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FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended October 2, 2005

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

Commission File Number 001-14962

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(A Delaware Corporation)

I.R.S. Identification No. 04-3477276

c/o Circor, Inc.

25 Corporate Drive, Suite 130, Burlington, MA 01803-4238

Telephone: (781) 270-1200

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 is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x No ¨

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

As of October 19, 2005, there were 15,822,383 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01, outstanding.

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 2, 2005 and December 31, 2004 (Unaudited)	3

	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine months Ended October 2, 2005 and September 26, 2004 (Unaudited)	4

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine months Ended October 2, 2005 and September 26, 2004 (Unaudited)	5

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	6

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	16

Item 3.	Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk	28

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	28

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	28

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	29

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Notes	30

Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	30

Item 5.	Other Information	30

Item 6.	Exhibits	31

Signatures		32

Certifications

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)


	October 2, 2005		December 31, 2004
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	39,154	$	58,653
Investments		4,308		4,155
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,171 and $2,549, respectively		63,967		64,521
Inventories		111,963		105,150
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,604		2,414
Deferred income taxes		4,810		6,953
Assets held for sale		473		—

Total Current Assets		228,279		241,846

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET		61,807		59,302
OTHER ASSETS:
Goodwill		144,475		120,307
Intangibles, net		4,808		1,424
Other assets		9,892		5,539

TOTAL ASSETS	$	449,261	$	428,418

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	40,557	$	38,023
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		25,395		22,519
Accrued compensation and benefits		10,367		7,971
Income taxes payable		2,351		1,362
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt		17,459		15,051

Total Current Liabilities		96,129		84,926

LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT PORTION		28,057		27,829
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		7,553		6,932
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES		9,813		10,646
MINORITY INTEREST		—		4,650
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 11)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—		—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 29,000,000 shares authorized; 15,822,383 and 15,430,305 issued and outstanding at October 2, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively		158		154
Additional paid-in capital		214,990		208,392
Retained earnings		78,164		64,293
Accumulated other comprehensive income		14,397		20,596

Total Shareholders’ Equity		307,709		293,435

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	449,261	$	428,418

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

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended						Nine months Ended
	October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004			October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004
Net revenues	$	109,222		$	89,760		$	330,117		$	275,009
Cost of revenues		77,894			63,091			231,312			192,373

GROSS PROFIT		31,328			26,669			98,805			82,636
Selling, general and administrative expenses		23,669			20,591			71,802			61,673
Special charges		496			265			934			303

OPERATING INCOME		7,163			5,813			26,069			20,660

Other (income) expense:
Interest income		(172	)		(181	)		(486	)		(536	)
Interest expense		900			1,182			2,668			3,529
Other (income) expense, net		174			(241	)		197			(291	)

Total other expense		902			760			2,379			2,702

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		6,261			5,053			23,690			17,958
Provision for income taxes		1,955			1,770			8,055			6,285

NET INCOME	$	4,306		$	3,283		$	15,635		$	11,673

Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.27		$	0.21		$	1.00		$	0.76
Diluted	$	0.27		$	0.21		$	0.97		$	0.73
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		15,744			15,371			15,646			15,338
Diluted		16,228			15,825			16,079			15,885
Dividends paid per common share	$	0.0375		$	0.0375		$	0.1125		$	0.1125

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

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Nine months Ended
	October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	15,635		$	11,673
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		7,633			7,561
Amortization		330			153
Compensation expense of stock based plans		764			461
Gain on sale of assets held for sale		(113	)		(387	)
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment		20			191
Loss on write-down of assets held for sale		—			238
Equity in undistributed income of affiliates		(141	)		(86	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from business acquisitions:
Trade accounts receivable		56			6,172
Inventories		(6,402	)		(12,092	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		2,325			736
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		10,571			4,698

Net cash provided by operating activities		30,678			19,318

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(11,453	)		(3,626	)
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment		7			820
Proceeds from the sale of assets held for sale		1,472			3,030
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(41,277	)		(12,198	)
Purchase price escrow release payments		(829	)		(1,260	)
Purchase of investments		(2,535	)		(5,408	)
Proceeds from sale of investments		2,535			5,408

Net cash used in investing activities		(52,080	)		(13,234	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from debt borrowings		4,580			322
Payments of debt		(3,221	)		(3,559	)
Dividends paid		(1,765	)		(1,725	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		3,757			1,098

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		3,351			(3,864	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(1,448	)		(367	)

(DECREASE) / INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(19,499	)		1,853
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		58,653			58,202

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	39,154		$	60,055

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the nine months for:
Income taxes	$	3,101		$	6,842
Interest	$	1,874		$	2,316

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

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(1) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows of CIRCOR International, Inc. (“CIRCOR” or the “Company” or “we”) for the periods presented. We prepare our interim financial information using the same accounting principles as we use for our annual audited financial statements. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements have been condensed or omitted in accordance with prescribed SEC rules. We believe that the disclosures made in our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004 is as reported in our audited financial statements at that date. Our accounting policies are described in the notes to our December 31, 2004 financial statements, which were included in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K. We recommend that the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

We operate and report financial information using a 52-week fiscal year ending December 31. The data periods contained within our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q reflect the results of operations for the 13-week, 26-week and 39-week periods which generally end on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end date. Operating results for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Stock-Based Compensation

We measure compensation cost in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations. Accordingly, no accounting recognition is given to stock options granted to our employees at fair market value until the options are exercised. Upon exercise, we credit the net proceeds, including income tax benefits realized, if any, to equity. During the quarter ended March 28, 2004, we began granting restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in lieu of a portion of employee stock option awards. We account for these RSUs by expensing their weighted average fair-value to selling, general and administrative expenses ratably over the three-year vesting period.

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, and SFAS No 148 “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation-Transaction and Disclosure” to stock based employee compensation (In thousands, except per share data):


	Three Months Ended
	October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004
Net income	$	4,306		$	3,283
Add stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax		195			102
Less stock-based employee compensation cost, that would have been included in the determination of net income under a fair value based method, net of tax		(483	)		(318	)

Pro forma net income as if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards	$	4,018		$	3,067

Earnings per common share (as reported):
Basic	$	0.27		$	0.21
Diluted	$	0.27		$	0.21
Pro forma earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.26		$	0.20
Diluted	$	0.25		$	0.19


	Nine months Ended
	October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004
Net income	$	15,635		$	11,673
Add stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax		504			300
Less stock-based employee compensation cost, that would have been included in the determination of net income under a fair value based method, net of tax		(1,241	)		(986	)

Pro forma net income as if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards	$	14,898		$	10,987

Earnings per common share (as reported):
Basic	$	1.00		$	0.76
Diluted	$	0.97		$	0.73
Pro forma earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.95		$	0.72
Diluted	$	0.93		$	0.69

The fair value of the options grants were estimated as of the date of the grants using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions for each of the respective years:


	October 2, 2005		September 26, 2004
Risk-free interest rate	3.9	%	3.8	%
Expected life (years)	6.4		7.0
Expected stock volatility	40.8	%	32.8	%
Expected dividend yield	0.6	%	0.9	%

New Accounting Standards

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Statement No. 123 (R) “Share Based Payment: an amendment of FASB Statements No. 123 and 95”. FASB Statement 123 (R) requires companies to recognize in the income statement, effective for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005, the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees, but expresses no preference for a type of valuation model. As a result our financial position and results of operations will be impacted in periods subsequent to 2005. See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements filed with our Annual Report filed on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 for further information.

In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107 regarding the Staff’s interpretation of SFAS No. 123R. This interpretation provides the Staff’s views regarding interactions between SFAS No. 123R and certain SEC rules and regulations and provides interpretations of the valuation of share-based payments for public companies. The interpretive guidance is intended to assist companies in applying the provisions of SFAS No. 123R and investors and users of the financial statements in analyzing the information provided. We will follow the guidance prescribed in SAB No. 107 in connection with our adoption of SFAS No. 123R.

In March 2005, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 47 “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations”. The Interpretation requires companies to recognize a liability for the fair value of a legal obligation to perform asset retirement activities that are conditional on a future event if the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Interpretation is effective no later than the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2005. The adoption of this interpretation is not expected to impact our financial position or results of operations.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting changes and error corrections - a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3,” which changes the requirements for the accounting and reporting of a change in accounting principle. The Statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle and to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. This Statement requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. The Company is required to adopt this statement starting in its fiscal 2006 reporting period. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Advertising Expense

Our accounting policy is to expense advertising costs, principally in selling, general and administrative expenses, when incurred.

Reclassifications

Certain items in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to currently reported presentations. These reclassifications had no effect on reported results of operations or shareholders’ equity.

