Intertape Polymer Group Inc

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 6-K


Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month of August, 2007


Commission File Number 1-10928


INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC.


9999 Cavendish Blvd., Suite 200, Ville St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada, H4M 2X5


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:


Form 20-F             

Form 40-F          X


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  __________


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  __________


Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


Yes               

No           X


If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with

Rule 12g3-2(b):    82-______


The Information contained in this Report is incorporated by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-109944


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.


INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC.


Date:  August 13, 2007

By: /s/ Victor DiTommaso_________________

       Victor DiTommaso, Vice President Finance



Intertape Polymer Group Inc.

Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Earnings

Three month periods ended

(In thousands of US dollars, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


 

June 30,
2007

March 31,
2007

December 31,
2006

September 30, 2006

 

$

$

$

$

Sales (i)

187,109

186,835

187,370

195,120

Cost of sales

158,742

159,370

164,604

169,433

Gross Profit

28,367

27,465

22,766

25,687

     

Selling, general and administrative

    Expenses (i)


16,676


18,321


18,729


21,399

Stock-based compensation expense

533

454

454

453

Research and development

1,161

1,025

1,406

1,523

Financial expenses

5,892

6,294

5,871

6,762

Manufacturing facility closures, strategic
   alternatives and other  charges


4,415


2,369


10,095


16,037

Impairment of goodwill

   

120,000

 

28,677

28,463

36,555

166,174

     

Earnings (loss) before income

    taxes

(310)


(998)


(13,789)

(140,487)

Income taxes (recovery)

7,768

(428)

1,399

(17,154)

Net earnings (loss)

(8,078)

(570)

(15,188)

(123,333)

     

Earnings (loss) per share

    

Cdn GAAP – Basic – US $

(0.20)

(0.01)

(0.37)

(3.01)

Cdn GAAP - Diluted – US $

(0.20)

(0.01)

(0.37)

(3.01)

US GAAP – Basic – US $

(0.20)

(0.01)

(0.37)

(3.01)

US GAAP – Diluted – US $

(0.20)

(0.01)

(0.37)

(3.01)

     

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding

    

Cdn GAAP – Basic

40,986,940

40,986,940

40,986,057

40,986,057

Cdn GAAP – Diluted

40,986,940

40,986,940

40,986,057

40,986,057

US GAAP – Basic

40,986,940

40,986,940

40,986,057

40,986,057

US GAAP – Diluted

40,986,940

40,986,940

40,986,057

40,986,057






 

June 30,
2006

March 31,
2006

December 31, 2005

September 30, 2005

 

$

$

$

$

Sales (i)

217,687

212,108

215,112

194,480

Cost of sales

182,534

178,122

176,927

159,449

Gross Profit

35,153

33,986

38,185

35,031

     

Selling, general and administrative

    Expenses (i)


21,525


23,250


22,507


19,273

Stock-based compensation expense

590

525

488

485

Research and development

1,662

1,680

1,257

1,233

Financial expenses

6,396

6,717

6,655

5,577

Manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges


32,423


17,502


(760)


385

Impairment of goodwill

-

-

-

-

 

62,596

49,674

30,147

26,953

     

Earnings (loss) before income
   taxes


(27,443)


(15,688)


8,038


8,078

Income taxes (recovery)

(9,260)

(5,699)

(1,689)

1,479

Net earnings (loss)

(18,183)

(9,989)

9,727

6,599

     

Earnings (loss) per share

    

Cdn GAAP – Basic – US $

(0.44)

(0.24)

0.24

0.16

Cdn GAAP – Diluted – US $

(0.44)

(0.24)

0.24

0.16

US GAAP – Basic – US $

(0.44)

(0.24)

0.24

0.16

US GAAP – Diluted – US $

(0.44)

(0.24)

0.24

0.16

     

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding

    

Cdn  GAAP – Basic

40,985,440

40,964,630

41,039,278

41,205,555

Cdn GAAP – Diluted

40,985,440

40,964,630

41,157,568

41,337,378

US GAAP – Basic

40,985,440

40,964,630

41,039,278

41,205,555

US GAAP – Diluted

40,985,440

40,964,630

41,157,568

41,337,378


(i) Sales and selling, general and administrative expenses have been reclassified as a result of the Company adopting EIC Abstract No.156 during the year ended December 31, 2006.

August 13, 2007

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) supplements the consolidated financial statements and related notes for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007. Except where otherwise indicated, all financial information reflected herein is prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and is expressed in US dollars.

OVERVIEW

At the annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 28, 2007, shareholders rejected, by a vote of approximately 70%, a special resolution providing for the sale of all of the outstanding common shares of Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (“the Company” or “IPG”). At that same meeting, shareholders also elected the Company’s Board of Directors for the coming year.  The Board appointed Melbourne F. Yull, the founder of the Company, as Executive Director. Mr. Yull is focusing on securing the required banking and financial arrangements to establish a solid foundation for the Company going forward. Additional priorities being addressed are identifying opportunities to further lower working capital requirements as well as new cost reduction initiatives. This process is well underway. Mr. Yull is also committed to restoring employee morale and customer relations, two areas which suffered as a result of the uncertainties surrounding the Company’s future direction, created by the strategic alternatives process. This integrated program is designed to provide a platform from which a new CEO will be able to move the Company forward.

The Board, along with Management have taken steps to further strengthen the Company for the future. On August 9,



2007 the Company filed a final prospectus in both Canada and the United States in connection with a shareholder rights offering, which, if fully subscribed, will provide the Company with approximately $86.3 million in additional equity funding.  The Company has firm commitments from several major shareholders and senior officers, including one former senior officer, that guarantee that the rights offering will yield the Company gross proceeds of at least $62.6 million.  The Company intends to use the proceeds from the rights offering to reduce its long-term debt.  The rights offering is expected to be completed during September 2007.

The Company will record a non-cash charge in the third quarter of 2007 expensing that portion of the deferred debt issue expenses relating to the debt being retired with the proceeds of the rights offering. The expected charge will be approximately $1.4 million assuming debt retirement of $62.6 million. The charge will be proportionately higher if the proceeds from the rights offering permit the Company to reduce debt further.

Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $8.1 million, as compared to a net loss of $18.2 million for the same period in 2006.  Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2007 totaled $8.6 million compared to a net loss of $28.2 million for the same period in 2006.  Pretax earnings before manufacturing facility closure, strategic alternatives and other charges for the three months ended June 30, 2007 totaled $4.1 million, a substantial improvement compared to $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The pretax earnings on the same basis for the three months ended June 30, 2006 totaled $5.0 million.

