10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 001-08137

AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	59-6490478
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 700

Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(702) 735-2200

(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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).      Yes x       No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ¨	Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company x

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 the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of July 31, 2012 was 7,622,591.

AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.	Financial Statements	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)	3
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	4
ITEM 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25
ITEM 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	42
ITEM 4.	Controls and Procedures	42
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.	Legal Proceedings	43
ITEM 1A.	Risk Factors	43
ITEM 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	57
ITEM 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	57
ITEM 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	57
ITEM 5.	Other Information	57
ITEM 6.	Exhibits	57

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

	Three Months Ended       June 30,						Nine Months Ended       June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenues	$	57,623		$	41,812		$	136,026		$	93,026
Cost of Revenues		36,736			32,580			89,291			73,422
Gross Profit		20,887			9,232			46,735			19,604
Operating Expenses		9,904			8,094			28,212			26,871
Environmental Remediation Charge		-			6,000			-			6,000
Other Operating Gains		-			-			14			2,929
Operating Income (Loss)		10,983			(4,862	)		18,537			(10,338)
Interest Income and Other (Expense), Net		10			8			24			228
Interest Expense		2,594			2,640			7,824			7,921
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Tax		8,399			(7,494	)		10,737			(18,031)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		3,517			(779	)		4,583			(5,307)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations		4,882			(6,715	)		6,154			(12,724)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax		(177	)		551			(243	)		1,728
Net Income (Loss)	$	4,705		$	(6,164	)	$	5,911		$	(10,996)
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	$	0.65		$	(0.89	)	$	0.82		$	(1.69)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	$	(0.02	)	$	0.07		$	(0.03	)	$	0.23
Net Income (Loss)	$	0.62		$	(0.82	)	$	0.78		$	(1.46)
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	$	0.64		$	(0.89	)	$	0.81		$	(1.69)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	$	(0.02	)	$	0.07		$	(0.03	)	$	0.23
Net Income (Loss)	$	0.61		$	(0.82	)	$	0.77		$	(1.46)
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic		7,556,000			7,525,000			7,548,000			7,514,000
Diluted		7,661,000			7,525,000			7,635,000			7,514,000

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	39,197	$	30,703
Accounts Receivable, Net		21,266		46,356
Inventories		39,653		39,154
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		1,571		4,141
Income Taxes Receivable		105		161
Deferred Income Taxes		6,997		7,532
Assets of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale		31,597		-
Total Current Assets		140,386		128,047
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		102,683		112,232
Intangible Assets, Net		-		585
Goodwill		-		2,930
Deferred Income Taxes		9,996		14,788
Other Assets		9,083		10,068
Assets of Discontinued Operation Held for Sale		7,503		-
TOTAL ASSETS	$	269,651	$	268,650
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	$	9,189	$	13,528
Accrued Liabilities		5,198		5,839
Accrued Interest		3,951		1,589
Employee Related Liabilities		8,432		8,410
Income Taxes Payable		59		59
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits		12,454		12,730
Current Portion of Environmental Remediation Reserves		8,328		11,999
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		17		69
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale		7,142		-
Total Current Liabilities		54,770		54,223
Long-Term Debt		105,007		105,034
Environmental Remediation Reserves		11,925		14,174
Pension Obligations		40,418		43,863
Other Long-Term Liabilities		1,687		1,649
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale		9		-
Total Liabilities		213,816		218,943
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock - $1.00 par value; 3,000,000 authorized; none outstanding		-		-
Common Stock - $0.10 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 7,622,591 and 7,559,591 issued and outstanding		762		756
Capital in Excess of Par Value		73,879		73,412
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)		5,395		(516)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(24,201)		(23,945)
Total Stockholders’ Equity		55,835		49,707
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	269,651	$	268,650

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012		2011
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income (Loss)	$	5,911	$	(10,996)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation and amortization		10,323		10,235
Non-cash interest expense		569		653
Share-based compensation		421		250
Deferred income taxes		4,333		(7)
Loss on sale of assets		64		1
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		3,074		11,534
Inventories		(5,559)		(6,714)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(393)		(232)
Accounts payable		(2,205)		2,656
Income taxes		110		(2,161)
Accrued liabilities		295		(2,853)
Accrued interest		2,362		2,377
Employee related liabilities		266		714
Deferred revenues and customer deposits		1,742		12,474
Environmental remediation reserves		(5,920)		2,789
Pension obligations, net		(3,445)		(946)
Other		(151)		(289)
Discontinued operations, net		1,461		(8,714)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities		13,258		10,771
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures		(4,187)		(9,200)
Other investing activities		120		-
Discontinued operations, net		(689)		(995)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities		(4,756)		(10,195)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt		(13)		(11)
Debt issuance costs		-		(878)
Issuances of common stock		53		81
Discontinued operations, net		(40)		(41)
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities		-		(849)
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates on Cash		(8)		61
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		8,494		(212)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period		30,703		23,985
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	39,197	$	23,773
Cash Paid (Received) For:
Interest	$	4,893	$	4,897
Income taxes		279		(2,181)
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions:
Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment not yet paid		867		1,114

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

1. INTERIM BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interim Basis of Presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of American Pacific Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) are unaudited, but in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. The operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and cash flows for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that will be achieved for the full fiscal year or for future periods.

Accounting Policies and Principles of Consolidation. A description of our significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American Pacific Corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated.

Discontinued Operations. In May 2012, our board of directors approved and we committed to a plan to sell our Aerospace Equipment segment, which is comprised of Ampac-ISP Corp. and its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries (“AMPAC-ISP”). The divestiture is a strategic shift that allows us to place more focus on the growth and performance of our pharmaceutical-related product lines. The carrying amount of Aerospace Equipment segment assets and liabilities are reported as held for sale as of June 30, 2012. Revenues and expenses associated with the Aerospace Equipment segment operations are presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. (See Note 12).

Fair Value Disclosure of Financial Instruments. The current authoritative guidance on fair value clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value and expands disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. The valuation techniques utilized are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect internal market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 – Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

We estimate the fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature. We estimate the fair value of our fixed-rate long-term debt as of June 30, 2012 to be approximately $101,336 based on level 2 data as of the trade date closest to June 30, 2012, which was June 28, 2012. We estimated the fair value of our fixed-rate long-term debt as of September 30, 2011 to be approximately $96,600 based on level 1 data which was a trade on September 30, 2011.

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1. INTERIM BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Depreciation and Amortization Expense.  Depreciation and amortization expense, associated with our continuing operations, is classified as follows in our statements of operations:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Classified as cost of revenues
Depreciation	$	3,447	$	3,148	$	10,022	$	9,342
Classified as operating expenses
Depreciation		99		111		301		356
Amortization		-		110		-		537
Total	$	3,546	$	3,369	$	10,323	$	10,235

Bill and Hold Transactions. Some of our perchlorate and fine chemicals products customers have requested that we store materials purchased from us in our facilities (“Bill and Hold” arrangements). The sales value of inventory, subject to Bill and Hold arrangements, at our facilities was $21,556 and $24,040 as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Standards. In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, which amends Topic 220, Comprehensive Income. The amendment allows an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements, and eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. This standard is effective for us beginning on October 1, 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, which amended Topic 350, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other. The amendment will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under this amendment, an entity would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendment includes a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. This standard becomes effective for our annual and interim period goodwill impairment tests performed in our fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

2. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

We account for our share-based compensation arrangements under an accounting standard which requires us to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. The fair values of awards are recognized as additional compensation expense, which is classified as operating expenses, proportionately over the vesting period of the awards.

Our share-based compensation arrangements are designed to advance the long-term interests of the Company, including by attracting and retaining employees and directors and aligning their interests with those of our stockholders. The amount, frequency, and terms of share-based awards may vary based on competitive practices, our operating results, government regulations and availability under

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2. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)

our equity incentive plans. Depending on the form of the share-based award, new shares of our common stock may be issued upon grant, option exercise or vesting of the award. We maintain three share-based plans, each as discussed below.

The American Pacific Corporation Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan (the “2001 Plan”) permitted the granting of stock options to employees, officers, directors and consultants. Options granted under the 2001 Plan generally vested 50% at the grant date and 50% on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and expire ten years from the date of grant. Under the terms of the 2001 Plan, no options may be granted on or after January 16, 2011, but options previously granted, may extend beyond that date based on the terms of the relevant grant. This plan was approved by our stockholders.

The American Pacific Corporation 2002 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated (the “2002 Directors Plan”) compensates non-employee directors with stock options granted annually or upon other discretionary events. Options granted under the 2002 Directors Plan prior to September 30, 2007 generally vested 50% at the grant date and 50% on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and expire ten years from the date of grant. Options granted under the 2002 Directors Plan in November 2007 vested 50% one year from the date of grant and 50% two years from the date of grant, and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of June 30, 2012, there were no shares available for grant under the 2002 Directors Plan. This plan was approved by our stockholders.

The American Pacific Corporation Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”) permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights to employees, directors and consultants. A total of 800,000 shares of common stock are authorized for issuance under the 2008 Plan, provided that no more than 400,000 shares of common stock may be granted pursuant to awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units. Generally, awards granted under the 2008 Plan vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, and in the case of option awards, expire ten years from the date of grant. As of June 30, 2012, there were 315,483 shares available for grant under the 2008 Plan. This plan was approved by our stockholders.

A summary of our outstanding and non-vested stock option and restricted stock activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 is as follows:

	Stock Options								Restricted Stock
	Outstanding				Non-Vested				Outstanding and Non-Vested
	Shares		Weighted  Average  Exercise  Price  Per Share		Shares		Weighted  Average  Fair  Value  Per Share		Shares		Weighted  Average  Fair  Value    Per Share
Balance, September 30, 2011		621,976	$	8.47		147,826	$	4.35		31,328	$	8.11
Granted		98,500		7.61		98,500		3.46		52,500		7.61
Vested		-		-		(100,562)		4.64		(19,331)		8.70
Exercised		(10,500)		5.14		-		-		-		-
Expired / Cancelled		(2,183)		8.80		(399)		3.81		-		-
Balance, June 30, 2012		707,793		8.40		145,365		3.55		64,497		7.52

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2. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)

A summary of our exercisable stock options as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:

Number of vested stock options		562,428
Weighted-average exercise price per share	$	8.64
Aggregate intrinsic value	$	1,268
Weighted-average remaining contractual term in years		4.3

We determine the fair value of stock option awards at their grant date, using a Black-Scholes Option-Pricing model applying the assumptions in the following table. We determine the fair value of restricted stock awards based on the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date. Actual compensation, if any, ultimately realized by optionees may differ significantly from the amount estimated using an option valuation model.

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share of options granted	$	3.46	$	-
Significant fair value assumptions:
Expected term in years		5.70		-
Expected volatility		49%		-
Expected dividends		0%		-
Risk-free interest rates		0.85%		-
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$	28	$	20
Aggregate cash received for option exercises	$	54	$	81
Compensation cost (included in operating expenses)
Stock options	$	225	$	187
Restricted stock		196		63
Total		421		250
Tax benefit recognized		85		47
Net compensation cost	$	336	$	203
As of period end date:
Total compensation cost for non-vested awards not yet recognized:
Stock options	$	180	$	109
Restricted stock	$	219	$	25
Weighted-average years to be recognized
Stock options		1.5		0.9
Restricted stock		1.6		0.9

3. SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

Inventories.  Inventories consist of the following:

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Finished goods	$	1,512	$	3,227
Work-in-process		25,515		19,870
Raw materials and supplies		8,952		13,875
Deferred cost of revenues		4,916		2,182
Under(over) applied manufacturing overhead costs		(1,242)		-
Total	$	39,653	$	39,154

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3. SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA (continued)

For our Specialty Chemicals segment, purchase price variances or volume or capacity cost variances associated with indirect manufacturing costs that are planned and expected to be absorbed by goods produced through the end of our fiscal year are deferred at interim reporting dates as under (over) applied manufacturing overhead costs. The effect of unplanned or unanticipated purchase price or volume variances are applied to goods produced in the period.

Intangible Assets. Intangible assets consist of the following:

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Customer relationships	$	—	$	8,970
Less accumulated amortization		—		(8,385)
	$	—	$	585

As of September 30, 2011, customer relationships are assets of our Aerospace Equipment segment. As of June 30, 2012, the remaining unamortized balance of Aerospace Equipment segment intangibles assets is classified as held for sale.

Customer relationships assets of our Fine Chemicals segment were fully amortized as of May 2011. Amortization expense, associated with continuing operations, was $110 and $537 for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

Goodwill. Goodwill is an asset of our Aerospace Equipment segment and is classified as held for sale as of June 30, 2012.

4. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of the following:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Income (Loss)	$	4,705	$	(6,164)	$	5,911	$	(10,996)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Foreign currency translation adjustment		(199)		94		(256)		238
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	4,506	$	(6,070)	$	5,655	$	(10,758)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Cumulative currency translation adjustment	$	(731)	$	(475)
Unamortized benefit plan costs, net of tax of $10,993		(23,470)		(23,470)
Total	$	(24,201)	$	(23,945)

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5. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	4,882	$	(6,715)	$	6,154	$	(12,724)
Basic weighted-average shares		7,556,000		7,525,000		7,548,000		7,514,000
Diluted:
Weighted-average shares, basic		7,556,000		7,525,000		7,548,000		7,514,000
Dilutive effect of stock options		105,000		-		87,000		-
Weighted-average shares, diluted		7,661,000		7,525,000		7,635,000		7,514,000
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.65	$	(0.89)	$	0.82	$	(1.69)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.64	$	(0.89)	$	0.81	$	(1.69)

As of June 30, 2012, we had an aggregate of 421,481 antidilutive options and unvested restricted shares outstanding. As of June 30, 2011, we had an aggregate of 653,304 antidilutive options and unvested restricted shares outstanding.

6. DEBT

Our outstanding debt balances consist of the following:

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Senior Notes, 9%, due 2015	$	105,000	$	105,000
Capital Leases, due through 2014		24		103
Total Debt		105,024		105,103
Less Current Portion		(17)		(69)
Total Long-term Debt	$	105,007	$	105,034

Senior Notes. In February 2007, we issued and sold $110,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.0% Senior Notes due February 1, 2015 (collectively, with the exchange notes issued in August 2007 as referenced below, the “Senior Notes”). Proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Notes were used to repay our former credit facilities. The Senior Notes accrue interest at an annual rate of 9.0%, payable semi-annually in February and August. The Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of our existing and future material U.S. subsidiaries. The Senior Notes are:

— ranked equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness;

— ranked senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior subordinated and subordinated indebtedness;

— effectively junior to our existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt; and

— structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future liabilities (including trade payables) of each of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Senior Notes.

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6. DEBT (continued)

The Senior Notes may be redeemed by the Company, in whole or in part, under the following circumstances:

— at any time after February 1, 2011 at redemption prices beginning at 104.5% of the principal amount to be redeemed and reducing to 100% by February 1, 2013; and

— under certain changes of control, we must offer to purchase the Senior Notes at 101% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest.

The Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture which contains certain customary events of default, including cross default provisions if we default under our existing and future debt agreements having, individually or in the aggregate, a principal or similar amount outstanding of at least $10,000, and certain other covenants limiting, subject to exceptions, carve-outs and qualifications, our ability to:

— incur additional debt;

— pay dividends or make other restricted payments;

— create liens on assets to secure debt;

— incur dividend or other payment restrictions with regard to restricted subsidiaries;

— transfer or sell assets;

— enter into transactions with affiliates;

— enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

— create an unrestricted subsidiary;

— enter into certain business activities; or

— effect a consolidation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

In connection with the closing of the sale of the Senior Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement which required us to file a registration statement to offer to exchange the Senior Notes for notes that have substantially identical terms as the Senior Notes and are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In July 2007, we filed a registration statement with the SEC with respect to an offer to exchange the Senior Notes as required by the registration rights agreement, which registration statement was declared effective by the SEC. In August 2007, we completed the exchange of 100% of the Senior Notes for substantially identical notes which are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

On August 9, 2012, we called $40,000 of the outstanding principal amount of our Senior Notes for redemption with a redemption date of September 8, 2012 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price for the Senior Notes is 102.25% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. See Note 14.

ABL Credit Facility. On January 31, 2011, American Pacific Corporation, as borrower, entered into an asset based lending credit agreement (the “ABL Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent and as lender, and certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, which provides a secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $20,000 at any time outstanding with an initial maturity to be the earlier of (i) January 31, 2015 and (ii) 90 days prior to the maturity date of the Senior Notes, which is February 1, 2015. The ABL Credit Facility also provides for the issuance of new letters of credit with a letter of credit sublimit of $5,000.

The maximum borrowing availability under the ABL Credit Facility is based upon a percentage of our eligible account receivables and eligible inventories. We may prepay and terminate the ABL Credit Facility at any time, without premium or penalty. The ABL Credit Facility contains certain mandatory prepayment provisions. The annual interest rates applicable to loans under the ABL Credit Facility will be, at our option, either at a Base Rate or LIBOR Rate (each as defined in the ABL Credit Facility) plus, in each case, an applicable margin of 2.50 percentage points. In addition, we will pay commitment fees, other fees related to the issuance and maintenance of the letters of credit, and certain agency fees.

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The ABL Credit Facility is guaranteed by our current and future domestic subsidiaries and is secured by substantially all of our assets and the assets of our current and future domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the ABL Credit Facility. The ABL Credit Facility contains certain negative covenants, subject to customary exceptions and exclusions, restricting and limiting our ability to, among other things:

— incur debt, incur contingent obligations and issue certain types of preferred stock, or prepay certain debt;

— create liens;

— pay dividends, distributions or make other specified restricted payments;

— make certain investments and acquisitions;

— enter into certain transactions with affiliates;

— enter into sale and leaseback transactions; and

— merge or consolidate with any other entity or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of assets.

The ABL Credit Facility also contains financial covenants which are only triggered by utilization of the ABL Credit Facility and borrowing availability not exceeding a designated threshold amount. If the financial covenants are triggered, then we would be subject to the following financial covenants:

— Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. We would be required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio on a rolling trailing twelve-month basis of at least 1.10:1.00.

— Maximum Capital Expenditures. The ABL Credit Facility limits our capital expenditures in any fiscal year to amounts set forth in the ABL Credit Facility.

The ABL Credit Facility also contains usual and customary events of default (in some cases, subject to certain threshold amounts and grace periods), including cross-default provisions that include the Senior Notes. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, we may be required to repay the obligations under the ABL Credit Facility prior to the ABL Credit Facility’s stated maturity and the related commitments may be terminated.

On June 30, 2012, under the ABL Credit Facility, we had no outstanding borrowings, had availability of $18,923, and were not subject to compliance with the financial covenants.

Letters of Credit. As of June 30, 2012, we had $532 in outstanding standby letters of credit which mature through October 2015. These letters of credit principally secure performance of certain water treatment equipment sold by us. The letters of credit are collateralized by cash on deposit with the issuing bank in the amount of 105% of the outstanding letters of credit. Collateral deposits are classified as other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Regulatory Review of Perchlorates. Our Specialty Chemicals segment manufactures and sells products that contain perchlorates. Currently, perchlorate is on Contaminant Candidate List 3 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”). In February 2011, the EPA announced that it had determined to move forward with the development of a regulation for perchlorates in drinking water, reversing its October 2008 preliminary determination not to promulgate such a regulation. Accordingly, the EPA announced its intention to begin to evaluate the feasibility and affordability of treatment technologies to remove perchlorate and to examine the costs and benefits of potential standards. At the time, the EPA stated that its intention was to publish a proposed regulation and analyses for public review and comment within 24 months, and, if a regulation is adopted, to promulgate a final regulation within 18 months after publication of its proposal. Regulatory review and anticipated regulatory actions present general business risk to the Company, but no regulatory

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proposal of the EPA or any state in which we operate, to date, has been publicly announced that we believe would have a material effect on our results of operations and financial position or that would cause us to significantly modify or curtail our business practices, including our remediation activities discussed below.

Perchlorate Remediation Project in Henderson, Nevada. We commercially manufactured perchlorate chemicals at a facility in Henderson, Nevada (the “AMPAC Henderson Site”) from 1958 until the facility was destroyed in May 1988, after which we relocated our production to a new facility in Iron County, Utah. Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation (“KMCC”) also operated a perchlorate production facility in Henderson, Nevada (the “KMCC Site”) from 1967 to 1998. In addition, between 1956 and 1967, American Potash operated a perchlorate production facility and, for many years prior to 1956, other entities also manufactured perchlorate chemicals at the KMCC Site. As a result of a longer production history in Henderson, KMCC and its predecessor operations manufactured significantly greater amounts of perchlorate over time than we did at the AMPAC Henderson Site.

In 1997, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (“SNWA”) detected trace amounts of the perchlorate anion in Lake Mead and the Las Vegas Wash. Lake Mead is a source of drinking water for Southern Nevada and areas of Southern California. The Las Vegas Wash flows into Lake Mead from the Las Vegas valley.

In response to this discovery by SNWA, and at the request of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (“NDEP”), we engaged in an investigation of groundwater near the AMPAC Henderson Site and down gradient toward the Las Vegas Wash. The investigation and related characterization, which lasted more than six years, employed experts in the field of hydrogeology. This investigation concluded that although there is perchlorate in the groundwater in the vicinity of the AMPAC Henderson Site up to 700 parts per million, perchlorate from this site does not materially impact, if at all, water flowing in the Las Vegas Wash toward Lake Mead. It has been well established, however, by data generated by SNWA and NDEP, that perchlorate from the KMCC Site did impact the Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead. The Nevada Environmental Response Trust (“NERT”), which is the entity responsible for completing environmental remediation work at the Henderson location as a result of the 2010 settlement of the 2009 bankruptcy of KMCC’s successor, Tronox LLC, operates an above ground perchlorate groundwater remediation facility at their Henderson site. Tronox LLC is currently a tenant of NERT at the property.

Notwithstanding these facts, and at the direction of NDEP and the EPA, we conducted an investigation of remediation technologies for perchlorate in groundwater with the intention of remediating groundwater near the AMPAC Henderson Site. In 2002, we conducted a pilot test and in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 (“Fiscal 2005”), we submitted a work plan to NDEP for the construction of a remediation facility near the AMPAC Henderson Site. The conditional approval of the work plan by NDEP in our third quarter of Fiscal 2005 allowed us to generate estimated costs for the installation and operation of the remediation facility to address perchlorate at the AMPAC Henderson Site. We commenced construction in July 2005. In December 2006, we began operations of the permanent facility. The location of this facility is several miles, in the direction of groundwater flow, from the AMPAC Henderson Site.

We have held discussions with NDEP to formalize our remediation efforts in an agreement that, if executed, would provide more detailed regulatory guidance on environmental characterization and remedies at the AMPAC Henderson Site and vicinity. Typically, such agreements generally cover such matters as the scope of work plans, schedules, deliverables, remedies for non compliance, and reimbursement to the State of Nevada for past and future oversight costs. Discussions regarding a formal agreement are currently inactive.

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Henderson Site Environmental Remediation Reserve.  We accrue for anticipated costs associated with environmental remediation that are probable and estimable. On a quarterly basis, we review our estimates of future costs that could be incurred for remediation activities. In some cases, only a range of reasonably possible costs can be estimated. In establishing our reserves, the most probable estimate is used; otherwise, we accrue the minimum amount of the range.

During Fiscal 2005 and the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, we recorded aggregate charges for $26,000 representing our then estimates of the probable costs of our remediation efforts at the AMPAC Henderson Site, including the costs for capital equipment and on-going operating and maintenance (“O&M”).

Late in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 (“Fiscal 2009”), we gained additional information from groundwater modeling that indicates groundwater emanating from the AMPAC Henderson Site in certain areas in deeper zones (more than 150 feet below ground surface) is moving toward our existing remediation facility at a much slower pace than previously estimated. Utilization of our existing facilities alone, at this lower groundwater pace, could, according to this groundwater model, extend the life of our remediation project to well in excess of fifty years. As a result of this additional data, related model interpretations and consultations with NDEP, we re-evaluated our remediation operations and determined that we should be able to improve the effectiveness of the treatment program and significantly reduce the total project time by expanding the then existing treatment system. The expansion includes installing additional groundwater extraction wells in the deeper, more concentrated areas, construction of a pipeline to move extracted groundwater to our treatment facility, and the addition of fluidized bed reactor (“FBR”) bioremediation treatment equipment (the “Expansion Project”) that will enhance, and in some cases replace, primary components of the existing treatment system. In our Fiscal 2009 fourth quarter, we accrued $13,700 as our initial estimate of the capital cost of the Expansion Project and the related estimates of the effects of the enhanced operations on the on-going O&M costs and project life.

Through June 2011, and in cooperation with NDEP, we worked to develop the formal design, engineering and permitting of the Expansion Project. Based on data obtained through that date, which was largely comprised of firm quotations, we determined that significant modifications to our Fiscal 2009 assumptions were required. As a result, in June 2011, we accrued an additional $6,000 for the estimated increase in cost of the capital component of the Expansion Project, offset slightly by reductions in O&M cost estimates. The estimated capital costs of the Expansion Project increased by approximately $6,400. The increase reflects (i) an increase in the capacity of the FBR bioremediation treatment equipment to accommodate technical requirements based on the testing of new extraction wells in the fall of 2010, and (ii) higher than initially anticipated cost associated with the installation of the equipment and construction of the pipeline. Our estimate of total O&M costs was reduced by approximately $400. This change in estimate reflects (i) a reduction in the estimated life of the project by four years, offset by (ii) an increase in the estimated annual O&M cost to approximately $1,900 per year once the Expansion Project is placed in service. We anticipate that the Expansion Project will be placed in service during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. Due to uncertainties inherent in making estimates, our estimates of capital and O&M costs may later require significant revision as new facts become available and circumstances change.

The estimated life of the project is a key assumption underlying the accrued estimated cost of our remediation activities. Groundwater modeling and other information regarding the characteristics of the surrounding land and demographics indicate that at our targeted processing rate of 450 gallons per minute for the new groundwater extraction wells (750 gallons per minute in the aggregate with existing wells), the life of the project could range from 5 to 18 years from the date that the Expansion Project is placed in service. Further, the data indicates that within that range, 7 to 14 years is the more likely range. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, if no point within the more likely range is considered more likely than another, then estimates should be based on the low

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end of the range. Accordingly, our accrued remediation cost includes estimated O&M costs through 2019, which is the low end of the likely range of the project life. Groundwater speed, perchlorate concentrations, aquifer characteristics and forecasted groundwater extraction rates will continue to be key factors considered when estimating the life of the project. If additional information becomes available in the future that lead to a different interpretation of the model, thereby dictating a change in equipment and operations, our estimate of the resulting project life could change significantly.

The estimate of the annual O&M cost of the project is a key assumption in our computation of the estimated cost of our remediation activities. To estimate O&M costs, we consider, among other factors, the project scope and historical expense rates to develop assumptions regarding labor, utilities, repairs, maintenance supplies and professional services costs. If additional information becomes available in the future that is different than information currently available to us and thereby leads us to different conclusions, our estimate of O&M expenses could change significantly.

In addition, certain remediation activities are conducted on public lands under operating permits. In general, these permits may require us to relocate our underground pipeline or equipment to accommodate future public utilities and features and require us to return the land to its original condition at the end of the permit period. If we are required to relocate our underground pipeline or equipment in the future, the costs of such activities would be incremental to our current cost estimates. Estimated costs associated with removal of remediation equipment from the land are not material and are included in our range of estimated costs.

As of June 30, 2012, the aggregate range of anticipated environmental remediation costs was from approximately $16,600 to approximately $39,900. This range represents a significant estimate and is based on the estimable elements of cost for capital and O&M costs, and an estimated remaining operating life of the project through a range from the years 2017 to 2030. As of June 30, 2012, the accrued amount was $20,253, based on an estimated remaining life of the project through the year 2019, or the low end of the more likely range of the expected life of the project. Cost estimates are based on our current assessments of the facility configuration. As we proceed with the project, we have, and may in the future, become aware of elements of the facility configuration that must be changed to meet the targeted operational requirements. Certain of these changes may result in corresponding cost increases. Costs associated with the changes are accrued when a reasonable alternative, or range of alternatives, is identified and the cost of such alternative is estimable. Our estimated reserve for environmental remediation is based on information currently available to us and may be subject to material adjustment upward or downward in future periods as new facts or circumstances may indicate. A summary of our environmental reserve activity for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2012 is shown below:

Balance, September 30, 2011	$	26,173
Additions or adjustments		-
Expenditures		(5,920)
Balance, June 30, 2012	$	20,253

AFC Environmental Matters.  The primary operations of our Fine Chemicals segment are located on land leased from Aerojet-General Corporation (“Aerojet”). The leased land is part of a tract of land owned by Aerojet designated as a “Superfund site” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”). The tract of land had been used by Aerojet and affiliated companies to manufacture and test rockets and related equipment since the 1950s. Although the chemicals identified as contaminants on the leased land were not used by Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC (predecessor in interest to Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC) as part of its operations, CERCLA, among other things, provides for joint and several liability for environmental liabilities including, for example, environmental remediation expenses.