(3) Investments

All investments are designated as available for sale and are shown below (In thousands):


	Adjusted Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
October 2, 2005:
Guaranteed investment contracts maturing in various periods to September 2006 at rate of 2.5%	$	4,308	$	—	$	—	$	4,308


	Adjusted Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
December 31, 2004:
Guaranteed investment contracts maturing in various periods to December 2005 at rate of 2.25%	$	4,155	$	—	$	—	$	4,155

(4) Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (In thousands):


	October 2, 2005		December 31, 2004
Raw materials	$	37,905	$	43,130
Work in process		37,479		33,221
Finished goods		36,579		28,799

	$	111,963	$	105,150

(5) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following table shows goodwill, by segment, net of accumulated amortization, as of October 2, 2005 (In thousands):


	Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls Products			Energy Products			Consolidated Total
Goodwill as of December 31, 2004	$	101,291		$	19,016		$	120,307
Business acquisitions		25,265			1,866			27,131
Purchase price escrow release payments		533			296			829
Adjustments to preliminary purchase price allocation		—			(2,459	)		(2,459	)
Currency translation adjustments		(1,494	)		161			(1,333	)

Goodwill as of October 2, 2005	$	125,595		$	18,880		$	144,475

The table below presents gross intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization as of October 2, 2005 (In thousands):


	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Patents	$	5,140	$	(5,037	)
Trademarks and trade names		510		(151	)
Land use rights		1,484		(354	)
Customer relationships		1,727		(154	)
Brand names		1,209		—
Other		555		(121	)

Total	$	10,625	$	(5,817	)

Net carrying value of intangible assets	$	4,808

The table below presents estimated remaining amortization expense for intangible assets recorded as of October 2, 2005 (In thousands):


	2005		2006		2007		2008		2009		After 2009
Estimated amortization expense	$	75	$	314	$	261	$	261	$	259	$	2,429

(6) Segment Information

The following table presents certain reportable segment information (In thousands):


	Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls Products		Energy Products		Corporate/ Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended October 2, 2005
Net revenues	$	59,031	$	50,191	$	—		$	109,222
Intersegment revenues		—		13		(13	)		—
Operating income (loss)		5,483		5,232		(3,552	)		7,163
Interest income									(172	)
Interest expense									900
Other expense, net									174

Income before income taxes									6,261

Identifiable assets		355,254		196,536		(102,529	)		449,261
Capital expenditures		1,891		2,453		305			4,649
Depreciation and amortization		1,552		925		38			2,515
Three Months Ended September 26, 2004
Net revenues	$	52,966	$	36,794	$	—		$	89,760
Intersegment revenues		99		—		(99	)		—
Operating income (loss)		5,756		2,642		(2,585	)		5,813
Interest income									(181	)
Interest expense									1,182
Other expense, net									(241	)

Income before income taxes									5,053

Identifiable assets		285,319		183,276		(31,402	)		437,193
Capital expenditures		249		464		44			757
Depreciation and amortization		1,443		1,080		43			2,566


	Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls Products		Energy Products		Corporate/ Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Nine months Ended October 2, 2005
Net revenues	$	182,964	$	147,153	$	—		$	330,117
Intersegment revenues		56		14		(70	)		—
Operating income (loss)		21,877		14,293		(10,101	)		26,069
Interest income									(486	)
Interest expense									2,668
Other expense, net									197

Income before income taxes									23,690

Identifiable assets		355,254		196,536		(102,529	)		449,261
Capital expenditures		6,315		4,817		321			11,453
Depreciation and amortization		4,824		3,027		112			7,963
Nine months Ended September 26, 2004
Net revenues	$	159,469	$	115,540	$	—		$	275,009
Intersegment revenues		333		—		(333	)		—
Operating income (loss)		17,783		9,909		(7,032	)		20,660
Interest income									(536	)
Interest expense									3,529
Other expense, net									(291	)

Income before income taxes									17,958

Identifiable assets		285,319		183,276		(31,402	)		437,193
Capital expenditures		1,963		1,518		145			3,626
Depreciation and amortization		4,359		3,202		153			7,714

Each reporting segment is individually managed and has separate financial results that are reviewed by our chief operating decision-makers. Each segment contains closely related products that are unique to the particular segment. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Inter-segment intercompany transactions affecting net operating profit have been eliminated within the respective operating segments.

Costs initially incurred within the Corporate reporting segment for the benefit of other reporting segments have been allocated to and recorded in the respective segments based upon specific identification of costs, employment information or net revenues. Corporate/Eliminations amounts are reported on a net “after allocations” basis. The operating income (loss) reported in the Corporate/Elimination column consists of corporate expenses incurred for: management and other staff compensation, corporate development, benefits administration, facilities and equipment, travel, corporate governance, risk management, insurance, treasury, investor relations, regulatory compliance, shareholder services, professional fees and other administrative expenses.

The total assets for each respective operating segment have been reported as the Identifiable assets for that segment, including inter-segment intercompany receivables, payables and investments in other CIRCOR companies. Identifiable assets reported in Corporate/Eliminations include both corporate assets, such as cash, deferred taxes, prepaid and other assets, fixed assets, plus the elimination of all inter-segment intercompany assets. The elimination of intercompany assets results in negative amounts reported in Corporate/Elimination for Identifiable assets. Corporate Identifiable assets, excluding intercompany assets and eliminations, were $31.3 million and $40.2 million for the periods ended October 2, 2005 and September 26, 2004, respectively.

(7) Special Charges

Special charges of $0.9 million recorded during the nine months ended October 2, 2005 consisted of severance costs of $1.1 million related to announced consolidations at our French facility, Sart Von Rohr (“SART”), and our European Instrumentation facilities, within the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment, and our Mallard Control and Hydroseal Valve (collectively “Mallard”) facilities in Texas within the Energy Products segment. These costs were offset by a reversal of $0.1 million of unutilized accruals originally recorded as a special charge expense in 2004 in connection with the closure of an Ohio facility and a gain of $0.1 million related to the sale of a European Instrumentation building in the Netherlands classified as held for sale, within the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment. As a result of the consolidations there will be a reduction in force of approximately 13, 66 and 8 employee positions during the next six months at our SART, Mallard and European Instrumentation operations, respectively. Additional special charges related to the Mallard and European Instrumentation consolidations are expected to be incurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and first quarter 2006.

The following table sets forth our reserves and charges associated with the closure, consolidation and reorganization of certain manufacturing operations as follows (In thousands):


	Balance Dec 31, 2003		Charges 2004			Utilized 2004			Balance Dec 31, 2004		Charges 2005			Utilized 2005			Balance October 2, 2005
	(in thousands)
Severance related	$	193	$	79		$	(272	)	$	—	$	1,134		$	(623	)	$	511
Facility related		105		180			(195	)		90		(90	)		—			—

Total special charge reserve	$	298	$	259		$	(467	)	$	90	$	1,044		$	(623	)	$	511

Gain on sale of assets held for sale				(194	)							(110	)
Asset write-down				238								—

Total special charges			$	303							$	934

Reserves remaining at October 2, 2005 mainly represent severance costs of $0.2 million related to the reduction in force at our SART and European Instrumentation facilities within the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products, as well as $0.3 million representing severance and employee relocation related costs at Mallard, within the Energy Products segment. We expect reserve amounts to be settled by the end of the second quarter of 2006.

(8) Earnings Per Common Share (In thousands, except per share amounts):


	Three Months Ended
	October 2, 2005					September 26, 2004
	Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount		Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic EPS	$	4,306	15,744	$	0.27	$	3,283	15,371	$	0.21
Dilutive securities, common stock options and restricted stock units		—	484		—		—	454		—

Diluted EPS	$	4,306	16,228	$	0.27	$	3,283	15,825	$	0.21


	Nine months Ended
	October 2, 2005						September 26, 2004
	Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount			Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic EPS	$	15,635	15,646	$	1.00		$	11,673	15,338	$	0.76
Dilutive securities, common stock options and restricted stock units		—	433		(0.03	)		—	547		(0.03	)

Diluted EPS	$	15,635	16,079	$	0.97		$	11,673	15,885	$	0.73

Options to purchase 233,200 shares of our common stock at exercise prices between $24.90 and $26.29 per share were not included in the computations of diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended October 2, 2005. Options to

purchase 157,300 and 149,900 shares of our common stock at exercise prices between $19.63 and $23.80 per share were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2004, respectively. These options were excluded as they would be anti-dilutive because the exercise price was more than the average market price of our common stock during the periods.

(9) Financial Instruments

Fair Value

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments. Investments are marked to market at the balance sheet date. The fair value of the senior unsecured notes, based on the value of comparable instruments brought to market, was approximately $31.4 million as of December 31, 2004. The fair value of our variable rate debt approximates its carrying value.

In the normal course of our business, we manage risk associated with foreign exchange rates through a variety of strategies, including the use of hedging transactions, executed in accordance with our policies. As a matter of policy, we ordinarily do not use derivative instruments unless there is an underlying exposure. Any change in the value of our derivative instruments would be substantially offset by an opposite change in the underlying hedged items. We do not use derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.

