-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WpPCjMm5KGXt0+weizTluYc4J1rHHAQrSBrD1sUHAQY425phLDTfP/lc5STr/tue aMTRqPPaiHjikqAGQkXkqg== 0001140361-07-009363.txt : 20070508 0001140361-07-009363.hdr.sgml : 20070508 20070508163059 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-07-009363 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070508 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070508 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001093082 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-LUMBER & OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS [5030] IRS NUMBER: 430334550 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14982 FILM NUMBER: 07828599 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 240 CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 BUSINESS PHONE: 314-216-2600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1041 CITY: CHESTERFIELD STATE: MO ZIP: 63006-1041 10-Q 1 form10-q.htm HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. 10-Q 3-31-2007 form10-q.htm


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

 
Form 10-Q
 

 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
 
Commission file number 1-14982
 

 
HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Delaware
43-0334550
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
 
555 Maryville University Drive
Suite 240
St. Louis, Missouri
63141
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
 
(314) 216-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):   

Large accelerated filer  ¨
Accelerated filer  x
Non-accelerated filer  ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x
 
The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on March 31, 2007 was 20,603,975 shares.
 


1

 
 
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
 
     
 
3
     
 
4
     
 
6
     
 
7
     
 
8
     
11
     
16
     
16
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
17
     
17
     
18
   
19
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
(In Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
Net sales
  $
222.4
    $
281.1
 
Cost of sales
   
180.6
     
226.4
 
Gross margin
   
41.8
     
54.7
 
Operating expenses
   
46.1
     
49.8
 
Gain on disposal of capital assets
    (0.5 )    
-
 
Operating profit (loss)
    (3.8 )    
4.9
 
Interest expense, net
   
1.1
     
1.0
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
    (4.9 )    
3.9
 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (1.7 )    
1.5
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
    (3.2 )    
2.4
 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    (0.2 )    
-
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (3.4 )   $
2.4
 
                 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share - basic
  $ (0.16 )   $
0.12
 
Net loss from discontinued operations per share - basic
    (0.01 )    
-
 
Net income (loss) per share - basic
  $ (0.17 )   $
0.12
 
                 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share - diluted
  $ (0.16 )   $
0.12
 
Net loss from discontinued operations per share - diluted
    (0.01 )    
-
 
Net income (loss) per share - diluted
  $ (0.17 )   $
0.12
 
                 
Basic shares outstanding
   
20,379,903
     
20,185,599
 
Diluted shares outstanding
   
20,379,903
     
20,570,431
 
 
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(In Millions)
 
   
March 31,
2007
   
December 31,
2006
   
March 31,
2006
 
   
(unaudited)
         
(unaudited)
 
ASSETS
                 
Current Assets:
                 
Cash and equivalents
  $
4.5
    $
6.1
    $
1.7
 
Trade accounts receivable, net
   
91.5
     
74.1
     
118.7
 
Inventories
   
103.6
     
97.3
     
122.9
 
Other current assets
   
8.9
     
11.7
     
10.6
 
Total current assets
   
208.5
     
189.2
     
253.9
 
                         
Property, Plant and Equipment:
                       
Land
   
6.0
     
6.0
     
5.9
 
Building and improvements
   
32.6
     
32.8
     
31.8
 
Machinery and equipment
   
32.5
     
31.9
     
36.3
 
Gross property, plant and equipment
   
71.1
     
70.7
     
74.0
 
Less accumulated depreciation
   
41.7
     
40.7
     
35.2
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
29.4
     
30.0
     
38.8
 
                         
Other Assets:
                       
Goodwill, net
   
19.0
     
19.1
     
19.1
 
Other
   
5.8
     
5.8
     
8.0
 
Deferred income taxes
   
2.4
     
2.3
     
1.1
 
Total other assets
   
27.2
     
27.2
     
28.2
 
                         
Total Assets
  $
265.1
    $
246.4
    $
320.9
 
 
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 
HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(In Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)

   
March 31,
2007
   
December 31,
2006
   
March 31,
2006
 
   
(unaudited)
         
(unaudited)
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                 
Current Liabilities:
                 
Current maturities of long-term debt
  $
2.2
    $
2.9
    $
8.8
 
Trade accounts payable
   
72.0
     
62.1
     
107.0
 
Deferred income taxes
   
4.0
     
4.5
     
5.3
 
Accrued compensation
   
4.8
     
7.8
     
6.2
 
Other accrued liabilities
   
7.1
     
12.6
     
11.9
 
Total current liabilities
   
90.1
     
89.9
     
139.2
 
Non-current Liabilities:
                       
Long-term debt, less current maturities
   
63.7
     
42.8
     
58.9
 
Other non-current liabilities
   
4.1
     
4.0
     
3.9
 
Total non-current liabilities
   
67.8
     
46.8
     
62.8
 
                         
Shareholders’ Equity:
                       
Preferred shares; $.01 par (5,000,000 shares authorized)
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Common shares; $.01 par (50,000,000 shares authorized: 20,896,145 shares issued at March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2006)
   
0.2
     
0.2
     
0.2
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
35.6
     
35.5
     
34.1
 
Retained earnings
   
73.0
     
76.0
     
86.1
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
-
     
-
     
0.5
 
Less: Treasury shares, at cost (292,170 shares at March 31, 2007, 371,837 shares at December 31, 2006 and 376,504 shares at March 31, 2006)
    (1.6 )     (2.0 )     (2.0 )
Total shareholders’ equity
   
107.2
     
109.7
     
118.9
 
                         
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  $
265.1
    $
246.4
    $
320.9
 
 
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)

(In Millions)
 
   
Common Shares
Outstanding,
at Par Value
   
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Treasury
Shares,
at Cost
   
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
                               
Balance at January 1, 2007
  $
0.2
    $
35.5
    $
76.0
    $ (2.0 )   $
109.7
 
Net loss
                    (3.4 )             (3.4 )
Comprehensive loss
                                    (3.4 )
Cummulative effect of adoption of FIN 48
                   
0.4
             
0.4
 
Restricted stock issued, net of forfeitures
            (0.4 )            
0.4
     
-
 
Stock compensation
           
0.5
                     
0.5
 
Balance at March 31, 2007
  $
0.2
    $
35.6
    $
73.0
    $ (1.6 )   $
107.2
 
 
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

(In Millions)
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
             
   
2007
   
2006
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
           
Net income (loss)
  $ (3.4 )   $
2.4
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash used in operations:
               
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
0.2
     
-
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
1.3
     
1.5
 
Stock compensation expense
   
0.5
     
0.4
 
Other adjustments
    (0.3 )    
0.5
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Trade accounts receivable
    (17.4 )     (28.9 )
Inventories
    (6.3 )     (23.2 )
Trade accounts payable
   
9.9
     
18.5
 
Other
    (5.7 )     (2.9 )
Net cash used in operating activities
    (21.2 )     (31.7 )
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (1.6 )     (2.9 )
Proceeds from disposition of capital assets
   
1.0
     
0.1
 
Total cash used in investing activities
    (0.6 )     (2.8 )
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
               
Borrowing and repayment of debt, net
   
20.2
     
33.7
 
Exercise of stock options
   
-
     
1.1
 
Total cash provided by financing activities
   
20.2
     
34.8
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Equivalents
    (1.6 )    
0.3
 
Cash and Equivalents, Beginning of Period
   
6.1
     
1.4
 
Cash and Equivalents, End of Period
  $
4.5
    $
1.7
 
                 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
               
Interest paid
  $
1.1
    $
1.0
 
Income taxes paid
   
-
     
1.5
 
Assets acquired with debt obligations
   
-
     
0.8
 
 
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
 
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Huttig Building Products, Inc. (the “Company” or “Huttig”) were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and reflect all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are considered necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
The consolidated results of operations and resulting cash flows for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for the full year. Due to the seasonal nature of Huttig’s business, operating profitability is usually lower in the Company’s first and fourth quarters than in the second and third quarters.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
2. STOCK-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

The Company recognized approximately $0.5 and $0.4 million in non-cash stock-based compensation in the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. During the first three months of 2007, the Company granted 75,000 shares of restricted stock at a fair market value of $5.19 under its 2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. The restricted shares vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. The unearned compensation expense is being amortized into expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. As of March 31, 2007, the total compensation expense not yet recognized related to all outstanding restricted stock awards and non-vested options was approximately $1.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

3. DEBT
 
Debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2006 (in millions):
 
 
 
March 31,
2007
   
December 31,
2006
   
March 31,
2006
 
Revolving credit facility
  $
62.8
    $
41.8
    $
37.5
 
Term loan
   
     
     
23.6
 
Capital lease and other obligations
   
3.1
     
3.9
     
6.6
 
 
                       
Total debt
   
65.9
     
45.7
     
67.7
 
Less current portion
   
2.2
     
2.9
     
8.8
 
 
                       
Long-term debt
  $
63.7
    $
42.8
    $
58.9
 
 
Credit Agreement — On October 20, 2006, the Company entered into a five-year $160.0 million asset based senior secured revolving credit facility (“credit facility”). Borrowing availability under the credit facility is based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory. The Company has the right to add a real estate component to increase borrowing availability, but not in excess of the $160.0 million commitment. Additionally, the credit facility includes an option to request an increase in the size of the facility by up to an additional $40.0 million, subject to certain conditions and approvals. The Company must also pay a fee in the range of 0.25% to 0.32% per annum on the average daily-unused amount of the revolving credit commitment. The entire unpaid balance under the credit facility is due and payable on October 20, 2011, the maturity date of the credit agreement.