The three months ended June 30, 2007 represents the second consecutive quarter of improvement in the Company’s business.  The adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2007 was $18.4 million, the highest level of adjusted EBITDA since the second quarter of 2006, when the Company reported $19.5 million.  A recap of recent Adjusted EBITDA performance is as follows:


EBITDA Reconciliation to Net Earnings

(in millions of US dollars)


For the three months ended,

June 30, 2007

March 31, 2007

Dec. 31, 2006

Sept 30, 2006

June 30, 2006

March 31, 2006

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Net loss – as reported

(8.1)

(0.6)

(15.2)

(123.3)

(18.2)

(10.0)

Add back (deduct):

Financial expenses,

  net of amortization

5.5

6.0

5.5

6.5

6.0

6.4

Income taxes (recovery)

7.8

(0.4)

1.4

(17.2)

(9.3)

(5.7)

Depreciation and amortization

8.8

9.0

9.4

9.7

8.6

8.8

EBITDA

14.0

14.0

1.1

(124.3)

(12.9)

(0.5)

Manufacturing facility closures,
  strategic alternatives and other
  charges

4.4

2.4

10.1

16.0

32.4

17.5

Impairment of goodwill

   

120.0

  

Adjusted EBITDA

18.4

16.4

11.2

11.7

19.5

17.0


The second quarter performance also reflects a 12.2% improvement over the adjusted EBITDA of $16.4 million reported in the first quarter of 2007 and a 64.3% improvement over the adjusted EBITDA of $11.2 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2006.  Management and the Board of Directors believe the Company is well positioned for the future, having substantially reduced its cost base in the past year.  This improvement is evidenced by the fact that the second quarter of 2007 adjusted EBITDA of $18.4 million was achieved with $30.6 million less sales than the level needed to generate the second quarter 2006 adjusted EBITDA of $19.5 million.  Adjusted EBITDA margin for the second quarter of 2007 was 9.8% compared to 9.0% in the second quarter of 2006.

The Company defines EBITDA as net earnings (loss) before (i) income taxes; (ii) financial expenses, net of amortization; (iii) amortization of other intangibles and capitalized software costs; and (iv) depreciation. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges.  The terms EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by GAAP in Canada or the United States and, therefore, other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do. The Company has included these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that it permits



investors to make a more meaningful comparison of IPG’s performance between periods presented.  A reconciliation of the Company’s adjusted EBITDA to net earnings is included herein.

During the second quarter of 2007, IPG recorded manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges of $4.4 million, substantially all of which related to the recently concluded strategic alternatives process.  This process culminated on May 1, 2007, when the Company entered into a definitive agreement providing for the sale of all of the Company’s outstanding common shares at a price of $4.76 per share.  As discussed above, the sale transaction was rejected by the Company’s shareholders in June 2007.  

During the second quarter of 2006, IPG recorded manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges of $32.4 million.  Included in the $32.4 million total is $1.7 million of costs related to the plant closures in Brighton, Colorado and Piedras Negras, Mexico.  In addition to the $1.7 million in manufacturing facility closures, the Company also recorded $30.7 million in other charges in the quarter ended June 30, 2006 related to the retirement of the Company’s CEO, certain cost reduction initiatives, business reengineering within the Company’s consumer and carton sealing tape businesses, the sales of previously closed manufacturing facilities, environmental remediation at another previously closed manufacturing facility, certain bank loan amendment fees and the charge-off of previously capitalized legal costs that the Company determined were no longer recoverable.

Except as discussed under the captions “Sales” and “Gross Profit and Gross Margin” below, economic and industrial factors during the first half of 2007 were substantially unchanged from December 31, 2006.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SALES

The Company has experienced declining sales for the last four quarters.  The decline in the sale of North American tape products described below is in part the result of the uncertainties surrounding the Company since the retirement of the former CEO in the second quarter of 2006 and the subsequent announcement of the strategic alternatives process in October 2006.  As previously explained, one of the key mandates of the former CEO in his current capacity as Executive Director is to restore customer confidence and regain sales lost during this period.

Sales for the second quarter of 2007 were $187.1 million, a slight improvement over sales for the first quarter of 2007 of $186.8 million. Sales for the second quarter of 2007 decreased 14.0% from the second quarter of 2006 sales of $217.7 million.  This decrease includes a 12.1% decrease in sales volume with the balance of the decline being attributable to selling price decreases. The decrease in sales is primarily attributable to a decline in commercial activity within key markets for the Company’s engineered coated products, including the residential construction market, a decline in the sale of North American tape products, and consumer customer account rationalization.  

Sales for the first six months of 2007 were $373.9 million compared to $429.8 million for the same period in 2006, a decrease of 13.0%.  This decrease includes a 10.9% decline in sales volume with the balance of the decline attributable to selling price decreases.  The sales volume decline for the first six months of 2007 compared to the first six months of 2006 is due to the same factors cited above.

GROSS PROFIT AND GROSS MARGIN

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $28.4 million at a gross margin of 15.2%, as compared to gross profit of $35.2 million for the second quarter of 2006 at a gross margin of 16.2%. The margin decline in 2007 compared to 2006 is due to declining year over year sales volumes and competitive pressures resulting in compressed margins. Gross margins for the second quarter of 2007 improved over first quarter gross margins of 14.7% due to lower cost raw materials, improved material utilization and reduced manufacturing expenses.

The gross profit and gross margin for the first six months of 2007 were $55.8 million and 14.9% respectively, compared to $69.1 million and 16.1% for the first six months of 2006.  

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) were $16.7 million for the second quarter of 2007 (8.9% of sales), compared to $21.5 million for the second quarter of 2006 (9.9% of sales).   The SG&A expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were $35.0 million (9.4% of sales) compared to $44.8 million (10.4% of sales) for the same period in 2006.  The decrease in SG&A for the second quarter of 2007 compared to the second quarter of 2006 is a result of the cost reduction initiatives the Company began in the second half of 2006.  The SG&A expenses for the first six months of 2007 were approximately $9.8 million lower than the first six months of 2006 due to these same cost reduction initiatives.

Included in SG&A expenses are the costs the Company incurred as a consequence of being a public company.   



These costs totaled $0.3 million and $1.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $1.0 million and $1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. The lower public company costs in 2007 compared to 2006 is due to the high initial cost in 2006 of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) mandated internal controls certification.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE

Stock-based compensation expense (“SBC”) for the second quarter of 2007 was $0.5 million compared to $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2006.  For the first six months of 2007, SBC was $1.0 million compared to $1.1 million for the comparable period in 2006.  