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As part of the agreement by which we acquired our Fine Chemicals segment business from GenCorp Inc. (“GenCorp”), an Environmental Indemnity Agreement was entered into whereby GenCorp agreed to indemnify us against any and all environmental costs and liabilities arising out of or resulting from any violation of environmental law prior to the effective date of the sale, or any release of hazardous substances by Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC, Aerojet or GenCorp on the premises of Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC or Aerojet’s Sacramento site prior to the effective date of the sale.

On November 29, 2005, EPA Region IX provided us with a letter indicating that the EPA does not intend to pursue any clean up or enforcement actions under CERCLA against future lessees of the Aerojet property for existing contamination, provided that the lessees do not contribute to or do not exacerbate existing contamination on or under the Aerojet Superfund site.

Other Matters.  Although we are not currently party to any material pending legal proceedings, we are from time to time subject to claims and lawsuits related to our business operations. We accrue for loss contingencies when a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal fees, which can be material in any given period, are expensed as incurred. We believe that current claims or lawsuits against us, individually and in the aggregate, will not result in loss contingencies that will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

8. SEGMENT INFORMATION

We report our continuing operations in three operating segments: Fine Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, and Other Businesses. These segments are based upon business units that offer distinct products and services, are operationally managed separately and produce products using different production methods. Segment operating income or loss includes all sales and expenses directly associated with each segment. Environmental remediation charges, corporate general and administrative costs, which consist primarily of executive, investor relations, accounting, human resources and information technology expenses, and interest are not allocated to segment operating results.

Fine Chemicals.  Our Fine Chemicals segment includes the operating results of our wholly-owned subsidiaries Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC and AMPAC Fine Chemicals Texas, LLC (collectively, “AFC”). AFC is a custom manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates for commercial customers in the pharmaceutical industry. AFC operates in compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s current Good Manufacturing Practices and the requirements of certain other regulatory agencies such as the European Union’s European Medicines Agency and Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency. AFC has distinctive competencies and specialized engineering capabilities in performing chiral separations, manufacturing chemical compounds that require high containment, performing energetic chemistries at commercial scale, and manufacturing Schedule II controlled substances.

Specialty Chemicals.  Our Specialty Chemicals segment manufactures and sells: (i) perchlorate chemicals, principally ammonium perchlorate, which is the predominant oxidizing agent for solid propellant rockets, booster motors and missiles used in space exploration, commercial satellite transportation and national defense programs, (ii) sodium azide, a chemical used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and (iii) Halotron^®, a series of clean fire extinguishing agents used in fire extinguishing products ranging from portable fire extinguishers to total flooding systems.

Other Businesses.  Our Other Businesses segment contains our water treatment equipment division and real estate activities. Our water treatment equipment business markets, designs, and manufactures electrochemical On Site Hypochlorite Generation, or OSHG, systems. These systems are used in the disinfection of drinking water, control of noxious odors, and the treatment of seawater to prevent the growth of marine organisms in cooling systems. We supply our equipment to municipal, industrial and offshore customers. Our real estate activities are not material.

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Our revenues are characterized by individually significant orders and relatively few customers. As a result, in any given reporting period, certain customers may account for more than ten percent of our consolidated revenues. The following table provides disclosure of the percentage of our consolidated revenues from continuing operations attributed to customers that exceed ten percent of the total in each of the given periods.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Fine chemicals customer		26%		31%		30%		23%
Fine chemicals customer								12%
Fine chemicals customer		13%		11%		12%		11%
Fine chemicals customer						12%
Specialty chemicals customer		25%				20%		11%
Specialty chemicals customer				12%

The following provides financial information about our segment operations:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues:
Fine Chemicals	$	36,359	$	30,838	$	78,428	$	60,792
Specialty Chemicals		21,001		10,931		54,182		30,800
Other Businesses		263		43		3,416		1,434
Total Revenues	$	57,623	$	41,812	$	136,026	$	93,026
Segment Operating Income (Loss):
Fine Chemicals	$	5,204	$	(452)	$	3,039	$	(4,923)
Specialty Chemicals		9,694		4,849		26,635		11,948
Other Businesses		(340)		(539)		(769)		(1,041)
Total Segment Operating Income (Loss)		14,558		3,858		28,905		5,984
Corporate Expenses		(3,575)		(2,720)		(10,368)		(10,322)
Environmental Remediation Charge		-		(6,000)				(6,000)
Operating Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	$	10,983	$	(4,862)	$	18,537	$	(10,338)
Depreciation and Amortization:
Fine Chemicals	$	2,929	$	3,114	$	8,897	$	9,391
Specialty Chemicals		520		146		1,132		495
Other Businesses		4		4		13		13
Corporate		93		105		281		336
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	3,546	$	3,369	$	10,323	$	10,235

9. INCOME TAXES

We review our portfolio of uncertain tax positions and recorded liabilities based on the applicable recognition standards. In this regard, an uncertain tax position represents our expected treatment of a tax position taken in a filed tax return, or planned to be taken in a future tax return, that has not been reflected in measuring income tax expense for financial reporting purposes. We classify uncertain tax positions as non-current income tax liabilities unless expected to be settled within one year.

As of both June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, our recorded liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $1,246, of which $386 would affect our effective tax rate if recognized. The remaining balance is related to deferred tax items which only impact the timing of tax payments. Due to the

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effects of filing tax carryback claims, we have no significant statutes of limitations that are anticipated to expire in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. As such, it is reasonably possible that none of the gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits will reverse during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.

We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, we had accrued $650 and $613, respectively, for the payment of tax-related interest and penalties. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, income tax expense (benefit) includes an expense of $41 and $16, respectively, for interest and penalties.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states, and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to federal or state income tax examinations for years before 2002.

10. DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

Defined Benefit Plan Descriptions.  We maintain three defined benefit pension plans which cover substantially all of our U.S. employees who were employed by the Company prior to July 1, 2010 and excluding employees of our Aerospace Equipment segment: the Amended and Restated American Pacific Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan, the Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, and the Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, each as amended to date. Collectively, these three plans are referred to as the “Pension Plans”. Pension Plan benefits are paid based on an average of earnings, retirement age, and length of service, among other factors. In May 2010, our board of directors approved amendments to our Pension Plans which effectively closed the Pension Plans to participation by any new employees. Retirement benefits for existing U.S. employees and retirees through June 30, 2010 were not affected by this change. Beginning July 1, 2010, new U.S. employees began participating solely in one of the Company’s 401(k) plans. In addition, we maintain the American Pacific Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated, (the “SERP”) that includes three executive officers and two former executive officers. We use a measurement date of September 30 to account for our Pension Plans and SERP.

Net periodic pension cost consists of the following:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Pension Plans:
Service Cost	$	550	$	592	$	1,990	$	1,824
Interest Cost		1,011		900		2,936		2,656
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(1,007)		(720)		(2,547)		(2,164)
Recognized Actuarial Losses		715		474		1,910		1,314
Amortization of Prior Service Costs		12		15		47		46
Net Periodic Pension Cost	$	1,281	$	1,261	$	4,336	$	3,676
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan:
Service Cost	$	107	$	81	$	327	$	243
Interest Cost		91		89		276		267
Expected Return on Plan Assets		-		-		-		-
Recognized Actuarial Losses		-		-		-		-
Amortization of Prior Service Costs		105		105		315		315
Net Periodic Pension Cost	$	303	$	275	$	918	$	825

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Defined Contribution Plan Descriptions. We maintain two 401(k) plans in which participating employees may make contributions. One covers substantially all U.S. employees except bargaining unit employees of our Fine Chemicals segment and the other covers those bargaining unit employees. We make matching contributions for Fine Chemicals segment employees and U.S. employees of our discontinued operations. In addition, we make a profit sharing contribution for U.S. employees of our discontinued operations segment who were employed by us prior to June 30, 2010. Beginning July 1, 2010, for all eligible new U.S. employees we began making matching contributions.

Contributions and Benefit Payments. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, we contributed $8,304 to the Pension Plans to fund benefit payments and anticipate making approximately $1,016 in additional contributions through September 30, 2012. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, we contributed $396 to the SERP to fund benefit payments and anticipate making approximately $131 in additional contributions through September 30, 2012.

11. GAIN CONTINGENCIES – OTHER OPERATING GAINS

We recognize gain contingencies in our consolidated statement of operations when all contingencies have been resolved, which generally coincides with the receipt of cash, if applicable. During the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, our Fine Chemicals segment reported other operating gains of $14 and $2,929, respectively, that resulted from the resolution of gain contingencies. The total reported gains are comprised of the following two matters.

We made a series of filings with the County of Sacramento, California, to appeal the assessed values in prior years of our real and personal property located at our Fine Chemicals segment’s Rancho Cordova, California facility. During the nine months ended June 30, 2011, we received $2,671 for cash property tax refunds resulting from our appeals and the related favorable reassessment of historical property values.

Our Fine Chemicals segment is undertaking several mandatory capital projects. Certain of the capital activities are complete and others are in progress. In connection with these projects, our Fine Chemicals segment held, and continues to hold, negotiations with the former owner of the facilities. During the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we received from the former owner cash consideration in the amounts of $14 and $258, respectively, for a limited release of liability of the former owner with respect to the completed projects.

12. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In May 2012, our board of directors approved and we committed to a plan to sell our Aerospace Equipment segment, which is comprised of Ampac-ISP Corp. and its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries (“AMPAC-ISP”). The divestiture is a strategic shift that allows us to place more focus on the growth and performance of our pharmaceutical-related product lines.

On June 4, 2012, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Moog Inc. (“Moog”) (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which we sold to Moog substantially all of the assets of the Ampac-ISP Corp., including all of the equity interests in its foreign subsidiaries (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”). Additionally, Moog assumed certain liabilities related to the operations and the Purchased Assets. The transaction was completed effective August 1, 2012.

Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the total consideration was approximately $46,000 (the “Purchase Price”) in cash. In addition, $4,000 of the Purchase Price (the “Escrow Amount”) will be held in an escrow account for 15 months following the closing of the transaction (the “Escrow Period”) and applied towards our indemnification obligations in favor of Moog, if any. The Asset Purchase Agreement provides that we, subject to certain limitations, indemnify Moog for damages and losses incurred or suffered by Moog as a result of, among other things, breaches of our respective

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representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement as well as any of the liabilities that we retain. The balance of the Escrow Amount remaining at the end of the Escrow Period shall be released to us.

Revenues and expenses associated with the operations of AMPAC-ISP are presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Summarized financial information for AMPAC-ISP is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues	$	12,368	$	10,105	$	40,207	$	35,929
Income(Loss) before Income Tax	$	(215)	$	645	$	86	$	2,739
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)		(38)		94		329		1,011
Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operations, Net	$	(177)	$	551	$	(243)	$	1,728

The carrying amount of AMPAC-ISP’s assets and liabilities, which are reported as held for sale as of June 30, 2012, are comprised of the following:

	June 30,
	2012
Current Assets:
Accounts receivable	$	24,436
Inventories		5,122
Other		2,039
Total	$	31,597
Non-Current Assets:
Property, plant and equipment	$	3,915
Intangible assets		387
Goodwill		2,710
Other		491
Total	$	7,503
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	3,312
Accrued expenses		1,086
Deferred revenues and customer deposits		2,300
Other		444
Total	$	7,142
Non-Current Liabilities	$	9

13. GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

As discussed in Note 6, in February 2007, American Pacific Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) issued and sold $110,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes. In connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes, the Parent’s material U.S. subsidiaries (“Guarantor Subsidiaries”) jointly, fully, severally, and unconditionally guaranteed the Senior Notes. The Parent’s foreign subsidiaries (“Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) are not guarantors of the Senior Notes. Each of the Parent’s subsidiaries is 100% owned. The Parent has no independent assets or operations. The following presents condensed consolidating financial information separately for the Parent, Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.

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13. GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

Effective on August 1, 2012, we sold AMPAC-ISP. The sale included all of our Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. See Note 12.

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	57,623	$	-	$	-	$	57,623
Cost of Revenues		-		36,736		-		-		36,736
Gross Profit		-		20,887		-		-		20,887
Operating Expenses, Net		-		9,904		-		-		9,904
Operating Income (Loss)		-		10,983		-		-		10,983
Interest and Other Income		2,588		10		-		(2,588)		10
Interest Expense		2,588		2,594		-		(2,588)		2,594
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		8,399		-		-		8,399
Income Tax Provision		-		3,517		-		-		3,517
Income (Loss) before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		4,882		-		-		4,882
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		(114)		(63)		-		(177)
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		4,705		(63)		-		(4,642)		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	4,705	$	4,705	$	(63)	$	(4,642)	$	4,705

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	41,812	$	-	$	-	$	41,812
Cost of Revenues		-		32,580		-		-		32,580
Gross Profit		-		9,232		-		-		9,232
Operating Expenses, Net		-		14,094		-		-		14,094
Operating Loss		-		(4,862)		-		-		(4,862)
Interest and Other Income		2,633		8		-		(2,633)		8
Interest Expense		2,633		2,640		-		(2,633)		2,640
Loss from Continuing Operations before Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(7,494)		-		-		(7,494)
Income Tax Benefit		-		(779)		-		-		(779)
Loss before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(6,715)		-		-		(6,715)
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		222		329		-		551
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		(6,164)		329		-		5,835		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	(6,164)	$	(6,164)	$	329	$	5,835	$	(6,164)

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13. GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	136,026	$	-	$	-	$	136,026
Cost of Revenues		-		89,291		-		-		89,291
Gross Profit		-		46,735		-		-		46,735
Operating Expenses, Net		-		28,198		-		-		28,198
Operating Income (Loss)		-		18,537		-		-		18,537
Interest and Other Income		7,779		24		-		(7,779)		24
Interest Expense		7,779		7,824		-		(7,779)		7,824
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before
Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		10,737		-		-		10,737
Income Tax Provision		-		4,583		-		-		4,583
Income (Loss) before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		6,154		-		-		6,154
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		361		(604)		-		(243)
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		5,911		(604)		-		(5,307)		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	5,911	$	5,911	$	(604)	$	(5,307)	$	5,911

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	93,026	$	-	$	-	$	93,026
Cost of Revenues		-		73,422		-		-		73,422
Gross Profit		-		19,604		-		-		19,604
Operating Expenses, Net		-		29,942		-		-		29,942
Operating Loss		-		(10,338)		-		-		(10,338)
Interest and Other Income		7,872		228		-		(7,872)		228
Interest Expense		7,872		7,921		-		(7,872)		7,921
Loss from Continuing Operations before
Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(18,031)		-		-		(18,031)
Income Tax Benefit		-		(5,307)		-		-		(5,307)
Loss before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(12,724)		-		-		(12,724)
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		1,561		167		-		1,728
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		(10,996)		167		-		10,829		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	(10,996)	$	(10,996)	$	167	$	10,829	$	(10,996)

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13. GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

        Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet - June 30, 2012

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	-	$	38,618	$	579	$	-	$	39,197
Accounts Receivable, Net		-		21,266		-		-		21,266
Inventories		-		39,653		-		-		39,653
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		-		1,437		134		-		1,571
Income Taxes Receivable and Deferred Income Taxes		-		7,102		-		-		7,102
Assets of Discontinued Operations		-		24,468		7,308		(179)		31,597
Total Current Assets		-		132,544		8,021		(179)		140,386
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		-		102,683		-		-		102,683
Deferred Income Taxes		-		9,996		-		-		9,996
Other Assets		-		8,855		228		-		9,083
Intercompany Advances		73,993		-		-		(73,993)		-
Investment in Subsidiaries, Net		86,842		-		-		(86,842)		-
Assets of Discontinued Operations		-		20,964		5,280		(18,741)		7,503
Total Assets	$	160,835	$	275,042	$	13,529	$	(179,755)	$	269,651
Liabilitites and Stockholders’ Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	$	-	$	26,829	$	-	$	-	$	26,829
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		8,328		-		-		8,328
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits		-		12,454		-		-		12,454
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		-		17		-		-		17
Intercompany Advances		-		73,993		-		(73,993)		-
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations		-		4,161		3,160		(179)		7,142
Total Current Liabilities		-		125,782		3,160		(74,172)		54,770
Long-Term Debt		105,000		7		-		-		105,007
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		11,925		-		-		11,925
Pension Obligations and Other Long-Term Liabilities		-		42,105		-		-		42,105
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations		-		9		6,368		(6,368)		9
Total Liabilities		105,000		179,828		9,528		(80,540)		213,816
Total Stockholders’ Equity		55,835		95,214		4,001		(99,215)		55,835
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	160,835	$	275,042	$	13,529	$	(179,755)	$	269,651

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13. GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

        Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet - September 30, 2011

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	-	$	30,126	$	577	$	-	$	30,703
Accounts Receivable, Net		-		41,661		5,247		(552)		46,356
Inventories		-		37,992		1,162		-		39,154
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		-		3,739		402		-		4,141
Income Taxes Receivable and Deferred Income Taxes		-		7,693		-		-		7,693
Total Current Assets		-		121,211		7,388		(552)		128,047
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		-		110,164		2,068		-		112,232
Intangible Assets, Net		-		-		585		-		585
Goodwill		-		-		2,930		-		2,930
Deferred Income Taxes		-		14,724		64		-		14,788
Other Assets		-		9,432		636		-		10,068
Intercompany Advances		73,940		5,179		-		(79,119)		-
Investment in Subsidiaries, Net		80,767		4,861		-		(85,628)		-
Total Assets	$	154,707	$	265,571	$	13,671	$	(165,299)	$	268,650
Liabilitites and Stockholders’ Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	$	-	$	27,918	$	2,059	$	(552)	$	29,425
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		11,999		-		-		11,999
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits		-		11,204		1,526		-		12,730
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		-		23		46		-		69
Intercompany Advances		-		73,940		5,179		(79,119)		-
Total Current Liabilities		-		125,084		8,810		(79,671)		54,223
Long-Term Debt		105,000		34		-		-		105,034
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		14,174		-		-		14,174
Pension Obligations and Other Long-Term Liabilities		-		45,512		-		-		45,512
Total Liabilities		105,000		184,804		8,810		(79,671)		218,943
Total Stockholders’ Equity		49,707		80,767		4,861		(85,628)		49,707
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	154,707	$	265,571	$	13,671	$	(165,299)	$	268,650

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13. GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012

	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	$	-	$	14,259	$	(1,001)	$	-	$	13,258
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures		-		(4,187)		-		-		(4,187)
Other Investing Activities		-		120		-		-		120
Discontinued Operations, Net				(547)		(142)		-		(689)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities		-		(4,614)		(142)		-		(4,756)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt		-		(13)		-		-		(13)
Issuance of common stock		53		-		-		-		53
Intercompany advances, net		(53)		53		-		-		-
Discontinued Operations, Net				(1,193)		1,153		-		(40)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities		-		(1,153)		1,153		-		-
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates		-		-		(8)				(8)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		-		8,492		2		-		8,494
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period		-		30,126		577		-		30,703
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	-	$	38,618	$	579	$	-	$	39,197

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	$	-	$	11,154	$	(383)	$	-	$	10,771
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures		-		(9,200)		-		-		(9,200)
Discontinued Operations, Net				(517)		(478)		-		(995)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities		-		(9,717)		(478)		-		(10,195)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt		-		(11)		-		-		(11)
Debt Issuance costs		(878)		-		-		-		(878)
Issuance of common stock		81		-		-		-		81
Intercompany advances, net		797		(797)		-		-		-
Discontinued Operations, Net		-		(286)		245		-		(41)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities		-		(1,094)		245		-		(849)
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates		-		-		61				61
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		-		343		(555)		-		(212)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period		-		22,991		994		-		23,985
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	-	$	23,334	$	439	$	-	$	23,773

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective August 1, 2012, we completed the sale of AMPAC-ISP and received $42,000 in cash. See Note 12. On August 9, 2012, we called $40,000 of the outstanding principal amount of our Senior Notes for redemption with a redemption date of September 8, 2012 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price for the Senior Notes is 102.25% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands)

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our expectations regarding changes in cash flow and working capital and related variances in the future, our potential incurrence of additional debt, including through refinancing, or legal or other costs in the future, our belief that our cash flows and debt will be adequate for the foreseeable future to satisfy the needs of our operations, our expectations regarding anticipated contributions and obligations with respect to our defined benefit pension plans and supplemental executive retirement plan, our estimates and expectations regarding anticipated costs, timing and funding in the short and long term for environmental remediation in connection with our former Henderson, Nevada site, our statement regarding the impact that change in revenue mix among our segments will have on comparisons of our consolidated gross profit and gross margin in the future, our expectations with respect to the substantial fulfillment of existing backlog within the next twelve months, our statement regarding anticipated capital activities for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, statements regarding our expectations for product revenues, sales volumes and capital expenditures, statements regarding anticipated improvements in margins for our Fine Chemicals segment resulting from our implementation of process improvements designed to increase manufacturing throughput rates and lower unit production costs, statements regarding the potential future impact of critical accounting policies and changes in accounting standards and judgments, estimates and assumptions relating thereto, statements regarding our ability to develop products to replace maturing products, statements regarding our ability to focus on the growth and performance of our pharmaceutical-related product lines following the sale of our Aerospace Equipment segment and all plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this report that are not historical facts. We usually use words such as “may,” “can,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “continue,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” or “future,” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Discussions containing such forward-looking statements may be found throughout this document. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, such as, for example, with respect to the actual placement, timing and delivery of orders for new and/or existing products, that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results or outcomes expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Please see the section titled “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion of factors that could affect future results. All forward-looking statements in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, unless otherwise required by law. Any business risks discussed later in this Item 2, among other things, should be considered in evaluating our prospects and future financial performance.

The terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are used herein to refer to American Pacific Corporation and, where the context requires, one or more of the direct and indirect subsidiaries or divisions of American Pacific Corporation. The following discussion and analysis is intended to provide a narrative discussion of our financial results and an evaluation of our financial condition and results of operations with respect to the third fiscal quarter and nine-month period of the year ending September 30, 2012 (“Fiscal 2012”) as compared to the third fiscal quarter and nine-month period of the year ended September 30, 2011 (“Fiscal 2011”). The discussion should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. A summary of our significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2011.

OUR COMPANY

American Pacific Corporation and its predecessors have been engaged in chemical manufacturing since 1955. American Pacific Corporation is a leading custom manufacturer of fine chemicals and specialty chemicals within its focused markets. We supply active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”) and

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registered intermediates to the pharmaceutical industry. For the aerospace and defense industry we provide specialty chemicals used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military missiles. We produce clean agent chemicals for the fire protection industry, as well as electro-chemical equipment for the water treatment industry. Our products are designed to meet customer specifications and often must meet certain governmental and regulatory approvals. Our technical and manufacturing expertise and customer service focus has gained us a reputation for quality, reliability, technical performance and innovation. Given the mission critical nature of our products, we maintain long-standing strategic customer relationships and generally sell our products through long-term contracts under which we are the sole-source or limited-source supplier.

We are the only North American producer of ammonium perchlorate (“AP”) which is the predominant oxidizing agent for solid propellant rockets, booster motors and missiles used in space exploration, commercial satellite transportation and national defense programs. Our Fine Chemicals segment is a leading custom manufacturer of APIs and registered intermediates for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

OUR BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Our continuing operations comprise three reportable business segments: Fine Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, and Other Businesses. The following table reflects the revenue contribution percentage from our business segments and each of their major product lines:

	Three Months Ended         June 30,				Nine Months Ended         June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Fine Chemicals		63%		74%		58%		65%
Specialty Chemicals:
Perchlorates		33%		21%		35%		27%
Sodium Azide		2%		2%		2%		3%
Halotron		2%		3%		3%		3%
Total Specialty Chemicals		37%		26%		40%		33%
Other Businesses:
Real Estate		*		*		*		*
Water Treatment Equipment		*		*		2%		2%
Total Other Businesses		*		*		2%		2%
Total Revenues		100%		100%		100%		100%

* less than 1%

FINE CHEMICALS.    Our Fine Chemicals segment, operated through our wholly-owned subsidiaries Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC and AMPAC Fine Chemicals Texas, LLC (collectively “AFC”), is a custom manufacturer of APIs and registered intermediates for commercial customers in the pharmaceutical industry. The products we manufacture are used by our customers in drugs with indications in three primary areas: anti-viral, oncology, and central nervous system. We generate nearly all of our Fine Chemicals segment sales from manufacturing chemical compounds that are proprietary to our customers. We operate in compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (the “FDA”) current Good Manufacturing Practices (“cGMP”) and the requirements of certain other regulatory agencies such as the European Union’s European Medicines Agency and Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency. Our Fine Chemicals segment’s strategy is to focus on high growth markets where our technological position, combined with our chemical process development and engineering expertise, leads to strong customer allegiances and limited competition. In addition, our Rancho Cordova, California facility, which is both U.S.-based and located within a secured industrial complex, has been granted registration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency for the manufacture of Schedule II controlled substances.

We have distinctive competencies and specialized engineering capabilities in performing chiral separations, manufacturing chemical compounds that require high containment, performing energetic chemistries at commercial scale, and manufacturing Schedule II controlled substances. We have invested

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significant resources in our facilities and technology base. We believe we are the U.S. leader in performing chiral separations using commercial-scale simulated moving bed, or “SMB,” technology and own and operate two large-scale SMB machines, both of which are among the largest in the world operating under cGMP. We believe our distinctive competency in manufacturing chemical compounds that require specialized high containment facilities and handling expertise provide us a significant competitive advantage in competing for various opportunities associated with high potency, highly toxic and cytotoxic products. Many oncology drugs are made with APIs and registered intermediates that are high potency or cytotoxic. AFC is one of the few companies in the world that can manufacture such compounds at a multi-ton annual rate. Moreover, our significant experience and specially engineered facilities make us one of the few companies in the world with the capability to use energetic chemistry on a commercial-scale under cGMP. We use this capability in development and production of products such as those used in anti-viral drugs, including HIV-related and influenza-combating drugs.

We have established long-term, sole-source and limited-source contracts with our customers, which help provide us with earnings stability and visibility. In addition, the inherent nature of custom pharmaceutical fine chemicals manufacturing encourages stable, long-term customer relationships. We work collaboratively with our customers to develop reliable, safe and cost-effective, custom solutions. Once a custom manufacturer has been qualified as a supplier on a cGMP product, there are several potential barriers that discourage transferring the manufacturing of the product to an alternative supplier, including the following:

— Alternative Supply May Not Be Readily Available. We are currently the sole-source supplier of several of our fine chemicals products.

— Regulatory Approval. Applications to and approvals from the FDA and other regulatory authorities generally require the chemical contractor to be named. Switching contractors may require additional regulatory approvals and could take as long as two years to complete.

— Significant Financial Costs. Switching contractors and amending various filings can result in significant costs associated with technology transfer, process validation and re-filing with the FDA and other regulatory authorities around the world.

SPECIALTY CHEMICALS. Our Specialty Chemicals segment is principally engaged in the production of AP, which is the predominant oxidizing agent for solid propellant rockets, booster motors and missiles used in space exploration, commercial satellite transportation and national defense programs. In addition, we produce and sell sodium azide, a chemical primarily used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and Halotron^®, a series of clean fire extinguishing agents used in fire extinguishing products ranging from portable fire extinguishers to total flooding systems.

We have supplied rocket-grade AP for use in space and defense programs for over 50 years and we have been the only rocket-grade AP supplier in North America since 1998, when we acquired the AP business of our principal competitor, Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation. Demand for AP is currently driven by rockets and missiles used in national defense programs that are powered by solid propellant. Also, a significant number of existing and planned space launch vehicles use solid propellant and thus depend, in part, upon our AP.

Alliant Techsystems Inc. or “ATK” is a significant AP customer. We sell rocket-grade AP to ATK under a long-term contract that requires us to maintain a ready and qualified capacity for rocket-grade AP and that requires ATK to purchase its rocket-grade AP requirements from us, subject to certain terms and conditions. The contract, which expires in 2013, provides fixed pricing in the form of a price volume matrix for annual rocket-grade AP volumes ranging from 3 million to 20 million pounds. Pricing varies inversely to volume and includes annual escalations.

OTHER BUSINESSES. Our Other Businesses segment contains our water treatment equipment division and real estate activities. Our water treatment equipment business markets, designs, and manufactures electrochemical On Site Hypochlorite Generation, or OSHG systems. These systems are used in the disinfection of drinking water, control of noxious odors, and the treatment of seawater to prevent the growth of marine organisms in cooling systems. We supply our equipment to municipal, industrial and offshore customers. Our real estate activities are not material.

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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

REVENUES

For our Fiscal 2012 third quarter, revenues increased 38% to $57,623 as compared to $41,812 for the Fiscal 2011 third quarter. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, revenues increased 46% to $136,026 compared to $93,026 for the prior year nine-month period. The increases are attributable to our Fine Chemicals segment and Specialty Chemicals segment, each of which reported significant revenue increases for the Fiscal 2012 periods compared to the Fiscal 2011 periods. See further discussion below under Business Segment Results.

