Glatfelter Corp - Quarter Report: 2017 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒	Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

☐	Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to

96 South George Street, Suite 520

York, Pennsylvania 17401

(Address of principal executive offices)

(717) 225-4711

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Commission file

number

Exact name of registrant as

specified in its charter

IRS Employer

Identification No.

State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization

1-03560

P. H. Glatfelter Company

23-0628360

Pennsylvania

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Common Stock outstanding on October 25, 2017 totaled 43,586,355 shares.

P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED

September 30, 2017

Table of Contents

Page

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)		2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)		3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (unaudited)		4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)		5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)		6
	1.	Organization	6
	2.	Accounting Policies	6
	3.	Earnings Per Share	7
	4.	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	8
	5.	Income Taxes	10
	6.	Stock-based Compensation	10

	7.	Retirement Plans and Other Post- Retirement Benefits	11
	8.	Inventories	12
	9.	Capitalized Interest	12
	10.	Long-term Debt	12
	11.	Fair Value of Financial Instruments	13
	12.	Financial Derivatives and Hedging Activities	13
	13.	Commitments, Contingencies and Legal Proceedings	15
	14.	Segment Information	18
	15.	Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	19

Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		24
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks		34
Item 4	Controls and Procedures		34

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION			35

Item 6	Exhibits		35

	SIGNATURES		35

PART I

Item 1 – Financial Statements

P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

	Three months ended September 30						Nine months ended September 30
In thousands, except per share	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net sales	$	413,325		$	405,301		$	1,191,380		$	1,213,932
Energy and related sales, net		1,236			1,346			3,346			4,013
Total revenues		414,561			406,647			1,194,726			1,217,945
Costs of products sold		359,826			345,477			1,052,626			1,056,209
Gross profit		54,735			61,170			142,100			161,736
Selling, general and administrative expenses		33,399			35,747			100,484			104,796
(Gains) losses on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net		(24	)		5			(50	)		31
Operating income		21,360			25,418			41,666			56,909
Non-operating income (expense)
Interest expense		(4,547	)		(3,895	)		(13,031	)		(11,964	)
Interest income		51			52			209			204
Other, net		(478	)		(573	)		(906	)		(956	)
Total non-operating expense		(4,974	)		(4,416	)		(13,728	)		(12,716	)
Income before income taxes		16,386			21,002			27,938			44,193
Income tax provision		4,281			1,401			9,944			6,459
Net income	$	12,105		$	19,601		$	17,994		$	37,734
Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.28		$	0.45		$	0.41		$	0.87
Diluted		0.27			0.44			0.41			0.86
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.13		$	0.125		$	0.39		$	0.375
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		43,617			43,576			43,601			43,552
Diluted		44,182			44,133			44,410			44,059

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

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P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

	Three months ended September 30						Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net income	$	12,105		$	19,601		$	17,994		$	37,734
Foreign currency translation adjustments		16,559			(1,530	)		50,128			(2,975	)
Net change in:
Deferred (gains) losses on cash flow hedges, net of taxes
of $111, $289, $2,031 and $88, respectively		(1,514	)		(858	)		(6,111	)		152
Unrecognized retirement obligations, net of taxes
of $(1,340), $(1,405), $(4,018) and $(4,214), respectively		2,285			2,319			6,838			6,957
Other comprehensive income (loss)		17,330			(69	)		50,855			4,134
Comprehensive income	$	29,435		$	19,532		$	68,849		$	41,868

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

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GLATFELTER

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P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

	September 30			December 31
In thousands	2017			2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	84,287		$	55,444
Accounts receivable, net		186,310			152,989
Inventories		256,764			249,669
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		44,134			36,157
Total current assets		571,495			494,259
Plant, equipment and timberlands, net		856,017			775,898
Goodwill		81,497			73,094
Intangible assets, net		59,199			56,259
Other assets		128,586			121,749
Total assets	$	1,696,794		$	1,521,259
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	$	11,122		$	8,961
Accounts payable		168,848			164,345
Dividends payable		5,675			5,455
Environmental liabilities		20,000			25,000
Other current liabilities		130,368			119,250
Total current liabilities		336,013			323,011
Long-term debt		459,025			363,647
Deferred income taxes		65,597			54,995
Other long-term liabilities		125,563			125,780
Total liabilities		986,198			867,433
Commitments and contingencies		—			—
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock		544			544
Capital in excess of par value		62,346			57,917
Retained earnings		963,853			962,884
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(153,751	)		(204,606	)
		872,992			816,739
Less cost of common stock in treasury		(162,396	)		(162,913	)
Total shareholders’ equity		710,596			653,826
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,696,794		$	1,521,259

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

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P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

	Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016
Operating activities
Net income	$	17,994		$	37,734
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		56,343			49,725
Amortization of debt issue costs		868			864
Pension expense, net of unfunded benefits paid		3,707			2,908
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)		4,282			(4,266	)
(Gains) losses on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net		(50	)		31
Share-based compensation		4,868			4,218
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable		(23,753	)		(12,927	)
Inventories		2,906			(17,897	)
Prepaid and other current assets		(7,185	)		(4,205	)
Accounts payable		(4,001	)		(9,662	)
Accruals and other current liabilities		(3,702	)		10,257
Other		519			2,657
Net cash provided by operating activities		52,796			59,437


Investing activities
Expenditures for purchases of plant, equipment and timberlands		(102,172	)		(116,948	)
Proceeds from disposals of plant, equipment and timberlands, net		217			55
Other		(100	)		(400	)
Net cash used by investing activities		(102,055	)		(117,293	)


Financing activities
Repayments of note offerings		—			(136	)
Net borrowings (repayments) under revolving credit facility		96,534			(642	)
Proceeds from term loans		—			19,428
Repayment of term loans		(6,947	)		(3,803	)
Payments of dividends		(16,805	)		(16,134	)
Proceeds from government grants		—			5,251
Payments related to share-based compensation awards and other		(128	)		(990	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		72,654			2,974
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		5,448			330
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		28,843			(54,552	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period		55,444			105,304
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	$	84,287		$	50,752

Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	8,719		$	7,376
Income taxes, net		7,567			11,609

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

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GLATFELTER

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P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

1.	ORGANIZATION

P. H. Glatfelter Company and subsidiaries (“Glatfelter”) is a manufacturer of specialty papers and fiber-based engineered materials. Headquartered in York, PA, U.S. operations include facilities in Spring Grove, PA and Chillicothe and Fremont, OH. International operations include facilities in Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Philippines, and sales and distribution offices in Russia and China. The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” or “Glatfelter,” refer to P. H. Glatfelter Company and subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise. Our products are marketed worldwide, either through wholesale paper merchants, brokers and agents, or directly to customers.

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) include the accounts of Glatfelter and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

We prepared these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles” or “GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to interim financial statements. In our opinion, the financial statements reflect all normal, recurring adjustments needed to present fairly our results for the interim periods. When preparing these financial statements, we have assumed that you have read the audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Accounting Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingencies as of the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of these financial statements are reasonable, based upon currently available facts and known circumstances, but recognizes that actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting designed to simplify certain aspects of accounting for share-

based awards. The new ASU requires entities to recognize as a component of income tax expense all excess tax benefits or deficiencies arising from the difference between compensation costs recognized and the intrinsic value at the time an option is exercised or, in the case of restricted stock and similar awards, the fair value upon vesting of an award. Previously such differences were recognized in additional paid in capital as part of an “APIC pool.” The ASU also requires entities to exclude excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies from the calculation of common share equivalents for purposes of calculating earnings per share. In addition, as permitted by the ASU, we have elected to account for the impact of forfeitures as they occur rather to estimate forfeitures for purposes of recognizing compensation expense. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2017, on a prospective basis; however, the adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on our reported results of operations or financial position.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers which clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue and develops a common revenue standard for GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The new standard is required to be adopted retrospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The ASU requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. The guidance allows for both retrospective and modified retrospective methods of adoption. We will apply the modified retrospective method of adoption. We continue to perform our assessment of the impact of the ASU on our policies, processes, systems and controls and are developing processes to obtain the information necessary for the new disclosures. This assessment requires, among others, a review of a substantial amount of the contracts we have with our customers.

