DERIVATIVES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

All derivatives are recognized in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at their estimated fair value. The Company currently has cash flow hedges related to variable rate debt and foreign currency obligations. The Company does not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes. Changes in the fair value of the derivatives that qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets until earnings are affected by the variability of the cash flows.

The Company’s Malaysian operations have entered into forward exchange contracts on a rolling basis with a total notional value of $49.5 million as of March 30, 2013. These forward contracts fix the exchange rates on foreign currency cash used to pay a portion of local currency expenses. The total fair value of these forward contracts was a $0.4 million asset as of March 30, 2013, and a $1.1 million asset as of September 29, 2012.

The Company entered into three interest rate swap contracts related to the term loans under its Prior Credit Facility that had an initial total notional value of $150 million and matures on April 4, 2013. These interest rate swap contracts continued into the Credit Facility and pay the Company variable interest at the three month LIBOR rate, and the Company pays the counterparties a fixed interest rate. The fixed interest rates for each of these contracts are 4.415%, 4.490% and 4.435%, respectively. These interest rate swap contracts were originally entered into to convert $150 million of the variable rate term loan under the Prior Credit Facility into fixed rate debt. Based on the terms of the interest rate swap contracts and the underlying debt, these interest rate contracts were determined to be effective, and thus qualify as a cash flow hedge. As such, any changes in the fair value of these interest rate swaps are recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows. The total fair value of these interest rate swap contracts was a $0.1 million liability as of March 30, 2013 and a $1.7 million liability as of September 29, 2012. As of March 30, 2013, the total remaining combined notional amount of the Company’s three interest rate swaps was $75.0 million.

The tables below present information regarding the fair values of derivative instruments (as defined in Note 1, "Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies") and the effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:



Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
In thousands of dollars
	Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
		March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012			March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value
Interest rate swaps		$	—	$	—	Current liabilities – Other	$	62	$	1,715
Forward contracts	Prepaid expenses and other	$	358	$	1,095		$	—	$	—



The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
for the Three Months Ended
In thousands of dollars
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivative (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
	March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012				March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012				March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012
Interest rate swaps	$	1,610		$	(189	)	Interest income (expense)	$	(62	)	$	(903	)	Other income (expense)	$	—	$	—
Forward contracts	$	(177	)	$	1,772		Selling and administrative expenses	$	179		$	63		Other income (expense)	$	—	$	—
Treasury Rate Locks	$	—		$	—		Interest income (expense)	$	81		$	81		Other income (expense)	$	—	$	—




The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
for the Six Months Ended
In thousands of dollars
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
	March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012				March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012
Interest rate swaps	$	805		$	15	Interest income (expense)	$	(848	)	$	(1,818	)	Other income (expense)	$	—	$	—
Forward contracts	$	(98	)	$	2,392	Selling and administrative expenses	$	672		$	(304	)	Other income (expense)	$	—	$	—
Treasury Rate Locks	$	—		$	—	Interest income (expense)	$	160		$	160		Other income (expense)	$	—	$	—

During fiscal 2011, the Company entered into treasury rate lock hedge contracts to hedge the variability of the fixed interest rate on

its issuance of $175 million of fixed rate debt using a treasury lock transaction. During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, when the fixed interest rate for the debt issuance was determined, all three treasury rate lock contracts were settled and the Company received proceeds of $2.3 million, which is being amortized over the seven year term of the related debt.

The following table lists the fair values of assets/(liabilities) of the Company’s derivatives as of March 30, 2013, by input level as defined above (in thousands):



Derivatives	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(62	)	$	—	$	(62	)
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	—	$	358		$	—	$	358

The fair value of interest rate swaps and foreign currency forward contracts is determined using a market approach which includes obtaining directly or indirectly observable values from third parties active in the relevant markets. The primary input in the fair value of the interest rate swaps is the relevant LIBOR forward curve. Inputs in the fair value of the foreign currency forward contracts include prevailing forward and spot prices for currency and interest rate forward curves.