10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 December 31, 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 000-04065

Lancaster Colony Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	13-1955943
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

37 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio	43215
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

614-224-7141

(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. (Check one):

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of January 25, 2013, there were approximately 27,313,000 shares of Common Stock, without par value, outstanding.

LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited):	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income – Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows –Six Months Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	15
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	21
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	21
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	22
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	22
Item 6.	Exhibits	22
SIGNATURES		23
INDEX TO EXHIBITS		24

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

	December 31,			June 30,
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)	2012			2012
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and equivalents	$	92,521		$	191,636
Receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts, December-$760; June-$678)		90,927			73,326
Inventories:
Raw materials		36,017			36,005
Finished goods and work in process		64,527			73,699
Total inventories		100,544			109,704
Deferred income taxes and other current assets		20,486			17,073
Total current assets		304,478			391,739
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land, buildings and improvements		142,620			140,337
Machinery and equipment		286,435			276,951
Total cost		429,055			417,288
Less accumulated depreciation		240,680			233,158
Property, plant and equipment-net		188,375			184,130
Other Assets:
Goodwill		89,840			89,840
Other intangible assets-net		6,795			7,267
Other noncurrent assets		8,259			9,659
Total	$	597,747		$	682,635
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	47,527		$	40,708
Accrued liabilities		33,715			31,963
Total current liabilities		81,242			72,671
Other Noncurrent Liabilities		30,946			31,627
Deferred Income Taxes		14,404			14,070
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock-authorized 3,050,000 shares; outstanding-none
Common stock-authorized 75,000,000 shares; outstanding - December-27,312,813 shares; June-27,286,861 shares		101,511			100,015
Retained earnings		1,113,211			1,208,027
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(11,954	)		(12,162	)
Common stock in treasury, at cost		(731,613	)		(731,613	)
Total shareholders’ equity		471,155			564,267
Total	$	597,747		$	682,635

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	December 31,					December 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)	2012			2011		2012			2011
Net Sales	$	326,155		$	311,786	$	617,131		$	586,302
Cost of Sales		244,499			241,927		469,758			461,013
Gross Margin		81,656			69,859		147,373			125,289
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		29,031			26,149		54,176			49,067
Operating Income		52,625			43,710		93,197			76,222
Other Income:
Other income-Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act		293			2,701		293			2,701
Interest Income and Other-Net		(39	)		38		(25	)		34
Income Before Income Taxes		52,879			46,449		93,465			78,957
Taxes Based on Income		17,602			16,076		31,526			27,326
Net Income	$	35,277		$	30,373	$	61,939		$	51,631
Net Income Per Common Share:
Basic	$	1.29		$	1.11	$	2.26		$	1.89
Diluted	$	1.28		$	1.11	$	2.26		$	1.89
Cash Dividends Per Common Share	$	5.38		$	0.36	$	5.74		$	0.69
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic		27,243			27,206		27,236			27,248
Diluted		27,273			27,240		27,268			27,277

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net Income	$	35,277		$	30,373		$	61,939		$	51,631
Other Comprehensive Income:
Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans:
Amortization of loss, before tax		167			81			334			162
Amortization of prior service asset, before tax		(1	)		(1	)		(2	)		(2	)
Total Other Comprehensive Income, Before Tax		166			80			332			160
Tax Attributes of Items in Other Comprehensive Income:
Amortization of loss, tax		(62	)		(31	)		(124	)		(61	)
Amortization of prior service asset, tax		—			—			—			—
Total Other Comprehensive Income, Tax		(62	)		(31	)		(124	)		(61	)
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax		104			49			208			99
Comprehensive Income	$	35,381		$	30,422		$	62,147		$	51,730

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	Six Months Ended
	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2012			2011
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	61,939		$	51,631
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		9,971			10,113
Deferred income taxes and other noncash changes		(848	)		3,206
Stock-based compensation expense		1,623			1,195
Gain on sale of property		(41	)		—
Pension plan activity		(30	)		(1,067	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables		(18,153	)		(20,530	)
Inventories		9,160			18,582
Other current assets		(1,385	)		6,173
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		5,515			(2,684	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		67,751			66,619
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Payments on property additions		(10,359	)		(9,080	)
Proceeds from sale of property		148			—
Other-net		(359	)		(491	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(10,570	)		(9,571	)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Purchase of treasury stock		—			(8,191	)
Payment of dividends		(156,755	)		(18,820	)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		459			78
Net cash used in financing activities		(156,296	)		(26,933	)
Net change in cash and equivalents		(99,115	)		30,115
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year		191,636			132,266
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	92,521		$	162,381
Supplemental Disclosure of Operating Cash Flows:
Cash paid during the period for income taxes	$	32,043		$	14,539

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and SEC Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position for such periods. All such adjustments reflected in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are considered to be of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unless otherwise noted, the term “year” and references to a particular year pertain to our fiscal year, which begins on July 1 and ends on June 30; for example, 2013 refers to fiscal 2013, which is the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Purchases of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable and excluded from the property additions and the change in accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows were as follows:

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Construction in progress in accounts payable	$	3,393	$	438

Held for Sale

As a result of various prior-years’ restructuring and divestiture activities, we have certain “held for sale” properties with a total net book value of approximately $1.8 million at December 31, 2012. We have classified approximately $1.0 million of these “held for sale” assets as current assets and they are included in Deferred Income Taxes and Other Current Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The remaining balance of approximately $0.8 million is included in Other Noncurrent Assets. In accordance with GAAP for property, plant and equipment, we are no longer depreciating these “held for sale” assets and they are being actively marketed for sale and evaluated for potential impairment.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents (restricted stock and stock-settled stock appreciation rights) outstanding during each period. Unvested shares of restricted stock granted to employees are considered participating securities since employees receive nonforfeitable dividends prior to vesting and, therefore, are included in the earnings allocation in computing EPS under the two-class method. Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, which includes the dilutive potential common shares associated with nonparticipating restricted stock and stock-settled stock appreciation rights.

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LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Basic and diluted net income per common share were calculated as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net income	$	35,277		$	30,373		$	61,939		$	51,631
Net income available to participating securities		(246	)		(39	)		(299	)		(66	)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	35,031		$	30,334		$	61,640		$	51,565
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic		27,243			27,206			27,236			27,248
Incremental share effect from:
Restricted stock		4			4			4			5
Stock-settled stock appreciation rights		26			30			28			24
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted		27,273			27,240			27,268			27,277
Net income per common share—basic	$	1.29		$	1.11		$	2.26		$	1.89
Net income per common share—diluted	$	1.28		$	1.11		$	2.26		$	1.89

Significant Accounting Policies

There were no changes to our Significant Accounting Policies from those disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Note 2 – Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

There were no recently issued accounting pronouncements that impact our consolidated financial statements.

Note 3 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill attributable to the Specialty Foods segment was approximately $89.8 million at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The following table summarizes our identifiable other intangible assets, all included in the Specialty Foods segment:

	December 31,			June 30,
	2012			2012
Trademarks (40-year life)
Gross carrying value	$	370		$	370
Accumulated amortization		(200	)		(196	)
Net Carrying Value	$	170		$	174
Customer Relationships (12 to 15-year life)
Gross carrying value	$	13,020		$	13,020
Accumulated amortization		(6,395	)		(5,927	)
Net Carrying Value	$	6,625		$	7,093
Total Net Carrying Value	$	6,795		$	7,267

Amortization expense relating to these assets was as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Amortization expense	$	236	$	291	$	472	$	582

Total annual amortization expense for each of the next five years is estimated to be as follows:

2014	$	946
2015	$	946
2016	$	775
2017	$	604
2018	$	604

Note 4 – Long-Term Debt

At December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, we had an unsecured credit agreement under which we may borrow, on a revolving credit basis, up to a maximum of $120 million at any one time, with potential to expand the total credit availability to $200 million based on obtaining consent of the issuing banks and certain other conditions. The facility expires on April 18, 2017, and all outstanding amounts are then due and payable. Interest is variable based upon formulas tied to LIBOR or an alternative base rate defined in the credit agreement, at our option. We must also pay facility fees that are tied to our then-applicable consolidated leverage ratio. Loans may be used for general corporate purposes. Based on the long-term nature of this facility, when we have outstanding borrowings under this facility, we will classify the outstanding balance as long-term debt.