Substantially all of our revenue is earned pursuant to contracts under which we have one performance obligation that is satisfied at a point-in-time. We have completed our review of a substantial portion of our contracts and we do not expect this ASU will have a significant impact on the timing or amount of revenue recognition, our results of operations or our financial position.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (“ASU 2017-07”). The update requires entities to present the service cost component of the net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. All other components are to be presented below the determination of

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operating income. Entities will be required to disclose the line(s) used to present the other components of net periodic benefit cost, if the components are not presented separately in the income statement. ASU 2017-07 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-07 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This ASU will require organizations such as us that lease assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. The new guidance will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted. We are in the process of assessing the impact this standard will have on us and expect to follow a modified retrospective method provided for under the standard.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities" (“ASU 2017-12”), which simplifies the application of hedge accounting and more closely aligns hedge accounting with an entity’s risk management strategies. ASU 2017-12 also amends the manner in which hedge effectiveness may be performed and changes the presentation of hedge ineffectiveness in the financial statements. ASU 2017-12 is effective for us beginning January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2017-12 requires a cumulative-effect adjustment for certain items upon adoption. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2017-12 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments that changes the impairment model for most financial instruments, including trade receivables from an incurred loss method to a new forward-looking approach, based on expected losses. Under the new guidance, an allowance is recognized based on an estimate of expected credit losses. This standard is effective for us in the first quarter of 2020 and must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition approach. We are currently assessing the impact this standard may have on our results of operations and financial position.

3.	EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the details of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”):

	Three months ended September 30
In thousands, except per share	2017		2016
Net income	$	12,105	$	19,601
Weighted average common shares
outstanding used in basic EPS		43,617		43,576
Common shares issuable upon
exercise of dilutive stock options
and PSAs / RSUs		565		557
Weighted average common shares
outstanding and common share
equivalents used in diluted EPS		44,182		44,133
Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.28	$	0.45
Diluted		0.27		0.44

	Nine months ended September 30
In thousands, except per share	2017		2016
Net income	$	17,994	$	37,734
Weighted average common shares
outstanding used in basic EPS		43,601		43,552
Common shares issuable upon
exercise of dilutive stock options
and PSAs / RSUs		809		507
Weighted average common shares
outstanding and common share
equivalents used in diluted EPS		44,410		44,059
Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.41	$	0.87
Diluted		0.41		0.86

The following table sets forth potential common shares outstanding that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for the period indicated, because their effect would be anti-dilutive:

	September 30
In thousands	2017		2016
Three months ended		967		681
Nine months ended		593		683

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4.	ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table sets forth details of the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (losses) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

In thousands	Currency translation adjustments			Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges			Change in pensions			Change in other postretirement defined benefit plans			Total
Balance at July 1, 2017	$	(66,879	)	$	(3,097	)	$	(105,824	)	$	4,719		$	(171,081	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications (net of tax)		16,559			(1,533	)		—			—			15,026
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax)		—			19			2,424			(139	)		2,304
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		16,559			(1,514	)		2,424			(139	)		17,330
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	(50,320	)	$	(4,611	)	$	(103,400	)	$	4,580		$	(153,751	)
Balance at July 1, 2016	$	(74,486	)	$	785		$	(115,786	)	$	3,204		$	(186,283	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications (net of tax)		(1,530	)		(1,195	)		—			—			(2,725	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax)		—			337			2,464			(145	)		2,656
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		(1,530	)		(858	)		2,464			(145	)		(69	)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	(76,016	)	$	(73	)	$	(113,322	)	$	3,059		$	(186,352	)

In thousands	Currency translation adjustments			Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges			Change in pensions			Change in other postretirement defined benefit plans			Total
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	(100,448	)	$	1,500		$	(110,656	)	$	4,998		$	(204,606	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications (net of tax)		50,128			(4,868	)		—			1			45,261
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax)		—			(1,243	)		7,256			(419	)		5,594
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		50,128			(6,111	)		7,256			(418	)		50,855
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	(50,320	)	$	(4,611	)	$	(103,400	)	$	4,580		$	(153,751	)
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	(73,041	)	$	(225	)	$	(120,714	)	$	3,494		$	(190,486	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications (net of tax)		(2,975	)		(106	)		—			—			(3,081	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax)		—			258			7,392			(435	)		7,215
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		(2,975	)		152			7,392			(435	)		4,134
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	(76,016	)	$	(73	)	$	(113,322	)	$	3,059		$	(186,352	)

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Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income were as follows:

	Three months ended September 30						Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016			2017			2016
Description													Line Item in Statements of Income
Cash flow hedges (Note 12)
(Gains) losses on cash flow hedges	$	29		$	347		$	(1,687	)	$	264		Costs of products sold
Tax expense (benefit)		(10	)		(10	)		444			(6	)	Income tax provision
Net of tax		19			337			(1,243	)		258
Retirement plan obligations (Note 7)
Amortization of deferred benefit pension plans
Prior service costs		532			506			1,592			1,519		Costs of products sold
		176			168			528			504		Selling, general and administrative
Actuarial losses		2,290			2,450			6,852			7,350		Costs of products sold
		788			843			2,359			2,530		Selling, general and administrative
		3,786			3,967			11,331			11,903
Tax benefit		(1,362	)		(1,503	)		(4,075	)		(4,511	)	Income tax provision
Net of tax		2,424			2,464			7,256			7,392
Amortization of deferred benefit other plans
Prior service costs		(37	)		(37	)		(112	)		(112	)	Costs of products sold
		(8	)		(8	)		(24	)		(24	)	Selling, general and administrative
Actuarial losses		(77	)		(156	)		(233	)		(467	)	Costs of products sold
		(17	)		(33	)		(50	)		(100	)	Selling, general and administrative
		(139	)		(234	)		(419	)		(703	)
Tax expense		—			89			—			268		Income tax provision
Net of tax		(139	)		(145	)		(419	)		(435	)
Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	2,304		$	2,656		$	5,594		$	7,215

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5.INCOME TAXES

Income taxes are recognized for the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our consolidated financial statements or tax returns. The effects of income taxes are measured based on enacted tax laws and rates.

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we had $17.1 million and $14.2 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits. As of September 30, 2017, if such benefits were to be recognized, approximately $11.5 million would be recorded as a component of income tax expense, thereby affecting our effective tax rate.

We, or one of our subsidiaries, file income tax returns with the United States Internal Revenue Service, as well as various state and foreign authorities.

The following table summarizes, by major jurisdiction, tax years that remain subject to examination:

	Open Tax Years
Jurisdiction	Examinations not yet initiated	Examination in progress
United States
Federal	2014 - 2016	N/A
State	2012 - 2016	2013 -2014
Canada⁽¹⁾	2010-2013; 2016	2014 - 2015
Germany⁽¹⁾	2016	2012 - 2015
France	2014 - 2016	2011 - 2012
United Kingdom	2015 - 2016	N/A
Philippines	2015 -2016	N/A

(1)	includes provincial or similar local jurisdictions, as applicable

The amount of income taxes we pay is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which often result in proposed assessments. Management performs a comprehensive review of its global tax positions on a quarterly basis and accrues amounts for uncertain tax positions. Based on these reviews and the result of discussions and resolutions of matters with certain tax authorities and the closure of tax years subject to tax audit, reserves are adjusted as necessary. However, future results may include favorable or unfavorable adjustments to our estimated tax liabilities in the period the assessments are determined or resolved or as such statutes are closed. Due to potential for resolution of federal, state and foreign examinations, and the lapse of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible our gross unrecognized tax benefits balance may decrease within the next twelve months by a range of zero to $0.7 million. Substantially all of this range relates to tax positions taken in the United Kingdom and the U.S.

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. The following table summarizes information related to interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions:

	Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2017		2016
Interest expense (income)	$	0.3	$	0.2
Penalties		—		—

	September 30		December 31
	2017		2016
Accrued interest payable	$	0.8	$	0.5

6.	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The P. H. Glatfelter Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) provides for the issuance of Glatfelter common stock to eligible participants in the form of restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, non-qualified stock options, performance shares, incentive stock options and performance units.

Pursuant to terms of the LTIP, we have issued to eligible participants restricted stock units, performance share awards and stock only stock appreciation rights.

Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”) and Performance Share Awards (“PSAs”) Awards of RSUs and PSAs are made under our LTIP. On May 4, 2017, our shareholders approved a 1,840,000 share increase in the shares available to be awarded under the LTIP. The RSUs vest on the passage of time, generally on a graded scale over a three, four, and five-year period, or in certain instances the RSUs were issued with five year cliff vesting. PSAs are issued to members of management and vesting is based on achievement of cumulative financial performance targets covering a two year period followed by an additional one-year service period. The performance measures include a minimum, target and maximum performance level providing the grantees an opportunity to receive more or less shares than targeted depending on actual financial performance. For both RSUs and PSAs, the grant date fair value of the awards, which is equal to the closing price per common share on the date of the award, is used to determine the amount of expense to be recognized over the applicable service period. Settlement of RSUs and PSAs will be made in shares of our common stock currently held in treasury.

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The following table summarizes RSU and PSA activity during periods indicated:

Units	2017			2016
Balance at January 1,		679,038			674,523
Granted		370,458			298,832
Forfeited		(93,045	)		(146,327	)
Shares delivered		(26,352	)		(149,975	)
Balance at September 30,		930,099			677,053

The amount granted in 2017 and 2016 includes PSAs of 163,274 and 199,693, respectively, exclusive of reinvested dividends.

The following table sets forth aggregate RSU and PSA compensation expense for the periods indicated:

	September 30
In thousands	2017		2016
Three months ended	$	1,658	$	765
Nine months ended		3,746		2,167

Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights (“SOSARs”) Under terms of the SOSAR, a recipient receives the right to a payment in the form of shares of common stock equal to the difference, if any, in the fair market value of one share of common stock at the time of exercising the SOSAR and the exercise price. The SOSARs vest ratably over a three year period and have a term of ten years.

No SOSARs were granted in 2017. The following table sets forth information related to outstanding SOSARS for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016;

	2017					2016
SOSARS	Shares			Wtd Avg Exercise Price		Shares			Wtd Avg Exercise Price
Outstanding at January 1,		2,736,616		$	17.64		2,199,742		$	17.82
Granted		—			—		743,925		17.54
Exercised		(33,050	)		14.65		(61,190	)		10.70
Canceled / forfeited		(17,630	)		18.46		(143,932	)		17.87
Outstanding at September 30,		2,685,936		$	17.67		2,738,545		$	17.64

SOSAR Grants

Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$	-				$	4.07
Aggregate grant date fair value (in thousands)	$	-				$	3,013
Black-Scholes assumptions
Dividend yield		-					2.85	%
Risk free rate of return		-					1.34	%
Volatility		-					31.97	%
Expected life	-					6 yrs

The following table sets forth SOSAR compensation expense for the periods indicated:

	September 30
In thousands	2017		2016
Three months ended	$	254	$	650
Nine months ended		1,122		2,051

7.	RETIREMENT PLANS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

The following tables provide information with respect to the net periodic costs of our pension and post-retirement medical benefit plans.

	Three months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016
Pension Benefits
Service cost	$	2,695		$	2,614
Interest cost		5,929			6,120
Expected return on plan assets		(10,749	)		(11,331	)
Amortization of prior service cost		708			674
Amortization of unrecognized loss		3,078			3,293
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	1,661		$	1,370

Other Benefits
Service cost	$	289		$	287
Interest cost		499			498
Amortization of prior service credit		(45	)		(45	)
Amortization of actuarial gain		(94	)		(189	)
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	649		$	551

	Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016
Pension Benefits
Service cost	$	8,065		$	7,855
Interest cost		17,825			18,360
Expected return on plan assets		(32,246	)		(33,992	)
Amortization of prior service cost		2,120			2,023
Amortization of unrecognized loss		9,211			9,880
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	4,975		$	4,126

Other Benefits
Service cost	$	868		$	860
Interest cost		1,497			1,494
Amortization of prior service credit		(136	)		(136	)
Amortization of actuarial gain		(283	)		(567	)
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	1,946		$	1,651

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8.	INVENTORIES

Inventories, net of reserves, were as follows:

	September 30		December 31
In thousands	2017		2016
Raw materials	$	64,088	$	66,359
In-process and finished		117,490		112,507
Supplies		75,186		70,803
Total	$	256,764	$	249,669

9.	CAPITALIZED INTEREST

The following table sets forth details of interest incurred, capitalized and expensed:

	Three months ended September 30				Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017		2016		2017		2016
Interest cost incurred	$	5,079	$	4,334	$	14,556	$	12,962
Interest capitalized		532		439		1,525		998
Interest expense	$	4,547	$	3,895	$	13,031	$	11,964

Capitalized interest primarily relates to spending for Specialty Papers’ environmental compliance and the Airlaid capacity expansion projects.

10.	LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt is summarized as follows:

	September 30			December 31
In thousands	2017			2016
Revolving credit facility, due Mar. 2020	$	158,298		$	61,595
5.375% Notes, due Oct. 2020		250,000			250,000
2.40% Term Loan, due Jun. 2022		8,012			8,282
2.05% Term Loan, due Mar. 2023		34,659			35,163
1.30% Term Loan, due Jun. 2023		9,698			9,788
1.55% Term Loan, due Sep. 2025		11,574			10,333
Total long-term debt		472,241			375,161
Less current portion		(11,122	)		(8,961	)
Unamortized deferred issuance costs		(2,094	)		(2,553	)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	$	459,025		$	363,647

On March 12, 2015, we amended our revolving credit agreement with a consortium of banks (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) which increased the amount available for borrowing to $400 million, extended the maturity of the facility to March 12, 2020, and instituted a revised interest rate pricing grid. On February 1, 2017, the Revolving Credit Facility was further amended to, among other things, change the definition of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for purposes of calculating covenant compliance.

For all US dollar denominated borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, the borrowing rate is, at our option, either, (a) the bank’s base rate which is equal to the greater of i) the prime rate; ii) the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points; or iii) the daily Euro-rate plus 100 basis points plus an applicable spread over either i), ii) or iii) ranging from 12.5 basis points to 100 basis points based on the Company’s leverage ratio and its corporate credit ratings determined by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (the “Corporate Credit Rating”); or (b) the daily Euro-rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 112.5 basis points to 200 basis points based on the Company’s leverage ratio and the Corporate Credit Rating. For non-US dollar denominated borrowings, interest is based on (b) above.

The Revolving Credit Facility contains a number of customary covenants for financings of this type that, among other things, restrict our ability to dispose of or create liens on assets, incur additional indebtedness, repay other indebtedness, limits certain intercompany financing arrangements, make acquisitions and engage in mergers or consolidations. We are also required to comply with specified financial tests and ratios including: i) maximum net debt to EBITDA ratio (the “leverage ratio”); and ii) a consolidated EBITDA to interest expense ratio. The most restrictive of our covenants is a maximum leverage ratio of 3.5x. As of September 30, 2017, the leverage ratio, as calculated in accordance with the definition in our amended credit agreement, was 2.6x. A breach of these requirements would give rise to certain remedies under the Revolving Credit Facility, among which are the termination of the agreement and accelerated repayment of the outstanding borrowings plus accrued and unpaid interest under the credit facility.

On October 3, 2012, we completed a private placement offering of $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “5.375% Notes”). The 5.375% Notes, which are now publically registered, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by PHG Tea Leaves, Inc., Mollanvick, Inc., Glatfelter Composite Fibers N. A., Inc., Glatfelter Advanced Materials N.A., LLC., and Glatfelter Holdings, LLC (the “Guarantors”). Interest on the 5.375% Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15.

The 5.375% Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time at the redemption prices specified in the applicable Indenture. These Notes and the guarantees of the notes are senior obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, rank equally in right of payment with future senior indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors and will mature on October 15, 2020.

The 5.375% Notes contain various covenants customary to indebtedness of this nature including limitations on i) the amount of indebtedness that may be incurred; ii) certain restricted payments including common stock dividends; iii)

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distributions from certain subsidiaries; iv) sales of assets; v) transactions amongst subsidiaries; and vi) incurrence of liens on assets. In addition, the 5.375% Notes contain cross default provisions that could result in all such notes becoming due and payable in the event of a failure to repay debt outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility at maturity or a default under the Revolving Credit Facility that accelerates the debt outstanding thereunder. As of September 30, 2017, we met all of the requirements of our debt covenants.