	June 30,				Increase		Percentage
	2012		2011		(Decrease)		Change
Three Months Ended:
Fine Chemicals	$	36,359	$	30,838	$	5,521		18%
Specialty Chemicals		21,001		10,931		10,070		92%
Other Businesses		263		43		220		512%
Total Revenues	$	57,623	$	41,812	$	15,811
Nine Months Ended:
Fine Chemicals	$	78,428	$	60,792	$	17,636		29%
Specialty Chemicals		54,182		30,800		23,382		76%
Other Businesses		3,416		1,434		1,982		138%
Total Revenues	$	136,026	$	93,026	$	43,000

COST OF REVENUES AND GROSS PROFIT

	June 30,				Increase		Percentage
	2012		2011		(Decrease)		Change
Three Months Ended:
Revenues	$	57,623	$	41,812	$	15,811		38%
Cost of Revenues		36,736		32,580		4,156		13%
Gross Profit		20,887		9,232		11,655		126%
Gross Margin		36%		22%
Nine Months Ended:
Revenues	$	136,026	$	93,026	$	43,000		46%
Cost of Revenues		89,291		73,422		15,869		22%
Gross Profit		46,735		19,604		27,131		138%
Gross Margin		34%		21%

In addition to the factors discussed below under the heading Business Segment Results, one of the most significant factors that affects, and should continue to affect, the comparison of our consolidated gross profit and gross margin from period to period is the change in revenue mix between our segments.

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OPERATING EXPENSES

	June 30,				Increase		Percentage
	2012		2011		(Decrease)		Change
Three Months Ended:
Operating Expenses	$	9,904	$	8,094	$	1,810		22%
Percentage of Revenues		17%		19%
Nine Months:
Operating Expenses	$	28,212	$	26,871	$	1,341		5%
Percentage of Revenues		21%		29%

For our Fiscal 2012 third quarter, operating expenses were $9,904 compared to $8,094 for the Fiscal 2011 third quarter. For our Fiscal 2012 nine-month period, operating expenses were $28,212 compared to $26,871 for the Fiscal 2011 nine-month period. For both the Fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine-month period, the increases in operating expenses are substantially attributed to increases in accrued incentive compensation for Fiscal 2012 based on the substantial improvement in the Company’s performance compared to the prior year periods.

OTHER OPERATING GAINS

We recognize gain contingencies in our consolidated statement of operations when all contingencies have been resolved, which generally coincides with the receipt of cash, if applicable. During the Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011 nine-month periods, our Fine Chemicals segment reported other operating gains of $14 and $2,929, respectively, that resulted from the resolution of gain contingencies. The total reported gains are comprised of the following two matters.

We made a series of filings with the County of Sacramento, California, to appeal the assessed values in prior years of our real and personal property located at our Fine Chemicals segment’s Rancho Cordova, California facility. During the nine months ended June 30, 2011, we received $2,671 for cash property tax refunds resulting from our appeals and the related favorable reassessment of historical property values.

Our Fine Chemicals segment is undertaking several mandatory capital projects. Certain of the capital activities are complete and others are in progress. In connection with these projects, our Fine Chemicals segment held, and continues to hold, negotiations with the former owner of the facilities. During the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we received from the former owner cash consideration in the amounts of $14 and $258, respectively, for a limited release of liability of the former owner with respect to the completed projects.

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CHARGES

During our Fiscal 2011 third quarter we recorded an environmental remediation charge in the amount of $6,000 relating to increases in estimated capital costs to be incurred at our ground water remediation site in Henderson, Nevada. See further discussion below under the heading “Environmental Remediation – AMPAC Henderson Site”.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In May 2012, our board of directors approved and we committed to a plan to sell our Aerospace Equipment segment, which is comprised of Ampac-ISP Corp. and its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries (“AMPAC-ISP”). The divestiture is a strategic shift that allows us to place more focus on the growth and performance of our pharmaceutical-related product lines.

On June 4, 2012, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Moog Inc. (“Moog”) (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which we sold to Moog substantially all of the assets of the Ampac-ISP Corp., including all of the equity interests in its foreign subsidiaries (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”). Additionally, Moog assumed certain liabilities related to the operations and the Purchased Assets. The transaction was completed effective August 1, 2012.

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Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the total consideration is approximately $46,000 (the “Purchase Price”) in cash. In addition, $4,000 of the Purchase Price (the “Escrow Amount”) will be held in an escrow account for 15 months following the closing of the transaction (the “Escrow Period”) and applied towards our indemnification obligations in favor of Moog, if any. The Asset Purchase Agreement provides that we, subject to certain limitations, indemnify Moog for damages and losses incurred or suffered by Moog as a result of, among other things, breaches of our respective representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement as well as any of the liabilities that we retain. The balance of the Escrow Amount remaining at the end of the Escrow Period shall be released to us.

The carrying amount of AMPAC-ISP’s assets and liabilities are reported as held for sale as of June 30, 2012. Revenues and expenses associated with the operations of AMPAC-ISP are presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Summarized financial information for AMPAC-ISP is as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues	$	12,368	$	10,105	$	40,207	$	35,929
Income(Loss) before Income Tax	$	(215)	$	645	$	86	$	2,739
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)		(38)		94		329		1,011
Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operations, Net	$	(177)	$	551	$	(243)	$	1,728

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

Segment operating income or loss includes all sales and expenses directly associated with each segment. Environmental remediation charges, corporate general and administrative costs and interest are not allocated to segment operating results.

FINE CHEMICALS SEGMENT

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues		36,359		30,838		78,428		60,792
Operating Income (Loss)		5,204		(452)		3,039		(4,923)
Operating Margin		14%		(1%)		4%		(8%)

Revenues.  Fine Chemicals segment revenues increased 18% and 29% in the Fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine-month period, respectively, led by strong anti-viral products revenues. Compared to the Fiscal 2011 periods, anti-viral products revenues increased 11% and 154% for the Fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine-month period, respectively. Anti-viral products revenues in the Fiscal 2011 periods were at reduced levels due to a gap between production campaigns for a particular product. Production of this product resumed in early calendar 2011 under a renewed three-year agreement resulting in a significant increase in anti-viral products revenues in the Fiscal 2012 periods. The increases in anti-viral products revenues were offset somewhat by lower oncology products revenues. Our largest legacy oncology product is an active pharmaceutical ingredient for a drug that is facing generic competition and, as a result, is experiencing volume and related revenue declines. A key event occurred during our Fiscal 2012 third quarter, as we began to recognize revenue from the commercial production of two new products with

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oncology indications. Initial revenue volumes are not significant. However, we anticipate volume for these products, and products currently considered development products, to grow and replace or exceed revenues from mature oncology products in the coming years. The introduction of these two new products into our commercial product lines is an example of how our emphasis on our pipeline of development products can result in a successful replacement cycle for maturing products.

Operating Income (Loss). The Fine Chemicals segment operating loss for the Fiscal 2011 nine-month period included other gains of $2,929, primarily from the favorable resolution of property tax appeals. Similar gains did not occur in the Fiscal 2012 periods. To facilitate comparison of the Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011 operating results, the following table computes Adjusted Segment Operating Loss which excludes these prior period gains.

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011
Segment Operating Income (Loss), As Reported	$	3,039	$	(4,923)
Exclude Other Operating Gains		(14)		(2,929)
Segment Operating Income (Loss), As Adjusted	$	3,025	$	(7,852)

The Fine Chemicals segment returned to profitability during the Fiscal 2012 third quarter, reporting operating income of $5,204 compared to an operating loss of $452 in the Fiscal 2011 third quarter. The strong operating performance in the Fiscal 2012 third quarter also resulted in a return to profitability on a year-to-date basis, reporting operating income of $3,025 for the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period compared to an adjusted operating loss of $7,852 for the comparable Fiscal 2011 period. Our Fine Chemicals segment has dedicated significant efforts over the last two years to improving its manufacturing. Redesigned key processes are now yielding target throughput rates. Other efficiencies and cost savings initiatives, such as solvent recycling, have been implemented. These actions, along with improved overhead absorption due to the higher production volumes, have resulted in increased gross margin for all major product categories in our Fine Chemicals segment.

Improvements in gross profit for the Fiscal 2012 periods were offset slightly by increases in general and administrative expenses of approximately $900 and $1,300 for the Fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine-month period, respectively. Higher general and administrative expenses reflect incentive compensation which is based on the segment’s improved performance. Incentive compensation was zero in the Fiscal 2011 periods.

Backlog.  Agreements with our Fine Chemicals segment customers are typically multi-year supply agreements. These agreements may contain provisional order volumes, minimum order quantities, take-or-pay provisions, termination fees and other customary terms and conditions, which we do not include in our computation of backlog. Fine Chemicals segment backlog includes unfulfilled firm purchase orders received from a customer, including both purchase orders which are issued against a related supply agreement and stand-alone purchase orders. Fine Chemicals segment backlog was $54,600 and $50,900 as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively. We anticipate order backlog as of June 30, 2012 to be substantially filled during the next twelve months.

SPECIALTY CHEMICALS SEGMENT

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues		21,001		10,931		54,182		30,800
Operating Income		9,694		4,849		26,635		11,948
Operating Margin		46%		44%		49%		39%

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Revenues.  The variance in Specialty Chemicals segment revenues reflects the following factors:

— A 26% increase in perchlorate volume and a 68% increase in the related average price per pound for the Fiscal 2012 third quarter compared to the Fiscal 2011 third quarter.

— A 20% increase in perchlorate volume and a 57% increase in the related average price per pound for the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period compared to the Fiscal 2011 nine-month period.

— Sodium azide revenues increased by approximately $100 for the Fiscal 2012 third quarter and increased by $600 for the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period, in each case compared to the comparable Fiscal 2011 periods.

— Halotron revenues decreased by $100 for the Fiscal 2012 third quarter and increased by $300 for the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period, in each case compared to the comparable Fiscal 2011 periods.

For the Fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine-month period, the increase in perchlorate volume relates primarily to the quarterly timing of customer requirements for rocket-grade perchlorates. Annual volume is expected to be comparable between Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011. Both space programs and tactical missile programs had strong volume during the Fiscal 2012 periods, reflecting a return in demand in Fiscal 2012 for space applications. Volume in the Fiscal 2012 third quarter was weighted to space applications, and in particular, NASA’s Space Launch System. Fiscal 2011 volume was predominately strategic and tactical missile programs.

The increases in the average price per pound for the Fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine-month period is a result of a change in product mix. The Fiscal 2012 periods include a smaller volume of our lower-priced perchlorate products, such as sodium perchlorate and potassium perchlorate. The average price per pound of rocket-grade perchlorate was consistent between the Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011 periods.

Operating Income.  Specialty Chemicals segment operating profit margin increased for the Fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine-month periods when compared to the Fiscal 2011 periods primarily due to higher volumes in the Fiscal 2012 periods. In addition, operating margin improved. The most significant factor contributing to operating margin improvement is the timing of product volume within the fiscal years. Fiscal 2011 product volume was low during the first nine months of Fiscal 2011 and heavily weighted to the Fiscal 2011 fourth quarter. The low volume in the early part of the year resulted in less gross profit to cover fixed costs and resulted in reduced operating margin. For Fiscal 2012, we anticipate that the product volume will be distributed more evenly across the year, resulting in a much greater percentage of product volume occurring in the first nine months when compared to the prior year. This has the result of increasing operating margins during the first nine months of Fiscal 2012.

Backlog.  Specialty Chemicals segment backlog includes unfulfilled firm purchase orders received from a customer, including both purchase orders which are issued against long-term supply agreements and stand-alone purchase orders. Specialty Chemicals segment backlog was $20,400 and $46,800 as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively. We anticipate order backlog as of June 30, 2012 to be substantially filled during the next twelve months. Specialty Chemicals product orders are typically characterized by individually large orders which occur less frequently during the fiscal year. This usually results in a backlog and revenue pattern which can vary significantly from quarter to quarter.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

CASH FLOWS

	Nine Months Ended June 30,						Percentage
	2012		2011		Change		Change
Cash Provided (Used) By:
Operating activities	$	13,258	$	10,771	$	2,487		23%
Investing activities		(4,756)		(10,195)		5,439		(53%)
Financing activities		-		(849)		849		(100%)
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash		(8)		61		(69)		NM
Net change in cash for period	$	8,494	$	(212)	$	8,706		NM
NM=Not meaningful

Operating Cash Flows – Operating activities provided cash of $13,258 for the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period compared to providing cash of $10,771 for the prior fiscal year period, an increase of $2,487.

Significant components of the change in cash flow from operating activities include:

— An increase in cash due to the improvement in cash profits provided by our operations.

— A decrease in cash provided by working capital accounts of approximately $20,400, excluding the effects of interest and income taxes.

— A decrease in cash income taxes refunded of approximately $2,400.

— An increase in cash used for environmental remediation of approximately $2,700.

— An increase in cash used to fund pension obligations of approximately $2,500.

— A decrease in cash used by discontinued operations of approximately $7,300.

— Other increases in cash provided by operating activities of approximately $300.

The decrease in cash provided by working capital accounts relates primarily to changes in customer deposits. In March 2011, the Specialty Chemicals segment received an atypically high customer deposit that resulted from favorable contract terms. This did not recur in the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period. Remaining variances in working capital are within our customary ranges.

During the Fiscal 2011 nine-month period, we received income tax refunds from federal income tax carryback claims. This did not recur in the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period, resulting in a decrease in income tax refunds when comparing the periods.

The increase in cash used to fund environmental remediation during the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period relates to the expansion of our remediation facilities in Henderson, Nevada.

Cash used to fund pension obligations increased because the return on pension plan assets alone was not sufficient to maintain the minimum funding requirements.

Cash used by discontinued operations working capital accounts decreased because these operations are not experiencing the same working capital requirements in the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period as they experienced in the Fiscal 2011 nine-month period.

Investing Cash Flows – Capital expenditures in the Fiscal 2012 nine-month period are substantially lower than the Fiscal 2011 nine-month period due to timing. Capital expenditures for Fiscal 2012 are forecast to be at similar levels to Fiscal 2011, however, the timing of the Fiscal 2012 capital expenditures is expected to be heavily weighted to the Fiscal 2012 fourth quarter.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.  As of June 30, 2012, we had cash of $39,197. Our primary source of working capital is cash flows from operations. In addition, as of June 30, 2012, we had availability of approximately $18,923 under our asset based lending credit facility which provides for a committed revolving credit line, up to a maximum of $20,000, based on our eligible accounts receivable and inventories. For further discussion of this facility, see below under the heading “ABL Credit Facility”.

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We believe that changes in cash flow from operations during our fiscal periods reflect short-term timing and as such do not represent significant changes in our sources and uses of cash. Because our revenues, and related customer invoices and collections, are characterized by relatively few individually significant transactions, our working capital balances can vary normally by as much as $10,000 from period to period.

We may incur additional debt to fund capital projects, strategic initiatives or for other general corporate purposes, subject to our existing leverage, the value of our unencumbered assets and borrowing limitations imposed by our lenders. The availability of our cash inflows is affected by the timing, pricing and magnitude of orders for our products. From time to time, we may explore options to refinance our borrowings.

The timing of our cash outflows is affected by payments and expenses related to the manufacture of our products, capital projects, pension funding, interest on our debt obligations and environmental remediation or other contingencies, which may place demands on our short-term liquidity. Although we are not currently party to any material pending legal proceedings, we are from time to time subject to claims and lawsuits related to our business operations and we have incurred legal and other costs as a result of litigation and other contingencies. We may incur material legal and other costs associated with the resolution of litigation and contingencies in future periods, and, to the extent not covered by insurance, they may adversely affect our liquidity.

In contemplating the adequacy of our liquidity and available capital, we consider factors such as:

— current results of operations, cash flows and backlog;

— anticipated changes in operating trends, including anticipated changes in revenues and profits;

— cash from the recent sale of our Aerospace Equipment segment,

— cash requirements related to our debt agreements and pension plans; and

— cash requirements related to our remediation activities, including amounts that we expect to spend in Fiscal 2012 for the capital component of the remediation expansion project and amounts we expect to spend annually thereafter for operating and maintenance. See further discussion under the heading “Environmental Remediation – AMPAC Henderson Site” below.

We do not currently anticipate that the factors noted above will have material effects on our ability to meet our future liquidity requirements. We anticipate funding the capital component of the remediation expansion project with cash on hand or equipment financing. We continue to believe that our cash flows from operations, existing cash balances and existing or future debt arrangements will be adequate for the foreseeable future to satisfy the needs of our operations on both a short-term and long-term basis.

LONG TERM DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES

Senior Notes. In February 2007, we issued and sold $110,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.0% Senior Notes due February 1, 2015 (collectively, with the exchange notes issued in August 2007 as referenced below, the “Senior Notes”). Proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Notes were used to repay our former credit facilities. The Senior Notes accrue interest at an annual rate of 9.0%, payable semi-annually in February and August. The Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of our existing and future material U.S. subsidiaries. The Senior Notes are:

— ranked equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness;

— ranked senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior subordinated and subordinated indebtedness;

— effectively junior to our existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt; and

— structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future liabilities (including trade payables) of each of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Senior Notes.

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The Senior Notes may be redeemed by us, in whole or in part, under the following circumstances:

— at any time after February 1, 2011 at redemption prices beginning at 104.5% of the principal amount to be redeemed and reducing to 100% by February 1, 2013; and

— under certain changes of control, we must offer to purchase the Senior Notes at 101% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest.

The Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture which contains certain customary events of default, including cross-default provisions if we default under our existing and future debt agreements having, individually or in the aggregate, a principal or similar amount outstanding of at least $10,000, and certain other covenants limiting, subject to exceptions, carve-outs and qualifications, our ability to:

— incur additional debt;

— pay dividends or make other restricted payments;

— create liens on assets to secure debt;

— incur dividend or other payment restrictions with regard to restricted subsidiaries;

— transfer or sell assets;

— enter into transactions with affiliates;

— enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

— create an unrestricted subsidiary;

— enter into certain business activities; or

— effect a consolidation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

In connection with the closing of the sale of the Senior Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement which required us to file a registration statement to offer to exchange the Senior Notes for notes that have substantially identical terms as the Senior Notes and are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In July 2007, we filed a registration statement with the SEC with respect to an offer to exchange the Senior Notes as required by the registration rights agreement, which registration statement was declared effective by the SEC. In August 2007, we completed the exchange of 100% of the Senior Notes for substantially identical notes which are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Notes we must reinvest the proceeds from the sale of our Aerospace Equipment segment or must use such proceeds to repay debt. Specifically, we must use the proceeds from the sale, at our option:

— to permanently repay debt and, if the debt repaid is revolving credit debt, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto;

— to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any capital stock of, another business that is similar in nature or reasonably ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to or a reasonable extension or expansion of our business (a “Permitted Business”), which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as such term is defined under the indenture for the Senior Notes;

— for capital expenditures or to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and used in a Permitted Business; or

— for any combination of the foregoing.

If we fail to use all or a portion of the proceeds from the sale aggregating $5,000 as set forth above within 360 days of our receipt of such proceeds, then we are required to offer to repurchase the Senior Notes.

On August 9, 2012, we called $40,000 of the outstanding principal amount of our Senior Notes for redemption with a redemption date of September 8, 2012 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price for the Senior Notes is 102.25% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.

ABL Credit Facility.  On January 31, 2011, American Pacific Corporation, as borrower, entered into an asset based lending credit agreement (the “ABL Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent and as lender, and certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, which provides a secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $20,000 at any time outstanding with an initial maturity to be the earlier of (i) January 31, 2015 and (ii) 90 days prior to the maturity date of the Senior Notes, which is February 1, 2015. The ABL Credit Facility also provides for the issuance of new letters of credit with a letter of credit sublimit of $5,000. The maximum borrowing

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availability under the ABL Credit Facility is based upon a percentage of our eligible account receivables and eligible inventories. We may prepay and terminate the ABL Credit Facility at any time, without premium or penalty. The ABL Credit Facility contains certain mandatory prepayment provisions. The annual interest rates applicable to loans under the ABL Credit Facility will be, at our option, either at a Base Rate or LIBOR Rate (each as defined in the ABL Credit Facility) plus, in each case, an applicable margin of 2.50 percentage points. In addition, we will pay commitment fees, other fees related to the issuance and maintenance of the letters of credit, and certain agency fees.

The ABL Credit Facility is guaranteed by our current and future domestic subsidiaries and is secured by substantially all of our assets and the assets of our current and future domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the ABL Credit Facility. The ABL Credit Facility contains certain negative covenants, subject to customary exceptions and exclusions, restricting and limiting our ability to, among other things:

— incur debt, incur contingent obligations and issue certain types of preferred stock, or prepay certain debt;

— create liens;

— pay dividends, distributions or make other specified restricted payments;

— make certain investments and acquisitions;

— enter into certain transactions with affiliates;

— enter into sale and leaseback transactions; and

— merge or consolidate with any other entity or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of assets.

The ABL Credit Facility also contains financial covenants which are only triggered by utilization of the ABL Credit Facility and borrowing availability not exceeding a designated threshold amount. If the financial covenants are triggered, then we would be subject to the following financial covenants:

— Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. We would be required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio on a rolling trailing twelve-month basis of at least 1.10:1.00.

— Maximum Capital Expenditures. The ABL Credit Facility limits our capital expenditures in any fiscal year to amounts set forth in the ABL Credit Facility.

The ABL Credit Facility also contains usual and customary events of default (in some cases, subject to certain threshold amounts and grace periods), including cross-default provisions that include the Senior Notes. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, we may be required to repay the obligations under the ABL Credit Facility prior to the ABL Credit Facility’s stated maturity and the related commitments may be terminated.

On June 30, 2012, under the ABL Credit Facility, we had no outstanding borrowings, had availability of $18,923, and were not subject to compliance with the financial covenants.

Letters of Credit. As of June 30, 2012, we had $532 in outstanding standby letters of credit which mature through October 2015. These letters of credit principally secure performance of certain water treatment equipment sold by us. The letters of credit are collateralized by cash on deposit with the issuing bank in the amount of 105% of the outstanding letters of credit. Collateral deposits are classified as other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

PENSION BENEFITS.  We maintain three defined benefit pension plans which cover substantially all of our U.S. employees, excluding employees of our discontinued operations: the Amended and Restated American Pacific Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan, the Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, and the Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, each as amended to date. Collectively, these three plans are referred to as the “Pension Plans”. In May 2010, our board of directors approved amendments to our Pension Plans which effectively closed the Pension Plans to participation by any new employees. Retirement benefits for existing U.S. employees and retirees through June 30, 2010 were not affected by this change. Beginning July 1, 2010,

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new U.S. employees began participating solely in one of the Company’s 401(k) plans. Pension Plan benefits are paid based on an average of earnings, retirement age, and length of service, among other factors.

Benefit obligations are measured annually as of September 30. As of September 30, 2011, the Pension Plans had an unfunded benefit obligation of $36,448. For Fiscal 2011, we made contributions to the Pension Plans in the amount of $5,823. We anticipate making Pension Plan contributions in the amount of approximately $9,320 during Fiscal 2012. We are required to make minimum contributions to our Pension Plans pursuant to the minimum funding requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with federal requirements, our minimum funding obligations are determined annually based on a measurement date of October 1. The fair value of Pension Plan assets is a key factor in determining our minimum funding obligations. Holding all other variables constant, a 10% decline in asset value as of September 30, 2011 would increase our minimum funding obligations for Fiscal 2012 by approximately $317. In addition, we maintain the American Pacific Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated (the “SERP”), that includes five participants comprised of active and former executive officers. The SERP is an unfunded plan and as of September 30, 2011, the SERP obligation was $7,942. For Fiscal 2011, we paid SERP retirement benefits of $527. We anticipate contributing the amount of approximately $527 to the SERP during Fiscal 2012 for the payment of retirement benefits. Payments for retirement benefits should increase in future years when each of the three current active participants retires. The future increase in such retirement benefits will be determined based on certain variables including each participating individual’s actual retirement date, rate of compensation and years of service.

During Fiscal 2011 and Fiscal 2010, our aggregate Pension Plans and SERP liability increased significantly primarily due to reductions in the actuarial assumption for the discount rate on the obligation, returns on plan assets at levels substantially lower than the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and losses on certain plan assets. These changes are recorded as an increase in Pension Obligations and a corresponding decrease in Stockholders’ Equity (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss). In addition, the changes in actuarial assumptions and reduced asset performance increased our anticipated pension funding during Fiscal 2012 by approximately $6,200. If interest rates remain low and/or returns on plan assets do not trend back to the expected long-term rate of return, our liquidity could be further impacted by pension plan funding requirements.

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION – AMPAC HENDERSON SITE.  During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2006, we recorded aggregate charges for $26,000 representing our then estimates of the probable costs of our remediation efforts at our former perchlorate chemicals manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada (the “AMPAC Henderson Site”), including the costs for capital equipment and on-going operating and maintenance (“O&M”).

Late in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 (“Fiscal 2009”), we gained additional information from groundwater modeling that indicates groundwater emanating from the AMPAC Henderson Site in certain areas in deeper zones (more than 150 feet below ground surface) is moving toward our existing remediation facility at a much slower pace than previously estimated. Utilization of our existing facilities alone, at this lower groundwater pace, could, according to this groundwater model, extend the life of our remediation project to well in excess of fifty years. As a result of this additional data, related model interpretations and consultations with the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (“NDEP”), we re-evaluated our remediation operations and determined that we should be able to improve the effectiveness of the treatment program and significantly reduce the total project time by expanding the then existing treatment system. The expansion includes installing additional groundwater extraction wells in the deeper, more concentrated areas, construction of a pipeline to move extracted groundwater to our treatment facility, and the addition of fluidized bed reactor (“FBR”) bioremediation treatment equipment (the “Expansion Project”) that will enhance, and in some cases replace, primary components of the existing in situ bioremediation treatment system. In our Fiscal 2009 fourth quarter, we accrued $13,700 as our initial estimate of the capital cost of the Expansion Project and the related estimates of the effects of the enhanced operations on the on-going O&M costs and project life.

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Through June 2011, and in cooperation with NDEP, we worked to develop the formal design, engineering and permitting of the Expansion Project. Based on data obtained through that date, which was largely comprised of firm quotations, we determined that significant modifications to our Fiscal 2009 assumptions were required. As a result, in June 2011, we accrued an additional $6,000 for the estimated increase in cost of the capital component of the Expansion Project, offset slightly by reductions in O&M cost estimates. The estimated capital costs of the Expansion Project increased by approximately $6,400. The increase reflects (i) an increase in the capacity of the FBR bioremediation treatment equipment to accommodate technical requirements based on the testing of new extraction wells in the fall of 2010, and (ii) higher than initially anticipated cost associated with the installation of the equipment and construction of the pipeline. Our estimate of total O&M costs was reduced by approximately $400. This change in estimate reflects (i) a reduction in the estimated life of the project by four years, offset by (ii) an increase in the estimated annual O&M cost to approximately $1,900 per year once the Expansion Project is placed in service. We anticipate that the Expansion Project will be placed in service during Fiscal 2012. Due to uncertainties inherent in making estimates, our estimates of capital and O&M costs may later require significant revision as new facts become available and circumstances change.

The estimated life of the project is a key assumption underlying the accrued estimated cost of our remediation activities. Groundwater modeling and other information regarding the characteristics of the surrounding land and demographics indicate that at our targeted processing rate of 450 gallons per minute for the new groundwater extraction wells (750 gallons per minute in the aggregate with existing wells), the life of the project could range from 5 to 18 years from the date that the Expansion Project is placed in service. Further, the data indicates that within that range, 7 to 14 years is the more likely range. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, if no point within the more likely range is considered more likely than another, then estimates should be based on the low end of the range. Accordingly, our accrued remediation cost includes estimated O&M costs though 2019, which is the low end of the likely range of the project life. Groundwater speed, perchlorate concentrations, aquifer characteristics and forecasted groundwater extraction rates will continue to be key factors considered when estimating the life of the project. If additional information becomes available in the future that leads to a different interpretation of the model, thereby dictating a change in equipment and operations, our estimate of the resulting project life could change significantly.

The estimate of the annual O&M cost of the project is a key assumption in our computation of the estimated cost of our remediation activities. To estimate O&M costs, we consider, among other factors, the project scope and historical expense rates to develop assumptions regarding labor, utilities, repairs, maintenance supplies and professional services costs. If additional information becomes available in the future that is different than information currently available to us and thereby leads us to different conclusions, our estimate of O&M expenses could change significantly.

In addition, certain remediation activities are conducted on public lands under operating permits. In general, these permits may require us to relocate our underground pipeline or equipment to accommodate future public utilities and features and require us to return the land to its original condition at the end of the permit period. If we are required to relocate our underground pipeline or equipment in the future, the costs of such activities would be incremental to our current cost estimates. Estimated costs associated with removal of remediation equipment from the land are not material and are included in our range of estimated costs.

