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Dear Fellow Shareowners,

I am honored that our Board of Directors has asked that I serve 
as your Chief Executive Officer. After 34 years with the company 
and over 15 as our CEO, Dan Hendrix will now focus on his 
role as Chairman of the Board. He will continue as an advocate 
for our sustainability mission, a promoter of our value creation 
agenda, and an advisor to the company.

As only the third CEO in our 43-year history, I am humbled by 
the many achievements of Dan and Ray Anderson, our founder. 
Fortunately, we stand on the shoulders of these industry giants, 
and we can see Interface has a bright future. That future stems 
directly from what has created our past success: innovative 
product design, a passion for making great products every day, 
an entrepreneurial spirit directed at serving our customers, a 
commitment to teamwork, and an unwavering zeal to make the 
world a better place.  

Superior Value Creation

We made important progress in 2016 on our strategic agenda to 
become the world’s most valuable interior products and services 
company. While we might not be the largest company in our 
industry, we aspire to be recognized for creating superior value 
for our key stakeholders: our customers, our shareowners, our 
employees, and the environment. 

In 2016, excluding our restructuring charge, we delivered the 
second best earnings per share in the company’s history. We 
achieved this result despite difficult macroeconomic factors 
that negatively impacted our top line. Although architectural 
activity advanced in 2016, many new construction and building 
renovations were delayed, attributed to factors including: the U.K. 
decision to exit the European Union; the refugee crisis in Western 
Europe; the oil crisis felt in western Canada, southwestern U.S., 
Latin America and Norway; and the political election process in 
the U.S. 

Despite reducing our global production volume by 7% and 
investing in a new state-of-the-art U.S. distribution warehouse, we 
produced a company record annual 38.5% gross margin. I remain 
bullish on our investments to transform our Troup County, Georgia 
manufacturing facilities into a world-class operation. Globally, 
our safety programs continue to yield progress toward a “zero 
accident” environment.

Since 2015, we have improved our gross margin by 450 basis 
points and I believe we are on track to achieve our near-term 
target of 40% within the next three years. We also substantially 
improved our operating margin, excluding restructuring charges, 
and I believe we will achieve our near-term operating margin 
target of 13% within three years. 

In the fourth quarter of 2016, we refocused our FLOR® business 
to emphasize online sales and crossover sales with our 
commercial business, while continuing to explore indirect retail 
opportunities. This reorganization involves exiting the direct 
retail channel and closing most FLOR stores in the U.S. We 
expect FLOR to be better positioned to bring high style modular 
carpets and rugs to the residential market and contribute to our 
bottom line. 

In 2016, we also entered the high growth luxury vinyl tile 
segment of the hard surface flooring market. With our 
differentiated approach, we’ve created a new category that 
we’ve named modular resilient flooring. This new product 
line allows us to capture incremental sales opportunities, and 
positions Interface as a modular flooring business with both 
soft and hard surface solutions. 

Sustainability Progress

In 2016, we made progress on our Mission Zero® sustainability 
commitments, notably reducing the footprint of factory operations 
and our products’ carbon footprints. Highlights include: 84% of 
our energy now comes from renewable sources, with 96% in 
the U.S. and 100% in Europe coming from renewable sources; 
55% of our raw materials now come from recycled or bio-based 
sources; and we have reduced the carbon footprint of our 
products by over 60% since we began our sustainability journey 
in 1994.  

This substantial progress propels Interface to be recognized 
as one of the most sustainable companies in the world. For 19 
consecutive years, the GlobeScan Sustainability Leaders Survey 
named Interface as one of the top five global leaders. Importantly, 
this reputation translates into Interface being the strongest 
brand in our industry based on Net Promoter Scores from 
our customers.   

Looking Forward

Interface is a very special company. We have been on a mission 
to demonstrate that value creation and ecological restoration 
can work together. We have made dramatic progress and, 
yet, the world needs Interface now more than ever. With advice 
and encouragement from Ray Anderson’s original Eco Dream 
Team, we launched a new sustainability mission, Climate Take 
Back™. Our strategies to demonstrate we can address climate 
change include:

1.  Live Zero: Continue our efforts towards having no 
    negative impact on the Earth. We plan to take only what can 
    be replaced.
2.   Love Carbon: Start using carbon as a resource. We plan 
to have products that capture carbon and processes that 
sequester carbon.

3.  Let Nature Cool: Support our biosphere’s ability to regulate 

the climate. We plan to convert our facilities to act like positive 
members of their local bio-economies.

4.  Lead Industrial Re-revolution: Transform industry into a force 
for climate progress. In today’s political arena, industry can 
lead the way. We plan to demonstrate that doing the right thing 
creates superior value.

Delivering superior economic performance while taking on the 
greatest challenge to humankind requires the fanatic commitment 
of our 3,500 employees. My commitment is to build on the 
culture that has made us one of the world’s most innovative 
and inspirational companies. While continuing our commitment 
to sustainable business, we will strengthen our position as the 
global leader in modular flooring for the commercial market.

As always, I thank you for your continued support, trust and 
investment in Interface.   

Yours very truly,

Jay D. Gould

UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
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Form 10-K 
 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

For the Fiscal Year Ended January 1, 2017 

Commission File No.: 001-33994 

Interface, Inc. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Georgia 
(State of incorporation)

2859 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 2000 
Atlanta, Georgia 
(Address of principal executive offices)

58-1451243
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 

30339 
(zip code) 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 437-6800 

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Title of Each Class 
Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value Per Share 
Series B Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock Purchase Rights 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: 
Nasdaq Global Select Market 
Nasdaq Global Select Market 

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 ☑ 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 ☐ 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 preceding 12 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 ☑ NO ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant 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 such files). YES ☑ NO ☐ 

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’s knowledge, 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. ☐ 

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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and a “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (Check one): 

Large Accelerated Filer ☑ 

Accelerated Filer ☐ 

Non-Accelerated Filer ☐ 

Smaller Reporting Company ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ☐ NO ☑ 

Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of July 1, 2016: $1,199,061,440 

(63,275,010 shares valued at the closing sale price of $15.42 on July 1, 2016). See Item 12.  

Number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of Common Stock, as of February 17, 2017: 

Class 
Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share 

Number of Shares 
64,230,649 

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III. 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

PART I .............................................................................................................................................................................. 
ITEM 1. BUSINESS ...................................................................................................................................................... 
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS .......................................................................................................................................... 
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS ....................................................................................................... 
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES ................................................................................................................................................. 
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ............................................................................................................................... 
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES .................................................................................................................. 
PART II ............................................................................................................................................................................. 
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES ...................................................................................... 
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA .................................................................................................................. 
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS 

OF OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................................................... 
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK ............................. 
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA ................................................................ 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS ....................................................................................... 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ............................................................. 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS .............................................................................................................. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS ...................................................................................... 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................ 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ................................................ 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ................................................ 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND 

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE .................................................................................................................................... 
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................ 
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................ 
PART III ........................................................................................................................................................................... 
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ...................................... 
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ................................................................................................................ 
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR 

INDEPENDENCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES .............................................................................. 
PART IV ........................................................................................................................................................................... 
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES .................................................................... 
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 
SIGNATURES .................................................................................................................................................................. 
EXHIBIT INDEX ............................................................................................................................................................. 

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ITEM 1.        BUSINESS 

Introduction and General 

PART I 

References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to “Interface,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to 

Interface, Inc. and its subsidiaries or any of them, unless the context requires otherwise. 

We are a worldwide leader in design, production and sales of modular carpet, also known as carpet tile. For the past 
several years, modular carpet sales growth in the floorcovering industry has significantly outpaced the growth of the overall 
industry, as architects, designers and end users increasingly recognized the unique and superior attributes of modular carpet, 
including its dynamic design capabilities, greater economic value (which includes lower costs as a result of reduced waste in 
both installation and replacement), and installation ease and speed.  

As a global company with a reputation for high quality, reliability and premium positioning, we market modular carpet 
in over 110 countries under the established brand names Interface® and FLOR®. Our principal geographic markets are the 
Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, where the percentages of our total net sales were approximately 59%, 25% and 16%, 
respectively, for fiscal year 2016. 

Capitalizing  on  our  leadership  in  modular  carpet  for  the  corporate  office  market  segment,  we  are  executing  a  market 
diversification strategy to increase our presence and market share for modular carpet in non-corporate office market segments, 
such  as  government,  education,  healthcare,  hospitality  and  retail  space.  Our  diversification  strategy  also  targets  the 
U.S. residential market segment for carpet. As a result of our efforts, our mix of corporate office versus non-corporate office 
modular carpet sales in the Americas was 44% and 56%, respectively, for 2016. Company-wide, our mix of corporate office 
versus non-corporate office sales was 59% and 41%, respectively, in 2016. We believe the appeal and utilization of modular 
carpet is growing in non-corporate office market segments, and we are using our considerable skills and experience with 
designing, producing  and  marketing  modular products  that  make  us  the  market  leader  in  the  corporate  office  segment  to 
support and facilitate our penetration into these segments around the world. 

Our Strengths 

Our principal competitive strengths include:  

Market Leader in Attractive Modular Carpet Segment. We are the world’s leading manufacturer of carpet tile. Modular 
carpet has become more prevalent across all commercial interiors markets as designers, architects and end users have become 
more familiar with its unique attributes. We continue to drive this trend with our product innovations and designs discussed 
below. According to the annual Floor Focus interiors industry survey of the top 250 designers in the United States, carpet 
tile was ranked as the number one “hot product” for each of the years 2002 through 2012, and was ranked number two for 
each of the years 2013 through 2016. We believe that we are well positioned to lead and capitalize upon the continued shift 
to modular carpet, both domestically and around the world.  

Established Brands and Reputation for Quality, Reliability and Leadership.  Our products are known in the industry for 
their high quality, reliability and premium positioning in the marketplace, and our established brand names are leaders in the 
industry. The 2016 Floor Focus survey ranked Interface first in “Best Overall Business Experience” among carpet companies, 
and it ranked our Interface brand second in the survey categories of service, quality, design and performance. In the North 
American  residential  market  segment,  our  FLOR  brand  is  known  for  its  high  style  carpet  design  squares  that  consumers 
assemble to create custom rugs, runners or wall-to-wall designs in the home. On the international front, Interface is a well-
recognized brand name in carpet tiles for commercial and institutional use. More generally, we believe that as the appeal and 
utilization  of  modular  carpet  continues  to  expand  into  market  segments  such  as  government,  healthcare,  education, 
hospitality, and retail and residential space, our reputation as the pioneer of modular carpet — as well as our established 
brands  and  leading  market  position  for  modular  carpet  in  the  corporate  office  segment  —  will  enhance  our  competitive 
advantage in marketing to the customers in these new markets. 

Innovative Product Design and Development Capabilities.  Our product design and development capabilities have long 
given us a significant competitive advantage, and we believe they continue to do so as modular carpet’s appeal and utilization 
expand across virtually every market segment and around the globe. One of our recent design innovations is the introduction 
of long and narrow rectangular carpet tiles in the shape of planks, and even more narrow versions known as Skinny Planks™. 

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The use of planks and Skinny Planks increases the design versatility of our carpet tile, as these products can create aesthetics 
(such as a herringbone pattern) that are different from, or enhance, that of our traditional square carpet tiles. 

The award-winning design firm David Oakey Designs has had a pivotal role in developing our plank and Skinny Plank 
products, as well as many of our other innovative product designs, and our long-standing exclusive relationship with David 
Oakey Designs remains vibrant and augments our internal research, development and design staff. As another example, David 
Oakey Designs has developed products that are manufactured using state-of-the-art tufting technology which allows us to 
pinpoint  tufts  of  different  colored  yarns  in  virtually  any  arrangement  within  a  carpet  tile.  These  unique  designs  are  best 
exemplified  by  our  Urban  Retreat®,  Net  Effect®  and  Human  Nature®  collections,  which  are  sold  throughout  our 
international operations. 

Historically, one of our best design innovations is our i2™ modular product line, which includes our popular Entropy® 
product  for  which  we  received  a  patent  in  2005  on  the  key  elements  of  its  design.  The  i2  line  introduced  and  features 
mergeable dye lots, and includes a number of carpet tile products that are designed to be installed randomly without reference 
to the orientation of neighboring tiles. The i2 line offers cost-efficient installation and maintenance, interactive flexibility, 
and recycled and recyclable materials. Another more recent innovation is our TacTiles® carpet tile installation system, which 
uses small squares of adhesive plastic film to connect intersecting carpet tiles, thus eliminating the need for traditional carpet 
adhesive and resulting in a reduction in installation time and waste materials. 

Made-to-Order  and  Global  Manufacturing  Capabilities.  We  have  a  distinct  competitive  advantage  in  meeting  two 
principal requirements of the specified products markets we primarily target — that is, providing custom samples quickly 
and on-time delivery of customized final products. We also can generate realistic digital samples that allow us to create a 
virtually unlimited number of new design concepts and distribute them instantly for customer review, while at the same time 
reducing  sampling  waste.  About  half  of  our  modular  carpet  products  worldwide  are  made-to-order.  Our  made-to-order 
capabilities  not  only  enhance  our  marketing  and  sales,  they  significantly  improve  our  inventory  turns.  Our  global 
manufacturing  capabilities  in  modular  carpet  production  are  an  important  component  of  this  strength,  and  give  us  an 
advantage in serving the needs of multinational corporate customers that require products and services at various locations 
around the world. Our manufacturing locations across four continents enable us to compete effectively with local producers 
in our international markets, while giving international customers more favorable delivery times and freight costs. 

Recognized Global Leadership in Ecological Sustainability. Our long-standing goal and commitment to be ecologically 
“sustainable” — that is, the point at which we are no longer a net “taker” from the earth and do no harm to the biosphere — 
have emerged as a competitive strength for our business and remain a strategic initiative. It includes Mission Zero®, our 
global branding initiative, which represents our mission to eliminate any negative impact our companies may have on the 
environment by the year 2020. It also includes a bold new mission called Climate Take Back™, in which we seek to lead the 
industry in designing and making products in ways that will maintain a climate fit for life. Our acknowledged leadership 
position and expertise in this area resonate deeply with many of our customers and prospects around the globe, and provide 
us with a differentiating advantage in competing for business among architects, designers and end users of our products, who 
often make purchase decisions based on “green” factors. The 2016 Floor Focus survey named our Interface business the top 
among “Green Leaders,” and gave us the top “Green Kudos” honors for our Net-Works® recycled fishing net partnership as 
well as our new Climate Take Back mission. 

Experienced and Motivated Management and Sales Force.  An important component of our competitive position is the 
quality of our management team and its commitment to developing and maintaining an engaged and accountable workforce. 
Our team is highly skilled and dedicated to guiding our overall growth and expansion into our targeted market segments, 
while maintaining our leadership in traditional markets and our high contribution margins. We utilize an internal marketing 
and predominantly commissioned sales force of more than 650 experienced personnel, stationed at over 70 locations in over 
30 countries, to market our products and services in person to our customers. Our incentive compensation and our sales and 
marketing training programs are tailored to promote performance and facilitate leadership by our executives both in strategic 
areas as well as the Company as a whole. 

Our Business Strategy and Principal Initiatives 

Our business strategy is to continue to use our leading position in modular carpet and our product design and global made-
to-order  capabilities  as  a  platform  from  which  to  drive  acceptance  of  modular  carpet  products  across  several  industry 
segments, while maintaining our leadership position in the corporate office market segment. We will seek to increase revenues 
and profitability by capitalizing on the above strengths and pursuing the following key strategic initiatives: 

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Continue to Penetrate Non-Corporate Office Market Segments. We will continue our strategic focus on product design 
and  marketing  and  sales  efforts  for  non-corporate  office  market  segments  such  as  government,  education,  healthcare, 
hospitality, retail and residential space. We began this initiative as part of a market diversification strategy to reduce our 
exposure to the more severe economic cyclicality of the corporate office segment, and it has become a principal strategy 
generally for growing our business and enhancing profitability. To implement this strategy, we: 

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introduced specialized product offerings tailored to the unique demands of these segments, including specific designs, 
functionalities and prices; 

•  created special sales teams dedicated to penetrating these segments at a high level, with a focus on specific customer

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accounts rather than geographic territories; and 
realigned incentives for our corporate office segment sales force generally in order to encourage their efforts, and where
appropriate, to assist our penetration of these other segments. 

As part of this strategy, our FLOR line of products focuses on the U.S. residential carpet and rugs market segment. These 
products were specifically created to bring high style modular carpet and rugs to the North American residential market. 
Historically, we offered FLOR in three primary sales channels – catalogs, the Internet, and in our FLOR retail stores. In the 
fourth quarter of 2016, we adopted a restructuring plan that includes the closure of FLOR’s headquarters office and most 
retail FLOR stores. When the restructuring plan is completed, FLOR will focus on internet sales as well as crossover sales by 
our commercial sales force.  

Penetrate Expanding Geographic Markets for Modular Products. The popularity of modular carpet continues to increase 
compared  with  other  floorcovering  products  across  most  markets,  internationally  as  well  as  in  the  United  States.  While 
maintaining our leadership in the corporate office segment, we will continue to build upon our position as the worldwide 
leader for modular carpet in order to promote sales in all market segments globally. A principal part of our international 
focus – which utilizes our global marketing capabilities and sales infrastructure – is the significant opportunities in several 
emerging  geographic  markets  for  modular  carpet.  These  emerging  markets,  such  as  China,  India  and  Eastern  Europe, 
represent  large  and  growing  economies  that  are  essentially  new  markets  for  modular  carpet  products.  Other  expanding 
geographic markets, such as Germany and Italy, are established markets that are transitioning to the use of modular carpet 
from historically low levels of penetration. Each of these geographic markets represents a significant growth opportunity for 
our modular carpet business.  

Continue to Minimize Expenses and Invest Strategically. We have steadily trimmed costs from our operations for several 
years  through  multiple  initiatives,  which  have  made  us  leaner  today  and  for  the  future.  Our  supply  chain  and  other  cost 
containment initiatives have improved our cost structure and yielded operating efficiencies. While we still seek to minimize 
our expenses in order to increase profitability, we will also take advantage of strategic opportunities to invest in systems, 
processes and personnel that can help us grow our business and increase profitability and value. 

Sustain Leadership in Product Design and Development. As discussed above, our leadership position for product design 
and  development  is  a  competitive  advantage  and  key  strength.  Our  plank,  Skinny  Plank,  and  i2  products  and  TacTiles 
installation system have confirmed our position as an innovation leader in modular carpet. We will continue initiatives to 
sustain, augment and capitalize upon that strength to continue to increase our market share in targeted market segments. Our 
Mission Zero and Climate Take Back initiatives, which draw upon and promote our ecological sustainability commitment, 
are part of those initiatives and include placing our Mission Zero and Climate Take Back logos on many of our marketing 
and merchandising materials distributed throughout the world. 

Use Strong Free Cash Flow Generation to Strengthen Our Balance Sheet. Our principal business has been structured – 
including through our rationalization and repositioning initiatives – to yield high contribution margins and generate strong 
free cash flow (by which we mean cash available to apply towards debt service and potential stock repurchases, strategic 
acquisitions and the like). Our historical investments in global manufacturing capabilities and mass customization techniques 
and facilities, which we have maintained, also contribute to our ability to generate substantial levels of free cash flow. We 
expect to use our strong free cash flow generation capability to potentially repurchase shares and strengthen our financial 
position, or re-invest in our operations. We will also continue to execute programs to reduce costs further and enhance free 
cash flow.  In addition, our existing capacity to increase production levels without significant capital expenditures will further 
enhance our generation of free cash flow as demand for our products rises. 

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Challenges 

In order to capitalize on our strengths and to implement successfully our business strategy and the principal initiatives 
discussed above, we will have to handle successfully several challenges that confront us or that affect our industry in general. 
As discussed in the Risk Factors in Item 1A of this Report, several factors could make it difficult for us, including: 

   •  sales of our principal products have been and may continue to be affected by adverse economic cycles in the renovation 

and construction of commercial and institutional buildings; 

   •  we compete with a large number of manufacturers in the highly competitive commercial floorcovering products market,

and some of these competitors have greater financial resources than we do; 

   •  our success depends significantly upon the efforts, abilities and continued service of our senior management executives

and our principal design consultant, and our loss of any of them could affect us adversely; 

   •  our  substantial  international operations  are subject  to various political,  economic  and  other  uncertainties  that  could

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adversely affect our business results; 
large increases in the cost of petroleum-based raw materials could adversely affect us if we are unable to pass these 
cost increases through to our customers; 

   •  unanticipated termination or interruption of any of our arrangements with our primary third party suppliers of synthetic

fiber could have a material adverse effect on us; and 

   •  we have a significant amount of indebtedness, which could have important negative consequences to us. 

We believe our business model is strong enough, and our strategic initiatives are properly calibrated, for us to handle 

these and other challenges we will encounter in our business. 

Seasonality 

Historically, our first quarter has typically been our slowest quarter while our fourth quarter has typically been our best 
quarter, with sales generally increasing throughout the course of the fiscal year.  However, in recent years, as our sales efforts 
and results in the education market segment (which has a heavy buying season in the summer months) have increased and 
currency fluctuations have impacted us, our third quarter sales have been the highest. 

Our Products and Services 

Modular Carpet 

Interface  is  the  world’s  largest  manufacturer  and  marketer  of  modular  carpet.  Our  modular  carpet  system,  which  is 
marketed under the established global brands Interface and FLOR, utilizes carpet tiles cut in precise, dimensionally stable 
squares (usually 50 cm x 50 cm) or rectangles (such as planks and Skinny Planks) to produce a floorcovering that combines 
the appearance and texture of traditional soft floorcovering with the advantages of a modular carpet system. Our GlasBac® 
technology employs a fiberglass-reinforced polymeric composite backing that provides dimensional stability and reduces the 
need for adhesives or fasteners. We also make carpet tiles with a backing containing post-industrial and/or post-consumer 
recycled  materials,  which  we  market  under  the  GlasBacRE  brand.  In  addition,  we  make  carpet  tile  with  yarn  containing 
varying degrees of post-consumer nylon, depending on the style and color. 

Our carpet tile has become popular for a number of reasons. Carpet tile incorporating our reinforced backing may be 
easily removed and replaced, permitting rearrangement of furniture without the inconvenience and expense associated with 
removing, replacing or repairing other soft surface flooring products, including broadloom carpeting. Because a relatively 
small portion of a carpet installation often receives the bulk of traffic and wear, the ability to rotate carpet tiles between high 
traffic and low traffic areas and to selectively replace worn tiles can significantly increase the average life and cost efficiency 
of  the  floorcovering.  In  addition,  carpet  tile  facilitates  access  to  sub-floor  air  delivery  systems  and  telephone,  electrical, 
computer and other wiring by lessening disruption of operations. It also eliminates the cumulative damage and unsightly 
appearance commonly associated with frequent cutting of conventional carpet as utility connections and disconnections are 
made. We believe that, within the overall floorcovering market, the worldwide demand for modular carpet is increasing as 
more customers recognize these advantages. 

We use a number of conventional and technologically advanced methods of carpet construction to produce carpet tiles in 
a wide variety of colors, patterns, textures, pile heights and densities. These varieties are designed to meet both the practical 
and  aesthetic  needs  of  a  broad  spectrum  of  commercial  interiors  –  particularly  offices,  healthcare  facilities,  airports, 
educational and other institutions, hospitality spaces, and retail facilities – and residential interiors. Our carpet tile systems 
permit  distinctive  styling  and  patterning  that  can  be  used  to  complement  interior  designs,  to  set  off  areas  for  particular 
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purposes and to convey graphic information. While we continue to manufacture and sell a substantial portion of our carpet 
tile  in  standard  styles,  most  of  our  modular  carpet  sales  in  the  Americas  and  Asia-Pacific  are  custom  or  made-to-order 
products designed to meet customer specifications.  

In addition to general uses of our carpet tile, we produce and sell a specially adapted version of our carpet tile for the 
healthcare facilities market. Our carpet tile possesses characteristics — such as the use of the Intersept® antimicrobial, static-
controlling nylon yarns, and thermally pigmented, colorfast yarns — which make it suitable for use in these facilities in place 
of hard surface flooring. Moreover, we launched our FLOR line of products to specifically target modular carpet sales to the 
residential market segment. We also have created modular carpet products (some of which are part of our i2 product line) 
specifically designed for each of the education, hospitality and retail market segments. 

We also manufacture and sell two-meter roll goods that are structure-backed and offer many of the advantages of both 
carpet tile and broadloom carpet. These roll goods are often used in conjunction with carpet tiles to create special design 
effects. Our current principal customers for these products are in the education, healthcare and government market segments. 

Modular Resilient Flooring 

In  2016,  we  began  offering  a  category  of  products  that  we  call  “modular  resilient  flooring”,  and  our  first  product 
introductions into this category were luxury vinyl tile (“LVT”) products in a four-city test market in the U.S. We recognize 
that our customers are buying multiple flooring types to service individual projects, while also looking to partner with fewer 
suppliers that can offer more products and services. In the annual Floor Focus survey described above, LVT has been ranked 
as the number one “hot product” each of the past four years. Expanding our product portfolio to include modular resilient 
flooring, and specifically LVT, allows us to meet this growing demand and pursue new or incremental sales opportunities. 
LVT also shares many of the same attributes and benefits with carpet tile, and we were able to leverage our experience in 
modular carpet tile in designing a product specification to meet our aesthetic and performance standards. We also selected a 
reputable third party to manufacture the products to our specifications, thus allowing us to enter the product category with 
minimal capital commitments. 

In 2017, we plan to launch our LVT products globally, beginning with the Level Set™ Collection which includes 36 styles 
of tiles with printed top layers in a variety of aesthetic looks, including natural woodgrains and stones, textured woodgrains, 
and patterns. These products are modular and come in sizes that match certain of our modular carpet planks and squares. 
They also are engineered to the same height as our modular carpet, which means better coverage of irregularities in the sub-
floor, lower sound transference from floor to floor, and the ability to install our LVT and modular carpet products side by 
side without transition strips or layering. In addition, the Level Set Collection is constructed with the same type of backing 
as our carpet tiles and can be installed with our TacTiles installation system. 

Other Products and Services 

We sell a proprietary antimicrobial chemical compound under the registered trademark Intersept that we incorporate in 
all of our modular carpet products and have licensed to another company for use in air filters. We also sell our TacTiles carpet 
tile installation system, along with a variety of traditional adhesives and products for carpet installation and maintenance that 
are manufactured by a third party. In addition, we continue to manufacture and sell our Intercell® brand raised/access flooring 
product in Europe. We also continue to provide “turnkey” project management services for national accounts and other large 
customers through our InterfaceSERVICES™ business.  

In August 2012, we sold our Bentley Prince Street broadloom carpet business segment to a third party. This business 
designed,  manufactured  and  marketed  high-end,  designer-oriented  broadloom  and  modular  carpet  for  commercial  and 
residential markets. As a result of this sale, we no longer have a presence in the broadloom carpet market.  

Marketing and Sales 

We have traditionally focused our carpet marketing strategy on major accounts, seeking to build lasting relationships with 
national and multinational end-users, and on architects, engineers, interior designers, contracting firms, and other specifiers  
who often make or significantly influence purchasing decisions. While most of our sales are in the corporate office segment, 
both  new  construction  and  renovation,  we  also  emphasize  sales  in  other  segments,  including  retail  space,  government 
institutions, schools, healthcare facilities, tenant improvement space, hospitality centers, residences and home office space. 
Our  marketing  efforts  are  enhanced  by  the  established  and  well-known  brand  names  of  our  carpet  products,  including 
Interface and FLOR.  

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An important part of our marketing and sales efforts involves the preparation of custom-made samples of requested carpet 
designs,  in  conjunction  with  the  development  of  innovative  product  designs  and  styles  to  meet  the  customer’s  particular 
needs. In most cases, we can produce samples to customer specifications in less than five days, which significantly enhances 
our marketing and sales efforts and has increased our volume of higher margin custom or made-to-order sales. In addition, 
through our websites, we have made it easy to view and request samples of our products. We also use technology which 
allows us to provide digital, simulated samples of our products, which helps reduce raw material and energy consumption 
associated with our samples. 

We primarily use our internal marketing and sales force to market our carpet products. In order to implement our global 
marketing efforts, we have product showrooms or design studios in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Denmark, 
England,  France,  Germany,  Spain,  the  Netherlands,  India,  Australia,  Norway,  United  Arab  Emirates,  Russia,  Singapore, 
Hong Kong, Thailand, China and elsewhere. We expect to open offices in other locations around the world as necessary to 
capitalize on emerging marketing opportunities. 

We distribute our products through two primary channels: (1) direct sales to end users; and (2) indirect sales through 
independent  contractors  or  distributors.  In  each  case,  we  may  also  call  upon  architects,  engineers,  interior  designers, 
contracting firms and other specifiers who often make or substantially influence purchasing decisions. 

Manufacturing 

We manufacture carpet at two locations in the United States and at facilities in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, 

Thailand, China and Australia.  

Having foreign manufacturing operations enables us to supply our customers with carpet from the location offering the 
most advantageous delivery times, duties and tariffs, exchange rates, and freight expense, and enhances our ability to develop 
a strong local presence in foreign markets. We believe that the ability to offer consistent products and services on a worldwide 
basis at attractive prices is an important competitive advantage in servicing multinational customers seeking global supply 
relationships. We will consider additional locations for manufacturing operations in other parts of the world as necessary to 
meet the demands of customers in international markets. 

Our raw materials are generally available from multiple sources – both regionally and globally – with the exception of 
synthetic fiber (nylon yarn).  For yarn, we principally rely upon two major global suppliers, but we also have significant 
relationships with at least two other suppliers.  Although our number of principal yarn suppliers is limited, we do have the 
capability to manufacture carpet using face fiber produced from two separate polymer feedstocks – nylon 6 and nylon 6,6 – 
which provides additional flexibility with respect to yarn supply inputs, if needed.  Our global sourcing strategy, including 
with respect to our principal yarn suppliers and dual polymer manufacturing capability, allows us to help guard against any 
potential shortages of raw materials or raw material suppliers in a specific polymer supply chain. 