OPERATING PROFIT

Operating profit is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company is including because its management uses operating profit to measure and evaluate the profit contributions of the Company’s product offerings as well as the contribution by channel of distribution.

Operating profit does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP in Canada or the United States and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Presented below is a table reconciling this non-GAAP financial measure with the most comparable GAAP measurement. The reader is encouraged to review this reconciliation. Operating profit is defined by the Company as gross profit less SG&A expenses and SBC.


Operating Profit Reconciliation

(in millions of US dollars)

 

Three months

Six months

For the periods ended June 30,

2007

2006

2007

 2006

 

$

$

$

$

Gross Profit

28.4

35.2

55.8

69.2

Less:  SG&A Expense

16.7

21.5

35.0

44.8

Less:  SBC

0.5

0.6

1.0

1.1

Operating Profit

11.2

13.1

19.8

23.3


Operating profit was $11.2 million for the second quarter of 2007, compared to $13.1 million for the second quarter of 2006. Lower gross profits in 2007 were offset by decreased SG&A expenses. Operating profit for the six months ended June 30, 2007 totaled $19.8 million compared to $23.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006.  The decrease in operating profits for the first six months of 2007 compared to the first six months of 2006 is due to the lower gross margins in 2007 mitigated by the decreased SG&A expenses in the first half of 2007 compared to the first half of 2006.

By substantially reducing costs, the Company has improved operating profits during recent quarters, approaching levels achieved in early 2006, as demonstrated by the following recap of operating profit for the trailing six quarters:






Operating Profit Reconciliation

(in millions of US dollars)


For the three months ended,

June 30, 2007

March 31, 2007

Dec. 31, 2006

Sept 30, 2006

 June 30, 2006

March 31, 2006

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Gross Profit

28.4

27.5

22.8

25.7

35.2

34.0

Less:  SG&A Expense

16.7

18.3

18.7

21.4

21.5

23.3






Less:  SBC

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.5

Operating Profit

11.2

8.7

3.6

3.8

13.1

10.2


FINANCIAL EXPENSES

Financial expenses for the second quarter of 2007 were $5.9 million compared to $6.4 million in the second quarter of 2006, a 7.9% decrease. Financial expenses for the first six months of 2007 were $12.2 million compared to $13.1 million for the same period in 2006, a decrease of 7.1%.  The decrease in financial expenses is due to (i) higher interest income in the first quarter, prior to the March 30, 2007 $15.6 million principal reduction on the Company’s long-term debt,  (ii) lower interest expense in the second quarter of 2007 due to the reduced debt level of the Company, (iii) foreign exchange gains throughout the first half of 2007 due to the stronger Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar and, (iv) increased non-operating income.

EBITDA

A reconciliation of the Company’s EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP financial measures, to GAAP net earnings is set out in the EBITDA reconciliation table below. EBITDA should not be construed as earnings before income taxes, net earnings or cash flows from operating activities as determined by GAAP. The Company defines EBITDA as net earnings (loss) before (i) income taxes; (ii) financial expenses, net of amortization; (iii) amortization of other intangibles and capitalized software costs; and (iv) depreciation. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges.  The terms EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by GAAP in Canada or the United States and, therefore, other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities or as alternatives to net earnings as indicators of our operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. The Company has included these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that it permits investors to make a more meaningful comparison of IPG’s performance between periods presented. In addition, the Company’s covenants contained in the loan agreement with its lenders require certain debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratios be maintained, thus EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used by management and the Company’s lenders in evaluating the Company’s performance.


EBITDA Reconciliation to Net Earnings

(in millions of US dollars)

 

Three months

Six months

For the periods ended June 30,

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

$

$

$

$

Net loss – as reported

(8.1)

(18.2)

(8.6)

(28.2)

Add back (deduct):

Financial expenses,

  net of amortization

5.5

6.0

11.5

12.4

Income taxes (recovery)

7.8

(9.3)

7.3

(15.0)

Depreciation and amortization

8.8

8.6

17.8

17.5

EBITDA

14.0

(12.9)

28.0

(13.3)

Manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges

4.4

32.4

6.8

49.9

Adjusted EBITDA

18.4

19.5

34.8

36.6


As highlighted in the section entitled “Overview”, the Company’s adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2007 is the highest level of adjusted EBITDA since the second quarter of 2006.

INCOME TAXES

The Company is subject to income taxation in multiple tax jurisdictions around the world. As a result, the Company’s effective income tax rate fluctuates depending upon the geographic source of its earnings. The Company’s effective income tax rate is also impacted by tax planning strategies that the Company previously implemented.  The Company



estimates its annual effective income tax rate and utilizes that rate in its quarterly financial statements.  

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $7.3 million despite a pretax loss of $1.3 million. Due to continuing softness in some of the key markets served by the Company’s engineered coated products, the Company expects that certain Canadian net operating losses scheduled to expire in 2008 will likely not be utilized. Consequently, the Company has recorded a $6.3 million increase in its income tax asset valuation allowance in the second quarter, thereby reducing the value of its future income tax assets. The Company also incurred substantial nondeductible expenses associated with the strategic alternatives process. The Company’s estimated effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was approximately 34.7%.

NET EARNINGS

Net loss for the second quarter of 2007 was $8.1 million or $0.20 per share, both basic and diluted, compared to a loss of $18.2 million or $0.44 per share, both basic and diluted, for the second quarter of 2006. Excluding the effects of the $6.3 million increase in the income tax valuation allowance discussed above, the Company’s adjusted net earnings during the second quarter of 2007 would have been a profit of $0.05 per share, both basic and diluted.  This compares favorably with the adjusted net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2007 of $0.02 per share, both basic and diluted. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2007 totaled $8.6 million or $0.21 per share, both basic and diluted, compared to a net loss of $28.2 million for the same period in 2006.

 Excluding manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges and related taxes, adjusted net earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was a loss of $4.3 million or $0.10 per share, both basic and diluted and a loss of $3.3 million or $0.08 per share, both basic and diluted, for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The second quarter of 2007 adjusted net earnings loss of $0.10 per share is attributable to higher than normal income tax expense discussed above.