Glatfelter Gernsbach GmbH & Co. KG (“Gernsbach”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, entered into a series of borrowing agreements with IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, Düsseldorf (“IKB”) as summarized below:

Amounts in thousands	Original Principal		Interest Rate			Maturity
Borrowing date
Apr. 11, 2013	€	42,700		2.05	%	Mar. 2023
Sep. 4, 2014		10,000		2.40	%	Jun. 2022
Oct. 10, 2015		2,608		1.55	%	Sep. 2025
May 4, 2016		7,195		1.55	%	Sep. 2025
Apr. 26, 2016		10,000		1.30	%	Jun. 2023

Each of the borrowings require quarterly repayments of principal and interest and provide for representations, warranties and covenants customary for financings of these types. The financial covenants contained in each of the IKB loans, which relate to the minimum ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense and the maximum ratio of consolidated total net debt to consolidated adjusted EBITDA, are calculated by reference to our Revolving Credit Facility.

P. H. Glatfelter Company guarantees all debt obligations of its subsidiaries. All such obligations are recorded in these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Letters of credit issued to us by certain financial institutions totaled $5.2 million as of September 30, 2017 and $5.1 million as of December 31, 2016. The letters of credit, which amounts available under our revolving credit facility, primarily provide financial assurances for the benefit of certain state workers compensation insurance agencies in conjunction with our self-insurance program. We bear the credit risk on this amount to the extent that we do not comply with the provisions of certain agreements. No amounts are outstanding under the letters of credit.

11.	FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The amounts reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value. The following table sets forth carrying value and fair value of long-term debt:

	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
In thousands	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Variable rate debt	$	158,298	$	158,298	$	61,595	$	61,595
Fixed-rate bonds		250,000		254,265		250,000		256,563
2.40% Term loan		8,012		8,207		8,282		8,877
2.05% Term loan		34,659		35,223		35,163		37,089
1.30% Term Loan		9,698		9,644		9,788		10,062
1.55% Term loan		11,574		11,509		10,333		10,082
Total	$	472,241	$	477,146	$	375,161	$	384,268

As of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, we had $250.0 million of 5.375% fixed rate bonds. These bonds are publicly registered, but thinly traded. Accordingly, the values set forth above for the bonds, as well as our other debt instruments, are based on observable inputs and other relevant market data (Level 2). The fair value of financial derivatives is set forth below in Note 12.

12.	FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

As part of our overall risk management practices, we enter into financial derivatives primarily designed to either i) hedge foreign currency risks associated with forecasted transactions – “cash flow hedges” or ii) mitigate the impact that changes in currency exchange rates have on intercompany financing transactions and foreign currency denominated receivables and payables – “foreign currency hedges."

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Cash Flow Hedges We use currency forward contracts as cash flow hedges to manage our exposure to fluctuations in the currency exchange rates on certain forecasted production costs or capital expenditures expected to be incurred. Currency forward contracts involve fixing the exchange for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. As of September 30, 2017, the maturity of currency forward contracts ranged from one month to 18 months.

We designate certain currency forward contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted raw material purchases, certain production costs or capital expenditures with exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk is deferred as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. With respect to hedges of forecasted raw material purchases or production costs, the

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amount deferred is subsequently reclassified into costs of products sold in the period that inventory produced using the hedged transaction affects earnings. For hedged capital expenditures, deferred gains or losses are reclassified and included in the historical cost of the capital asset and subsequently affect earnings as depreciation is recognized. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is recognized directly to earnings and reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income as non-operating income (expense) under the caption “Other, net.”

We had the following outstanding derivatives that were used to hedge foreign exchange risks associated with forecasted transactions and designated as hedging instruments:

In thousands	September 30 2017		December 31 2016
Derivative
Sell/Buy - sell notional
Philippine Peso / British Pound		19,047		—
Euro / British Pound		11,428		10,373
U.S. Dollar / Euro		1,471		—
Canadian Dollar / U.S. Dollar		20		—
Sell/Buy - buy notional
Euro / Philippine Peso		857,103		699,279
British Pound / Philippine Peso		644,076		557,025
U.S. Dollar / Euro		7,799		15,379
Euro / U.S. Dollar		54,135		43,951
U.S. Dollar / Canadian Dollar		32,760		35,290
British Pound / Euro		335		—

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments - Foreign Currency Hedges We also enter into forward foreign exchange contracts to mitigate the impact changes in currency exchange rates have on balance sheet monetary assets and liabilities. None of these contracts are designated as hedges for financial accounting purposes and, accordingly, changes in value of the foreign exchange forward contracts and in the offsetting underlying on-balance-sheet transactions are reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income under the caption “Other, net.”

The following sets forth derivatives used to mitigate the impact changes in currency exchange rates have on balance sheet monetary assets and liabilities:

In thousands	September 30 2017		December 31 2016
Derivative
Sell/Buy - sell notional
U.S. Dollar / British Pound		17,500		10,500
British Pound / Euro		1,000		2,500
Sell/Buy - buy notional
Euro / U.S. Dollar		4,500		3,500
British Pound / Euro		12,000		18,500

These contracts have maturities of one month from the date originally entered into.

Fair Value Measurements The following table summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments for the period indicated and the line items in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets where the instruments are recorded:

In thousands	September 30 2017		December 31 2016		September 30 2017		December 31 2016
	Prepaid Expenses and Other				Other
Balance sheet caption	Current Assets				Current Liabilities
Designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts	$	1,416	$	2,625	$	5,672	$	1,493
Not designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts	$	679	$	60	$	780	$	104

The amounts set forth in the table above represent the net asset or liability giving effect to rights of offset with each counterparty. The effect of netting the amounts presented above did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position.

The following table summarizes the amount of income or (loss) from derivative instruments recognized in our results of operations for the periods indicated and the line items in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income where the results are recorded:

	Three months ended September 30						Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016			2017		2016
Designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
Effective portion – cost of products sold	$	(29	)	$	(347	)	$	1,687	$	(264	)
Ineffective portion – other – net		40			(69	)		126		(399	)
Not designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts:
Other – net	$	328		$	332		$	719	$	1,396

The impact of activity not designated as hedging was substantially all offset by the remeasurement of the underlying on-balance-sheet item.

The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in

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active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

The fair values of the foreign exchange forward contracts are considered to be Level 2. Foreign currency forward contracts are valued using foreign currency forward and interest rate curves. The fair value of each contract is determined by comparing the contract rate to the forward rate and discounting to present value. Contracts in a gain position are recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” and the value of contracts in a loss position is recorded under the caption “Other current liabilities.”

A rollforward of fair value amounts recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is as follows:

In thousands	2017			2016
Balance at January 1,	$	1,882		$	(178	)
Deferred (losses) gains
on cash flow hedges		(6,455	)		(200	)
Reclassified to earnings		(1,687	)		264
Balance at September 30,	$	(6,260	)	$	(114	)

We expect substantially all of the amounts recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income will be recorded as a component of the capital asset or realized in results of operations within the next 18 months and the amount ultimately recognized will vary depending on actual market rates.

Credit risk related to derivative activity arises in the event the counterparty fails to meet its obligations to us. This exposure is generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparty’s obligations exceed our obligation to them. Our policy is to enter into contracts only with financial institutions which meet certain minimum credit ratings.

13.	COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Fox River - Neenah, Wisconsin

Background. We have significant uncertainties associated with environmental claims arising out of the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) in sediments in the lower Fox River, on which our former Neenah facility was located, and in the Bay of Green Bay Wisconsin (collectively, the “Site”). Since the early 1990s, the United States, the State of Wisconsin and two Indian tribes (collectively, the “Governments”) have pursued a cleanup of a 39-mile stretch of river from Little Lake Butte des Morts into Green Bay and natural resource damages (“NRDs”).

The Site has been subject to certain studies, demonstration projects and interim cleanups. The permanent cleanup, known as a “remedial action” under the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), consists of sediment dredging, installation of engineered caps and placement of sand covers in various areas in the bed of the river.

The United States originally notified several entities that they were potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”); however, after giving effect to settlements reached with the Governments, the remaining PRPs exposed to continuing obligations to implement the remainder of the cleanup consist of us, Georgia Pacific Consumer Products, L.P. (“Georgia Pacific”) and NCR Corporation (“NCR”). In addition to the government claims, Appvion, Inc. (“Appvion”) retains a claim against us and Georgia Pacific.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has divided the Site into five “operable units,” including the most upstream portion of the Site on which our facility was located (“OU1”) and four downstream reaches of the river and bay (“OU2-5”).

