Neenah
Annual Report 2009

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What We Believe Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report OUR BELIEFS GUIDE US OUR ACTIONS DEFINE US 2 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Neenah Paper, Inc. is a company of strongly held beliefs. A belief in our people. A belief in uncompromising service, product performance and core values including corporate social responsibility. And a belief that the obstacles of today can become the opportunities of tomorrow. In 2009, during a challenging year, we put our beliefs into action by engaging our employees in implementing solutions, increasing the value of our services to customers, and investing in innovative products, processes and sustainability programs across our global business platform. These and other decisive actions enabled us to weather the severe economic downturn and emerge as a company positioned for the future. Our results demonstrate that Neenah is not only a company with strongly held beliefs, but one with the ability and willingness to act on those beliefs to maintain our value proposition with both our customers and our shareholders, despite unprecedented challenges. And those are qualities in which we can all believe. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 3 We Believe In Walking The Walk 4 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Our employees moved quickly to address the challenges of the past year – demonstrating their responsiveness and flexibility – resulting in individual actions that made a big collective difference. SAFE TY FIR ST - AND ALWAYS Safety remains a core value and primary focus, and a reflection of Neenah’s values. Working together, our employees contributed to an improvement in the reportable safety incident rate, to 1.4 incidents per 200,000 hours worked in 2009, down 18% from 1.7 incidents in 2008 and well below the 3.2 average for our industry. S TEPPING UP In response to the weak economy, our people suggested and implemented solutions that enabled us to reduce costs and operate more efficiently while continuing to serve our customers’ needs. In fact, programs implemented by our teams contributed more than $20 million in improved year-on-year cash flow. A Suggestion Box program at our German Technical Products operation resulted in 263 ideas for improvement and initi- ated teamwork that achieved considerable cost savings. All of our businesses carefully managed production levels relative to shipping volumes, thus reducing inventory expo- sure and improving cash flow. In other examples of employee initiative, our sales and credit personnel worked to accommodate our customers’ cash flow issues while our purchasing group coordinated payments with suppliers. HA RD DECI SIONS In order to achieve a more cost-effi cient fi ne paper manufacturing footprint, we made the diffi cult decision to shut down our mill in Ripon, California. This resulted in the redis- tribution and qualifi cation of Ripon grades on our other machines. Our employees across all of the Fine Paper mills showed their adaptability and determination in this transition by successfully absorbing the new grades into their product portfolio while maintaining the quality, service and supply our customers have come to expect of Neenah. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 5 BR IDGETT BELIEVES IN S OLID LIQUIDITY B R I D G E T T G E R M A N A L P H A R E T TA O F F I C E , G A Knowing that a strong liquidity position is the lifeblood of any company in a tough year, Bridgett did a great job of cash forecasting, modeling various scenarios, enabling us to anticipate and respond to liquidity needs and significantly improve our overall financial metrics. JIM BELIEVES IN PLAYING IT SAFE J I M M A XO N M U N I S I N G M I L L , M I Jim brings 31 years of experience at Neenah to his role as Safety Coordinator. Attentive to his co-workers’ safety issues, Jim has been a major force in such advances as lockout systems, ergonomic improvements in maintenance storage areas, enhanced training and better fall protection, to name a few. 6 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report JÜRGEN BELIEVES IN GETTING HI S HANDS DIRTY MARK BELIEVES IN THE POWER O F INFO RMATI ON J Ü R G E N N I E N T I E DT N E E N A H G E R M A N Y R&D experts like Jürgen contributed to the development of a large-scale air filter with nanofibers, expanding our opportunities in markets such as construction and mining where extensive dirt, dust or sand conditions make heavy duty filters essential. M A R K B A L KO M U N I S I N G M I L L , M I Finding new applications for the Enterprise Resources Planning (E R P) system in our operations, Mark has contributed to improved efficiencies and reduced costs. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 7 T OM , TODD AND CHRIS BELIEVE IN A STRONGER CHAI N TO M L E E – A L P H A R E T TA O F F I C E , G A , TO D D O L S O N A N D C H R I S S C H N E I D E R – N E E N A H S E R V I C E C E N T E R , W I Contributing to Neenah’s leadership in supply chain capabilities, Tom, Todd and Chris helped develop our S P OT (Strategic Planning and Optimization Tool) program, scorecards, working capital guarantee and other customer- specific programs. 8 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report KATHY BELIEVES THAT FURNITURE IS GO ING PLACES K AT H Y J ACO B S O N M U N I S I N G M I L L , M I Helping to exploit new market opportunities, Kathy and the marketing team helped expand our furniture backing products into the fast growing Asian market. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 9 JULIE BELIEVES T HAT LESS IS MORE J U L I E N E T T N E E N A H F I N I S H I N G C E N T E R , W I Julie was instrumental in our effort to improve our Bill of Materials information, vendor interaction and quality tracking, contributing to a 25% reduction in our finishing supplies inventory. MICHAEL BELIEVES IN CUTTING IT CLOSER M I C H A E L J AG E N T E U F E L N E E N A H G E R M A N Y On his own initiative and time, Michael wrote a software program that allowed us to reduce setup time for slitter knives used in the production of filter media; his sharp thinking led to annual cost savings of €39,000. 10 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report JO HN BELIEVES IN A TIGHTER SHIP J O H N R O M A P P L E TO N / N E E N A H , W I A detailed analysis of planned maintenance activities at our Appleton and Neenah locations, provided by John and the facilities maintenance team, was critical in reducing costs while properly servicing equipment and avoiding unplanned downtime. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 11 We Believe Our Name Is A Promise 12 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Leadership in our categories requires a commitment to making the best brands and products even better – by ensuring that our performance and service quality exceed customer expectations and by continually investing in building a portfolio of strong brands. COTT ON C ONNEC TION In 2009, Neenah solidified its lead in premium papers and built its product portfolio with an agreement to manufacture, market and distribute fine business papers for Crane & Co. Respected brands such as C R A N E’ S C R E S T ®, C R A N E’ S B O N D ® and C R A N E’ S L E T T R A® are now sold through Neenah Paper. As a result of our ability to make the high- est quality cotton papers, we had already been manufacturing for Crane & Co. since 2007. The new agreement was a natural extension of that successful partnership and secured Neenah’s position as the destination supplier for premium cotton papers. MAKI NG TH E GRADIENT Demonstrating its technical proficiency, our Technical Products group is introducing products using gradient density processes. Gradient density products use a special sheet formation technology that allows us to employ a different density of fibers from one side of a sheet to the other to achieve specialized performance characteristics. In addition, we can use a paper sheet in combination with synthetic materials such as meltblown nonwovens to build a gradient layer construction. The resulting products have increased filtration capabilities and bring exciting potential applications to exist- ing and new markets. CHANGING T HE CONVERSAT ION A groundbreaking new micro Web site, www.ColorUnleashed.com, allows customers to build custom palettes, explore color meanings and find the Neenah papers best-suited to showcasing their color preference. Another Web site, doyoulovelinen.com, lets cus- tomers view their images on the background color and texture of C L A S S I C ® Linen papers, and then order a Personal ProofSM of their work to try before they buy. Both sites demonstrate fresh thinking on how to reach customers in an ever-changing envi- ronment, allowing customers to view, experiment with and work with paper online, then order samples from art they have created – and even see a proof shipped right to their door. COAT ING C OMPET ENCY At our Munising mill, the team improved coating competencies in the area of print coat dispersion capabilities. Using existing assets, the group expanded and improved its capability to produce and control our own print coat dispersions. This resulted in sig- nificantly better quality and performance of coated products, a streamlined and quicker supply chain and substantial savings from eliminating external processing costs. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 13 T HE NE ENAH W ISCONSIN MI LL Paper making is an exacting process – and no one holds that process to a higher standard than Neenah Paper. At our Neenah mill, we combine the traditional tools of paper making with technical expertise and rigorous quality assurance to produce fine papers worthy of our brand leadership position. 14 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 15 16 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 17 18 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 19 We Believe In Pushing Paper 20 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Neenah invests in innovation to “push” the performance of our products beyond current limits or to take advantage of new channels such as social media, increasing our value for customers and potential market opportunities. PAP ER ON T HE G O Neenah leads the way in carrying paper solutions to a mobile environment. Our Think Ink app lets fine paper customers create custom color palettes by identifying a specific color within a photo saved to their iPhone or iPod Touch. The Neenah Eco-Calculator for Blackberry or iPhone allows users to estimate the environmental savings generated by our papers made with recycled fibers and renewable energy. Other Blackberry apps include the Neenah Stock List Guide, which provides mobile access to our complete stocking list of product specifications, carton counts and S K U numbers. HIGH P ERFO RMANC E PAP ER Our Technical Products business continues to be known as an innovation leader. For example, we have combined paper and nonwoven products, or used our state-of-the-art chemical saturation operations, to deliver specialized features for transportation filter applications. To ensure that all new products meet or exceed our customers’ stringent performance requirements, we also maintain advanced internal testing operations. THE HEAT IS ON New, specialized applications for heat transfer include I M AG E C L I P ® Laser Dark, which allows for high quality laser printing on dark or brightly colored surfaces. We also intro- duced J E T- P R O ®, a process for ink-jet printers that makes it possible to print durable images on activewear – even stretchable performance fabrics. HOSPI TAL C ORNERS Our growing medical packaging business is based on products that meet the stringent requirements of medical device manufacturers. We have to operate in a tight perfor- mance window to ensure that our products provide barrier protection, while also satisfying the needs of rigorous sterilization processes. We are investing in this busi- ness to develop a growing portfolio of products that meet the ever-increasing performance requirements in this market. J EA N POOL The label on a pair of jeans is the brand’s global billboard, conveying a “brand message” that may range from toughness to trend-setting. This year, we expanded the availability of our jeans labels into new geographies and extended the product line with new colors and weights, responding to jeans manufacturers’ evolving needs. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 21 Liquified Polymer Meltblown Die W E BE LIEVE IN ME LTBLOWN T ECH NOLOGY In the meltblown process, heated, high- velocity air is used to deposit molten polymer resins onto a substrate in extremely fine filaments. Neenah’s Technical Products team has mastered the use of meltblown technology to produce filter media with exceptional performance characteristics. Substrate 22 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Finished Filter Media Ultrasonic Bonding Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 23 WE BELIEVE THAT NEW MEDIA CAN BE GOOD FOR OLD MEDIA Neenah uses smart technology to deliver smart paper solutions. By scanning a barcode with their iPhone, customers can access our Think Ink app – enabling them to create custom color palettes from photos and coordinate their colors with our fine papers. 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LindaFausset design_metafeed salrandazzo EnergyAnalysts We Believe Sustainability Is For The Birds (and the rest of us, too) 28 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report At Neenah, good environmental policies are good business. As customers demand more eco-friendly solutions, our extensive range of environmentally responsible products made from sustainably managed forests, recycled fibers, green-e certified renewable energy, and carbon neutral papers are a competitive advantage and sound business practice. F INE FEAT HER ED F RIEN DS In 2009, Neenah undertook an initiative to help protect migrating Wisconsin birds wintering in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula by partnering with Friends of the Osa and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin to help reforest the peninsula, one of the world’s most biologically diverse regions. The project will preserve forests and provide a critical habitat for Costa Rica’s unique wildlife – including Wisconsin birds that winter there. This is just the latest in Neenah’s history of initiatives to conserve green spaces, which also have included donations of properties for greenways, nature preserves and other public uses. MORE (CARB ON NEU TRA L ) IS L ESS (GREE NH OUSE GASE S) We sell more carbon neutral premium writing, text and cover papers than anyone else in our industry. Our C L A S S I C ®, E N V I R O N M E N T ® and S TA R W H I T E ® Papers are made with 100% renewable energy and are Green-e certified, as well as Carbon Neutral Plus, with emissions of CO2 offset with CC X Carbon Financial Instruments and sequestration from our rainforest reforestation project. In addition, these Papers are F S C Certified, and we have recently extended that distinction to our S U N DA N C E ® Paper offerings. RAI SING THE BAR, LOW ERING EMISSIONS Neenah adopted challenging standards to drive continual improvement in environmental areas relevant to our operations. We measure our progress in responsible procurement, reduction in water usage, increased energy efficiency, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, waste water treatment and effluent quality, and other tangible areas. Our manufacturing operations make extensive use of renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric, wind power and biomass. In 2009, Neenah received a national Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recog- nizing our achievements in the use of green power. Our participation in the Chicago Climate Exchange, North America’s only voluntary, legally binding compliance regime, backs up our commitment to achieving verified reductions in our direct emissions. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 29 We Believe Leaders Put Their Customers First 36 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Neenah’s customer-fi rst focus is supported by well-choreographed supply chain management processes. To be able to meet and exceed commitments to customers, it is essential to have systems that not only deliver products, but also deliver exceptional value. S EE SP OT RUN Our S P OT (Strategic Planning and Optimization Tool) program, introduced in 2009, is a clear example of how Neenah uses supply chain strength to benefit customers. S P OT aggregates data on local purchasing patterns in a highly targeted manner so that our customers have insight into the products their customers are most likely to purchase. This allows our customers to buy what the market needs – when it’s needed – thus reducing inventory and working capital. W E GUARANT EE I T Service guarantees in Fine Paper have helped to ensure that customers see us as a leader, which incentivizes them to consolidate their paper needs with Neenah. In recent years, we have offered guarantees on print quality and delivery dates for our C L A S S I C ® and E N V I R O N M E N T ® brands. In addition, we now offer a “working capital guarantee,” assuring customers that our logistics capabilities can help them manage inventory to reduce working capital requirements. CL OS E TO T HE C UST OME R In Technical Products, we work closely with customers to ensure a consistent supply of products according to their needs, while maintaining optimal production sequences for many different product lines on our paper machines, saturators and coaters. We use a range of offerings and tools, depending on individual customer needs, including inven- tory programs at their locations or ours, production time reservations and custom freight programs. R ES PONSIVE AND RESPONSI BL E The challenging business conditions of 2009 required a greater level of responsiveness to customer issues than we have seen in many years. In this environment, we recognized the need to “go the extra mile” to demonstrate the value we bring to customers. Whether that meant showing flexibility in cash management, responding to short order lead times, or quickly qualifying new raw materials, Neenah proved itself to be a reli- able partner for our customers. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 37 HIGHLY TARGETED INFORMATION GATHERING 38 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report SERVICE AND QUALITY GUARANTEES Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 39 RESPONSIVENESS AND FLEXIBILITY 40 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report COLLAB ORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 41 We Believe In Finding Our Place(s) In The World 42 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Neenah sees opportunity in a range of global markets, and we’re able to meet customers’ needs whether they’re in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa or South America. We sell our products in more than 35 countries, and approximately 45% of our 2009 revenues were generated outside of North America. And, we see additional ways to extend our presence in both Fine Paper and Technical Products global markets. W ELL POSI TIONED IN EUR OP E With a large part of our Technical Products segment based in Germany, Europe is an important geographic region. In addition to being well positioned to serve European customers and highly regarded for our ability to respond rapidly to their changing needs, Europe also serves as a base for exports to Asia, North and South America and Africa. Approximately 25% of the production of our European operations is already exported to other regions, and we expect to continue to grow with existing and new customers around the world. LEAD ING IN NO RTH AM ERICA Neenah’s premier position in the North American fine paper market is unsurpassed. With a history dating back to 1873, we were the first to establish the brand watermark as a sign of authenticity. As a result of our heritage, coupled with a constant drive for innovation, our CL A SSIC ® and ENVIRONMENT ® brands are two of the most widely recognized premium uncoated papers in North America. EX PANDI NG IN ASIA AND E LSEW HERE Southeast Asia has emerged as a major site of high end furniture manufacturing as home to a growing number of designer brand and wholesale producers. Neenah, which had only limited presence in that region, has penetrated the market by bringing innovative solutions to challenges these manufacturers were encountering in handling exotic veneers. As a result, we have been able to build a loyal base of OEM furniture manufacturer customers who now use our products to help make theirs better. Our filtration and tape businesses are also growing in Asia, and Fine Paper is also better positioned for international growth following our acquisition of the trademark rights to CLASSIC® papers in key international markets. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 43 44 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 45 LETTER TO SHAR EH OLD ERS TO NEENAH PAPER SHAREHOLDERS In last year’s letter to shareholders, we said that business conditions would be harsh in 2009, but we felt that Neenah was well positioned and ready to deal with the tough eco- nomic situation, and we were. We said we were implementing important cost reduction programs and limiting capital spend- ing, and we did. We said that due to the uncertainty, we would focus on cash management and liquidity, which we did. We said that in spite of the uncertainty, our leadership position in our markets and our transformation out of pulp was the right strategy to deliver value to our shareholders, and it was. We are pleased to report to you on our progress last year. It is safe to say that 2009 was the least amount of “fun” that most of us have had in our careers, yet we are proud of the way we addressed our challenges. The actions we took allowed us to improve our performance in most key metrics every quarter of the year. As a result, we believe we are now in a stronger posi- tion than at any time in our fi ve years as a public company, and we’re well prepared operationally, fi nancially and competitively to take advantage of opportunities for profi table growth as the global economy continues to improve. A TEAM EFFORT It would be hard to imagine a more challenging business envi- ronment than the one facing our industry early last year. The worldwide recession sharply reduced demand beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008, and this impact was magnifi ed by inven- tory destocking by most companies. We started the year with most of our businesses operating at roughly half of capacity. Extensive downtime was taken at our mills and refl ected in our results. Cash became king. At Neenah, we were determined not to be the vic- tim of adverse economic circumstances. We anticipated the signifi cant decline in volumes and developed plans to sharply reduce expenses and build our cash fl ow. While major initia- tives, such as the closure of our fine paper mill in Ripon, California, resulted in significant cost savings, it was the many measures developed and implemented by our teams company wide that largely contributed to our improved cost structure and strengthened cash flow. Ultimately, our cost reduction programs produced over $20 million in incremental savings – substantially above our original target. 46 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report S TAYING C LO SE T O CUS T OM ER S STRENGTHENED BALANCE SHEET Cost savings alone cannot ensure any company’s ability to weather a harsh economic climate. We recognized that it was also critically important to make Neenah even more valu- able to our customers – working in close partnership to help them during the downturn, and in that way reinforcing our relationship. We believe that customers will long remember 2009 – and how we chose to work with them to strengthen our relationships. For example, we worked to accommodate shorter order lead times across all of our businesses to help our customers with their cash conservation efforts. Although customers found it challenging to forecast demand, our Technical Products team was quickly able to ramp up opera- tions to meet customer needs, allowing us to both recover sooner and gain share with key customers. With our advan- tages in supply chain management, we were able to offer service guarantees on key Fine Paper brands – something no one else in the industry has been able, or willing, to do – as another strong incentive to consolidate business with Neenah. In addition, we continued to expand our Fine Paper market model and shared this information with customers, enabling them to understand SKU-specifi c sales results to bet- ter plan their purchases and align their inventory to specifi c market demand and to work closely with Neenah. IMPORTAN T FINANC IAL P RO GRE SS As a result of our actions, Neenah made important progress in many areas during 2009. Earnings per share, after adjusting for non-recurring costs such as the Ripon mill closure and the 2008 goodwill impairment charge, nearly tripled. The improved results refl ected better operating margins, and a leaner cost position that we will leverage further as volumes continue to recover. Return on Capital, which measures after-tax profi ts divided by net asset values, also increased signifi cantly as a result of improved profi tability, asset effi ciencies and the dives- titure of our pulp operations. While our top line showed the effects of reduced mar- ket demand and global economic weaknesses, the fi scal health of Neenah’s businesses strengthened noticeably as the year progressed. Looking at our fi nancial performance for 2009, consolidated net sales from continuing operations totaled $574 million, compared with $732 million in 2008. However, sales rose sequentially in each quarter of 2009, growing from $134 million in the fi rst quarter to $155 million in the fourth quarter. Operating income, after adjusting for non-recurring items, also trended upward sharply throughout the year, more than doubling from around $5 million in the fi rst quarter to over $11 million in the fourth quarter, refl ecting the success of our teams in reducing costs and improving margins. Our focus on cash generation enabled us to reduce net debt by almost $50 million during 2009. Careful control over spend- ing and working capital, as well as higher earnings, were key contributors to these results. Our businesses have the capa- bility to generate strong cash fl ows, and our combination of newer, well-maintained assets and a favorable cash tax position helps ensure that we will continue to do so. We maintained a sound fi nancial structure through- out the year, with adequate access to liquidity despite the external market conditions. In the fourth quarter, we renewed our North American senior secured credit facility, extending the maturity date until November 2013, and also easing cov- enant triggers in recognition of the improved fi nancial profi le of our business. Our fi scal position was improved even further with the March 2010 sale of our remaining timberlands. RETURNS TO SHAREHOLDERS We are pleased to note that Neenah’s share price refl ected the improved performance of our business during the year, rising 58% in 2009 and greatly exceeding broader market returns, as well as returns of our peer group. In addition, we paid four quarterly cash dividends totaling $0.40 per share during 2009. Our dividend provides a very attractive yield, well ahead of market and peer averages, and we remain committed to maintaining an attractive dividend as a key component of shareholder value. We take our obligation to increase shareholder value very seriously. FINE PAPER: REINFORCING LEADERSHIP In our Fine Paper business, we focused on enhancing our lead- ership position in the industry by expanding the depth and breadth of our product range, becoming an increasingly valu- able partner to our customers by leveraging our supply chain expertise, and improving the effi ciency of our operations and cost structure. At the same time, we have kept our eyes open for niche growth opportunities. A major initiative was the expansion of our agreement with Crane & Co. to manufacture, market and distribute their well-known line of fi ne business papers, including CRANE’S CREST ®, CRANE’S BOND ®, CRANE’S LETTRA ®, CRANE’S PALETTE ® and CRANE’S ® CHOICE papers. Neenah had been manufac- turing 100% cotton paper for Crane for more than two years; expanding the scope of our partnership solidifi es our position as the pre-eminent source for fi ne cotton business papers and makes efficient use of our manufacturing, distribution and marketing resources. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 47 To make Neenah more valuable to its customers, we introduced our SPOT (Strategic Planning and Optimization Tool) program in early 2009. Building on our earlier investment in a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and using data available in our extensive supply chain management system, SPOT allows us to share information with customers on local sales patterns by individual SKU, down to the zip code level. This enables a customer to make better purchasing decisions, control inventory and reduce the need for working capital. Reinforcing Neenah’s brand and supply chain leader- ship, we continued our successful Service Guarantee program on CLASSIC ® papers, giving customers a 25% discount on any order that is not delivered on time or in the quantity ordered. We have seen a strong correlation between the introduction of the guarantee and the sales performance of the brand. In other brand-related initiatives, we repositioned SUNDANCE ® papers as a value brand and consolidated EVERGREEN® into our ENVIRONMENT® brand, strengthening our overall brand portfolio. Innovative marketing programs were introduced, some using electronic media to reach expanded customer audiences. Our ThinkInk app enables designers to use photos taken with their iPhone to create a custom color palette, and then order coordinating product samples. The www.doyoulovelinen.com Web site permits customers to preview images on CLASSIC® Linen and order a Neenah Personal ProofSM to see how linen can enhance the look of their project. Net sales for the Fine Paper segment were $256 mil- lion in 2009, down 24% from the prior year. Results refl ected lower market demand for premium printing papers. The changes in market demand necessitated difficult actions in 2009, notably the closure of our mill in Ripon, California. As a result of our efforts to control costs, operating income (adjusted to exclude onetime costs for the Ripon mill closure and gains on asset sales) was $35 million, up almost 25% versus oper- ating income of $28 million in 2008, despite the lower sales. Consequently, operating margins reached nearly 14% in the second half of the year, the highest levels since early 2007. Going forward, Fine Paper will continue to pursue opportunities to grow market share in premium writing, text and cover papers by building on our competitive advantage in prod- uct quality and service, by continually reinventing our brands to keep them relevant to our customers’ needs, and by innova- tion and process improvements. At the same time, recognizing the secular challenges in this market, we are moving forward with plans to fi nd growth opportunities in other markets where our quality, color, texture or surface treatment advantages are critical. These include expanding internationally and in selected label and luxury package markets. 48 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report TECHNICAL PRODUCTS: INNOVATION AND SPECIALIZATION Technical Products has distinguished itself by targeting mar- ket niches where its process capabilities, including saturation, coating and nonwovens, provide unique solutions. So while we reduced spending in many areas, one place where we contin- ued to invest was in research and new business development, helping to expand our ability to meet the needs of customers for highly specialized applications. Known for our rapid turn- around in responding to customers’ exacting performance requirements, we built upon our capabilities and continued to partner closely with customers to identify unmet needs for per- formance and service. Our Technical Products group continued to expand the range of its capabilities, particularly in filtration. The prior investments in a saturation line and the rebuild of our nonwoven line in Germany increased our capabilities and reduced costs. One outcome of this R&D focus was the abil- ity to manufacture gradient density products, in which the fi ber structure within the substrate sheet varies, helping to fi lter particles of varying sizes. We are also leaders in develop- ing products that combine paper and nonwovens to achieve advanced client-specifi ed characteristics. We are using our technical knowledge and process capabilities to expand into adjacent fi ltration markets, including health applications. Our Technical Products group also improved its coating compe- tency, with a fast-track print coat dispersion upgrade at the Munising, Michigan plant. Using existing assets, the group expanded and improved its capability to produce print coat dispersions, eliminating external toll processing. This enabled us to produce and control our own print coat dispersions, resulting in signifi cantly better quality and performance of coated products and a quicker supply chain, along with sub- stantial savings. Key innovation and performance improvements led to new product sales. Among the best-performing categories for Technical Products in 2009 was medical packaging, where we enjoyed double-digit growth in sales for applications such as antiseptic packaging of medical instruments. We also pen- etrated new markets with our veneer backing papers, gaining orders from a number of furniture manufacturers in Southeast Asia that had not used our products previously. A new series of masking tapes was introduced for commercial painting applications that require especially sharp edges, and we also introduced a new proprietary IMAGE-CLIP ® heat transfer pro- cess, which allows for printing on apparel without the transfer of unnecessary polymers that ruin the look of the garment. As always, customer service was a strong focus for Technical Products. The economic turmoil prompted changes in some raw material vendors. Normally, this entails a lengthy and costly transition process to ensure that the new materi- als meet all customer specifi cations. Neenah worked with customers to produce trial rolls and complete the change- over on an expedited time-frame. In another example, we leveraged our ERP system and new Web-based information tools to reduce lead times. Net sales of Technical Products were $318 million for 2009, compared with $397 million a year ago. Revenue increased through the year, with the fourth quarter actually exceeding the prior year by 18%. Operating income was almost $15 million, versus $12 million in 2008 (excluding the impairment charge). Margins improved over the course of the year, as cost initiatives and lower input prices offset the impact of lower volumes. Continued margin improvement, as well as top-line growth, are key objectives for this business going forward. Future opportunities in Technical Products will be based on our extensive capabilities in specialized applications. Our filtration business is currently a leader in European transportation fi ltration. We are active in efforts to grow this business globally and beyond the transportation segment. We will also target other markets that are grow- ing, profi table and can be served with our unique solutions, which result in more durable, cost-effective and better- performing products. SAF ETY AND SUSTAINABI LI TY At Neenah, the safety of our people has always been a top pri- ority. In 2009, our reportable safety incident rate improved to 1.4 incidents per 200,000 hours worked from 1.7 incidents in 2008. While this remained well below averages for our industry, we continue to work toward our goal of less than 1.0, which we believe is world-class performance. Our commitment to environmentally responsible practices remains one of our core operating values. We continued to make progress against all of our environmen- tal objectives, including reducing water usage, eliminating solid waste, and reducing air emissions through improved energy effi ciency and use of renewable energy. This commit- ment to sustainability is extended through our supply chain with responsible procurement. For example, our Fine Paper business has long been a supporter of sustainable forest practices through its use of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certifi ed fi ber and our Technical Products business has also incorporated FSC certifi ed pulps and post-consumer fi ber into its products. We are also proud of our long history of work- ing with conservation groups to set aside lands and resources to protect habitat and biodiversity. In 2009, we partnered with the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and other environmental groups to restore forests in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, a region that provides critical winter habitat for Wisconsin birds. BELIEVING IN AND REALIZING OUR POTENTIAL In 2010, we are not going to change what we’ve been doing: focusing on our customers, innovating, controlling costs, maintaining our lead in quality, product performance and service, and strengthening our balance sheet and cash fl ow. Our people clearly have demonstrated their ability to per- form and their willingness to do whatever it takes – in a variety of conditions – including the very diffi cult circumstances we faced in 2009. While maintaining a cautious view on the rate of any global economic recovery, Neenah enters the new year with a sense of confi dence that we can extend our market leadership, deliver strong fi nancial results, and take advantage of future opportunities. In our Fine Paper business, we will build on our platform of strong, high-quality, well-respected, profitable brands and our increasingly effective supply chain capabilities. In Technical Products, our specialized capabilities and focus on innovation and service will facilitate our drive into adjacent markets and new product categories that exhibit attractive growth prospects and superior margins. The recent announcement of our timberlands sale in Nova Scotia is an important strategic step for Neenah Paper. The sale for C$82.5 million in March 2010 not only allows us to significantly deleverage, but also enables us to focus our attention and resources more sharply on the business segments we believe have the strongest future potential. Divesting our unprofi table pulp operations, which represented more than 50% of our revenue at the spinoff, was a multi-year, multi-step process. We believe we accomplished it in a manner that generated the most value for our shareholders. Coming off a diffi cult yet successful year, we par- ticularly appreciate the tremendous dedication and effort of our employees, the loyalty of our customers and the sound guidance of our Board of Directors. We are also grateful for the continued support of our shareholders. All of us believe in the potential of Neenah Paper. The past year validated our strategic direction and our ability to execute against it. We look forward to continuing to build on this success in 2010 and beyond. Sincerely, Sean T. Erwin Chairman, President and Chief Executive Offi cer Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 49 FINANC IAL HIGHLIGHTS WE BELIEVE IN FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP At Neenah, financial stewardship means safeguarding and employing our assets to provide stakeholders with a stable, attractive return on their investment. Toward that goal, we operate our businesses to improve their return on invested assets and deliver solid cash flow. We work to maintain a reasonably conservative debt structure and sufficient liquidity to allow us to grow. And we believe in the importance of a dividend as a component of shareholder value. As a result of our fiscal discipline and focus, Neenah made important fi nancial progress in 2009 despite the challenging economic environment our industry and customers faced. 