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Sypris Solutions, Inc.

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Driving Change

2005 Annual Report

What drives change?

Is it an unrelenting focus on continuous improvement?

Fernando Garcia, Manuel Hurtado, Joe Ferguson, Frank Fritton

Or a dedication 

to effi ciency through engineering excellence?

Brenda Marcotte, Hoa (Mike) Pham

Terence Porter, Keith Thal

Or the empowerment of experienced managers

to lead our operations into the future?

Mike Shows, Jorge Rojas, Brett Keener

Or embracing safety

as an important keystone of our business?

John Rhyne, Kelly Hurley

Or driving the supply chain

to achieve critical cost synergies?

Wayne Stoia, Rich Warren

Michele McGoun

Or implementing systems

that provide real-time management tools?

Stewart Molica, Jon Shellhaas, Jeff Reibel, Cynthia Belak

Or the development of talented people

Yes, it’s all of these and more.

to carry us to the next level?

Jim Kerr

Sypris Solutions  13

Robert E. Gill
Chairman of the Board

Jeffrey T. Gill
President & CEO

DEAR FELLOW STOCKHOLDERS:

The year 2005 represented another significant 
milestone in terms of the growth and 
development of Sypris, with new records 
established for orders, revenue, cash flow and 
revenue per U.S. employee, among others.

The Company benefited during the year from 
an infusion of new talent with proven track 
records of accomplishment from a number 
of blue chip companies, including Alcoa, 
ArvinMeritor, Cooper Industries, Delphi, 
DuPont, Floserve, General Motors, Honeywell 
and Johnson Controls. We believe that  
these people will prove to be instrumental in 
shaping the future of Sypris.

We also completed the start-up of eight new 
programs and the installation of a variety of 
new manufacturing cells. These programs and 
advanced production capabilities are expected 
to have a meaningful impact on the Company’s 
top line and productivity for years to come.

Unfortunately, despite these important 
successes, the Company’s performance during 
the year did not meet expectations for net 
income or earnings per share. We will continue 
to address these shortcomings with the 
appropriate sense of urgency and allocation of 

resources. Our objective remains unchanged: 
to consistently deliver results that exceed 
expectations.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Revenue increased for the sixth consecutive 
year, rising 23% to a record $523 million from 
$425 million in 2004. The increase was driven 
by a 38% increase in revenue for our Industrial 
Group, which benefited from the full-year 
impact of supply agreements with Dana and 
ArvinMeritor that were awarded during 2004, 
and a 20% increase in the production of 
commercial vehicles during 2005.

Net income declined 36% to $5.3 million 
from the prior year as a result of cost 
overruns incurred to increase manufacturing 
capacity, higher than expected expenses 
for the launch of the eight new programs 
and the impact of significant manufacturing 
inefficiencies as the Company struggled to 
respond to escalating customer demand. 

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Earnings per share declined 38% to $0.29 as a 
result of the decline in net income and a 3% 
increase in the number of fully diluted shares 
outstanding.

Company’s future free cash flow is expected 
to reflect the benefit of these lower levels of 
capital investment.

Cash flow from operations reached a new 
record during 2005, increasing 365% to $73 
million for the year.  The increase was fueled 
by a 23% reduction in working capital and 
represented an important accomplishment 
for the Company, especially since the 
improvement was achieved during a period of 
rapid revenue growth.

And finally, the ratio of revenue generated 
from each U.S. employee increased for the 
sixth consecutive year, rising 8% to a record 
$206,000 per person from $190,000 for 
the prior year period. We believe that the 
continuation of this trend is an important 
indication of the Company’s ongoing progress.

INVESTING FOR THE FUTURE 
The year was meaningful in terms of the 
investments we made in the Company’s 
future. A total of $36 million was invested 
to add manufacturing capacity, reduce cycle 
times, improve quality and reduce costs. 
Combined with expenditures made during the 
prior two years, the Company’s total three-
year investment now exceeds $165 million.

As a result, we believe that Sypris is now 
positioned to handle a wide variety of 
future market requirements with minimal 
investments in additional capacity. The 

DRIVING CHANGE 
The theme for this year’s annual report 
reflects our commitment to driving change 
throughout our business. Key initiatives are 
under way in the areas of continuous 
improvement, engineering, operations, 
supply chain management, finance and 
human resources. These initiatives are 
expected to accelerate the development of 
Sypris into a stronger, more effective 
enterprise. Please join us for a brief review 
of the people and their efforts to drive 
change throughout Sypris.

An Unrelenting Focus on Continuous  
Improvement 
We are implementing LEAN and Six Sigma on 
an increasing scale throughout our business 
with the help of experienced professionals 
such as Fernando, Manuel, Joe and Frank.  
The Company’s future success will rest upon 
our ability to reduce cycle times and waste, 
improve productivity and increase the output 
of our operations.

One of the key areas of focus is on our 
system for maintenance. We believe that 
we can make substantial improvements to 
the throughput of our factories by rigorously 
adhering to this LEAN-based model. When fully 
implemented, the results should be immediate 
and lasting.

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A Dedication to Efficiency Through  
Engineering 
Sypris employs over 150 engineers, who 
represent roughly 30% of the Company’s salaried 
workforce. Brenda, Mike, Terence and Keith have 
been essential to many of our efforts to craft 
solutions for our customers through engineering 
excellence.

The development of software certainly plays an 
important role in these efforts. At Sypris, we 
have a vast array of software design capabilities, 
ranging from the creation of test programs to the 
development of sophisticated encryption code for 
use in secure communications.

The Empowerment of Experienced  
Managers to Lead our Operations  
into the Future 
Mike, Jorge and Brett are representative of the 
highly skilled breed of professionals who are 
leading the operations of Sypris into the future. 
Each of these gentlemen is responsible for an 
important segment of the Company’s operations 
and the development of its performance-driven 
culture.

The Sypris Production System is an excellent 
example of the efforts that are underway to 
improve and systematize the Company’s pursuit 
of manufacturing excellence. The system is 
derived from LEAN principles and is expected 
to have a material impact on the efficiency and 
effectiveness of the Company’s manufacturing 
operations.

Embracing Safety as an Important  
Keystone of our Business 
During periods of rapid growth, it is extremely 
important to reinforce rigorous programs of safety. 
New employees are joining the firm, while the 
existing workforce is highly focused on meeting 
the increasing requirements of customers. In 
situations such as these, training and preventive 
programs can get lost in the shuffle.

John and Kelly are part of a team that is 
empowered to make certain that we protect our 
employees from unnecessary exposure to potential 
injury. We will dedicate whatever resources are 
necessary to support these efforts. Safety is an 
important keystone to the future of our people 
and our business.

Driving the Supply Chain to Achieve  
Critical Cost Synergies 
The cost pressures in today’s economic 
environment are unrelenting, with an increasing 
array of products and services available from 
low-cost regions around the globe. In order to be 
successful under these circumstances, it is vitally 
important to have a well-developed supply chain 
strategy.

Wayne, Rich and Michele are leading our efforts 
to consolidate the vendor base and drive critical 
cost synergies across an increasingly large 
procurement requirement. For example, direct 
and indirect material purchases exceeded $275 
million during 2005. Against this backdrop, even a 
small percentage savings can translate into a high 
dollar impact.

Implementing Systems that Provide  
Real-Time Management Tools 
Integrated systems of financial control and 
reporting provide the essential nervous system 
that is required for the effective management of 
any fast-growing enterprise. Stewart, Jon, Jeff 
and Cynthia are key members of our financial 
organization and are responsible for many of the 
new initiatives currently under way.

One such project is the development of a 
comprehensive dashboard that will soon be 
available to managers throughout the Company 
on their individual computers. The dashboard will 
provide real-time information for vital financial 
and operational information, including shipments, 
profit, inventory, on-time delivery and quality, 
among others.

The Development of Talented People  
to Carry Us to the Next Level 
The development and retention of talented 
people represents the lifeblood of our 
organization. We must continue to provide a 
challenging environment where men and women 
from all walks of life can realize their career 
ambitions.

Jim is working with others in our Human 
Resources organization to insure that Sypris has  
a well-developed, multi-dimensional career  
path model that will support the growing needs  
of the Company and its people.

Driving Change for Future Success 
The future success of Sypris is dependent upon 
our ability to drive change throughout the 

organization. We must continue to improve our 
operational capabilities, the reliability of our 
financial results and the competitiveness of our 
cost structure. The results will not be realized 
overnight, but with people and initiatives such as 
these, we believe that we will have a very good 
chance of success.

THANK YOU 
We want to thank our employees, many of whom 
are fellow stockholders, for their hard work and 
support. The continued advancement of Sypris 
would not have been possible without their 
commitment and dedication to building Sypris 
into an increasingly successful company.

We also want to thank our customers for the 
opportunity to serve them. We are dedicated 
to providing each of these business partners 
with the right solutions to improve their 
competitiveness.

We sincerely appreciate your investment in Sypris 
Solutions and encourage you to contact us. We 
welcome your comments and would be pleased 
to answer your questions.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey T. Gill 
President & CEO 

Robert E. Gill 
Chairman of the Board

Total Productive Maintenance System

Sypris Production System 

Material Costs

Career Progression Sequence

Total Productive Maintenance

Autonomous

Root Cause

Predictive

Preventive

Emergency

Planned

Employee 
Involvement

Suppliers 

Process Flow

Zero Errors

Process 
Effectiveness

Customers

Lean Support 
Systems

Fab 8%

Cores 9%

CCAs 12%

Electronics 30%

Promotional  
Opportunities

OEM 16%

Supplies 25%

Initial Role

Group  
VP

Leadership 
Crossfunctional

Functional VP 
Plant Manager

Operations Manager 
Engineering Supervisor 
Quality Supervisor

Production Supervisor 
Manufacturing Engineer 
Quality Coordinator

Training/ 
Development

Leadership  
Finance

Supervisory 
Employee Motivation 
Conflict Management

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Sypris Solutions is a diversified provider of technology-based outsourced services and 
specialty products. We perform a wide range of manufacturing and technical services, 
typically under multi-year, sole-source contracts with corporations and government 
agencies in the markets for aerospace & defense electronics, truck components & 
assemblies, and test & measurement services.

SYPRIS AT A GLANCE

PERFORMANCE 2005

Revenue Increased to a New Record: Up 23%
Driven by increased shipments and full-year results from 
new contracts in our Industrial Group, revenue increased 
for the sixth consecutive year.

INDUSTRIAL

Earnings per Share Declined: Down 38%
EPS were impacted by a decline in gross profit and a 
185% increase in interest expense, as rates increased 
on borrowings incurred to support the Company’s 
investment program.

Cash Flow from Operations Soared: Up 365%
A 36% increase in depreciation combined with a 23% 
decrease in working capital to generate a record $73 
million of cash flow from operations.

Capital Expenditures Declined: Down 35%
The Company’s three-year program to invest $165 
million in state-of-the-art capabilities and facilities 
drew to a close, with future requirements expected 
to be in the much lower range of 4% to 5% of annual 
revenue.

Free Cash Flow Jumped as a Result: Up 132%
Free cash flow increased by $150 million from the  
prior year, resulting in $36 million of free cash flow  
for the year.

Net Debt Declined: Down 34%
Net borrowings under the Company’s revolving  
credit facility declined 34% by year-end, driven by  
the increase in free cash flow.

Orders Posted New Records: Up 10%
Firm orders with specified shipment dates increased  
10% to $525 million for the year as a result of a  
20% increase in the production of commercial vehicles 
and the commencement of new programs.

Backlog Remained Healthy: Up 1%
Despite the 23% increase in revenue, backlog remained 
at a healthy $252 million, driven by the robust demand 
for commercial vehicles.

Revenue per US Employee Continued to Rise: Up 8%
This important measure of productivity increased for the 
sixth consecutive year to $206,000 per employee.

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Market-Focused Businesses 

Business Summary 

Applications and Uses 

Select Customers

Manufacturing Services 

Automated forging, machining, induction 
hardening, cold extrusion, heat-treating, 
testing and fabrication of products, production 
tooling and prototypes.

ArvinMeritor, Axle Alliance, Cardanes, 
Dana, John Deere, Mack Truck, Pratt & 
Whitney and Visteon.

Axle shafts, steer axles, trailer axle 
beams, carriers, full-float tubes, ring 
gears, pinions, knuckles, input shafts, 
helical gears, housings and other drive 
train components for use in light, 
medium and heavy-duty trucks, SUVs, 
pickup trucks and automobiles. Jet 
engine shafts and construction vehicle 
components.

Products

High-pressure closures, transition joints and 
insulated joints.

Pipeline and chemical systems in the 
energy and chemical industries.

Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell Oil.

Manufacturing Services

Integrated design and engineering services, 
component selection, sourcing and 
procurement, automated assembly, design and 
implementation of product testing, systems 
assembly, and repair and warranty services.

Electronic assemblies and subsystems for 
use in military cockpit control and 
display systems, missile guidance 
systems, commercial avionics, satellite 
communications systems, ruggedized 
hand-held computers, and secure 
communications networks and products.

BAE Systems, Boeing, General Dynamics, 
Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, National 
Security Agency, Northrop Grumman, 
Raytheon, U.S. Army and ViaSat.

Engineering Services

Software design services for data and 
communications security products and 
contract design services.

Secured transmission of voice and 
data for intelligence and surveillance 
applications.

General Services Administration, National 
Security Agency and U.S. Army.

Products

Encryption devices and real-time network-
centric analog and digital data acquisition and 
storage systems.

Network and communications security, 
collection and storage of data for 
aerospace applications, weapons test 
and evaluation, and acquisition of signal 
data from targets of interest for the 
intelligence gathering community.

General Dynamics, Government of Israel, 
Johnson Space Center, Lockheed Martin, 
NASA, National Security Agency, Northrop 
Grumman, Raytheon, Titan Corporation, 
TRW, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and  
U.S. Navy.

Calibration and Repair

Calibration, repair and certification of  
electrical, electronic, physical and 
dimensional test equipment.  Installation, 
execution and turn-key management of 
customer “Permanent On-Site” Calibration 
Programs.

Telecommunications systems, air traffic 
control systems, electronic component 
manufacturing, automotive, process 
control, weather radar systems, 
aerospace and defense, medical device 
manufacturing and power generation  
and distribution.

Testing

Testing of digital, linear, discrete, passive 
and hybrid components, RF device testing, 
EMI testing, environmental testing, dynamics 
testing, NEMA Traffic Systems testing 
and transportation testing on packaging, 
products, systems and subassemblies.

Military, aerospace, satellite and 
launch systems, missile systems, 
avionics, medical, telecommunications 
semiconductor manufacturing, 
automotive and transportation.

Products

Hall generators, current sensors, autoprobes 
and gaussmeters.

Current measurement applications 
in mass transit systems, elevators, 
automotive diagnostic systems and 
laboratory diagnostic systems.  
Magnetic measurement of components 
used in military, aerospace and medical 
applications, and for research and 
development and quality control.

AT&T, Bombardier, Bose, Delphi 
Automotive, Eaton, FAA, Hamilton 
Sundstrand, Honeywell, ITT, Lucent 
Technologies, Maxtor, Motorola, National 
Weather Service, Nokia, Siemens, 
Square D, Terumo Cardiovascular, 
Texas Instruments, Tyco Electronics, 
TRW Automotive, and Underwriters 
Laboratories.

Arrow-Zeus, Avnet, BAE Systems, 
Bose, Eldec, General Dynamics, GE 
Infrastructure Security, Goodrich, 
Hamilton Sundstrand, Harris, Honeywell, 
iRobot, Jabil Circuit, L-3, Lockheed 
Martin, Merrimac Industries, Northrop 
Grumman, Raytheon, Reckitt Benckiser, 
Sawtek and Teledyne.

Electro-Motive Diesel, Hamilton 
Sundstrand, Ithaco, Lockheed Martin, 
Miltope, Science and Engineering 
Services, and Toyo.

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Corporate Officers from left: 
Kathy Smith Boyd, John M. Kramer, Robert B. Sanders,  
John R. McGeeney, G. Darrell Robertson, T. Scott Hatton,  
Anthony C. Allen, Richard L. Davis  

 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

ROBERT E. GILL 
Chairman of the Board

JEFFREY T. GILL
President & CEO

R. SCOTT GILL
 Managing Member
Astor & Longwood, LLC

JOHN F. BRINKLEY
Retired General Manager 
North American 
Automotive Operations 
Export Sales
Ford Motor Company

WILLIAM G. FERKO
Vice President & CFO
Genlyte Group, Inc.

HENRY F. FRIGON 
Private Investor 
& Consultant

Board of Directors

Corporate Officers

Subsidiary Officers

ROBERT E. GILL (1†)
Chairman of the Board

ROBERT E. GILL (5)
Chairman of the Board

JEFFREY T. GILL (1)
President & CEO

JEFFREY T. GILL (5)
President & CEO

R. SCOTT GILL (1)
Managing Member
Astor & Longwood, LLC

JOHN F. BRINKLEY (2, 4)
Retired General Manager
North American Automotive 
Operations Export Sales 
Ford Motor Company

WILLIAM G. FERKO (3, 4†)
Vice President & CFO
Genlyte Group, Inc.

HENRY F. FRIGON (1, 2†, 4)
Private Investor & Consultant

WILLIAM L. HEALEY
Private Investor & Consultant

SIDNEY R. PETERSEN (2, 3†)
Retired Chairman & CEO
Getty Oil, Inc.

ROBERT SROKA (2, 3)
Managing Director
Corporate Solutions Group

T. SCOTT HATTON (5)
Vice President & CFO

RICHARD L. DAVIS (5)
Senior Vice President

JOHN M. KRAMER (5)
Group Vice President 

ROBERT B. SANDERS (5)
Group Vice President

JOHN R. MCGEENEY (5)
General Counsel
& Secretary

ANTHONY C. ALLEN (5)
Vice President & Treasurer

KATHY SMITH BOYD (5)
Vice President

G. DARRELL ROBERTSON (5)
Vice President

(1) Member of Executive Committee

(2) Member of Compensation Committee

(3) Member of Audit and Finance Committee

(4) Member of Nominating and Governance Committee

(5) Executive Officer

 †  Committee Chairman

CYNTHIA Y. BELAK
Vice President of Finance
Sypris Data Systems, Inc.

LAWRENCE J. BERNICKY
Vice President of Finance
Sypris Test & Measurement, Inc.

KATHY SMITH BOYD (5)
President
Sypris Test & Measurement, Inc.

MARK N. CAIN
Vice President of Human Resources
Sypris Technologies, Inc.

JOHN M. KRAMER (5)
President
Sypris Technologies, Inc.

DAVID L. MONACO
Vice President of Finance
Sypris Electronics, LLC

G. DARRELL ROBERTSON (5)
President
Sypris Data Systems, Inc.

ROBERT B. SANDERS (5)
President
Sypris Electronics, LLC

JON Q. SHELLHAAS
Vice President of Finance
Sypris Technologies, Inc.

NORMAN E. ZELESKY
Vice President
Sypris Technologies, Inc.

WILLIAM L. HEALEY
Private Investor 
& Consultant

SIDNEY R. PETERSEN 
Retired Chairman & CEO
Getty Oil, Inc.

ROBERT SROKA 
Managing Director
Corporate Solutions Group

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COMPANY LOCATIONS

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

ALABAMA
Sypris Data Systems
3322 S. Memorial Parkway
Suite 505
Huntsville, AL  35801
Phone: (256) 881-2231

ARIZONA
Sypris Test & Measurement
2320 West Peoria Avenue
Building D-133
Phoenix, AZ 85029
Phone: (602) 395-5900

CALIFORNIA
Sypris Data Systems
Subsidiary Headquarters
160 E. Via Verde
San Dimas, CA  91773
Phone: (909) 962-9400

Sypris Test & Measurement
16340 Roscoe Boulevard
Suite 100
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Phone: (818) 830-9111

Sypris Test & Measurement
615 N. Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA  94085
Phone: (408) 720-0006

COLORADO
Sypris Data Systems
7307 S. Revere Parkway
Centennial, CO 80112
Phone: (303) 773-4700

Sypris Test & Measurement
8020 Southpark Circle
Suite 300
Littleton, CO 80120
Phone: (303) 798-2243

FLORIDA
Sypris Test & Measurement
Subsidiary Headquarters
6120 Hanging Moss Road
Orlando, FL 32807
Phone: (407) 678-6900

Sypris Electronics
Subsidiary Headquarters
10901 North McKinley Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone: (813) 972-6000

Sypris Data Systems
2460 N. Courtney Parkway
Suite 107
Merritt Island, FL 32953
Phone: (321) 449-9243

GEORGIA
Sypris Test & Measurement
1000 Cobb Place Boulevard
Building 200, Suite 240
Kennesaw, GA  30144
Phone: (770) 795-8092

ILLINOIS
Sypris Test & Measurement
2055 Army Trail Road
Suite 108
Addison, IL 60101
Phone: (630) 620-5800

KENTUCKY
Sypris Solutions, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
101 Bullitt Lane
Suite 450
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: (502) 329-2000

Sypris Technologies
Subsidiary Headquarters
2820 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40211
Phone: (502) 774-6011

Sypris Technologies
Tube Turns Division
2612 Howard Street
Louisville, KY 40211
Phone: (502) 774-6011

MARYLAND
Sypris Data Systems
9020 Junction Drive
Suite 3
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
Phone: (301) 470-0110

Sypris Electronics
9020 Junction Drive
Suite 3
Annapolis Junction, MD  20701
Phone: (301) 490-4397

MASSACHUSETTS
Sypris Test & Measurement
53 Second Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone: (781) 272-9050

Sypris Test & Measurement
257 Simarano Drive
Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone: (508) 786-9633

Sypris Test & Measurement
7 Sterling Road
North Billerica, MA  01862
Phone: (978) 667-7000

MICHIGAN
Sypris Test & Measurement
24301 Catherine Industrial Road
Suite 116
Novi, MI 48375
Phone: (248) 305-5200

NEW JERSEY
Sypris Test & Measurement
2500 Main Street
Suite 2
Sayreville, NJ  08872
Phone: (732) 721-6116

Sypris Test & Measurement
1133 Route 23 South
Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone: (973) 628-1363

NEW YORK
Sypris Test & Measurement
135 Calkins Road
Rochester, NY 14623
Phone: (716) 438-4584

Sypris Test & Measurement
c/o Delphi Harrison
200 Upper Mountain Road
Building 6
Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: (803) 714-8397

NORTH CAROLINA
Sypris Technologies
105 Wamsutta Mill Road
Morganton, NC  28655
Phone: (828) 433-4600

OHIO
Sypris Technologies
13267 State Route 68 South
Kenton, OH  43326
Phone: (419) 674-4051

Sypris Technologies
1550 Marion Agosta Road
Marion, OH 43302
Phone: (740) 383-2111

Sypris Test & Measurement
950 Keynote Circle
Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131
Phone: (216) 741-7040

Sypris Test & Measurement
3148 Presidential Drive
Fairborn, OH 45324
Phone: (937) 427-3444

SOUTH CAROLINA
Sypris Test & Measurement
c/o Square D
8821 Garners Ferry Road
Hopkins, SC 29061
Phone: (803) 695-7874

Sypris Test & Measurement
c/o Bose Facility
2000 Carolina Pines Drive
Blythewood, SC 29016
Phone: (803) 714-8397

TEXAS
Sypris Test & Measurement
258 East Arapaho
Suite 150
Richardson, TX 75081
Phone: (972) 231-4443

Sypris Data Systems
8500 Dyer Street
Suite 65
El Paso, TX 79904
Phone: (915) 757-2547

MEXICO
Sypris Technologies
Alberto Einstein No. 401
Zona Industrial
Toluca, Mexico C.P. 50071
Phone: (52) (722) 279-3906

(In thousands, except per share data) 

Consolidated Income Statement Data:

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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

Years ended December 31,

2005 

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2 0 0 1 ( 1 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) 
Restated

  $  522,766  $  425,402  $  276,605  $  273,477  $  254,640

51,338 

53,439 

45,945 

49,541 

43,475

12,222 

13,898 

14,874 

18,976 

12,958

5,321 

8,299 

8,091 

11,453 

6,318

  $ 
  $ 

0.30  $ 
0.29  $ 

0.48  $ 
0.47  $ 

0.57  $ 
0.56  $ 

0.87  $ 
0.84  $ 

0.64 
0.63

  $ 

0.12  $ 

0.12  $ 

0.12  $ 

0.06  $ 

—

December 31,

2005 

2004(1)(2)(3) 
Restated 

2003(1)(3) 
Restated 

2002(1) 
Restated 

2 0 0 1 ( 1 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) 
Restated

Working capital 

Total assets  

  $  111,765  $  143,123  $  81,456  $  78,600  $  68,312

  417,624 

  431,178 

  264,435 

  224,612 

  212,431

Long-term debt, net of current portion 

80,000 

  110,000 

53,000 

30,000 

80,000

Total stockholders’ equity 

  213,734 

  208,939 

  145,392 

  137,690 

70,761

(1)  On January 1, 2005, the Company changed its accounting policy for inventory and cost of sales at one manufacturing 
facility. Prior year amounts have been restated as required for comparability. The change increased previously 
reported earnings for the year ended 2004 by $892, or $0.05 per diluted share. The change (decreased) increased 
previously reported earnings for 2003, 2002 and 2001 by $(44), $13 and $(49), respectively which did not change per 
diluted share amounts.

(2)  On May 3, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively, we completed the acquisition of the net assets of ArvinMeritor’s 

Kenton, Ohio facility and Dana’s Toluca, Mexico facility and their results of operations and related purchased assets 
are included from those dates forward.

(3)  On December 31, 2003, we completed the acquisition of the net assets of Dana’s Morganton, North Carolina facility 

and its results of operations and related purchased assets are included from that date forward. 

(4)  On January 1, 2002, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible 

Assets,” which required us to discontinue the amortization of goodwill. Amortization of goodwill decreased earnings 
per diluted share by $0.08 in the year ended December 31, 2001.

(5)  On May 31, 2001, we completed the acquisition of the net assets of Dana’s Marion, Ohio facility and its results of 

operations and related purchased assets are included from that date forward.

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Sypris Solutions  25

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FORM 10-K  ▲

26  Sypris Solutions

 
UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-K 

  (Mark one) 
(cid:0)(cid:1)

(cid:2)(cid:1)(cid:1)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For the fiscal year 
ended December 31, 2005. 

Transition  report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934.  For  the 
transition period from ________ to ________. 

Commission file number 0-24020 

SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Delaware 
(State or other jurisdiction 
of incorporation or organization) 

101 Bullitt Lane, Suite 450 
Louisville, Kentucky 40222 
(Address of principal executive 
offices, including zip code) 

61-1321992 
(I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.) 

(502) 329-2000 
(Registrant’s telephone number,  
including area code) 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 
None 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 
Common Stock, $.01 par value 
(Title of Class) 

Indicate  by  check  mark  if  the  registrant  is  a  well-known  seasoned  issuer,  as  defined  in  Rule 405  of  the  Securities  Act. 
(cid:2)

(cid:0)

 Yes  

 No 

Indicate  by  check  mark  if  the  registrant  is  not  required  to  file  reports  pursuant  to  Section 13  or  Section 15(d) of  the  Act. 
(cid:2)

(cid:0)

 Yes  

 No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such 
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 

 Yes  

(cid:0)

(cid:2)

 No 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will 
not  be  contained,  to  the  best  of  the  registrant’s  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information  statements   incorporated  by 
reference  in Part  III of this Form  10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  

(cid:2)

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See 
definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): 

(cid:2)

 Large accelerated filer  

(cid:0)

 Accelerated filer 

(cid:2)

 Non-accelerated filer 

(cid:2)

(cid:0)

  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). 

  Yes 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the 
price at which the common equity was last sold as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second 
fiscal quarter  (June 30, 2005) was $116,861,629. 
There were 18,165,658 shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2006. 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of 
Stockholders to be held May 2, 2006 are incorporated by reference into Part III to the extent described therein. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table of Contents 

Part I 

Item 1. 

Business........................................................................................................................... 

Item 1A. 

Risk Factors ..................................................................................................................... 

Page 

1 

9 

Item 1B. 

Unresolved Staff Comments..............................................................................................  15 

Item 2. 

Properties.........................................................................................................................  16 

Item 3. 

Legal Proceedings ............................................................................................................  17 

Item 4. 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..........................................................  18 

Part II 

Item 5. 

Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and  

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities ..........................................................................  19 

Item 6. 

Selected Financial Data.....................................................................................................  20 

Item 7. 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations...  21 

Item 7A. 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk .............................................  34 

Item 8. 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ...................................................................  35 

Item 9. 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure...  66 

Item 9A. 

Controls and Procedures ...................................................................................................  66 

Item 9B. 

Other Information.............................................................................................................  66 

Part III 

Item 10. 

Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant..............................................................  67 

Item 11. 

Executive Compensation...................................................................................................  67 

Item 12. 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related 

Stockholder Matters...................................................................................................  67 

Item 13. 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions..................................................................  67 

Item 14. 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services .............................................................................  67 

Part IV 

Item 15. 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.......................................................................  68 

Signature Page.............................................................................................................................................  74 

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts..........................................................................................  75 

In this Form 10-K, “Sypris,” “SYPR,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Sypris Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries and 
predecessors, collectively. “Sypris Solutions” and “Sypris” are our trademarks. All other trademarks, servicemarks or 
trade names referred to in this Form 10-K are the property of their respective owners. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART I 

Item 1.  Business 

General 

We are a diversified provider of outsourced services and specialty products. We perform a wide range of 
manufacturing,  engineering,  design,  testing  and  other  technical  services,  typically  under  multi-year,  sole-source 
contracts  with  corporations  and  government  agencies  in  the  markets  for  aerospace  &  defense  electronics,  truck 
components & assemblies, and for users of test & measurement equipment.   

We focus on those markets where we have the expertise, qualifications and leadership position to sustain a 
competitive  advantage.  We  target  our  resources  to  support  the  needs  of  industry  leaders  that  embrace  multi-year 
contractual  relationships  as  a  strategic  component  of  their  supply  chain  management.  These  contracts,  many  of 
which  are  sole-source  by  part  number  and  are  for  terms  of  up  to  ten  years,  enable  us  to  invest  in  leading-edge 
technologies  to  help  our  customers  remain  competitive.  The  productivity,  flexibility  and  economies  of  scale  that 
result become an important means for differentiating ourselves from the competition when it comes to cost, quality, 
reliability and customer service. 