Accounting Policies

Using qualifying criteria defined in FASB Statement No. 133, derivative instruments are designated and accounted for as either a hedge of a recognized asset or liability (fair value hedge) or a hedge of a forecasted transaction (cash flow hedge). For a fair value hedge, both the effective and ineffective portions of the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, along with an adjustment to the carrying amount of the hedged item for fair value changes attributable to the hedged risk, are recognized in earnings. For a cash flow hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument that are highly effective are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss until the underlying hedged item is recognized in earnings. If the effective portion of fair value or cash flow hedges were to cease to qualify for hedge accounting, or to be terminated, it would continue to be carried on the balance sheet at fair value until settled; however, hedge accounting would be discontinued prospectively. If forecast transactions were no longer probable of occurring, amounts previously deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss would be recognized immediately in earnings.

Foreign Currency Risk

We use forward contracts to manage the currency risk related to certain business transactions denominated in foreign currencies. To the extent the underlying transactions hedged are completed, the contracts do not subject us to significant risk from exchange rate movements because they offset gains and losses on the related foreign currency denominated transactions. Our foreign currency forward contracts have not been designated as hedging instruments and, therefore, did not qualify for fair value or cash flow hedge treatment under the criteria of FASB Statement No. 133 for the three months ended October 2, 2005. Therefore, the unrealized gains and losses on our contracts have been recognized as a component of other expense in the consolidated statements of operations. As of October 2, 2005, we had no forward contracts to buy or sell currencies.

(10) Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2005 and September 26, 2004 consists of the following (In thousands):


	Three Months Ended					Nine months Ended
	October 2, 2005		September 26, 2004			October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004
Net income	$	4,306	$	3,283		$	15,635		$	11,673
Cumulative translation adjustments		1,824		(1,607	)		(6,198	)		(1,205	)

Total comprehensive income	$	6,130	$	1,677		$	9,437		$	10,468

(11) Commitments and Contingencies

industry practices. Nonetheless, such insurance coverage may not be adequate to protect us fully against substantial damage claims, which may arise from product defects and failures or from environmental liability.

Contingencies

Like many other manufacturers of fluid control products, we have been named as defendants in a growing number of product liability actions brought on behalf of individuals who seek compensation for their alleged exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. In particular, our subsidiaries, Leslie, Spence, and Hoke, collectively have been named as defendants or third-party defendants in asbestos related claims brought on behalf of approximately 22,000 plaintiffs typically against anywhere from 50 to 400 defendants. In some instances, we also have been named individually and/or as successor in interest to one or more of these subsidiaries. These cases have been brought in state courts in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming with the vast majority of claimants having brought their claims in Mississippi. The cases brought on behalf of the vast majority of claimants seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages against all defendants in the aggregate. However, the complaints filed on behalf of claimants who do seek specified compensatory and punitive damages typically seek millions or tens of millions of dollars in damages against the aggregate of defendants.

Of the approximately 22,000 plaintiffs who have brought claims against our subsidiaries, all but approximately 500 have been in Mississippi. Recently in Mississippi, the courts have rendered decisions and the legislature has passed legislation aimed at curbing certain abusive practices by plaintiff attorneys pursuant to which large numbers of unrelated plaintiffs (sometimes numbering in the thousands in a single case) would be grouped in the same case against hundreds of defendants. As a result of the recent changes, many of these “mass filings” (including some cases in which CIRCOR companies have been named defendant) have been or are expected to be dismissed. While it is possible that certain dismissed claims would be refiled in Mississippi or in other jurisdictions, any such refilings likely would be made on behalf of one or a small number of related individuals who can demonstrate actual injury and some connection to our subsidiaries’ products.

Any components containing asbestos formerly used in Leslie, Spence and Hoke products were entirely internal to the product and, we believe, would not give rise to ambient asbestos dust during normal operation or during normal inspection and repair procedures. Moreover, to date, our insurers have been paying the vast majority of the costs associated with the defense of these actions, particular with respect to Spence and Hoke for which insurance has paid all defense costs to date. As we previously have disclosed, we negotiated a revised cost sharing understanding with Leslie’s insurers which results in Leslie being responsible for 29% of its defense costs. In light of the foregoing, we currently believe that we have no basis on which to conclude that these cases may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, due to the nature and number of variables associated with asbestos related claims, such as the rate at which new claims may be filed; the availability of insurance policies to continue to recover certain of our costs relating to the defense and payment of these claims; the impact of bankruptcies of other companies currently or historically defending asbestos claims including our co-defendants; the uncertainties surrounding the litigation process from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and from case to case; the impact of potential changes in legislative or judicial standards; the type and severity of the disease alleged to be suffered by each claimant; and increases in the expense of medical treatment, we are unable to reliably estimate the ultimate costs to us of these claims.

Environmental Remediation

We are currently a party to or otherwise involved in various administrative or legal proceedings under federal, state or local environmental laws or regulations involving a number of sites, in some cases as a participant in a group of potentially responsible parties, referred to as PRPs. Two of these sites, the Sharkey and Combe Landfills in New Jersey, are listed on the National Priorities List. With respect to the Sharkey Landfill in New Jersey, we have been allocated 0.75% of the remediation costs, an amount that is not material to us. With respect to the Combe Landfill, we have settled both the Federal Government’s claim and the State of New Jersey’s claim for an amount that is immaterial to us. Moreover, our insurers have covered defense and settlement costs to-date with respect to the Sharkey and Combe Landfills. In addition, we have also been named as a PRP with respect to the Solvent Recovery Service of New England site and the Old Southington landfill site, both in Connecticut. These sites are also on the National Priorities List but, with respect to both sites, we have the right to indemnification from the prior owners of the affected subsidiaries. We also have been identified as a PRP with respect to the Lightman Drum Company site in New Jersey and, in this matter; we also have the right to indemnification from the former owners of the affected subsidiary. Based on currently available information, we believe that any share of clean-up costs at these sites attributable to us should not be material, particularly given our indemnification rights against the respective former owners.

We have reviewed all of our pending judicial and legal proceedings, reasonably anticipated costs and expenses in connection with such proceedings, and availability and limits of our insurance coverage, and we have established reserves that we believe are appropriate in light of those outcomes that we believe are probable and estimable at this time.

Standby Letters of Credit

We execute stand-by letters of credit, which include bid bonds and performance bonds, in the normal course of business to ensure our performance or payments to third parties. The aggregate notional value of these instruments was $11.3 million at October 2, 2005. Our historical experience with these types of instruments has been good and no claims have been paid in the current or past four fiscal years. We believe that the likelihood of demand for payments relating to the outstanding instruments is remote. These instruments have expiration dates ranging from less than one month to four and one half years from October 2, 2005.

The following table contains information related to standby letters of credit instruments outstanding as of October 2, 2005 (In thousands):


Term Remaining	Maximum Potential Future Payments
0-12 months	$	5,956
Greater than 12 months		5,386

Total	$	11,342

(12) Defined Pension Benefit Plans

We maintain two pension benefit plans, a qualified noncontributory defined benefit plan that covers substantially all of our salaried and hourly non-union employees in the United States, and a nonqualified, noncontributory defined benefit supplemental plan that provides benefits to certain highly compensated officers and employees. To date, the supplemental plan remains an unfunded plan. These plans include significant pension benefit obligations which are calculated based on actuarial valuations. Our funding practice for the qualified plan is to maintain plan asset balances at or above the accumulated benefit obligation amount. The measurement date for these plans is September 30th. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements filed with our Annual Report filed on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 for further information.

The components of net pension benefit expense are as follows (In thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine months Ended
	October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004			October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004
Service cost-benefits earned	$	556		$	614		$	1,636		$	1,739
Interest cost on benefits obligation		364			328			1,091			984
Prior service cost amortization		72			94			216			282
Estimated return on assets		(463	)		(377	)		(1,390	)		(1,131	)

Net periodic cost of defined pension benefit plan	$	529		$	659		$	1,553		$	1,874

(13) Acquisitions

On January 14, 2005, we acquired Loud Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. (“Loud”) located in Ontario, California for approximately $34.7 million, net of acquired cash of $1.3 million and including $5.4 million placed in an escrow account for the benefit of the sellers, subject to any such indemnification claims by us as are allowed in accordance with the acquisition agreement. This $5.4 million escrow is included in Other Assets on our consolidated balance sheet. Loud is a leading designer and manufacturer of landing gear systems and related components for military helicopters and jets and is operated within our Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment. Revenues for Loud in 2004 totaled approximately $17.0 million. The $25.3 million excess of the original purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable assets was recorded as goodwill. Purchase accounting will be finalized by the end of the first quarter of 2006 and may result in adjustments to identifiable assets as well as the identification of intangible assets that may be amortized and expensed over future periods.