We have a flexible-inputs carpet backing line, which we call “Cool Blue™”, at our modular carpet manufacturing facility 
in  LaGrange,  Georgia.  Using  next  generation  thermoplastic  technology,  the  custom-designed  backing  line  dramatically 
improves our ability to keep reclaimed and waste carpet in the production “technical loop,” and further permits us to explore 
other plastics and polymers as inputs. We also have technology that more cleanly separates the face fiber and backing of 
reclaimed and waste carpet, thus making it easier to recycle some of its components and providing a purer supply of inputs 
for the Cool Blue process. This technology, which is part of our ReEntry®2.0 carpet reclamation program, allows us to send 
some of the reclaimed face fiber back to our fiber supplier to be blended with virgin or other post-industrial materials and 
extruded into new fiber. 

The environmental management systems of our floorcovering manufacturing facilities in LaGrange, Georgia, West Point, 
Georgia,  Northern  Ireland,  the  Netherlands,  Thailand,  China  and  Australia  are  certified  under  International  Standards 
Organization (ISO) Standard No. 14001. 

Our significant international operations are subject to various political, economic and other uncertainties, including risks 
of restrictive taxation policies, foreign exchange restrictions, changing political conditions and governmental regulations. We 
also receive a substantial portion of our revenues in currencies other than U.S. dollars, which makes us subject to the risks 
inherent in currency translations. Although our ability to manufacture and ship products from facilities in several foreign 
countries reduces the risks of foreign currency fluctuations we might otherwise experience, we also engage from time to time 
in hedging programs intended to further reduce those risks. 

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Competition 

We  compete,  on  a  global  basis,  in  the  sale  of  our  modular  carpet  products  with  other  carpet  manufacturers  and 
manufacturers of vinyl and other types of floorcoverings, including broadloom carpet. Although the industry has experienced 
significant consolidation, a large number of manufacturers remain in the industry. We believe we are the largest manufacturer 
of modular carpet in the world. However, a number of domestic and foreign competitors manufacture modular carpet as one 
segment of their business, and some of these competitors have financial resources greater than ours. In addition, some of the 
competing  carpet  manufacturers  have  the  ability  to  extrude  at  least  some  of  their  requirements  for  fiber  used  in  carpet 
products, which decreases their dependence on third party suppliers of fiber. 

We believe the principal competitive factors in our primary floorcovering markets are brand recognition, quality, design, 
service, broad product lines, product performance, marketing strategy and pricing. In the corporate office market segment, 
modular  carpet  competes  with  various  floorcoverings,  of  which  broadloom  carpet  is  the  most  common.  We  believe  the 
quality,  service,  design,  better  and  longer  average  product  performance,  flexibility  (design  options,  selective  rotation  or 
replacement,  use  in  combination  with  roll  goods)  and  convenience  of  our  modular  carpet  are  our  principal  competitive 
advantages. 

We believe we have competitive advantages in several other areas as well. First, having both an internal design staff as 
well as our relationship with David Oakey Designs allows us to introduce numerous innovative and attractive carpet tile 
products to our customers. Additionally, we believe that our global manufacturing capabilities are an important competitive 
advantage  in  serving  the  needs  of  multinational  corporate  customers.  We  believe  that  the  incorporation  of  the  Intersept 
antimicrobial chemical agent into the backing of our modular carpet enhances our ability to compete successfully across all 
of our market segments generally, and specifically with resilient tile in the healthcare market.  

In addition, we believe that our goal and commitment to be ecologically “sustainable” by 2020 is a brand-enhancing, 
competitive  strength  as  well  as  a  strategic  initiative.  Our  customers  are  concerned  about  the  environmental  and  broader 
ecological implications of their operations and the products they use in them. Our leadership, knowledge and expertise in the 
area, especially in the “green building” movement and related environmental certification programs, resonate deeply with 
many  of  our  customers  and  prospects  around  the  globe.  Our  modular  carpet  products  historically  have  had  inherent 
installation  and  maintenance  advantages  that  translated  into  greater  efficiency  and  waste  reduction.  We  are  using  raw 
materials and production technologies, such as our Cool Blue backing line and our ReEntry 2.0 reclaimed carpet separation 
process,  that  directly  reduce  the  adverse  impact  of  those  operations  on  the  environment  and  limit  our  dependence  on 
petrochemicals. 

Product Design, Research and Development 

We maintain an active research, development and design staff of approximately 80 people and also draw on the research 
and development efforts of our suppliers, particularly in the areas of fibers, yarns and modular carpet backing materials. Our 
research and development costs were $14.3 million, $14.5 million and $13.9 million in 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively. 

Our research and development team provides technical support and advanced materials research and development for us. 
The team assisted in the development of our NexStep® backing, which employs moisture-impervious polycarbite precoating 
technology with a chlorine-free urethane foam secondary backing, and also helped develop a post-consumer recycled content, 
polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, extruded sheet process that has been incorporated into our GlasBacRE modular carpet backing. 
Our post-consumer recycled content PVC extruded sheet exemplifies our commitment to “closing-the-loop” in recycling. 
More recently, this team developed our TacTiles carpet tile installation system, which uses small squares of adhesive plastic 
film to connect intersecting carpet tiles. The team also helped implement our Cool Blue flexible inputs backing line and our 
ReEntry 2.0 reclaimed carpet separation technology and post-consumer recycling technology for nylon face fibers. With a 
goal of supporting sustainable product designs in floorcoverings applications, we continue to evaluate renewable polymers 
for use in our products. 

Our research and development team also is the coordinator of our QUEST and EcoSense initiatives (discussed below 
under “Environmental Initiatives”) and supports the dissemination, consultancies and technical communication of our global 
sustainability endeavors. This team also provides all biochemical and technical support to Intersept antimicrobial chemical 
product initiatives. 

Innovation and increased customization in product design and styling are the principal focus of our product development 
efforts, and this focus has led to several design breakthroughs such as our plank and Skinny Plank products, as well as our i2 

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product  line.  Our  carpet  design  and  development  team  is  recognized  as  an  industry  leader  in  carpet  design  and  product 
engineering for the commercial and institutional markets.  

David Oakey Designs provides carpet design and consulting services to us pursuant to a consulting agreement, and this 
firm  augments  our  internal  research,  development  and  design  staff.  David  Oakey  Designs’  services  under  the  agreement 
include creating commercial carpet designs for use by our modular carpet businesses throughout the world, and overseeing 
product development, design and coloration functions for our modular carpet business in North America. The agreement can 
be terminated by either party upon six months prior written notice to the other party. David Oakey Designs also contributed 
to our ability to efficiently produce many products from a single yarn system. Our mass customization production approach 
evolved, in major part, from this concept. In addition to increasing the number and variety of product designs, which enables 
us to increase high margin custom sales, the mass customization approach increases inventory turns and reduces inventory 
levels (for both raw materials and standard products) and their related costs because of our more rapid and flexible production 
capabilities. 

Environmental Initiatives 

In the latter part of 1994, we commenced a new industrial ecological sustainability initiative called EcoSense, inspired in 
part by the interest of customers concerned about the environmental implications of how they and their suppliers do business. 
EcoSense,  which  includes  our  QUEST  waste  reduction  initiative,  is  directed  towards  the  elimination  of  energy  and  raw 
materials waste in our businesses, and, on a broader and more long-term scale, the practical reclamation — and ultimate 
restoration — of shared environmental resources. The initiative involves a commitment by us: 

•  

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to learn to meet our raw material and energy needs through recycling of carpet and other petrochemical products and
harnessing benign energy sources; and 
to pursue the creation of new processes to help sustain the earth’s non-renewable natural resources. 

We have engaged some of the world’s leading authorities on global ecology as environmental advisors. The list of advisors 
includes: Paul Hawken, author of The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability and The Next Economy, and 
co-author of Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution; Amory Lovins, energy consultant and co-founder 
of the Rocky Mountain Institute; John Picard, President of E2 Environmental Enterprises; Bill Browning, fellow and former 
director of the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Green Development Services; Janine M. Benyus, author of Biomimicry; and Bob 
Fox, renowned architect. 

As more customers in our target markets share our view that sustainability is good business and not just good deeds, our 
acknowledged  leadership  position  should  strengthen  our  brands  and  provide  a  differentiated  advantage  in  competing  for 
business. To further raise awareness of our goal of becoming sustainable, we launched our Mission Zero global branding 
initiative, which represents our mission to eliminate any negative impact our companies may have on the environment by the 
year 2020. In 2016, we launched the Climate Take Back initiative, in which we seek to lead industry in designing and making 
products in ways that will maintain a climate fit for life. Our Mission Zero and Climate Take Back logos appear on many of 
our marketing and merchandising materials distributed throughout the world. 

A high point in our pursuit of sustainability is our partnership with the Zoological Society of London on a program called 
Net-Works®. Together we are working with communities in the Philippines to collect discarded fishing nets that are damaging 
a large coral reef, and diverting them to our yarn supplier where they are recycled into new carpet fiber. Net-Works provides 
a source of income for members of these communities in the Philippines, while also cleaning up the beaches and waters 
where they live and work. Our Net Effect Collection of carpet tile products, among others, contains yarn that is partly made 
from the recycled fishing nets collected through the Net-Works program. Through 2016, this program has collected more than 
125 tons of discarded fishing nets. Net-Works is a big step in redesigning our supply chain from a linear take-make-waste 
process toward a closed loop system, and it advances our ultimate goal of becoming a restorative enterprise. 

Backlog 

Our backlog of unshipped orders was approximately $107.8 million at February 12, 2017, compared with approximately 
$111.4 million at February 14, 2016. Historically, backlog is subject to significant fluctuations due to the timing of orders 
for individual large projects and currency fluctuations. All of the backlog orders at February 12, 2017 are expected to be 
shipped during the succeeding six to nine months. 

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Patents and Trademarks 

We own numerous patents in the United States and abroad on floorcovering products and on manufacturing processes. 
The duration of United States patents is between 14 and 20 years from the date of filing of a patent application or issuance 
of the patent; the duration of patents issued in other countries varies from country to country. We maintain an active patent 
and trade secret program in order to protect our proprietary technology, know-how and trade secrets. Although we consider 
our patents to be very valuable assets, we consider our know-how and technology even more important to our current business 
than patents, and, accordingly, believe that expiration of existing patents or nonissuance of patents under pending applications 
would not have a material adverse effect on our operations. 

We also own many trademarks in the United States and abroad. In addition to the United States, the primary jurisdictions 
in which we have registered our trademarks are the European Union, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and various 
countries in Central America, South America and Asia. Some of our more prominent registered trademarks include: Interface, 
FLOR, Intersept, GlasBac, Mission Zero, and Net-Works. Trademark registrations in the United States are valid for a period 
of  10  years  and  are  renewable  for  additional  10-year  periods  as  long  as  the  mark remains  in  actual use.  The duration of 
trademarks registered in other jurisdictions varies. 

Financial Information by Operating Segments and Geographic Areas 

The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Item 8 of this Report set forth information concerning our 
sales and long-lived assets by geographic areas, which are also our operating segments. Following the sale of Bentley Prince 
Street,  we  have  only  one  reporting  segment.  Current  and  prior  periods  have  been  reclassified  to  include  the  results  of 
operations and related disposal costs, gains and losses for the Bentley Prince Street business as discontinued operations. In 
addition, assets and liabilities of the Bentley Prince Street business have been reported in assets and liabilities held for sale 
for all reported periods. 

Employees 

At January 1, 2017, we employed a total of 3,278 employees worldwide. Of such employees, 1,962 were clerical, staff, 
sales, supervisory and management personnel and 1,316 were manufacturing personnel. We also utilized the services of 283 
temporary personnel as of January 1, 2017.  

Some of our production employees in Australia and the United Kingdom are represented by unions. In the Netherlands, a 
Works Council, the members of which are Interface employees, is required to be consulted by management with respect to 
certain matters relating to our operations in that country, such as a change in control of Interface Europe B.V. (our modular 
carpet subsidiary based in the Netherlands), and the approval of the Council is required for some of our actions, including 
changes in compensation scales or employee benefits. Our management believes that its relations with the Works Council, 
the unions and all of our employees are good. 

Environmental Matters 

Our operations are subject to laws and regulations relating to the generation, storage, handling, emission, transportation 
and discharge of materials into the environment. The costs of complying with environmental protection laws and regulations 
have not had a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations in the past and are not expected to 
have a material adverse impact in the future. The environmental management systems of our floorcovering manufacturing 
facilities in LaGrange, Georgia, West Point, Georgia, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Thailand, China and Australia are 
certified under ISO Standard No. 14001.  

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Executive Officers of the Registrant  

Our executive officers, their ages as of January 1, 2017, and their principal positions with us are set forth below. Executive 

officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. 

Name 
Daniel T. Hendrix .....................  
Jay D. Gould ............................  
Robert A. Coombs ....................  
David B. Foshee .......................  
Matthew J. Miller .....................  
Kathleen R. Owen ....................  
J. Chadwick Scales ...................  
Nigel Stansfield ........................  

Age 
62 
57 
58 
46 
48 
53 
53 
49 

Principal Position(s) 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
President and Chief Operating Officer 
Senior Vice President (President - Asia-Pacific) 
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 
Vice President (President - Americas) 
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer 
Vice President and Chief Marketing, Innovation & Design Officer 
Vice President (President - Europe) 

Mr.  Hendrix  joined  us  in  1983  after  having  worked  previously  for  a  national  accounting  firm.  He  was  promoted  to 
Treasurer in 1984, Chief Financial Officer in 1985, Vice President-Finance in 1986, Senior Vice President in October 1995, 
Executive Vice President in October 2000, and President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2001. He was elected to the 
Board in October 1996 and has served on the Executive Committee of the Board since July 2001. In October 2011, Mr. 
Hendrix  was  elected  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  Mr.  Hendrix  currently  serves  as  the  Company’s  principal 
financial officer while it searches for a Chief Financial Officer. As previously disclosed, Mr. Hendrix intends to retire from 
the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective March 3, 2017, after which he will remain a Director of the Company and 
continue to serve as non-executive Chairman. He also will continue to serve as the Company’s interim principal financial 
officer while the Company seeks to fill the position with a permanent appointment. 

Mr. Gould joined us as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2015, and was promoted to 
President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2016. From 2012 to January 2015, Mr. Gould was the Chief Executive 
Officer of American Standard Brands, a kitchen and bath products company. Prior to his employment with American Standard 
Brands, Mr. Gould held senior executive roles at Newell Rubbermaid Inc., a global marketer of consumer and commercial 
products,  serving  as  President  of  its  Home  &  Family  business  group  from  2008  to  2012  and  President  of  its  Parenting 
Essentials  business  group  from  2006  to  2008.  He  also  previously  held  executive  level  positions  at  The  Campbell  Soup 
Company (2002-2006) and The Coca-Cola Company (1995-2002). As previously disclosed, Mr. Gould has been appointed 
to succeed Mr. Hendrix as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 3, 2017.  

Mr. Coombs originally worked for us from 1988 to 1993 as a marketing manager for our Heuga carpet tile operations in 
the  United  Kingdom  and  later  for  all  of  our  European  floorcovering  operations.  In  1996,  Mr.  Coombs  returned  to  us  as 
Managing Director of our Australian operations. He was promoted in 1998 to Vice President-Sales and Marketing, Asia-
Pacific, with responsibility for Australian operations and sales and marketing in Asia, which was followed by a promotion to 
Senior Vice President, Asia-Pacific. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, European Sales, in May 1999 and Senior 
Vice President, European Sales and Marketing, in April 2000. In February 2001, he was promoted to President and Chief 
Executive Officer of Interface Overseas Holdings, Inc. with responsibility for all of our floorcoverings operations in both 
Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, and he became a Vice President of Interface. In September 2002, Mr. Coombs relocated 
back to Australia, retaining responsibility for our floorcovering operations in the Asia-Pacific region while another executive 
assumed  responsibility  for  floorcovering  operations  in  Europe.  Mr.  Coombs  was  promoted  to  Senior  Vice  President  of 
Interface in July 2008. 

Mr.  Foshee,  who  previously  practiced  with  an  Atlanta-based  international  law  firm,  joined  us  in  October  1999  as 
Associate Counsel. He was promoted to Assistant Secretary in April 2002, Senior Counsel in April 2006, Assistant Vice 
President in April 2007, Vice President in July 2012, Associate General Counsel in May 2014, and Secretary and General 
Counsel in January 2017. 

Mr. Miller joined us in June 2015 as Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, and became President of our Americas 
business  in  June  2016.  He  came  to  Interface  from  American  Standard  Brands,  where  he  was  Senior  Vice  President  of 
Innovation and Strategy from April 2013 to May 2015. Mr. Miller also was an independent consultant to American Standard 
Brands from February 2012 to April 2013. Previously, he served as Global Vice President-Finance of the Juvenile Products 
Segment of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. from 2008 to 2011, and as Director of Strategy and Corporate Development for Newell 
Rubbermaid from 2006-2008. He also has worked with a number of other global organizations, including Kraft Foods and 
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Ms. Owen joined us in June 2015 as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Owen is responsible for the 
development and oversight of human resources strategies and initiatives for talent management, organization development, 
learning, compensation, culture and diversity for Interface associates, globally. She came to Interface from Taylor Morrison 
Home Corporation, a $2.5 billion publicly traded North American real estate developer and home builder, where she served 
as Vice President of Human Resources from June 2005 to December 2014. Prior to that, she held several human resources 
positions with experience across the U.S. and Europe with companies including McKesson Technology Solutions, Check-
Free Corporation and Lanier Worldwide. 

Mr. Scales joined us in April 2016 as Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer with responsibility for the Company’s 
innovation strategy and platforms globally. In August 2016, he also became responsible for the Company’s marketing and 
design strategy, and was named Chief Marketing, Innovation and Design Officer. Prior to Interface, Mr. Scales served as 
Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Consumer Packaged Goods division of FOCUS Brands Inc. Prior to 
joining FOCUS Brands, Mr. Scales was Global Vice President of Marketing and Innovation for The Coca-Cola Company, 
and before that held a number of leadership positions with Unilever PLC.  

Mr. Stansfield was the Operations Manager for Firth Carpets (our former European broadloom operations) at the time it 
was  acquired  by  us  in  1997.  For  two  years  following  that  acquisition,  Mr.  Stansfield  served  as  Manufacturing  Systems 
Manager, part of a global project team that designed and implemented MRP manufacturing software systems at seven of our 
manufacturing plants. In 1999, he returned to Firth Carpets as Operations Director. In 2002, he became a member of our 
European research and development team focusing on our sustainability  initiatives, and in 2004, he became Product and 
Innovations Director for all of our European Operations. In 2010, he joined our European management team as Senior Vice 
President  of  Product,  Design  and  Innovation,  before  being  named  Vice  President  and  Chief  Innovations  Officer  for  the 
Company in March 2012. In December 2016, he became President of our business serving Europe, the Middle East and 
Africa.    

Available Information 

We make available free of charge on or through our Internet website our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports 
on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, 
or furnish it to, the SEC. Our Internet address is http://www.interface.com. The SEC maintains a website that contains annual, 
quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information that issuers (including the Company) file electronically 
with the SEC. The SEC’s website is http://www.sec.gov.  

Interface, Inc. was incorporated in 1973 as a Georgia corporation.  

Forward-Looking Statements 

This report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, the 
Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  and  the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995.  Words  such  as  “believes,” 
“anticipates,”  “plans,”  “expects”  and  similar  expressions  are  intended  to  identify  forward-looking  statements.  Forward-
looking statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of our management team, as well 
as  the  assumptions  on  which  such  statements  are  based.  Any  forward-looking  statements  are  not  guarantees  of  future 
performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those 
contemplated  by  such  forward-looking  statements.  We  undertake  no  obligation  to  update  or  revise  forward-looking 
statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over 
time. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in 
forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the commercial interiors 
industry as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed below in Item 1A, “Risk Factors”.  

ITEM 1A.      RISK FACTORS  

You should carefully consider the following factors, in addition to the other information included in this Annual Report 
on Form 10-K and the other documents incorporated herein by reference, before deciding whether to purchase or sell our 
common  stock.  Any  or  all  of  the  following  risk  factors  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial 
condition, results of operations and prospects. 

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Sales of our principal products have been and may continue to be affected by adverse economic cycles in the renovation 
and construction of commercial and institutional buildings. 

Sales of our principal products are related to the renovation and construction of commercial and institutional buildings. 
This activity is cyclical and has been affected by the strength of a country’s or region’s general economy, prevailing interest 
rates and other factors that lead to cost control measures by businesses and other users of commercial or institutional space. 
The effects of cyclicality upon the corporate office segment tend to be more pronounced than the effects upon the institutional 
segment. Historically, we have generated more sales in the corporate office segment than in any other market. The effects of 
cyclicality  upon  the  new  construction  segment  of  the  market  also  tend  to  be  more  pronounced  than  the  effects  upon  the 
renovation segment. These effects may recur and could be more pronounced if global economic conditions do not improve 
or are further weakened. 

We compete with a large number of manufacturers in the highly competitive floorcovering products market, and some of 
these competitors have greater financial resources than we do. 

The floorcovering industry is highly competitive. Globally, we compete for sales of floorcovering products with other 
carpet manufacturers and manufacturers of other types of floorcovering. Although the industry has experienced significant 
consolidation, a large number of manufacturers remain in the industry. Some of our competitors, including a number of large 
diversified domestic and foreign companies who manufacture modular carpet as one segment of their business, have greater 
financial  resources  than  we  do.  Competing  effectively  may  require  us  to  make  additional  investments  in  our  product 
development efforts, manufacturing facilities, distribution network and sales and marketing activities. Competitive forces 
may also result in pricing pressures, decreased demand for our products and the loss of market share. 

Our success depends significantly upon the efforts, abilities and continued service of our senior management executives 
and our principal design consultant, and our loss of any of them could affect us adversely. 

We  believe  that  our  success  depends  to  a  significant  extent  upon  the  efforts  and  abilities  of  our  senior  management 
executives. In addition, we rely significantly on the leadership that David Oakey of David Oakey Designs provides to our 
internal design staff. Specifically, David Oakey Designs provides product design/production engineering services to us under 
an exclusive consulting contract that contains non-competition covenants. Our agreement with David Oakey Designs can be 
terminated by either party upon six months prior written notice to the other party. The loss of any of these key persons could 
have an adverse impact on our business because each has a great deal of knowledge, training and experience in the carpet 
industry – particularly in the areas of sales, marketing, operations, product design and management – and could not easily or 
quickly be replaced. 

Our  substantial  international  operations  are  subject  to  various  political,  economic  and  other  uncertainties  that  could 
adversely  affect  our  business  results,  including  by  restrictive  taxation  or  other  government  regulation  and  by  foreign 
currency fluctuations. 

We have substantial international operations. In 2016, approximately half of our net sales and a significant portion of our 
production  were  outside  the  United  States,  primarily  in  Europe  and  Asia-Pacific.  Our  corporate  strategy  includes  the 
expansion and growth of our international business on a worldwide basis. As a result, our operations are subject to various 
political, economic and other uncertainties, including risks of restrictive taxation policies, changing political conditions and 
governmental  regulations.  This  includes,  for  example,  the  uncertainty  surrounding  the  implementation  and  effect  of  the 
United Kingdom’s June 2016 referendum in which voters approved the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, 
including  changes  to  the  legal  and  regulatory  framework  that  apply  to  the  United  Kingdom  and  its  relationship  with  the 
European Union. We also make a substantial portion of our net sales in currencies other than U.S. dollars (approximately 
half of 2016 net sales), which subjects us to the risks inherent in currency translations. The scope and volume of our global 
operations make it impossible to eliminate completely all foreign currency translation risks as an influence on our financial 
results. In addition, political unrest, terrorist acts, military conflict and disease outbreaks have increased the risks of doing 
business abroad generally.  

Concerns  regarding  the  European  sovereign  debt  crisis  and  market  perceptions  about  the  instability  of  the  euro,  the 
potential re-introduction of individual currencies within the Eurozone, the potential dissolution of the euro entirely, or 
the U.K. exiting the European Union, could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.  

Following the European sovereign debt crisis that began in 2011, concerns still persist regarding the debt burden of certain 
countries using the euro as their currency (the “Eurozone”) and their ability to meet future financial obligations, the overall  
stability of the euro and the suitability of the euro as a single currency given the diverse economic and political circumstances 
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in  individual  Eurozone  countries.  Despite  remedial  efforts  undertaken  by  the  European  Commission  and  others,  these 
concerns have caused instability in the euro and could lead to the re-introduction of individual currencies in one or more 
Eurozone countries, or, in more extreme circumstances, the possible dissolution of the euro currency entirely. Should the 
euro  dissolve  entirely,  the  legal  and  contractual  consequences  for  holders  of  euro-denominated  obligations  would  be 
determined by laws in effect at such time. These potential developments, or market perceptions concerning these and related 
issues,  could  adversely  affect  the  value  of  our  euro-denominated  assets  and  obligations  or  increase  the  risks  of  foreign 
currency fluctuations or cause the failure of hedging programs intended to reduce those risks. In addition, concerns over the 
effect of this financial crisis on financial institutions in Europe and globally could have an adverse impact on the capital 
markets generally, and more specifically on our ability and the ability of our customers, suppliers and lenders to finance our 
and their respective businesses, to access liquidity at acceptable financing costs, if at all, on the availability of supplies and 
materials, and on the demand for our products. 

In addition, the results of a June 2016 referendum vote in the U.K. were in favor of the U.K. exiting the European Union 
(the “Brexit Vote”). The uncertainty leading up to and following the Brexit Vote has had a negative impact on our business 
and demand for our products in Europe, and particularly in the U.K. In addition, the Brexit Vote has had a detrimental effect, 
and could have further detrimental effects, on the value of either or both of the Euro and the British Pound Sterling, which 
could negatively impact our business (principally from the translation of sales and earnings in those foreign currencies into 
our  reporting  currency  of  U.S.  dollars).  Such  a  development  could  have  other  unpredictable  adverse  effects,  including  a 
material adverse effect on demand for office space and our carpet products in the U.K. and in Europe if a U.K. exit leads to 
economic difficulties in Europe. 

Large increases in the cost of petroleum-based raw materials could adversely affect us if we are unable to pass these cost 
increases through to our customers. 

Petroleum-based products comprise the predominant portion of the cost of raw materials that we use in manufacturing. 
While we attempt to match cost increases with corresponding price increases, continued volatility in the cost of petroleum-
based raw materials could adversely affect our financial results if we are unable to pass through such price increases to our 
customers. 

Unanticipated termination or interruption of any of our arrangements with our primary third party suppliers of synthetic 
fiber could have a material adverse effect on us. 

The unanticipated termination or interruption of any of our supply arrangements with our current suppliers of synthetic 
fiber (nylon) could have a material adverse effect on us because we do not have the capability to manufacture our own fiber 
for use in our carpet products.  If any of our supply arrangements with our primary suppliers of synthetic fiber is terminated 
or interrupted, we likely would incur increased manufacturing costs and experience delays in our manufacturing process (thus 
resulting  in  decreased  sales  and  profitability)  associated  with  shifting  more  of  our  synthetic  fiber  purchasing  to  another 
synthetic fiber supplier. 

We have a significant amount of indebtedness, which could have important negative consequences to us. 

Our significant indebtedness could have important negative consequences to us, including: 

• 

   •  making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to such indebtedness; 
   • 
• 

increasing our vulnerability to adverse general economic and industry conditions; 
limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions or other growth initiatives,
and other general corporate requirements; 
requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to interest and principal payments on our
indebtedness,  thereby  reducing  the  availability  of  our  cash  flow  to  fund  capital  expenditures,  acquisitions  or  other
growth initiatives, and other general corporate requirements; 
limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; 

   • 
   •  placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our less leveraged competitors; and 
   • 

limiting our ability to refinance our existing indebtedness as it matures. 

As a consequence of our level of indebtedness, a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations must be dedicated 
to debt service requirements. In addition, borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility have variable interest rates, and 
therefore our interest expenses will increase if the underlying market rates (upon which the variable interest rates are based) 
increase. The terms of our Syndicated Credit Facility also limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to, among other  

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things,  incur  additional  indebtedness,  pay  dividends  or  make  certain  other  restricted  payments  or  investments  in  certain 
situations, consummate certain asset sales, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, create liens, merge or consolidate 
with any other person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. They 
also require us to comply with certain other reporting, affirmative and negative covenants and meet certain financial tests. If 
we fail to satisfy these tests or comply with these covenants, a default may occur, in which case the lenders could accelerate 
the debt as well as any other debt to which cross-acceleration or cross-default provisions apply. Our Syndicated Credit Facility 
matures  in  October  2019.  We  cannot  assure  you  that  we  would  be  able  to  renegotiate,  refinance  or  otherwise  obtain  the 
necessary funds to satisfy these obligations. 

It is important for you to consider that we have a significant amount of indebtedness. We cannot assure you that we will 
be able to renegotiate or refinance any of our debt on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we are unable to refinance 
our debt or obtain new financing, we would have to consider other options, such as selling assets to meet our debt service 
obligations and other liquidity needs, or using cash, if available, that would have been used for other business purposes.  

The market price of our common stock has been volatile and the value of your investment may decline. 

The market price of our common stock has been volatile in the past and may continue to be volatile going forward. Such 
volatility may cause precipitous drops in the price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and may cause 
your  investment  in  our  common  stock  to  lose  significant  value.  As  a  general  matter,  market  price  volatility  has  had  a 
significant  effect  on  the  market  values  of  securities  issued  by  many  companies  for  reasons  unrelated  to  their  operating 
performance. We thus cannot predict the market price for our common stock going forward. 

Our earnings in a future period could be adversely affected by non-cash adjustments to goodwill, if a future test of goodwill 
assets indicates a material impairment of those assets. 

As prescribed by accounting standards governing goodwill and other intangible assets, we undertake an annual review of 
the goodwill asset balance reflected in our financial statements. Our review is conducted during the fourth quarter of the year, 
unless there has been a triggering event prescribed by applicable accounting rules that warrants an earlier interim testing for 
possible goodwill impairment. In the past, we have had non-cash adjustments for goodwill impairment as a result of such 
testings ($61.2 million in 2008 and $44.5 million in 2007). A future goodwill impairment test may result in a future non-cash 
adjustment, which could adversely affect our earnings for any such future period. 