Truck Components & Assemblies.  We are the principal supplier of manufacturing services for the forging 
and machining of medium and heavy-duty truck axle shafts and other drive train components in North America. We 
produce  these  axle  shafts  and  components  under  multi-year,  sole-source  contracts  with  ArvinMeritor,  Inc. 
(ArvinMeritor)  and  Dana  Corporation  (Dana),  the  two  primary providers of drive train assemblies for use by the 
leading  truck  manufacturers,  including  Ford  Motor  Company  (“Ford”),  Freightliner  LLC  (“Freightliner”),  Mack 
Trucks,  Inc.  (“Mack”),  Navistar  International  Corporation  (“Navistar”),  PACCAR,  Inc.  (“PACCAR”)  and Volvo 
Truck  Corporation  (“Volvo”).  We  supply  ArvinMeritor  with  trailer  axle  beams  for  use  by  the  leading  trailer 
manufacturers,  including  Dorsey  Trailer  Company  (“Dorsey”),  Great  Dane  Limited  Partnership  (“Great  Dane”), 
Hyundai  Motor  Company  (“Hyundai”),  Stoughton  Trailers, LLC  (“Stoughton”),  Trailmobile  Corporation 
(“Trailmobile”), Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (“Utility”) and Wabash National Corporation (“Wabash”). 
We also supply Visteon Corporation (Visteon) with light axle shafts for Ford’s F150, F250, F350 and Ranger series 
pickup  trucks,  Ford  Expedition,  Lincoln  Navigator  and  the  Ford  Mustang  GT,  and  Traxle  Manufacturing  Inc. 
(“Traxle”) with forged axle shafts for the heavy duty truck market. We continue to support our customers’ strategies 
to  outsource  non-core  operations  by  supplying  additional  components  and  providing  additional  value  added 
operations  for  drive  train  assemblies.  Our  truck  components  &  assemblies  business  accounted  for  approximately 
66% of net revenue in 2005. 

Aerospace  &  Defense  Electronics.  We  are  an  established  supplier  of  manufacturing  services  for  the 
production of complex circuit cards, high-level assemblies and subsystems. We have long-term relationships with 
many  of  the  leading aerospace & defense contractors, including Boeing Company (“Boeing”), General Dynamics 
Corporation  (“General  Dynamics”),  Honeywell  International,  Inc.  (“Honeywell”),  Lockheed  Martin  Corporation 
(“Lockheed”), Northrop Grumman Corporation (“Northrop Grumman”) and Raytheon Company (“Raytheon”). We 
manufacture these complex electronic assemblies under multi-year contracts for the missile guidance systems of the 
AMRAAM and Brimstone missile programs, and for the main color display systems for the cockpit of the AH-64D 
Apache  Longbow  attack  helicopter.  We  also  have  a  long-term  relationship  with  the  National  Security  Agency to 
design  and  build  secure  communications  equipment  and  write  encryption  software.  The  defense budget for fiscal 
2006  contains  provisions  to  increase  spending  for  space,  smart  weapons,  surveillance,  intelligence  and  secure 
communications,  areas  for  which  we  have  long  provided  essential  services  and  products;  however,  funds  were 
diverted in 2005 to finance the armed forces and related equipment and expendable supplies for the war in Iraq, and 
we  expect  this  to  continue  throughout  2006.  Our  aerospace  &  defense  electronics  business  accounted  for 
approximately 22% of net revenue in 2005. 

Test & Measurement Services.   We provide technical services for the calibration, certification and repair 
of test & measurement equipment in and outside the United States (U.S.).  We have a multi-year contract with the 
Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) to calibrate and certify the equipment that is used to maintain the radar 
systems and directional beacons at over 500 airports in the U.S., the Caribbean and the South Pacific. We also have 
a  contract  with  the  National  Weather  Service  to  calibrate  the  equipment  that  is  used  to  maintain  the  NEXRAD 

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Doppler radar systems at over 130 advanced warning weather service radar stations in 45 states, the Caribbean and 
Guam.  We  also  have  a  multi-year  contract  with  AT&T  Corporation  (“AT&T”)  to  provide  calibration  and 
certification services at over 200 of its central and field switching locations. We are seeing an increased interest by 
large  companies,  such  as  Eastman  Kodak  Company  (“Kodak”),  in  awarding  multi-year  contracts  for  calibration 
services  in  order  to  accelerate  vendor  reduction  programs  and  reduce  costs.    Our  test  and  measurement  services 
business accounted for approximately 8% of net revenue in 2005. 

Industry Overview 

We  believe  the  trend  toward  outsourcing  is  continuing  across  a  wide range of industries and markets as 
outsourcing specialists assume a strategic role in the supply chain of companies of all types and sizes. We expect the 
growth  in  outsourcing  expenditures  to  continue  increasing  at  a  rate  far  higher  than  the  expansion  in  the  overall 
economy. 

We  believe  the  trend  toward outsourcing is continuing because outsourcing frequently represents a more 
efficient, lower cost means for manufacturing a product or delivering a service when compared to more vertically 
integrated alternatives. While the rate of acceptance of the outsourcing model may vary by industry, we believe the 
following benefits of outsourcing are driving this general trend. 

Reduced  Total  Operating  Costs  and  Invested  Capital.  Outsourcing  specialists  are  frequently  able  to 
produce  products  and/or  deliver  services  at  a  reduced  total  cost  relative  to  that  of  their  customers  because  of  the 
ability to allocate the expense for a given set of fixed capacity, including assets, people and support systems, across 
multiple  customers  with  diversified  needs.  In  turn,  these  outsourcing  specialists  can achieve higher utilization of 
their resources and achieve greater productivity, flexibility and economies of scale. 

Access to Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities and Processes and Increased Productivity.  The ability to 
use a fixed set of production assets for a number of customers enables outsourcing specialists to invest in the latest 
technology as a means to further improve productivity, quality and cycle times. The magnitude of these investments 
can  be  prohibitive  absent  the  volume  and  reliability  of  future  orders  associated  with  having  a  broad  array  of 
customers for the use of those assets. 

Focus on Core Competencies.  Companies are under intense competitive pressure to constantly rationalize 
their operations, invest in and strengthen areas in which they can add the greatest value to their customers and divest 
or  outsource  areas  in  which  they  add  lesser  value.  By  utilizing  the  services  of  outsourcing  specialists,  these 
companies can react more quickly to changing market conditions and allocate valuable capital and other resources to 
core activities, such as research and development, sales and marketing or product integration. 

Improved  Supply  Chain  Management.  We  believe  that  the  trend  in  outsourcing  favors  specialists  that 
have the financial, managerial and capital resources to assume an increasingly greater role in the management of the 
supply chain for the customer. By utilizing fewer and more capable suppliers, companies are able to greatly simplify 
the infrastructure required to manage these suppliers, thereby reducing their costs and improving margins.  

Our Markets 

Truck  Components  &  Assemblies.  The  truck  components  &  assemblies  market  consists  of  the  original 
equipment  manufacturers,  or  OEMs,  including  DaimlerChrysler  Corporation,  Ford, Freightliner, General Motors 
Corporation, Mack, Navistar, PACCAR and Volvo, and a deep and extensive supply chain of companies of all types 
and  sizes  that  are  classified  into  different  levels  or  tiers.  The  trailer  market  consists  of  OEMs  including  Dorsey, 
Great Dane, Hyundai, Stoughton, Trailmobile, Utility and Wabash. Tier I companies represent the primary suppliers 
to the OEMs and includes ArvinMeritor, Dana, Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation, Eaton Corporation, and 
Visteon, among others. Many of the Tier I companies are confronted with excess capacity, high hourly wage rates, 
costly benefit packages and aging capital equipment. Below this group of companies reside numerous suppliers that 
either  supply  the  OEMs  directly  or  supply  the  Tier  I  companies.  In  all  segments  of  the  truck  components  & 
assemblies  and  the  trailer markets, however, suppliers are under intense competitive pressure to improve product 
quality and to reduce capital expenditures, production costs and inventory levels. 

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In an attempt to gain a competitive advantage, many OEMs have been reducing the number of suppliers 
they  utilize.  These  manufacturers  are  choosing  stronger  relationships  with  fewer  suppliers  that  are  capable  of 
investing to support their operations. In response to this trend, many suppliers have combined with others to gain the 
critical  mass  required  to  support  these needs. As a result, the number of Tier I suppliers is being reduced, but in 
many cases, the aggregate production capacity of these companies has yet to be addressed. We believe that as Tier I 
suppliers seek to eliminate excess capacity, they will increasingly choose outsourcing as a means to enhance their 
financial performance, and as a result, companies such as Sypris will be presented with new business and acquisition 
opportunities. 

Aerospace  &  Defense  Electronics.  The  consolidation  of  defense  contractors  over  the  past  decade  has 
added  to  the  increased  demand  for  outsourcing  specialists.  The  consolidated  companies,  some  of  which  have 
developed highly leveraged balance sheets as a result of mergers and acquisitions, have been motivated to seek new 
ways to raise margins, increase profitability and enhance cash flow. Accordingly, outsourcing specialists, including 
Sypris, have been successful in building new relationships with companies that previously relied more on internal 
resources.  We  believe  this  trend  will  continue,  and  that  our  extensive  experience,  clearances,  certifications  and 
qualifications in the manufacturing of aerospace & defense electronics will serve to differentiate us from many of 
the more traditional outsource suppliers. We also believe that we are well positioned to take advantage of additional 
outsourcing activity that may flow from the prime contractors that are awarded contracts related to increased defense 
appropriations and expenditures as a result of increased focus on national defense and homeland security. 

The nature of providing outsourced manufacturing services to the aerospace & defense electronics industry 
differs substantially from the traditional commercial outsourced manufacturing services industry. The cost of failure 
can  be  extremely  high,  the  manufacturing  requirements  are  typically  complex  and  products  are  produced  in 
relatively small quantities. Companies that provide these manufacturing services are required to maintain and adhere 
to a number of strict certifications, security clearances and traceability standards that are comprehensive. 

Test  &  Measurement  Services.  The  widespread  adoption  of  the  International  Organization  for 
Standardization  (ISO)  and  Quality  Standards  (QS),  among  others,  has  been  underway  for  many  years.  A  critical 
component of basic manufacturing discipline and these quality programs is the periodic calibration and certification 
of  the  test  &  measurement  equipment  that  is  used  to  measure  process  performance.  The  investment  in  this 
equipment and the skills required to support the calibration and certification process has historically been performed 
offsite by the manufacturers of the equipment, or onsite by internal operations, even though the productive use of the 
assets  and people is difficult to justify since equipment is often certified on an annual, or in some cases, biennial 
basis. 

We  believe  that  test  &  measurement  services  will  be  increasingly  outsourced  to  independent  specialists 
who can use the manpower and equipment across a diversified base of customers, reduce investment requirements 
and improve profitability on a national scale. 

Our Business Strategy 

Our objective is to improve our leadership position in each of our core markets by increasing the number of 
multi-year  contracts  with  related  customers  and  investing  in  highly  automated  production  capacity  to  remain 
competitive on a global scale. We intend to serve our customers and achieve this objective by continuing to: 

Concentrate on our Core Markets. 

 We are the principal supplier of medium and heavy-duty truck axle 
shafts in North America. We will continue to focus on those markets where we have the expertise, qualifications and 
leadership position to sustain a competitive advantage. We have been an established supplier of manufacturing and 
technical services to major aerospace & defense companies and agencies of the U.S. Government for over 39 years. 
We  are  also  the  sole  provider  of  calibration,  certification  and  repair  services  for  equipment  used  by  the  FAA  to 
maintain the radar systems and directional beacons at each of the airports it serves in the U.S., the Caribbean and the 
South Pacific. 

Dedicate our Resources to Support Strategic Partnerships.  We will continue to dedicate our resources to 
support the needs of industry leaders that embrace multi-year contractual relationships as a strategic component of 
their supply chain management and have the potential for long-term growth. We prefer contracts that are sole-source 
by  part  number  so  we  can  work  closely  with  the  customer  to  the  mutual  benefit  of  both  parties.  Visteon, 

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ArvinMeritor, and Dana have awarded us with sole-source supply agreements that run through 2006, 2013 and 2014, 
respectively.  In  recent  years,  we  have  entered  into  multi-year  manufacturing  services  agreements  with  Boeing, 
General  Dynamics,  Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. Our success in establishing 
outsourcing partnerships with key customers has led to additional contracts, and we believe that if we continue to 
successfully  perform  on  these  contracts,  we  will  have  additional  growth  opportunities  with  these  and  other 
customers. 

Pursue  the  Strategic  Acquisition  of  Customer-Owned  Assets.  We  will  continue  to  pursue  the  strategic 
acquisition of customer-owned assets that serve to consolidate our position of leadership in our core markets, create 
or strengthen our relationships with leading companies and expand our range of value-added services in return for 
multi-year supply agreements. Since these assets are integrated with our core businesses, we generally are able to 
use these assets to support other customers, thereby improving asset utilization and achieving greater productivity, 
flexibility and economies of scale.  

Grow Through the Addition of New Value-Added Services.  We will continue to grow through the addition 
of new value-added manufacturing capabilities and the introduction of additional components in the supply chain 
that enable us to provide a more complete solution by improving quality and reducing product cost, inventory levels 
and cycle times for our customers. We offer a variety of state-of-the-art machining capabilities to our customers in 
the  truck  components & assemblies market that enable us to reduce labor and shipping costs and minimize cycle 
times  for  our  customers  over  the  long-term,  providing  us  with  significant  additional  growth  opportunities  in  the 
future. 

Invest to Increase our Competitiveness and that of our Partners.  We will continue to invest in advanced 
manufacturing  and  process  technologies  to  reduce  the  cost  of  the  services  we  provide  for  our  customers  on  an 
ongoing  basis.  We  continue  to  expand  and  automate  the  services  we  provide  to  our  customers  in  the  truck 
components  &  assemblies  market, with approximately $130 million invested from 2000 to 2005. The automation 
substantially increased our output per man hour and enabled us to offer our customers reduced pricing that helped 
them to remain competitive on a global scale. Our ability to leverage this capability across a number of customers in 
the future will further improve our capacity utilization, absorption of overhead and reduce our manufacturing costs. 

We believe that the number and duration of our strategic relationships enable us to invest in our business 
with  greater  certainty  and  with  less  risk  than  others  that  do  not  benefit  from  the  type  of  longer  term contractual 
commitments we receive from many of our major customers. The investments we make in support of these contracts 
provide us with the productivity, flexibility, technological edge and economies of scale that we believe will help to 
differentiate us from the competition in the future when it comes to cost, quality, reliability and customer service. 

Our Services and Products 

We  are  a  diversified  provider  of  outsourced  services  and  specialty  products.  Our  services  consist  of 
manufacturing, technical and other services and products that are delivered as part of our customers’ overall supply 
chain management. We provide our customers with services that exceed the scope of most manufacturing service 
companies,  including  software  development,  design  services,  prototype  development,  product  re-engineering, 
feature  enhancement,  product  ruggedization,  cost  reduction,  product  miniaturization,  and  electro-magnetic 
interference  and  shielding.    The  information  below  is  representative  of  the  types  of  products  we  manufacture, 
services we provide and the customers and industries for which we provide such products or services. 

  Truck Components & Assemblies: 

  ArvinMeritor ........................................... Axle  shafts  and  drive  train  components  for  medium  and  heavy-duty 

trucks and axle beams for trailers. 

  Dana ....................................................... Axle shafts, drive train components and steer axle components for use 

in light, medium and heavy-duty trucks. 

  Visteon.................................................... Axle shafts for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. 

  Traxle...................................................... Axle shafts for heavy duty trucks. 

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  Aerospace & Defense Electronics: 

  Boeing..................................................... Complex circuit cards for the Brimstone missile guidance systems. 

  Honeywell ............................................... Complex  circuit  cards  for  the  color  display  systems  of  the  AH-64D 

Apache Longbow attack helicopter. 

  Lockheed Martin ..................................... Space  electronics  for  the  space  shuttle  and  the  international  space 

station and data systems for a fleet ballistic missile program. 

  National Security Agency ........................ Secure  communications  equipment,  recording systems and encryption 

devices. 

  Raytheon ................................................. Complex  circuit  cards  and  high  level  assemblies  for  use  in  satellite 
communications  systems,  the  AMRAAM  (advanced,  medium-range, 
air  attack  missile)  missile  guidance  system,  and  secure  tactical 
communication systems. 

  Test & Measurement Services: 

  AT&T ..................................................... Calibration  and  certification  services  at  over  200  central  and  field 

switching locations. 

  Federal Aviation Administration ............. Calibration  and  certification  services  at  over  500  airports  or  airways 

facilities. 

  Kodak...................................................... Calibration and certification services for the Rochester campus. 

  Lockheed Martin ..................................... Testing  of  electronic  components  for  use  in  space  and  defense 

applications. 

  National Weather Service ........................ Calibration  and  certification  services  for  over  130  advanced  warning 

weather radar stations. 

Manufacturing Services 

Our  manufacturing  services  typically  involve  the  fabrication  or  assembly  of  a  product  or  subassembly 
according  to  specifications  provided  by  our  customers.  We  purchase  raw  materials  or  components  from  both 
independent suppliers and from our customers in connection with performing our manufacturing services. 

Our  manufacturing  capabilities  are  enhanced  by  advanced  quality  and  manufacturing  techniques,  Lean 
Manufacturing,  just-in-time  procurement  and  continuous  flow  manufacturing,  statistical  process  control,  total 
quality  management,  stringent  and  real-time  engineering  change  control  routines  and  total  cycle  time  reduction 
techniques. 

Industrial Manufacturing Services.  We provide our customers with a wide range of capabilities, including 
automated  forging,  extruding,  machining,  induction  hardening,  heat-treating  and  testing  services  to  meet  the 
exacting  requirements  of  our  customers.  We  also  design  and  fabricate  production  tooling,  manufacture prototype 
products and provide other value-added services for our customers. 

Our manufacturing services contracts for the truck components & assemblies markets are generally sole-
source by part number. Part numbers may be specified for inclusion in a single model or a range of models. Where 
we are the sole-source provider by part number, we are the exclusive provider to our customer of the specific parts 
and  for  any  replacements  for  these  parts  that  may  result  from  a  design  or  model  change  for  the  duration  of  the 
manufacturing contract. 

Electronics  Manufacturing  Services.  We  provide our customers with a broad variety of solutions, from 
low-volume prototype assembly to high-volume turnkey manufacturing. We employ a multi-disciplined engineering 
team that provides comprehensive manufacturing and design support to customers. The manufacturing solutions we 
offer include design conversion and enhancement, materials procurement, system assembly, testing and final system 
configuration. 

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Our  manufacturing  services  contracts  for  the  aerospace  &  defense  electronics  market are generally sole-
source by part number. Where we are the sole-source provider by part number, we are the exclusive provider to our 
customer of certain products for the duration of the manufacturing contract. 

Technical Services 

Test & Measurement Services.  We calibrate, repair and certify the test & measurement equipment that is 
used to maintain wireless communication equipment, control tower radar and direction beacons, NEXRAD Doppler 
advanced  warning  weather  service  radar  systems,  digital  oscilloscopes,  microwave  equipment  and  fiber  optic 
measuring equipment, among others. The applications cover the maintenance of cellular communications systems, 
air  traffic  control  systems,  broadband  telecommunication  systems  and  quality  certification  programs  in 
manufacturing  operations.  We  also  perform  a  wide-range  of  testing  services  on  a  contract  basis,  including  radio 
frequency,  microwave  and  mixed  signal  component  testing,  environmental  testing,  dynamics  testing  and  failure 
analysis, among others.  

Products 

In  addition  to  our  outsourced  services,  we  provide  some  of  our  customers  with  specialized  products 
including digital and analog data systems and encryption devices used in military applications, magnetic meters and 
sensors used in commercial and laboratory environments and high-pressure closures and joints used in pipeline and 
chemical  systems.  With  the  growth  of  our  services  business,  our  products  business  has  increasingly  become  a 
smaller portion of our overall net revenue. We expect this trend to continue in the future. 

Our Customers 

Our customers include large, established companies and agencies of the federal government. We provide 
some customers with a combination of outsourced services and products, while other customers may be in a single 
category of our service or product offering. Our five largest customers in 2005 were ArvinMeritor, Dana, Raytheon, 
Traxel  and Visteon. These five customers accounted for 67% of 2005 net revenue.  Our five largest customers in 
2004  and  2003  were ArvinMeritor, Dana, Honeywell, Raytheon and Visteon. These five customers accounted for 
67% and 51% of net revenue in 2004 and 2003, respectively. 

For the year ended December 31, 2005, Dana and ArvinMeritor represented approximately 39% and 15% 

of our net revenue, respectively. Similar amounts for the 2004 year ended were 36% and 15%, respectively. 

Geographic Areas 

Our operations are domiciled in the U.S. and Mexico.  Our Mexican subsidiaries and affiliates are a part of 
our Industrial Group and manufacture and sell a number of products similar to those the Industrial Group produces 
in  the  U.S.    In  addition  to  normal  business  risks,  operations  outside  the  U.S.  may  be  subject  to  a  greater  risk  of 
changing  political,  economic  and  social  environments,  changing  governmental  laws  and  regulations,  currency 
revaluations and market fluctuations. 

Consolidated non-U.S. sales were $68.7 million, or 13% and $26.5 million, or 6% of our consolidated sales 
in  2005  and  2004,  respectively.    In  2005  and 2004, our non-U.S. net income was $4.9 million and $2.5 million, 
respectively, as compared to consolidated net income of $5.3 million and $8.3 million, respectively,.  Non-U.S. sales 
were  not  significant  for  2003.    You  can  find  more  information  about  our  regional  operating  results  in  “Note  18 
Segment Information” in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.  

Sales and Business Development 

Our principal sources of new business originate from the expansion of existing relationships, referrals and 
direct  sales  through  senior  management,  direct  sales  personnel,  domestic  and  international  sales  representatives, 
distributors and market specialists. We supplement these selling efforts with a variety of sales literature, advertising 
in  numerous  trade  media  and  participation  in  trade  shows.  We  also  utilize  engineering  specialists  extensively  to 
facilitate  the  sales  process  by  working  with  potential  customers  to  reduce  the  cost  of  the  service  they  need.  Our 
specialists  achieve  this  objective  by  working  with  the  customer  to  improve  their  product’s  design  for  ease  of 

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manufacturing, reducing the amount of set-up time or material that may be required to produce the product, or by 
developing software that can automate the test and/or certification process. The award of contracts or programs can 
be  a  lengthy  process,  which in some circumstances can extend well beyond 12 months. In addition, we have and 
intend  to  selectively  acquire  assets  from  our  customers  in  exchange  for  multi-year  supply  agreements  and  then 
leverage the newly acquired manufacturing capabilities to additional customers. 

Our objective is to increase the value of the services we provide to the customer on an annual basis beyond 
the  contractual  terms  that  may  be  contained  in  a  supply  agreement.  To  achieve  this  objective,  we  commit  to  the 
customer that we will continuously look for ways to reduce the cost, improve the quality, reduce the cycle time and 
improve  the  life  span  of  the  products  and/or  services  we  supply  the  customer.  Our  ability  to  deliver  on  this 
commitment  over  time  is  expected  to  have  a  significant  impact  on  customer  satisfaction,  loyalty  and  follow-on 
business. 

Backlog 

Our  order  backlog  at  December  31,  2005  was  $252.3 million  as  compared  to  order  backlog  at 
December 31, 2004 of $249.8 million. Backlog for the Industrial Group, the Aerospace & Defense segment and the 
Test  &  Measurement  segment  at  December  31,  2005  was  $150.4 million,  $98.2  million  and,  $3.7 million, 
respectively.  Backlog  for  the  Industrial  Group,  the  Aerospace  &  Defense  segment  and  the  Test  &  Measurement 
segment at December 31, 2004 was $131.5 million, $113.9 million and $4.4 million, respectively. Backlog consists 
of  purchase  orders  with  scheduled  delivery  dates  and  quantities.  Total  backlog  at  December  31,  2005  included 
$238.6 million for orders that are expected to be filled within 12 months. Our backlog has varied from quarter to 
quarter and may vary significantly in the future as a result of the timing of significant new orders and/or shipments, 
order cancellations, material availability and other factors. 

Competition 

The  outsourced  manufacturing  services  markets  that  we  serve  are  highly  competitive,  and  we  compete 
against numerous domestic companies in addition to the internal capabilities of some of our customers. In the truck 
components  &  assemblies  market,  we  compete  primarily  against  companies  including  Mid-West  Forge,  Inc., 
Spencer Forge and Machine, Inc. and Traxle, that serve as suppliers to many Tier I and smaller companies. In the 
aerospace  and  defense  electronics  market,  we  compete  primarily  against  companies  including  Jabil  Circuit,  Inc., 
LaBarge, Inc., Primus Technologies Corporation, Sparton Corporation and Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. In 
the  test & measurement services market, we compete primarily against companies including SIMCO Electronics, 
Transcat, Inc., Davis Inotek Instruments, and a variety of small, local, independent laboratories. We may face new 
competitors in the future as the outsourcing industry evolves and existing or start-up companies develop capabilities 
similar to ours. 

We  believe  that  the  principal  competitive  factors  in  our  markets  include  the  availability  of  capacity, 
technological capability, flexibility, financial strength and timeliness in responding to design and schedule changes, 
price,  quality,  delivery.  Although  we  believe  that  we  generally  compete  favorably  with  respect  to  each  of  these 
factors, some of our competitors are larger and have greater financial and operating resources than we do. Some of 
our competitors have greater geographic breadth and range of services than we do. We also face competition from 
manufacturing  operations  of  our  current  and  potential  customers that continually evaluate the relative benefits of 
internal manufacturing compared to outsourcing. We believe our competitive position to be good, and the barriers to 
entry to be high in the markets we serve. 

Suppliers 

For the majority of our business, we purchase raw materials and component parts from suppliers chosen by 
our  customers,  at  prices  negotiated  by  our  customers.  When  these  suppliers  increase their prices, cause delays in 
production schedules or fail to meet our customers’ quality standards, our customers have contractually agreed to 
reimburse us for the costs associated with such price increases and not to charge us for costs caused by such delays 
or  quality  issues.  Accordingly,  our  risks  are  primarily  limited  to  accurate  inspections  of  such  materials,  timely 
communications, and the collection of such reimbursements or charges, along with any additional costs incurred by 
us due to delays in, interruptions of, or non-optimal scheduling of, production schedules. For a smaller portion of 

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our business, we arrange our own suppliers and assume the additional risks of price increases, quality concerns and 
production delays. 

Raw steel and fabricated steel parts are a major component of our cost of sales and net revenue for the truck 
components & assemblies business. We purchase the majority of our steel for use in this business at the direction of 
our  customers,  with  any  periodic  changes  in  the  price  of  steel  being  reflected  in  the  prices  we  are  paid  for  our 
services, such that we neither benefit from nor are directly harmed by any future changes in the price of steel.  

There  can  be  no  assurance  that  supply  interruptions  or  price  increases  will  not  slow  production,  delay 
shipments to our customers or increase costs in the future, any of which could adversely affect our financial results. 
Delays, interruptions, or non-optimal scheduling of production related to interruptions in raw materials supplies can 
be expected to increase our costs. 

Research and Development 

Our research and development activities are mainly related to our product lines that serve the aerospace & 
defense  electronics  market.  Most  of  the  expenditures  related  to  our  outsourced  services  are  for  process 
improvements  and  are  not  reflected  in  research  and  development  expense.  Accordingly,  our  research  and 
development  expense  represents  a  relatively  small  percentage  of  our  net  revenue.  We  invested  $2.8  million, 
$3.7 million and $4.2 million in research and development in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. We also utilize our 
research and development capability to develop processes and technologies for the benefit of our customers.  

Patents, Trademarks and Licenses 

We own and are licensed under a number of patents and trademarks that we believe are sufficient for our 
operations.  Our  business  as  a  whole  is  not  materially  dependent  upon  any  one  patent,  trademark,  license  or 
technologically related group of patents or licenses. 

We  regard  our  manufacturing processes and certain designs as proprietary trade secrets and confidential 
information. We rely largely upon a combination of trade secret laws, non-disclosure agreements with customers, 
suppliers and consultants, and our internal security systems, confidentiality procedures and employee confidentiality 
agreements to maintain the trade secrecy of our designs and manufacturing processes. 

Government Regulation 

Our  operations  are  subject  to  compliance  with  regulatory  requirements  of  federal,  state  and  local 
authorities, both in the U.S. and in Mexico, including regulations concerning financial reporting and controls, labor 
relations, export and import matters, health and safety matters and protection of the environment. While compliance 
with applicable regulations has not adversely affected our operations in the past, there can be no assurance that we 
will  continue  to  be  in  compliance  in  the  future  or  that  these  regulations  will  not  change  or  that  the  costs  of 
compliance will not be material to us. 

We  must  comply  with  detailed  government  procurement  and  contracting  regulations  and  with  U.S. 
Government  security  regulations,  certain  of  which  carry  substantial  penalty  provisions  for  nonperformance  or 
misrepresentation  in  the  course  of  negotiations.  Our  failure  to  comply  with  our  government  procurement, 
contracting  or  security  obligations  could  result  in  penalties  or  our  suspension  or  debarment  from  government 
contracting, which would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations. 

We  are  required  to  maintain  U.S.  Government  security  clearances  at  several  of  our  locations.  These 
clearances  could  be  suspended  or  revoked  if  we  were  found  not  to  be  in  compliance  with  applicable  security 
regulations.  Any  such  revocation  or  suspension  would  delay  our  delivery  of  products  to  customers.  Although  we 
have  adopted  policies  directed  at  ensuring  our  compliance  with  applicable  regulations  and  there  have  been  no 
suspensions or revocations at any of our facilities, there can be no assurance that the approved status of our facilities 
will continue without interruption. 

We are also subject to comprehensive and changing federal, state and local environmental requirements, 
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solid and hazardous wastes and the remediation of contamination associated with releases of hazardous substances. 
We  use  hazardous  substances  in  our  operations  and,  as  is  the  case  with  manufacturers  in  general,  if  a  release of 
hazardous substances occurs on or from our properties, we may be held liable and may be required to pay the cost of 
remedying the condition. The amount of any resulting liability could be material. 

Employees 

As  of  December  31,  2005,  we  had  a  total  of  approximately  2,978  employees,  2,557  engaged  in 
manufacturing and providing our technical services, 53 engaged in sales and marketing, 152 engaged in engineering 
and  216  engaged  in  administration.  Approximately  1,489  of  our  employees  are  covered  by  collective  bargaining 
agreements  with  various  unions  that  expire  on  various  dates  through  2009.  Although  we believe overall that our 
relations with our labor unions are positive, there can be no assurance that present and future issues with our unions 
will  be  resolved  favorably,  that  negotiations  will  be  successful  or  that  we  will  not  experience  a  work  stoppage, 
which could adversely affect our consolidated results of operations. 

Internet Access 

Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-
K, and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange 
Act  of  1934  are available free of charge through our website (www.sypris.com) as soon as reasonably practicable 
after we electronically file the material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors 

Risks Related to Our Business and Forward-Looking Statements 

This  annual  report,  and  our  other  oral  or  written  communications,  may  contain  “forward-looking” 
statements. These statements may include our expectations or projections about the future of our industries, business 
strategies, potential acquisitions or financial results and our views about developments beyond our control including 
domestic  or  global  economic  conditions,  trends  and  market  forces.  These  statements are based on management’s 
views and assumptions at the time originally made and we undertake no obligation to update these statements, even 
if, for example, they remain available on our website after our outlook has changed. There can be no assurance that 
our expectations, projections or views will come to pass, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-
looking statements.  

A number of significant risk factors could materially affect our specific business operations, and cause our 
performance to differ materially from any future results projected or implied by our prior statements, including those 
described  below.  Many  of  these  risk  factors  are  also  identified  in  connection  with  the  more  specific  descriptions 
contained throughout this report.  