As of June 30, 2012, the aggregate range of anticipated environmental remediation costs was from approximately $16,600 to approximately $39,900. This range represents a significant estimate and is based on the estimable elements of cost for capital and O&M costs, and an estimated remaining operating life of the project through a range from the years 2017 to 2030. As of June 30, 2012, the accrued amount was $20,253, based on an estimated remaining life of the project through the year 2019, or the low end of the more likely range of the expected life of the project. Cost estimates are based on our current assessments of the facility configuration. As we proceed with the project, we have, and may in the future, become aware of elements of the facility configuration that must be changed to meet the targeted operational requirements. Certain of these changes may result in corresponding cost increases. Costs associated with the changes are accrued when a reasonable alternative, or range of alternatives, is

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identified and the cost of such alternative is estimable. Our estimated reserve for environmental remediation is based on information currently available to us and may be subject to material adjustment upward or downward in future periods as new facts or circumstances may indicate.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires that we adopt accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses.

Application of the critical accounting policies discussed below requires significant judgment, often as the result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. If actual results were to differ materially from the estimates made, the reported results could be materially affected. However, we are not currently aware of any reasonably likely events or circumstances that would result in materially different results.

SALES AND REVENUE RECOGNITION.  Revenues from our Specialty Chemicals segment, Fine Chemicals segment, and Other Businesses segment are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, title passes, the price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Almost all products sold by our Fine Chemicals segment are subject to customer acceptance periods. Specifically, these customers have contractually negotiated acceptance periods from the time they receive certificates of analysis and compliance (“Certificates”) to reject the material based on issues with the quality of the product, as defined in the applicable agreement. At times we receive payment in advance of customer acceptance. If we receive payment in advance of customer acceptance, we record deferred revenues and deferred costs of revenue upon delivery of the product and recognize revenues in the period when the acceptance period lapses or the customer’s acceptance has occurred.

Some of our perchlorate and fine chemicals products customers have requested that we store materials purchased from us in our facilities (“Bill and Hold” transactions or arrangements). We recognize revenue prior to shipment of these Bill and Hold transactions when we have satisfied the applicable revenue recognition criteria, which include the point at which title and risk of ownership transfer to our customers. These customers have specifically requested in writing, pursuant to a contract, that we invoice for the finished product and hold the finished product until a later date. For our Bill and Hold arrangements that contain customer acceptance periods, we record deferred revenues and deferred costs of revenues when such products are available for delivery and Certificates have been delivered to the customers. We recognize revenue on our Bill and Hold transactions in the period when the acceptance period lapses or the customer’s acceptance has occurred. The sales value of inventory, subject to Bill and Hold arrangements, at our facilities was $21,556 and $24,040 as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

DEPRECIABLE OR AMORTIZABLE LIVES OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS.  Our depreciable or amortizable long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, which are recorded at cost. Depreciation or amortization is recorded using the straight-line method over the shorter of the asset’s estimated economic useful life or the lease term, if the asset is subject to a capital lease. Economic useful life is the duration of time that we expect the asset to be productively employed by us, which may be less than its physical life. Significant assumptions that affect the determination of estimated economic useful life include: wear and tear, obsolescence, technical standards, contract life, and changes in market demand for products.

The estimated economic useful life of an asset is monitored to determine its appropriateness, especially in light of changed business circumstances. For example, changes in technological advances, changes in the estimated future demand for products, or excessive wear and tear may result in a shorter estimated useful life than originally anticipated. In these cases, we would depreciate the remaining net book value over the new estimated remaining life, thereby increasing depreciation expense per year on a prospective basis. Likewise, if the estimated useful life is increased, the adjustment to the useful life decreases depreciation expense per year on a prospective basis.

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IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS.  We test our property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangible assets for recoverability when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Examples of such circumstances include, but are not limited to, operating or cash flow losses from the use of such assets or changes in our intended uses of such assets. To test for recovery, we group assets (an “Asset Group”) in a manner that represents the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. Our Asset Groups are typically identified by facility because each facility has a unique cost overhead and general and administrative expense structure that is supported by cash flows from products produced at the facility. The carrying amount of an Asset Group is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the Asset Group.

If we determine that an Asset Group is not recoverable, then we would record an impairment charge if the carrying value of the Asset Group exceeds its fair value. Fair value is based on estimated discounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the Asset Group. The assumptions underlying cash flow projections would represent management’s best estimates at the time of the impairment review. Some of the factors that management would consider or estimate include: industry and market conditions, sales volume and prices, costs to produce and inflation. Changes in key assumptions or actual conditions which differ from estimates could result in an impairment charge. We would use reasonable and supportable assumptions when performing impairment reviews but cannot predict the occurrence of future events and circumstances that could result in impairment charges.

When we review Asset Groups for recoverability, we also consider depreciation estimates and methods or the amortization period, in each case as required by applicable accounting standards. Any revision to the remaining useful life of a long-lived asset resulting from that review also is considered in developing estimates of future cash flows used to test the Asset Group for recoverability.

GOODWILL.  As of June 30, 2012, goodwill is classified as discontinued operations held for sale. Goodwill is not amortized. We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis, as of September 30, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit could be below its carrying amount. The impairment test consists of comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount including goodwill, and, if the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, comparing the implied fair value of goodwill with its carrying amount. An impairment loss would be recognized for the carrying amount of goodwill in excess of its implied fair value.

ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS.  We are subject to environmental regulations that relate to our past and current operations. We record liabilities for environmental remediation costs when our assessments indicate that remediation efforts are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. On a quarterly basis, we review our estimates of future costs that could be incurred for remediation activities. In some cases, only a range of reasonably possible costs can be estimated. In establishing our reserves, the most probable estimate is used; otherwise, we accrue the minimum amount of the range. Estimates of liabilities are based on currently available facts, existing technologies and presently enacted laws and regulations. These estimates are subject to revision in future periods based on actual costs or new circumstances. Accrued environmental remediation costs include the undiscounted cost of equipment, operating and maintenance costs, and fees to outside law firms and consultants, for the estimated duration of the remediation activity. Estimating environmental cost requires us to exercise substantial judgment regarding the cost, effectiveness and duration of our remediation activities. Actual future expenditures could differ materially from our current estimates.

We evaluate potential claims for recoveries from other parties separately from our estimated liabilities. We record an asset for expected recoveries when recoveries of the amounts are probable.

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INCOME TAXES. We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured, separately for each tax-paying entity in each tax jurisdiction, using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. When measuring deferred tax assets, we assess whether a valuation allowance should be established by evaluating both positive and negative factors. This evaluation requires that we exercise judgment in determining the relative significance of each factor. A valuation allowance is established if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The assessment of valuation allowance requirements, if any, involves significant estimates regarding the timing and amount of reversal of taxable temporary differences, future taxable income and the implementation of tax planning strategies. We rely on deferred tax liabilities in our assessment of the realizability of deferred tax assets if the temporary timing difference is anticipated to reverse in the same period and jurisdiction and the deferred tax liabilities are of the same character as the temporary differences giving rise to the deferred tax assets. We weigh both positive and negative evidence in determining whether it is more likely than not that a valuation allowance is required. Greater weight is given to evidence which is objectively verifiable such as historical results. If we report a cumulative loss for a three-year period, we do not rely on forecasted improvements in earnings to recover deferred tax assets.

For our U.S. tax jurisdictions, negative evidence includes, but is not limited to, our reported book losses before income taxes in recent periods. In contemplating this evidence we have taken into consideration that a significant portion of such losses occur from environmental remediation charges. Significant positive evidence includes, but is not limited to, our historical longer-term trend of profitable operations, our forecast of future taxable income, the very long term nature of our significant deferred tax assets which are primarily associated with inventory, pension and remediation deductions, long carryforward periods for net operating loss carryforwards, and the lack of reliance on success in implementing tax planning strategies. Further, we do not have a history of tax credits expiring unused. As of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, we have recorded valuation allowances for U.S. tax jurisdictions in the amount of $10,486. Recovery of the net remaining U.S. deferred tax asset balance as of September 30, 2011, requires that we generate approximately $55,000 in taxable income over the next 10 year period.

For foreign tax jurisdictions, the most compelling negative evidence is a history of unprofitable operations. Accordingly, we have fully reserved our foreign deferred tax assets.

We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with an accounting standard which creates a single model to address uncertainty in income tax positions and prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. The standard also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

Under this standard, we may recognize tax benefits from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the issue. The amount recognized is the largest benefit that we believe has greater than a 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. Actual income taxes paid may vary from estimates depending upon changes in income tax laws, actual results of operations, and the final audit of tax returns by taxing authorities. Tax assessments may arise several years after tax returns have been filed.

PENSION OBLIGATIONS.  We sponsor three defined benefit pension plans and one defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plan in various forms for employees who meet eligibility requirements. Applicable accounting standards require that we make assumptions and use statistical variables in actuarial models to calculate our pension obligations and the related periodic pension expense. The most significant assumptions are the discount rate and the expected rate of return on plan assets. Additional assumptions include the future rate of compensation increases, which is based on historical plan data and assumptions on demographic factors such as retirement, mortality and turnover. Depending on the

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assumptions selected, pension expense could vary significantly and could have a material effect on reported earnings. The assumptions used can also materially affect the measurement of benefit obligations.

The discount rate is used to estimate the present value of projected future pension payments to all participants. The discount rate is generally based on the yield on AAA/AA-rated corporate long-term bonds. At September 30 of each year, the discount rate is determined using bond yield curve models matched with the timing of expected retirement plan payments. Our discount rate assumption was 5.40 percent as of September 30, 2011. Holding all other assumptions constant, a hypothetical increase or decrease of 25 basis points in the discount rate assumption would increase or decrease annual pension expense by approximately $350.

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets represents the average rate of earnings expected on the plan funds invested in a specific target asset allocation. The expected long-term rate of return assumption on pension plan assets was 8.00 percent in Fiscal 2011. Holding all other assumptions constant, a hypothetical 25 basis point increase or decrease in the assumed long-term rate of return would increase or decrease annual pension expense by approximately $90.

RECENTLY ISSUED OR ADOPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.  In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, which amends Topic 220, Comprehensive Income. The amendment allows an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements, and eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. This standard is effective for us beginning on October 1, 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, which amended Topic 350, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other. The amendment will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under this amendment, an entity would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendment includes a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. This standard becomes effective for our annual and interim period goodwill impairment tests performed in our fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK – Not Applicable.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Based on their evaluation as of June 30, 2012, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were effective as of such date to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

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

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Although we are not currently party to any material pending legal proceedings, we are from time to time subject to claims and lawsuits related to our business operations. Any such claims and lawsuits could be costly and time consuming and could divert our management and key personnel from our business operations. In connection with any such claims and lawsuits, we may be subject to significant damages or equitable remedies relating to the operation of our business. Any such claims and lawsuits may materially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS (Dollars in Thousands)

This description includes any material changes to and supersedes the description of the risk factors associated with our business previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 (“Fiscal 2011”). The following risk factors should be considered carefully before you decide whether to buy, hold or sell our common stock. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business, financial conditions, results of operations and stock price.

We depend on a limited number of customers for most of our sales in our Specialty Chemicals and Fine Chemicals segments and the loss of one or more of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Most of the perchlorate chemicals we produce, which accounted for 89% of our total revenues in the Specialty Chemicals segment for Fiscal 2011 and approximately 31% of our consolidated total revenues for Fiscal 2011, are purchased by two customers. Should our relationship with one or more of our major Specialty Chemicals customers change adversely, the resulting loss of business could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, if one or more of our major Specialty Chemicals customers substantially reduced their volume of purchases from us or otherwise delayed some or all of their purchases from us, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Should one of our major Specialty Chemicals customers encounter financial difficulties, the exposure on uncollectible receivables and unusable inventory could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Furthermore, our Fine Chemicals segment’s success is largely dependent upon the manufacturing by Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC (“AFC”) of a limited number of registered intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients for a limited number of key customers. One customer of AFC accounted for 23% of our consolidated revenue and the top four customers of AFC accounted for approximately 86% of its revenues, and 56% of our consolidated revenues, in Fiscal 2011. Negative developments in these customer relationships or in the customer’s business, or failure to renew or extend certain contracts, may have a material adverse effect on the results of operations of AFC. Moreover, from time to time key customers have reduced their orders, and one or more of these customers might reduce their orders in the future, or one or more of them may attempt to renegotiate prices, any of which could have a similar negative effect on the results of operations of AFC. For example, in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, Fine Chemicals segment revenues declined as compared to the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 (“Fiscal 2009”), in part due to reductions in orders from certain primary customers for our core products. In addition, if the pharmaceutical products that AFC’s customers produce using its compounds experience any problems, including problems related to their safety or efficacy, delays in filing with or approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or “FDA”, or other regulatory agencies, failures in achieving success in the market, expiration or loss of patent/regulatory protection, or competition,

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including competition from generic drugs, these customers may substantially reduce or cease to purchase AFC’s compounds, which could have a material adverse effect on the revenues and results of operations of AFC.

You must rely on the judgment of our management as to the use of the net proceeds from the sale of our Aerospace Equipment segment, and such use may not produce income or increase our stock price.

Subject to certain restrictions in the indenture for the Senior Notes, our management has considerable discretion in determining how to use the net proceeds from the sale of our Aerospace Equipment segment. Stockholders will not have the opportunity to assess whether proceeds are being used appropriately and must rely on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds of the sale. The net proceeds may be used for corporate purposes that do not improve our efforts to maintain profitability or increase our stock price.

The inherent limitations of our fixed-price or similar contracts may impact our profitability.

A substantial portion of our revenues are derived from our fixed-price or similar contracts. When we enter into fixed-price contracts, we agree to perform the scope of work specified in the contract for a predetermined price. Many of our fixed-price or similar contracts require us to provide a customized product over a long period at a pre-established price or prices for such product. For example, when AFC is initially engaged to manufacture a product, we often agree to set the price for such product, and any time-based increases to such price, at the beginning of the contracting period and prior to fully testing and beginning the customized manufacturing process. Depending on the fixed price negotiated, these contracts may provide us with an opportunity to achieve higher profits based on the relationship between our total estimated contract costs and the contract’s fixed price. However, we bear the risk that increased or unexpected costs, or external factors that may impact contract costs, fixed prices or profit yields, such as fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, may reduce our profit or cause us to incur a loss on the contract, which could reduce our net sales and net earnings. Ultimately, fixed-price contracts and similar types of contracts present the inherent risk of un-reimbursed cost overruns and unanticipated external factors that negatively impact contract costs, fixed prices or profit yields, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows. Moreover, to the extent that we do not anticipate the increase in cost or the effect of external factors over time on the production or pricing of the products which are the subject of our fixed-price contracts, our profitability could be adversely affected.

The numerous and often complex laws and regulations and regulatory oversight to which our operations and properties are subject, the cost of compliance, and the effect of any failure to comply could reduce our profitability and liquidity.

The nature of our operations subject us to extensive and often complex and frequently changing federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations and regulatory oversight, including with respect to emissions to air, discharges to water and waste management as well as with respect to the sale and, in certain cases, export of controlled products. For example, in our Fine Chemicals segment, modifications, enhancements or changes in manufacturing sites of approved products are subject to complex regulations of the FDA, and, in many circumstances, such actions may require the express approval of the FDA, which in turn may require a lengthy application process and, ultimately, may not be obtainable. The facilities of AFC are periodically subject to scheduled and unscheduled inspection by the FDA and other governmental agencies. Operations at these facilities could be interrupted or halted if such inspections are unsatisfactory and we could experience fines and/or other regulatory actions if we are found not to be in regulatory compliance. AFC’s customers face similarly high regulatory requirements. Before marketing most drug products, AFC’s customers generally are required to obtain approval from the FDA based upon pre-clinical testing, clinical trials showing safety and efficacy, chemistry and manufacturing control data, and other data and information. The generation of these required data is regulated by the FDA and can be time-consuming and expensive, and the results might not justify approval. In some cases, approval is required from other regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Drug

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Enforcement Administration or “DEA”. Even if AFC’s customers are successful in obtaining all required pre-marketing approvals, post-marketing requirements and any failure on either AFC’s or its customers’ part to comply with other regulations could result in suspension or limitation of approvals or commercial activities pertaining to affected products.

Because we operate in highly regulated industries, we may be affected significantly by legislative and other regulatory actions and developments concerning or impacting various aspects of our operations and products or our customers. To meet changing licensing and regulatory standards, we may be required to make additional significant site or operational modifications, potentially involving substantial expenditures or the reduction or suspension of certain operations. For example, in our Fine Chemicals segment, any regulatory changes could impose on AFC or its customers changes to manufacturing methods or facilities, pharmaceutical importation, expanded or different labeling, new approvals, the recall, replacement or discontinuance of certain products, additional record keeping, testing, price or purchase controls or limitations, and expanded documentation of the properties of certain products and scientific substantiation. AFC’s failure to comply with governmental regulations, in particular those of the FDA, can result in fines, unanticipated compliance expenditures, recall or seizure of products, delays in, or total or partial suspension or withdrawal of, approval of production or distribution, suspension of the FDA’s review of relevant product applications, termination of ongoing research, disqualification of data for submission to regulatory authorities, enforcement actions, injunctions and criminal prosecution. Under certain circumstances, the FDA also has the authority to revoke previously granted drug approvals. Although we have instituted internal compliance programs, if regulations or the standards by which they are enforced change and/or compliance is deficient in any significant way, such as a failure to materially comply with the FDA’s current Good Manufacturing Practices or “cGMP” guidelines, or if a regulatory authority asserts publically or otherwise such a deficiency or takes action against us whether or not the underlying asserted deficiency is ultimately found to be sustainable, it could have a material adverse effect on us. In our Specialty Chemicals and Fine Chemicals segments, changes in environmental regulations could result in requirements to add or modify emissions control, water treatment, or waste handling equipment, processes or arrangements, which could impose significant additional costs for equipment at and operation of our facilities.

Moreover, in other areas of our business, we, like other government and military contractors and subcontractors, are subject directly or indirectly in many cases to government contracting regulations and the additional costs, burdens and risks associated with meeting these heightened contracting requirements. Failure to comply with government contracting regulations may result in contract termination, the potential for substantial civil and criminal penalties, and, under certain circumstances, our suspension and debarment from future U.S. government contracts for a period of time. For example, these consequences could be imposed for failing to follow procurement integrity and bidding rules, employing improper billing practices or otherwise failing to follow cost accounting standards, receiving or paying kickbacks or filing false claims. In addition, the U.S. government and its principal prime contractors periodically investigate the U.S. government’s contractors and subcontractors, including with respect to financial viability, as part of the U.S. government’s risk assessment process associated with the award of new contracts. Consequently, for example, if the U.S. government or one or more prime contractors were to determine that we were not financially viable, our ability to continue to act as a government contractor or subcontractor would be impaired. Further, a portion of our business involves the sale of controlled products overseas, such as supplying ammonium perchlorate, or “AP”, to various foreign defense programs and commercial space programs. Foreign sales subject us to numerous additional complex U.S. and foreign laws and regulations, including laws and regulations governing import-export controls applicable to the sale and export of munitions and other controlled products and commodities, repatriation of earnings, exchange controls, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the anti-boycott provisions of the U.S. Export Administration Act. The costs of complying with the various and often complex and frequently changing laws and regulations and regulatory oversight applicable to us and the businesses in which we engage, and the consequences should we fail to comply, even inadvertently, with such requirements, could be significant and could reduce our profitability and liquidity.

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A significant portion of our business depends on contracts with the government or its prime contractors or subcontractors and these contracts are impacted by governmental priorities and are subject to potential fluctuations in funding or early termination, including for convenience, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition or cash flows.

Sales to the U.S. government and its prime contractors and subcontractors represent a significant portion of our business. In Fiscal 2011, our Specialty Chemicals segment generated approximately 42% of consolidated revenues, primarily sales of Grade I AP, from sales to the U.S. government, its prime contractors and subcontractors. One significant use of Grade I AP historically has been in NASA’s Space Shuttle program. Consequently, with the recent retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet, the long-term demand for Grade I AP may be uncertain pending development of next-generation space exploration vehicles, including the development and testing of a new heavy launch vehicle used to transport materials and supplies to the International Space Station, and potentially elsewhere, the number of space exploration launches and other budgetary restrictions. If the use of AP as the oxidizing agent for solid propellant rockets or the use of solid propellant rockets in NASA’s space exploration programs are discontinued or significantly reduced, it could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows.

The funding of U.S. governmental programs is generally subject to annual congressional appropriations, and congressional priorities are subject to change. In the case of major programs, U.S. government contracts are usually incrementally funded. In addition, U.S. government expenditures for defense and NASA programs may fluctuate from year to year and specific programs, in connection with which we may receive significant revenue, may be terminated or curtailed. Recent economic crises, and the U.S. government’s corresponding actions, may result in cutbacks in major government programs. A decline in government expenditures or any failure by Congress to appropriate additional funds to any program in which we or our customers participate, or any contract modification as a result of funding changes, could materially delay or terminate the program for us or for our customers. Moreover, the U.S. government may terminate its contracts with its suppliers either for its convenience or in the event of a default by the supplier. Since a significant portion of our customer base is either the U.S. government or U.S. government contractors or subcontractors, we may have limited ability to collect fully on our contracts when the U.S. government terminates its contracts. If a contract is terminated by the U.S. government for convenience, recovery of costs typically would be limited to amounts already incurred or committed, and our profit would be limited to work completed prior to termination. Moreover, in such situations where we are a subcontractor, the U.S. government contractor may cease purchasing our products if its contracts are terminated. We may have resources applied to specific government-related contracts and, if any of those contracts were terminated, we may incur substantial costs redeploying these resources. Given the significance to our business of U.S. government contracts or contracts based on U.S. government contracts, fluctuations or reductions in governmental funding for particular governmental programs and/or termination of existing governmental programs and related contracts may have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition or cash flows.

We may be subject to potentially material costs and liabilities in connection with environmental or health matters.

Some of our operations may create risks of adverse environmental and health effects, any of which might not be covered by insurance. In the past, we have been required to take remedial action to address particular environmental and health concerns identified by governmental agencies in connection with the production of perchlorate. It is possible that we may be required to take further remedial action in the future in connection with our production of perchlorate, whether at our former facility in Henderson, Nevada, or at our current production facility in Iron County, Utah, or we may enter voluntary agreements with governmental agencies to take such actions. Moreover, in connection with other operations, we may become obligated in the future for environmental liabilities if we fail to abide by limitations placed on us by governmental agencies. There can be no assurance that material costs or liabilities will not be incurred or restrictions will not be placed upon us in order to rectify any past or future occurrences related to environmental or health matters. Such material costs or liabilities, or increases in, or charges associated with, existing environmental or health-related liabilities, also may have a material adverse effect on our operating results, earnings or financial condition.

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Review of Perchlorate Toxicity by the EPA. Currently, perchlorate is on the EPA’s Contaminant Candidate List 3. In February 2011, the EPA announced that it had determined to move forward with the development of a regulation for perchlorates in drinking water, reversing its October 2008 preliminary determination not to promulgate such a regulation. Accordingly, the EPA announced its intention to begin to evaluate the feasibility and affordability of treatment technologies to remove perchlorate and to examine the costs and benefits of potential standards. At the time, the EPA stated that its intention was to publish a proposed regulation and analyses for public review and comment within 24 months, and, if a regulation is adopted, to promulgate a final regulation within 18 months after publication of its proposal. Regulatory review and anticipated regulatory actions present general business risk to us, but no regulatory proposal of the EPA or any state in which we operate, to date, has been publicly announced that we believe would have a material effect on our results of operations and financial position or that would cause us to significantly modify or curtail our business practices, including our remediation activities discussed below. However, the outcome of the federal EPA action, as well as any similar state regulatory action, will influence the number, if any, of potential sites that may be subject to remediation action, which could, in turn, cause us to incur material costs. It is possible that federal and, potentially, one or more state or local regulatory agencies may change existing, or establish new, standards for perchlorate, which could lead to additional expenditures for environmental remediation in the future, and/or additional, potentially material costs to defend against new claims resulting from such regulatory agency actions.

Perchlorate Remediation Project in Henderson, Nevada. We commercially manufactured perchlorate chemicals at a facility in Henderson, Nevada, or the “AMPAC Henderson Site,” until May 1988. In 1997, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, or SNWA, detected trace amounts of the perchlorate anion in Lake Mead and the Las Vegas Wash. Lake Mead is a source of drinking water for Southern Nevada and areas of Southern California. The Las Vegas Wash flows into Lake Mead from the Las Vegas valley. In response to this discovery by SNWA, and at the request of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, or NDEP, we engaged in an investigation of groundwater near the AMPAC Henderson Site and down gradient toward the Las Vegas Wash. At the direction of NDEP and the EPA, we conducted an investigation of remediation technologies for perchlorate in groundwater with the intention of remediating groundwater near the AMPAC Henderson Site. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 (“Fiscal 2005”), we submitted a work plan to NDEP for the construction of a remediation facility near the AMPAC Henderson Site. The permanent plant began operation in December 2006. Late in Fiscal 2009, we gained additional information from groundwater modeling that indicates groundwater emanating from the AMPAC Henderson Site in certain areas in deeper zones (more than 150 feet below ground surface) is moving toward our existing remediation facility at a much slower pace than previously estimated. As a result of this additional data, related model interpretations and consultations with NDEP, we re-evaluated our remediation operations and determined that we should be able to improve the effectiveness of the treatment program and significantly reduce the total project time by expanding the then existing treatment system. The expansion includes installing additional groundwater extraction wells in the deeper, more concentrated areas, construction of a pipeline to move extracted groundwater to our treatment facility, and the addition of fluidized bed reactor (“FBR”) bioremediation treatment equipment (the “Expansion Project”). We currently anticipate that the Expansion Project will be placed into service during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 (“Fiscal 2012”).

Henderson Site Environmental Remediation Reserve. During Fiscal 2005 and the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, we recorded aggregate charges for $26,000 representing our then estimates of the probable costs of our remediation efforts at the AMPAC Henderson Site, including the costs for capital equipment and on-going operating and maintenance (“O&M”). Following the receipt of new data regarding groundwater movement late in Fiscal 2009, we added the Expansion Project to the planned scope of our remediation operations. As a result, we increased our accruals by approximately $13,700.

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comprised of firm quotations, we determined that significant modifications to our Fiscal 2009 assumptions were required. As a result, in June 2011, we accrued an additional $6,000 for the estimated increase in cost of the capital component of the Expansion Project, offset slightly by reductions in O&M cost estimates. The estimated capital costs of the Expansion Project increased by approximately $6,400. The increase reflects (i) an increase in the capacity of the FBR bioremediation treatment equipment to accommodate technical requirements based on the testing of new extraction wells in the fall of 2010, and (ii) higher than initially anticipated cost associated with the installation of the equipment and construction of the pipeline. Our estimate of total O&M costs was reduced by approximately $400. This change in estimate reflects (i) a reduction in the estimated life of the project by four years, offset by (ii) an increase in the estimated annual O&M cost to approximately $1,900 per year once the Expansion Project is placed in service. As noted above, we currently anticipate that the Expansion Project will be placed in service during Fiscal 2012. Due to uncertainties inherent in making estimates, our estimates of capital and O&M costs may later require significant revision as new facts become available and circumstances change.

As of June 30, 2012, the aggregate range of anticipated environmental remediation costs was from approximately $16,600 to approximately $39,900. This range represents a significant estimate and is based on the estimable elements of cost for capital and O&M costs, and an estimated remaining operating life of the project through a range from the years 2017 to 2030. As of June 30, 2012, the accrued amount was $20,253, based on an estimated remaining life of the project through the year 2019, or the low end of the more likely range of the expected life of the project. Cost estimates are based on our current assessments of the facility configuration. As we proceed with the project, we have, and may in the future, become aware of elements of the facility configuration that must be changed to meet the targeted operational requirements. Certain of these changes may result in corresponding cost increases. Costs associated with the changes are accrued when a reasonable alternative, or range of alternatives, is identified and the cost of such alternative is estimable. Our estimated reserve for environmental remediation is based on information currently available to us and may be subject to material adjustment upward or downward in future periods as new facts or circumstances may indicate.

Other Environmental Matters. As part of our acquisition of the fine chemicals business of GenCorp Inc., AFC leased approximately 240 acres of land on a Superfund site in Rancho Cordova, California, owned by Aerojet-General Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GenCorp Inc. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, or CERCLA, has very strict joint and several liability provisions that make any “owner or operator” of a “Superfund site” a “potentially responsible party” for remediation activities. AFC could be considered an “operator” for purposes of CERCLA and, in theory, could be a potentially responsible party for purposes of contribution to the site remediation, although we received a letter from the EPA in November 2005 indicating that the EPA does not intend to pursue any clean up or enforcement actions under CERCLA against future lessees of the Aerojet property for existing contamination, provided that the lessees do not contribute to or do not exacerbate existing contamination on or under the Superfund site. Additionally, pursuant to the EPA consent order governing remediation for this site, AFC will have to abide by certain limitations regarding construction and development of the site which may restrict AFC’s operational flexibility and require additional substantial capital expenditures that could negatively affect the results of operations for AFC.

Although we have established an environmental reserve for remediation activities in Henderson, Nevada, given the many uncertainties involved in assessing environmental liabilities, our environmental-related risks may exceed any related reserves.

