3. compensation38,399Taxes other than taxes on
income3,052Provision for federal taxes on income refund,
estimated32,662Current maturities of long-term debt30,900
Total current liabilities201,320Note payable to
bank1119,100Deferred federal income taxes29,6682 %
cumulative convertible preferred stock, $20 par,27,783
1,389,160 shares outstanding2Common stock, $2 par;
96,000,000 shares authorized; 125,38962,694,361 shares
issuedCapital surplus321,904Retained earnings764,821 Total
equity939,897 Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity$1,289,9851 $150,000,000 note, payable semiannually
beginning June 30, 2008; $30,900,000 due within one year,
shown in current liabilities. One covenant required the company
not to pay cash dividends, except on preferred stock, or to make
other distribution on its shares or acquire any stock, after
December 31, 1999, in excess of net earnings after that date.2
Issued in January 2007; convertible at rate of 1.24 common
share to one preferred share; redeemable beginning in 2012;
sinking fund beginning in 2016.3 Resulting principally from the
excess of par value of 827,800 shares of preferred stock over
the pay value of common share issues in conversion in 2007.
Exh4Exhibit 4FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS
INC.Summary of Consolidated Earnings and Dividends for RSE
International(dollars in thousands)20032004200520062007Net
sales$1,623,963$1,477,402$1,498,645$1,980,801$2,187,208Cos
t of products
sold1,271,5631,180,4441,140,4691,642,0841,793,511Gross
profit352,400296,958358,176338,717393,697Selling, general,
and administrative58,46369,43874,93287,155120,296Earnings
before federal income
taxes293,937227,520283,244251,562273,401Tax
expense126,39395,558116,130101,883109,360Net
earnings167,544131,962167,114149,679164,041Depreciation19,
16020,00021,48024,20026,800Cash dividends
declared85,75477,05253,11677,34092,238
Exh5Exhibit 5FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS
4. INC.Forecast Financial Statements for RSE Internationalfor the
Years Ending December 31, 2007–12(dollars in thousands
except per-share
figures)ActualProjected200720082009201020112012Sales$2,18
7,208$2,329,373$2,480,785$2,642,037$2,813,769$2,996,658Co
st of goods
sold1,793,5101,920,0852,064,2432,216,4702,367,2902,537,259
Gross
profit393,698409,288416,542425,567446,479459,399Selling,
general, and
admin.120,296129,786139,481151,027161,315169,826Income
before tax273,402279,502277,061274,540285,164289,573Tax
expense109,361111,801110,824109,816114,066115,829Net
income164,041167,701166,237164,724171,098173,744Cash
dividends92,238102,082108,714115,779125,185133,313Depreci
ation26,80027,95029,77031,70033,17035,960Net
PPE389,321426,522459,404498,497541,109587,580Net working
capital422,597447,956486,428528,407574,238624,303Earnings
per share1$2.62$2.60$2.58$2.56$2.66$2.70Divs. per share
common stock1$1.42$1.58$1.69$1.80$1.94$2.07Div. per share
preferred stock2$0.401 62,694,361 common shares in 2007.
Thereafter, 64,416,919 shares reflecting conversion of the
preferred stock.2 1,389,160 preferred shares in 2007.
Conversion into 1,722,558 shares of common stock assumed in
2008.
Exh6Exhibit 6FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS
INC.Market Prices of Flinder Valves and RSE International
CorporationFlinder Valves and ControlsRSE International
CorporationCommon StockCommon StockPreferred StockHigh
Low CloseHigh Low CloseHigh Low
2003$16.25$8.75$15.00$12.31$10.05$11.88200424.7514.0022.6
314.3611.7713.16200525.0020.0022.2512.819.2711.132006
Quarter Ended:March 3124.3820.7521.5014.1312.8313.95June
3022.7520.3821.0013.6912.0411.78September
3022.7520.3821.5012.8310.4811.26December
3124.3620.1321.0012.3911.2611.872007 Quarter Ended:March
5. 3123.5020.0021.7511.6010.2010.6713.6112.21June
3023.6319.8822.0011.6010.9010.9013.1512.04September
3022.7520.0022.5013.6111.1313.6114.2212.37December
3130.0022.2528.5017.0113.3016.7817.3213.772008 Quarter
Ended:March
3132.1326.0031.5020.7315.0820.6917.3213.98May 1,
2008$39.75$38.90$39.75$22.58$18.30$21.98$17.63$15.35
Exh7Exhibit 7FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS
INC.Market Information on Firms in the Industrial Machinery
SectorExpected Price/Growth EarningsDividendRate Ratio
Beta Yield to 2010 Debt/CapitalCascade Corp.Manufactures
loading engagement devices10.50.951.7%5.1%29%Curtiss-
Wright CorporationManufactures highly engineered, advanced
technologiesthat perform critical
functions17.21.00.712.336%Flowserve Corp.Makes, designs,
and markets fluid handlingequipment (pumps, valves, and
mechanical seals)20.81.31.027.030%Gardner
DenverManufacturers stationary air compressors, vacuum
products, and blowers10.91.3NilNMF19%Idex
Corp.Manufactures a wide range of pumps and machinery
products16.11.051.510.822%Roper IndustriesManufacturers
energy systems and controls, imaging equipment, and radio
frequency products19.71.20.510.829%Tecumseh
ProductsManufactures compressors, condensers, and pumps
38.21.05NilNMF8%Watts IndustriesManufactures and sells and
extensive line of valves for the plumbing and heating and water
quality markets151.31.58.432%NMF = not meaningful
figure.Source: Value Line Investment Survey, April 25, 2008.