50 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report AD JUST ED O PERATI NG INCOME* ( IN MI LLION S) RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITA L 7% $10.3 7% $10.8 6% $7.5 4% $4.9 Q109 Q209 Q309 Q409 PERCENT OF MARGIN 6% 2009 2% 2008 Through actions taken to control costs and improve price and mix, and aided by sequential quarterly top-line volume recovery, we achieved steady increases in adjusted operating income throughout the past year. We delivered 2009 fourth quarter adjusted operating income and margins that were the highest in six consecutive quarters, comparable to levels before the global recession took hold. * Adjusted Operating Income excludes onetime costs for restructuring. With the 2008 divestiture of our remaining capital-intensive pulp operation and deployment of our capital in a prudent manner to support our business in 2009, we significantly increased our return on invested capital and continue to tar- get further improvement over time. CASH FLOW ( IN MI LLION S) DEBT ( IN MILLI ONS) $65 $(8) 2009 0 $13 $(30) 2008 CAS H F ROM OPE RATIONS CAPITAL SPENDING $365 $341 $338 $323 $319 Q408 Q109 Q209 Q309 Q409 Cash fl ow improved dramatically in 2009, benefi ting from tight control over working capital, reduced capital spending and aggressive cost containment efforts. Our businesses are able to deliver important cash from operations, aided by core earning capabilities, a well-maintained, modern asset base and a favorable cash tax position. In 2009, we believed it was important to use our cash to deleverage the balance sheet. In addition to steadily reducing the level of debt, we were able to extend the maturity on our North American senior secured credit facility from November 2010 until November 2013, while securing more favorable covenant terms. We expect debt reduction to continue to be a priority in 2010 to increase our fi nancial fl exibility both in terms of leverage and liquidity. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 51 NEENAH PAPER AT A GLANCE At Neenah Paper, our mission is to be the first choice for premium branded and customized paper products. Our goal is to create value for our customers and stockholders through innovation, service and excellence in execution. It is our employees who drive this value. FINE PAPER Neenah’s Fine Paper business is a leader in the North American premium fine paper market. We are a world-class manufacturer of premium writing, text and cover materi- als, cotton fiber papers and specialty items. Our signature brands include C L A S S I C ®, E N V I R O N M E N T ®, S TA R W H I T E ® and S U N DA N C E ® papers. Through an exclusive partner- ship agreement with Crane & Co., we also manufacture, market and distribute Crane’s fine business paper brands, such as C R A N E’ S C R E S T ®, C R A N E’ S B O N D ®, C R A N E’ S L E T T R A ® and C R A N E’ S ® C H O I C E papers. A pioneer in eco-friendly products, our E N V I R O N M E N T ® brand is the premier offering of post-consumer content papers in the market. Neenah’s leadership role in fine paper is supported by our broad range of colors, textures and other product features, as well as our superior customer service and supply chain capa- bilities. Our products are in demand wherever image counts: for letterhead, business cards, private watermark stationery, annual reports, brochures and such specialized uses as luxury retail packaging and beverage labels. Our Fine Paper business serves its markets through three mills located centrally in Wisconsin. TECHNICAL PRODUCTS Neenah’s Technical Products business is a leading producer of specialty papers and substrates for complex commercial applications that require saturating, coating and other engineered solutions. The segment consists of fi ve global business units: Filtration, Specialty Tape, Component Materials, Graphics & Identifi cation and Wall Covering. Our products might be found in the car you drive, the wall covering in your offi ce, the personalized t-shirt you wear, or the tapes you use in a painting project. Specifi c uses include automotive, household and industrial fi lters, masking and industrial tapes, coated abrasives, medical packaging, heat transfer and book covers. Other graphics applications include specialty papers and labels that provide printability, durability and security. The Technical Products group serves customers through manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Germany, supported by R&D efforts focused on developing the new processes and products that will meet customer needs and drive our growth. 52 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report FINANCIAL INFORMATION 54 B USI NESS SUMMARY 57 SELECT ED FI NANC IA L DATA 60 MANAGEMENT’S DIS C USSION AND ANALYSIS OF FI NA NCI AL CONDIT ION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 76 MANAGEM ENT’S AN N UAL REPORT ON I NT ERNAL CONTROL OVER FINA NCIA L REPORTING 78 R EPORTS O F I NDEPEN DENT REGISTE RED PUBLIC ACCOUNTI NG FI RM 80 CONSOLIDAT ED STAT EM ENTS OF OPERAT IONS 81 CONSOLIDAT ED BALANCE SHEE TS 82 CONSOLIDAT ED STAT EM ENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDE RS’ EQUI TY 83 CONSOLIDAT ED STAT EM ENTS OF CASH FLOWS 84 NOT ES TO C ONS OLI DATED FINANCIAL STAT EMENTS 1 22 LEAD ERSHI P 1 23 SHARE HOLDER INFO RMATI ON BUSINESS SUMMARY In this report, unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Neenah” or the “Company” are intended to mean Neenah Paper, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. (Tabular amounts in millions, except as noted.) OV ER VIEW We are a leading producer of premium fi ne papers and technical products. We have two primary operations: our fi ne paper busi- ness and our technical products business. We also own approxi- mately 475,000 acres of timberlands in Nova Scotia, Canada. Our fi ne paper business is a leading producer of premium writing, text, cover and specialty papers used in corporate identity packages, corporate annual reports, invitations, personal stationery and high-end packaging for point of purchase advertising. Our products include some of the most recognized and preferred papers in North America, where we enjoy leading market positions in many of our product categories. We sell our products primarily to authorized paper distributors, converters and specialty businesses. Our fi ne paper manufacturing facilities are located in Appleton, Neenah and Whiting, Wisconsin. Our technical products business is a leading inter- national producer of transportation and other fi lter media, durable, saturated and coated substrates for a variety of end uses; and nonwoven wall coverings. Our technical prod- ucts business is organized into fi ve global strategic business units (“SBUs”) that sell into 17 product categories. We focus on categories where we believe we are a market leader or have a competitive advantage, which include, among others, transportation and other fi lter media, specialty tape, label, abrasive, medical packaging, nonwoven wall cover- ings and image transfer technical products markets. We are also a global supplier of materials used for customer- specifi c applications in furniture, book covers and original equipment manufacturers’ products. Our customers are located in more than 35 countries. Our technical products manufacturing facilities are located in Munising, Michigan and near Munich and Frankfurt, Germany. Neenah was incorporated in April 2004 in con- templation of the spin-off by Kimberly-Clark Corporation (“Kimberly-Clark”) of its fi ne paper and technical products businesses in the United States and its Canadian pulp business (collectively, the “Pulp and Paper Business”). We had no material assets or activities until Kimberly-Clark’s transfer to us of the Pulp and Paper Business on November 30, 2004. On that date, Kimberly-Clark com- pleted the distribution of all of the shares of our common stock to the stockholders of Kimberly-Clark (the “Spin- Off”). Following the Spin-Off, we are an independent public company and Kimberly-Clark has no ownership interest in us. PRODUCTS FINE P APER. The fi ne paper business manufactures and sells world-class branded premium writing, text, cover and specialty papers used in corporate identity packages, corporate annual reports, invitations, personal stationery and high-end packaging for point of purchase advertising. Our fi ne paper business had net sales of approximately $256 million, $336 million and $367 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Premium writing papers are used for business and personal stationery, corporate identity packages, envelopes and similar end-use applications. Market leading writing papers are sold by the fi ne paper business under the CLASSIC,® ENVIRONMENT,® NEENAH,® CAPITOL BOND® and NEUTECH® trademarks, which are denoted by a brand watermark in each sheet of writing paper. The fi ne paper business also sells private watermarked paper and other specialty writing papers. Text and cover papers are used in applications such as corporate brochures, pocket folders, corporate annual reports, advertising inserts, direct mail, business cards, hang tags, scrapbooks, and a variety of other uses where colors, textured fi nishes or heavier weight papers are desired. Our brands in this category include CLASSIC,® CLASSIC CREST,® STARWHITE,® SUNDANCE,® ESSE® and ENVIRONMENT.® We also sell a variety of custom colors, paper fi nishes, and duplex/laminated papers. The fi ne paper business produces and sells other specialty papers, including translucent papers, art papers, papers for optical scanning and other specialized applica- tions, under the UV/ULTRA® II translucent paper trademark and other brands. In 2009, we signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Crane & Co. Inc. (“Crane”) for Neenah to manufacture, market and distribute Crane’s business paper brands. 54 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report B U S I N E S S S U M M A R Y TECH NICAL PRODUCTS. The technical products busi- ness is a leading producer of fi ltration media and durable, saturated and coated substrates for a variety of end uses, including tapes, premask, abrasives, labels, medical pack- aging, decorative components, wall covering, and image transfer papers. Our technical products business had net sales of approximately $318 million, $397 million and $401 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. JET-PRO,® SOFSTRETCH,™ KIMDURA,® MUNISING LP,® PREVAIL,™ NEENAH,® GESSNER® and VARITESS® are brands of our tech nical products business. In general, the products of our technical products business are sold to other manufacturers as key compo- nents for their fi nished products. The technical products business is organized into fi ve SBUs: Filtration; Tape; Component Materials, which includes our abrasives busi- ness; Graphics and Identifi cation; and Wall Covering to sell its products into major market segments. Several of the key market segments served, including tape and abrasives, are global in scope. The Filtration SBU produces fi ltration media for induction air, fuel, oil, and cabin air applications in automo- tive transportation and for vacuum cleaner bags and fi lters. Transportation fi ltration media are sold to suppliers of auto- motive companies as original equipment on new cars and trucks as well as to the automotive aftermarket. This busi- ness is primarily in Europe. The Tape SBU produces both saturated and unsaturated crepe and fl at papers and sells them to manu- facturers to produce fi nished pressure-sensitive products for sale in automotive, automotive aftermarket, transporta- tion, manufacturing and building construction, and indus- trial general purpose applications. allows sterilization from steam, ethylene oxide, or gamma radiation and at the same time provides unique barrier properties. The Component Materials SBU also produces a line of release papers and furniture backers. The Graphics and Identifi cation SBU produces label and tag products from saturated (latex-impregnated) base label stock and purchased synthetic base label stock. Top coatings are applied to the base label stock to allow for high-quality variable and digital printing. The synthetic label stock is recognized as a high quality, UV (ultraviolet) stable product used for outdoor applications. The busi- ness sells its label and tag stock to pressure-sensitive coat- ers, who in turn sell the coated label and tag stock to the label printing community. Image transfer papers are used to transfer an image from paper to tee shirts, hats, coffee mugs, and other surfaces. The Graphics and Identifi cation SBU produces and applies a proprietary imaging coating to its image transfer papers for use in digital printing applications. Image transfer papers are primarily sold through large retail outlets and through master distributors. Decorative com- ponents papers are made from light and medium-weight latex saturated papers that can then be coated for print- ability. Decorative components papers are primarily sold to coater converters, distributors, publishers and printers for use in book covers, stationery and fancy packaging. The Graphics and Identifi cation SBU also produces and sells clean room papers and durable printing papers into their respective markets. The Wall Covering SBU produces a line of sub- strates made from saturated and coated wet-laid nonwo- vens and markets to converters serving primarily European commercial and do-it-yourself markets. The Component Materials SBU is a leading pro- MARKETS AND CUS TO MERS ducer of latex saturated and coated papers for use by a wide variety of manufacturers. Finished lightweight sand- paper is sold in the automotive, automotive aftermarket, construction, metal and woodworking industries for both waterproof and dry sanding applications. Premask paper is used as a protective overwrap for products during the manufacturing process and for applying signs, labeling and other fi nished products. Medical packaging paper is a polymer -impregnated base sheet that provides a breath- able sterilization barrier. When sealed together with fi lm, this paper becomes a medical packaging material that FINE P APER. Premium writing, text and cover papers rep- resent approximately three percent of the North American uncoated free sheet market. The uncoated free sheet mar- ket has been declining two to four percent annually due to the increasing use of electronic media for communication. For 2009, the American Forestry and Paper Associations (the “AF&PA”) reported a 27 percent year-over-year indus- try decline in the premium writing, text and cover uncoated free sheet paper category. Lower industry volume refl ected a sharp decline in consumption for a number of key end use Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 55 B U S I N E S S S U M M A R Y market segments, including advertising, fi nancial institu- tions and transportation. The stationery segment of the uncoated free sheet market is divided into cotton and sulfi te grades. The text and cover paper segment of the market, used in corporate identifi cation applications, is split between smooth papers and textured papers. Text papers have traditionally been utilized for special, high-end col- lateral material such as corporate brochures, annual reports and special edition books. Cover papers are primarily used for business cards, pocket folders, brochures and report covers including corporate annual reports. The fi ne paper business sells its products through our sales and marketing organizations primarily in three channels: authorized paper distributors, converters and direct sales. Sales to distributors, including distributor- owned paper stores, account for approximately 70 percent of revenue in the fi ne paper business. Less than fi ve percent of the sales of our fi ne paper business are exported to international distributors. Sales to the fi ne paper business’s two largest customers (both of which are distributors) rep- resented approximately 30 percent of its total sales in 2009. We practice limited distribution to improve our ability to control the marketing of our products. Although a complete loss of either of these customers would cause a temporary decline in the business’s sales volume, the decline could be partially offset by expanding sales to existing distributors, and further offset over a several month period with the addition of new distributors. TECH NICAL PRODUCTS. The technical products business relies on fi ve SBUs to sell its products globally into 17 product categories. Such categories, broadly defi ned as polymer impregnated and synthetic paper, include papers used as raw materials in the following applications: fi ltration, tape, component materials for manufactured products, graphics and identifi cation, and wall covering. Several products (fi ltration media, wall coverings, abrasives, tapes, labels) are used in markets that are directly affected by economic business cycles. Other market seg- ments such as image transfer papers used in small/home offi ce and consumer applications are relatively stable. Price competition is common in most of the segments served by the technical products business and has increased due to a trend of using fi lm and other lower cost substrates instead of paper in some applications. The technical products business relies on a team of direct sales representatives and customer service repre- sentatives to market and sell approximately 95 percent of its sales volume directly to customers and converters. Less than fi ve percent of the sales of the technical products busi- ness are sold through industrial distributors. The technical products business has over 500 cus- tomers worldwide. The distribution of sales in 2009 was approximately 55 percent in Europe, 25 percent in North America and 20 percent in Latin America and Asia. Customers typically convert and transform base papers and fi lm into fi nished rolls and sheets by adding adhesives, coatings, and fi nishes. These transformed products are then sold to end-users. CO NCENTRATION. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, no customer accounted for more than 10 percent of our consolidated net sales. GEOGRAPHIC INFO RMATION The following tables present further information about our businesses by geographic area: Net sales United States Europe Intergeographic items Consolidated Total assets United States Canada Europe Total Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $360.9 213.0 – $573.9 $467.3 265.0 – $732.3 $502.9 264.4 (0.3) $767.0 December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $330.9 5.4 301.2 $637.5 $371.8 3.3 314.9 $690.0 $337.5 201.6 398.7 $937.8 Net sales and total assets are attributed to geo- graphic areas based on the physical location of the selling entities and the physical location of the assets. See Note 14, “Business Segment and Geographic Information” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information with respect to net sales, profi ts (losses) and total assets by busi- ness segment. 56 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The following table sets forth our selected historical fi nancial and other data. You should read the information set forth below in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our historical consolidated fi nancial statements and the notes to those consolidated fi nancial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. The statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 set forth below are derived from our audited historical consolidated fi nancial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. The balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and the statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 set forth below are derived from our historical consolidated fi nancial statements not included in this annual report. Consolidated Balance Sheet Data Working capital Total assets Total liabilities Total stockholders’ equity During the three months ended September 30, 2009, we identifi ed and restated the December 31, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 consolidated balance sheet data for the following errors: (i) an overstatement of Canadian deferred tax assets and unrealized foreign currency translation gains within stockholders’ equity and (ii) an understatement of the liability for uncertain tax positions and deferred tax assets as a result of errors identifi ed in prior year income tax returns. Interest associated with the uncertain tax posi- tions noted above was immaterial for all historical years. We believe the effects of these prior year corrections individu- ally and in the aggregate are immaterial to any prior year consolidated fi nancial statements. The net effect of these corrections on the consolidated balance sheet data is pre- sented in the following table. See Note 1, “Background and Basis of Presentation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 As of December 31, $ – – – – $ (0.6) 5.4 12.7 (7.3) $ 0.2 5.0 12.3 (7.3) $ – (2.2) – (2.2) $ – (2.2) – (2.2) Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 57 S E L E C T E D F I N A N C I A L D A T A (Dollars in millions, except per share data) 2009 2008 2007(e) 2006(f) 2005 Year Ended December 31, Consolidated Statement of Operations Data Net sales Cost of products sold Gross profi t Selling, general and administrative expenses Other (income) expense – net Restructuring costs(a) Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge(b) Operating income (loss) Interest expense – net Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes Provision (benefi t) for income taxes Income (loss) from continuing operations Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(c)(d)(i) Net income (loss) $573.9 472.3 101.6 69.1 (1.0) 17.1 – 16.4 23.2 (6.8) (5.0) (1.8) 0.6 $ (1.2) $ 732.3 633.2 99.1 75.2 (11.3) – 54.5 (19.3) 25.0 (44.3) 3.0 (47.3) (111.2) $(158.5) $767.0 635.5 131.5 79.3 (1.7) – – 53.9 25.4 28.5 (3.7) 32.2 (22.0) $ 10.2 $ 405.0 305.4 99.6 54.4 (0.5) – – 45.7 16.9 28.8 9.4 19.4 43.1 $ 62.5 $352.8 250.0 102.8 40.9 0.1 – – 61.8 18.4 43.4 16.3 27.1 (56.8) $ (29.7) Earnings (loss) from continuing operations per basic share $ (0.12) $ (3.24) $ 2.15 $ 1.31 $ 1.84 Earnings (loss) from continuing operations per diluted share $ (0.12) $ (3.24) $ 2.11 $ 1.31 $ 1.83 Cash dividends per common share $ 0.40 $ 0.40 $ 0.40 $ 0.40 $ 0.40 Other Financial Data Net cash fl ow provided by (used for): Operating activities Capital expenditures Other investing activities(c)(e)(f) Financing activities(e)(f) Ratio of earnings to fi xed charges(g)(h) Consolidated Balance Sheet Data Working capital Total assets Long-term debt Total liabilities Total stockholders’ equity $ 64.9 (8.4) 0.1 (54.2) – $ 13.1 (30.0) (0.4) 18.2 – $ 69.5 (58.3) (55.1) 43.8 2.1x $ 65.8 (25.1) (102.6) 50.8 2.5x $ 22.8 (25.7) (0.1) (3.6) 3.3x 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 As of December 31, $ 96.0 637.5 263.6 529.8 107.7 $144.3 690.0 340.5 586.9 103.1 $120.5 937.8 321.2 657.1 280.7 $ 92.9 742.5 282.3 559.8 182.7 $123.9 534.8 226.3 371.7 163.1 58 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report (a) In May 2009, we closed our fi ne paper mill in Ripon, California (the “Ripon Mill”). The closure resulted in a pre-tax charge of $17.1 million comprised of approximately $5.8 million in non-cash charges primarily for losses related to the carrying value of property, plant and equipment, a curtail- ment loss of $0.8 million related to postretirement benefi t plans in which employees of the Ripon Mill participated and cash payments for contract terminations, severances and other employee costs of approximately $10.5 million. (b) In October 2006, the Company purchased the stock of FiberMark Services GmbH & Co. KG and the stock of FiberMark Beteiligungs GmbH (col- lectively, “Neenah Germany”) from FiberMark, Inc. (“FiberMark”) and FiberMark International Holdings LLC. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recognized a pre-tax loss of $52.7 million (we did not recognize a tax benefi t related to the non-tax-deductible loss) to write off the excess of the carrying value of goodwill assigned to Neenah Germany over the esti- mated fair value of goodwill. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2008, we recognized a non-cash pre-tax charge of approximately $1.8 mil- lion for the impairment of certain trade names and customer based intan- gible assets acquired in the Neenah Germany acquisition. (c) In February 2008, we committed to a plan to sell our pulp mill in Pictou, Nova Scotia (the “Pictou Mill”) and approximately 475,000 acres of wood- land assets in Nova Scotia, Canada (the “Woodlands”). In June 2008, our wholly owned subsidiary, Neenah Paper Company of Canada (“Neenah Canada”) sold the Pictou Mill to Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation (“Northern Pulp”), a new operating company jointly owned by Atlas Holdings LLC and Blue Wolf Capital Management LLC. Neenah Canada made a payment of approximately $10.3 million to Northern Pulp in con- nection with the sale of the Pictou Mill. In addition, we paid approximately $3.3 million of transaction costs. In August 2006, we transferred our pulp mill in Terrace Bay, Ontario (“Terrace Bay”) and related woodlands opera- tions to certain affi liates of Buchanan Forest Products Ltd. (“Buchanan”) in exchange for a payment of approximately $18.6 million. (d) For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the results of opera- tions of the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands and the loss on disposal of the Pictou Mill are reported as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statement of Operations Data. The consolidated results of operations for all other periods presented have been restated to refl ect the results of operations of the Terrace Bay mill, the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands and the loss on transfer of the Terrace Bay mill as discontinued operations. (e) In March 2007, we acquired the stock of Fox Valley Corporation and its subsidiary, Fox River Paper Company, LLC (collectively, “Fox River”) for approximately $54.7 million in cash. We fi nanced the acquisition through a combination of cash and debt drawn against our existing revolving credit facility. The results of Fox River are being reported as part of our Fine Paper segment and have been included in our consolidated fi nancial results since the acquisition date. (f) In October 2006, we purchased the purchased the stock of Neenah Germany for approximately $220.1 million in cash. We fi nanced the acqui- sition through a combination of cash and debt drawn against our existing revolving credit facility. The results of Neenah Germany are being reported as part of our Technical Products segment and have been included in our consolidated fi nancial results since the acquisition date. (g) For purposes of determining the ratio of earnings to fi xed charges, earn- ings consist of income before income taxes (less interest) plus fi xed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, including amor- tization of debt issuance costs, and the estimated interest portion of rental expense. (h) For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the defi cit of earnings to fi xed charges was $6.8 and $44.3 million, respectively. (i) The following table presents the results of discontinued operations: Discontinued operations: Income (loss) from operations(1)(3)(4)(5)(6) Income (loss) on disposal – Terrace Bay Income (loss) on disposal – Pictou Mill(1) Loss on settlement of post-employment benefi t plans(2) Loss on disposal Income (loss) before income taxes (Provision) benefi t for income taxes Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 $ 2.8 $ (97.8) $(31.6) $ 76.3 $(92.4) – – (0.3) (29.4) – (53.7) (0.3) (83.1) – – – – (6.5) – – (6.5) – – – – 2.5 (180.9) (31.6) 69.8 (92.4) (1.9) 69.7 9.6 (26.7) 35.6 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes $ 0.6 $(111.2) $(22.0) $ 43.1 $(56.8) (1) During the fi rst quarter of 2008, we determined that the estimated value we would receive from a sale of the Pictou Mill indicated that we would not recover the carrying value of the mill’s long-lived assets. As a result, for the year ended December 31, 2008, we recognized aggre- gate non-cash, pre-tax impairment charges of $91.2 million to write off the carrying value of the Pictou Mill’s long-lived assets. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded a pre-tax loss of $29.4 million to recognize the loss on disposal of the Pictou Mill. (2) In conjunction with the sale of the Pictou Mill, Northern Pulp assumed responsibility for all pension and other postretirement benefi t obli- gations for active and retired employees of the mill. We accounted for the transfer of the Nova Scotia, Canada defi ned benefi t pension plan (the “Nova Scotia Plan”) to Northern Pulp as a settlement of postretirement benefi t obligations pursuant to Accounting Standards Codifi cation (“ASC”) Topic 715, Compensation – Retirement Benefi ts (“ASC Topic 715”). For the year ended December 31, 2008, we rec- ognized a non-cash, pre-tax settlement loss of $53.7 million for the reclassifi cation of deferred pension and other postretirement benefi t adjustments related to the Nova Scotia Plan from accumulated other comprehensive income to the loss on disposal of the Pictou Mill. (3) In December 2007, we terminated our Ontario, Canada defi ned ben- efi t pension plan (the “Ontario Plan”) and settled all outstanding pen- sion obligations for active employees through the purchase of annuity contracts or lump-sum payments pursuant to participant elections. For the year ended December 31, 2008, Neenah Canada recognized a non-cash pre-tax settlement loss of $38.7 million upon termination of the Ontario Plan. (4) In August 2006, Neenah Canada made a payment to the pension trust of approximately $10.8 million for the purchase of annuity contracts to settle its pension liability for current retirees. As a result, Neenah Canada recognized a pension curtailment and settlement loss of approximately $26.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2006. (5) In June 2006, Neenah Canada sold approximately 500,000 acres of woodlands in Nova Scotia for gross proceeds of $139.1 million. The transaction resulted in a net pre-tax gain of $131.7 million. Neenah Canada immediately recognized approximately $122.6 million of such gain and deferred approximately $9.1 million, which was recognized in income pro-rata through December 2007. For the years ended December 31, 2007and 2006, Neenah Canada recognized $6.2 million and $2.9 million, respectively, of such deferred gain in income. (6) In 2005, we recorded a $53.7 million non-cash pre-tax impairment loss to write off the carrying value of Terrace Bay’s tangible long-lived assets. In addition, we recorded a $6.1 million pre-tax charge for exit costs in connection with the closure of the smaller of the two single- line pulp mills at Terrace Bay. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 59 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion and analysis presents the factors that had a material effect on our results of operations dur- ing the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. Also discussed is our fi nancial position as of the end of those periods. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our consolidated fi nancial statements and the notes to those consolidated fi nancial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements. INT R ODU CTION This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are intended to provide investors with an understanding of the historical performance of our business, its fi nancial condition and its prospects. We will discuss and provide our analysis of the following: • Overview of Business; • Business Segments; • Results of Operations and Related Information; • Liquidity and Capital Resources; • Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements; and • Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates. OV ER VIEW OF BUSINESS We are a leading producer of premium fi ne papers and technical products. We have two primary operations: our fi ne paper business and our technical products business. We also own approximately 475,000 acres of timberlands in Nova Scotia, Canada. On March 1, 2010, we announced that Neenah Canada had signed a defi nitive agreement to sell the Woodlands for C$82.5 million ($78.6 million). See Note 17, “Subsequent Event” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In managing our businesses, we believe that achieving and maintaining a leadership position in our markets, responding effectively to competitive challenges, employing capital optimally, controlling costs and managing risks are important to long-term success. Changes in input costs and general economic conditions also impact our results. In this discussion and analysis, we will refer to these factors. • MA RKET LEADERSHIP. Achieving and maintaining market leadership through strong brands, product quality and performance, innovation and supply chain 60 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report management is an important factor in our results. Our fi ne paper business, with its well-known brands, has long been recognized as a leading manufacturer of world- class premium writing, text and cover papers used in corporate identity packages, corporate annual reports, invitations, personal stationery and high-end packaging. Our technical products business is also recognized as a leading international supplier in the tape, fi ltration, com- ponent materials, graphics and identifi cation and wall covering markets with products that meet unique and exacting customer requirements. • CO MPET ITIVE E NVIRONME NT . Our past results have been and our future prospects will be signifi cantly affected by the competitive environment in which we operate. In most of our markets, our businesses compete directly with well-known competitors, some of which are larger and more diversifi ed. Our businesses also face competitive pressures from lower value products. • ECONOMIC CONDITIO N AND INPUT COS TS. The markets for all of our products are affected to a signifi - cant degree by economic conditions, including fl uctua- tions in exchange rates, particularly for the Euro. Rapid changes in input costs, particularly for pulp, latex and natural gas, also affect our results. BUSINESS SEGMENTS Our fi ne paper business is a leading producer of premium writing, text, cover and specialty papers used in corporate identity packages, corporate annual reports, invitations, personal stationery and high-end packaging. Our products include some of the most recognized and preferred papers in North America, where we enjoy leading market posi- tions in many of our product categories. We sell our prod- ucts primarily to authorized paper distributors, converters and specialty businesses, with sales to distributors and distributor-owned paper stores accounting for more than two-thirds of sales. We believe that our fi ne paper manufac- turing facilities located in Appleton, Neenah and Whiting, Wisconsin are among the most effi cient in their markets and make us one of the lowest cost producers in the product categories in which we compete. Our technical products business is a leading inter- national producer of transportation and other fi lter media; durable, saturated and coated base papers for a variety of end uses and nonwoven wall coverings. We sell our techni- cal products globally in 17 product categories through fi ve SBUs. We focus on categories where we believe we are, or can be, a market leader, which include, among others, the tape, abrasive, transportation and other fi ltration media, nonwoven wall coverings, medical packaging and image transfer technical products markets. We are also a global supplier of materials used for customer-specifi c applications in furniture, book covers and original equipment manufac- turers’ products. Our customers are located in more than 35 countries. Our technical products manufacturing facili- ties are located in Munising, Michigan and near Munich and Frankfurt, Germany. RESU LTS OF OPER ATIONS AND RELAT ED IN FOR MATION In this section, we discuss and analyze our net sales, income before interest and income taxes (which we refer to as “operating income” in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) and other information relevant to an understanding of our results of operations. EXECUTIVE SUM MARY S T R A T E G I C I N I T I A T I V E S Since the Spin-Off in 2004, we have completed several initiatives that have allowed us to succeed in our strategy to transform the Company into a more focused and larger premium fi ne paper and technical products company. In 2006, we divested our Terrace Bay pulp operations, acquired the German technical and specialty paper busi- ness of FiberMark and sold 500,000 acres of woodlands in Nova Scotia. In 2007, we purchased Fox River to expand our fi ne paper business. In June 2008, Neenah Canada sold our remaining pulp mill located in Pictou, Nova Scotia to Northern Pulp, which assumed responsibility for all of the assets and liabilities associated with operation of the mill. On March 1, 2010, we announced that Neenah Canada had signed a defi nitive agreement to sell the Woodlands. See Note 17, “Subsequent Event” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. We expect the sale of the Woodlands to result in a substantial gain. The Woodlands operation currently generates revenue through a stumpage agreement (the “Stumpage Agreement”) with Northern Pulp that allows them to harvest an aver- age of approximately 400,000 metric tons of softwood timber annually from the Woodlands at market prices. The Stumpage Agreement will be terminated in con- junction with the sale of the Woodlands. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the results of the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands are reported as discontinued operations. M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S R E S U L T S O F C O N T I N U I N G O P E R A T I O N S For the year ended December 31, 2009, consolidated net sales decreased approximately 22 percent from the prior year to $573.9 million. The decrease was primarily due to lower volume in both businesses as a result of sharply reduced market demand following severe global economic weakness, particularly in the fi rst half of 2009. The effect on demand of the global economic contraction was exac- erbated in the fi rst half of 2009 by a sharp decline in con- sumption for a number of key end use market segments, including advertising, fi nancial institutions and the transpor- tation and real estate segments and inventory destocking by our direct customers. Despite the lower volumes, consolidated operat- ing income of $16.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased $35.7 million from the prior year. Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2009 include costs of $17.1 million related to the closure of the Ripon Mill in May 2009. Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2008, include a charge of $54.5 million related to the impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, and gains of approximately $6.3 million from the sale of certain Fox River assets and $4.3 million from the settlement of certain Terrace Bay postretirement benefi ts. Excluding such items, consolidated operating income as adjusted in 2009 increased $8.9 million from the prior year primarily due to reduced spending as a result of initiatives implemented to control operating costs and also lower manufacturing input costs. These favorable factors were only partially offset by the effects of lower volume and reduced paper mill operating schedules. R E S U L T S O F D I S C O N T I N U E D O P E R A T I O N S For the year ended December 31, 2009, timber sales to Northern Pulp pursuant to the Stumpage Agreement resulted in net sales from discontinued operations of $3.7 million. Net sales of discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $101.9 million primar- ily from pulp sales at the Pictou Mill in the fi rst six months of 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2009, pre-tax income from discontinued operations was $2.5 million. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded a pre-tax loss from discontinued operations of $180.9 million. The pre-tax loss in 2008 included non-cash charges of $91.2 mil- lion to write off the long-lived assets of the Pictou Mill and a loss of $83.1 million on disposal of the Pictou Mill. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 61 M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S I N C O M E T A X E S In general, our effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statu- tory tax rate of 35 percent primarily due to the benefi ts of our corporate tax structure and the proportion of pre-tax income in jurisdictions with marginal tax rates that dif- fer from the U.S. statutory tax rate. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded an income tax benefi t related to continuing operations of $5.0 million, which resulted in an effective income tax benefi t rate of approxi- mately 74 percent. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded an income tax provision related to continuing operations of $3.0 million, which resulted in an effective income tax rate of approximately 7 percent. Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2008 was also signifi cantly affected by the non-tax-deductible nature of the goodwill impairment charge and an increase in the limitation on available tax benefi ts acquired in the Fox River acquisition. Excluding such items, our effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2008 was approxi- mately 36 percent. tax benefi t of $8.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC Topic 740”). Excluding the impact of the German tax law amendment on our deferred tax liabilities and other tax adjustments, our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2007 was approximately 17 percent. A N A L Y S I S O F N E T S A L E S – Y E A R S E N D E D D E C E M B E R   3 1 , 2 0 0 9 , 2 0 0 8 A N D 2 0 0 7 The following table presents net sales by segment, expressed as a percentage of total net sales before inter- segment eliminations: Fine Paper Technical Products Total Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 45% 55% 100% 46% 54% 100% 48% 52% 100% The following table presents our net sales by seg- For the year ended December 31, 2007, our effec- ment for the periods indicated: tive tax rate was approximately 13 percent. Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2007 was signifi - cantly affected by a reduction in German statutory income tax rates effective as of January 1, 2008. Application of the new rates to our existing deferred tax assets and liabilities reduced our net deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2007. The reduction in our net deferred tax liabilities due to the benefi t of the tax rate change resulted in an income Fine Paper Technical Products Intersegment sales Consolidated Years Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $255.6 318.3 – $573.9 $335.5 396.8 – $732.3 $366.5 400.8 (0.3) $767.0 C O M M E N T A R Y : Y E A R 2 0 0 9 V E R S U S 2 0 0 8 Fine Paper Technical Products Consolidated For the Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 $255.6 318.3 $573.9 $335.5 396.8 $732.3 Change in Net Sales Compared to the Prior Year Total Change $ (79.9) (78.5) $(158.4) Change Due To Average Net Price $ 4.5 (3.0) $ 1.5 Volume $ (84.4) (64.5) $(148.9) Currency $ – (11.0) $(11.0) Consolidated net sales of $573.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $158.4 million lower than the prior year, primarily due to lower volumes. In addi- tion, results refl ected unfavorable currency translation effects due to the weakening of the Euro versus the U.S. dollar. • Net sales in our fi ne paper business of $255.6 million decreased $79.9 million, or 24 percent, primarily due to a 25 percent decrease in shipments. We believe that we were able to improve our market share position based on the AF&PA report of a 27 percent year-over-year industry decline in the premium writing, text and cover uncoated free sheet paper category. Lower sales volume refl ected a sharp decline in consumption for a number of key end use market segments, including advertising, fi nancial institu- tions and the transportation and real estate segments. Market demand began to decline in late 2008 and contin- ued throughout 2009. The increase in average net price refl ected the realization of price increases on branded 62 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S and nonbranded products that were implemented in 2008. Price increases of approximately three percent on branded products announced late in 2009 will not mean- ingfully impact results until 2010. • Net sales in our technical products business of $318.3 mil- lion decreased $78.5 million or 20 percent, primarily due to a 16 percent decrease in shipments. Lower sales vol- ume refl ected decreased demand in most markets due to weaker economic conditions and inventory destocking by our direct customers, particularly in the fi rst half of 2009. Sales were also lower as a result of unfavorable cur- rency translation effects due to average Euro/U.S. dollar exchange rates that were fi ve percent lower in 2009 than in the prior year. Net sales were also adversely affected by lower selling prices for certain products in our European business, particularly Tape and Wall Cover, which were infl uenced by currency factors for export prices and addi- tional market capacity, respectively. Y E A R 2 0 0 8 V E R S U S 2 0 0 7 Fine Paper Technical Products Intersegment sales Consolidated For the Year Ended December 31, 2008 2007 $335.5 396.8 – $732.3 $366.5 400.8 (0.3) $767.0 Change in Net Sales Compared to the Prior Year Total Change $(31.0) (4.0) 0.3 $(34.7) Change Due To Average Net Price $ 0.6 16.3 – $16.9 Volume $(31.6) (40.9) 0.3 $(72.2) Currency $ – 20.6 – $20.6 Consolidated net sales of $732.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2008 were $34.7 million lower than the prior year, primarily due to lower volumes and a less favorable product mix in our fi ne paper business, partially offset by the realization of price increases and favorable cur- rency translation effects due to the strengthening of the Euro versus the U.S. dollar. • Net sales in our fi ne paper business of $335.5 million decreased $31.0 million, or 8 percent, primarily due to a 9 percent decrease in shipments. The lower volume was primarily due to an unusually large market decline in 2008 for premium uncoated free sheet papers as a result of weaker economic conditions, partially offset by incremen- tal sales related to the acquisition of Fox River in March 2007. The increase in average net price refl ected higher selling prices for most products that were partially offset by a less favorable mix. The less favorable mix was primar- ily due to the dilutive nature of the relatively lower priced grades acquired with Fox River. • Net sales in our technical products business of $396.8 mil- lion decreased $4.0 million, or 1 percent, primarily due to lower volumes for certain products that were partially offset by favorable currency effects and higher net prices. Average net prices increased approximately 4.1 percent due to a more favorable mix and higher selling prices. The mix improvement refl ected an increased proportion of sales of higher priced products such as fi ltration and abra- sives. Volumes declined primarily due to weaker economic conditions and lower export tape sales from Germany as a result of the strengthening of the Euro. The following table sets forth line items from our consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated and is intended to provide a perspective of trends in our historical results: Net sales Cost of products sold Gross profi t Selling, general and administrative expenses Other income – net Restructuring costs Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge Operating income (loss) Interest expense – net Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes Provision (benefi t) for income taxes Income (loss) from Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 100.0% 82.3 17.7 100.0% 86.5 13.5 100.0% 82.9 17.1 12.0 (0.1) 3.0 – 2.8 4.0 10.3 (1.6) – 7.4 (2.6) 3.4 10.3 (0.2) – – 7.0 3.3 (1.2) (6.0) 3.7 (0.9) 0.5 (0.5) continuing operations (0.3)% (6.5)% 4.2% Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 63 M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S A N A L Y S I S O F O P E R A T I N G I N C O M E – Y E A R S E N D E D D E C E M B E R   3 1 , 2 0 0 9 , 2 0 0 8 A N D 2 0 0 7 The following table reconciles our operating income (loss) by segment to consolidated operating income as adjusted for the periods indicated: Operating income (loss) Fine Paper Technical Products Unallocated corporate costs Consolidated Operating Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $ 17.5 14.4 (15.5) $ 34.0 (42.3) (11.0) $ 46.6 24.7 (17.4) Income 16.4 (19.3) 53.9 Adjustments for Unusual Items Fine Paper adjustments Closure of the Ripon Mill Gain on sale of Fox River assets Fox River integration costs Total 17.1 – – 17.1 – (6.3) – (6.3) Technical Products adjustment Goodwill impairment charge Unallocated corporate costs adjustment Settlement of Terrace Bay retiree litigation Total adjustments Consolidated Operating – 54.5 – 17.1 (4.3) 43.9 5.2 10.4 – – 5.2 5.2 – In accordance with generally accepted account- ing principles in the United States (“GAAP”), consolidated operating income (loss) includes the pre-tax effects of unusual items. We believe that by adjusting reported oper- ating income (loss) to exclude the effects of unusual items, the resulting adjusted operating income is on a basis that refl ects the results of our ongoing operations. We believe that investors gain additional perspective of underlying busi- ness trends and results by providing a measure of operating results that exclude certain gains and losses that are not expected to affect future consolidated or segment operating performance. Adjusted operating income is not a recognized term under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income derived in accor- dance with GAAP. Other companies may use different meth- odologies for calculating their non-GAAP fi nancial measures and, accordingly, our non-GAAP fi nancial measures may not be comparable to their measures. Income as Adjusted $ 33.5 $ 24.6 $ 64.3 C O M M E N T A R Y : Y E A R 2 0 0 9 V E R S U S 2 0 0 8 Fine Paper(d) Technical Products(e) Unallocated corporate costs(f) Consolidated For the Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 $ 17.5 14.4 (15.5) $ 16.4 $ 34.0 (42.3) (11.0) $(19.3) Total Change $(16.5) 56.7 (4.5) $ 35.7 Change in Operating Income (Loss) Compared to the Prior Year Change Due To Material Volume Net Price(a) Costs(b) Currency Other(c) $(23.4) (23.2) – $(46.6) $ 5.4 (6.3) – $(0.9) $13.3 12.6 – $25.9 $ – (0.1) – $(0.1) $(11.8) 73.7 (4.5) $ 57.4 (a) Includes price changes, net of changes in product mix. (b) Includes price changes for raw materials and energy. (c) Includes $30.7 million of improvements from reductions in other manufacturing costs, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses and net improvements of $26.8 million related to items described in notes (d), (e) and (f). (d) For the year ended December 31, 2009, results for the Fine Paper segment include a pre-tax charge of $17.1 million related to the closure of the Ripon Mill. For the year ended December 31, 2008 results include gains of $6.3 million from the sale of certain Fox River assets. (e) For the year ended December 31, 2008, results for the Technical Products segment include a non-cash pre-tax goodwill and other intangible asset impairment (f) charge of $54.5 million. For the year ended December 31, 2008, unallocated corporate costs include a gain of $4.3 million for a settlement of certain benefi ts earned by Terrace Bay retirees. 64 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S Consolidated operating income of $16.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased $35.7 mil- lion compared to the prior year. Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2009 include costs of $17.1 mil- lion related to the closure of the Ripon Mill in May 2009. Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2008, include a charge of $54.5 million related to the impair- ment of goodwill and other intangible assets, and gains of approximately $6.3 million from the sale of certain Fox River assets and $4.3 million the settlement of certain Terrace Bay postretirement benefi ts. Excluding such items, con- solidated operating income as adjusted for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased $8.9 million from the prior year due to actions taken across all businesses to reduce costs and control spending and from lower manufacturing input costs, particularly for pulp and latex. These favor- able factors were only partially offset by lower volume and reductions in paper machine operating schedules. • Operating income for our fi ne paper business of $17.5 million decreased $16.5 million compared to the prior year. Excluding costs of $17.1 million associated with closing the Ripon Mill and the gain of approximately $6.3 million in 2008 from assets sales, operating income for our fi ne paper business increased $6.9 million primar- ily due to lower manufacturing input costs, principally for hardwood pulp, lower operating and administrative Y E A R 2 0 0 8 V E R S U S 2 0 0 7 spending due to cost reduction initiatives, including clos- ing the Ripon Mill, and higher average net selling prices due to the realization of price increases implemented in 2008. These favorable factors were partially offset by the effects of lower volume and reductions in paper machine operating schedules. • Operating income for our technical products business of $14.4 million increased $56.7 million compared to the prior year. Excluding the asset impairment charge, operating income for our technical products business increased $2.2 million from the prior year primarily due to lower spending resulting from the implementation of cost reduction initiatives and from lower manufactur- ing input costs, principally for pulp and latex. These favorable factors were partially offset by lower volume, reduced paper machine operating schedules and, to a lesser extent, lower average net selling prices. • Unallocated corporate expenses increased $4.5 mil- lion compared to the prior year. Unallocated corporate expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 included a non-cash gain of approximately $4.3 million related to the settlement of certain postretirement benefi ts we retained following the sale of our Terrace Bay pulp mill. Excluding this gain, unallocated corporate expenses were essentially unchanged from the prior year. For the Year Ended December 31, 2008 $ 34.0 (42.3) (11.0) $(19.3) 2007 $ 46.6 24.7 (17.4) $ 53.9 Total Change $(12.6) (67.0) 6.4 $(73.2) Change in Operating Income (Loss) Compared to the Prior Year Change Due To Material Volume Net Price(a) Costs(b) Currency Other(c) $ (4.1) (7.3) – $(11.4) $(0.7) 8.1 – $ 7.4 $(12.2) (13.7) – $(25.9) $ – 1.9 – $1.9 $ 4.4 (56.0) 6.4 $(45.2) Fine Paper(d) Technical Products(e) Unallocated corporate costs(f) Consolidated (a) Includes price changes, net of changes in product mix. (b) Includes price changes for raw materials and energy. (c) Includes other manufacturing costs, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses and gains and losses on asset sales. (d) For the year ended December 31, 2008, results for the Fine Paper segment include gains of $6.3 million from the sale of certain Fox River assets. For the year ended December 31, 2007, results for Fine Paper segment includes costs of approximately $5.2 million related to the integration of the Fox River acquisition. (e) For the year ended December 31, 2008, results for the Technical Products segment include a non-cash pre-tax goodwill and other intangible asset impairment (f) charge of $54.5 million. For the year ended December 31, 2008, unallocated corporate costs include a gain of $4.3 million for a settlement of certain benefi ts earned by Terrace Bay retirees. For the year ended December 31, 2007, unallocated corporate costs include a loss of approximately $5.2 million related to the settlement of Terrace Bay retiree litigation. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 65 M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S For the year ended December 31, 2008, we incurred a consolidated operating loss of $19.3 million primarily due to a non-cash pre-tax goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge of $54.5 million. In addition, consolidated operating results for the year ended December 31, 2008 included gains of approximately $6.3 million from the sale of certain Fox River assets and $4.3 million the settlement of certain Terrace Bay post- retirement benefi ts. Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2007 include approximately $5.2 million for costs related to the integration of the Fox River acquisition and $5.2 million related to the settlement of Terrace Bay retiree litigation. Excluding these items, consolidated oper- ating income as adjusted for the year ended December 31, 2008 decreased $39.7 million compared to 2007 primarily due to increased manufacturing input costs that exceeded selling price increases in both businesses, lower volumes and a less favorable mix of products in our fi ne paper busi- ness. These unfavorable factors more than offset benefi ts related to improved manufacturing operations and lower administrative costs. • Operating income for our fi ne paper business of $34.0 million decreased $12.6 million, primarily due to higher manufacturing input costs, principally for hard- wood pulp and energy, a less favorable product mix due to the dilutive effect of selling relatively lower priced grades acquired in the Fox River acquisition and lower volumes. These unfavorable factors were only partially offset by gains on asset sales of approximately $6.3 mil- lion, higher selling prices, improved manufacturing effi ciencies and incremental volume related to the acquisition of Fox River. • Our technical products business incurred an operat- ing loss of $42.3 million for the current year due to a non-cash pre-tax goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge of $54.5 million. Excluding the asset impairment charge in 2008, operating income for our technical products business of $12.2 million decreased $12.5 million from the prior year, primar- ily due to higher manufacturing input costs and lower volume. The increase in manufacturing costs primarily refl ected higher input prices for energy, pulp and latex and increased costs in Germany following the start-up of new and rebuilt assets. These unfavorable factors were partially offset by improved pricing and mix, improved manufacturing operations and the favorable translation impact from a stronger Euro relative to the U.S. dollar. • Unallocated corporate expenses decreased $6.4 mil- lion, primarily due to the favorable settlement of certain employee benefi t liabilities that we retained follow- ing the sale of our Terrace Bay pulp mill and due to decreased spending for other corporate expenses A D D I T I O N A L S T A T E M E N T O F O P E R A T I O N S C O M M E N T A R Y : • For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, we incurred $23.4 million, $25.0 million and $25.5 mil- lion, respectively, of interest expense. The decrease in interest expense for 2009 as compared to 2008 was due to lower average borrowings and lower average inter- est rates. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2009, we recognized additional interest expense of approxi- mately $1.4 million for costs incurred in conjunction with amending and restating our bank credit agreement and to write off deferred fi nancing costs associated with our previous bank credit agreement. The decrease in net interest expense in 2008 versus 2007 was primarily due to lower average interest rates, partially offset by higher average borrowings. • In general, our effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate of 35 percent, primarily due to the benefi ts of our corporate tax structure and the propor- tion of pre-tax income in jurisdictions with marginal tax rates that differ from the U.S. statutory tax rate. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded an income tax benefi t related to continuing operations of $5.0 mil- lion, which resulted in an effective income tax (benefi t) rate of approximately (74) percent. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded an income tax provi- sion related to continuing operations of $3.0 million, which resulted in an effective income tax rate of approxi- mately 7 percent. Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2008 was also signifi cantly affected by the non-tax-deductible nature of the goodwill impair- ment charge and an increase in the limitation on avail- able tax benefi ts acquired in the Fox River acquisition. Excluding such items, our effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2008 was approximately 36 percent. 66 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S • For the year ended December 31, 2007, our effective tax rate was approximately 13 percent. Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2007 was signifi cantly affected by a reduction in German statutory income tax rates effective as of January 1, 2008. Application of the new rates to our existing deferred tax assets and liabilities reduced our net deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2007. The reduction in our net deferred tax liabilities due to the benefi t of the tax rate change resulted in an income tax benefi t of $8.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 in accordance with ASC Topic 740. Excluding the impact of the German tax law amendment on our deferred tax liabilities and other tax adjustments, our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2007 was approximately 17 percent. See “Executive Summary – Income Taxes.” For a reconcilia- tion of our annual effective tax rates see Note 6, “Income Taxes” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. LIQU IDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Net cash fl ow provided by (used in): Operating activities Investing activities Capital expenditures Other investing activities Total Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $ 64.9 $ 13.1 $ 69.5 (8.4) 0.1 (8.3) (30.0) (0.4) (30.4) (58.3) (55.1) (113.4) Financing activities (54.2) 18.2 43.8 O P E R A T I N G C A S H F L O W C O M M E N T A R Y : • Cash provided by operating activities of $64.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $51.8 mil- lion favorable to cash provided by operating activities of $13.1 million in the prior year. The favorable comparison to the prior year was due to cash provided by decreased investments in working capital of $27.4 million, includ- ing the receipt of a refund of U.S. income taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2008, cash used for increased investments in working capital was $21.1 million. • For the year ended December 31, 2009, we received approximately $10.9 million in refunds of U.S. income taxes. As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately $65.3 million of U.S. federal and $75.4 million of U.S. state NOLs that may be carried forward to offset future taxable income through 2029. • Cash provided by operating activities of $13.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $56.4 million lower than cash provided by operating activities in the prior year. The unfavorable comparison to the prior year was primarily due to an increase in cash used by oper- ating activities of our discontinued pulp operations of approximately $33.4 million, lower earnings (excluding the effects of non-cash items) and increased investments in working capital in 2008. I N V E S T I N G C O M M E N T A R Y : • For the year ended December 31, 2009, cash used in investing activities was $8.3 million, a decrease of $22.1 million versus the prior year due to a reduction of $21.6 million in capital spending. • For the year ended December 31, 2008, cash used in investing activities includes payments by Neenah Canada of approximately $10.3 million to Northern Pulp in connection with the transfer of the Pictou Mill. In addi- tion, we paid approximately $3.3 million in transaction costs. Such payments were more than offset by pro- ceeds of $13.8 million, primarily from the sale of certain Fox River assets. • We have aggregate planned capital expenditures for 2010 of approximately $15 million. We believe that the level of our capital spending for 2010 is consistent with current economic conditions and will allow us to maintain the effi ciency and cost effectiveness of our manufacturing assets. • For the year ended December 31, 2008, cash used in investing activities was $30.4 million, a decrease of $83.0 million versus the prior year. The decrease in cash used was primarily due to spending of $54.7 million for the acquisition of Fox River in 2007. Capital spending for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $30.0 mil- lion compared to spending of $58.3 million in the 2007. The reduction in capital spending is primarily due to expenditures in 2007 for major projects to increase capacity and improve effi ciency at Neenah Germany and for capital spending related to our enterprise resource planning system. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 67 M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S F I N A N C I N G C O M M E N T A R Y : In November 2009, we renewed and modifi ed our bank credit agreement by entering into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Restated Credit Agreement”). The Restated Credit Agreement consists of a $100 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “New Revolver”) and a $40 million senior secured term loan (the “New Term Loan”). The Restated Credit Agreement matures in November 2013. Under certain conditions, we have the ability to increase the size of the New Revolver by up to $50 million. The total amount outstanding under the Restated Credit Agreement cannot exceed $150 million. Our liquidity requirements are provided by cash generated from operations, short- and long-term borrow- ings and proceeds from asset sales. Availability under the New Revolver varies over time depending on the value of our inventory, receivables and various capital assets. As of December 31, 2009, we had $27.9 million outstanding under the New Revolver, outstanding letters of credit of $1.0 mil- lion and $60.6 million of available credit. In addition, we have €6.0 million ($8.6 million, based on exchange rates at December 31, 2009) of available credit under a secured €15 million revolving line of credit at Neenah Germany (the “German Line of Credit”). • For the year ended December 31, 2009, net repayments on our New Revolver and the German Line of Credit were $73.2 million and $4.1 million, respectively. We repaid $7.2 million on a previous term loan, includ- ing amounts repaid with proceeds from the New Term Loan. In addition, we repaid $1.8 million on a €10 mil- lion construction fi nancing agreement (the “German Loan Agreement”). • We paid aggregate annual cash dividends of $0.40 per share or approximately $5.9 million, $6.0 million and $6.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. • For the year ended December 31, 2009, cash and cash equivalents increased $2.3 million. • For the year ended December 31, 2008, we paid approxi- mately $9.4 million to purchase shares of common stock in connection with a reverse/forward split of issued and outstanding shares of common stock. • Our required debt payments through December 31, 2010 are $55.6 million. Such payments include $40 million to prepay the New Term Loan with proceeds from the sale of the Woodlands, required amortization payments on the German Loan Agreement of approximately $1.8 mil- lion and $12.9 million on our German Line of Credit, which we expect to renew in November 2010. • On March 1, 2010, we announced that Neenah Canada had signed a defi nitive agreement to sell the Woodlands for C$82.5 million ($78.6 million). Proceeds from the sale will be used to repay the $40 million New Term Loan in full and reduce the balance of revolving loans outstanding under our Restated Credit Agreement to zero. In addition, approximately $3.1 million in contract termination payments related to the closure of the Ripon Mill will become due and payable upon the sale of the Woodlands. Our ability to use proceeds in excess of amounts outstanding under the Restated Credit Agreement is restricted to “permitted uses” as defi ned in the indenture for our ten-year unsecured senior notes (the “Senior Notes”). The transaction is not expected to generate a cash tax liability because the tax basis for the Woodlands is approximately equal to the sale price. Fees and other costs associated with the transaction are minimal. Management believes that our ability to generate cash from operations and our borrowing capacity are ade- quate to fund working capital, capital spending and other cash needs for the next 12 months. Our ability to generate adequate cash from operations beyond 2010 will depend on, among other things, our ability to successfully imple- ment our business strategies, control costs in line with mar- ket conditions and manage the impact of changes in input prices and currencies. We can give no assurance we will be able to successfully implement these items. 