Our  business  operations  could  suffer  significant  losses  from  natural  disasters,  catastrophes,  fire  or  other  unexpected 
events. 

While we manufacture our products in several facilities and maintain insurance covering our facilities, including business 
interruption  insurance,  our  manufacturing  facilities  could  be  materially  damaged  by  natural  disasters,  such  as  floods, 
tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes, or by fire or other unexpected events such as adverse weather conditions or other 
disruptions  to our  facilities,  supply  chain  or  our  customers’  facilities.  For  example,  in  July  2012,  a fire  occurred  at our 
manufacturing facility in Picton, Australia, causing extensive damage and rendering the facility inoperable. In January 2014, 
we  commenced  operations  at  a  new  manufacturing  facility  in  Minto,  Australia.  We  could  incur  uninsured  losses  and 
liabilities arising from such events, including damage to our reputation, and/or suffer material losses in operational capacity, 
which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

Our Rights Agreement could discourage tender offers or other transactions for our stock that could result in shareholders 
receiving a premium over the market price for our stock. 

Our Board of Directors has adopted a Rights Agreement pursuant to which holders of our common stock will be entitled 
to purchase from us a fraction of a share of our Series B Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock if a third party acquires 
beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our common stock without our consent. In addition, the holders of our common stock 
will be entitled to purchase the stock of an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) at a discount upon the 
occurrence of triggering events. These provisions of the Rights Agreement could have the effect of discouraging tender offers 
or other transactions that could result in shareholders receiving a premium over the market price for our common stock.  

ITEM 1B.      UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 

None. 

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ITEM 2.         PROPERTIES  

We maintain our corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia in approximately 20,000 square feet of leased space. The 
following table lists our principal manufacturing facilities and other material physical locations (some locations are comprised 
of multiple buildings), all of which we own except as otherwise noted: 

     Location                                         
Bangkok, Thailand .............................................................................................................................................
Craigavon, N. Ireland(1) ......................................................................................................................................
LaGrange, Georgia .............................................................................................................................................
LaGrange, Georgia(1) ..........................................................................................................................................
Union City, Georgia(1) ........................................................................................................................................
Valley, Alabama(1) ..............................................................................................................................................
Minto, Australia .................................................................................................................................................
Scherpenzeel, the Netherlands ...........................................................................................................................
West Point, Georgia ...........................................................................................................................................
Taicang, China(1) ................................................................................................................................................
__________ 
(1)  Leased.  

Floor  
Space 
(Sq. Ft.) 
275,946 
80,986 
539,545 
209,337 
370,000 
338,086 
259,356 
366,935 
250,000 
142,500 

We maintain marketing offices in over 70 locations in over 30 countries and distribution facilities in approximately 40 

locations in six countries. Most of our marketing locations and many of our distribution facilities are leased.  

We  believe  that  our  manufacturing  and  distribution  facilities  and  our  marketing  offices  are  sufficient  for  our  present 
operations. We will continue, however, to consider the desirability of establishing additional facilities and offices in other 
locations around the world as part of our business strategy to meet expanding global market demands. Substantially all of our 
owned properties in the United States are subject to mortgages, which secure borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility. 

ITEM 3.         LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 

We are subject to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which we believe are required to 

be disclosed under this Item 3. 

ITEM 4.         MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 

Not applicable. 

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PART II 

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES 

Our Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol TILE. As of February 17, 2017, we 
had 622 holders of record of our Common Stock. We estimate that there are in excess of 10,000 beneficial holders of our 
Common Stock. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sale prices of the Company’s 
Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as well as dividends paid during such periods. 

2017 

First Quarter (through February 17, 2017) .........................   $ 

19.30    $ 

17.18    $ 

0.00  

High 

Low 

Dividends  
Per Share 

2016 

Fourth Quarter  ...................................................................   $ 
Third Quarter  .....................................................................     
Second Quarter  ..................................................................     
First Quarter ........................................................................     

2015 

Fourth Quarter  ...................................................................   $ 
Third Quarter  .....................................................................     
Second Quarter  ..................................................................     
First Quarter ........................................................................     

19.10    $ 
18.45      
18.71      
18.99      

24.44    $ 
27.17      
25.59      
21.38      

14.59    $ 
15.02      
14.56      
13.70      

17.89    $ 
22.13      
19.86      
15.13      

0.06  
0.06  
0.05  
0.05  

0.05  
0.05  
0.04  
0.04  

On February 22, 2017, our Board also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, payable March 24, 
2017 to shareholders of record as of March 10, 2017. Future declaration and payment of dividends is at the discretion of our 
Board,  and  depends  upon,  among  other  things,  our  investment  policy  and  opportunities,  results  of  operations,  financial 
condition, cash requirements, future prospects, and other factors that may be considered relevant by our Board at the time of 
its determination. Such other factors include limitations contained in the agreement for our Syndicated Credit Facility, which 
specifies conditions as to when any dividend payments may be made. As such, we may discontinue our dividend payments 
in the future if our Board determines that a cessation of dividend payments is proper in light of the factors indicated above.  

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Stock Performance  

The following graph and table compare, for the five-year period ended January 1, 2017, the Company’s total returns to 
shareholders (stock price plus dividends, divided by beginning stock price) with that of (i) all companies listed on the Nasdaq 
Composite  Index,  and  (ii)  a  self-determined  peer  group  comprised  primarily  of  companies  in  the  commercial  interiors 
industry, assuming an initial investment of $100 in each on January 1, 2012 (the last day of the fiscal year 2011).  

Interface, Inc. 
NASDAQ Composite Index 
Self-Determined Peer Group (14 Stocks) 

Notes to Performance Graph 

   1/1/12 
  $ 
  $ 
  $ 

     12/30/12       12/29/13       12/28/14       1/3/16 
189    $ 
164    $ 
212    $ 

138    $ 
115    $ 
141    $ 

147    $ 
192    $ 
235    $ 

100    $ 
100    $ 
100    $ 

171    $ 
202    $ 
252    $ 

     1/1/17 

168  
220  
289  

(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(6) 

The lines represent annual index levels derived from compound daily returns that include all dividends. 
The indices are re-weighted daily, using the market capitalization on the previous trading day. 
If the annual interval, based on the fiscal year-end, is not a trading day, the preceding trading day is used. 
The index level was set to $100 as of January 1, 2012 (the last day of fiscal year 2011). 
The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest December 31. 
The following companies are included in the Self-Determined Peer Group depicted above: Acuity Brands, Inc.; Albany
International Corp.; Apogee Enterprises, Inc.; Armstrong World Industries, Inc.; BE Aerospace, Inc.; The Dixie Group,
Inc.;  Herman  Miller,  Inc.;  HNI  Corporation;  Kimball  International,  Inc.;  Knoll,  Inc.;  Mohawk  Industries,  Inc.;
Steelcase, Inc.; Unifi, Inc.; and USG Corp. 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans 

See Item 12 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities  

The  following  table  contains  information  with  respect  to  purchases  made  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  Company,  or  any 
“affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of our common stock 
during our fourth quarter ended January 1, 2017: 

Total 
Number 
of Shares  
Purchased 

Average  
Price 
Paid 
Per Share 

Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased 
as Part of 
Publicly 
Announced 
Plans or 
Programs(2) 

Approximate 
Dollar Value of 
Shares that  
May Yet Be 
Purchased 
Under the  
Plans or 
Programs(2) 

Period(1) 

October 3 – 31, 2016 ....................................     
November 1 – 30, 2016 ................................     
December 1 – 31, 2016 (3) ............................     
January 1, 2017 ............................................     
Total .............................................................     

222,726    $ 
292,421      
19,201      
0      
534,348    $ 

15.50       
15.67      
18.42      
0.00      
15.69      

222,726      
292,421      
0      
0      
515,147      

36,197,879   
31,614,891   
31,614,891   
31,614,891   
31,614,891   

(1) The  monthly  periods  identified  above  correspond  to  the  Company’s  fiscal  fourth  quarter  of  2016,  which  commenced 
October 3, 2016 and ended January 1, 2017.  
(2)  In April  2016,  the  Company  amended  its  share  purchase  program  to  authorize  the  repurchase of up  to $50  million of 
common stock. This amended program has no specific expiration date. 
(3) Represents shares acquired by the Company from employees to satisfy income tax withholding obligations in connection 
with the vesting of previous grants of restricted stock.  

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ITEM 6.         SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA  

We derived the summary consolidated financial data presented below from our audited consolidated financial statements 
and the notes thereto for the years indicated. You should read the summary financial data presented below together with 
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the audited consolidated 
financial statements and notes thereto included within this document. Amounts for all periods presented have been adjusted 
for discontinued operations. 

2016 

Selected Financial Data(1) 
2014 
(in thousands, except per share data and ratios) 

2013 

2015 

Net sales ........................................................................   $  958,617    $ 1,001,863     $ 1,003,903    $ 959,989     $
Cost of sales ..................................................................      589,973       618,974        663,876       618,880       
Operating income(2) .......................................................     
95,630       
Income from continuing operations(3) ...........................................     
48,255       
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net  

84,937       113,593       
72,418       
54,162      

70,295      
24,808      

2012 

932,020  
614,841  
64,648  
22,899  

of tax ..........................................................................     
Net income  ...................................................................     
Income from continuing operations per common share 

attributable to Interface, Inc. 
Basic ..........................................................................   $ 
Diluted .......................................................................   $ 

Average Shares Outstanding 

0      
54,162      

0       
72,418       

0      
24,808      

0       
48,255       

(16,956) 
5,943  

0.83    $
0.83    $

1.10     $
1.10     $

0.37    $
0.37    $

0.73     $
0.73     $

0.35  
0.35  

66,194       
Basic ..........................................................................     
66,297       
Diluted .......................................................................     
0.11     $
Cash dividends per common share ................................   $ 
91,851       
Property additions .........................................................     
Depreciation and amortization(4) ...................................     
32,605       
Working capital .............................................................   $  321,829    $ 245,391     $ 240,881    $ 257,918     $
Total assets ....................................................................      839,573       756,549        774,914       796,335       
Total long-term debt ......................................................      270,347       213,531        263,338       273,826       
Shareholders’ equity ......................................................      340,729       342,366        306,639       340,787       
Current ratio(5) ...............................................................     
3.0       
__________    

65,098      
65,136      
0.22    $
28,071      
36,505      

66,027       
66,075       
0.18     $
27,188       
44,751       

66,389      
66,448      
0.14    $
38,922      
34,675      

2.6       

2.7      

3.0      

65,767  
65,900  
0.09  
42,428  
29,175  
273,213  
789,367  
275,000  
295,702  
2.7  

(1)  In the third quarter of 2012, we sold our Bentley Prince Street business. The balances have been adjusted to reflect the

discontinued operations of this business. 

(2)  The following charges and items are included in our operating income. In 2016 we recorded restructuring and asset
impairment  charges  of  $19.8  million.  In  2014,  we  recorded  restructuring  and  asset  impairment  charges  of  $12.4
million. In 2013, we recorded a gain of approximately $7.0 million related to the final settlement of our insurance claim
relating to the Australia fire. In 2012, we recorded restructuring and asset impairment charges of $19.4 million as well
as expenses related to the Australia fire of $1.7 million.  

(3)  Included in 2014 net income is $9.2 million of pre-tax expenses related to the premium paid to redeem senior note debt
as well as $2.8 million related to the unamortized debt cost that related to these notes at redemption. Included in the 2013
net income are $1.7 million of expenses related to the retirement of debt, and a one-time tax dispute resolution benefit
of $1.9 million.  

(4)  Includes stock compensation amortization.  

(5)  Current ratio is the ratio of current assets to current liabilities.  

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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF

OPERATIONS  

General 

Our revenues are derived from sales of floorcovering products, primarily modular carpet. Our business, as well as the 
commercial interiors industry in general, is cyclical in nature and is impacted by economic conditions and trends that affect 
the markets for commercial and institutional business space. The commercial interiors industry, including the market for 
floorcovering products, is largely driven by reinvestment by corporations into their existing businesses in the form of new 
fixtures and furnishings for their workplaces. In significant part, the timing and amount of such reinvestments are impacted 
by the profitability of those corporations. As a result, macroeconomic factors such as employment rates, office vacancy rates, 
capital spending, productivity and efficiency gains that impact corporate profitability in general, also affect our business. 

During the past several years, we have successfully focused more of our marketing and sales efforts on non-corporate 
office segments to reduce somewhat our exposure to economic cycles that affect the corporate office market segment more 
adversely, as well as to capture additional market share. Our mix of corporate office versus non-corporate office modular 
carpet sales in the Americas has shifted over the past several years to 44% and 56%, respectively, for 2016 compared with 
64% and 36%, respectively, in 2001. Company-wide, our mix of corporate office versus non-corporate office sales was 59% 
and 41%, respectively, in 2016. We expect a further shift in the future as we continue to implement our market diversification 
strategy. 

During 2016, we had net sales of $958.6 million, down 4.3% compared to $1.0 billion in 2015. Operating income for 
2016 was $84.9 million as compared to $113.6 million for 2015. Net income for 2016 was $ 54.2 million, or $0.83 per share, 
compared with $72.4 million, or $1.10 per diluted share in 2015. Included in our results for 2016 is a restructuring and asset 
impairment charge of $19.8 million, as discussed below. 

During 2015, we had net sales of $1.0 billion, essentially flat as compared to $1.0 billion in 2014. Operating income for 
2015 was $113.6 million as compared to $70.3 million for 2014. Net income for 2015 was $72.4 million, or $1.10 per diluted 
share, compared with $24.8 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, in 2014. Included in our results for 2014 are $12.4 million of 
restructuring and asset impairment charges, as discussed below. Also included in our results for 2014 are $9.2 million of 
expenses  for  the  premiums  paid  to  redeem  our  7.625%  Senior  Notes  as  well  as  $2.8  million  of  expenses  related  to  the 
unamortized debt costs for the retired notes at redemption.  

Fire at Australia Facility 

In July 2012, a fire destroyed our manufacturing facility in Picton, Australia, which served customers throughout Australia 
and  New  Zealand.  We  completed  the  build-out  of  a  new  manufacturing  facility  in  Minto,  Australia,  which  commenced 
operations in January 2014.  

2016 Restructuring Plan 

In the fourth quarter of 2016, we committed to a new restructuring plan in our continuing efforts to improve efficiencies 
and  decrease  costs  across  our  worldwide  operations,  and  more  closely  align  our  operating  structure  with  our  business 
strategy.  The plan involves (i) a substantial restructuring of the FLOR business model that includes closure of its headquarters 
office and most retail FLOR stores, (ii) a reduction of approximately 70 FLOR employees and a number of employees in the 
commercial  carpet  tile  business,  primarily  in  the  Americas  and  Europe  regions,  and  (iii)  the  write-down  of  certain 
underutilized  and  impaired  assets  that  include  information  technology  assets,  intellectual  property  assets,  and  obsolete 
manufacturing, office and retail store equipment. 

As a result of this plan, we incurred a pre-tax restructuring and asset impairment charge of $19.8 million in the fourth 
quarter of 2016, and we expect to record an additional charge in the first quarter of 2017 of approximately $7-9 million.  (The 
charge in the first quarter of 2017 is primarily related to exit costs associated with the FLOR retail stores, a majority of which 
are expected to stay open for the first quarter of 2017.) 

The  aggregate  amount  of  the  charges  is  expected  to  be  approximately  $27-29  million,  estimated  to  be  comprised  of 
severance expenses ($10-11 million), lease exit costs ($6-8 million), impairment of assets ($9-10 million) and other items 
(approximately  $1  million).    Approximately  $17  million  of  the  anticipated  charges  is  expected  to  result  in  future  cash 
expenditures, primarily for severance payments (approximately $10 million) and lease exit costs (approximately $7 million). 
We expect the restructuring plan to be substantially completed in the first half of 2017. 

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2014 Restructuring Plan  

In the third quarter of 2014, we committed to a new restructuring plan in our continuing efforts to reduce costs across our 
worldwide operations. In connection with this restructuring plan, we incurred a pre-tax restructuring and asset impairment 
charge  in  the  third  quarter  of  2014  in  an  amount  of  $12.4  million.  The  charge  was  comprised  of  severance  expenses  of 
$9.7 million for a reduction of 100 employees, other related exit costs of $0.1 million, and a charge for impairment of assets 
of $2.6 million. Approximately $10 million of the charge has resulted in cash expenditures, primarily severance expense.  

7.625% Senior Notes 

In 2010, we completed a private offering of $275 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018. 
In 2013, we redeemed $27.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 7.625% Senior Notes at a price equal to 103% of the 
principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. In November 2014, we redeemed $27.5 
million aggregate principal amount of these notes at a price equal to 103% of the principal amount of notes redeemed, plus 
accrued interest to the redemption date. In December 2014, we redeemed the remaining $220 million of these notes at a price 
equal to 103.813% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. 

Analysis of Results of Operations  

The following discussion and analyses reflect the factors and trends discussed in the preceding sections.  

Our net sales that were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar were approximately 48% in 2016 and 2015, 
and  51%  in  2014.  Because  we  have  such  substantial  international  operations,  we  are  impacted,  from  time  to  time,  by 
international  developments  that  affect  foreign  currency  transactions.  During  2016,  our  sales  and  operating  income  were 
negatively impacted by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and euro against the British Pound Sterling, with smaller impacts 
due to weakening of the Australian dollar and Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar. In 2015, the strengthening of the U.S. 
dollar led to a significant impact on our consolidated operations. In particular, the euro, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar 
were translated at lower rates compared to prior years. The following table presents the amount (in U.S. dollars) by which 
the exchange rates for converting euros, Australian dollars and Canadian dollars into U.S. dollars have affected our net sales 
and operating income during the past three years: 

2016 

2015 
(in millions)  

2014 

Impact of changes in foreign currency on net sales ....................    $ 
Impact of changes in foreign currency on operating income .....      

(10.9)   $ 
(1.0)    

(79.5 )   $ 
(9.8 )     

(9.5) 
(1.0) 

The  following  table  presents,  as  a  percentage  of  net  sales,  certain  items  included  in  our  Consolidated  Statements  of 

Operations during the past three years: 

2016  

Fiscal Year 
2015  

2014  

Net sales .....................................................................................     
Cost of sales ...............................................................................     
Gross profit on sales ...................................................................     
Selling, general and administrative expenses .............................     
Restructuring and asset impairment charges ..............................     
Operating income .......................................................................     
Interest/Other expense ................................................................     
Debt retirement expenses ...........................................................     
Income before income tax expense ............................................     
Income tax expense ....................................................................     
Net income .................................................................................     

100.0%     
61.5       
38.5       
27.5       
2.1       
8.9       
0.6       
0.0       
8.3       
2.6       
5.7       

100.0%     
61.8       
38.2       
26.9       
0.0       
11.3       
0.7       
0.0       
10.6       
3.3       
7.2       

100.0% 
66.1  
33.9  
25.6  
1.2  
7.0  
2.3  
1.2  
3.6  
1.1  
2.5  

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Net Sales 

Below we provide information regarding our net sales and analyze those results for each of the last three fiscal years. 

Fiscal year 2015 was a 53-week period. Fiscal years 2016 and 2014 were 52-week periods.  

Fiscal Year 

2016 

2015 
(in thousands) 

2014 

Percentage Change 

2016 
compared    

2015 
compared    

     with 2015 

   with 2014 

Net Sales ..........................................   $ 

958,617    $ 

1,001,863    $ 

1,003,903      

(4.3%)     

(0.2%) 

Net sales for 2016 compared with 2015 

For 2016, our net sales declined $43.3 million (4.3%) as compared to 2015. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates had 
a negative impact on the comparison of approximately $10.9 million, meaning that if currency levels had remained constant 
year over year, our 2016 sales would have been higher by this amount. On a geographic basis, we experienced sales declines 
in the Americas (down 4.2%) and Europe (down 8.1%), partially offset by an increase of 2% in Asia-Pacific.  

In the Americas, our weighted average selling price per square yard increased approximately 1% in 2016 compared with 
2015.  The  sales  decline  in  the  Americas  was  experienced  across  the  majority  of  our  customer  segments,  with  the  most 
significant decline occurring in the corporate office segment (down 5%), which is the largest single customer segment in the 
Americas. We saw lower levels of customer orders during the first three quarters of the year, although this trend somewhat 
reversed during the fourth quarter, as sales in the corporate segment were effectively flat for the quarter. We also experienced 
a decline in the residential market segment of 15%, due largely to the performance of our FLOR consumer business. Other 
declines  were  seen  in  the  government  (down  19%)  and  retail  (down  5%)  market  segments.  The  decline  in  government 
segment sales in the region was primarily a result of reduced order activity in light of the election cycle. The hospitality 
market segment in the region increased 11% versus 2015, as we continue to convert customers to modular carpet.  

In Europe, our weighted average selling price per square meter declined approximately 3% in 2016 compared with 2015. 
The largest single factor impacting our performance in this region was the turmoil surrounding the decision of the United 
Kingdom to exit the European Union. This had a significant negative impact on our sales performance in the United Kingdom, 
which has historically been our third largest market. Not only were sales impacted by the uncertainty around the exit vote, 
the significant decline in the British Pound led to a translation effect on sales in the U.K. as reported in U.S. dollars. In local 
currency, the sales decline in the U.K. was 13%, but when translated into U.S. dollars the decline was over 25%. This decrease 
was partially offset by double digit increases in other countries, notably Germany, Spain and Italy. On a market segment 
basis,  the  decline was  most  significant  in  the  corporate office  market  (down 6%), which represents  the  majority  of sales 
within Europe. With the exception of the hospitality (up 19%) and healthcare (up 17%) market segments, all other non-office 
market segments in the region were down year over year, with the most significant declines occurring in the education (down 
29%) and government (down 13%) market segments.  

In  the  Asia-Pacific  region,  our  weighted  average  selling  price  per  square  meter  declined  approximately  1%  in  2016 
compared with 2015. The 2% sales increase in the region was evenly split between Australia and Asia, with both geographic 
markets seeing a 2% increase in revenue. In local currency, the increase in Australia was approximately 3%. The increase in 
sales  in  the  Asia-Pacific  region  was  experienced  in  the  corporate  office  market  segment  (up  5%),  which  represents  the 
majority of sales within the region. This increase was a result of large development projects that led to increases in the first 
half  of  the  year,  particularly  in  Australia.  The  only  other  market  segment  in  the  region  that  experienced  an  increase  of 
significance was the hospitality segment (up 24%), due to investment in additional selling resources in the region which led 
to greater market share. Within the region, the sales increases in corporate and hospitality segments were offset by declines 
in the retail (down 31%) and education (down 11%) market segments.  

Net Sales for 2015 compared with 2014 

For 2015, our net sales were essentially flat as compared to 2014. As discussed above, the largest global driver of this 
result was the significant devaluation of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar. The approximate negative impact on sales 
from the decline of foreign currencies was $79.5 million, meaning that if currency levels had remained consistent year over 
year, our 2015 sales would have been higher by this amount. On a geographic basis, we experienced a sales increase in the 

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Americas of 3.4%, and decreases in Europe of 5.1% and Asia-Pacific of 4.9%. The declines in Europe and Asia-Pacific are 
largely a result of the currency impacts discussed above.  

In the Americas, our weighted average selling price per square yard increased approximately 3.5% for the year, reflecting 
that the sales growth in the region was largely due to increased selling prices as overall sales volume remained relatively 
constant versus 2014. In the Americas, the sales increase in dollars occurred almost equally in the corporate office (up 4%) 
and hospitality (up 36%) market segments. The increase in hospitality is due to the continued sales efforts in this segment, as 
the Company has continued to invest resources in building our sales force in this market. The adoption rate for modular carpet 
in hospitality spaces has increased due to these efforts, and our sales continue to improve. The increase in the corporate office 
segment is due to the steady improvement in the U.S. economy as well as our conversion of customers from other flooring 
surfaces  (such  as  broadloom  carpet)  to  modular  carpet.  These  increases  were  partially  offset  by  small  declines  in  the 
government (down 3%) and retail (down 1%) market segments, with sales in our other non-office market segments essentially 
flat. 

In Europe, the sales increase in local currency was 13.6%, but this was offset entirely by the impacts of a weaker Euro 
and, as translated into U.S. dollars, the decline was 5.1%. In local currency, the weighted average selling price per square 
yard for the region increased approximately 5%. In local currency, the corporate office segment was up 16%, which was 
largely due to the recovery in the European economy during the year which led to carpet purchases for new and refurbished 
office environments. In Europe, the majority of sales for the region occur in the corporate office market. In addition, we had 
sales increases in the retail (up 26%) and education (up 33%) market segments in Europe. The increase in education sales is 
due to a targeted focus on higher education customers across the region, particularly in the United Kingdom and France. The 
increase in the retail segment sales is due to the successes of our segmentation strategy in the region and was experienced 
across Europe.  

In Asia-Pacific, the sales decline of 4.9% as reported in U.S. dollars is reflective of the impact of the devaluation of the 
Australian dollar during the year. In local currency, the sales increase Asia-Pacific was approximately 5%. The weighted 
average selling price per square yard for the region declined approximately 7%. This percentage decline was also largely 
driven by the decline in the Australian dollar, as in local currency in Australia the weighted average selling price per square 
yard increased approximately 3% and the average selling price per square yard in Asia was down less than 1%. The sales 
increase in local currency in the region was driven by the corporate office segment, which is the bulk of the region’s sales. 
In U.S. dollars, the corporate office segment was up approximately 1%, and the hospitality segment was up nearly 12%, as 
the  efforts  to penetrate  this growing  market  in  the  region  continue. All  other  market  segments  in  the region  experienced 
declines for the year as compared to 2014.  

Cost and Expenses 

The following table presents our overall cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses during the past 

three years: 

Cost and Expenses 

Fiscal Year  

2016 

2015  
(in thousands) 

2014  

Percentage Change  
2015 
2016 
compared 
compared 
with 2015 
with 2014 

Cost of Sales ......................................   $ 
Selling, General and Administrative 

Expenses ........................................     
Total ..................................................   $ 

589,973    $ 

618,974    $ 

663,876      

(4.7%)     

(6.8%) 

263,919      
853,892    $ 

269,296      
888,270    $ 

257,346      
921,222      

(2.0%)     
(3.9%)     

4.6% 

(3.6%) 

For 2016, our cost of sales decreased $29.0 million (4.7%) compared with 2015. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates 
did not have a significant impact (less than 1%) on the comparison. In absolute dollars, the decrease in cost of sales was due 
to lower sales and production versus the prior year, as production for 2016 was down 11% in Americas, 3% in Europe and 
3% in Asia-Pacific versus 2015. As a percentage of sales, our cost of sales declined to 61.5% in 2016 versus 61.8% in 2015. 
The most significant reason for this decline was lower raw materials costs during the year as a result of lower feedstock prices 
for our raw materials, primarily yarn. These lower prices produced a benefit in cost of sales of approximately $12 million, 
meaning that our raw materials costs for 2016 were lower by this amount. We also experienced more favorable production 
and utilization efficiencies in 2016 versus 2015. Our cost of sales was, however, negatively impacted by approximately $5 
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a new centralized warehouse and distribution center operated by a third party for the region. We believe this situation has 
stabilized and will not continue to significantly impact our cost of sales in 2017.  

For 2015, our cost of sales decreased $44.9 million (6.8%) compared with 2014. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates 
had an approximately $30 million favorable impact on our cost of sales – absent the foreign currency devaluations, our cost 
of sales would have declined approximately $15 million versus 2014. As a percentage of sales, our cost of sales declined to 
61.8% in 2015, versus 66.1% in 2014. The primary reasons for this decline were (1) lower raw materials costs related to 
lower oil and related feedstock costs (raw material costs were down approximately 6-8% versus 2014), (2) higher absorption 
of fixed manufacturing costs associated with higher production volumes, particularly in the Americas (up 5%) and Europe 
(up nearly 10%), (3) continued stabilization of the supply chain and manufacturing footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with 
the normalization of the new carpet tile production facility in Australia during 2015 compared with 2014, (4) the resolution 
in 2015 of yarn supply issues that hampered the Company on a global basis in 2014, particularly during the second half of 
the year, and (5) a full year impact from our significant restructuring actions in the third quarter of 2014, particularly in 
Europe.  

For  2016,  our  selling,  general  and  administrative  (“SG&A”)  expenses  decreased  $5.4  million  (2.0%)  versus  2016. 
Currency fluctuations had only a slight (less than 1%) favorable impact on SG&A expenses. On an absolute dollar basis, the 
decrease was almost entirely related to lower administrative expenses of $9.4 million resulting from lower incentive-based 
compensation, including share-based compensation, due to performance targets not being met in 2016 to the same degree as 
in 2015. These declines were primarily at the corporate and Americas level. Other declines were lower selling expenses of 
$1.2 million due to reduced commissions on lower sales volumes. These decreases were partially offset by higher marketing 
expenses in 2016 of approximately $5.2 million, as we continued to expand our marketing efforts related to the early rollout 
of our modular resilient flooring (“MRF”) products as well as other initiatives to drive product adoption. These marketing 
increases were most significant in the Americas region (up $1.7 million) due to  the MRF rollout and in the Asia-Pacific 
region  (up  $1.9  million),  primarily  in  Asia  related  to  additional  customer  events,  product  rollout  support  and  increased 
marketing management. Despite the overall decline in SG&A expenses in absolute dollars, due to the lower sales in 2016 
versus 2015 our SG&A expenses increased as a percentage of sales to 27.5% in 2016 versus 26.9% in 2015, as the decline in 
SG&A expenses was less than the decline in net sales. We expect SG&A expenses to decline as a percentage of sales in 2017 
due to the restructuring activities discussed above.  