We and WTM I Company, one of the PRPs, implemented the remedial action in OU1 under a consent decree with the Governments; Menasha Corporation made a financial contribution to that work. That project began in 2004 and the work is complete, other than on-going monitoring and maintenance.

For OU2-5, work has proceeded primarily under a Unilateral Administrative Order (“UAO”) issued in November 2007 by the EPA to us and seven other respondents. The majority of that work to date has been funded or conducted by parties other than us, although before the UAO, we contributed to a project in that area and we have conducted about $13.4 million of cleanup work under the UAO in 2015 and 2016. The cleanup is expected to continue through 2018. However, as discussed below, under a consent decree between the United States, Wisconsin, NCR and Appvion we are not responsible for any additional cleanup at the Site.

Litigation and Settlement. In 2008, in an allocation action, NCR and Appvion sued us and many other defendants in an effort to allocate among the liable parties the costs of cleaning up this Site and compensating the Governments for their costs and the natural resource trustees for NRDs. This case has been called the “Whiting litigation.” After several summary judgment rulings and a trial, the trial court entered judgment in the Whiting Litigation allocating to NCR 100% of the costs of (a) the OU2-5 cleanup, (b) NRDs, (c) past and future costs incurred by the Governments in OU2-5, and (d) past and future costs incurred by any of the other parties net of an appropriate equitable adjustment for insurance recoveries.

On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling, holding that if knowledge and fault were the only equitable factors governing allocation of costs and NRDs at the Site, NCR

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would owe 100% of all costs and damages in OU2-5, but would not have a share of costs in OU1 -- which is upstream of the outfall of the facilities for which NCR is responsible -- solely as an “arranger for disposal” of PCB-containing waste paper by recycling it at our mill. However, the court of appeals vacated the judgment and remanded the case for the district court’s further consideration of whether any other equitable factors might cause the district court to alter its allocation.

In 2010, in an enforcement action, the Governments sued us and other defendants for (a) an injunction to require implementation of the cleanup ordered by the 2007 UAO, (b) recovery of the Governments’ past and future costs of response, (c) recovery of NRDs, and (d) recovery of a declaration of liability for the Site. After appeals, the Governments did not obtain an injunction and they withdrew their claims for NRDs. The Governments obtained a declaration of our liability to comply with the 2007 UAO. The Governments’ costs claims remained pending.

On January 17, 2017, the United States filed a consent decree with the federal district court among the United States, Wisconsin, NCR, and Appvion (the “NCR/Appvion consent decree”) under which NCR would agree to complete the remaining cleanup and both NCR and Appvion would agree not to seek to recover from us or anyone else any amounts they have spent or will spend, and we and others would be barred from seeking claims against NCR or Appvion. On March 29, 2017, the United States moved for entry of a somewhat revised version of the NCR/Appvion consent decree, which the federal district court entered on August 23, 2017. Under the consent decree, if it were to withstand any appeal, we would only face exposure to: (i) government past oversight costs, (ii) government future oversight costs, (iii) long term monitoring and maintenance, and (iv) depending on the reason, a further remedy if necessary in the event the currently ordered remedy fails, over 30 or more years, to achieve its objectives. As the result of earlier settlements, Georgia Pacific is only jointly liable with us to the Governments for monitoring and maintenance costs incurred in the most downstream three miles of the river (“OU4b”) and the bay of Green Bay (“OU5”).

In addition, we and Georgia Pacific had claims against each other to reallocate the costs that we have each incurred or will incur. We have settled those claims. Under this settlement, Georgia Pacific has agreed to implement the monitoring and maintenance in OU4b and OU5 and we would be responsible for monitoring and maintenance of all other upstream Operable Units. We paid Georgia Pacific $9.5 million in August 2017.

The NCR/Appvion consent decree and our settlement with Georgia Pacific resulted in all claims among the responsible parties being barred, waived, or withdrawn. Accordingly, on October 10, 2017, the federal district court

approved a stipulation dismissing all remaining claims in the Whiting litigation. Therefore, unless certain limited circumstances occur permitting reassertion of claims, we are not subject to claims for reallocation of costs or damages incurred by any of the other parties and we cannot seek contribution or reallocation from them.

On October 20, 2017, we appealed the district court’s approval of the NCR/Appvion consent decree. We contend that the court did not do what was required to properly conclude that the NCR/Appvion consent decree was substantially fair to us. We contend that the consent decree was unfair to us.

Cost estimates. The proposed NCR/Appvion consent decree, as revised, states that all parties combined have spent more than approximately $1 billion to date towards remedial actions and NRDs, of which we have contributed approximately $75 million. In addition, work to complete the remaining site remedy under the UAO was anticipated to cost approximately $200 million at the beginning of the 2017 remediation season. With the consent decree being entered, we are no longer exposed to reallocation of any of those amounts.

Under the NCR/Appvion consent decree, we would remain responsible for the Governments’ unreimbursed past costs, which although in dispute, are represented to total approximately $34 million and the Governments’ future costs. Furthermore, we, along with Georgia Pacific, would be responsible for long term monitoring and maintenance required pursuant to the Lower Fox River 100% Remedial Design Report dated December 2009 – Long Term Monitoring Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan requires long term monitoring of each of OU1 through OU5 over a period of at least 30 years. The monitoring activities consist of, among others, testing fish tissue, sampling water quality and sediment, and inspections of the engineered caps. Each operable unit is required to be monitored; however, because of our settlement with Georgia Pacific, our obligations are in OU1-OU4a. Although we are unable to determine with certainty the timing of cash expenditures for the above matters, they are reasonably likely to extend over a period of at least 30 years.

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Reserves for the Site. Our reserve for all remaining claims against us relating to PCB contamination is set forth below:

	Nine months ended September 30
In thousands		2017			2016
Balance at January 1,	$	52,788		$	17,105
Payments		(9,581	)		(4,193	)
Accruals		-			-
Balance at September 30,	$	43,207		$	12,912

The payments set forth above represent cash paid towards completion of remediation activities in connection with the 2016 and 2015 Work Plans, the Georgia-Pacific settlement and ongoing monitoring activities. Of our total reserve for the Fox River, $20.0 million is recorded in the accompanying September 30, 2017 condensed consolidated balance sheet under the caption “Environmental liabilities” and the remaining $23.2 million is recorded under the caption “Other long term liabilities.”

Range of Reasonably Possible Outcomes. Based on our analysis of all available information, including but not limited to decisions of the courts, official documents such as records of decision, discussions with legal counsel, cost estimates for

future monitoring and maintenance and other post-remediation costs to be performed at the Site, we believe it is reasonably possible that our costs associated with the Fox River matter could exceed the aggregate amounts accrued by amounts ranging from insignificant to approximately $30 million. We believe the likelihood of an outcome in the upper end of the monetary range is less than other possible outcomes within the range and the possibility of an outcome in excess of the upper end of the monetary range is remote.

Summary. Our current assessment is we will be able to manage this environmental matter without a long-term, material adverse impact on the Company. This matter could, however, at any particular time or for any particular year or years, have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity and/or results of operations or could result in a default under our debt covenants. Moreover, there can be no assurance our reserves will be adequate to provide for future obligations related to this matter, or our share of costs and/or damages will not exceed our available resources, or those obligations will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity and results of operations and might result in a default under our loan covenants.