In May 2005 we acquired the 40% interest that we did not own in our Chinese joint venture, Suzhou KF Valve Co., (“SKVC”) located in Suzhou, China, for $6.8 million. SKVC will continue to be operated in our Energy Products segment and primarily manufactures ball valves for other entities within our Energy Products segment. Based on preliminary purchase price allocations, the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable assets was recorded as $1.9 million of goodwill and an increase to an existing intangible of $0.3 million. Purchase accounting will be finalized by the end of the second quarter of 2006 and may result in the identification of intangible assets that may be amortized and expensed over future periods and also may impact the amount currently recorded as identifiable assets and goodwill.

(14) Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations

As permitted under Delaware law, we have agreements whereby we indemnify certain of our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officer’s or director’s lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. However, we have directors and officer’s liability insurance policies that limit our exposure for events covered under the policies and should enable us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. As a result of the coverage under these insurance policies, we believe the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal and, therefore, have no liabilities recorded from those agreements as of October 2, 2005.

In conjunction with our follow-on offering in March 2001, we entered into an agreement with the underwriter, in which we agreed to indemnify the underwriter for losses, claims or damages caused by an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of a material fact contained in or omitted from the registration statement prepared in connection with this offering. The term and maximum potential amounts of this indemnification is not limited. However, our directors and officers liability insurance policy may provide certain coverage with respect to any such claims made against the Company. Accordingly, we believe the estimated fair value of this indemnification obligation is minimal and, therefore, have no liabilities recorded from the agreement as of October 2, 2005.

In connection with our industrial revenue bond financing arrangements which benefit certain of our subsidiaries, we are obligated to indemnify the banks in connection with certain errors in the administration of these financing arrangements to the extent such errors are not willful and do not constitute gross negligence. This indemnification obligation is unlimited as to time and amount. We have never been required to make any payments pursuant to this indemnification. As a result, we believe the estimated fair value of this indemnification agreement is minimal. Accordingly, we have no liabilities recorded for those agreements as of October 2, 2005.

We record provisions for the estimated cost of product warranties, primarily from historical information, at the time product revenue is recognized. While we engage in extensive product quality programs and processes, our warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, utilization levels, material usage, service delivery costs incurred in correcting a product failure, and supplier warranties on parts delivered to us. Should actual product failure rates, utilization levels, material usage, service delivery costs or supplier warranties on parts differ from our estimates, revisions to the estimated warranty liability would be required.

The following table sets forth information related to our product warranty reserves for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 (In thousands):


Balance at December 31, 2004	$	1,864
Provisions		945
Claims settled		(735	)
Acquisitions		49
Currency translation adjustments		(117	)

Balance at October 2, 2005	$	2,006

(15) Subsequent Event

On October 3, 2005, we acquired Industria S.A. (“Industria”) located in Paris, France, for approximately $10.2 million in cash. Industria produces solenoid valves and components for commercial and military aerospace applications and will operate as part of our Aerospace Products business unit with our Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls product segment.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This report contains certain statements that are “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) and releases issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The words “may,” “hope,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters, identify forward-looking statements. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our stockholders, and we, therefore, make forward-looking statements in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Act. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control, and our actual results may differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the cyclicality and highly competitive nature of some of our end markets which can affect the overall demand for and pricing of our products, changes in the price of and demand for oil and gas in both domestic and international markets, variability of raw material and component pricing, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, our ability to continue operating our manufacturing facilities at efficient levels and to successfully implement our lean and acquisition strategies, our ability to generate increased cash by reducing our inventories, our prevention of the accumulation of excess inventory, changes in costs we may incur as a result of compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the uncertain continuing impact on economic and financial conditions in the United States and around the world as a result of terrorist attacks, current Middle Eastern tensions and related matters. We advise you to read further about certain of these and other risk factors set forth under the caption “Certain Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results” in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

CIRCOR International, Inc. is a leading provider of valves and other fluid control products for the instrumentation, aerospace, thermal fluid control and energy markets. We offer one of the industry’s broadest and most diverse range of products – a range that allows us to supply end-users with a wide array of valves and component products for fluid systems.

We have organized the company into two segments: Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls Products and Energy Products. The Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment serves our broadest variety of end-markets, including military and commercial aerospace, chemical processing, marine, power generation, HVAC systems, food and beverage processing, and other general industrial markets. The Energy Products segment primarily serves the oil and gas exploration, production and distribution markets.

Apart from monitoring our key competitors, our businesses pay close attention to changes in market conditions, customer order rates, operating margins, and levels of working capital in order to help improve financial results and make more efficient use of assets.

Our growth strategy includes both internal product development and strategic acquisitions that complement and extend our current offering of engineered flow control products. During the last five years, we have made ten acquisitions that extended our product offerings. Our recent acquisitions include DQS International B.V. and Texas Sampling, Inc., which provided us with a larger presence in the analytical sampling market, Loud Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. (“Loud”), which provided us with complementary aerospace component and subassembly manufacturing capabilities, Mallard Control Company (“Mallard”), which provided additional offerings in the energy products market and our most recent acquisition of Industria S.A. (“Industria”) in October 2005, which produces solenoid valves and components for primarily European commercial and military aerospace applications.

Regarding the third quarter 2005 operating results, we continued to benefit from: higher shipments to customers in certain key end-markets we serve, particularly oil & gas production; the acquisition of Loud in January 2005; customer selling price increases initiated during the past year; and savings as a result of three facility consolidations completed in 2004. We were negatively impacted by higher metals costs for raw materials, difficulties in obtaining supply of certain key components in a timely manner, a decline in our sales to the domestic municipal HVAC and US Navy markets, current year

facility consolidation costs, and we were adversely affected by higher Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 related costs.

Basis of Presentation

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We monitor our business in two segments: Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products and Energy Products.

Critical Accounting Policies

The following discussion of accounting policies is intended to supplement the section “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” presented in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. These policies were selected because they are broadly applicable within our operating units. The expenses and accrued liabilities or allowances related to certain of these policies are initially based on our best estimates at the time of original entry in our accounting records. Adjustments are recorded when our actual experience, or new information concerning our expected experience, differs from underlying initial estimates. These adjustments could be material if our actual or expected experience were to change significantly in a short period of time. We make frequent comparisons of actual experience and expected experience in order to mitigate the likelihood of material adjustments.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when products are delivered, title and risk of loss have passed to the customer, no significant post-delivery obligations remain and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. Shipping and handling costs invoiced to customers are recorded as components of revenues and the associated costs are recorded as cost of revenues.

Allowance for Inventory

Our net inventory balance was $112.0 million as of October 2, 2005, compared to $105.2 million as of December 31, 2004. Our inventory allowance as of October 2, 2005 was $6.9 million, compared with $14.8 million as of December 31, 2004. During the nine months ended October 2, 2005, we disposed of approximately $10.3 million of excess, slow moving inventory. A majority of this disposed inventory was fully reserved in our inventory allowance as of December 31, 2004. We provide inventory allowances for excess, slow-moving, and obsolete inventories determined primarily by historical usage information and estimates of future demand. The allowance is measured as the difference between the cost of the inventory and estimated market value and charged to the provision for inventory, which is a component of our cost of revenues. Historical usage information and assumptions about future demand are the primary factors utilized to estimate market value. At the point of the loss recognition, a new, lower-cost basis for that inventory is established, and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in that newly established cost basis.

If there were to be a sudden and significant decrease in demand for our products, or if there were a higher incidence of inventory obsolescence because of changing technology and customer requirements, we could be required to increase our inventory allowances and our gross profit could be adversely affected.

Purchase Accounting

In connection with our acquisitions, we assess and formulate a plan related to the future integration of the acquired entity. This process begins during the due diligence process and is typically concluded within twelve months of the acquisition. We accrue estimates for certain costs, related primarily to any personnel reductions and facility closures or restructurings, anticipated at the date of acquisition, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 141 “Business Combination” and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination.” Adjustments to these estimates are made during the acquisition allocation period, which is generally up to twelve months from the acquisition date as plans are finalized. Subsequent to the allocation period, costs incurred in excess of the recorded acquisition accruals are generally expensed as incurred and if accruals are not utilized for the intended purpose the excess is recorded as an adjustment to the cost of the acquired entity, usually decreasing goodwill.

Our methodology for allocating the purchase price relating to business acquisitions is determined through established valuation techniques for industrial manufacturing companies. Goodwill is measured as the excess of the cost of acquisition over the sum of the amounts assigned to identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired less liabilities assumed. The goodwill recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as of October 2, 2005 was $144.5 million, compared with $120.3 million as of December 31, 2004. The net increase was primarily related to: $25.3 million for the acquisition of Loud; $1.9 million for the acquisition of the remaining 40% joint venture interest in SKVC that we did not own; $0.8 million related to escrow releases associated with prior acquisitions offset by $2.5 million related to the finalization of allocation amounts associated with our April 2004 Mallard acquisition, and $1.3 million associated with foreign currency fluctuations.