68 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S C O N T R A C T U A L O B L I G A T I O N S The following table presents the total contractual obligations for which cash fl ows are fi xed or determinable as of December 31, 2009: (In millions) Minimum purchase commitments(a) Long-term debt payments Interest payments on long-term debt(b) Other post-employment benefi t obligations(c) Operating leases Open purchase orders(d) Contributions to pension trusts Liability for uncertain tax positions Total contractual obligations 2010 $ 4.4 55.6 19.6 2.5 3.0 59.2 11.4 9.5 $165.2 2011 $ 0.4 1.8 18.1 1.7 2.6 – 3.4 – $28.0 2012 $ 0.4 1.7 18.2 2.0 2.0 – 3.3 – $27.6 2013 $ 0.4 29.7 18.0 2.4 0.8 – 3.3 – $54.6 2014 $ 0.4 226.8 16.1 2.7 0.5 – 3.3 – $249.8 Beyond 2014 $ 1.8 3.6 0.1 18.5 1.2 – – – $25.2 Total $ 7.8 319.2 90.1 29.8 10.1 59.2 24.7 9.5 $550.4 (a) The minimum purchase commitments in 2010 are primarily for natural gas contracts. Although we are primarily liable for payments on the above operating leases and minimum purchase commitments, based on historical operating performance and forecasted future cash fl ows, we believe our exposure to losses, if any, under these arrangements is not material. (b) Interest payments on long-term debt includes interest on variable rate debt at December 31, 2009 weighted average interest rates. (c) The above table includes future payments that we will make for postretirement benefi ts other than pensions. Those amounts are estimated using actuarial assumptions, including expected future service, to project the future obligations. (d) The open purchase orders displayed in the table represent amounts we anticipate will become payable within the next 12 months for goods and services that we have negotiated for delivery. AD OPTION OF NEW ACCO UNTIN G PRONOUNCEM ENTS On July 1, 2009, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codifi cation and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“SFAS No. 168”). SFAS No. 168 estab- lished the ASC as the source of authoritative U.S. GAAP to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and inter- pretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal secu- rities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. SFAS No. 168 supersedes all existing non- SEC accounting and reporting standards. All non-SEC accounting literature not included in the ASC is nonauthori- tative. Our adoption of SFAS No. 168 did not have an effect on its fi nancial position, results of operation or cash fl ows. As of January 1, 2009, we adopted the enhanced required annual disclosures about plan assets in an employ- er’s defi ned benefi t pension or other postretirement plan in ASC Topic 715. Such enhanced disclosures include, but are not limited to, investment allocation decisions, the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets and signifi cant concentrations of risk within plan assets. See Note 8, “Pension and Other Postretirement Benefi ts” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. On December 15, 2009, we adopted the dis- closure requirements of Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-12, which amends ASC sub-topic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASU No. 2009-12”). ASU No. 2009-12 permits a reporting entity, as a practi- cal expedient, to estimate the fair value of an investment using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) of the investment, if the net asset value per share of the invest- ment (or its equivalent) is calculated in a manner consistent with the measurement principles of ASC Topic 946, Financial Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 69 M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S Services – Investment Companies as of the reporting entity’s measurement date. The adoption of ASU No. 2009-12 did not have an effect on our results of operations, fi nancial position or cash fl ows. CR ITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND U S E O F ESTIMATES The preparation of fi nancial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States requires estimates and assump- tions that affect the reported amounts and related disclo- sures of assets and liabilities at the date of the fi nancial statements and net sales and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and changes in these estimates are recorded when known. The critical accounting policies used in the preparation of the consolidated fi nancial statements are those that are impor- tant both to the presentation of fi nancial condition and results of operations and require signifi cant judgments with regard to estimates used. These critical judgments relate to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. The following summary provides further informa- tion about the critical accounting policies and should be read in conjunction with the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. We believe that the consistent application of our policies provides readers of our fi nancial statements with use- ful and reliable information about our operating results and fi nancial condition. We have discussed the application of these critical accounting policies with our Board of Directors and Audit Committee. R E V E N U E R E C O G N I T I O N We recognize sales revenue when all of the following have occurred: (1) delivery has occurred, (2) persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, (3) pricing is fi xed or determin- able, and (4) collection is reasonably assured. Delivery is not considered to have occurred until the customer takes title and assumes the risks and rewards of ownership. The timing of revenue recognition is largely dependent on ship- ping terms. In general, our shipments are designated free on board shipping point and we recognize revenue at the time of shipment. Sales are reported net of allowable dis- counts and estimated returns. Reserves for cash discounts, trade allowances and sales returns are estimated using historical experience. I N V E N T O R I E S We value U.S. inventories at the lower of cost, using the Last-In, First-Out (“LIFO”) method for fi nancial reporting purposes, or market. German inventories are valued at the lower of cost, using a weighted-average cost method, or market. The First-In, First-Out value of U.S. inventories valued on the LIFO method was $58.2 million and $66.5 mil- lion at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively and exceeded such LIFO value by $8.7 million and $8.2 mil- lion, respectively. Cost includes labor, materials and production overhead. I N C O M E T A X E S As of December 31, 2009, we have recorded aggregate deferred income tax assets of $100.6 million related to temporary differences, and have established a valua- tion allowance against these deferred income tax assets of $1.5 million. As of December 31, 2008, our aggregate deferred income tax assets were $100.7 million. In deter- mining the need for valuation allowances, we consider many factors, including specifi c taxing jurisdictions, sources of taxable income, income tax strategies and forecasted earnings for the entities in each jurisdiction. A valuation allowance would be recognized if, based on the weight of available evidence, we conclude that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, our liability for uncertain income taxes positions was $9.5 million and $12.9 million, respectively. In evaluating and estimating tax positions and tax benefi ts, we consider many factors which may result in periodic adjustments and which may not accu- rately anticipate actual outcomes. P E N S I O N B E N E F I T S Substantially all active employees of our U.S. paper opera- tions participate in defi ned benefi t pension plans and/ or defi ned contribution retirement plans. In July 2007, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario approved our request to settle our pension obligations for active employ- ees and terminate the Ontario Plan. In December 2007, the Ontario Plan was terminated and all outstanding pension obligations were settled through the purchase of annuity contracts or lump-sum payments pursuant to participant elections. In conjunction with the sale of the Pictou Mill, Northern Pulp assumed responsibility for the Nova Scotia Plan and other postretirement benefi t obligations for active and retired employees of the mill. The Company accounted 70 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S for the transfer of these liabilities as a settlement of post- retirement benefi t obligations pursuant to ASC Topic 715. Substantially all of Neenah Germany’s employees partici- pate in defi ned benefi t plans designed to provide a monthly pension benefi t upon retirement. There is no legal or gov- ernmental obligation to fund Neenah Germany’s benefi t plans and, as such, the plans are currently unfunded. Our funding policy for qualifi ed defi ned benefi t plans is to contribute assets to fully fund the accumulated benefi t obligation, as required by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Subject to regulatory and tax deductibility limits, any funding shortfall is to be eliminated over a reasonable number of years. Nonqualifi ed plans providing pension ben- efi ts in excess of limitations imposed by the taxing authorities are not funded. Consolidated pension expense for defi ned benefi t pension plans was $9.2 million, $7.8 million and $49.5 mil- lion for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Pension expense for the year ended December 31, 2008, excludes a non-cash, pre-tax settlement loss of $53.7 million due to the reclassifi cation of deferred pension and other postretirement benefi t adjustments related to the transfer of the Nova Scotia Plan to Northern Pulp from accumulated other comprehensive income to loss from discontinued operations in the consolidated state- ment of operations. Pension expense for the year ended December 31, 2007, includes $38.7 million for losses related to the settlement of pension obligations for active employees in the Ontario Plan. In addition, we recognized a reduction in pension expense of $1.2 million related to an amendment to the Fox River defi ned benefi t pension plan to freeze the vested pension benefi t for salaried employees born after December 31, 1957. Pension expense is calculated based upon a number of actuarial assumptions applied to each of the defi ned benefi t plans. The weighted-average expected long-term rate of return on pension fund assets used to calculate pension expense was 7.92 percent, 8.02 percent and 7.90 percent for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respec- tively. The expected long-term rate of return on pension fund assets held by our pension trusts was determined based on several factors, including input from pension investment con- sultants and projected long-term returns of broad equity and bond indices. We also considered the plans’ historical 10-year and 15-year compounded annual returns. We anticipate that, on average, actively managed U.S. pension plan assets will generate annual long-term rates of return of at least 8 per- cent. Our expected long-term rate of return on the assets in the plans is based on an asset allocation assumption of about 60 percent with equity managers, with expected long-term rates of return of approximately 10 percent, and 40 percent with fi xed income managers, with an expected long-term rate of return of about 6 percent. The actual asset allocation is regularly reviewed and periodically rebalanced to the tar- geted allocation when considered appropriate. We evaluate our investment strategy and long-term rate of return on pen- sion asset assumptions at least annually. Pension expense is estimated based on the fair value of assets rather than a market-related value that aver- ages gains and losses over a period of years. Investment gains or losses represent the difference between the expected return calculated using the fair value of the assets and the actual return based on the fair value of assets. The variance between the actual and the expected gains and losses on pen- sion assets is recognized in pension expense more rapidly than it would be if a market-related value for plan assets was used. As of December 31, 2009, our pension plans had cumulative unrecognized investment losses and other actuarial losses of approximately $28.9 million. These unrecognized net losses may increase our future pension expense if not offset by (i) actual investment returns that exceed the assumed invest- ment returns, (ii) other factors, including reduced pension liabilities arising from higher discount rates used to calculate our pension obligations or (iii) other actuarial gains, including whether such accumulated actuarial losses at each measure- ment date exceed the “corridor” determined under ASC Topic 715. The discount (or settlement) rate that is utilized for determining the present value of future pension obliga- tions in the United States is generally based on the yield for a theoretical basket of AA-rated corporate bonds currently available in the market place, whose duration matches the timing of expected pension benefi t payments. The discount (or settlement) rate that is utilized for determining the pres- ent value of future pension obligations in Germany is gener- ally based on the IBOXX index of AA-rated corporate bonds adjusted to match the timing of expected pension benefi t payments. The weighted average discount rate utilized to determine the present value of future pension obligations at December 31, 2009 and 2008 was 6.17 percent and 6.80 per- cent, respectively. Our consolidated pension expense in 2009 is based on the expected weighted-average long-term rate of return on assets and the weighted-average discount rate described above and various other assumptions. Pension expense beyond 2009 will depend on future investment Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 71 M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S performance, our contributions to the pension trusts, changes in discount rates and various other factors related to the covered employees in the plans. The fair value of the assets in our defi ned benefi t plans at December 31, 2009 of approximately $168 million increased approximately $25 million from the fair value of about $143 million at December 31, 2008, as investment gains and employer contributions exceeded benefi t pay- ments. At December 31, 2009, the projected benefi t obliga- tions of our defi ned benefi t plans exceeded the fair value of plan assets by approximately $66 million, which was approximately $5 million smaller than the $71 million defi cit at December 31, 2008. The accumulated benefi t obligation exceeded the fair value of plan assets by approximately $51.3 million and $52.8 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Contributions to pension trusts for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $10.2 million compared with $7.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. In addition, we made direct benefi t payments for unfunded supplemental retirement benefi ts of approximately $2.3 mil- lion and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. I M P A I R M E N T O F L O N G - L I V E D A S S E T S P R O P E R T Y , P L A N T A N D E Q U I P M E N T Property, plant and equipment are tested for impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC Topic 360”), whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such long-lived assets may not be recoverable from future net pre-tax cash fl ows. Impairment testing requires signifi cant management judgment including estimating the future suc- cess of product lines, future sales volumes, growth rates for selling prices and costs, alternative uses for the assets and estimated proceeds from disposal of the assets. Impairment testing is conducted at the lowest level where cash fl ows can be measured and are independent of cash fl ows of other assets. An asset impairment would be indicated if the sum of the expected future net pre-tax cash fl ows from the use of the asset (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount of the asset. An impairment loss would be measured based on the difference between the fair value of the asset and its carrying amount. We determine fair value based on an expected present value technique using multiple cash fl ow scenarios that refl ect a range of possible outcomes and a risk-free rate of interest are used to estimate fair value. The estimates and assumptions used in the impair- ment analysis are consistent with the business plans and estimates we use to manage our business operations. The use of different assumptions would increase or decrease the estimated fair value of the asset and would increase or decrease the impairment charge. Actual outcomes may differ from the estimates. G O O D W I L L A N D O T H E R I N T A N G I B L E A S S E T S W I T H I N D E F I N I T E L I V E S Goodwill arising from a business combination is recorded as the excess of purchase price and related costs over the fair value of identifi able assets acquired and liabilities assumed in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. All of our goodwill was acquired in conjunction with the acquisition of Neenah Germany in October 2006. Under ASC Topic 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASC Topic 350”), goodwill is subject to impairment testing at least annually. A fair-value-based test is applied at the reporting unit level, which is generally one level below the segment level. The test compares the fair value of an entity’s reporting units to the carrying value of those report- ing units. This test requires various judgments and estimates. We estimate the fair value of the reporting unit using a mar- ket approach in combination with a probability-weighted discounted operating cash fl ow approach for a number of scenarios representing differing operating and economic assumptions. We record an adjustment to goodwill for any goodwill that is determined to be impaired. Impairment of goodwill is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of goodwill over the fair values of recognized assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. We test goodwill for impairment at least annually on November 30 in conjunction with preparation of our annual business plan, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate it might be impaired. Certain trade names are estimated to have indefi - nite useful lives and as such are not amortized. Intangible assets with indefi nite lives are annually reviewed for impair- ment in accordance with ASC Topic 350. O T H E R I N T A N G I B L E A S S E T S W I T H F I N I T E L I V E S Acquired intangible assets with fi nite useful lives are amor- tized on a straight-line basis over their respective esti- mated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and 72 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 360. Intangible assets consist primarily of customer relationships, trade names and acquired intellectual property. Such intan- gible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of between 10 and 15 years. I M P A I R M E N T O F G O O D W I L L A N D O T H E R I N T A N G I B L E A S S E T S Our annual test of goodwill for impairment at November 30, 2009, indicated that the carrying amount of goodwill assigned to Neenah Germany was considered recoverable. Signifi cant assumptions used in developing the discounted operating cash fl ow approach were revenue growth rates and pricing, costs for manufacturing inputs, levels of capital investment and estimated cost of capital for high, medium and low growth environments. Our annual test of goodwill for impairment at November 30, 2008, indicated that the carrying value of Neenah Germany exceeded its estimated fair value. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recognized a non-cash pre-tax loss of $52.7 million (we did not recognize a tax ben- efi t related to the non-tax-deductible loss) for the excess of the carrying value of goodwill assigned to Neenah Germany over the estimated fair value of goodwill. The impairment loss was primarily due to a substantial increase in the estimated cost of capital we used to calculate the present value of Neenah Germany’s estimated future cash fl ows, which resulted in a substantially lower estimated fair value. The higher estimated cost of capital refl ected market/fi nancial conditions at the time the annual impairment test was performed, which indi- cated higher risk premiums for debt and equity. As of December 31, 2009, a one-percentage-point increase in the estimate for our cost of capital used in the impairment test would result in an approximately $25 million change in the estimated fair value of the Neenah Germany and a corresponding reduction in the implied value of good- will but would not result in an impairment of goodwill. Our annual test of other intangible assets for impairment at November 30, 2009, indicated that the car- rying amount of such assets was recoverable. During our annual test of other intangible assets for impairment, we determined that certain trade names and customer based intangible assets were also impaired at December 31, 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recognized a non-cash pre-tax charge of approximately $1.8 million for the impairment of such assets. S T O C K - B A S E D C O M P E N S A T I O N We account for stock-based compensation in accordance with the fair value recognition provisions of ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC Topic 718”). The amount of stock-based compensation cost recognized is based on the fair value of grants that are ultimately expected to vest and is recognized pro-rata over the requisite serv- ice period for the entire award. ASC Topic 718 also requires the reporting of excess tax benefi ts related to the exer- cise or vesting of stock-based awards as cash provided by fi nancing activities. QUANTIT ATIVE AND QUALIT ATIVE DISCLOSURE S ABOUT MARKET RIS K As a multinational enterprise, we are exposed to risks such as changes in commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and environmental regulation. A variety of practices are employed to manage these risks, includ- ing operating and fi nancing activities and, where deemed appropriate, the use of derivative instruments. Derivative instruments are used only for risk management purposes and not for speculation or trading. Presented below is a description of our most sig- nifi cant risks. F O R E I G N C U R R E N C Y R I S K Our reported operating results are affected by changes in the exchange rates of the Euro relative to the U.S. dol- lar. For the year ended December 31, 2009, a hypotheti- cal 10 percent decrease in the exchange rates of the Euro relative to the U.S dollar would have decreased our income before income taxes by approximately $0.7 million. We do not hedge our exposure to such exchange risk on reported operating results. Currency transactional exposures are sensitive to changes in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the Euro. We performed a sensitivity test to quantify the effects that possible changes in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar would have on pre-tax comprehensive income based on the transactional exposure at December 31, 2009. The effect is calculated by multiplying our net monetary asset or liability position by a 10 percent change in the exchange rate of the Euro versus the U.S. dollar. The results of this sensitivity test are as follows. As of December 31, 2009, a 10 percent unfa- vorable change in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 73 M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S the Euro involving balance sheet transactional exposures would have resulted in net pre-tax losses of approximately $11 million. Finally, the translation of the balance sheets of our German operations from Euros into U.S. dollars also is sensi- tive to changes in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the Euro. Consequently, we performed a sensitivity test to determine if changes in the exchange rate would have a sig- nifi cant effect on the translation of the balance sheets of our German operations into U.S. dollars. These translation gains or losses are recorded as unrealized translation adjustments (“UTA”, a component of comprehensive income) within stock- holders’ equity. The hypothetical change in UTA is calculated by multiplying the net assets of our German operations by a 10 percent change in the U.S. dollar/Euro exchange rates. As of December 31, 2009, a 10 percent unfavorable change in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the Euro would have decreased our stockholders’ equity by approximately $27 million. The hypothetical decrease in UTA is based on the difference between the December 31, 2009 exchange rate and the assumed exchange rate. C O M M O D I T Y R I S K P U L P We purchase the wood pulp used to produce our products on the open market, and, as a result, the price and other terms of those purchases are subject to change based on factors such as worldwide supply and demand and govern- ment regulation. We do not have signifi cant infl uence over the price paid for our wood pulp purchases. Therefore, an increase in wood pulp prices could occur at the same time that prices for our products are decreasing and have an adverse effect on our results of operations, fi nancial posi- tion and cash fl ows. Based on 2009 pulp purchases, a 10 percent increase in the average market price for pulp (approximately $65 per ton) would have increased our annual costs for pulp purchases by approximately $15 million. O T H E R M A N U F A C T U R I N G I N P U T S We purchase a substantial portion of the other manufactur- ing inputs necessary to produce our products on the open market, and, as a result, the price and other terms of those purchases are subject to change based on factors such as worldwide supply and demand and government regulation. We do not have signifi cant infl uence over our costs for such manufacturing inputs. Therefore, an increase in other manu- facturing inputs could occur at the same time that prices for our products are decreasing and have an adverse effect on our results of operations, fi nancial position and cash fl ows. While we believe that alternative sources of criti- cal supplies would be available, an interruption in supply of either single source specialty grade latex or specialty soft- wood pulp to our technical products business could disrupt and eventually cause a shutdown of production of certain technical products. We generate substantially all of the electrical energy used by our Munising mill and approximately 20 per- cent of the electrical energy at our Bruckmühl and Appleton mills. Availability of energy is not expected to be a problem in the foreseeable future, but the purchase price of such energy can and likely will fl uctuate signifi cantly based on fl uc- tuations in demand and other factors. There is no assurance that that we will be able to obtain electricity or natural gas purchases on favorable terms in the future. I N T E R E S T R A T E R I S K We are exposed to interest rate risk on our fi xed rate debt and our variable rate bank debt. At December 31, 2009, we had $238.4 million of fi xed rate debt outstanding and $80.8 million of variable rate borrowings outstanding. We are exposed to fl uctuations in the fair value of our fi xed rate long-term debt resulting from changes in market interest rates, but not to fl uctuations in our earnings or cash fl ows. At December 31, 2009, the fair market value of our fi xed rate debt was $221.5 million based upon the quoted market price of the Senior Notes or rates currently available to us for debt of the same remaining maturities. A 100-basis- point increase in interest rates would increase our annual interest expense on outstanding variable rate borrowings by approximately $0.6 million. 74 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report M A N A G E M E N T ’ S D I S C U S S I O N A N D A N A L Y S I S We could, in the future, reduce our exposure to interest rate fl uctuations on our variable rate debt by enter- ing into interest rate hedging arrangements, although those arrangements could result in us incurring higher costs than we would incur without the arrangements. E N V I R O N M E N T A L R E G U L A T I O N / C L I M A T E C H A N G E L E G I S L A T I O N Our manufacturing operations are subject to extensive regulation primarily by U.S., German and other international authorities. We have made signifi cant capital expenditures to comply with environmental laws, rules and regulations. Due to changes in environmental laws and regulations, including potential future legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, the application of such regulations and changes in environmental control technology, we are not able to predict with certainty the amount of future capi- tal spending to be incurred for environmental purposes. Taking these uncertainties into account, we have planned capital expenditures for environmental projects during the period 2010 through 2012 of approximately $1 million to $2 million annually. We believe these risks can be managed and will not have a material adverse effect on our business or our consolidated fi nancial position, results of operations or cash fl ows. FORWA RD -LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this annual report may constitute “forward-looking” statements as defi ned in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”), or in releases made by the SEC, all as may be amended from time to time. Statements contained in this annual report that are not historical facts may be forward- looking statements within the meaning of the PSLRA. Any such forward-looking statements refl ect our beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to us and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those presented herein including, but not limited to: (i) fl uctuations in global equity and fi xed-income markets; (ii) capital and credit market volatility, which have reached unprecedented levels in 2008 and 2009; (iii) the competitive environment; (iv) fl uctuations in commodity prices (particularly for pulp, energy and latex), exchange rates (in particular changes in the U.S. dollar/Euro currency exchange rates) and interest rates; (v) the ability to realize anticipated cost savings in our business; (vi) the cost or availability of raw materials and energy; (vii) unanticipated expenditures related to the cost of compliance with environmental and other governmental regulations; (viii) our ability to control costs and implement measures designed to enhance operating effi ciencies; (ix) the loss of current customers or the inability to obtain new cus- tomers; (x) increases in the funding requirements for our pension and postretirement liabilities; (xi) changes in asset valuations including write-downs of assets including fi xed assets, inventory, accounts receivable, deferred tax assets or other assets for impairment or other reasons; (xii) our exist- ing and future indebtedness; (xiii) strikes, labor stoppages and changes in our collective bargaining agreements and relations with our employees and unions; and (xiv) other risks that are detailed from time to time in reports we fi le with the SEC. These and other factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing materially from any forward-looking statements are discussed in more detail in our fi lings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially differ- ent from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These cautionary statements are being made pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the PSLRA with the intention of obtaining the benefi ts of the “safe harbor” provisions of such laws. The Company cau- tions investors that any forward-looking statements we make are not guarantees or indicative of future performance. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 75 MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING The Company’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Offi cer and Chief Financial Offi cer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defi ned in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Offi cer and Chief Financial Offi cer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and report- ing, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it fi les or submits under the Exchange Act and are effective in ensuring that informa- tion required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it fi les or submits under the Exchange Act is accumu- lated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Offi cer and Chief Financial Offi cer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPO RT ON INT ERNA L CO NT ROL OVER FINANCIAL REP ORTING The Company’s management is responsible for establish- ing and maintaining effective internal control over fi nancial reporting as defi ned in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s inter- nal control over fi nancial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair pre- sentation of published fi nancial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over fi nancial reporting may not prevent or detect misstate- ments. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to fi nancial statement preparation and presentation. Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over fi nancial reporting as of December 31, 2009. The scope of management’s assess- ment of the effectiveness of internal control over fi nancial reporting includes all of the Company’s businesses. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control – Integrated Framework. Based upon its assessment, management believes that as of December 31, 2009, the Company’s internal controls over fi nancial reporting were effective. A material weakness is a signifi cant control defi - ciency, or a combination of signifi cant control defi ciencies, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim fi nan- cial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. 76 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report M A N A G E M E N T ’ S A N N U A L R E P O R T CON TROLS OVER INC OME TAX ACCOUNTING: As discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 the Company did not maintain effective controls over the determination and reporting of the provision for income taxes and related income tax balances. At December 31, 2008, there were certain auditor identifi ed misstatements in our December 31, 2008 deferred tax balances. These misstatements were the result of a failure in the operating effectiveness of our underlying control activities related to the preparation and review of the provision for income taxes and related income tax balances. R E M E D I A T I O N A N D C H A N G E S I N I N T E R N A L C O N T R O L S During 2009, the following remedial actions were imple- mented to address our material weakness: • we improved communications between a major public accounting fi rm engaged to prepare and analyze our income tax provision and our management personnel responsible for reviewing and approving our income tax provision; • the major public accounting fi rm is utilizing additional quality control procedures and resources in the prepara- tion and analysis of our income tax provision and income tax accounts; • we expanded the number of management personnel utilized to test and review the tax strategies and assump- tions supporting our income tax provision and income tax accounts; and • The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors is meet- ing regularly with management personnel to monitor the progress of our remediation efforts. As a result of the implementation of these pro- cesses, management believes that the consolidated fi nan- cial statements are fairly stated in all material respects as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009. Management has concluded that the design and operation of our internal controls over fi nancial reporting as it relates to accounting for income taxes were effective at December 31, 2009 and that the material weakness in accounting for income taxes has been remediated. The effectiveness of internal control over fi nancial reporting as of December 31, 2009, has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the independent registered public accounting fi rm who also audited the Company’s consoli- dated fi nancial statements. Deloitte & Touche’s attestation report on the Company’s internal control over fi nancial reporting follows. • we reviewed prior year tax returns to determine if addi- tional accruals were required for uncertain tax positions; Neenah Paper, Inc March 10, 2010 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 77 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Neenah Paper, Inc., Alpharetta, Georgia We have audited the internal control over fi nancial report- ing of Neenah Paper, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over fi nancial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over fi nancial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over fi nancial 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 fi nancial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over fi nancial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effective- ness of internal control over fi nancial reporting based on the assessed risk, and 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 fi nancial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervi- sion of, the company’s principal executive and principal fi nancial offi cers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, manage- ment, and other personnel to provide reasonable assur- ance regarding the reliability of fi nancial reporting and the preparation of fi nancial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). A company’s internal control over fi nancial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly refl ect the transac- tions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) pro- vide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of fi nancial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting prin- ciples, 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 detec- tion of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the fi nancial statements. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over fi nancial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over fi nancial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the 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, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over fi nancial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on the criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated fi nancial state- ments as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009 of the Company and our report dated March 10, 2010 expressed an unqualifi ed opinion on those consolidated fi nancial statements. Atlanta, Georgia March 10, 2010 78 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Neenah Paper, Inc., Alpharetta, Georgia We have audited the accompanying consolidated bal- ance sheets of Neenah Paper, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash fl ows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. These fi nancial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the fi nancial statements 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 fi nancial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the fi nancial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and signifi cant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall fi nancial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM In our opinion, such consolidated fi nancial state- ments present fairly, in all material respects, the fi nan- cial position of Neenah Paper, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash fl ows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over fi nancial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on the criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 10, 2010 expressed an unqualifi ed opinion on the Company’s internal control over fi nancial reporting. Atlanta, Georgia March 10, 2010 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 79 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In millions, except share data) Net sales Cost of products sold Gross profi t Selling, general and administrative expenses Other income – net Restructuring costs Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge Operating income (loss) Interest expense Interest income Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes Provision (benefi t) for income taxes Income (loss) from continuing operations Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 5) Net income (loss) Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share Basic Continuing operations Discontinued operations Diluted Continuing operations Discontinued operations Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (in thousands) Basic Diluted See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $573.9 472.3 101.6 69.1 (1.0) 17.1 – 16.4 23.4 (0.2) (6.8) (5.0) (1.8) 0.6 $ (1.2) $ (0.12) 0.04 $ (0.08) $ (0.12) 0.04 $ (0.08) $ 732.3 633.2 99.1 75.2 (11.3) – 54.5 (19.3) 25.0 – (44.3) 3.0 (47.3) (111.2) $(158.5) $ (3.24) (7.59) $(10.83) $ (3.24) (7.59) $(10.83) $767.0 635.5 131.5 79.3 (1.7) – – 53.9 25.5 (0.1) 28.5 (3.7) 32.2 (22.0) $ 10.2 $ 2.15 (1.48) $ 0.67 $ 2.11 (1.46) $ 0.65 14,655 14,655 14,642 14,642 14,874 15,141 80 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions, except share data) ASSETS Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net Inventories Income taxes receivable Deferred income taxes Prepaid and other current assets Assets held for sale (Note 3 and Note 5) Total Current Assets Property, Plant and Equipment – net Deferred Income Taxes Goodwill (Note 4) Intangible assets – net (Note 4) Other Assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current Liabilities Debt payable within one year Accounts payable Accrued expenses Total Current Liabilities Long-term Debt Deferred Income Taxes Noncurrent Employee Benefi ts and Other Obligations TOTAL LIABILITIES Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 11 and 12) Stockholders’ Equity Common stock, par value $0.01 – authorized: 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 15,085,709 shares and 15,054,852 shares Treasury stock, at cost: 410,654 shares and 405,744 shares Additional paid-in capital Accumulated defi cit Accumulated other comprehensive income Total Stockholders’ Equity TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2009 2008 $ 5.6 67.7 70.7 0.8 61.7 13.7 10.0 230.2 284.4 37.4 44.9 27.5 13.1 $ 637.5 $ 55.6 30.0 48.6 134.2 263.6 23.7 108.3 529.8 $ 3.3 63.2 88.6 11.2 65.4 19.0 3.3 254.0 316.2 35.3 43.8 28.7 12.0 $ 690.0 $ 24.1 35.3 50.3 109.7 340.5 25.4 111.3 586.9 0.1 (10.2) 243.4 (217.1) 91.5 107.7 $ 637.5 0.1 (10.1) 238.7 (210.0) 84.4 103.1 $ 690.0 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 81 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (In millions, shares in thousands) Balance, December 31, 2006 Net income Other comprehensive income (loss) Unrealized foreign currency translation gains Minimum pension liability Loss on cash fl ow hedges Dividends declared Excess tax benefi ts from stock-based compensation Stock options exercised Restricted stock vesting (Note 10) Stock-based compensation Balance, December 31, 2007 Net loss Other comprehensive income (loss) Unrealized foreign currency translation losses Adjustment to pension and other benefi t liabilities Loss on cash fl ow hedges Dividends declared Excess tax provision from stock-based compensation Share purchases Restricted stock vesting (Note 10) Stock-based compensation Balance, December 31, 2008 Net loss Other comprehensive income Unrealized foreign currency translation gains Adjustment to pension and other benefi t liabilities Dividends declared Restricted stock vesting (Note 10) Stock-based compensation Balance, December 31, 2009 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Common Stock Shares Amount Treasury Stock Additional Paid-In Capital 14,812 $0.1 $ (0.1) $224.7 124 33 14,969 ` (0.3) (0.4) 0.1 86 (9.4) (0.3) 15,055 0.1 (10.1) 0.5 3.7 6.4 235.3 (0.6) 4.0 238.7 Accumulated Other Accumulated Comprehensive Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Income Defi cit $ (49.7) 10.2 $ 9.9 58.0 30.7 (0.1) (6.0) $ 10.2 58.0 30.7 (0.1) $ 98.8 (45.5) (158.5) 98.5 $(158.5) (30.1) (30.1) 16.3 (0.3) 16.3 (0.3) $(172.6) 84.4 4.1 3.0 $ (1.2) 4.1 3.0 $ 5.9 (6.0) (210.0) (1.2) (5.9) 31 (0.1) 15,086 $0.1 $(10.2) 4.7 $243.4 $(217.1) $91.5 82 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In millions) OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income (loss) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization Stock-based compensation Deferred income tax provision (benefi t) Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge (Note 4) Asset impairment loss Loss on disposal – transfer of the Pictou Mill Amortization of deferred revenue – transfer of the Pictou Mill Loss on disposal – transfer of the Pictou Mill post-employment benefi t plans Ripon Mill non-cash charges Gain on curtailment of post-employment benefi t plan Gain on sale of woodlands (Note 5) (Gain) loss on other asset dispositions Net cash provided by (used in) changes in operating working capital, net of effects of acquisitions (Note 15) Pension and other post-employment benefi ts Loss on curtailment and settlement of pension plan (Note 5) Other NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES INVESTING ACTIVITIES Capital expenditures Acquisition of Fox River, net of cash acquired Payments in conjunction with the transfer of the Pictou Mill Proceeds from asset sales Other NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt Debt issuance costs Repayments of long-term debt Short-term borrowings Repayments of short-term borrowings Cash dividends paid Shares purchases (Note 10) Proceeds from exercise of stock options Other NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $ (1.2) $(158.5) $ 10.2 34.5 4.7 (9.4) – – – – – 6.3 – – 0.2 27.4 2.4 – – 64.9 (8.4) – – 0.8 (0.7) (8.3) 45.5 (2.9) (87.6) 12.2 (15.4) (5.9) – – (0.1) (54.2) (0.1) 2.3 3.3 $ 5.6 38.6 4.0 (56.1) 54.5 91.2 29.4 (2.8) 53.7 – (4.3) – (6.3) (21.1) (7.6) – (1.6) 13.1 (30.0) – (13.6) 13.8 (0.6) (30.4) 53.7 – (34.6) 18.7 (3.3) (6.0) (9.4) – (0.9) 18.2 – 0.9 2.4 $ 3.3 45.3 6.4 (32.7) – – – – – – – (6.2) (0.8) 5.9 4.1 38.7 (1.4) 69.5 (58.3) (54.7) – – (0.4) (113.4) 77.0 – (34.1) 8.0 (5.0) (6.0) – 3.7 0.2 43.8 0.9 0.8 1.6 $ 2.4 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 83 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Dollars in millions, except as noted) ONE Background and Basis of Presentation B A C K G R O U N D Neenah Paper, Inc. (“Neenah” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in April 2004 in contemplation of the spin-off by Kimberly-Clark Corporation (“Kimberly-Clark”) of its fi ne paper and tech- nical products businesses in the United States and its pulp business in Canada (collectively, the “Pulp and Paper Business”). In November 2004, Kimberly-Clark completed the distribution of all of the shares of Neenah’s common stock to the stockholders of Kimberly-Clark (the “Spin-Off”). As a result of the Spin-Off, Kimberly-Clark transferred all of the assets and liabilities of the Pulp and Paper Business to Neenah. Following the Spin-Off, management began executing a strategy to exit the pulp business and transform the Company into a manufacturer of specialty papers. The fi ne paper business is a leading producer of premium writing, text, cover and specialty papers used in corporate identity packages, corporate annual reports, invitations, personal stationery and high-end packaging for point of sale advertising. The technical products business is a leading international producer of transportation and other fi lter media; durable, saturated and coated substrates for a variety of end uses; and nonwoven wall coverings. In August 2006, Neenah Canada transferred the Terrace Bay, Ontario pulp mill and related woodlands opera- tions (“Terrace Bay”) to certain affi liates of Buchanan Forest Products Ltd. (“Buchanan”). Buchanan acquired substantially all of the assets of Terrace Bay and assumed responsibility for substantially all of the liabilities related to its future opera- tion. The results of operations of Terrace Bay are reported as discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations for all years presented. See Note 5, “Discontinued Operations – Transfer of the Terrace Bay Mill.” In March 2007, the Company acquired the stock of Fox Valley Corporation and its subsidiary, Fox River Paper Company, LLC (collectively, “Fox River”). The Company fi nanced the acquisition through a combination of cash and debt drawn against its existing revolving credit facility. At the time of the acquisition, the Fox River assets consisted of four U.S. paper mills and various related assets. The results of Fox River are reported as part of the Company’s Fine Paper segment and have been included in the Company’s consolidated fi nancial results since the acquisition date. In February 2008, the Company committed to a plan to sell its pulp mill in Pictou, Nova Scotia (the “Pictou Mill”) and approximately 475,000 acres of woodland assets in 84 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Nova Scotia (the “Woodlands”). In June 2008, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Neenah Paper Company of Canada (“Neenah Canada”) sold the Pictou Mill to Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation (“Northern Pulp”), a new operating company jointly owned by Atlas Holdings LLC (“Atlas”) and Blue Wolf Capital Management LLC (“Blue Wolf”). Pursuant to the terms of the transaction, Northern Pulp assumed all of the assets and liabilities associated with the Pictou Mill, as well as existing customer contracts, supply agreements, labor agreements and pension obligations. The sale did not include the Woodlands. Management believes it is probable that the sale of the Woodlands will be completed within 12 months. As of December 31, 2009, the assets and liabilities of the Woodlands are reported as assets held for sale – discon- tinued operations on the consolidated balance sheet. On March 1, 2010, the Company announced that Neenah Canada had signed a defi nitive agreement to sell the Woodlands to Northern Timber Nova Scotia Corporation, a new operating company jointly owned by Atlas and Blue Wolf, for C$82.5 million ($78.6 million). See Note 17, “Subsequent Event.” For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the results of operations of the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands and the loss on disposal of the Pictou Mill are reported as discontinued operations in the con- solidated statements of operations. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the consolidated results of operations have been restated to refl ect the results of operations of the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands as discontinued opera- tions. See Note 5, “Discontinued Operations – Sale of the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands.” B A S I S O F P R E S E N T A T I O N The consolidated fi nancial statements include the fi nan- cial statements of the Company and its wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries. All signifi cant inter- company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. P R I O R Y E A R A D J U S T M E N T S During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company identifi ed and restated the accompanying December 31, 2008 consolidated balance sheet for the fol- lowing errors: (i) a $7.3 million overstatement of Canadian deferred tax assets and unrealized foreign currency trans- lation gains within stockholders’ equity and (ii) a $12.7 mil- lion understatement of the liability for uncertain tax posi- tions and deferred tax assets as a result of errors identifi ed in prior year income tax returns. The net effect of these corrections on the consolidated balance sheet as of N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S December 31, 2008 is an increase in current deferred tax assets of $12.1 million, a decrease in long-term deferred tax assets of $6.7 million, an increase of $12.7 million in accrued expenses and a decrease of $7.3 million in stock- holders’ equity. Interest associated with the uncertain tax positions noted above was immaterial for all historical years. In addition, the Company reclassifi ed $5.3 million from accounts payable to accrued expenses in the accompanying December 31, 2008 consolidated balance sheet to provide consistency in the reporting of certain liabilities between its U.S. and German operations and to conform to the current year presentation. The net effect of these corrections on the consolidated statements of cash fl ows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 was to decrease the deferred tax benefi t by $0.4 million and $5.9 million, respectively, and increase net cash provided by (used in) operating working capital. The Company believes the effects of these prior year corrections individually and in the aggregate are imma- terial to any prior year consolidated fi nancial statements. TWO Summary of Signifi cant Accounting Policies U S E O F E S T I M A T E S The preparation of fi nancial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the fi nancial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and changes in these estimates are recorded when known. Signifi cant management judgment is required in determining the accounting for, among other things, pen- sion and postretirement benefi ts, retained insurable risks, allowances for doubtful accounts and reserves for sales returns and cash discounts, purchase price allocations, use- ful lives for depreciation, depletion and amortization, future cash fl ows associated with impairment testing for tangible and intangible long-lived assets, income taxes, contingen- cies, inventory obsolescence and market reserves and valu- ation of stock-based compensation. R E V E N U E R E C O G N I T I O N The Company recognizes sales revenue when all of the following have occurred: (1) delivery has occurred, (2) per- suasive evidence of an agreement exists, (3) pricing is fi xed or determinable, and (4) collection is reasonably assured. Delivery is not considered to have occurred until the cus- tomer takes title and assumes the risks and rewards of ownership. The timing of revenue recognition is largely dependent on shipping terms. In general, the Company’s shipments are designated free on board shipping point and revenue is recognized at the time of shipment. Sales are reported net of allowable discounts and estimated returns. Reserves for cash discounts, trade allowances and sales returns are estimated using historical experience. E A R N I N G S P E R S H A R E ( “ E P S ” ) The Company computes basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) in accordance with Accounting Standards Codifi cation (“ASC”) Topic 260, Earnings Per Share (“ASC Topic 260”). In accordance with ASC Topic 260, share- based awards with nonforfeitable dividends are classifi ed as participating securities. In calculating basic earnings per share, this method requires net income to be reduced by the amount of dividends declared in the current period for each participating security and by the contractual amount of dividends or other participation payments that are paid or accumulated for the current period. Undistributed earn- ings for the period are allocated to participating securities based on the contractual participation rights of the security to share in those current earnings assuming all earnings for the period are distributed. Holders of restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and RSUs with performance conditions have contractual participation rights that are equivalent to those of common stockholders. Therefore, the Company allocates undistributed earnings to restricted stock, RSUs and common stockholders based on their respective ownership percentage, as of the end of the period. ASC Topic 260 also requires companies with par- ticipating securities to calculate diluted earnings per share using the “Two Class” method. The Two-Class method requires the denominator to include the weighted aver- age participating securities along with the additional share equivalents from the assumed conversion of stock options calculated using the “Treasury Stock” method, subject to the antidilution provisions of ASC Topic 260. The Company adopted the Two-Class method on January 1, 2009. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, EPS has been restated to refl ect the retroactive application of the Two-Class method. Diluted EPS was calculated to give effect to all potentially dilutive common shares using the Treasury Stock method. Outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and certain RSUs with performance con ditions represent the only poten- tially dilutive nonpar ticipating security effects on the Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 85 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S Company’s weighted- average shares. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, approximately 1,700,000, 1,510,000 and 335,000 potentially dilutive options, respectively, were excluded from the computa- tion of dilutive common shares because the exercise price of such options exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the period the options were outstanding. In addition, as a result of the loss from con- tinuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, approximately 160,000 and 130,000 incremen- tal shares resulting from the assumed exercise or vesting of potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as the effect would have been anti-dilutive. The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted shares of common stock used in the cal- culation of EPS (amounts in millions, except share and per share amounts): Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (1.8) $ (47.3) $ 32.2 Less: Distributed and undistributed amounts allocated to participating securities(a) Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes Net income (loss) available to common stockholders Weighted-average basic shares outstanding Add: Assumed incremental shares under stock compensation plans Assuming dilution Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share Basic Continuing operations Discontinued operations Diluted Continuing operations Discontinued operations – 0.1 0.3 (1.8) (47.4) 31.9 0.6 (111.2) (22.0) $ (1.2) $(158.6) $ 9.9 14,655 14,642 14,874 – 14,655 – 14,642 267 15,141 $(0.12) 0.04 $(0.08) $(0.12) 0.04 $(0.08) $ (3.24) (7.59) $(10.83) $ (3.24) (7.59) $(10.83) $ 2.15 (1.48) $ 0.67 $ 2.11 (1.46) $ 0.65 (a) In accordance with ASC Topic 260, for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, undistributed losses have been entirely allocated to common stockholders due to the fact that the holders of participating securities are not contractually obligated to share in the losses of the Company. 86 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report F I N A N C I A L I N S T R U M E N T S Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of three months or less. The Company places its temporary cash investments with high credit quality fi nancial institutions. I N V E N T O R I E S U.S. inventories are valued at the lower of cost, using the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) method for fi nancial reporting purposes, or market. German inventories are valued at the lower of cost, using a weighted-average cost method, or market. The First-In, First-Out value of inventories valued on the LIFO method was $58.2 million and $66.5 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Cost includes labor, materials and production overhead. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company rec- ognized income (expense) of approximately $0.1 million and $(0.1) million, respectively, due to the liquidation of LIFO inventories. P R O P E R T Y A N D D E P R E C I A T I O N Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accu- mulated depreciation. Certain costs of software developed or obtained for internal use are capitalized. When property, plant and equipment is sold or retired, the costs and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the gains or losses are recorded in other (income) expense – net. For fi nancial reporting purposes, depreciation is principally computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful asset lives. Weighted average useful lives are approximately 33 years for build- ings, 9 years for land improvements and 17 years for machinery and equipment. For income tax purposes, accel- erated methods of depreciation are used. Estimated useful lives are periodically reviewed and, when warranted, changes are made to them. On January 1, 2009, the Company changed the estimated use- ful life of its Enterprise Resource Planning software from fi ve years to eight years to more accurately refl ect its expected future utilization of the software. The change in the esti- mated useful life reduced depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2009 by $1.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their cost may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future pre-tax cash fl ows from the use of the asset are less than its carrying amount. Measurement of an impairment N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S loss is based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value. Fair value is generally measured using discounted cash fl ows. See Note 5, “Discontinued Operations – Sale of the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands” for a discussion of asset impairment losses recorded for the year ended December 31, 2008 related to the Pictou Mill’s long-lived assets. The costs of major rebuilds and replacements of plant and equipment are capitalized, and the cost of maintenance performed on manufacturing facilities, com- posed of labor, materials and other incremental costs, is charged to operations as incurred. Start-up costs for new or expanded facilities are expensed as incurred. W O O D L A N D S As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had $3.8 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in wood- land assets reported at their historical book value on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as assets held for sale. Woodland assets are stated at cost, less the accumulated cost of timber previously harvested. In accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC Topic 360”) the Company does not recognize depletion expense for woodland assets recorded as assets held for sale. See Note 17, “Subsequent Event.” G O O D W I L L A N D O T H E R I N T A N G I B L E A S S E T S The Company follows the guidance of ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, in recording goodwill arising from a business combination as the excess of purchase price and related costs over the fair value of identifi able assets acquired and liabilities assumed. All of the Company’s goodwill was acquired in conjunction with the acquisition of the stock of FiberMark Services GmbH & Co. KG and the stock of FiberMark Beteiligungs GmbH (collectively, “Neenah Germany”) in October 2006. Under ASC Topic 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASC Topic 350”), goodwill is subject to impair- ment testing at least annually. A fair-value-based test is applied at the reporting unit level, which is generally one level below the segment level. The test compares the fair value of an entity’s reporting units to the carrying value of those reporting units. This test requires various judgments and estimates. The Company estimates the fair value of the reporting unit using a market approach in combination with a probability-weighted discounted operating cash fl ow approach for a number of scenarios representing differ- ing operating and economic assumptions. Impairment of goodwill is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of goodwill over the fair values of recognized and unrecog- nized assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. An adjust- ment to goodwill will be recorded for any goodwill that is determined to be impaired. The Company tests goodwill for impairment at least annually on November 30 in conjunc- tion with preparation of its annual business plan, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate it might be impaired. The Company last tested goodwill for impairment as of November 30, 2009 and no impairment was indicated. An impairment of goodwill was indicated in the Company’s test of goodwill for impairment as of November 30, 2008. See Note 4, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Intangible assets with fi nite useful lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 360. Intangible assets consist primarily of customer rela- tionships, trade names and acquired intellectual property. Such intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of between 10 and 15 years. Certain trade names are estimated to have indefi nite useful lives and as such are not amortized. Intangible assets with indefi nite lives are reviewed for impairment annually in accordance with ASC Topic 350. See Note 4, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” F O R E I G N C U R R E N C Y The balance sheet accounts of Neenah Germany and Neenah Canada are translated from Euros and Canadian dollars, respectively, into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates, and income and expense accounts are translated at average exchange rates during the period. Translation gains or losses related to net assets located in Germany and Canada are recorded as unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions (transactions denominated in a currency other than the entity’s functional currency) are included in Other income – net in the consolidated statements of operations. R E S E A R C H E X P E N S E Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred and are recorded in “Selling, general and adminis- trative expenses” on the consolidated statement of opera- tions. See Note 15, “Supplemental Data – Supplemental Statement of Operations Data.” Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 87 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S F A I R V A L U E O F F I N A N C I A L I N S T R U M E N T S The carrying amounts refl ected in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The fair value of short and long-term debt is estimated using current market prices for the Company’s publicly traded debt or rates currently available to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. The following table presents the carrying value and the fair value of the Company’s debt at December 31, 2009 and 2008. Senior Notes (7.375% fi xed rate) Neenah Germany project fi nancing (3.8% fi xed rate) Revolving bank credit facility (variable rates) Term Loan (variable rates) Neenah Germany revolving line of credit (variable rates) Other debt (2.9% fi xed rate) Total debt O T H E R C O M P R E H E N S I V E I N C O M E ( L O S S ) December 31, 2009 December 31, 2008 Carrying Value $225.0 12.5 27.9 40.0 12.9 0.9 $319.2 Fair Value $208.6 12.0 27.9 40.0 12.9 0.9 $302.3 Carrying Value $225.0 14.0 101.1 7.2 17.3 – $364.6 Fair Value $126.5 13.3 101.1 7.2 17.3 – $265.4 Comprehensive income (loss) includes, in addition to net income (loss), gains and losses recorded directly into stockholders’ equity on the consolidated balance sheet. These gains and losses are referred to as other comprehensive income items. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists of foreign currency translation gains and (losses), deferred gains and (losses) on cash fl ow hedges, and adjustments related to pensions and other postretirement benefi ts. Income taxes are not provided for foreign currency translation adjustments related to indefi nite investments in Neenah Germany. The Company also does not provide income taxes for foreign currency translation adjustments for its Canadian operations. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company did not record deferred taxes related to future funds expected to be repatriated upon the sale of the Woodlands because there are no expected tax consequences consid- ering the anticipated proceeds from the disposal of the Woodlands. Changes in the components of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows: Pretax Amount 2009 Tax Effect Net Amount Pretax Amount 2008 Tax Effect Net Amount Pretax Amount 2007 Tax Effect Net Amount Year Ended December 31, $4.1 $ – $4.1 $(30.1) $ – $(30.1) $ 58.0 $ – $58.0 4.6 (1.6) 3.0 26.4 (10.1) 16.3 48.2 (17.5) 30.7 – – – (0.5) 0.2 (0.3) (0.1) – (0.1) Foreign currency translation Adjustment to pension and other benefi t liabilities Deferred loss on cash fl ow hedges Other comprehensive income (loss) $8.7 $(1.6) $7.1 $ (4.2) $ (9.9) $(14.1) $106.1 $(17.5) $88.6 88 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S The components of accumulated other compre- hensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes are as follows: Foreign currency translation Adjustment to pension and other benefi t liabilities (net of income tax benefi ts of $14.0 million and $15.6 million, respectively) Accumulated other December 31, 2009 2008 $112.8 $108.7 (21.3) (24.3) comprehensive income $ 91.5 $ 84.4 A C C O U N T I N G S T A N D A R D S C H A N G E S On July 1, 2009, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codifi cation and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“SFAS No. 168”). SFAS No. 168 established the ASC as the source of authoritative U.S. GAAP to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of fed- eral securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. SFAS No. 168 supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All non-SEC accounting literature not included in the ASC is nonauthori- tative. The Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 168 did not have an effect on its fi nancial position, results of operations or cash fl ows. As of January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the enhanced required annual disclosures about plan assets in an employer’s defi ned benefi t pension or other postretire- ment plan in ASC Topic 715, Compensation – Retirement Benefi ts. Such enhanced disclosures include, but are not limited to, investment allocation decisions, the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets and signifi cant concentrations of risk within plan assets. See Note 8, “Pension and Other Postretirement Benefi ts – Plan Assets.” On December 15, 2009, the Company adopted the disclosure requirements of Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-12, which amends ASC sub-topic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASU No. 2009-12”). ASU No. 2009-12 permits a reporting entity, as a practical expedient, to estimate the fair value of an investment using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) of the investment, if the net asset value per share of the investment (or its equivalent) is calculated in a manner consistent with the measurement principles of ASC Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies as of the reporting entity’s measurement date. The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2009-12 did not have an effect on its results of operations, fi nancial position or cash fl ows. As of December 31, 2009, no amendments to the ASC had been issued but not adopted by the Company that will have or are reasonably likely to have a material effect on its results of operations, fi nancial position or cash fl ows. THREE Closure of the Ripon Mill In May 2009, the Company closed the Ripon Mill. The clo- sure resulted in a pre-tax charge of $17.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. The charge was comprised of approximately $5.8 million in non-cash charges, primarily for losses related to the carrying value of property, plant and equipment, a curtailment loss of $0.8 million related to postretirement benefi t plans in which employees of the Ripon Mill participated and cash payments for contract terminations and severance and other employee costs of approximately $10.5 million. See Note 8, “Pension and Other Postretirement Benefi ts.” The Company paid approx- imately $6.5 million of such costs in 2009, with the remain- ing payments in 2010 and beyond. As of December 31, 2009, the remaining long- lived assets of the Ripon Mill, primarily composed of land and buildings, are classifi ed as Assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company believes that the sale of such assets will be completed within 12 months. Assets held for sale are valued at the lower of cost or fair value less cost to sell. The assets of the Ripon Mill are reported at their aggregate cost of $6.2 million. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 89 I M P A I R M E N T The Company’s annual test of goodwill for impairment at November 30, 2008, indicated that the carrying value of Neenah Germany exceeded its estimated fair value. The Company estimated fair value using a market approach in combination with a probability-weighted discounted oper- ating cash fl ow approach for a number of scenarios rep- resenting differing operating and economic assumptions. Signifi cant assumptions used in developing the discounted operating cash fl ow approach were revenue growth rates and pricing, costs for manufacturing inputs, levels of capital investment and estimated cost of capital for high, medium and low growth environments. The Company measured the estimated fair value of goodwill as the excess of the car- rying amount of Neenah Germany over the fair values of recognized assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. The Company recorded an impairment adjustment to goodwill for the excess of the carrying value of goodwill assigned to Neenah Germany over the estimated fair value of goodwill. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized a pre-tax loss of $52.7 million (the Company did not recognize a tax benefi t related to the non-tax-deductible loss) for the impairment of good- will assigned to Neenah Germany. The impairment loss was primarily due to a substantial increase in the estimated cost of capital the Company used to calculate the present value of Neenah Germany’s estimated future cash fl ows which resulted in a substantially lower estimated fair value. The higher estimated cost of capital refl ected market/fi nan- cial conditions at the time the annual impairment test was performed, which indicated higher risk premiums for debt and equity. As of December 31, 2009, the carrying amount of goodwill assigned to Neenah Germany was considered recoverable. As of December 31, 2009, a one-percentage- point increase in the Company’s estimate for its cost of capital used in the impairment test would result in an approximately $25 million change in the estimated fair value of Neenah Germany and a corresponding reduction in the implied value of goodwill but would not result in an impair- ment of goodwill. N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S The Company accounted for the costs associ- ated with the closure of the Ripon Mill in accordance with ASC Topic 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. As of December 31, 2009, approximately $1.7 million in sever- ance benefi ts had been paid to 96 former employees of the Ripon Mill and severance benefi ts of approximately $0.1 mil- lion due to one former employee of the Ripon Mill remained unpaid. The following table presents the status of such clo- sure costs as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009: Contract termination and other costs Severance benefi ts Total $ 1.8 $ 8.7 $10.5 Amounts accrued during the year ended December 31, 2009 Payments for the year ended December 31, 2009 (1.7) (4.8) (6.5) Accrued exit costs at December 31, 2009 FOUR $ 0.1 $ 3.9 $ 4.0 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets As of December 31, 2009, the Company had goodwill of $44.9 million, which is not amortized. The following table presents changes in goodwill (all of which relates to the Company’s Technical Products segment) for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007: Accumulated Impairment Losses Gross Amount Net Balance at December 31, 2006 $ 92.0 $ – $ 92.0 Finalization of Neenah Germany purchase price allocation Foreign currency translation Balance at December 31, 2007 Goodwill impairment charge Foreign currency translation Balance at December 31, 2008 Foreign currency translation 4.0 10.6 106.6 – (10.1) 96.5 2.4 Balance at December 31, 2009 $ 98.9 – – – (52.7) – (52.7) (1.3) $(54.0) 4.0 10.6 106.6 (52.7) (10.1) 43.8 1.1 $ 44.9 90 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S O T H E R I N T A N G I B L E A S S E T S As of December 31, 2009, the Company had net identifi able intangible assets of $27.5 million. All such intangible assets were acquired in the Neenah Germany and Fox River acquisitions. The following table details amounts related to those assets. Cost Balance at December 31, 2006 Amounts acquired in the acquisition of Fox River Foreign currency translation Balance at December 31, 2007 Less: Accumulated amortization Balance at December 31, 2006 Amortization Foreign currency translation Balance at December 31, 2007 Intangible assets – net at December 31, 2007 Cost Balance at December 31, 2007 Purchased intangibles Impairment charge Foreign currency translation Balance at December 31, 2008 Less: Accumulated amortization Balance at December 31, 2007 Amortization Impairment charge Foreign currency translation Balance at December 31, 2008 Intangible assets – net at December 31, 2008 Cost Balance at December 31, 2008 Foreign currency translation Balance at December 31, 2009 Less: Accumulated amortization Balance at December 31, 2008 Amortization Foreign currency translation Balance at December 31, 2009 Intangible assets – net at December 31, 2009 Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years) Trade names $ 7.2 2.6 0.2 10.0 – – – – $ 10.0 $ 10.0 – – (0.3) 9.7 – – – – – $ 9.7 $ 9.7 0.2 9.9 – – – – $ 9.9 Not amortized Customer Trade names and intangibles Trademarks based Acquired Technology Total Intangible Assets $ 16.2 – 1.7 17.9 (0.2) (1.2) (0.1) (1.5) $ 16.4 $ 17.9 – (1.9) (0.8) 15.2 (1.5) (1.2) 0.4 – (2.3) $ 12.9 $ 15.2 0.3 15.5 (2.3) (1.0) (0.1) (3.4) $12.1 15 $ 5.3 0.3 1.3 6.9 (0.1) (0.6) – (0.7) $ 6.2 $ 6.9 0.2 (0.3) (0.3) 6.5 (0.7) (0.6) – – (1.3) $ 5.2 $ 6.5 0.1 6.6 (1.3) (0.6) – (1.9) $ 4.7 10 $ 1.1 – 0.1 1.2 – (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) $ 1.0 $ 1.2 – – (0.1) 1.1 (0.2) (0.1) – 0.1 (0.2) $ 0.9 $ 1.1 0.1 1.2 (0.2) (0.2) – (0.4) $ 0.8 10 $ 29.8 2.9 3.3 36.0 (0.3) (1.9) (0.2) (2.4) $ 33.6 $ 36.0 0.2 (2.2) (1.5) 32.5 (2.4) (1.9) 0.4 0.1 (3.8) $ 28.7 $ 32.5 0.7 33.2 (3.8) (1.8) (0.1) (5.7) $27.5 10 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 91 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S The intangible assets acquired in the Fox River acquisition are reported within the Fine Paper segment. See Note 14, “Business Segment and Geographic Information.” Aggregate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $1.8 million, $1.9 million and $1.9 million, respec- tively. Estimated annual amortization expense for each of the next fi ve years is approximately $1.8 million. The Company’s annual test of other intangible assets for impairment at November 30, 2009, indicated that the carrying amount of such intangible assets was recover- able. The Company determined during its annual test of intangible assets for impairment at November 30, 2008 that certain trade names and customer based intangible assets acquired in the Neenah Germany acquisition were impaired at December 31, 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized a non-cash pre-tax charge of approximately $1.8 million for the impairment of such intangible assets. FIVE Discontinued Operations S A L E O F T H E P I C T O U M I L L A N D T H E W O O D L A N D S As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s pulp opera- tions consisted of the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands. The Company considered its pulp operations as nonstrategic assets and sought opportunities to reduce its exposure to the cyclical commodity pulp business. In the fi rst quarter of 2007, the Company engaged a nationally known investment banking fi rm to identify buyers interested in acquiring the Pictou Mill and/or the Woodlands. Throughout 2007, the Company actively pursued opportunities to maximize the value of these assets through a sale or divesture; however, as of December 31, 2007, the Company did not believe it was probable that the assets could be sold within 12 months. In February 2008, Atlas was identifi ed as a party interested in acquiring the Pictou Mill. The transaction with Atlas did not include the Woodlands. At that time, the Company committed to a plan to sell the Pictou Mill to Atlas and to separately pursue purchasers of the Woodlands. In June 2008, Neenah Canada completed the sale of the Pictou Mill to Northern Pulp, a new operating company jointly owned by Atlas and Blue Wolf. In connection with the transfer of the Pictou Mill, Neenah Canada made pay- ments of approximately $10.3 million to Northern Pulp. In addition, the Company incurred transaction costs of approximately $3.3 million. Pursuant to the terms of the transaction, Northern Pulp assumed all of the assets and liabilities associated with the Pictou Mill, as well as existing customer contracts, supply agreements (including a pulp supply agreement with Kimberly-Clark), labor agreements and pension obligations. In conjunction with the sale of the Pictou Mill, the Company entered into a stumpage agreement (the “Stumpage Agreement”), which allows Northern Pulp to har- vest an average of approximately 400,000 metric tons of soft- wood timber annually from the Woodlands. The Stumpage Agreement is for a term of ten years and Northern Pulp has the option to extend the agreement for an additional three years. For calendar year 2008, Northern Pulp paid a nominal amount for approximately 236,000 metric tons of softwood timber harvested under the Stumpage Agreement. As a result, the Company recorded $2.8 million in deferred revenue for the estimated fair value of the timber to be harvested by Northern Pulp in calendar 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized all of such deferred revenue. For timber purchases during calendar year 2009, Northern Pulp paid the stumpage rate charged by the Nova Scotia provincial government for harvesting on government licensed lands. The price paid for timber pur- chases during the remainder of the Stumpage Agreement will be based on an agreed upon formula for estimating mar- ket prices. The Company believes the Stumpage Agreement prices for calendar year 2009 and beyond represent market rates. Northern Pulp has agreed to pay substantially all costs associated with maintaining the Woodlands and harvesting the timber. The Stumpage Agreement will be terminated in conjunction with the sale of the Woodlands. During the fi rst quarter of 2008, the Company determined that the estimated value it would receive from a sale of the Pictou Mill indicated that it would not recover the carrying value of the mill’s long-lived assets. As a result, the Company recognized aggregate non-cash, pre-tax impairment charges of $91.2 million to write off the carrying value of the Pictou Mill’s long-lived assets. In addition, for 92 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recorded a pre-tax loss of $29.4 million to recognize the loss on dis- posal of the Pictou Mill. In conjunction with the sale of the Pictou Mill, Northern Pulp assumed responsibility for all pension and other postretirement benefi t obligations for active and retired employees of the mill. The Company accounted for the trans- fer of the Nova Scotia, Canada defi ned benefi t pension plan (the “Nova Scotia Plan”) as a settlement of postretirement benefi t obligations pursuant to ASC Topic 715. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized a non- cash, pre-tax settlement loss of $53.7 million for the reclassifi - cation of deferred pension and other postretirement benefi t adjustments related to the Nova Scotia Plan from accumulated other comprehensive income to loss from discontinued opera- tions in the consolidated statement of operations. On March 1, 2010, the Company announced that Neenah Canada had signed a defi nitive agreement to sell the Woodlands. See Note 17, “Subsequent Event.” As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Woodlands are reported as assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet. The results of operations of the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands and the loss on disposal of the Pictou Mill are reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for all years presented. Assets held for sale are valued at the lower of cost or fair value less cost to sell. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the assets of the Woodlands are reported at their historical book cost of $3.8 million and $3.3 million, respectively. T R A N S F E R O F T H E T E R R A C E B A Y M I L L In August 2006, Neenah Canada transferred Terrace Bay to Buchanan, which assumed responsibility for substantially all liabilities related to the future operation of Terrace Bay. At closing, Neenah Canada retained certain working capital amounts and pension and long-term disability obligations for current and former mill employees and postretirement medical and life insurance obligations for current retirees. As a closing condition of the agreement to transfer Terrace Bay to Buchanan, Neenah Canada initiated plans to curtail and settle its Ontario, Canada, defi ned benefi t pen- sion plan (the “Ontario Plan”). In December 2007, the Ontario Plan was terminated and all outstanding pension obligations for active employees were settled through the purchase of annuity contracts or lump-sum payments pursuant to par- ticipant elections. For the year ended December 31, 2007, Neenah Canada recognized a non-cash pre-tax settlement loss of $38.7 million upon termination of the Ontario Plan. During the fi rst quarter of 2008, Neenah Canada paid approximately $5.0 million to settle litigation related to the reduction and/or elimination of certain retiree ben- efi ts following the transfer of Terrace Bay to Buchanan. In conjunction with the settlement, Neenah Canada agreed to continue certain retiree life insurance benefi ts at a reduced rate in the future. As a result of the settlement, for the year ended December 31, 2008, Neenah Canada recorded a curtailment gain of approximately $4.3 million, which is recorded in other income – net on the consolidated state- ment of operations. For all years presented, the results of operations of Terrace Bay are refl ected as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. The following table presents the results of discon- tinued operations: Net sales, net of intersegment sales(a) Discontinued operations: Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $ 3.7 $ 101.9 $223.5 Income (loss) from operations Pictou Mill and the Woodlands(b) $ 2.8 – 2.8 (0.3) Terrace Bay(c) Income (loss) from operations Loss on disposal – Pictou Mill Loss on settlement of post- $ (97.8) – (97.8) (29.4) $ 13.3 (44.9) (31.6) – employment benefi t plans Loss on disposal Income (loss) before income taxes (Provision) benefi t for income taxes Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes – (0.3) (53.7) (83.1) – – 2.5 (180.9) (31.6) (1.9) 69.7 9.6 $ 0.6 $(111.2) $ (22.0) (a) For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, represent net sales of the Pictou Mill and the Woodlands only. (b) For the year ended December 31, 2008, the loss from operations includes aggregate non-cash, pre-tax impairment charges of $91.2 million to write-off the carrying value of the Pictou Mill’s long-lived assets. (c) For the year ended December 31, 2007, the loss from operations includes a loss of $38.7 million related to the settlement of the Ontario Plan. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 93 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S SIX Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”). Income tax expense (benefi t) represented (73.5) percent, 6.8 percent and (13.0) percent of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The following table presents the principal reasons for the difference between the effective income tax provision (benefi t) rate and the U.S. federal statutory income tax provision (benefi t) rate: U.S. federal statutory income tax provision (benefi t) U.S. state income taxes, net of federal income tax effect Uncertain income tax positions Nondeductible goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge Limitation on tax benefi ts available to Fox River Enacted German tax law changes Foreign tax rate differences Other differences – net Effective income tax provision (benefi t) Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 (35.0)% (3.3)% 39.1% – – – (47.2)% (27.1)% (73.5)% $(2.4) (0.2) 2.7 – – – (3.2) (1.9) $(5.0) (35.0)% 0.5% – 33.0% 8.8% – 1.0% (1.5)% 6.8% $(15.5) 0.2 – 14.6 3.9 – 0.4 (0.6) $ 3.0 35.0% 0.8% – – – (30.7)% (10.6)% (7.5)% (13.0)% $10.0 0.2 – – – (8.8) (3.0) (2.1) $(3.7) The Company’s effective income tax (benefi t) rate The following table presents the components of can be affected by many factors, including but not limited to, changes in the mix of earnings in taxing jurisdictions with differing statutory rates, changes in corporate structure as a result of business acquisitions and dispositions, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, the results of audit examinations of previously fi led tax returns and changes in tax laws. During the year ended December 31, 2007, German tax laws were amended to reduce statutory income tax rates effective as of January 1, 2008. Application of the new rates to the Company’s existing deferred tax assets and liabilities reduced the Company’s net deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2007. The reduction in the Company’s net deferred tax liabilities due to the benefi t of the enacted tax rate change resulted in an income tax ben- efi t of $8.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 in accordance with ASC Topic 740. The following table presents the U.S. and foreign components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes: Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes: U.S. Foreign Total Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $(13.3) 6.5 $ (6.8) $ 3.1 (47.4) $(44.3) $ 6.6 21.9 $28.5 94 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report the provision (benefi t) for income taxes: Provision (benefi t) for income taxes: Current: Federal State Foreign Total current Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $ 2.5 1.0 1.9 $ 0.9 (0.4) 1.2 $ 9.9 1.1 6.1 tax provision 5.4 1.7 17.1 Deferred: Federal State Foreign (7.5) (0.6) (2.3) 3.9 1.3 (3.9) (9.8) (0.9) (10.1) Total deferred tax provision (benefi t) Total provision (benefi t) for income taxes (10.4) 1.3 (20.8) $ (5.0) $ 3.0 $ (3.7) The Company has elected to treat its Canadian operations as a branch for U.S. income tax purposes. Therefore, the amount of income (loss) before income taxes from Canadian operations are included in the Company’s consolidated U.S. income tax returns, and such amounts are subject to U.S. income taxes. N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S The asset and liability approach is used to rec- As of December 31, 2009, the Company had ognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabili- ties. The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows: December 31, 2009 2008 Net current deferred income tax assets Canadian timberlands Intangible assets Net operating losses Accrued liabilities Employee benefi ts Inventory Other Net current deferred income tax assets before valuation allowance Valuation allowance Net current deferred income tax assets Net noncurrent deferred income tax assets Employee benefi ts Net operating losses and tax credits Other long-term obligations Accumulated depreciation Other Net noncurrent deferred income $ 28.2 20.1 7.7 3.9 1.3 (0.1) 1.3 62.4 (0.7) 61.7 32.3 28.0 0.6 (22.7) – Valuation allowance tax assets before valuation allowance 38.2 (0.8) $ 28.2 19.9 10.9 4.5 2.2 (1.2) 0.9 65.4 – 65.4 24.7 35.9 0.8 (23.9) (2.2) 35.3 – Net noncurrent deferred income tax assets Total deferred income tax assets Net noncurrent deferred income tax liability Accumulated depreciation Intangibles Interest limitation Employee benefi ts Other Net noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities 37.4 $ 99.1 35.3 $100.7 $ 22.8 6.2 (3.2) (1.7) (0.4) $ 21.0 6.8 (1.7) 0.5 (1.2) $ 23.7 $ 25.4 As of December 31, 2009, a valuation allowance of $1.5 million has been provided on deferred income tax assets. In determining the need for valuation allowances, the Company considers many factors, including specifi c taxing jurisdictions, sources of taxable income, income tax strategies and forecasted earnings for the entities in each jurisdiction. A valuation allowance is recognized if, based on the weight of available evidence, the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax asset will not be realized. $65.3 million of U.S. federal and $75.4 million of U.S. state net operating losses, substantially all of which may be car- ried forward to offset future taxable income through 2029. The Company also has preacquisition and recognized built- in carryovers of approximately $16.1 million, net of expected limitations. In addition, the Company has $2.8 million of AMT carryovers, which can be carried forward indefi nitely. No provision for U.S. income taxes has been made for undistributed earnings of certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries that have been indefi nitely reinvested. The Company is unable to estimate the amount of U.S. income taxes that would be payable if such undis- tributed foreign earnings were repatriated. The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of uncertain tax positions as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007: Balance at January 1, Initial adoption Increase in prior period tax positions Decrease in prior period tax positions Increase in current period For the Years Ended December 31, 2009 2008 $12.9 – $13.3 – 2007 $ – 12.9 4.2 0.2 – (0.1) (1.0) (5.5) tax positions 0.5 0.4 5.9 Decrease due to settlements with tax authorities Balance at December 31, (8.0) $ 9.5 – $12.9 – $13.3 If recognized, approximately $2.1 million of the benefi t for uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2009 would favorably affect the Company’s effective tax rate in future periods. The Company does not anticipate that the expiration of the statute of limitations or the settlement of audits in the next 12 months will result in liabilities for uncer- tain income tax positions that are materially different than the amounts accrued as of December 31, 2009. Tax years 2004 through 2008 are subject to exam- ination by federal and state tax authorities in the United States, federal and provincial tax authorities in Canada and federal and municipal tax authorities in Germany. During 2009, the Company settled Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) examinations of the 2004, 2005 and 2006 tax years. As of December 31, 2009, the 2007 and 2008 tax years are being audited by the IRS; the 2005, 2006 and 2007 tax years are being audited by German tax authorities and the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 tax years are being audited by Canadian tax authorities. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 95 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions in the Provision (benefi t) for income taxes on the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had $0.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively, accrued for interest related to uncertain income tax positions. SEVEN Debt Long-term debt consisted of the following: Senior Notes (7.375% fi xed rate) due 2014 Revolving bank credit facility (variable rates), due 2013 Term Loan (variable rates), due 2013 Neenah Germany project fi nancing (3.8% fi xed rate) due in 16 equal semiannual installments beginning June 2009 Neenah Germany revolving line of credit (variable rates) Other debt (2.9% fi xed rate) due in November 2010 Total Debt Less: Debt payable within one year Long-term debt December 31, 2009 2008 $225.0 $225.0 27.9 40.0 101.1 7.2 12.5 12.9 0.9 319.2 55.6 $263.6 14.0 17.3 – 364.6 24.1 $340.5 S E N I O R U N S E C U R E D N O T E S On November 30, 2004, the Company completed an underwritten offering of ten-year senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”) at an aggregate face amount of $225 million. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable May 15 and November 15 of each year. The Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries, with the exception of Neenah Germany. A M E N D E D A N D R E S T A T E D S E C U R E D R E V O L V I N G C R E D I T F A C I L I T Y On November 5, 2009, the Company renewed and modifi ed its Bank Credit Agreement by entering into an amended and restated credit agreement (as amended and restated, the “Restated Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries as co-borrowers, Neenah Canada, as guarantor, the lenders listed in the Restated Credit Agreement and JP Morgan 96 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Chase Bank, N.A., as agent for the lenders. The Restated Credit Agreement consists of a $100 million senior, secured revolving credit facility (the “New Revolver”) and a $40 mil- lion senior secured term loan (the “New Term Loan”). The Company’s ability to borrow under the New Revolver is limited to the lowest of (a) $100 million; (b) the Company’s borrowing base (as determined in accordance with the Restated Credit Agreement) and (c) the applicable cap on the amount of “credit facilities” under the indenture for the Senior Notes. In addition, under certain conditions, the Company has the ability to increase the size of the New Revolver by up to $50 million. The total commitment under the Restated Credit Agreement cannot exceed $150 million. The Restated Credit Agreement terminates on November 30, 2013. The New Revolver bears interest at either (1) a prime rate-based index plus a percentage ranging from 2.00% to 2.50%, or (2) LIBOR plus a percentage ranging from 3.50% to 4.00%, depending upon the amount of availability under the New Revolver. Upon the sale of the Woodlands, these percentages will each be reduced by 0.25%. See Note 17, “Subsequent Event.” The sale of the Ripon Mill will reduce such percentages by an additional 0.25%. The New Term Loan will bear interest at either (A) a prime rate-based index plus 2.75%, or (B) LIBOR plus 4.25%. Interest is computed based on actual days elapsed in a 360-day year, payable monthly in arrears for prime- rate based loans, or payable monthly in arrears and at the end of the applicable interest period for LIBOR loans. The Company is also required to pay a monthly facility fee on the unused amount of the New Revolver commitment, calculated at the per annum rate of 0.50% while the New Term Loan remains outstanding, and after the New Term Loan has been repaid in full, at a per annum rate ranging between 0.50% and 0.75%, depending upon usage under the New Revolver. The Restated Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the subsidiary borrowers, including the capital stock of such subsidiaries, and is guaranteed by Neenah Canada. Neenah Canada’s guaranty is secured by substantially all of that subsidiary’s assets. Neenah Germany is not obligated with respect to the Restated Credit Agreement, either as a bor- rower or a guarantor; however, the Company has directly or indirectly pledged 65% of its equity interest in Neenah Germany as security for the obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries under the Restated Credit Agreement. The weighted-average interest rate on outstand- ing New Revolver borrowings as of December 31, 2009 was 4.6 percent per annum. Interest on amounts bor- rowed under the New Revolver is paid monthly. Amounts N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S outstanding under the New Revolver may be repaid, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty except for specifi ed make-whole payments on LIBOR-based loans. All principal amounts outstanding under the New Revolver are due and payable on the date of termination of the Restated Credit Agreement. Borrowing availability under the New Revolver is reduced by outstanding letters of credit and reserves for certain other items as defi ned in the Restated Credit Agreement. Availability under the Restated Credit Agreement will fl uctuate over time depend- ing on the value of the Company’s inventory, receivables and various capital assets. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $2.0 million of letters of credit and other items outstanding that reduced availability and $60.6 million of borrowing availability under the New Revolver. The Company’s borrowing base will be reduced by approximately $9.1 million upon the sale of the remaining assets of the Ripon Mill, and its ability to use proceeds from the sale is restricted to “permitted uses” as defi ned in the indenture for the Senior Notes. The weighted-average interest rate on outstand- ing New Term Loan borrowings as of December 31, 2009 was 4.5 percent per annum. Commencing April 30, 2010, the Company will be required to make quarterly principal payments on the New Term Loan of $1.25 million per quar- ter with a fi nal payment of $21.25 million in November 2013. The Company is required to use proceeds from the sale of the Woodlands to prepay the New Term Loan. On March 1, 2010, the Company announced that Neenah Canada had signed a defi nitive agreement to sell the Woodlands and therefore has classifi ed the New Term Loan as Debt payable within one year on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009. See Note 17, “Subsequent Event.” The Company used a portion of the New Term Loan proceeds to repay the Term Loan (see below) in full. The Restated Credit Agreement contains events of default customary for fi nancings of this type, including failure to pay principal or interest, materially false represen- tations or warranties, failure to observe covenants and other terms of the Restated Credit Agreement, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness, bankruptcy, insolvency, various ERISA violations, the incurrence of material judgments and changes in control. The Restated Credit Agreement contains cov- enants with which the Company must comply during the term of the agreement. Among other things, such covenants restrict the Company’s ability to incur certain additional debt, make specifi ed restricted payments and capital expenditures, authorize or issue capital stock, enter into transactions with affi liates, consolidate or merge with or acquire another business, sell certain of its assets, or dissolve or wind up. In addition, the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement require the Company to achieve and maintain compliance with a fi xed charge coverage ratio if availability under the Restated Credit Agreement is less than $20 million. At December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all covenants. The Company’s ability to pay cash dividends on its common stock is limited under the terms of both the Restated Credit Agreement and the Senior Notes. At December 31, 2009, under the most restrictive terms of these agreements, the Company’s ability to pay cash divi- dends on its common stock is limited to a total of $8 million in a 12-month period. P R E V I O U S S E C U R E D R E V O L V I N G C R E D I T F A C I L I T Y On November 30, 2004, the Company entered into a credit agreement by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and the lenders listed in the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). Under the Credit Agreement, the Company had a secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) that provided for borrowings of up to $150 mil- lion. The Credit Agreement was secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, including the capital stock of its subsidiaries and was guaranteed by Neenah Canada. The Credit Agreement was originally scheduled to terminate on November 30, 2008. Following several amendments, as of December 31, 2008, the Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) provided for a secured revolving credit facility (the “Amended Revolver”) that pro- vided for borrowings of up to $210 million. The Company’s ability to borrow under the Amended Revolver was limited to the lowest of (a) $210 million, (b) the Company’s borrow- ing base (as determined in accordance with the Amended Credit Agreement), and (c) the applicable cap on the amount of “credit facilities” under the indenture for the Senior Notes. The termination date of the Amended Credit Agreement was extended to November 30, 2010. As of December 31, 2008, the interest rate appli- cable to borrowings under the Amended Revolver was either (1) the Prime Rate plus a percentage ranging from 0 percent to 2.00 percent or (2) LIBOR plus a percentage ranging from 1.25 percent to 3.50 percent. Interest was computed based on actual days elapsed in a 360-day year, payable monthly in arrears for base rate loans, or payable monthly in arrears and at the end of the applicable interest period for LIBOR loans. The commitment was subject to an annual facility fee of 0.25 percent on the average daily unused amount of the commitment. The weighted-average interest rate on outstanding Revolver borrowings as of December 31, 2008 was 3.6 percent per annum. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 97 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S The Amended Credit Agreement was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the subsidiary borrowers, including the capital stock of such subsidiaries, and was guaranteed by Neenah Canada. Neenah Canada’s guarantee was secured by substantially all of that subsidiary’s assets. Neenah Germany was not a bor- rower or guarantor with respect to the Amended Revolver. However, the Company pledged 65 percent of its equity interest in Neenah Germany as security for the obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries under the Amended Credit Agreement. P R E V I O U S T E R M L O A N In March 2007, the Company entered into an agreement by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Term Loan Agreement”) to borrow up to $25 million (the “Term Loan”). As of December 31, 2008, the weighted-average interest rate on outstanding Term Loan borrowings was 3.6 percent per annum. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company used proceeds from the sale of Fox River assets to prepay approximately $9.5 million in Term Loan bor- rowings. In June 2008, the Company entered into the First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Term Loan. The First Amendment reduced required amortization pay- ments to $1.25 million per quarter. The Term Loan was repaid in November 2009 with proceeds from the New Term Loan. The Company accounted for the modifi cation of the Amended Credit Agreement and the termination of the Term Loan Agreement as an extinguishment of debt in accordance with ASC Topic 470, Debt. As a result, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized within interest expense approximately $1.4 million for costs incurred in conjunction with modifying the Amended Credit Agreement and for the loss on extinguishment of the Term Loan Agreement. The Company capitalized approximately $2.3 million of debt issuance costs associated with the Restated Credit Agreement. Such costs will be amortized over the term of the Restated Credit Agreement. O T H E R D E B T In December 2006, Neenah Germany entered into an agreement with HypoVereinsbank and IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG to provide €10.0 million of project fi nanc- ing with a term of 10 years for the construction of a satura- tor. Principal outstanding under the agreement may be repaid at any time without penalty. Interest on amounts outstanding is based on actual days elapsed in a 360-day year and is payable semiannually. As of December 31, 2009, €8.8 million ($12.5 million) was outstanding under this agreement. Neenah Germany has a revolving line of credit (the “German Line of Credit”) with HypoVereinsbank that provides for borrowings of up to €15 million for general corporate purposes. The German Line of Credit is secured by the domestic accounts receivable of Neenah Germany. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the weighted-average interest rate on outstanding Line of Credit borrowings was 4.1 percent per annum and 5.7 percent per annum, respec- tively. In November 2009, Neenah Germany extended the termination date for the German Line of Credit to November 30, 2010. Neenah Germany has the ability to borrow in either Euros or U.S. dollars. Interest is computed on U.S. dollars loans at the rate of 8.5 percent per annum and on Euro loans at EURIBOR plus a margin of 1.5 per- cent. Interest is payable quarterly, and principal may be repaid at any time without penalty. As of December 31, 2009, €8.9 million ($12.9 million, based on exchange rates at December 31, 2009) was outstanding under the Line of Credit and €6.0 million ($8.6 million, based on exchange rates at December 31, 2009) of credit was available. Neenah Germany’s ability to pay dividends or transfer funds to the Company is limited under the terms of the German Line of Credit, to not exceed certain limits defi ned in the agreement without lender approval or repayment of the amount outstanding under the line, which was €8.9 million ($12.9 million, based on exchange rates at December 31, 2009) at December 31, 2009. In addition, the terms of the German Line of Credit require Neenah Germany to main- tain a ratio of stockholder’s equity to total assets equal to or greater than 45 percent. The Company was in compliance with all provisions of the agreement as of December 31, 2009. P R I N C I P A L P A Y M E N T S The following table presents the Company’s required debt payments: Debt payments 2010(a) $55.6 2011 $1.8 2012 $1.7 2013(b) 2014(c) Thereafter Total $29.7 $226.8 $3.6 $319.2 (a) Includes New Term Loan prepayment of $40.0 million. (b) Includes principal payments on the Company’s revolving bank credit facility of $27.9 million. (c) Includes principal payments on the Senior Notes of $225.0 million. 