As of June 30, 2012, we had recorded reserves in connection with the AMPAC Henderson Site of approximately $20,253. However, as of such date, we had not established any other environmental-related reserves. Given the many uncertainties involved in assessing and estimating environmental liabilities, our environmental-related risks may exceed any related reserves, as we may not have established reserves with respect to such environmental liabilities, or any reserves we have established may prove to be insufficient. We continually evaluate the adequacy of our reserves on a quarterly basis, and they could change. For example, during the quarter ended June 30, 2011, we increased our environmental reserves in connection with the AMPAC Henderson Site by approximately $6,000 as a result of an increase in anticipated costs associated with remediation efforts at the site. In addition,

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reserves with respect to environmental matters are based only on known sites and the known contamination at those sites. It is possible that additional remediation sites will be identified in the future or that unknown contamination, or further contamination beyond that which is currently known, at previously identified sites will be discovered. The discovery of additional environmental exposures at sites that we currently own or operate or at which we formerly operated, or at sites to which we have sent hazardous substances or wastes for treatment, recycling or disposal, could lead us to have additional expenditures for environmental remediation in the future and, given the many uncertainties involved in assessing environmental liabilities, we may not have adequately reserved for such liabilities or any reserves we have established may prove to be insufficient.

For each of our Specialty Chemicals and Fine Chemicals segments, most production is conducted in a single facility and any significant disruption or delay at a particular facility could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

Most of our Specialty Chemicals segment products are produced at our Iron County, Utah facility and most of our Fine Chemicals segment products are produced at our Rancho Cordova, California facility. Any of these facilities could be disrupted or damaged by fire, floods, earthquakes, power loss, systems failures or similar or other events. Although we have contingency plans in effect for natural disasters or other catastrophic events, these events could still disrupt our operations. Even though we carry business interruption insurance, we may suffer losses as a result of business interruptions that exceed the coverage available under our insurance policies. A significant disruption at one of our facilities, even on a short-term basis, could impair our ability to produce and ship the particular business segment’s products to market on a timely basis, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

The release or explosion of dangerous materials used in our business could disrupt our operations and cause us to incur additional costs and liabilities.

Our operations involve the handling, production, storage, and disposal of potentially explosive or hazardous materials and other dangerous chemicals, including materials used in rocket propulsion. Despite our use of specialized facilities to handle dangerous materials and intensive employee training programs, the handling and production of hazardous materials could result in incidents that shut down (on a short-term basis or for longer periods) or otherwise disrupt our manufacturing operations and could cause production delays. Our manufacturing operations could also be the subject of an external or internal event, such as a terrorist attack or external or internal accident, that, despite our security, safety and other precautions, results in a disruption or delay in our operations. It is possible that a release of hazardous materials or other dangerous chemicals from one of our facilities or an explosion could result in death or significant injuries to employees and others. Material property damage to us and third parties could also occur. For example, on May 4, 1988, our former manufacturing and office facilities in Henderson, Nevada were destroyed by a series of massive explosions and associated fires. Extensive property damage occurred both at our facilities and in immediately adjacent areas, the principal damage occurring within a three-mile radius. Production of AP ceased for a 15-month period following that incident. Significant interruptions were also experienced in our other businesses, which occupied the same or adjacent sites. There can be no assurance that another incident would not interrupt some or all of the activities carried on at our current AP manufacturing site. The use of our products in applications by our customers could also result in liability if an explosion, fire or other similarly disruptive event were to occur. Any release or explosion could expose us to adverse publicity or liability for damages or cause production delays, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our reputation and profitability and could cause us to incur additional costs and liabilities.

Disruptions in the supply of key raw materials and difficulties in the supplier qualification process, as well as increases in prices of raw materials, could adversely impact our operations.

Key raw materials used in our operations include sodium chlorate, graphite, ammonia, sodium metal, nitrous oxide, HCFC-123, and hydrochloric acid. We closely monitor sources of supply to assure that adequate raw materials and other supplies and components needed in our manufacturing processes are

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available. In addition, as a U.S. government contractor or subcontractor, we are frequently limited to procuring materials and components from sources of supply that can meet rigorous government and/or customer specifications. If a supplier provides to us raw materials or other supplies or components that are deficient or defective or if a supplier fails to provide to us such materials, supplies or components in a timely manner or at all, we may have limited ability to find appropriate substitutes or otherwise meet required specifications and deadlines. In addition, as business conditions, the U.S. defense budget, and congressional allocations change, suppliers of specialty chemicals and materials sometimes consider dropping or in fact drop low volume items from their product lines, which may require, as it has in the past, qualification of new suppliers for raw materials on key programs. The qualification process may impact our profitability or ability to meet contract deliveries and/or delivery timelines. Moreover, we could experience inventory shortages if we are required to use an alternative supplier on short notice, which also could lead to raw materials being purchased on less favorable terms than we have with our regular suppliers. We are further impacted by the cost of raw materials used in production on fixed-price contracts. The increased cost of natural gas and electricity also has a significant impact on the cost of operating our Specialty Chemicals segment facility.

AFC uses substantial amounts of raw materials in its production processes, in particular chemicals, including specialty and bulk chemicals, which include petroleum-based solvents. Increases in the prices of raw materials which AFC purchases from third party suppliers could adversely impact operating results. In certain cases, the customer provides some of the raw materials which are used by AFC to produce or manufacture the customer’s products. Failure to receive raw materials in a timely manner, whether from a third party supplier or a customer, could cause AFC to fail to meet production schedules and adversely impact revenues and operating results. Certain key raw materials are obtained from sources from outside the U.S., including the People’s Republic of China. Factors that can cause delays in the arrival of raw materials include weather or other natural events, political unrest in countries from which raw materials are sourced or through which they are delivered, terrorist attacks or related events in such countries or in the U.S., and work stoppages by suppliers or shippers. In addition, the availability of certain chemicals is subject to DEA quotas. A delay in the arrival of the shipment of raw materials from a third party supplier could have a significant impact on AFC’s ability to meet its contractual commitments to customers.

Prolonged disruptions in the supply of any of our key raw materials, difficulty completing qualification of new sources of supply, implementing use of replacement materials or new sources of supply, or a continuing increase in the prices of raw materials and energy could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition or cash flows.

Each of our Specialty Chemicals and Fine Chemicals segments may be unable to comply with customer specifications and manufacturing instructions or may experience delays or other problems with existing or new products, which could result in increased costs, losses of sales and potential breach of customer contracts.

Each of our Specialty Chemicals and Fine Chemicals segments produces products that are highly customized, require high levels of precision to manufacture and are subject to exacting customer and other requirements, including strict timing and delivery requirements. For example, our Fine Chemicals segment produces chemical compounds that are difficult to manufacture, including highly energetic and highly toxic materials. These chemical compounds are manufactured to exacting specifications of our customers’ filings with the FDA and other regulatory authorities worldwide. The production of these chemicals requires a high degree of precision and strict adherence to safety and quality standards. Regulatory agencies, such as the FDA and the European Medicines Agency, or EMEA, have regulatory oversight over the production process for many of the products that AFC manufactures for its customers. For controlled substances, compliance with DEA regulations is also required. AFC employs sophisticated and rigorous manufacturing and testing practices to ensure compliance with the FDA’s cGMP guidelines and the International Conference on Harmonization Q7A. Because the chemical compounds produced by AFC are so highly customized, they are also subject to customer acceptance requirements, including strict timing and delivery requirements. If AFC is unable to adhere to the standards required or fails to meet the customer’s timing and delivery requirements, the customer may reject the chemical compounds. In such instances, AFC may also be in breach of its customer’s contract.

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Like our Fine Chemicals segment, our Specialty Chemicals segment faces similar production demands and requirements. A significant failure or inability to comply with customer specifications and manufacturing requirements or delays or other problems with existing or new products could result in increased costs, losses of sales and potential breaches of customer contracts, which could affect our operating results and revenues.

Successful commercialization of pharmaceutical products and product line extensions is very difficult and subject to many uncertainties. If a customer is not able to successfully commercialize its products for which AFC produces compounds or if a product is subsequently recalled, then the operating results of AFC may be negatively impacted.

Successful commercialization of pharmaceutical products and product line extensions requires accurate anticipation of market and customer acceptance of particular products, customers’ needs, the sale of competitive products, and emerging technological trends, among other things. Additionally, for successful product development, our customers must complete many complex formulation and analytical testing requirements and timely obtain regulatory approvals from the FDA and other regulatory agencies. When developed, new or reformulated drugs may not exhibit desired characteristics or may not be accepted by the marketplace. Complications can also arise during production scale-up. In addition, a customer’s product that includes ingredients that are manufactured by AFC may be subsequently recalled or withdrawn from the market by the customer. The recall or withdrawal may be for reasons beyond the control of AFC. Moreover, products may encounter unexpected, irresolvable patent conflicts or may not have enforceable intellectual property rights. If the customer is not able to successfully commercialize a product for which AFC produces compounds, or if there is a subsequent recall or withdrawal of a product manufactured by AFC or that includes ingredients manufactured by AFC for its customers, it could have an adverse impact on AFC’s operating results, including its forecasted or actual revenues.

A strike or other work stoppage, or the inability to renew collective bargaining agreements on favorable terms, could have a material adverse effect on the cost structure and operational capabilities of AFC.

As of September 30, 2011, AFC had approximately 150 employees that were covered by collective bargaining or similar agreements. We consider our relationships with our unionized employees to be satisfactory. In July 2010, AFC’s collective bargaining and similar agreements were renegotiated and extended to June 2013. If we are unable to negotiate acceptable new agreements with the union representing these employees upon expiration of the existing contracts, we could experience strikes or work stoppages. Even if AFC is successful in negotiating new agreements, the new agreements could call for higher wages or benefits paid to union members, which would increase AFC’s operating costs and could adversely affect its profitability. If the unionized workers were to engage in a strike or other work stoppage, or other non-unionized operations were to become unionized, AFC could experience a significant disruption of operations at its facilities or higher ongoing labor costs. A strike or other work stoppage in the facilities of any of its major customers or suppliers could also have similar effects on AFC.

The pharmaceutical fine chemicals industry is a capital-intensive industry and if AFC does not have sufficient financial resources to finance the necessary capital expenditures, its business and results of operations may be harmed.

The pharmaceutical fine chemicals industry is a capital-intensive industry. Consequently, AFC’s capital expenditures consume cash from our Fine Chemicals segment and our other operations and may also consume cash from borrowings. Increases in capital expenditures may result in low levels of working capital or require us to finance working capital deficits, which may be potentially costly or even unavailable given on-going conditions of the credit markets in the U.S. Changes in the availability, terms and costs of capital or a reduction in credit rating or outlook could cause our cost of doing business to increase and place us at a competitive disadvantage. These factors could substantially constrain AFC’s growth, increase AFC’s costs and negatively impact its operating results.

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We may be subject to potential liability claims for our products or services that could affect our earnings and financial condition and harm our reputation.

We may face potential liability claims based on our products or services in our several lines of business under certain circumstances, and any such claims could result in significant expenses, disrupt sales and affect our reputation and that of our products. For example, a customer’s product may include ingredients that are manufactured by AFC. Although such ingredients are generally made pursuant to specific instructions from our customer and tested using techniques provided by our customer, the customer’s product may, nevertheless, be subsequently recalled or withdrawn from the market by the customer, and the recall or withdrawal may be due in part or wholly to product failures or inadequacies that may or may not be related to the ingredients we manufactured for the customer. In such a case, the recall or withdrawal may result in claims being made against us. Although we seek to reduce our potential liability through measures such as contractual indemnification provisions with customers, we cannot assure you that such measures will be enforced or effective. We could be materially and adversely affected if we were required to pay damages or incur defense costs in connection with a claim that is outside the scope of the indemnification agreements, if the indemnity, although legally enforceable, is not applicable in accordance with its terms or if our liability exceeds the amount of the applicable indemnification, or if the amount of the indemnification exceeds the financial capacity of our customer. In certain instances, we may have in place product liability insurance coverage, which is generally available in the market, but which may be limited in scope and amount. In other instances, we may have self-insured the risk for any such potential claim. There can be no assurance that our insurance coverage, if available, will be adequate or that insurance coverage will continue to be available on terms acceptable to us. Given the current economic environment, it is also possible that our insurers may not be able to pay on any claims we might bring. Unexpected results could cause us to have financial exposure in these matters in excess of insurance coverage and recorded reserves, requiring us to provide additional reserves to address these liabilities, impacting profits. Moreover, any claim brought against us, even if ultimately found to be insignificant or without merit, could damage our reputation, which, in turn, may impact our business prospects and future results.

Technology innovations in the markets that we serve may create alternatives to our products and result in reduced sales.

Technology innovations to which our current and potential customers might have access could reduce or eliminate their need for our products, which could negatively impact the sale of those products. Our customers constantly attempt to reduce their manufacturing costs and improve product quality, such as by seeking out producers using the latest manufacturing techniques or by producing component products themselves, if outsourcing is perceived to be not cost effective. To continue to succeed, we will need to manufacture and deliver products, and develop better and more efficient means of manufacturing and delivering products, that address evolving customer needs and changes in the market on a timely and cost-effective basis, using the latest and/or most efficient technology available. We may be unable to respond on a timely basis to any or all of the changing needs of our customer base. Separately, our competitors may develop technologies that render our existing technology and products obsolete or uncompetitive. Our competitors may also implement new technologies before we are able to do so, allowing them to provide products at more competitive prices. Technology developed by others in the future could, among other things, require us to write-down obsolete facilities, equipment and technology or require us to make significant capital expenditures in order to stay competitive. Our failure to develop, introduce or enhance products and technologies able to compete with new products and technologies in a timely manner could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We are subject to strong competition in certain industries in which we participate and therefore may not be able to compete successfully.

Other than the sale of AP, for which we are the only North American provider, we face competition in all of the other industries in which we participate. Many of our competitors have financial, technical, production, marketing, research and development and other resources substantially greater than ours. As a result, they may be better able to withstand the effects of periodic economic or business segment

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downturns. Moreover, barriers to entry, other than capital availability, are low in some of the product segments of our business. Consequently, we may encounter intense bidding for contracts. Capacity additions or technological advances by existing or future competitors may also create greater competition, particularly in pricing. Further, the pharmaceutical fine chemicals market is fragmented and competitive. Pharmaceutical fine chemicals manufacturers generally compete based on their breadth of technology base, research and development and chemical expertise, flexibility and scheduling of manufacturing capabilities, safety record, regulatory compliance history and price. AFC faces increasing competition from pharmaceutical contract manufacturers, in particular competitors located in the People’s Republic of China and India, where facilities, construction and operating costs are significantly less. If AFC is unable to compete successfully, its results of operations may be materially adversely impacted. Furthermore, there is a worldwide over-capacity of the ability to produce sodium azide, which creates significant price competition for that product. Maintaining and improving our competitive position will require continued investment in our existing and potential future customer relationships as well as in our technical, production, and marketing operations. We may be unable to compete successfully with our competitors and our inability to do so could result in a decrease in revenues that we historically have generated from the sale of our products.

Due to the nature of our business, our sales levels may fluctuate causing our quarterly operating results to fluctuate.

Our quarterly and annual sales are affected by a variety of factors that could lead to significant variability in our operating results, including as a result of the actual placement, timing and delivery of orders for new and/or existing products. In our Specialty Chemicals segment, the need for our products is generally based on contractually defined milestones that our customers are bound by and these milestones may fluctuate from quarter to quarter resulting in corresponding sales fluctuations. In our Fine Chemicals segment, some of our products require multiple steps of chemistry, the production of which can span multiple quarterly periods. Revenue is typically recognized after the final step and when the product has been delivered and accepted by the customer. As a result of this multi-quarter process, revenues and related profits can vary from quarter to quarter. Consequently, due to factors inherent in the process by which we sell our products, changes in our operating results may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and could result in volatility in our common stock price.

The inherent volatility of the chemical industry affects our capacity utilization and causes fluctuations in our results of operations.

Our Specialty Chemicals and Fine Chemicals segments are subject to volatility that characterizes the chemical industry generally. Thus, the operating rates at our facilities will impact the comparison of period-to-period results. Different facilities may have differing operating rates from period to period depending on many factors, such as transportation costs and supply and demand for the product produced at the facility during that period. As a result, individual facilities may be operated below or above rated capacities in any period. We may idle a facility for an extended period of time because an oversupply of a certain product or a lack of demand for that product makes production uneconomical. The expenses of the shutdown and restart of facilities may adversely affect quarterly results when these events occur. In addition, a temporary shutdown may become permanent, resulting in a write-down or write-off of the related assets. Moreover, workforce reductions in connection with any short-term or long-term shutdowns, or related cost-cutting measures, could result in an erosion of morale, affect the focus and productivity of our remaining employees, including those directly responsible for revenue generation, and impair our ability to retain and recruit talent, all of which in turn may adversely affect our future results of operations.

A loss of key personnel or highly skilled employees, or the inability to attract and retain such personnel, could disrupt our operations or impede our growth.

Our executive officers are critical to the management and direction of our businesses. Our future success depends, in large part, on our ability to retain these officers and other capable management personnel. From time to time we have entered into employment or similar agreements with our executive officers and

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we may do so in the future, as competitive needs require. These agreements typically allow the officer to terminate employment with certain levels of severance under particular circumstances, such as a change of control affecting our company. In addition, these agreements generally provide an officer with severance benefits if we terminate the officer without cause. Our inability to attract and retain talented personnel and replace key personnel in a timely fashion could disrupt the operations of the segment affected or our overall operations. Furthermore, our business is very technical and the technological and creative skills of our personnel are essential to establishing and maintaining our competitive advantage. For example, customers often turn to AFC because very few companies have the specialized experience and capabilities and associated personnel required for chiral separations, energetic chemistries and projects that require high containment. Our future growth and profitability in part depend upon the knowledge and efforts of our highly skilled employees, including their ability to keep pace with technological changes in the fine chemicals and specialty chemicals industries, as applicable. We compete vigorously with various other firms to recruit these highly skilled employees. Our operations could be disrupted by a shortage of available skilled employees or if we are unable to attract and retain these highly skilled and experienced employees.

We may continue to expand our operations through acquisitions, but the acquisitions could divert management’s attention and expose us to unanticipated liabilities and costs. We may experience difficulties integrating the acquired operations, and we may incur costs relating to acquisitions that are never consummated.

Our business strategy includes growth through future possible acquisitions, in particular in connection with our Fine Chemicals segment. Our future growth is likely to depend, in significant part, on our ability to successfully implement this acquisition strategy. However, our ability to consummate and integrate effectively any future acquisitions on terms that are favorable to us may be limited by the number of attractive and suitable acquisition targets, internal demands on our resources and our ability to obtain or otherwise facilitate cost-effective financing, especially during difficult and unsettled economic times in the credit market. Any future acquisitions would currently challenge our existing resources. To the extent that we were to implement a new acquisition, if we did not properly meet the increasing expenses and demands on our resources resulting from such future growth, our results could be adversely affected. Our success in integrating newly acquired businesses will depend upon our ability to retain key personnel, avoid diversion of management’s attention from operational matters, integrate general and administrative services and key information processing systems and, where necessary, requalify our customer programs. In addition, future acquisitions could result in the incurrence of additional debt, costs and contingent liabilities. We may also incur costs and divert management’s attention to acquisitions that are never consummated. Integration of acquired operations may take longer, or be more costly or disruptive to our business, than originally anticipated. It is also possible that expected synergies from past or future acquisitions may not materialize.

Although we undertake a diligence investigation of each acquisition target that we pursue, there may be liabilities of the acquired companies or assets that we fail to or are unable to discover during the diligence investigation and for which we, as a successor owner, may be responsible. In connection with acquisitions, we generally seek to minimize the impact of these types of potential liabilities through indemnities and warranties from the seller, which may in some instances be supported by deferring payment of a portion of the purchase price. However, these indemnities and warranties, if obtained, may not fully cover the ultimate actual liabilities due to limitations in scope, amount or duration, financial limitations of the indemnitor or warrantor or other reasons.

We have a substantial amount of debt, and the cost of servicing that debt could adversely affect our ability to take actions, our liquidity or our financial condition.

As of June 30, 2012, we had outstanding debt of approximately $105,000, for which we are required to make interest payments. Subject to the limits contained in some of the agreements governing our outstanding debt, we may incur additional debt in the future or we may refinance some or all of this debt. Our level of debt places significant demands on our cash resources, which could:

— make it more difficult for us to satisfy any other outstanding debt obligations;

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— require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our debt, reducing the amount of our cash flow available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, developing our real estate assets and other general corporate purposes;

— limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the industries in which we compete;

— place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors, some of which have lower debt service obligations and greater financial resources than we do;

— limit our ability to borrow additional funds; or

— increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions.

We are obligated to comply with various ongoing covenants in our debt, which could restrict our operations, and if we should fail to satisfy any of these covenants, the payment under our debt could be accelerated, which would negatively impact our liquidity.

We are obligated to comply with various ongoing covenants in our debt, including in certain cases financial covenants, that could restrict our operating activities, and the failure to comply could result in defaults that accelerate the payment under our debt. Our outstanding debt generally contains various restrictive covenants. These covenants include provisions restricting our ability to, among other things:

— incur additional debt;

— pay dividends or make other restricted payments;

— create liens on assets to secure debt;

— incur dividend or other payment restrictions with regard to restricted subsidiaries;

— transfer or sell assets;

— enter into transactions with affiliates;

— enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

— create an unrestricted subsidiary;

— enter into certain business activities; or

— effect a consolidation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

Any of the covenants described above may restrict our operations and our ability to pursue potentially advantageous business opportunities. Our failure to comply with these covenants could also result in an event of default that, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of all or a substantial portion of our debt, which would negatively impact our liquidity. In light of our recent financial performance, continued working capital requirements, and challenging market conditions, there is a risk that we may be unable to continue to comply with one or more of our debt covenants in the future. Such noncompliance could require us to re-negotiate new terms with our lenders which, in all likelihood, would lead to the incurrence of transaction costs and potentially other less favorable terms and conditions being placed upon us, thereby further negatively impacting our liquidity and results of operations.

Significant changes in discount rates, rates of return on pension assets and other factors could affect our estimates of pension obligations, which in turn could affect future funding requirements, related costs and our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

As of September 30, 2011, we had unfunded pension obligations, including the current and non-current portions, of $44,390. The cost of our defined benefit pension plans is recognized through operations over extended periods of time and involves many uncertainties during those periods of time. Our funding policy for our U.S. tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans is to accumulate plan assets that, over the long run, will approximate the present value of projected benefit obligations. Our pension cost is materially affected by the discount rate used to measure pension obligations, the level of plan assets available to fund those obligations at the measurement date and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets. Changes in these and related factors can affect our estimates of pension obligations. Additionally, significant changes in investment performance or a change in the portfolio mix of invested assets can result in corresponding increases and decreases in the valuation of plan assets or in a change of the expected rate of return on plan assets.

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We have unfunded obligations under our U.S. tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans totaling approximately $36,448 on a projected benefit obligation basis as of September 30, 2011. Declines in the value of plan investments or unfavorable changes in law or regulations that govern pension plan funding could materially change the timing and amount of required funding.

Our suspended stockholder rights plan, Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated By-laws discourage unsolicited takeover proposals and could prevent stockholders from realizing a premium on their common stock.

We have a stockholder rights plan that, although currently suspended, may have the effect of discouraging unsolicited takeover proposals. The rights issued under the stockholder rights plan would cause substantial dilution to a person or group which attempts to acquire us on terms not approved in advance by our board of directors. In addition, our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated By-laws contain provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that stockholders may consider to be in their best interests. These provisions include:

— a classified board of directors;

— the ability of our board of directors to designate the terms of and issue new series of preferred stock;

— advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our board of directors; and

— special voting requirements for the amendment, in certain cases, of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and our Amended and Restated By-laws.

We are also subject to anti-takeover provisions under Delaware law, which could delay or prevent a change of control. Together, our charter provisions, Delaware law and the stockholder rights plan may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our common stock.

Our proprietary and intellectual property rights may be violated, compromised, circumvented or invalidated, which could damage our operations.

We have numerous patents, patent applications, exclusive and non-exclusive licenses to patents, and unpatented trade secret technologies in the U.S. and certain foreign countries. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by us to protect our proprietary and intellectual property rights will be adequate to deter misappropriation of these rights. In addition, independent third parties may develop competitive or superior technologies that could circumvent the future need to use our intellectual property, thereby reducing its value. They may also attempt to invalidate patent rights that we own directly or that we are entitled to exploit through a license. If we are unable to adequately protect and utilize our intellectual property or proprietary rights, our results of operations may be adversely affected.

Our business and operations would be adversely impacted in the event of a failure of our information technology infrastructure.

We rely upon the capacity, reliability and security of our information technology hardware and software infrastructure and our ability to expand and update this infrastructure in response to our changing needs. We are constantly updating our information technology infrastructure. Any failure to manage, expand and update our information technology infrastructure or any failure in the operation of this infrastructure could harm our business.

Despite our implementation of security measures, our systems are vulnerable to damages from computer viruses, natural disasters, unauthorized access and other similar disruptions. Any system failure, accident or security breach could result in disruptions to our operations. To the extent that any disruptions or security breach results in a loss or damage to our data, or in inappropriate disclosure of confidential information, it could harm our business. In addition, we may be required to incur significant costs to protect against damage caused by these disruptions or security breaches in the future.

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Our common stock price may fluctuate substantially, and a stockholder’s investment could decline in value.

The market price of our common stock has been highly volatile during the past several years. For example, during the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, the highest closing sale price for our common stock was $8.54 and the lowest closing sale price for our common stock was $4.38. The realization of any of the risks described in these Risk Factors or other unforeseen risks could have a dramatic and adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. Moreover, the market price of our common stock may fluctuate substantially due to many factors, including:

— actual or anticipated fluctuations in our results of operations;

— events or concerns related to our products or operations or those of our competitors, including public health, environmental and safety concerns related to products and operations;

— material public announcements by us or our competitors;

— changes in government regulations or policies, such as new legislation, laws or regulatory decisions that are adverse to us and/or our products;

— changes in key members of management;

— developments in our industries;

— changes in investors’ acceptable levels of risk;

— trading volume of our common stock; and

— general economic conditions.

In addition, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to companies’ operating performance. In addition, the global economic environment and potential uncertainty have created significant additional volatility in the United States capital markets. Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, stockholder derivative lawsuits and/or securities class action litigation has often been instituted against that company. Such litigation, if instituted against us, and whether with or without merit, could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources, which could harm our business and financial condition, as well as the market price of our common stock. Additionally, volatility or a lack of positive performance in our stock price may adversely affect our ability to retain key employees or to use our stock to acquire other companies at a time when use of cash or financing for such acquisitions may not be available or in the best interests of our stockholders.

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS – None.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES – None.

ITEM 4.   MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES – Not Applicable.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION – None.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS – See attached exhibit index.

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SIGNATURES

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.

	AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION
Date: August 13, 2012	/s/ JOSEPH CARLEONE
	Joseph Carleone
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 13, 2012	/s/ DANA M. KELLEY
	Dana M. Kelley
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.	DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
2.1	Asset Purchase Agreement, dated June 4, 2012, by and among Moog Inc., Ampac-Isp Corp., and American Pacific Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-08137)).
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of American Pacific Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.(a) to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-15674)).
3.2	Articles of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of American Pacific Corporation, as filed with the Secretary of State, State of Delaware, on October 7, 1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-52196)).
3.3	Articles of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of American Pacific Corporation, as filed with the Secretary of State, State of Delaware, on April 21, 1992 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-52196)).
3.4	Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of American Pacific Corporation, as filed with the Secretary of State, State of Delaware, on March 8, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-08137) filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2011).
3.5	American Pacific Corporation Amended and Restated By-laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-08137) filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2011).
4.1	Rights Agreement, dated as of August 3, 1999, between American Pacific Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-08137) filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 1999).
4.2	Form of Letter to Stockholders that accompanied copies of the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-08137) filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 1999).
4.3	Amendment, dated as of July 11, 2008, between American Pacific Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-08137) filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 11, 2008).
4.4	Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2010, between American Pacific Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-08137) filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2010).
31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1  *	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2  *	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101	The following materials from the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), include: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) related notes (furnished herewith)

*  Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are furnished to accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q but shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

CERTIFICATION

I, Joseph Carleone, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Pacific Corporation;

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 likely 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:      August 13, 2012	By:	/s/ JOSEPH CARLEONE
	Joseph Carleone
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

CERTIFICATION

I, Dana M. Kelley, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Pacific Corporation;

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 likely 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:   August 13, 2012	By:	/s/ DANA M. KELLEY
	Dana M. Kelley
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350)

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350), the undersigned, Joseph Carleone, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Pacific Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, as of the date hereof, solely for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, that, to his knowledge:

(i) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.

Date:  August 13, 2012	/s/ JOSEPH CARLEONE
	Joseph Carleone
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350)

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350), the undersigned, Dana M. Kelley, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of American Pacific Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, as of the date hereof, solely for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, that, to her knowledge:

(i) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.