For 2015, our SG&A expenses increased $12.0 million (4.6%) versus 2014. Currency exchange rates had a favorable 
impact on SG&A expenses; if currency rates had remained the same for 2015 versus that of 2014, our SG&A expenses would 
have been approximately $28 million higher than the 2014 levels. The largest factor driving the increase in SG&A expense 
increase  year-over-year  is  additional  administrative  expense  attributed  to  higher  incentive-based  compensation 
(approximately $12 million) and performance-based stock compensation (approximately $10 million), as performance targets 
were met in 2015 to a higher degree than in 2014. The majority of these expenses were at the corporate level and in the 
Americas region, and as a result they were not as impacted by foreign currency devaluations as other components of SG&A 
expense. These increases were offset by declines in marketing expense (down $4.1 million) and selling expense (down $2.8 
million). While fluctuations in currency exchange rates were the driving factors in these declines, as a percentage of sales, 
selling and marketing expenses were lower in 2015, a direct result of our restructuring actions which took place in the third 
quarter of 2014. As a percentage of sales, our consolidated SG&A expenses increased to 26.9% in 2015 versus 25.6% in 
2014. This percentage increase was entirely attributable to the performance-based stock compensation and incentive-based 
compensation discussed above, as absent these amounts SG&A expenses would have been lower as a percentage of sales in 
2015 than in 2014.  

Interest Expense 

For 2016, our interest expense decreased $0.3 million to $6.1 million, versus $6.4 million in 2015. This decrease was due 
to lower average outstanding debt balances in 2016 versus 2015. During 2016, we repaid a net amount of $6.2 million under 
our Syndicated Credit Facility, and this lower level of debt led to lower interest expense during 2016. We did incur additional 
Syndicated Credit Facility borrowings of approximately $63.5 million in December of 2016, but this debt was outstanding 
for only the final month of 2016 and did not have a significant impact on interest expense (less than $0.1 million).  

For 2015, our interest expense decreased $14.4 million to $6.4 million, versus $20.8 million in 2014. This substantial 
decrease in interest is due to the debt refinancing activities we undertook in the fourth quarter of 2014, in which we redeemed 
all of our $247.5 million of outstanding 7.625% Senior Notes and replaced them with borrowings under our Syndicated Credit 
Facility. This facility, which is comprised of a term loan as well as a multi-currency revolving debt facility, incurs interest at 
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to the lower borrowing rates, we also reduced our borrowings under the facility by over $45 million during 2015, which 
contributed to our lower interest expense.  

Tax 

Our effective tax rate in 2016 was 31.6%, compared with an effective tax rate of 31.5% in 2015. The 2016 effective tax 
rate was favorably impacted by a higher portion of income earned in foreign jurisdictions which are taxed at lower tax rates 
than the U.S federal tax rate. The favorable impact to the 2016 effective tax rate was offset by a decrease in the release of 
valuation  allowances  related  to  state  net  operating  loss  carryforwards  utilized  in  2016  compared  to  2015.  For  additional 
information on taxes and a reconciliation of effective tax rates to statutory tax rates, see the Note entitled “Taxes on Income” 
in Item 8 of this Report.  

Our effective tax rate in 2015 was 31.5%, compared with an effective tax rate of 30.6% in 2014. This increase in effective 
tax rate was primarily attributable to having a larger proportion of U.S. earnings in 2015, which are taxed at higher federal 
and state rates than our foreign earnings. The increase in effective rate was partially offset by a release in valuation allowances 
related to state net operating loss carryforwards utilized in 2015. For additional information on taxes and a reconciliation of 
effective tax rates to statutory tax rates, see the Note entitled “Taxes on Income” in Item 8 of this Report.  

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

General 

In our business, we require cash and other liquid assets primarily to purchase raw materials and to pay other manufacturing 
costs, in addition to funding normal course SG&A expenses, anticipated capital expenditures, interest expense and potential 
special projects. We generate our cash and other liquidity requirements primarily from our operations and from borrowings 
or  letters of  credit  under our  Syndicated  Credit Facility  discussed below. We believe  that we will be  able  to  continue  to 
enhance the generation of free cash flow through the following initiatives: 

Improving our inventory turns by continuing to implement a made-to-order model throughout our organization; 

• 
•  Reducing our average days sales outstanding through improved credit and collection practices; and 
•  Limiting the amount of our capital expenditures generally to those projects that have a short-term payback period. 

Historically, we use more cash in the first half of the fiscal year, as we fund insurance premiums, tax payments, incentive 

compensation and inventory build-up in preparation for the holiday/vacation season of our international operations. 

In addition, we have a high contribution margin business with low capital expenditure requirements. Contribution margin 
represents variable gross profit margin less the variable component of SG&A expenses, and for us is an indicator of profit on 
incremental sales after the fixed components of cost of sales and SG&A expenses have been recovered. While contribution 
margin should not be construed as a substitute for gross margin, which is determined in accordance with GAAP, it is included 
herein to provide additional information with respect to our potential for profitability. In addition, we believe that investors 
find contribution margin to be a useful tool for measuring our profitability on an operating basis.  

In December 2016, one of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries borrowed 61 million euros (approximately $63.5 million) 
under the Syndicated Credit Facility. The funds were distributed to its U.S. parent company to fund current and projected 
U.S. cash needs. A significant portion of these borrowings are expected to be repaid (but is not required to be repaid) in the 
first quarter of 2017. 

At January 1, 2017, we had $165.7 million in cash. Approximately $69.5 million of this cash was located in the U.S., and 
the remaining $96.2 million was located outside of the U.S. The cash located outside of the U.S. is indefinitely reinvested in 
the respective jurisdictions (except as identified below). We believe that our strategic plans and business needs, particularly 
for working capital needs and capital expenditure requirements in Europe, Asia and Australia, support our assertion that our 
cash in foreign locations will be reinvested and remittance will be postponed indefinitely.  Of the $96.2 million of cash in 
foreign  jurisdictions,  approximately  $4.8  million  represents  earnings  which  we  have  determined  are  not  permanently 
reinvested,  and  as  such  we  have  provided  for  U.S.  federal  and  state  income  taxes  on  these  amounts  in  accordance  with 
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As of January 1, 2017, we had $270.3 million of borrowings and $2.9 million in letters of credit outstanding under our 
Syndicated Credit Facility. Of those borrowings outstanding, $185.0 million were Term Loan A borrowings and $85.3 million 
were revolving loan borrowings. As of January 1, 2017, we could have incurred $161.7 million of additional revolving loan 
borrowings  under  our  Syndicated  Credit  Facility.  In  addition, we  could  have  incurred  the  equivalent  of  $14.8  million  of 
borrowings under our other credit facilities in place at other non-U.S. subsidiaries.  

We have approximately $81.6 million in contractual cash obligations due by the end of fiscal year 2017, which includes, 
among other things, pension cash contributions, interest payments on our debt and lease commitments. Based on current 
interest rate and debt levels, we expect our aggregate interest expense for 2017 to be between $6 million and $9 million. We 
estimate aggregate capital expenditures in 2017 to be between $55 million and $65 million, although we are not committed 
to these amounts. 

In 2010, we completed a private offering of $275 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Senior Notes. In 2013, 
we redeemed $27.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 7.625% Senior Notes at a price equal to 103% of the principal 
amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. In 2014, we redeemed $27.5 million aggregate 
principal amount of the 7.625% Senior Notes at a price equal to 103% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest, and 
redeemed the remaining $220 million aggregate principal amount of these notes at a price equal to 103.813% of their principal 
amount,  plus  accrued  interest.  The  redemption  transactions  in  2014  required  an  aggregate  of  $266.1  million  (including 
principal payments, premiums and accrued interest), which was funded through a combination of term loan and revolving 
loan borrowings under the Syndicated Credit Facility and cash on hand.  

It is important for you to consider that we have a significant amount of indebtedness. Our Syndicated Credit Facility 
matures  in  October  2019.  We  cannot  assure  you  that  we  will  be  able  to  renegotiate  or  refinance  any  of  our  debt  on 
commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we are unable to refinance our debt or obtain new financing, we would have to 
consider other options, such as selling assets to meet our debt service obligations and other liquidity needs, or using cash, if 
available, that would have been used for other business purposes. 

It is also important for you to consider that borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility comprise the substantial 
majority of our indebtedness, and that these borrowings are based on variable interest rates (as described below) that expose 
the Company to the risk that short-term interest may increase. For information regarding the current variable interest rates of 
these borrowings and the potential impact on our interest expense from hypothetical increases in short term interest rates, 
please see the discussion under the heading 'Interest Rate Risk' in Item 7A of this Report. 

Syndicated Credit Facility  

We have a syndicated credit facility (the “Syndicated Credit Facility” or “Facility”) pursuant to which the lenders provide 
to us and certain of our subsidiaries a multicurrency revolving credit facility and provide to us a term loan. The key features 
of the Facility are as follows: 

•  The Facility matures on October 3, 2019. 
•  The Facility includes (i) a multicurrency revolving loan facility made available to the Company and our principal
subsidiaries in Europe and Australia not to exceed $240 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding, and (ii)
a revolving loan facility made available to our principal subsidiary in Thailand not to exceed the equivalent of $10
million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding. A sublimit of $40 million exists for the issuance of letters of
credit under the Facility. 

•  The Facility includes $200 million of Term Loan A borrowing availability which could be used (and was in fact

used) to refinance our 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018. 

•  The  Facility  provides  for  required  amortization  payments  of  the  Term  Loan  A  borrowing,  as  well  as  mandatory
prepayments of the Term Loan A borrowing (and any term loans made available pursuant to any future multicurrency 
loan facility increase) from certain asset sales, casualty events and debt issuances, subject to certain qualifications
and exceptions as provided for therein. 

•  Advances under the Facility are secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of Interface, Inc.’s assets and the

assets of each of our material domestic subsidiaries, which have guaranteed the Facility. 

•  The Facility contains financial covenants (specifically, a consolidated net leverage ratio and a consolidated interest 

coverage ratio) that must be met as of the end of each fiscal quarter. 

•  We have the option to increase the borrowing availability under the Facility, either for revolving loans or term loans,
by up to $150 million, subject to the receipt of lender commitments for the increase and the satisfaction of certain
other conditions. 

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Interest Rates and Fees. Interest on base rate loans is charged at varying rates computed by applying a margin ranging 
from 0.25% to 1.50% over the applicable base interest rate (which is defined as the greatest of the prime rate, a specified 
federal funds rate plus 0.50%, or a specified LIBOR rate), depending on our consolidated net leverage ratio as of the most 
recently completed fiscal quarter. Interest on LIBOR-based loans and fees for letters of credit are charged at varying rates 
computed by applying a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.50% over the applicable LIBOR rate, depending on our consolidated 
net leverage ratio as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter. In addition, we pay a commitment fee ranging from 0.20% 
to 0.35% per annum (depending on our consolidated net leverage ratio as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter) on 
the unused portion of the Facility. 

Amortization  Prepayments.  We  are  required  to  make  amortization  payments  of  the  Term  Loan  A  borrowing.  The 
amortization payments are due on the last day of the calendar quarter, commencing with an initial amortization payment of 
$2.5 million that was made on December 31, 2015. The quarterly amortization payment amount increased to $3.75 million 
on December 31, 2016.  

Covenants.  The  Facility  contains  standard  and  customary  covenants  for  agreements  of  this  type,  including  various 

reporting, affirmative and negative covenants. Among other things, these covenants limit our ability to: 

create or incur liens on assets;  

• 
•  make acquisitions of or investments in businesses (in excess of certain specified amounts); 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

incur indebtedness or contingent obligations; 
sell or dispose of assets (in excess of certain specified amounts); 
pay dividends or repurchase our stock (in excess of certain specified amounts); 
repay other indebtedness prior to maturity unless we meet certain conditions; and 
enter into sale and leaseback transactions. 

The Facility also requires us to remain in compliance with the following financial covenants as of the end of each fiscal 

quarter, based on our consolidated results for the year then ended: 

•  Consolidated Net  Leverage Ratio:  Must  be  no  greater  than  (i)  4.50:1.00  through  and including  the fiscal  quarter
ending December 28, 2014, (ii) 4.00:1.00 from and including the fiscal quarter ending April 5, 2015 through and
including the fiscal quarter ending January 3, 2016, and (iii) 3.75:1.00 for each fiscal quarter thereafter. 
•  Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio: Must be no less than 2.25:1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. 

Events of Default. If we breach or fail to perform any of the affirmative or negative covenants under the Facility, or if 
other  specified  events  occur  (such  as  a  bankruptcy  or  similar  event  or  a  change  of  control  of  Interface,  Inc.  or  certain 
subsidiaries, or if we breach or fail to perform any covenant or agreement contained in any instrument relating to any of our 
other indebtedness exceeding $20 million), after giving effect to any applicable notice and right to cure provisions, an event 
of default will exist. If an event of default exists and is continuing, the lenders’ Administrative Agent may, and upon the 
written request of a specified percentage of the lender group shall:  

• 
• 
• 

declare all commitments of the lenders under the facility terminated; 
declare all amounts outstanding or accrued thereunder immediately due and payable; and  
exercise other rights and remedies available to them under the agreement and applicable law. 

Collateral. Pursuant to a Security and Pledge Agreement executed on the same date, the Facility is secured by substantially 
all of the assets of Interface, Inc. and our domestic subsidiaries (subject to exceptions for certain immaterial subsidiaries), 
including all of the stock of our domestic subsidiaries and up to 65% of the stock of our first-tier material foreign subsidiaries. 
If  an  event  of  default  occurs  under  the  Facility,  the  lenders’  Administrative  Agent  may,  upon  the  request  of  a  specified 
percentage of lenders, exercise remedies with respect to the collateral, including, in some instances, foreclosing mortgages 
on real estate assets, taking possession of or selling personal property assets, collecting accounts receivables, or exercising 
proxies to take control of the pledged stock of domestic and first-tier material foreign subsidiaries. 

As of January 1, 2017, we had $185.0 million of Term Loan A borrowings and $85.3 million of revolving loan borrowings 

outstanding under the Facility, and had $2.9 million in letters of credit outstanding under the Facility.  

We are presently in compliance with all covenants under the Syndicated Credit Facility and anticipate that we will remain 

in compliance with the covenants for the foreseeable future. 

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Senior Notes 

As described above, all of our remaining 7.625% Senior Notes were redeemed in full in 2014.  

Analysis of Cash Flows 

We exited 2016 with $165.7 million in cash, an increase of $90.0 million during the year. The most significant increase 
in cash was a result of borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility, the largest portion of which was borrowings of $63.5 
million in the December 2016 borrowing transaction discussed above. We also borrowed an additional $23.9 million under 
our Syndicated Credit Facility during 2016. Outside of these borrowings, our cash flow from operating activities of $93.2 
million was the most significant factor in our cash generation. The significant components of this cash flow from operations 
were (1) net income of $54.2 million, (2) a $7.3 million increase in accounts payable and accruals, and (3) a $2.7 million 
decrease in inventory. These increases were partially offset by a $7.7 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets. 
Other primary uses of cash during 2016 were (1) capital expenditures of $28.1 million, (2) $18.5 million used to repurchase 
and retire 1.2 million shares of our outstanding common stock pursuant to our established share repurchase plan, (3) $17.6 
million of repayments under our Syndicated Credit Facility, (4) $14.3 million for the payment of dividends, and (5) $12.5 
million for repayment of term loan borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility as required by the applicable amortization 
schedule.  

We exited 2015 with $75.7 million in cash, an increase of $20.8 million during the year. The increase in cash was primarily 
due to improved cash flow from operating activities of $125.4 million in 2015, compared with $46.4 million in 2014. The 
factors  driving  the  increase  in  cash  flow  from  operating  activities  were  (1)  higher  net  income  in  2015  due  to  improved 
operational  performance,  (2) a  $16.2  million  reduction  in cash paid for  interest,  as  a result  of  our 2014 debt  refinancing 
discussed above, (3) an $18.7 million reduction in accounts receivable, and (4) a $14.5 million increase in accounts payable 
and accrued expenses. The increase in cash from operating activities was partially offset by an increase in inventories of 
$26.5 million and an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $8.3 million. Our other primary uses of cash during 
2015 were (1) $45.3 million of repayments of revolving loan borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility, (2) $27.2 
million of capital expenditures, primary related to our manufacturing locations, (3) $13.3 million used to repurchase and 
retire 650,000 shares of our outstanding common stock, pursuant to our established share repurchase plan, (4) $11.9 million 
for the payment of dividends, and (5) $2.5 million for repayment of term loan borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility 
as required by the applicable amortization schedule.  

Our  primary  sources  of  cash  during  2014  were:  (1)  $200  million  of  Term  Loan  A  borrowings  and  $48.9  million  of 
revolving loan borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility; (2) $15.4 million due to an increase in accounts payable and 
accruals; and (3) $2.8 million due to a decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets. Our primary uses of cash during 
2014 were: (1) $256.8 million used to redeem our formerly outstanding 7.625% Senior Notes (comprised of $247.5 million 
for principal payments, and $9.3 million for premium payments); (2) $29.3 million due to an increase in accounts receivable; 
(3) $9.9 million used to repay a portion of our outstanding revolving loan borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility; 
(4) $9.3 million used to pay dividends on our common stock; and (5) $7.7 million used to repurchase 500,000 shares of our 
common stock. 

We  believe  that  our  liquidity  position  will  provide  sufficient  funds  to  meet  our  current  commitments  and  other  cash 

requirements for the foreseeable future.  

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Funding Obligations  

We have various contractual obligations that we must fund as part of our normal operations. The following table discloses 
aggregate information about our contractual obligations and the periods in which payments are due. The amounts and time 
periods are measured from January 1, 2017. 

Payments Due by Period 

Total  
Payments 
Due  

Less than 
1 year 

     1-3 years 

     3-5 years 

More than 
5 years 

Long-Term Debt Obligations ......................  $ 
Operating Lease Obligations(1) ....................    
Expected Interest Payments(2) .....................    
Unconditional Purchase Obligations(3) ........    
Pension Cash Obligations(4) .........................    

270,347    $ 
119,906      
15,942      
23,992      
105,139      

(in thousands) 

15,000    $ 
36,763      
5,534      
14,523      
9,797      

255,347    $ 
40,549      
10,408      
8,979      
20,516      

0     $ 
18,334       
0       
490       
21,244       

0   
24,260   
0   
0   
53,582   

Total Contractual Cash Obligations(5) .........  $ 
______________________   

535,326    $ 

81,617    $ 

335,799    $ 

40,068     $ 

77,842   

(1)  Our capital lease obligations are insignificant. 

(2)  Expected  interest  payments  to  be  made  in  future  periods  reflect  anticipated  interest  payments  related  to  the 
$185.0  million  of  Term  Loan  A  borrowings  outstanding  and  the  $85.3  million  of  revolving  loan  borrowings 
outstanding under our Syndicated Credit Facility as of January 1, 2017. We have also assumed in the presentation 
above that these borrowings will remain outstanding until maturity with the exception of the required amortization 
payments for our Term Loan A Borrowings.  

(3)  Unconditional purchase obligations do not include unconditional purchase obligations that are included as liabilities 

in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our capital expenditure commitments are not significant. 

(4)  We have two foreign defined benefit plans and a domestic salary continuation plan. We have presented above the 
estimated cash obligations that will be paid under these plans over the next ten years. Such amounts are based on 
several estimates and assumptions and could differ materially should the underlying estimates and assumptions 
change. Our domestic salary continuation plan is an unfunded plan, and we do not currently have any commitments 
to make contributions to this plan. However, we do use insurance instruments to hedge our exposure under the 
salary continuation plan. Contributions to our other employee benefit plans are at our discretion. 

(5)  The  above  table  does not  reflect  unrecognized  tax benefits  of $27.9  million,  the  timing  of which  payments  are 

uncertain. See the Note entitled “Taxes on Income” in Item 8 of this Report for further information. 

Critical Accounting Policies 

The  policies  discussed  below  are  considered  by  management  to  be  critical  to  an  understanding  of  our  consolidated 
financial statements because their application places the most significant demands on management’s judgment, with financial 
reporting  results  relying on  estimations  about  the  effects of  matters  that  are  inherently  uncertain.  Specific  risks  for  these 
critical accounting policies are described in the following paragraphs. For all of these policies, management cautions that 
future events may not develop as forecasted, and the best estimates routinely require adjustment. 

Revenue Recognition. The vast majority of our revenue is recognized at the date of shipment when the following criteria 
are  met:  persuasive  evidence  of  an  agreement  exists,  price  to  the  buyer  is  fixed  and  determinable,  and  collectability  is 
reasonably  assured.  Delivery  is  not  considered  to  have  occurred  until  the  customer  takes  title  and  assumes  the  risks  and 
rewards of ownership, which is generally on the date of shipment. Provisions for discounts, sales returns and allowances are 
estimated  using  historical  experience,  current  economic  trends,  and  the  Company’s  quality  performance.  The  related 
provision is recorded as a reduction of sales and cost of sales in the same period that the revenue is recognized. Accordingly, 
our  estimates  and  assumptions  regarding  revenue  recognition  primarily  relate  to  sales  returns  and  allowances,  which 
historically  have  been  in  the  range of 2.5-3.0% of gross sales.  Over  the  last  several  years, we  have not  experienced  any 
significant  fluctuation  in  sales  returns  and  allowances,  our  estimates  and  assumptions  related  thereto  have  not  changed 

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significantly, and we believe our estimates and assumptions to be reasonably accurate. Management also believes this past 
experience can be relied upon for such estimates and assumptions in future periods, as our business model and customer mix 
have not changed significantly. 

A small percentage (approximately 5%) of our revenue relates to flooring installation projects, which generally involve 
short time periods (typically less than two weeks) and therefore present little risk of material difference due to changes in 
experience. 

Shipping and handling fees billed to customers are classified in net sales in the consolidated statements of operations. 

Shipping and handling costs incurred are classified in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.  

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment at the asset group level whenever events 
or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that  the  carrying  value  may  not  be  recoverable.  If  the  sum  of  the  expected  future 
undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment is indicated. A loss is then recognized 
for the difference, if any, between the fair value of the asset (as estimated by management using its best judgment) and the 
carrying value of the asset. If actual market value is less favorable than that estimated by management, additional write-
downs may be required. 

Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities. The carrying values of deferred income tax assets and liabilities reflect the 
application  of  our  income  tax  accounting  policies  in  accordance  with  applicable  accounting  standards,  and  are  based  on 
management’s  assumptions  and  estimates  regarding  future  operating  results  and  levels  of  taxable  income,  as  well  as 
management’s  judgment  regarding  the  interpretation  of  the  provisions  of  applicable  accounting  standards.  The  carrying 
values of liabilities for income taxes currently payable are based on management’s interpretations of applicable tax laws, and 
incorporate  management’s  assumptions  and  judgments  regarding  the  use  of  tax  planning  strategies  in  various  taxing 
jurisdictions. The use of different estimates, assumptions and judgments in connection with accounting for income taxes may 
result in materially different carrying values of income tax assets and liabilities and results of operations. 

We evaluate the recoverability of these deferred tax assets by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income 
from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings and available tax planning 
strategies. These sources of income inherently rely heavily on estimates. We use our historical experience and our short and 
long-term business forecasts to provide insight. Further, our global business portfolio gives us the opportunity to employ 
various prudent and feasible tax planning strategies to facilitate the recoverability of future deductions. To the extent we do 
not consider it more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will be recovered, a valuation allowance is established. As of 
January 1, 2017, we had no U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards. As of January 3, 2016, we had $26.2 million of 
U.S.  federal  net  operating  loss  carryforwards.  In  addition,  as  of  January  1,  2017  and  January  3,  2016,  we  had  state  net 
operating loss carryforwards of $108.9 million and $139.3 million, respectively. As of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, 
we had approximately $3.8 million and $3.7 million of foreign net operating loss carryforwards, respectively.   Certain of 
these carryforwards are reserved with a valuation allowance because, based on the available evidence, we believe it is more 
likely than not that we would not be able to utilize those deferred tax assets in the future. The remaining year-end 2016 
amounts  are  expected  to  be  fully  recoverable  within  the  applicable  statutory  expiration  periods.  If  the  actual  amounts  of 
taxable income differ from our estimates, the amount of our valuation allowance could be materially impacted 

Goodwill. Pursuant to applicable accounting standards, we test goodwill for impairment at least annually using a two step 
approach. In the first step of this approach, we prepare valuations of reporting units, using both a market comparable approach 
and  an  income  approach,  and  those  valuations  are  compared  with  the  respective  book  values  of  the  reporting  units  to 
determine whether any goodwill impairment exists. In preparing the valuations, past, present and expected future performance 
is considered. If impairment is indicated in this first step of the test, a step two valuation approach is performed. The step two 
valuation approach compares the implied fair value of goodwill to the book value of goodwill. The implied fair value of 
goodwill is determined by allocating the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to the assets and liabilities of the reporting 
unit,  including  both  recognized  and  unrecognized  intangible  assets,  in  the  same  manner  as  goodwill  is  determined  in  a 
business combination under applicable accounting standards. After completion of this step two test, a loss is recognized for 
the difference, if any, between the fair value of the goodwill associated with the reporting unit and the book value of that 
goodwill. If the actual fair value of the goodwill is determined to be less than that estimated, an additional write-down may 
be required.  

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During the fourth quarters of 2016, 2015 and 2014, we performed the annual goodwill impairment test. We perform this 
test at the reporting unit level. For our reporting units which carried a goodwill balance as of January 1, 2017, no impairment 
of goodwill was indicated. As of January 1, 2017, if our estimates of the fair value of our reporting units were 10% lower, 
we believe no additional goodwill impairment would have existed.  

Inventories. We determine the value of inventories using the lower of cost or market. We write down inventories for the 
difference between the carrying value of the inventories and their net realizable value. If actual market conditions are less 
favorable than those projected by management, additional write-downs may be required. 

We estimate our reserves for inventory obsolescence by continuously examining our inventories to determine if there are 
indicators  that  carrying  values  exceed  net  realizable  values.  Experience  has  shown  that  significant  indicators  that  could 
require  the  need  for  additional  inventory  write-downs  are  the  age  of  the  inventory,  the  length  of  its  product  life  cycles, 
anticipated  demand  for  our  products  and  current  economic  conditions.  While  we  believe  that  adequate  write-downs  for 
inventory  obsolescence  have  been  made  in  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  consumer  tastes  and  preferences  will 
continue to change and we could experience additional inventory write-downs in the future. Our inventory reserve on January 
1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, was $17.6 million and $15.5 million, respectively. To the extent that actual obsolescence of our 
inventory differs from our estimate by 10%, our 2016 net income would be higher or lower by approximately $1.1 million, 
on an after-tax basis. 

Pension Benefits. Net pension expense recorded is based on, among other things, assumptions about the discount rate, 
estimated return on plan assets and salary increases. While management believes these assumptions are reasonable, changes 
in these and other factors and differences between actual and assumed changes in the present value of liabilities or assets of 
our plans above certain thresholds could cause net annual expense to increase or decrease materially from year to year. The 
actuarial  assumptions  used  in  our  salary  continuation  plan  and  our  foreign  defined  benefit  plans  reporting  are  reviewed 
periodically and compared with external benchmarks to ensure that they appropriately account for our future pension benefit 
obligation. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption is based on weighted average expected returns 
for each asset class. Expected returns reflect a combination of historical performance analysis and the forward-looking views 
of  the  financial  markets,  and  include  input  from  actuaries,  investment  service  firms  and  investment  managers.  The  table 
below represents the changes to the projected benefit obligation as a result of changes in discount rate assumptions: 

Foreign Defined Benefit Plans 

Increase 
(Decrease) in 
Projected Benefit 
Obligation 
(in millions) 

1% increase in actuarial assumption for discount rate ...............................................................................   $ 
1% decrease in actuarial assumption for discount rate ...............................................................................   $ 

(49.4) 
55.8  

Domestic Salary Continuation Plan 

Increase 
(Decrease) in 
Projected Benefit 
Obligation 
(in millions) 

1% increase in actuarial assumption for discount rate ...............................................................................   $ 
1% decrease in actuarial assumption for discount rate ...............................................................................   $ 

(2.9) 
3.4  

Environmental Remediation. We provide for environmental remediation costs and penalties when the responsibility to 
remediate  is  probable  and  the  amount of  associated costs  is  reasonably determinable. Remediation  liabilities  are  accrued 
based on estimates of known environmental exposures and are discounted in certain instances. We regularly monitor the 
progress of environmental remediation. Should studies indicate that the cost of remediation is to be more than previously 
estimated, an additional accrual would be recorded in the period in which such determination is made. As of January 1, 2017, 
no significant amounts were provided for remediation liabilities. 

Allowances for Doubtful Accounts. We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the 
inability of customers to make required payments. Estimating this amount requires us to analyze the financial strengths of 
our customers. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to 
make payments, additional allowances may be required. By its nature, such an estimate is highly subjective, and it is possible 
that the amount of accounts receivable that we are unable to collect may be different than the amount initially estimated. Our  

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allowance for doubtful accounts on January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, was $3.8 million and $4.5 million, respectively. To 
the extent the actual collectability of our accounts receivable differs from our estimates by 10%, our 2016 net income would 
be higher or lower by approximately $0.3 million, on an after-tax basis, depending on whether the actual collectability was 
better or worse, respectively, than the estimated allowance.  

Product Warranties. We typically provide limited warranties with respect to certain attributes of our carpet products (for 
example, warranties regarding excessive surface wear, edge ravel and static electricity) for periods ranging from ten to twenty 
years, depending on the particular carpet product and the environment in which the product is to be installed. We typically 
warrant that any services performed will be free from defects in workmanship for a period of one year following completion. 
In the event of a breach of warranty, the remedy typically is limited to repair of the problem or replacement of the affected 
product.  We  record  a  provision  related  to  warranty  costs  based  on  historical  experience  and  periodically  adjust  these 
provisions to reflect changes in actual experience. Our warranty and sales allowance reserve on January 1, 2017 and January 
3, 2016, was $5.5 million and $4.8 million, respectively. Actual warranty expense incurred could vary significantly from 
amounts that we estimate. To the extent the actual warranty expense differs from our estimates by 10%, our 2016 net income 
would be higher or lower by approximately $0.3 million, on an after-tax basis, depending on whether the actual expense is 
lower or higher, respectively, than the estimated provision. 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

We are not a party to any material off-balance sheet arrangements. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements  

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standard regarding recognition 
of revenue from contracts with customers. In summary, the core principle of this standard is that an entity recognizes revenue 
from the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity 
expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance for this standard was initially effective for annual 
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. However, in 
August of 2015, the FASB delayed the effective date of the standard for one full year. While we are currently reviewing this 
new standard, and the method by which the standard will be adopted, we do not believe that the adoption of this standard will 
have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.  