At March 31, 2007, under the credit facility the Company had revolving credit borrowings of $62.8 outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 7.04%, letters of credit outstanding totaling $5.2 million, primarily for health and workers’ compensation insurance, and $62.2 million of additional borrowing capacity. In addition, the Company had $3.1 million of capital lease and other obligations outstanding at March 31, 2007.

The borrowings under the credit facility are collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets and are subject to certain operating limitations applicable to a loan of this type, which, among other things, place limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions of assets, cash dividends and transactions with affiliates. The financial covenant in the credit facility is limited to a fixed charge coverage ratio to be tested only when excess borrowing availability is less than $25.0 million and on a pro forma basis prior to consummation of certain significant business transactions outside the Company’s ordinary course of business and prior to increasing the size of the facility.

 
4. CONTINGENCIES
  
The Company carries insurance policies on insurable risks with coverage and other terms that it believes to be appropriate. The Company generally has self-insured retention limits and has obtained fully insured layers of coverage above such self-insured retention limits. Accruals for self-insurance losses are made based on claims experience. Liabilities for existing and unreported claims are accrued when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and can be reasonably estimated.

The Company is subject to federal, state and local environmental protection laws and regulations. The Company’s management believes the Company is in compliance, or is taking action aimed at assuring compliance, with applicable environmental protection laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that future environmental liabilities will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
Huttig has been identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the clean up of contamination at a formerly owned property in Montana that was used for the manufacture of wood windows and at a currently-owned facility in Prineville, Oregon, in connection with the clean up of petroleum hydrocarbons and PCP discovered in soil and groundwater at the facility. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had accrued approximately $0.8 million for future costs of remediating these sites. However, until a final remedy is selected by the respective state departments of environmental quality, management cannot estimate the top of the range of loss or cost to Huttig of the final remediation order.

In addition, some of the Company’s current and former distribution centers are located in areas of current or former industrial activity where environmental contamination may have occurred, and for which the Company, among others, could be held responsible. The Company currently believes that there are no material environmental liabilities at any of its distribution center locations.

The Company accrues expenses for contingencies when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and management can reasonably estimate the expense. Contingencies for which the Company has made accruals include environmental, product liability and other legal matters. Based on management’s assessment of the most recent information available, management currently does not expect any of these contingencies to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or cash flow. It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular quarter or annual period and our financial condition could be materially affected by changes in assumptions or other circumstances related to these matters.
 
5. BASIC AND DILUTED SHARES
 
Earnings per share have been calculated using the following share information (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding
   
20,380
     
20,186
 
Effect of dilutive securities – options, restricted stock and restricted stock units outstanding
   
     
384
 
Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding
   
20,380
     
20,570
 
 
At March 31, 2007, all outstanding stock options and all non-vested restricted shares were anti-dilutive. At March 31, 2006, stock options to purchase 136,500 shares were not dilutive and, therefore, were not included in the computations of diluted income per share amounts.
 

6. BRANCH CLOSURES AND OTHER SEVERANCE

In the first quarter of 2007, the Company closed its Hauppauge, New York, Dothan, Alabama and Spokane, Washington branches. The Company recorded $2.4 million in operating charges from these closures and from severance associated with other reductions in force in the first quarter of 2007 in the caption “Operating expenses” on its consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $1.0 million in inventory losses related to these branch closures recorded in the caption “Cost of sales” on its consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007. At March 31, 2007, the Company has recorded $2.4 million related to accrued severance and remaining building lease rentals (net of anticipated sublease rentals) on closed facilities that will be paid out over the terms of the various leases through 2009 primarily in “Other accrued liabilities” on the balance sheet.
 
Branch Closure Reserve and Other Severance: (in millions)
 
 
 
Inventory
   
Operating
Expenses
   
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $
    $
1.2
    $
1.2
 
Branch closures and other severance
   
1.0
     
2.4
     
3.4
 
Amount paid/utilized
    (1.0 )     (1.2 )     (2.2 )
 
                       
Balance at March 31, 2007
  $
    $
2.4
    $
2.4
 

7. INCOME TAXES

Huttig adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), on January 1, 2007.  As a result of the implementation, the Company recognized a $0.4 million decrease to liabilities for uncertain tax positions.  This decrease was accounted for as an increase to the beginning balance of retained earnings on the balance sheet.  Including the cumulative effect decrease to liabilities for uncertain tax positions, at the beginning of 2007, Huttig had approximately $0.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits, all of which, if recognized, would affect the effective income tax rate in any future periods.

In connection with the adoption of FIN 48, the Company will include interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.  Currently, the Company has $0.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits and $0.2 million of accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions included in “Other non-current liabilities” on the balance sheet.

Huttig and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state jurisdictions.  The Company has substantially concluded all U.S. federal income tax matters for years through 2002 and for 2004, and is currently not under examination by the Internal Revenue Service.  Open tax years related to state jurisdictions remain subject to examination but are not considered material.

As of March 31, 2007, there have been no material changes to the liabilities for uncertain tax positions.  The Company does not expect any significant increases or decreases to its unrecognized tax benefits within 12 months of this reporting date.

8. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company recorded a $0.2 million after tax loss from discontinued operations for environmental and litigation expenses associated with previously reported discontinued operations in the three months ended March 31, 2007.
 

ITEM 2— MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Overview

Huttig is a distributor of building materials used principally in new residential construction and in home improvement, remodeling, and repair work.  We distribute our products through 38 distribution centers serving 44 states and sell primarily to building materials dealers, national buying groups, home centers and industrial users, including makers of manufactured homes.

The following table sets forth our sales from continuing operations, by product classification as a percentage of total sales:

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Millwork(1)
    52 %     54 %
General Building Products(2)
    35 %     31 %
Wood Products(3)
    13 %     15 %
Total Net Product Sales
    100 %     100 %
_____________
(1)
Millwork includes exterior and interior doors, pre-hung door units, windows, patio doors, mouldings, frames, stair parts and columns.
(2)
General building products include composite decking, connectors, fasteners, housewrap, roofing products, insulation and other miscellaneous building products.
(3)
Wood products include engineered wood products, and other wood products, such as lumber and panels.

Industry Conditions
 
Various factors historically have caused our results of operations to fluctuate from period to period. These factors include levels of construction, home improvement and remodeling activity, weather, prices of commodity wood, steel and petroleum-based products, fuel costs, interest rates, competitive pressures, availability of credit and other local, regional and national economic conditions. Many of these factors are cyclical or seasonal in nature. We anticipate that fluctuations from period to period will continue in the future. Our first quarter and fourth quarter are generally adversely affected by winter weather patterns in the Midwest and Northeast, which typically result in seasonal decreases in levels of construction activity in these areas. Because much of our overhead and expenses remain relatively fixed throughout the year, our operating profits tend to be lower during the first and fourth quarters.
 
We believe we have the product offerings, warehouse and support facilities, personnel, systems infrastructure and financial and competitive resources necessary for continued business success. Our future revenues, costs and profitability, however, are all likely to be influenced by a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under “Cautionary Statement” below.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make estimates and assumptions. Management bases these estimates and assumptions on historical results and known trends as well as management forecasts. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 in Part II, Item 7 - “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Critical Accounting Policies.”
 