Date: August 13, 2012	/s/ DANA M. KELLEY
	Dana M. Kelley
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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Selected Balance Sheet Data (Details1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Intangible assets
Less accumulated amortization		$ (8,385)
Total		585
Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Customer relationships		$ 8,970

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Defined Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Pension Plans [Member]
Net periodic pension cost
Service Cost	$ 550	$ 592	$ 1,990	$ 1,824
Interest Cost	1,011	900	2,936	2,656
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(1,007)	(720)	(2,547)	(2,164)
Recognized Actuarial Losses	715	474	1,910	1,314
Amortization of Prior Service Costs	12	15	47	46
Net Periodic Pension Cost	1,281	1,261	4,336	3,676
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Net periodic pension cost
Service Cost	107	81	327	243
Interest Cost	91	89	276	267
Expected Return on Plan Assets
Recognized Actuarial Losses
Amortization of Prior Service Costs	105	105	315	315
Net Periodic Pension Cost	$ 303	$ 275	$ 918	$ 825

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Summary of our environmental reserve activity
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Beginning Balance	$ 26,173
Additions or adjustments
Expenditures	(5,920)
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Ending Balance	$ 20,253

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Defined Benefit Plans (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of defined benefit pension plans	3
Number of 401K Plans	2
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution to pension plans	$ 8,304
Additional Contribution to pension plans	1,016
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution to pension plans	396
Additional Contribution to pension plans	$ 131
Number of executive officers	3
Number of former executive officers	2

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Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Outstanding debt balance
Senior Notes, 9%, due 2015	$ 105,000	$ 105,000
Capital Leases, due through 2014	24	103
Total Debt	105,024	105,103
Less Current Portion	(17)	(69)
Total Long-term Debt	$ 105,007	$ 105,034

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Interim Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Interim basis of presentation and accounting policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of fixed-rate long -term debt	$ 101,336	$ 96,600
Sales value of Bill and Hold Inventory	$ 21,556	$ 24,040

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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale - Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Assets And Liabilities Held For Sale - Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 12,368	$ 10,105	$ 40,207	$ 35,929
Income(Loss) before Income Tax	(215)	645	86	2,739
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)	(38)	94	329	1,011
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net	$ (177)	$ 551	$ (243)	$ 1,728

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Shares used to computer earnings (loss) per share

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	4,882	$	(6,715)	$	6,154	$	(12,724)
Basic weighted-average shares		7,556,000		7,525,000		7,548,000		7,514,000
Diluted:
Weighted-average shares, basic		7,556,000		7,525,000		7,548,000		7,514,000
Dilutive effect of stock options		105,000		-		87,000		-
Weighted-average shares, diluted		7,661,000		7,525,000		7,635,000		7,514,000
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.65	$	(0.89)	$	0.82	$	(1.69)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.64	$	(0.89)	$	0.81	$	(1.69)

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Segment Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Fine Chemicals Customer One [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage	26.00%	31.00%	30.00%	23.00%
Fine Chemicals Customer Two [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage				12.00%
Fine Chemicals Customer Three [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage	13.00%	11.00%	12.00%	11.00%
Fine Chemicals Customer Four [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage			12.00%
Specialty Chemicals Customer [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage	25.00%		20.00%	11.00%
Specialty Chemicals Customer Two [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage		12.00%

XML

Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss
Cumulative currency translation adjustment	$ (731)	$ (475)
Unamortized benefit plan costs, net of tax of $10,993	(23,470)	(23,470)
Total	$ (24,201)	$ (23,945)

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Share-Based Compensation (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Share-based Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Share-based compensation number of plans maintained	3
2001 Plan [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Options vested at the grant date	50.00%
Options vested on the one-year anniversary of the grant date	50.00%
Expiration period, from grant date	10 years
Shares available for grant	0
2002 directors stock option plan [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Shares available for grant	0
2002 directors plan prior to September 30, 2007 [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Options vested at the grant date	50.00%
Options vested on the one-year anniversary of the grant date	50.00%
Expiration period, from grant date	10 years
2002 directors plan in November 2007 [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Options vested on the one-year anniversary of the grant date	50.00%
Options vested on the two-year anniversary of the grant date	50.00%
Expiration period, from grant date	10 years
2008 Plan [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Expiration period, from grant date	10 years
Shares available for grant	315,483
Common stock authorized	800,000
Maximum shares of common stock able to be granted pursuant to awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units	400,000
Number of annual installments	3

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Segment Information (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Segment
Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of reporting segments	3
Percentage of consolidated revenue attributable to customers	more than 10%

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Guarantor Subsidiaries (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 39,197	$ 30,703	$ 23,773	$ 23,985
Accounts Receivable, Net	21,266	46,356
Inventories	39,653	39,154
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	1,571	4,141
Income Taxes Receivable and Deferred Income Taxes	7,102	7,693
Assets of Discontinued Operations	31,597
Total Current Assets	140,386	128,047
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	102,683	112,232
Intangible Assets, Net		585
Goodwill		2,930
Deferred Income Taxes	9,996	14,788
Other Assets	9,083	10,068
Assets of Discontinued Operations	7,503
TOTAL ASSETS	269,651	268,650
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	26,829	29,425
Current Portion of Environmental Remediation Reserves	8,328	11,999
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits	12,454	12,730
Less Current Portion	17	69
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations	7,142
Total Current Liabilities	54,770	54,223
Long-Term Debt	105,007	105,034
Environmental Remediation Reserves	11,925	14,174
Pension Obligations and Other Long-Term Liabilities	42,105	45,512
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale	9
Total Liabilities	213,816	218,943
Total Stockholders' Equity	55,835	49,707
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	269,651	268,650
Parent [Member]
ASSETS
Intercompany Advances	73,993	73,940
Investment in Subsidiaries, Net	86,842	80,767
TOTAL ASSETS	160,835	154,707
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Long-Term Debt	105,000	105,000
Total Liabilities	105,000	105,000
Total Stockholders' Equity	55,835	49,707
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	160,835	154,707
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents	38,618	30,126	23,334	22,991
Accounts Receivable, Net	21,266	41,661
Inventories	39,653	37,992
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	1,437	3,739
Income Taxes Receivable and Deferred Income Taxes	7,102	7,693
Assets of Discontinued Operations	24,468
Total Current Assets	132,544	121,211
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	102,683	110,164
Deferred Income Taxes	9,996	14,724
Other Assets	8,855	9,432
Intercompany Advances		5,179
Investment in Subsidiaries, Net		4,861
Assets of Discontinued Operations	20,964
TOTAL ASSETS	275,042	265,571
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	26,829	27,918
Current Portion of Environmental Remediation Reserves	8,328	11,999
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits	12,454	11,204
Less Current Portion	17	23
Intercompany Advances	73,993	73,940
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations	4,161
Total Current Liabilities	125,782	125,084
Long-Term Debt	7	34
Environmental Remediation Reserves	11,925	14,174
Pension Obligations and Other Long-Term Liabilities	42,105	45,512
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale	9
Total Liabilities	179,828	184,804
Total Stockholders' Equity	95,214	80,767
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	275,042	265,571
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents	579	577	439	994
Accounts Receivable, Net		5,247
Inventories		1,162
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	134	402
Assets of Discontinued Operations	7,308
Total Current Assets	8,021	7,388
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		2,068
Intangible Assets, Net		585
Goodwill		2,930
Deferred Income Taxes		64
Other Assets	228	636
Assets of Discontinued Operations	5,280
TOTAL ASSETS	13,529	13,671
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities		2,059
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits		1,526
Less Current Portion		46
Intercompany Advances		5,179
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations	3,160
Total Current Liabilities	3,160	8,810
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale	6,368
Total Liabilities	9,528	8,810
Total Stockholders' Equity	4,001	4,861
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	13,529	13,671
Eliminations [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Accounts Receivable, Net		(552)
Assets of Discontinued Operations	(179)
Total Current Assets	(179)	(552)
Intercompany Advances	(73,993)	(79,119)
Investment in Subsidiaries, Net	(86,842)	(85,628)
Assets of Discontinued Operations	(18,741)
TOTAL ASSETS	(179,755)	(165,299)
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities		(552)
Intercompany Advances	(73,993)	(79,119)
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations	(179)
Total Current Liabilities	(74,172)	(79,671)
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale	(6,368)
Total Liabilities	(80,540)	(79,671)
Total Stockholders' Equity	(99,215)	(85,628)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ (179,755)	$ (165,299)

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Debt (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2007 Senior Notes [Member]	Feb. 28, 2007 Senior Notes [Member]	Aug. 09, 2012 Senior Notes [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 110,000
Senior notes due			9.00%
Maturity Date			Feb. 01, 2015					Oct. 01, 2015
Senior notes redemption price beginning			104.50%
Reduced redeeming price			100.00%
Purchase of Senior Notes at of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest			101.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding			10,000
Exchange percentage of long term debt		100.00%
Aggregate redemption principal amount outstanding				40,000
Debt instrument redemption price percentage				102.25%
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity					20,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date					Jan. 31, 2015
Prior to the maturity date of the Senior Notes					90 days
Issuance of letter of credit					5,000
Annual interest rate					2.50%
Fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum						1.10
Line of credit facility amount outstanding							0
Percentage of Letter of credit outstanding								105.00%
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowings under credit facility	18,923
Letter of credit outstanding	$ 532

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Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

4. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of the following:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Income (Loss)	$	4,705	$	(6,164)	$	5,911	$	(10,996)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Foreign currency translation adjustment		(199)		94		(256)		238
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	4,506	$	(6,070)	$	5,655	$	(10,758)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Cumulative currency translation adjustment	$	(731)	$	(475)
Unamortized benefit plan costs, net of tax of $10,993		(23,470)		(23,470)
Total	$	(24,201)	$	(23,945)

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Guarantor Subsidiaries (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net Provided by Operating Activities	$ 13,258	$ 10,771
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(4,187)	(9,200)
Other investing activities	120
Discontinued operations, net	(689)	(995)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities	(4,756)	(10,195)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt	(13)	(11)
Debt issuance costs		(878)
Issuance of common stock	53	81
Discontinued operations, net	(40)	(41)
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities		(849)
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates	(8)	61
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	8,494	(212)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	30,703	23,985
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	39,197	23,773
Parent [Member]
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Debt issuance costs		(878)
Issuance of common stock	53	81
Intercompany advances, net	(53)	797
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net Provided by Operating Activities	14,259	11,154
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(4,187)	(9,200)
Other investing activities	120
Discontinued operations, net	(547)	(517)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities	(4,614)	(9,717)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt	(13)	(11)
Intercompany advances, net	53	(797)
Discontinued operations, net	(1,193)	(286)
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities	(1,153)	(1,094)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	8,492	343
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	30,126	22,991
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	38,618	23,334
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net Provided by Operating Activities	(1,001)	(383)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Discontinued operations, net	(142)	(478)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities	(142)	(478)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Discontinued operations, net	1,153	245
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities	1,153	245
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates	(8)	61
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	2	(555)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	577	994
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	579	439
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net Provided by Operating Activities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures
Other investing activities
Discontinued operations, net
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt
Debt issuance costs
Issuance of common stock
Intercompany advances, net
Discontinued operations, net
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period

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Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Comprehensive Loss And Other Comprehensive Loss (Textual) [Abstract]
Unamortized benefit plan costs, tax	$ 10,993

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Defined Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Defined Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Net periodic pension cost

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Pension Plans:
Service Cost	$	550	$	592	$	1,990	$	1,824
Interest Cost		1,011		900		2,936		2,656
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(1,007)		(720)		(2,547)		(2,164)
Recognized Actuarial Losses		715		474		1,910		1,314
Amortization of Prior Service Costs		12		15		47		46
Net Periodic Pension Cost	$	1,281	$	1,261	$	4,336	$	3,676
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan:
Service Cost	$	107	$	81	$	327	$	243
Interest Cost		91		89		276		267
Expected Return on Plan Assets		-		-		-		-
Recognized Actuarial Losses		-		-		-		-
Amortization of Prior Service Costs		105		105		315		315
Net Periodic Pension Cost	$	303	$	275	$	918	$	825

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Percentage of our consolidated revenues attributed to customers

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Fine chemicals customer		26%		31%		30%		23%
Fine chemicals customer								12%
Fine chemicals customer		13%		11%		12%		11%
Fine chemicals customer						12%
Specialty chemicals customer		25%				20%		11%
Specialty chemicals customer				12%

Financial information about segment operations

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues:
Fine Chemicals	$	36,359	$	30,838	$	78,428	$	60,792
Specialty Chemicals		21,001		10,931		54,182		30,800
Other Businesses		263		43		3,416		1,434
Total Revenues	$	57,623	$	41,812	$	136,026	$	93,026
Segment Operating Income (Loss):
Fine Chemicals	$	5,204	$	(452)	$	3,039	$	(4,923)
Specialty Chemicals		9,694		4,849		26,635		11,948
Other Businesses		(340)		(539)		(769)		(1,041)
Total Segment Operating Income (Loss)		14,558		3,858		28,905		5,984
Corporate Expenses		(3,575)		(2,720)		(10,368)		(10,322)
Environmental Remediation Charge		-		(6,000)				(6,000)
Operating Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	$	10,983	$	(4,862)	$	18,537	$	(10,338)
Depreciation and Amortization:
Fine Chemicals	$	2,929	$	3,114	$	8,897	$	9,391
Specialty Chemicals		520		146		1,132		495
Other Businesses		4		4		13		13
Corporate		93		105		281		336
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	3,546	$	3,369	$	10,323	$	10,235

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Gain Contingencies - Other Operating Gains (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Gain Contingencies - Other Operating Gains (Textual) [Abstract]
Other Operating Gains	$ 14	$ 2,929
Cash property tax refunds		2,671
Cash consideration for a limited release of liability	$ 14	$ 258

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Shares used to computer earnings (loss) per share
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	$ 4,882	$ (6,715)	$ 6,154	$ (12,724)
Basic weighted-average shares	7,556,000	7,525,000	7,548,000	7,514,000
Diluted
Weighted-average shares, basic	7,556,000	7,525,000	7,548,000	7,514,000
Dilutive effect of stock options	105,000		87,000
Weighted-average shares, diluted	7,661,000	7,525,000	7,635,000	7,514,000
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$ 0.65	$ (0.89)	$ 0.82	$ (1.69)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$ 0.64	$ (0.89)	$ 0.81	$ (1.69)

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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale - Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Assets And Liabilities Held For Sale - Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Summary of financial information

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues	$	12,368	$	10,105	$	40,207	$	35,929
Income(Loss) before Income Tax	$	(215)	$	645	$	86	$	2,739
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)		(38)		94		329		1,011
Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operations, Net	$	(177)	$	551	$	(243)	$	1,728

	June 30,
	2012
Current Assets:
Accounts receivable	$	24,436
Inventories		5,122
Other		2,039
Total	$	31,597
Non-Current Assets:
Property, plant and equipment	$	3,915
Intangible assets		387
Goodwill		2,710
Other		491
Total	$	7,503
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	3,312
Accrued expenses		1,086
Deferred revenues and customer deposits		2,300
Other		444
Total	$	7,142
Non-Current Liabilities	$	9

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Guarantor Subsidiaries (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Guarantor Subsidiaries [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	57,623	$	-	$	-	$	57,623
Cost of Revenues		-		36,736		-		-		36,736
Gross Profit		-		20,887		-		-		20,887
Operating Expenses, Net		-		9,904		-		-		9,904
Operating Income (Loss)		-		10,983		-		-		10,983
Interest and Other Income		2,588		10		-		(2,588)		10
Interest Expense		2,588		2,594		-		(2,588)		2,594
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		8,399		-		-		8,399
Income Tax Provision		-		3,517		-		-		3,517
Income (Loss) before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		4,882		-		-		4,882
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		(114)		(63)		-		(177)
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		4,705		(63)		-		(4,642)		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	4,705	$	4,705	$	(63)	$	(4,642)	$	4,705

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	41,812	$	-	$	-	$	41,812
Cost of Revenues		-		32,580		-		-		32,580
Gross Profit		-		9,232		-		-		9,232
Operating Expenses, Net		-		14,094		-		-		14,094
Operating Loss		-		(4,862)		-		-		(4,862)
Interest and Other Income		2,633		8		-		(2,633)		8
Interest Expense		2,633		2,640		-		(2,633)		2,640
Loss from Continuing Operations before Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(7,494)		-		-		(7,494)
Income Tax Benefit		-		(779)		-		-		(779)
Loss before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(6,715)		-		-		(6,715)
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		222		329		-		551
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		(6,164)		329		-		5,835		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	(6,164)	$	(6,164)	$	329	$	5,835	$	(6,164)

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	136,026	$	-	$	-	$	136,026
Cost of Revenues		-		89,291		-		-		89,291
Gross Profit		-		46,735		-		-		46,735
Operating Expenses, Net		-		28,198		-		-		28,198
Operating Income (Loss)		-		18,537		-		-		18,537
Interest and Other Income		7,779		24		-		(7,779)		24
Interest Expense		7,779		7,824		-		(7,779)		7,824
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before
Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		10,737		-		-		10,737
Income Tax Provision		-		4,583		-		-		4,583
Income (Loss) before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		6,154		-		-		6,154
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		361		(604)		-		(243)
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		5,911		(604)		-		(5,307)		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	5,911	$	5,911	$	(604)	$	(5,307)	$	5,911

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	93,026	$	-	$	-	$	93,026
Cost of Revenues		-		73,422		-		-		73,422
Gross Profit		-		19,604		-		-		19,604
Operating Expenses, Net		-		29,942		-		-		29,942
Operating Loss		-		(10,338)		-		-		(10,338)
Interest and Other Income		7,872		228		-		(7,872)		228
Interest Expense		7,872		7,921		-		(7,872)		7,921
Loss from Continuing Operations before
Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(18,031)		-		-		(18,031)
Income Tax Benefit		-		(5,307)		-		-		(5,307)
Loss before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(12,724)		-		-		(12,724)
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		1,561		167		-		1,728
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		(10,996)		167		-		10,829		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	(10,996)	$	(10,996)	$	167	$	10,829	$	(10,996)

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

        Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet - June 30, 2012

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	-	$	38,618	$	579	$	-	$	39,197
Accounts Receivable, Net		-		21,266		-		-		21,266
Inventories		-		39,653		-		-		39,653
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		-		1,437		134		-		1,571
Income Taxes Receivable and Deferred Income Taxes		-		7,102		-		-		7,102
Assets of Discontinued Operations		-		24,468		7,308		(179)		31,597
Total Current Assets		-		132,544		8,021		(179)		140,386
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		-		102,683		-		-		102,683
Deferred Income Taxes		-		9,996		-		-		9,996
Other Assets		-		8,855		228		-		9,083
Intercompany Advances		73,993		-		-		(73,993)		-
Investment in Subsidiaries, Net		86,842		-		-		(86,842)		-
Assets of Discontinued Operations		-		20,964		5,280		(18,741)		7,503
Total Assets	$	160,835	$	275,042	$	13,529	$	(179,755)	$	269,651
Liabilitites and Stockholders’ Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	$	-	$	26,829	$	-	$	-	$	26,829
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		8,328		-		-		8,328
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits		-		12,454		-		-		12,454
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		-		17		-		-		17
Intercompany Advances		-		73,993		-		(73,993)		-
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations		-		4,161		3,160		(179)		7,142
Total Current Liabilities		-		125,782		3,160		(74,172)		54,770
Long-Term Debt		105,000		7		-		-		105,007
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		11,925		-		-		11,925
Pension Obligations and Other Long-Term Liabilities		-		42,105		-		-		42,105
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations		-		9		6,368		(6,368)		9
Total Liabilities		105,000		179,828		9,528		(80,540)		213,816
Total Stockholders’ Equity		55,835		95,214		4,001		(99,215)		55,835
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	160,835	$	275,042	$	13,529	$	(179,755)	$	269,651

        Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet - September 30, 2011

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	-	$	30,126	$	577	$	-	$	30,703
Accounts Receivable, Net		-		41,661		5,247		(552)		46,356
Inventories		-		37,992		1,162		-		39,154
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		-		3,739		402		-		4,141
Income Taxes Receivable and Deferred Income Taxes		-		7,693		-		-		7,693
Total Current Assets		-		121,211		7,388		(552)		128,047
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		-		110,164		2,068		-		112,232
Intangible Assets, Net		-		-		585		-		585
Goodwill		-		-		2,930		-		2,930
Deferred Income Taxes		-		14,724		64		-		14,788
Other Assets		-		9,432		636		-		10,068
Intercompany Advances		73,940		5,179		-		(79,119)		-
Investment in Subsidiaries, Net		80,767		4,861		-		(85,628)		-
Total Assets	$	154,707	$	265,571	$	13,671	$	(165,299)	$	268,650
Liabilitites and Stockholders’ Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	$	-	$	27,918	$	2,059	$	(552)	$	29,425
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		11,999		-		-		11,999
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits		-		11,204		1,526		-		12,730
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		-		23		46		-		69
Intercompany Advances		-		73,940		5,179		(79,119)		-
Total Current Liabilities		-		125,084		8,810		(79,671)		54,223
Long-Term Debt		105,000		34		-		-		105,034
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		14,174		-		-		14,174
Pension Obligations and Other Long-Term Liabilities		-		45,512		-		-		45,512
Total Liabilities		105,000		184,804		8,810		(79,671)		218,943
Total Stockholders’ Equity		49,707		80,767		4,861		(85,628)		49,707
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	154,707	$	265,571	$	13,671	$	(165,299)	$	268,650

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012

	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	$	-	$	14,259	$	(1,001)	$	-	$	13,258
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures		-		(4,187)		-		-		(4,187)
Other Investing Activities		-		120		-		-		120
Discontinued Operations, Net				(547)		(142)		-		(689)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities		-		(4,614)		(142)		-		(4,756)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt		-		(13)		-		-		(13)
Issuance of common stock		53		-		-		-		53
Intercompany advances, net		(53)		53		-		-		-
Discontinued Operations, Net				(1,193)		1,153		-		(40)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities		-		(1,153)		1,153		-		-
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates		-		-		(8)				(8)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		-		8,492		2		-		8,494
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period		-		30,126		577		-		30,703
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	-	$	38,618	$	579	$	-	$	39,197

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	$	-	$	11,154	$	(383)	$	-	$	10,771
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures		-		(9,200)		-		-		(9,200)
Discontinued Operations, Net				(517)		(478)		-		(995)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities		-		(9,717)		(478)		-		(10,195)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt		-		(11)		-		-		(11)
Debt Issuance costs		(878)		-		-		-		(878)
Issuance of common stock		81		-		-		-		81
Intercompany advances, net		797		(797)		-		-		-
Discontinued Operations, Net		-		(286)		245		-		(41)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities		-		(1,094)		245		-		(849)
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates		-		-		61				61
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		-		343		(555)		-		(212)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period		-		22,991		994		-		23,985
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	-	$	23,334	$	439	$	-	$	23,773

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Selected Balance Sheet Data

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Selected Balance Sheet Data [Abstract]

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

3. SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

Inventories.  Inventories consist of the following:

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Finished goods	$	1,512	$	3,227
Work-in-process		25,515		19,870
Raw materials and supplies		8,952		13,875
Deferred cost of revenues		4,916		2,182
Under(over) applied manufacturing overhead costs		(1,242)		-
Total	$	39,653	$	39,154

For our Specialty Chemicals segment, purchase price variances or volume or capacity cost variances associated with indirect manufacturing costs that are planned and expected to be absorbed by goods produced through the end of our fiscal year are deferred at interim reporting dates as under (over) applied manufacturing overhead costs. The effect of unplanned or unanticipated purchase price or volume variances are applied to goods produced in the period.

Intangible Assets. Intangible assets consist of the following:

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Customer relationships	$	—	$	8,970
Less accumulated amortization		—		(8,385)
	$	—	$	585

As of September 30, 2011, customer relationships are assets of our Aerospace Equipment segment. As of June 30, 2012, the remaining unamortized balance of Aerospace Equipment segment intangibles assets is classified as held for sale.

Customer relationships assets of our Fine Chemicals segment were fully amortized as of May 2011. Amortization expense, associated with continuing operations, was $110 and $537 for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

Goodwill. Goodwill is an asset of our Aerospace Equipment segment and is classified as held for sale as of June 30, 2012.

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Interim Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Classified as cost of revenues
Depreciation	$ 3,447	$ 3,148	$ 10,022	$ 9,342
Classified as operating expenses
Depreciation	99	111	301	356
Amortization		110		537
Total	$ 3,546	$ 3,369	$ 10,323	$ 10,235

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Selected Balance Sheet Data (Details Textual) (Amortization Expense [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011
Amortization Expense [Member]
Selected Balance Sheet Data (Textual) [Abstract]
Amortization expense	$ 110	$ 537

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefit	$ 1,246		$ 1,246
Accrued interest and penalties	650		613
Income tax benefit for interest and penalties	41	16
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect our effective tax rate if recognized	$ 386		$ 386

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 57,623	$ 41,812	$ 136,026	$ 93,026
Cost of Revenues	36,736	32,580	89,291	73,422
Gross Profit	20,887	9,232	46,735	19,604
Operating Expenses	9,904	8,094	28,212	26,871
Environmental Remediation Charges		6,000		6,000
Other Operating Gains			14	2,929
Operating Income (Loss)	10,983	(4,862)	18,537	(10,338)
Interest Income and Other (Expense), Net	10	8	24	228
Interest Expense	2,594	2,640	7,824	7,921
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Tax	8,399	(7,494)	10,737	(18,031)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	3,517	(779)	4,583	(5,307)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	4,882	(6,715)	6,154	(12,724)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	(177)	551	(243)	1,728
Net Income (Loss)	$ 4,705	$ (6,164)	$ 5,911	$ (10,996)
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	$ 0.65	$ (0.89)	$ 0.82	$ (1.69)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	$ (0.02)	$ 0.07	$ (0.03)	$ 0.23
Net Income (Loss)	$ 0.62	$ (0.82)	$ 0.78	$ (1.46)
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	$ 0.64	$ (0.89)	$ 0.81	$ (1.69)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	$ (0.02)	$ 0.07	$ (0.03)	$ 0.23
Net Income (Loss)	$ 0.61	$ (0.82)	$ 0.77	$ (1.46)
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	7,556,000	7,525,000	7,548,000	7,514,000
Diluted	7,661,000	7,525,000	7,635,000	7,514,000

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details Textual) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities and unvested restricted shares outstanding excluded from computation of earnings per share amount	421,481	653,304

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Interim Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Interim Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Abstract]

INTERIM BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1. INTERIM BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interim Basis of Presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of American Pacific Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) are unaudited, but in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. The operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and cash flows for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that will be achieved for the full fiscal year or for future periods.

Accounting Policies and Principles of Consolidation. A description of our significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American Pacific Corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated.

Discontinued Operations. In May 2012, our board of directors approved and we committed to a plan to sell our Aerospace Equipment segment, which is comprised of Ampac-ISP Corp. and its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries (“AMPAC-ISP”). The divestiture is a strategic shift that allows us to place more focus on the growth and performance of our pharmaceutical-related product lines. The carrying amount of Aerospace Equipment segment assets and liabilities are reported as held for sale as of June 30, 2012. Revenues and expenses associated with the Aerospace Equipment segment operations are presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. (See Note 12).