In July 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard to simplify the accounting for inventory. This standard requires all 
inventories to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, except for inventory that is accounted for using the 
LIFO or the retail inventory method, which will be measured under existing accounting standards. The new guidance must 
be applied on a prospective basis and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption 
permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new standard and do not expect it to have a material 
impact on our consolidated financial statements.  

In November 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard which requires deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as 
any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each jurisdiction will only have 
one net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. This standard does not change the existing requirement that only permits 
offsetting within a jurisdiction. The amendments in the standard may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to all 
prior periods presented. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim 
periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. We intend to adopt this standard in the first quarter of 
2017. If the balances as of the end of 2016 were to remain unchanged as of the adoption date, the estimated impact to our 
consolidated balance sheet is a reduction of current assets of $10.0 million and increase in long term assets of $6.0 million, 
and a reduction in long term liabilities of $4.0 million.  

In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to simplify several aspects of accounting for share-based 
payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and the 
classification on the statement of cash flows. In addition, an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to 
either estimate the number of  awards that are expected to vest, which is the current U.S. GAAP practice, or account for 
forfeitures when they occur.  This update will be effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including 
interim periods within that reporting period. The element of the new standard that will have the most impact on our financial 
statements will be income tax consequences. Excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies on stock-based compensation awards 
will now be included in our tax provision within our consolidated statement of operations as discrete items in the reporting 
period in which they occur, rather than our current accounting of recording in additional paid-in capital on our consolidated  

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balance sheets. At this time, we estimate that the adoption of this standard will result in an increase in our deferred tax assets 
of  approximately  $5.8  million,  with  a  corresponding  increase  to  equity  accounts.  There  will  also  be  an  impact  on  our 
consolidated statement of cash flows, upon adoption in the first quarter of 2017, as under the standard when an employer 
withholds  shares  for  tax  withholding  purposes  those  related  tax  payments  will  be  treated  as  financing  activities,  not  as 
operating activities. Upon adoption in the first quarter of 2017, this will result in a reclassification of approximately $5.0 
million of such tax payments in the first quarter of 2016 from operating activities to financing activities. We also have elected 
to continue our current policy of estimating forfeitures of stock-based compensation awards at the time of grant and revising 
in subsequent periods to reflect actual forfeitures, which is allowable under the new standard. 

In February 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard regarding leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-
use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with 
terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern 
of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 
2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees 
for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented 
in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. We are currently evaluating the impact of our pending 
adoption of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements. 

ITEM 7A.      QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 

Market Risk 

As a result of the scope of our global operations, we are exposed to an element of market risk from changes in interest 
rates and foreign currency exchange rates. Our results of operations and financial condition could be impacted by this risk. 
We manage our exposure to market risk through our regular operating and financial activities and, to the extent we deem 
appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. 

We employ derivative financial instruments as risk management tools and not for speculative or trading purposes. We 
monitor the use of derivative financial instruments through objective measurable systems, well-defined market and credit 
risk limits, and timely reports to senior management according to prescribed guidelines. We have established strict counter-
party credit guidelines and enter into transactions only with financial institutions with a rating of investment grade or better. 
As a result, we consider the risk of counter-party default to be minimal. 

Interest Rate Market Risk Exposure 

Changes in interest rates affect the interest paid on certain of our debt. To mitigate the impact of fluctuations in interest 
rates, our management monitors interest rates and has developed and implemented a policy to maintain the percentage of 
fixed and variable rate debt within certain parameters, subject to approval by our Board of Directors. In the past, we have 
maintained a fixed/variable rate mix within these parameters either by borrowing on a fixed rate basis or entering into interest 
rate swap transactions. In the interest rate swaps, we agreed to exchange, at specified levels, the difference between fixed and 
variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal linked to LIBOR. As of January 1, 
2017 and January 3, 2016, no such interest rate swaps were in place. 

Foreign Currency Exchange Market Risk Exposure 

A  significant  portion  of  our  operations  consists  of  manufacturing  and  sales  activities  in  foreign  jurisdictions.  We 
manufacture our products in the United States, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, China, Thailand and Australia, and sell our 
products  in  more  than 100  countries. As  a result, our  financial  results  have  been,  and could  be, significantly  affected by 
factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in the foreign markets in which we 
distribute our products. Our operating results are exposed to changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and many 
other currencies, including the euro, British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Thai baht and Japanese yen. 
When the U.S. dollar strengthens against a foreign currency, the value of anticipated sales in those currencies decreases, and 
vice versa. Additionally, to the extent our foreign operations with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar transact 
business in countries other than the United States, exchange rate changes between two foreign currencies could ultimately 
impact us. Finally, because we report in U.S. dollars on a consolidated basis, foreign currency exchange fluctuations could 
have a translation impact on our financial position. 

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compared with January 3, 2016, because of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against certain foreign currencies during 
2016, particularly the euro and the British pound 

Sensitivity Analysis 

For purposes of specific risk analysis, we use sensitivity analysis to measure the impact that market risk may have on the 

fair values of our market-sensitive instruments. 

To perform sensitivity analysis, we assess the risk of loss in fair values associated with the impact of hypothetical changes 
in  interest  rates  and  foreign  currency  exchange  rates  on  market-sensitive  instruments.  The  market  value  of  instruments 
affected by interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk is computed based on the present value of future cash flows 
as impacted by the changes in the rates attributable to the market risk being measured. The discount rates used for the present 
value computations were selected based on market interest and foreign currency exchange rates in effect at January 1, 2017. 
The values that result from these computations are then compared with the market values of the financial instruments. The 
differences are the hypothetical gains or losses associated with each type of risk. 

Interest Rate Risk  

Our weighted average interest rate for our outstanding borrowings in 2016 and 2015 was 2.1% and 2.0%, respectively.  

As  discussed  above,  our  Syndicated  Credit  Facility  is  comprised  of  a  combination  of  term  loan  and  revolving  loan 
borrowings. The following table summarizes our market risks associated with our debt obligations as of January 1, 2017. For 
debt  obligations,  the  table  presents  principal  cash  flows  and  related  weighted  average  interest  rates  by  year  of  maturity. 
Variable interest rates presented for variable-rate debt represent the weighted average interest rate on our Syndicated Credit 
Facility borrowings as of January 1, 2017.  

   2017 

      2018 

      2019 

      2020 

    Thereafter     Total 

(in thousands) 

Fair 
Value    

Rate-Sensitive Liabilities 
Long-term Debt: 
Variable Rate ....................................   $ 15,000     $ 15,000     $240,347     $ 
2.1%     
Variable Interest Rate .......................     

2.1%     

2.1%     

0     $ 
--       

0    $270,347     $ 270,347  
--      

An increase in our effective interest rate of 1% would increase annual interest expense by approximately $2.7 million. 
We will continue to review our exposure to interest rate fluctuations and evaluate whether we should manage such exposures 
through interest rate swap transactions. 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk 

As of January 1, 2017, a 10% decrease or increase in the levels of foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, 
with all other variables held constant, would result in a decrease in the fair value of our short-term financial instruments 
(primarily cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable) of $12.9 million or an increase in the fair value of our financial 
instruments of $15.8 million, respectively. As the impact of offsetting changes in the fair market value of our net foreign 
investments is not included in the sensitivity model, these results are not indicative of our actual exposure to foreign currency 
exchange risk.  

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ITEM 8.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 

INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 

Net sales .............................................................................................   $ 
Cost of sales .......................................................................................     
Gross profit on sales ...........................................................................     

2016  

FISCAL YEAR  
2015  
(in thousands, except per share data) 
958,617    $
589,973      
368,644      

1,001,863     $
618,974       
382,889       

2014  

1,003,903   
663,876   
340,027   

Selling, general and administrative expenses .....................................     
Restructuring and asset impairment charges ......................................     

263,919      
19,788      

269,296       
0       

257,346   
12,386   

Operating income ...............................................................................     

84,937      

113,593       

70,295   

Interest expense ..............................................................................     
Debt retirement expenses ................................................................     
Other expense (income) ..................................................................     

6,130      
0      
(329)     

6,401       
0       
1,426       

Income before income tax expense ....................................................     
Income tax expense ............................................................................     

79,136      
24,974      

105,766       
33,348       

20,785   
11,989   
1,779   

35,742   
10,934   

Net income .........................................................................................   $ 

54,162    $

72,418     $

24,808   

Net income per share – basic ..............................................................   $ 

0.83    $

1.10     $

0.37   

Net income per share – diluted ...........................................................   $ 

0.83    $

1.10     $

0.37   

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding .........................     
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding .....................     

65,098      
65,136      

66,027       
66,075       

66,389   
66,448   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

Net income  ........................................................................................   $ 
Other comprehensive income (loss) 

2016  

FISCAL YEAR  
2015  
(in thousands)  

2014  

54,162    $

72,418     $

24,808   

Foreign currency translation adjustment .........................................     
Pension liability adjustment ............................................................     

(19,011)     
(11,572)     

(32,575 )     
6,072       

(28,351 ) 
(15,280 ) 

Comprehensive income (loss) ............................................................   $ 

23,579    $

45,915     $

(18,823 ) 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 

END OF FISCAL YEAR 
2015  
2016  

(in thousands) 

ASSETS 
Current 

Cash and cash equivalents ............................................................................................   $
Accounts receivable, net ...............................................................................................     
Inventories ....................................................................................................................     
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ....................................................................     
Deferred income taxes ..................................................................................................     
Total current assets ...........................................................................................................     
Property and equipment, net .............................................................................................     
Deferred tax asset .............................................................................................................     
Goodwill ...........................................................................................................................     
Other assets ......................................................................................................................     

165,672     $
126,004       
156,083       
23,123       
10,030       
480,912       
204,508       
27,221       
61,218       
65,714       

75,696  
130,322  
161,174  
22,490  
8,726  
398,408  
211,489  
20,110  
63,890  
62,652  

  $

839,573     $

756,549  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
Current liabilities 

Accounts payable ..........................................................................................................   $
Accrued expenses .........................................................................................................     
Current portion of long-term debt .................................................................................     
Total current liabilities .....................................................................................................     
Long term debt .................................................................................................................     
Deferred income taxes ......................................................................................................     
Other.................................................................................................................................     

45,380     $
98,703       
15,000       
159,083       
255,347       
8,862       
75,552       

52,834  
88,933  
11,250  
153,017  
202,281  
10,505  
48,380  

Total liabilities .................................................................................................................     

498,844       

414,183  

Commitments and contingencies 

Shareholders’ equity 

Preferred stock ..............................................................................................................     
Common stock ..............................................................................................................     
Additional paid-in capital .............................................................................................     
Retained earnings  ........................................................................................................     
Accumulated other comprehensive loss – foreign currency translation .......................     
Accumulated other comprehensive loss – pension liability ..........................................     

0       
6,424       
359,451       
140,238       
(110,522 )     
(54,862 )     

0  
6,570  
370,327  
100,270  
(91,511) 
(43,290) 

Total shareholders’ equity ................................................................................................     

340,729       

342,366  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

  $

839,573     $

756,549  

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES: 

Net income ..................................................................................   $

Adjustments to reconcile income to cash provided by operating 

activities 

Depreciation and amortization ....................................................     
Stock compensation amortization expense..................................     
Bad debt expense ........................................................................     
Deferred income taxes and other .................................................     
Working capital changes: 

Accounts receivable .............................................................     
Inventories ...........................................................................     
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ...........................     
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ..............................     
Cash provided by operating activities .........................................     

2016  

FISCAL YEAR 
2015  
     (in thousands)        
72,418     $

54,162    $ 

30,632      
5,873      
145      
468      

(372)     
2,686      
(7,720)     
7,289      
93,163      

30,803       
13,948       
763       
9,052       

18,738       
(26,452 )     
(8,332 )     
14,497       
125,435       

INVESTING ACTIVITIES: 

Capital expenditures ....................................................................     
Other ...........................................................................................     
Cash used in investing activities .................................................     

(28,071)     
1,642      
(26,429)     

(27,188 )     
731       
(26,457 )     

FINANCING ACTIVITIES: 

Credit facility borrowing  ............................................................     
Credit facility repayments ...........................................................     
Term loan borrowings .................................................................     
Term loan repayments .................................................................     
Repurchase of common stock .....................................................     
Dividends paid ............................................................................     
Debt issuance costs .....................................................................     
Redemption/repurchase of senior notes ......................................     
Proceeds from issuance of common stock ..................................     
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities ..........................     

87,400      
(17,575)     
0      
(12,500)     
(18,496)     
(14,285)     
0      
0      
0      
24,544      

0       
(45,267 )     
0       
(2,500 )     
(13,306 )     
(11,885 )     
0       
0       
359       
(72,599 )     

2014  

24,808   

30,677   
3,998   
137   
(3,534 ) 

(29,255 ) 
1,343   
2,785   
15,421   
46,380   

(38,922 ) 
2,415   
(36,507 ) 

48,850   
(9,905 ) 
200,000   
0   
(7,669 ) 
(9,297 ) 
(1,099 ) 
(247,500 ) 
408   
(26,212 ) 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and 

financing activities  ...................................................................     
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash .....................................     

91,278      
(1,302)     

26,379       
(5,579 )     

(16,339 ) 
(1,648 ) 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: 

Net increase (decrease) ...............................................................     
Balance, beginning of year ..........................................................     

89,976      
75,696      

20,800       
54,896       

(17,987 ) 
72,883   

Balance, end of year ....................................................................   $

165,672    $ 

75,696     $

54,896   

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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Nature of Operations 

The  Company  is  a  recognized  leader  in  the  worldwide  commercial  interiors  market,  offering  modular  carpet.  The 
Company manufactures modular carpet focusing on the high quality, designer-oriented sector of the market, and provides 
specialized  carpet  replacement,  installation  and  maintenance  services.  Additionally,  the  Company  offers  Intersept,  a 
proprietary antimicrobial used in a number of interior finishes, and recently introduced a line of new luxury vinyl tile flooring 
products. 

Principles of Consolidation 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All of our subsidiaries 
are  wholly-owned,  and  we  are  not  a  party  to  any  joint  venture,  partnership  or  other  variable  interest  entity  that  would 
potentially  qualify  for  consolidation.  All  material  intercompany  accounts  and  transactions  are  eliminated.  Investments  in 
which the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence are carried at fair value. The Company monitors 
investments for other than temporary declines in value and makes reductions in carrying values when appropriate. As of 
January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, the Company did not hold significant investments of this nature. 

Use of Estimates 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires 
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of 
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses 
during the reporting periods. Examples include provisions for returns, bad debts, product claims reserves, rebates, inventory 
obsolescence and the length of product life cycles, accruals associated with restructuring activities, income tax exposures and 
valuation allowances, environmental liabilities, and the carrying value of goodwill and property and equipment. Actual results 
could vary from these estimates. 

Revenue Recognition 

Revenue  is  recognized when the  following criteria  are  met:  persuasive  evidence  of  an  agreement  exists,  delivery has 
occurred or services have been rendered, price to the buyer is fixed and determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. 
Delivery is not considered to have occurred until the customer takes title and assumes the risks and rewards of ownership, 
which  is  generally  on  the  date  of  shipment.  Provisions  for  discounts,  sales  returns  and  allowances  are  estimated  using 
historical experience, current economic trends, and the Company’s quality performance. The related provision is recorded as 
a reduction of sales and cost of sales in the same period that the revenue is recognized. Material differences may result in the 
amount and timing of net sales for any period if management makes different judgments or uses different estimates.  

Shipping and handling fees billed to customers are classified in net sales in the consolidated statements of operations. 

Shipping and handling costs incurred are classified in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations. 

Research and Development 

Research  and development  costs  are  expensed  as  incurred  and  are  included  in  the  selling, general  and  administrative 
expense caption in the consolidated statements of operations. Research and development expense was $14.3 million, $14.5 
million and $13.9 million for the years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments 

Highly liquid investments with insignificant interest rate risk and with original maturities of three months or less are 
classified as cash and cash equivalents. Investments with maturities greater than three months and less than one year are 
classified as short-term investments. The Company did not hold any significant amounts of cash equivalents and short-term 
investments at January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016.  

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Cash payments for interest amounted to approximately $5.5 million, $4.8 million and $21.0 million for the years 2016, 
2015, and 2014, respectively. Income tax payments amounted to approximately $12.8 million, $7.2 million and $7.5 million 
for the years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. During the years 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company received income tax 
refunds of $0.2 million, $3.1 million and $5.0 million, respectively. 

Inventories 

Inventories  are  carried  at  the  lower  of  cost  (standards  approximating  the  first-in,  first-out  method)  or  market.  Costs 
included in inventories are based on invoiced costs and/or production costs, as applicable. Included in production costs are 
material, direct labor and allocated overhead. The Company writes down inventories for the difference between the carrying 
value of the inventories and their estimated net realizable value. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those 
projected by management, additional write-downs may be required. 

Management estimates its reserves for inventory obsolescence by continuously examining its inventories to determine if 
there are indicators that carrying values exceed net realizable values. Experience has shown that significant indicators that 
could require the need for additional inventory write-downs are the age of the inventory, the length of its product life cycles, 
anticipated demand for the Company’s products, and current economic conditions. While management believes that adequate 
write-downs  for  inventory  obsolescence  have  been  made  in  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  consumer  tastes  and 
preferences will continue to change and the Company could experience additional inventory write-downs in the future. 

Rebates 

The Company has agreements to receive cash consideration from certain of its vendors, including rebates and cooperative 
marketing reimbursements. The amounts received from its vendors are generally presumed to be a reduction of the prices the 
Company  pays  for  their  products  and,  therefore,  such  amounts  are  reflected  as  either  a  reduction  of  cost  of  sales  in  the 
accompanying consolidated statements of operations, or, if the product inventory is still on hand at the reporting date, it is 
reflected  as  a  reduction  of  “Inventories”  on  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets.  Vendor  rebates  are  typically 
dependent  upon  reaching  minimum  purchase  thresholds.  The  Company  evaluates  the  likelihood  of  reaching  purchase 
thresholds using past experience and current year forecasts. When rebates can be reasonably estimated and receipt becomes 
probable, the Company records a portion of the rebate as the Company makes progress towards the purchase threshold. 

When the Company receives direct reimbursements for costs incurred in marketing the vendor’s product or service, the 
amount received is recorded as an offset to selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated 
statements of operations. 

Assets and Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale 

The Company considers businesses to be held for sale when the Board or management, having the relevant authority to 
do so, approves and commits to a formal plan to actively market a business for sale and the sale is considered probable. Upon 
designation as held for sale, the carrying value of the assets of the business are recorded at the lower of their carrying value 
or their estimated fair value, less costs to sell. The Company ceases to record depreciation expense at that time. 

Property and Equipment and Long-Lived Assets 

Property and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the following 
estimated useful lives: buildings and improvements – ten to forty years; and furniture and equipment – three to twelve years. 
Interest  costs for  the  construction/development  of  certain  long-term  assets  are  capitalized  and  amortized  over  the related 
assets’ estimated useful lives. The Company capitalized net interest costs on qualifying expenditures of approximately $0.5 
million, $0.3 million and $0.8 million for the fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Depreciation expense amounted 
to approximately $30.1 million, $30.4 million and $30.3 million for the years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying 
amount may not be recoverable. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of 
the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the asset. Repair and maintenance 
costs are charged to operating expense as incurred. 

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets 

Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations accounted 
for as acquisitions. Accumulated amortization amounted to approximately $77.3 million at both January 1, 2017 and January 
3, 2016, and cumulative impairment losses recognized were $212.6 million as of both January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016. 

As of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, the net carrying amount of goodwill was $61.2 million and $63.9 million, 
respectively.  Other  intangible  assets  were  $0.9  million  and  $4.8  million  as  of  January  1,  2017  and  January  3,  2016, 
respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets during the years 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $0.5 million, $0.3 
million and $0.3 million, respectively 

The  Company  capitalizes  patent  defense  costs  when  it  determines  that  a  successful  defense  is  probable.  Any  patent 
defense  costs  are  amortized  over  the  remaining  useful  life  of  the  patent.  During  2016  the  company  determined  that 
approximately $3.4 million of patent defense costs related to our TacTiles® carpet tile installation system should be impaired 
as a successful defense was deemed no longer probable. This impairment is included in “Restructuring and Asset Impairment 
Charges” in our consolidated statement of operations.  

During the fourth quarters of 2016, 2015 and 2014, as of the last day of the third quarter of each year, the Company 
performed the annual goodwill impairment test required by applicable accounting standards. The Company performs this test 
at  the  reporting  unit  level,  which  is  one  level  below  the  segment  level  for  the  Modular  Carpet  segment.  In  effecting  the 
impairment testing, the Company prepared valuations of reporting units on both a market comparable methodology and an 
income methodology in accordance with the applicable standards, and those valuations were compared with the respective 
book values of the reporting units to determine whether any goodwill impairment existed. In preparing the valuations, past, 
present  and  future  expectations  of  performance  were  considered.  The  annual  testing  indicated  no  potential  of  goodwill 
impairment in any of the years presented. 

Each  of  the  Company’s  reporting  units  maintained  fair  values  in  excess  of  their  respective  carrying  values  as  of  the 
measurement date, and therefore no impairment was indicated during the impairment testing. As of January 1, 2017, if the 
Company’s estimates of the fair values of its reporting units which carry a goodwill balance were 10% lower, the Company 
still believes no goodwill impairment would have existed.  

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill for the year ended January 1, 2017 are as follows: 

BALANCE  

JANUARY 3, 2016        ACQUISITIONS 

IMPAIRMENT 
(in thousands) 

FOREIGN 
CURRENCY 

TRANSLATION       

BALANCE  
JANUARY 1, 2017    

$ 

63,890      $ 

0      $ 

0       $ 

(2,672 )     $ 

61,218  

Product Warranties 

The Company typically provides limited warranties with respect to certain attributes of its carpet products (for example, 
warranties regarding excessive surface wear, edge ravel and static electricity) for periods ranging from ten to twenty years, 
depending on the particular carpet product and the environment in which it is to be installed. The Company typically warrants 
that services performed will be free from defects in workmanship for a period of one year following completion. In the event 
of a breach of warranty, the remedy typically is limited to repair of the problem or replacement of the affected product.  

The Company records a provision related to warranty costs based on historical experience and periodically adjusts these 
provisions to reflect changes in actual experience. Warranty and sales allowance reserves amounted to $5.5 million and $4.8 
million as of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, respectively, and are included in “Accrued Expenses” in the accompanying 
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Taxes on Income 

The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred 
tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s 
financial  statements  or  tax  returns. In  estimating  future tax  consequences,  the  Company  generally considers  all  expected 
future events other than enactments of changes in tax laws or rates. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change 
in tax rates will be recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date.  

The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some 
portion or all of the deferred tax assets will expire before realization of the benefit or that future deductibility is not probable. 
The  ultimate  realization  of  the  deferred  tax  assets  depends  on  the  ability  to  generate  sufficient  taxable  income  of  the 
appropriate character in the future. This requires us to use estimates and make assumptions regarding significant future events 
such as the taxability of entities operating in the various taxing jurisdictions.  

The Company does not record taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities on a gross basis. 

For  uncertain  tax  positions,  the  Company  applies  the  provisions  of  relevant  authoritative  guidance,  which  requires 
application  of  a  “more  likely  than  not”  threshold  to  the  recognition  and  derecognition  of  tax  positions.  The  Company’s 
ongoing assessments of the more likely than not outcomes of tax authority examinations and related tax positions require 
significant judgment and can increase or decrease the Company’s effective tax rate as well as impact operating results. For 
further information, see the Note 13 entitled “Taxes on Income.”  

Fair Values of Financial Instruments 

Fair values of cash and cash equivalents and short-term debt approximate cost due to the short period of time to maturity. 

Fair values of debt are based on quoted market prices or pricing models using current market rates. 

Translation of Foreign Currencies 

The financial position and results of operations of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are measured generally using local 
currencies as the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange 
rate in effect at each year-end. Income and expense items are translated at average exchange rates for the year. The resulting 
translation adjustments are recorded in the foreign currency translation adjustment account. In the event of a divestiture of a 
foreign  subsidiary,  the  related  foreign  currency  translation  results  are  reversed  from  equity  to  income.  Foreign  currency 
exchange gains and losses are included in net income (loss). Foreign exchange translation losses were $19.0 million, $32.6 
million and $28.4 million for the years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 

Income (Loss) Per Share 

Basic income (loss) per share is computed based on the average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted income 
(loss) per share reflects the increase in average common shares outstanding that would result from the assumed exercise of 
outstanding stock options, calculated using the treasury stock method. 

Stock-Based Compensation 

As of fiscal year 2016, the Company has stock-based employee compensation plans, which are described more fully in 

Note 10 entitled “Shareholders’ Equity”.  

The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. 

However, there were no stock options granted in 2016, 2015 or 2014. 

The Company recognizes expense related to its restricted stock and performance share grants based on the grant date fair 

value of the stock issued, as determined by its market price at date of grant.  

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Derivative Financial Instruments 

Accounting standards require a company to recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that 
do not meet the criteria of an accounting hedge must be adjusted to fair value through income. If the derivative is a fair value 
hedge, changes in the fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments are recognized through earnings. If the 
derivative is a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in other 
comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in 
fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. As of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, the Company was not party to 
any significant derivative instruments. 

Pension Benefits  

Net pension expense recorded is based on, among other things, assumptions about the discount rate, estimated return on 
plan assets and salary increases. While the Company believes these assumptions are reasonable, changes in these and other 
factors and differences between actual and assumed changes in the present value of liabilities or assets of the Company’s 
plans  above  certain  thresholds  could  cause  net  annual  expense  to  increase  or  decrease  materially  from  year  to  year.  The 
actuarial  assumptions  used  in  the  Company’s  salary  continuation  plan  and  foreign  defined  benefit  plans  reporting  are 
reviewed  periodically  and  compared  with  external  benchmarks  to  ensure  that  they  appropriately  account  for  our  future 
pension benefit obligation. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption is based on weighted average 
expected  returns  for  each  asset  class.  Expected  returns  reflect  a  combination  of  historical  performance  analysis  and  the 
forward-looking views of the financial markets, and include input from actuaries, investment service firms and investment 
managers.  

Environmental Remediation 

The  Company  provides  for  remediation  costs  and  penalties  when  the  responsibility  to  remediate  is  probable  and  the 
amount  of  associated  costs  is  reasonably  determinable.  Remediation  liabilities  are  accrued  based  on  estimates  of  known 
environmental  exposures  and  are  discounted  in  certain  instances.  The  Company  regularly  monitors  the  progress  of 
environmental remediation. Should studies indicate that the cost of remediation is to be more than previously estimated, an 
additional accrual would be recorded in the period in which such determination is made. As of January 1, 2017 and January 
3, 2016, no significant amounts were provided for remediation liabilities. 

Allowances for Doubtful Accounts 

The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers 
to make required payments. Estimating this amount requires the Company to analyze the financial strengths of its customers. 
If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make 
payments, additional allowances may be required. By its nature, such an estimate is highly subjective, and it is possible that 
the amount of accounts receivable that the Company is unable to collect may be different than the amount initially estimated. 
The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts on January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, was $3.8 million and $4.5 million, 
respectively. 

Reclassifications 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year financial statement presentation. These 
reclassifications had no effect on reported income, comprehensive income, cash flows, total assets or shareholders’ equity as 
previously reported.  

Fiscal Year 

The Company’s fiscal year is the 52 or 53 week period ending on the Sunday nearest December 31. All references herein 
to  “2016,”  “2015,”  and  “2014,”  mean  the  fiscal  years  ended  January  1,  2017,  January  3,  2016  and  December  28,  2014, 
respectively. Fiscal year 2015 was comprised of 53 weeks, while fiscal years 2016 and 2014 were each comprised of 52 
weeks. 

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NOTE 2 – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS  

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standard regarding recognition 
of revenue from contracts with customers. In summary, the core principle of this standard is that an entity recognizes revenue 
to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the 
entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance for this standard was initially effective for 
annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. However, 
in August of 2015, the FASB delayed the effective date of the standard for one full year. While the Company is currently 
reviewing this new standard, and the method by which it will be adopted, it does not believe that the adoption of this standard 
will have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations. 

In July 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard to simplify the accounting for inventory. This standard requires all 
inventories to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, except for inventory that is accounted for using the 
LIFO or the retail inventory method, which will be measured under existing accounting standards. The new guidance must 
be applied on a prospective basis and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption 
permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new standard and does not expect it to 
have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.  

In November 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard which requires deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as 
any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each jurisdiction will only have 
one net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. This standard does not change the existing requirement that only permits 
offsetting within a jurisdiction. The amendments in the standard may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to all 
prior periods presented. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim 
periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. If the balances as of the end of 2016 were to remain 
unchanged as of the adoption date, the estimated impact to the consolidated balance sheet is a reduction of current assets of 
$10.0 million and a corresponding increase in long term assets of $6.0 million and a reduction of long term liabilities of $4.0 
million.  