At December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, we had no borrowings outstanding under this facility. At December 31, 2012, we had approximately $3.4 million of standby letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amount available for borrowing under the credit agreement. We paid no interest for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. At December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all applicable provisions and covenants of this facility, and we exceeded the requirements of the financial covenants by substantial margins. At December 31, 2012, we were not aware of any event that would constitute a default under the facility.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The facility contains certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on indebtedness, asset sales and acquisitions. There are two principal financial covenants: an interest expense test that requires us to maintain an interest coverage ratio not less than 2.5 to 1 at the end of each fiscal quarter; and an indebtedness test that requires us to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio not greater than 3 to 1 at all times. The interest coverage ratio is calculated by dividing Consolidated EBIT (as defined more specifically in the credit agreement) by Consolidated Interest Expense (as defined more specifically in the credit agreement), and the leverage ratio is calculated by dividing Consolidated Debt (as defined more specifically in the credit agreement) by Consolidated EBITDA (as defined more specifically in the credit agreement.)

Note 5 – Pension Benefits

We and certain of our operating subsidiaries have sponsored multiple defined benefit pension plans covering union workers at certain locations. As a result of restructuring activities in recent years, we no longer have any active employees continuing to accrue service cost or otherwise eligible to receive plan benefits. Benefits being paid under the plans are primarily based on negotiated rates and years of service. We contribute to these plans at least the minimum amount required by regulation.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit income for our pension plans:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Components of net periodic benefit income
Interest cost	$	408		$	483		$	816		$	966
Expected return on plan assets		(595	)		(599	)		(1,190	)		(1,198	)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss		172			89			344			178
Net periodic benefit income	$	(15	)	$	(27	)	$	(30	)	$	(54	)

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, we made no pension plan contributions and we do not expect to make any contributions to our pension plans during 2013.

Note 6 – Postretirement Benefits

We and certain of our operating subsidiaries provide multiple postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans. We recognize the cost of benefits as the employees render service. Postretirement benefits are funded as incurred.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for our postretirement plans:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	8		$	6		$	16		$	12
Interest cost		28			37			56			74
Amortization of unrecognized net gain		(5	)		(8	)		(10	)		(16	)
Amortization of prior service asset		(1	)		(1	)		(2	)		(2	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	30		$	34		$	60		$	68

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, we made approximately $32,000 and $54,000 in contributions to our postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans. We expect to make approximately $0.1 million more in contributions to our postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans during the remainder of 2013.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 7 – Stock-Based Compensation

Our shareholders approved the adoption of and subsequent amendments to the Lancaster Colony Corporation 2005 Stock Plan (the “2005 Plan”). The 2005 Plan reserved 2,000,000 common shares for issuance to our employees and directors, and all awards granted under the 2005 Plan will be exercisable at prices not less than fair market value as of the date of the grant. The vesting period for awards granted under the 2005 Plan varies as to the type of award granted, but generally these awards have a maximum term of five years.

Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights

We use periodic grants of stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SSSARs”) as a vehicle for rewarding certain employees with long-term incentives for their efforts in helping to create long-term shareholder value. We calculate the fair value of SSSARs grants using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Our policy is to issue shares upon SSSARs exercise from new shares that had been previously authorized. There were no grants of SSSARs during the six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and no SSSARs vested during these periods.

We recognize compensation expense over the requisite service period. Compensation expense was reflected in Cost of Sales or Selling, General and Administrative Expenses based on the grantees’ salaries expense classification and was allocated to each segment appropriately. We recorded tax benefits and gross windfall tax benefits related to SSSARs. These windfall tax benefits were included in the financing section of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The following table summarizes SSSARs compensation expense and tax benefits recorded:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Compensation expense	$	338	$	366	$	799	$	646
Tax benefits	$	118	$	128	$	279	$	226
Intrinsic value of exercises	$	594	$	130	$	1,284	$	143
Gross windfall tax benefits	$	208	$	59	$	449	$	64

The following table summarizes the activity relating to SSSARs granted under the 2005 Plan for the six months ended December 31, 2012:

	Number of Rights			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at beginning of period		446		$	60.55
Exercised		(94	)	$	50.66
Granted		—		$	—
Forfeited		(5	)	$	63.50
Outstanding at end of period		347		$	63.18		3.40	$	2,088
Exercisable and vested at end of period		50		$	56.26		2.19	$	644
Vested and expected to vest at end of period		340		$	63.15		3.39	$	2,057

At December 31, 2012, there was approximately $1.2 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to SSSARs that we will recognize over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.79 years.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Restricted Stock

We use periodic grants of restricted stock as a vehicle for rewarding our nonemployee directors and certain employees with long-term incentives for their efforts in helping to create long-term shareholder value.

In November 2012 and 2011, we granted shares of restricted stock to our seven nonemployee directors under the terms of the 2005 Plan. The following table summarizes information relating to each of these grants:

	Six Months Ended
	December 31,
	2012		2011
Nonemployee directors
Restricted stock granted		7		7
Grant date fair value	$	490	$	490
Weighted average grant date fair value per award	$	73.29	$	65.97

The 2013 grant vests over a one-year period, and all of these shares are expected to vest. Dividends earned on the stock during the vesting period will be paid to the directors at the time the stock vests. The 2012 grant vested during the second quarter of 2013, and the directors were paid the related dividends.

We recognize compensation expense over the requisite service period. Compensation expense was reflected in Cost of Sales or Selling, General and Administrative Expenses based on the grantees’ salaries expense classification and was allocated to each segment appropriately. We recorded tax benefits and gross windfall tax benefits related to restricted stock. Windfall tax benefits, if any, were included in the financing section of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The following table summarizes restricted stock compensation expense and tax benefits recorded:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Compensation expense	$	414	$	275	$	824	$	549
Tax benefits	$	144	$	96	$	288	$	192
Gross windfall tax benefits	$	9	$	15	$	10	$	15

The total fair values of restricted stock vested were as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	December 31,
	2012		2011
Fair value of vested shares	$	490	$	420

The following table summarizes the activity relating to restricted stock granted under the 2005 Plan for the six months ended December 31, 2012:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock at beginning of period		62		$	63.25
Granted		7		$	73.29
Vested		(7	)	$	65.97
Forfeited		(1	)	$	61.01
Unvested restricted stock at end of period		61		$	64.05

At December 31, 2012, there was approximately $1.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

related to restricted stock that we will recognize over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.69 years.

Note 8 – Income Taxes

The gross tax contingency reserve at December 31, 2012 was approximately $2.0 million and consisted of tax liabilities of approximately $1.0 million and penalties and interest of approximately $1.0 million. We classified approximately $0.2 million of the gross tax contingency reserve as current liabilities as these amounts are expected to be resolved within the next 12 months. The remaining liability of approximately $1.8 million was included in other noncurrent liabilities. We expect that the amount of these liabilities will change within the next 12 months; however, we do not expect the change to have a significant effect on our financial position or results of operations. We recognize interest and penalties related to these tax liabilities in income tax expense.

Note 9 – Business Segment Information

The following summary of financial information by business segment is consistent with the basis of segmentation and measurement of segment profit or loss presented in our June 30, 2012 consolidated financial statements. The December 31, 2012 identifiable assets by reportable segment are generally consistent with that of June 30, 2012. However, the amount of Corporate assets declined because of the decrease in cash, which is treated as a Corporate asset, due to the payment of the December 2012 special dividend.

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net Sales
Specialty Foods	$	272,634		$	266,225		$	521,515		$	503,172
Glassware and Candles		53,521			45,561			95,616			83,130
Total	$	326,155		$	311,786		$	617,131		$	586,302
Operating Income
Specialty Foods	$	50,384		$	44,750		$	93,142		$	79,949
Glassware and Candles		5,614			1,636			6,222			1,299
Corporate Expenses		(3,373	)		(2,676	)		(6,167	)		(5,026	)
Total	$	52,625		$	43,710		$	93,197		$	76,222

Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies

In addition to the items discussed below, at December 31, 2012, we were a party to various claims and litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters did not have a material effect on the current-year results of operations and, in our opinion, their ultimate disposition will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (“CDSOA”) provides for the distribution of monies collected by U.S. Customs from anti-dumping cases to qualifying domestic producers. Our reported CDSOA receipts totaled approximately $0.3 million in the second quarter of 2013, as compared to approximately $2.7 million in the second quarter of 2012.