Results of Operations
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
 
Net sales from continuing operations were $222.4 million, which were $58.7 million, or approximately 21%, lower than 2006. First quarter 2007 results reflect a drop in housing starts to an average annualized rate of approximately 1.5 million compared to approximately 2.1 million in the first quarter of 2006. We continue to anticipate decreased housing starts in 2007 versus 2006 based on the current level of housing activity and industry forecasts for 2007.

By product, sales decreased in the millwork, general building products and wood products categories. Millwork sales decreased 24% to $115.3 million. General building products sales decreased 11% to $77.2 million.  Other wood products, mostly commodity products, decreased 31% to $21.0 million and engineered wood sales were down 23% to $8.9 million.
 
Gross margin decreased 24% to $41.8 million, or 18.8% of sales, as compared to $54.7 million or 19.5% of sales in the prior year period. First quarter 2007 results reflect the liquidation and write-down of inventory at closed branches of $1.0 million. These items impacted gross margin percentage by approximately 0.4%.  As compared to the prior year quarter, gross margin as a percentage of sales was also negatively impacted by a decrease in vendor rebates earned and a less favorable product mix of millwork. In the 2007 first quarter, gross margin as a percentage of sales was also negatively impacted by pricing pressure due to slower market conditions as compared to the prior year.
 
Operating expenses totaled $46.1 million, or 20.7% of sales, in the 2007 first quarter, compared to $49.8 million, or 17.7% of sales, in the 2006 first quarter. Operating expenses in the 2007 first quarter include $2.4 million of expenses, primarily severance, lease termination and asset impairment, associated with the shut down and consolidation of three branches during the first quarter.  Operating expenses in the 2007 first quarter also reflect decreased personnel costs of $4.1 million compared to the 2006 first quarter primarily due to lower employee headcount. Excluding the branch shut down and branch consolidation expenses, non-personnel expenses decreased $2.0 million in the 2007 first quarter, as compared to the 2006 first quarter.

On April 30, 2007, we sold the assets of our distribution facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. During the 2007 second quarter, we expect to incur additional charges of $0.4 million to $0.6 million related to this sale and the first quarter restructuring actions.
 
Net interest expense increased to $1.1 million in the current quarter from $1.0 million in the prior year quarter primarily from increased interest rates.
 
Income taxes as a percentage of pre-tax income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were approximately 35% and 38%, respectively.
 
As a result of the foregoing factors, the operating loss from continuing operations was ($3.8) million in the 2007 first quarter as compared to an operating profit of $4.9 million from continuing operations in 2006 first quarter. Net loss from continuing operations was ($3.2) million, or ($0.16) per diluted share, in the 2007 first quarter, as compared to net income of $2.4 million from continuing operations, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the 2006 first quarter.

Discontinued Operations

We recorded a $0.2 million after-tax loss from discontinued operations for environmental and litigation expenses associated with previously reported discontinued operations in the three months ended March 31, 2007.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We depend on cash flow from operations and funds available under our revolving credit facility to finance seasonal working capital needs, capital expenditures and any acquisitions that we may undertake. Our working capital requirements are generally greatest in the second and third quarters, which reflect the seasonal nature of our business. The second and third quarters are also typically our strongest operating quarters, largely due to more favorable weather throughout many of our markets compared to the first and fourth quarters. We typically generate cash from working capital reductions in the fourth quarter of the year and build working capital during the first quarter in preparation for our second and third quarters. We also maintain significant inventories to meet rapid delivery requirements of our customers and to enable us to obtain favorable pricing, delivery and service terms with our suppliers. At March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2006, inventories constituted approximately 39%, 39% and 38% of our total assets, respectively. We also closely monitor operating expenses and inventory levels during seasonally affected periods and, to the extent possible, manage variable operating costs to minimize seasonal effects on our profitability.
 

Operations. Cash used in continuing operating activities decreased $10.5 million to $21.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 from $31.7 million for the first three months of 2006. Accounts receivable increased by $17.4 million in the first three months of 2007 compared to an increase of $28.9 in the first three months of 2006. Days sales outstanding decreased to 37.5 days at March 31, 2007 compared to 38.5 days at March 31, 2006 based on annualized sales for the respective immediately preceding quarter. Inventory increased by $6.3 million in the 2007 first three months compared to an increase of $23.2 million in the 2006 first three months. Annualized inventory turns, calculated as the ratio of annualized cost of goods sold for each three-month period ended March 31 divided by the average of the beginning and ending inventory balances for each such three-month period, were 7.2 turns at March 31, 2007 compared to 8.1 turns at March 31, 2006. Accounts payable increased by $9.9 million and $18.5 in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Investing. Net cash used in investing activities deceased by $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2007 to $0.6 million from $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2006. Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 reflects $1.6 million related primarily to the purchase of computer software necessary to upgrade our enterprise resource planning system and to the purchase of machinery and equipment at multiple branch locations compared to $2.9 in capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2006. In addition, the Company received proceeds of $1.0 million and recorded gains on disposal of capital assets of $0.5 primarily as a result of our sale of the Grand Rapids facility which we closed in 2006.
 
Financing. Cash provided from financing activities for the first three months of 2007 and 2006 primarily reflects $20.2 million and $33.7 million in net borrowings, respectively. Cash provided from financing activities in the 2006 first quarter also reflects $1.1 million from the exercise of employee stock options.
 
Credit Agreement — On October 20, 2006, we entered into a five-year $160.0 million asset based senior secured revolving credit facility (“credit facility”). Borrowing availability under the credit facility is based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory. We have the right to add a real estate component to increase borrowing availability, but not in excess of the $160.0 million commitment. Additionally, the credit facility includes an option to request an increase in the size of the facility by up to an additional $40.0 million, subject to certain conditions and approvals. We must also pay a fee in the range of 0.25% to 0.32% per annum on the average daily-unused amount of the revolving credit commitment. The entire unpaid balance under the credit facility is due and payable on October 20, 2011, the maturity date of the credit agreement.
 
At March 31, 2007, under the credit facility, we had revolving credit borrowings of $62.8 outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 7.04%, letters of credit outstanding totaling $5.2 million, primarily for health and workers’ compensation insurance, and $62.2 million of additional borrowing capacity. In addition, we had $3.1 million of capital lease and other obligations outstanding at March 31, 2007.

The borrowings under the credit facility are collateralized by substantially all of our assets and are subject to certain operating limitations applicable to a loan of this type, which, among other things, place limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions of assets, cash dividends and transactions with affiliates. The financial covenant in the credit facility is limited to a fixed charge coverage ratio to be tested only when excess borrowing availability is less than $25.0 million and on a pro forma basis prior to consummation of certain significant business transactions outside our ordinary course of business and prior to increasing the size of the facility.

We believe that cash generated from our operations and funds available under our credit facility will provide sufficient funds to meet our currently anticipated short-term and long-term liquidity and capital expenditure requirements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
In addition to funds available from operating cash flows, and bank credit agreements as described above, we use operating leases as a principal off-balance sheet financing technique. Operating leases are employed as an alternative to purchasing certain property, plant and equipment. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 in Part II, Item 7 - “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Commitments and Contingencies.”
 
Contingencies

We carry insurance policies on insurable risks with coverage and other terms that we believe to be appropriate. We generally have self-insured retention limits and have obtained fully insured layers of coverage above such self-insured retention limits. Accruals for self-insurance losses are made based on claims experience. Liabilities for existing and unreported claims are accrued when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and can be reasonably estimated.


We are subject to federal, state and local environmental protection laws and regulations. Our management believes we are in compliance, or are taking action aimed at assuring compliance, with applicable environmental protection laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that future environmental liabilities will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

We have been identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the clean up of contamination at a formerly owned property in Montana that was used for the manufacture of wood windows and at a currently-owned facility in Prineville, Oregon, in connection with the clean up of petroleum hydrocarbons and PCP discovered in soil and groundwater at the facility. As of March 31, 2007, we have accrued approximately $0.8 million for future costs of remediating these sites. However, until a final remedy is selected by the respective state departments of environmental quality, management cannot estimate the top of the range of loss or cost to us of the final remediation order.

In addition, some of our current and former distribution centers are located in areas of current or former industrial activity where environmental contamination may have occurred, and for which we, among others, could be held responsible. We currently believe that there are no material environmental liabilities at any of our distribution center locations.