Customers 

Customer contracts could be less profitable than expected. 

We generally bear the risk that our contracts could be unprofitable or less profitable than planned, despite 
our  estimates  of  revenues  and  future  costs  to  complete  such  contracts.    For  contracts  to  which  we  apply  the 
“percentage of completion” accounting method, revisions to our cost estimates could reduce our operating results in 
later periods. 

A material portion of our business is conducted under multi-year contracts, which generally include fixed 
prices or periodic price reductions without minimum purchase requirements. Our financial results are at greater risk 
when we must accept contractual responsibility for raw material or component prices, when we cannot offset price 
reductions and cost increases with operating efficiencies or other savings, when we must submit contract bid prices 
before  all  key design elements are finalized or when we are subjected to other competitive pressures which erode 
our margins.  The profitability of our contracts also can be adversely affected by unexpected start-up costs on new 

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programs, operating inefficiencies, ineffective capital investments, inflationary pressures or inaccurate forecasts of 
future unit costs. 

In  the  past  few  years  we  have  signed  long-term  supply  agreements  with  Dana  and  ArvinMeritor  and 
acquired  their  facilities  in  Morganton,  North  Carolina,  Kenton,  Ohio  and  Toluca,  Mexico,  among  other 
manufacturing assets. Although these acquired facilities have well-established product markets, these customers or 
their products may not continue to be successful, product enhancements may not be made in a timely fashion, our 
long-term pricing agreements could generate lower margins than anticipated and there can be no assurance that we 
will successfully integrate these operations.  In addition, our failure to identify potential liabilities with respect to 
certain indemnified environmental and other conditions, or our assertion of related claims, could adversely affect our 
operating results or our customer relationships. 

Dana  (or  any  of  our other significant customers who similarly seek bankruptcy protection) could seek to 
terminate business with us, originate new business with our competitors, terminate or assign our long-term supply 
agreements.    Any  loss  of  revenue  from  our  major  customers,  including  the  non-payment  or  late  payment  of  our 
invoices could adversely affect our balance sheet, revenues, profitability and cash flows, debt covenants or access to 
capital needed for operations.  

Changing demands could reduce revenues or increase costs and harm operating results. 

Unexpected  changes  in  our  customers’ demand levels have harmed our operating results in the past and 
could  do  so  in  the  future.    Many  of  our  customers  will  not  commit  to  firm  production  or  delivery  schedules.  
Disagreements  over  pricing,  quality,  delivery,  capacity,  exclusivity,  or  trade  credit  terms  could  disrupt  order 
schedules.    Orders  also  fluctuate  due  to  changing  global  capacity  and  demand,  new  products,  changes  in market 
share,  reorganizations  or  bankruptcies,  material  shortages,  labor  disputes  or  other  factors  that  discourage 
outsourcing.  These forces could increase, decrease, accelerate, delay or cancel our delivery schedules.  

Inaccurate  forecasting  of  our  customers’  requirements  can  disrupt  the  efficient  utilization  of  our 
manufacturing  capacity,  inventories  or  workforce.    If  we  lose  anticipated  revenues,  we  might  not  succeed  in 
redeploying  our  substantial  capital  investment  and  other  fixed  costs.    If  we  receive  unanticipated  orders,  these 
incremental volumes could be unprofitable due to the higher costs of operating above our optimal capacity.    

We depend on a few key customers in challenging industries for most of our revenues.  

Our five largest customers in 2005 were ArvinMeritor, Dana, Raytheon, Traxel and Visteon, collectively 
accounting for 67% of 2005 net revenue.  Our five largest customers in 2004 and 2003 were ArvinMeritor, Dana, 
Honeywell,  Raytheon  and  Visteon,  collectively  accounting  for  67%  and  51%  of  net  revenue  in  2004  and  2003, 
respectively.    The  truck  components  &  assemblies  industry  has  experienced  credit  risk,  labor  unrest,  rising  steel 
costs, bankruptcy and other obstacles, while the aerospace & defense electronics industry has seen consolidation and 
uncertain funding. 

We depend on the continued growth and financial stability of these customers, our core markets in these 
industries  and  general  economic  conditions.  Adverse  changes  affecting  these  customers,  markets  or  general 
conditions  could  harm  our  operating  results.  The  truck  components  market  is  highly  cyclical,  due  in  part  to 
regulatory  deadlines.  Rising  costs  of  steel  or  component  parts  have  increased  our  inventory  and  working  capital 
levels  and  caused  delays  in  payment  from,  or  other  difficulties  for,  our  automotive  customers.    Many  of  these 
customers’  labor  disputes,  financial  difficulties  and  restructuring  needs  have  created  rising  uncertainty  and  risk, 
which  could  increase  our  costs  or  impair  our  business  model.    The  aerospace  &  defense industry is pressured by 
cyclicality, technological change, shortening product life cycles, decreasing margins, unpredictable funding levels 
and government procurement processes.  Any of these factors, particularly in our secured electronic communications 
or missile programs, could impair our business model.  

If any of our significant customers were restructured, the resulting entity could seek to terminate business 
with us or originate new business with our competitors.  Any loss of revenue from our major customers, including 
the non-payment or late payment of our invoices could adversely affect our balance sheet, revenues, profitability and 
cash flows.  

As  of  February  24,  2006,  we  had  provided  approximately  $54.8  million  in  combined  trade  credit 
outstanding to ArvinMeritor, Dana and Visteon, each of which currently carries at least one “non-investment grade” 

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credit rating on its unsecured debt, indicating a high potential risk of default.   There can be no assurance that any of 
our  customers  will  not  default  on,  delay  or  dispute  payment  of,  or  seek  to  reject  our  outstanding  invoices  in 
bankruptcy or otherwise.  

On  March  3,  2006  (the  Filing  Date),  our  largest  customer,  Dana,  and  40  of  its  U.S.  subsidiaries  filed 
voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court 
for  the  Southern District of New York. Dana's European, South American, Asia- Pacific, Canadian and Mexican 
subsidiaries (Dana Mexico) were excluded from the Chapter 11 filing. As of the Filing Date, we had been paid for 
substantially  all  outstanding  Dana  accounts  receivable  recorded  in  the  balance  sheet  at  December  31,  2005.  
Accounts  receivable  from  domestic  Dana  subsidiaries  at the Filing Date could be subject to compromise, right of 
offset  or  set  aside  as  a  protected  payment  under  Dana’s  Chapter  11  filing.    For  example,  recently  amended 
bankruptcy law generally permits accounts payable to be offset against accounts receivable and offers protection for 
the last 20 calendar days of shipments as an administrative priority expense in the bankruptcy.  As of the Filing Date 
and  excluding  certain  gain  contingencies,  we  estimated  amounts  due  from  Dana  to  approximate  $28.6  million 
including  up to an estimated $13.0 million due from Dana Mexico, in addition to potential offsets from accounts 
payable  and  other  protected  claims  of  $12.0  million,  although  right  of  offset  and  protected  claims have not been 
approved  by  the  Bankruptcy  Court.  We  continue  to  pursue  additional  offsets  to  further  reduce  our  net  receivable 
position.   

Dana may be unable to reorganize, reach acceptable terms with its creditor’s or emerge from Chapter 11. 

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be  unable  to  obtain  right  of  offset  with  regard  to  our  outstanding  domestic  payables  and 
receivables;  
be unable to secure 100% payment for shipments 20 calendar days prior to the Filing Date; 
be required to refund payments made by Dana to us in the 90 days proceeding the Filing Date; 
have our supply agreements rejected or assigned by Dana; 
be required to settle all amounts due from Dana at discounted rates; or 
be unable to negotiate acceptable terms with the reorganized Dana. 

Dana  (or  any  of  our other significant customers who similarly seek bankruptcy protection) could seek to 
terminate  business  with  us  or  originate  new  business  with  our  competitors.    Any  loss  of revenue from our major 
customers,  including  the  non-payment  or  late  payment  of  our  invoices  could  adversely  affect  our  balance  sheet, 
revenues, profitability and cash flows, debt covenants or access to capital needed for operations.  

Congressional budgetary constraints or reallocations can reduce our government sales.  

We sell manufacturing services and products to a number of government agencies, which in the aggregate 
represented  approximately  9%  of  our  net  revenue  in  2005  and  2004.    We  also  serve  as  a  contractor  for  large 
aerospace & defense companies such as Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, 
typically  under  federally  funded  programs.  Sales  to  larger  aerospace  &  defense  customers,  in  the  aggregate, 
represented approximately 9% and 16% of net revenue during 2005 and 2004, respectively.  

Our government contracts have many inherent risks that could adversely impact our financial results. These 
contracts  depend  upon the continuing availability of Congressional appropriations. Future levels of governmental 
spending, including delays, declines or reallocations in the funding of certain programs could adversely affect our 
financial results, if we are unable to offset these changes with new business or cost reductions. 

Suppliers 

Interruptions in the supply of key components could disrupt production. 

Some of our manufacturing services or products require one or more components that are available from a 
limited number of providers or from sole-source providers. In the past, some of the materials we use, including steel, 
certain forgings or castings, capacitors and memory and logic devices, have been subject to industry-wide shortages. 
As a result, suppliers have been forced to allocate available quantities among their customers, and we have not been 
able to obtain all of the materials desired. Our inability to reliably obtain these or any other materials when and as  

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needed could slow production or assembly, delay shipments to our customers, impair the recovery of our fixed costs 
and  increase  the  costs  of  recovering  to  customers’  schedules,  including  overtime,  expedited  freight,  equipment 
maintenance,  operating  inefficiencies,  higher  working  capital  and  the  obsolescence  risks  associated  with  larger 
buffer inventories.   Each of these factors could reduce operating results and net income. 

Shortages or increased costs of utilities could harm our business and our customers. 

We and our customers depend on a constant supply of electricity and natural gas from utility providers for 
the  operation  of  our  respective  businesses  and  facilities.  In  the  past,  we  have  experienced  power  outages  which 
reduced  our  ability  to  deliver  products  and  our  customers’  demand  for  those  products.  If  we  or  our  customers 
experience future interruptions in service from these providers, our production and/or delivery of products could be 
negatively  affected.  Additionally,  due  to  the  heavy  consumption  of  energy  in  our  production  process  and  the 
businesses of our customers, if the cost of energy significantly increases, our results of operations, and those of our 
customers, could be negatively impacted. 

Execution 

We must operate more efficiently, or our results could decline. 

If we are unable to improve the cost, efficiency and yield of our operations, our costs could increase and 

our financial results could decline.  A number of major obstacles could include:  

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inflationary pressures;  
changes in anticipated product mix and the associated variances in our profit margins; 
efforts to increase our manufacturing capacity and launch new programs; 
the need to identify and eliminate our root causes of scrap; 
our  ability  to  achieve  expected  annual  savings  or  other  synergies  from  past  and  future  business 
combinations; 
inventory risks due to shifts in market demand; 
obsolescence; 
price erosion of raw material or component parts; 
shrinkage, or other factors affecting our inventory valuations; or  
inability  to  successfully  manage  growth,  contraction  or  competitive  pressures  in  our  primary 
markets. 

Our management or systems could be inadequate to support our existing or future operations. Growth in 
our  business  could  require  us  to  invest  in  additional  equipment  to  improve  our  efficiency.  We  may  have  limited 
experience  or  expertise  in  installing  or  operating  such  equipment,  which  could  negatively  impact  our  ability  to 
deliver products on time or with acceptable costs. In addition, a material portion of our manufacturing equipment 
requires significant maintenance to operate effectively and we may experience maintenance and repair issues. We 
may  also  be  required  to  relocate  equipment  between  facilities,  which  could  negatively  impact  our  production 
processes. 

Our growth strategies could be ineffective due to the risks of further acquisitions. 

Our  growth  strategy  includes  acquiring  complementary  businesses.  We  could  fail  to  identify,  finance  or 
complete suitable acquisitions on acceptable terms and prices. Acquisition efforts could increase a number of risks, 
including: 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

diversion of management’s attention; 
difficulties in integrating systems, operations and cultures; 
potential loss of key employees and customers of the acquired companies; 
lack of experience operating in the geographic market of the acquired business; 
an increase in our expenses and working capital requirements; 
risks  of  entering  into  markets  or  producing  products  where  we  have  limited  or  no  experience, 
including difficulties in integrating purchased technologies and products with our technologies and 
products; 
our ability to improve productivity and implement cost reductions; 
our ability to secure collective bargaining agreements with employees; and 
exposure to unanticipated liabilities.  

• 
• 
• 

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Our discovery of, or failure to discover, material issues during due diligence investigations of acquisition 
targets, either before closing with regard to potential risks of the acquired operations, or, after closing with regard to 
the timely discovery of breaches of representations or warranties, or of certain indemnified environmental conditions 
could seriously harm our business. 

Competition 

Increasing competition could limit or reduce our market share. 

We  operate  in  highly  competitive  environments  that  include  our  customers’  internal  capabilities.  We 
believe  that  the  principal  competitive  factors  in  our  markets  include  the  availability  of  manufacturing  capacity, 
technological strength, speed and flexibility in responding to design or schedule changes, price, quality, delivery, 
cost  management  and  financial  strength.  Our earnings could decline if our competitors or customers can provide 
comparable  speed  and  quality  at  a  lower  cost,  or  if  we  fail  to  adequately  invest  in  the  range  and  quality  of 
manufacturing services and products our customers require. 

Some  of  our  competitors  have  greater  financial  and  organizational  resources,  customer  bases  and  brand 
recognition  than  we  do.  As  a  result,  our  competitors  may  respond  more  quickly  to  technological  changes  or 
customer needs, consume lower fixed and variable unit costs, negotiate reduced component prices, and obtain better 
terms for financing growth. If we fail to compete in any of these areas, we may lose market share and our business 
could be seriously harmed. There can be no assurance that we will not experience increased competition or that we 
will be able to maintain our profitability if our competitive environment changes. 

Our technologies could become obsolete, reducing our revenues and profitability. 

The  markets  for  our  products  and  services  are  characterized  by  changing  technology  and  continuing 
process  development.  The  future  of  our  business  will  depend  in  large  part  upon  the  continuing  relevance  of  our 
technological  capabilities.    We  could  fail  to  make  required  capital  investments,  develop  or  successfully  market 
services and products that meet changing customer needs, and anticipate or respond to technological changes in a 
cost-effective and timely manner. We could encounter competition from new or revised technologies that render our 
technologies and equipment less profitable or obsolete in our chosen markets, and our operating results may suffer. 

Access to Capital 

An inability to obtain favorable financing could impair our growth. 

Our  future  liquidity  and  capital  requirements  are  difficult  to  predict  because  they  depend  on  numerous 
factors, including the pace at which we grow our business and acquire new facilities. One method we have used to 
obtain multi-year supply agreements is to buy a customer’s non-core manufacturing assets and produce products for 
them. We may need to raise substantial additional funds in order to grow this business. We cannot be certain that we 
will be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms or at all. Additional equity financing could result in 
dilution to existing holders. If additional financing is obtained in the form of debt, the terms of the debt could place 
restrictions on our ability to operate or increase the financial risk of our capital structure. Our ability to borrow under 
our current credit facility is conditioned upon our compliance with various financial covenants.  We could lose our 
access to such financing if we experience adverse changes in our operations, poor financial results, increased risk 
profiles  of  our  businesses,  declines  in  our  credit  ratings,  any  actual  or  alleged  breach  of  our  debt  covenants, 
insurance conditions or similar agreements, or any adverse regulatory developments. 

Any inability to raise additional funds as needed could impair our ability to operate and grow our business. 
Such financing could be subject to a number of factors, including market conditions, our operating performance and 
investor  sentiment.  These  factors  may  make  the  timing,  amount,  terms  and  conditions  of  additional  financing 
unattractive for us. 

Contract Terminations 

Contract terminations or delays could harm our business. 

We often provide manufacturing services and products under contracts that contain detailed specifications, 
quality standards and other terms. If we are unable to perform in accordance with such terms, our customers might 
seek to terminate such contracts, or downgrade our past performance rating, an increasingly critical factor in federal 
procurement  competitions.  Moreover,  many  of  our  contracts  are  subject  to  termination  for  convenience  or  upon 

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default.  These  provisions  could  provide  only  limited  recoveries  of  certain  incurred  costs  or  profits  on  completed 
work, and could impose liability for our customers’ costs in procuring undelivered items from another source. If any 
of  our  significant  contracts  were  to  be  terminated  or  not  renewed,  we  would  lose  substantial  revenues  and  our 
operating results as well as prospects for future business opportunities would be adversely affected. 

We  are  subject  to  various  audits,  reviews  and  investigations,  including  private  party  “whistleblower” 
lawsuits, relating to our compliance with federal and state laws. Should our business be charged with wrongdoing, 
or determined not to be a “presently responsible contractor,” we could be temporarily suspended or debarred for up 
to three or more years from receiving new government contracts or government-approved subcontracts. 

Labor Relations 

We must attract and retain qualified employees. 

Our  future  success  in  a  changing  business  environment,  including  during  rapid  changes  in  the  size, 
complexity  or  skills  required  of  our  workforce,  will  depend  to  a  large  extent upon the efforts and abilities of our 
executive, managerial and technical employees. The loss of key employees could have a material adverse effect on 
our  operations.  Our  future  success  will  also  require  an  ability  to  attract  and  retain  qualified  employees.  Labor 
disputes or changes in the cost of providing pension and other employee benefits, including changes in health care 
costs, investment returns on plan assets, and discount rates used to calculate pension and related liabilities, could 
lead to increased costs or disruptions of operations in any of our business units. 

Disputes with labor unions could disrupt our business plans. 

We  currently  have  collective  bargaining  agreements  covering  approximately  1,489  employees,  or 
approximately  50%  of  total  employees.  Although  we  believe  that  our  overall  relations  with  our  labor  unions  are 
positive, we could experience a work stoppage or other disputes which could disrupt our operations and harm our 
operating results. 

Regulatory 

Environmental, health and safety risks could expose us to potential liability. 

We are subject to a variety of environmental regulations relating to the use, storage, discharge and disposal 
of  hazardous  chemicals  and  substances  used  in  our  operations.  If  we  fail  to  comply  with  present  or  future 
regulations,  we could be forced to alter, suspend or discontinue our manufacturing processes, and pay substantial 
fines or penalties. 

Groundwater and other contamination has occurred at certain of our current and former facilities during the 
operation of those facilities by their former owners, and this contamination may occur at future facilities we operate 
or acquire. Although we typically receive environmental indemnification agreements from previous owners of these 
facilities,  there  is  no  assurance  that  the  indemnifications  of  former  owners  will  be  adequate  to  protect  us  from 
liability. 

Our  Marion,  Ohio  facility  is  subject  to  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  involving  petroleum 
compounds, semi-volatile and volatile organic compounds, certain metals, PCBs and other contaminants, some of 
which exceed the state voluntary action program standards applicable to the site. We continue to test and assess this 
site to determine the extent of this contamination by the prior owners of the facility. Under our purchase agreement 
for this facility, Dana has agreed to indemnify us for, among other things, environmental conditions that existed on 
the site as of closing and as to which we notified Dana prior to December 31, 2002. Such amounts due from Dana, if 
any, could be subject to compromise or rejection in conjunction with Dana’s Chapter 11 filing. 

A  leased  facility  we  formerly  occupied  in  Tampa,  Florida  is  subject  to  remediation  activities  related  to 
groundwater contamination involving methyl chloride and other volatile organic compounds which occurred prior to 
our use of the facility, and such contamination extends beyond the boundaries of the facility. The prior operator of 
the facility has entered into a consent order with the State of Florida and agreed to remediate the contamination, the 
full scope of which has not yet been determined. We previously acquired certain business assets formerly located at 
a leased facility in Littleton, Colorado, where chlorinated solvents had been disposed of on site by a prior owner of 
the  business  at  the  site,  contaminating  the  groundwater  at  and  around  the  site.  The  seller  of  the  assets  to  us  is 

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operating a remediation system on the site approved by the State of Colorado and has entered into a consent order 
with the EPA providing for additional investigation at the site.  

Our  Morganton,  North  Carolina  facility  is  subject  to  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  involving 
petroleum compounds, certain metals, and other contaminants, some of which exceed the State of North Carolina 
standards applicable to the site. Under our purchase agreement for this facility, Dana has agreed to indemnify us for, 
among other things, environmental conditions that existed on the site as of closing and as to which we notified Dana 
prior to December 31, 2005. Such amounts due from Dana, if any, could be subject to compromise or rejection in 
conjunction with Dana’s Chapter 11 filing. 

Our  Toluca,  Mexico  facility  is  subject  to  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  involving  petroleum 
compounds  and  volatile  organic  compounds,  among  other  concerns.  We  continue  to  test  and  assess  this  site  to 
determine  the  extent  of  any  contamination  by  the  prior  owners  of the facility. Under our purchase agreement for 
each  facility,  Dana  and  Dana  Mexico  (Dana’s  Mexican  subsidiary,  not  currently  a  party  to  the bankruptcy) have 
agreed to indemnify us for, among other things, environmental conditions that existed on the site as of closing and as 
to  which  we  notify  Dana  prior  to  June  30,  2006.  Such  amounts  due  from  Dana,  if  any,  could  be  subject  to 
compromise or rejection in conjunction with Dana’s Chapter 11 filing. 

Our  Kenton,  Ohio  facility  is  subject  to  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  involving  petroleum 
compounds,  volatile  organic  compounds,  certain  metals,  PCBs  and  other  contaminants.  We  continue  to  test  and 
assess this site to determine the extent of any contamination by the prior owners of the facility. Under our purchase 
agreement  for  this  facility,  Meritor  Heavy  Vehicle  Systems  has  agreed  to  indemnify  us  for,  among  other  things, 
environmental conditions that existed on the site as of closing and as to which we notify ArvinMeritor prior to May 
2, 2006. 

Adverse regulatory developments or litigation could harm our business. 

Our  businesses  operate  in  heavily  regulated  environments.  We  must  successfully  manage  the  risk  of 
changes  in  or  adverse  actions  under  applicable  law  or  in  our  regulatory  authorizations,  licenses  and  permits, 
governmental  security  clearances  or  other  legal  rights  to  operate  our  businesses,  to  manage  our  work  force  or  to 
import  and  export  goods  and  services  as  needed.    Our  business activities expose us to the risks of litigation with 
respect  to  our  customers,  suppliers,  creditors,  stockholders  or  from  product  liability,  environmental  or  asbestos-
related  matters.    We  also  face  the  risk  of  other  adverse  regulatory  actions,  compliance  costs  or  governmental 
sanctions,  as  well  as  the  costs  and risks related to our ongoing efforts to design and implement effective internal 
controls. 

Other Risks 

We face other factors which could seriously disrupt our operations. 

Many other risk factors beyond our control could seriously disrupt our operations, including:  

• 

• 

• 
• 

risks relating to war, future terrorist activities or political uncertainties which could shut down our 
domestic or foreign facilities, disrupt transportation of products or supplies, or change the timing 
and availability of funding in our aerospace & defense electronics markets; 
risks inherent in operating abroad, including foreign currency exchange rates, adverse regulatory 
developments, and miscommunications or errors due to inaccurate foreign language translations or 
currency exchange rates;  
risks relating to natural disasters or other casualties; or 
our failure to anticipate or to adequately insure against other risks and uncertainties present in our 
businesses including unknown or unidentified risks.  

Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments 

None. 

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Item 2.  Properties 

Our principal manufacturing services operations are engaged in electronics manufacturing services for our 
aerospace  &  defense  customers  and  industrial  manufacturing  services  for  our  truck  components  &  assemblies 
customers.  The following chart indicates the significant facilities that we own or lease, the location and size of each 
such facility and the manufacturing certifications that each facility possesses. The facilities listed below (other than 
the corporate office) are used principally as manufacturing facilities. 

Location 

Market Served 

Own or Lease 
(Expiration) 

Approximate 
Square Feet 

Certifications 

Corporate Office: 

Louisville, Kentucky 

Manufacturing and Service Facilities: 

Lease (2014) 

13,800 

Kenton, Ohio 

Louisville, Kentucky 

Marion, Ohio 

Morganton, North Carolina 

Orlando, Florida 

Truck Components 
& Assemblies 

Truck Components 
& Assemblies 

Truck Components 
& Assemblies 

Truck Components 
& Assemblies 

Test & 
Measurement 
Services 

Own 

Own 

Own 

Own 

Own 

540,000 

QS 9000 

467,000 

QS 9000 

255,000 

QS 9000 

342,000 

62,000 

QS 9000 
ISO 14001 

AS 9100 
ISO 9001 
ISO 17025/Guide 25
MIL-STD 750 
MIL-STD 883 
MIL-STD 202 
MIL-STD 810 

San Dimas, California 

Tampa, Florida 

Aerospace & 
Defense Electronics 

Aerospace & 
Defense Electronics 

Lease (2015) 

26,300 

ISO 9001 

Lease (2007) 

318,000 

ISO 9001 
AS 9100 
NASA-STD-8739 
MIL-Q-9858A 
IPC-A-610, Rev D, 
Class 3 
J-STD-001, Rev D, 
Class 3 

Toluca, Mexico 

Truck Components 
& Assemblies 

Own 

209,700 

QS 9000 

In addition, we lease space in 21 other facilities primarily utilized to provide technical services, all of which 
are located in the U.S. We also own 10 ISO-certified mobile calibration units and one ISO-certified transportable field 
calibration unit that are utilized to provide test & measurement services at customer locations throughout the U.S., the 
Caribbean and the South Pacific.  

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Below  is  a  listing  and  description  of  the  various  manufacturing  certifications  or  specifications  that  we 

utilize at our facilities. 

Certification/Specification 

Description 

AS 9100...........................A  quality  management  system  developed  by  the  aerospace  industry  to  measure 
supplier conformance with basic common acceptable aerospace quality requirements. 

IPC-A-610 .......................A  certification  process  for  electronics  assembly  manufacturing  which  describes 
materials,  methods  and  verification  criteria  for  producing  high  quality  electronic 
products.  Class 3 specifically includes high performance or performance-on-demand 
products where equipment downtime cannot be tolerated, end-use environment may 
be uncommonly harsh, and the equipment must function when required. 

J-STD-001 .......................A  family  of  voluntary  standards  of  industry-accepted  workmanship  criteria  for 

electronics assemblies. 

ISO 9001..........................A  certification  process  comprised  of  20  quality  system  requirements  to  ensure 
quality in the areas of design, development, production, installation and servicing of 
products. 

ISO 9002..........................A  certification  process  similar  to  the  ISO  9001  requirements,  but  it  applies 

principally to manufacturing services as opposed to engineering services. 

ISO 14001........................A  family  of  voluntary  standards  and  guidance  documents  defining  specific 
requirements for an Environmental Management System.  

ISO 17025/Guide 25 ........A  certification  process  commonly  referred  to  as  A2LA,  which  sets  out  general 
provisions  that  a  laboratory  must  address  to  carry  out  specific  calibrations  or  tests 
and  provides  laboratories  with  direction  for  the  development  of  a  fundamental 
quality management system. 

MIL .................................A  specification  that  signifies  specific  functions  or  processes  that  are  conducted  in 
compliance  with military specifications, such as a quality program, high-reliability 
soldering, calibration and metrology, and environmental testing.  

NASA-STD-8739.............A  specification  for  space  programs  designated  by  the  National  Aeronautics  and 

Space Administration. 

QS 9000...........................A certification process developed by the nation’s major automakers that focuses on 
continuous  improvement,  defect  reduction,  variation  reduction  and  elimination  of 
waste. 

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings 

We are involved from time to time in litigation and other legal or environmental proceedings incidental to 

our business. There are currently no material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party. 

Ongoing environmental proceedings include the following: 

•  Our  Marion,  Ohio  facility  is  subject  to  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  involving  petroleum 
compounds,  semi-volatile  and  volatile  organic  compounds,  certain  metals,  PCBs  and  other 
contaminants, some of which exceed the State of Ohio voluntary action program standards applicable 
to the site. Under our purchase agreement for this facility, Dana has agreed to indemnify us for, among 
other things, environmental conditions that existed on the site as of closing and as to which we notified 
Dana  prior  to  December  31,  2002.  Such  amounts  due  from  Dana,  if  any,  could  be  subject  to 
compromise or rejection in conjunction with Dana’s Chapter 11 filing. 

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•  A leased facility we formerly occupied in Tampa, Florida is currently subject to remediation activities 
related  to  groundwater  contamination  involving  methylene  chloride  and  other  volatile  organic 
compounds  which  occurred  prior  to  our  use  of  the  facility.  The  contamination  extends  beyond  the 
boundaries of the facility. In December 1986, Honeywell, a prior operator of the facility, entered into a 
consent  order  with  the  Florida  Department  of  Environmental  Regulation  under  which  Honeywell 
agreed  to  remediate  the  contamination,  the  full  scope  of  which  has  not  yet  been  determined.  We 
purchased the assets of a business formerly located on this leased site and operated that business from 
1993 until December 1994. Philips Electronics, the seller of those assets, has agreed to indemnify us 
with respect to environmental matters arising from groundwater contamination at the site prior to our 
use  of  the  facility.  On  November  3,  2004,  Sypris  Electronics  was  served  as  a  co-defendant  with 
Honeywell  International,  Inc.  and  Phillips  Electronics  America  Corporation  in  an  environmental 
lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Hillsborough County, Florida by Helen 
Jones  and  other  surrounding  landowners,  alleging  various  damages  caused  by  such  contamination. 
Philips Electronics has agreed to pay for our defense costs and a motion to dismiss Sypris Electronics 
has been filed. 

• 

In December 1992, we acquired certain business assets formerly located at a leased facility in Littleton, 
Colorado. Certain chlorinated solvents disposed of on the site by Honeywell, a previous owner of the 
business, have contaminated the groundwater at and around the site. Alliant Techsystems, from which 
we acquired the business assets, operates a remediation system approved by the State of Colorado and 
has also entered into a consent order with the EPA providing for additional investigation at the site. 
Alliant Techsystems has agreed to indemnify us with respect to these matters. 

•  Our  Morganton,  North  Carolina  facility  is  subject  to  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  involving 
petroleum  compounds,  certain  metals,  and  other  contaminants,  some  of  which  exceed  the  State  of 
North Carolina standards applicable to the site. Under our purchase agreement for this facility, Dana 
has agreed to indemnify us for, among other things, environmental conditions that existed on the site as 
of  closing  and  as  to  which  we  notified  Dana  prior  to  December  31,  2005.    Such  amounts  due  from 
Dana,  if  any,  could  be  subject  to  compromise  or  rejection  in  conjunction  with  Dana’s  Chapter  11 
filing. 

•  Our  Toluca,  Mexico  facility  is  subject  to  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  involving  petroleum 
compounds and volatile organic compounds, among other concerns. We continue to test and assess this 
site  to  determine  the  extent  of  any  contamination  by  the  prior  owners  of  the  facility.  Under  our 
purchase agreement for each facility, Dana and Dana Mexico has agreed to indemnify us for, among 
other things, environmental conditions that existed on the site as of closing and as to which we notify 
Dana prior to June 30, 2006. Such amounts due from Dana, if any, could be subject to compromise or 
rejection in conjunction with Dana’s Chapter 11 filing. 