CDSOA remittances have related to certain candles being imported from the People’s Republic of China. CDSOA provisions for remittances apply only to duties collected on products imported prior to October 2007. Accordingly, we may receive some level of annual distributions for an undetermined period of years in the future as the monies collected that relate to entries filed prior to October 2007 are administratively finalized by U.S. Customs. Without further legislative action, we expect these distributions will eventually cease.

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LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Cases have been brought in U.S. courts challenging certain aspects of CDSOA. In two separate cases, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) ruled that the procedure for determining recipients eligible to receive CDSOA distributions is unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed both CIT decisions and the U.S. Supreme Court did not hear either case. This allowed the appellate court decisions to stand, but other legal challenges to CDSOA are still pending.

We are unable to determine, at this time, what the ultimate outcome of other litigation will be, and it is possible that further legal action, potential additional changes in the law and other factors could affect the amount of funds available for distribution, including funds relating to entries prior to October 2007. Accordingly, we cannot predict the amount of future distributions, if any, we may receive. Any change in CDSOA distributions could affect our earnings and cash flow.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Tabular dollars in thousands)

Our fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. Unless otherwise noted, references to “year” pertain to our fiscal year; for example, 2013 refers to fiscal 2013, which is the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, all included elsewhere in this report. The forward-looking statements in this section and other parts of this report involve risks and uncertainties including statements regarding our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and financial performance. Our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of factors set forth under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements.”

OVERVIEW

Business Overview

Lancaster Colony Corporation is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of consumer products focusing primarily on specialty foods for the retail and foodservice markets. We also manufacture and market candles for the food, drug and mass markets. Although not material to our consolidated operations, we are also engaged in the distribution of various products, including glassware and candles, to select commercial markets. Our operations are organized in two reportable segments: “Specialty Foods” and “Glassware and Candles.” The sales of each segment are predominately domestic.

In recent years, our strategy has shifted away from operating businesses in a variety of industries towards emphasizing the growth and success we have achieved in our Specialty Foods segment.

We view our food operations as having the potential to achieve future growth in sales and profitability due to attributes such as:

• leading retail market positions in several branded products with a high-quality perception;

• a broad customer base in both retail and foodservice accounts;

• well-regarded culinary expertise among foodservice accounts;

• recognized leadership in foodservice product development;

• experience in integrating complementary business acquisitions; and

• historically strong cash flow generation that supports growth opportunities.

Our goal is to grow our specialty foods retail and foodservice business over time by:

• leveraging the strength of our retail brands to increase current product sales and introduce new products;

• growing our foodservice sales through the strength of our reputation in product development and quality; and

• pursuing acquisitions that meet our strategic criteria.

We have made substantial capital investments to support our existing food operations and future growth opportunities. Based on our current plans and expectations, we believe that our total consolidated capital expenditures for 2013 will total approximately $25 million.

Summary of 2013 Results

The following is a comparative overview of our consolidated operating results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

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Net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2012 increased 5% to approximately $326.2 million from the prior-year total of $311.8 million. This sales increase reflects higher sales in both operating segments. The Specialty Foods segment’s increase reflects higher retail and foodservice sales. The increase in sales of the Glassware and Candles segment primarily reflects higher seasonal sales. The second quarter gross margin increased 17% to approximately $81.7 million from the prior-year total of $69.9 million. The higher level of net sales and comparatively lower material costs contributed to the improved gross margin. Other income for the current-year second quarter totaled approximately $0.3 million compared to $2.7 million in the prior-year comparative period. These figures included Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (“CDSOA”) receipts totaling approximately $0.3 million in the second quarter of 2013 and approximately $2.7 million in the corresponding period of 2012. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2012 totaled approximately $35.3 million, or $1.28 per diluted share. Net income totaled approximately $30.4 million in the second quarter of the prior year, or $1.11 per diluted share.

Year-to-date net sales for the period ended December 31, 2012 increased 5% to approximately $617.1 million from the prior-year total of $586.3 million. Gross margin increased 18% to approximately $147.4 million from the prior year-to-date total of $125.3 million. Net income for the six months ended December 31, 2012 totaled approximately $61.9 million, or $2.26 per diluted share. Net income totaled approximately $51.6 million in the six months ended December 31, 2011, or $1.89 per diluted share.

RESULTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

Net Sales and Gross Margin

	Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
	December 31,										December 31,
	2012			2011			Change				2012			2011			Change
Net Sales
Specialty Foods	$	272,634		$	266,225		$	6,409	2	%	$	521,515		$	503,172		$	18,343	4	%
Glassware and Candles		53,521			45,561			7,960	17	%		95,616			83,130			12,486	15	%
Total	$	326,155		$	311,786		$	14,369	5	%	$	617,131		$	586,302		$	30,829	5	%
Gross Margin	$	81,656		$	69,859		$	11,797	17	%	$	147,373		$	125,289		$	22,084	18	%
Gross Margin as a Percentage of Net Sales		25.0	%		22.4	%						23.9	%		21.4	%

Consolidated net sales for the second quarter and six months ended December 31, 2012 increased 5%, reflecting higher sales in both operating segments.

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, net sales of the Specialty Foods segment increased by 2% and 4%, respectively. Net sales of both retail and foodservice products improved during each comparative period. Higher product pricing contributed approximately half of the segment’s net sales growth for the quarter and approximately a third of the segment’s net sales growth for the six-month period. Retail net sales also benefited from lower levels of trade and consumer promotional costs. Overall sales volumes for the quarter were relatively comparable to year ago levels as modest improvement in foodservice volumes were offset by retail softness, particularly among garlic bread products. The latter decline reflected heightened competitive conditions in this category. Improved sales of foodservice products also led to a modest increase in segment sales volumes for the six-month period. The current year’s growth in foodservice sales occurred largely among existing customers. Additionally, the success of recently-introduced products also benefited retail channel sales.

Net sales of the Glassware and Candles segment for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 increased by 17% and 15%, respectively. The increase in net sales was influenced by the growth of seasonal candle programs.

As a percentage of sales, our consolidated gross margin for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 was 25.0% and 23.9%, respectively, as compared to 22.4% and 21.4% achieved in the prior-year comparative periods.

In the Specialty Foods segment, gross margin percentages improved for both the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, reflecting factors such as higher pricing and comparatively favorable ingredient

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costs (especially for soybean oil, flour and dairy-related products). We estimate that lower material costs beneficially affected the segment’s gross margins by less than one percent of segment net sales for both the three and six months ended December 31, 2012. Looking forward into the second half of 2013, we anticipate reduced benefits from higher pricing and, under current market conditions, potentially less favorable material cost comparisons to the prior year.

Gross margin percentages in the Glassware and Candles segment for both the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, improved from the prior-year comparative periods primarily due to higher production levels and somewhat lower average wax costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

	Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
	December 31,										December 31,
	2012			2011			Change				2012			2011			Change
SG&A Expenses	$	29,031		$	26,149		$	2,882	11	%	$	54,176		$	49,067		$	5,109	10	%
SG&A Expenses as a Percentage of Net Sales		8.9	%		8.4	%						8.8	%		8.4	%

Consolidated selling, general and administrative costs totaled approximately $29.0 million and $54.2 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, respectively, compared to the $26.1 million and $49.1 million incurred for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011. These increases were influenced by higher sales, greater personnel costs and increased costs associated with previously idled held-for-sale real estate.

Operating Income

The foregoing factors contributed to consolidated operating income totaling approximately $52.6 million and $93.2 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, respectively. By segment, our operating income can be summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended											Six Months Ended
	December 31,											December 31,
	2012			2011			Change					2012			2011			Change
Operating Income
Specialty Foods	$	50,384		$	44,750		$	5,634		13	%	$	93,142		$	79,949		$	13,193		17	%
Glassware and Candles		5,614			1,636			3,978		243	%		6,222			1,299			4,923		379	%
Corporate Expenses		(3,373	)		(2,676	)		(697	)	26	%		(6,167	)		(5,026	)		(1,141	)	23	%
Total	$	52,625		$	43,710		$	8,915		20	%	$	93,197		$	76,222		$	16,975		22	%
Operating Income as a Percentage of Net Sales
Specialty Foods		18.5	%		16.8	%							17.9	%		15.9	%
Glassware and Candles		10.5	%		3.6	%							6.5	%		1.6	%
Total		16.1	%		14.0	%							15.1	%		13.0	%

Other Income – Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act

The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (“CDSOA”) provides for the distribution of monies collected by U.S. Customs from anti-dumping cases to qualifying domestic producers. Our reported CDSOA receipts totaled approximately $0.3 million in the second quarter of 2013, as compared to a distribution of approximately $2.7 million in the second quarter of 2012.