During the second quarter of 2005, we finalized identifiable asset amounts associated with our April 2004 acquisition of Mallard. In connection with the finalization of our Mallard acquisition amounts, we recorded $3.4 million of intangible assets, associated with customer relationships, brand names, and non-competition agreements. Approximately $2.2 million of these intangible assets will be amortized over 10-15 year periods and will result in annual amortization expense of approximately $0.2 million. The remaining $1.2 million of intangible assets will not be amortized but will be subject to impairment tests. We expect to finalize identifiable asset amounts associated with our Loud and SKVC acquisitions by the end of the first and the second quarter of 2006, respectively.

Impairment Analysis

We perform goodwill impairment tests for each reporting unit on an annual basis and between annual tests in certain circumstances, if triggering events indicate impairment may have occurred. In assessing the fair value of goodwill, we use our best estimates of future cash flows of operating activities and capital expenditures of the reporting unit, a discount rate, and the estimated terminal value for each reporting unit. If these estimates or related projections change in the future due to changes in industry and market conditions, we may be required to record impairment charges. Based on impairment tests performed using independent third-party valuations, there was no impairment in our goodwill in 2004, 2003 or 2002.

Other long-lived assets include property, plant, and equipment and intangibles with definite lives. We perform impairment analyses of our other long-lived assets whenever events and circumstances indicate that they may be impaired. When the undiscounted estimated future cash flows are expected to be less than the carrying value of the assets being reviewed for impairment, the assets are written down to fair market value.

Income Taxes

Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance. Our effective tax rates differ from the statutory rate due to the impact of acquisition-related costs, research and product development tax credits, extraterritorial income exclusion, state taxes, and the tax impact of non-U.S. operations. Our effective tax rate was 36.1%, 30.4%, and 36.0% for 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. For 2005, we expect an effective income tax rate of 34%. Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by a shift in earnings toward countries where we have higher statutory rates. Changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets or liabilities, or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof may also adversely affect our future effective tax rate. In addition, we are subject to the examination of our income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.

We recorded a valuation allowance of $0.9 million as of October 2, 2005 and December 31, 2004, due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize deferred tax assets, primarily consisting of certain state net operating losses and state tax credits carried forward. The valuation allowance is based on estimates of taxable income in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverable. If market conditions improve and future results of operations exceed our current expectations, our existing tax valuation allowances may be adjusted, resulting in future tax benefits. Alternatively, if market conditions deteriorate or future results of operations are less than expected, future assessments may result in a determination that some or all of the deferred tax assets are not realizable. As a result, we may need to establish additional tax valuation allowances for all or a portion of the gross deferred tax assets, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Legal Contingencies

We are currently involved in various legal claims and legal proceedings, some of which may involve substantial dollar amounts. Periodically, we review the status of each significant matter and assess our potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be estimated, we accrue a liability for the estimated loss. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination

as to whether an exposure can be reasonably estimated. Because of uncertainties related to these matters, accruals are based on the best information available at the time. As additional information becomes available, we reassess the potential liability related to our pending claims and litigation and may revise our estimates. Such revisions in the estimates of the potential liabilities could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position. For more information related to our outstanding legal proceedings, see “Contingencies” in Note 11 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements as well as “Legal Proceedings” in Part II Item 1.

Pension Benefits

We maintain pension benefit plans for our employees in the United States. These plans include significant pension benefit obligations which are calculated based on actuarial valuations. Key assumptions are made in determining these obligations and related expenses, including expected rates of return on plan assets and discount rates. For 2005 and 2004, the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets used to estimate pension expenses was 8.50% and 8.75%, respectively. The discount rate used to estimate the net pension expenses for 2005 was 5.8% compared to 6.0% in 2004. The lower discount rate reflects the decline in global capital markets and interest rates at our plan’s September 2004 measurement date. The combined effect of these two assumption changes is expected to raise our projected benefit obligation by approximately $0.8 million and raise 2005 pension expense by approximately $0.2 million.

Plan assets are comprised of equity investments of companies in the United States with large and small market capitalizations; fixed income securities issued by the United States government, or its agencies; and certain international equities. There are no common shares of CIRCOR International, Inc. in the plan assets.

Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses are being recognized over approximately an eleven-year period, which represents the weighted average expected remaining service life of the employee group. Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses arise from several factors including experience and assumption changes in the obligations and from the difference between expected returns and actual returns on assets. At the end of 2004, we had unrecognized net actuarial losses of $4.5 million.

The fair value of the defined benefit plan assets at December 31, 2004 exceeded the estimated accumulated benefit obligations as a net result of the increases in global capital markets and cash contributions from the company, partially offset by the lower interest rates.

We contributed $2.3 million and $3.0 million to our pension plan trust during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. During the nine months ended October 2, 2005 we made pension plan contributions totaling $2.0 million. We expect that the total amount of annual plan contributions for 2005 and subsequent years may be in the range of $1.0 to $3.0 million. The estimates for plan funding for future periods may change as a result of the uncertainties concerning the return on plan assets, the number of plan participants, and other changes in actuarial assumptions.

We will continue to evaluate our expected long-term rates of return on plan assets and discount rates at least annually and make adjustments as necessary; such adjustments could change the pension and post-retirement obligations and expenses in the future. If the actual operation of the plans differ from the assumptions, additional contributions by us may be required. If we are required to make significant contributions to fund the defined benefit plans, reported results could be materially and adversely affected and our cash flow available for other uses may be reduced.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended October 2, 2005 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 26, 2004.

The following tables set forth the results of operations, percentage of net revenue and the period-to-period percentage change in certain financial data for the three months ended October 2, 2005 and September 26, 2004:


	Three Months Ended
	October 2, 2005				September 26, 2004					% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues	$	109,222	100.0	%	$	89,760		100.0	%	21.7	%
Cost of revenues		77,894	71.3			63,091		70.3		23.5

Gross profit		31,328	28.7			26,669		29.7		17.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses		23,669	21.7			20,591		22.9		14.9
Special charges		496	0.5			265		0.3		87.2

Operating income		7,163	6.6			5,813		6.5		23.2
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense, net		728	0.7			1,001		1.1		(27.3	)
Other (income) expense, net		174	0.2			(241	)	(0.3	)	172.2

Total other expense		902	0.8			760		0.8		18.7

Income before income taxes		6,261	5.7			5,053		5.6		23.9
Provision for income taxes		1,955	1.8			1,770		2.0		10.5

Net income	$	4,306	3.9	%	$	3,283		3.7	%	31.2	%

Net Revenue

Net revenues for the three months ended October 2, 2005 increased by $19.5 million, or 21.7%, to $109.2 million from $89.8 million for the three months ended September 26, 2004. The increase in net revenues for the three months ended October 2, 2005 was attributable to the following:


	Three Months Ended
Segment	October 2, 2005		September 26, 2004		Total Change		Acquisitions		Operations		Foreign Exchange
	(In thousands)
Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls	$	59,031	$	52,966	$	6,065	$	3,429	$	2,826	$	(190	)
Energy		50,191		36,794		13,397		—		12,942		455

Total	$	109,222	$	89,760	$	19,462	$	3,429	$	15,768	$	265

The Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment accounted for 54% of net revenues for the three months ended October 2, 2005 compared to 59% for the three months ended September 26, 2004. The Energy Products segment accounted for 46% of net revenues for the three months ended October 2, 2005 compared to 41% for the three months ended September 26, 2004.

Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products revenues increased $6.1 million, or 11.5%, for the quarter ended October 2, 2005 compared to the quarter ended September 26, 2004. The increase in revenues primarily resulted from an incremental $3.4 million from the January 2005 acquisition of Loud, together with organic increases in sales to general industrial and chemical processing end markets. Incoming orders increased 8.2%, excluding Loud, and benefited nearly every business unit primarily due to higher selling prices instituted by the businesses in the second half of 2004 and improved market activity.

Energy Products revenues increased by $13.4 million, or 36.4%, for the quarter ended October 2, 2005 compared to the quarter ended September 26, 2004. The increase in revenues was primarily the result of revenue increases at our Italian subsidiary, Pibiviesse and in our North American operations. Pibiviesse continues to be successful in winning and fulfilling orders for large international oil and gas projects primarily in the Middle East.

Gross Profit

Consolidated gross profit increased $4.7 million, or 17.5%, to $31.3 million for the quarter ended October 2, 2005 compared to $26.7 million for the quarter ended September 26, 2004. Consolidated gross margin decreased 100 basis points to 28.7% for the quarter ended October 2, 2005 from 29.7% for the quarter ended September 26, 2004.