•  Our  Kenton,  Ohio  facility  is  subject  to  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  involving  petroleum 
compounds, volatile organic compounds, certain metals, PCBs and other contaminants. We continue to 
test and assess this site to determine the extent of any contamination by the prior owners of the facility. 
Under  our  purchase  agreement  for  this  facility,  Meritor  Heavy  Vehicle  Systems  has  agreed  to 
indemnify us for, among other things, environmental conditions that existed on the site as of closing 
and as to which we notify ArvinMeritor prior to May 2, 2006. 

Item 4. 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 

No  matters  were  submitted  to  a  vote  of  security  holders  during  the  fourth  quarter  of  the  year  ended 

December 31, 2005. 

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PART II 

Item 5.  Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases 
of Equity Securities 

Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “SYPR.” The following table sets 
forth,  for  the  periods  indicated,  the  high  and  low  closing  sale  prices  per  share  of  our  common  stock  as  reported  by the 
Nasdaq National Market. 

  High 

  Low 

Year ended December 31, 2004: 

First Quarter...........................................................................................   $  21.90 
  21.17 
Second Quarter.......................................................................................  
  14.23 
Third Quarter .........................................................................................  
  16.81 
Fourth Quarter........................................................................................  

Year ended December 31, 2005: 

First Quarter...........................................................................................   $  15.57 
  12.77 
Second Quarter.......................................................................................  
  14.30 
Third Quarter .........................................................................................  
  11.15 
Fourth Quarter........................................................................................  

As of February 28, 2006, there were 1,046 holders of record of our common stock. 

$  17.00 
  17.25 
  11.08 
  12.98 

$  10.61 
8.52 
  10.74 
8.88 

On September 22, 2002, our Board of Directors declared an initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per common 
share outstanding. Cash dividends of $0.03 per common share have been paid quarterly since the initial dividend was declared 
in  2002.  Dividends  may  be  paid  on  common  stock  only  when,  as  and  if  declared  by  our  Board  of  Directors  in  its sole 
discretion. 

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Item 6. 

Selected Financial Data 

The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis 
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes included in Item 8 of this Form 
10-K.  The  selected  financial  data  set forth below as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for the three years included in the 
period ended December 31, 2005 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 
10-K, and the data below are qualified by reference to those consolidated financial statements and related notes. The financial 
statement data at December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 and for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 are derived from our 
audited consolidated financial statements not included in this Form 10-K. 

Consolidated Income Statement Data: 

2005 

Years Ended December 31, 
2003(1) 
  Restated   

2004(1)(2)(3) 
  Restated   
(in thousands, except per share data) 

2002(1) 

2001(1)(4)(5) 

  Restated      Restated 

Net revenue ..........................................................................................   $  522,766  $  425,402  $  276,605  $  273,477  $  254,640 
Cost of sales .........................................................................................  
  211,165 

  471,428 

  230,660 

  371,963 

  223,936 

Gross profit...........................................................................................  

Selling, general and administrative.......................................................  
Research and development ...................................................................  
Amortization of intangible assets .........................................................  
Operating income .................................................................................  

51,338 

35,669 
2,833 
614 
12,222 

53,439 

35,248 
3,697 
596 
13,898 

Interest expense, net .............................................................................  
Other (income) expense, net .................................................................  

5,979 
(1,325)   

2,100 
(138)   

45,945 

26,711 
4,166 
194 
14,874 

1,693 
230 

49,541 

27,114 
3,354 
97 
18,976 

2,742 
(159)   

Income before income taxes .................................................................  

Income tax expense ..............................................................................  

7,568 

2,247 

11,936 

12,951 

16,393 

3,637 

4,860 

4,940 

43,475 

26,134 
3,054 
1,329 
12,958 

4,111 
(358) 

9,205 

2,887 

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

5,321  $ 

8,299  $ 

8,091  $  11,453  $ 

6,318 

Net income per share: 
  Basic...................................................................................................   $ 
  Diluted................................................................................................   $ 

0.30  $ 
0.29  $ 

0.48  $ 
0.47  $ 

0.57  $ 
0.56  $ 

Cash dividends declared per common share .........................................   $ 

0.12  $ 

0.12  $ 

0.12  $ 

0.87 
0.84 

0.06 

$ 
$ 

0.64 
0.63 

$  — 

Shares used in computing per share amounts: 
  Basic...................................................................................................  
  Diluted................................................................................................  

18,016 
18,323 

17,119 
17,745 

14,237 
14,653 

13,117 
13,664 

9,828 
10,028 

  2005 

December 31, 

2004(1)(2)(3)  2003(1)(3) 
 Restated  
 Restated  
(in thousands) 

2002(1) 
 Restated  

2001(1)(4)(5) 
 Restated    

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: 

Cash and cash equivalents ....................................................................   $  12,060  $  14,060  $  12,019  $  12,403  $  13,232 
68,312 
Working capital ....................................................................................  
  212,431 
Total assets ...........................................................................................  
7,500 
Current portion of long-term debt.........................................................  
80,000 
Long-term debt, net of current portion .................................................  
70,761 
Total stockholders’ equity ....................................................................  

  111,765 
  417,624 
— 
80,000 
  213,734 

  143,123 
  431,178 
7,000 
  110,000 
  208,939 

81,456 
  264,435 
3,200 
53,000 
  145,392 

78,600 
  224,612 
7,000 
30,000 
  137,690 

(1)  On January 1, 2005, the Company changed its accounting policy for inventory and cost of sales at one manufacturing facility. Prior year 
amounts have been restated as required for comparability. The change increased previously reported earnings for the year ended 2004 by 
$892, or $0.05 per diluted share. The change (decreased) increased previously reported earnings for 2003, 2002 and 2001 by $(44), $13 and 
$(49), respectively, which did not change per diluted share amounts. 

(2)  On May 3, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively, we completed the acquisition of the net assets of ArvinMeritor’s Kenton, Ohio facility and 

Dana’s Toluca, Mexico facility and their results of operations and related purchased assets are included from those dates forward. 
(3)  On December 31, 2003, we completed the acquisition of the net assets of Dana’s Morganton, North Carolina facility and its results of 

operations and related purchased assets are included from that date forward.  

(4)  On January 1, 2002, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” which 

required us to discontinue the amortization of goodwill. Amortization of goodwill decreased earnings per diluted share by $0.08 in the year 
ended December 31, 2001. 

(5)  On May 31, 2001, we completed the acquisition of the net assets of Dana’s Marion, Ohio facility and its results of operations and related 

purchased assets are included from that date forward. 

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Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

The  following  discussion  of  our  consolidated  results  of  operations  and  financial  condition  should  be read 
together with the other financial information and consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K. This 
discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ 
materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including 
those discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-K. 

Change in Method of Accounting 

During  the  first  quarter  of  2005,  our  Industrial  Group  changed  its  method  of  accounting  for  certain 
inventory and cost of sales at our Louisville manufacturing facility to the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method from the 
last-in, first-out (LIFO) method used in all prior years. As a result, all inventories are now stated at the lower of cost, 
determined on a FIFO basis, or market. Prior to this voluntary change in accounting principle, approximately 13% of 
our total inventory as previously reported was valued using LIFO and the remaining inventories were valued using 
FIFO.  

The  change  is  preferable  because  it  results  in  conforming  all  of  our  inventories  to  a  uniform  method  of 
accounting subsequent to a series of acquisitions from 2001 through 2004. In addition, inventories will be valued in 
a manner which more closely approximates current cost, and FIFO is the prevalent method used by other entities 
within our industry and provides a more meaningful and understandable presentation of financial position to users of 
our consolidated financial statements.  

In accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, the consolidated 
financial  statements  for  all  prior  periods  have  been  adjusted  to  retroactively  apply  this  change  in  accounting 
principle. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the change from LIFO to FIFO reduced previously reported cost 
of sales for our Industrial Group by $1.3 million which resulted in corresponding increases in gross profit, operating 
income and income before taxes. The effect of the accounting change on net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per 
common share as previously reported by quarter for 2004 is: 

Year ended December 31, 2004 

  First 

  Second   

  Third 

  Fourth 

  Total 

(in thousands, except per share data) 

Net income (loss): 

Previously reported ..............................   $  3,399 
(74) 
Increase (decrease)...............................  
Restated ...............................................   $  3,325 

$  1,984 
— 
$  1,984 

$  3,487 
304 
$  3,791 

$  (1,463) 
662 
(801) 

$ 

$  7,407 
892 
$  8,299 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share:   

Previously reported ..............................   $ 
Increase (decrease)...............................  
Restated ...............................................   $ 

0.23 
(0.01) 
0.22 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share: 

Previously reported ..............................   $ 
Increase (decrease)...............................  
Restated ...............................................   $ 

0.22 
(0.01) 
0.21 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

0.11 
— 
0.11 

0.11 
— 
0.11 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

0.19 
0.02 
0.21 

0.19 
0.02 
0.21 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(0.08) 
0.04 
(0.04) 

(0.08) 
0.04 
(0.04) 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

0.43 
0.05 
0.48 

0.42 
0.05 
0.47 

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The effect of the accounting change on net income and earnings per common share as previously reported 

for the year ended December 31, 2003 (in thousands, except per share data) is: 

Net income: 

Previously reported .....................................................................................   $ 
Increase (decrease)......................................................................................  
Restated ......................................................................................................   $ 

8,135 
(44) 
8,091 

Basic earnings per common share: 

Previously reported .....................................................................................   $ 
Increase (decrease)......................................................................................  
Restated ......................................................................................................   $ 

Diluted earnings per common share: 

Previously reported .....................................................................................   $ 
Increase (decrease)......................................................................................  
Restated ......................................................................................................   $ 

0.57 
— 
0.57 

0.56 
— 
0.56 

The retroactive restatement of the change in accounting method increased previously reported inventory, 
retained earnings and noncurrent deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2004 by $2.2 million, $1.5 million and $0.7 
million, respectively.  The restatement had no impact on operating cash flow. 

Overview 

We are a diversified provider of outsourced services and specialty products. We perform a wide range of 
manufacturing,  engineering,  design,  testing  and  other  technical  services,  typically  under  multi-year,  sole-source 
contracts with major companies and government agencies in the markets for aerospace & defense electronics, truck 
components  &  assemblies,  and  test  &  measurement services. Revenue from our three core markets accounted for 
approximately  96%  of  our  revenue  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2005,  while  revenue  from  our  outsourced 
services accounted for approximately 93% of our revenue. We expect these percentages to increase in the future. 

The Company is organized into two business groups, the Industrial Group and the Electronics Group. The 
Industrial Group is one reportable business segment, while the Electronics Group includes two reportable business 
segments,  Aerospace  &  Defense  and  Test  &  Measurement.  The  Industrial  Group  is  comprised  of  Sypris 
Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries, which generates revenue primarily from the sale of manufacturing services to 
customers  in  the  market  for  truck  components  &  assemblies  and  from  the  sale  of  products  to  the  energy  and 
chemical  markets.  The  Aerospace  &  Defense  reportable  segment  is  comprised  of  Sypris  Data  Systems,  Inc.  and 
Sypris  Electronics,  LLC.  Revenue  from  this  group  is  derived  primarily  from  the  sale  of  manufacturing  services, 
technical  services  and  products  to  customers  in  the  market  for  aerospace  &  defense  electronics.  The  Test  & 
Measurement  reportable  segment  consists  solely  of  Sypris  Test  &  Measurement,  Inc.,  which  generates  revenue 
primarily  from  providing  technical  services  for  the  calibration,  certification  and  repair  of  test  and  measurement 
equipment in the U.S.  

Our objective is to become the leading outsourcing specialist in each of our core markets for aerospace & 
defense electronics, truck components & assemblies, and test & measurement services. We have focused our efforts 
on establishing long-term relationships with industry leaders who embrace multi-year contractual relationships as a 
strategic component of their supply chain management. 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with U.S. 
generally accepted accounting principles requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts 
reported. Changes in facts and circumstances could have a significant impact on the resulting estimated amounts 
included  in our consolidated financial statements. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our 
more complex judgments and estimates. We also have other policies that we consider to be key accounting policies, 
such as our policies for revenue recognition in the Industrial Group, including cost of sales; however, these policies 
do  not  meet  the  definition  of  critical  accounting  estimates  because  they  do  not  generally  require  us  to  make 
estimates or judgments that are difficult or subjective. 

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Long-term Contract Net Revenue. 

 A large part of our Aerospace & Defense segment business is derived 
from long-term contracts for development, production and service activities which we account for consistent with 
the  American  Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants’  (AICPA)  audit  and  accounting  guide,  Audits  of  Federal 
Government  Contractors,  the  AICPA’s  Statement  of  Position  81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-
Type  and  Certain  Production-Type  Contracts,  and  other  relevant  revenue  recognition  accounting  literature,  as 
applicable.  We  consider  the  nature  of  these  contracts  and  the  types  of  products  and  services  provided  when  we 
determine the proper accounting for a particular contract.  

Primarily, we record long-term, fixed-price contracts on a percentage of completion basis using units-of-
delivery to measure progress toward completing the contract and recognizing net revenue.  Revenue is recognized 
on these contracts when units are shipped or delivered to the customer, as applicable, with unit revenue based upon 
unit  prices  as  set  forth  in  the  applicable  contracts.  The  costs  attributed  to  contract  revenue  are  based  upon  the 
estimated average costs of all units to be shipped. For example, we use this method of revenue recognition on our 
encryption  programs.  In  less  frequent  circumstances,  we  enter  into  milestone  specific,  fixed-price  contracts  for 
which net revenue is recorded when we achieve performance milestones. Revenue recognized under such milestones 
is limited to net revenue that we would recognize under the cost-to-cost method. Under the cost-to-cost method of 
accounting, revenue is recognized based on the ratio of costs incurred to our estimate of total costs at completion. 
For example, we use this methodology for our CEC, Common Card and KI-17 programs. As we incur costs under 
cost-reimbursement-type  contracts,  we  record  net  revenue.  Cost-reimbursement-type  contracts  include  time  and 
materials  and  other  level-of-effort-type  contracts.  An  example  of  this  type  of  revenue  recognition  includes  the 
JWARN program.  

As a general rule, we recognize net revenue and profits earlier in a production cycle when we use the cost-
to-cost  and  milestone  methods  of  percentage  of  completion  accounting  than  when  we  use  the  units-of-delivery 
method. In addition, our profits and margins may vary materially depending on the types of long-term government 
contracts undertaken, the costs incurred in their performance, the achievement of other performance objectives, and 
the stage of performance at which the right to receive fees is finally determined.  

Contract accounting requires judgment relative to assessing risks, estimating contract revenues and costs, 
and making assumptions for schedule and technical issues. Due to the size and nature of many of our contracts, the 
estimation  of  total  revenue  and  cost  at  completion  is  complicated  and  subject  to  many  variables.  Contract  costs 
include material, labor and subcontracting costs, as well as an allocation of indirect costs. Assumptions have to be 
made regarding the length of time to complete the contract because costs also include expected increases in wages 
and prices for materials. For contract change orders, claims or similar items, we apply judgment in estimating the 
amounts and assessing the potential for realization. These amounts are only included in contract value when they 
can be reliably estimated and realization is considered probable.  

The majority of our Aerospace & Defense segment net revenue is driven by pricing based on costs incurred 
to produce products or perform services under contracts with the U.S. Government, and therefore not necessarily on 
market-based factors. Cost-based pricing is determined under the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The FAR 
provides guidance on the types of costs that are allowable in establishing prices for goods and services under U.S. 
Government  contracts.  For  example,  costs  such  as  those  related  to  charitable  contributions,  advertising,  interest 
expense, and public relations are unallowable, and therefore not recoverable through net revenue.  

Approximately 16%, 18% and 35% of total net revenue was recognized under the percentage of completion 
method  based  on  units  of  delivery  during  2005,  2004  and  2003,  respectively.  Approximately  2%,  3% and 5% of 
total  net  revenue  was  recognized  under  the  percentage  of  completion  method  based  on  milestones or cost-to-cost 
during 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Therefore, the amounts we record in our consolidated financial statements 
using contract accounting methods and cost accounting standards are material. Because of the significance of the 
judgments  and  estimation  processes,  it  is  likely  that  materially  different  amounts  could  be  recorded  if  we  used 
different assumptions or if the underlying circumstances were to change. When adjustments in estimated contract 
revenues or costs are required, any changes from prior estimates are generally included in earnings in the current 
period. We closely monitor compliance with and the consistent application of our critical accounting policies related 
to  contract  accounting.  In  addition  to  less  formal  monthly  reviews,  management  in  the  Aerospace  &  Defense 
segment formally assess the status of contracts on a quarterly basis through extensive estimate at completion reviews 
which  include  multiple  levels  of  program  personnel.  Costs  incurred  and  allocated  to  contracts  with  the  U.S. 

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Government are reviewed for compliance with regulatory standards by our personnel, and are subject to audit by the 
Defense Contract Audit Agency.  

Allowance  for  Doubtful  Accounts.  We  establish  reserves  for  uncollectible accounts receivable based on 
overall receivable aging levels, a specific evaluation of accounts for customers with known financial difficulties and 
evaluation of customer chargebacks, if any. These reserves and corresponding write-offs could significantly increase 
if our customers experience deteriorating financial results or in the event we receive a significant chargeback which 
is deemed uncollectible. 

Impairments.  Goodwill is tested at least annually for impairment by calculating the estimated fair value of 
each  business  with  which  goodwill  is  associated.  The  estimated  fair  value  is  based  on  a  discounted  cash  flow 
analysis that requires judgment in our evaluation of the business and establishing an appropriate discount rate and 
terminal value to apply in the calculations. In selecting these and other assumptions for each business, we consider 
historical performance, forecasted operating results, general market conditions and industry considerations specific 
to the business. It is possible that the assumptions underlying the impairment analysis will change in such a manner 
that  impairment  charges  may  occur.  We  likely  would  compute  a  materially  different  fair  value  for  a  business  if 
different assumptions were used or if circumstances were to change. 

At  December  31,  2005,  net  assets  of  our  Test  &  Measurement  segment  were  $13.6  million,  including 
goodwill  of  $6.9  million.  Our  Test  &  Measurement  segment  reported  an  operating  loss  in  2004  of  $0.4  million, 
primarily as a result of decreased product sales, cost and process inefficiencies on certain technical services provided 
by this segment and an unfavorable mix of technical service revenue. A new senior management team was installed 
in 2003 for this segment and spending for sales, marketing, research and development were increased in 2004 to 
grow  the  revenue  base,  and  various  organizational  changes  were  made  to  improve  the  operations.  In  2005,  such 
investments yielded increased net revenue and gross margin resulting in $0.4 million of operating income.  As 2005 
restructuring efforts continue to pay back, further operating income improvement is expected in 2006. If continued 
improvement  in  our  Test  &  Measurement  operations  is  not  achieved  and  profitability  deteriorates,  we  may  be 
required to record an impairment charge to goodwill for the Test & Measurement segment.  

The recoverability of long-lived assets is evaluated if impairment indicators exist. Indicators of impairment 
include historical financial performance, operating trends and our future operating plans. If impairment indicators 
exist,  we  evaluate  the  recoverability  of  long-lived  assets  based  on  forecasted  undiscounted  cash  flows.  If  an 
impairment has occurred, the long-lived asset is written down to its estimated fair value on a discounted basis. The 
estimation  of  future  cash  flows  requires  management’s  judgment  concerning  historical  performance,  forecasted 
operating results, general market conditions and industry considerations specific to the assets. There are inherent 
uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgments in applying these factors to the analysis of long-
lived asset impairment. It is possible that the assumptions underlying the impairment analysis will change in such a 
manner that impairment charges may occur. We likely would compute a materially different estimate of future cash 
flows if different assumptions were used or if circumstances were to change. 

Reserve for Excess, Obsolete and Scrap Inventory  We record inventory at the lower of cost, determined 
under the first-in, first-out method, or market. Because of the stability of product costs in recent years, and the level 
of gross profit margins on most products, we have not made any material adjustments to write down inventory to 
market.  However,  we  do  reserve  for  excess,  obsolete  or scrap inventory. These reserves are primarily based upon 
management's assessment of the salability of the inventory, historical usage of raw materials, historical demand for 
finished goods, and estimated future usage and demand. An improper assessment of salability or improper estimate 
of  future  usage  or  demand,  or  significant  changes  in  usage  or  demand  could  result  in  significant  changes  in  the 
reserves  and  a  positive  or  a  negative  impact  on  our  consolidated  results  of  operations  in  the  period  the  change 
occurs. 

Results of Operations 

The tables presented below, which compare our consolidated results of operations from one year to another, 
present the results for each year, the change in those results from one year to another in both dollars and percentage 
change and the results for each year as a percentage of net revenue. The columns present the following: 

•  The first two data columns in each table show the absolute results for each year presented. 

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•  The columns entitled “Year Over Year Change” and “Year Over Year Percentage Change” show the 
change  in  results,  both  in  dollars  and  percentages.  These  two  columns  show  favorable  changes  as 
positive and unfavorable changes as negative. For example, when our net revenue increases from one 
year  to  the  next,  that  change  is  shown  as  a  positive  number  in  both  columns.  Conversely,  when 
expenses  increase  from  one  year  to  the  next,  that  change  is  shown  as  a  negative  number  in  both 
columns. 

•  The last two columns in each table show the results for each period as a percentage of net revenue. In 
these  two  columns,  the  cost  of  sales  and  gross  profit  for  each  are  given  as  a  percentage  of  that 
segment’s net revenue. These amounts are shown in italics. 

In addition, as used in these tables, “NM” means “not meaningful.” 

Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004 

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2004 (1) 

Year Over 
  Year 
  Change 
Favorable 

2005 

  Restated     (Unfavorable) 

Year Over 
Year 
 Percentage  
  Change 
Favorable 
(Unfavorable) 

Results as Percentage of 
Net Revenue for the  
Years Ended 
December 31, 

2005 

2004 

(in thousands, except percentage data) 

Net revenue: 

  Industrial Group .......................................................  $ 359,602  $ 260,410  $  99,192 

  38.1  % 

  68.8  % 

  61.2  % 

    Aerospace & Defense .............................................    115,863 
    Test & Measurement...............................................    47,301 
  Electronics Group.....................................................    163,164 
  Total net revenue....................................................    522,766 

  119,179 
  45,813 
  164,992 
  425,402 

(3,316)   
1,488 
(1,828)   

(2.8) 
3.2 
(1.1) 
  22.9 

  97,364 

Cost of sales: 
  Industrial Group .......................................................    336,686 
    Aerospace & Defense .............................................    98,367 
    Test & Measurement...............................................    36,375 
  Electronics Group.....................................................    134,742 
  Total cost of sales ...................................................    471,428 

  235,406 
  99,895 
  36,662 
  136,557 
  371,963 

 (101,280)    (43.0) 
1.5 
0.8 
1.3 
  (99,465)    (26.7) 

1,528 
287 
1,815 

Gross profit: 
  Industrial Group .......................................................    22,916 
    Aerospace & Defense .............................................    17,496 
    Test & Measurement...............................................    10,926 
  Electronics Group.....................................................    28,422 
  Total gross profit ....................................................    51,338 

  25,004 
  19,284 
9,151 
  28,435 
  53,439 

(2,088)   
(1,788)   
1,775 

(8.4) 
(9.3) 
  19.4 
(13)     NM 
(3.9) 

(2,101)   

Selling, general and administrative..............................    35,669 
2,833 
Research and development..........................................   
614 
Amortization of intangible assets ................................   

  35,248 
3,697 
596 

(421)   
864 
(18)   

(1.2) 
  23.4 
(3.0) 

Operating income .......................................................    12,222 

  13,898 

(1,676)    (12.1) 

Interest expense, net ...................................................   
Other income, net .......................................................   

5,979 
(1,325)   

2,100 
(138)   

(3,879)     (184.7)   
  (860.1)   
1,187 

Income before income taxes........................................   

7,568 

  11,936 

(4,368)    (36.6) 

Income taxes ..............................................................   

2,247 

3,637 

1,390 

  38.2 

  22.2 
9.0 
  31.2 
  100.0 

  93.6 
  84.9 
  76.9 
  82.6 
  90.2 

6.4 
  15.1 
  23.1 
  17.4 
9.8 

6.8 
0.6 
0.1 

2.3 

1.1 
(0.2) 

1.4 

0.4 

  28.0 
  10.8 
  38.8 
  100.0 

  90.4 
  83.8 
  80.0 
  82.8 
  87.4 

9.6 
  16.2 
  20.0 
  17.2 
  12.6 

8.3 
0.9 
0.1 

3.3 

0.5 
- 

2.8 

0.9 

Net income.................................................................  $  5,321  $  8,299  $  (2,978)    (35.9) % 

1.0  % 

1.9  % 

(1)  On January 1, 2005, the Company changed its accounting policy for inventory and cost of sales at one manufacturing facility. The change 

increased previously reported earnings for the year ended 2004 by $892, or $0.05 per diluted share.  

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Backlog.  Our backlog increased $2.4 million to $252.3 million at December 31, 2005, on $525.2 million 
in net orders in 2005 compared to $476.4 million in 2004. We expect to convert approximately 95% of the backlog 
at December 31, 2005 to revenue during 2006. 

Backlog  for  our  Industrial  Group  increased  $18.9  million  to  $150.4  million  at  December  31,  2005,  on 
$378.9 million in net orders in 2005 compared to $318.7 million in 2004. We expect to convert substantially all of 
the Industrial Group’s backlog at December 31, 2005 to revenue during 2006. 

Backlog for our Aerospace & Defense segment decreased $15.7 million to $98.2 million at December 31, 
2005,  on  $99.9 million  in  net  orders  in  2005  compared  to  $113.3  million  in  2004.  Backlog  for  our  Test  & 
Measurement segment decreased $0.7 million to $3.7 million at December 31, 2005 on $46.5 million in net orders in 
2005  compared  to  $44.4  million  in  2004.  We  expect  to  convert  approximately  86%  of  the  Aerospace  & Defense 
backlog and approximately 96% of the Test & Measurement backlog at December 31, 2005 to revenue during 2006. 

Net Revenue. 

 Net revenue in the Industrial Group for the year increased due to higher volume resulting 
from  the  new  ArvinMeritor  and  Dana  contracts  that  started  in  May  and  June  of  2004,  respectively.  These  new 
contracts with ArvinMeritor for trailer axle beams and various drive train components and with Dana for steer axles, 
drive  axle  shafts  and  drive  train  components  for  the  light,  medium  and  heavy-duty  truck  markets  generated 
outsourced services revenue of $213.2 million in 2005, as compared to $142.5 million in 2004. Excluding the new 
contracts, the Industrial Group’s net revenue increased $28.5 million, or 24.2%, in 2005, primarily due to record 
demand for medium and heavy-duty trucks as a result of pre-buy activity ahead of a change in domestic emission 
requirements. 

The  Aerospace  &  Defense  segment  derives  its  revenue  from  manufacturing  services,  other  outsourced 
services  and  product  sales.  Manufacturing  services  revenue  accounted  for  approximately  81%  and  75%  of  total 
Aerospace & Defense segment revenue in 2005 and 2004, respectively. Manufacturing services revenue increased 
$3.8 million in 2005 primarily due to increased volume on two military programs and revenue from new customers 
for initial shipments on new contracts.  Net revenue from technical outsourced services decreased $3.2 million in 
2005 primarily due to the completion of an engineering program in 2004.  Net revenue from product sales decreased 
$3.9 million primarily due to decreased demand for legacy data storage products.   

The Test & Measurement segment derives its revenue from technical services and product sales. Technical 
services  revenue  accounted  for  approximately  84%  and  87%  of  total  Test  &  Measurement  revenue  in  2005  and 
2004, respectively. Products sales increased $1.4 million in 2005, primarily due to increased shipments on a military 
program, while revenue from technical services was consistent with the prior year.  

Gross Profit. 

 The Industrial Group’s gross profit decreased $2.1 million in 2005 associated with start-up 
programs  and  capacity  constraints  in  addition  to  increased energy costs.  Gross profit as a percentage of revenue 
decreased to 6.4% for 2005 from 9.6% in 2004, primarily due to costs associated with the increase in manufacturing 
capacity, launch of new programs, overtime to meet customer shipment schedules and increased natural gas costs. 
We expect Lean and other cost reduction initiatives along with reductions in capital expansion in 2006 to result in 
gross  profit  increases  throughout  2006.    The  factors  impacting  gross  profit  in  the  fourth  quarter  included higher 
natural  gas  and  overtime  along  with  the  impact  of  declining  overhead  absorption  rates  resulting  from  inventory 
reduction initiatives. 

The  Aerospace  &  Defense  segment’s  gross  profit  decreased  $1.8 million  in  2005  primarily due to lower 
data storage product sales and technical outsourced revenue.  Lower overhead absorption attributable to decreased 
product revenue reduced gross profit by $1.2 million for 2005.  Technical outsourced services gross profit decreased 
by $0.6 from 2004 primarily due to lower revenue.  Gross margin for the Aerospace & Defense segment was 15.1% 
in 2005 as compared to 16.2% in 2004. The decrease in gross margin resulted primarily from the lower volume and 
related margins for product sales, which was partially offset by higher volume for manufacturing services. 

The  Test  &  Measurement  segment’s  gross  profit  increased  $1.8  million  in  2005  primarily  due  to  the 
increased product sales combined with lower personnel costs resulting from headcount reductions in the first half of 
2005. 

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Selling, General and Administrative.  Selling, general and administrative expense increased $0.4 million 
in 2005 and decreased as a percentage of net revenue to 6.8% in 2005 from 8.3% in 2004. The Industrial Group’s 
selling,  general  and  administrative  expense  accounted  for  $0.3 million  of  the  increase,  primarily  due  to  higher 
administrative costs related to additional infrastructure to support the new contracts in the Industrial Group and the 
overall growth of the business. The Test & Measurement segment also increased selling expense to drive increased 
revenue, which was offset by reductions in selling, general and administrative expense in the Aerospace & Defense 
segment resulting from reduced headcount. 

Research and Development.  Research and development costs decreased $0.9 million in 2005 due to the 
successful completion and launch of one of our data systems product development projects within our Aerospace & 
Defense segment in the last half of 2005.  Such costs are expected to decline in 2006 as other product development 
projects are completed. 

Amortization of Intangible Assets. 

 Amortization of intangible assets increased in 2005 primarily due to 
certain identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the ArvinMeritor and Dana contracts that started in 
May and June of 2004, respectively. 

Interest Expense, Net. 

Interest expense increased in 2005 due to an increase in our weighted average debt 
outstanding  and  higher  interest  rates.  Our  weighted  average  debt outstanding increased to $115.9 million during 
2005 from $51.5 million during 2004. The increase in debt primarily related to the Industrial Group’s acquisitions 
and capital expenditures to increase capacity and automation. The weighted average interest rate increased to 5.2% 
in  2005  from  4.8%  in  2004.  Our  effective  interest  rate  is expected to increase in 2006 due to expected increased 
market  rates  under  our  credit  agreement;  however,  interest  costs  are  expected  to  decline  in  2006  due  to  a 
continuation of working capital reduction initiatives which reduced net debt by $38.3 million in the second half of 
2005. 