Adjusted net earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company is including because management believes it provides a better comparison of results for the periods presented since it does not take into account non-recurring items and manufacturing facility closures costs each period. Adjusted net earnings does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP in Canada or the United States and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. A reconciliation of the Company’s adjusted net earnings to net earnings is set out in the table below:


Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings

(in millions of US dollars)

 

Three months

Six months

For the periods ended June 30,

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

$

$

$

$

Net loss – as reported

(8.1)

(18.2)

(8.6)

(28.2)

Add back:

  Manufacturing facility closures, strategic

     alternatives and other charges (net of tax)

3.8

21.3

5.3

32.4

Adjusted Net Earnings

(4.3)

3.1

(3.3)

4.2

Earnings (loss) per share:

    

  Basic – as reported

(0.20)

(0.44)

(0.21)

(0.69)

  Basic – adjusted

(0.10)

0.08

(0.08)

0.10

  Diluted – as reported

(0.20)

(0.44)

(0.21)

(0.69)

  Diluted – adjusted

(0.10)

0.08

(0.08)

0.10


COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income is comprised of net earnings and other comprehensive income. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, comprehensive income was $6.3 million and $7.6 million respectively, compared to a loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 of $10.6 million and $19.6 million, respectively. Comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 includes $13.9 million and $16.0 million respectively, of change in accumulated currency translation adjustments. The favorable change in accumulated currency translation adjustments is attributable to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar in 2007, particularly in



the second quarter.

FINANCIAL POSITION

Trade receivables increased $9.4 million between December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007. The increase is primarily due to the higher level of sales for the month of June 2007 compared to the month of December 2006.  Inventories increased by $11.8 million between December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007. All classes of inventory increased from year-end with the most significant increase being in finished goods inventories. The Company built finished goods inventories in anticipation of the summer plant maintenance shutdowns. Current liabilities, excluding current installments on long-term debt, increased by $22.5 million between December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007. The increase is due to a $5.0 million increase in borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facilities and increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $17.5 million. The increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities is due to the increased inventory investment described above, the second quarter cash demands placed on the Company by the strategic alternatives process and the normal recurring accruals.

The Company’s capital expenditures for the first six months of 2007 totaled $8.9 million compared to $14.0 million for the first six months of 2006.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company maintains no off-balance sheet arrangements except for the interest rate swap contracts and letters of credit issued and outstanding, which we discussed in the section entitled “Bank Indebtedness and Credit Facilities”. The Company is not a party to any material related party transactions.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash from operations before changes in non-cash working capital items was $6.0 million for the second quarter of 2007 compared to $0.7 million for the second quarter of 2006. Changes in non-cash working capital items used $0.1 million in cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to providing $13.3 million in cash flows during the same three month period in 2006.

The increase in the Company’s cash flow from operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital items in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the second quarter of 2006 results from the greater cash requirements of the strategic alternatives and other charges in the second quarter of 2006 (approximately $12.9 million) compared to the second quarter of 2007 (approximately $4.4 million).  The cash flows from changes in non-cash working capital items in the second quarter of 2006 were primarily the result of a $10.0 million decrease in the Company’s inventory levels between March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, the collection of the insurance proceeds related to the boiler explosion that occurred in March 2005 and the increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses during that same period.  

Cash from operations before changes in non-cash working capital items was $13.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and $10.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006.  Changes in non-cash working capital items used $1.6 million in cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to providing $10.0 million in cash during the same six month period in 2006.   In 2006, the changes in non-cash working capital items for the six month period ended June 30 were principally impacted by declines in inventories as discussed above and the reduction in other assets and receivables attributable to the collection of the insurance proceeds related to the March 2005 boiler explosion.

Cash flows used in investing activities were $3.0 million in the second quarter of 2007 and $8.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007.  This compares to $10.4 million and $16.4 million, respectively, in cash flows used in investing activities in the second quarter of 2006 and the six months ended June 30, 2006. The decrease in cash flows used in investing activities for the three and six month periods in 2007 compared to the corresponding periods in 2006 was due to the lower levels of capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment in 2007 and the 2006 costs incurred by the Company in anticipation of the sale of its combined coated products operations and flexible intermediate bulk container business through an initial public offering, which was not consummated.

The Company increased total indebtedness during the three months ended June 30, 2007 by $1.6 million compared to decreasing total indebtedness by $5.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2006.  Total indebtedness decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2007 by $12.5 million and decreased by $6.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006.  The decrease in indebtedness in 2007 and 2006 was the result of working capital management providing additional cash to reduce debt.  

The Company’s cash liquidity is influenced by several factors, the most significant of which is the Company’s level of inventory investment. The Company periodically increases its inventory levels when business conditions suggest that



it is in the Company’s best interest to do so, such as buying opportunities to mitigate the impact of rising raw material costs. Currently, the Company is not pre-buying raw material inventories. The Company believes that it has the ability to generate sufficient working capital, both long and short term, to meet the requirements of its day-to-day operations, given its operating margins and projected budgets.

BANK INDEBTEDNESS AND CREDIT FACILITIES

The Company maintains a US$65.0 million five-year Revolving Credit Facility available in US dollars and a US$10.0 million five-year Revolving Credit Facility available in Canadian dollars. At June 30, 2007, the Company had borrowed $8.5 million under its US$65.0 million Revolving Credit Facility, including $3.5 million in letters of credit.  At December 31, 2006, $2.5 million had been borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facilities all of which was outstanding letters of credit. Due to certain covenant restrictions as at June 30, 2007, the Company had access to $22.6 million of its $75.0 million revolving credit facility. When added with the cash on-hand and cash equivalents, the Company’s cash and credit availability totaled $32.0 million at June 30, 2007 compared to $41.3 million at December 31, 2006.  

On August 8, 2007, the Company successfully amended its credit facilities to accommodate the costs of the strategic alternatives process, which totaled approximately $6.2 million since October 2006.  The Company paid a fee to its lenders of approximately $2.3 million that will be amortized over the remaining term of the related credit facilities.  The amendment results in a 150 basis point increase in the loan premium owed under both the Company’s Term Loan B and its Revolving Credit Facility.  Additionally, the amendment reduces the Company’s maximum Revolving Credit Facility from $75.0 million to $60.0 million.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

At June 30, 2007, there were no material changes in the contractual obligations set forth in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report that were outside the ordinary course of the Company’s business.

CAPITAL STOCK

As at June 30, 2007 there were 40,986,940 common shares of the Company outstanding.

During the first six months of 2006, employees exercised 27,866 stock options with an aggregate exercise price of $130,305. No stock options were exercised during the first six months of 2007.

CURRENCY RISK

The Company is subject to currency risks through its Canadian and European operations. Changes in the exchange rates may result in decreases or increases in the foreign exchange gains or losses. The Company does not use derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk, as historically these risks have not been significant.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the recorded amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management reviews its estimates, including those relating to the allowance for doubtful accounts, reserve for slow moving and unmarketable inventories, income taxes, impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill based on currently available information. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

The discussion on the methodology and assumptions underlying these critical accounting estimates, their effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial position for the year ended December 31, 2006 can be found in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report and have not materially changed since that date.

CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES

On January 1, 2007, the Company retroactively adopted, without restatement of prior periods, the recommendations included in the CICA Handbook Sections 1530, “Comprehensive Income”, 3855, “Financial Instruments– Recognition and Measurement”, and 3865, “Hedges”.

Section 1530, describes how to report and disclose comprehensive income and its components.  Comprehensive income is the change in the net assets of a company arising from transactions, events and circumstances from sources other than the company’s shareholders. It includes items that would be excluded from net earnings, such as changes in the currency translation adjustment relating to self-sustaining foreign operations, the unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale items and the unrealized gains or losses on hedging items.



Section 3855, describes the standards for the recognition and measurement of financial assets, financial liabilities and non-financial derivatives. This section requires that i) all financial assets be measured at fair value, with some exceptions such as loans and investments that are classified as held-to-maturity, ii) all financial liabilities be measured at fair value when they are derivatives or classified as held for trading purposes (other financial liabilities are measured at their carrying value), and iii) all derivative financial instruments be measured at fair value, even when they are part of a hedging relationship.

Section 3865, describes when and how hedge accounting may be applied.  Hedging is an activity used by a company to change an exposure to one or more risks by creating an offset between the changes in the fair value of a hedged item and a hedging item, or changes resulting from a risk exposure relating to a hedged item and a hedging item. Hedge accounting changes the normal basis for recording the gains, losses, revenues and expenses associated with a hedged item or a hedging item in a company’s statements of earnings.  It ensures that all offsetting gains, losses, revenues and expenses are recorded in the same period.   

Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, included hereafter, provides a description and impact on the consolidated financial statements resulting from the changes in accounting policies discussed herein.

SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS

A table of Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Earnings for the eight most recent quarters can be found at the beginning of this MD&A.

INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

In accordance with the Canadian Securities administrators Multilateral Instrument 52-109, the Company has filed certificates signed by the Executive Director and the Vice President, Finance that, among other things, report on the design and effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures and design of internal control over financial reporting.

Internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company's financial reporting and its compliance with Canadian GAAP in its financial statements. The Executive Director and the Vice President, Finance of the Company have evaluated whether there were changes to the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the Company's most recent interim period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. No such changes were identified through their evaluation.

 All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of its inherent limitation, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to IPG, including its Annual Information Form, is filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com in Canada and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov in the U.S.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements and information set forth in this Quarterly Report, including statements regarding the business and anticipated financial performance of the Company, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s cost savings from its consolidation efforts, projected sales and earnings, the success of new products, the Company’s product mix, and future financing plans.

Forward-looking statements can be identified in some cases by terms such as “may”, “should”, “could”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “potential”, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements, which reflect management’s current views regarding future events, are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to restrictions and limitations placed on the Company by its debt instruments, the operating uncertainties



associated with not having a permanent CEO, the results of the rights offering and the standby purchase agreements, inflation and general economic conditions, changes in the level of demand for the Company’s products, competitive pricing pressures, general market trends, failure to achieve planned cost savings associated with consolidation, international risks including exchange rate fluctuations, trade disruptions, and political instability in foreign markets in which the Company operates or acquires raw materials, and the availability and price of raw materials, and such other matters as contained in the Company’s filings with Canadian securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

This Quarterly Report contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, including operating profit, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted net earnings. The Company believes such non-GAAP financial measures improve the transparency of the Company’s disclosure, provide a meaningful presentation of the Company’s results from its core business operations, excluding the impact of items not related to the Company’s ongoing core business operations, and improve the period-to-period comparability of the Company’s results from its core business operations.

As required by SEC rules, the Company has provided reconciliations of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

Additional discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management’s projections, estimates and expectations is contained in the Company’s SEC filings. These and other factors should be considered carefully and undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no duty to update its forward-looking statements, including its sales and earnings outlook, other than as required under applicable law.



Intertape Polymer Group Inc.

Consolidated Earnings

Periods ended June 30,

(In thousands of US dollars, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


 

Three months

Six months

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

$

$

$

$

     

Sales

187,109

217,687

373,944

429,795

Cost of sales

158,742

182,534

318,112

360,656

Gross profit

28,367

35,153

55,832

69,139

     

Selling, general and administrative expenses


16,676


21,525


34,997


44,775

Stock-based compensation expense

533

590

987

1,115

Research and development

1,161

1,662

2,186

3,342

Financial expenses

5,892

6,396

12,186

13,113

Manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges (Note 6)


4,415


32,423


6,784


49,925

 

28,677

62,596

57,140

112,270

Loss before income taxes

(310)

(27,443)

(1,308)

(43,131)

Income taxes (recovery) (Note 7)

7,768

(9,260)

7,340

(14,959)

Net loss

(8,078)

(18,183)

(8,648)

(28,172)

     

Loss per share

    

     Basic

(0.20)

(0.44)

(0.21)

(0.69)

     

     Diluted

(0.20)

(0.44)

(0.21)

(0.69)


Consolidated Retained Earnings (Deficit)

Periods ended June 30,

(In thousands of US dollars)

(Unaudited)


 

Three months

Six months

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

$

$

$

$

Balance, beginning of period

(59,659)

97,172

(59,532)

107,161

Adjustment to beginning balance as a result of changes in accounting policies (Note 2)

 



443


Adjusted balance, beginning of period

(59,659)

97,172

(59,089)

107,161

Net loss

(8,078)

(18,183)

(8,648)

(28,172)

Balance, end of period

(67,737)

78,989

(67,737)

78,989


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements and Note 5 presents additional information on consolidated earnings.




Intertape Polymer Group Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

Periods ended June 30,

(In thousands of US dollars)

(Unaudited)


 

Three months

Six months

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

$

$

$

$

Net loss for the period

(8,078)

(18,183)

(8,648)

(28,172)

Other comprehensive income:

    

Change in fair value of interest rate swap
   agreements
    (net of income tax expense of $130 for
   the three months ended June 30, 2007
   and net of income tax recovery of $31 for
   the six months ended June 30, 2007)  

504

 

230

 

Change in accumulated currency translation
   adjustments

13,872

7,573

16,002

8,620

Other comprehensive income for the period

14,376

7,573

16,232

8,620

Comprehensive income (loss) for the period

6,298

(10,610)

7,584

(19,552)


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.