Gross profit for the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment increased $0.4 million for the quarter ended October 2, 2005 compared to the quarter ended September 26, 2004 and was the net result of a gross profit increase of $1.1 million from the incremental contribution of the January 2005 acquisition of Loud partially offset by the sale of higher cost inventory containing stainless steel and related specialty alloys, unabsorbed manufacturing costs resulting from inventory reductions, and unforeseen costs from decreased vendor performance.

Gross profit for the Energy Products segment increased $4.2 million for the quarter ended October 2, 2005 compared to the quarter ended September 26, 2004. The net gross profit increase was primarily the net result of an increase from higher unit shipments and price increases implemented by most business units.

Selling, General and Administration

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.1 million, or 14.9%, to $23.7 million for the three months ended October 2, 2005 compared to $20.6 million for the three months ended September 26, 2004.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment increased by $0.7 million which resulted from incremental expense from our January 2005 acquisition of Loud.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Energy Products segment increased $1.4 million for increased sales personnel, higher commissions and variable compensation.

Corporate general and administrative expenses increased $1.0 million in the third quarter 2005 from the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily from higher compensation costs and Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance costs.

Special Charges

Special charges of $0.5 million were recognized for the three months ended October 2, 2005 compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended September 26, 2004. The special charges recognized in the quarter ending October 2, 2005 related to severance charges of $0.6 million incurred in connection with our announced consolidation and reduction in force at our Mallard, SART and European Instrumentation operations offset by a gain of $0.1 million on the sale of a building previously classified as held for sale in the Netherlands.

Operating Income

The change in operating income for the three months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the three months ended September 26, 2004 was as follows:


Segment	Three Months Ended						Total Change			Acquisitions		Operations			Foreign Exchange
Segment	October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004			Total Change			Acquisitions		Operations			Foreign Exchange
	(In thousands)
Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls	$	5,483		$	5,756		$	(273	)	$	387	$	(645	)	$	(15	)
Energy		5,232			2,642			2,590			—		2,515			75
Corporate		(3,552	)		(2,585	)		(967	)		—		(967	)		—

Total	$	7,163		$	5,813		$	1,350		$	387	$	903		$	60

Operating income increased $1.4 million, or 23.2%, to $7.2 million for the three months ended October 2, 2005 from $5.8 million for the three months ended September 26, 2004.

Operating income for the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment decreased $0.3 million. The decrease from operations was primarily due to the sale of higher cost inventory containing stainless steel and related specialty alloys, unabsorbed manufacturing costs resulting from inventory reductions, and unforeseen costs from decreased vendor performance. These items were offset incremental contributions from by the January 2005 acquisition of Loud, customer price increases that become effective in the second half of 2004, savings from facility closings completed in the first half of 2004, and lower inventory obsolescence provisions.

Operating income for the Energy Products segment increased $2.6 million, or 98.1% for the three months ended October 2, 2005, primarily due to the North American profitability improvements and Pibiviesse business units’ higher volume of shipments.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, decreased $0.3 million to $0.7 million for the three months ended October 2, 2005 compared to approximately $1.0 million for the three months ended September 26, 2004. The $0.3 million reduction in interest expense, net was primarily due to the $15.0 million lower outstanding balance of our senior unsecured notes since the last principal payment in October 2004.

Other Income / Expense, Net

Other income / expense, net was an expense of $0.2 million for the three months ended October 2, 2005 compared to other income of $0.2 million for the three months ended September 26, 2004. The other income / expense, net charge of $0.2 million for the three months ended October 2, 2005, was largely the result of foreign currency fluctuations in the euro, Canadian dollar and Chinese RMB in the current quarter versus the prior quarter.

Provision for Taxes

The effective tax rate was 31.2% for the three months ended October 2, 2005 which is a 1% year to date reduction in our effective tax rate to 34% from 35% used in 2004 and the first two quarters of 2005. This effective tax rate reduction is due to our expectation of higher domestic tax benefits and credits in 2005. The increase in income taxes in the three months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the three months ended September 26, 2004 was due to higher income before income taxes this year partially offset by the lower tax rate.

Net Income

Net income increased $1.0 million to $4.3 million for the three months ended October 2, 2005 compared to $3.3 million for the three months ended September 26, 2004. This net increase is primarily attributable to: higher volume shipments in our Energy Products Segment, incremental profit from acquisitions, customer price increases that became effective in the second half of 2004, cost reductions from closed facilities, a lower effective tax rate, and lower net interest expense which were partially offset by higher raw material costs, higher selling and commission expenses, incremental costs associated with lean initiatives and corporate expenses, which include higher Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 costs.

Results of Operations for the Nine months Ended October 2, 2005 Compared to the Nine months Ended September 26, 2004.

The following tables set forth the results of operations, percentage of net revenue and the period-to-period percentage change in certain financial data for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 and September 26, 2004:


	Nine months Ended
	October 2, 2005				September 26, 2004					% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues	$	330,117	100.0	%	$	275,009		100.0	%	20.0	%
Cost of revenues		231,312	70.1			192,373		70.0		20.2

Gross profit		98,805	29.9			82,636		30.0		19.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses		71,802	21.8			61,673		22.4		16.4
Special charges		934	0.3			303		0.1		208.3

Operating income		26,069	7.9			20,660		7.5		26.2
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense, net		2,182	0.7			2,993		1.1		(27.1	)
Other (income) expense, net		197	0.1			(291	)	(0.1	)	167.7

Total other expense		2,379	0.7			2,702		1.0		(12.0	)

Income before income taxes		23,690	7.2			17,958		6.5		31.9
Provision for income taxes		8,055	2.4			6,285		2.3		28.2

Net income	$	15,635	4.7	%	$	11,673		4.2	%	33.9	%

Net Revenue

Net revenues for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 increased by $55.1 million, or 20.0%, to $330.1 million from $275.0 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2004. The increase in net revenues for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 was attributable to the following:


Segment	Nine months Ended				Total Change		Acquisitions		Operations		Foreign Exchange
Segment	October 2, 2005		September 26, 2004		Total Change		Acquisitions		Operations		Foreign Exchange
	(In thousands)
Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls	$	182,964	$	159,469	$	23,495	$	12,236	$	10,236	$	1,023
Energy		147,153		115,540		31,613		4,858		24,279		2,476

Total	$	330,117	$	275,009	$	55,108	$	17,094	$	34,515	$	3,499

The Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment accounted for 55% of net revenues for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to 58% for the nine months ended September 26, 2004. The Energy Products segment accounted for 45% of net revenues for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to 42% for the nine months ended September 26, 2004.

Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products revenues increased $23.5 million, or 14.7%, for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 26, 2004. The increase in revenues was the net result of several factors. Revenues increased an incremental $12.2 million from the January 2005 acquisition of Loud. The acquisition was complemented by additional organic increases in product sales to general industrial and chemical processing end markets. Incoming orders increased 7.4%, excluding Loud, and benefited nearly every business unit stemming largely from higher selling prices instituted by the businesses in the second half of 2004. During the first nine months of 2005, we experienced a softening in the municipal HVAC markets negatively impacting our Thermal Fluid Products group. Management expects market conditions to remain favorable during the remainder of 2005 for most of the general industrial, chemical processing and aerospace end markets. We expect that these items, coupled with the benefit from the January 2005 acquisition of Loud and the October 2005 acquisition of Industria may result in revenue increases of approximately 15% for the full year 2005 compared to the full year 2004.

Energy Products revenues increased by $31.6 million, or 27.4%, for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 26, 2004. A portion of the increase in revenues was the net result of an incremental $4.9 million from the April 30, 2004 acquisition of Mallard. Revenues also increased $2.5 million as a result of the fluctuation of

foreign currencies in the first nine months of 2005. The acquisition and foreign exchange impacts also were complemented by additional organic increases in revenues of $8.9 million at our North American operations, principally due to higher orders for short cycle maintenance, repair and overhaul business in North America markets. Another significant portion of this segment’s operational revenue increase for the nine month period ended October 2, 2005 as compared to the nine months ended September 26, 2004 totaling $15.4 million was at our Italian subsidiary, Pibiviesse. Pibiviesse continues to be successful in winning and fulfilling orders for large international oil and gas projects, a majority of which are for customers in the Middle East. Our expectations for the remainder of 2005 are that the combined strength of large international oil and gas project markets and our North American markets may result in revenue increases of approximately 20% for the full year 2005 compared to the full year 2004.

Gross Profit

Consolidated gross profit increased $16.2 million, or 19.6%, to $98.8 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to $82.6 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2004. Consolidated gross margin of 29.9% for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 was essentially unchanged from the prior year period.

Gross profit for the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment increased $6.6 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 26, 2004 and was primarily the result of two factors. Gross profit increased $4.4 million primarily from the incremental contribution of the January 2005 acquisition of Loud. This segment’s organic gross profit from on-going business units also increased $1.8 million in the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004, due to savings from facility closings in 2004, higher volume of shipments, and customer price increases partially offset by the sale of higher cost inventory containing stainless steel and related specialty alloys, unabsorbed manufacturing costs resulting from inventory reductions, and unforeseen costs from decreased vendor performance.