98 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S EIGHT Pension and Other Postretirement Benefi ts P E N S I O N P L A N S Substantially all active employees of the Company’s U.S. paper operations participate in defi ned benefi t pension plans and/or defi ned contribution retirement plans. Neenah Germany has defi ned benefi t plans designed to provide a monthly pension upon retirement for substantially all its employees in Germany. In addition, the Company maintains a supplemental retirement contribution plan (the “SERP”), which is a nonqualifi ed defi ned benefi t plan. The Company provides benefi ts under the SERP to the extent necessary to fulfi ll the intent of its defi ned benefi t retirement plans without regard to the limitations set by the Internal Revenue Code on qualifi ed defi ned benefi t plans. The Company has no legal or governmental obligation to fund the SERP and, as such, the plan is currently unfunded. The closure of the Ripon Mill resulted in the elimination of expected years of future service for mill employees eligible to participate in the Company’s defi ned benefi t pension plans and postretirement medical plan. See Note 3, “Closure of the Ripon Mill.” In accordance with ASC Topic 715, the Company measured the assets and liabilities of the affected postretirement plans as of May 31, 2009 and recognized an aggregate curtailment loss of approximately $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. In conjunction with the transfer of Terrace Bay to Buchanan, Neenah Canada initiated plans to curtail and set- tle the Ontario Plan. In December 2007, the Company termi- nated the Ontario Plan and settled all outstanding pension obligations for active employees through the purchase of annuity contracts or lump-sum payments pursuant to par- ticipant elections. For the year ended December 31, 2007, Neenah Canada recognized a non-cash pre-tax settlement loss of $38.7 million upon termination of the Ontario Plan. No additional funding was required to settle the Ontario Plan. See Note 5, “Discontinued Operations – Transfer of the Terrace Bay Mill.” In November 2007, the Company amended the Fox River defi ned benefi t pension plan to freeze the vested pension benefi t for salaried employees born after December 31, 1957. The affected employees were trans- ferred to the Company’s defi ned contribution retirement plan. The pension benefi t for salaried employees of Fox River born on or before December 31, 1957 was unaffected. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company rec- ognized a reduction in pension expense of approximately $1.2 million related to the amendment. The Company’s funding policy for qualifi ed defi ned benefi t plans for its U.S. paper operations is to contribute assets to fully fund the accumulated benefi t obli- gation. Subject to regulatory and tax deductibility limits, any funding shortfall is to be eliminated over a reasonable number of years. Nonqualifi ed plans providing pension benefi ts in excess of limitations imposed by taxing authori- ties are not funded. There is no legal or governmental obligation to fund Neenah Germany’s benefi t plans and, as such, the Neenah Germany defi ned benefi t plans are currently unfunded. The Company uses the fair value of pension plan assets to determine pension expense, rather than averaging gains and losses over a period of years. Investment gains or losses represent the difference between the expected return calculated using the fair value of the assets and the actual return based on the fair value of assets. The Company’s pension obligations are measured annually as of December 31. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s pension plans had cumulative unrecognized investment losses and other actuarial losses of approximately $28.9 mil- lion recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. O T H E R P O S T R E T I R E M E N T B E N E F I T P L A N S The Company provides contributory health care and life insurance benefi t plans to active employees of the Company. Certain former U.S. employees who are eligible to retire and continue coverage in retirement are offered contributory postretirement health and life insurance bene- fi ts. The Company also offers retiree life insurance coverage on a contributory basis to certain Terrace Bay mill retirees. In conjunction with the sale of the Pictou Mill, Northern Pulp assumed responsibility for all health care and life insurance benefi t plans for active and retired employees of the mill. In the fourth quarter of 2007, Neenah Canada settled a class action lawsuit brought by certain retired employees of Neenah Canada by agreeing to pay the plain- tiffs approximately 5.5 million Canadian dollars for a full and complete dismissal of all claims for retiree health and medical benefi ts against Neenah Canada and the Company. Neenah Canada also agreed to continue certain retiree life Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 99 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S insurance benefi ts at a reduced rate in the future. For the year ended December 31, 2007, Neenah Canada recorded a charge related to the litigation settlement of $5.2 million. The Company’s obligations for postretirement benefi ts other than pensions are measured annually as of December 31. At December 31, 2009, the assumed infl a- tionary pre-65 and post-65 health care cost trend rates used to determine year-end obligations and costs for the year ended December 31, 2010 were 8.7 percent, gradually decreasing to an ultimate rate of 4.5 percent in 2027. The assumed infl ationary pre-65 and post-65 health care cost trend rates used to determine obligations at December 31, 2008 and cost for the year ended December 31, 2009 were 9.0 percent, gradually decreasing to an ultimate rate of 5.0 percent in 2023. The following table reconciles the benefi t obligations, plan assets, funded status and net liability information of the Company’s pension and other benefi t plans. Change in Benefi t Obligation: Benefi t obligation at beginning of year Service cost Interest cost Currency Actuarial loss (gain) Benefi t payments from plans Curtailments Divestitures Benefi t obligation at end of year Change in Plan Assets: Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year Actual gain (loss) on plan assets Employer contributions Currency Benefi t payments Divestitures Other Fair value of plan assets at end of year Reconciliation of Funded Status: Fair value of plan assets Projected benefi t obligation Net liability recognized in statement of fi nancial position Amounts recognized in statement of fi nancial position consist of: Current liabilities Noncurrent liabilities Net amount recognized Pension Benefi ts Postretirement Benefi ts Other than Pensions Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2009 2008 $214.2 4.5 14.3 0.9 11.9 (10.6) (0.5) – $234.7 $142.9 23.3 10.2 – (8.2) – – $168.2 $168.2 234.7 $ (66.5) $ (2.2) (64.3) $ (66.5) $407.4 6.8 18.5 (14.6) (13.8) (15.0) – (175.1) $214.2 $343.6 (20.4) 7.5 (11.7) (12.6) (160.6) (2.9) $142.9 $142.9 214.2 $ (71.3) $ (2.6) (68.7) $ (71.3) $ 36.8 1.9 2.5 0.5 (1.5) (2.7) 0.4 – $ 37.9 $ – – – – – – – $ – $ – 37.9 $(37.9) $ (2.6) (35.3) $(37.9) $ 55.2 2.2 2.5 (1.6) (1.3) (8.9) – (11.3) $ 36.8 $ – – – – – – – $ – $ – 36.8 $(36.8) $ (2.5) (34.3) $(36.8) Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of: Accumulated actuarial loss Prior service cost Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income 100 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Pension Benefi ts Postretirement Benefi ts Other than Pensions December 31, 2009 $28.3 0.6 $28.9 2008 $30.9 0.9 $31.8 2009 $3.3 2.4 $5.7 2008 $5.0 3.1 $8.1 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S Summary disaggregated information about the pension plans follows: Projected benefi t obligation Accumulated benefi t obligation Fair value of plan assets C O M P O N E N T S O F N E T P E R I O D I C B E N E F I T C O S T Service cost Interest cost Expected return on plan assets(a) Recognized net actuarial loss Amortization of unrecognized transition asset Amortization of prior service cost Cost of contractual termination benefi ts Amount of curtailment (gain) loss recognized Amount of settlement loss recognized Net periodic benefi t cost Less: Cost related to discontinued operations(b)(c) Net periodic benefi t cost related to continuing operations Assets Exceed ABO December 31, ABO Exceeds Assets Total 2009 $94.6 $82.0 $82.9 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 $104.6 $ 90.8 $ 91.4 $140.1 $137.5 $ 85.3 $109.6 $104.9 $ 51.5 $234.7 $219.5 $168.2 $214.2 $195.7 $142.9 Pension Benefi ts Postretirement Benefi ts Other than Pensions Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $ 4.5 14.3 (11.3) 1.4 – 0.1 – 0.2 – 9.2 – $ 9.2 $ 6.8 18.5 (19.8) 1.4 (0.1) 1.0 – – – 7.8 1.9 $ 5.9 $ 9.2 28.1 (32.0) (0.2) 1.8 5.0 0.1 (1.2) 38.7 49.5 46.0 $ 3.5 2009 $1.9 2.5 – 0.3 – 0.4 – 0.6 – 5.7 – $5.7 2008 $ 2.2 2.5 – 1.3 – (5.0) – – – 1.0 0.6 $ 0.4 2007 $ 2.4 2.5 – – (6.7) 3.8 – – 5.0 7.0 1.1 $ 5.9 (a) The expected return on plan assets is determined by multiplying the fair value of plan assets at the prior year-end (adjusted for estimated current year cash benefi t payments and contributions) by the expected long-term rate of return. (b) In conjunction with the transfer of the Terrace Bay mill to Buchanan and as a closing condition of the agreement, the Company initiated plans to curtail and settle the Ontario Plan. The pension cost related to the operations of the Terrace Bay mill has been classifi ed as Loss from discontinued operations on the con- solidated statements of operations. Pension expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 includes settlement/curtailment losses related to the Ontario Plan of $38.7 million. (c) Pursuant to the terms of the transfer agreement, Buchanan assumed responsibility for postretirement medical and life insurance benefi ts for active employees at the Terrace Bay mill. O T H E R C H A N G E S I N P L A N A S S E T S A N D B E N E F I T O B L I G A T I O N S R E C O G N I Z E D I N O T H E R C O M P R E H E N S I V E I N C O M E Net periodic benefi t expense Accumulated actuarial gain Prior service cost (credit) Transition asset Total recognized in other comprehensive income Total recognized in net periodic benefi t cost and other comprehensive income Pension Benefi ts Postretirement Benefi ts Other than Pensions Year Ended December 31, 2009 $ 9.2 (2.6) (0.3) – (2.9) $ 6.3 2008 $ 7.8 (14.5) (9.6) 0.1 (24.0) $(16.2) 2009 $ 5.7 (1.7) (0.7) – (2.4) $(3.3) 2008 $ 1.0 (7.6) 5.3 – (2.3) $(1.3) The estimated net actuarial loss and prior service cost for the defi ned benefi t pension plans expected to be amor- tized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefi t cost over the next fi scal year are $1.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The estimated prior service cost for postretirement benefi ts other than pension expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefi t cost over the next fi scal year is $0.4 million. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 101 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S W E I G H T E D - A V E R A G E A S S U M P T I O N S U S E D T O D E T E R M I N E B E N E F I T O B L I G A T I O N S A T D E C E M B E R 3 1 Discount rate Rate of compensation increase Pension Benefi ts Postretirement Benefi ts Other than Pensions 2009 6.17% 3.91% 2008 6.80% 3.42% 2009 5.92% – 2008 6.82% – W E I G H T E D - A V E R A G E A S S U M P T I O N S U S E D T O D E T E R M I N E N E T P E R I O D I C B E N E F I T C O S T F O R Y E A R S E N D E D D E C E M B E R 3 1 Discount rate Expected long-term return on plan assets Rate of compensation increase Pension Benefi ts Postretirement Benefi ts Other than Pensions 2009 6.80% 7.92% 3.43% Year Ended December 31, 2008 2007 2009 6.10% 8.02% 3.30% 5.25% 7.90% 3.29% 6.00% – – 2008 6.00% – – 2007 5.66% – – E X P E C T E D L O N G - T E R M R A T E O F R E T U R N A N D I N V E S T M E N T S T R A T E G I E S The expected long-term rate of return on pension fund assets held by the Company’s pension trusts was deter- mined based on several factors, including input from pension investment consultants and projected long-term returns of broad equity and bond indices. Also consid- ered were the plans’ historical 10-year and 15-year com- pounded annual returns. It is anticipated that, on average, actively managed U.S. pension plan assets will generate annual long-term rates of return of at least 8 percent. The expected long-term rate of return on the assets in the plans was based on an asset allocation assumption of about 60 percent with equity managers, with expected long-term rates of return of approximately 10 percent, and 40 percent with fi xed income managers, with an expected long-term rate of return of about 6 percent. The actual asset allocation is regularly reviewed and periodically rebalanced to the tar- geted allocation when considered appropriate. P L A N A S S E T S – F A I R V A L U E M E A S U R E M E N T S The Company measures the fair value of pension plan assets in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”) which establishes a framework for measuring fair value. ASC Topic 820 provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valua- tion techniques used to measure 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 ASC Topic 820 are described below: Level 1 Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active mar- kets that the plan has the ability to access. Level 2 Inputs to the valuation methodology include: • Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; • Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; • Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; • Inputs that are derived principally from or corrobo- rated by observable market data by correlation or other means. If the asset or liability has a specifi ed (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 3 Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobserv- able and signifi cant to the fair value measurement. The asset’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is signifi cant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques attempt to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. 102 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets as of December 31, 2009: Equity securities: Domestic International Fixed income securities Cash and equivalents Total assets at fair value Fair Value of Plan Assets Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total $ – – – 6.7 $6.7 $ 69.3 30.1 62.1 – $161.5 $ – – – – $ – $ 69.3 30.1 62.1 6.7 $168.2 Pension plan asset allocations are as follows: Asset Category Equity securities Debt securities Cash and money-market funds Total Percentage of Plan Assets at December 31, 2009 2008 2007 59% 37% 4% 100% 55% 44% 1% 100% 61% 35% 4% 100% The Company’s investment objectives for pension plan assets is to ensure, over the long-term life of the pen- sion plans, an adequate pool of assets to support the ben- efi t obligations to participants, retirees, and benefi ciaries. Specifi cally, these objectives include the desire to: (a) invest assets in a manner such that future assets are available to fund liabilities, (b) maintain liquidity suffi cient to pay current benefi ts when due and (c) diversify, over time, among asset classes so assets earn a return reasonable with acceptable risk of capital. The target investment allocation and permissible allocation range for plan assets by category are as follows: Asset Category Equity securities Debt securities / Fixed Income Strategic Target Permitted Range 65% 35% 60–70% 30–40% As of December 31, 2009, no company or group of companies in a single industry represented more than fi ve percent of plan assets. The Company’s investments assumptions are established by an investment committee composed of members of senior management and are validated periodi- cally against actual investment returns. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s investment assumptions are as follows: (a) the plan should be substantially fully invested at all times because substantial cash holdings will reduce long-term rates of return; (b) equity investments will provide greater long-term returns than fi xed income investments, although with greater short-term volatility; (c) it is prudent to diversify the plan investment across major asset classes; (d) allocating a portion of plan assets to foreign equities will increase portfolio diversifi cation, decrease portfolio risk and provide the potential for long-term returns; (e) investment managers with active mandates can reduce portfolio risk below market risk and potentially add value through security selection strategies, and that a substan- tial portion of plan assets should be allocated to such active mandates; (f) a component of passive, indexed management can ben- efi t the plans through greater diversifi cation and lower cost, and that a portion of the plan assets should be allo- cated to such passive mandates, and (g) it is appropriate to retain more than one investment manager, given the size of the plans, provided that such managers offer asset class or style diversifi cation. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, no plan assets were invested in the Company’s securities. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 103 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S C A S H F L O W S At December 31, 2009, the Company expects to make aggregate contributions to pension trusts and pay- ments of pension benefi ts for unfunded pension plans of approximately $14 million (based on exchange rates at December 31, 2010). F U T U R E B E N E F I T P A Y M E N T S The following benefi t payments, which refl ect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Years 2015–2019 Pension Plans Postretirement Benefi ts Other than Pensions $11.4 11.8 12.4 13.8 13.8 82.3 $2.5 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.7 18.5 H E A L T H C A R E C O S T T R E N D S Assumed health care cost trend rates affect the amounts reported for postretirement health care benefi t plans. A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects: One-Percentage-Point Increase Decrease Effect on total of service and interest cost components Effect on postretirement benefi t obligation $ – 0.4 $ – (0.5) D E F I N E D C O N T R I B U T I O N R E T I R E M E N T P L A N S The Company’s contributions to its defi ned contribution retirement plans are primarily based on the age and com- pensation of covered employees. Contributions to these plans, all of which were charged to expense, were $1.4 mil- lion in 2009, $1.6 million in 2008 and $1.2 million in 2007. In addition, the Company maintains a supplemental retire- ment contribution plan (the “SRCP”) which is a nonqualifi ed, unfunded defi ned contribution plan. The Company provides benefi ts under the SRCP to the extent necessary to fulfi ll the intent of its defi ned contribution retirement plans with- out regard to the limitations set by the Internal Revenue Code on qualifi ed defi ned contribution plans. For each of the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized expense related to the SRCP of less than $0.1 million. I N V E S T M E N T P L A N S The Company provides voluntary contribution investment plans to substantially all North American employees. Under the plans, the Company matches a portion of employee contributions. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, costs charged to expense for company matching contributions under these plans were $1.5 million, $1.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively. NINE Stock Compensation Plans The Company established the 2004 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”) in December 2004 and reserved 3,500,000 shares of $0.01 par value common stock (“Common Stock”) for issuance under the Omnibus Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the Omnibus Plan, the com- pensation committee of the Company’s board of directors may grant various types of equity-based compensation awards, including incentive and nonqualifi ed stock options, SARs, restricted stock, RSUs, RSUs with performance con- ditions (“Performance Shares”) and performance units, in addition to certain cash-based awards. All grants under the Omnibus Plan will be made at fair market value and no grant may be repriced. In general, the options expire ten years from the date of grant and vest over a three-year service period. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 1,960,000 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future issuance under the Omnibus Plan. As of December 31, 2009, the number of shares available for future issuance was not reduced by outstanding SARs because the clos- ing market price for the Company’s common stock was less than the exercise price of all outstanding SARs. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation pursuant to the fair value recognition provisions of ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC Topic 718”). ASC Topic 718 requires the reporting of excess tax benefi ts related to the exercise or vesting of stock-based awards as cash provided by fi nancing 104 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S activities. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized excess tax benefi ts (costs) related to the exercise or vesting of stock-based awards of approximately $(0.2) million, $(0.7) million and $0.5 million, respectively. V A L U A T I O N A N D E X P E N S E I N F O R M A T I O N U N D E R A S C T O P I C 7 1 8 Substantially all stock-based compensation expense has been recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. The following table summarizes stock-based compensation costs and related income tax benefi ts. price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Options awarded to LTIP participants expire in ten years and one-third vest on each of the fi rst three anniversaries of the date of grant. Options awarded to non-employee mem- bers of the board of directors expire in ten years and vest on the fi rst anniversary of the date of grant. The weighted- average grant date fair value for stock options granted for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $2.67 per share and $6.30 per share, respectively, and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions: Stock-based compensation expense Income tax benefi t Stock-based compensation, net of income tax benefi t Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $ 4.7 (1.8) $ 4.0 (1.5) $ 6.4 (2.5) $ 2.9 $ 2.5 $ 3.9 Expected life in years Interest rate Volatility Dividend yield Year Ended December 31, 2009 5.9 2.4% 51.6% 4.9% 2008 5.9 3.4% 31.5% 1.9% The following table summarizes total compen- sation costs related to the Company’s equity awards and amounts recognized in the year ended December 31, 2009. Stock Options Restricted Stock Unrecognized compensation cost – December 31, 2008 Add: Grant date fair value current year grants Less: Compensation expense recognized Unrecognized compensation cost – December 31, 2009 Expected amortization period (in years) $ 1.5 1.8 1.9 $1.4 1.9 $ 1.6 2.6 2.8 $1.4 1.7 S T O C K O P T I O N S For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company awarded nonqualifi ed stock options to Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) participants to purchase approximately 698,000 shares of common stock (subject to forfeiture due to termination of employment and other conditions). In addition, the Company awarded to non-employee members of its board of directors nonqualifi ed stock options to pur- chase 32,000 shares of common stock. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the weighted-average exercise price of such nonqualifi ed stock option awards was $8.19 per share. The exercise price of the options was equal to the market For stock option awards granted in 2009, expected volatility was based on the Company’s historical stock price performance. For stock option awards granted in 2008, expected volatility was estimated by reference to the historical stock price performance of a peer group of companies. The expected term was estimated based upon historical data for Kimberly-Clark stock option awards. The risk-free interest rate was based on the yield on U.S. Treasury bonds with a remaining term approximately equivalent to the expected term of the stock option award. Forfeitures were estimated at the date of grant. The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Omnibus Plan for the year ended December 31, 2009: Options outstanding – December 31, 2008 Add: Options granted Less: Options forfeited/cancelled Options outstanding – December 31, 2009 Number of Stock Options Weighted- Average Exercise Price 1,622,045 730,150 82,347 $ 30.81 $ 8.19 $29.04 2,269,848 $23.60 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 105 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S The status of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of December 31, 2009, summarized by exercise price, follows: Options Vested or Expected to Vest Options Exercisable Exercise Price $ 7.41–$21.13 $24.01–$29.43 $30.15–$34.61 $35.92–$42.24 Remaining Number of Contractual Life (Years) Weighted-Average Weighted- Average Exercise Price Options 845,564 383,500 689,180 331,193 2,249,437 9.2 5.5 4.4 4.3 6.4 $ 9.82 $26.50 $32.71 $37.34 $23.73 Aggregate Intrinsic Value(a) $4.1 – – – $4.1 Number of Options 83,110 308,307 685,847 286,533 1,363,797 Weighted- Average Exercise Price $15.72 $26.69 $32.71 $37.40 $31.30 Aggregate Intrinsic Value(a) $0.1 – – – $0.1 (a) Represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value as of December 31, 2009 that option holders would have received had they exercised their options as of such date. The pre-tax intrinsic value is based on the closing market price for the Company’s common stock of $13.95 on December 31, 2009. No stock options were exercised for the years In January 2009, the Compensation Committee of ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. The aggregate pre-tax intrinsic value of stock options exercised for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $1.5 million. The following table summarizes the status of the Company’s unvested stock options as of December 31, 2009 and activity for the year then ended: Outstanding – December 31, 2008 Add: Options granted Less: Options vested Less: Options forfeited/cancelled Outstanding – December 31, 2009 Number of Stock Options Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value 414,828 730,150 228,210 10,717 906,051 $ 6.98 $2.67 $5.54 $8.43 $3.85 As of December 31, 2009, certain participants met age and service requirements that allowed their options to qualify for accelerated vesting upon retire- ment. As of December 31, 2009, there were approximately 261,500 stock options subject to accelerated vesting that such participants would have been eligible to exercise if they had retired as of such date. The aggregate grant date fair value of options subject to accelerated vesting was $1.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2009, stock- based compensation expense for such options was $0.6 mil- lion. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the aggregate grant date fair value of options vested, including options subject to accelerated vesting, was $2.3 million. Stock options that refl ect accelerated vesting for expense recog- nition become exercisable according to the contract terms of the stock option grant. the Board of Directors approved the conversion of approxi- mately 1,105,000 outstanding nonqualifi ed stock options with an exercise price in excess of $25.00 per share to an equal number of SARs. Upon exercise, the holder of an SAR will receive common shares equal to the number of SARs exer- cised multiplied by a fraction where the numerator is equal to the market price at the time of exercise minus the exer- cise price of the SAR and the denominator is equal to the market price at the time of exercise. The SARs can only be settled for shares of Common Stock, and the Company will not receive any cash proceeds upon exercise. All other contrac- tual terms of the SARs are unchanged from those of the stock options converted. At the date of conversions the fair value of the SARs was equal to the fair value of the stock options exchanged. As a result, the Company did not recognize any additional compensation expense due to the conversion. P E R F O R M A N C E S H A R E S For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company granted target awards of 216,400 Performance Shares to LTIP participants. The measurement period for the Performance Shares is January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011. Common Stock equal to between 30 percent and 250 percent of the performance share tar- get will be awarded based on the Company’s growth in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortiza- tion (“EBITDA”) minus a capital charge and total return to shareholders relative to a peer group of companies and the Russell 2000® Value small cap index. The weighted- average grant date fair value for the Performance Shares was $10.59 per share (which represents the grant date market price of the Company’s Common Stock of $7.41 per 106 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S share multiplied by the probability-weighted expected payout of approximately 1.43 shares of Common Stock for each Performance Share) and was estimated using a “Monte Carlo” simulation technique. Compensation cost is recog- nized pro rata over the vesting period. R S U s For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company awarded 17,920 RSUs to non-employee members of the Company’s board of directors (“Director Awards”). The weighted average grant date fair value of such awards was $8.04 per share. Director Awards vest one year from the date of grant. During the vesting period, the holders of Director Awards are entitled to dividends, but the shares do not have voting rights and are forfeited in the event the holder is no longer a member of the board of directors. In addition, the Company issued 742 RSUs in lieu of dividends on RSUs held by non-U.S employees and a non-U.S. member of the board of directors. The following table summarizes the activity of the Company’s unvested stock-based awards (other than stock options) for the year ended December 31, 2009: Outstanding – December 31, 2008 Add: Shares granted(a) Less: Shares vested Less: Shares expired or cancelled Outstanding – December 31, 2009(b) Restricted Stock Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Performance Shares/RSUs Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value 574 – 574 – – $ 34.28 – $34.28 – – 152,811 236,062 30,857 14,802 342,214 $ 27.69 $10.39 $30.80 $22.32 $15.76 (a) Includes the grant of 742 RSUs to non-U.S. employees and directors in lieu of cash dividends. Such dividends-in-kind vest concurrently with the underlying RSU. (b) The aggregate pre-tax intrinsic value of RSUs and Performance Shares as of December 31, 2009 was $0.9 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The aggregate pre- tax intrinsic value of Performance Shares was calculated on the shares that would be issued based on the Company’s achievement of performance targets if the performance period ended at December 31, 2009. The aggregate pre-tax intrinsic value of restricted stock and RSUs that vested for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $0.4 million, $1.1 million and $1.3 mil- lion, respectively. Fox River, the Company acquired 100 shares of Common Stock with a fair market value of approximately four thousand dollars. On March 12, 2008, the Company’s sharehold- TEN Stockholders’ Equity C O M M O N S T O C K The Company has authorized 100 million shares of Common Stock. Holders of the Company’s Common Stock are enti- tled to one vote per share. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company acquired 4,910 shares, 31,652 shares and 11,445 shares of Common Stock, respec- tively, at a cost of approximately $0.1 million, $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for shares surrendered by employees to pay taxes due on vested restricted stock awards. In addition, in connection with the acquisition of ers approved a reverse/forward split of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. The reverse/forward split consisted of a 1-for-50 reverse split of Common Stock followed immediately by a 50-for-1 forward split of Common Stock. Holdings of stockholders with fewer than 50 shares of Common Stock prior to the split were converted into fractional shares. Such fractional shares were purchased by the Company for $24.99 per share. The Company purchased 360,548 shares of Common Stock at a total cost of approxi- mately $9.4 million including transaction costs. The reverse/ forward split resulted in a signifi cant reduction in share- holder record keeping and mailing expenses and provided holders of fewer than 50 shares with a cost-effective way to effi ciently dispose of their investment. Each share of Common Stock contains a pre- ferred stock purchase right that is associated with the share. These preferred stock purchase rights are transferred Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 107 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S only with shares of Common Stock. The preferred stock purchase rights become exercisable and separately certifi - cated only upon a “Rights Distribution Date” as that term is defi ned in the stockholder rights agreement adopted by the Company at the time of the Spin-Off. In general, a Rights Distribution Date occurs ten business days following either of these events: (i) a person or group has acquired or obtained the right to acquire benefi cial ownership of 15 percent or more of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock then outstanding, or (ii) a tender offer or exchange offer is commenced that would result in a person or group acquiring 15 percent or more of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock then outstanding. P R E F E R R E D S T O C K The Company has authorized 20 million shares of $0.01 par value preferred stock. The preferred stock may be issued in one or more series and with such designations and preferences for each series as shall be stated in the resolu- tions providing for the designation and issue of each such series adopted by the board of directors of the Company. The board of directors is authorized by the Company’s articles of incorporation to determine the voting, dividend, redemption and liquidation preferences pertaining to each such series. No shares of preferred stock have been issued by the Company. ELEVEN Commitments L E A S E S The future minimum obligations under operating leases having a noncancelable term in excess of one year as of December 31, 2009, are as follows: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Thereafter Future minimum lease obligations $ 3.0 2.6 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.2 $10.1 The following table presents the Company’s rent expense under operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007: Rent expense Less: Amounts related to discontinued operations Rent expense related to Year Ended December 31, 2009 $2.5 2008 $3.3 – 0.5 2007 $3.0 1.0 continuing operations $2.5 $2.8 $2.0 P U R C H A S E C O M M I T M E N T S The Company has certain minimum purchase commitments, none of which are individually material, that extend beyond December 31, 2009. Commitments under these contracts are approximately $4.4 million in 2010, $0.4 million in 2011, $0.4 million in 2012, $0.4 million in 2013 and $0.4 million in 2014. Although the Company is primarily liable for pay- ments on the above-mentioned leases and purchase com- mitments, management believes exposure to losses, if any, under these arrangements is not material. TWELVE Contingencies and Legal Matters L I T I G A T I O N The Company is involved in certain legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. While the out- come of these legal actions and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, it is the opinion of management that the outcome of any such claim which is pending or threatened, either individually or on a combined basis, will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated fi nancial condi- tion, results of operations or liquidity of the Company. I N D E M N I F I C A T I O N S Pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, an Employee Matters Agreement and a Tax Sharing Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify Kimberly-Clark for certain liabilities or risks related to the Spin-Off. Many of the potential indem- nifi cation liabilities under these agreements are unknown, 108 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S remote or highly contingent. Furthermore, even in the event that an indemnifi cation claim is asserted, liability for indem- nifi cation is subject to determination under the terms of the applicable agreement. For these reasons, the Company is unable to estimate the maximum potential amount of the possible future liability under the indemnity provisions of these agreements. However, the Company accrues for any potentially indemnifi able liability or risk under these agreements for which it believes a future payment is prob- able and a range of loss can be reasonably estimated. As of December 2009, management believes the Company’s liability under such indemnifi cation obligations was not material to the consolidated fi nancial statements. additional costs which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s fi nancial condition, results of operations or liquidity. The Company incurs capital expenditures nec- essary to meet legal requirements and otherwise relating to the protection of the environment at its facilities in the United States and internationally. For these purposes, the Company has planned capital expenditures for environmen- tal projects during the period 2010 through 2012 of approx- imately $1 million to $2 million annually. The Company’s anticipated capital expenditures for environmental projects are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our fi nancial condition, results of operations or liquidity. E N V I R O N M E N T A L , H E A L T H A N D S A F E T Y M A T T E R S The Company is subject to federal, state and local laws, reg- ulations and ordinances relating to various environmental, health and safety matters. The Company is in compliance with, or is taking actions designed to ensure compliance with, these laws, regulations and ordinances. However, the nature of the Company’s business exposes it to the risk of claims with respect to environmental, health and safety mat- ters, and there can be no assurance that material costs or liabilities will not be incurred in connection with such claims. Except for certain orders issued by environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies, with which management believes the Company is in compliance and which manage- ment believes are immaterial to the results of operations of the Company’s business, Neenah is not currently named as a party in any judicial or administrative proceeding relating to environmental, health and safety matters. While the Company has incurred in the past several years, and will continue to incur, capital and oper- ating expenditures in order to comply with environmen- tal, health and safety laws, regulations and ordinances, management believes that the Company’s future cost of compliance with environmental, health and safety laws, regulations and ordinances, and its exposure to liability for environmental, health and safety claims will not have a material adverse effect on its fi nancial condition, results of operations or liquidity. However, future events, such as changes in existing laws and regulations or contamination of sites owned, operated or used for waste disposal by the Company (including currently unknown contamination and contamination caused by prior owners and operators of such sites or other waste generators) may give rise to E M P L O Y E E S A N D L A B O R R E L A T I O N S As of December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately 1,700 regular full-time employees, of whom 675 hourly and 325 salaried employees were located in the United States and 450 hourly and 250 salaried employees were located in Germany. As of December 31, 2009, the Company has approximately 300 hourly employees covered by collec- tive bargaining agreements that have expired or will expire within the next 12 months. The Company believes it has satisfactory relations with its employees covered by such collective bargaining agreements and does not expect the negotiation of new collective bargaining agreements to have a material effect on its results of operations or cash fl ows. Hourly employees at the Whiting, Neenah, Munising and Appleton paper mills are represented by the United Steelworkers Union (the “USW”). The collec- tive bargaining agreement for the Munising paper mill expired on July 14, 2009. The Company is currently nego- tiating a new labor agreement for the mill with the USW. In December 2009, the Company and the USW signed a new collective bargaining agreement for the Whiting paper mill that is effective through January 31, 2013. In October 2009, the Company and the USW signed a new collective bargain- ing agreement for the Neenah paper mill that is effective through June 30, 2013. The collective bargaining agree- ment for the Appleton paper mill expires on May 31, 2010. Separately, the Neenah, Whiting and Munising paper mills have bargained jointly with the union on pension matters. The agreement on pension matters will remain in effect through 2019. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 109 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S Approximately 50 percent of salaried employees and 80 percent of hourly employees of Neenah Germany are eligible to be represented by the Mining, Chemicals and Energy Trade Union, Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie and Energie (the “IG BCE”). The collective bar- gaining agreement covering union employees of Neenah Germany is negotiated by the IG BCE and a national trade association representing all employers in the industry. Union membership is voluntary and under German law does not need to be disclosed to the Company. As a result, the number of employees covered by the collective bar- gaining agreement that expires in August 2010 cannot be determined. THIRTEEN Transactions with Kimberly-Clark For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company sold softwood and hardwood pulp to Kimberly- Clark from the Pictou pulp mill. Net sales for the pulp sold to Kimberly-Clark for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $37 million and $115 million, respectively. All such revenue is reported as results of discontinued opera- tions on the consolidated statements of operations. P U L P S U P P L Y A G R E E M E N T In conjunction with the sale of the Pictou Mill, Northern Pulp assumed responsibility for pulp sales to Kimberly-Clark pursuant to a pulp supply agreement (the “Pulp Supply Agreement”). The Company guaranteed certain obligations under the Pulp Supply Agreement; however, in the event that Northern Pulp and Kimberly-Clark entered into an amended agreement or made other material changes to the Pulp Supply Agreement, the Company’s guarantee obliga- tions cease. In January 2009, Northern Pulp and Kimberly- Clark entered into a new pulp supply agreement thereby terminating the Company’s guarantee obligations. O T H E R A G R E E M E N T S W I T H K I M B E R L Y - C L A R K The Company also entered into a (i) Distribution Agreement, (ii) Employee Matters Agreement, (iii) Corporate Services Agreement and (iv) Tax Sharing Agreement with Kimberly- Clark in connection with the Spin-Off. These agreements provided for, among other things, (i) the principal corporate transactions required to effect the separation of the Pulp and Paper Business from Kimberly-Clark, cross-indemnities principally designed to place fi nancial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of the Pulp and Paper Business with the Company and fi nancial responsibility for the obliga- tions and liabilities of Kimberly-Clark’s retained businesses with Kimberly-Clark, (ii) employee liability transfers to the Company and retention of certain employment liabilities by Kimberly-Clark, (iii) various transitional corporate support services and (iv) the Company’s and Kimberly-Clark’s respec- tive rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Spin-Off with respect to taxes attributable to the Company’s business, as well as any taxes incurred by Kimberly-Clark as a result of the failure of the Spin-Off to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code. The descriptions above are summaries of the principal provisions of the various agreements and are qual- ifi ed in their entirety by the respective agreements. FOURTEEN Business Segment and Geographic Information The Company reports its operations in two segments: Fine Paper and Technical Products. The fi ne paper business is a leading producer of premium writing, text, cover and spe- cialty papers. The technical products business is a leading international producer of fi ltration media, durable, satu- rated and coated substrates for a variety of end uses; and nonwoven wall coverings. Each segment employs different technologies and marketing strategies. Disclosure of seg- ment information is on the same basis that management uses internally for evaluating segment performance and allocating resources. Transactions between segments are executed at market prices, and such transactions are eliminated 110 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Capital expenditures Fine Paper Technical Products Pulp Corporate Total Less: Discontinued operations Total Continuing Operations $4.0 4.3 – 0.1 8.4 – $8.4 Total assets Fine Paper Technical Products Assets held for sale Corporate and other Total G E O G R A P H I C I N F O R M A T I O N $ 8.9 15.0 1.4 4.7 30.0 1.4 $28.6 $ 9.5 39.5 5.4 3.9 58.3 5.4 $52.9 December 31, 2009 2008 $166.3 353.4 10.0 107.8 $637.5 $190.7 366.6 3.3 129.4 $690.0 in consolidation. The costs of shared services, and other administrative functions managed on a common basis, are allocated to the segments based on usage, where possible, or other factors based on the nature of the activity. General corporate expenses that do not directly support the opera- tions of the business segments are shown as Unallocated corporate costs. The accounting policies of the reportable operating segments are the same as those described in Note 2, “Summary of Signifi cant Accounting Policies.” B U S I N E S S S E G M E N T S Net sales Fine Paper Technical Products Intersegment sales Consolidated Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $255.6 318.3 – $573.9 $335.5 396.8 – $732.3 $366.5 400.8 (0.3) $767.0 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Operating income (loss) Fine Paper(a) Technical Products(b) Unallocated corporate costs(c) Consolidated $ 17.5 14.4 (15.5) $ 16.4 $ 34.0 (42.3) (11.0) $(19.3) $ 46.6 24.7 (17.4) $ 53.9 (a) Operating earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 include costs related to the closure of the Ripon Mill of $17.1 million. (b) The operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2008 includes a non- cash pre-tax goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge of $54.5 million. (c) Unallocated corporate costs for the year ended December 31, 2008 include a gain of approximately $4.3 million related to the settlement cer- tain postemployment obligations for Terrace Bay retirees. Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Net sales United States Europe Intergeographic items Consolidated Total assets United States Canada Europe Total Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $360.9 213.0 – $573.9 $467.3 265.0 – $732.3 $502.9 264.4 (0.3) $767.0 December 31, 2009 2008 $330.9 5.4 301.2 $637.5 $371.8 3.3 314.9 $690.0 Depreciation and amortization Fine Paper Technical Products Pulp Corporate Total $10.7 17.8 – 6.0 34.5 – Total Continuing Operations $34.5 Less: Discontinued operations $11.4 18.9 1.9 6.4 38.6 1.9 $36.7 $11.3 17.2 10.7 6.1 45.3 10.7 $34.6 Net sales are attributed to geographic areas based on the physical location of the entities. Segment identifi able assets are those that are directly used in the segments operations. Corporate assets are primarily cash, deferred income taxes and deferred fi nancing costs. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 111 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S C O N C E N T R A T I O N S For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, sales to the fi ne paper business’s two largest customers (both of which are distributors) represented approxi- mately 30 percent of its total sales. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, no single customer accounted for more than 10 percent of the Company’s con- solidated revenue. Except for certain specialty latex grades and specialty softwood pulp used by Technical Products, management is not aware of any signifi cant concentration of business transacted with a particular supplier that could, if suddenly eliminated, have a material adverse affect on its operations. An interruption in supply of a latex spe- cialty grade or of specialty softwood pulp could disrupt and eventually cause a shutdown of production of certain technical products. FIFTEEN Supplemental Data S U P P L E M E N T A L S T A T E M E N T O F O P E R A T I O N S D A T A S U P P L E M E N T A L B A L A N C E S H E E T D A T A Summary of Accounts Receivable – net Accounts Receivable: From customers Other Less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts Total Summary of Inventories Inventories by Major Class: Raw materials Work in progress Finished goods Supplies and other Excess of FIFO over LIFO cost Total Summary of Advertising and Research Expenses Advertising expense Research expense Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $6.5 $5.5 $8.7 $6.5 $10.3 $ 6.4 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Summary of Prepaid and Other Current Assets Prepaid and other current assets Spare parts Receivable from FiberMark for German taxes Total Summary of Other (Income) Expense – net (Gain) loss on property disposals $ 0.2 Net gain from risk management activities Litigation settlement Terrace Bay employee benefi ts Other income – net (0.1) – 0.7 (1.0) (0.2) Total other income – net Less: (Income) expense related to discontinued operations Other income – net related to continuing operations $ (6.3) $ 0.4 (0.7) – (4.4) (1.4) (12.8) (4.4) 5.2 (3.4) (2.3) (4.5) (2.8) 0.8 (1.5) $(1.0) $(11.3) $(1.7) Assets Held for Sale The Woodlands (Note 5) Ripon Mill property, plant and equipment – net (Note 3) Total December 31, 2009 2008 $69.4 0.2 (1.9) $67.7 $64.7 0.2 (1.7) $63.2 December 31, 2009 2008 $16.6 11.7 49.4 1.7 79.4 (8.7) $70.7 $21.8 13.0 59.0 3.0 96.8 (8.2) $88.6 December 31, 2009 2008 $ 7.6 5.5 0.6 $13.7 $11.8 6.6 0.6 $19.0 December 31, 2009 2008 $ 3.8 6.2 $10.0 $3.3 – $3.3 112 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S December 31, 2009 2008 Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment – Net Land and land improvements Buildings Machinery and equipment Construction in progress $ 21.9 97.8 445.1 4.8 569.6 Less accumulated depreciation and depletion 285.2 $284.4 Net Property, Plant and Equipment $ 23.9 99.9 439.1 12.5 575.4 259.2 $316.2 Summary of Noncurrent Employee Benefi ts and Other Obligations Pension benefi ts Post-employment benefi ts other than pensions(a) Other Total December 31, 2009 2008 $ 64.3 $ 68.7 40.7 3.3 $108.3 39.1 3.5 $111.3 (a) Includes $5.4 million and $4.8 million in long-term disability benefi ts due to Terrace Bay retirees as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Depreciation expense for the years ended S U P P L E M E N T A L C A S H F L O W D A T A December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $30.1 million, $34.7 million and $41.6 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2009, less than $0.1 million in inter- est expense was capitalized as part of the cost of capital projects. Interest expense capitalized as part of the costs of capital projects was $0.5 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. December 31, 2009 2008 Summary of Accrued Expenses Accrued salaries and employee benefi ts Liability for uncertain income tax positions Accrued interest Accrued restructuring costs (Note 3) Accrued income taxes Other Total $18.2 9.5 2.1 4.0 0.4 14.4 $48.6 $19.0 12.9 2.1 1.7 1.3 13.3 $50.3 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Net cash provided by (used in) changes in working capital, net of effects of acquisitions Accounts receivable Inventories Income taxes receivable Prepaid and other current assets Accounts payable Accrued expenses Foreign currency effects on working capital Total $ (4.5) 17.7 9.8 1.4 (4.5) 6.6 0.9 $27.4 $ 48.7 (2.4) (10.6) 2.6 (33.3) (23.6) (2.5) $(21.1) $(14.3) (1.1) – (3.3) 2.8 13.1 8.7 $ 5.9 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $20.2 $23.0 $23.7 Cash paid during the year for interest, net of interest expense capitalized Cash paid (received) during the year for income taxes, net of refunds Non-cash investing activities: Liability for equipment acquired 1.8 (7.7) 6.6 2.7 6.2 3.9 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 113 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S SIXTEEN Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Neenah Canada, Neenah Paper Michigan, Inc. and Neenah Paper Sales, Inc. (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) guarantee the Company’s Senior Notes. The Guarantor Subsidiaries are 100 percent owned by the Company and all guarantees are full and unconditional. The following condensed consolidating fi nancial information is presented in lieu of consolidated fi nancial statements for the Guarantor Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. C O N D E N S E D C O N S O L I D A T I N G S T A T E M E N T O F O P E R A T I O N S Year Ended December 31, 2009 Neenah Paper, Inc. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Amounts Net sales Cost of products sold Gross profi t Selling, general and administrative expenses Restructuring costs Other (income) expense – net Operating income (loss) Equity in earnings of subsidiaries Interest expense – net Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes Benefi t for income taxes Income (loss) from continuing operations Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision Net income (loss) $248.2 186.2 62.0 45.4 (0.4) 0.1 16.9 (2.5) 21.4 (2.0) (0.8) (1.2) – $ (1.2) $112.4 92.6 19.8 10.0 17.1 0.9 (8.2) – 0.8 (9.0) (4.0) (5.0) 0.6 $ (4.4) $213.3 193.5 19.8 13.7 0.4 (2.0) 7.7 – 1.0 6.7 (0.2) 6.9 – $ 6.9 $ – – – – – – – 2.5 – (2.5) – (2.5) – $(2.5) $573.9 472.3 101.6 69.1 17.1 (1.0) 16.4 – 23.2 (6.8) (5.0) (1.8) 0.6 $ (1.2) 114 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S C O N D E N S E D C O N S O L I D A T I N G S T A T E M E N T O F O P E R A T I O N S Year Ended December 31, 2008 Neenah Paper, Inc. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Amounts Net sales Cost of products sold Gross profi t Selling, general and administrative expenses Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge Other income (expense) – net Operating income (loss) Equity in losses of subsidiaries Interest expense – net Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes Provision (benefi t) for income taxes Income (loss) from continuing operations Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefi t Net income (loss) $ 284.2 230.1 54.1 47.6 – 0.6 5.9 146.7 21.6 (162.4) (3.9) (158.5) – $(158.5) $ 183.1 161.1 22.0 12.3 – (10.9) 20.6 – 1.9 18.7 9.5 9.2 (111.2) $(102.0) $265.0 242.0 23.0 15.3 54.5 (1.0) (45.8) – 1.5 (47.3) (2.6) (44.7) – $ (44.7) $ – – – – – – – (146.7) – 146.7 – 146.7 – $146.7 $ 732.3 633.2 99.1 75.2 54.5 (11.3) (19.3) – 25.0 (44.3) 3.0 (47.3) (111.2) $(158.5) C O N D E N S E D C O N S O L I D A T I N G S T A T E M E N T O F O P E R A T I O N S Year Ended December 31, 2007 Neenah Paper, Inc. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Amounts Net sales Cost of products sold Gross profi t Selling, general and administrative expenses Other income – net Operating income Equity in earnings of subsidiaries Interest expense – net Income from continuing operations before income taxes Provision (benefi t) for income taxes Income from continuing operations Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefi t Net income (loss) $222.8 157.0 65.8 42.0 (0.1) 23.9 (9.2) 22.6 10.5 0.3 10.2 – $ 10.2 $280.2 251.2 29.0 21.9 (1.0) 8.1 – 2.8 5.3 – 5.3 (22.0) $ (16.7) $264.3 227.6 36.7 15.4 (0.6) 21.9 – – 21.9 (4.0) 25.9 – $ 25.9 $(0.3) (0.3) – – – – 9.2 – (9.2) – (9.2) – $(9.2) $767.0 635.5 131.5 79.3 (1.7) 53.9 – 25.4 28.5 (3.7) 32.2 (22.0) $ 10.2 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 115 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S C O N D E N S E D C O N S O L I D A T I N G B A L A N C E S H E E T ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable – net Inventories Income taxes receivable Deferred income taxes Intercompany amounts receivable Prepaid and other current assets Assets held for sale Total current assets Property, plant and equipment at cost Less accumulated depreciation Property, plant and equipment – net Investments in subsidiaries Deferred Income Taxes Goodwill Intangible assets Other Assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities Debt payable within one year Accounts payable Intercompany amounts payable Accrued expenses Total current liabilities Long-term Debt Deferred Income Taxes Noncurrent Employee Benefi ts and Other Obligations TOTAL LIABILITIES STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY As of December 31, 2009 Neenah Paper, Inc. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Amounts $ 2.1 23.8 38.1 0.3 4.7 68.7 5.2 – 142.9 262.2 180.3 81.9 280.5 10.9 – 2.9 6.5 $525.6 $ 40.9 16.3 49.4 23.6 130.2 252.9 – 34.8 417.9 107.7 $525.6 $ 2.0 16.1 8.9 0.5 57.0 49.4 1.7 10.0 145.6 99.5 62.9 36.6 – 26.5 – – 0.1 $208.8 $ – 5.3 68.7 14.8 88.8 – – 38.7 127.5 81.3 $208.8 $ 1.5 27.8 23.7 – – – 6.8 – 59.8 207.9 42.0 165.9 – – 44.9 24.6 6.5 $301.7 $ 14.7 8.4 – 10.2 33.3 10.7 23.7 34.8 102.5 199.2 $301.7 $ – – – – – (118.1) – – (118.1) – – – (280.5) – – – – $(398.6) $ – – (118.1) – (118.1) – – – (118.1) (280.5) $(398.6) $ 5.6 67.7 70.7 0.8 61.7 – 13.7 10.0 230.2 569.6 285.2 284.4 – 37.4 44.9 27.5 13.1 $637.5 $ 55.6 30.0 – 48.6 134.2 263.6 23.7 108.3 529.8 107.7 $637.5 116 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S C O N D E N S E D C O N S O L I D A T I N G B A L A N C E S H E E T ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net Inventories Income taxes receivable Deferred income taxes Intercompany amounts receivable Prepaid and other current assets Assets held for sale – discontinued operations Total current assets Property, plant and equipment, at cost Less accumulated depreciation Property, plant and equipment – net Investments In Subsidiaries Deferred Income Taxes Goodwill Intangible Assets – net Other Assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities Debt payable within one year Accounts payable Intercompany amounts payable Accrued expenses Total current liabilities Long-term Debt Deferred Income Taxes Noncurrent Employee Benefi ts and Other Obligations TOTAL LIABILITIES STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY As of December 31, 2008 Neenah Paper, Inc. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Amounts $ 1.9 22.4 45.8 11.2 3.5 69.6 5.5 – 159.9 261.7 169.1 92.6 292.9 9.6 – 3.0 6.8 $564.8 $ 5.0 17.4 55.6 21.8 99.8 328.3 – 33.6 461.7 103.1 $564.8 $ 1.1 12.9 11.2 – 61.9 55.6 5.4 3.3 151.4 113.4 62.1 51.3 – 25.6 – – 0.1 $228.4 $ – 3.2 69.6 17.1 89.9 – – 44.3 134.2 94.2 $228.4 $ 0.3 27.9 31.6 – – – 8.1 – 67.9 200.3 28.0 172.3 – 0.1 43.8 25.7 5.1 $314.9 $ 19.1 14.7 – 11.4 45.2 12.2 25.4 33.4 116.2 198.7 $314.9 $ – – – – – (125.2) – – (125.2) – – – (292.9) – – – – $(418.1) $ – – (125.2) – (125.2) – – – (125.2) (292.9) $(418.1) $ 3.3 63.2 88.6 11.2 65.4 – 19.0 3.3 254.0 575.4 259.2 316.2 – 35.3 43.8 28.7 12.0 $690.0 $ 24.1 35.3 – 50.3 109.7 340.5 25.4 111.3 586.9 103.1 $690.0 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 117 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S C O N D E N S E D C O N S O L I D A T I N G S T A T E M E N T O F C A S H F L O W S OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income (loss) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and amortization Stock-based compensation Deferred income tax benefi t Ripon Mill non-cash charges (Gain) loss on other asset dispositions Net cash provided by changes in operating working capital Equity in earnings of subsidiaries Pension and other post-employment benefi ts Other NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES INVESTING ACTIVITIES Capital expenditures Proceeds from asset sales Other NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt Repayments of long-term debt Short-term borrowings Repayments of short-term borrowings Cash dividends paid Other Intercompany transfers – net NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR Year Ended December 31, 2009 Neenah Paper, Inc. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Amounts $ (1.2) $(4.4) $ 6.9 $(2.5) $ (1.2) 15.2 4.7 (2.8) – 0.2 19.9 (2.5) 4.5 (0.9) 37.1 (3.4) – 0.8 (2.6) 42.6 (85.8) 0.9 – (5.9) (0.1) 14.0 (34.3) 4.6 – (4.4) 6.3 – 4.7 – (2.9) 1.0 4.9 (1.4) 0.8 (0.3) (0.9) – – – – – – (3.1) (3.1) 14.7 – (2.2) – – 2.8 – 0.8 (0.1) 22.9 (3.6) – (1.2) (4.8) – (1.8) 11.3 (15.4) – – (10.9) (16.8) – – – – – – 2.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 34.5 4.7 (9.4) 6.3 0.2 27.4 – 2.4 – 64.9 (8.4) 0.8 (0.7) (8.3) 42.6 (87.6) 12.2 (15.4) (5.9) (0.1) – (54.2) – 0.2 1.9 $ 2.1 – 0.9 1.1 $ 2.0 (0.1) 1.2 0.3 $ 1.5 – – – $ – (0.1) 2.3 3.3 $ 5.6 118 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S C O N D E N S E D C O N S O L I D A T I N G S T A T E M E N T O F C A S H F L O W S Year Ended December 31, 2008 Neenah Paper, Inc. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Amounts OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income (loss) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and amortization Stock-based compensation Deferred income tax provision (benefi t) Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge Asset impairment loss Loss on disposal – transfer of the Pictou Mill Amortization of deferred revenue – transfer of the Pictou Mill Loss on disposal – transfer of the Pictou Mill postretirement benefi t plans Gain on curtailment of postretirement benefi t plan (Gain) loss on other asset dispositions Net cash provided by (used in) changes in operating working capital Equity in losses of subsidiaries Pension and other postretirement benefi ts Other NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES INVESTING ACTIVITIES Capital expenditures Payments in conjunction with transfer of the Pictou Mill Proceeds from asset sales Other NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt Repayments of long-term debt Short-term borrowings Repayments of short-term debt Cash dividends paid Share purchases Other Intercompany transfers – net NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR $(158.5) $(102.0) $(44.7) $ 146.7 $(158.5) 15.4 4.0 3.1 – – – – – – 0.4 (20.2) 146.7 (3.8) (0.4) (13.3) (11.2) – – (1.3) (12.5) 53.7 (34.6) – – (6.0) (9.4) (0.3) 25.2 28.6 2.8 (0.9) $ 1.9 7.4 – (55.2) – 91.2 29.4 (2.8) 53.7 (4.3) (6.7) 7.9 – (4.6) (1.1) 12.9 (7.4) (13.6) 13.8 0.8 (6.4) – – – – – – (0.6) (7.6) (8.2) (1.7) 2.8 $ 1.1 15.8 – (4.0) 54.5 – – – – – – (8.8) – 0.8 (0.1) 13.5 (11.4) – – (0.1) (11.5) – – 18.7 (3.3) – – – (17.6) (2.2) (0.2) 0.5 $ 0.3 – – – – – – – – – – – (146.7) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – $ – 38.6 4.0 (56.1) 54.5 91.2 29.4 (2.8) 53.7 (4.3) (6.3) (21.1) – (7.6) (1.6) 13.1 (30.0) (13.6) 13.8 (0.6) (30.4) 53.7 (34.6) 18.7 (3.3) (6.0) (9.4) (0.9) – 18.2 0.9 2.4 $ 3.3 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 119 N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S C O N D E N S E D C O N S O L I D A T I N G S T A T E M E N T O F C A S H F L O W S OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income (loss) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and amortization Stock-based compensation Deferred income tax provision (benefi t) Gain on sale of Woodlands (Gain) loss on other asset dispositions Net cash provided by (used in) changes in operating working capital, net of effects of acquisition Equity in earnings of subsidiaries Pension and other postretirement benefi ts Loss on curtailment and settlement of pension plan Other NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES INVESTING ACTIVITIES Capital expenditures Acquisition of Fox River, net of cash acquired Acquisition of Neenah Germany, net of cash acquired Other NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt Repayments of long-term debt Short-term borrowings Repayments of short-term borrowings Cash dividends paid Proceeds from exercise of stock options Other Intercompany transfers – net NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR Year Ended December 31, 2007 Neenah Paper, Inc. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Amounts $ 10.2 $(16.7) $ 25.9 $(9.2) $ 10.2 15.1 5.8 (4.8) – 0.2 2.5 (9.2) 2.9 – 0.1 22.8 (12.9) (54.7) (1.5) 0.1 (69.0) 63.6 (34.1) – – (6.0) 3.7 0.2 17.8 45.2 16.2 0.3 (17.8) (6.2) (1.0) 5.3 – (0.8) 38.7 (0.1) 17.9 (10.0) – – 0.5 (9.5) – – – – – – – (6.4) (6.4) 14.0 0.3 (10.1) – – (1.9) – 2.0 – (1.4) 28.8 (35.4) – – 0.5 (34.9) 13.4 – 8.0 (5.0) – – – (11.4) 5.0 – – – – – – 9.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 45.3 6.4 (32.7) (6.2) (0.8) 5.9 – 4.1 38.7 (1.4) 69.5 (58.3) (54.7) (1.5) 1.1 (113.4) 77.0 (34.1) 8.0 (5.0) (6.0) 3.7 0.2 – 43.8 – (1.0) 0.1 $ (0.9) 0.3 2.3 0.5 $ 2.8 0.6 (0.5) 1.0 $ 0.5 – – – $ – 0.9 0.8 1.6 $ 2.4 120 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report N O T E S T O C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S SEVENTEEN Subsequent Event On March 1, 2010, the Company announced that Neenah Canada had signed a defi nitive agreement to sell the Woodlands to Northern Timber Nova Scotia Corporation, a new operating company jointly owned by Atlas and Blue Wolf, for C$82.5 million ($78.6 million). The Company will receive the proceeds at the time of closing, which is expected to occur before March 31, 2010. Proceeds from the sale will be used to repay the $40 million New Term Loan in full and reduce the balance of revolving loans out- standing under our Restated Credit Agreement to zero. In addition, approximately $3.1 million in contract termina- tion payments related to the closure of the Ripon Mill will become due and payable upon the sale of the Woodlands. The Company’s ability to use proceeds in excess of amounts outstanding under the Restated Credit Agreement is restricted to “permitted uses” as defi ned in the indenture for the Senior Notes. The transaction is expected to result in a pre-tax gain of approximately $75 million which will be recognized at the time of closing. The transaction is not expected to generate a cash tax liability because the tax basis for the Woodlands is approximately equal to the sale price. The sale will result in the Company’s sub- stantially complete liquidation of its Canadian operations. In accordance with ASC Topic 830, Foreign Currency Matters, the gain on sale will also include the reclassifi cation from accumulated other comprehensive income of $88 mil- lion in deferred foreign currency translation gains. Fees and other costs associated with the transaction are minimal. EIGHTEEN Unaudited Quarterly Data First Second(a) Net Sales Gross Profi t Operating Income (Loss) Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share From Continuing Operations: Basic Diluted $134.1 20.5 4.9 (0.7) $ (0.05) $ (0.05) Net Sales Gross Profi t Operating Income (Loss) Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share From Continuing Operations: Basic Diluted First $205.6 34.2 17.9 8.5 $ 0.58 $ 0.57 $135.2 24.2 (10.5) (8.6) $(0.58) $ (0.58) Second $194.5 28.9 14.2 6.2 $ 0.43 $ 0.42 (a) Includes costs related to the closure of the Ripon Mill of $17.1 million. (b) Includes non-cash pre-tax goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge of $54.5 million. 2009 Quarters Third $150.1 28.3 10.7 3.4 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 2008 Quarters Third $185.6 25.0 12.3 5.0 $ 0.34 $ 0.34 Fourth $154.5 28.6 11.3 4.1 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 Year(a) $573.9 101.6 16.4 (1.8) $ (0.12) $ (0.12) Fourth(b) Year(b) $146.6 11.0 (63.7) (67.0) $ (4.58) $ (4.58) $732.3 99.1 (19.3) (47.3) $ (3.24) $ (3.24) Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 121 LEADERSHIP E XE CUTIVE TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sean T. Erwin Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Offi cer, Neenah Paper, Inc. Bonnie C. Lind Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Offi cer and Treasurer Steven S. Heinrichs Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Walter M. Haegler, Ph.D. Managing Director, Neenah Germany John P. O’Donnell President, Fine Paper James R. Piedmonte Senior Vice President, Operations Dennis P. Runsten President, Technical Products – U.S. Sean T. Erwin Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Offi cer, Neenah Paper, Inc. Edward Grzedzinski Former Chief Executive Offi cer, NOVA Information Systems Mary Ann Leeper, Ph.D. Senior Strategic Advisor, Female Health Company and Former President and Chief Operating Offi cer, Female Health Company Timothy S. Lucas, CPA Independent Consultant, Lucas Financial Reporting and Former Director of Research, FASB John F. McGovern Partner, Aurora Capital LLC and Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Georgia Pacific Corporation Philip C. Moore Partner, McCarthy Tétrault, L.L.P. Stephen M. Wood, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer, FiberVisions Corporation 122 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION TRADEMARKS The following brand names mentioned in this report are trademarks of Neenah Paper, Inc. – CAPITOL BOND, CLASSIC, CLASSIC CREST, ENVIRONMENT, ESSE, EVERGREEN, GESSNER, IMAGE CLIP, KIMDURA, MUNISING LP, NEENAH, NEWTECH, PREVAIL, SOFSTRETCH, STARWHITE, SUNDANCE, UV/ULTRA II and VARITESS. STOCK EXC HA NGE Neenah Paper’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NP. INDEPENDENT RE GISTERE D PU B LIC ACCOUNTING FIR M Deloitte & Touche LLP 191 Peachtree Street Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30303 CORPORATE REGISTRAR AND HEA DQU ARTER S Neenah Paper, Inc. 3460 Preston Ridge Road Suite 600 Alpharetta, GA 30005 678.566.6500 www.neenah.com AN N UAL MEETING OF S HA REHOLDERS The 2010 annual meeting of the shareholders of Neenah Paper, Inc. will be held Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time at Neenah’s headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia. As of February 28, 2010, Neenah had approximately 2,500 holders of record of its common stock. TRANSFER AGENT BNY Mellon Shareowner Services P.O. Box 358010 Pittsburgh, PA 15252 Contact Center: Toll Free U.S. and Canada: 877.498.8847 International callers: 201.680.6578 Toll Free TDD for hearing impaired: 800.231.5469 www.bnymellon.com/ shareowner/isd FINANCIAL AND OTHER COM PANY INFORMATION Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fi scal year ended December 31, 2009 is available on our web- site at www.neenah.com. In addition, fi nancial reports, recent fi lings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), news releases and other information are avail- able on our website. For a printed copy of our Form 10-K, without charge, please contact: Neenah Paper, Inc. Attn: Stockholder Services 3460 Preston Ridge Road Suite 600 Alpharetta, GA 30005 866.548.6569 or via e-mail to investors@ neenahpaper.com CE RTIFICATIONS Neenah has included as exhibits to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fi scal year ended December 31, 2009 fi led with the SEC, certifi cations of Neenah’s Chief Executive Offi cer and Chief Financial Offi cer certifying the quality of our public disclosure. FIV E-YEA R CUMULATIVE TOT AL RETU RN* $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 12 04 12 05 12 06 12 07 12 08 12 09 Neenah Paper, Inc. Russell 2000 value Peer group: AbitibiBowater Inc., International Paper Company, P.H. Glatfelter Company, Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. and Wausau Paper Corporation. The peer group average is weighted by market capitalization. * $100 invested on 12/31/04 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending December 31. Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report 123 COLOPHON This year we are featuring a hardbound decorative component cover material on the exterior of the NPI annual report, 6-mil coated PREVAIL® Paper. This paper is a polymer saturated base paper manufactured by Neenah Paper Technical Products. The cover paper was manufactured at our Munising mill and shipped to our customer, Ecological Fibers, Inc., who coated, embossed and converted the product into a decora- tive book cover product. Our technically advanced polymer saturated base papers are converted into a wide variety of colors and textures for book and packaging end-use customers worldwide. SW-COC-000885 FSC Trademark © 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C. The mark of responsible forestry. Illustration & Photography Pages 6–11 Jo Ratcliffe Pages 14–19 Dwight Eschliman Pages 30–35 Micah Lidberg Page 44 (upper) Sean Caffrey Page 44 (lower) Howard McAlpine Page 45 (upper) Ralph Richter Page 45 (lower) Lorne Bridgman Paper Credits Exterior cover PREVAIL® Paper Black, 6-mil Inside cover end papers CLASSIC CREST® Paper Epic Black 80 lb. cover Pages 1–4 SUNDANCE® Paper Warm White 70 lb. text Design and Production Addison www.addison.com Copywriting Edward Nebb Printing Worth Higgins & Associates Cover Material Converting Ecological Fibers Pages 5–12 CRANE’S LETTRA® Paper Pearl White (100% cotton) 80 lb. text Foil Stamping and Case Binding BindTech Pages 13–20 CLASSIC CREST® Paper Avalanche White 100 lb. text Pages 21–28 ESSE® Paper Pearlized Cocoa 80 lb. text Pages 29–36 CLASSIC CREST® Paper Avalanche White 100 lb. text Pages 37–52 ESSE® Paper Crystal 80 lb. text Pages 53–124 SUNDANCE® Paper Warm White 70 lb. text 124 Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report Neenah Paper, Inc. 3460 Preston Ridge Road Suite 600 Alpharetta, GA 30005 678.566.6500 To minimize our environmental impact, the Neenah Paper, Inc. 2009 Annual Report was printed on papers containing fibers from environmentally appropriate socially beneficial and economically viable forest resources. 

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