Intertape Polymer Group Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As at

(In thousands of US dollars)



 

June 30,
2007

December 31, 2006

 

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

 

$

$

ASSETS

  

Current assets

  

   Cash and cash equivalents

9,354

17,299

   Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful
  accounts of $6,496 ($6,457 in December 2006)

106,569

97,199

Other receivables

1,454

1,900

Inventories

87,222

75,379

Parts and supplies

12,892

12,090

Prepaid expenses

3,619

3,912

Future income taxes

13,689

13,689

 

234,799

221,468

Property, plant and equipment

321,684

322,867

Other assets

23,966

26,901

Future income taxes

52,814

57,404

Goodwill

67,190

63,746

 

700,453

692,386

LIABILITIES

  

Current liabilities

  

   Bank indebtedness

5,000

 

   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

98,958

81,467

   Installments on long-term debt

3,533

19,743

 

107,491

101,210

Long-term debt

302,479

310,734

Pension and post-retirement benefits

6,613

6,724

 

416,583

418,668

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  

Capital stock

287,323

287,323

Contributed surplus

10,773

9,786


Deficit


(67,737)


(59,532)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 9)

53,511

36,141

 

(14,226)

(23,391)

 

283,870

273,718

 

700,453

692,386


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.




Intertape Polymer Group Inc.

Consolidated Cash Flows

Periods ended June 30,

(In thousands of US dollars)

(Unaudited)


 

Three months

Six months

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

$

$

$

$

Net loss

(8,078)

(18,183)

(8,648)

(28,172)

Non-cash items

    

   Depreciation and amortization

8,540

8,634

17,250

17,483

   Amortization of  debt issue expenses

228

 

477

 

   Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

93

165

152

165

   Other non-cash charges in connection with
     facility closures, strategic alternatives and other
     charges

 

19,547

 

35,664

   Future income taxes

7,305

(9,555)

6,703

(15,470)

   Stock-based compensation expense

533

590

987

1,115

   Pension and post-retirement benefits funding in
     excess of amounts expensed

(2,638)

(474)

(3,128)

(474)

Cash flows from operations before changes in non-cash working capital items

5,983

724

13,793

10,311

Changes in non-cash working capital items

    

   Trade receivables

90

(5,682)

(7,454)

(596)

   Other assets and receivables

364

4,265

507

5,464

   Inventories

(2,206)

10,027

(9,402)

5,520

   Parts and supplies

(346)

(177)

(573)

(447)

   Prepaid expenses

(144)

2,941

320

3,088

   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

2,145

1,900

15,039

(3,044)

 

(97)

13,274

(1,563)

9,985

Cash flows from operating activities

5,886

13,998

12,230

20,296

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Property, plant and equipment

(3,471)

(7,974)

(8,937)

(14,011)

Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment

866

2,086

876

2,086

Other assets

(423)

(4,334)

150

(4,013)

Goodwill

 

(156)

(300)

(454)

Cash flows from investing activities

(3,028)

(10,378)

(8,211)

(16,392)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Net change in bank indebtedness

1,829

(5,000)

5,000

(5,000)

Repayment of long-term debt

(230)

(855)

(17,651)

(1,539)

Long-term debt

10

 

187

 

Issue of common shares

 

2

 

130

Cash flows from financing activities

1,609

(5,853)

(12,464)

(6,409)

Net increase (decrease) in cash position

4,467

(2,233)

(8,445)

(2,505)

Effect of currency translation adjustments

468

364

500

390

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

4,419

9,888

17,299

10,134

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

9,354

8,019

9,354

8,019

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.



NOTE 1.
Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly Intertape Polymer Group Inc.’s (“IPG” or the “Company”) financial position as at June 30, 2007 as well as its results of operations and its cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.

Certain amounts have been reclassified from prior year to conform to the current year presentation.

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with IPG’s 2006 annual consolidated financial statements.

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and notes follow the same accounting policies as the most recent annual consolidated financial statements except as described in Note 2.

NOTE 2.
Changes in Accounting Policies

On January 1, 2007, the Company retroactively adopted, without restatement of prior periods, the recommendations included in the CICA Handbook:- Sections 1530, “Comprehensive Income”, 3855, “Financial Instruments– Recognition and Measurement”, and 3865, “Hedges”.

Section 1530, requires the presentation of comprehensive income and its components in a new financial statement. Comprehensive income is the change in the Company’s net assets that result from transactions, events and circumstances from sources other than the Company’s shareholders.

Section 3855, describes the standards for the recognition and measurement of financial assets, financial liabilities and non-financial derivatives. This standard prescribes when to recognize a financial instrument in the balance sheet and at what amount. Depending on their balance sheet classification, fair value or cost-based measures are used. This standard also prescribes the basis of presentation for gains and losses on financial instruments. Based on financial instrument classification, gains and losses on financial instruments are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income. The Company has made the following classification:

• Cash and cash equivalents are classified as “Assets held for trading.” They are measured at fair value and the gains or losses resulting from their subsequent measurements at the end of each period are recognized in net earnings.

• Trade receivables and other receivables, excluding income and other taxes, are classified as “Loans and receivables.” They are recorded at cost, which upon their initial measurement is equal to their fair value. Subsequent measurement of trade receivables are recorded at amortized cost, which usually corresponds to the amount initially recorded less any allowance for doubtful accounts. Subsequent measurements of other receivables are recorded at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

• Bank indebtedness and accounts payable and accrued liabilities are classified as “Other financial liabilities.” They are initially measured at fair value and the gains and losses resulting from their subsequent measurement, at the end of each period, are recognized in net earnings.

• Long-term debt is classified as “Other financial liabilities”.  It is measured at amortized cost, which is the amount on initial recognition plus the accumulated amortization of the related debt issue expenses incurred at the time the long-term debt was issued.  The amount upon initial recognition corresponds to the notional amount of the long-term debt less the related debt issue expenses.  Previously, the long-term debt was measured at cost and the debt issue expenses were included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet under the caption “Other assets” and were amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related long-term debt.

Section 3865, describes when and how hedge accounting may be applied. The adoption of hedge accounting is optional. It offers entities the possibility of applying different reporting options than those set out in Section 3855, to qualifying transactions that they elect to designate as hedges for accounting purposes. The Company elected to apply hedge accounting for its interest rate swap agreements. These derivatives are measured at fair value at the end of each period and the gains or losses resulting from subsequent measurements are recognized in other comprehensive income when the hedge relationship is deemed effective. Any ineffective portion is recognized in net earnings.

The adoption of these new standards translated into the following changes as at January 1, 2007: a $1.1 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income, a $1.8 million increase in derivative financial instruments reported within other assets, a $0.9 million decrease in future income tax assets, a $0.7 million decrease in long-term debt and a $0.4 million decrease in Deficit. The adoption of this new standard has no impact on the Company’s cash



flows. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company recognized an unrealized gain of $0.2 million net of $0.1 million in related income taxes recovery, under other comprehensive income representing the effective portion of the change in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements.