Fair Value Disclosure of Financial Instruments. The current authoritative guidance on fair value clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value and expands disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. The valuation techniques utilized are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect internal market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 – Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

We estimate the fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature. We estimate the fair value of our fixed-rate long-term debt as of June 30, 2012 to be approximately $101,336 based on level 2 data as of the trade date closest to June 30, 2012, which was June 28, 2012. We estimated the fair value of our fixed-rate long-term debt as of September 30, 2011 to be approximately $96,600 based on level 1 data which was a trade on September 30, 2011.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense.  Depreciation and amortization expense, associated with our continuing operations, is classified as follows in our statements of operations:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Classified as cost of revenues
Depreciation	$	3,447	$	3,148	$	10,022	$	9,342
Classified as operating expenses
Depreciation		99		111		301		356
Amortization		-		110		-		537
Total	$	3,546	$	3,369	$	10,323	$	10,235

Bill and Hold Transactions. Some of our perchlorate and fine chemicals products customers have requested that we store materials purchased from us in our facilities (“Bill and Hold” arrangements). The sales value of inventory, subject to Bill and Hold arrangements, at our facilities was $21,556 and $24,040 as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Standards. In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, which amends Topic 220, Comprehensive Income. The amendment allows an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements, and eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. This standard is effective for us beginning on October 1, 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, which amended Topic 350, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other. The amendment will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under this amendment, an entity would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendment includes a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. This standard becomes effective for our annual and interim period goodwill impairment tests performed in our fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale - Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 04, 2012
Assets And Liabilities Held For Sale -Discontinued Operations (Textual) [Abstract]
Total consideration for asset purchase agreement		$ 46,000
Purchase Price held in escrow account		$ 4,000
Escrow account maturity	15 months

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Share Based Compensation (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Summary of exercisable stock options
Number of vested stock options	562,428
Weighted-average exercise price per share	$ 8.64
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 1,268
Weighted-average remaining contractual term in years	4 years 3 months 18 days

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Summary of outstanding and non-vested stock option and restricted stock activity

	Stock Options								Restricted Stock
	Outstanding				Non-Vested				Outstanding and Non-Vested
	Shares		Weighted  Average  Exercise  Price  Per Share		Shares		Weighted  Average  Fair  Value  Per Share		Shares		Weighted  Average  Fair  Value    Per Share
Balance, September 30, 2011		621,976	$	8.47		147,826	$	4.35		31,328	$	8.11
Granted		98,500		7.61		98,500		3.46		52,500		7.61
Vested		-		-		(100,562)		4.64		(19,331)		8.70
Exercised		(10,500)		5.14		-		-		-		-
Expired / Cancelled		(2,183)		8.80		(399)		3.81		-		-
Balance, June 30, 2012		707,793		8.40		145,365		3.55		64,497		7.52

Summary of exercisable stock options

A summary of our exercisable stock options as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:

Number of vested stock options		562,428
Weighted-average exercise price per share	$	8.64
Aggregate intrinsic value	$	1,268
Weighted-average remaining contractual term in years		4.3

Fair value of stock option

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share of options granted	$	3.46	$	-
Significant fair value assumptions:
Expected term in years		5.70		-
Expected volatility		49%		-
Expected dividends		0%		-
Risk-free interest rates		0.85%		-
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$	28	$	20
Aggregate cash received for option exercises	$	54	$	81
Compensation cost (included in operating expenses)
Stock options	$	225	$	187
Restricted stock		196		63
Total		421		250
Tax benefit recognized		85		47
Net compensation cost	$	336	$	203
As of period end date:
Total compensation cost for non-vested awards not yet recognized:
Stock options	$	180	$	109
Restricted stock	$	219	$	25
Weighted-average years to be recognized
Stock options		1.5		0.9
Restricted stock		1.6		0.9

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Share-Based Compensation (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Fair value of stock options
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share of options granted	$ 3.46
Significant fair value assumptions:
Expected term in years	5 years 8 months 12 days
Expected volatility	49.00%
Expected dividends	0.00%
Risk-free interest rates	0.85%
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 28	$ 20
Aggregate cash received for option exercises	54	81
Compensation cost (included in operating expenses)
Compensation cost	421	250
Tax benefit recognized	85	47
Net compensation cost	336	203
Stock Options [Member]
Compensation cost (included in operating expenses)
Compensation cost	225	187
Total compensation cost for non-vested awards not yet recognized:
Total compensation cost for non-vested awards	180	109
Weighted average years to be recognized
Weighted-average years	1 year 6 months	10 months 24 days
Restricted Stock [Member]
Compensation cost (included in operating expenses)
Compensation cost	196	63
Total compensation cost for non-vested awards not yet recognized:
Total compensation cost for non-vested awards	$ 219	$ 25
Weighted average years to be recognized
Weighted-average years	1 year 7 months 6 days	10 months 24 days

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Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]

Comprehensive income (loss)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Income (Loss)	$	4,705	$	(6,164)	$	5,911	$	(10,996)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Foreign currency translation adjustment		(199)		94		(256)		238
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	4,506	$	(6,070)	$	5,655	$	(10,758)

Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Cumulative currency translation adjustment	$	(731)	$	(475)
Unamortized benefit plan costs, net of tax of $10,993		(23,470)		(23,470)
Total	$	(24,201)	$	(23,945)

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Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

2. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

We account for our share-based compensation arrangements under an accounting standard which requires us to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. The fair values of awards are recognized as additional compensation expense, which is classified as operating expenses, proportionately over the vesting period of the awards.

Our share-based compensation arrangements are designed to advance the long-term interests of the Company, including by attracting and retaining employees and directors and aligning their interests with those of our stockholders. The amount, frequency, and terms of share-based awards may vary based on competitive practices, our operating results, government regulations and availability under our equity incentive plans. Depending on the form of the share-based award, new shares of our common stock may be issued upon grant, option exercise or vesting of the award. We maintain three share-based plans, each as discussed below.

The American Pacific Corporation Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan (the “2001 Plan”) permitted the granting of stock options to employees, officers, directors and consultants. Options granted under the 2001 Plan generally vested 50% at the grant date and 50% on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and expire ten years from the date of grant. Under the terms of the 2001 Plan, no options may be granted on or after January 16, 2011, but options previously granted, may extend beyond that date based on the terms of the relevant grant. This plan was approved by our stockholders.

The American Pacific Corporation 2002 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated (the “2002 Directors Plan”) compensates non-employee directors with stock options granted annually or upon other discretionary events. Options granted under the 2002 Directors Plan prior to September 30, 2007 generally vested 50% at the grant date and 50% on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and expire ten years from the date of grant. Options granted under the 2002 Directors Plan in November 2007 vested 50% one year from the date of grant and 50% two years from the date of grant, and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of June 30, 2012, there were no shares available for grant under the 2002 Directors Plan. This plan was approved by our stockholders.

The American Pacific Corporation Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”) permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights to employees, directors and consultants. A total of 800,000 shares of common stock are authorized for issuance under the 2008 Plan, provided that no more than 400,000 shares of common stock may be granted pursuant to awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units. Generally, awards granted under the 2008 Plan vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, and in the case of option awards, expire ten years from the date of grant. As of June 30, 2012, there were 315,483 shares available for grant under the 2008 Plan. This plan was approved by our stockholders.

A summary of our outstanding and non-vested stock option and restricted stock activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 is as follows:

	Stock Options								Restricted Stock
	Outstanding				Non-Vested				Outstanding and Non-Vested
	Shares		Weighted  Average  Exercise  Price  Per Share		Shares		Weighted  Average  Fair  Value  Per Share		Shares		Weighted  Average  Fair  Value    Per Share
Balance, September 30, 2011		621,976	$	8.47		147,826	$	4.35		31,328	$	8.11
Granted		98,500		7.61		98,500		3.46		52,500		7.61
Vested		-		-		(100,562)		4.64		(19,331)		8.70
Exercised		(10,500)		5.14		-		-		-		-
Expired / Cancelled		(2,183)		8.80		(399)		3.81		-		-
Balance, June 30, 2012		707,793		8.40		145,365		3.55		64,497		7.52

A summary of our exercisable stock options as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:

Number of vested stock options		562,428
Weighted-average exercise price per share	$	8.64
Aggregate intrinsic value	$	1,268
Weighted-average remaining contractual term in years		4.3

We determine the fair value of stock option awards at their grant date, using a Black-Scholes Option-Pricing model applying the assumptions in the following table. We determine the fair value of restricted stock awards based on the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date. Actual compensation, if any, ultimately realized by optionees may differ significantly from the amount estimated using an option valuation model.

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share of options granted	$	3.46	$	-
Significant fair value assumptions:
Expected term in years		5.70		-
Expected volatility		49%		-
Expected dividends		0%		-
Risk-free interest rates		0.85%		-
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$	28	$	20
Aggregate cash received for option exercises	$	54	$	81
Compensation cost (included in operating expenses)
Stock options	$	225	$	187
Restricted stock		196		63
Total		421		250
Tax benefit recognized		85		47
Net compensation cost	$	336	$	203
As of period end date:
Total compensation cost for non-vested awards not yet recognized:
Stock options	$	180	$	109
Restricted stock	$	219	$	25
Weighted-average years to be recognized
Stock options		1.5		0.9
Restricted stock		1.6		0.9

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 39,197	$ 30,703
Accounts Receivable, Net	21,266	46,356
Inventories	39,653	39,154
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	1,571	4,141
Income Taxes Receivable	105	161
Deferred Income Taxes	6,997	7,532
Assets of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale	31,597
Total Current Assets	140,386	128,047
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	102,683	112,232
Intangible Assets, Net		585
Goodwill		2,930
Deferred Income Taxes	9,996	14,788
Other Assets	9,083	10,068
Assets of Discontinued Operation Held for Sale	7,503
TOTAL ASSETS	269,651	268,650
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	9,189	13,528
Accrued Liabilities	5,198	5,839
Accrued Interest	3,951	1,589
Employee Related Liabilities	8,432	8,410
Income Taxes Payable	59	59
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits	12,454	12,730
Current Portion of Environmental Remediation Reserves	8,328	11,999
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	17	69
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale	7,142
Total Current Liabilities	54,770	54,223
Long-Term Debt	105,007	105,034
Environmental Remediation Reserves	11,925	14,174
Pension Obligations	40,418	43,863
Other Long-Term Liabilities	1,687	1,649
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations Held for Sale	9
Total Liabilities	213,816	218,943
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock - $1.00 par value; 3,000,000 authorized; none outstanding
Common Stock - $0.10 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 7,622,591 and 7,559,591 issued and outstanding	762	756
Capital in Excess of Par Value	73,879	73,412
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	5,395	(516)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(24,201)	(23,945)
Total Stockholders' Equity	55,835	49,707
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 269,651	$ 268,650

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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale - Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Assets And Liabilities Held For Sale - Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

12. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In May 2012, our board of directors approved and we committed to a plan to sell our Aerospace Equipment segment, which is comprised of Ampac-ISP Corp. and its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries (“AMPAC-ISP”). The divestiture is a strategic shift that allows us to place more focus on the growth and performance of our pharmaceutical-related product lines.

On June 4, 2012, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Moog Inc. (“Moog”) (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which we sold to Moog substantially all of the assets of the Ampac-ISP Corp., including all of the equity interests in its foreign subsidiaries (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”). Additionally, Moog assumed certain liabilities related to the operations and the Purchased Assets. The transaction was completed effective August 1, 2012.

Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the total consideration was approximately $46,000 (the “Purchase Price”) in cash. In addition, $4,000 of the Purchase Price (the “Escrow Amount”) will be held in an escrow account for 15 months following the closing of the transaction (the “Escrow Period”) and applied towards our indemnification obligations in favor of Moog, if any. The Asset Purchase Agreement provides that we, subject to certain limitations, indemnify Moog for damages and losses incurred or suffered by Moog as a result of, among other things, breaches of our respective representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement as well as any of the liabilities that we retain. The balance of the Escrow Amount remaining at the end of the Escrow Period shall be released to us.

Revenues and expenses associated with the operations of AMPAC-ISP are presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Summarized financial information for AMPAC-ISP is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues	$	12,368	$	10,105	$	40,207	$	35,929
Income(Loss) before Income Tax	$	(215)	$	645	$	86	$	2,739
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)		(38)		94		329		1,011
Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operations, Net	$	(177)	$	551	$	(243)	$	1,728

The carrying amount of AMPAC-ISP’s assets and liabilities, which are reported as held for sale as of June 30, 2012, are comprised of the following:

	June 30,
	2012
Current Assets:
Accounts receivable	$	24,436
Inventories		5,122
Other		2,039
Total	$	31,597
Non-Current Assets:
Property, plant and equipment	$	3,915
Intangible assets		387
Goodwill		2,710
Other		491
Total	$	7,503
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	3,312
Accrued expenses		1,086
Deferred revenues and customer deposits		2,300
Other		444
Total	$	7,142
Non-Current Liabilities	$	9

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN PACIFIC CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000350832
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,622,591

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Guarantor Subsidiaries

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Guarantor Subsidiaries [Abstract]

GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

13. GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

As discussed in Note 6, in February 2007, American Pacific Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) issued and sold $110,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes. In connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes, the Parent’s material U.S. subsidiaries (“Guarantor Subsidiaries”) jointly, fully, severally, and unconditionally guaranteed the Senior Notes. The Parent’s foreign subsidiaries (“Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) are not guarantors of the Senior Notes. Each of the Parent’s subsidiaries is 100% owned. The Parent has no independent assets or operations. The following presents condensed consolidating financial information separately for the Parent, Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.

Effective on August 1, 2012, we sold AMPAC-ISP. The sale included all of our Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. See Note 12.

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	57,623	$	-	$	-	$	57,623
Cost of Revenues		-		36,736		-		-		36,736
Gross Profit		-		20,887		-		-		20,887
Operating Expenses, Net		-		9,904		-		-		9,904
Operating Income (Loss)		-		10,983		-		-		10,983
Interest and Other Income		2,588		10		-		(2,588)		10
Interest Expense		2,588		2,594		-		(2,588)		2,594
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		8,399		-		-		8,399
Income Tax Provision		-		3,517		-		-		3,517
Income (Loss) before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		4,882		-		-		4,882
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		(114)		(63)		-		(177)
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		4,705		(63)		-		(4,642)		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	4,705	$	4,705	$	(63)	$	(4,642)	$	4,705

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	41,812	$	-	$	-	$	41,812
Cost of Revenues		-		32,580		-		-		32,580
Gross Profit		-		9,232		-		-		9,232
Operating Expenses, Net		-		14,094		-		-		14,094
Operating Loss		-		(4,862)		-		-		(4,862)
Interest and Other Income		2,633		8		-		(2,633)		8
Interest Expense		2,633		2,640		-		(2,633)		2,640
Loss from Continuing Operations before Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(7,494)		-		-		(7,494)
Income Tax Benefit		-		(779)		-		-		(779)
Loss before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(6,715)		-		-		(6,715)
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		222		329		-		551
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		(6,164)		329		-		5,835		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	(6,164)	$	(6,164)	$	329	$	5,835	$	(6,164)

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	136,026	$	-	$	-	$	136,026
Cost of Revenues		-		89,291		-		-		89,291
Gross Profit		-		46,735		-		-		46,735
Operating Expenses, Net		-		28,198		-		-		28,198
Operating Income (Loss)		-		18,537		-		-		18,537
Interest and Other Income		7,779		24		-		(7,779)		24
Interest Expense		7,779		7,824		-		(7,779)		7,824
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before
Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		10,737		-		-		10,737
Income Tax Provision		-		4,583		-		-		4,583
Income (Loss) before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		6,154		-		-		6,154
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		361		(604)		-		(243)
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		5,911		(604)		-		(5,307)		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	5,911	$	5,911	$	(604)	$	(5,307)	$	5,911

        Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	93,026	$	-	$	-	$	93,026
Cost of Revenues		-		73,422		-		-		73,422
Gross Profit		-		19,604		-		-		19,604
Operating Expenses, Net		-		29,942		-		-		29,942
Operating Loss		-		(10,338)		-		-		(10,338)
Interest and Other Income		7,872		228		-		(7,872)		228
Interest Expense		7,872		7,921		-		(7,872)		7,921
Loss from Continuing Operations before
Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(18,031)		-		-		(18,031)
Income Tax Benefit		-		(5,307)		-		-		(5,307)
Loss before
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		-		(12,724)		-		-		(12,724)
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net		-		1,561		167		-		1,728
Equity Account for Subsidiaries		(10,996)		167		-		10,829		-
Net Income (Loss)	$	(10,996)	$	(10,996)	$	167	$	10,829	$	(10,996)

        Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet - June 30, 2012

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	-	$	38,618	$	579	$	-	$	39,197
Accounts Receivable, Net		-		21,266		-		-		21,266
Inventories		-		39,653		-		-		39,653
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		-		1,437		134		-		1,571
Income Taxes Receivable and Deferred Income Taxes		-		7,102		-		-		7,102
Assets of Discontinued Operations		-		24,468		7,308		(179)		31,597
Total Current Assets		-		132,544		8,021		(179)		140,386
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		-		102,683		-		-		102,683
Deferred Income Taxes		-		9,996		-		-		9,996
Other Assets		-		8,855		228		-		9,083
Intercompany Advances		73,993		-		-		(73,993)		-
Investment in Subsidiaries, Net		86,842		-		-		(86,842)		-
Assets of Discontinued Operations		-		20,964		5,280		(18,741)		7,503
Total Assets	$	160,835	$	275,042	$	13,529	$	(179,755)	$	269,651
Liabilitites and Stockholders’ Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	$	-	$	26,829	$	-	$	-	$	26,829
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		8,328		-		-		8,328
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits		-		12,454		-		-		12,454
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		-		17		-		-		17
Intercompany Advances		-		73,993		-		(73,993)		-
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations		-		4,161		3,160		(179)		7,142
Total Current Liabilities		-		125,782		3,160		(74,172)		54,770
Long-Term Debt		105,000		7		-		-		105,007
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		11,925		-		-		11,925
Pension Obligations and Other Long-Term Liabilities		-		42,105		-		-		42,105
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations		-		9		6,368		(6,368)		9
Total Liabilities		105,000		179,828		9,528		(80,540)		213,816
Total Stockholders’ Equity		55,835		95,214		4,001		(99,215)		55,835
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	160,835	$	275,042	$	13,529	$	(179,755)	$	269,651

        Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet - September 30, 2011

			Guarantor		Non-Guarantor
	Parent		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	-	$	30,126	$	577	$	-	$	30,703
Accounts Receivable, Net		-		41,661		5,247		(552)		46,356
Inventories		-		37,992		1,162		-		39,154
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		-		3,739		402		-		4,141
Income Taxes Receivable and Deferred Income Taxes		-		7,693		-		-		7,693
Total Current Assets		-		121,211		7,388		(552)		128,047
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		-		110,164		2,068		-		112,232
Intangible Assets, Net		-		-		585		-		585
Goodwill		-		-		2,930		-		2,930
Deferred Income Taxes		-		14,724		64		-		14,788
Other Assets		-		9,432		636		-		10,068
Intercompany Advances		73,940		5,179		-		(79,119)		-
Investment in Subsidiaries, Net		80,767		4,861		-		(85,628)		-
Total Assets	$	154,707	$	265,571	$	13,671	$	(165,299)	$	268,650
Liabilitites and Stockholders’ Equity:
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	$	-	$	27,918	$	2,059	$	(552)	$	29,425
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		11,999		-		-		11,999
Deferred Revenues and Customer Deposits		-		11,204		1,526		-		12,730
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		-		23		46		-		69
Intercompany Advances		-		73,940		5,179		(79,119)		-
Total Current Liabilities		-		125,084		8,810		(79,671)		54,223
Long-Term Debt		105,000		34		-		-		105,034
Environmental Remediation Reserves		-		14,174		-		-		14,174
Pension Obligations and Other Long-Term Liabilities		-		45,512		-		-		45,512
Total Liabilities		105,000		184,804		8,810		(79,671)		218,943
Total Stockholders’ Equity		49,707		80,767		4,861		(85,628)		49,707
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	154,707	$	265,571	$	13,671	$	(165,299)	$	268,650

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012

	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	$	-	$	14,259	$	(1,001)	$	-	$	13,258
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures		-		(4,187)		-		-		(4,187)
Other Investing Activities		-		120		-		-		120
Discontinued Operations, Net				(547)		(142)		-		(689)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities		-		(4,614)		(142)		-		(4,756)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt		-		(13)		-		-		(13)
Issuance of common stock		53		-		-		-		53
Intercompany advances, net		(53)		53		-		-		-
Discontinued Operations, Net				(1,193)		1,153		-		(40)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities		-		(1,153)		1,153		-		-
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates		-		-		(8)				(8)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		-		8,492		2		-		8,494
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period		-		30,126		577		-		30,703
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	-	$	38,618	$	579	$	-	$	39,197

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	$	-	$	11,154	$	(383)	$	-	$	10,771
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures		-		(9,200)		-		-		(9,200)
Discontinued Operations, Net				(517)		(478)		-		(995)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities		-		(9,717)		(478)		-		(10,195)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt		-		(11)		-		-		(11)
Debt Issuance costs		(878)		-		-		-		(878)
Issuance of common stock		81		-		-		-		81
Intercompany advances, net		797		(797)		-		-		-
Discontinued Operations, Net		-		(286)		245		-		(41)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities		-		(1,094)		245		-		(849)
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates		-		-		61				61
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		-		343		(555)		-		(212)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period		-		22,991		994		-		23,985
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	-	$	23,334	$	439	$	-	$	23,773

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Preferred Stock, par value	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Preferred Stock, shares authorized	3,000,000	3,000,000
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common Stock, shares authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	7,622,591	7,559,591
Common Stock, shares outstanding	7,622,591	7,559,591

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Regulatory Review of Perchlorates. Our Specialty Chemicals segment manufactures and sells products that contain perchlorates. Currently, perchlorate is on Contaminant Candidate List 3 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”). In February 2011, the EPA announced that it had determined to move forward with the development of a regulation for perchlorates in drinking water, reversing its October 2008 preliminary determination not to promulgate such a regulation. Accordingly, the EPA announced its intention to begin to evaluate the feasibility and affordability of treatment technologies to remove perchlorate and to examine the costs and benefits of potential standards. At the time, the EPA stated that its intention was to publish a proposed regulation and analyses for public review and comment within 24 months, and, if a regulation is adopted, to promulgate a final regulation within 18 months after publication of its proposal. Regulatory review and anticipated regulatory actions present general business risk to the Company, but no regulatory proposal of the EPA or any state in which we operate, to date, has been publicly announced that we believe would have a material effect on our results of operations and financial position or that would cause us to significantly modify or curtail our business practices, including our remediation activities discussed below.

Perchlorate Remediation Project in Henderson, Nevada. We commercially manufactured perchlorate chemicals at a facility in Henderson, Nevada (the “AMPAC Henderson Site”) from 1958 until the facility was destroyed in May 1988, after which we relocated our production to a new facility in Iron County, Utah. Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation (“KMCC”) also operated a perchlorate production facility in Henderson, Nevada (the “KMCC Site”) from 1967 to 1998. In addition, between 1956 and 1967, American Potash operated a perchlorate production facility and, for many years prior to 1956, other entities also manufactured perchlorate chemicals at the KMCC Site. As a result of a longer production history in Henderson, KMCC and its predecessor operations manufactured significantly greater amounts of perchlorate over time than we did at the AMPAC Henderson Site.

In 1997, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (“SNWA”) detected trace amounts of the perchlorate anion in Lake Mead and the Las Vegas Wash. Lake Mead is a source of drinking water for Southern Nevada and areas of Southern California. The Las Vegas Wash flows into Lake Mead from the Las Vegas valley.

In response to this discovery by SNWA, and at the request of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (“NDEP”), we engaged in an investigation of groundwater near the AMPAC Henderson Site and down gradient toward the Las Vegas Wash. The investigation and related characterization, which lasted more than six years, employed experts in the field of hydrogeology. This investigation concluded that although there is perchlorate in the groundwater in the vicinity of the AMPAC Henderson Site up to 700 parts per million, perchlorate from this site does not materially impact, if at all, water flowing in the Las Vegas Wash toward Lake Mead. It has been well established, however, by data generated by SNWA and NDEP, that perchlorate from the KMCC Site did impact the Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead. The Nevada Environmental Response Trust (“NERT”), which is the entity responsible for completing environmental remediation work at the Henderson location as a result of the 2010 settlement of the 2009 bankruptcy of KMCC’s successor, Tronox LLC, operates an above ground perchlorate groundwater remediation facility at their Henderson site. Tronox LLC is currently a tenant of NERT at the property.

Notwithstanding these facts, and at the direction of NDEP and the EPA, we conducted an investigation of remediation technologies for perchlorate in groundwater with the intention of remediating groundwater near the AMPAC Henderson Site. In 2002, we conducted a pilot test and in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 (“Fiscal 2005”), we submitted a work plan to NDEP for the construction of a remediation facility near the AMPAC Henderson Site. The conditional approval of the work plan by NDEP in our third quarter of Fiscal 2005 allowed us to generate estimated costs for the installation and operation of the remediation facility to address perchlorate at the AMPAC Henderson Site. We commenced construction in July 2005. In December 2006, we began operations of the permanent facility. The location of this facility is several miles, in the direction of groundwater flow, from the AMPAC Henderson Site.

We have held discussions with NDEP to formalize our remediation efforts in an agreement that, if executed, would provide more detailed regulatory guidance on environmental characterization and remedies at the AMPAC Henderson Site and vicinity. Typically, such agreements generally cover such matters as the scope of work plans, schedules, deliverables, remedies for non compliance, and reimbursement to the State of Nevada for past and future oversight costs. Discussions regarding a formal agreement are currently inactive.

Henderson Site Environmental Remediation Reserve.  We accrue for anticipated costs associated with environmental remediation that are probable and estimable. On a quarterly basis, we review our estimates of future costs that could be incurred for remediation activities. In some cases, only a range of reasonably possible costs can be estimated. In establishing our reserves, the most probable estimate is used; otherwise, we accrue the minimum amount of the range.

During Fiscal 2005 and the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, we recorded aggregate charges for $26,000 representing our then estimates of the probable costs of our remediation efforts at the AMPAC Henderson Site, including the costs for capital equipment and on-going operating and maintenance (“O&M”).

Late in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 (“Fiscal 2009”), we gained additional information from groundwater modeling that indicates groundwater emanating from the AMPAC Henderson Site in certain areas in deeper zones (more than 150 feet below ground surface) is moving toward our existing remediation facility at a much slower pace than previously estimated. Utilization of our existing facilities alone, at this lower groundwater pace, could, according to this groundwater model, extend the life of our remediation project to well in excess of fifty years. As a result of this additional data, related model interpretations and consultations with NDEP, we re-evaluated our remediation operations and determined that we should be able to improve the effectiveness of the treatment program and significantly reduce the total project time by expanding the then existing treatment system. The expansion includes installing additional groundwater extraction wells in the deeper, more concentrated areas, construction of a pipeline to move extracted groundwater to our treatment facility, and the addition of fluidized bed reactor (“FBR”) bioremediation treatment equipment (the “Expansion Project”) that will enhance, and in some cases replace, primary components of the existing treatment system. In our Fiscal 2009 fourth quarter, we accrued $13,700 as our initial estimate of the capital cost of the Expansion Project and the related estimates of the effects of the enhanced operations on the on-going O&M costs and project life.

Through June 2011, and in cooperation with NDEP, we worked to develop the formal design, engineering and permitting of the Expansion Project. Based on data obtained through that date, which was largely comprised of firm quotations, we determined that significant modifications to our Fiscal 2009 assumptions were required. As a result, in June 2011, we accrued an additional $6,000 for the estimated increase in cost of the capital component of the Expansion Project, offset slightly by reductions in O&M cost estimates. The estimated capital costs of the Expansion Project increased by approximately $6,400. The increase reflects (i) an increase in the capacity of the FBR bioremediation treatment equipment to accommodate technical requirements based on the testing of new extraction wells in the fall of 2010, and (ii) higher than initially anticipated cost associated with the installation of the equipment and construction of the pipeline. Our estimate of total O&M costs was reduced by approximately $400. This change in estimate reflects (i) a reduction in the estimated life of the project by four years, offset by (ii) an increase in the estimated annual O&M cost to approximately $1,900 per year once the Expansion Project is placed in service. We anticipate that the Expansion Project will be placed in service during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. Due to uncertainties inherent in making estimates, our estimates of capital and O&M costs may later require significant revision as new facts become available and circumstances change.

The estimated life of the project is a key assumption underlying the accrued estimated cost of our remediation activities. Groundwater modeling and other information regarding the characteristics of the surrounding land and demographics indicate that at our targeted processing rate of 450 gallons per minute for the new groundwater extraction wells (750 gallons per minute in the aggregate with existing wells), the life of the project could range from 5 to 18 years from the date that the Expansion Project is placed in service. Further, the data indicates that within that range, 7 to 14 years is the more likely range. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, if no point within the more likely range is considered more likely than another, then estimates should be based on the low end of the range. Accordingly, our accrued remediation cost includes estimated O&M costs through 2019, which is the low end of the likely range of the project life. Groundwater speed, perchlorate concentrations, aquifer characteristics and forecasted groundwater extraction rates will continue to be key factors considered when estimating the life of the project. If additional information becomes available in the future that lead to a different interpretation of the model, thereby dictating a change in equipment and operations, our estimate of the resulting project life could change significantly.

The estimate of the annual O&M cost of the project is a key assumption in our computation of the estimated cost of our remediation activities. To estimate O&M costs, we consider, among other factors, the project scope and historical expense rates to develop assumptions regarding labor, utilities, repairs, maintenance supplies and professional services costs. If additional information becomes available in the future that is different than information currently available to us and thereby leads us to different conclusions, our estimate of O&M expenses could change significantly.

In addition, certain remediation activities are conducted on public lands under operating permits. In general, these permits may require us to relocate our underground pipeline or equipment to accommodate future public utilities and features and require us to return the land to its original condition at the end of the permit period. If we are required to relocate our underground pipeline or equipment in the future, the costs of such activities would be incremental to our current cost estimates. Estimated costs associated with removal of remediation equipment from the land are not material and are included in our range of estimated costs.