Exh8Exhibit 8FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS
INC.Information on Selected Recent Related MergersEffective
DateAcquirerBusinessTargetBusiness5/25/06Armor Holdings
Inc.Law enforcement equipStewart & StevensonTurbine-driven
products6/26/06Bouygues S.A.ConstructionAlstom SAPower
generation equip9/20/06Boeing Co.AircraftAviall IncVehicle
parts11/10/06Daikin Industries Ltd.Air conditioning sysOYL
Industries BhdAirconditioners12/8/06Oshkosh Truck
6. Corp.Heavy duty trucksJLG Industries
IncExcavators/telehandlers4/11/07Rank Group Ltd.Investment
holding coSIG Holding AGPackaging/plastics
machinery6/22/07Meggitt PLCAerospace/defense systemK&F
Industries HoldingsAircraft braking systems7/31/07BAE
Systems Inc.Electronic systemsArmor Holdings IncLaw
enforcement equip12/3/07Carlyle Group LLCPrivate equity
firmSequa CorpAircraft engine component12/20/07ITT
Corp.Pumps/valvesEDO CorpElectn system
products2/6/08London Acquisition BVInvestment holding
coStork NVComponents6/5/08Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd.Industrial
machinery/equipTrane IncAirconditioners
Exh8 cont'dExhibit 8 (Continued)FLINDER VALVES AND
CONTROLS INC.Information on Selected Recent Related
MergersAcquirerTargetTransaction Size ($mm)Target Net Sales
Last 12 Months ($mm)Equity Value/ Target Net
IncomeEnterprise Value/ Target Net SalesEnterprise Value/
Target Operating IncomeEnterprise Value/ Target Cash
FlowPremium 4 Weeks Prior to Announcement Date (%)Armor
Holdings Inc.Stewart &
Stevenson1,12372665.31.1233.123.740.6Bouygues S.A.Alstom
S.A.2,46717,679nmf1.4877.922.5-1.2Boeing Co.Aviall
Inc.2,0571,37128.91.5318.714.927.2Daikin Industries Ltd.OYL
Industries Bhd1,1521,58127.61.4121.516.819.4Oshkosh Truck
Corp.JLG Industries Inc.3,2522,28920.51.3011.910.752.3Rank
Group Ltd.SIG Holding
AG2,3141,41838.61.5664.814.219.3Meggitt PLCK&F Industries
Holdings1,80242420.34.2613.110.813.5BAE Systems Inc.Armor
Holdings Inc.4,3282,80530.51.7117.114.329.3Carlyle Group
LLCSequa Corp.2,0072,18134.41.2520.612.563.3ITT Corp.EDO
Corp.1,67894586.81.9934.023.940.5London Acquisition
BVStork NV2,3472,15317.10.02nana35.2Ingersoll-Rand Co.
Ltd.Trane Inc.9,7518,32821.21.3914.911.6na
Exh9Exhibit 9FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS
INC.Capital Market Interest Rates and Stock Price Indexes
(averages per annum, except April 2008, which offers closing
7. values for April 25, 2008)20062007 April 2008U.S. Treasury
Yields3-month bills4.70%4.40%1.28%30-year
bonds5.00%4.91%4.52%Corporate Bond Yields by
RatingAaa5.59%5.56%5.58%Aa5.80%5.90%5.96%A6.06%6.09
%6.32%Baa6.48%6.48%6.98%Stock MarketS&P 500
Index1,4181,4681,398Price/earnings
ratio17.7×18.3×17.4×Industrial Machinery StocksPrice/earnings
ratio13.9×14.0×Dividend yield1.4%1.4%Historical return
premium of equity over government debt (1926-2007)
Geometric average5.5% Arithmetic average7.2%Data Source:
Value Line Investment Survey, April 25, 2008; Federal Reserve
Bulletin; Compustat
Exh10Exhibit 10FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS
INC.Forecast of Financial Statements for Flinder Valves and
Controlsfor Years Ending December 31, 2008–12(dollars in
thousands)ActualProjected200720082009201020112012Sales$4
9,364$59,600$66,000$73,200$81,200$90,000Cost of goods
sold37,04443,81648,75054,10459,95866,200Gross
profit12,32015,78417,25019,09621,24223,800Selling, general,
and administrative2,9363,6124,1244,5645,0525,692Other
income—net228240264288320352Income before
taxes9,61212,41213,39014,82016,51018,460Taxes4,0374,9655,3
565,9286,6047,384Net
income$5,575$7,447$8,034$8,892$9,906$11,076Depreciation$1
,508$1,660$1,828$2,012$2,212$2,432Net
PPE$18,268$22,056$24,424$27,088$30,049$33,306Net working
capital$16,840$20,331$22,515$24,971$27,700$30,702