CDSOA remittances have related to certain candles being imported from the People’s Republic of China. CDSOA provisions for remittances apply only to duties collected on products imported prior to October 2007. Accordingly, we may receive some level of annual distributions for an undetermined period of years in the future as the monies collected that relate to entries filed prior to October 2007 are administratively finalized by U.S. Customs. Without further legislative action, we expect these distributions will eventually cease.

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Cases have been brought in U.S. courts challenging certain aspects of CDSOA. In two separate cases, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) ruled that the procedure for determining recipients eligible to receive CDSOA distributions is unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed both CIT decisions and the U.S. Supreme Court did not hear either case. This allowed the appellate court decisions to stand, but other legal challenges to CDSOA are still pending.

We are unable to determine, at this time, what the ultimate outcome of other litigation will be, and it is possible that further legal action, potential additional changes in the law and other factors could affect the amount of funds available for distribution, including funds relating to entries prior to October 2007. Accordingly, we cannot predict the amount of future distributions, if any, we may receive. Any change in CDSOA distributions could affect our earnings and cash flow.

Interest Income and Other – Net

Interest income and other was expense of less than $0.1 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to income of less than $0.1 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011.

Income Before Income Taxes

As impacted by the factors discussed above, income before income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2012 increased by approximately $6.5 million to $52.9 million from the prior-year total of $46.4 million. Income before income taxes for the six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $93.5 million and $79.0 million, respectively. Our effective tax rate of 33.7% for the six months ended December 31, 2012 was lower than the prior-year rate of 34.6%. The decrease in the 2013 effective rate was influenced by an increased deduction for dividends paid to our frozen ESOP Plan due to the $5.00 per share special dividend paid in December 2012.

Net Income

Second quarter net income for 2013 of approximately $35.3 million increased from the preceding year’s net income for the quarter of $30.4 million, as influenced by the factors noted above. Year-to-date net income of approximately $61.9 million was higher than the prior year-to-date total of $51.6 million. Net income per share for the second quarter of 2013 totaled $1.29 and $1.28 per basic and diluted share, respectively, as compared to $1.11 per basic and diluted share recorded in the prior year. Year-to-date net income per share was $2.26 per basic and diluted share, as compared to $1.89 per basic and diluted share for the prior-year period.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

For the six months ended December 31, 2012, net cash provided by operating activities totaled approximately $67.8 million as compared to $66.6 million in the prior-year period. The increase resulted from higher net income, which was largely offset by the relative changes in working capital, particularly inventory. The increase in receivables since June 2012 primarily related to seasonal influences on sales within the Glassware and Candles segment.

Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2012 was approximately $10.6 million as compared to $9.6 million in the prior year. This increase reflected a slightly higher level of capital expenditures in 2013.

Cash used in financing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2012 of approximately $156.3 million increased from the prior-year total of $26.9 million. This increase was due to higher dividend payments, including the $5.00 per share special dividend that was paid in December 2012, as partially offset by a lower level of share repurchases in the current year. The special dividend payment, which totaled in excess of $136 million, led to the decline in retained earnings since June 30, 2012 and also resulted in the decrease of Corporate assets, from that presented in the business segment information disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Under our unsecured revolving credit facility, we may borrow up to a maximum of $120 million at any one time. Loans may be used for general corporate purposes. We had no borrowings outstanding under this facility at December 31, 2012. At December 31, 2012, we had approximately $3.4 million of standby letters

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of credit outstanding, which reduced the amount available for borrowing on the unsecured revolving credit facility. The facility expires in April 2017, and all outstanding amounts are then due and payable. Interest is variable based upon formulas tied to LIBOR or an alternative base rate defined in the credit agreement, at our option. We must also pay facility fees that are tied to our then-applicable consolidated leverage ratio. Based on the long-term nature of this facility, when we have outstanding borrowings under this facility, we will classify the outstanding balance as long-term debt.

The facility contains certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on indebtedness, asset sales and acquisitions, and financial covenants relating to interest coverage and leverage. At December 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all applicable provisions and covenants of the facility, and we exceeded the requirements of the financial covenants by substantial margins.

We currently expect to remain in compliance with the facility’s covenants for the foreseeable future. A default under the facility could accelerate the repayment of any outstanding indebtedness and limit our access to additional credit available under the facility. Such an event could require curtailment of cash dividends or share repurchases, reduce or delay beneficial expansion or investment plans, or otherwise impact our ability to meet our obligations when due. At December 31, 2012, we were not aware of any event that would constitute a default under the facility.

We believe that internally generated funds and our existing balances in cash and equivalents, in addition to our currently available bank credit arrangements, should be adequate to meet our cash requirements through 2013. If we were to borrow outside of our credit facility under current market terms, our average interest rate may increase significantly and have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

For additional information regarding our credit facility, see Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

We have various contractual obligations that are appropriately recorded as liabilities in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Certain other items, such as purchase obligations, are not recognized as liabilities in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Examples of items not recognized as liabilities in our condensed consolidated financial statements are commitments to purchase raw materials or inventory that has not yet been received as of December 31, 2012 and future minimum lease payments for the use of property and equipment under operating lease agreements. Aside from expected changes in raw-material needs due to changes in product demand, there have been no significant changes to the contractual obligations disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There have been no changes in critical accounting policies from those disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

There were no recently issued accounting pronouncements that impact our consolidated financial statements.

RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-12, “Comprehensive Income: Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05” (“ASU 11-12”). This ASU indefinitely defers the effective date pertaining to reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income as set forth in ASU No. 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income: Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 11-05”). ASU 11-12 had the same effective date as the unaffected provisions of ASU 11-05, for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. As this update is merely a deferral, it had no impact on our financial position or results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 11-05. This ASU amends current comprehensive income guidance

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to eliminate the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of shareholders’ equity. Instead, it requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 11-05 was effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. As noted above, portions of this ASU relating to reclassifications were indefinitely deferred with the issuance of ASU 11-12. We adopted the presentation provisions of this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 by presenting other comprehensive income and its components in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. There was no impact on our financial position or results of operations.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other: Testing Goodwill for Impairment” (“ASU 11-08”). This ASU permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. The entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying value. ASU 11-08 was effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this guidance in fiscal 2013, but because the measurement of a potential impairment loss has not changed, the amended standards are not expected to have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We desire to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”). This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the PSLRA and other applicable securities laws. Such statements can be identified by the use of the forward-looking words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “expect,” “hope” or similar words. These statements discuss future expectations; contain projections regarding future developments, operations or financial conditions; or state other forward-looking information. Such statements are based upon assumptions and assessments made by us in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe to be appropriate. These forward-looking statements involve various important risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ as a result of factors over which we have no, or limited, control including, without limitation, the specific influences outlined below. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on such statements that are based on current expectations. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Items which could impact these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

• the potential for loss of larger programs or key customer relationships;

• the effect of consolidation of customers within key market channels;

• the success and cost of new product development efforts;

• the lack of market acceptance of new products;

• the reaction of customers or consumers to the effect of price increases we may implement;

• changes in demand for our products, which may result from loss of brand reputation or customer goodwill;

• the extent to which future business acquisitions are completed and acceptably integrated;

• the possible occurrence of product recalls or other defective or mislabeled product costs;

• efficiencies in plant operations, including the ability to optimize overhead utilization in candle operations;

• price and product competition;

• the uncertainty regarding the effect or outcome of any decision to explore further strategic alternatives among our nonfood operations;

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• fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw materials;

• adverse changes in energy costs and other factors that may affect costs of producing, distributing or transporting our products;

• the impact of fluctuations in our pension plan asset values on funding levels, contributions required and benefit costs;

• maintenance of competitive position with respect to other manufacturers, including global sources of production;

• dependence on key personnel;

• stability of labor relations;

• dependence on contract copackers and limited or exclusive sources for certain goods;

• legislation and litigation affecting the future administration of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000;

• access to any required financing;

• unknown costs relating to the holding or disposition of idle real estate;

• changes in estimates in critical accounting judgments;

• the outcome of any litigation or arbitration; and

• certain other factors, including the information disclosed in our discussion of risk factors under Item 1A of our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our market risks have not changed materially from those disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated, with the participation of management, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2012 to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is 1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and 2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. No changes were made to our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed under Item 1A in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(c) In November 2010, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase authorization of 2,000,000 shares, of which approximately 1,476,000 shares remained authorized for future repurchases at December 31, 2012. This share repurchase authorization does not have a stated expiration date. In the second quarter, we did not repurchase any of our common stock.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans		Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans
October 1-31, 2012		—	$	—		—		1,476,123
November 1-30, 2012		—	$	—		—		1,476,123
December 1-31, 2012		—	$	—		—		1,476,123
Total		—	$	—		—		1,476,123

Item 6. Exhibits

See Index to Exhibits following Signatures.