Other  Income,  Net.  Other  income,  net  increased  $1.2  million  in  2005  due  primarily to foreign currency 

remeasurement gains of U.S. Dollar denominated accounts of our foreign subsidiaries.   

Income  Taxes.  Our  effective  income  tax  rate  was  29.7%  in  2005  as  compared  to  30.5% for 2004. The 
decrease primarily relates to the full year impact of our Mexico operations acquired on June 30, 2004, for which the 
2005  statutory  tax  rate  is  30.0%.    In  2005  and  2004,  tax expense was reduced by $0.2 million and $0.4 million, 
respectively, as a result of the resolution of various domestic federal and state tax liabilities which proved to be less 
than original estimates.  

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Year Ended December 31, 2004 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2003 

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2004 (1) 
 Restated 

2003 (1) 

  Restated     (Unfavorable) 

Year Over 
  Year 
  Change 
Favorable 

Year Over 
Year 
 Percentage  
  Change 
Favorable 
(Unfavorable) 

Results as Percentage of 
Net Revenue for the  
Years Ended 
December 31, 

2004 

2003 

Net revenue: 

(in thousands, except percentage data) 

  Industrial Group .......................................................  $ 260,410  $  95,872  $ 164,538 
    Aerospace & Defense .............................................    119,179 
    Test & Measurement...............................................    45,813 
  Electronics Group.....................................................    164,992 
  Total net revenue....................................................    425,402 

  141,597 
  39,136 
  180,733 
  276,605 

  (22,418)    (15.8) 
  17.1 
(8.7) 
  53.8 

6,677 
  (15,741)   
  148,797 

  171.6  % 

  61.2  % 
  28.0 
  10.8 
  38.8 
  100.0 

  34.7  % 
  51.2 
  14.1 
  65.3 
  100.0 

Cost of sales: 
  Industrial Group .......................................................    235,406 
    Aerospace & Defense .............................................    99,895 
    Test & Measurement...............................................    36,662 
  Electronics Group.....................................................    136,557 
  Total cost of sales ...................................................    371,963 

Gross profit: 
  Industrial Group .......................................................    25,004 
    Aerospace & Defense .............................................    19,284 
9,151 
    Test & Measurement...............................................   
  Electronics Group.....................................................    28,435 
  Total gross profit ....................................................    53,439 

  86,193 
  112,717 
  31,750 
  144,467 

 (149,213)   (173.1) 
  11.4 
  12,822 
(4,912)    (15.5) 
5.5 
7,910 

  230,660 

 (141,303)    (61.3) 

9,679 
  28,880 
7,386 
  36,266 
  45,945 

  15,325 

  158.3 
(9,596)    (33.2) 
1,765 
  23.9 
(7,831)    (21.6) 
  16.3 
7,494 

Selling, general and administrative..............................    35,248 
3,697 
Research and development..........................................   
596 
Amortization of intangible assets ................................   

  26,711 
4,166 
194 

(8,537)    (32.0) 
469 
  11.3 
(402)   (207.2) 

Operating income .......................................................    13,898 

  14,874 

(976)   

(6.6) 

Interest expense, net ...................................................   
Other (income) expense, net........................................   

2,100 
(138)   

1,693 
230 

(407)    (24.0) 
368 

  NM 

Income before income taxes........................................    11,936 

  12,951 

(1,015)   

(7.8) 

Income taxes ..............................................................   

3,637 

4,860 

1,223 

  25.2 

  90.4 
  83.8 
  80.0 
  82.8 
  87.4 

9.6 
  16.2 
  20.0 
  17.2 
  12.6 

8.3 
0.9 
0.1 

3.3 

0.5 
- 

2.8 

0.9 

  89.9 
  79.6 
  81.1 
  79.9 
  83.4 

  10.1 
  20.4 
  18.9 
  20.1 
  16.6 

9.6 
1.5 
0.1 

5.4 

0.6 
0.1 

4.7 

1.8 

Net income.................................................................  $  8,299  $  8,091  $ 

208 

2.5  % 

1.9  % 

2.9  % 

(1)  On January 1, 2005, the Company changed its accounting policy for inventory and cost of sales at one manufacturing facility. The change 
increased previously reported earnings for the year ended 2004 by $892, or $0.05 per diluted share, while decreasing previously reported 
earnings for 2003 by $44, which did not change the per diluted share amount. 

Backlog.  Our backlog increased $50.8 million to $249.8 million at December 31, 2004, on $476.4 million 

in net orders in 2004 compared to $321.7 million in 2003. 

Backlog  for  our  Industrial  Group  increased  $58.3 million  to  $131.5 million  at  December  31,  2004,  on 

$318.7 million in net orders in 2004 compared to $130.2 million in 2003.  

Backlog for our Aerospace & Defense segment decreased $6.0 million to $113.9 million at December 31, 
2004,  on  $113.3 million  in  net  orders  in  2004  compared  to  $150.6 million  in  2003.  Backlog  for  our  Test  & 
Measurement segment decreased $1.5 million to $4.4 million at December 31, 2004, on $44.4 million in net orders 
in 2004 compared to $40.9 million in 2003. 

 The Industrial Group entered into new multi-year contracts on December 31, 2003, May 3, 
2004  and  June  30,  2004  and,  on  each  of  the  respective  dates,  acquired  certain  manufacturing  assets  from  its 

Net Revenue. 

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customers in connection with the new contracts.  These contracts included two with Dana for steer axle components, 
drive axle shafts and various drive train components for the light, medium and heavy-duty truck markets and one 
with  ArvinMeritor  for  trailer  axle  beams  and  various  drive  train  components.    The  new  contracts  generated 
outsourced  services  revenue  of  $142.5  million  in  2004.    Excluding  the  new  contracts,  the  Industrial  Group’s net 
revenue increased $22.0 million for the year primarily due to a general increase in demand for medium and heavy-
duty trucks.  

Net revenue in the Aerospace & Defense segment decreased $22.4 million in 2004 primarily due to lower 
revenue  from  manufacturing  services.  Manufacturing  services  decreased  $9.9  million  primarily  due  to  reduced 
program funding for federal government agencies, delayed shipments and contracts completed during 2003. Other 
outsourced services revenue and product sales decreased $0.7 million and $11.8 million in 2004 respectively.  The 
decrease in product sales is primarily due to reduced government funding for our customer’s programs.   

Net  revenue  in  the  Test  &  Measurement  segment  increased  $6.7 million  in  2004  primarily  due  to  a 
$6.3 million increase in technical sales. The increase in revenue from technical services is primarily due to a large 
contract with a prime government contractor for testing services performed during 2004, growth from calibration 
services  provided  under  certain  customer  accounts  in  2004 and the full-year impact of two calibration operations 
acquired during the second half of 2003. 

Gross Profit. 

 The Industrial Group’s gross profit increased $15.3 million in 2004 primarily due to the 
revenue  growth  from  new  contracts.    Gross  profit  contributed  by  the  new  contracts  was  partially  offset  by 
manufacturing  inefficiencies  associated  with  disruptions  in  raw  material  and  key  components  and  capacity 
limitations associated with the increased demand.  The disruptions to production schedules related to the timely and 
dependable receipt of steel and components were present throughout 2004; however, during the fourth quarter the 
Industrial  Group’s  gross  margin  declined to 4.9% and resulted in full year gross margin of 9.6% as compared to 
10.1%  in  2003.    The  factors  impacting  gross  profit  in  the  fourth  quarter  included  excessive  overtime  to  meet 
fluctuating customer demand, loss of days worked to conduct three physical inventories, cost overruns on a variety 
of new manufacturing cells, higher than expected training costs on new programs and increased charges to reflect 
the growing nature and complexity of the business.    Labor and absorption variances of approximately $1.5 million 
related  to  manufacturing  inefficiencies  were  recognized  and  excess  supply,  tooling  and  freight  costs  totaling 
approximately $0.9 million were incurred in the fourth quarter.  Also, an inventory adjustment of $1.1 million was 
recorded in the fourth quarter primarily due to production scrap. 

Our  Aerospace  &  Defense  segment’s  gross  profit  decreased  $9.6 million in 2004 primarily due to lower 
margins associated with the decrease in product revenue.  Product revenue declined 38% for the year which resulted 
in  a  corresponding  decrease  in  gross  profit  of  $7.3  million.  The  decline  is  primarily  volume  related,  although 
competitive pricing pressure also began to impact profit margins during the second half of 2004.  Manufacturing and 
other outsourced services gross profit decreased $2.3 million or 15% in 2004, primarily due to a revenue decrease of 
10% and an inventory write-off of $0.7 million in the fourth quarter related to a terminated contract.  Gross margin 
for the Aerospace and Defense segment was 16.2% in 2004 as compared to 20.4% in 2003.  The decrease in gross 
margin resulted primarily from the lower volume and related margins for product sales and the lower volume for 
manufacturing services.  

The  Test  &  Measurement  segment’s  gross  profit  increased  $1.8  million  in  2004  primarily  due  to  the 
increase in technical services revenue.  Gross margin for the Test & Measurement segment was 20.0% in 2004 as 
compared to 18.9% in 2003.  The increase in gross margin resulted primarily from the higher volumes for testing 
and calibration services and lower costs for products achieved through outsourcing certain product subassemblies.  

Selling, General and Administrative.  Selling, general and administrative expense increased $8.5 million 
in 2004 and decreased as a percentage of net revenue to 8.3% from 9.6% in 2003. The Industrial Group’s selling, 
general and administrative expense accounted for $5.4 million of the increase, primarily due to higher administrative 
costs related to additional infrastructure to support the new contracts in the Industrial Group and the overall growth 
of the business.  The Test & Measurement segment also increased selling expense to support the national account 
opportunities for its calibration services.   

Research and Development.  Research and development costs decreased $0.5 million in 2004 due to the 
completion of the first release of Silver Phoenix, a new data system product line within our Aerospace and Defense 

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segment.    The  majority  of  research  and  development  costs  during  2004  were  related  to  future  releases  of  this 
product. 

Amortization of Intangible Assets.  Amortization of intangible assets increased in 2004 primarily due to 

certain identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the new Industrial Group contracts. 

Interest Expense, Net. 

 Interest expense increased in 2004 due to an increase in our weighted average debt 
outstanding  partially  offset  by  a  decrease  in  our  weighted  average  interest  rate.  Our  weighted  average  debt 
outstanding  increased  to  $51.5  million  during  2004  from  $31.1  million  during  2003.    The  increase  in  debt  is 
primarily  related  to  the  Industrial  Group’s  acquisitions,  working  capital  for  the  acquired  operations,  and  capital 
expenditures to increase capacity and automation.  The weighted average interest rate decreased to 4.8% in 2004 
from  5.4%  in  2003.  Our  interest  rate  decreased  effective  with  the  July  2003  expiration  of  interest  rate  swap 
agreements with higher than market interest rates. Our effective interest rate is expected to increase in 2005 due to 
the issuance of senior notes totaling $55.0 million in June and August 2004 at a weighted average fixed interest rate 
of 5.4% and expected increased market rates under our credit agreement. 

Income  Taxes.  Our  effective  income  tax  rate  was  30.5%  in  2004  as  compared  to  37.5% for 2003.  An 
examination by the Internal Revenue Service of our federal income tax returns for certain prior years was completed 
during the third quarter of 2004 and a favorable adjustment of $0.4 million to income tax expense was recorded as 
the additional tax assessment was less than the estimated liability previously recorded.  Additionally, our effective 
tax rate on foreign operation in 2004 was approximately 29%, which reflects the lower statutory rate for Mexico. 

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Quarterly Results 

The following table presents our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income data for each of 
the eight quarters in the two-year period ended December 31, 2005. We have prepared this data on the same basis as 
our audited consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, have included all normal recurring adjustments 
necessary  for  a  fair  presentation  of  this  information.  You  should  read  these  unaudited  quarterly  results  in 
conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this annual report. 
The consolidated results of operations for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for 
any subsequent period. 

  First 

  Second   

  Third 

  Fourth   

  First 

2005 

2004 Restated (1) 
  Third 

  Second   

  Fourth   

(in thousands, except per share data) 

Net revenue: 

  Industrial Group .....................  $  88,690  $  89,673  $  94,504  $  86,735  $  48,451  $  58,222  $  78,429  $  75,308 

   Aerospace & Defense........... 
    Test & Measurement ............ 

  Electronics Group................... 

23,996 
11,555 

35,551 

24,095 
11,834 

35,929 

33,866 
12,441 

46,307 

33,906 
11,471 

45,377 

  Total net revenue .................... 

  124,241 

  125,602 

  140,811 

  132,112 

Cost of sales: 

  Industrial Group ..................... 

  Aerospace & Defense........... 
    Test & Measurement ............ 

  Electronics Group................... 

82,293 

21,605 
8,984 

30,589 

82,132 

20,726 
8,856 

29,582 

87,161 

28,498 
9,546 

38,044 

85,100 

27,538 
8,989 

36,527 

  Total cost of sales ................... 

  112,882 

  111,714 

  125,205 

  121,627 

Gross profit: 

  Industrial Group ..................... 

  Aerospace & Defense........... 
    Test & Measurement ............ 

  Electronics Group................... 
  Total gross profit .................... 

Selling, general and 

administrative....................... 
Research and development ....... 
Amortization of 

intangible assets ................... 

Operating income (loss)............ 

6,397 

2,391 
2,571 

4,962 
11,359 

8,553 
673 

138 

1,995 

7,541 

3,369 
2,978 

6,347 
13,888 

9,113 
944 

175 

3,656 

Interest expense, net ................. 
Other (income) expense, net ..... 

1,261 
(181)   

1,508 
(586)   

7,343 

5,368 
2,895 

8,263 
15,606 

8,492 
767 

161 

6,186 

1,797 

(89)   

1,635 

6,368 
2,482 

8,850 
10,485 

9,511 
449 

140 

385 

29,572 
11,353 

40,925 

89,376 

41,994 

24,110 
8,914 

33,024 

75,018 

6,457 

5,462 
2,439 

7,901 
14,358 

8,158 
524 

126 

5,550 

25,793 
11,881 

37,674 

28,350 
11,678 

40,028 

35,464 
10,901 

46,365 

95,896 

  118,457 

  121,673 

52,686 

21,002 
9,212 

30,214 

69,082 

23,899 
9,302 

33,201 

71,644 

30,884 
9,234 

40,118 

82,900 

  102,283 

  111,762 

5,536 

4,791 
2,669 

7,460 
12,996 

8,628 
875 

140 

3,353 

9,347 

4,451 
2,376 

6,827 
16,174 

8,915 
1,084 

145 

6,030 

646 
15 

5,369 

1,578 

3,664 

4,580 
1,667 

6,247 
9,911 

9,547 
1,214 

185 

(1,035) 

939 
(47) 

(1,927) 

(1,126) 

1,413 
(469)   

288 
(58)   

227 
(48)   

Income (loss) before income 

taxes ..................................... 

Income tax expense (benefit).... 

915 

325 

2,734 

753 

4,478 

1,477 

(559)   

(308)   

5,320 

1,995 

3,174 

1,190 

Net income (loss)......................  $ 

590  $ 

1,981  $ 

3,001  $ 

(251)  $ 

3,325  $ 

1,984  $ 

3,791  $ 

(801) 

Earnings (loss) per common 

share: 

Basic.....................................  $ 
Diluted .................................  $ 

0.03  $ 
0.03  $ 

0.11  $ 
0.11  $ 

0.17  $ 
0.16  $ 

(0.01)  $ 
(0.01)  $ 

0.22  $ 
0.21  $ 

0.11  $ 
0.11  $ 

0.21  $ 
0.21  $ 

(0.04) 
(0.04) 

Shares used in computing 

earnings (loss) per common 
share: 

Basic..................................... 
Diluted ................................. 

17,964 
18,296 

18,028 
18,261 

18,036 
18,423 

18,037 
18,037 

14,791 
15,593 

17,827 
18,552 

17,889 
18,306 

17,916 
17,916 

(1)  On January 1, 2005, the Company changed its accounting policy for inventory and cost of sales at one manufacturing facility. The change 

(decreased) increased previously reported earnings for the 2004 first, second, third and fourth quarter by $(74), zero, $304 and $662, or 
$(0.01), zero, $0.02, and $0.04 per diluted share, respectively. 

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Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Condition 

Net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  was  $72.6  million  in  2005  as  compared  to  net  cash  used  in 
operating  activities  of  $27.4 million  in  2004.  The  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  in  2005  includes  a  net 
decrease  in  working  capital  investment  primarily  due  to  an  increase  in  accounts  payable  of  $15.1  million  and  a 
decrease in inventories and accounts receivable of $11.6 million and $8.6 million, respectively.  The reduction in 
working  capital  in  2005  was  primarily  driven  by  the  implementation  of  a  weekly  working  capital  management 
framework in the second half of 2005.  The use of cash in operating activities in 2004 was primarily due to a net 
increase in working capital investment related to our new ArvinMeritor and Dana contracts that started in May and 
June of 2004, respectively.   

Net  cash  used  in  investing  activities  was  $36.2  million  in  2005  as  compared  to  $86.1 million  in  2004. 
Capital expenditures decreased to $36.3 million in 2005 from $55.9 million in 2004. Capital expenditures in 2005 
for our Industrial Group were $28.4 million principally comprised of forging, machining, and centralized tooling 
equipment,  while  capital  expenditures  for  our  Aerospace  &  Defense  and  Test  &  Measurement  segments  were 
$2.9 million and $4.4 million, respectively, principally comprised of manufacturing, assembly and test equipment. 
Capital expenditures in 2004 for the Industrial Group were $42.6 million with an additional $29.6 million invested 
in  2004  for  the  acquisition  of  net  assets  related  to  the  new  contracts  with  Dana  and  ArvinMeritor.  Capital 
expenditures  in  2004  for  our  Aerospace  &  Defense  and  Test  &  Measurement  segments  were  $8.4 million  and 
$4.6 million, respectively. The reduction of capital expenditures in the Industrial Group for 2005 is the result of our 
expected gradual return to normal levels of capital expenditures, after our initial investments in new plants, forging 
technology  and  automation.    Capital  expenditures  decreased  in  2005  for  the  Aerospace  &  Defense  segment  as 
several programs neared completion and new programs required less new capital investment than in prior years.  

Net  cash  used  in  financing  activities  was  $38.3 million  in  2005  as  compared  to  net  cash  provided  by 
financing  activities  of  $115.6 million  in  2004.  In  2005,  we  made  net  repayments  totaling  $37.0  million  on  our 
revolving  credit  facility as a result of significantly improved cash flow from operations. In 2004, we received net 
proceeds of $55.3 million from our public stock offering of 3,450,000 shares of common stock that closed in March 
and April 2004. We also issued senior notes for a total of $55.0 million in June and August 2004 through private 
placement  transitions.  Proceeds  from  the  offering  were  principally  used  to  reduce  debt  on  our  revolving  credit 
facility.  

We  had  total  availability  for  borrowings  and  letters  of  credit  under  the  revolving  credit  facility  of 
$100.0 million  at  December  31,  2005.    Maximum  borrowings  on  the revolving credit facility are $125.0 million, 
subject  to  a  $15.0 million  limit  for  letters  of  credit.    On  February  14,  2006,  the  Company  exercised its option to 
voluntarily reduce the aggregate commitment to $100,000,000.  The voluntary election reduced the total availability 
for borrowings and letters of credit under the revolving credit facility to $75.0 million, which when combined with 
our unrestricted cash balance of $12.1 million, provides for total cash and borrowing capacity of $87.1 million. The 
credit agreement includes an option to increase the amount of available credit to $125.0 million, subject to the lead 
bank’s  approval.  Borrowings  under  the  revolving  credit  facility  may  be  used  to  finance  working  capital 
requirements,  acquisitions  and  for  general  corporate  purposes,  including  capital  expenditures.  Most  acquisitions 
require the approval of our bank group. Our credit agreement was amended in March 2006 to revise certain financial 
covenants, while our senior notes were amended in August 2005 to revise certain financial covenants.  Other terms 
of the credit agreement and senior notes remained substantially unchanged.  

On  March  3,  2006  (the  Filing  Date),  our  largest  customer,  Dana,  and  40  of  its  U.S.  subsidiaries  filed 
voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court 
for  the  Southern District of New York. Dana's European, South American, Asia- Pacific, Canadian and Mexican 
subsidiaries (Dana Mexico) were excluded from the Chapter 11 filing and are operating as normal. As of the Filing 
Date, we had been paid for substantially all outstanding Dana accounts receivable recorded in the balance sheet at 
December  31,  2005.  Accounts  receivable  from  domestic  Dana  subsidiaries  at  the  Filing  Date  could  be  subject  to 
compromise,  right  of  offset  or  set  aside  as  a  protected  payment  under  Dana’s  Chapter  11  filing.    For  example, 
recently  amended  bankruptcy law generally permits accounts payable to be offset against accounts receivable and 
offers protection for the last 20 calendar days of shipments as an administrative priority expense in the bankruptcy. 
As  of  the  Filing  Date  and  excluding  certain  gain  contingencies,  we  estimated  amounts  due  from  Dana  to 
approximate  $28.6  million  including  up  to  an  estimated  $13.0  million  due  from  Dana  Mexico,  in  addition  to 

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potential  offsets  from  accounts  payable  and  other  protected  claims  of  $12.0  million,  although  right  of  offset  and 
protected  claims  have  not  been  approved  by  the  Bankruptcy  Court.  We  continue  to  pursue  additional  offsets  to 
further  reduce  our  net  receivable  position. Under the Chapter 11 proceedings, right of offset may not be granted, 
certain payments made by Dana to the Company in the 90 days preceding Dana’s Chapter 11 filing could be subject 
to  return  as  a  “preference  ”,  or  our  shipments  may  not  be  protected,  which  would  increase  our  net  receivable 
position. As a consequence of Dana’s Chapter 11 filing, the timing of payments from Dana will increase our net debt 
and  working  capital  levels.  Accounts  receivable  and  payable  from  Dana  Mexico  are  not  currently  subject  to 
compromise under Dana’s Chapter 11 filing and continue to be received and paid in normal course. 

Our principal commitments at December 31, 2005 consisted of repayments of borrowings under the credit 
agreement  and  senior  notes,  pension  obligations  and  obligations  under  operating  leases  for  certain  of  our  real 
property and equipment. Estimated pension contributions for 2006 are expected to range from $0.9 million to $1.3 
million. We also had purchase commitments totaling approximately $31.2 million at December 31, 2005, primarily 
for inventory and manufacturing equipment. The following table provides information about the payment dates of our 
debt and contractual lease obligations at December 31, 2005, excluding current liabilities except for the current portion 
of long-term debt (amounts in thousands): 

2006 

Revolving credit facility .............   $  — 
Senior notes ...............................  
— 
7,597 
Operating leases.........................  
Total ..........................................   $  7,597 

2007 
$  — 
— 
6,178 
$  6,178 

2008 
$ 25,000 
— 
5,091 
$ 30,091 

2009 
$  — 
7,500 
3,771 
$ 11,271 

2010 
$  — 
— 
1,228 
$  1,228 

2011 &   
 Thereafter  
$  — 
  47,500 
3,343 
$ 50,843 

At December 31, 2005 we also had approximately $3.9 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards 
available to offset future federal taxable income. Such carryforwards will increase future cash flows, if utilized, and 
reflect income tax losses incurred which will expire on December 31, 2024. 

We believe that sufficient resources will be available to satisfy our cash requirements for at least the next 
twelve  months.  Cash  requirements  for  periods  beyond  the  next  twelve  months  depend  on  our  profitability,  our 
ability to manage working capital requirements and our rate of growth. If we make significant acquisitions, if our 
largest customers experience financial difficulty, or if working capital and capital expenditure requirements exceed 
expected levels during the next twelve months or in subsequent periods, we may require additional external sources 
of  capital.  There  can  be  no  assurance  that  any  additional  required  financing  will  be  available  through  bank 
borrowings, debt or equity financings or otherwise, or that if such financing is available, it will be available on terms 
acceptable  to  us.  If  adequate  funds  are  not  available  on  acceptable  terms,  our  business,  consolidated  results  of 
operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial 
Accounting  Standards  (“SFAS”)  No.  123(R),  “Share-Based  Payment,”  which  is  a  revision  of  SFAS  No.  123, 
“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) 
No.  25,  “Accounting  for  Stock  Issued  to  Employees”  and  amends  SFAS  No.  95,  “Statement  of  Cash  Flows.” 
Generally,  the  approach  in  SFAS  No.  123(R)  is  similar  to  the  approach  described  in  SFAS  No.  123.  SFAS  No. 
123(R)  requires  that  all  share-based  payments  to  employees,  including  grants  of  employee  stock  options,  be 
recognized  in  the  income  statement  based  on  their  fair  values.  Pro  forma  disclosure  is  no  longer  an  option.  The 
provisions of Statement No. 123(R) are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.  

As  permitted  by  SFAS  No.  123,  we  historically  accounted  for  stock  option  grants  in  accordance  with 
Accounting  Principles  Board  (“APB”)  Opinion  No.  25,  “Accounting  for  Stock  Issued  to  Employees”  and,  as  the 
strike  price  of  options  issued  was  equal  to  grant  date  fair  value,  we  did  not  recognize  compensation  cost  for 
employee stock option issuances. We adopted SFAS No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective 
method. Excluding restricted stock issued in 2005, the impact of adoption of SFAS 123(R) is expected to result in an 
additional non cash compensation expense in fiscal 2006 for options granted through December 31, 2005 of $0.3 
million, net of tax, plus an undetermined amount for options yet to be granted. Had the Company adopted SFAS No. 

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123(R)  in  prior  periods,  the  impact  would  have  approximated  the  impact  of  SFAS  No.  123  pro  forma  footnote 
disclosure, excluding the impact of the “underwater” option accelerations which occurred in 2005.  

On March 1, 2005, April 25, 2005 and December 28, 2005, the Board of Directors approved resolutions to 
accelerate  the  vesting  for  “underwater”  options  as  of  March  11,  2005,  April  25,  2005  and  December  30,  2005, 
respectively  in  order  to  reduce  future  compensation  expense  related  to  outstanding  options.  After  amendment  of 
each underlying option agreement, compensation expense to be recognized in the income statement, subsequent to 
the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) was reduced by approximately $1.6 million, net of tax. 

SFAS No. 123(R) also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to 
be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under current literature. This 
requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash flows in periods after adoption. 
While the Company cannot estimate what those amounts will be in the future (because they depend on, among other 
things, when employees exercise stock options), the amount of operating cash flows recognized for the years ended 
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 was $0.2 million, $0.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively. 

In  November  2004,  the  FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  151,  “Inventory  Costs,  an  amendment  of  ARB  No.  43, 
Chapter 4.”  SFAS No. 151 clarifies that abnormal inventory costs such as costs of idle facilities, excess freight and 
handling  costs,  and  wasted  materials  (spoilage)  are  required  to  be  recognized  as  current  period  charges.  The 
provisions  of  SFAS  No.  151  are  effective  for  fiscal  years  beginning  after  June  15,  2005.  The  Company  adopted 
SFAS  No.  151  on  January  1,  2006.  The  impact  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial  position  and  results  of 
operations was not material. 

Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange 
rates. All additional borrowings under our credit agreement bear interest at a variable rate based on the prime rate, 
the  London  Interbank  Offered  Rate  (“LIBOR”),  or  certain  alternative  short-term  rates,  plus  a  margin  (1.75  % at 
December 31, 2005) based upon our leverage ratio. An increase in interest rates of 100 basis points would result in 
additional interest expense approximating $0.3 million on an annualized basis, based upon our debt outstanding at 
December 31, 2005. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have historically impacted our earnings only to 
the extent of remeasurement gains related to U.S. Dollar denominated accounts of our foreign subsidiary, because 
the  vast  majority  of  our  transactions  are  denominated  in  U.S.  dollars.  A  one  percent  change  in  foreign  currency 
exchange rates would result in remeasurement gain or loss of approximately $0.3 million on an annualized basis, 
based  upon  the  U.S.  Dollar  denominated  accounts  of  our foreign subsidiary at December 31, 2005.  A change in 
fixed interest rates of 100 basis points would change the fair value of our Senior Notes by $2.8 million.  Inflation has 
not been a significant factor in our operations in any of the periods presented; however, there can be no assurances 
that the growth in our Industrial Group’s business combined with significant increases in the costs of steel will not 
adversely affect our working capital requirements and our associated interest costs, which could also increase the 
sensitivity of our results to changes in interest rates. 

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Item 8. 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 

SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting..................................................................   36 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting...........   37 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ................................................................................   38 

Consolidated Income Statements .......................................................................................................................   39 

Consolidated Balance Sheets .............................................................................................................................   40 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.............................................................................................................   41 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity ..............................................................................................   42 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.......................................................................................................   43 

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING 

The management of Sypris Solutions, Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal 
control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Our internal 
control  system  was  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  to  Sypris  management  and  its  Board  of  Directors 
regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published consolidated financial statements. 

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those 
systems  determined  to  be  effective  can  only  provide  reasonable  assurance  with  respect  to  the  accuracy  of 
consolidated financial statement preparation and presentation. 

Under the supervision and with participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and 
Chief  Financial  Officer,  we  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc.’s  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting as of December 31, 2005. In making our assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control – Integrated Framework. Based on our 
assessment, we concluded that as of December 31, 2005, Sypris’ internal control over financial reporting is effective 
based on these criteria. 

Ernst  &  Young  LLP,  our  independent  auditors  and  a  registered  public  accounting  firm,  has  issued  an 

attestation report on our assessment of Sypris Solutions, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting. 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON INTERNAL 
CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING 

Board of Directors and Stockholders 
Sypris Solutions, Inc.  

We  have  audited  management’s  assessment,  included  in  the  accompanying  Report  of  Management  on 
Internal  Control  over  Financial  Reporting,  that  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc.  maintained  effective  internal  control  over 
financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2005,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control—Integrated 
Framework  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission  (the  COSO 
criteria). Sypris Solutions, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial 
reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is 
to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal 
control over financial reporting based on our audit.  

We  conducted  our  audit  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance 
about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit 
included  obtaining  an  understanding  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  evaluating  management’s 
assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, 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 financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance 
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in 
accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting 
includes  those  policies  and  procedures  that  (1)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail, 
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable 
assurance  that  transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to  permit  preparation of financial statements in accordance 
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made 
only  in  accordance  with  authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable 
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s 
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.  

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

In our opinion, management’s assessment that Sypris Solutions, Inc. maintained effective internal control 
over  financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2005,  is  fairly  stated,  in  all  material  respects,  based  on  the  COSO 
criteria. Also, in our opinion, Sypris Solutions, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control 
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the COSO criteria.  

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board (United States), the 2005 consolidated financial statements of Sypris Solutions, Inc. and our report dated 
February 17, 2006, except for Note 20 as to which the date is March 3, 2006, expressed an unqualified opinion 
thereon.  

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP 

Louisville, Kentucky 
February 17, 2006 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

Board of Directors and Stockholders 
Sypris Solutions, Inc.  

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sypris Solutions, Inc. (the Company) as 
of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash 
flows  for  each  of  the  three  years  in  the  period  ended  December  31,  2005.  Our  audits  also  included  the  financial 
statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of 
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule 
based on our audits. 