We accrue expenses for contingencies when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and management can reasonably estimate the expense. Contingencies for which we have made accruals include environmental, product liability and other legal matters. Based on management’s assessment of the most recent information available, management currently does not expect any of these contingencies to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or cash flow. It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular quarter or annual period and our financial condition could be materially affected by changes in assumptions or other circumstances related to these matters.
 
New Accounting Procurements

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities- Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115,” which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating if we will elect the fair value option for any of our eligible financial instruments and other items.
 
Cautionary Statement
 
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements regarding:
 
 
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our expectation that known contingencies, including risks relating to environmental, product liability and other legal matters, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or cash flow;

 
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our belief that there are no material environmental liabilities at any of our distribution center locations;

 
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our expectation that housing starts will decrease in 2007 from 2006;

 
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our expectation that we will not have any significant increases or decreases to our unrecognized tax benefits within 12 months of this reporting date;

 
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our expectation regarding the timing and amount of charges that we will incur in connection with the sale of the assets of our distribution facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin and the first quarter restructuring actions;

 
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our belief that cash from operations and funds under our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our short-term and long-term liquidity and capital expenditure requirements;

 
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our belief that we have the product offerings, warehouse and support facilities, personnel, systems infrastructure and financial and competitive resources necessary for continued business success;

 
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our liquidity and exposure to market risk; and

 
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cyclical and seasonal trends, including our statements that operating profits are usually lower in the first and fourth quarters than in the second and third quarters, that we typically generate cash from working capital reductions in the fourth quarter and build working capital in the first quarter, and that our working capital requirements are generally greatest in the second and third quarters.
 
The words or phrases “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
 

These statements present management’s expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding our future business and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are based on current projections, estimates, assumptions and judgments, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
 
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the strength of the national and local new residential construction and home improvement and remodeling markets, which in turn depend on factors such as
 
 
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interest rates,
 
 
 
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immigration patterns,
 
 
 
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regional demographics,
 
 
 
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employment levels,
 
 
 
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availability of credit,
 
 
 
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prices of wood,  steel and petroleum-based products,

 
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fuel costs,
 
 
 
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consumer confidence, and
 
 
 
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weather conditions,
 
 
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the level of competition in our industry,
 
 
 
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our relationships with suppliers of the products we distribute,
 
 
 
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our ability to comply with availability requirements and the financial covenant under our revolving credit facility,
 
 
 
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fluctuation in prices of wood, steel and petroleum-based products,
 
 
 
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costs of complying with environmental laws and regulations,
 
 
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our exposure to product liability claims,
 
 
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our ability to attract and retain key personnel,
 
 
 
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risk of losses associated with accidents, and

 
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the accuracy of our assumptions regarding the timing and amount of charges that we expect to incur in connection with the closing of our branches in Hauppauge, New York, Dothan, Alabama and Spokane, Washington and the sale of the assets of our distribution facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
 
Additional information concerning these and other factors that could materially affect our results of operations and financial condition are included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements.
 

ITEM 3 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
We have exposure to market risk as it relates to effects of changes in interest rates. We had debt outstanding at March 31, 2007 under our credit facility of $62.8 million.

All of our debt under our revolving credit facility accrues interest at a floating rate basis. If market interest rates for LIBOR had been different by an average of 1% for the three months ended March 31, 2007, our interest expense and income before taxes would have changed by $0.2 million. These amounts are determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on our borrowing cost. This analysis does not consider the effects of any change in the overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment. Further, in the event of a change of such magnitude, management may take actions to further mitigate its exposure to the change. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, the sensitivity analysis assumes no changes in our financial structure.

We are subject to periodic fluctuations in the price of wood, steel commodities, petrochemical-based products and fuel. Profitability is influenced by these changes as prices change between the time we buy and sell the wood, steel or petrochemical-based products. Profitability is influenced by changes in prices in fuel. In addition, to the extent changes in interest rates affect the housing and remodeling market, we would be affected by such changes.

 
ITEM 4– CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures – The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of our Disclosure Committee and management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of March 31, 2007 in all material respects in (a) causing information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to be recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (b) causing such information to be accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Changes in Internal Control of Financial Reporting– There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2007, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1— LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 

See Note 4 – Contingencies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for information on legal proceedings in which the Company is involved.  See also Part I, Item 3-“Legal Proceedings” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
3.1
 
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 1999.)
     
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (as of September 28, 2005) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2005.)
     
*10.1
 
2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective February 27, 2007.
     
31.1
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
     
Date: May 8, 2007
 
/s/ Jon P. Vrabely
 
 
Jon P. Vrabely
 
 
President, Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: May 8, 2007
 
/s/ David L. Fleisher
 
 
David L. Fleisher
 
 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 

 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective February 27, 2007.
     
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 * Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
 
 
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EX-10.1 2 ex10_1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 ex10_1.htm

 
EXHIBIT 10.1
 
2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
 
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
 
Effective March 15, 2005, as Amended and Restated Effective February 27, 2007
 
 

 
A - 1


 
A-1
A-1
A-5
A-5
A-7
A-7
A-8
A-9
A-11
A-11
A-12
A-12
A-13
A-14
A-14
A-15
A-15
A-15
A-16
A-16
A-16
 
2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan

Article 1. Establishment, Purpose, and Duration
 
1.1 Establishment. Huttig Building Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), has established an incentive compensation plan known as the Huttig Building Products, Inc. 2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (hereinafter referred to as the ”Plan”), effective originally as of March 15, 2005 (the “Effective Date”). This Plan permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Covered Employee Incentive Awards, and Other Stock-Based Awards. The Plan, as amended and restated herein, has been approved to be effective as of February 27, 2007, subject to the approval of the restated Plan by the stockholders of the Company, and shall remain in effect as provided in Section 1.3 hereof.
 
1.2 Purpose of this Plan. The purpose of this Plan is to provide a means whereby Eligible Persons develop a sense of proprietorship and personal involvement in the development and financial success of the Company, and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to the business of the Company, thereby advancing the interests of the Company and its stockholders. A further purpose of this Plan is to provide a means through which the Company may attract able Eligible Persons as service providers and to provide a means whereby those individuals upon whom the responsibilities of the successful administration and management of the Company are of importance, can acquire and maintain stock ownership, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company.
 
1.3 Duration of this Plan. Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, this Plan shall terminate ten (10) years from the Effective Date. After this Plan is terminated, no Awards may be granted but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and this Plan’s terms and conditions.
 
 
Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word shall be capitalized.
 
 
2.1
“Affiliate” shall mean any corporation or other entity (including, but not limited to, a partnership or a limited liability company) that is affiliated with the Company through stock or equity ownership or otherwise, and is designated as an Affiliate for purposes of this Plan by the Committee.
 
 
2.2
“Annual Award Limit” or“Annual Award Limits” have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
 
 
2.3
“Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Covered Employee Incentive Awards, or Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case subject to the terms of this Plan.
 
 
2.4
“Award Agreement” means either: (i) a written agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under this Plan, or (ii) a written or electronic statement issued by the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award, including any amendment or modification thereof.
 
 
2.5
“Beneficial Owner” or “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

 
2.6
“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
 
2.7
“Change in Control” of the Company means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon, the first to occur of any of the following events after the Effective Date: (a) the first purchase of shares pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer (other than a tender offer or exchange offer by the Company) for all or part of the Shares or any securities convertible into such Shares, (b) the receipt by the Company of a Schedule 13D or other advice indicating that a person is the “beneficial owner” (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of the Shares calculated as provided in paragraph (d) of said Rule 13d-3, (c) the date of consummation of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, transfer of assets or other transaction having similar effect involving the Company (“Business Transaction”) in which the Company will not be the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which Shares would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a Business Transaction in which the holders of the Shares immediately prior to the Business Transaction would own more than 50% of the common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the Business Transaction, (d) the date of consummation of any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, (e) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation (but not a partial liquidation) or dissolution of the Company, or (f) the date upon which the individuals who constitute the Board as of the Effective Date (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to such date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the Directors of the Company) shall, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board.
 
 
2.8
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto. For purposes of this Plan, references to sections of the Code shall be deemed to include references to any applicable regulations thereunder and any successor or similar provision.
 
 
2.9
“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof, or any other committee designated by the Board to administer this Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by and shall serve at the discretion of the Board. If the Committee does not exist or cannot function for any reason, the Board may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee.
 