In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to simplify several aspects of accounting for share-based 
payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and the 
classification on the statement of cash flows. In addition, an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to 
either estimate the number of  awards that are expected to vest, which is the current U.S. GAAP practice, or account for 
forfeitures when they occur.  This update will be effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including 
interim periods within that reporting period. The element of the new standard that will have the most impact on the company’s 
financial statements will be income tax consequences. Excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies on stock-based compensation 
awards will now be included in the tax provision within the consolidated statement of operations as discrete items in the 
reporting period in which they occur, rather than the current accounting of recording in additional paid-in capital on our 
consolidated balance sheets. At this time we estimate that the adoption of this standard will result in an increase in deferred 
tax assets of approximately $5.8 million, with a corresponding increase to equity accounts.   There will also be an impact on 
the consolidated statement of cash flows, in the first quarter of 2017 upon adoption, as under the standard as when an employer 
withholds  shares  for  tax-  withholding  purposes  those  related  tax  payments  will  be  treated  as  financing  activities,  not  as 
operating activities. Upon adoption in the first quarter of 2017  this will result in a reclassification of approximately $5.0 
million of such tax payments in the first quarter of 2016 from operating activities to financing activities. The company has 
elected to continue our current policy of estimating forfeitures of stock-based compensation awards at the time of grant and 
revising in subsequent periods to reflect actual forfeitures, which is allowable under the new standard. 

In February 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard regarding leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-
use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with 
terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern 
of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 
2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees 
for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented 
in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of 
our pending adoption of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements. 

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NOTE 3 – RECEIVABLES  

The Company has adopted credit policies and standards intended to reduce the inherent risk associated with potential 
increases in its concentration of credit risk due to increasing trade receivables from sales to owners and users of commercial 
office facilities and with specifiers such as architects, engineers and contracting firms. Management believes that credit risks 
are further moderated by the diversity of its end customers and geographic sales areas. The Company performs ongoing credit 
evaluations  of  its  customers’  financial  condition  and  requires  collateral  as  deemed  necessary.  The  Company  maintains 
allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. 
If the financial condition of its customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, 
additional allowances may be required. As of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, the allowance for bad debts amounted to 
$3.8 million and $4.5 million, respectively, for all accounts receivable of the Company. Reserves for warranty and returns 
allowances amounted to $5.5 million and $4.8 million as of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, respectively.  

NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 

The Company does not have significant assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis under applicable 
accounting standards as of the end of 2016. The Company does have approximately $23.1 million of Company-owned life 
insurance which is measured on readily determinable cash surrender value on a recurring basis. Due to the short maturity of 
cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, their carrying values approximate 
fair  value.  As  of  January  1,  2017,  the  carrying  value  of  the  Company’s  borrowings  under  its  Syndicated  Credit  Facility 
approximates fair value as the Facility bears interest rates that are similar to existing market rates. 

NOTE 5 – INVENTORIES 

Inventories are summarized as follows: 

END OF FISCAL YEAR 
2015 
2016  

(in thousands) 

Finished goods .....................................................................................................   $ 
Work-in-process ...................................................................................................     
Raw materials .......................................................................................................     

104,742     $ 
8,711       
42,630       

101,697  
9,865  
49,612  

  $ 

156,083     $ 

161,174  

Reserves for inventory obsolescence amounted to $17.6 million and $15.5 million as of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 

2016, respectively, and have been netted against amounts presented above. 

NOTE 6 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 

Property and equipment consisted of the following:  

Land .....................................................................................................................   $ 
Buildings ..............................................................................................................     
Equipment ............................................................................................................     

Accumulated depreciation ....................................................................................     

END OF FISCAL YEAR 
2015  

2016  

(in thousands) 

16,063     $ 
121,216       
350,539       

487,818       
(283,310 )     

16,501  
125,568  
342,986  

485,055  
(273,566) 

The estimated cost to complete construction-in-progress for which the Company was committed at January 1, 2017, was 

approximately $61.9 million. 

  $ 

204,508     $ 

211,489  

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NOTE 7 – ACCRUED EXPENSES 

Accrued expenses are summarized as follows: 

END OF FISCAL YEAR 
2016  

2015  

Compensation .......................................................................................................   $ 
Interest ..................................................................................................................     
Restructuring ........................................................................................................     
Taxes ....................................................................................................................     
Accrued purchases ...............................................................................................     
Warranty and sales allowances.............................................................................     
Other.....................................................................................................................     

(in thousands) 
58,927     $ 
114       
10,291       
11,467       
3,101       
5,529       
9,274       

  $ 

98,703     $ 

62,435  
442  
104  
9,299  
4,104  
4,759  
7,790  

88,933  

Other non-current liabilities include pension liability of $47.3 million and $29.3 million as of January 1, 2017 and January 

3, 2016, respectively (see the discussion below in Note 15 entitled “Employee Benefit Plans”). 

NOTE 8 – BORROWINGS 

Syndicated Credit Facility 

The Company has a syndicated credit facility (the “Facility”) pursuant to which the lenders provide to the Company and 
certain of its subsidiaries a multicurrency revolving credit facility and provide to the Company a term loan. The key features 
of the Facility are as follows: 

•  The Facility matures on October 3, 2019. 
•  The Facility includes (i) a multicurrency revolving loan facility made available to the Company and its principal
subsidiaries in Europe and Australia not to exceed $240 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding, and
(ii) a revolving loan facility made available to the Company’s principal subsidiary in Thailand not to exceed the
equivalent  of $10  million  in  the  aggregate  at  any  one  time  outstanding. A  sublimit  of $40  million  exists  for  the
issuance of letters of credit under the Facility. 

•  The Facility includes $200 million of Term Loan A borrowing availability which could be used (and was in fact

used) to refinance the Company’s 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 (discussed below). 

•  The  Facility  provides  for  required  amortization  payments  of  the  Term  Loan  A  borrowing,  as  well  as  mandatory 
prepayments of the Term Loan A borrowing (and any term loans made available pursuant to any future multicurrency
loan facility increase) from certain asset sales, casualty events and debt issuances, subject to certain qualifications
and exceptions as provided for therein. 

•  Advances under the Facility are secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets and the

assets of each of its material domestic subsidiaries, which have guaranteed the Facility. 

•  The Facility contains financial covenants (specifically, a consolidated net leverage ratio and a consolidated interest

coverage ratio) that must be met as of the end of each fiscal quarter. 

•  The Company has the option to increase the borrowing availability under the Facility, either for revolving loans or
term loans, by up to $150 million, subject to the receipt of lender commitments for the increase and the satisfaction
of certain other conditions. 

Interest Rates and Fees. Interest on base rate loans is charged at varying rates computed by applying a margin ranging 
from 0.25% to 1.50% over the applicable base interest rate (which is defined as the greatest of the prime rate, a specified 
federal funds rate plus 0.50%, or a specified LIBOR rate), depending on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio as of 
the most recently completed fiscal quarter. Interest on LIBOR-based loans and fees for letters of credit are charged at varying 
rates  computed  by  applying  a  margin  ranging  from  1.25%  to  2.50%  over  the  applicable  LIBOR  rate,  depending  on  the 
Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter. In addition, the Company pays a 
commitment fee ranging from 0.20% to 0.35% per annum (depending on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio as 
of the most recently completed fiscal quarter) on the unused portion of the Facility. 

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Amortization Payments. The Company is required to make amortization payments of the Term Loan A borrowing. The 
amortization payments are due on the last day of the calendar quarter, commencing with an initial amortization payment of 
$2.5 million that was made on December 31, 2015. The quarterly amortization payment amount increased to $3.75 million 
on December 31, 2016. 

Covenants.  The  Facility  contains  standard  and  customary  covenants  for  agreements  of  this  type,  including  various 
reporting, affirmative and negative covenants. Among other things, these covenants limit the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ 
ability to: 

create or incur liens on assets;  

• 
•  make acquisitions of or investments in businesses (in excess of certain specified amounts); 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

incur indebtedness or contingent obligations; 
sell or dispose of assets (in excess of certain specified amounts); 
pay dividends or repurchase the Company’s stock (in excess of certain specified amounts); 
repay other indebtedness prior to maturity unless the Company meets certain conditions; and 
enter into sale and leaseback transactions. 

The Facility also requires the Company to remain in compliance with the following financial covenants as of the end of 

each fiscal quarter, based on the Company’s consolidated results for the year then ended: 

•  Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio: Must be no greater than (i) 4.50:1.00 through and including the fiscal quarter
ending December 28, 2014, (ii) 4.00:1.00 from and including the fiscal quarter ending April 5, 2015 through and
including the fiscal quarter ending January 3, 2016, and (iii) 3.75:1.00 for each fiscal quarter thereafter. 
•  Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio: Must be no less than 2.25:1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. 

Events of Default. If the Company breaches or fails to perform any of the affirmative or negative covenants under the 
Facility, or if other specified events occur (such as a bankruptcy or similar event or a change of control of Interface, Inc. or 
certain subsidiaries, or if the Company breaches or fails to perform any covenant or agreement contained in any instrument 
relating to any of the Company’s other indebtedness exceeding $20 million), after giving effect to any applicable notice and 
right  to  cure  provisions,  an  event  of  default  will  exist.  If  an  event  of  default  exists  and  is  continuing,  the  lenders’ 
Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of a specified percentage of the lender group shall:  

• 
• 
• 

declare all commitments of the lenders under the facility terminated; 
declare all amounts outstanding or accrued thereunder immediately due and payable; and  
exercise other rights and remedies available to them under the agreement and applicable law. 

Collateral. Pursuant to a Security and Pledge Agreement executed on the same date, the Facility is secured by substantially 
all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries (subject to exceptions for certain immaterial subsidiaries), 
including all of the stock of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and up to 65% of the stock of its first-tier material foreign 
subsidiaries. If an event of default occurs under the Facility, the lenders’ Administrative Agent may, upon the request of a 
specified percentage of lenders, exercise remedies with respect to the collateral, including, in some instances, foreclosing 
mortgages on real estate assets, taking possession of or selling personal property assets, collecting accounts receivables, or 
exercising proxies to take control of the pledged stock of domestic and first-tier material foreign subsidiaries. 

As described below, in the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company redeemed $27.5 million in aggregate principal amount 
of its 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 at a price equal to 103% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest to the redemption 
date of November 26, 2014, and redeemed the remaining $220 million in aggregate principal amount of the 7.625% Senior 
Notes that had not previously been called for redemption at a price equal to 103.813% of their principal amount, plus accrued 
interest to the redemption date of December 1, 2014. These redemptions transactions were funded through a combination of 
term loan and revolving loan borrowings under the Facility and cash on hand.  

In December 2016, one of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries borrowed 61 million euros (approximately $63.5 million) 
under the Syndicated Credit Facility. The funds were distributed to its U.S. parent company to fund current and projected 
U.S. cash needs. A significant portion of these borrowings are expected to be repaid (but is not required to be repaid) in the 
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As of January 1, 2017, the Company had outstanding $185.0 million of Term Loan A borrowing and $85.3 million of 
revolving  loan  borrowings outstanding  under  the  Facility,  and had  $2.9 million  in  letters  of  credit  outstanding under  the 
Facility. As of January 1, 2017 the weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the Facility was 2.1%. 

The  Company  is  currently  in  compliance  with  all  covenants  under  the  Facility  and  anticipates  that  it  will  remain  in 

compliance with the covenants for the foreseeable future. 

7.625% Senior Notes 

In 2010, the Company completed a private offering of $275 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Senior Notes 
due  2018  (the  “7.625%  Senior  Notes”).  Interest  on  the  7.625%  Senior  Notes  was  payable  semi-annually  on  June  1  and 
December  1  (the  first  payment  was  made  on  June  1,  2011).  In  November  2013,  the  Company  redeemed  $27.5  million 
aggregate  principal  amount  of  the  7.625%  Senior  Notes  at  a  price  equal  to  103%  of  the  principal  amount  of  the  notes 
redeemed, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. As discussed above, In November 2014, the Company redeemed 
$27.5 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.625% Senior Notes at a price equal to 103% of their principal amount, 
plus  accrued  interest,  and  in  December  2014,  the  Company  redeemed  the  remaining  $220  million  in  aggregate  principal 
amount  of  the  7.625%  Senior  Notes  at  a  price  equal  to  103.813%  of  their  principal  amount,  plus  accrued  interest.  The 
aggregate premiums paid in connection with the redemptions in 2014 was $9.3 million.  

Other Lines of Credit  

Subsidiaries of the Company have an aggregate of the equivalent of $14.8 million of other lines of credit available at 
interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 6.5%. As of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, there were no borrowings outstanding 
under these lines of credit.   

Borrowing Costs 

Deferred borrowing costs, which include underwriting, legal and other direct costs related to the issuance of debt, net of 
accumulated amortization, were $1.4 million and $1.9 million, as of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, respectively. The 
Company amortizes these costs over the life of the related debt. Expenses related to such costs for the years 2016, 2015 and 
2014 amounted to $0.5 million, $0.5 million, and $3.8 million, respectively. The expense for 2014 included $2.8 million 
related to the writedown of debt costs associated with the refinancing actions discussed above.  

Future Maturities 

The aggregate maturities of borrowings for each of the five fiscal years subsequent to 2016 are as follows: 

FISCAL YEAR 

2017 ......................................................................................................................................................    $ 
2018 ......................................................................................................................................................      
2019 ......................................................................................................................................................      
2020 ......................................................................................................................................................      
2021 ......................................................................................................................................................      
Thereafter ..............................................................................................................................................      
  $ 

NOTE 9 – PREFERRED STOCK 

AMOUNT 
(in thousands) 

15,000  
15,000  
240,347  
0  
0  
0  
270,347  

The Company is authorized to designate and issue up to 5,000,000 shares of $1.00 par value preferred stock in one or 
more series and to determine the rights and preferences of each series, to the extent permitted by the Articles of Incorporation, 
and to fix the terms of such preferred stock without any vote or action by the shareholders. The issuance of any series of 
preferred stock  may  have  an adverse  effect on  the  rights of  holders of  common  stock  and  could decrease  the  amount  of 
earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of common stock. In addition, any issuance of preferred stock could 
have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company. As of January 1, 2017 and January 
3, 2016, there were no shares of preferred stock issued. 

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Preferred Share Purchase Rights  

The Company has previously issued one purchase right (a “Right”) in respect of each outstanding share of Common Stock 
pursuant to a Rights Agreement it entered into in March 2008. Each Right entitles the registered holder of the Common Stock 
to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share (a “Unit”) of Series B Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock 
(the “Series B Preferred Stock”). 

The Rights may have certain anti-takeover effects. The Rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that 
acquires (without the consent of the Company’s Board of Directors) 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Common 
Stock or if other specified events occur without the Rights having been redeemed or in the event of an exchange of the Rights 
for Common Stock as permitted under the Shareholder Rights Plan. 

The dividend and liquidation rights of the Series B Preferred Stock are designed so that the value of one Unit of Series B 
Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of each Right will approximate the same economic value as one share of Common 
Stock, including voting rights. The exercise price per Right is $90, subject to adjustment. Shares of Series B Preferred Stock 
will  entitle  the  holder  to  a  minimum  preferential  dividend  of  $1.00  per  share,  but  will  entitle  the  holder  to  an  aggregate 
dividend payment of 100 times the dividend declared on each share of Common Stock. In the event of liquidation, each share 
of Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to a minimum preferential liquidation payment of $1.00, plus accrued and unpaid 
dividends and distributions thereon, but will be entitled to an aggregate payment of 100 times the payment made per share of 
Common Stock. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which Common Stock is exchanged for or 
changed into other stock or securities, cash or other property, each share of Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive 
100 times the amount received per share of Common Stock. Series B Preferred Stock is not convertible into Common Stock. 

Each share of Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to 100 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders 
of the Company, and shares of Series B Preferred Stock will generally vote together as one class with the Common Stock 
and any other voting capital stock of the Company on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders.  

Further, whenever dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are in arrears in an amount equal to six quarterly payments, 
the Series B Preferred Stock, together with any other shares of preferred stock then entitled to elect directors, shall have the 
right, as a single class, to elect one director until the default has been cured. 

Prior  to  entering  into  the  March  2008  Rights  Agreement,  the  Company  maintained  a  substantially  similar  Rights 

Agreement that was entered into in 1998. 

NOTE 10 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  

Prior to March 5, 2012, the Company had two classes of common stock – Class A Common Stock and Class B Common 
Stock. On March 5, 2012, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock constituted less than 10% 
of the aggregate number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common 
Stock, as the cumulative result of varied transactions that caused the conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock into 
shares of Class A Common Stock. Accordingly, the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are now, irrevocably 
from March 5, 2012, a single class of Common Stock in all respects. Following the March 5, 2012 event, the Company is 
authorized to issue 120 million shares of $0.10 par value Common Stock. 

The Company’s Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol TILE.  

The Company paid dividends totaling $0.22 per share in 2016, $0.18 per share in 2015 and $0.14 per share during 2014, 
to each share of Common Stock. The future declaration and payment of dividends is at the discretion of the Company’s 
Board, and depends upon, among other things, the Company’s investment policy and opportunities, results of operations, 
financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects, and other factors that may be considered relevant at the time of the 
Board’s determination. Such other factors include limitations contained in the agreement for its syndicated credit facility, 
which specifies  conditions  as  to  when  any dividend payments  may  be  made.  As  such, the  Company may  discontinue  its 
dividend payments in the future if its Board determines that a cessation of dividend payments is proper in light of the factors 
indicated above. 

On October 7, 2014, the Company announced a program to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of common stock per fiscal 
year, commencing with the 2014 fiscal year. During 2014, the Company repurchased and retired 500,000 shares of common 
stock at an average purchase price of $15.30 per share. On November 19, 2015, the Board of Directors amended the program  

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to provide that the 500,000 shares of common stock previously approved for repurchases for the 2016 fiscal year may be 
repurchased by the Company, in management’s discretion, during the period commencing on November 19, 2015 and ending 
at the conclusion of fiscal year 2016. In the second quarter of 2016, the Company amended the share purchase program to 
authorize  the  repurchase  of  up  to  $50  million  of  common  stock.  This  amended  program  has  no  specific  expiration  date. 
During 2016, the Company repurchased and retired 1,177,600 shares of common stock at a weighted average purchase price 
of $15.68 per share.  During 2015,  the  Company repurchased  and retired  650,000  shares  of  common stock  at  an  average 
purchase price of $20.47 per share.  

All treasury stock is accounted for using the cost method. 

The following tables depict the activity in the accounts which make up shareholders equity for the years 2016, 2015 and 

2014. 

   SHARES       AMOUNT      

ADDITIONAL 
PAID-IN  
CAPITAL 

RETAINED 
EARNINGS 
(DEFICIT)      

PENSION  
LIABILITY     

FOREIGN  
CURRENCY 
TRANSLATION 
ADJUSTMENT   

Balance, at December 29, 2013 ...................     
Net income  .............................................     
Stock issuances under employee option 

plans ....................................................     
Other issuances of common stock ...........     
Unamortized stock compensation 

expense related to restricted stock 
awards .................................................     
Cash dividends paid ................................     
Forfeitures and compensation expense 

related to stock awards ........................     
Share repurchases ....................................     
Pension liability adjustment ....................     
Foreign currency translation adjustment .     
Other  ......................................................     
Balance, at December 28, 2014 ...............     

66,311    $ 
0      

6,631    $ 
0      

374,597    $ 
0      

24,226     $ 
24,808       

(34,082)   $ 
0      

(30,585)
0  

(in thousands) 

55      
489      

5      
49      

381      
10,361      

0       
0       

0      
0      

0      
0      

(10,410)     
0      

0       
(9,297 )     

0      
0      

0      
0      

(387)     
(500)     
0      
0      
0      
65,968    $ 

(38)     
(50)     
0      
0      
0      
6,597    $ 

1,293      
(7,619)     
0      
0      
0      
368,603    $ 

0       
0       
0       
0       
0       
39,737     $ 

0      
0      
(15,280)     
0      
0      
(49,362)   $ 

0  
0  

0  
0  

0  
0  
0  
(28,351)
0  
(58,936)

   SHARES       AMOUNT      

ADDITIONAL 
PAID-IN  
CAPITAL 

RETAINED 
EARNINGS 
(DEFICIT)      

PENSION  
LIABILITY     

FOREIGN  
CURRENCY 
TRANSLATION 
ADJUSTMENT   

Balance, at December 28, 2014 ...................     
Net income  .............................................     
Stock issuances under employee option 

plans ....................................................     
Other issuances of common stock ...........     
Unamortized stock compensation 

expense related to restricted stock 
awards .................................................     
Cash dividends paid ................................     
Forfeitures and compensation expense 

related to stock awards ........................     
Share repurchases ....................................     
Pension liability adjustment ....................     
Foreign currency translation adjustment .     
Other  ......................................................     
Balance, at January 3, 2016 .....................     

65,968    $ 
0      

6,597    $ 
0      

368,603    $ 
0      

39,737     $ 
72,418       

(49,362)   $ 
0      

(58,936)
0  

(in thousands) 

39      
597      

0      
0      

4      
59      

0      
0      

355      
9,746      

0       
0       

(9,806)     
0      

0       
(11,885 )     

0      
0      

0      
0      

(253)     
(650)     
0      
0      
0      
65,701    $ 

(25)     
(65)     
0      
0      
0      
6,570    $ 

14,670      
(13,241)     
0      
0      
0      
370,327    $ 

0       
0       
0       
0       
0       
100,270     $ 

0      
0      
6,072      
0      
0      
(43,290)   $ 

0  
0  

0  
0  

0  
0  
0  
(32,575)
0  
(91,511)

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   SHARES       AMOUNT     

ADDITIONAL 
PAID-IN  
CAPITAL 

RETAINED 
EARNINGS 
(DEFICIT)     

PENSION 
LIABILITY     

FOREIGN 
CURRENCY 
TRANSLATION 
ADJUSTMENT   

Balance, at January 3, 2016 ..........................     
Net income  ...............................................     
Stock issuances under employee plans ......     
Other issuances of common stock .............     
Unamortized stock compensation expense 

related to restricted stock awards ..........     
Cash dividends paid ..................................     
Forfeitures and compensation expense 

related to stock awards ..........................     
Share Repurchases ....................................     
Pension liability adjustment ......................     
Foreign currency translation adjustment ...     
Windfall tax benefit - share-based 

payment awards ....................................     
Other  ........................................................     
Balance, at January 1, 2017 .......................     

Stock Options 

(in thousands) 

65,701    $ 
0      
17      
277      

6,570    $ 
0      
2      
28      

370,327    $ 
0      
251      
4,726      

100,270    $ 
54,162      
0      
0      

(43,290)  $ 
0      
0      
0      

0      
0      

(579)    
(1,178)    
0      
0      

0      
0      

(58)    
(118)    
0      
0      

(4,754)    
0      

0      
(14,285)    

0      
0      

979      
(18,378)    
0      
0      

0      
0      
0      
0      

0      
0      
(11,572)    
0      

0      
0      
64,238    $ 

0      
0      
6,424    $ 

6,300      
0      
359,451    $ 

0      
91      
140,238    $ 

0      
0      
(54,862)  $ 

(91,511)
0  
0  
0  

0  
0  

0  
0  
0  
(19,011)

0  
0  
(110,522)

The Company has an Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (“Omnibus Plan”) under which a committee of independent directors 
is authorized to grant directors and key employees, including officers, options to purchase the Company’s Common Stock. 
Options are exercisable for shares of Common Stock at a price not less than 100% of the fair market value on the date of 
grant. The options become exercisable either immediately upon the grant date or ratably over a time period ranging from one 
to five years from the date of the grant. The Company’s options expire at the end of time periods ranging from three to ten 
years from the date of the grant. In May 2015, the shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Omnibus 
Plan. This amendment and restatement extended the term of the Omnibus Plan until February 2025, and set the number of 
shares authorized for issuance or transfer on or after the effective date of the amendment and restatement at 5,161,020 shares, 
except that each share issued pursuant to an award other than a stock option reduces the number of such authorized shares by 
1.33 shares. 

Accounting standards require that the Company measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award 
of equity instruments based on the grant date fair market value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period in 
which the employee is required to provide the services – the requisite service period (usually the vesting period) – in exchange 
for the award. The grant date fair value for options and similar instruments will be estimated using option pricing models. 
Under accounting standards, the Company is required to select a valuation technique or option pricing model. The Company 
uses the Black-Scholes model. Accounting standards require that the Company estimate forfeitures for stock options and 
reduce compensation expense accordingly. The Company has reduced its expense by the assumed forfeiture rate and will 
evaluate actual experience against the assumed forfeiture rate going forward. This expense reduction is not significant to the 
Company. 

All outstanding stock options vested prior to 2014 and therefore there were no stock option compensation expenses during 
2014,  2015  or  2016.  The  expense  for  stock  options  is  included  in  selling,  general  and  administrative  expense  on  the 
Company’s consolidated statements of operations, as none of these stock options have been issued to production personnel. 

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The following table summarizes stock options outstanding as of January 1, 2017, as well as activity during the previous 

fiscal year: 

Outstanding at January 3, 2016 ................................................................................     
Granted .....................................................................................................................     
Exercised ..................................................................................................................     
Forfeited or cancelled ...............................................................................................     
Outstanding at January 1, 2017 (a) ............................................................................     

Shares 

87,500    $ 
0      
0      
0      
87,500    $ 

Exercisable at January 1, 2017 (b) .............................................................................     

87,500    $ 

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise Price 

8.75   
0   
0   
0   
8.75   

8.75   

(a) At January 1, 2017, the weighted-average remaining contractual life of options outstanding was 2.9 years. 
(b) At January 1, 2017, the weighted-average remaining contractual life of options exercisable was 2.9 years. 

At  January  1,  2017,  the  aggregate  intrinsic  values  of  in-the-money  options  outstanding  and  options  exercisable  were 
$0.9 million and $0.9 million, respectively (the intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of 
the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option). 

The intrinsic value of stock options exercised in 2015 and 2014 was $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The cash 

proceeds related to stock options exercised in 2015 and 2014 were $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively. 

The tax benefit recognized with respect to stock options during all presented years was not significant. 

Options Outstanding 

Options Exercisable 

Number 
Outstanding at 
January 1, 
2017 

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual 
Life (years)       

Weighted 
Average  
Exercise 
Price  

Number  
Exercisable at 
January 1, 
2017  

Weighted  
Average  
Exercise 
Price 

Range of  
Exercise Prices 

$4.01 – $5.00 ..................................................       
$12.00 – $14.00 ..............................................       

40,000       
47,500       
87,500       

2.0 
3.7 
2.9 

    $ 

    $ 

4.31      
12.49      
8.75      

40,000    $ 
47,500      
87,500    $ 

4.31  
12.49  
8.75  

Restricted Stock Awards 

During fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company granted restricted stock awards totaling 277,000, 597,000 and 
489,000 shares, respectively, of Common Stock. These awards (or a portion thereof) vest with respect to each recipient over 
a two to five year period from the date of grant, provided the individual remains in the employment or service of the Company 
as  of  the  vesting  date.  Additionally,  these  shares  (or  a  portion  thereof)  could  vest  earlier  upon  the  attainment  of  certain 
performance criteria, in the event of a change in control of the Company, or upon involuntary termination without cause. 

Compensation expense related to the vesting of restricted stock was $4.7 million, $13.9 million and $4.0 million for 2016, 
2015 and 2014, respectively. These grants are made primarily to executive-level personnel at the Company and, as a result, 
no  compensation  costs  have  been  capitalized.  Accounting  standards  require  that  the  Company  estimate  forfeitures  for 
restricted  stock  and  reduce  compensation  expense  accordingly.  The  Company  has  reduced  its  expense  by  the  assumed 
forfeiture rate and will evaluate actual experience against the assumed forfeiture rate going forward. The forfeiture rate has 
been developed using historical data regarding actual forfeitures as well as an estimate of future expected forfeitures under 
our restricted stock grants. 

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The following table summarizes restricted stock activity as of January 1, 2017, and during the previous fiscal year: 

Outstanding at January 3, 2016 ....................................................................................     
Granted .........................................................................................................................     
Vested...........................................................................................................................     
Forfeited or cancelled ...................................................................................................     
Outstanding at January 1, 2017 ....................................................................................     

Weighted 
Average 
Grant Date 
Fair Value  

17.92  
17.32  
18.46  
16.73  
17.05  

Shares  

1,470,000    $ 
277,000      
1,009,500      
232,500      
505,000    $ 

As of January 1, 2017, the unrecognized total compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock was $2.8 million. 

That cost is expected to be recognized by the end of 2019. 

As stated above, accounting standards require the Company to estimate forfeitures in calculating the expense related to 
stock-based compensation, as opposed to only recognizing these forfeitures and the corresponding reduction in expense as 
they occur.  

The tax benefit recognized with respect to restricted stock during the years 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $2.0 million, $5.5 

million and $1.0 million, respectively. 

Performance Share Awards 

In  2016,  the  Company  issued  awards  of  performance  shares  to  certain  employees.  These  awards  vest  based  on  the 
achievement of certain performance-based goals over a performance period of one to three years, subject to the employee’s 
continued employment through the last date of the performance period, and will be settled in shares of our common stock or 
in cash at the Company’s election. The number of shares that may be issued in settlement of the performance shares to the 
award recipients may be greater (up to 200%) or lesser than the nominal award amount depending on actual performance 
achieved as compared to the performance targets set forth in the awards. The expense related to these performance shares is 
captured in selling, general and administrative expense on the consolidated statement of operations.  

The following table summarizes the performance shares outstanding as of January 1, 2017, as well as the activity during 

the year:  

Outstanding at January 3, 2016 ....................................................................................     
Granted .........................................................................................................................     
Vested...........................................................................................................................     
Forfeited or canceled ....................................................................................................     
Outstanding at January 1, 2017 ....................................................................................     

Performance  
Shares 

Weighted  
Average Grant  
Date Fair Value   
0  
17.21  
17.22  
17.22  
17.20  

0    $ 
444,000      
17,000      
58,000      
369,000    $ 

Compensation expense related to the performance shares for 2016 was $1.2 million. Unrecognized compensation expense 
related  to  these  performance  shares  was  approximately  $4.3  million  as  of  January  1,  2017.  No  performance  shares  were 
granted or outstanding during 2015 or 2014. There was no significant tax benefit recognized with regard to the performance 
shares in 2016. 

NOTE 11 – INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE 

The Company computes basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) by dividing net income (loss), by the weighted average 
common shares outstanding, including participating securities outstanding, during the period as depicted below. Diluted EPS 
reflects the potential dilution beyond shares for basic EPS that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common 
stock were exercised, converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that would have shared in 
the Company’s earnings. Income attributable to non-controlling interest is included in the computation of basic and diluted 
earnings per share, where applicable. 