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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.

	LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION                         (Registrant)
Date: February 7, 2013	By:	/s/ JOHN B. GERLACH, JR.
		John B. Gerlach, Jr.
		Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
		President and Director
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: February 7, 2013	By:	/s/ JOHN L. BOYLAN
		John L. Boylan
		Treasurer, Vice President,
		Assistant Secretary,
		Chief Financial Officer
		and Director
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

DECEMBER 31, 2012

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description	Located at
31.1	Certification of CEO under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002		Filed herewith
31.2	Certification of CFO under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002		Filed herewith
32	Certification of CEO and CFO under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002		Filed herewith
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document		Filed herewith
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document		Filed herewith
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document		Filed herewith
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document		Filed herewith
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document		Filed herewith
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document		Filed herewith

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification by Chief Executive Officer

I, John B. Gerlach, Jr., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lancaster Colony 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 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: February 7, 2013	By:	/s/ JOHN B. GERLACH, JR.
		John B. Gerlach, Jr.
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification by Chief Financial Officer

I, John L. Boylan, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lancaster Colony 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 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: February 7, 2013	By:	/s/ JOHN L. BOYLAN
		John L. Boylan
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Lancaster Colony Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), John B. Gerlach, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and John L. Boylan, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, respectively, do each hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/ JOHN B. GERLACH, JR.
	John B. Gerlach, Jr.
	Chief Executive Officer
February 7, 2013

By:	/s/ JOHN L. BOYLAN
	John L. Boylan
	Chief Financial Officer
February 7, 2013

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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Rights SARS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 1.2
Weighted-average period over which remaining compensation cost will be recognized	1 year 9 months 15 days
Awards granted	0	0
Awards vested	0	0
Restricted Stocks [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 1.8
Weighted-average period over which remaining compensation cost will be recognized	1 year 8 months 9 days
Awards vested	7,000
Director Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted Stock Granted To Number Of Nonemployee Directors	7	7
Vesting period	1 year
2005 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common shares reserved for issuance to qualified key employees	2,000,000
Maximum term of stock awards granted	5 years

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Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
CDSOA receipts	$ 293	$ 2,701	$ 293	$ 2,701

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Gross tax contingency reserve	$ 2.0
Accrued tax liabilities included in the gross tax contingency reserve	1.0
Accrued interest and penalties included in the gross tax contingency reserve	1.0
Gross tax contingency reserve, classified as current liabilities	0.2
Gross tax contingency reserve, classified as noncurrent liabilities	$ 1.8

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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Estimated Annual Amortization Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
2014	$ 946
2015	946
2016	775
2017	604
2018	$ 604

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Rights SARS [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Compensation Expense And Tax Benefits Recorded

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Compensation expense	$	338	$	366	$	799	$	646
Tax benefits	$	118	$	128	$	279	$	226
Intrinsic value of exercises	$	594	$	130	$	1,284	$	143
Gross windfall tax benefits	$	208	$	59	$	449	$	64

Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights Activity

	Number of Rights	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at beginning of period	446	$	60.55
Exercised	(94)	$	50.66
Granted	-	$	-
Forfeited	(5)	$	63.50
Outstanding at end of period	347	$	63.18	3.40	$	2,088
Exercisable and vested at end of period	50	$	56.26	2.19	$	644
Vested and expected to vest at end of period	340	$	63.15	3.39	$	2,057

Director Restricted Stock [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Granted To Nonemployee Directors

	Six Months Ended
	December 31,
	2012		2011
Nonemployee directors
Restricted stock granted		7		7
Grant date fair value	$	490	$	490
Weighted average grant date fair value per award	$	73.29	$	65.97

Restricted Stocks [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Compensation Expense And Tax Benefits Recorded

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Compensation expense	$	414	$	275	$	824	$	549
Tax benefits	$	144	$	96	$	288	$	192
Gross windfall tax benefits	$	9	$	15	$	10	$	15

Fair Value Of Restricted Stock Vested

	Six Months Ended
	December 31,
	2012		2011
Fair value of vested shares	$	490	$	420

Restricted Stock Activity

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock at beginning of period	62	$	63.25
Granted	7	$	73.29
Vested	(7)	$	65.97
Forfeited	(1)	$	61.01
Unvested restricted stock at end of period	61	$	64.05

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Stock-Based Compensation (Schedule Of Restricted Stock Granted To Nonemployee Directors) (Details) (Director Restricted Stock [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Director Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock granted	7	7
Grant date fair value	$ 490	$ 490
Weighted average grant date fair value per award	$ 73.29	$ 65.97

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Postretirement Benefits (Narrative) (Details) (Postretirement Benefits [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contributions	$ 32,000	$ 54,000
Estimated future employer contributions in current fiscal year	$ 100,000	$ 100,000

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Business Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 326,155	$ 311,786	$ 617,131	$ 586,302
Operating Income	52,625	43,710	93,197	76,222
Specialty Foods [Member]
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	272,634	266,225	521,515	503,172
Operating Income	50,384	44,750	93,142	79,949
Glassware And Candles [Member]
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	53,521	45,561	95,616	83,130
Operating Income	5,614	1,636	6,222	1,299
Corporate Expenses [Member]
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Operating Income	$ (3,373)	$ (2,676)	$ (6,167)	$ (5,026)

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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

Note 3 –Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill attributable to the Specialty Foods segment was approximately $89.8 million at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012.

The following table summarizes our identifiable other intangible assets, all included in the Specialty Foods segment:

	December 31,		June 30,
	2012		2012
Trademarks (40-year life)
Gross carrying value	$	370	$	370
Accumulated amortization		(200)		(196)
Net Carrying Value	$	170	$	174
Customer Relationships (12 to 15-year life)
Gross carrying value	$	13,020	$	13,020
Accumulated amortization		(6,395)		(5,927)
Net Carrying Value	$	6,625	$	7,093
Total Net Carrying Value	$	6,795	$	7,267

Amortization expense relating to these assets was as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Amortization expense	$	236	$	291	$	472	$	582

Total annual amortization expense for each of the next five years is estimated to be as follows:

2014	$	946
2015	$	946
2016	$	775
2017	$	604
2018	$	604

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Stock-Based Compensation (Summarized Restricted Stock Compensation Expense And Tax Benefits Recorded) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense			$ 1,623	$ 1,195
Restricted Stocks [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	414	275	824	549
Tax benefits	144	96	288	192
Gross windfall tax benefits	$ 9	$ 15	$ 10	$ 15

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Net income	$ 35,277	$ 30,373	$ 61,939	$ 51,631
Net income available to participating securities	(246)	(39)	(299)	(66)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 35,031	$ 30,334	$ 61,640	$ 51,565
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	27,243	27,206	27,236	27,248
Incremental share effect from:
Restricted stock	4	4	4	5
Stock-settled stock appreciation rights	26	30	28	24
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	27,273	27,240	27,268	27,277
Net income per common share - basic	$ 1.29	$ 1.11	$ 2.26	$ 1.89
Net income per common share - diluted	$ 1.28	$ 1.11	$ 2.26	$ 1.89

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Construction In Progress In Accounts Payable) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Construction in progress in accounts payable	$ 3,393	$ 438

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Stock-Based Compensation (Fair Value Of Restricted Stock Vested) (Details) (Restricted Stocks [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restricted Stocks [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of vested shares	$ 490	$ 420

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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 89,840	$ 89,840

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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Summary Of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value	$ 6,795	$ 7,267
Trademarks (40-Year Life) [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	370	370
Accumulated amortization	(200)	(196)
Net Carrying Value	170	174
Finite-lived intangible assets useful life	40 years
Customer Relationships (12 To 15-Year Life) [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	13,020	13,020
Accumulated amortization	(6,395)	(5,927)
Net Carrying Value	$ 6,625	$ 7,093
Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships (12 To 15-Year Life) [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets useful life	12 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships (12 To 15-Year Life) [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets useful life	15 years

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Impact Of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Impact Of Recently Issued Accounting Standards [Abstract]

Impact Of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Note 2 –Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

There were no recently issued accounting pronouncements that impact our consolidated financial statements.