 
2.10
“Company” means Huttig Building Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto as provided in Article 20 herein.
 
 
2.11
“Consolidated Operating Earnings” means the consolidated earnings before income taxes of the Company, computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, but shall exclude the effects of Extraordinary Items.
 
 
2.12
“Covered Employee” means any key Employee who is or may become (as determined by the Committee in its discretion) a “Covered Employee,” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor statute.
 
 
2.13
“Covered Employee Incentive Award” means an Award granted to a Covered Employee as described in Article 13.
 
 
2.14
“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
 
 
2.15
“Eligible Person” means any person designated as an employee of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries on the payroll records thereof or any individual who is classified or treated by the Company, Affiliate, and/or Subsidiary as an independent contractor or consultant.
 
 
2.16
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.
 
 
2.17
“Extraordinary Items” means (i) extraordinary, unusual, and/or nonrecurring items of gain or loss; (ii) gains or losses on the disposition of a business; (iii) changes in tax or accounting regulations or laws; or (iv) the effect of a merger or acquisition, all of which must be identified in the audited financial statements, including footnotes, or Management Discussion and Analysis section of the Company’s annual report.
 
 
2.18
“Fair Market Value” or “FMV” means a price that is based on the opening, closing, actual, high, low, or average selling prices of a Share reported on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or other established stock exchange (or exchanges) on the applicable date, the preceding trading day, the next succeeding trading day, or an average of trading days, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, if the Shares are traded over the counter at the time a determination of its Fair Market Value is required to be made hereunder, its Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be equal to the average between the reported high and low, closing bid and asked, or opening and closing prices of a Share on the most recent date on which Shares were publicly traded. In the event Shares are not publicly traded at the time a determination of their value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of their Fair Market Value shall be made by the Committee in such manner as it deems appropriate. Such definition(s) of FMV shall be specified in each Award Agreement and may differ depending on whether FMV is in reference to the grant, exercise, vesting, settlement, or payout of an Award.
 
 
2.19
“Freestanding SAR” means an SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described in Article 7.
 
 
2.20
“Full Value Award” means an Award other than in the form of an ISO, NQSO, or SAR, and which is settled by the issuance of Shares.
 
 
2.21
“Grant Price” means the price established at the time of grant of a SAR pursuant to Article 7, used to determine whether there is any payment due upon exercise of the SAR.
 
 
 
2.22
“Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an Option to purchase Shares granted under Article 6 to an Employee and that is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or any successor provision.
 
 
 
2.23
“Insider” shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer, or Director of the Company, or a more than ten percent (10%) Beneficial Owner of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
 
 
 
2.24
“Net Income” means the consolidated net income before taxes for this Plan Year, as reported in the Company’s annual report to stockholders or as otherwise reported to stockholders.
 
 
 
2.25
“Nonqualified Stock Option” or “NQSO” means an Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or that otherwise does not meet such requirements.
 
 
 
2.26
“Operating Cash Flow” means cash flow from operating activities as defined in SFAS Number 95, Statement of Cash Flows.
 
 
 
2.27
“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as described in Article 6.
 
 
 
2.28
“Option Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.
 
 
 
2.29
“Other Stock-Based Award” means an equity-based or equity-related Award not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan, granted pursuant to Article 10.
 
 

 
 
2.30
“Participant” means any Eligible Person as set forth in Article 5 to whom an Award is granted.
 
 
 
2.31
“Performance-Based Compensation” means compensation under an Award that satisfies the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the applicable treasury regulations thereunder for certain performance-based compensation paid to Covered Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Plan shall be construed to mean that an Award which does not satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) does not constitute performance-based compensation for other purposes, including Code Section 409A.
 
 
 
2.32
“Performance Measures” means measures as described in Article 12 on which the performance goals are based and which are approved by the Company’s stockholders pursuant to this Plan in order to qualify Awards as Performance-Based Compensation.
 
 
 
2.33
“Performance Period” means the period of time during which the performance goals must be met in order to determine the amount payable to, and/or the Participant’s vested interest with respect to an Award.
 
 
 
2.34
“Performance Share” means an Award under Article 9 herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in Shares, the value of which at the time it is payable is determined as a function of the extent to which corresponding performance criteria have been achieved.
 
 
 
2.35
“Performance Unit” means an Award under Article 9 herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in units, the value of which at the time it is payable is determined as a function of the extent to which corresponding performance criteria have been achieved.
 
 
 
2.36
“Period of Restriction” means the period when Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (based on the passage of time, the achievement of performance goals, or upon the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, in its discretion), as provided in Article 8.
 
 
 
2.37
“Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.
 
 
 
2.38
“Plan” means the Huttig Building Products, Inc. 2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
 
 
 
2.39
“Plan Year” means the calendar year.
 
 
 
2.40
Prior Plans” means the Huttig Building Products, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and the Huttig Building Products, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
 
 
 
2.41
“Restricted Stock” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8.
 
 
 
2.42
“Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8, with respect to which Shares are awarded upon the satisfaction or lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto.
 
 
 
2.43
“Share” means a share of common stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share.
 
 
 
2.44
“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award, designated as a SAR, pursuant to the terms of Article 7 herein.
 
 
 
2.45
“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity, whether domestic or foreign, in which the Company has or obtains, directly or indirectly, a proprietary interest of more than fifty percent (50%) by reason of stock ownership or otherwise.
 
 

 
 
2.46
“Tandem SAR” means an SAR that is granted in connection with a related Option pursuant to Article 7 herein, the exercise of which shall require forfeiture of the right to purchase a Share under the related Option (and when a Share is purchased under the Option, the Tandem SAR shall similarly be canceled).
 
 
3.1 General. The Committee shall be responsible for administering this Plan, subject to this Article 3 and the other provisions of this Plan. The Committee may employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, agents, and other individuals, any of whom may be an Employee, and the Committee, the Company, and its officers and Directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions, or valuations of any such individuals. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Participants, the Company, and all other interested individuals.
 
3.2 Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary power to interpret the terms and the intent of this Plan and any Award Agreement or other agreement or document ancillary to or in connection with this Plan, to determine eligibility for Awards and to adopt such rules, regulations, forms, instruments, and guidelines for administering this Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or proper. Such authority shall include, but not be limited to, selecting Award recipients, establishing all Award terms and conditions, including the terms and conditions set forth in Award Agreements, granting Awards as an alternative to or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under compensation plans or arrangements of the Company, and, subject to Article 18, adopting modifications and amendments to this Plan or any Award Agreement, including without limitation, any that are necessary to comply with the laws of the countries and other jurisdictions in which the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries operate.
 
3.3 Delegation. To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more officers or employees of the Company, and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates or to one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable, and the Committee or any individuals to whom it has delegated duties or powers as aforesaid may employ one or more individuals to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee or such individuals may have under this Plan. The Committee may, by resolution, authorize one or more officers of the Company to do one or both of the following on the same basis as can the Committee: (a) designate Employees to be recipients of Awards; and (b) determine the size of any such Awards; provided, however, (i) the Committee shall not delegate such responsibilities to any such officer for Awards granted to an Employee who is considered an Insider; (ii) the resolution providing such authorization sets forth the total number of Awards such officer(s) may grant; and (iii) the officer(s) shall report periodically to the Committee regarding the nature and scope of the Awards granted pursuant to the authority delegated. In the event of any delegation of authority under this Section 3.3, or exercise of authority by the Board, references in the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer, as applicable, to the delegate of the Committee or to the Board.
 
Article 4. Shares Subject to This Plan and Maximum Awards
 
4.1 Number of Shares Available for Awards.
 
 
(a)
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4 herein, the maximum number of Shares available for issuance to Participants under this Plan on or after the Effective Date (the “Share Authorization”) shall be 1,425,000.
 
 
(b)
Of the Shares reserved for issuance under Section 4.1(a) of this Plan, all of the reserved Shares may be issued pursuant to Full Value Awards.
 
 
(c)
Subject to the limit set forth in Section 4.1(a) on the number of Shares that may be issued in the aggregate under this Plan, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to ISOs shall be 1,425,000.
 
