other accrued liabilities 52,326 58,892 Current portion of long-term debt 39,076 9,500 Total current liabilities 131,971 127,981 Long-term debt 1,052,463 1,121,437 Other long-term liabilities 17,418 43,539 Total liabilities 1,201,852 1,292,957 Class B convertible voting common stock, par value $0.01, 110,000 sharesauthorized, 24,018 shares issued at December 31, 2009 and 2008,respectively—see Notes 1 and 14 — 765,096 765,096 Series A convertible non-voting preferred stock, par value $0.01, 30,000shares authorized, 11,311 and 7,835 shares issued at December 31, 2009and 2008, respectively — 113,109 78,355 Stockholders' equity: Class A non-voting common stock, par value $0.01, 500,000,000 sharesauthorized, 1,617 and 1,736 shares issued at December 31, 2009 andSee notes to consolidated financial statements.53 authorized, 1,617 and 1,736 shares issued at December 31, 2009 and2008, respectively—see note 1 and 14 464 — — Additional paid-in capital 880,135 2,394 2,356 Excess purchase price over predecessor basis (202,116) (202,116) (202,116) Accumulated deficit (538,571) (538,571) (581,626) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (4,492) (4,492) (28,650) Stockholder notes receivable (29) (29) (158) Total stockholders' equity 135,391 (742,814) (810,194) Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,337,243 $1,326,214 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations (Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Net sales $588,248 $574,229 $555,705 Costs of goods sold 352,398 372,199 333,428 Gross profit 235,850 202,030 222,277 Operating expenses: Selling and service 59,823 57,449 52,652 Research and development 10,842 9,925 9,606 General and administrative 14,713 15,869 17,581 Amortization of intangibles 51,960 47,602 47,602 Goodwill impairment — 503,193 — Tradename impairment — 80,293 — Total operating expenses 137,338 714,331 127,441 Income (loss) from operations 98,512 (512,301) 94,836 Other (expense) income: Interest expense (70,862) (108,022) (125,366) Gain on extinguishment of debt 14,745 65,385 18,759 Investment income 2,205 600 2,682 Other, net (1,206) (1,217) (1,196) Total other expense, net (55,118) (43,254) (105,121) Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes 43,394 (555,555) (10,285)Provision (benefit) for income taxes 339 400 (571) Net income (loss) 43,055 (555,955) (9,714)Preferential distribution to: Series A preferred stockholders (14,151) (785) — Class B common stockholders (100,191) (90,567) (73,676) Net loss attributable to Class A common stockholders $(71,287)$(647,307)$(83,390) Net (loss) income per common share, basic and diluted: Class A common stock—see Notes 1 and 14 $(41,111)$(357,628)$(34,994) Class B common stock—see Notes 1 and 14 $4,171 $3,780 $3,462 Pro forma net income per common share, basic and diluted (Note 14—unaudited): Class A common stock $1.00 Weighted average common shares outstanding: Class A common stock—see Notes 1 and 14 1,734 1,810 2,383 Class B common stock—see Notes 1 and 14 24,018 23,961 21,282 Pro forma weighted average common shares outstanding: Class A common stock 43,247,085 See notes to consolidated financial statements.54Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data) Redeemable Series APreferred Stock Class BCommon Stock Class ACommon Stock AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome(Loss) ExcessPurchasePriceOverPredecessorBasis RetainedEarnings(AccumulatedDeficit) AdditionalPaid-InCapital StockholderNotesReceivable TotalStockholders'Equity ComprehensiveIncome(Loss) Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount see Notes1 and 14 see Notes1 and 14 Balance atDecember 31,2006 — $— 20,816 $685,667 2,519 $— $2,840 $(202,116)$(15,957)$460 $— $(214,773) Unrealized losson interest rateswaps — — — — — — — — — (18,511) — (18,511) (18,511) Issuance ofstockholdernotesreceivable — — — — — — — — — — (195) (195) — Contribution ofcapital relatedto debtextinguishment — — 2,436 59,953 — — — — — — — — — Proceeds fromshares issued todirectors — — 44 1,450 — — — — — — — — — Proceeds fromshares issued tomanagement — — — — 189 — 212 — — — — 212 — Repurchase ofshares frommanagement — — — — (804) — (904) — — — — (904) — Stock-basedcompensationexpense — — — — — — 304 — — — — 304 — Net loss — — — — — — — — (9,714) — — (9,714) (9,714) Pension liabilityadjustment — — — — — — — — — 2,238 — 2,238 2,238 Amortization ofrestricted stockexpense — — — — — — 53 — — — — 53 — $(25,987) Balance atDecember 31,2007 — — 23,296 747,070 1,904 — 2,505 (202,116) (25,671) (15,813) (195) (241,290) Unrealized losson interest rateswaps — — — — — — — — — (5,715) — (5,715)$(5,715) Repayment ofstockholdernotesreceivable — — — — — — — — — — 37 37 — Contribution ofcapital relatedto debtextinguishment 6,285 62,855 729 18,249 — — — — — — — — — Contribution ofcapital 1,550 15,500 — — — — — — — — — — — Repurchase ofshares frommanagement — — (7) (223) (168) — (189) — — — — (189) — Net loss — — — — — — — — (555,955) — — (555,955) (555,955) Amortization ofrestricted stockexpense — — — — — — 40 — — — — 40 — Pension liabilityadjustment — — — — — — — — — (7,122) — (7,122) (7,122) See notes to consolidated financial statements.55 $(568,792) Balance atDecember 31,2008 7,835 $78,355 24,018 $765,096 1,736 $— $2,356 $(202,116)$(581,626)$(28,650)$(158)$(810,194) Amortization ofunrealized losson interest rateswaps — — — — — — — — — 24,222 — 24,222 $24,222 Repayment ofstockholdernotesreceivable — — — — — — — — — — 129 129 — Cancellation ofstock — — — — (118) — — — — — — — — Contribution ofcapital relatedto debtextinguishment 1,476 14,754 — — — — — — — — — — — Proceeds fromshares issued tomanagementand directors 50 497 — — — — — — — — — — — Proceeds fromshares issued tostockholders 1,950 19,503 — — — — — — — — Net income — — — — — — — — 43,055 — — 43,055 43,055 Amortization ofrestricted stockexpense — — — — — — 38 — — — — 38 — Pension liabilityadjustment — — — — — — — — — (64) — (64) (64) $67,213 Balance atDecember 31,2009 11,311 $113,109 24,018 $765,096 1,617 $— $2,394 $(202,116)$(538,571)$(4,492)$(29)$(742,814) Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Dollars in Thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Operating activities Net income (loss) $43,055 $(555,955)$(9,714)Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operatingactivities: Depreciation 7,715 7,168 6,181 Amortization 51,960 47,602 47,602 Goodwill and tradename impairment charge — 583,486 — Gain on extinguishment of debt (14,745) (65,385) (18,759) Amortization of deferred finance costs 3,417 3,905 4,225 Amortization of unrealized loss on interest rate swaps 24,222 — — Provision for losses on accounts receivable 227 212 82 Provision for losses on notes receivable — 115 850 Loss on disposal of property and equipment 41 234 60 Stock-based compensation expense—restricted stock 38 40 53 Stock-based compensation expense—Class B common stock — — 304 Net changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 11,779 (20,768) 4,808 Inventories 280 (26,366) 21,372 Other assets (1,739) (617) (1,794) Accounts payable (20,886) 34,449 (3,369) Accrued wages and employee benefits 1,280 (806) 776 Other accrued liabilities (32,037) 2,910 (14,164) Net cash provided by operating activities 74,607 10,224 38,513 Investing activities Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 69 92 56 Expenditures for property and equipment (4,525) (5,186) (13,191)Collections on receivable notes 105 56 403 Net cash used in investing activities (4,351) (5,038) (12,732)Financing activities Stockholders' contributions of capital—Class B common stock $— $— $1,450 Stockholders' contributions of capital—Class A common stock — — 212 Stockholders' contributions of capital—Series A preferred stock 20,000 15,500 — Repurchase of shares from management—Class B common stock — (224) — Repurchase of shares from management—Class A common stock — (189) (904)Payment of expenses incurred in advance of stock issuance (678) — — Issuance of stockholder notes receivable — — (195)Repayment of stockholder notes receivable — 37 — Payment of long-term debt (9,500) (10,396) (9,500) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 9,822 4,728 (8,937) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 80,078 9,914 16,844 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 81,229 71,315 54,471 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $161,307 $81,229 $71,315 See notes to consolidated financial statements56 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information Cash paid during the period Interest $75,601 $109,431 $101,632 Income taxes 383 295 4,777 Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing and investing activities Contributions of capital related to debt extinguishment $14,754 $81,105 $59,953 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 1. Description of Business Generac Holdings Inc. (the Company) owns all of the common stock of Generac Acquisition Corp., which in turn, owns all of the common stockof Generac Power Systems, Inc. (the Subsidiary). The Company designs, manufactures, and markets a complete line of backup power generationproducts for residential, light-commercial, and industrial markets. On February 10, 2010, as part of the Corporate Reorganization, the Company completed a 3.294 for 1 reverse stock split (reverse stock split) forClass A common and Class B common shares that were outstanding prior to the completion of its initial public offering. All share and per share datahave been retrospectively restated to reflect the reverse stock split.Initial Public Offering and Conversion of Class B Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock On February 17, 2010, we completed our initial public offering (IPO) of 18,750,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $13.00 per share. Inaddition, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option outlined in the underwriters agreement, and purchased an additional 1,950,500 shares ofthe Company's common stock on March 18, 2010. We received approximately $269,100,000 in gross proceeds from the IPO and over-allotmentexercise, or $247,800,000 in net proceeds after deducting the underwriting discount and total expenses related to the offering. Upon closing of the IPO,all shares of convertible Class B Common stock and Series A preferred stock were automatically converted into 88,476,530 and 19,511,018 Class ACommon shares, respectively. The 88,476,530 shares of Class A Common stock were subject to a 3.294 for 1 reverse stock split, resulting in26,859,906 Class A Common shares related to the Class B Common stock conversion. Subsequent to the IPO, the Company has one class of commonstock. Capitalization summary upon closing of initial public offering: The Company determined that the conversion features in the Class B Common stock and Series A Preferred stock were in-the-money at the date ofissuance and therefore represent a beneficial conversion feature. Since the Class B Common stock and Series A Preferred stock are convertible upon aninitial public offering, conversion was contingent upon a future event and therefore the beneficial57Class A Common stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 5,326 Class A Common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2009after the 3.294 for 1 reverse stock split 1,617 Conversion and 3.294 for 1 reverse stock split of Class B Common stockinto Common stock upon closing of IPO 26,859,906 Conversion of Series A Preferred stock into Common stock upon closing ofIPO 19,511,018 Sales of Common stock through IPO 18,750,000 Issuance of non-vested Common stock upon closing of IPO 456,249 Common stock issued and outstanding after IPO 65,578,790 Issuance of Common stock to underwriters due to exercise of over-allotment 1,950,500 Total Common stock issued and outstanding as of March 18, 2010 67,529,290 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20071. Description of Business (Continued)conversion feature has not been recorded in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2009. The beneficial conversion feature at the IPOdate was $140,690,000 and was recorded at the IPO date as a return to Class B Common and Series A Preferred stockholders analogous to a dividend.The beneficial conversion was recorded within additional paid-in-capital, as no retained earnings were available.2. Significant Accounting PoliciesPrinciples of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany amounts andtransactions have been eliminated in consolidation.Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.Concentration of Credit Risk The Company maintains the majority of its cash in one commercial bank. Balances on deposit are insured by the Federal Deposit InsuranceCorporation (FDIC) up to specified limits. Balances in excess of FDIC limits are uninsured. Two customers accounted for approximately 13% and 12% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2009. Two customers accounted forapproximately 13% and 11% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2008. No one customer accounted for greater than 10% of net sales during theyears ended December 31, 2009, 2008, or 2007.Accounts Receivable Receivables are recorded at their face value amount less an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company estimates and records an allowance fordoubtful accounts based on specific identification and historical experience. The Company writes off uncollectible accounts against the allowance fordoubtful accounts after all collection efforts have been exhausted. Sales are generally made on an unsecured basis.Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the first-in, first-out method.Property and Equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost and are being depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets,which are summarized below (in years). Costs of58Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the term of the lease (including renewal option periods) or the estimated useful lives of theimprovements.Customer Lists, Patents, and Other Intangible Assets The following table summarizes intangible assets by major category as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands): Amortization of intangible assets was $51,960,000 in 2009 and $47,602,000 in 2008 and 2007. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Companyrecorded an impairment related to its indefinite lived intangible assets. See the Goodwill and Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets section for furtherdiscussion. Estimated amortization expense each year for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2009 is as follows: 2010, $51,829,000; 2011,$47,471,000, 2012, $43,220,000; 2013, $21,347,000; 2014, $13,949,000.Land improvements 15 Buildings and improvements 40 Leasehold improvements 10 - 20 Machinery and equipment 5 - 10 Dies and tools 3 - 5 Vehicles 3 - 5 Office equipment 3 - 10 2009 2008 WeightedAverageAmortizationYears Cost AccumulatedAmortization AmortizedCost Cost AccumulatedAmortization AmortizedCost Indefinitelivedintangibleassets Tradenames $140,050 $— $140,050 $140,050 $— $140,050 Finite livedintangibleassets Tradenames 2 8,715 (4,358) 4,357 8,715 — 8,715 Customerlists 7 256,760 (122,086) 134,674 256,760 (83,656) 173,104 Patents 15 117,811 (25,058) 92,753 117,811 (17,237) 100,574 Unpatentedtechnology 9 11,015 (3,840) 7,175 11,015 (2,616) 8,399 Software 8 1,014 (398) 616 1,014 (271) 743 Total finitelivedintangibleassets 9 $395,315 $(155,740)$239,575 $395,315 $(103,780)$291,535 Deferred Financing Costs Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of long-term debt have been capitalized and are being amortized using the effective interest ratemethod over the life of the related debt agreements. Deferred financing costs incurred in connection with the financing on November 10, 2006, totaled$29,571,000. Amortization expense was $3,417,000, $3,905,000, and $4,225,000 for the years ended59Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. As a result of the debt extinguishments in 2009, 2008, and 2007 (see Note 5), $398,000, $2,427,000and $1,539,000 of the deferred financing costs were written off, respectively, and recorded as a reduction to the gain on the extinguishment of debt (seeNote 5). Accumulated amortization was $16,501,000 and $12,686,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Amortization expense is includedin interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Amortization expense for each of the next three years is expected to be approximately$3,386,000 and $2,912,000 in year four.Long-Lived Assets The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and trade names). Long-lived assets are reviewedfor impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. If the sum of the expected futureundiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of an asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value ofthe asset. Such analyses necessarily involve significant judgments.Goodwill and Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Goodwill represents the excess of the amount paid to acquire the Company over the estimated fair value of the net tangible and intangible assetsacquired as of the acquisition date. Other indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of trade names. The fair value of trade names was measured using a relief-from-royalty approach,which assumes the fair value of the trade name is the discounted cash flows of the amount that would be paid had the Company not owned the tradename and instead licensed the trade name from another company. The Company performs an annual impairment test for goodwill and trade names and more frequently if an event or circumstances indicate that animpairment loss has been incurred. Conditions that would trigger an impairment assessment include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse changein legal factors or business climate that could affect the value of an asset. The analysis of potential impairment of goodwill requires a two-step process.The first step is the estimation of fair value of the applicable reporting unit. The Company has determined it has one reporting unit as the Companyconsiders itself one business, and all significant decisions are made on a companywide basis by its chief decision maker. Estimated fair value is basedon management judgments and assumptions and those fair values are compared with the aggregate carrying value of the Company. If the fair value ofthe Company is greater than its carrying amount, there is no impairment. If the Company carrying amount is greater than the fair value, then the secondstep must be completed to measure the amount of impairment, if any. The second step calculates the implied fair value of the goodwill, which iscompared to its carrying value. If the implied fair value is less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference. As of October 31, 2009, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test. The fair value of the Company was estimated based on aweighted average of a discounted cash flow analysis and comparable public company analysis (i.e. market approach). The rate used in determiningdiscounted cash flows is a rate corresponding to the Company's cost of capital, adjusted for risk where60Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)appropriate. In determining the estimated future cash flows, current and future levels of income are considered as well as business trends and marketconditions. There was no goodwill impairment indicated as of October 31, 2009. As of October 31, 2008, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test. The fair value of the Company was estimated based on aweighted average of a discounted cash flow analysis and comparable public company analysis (i.e. market approach). The rate used in determiningdiscounted cash flows is a rate corresponding to the Company's cost of capital, adjusted for risk where appropriate. In determining the estimated futurecash flows, current and future levels of income are considered as well as business trends and market conditions. Due to an increase in the Company'sweighted average cost of capital and lower comparable public company market values resulting from weakening economic conditions, the analysisindicated the potential for impairment. With the assistance of a third-party valuation firm, the Company performed the second step and determined animpairment of goodwill existed. Accordingly, a non-cash charge of $503,193,000 was recognized in 2008 for goodwill impairment. There was noimpairment recorded for the year ended December 31, 2007. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows (dollars in thousands): The Company performed its annual fair value-based impairment test on indefinite lived trade names as of October 31, 2009. No impairment wasindicated. The Company performed its annual fair value-based impairment test on trade names as of October 31, 2008. As a result of the test, the Companyrecorded a non-cash charge of $80,293,000 for trade name impairment. The primary reason for this impairment charge related to a re-branding strategyimplemented in the fourth quarter of 2008, which resulted in the Company's discontinuance of a particular trade name. Accordingly, this trade name waswritten down to its estimated realizable value of $8,715,000, which will be amortized over its remaining useful life of 2 years beginning on January 1,2009. There was no impairment recorded for the year ended December 31, 2007.Income Taxes The Company is a C Corporation and, therefore, accounts for income taxes pursuant to the liability method. Accordingly, the current or deferredtax consequences of a transaction are measured by applying the provision of enacted tax laws to determine the amount of taxes payable currently or infuture years. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the income tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carryingamounts for financial reporting purposes. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than notthat some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred61 For the year ended December 31, 2009 For the year ended December 31, 2008 Gross AccumulatedImpairment NetGoodwill Gross AccumulatedImpairment NetGoodwill Balance atbeginningof year $1,029,068 $503,193 $525,875 $1,029,068 $— $1,029,068 Impairmentcharge — — — — 503,193 503,193 Balance atend of year $1,029,068 $503,193 $525,875 $1,029,068 $503,193 $525,875 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the years in which those temporary differences become deductible. TheCompany considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies, as appropriate, inmaking this assessment. Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes in Accounting Standards Codification(ASC) 740-10 (formerly referred to as FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes), which provides a comprehensive modelfor the recognition, measurement, and disclosure in financial statements of uncertain income tax positions a company has taken or expects to take on anincome tax return. Additionally, when applicable, the Company would classify interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income taxexpense. Upon adoption, the Company determined no additional reserves for uncertain tax positions were required.Revenue Recognition Sales, net of estimated returns and allowances, are recognized upon shipment of product to the customer, which is when title passes, the Companyhas no further obligations, and the customer is required to pay. The Company, at the request of certain customers, will warehouse inventory billed to thecustomer but not delivered. The Company does not recognize revenue on these transactions until the customers take possession of the product. Thefunds collected on product warehoused for these customers are recorded as a customer advance until the customer takes possession of the product andthe Company's obligation to deliver the goods is completed. Customer advances are included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidatedbalance sheets. The Company provides for estimated sales promotion and incentive expenses which are recognized as a reduction of sales. Historically, productreturns, whether in the normal course of business or resulting from repurchases made under a floor plan financing program, have not been material. TheCompany has agreed to repurchase product repossessed by a finance company, which has resulted in minimal losses to the Company (see Note 10 forfurther detail). However, an adverse change in dealer sales could cause this situation to change.Shipping and Handling Costs Shipping and handling costs billed to customers are included in net sales, and the related costs are included in cost of goods sold in theconsolidated statements of operations.Advertising and Co-Op Advertising Expenditures for advertising, included in selling and service expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, are expensed asincurred. Total expenditures for advertising were $11,695,000, $9,210,000, and $11,236,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007,respectively.62Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)Research and Development The Company expenses research and development costs as incurred. Total expenditures incurred for research and development were $10,842,000,$9,925,000, and $9,606,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.Foreign Currency Transactions Realized and unrealized gains and losses on transactions denominated in foreign currency are recorded in earnings as a component of cost of goodssold.Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) includes unrealized losses on certain cash flow hedges and the pension liability. The componentsof OCI at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were (dollars in thousands):Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company believes the carrying amount of its financial instruments (cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accountspayable, and accrued liabilities), excluding long-term debt, approximates the fair value of these instruments based upon their short-term nature. The fairvalue of long-term debt was approximately $988.7 million at December 31, 2009, as calculated based on current quotations.Fair Value Measurements The Company adopted ASC 820-10 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (formerly SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements) onJanuary 1, 2008. ASC 820-10, among other things, defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value, and expandsdisclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value on either a recurring basis or nonrecurring basis. ASC 820-10 clarifies thatfair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction betweenmarket participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants woulduse in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the pronouncement establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, whichprioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level 2) inputs, otherthan the quoted prices in active markets, that63 December 31, 2009 2008 Pension liability $(4,492)$(4,428)Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges — (24,222) Accumulated other comprehensive loss $(4,492)$(28,650) Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)are observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entityto develop its own assumptions. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on the market approach, which is prices and other relevant information generated by markettransactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows (dollars in thousands): The fair value of derivative contracts above consider the Company's credit risk in accordance with ASC 820-10. Excluding the impact of creditrisk, the fair value of derivatives at December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $208,000 and $29,000,000, respectively, and this represents the amount theCompany would need to receive or pay to exit the agreements on this date.Use of Estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management tomake estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date ofthe consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ fromthose estimates.Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities The Company records all derivatives in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, which requires all derivative instruments be reportedon the consolidated balance sheets at fair value and establishes criteria for designation and effectiveness of hedging relationships. The Company isexposed to market risk such as changes in commodity prices, foreign currencies, and interest rates. The Company does not hold or issue derivativefinancial instruments for trading purposes.64 Fair Value Measurement Using TotalDecember 31,2009 Quoted Prices in ActiveMarkets for IdenticalContracts (Level 1) SignificantOther ObservableInputs(Level 2) Net derivative contracts $208 $— $208 Fair Value Measurement Using TotalDecember 31,2008 Quoted Prices in ActiveMarkets for IdenticalContracts (Level 1) SignificantOther ObservableInputs(Level 2) Net derivative contracts $25,647 $— $25,647 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)Commodities The primary objectives of the commodity risk management activities are to understand and mitigate the impact of potential price fluctuations on theCompany's financial results and its economic well-being. While the Company's risk management objectives and strategies will be driven from aneconomic perspective, the Company attempts, where possible and practical, to ensure that the hedging strategies it engages in can be treated as "hedges"from an accounting perspective or otherwise result in accounting treatment where the earnings effect of the hedging instrument provides substantialoffset (in the same period) to the earnings effect of the hedged item. Generally, these risk management transactions will involve the use of commodityderivatives to protect against exposure resulting from significant price fluctuations. The Company primarily utilizes commodity contracts with maturities of less than 12 months. These are intended to offset the effect of pricefluctuations on actual inventory purchases. There were one, two, and one outstanding commodity contracts in place to hedge its projected commoditypurchases at December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. In October 2009, the Company entered into commodity swaps to purchase $1,432,000of copper. The swaps are effective from October 5, 2009, and terminate on March 31, 2010. In October 2008, the Company entered into commodityswaps to purchase $4,180,000 of copper. The swaps were effective from October 1 and November 1, 2008, and terminated on March 31, 2009. InJanuary 2007, the Company entered into commodity swaps to purchase $4,597,000 of copper. The swaps were effective from February 1, 2007, andterminated on December 31, 2007. Total losses or gains recognized in the consolidated statements of operations on commodity contracts were a gain of$387,000, a loss of $1,092,000, and a gain of $1,120,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.Foreign Currencies The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange risk as a result of transactions in other currencies. The Company periodically utilizesforeign currency forward purchase and sales contracts to manage the volatility associated with foreign currency purchases in the normal course ofbusiness. Contracts typically have maturities of one year or less. There were no foreign currency hedge contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2009or 2008.Interest Rates In 2006, the Company entered into various interest rate swap agreements. The Company has formally documented all relationships betweeninterest rate hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its' risk-management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions.From inception through December 31, 2008, the Company's interest rate swap agreements qualified as cash flow hedges. For derivatives that aredesignated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of accumulated othercomprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Theineffective portion of the derivatives' change in fair value, if any, is immediately recognized in earnings. The Company assesses on an ongoing basiswhether derivatives used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items.65Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)The impact of hedge ineffectiveness on earnings was not material for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. Effective January 3, 2009, the Company, within the terms of the Credit Agreements, changed the interest rate election from three-month LIBOR toone-month LIBOR. The Company has concluded that as of January 3, 2009, the Swaps no longer meet hedge effectiveness tests and are therefore, nolonger highly effective as a hedge against the impact on interest payments of changes in the LIBOR interest rate. In 2009, the effective portion of theswaps prior to the change was amortized as interest expense over the period of the originally designated hedged transactions. During 2009, changes inthe fair value of the swaps were immediately recognized in the consolidated statements of operations as interest expense. The following table presents, in thousands, the fair value of the Company's derivatives: As of December 31, 2009, all derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments are included in other assets in the consolidated balancesheet. There were no derivatives that were designated as hedging instruments at December 31, 2009. All derivatives designated as hedging instruments are included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2008. The fair value of the derivative contracts of $208,000 and $25,647,000 considers the Company's credit risk as of December 31, 2009 andDecember 31, 2008, respectively. The impact of credit risk on the fair value of derivative contracts at December 31, 2009 was not material. Excludingthe impact of credit risk, the fair value of the derivatives at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $208,000 and $29,000,000, respectively,and this represents the amount the Company would need to receive or pay to exit the agreements on those dates. Cash flow hedges are recorded at fair value with a corresponding entry, net of taxes, recorded in earnings. At December 31, 2009, the notionalamount of debt under interest rate swap agreements outstanding was $675,000,000. Those related interest rate swap agreements terminated onJanuary 4, 2010.66 December 31,2009 December 31,2008 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Interest rate swaps $— $24,222 — 24,222 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: Commodity contracts 208 1,425 Total derivatives $208 $25,647 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued) The following presents the impact of interest rate swaps and commodity contracts on the consolidated statement of operations for the year endedDecember 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands): During the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, the impact of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations for theinterest rate swap agreements not designated as hedging instruments was a gain of $24,222,000. There was no impact of derivative instruments on theconsolidated statement of operations for the interest rate swaps for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008. During the twelve months endedDecember 31, 2009 and 2008, the impact of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations for the commodity contracts notdesignated as hedging instruments was a gain of $387,000 and a loss of $1,092,000, respectively.Stock-Based Compensation The Company accounts for its restricted stock awards and other stock-based payments in accordance with ASC Topic 718 Compensation—StockCompensation (formerly SFAS No. 123(R), Share Based Payments (SFAS No. 123(R)). The Company adopted ASC Topic 718 using the prospectivemethod, accordingly, the provisions of ASC 718 are applied prospectively to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after theadoption date.Segment Reporting The Company operates in and reports as a single operating segment, which is the manufacture and sale of power products. Net sales are generatedthrough the sale of generators and service parts to distributors and retailers. The Company manages and evaluates its operations as one segmentprimarily due to similarities in the nature of the products, production processes and methods of distribution. All of the Company's identifiable assets arelocated in the United States. The Company's sales outside North America are not material, representing approximately 1% of net sales. Amount ofgain (loss)recognized in netincome (loss)on hedges(ineffective portion)for thetwelve monthsendedDecember 31, Amount of lossreclassified fromAOCI intonet income(loss) for thetwelve monthsendedDecember 31, Amount of lossrecognized inAOCI for thetwelve monthsendedDecember 31, Location ofgain (loss)reclassifiedfromAOCI intonet income(loss) 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 Derivativesdesignatedas hedginginstruments Interest rateswaps $— $(5,714)Interestexpense $(24,222)$— $— $— Derivativesnotdesignatedas hedginginstruments Commoditycontracts $— $— Cost ofgoods sold $— $— $387 $(1,092)Interest rateswaps $— $— Interestexpense $— $— $24,222 $— 67Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued) The Company's product offerings consist primarily of power products with a range of power output. Residential power products and industrial &commercial power products are each a similar class of products based on similar power output and customer usage. The breakout of net sales betweenresidential, industrial/commercial, and other products is as follows:New Accounting Standards to be Adopted In December 2007, the FASB originally issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (codified in ASC topic 805). This statement requiresthe acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction, establishes the acquisition-datefair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and requires the acquirer to disclose certain information related tothe nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for business combinations entered into in fiscal yearsbeginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results ofoperations, or cash flows, however this standard will impact accounting for any future acquisition transactions. In March 2008, the FASB originally issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment ofSFAS No. 133 (SFAS No. 161, codified in ASC topic 815). SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve financial standards for derivative instruments andhedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand the effect these instruments and activities have on anentity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about: how and why an entityuses derivative instruments; how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations;and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The Companyadopted SFAS No. 161 on January 1, 2009, which impacted disclosures relating to the Company's hedging activities. On December 30, 2008, the FASB originally issued FSP No. FAS 132(R)-1 Employer's Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Assets(codified in ASC Topic 715-20, Defined Benefit Plans (ASC-715-20) related to employers' disclosures regarding postretirement benefit plan assets.This statement provides additional guidance on employers' disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. ASC715-20 is effective for periods ending after December 15, 2009, on a prospective basis. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact onthe Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In April 2008, the FASB originally issued FSP No. FASB 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (FSP No. FAS No. 142-3) (codified in ASC Topic 350, Intangible—Goodwill and Other).68 Year ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Residential power products $370,740 63.0%$332,618 57.9%$306,741 55.2%Industrial & Commercial power products 187,323 31.9% 207,861 36.2% 205,759 37.0%Other 30,185 5.1% 33,750 5.9% 43,205 7.8% Total $588,248 $574,229 $555,705 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20072. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)FSP No. FASB 142-3 prospectively amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determinethe useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The intent of the position is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangibleasset under FSP No. FASB 142-3 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under FSP No. FASB 142-3. TheCompany adopted this pronouncement on January 1, 2009. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact to the Company'sconsolidated financial statements.3. Balance Sheet Details Inventories consist of the following (dollars in thousands): Property and equipment consists of the following (dollars in thousands):69 December 31, 2009 2008 Raw material $74,136 $104,310 Work-in-process 775 1,217 Finished goods 52,726 23,361 Reserves for excess and obsolescence (3,937) (4,908) $123,700 $123,980 December 31, 2009 2008 Land and improvements $3,913 $3,913 Buildings and improvements 48,521 48,148 Machinery and equipment 26,500 24,010 Dies and tools 9,631 9,077 Vehicles 857 984 Office equipment 5,712 4,542 Construction-in-progress — 139 Gross property and equipment 95,134 90,813 Less accumulated depreciation (21,760) (14,139) Property and equipment, net $73,374 $76,674 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20073. Balance Sheet Details (Continued) Other accrued liabilities consist of the following (dollars in thousands):4. Product Warranty Obligations The Company records a liability for product warranty obligations at the time of sale to a customer based upon historical warranty experience. TheCompany also records a liability for specific warranty matters when they become known and are reasonably estimatable. The Company's productwarranty obligations are included in other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the balance sheets. Changes in the product warranty obligations are as follows (dollars in thousands): The product warranty obligations are included in the balance sheets as follows (dollars in thousands):70 December 31, 2009 2008 Accrued commissions $4,211 $6,444 Accrued interest 17,062 25,228 Accrued warranties—short term 17,029 14,015 Other accrued liabilities 14,024 13,205 $52,326 $58,892 For the year ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Balance at beginning of year $17,539 $14,807 $14,788 Payments (14,208) (15,946) (13,935)Charged to operations 17,398 18,678 13,954 Balance at end of year $20,729 $17,539 $14,807 December 31, 2009 2008 Other accrued liabilities $17,029 $14,015 Other long-term liabilities 3,700 3,524 Balance at end of year $20,729 $17,539 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20075. Credit Agreements Long-term debt consists of the following (dollars in thousands): Maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2009, are as follows (dollars in thousands): See discussion of debt repayments subsequent to December 31, 2009 in Note 14—Subsequent Events. At December 31, 2009, the Company had credit agreements which provided for borrowings under a revolving credit facility (the Revolving CreditFacility) and two term loans (collectively, the Credit Agreements), which are described further below. The Credit Agreements of the Company aresecured by the associated collateral agreements which pledge virtually all assets of the Subsidiary. Borrowings available under the Revolving Credit Facility are limited to a maximum of $150,000,000. Availability under the Revolving CreditFacility is reduced by the amount of outstanding undrawn letters of credit. Interest on the Revolving Credit Facility is payable at LIBOR plus 2.5%, orABR plus 1.5%, as selected by the Company. ABR is the greater of the prime rate or the federal funds rate plus 0.5%. The spreads on these rates maybe reduced as a result of the Company meeting certain financial ratios. As of December 31, 2009, the Company's interest rate on the Revolving CreditFacility was 2.78%. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had $144,960,000 available under its Revolving Credit Facility and no outstandingborrowings. The Company pays a Revolving Credit Facility commitment fee of 0.50% on the average available unused commitment. The RevolvingCredit Facility matures and is due on November 10, 2012, unless terminated earlier under certain conditions contained in the Credit Agreements.71 December 31, 2009 2008 First lien term loan $920,604 $930,104 Second lien term loan 430,000 430,000 1,350,604 1,360,104 Less treasury debt—first lien 9,898 — Less treasury debt—second lien 249,167 229,167 Less current portion 39,076 9,500 $1,052,463 $1,121,437 Year 2010 $39,076 2011 9,500 2012 9,500 2013 852,630 2014 180,833 Total $1,091,539 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20075. Credit Agreements (Continued) The Credit Agreements provide the Company the ability to issue letters of credit. Outstanding undrawn letters of credit reduce availability under theCompany's Revolving Credit Facility. The letters of credit accrue interest at a rate of 2.63%, paid quarterly on the undrawn daily aggregate exposure ofthe preceding quarter. This rate may be reduced as a result of meeting certain financial ratios. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, letters of creditoutstanding were $5,040,000 and $6,653,000, respectively. The principal amount of and the outstanding balance under the First Lien Term Loan (the First Lien) was $910,706,000 and $930,104,000 (net ofloans held in treasury by the Company) at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Principal payments are due in quarterly installments of$2,375,000. Interest on the First Lien is payable at LIBOR plus 2.5%, or ABR plus 1.5%, as selected by the Company. At December 31, 2009 and2008 the Company's interest rate on the First Lien was 2.78% and 6.65%, respectively. The outstanding principal balance is payable on the earlier ofNovember 10, 2013, or the date of termination of the First Lien, whether by its terms, by prepayment, or by acceleration. In addition to scheduledprincipal payments, the First Lien requires an excess cash flow payment each year. The required excess cash flow payment is the amount by which 50%of the excess cash flow (as defined in the credit agreement) generated by the Company in any given year exceeds the principal payments made duringthat year. The excess cash flow payment is due 125 days after year-end. For the year ending December 31, 2009 the required excess cash flow paymentis $29,576,000, due in 2010, and this payment has been classified as current in the consolidated balance sheet. For the year ending December 31, 2008there was no required excess cash flow payment. The principal amount of and the outstanding balance under the Second Lien Term Loan (the Second Lien) was $180,833,000 and $200,833,000(net of loans held in treasury by the Company) at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Interest on the Second Lien is payable at LIBOR plus6.0%, or ABR plus 5.0%, as selected by the Company. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company's interest rate on the Second Lien was 6.28%and 10.15%, respectively. The outstanding principal balance is payable on the earlier of May 10, 2014, or the date of termination of the Second Lien,whether by its terms, by prepayment, or by acceleration. The Credit Agreements require the Company, among other things, to meet certain financial and nonfinancial covenants and maintain financial ratiosin such amounts and for such periods as set forth therein. The Company is required to maintain a leverage ratio (net debt divided by EBITDA, asdefined within the Credit Agreements) of 6.75 as of December 31, 2009. The leverage ratio decreases quarterly, and for 2010, the Company will berequired to maintain a leverage ratio of 6.75, 6.50, 6.25, and 5.75 for the first, second, third, and fourth quarters, respectively. As of September 30,2008, the Company had violated its debt covenant. As permitted by the Credit Agreements, this violation was remedied by an equity contribution of$15,500,000 from CCMP in the fourth quarter of 2008. The Company was in compliance with all requirements as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. In an event where full repayment of the Credit Agreements is required, the First Lien and Revolving Credit Facility take priority over the SecondLien. The Credit Agreements restrict the circumstances in which distributions and dividends can be paid by the Subsidiary. Payments can be made to theCompany for certain expenses, and dividends can be used to repurchase equity interests, subject to an annual limitation. Additionally, the Credit72Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20075. Credit Agreements (Continued)Agreements restrict the aggregate amount of dividends and distributions that can be paid and require the maintenance of certain leverage ratios. During 2009, CCMP acquired $9,898,000 par value of First Lien term loans and $20,000,000 par value of Second Lien term loans forapproximately $6,459,000 and $8,296,000 respectively. CCMP exchanged this debt for additional shares of Series A Preferred stock issued by theCompany. The Company subsequently contributed all but $2,000,000 of the Second Lien term loan debt to its Subsidiary. The fair value of the sharesexchanged was $6,459,000 and $8,296,000 for the First Lien term loan and Second Lien term loan, respectively. These shares have beneficialconversion features which are contingent upon a future event (see Note 6). The Company recorded this transaction as Series A Preferred stock of$14,754,000 based on the fair value of the debt contributed by CCMP which approximated the fair value of shares exchanged. The debt was held intreasury at face value. Consequently, the Company recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $14,745,000, which includes the write-off of deferredfinancing fees and other closing costs, in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. During 2008, CCMP acquired $148,917,000 par value of Second Lien term loans for approximately $81,105,000. CCMP exchanged this debt foradditional shares of Class B Common stock and Series A Preferred stock issued by the Company. The Company subsequently contributed this debt toits Subsidiary. The fair value of the shares exchanged was $81,105,000. These shares have beneficial conversion features which are contingent upon afuture event (see Note 6). The Company recorded this transaction as Series A Preferred stock of $62,855,000 and Class B Common Stock of$18,249,000 based on the fair value of the debt contributed by CCMP which approximated the fair value of shares exchanged. The debt was held intreasury at face value. Consequently, the Company recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $65,385,000, which includes the write-off of deferredfinancing fees and other closing costs, in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008. During 2007, CCMP acquired $80,250,000 par value of Second Lien term loans for approximately $59,952,000. CCMP exchanged this debt foradditional shares of Class B Common stock issued by the Company. The Company subsequently contributed this debt to its Subsidiary. The fair valueof the shares exchanged was $59,952,000. These shares have beneficial conversion features which are contingent upon a future event (see Note 6). TheCompany recorded this transaction as additional Class B Common stock of $59,952,000 based on the fair value of the debt contributed by CCMPwhich approximated the fair value of shares exchanged. The debt was held in treasury at face value. Consequently, the Company recorded a gain onextinguishment of debt of $18,759,000, which includes the write-off of deferred financing fees and other closing costs, in the consolidated statement ofoperations for the year ended December 31, 2007. In previous periods, the Company entered into various interest rate swap agreements (the Swaps) with certain banks. The Swaps, which wereeffective January 2, 2007, October 3, 2007, and January 3, 2008, have notional amounts totaling $825,000,000, $100,000,000, and $275,000,000,respectively. The total notional amount of $1,200,000,000 declined to $1,100,000,000 at October 3, 2008, further declined to $675,000,000 atJanuary 3, 2009, and terminated January 4, 2010. The Company swapped floating three-month LIBOR interest rates for fixed rates with an aggregateweighted-average interest rate of 5.041% and 4.775% as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.73Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20075. Credit Agreements (Continued) Effective January 3, 2009, the Company, within the terms of the Credit Agreements, changed the interest rate election from three-month LIBOR toone-month LIBOR. The Company concluded that as of January 3, 2009, the Swaps no longer met hedge effectiveness tests and were therefore nolonger highly effective as a hedge against the impact on interest payments of changes in the LIBOR interest rate. The effective portion of the Swapsprior to the change remained in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and was amortized as interest expense over the period of the originallydesignated hedged transactions through January 3, 2010. Changes in the fair value of the Swaps were immediately recognized in the consolidatedstatements of operations as interest expense. The Company determined its Swaps met hedge effectiveness tests and were deemed highly effective forhedge accounting under ASC 815 as of December 31, 2008. Accordingly, at December 31, 2008 the change in fair value was recorded in accumulatedother comprehensive income (loss) net of tax for the effective portion of the hedges. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements, including the impact of credit risk, at December 31, 2009, was $0. At December 31, 2008, thefair value of the interest rate swap agreements, including the impact of credit risk, was a liability of $24,222,000.6. Redeemable Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Certain of the current equity investors (affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC and related entities, affiliates of Unitas Capital Ltd., certainmembers of management of the Subsidiary and board of directors of the Company) have acquired a combination of Class A and Class B Commonstock and Series A Preferred stock of the Company. See discussion of the Corporate Reorganization subsequent to December 31, 2009 in Note 14—Subsequent Events. General terms of these securities are:Preferred Stock Series A Convertible Preferred stock: Each Series A Preferred share is entitled to a priority return preference equal to the sum of $10,000 pershare base amount plus an amount sufficient to generate a 14% annual return on that base amount compounded quarterly from the date of issuance untilthe accreted priority return preference is paid in full. Each Series A Preferred share also participates in any equity appreciation beyond the Series APreferred priority return (the Series A Equity Participation). Voting: Series A Preferred shares do not have voting rights, subject to certain limited approval rights. Distributions: Dividends and other distributions to stockholders in respect of shares, whether as part of an ordinary distribution of earnings, as aleveraged recapitalization or in the event of an ultimate liquidation and distribution of available corporate assets are to be paid to Series A Preferredstockholders as follows: Series A Preferred shares are entitled to receive an amount equal to the Series A Preferred base amount of $10,000 per shareplus an amount sufficient to generate a 14% annual return on that base amount, compounded quarterly from the date in which the Series A Preferredshares were originally issued. Series A Preferred shares then receive an equity participation on all remaining proceeds after payment of this priorityreturn to all Series A Preferred stockholders equal to 24.3% of remaining proceeds (Series A Equity Participation). No distribution shall be made to anyholder of common stock until the Series A Preferred stockholders have received all distributions to74Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20076. Redeemable Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Continued)which they are entitled as previously described. After such distributions are made to the Series A Preferred stockholders, the holders of common stockshall be entitled to receive any remaining payments or distributions in accordance with their respective priorities. Liquidations: Distributions in connection with any liquidation or change of control transaction would be made in accordance with thedistributions described above. No distribution shall be made to any holder of common stock until the Series A Preferred stockholders have received alldistributions to which they are entitled as described above. After such distributions are made to the Series A Preferred stockholders, the holders ofcommon stock shall be entitled to receive any remaining payments or distributions in accordance with their respective priorities. Conversion: Series A Preferred shares automatically convert into Class A common shares immediately prior to an initial public offering (IPO).In the case of any such conversion, any unpaid Series A preferred return (base $10,000 per share plus 14% accretion) will be converted into additionalClass A common shares valued at the IPO price net of underwriter's discount. That is, each Series A Preferred share would convert into a number ofClass A common shares equal to (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the unpaid priority return on such Series A Preferred share and thedenominator of which is the value of a Class A common share at the time of conversion plus (ii) the number of Class A common shares required to beissued to satisfy the Series A Equity Participation. The number of shares of Class A common stock which will be issued upon conversion of theSeries A Preferred is dependent upon the initial public offering price of the Class A common stock on the date of conversion as well as the unpaidpriority return of the Series A Preferred stock. The Series A Preferred are redeemable in a deemed liquidation in the event of a change of control. The redemption features are considered to beoutside the control of the Company and therefore, all shares of Series A Preferred stock are recorded outside of permanent equity in accordance withguidance originally issued under EITF Topic D-98, Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities (codified under Accounting StandardsCodification 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity). No adjustment to the carrying value of the Series A Preferred stock securities has beenrecorded, and the priority returns have not been accreted as a change of control was not probable.Common Stock Class B Convertible common stock: Class B shares participate in the equity appreciation after the Series A Preferred priority return is satisfied.Each Class B share is entitled to a priority return preference equal to the sum of $10,000 per share base amount plus an amount sufficient to generate a10% annual return on that base amount compounded quarterly from the date of issue until the Class B priority return preference is paid in full. EachClass B share also participates in any equity appreciation beyond the Class B priority return. Voting: Each Class B share is entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which stockholders vote. Class A common stock: Class A shares participate in the equity appreciation after the Class B priority return is satisfied. Class A shares do not have voting rights, priority preference or any accretion rights.75Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20076. Redeemable Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Continued) Distributions: After payment of the priority return to Series A Preferred shareholders previously described above under Preferred Stock,dividends and other distributions that remain available to stockholders in respect of shares, whether as part of an ordinary distribution of earnings, as aleveraged recapitalization or in the event of an ultimate liquidation and distribution of available corporate assets, are to be paid to the commonstockholders as follows: Class B shares are entitled to receive an amount equal to the Class B base amount of $10,000 per share plus an amountsufficient to generate a 10% annual return on that base amount, compounded quarterly from the date in which the Class B shares were originally issued.After payment of this priority return to Class B holders, the holders of Class A shares and Class B shares participate together equally and ratably in anyand all distributions by the Company. Liquidations: Distributions made in connection with any liquidation or change of control transaction would be made in accordance with thedistributions previously described above in the preceding paragraph. In addition, any remaining assets after the Class B preferential distribution will beallocated to the Class A and Class B shares as follows: the Class B shares will receive a percentage of the remaining assets equal to the sum of (i) 88%plus (ii) the product of (A) 12% multiplied by (B) one minus a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of issued and outstanding vested sharesof Class A shares and the denominator is 9,350.0098. The remainder will be allocated to the Class A shares. Conversion: Class B shares automatically convert into Class A shares immediately prior to an IPO. In the case of any such conversion anyunpaid Class B Common priority return (base $10,000 per share plus 10% accretion) will be "paid" in additional Class A common shares valued at theIPO price net of underwriter's discount. That is, each Class B share would convert into a number of Class A shares required to be issued to satisfy theClass B Common priority return. Each Class B share would convert into a number of Class A shares equal to (i) one plus (ii) a fraction, the numeratorof which is the unpaid priority return on such Class B share and the denominator of which is the value of a Class A share at the time of conversion, inall cases subject to the priority rights and preferences of the Series A Preferred Shares. The number of shares of Class A common stock which will beissued upon conversion of the Class B common stock is dependent upon the initial public offering price of the Class A common stock on the date ofconversion as well as the unpaid priority return of the Class B common stock. As the Class B common are redeemable in a deemed liquidation in the event of a change of control. The redemption features are considered to beoutside the control of the Company and therefore, all shares of Class B common stock are recorded outside of permanent equity in accordance withguidance originally issued under EITF Topic D-98, Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities (codified under Accounting StandardsCodification 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity). At December 31, 2009, no adjustment to the carrying value of Class B Common stocksecurities had been recorded, and the priority returns had not been accreted as a change of control was not probable.76Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20076. Redeemable Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Continued) Accretion: Cumulative accretion on Series A preferred stock and Class B common stock at December 31, 2009, was as follows: The amounts above do not include the additional base amount of $25,790,000 on Class B common stock or the impact of Series A EquityParticipation on Series A Preferred stock, both of which would be recognized as a beneficial conversion upon an initial public offering. Management Equity Incentive Plan: On November 10, 2006, the Company adopted the 2006 Management Equity Incentive Plan (2006 EquityIncentive Plan). The 2006 Equity Incentive Plan provides for awards with respect to a maximum of 9,350.0098 Class A Common shares and 5,000Class B Common shares, subject to certain adjustments. On November 10, 2006, and from time to time thereafter, certain members of managementpurchased restricted shares of Class A Common stock under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan for $341 per share and pursuant to restricted stockagreements. One half of the restricted shares vest over time (Time Vesting Shares), with 25% vesting on November 10, 2007 and on the next threeanniversaries thereafter, so long as the participant is still employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries on the applicable vesting date. Upon theoccurrence of a change of control of the Company, any unvested Time Vesting Shares immediately vest in full, so long as the participant is stillemployed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries. The other half of the restricted shares immediately vest (performance-based vesting) in full,provided the participant is still then employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries, upon the occurrence of either: (i) a change of control of theCompany that provides CCMP with a certain rate of return with respect to net proceeds received by CCMP from their investment in the Company; or(ii) from and after the date of an IPO, the achievement with respect to shares of the Class A Common stock of an average closing trading priceexceeding, in any 60 consecutive trading day period starting prior to the later of (a) the fifth year anniversary of the date of grant of the restricted shares,and (b) one year after the IPO, a certain threshold with respect to net proceeds received by CCMP from their investment in the Company. As acondition to the purchase of restricted shares, members of management executed confidentiality, non-competition and intellectual property agreements. The fair value of the Class A common stock on the date of issuance was estimated to be $390 per share. The Company has recorded $38,000,$40,000, and $53,000 of stock-based compensation expense related to the Time Vesting Shares in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively, related toamortization of the excess of fair value over purchase price of these restricted shares. This excess is being amortized over the vesting provisions of therestricted shares.Issuance and Repurchases of Securities Class A Common Stock: In 2007, 623.3301 restricted shares of Class A nonvoting common stock, at a price of $341.36 per share, were issuedto new members of management. In 2008 and 2007,77 Series APreferred Class BCommon Carrying value $113,109 $765,096 Cumulative accretion 14,936 273,936 $128,045 $1,039,032 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20076. Redeemable Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Continued)555.1566 and 2,649.1694 restricted shares of Class A common stock, respectively, were repurchased by the Company, at a price of $341 per share,from members of management who terminated their employment with the Subsidiary. Class B Common Stock: In February 2007, 145 shares of the Class B Common stock were issued to new members appointed to the Company'sboard of directors, at a price of $10,000 per share. In 2008 and 2007, the Company issued 2,400 and 8,025 shares of Class B Common stock,respectively, to CCMP in exchange for certain term loans under the second lien credit facility that CCMP had purchased. The exchange ratio inconnection with the exchange was one share of Class B Common stock per $10,000 of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the loans thatwere so exchanged. Such purchased term loans had an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to $104,250,000. In accordance with thepreemptive rights provisions of the Shareholders' Agreement, CCMP subsequently transferred shares of Class B Common stock it had purchased tovarious investment funds affiliated with CCMP, certain members of management and board members. The shares exchanged were valued at thediscounted amount paid for the debt, which approximated the Class B Common stock's fair value at that date. The equity consideration was less than theoutstanding principal amount, therefore a gain on debt extinguishment was recorded. A summary of how the 10,425 Class B Common shares issued inexchange for repurchased debt is accounted for in the consolidated financial statements is as follows (dollars in thousands): The Company determined that the conversion feature in the Class B Common stock is in-the-money at the date of issuance and therefore representsa beneficial conversion feature. Since the Class B Common stock is convertible upon an initial public offering, it is contingent upon a future event andhas not been recorded in the consolidated financial statements. The beneficial conversion feature, which has been valued at $25,790,000 at itscommitment date, was recorded at the completion of the IPO on February 10, 2010 as a return to Class B Common stockholders analogous to adividend. If no retained earnings are available to pay this dividend at resolution of the contingency, the dividend will be charged against additional paidin capital resulting in no net impact. Upon the completion of the IPO on February 10, 2010, the Company recorded the beneficial conversion of$25,790,000 as a reduction and offsetting increase to additional paid in capital as no retained earnings were available. There was no net impact onadditional paid-in-capital. For the year ended December 31, 2007, following the exchange of purchased debt for Class B Common stock, certain members of managementand the board of directors were provided the opportunity to purchase Class B common stock at fair value. Because the Class B common stock includesa contingent beneficial conversion feature, the Company recorded stock-based compensation78 NumberofShares FaceValueof Debt ConsiderationPaid Fair Valueof SharesExchanged ContingentBeneficialConversation Gain onExtinguishmentof debt Year endingDecember 31,2008 2,400 24,000 18,249 18,249 5,492 5,363 Year endingDecember 31,2007 8,025 80,250 59,952 59,952 20,298 18,759 Total 10,425 $104,250 $78,201 $78,201 $25,790 $24,122 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20076. Redeemable Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Continued)expense of $304,000, which represents the intrinsic value associated with the contingent beneficial conversion feature. Series A Preferred Stock: In November 2008, the Company issued 1,550 shares of the Series A Preferred stock to CCMP for an aggregatepurchase price of $15,500,000. In September 2009, the Company issued 2,000 shares of the Series A Preferred stock to CCMP and certain members ofmanagement and the board of directors, for an aggregate purchase price of $20,000,000. In December 2008 and in 2009, the Company issued anaggregate of 6,285 and 1,476 shares of Series A Preferred stock, respectively, to CCMP in exchange for certain term loans under the second lien creditfacility that CCMP had purchased. The exchange ratio in connection with the exchange was one share of Series A Preferred stock per $10,000 of theamount paid by CCMP for the loans that were so exchanged. Such purchased term loans had an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to$154,815,000. The equity consideration was less than the outstanding principal amount, therefore a gain on debt extinguishment was recorded. Asummary of the exchanges of purchased term loans for Series A Preferred stock by year is as follows (dollars in thousands): The Company determined that the conversion feature in the Series A Preferred stock had a contingent beneficial conversion feature at the date ofissuance. The Series A Preferred stock was convertible upon an initial public offering and the number of additional Class A Common shares which maybe issued was unknown at December 31, 2009. Since it was contingent upon a future event, it had not been recorded in the consolidated financialstatements. The beneficial conversion feature, which is the result of the additional Class A shares issued to satisfy the Series A Equity Participation, wasrecorded at the completion of the initial public offering on February 10, 2010, as a return to Series A Preferred stockholders analogous to a dividend. Ifno retained earnings are available to pay this dividend at resolution of the contingency, the dividend will be charged against additional paid in capitalresulting in no net impact. Upon the completion of the IPO on February 10, 2010, the Company recorded the beneficial conversion of $114,900,000 asa reduction and offsetting increase to additional paid in capital as no retained earnings were available. There was no net impact on additional paid-in-capital. During 2007, the Company entered into subscription notes receivable with certain stockholders related to their purchase of restricted Class ACommon stock of $195,000. During 2008, $37,000 of outstanding notes receivable were repaid. During 2009, $129,000 of outstanding notesreceivable, including accrued interest, was repaid in exchange for cancelling 389 shares of Class A Common stock originally issued in exchange for thenote receivable. The outstanding subscription notes receivables are included in stockholders' equity in the accompanying consolidated financialstatements.79 Numberof Shares Face Valueof Debt ConsiderationPaid Gain onExtinguishmentof debt Year ending December 31, 2009 1,476 $29,898 $14,754 $14,745 Year ending December 31, 2008 6,285 124,917 62,855 60,022 Total 7,761 $154,815 $77,609 $74,767 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20077. Earnings Per Share The Class B Common stock is considered a participating stock security requiring use of the "two-class" method for the computation of basic netincome (loss) per share in accordance with provision of ASC 260-10 Earnings per share. Losses are not allocated to the Class B Common stock in thecomputation of basic earnings per share as the Class B Common stock is not obligated to share in losses. Basic earnings per share excludes the effect of common stock equivalents and is computed using the "two-class" computation method, whichsubtracts earnings attributable to the Class B preference from total earnings. Any remaining loss is attributed to the Class A shares. The share and per share data used in basic and diluted earnings per share has been retrospectively restated to reflect a 3.294 for 1 reverse stock splitimmediately prior to the IPO on February 10, 2010. See Note 1 and Note 14. The Series A Preferred and Class B Common stock were only convertible to Class A Common stock immediately prior to an initial publicoffering. The impact of the conversion of Series A Preferred and Class B Common stock are excluded from diluted earnings per share calculations forall years presented, as this contingent event did not occur by the end of the respective reporting periods. The number of shares of Class A Commonstock that were issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred and Class B Common stock was dependent upon the initial public offering price of theClass A Common stock on the date of conversion of February 10, 2010 as well as the unpaid priority return. The conversion at the time of the IPO, aswell as the reverse stock split, resulted in 19,511,018 and 26,859,906 shares of common stock issued for the Series A Preferred stock and Class BCommon stock, respectively. These shares are included in the pro forma weighted average shares outstanding.80 Year ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Net income (loss) $43,055 $(555,955)$(9,714)Less: accretion of Series A Preferred stock (14,151) (785) — Less: accretion of Class B Common stock (100,191) (90,567) (73,676)Net loss attributable to Class A Common stock (71,287) (647,307) (83,390)Income attributable to Class B Common stock 100,191 90,567 73,676 Net (loss) income per common share, basic and diluted: Class A Common stock—see Notes 1 and 14 $(41,111)$(357,628)$(34,994) Class B Common stock—see Notes 1 and 14 $4,171 $3,780 $3,462 Pro forma net income per common share, basic and diluted (Note 14—unaudited) $1.00 Weighted average number of shares outstanding: Class A Common stock—see Notes 1 and 14 1,734 1,810 2,383 Class B Common stock—see Notes 1 and 14 24,018 23,961 21,282 Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding 43,247,085 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20078. Income Taxes The Company's provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following (dollars in thousands): The Company is the taxpaying entity and files a consolidated federal income tax return. Currently, the Company is not under examination by anymajor taxing jurisdiction to which the Company is subject; however the Company has been notified of an audit by Michigan Department of Treasury tobegin March 2010. The statute of limitation for tax years 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006 is open, for federal and state income taxes. Additionally, tax year2005 remains open for examination by certain state taxing authorities.81 Year ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Current: Federal $— $— $— State 339 400 (571) 339 400 (571)Deferred: Federal 15,221 (195,035) (3,860) State (12,378) (11,240) (322) 2,843 (206,275) (4,182)Change in valuation allowance (2,843) 206,275 4,182 Provision (benefit) for income taxes $339 $400 $(571) Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20078. Income Taxes (Continued) Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (dollars in thousands): The net current and noncurrent components of deferred taxes included in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows (dollars in thousands): At December 31, 2009, the Company has federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $161,700,000, which expire between 2026and 2029, and various state net operating loss carryforwards, which expire between 2016 and 2029. As a result of ownership changes, Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended and similar state provisions can limit the annualdeductions of net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Such annual limitations could result in the expiration of net operating loss and tax creditcarry forwards before utilization. The Company has no such limitation as of December 31, 2009, and no limitation was triggered by our initial publicoffering which occurred on February 10, 2010. Future ownership changes may result in such a limitation.82 December 31, 2009 2008 Deferred tax assets: Goodwill and intangible assets $214,337 $228,482 Accrued expenses 11,700 11,426 Deferred revenue 945 925 Inventories 1,970 2,146 Pension obligations 3,635 3,572 Unrealized investment loss — 530 Operating loss and contribution carryforwards 61,555 49,493 Other 374 214 Valuation allowance (289,529) (292,372) Total deferred tax assets 4,987 4,416 Deferred tax liabilities: Depreciation 4,662 4,029 Prepaid expenses 325 387 Total deferred tax liabilities 4,987 4,416 Net deferred tax asset $— $— December 31, 2009 2008 Net current deferred tax assets $14,458 $14,176 Net long-term deferred tax assets 275,071 278,196 Valuation allowance (289,529) (292,372) Net deferred tax assets $— $— Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20078. Income Taxes (Continued) A reconciliation of the statutory tax rates and the effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows: At December 31, 2009 and 2008 the Company has no reserves recorded for uncertain tax positions.9. Benefit PlansMedical and Dental Plan The Company has a medical and dental benefit plan covering full-time employees of the Company and their dependents. The plan is a partially self-funded plan under which participant claims are obligations of the plan. The plan is funded