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14.	SEGMENT INFORMATION

The following tables set forth financial and other information by business unit for the period indicated:

Three months ended September 30					Advanced Airlaid								Other and
Dollars in millions	Composite Fibers				Materials				Specialty Papers				Unallocated						Total
	2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016		2017			2016			2017			2016
Net sales	$	142.3	$	131.7	$	67.8	$	61.9	$	203.2	$	211.8	$	—		$	—		$	413.3		$	405.3
Energy and related sales, net		—	—			—	—			1.2		1.3		—			—			1.2			1.3
Total revenue		142.3		131.7		67.8	61.9			204.4		213.1		—			—			414.6			406.6
Cost of products sold		115.0		105.8		57.2		53.5		179.7		180.1		7.9			6.1			359.8			345.5
Gross profit (loss)		27.3		25.9		10.6		8.4		24.7		33.0		(7.9	)		(6.1	)		54.7			61.2
SG&A		10.9		11.9		2.4		2.0		12.2		14.3		7.9			7.5			33.4			35.7
(Gains) losses on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—
Total operating income (loss)		16.4		14.0		8.2		6.4		12.5		18.7		(15.8	)		(13.6	)		21.4			25.4
Non-operating expense		—		—		—		—		—		—		(5.0	)		(4.4	)		(5.0	)		(4.4	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	16.4	$	14.0	$	8.2	$	6.4	$	12.5	$	18.7	$	(20.8	)	$	(18.0	)	$	16.4		$	21.0
Supplementary Data
Net tons sold (thousands)		43.8		39.1		26.2		25.2		197.1		197.3		—			—			267.1			261.5
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	7.1	$	6.9	$	2.5	$	2.4	$	8.0	$	6.4	$	3.8		$	0.6		$	21.4		$	16.3
Capital expenditures		3.8		5.1		12.6		4.3		10.2		26.7		4.5			0.5			31.1			36.6

Nine months ended September 30					Advanced Airlaid								Other and
Dollars in millions	Composite Fibers				Materials				Specialty Papers				Unallocated						Total
	2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016		2017			2016			2017			2016
Net sales	$	400.6	$	391.6	$	190.4	$	183.4	$	600.3	$	638.9	$	—		$	—		$	1,191.4		$	1,213.9
Energy and related sales, net		—	—			—	—			3.3		4.0		—			—			3.3			4.0
Total revenue		400.6	391.6			190.4		183.4		603.6		642.9		—			—			1,194.7			1,217.9
Cost of products sold		322.2		316.0		160.7		157.5		555.7		574.1		14.0			8.6			1,052.6			1,056.2
Gross profit (loss)		78.4		75.6		29.7		25.9		47.9		68.8		(14.0	)		(8.6	)		142.1			161.7
SG&A		32.9		35.1		6.9		6.2		36.0		40.9		24.7			22.6			100.5			104.8
(Gains) losses on dispositions of plant,
equipment and timberlands, net		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—
Total operating income (loss)		45.5		40.5		22.8		19.7		11.9		27.9		(38.7	)		(31.2	)		41.7			56.9
Non-operating expense		—		—		—		—		—		—		(13.7	)		(12.7	)		(13.7	)		(12.7	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	45.5	$	40.5	$	22.8	$	19.7	$	11.9	$	27.9	$	(52.4	)	$	(43.9	)	$	27.9		$	44.2
Supplementary Data
Net tons sold (thousands)		124.5		116.7		76.6		74.1		578.4		597.7		—			—			779.5			788.5
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	20.9	$	21.2	$	7.1	$	7.0	$	22.9	$	19.7	$	5.4		$	1.8		$	56.3		$	49.7
Capital expenditures		10.6		13.7		36.1		25.0		44.2		77.4		11.3			0.8			102.2			116.9

The sum of individual amounts set forth above may not agree to the consolidated financial statements included herein due to rounding.

Business Units Results of individual business units are presented based on our management accounting practices and management structure. There is no comprehensive, authoritative body of guidance for management accounting equivalent to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; therefore, the financial results of individual business units are not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other company. The management accounting process uses assumptions and allocations to measure performance of the business units. Methodologies are refined from time to time as management accounting practices are enhanced and businesses change. The costs incurred by support areas not directly aligned with the business unit are allocated primarily based on an estimated utilization of support area services or are included in “Other and Unallocated” in the Business Unit Performance table.

Management evaluates results of operations of the business units before pension expense, certain corporate level costs, and the effects of certain gains or losses not considered to be related to the core business operations. Management believes that this is a more meaningful representation of the operating performance of its core businesses, the profitability of business units and the extent of cash flow generated from these core operations. Such amounts are presented under the caption “Other and Unallocated.” In the evaluation of business unit results, management does not use any measures of total assets. This presentation is aligned with the management and operating structure of our company. It is also on this basis that the Company’s performance is evaluated internally and by the Company’s Board of Directors.

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

15.	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our 5.375% Notes issued by P. H. Glatfelter Company (the “Parent”) are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of our 100%-owned domestic subsidiaries, PHG Tea Leaves, Inc., Mollanvick, Inc., Glatfelter Composite Fibers N. A., Inc. (“CFNA”), Glatfelter Advance Materials N.A., Inc. (“GAMNA”), and Glatfelter Holdings, LLC. The guarantees are subject to certain customary release provisions including i) the designation of such subsidiary as an unrestricted or excluded subsidiary; (ii) in connection with any sale or disposition of the capital stock of the subsidiary guarantor; or (iii) upon our exercise of our legal defeasance option or our covenant defeasance option, all of which are more fully described in the Indenture dated as of October 3, 2012 and the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 27, 2015, among us, the Guarantors and US Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 5.375% Notes.

The following presents our condensed consolidating statements of income, including comprehensive income, for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, our condensed consolidating balance sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and our condensed consolidating cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2017

In thousands	Parent Company			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	203,205		$	20,588		$	211,331		$	(21,799	)	$	413,325
Energy and related sales, net		1,236			—			—			—			1,236
Total revenues		204,441			20,588			211,331			(21,799	)		414,561
Costs of products sold		188,677			19,525			173,423			(21,799	)		359,826
Gross profit		15,764			1,063			37,908			—			54,735
Selling, general and administrative
expenses		18,730			536			14,133			—			33,399
(Gain) loss on dispositions of plant
equipment and timberlands, net		70			(114	)		20			—			(24	)
Operating income (loss)		(3,036	)		641			23,755			—			21,360
Other non-operating
income (expense)
Interest expense		(5,241	)		(300	)		(436	)		1,430			(4,547	)
Interest income		160			1,316			5			(1,430	)		51
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		17,880			18,096			—			(35,976	)		—
Other, net		498			(1,920	)		944			—			(478	)
Total other non-operating
income (expense)		13,297			17,192			513			(35,976	)		(4,974	)
Income before income taxes		10,261			17,833			24,268			(35,976	)		16,386
Income tax provision (benefit)		(1,844	)		(47	)		6,172			—			4,281
Net income		12,105			17,880			18,096			(35,976	)		12,105
Other comprehensive income		17,330			14,812			14,959			(29,771	)		17,330
Comprehensive income	$	29,435		$	32,692		$	33,055		$	(65,747	)	$	29,435

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017

In thousands	Parent Company			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	600,346		$	63,173		$	591,926		$	(64,065	)	$	1,191,380
Energy and related sales, net		3,346			—			—			—			3,346
Total revenues		603,692			63,173			591,926			(64,065	)		1,194,726
Costs of products sold		568,067			60,158			488,466			(64,065	)		1,052,626
Gross profit		35,625			3,015			103,460			—			142,100
Selling, general and administrative
expenses		55,976			846			43,662			—			100,484
(Gain) loss on dispositions of plant
equipment and timberlands, net		118			(188	)		20			—			(50	)
Operating income (loss)		(20,469	)		2,357			59,778			—			41,666
Other non-operating
income (expense)
Interest expense		(15,084	)		(619	)		(1,377	)		4,049			(13,031	)
Interest income		451			3,714			93			(4,049	)		209
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		50,298			51,197			—			(101,495	)		—
Other, net		1,525			(6,445	)		4,014			—			(906	)
Total other non-operating
income (expense)		37,190			47,847			2,730			(101,495	)		(13,728	)
Income before income taxes		16,721			50,204			62,508			(101,495	)		27,938
Income tax provision (benefit)		(1,273	)		(94	)		11,311			—			9,944
Net income		17,994			50,298			51,197			(101,495	)		17,994
Other comprehensive income		50,855			43,878			43,344			(87,222	)		50,855
Comprehensive income	$	68,849		$	94,176		$	94,541		$	(188,717	)	$	68,849

