CTS Corporation Announces Substantial Completion of Independent Investigation.ELKHART, Ind. -- CTS (1) (Clear To Send) The RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data. Contrast with RTS. (2) (Common Type System) The data typing used in . Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CTS) today announced that it has substantially completed its previously announced internal investigation and account reconciliations at the Company's EMS Moorpark, California Moorpark is a city of 32,978 people, in Southern California. It was founded in 1887 by Robert Poindexter, presumably after the moorpark apricots that grew in the area. The city has experienced a great amount of growth since the late 1970s, but it still has a "Small-Town feel" to manufacturing facility. The investigation was conducted under the oversight of the Board's Audit Committee with the assistance of independent forensic accountants and outside counsel. The investigation has confirmed earlier findings of management, reported on February 9, 2007, which indicated that the net impact on the Company's earnings is expected to be approximately $4 million in the aggregate when adjusted for the reduced tax rate and reduced variable compensation accrual. The investigation has also confirmed that substantially all of the problematic entries in the accounts at issue were made by or caused to be made by the former Plant Controller for the Moorpark EMS facility, and not discovered by management until shortly before the February 9 release. Site management has started the process to further enhance the internal control environment at the Moorpark facility, and steps are being taken to improve operating efficiencies and pricing models to recover margin shortfall going forward. The Moorpark facility was acquired by CTS Corporation as part of its SMTEK acquisition in the first quarter of 2005. The findings of the investigation have been forwarded to the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for audit review and approval. Based on timing of the above events, the Company currently anticipates issuing its earnings release for the fourth quarter and full year 2006 and filing its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and amended quarterly reports on Form 10-Qs by the end of April 2007. About CTS CTS is a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic components and sensors and a provider of electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). (EMS) to OEMs in the automotive, computer, communications, medical and industrial markets. CTS manufactures products in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. CTS' stock is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors "CTS." To find out more, visit the CTS Web site at www.ctscorp.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This press release contains statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any financial or other guidance, statements that reflect our current expectations concerning future results and events, and any other statements that are not based solely on historical fact, including the potential impact of the accounting issues described above. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements are made subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those presented in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, rapid technological change and general market conditions in the automotive, communications and computer industries; reliance on key customers; CTS' ability to protect its intellectual property; pricing pressures and demand for CTS' products; risks associated with CTS' international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , including trade and tariff barriers, exchange rates and political and geopolitical ge·o·pol·i·tics n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation. 2. a. risks; and the results of the investigation into the accounting issues described above. For more detailed information on the risks and uncertainties associated with CTS' business, see the reports CTS files with the SEC. CTS undertakes no obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof, including market or industry changes. |
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