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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Amortization Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Amortization expense	$ 236	$ 291	$ 472	$ 582

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Stock-Based Compensation (Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights Compensation Expense And Tax Benefits Recorded) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense			$ 1,623	$ 1,195
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Rights SARS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	338	366	799	646
Tax benefits	118	128	279	226
Intrinsic value of exercises	594	130	1,284	143
Gross windfall tax benefits	$ 208	$ 59	$ 449	$ 64

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Current Assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 92,521	$ 191,636
Receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts, December-$760; June-$678)	90,927	73,326
Inventories:
Raw materials	36,017	36,005
Finished goods and work in process	64,527	73,699
Total inventories	100,544	109,704
Deferred income taxes and other current assets	20,486	17,073
Total current assets	304,478	391,739
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land, buildings and improvements	142,620	140,337
Machinery and equipment	286,435	276,951
Total cost	429,055	417,288
Less accumulated depreciation	240,680	233,158
Property, plant and equipment-net	188,375	184,130
Other Assets:
Goodwill	89,840	89,840
Other intangible assets-net	6,795	7,267
Other noncurrent assets	8,259	9,659
Total	597,747	682,635
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	47,527	40,708
Accrued liabilities	33,715	31,963
Total current liabilities	81,242	72,671
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	30,946	31,627
Deferred Income Taxes	14,404	14,070
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock-authorized 3,050,000 shares; outstanding-none
Common stock-authorized 75,000,000 shares; outstanding - December-27,312,813 shares; June-27,286,861 shares	101,511	100,015
Retained earnings	1,113,211	1,208,027
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,954)	(12,162)
Common stock in treasury, at cost	(731,613)	(731,613)
Total shareholders' equity	471,155	564,267
Total	$ 597,747	$ 682,635

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Stock-Based Compensation (Restricted Stock Activity) (Details) (Restricted Stocks [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Restricted Stocks [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Shares, Unvested restricted stock at beginning of period	62,000
Number of Shares, Granted	7,000
Number of Shares, Vested	(7,000)
Number of Shares, Forfeited	(1,000)
Number of Shares, Unvested restricted stock at end of period	61,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested restricted stock at beginning of period	$ 63.25
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 73.29
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	$ 65.97
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited	$ 61.01
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested restricted stock at end of period	$ 64.05

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 61,939	$ 51,631
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	9,971	10,113
Deferred income taxes and other noncash changes	(848)	3,206
Stock-based compensation expense	1,623	1,195
Gain on sale of property	(41)	0
Pension plan activity	(30)	(1,067)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(18,153)	(20,530)
Inventories	9,160	18,582
Other current assets	(1,385)	6,173
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	5,515	(2,684)
Net cash provided by operating activities	67,751	66,619
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Payments on property additions	(10,359)	(9,080)
Proceeds from sale of property	148	0
Other-net	(359)	(491)
Net cash used in investing activities	(10,570)	(9,571)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Purchase of treasury stock	0	(8,191)
Payment of dividends	(156,755)	(18,820)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	459	78
Net cash used in financing activities	(156,296)	(26,933)
Net change in cash and equivalents	(99,115)	30,115
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year	191,636	132,266
Cash and equivalents at end of period	92,521	162,381
Supplemental Disclosure of Operating Cash Flows:
Cash paid during the period for income taxes	$ 32,043	$ 14,539

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Pension Benefits (Narrative) (Details) (Pension Benefits [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contributions	$ 0	$ 0
Estimated future employer contributions in current fiscal year	$ 0	$ 0

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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Summary Of Intangible Assets

	December 31,		June 30,
	2012		2012
Trademarks (40-year life)
Gross carrying value	$	370	$	370
Accumulated amortization		(200)		(196)
Net Carrying Value	$	170	$	174
Customer Relationships (12 to 15-year life)
Gross carrying value	$	13,020	$	13,020
Accumulated amortization		(6,395)		(5,927)
Net Carrying Value	$	6,625	$	7,093
Total Net Carrying Value	$	6,795	$	7,267

Schedule Of Amortization Expense

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Amortization expense	$	236	$	291	$	472	$	582

Estimated Annual Amortization Expense

2014	$	946
2015	$	946
2016	$	775
2017	$	604
2018	$	604

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Pension Benefits (Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Income) (Details) (Pension Benefits [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	$ 408	$ 483	$ 816	$ 966
Expected return on plan assets	(595)	(599)	(1,190)	(1,198)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss	172	89	344	178
Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$ (15)	$ (27)	$ (30)	$ (54)

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Postretirement Benefits (Tables) (Postretirement Benefits [Member])

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Postretirement Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	8	$	6	$	16	$	12
Interest cost		28		37		56		74
Amortization of unrecognized net gain		(5)		(8)		(10)		(16)
Amortization of prior service asset		(1)		(1)		(2)		(2)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	30	$	34	$	60	$	68

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 1 –Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and SEC Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position for such periods. All such adjustments reflected in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are considered to be of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unless otherwise noted, the term “year” and references to a particular year pertain to our fiscal year, which begins on July 1 and ends on June 30; for example, 2013 refers to fiscal 2013, which is the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Purchases of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable and excluded from the property additions and the change in accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows were as follows:

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Construction in progress in accounts payable	$	3,393	$	438

Held for Sale

As a result of various prior-years’ restructuring and divestiture activities, we have certain “held for sale” properties with a total net book value of approximately $1.8 million at December 31, 2012. We have classified approximately $1.0 million of these “held for sale” assets as current assets and they are included in Deferred Income Taxes and Other Current Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The remaining balance of approximately $0.8 million is included in Other Noncurrent Assets. In accordance with GAAP for property, plant and equipment, we are no longer depreciating these “held for sale” assets and they are being actively marketed for sale and evaluated for potential impairment.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents (restricted stock and stock-settled stock appreciation rights) outstanding during each period. Unvested shares of restricted stock granted to employees are considered participating securities since employees receive nonforfeitable dividends prior to vesting and, therefore, are included in the earnings allocation in computing EPS under the two-class method. Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, which includes the dilutive potential common shares associated with nonparticipating restricted stock and stock-settled stock appreciation rights.

Basic and diluted net income per common share were calculated as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net income	$	35,277	$	30,373	$	61,939	$	51,631
Net income available to participating securities		(246)		(39)		(299)		(66)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	35,031	$	30,334	$	61,640	$	51,565
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		27,243		27,206		27,236		27,248
Incremental share effect from:
Restricted stock		4		4		4		5
Stock-settled stock appreciation rights		26		30		28		24
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		27,273		27,240		27,268		27,277
Net income per common share - basic	$	1.29	$	1.11	$	2.26	$	1.89
Net income per common share - diluted	$	1.28	$	1.11	$	2.26	$	1.89

Significant Accounting Policies

There were no changes to our Significant Accounting Policies from those disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 760	$ 678
Preferred stock, shares authorized	3,050,000	3,050,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, shares authorized	75,000,000	75,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	27,312,813	27,286,861

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and SEC Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position for such periods. All such adjustments reflected in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are considered to be of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unless otherwise noted, the term “year” and references to a particular year pertain to our fiscal year, which begins on July 1 and ends on June 30; for example, 2013 refers to fiscal 2013, which is the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.

Property, Plant And Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.

Held For Sale

Held for Sale

As a result of various prior-years’ restructuring and divestiture activities, we have certain “held for sale” properties with a total net book value of approximately $1.8 million at December 31, 2012. We have classified approximately $1.0 million of these “held for sale” assets as current assets and they are included in Deferred Income Taxes and Other Current Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The remaining balance of approximately $0.8 million is included in Other Noncurrent Assets. In accordance with GAAP for property, plant and equipment, we are no longer depreciating these “held for sale” assets and they are being actively marketed for sale and evaluated for potential impairment.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents (restricted stock and stock-settled stock appreciation rights) outstanding during each period. Unvested shares of restricted stock granted to employees are considered participating securities since employees receive nonforfeitable dividends prior to vesting and, therefore, are included in the earnings allocation in computing EPS under the two-class method. Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, which includes the dilutive potential common shares associated with nonparticipating restricted stock and stock-settled stock appreciation rights.