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

In  our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  referred  to  above  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the 
consolidated  financial  position  of  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc.  at  December  31,  2005  and  2004,  and  the  consolidated 
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, in 
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement 
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material 
respects the information set forth therein. 

We  have  also  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight 
Board  (United  States),  the  effectiveness  of  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc.’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
December  31,  2005,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control—Integrated  Framework  issued  by  the 
Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission  and  our  report  dated  February  17,  2006 
expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. 

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP 

Louisville, Kentucky 
February 17, 2006, except for Note 20 as to 

which the date is March 3, 2006 

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SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS 
(in thousands, except for per share data) 

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2003 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2005 

Net revenue: 

Outsourced services ..........................................................................   $  488,356 
34,410 
Products ...........................................................................................  

$  389,717 
35,685 

$  230,632 
45,973 

Total net revenue...........................................................................  

  522,766 

  425,402 

  276,605 

Cost of sales: 

Outsourced services ..........................................................................  
Products ...........................................................................................  

  449,794 
21,634 

  348,472 
23,491 

  203,147 
27,513 

Total cost of sales..........................................................................  

  471,428 

  371,963 

  230,660 

Gross profit ...................................................................................  

51,338 

Selling, general and administrative .......................................................  
Research and development ...................................................................  
Amortization of intangible assets..........................................................  

35,669 
2,833 
614 

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

12,222 

Interest expense, net .............................................................................  
Other (income) expense, net .................................................................  

Income before income taxes ..........................................................  

Income tax expense ..............................................................................  

5,979 
(1,325) 

7,568 

2,247 

53,439 

35,248 
3,697 
596 

13,898 

2,100 
(138) 

11,936 

3,637 

45,945 

26,711 
4,166 
194 

14,874 

1,693 
230 

12,951 

4,860 

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

5,321 

$ 

8,299 

$ 

8,091 

Earnings per common share: 

Basic.............................................................................................   $ 
Diluted..........................................................................................   $ 

0.30 
0.29 

$ 
$ 

0.48 
0.47 

$ 
$ 

0.57 
0.56 

Shares used in computing earnings per common share: 

Basic.............................................................................................  
Diluted..........................................................................................  

18,016 
18,323 

17,119 
17,745 

14,237 
14,653 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(in thousands, except for share data) 

December 31, 

2004 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2005 

ASSETS 

Current assets: 

Cash and cash equivalents.........................................................................................   $  12,060 
95,432 
Accounts receivable, net ...........................................................................................  
79,724 
Inventory, net ...........................................................................................................  
26,020 
Other current assets ..................................................................................................  

$  14,060 
  104,637 
92,016 
21,566 

Total current assets................................................................................................  

  213,236 

  232,279 

Property, plant and equipment, net................................................................................  

  176,719 

  166,940 

Goodwill......................................................................................................................  

Other assets..................................................................................................................  

14,277 

13,392 

14,277 

17,682 

Total assets ...........................................................................................................   $  417,624 

$  431,178 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

Current liabilities: 

Accounts payable......................................................................................................   $  76,567 
24,904 
Accrued liabilities.....................................................................................................  
— 
Current portion of long-term debt..............................................................................  

$  61,778 
20,378 
7,000 

Total current liabilities...........................................................................................  

  101,471 

89,156 

Long-term debt ............................................................................................................  

80,000 

  110,000 

Other liabilities ............................................................................................................  

22,419 

23,083 

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

  203,890 

  222,239 

Commitments and contingencies 

Stockholders’ equity: 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 975,150 shares authorized; no shares 

issued....................................................................................................................  

Series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 24,850 shares authorized; no 

shares issued .........................................................................................................  

Common stock, non-voting, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares 

authorized; no shares issued...................................................................................  

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 30,000,000 shares authorized; 

18,165,658 and 17,920,500 shares issued and outstanding in 2005 and 2004, 
respectively...........................................................................................................  
Additional paid-in capital..........................................................................................  
Retained earnings .....................................................................................................  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss .....................................................................  
Unearned compensation............................................................................................  

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

182 
  143,350 
73,375 
(1,934) 
(1,239) 

179 
  140,898 
70,227 
(2,365) 
— 

Total stockholders’ equity......................................................................................  

  213,734 

  208,939 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity................................................................   $  417,624 

$  431,178 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. 

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SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(in thousands) 

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2003 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2005 

5,321 

$ 

8,299 

$ 

8,091 

Cash flows from operating activities: 

Net income .......................................................................................   $ 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash 
provided by (used in) operating activities: 
Depreciation and amortization .......................................................  
Deferred income taxes ...................................................................  
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory ...................................  
Provision for doubtful accounts .....................................................  
Noncash compensation expense.....................................................  
Other noncash charges...................................................................  
Contributions to pension plans.......................................................  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: 
  Accounts receivable.....................................................................  
  Inventory.....................................................................................  
  Other current assets .....................................................................  
  Accounts payable.........................................................................  
  Accrued and other liabilities.........................................................  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities .....................  

25,909 
(1,091) 
739 
607 
219 
123 
(79) 

8,595 
11,555 
3,363 
15,119 
2,208 

72,588 

Cash flows from investing activities: 

Capital expenditures .........................................................................  
Proceeds from sale of assets ..............................................................  
Purchase of net assets of acquired entities..........................................  
Changes in nonoperating assets and liabilities....................................  

(36,264) 
649 
— 
(625) 

19,066 
3,692  
1,520 
1,842 
— 
252 
(929) 

(60,995) 
(27,004) 
(9,971) 
33,947 
2,871 

(27,410) 

(55,900) 
47 
(29,648) 
(640) 

12,831 
6,009 
832 
191 
— 
846 
(586) 

(7,724) 
7,971 
(4,112) 
3,154 
(228) 

27,275 

(22,521) 
175 
(23,300) 
(171) 

Net cash used in investing activities ...........................................  

(36,240) 

(86,141) 

(45,817) 

Cash flows from financing activities: 

Net (decrease) increase in debt under revolving credit agreements .....  
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes..............................................  
Cash dividends paid..........................................................................  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock..........................................  

(37,000) 
— 
(2,164) 
816 

5,800 
55,000 
(2,023) 
56,815 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities .....................  

(38,348) 

  115,592 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents.............................  

(2,000) 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year.....................................  

14,060 

2,041 

12,019 

19,200 
— 
(1,709) 
667 

18,158 

(384) 

12,403 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year...............................................   $  12,060 

$  14,060 

$  12,019 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. 

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SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
(in thousands, except for share data) 

Common Stock 

Shares 

  Amount   

Additional 
Paid-In 
  Capital 

Retained 
   Earnings  

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Income 
(Loss) 

Unearned 

  Compensation  

Restated January 1, 2003 balance (Note 2) ......  

  14,158,077  $ 

142  $ 

82,575  $  57,672 

$  (2,699)  $ 

Restated net income (Note 2) ..........................  
Adjustment in minimum pension liability, net 
of tax of $2.................................................  

Change in fair value of interest rate swap 

agreements, net of tax of $210.....................  
Restated comprehensive income......................  

Cash dividends, $0.12 per common share ........  
Issuance of shares under Employee Stock 

Purchase Plan .............................................  
Exercise of stock options ................................  
Stock option tax benefit ..................................  

— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

38,160 
87,086 
— 

—   

—   

—   
—   

—   

—   
1   
—   

—   

8,091 

—   

—   
—   

— 

— 
8,091 

—   

(1,709) 

353   
456   
157   

— 
— 
— 

— 

4 

349 
353 

— 

— 
— 
— 

Restated December 31, 2003 balance (Note 2).  

  14,283,323 

143   

83,541    64,054 

(2,346) 

Restated net income (Note 2) ..........................  
Adjustment in minimum pension liability, net 
of tax of $405 .............................................  
Foreign currency translation gain ....................  
Restated comprehensive income (loss) (Note 2)   

— 

— 
— 
— 

Cash dividends, $0.12 per common share ........  
Issuance of common shares.............................  
Issuance of shares under Employee Stock 

Purchase Plan .............................................  
Exercise of stock options ................................  
Stock option tax benefit ..................................  

— 
  3,450,000 

48,537 
138,640 
— 

—   

—   
—   
—   

—   
35   

—   
1   
—   

—   

8,299 

—   
—   
—   

— 
— 
8,299 

—   
55,220   

(2,126) 
— 

499   
1,086   
552   

— 
— 
— 

— 

(637) 
618 
(19) 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

Restated December 31, 2004 balance (Note 2).  

  17,920,500 

179   

140,898    70,227 

(2,365) 

Net income.....................................................  
Adjustment in minimum pension liability, 

net of tax of $132........................................  
Foreign currency translation gain ....................  
Comprehensive income...................................  

Cash dividends, $0.12 per common share .......  
Issuance of restricted common stock ...............  
Noncash compensation ...................................  
Issuance of shares under Employee Stock 

Purchase Plan .............................................  
Exercise of stock options ................................  
Stock option tax benefit ..................................  

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
127,500 
— 

36,177 
81,481 
— 

—   

—   
—   
—   

—   
2   
—   

—   
1   
—   

—   

5,321 

—   
—   
—   

— 
— 
5,321 

—   
1,394   
62   

(2,173) 
— 
— 

350   
465   
181   

— 
— 
— 

— 

(208) 
639 
431 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
(1,396) 
157 

— 
— 
— 

Balance at December 31, 2005........................  

  18,165,658  $ 

182  $  143,350  $  73,375 

$  (1,934)  $ 

(1,239) 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. 

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SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

(1) 

Organization and Significant Accounting Policies 

Consolidation Policy 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sypris Solutions, Inc. and its 
wholly-owned  subsidiaries  (collectively,  “Sypris”  or  the “Company”) and have been prepared by the Company in 
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s operations 
are  domiciled  in  the  United  States  (U.S.)  and  Mexico  and  serve  a  wide  variety  of  domestic  and  international 
customers. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. 

Nature of Business 

Sypris  is  a  diversified  provider  of  outsourced  services  and  specialty  products.  The  Company  performs  a 
wide range of manufacturing, engineering, design, testing, and other technical services, typically under multi-year, 
sole-source contracts with corporations and government agencies in the markets for truck components & assemblies, 
aerospace & defense electronics, and test & measurement services. The Company provides such services through its 
Industrial and Electronics Groups (Note 18). 

Use of Estimates 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the 
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Specifically, due to the size and nature of the Company’s 
aerospace and defense related programs, the estimation of total contract related revenues and cost at completion is 
subject to a wide range of variables. As contracts may require performance over several accounting periods, formal 
detailed cost-to-complete estimates are performed and updated monthly. Management’s estimates of costs-to-complete 
change due to internal and external factors, such as labor rate and efficiency variances, revised estimates of warranty 
costs, estimated future material prices and customer specification and testing requirement changes. Actual results could 
differ from those estimates. 

Cash Equivalents 

Cash  equivalents  include  all  highly  liquid  investments  with  a  maturity  of  three  months  or  less  when 

purchased. 

Inventory 

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or estimated net realizable value.  Costs for raw materials, work in 
process and finished goods, excluding contract inventory included in the Electronics Group, is determined under the 
first-in, first-out method (see Note 2).  Indirect inventories, which include perishable tooling, repair parts and other 
materials consumed in the manufacturing process but not incorporated into finished products are classified as raw 
materials.   

Costs on long-term contracts and programs in progress represent recoverable costs incurred for production 
or  contract-specific  materials  and  equipment,  allocable  operating  overhead,  advances  to  suppliers  and  where 
appropriate,  pre-contract  engineering  and  design  expenses.    Pursuant to contract provisions, agencies of the U.S. 
Government and certain other customers have title to, or a security interest in, inventories related to such contracts 
as  a  result  of  advances,  performance  based  payments  and  progress  payments.  Such  advances  and  payments  are 
reflected as an offset against the related inventory balances. General administrative expenses related to commercial 
products and services provided essentially under commercial terms and conditions are expensed as incurred. 

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The Company’s reserve for excess and obsolete inventory is primarily based upon forecasted demand for 
its  product  sales,  and  any  change  to  the  reserve  arising  from  forecast revisions is reflected in cost of sales in the 
period the revision is made. 

Property, Plant and Equipment 

Property, plant and equipment is stated on the basis of cost. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 
is generally computed using the straight-line method over their estimated economic lives. For land improvements, 
buildings and building improvements, the estimated economic life is generally 40 years. Estimated economic lives 
range  from  three  to  fifteen  years  for  machinery,  equipment,  furniture  and  fixtures.  Leasehold  improvements  are 
amortized  over  the  shorter  of  their  economic  life  or  the  respective  lease  term  using  the  straight-line  method. 
Expenditures for maintenance, repairs and renewals of minor items are expensed as incurred. Major rebuilds and 
improvements are capitalized. 

Interest cost is capitalized for qualifying assets during the period in which the asset is being installed and 

prepared for its intended use. Capitalized interest cost is amortized on the same basis as the related depreciation.  

Long-lived Assets 

When indicators of impairment exist, the Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment and assesses 
their recoverability based upon anticipated undiscounted future cash flows. If facts and circumstances indicate that 
the carrying value of an asset or groups of assets, as applicable, is impaired, the long-lived asset or groups of long-
lived assets are written down to their estimated fair value. 

Goodwill 

Goodwill is tested at least annually for impairment by calculating the estimated fair value of each business 
with  which  goodwill  is  associated. The estimated fair value is determined based on a discounted cash flow basis, 
which is compared to the carrying value of each applicable business. The Company tested goodwill of $14,277,000 
for  impairment  as  of  December  31,  2005  and  2004,  determining  that  no  impairment  loss  was  necessary.  As  of 
December 31, 2005 and 2004, the carrying value of goodwill for the Industrial Group, Aerospace & Defense and the 
Test & Measurement segments was $440,000, $6,900,000 and $6,937,000, respectively. 

Net Revenue and Cost of Sales 

Net  revenue  of  products  and  services  provided  essentially  under  commercial  terms  and  conditions  are 
recorded upon delivery and passage of title, or when services are rendered. Related shipping and handling costs, if 
any,  are  included  in  costs  of  sales.  Net  revenue  under  service-type  contracts  is  recorded  as  costs  are  incurred. 
Applicable  estimated  profits  are  included in earnings in the proportion that incurred costs bear to total estimated 
costs.  

Net revenue under long-term, fixed-price contracts with aerospace & defense companies and agencies of the 
U.S. Government is recognized using the percentage of completion method, primarily using units-of-delivery as the 
basis to measure progress toward completing the contract and recognizing revenue. Estimated contract profits are 
taken  into  earnings  in  proportion  to  recorded  sales.  Sales  under  certain  long-term  fixed-price  contracts  that 
specifically provide for milestones are recorded as revenue upon achievement of performance milestones, limited to 
revenue recognized using the cost-to-cost method of accounting where sales and profits are recorded based on the 
ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs at completion. Amounts representing contract change orders or claims 
are  included  in  revenue  when  such  costs  are  reliably  estimated  and  realization is probable. When adjustments in 
contract value or estimated costs are determined, any changes from prior estimates are reflected in earnings in the 
current period. Anticipated losses on contracts are charged to earnings when determined to be probable. 

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Revenue  recognized  under  the  percentage  of  completion  method  of  accounting  totaled  approximately 
$94,419,000, $90,018,000 and $111,341,000 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. In 
2005, 2004 and 2003,  approximately 91%, 85% and 88%, respectively, of such amount was accounted for based on 
units of delivery and approximately 9%, 15% and 12%, respectively, was accounted for based on milestones or cost-to-
cost.  

Product Warranty Costs 

The provision for estimated warranty costs is recorded at the time of sale and periodically adjusted to reflect 
actual  experience.  The  accrued  liability  for  warranty  costs  is  included  in  the  caption  “Accrued  liabilities”  in  the 
accompanying consolidated balance sheets. 

Concentrations of Credit Risk 

Financial  instruments  which  potentially  expose  the  Company  to  concentrations  of  credit  risk  consist  of 
accounts receivable. The Company’s customer base consists of a number of customers in diverse industries across 
geographic areas, primarily in North America and Mexico, various departments or agencies of the U.S. Government, 
and  aerospace  &  defense  companies  under  contract  with  the  U.S. Government.  The  Company  performs  periodic 
credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and does not require collateral on its commercial accounts 
receivable. Credit losses are provided for in the consolidated financial statements and consistently have been within 
management’s expectations. Approximately 72% and 73% of accounts receivable outstanding at December 31, 2005 
and  2004,  respectively  are  due  from  the  Company’s  four  largest  customers.  More  specifically,  Dana  Corporation 
(“Dana”)  and  ArvinMeritor,  Inc.  (“Arvin  Meritor”)  comprise  34%  and  27%,  respectively  of  December  31,  2005 
outstanding accounts receivables.  Similar amounts at December 31, 2004 were 43% and 19%, respectively. 

The  Industrial  Group’s  largest  customers  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2005  were  Dana  and 
ArvinMeritor,  which  represented  approximately  39%  and  15%, respectively, of the Company’s total net revenue. 
Dana and ArvinMeritor were also the Company’s largest customers for the year ended December 31, 2004 which 
represented  approximately  36%  and  15%,  respectively,  of  the  Company’s  total net revenue.  Dana and Raytheon 
Company  were  the  Company’s  largest  customers  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2003,  which  represented 
approximately 15% and 14%, respectively, of the Company’s total net revenue. The Company recognized revenue 
from contracts with the U.S. Government and its agencies approximating 9%, 9% and 18% of net revenue for the 
years  ended  December  31,  2005,  2004  and  2003,  respectively.    Raytheon  and  U.S.  Government  agencies  are 
customers  of  the  Aerospace  &  Defense  and  Test & Measurement reportable segments.  No other single customer 
accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total net revenue for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 or 
2003. 

Foreign Currency Translation 

The functional currency for the Company’s Mexican subsidiary is the Mexican peso. Assets and liabilities 
are translated at period end exchange rate, and income and expense items are translated at the period end weighted 
average  exchange  rate.    The  resulting  translation  adjustments  are  recorded  in  comprehensive  income  (loss)  as  a 
separate component of stockholders’ equity. Remeasurement gains or losses for U.S. dollar denominated accounts of 
the Company’s Mexican subsidiary are included in other income, net.  

Stock Based Compensation 

Stock  options  are  granted  under  various  stock  compensation  programs  to  employees  and  independent 
directors  (see  Note  14).  On  December  16,  2004,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (“FASB”)  issued 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” which is a revision of 
SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes Accounting Principles 
Board (“APB”) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash 
Flows.” Generally, the approach in SFAS No. 123(R) is similar to the approach described in SFAS No. 123. SFAS 

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No.  123(R)  requires  that  all  share-based  payments  to  employees,  including  grants  of  employee  stock  options,  be 
recognized  in  the  income  statement  based  on  their  fair  values.  Pro  forma  disclosure  is  no  longer  an  option.  The 
provisions of Statement No. 123(R) are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.  

As permitted by SFAS No. 123, the Company historically accounted for stock option grants in accordance 
with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and, as 
the strike price of options issued was equal to grant date fair value, the Company did not recognize compensation 
cost  for  employee  stock  option  issuances. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using the 
modified prospective method. Excluding restricted stock issued in 2005 (Note 14), the impact of adoption of SFAS 
123(R) is expected to result in an additional non cash compensation expense in fiscal 2006 for equity awards granted 
through December 31, 2005 of approximately $238,000, net of tax plus an undetermined amount for options yet to 
be granted.  Had the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) in prior periods, the impact would have approximated the 
impact of SFAS No. 123 pro forma disclosure, excluding the impact of the “underwater” option accelerations which 
occurred in 2005.  

For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over 

the options’ vesting period. The Company’s pro forma information is as follows: 

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
  Restated 
2005 
(Note 2) 
(in thousands, except for per share data) 

2003 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

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

5,321 

$ 

8,299 

$ 

8,091 

Pro forma stock-based compensation 
expense, net of tax ..................................................  

Pro forma net income ...............................................   $ 

2,597 

2,724 

Pro forma earnings per common share: 

Basic .................................................................   $ 
Diluted ..............................................................   $ 

  0.15  
  0.15  

1,277 

7,022 

0.41 
0.40 

1,624 

6,467 

0.45 
0.44 

$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 

On March 1, 2005, April 25, 2005 and December 28, 2005, the Board of Directors approved resolutions to 
accelerate  the  vesting  for  “underwater”  options  as  of  March  11,  2005,  April  25,  2005  and  December  30,  2005, 
respectively in order to reduce future compensation expense related to outstanding options. Substantially all other 
options terms remained unchanged. After amendment of each underlying option agreement, compensation expense 
to  be  recognized  in  the  income  statement,  subsequent  to  the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123(R)  was  reduced  by 
approximately $1,573,000, net of tax. 

SFAS No. 123(R) also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to 
be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under current literature. This 
requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash flows in periods after adoption. 
While the Company cannot estimate what those amounts will be in the future (because they depend on, among other 
things, when employees exercise stock options), the amount of operating cash flows recognized for the years ended 
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 was $181,000, $552,000 and $157,000, respectively. 

Derivative Financial Instruments 

In 2001, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements, which were deemed to be effective hedges 
in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting of Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (see Note 10). All 
changes in the fair value, net of income tax, were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) on the consolidated 
statements of stockholders’ equity. All such interest rate swap agreements expired in July 2003. 

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Collective Bargaining Agreements  

Approximately  1,489  or 50% of the Company’s employees, all of which are in the Industrial Group, are 
covered  by  collective  bargaining  agreements. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements expiring in 
one year approximate 225 or 8% of the Company’s workforce. 

Adoption of Recently Issued Accounting Standards 

In  November  2004,  the  FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  151,  “Inventory  Costs,  an  amendment  of  ARB  No.  43, 
Chapter 4.”  SFAS No. 151 clarifies that abnormal inventory costs such as costs of idle facilities, excess freight and 
handling  costs,  and  wasted  materials  (spoilage)  are  required  to  be  recognized  as  current  period  charges.  The 
provisions  of  SFAS  No.  151  are  effective  for  fiscal  years  beginning  after  June  15,  2005.  The  Company  adopted 
SFAS  No.  151  on  January  1,  2006.  The  impact  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial  position  and  results  of 
operations was not material. 

Reclassifications 

Certain  amounts  in  the  Company’s  2004  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  reclassified  to 
conform  to  the  2005  presentation.    For  example, the Company reclassified deferred contract costs approximating 
$4,460,000 from inventory to other assets at December 31, 2004. 

(2) 

Change in Method of Accounting 

During  the  first  quarter  of  2005,  the  Company’s  Industrial  Group  changed  its  method of accounting for 
certain  inventory  and  cost  of  sales  at  its  Louisville  manufacturing  facility  to  the  first-in,  first-out (FIFO) method 
from the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method used in all prior years. As a result, all inventories are now stated at the 
lower  of  cost,  determined  on  a  FIFO  basis,  or  market.  Prior  to  this  voluntary  change  in  accounting  principle, 
approximately  13%  of  the  Company’s  total  inventory  as  previously  reported  was  valued  using  LIFO  and  the 
remaining inventories were valued using FIFO.  

The  change  is  preferable  because  it results in conforming all of the Company’s inventories to a uniform 
method of accounting subsequent to a series of acquisitions from 2001 through 2004. In addition, inventories will be 
valued in a manner which more closely approximates current cost, and FIFO is the prevalent method used by other 
entities within the Company’s industry and provides a more meaningful and understandable presentation of financial 
position to users of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  

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In  accordance  with  Accounting  Principles  Board  Opinion  No.  20,  Accounting  Changes,  the  consolidated 
financial  statements  for  all  prior  periods  have  been  adjusted  to  retroactively  apply  this  change  in  accounting 
principle.  The  effect  of  the  accounting  change  on  net  income  (loss)  and  earnings  (loss)  per  common  share  as 
previously reported by quarter for 2004 is: 

Year ended December 31, 2004 

  First 

  Second   

  Third 

  Fourth 

  Total 

(in thousands, except per share data) 

Net income (loss): 

Previously reported ..............................   $  3,399 
(74) 
Increase (decrease)...............................  
Restated ...............................................   $  3,325 

$  1,984 
— 
$  1,984 

$  3,487 
304 
$  3,791 

$  (1,463) 
662 
(801) 

$ 

$  7,407 
892 
$  8,299 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share: 

Previously reported ..............................   $ 
Increase (decrease)...............................  
Restated ...............................................   $ 

0.23 
(0.01) 
0.22 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share: 

Previously reported ..............................   $ 
Increase (decrease)...............................  
Restated ...............................................   $ 

0.22 
(0.01) 
0.21 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

0.11 
— 
0.11 

0.11 
— 
0.11 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

0.19 
0.02 
0.21 

0.19 
0.02 
0.21 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(0.08) 
0.04 
(0.04) 

(0.08) 
0.04 
(0.04) 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

0.43 
0.05 
0.48 

0.42 
0.05 
0.47 

The effect of the accounting change on net income and earnings per common share as previously reported 

for the year ended December 31, 2003 (in thousands, except per share data) is: 

Net income: 

Previously reported .....................................................................................   $ 
Increase (decrease)......................................................................................  
Restated ......................................................................................................   $ 

8,135 
(44) 
8,091 

Basic earnings per common share: 

Previously reported .....................................................................................   $ 
Increase (decrease)......................................................................................  
Restated ......................................................................................................   $ 

Diluted earnings per common share: 

Previously reported .....................................................................................   $ 
Increase (decrease)......................................................................................  
Restated ......................................................................................................   $ 

0.57 
— 
0.57 

0.56 
— 
0.56 

The  retroactive  restatement  of the change in accounting method increases previously reported inventory, 
retained  earnings  and  noncurrent  deferred  tax  liabilities  at  December  31,  2004  by  $2,224,000,  $1,503,000  and 
$721,000, respectively.  The restatement had no impact on operating cash flow. 

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(3) 

Acquisitions 

On June 30, 2004, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of a plant located in Toluca, Mexico 
from  Dana  that  expanded  the  Company’s  manufacturing  capabilities  in  steer  axles,  drive axle shafts and various 
drive  train  components.  The  transaction  was  accounted  for  as  a  purchase,  in  which  the  purchase  price  of 
$16,486,000 was initially allocated based on the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired. The purchase price 
includes approximately $900,000 paid to Dana in 2005 related to a post-closing adjustment to Dana’s net book value 
of the acquired assets. The results of operations of the acquired business were included in the consolidated financial 
statements  beginning  July  1,  2004.  Following  are  the  estimated  fair  values  of  the  assets  acquired  and  liabilities 
assumed at the date of the acquisition (in thousands): 

Current assets ...........................................................................................................   $ 
Property, plant and equipment...................................................................................  
Supply agreements....................................................................................................  

Total assets acquired.................................................................................................  
Current liabilities assumed........................................................................................  

2,385 
14,462 
500 

17,347 
(861) 

Net assets acquired ...................................................................................................   $  16,486 

On  May  3,  2004,  the  Company  acquired certain assets and liabilities of a plant located in Kenton, Ohio 
from ArvinMeritor that expanded the Company’s manufacturing capabilities in trailer axle beams and various drive 
train components. The transaction was accounted for as a purchase, in which the purchase price of $14,062,000 was 
initially  allocated  based  on  the  fair  values  of  the  assets  and  liabilities  acquired.  The  results  of  operations  of  the 
acquired business were included in the consolidated financial statements beginning May 4, 2004. Following are the 
estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition (in thousands): 

Current assets ...........................................................................................................   $ 
Property, plant and equipment...................................................................................  
Supply agreements....................................................................................................  

Total assets acquired.................................................................................................  
Current liabilities assumed........................................................................................  

3,012 
11,103 
800 

14,915 
(853) 

Net assets acquired ...................................................................................................   $  14,062 

The estimated fair value of the supply agreements in the above acquisition are accounted for as finite-lived 
intangible assets that are being amortized on a straight-line basis over eight and nine year periods in accordance with 
the terms of the respective agreements. Additionally, the acquisition above was financed by the Company’s Credit 
Agreement (see Note 10). 

Subsequent  to  the  closure  of  each  acquisition,  the  Company  performed  an  evaluation  of  the  acquisition 
proforma  disclosure  requirements and determined that proforma information was not required as the acquisitions 
were not material, individually or in the aggregate, as applicable. 

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(4) 

Accounts Receivable 

Accounts receivable consists of the following: 

December 31, 

2005 

2004 

(in thousands) 

Commercial......................................................................................   $  89,342 
7,988 
U.S. Government..............................................................................  

$  98,608 
7,726 

Allowance for doubtful accounts.......................................................  

97,330 
(1,898) 

  106,334 
(1,697) 

$  95,432 

$  104,637 

Accounts  receivable  from  the  U.S.  Government  includes  amounts  due  under  long-term  contracts,  all  of 

which are billed at December 31, 2005 and 2004, of $7,118,000 and $5,690,000 respectively. 

(5) 

Inventory 

Inventory consists of the following: 

December 31, 

2004 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2005 

(in thousands) 

Raw materials, including perishable tooling of $2,301 and $2,625 
in 2005 and 2004, respectively ........................................................   $  35,440 
16,275 
Work in process................................................................................  
14,525 
Finished goods .................................................................................  
Costs relating to long-term contracts and programs, net of amounts 
attributed to revenue recognized to date...........................................  
Progress payments related to long-term contracts and programs.........  
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory.........................................  

34,690 
(14,864) 
(6,342) 

$  36,224 
18,166 
5,956 

39,115 
(1,543) 
(5,902) 

$  79,724 

$  92,016 

(6) 

Other Current Assets 

Other current assets consist of the following: 

Deferred contract costs .....................................................................   $  10,890 
15,130 
Other................................................................................................  

$ 

— 
21,566 

  $  26,020 

$  21,566 

Included in other current assets are pre-paid expenses, income taxes refundable, and other items, none of 

which exceed 5% of total current assets. 

December 31, 

2005 

2004 

(in thousands) 

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(7) 

Property, Plant and Equipment 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following: 

December 31, 

2005 

2004 

(in thousands) 

Land and land improvements ............................................................   $ 
Buildings and building improvements ...............................................  
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures ....................................  
Construction in progress ...................................................................  

5,448 
37,194 
  244,606 
9,633 

$ 

5,330 
35,261 
  200,009 
25,932 

  296,881 

  266,532 

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

  (120,162) 

(99,592) 

  $  176,719 

$  166,940 

Depreciation  expense  totaled  approximately  $25,295,000,  $18,470,000  and  $12,637,000  for  the  years 
ended  December  31,  2005,  2004  and  2003,  respectively.  Approximately  $488,000  and  $818,000 was included in 
accounts payable for capital expenditures at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.  

(8)  

Other Assets 

Other assets consist of the following: 

December 31, 

2005 

2004 

(in thousands) 

Intangible assets: 
  Gross carrying value: 

Industrial Group ........................................................................   $ 
Aerospace & Defense .............................................................  
Test & Measurement ..............................................................  

Electronics Group......................................................................  

Total gross carrying value...................................................  

  Accumulated amortization: 

Industrial Group ........................................................................  
Aerospace & Defense .............................................................  
Test & Measurement ..............................................................  

Electronics Group......................................................................  

Total accumulated amortization ..........................................  

Intangible assets, net ...........................................................  
Prepaid benefit cost ..........................................................................  
Deferred contract costs .....................................................................  
Other................................................................................................  