4.2 Share Usage. Shares covered by an Award shall only be counted as used to the extent they are actually issued. Any Shares related to Awards which terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or otherwise without the issuance of such Shares, are settled in cash in lieu of Shares, or are exchanged with the Committee’s permission, prior to the issuance of Shares, for Awards not involving Shares, shall be available again for grant under this Plan. Moreover, if the Option Price of any Option granted under this Plan or the tax withholding requirements with respect to any Award granted under this Plan are satisfied by tendering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), or if an SAR is exercised, only the number of Shares issued, net of the Shares tendered, if any, will be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares available for delivery under this Plan. Shares covered by awards granted under the Prior Plans that after the Effective Date are terminated unexercised, forfeited or otherwise surrendered shall be available for subsequent Awards under this Plan. The Shares available for issuance under this Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares or treasury Shares.
 
4.3 Annual Award Limits. Unless and until the Committee determines that an Award to a Covered Employee shall not be designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the following limits (each an “Annual Award Limit” and, collectively, “Annual Award Limits”) shall apply to grants of such Awards under this Plan:
 
 
(a)
Options. The maximum aggregate number of Shares subject to Options granted in any one Plan Year to any one Participant shall be 200,000 plus the amount of the Participant’s unused applicable Annual Award Limit for Options as of the close of the previous Plan Year.

 
(b)
SARs. The maximum number of Shares subject to Stock Appreciation Rights granted in any one Plan Year to any one Participant shall be 200,000 plus the amount of the Participant’s unused applicable Annual Award Limit for SARs as of the close of the previous Plan Year.

 
(c)
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. The maximum aggregate grant with respect to Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units in any one Plan Year to any one Participant shall be 100,000 plus the amount of the Participant’s unused applicable Annual Award Limit for Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units as of the close of the previous Plan Year.

 
(d)
Performance Units or Performance Shares. The maximum aggregate Award of Performance Units or Performance Shares that a Participant may receive in any one Plan Year shall be 100,000 Shares, or equal to the value of 100,000 Shares determined as of the date of vesting or payout, as applicable plus the amount of the Participant’s unused applicable Annual Award Limit for Performance Units or Performance Shares as of the close of the previous Plan Year.

 
(e)
Covered Employee Incentive Award. The maximum aggregate amount awarded or credited in any one Plan Year with respect to a Covered Employee Incentive Award shall be determined in accordance with Article 13.

 
(f)
Other Stock-Based Awards. The maximum aggregate grant with respect to other Stock-Based Awards pursuant to Section 10.2 in any one Plan Year to any one Participant shall be 100,000 plus the amount of the Participant’s unused applicable Annual Award Limit for Other Stock-Based Awards as of the close of the previous Plan Year.
 
4.4 Adjustments in Authorized Shares. In the event of any corporate event or transaction (including, but not limited to, a change in the Shares of the Company or the capitalization of the Company) such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split up, spin-off, or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of Shares, exchange of Shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to stockholders of the Company, or any similar corporate event or transaction, the Committee, in its sole discretion, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under this Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner, as applicable, the number and kind of Shares that may be issued under this Plan or under particular forms of Awards, the number and kind of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Option Price or Grant Price applicable to outstanding Awards, the Annual Award Limits, and other value determinations applicable to outstanding Awards.

 
The Committee, in its sole discretion, may also make appropriate adjustments in the terms of any Awards under this Plan to reflect or related to such changes or distributions and to modify any other terms of outstanding Awards, including modifications of performance goals and changes in the length of Performance Periods. The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on Participants under this Plan.
 
Subject to the provisions of Article 20 and any applicable law or regulatory requirement, without affecting the number of Shares reserved or available hereunder, the Committee may authorize the issuance, assumption, substitution, or conversion of Awards under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, subject to compliance with the ISO rules under Section 422 of the Code, where applicable.
 
Article 5. Eligibility and Participation
 
5.1 Eligibility. Individuals eligible to participate in this Plan include all Eligible Persons.
 
5.2 Actual Participation. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all Eligible Persons, those individuals to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine, in its sole discretion, the nature of, any and all terms permissible by law, and the amount of each Award.
 
Article 6. Stock Options
 
6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided that ISOs may be granted only to Eligible Persons who are employees of the Company or of any parent or subsidiary corporation (as permitted by Section 422 of the Code and the treasury regulations thereunder). However, an Eligible Person who is employed by an Affiliate and/or Subsidiary and is subject to Code Section 409A, may only be granted Options to the extent the Affiliate and/or Subsidiary is part of the Company’s consolidated group for United States federal tax purposes.
 
6.2 Award Agreement. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Option Price, the maximum duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, the conditions upon which an Option shall become vested and exercisable, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan. The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or a NQSO.
 
6.3 Option Price. The Option Price for each grant of an Option under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its discretion, and shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Option Price on the date of grant must be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the FMV of the Shares on the date of grant.
 
6.4 Term of Options. Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant.
 
6.5 Exercise of Options. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which terms and restrictions need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant.
 
6.6 Payment. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or an agent designated by the Company in a form specified or accepted by the Committee, or by complying with any alternative procedures which may be authorized by the Committee, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares.
 
A condition of the issuance of the Shares as to which an Option shall be exercised shall be the payment of the Option Price. The Option Price of any Option shall be payable to the Company in full either: (a) in cash or its equivalent; (b) by tendering (either by actual delivery or attestation) previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the Option Price (provided that except as otherwise determined by the Committee, the Shares that are tendered must have been held by the Participant for at least six (6) months (or such other period, if any, as the Committee may permit) prior to their tender to satisfy the Option Price if acquired under this Plan or any other compensation plan maintained by the Company or have been purchased on the open market); (c) by a combination of (a) and (b); or (d) any other method approved or accepted by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, if the Committee so determines, a cashless (broker-assisted) exercise.
 
Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of written notification of exercise and full payment (including satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding), the Company shall deliver to the Participant evidence of book entry Shares, or upon the Participant’s request, Share certificates in an appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares purchased under the Option(s).
 
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under all of the methods indicated above shall be paid in United States dollars.
 
6.7 Restrictions on Share Transferability. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option granted under this Article 6 as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, or under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.
 
6.8 Termination of Employment. Each Participant’s Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Participant’s employment or provision of services to the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to this Article 6, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.
 
6.9 Notification of Disqualifying Disposition. If any Participant shall make any disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10) days thereof.
 
Article 7. Stock Appreciation Rights
 
7.1 Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee may grant Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination of these forms of SARs. However, an Employee who is employed by an Affiliate and/or Subsidiary and is subject to Code Section 409A, may only be granted SARs to the extent the Affiliate and/or Subsidiary is part of the Company’s consolidated group for United States federal tax purposes.
 
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, the Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant and, consistent with the provisions of this Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.

 
The Grant Price for each grant of a Freestanding SAR shall be determined by the Committee and shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Grant Price on the date of grant must be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the FMV of the Shares on the date of grant. The Grant Price of Tandem SARs shall be equal to the Option Price of the related Option.
 
7.2 SAR Agreement. Each SAR Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Grant Price, the term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.
 
7.3 Term of SAR. The term of an SAR granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and except as determined otherwise by the Committee and specified in the SAR Award Agreement, no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant.
 
7.4 Exercise of Freestanding SARs. Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion, imposes.
 
7.5 Exercise of Tandem SARs. Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option. A Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.
 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO: (a) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying ISO; (b) the value of the payout with respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised over the Option Price of the underlying ISO; and (c) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the Option Price of the ISO.

7.6 Settlement of SAR Amount. Upon the exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:

 
(a)
The excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Grant Price; by

 
(b)
The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.

The payment upon SAR exercise shall be in Shares.

7.7 Termination of Employment. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the SAR following termination of the Participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with Participants, need not be uniform among all SARs issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.

7.8 Other Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares received upon exercise of a SAR granted pursuant to this Plan as it may deem advisable or desirable. These restrictions may include, but shall not be limited to, a requirement that the Participant hold the Shares received upon exercise of a SAR for a specified period of time.

Article 8. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine. Restricted Stock Units shall be similar to Restricted Stock except that no Shares are actually awarded to the Participant on the date of grant. Restricted Stock Units represent the right to receive Shares in the future subject to the achievement of one or more goals relating to the completion of service by the Participant and/or the achievement of performance or other objectives.

 
8.2 Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Each Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Unit grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock or the number of Restricted Stock Units granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.
 
8.3 Other Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock or each Restricted Stock Unit, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions, and/or restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are listed or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.
 
To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Company may retain the certificates representing Shares of Restricted Stock in the Company’s possession until such time as all conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse.
 