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2016

In thousands	Parent Company			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	211,761		$	18,086		$	192,214		$	(16,760	)	$	405,301
Energy and related sales, net		1,346			—			—			—			1,346
Total revenues		213,107			18,086			192,214			(16,760	)		406,647
Costs of products sold		186,297			16,732			159,208			(16,760	)		345,477
Gross profit		26,810			1,354			33,006			—			61,170
Selling, general and administrative
expenses		21,048			(25	)		14,724			—			35,747
(Gain) loss on dispositions of plant
equipment and timberlands, net		7			—			(2	)		—			5
Operating income		5,755			1,379			18,284			—			25,418
Other non-operating
income (expense)
Interest expense		(4,332	)		(1	)		(751	)		1,189			(3,895	)
Interest income		173			1,063			5			(1,189	)		52
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		17,228			16,225			—			(33,453	)		—
Other, net		(670	)		(819	)		916			—			(573	)
Total other non-operating
income (expense)		12,399			16,468			170			(33,453	)		(4,416	)
Income before income taxes		18,154			17,847			18,454			(33,453	)		21,002
Income tax provision (benefit)		(1,447	)		619			2,229			—			1,401
Net income		19,601			17,228			16,225			(33,453	)		19,601
Other comprehensive loss		(69	)		(2,307	)		(2,462	)		4,769			(69	)
Comprehensive income	$	19,532		$	14,921		$	13,763		$	(28,684	)	$	19,532

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016

In thousands	Parent Company			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	638,918		$	54,293		$	573,355		$	(52,634	)	$	1,213,932
Energy and related sales, net		4,013			—			—			—			4,013
Total revenues		642,931			54,293			573,355			(52,634	)		1,217,945
Costs of products sold		582,751			51,493			474,599			(52,634	)		1,056,209
Gross profit		60,180			2,800			98,756			—			161,736
Selling, general and administrative
expenses		62,115			(246	)		42,927			—			104,796
Loss on dispositions of plant
equipment and timberlands, net		11			—			20			—			31
Operating income (loss)		(1,946	)		3,046			55,809			—			56,909
Other non-operating
income (expense)
Interest expense		(13,036	)		(1	)		(2,352	)		3,425			(11,964	)
Interest income		523			3,056			50			(3,425	)		204
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		46,485			44,050			—			(90,535	)		—
Other, net		(1,787	)		(2,220	)		3,051			—			(956	)
Total other non-operating
income (expense)		32,185			44,885			749			(90,535	)		(12,716	)
Income before income taxes		30,239			47,931			56,558			(90,535	)		44,193
Income tax provision (benefit)		(7,495	)		1,446			12,508			—			6,459
Net income		37,734			46,485			44,050			(90,535	)		37,734
Other comprehensive income (loss)		4,134			(2,691	)		(2,835	)		5,526			4,134
Comprehensive income	$	41,868		$	43,794		$	41,215		$	(85,009	)	$	41,868

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2017

In thousands	Parent Company		Guarantors			Non Guarantors		Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	374	$	682		$	83,231	$	—		$	84,287
Other current assets		226,678		287,440			289,956		(316,866	)		487,208
Plant, equipment and timberlands, net		383,014		70,093			402,910		—			856,017
Investments in subsidiaries		885,734		634,893			—		(1,520,627	)		—
Other assets		129,617		—			139,665		—			269,282
Total assets	$	1,625,417	$	993,108		$	915,762	$	(1,837,493	)	$	1,696,794
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities	$	436,791	$	58,602		$	157,486	$	(316,866	)	$	336,013
Long-term debt		357,441		49,000			52,584		—			459,025
Deferred income taxes		14,478		(541	)		51,660		—			65,597
Other long-term liabilities		106,111		313			19,139		—			125,563
Total liabilities		914,821		107,374			280,869		(316,866	)		986,198
Shareholders’ equity		710,596		885,734			634,893		(1,520,627	)		710,596
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,625,417	$	993,108		$	915,762	$	(1,837,493	)	$	1,696,794

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2016

In thousands	Parent Company		Guarantors			Non Guarantors		Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,082	$	1,461		$	48,901	$	—		$	55,444
Other current assets		206,002		256,289			242,187		(265,663	)		438,815
Plant, equipment and timberlands, net		360,521		31,455			383,922		—			775,898
Investments in subsidiaries		789,565		540,029			—		(1,329,594	)		—
Other assets		123,010		—			128,092		—			251,102
Total assets	$	1,484,180	$	829,234		$	803,102	$	(1,595,257	)	$	1,521,259
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities	$	426,628	$	26,085		$	135,961	$	(265,663	)	$	323,011
Long-term debt		283,686		14,000			65,961		—			363,647
Deferred income taxes		10,221		(729	)		45,503		—			54,995
Other long-term liabilities		109,819		313			15,648		—			125,780
Total liabilities		830,354		39,669			263,073		(265,663	)		867,433
Shareholders’ equity		653,826		789,565			540,029		(1,329,594	)		653,826
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,484,180	$	829,234		$	803,102	$	(1,595,257	)	$	1,521,259

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017

In thousands	Parent Company			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated
Net cash provided (used) by
Operating activities	$	(17,066	)	$	(3,241	)	$	73,103		$	—		$	52,796
Investing activities
Expenditures for purchases of plant, equipment and timberlands		(55,415	)		(32,847	)		(13,910	)		—			(102,172	)
Proceeds from disposals of plant, equipment and timberlands, net		8			209			—			—			217
Repayments from intercompany loans		—			12,000			—			(12,000	)		—
Advances of intercompany loans		—			(13,500	)		—			13,500			—
Intercompany capital contributed		(2,000	)		(400	)		—			2,400			—
Other		(100	)		—			—			—			(100	)
Total investing activities		(57,507	)		(34,538	)		(13,910	)		3,900			(102,055	)
Financing activities
Net long-term borrowings		73,298			35,000			(18,711	)		—			89,587
Payment of dividends to shareholders		(16,805	)		—			—			—			(16,805	)
Repayments of intercompany loans		—			—			(12,000	)		12,000			—
Borrowings of intercompany loans		13,500			—			—			(13,500	)		—
Intercompany capital received		—			2,000			400			(2,400	)		—
Payment of intercompany dividend		—			—			—			—			—
Payments related to share-based compensation awards and other		(128	)		—			—			—			(128	)
Total financing activities		69,865			37,000			(30,311	)		(3,900	)		72,654
Effect of exchange rate on cash		—			—			5,448			—			5,448
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(4,708	)		(779	)		34,330			—			28,843
Cash at the beginning of period		5,082			1,461			48,901			—			55,444
Cash at the end of period	$	374		$	682		$	83,231		$	—		$	84,287

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016

In thousands	Parent Company			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated
Net cash provided (used) by
Operating activities	$	41,753		$	3,748		$	13,936		$	—		$	59,437
Investing activities
Expenditures for purchases of plant, equipment and timberlands		(78,187	)		(21,066	)		(17,695	)		—			(116,948	)
Proceeds from disposals of plant, equipment and timberlands, net		41			—			14			—			55
Repayments from intercompany loans		—			11,101			—			(11,101	)		—
Advances of intercompany loans		—			(12,330	)		—			12,330			—
Intercompany capital (contributed) returned		(17,000	)		(500	)		—			17,500			—
Other		(400	)		—			—			—			(400	)
Total investing activities		(95,546	)		(22,795	)		(17,681	)		18,729			(117,293	)
Financing activities
Net long-term borrowings		—			—			14,983			—			14,983
Payments of borrowing costs		(136	)		—			—			—			(136	)
Payment of dividends to shareholders		(16,134	)		—			—			—			(16,134	)
Repayments of intercompany loans		—			—			(11,101	)		11,101			—
Borrowings of intercompany loans		12,330			—			—			(12,330	)		—
Intercompany capital (returned) received		—			17,000			500			(17,500	)		—
Proceeds from government grants		3,251			2,000			—			—			5,251
Payments related to share-based compensation awards and other		(990	)		—			—			—			(990	)
Total financing activities		(1,679	)		19,000			4,382			(18,729	)		2,974
Effect of exchange rate on cash		—			—			330			—			330
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(55,472	)		(47	)		967			—			(54,552	)
Cash at the beginning of period		59,130			465			45,709			—			105,304
Cash at the end of period	$	3,658		$	418		$	46,676		$	—		$	50,752