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Document And Entity Information In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 25, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Central Index Key	0000057515
Entity Registrant Name	LANCASTER COLONY CORP
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,313
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30

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Long-Term Debt (Policy)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

At December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, we had an unsecured credit agreement under which we may borrow, on a revolving credit basis, up to a maximum of $120 million at any one time, with potential to expand the total credit availability to $200 million based on obtaining consent of the issuing banks and certain other conditions. The facility expires on April 18, 2017, and all outstanding amounts are then due and payable. Interest is variable based upon formulas tied to LIBOR or an alternative base rate defined in the credit agreement, at our option. We must also pay facility fees that are tied to our then-applicable consolidated leverage ratio. Loans may be used for general corporate purposes. Based on the long-term nature of this facility, when we have outstanding borrowings under this facility, we will classify the outstanding balance as long-term debt.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 326,155	$ 311,786	$ 617,131	$ 586,302
Cost of Sales	244,499	241,927	469,758	461,013
Gross Margin	81,656	69,859	147,373	125,289
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	29,031	26,149	54,176	49,067
Operating Income	52,625	43,710	93,197	76,222
Other income - Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act	293	2,701	293	2,701
Interest Income and Other-Net	(39)	38	(25)	34
Income Before Income Taxes	52,879	46,449	93,465	78,957
Taxes Based on Income	17,602	16,076	31,526	27,326
Net Income	$ 35,277	$ 30,373	$ 61,939	$ 51,631
Net Income Per Common Share:
Basic	$ 1.29	$ 1.11	$ 2.26	$ 1.89
Diluted	$ 1.28	$ 1.11	$ 2.26	$ 1.89
Cash Dividends Per Common Share	$ 5.38	$ 0.36	$ 5.74	$ 0.69
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	27,243	27,206	27,236	27,248
Diluted	27,273	27,240	27,268	27,277

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Postretirement Benefits (Postretirement Benefits [Member])

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Postretirement Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Pension And Postretirement Benefits

Note 6 –Postretirement Benefits

We and certain of our operating subsidiaries provide multiple postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans. We recognize the cost of benefits as the employees render service. Postretirement benefits are funded as incurred.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for our postretirement plans:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	8	$	6	$	16	$	12
Interest cost		28		37		56		74
Amortization of unrecognized net gain		(5)		(8)		(10)		(16)
Amortization of prior service asset		(1)		(1)		(2)		(2)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	30	$	34	$	60	$	68

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, we made approximately $32,000and $54,000in contributions to our postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans. We expect to make approximately $0.1 million more in contributions to our postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans during the remainder of 2013.

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Pension Benefits (Pension Benefits [Member])

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Pension Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Pension And Postretirement Benefits

Note 5 –Pension Benefits

We and certain of our operating subsidiaries have sponsored multiple defined benefit pension plans covering union workers at certain locations. As a result of restructuring activities in recent years, we no longer have any active employees continuing to accrue service cost or otherwise eligible to receive plan benefits. Benefits being paid under the plans are primarily based on negotiated rates and years of service. We contribute to these plans at least the minimum amount required by regulation.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit income for our pension plans:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Components of net periodic benefit income
Interest cost	$	408	$	483	$	816	$	966
Expected return on plan assets		(595)		(599)		(1,190)		(1,198)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss		172		89		344		178
Net periodic benefit income	$	(15)	$	(27)	$	(30)	$	(54)

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, we made no pension plan contributions and we do not expect to make any contributions to our pension plans during 2013. 

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Pension Benefits (Tables) (Pension Benefits [Member])

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Pension Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Income

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Components of net periodic benefit income
Interest cost	$	408	$	483	$	816	$	966
Expected return on plan assets		(595)		(599)		(1,190)		(1,198)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss		172		89		344		178
Net periodic benefit income	$	(15)	$	(27)	$	(30)	$	(54)

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Pension Benefits (Policy)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Pension And Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension Benefits

We and certain of our operating subsidiaries have sponsored multiple defined benefit pension plans covering union workers at certain locations. As a result of restructuring activities in recent years, we no longer have any active employees continuing to accrue service cost or otherwise eligible to receive plan benefits. Benefits being paid under the plans are primarily based on negotiated rates and years of service. We contribute to these plans at least the minimum amount required by regulation.

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Business Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Business Segment Information

Note 9 –Business Segment Information

The following summary of financial information by business segment is consistent with the basis of segmentation and measurement of segment profit or loss presented in our June 30, 2012 consolidated financial statements. The December 31, 2012 identifiable assets by reportable segment are generally consistent with that of June 30, 2012. However, the amount of Corporate assets declined because of the decrease in cash, which is treated as a Corporate asset, due to the payment of the December 2012 special dividend.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Sales
Specialty Foods	$	272,634	$	266,225	$	521,515	$	503,172
Glassware and Candles		53,521		45,561		95,616		83,130
Total	$	326,155	$	311,786	$	617,131	$	586,302
Operating Income
Specialty Foods	$	50,384	$	44,750	$	93,142	$	79,949
Glassware and Candles		5,614		1,636		6,222		1,299
Corporate Expenses		(3,373)		(2,676)		(6,167)		(5,026)
Total	$	52,625	$	43,710	$	93,197	$	76,222

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Stock-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Note 7 – Stock-Based Compensation

Our shareholders approved the adoption of and subsequent amendments to the Lancaster Colony Corporation 2005 Stock Plan (the “2005 Plan”). The 2005 Plan reserved 2,000,000 common shares for issuance to our employees and directors, and all awards granted under the 2005 Plan will be exercisable at prices not less than fair market value as of the date of the grant. The vesting period for awards granted under the 2005 Plan varies as to the type of award granted, but generally these awards have a maximum term of five years.

Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights

We use periodic grants of stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SSSARs”) as a vehicle for rewarding certain employees with long-term incentives for their efforts in helping to create long-term shareholder value. We calculate the fair value of SSSARs grants using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Our policy is to issue shares upon SSSARs exercise from new shares that had been previously authorized. There were no grants of SSSARs during the six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and no SSSARs vested during these periods.

We recognize compensation expense over the requisite service period. Compensation expense was reflected in Cost of Sales or Selling, General and Administrative Expenses based on the grantees’ salaries expense classification and was allocated to each segment appropriately. We recorded tax benefits and gross windfall tax benefits related to SSSARs. These windfall tax benefits were included in the financing section of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The following table summarizes SSSARs compensation expense and tax benefits recorded:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Compensation expense	$	338	$	366	$	799	$	646
Tax benefits	$	118	$	128	$	279	$	226
Intrinsic value of exercises	$	594	$	130	$	1,284	$	143
Gross windfall tax benefits	$	208	$	59	$	449	$	64

The following table summarizes the activity relating to SSSARs granted under the 2005 Plan for the six months ended December 31, 2012:

	Number of Rights	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at beginning of period	446	$	60.55
Exercised	(94)	$	50.66
Granted	-	$	-
Forfeited	(5)	$	63.50
Outstanding at end of period	347	$	63.18	3.40	$	2,088
Exercisable and vested at end of period	50	$	56.26	2.19	$	644
Vested and expected to vest at end of period	340	$	63.15	3.39	$	2,057

At December 31, 2012, there was approximately $1.2 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to SSSARs that we will recognize over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.79 years.

Restricted Stock

We use periodic grants of restricted stock as a vehicle for rewarding our nonemployee directors and certain employees with long-term incentives for their efforts in helping to create long-term shareholder value.

In November 2012 and 2011, we granted shares of restricted stock to our seven nonemployee directors under the terms of the 2005 Plan. The following table summarizes information relating to each of these grants:

	Six Months Ended
	December 31,
	2012		2011
Nonemployee directors
Restricted stock granted		7		7
Grant date fair value	$	490	$	490
Weighted average grant date fair value per award	$	73.29	$	65.97

The 2013 grant vests over a one-year period, and all of these shares are expected to vest. Dividends earned on the stock during the vesting period will be paid to the directors at the time the stock vests. The 2012 grant vested during the second quarter of 2013, and the directors were paid the related dividends.