As of June 30, 2012, the aggregate range of anticipated environmental remediation costs was from approximately $16,600 to approximately $39,900. This range represents a significant estimate and is based on the estimable elements of cost for capital and O&M costs, and an estimated remaining operating life of the project through a range from the years 2017 to 2030. As of June 30, 2012, the accrued amount was $20,253, based on an estimated remaining life of the project through the year 2019, or the low end of the more likely range of the expected life of the project. Cost estimates are based on our current assessments of the facility configuration. As we proceed with the project, we have, and may in the future, become aware of elements of the facility configuration that must be changed to meet the targeted operational requirements. Certain of these changes may result in corresponding cost increases. Costs associated with the changes are accrued when a reasonable alternative, or range of alternatives, is identified and the cost of such alternative is estimable. Our estimated reserve for environmental remediation is based on information currently available to us and may be subject to material adjustment upward or downward in future periods as new facts or circumstances may indicate. A summary of our environmental reserve activity for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2012 is shown below:

Balance, September 30, 2011	$	26,173
Additions or adjustments		-
Expenditures		(5,920)
Balance, June 30, 2012	$	20,253

AFC Environmental Matters.  The primary operations of our Fine Chemicals segment are located on land leased from Aerojet-General Corporation (“Aerojet”). The leased land is part of a tract of land owned by Aerojet designated as a “Superfund site” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”). The tract of land had been used by Aerojet and affiliated companies to manufacture and test rockets and related equipment since the 1950s. Although the chemicals identified as contaminants on the leased land were not used by Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC (predecessor in interest to Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC) as part of its operations, CERCLA, among other things, provides for joint and several liability for environmental liabilities including, for example, environmental remediation expenses.

As part of the agreement by which we acquired our Fine Chemicals segment business from GenCorp Inc. (“GenCorp”), an Environmental Indemnity Agreement was entered into whereby GenCorp agreed to indemnify us against any and all environmental costs and liabilities arising out of or resulting from any violation of environmental law prior to the effective date of the sale, or any release of hazardous substances by Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC, Aerojet or GenCorp on the premises of Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC or Aerojet’s Sacramento site prior to the effective date of the sale.

On November 29, 2005, EPA Region IX provided us with a letter indicating that the EPA does not intend to pursue any clean up or enforcement actions under CERCLA against future lessees of the Aerojet property for existing contamination, provided that the lessees do not contribute to or do not exacerbate existing contamination on or under the Aerojet Superfund site.

Other Matters.  Although we are not currently party to any material pending legal proceedings, we are from time to time subject to claims and lawsuits related to our business operations. We accrue for loss contingencies when a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal fees, which can be material in any given period, are expensed as incurred. We believe that current claims or lawsuits against us, individually and in the aggregate, will not result in loss contingencies that will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

DEBT

6. DEBT

Our outstanding debt balances consist of the following:

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Senior Notes, 9%, due 2015	$	105,000	$	105,000
Capital Leases, due through 2014		24		103
Total Debt		105,024		105,103
Less Current Portion		(17)		(69)
Total Long-term Debt	$	105,007	$	105,034

Senior Notes. In February 2007, we issued and sold $110,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.0% Senior Notes due February 1, 2015 (collectively, with the exchange notes issued in August 2007 as referenced below, the “Senior Notes”). Proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Notes were used to repay our former credit facilities. The Senior Notes accrue interest at an annual rate of 9.0%, payable semi-annually in February and August. The Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of our existing and future material U.S. subsidiaries. The Senior Notes are:

— ranked equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness;

— ranked senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior subordinated and subordinated indebtedness;

— effectively junior to our existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt; and

— structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future liabilities (including trade payables) of each of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Senior Notes.

The Senior Notes may be redeemed by the Company, in whole or in part, under the following circumstances:

— at any time after February 1, 2011 at redemption prices beginning at 104.5% of the principal amount to be redeemed and reducing to 100% by February 1, 2013; and

— under certain changes of control, we must offer to purchase the Senior Notes at 101% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest.

The Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture which contains certain customary events of default, including cross default provisions if we default under our existing and future debt agreements having, individually or in the aggregate, a principal or similar amount outstanding of at least $10,000, and certain other covenants limiting, subject to exceptions, carve-outs and qualifications, our ability to:

— incur additional debt;

— pay dividends or make other restricted payments;

— create liens on assets to secure debt;

— incur dividend or other payment restrictions with regard to restricted subsidiaries;

— transfer or sell assets;

— enter into transactions with affiliates;

— enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

— create an unrestricted subsidiary;

— enter into certain business activities; or

— effect a consolidation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

In connection with the closing of the sale of the Senior Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement which required us to file a registration statement to offer to exchange the Senior Notes for notes that have substantially identical terms as the Senior Notes and are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In July 2007, we filed a registration statement with the SEC with respect to an offer to exchange the Senior Notes as required by the registration rights agreement, which registration statement was declared effective by the SEC. In August 2007, we completed the exchange of 100% of the Senior Notes for substantially identical notes which are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

On August 9, 2012, we called $40,000 of the outstanding principal amount of our Senior Notes for redemption with a redemption date of September 8, 2012 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price for the Senior Notes is 102.25% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. See Note 14.

ABL Credit Facility. On January 31, 2011, American Pacific Corporation, as borrower, entered into an asset based lending credit agreement (the “ABL Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent and as lender, and certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, which provides a secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $20,000 at any time outstanding with an initial maturity to be the earlier of (i) January 31, 2015 and (ii) 90 days prior to the maturity date of the Senior Notes, which is February 1, 2015. The ABL Credit Facility also provides for the issuance of new letters of credit with a letter of credit sublimit of $5,000.

The maximum borrowing availability under the ABL Credit Facility is based upon a percentage of our eligible account receivables and eligible inventories. We may prepay and terminate the ABL Credit Facility at any time, without premium or penalty. The ABL Credit Facility contains certain mandatory prepayment provisions. The annual interest rates applicable to loans under the ABL Credit Facility will be, at our option, either at a Base Rate or LIBOR Rate (each as defined in the ABL Credit Facility) plus, in each case, an applicable margin of 2.50 percentage points. In addition, we will pay commitment fees, other fees related to the issuance and maintenance of the letters of credit, and certain agency fees.

The ABL Credit Facility is guaranteed by our current and future domestic subsidiaries and is secured by substantially all of our assets and the assets of our current and future domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the ABL Credit Facility. The ABL Credit Facility contains certain negative covenants, subject to customary exceptions and exclusions, restricting and limiting our ability to, among other things:

— incur debt, incur contingent obligations and issue certain types of preferred stock, or prepay certain debt;

— create liens;

— pay dividends, distributions or make other specified restricted payments;

— make certain investments and acquisitions;

— enter into certain transactions with affiliates;

— enter into sale and leaseback transactions; and

— merge or consolidate with any other entity or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of assets.

The ABL Credit Facility also contains financial covenants which are only triggered by utilization of the ABL Credit Facility and borrowing availability not exceeding a designated threshold amount. If the financial covenants are triggered, then we would be subject to the following financial covenants:

— Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. We would be required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio on a rolling trailing twelve-month basis of at least 1.10:1.00.

— Maximum Capital Expenditures. The ABL Credit Facility limits our capital expenditures in any fiscal year to amounts set forth in the ABL Credit Facility.

The ABL Credit Facility also contains usual and customary events of default (in some cases, subject to certain threshold amounts and grace periods), including cross-default provisions that include the Senior Notes. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, we may be required to repay the obligations under the ABL Credit Facility prior to the ABL Credit Facility’s stated maturity and the related commitments may be terminated.

On June 30, 2012, under the ABL Credit Facility, we had no outstanding borrowings, had availability of $18,923, and were not subject to compliance with the financial covenants.

Letters of Credit. As of June 30, 2012, we had $532 in outstanding standby letters of credit which mature through October 2015. These letters of credit principally secure performance of certain water treatment equipment sold by us. The letters of credit are collateralized by cash on deposit with the issuing bank in the amount of 105% of the outstanding letters of credit. Collateral deposits are classified as other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

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Selected Balance Sheet Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Selected Balance Sheet Data [Abstract]

Inventories

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Finished goods	$	1,512	$	3,227
Work-in-process		25,515		19,870
Raw materials and supplies		8,952		13,875
Deferred cost of revenues		4,916		2,182
Under(over) applied manufacturing overhead costs		(1,242)		-
Total	$	39,653	$	39,154

Intangible assets

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Customer relationships	$	—	$	8,970
Less accumulated amortization		—		(8,385)
	$	—	$	585

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective August 1, 2012, we completed the sale of AMPAC-ISP and received $42,000 in cash. See Note 12. On August 9, 2012, we called $40,000 of the outstanding principal amount of our Senior Notes for redemption with a redemption date of September 8, 2012 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price for the Senior Notes is 102.25% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.

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Defined Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Defined Benefit Plans [Abstract]

DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

10. DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

Defined Benefit Plan Descriptions.  We maintain three defined benefit pension plans which cover substantially all of our U.S. employees who were employed by the Company prior to July 1, 2010 and excluding employees of our Aerospace Equipment segment: the Amended and Restated American Pacific Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan, the Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, and the Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, each as amended to date. Collectively, these three plans are referred to as the “Pension Plans”. Pension Plan benefits are paid based on an average of earnings, retirement age, and length of service, among other factors. In May 2010, our board of directors approved amendments to our Pension Plans which effectively closed the Pension Plans to participation by any new employees. Retirement benefits for existing U.S. employees and retirees through June 30, 2010 were not affected by this change. Beginning July 1, 2010, new U.S. employees began participating solely in one of the Company’s 401(k) plans. In addition, we maintain the American Pacific Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated, (the “SERP”) that includes three executive officers and two former executive officers. We use a measurement date of September 30 to account for our Pension Plans and SERP.

Net periodic pension cost consists of the following:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Pension Plans:
Service Cost	$	550	$	592	$	1,990	$	1,824
Interest Cost		1,011		900		2,936		2,656
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(1,007)		(720)		(2,547)		(2,164)
Recognized Actuarial Losses		715		474		1,910		1,314
Amortization of Prior Service Costs		12		15		47		46
Net Periodic Pension Cost	$	1,281	$	1,261	$	4,336	$	3,676
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan:
Service Cost	$	107	$	81	$	327	$	243
Interest Cost		91		89		276		267
Expected Return on Plan Assets		-		-		-		-
Recognized Actuarial Losses		-		-		-		-
Amortization of Prior Service Costs		105		105		315		315
Net Periodic Pension Cost	$	303	$	275	$	918	$	825

Defined Contribution Plan Descriptions. We maintain two 401(k) plans in which participating employees may make contributions. One covers substantially all U.S. employees except bargaining unit employees of our Fine Chemicals segment and the other covers those bargaining unit employees. We make matching contributions for Fine Chemicals segment employees and U.S. employees of our discontinued operations. In addition, we make a profit sharing contribution for U.S. employees of our discontinued operations segment who were employed by us prior to June 30, 2010. Beginning July 1, 2010, for all eligible new U.S. employees we began making matching contributions.

Contributions and Benefit Payments. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, we contributed $8,304 to the Pension Plans to fund benefit payments and anticipate making approximately $1,016 in additional contributions through September 30, 2012. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, we contributed $396 to the SERP to fund benefit payments and anticipate making approximately $131 in additional contributions through September 30, 2012.

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Guarantor Subsidiaries (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 57,623	$ 41,812	$ 136,026	$ 93,026
Cost of Revenues	36,736	32,580	89,291	73,422
Gross Profit	20,887	9,232	46,735	19,604
Operating Expenses, Net	9,904	14,094	28,198	29,942
Operating Income (Loss)	10,983	(4,862)	18,537	(10,338)
Interest and Other Income	10	8	24	228
Interest Expense	2,594	2,640	7,824	7,921
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries	8,399	(7,494)	10,737	(18,031)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	3,517	(779)	4,583	(5,307)
Income (Loss) before Loss before Equity Account for Subsidiaries	4,882	(6,715)	6,154	(12,724)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net	(177)	551	(243)	1,728
Net Income (Loss)	4,705	(6,164)	5,911	(10,996)
Parent [Member]
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Interest and Other Income	2,588	2,633	7,779	7,872
Interest Expense	2,588	2,633	7,779	7,872
Equity Account For Subsidiaries	4,705	(6,164)	5,911	(10,996)
Net Income (Loss)	4,705	(6,164)	5,911	(10,996)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues	57,623	41,812	136,026	93,026
Cost of Revenues	36,736	32,580	89,291	73,422
Gross Profit	20,887	9,232	46,735	19,604
Operating Expenses, Net	9,904	14,094	28,198	29,942
Operating Income (Loss)	10,983	(4,862)	18,537	(10,338)
Interest and Other Income	10	8	24	228
Interest Expense	2,594	2,640	7,824	7,921
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Tax and Equity Account for Subsidiaries	8,399	(7,494)	10,737	(18,031)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	3,517	(779)	4,583	(5,307)
Income (Loss) before Loss before Equity Account for Subsidiaries	4,882	(6,715)	6,154	(12,724)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net	(114)	222	361	1,561
Equity Account For Subsidiaries	(63)	329	(604)	167
Net Income (Loss)	4,705	(6,164)	5,911	(10,996)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net	(63)	329	(604)	167
Net Income (Loss)	(63)	329	(604)	167
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Interest and Other Income	(2,588)	(2,633)	(7,779)	(7,872)
Interest Expense	(2,588)	(2,633)	(7,779)	(7,872)
Equity Account For Subsidiaries	(4,642)	5,835	(5,307)	10,829
Net Income (Loss)	$ (4,642)	$ 5,835	$ (5,307)	$ 10,829

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

8. SEGMENT INFORMATION

We report our continuing operations in three operating segments: Fine Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, and Other Businesses. These segments are based upon business units that offer distinct products and services, are operationally managed separately and produce products using different production methods. Segment operating income or loss includes all sales and expenses directly associated with each segment. Environmental remediation charges, corporate general and administrative costs, which consist primarily of executive, investor relations, accounting, human resources and information technology expenses, and interest are not allocated to segment operating results.

Fine Chemicals.  Our Fine Chemicals segment includes the operating results of our wholly-owned subsidiaries Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC and AMPAC Fine Chemicals Texas, LLC (collectively, “AFC”). AFC is a custom manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates for commercial customers in the pharmaceutical industry. AFC operates in compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s current Good Manufacturing Practices and the requirements of certain other regulatory agencies such as the European Union’s European Medicines Agency and Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency. AFC has distinctive competencies and specialized engineering capabilities in performing chiral separations, manufacturing chemical compounds that require high containment, performing energetic chemistries at commercial scale, and manufacturing Schedule II controlled substances.

Specialty Chemicals.  Our Specialty Chemicals segment manufactures and sells: (i) perchlorate chemicals, principally ammonium perchlorate, which is the predominant oxidizing agent for solid propellant rockets, booster motors and missiles used in space exploration, commercial satellite transportation and national defense programs, (ii) sodium azide, a chemical used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and (iii) Halotron^® , a series of clean fire extinguishing agents used in fire extinguishing products ranging from portable fire extinguishers to total flooding systems.

Other Businesses.  Our Other Businesses segment contains our water treatment equipment division and real estate activities. Our water treatment equipment business markets, designs, and manufactures electrochemical On Site Hypochlorite Generation, or OSHG, systems. These systems are used in the disinfection of drinking water, control of noxious odors, and the treatment of seawater to prevent the growth of marine organisms in cooling systems. We supply our equipment to municipal, industrial and offshore customers. Our real estate activities are not material.

Our revenues are characterized by individually significant orders and relatively few customers. As a result, in any given reporting period, certain customers may account for more than ten percent of our consolidated revenues. The following table provides disclosure of the percentage of our consolidated revenues from continuing operations attributed to customers that exceed ten percent of the total in each of the given periods.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Fine chemicals customer		26%		31%		30%		23%
Fine chemicals customer								12%
Fine chemicals customer		13%		11%		12%		11%
Fine chemicals customer						12%
Specialty chemicals customer		25%				20%		11%
Specialty chemicals customer				12%

The following provides financial information about our segment operations:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues:
Fine Chemicals	$	36,359	$	30,838	$	78,428	$	60,792
Specialty Chemicals		21,001		10,931		54,182		30,800
Other Businesses		263		43		3,416		1,434
Total Revenues	$	57,623	$	41,812	$	136,026	$	93,026
Segment Operating Income (Loss):
Fine Chemicals	$	5,204	$	(452)	$	3,039	$	(4,923)
Specialty Chemicals		9,694		4,849		26,635		11,948
Other Businesses		(340)		(539)		(769)		(1,041)
Total Segment Operating Income (Loss)		14,558		3,858		28,905		5,984
Corporate Expenses		(3,575)		(2,720)		(10,368)		(10,322)
Environmental Remediation Charge		-		(6,000)				(6,000)
Operating Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	$	10,983	$	(4,862)	$	18,537	$	(10,338)
Depreciation and Amortization:
Fine Chemicals	$	2,929	$	3,114	$	8,897	$	9,391
Specialty Chemicals		520		146		1,132		495
Other Businesses		4		4		13		13
Corporate		93		105		281		336
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	3,546	$	3,369	$	10,323	$	10,235

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

9. INCOME TAXES

We review our portfolio of uncertain tax positions and recorded liabilities based on the applicable recognition standards. In this regard, an uncertain tax position represents our expected treatment of a tax position taken in a filed tax return, or planned to be taken in a future tax return, that has not been reflected in measuring income tax expense for financial reporting purposes. We classify uncertain tax positions as non-current income tax liabilities unless expected to be settled within one year.

As of both June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, our recorded liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $1,246, of which $386 would affect our effective tax rate if recognized. The remaining balance is related to deferred tax items which only impact the timing of tax payments. Due to the effects of filing tax carryback claims, we have no significant statutes of limitations that are anticipated to expire in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. As such, it is reasonably possible that none of the gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits will reverse during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.

We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, we had accrued $650 and $613, respectively, for the payment of tax-related interest and penalties. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, income tax expense (benefit) includes an expense of $41 and $16, respectively, for interest and penalties.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states, and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to federal or state income tax examinations for years before 2002.

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Gain Contingencies - Other Operating Gains

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Gain Contingencies - Other Operating Gains [Abstract]

GAIN CONTINGENCIES - OTHER OPERATING GAINS

11. GAIN CONTINGENCIES – OTHER OPERATING GAINS

We recognize gain contingencies in our consolidated statement of operations when all contingencies have been resolved, which generally coincides with the receipt of cash, if applicable. During the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, our Fine Chemicals segment reported other operating gains of $14 and $2,929, respectively, that resulted from the resolution of gain contingencies. The total reported gains are comprised of the following two matters.

We made a series of filings with the County of Sacramento, California, to appeal the assessed values in prior years of our real and personal property located at our Fine Chemicals segment’s Rancho Cordova, California facility. During the nine months ended June 30, 2011, we received $2,671 for cash property tax refunds resulting from our appeals and the related favorable reassessment of historical property values.

Our Fine Chemicals segment is undertaking several mandatory capital projects. Certain of the capital activities are complete and others are in progress. In connection with these projects, our Fine Chemicals segment held, and continues to hold, negotiations with the former owner of the facilities. During the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we received from the former owner cash consideration in the amounts of $14 and $258, respectively, for a limited release of liability of the former owner with respect to the completed projects.

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Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		1 Months Ended
	Aug. 09, 2012 Senior Notes [Member]	Aug. 31, 2012 Ampac-ISP [Member]
Subsequent Events (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash received from subsidiaries		$ 42,000
Aggregate redemption principal amount outstanding	$ 40,000
Debt instrument redemption price percentage	102.25%

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Guarantor Subsidiaries (Details Textual)	Jun. 30, 2012
Guarantor subsidiaries (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of Parent's Subsidiaries owned	100.00%

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Share-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Stock Options [Member]
Summary of outstanding and non-vested stock option and restricted stock activity
Beginning Balance, Shares	621,976
Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Exercise price	$ 8.47
Granted, shares	98,500
Granted, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 7.61
Exercised, Shares	(10,500)
Exercised, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 5.14
Expired / Cancelled, Shares	(2,183)
Expired / cancelled, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 8.80
Ending Balance, Shares	707,793
End of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 8.40
Non Vested Stock Options [Member]
Summary of outstanding and non-vested stock option and restricted stock activity
Beginning Balance, Shares	147,826
Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Exercise price	$ 4.35
Granted, shares	98,500
Granted, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 3.46
Vested, Shares	(100,562)
Vested, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 4.64
Expired / Cancelled, Shares	(399)
Expired / cancelled, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 3.81
Ending Balance, Shares	145,365
End of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 3.55
Restricted Stock [Member]
Summary of outstanding and non-vested stock option and restricted stock activity
Beginning Balance, Outstanding and Non-Vested shares	31,328
Beginning Balance, Outstanding and Non Vested, Weighted average fair value per share	$ 8.11
Granted, Outstanding and Nonvested shares	52,500
Granted, Restricted Stock Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 7.61
Vested Outstanding and Non vested, shares	(19,331)
Vested Outstanding and Non-Vested Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 8.70
Ending Balance, Outstanding and Non-Vested Shares	64,497
Ending Balance, Outstanding and Non-Vested, Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share	$ 7.52

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Segment Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2009	Sep. 30, 2006
Financial information about segment operations
Revenues		$ 57,623	$ 41,812	$ 136,026	$ 93,026
Corporate expenses		(3,575)	(2,720)	(10,368)	(10,322)
Environmental Remediation Charges	(6,000)		(6,000)		(6,000)	(13,700)	(26,000)
Operating Income (Loss)		10,983	(4,862)	18,537	(10,338)
Depreciation and amortization		3,546	3,369	10,323	10,235
Total Operating Segments [Member]
Financial information about segment operations
Operating Income (Loss)		14,558	3,858	28,905	5,984
Fine Chemicals [Member]
Financial information about segment operations
Revenues		36,359	30,838	78,428	60,792
Operating Income (Loss)		5,204	(452)	3,039	(4,923)
Depreciation and amortization		2,929	3,114	8,897	9,391
Specialty Chemicals [Member]
Financial information about segment operations
Revenues		21,001	10,931	54,182	30,800
Operating Income (Loss)		9,694	4,849	26,635	11,948
Depreciation and amortization		520	146	1,132	495
Other Businesses [Member]
Financial information about segment operations
Revenues		263	43	3,416	1,434
Operating Income (Loss)		(340)	(539)	(769)	(1,041)
Depreciation and amortization		4	4	13	13
Corporate [Member]
Financial information about segment operations
Depreciation and amortization		$ 93	$ 105	$ 281	$ 336

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Interim Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Interim Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Depreciation and amortization expense

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Classified as cost of revenues
Depreciation	$	3,447	$	3,148	$	10,022	$	9,342
Classified as operating expenses
Depreciation		99		111		301		356
Amortization		-		110		-		537
Total	$	3,546	$	3,369	$	10,323	$	10,235

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Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Outstanding debt balance

	June 30,           2012		September 30,           2011
Senior Notes, 9%, due 2015	$	105,000	$	105,000
Capital Leases, due through 2014		24		103
Total Debt		105,024		105,103
Less Current Portion		(17)		(69)
Total Long-term Debt	$	105,007	$	105,034

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 gal	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2009	Sep. 30, 2006	Sep. 30, 2011
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental Remediation Charges	$ 6,000	$ 6,000		$ 6,000	$ 13,700	$ 26,000
Commitment And Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Period to publish a proposed regulation			24 months
Period to publicize a final regulation			18 months
Period of ground water investigation. minimum			6 years
Extension of remediation project, minimum			50 years
Estimated increase in capital cost of expansion project	6,400
Estimate cost of O&M	400
Increase in annual O&M cost	1,900
Estimated project life	4 years
Measurement for new ground water extraction wells			450
Measurement for existing wells			750
Estimated life of project, minimum			5 years
Estimated life of project, maximum			18 years
More likely estimated life of project, minimum			7 years
More likely estimated life of project, maximum			14 years
Amount accrued through estimated life of the project			20,253				26,173
Maturity life of the project			2019
Minimum [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental Remediation Charges			16,600
Maximum [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental Remediation Charges			$ 39,900

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Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net Income (Loss)	$ 4,705	$ (6,164)	$ 5,911	$ (10,996)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Foreign currency translation adjustment	(199)	94	(256)	238
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$ 4,506	$ (6,070)	$ 5,655	$ (10,758)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income (Loss)	$ 5,911	$ (10,996)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation and amortization	10,323	10,235
Non-cash interest expense	569	653
Share-based compensation	421	250
Deferred income taxes	4,333	(7)
Loss on sale of assets	64	1
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	3,074	11,534
Inventories	(5,559)	(6,714)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(393)	(232)
Accounts payable	(2,205)	2,656
Income taxes	110	(2,161)
Accrued liabilities	295	(2,853)
Accrued interest	2,362	2,377
Employee related liabilities	266	714
Deferred revenues and customer deposits	1,742	12,474
Environmental remediation reserves	(5,920)	2,789
Pension obligations, net	(3,445)	(946)
Other	(151)	(289)
Discontinued operations, net	1,461	(8,714)
Net Provided by Operating Activities	13,258	10,771
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(4,187)	(9,200)
Other investing activities	120
Discontinued operations, net	(689)	(995)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities	(4,756)	(10,195)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt	(13)	(11)
Debt issuance costs		(878)
Issuance of common stock	53	81
Discontinued operations, net	(40)	(41)
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities		(849)
Effect of Changes in Currency Exchange Rates on Cash	(8)	61
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	8,494	(212)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	30,703	23,985
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	39,197	23,773
Cash Paid (Received) For:
Interest	4,893	4,897
Income taxes	279	(2,181)
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions:
Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment not yet paid	$ 867	$ 1,114

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

5. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	4,882	$	(6,715)	$	6,154	$	(12,724)
Basic weighted-average shares		7,556,000		7,525,000		7,548,000		7,514,000
Diluted:
Weighted-average shares, basic		7,556,000		7,525,000		7,548,000		7,514,000
Dilutive effect of stock options		105,000		-		87,000		-
Weighted-average shares, diluted		7,661,000		7,525,000		7,635,000		7,514,000
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.65	$	(0.89)	$	0.82	$	(1.69)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.64	$	(0.89)	$	0.81	$	(1.69)

As of June 30, 2012, we had an aggregate of 421,481 antidilutive options and unvested restricted shares outstanding. As of June 30, 2011, we had an aggregate of 653,304 antidilutive options and unvested restricted shares outstanding.

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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale - Discontinued Operations (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012
Current Assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 24,436
Inventories	5,122
Other	2,039
Total	31,597
Non-Current Assets:
Property, plant and equipment	3,915
Intangible assets	387
Goodwill	2,710
Other	491
Total	7,503
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	3,312
Accrued expenses	1,086
Deferred revenues and customer deposits	2,300
Other	444
Total	7,142
Non-Current Liabilities	$ 9

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Summary of our environmental reserve activity

Balance, September 30, 2011	$	26,173
Additions or adjustments		-
Expenditures		(5,920)
Balance, June 30, 2012	$	20,253

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Selected Balance Sheet Data (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Inventory
Finished goods	$ 1,512	$ 3,227
Work-in-process	25,515	19,870
Raw materials and supplies	8,952	13,875
Deferred cost of revenues	4,916	2,182
Under (over) applied manufacturing overhead costs	(1,242)
Total	$ 39,653	$ 39,154

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Interim Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Interim Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Interim Basis of Presentation

Interim Basis of Presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of American Pacific Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) are unaudited, but in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. The operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and cash flows for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that will be achieved for the full fiscal year or for future periods.

Accounting Policies and Principles of Consolidation

Accounting Policies and Principles of Consolidation. A description of our significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American Pacific Corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations. In May 2012, our board of directors approved and we committed to a plan to sell our Aerospace Equipment segment, which is comprised of Ampac-ISP Corp. and its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries (“AMPAC-ISP”). The divestiture is a strategic shift that allows us to place more focus on the growth and performance of our pharmaceutical-related product lines. The carrying amount of Aerospace Equipment segment assets and liabilities are reported as held for sale as of June 30, 2012. Revenues and expenses associated with the Aerospace Equipment segment operations are presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. (See Note 12).

Fair Value Disclosure of Financial Instruments

Fair Value Disclosure of Financial Instruments. The current authoritative guidance on fair value clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value and expands disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. The valuation techniques utilized are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect internal market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 – Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

We estimate the fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature. We estimate the fair value of our fixed-rate long-term debt as of June 30, 2012 to be approximately $101,336 based on level 2 data as of the trade date closest to June 30, 2012, which was June 28, 2012. We estimated the fair value of our fixed-rate long-term debt as of September 30, 2011 to be approximately $96,600 based on level 1 data which was a trade on September 30, 2011.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and Amortization Expense.  Depreciation and amortization expense, associated with our continuing operations, is classified as follows in our statements of operations:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Classified as cost of revenues
Depreciation	$	3,447	$	3,148	$	10,022	$	9,342
Classified as operating expenses
Depreciation		99		111		301		356
Amortization		-		110		-		537
Total	$	3,546	$	3,369	$	10,323	$	10,235

Bill and Hold Transactions

Bill and Hold Transactions. Some of our perchlorate and fine chemicals products customers have requested that we store materials purchased from us in our facilities (“Bill and Hold” arrangements). The sales value of inventory, subject to Bill and Hold arrangements, at our facilities was $21,556 and $24,040 as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Standards

Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Standards. In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, which amends Topic 220, Comprehensive Income. The amendment allows an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements, and eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. This standard is effective for us beginning on October 1, 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, which amended Topic 350, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other. The amendment will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under this amendment, an entity would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendment includes a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. This standard becomes effective for our annual and interim period goodwill impairment tests performed in our fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.