3,407 
795 
720 

1,515 

4,922 

(1,011) 
(361) 
(499) 

(860) 

(1,871) 

3,051 
5,181 
— 
5,160 

$ 

3,407 
795 
720 

1,515 

4,922 

(653) 
(308) 
(297) 

(605) 

(1,258) 

3,664 
4,871 
4,460 
4,687 

  $  13,392 

$  17,682 

Intangible assets consist primarily of long-term supply agreements in the Industrial Group and non-compete 
and royalty agreements in both segments of the Electronics Group. The weighted average amortization period for 
intangible assets was 8 years at December 31, 2005 and 2004. 

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(9) 

Accrued Liabilities 

Accrued liabilities consist of the following: 

December 31, 

2005 

2004 

(in thousands) 

Salaries, wages, employment taxes and withholdings ........................   $ 
Employee benefit plans.....................................................................  
Income, property and other taxes.......................................................  
Payments received in excess of contract costs ...................................  
Other................................................................................................  

2,305 
5,243 
4,599 
7,000 
5,757 
  $  24,904 

$ 

2,480 
5,366 
4,247 
1,043 
7,242 
$  20,378 

Included  in  other  accrued liabilities are accrued operating expenses, accrued warranty expenses, accrued 

interest and other items, none of which exceed 5% of total current liabilities. 

(10) 

Long-Term Debt 

Long-term debt consists of the following: 

December 31, 

2005 

2004 

(in thousands) 

Revolving credit facility ...................................................................   $  25,000 
55,000 
Senior notes......................................................................................  

$  62,000 
55,000 

Less current portion ..........................................................................  

80,000 
— 

  117,000 
(7,000) 

$  80,000 

$  110,000 

On June 10, 2004 and August 19, 2004, the Company issued a total of $55,000,000 of senior notes through 
a private placement transaction (the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes consist of $7,500,000 of notes due in 2009 
bearing interest at 4.73%, $27,500,000 of notes due in 2011 bearing interest at 5.35% and a $20,000,000 note due in 
2014 bearing interest at 5.78%.  

The  Company  also  has  a  credit  agreement  with  a  syndicate  of  banks  (the “Credit Agreement”) that was 
entered  into  in  October  1999  and  amended  most  recently  in  August  2005.  The  Credit  Agreement  provides  for  a 
revolving  credit  facility  with  an  aggregate  commitment  of $125,000,000 through October 2008. On February 14, 
2006, the Company exercised its option to voluntarily reduce the aggregate commitment to $100,000,000. After the 
voluntary  reduction,  the  Company  had  total  availability  for  borrowings  and  letters  of  credit  under  the  revolving 
credit facility of $75,000,000 at December 31, 2005, which, when combined with the unrestricted cash balance of 
$12,060,000,  provides  for  total  cash  and  borrowing  capacity  of  $87,060,000.  The  Credit  Agreement  includes  an 
option  to  increase  the  amount  of  available  credit  to  $125,000,000,  subject  to  the  lead  bank’s  approval.  Current 
maturities  of  long-term  debt  at  December  31,  2004  represent  amounts  due  under  a  short-term  borrowing 
arrangement included in the Credit Agreement. Standby letters of credit up to a maximum of $15,000,000 may be 
issued under the Credit Agreement, and no significant amounts were outstanding at December 31, 2005 and 2004. 

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, interest rates are determined at the time of borrowing and are 
based on the London Interbank Offered Rate plus a margin of 1.0% to 2.0%; or the greater of the prime rate or the 
federal funds rate plus 0.5%, plus a margin up to 0.75%. The Company also pays a fee of 0.20% to 0.25% on the 
unused  portion  of  the  aggregate  commitment.  The  margins  applied  to  the  respective  interest  rates  and  the 

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commitment  fee  are  adjusted  quarterly  and  are  based  on  the  Company’s  ratio  of  funded  debt  to  earnings  before 
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.  

The  Senior  Notes  and  the  Credit  Agreement  contain  customary  affirmative  and  negative  covenants, 
including financial covenants requiring the maintenance of specified fixed charge coverage and leverage ratios and 
minimum levels of net worth. As of December 31, 2005 the Company was in compliance with all covenants.  

The  weighted  average  interest  rate  for  outstanding  borrowings  at  December  31,  2005  was  6.3%.  The 
weighted  average  interest  rates  for  borrowings  during  the  years  ended  December  31,  2005,  2004  and  2003  were 
5.2%, 4.8% and 5.4% respectively. Interest incurred, net of amounts capitalized, during the years ended December 
31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 totaled approximately $6,279,000, $2,584,000 and $1,729,000, respectively. Capitalized 
interest for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 approximated $328,000 and $355,000, respectively.  The 
Company had no capitalized interest in 2003.  Interest paid during the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 
2003 totaled approximately $6,541,000, $2,328,000 and $1,328,000, respectively. 

On July 26, 2001, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements with three banks that effectively 
converted a portion of its floating rate debt to a fixed rate basis for a period of two years, thus reducing the impact of 
interest rate changes on interest expense. The swap agreements, which expired on July 25, 2003, had a combined 
notional amount of $30,000,000 whereby the Company paid a fixed rate of interest of 4.52% and received a variable 
30-day LIBOR rate. The differential paid or received was accrued as interest rates changed and was recognized as an 
adjustment to interest expense in the consolidated income statements. 

 (11) 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments 

Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reflected in the consolidated financial 
statements  at  their  carrying  amount  which  approximates  fair  value  because  of  the  short-term  maturity  of  those 
instruments.  The  carrying  value  for  the  Senior  Notes  exceeded  the  fair  value  by  approximately  $950,000  at 
December  31,  2005.  The  carrying  amount  of  debt  outstanding  at  December  31,  2005  and  2004  under  the  Credit 
Agreement approximates fair value because borrowings are for terms of less than six months and have rates that reflect 
currently available terms and conditions for similar debt. 

(12) 

Employee Benefit Plans 

The  Industrial  Group  sponsors  noncontributory  defined  benefit  pension  plans  (the  “Pension  Plans”) 
covering certain of its employees. The Pension Plans covering salaried and management employees provide pension 
benefits that are based on the employees’ highest five-year average compensation within ten years before retirement. 
The Pension Plans covering hourly employees and union members generally provide benefits at stated amounts for 
each year of service. All of the Company’s pension plans are frozen to new participants and certain plans are frozen 
to additional benefit accruals. The Company’s funding policy is to make the minimum annual contributions required 
by the applicable regulations. The Pension Plans’ assets are primarily invested in equity securities and fixed income 
securities. 

The following table details the components of pension expense: 

2005 

Service cost ..............................................................   $ 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation...............  
Net amortizations and deferrals.................................  
Expected return on plan assets ..................................  

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
(in thousands) 
124 
$ 
2,272 
480 
(2,589) 

$ 

105 
2,202 
503 
(2,722) 

2003 

137 
2,265 
611 
(2,430) 

  $ 

88 

$ 

287 

$ 

583 

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The following are summaries of the changes in the benefit obligations and plan assets and of the funded 

status of the Pension Plans: 

December 31, 

2005 

2004 

(in thousands) 

Change in benefit obligation: 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year ..........................................   $  39,991 
105 
Service cost...................................................................................  
2,202 
Interest cost...................................................................................  
140 
Actuarial loss ................................................................................  
(2,031) 
Benefits paid.................................................................................  

$  37,324 
124 
2,272 
2,226 
(1,955) 

Benefit obligation at end of year....................................................   $  40,407 

$  39,991 

Change in plan assets: 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year .................................   $  34,232 
2,172 
Actual return on plan assets...........................................................  
10 
Company contributions .................................................................  
(2,031) 
Benefits paid.................................................................................  

$  32,259 
2,984 
944 
(1,955) 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year...........................................   $  34,383 

$  34,232 

Funded status of the plans: 

Benefit obligation at end of year....................................................   $  40,407 
34,383 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year...........................................  

$  39,991 
34,232 

Funded status of plan (underfunded)..............................................  
Unrecognized actuarial loss ...........................................................  
Unrecognized prior service cost.....................................................  

(6,024) 
9,515 
102 

Net asset recognized......................................................................   $ 

3,593 

Balance sheet assets (liabilities): 

Prepaid benefit cost .......................................................................   $ 
Accrued benefit liability................................................................  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss .........................................  

4,968 
(6,511) 
5,136 

(5,759) 
9,225 
206 

3,672 

4,871 
(5,995) 
4,796 

$ 

$ 

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

3,593 

$ 

3,672 

Pension  plans  with  accumulated  benefit  obligation  in 
excess of plan assets: 
Projected benefit obligation...........................................................   $  24,996 
24,867 
Accumulated benefit obligation .....................................................  
18,356 
Fair value of plan assets ................................................................  

Projected  benefit  obligation  and  net  periodic  pension 
cost assumptions: 
Discount rate...................................................................................  
Rate of compensation increase.........................................................  
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets ..............................  

5.60 % 
4.00 
8.25 

Weighted average asset allocation: 

Equity securities..............................................................................    
Debt securities ................................................................................    

67 % 
33 

Total ...............................................................................................    

100 % 

$  24,272 
24,082 
18,086 

5.75 % 
4.00 
8.25 

64 % 
36 

100 % 

The  Company  uses  November  30  as  the  measurement  date  for  the  Pension  Plans.  Total  estimated 
contributions expected to be paid to the plans during 2006 ranges from $900,000 to $1,300,000. The expected long-

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term rates of return on plan assets for determining net periodic pension cost for 2005 and 2004 were chosen by the 
Company from a best estimate range determined by applying anticipated long-term returns and long-term volatility 
for  various  assets  categories  to  the  target  asset allocation of the plan. The target asset allocation of plan assets is 
equity securities ranging 55-65% and fixed income securities ranging 35-45% of total investments.  At December 
31, 2005, the equity percentage temporarily exceeded the range due to equity security returns.    

At  December  31,  2005,  the  benefits  expected  to  be  paid  in  each  of  the  next  five  fiscal  years,  and  in 

aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter are as follows (in thousands): 

2006.........................................................................................................................   $ 
2007.........................................................................................................................  
2008.........................................................................................................................  
2009.........................................................................................................................  
2010.........................................................................................................................  
Thereafter.................................................................................................................  

2,420 
2,607 
2,740 
2,866 
2,942 
15,543 

  $  29,118 

The Company sponsors a defined contribution plan (the “Defined Contribution Plan”) for substantially all 
employees of the Company. The Defined Contribution Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Section 401(k) 
of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code.  The  Defined  Contribution  Plan  allows  the  Company  to  match  participant 
contributions and provide discretionary contributions. Contributions to the Defined Contribution Plan in 2005, 2004 
and 2003 totaled approximately $2,543,000, $3,238,000 and $2,737,000, respectively. 

The Company has self-insured medical plans (the “Medical Plans”) covering substantially all employees. 
The  number  of  employees  participating  in  the  Medical  Plans  was  approximately  1,853,  1,850  and  1,325  at 
December  31,  2005,  2004  and  2003,  respectively.  The  Medical  Plans  limit  the  Company’s  annual  obligations  to 
fund  claims  to  specified  amounts  per  participant  and  in  the  aggregate.  The  Company  is  adequately  insured  for 
amounts  in  excess  of  these  limits.  Employees  are  responsible  for  payment  of  a  portion  of  the  premiums.  During 
2005, 2004 and 2003, the Company charged approximately $10,694,000, $10,640,000 and $7,223,000, respectively, 
to operations related to medical claims incurred and estimated, reinsurance premiums, and administrative costs for 
the Medical Plans. Claims paid during 2005, 2004 and 2003 did not exceed the aggregate limits. 

(13) 

Commitments and Contingencies 

The  Company  leases certain of its real property and certain equipment, vehicles and computer hardware 
under operating leases with terms ranging from month-to-month to ten years and which contain various renewal and 
rent  escalation  clauses.  Future  minimum  annual  lease  commitments  under  operating  leases  that  have  initial  or 
remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2005 are as follows (in thousands): 

2006.........................................................................................................................   $ 
2007.........................................................................................................................  
2008.........................................................................................................................  
2009.........................................................................................................................  
2010.........................................................................................................................  
2011 and thereafter ...................................................................................................  

7,597 
6,178 
5,091 
3,771 
1,228 
3,343 

  $  27,208 

Rent  expense  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2005,  2004  and 2003 totaled approximately $8,377,000 

$7,427,000 and $7,485,000, respectively. 

The  Company  entered  into  agreements  for  the  sale  and  leaseback  of  certain  specific  manufacturing  and 
testing equipment during 2001. The terms of the operating leases range from five to nine years and the Company has 

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the option to purchase the equipment at the expiration of the respective lease term at a fixed price based upon the 
equipment’s  estimated  residual  value.  Lease  payments on these operating leases are guaranteed by the Company. 
Proceeds from the sale and leaseback transactions during 2001 were approximately $5,420,000 and the transactions 
resulted  in  a  deferred  loss  of  approximately  $787,000.  Deferred  losses  on  sales  and  leaseback  transactions  are 
amortized  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the  term  of  the  respective  leases.  Cumulative  deferred  losses,  including 
deferred  losses  incurred  prior  to  2001,  net  of  amortization,  was  approximately  $542,000  and  $689,000  as  of 
December  31,  2005  and  2004,  respectively,  which  is  included  in  other  assets.  Future  minimum  annual  lease 
commitments related to these leases are included in the above schedule. 

As  of  December  31,  2005,  the  Company  had  outstanding  purchase  commitments  of  approximately 

$31,182,000 primarily for the acquisition of inventory and manufacturing equipment. 

The  Company  bears  insurance  risk  as  a  member  of  a  group  captive  insurance  entity  for  certain  general 
liability, automobile and workers' compensation insurance programs and a self-insured employee health program. The 
Company records estimated liabilities for its insurance programs based on information provided by the third-party plan 
administrators, historical claims experience, expected costs of claims incurred but not paid, and expected costs to settle 
unpaid claims. The Company monitors its estimated insurance-related liabilities on a quarterly basis. As facts change, it 
may become necessary to make adjustments that could be material to the Company's consolidated results of operations 
and financial condition. The Company believes that its present insurance coverage and level of accrued liabilities are 
adequate. 

The Company is involved in certain litigation and contract issues arising in the normal course of business. 
While the outcome of these matters cannot, at this time, be predicted in light of the uncertainties inherent therein, 
management  does  not  expect  that  these  matters  will  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  consolidated  financial 
position  or  results  of  operations  of  the  Company.    For  example,  the  Company  has  purchased  certain  plants  with 
various  potential  environmental  issues  under  purchase  agreements  which  include  indemnification  provisions  for, 
among other things, environmental conditions that existed on the sites at closing. 

(14) 

Stock Option and Purchase Plans 

The Company has certain stock compensation plans under which options to purchase common stock may 
be  granted  to  officers,  key  employees  and  non-employee  directors.  Options  may  be  granted  at  not  less  than  the 
market price on the date of grant. Options are exercisable in whole or in part up to two years after the date of grant 
and ending ten years after the date of grant.  

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The following table summarizes option activity for the three years ended December 31, 2005: 

Shares 

Exercise 
Price Range 

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise 
  Price 

Balance at January 1, 2003........................................  
Granted ....................................................................  
Exercised..................................................................  
Forfeited...................................................................  

  1,937,365  $  1.72  -  $  31.00  $ 
  690,811 
  (104,730)   
  (178,061)   

6.88  - 
1.72  - 
3.36  - 

  16.10 
  10.50 
  16.03 

Balance at December 31, 2003..................................  
Granted ....................................................................  
Exercised..................................................................  
Forfeited...................................................................  

  2,345,385 
  154,280 
  (144,660)   
  (138,438)   

3.88  - 
  11.95  - 
3.88  - 
5.94  - 

  31.00 
  21.54 
  13.50 
  31.00 

Balance at December 31, 2004..................................  

  2,216,567 

3.88  - 

  25.52 

Granted ....................................................................  
Exercised..................................................................  
Forfeited...................................................................  

  475,393 
  (101,522)   
  (301,493)   

9.98  - 
4.24  - 
5.00  - 

  15.31 
  10.25 
  25.52 

8.83 
8.78 
5.04 
9.17 

8.96 
17.68 
7.65 
9.70 

9.60 

11.08 
6.14 
10.28 

Balance at December 31, 2005..................................  

  2,288,945  $  3.88  -  $  20.70  $ 

9.98 

The  following  table  summarizes  certain  weighted  average  data  for  options  outstanding  and  currently 

exercisable at December 31, 2005: 

Outstanding 

Exercisable 

Exercise Price Range 

Shares 

  Weighted Average 

Remaining 
Exercise  Contractual 
  Price 

  Life 

$3.88 - $6.00 .............................. 
$6.01 - $8.00 .............................. 
$8.01 - $10.00 ............................ 
$10.01 - $12.00 .......................... 
$12.01 - $14.00 .......................... 
$14.01 - $21.00 .......................... 

  109,652  $ 
  495,596 
  733,078 
  500,740 
  249,683 
  200,196 

4.92 
6.95 
8.92 
10.88 
13.36 
17.66 

Total.................................... 

  2,288,945  $ 

9.98 

4.2 
3.0 
4.3 
5.5 
4.6 
6.5 

4.5 

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise 
  Price 

Shares 

87,652  $ 

  355,326 
  495,786 
  500,740 
  249,683 
  200,196 

4.88 
7.07 
9.21 
10.88 
13.36 
17.66 

  1,889,383  $  10.49 

On June 27, 2005, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors 
approved a program, pursuant to the 2004 Sypris Equity Plan, to authorize the issuance of various restricted stock 
awards to key employees, including the Company’s executive officers, in large part pursuant to a newly approved 
executive long term incentive program.  The awards vest at various rates depending on the type of award issued. 

During August of 2005, restricted stock awards potentially representing 127,500 shares of common stock 
were granted to Company executives at a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $13.03. Certain shares 
are subject to performance requirements. With certain exceptions, the restrictions on one-third of these shares are 
removed after three, five and seven years, respectively.  During the restricted period, which is commensurate with 
each vesting year, the recipients receive dividends and voting rights for the shares.  Generally, if a recipient leaves 
the Company before the end of the restricted period or if performance requirements are not met, if any, the shares 
will be forfeited. The shares have been valued at fair value on the grant date and maximum compensation expense to 
be  recognized  in  future  periods  totals  $833,000  net  of  taxes  of  $500,000,  prior  to  consideration  of  forfeitures  or 
attainment of performance requirements, if any. None of the restricted shares were forfeited at December 31, 2005 
and total non-cash compensation expense of $157,000 was recognized as expense during 2005. 

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The  Company’s  stock  compensation  program  also  provides  for  the  grant  of  performance-based  stock 
options to key employees (“Target Options”). The terms and conditions of the Target Options grants provide for the 
determination of the exercise price and the beginning of the vesting period to occur when the fair market value of 
the  Company’s  common  stock  achieves  certain  targeted  price  levels.  The  Company  did  not  grant  Performance 
Options in 2005 or 2004. Target Options to purchase 116,000 shares of common stock were granted during 2003. 
Target Options to purchase 84,000 shares, 17,500 shares and 28,000 shares of common stock were forfeited in 2005, 
2004  and  2003,  respectively.  One  targeted  price  level  of  the  Target  Options  was  achieved  in  2004  and  2002, 
resulting in determination of the exercise price and beginning of the vesting period for options to purchase 14,500 
and  52,000  shares  of  common  stock, respectively. Target Options for which the targeted price level has not been 
achieved  totaled  287,000  shares,  371,000  shares  and  403,000  shares  at  December  31,  2005,  2004  and  2003, 
respectively, and are excluded from disclosures of options outstanding. 

During  2004,  the  1994  equity  plan  expired  and  was  replaced  with  the  2004  equity  plan.  A  total  of 
3,000,000  shares  of  common  stock  were  reserved  for  issuance  under  the  2004  equity  plan  while  the  aggregate 
number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s stock compensation programs as of 
December 31, 2003 was 4,750,000. The aggregate number of shares available for future grant as of December 31, 
2005 and 2004 was 2,386,607 and 2,987,000 respectively. 

Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share is required by SFAS No. 123, and has 
been  determined  as  if  the  Company  had  accounted  for  its  employee  stock options under the fair value method of 
SFAS No. 123. The fair value for options granted by the Company during 2005, 2004 and 2003 were estimated at 
the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: 

Expected life (years).................................................  
Expected volatility....................................................  
Risk-free interest rates ..............................................  
Expected dividend yield............................................  

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
6.8 
55.5 %   
3.76 %   
0.70 %   

2005 
5.8 
53.0 %   
4.12 %   
1.06 %   

2003 
7.0 
75.0 % 
3.69 % 
0.95 % 

The Company estimated the volatility rate for 2003 and prior based on similar companies’ volatility rates 
due to the lack of volume in the Company’s common stock. Effective January 1, 2004, the Company estimated the 
expected volatility rate based on the Company’s historical stock price, as the Company determined that its historical 
prices provided a more reliable estimate of volatility. The weighted average Black-Scholes value of options granted 
under the stock option plans during 2005, 2004 and 2003 was $5.47, $9.76 and $5.76 per share, respectively. 

The  Black-Scholes  option  valuation  model  was  developed  for  use  in  estimating  the  fair  value  of  traded 
options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the 
input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility estimated life. Changes in the 
subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate. 

The  Company  stock  purchase  plan  was  terminated  effective  January  31,  2005  and  previously  provided 
substantially all employees who have satisfied the eligibility requirements the opportunity to purchase shares of the 
Company’s common stock on a compensation deduction basis. The purchase price was the lower of 85% of the fair 
market value of the common stock on the first or last business day of the purchase period. Payroll deductions could 
not exceed $6,000 for any six-month cycle. At December 31, 2004, there were 75,512 shares available for purchase 
under the plan. During 2005, 2004 and 2003, a total of 36,177, 48,357 shares and 38,160 shares, respectively, were 
issued under the plan.  

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(15) 

Stockholders’ Equity 

On  March  17,  2004,  the  Company  completed  a public stock offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common 
stock,  and,  on April 8, 2004, an additional 450,000 shares were issued through the exercise of an over-allotment 
option. The shares were sold at $17.00 per share and generated proceeds, after underwriting discounts and expenses, 
of approximately $55,255,000. Proceeds from the offering were primarily used to repay debt.  

The  Company  has  a  stockholder  rights  plan,  under  which  each  stockholder  owns  one  right  for  each 
outstanding share of common stock owned. Each right entitles the holder to purchase one one-thousandth of a share 
of  a  new  series  of  preferred  stock  at  an  exercise  price  of  $63.00.  The  rights trade along with, and not separately 
from, the shares of common stock unless they become exercisable. If any person or group acquires or makes a tender 
offer  for  15%  or  more  of  the  common  stock  of  the  Company (except in transactions approved by the Company’s 
Board of Directors in advance) the rights become exercisable, and they will separate, become tradable, and entitle 
stockholders, other than such person or group, to acquire, at the exercise price, preferred stock with a market value 
equal to twice the exercise price. If the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination with such 
person or group, or if 50% of its earning power or assets are sold to such person or group, each right will entitle its 
holder, other than such person or group, to acquire, at the exercise price, shares of the acquiring company’s common 
stock with a market value of twice the exercise price. The rights will expire on October 23, 2011, unless redeemed 
or  exchanged  earlier  by  the  Company,  and  will  be  represented  by  existing  common  stock  certificates  until  they 
become exercisable. 

As  of  December  31,  2005,  24,850  shares  of  the  Company’s  preferred  stock  were designated as Series A 
Preferred  Stock  in  connection  with  the  adoption  of  the  stockholder  rights  plan.  There  are  no  shares  of  Series  A 
Preferred Stock currently outstanding. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have voting rights, be entitled to 
receive dividends based on a defined formula and have certain rights in the event of the Company’s dissolution. The 
shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable. However, the Company may purchase shares of Series A 
Preferred Stock in the open market or pursuant to an offer to a holder or holders. 

Cumulative losses recorded in other comprehensive loss for adjustments in the minimum pension liability, 
net  of  tax,  totaled  $3,191,000,  $2,983,000  and  $2,346,000  at  December  31,  2005,  2004  and  2003,  respectively. 
Cumulative  foreign  currency  translation  gains  recorded  in  other  comprehensive  income  totaled  $1,257,000  and 
$618,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.  For the year ended December 31, 2005, other income, net 
includes  foreign currency remeasurement gains of $871,000.  Foreign currency remeasurement gains for the year 
ended December 31, 2004 were not significant. 

(16) 

Income Taxes 

The  Company  accounts  for  income  taxes  in  accordance  with  SFAS  No.  109,  “Accounting  for  Income 
Taxes.” Accordingly, deferred income taxes have been provided for temporary differences between the recognition 
of  revenue  and  expenses  for  financial and income tax reporting purposes and between the tax basis of assets and 
liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. 

The components of income before taxes are as follows: 

2005 

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 
(in thousands) 
8,423 
$ 
3,513 
$  11,936 

579 
6,989 
7,568 

2003 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

$  12,951 
— 
$  12,951 

Domestic ................................................................   $ 
Foreign...................................................................  

  $ 

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The components of income tax (benefit) expense are as follows: 

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 
(in thousands) 

2003 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2005 

Current: 
Federal ...................................................................   $ 
State .......................................................................  
Foreign ...................................................................  
Total current income tax expense (benefit) .........  

Deferred: 
Federal ...................................................................  
State .......................................................................  
Foreign ...................................................................  
Total deferred income tax (benefit) expense .......  

661 
23 
2,654 
3,338 

(519) 
6 
(578) 
(1,091) 

  $ 

2,247 

$ 

$ 

(350) 
33 
262 
(55) 

$ 

(870) 
(279) 
— 
(1,149) 

2,424 
519 
749 
3,692 

3,637 

4,938 
1,071 
— 
6,009 

4,860 

$ 

The  Company  files  a  consolidated  federal  income  tax  return  which  includes  all  domestic  subsidiaries. 
Income  taxes  paid  during  2005,  2004  and  2003  totaled  approximately  $465,000,  $4,188,000  and  $2,250,000, 
respectively. The Company received approximately $4,266,000, $2,555,000 and $1,760,000 in federal income tax 
refunds during 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.  

At  December  31,  2005,  the  Company  had  approximately  $3,925,000  of  federal  net  operating  loss 
carryforwards  available  to  offset  federal  taxable  income.  Such  carryforwards  reflect  income  tax  losses  incurred 
which will expire on December 31, 2024. 

At  December  31,  2005,  the  Company  had  approximately  $8,424,000  of  state  net  operating  loss 
carryforwards available to offset future state taxable income. Such carryforwards reflect income tax losses incurred 
(in thousands) which will expire on December 31 of the following years: 

2009.........................................................................................................................   $ 
2010.........................................................................................................................  
2011.........................................................................................................................  
2017.........................................................................................................................  

  $ 

1,401 
560 
5,999 
464 

8,424 

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The following is a reconciliation of income tax expense to that computed by applying the federal statutory 

rate of 34% to income before income taxes: 

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 
(in thousands) 

2003 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2005 

Federal tax at the statutory rate .................................   $ 
Current year permanent differences...........................  
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit .............  
Change in estimate of tax contingencies ....................  
Change in estimate of blended tax rate ......................  
Research tax credits..................................................  
Effect of tax rates of foreign subsidiaries...................  
Other........................................................................  

2,573 
150 
23 
(200) 
144 
(100) 
(300) 
(43) 

$ 

4,058 
112 
432 
(434) 
249 
(464) 
(183) 
(133) 

$ 

4,403 
61 
516 
— 
— 
(146) 
— 
26 

  $ 

2,247 

$ 

3,637 

$ 

4,860 

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows: 

December 31, 

2005 

2004 

(in thousands) 

Deferred tax assets: 
Compensation and benefit accruals..................................................   $ 
Inventory valuation.........................................................................  
Federal and State net operating loss carryforwards ..........................  
Contract provisions.........................................................................  
Accounts receivable allowance........................................................  
AMT credits ...................................................................................  
Other ..............................................................................................  

Total deferred tax assets.............................................................  

873 
2,477 
1,991 
— 
739 
584 
— 

6,664 

$ 

Deferred tax liabilities: 
Depreciation ...................................................................................  
Foreign inventory valuation and other provisions ............................  
Defined benefit pension plan...........................................................  
Contract provisions.........................................................................  
Other ..............................................................................................  

(15,644) 
(208) 
(187) 
(33) 
(4) 

Total deferred tax liabilities .......................................................  

(16,076) 

730 
1,916 
2,439 
287 
661 
— 
212 

6,245 

(15,105) 
(749) 
(269) 
— 
— 

(16,123) 

Net deferred tax liability ...................................................................   $ 

(9,412) 

$ 

(9,878) 

Management  believes  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  Company’s  future  earnings  will  be sufficient to 

ensure the realization of deferred tax assets for federal and state purposes. 

The  American  Jobs  Creation  Act  of  2004  (the  Act),  which  was  signed  into  law  on  October  22,  2004, 
introduces a special one-time dividends received deduction on the repatriation of certain foreign earnings to a U.S. 
taxpayer  (Repatriation  Provision),  provided  certain  criteria  are  met.  The  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board 
(FASB) issued Staff Position No. FAS 109-2 in December 2004, which requires the recording of tax expense if and 
when  an  entity  decides  to  repatriate  foreign  earnings  subject  to  the  Act.  The  Company  has  considered  the 
implications of the Act on the repatriation of certain foreign earnings, which reduces the Federal income tax rate on 
dividends from non-U.S. subsidiaries. The Company did not repatriate earnings under the Act in fiscal 2005 and 

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because  it  intends  to  indefinitely  reinvest  foreign earnings outside the U.S., has not provided an estimate for any 
U.S. or additional foreign taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries ($7,415,000 at December 31, 2005) 
that  might  be  payable  if  these  earnings  were  repatriated.  However,  the  Company  believes  that  U.S.  foreign  tax 
credits would, for the most part, eliminate any additional U.S. tax.  

(17) 

Earnings Per Common Share 

Basic earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income available to common stockholders by 
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share is 
calculated by using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted to include the potentially 
dilutive effect of outstanding stock options.  

The following table presents information necessary to calculate earnings per common share: 

Shares outstanding: 

Weighted average shares outstanding.....................  
Effect of dilutive employee stock options ..............  
Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding 
and assumed conversions.....................................  

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
  Restated 
2005 
(Note 2) 
(in thousands, except for per share data) 

2003 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

18,016 
307 

17,119 
626 

14,237 
416 

18,323 

17,745 

14,653 

Net income applicable to common stock ...................   $ 

5,321 

$ 

8,299 

$ 

8,091 

Earnings per common share: 

Basic ....................................................................   $ 
Diluted..................................................................   $ 

0.30 
0.29 

$ 
$ 

0.48 
0.47 

$ 
$ 

0.57 
0.56 

Weighted average anti-dilutive options outstanding excluded from diluted earnings per common share were 

508,000, 122,000 and 345,000 at December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.  