through employer and employee contributions at a levelsufficient to pay for the benefits provided by the plan. The Company's contributions to the plan were $5,900,000, $6,000,000, and $7,200,000 for theyears ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. The plan maintains individual stop loss insurance policies on the medical portion of$200,000 to mitigate losses. Balances for the incurred but not yet reported claims, including reported but unpaid claims at December 31, 2009, and2008, were $1,200,000 and $1,000,000, respectively. The Company estimates claims incurred but not yet reported each month based on its historicalexperience, and the Company adjusts its accrual to meet the estimated liability.Savings Plan The Company maintains a defined-contribution 401(k) savings plan for virtually all employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. Under theplan, employees may defer receipt of a portion of their eligible compensation. The Company amended the 401(k) savings plans effective January 1, 2009, to add Company matching and non-elective contributions. TheCompany may contribute a matching contribution of 50% of the first 6% of eligible compensation of employees. No matching contribution shall bemade with respect to employee catch-up contributions. The Company may contribute a non-elective contribution for each plan year after 2008. Thecontribution will apply to eligible employees employed on December 31, 2008. The rate of the non-elective contribution is determined based upon yearsof service as of December 31, 2008, and is fixed. Both Company matching contributions and non-elective contributions are subject to vesting.Forfeitures may be applied against plan expenses. The Company recognized $2,300,000 of expense related to this plan in 2009. The Company made no contributions to this plan in 2008 or 2007,and accordingly, no expense has been recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.83 Year endedDecember 31, 2009 2008 2007 U.S. statutory rate 35% 35% 35%State taxes 4 2 (2)Valuation allowance (38) (37) (38) Effective tax rate 1% 0% (5)% Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20079. Benefit Plans (Continued)Pension Plans The Company has noncontributory salaried and hourly pension plans (combined the Pension Plans) covering substantially all of its employees.The benefits under the salaried plan are based upon years of service and the participants' defined final average monthly compensation. The benefitsunder the hourly plan are based on a unit amount at the date of termination multiplied by the participant's years of credited service. The Company'sfunding policy for the Pension Plans is to contribute amounts at least equal to the minimum annual amount required by applicable regulations. The Company elected to freeze the Pension Plans effective December 31, 2008. This resulted in a cessation of all future benefit accruals for bothhourly and salary pension plans. A curtailment liability gain of $5,809,000 related to the salary plan was recognized as a reduction to the unrecognizednet loss, as the curtailment liability gain was less than the unrecognized net loss prior to the plan amendment and, therefore, did not impact theconsolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for the Pension Plans. Information related to the Pension Plans is as follows (dollars inthousands):84 Year ended December 31, 2009 2008 Accumulated benefit obligation at end of period $41,845 $38,030 Change in projected benefit obligation Projected benefit obligation at beginning of period $38,030 $38,291 Service cost — 2,477 Interest cost 2,338 2,452 Net actuarial loss 2,633 1,602 Curtailment gain — (5,809)Benefits paid (1,156) (983) Projected benefit obligation at end of period $41,845 $38,030 Change in plan assets Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period $23,663 $30,813 Actual return on plan assets 4,132 (8,597)Company contributions 1,489 2,430 Benefits paid (1,156) (983) Fair value of plan assets at end of period $28,128 $23,663 Funded status: accrued pension liability included in otherlong-term liabilities $(13,717)$(14,367) Amounts recognized in accumulated othercomprehensive income Net actuarial loss $(64)$(7,122) Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20079. Benefit Plans (Continued) The estimated actuarial loss for the Pension Plans that was amortized from OCI into net periodic benefit cost during 2009 is $200,000. Additional information related to the Pension Plans is as follows (dollars in thousands): Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation are as follows: Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension expense are as follows: To determine the long-term rate of return assumption for plan assets, the Company studies historical markets and preserves the long-term historicalrelationships between equities and fixed-income securities consistent with the widely accepted capital market principle that assets with higher volatilitygenerate a greater return over the long run. The Company evaluates current market factors such as inflation and interest rates before it determines long-term capital market assumptions and reviews peer data and historical returns to check for reasonableness and appropriateness.85 Year ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Components of net periodic pension expense: Service cost $— $2,477 $2,454 Interest cost 2,338 2,452 2,172 Expected return on plan assets (1,804) (2,733) (2,661) Amortization of net loss 240 — — Net periodic pension expense $774 $2,196 $1,965 December 31, 2009 2008 Discount rate 5.76% 6.28%Rate of compensation increase(1) n/a n/a (1)No compensation increase was assumed, as the plans were frozen effective December 31, 2008. Year endedDecember 31, 2009 2008 2007 Discount rate 6.28% 6.48% 5.75%Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets 7.66 9.00 9.25 Rate of compensation increase(1) n/a 4.25 4.25 (1)No compensation increase was assumed in 2009, as the plans were frozen effective December 31, 2008.Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20079. Benefit Plans (Continued) The Pension Plan's weighted-average asset allocation at December 31, 2009 and 2008, by asset category, is as follows (dollars in thousands): The fair values of the Pension Plan's assets at December 31, 2009 are as follows: A reconciliation of beginning and ending balances for Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2009 is as follows (dollars in thousands): Mutual Funds—This category includes investments in mutual funds that encompass both equity and fixed income securities that are designed toprovide a diverse portfolio. The plan's mutual funds are designed to track exchange indices, and invest in diverse industries. Some mutual funds areclassified as regulated investment companies. Investment managers have the ability to shift investments from value to growth strategies, from small tolarge capitalization funds, and from U.S. to international investments. These investments are valued at the closing price reported on the active market onwhich the individual securities are traded. These investments are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.86 December 31, 2009 December 31, 2008 Asset Category Target Dollars % Dollars % Fixed Income 35% 9,246 33% 8,292 35%Domestic equity 43% 13,262 47% 10,722 45%International equity 14% 4,504 16% 953 4%Real estate 8% 1,116 4% 2,170 9%Cash/other 0% — 0% 1,526 7% Total 100%$28,128 100%$23,663 100% Total Quoted prices inactive markets foridentical asset(level 1) Significantobservableinputs(level 2) Significantunobservableinputs(level 3) Mutual fund $23,062 $23,062 $— $— Collective trust 3,950 — 3,950 — Pooled separate account 1,116 — — 1,116 Total $28,128 $23,062 $3,950 $1,116 Separate Account(Level 3) Balance as of December 31, 2008 $1,631 Realized (losses) gains (515) Balance as of December 31, 2009 $1,116 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 20079. Benefit Plans (Continued) Collective Trusts—This category includes public investment vehicles valued using the Net Asset Value (NAV) provided by the administrator ofthe trust. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the trust, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of sharesoutstanding. The NAV of the trust is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Pooled Separate Account—This category invests mainly in commercial real estate and includes mortgage loans which are backed by the associatedproperties. These underlying real estate investments have unobservable level 3 pricing inputs. The Company's target allocation for equity securities and real estate is generally between 55%—65%, with the remainder allocated primarily tobonds. The Company regularly reviews its actual asset allocation and periodically rebalances its investments to the targeted allocation when consideredappropriate. The Company expects to make no contributions to the Pension Plans in 2010. The following benefit payments are expected to be paid from the Pension Plans (dollars in thousands):10. Commitments and Contingencies The Company leases certain computer equipment, automobiles, and warehouse space under operating leases with initial lease terms ranging up tothree years. The approximate aggregate minimum rental commitments at December 31, 2009, are as follows (dollars in thousands):87Year 2010 $1,362 2011 1,432 2012 1,538 2013 1,675 2014 1,822 Years 2015 - 2019 11,635 Amount Year 2010 $185 2011 100 2012 80 2013 20 2014 — Total $385 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 200710. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued) Total rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, which includes short-term data processing equipment rentals, wasapproximately $347,000, $415,000, and $633,000, respectively. The Company had an arrangement with a finance company to provide floor plan financing for selected dealers. The Company received paymentfrom the finance company within a few days of shipment of product to the dealer. The Company participated in the cost of dealer financing up to certainlimits. The Company has agreed to repurchase products repossessed by the finance company. The Company's financial exposure when repurchasingproduct is limited to the difference between the outstanding balance due and the amount received on the resale of the repossessed product. In the eventof default, the Company is liable for up to 50% of the financed balance. Effective February 27, 2009, the arrangement between the Company and thefinance company was terminated. The amount financed by dealers which remained outstanding under this arrangement at December 31, 2009 and 2008was approximately $427,000 and $7,547,000, respectively. Minimal losses have been incurred under this agreement, and a minimal reserve for futurelosses has been recorded. Effective May 29, 2009, the Company entered into an arrangement with a different finance company. This arrangement is similar to the previousarrangement, however, the Company does not indemnify the finance company for any credit losses they incur. The amount financed by dealers whichremained outstanding under this new arrangement at December 31, 2009 was approximately $6,966,000. In the normal course of business, the Company is named as a defendant in various lawsuits in which claims are asserted against the Company. Inthe opinion of management, the liabilities, if any, which may result from such lawsuits are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the financialposition, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.11. Related-Party Transactions The Company has entered into an agreement to pay CCMP and Unitas Capital and related entities an annual advisory fee of $500,000. TheCompany expensed $500,000 in advisory fees for 2009, 2008, and 2007. This agreement was terminated effective with the IPO on February 10, 2010. The Company paid CCMP a finders fee of $30,000,000 related to the November 10, 2006, transaction in which the Company acquired all of thecapital stock of Generac Power Systems. This fee was a direct transaction cost and, therefore, was included as part of the purchase price. $15,000,000was paid to CCMP in 2006, and the remaining $15,000,000 was paid to CCMP in 2007.88Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 200712. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) Unaudited quarterly financial information for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, (in thousands, except per share data): 89 Quarters Ended 2009 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Net sales $140,446 $149,577 $144,261 $153,964 Gross profit 47,527 60,188 64,491 63,644 Operating income 13,816 24,786 30,588 29,322 Net income 5,794 7,032 18,281 11,948 Less: accretion of Series A preferred stock (2,792) (3,320) (3,709) (4,330)Less: accretion of Class B common stock (24,128) (24,731) (25,349) (25,983)Net loss attributable to Class A common stock (21,126) (21,019) (10,777) (18,365)Income attributable to Class B common stock 24,128 24,731 25,349 25,983 Net (loss) income per common share, basic and diluted: Class A common stock $(12,172)$(12,111)$(6,209)$(10,613) Class B common stock $1,005 $1,030 $1,055 $1,082 Quarters Ended 2008 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Net sales $112,367 $124,183 $165,054 $172,625 Gross profit 42,488 45,555 55,825 58,162 Operating income 11,327 14,154 22,531 (560,313)Net loss (11,417) (15,628) (13,144) (515,766)Less: accretion of Series A preferred stock — — — (785)Less: accretion of Class B common stock (21,681) (22,381) (22,965) (23,539)Net loss attributable to Class A common stock (33,098) (38,009) (36,109) (540,090)Income attributable to Class B common stock 21,681 22,381 22,965 23,539 Net (loss) income per common share, basic and diluted: Class A common stock $(17,397)$(20,701)$(20,525)$(309,757) Class B common stock $911 $933 $956 $980 Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 200713. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (dollars in thousands):14. Subsequent Events The Company evaluated its financial statements for subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. TheCompany is not aware of any subsequent events which require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, except as disclosed below. The Company completed an initial public offering on February 17, 2010. Our capitalization prior to the initial public offering consisted of Series APreferred Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. In connection with the initial public offering, we effected a corporatereorganization in which, after giving effect to a 3.294 for one reverse Class A Common Stock split, our Class B Common Stock and Series A PreferredStock was converted into Class A Common Stock and our Class A Common Stock was then reclassified as common stock. Following the initial publicoffering, we have only one class of common stock outstanding. On February 17, 2010, the Company completed the initial public offering (IPO) of 18,750,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $13.00per share. In addition, on March 18, 2010, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option and purchased an additional 1,950,500 shares ofcommon stock from the Company. We received approximately $247,800,000 in net proceeds from the90 Balance atBeginning ofPeriod AdditionsCharged toEarnings Charges toReserve, Net(1) Balance atEnd ofYear Year ended December 31, 2009 Allowance for doubtful accounts $1,020 $227 $(231)$1,016 Allowance for doubtful notes 965 — — 965 Reserves for inventory 4,908 548 (1,519) 3,937 Valuation of deferred tax assets 292,372 (2,843) — 289,529 Year ended December 31, 2008 Allowance for doubtful accounts $808 $394 $(182)$1,020 Allowance for doubtful notes 850 115 — 965 Reserves for inventory 3,656 1,689 (437) 4,908 Valuation of deferred tax assets 86,097 206,275 — 292,372 Year ended December 31, 2007 Allowance for doubtful accounts $726 $108 $(26)$808 Allowance for doubtful notes — 850 — 850 Reserves for inventory 3,117 1,145 (606) 3,656 Valuation of deferred tax assets 81,915 4,182 — 86,097 (1)Deductions from the allowance for doubtful accounts equal accounts receivable written off, less recoveries, against the allowance.Deductions from the reserves for inventory excess and obsolete items equal inventory written off against the reserve as itemswere disposed of. Deductions to the valuation of deferred tax assets relate to the reversals due to changes in management'sjudgments regarding the future realization of the underlying deferred tax assets.Table of ContentsGenerac Holdings Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 200714. Subsequent Events (Continued)IPO, including the overallotment option, after deducting the underwriting discount and total expenses related to the offering. $221,600,000 of proceedsfrom the initial closing were used entirely to pay down our second lien credit facility in full and to repay a portion of our first lien credit facility.Additionally, in March 2010, the Company used $138.5 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand to further pay down our first lien term loanprincipal. Repayments of our first and second lien credit facilities subsequent to December 31, 2009 totaled $360,100,000. As a result of the Corporate Reorganization, IPO, over-allotment exercise and subsequent excess cash debt pay down, as of March 19, 2010, theCompany had $731,400,000 of outstanding debt under its first lien term loan, the second lien term loan was terminated, and 67,529,290 total commonshares are outstanding. The Company adopted an equity incentive plan on February 10, 2010 in connection with the IPO. A registration statement on Form S-8 was filedregistering the 6,637,835 shares of common stock issuable under the equity incentive plan. At the time of the IPO, 4,341,504 stock options and 456,249shares of restricted stock and other stock awards were granted to employees and Board members of the Company pursuant to the equity incentive plan.The stock options have an exercise price equal to the IPO price and vest in equal installments over five years, subject to the grantee's continuedemployment or service. The restricted stock awards will vest in full on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the grantee's continuedemployment. The Company's interest rate swap agreements outstanding as of December 31, 2009 terminated on January 4, 2010. The Company entered into anew interest rate swap agreement on January 21, 2010. The effective date of the swap is July 1, 2010 with a notional amount of $200,000,000, a fixedLIBOR rate of 1.73% and an expiration date of July 1, 2012. We expect to maintain the swap as highly effective in accordance with ASC 815 (formerlySFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities) and, therefore, any changes in the fair value of the swap would berecorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). On February 18, 2010, we entered into a ten-month foreign currency average rate option transaction for Euros with a total notional amount of$2,500,000. The primary objective is to mitigate the impact of potential price fluctuations of the Euro on our financial results.91Table of ContentsItem 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure There were no changes in, or disagreements with, accountants reportable herein.Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures Disclosure Controls and Procedures Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, weconducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) promulgated under theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financialofficer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting This annual report does not include a report of management's assessment regarding internal controls over financial reporting or an attestation reportof our independent registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by the SEC.Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting There have been no changes during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in ExchangeAct Rule 13a-15(f)) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.Item 9B. Other Information None92Table of ContentsPART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance The information required by Item 10 not already provided herein under "Item 1—Business—Executive officers," will be included in our 2010Proxy Statement, and is incorporated by reference herein.Item 11. Executive Compensation The information required by this item will be included in our 2010 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters The information required by this item will be included in our 2010 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence The information required by this item will be included in our 2010 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services The information required by this item will be included in our 2010 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.PART IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (a)(1) Financial Statements Included in Part II of this report:(a)(2) Schedules None93 Page Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 52 Consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 53 Consolidated statements of operations for years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 54 Consolidated statements of redeemable stock and stockholders' equity (deficit) for years ended December 31,2009, 2008 and 2007 55 Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 56 Notes to consolidated financial statements 57 Table of Contents(a)(3) Exhibits94ExhibitsNumber Description 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Generac Power Systems, Inc., the representative namedtherein, GPS CCMP Acquisition Corp., and GPS CCMP Merger Corp., dated as of September 13, 2006(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC onJanuary 11, 2010). 2.2 Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Generac Power Systems, Inc., therepresentative named therein, GPS CCMP Acquisition Corp., and GPS CCMP Merger Corp (incorporatedby reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 11,2010). 3.1*Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Generac Holdings Inc. 3.2*Amended and Restated Bylaws of Generac Holdings Inc. 4.1 Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement onForm S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010). 4.2 Shareholders Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2006, by and among Generac Holdings Inc., certainstockholders of Generac Holdings Inc., including CCMP Capital Investors II, L.P., various of it affiliatedfunds, various funds affiliated with Unitas Capital Ltd. and the Management Shareholders (as defined inShareholders Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on October 20, 2009). 10.1 Credit Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2006, by and among Generac, GPS CCMP Merger Corp.,Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as administrative agent, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as syndicationagent, Barclays Bank PLC, as documentation agent, and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. and J.P.Morgan Securities Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (incorporated by reference toExhibit 10.5 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on December 17, 2009). 10.2 First Lien Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated November 10, 2006, among Generac AcquisitionCorp., GPS CCMP Merger Corp., certain Subsidiaries of GPS CCMP Merger Corp. and Goldman SachsCredit Partners L.P., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5.1 of the RegistrationStatement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on December 17, 2009). 10.3 Advisory Services and Monitoring Agreement, dated November 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference toExhibit 10.7 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 24, 2009). 10.4+2006 Management Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of November 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference toExhibit 10.8 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 24, 2009). 10.5+2009 Executive Management Incentive Compensation Program (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on December 17, 2009). 10.6+Generac Holdings Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of theRegistration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010). Table of Contents95ExhibitsNumber Description 10.7+Generac Holdings Inc. Annual Performance Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.63 of theRegistration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010). 10.8+Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated January 14, 2010, between Generac and AaronJagdfeld (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.65 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with theSEC on January 25, 2010). 10.9+Employment Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2006, between Generac and Dawn Tabat (incorporatedby reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25,2010). 10.10+Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated January 14, 2010, between Generac and Dawn Tabat(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.66 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC onOctober 20, 2009). 10.11+Employment Letter to Clement Feng, dated December 29, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 11, 2010). 10.12+Employment Letter with Terrence Dolan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.62 of the RegistrationStatement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010). 10.13+Severance Agreement with Edward LeBlanc, dated September 22, 2008 (incorporated by reference toExhibit 10.49 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 11, 2010). 10.14+Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.64 of theRegistration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010). 10.15 Form of Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Intellectual Property Agreement (incorporated by reference toExhibit 10.40 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 24, 2009). 10.16 Employee Nondisclosure and Noncompete Agreement, by and between Generac Power Systems, Inc. andClement Feng, dated as of September 5, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 of the RegistrationStatement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 24, 2009). 10.17 Promissory Note dated December 27, 2007 between Generac Power Systems, Inc. and Clement Feng(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC onDecember 17, 2009). 