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The  Company  includes  all  unvested  stock  awards  which  contain  non-forfeitable  rights  to  dividends  or  dividend 
equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, in the number of common shares outstanding in our basic and diluted EPS calculations 
when the inclusion of these shares would be dilutive. Unvested share-based awards of restricted stock are paid dividends 
equally with all other shares of common stock. As a result, the Company includes all outstanding restricted stock awards in 
the  calculation  of basic  and diluted  EPS. Distributed  earnings  include common  stock  dividends  and  dividends  earned on 
unvested share-based payment awards. Undistributed earnings represent earnings that were available for distribution but were 
not distributed. The following tables show distributed and undistributed earnings: 

2016 

Fiscal Year 
2015 

2014 

Earnings per share: 

Basic earnings per share  

Distributed earnings ..............................................................   $ 
Undistributed earnings ..........................................................     
  $ 

Diluted earnings per share 

Distributed earnings ..............................................................   $ 
Undistributed earnings ..........................................................     
  $ 

0.22    $ 
0.61      
0.83    $ 

0.22    $ 
0.61      
0.83    $ 

0.18    $ 
0.92      
1.10    $ 

0.18    $ 
0.92      
1.10    $ 

0.14  
0.23  
0.37  

0.14  
0.23  
0.37  

The following table presents net income that was attributable to participating securities: 

2016 

Fiscal Year 

2015 
(in millions) 

2014 

Net income  ..................................................................................    $ 

0.4    $ 

1.6    $ 

0.5  

The weighted average shares for basic and diluted EPS were as follows: 

2016 

Fiscal Year 

2015 
(in thousands) 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding  .......................................      
Participating Securities  ................................................................      
Shares for Basic Earnings Per Share ............................................      
Dilutive Effect of Stock Options ..................................................      
Shares for Diluted Earnings Per Share .........................................      

64,593      
505      
65,098      
38      
65,136      

64,557      
1,470      
66,027      
48      
66,075      

For all periods presented, there were no stock options excluded from the determination of diluted EPS.  

NOTE 12 – RESTRUCTURING CHARGES 

2014 

64,998  
1,391  
66,389  
59  
66,448  

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company committed to a new restructuring plan in its continuing efforts to improve 
efficiencies and decrease costs across its worldwide operations, and more closely align its operating structure with its business 
strategy. The plan involves (i) a substantial restructuring of the FLOR business model that includes closure of its headquarters 
office and most retail FLOR stores, (ii) a reduction of approximately 70 FLOR employees and a number of employees in the 
commercial  carpet  tile  business,  primarily  in  the  Americas  and  Europe  regions,  and  (iii)  the  write-down  of  certain 
underutilized  and  impaired  assets  that  include  information  technology  assets,  intellectual  property  assets,  and  obsolete 
manufacturing, office and retail store equipment. 

As a result of this plan, the Company incurred a pre-tax restructuring and asset impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 
2016 of $19.8 million. The company expects an additional charge in the first quarter of 2017 of approximately $7-9 million. 
(The charge in the first quarter of 2017 is primarily related to exit costs associated with the FLOR retail stores, a majority of 
which are expected to stay open for the first quarter of 2017.)  

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Total 
Restructuring 
Charge 

Costs Incurred  
in 2016 
(in thousands) 

Balance at  
Jan. 1, 2017 

Workforce Reduction .......................................................   $ 
Asset Impairment .............................................................     
Lease Exit Costs ...............................................................     

10,058    $ 
8,019      
1,711      

1,451    $ 
8,019      
27      

8,607   
0   
1,684   

NOTE 13 – TAXES ON INCOME 

Provisions  for  federal,  foreign  and  state  income  taxes  in  the  consolidated  statements  of  operations  consisted  of  the 

following components: 

2016 

FISCAL YEAR 
2015 
(in thousands) 

2014 

Current expense/(benefit): 

Federal ..........................................................................   $ 
Foreign ..........................................................................     
State ..............................................................................     

6,886    $ 
12,934      
1,633      

1,524    $ 
9,279      
1,403      

Deferred expense/(benefit): 

Federal ..........................................................................     
Foreign ..........................................................................     
State ..............................................................................     

6,186      
(1,937)     
(728)     

19,971      
3,795      
(2,624)     

21,453      

12,206      

3,521      

21,142      

224   
5,555   
712   

6,491   

3,856   
493   
94   

4,443   

  $ 

24,974    $ 

33,348    $ 

10,934   

Income before taxes on income consisted of the following: 

U.S. operations .................................................................   $ 
Foreign operations ............................................................     

38,357    $ 
40,779       

58,318    $ 
47,448      

  $ 

79,136    $ 

105,766    $ 

2016 

FISCAL YEAR 
2015 
(in thousands) 

2014 

10,345   
25,397   

35,742   

Deferred income taxes for the years ended January 1, 2017, and January 3, 2016, reflect the net tax effects of temporary 
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for 
income tax purposes. 

The  Company  expects  to  utilize  in  its  2016  U.S.  federal  tax  return  $18.0  million  of  its  federal  net  operating  loss 
carryforwards from share-based payment awards and has recorded a related tax benefit of $6.3 million to additional paid-in 
capital in accordance with applicable accounting standards.  

At January 1, 2017, the Company had approximately $14 million in U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards with 
expiration dates through 2032, of which $14 million is from share-based payment awards. In accordance with applicable 
accounting standards, a financial statement benefit has not been recorded for the net operating loss carryforward related to 
the share-based payment awards. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries had approximately $3.8 million in net operating loss 
carryforwards, the majority of which is available for an unlimited carryforward period. The Company expects to utilize all 
of its U.S. federal and foreign carryforwards prior to their expiration. The Company had approximately $108.9 million in  

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has provided a valuation allowance against $40.2 million of such losses, which the Company does not expect to utilize. In 
addition, the Company has approximately $58.7 million in state net operating loss carryforwards relating to discontinued 
operations against which a full valuation allowance has been provided. 

The sources of the temporary differences and their effect on the net deferred tax asset are as follows: 

   ASSETS 

2016 
    LIABILITIES      ASSETS 

2015 
    LIABILITIES   

Basis differences of property and equipment .......................   $ 
Basis difference of intangible assets ....................................     
Foreign currency  .................................................................     
Net operating loss carryforwards .........................................     
Valuation allowances on net operating loss carryforwards ..     
Federal tax credits ................................................................     
Deferred compensation ........................................................     
Basis difference of inventory ...............................................     
Basis difference of prepaids, accruals and reserves .............     
Pensions ...............................................................................     
Undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries not 

deemed to be indefinitely reinvested ................................     
Basis difference of other assets and liabilities ......................     

0    $ 
978      
0      
3,627      
(2,500)     
5,711      
26,546      
4,009      
6,273      
3,435      

(in thousands) 
14,419    $ 
0      
3,216      
0      
0      
0      
0      
0      
0      
0      

0    $ 
0      
0      
5,575      
(4,457)     
4,580      
26,352      
2,390      
6,556      
1,075      

0      
0      

1,704      
351      

0      
0      

16,254  
368  
5,375  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  

1,226  
517  

  $ 

48,079    $ 

19,690    $ 

42,071    $ 

23,740  

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the accompanying balance sheets as follows: 

Deferred income taxes (current asset) ..................................................................   $ 
Deferred tax asset (non-current asset) ..................................................................     
Deferred income taxes (non-current liabilities) ....................................................     
  $ 

FISCAL YEAR 

2016 

2015 

(in thousands) 
10,030     $ 
27,221       
(8,862 )     
28,389     $ 

8,726  
20,110  
(10,505) 
18,331  

Management believes, based on the Company’s history of taxable income and expectations for the future, that it is more 
likely than not that future taxable income will be sufficient to fully utilize the federal deferred tax assets at January 1, 2017. 

As of January 1, 2017, and January 3, 2016, non-current deferred tax assets were reduced by approximately $5.0 million 

and $14.2 million, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits.  

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The Company’s effective tax rate was 31.6%, 31.5% and 30.6% for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The 
following summary reconciles income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% to the Company’s actual income tax 
expense:  

Income taxes at U.S federal statutory rate ..........................................   $ 
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from: 

State income taxes, net of federal tax effect ...................................     
Non-deductible business expenses..................................................     
Non-deductible employee compensation ........................................     
Tax effects of Company owned life insurance ...............................     
Tax effects of undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries 

not deemed to be indefinitely reinvested .....................................     
Foreign and U.S. tax effects attributable to foreign operations ......     
Valuation allowance effect – State NOL ........................................     
Federal tax credits ...........................................................................     
Other ...............................................................................................     
Income tax expense  ...........................................................................   $ 

2016 

FISCAL YEAR 

2015  
(in thousands) 

2014  

27,698    $

37,018     $

12,510   

1,861      
538      
361      
(199)     

463      
(3,963)     
(1,272)     
(494)     
(19)     
24,974    $

3,003       
614       
168       
128       

458       
(3,347 )     
(3,797 )     
(352 )     
(545 )     
33,348     $

57   
570   
491   
(395 ) 

362   
(3,021 ) 
468   
0   
(108 ) 
10,934   

The Company does not provide for deferred U.S. income taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries 
that are considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the U.S. as determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred 
U.S.  income  tax  liability  related  to  the  indefinitely  reinvested  earnings  is  not  practicable  because  of  the  complexities 
associated with its hypothetical calculation. At January 1, 2017, approximately $279 million of undistributed earnings of the 
Company’s foreign subsidiaries are deemed to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the U.S., on which foreign withholding 
taxes of approximately $5.9 million would be payable upon remittance. This amount represents the estimated accumulated 
earnings and profits for all foreign subsidiaries excluding subsidiaries within Canada. Any future dividend distributions of 
these foreign earnings may be subject to both U.S. federal and state income taxes, as adjusted for foreign tax credits, and 
withholding taxes payable.  

At  January  1,  2017,  the  Company  has  provided  for  approximately  $1.6  million  in  U.S.  federal  income  taxes  and 
approximately $0.2 million in foreign withholding taxes on approximately $4.8 million of undistributed earnings from foreign 
subsidiaries within Canada that are not deemed to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the U.S. 

The Company’s federal income tax returns are subject to examination for the years 2003 to the present. The Company 
files returns in numerous state and local jurisdictions and in general it is subject to examination by the state tax authorities 
for the years 2011 to the present. The Company files returns in numerous foreign jurisdictions and in general it is subject to 
examination by the foreign tax authorities for the years 2006 to the present.  

As  of  January  1,  2017  and  January  3,  2016,  the  Company  had  $27.9  million  and  $28.3  million,  respectively,  of 
unrecognized tax benefits. If the $27.9 million of unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1, 2017 are recognized, there would 
be a favorable impact on the Company’s effective tax rate in future periods. If the unrecognized tax benefits are not favorably 
settled, $18.3 million of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits would require the use of cash in future periods. The 
Company recognizes accrued interest and income tax penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income 
tax expense. As of January 1, 2017, the Company had accrued interest and penalties of $1.4 million, which is included in the 
total unrecognized tax benefit noted above. 

Management believes changes to our unrecognized tax benefits that are reasonably possible in the next 12 months will 
not have a significant impact on our financial positions or results of operations.  The timing of the ultimate resolution of the 
Company’s tax matters and the payment and receipt of related cash is dependent on a number of factors, many of which are 
outside the Company’s control. 

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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: 

2016 

FISCAL YEAR 
2015 
(in thousands) 

2014 

Balance at beginning of year ...................................................................   $ 
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current year ..........     
Increases related to tax positions taken during the prior years ............     
Decreases related to tax positions taken during the prior years ...........     
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities .....................     
Decreases related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations .............     
Changes due to foreign currency translation .......................................     
Balance at end of year .............................................................................   $ 

28,271    $ 
690      
148      
(695)     
0      
(403)     
(123)     
27,888    $ 

27,301    $ 
641      
1,230      
(194)     
0      
(367)     
( 340)     
28,271    $ 

27,361  
875  
1,157  
(697) 
0  
(919) 
(476) 
27,301  

NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

The  Company  leases  certain  production,  distribution  and  marketing  facilities  and  equipment.  At  January  1,  2017, 
aggregate minimum rent commitments under operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more consisted 
of the following: 

FISCAL YEAR 

AMOUNT 
(in thousands) 

2017 ......................................................................................................................................................    $ 
2018 ......................................................................................................................................................      
2019 ......................................................................................................................................................      
2020 ......................................................................................................................................................      
2021 ......................................................................................................................................................      
Thereafter ..............................................................................................................................................      

36,763  
25,044  
15,505  
10,227  
8,106  
24,260  

Rental expense amounted to approximately $24.5 million, $24.4 million, and $24.6 million for the years 2016, 2015 and 

2014, respectively.  

The Company is from time to time a party to routine litigation incidental to its business. Management does not believe 
that the resolution of any or all of such litigation will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or 
results of operations. 

NOTE 15 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS  

Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans 

The  Company  has  a  401(k)  retirement  investment  plan  (“401(k)  Plan”),  which  is  open  to  all  otherwise  eligible  U.S. 
employees with at least six months of service. The 401(k) Plan calls for Company matching contributions on a sliding scale 
based on the level of the employee’s contribution. The Company may, at its discretion, make additional contributions to the 
401(k) Plan based on the attainment of certain performance targets by its subsidiaries. The Company’s matching contributions 
are funded bi-monthly and totaled approximately $3.1 million, $2.9 million and $2.7 million for the years 2016, 2015 and 
2014, respectively. No discretionary contributions were made in 2016, 2015 or 2014. 

Under the Company’s nonqualified savings plans (“NSPs”), the Company provides eligible employees the opportunity to 
enter into agreements for the deferral of a specified percentage of their compensation, as defined in the NSPs. The NSPs call 
for Company matching contributions on a sliding scale based on the level of the employee’s contribution. The obligations of 
the Company under such agreements to pay the deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the NSPs 
are unsecured general obligations of the Company. Participants have no right, interest or claim in the assets of the Company, 
except as unsecured general creditors. The Company has established a rabbi trust to hold, invest and reinvest deferrals and 
contributions  under  the  NSPs.  If  a  change  in  control of  the  Company  occurs,  as defined  in  the NSPs,  the  Company  will 
contribute an amount to the rabbi trust sufficient to pay the obligation owed to each participant. Deferred compensation in 
connection  with  the  NSPs  totaled  $28.3  million  at  January  1,  2017.  The  Company  invests  the  deferrals  in  insurance 
instruments with readily determinable cash surrender values. The value of the insurance instruments was $25.3 million as of 
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Foreign Defined Benefit Plans 

The Company has trusteed defined benefit retirement plans which cover many of its European employees. The benefits 
are generally based on years of service and the employee’s average monthly compensation. Pension expense was $1.2 million, 
$2.1 million and $0.1 million for the years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Plan assets are primarily invested in equity 
and fixed income securities. The Company uses a year-end measurement date for the plans. As of January 1, 2017, for the 
European plans, the Company had a net liability recorded of $19.4 million, an amount equal to their underfunded status, and 
has recorded in Other Comprehensive Income an amount equal to $48.9 million (net of taxes) related to the future amounts 
to be recorded in net post-retirement benefit costs. 

The tables presented below set forth the funded status of the Company’s significant foreign defined benefit plans and 

required disclosures in accordance with applicable accounting standards 

FISCAL YEAR 

2016 

2015 

(in thousands) 

Change in benefit obligation 

Benefit obligation, beginning of year .......................................................................   $ 
Service cost ...............................................................................................................     
Interest cost ...............................................................................................................     
Benefits and expenses paid .......................................................................................     
Actuarial loss (gain) ..................................................................................................     
Member contributions ...............................................................................................     
Currency translation adjustment ...............................................................................     

243,717    $ 
1,032      
6,580      
(8,551)     
73,600      
225      
(38,790)     

275,762  
1,061  
8,384  
(10,004) 
(13,591) 
239  
(18,134) 

Benefit obligation, end of year .....................................................................................   $ 

277,813    $ 

243,717  

FISCAL YEAR 

2016 

2015 

(in thousands) 

Change in plan assets 

Plan assets, beginning of year ..................................................................................    $ 
Actual return on assets .............................................................................................      
Company contributions ............................................................................................      
Benefits paid ............................................................................................................      
Currency translation adjustment ..............................................................................      

239,281    $ 
59,364      
4,990      
(8,551)     
(36,719)     

261,026  
753  
5,001  
(10,004) 
(17,496) 

Plan assets, end of year ...............................................................................................    $ 

258,365    $ 

239,280  

Reconciliation to balance sheet 

Funded status benefit asset/(liability) ......................................................................    $ 

(19,448)   $ 

(4,437) 

Net amount recognized................................................................................................    $ 

(19,448)   $ 

(4,437) 

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (after tax) 

Unrecognized actuarial loss .................................................................................    $ 
Unamortized prior service costs ...........................................................................      
Total amount recognized ......................................................................................    $

49,547    $ 
(311)     
49,236     $ 

39,411  
(347) 
39,064  

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The above disclosure represents the aggregation of information related to the Company’s two defined benefit plans which 
cover many of its European employees. As of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, one of these plans, which primarily 
covers certain employees in the United Kingdom (the “UK Plan”), had an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of the 
plan  assets.  The  other  plan,  which  covers  certain  employees  in  Europe  (the  “Europe  Plan”),  had  assets  in  excess  of  the 
accumulated benefit obligation. The following table summarizes this information as of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016.  

END OF FISCAL YEAR 
2015 
2016 

(in thousands) 

UK Plan 
Projected Benefit Obligation .................................................................................   $ 
Accumulated Benefit Obligation ...........................................................................     
Plan Assets ............................................................................................................     

171,172    $ 
171,172      
153,132      

168,178  
168,178  
167,360  

Europe Plan 
Projected Benefit Obligation .................................................................................   $ 
Accumulated Benefit Obligation ...........................................................................     
Plan Assets ............................................................................................................     

106,641    $ 
103,242      
105,233      

75,539  
71,005  
71,920  

Components of net periodic benefit cost 
Service cost ......................................................................   $ 
Interest cost ......................................................................     
Expected return on plan assets .........................................     
Amortization of prior service cost ....................................     
Recognized net actuarial (gains)/losses ............................     

2016 

FISCAL YEAR 
2015 
(in thousands) 

2014 

1,032     $ 
6,580       
(7,553 )     
33       
1076       

1,061    $ 
8,384      
(8,764)     
33      
1,359      

705   
10,563   
(11,904 ) 
19   
648   

Net periodic benefit cost ..................................................   $ 

1,168     $ 

2,073    $ 

31   

The Company reconciles the components of net periodic pension expense by comparing the beginning balance of assets 
and the beginning projected obligation against the assumptions of asset return and interest costs. Any significant differences 
will be explained. There were no such differences in 2016.  

The increase in projected benefit obligation and plan assets in the Europe plan was primarily as a result of a decision by 
the company to include in the 2016 valuation an additional indexation benefit to plan participants. This additional benefit 
was a result of favorable asset returns in the past four years and the anticipation that such returns would continue in the future. 
As a result included in the projected benefit obligation was an indexation benefit of $32.2 million. This additional benefit is 
not a guarantee to plan participants but the histories of asset performance suggest it will be given to participants and as a 
result has been included. If asset performance in the future is below management expectations this indexation benefit will be 
removed. As this indexation benefit is fully financed by excess asset returns the indexation amount has also been included as 
a plan asset, as without the additional returns there will be no indexation. As a result plan assets increased by the amount of 
the indexation in 2016. This amount is included in return on plan assets in the table above depicting the increase in asset 
values.  This  indexation  benefit  has  been  included  in  plan  assets  and  characterized  as  a  “Level  3”  asset  for  classification 
purposes.  

For 2017, it is estimated that approximately $1.3 million of expenses related to the amortization of unrecognized items 
will be included in the net periodic benefit cost. During 2016, other comprehensive income was impacted by approximately 
$21.1 million comprised of actuarial loss of approximately $21.8 million and amortization of $0.7 million. 

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Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic 

benefit cost 

Discount rate .........................................................................     
Expected return on plan assets ..............................................     
Rate of compensation ............................................................     

Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit 

obligations 

Discount rate .........................................................................     
Rate of compensation ............................................................     

2016 

FISCAL YEAR 
2015 

2014 

2.7%     
3.1%     
2.0%     

2.3%     
2.0%     

3.0%     
4.0%     
2.0%     

3.4%     
2.0%     

4.0% 
4.2% 
2.0% 

3.2% 
2.0% 

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption is based on weighted average expected returns for each 
asset class. Expected returns reflect a combination of historical performance analysis and the forward-looking views of the 
financial markets, and include input from actuaries, investment service firms and investment managers.  

The  Company’s  foreign  defined  benefit  plans’  fair  value  of  plan  assets  were  in  excess  of  the  accumulated  benefit 

obligations. The projected benefit obligations, accumulated benefit obligations and fair value of these plans are as follows: 

FISCAL YEAR 

2016 

2015 

(in thousands) 

Projected benefit obligation .......................................................................................    $ 
Accumulated benefit obligations ................................................................................      
Fair value of plan assets .............................................................................................      

277,813    $ 
274,414      
258,365      

243,717  
239,183  
239,280  

The investment objectives of the foreign defined benefit plans are to maximize the return on the investments without 
exceeding the limits of the prudent pension fund investment, to ensure that the assets would be sufficient to exceed minimum 
funding requirements, and to achieve a favorable return against the performance expectation based on historic and projected 
rates of return over the short term. The goal is to optimize the long-term return on plan assets at a moderate level of risk, by 
balancing higher-returning assets, such as equity securities, with less volatile assets, such as fixed income securities. The 
assets are managed by professional investment firms and performance is evaluated periodically against specific benchmarks. 
The plans’ net assets did not include the Company’s own stock at January 1, 2017 or January 3, 2016.  

The Company’s actual weighted average asset allocations for 2016 and 2015, and the targeted asset allocation for 2017, of 

the foreign defined benefit plans by asset category, are as follows: 

FISCAL YEAR 
2016 
  Target Allocation      Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End   

2015 

2017 

Asset Category: 

Equity Securities .................................................................    
Debt and Debt Securities ....................................................    
Other  ..................................................................................    

40% - 50% 
35% - 45% 
10 - 20% 

100% 

43%     
36%     
21%     

100%     

49%
41%
10%

100%

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Fair Value Measurements of Plan Assets 

Accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure 
estimated fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets 
or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels 
of the fair value hierarchy under applicable accounting standards are described below: 

Level 1 

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical,
unrestricted assets or liabilities. 

Level 2 

Inputs to the valuation methodology include: 

•  quoted prices for similar assets in active markets; 
•  quoted prices for identical or similar assets in inactive markets; 
•  inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset; and 
•  inputs that are derived principally or corroborated by observable data by correlation or other 

means. 

Level 3 

Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and 
unobservable. 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to 

the fair value measurement. 

The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the foreign defined benefit plans’ assets at fair value, 
as of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016. As required by accounting standards, assets are classified in their entirety based 
on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. 

Europe Plan 

Pension Plan Assets by Category as of January 1, 2017 
UK Plan 
(in thousands) 

Total 

Level 1 ........................................................................    $ 
Level 2 ........................................................................      
Level 3 ........................................................................      
Total ...........................................................................    $ 

73,042    $ 
0      
32,191      
105,233    $ 

80,048    $ 
50,364      
22,720      
153,132    $ 

153,090  
50,364  
54,911  
258,365  

Europe Plan 

Pension Plan Assets by Category as of January 3, 2016 
UK Plan 
(in thousands) 

Total 

Level 1 ........................................................................    $ 
Level 2 ........................................................................      
Level 3 ........................................................................      
Total ...........................................................................    $ 

71,920    $ 
0      
0      
71,920    $ 

93,846    $ 
59,228      
14,286      
167,360    $ 

165,766  
59,228  
14,286  
239,280  

The tables below detail the foreign defined benefit plans’ assets by asset allocation and fair value hierarchy:  

Level 1 

2016 
Level 2 
(in thousands) 

Level 3 

Asset Class 

Equity Securities ........................................................   $ 
Debt and Debt Securities ............................................     
Other (including cash) ................................................     
  $ 

110,738    $ 
37,175      
5,177      
153,090    $ 

0    $ 
36,378      
13,986      
50,364    $ 

0  
19,224  
35,687  
54,911  

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2015 
Level 2 
(in thousands) 

Level 3 

Asset Class 

Equity Securities ........................................................   $ 
Debt and Debt Securities ............................................     
Other (including cash) ................................................     
  $ 

117,889    $ 
45,953      
1,924      
165,766    $ 

0    $ 
41,725      
17,503      
59,228    $ 

0  
9,576  
4,710  
14,286  

With the exception of the $32.2 million indexation asset in 2016, the assets identified as level 3 above in 2016 and 2015 
relate to insured annuities and direct lending assets held by the UK Plan. The fair value of these assets was calculated using 
the present value of the future cash flows due under the insurance annuities and for the direct lending assets the value is based 
on the asset value from the latest available valuation with adjustments for any drawdowns and distribution payments made 
between the valuation date and the reporting date. The table below indicates the change in value related to these level 3 assets 
during 2016: 

Balance of level 3 assets, beginning of year .......................................................................................    $ 
Interest cost ...........................................................................................................................................      
Benefits paid .........................................................................................................................................      
Assets transferred in to Level 3 .............................................................................................................      
Actuarial gain (loss) ..............................................................................................................................      
Translation adjustment ..........................................................................................................................      
Ending Balance of level 3 assets .........................................................................................................    $ 

Actuarial gain (loss) includes the indexation asset of $32.2 million as discussed above.  

2016 
(in thousands) 

14,286  
492  
(606) 
11,988  
32,429  
(3,678) 
54,911  

During 2017, the Company expects to contribute $3.0 million to the plan trust. It is anticipated that future benefit payments 

for the foreign defined benefit plans will be as follows: 

FISCAL YEAR 

EXPECTED 
PAYMENTS 
(in thousands) 

2017       ..............................................................................................................................................  $ 
2018       ..............................................................................................................................................    
2019       ..............................................................................................................................................    
2020       ..............................................................................................................................................    
2021       ..............................................................................................................................................    
2022  -  2026      ..................................................................................................................................    

7,907  
8,134  
8,323  
8,532  
8,653  
43,723  

Domestic Defined Benefit Plan 

The Company maintains a domestic nonqualified salary continuation plan (“SCP”), which is designed to induce selected 
officers of the Company to remain in the employ of the Company by providing them with retirement, disability and death 
benefits in addition to those which they may receive under the Company’s other retirement plans and benefit programs. The 
SCP entitles participants to: (i) retirement benefits upon normal retirement at age 65 (or early retirement as early as age 55) 
after  completing  at  least  15  years  of  service  with  the  Company  (unless  otherwise  provided  in  the  SCP),  payable  for  the 
remainder of their lives (or, if elected by a participant, a reduced benefit is payable for the remainder of the participant’s life 
and any surviving spouse’s life) and in no event less than 10 years under the death benefit feature; (ii) disability benefits 
payable for the period of any total disability; and (iii) death benefits payable to the designated beneficiary of the participant 
for a period of up to 10 years. Benefits are determined according to one of three formulas contained in the SCP, and the SCP 
is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, which has full discretion in choosing 
participants and the benefit formula applicable to each. The Company’s obligations under the SCP are currently unfunded 
(although the Company uses insurance instruments to hedge its exposure thereunder). The Company is required to contribute 
the present value of its obligations thereunder to an irrevocable grantor trust in the event of a change in control as defined in 
the SCP. The Company uses a year-end measurement date for the domestic SCP.  

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The tables presented below set forth the required disclosures in accordance with applicable accounting standards, and 

amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements related to the domestic SCP. 

FISCAL YEAR 

2016 

2015 

(in thousands) 

Change in benefit obligation 

Benefit obligation, beginning of year ...............................................................   $ 
Service cost .......................................................................................................     
Interest cost .......................................................................................................     
Benefits paid .....................................................................................................     
Actuarial loss (gain) ..........................................................................................     

25,860     $ 
440       
1,269       
(1,012 )     
3,143       

24,016  
594  
1,113  
(847) 
984  

Benefit obligation, end of year .........................................................................   $ 

29,700     $ 

25,860  

The amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows: 

Current liabilities ..................................................................................................   $ 
Non-current liabilities ..........................................................................................     

2016 

2015 

(in thousands) 
1,890     $ 
27,810       
29,700     $ 

1,009  
24,850  
25,859  

The components of the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax, are as follows:  

Unrecognized actuarial loss .................................................................................   $ 

2016 

2015 

(in thousands) 
5,626     $ 

4,226  

The accumulated benefit obligation related to the SCP was $29.7 million and $23.6 million as of January 1, 2017 and 
January 3, 2016, respectively. The SCP is currently unfunded; as such, the benefit obligations disclosed are also the benefit 
obligations in excess of the plan assets. The Company uses insurance instruments to help limit its exposure under the SCP. 

2016 

2015 
(in thousands, except for assumptions) 

2014 

Assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost 

Discount rate ..................................................................     
Rate of compensation .....................................................     

Assumptions used to determine benefit obligations 

Discount rate ..................................................................     
Rate of compensation .....................................................     

4.25 %     
4.0 %     

3.85 %     
4.0 %     

4.0 %     
4.0 %     

4.25 %     
4.0 %     

Components of net periodic benefit cost 

Service cost ....................................................................   $ 
Interest cost ....................................................................     
Amortizations .................................................................     

440      $ 
1,269        
811        

594      $ 
1,113        
522        

Net periodic benefit cost .......................................................   $ 

2,520      $ 

2,229      $ 

4.5% 
4.0% 

4.0% 
4.0% 

500  
1,072  
291  

1,863  

The changes in other comprehensive income during 2016 related to this Plan were approximately $1.4 million, after tax, 

primarily comprised of a net loss during the period of $1.9 million and amortization of loss of $0.5 million.  

For 2017, the Company estimates that approximately $0.4 million of expenses related to the amortization of unrecognized 

items will be included in net periodic benefit cost for the SCP. 