(18) 

Segment Information 

The Company is organized into two business groups, the Industrial Group and the Electronics Group. The 
Industrial Group is one reportable business segment, while the Electronics Group includes two reportable business 
segments, Aerospace & Defense and Test & Measurement. The segments are each managed separately because of 
the  distinctions  between  the  products,  services,  markets,  customers,  technologies,  and  workforce  skills  of  the 
segments.  The  Industrial  Group  provides  manufacturing  services  for  a variety of customers that outsource forged 
and finished steel components and subassemblies. The Industrial Group also manufactures high-pressure closures 
and other fabricated products. The Aerospace & Defense reportable segment provides manufacturing and technical 
services  as  an  outsourced  service  provider  and  manufactures  complex  data  storage  systems.  The  Test  & 
Measurement reportable segment provides a wide range of technical services for a diversified customer base as an 
outsourced service provider and manufactures magnetic instruments, current sensors, and other electronic products. 
Revenue derived from outsourced services for the Industrial Group accounted for 67%, 59% and 31% of total net 
revenue  in  2005,  2004  and  2003,  respectively.  Revenue  derived  from  outsourced  services  for  the  Aerospace  & 
Defense  reportable  segment  accounted  for  19%,  24%  and  40%  of  total  net  revenue  in  2005,  2004  and  2003, 
respectively. Revenue derived from outsourced services for the Test & Measurement reportable segment accounted 
for  8%,  10%  and  12%  of total net revenue in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. There was no intersegment net 
revenue recognized for any year presented.  

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The following table presents financial information for the reportable segments of the Company: 

Years ended December 31, 
2004 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 
(in thousands) 

2003 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2005 

Net revenue from unaffiliated customers: 
  Industrial Group....................................................   $  359,602 

$  260,410 

$  95,872 

  Aerospace & Defense ........................................  
  Test & Measurement .........................................  

  115,863 
47,301 

  119,179 
45,813 

  141,597 
39,136 

  Electronics Group .................................................  

  163,164 

  164,992 

  180,733 

  $  522,766 

$  425,402 

$  276,605 

Gross profit: 
  Industrial Group....................................................   $  22,916 

$  25,004 

$ 

9,679 

  Aerospace & Defense ........................................  
  Test & Measurement .........................................  

  Electronics Group .................................................  

17,496 
10,926 

28,422 

19,284 
9,151 

28,435 

28,880 
7,386 

36,266 

  $  51,338 

$  53,439 

$  45,945 

Operating income (loss): 

Industrial Group....................................................   $  14,014 

$  16,404 

$ 

6,828 

  Aerospace & Defense ........................................  
  Test & Measurement .........................................  

  Electronics Group .................................................  
  General, corporate and other..................................  

4,305 
354 

4,659 
(6,451) 

3,597 
(431) 

3,166 
(5,672) 

12,636 
(574) 

12,062 
(4,016) 

  $  12,222 

$  13,898 

$  14,874 

Total assets: 

Industrial Group....................................................   $  278,967 

$  270,228 

$  122,369 

  Aerospace & Defense ........................................  
  Test & Measurement .........................................  

83,443 
33,631 

  Electronics Group .................................................  
  General, corporate and other..................................  

  117,074 
21,583 

  101,344 
33,537 

  134,881 
26,069 

88,306 
33,254 

  121,560 
20,506 

  $  417,624 

$  431,178 

$  264,435 

Depreciation and amortization: 
  Industrial Group....................................................   $  16,045 

$  10,151 

$ 

  Aerospace & Defense ........................................  
  Test & Measurement .........................................  

  Electronics Group .................................................  
  General, corporate and other..................................  

5,642 
3,963 

9,605 
259 

5,061 
3,553 

8,614 
301 

5,425 

4,502 
2,632 

7,134 
272 

  $  25,909 

$  19,066 

$  12,831 

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Years ended December 31, 
2004 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 
(in thousands) 

2003 
  Restated 
(Note 2) 

2005 

Capital expenditures: 

Industrial Group....................................................   $  28,391 

$  42,634 

$  11,790 

  Aerospace & Defense ........................................  
  Test & Measurement .........................................  

  Electronics Group .................................................  
  General, corporate and other..................................  

2,889 
4,366 

7,255 
618 

8,399 
4,601 

13,000 
266 

5,683 
4,938 

10,621 
110 

  $  36,264 

$  55,900 

$  22,521 

The  Company’s  export  sales  from  the  U.S.  totaled  $47,622,000,  $37,318,000  and  $22,250,000  in  2005, 
2004  and  2003,  respectively.  Approximately  $68,671,000  and  $26,481,000  of  net  revenue  in  2005  and  2004, 
respectively, and $32,304,000 and $24,278,000 of long lived assets at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, 
relate to the Company’s international operations.    

(19) 

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) 

The following is an analysis of certain items in the consolidated income statements by quarter for the years 

ended December 31, 2005 and 2004: 

  First 

  Second   

  Third 

  Fourth 

  First 

2005 

2004 Restated (Note 2) 
  Second   

  Third 

  Fourth 

(in thousands, except for per share data) 

Net revenue..........................   $ 124,241  $ 125,602  $ 140,811  $ 132,112  $  89,376  $  95,896  $ 118,457  $ 121,673 
9,911 
Gross profit ..........................  
(1,035) 
Operating income (loss)........  
Net income (loss) .................  
(801) 
Earnings (loss) per 
common share: 
Basic................................   $ 
Diluted .............................   $ 

  10,485 
385 
(251)   

  12,996 
3,353 
1,984 

  13,888 
3,656 
1,981 

  14,358 
5,550 
3,325 

  15,606 
6,186 
3,001 

  16,174 
6,030 
3,791 

  11,359 
1,995 
590 

(0.01)  $ 
(0.01)  $ 

0.11  $ 
0.11  $ 

0.11  $ 
0.11  $ 

0.21  $ 
0.21  $ 

0.22  $ 
0.21  $ 

0.03  $ 
0.03  $ 

0.17  $ 
0.16  $ 

(0.04) 
(0.04) 

Cash dividends declared 
  per common share ..............   $ 

(20) 

Subsequent Event 

0.03  $ 

0.03  $ 

0.03  $ 

0.03  $ 

0.03  $ 

0.03  $ 

0.03  $ 

0.03 

On March 3, 2006 (the Filing Date), the Company’s largest customer, Dana, and 40 of its U.S. subsidiaries 
filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy 
Court  for  the  Southern  District  of  New  York.  Dana's  European,  South  American,  Asia-Pacific,  Canadian  and 
Mexican subsidiaries were excluded from the Chapter 11 filing. As of the Filing Date, the Company had been paid 
for  substantially  all  outstanding  Dana  accounts  receivable  recorded  in  the  balance  sheet  at  December  31,  2005.  
Accounts  receivable  from  domestic  Dana  subsidiaries  at the Filing Date could be subject to compromise, right of 
offset  or  set  aside  as  a  protected  payment  under  Dana’s  Chapter  11  filing.    As  of  the  Filing  Date  and  excluding 
certain gain contingencies, we estimated amounts due from Dana to approximate $28,600,000 including up to an 
estimated  $13,000,000  due  from  Dana  Mexico,  in  addition  to  potential  offsets  from  accounts  payable  and  other 
protected  claims  of  approximately  $12,000,000,  although  right  of  offset  and  protected  claims  have  not  been 
approved  by  the  Bankruptcy  Court.  We  continue  to  pursue  additional  offsets  to  further  reduce  our  net  receivable 
position. Under the Chapter 11 proceedings, right of offset may not be granted, certain payments made by Dana to 
the Company in the 90 days preceding Dana’s Chapter 11 filing could be subject to return as a “preference”, or our 
shipments may not be protected, which would increase our net receivable position.  Accounts receivable and payable 

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from  Dana  Mexico  are  not  currently  subject  to  compromise  under  Dana’s  Chapter  11  filing  and  continue  to  be 
received and paid in normal course. 

The Company has purchase agreements with Dana which include indemnification provisions for, among 
other things, environmental conditions that existed on the sites acquired from Dana at closing. Amounts due from 
Dana, if any, may also be subject to compromise or rejection under Dana’s Chapter 11 filing. 

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Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 

None. 

Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures 

As  of  the  end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  annual  report,  an  evaluation  was  performed  under  the 
supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the President and Chief Executive 
Officer (the “CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of 
the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including 
the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.  

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

The management of Sypris Solutions, Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal 
control  over  financial  reporting,  as  such  term  is  defined  in  Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-15(f)  and  15d-15(f). 
Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting is included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K. 
Additionally, Ernst & Young LLP, our independent auditors and a registered public accounting firm, has issued an 
attestation  report  on  our  assessment  of  Sypris  Solutions, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting, which is 
included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10K. 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended 
December 31, 2005, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over 
financial reporting. 

Item 9B.  Other Information 

Our Credit Agreement was amended in February 2006 to revise certain financial covenants. Other terms of the 
Credit Agreement remained substantially unchanged. The executed amendment to our Credit Agreement is included in 
the form of Exhibit 10.6.9 to this Form 10-K. 

Our Senior Notes were amended in March 2006 to revise certain financial covenants. Other terms of the 
Credit Agreement remained substantially unchanged. The executed amendment to our Senior Notes is included in the 
form of Exhibit 10.7.2 to this Form 10-K. 

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Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant 

PART III 

The  information  required  herein  is  incorporated  by  reference  from  sections  of  the  Company’s  Proxy 
Statement  titled  “Section  16(a)  Beneficial  Ownership  Reporting  Compliance,”  “Governance  of  the  Company  –
Committees of the Board of Directors,” “Governance of the Company – Audit and Finance Committee,” “Proposal 
One, Election of Directors,” and “Executive Officers,” which Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission pursuant to instruction G(3) of the General Instructions to Form 10-K. 

The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct that applies to all of its directors, officers (including 
its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer and any person performing similar functions) 
and employees. The Company has made the Code of Business Conduct available on its website at www.sypris.com. 

Item 11.  Executive Compensation 

The  information  required  herein  is  incorporated  by  reference  from  sections  of  the  Company’s  Proxy 
Statement  titled  “Governance  of  the  Company  –  Compensation  of  Directors,”  “Governance  of  the  Company  – 
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” “Summary Compensation Table,” “Option Grants in 
Last Fiscal Year,” “Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Option Values on December 31, 2005” and 
“Defined Benefit Pension Plan” which Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
pursuant to instruction G(3) of the General Instructions to Form 10-K. 

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder 
Matters 

The  information  required  herein  is  incorporated  by  reference  from  the  sections  of  the  Company’s Proxy 
Statement titled “Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” which 
Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to instruction G(3) of the General 
Instructions to Form 10-K. 

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 

The  information  required  herein  is  incorporated  by  reference  from  the  sections  of  the  Company’s Proxy 
Statement titled “Governance of the Company – Certain Employees,” which Proxy Statement will be filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to instruction G(3) of the General Instructions to Form 10-K. 

Item 14.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services 

The  information  required  herein  is  incorporated  by  reference  from  the  section  of  the  Company’s  Proxy 
Statement titled “Relationship with Independent Public Accountants,” which Proxy Statement will be filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to instruction G(3) of the General Instructions to Form 10-K. 

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PART IV 

Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 

(a)  The following documents are filed as part of this Report: 

1.  Financial Statements 

The financial statements as set forth under Item 8 of this report on Form 10-K are included. 

2.  Financial Statement Schedules 

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 

All other consolidated financial statement schedules have been omitted because the required information is 

shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto or they are not applicable. 

3.  Exhibits 

  Exhibit 
  Number 

  3.1 

  3.2 

  4.1 

  4.2 

  10.1 

  10.2 

  10.3 

  10.4 

Description 

Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  the  Company  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3.1  to  the 
Company’s  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarterly  period  ended  June  30,  2004  filed  on  August  3,  2004 
(Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Bylaws  of  the  Company  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.2  to  the  Company’s  Registration 
Statement on Form S-8 filed May 9, 2002 (No. 333-87880)). 

Specimen common stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 filed on March 5, 1999). 

Rights  Agreement  dated  as  of  October  23,  2001  between  the  Company  and  LaSalle  Bank  National 
Association,  as  Rights  Agent,  including  as  Exhibit  A  the  Form  of Certificate of Designation and as 
Exhibit  B  the  Form  of  Right  Certificate  (incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s 
Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2001 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Purchase and Sale Agreement among Honeywell Inc., Defense Communications Products Corporation 
(prior  name  of  Group  Technologies  Corporation)  and  Group  Financial Partners, Inc. dated May 21, 
1989 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-
1 filed May 18, 1994 (Registration No. 33-76326)). 

Purchase and Sale Agreement among Alliant Techsystems Inc., MAC Acquisition I, Inc. and Group 
Technologies Corporation dated December 31, 1992 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the 
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed May 18, 1994 (Registration No. 33-76326)). 

Purchase  and  Sale  Agreement  among  Philips  Electronic  North  America  Corporation  and  Group 
Technologies  Corporation  dated  June  25,  1993  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.17  to  the 
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed May 18, 1994 (Registration No. 33-76326)). 

Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  April  6,  2001  by  and  between  Tube  Turns  Technologies,  Inc.  and 
Dana Corporation as amended by a First Amendment dated May 4, 2001 and as amended by a Second 
Amendment on May 15, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q 
for  the  quarterly  period  ended  June  30,  2001  filed  on  July  30,  2001  (Commission  File  No.  000-
24020)). 

  10.5 

Asset Purchase Agreement between Sypris Technologies, Inc. and Dana Corporation dated December 
8,  2003  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.7  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year 
ended December 31, 2003 filed on February 12, 2004 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

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  Exhibit 
  Number 

  10.6 

  10.6.1 

  10.6.2 

  10.6.3 

  10.6.4 

  10.6.5 

  10.6.6 

  10.6.7 

  10.6.8 

Description 

1999  Amended  and  Restated  Loan  Agreement  between  Bank One, Kentucky, NA, Sypris Solutions, 
Inc.,  Bell  Technologies,  Inc.,  Tube  Turns  Technologies,  Inc.,  Group  Technologies  Corporation  and 
Metrum-Datatape,  Inc.  dated  October  27,  1999  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the 
Company’s  Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  December  31,  1999  filed  on  February  25,  2000 
(Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

2000A  Amendment  to  Loan  Documents  between  Bank  One,  Kentucky,  NA,  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc., 
Bell  Technologies,  Inc.,  Tube  Turns  Technologies,  Inc.,  Group  Technologies  Corporation  and 
Metrum-Datatape,  Inc.  dated  November  9,  2000  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.6.1  to  the 
Company’s  Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  December  31,  2000  filed  on  March  2,  2001 
(Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

2001A  Amendment  to  Loan  Documents  between  Bank  One,  Kentucky,  NA,  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc., 
Bell  Technologies,  Inc.,  Tube  Turns  Technologies,  Inc.,  Group  Technologies  Corporation  and 
Metrum-Datatape,  Inc.  dated  February  15,  2001  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.6.2  to  the 
Company’s  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarterly  period  ended  April  1,  2001  filed  on  April  30,  2001 
(Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

2002A  Amendment  to  Loan  Documents  between  Bank  One,  Kentucky,  NA,  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc., 
Sypris  Test  &  Measurement,  Inc.,  Sypris  Technologies,  Inc.,  Sypris  Electronics,  LLC,  Sypris  Data 
Systems,  Inc.  and  Sypris  Technologies  Marion,  LLC  dated  December  21,  2001  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.6.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 
filed on January 31, 2002 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

2002B  Amendment  to  Loan  Documents  between  Bank  One,  Kentucky,  NA,  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc., 
Sypris  Test  &  Measurement,  Inc.,  Sypris  Technologies,  Inc.,  Sypris  Electronics,  LLC,  Sypris  Data 
Systems, Inc. and Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC dated July 3, 2002 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 filed on July 
29, 2002 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

2003A  Amendment  to  Loan  Documents  between  Bank  One,  Kentucky,  NA,  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc., 
Sypris  Test  &  Measurement,  Inc.,  Sypris  Technologies,  Inc.,  Sypris  Electronics,  LLC,  Sypris  Data 
Systems,  Inc.  and  Sypris  Technologies  Marion,  LLC  dated  October  16,  2003  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 28, 
2003 filed on October 29, 2003 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

2005A Amendment to Loan Documents between JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA, Sypris Solutions, Inc., 
Sypris  Test  &  Measurement,  Inc.,  Sypris  Technologies,  Inc.,  Sypris  Electronics,  LLC,  Sypris  Data 
Systems, Inc., Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC and Sypris Technologies Kenton, Inc. dated March 
10, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6.6 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year 
ended December 31, 2004 filed on March 11, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

2005B Amendment to Loan Documents between JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA, Sypris Solutions, Inc., 
Sypris  Test  &  Measurement,  Inc.,  Sypris  Technologies,  Inc.,  Sypris  Electronics,  LLC,  Sypris  Data 
Systems, Inc., Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC and Sypris Technologies Kenton, Inc. dated May 10, 
2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 5, 2005 
(Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

2005C Amendment to Loan Documents between JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA, Sypris Solutions, Inc., 
Sypris  Test  &  Measurement,  Inc.,  Sypris  Technologies,  Inc.,  Sypris  Electronics,  LLC,  Sypris  Data 
Systems, Inc., Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC and Sypris Technologies Kenton, Inc. dated August 
3,  2005  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  to  the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 5, 
2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

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  Exhibit 
  Number 

  10.6.9 

  10.7 

  10.7.1 

  10.7.2 

  10.8 

  10.8.1 

  10.9 

  10.10 

  10.11* 

  10.12* 

  10.13* 

Description 

2006A Amendment to Loan Documents between JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA, Sypris Solutions, Inc., 
Sypris  Test  &  Measurement,  Inc.,  Sypris  Technologies,  Inc.,  Sypris  Electronics,  LLC,  Sypris  Data 
Systems, Inc., Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC and Sypris Technologies Kenton, Inc. dated February 
28, 2006. 

Note  Purchase  Agreement  between The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Connecticut 
General  Life  Insurance  Company,  Life  Insurance  Company  of  North  America,  Jefferson  Pilot 
Financial  Insurance  Company,  Jefferson-Pilot  Life  Insurance  Company,  Jefferson  Pilot  LifeAmerica 
Insurance Company, and Sypris Solutions, Inc. dated as of June 10, 2004 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit  10.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarterly  period  ended  June  30,  2004  filed  on 
August 3, 2004 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

First  Amendment  to  Note  Purchase  Agreement  between  The  Guardian  Life  Insurance  Company  of 
America, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of North America, 
Jefferson Pilot Financial Insurance Company, Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company, Jefferson Pilot 
LifeAmerica Insurance Company, and Sypris Solutions, Inc. dated as of August 3, 2005 (incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 5, 2005 (Commission File 
No. 000-24020)). 

Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement between The Guardian Life Insurance Company of 
America, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of North America, 
Jefferson Pilot Financial Insurance Company, Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company, Jefferson Pilot 
LifeAmerica Insurance Company, and Sypris Solutions, Inc. dated as of March 13, 2006. 

Lease  between  John  Hancock  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  and  Honeywell,  Inc.  dated  April  27, 
1979; related Notice of Assignment from John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company to Sweetwell 
Industrial Associates, L.P., dated July 10, 1986; related Assignment and Assumption of Lease between 
Honeywell,  Inc.  and  Defense  Communications  Products  Corporation  (prior  name  of  Group 
Technologies  Corporation)  dated  May  21,  1989;  and  related  Amendment  I  to  Lease  Agreement 
between Sweetwell Industries Associates, L.P. and Group Technologies Corporation dated October 25, 
1991,  regarding  Tampa  industrial  park  property  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  to  the 
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed May 18, 1994 (Registration No. 33-76326)). 

Agreement  related  to  Fourth  Renewal  of  Lease  between  Sweetwell  Industries  Associates,  L.P.  and 
Group Technologies Corporation dated November 1, 2000, regarding Tampa industrial park property 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.8.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended 
December 31, 2000 filed on March 2, 2001 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Lease between Metrum-Datatape, Inc. (assignee of Metrum, Inc.) and Alliant Techsystems, Inc. dated 
March 29, 1993 and amended July 29, 1993, May 2, 1994, November 14, 1995, December 4, 1996 and 
February 12, 1998 regarding 4800 East Dry Creek Road Property (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.25 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 1998 filed on August 4, 
1998 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Lease  between  Sypris  Data  Systems,  Inc.  and  Via  Verde  Venture,  LLC.  dated  September  24,  2003 
regarding 160 East Via Verde, San Dimas, California (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to 
the  Company’s  Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year ended December 31, 2003 filed on February 12, 2004 
(Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Sypris Solutions, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan for Key Employees as Amended and Restated effective 
February 26, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Form S-8 filed on May 
9, 2002 (Registration No. 333-87880)). 

Sypris  Solutions,  Inc.  Share  Performance  Program  For  Stock  Option  Grants  dated  July  1,  1998 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.28  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarterly  period 
ended June 28, 1998 filed on August 4, 1998 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Sypris  Solutions,  Inc.  Independent  Directors’  Stock  Option Plan as Amended and Restated effective 
February 26, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Form S-8 filed on May 
9, 2002 (Registration No. 333-87882)). 

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  Exhibit 
  Number 

  10.14* 

  10.15* 

  10.16* 

  10.17* 

  10.18* 

  10.19* 

  10.20* 

  10.21* 

  10.22* 

  10.23* 

  10.24* 

  10.25* 

  10.26* 

  10.27 

  10.28 

Description 

Sypris Solutions, Inc., Directors Compensation Program As Amended and Restated Effective February 
24,  2004  and  as  amended  December  15,  2004,  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the 
Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2004 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 
Sypris Solutions, Inc. Directors Compensation Program adopted on September 1, 1995 Amended and 
Restated  on  March  1,  2005  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K 
filed on March 3, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Sypris Solutions, Inc. Executive Bonus Plan, effective as of January 1, 2003 (incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2003 filed on 
April 30, 2003 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Sypris Solutions, Inc. Incentive Bonus Plan, effective as of January 1, 2004 (incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 filed on 
March 11, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Sypris Solutions, Inc. Incentive Bonus Plan, effective as of January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference 
to  Exhibit  10.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed  on  March  3,  2005  (Commission  File  No.  000-
24020)). 

2004 Sypris Equity Plan effective as of April 27, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 
Company’s  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarterly  period  ended  March  31,  2004  filed  on  April  30,  2004 
(Commission File No. 000-24020)). 
Form  of  non-qualified  stock  option  award  agreement  for  non-employee  directors  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2004 (Commission File 
No. 000-24020)). 

Form  of  non-qualified  stock  option  award  agreement  for  grants  to  executive  officers  and  other  key 
employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 
21, 2004 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Form  of  performance-based  stock  option  award  agreement  for  grants  to executive officers and other 
key  employees  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.4  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed  on 
December 21, 2004 (Commission File No. 000-24020)).  

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for grants to executive officers and other key employees 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed  on  March  3,  2005 
(Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Form  of  Non-Qualified  Stock  Option  Award  Agreement  for  Six-Year  Stock  Option  for  grants  to 
executive  officers  and  other  key  employees  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.4  to  the 
Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Form  of  Amendment  to  Stock  Option  Agreements  to  Accelerate  Vesting  Periods  for  Certain 
“Underwater”  Options  for  grants  to  executive  officers  and  other  key  employees  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 
filed on March 11, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)) 

Employment  Agreement  by  and  between  Metrum-Datatape,  Inc.  and  G.  Darrell  Robertson  dated 
February  28,  2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 filed on March 2, 2001 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Underwriting Agreement dated March 20, 2002 among Sypris Solutions, Inc., Needham & Company, 
Inc.  and  A.G.  Edwards  &  Sons,  Inc.  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.20  to  the  Company’s 
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002 filed on April 29, 2002 (Commission File 
No. 000-24020)). 

Underwriting  Agreement  dated  March  11,  2004  among  Sypris  Solutions,  Inc.  and  Needham  & 
Company,  Inc.  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  for  the 
quarterly period ended March 31, 2004 filed on April 30, 2004 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

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  Exhibit 
  Number 

  10.29* 

  10.30* 

  10.31* 

  10.32* 

  10.33* 

  10.34* 

  10.35* 

  10.36* 

  10.37* 

  10.38* 

  10.39* 

  10.40* 

10.41* 

18 

21 

23 

Description 

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for grants to executive officers and other key employees 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed  on  March  3,  2005 
(Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Form  of  Non-Qualified  Stock  Option  Award  Agreement  for  Six-Year  Stock  Option  for  grants  to 
executive  officers  and  other  key  employees  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.4  to  the 
Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Sypris Solutions, Inc. Directors Compensation Program adopted on September 1, 1995 Amended and 
Restated  on  March  1,  2005  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K 
filed on March 3, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Form  of  Amendment  to  Stock  Option  Agreements  to  Accelerate  Vesting  Periods  for  Certain 
“Underwater”  Options  for  grants  to  executive  officers  and  other  key  employees  (incorporated  by 
reference  to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on May 6, 2005 (Commission File No. 
000-24020)). 

Amendment to Stock Option Agreements to David D. Johnson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.7 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on May 6, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Sypris  Solutions,  Inc.  Incentive  Bonus  Plan  (July  1,  2005  –  December  31,  2005)  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 27, 2005 (Commission File No. 
000-24020)). 

Form of Two-Year Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Grants to Executive Officers and Other Key 
Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 27, 
2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Amended Form of Two-Year Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Grants to Executive Officers and 
Other Key Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on 
August 5, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Form  of  1-3-5  Year  Restricted  Stock  Award  Agreement  for  Grants  to  Executive  Officers  and  Other 
Key Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 
27, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Amended Form of 1-3-5 Year Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Grants to Executive Officers and 
Other Key Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on 
August 5, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Long-term  Incentive  Program  and  Form  of  Long-term  Incentive  Award  Agreements  for  Grants  to 
Executive  Officers  and  Other  Key  Employees  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.4  to  the 
Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 27, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Amended  Executive  Long-Term  Incentive  Program  and  Alternate  Form  of  Executive  Long-Term 
Incentive Award Agreements for Grants to Executive Officers and Other Key Employees (incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 5, 2005 (Commission File 
No. 000-24020)). 

Form  of  Amendment  to  Stock  Option  Agreements  to  Accelerate  Vesting  Periods  for  Certain 
“Underwater”  Options  for  grants  to  executive  officers  and  other  key  employees  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2006 (Commission File No. 
000-24020)). 

Letter  Regarding  Change  in  Accounting  Principles  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  18  to  the 
Company’s Form 10-Q filed on May 6, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-24020)). 

Subsidiaries of the Company 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP 

  31.1 

CEO certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002. 

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  Exhibit 
  Number 

Description 

  31.2 

CFO certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002. 

32 

CEO and CFO certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of 
the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002. 

*  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. 

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SIGNATURES 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant 
has  duly  caused  this  Annual  Report  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on 
March 15, 2006. 

SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 
(Registrant) 

/s/ Jeffrey T. Gill 
(Jeffrey T. Gill) 
President and Chief Executive Officer 

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

the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 15, 2006: 

/s/ Robert E. Gill 
(Robert E. Gill) 

/s/ Jeffrey T. Gill 
(Jeffrey T. Gill) 

/s/ T. Scott Hatton 
(T. Scott Hatton) 

/s/ Jeffrey T. Reibel 
(Jeffrey T. Reibel) 

/s/ John F. Brinkley 
(John F. Brinkley) 

/s/ William G. Ferko 
(William G. Ferko) 

/s/ Henry F. Frigon 
(Henry F. Frigon) 

/s/ R. Scott Gill 
(R. Scott Gill) 

/s/ William L. Healey 
(William L. Healey) 

/s/ Sidney R. Petersen 
(Sidney R. Petersen) 

/s/ Robert Sroka 
(Robert Sroka) 

Chairman of the Board 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
(Principal Financial Officer) 

Controller  
(Principal Accounting Officer) 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

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SCHEDULE II 

SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS 

  Balance at   
  Beginning   
   of Period 

  Charged to   
  Costs and   
  Expenses 

  Charged to   
  Other  
  Accounts 
(in thousands) 

  Deductions   

  Balance at 
  End of 
  Period 

Allowance for doubtful accounts: 

Year ended December 31, 2005.................   $ 

1,697  $ 

607  $ 

Year ended December 31, 2004.................   $ 

594  $ 

1,842  $ 

Year ended December 31, 2003.................   $ 

523  $ 

191  $ 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(406) (1)  $ 

1,898 

(739) (1)  $ 

1,697 

(120) (1)  $ 

594 

Reserve for inactive, obsolete and unsalable 
inventory: 

Year ended December 31, 2005.................   $ 

5,902  $ 

739  $ 

—   

$ 

(299) (2)  $ 

6,342 

Year ended December 31, 2004.................   $ 

5,146  $ 

1,520  $ 

335  (3) $ 

(1,099) (2)  $ 

5,902 

Year ended December 31, 2003.................   $ 

4,441  $ 

832  $ 

328  (3)$ 

(455) (2)  $ 

5,146 

(1)  Uncollectible accounts written off. 
(2) 
(3) 

Inactive, obsolete and unsalable inventory written off. 
Excess and obsolete reserve assumed in acquisition. 

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SYPRIS ON NASDAQ
The common stock of Sypris  
trades on the Nasdaq National  
Market under the symbol SYPR.

TRANSFER AGENT
LaSalle Bank N.A. 
135 South LaSalle Street  
Suite 1811 
Chicago, IL 60603 
Phone: (800) 246-5761 
Fax: (312) 904-2236

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUTING FIRM
Ernst & Young LLP 
400 West Market Street 
Suite 2100 
Louisville, KY 40202 
Phone: (502) 585-1400 
Fax: (502) 584-4221

CORPORATE COUNSEL
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP 
500 West Jefferson Street 
Suite 2800 
Louisville, KY 40202 
Phone: (502) 589-5235 
Fax: (502) 589-0309

INVESTOR INFORMATION

CORPORATE ADDRESS
Sypris Solutions, Inc. 
101 Bullitt Lane 
Suite 450 
Louisville, KY 40222 
Phone: (502) 329-2000 
Fax: (502) 329-2050

ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be  
held on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. 
at 101 Bullitt Lane, Lower Level Seminar  
Room, Louisville, Kentucky.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
To learn more about Sypris Solutions, Inc.,  
visit our site on the World Wide Web at  
www.sypris.com.

INVESTOR MATERIALS
The Sypris Web page – www.sypris.com – is 
your entry point for a vast array of information 
about Sypris, including its products, financial 
information, real-time stock quotes, links to each 
of its subsidiary operations, corporate governance 
information and other useful information.

For investor information, including additional 
annual reports, 10-Ks, 10-Qs or any other financial 
literature, please contact Carroll A. Dunavent, 
Director, Law and Compliance, 101 Bullitt Lane, 
Suite 450, Louisville, KY 40222.

Forward-Looking Statements
This report includes non-historical or “forward-looking” 
statements concerning future events or conditions. 
Important risk factors, which could cause actual results to 
differ materially from these statements, are set forth in 
Item 1A. Risk Factors in the accompanying Form 10-K.

Front Cover, left to right:
Jennifer Nicholes, Frank Fritton,  
Cynthia Belak, Eduardo Goitia

Back Cover, left to right: 
Rosanna Bolduc, Fernando Garcia,  
Larry Tyre, Kenny Mullins

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101 Bullitt Lane, Suite 450
Louisville, Kentucky 40222
Phone (502) 329-2000
Fax (502) 329-2050
www.sypris.com