NOTE 3.
Accounting for Compensation Programs

As at June 30, 2007, the Company had a stock-based compensation plan, which is described in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report. To determine the compensation cost, the fair value of stock options is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting periods.  For stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company is required to make pro forma disclosures of net earnings (loss) per share as if the fair value based method of accounting had been applied. The stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2002 were fully vested as at December 31, 2006. Accordingly, there is no further pro forma impact on net earnings (loss) for periods subsequent to December 31, 2006.

Accordingly, the Company’s net earnings (loss) and basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 would have been decreased (increased) to the pro forma amounts indicated in the following table:

In thousands of US dollars

(Except per share amounts)

  
 

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30,

2006

2006

 

$

$

Net loss – as reported

(18,183)

(28,172)

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net loss (a)

2,116

2,641

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method

(2,191)

(2,863)

Pro forma net loss

(18,258)

(28,394)

Loss per share:

  

Basic – as reported

(0.44)

(0.69)

Basic – pro forma

(0.45)

(0.69)

Diluted – as reported

(0.44)

(0.69)

Diluted – pro forma

(0.45)

(0.69)


(a)

Includes $1.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 included on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings in other charges.

NOTE 4.
Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

In thousands of US dollars

  
 

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30,

         2007

2006

2007

2006

 

               $

$

             $

$

Net periodic benefit cost for defined

   benefit pension plans

622

880

1,103

1,462



NOTE 5.
Information Included in the Interim Consolidated Statements of Earnings

In thousands of US dollars

  
 

Three months

Six months






Periods ended June 30,

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

$

$

$

$

Financial expenses

    

Interest on long-term debt

6,425

6,485

12,795

12,650

Interest on credit facilities

77

212

77

596

Other

(280)

54

(386)

372

Interest capitalized to property, plant & equipment

(150)

(355)

(300)

(505)

 

5,892

6,396

12,186

13,113

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

8,402

8,274

16,964

16,763

Amortization of other deferred charges

85

19

177

40

Amortization of debt issue expenses included in
  other financial expenses above

53

341

109

680

Amortization of debt issue expenses included in
  interest on long-term debt above


228

 


477

 

Foreign exchange gain

388

293

541

385


NOTE 6.
Manufacturing Facility Closures, Strategic Alternatives and Other Charges

In the first quarter of 2007, the Company recorded manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges totaling $2.4 million including approximately $1.4 million in severance costs associated with the cost reduction initiatives announced by the Company in 2006. During the first quarter of 2007, the Company incurred approximately $0.9 million in costs supporting its strategic alternatives process and $0.1 million in costs associated with the November 2006 closure of the Brighton manufacturing facility.

During the second quarter of 2007, the Company incurred approximately $4.4 million in manufacturing facility closure, strategic alternatives and other charges, the majority of which related to the strategic alternatives process.

The Company incurred manufacturing facility closures costs associated with the closures of the Piedras Negras, Mexico and Brighton, Colorado facilities totaling $1.7 million and $19.2 million during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. The non-cash portions of these costs were $1.4 million and $17.5 million during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.  Approximately $0.9 million of the $1.7 million in facility closures costs recorded in the second quarter of 2006 was the estimated severance related to the employees of the Brighton facility. The balance of the manufacturing facility closures costs recorded in the second quarter of 2006 totaled approximately $0.8 million and was due to the Company receiving less value upon the liquidation of its Mexico manufacturing facility inventories than previously estimated.  

Melbourne F. Yull, founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company retired at the Company’s annual shareholders’ meeting on June 14, 2006. In connection with Mr. Yull’s retirement, the Company recorded a charge of $9.4 million including approximately $5.5 million in cash consideration, $1.5 million in stock-based compensation expense and $2.4 million relating to the recognition of the balance of Mr. Yull’s pension.

On May 24, 2006 the Company announced that it had deferred a decision to sell a portion of its combined coated products operation and flexible intermediate bulk container business through an initial public offering using a Canadian income trust. Accordingly, the Company recorded a charge of $4.9 million representing the write-off of the estimated fees and expenses incurred in connection with the deferred sale. Such fees and expenses were previously recorded in other assets on the Company’s balance sheet and are as such considered to be non-cash charges.

During the three months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges as follows:

• Total expenses of $5.0 million were included in the second quarter restructuring and other charges relating to staffing reductions and the termination of the aircraft lease which was exited in October 2006.

• The Company implemented changes in the manner in which it handles packaging, sales and delivery of products to retail customers in its consumer business and closed its repackaging facility in Gretna, Virginia.  The Company incurred approximately $1.8 million in the second quarter related to these activities.  

• Included in the second quarter restructuring and other charges is $4.9 million related to the write-off of certain manufacturing equipment in connection with the retirement of redundant capacity primarily related to the production



of carton sealing tape. The excess capacity resulted from improved manufacturing efficiencies achieved through plant consolidations, ongoing productivity improvements and the implementation of an improved sourcing strategy.  

• In June and July 2006, the Company successfully sold two previously closed facilities in Edmunston, New Brunswick and Green Bay, Wisconsin.  The Company realized total net cash proceeds of approximately $2.5 million and recorded a loss of approximately $0.9 million which is included in the restructuring and other charges for the second quarter.

• The Company recorded $1.5 million in additional remediation expenses at its Montreal manufacturing facility that was closed in December 2004. The remediation was completed during the third quarter of 2006 and the Montreal manufacturing facility was sold to a third party in the fourth quarter of 2006.  

• On June 30, 2006, the Company amended its credit facilities to accommodate most of the restructuring and one-time charges discussed above.  The fee paid to the Company’s lenders of approximately $0.4 million has been included in the other charges.  

• The Company reassessed the recoverability of certain legal costs incurred in defense of a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement and concluded that not all of the costs remained recoverable.  Accordingly, the Company included the write-off of approximately $1.9 million in legal costs related to this ongoing litigation in the second quarter restructuring and other charges.

The following table summarizes the significant charges described above that are included in the Company’s consolidated statement of earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2007 under the caption “Manufacturing facility closures, strategic alternatives and other charges.”