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During 2016, the Company contributed $1.0 million in the form of direct benefit payments for its domestic SCP. It is 

anticipated that future benefit payments for the SCP will be as follows: 

FISCAL YEAR 

EXPECTED 
PAYMENTS 
(in thousands) 

2017       ................................................................................................................................................    $ 
2018       ................................................................................................................................................      
2019       ................................................................................................................................................      
2020       ................................................................................................................................................      
2021       ................................................................................................................................................      
2022  -  2026      ....................................................................................................................................      

1,890  
2,029  
2,029  
2,029  
2,029  
9,859  

NOTE 16 – ENTERPRISE-WIDE DISCLOSURES 

Based on applicable accounting standards, the Company has determined that it has three operating segments – namely, 
the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific geographic regions. Pursuant to accounting standards, the Company has aggregated 
the three operating segments into one reporting segment because they have similar economic characteristics, and the operating 
segments are similar in all of the following areas: (a) the nature of the products and services; (b) the nature of the production 
processes; (c) the type or class of customer for their products and services; (d) the methods used to distribute their products 
or provide their services; and (e) the nature of the regulatory environment. 

While the Company operates as one reporting segment for the reasons discussed, included below is selected information 

on our operating segments.  

Summary information by operating segment follows: 

2016 
Net Sales ......................................................................................   $ 
Depreciation and amortization .....................................................     
Total assets ...................................................................................     

568,138     $  241,463     $  149,016    $ 
8,729      
5,698       
14,639       
238,317      
261,182       
237,900       

958,617   
29,066   
737,399   

  AMERICAS      EUROPE      

PACIFIC       TOTAL 

(in thousands) 

ASIA-

593,163     $  262,671     $  146,029    $  1,001,863   
29,564   
15,390       
648,266   
223,085       

5,007       
249,241       

9,167      
175,940      

573,458     $  276,845     $  153,600    $  1,003,903   
28,934   
14,719       

4,803       

9,412      

2015 
Net Sales ......................................................................................   $ 
Depreciation and amortization .....................................................     
Total assets ...................................................................................     

2014 
Net Sales ......................................................................................   $ 
Depreciation and amortization .....................................................     

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A reconciliation of the Company’s total operating segment depreciation and amortization, and assets to the corresponding 

consolidated amounts follows: 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 
Total segment depreciation and amortization ...............................    $ 
Corporate depreciation and amortization .....................................      

29,066    $ 
1,566      

29,564    $ 
1,239      

28,934   
1,743   

Reported depreciation and amortization .......................................    $ 

30,632    $ 

30,803    $ 

30,677   

2016 

FISCAL YEAR ENDED 
2015 
(in thousands) 

2014 

ASSETS 
Total segment assets .....................................................................    $ 
Corporate assets and eliminations ................................................      

737,399    $ 
102,174      

648,266      
108,283      

Reported total assets .....................................................................    $ 

839,573    $ 

756,549      

The Company has a large and diverse customer base, which includes numerous customers located in foreign countries. 
No single unaffiliated customer accounted for more than 10% of total sales in any year during the past three years. Sales to 
customers in foreign markets in 2016, 2015 and 2014 were approximately 48%, 48% and 51%, respectively, of total net sales. 
These sales were primarily to customers in Europe, Canada, Asia, Australia and Latin America. With the exception of the 
United States, no one country represented more than 10% of the Company’s net sales. Revenue and long-lived assets related 
to operations in the United States and other countries are as follows:  

2016 

FISCAL YEAR 
2015 
(in thousands) 

2014 

SALES TO UNAFFILIATED CUSTOMERS(1) 
United States ................................................................................    $ 
United Kingdom ...........................................................................      
Australia .......................................................................................      
Other foreign countries.................................................................      

501,206    $ 
58,266      
78,141      
321,004      

520,375    $ 
72,445      
76,600      
332,443      

487,001   
83,182   
79,922   
353,798   

Net sales .......................................................................................    $ 

958,617    $ 

1,001,863    $ 

1,003,903   

LONG-LIVED ASSETS(2) 
United States ................................................................................    $ 
United Kingdom ...........................................................................      
Netherlands ..................................................................................      
Australia .......................................................................................      
China ............................................................................................      
Other foreign countries.................................................................      

79,365    $ 
8,122      
43,907      
44,209      
9,675      
19,230      

79,279      
10,653      
42,808      
47,557      
11,733      
19,459      

Total long-lived assets ..................................................................    $ 

204,508    $ 

211,489      

(1) Revenue attributed to geographic areas is based on the location of the customer. 
(2) Long-lived assets include tangible assets physically located in foreign countries. 

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NOTE 17 – QUARTERLY DATA AND SHARE INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) 

The  following  tables  set  forth,  for  the  fiscal  periods  indicated,  selected  consolidated  financial  data  and  information 
regarding the market price per share of the Company’s Common Stock. The prices represent the reported high and low sale 
prices during the period presented.  

   FIRST 

QUARTER 

     SECOND 
QUARTER 

     FOURTH 

QUARTER 

QUARTER(1) 

FISCAL YEAR 2016 
     THIRD 

Net sales .......................................................................................   $  222,554    $  248,207    $  248,349    $ 
92,918      
Gross profit  .................................................................................     
15,904      
Net income  ..................................................................................     

86,632      
12,894      

99,126      
20,657      

239,507  
89,968  
4,707  

(in thousands, except per share data) 

Basic income per share .................................................................   $ 

0.20    $ 

0.32    $ 

0.25    $ 

0.07  

Diluted income per share ..............................................................   $ 

0.20    $ 

0.32    $ 

0.25    $ 

0.07  

Share prices 

High ..........................................................................................   $ 
Low ...........................................................................................   $ 

18.99    $ 
13.70    $ 

18.71    $ 
14.56    $ 

18.45    $ 
15.02    $ 

19.10  
14.59  

(1) Results for the fourth quarter of 2016 include restructuring and asset impairment charges of $19.8 million. 

FISCAL YEAR 2015 
     THIRD 

FIRST 
QUARTER 

     SECOND 
QUARTER 

QUARTER 

     FOURTH 
QUARTER 

Net sales .......................................................................................    $  236,904    $  263,637    $  254,686    $  246,636  
98,239  
Gross profit  .................................................................................      
18,247  
Net income  ..................................................................................      

101,252      
21,722      

85,432      
12,322      

97,966      
20,127      

(in thousands, except per share data) 

Basic income per share .................................................................    $ 

0.19    $ 

0.33    $ 

0.31    $ 

0.28  

Diluted income per share ..............................................................    $ 

0.19    $ 

0.33    $ 

0.31    $ 

0.28  

Share prices 

High ..........................................................................................    $ 
Low ...........................................................................................    $ 

21.38    $ 
15.13    $ 

25.59    $ 
19.86    $ 

27.17    $ 
22.13    $ 

24.44  
17.89  

NOTE 18 – ITEMS RECLASSIFIED FROM OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  

During 2016, the Company did not reclassify any significant amounts out of accumulated other comprehensive income. 
The  only  reclassifications  that  occurred  in  that  period  were  comprised  of  $1.9  million  related  to  the  Company’s  defined 
retirement  benefit  plans  and  salary  continuation  plan.  These  reclassifications  were  included  in  the  selling,  general  and 
administrative expenses line item of the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Board of Directors and Shareholders of Interface, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Atlanta, Georgia 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Interface, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of January 1, 2017 and 
January 3, 2016 and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of 
the three years in the period ended January 1, 2017. In connection with our audits of the financial statements, we have also 
audited the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index. These financial statements and schedule are the 
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and 
schedule based on our audits. 

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United 
States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial 
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts 
and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements,  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by 
management,  as  well  as  evaluating  the  overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a 
reasonable basis for our opinion. 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial 
position of Interface, Inc. and Subsidiaries at January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, and the results of its operations and its 
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 1, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America. 

Also,  in  our  opinion,  the  financial  statement  schedule,  when  considered  in  relation  to  the  basic  consolidated  financial 
statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), 
Interface, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2017, based on criteria established 
in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission (COSO) and our report dated March 2, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. 

/s/ BDO USA, LLP 

Atlanta, Georgia 
March 2, 2017 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  

Board of Directors and Shareholders of Interface, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Atlanta, Georgia 

We have audited Interface, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2017, based on 
criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations 
of  the  Treadway  Commission  (the  COSO  criteria).  Interface,  Inc.  and  Subsidiaries’  management  is  responsible  for 
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control 
over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Item 9A, Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial 
Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on 
our audit.  

We  conducted  our  audit  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United 
States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective 
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all  material  respects.  Our  audit  included  obtaining  an 
understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and 
evaluating  the  design  and  operating  effectiveness  of  internal  control  based  on  the  assessed  risk.  Our  audit  also  included 
performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a 
reasonable basis for our opinion.  

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally 
accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures 
that  (1) pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in reasonable detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and 
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to 
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and 
expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the 
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or 
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.  

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, 
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.  

In our opinion, Interface, Inc. and Subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial 
reporting as of January 1, 2017, based on the COSO criteria.  

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), 
the consolidated balance sheets of Interface, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, and the related 
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period 
ended January 1, 2017 and our report dated March 2, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.  

/s/ BDO USA, LLP 

Atlanta, Georgia 
March 2, 2017 

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ITEM 9. 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND 
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 

Not applicable.  

ITEM 9A.      CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 

Disclosure  Controls  and  Procedures.  As  of  the  end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K,  an 
evaluation  was  performed  under  the  supervision  and  with  the  participation  of  our  management,  including  our  principal 
executive officer and our principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls 
and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(c) under 
the  Act.  Based  on  that  evaluation,  our  principal  executive  officer  and  our  principal  financial  officer  concluded  that  our 
disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. 

Changes  in  Internal  Control  over  Financial  Reporting.  There  were  no  changes  in  our  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, 
our internal control over financial reporting. 

Management’s  Annual  Report  on  Internal  Control  over  Financial  Reporting.  The  management  of  the  Company  is 
responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) 
or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control 
over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective 
can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.  

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2017 based 
on the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in “Internal 
Control – Integrated Framework (2013).” Based on that assessment, management concluded that, as of January 1, 2017, our 
internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria. 

Our independent auditors have issued an audit report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. 

This report immediately precedes Item 9 of this Report. 

ITEM 9B.      OTHER INFORMATION 

None 

PART III 

ITEM 10.       DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

The  information  contained  under  the  captions  “Nomination  and  Election  of  Directors,”  “Section  16(a)  Beneficial 
Ownership  Reporting  Compliance”  and  “Meetings  and  Committees  of  the  Board  of  Directors”  in  our  definitive  Proxy 
Statement for our 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant 
to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of our 2016 fiscal year, is incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant 
to Instruction 3 to Paragraph (b) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K, information relating to our executive officers is included in 
Item 1 of this Report. 

We have adopted the “Interface Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” (the “Code”) which applies to all of our employees, 
officers and directors, including the Chief Executive Officer and principal financial officer. The Code may be viewed on our 
website at www.interface.com. Changes to the Code will be posted on our website. Any waiver of the Code for executive 
officers or directors may be made only by our Board of Directors and will be disclosed to the extent required by law or 
Nasdaq rules on our website or in a filing on Form 8-K. 

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ITEM 11.      EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 

The information contained under the captions “Executive Compensation and Related Items,” “Compensation Discussion 
and Analysis,” “Compensation Committee Report,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” and 
“Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2017 Annual Meeting 
of Shareholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 
days after the end of our 2016 fiscal year, is incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND 

RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 

The information contained under the captions “Principal Shareholders and Management Stock Ownership” and “Equity 
Compensation Plan Information” in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of our 2016 
fiscal year, is incorporated herein by reference. 

For purposes of determining the aggregate market value of our voting and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates, shares 
held by our directors and executive officers have been excluded. The exclusion of such shares is not intended to, and shall 
not,  constitute  a  determination  as  to  which  persons  or  entities  may  be  “affiliates”  as  that  term  is  defined  under  federal 
securities laws. 

ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR 

INDEPENDENCE 

The  information  contained  under  the  captions  “Certain  Relationships  and  Related  Transactions”  and  “Director 
Independence” in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed with the Securities 
and  Exchange  Commission  pursuant  to  Regulation  14A  not  later  than  120  days  after  the  end  of  our  2016  fiscal  year,  is 
incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 14.      PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES 

The  information  contained  under  the  captions  “Audit  and  Non-Audit  Fees”  and  “Policy  on  Audit  Committee  Pre-
Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors” in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 
2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A 
not later than 120 days after the end of our 2016 fiscal year, is incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 15.     EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 

1. Financial Statements  

PART IV 

The following Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto of Interface, Inc. and subsidiaries and related Reports 

of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are contained in Item 8 of this Report: 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income — fiscal years ended January 1, 2017, January 3, 

2016 and December 28, 2014.  

Consolidated Balance Sheets — January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016. 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — fiscal years ended January 1, 2017, January 3, 2016 and December 28, 2014.   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

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2. Financial Statement Schedule  

The  following  Consolidated  Financial  Statement  Schedule  of  Interface,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  and  related  Report  of 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are included as part of this Report (see the pages immediately preceding the 
signatures in this Report). 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves  

3. Exhibits 

The following exhibits are included as part of this Report:  

Exhibit 
Number 

Description of Exhibit 

3.1  —  Restated Articles of Incorporation and accompanying Clarification Certificate (included as Exhibit 3.1 to 
the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2012, previously filed with the Commission
and incorporated herein by reference). 

3.2  —  Bylaws,  as  amended  and  restated  February  22,  2017  (included  as  Exhibit  3.1  to  the  Company’s  current
report on Form 8-K filed on February 27, 2017, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated
herein by reference). 

4.1  —  See Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 for provisions in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws defining the

rights of holders of Common Stock of the Company. 

4.2  —  Rights  Agreement  dated  March  7,  2008  and  effective  as  of  March  17,  2008  between  the  Company  and
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (included as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-
K filed on March 7, 2008, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).  

10.1  —  Salary  Continuation  Plan,  dated  May  7,  1982  (included  as  Exhibit  10.20  to  the  Company’s  registration
statement on Form S-1, File No. 2-82188, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by
reference).* 

10.2  —  Form of Salary Continuation Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2008 (as used for Daniel T. Hendrix and
Raymond  S.  Willoch)  (included  as  Exhibit  99.5  to  the  Company’s  current  report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on 
January 7, 2008, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).* 
10.3  —  Interface,  Inc.  Omnibus  Stock  Incentive  Plan  (as  amended  and  restated  effective  February  18,  2015)
(included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2015, previously
filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference); Forms of Restricted Stock Agreement, as
used for directors, executive officers and other key employees/consultants (included as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2
and 99.3, respectively, to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on January 14, 2005, previously 
filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference); Form of Restricted Stock Agreement, as
used for executive officers (included as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the 
year  ended  December  30,  2007,  previously  filed  with  the  Commission  and  incorporated  herein  by
reference); and Form of Performance Share Agreement (included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s current
report on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2016, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein 
by reference).*  

10.4  —  Interface,  Inc.  Executive  Bonus  Plan,  as  amended  October  28,  2015  (included  as  Exhibit  99.2  to  the
Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 28, 2015, previously filed with the Commission
and incorporated herein by reference).* 

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10.5  —  Interface, Inc. Nonqualified Savings Plan (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2002) (included as
Exhibit  10.4  to  the  Company’s  annual  report  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  December  30,  2001,
previously  filed  with  the  Commission  and  incorporated  herein  by  reference);  First  Amendment  thereto,
dated as of December 20, 2002 (included as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q 
for  the  quarter  ended  June  29,  2003,  previously  filed  with  the  Commission  and  incorporated  herein  by
reference); Second Amendment thereto, dated as of December 30, 2002 (included as Exhibit 10.3 to the
Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2003, previously filed with the
Commission and incorporated herein by reference); Third Amendment thereto, dated as of May 8, 2003
(included as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28,
2003 (the “2003 10-K”), previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference); and 
Fourth Amendment thereto, dated as of December 31, 2003 (included as Exhibit 10.7 to the 2003 10-K, 
previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).* 

10.6  —  Amended and Restated Employment and Change in Control Agreement of Daniel T. Hendrix dated January
1, 2008 (included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2008, 
previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).*  

10.7  —  Amended and Restated Employment and Change in Control Agreement of Patrick C. Lynch dated January
1, 2008 (included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2008, 
previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).* 

10.8  —  Amended  and  Restated  Employment  and  Change  in  Control  Agreement  of  Raymond  S.  Willoch  dated
January 1, 2008 (included as Exhibit 99.4 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 
2008, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).* 

10.9  —  Employment and Change in Control Agreement of Jay D. Gould dated January 9, 2015 (included as Exhibit
99.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on January 13, 2015, previously filed with the 
Commission and incorporated herein by reference).* 

10.10  —  Split Dollar Insurance Agreement, dated February 21, 1997, between the Company and Daniel T. Hendrix
(included as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 4, 
1998, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference); and Amendment thereto,
dated December 29, 2008 (included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on 
January 2, 2009, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).* 
10.11  —  Form of Indemnity Agreement of Director (as used for directors of the Company) (included as Exhibit 99.1
to  the  Company’s  current  report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on  November  30,  2005,  previously  filed  with  the
Commission and incorporated herein by reference).* 

10.12  —  Form of Indemnity Agreement of Officer (as used for certain officers of the Company, including Daniel T.
Hendrix,  Jay  D.  Gould,  Patrick  C.  Lynch,  and  Raymond  S.  Willoch)  (included  as  Exhibit  99.2  to  the
Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2005, previously filed with the Commission
and incorporated herein by reference).* 

10.13  —  Interface, Inc. Long-Term Care Insurance Plan and related Summary Plan Description (included as Exhibit
99.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2005, previously filed with the
Commission and incorporated herein by reference).* 

10.14  —  Interface, Inc. Nonqualified Savings Plan II, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009 (included
as Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2012 (the
“2012  10-K”),  previously  filed  with  the  Commission  and  incorporated  herein  by  reference;  First
Amendment thereto, dated February 26, 2009 (included as Exhibit 10.19 to the 2012 10-K, previously filed 
with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference); Second Amendment thereto, dated December
9, 2009 (included as Exhibit 10.20 to the 2012 10-K, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated
herein by reference); Third Amendment thereto, dated April 15, 2010 (included as Exhibit 10.21 to the 2012
10-K, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference); and Fourth Amendment 
thereto,  dated  August  9,  2012  (included  as  Exhibit  10.22  to  the  2012  10-K,  previously  filed  with  the 
Commission and incorporated herein by reference).* 

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10.15  —  Syndicated Facility Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2013, among Interface, Inc., certain subsidiaries of 
the Company as borrowers, certain subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A. as
Administrative Agent, The Royal Bank of Scotland, as Syndication Agent, and SunTrust Bank and Regions
Bank, as Co-Documentation Agents, and the other lenders party thereto (included as Exhibit 99.1 to the
Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2013, previously filed with the Commission
and incorporated herein by reference); First Amendment thereto, dated as of October 3, 2014 (included as 
Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 7, 2014, previously filed with
the Commission and incorporated herein by reference); and Consent Agreement related thereto, dated as of
November 8, 2016. 

10.16  —  Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2013, among Interface, Inc., certain subsidiaries of
the Company as obligors, and Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent (included as Exhibit 99.2 to
the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2013, previously filed with the Commission
and incorporated herein by reference). 

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23 
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31.1  —  Certification of Chief Executive Officer with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 

—  Subsidiaries of the Company. 
—  Consent of BDO USA, LLP. 
—  Power of Attorney (see signature page of this Report). 

the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017. 

31.2  —  Certification of principal financial officer with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 

the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017. 

32.1  —  Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of United States Code by Chief Executive
Officer with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1,
2017. 

32.2  —  Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of United States Code by principal financial
officer with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1,
2017. 

101.INS  —  XBRL Instance Document 
101.SCH  —  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document  
101.CAL  —  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document  
101.LAB  —  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document  
101.PRE  —  XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document 
101.DEF  —  XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document  

__________ 

* Management contract or compensatory plan or agreement required to be filed pursuant to Item 15(b) of this Report. 

ITEM 16.      FORM 10-K SUMMARY 

None. 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Board of Directors and Shareholders of Interface, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Atlanta, Georgia 

The audits referred to in our report dated March 2, 2017 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Interface, Inc. 
and Subsidiaries, which is contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, also included the audit of the Financial Statement Schedule 
II (Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves) listed in the accompanying index. This financial statement schedule is 
the  responsibility  of  the  Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  this  financial  statement 
schedule based on our audits. 

In our opinion such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements 
taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. 

/s/ BDO USA, LLP 

Atlanta, Georgia 
March 2, 2017  

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 

SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES 

COLUMN A 
BALANCE, 
AT  
BEGINNING 
OF YEAR 

COLUMN B 
CHARGED 
TO COSTS 
AND 
EXPENSES 
(A) 

COLUMN C 
CHARGED TO 
OTHER 

ACCOUNTS     
(in thousands) 

COLUMN D 
DEDUCTIONS 
(DESCRIBE) 
(B) 

COLUMN E 
BALANCE, 
AT END OF 
YEAR 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: 
Year Ended: 

January 1, 2017 ...................................   $ 
January 3, 2016 ...................................     
December 28, 2014 .............................     

4,479    $ 
5,896      
7,646      

(243)   $ 
212      
(730)     

0    $ 
0      
0      

456    $ 
1,629      
1,020      

3,780  
4,479  
5,896  

______________    

(A) Includes changes in foreign currency exchange rates. 

(B) Write off of bad debt, and recovering of previously provided for amounts. 

COLUMN A 
BALANCE, 
AT  
BEGINNING 
OF YEAR 

COLUMN B 
CHARGED 
TO COSTS 
AND 
EXPENSES 
(A) 

COLUMN C 
CHARGED TO 
OTHER 
ACCOUNTS(B)     
(in thousands) 

COLUMN D 
DEDUCTIONS 
(DESCRIBE) 
(C) 

COLUMN E 
BALANCE, 
AT END OF 
YEAR 

Restructuring Reserve: 
Year Ended: 

January 1, 2017 ...................................   $ 
January 3, 2016 ...................................     
December 28, 2014 .............................     

104     $ 
7,179       
519       

11,769    $ 
(481)     
9,315      

8,019     $ 
0       
2,717       

1,582    $ 
6,594      
2,655      

10,291  
104  
7,179  

______________    

(A) Includes changes in foreign currency exchange rates. 

(B) Direct reduction of asset carrying value, not included in restructuring reserve. 

(C) Cash payments. 

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COLUMN A 
BALANCE, 
AT  
BEGINNING 
OF YEAR 

COLUMN B
CHARGED 
TO COSTS 
AND 
EXPENSES 
(A) 

COLUMN C 
CHARGED 
TO OTHER 
ACCOUNTS     
(in thousands) 

COLUMN D 
DEDUCTIONS 
(DESCRIBE) 
(B) 

COLUMN E 
BALANCE, 
AT END OF 
YEAR 

Warranty and Sales Allowances Reserves: 
Year ended: 

January 1, 2017 .........................................   $ 
January 3, 2016 .........................................     
December 28, 2014 ...................................     

______________    

4,759    $ 
3,954      
4,935      

3,149    $ 
2,584      
457      

0    $ 
0      
0      

2,379    $ 
1,779      
1,438      

5,529  
4,759  
3,954  

(A) Includes changes in foreign currency exchange rates. 

(B) Represents credits and costs applied against reserve and adjustments to reflect actual exposure. 

COLUMN A 
BALANCE, 
AT  
BEGINNING 
OF YEAR 

COLUMN B
CHARGED 
TO COSTS 
AND 
EXPENSES 
(A) 

COLUMN C 
CHARGED 
TO OTHER 
ACCOUNTS     
(in thousands) 

COLUMN D 
DEDUCTIONS 
(DESCRIBE) 
(B) 

COLUMN E 
BALANCE, 
AT END OF 
YEAR 

Inventory Reserves: 
Year ended: 

January 1, 2017 .........................................   $ 
January 3, 2016 .........................................     
December 28, 2014 ...................................     

15,467     $ 
14,784       
13,416       

4,736     $ 
3,758      
4,819      

0    $ 
0      
0      

2,578    $ 
3,075      
3,451      

17,625  
15,467  
14,784  

______________    

(A) Includes changes in foreign currency exchange rates. 

(B) Represents costs applied against reserve and adjustments to reflect actual exposure. 

(All other Schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission  are  omitted  because  they  are  either  not  applicable  or  the  required  information  is  shown  in  the  Company's 
Consolidated Financial Statements or the Notes thereto.) 

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SIGNATURES 

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 signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

Date: March 2, 2017 

INTERFACE, INC. 

By:     /s/ DANIEL T. HENDRIX                     

Daniel T. Hendrix 
Chief Executive Officer 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

KNOW  ALL  PERSONS  BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that  each  person  whose  signature  appears  below  constitutes  and 
appoints Daniel T. Hendrix as attorney-in-fact, with power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign 
any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection 
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact may 
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following 

persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 

Signature 

Capacity 

Date 

    /s/ DANIEL T. HENDRIX 
    Daniel T. Hendrix 

   Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director 
   (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) 

   March 2, 2017 

    /s/ JOHN P. BURKE 
    John P. Burke 

    /s/ ANDREW B. COGAN 
    Andrew B. Cogan  

    /s/ CARL I. GABLE 
    Carl I. Gable 

    /s/ JAY D. GOULD 
    Jay D. Gould 

   Director 

   Director 

   Director 

   Director 

    /s/ CHRISTOPHER G. KENNEDY     Director 
    Christopher G. Kennedy 

    /s/ K. DAVID KOHLER 
    K. David Kohler 

    /s/ ERIN A. MATTS 
    Erin A. Matts 

    /s/ JAMES B. MILLER, JR. 
    James B. Miller, Jr. 

    /s/ SHERYL D. PALMER 
    Sheryl D. Palmer 

   Director 

   Director 

   Director 

   Director 

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Exhibit  
Number 
10.15 
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23 
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31.1 

31.2 

32.1 

32.2 

EXHIBIT INDEX 

Description of Exhibit 

Consent Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2016 
Subsidiaries of the Company. 
Consent of BDO USA, LLP. 
Power of Attorney. 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 
fiscal year ended January 1, 2017. 
Certification of principal financial officer with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 
fiscal year ended January 1, 2017. 
Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of United States Code by Chief Executive
Officer with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017.
Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of United States Code by principal financial 
officer with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017. 

101.INS  XBRL Instance Document    
101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document    
101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document    
101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document    
101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document    
101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document    

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Board of Directors
Daniel T. Hendrix
Chairman of the Board and 
Former Chief Executive Officer
Interface, Inc.

John P. Burke
Chief Executive Officer
Trek Bicycle Corporation

Andrew B. Cogan
Chief Executive Officer
Knoll, Inc.

Carl I. Gable
Private Investor

Jay D. Gould
President and Chief 
Executive Officer
Interface, Inc. 

Christopher G. Kennedy
Chairman
Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc.

Executive Officers
Daniel T. Hendrix
Chairman and Principal  
Financial Officer

Jay D. Gould
President and  
Chief Executive Officer

Robert A. Coombs
Senior Vice President
(President - Asia-Pacific)

David B. Foshee
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary

Matthew J. Miller
Vice President
(President – Americas) 

Kathleen R. Owen
Vice President and
Chief Human Resources Officer

J. Chadwick Scales
Vice President and Chief
Marketing, Innovation & Design Officer

K. David Kohler
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kohler Co.

Nigel W. Stansfield
Vice President
(President – Europe)

Shareowner Information

Form 10-K

A copy of the Company’s Annual Report on 
Form 10-K, filed each year with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission, may be obtained by 
shareowners without charge by writing to:

Mr. Daniel T. Hendrix
Chairman
Interface, Inc.
2859 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 2000
Atlanta, Georgia 30339

Erin A. Matts
North America Chief
Executive Officer
Annalect, Inc.

James B. Miller, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Fidelity Southern Corporation

Sheryl D. Palmer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

Lead Independent Director

Executive Committee Member

Audit Committee Member

Compensation Committee Member

Nominating & Governance Committee Member

Annual Meeting:

The annual meeting of shareholders will  
be at 3:00 pm EDT on May16, 2017 at:
Overlook III Conference Center
2859 Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30339

Transfer Agent and Dividend
Disbursing Agent:

Computershare
211 Quality Circle, Suite 210
College Station, Texas 77845
1 800 254 5196 (U.S. & Canada)
1 781 575 2879 (Foreign)

Number of shareholders of record
at March 10, 2017: 632 

Change of Address:

Please direct all changes of address  
or inquiries as to how your account  
is listed to:

Computershare
211 Quality Circle, Suite 210
College Station, Texas 77845
1 800 254 5196 (U.S. & Canada)
1 781 575 2879 (Foreign)

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm:

BDO USA, LLP
Atlanta, Georgia

Principal Legal Counsel:

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Atlanta, Georgia

Corporate Address:

Interface, Inc.
2859 Paces Ferry Road 
Suite 2000
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
tel (770) 437 6800
fax (770) 319 6270
www.interface.com

Ticker Symbol:

TILE (Nasdaq)

Forward-Looking Statements:
This report contains statements which may constitute “forward-looking statements” under applicable securities laws, including statements regarding  
the intent, belief, or current expectations of Interface, Inc. (the “Company”) and members of its management team, as well as assumptions on which  
such statements are based. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and 
actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to management  
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements are set forth in Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) of the Company’s  
Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  January  1,  2017,  and  are  hereby  incorporated  by  reference.  The  Company  undertakes  no  
obligation  to  update  or  revise  forward-looking  statements  to  reflect  changed  assumptions,  the  occurrence  of  unanticipated  events  or  changes  to  
future operating results over time.

Interface®, FLOR®,  Mission Zero® and the Mission Zero logo are registered trademarks of Interface, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Climate Take Back™ is a trademark  
of Interface, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All rights are reserved.

 
 
 
 
 
 
From something negative 
comes something positive.

2859 Paces Ferry Road
Suite 2000
Atlanta, GA 30339
www.interface.com