Except as otherwise provided in this Article 8, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock Award shall become freely transferable by the Participant after all conditions and restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse (including satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding obligations), and Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares as the Committee, in its sole discretion shall determine.
 
8.4 Certificate Legend. In addition to any legends placed on certificates pursuant to Section 8.3, each certificate representing Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Plan may bear a legend such as the following or as otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion:
 
The sale or transfer of Shares of stock represented by this certificate, whether voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of law, is subject to certain restrictions on transfer as set forth in the Huttig Building Products, Inc. 2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, and in the associated Award Agreement. A copy of this Plan and such Award Agreement may be obtained from Huttig Building Products, Inc.
 
8.5 Voting Rights. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participant’s Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may be granted the right to exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during the Period of Restriction. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder.
 
8.6 Termination of Employment. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units following termination of the Participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.
 
8.7 Section 83(b) Election. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the Award of Restricted Stock is conditioned upon the Participant making or refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code. If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code concerning a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall be required to file promptly a copy of such election with the Company.

 
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Article 9. Performance Units/Performance Shares
 
9.1 Grant of Performance Units/Performance Shares. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Performance Units and/or Performance Shares to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine.
 
9.2 Value of Performance Units/Performance Shares. Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value that is established by the Committee at the time of grant. Each Performance Share shall have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. The Committee shall set performance goals in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the value and/or number of Performance Units/Performance Shares that will be paid out to the Participant.
 
9.3 Earning of Performance Units/Performance Shares. Subject to the terms of this Plan, after the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units/Performance Shares shall be entitled to receive payout on the value and number of Performance Units/Performance Shares earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance goals have been achieved.
 
9.4 Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Units/Performance Shares. Payment of earned Performance Units/Performance Shares shall be as determined by the Committee and as evidenced in the Award Agreement. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units/Performance Shares in the form of cash or in Shares (or in a combination thereof) equal to the value of the earned Performance Units/Performance Shares at the close of the applicable Performance Period, or as soon as practicable after the end of the Performance Period. Any Shares may be granted subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee. The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award.
 
9.5 Termination of Employment. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain Performance Units and/or Performance Shares following termination of the Participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Awards of Performance Units or Performance Shares issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.
 
Article 10. Other Stock-Based Awards
 
10.1 Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted Shares) in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine. Such Awards may involve the transfer of actual Shares to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of Shares and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of jurisdictions other than the United States.
 
10.2 Value of Other Stock-Based Awards. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Shares or units based on Shares, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may establish performance goals in its discretion. If the Committee exercises its discretion to establish performance goals, the number and/or value of Other Stock-Based Awards that will be paid out to the Participant will depend on the extent to which the performance goals are met.
 
10.3 Payment of Other Stock-Based Awards. Payment, if any, with respect to an Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, in cash or Shares as the Committee determines.
 
10.4 Termination of Employment. The Committee shall determine the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive Other Stock-Based Awards following termination of the Participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, such provisions may be included in an Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, but need not be uniform among all Awards of Other Stock-Based Awards issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.

 
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Article 11. Transferability of Awards
 
11.1 Transferability. Except as provided in Section 11.2 below, during a Participant’s lifetime, his or her Awards shall be exercisable only by the Participant. Awards shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; no Awards shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment, execution, or levy of any kind; and any purported transfer in violation hereof shall be null and void.
 
11.2 Committee Action. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine that notwithstanding Section 11.1, any or all Awards (other than ISOs) shall be transferable to and exercisable by such transferees, and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Committee may deem appropriate; provided, however, that only the Participant to which the Award had been granted, a “family member” (as defined below in Section 11.4 below) of such Participant, or a charity may be a transferee of such Award. Such a determination may be made at the time an Award is granted or at any time thereafter.
 
11.3 Domestic Relations Orders. Without limiting the generality of Section 11.1, and notwithstanding Section 11.2, no domestic relations order purporting to authorize a transfer of an Award shall be recognized as valid.
 
11.4 Family Member. For purposes of Section 11.2, “family member” shall mean a Participant’s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant of the Participant), a trust in which these persons (or the Participant) have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests.
 
Article 12. Performance Measures
 
12.1 Performance Measures. Unless and until the Committee proposes for stockholder vote and the stockholders approve a change in the general Performance Measures set forth in this Article 12, the performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of an Award to a Covered Employee (other than a Covered Employee Incentive Award awarded or credited pursuant to Article 13) that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be limited to the following Performance Measures:
 
 
(a)
Net earnings or net income (before or after taxes);
 
 
(b)
Earnings per share;
 
 
 
(c)
Net sales or revenue growth;
 
 
 
(d)
Net operating profit (before or after taxes);
 
 
 
(e)
Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, sales, or revenue);
 
 
 
(f)
Cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment);
 
 
 
(g)
Earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization;
 
 
 
(h)
Gross or operating margins;
 
 
 
(i)
Productivity ratios;
 
 

 
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(j)
Share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return);
 
 
 
(k)
Expense targets;
 
 
 
(l)
Margins;
 
 
 
(m)
Operating efficiency;
 
 
 
(n)
Market share;
 
 
 
(o)
Customer satisfaction;
 
 
 
(p)
Working capital targets; and
 
 
 
(q)
Economic value added or EVA® (net operating profit after tax minus the sum of capital multiplied by the cost of capital).
 
Any Performance Measure(s) may be used to measure the performance of the Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate as a whole or any business unit of the Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Measures as compared to the performance of a group of comparator companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Measure (j) above as compared to various stock market indices. The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of performance goals pursuant to the Performance Measures specified in this Article 12.
 
12.2 Evaluation of Performance. The Committee may provide in any such Award that any evaluation of performance may include or exclude any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Period: (a) asset write-downs, (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results, (d) any reorganization and restructuring programs, (e) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year, (f) acquisitions or divestitures, and (g) foreign exchange gains and losses. To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Awards to Covered Employees, they shall be prescribed in a form that meets the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility.
 
12.3 Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation. Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may not be adjusted upward. The Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward, either on a formula or discretionary basis or any combination, as the Committee determines.
 
12.4 Committee Discretion. In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining stockholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards that shall not qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and base vesting on Performance Measures other than those set forth in Section 12.1.
 
Article 13. Covered Employee Incentive Award
 
13.1 Eligibility. The Committee may designate Covered Employees who are eligible to receive a monetary payment under this Article 13.

 
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13.2 Performance Targets. The Committee may establish objective performance targets for one or more designated Performance Periods based on specified levels of one or more of the Performance Measures. Such performance targets shall be established by the Committee on a timely basis to ensure that the targets are considered “preestablished” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee may, in its discretion, make appropriate adjustments in the Performance Measures established for a particular Performance Period to take account of the effect of any unforeseen events that occur during such period. In addition to establishing the performance targets, the Committee may establish such other terms and conditions applicable to Covered Employee Incentive Awards as it may determine in its sole discretion.
 
13.3 Amounts of Awards. In conjunction with the establishment of performance targets for a Performance Period, the Committee shall adopt an objective formula (on the basis of percentages of Covered Employees’ salaries, shares in a bonus pool or otherwise) for computing the respective amounts payable under the Plan to Covered Employees if and to the extent that the performance targets are attained. Such formula shall comply with the requirements applicable to performance-based compensation plans under Section 162(m) of the Code and, to the extent based on percentages of a bonus pool, such percentages shall not exceed 100% in the aggregate. For any calendar year, no Covered Employee shall be granted a Covered Employee Incentive Award in respect of more than $2 million in cash; provided, however, that any Covered Employee Incentive Award earned or payable over a period of more than one calendar year shall be pro-rated over the applicable Performance Period in determining the application of the foregoing limit to such Award.
 
13.4 Payment of Awards. No Covered Employee Incentive Award shall be payable until the Committee has certified in writing that the specified performance targets have been attained. Covered Employee Incentive Awards will be payable to Covered Employees in cash following the end of the applicable Performance Period at such time and in such form as the Committee shall determine.
 
13.5 Negative Discretion. Notwithstanding the attainment by the Company of the specified performance targets, the Committee shall have the discretion, which need not be exercised uniformly among the Participants, to reduce or eliminate the Award that would be otherwise paid.
 
13.6 Guidelines. The Committee may adopt from time to time written policies for its implementation of this Article 13. Such guidelines shall reflect the intention of the Company that all payments hereunder qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
13.7 Non-Exclusive Arrangement. The adoption and operation of this Article 13 shall not preclude the Board or the Committee from approving other incentive compensation arrangements for the benefit of individuals who are Covered Employees hereunder as the Board or Committee, as the case may be, deems appropriate and in the best interests of the Company.
 