In thousands of US dollars

          Manufacturing Facility Closures

 



For the six months ended June 30, 2007

 

 Severance and other labor related costs

 Site restoration

 Other

 Restructuring

 Other Charges

 Total

  

$

$

$

$

$

$

Balance as at January 1,
   2007 included in accounts
   payable and accrued
   liabilities

 

1,499

2,394

 

3,162

335

7,390

Brighton, Colorado facility
   closure

   


(65)

  


(65)

Staffing reductions

    

1,327

 

1,327

Strategic alternatives process

     

5,522

5,522

    

(65)

1,327

5,522

6,784

Cash payments

 

236

701

(65)

1,847

5,857

8,576

Balance as at June 30, 2007
   included in accounts
   payable and accrued
   liabilities

 

1,263

1,693

 

2,642

 

5,598



NOTE 7.
Income Taxes

In thousands of US dollars

  
 

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30,

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

$

$

$

$

Current

463

295

637

511

Future – valuation allowance adjustment

6,300

 

6,300

 






Future - other

1,005

(9,555)

403

(15,470)

     
 

7,768

(9,260)

7,340

(14,959)


The Company has recorded a $6.3 million increase in its income tax asset valuation allowance in the second quarter of 2007. The increase in the valuation allowance is based on the Company’s expectation that certain Canadian net operating losses scheduled to expire in 2008 will likely not be utilized. The Company’s expectations are based on continuing softness in some of the key markets served by the Company’s engineered coated products.

NOTE 8.
Capital Stock

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were no stock options exercised.

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, 27,866 shares with an aggregate exercise price of $130,305 were issued to employees who exercised stock options.

The Company’s shares outstanding as at June 30, 2007, December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 were 40,986,940, 40,986,940 and 40,985,440 respectively.

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

Three months

Six months

For periods ended June 30,

2007

2006

2007

2006

CDN GAAP – Basic

40,986,940

40,985,440

40,986,940

40,975,035

CDN GAAP – Diluted

40,986,940

40,985,440

40,986,940

40,975,035

U.S. GAAP – Basic

40,986,940

40,985,440

40,986,940

40,975,035

U.S. GAAP – Diluted

40,986,940

40,985,440

40,986,940

40,975,035


The Company did not declare or pay dividends during the six months ended June 30, 2007 or the six months ended June 30, 2006.

Contributed Surplus

During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, the contributed surplus increased by $0.5 million and $1.0 million respectively, corresponding to the stock-based compensation expense for the periods.


NOTE 9.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

(In thousands of US dollars)

  
 

Three months

Six months

For periods ended June 30,

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

$

$

$

$

Balance, beginning of period

39,135

34,877

36,141

33,830

Cumulative impact of accounting changes relating to
   financial instruments (Note 2)

  


1,138


-

Adjusted balance, beginning of period

39,135

34,877

37,279

33,830

Other comprehensive income for the period

14,376

7,573

16,232

8,620

     

Balance, end of period

53,511

42,450

53,511

42,450


The 2006 balance corresponds to the reclassification of the accumulated currency translation adjustments to the accumulated other comprehensive income.

The components of other comprehensive income are as follows:







As at

 June 30, 2007

 December 31, 2006

 

 $

 $

Accumulated currency translation adjustment

52,143

 36,141

Fair value of interest rate swap agreements

1,368

 

  

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

53,511

 36,141


NOTE 10.
Subsequent Events

The Board, along with Management, have taken several steps to further strengthen the Company for the future. On August 8, 2007, the Company successfully amended its credit facilities to accommodate the costs of the strategic alternatives process, which totaled approximately $6.2 million since October, 2006. The Company paid a fee to its lenders of approximately $2.3 million that will be amortized over the remaining term of the related credit facilities. The amendment results in a 150 basis point increase in the loan premium owed under both the Company’s Term Loan B and its Revolving Credit Facility. Additionally, the amendment reduces the Company’s maximum Revolving Credit Facility from $75.0 million to $60.0 million.

On August 9, 2007 the Company filed a final prospectus in both Canada and the United States in connection with a shareholder rights offering, which, if fully subscribed, will provide the Company with approximately $86.3 million in additional equity funding. The Company has firm commitments from several major shareholders and senior officers, including one former senior officer, that guarantee the rights offering will yield the Company gross proceeds of at least $62.6 million. The Company intends to use all of the proceeds from the rights offering to reduce its long-term debt. The rights offering is expected to be completed during September 2007.













Information Request Form

I would like to q receive or q continue receiving financial information on Intertape Polymer Group Inc.

Name:

Title:

Firm:

Address:

Province/State:

Postal Code/Zip:

Telephone:

Fax:

Email:










Please send me now on a regular basis.  (Please indicate number of copies requested)


q Annual Reports

Quantity:


q Fax Updates (Press releases only)

Quantity:


Please indicate your occupation:


q Investment Dealer                    q Analyst                 Please Fax a copy of this        9999 Cavendish Blvd., Suite

q Institution/Corporation              q Journalist              page to:                                   200, Ville St. Laurent,

q Institutional Broker                   q Retail Broker         The Secretary                         Montreal, Quebec Caada,

q Institutional Investor                 q Shareholder          Intertape Polymer Group Inc.  H4M 2X5

q Investment Banker                   q Other                     Fax: 941-727-3798                  Investor Relations

Toll Free: 866-202-4713

www.intertapepolymer.com




Form 52-109F2 – Certification of Interim Filings

I, Victor DiTommaso, Vice President Finance and Treasurer of INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC./LE GROUPE INTERTAPE POLYMER INC., certify that:

1.

I have reviewed the interim filings (as this term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings) of INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC./LE GROUPE INTERTAPE POLYMER INC. (the "Issuer") for the interim period ending June 30, 2007;

2.

Based on my knowledge, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the interim financial statements together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date and for the periods presented in the interim filings;

4.

The Issuer's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the Issuer, and we have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the Issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused it 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 the Issuer's GAAP; and

5.

I have caused the Issuer to disclose in the interim MD&A any change in the Issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Issuer's most recent interim period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

August 10, 2007



By:/s/ Victor DiTommaso

Victor DiTommaso
Vice President Finance and Treasurer



Form 52-109F2 – Certification of Interim Filings

I, Melbourne F. Yull, Executive Director of INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC./LE GROUPE INTERTAPE POLYMER INC., certify that:

6.

I have reviewed the interim filings (as this term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings) of INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC./LE GROUPE INTERTAPE POLYMER INC. (the "Issuer") for the interim period ending June 30, 2007;

7.

Based on my knowledge, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings;

8.

Based on my knowledge, the interim financial statements together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date and for the periods presented in the interim filings;

9.

The Issuer's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the Issuer, and we have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the Issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused it 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 the Issuer's GAAP; and

5.

I have caused the Issuer to disclose in the interim MD&A any change in the Issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Issuer's most recent interim period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

August 10, 2007



By:/s/ Melbourne F. Yull

Melbourne F. Yull
Executive Director



Endnotes