10.18 Promissory Note Repayment Letter to Clement Feng, dated December 28, 2009 (incorporated by reference toExhibit 10.48 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 11, 2010). 10.19+Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 of the RegistrationStatement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010). 10.20+Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 of theRegistration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010). Table of Contents96ExhibitsNumber Description 10.21 Form of Generac Holdings Inc. Director Indemnification Agreement for Stephen Murray, Timothy Walshand Stephen V. McKenna (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 of the Registration Statement onForm S-1 filed with the SEC on January 11, 2010). 10.22 Form of Generac Holdings Inc. Director Indemnification Agreement for Barry Goldstein, John D. Bowlinand Edward A. LeBlanc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 of the Registration Statement onForm S-1 filed with the SEC on January 11, 2010). 10.23 Form of Generac Holdings Inc. Officer Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference toExhibit 10.52 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 11, 2010). 10.24 Form of Generac Power Systems, Inc. Director Indemnification Agreement for Stephen Murray, TimothyWalsh and Stephen V. McKenna (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.53 of the Registration Statement onForm S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010). 10.25 Form of Generac Power Systems, Inc. Indemnification Agreement for Barry Goldstein, John D. Bowlin,Edward A. LeBlanc, Aaron Jagdfeld, York A. Ragen, Dawn Tabat, Clement Feng, Allen Gillette, RogerSchaus, Jr. and Roger Pascavis (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.54 of the Registration Statement onForm S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010). 21.1*List of Subsidiaries of Generac Holdings Inc. 23.1*Consent of Ernst & Young, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, relating to GeneracHoldings Inc. 31.1*Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)and 15d-14(a), pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 31.2*Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)and 15d-14(a), pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.1**Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 ofthe Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.2**Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*Filed herewith. **Furnished herewith. +Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.Table of ContentsSIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signedon its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.Dated: March 30, 2010 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons and on behalf ofthe Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.97 GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. By: /s/ AARON JAGDFELDAaron JagdfeldChief Executive OfficerSignature Title Date /s/ AARON JAGDFELDAaron Jagdfeld Chief Executive Officer and Director(Principal Executive Officer) March 30, 2010 /s/ YORK A. RAGENYork A. Ragen Chief Financial Officer(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) March 30, 2010 /s/ JOHN D. BOWLINJohn D. Bowlin Director March 30, 2010 /s/ BARRY J. GOLDSTEINBarry J. Goldstein Director March 30, 2010 /s/ EDWARD A. LEBLANCEdward A. LeBlanc Director March 30, 2010 /s/ STEPHEN V. MCKENNAStephen V. McKenna Director March 30, 2010 /s/ STEPHEN MURRAYStephen Murray Director March 30, 2010 /s/ TIMOTHY WALSHTimothy Walsh Director March 30, 2010 Exhibit 3.1 THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATEDCERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATIONOF GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. (Under Sections 242 and 245 of theDelaware General Corporation Law) Generac Holdings Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, asamended (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify as follows: 1. The name of the Corporation is Generac Holdings Inc. The Corporation was originally incorporated under the name GPS CCMPAcquisition Corp. The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware onSeptember 12, 2006. 2. This Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Boardof Directors”) and by the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the DGCL and by the written consent of itsstockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL. 3. This Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates and further amends the certificate of incorporation ofthe Corporation, as heretofore amended or supplemented. 4. The Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: ARTICLE I Section 1.1. Name. The name of the Corporation is Generac Holdings Inc. ARTICLE II Section 2.1. Address. The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 2711Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is CorporationService Company. ARTICLE III Section 3.1. Purpose. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organizedunder the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation shall have all of the powers conferred on corporations by the DGCL andother applicable law. ARTICLE IV Section 4.1. Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is FIVE HUNDREDFIFTY MILLION (550,000,000) shares, of which (i) FIVE HUNDRED MILLION (500,000,000) shares shall be shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01per share (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) FIFTY MILLION (50,000,000) shares shall be shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “PreferredStock”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the rights and preferences of the Common Stock shall at all times be subject to the rightsand preferences of the Preferred Stock as may be set forth in one or more certificates of designations filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delawarefrom time to time in accordance with the DGCL and this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The number of authorized shares ofPreferred Stock and Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time by theaffirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon, votingtogether as a single class, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders ofany of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock voting separately as a class or series shall be required therefor. Upon this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation becoming effective pursuant to the DGCL (the “Effective Time”), each share ofClass A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (including treasury shares) (“OldCommon Stock”) shall automatically, without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of such Old Common Stock, be reclassified as andshall become one (1) new validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock. The reclassification of the Old Common Stock intoCommon Stock will occur at the Effective Time, regardless of when any certificates previously representing such shares of Old Common Stock (if suchshares are held in certificated form) are physically surrendered to the Corporation in exchange for certificates representing such new shares of Common Stock. Until surrendered, each certificate that theretofore represented shares of Old Common Stock shall thereafter represent such number of shares of CommonStock into which the shares of Old Common Stock represented by such certificate have been reclassified. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon reclassification of the Old Common Stock hereby. In lieu of any fractional shares towhich the holder would otherwise be entitled, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of a share of CommonStock as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. Section 4.2. Common Stock. The Common Stock shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and rights and qualifications,limitations and restrictions: (a) Voting. Each holder of record of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to vote at all meetings of the stockholders of theCorporation and shall have one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder of record as of the applicable record date on anymatter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation; provided, however, that to the fullest extent permitted by law, holders of 2 Common Stock, as such, shall have no voting power with respect to, and shall not be entitled to vote on, any amendment to this Third Amendedand Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series or class of Preferred Stock) that relates solelyto the terms of one or more outstanding series or class(es) of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series or class(es) of Preferred Stock areentitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series or class(es), to vote thereon pursuant to applicable law or thisThird Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series or class of Preferred Stock). (b) Dividends and Distributions. Subject to the prior rights of all classes or series of stock at the time outstanding having priorrights as to dividends or other distributions, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and otherdistributions in cash, property, or stock as may be declared on the Common Stock by the Board of Directors from time to time out of assets orfunds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in all such dividends and other distributions. (c) Liquidation, etc. Subject to the prior rights of creditors of the Corporation and the holders of all classes or series of stock at thetime outstanding having prior rights as to distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, in the event of anyliquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled toreceive their ratable and proportionate share of the remaining assets of the Corporation. (d) No holder of shares of Common Stock shall have cumulative voting rights. (e) No holder of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to preemptive, subscription, redemption, or conversion rights. Theshares of Common Stock shall not be subject to any sinking fund provisions. Section 4.3. Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, at any time and from timeto time, to provide for the issuance of a share or shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series or classes and to fix for each such series or class the number ofshares constituting such series or class and the designation of such series or class, the voting powers (if any), whether full or limited, of the shares of suchseries or class, and the powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of each such series or class and thequalifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof and to cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of designation withrespect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the fullest extent as may now or hereafter be permitted by the DGCL the authority of theBoard of Directors with respect to the Preferred Stock and any series or class thereof shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following: (a) the number of shares constituting any series or class and the distinctive designation of that series or class; 3 (b) the dividend rate on the shares of any series or class, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date ordates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series or class; (c) whether any series or class shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by applicable law, and, if so, thenumber of votes per share and the terms and conditions of such voting rights; (d) whether any series or class shall have conversion privileges and, if so, the terms and conditions of conversion, includingprovision for adjustment of the conversion rate upon such events as the Board of Directors shall determine; (e) whether the shares of any series or class shall be redeemable and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, includingthe date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may varyunder different conditions and at different redemption dates; (f) whether any series or class shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series or class, and, if so,the terms and amount of such sinking fund; (g) the rights of the shares of any series or class in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of theCorporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series or class; and (h) any other powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions of any series or class. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of each series or class of Preferred Stock, and thequalifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series or classes at any time outstanding. Unless otherwiseprovided in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such series or class of Preferred Stock, shares of Preferred Stock, regardless of series orclass, which shall be issued and thereafter acquired by the Corporation through purchase, redemption, exchange, conversion or otherwise shall return to thestatus of authorized but unissued Preferred Stock, without designation as to series or class of Preferred Stock, and the Company shall have the right to reissuesuch shares. Section 4.4. Power to Sell and Purchase Shares. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Corporation shall have the power to issueand sell all or any part of any shares of any class of stock herein or hereafter authorized to such persons, and for such consideration and for such corporatepurposes, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time, in its discretion, determine, whether or not greater consideration could be received upon the issueor sale of the same number of shares of another class, and as otherwise permitted by law. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Corporation shallhave the power to purchase any shares of any class of stock herein or hereafter authorized from such persons, and for such consideration and for suchcorporate purposes, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time, 4 in its discretion, determine, whether or not less consideration could be paid upon the purchase of the same number of shares of another class, and as otherwisepermitted by law. ARTICLE V Section 5.1. Powers of the Board. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board ofDirectors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by applicable law or by this Third Amended and Restated Certificate ofIncorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series or class of Preferred Stock) or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the Board ofDirectors is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, except as otherwisespecifically required by law or as otherwise provided in this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designationsrelating to any series or class of Preferred Stock). Section 5.2. Number of Directors. Upon the Effective Time, the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of directors shall beseven (7). Thereafter, subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, the total number of directors constituting the entire Board ofDirectors shall consist of not less than one nor more than fifteen members, the exact number of which shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolutionadopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Section 5.3. Classification of the Board. Effective upon the Effective Time, the directors of the Corporation shall be divided into three classesdesignated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting theentire Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to such classes as of the Effective Time. The term of office of the initial Class I directors shall expire at the first annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Time; the term of office ofthe initial Class II directors shall expire at the second annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Time; and the term of office of the initial ClassIII directors shall expire at the third annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Time. At each annual meeting of stockholders, commencingwith the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shallbe elected to hold office until the third annual meeting next succeeding his or her election and until his or her respective successor shall have been duly electedand qualified. If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes in such a manner as the Board ofDirectors shall determine so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, but in no case will a decrease in the number ofdirectors shorten the term of any incumbent director. Section 5.4. Removal of Directors. Subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, any director or the entireBoard of Directors may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of thevoting power of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. Forpurposes of this Article V, “cause” shall mean, with respect to any director, (i) the willful failure by such director 5 to perform, or the gross negligence of such director in performing, the duties of a director, (ii) the engaging by such director in willful or serious misconductthat is injurious to the Corporation or (iii) the conviction of such director of, or the entering by such director of a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime thatconstitutes a felony. Section 5.5. Term. A director shall hold office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or hersuccessor shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement or removal from office. A director may resign at any timeupon notice to the Corporation. Section 5.6. Vacancies. Subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, any vacancies in the Board of Directorsfor any reason and any newly created directorships resulting by reason of any increase in the number of directors shall be filled only by the Board of Directors(and not by the stockholders), acting by a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, andany directors so appointed shall hold office until the next election of the class of directors to which such directors have been appointed and until theirsuccessors are duly elected and qualified. Section 5.7. Director Elections by Holders of Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more seriesor classes of Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately by series or class, to elect one or more directors at an annual or special meeting ofstockholders, the election, filling of vacancies, removal of directors and other features of such one or more directorships shall be governed by the terms ofsuch one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law. Section 5.8. Officers. Except as otherwise expressly delegated by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall have theexclusive power and authority to appoint and remove officers of the Corporation. ARTICLE VI Section 6.1. Elections of Directors. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot except and to the extent provided in the Bylaws of theCorporation. Section 6.2. Advance Notice. Advance notice of nominations for the election of directors or proposals of other business to be considered bystockholders, made other than by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Corporation to whom theBoard of Directors or such committee shall have delegated such authority, shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation. Withoutlimiting the generality of the foregoing, the Bylaws may require that such advance notice include such information as the Board of Directors may deemappropriate or useful. Section 6.3. No Stockholder Action by Consent. Subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, if CCMPCapital Advisors, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “CCMP”) collectively, beneficially own (as shall be determined in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) less than fifty percent (50.0%) of the then outstanding shares of the CommonStock, then any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be 6 effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any written consent in lieu of a meetingby such stockholders, unless the directors then in office unanimously recommend that such action be permitted to be taken by written consent ofstockholders. For purposes of this Section 6.3 and Article XII, “affiliates” shall mean, with respect to a given person, all other persons that, directly orindirectly, control, are controlled by or are under common control with, such person; provided, however, that for the purposes of this definition none of theCorporation, its subsidiaries and any entities (including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies or other persons) in which the Corporation orits subsidiaries hold, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest, on the one hand, or (ii) CCMP and its affiliates (excluding the Corporation, its subsidiariesor other entities described in clause (i)), on the other hand, shall be deemed to be “affiliates” of one another. For purposes of this definition, “control”(including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) as applied to any person means the possession, directly orindirectly, of beneficial ownership of, or the power to vote, ten percent (10%) or more of the securities having voting power for the election of directors (or otherpersons acting in similar capacities) of such person or the power otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person,whether through the ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise. Section 6.4. Postponement, Conduct and Adjournment of Meetings. Any meeting of stockholders may be postponed by action of the Board ofDirectors at any time in advance of such meeting. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of themeetings and management of the affairs of the Corporation as they may deem proper and the power to adjourn any meeting of stockholders without a vote ofthe stockholders, which powers may be delegated by the Board of Directors to the chairman of such meeting in either such rules and regulations or pursuant tothe Bylaws of the Corporation. Section 6.5. Special Meetings of Stockholders. Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation, for any purpose or purposes, maybe called at any time, but only by or at the direction of a majority of the directors then in office or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The abilityof stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders is specifically denied. ARTICLE VII Section 7.1. Limited Liability of Directors. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended,no director of the Corporation shall have any personal liability to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciaryduty as a director. If the DGCL is amended hereafter to permit the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director ofthe Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. Any alteration, amendment, addition to or repeal ofthis Section 7.1, or adoption of any provision of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designationsrelating to any series or class of Preferred Stock) inconsistent with this Section 7.1, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of theCorporation existing at the time of such alteration, amendment, addition to, repeal or adoption with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to suchalteration, amendment, addition to, repeal or adoption. 7 Section 7.2. Mandatory Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify its directors and officers to thefullest extent authorized or permitted by law, as now or hereafter in effect, and such right to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to bea director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives. The right toindemnification conferred by this Article VII shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participatingin any proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon receipt by the Corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer receivingadvancement to repay the amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation under thisArticle VII. Section 7.3. Employees and Agents. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rightsto indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article VII to directors andofficers of the Corporation. Section 7.4. Non-Exclusivity. The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this Article VII shall not be exclusiveof any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including anycertificate of designations relating to any series or class of Preferred Stock), the Bylaws of the Corporation, any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders ordisinterested directors or otherwise. Section 7.5. Insurance. The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was orhas agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her or onhis or her behalf in such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or heragainst such liability. Section 7.6. Exception to Right of Indemnification. Notwithstanding any provision in this Article VII, the Corporation shall not be obligatedby this Article VII to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against a current or former director of officer of the Corporation (an“Indemnitee”): (a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of such Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnityprovision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; or (b) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by such Indemnitee of securities of theCorporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or (c) in connection with any proceeding (or any part of any proceeding) 8 initiated by such Indemnitee, including any proceeding (or any part of any proceeding) initiated by such Indemnitee against the Corporation or itsdirectors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Corporation has joined in or the Board of Directors authorized the proceeding (orany part of any proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Corporation provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powersvested in the Corporation under applicable law, or (iii) the proceeding is one to enforce such Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification or the advancementof expenses. Section 7.7. Amendment of Article VII. No alteration, amendment, addition to or repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provisionof this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series or class of Preferred Stock)inconsistent with this Article VII, shall adversely affect any rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of a director or officer of theCorporation existing at the time of such alteration, amendment, addition to, repeal or adoption with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to suchalteration, amendment, addition to, repeal or adoption. ARTICLE VIII Section 8.1. Delaware. Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. Thebooks of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the DGCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may bedesignated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation. ARTICLE IX Section 9.1. Bylaws. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board ofDirectors is expressly authorized and empowered to make, alter, amend, add to or repeal any and all Bylaws of the Corporation by a majority of the directorsthen in office. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificateof designations relating to any series or class of Preferred Stock), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of thevoting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall berequired for the stockholders to make, alter, amend, add to or repeal any or all Bylaws of the Corporation or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith. ARTICLE X Section 10.1. Creditors. Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this corporation and its creditors or any class of themand/or between this corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on theapplication in a summary way of this corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for thiscorporation under § 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for thiscorporation under § 279 of Title 8 of 9 the Delaware Code order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this corporation, as the case maybe, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors,and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganizationof this corporation as consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctionedby the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class ofstockholders, of this corporation, as the case may be, and also on this corporation. ARTICLE XI Section 11.1. Section 203 of the DGCL. The Corporation hereby elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL. ARTICLE XII Section 12.1. Corporate Opportunities. To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the DGCL and except as may be otherwiseexpressly agreed in writing by the Corporation and CCMP, the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, renounces any interest or expectancy of theCorporation and its subsidiaries in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities, which are from time to time presented toCCMP or any of its managers, officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members, partners, affiliates and subsidiaries (other than the Corporation and itssubsidiaries), even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation or its subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire topursue if granted the opportunity to do so, and no such person or entity shall be liable to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for breach of any fiduciaryor other duty, as a director or officer or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person or entity pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs suchbusiness opportunity to another person or entity or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to theCorporation or its subsidiaries unless, in the case of any such person who is a director or officer of the Corporation, such business opportunity is expresslyoffered to such director or officer in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation. Neither the alteration, amendment, additionto or repeal of this Article XII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate ofdesignations relating to any series or class of Preferred Stock) inconsistent with this Article XII, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article XII in respectof any business opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article XII, would accrue orarise, prior to such alteration, amendment, addition, repeal or adoption. ARTICLE XIII Section 13.1. Amendment. The Corporation reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to alter, amend, add to or repeal anyprovision contained in this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any 10 series or class of Preferred Stock) in any manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights, preferences, privileges and powers of any nature conferredupon stockholders, directors or any other persons herein are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provisionof this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series or class of Preferred Stock),and in addition to any other vote that may be required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of thevoting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend,add to or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, Sections 5.3 and 5.4 of Article V, Sections 6.3 and 6.5 of Article VI, Article VII, Article IX,Article XII hereof or this Article XIII. 11 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed on its behalfthis 10th day of February, 2010. Generac Holdings Inc. By: /s/ Aaron JagdfeldAaron JagdfeldChief Executive Officer and President Exhibit 3.2 AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWSOFGENERAC HOLDINGS INC.(a Delaware corporation) Effective February 10, 2010 ARTICLE ISTOCKHOLDERS Section 1.01. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation for the election of Directors and for the transactionof such other business as properly may come before such meeting shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, or, within the solediscretion of the Board of Directors, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, by means of remote communicationand at such date and at such time, as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in the notice or waiver of notice ofthe meeting. Section 1.02. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation, for any purpose or purposes, may be called at anytime, but only by or at the direction of a majority of the Directors then in office or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Such special meetings of thestockholders shall be held at such places, within or without the State of Delaware, or, within the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, and subject to suchguidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, by means of remote communication, as shall be specified in the respective notices or waiversof notice thereof. The ability of stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders is specifically denied. Section 1.03. No Stockholder Action by Consent. Subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, if CCMPCapital Advisors, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “CCMP”) collectively, beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) less than fifty percent (50.0%) of the then outstanding shares of the common stock, thenany action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of suchstockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any written consent in lieu of a meeting by such stockholders, unless the directors then in officeunanimously recommend that such action be permitted to be taken by written consent of stockholders. In the event that an action is permitted to be taken bywritten consent of stockholders in accordance with this Section 1.03 and a signed written consent(s) (and any related revocation(s)) is(are) delivered to theCorporation in the manner provided by applicable law, the Corporation may engage independent inspectors of elections for the purpose of performing promptlya ministerial review of the validity of the consents and revocations. In the event the Corporation engages such inspectors, then for the purpose of permitting theinspectors to perform such review no action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders shall be effective until such inspectors have completed theirreview, determined that the requisite number of valid and unrevoked consents delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law have beenobtained to take the action specified in the consents, and certified such determination for entry in the records of the Corporation kept for the purpose ofrecording the proceedings of meetings of stockholders, and such action by written consent will take effect as of the date and time of the certification of the written consents and will notrelate back to the date the written consents to take action were delivered to the Corporation. For purposes of this Article I, “affiliates” shall mean, with respectto a given person, all other persons that, directly or indirectly, control, are controlled by or are under common control with, such person; provided, however,that for the purposes of this definition none of the Corporation, its subsidiaries and any entities (including corporations, partnerships, limited liabilitycompanies or other persons) in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries hold, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest, on the one hand, or (ii) CCMP andits affiliates (excluding the Corporation, its subsidiaries or other entities described in clause (i)), on the other hand, shall be deemed to be “affiliates” of oneanother. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) asapplied to any person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership of, or the power to vote, ten percent (10%) or more of thesecurities having voting power for the election of directors (or other persons acting in similar capacities) of such person or the power otherwise to direct or causethe direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise. Section 1.04. Notice of Meetings; Waiver. (a) The Secretary of the Corporation or any Assistant Secretary shall cause written notice of the place, if any, date and hour of each meeting of thestockholders, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is called, and the means of remote communication, if any,by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, to be given personally by mail or by electronictransmission, or as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting, to each stockholder ofrecord entitled to vote at such meeting. If such notice is mailed, it shall be deemed to have been given personally to a stockholder when deposited in the UnitedStates mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the record of stockholders of the Corporation, or, if astockholder shall have filed with the Secretary of the Corporation a written request that notices to such stockholder be mailed to some other address, thendirected to such stockholder at such other address. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law. (b) A written waiver of any notice of any annual or special meeting signed by the person entitled thereto, or a waiver by electronic transmission by theperson entitled to notice, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual or special meeting of thestockholders need be specified in a written waiver of notice. Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice ofsuch meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of anybusiness on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. (c) For notice given by electronic transmission to a stockholder to be effective, such stockholder must consent to the Corporation’s giving notice by thatparticular form of electronic transmission. A stockholder may revoke consent to receive notice by electronic transmission 2 by written notice to the Corporation. A stockholder’s consent to notice by electronic transmission is automatically revoked if the Corporation is unable todeliver two consecutive electronic transmission notices and such inability becomes known to the Secretary of the Corporation, any Assistant Secretary, thetransfer agent or other person responsible for giving notice. (d) Notices are deemed given (i) if by facsimile, when faxed to a number where the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail,when mailed electronically to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive such notice; (iii) if by posting on an electronicnetwork (such as a website or chatroom) together with a separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later to occur of (A) such postingor (B) the giving of the separate notice of such posting; or (iv) if by any other form of electronic communication, when directed to the stockholder in themanner consented to by the stockholder. (e) If a stockholder meeting is to be held by means of remote communication and stockholders will take action at such meeting, the notice of suchmeeting must: (i) specify the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present and vote at suchmeeting; and (ii) provide the information required to access the stockholder list. A waiver of notice may be given by electronic transmission. Section 1.05. Quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, at each meeting of stockholders the presencein person or by proxy of the holders of record of a majority in voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorumfor the transaction of business at such meeting. Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the sharesentitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor becounted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation to votestock, including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity. Section 1.06. Voting. If, pursuant to Section 5.05 of these Bylaws, a record date has been fixed, every holder of record of shares entitled tovote at a meeting of stockholders shall, subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, be entitled to one (1) vote for each shareoutstanding in his or her name on the books of the Corporation at the close of business on such record date. If no record date has been fixed, then every holderof record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall, subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, be entitled toone (1) vote for each share of stock standing in his or her name on the books of the Corporation at the close of business on the day next preceding the day onwhich notice of the meeting is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. Except asotherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in personor represented by proxy at a meeting and voting for nominees in the election of Directors, and in all other matters, the 3 affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting and voting on the subject matter shall be the act of thestockholders. Section 1.07. Voting by Ballot. No vote of the stockholders on an election of Directors need be taken by written ballot or by electronictransmission unless otherwise required by law. Any vote not required to be taken by ballot or by electronic transmission may be conducted in any mannerapproved by the Board of Directors prior to the meeting at which such vote is taken. Section 1.08. Postponement and Adjournment. Any meeting of stockholders may be postponed by action of the Board of Directors at any timein advance of such meeting. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of such meeting shall have the power to adjourn themeeting without a vote of the stockholders. Notice of any adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation need not be given if the place, if any, dateand hour thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days,or if after the adjournment a new record date for the adjourned meeting is fixed pursuant to Section 5.05 of these Bylaws, a notice of the adjourned meeting,conforming to the requirements of Section 1.04 of these Bylaws, shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. At any adjournedmeeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting. Section 1.09. Proxies. Any stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders may authorize another person or persons to vote atany such meeting and express such vote on behalf of him or her by proxy. A stockholder may authorize a valid proxy by executing a written instrumentsigned by such stockholder, or by causing his or her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, byfacsimile signature, or by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission to the persondesignated as the holder of the proxy, a proxy solicitation firm or a like authorized agent. No such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after the expiration ofthree (3) years from the date of such proxy, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the stockholderexecuting it, except in those cases where applicable law provides that a proxy shall be irrevocable. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is notirrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing with the Secretary of the Corporation either an instrument in writing revoking the proxyor another duly executed proxy bearing a later date. Proxies by telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted withinformation from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. Any copy,facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of a writing or transmission created pursuant to this section may be substituted or used in lieu of theoriginal writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimiletelecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission. Section 1.10. Organization; Procedure. At every meeting of stockholders the chairman of such meeting shall be the Chairman of the Board or,if no Chairman of the Board has been elected or in the event of his or her absence or disability, a chairman chosen by the Board of 4 Directors. The Secretary of the Corporation, or in the event of his or her absence or disability, an Assistant Secretary, if any, or if there be no AssistantSecretary, in the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, an appointee of the chairman of the meeting, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The order ofbusiness and all other matters of procedure at every meeting of stockholders may be determined by the chairman of such meeting. Section 1.11. Business at Annual and Special Meetings. No business may be transacted at an annual or special meeting of shareholders otherthan business that is: (a) specified in a notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committeethereof, (b) otherwise brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof or any authorized officerof the Corporation to whom the Board of Directors or such committee shall have delegated such authority, or (c) otherwise brought before the meeting by a “Noticing Shareholder” who complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 1.12 of these Bylaws. A “Noticing Shareholder” must be either a “Record Holder” or a “Nominee Holder.” A “Record Holder” is a shareholder that holds of record stock of theCorporation entitled to vote at the meeting on the business (including any election of a director) to be appropriately conducted at the meeting. A “NomineeHolder” is a shareholder that holds such stock through a nominee or “street name” holder of record and can demonstrate to the Corporation such indirectownership of such stock and such Nominee Holder’s entitlement to vote such stock on such business. Clause (c) of this Section 1.11 shall be the exclusivemeans for a Noticing Shareholder to make director nominations or submit other business before a meeting of shareholders (other than proposals brought underRule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, which proposals are not governed by these Bylaws). Notwithstandinganything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at a shareholders’ meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth inSection 1.11 and Section 1.12 of these Bylaws. Section 1.12. Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations. In order for a Noticing Shareholder to properly bring any item of businessbefore a meeting of shareholders, the Noticing Shareholder must give timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation in compliance with therequirements of this Section 1.12. Section 1.12 shall constitute an “advance notice provision” for annual meetings for purposes of Rule 14a-4(c)(1) under theExchange Act. (a) To be timely, a Noticing Shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation: (i) in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day and not later than the close ofbusiness on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the 5 event the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder to be timelymust be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close ofbusiness on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such annual meeting isless than 100 days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting isfirst made by the Corporation; and (ii) in the case of a special meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors, not earlier than the close of business on the one-hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to suchspecial meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the date on which notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date ofthe special meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual or special meeting, or theannouncement thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above. (b) To be in proper form, whether in regard to a nominee for election to the Board of Directors or other business, a Noticing Shareholder’s notice to theSecretary must: (i) set forth, as to the Noticing Shareholder and, if the Noticing Shareholder holds for the benefit of another, the beneficial owner on whosebehalf the nomination or proposal is made, the following information together with a representation as to the accuracy of the information: (A) the name and address of the Noticing Shareholder as they appear on the Corporation’s books and, if the Noticing Shareholderholds for the benefit of another, the name and address of such beneficial owner (collectively “Holder”); (B) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and/or of record,and the date such ownership was acquired; (C) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or asettlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or inpart from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not the instrument or right shall be subject to settlement inthe underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a “Derivative Instrument”) that is directly or indirectly ownedbeneficially by the Holder or any Shareholder Associated Person of the Noticing Shareholder and any other direct or indirect opportunity toprofit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation; 6 (D) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which the Holder has a right to vote or has granteda right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation; (E) any short interest in any security of the Corporation (for purposes of these Bylaws a person shall be deemed to have a shortinterest in a security if the Holder or any Shareholder Associated Person of the Noticing Shareholder directly or indirectly, through anycontract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decreasein the value of the subject security); (F) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by the Holder that are separated or separable from theunderlying shares of the Corporation; (G) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general orlimited partnership or limited liability company or similar entity in which the Holder or any Shareholder Associated Person of the NoticingShareholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, is the manager, managing memberor directly or indirectly beneficially owns an interest in the manager or managing member of a limited liability company or similar entity; (H) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that the Holder or any Shareholder Associated Person of the NoticingShareholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any; (I) any arrangements, rights, or other interests described in Sections 1.12(b)(i)(C)-(H) held by members of such Holder’s immediatefamily sharing the same household; (J) a representation that the Noticing Shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person(s)named or propose the business specified in the notice and whether or not such shareholder intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form ofproxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding shares required to approve the nomination(s) or the businessproposed and/or otherwise to solicit proxies from shareholders in support of the nomination(s) or the business proposed; (K) a certification regarding whether or not such shareholder and Shareholder Associated Persons have complied with all applicablefederal, state and other legal requirements in connection with such shareholder’s and/or Shareholder Associated Persons’ acquisition of sharesor other securities of the Corporation and/or such shareholder’s and/or Shareholder Associated Persons’ acts or omissions as a shareholder ofthe Corporation; 7 (L) any other information relating to the Holder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required tobe made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested electionpursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; and (M) any other information as reasonably requested by the Corporation. Such information shall be provided as of the date of the notice and shall be supplemented by the Holder not later than 10 days after the record date for themeeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date. (ii) If the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a director or directors that the shareholder proposes to bring before themeeting, the notice must set forth: (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting (including the text of any resolutions proposed forconsideration), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, and any material direct or indirect interest of the Holder or anyShareholder Associated Persons in such business; and (B) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings, direct and indirect, between the Holder, and any other personor persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by the Holder. (iii) set forth, as to each person, if any, whom the Holder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board of Directors: (A) all information relating to the nominee (including, without limitation, the nominee’s name, age, business and residence addressand principal occupation or employment and the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are ownedbeneficially or of record by the nominee) that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made inconnection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rulesand regulations thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as adirector if elected); (B) a description of any agreements, arrangements and understandings between or among such shareholder or any ShareholderAssociated Person, on the one hand, and any other persons (including any Shareholder Associated Person), on the other hand, in connectionwith the nomination of such person for election as a director; and 8 (C) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements, and understandingsduring the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among the Holder and respective affiliates and associates, orothers acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or othersacting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant toItem 404 of Regulation S-K if the Holder making the nomination or on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associatethereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of Item 404 and the nominee were a director or executive officerof such registrant. (iv) with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the Board of Directors, the Noticing Shareholder shall include a completed andsigned questionnaire, representation, and agreement required by Section 1.13 of these Bylaws. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee tofurnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of the proposed nominee to serve as anindependent director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable shareholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of thenominee. (c) Notwithstanding anything in Section 1.12(a) to the contrary, if the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and thereis no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least 100days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice required by these Bylaws shall also be considered timely, butonly with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of theCorporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which the public announcement naming all nominees or specifying thesize of the increased Board of Directors is first made by the Corporation. (d) For purposes of these Bylaws: (i) “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by theCorporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulationsthereunder; (ii) “Shareholder Associated Person” means, with respect to any shareholder, (i) any person acting in concert with such shareholder, (ii) anybeneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder (other than a shareholder that is a depositary)and (iii) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with any shareholder, or any Shareholder Associated Person identified inclauses (i) or (ii) above; and (iii) “Affiliate” and “Associate” are defined by reference to Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. An “affiliate” is any“person that directly, or indirectly 9 through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified.” “Control” is defined as the“possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a person, whether through the ownership ofvoting securities, by contract, or otherwise.” The term “associate” of a person means: (i) any corporation or organization (other than the registrant or amajority-owned subsidiary of the registrant) of which such person is an officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10 percentor more of any class of equity securities, (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which suchperson serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity, and (iii) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who has thesame home as such person or who is a director or officer of the registrant or any of its parents or subsidiaries. (e) Only those persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws shall be eligible to serve as directors. Only suchbusiness shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in theseBylaws, provided, however, that, once business has been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 1.12, nothing in this Section 1.12(e)shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any shareholder of such business. If any information submitted pursuant to this Section 1.12 by any shareholderproposing a nominee(s) for election as a director at a meeting of shareholders is inaccurate in any material respect, such information shall be deemed not tohave been provided in accordance with Section 1.12. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, the chairman ofthe meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made orproposed, as the case may be, in compliance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if he or she should determine that any proposed nomination orbusiness is not in compliance with these Bylaws, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such nomination or business not properly brought beforethe meeting shall be disregarded or not be transacted. (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of these Bylaws, a Noticing Shareholder also shall comply with all applicable requirements of theExchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in these Bylaws; provided, however, that any references in theseBylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to anyother business to be considered pursuant to Section 1.11 or Section 1.12 of these Bylaws. (g) Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to (i) affect any rights of (A) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxystatement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (B) the holders of any series or class of Preferred Stock, if any, if so provided under anyapplicable certificate of designation for such Preferred Stock or (ii) affect any rights of any holders of common stock pursuant to a shareholders’ agreementwith the Company or impose any requirements, restrictions or limitations under Sections 1.11, 1.12 or 1.13 of these Bylaws unless expressly imposed bysuch shareholders’ agreement. 10 Section 1.13. Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement. To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a directorof the Corporation by a Holder, a person must complete and deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 1.12 ofthese Bylaws) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written questionnaire providing the information requested about thebackground and qualifications of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made and a writtenrepresentation and agreement (the questionnaire, representation, and agreement to be in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that suchperson: (a) is not and will not become a party to: (i) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how theperson, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to theCorporation, or (ii) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with the person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with theperson’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (b) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respectto any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement, or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein,and (c) in the person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, ifelected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, andstock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation. Section 1.14. Inspectors of Elections. Preceding any meeting of the stockholders, the Board of Directors shall appoint one (1) or more personsto act as “inspectors” of elections, and may designate one (1) or more alternate inspectors. In the event no inspector or alternate is able to act, the chairman ofsuch meeting shall appoint one (1) or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of an inspector,shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectorshall: (a) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each; (b) determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots; (c) specify the information relied upon to determine the validity of electronic transmissions in accordance with Section 1.09 of these Bylaws; 11 (d) count all votes and ballots; (e) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors; (f) certify his or her determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and his or her count of all votes and ballots; (g) appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist in the performance of the duties of inspector; and (h) when determining the shares represented and the validity of proxies and ballots, be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submittedwith those proxies, any information provided in accordance with Section 1.09 of these Bylaws, ballots and the regular books and records of the Corporation. The inspector may consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers ortheir nominees or a similar person which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than thestockholder holds of record. If the inspector considers other reliable information as outlined in this section, the inspector, at the time of his or her certificationpursuant to paragraph (f) of this section, shall specify the precise information considered, the person or persons from whom the information was obtained,when this information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained, and the basis for the inspector’s belief that such information isaccurate and reliable. Section 1.15. Opening and Closing of Polls. The date and time for the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter to be voted upon ata stockholder meeting shall be announced at the meeting. The inspector shall be prohibited from accepting any ballots, proxies or votes or any revocationsthereof or changes thereto after the closing of the polls, unless the Delaware Court of Chancery upon application by a stockholder shall determine otherwise. Section 1.16. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shallprepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged inalphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be opento the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior tothe meeting either (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the noticeof the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines tomake the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders ofthe Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole timethereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. 12 Section 1.17. Stock Ledger. The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examinethe stock ledger, the list required by Section 1.16 of this Article I or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of thestockholders. ARTICLE IIBOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 2.01. General Powers. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the business andaffairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferredupon them by applicable law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws of the Corporation, the Board of Directors is hereby empowered to exerciseall such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, except as otherwise specifically required by law or asotherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Section 2.02. Number of Directors. Upon the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation becoming effective pursuant to theGeneral Corporation Law of the Sate of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be seven(7). Thereafter, subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, the total number of directors constituting the entire Board ofDirectors shall consist of not less than one nor more than fifteen members, the exact number of which shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolutionadopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Section 2.03. Classified Board of Directors; Election of Directors. Effective upon the Effective Time, the directors of the Corporation shall bedivided into three classes designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number ofdirectors constituting the entire Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to such classes asof the Effective Time. The term of office of the initial Class I directors shall expire at the first annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Time;the term of office of the initial Class II directors shall expire at the second annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Time; and the term ofoffice of the initial Class III directors shall expire at the third annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Time. At each annual meeting ofstockholders, commencing with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, successors to the class of directors whose term expiresat that annual meeting shall be elected to hold office until the third annual meeting next succeeding his or her election and until his or her respective successorshall have been duly elected and qualified. If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes in such amanner as the Board of Directors shall determine so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, but in no case will adecrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director. 13 Section 2.04. The Chairman of the Board. The Directors may elect from among the members of the Board a “Chairman of the Board.” TheChairman of the Board shall be deemed an officer of the Corporation and shall have such duties and powers as set forth in these Bylaws or as shall otherwisebe conferred upon the Chairman of the Board from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except where by law the signature of the Chief Executive Officer isrequired, the Chairman of the Board shall possess the same power as the Chief Executive Officer to sign all contracts, certificates and other instruments of theCorporation which may be authorized by the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board may be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. TheChairman of the Board shall, if present, preside over all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall byresolution establish a procedure to provide for an acting Chairman of the Board in the event the most recently elected Chairman of the Board is unable to serveor act in that capacity. Section 2.05. Annual and Regular Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing officers and for thetransaction of such other business as may come before the meeting shall be held after the annual meeting of the stockholders and may be held at such placeswithin or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the Board may from time to time determine, and if so determined notice thereof need not be given. Notice of such annual meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given. The Board of Directors from time to time may by resolution provide for the holdingof regular meetings and fix the place (which may be within or without the State of Delaware) and the date and hour of such meetings. Notice of regularmeetings need not be given, provided, however, that if the Board of Directors shall fix or change the time or place of any regular meeting, notice of such actionshall be mailed promptly, or sent by telephone, including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicatemessages, telegraph, facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic means, to each Director who shall not have been present at the meeting at which such actionwas taken, addressed to him or her at his or her usual place of business, or shall be delivered to him or her personally. Notice of such action need not be givento any Director who attends the first regular meeting after such action is taken without protesting the lack of notice to him or her, prior to or at thecommencement of such meeting, or to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting. Section 2.06. Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairman of theBoard, Chief Executive Officer (or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, by the President or any Executive Vice President), or by the Board ofDirectors pursuant to the following sentence, at such place (within or without the State of Delaware), date and hour as may be specified in the respectivenotices or waivers of notice of such meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors also may be held whenever called pursuant to a resolution approvedby a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called on twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, if notice is given toeach Director personally or by telephone, including a voice messaging system, or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages,telegraph, facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic means, or on five (5) days’ notice, if notice is mailed to each Director, addressed to him or her at his orher usual place of business or to such other address as any Director may request by notice to the Secretary. Notice of any special meeting need not be given toany Director who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him or 14 her, prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting, and anybusiness may be transacted thereat. Section 2.07. Quorum; Voting. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the presence of at least a majority of the total authorized number ofDirectors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws,the vote of at least a majority of the Directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. Section 2.08. Adjournment. A majority of the Directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting of the Board ofDirectors to another time or place. No notice need be given of any adjourned meeting unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are not announced atthe time of adjournment, in which case notice conforming to the requirements of Section 2.05 of these Bylaws shall be given to each Director. Section 2.09. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be takenwithout a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing, writings or electronictransmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes aremaintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. Section 2.10. Regulations; Manner of Acting. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws,the Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Directors and for the management of theproperty, affairs and business of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate. The Directors shall act only as a Board of Directors andthe individual Directors shall have no power in their individual capacities unless expressly authorized by the Board of Directors. Section 2.11. Action by Telephonic Communications. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board ofDirectors by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear eachother, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. Section 2.12. Resignations. Any Director may resign at any time by submitting an electronic transmission or by delivering a written notice ofresignation, signed by such Director, to the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effectupon delivery. Section 2.13. Removal of Directors. Subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, any director or the entireBoard of Directors may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of thevoting power of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote 15 generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. For purposes of this Article II, “cause” shall mean, with respect to any director, (i) thewillful failure by such director to perform, or the gross negligence of such director in performing, the duties of a director, (ii) the engaging by such director inwillful or serious misconduct that is injurious to the Corporation or (iii) the conviction of such director of, or the entering by such director of a plea of nolocontendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony. Section 2.14. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Subject to the terms of any one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock, anyvacancies in the Board of Directors for any reason and any newly created directorships resulting by reason of any increase in the number of directors shall befilled only by the Board of Directors (and not by the stockholders), acting by a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum,or by a sole remaining director, and any directors so appointed shall hold office until the next election of the class of directors to which such directors havebeen appointed and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Section 2.15. Compensation. The amount, if any, which each Director shall be entitled to receive as compensation for such Director’sservices, shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, ofattendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary forservice as director, payable in cash or securities. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity andreceiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for service as committee members. Section 2.16. Reliance on Accounts and Reports, Etc. A Director, or a member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, shall,in the performance of such Director’s or member’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and upon information,opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officers or employees, or committees designated by the Board ofDirectors, or by any other person as to the matters the Director or the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expertcompetence and who the Director or member reasonably believes or determines has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation. Section 2.17. Director Elections by Holders of Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more seriesor classes of Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately by series or class, to elect one or more directors at an annual or special meeting ofstockholders, the election, filling of vacancies, removal of directors and other features of such one or more directorships shall be governed by the terms ofsuch one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law. 16 ARTICLE IIICOMMITTEES Section 3.01. Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of Directors then in office, maydesignate from among its members one (1) or more committees of the Board of Directors, each committee to consist of such number of Directors as from timeto time may be fixed by the Board of Directors. Any such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Each such committee shall have thepowers and duties delegated to it by the Board of Directors, subject to the limitations set forth in applicable Delaware law. The Board of Directors may appointa Chairman of any committee, who shall preside at meetings of any such committee. The Board of Directors may elect one (1) or more of its members asalternate members of any such committee who may take the place of any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee, upon request of theChairman of the Board or the Chairman of such committee. Section 3.02. Powers. Each committee shall have and may exercise such powers of the Board of Directors as may be provided by resolution orresolutions of the Board of Directors. No committee shall have the power or authority: to approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action ormatter expressly required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware to be submitted to the stockholders for approval; or to adopt, amend orrepeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. Section 3.03. Proceedings. Each committee may fix its own rules of procedure and may meet at such place (within or without the State ofDelaware), at such time and upon such notice, if any, as it shall determine from time to time. Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shallreport such proceedings to the Board of Directors at the meeting of the Board of Directors next following any such proceedings. Section 3.04. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as may be otherwise provided in the resolution creating such committee or in the rules ofsuch committee, at all meetings of any committee, the presence of members (or alternate members) constituting a majority of the total authorized membership ofsuch committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of the majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum ispresent shall be the act of such committee. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of any committee may be taken without a meeting, if allmembers of such committee shall consent to such action in writing or by electronic transmission and such writing, writings or electronic transmission ortransmissions are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper formand shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. The members of any committee shall act only as a committee, and theindividual members of such committee shall have no power in their individual capacities unless expressly authorized by the Board of Directors. Section 3.05. Action by Telephonic Communications. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, members of any committee mayparticipate in a meeting of such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participatingin the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. 17 Section 3.06. Absent or Disqualified Members. In the absence or disqualification of a member of any committee, if no alternate member ispresent to act in his or her stead, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or theyconstitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualifiedmember. Section 3.07. Resignations. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may resign at any time by delivering a written notice ofresignation, signed by such member, to the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall takeeffect upon delivery. Section 3.08. Removal. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may be removed at any time, either for or without cause, byresolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Section 3.09. Vacancies. If any vacancy shall occur in any committee, by reason of disqualification, death, resignation, removal or otherwise,the remaining members (and any alternate members) shall continue to act, and any such vacancy may be filled by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE IVOFFICERS Section 4.01. Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors shall select a Chief Executive Officer to serve at the pleasure of the Board ofDirectors. The Chief Executive Officer shall (a) supervise the implementation of policies adopted or approved by the Board of Directors, (b) exercise a generalsupervision and superintendence over all the business and affairs of the Corporation, and (c) possess such other powers and perform such other duties asmay be assigned to him or her by these Bylaws, as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors and as may be incident to the office of ChiefExecutive Officer of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general authority to execute bonds, deeds and contracts in the name of theCorporation and affix the corporate seal thereto, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except that the other officersof the Corporation may sign and execute documents when so authorized by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. Section 4.02 Secretary of the Corporation. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary of the Corporation to serve at the pleasure of theBoard of Directors. The Secretary of the Corporation shall (a) keep minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, (b) authenticaterecords of the Corporation, (c) give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and (d) ingeneral, have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by these Bylaws, as may from time to time be assigned to him orher by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer and as may be incident to the office of Secretary of the Corporation. If the Secretary shall beunable or shall refuse to cause to be given notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and if there be no Assistant 18 Secretary, then the Board of Directors may choose another officer to cause such notice to be given. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of theCorporation and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, if there be one, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when soaffixed, it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or by the signature of any such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give generalauthority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest to the affixing by such officer’s signature. The Secretary shall see that all books,reports, statements certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept or filed are properly kept or filed, as the case may be. Section 4.03. Other Officers Elected by Board Of Directors. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may elect aPresident, Vice Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries, or such other officers of the Corporation as theBoard of Directors may deem necessary, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Other officers elected by the Board of Directors shall have suchpowers and perform such duties as may be assigned to such officers by or pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors or by the Chief ExecutiveOfficer. Section 4.04. Removal and Resignation; Vacancies. Any officer may be removed for or without cause at any time by the Board of Directors. Any officer may resign at any time by delivering a written notice of resignation, signed by such officer, to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officeror the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporationby death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by or pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors. Section 4.05. Authority and Duties of Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall have such authority and shall exercise such powers andperform such duties as may be specified in these Bylaws, except that in any event each officer shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may berequired by law. Section 4.06. Salaries of Officers. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or any dulyauthorized committee thereof. ARTICLE VCAPITAL STOCK Section 5.01. Certificates of Stock. The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’sclasses or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the sharesof any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series ofstock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates. (a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individualcertificate shall include the following 19 on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of Delaware, (iii) the name of the person to whom thecertificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificaterepresents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful. If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes ofshares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Boardof Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state onits front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request. Each certificate of stock issuedby the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by any two officers of the Corporation. If the person who signed a certificate no longerholds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid. (b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by theExchange Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written notice containing theinformation required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to the laws of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Corporation mayadopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided theuse of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law. Section 5.02. Signatures; Facsimile. All signatures on the certificate referred to in Section 5.01 of these Bylaws may be in facsimile, engravedor printed form, to the extent permitted by law. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile, engraved or printedsignature has been placed upon a certificate, shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issuedby the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Section 5.03. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Board of Directors may direct that a new certificate be issued in place of anycertificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon delivery to the Corporation of an affidavit of the owner orowners of such certificate, setting forth such allegation. The Corporation may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legalrepresentative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft ordestruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate. Section 5.04. Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares, dulyendorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate to the personentitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Within a reasonable time after the transfer of uncertificated stock, theCorporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to 20 be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to the laws of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate ofIncorporation and these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue,transfer and registration of shares of the Corporation. Section 5.05. Record Date. In order to determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or anyadjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing therecord date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor fewer than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. Adetermination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting, provided,however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholdersentitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights of the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of anychange, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shallnot precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to suchaction. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which theBoard of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. Section 5.06. Registered Stockholders. Prior to due surrender of a certificate for registration of transfer of any certificated shares, theCorporation may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to receive dividends and other distributions, to vote, to receive notice and otherwiseto exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of the shares represented by such certificate, and the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize anyequitable or legal claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not the Corporation shall have notice of such claim or interests. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when thecertificates are presented to the Corporation for transfer or uncertificated shares are requested to be transferred, both the transferor and transferee request theCorporation to do so. Section 5.07. Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board of Directors may appoint one (1) or more transfer agents and one (1) or moreregistrars, and may require all certificates representing shares to bear the signature of any such transfer agents or registrars. ARTICLE VIINDEMNIFICATION Section 6.01. Mandatory Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such maybe amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof: (a) Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Any Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification providedin this Section 6.01(a) if, 21 by reason of his or her Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding other than a Proceeding by or inthe right of the Corporation. Pursuant to this Section 6.01(a), any Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines andamounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her, or on his or her behalf, in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue ormatter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation,and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any Proceeding byjudgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did notact in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to anycriminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. (b) Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Any Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 6.01(b)if, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding brought by or in the right ofthe Corporation. Pursuant to this Section 6.01(b), any Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee,or on Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or notopposed to the best interests of the Corporation; provided, however, if applicable law so provides, no indemnification against such Expenses shall be made inrespect of any claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and to the extentthat the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such Proceeding was brought shall determine that such indemnification may bemade. Section 6.02. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of thisArticle VI, to the extent that any Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a party to and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in anyProceeding, he or she shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, against all Expenses actuallyand reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith. If such Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but issuccessful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Corporation shall indemnifyIndemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim,issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 6.02 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal,with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. Section 6.03. Advancement of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VI, the Corporation shall advance all Expensesincurred by or on behalf of any Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status within thirty (30) days after thereceipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final 22 disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be precededor accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee isnot entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Any advances and undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be unsecured and interestfree. Section 6.04. Non-Exclusivity; Insurance. (a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of expenses as provided by this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rightsto which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders, aresolution of directors or otherwise. No right or remedy conferred in this Article VI is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every otherright and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given in this Article VI or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity orotherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy in this Article VI, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment ofany other right or remedy; and (b) The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from timeto time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person whois or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by himor her or on his or her behalf in such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnifyhim or her against such liability. Section 6.05. Exception to Right of Indemnification. Notwithstanding any provision in this Article VI, the Corporation shall not be obligatedby this Article VI to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against an Indemnitee: (a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of such Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except withrespect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; or (b) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by such Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within themeaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or (c) in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by such Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of anyProceeding) initiated by such Indemnitee against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Corporation has joinedin or the Board of Directors authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Corporation provides the 23 indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under applicable law, or (iii) the Proceeding is one to enforce suchIndemnitee’s rights under this Article VI. Section 6.06. Permissive Indemnification. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, providerights to indemnification and advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation. Section 6.07. Definitions. For purposes of this Article VI: (a) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Corporation, any direct orindirect subsidiary of the Company, or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person isor was serving at the express written request of the Corporation; (b) “Enterprise” shall mean the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise thatIndemnitee is or was serving at the express written request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary; (c) “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses,duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the typescustomarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to be awitness in a Proceeding, or responding to, or objecting to, a request to provide discovery in any Proceeding. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred inconnection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual ordeemed receipt of any payments under this Article VI, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond,supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount ofjudgments or fines against Indemnitee; (d) “Indemnitee” means any current or former director or officer of the Corporation; and (e) “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry,administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise and whethercivil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee isor was an officer or director of the Corporation, by reason of any action taken by him or her or of any inaction on his or her part while acting as an officer ordirector of the Corporation, or by reason of the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent orfiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other Enterprise; in each case whether or not he or she is 24 acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Article VI. Section 6.08. Authorization of Indemnification. Any indemnification provided by Section 6.01 of this Article VI (unless ordered by a court)shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in thecircumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) of this Article VI, as the case maybe. Such determination shall be made, with respect to an Indemnitee who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of thedirectors who are not parties to such Proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote ofsuch directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a writtenopinion or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having theauthority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. Section 6.09. Indemnification by a Court. Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 6.08 of this ArticleVI, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any Indemnitee may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or anyother court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 6.01 of this Article VI. Thebasis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances becausesuch person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) of this Article VI, as the case may be. Neither acontrary determination in the specific case under Section 6.08 of this Article VI nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to suchapplication or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant tothis Section 6.09 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, Indemnitee shall also beentitled to be paid the Expenses of prosecuting such application. Section 6.10. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, orgranted pursuant to, this Article VI shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director orofficer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. 25 ARTICLE VIIOFFICES Section 7.01. Initial Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at Corporation ServiceCompany, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19808. Section 7.02. Other Offices. The Corporation may maintain offices or places of business at such other locations within or without the State ofDelaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as the business of the Corporation may require. ARTICLE VIIIGENERAL PROVISIONS Section 8.01. Dividends. Subject to any applicable provisions of law and the Certificate of Incorporation, dividends upon the shares of theCorporation may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and any such dividend may be paid incash, property, or shares of the Corporation’s capital stock. A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any committee designated by the Board ofDirectors, shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statementspresented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to matters the Directorreasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of theCorporation, as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the Corporation, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amountof surplus or other funds from which dividends might properly be declared and paid. Section 8.02. Execution of Instruments. The Board of Directors may authorize, or provide for the authorization of, officers, employees oragents to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. Any such authorization must be inwriting or by electronic transmission and may be general or limited to specific contracts or instruments. Section 8.03. Voting as Stockholder. Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, thePresident, if any, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors shall have full power andauthority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which the Corporation may hold stock, and to act, vote (orexecute proxies to vote) and exercise in person or by proxy all other rights, powers and privileges incident to the ownership of such stock. Such officers actingon behalf of the Corporation shall have full power and authority to execute any instrument expressing consent to or dissent from any action of any suchcorporation without a meeting. The Board of Directors may by resolution from time to time confer such power and authority upon any other person orpersons. 26 Section 8.04. Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall be in such form as the Board of Directors shall prescribe. Section 8.05. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed, and shall be subject to change, by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE IXAMENDMENT OF BYLAWS Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, (i) the Board of Directors may make, alter, amend, add to or repeal any and all of theseBylaws by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, or (ii) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent(66 2/3%) of the voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a singleclass, shall be required for the stockholders to make, alter, amend, add to or repeal any or all Bylaws of the Corporation or to adopt any provisioninconsistent therewith. ARTICLE XCONSTRUCTION In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these Bylaws as in effect from time to time and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation ofthe Corporation as in effect from time to time, the provisions of such Certificate of Incorporation shall be controlling. * * * 27 Exhibit 21.1 List of Subsidiaries of Generac Holdings Inc. 1. Generac Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation 2. Generac Power Systems, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this documentExhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-164851) pertaining to the 2010 Equity IncentivePlan of Generac Holdings Inc. of our report dated March 30, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Generac Holdings Inc.,included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009. /s/ Ernst & Young LLPMilwaukee, WisconsinMarch 30, 2010 QuickLinksExhibit 23.1Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmQuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this documentExhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TOSECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a), AS ADOPTEDPURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002I, Aaron Jagdfeld, certify that:1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Generac Holdings Inc.; 2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport; 3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and c.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's mostrecent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonablylikely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, tothe registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internalcontrol over financial reporting.Date: March 30, 2010 /s/ AARON JAGDFELDName: Aaron JagdfeldTitle: Chief Executive OfficerQuickLinksExhibit 31.1QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this documentExhibit 31.2 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TOSECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a), AS ADOPTEDPURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002I, York A. Ragen, certify that:1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Generac Holdings Inc.; 2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport; 3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and c.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's mostrecent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonablylikely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, tothe registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internalcontrol over financial reporting.Date: March 30, 2010 /s/ YORK A. RAGENName: York A. RagenTitle: Chief Financial OfficerQuickLinksExhibit 31.2QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this documentExhibit 32.1 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTEDBY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, theundersigned, as Chief Executive Officer of Generac Holdings Inc. (the "Company"), does hereby certify that to my knowledge:1.the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 fully complies with the requirements ofSection 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and 2.the information contained in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 fairly presents, inall material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.Date: March 30, 2010 /s/ AARON JAGDFELDName: Aaron JagdfeldTitle: Chief Executive OfficerQuickLinksExhibit 32.1CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OFTHE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this documentExhibit 32.2 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTEDBY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, theundersigned, as Chief Financial Officer of Generac Holdings Inc. (the "Company"), does hereby certify that to my knowledge:1.the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 fully complies with the requirements ofSection 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and 2.the information contained in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 fairly presents, inall material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.Date: March 30, 2010 /s/ YORK A. RAGENName: York A. RagenTitle: Chief Financial OfficerQuickLinksExhibit 32.2CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OFTHE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

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