Article 14. Dividend Equivalents
 
Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted dividend equivalents based on the dividends declared on Shares that are subject to any Award, other than an Option or SAR, to be credited as of dividend payment dates, during the period between the date the Award is granted and the date the Award is exercised, vests or expires, as determined by the Committee. The dividend equivalents may be subject to any limitations and/or restrictions determined by the Committee. Such dividend equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Committee.
 
Article 15. Beneficiary Designation
 
Each Participant under this Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under this Plan is to be paid in case of his death before he receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such beneficiary designation, benefits remaining unpaid or rights remaining unexercised at the Participant’s death shall be paid or exercised by the Participant’s executor, administrator, or legal representative.

 
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Article 16. Rights of Participants
 
16.1 Employment. Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries to terminate any Participant’s employment at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue his employment for any specified period of time.
 
Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract with the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries and, accordingly, subject to Articles 3 and 18, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries.
 
16.2 Participation. No individual shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.
 
16.3 Rights as a Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Participant shall have none of the rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award until the Participant becomes the record holder of such Shares.
 
Article 17. Change of Control
 
17.1 Change of Control of the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the provisions of this Article 17 shall apply in the event of a Change of Control, unless otherwise specifically prohibited under applicable laws, or by the rules and regulations of any governing governmental agencies or national securities exchanges, or unless otherwise determined by the Committee in connection with the grant of an Award as reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.
 
Upon a Change of Control, all then-outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall become fully vested and exercisable, and all then-outstanding Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall vest in full and be free of restrictions. The treatment of any other Awards shall be as determined by the Committee in connection with the grant thereof, as reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.
 
Article 18. Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination
 
18.1 Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. Subject to Section 18.3, the Committee or Board may, at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, modify, suspend, or terminate this Plan and any Award Agreement in whole or in part; provided, however, that, without the prior approval of the Company’s stockholders and except as provided in Section 4.4, (i) neither the Option Price of an Option nor the Grant Price of an SAR may be lowered, (ii) a new Award may not be granted in exchange for the cancellation of an outstanding Award, and (iii) no Option or SAR for which the Option Price or Grant Price, as applicable, is less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the Option or SAR, may be cancelled in exchange for a cash payment. In addition, no amendment of this Plan shall be made without stockholder approval if stockholder approval is required by law, regulation, or stock exchange rule, including, but not limited to, the Exchange Act, the Code and, if applicable, the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
 
18.2 Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee shall make equitable and appropriate adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4.4 hereof) affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent unintended dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan. The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on Participants under this Plan.

 
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18.3 Awards Previously Granted. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary (other than Section 18.4), no termination, amendment, suspension, or modification of this Plan or an Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under this Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award.
 
18.4 Amendment to Conform to Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Board of Directors may amend the Plan or an Award Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or an Award Agreement to any present or future law relating to plans of this or similar nature (including, but not limited to, Code Section 409A), and to the administrative regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder.
 
Article 19. Withholding
 
19.1 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan.
 
19.2 Share Withholding. With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARs, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, or upon the achievement of performance goals related to Performance Shares, or any other taxable event arising as a result of an Award granted hereunder, Participants may elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax that could be imposed on the transaction. All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, and signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
 
Article 20. Successors
 
All obligations of the Company under this Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.
 
Article 21. General Provisions
 
21.1 Forfeiture Events.
 
 
(a)
The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to, termination of employment for cause, termination of the Participant’s provision of services to the Company, Affiliate, and/or Subsidiary, violation of material Company, Affiliate, and/or Subsidiary policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries.
 
 
(b)
If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, if the Participant knowingly or grossly negligently engaged in the misconduct, or knowingly or grossly negligently failed to prevent the misconduct, or if the Participant is one of the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Participant shall reimburse the Company the amount of any payment in settlement of an Award earned or accrued during the twelve- (12-) month period following the first public issuance or filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever just occurred) of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement.

 
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21.2 Legend. The certificates for Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer of such Shares.
 
21.3 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural.
 
21.4 Severability. In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
 
21.5 Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under this Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
 
21.6 Delivery of Title. The Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver evidence of title for Shares issued under this Plan prior to:
 
 
(a)
Obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and
 
 
(b)
Completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any applicable national or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable.
 
21.7 Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
 
21.8 Investment Representations. The Committee may require any individual receiving Shares pursuant to an Award under this Plan to represent and warrant in writing that the individual is acquiring the Shares for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares.
 
21.9 Employees Based Outside of the United States. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries in which the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to:
 
 
(a)
Determine which Affiliates and Subsidiaries shall be covered by this Plan;

 
(b)
Determine which Employees outside the United States are eligible to participate in this Plan;

 
(c)
Modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws;

 
(d)
Establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 21.9 by the Committee shall be attached to this Plan document as appendices; and

 
(e)
Take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals.

 
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Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate applicable law.
 
21.10 Uncertificated Shares. To the extent that this Plan provides for issuance of certificates to reflect the transfer of Shares, the transfer of such Shares may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange.
 
21.11 Unfunded Plan. Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company, and/or its Subsidiaries, and/or its Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under this Plan. Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary, legal representative, or any other individual. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company, its Subsidiaries, and/or its Affiliates under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate, as the case may be. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate, as the case may be and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set forth in this Plan.
 
21.12 No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to this Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
 
21.13 Retirement and Welfare Plans. Neither Awards made under this Plan nor Shares or cash paid pursuant to such Awards, except pursuant to Covered Employee Incentive Awards, may be included as “compensation” for purposes of computing the benefits payable to any Participant under the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s retirement plans (both qualified and nonqualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly provides that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing a Participant’s benefit.
 
21.14 No Deferred Compensation. No deferral of compensation (as defined under Code Section 409A or guidance thereto) shall be permitted under this Plan. However, the Committee may permit deferrals of compensation pursuant to a separate plan or a subplan which meets the requirements of Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder. Additionally, to the extent any Award is subject to Code Section 409A, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Plan does not permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of any distribution related to such Award, except as permitted by Code Section 409A, the regulations thereunder, and/or the Secretary of the United States Treasury.
 
21.15 Nonexclusivity of this Plan. The adoption of this Plan shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or Committee to adopt such other compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable for any Participant.
 
21.16 No Constraint on Corporate Action. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (i) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s or an Affiliate’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or, (ii) limit the right or power of the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate.
 
21.17 Governing Law. The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, recipients of an Award under this Plan are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of Delaware, to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to this Plan or any related Award Agreement.

 
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21.18 Indemnification. Subject to requirements of Delaware law, each individual who is or shall have been a member of the Board, or a Committee appointed by the Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with Article 3, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under this Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him in satisfaction of any judgement in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him, provided he shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he undertakes to handle and defend it on his own behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability, or expense is a result of his own willful misconduct or except as expressly provided by statute. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such individuals may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
 
21.19 Merger or Acquisition. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, transfer of assets, or other transaction having a similar effect involving the Company, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization. Such agreement may provide, without limitation, for the continuation of outstanding Awards by the Company (if the Company is a surviving corporation), for their assumption by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary, for the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of its own awards for such Awards, for accelerated vesting and accelerated expiration, or for settlement in cash or cash equivalents.
 
 
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EXHIBIT 31.1
 
Huttig Building Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jon P. Vrabely, certify that:

 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Huttig Building Products, Inc.;

 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have;

 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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; and

 
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
 
 
 
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably like to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 8, 2007
/s/ Jon P. Vrabely
 
Jon P. Vrabely
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 

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EXHIBIT 31.2
 
Huttig Building Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
I, David L. Fleisher, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Huttig Building Products, Inc.;
 
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have;
 
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
 
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
 
 
 
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
 
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably like to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: May 8, 2007
/s/ David L. Fleisher
 
David L. Fleisher
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

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EXHIBIT 32.1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the quarterly report of Huttig Building Products, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jon P. Vrabely, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and I, David L. Fleisher, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, to our knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
 
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
 
 
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
 
/s/ Jon P. Vrabely
 
Jon P. Vrabely
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
May 8, 2007
   
 
/s/ David L. Fleisher
 
David L. Fleisher
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
May 8, 2007
 
 

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