Gross profit for the Energy Products segment increased $9.5 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 26, 2004. The net gross profit increase was the result of $1.9 million from the incremental contribution of the April 2004 acquisition of Mallard, an increase of $0.6 million from foreign exchange, and a $7.0 million increase in on-going business units higher volume and price increases.

Selling, General and Administration

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $10.1 million, or 16.4%, to $71.8 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to $61.7 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2004.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment increased by $2.2 million primarily as a result from incremental expense from our January 2005 acquisition of Loud.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Energy Products segment increased $4.8 million, including $1.2 million from incremental expense from our April 2004 acquisition of Mallard, and $3.3 million in higher expenses for increased sales personnel, higher commissions and variable compensation.

Corporate general and administrative expenses increased $3.1 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 26, 2005. The increase was primarily from higher compensation related costs and Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance costs. Our expectation for the remainder of 2005 is that corporate general and administrative expenses will be approximately $14.4 million.

Special Charges

Special charges of $0.9 million were recognized for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2004. The special charges recognized in the nine months ending October 2, 2005 related to severance charges of $1.1 incurred in connection with our announced consolidation and reduction in force at our Mallard, SART and European Instrumentation, offset by a $0.1 million reversal of facility closure related costs recorded in 2004 and a $0.1 million gain on the sale of a former site in the Netherlands.

Operating Income

The change in operating income for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 26, 2004 was as follows:


Segment	Nine months Ended						Total Change			Acquisitions		Operations			Foreign Exchange
Segment	October 2, 2005			September 26, 2004			Total Change			Acquisitions		Operations			Foreign Exchange
	(In thousands)
Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls	$	21,877		$	17,783		$	4,094		$	2,312	$	1,676		$	106
Energy		14,293			9,909			4,384			710		3,386			288
Corporate		(10,101	)		(7,032	)		(3,069	)		—		(3,069	)		—

Total	$	26,069		$	20,660		$	5,409		$	3,022	$	1,993		$	394

Operating income increased $5.4 million, or 26.2%, to $26.1 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 from $20.7 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2004.

Operating income for the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment increased $4.1 million. The increase included the January 2005 acquisition of Loud, customer price increases that became effective in the second half of 2004, savings from facility closings completed in the first half of 2004, and partially offset by the sale of higher cost inventory containing stainless steel and related specialty alloys, unabsorbed manufacturing costs resulting from inventory reductions, and unforeseen costs from decreased vendor performance.

Operating income for the Energy Products segment increased $4.4 million, or 44.2% for the nine months ended October 2, 2005, primarily due to higher volume of shipments by the North American and Pibiviesse business units and the incremental contribution from the April 2004 Mallard acquisition.

Based on our expected revenue increases over the prior year, we anticipate full year 2005 adjusted operating margins, which excludes the impact of special charges, in the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products Segment to approximate 12% and the Energy Products Segment to approximate 10%. Both segments are expected to be affected by increased competitive pricing and certain commodity metal prices increasing their cost of sales as well as facility consolidation costs.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, decreased $0.8 million to $2.2 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to approximately $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2004. The $0.8 million reduction in interest expense was primarily due to the $15.0 million lower outstanding balance of our senior unsecured notes since the last principal payment in October 2004.

Other Income / Expense, Net

Other income / expense, net was an unfavorable change of $0.5 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 from the other income of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2004. The other income/expense, net change for the nine months ended October 2, 2005, was largely the result of the unfavorable effects of foreign currency fluctuations from the Euro and Canadian dollar in the current year versus the prior year.

Provision for Taxes

The effective tax rate was 34% for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 which is a 1% decrease from the 35% used for the nine months ended September 26, 2004. This effective tax rate reduction is due to our expectation of higher domestic tax benefits and credits in 2005. The increase in income taxes in the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 26, 2004 was due to higher income before income taxes this year offset by the lower tax rate

Net Income

Net income increased $4.0 million to $15.6 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 compared to $11.7 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2004. This net increase is primarily attributable to: incremental profit from acquisitions, customer price increases effective in the second half of 2004, higher volume shipments, cost reductions from closed facilities, gains from the favorable effect of foreign exchange rate changes, and lower net interest expense which was partially offset by offset by the sale of higher cost inventory containing stainless steel and related specialty alloys,

unabsorbed manufacturing costs resulting from inventory reductions, and unforeseen costs from decreased vendor performance, higher selling and commission expenses, and corporate expenses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity needs arise primarily from capital investment in machinery, equipment and the improvement of facilities, funding working capital requirements to support business growth initiatives, acquisitions, dividend payments, pension funding obligations and debt service costs. We continue to generate cash from operations and remain in a strong financial position, with resources available for reinvestment in existing businesses, strategic acquisitions and managing our capital structure on a short and long-term basis.

The following table summarizes our cash flow activities for the nine months ended October 2, 2005 (In thousands):


Cash flow from:
Operating activities	$	30,678
Investing activities		(52,080	)
Financing activities		3,351
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		(1,448	)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(19,499	)

During the nine months ended October 2, 2005, we generated $30.7 million in cash flow from operating activities which was $11.4 million more than the cash flow generated during the nine months ended September 26, 2004, primarily due to accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liability balance increases as well as profitability increases offset by increases in inventory and accounts receivable balances. The $52.1 million used by investing activities included a net $34.5 million used for the January 2005 acquisition of Loud, a net $6.9 million used for the May 2005 acquisition of the remaining 40.0% joint venture interest in SKVC that we did not own and $11.5 million used for the purchase and construction of buildings and capital equipment. Financing activities provided $3.4 million which included: a net $1.4 million of debt balance borrowings and $3.8 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options offset by $1.8 million used to pay dividends to shareholders. In addition, to help fund the acquisition of Loud we borrowed $2.0 million from our revolving credit facility in January 2005 and repaid this amount in February 2005. At October 2, 2005 we had temporary borrowings of $1.9 million from one of our lines of credit which were repaid during the same period.

The ratio of current assets to current liabilities as of October 2, 2005 was 2.4:1 and 2.8:1 at December 31, 2004. Cash and cash equivalents were $39.2 million as of October 2, 2005 compared to $58.7 million as of December 31, 2004 primarily as a result of cash utilized for the acquisitions of Loud and SKVC. Total debt as a percentage of total equity was 14.8% as of October 2, 2005 compared to 14.6% as of December 31, 2004. As of October 2, 2005, we had $4.3 million of investments designated as available for sale and readily convertible to cash should the need for additional working capital arise.

As of October 2, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had $75.0 million available under our unsecured revolving credit facility to support our acquisition program, working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes. As of October 2, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had no amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility. Subsequent to October 2, 2005, we temporarily borrowed $8.6 million and expect to repay this amount by December 31, 2005.

Regarding 2005 investing activities, we paid a net $34.5 million of net cash for Loud. This $34.5 million was net of $1.3 million of cash acquired and included $5.4 million placed in escrow. To fund that purchase, we used $34.0 million of our cash and equivalents and borrowed $2.0 million from our revolving credit facility that was repaid in February 2005. The acquisition of SKVC was funded through available operating cash balances. Our 2005 budget for capital expenditures is approximately $17.0 million and we expect to fund these capital expenditures from existing cash and by ongoing operations. Approximately $8.0 million of that capital expenditure total is for cost saving initiatives and equipment upgrades. We estimate another $9.0 million to be used for the purchase and construction of two new facilities, one in the Netherlands that was purchased in the three months ended July 3, 2005 to co-locate the consolidation of smaller Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment facilities, and a newly constructed plant in China, to expand and relocate the current SKVC facility operated by our Energy Products segment. At October 2, 2005, we classified an Energy Products facility located in Beaumont, Texas totaling $0.5 million, as held for sale. We expect the sale of this facility to be finalized within one year. For the new plant in China, we expect to receive Chinese government relocation benefits of at least $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2006 as compensation for the relocation of our current leased facility to a new owned site. On October 3, 2005, we acquired Industria S.A. located in France for $10.2 million in cash.

Certain of our loan agreements contain covenants that require, among other items, maintenance of certain financial ratios and also limit our ability to: enter into secured and unsecured borrowing arrangements; issue dividends to shareholders;

acquire and dispose of businesses; invest in capital equipment; participate in certain higher yielding long-term investment vehicles; and issue additional shares of our stock. On January 13, 2005, we completed an amendment to our revolving line of credit agreement that permits us to maintain a lower tangible net worth balance at the last day of any fiscal quarter. On the same date, we also completed a similar amendment to the tangible net worth clause in the letter of credit agreements that we have in connection with the two industrial revenue bonds. We were in compliance with all covenants related to our existing debt obligations at October 2, 2005 and December 31, 2004. In October 2002, 2003, and 2004 we made the first, second, and third of our five $15.0 million annual payments reducing the $75.0 million original outstanding principal balance of our unsecured 8.23% senior notes which mature in October 2006. The outstanding principal balance due on these senior notes was $30.0 million as of October 2, 2005. We made the fourth $15.0 million principle payment on October 19, 2005.