We recognize compensation expense over the requisite service period. Compensation expense was reflected in Cost of Sales or Selling, General and Administrative Expenses based on the grantees’ salaries expense classification and was allocated to each segment appropriately. We recorded tax benefits and gross windfall tax benefits related to restricted stock. Windfall tax benefits, if any, were included in the financing section of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The following table summarizes restricted stock compensation expense and tax benefits recorded:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Compensation expense	$	414	$	275	$	824	$	549
Tax benefits	$	144	$	96	$	288	$	192
Gross windfall tax benefits	$	9	$	15	$	10	$	15

The total fair values of restricted stock vested were as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	December 31,
	2012		2011
Fair value of vested shares	$	490	$	420

The following table summarizes the activity relating to restricted stock granted under the 2005 Plan for the six months ended December 31, 2012:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock at beginning of period	62	$	63.25
Granted	7	$	73.29
Vested	(7)	$	65.97
Forfeited	(1)	$	61.01
Unvested restricted stock at end of period	61	$	64.05

At December 31, 2012, there was approximately $1.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock that we will recognize over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.69 years.

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 8 –Income Taxes

The gross tax contingency reserve at December 31, 2012 was approximately $2.0 million and consisted of tax liabilities of approximately $1.0 million and penalties and interest of approximately $1.0 million. We classified approximately $0.2 million of the gross tax contingency reserve as current liabilities as these amounts are expected to be resolved within the next 12 months. The remaining liability of approximately $1.8 million was included in other noncurrent liabilities. We expect that the amount of these liabilities will change within the next 12 months; however, we do not expect the change to have a significant effect on our financial position or results of operations. We recognize interest and penalties related to these tax liabilities in income tax expense.

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Commitments And Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies

In addition to the items discussed below, at December 31, 2012, we were a party to various claims and litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters did not have a material effect on the current-year results of operations and, in our opinion, their ultimate disposition will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (“CDSOA”) provides for the distribution of monies collected by U.S. Customs from anti-dumping cases to qualifying domestic producers. Our reported CDSOA receipts totaled approximately $0.3 million in the second quarter of 2013, as compared to approximately $2.7 million in the second quarter of 2012.

CDSOA remittances have related to certain candles being imported from the People’s Republic of China. CDSOA provisions for remittances apply only to duties collected on products imported prior to October 2007. Accordingly, we may receive some level of annual distributions for an undetermined period of years in the future as the monies collected that relate to entries filed prior to October 2007 are administratively finalized by U.S. Customs. Without further legislative action, we expect these distributions will eventually cease.

Cases have been brought in U.S. courts challenging certain aspects of CDSOA. In two separate cases, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) ruled that the procedure for determining recipients eligible to receive CDSOA distributions is unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed both CIT decisions and the U.S. Supreme Court did not hear either case. This allowed the appellate court decisions to stand, but other legal challenges to CDSOA are still pending.

We are unable to determine, at this time, what the ultimate outcome of other litigation will be, and it is possible that further legal action, potential additional changes in the law and other factors could affect the amount of funds available for distribution, including funds relating to entries prior to October 2007. Accordingly, we cannot predict the amount of future distributions, if any, we may receive. Any change in CDSOA distributions could affect our earnings and cash flow.

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Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 120,000,000		$ 120,000,000		$ 120,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity on obtaining consent of the issuing bank	200,000,000		200,000,000		200,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date			Apr. 18, 2017
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	0		0		0
Standby letters of credit, amount outstanding	3,400,000		3,400,000
Interest paid	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Minimum interest coverage ratio			250.00%
Maximum leverage ratio			300.00%

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule Of Construction In Progress In Accounts Payable

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Construction in progress in accounts payable	$	3,393	$	438

Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculations

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net income	$	35,277	$	30,373	$	61,939	$	51,631
Net income available to participating securities		(246)		(39)		(299)		(66)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	35,031	$	30,334	$	61,640	$	51,565
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		27,243		27,206		27,236		27,248
Incremental share effect from:
Restricted stock		4		4		4		5
Stock-settled stock appreciation rights		26		30		28		24
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		27,273		27,240		27,268		27,277
Net income per common share - basic	$	1.29	$	1.11	$	2.26	$	1.89
Net income per common share - diluted	$	1.28	$	1.11	$	2.26	$	1.89

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Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Summary Of Financial Information Attributable To Reportable Segments

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Sales
Specialty Foods	$	272,634	$	266,225	$	521,515	$	503,172
Glassware and Candles		53,521		45,561		95,616		83,130
Total	$	326,155	$	311,786	$	617,131	$	586,302
Operating Income
Specialty Foods	$	50,384	$	44,750	$	93,142	$	79,949
Glassware and Candles		5,614		1,636		6,222		1,299
Corporate Expenses		(3,373)		(2,676)		(6,167)		(5,026)
Total	$	52,625	$	43,710	$	93,197	$	76,222

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Stock-Based Compensation (Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights Activity) (Details) (Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Rights SARS [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Rights SARS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Rights, Outstanding at beginning of period	446,000
Number of Rights, Exercised	(94,000)
Number of Rights, Granted	0	0
Number of Rights, Forfeited	(5,000)
Number of Rights, Outstanding at end of period	347,000
Number of Rights, Exercisable and vested at end of period	50,000
Number of Rights, Vested and expected to vest at end of period	340,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at beginning of period	$ 60.55
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$ 50.66
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	$ 0.00
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited	$ 63.50
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at end of period	$ 63.18
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable and vested at end of period	$ 56.26
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Vested and expected to vest at end of period	$ 63.15
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years, Outstanding at end of period	3 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years, Exercisable and vested at end of period	2 years 2 months 9 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years, Vested and expected to vest at end of period	3 years 4 months 21 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding at end of period	$ 2,088
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable and vested at end of period	644
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested and expected to vest at end of period	$ 2,057

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net Income	$ 35,277	$ 30,373	$ 61,939	$ 51,631
Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans:
Amortization of loss, before tax	167	81	334	162
Amortization of prior service asset, before tax	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Total Other Comprehensive Income, Before Tax	166	80	332	160
Amortization of loss, tax	(62)	(31)	(124)	(61)
Amortization of prior service asset, tax	0	0	0	0
Total Other Comprehensive Income, Tax	(62)	(31)	(124)	(61)
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	104	49	208	99
Comprehensive Income	$ 35,381	$ 30,422	$ 62,147	$ 51,730

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Long-Term Debt

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Note 4 –Long-Term Debt

At December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, we had an unsecured credit agreement under which we may borrow, on a revolving credit basis, up to a maximum of $120 million at any one time, with potential to expand the total credit availability to $200 million based on obtaining consent of the issuing banks and certain other conditions. The facility expires on April 18, 2017, and all outstanding amounts are then due and payable. Interest is variable based upon formulas tied to LIBOR or an alternative base rate defined in the credit agreement, at our option. We must also pay facility fees that are tied to our then-applicable consolidated leverage ratio. Loans may be used for general corporate purposes. Based on the long-term nature of this facility, when we have outstanding borrowings under this facility, we will classify the outstanding balance as long-term debt.

At December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, we had no borrowings outstanding under this facility. At December 31, 2012, we had approximately $3.4 million of standby letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amount available for borrowing under the credit agreement. We paid no interest for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. At December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all applicable provisions and covenants of this facility, and we exceeded the requirements of the financial covenants by substantial margins. At December 31, 2012, we were not aware of any event that would constitute a default under the facility.

The facility contains certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on indebtedness, asset sales and acquisitions. There are two principal financial covenants: an interest expense test that requires us to maintain an interest coverage ratio not less than 2.5 to 1 at the end of each fiscal quarter; and an indebtedness test that requires us to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio not greater than 3 to 1 at all times. The interest coverage ratio is calculated by dividing Consolidated EBIT (as defined more specifically in the credit agreement) by Consolidated Interest Expense (as defined more specifically in the credit agreement), and the leverage ratio is calculated by dividing Consolidated Debt (as defined more specifically in the credit agreement) by Consolidated EBITDA (as defined more specifically in the credit agreement.)

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Assets held for sale, book value	$ 1.8
Assets held for sale, current	1.0
Assets held for sale, noncurrent	$ 0.8

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Postretirement Benefits (Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost) (Details) (Postretirement Benefits [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 8	$ 6	$ 16	$ 12
Interest cost	28	37	56	74
Amortization of unrecognized net gain	(5)	(8)	(10)	(16)
Amortization of prior service asset	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$ 30	$ 34	$ 60	$ 68

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Postretirement Benefits (Policy)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Pension And Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Postretirement Benefits

We and certain of our operating subsidiaries provide multiple postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans. We recognize the cost of benefits as the employees render service. Postretirement benefits are funded as incurred.