We have generated net income and positive cash flow from operating activities. Over the next 24 months, we expect to generate cash from operating activities that should be sufficient to service operations, capital expenditure needs, scheduled debt payments, and our current dividend practice of paying $0.15 per share annually. In addition, we have available cash balances and investments that are readily convertible to cash and available for use. We continue to search for strategic acquisitions in the flow control market. We expect that the financing of smaller sized acquisitions would come from existing cash and investments, and if need be, borrowings from our available $75.0 million revolving line of credit. We expect a larger acquisition would require additional borrowings and, or, the issuance of our common stock.

We contributed $2.3 million and $3.0 million to our pension plan trust during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. During the nine months ended October 2, 2005 we made a pension plan contribution of $2.0 million. We expect that the total amount of annual plan contributions for 2005 and future years may be in the range of $1.0 to $3.0 million. The estimates for plan funding for future periods may change as a result of the uncertainties concerning the return on plan assets, the number of plan participants, and other changes in actuarial assumptions.

Effect of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Statement No. 123 (R) “Share Based Payment: an amendment of FASB Statements No. 123 and 95”. FASB Statement 123R requires companies to recognize in the income statement, effective for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005, the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees, but expresses no preference for a type of valuation model. Our financial position and results of operations will be impacted in periods subsequent to 2005. See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements filed with our Annual Report filed on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 for further information.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.

ITEM 3.

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Risk

As of October 2, 2005, our primary interest rate risk relates to borrowings under our revolving credit facility and our industrial revenue bonds. The interest rates for our revolving credit facility and industrial revenue bonds fluctuate with changes in short-term borrowing rates. We have $12.4 million in outstanding industrial revenue bonds and no outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility as of October 2, 2005. An increase in interest rates of 100 basis points would not have a material effect on our results of operations or cash flows.

Currency Exchange Risk

We use forward contracts to manage the currency risk related to certain business transactions denominated in foreign currencies. To the extent the underlying hedged transactions are completed, the contracts do not subject us to material risk from exchange rate movements because they offset gains and losses on the related foreign currency denominated transactions. Our foreign currency forward contracts have not been designated as hedging instruments and, therefore, did not qualify for fair value or cash flow hedge treatment under the criteria of FASB Statement No. 133 for the three months ended October 2, 2005. Therefore, the unrealized gains and losses on our contracts have been recognized as a component of other expense in the consolidated statements of operations. There were no unrealized losses attributable to foreign currency forward contracts at October 2, 2005. As of October 2, 2005, we had no forward contracts to buy or sell currencies.

The counterparties to these contracts are major financial institutions. Our risk of loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparties is not material. We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Risk management strategies are reviewed and approved by senior management before implementation.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)), as of the end of the period covered by this report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, except for our recent acquisition of Loud for which we have not completed documentation, evaluation and testing of internal controls over financial reporting, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed and were effective to give reasonable assurance that information we disclose in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Security and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

We have made no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting in connection with our three month period ended October 2, 2005 evaluation that would materially affect, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We, like other worldwide manufacturing companies, are subject to a variety of potential liabilities connected with our business operations, including potential liabilities and expenses associated with possible product defects or failures and compliance with environmental laws. We maintain liability insurance coverage which we believe to be consistent with industry practices. Nonetheless, such insurance coverage may not be adequate to protect us fully against substantial damage claims, which may arise from product defects and failures or from environmental liability.

asbestos fibers. In particular, our subsidiaries, Leslie, Spence, and Hoke, collectively have been named as defendants or third-party defendants in asbestos related claims brought on behalf of approximately 22,000 plaintiffs typically against anywhere from 50 to 400 defendants. In some instances, we also have been named individually and/or as successor in interest to one or more of these subsidiaries. These cases have been brought in state courts in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming with the vast majority of claimants having brought their claims in Mississippi. The cases brought on behalf of the vast majority of claimants seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages against all defendants in the aggregate. However, the complaints filed on behalf of claimants who do seek specified compensatory and punitive damages typically seek millions or tens of millions of dollars in damages against the aggregate of defendants.

Of the approximately 22,000 plaintiffs who have brought claims against our subsidiaries, all but approximately 500 have been in Mississippi. Recently in Mississippi, the courts have rendered decisions and the legislature has passed legislation aimed at curbing certain abusive practices by plaintiff attorneys pursuant to which large numbers of unrelated plaintiffs (sometimes numbering in the thousands in a single case) would be grouped in the same case against hundreds of defendants. As a result of the recent changes, many of these “mass filings” (including some cases in which CIRCOR companies have been named defendants) have been or are expected to be dismissed. While it is possible that certain dismissed claims would be refiled in Mississippi or in other jurisdictions, any such refilings likely would be made on behalf of one or a small number of related individuals who can demonstrate actual injury and some connection to the Company’s products.

We are currently a party to or otherwise involved in various administrative or legal proceedings under federal, state or local environmental laws or regulations involving a number of sites, in some cases as a participant in a group of potentially responsible parties, referred to as PRPs. Two of these sites, the Sharkey and Combe Landfills in New Jersey, are listed on the National Priorities List. With respect to the Sharkey Landfill in New Jersey, we have been allocated 0.75% of the remediation costs, an amount that is not material to us. With respect to the Combe Landfill, we have settled both the Federal Government’s claim and the State of New Jersey’s claim for an amount that is immaterial to us. Moreover, our insurers have covered defense and settlement costs to-date with respect to the Sharkey and Combe Landfills. In addition, we have also been named as a PRP with respect to the Solvent Recovery Service of New England site and the Old Southington landfill site, both in Connecticut. These sites are also on the National Priorities List but, with respect to both sites, we have the right to indemnification from the prior owners of the affected subsidiaries. We also have been identified as a PRP with respect to the Lightman Drum Company site in New Jersey and, in this matter, we also have the right to indemnification from the former owners of the affected subsidiary. Based on currently available information, we believe that any share of clean-up costs at these sites attributable to us should not be material, particularly given our indemnification rights against the respective former owners.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Working Capital Restrictions and Limitations upon Payment of Dividends

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR NOTES

None

ITEM 4.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

None

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Description and Location

2		Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation or Succession:

2.1		Distribution Agreement between Watts Industries, Inc. and CIRCOR International, Inc. dated as of October 1, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Amendment No. 2 to CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 10, File No. 000-26961, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 1999 (“Amendment No. 2 to the Form 10”).

3		Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws:

3.1		The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CIRCOR International, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 10, File No. 000-26961, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 1999 (“Form 10”).

3.2		The Amended and Restated By-Laws of CIRCOR International, Inc. are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 10, File No.001-14962, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 1999.

3.3		Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of a Series of Preferred Stock of CIRCOR International, Inc. classifying and designating the Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, File No. 001-14962, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 1999 (“Form 8-A”).

4		Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including Debentures:

4.1		Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 1999, between CIRCOR International, Inc. and BankBoston, N.A., as Rights Agent is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-A.

4.2		Agreement of Substitution and Amendment of Shareholder Rights Agent Agreement dated as of November 1, 2002 between CIRCOR International, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the CIRCOR International, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 10-K, File No. 000-26961, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2003.

31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*	Filed with this report.

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.


				CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Date: November 4, 2005				/s/ DAVID A. BLOSS, SR.
				David A. Bloss, Sr.
				Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
				*Principal Executive Officer*

Date: November 4, 2005				/s/ KENNETH W. SMITH
				Kenneth W. Smith
				Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
				*Principal Financial Officer*

Date: November 4, 2005				/s/ JOHN F. KOBER
				John F. Kober
				Vice President, Corporate Controller
				*Principal Accounting Officer*

CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David A. Bloss, Sr., certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CIRCOR International, Inc.;

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;

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;

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

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



Date: November 4, 2005	Signature:	/S/ DAVID A. BLOSS, SR.
		David A. Bloss, Sr.
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
		*Principal Executive Officer*

CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kenneth W. Smith, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CIRCOR International, Inc.;

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(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: November 4, 2005	Signature:	/S/ KENNETH W. SMITH
		Kenneth W. Smith
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		*Principal Financial Officer*

CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned officers, who are the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CIRCOR International, Inc. (the “Company”), each hereby certifies to the best of his knowledge, that the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q to which this certification is attached (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



/s/ DAVID A. BLOSS, SR.				/s/ KENNETH W. SMITH
David A. Bloss, Sr.				Kenneth W. Smith
Chairman, President and Chief Executive				Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Officer Treasurer

November 4, 2005				November 4, 2005

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