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein and Glatfelter’s Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Forward-Looking Statements This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding industry prospects and future consolidated financial position or results of operations, made in this Report on Form 10-Q are forward looking. We use words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”, “future”, “intends” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Our actual results may differ significantly from such expectations. The following discussion includes forward-looking statements regarding expectations of, among others, shipping volumes, selling prices, input costs, non-cash pension expense, environmental costs, capital expenditures and liquidity, all of which are inherently difficult to predict. Although we make such statements based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. Accordingly, we identify the following important factors, among others, which could cause our results to differ from any results that might be projected, forecasted or estimated in any such forward-looking statements:

i.	variations in demand for our products including the impact of unplanned market-related downtime, variations in product pricing, or product substitution;

ii.	the impact of competition, both domestic and international, changes in industry production capacity, including the construction of new mills or new machines, the closing of mills and incremental changes due to capital expenditures or productivity increases;

iii.	risks associated with our international operations, including local economic and political environments and fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

iv.	geopolitical events, including the impact of conflicts such as Russia and Ukraine;

v.	our ability to develop new, high value-added products;

vi.	changes in the cost or availability of raw materials we use, in particular pulpwood, pulp, pulp substitutes, caustic soda, and abaca fiber;

vii.	changes in energy-related costs and commodity raw materials with an energy component;

viii.

the impact of unplanned production interruption;

ix.	disruptions in production and/or increased costs due to labor disputes including an inability to renew our collective bargaining arrangement for the Spring Grove, PA facility which expired in February 2017;

x.	the impact of exposure to volatile market-based pricing for sales of excess electricity;

xi.	the gain or loss of significant customers and/or on-going viability of such customers;

xii.

cost and other effects of environmental compliance, cleanup, damages, remediation or restoration, or personal injury or property damages related thereto, such as the costs of natural resource restoration or damages related to the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs") in the lower Fox River on which our former Neenah mill was located;

xiii.

our ability to successfully complete the implementation of new manufacturing and business systems to support Advanced Airlaid Materials;

xiv.	adverse results in litigation in the Fox River matter;

xv.	the impact of war and terrorism;

xvi.	the impact of unfavorable outcomes of audits by various state, federal or international tax authorities or changes in pre-tax income and its impact on the valuation of deferred taxes;

xvii.

enactment of adverse state, federal or foreign tax or other legislation or changes in government policy or regulation; and

xviii.

our ability to finance, consummate and integrate acquisitions.

Introduction We manufacture a wide array of specialty papers and engineered materials. We manage our company along three business units:

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Composite Fibers with revenue from the sale of single-serve tea and coffee filtration papers, nonwoven wallcovering base materials, metallized products, composite laminate papers, and many technically special papers including substrates for electrical applications;

•

Advanced Airlaid Materials with revenue from the sale of airlaid nonwoven fabric-like materials used in feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products, specialty wipes, home care products and other airlaid applications; and

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Specialty Papers with revenue from the sale of papers for carbonless and other forms, envelopes, book publishing, and engineered products such as papers for high-speed ink jet printing, office specialty products, greeting cards, packaging, casting, release, transfer, playing card, postal, FDA-compliant food, and other niche specialty applications.

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Nine months ended September 30, 2017 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2016

Overview For the first nine months of 2017 net income totaled $18.0 million, or $0.41 per diluted share compared with $37.7 million and $0.86 per diluted share in the year earlier period.

The following table sets forth summarized consolidated results of operations:

	Nine months ended September 30
In thousands, except per share	2017		2016
Net sales	$	1,191,380	$	1,213,932
Gross profit		142,100		161,736
Operating income		41,666		56,909
Net income		17,994		37,734
Earnings per diluted share		0.41	0.86

Reported results in the first nine months of 2017 and 2016 include on a pre-tax basis $19.5 million and $8.0 million, respectively, of net costs considered to be unusual or non-core business in nature. The decline in our results summarized in the table above reflects the $11.5 million increase in such costs. Our Composite Fibers and Advanced Airlaid Materials businesses, which combined represented approximately 50% of consolidated net sales, reported higher operating income and operating margin expansion in the comparison driven by higher shipping volumes and improved productivity. Specialty Papers’ results declined significantly in the comparison reflecting challenging market conditions.

In addition to the results reported in accordance with GAAP, we evaluate our performance using adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per diluted share. We disclose this information to allow investors to evaluate our performance exclusive of certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period and we believe it is helpful in understanding underlying operating trends and cash flow generation. Adjusted earnings consists of net income determined in accordance with GAAP adjusted to exclude the impact of the following:

Cost optimization actions. These adjustments reflects charges incurred in connection with initiatives to optimize the cost structure of certain business units in response to changes in business conditions. The costs are primarily related to headcount reduction efforts, asset write-offs and certain contract termination costs.

Specialty Papers environmental compliance. These adjustments reflect non-capitalized, one-time costs incurred by the business unit directly related to the compliance with the U.S. EPA Best Available Retrofit Technology rule and the Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology rule. This adjustment includes costs incurred during the transition period in which the newly installed equipment was brought on-line.

Airlaid capacity expansion costs. These adjustments reflect non-capitalized, one-time costs incurred related to the start-up of a new airlaid production facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Timberland sales and related costs. These adjustments exclude gains from the sales of timberlands as these items are not considered to be part of our core business, ongoing results of operations or cash flows. These adjustments are irregular in timing and amount and may significantly impact our operating performance.

Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per diluted share are considered measures not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and therefore are non-GAAP measures. The non-GAAP financial information should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table sets forth the reconciliation of net income to adjusted earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

	Nine months ended September 30
	2017					2016
In thousands, except per share	Amount			Diluted EPS		Amount			Diluted EPS
Net income	$	17,994		$	0.41	$	37,734		$	0.86
Adjustments (pre-tax)
Cost optimization actions		9,627					88
Specialty Papers' environmental compliance		3,076					6,645
Airlaid capacity expansion costs		7,034					1,308
Timberland sales and related costs		(188	)				-
Total adjustments (pre-tax)		19,549					8,041
Income taxes (1)		(1,122	)				(2,736	)
Total after-tax adjustments		18,427			0.41		5,305			0.12
Adjusted earnings	$	36,421		$	0.82	$	43,039		$	0.98

(1)	Tax effect on adjustments calculated based on the incremental effective tax rate of the jurisdiction in which each adjustment originated and the related impact of valuation allowances.

The sum of individual per share amounts set forth above may not agree to adjusted earnings per share due to rounding.

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

Business Unit Performance

Nine months ended September 30					Advanced Airlaid								Other and
Dollars in millions	Composite Fibers				Materials				Specialty Papers				Unallocated						Total
	2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016		2017			2016			2017			2016
Net sales	$	400.6	$	391.6	$	190.4	$	183.4	$	600.3	$	638.9	$	—		$	—		$	1,191.4		$	1,213.9
Energy and related sales, net		—	—			—	—			3.3		4.0		—			—			3.3			4.0
Total revenue		400.6	391.6			190.4		183.4		603.6		642.9		—			—			1,194.7			1,217.9
Cost of products sold		322.2		316.0		160.7		157.5		555.7		574.1		14.0			8.6			1,052.6			1,056.2
Gross profit (loss)		78.4		75.6		29.7		25.9		47.9		68.8		(14.0	)		(8.6	)		142.1			161.7
SG&A		32.9		35.1		6.9		6.2		36.0		40.9		24.7			22.6			100.5			104.8
(Gains) losses on dispositions of plant,
equipment and timberlands, net		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—
Total operating income (loss)		45.5		40.5		22.8		19.7		11.9		27.9		(38.7	)		(31.2	)		41.7			56.9
Non-operating expense		—		—		—		—		—		—		(13.7	)		(12.7	)		(13.7	)		(12.7	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	45.5	$	40.5	$	22.8	$	19.7	$	11.9	$	27.9	$	(52.4	)	$	(43.9	)	$	27.9		$	44.2
Supplementary Data
Net tons sold (thousands)		124.5		116.7		76.6		74.1		578.4		597.7		—			—			779.5			788.5
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	20.9	$	21.2	$	7.1	$	7.0	$	22.9	$	19.7	$	5.4		$	1.8		$	56.3		$	49.7
Capital expenditures		10.6		13.7		36.1		25.0		44.2		77.4		11.3			0.8			102.2			116.9

The sum of individual amounts set forth above may not agree to the consolidated financial statements included herein due to rounding.

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

Sales and Costs of Products Sold

	Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016			Change
Net sales	$	1,191,380		$	1,213,932		$	(22,552	)
Energy and related sales, net		3,346			4,013			(667	)
Total revenues		1,194,726			1,217,945			(23,219	)
Costs of products sold		1,052,626			1,056,209			(3,583	)
Gross profit	$	142,100		$	161,736		$	(19,636	)
Gross profit as a percent of Net sales		11.9	%		13.3	%

The following table sets forth the contribution to consolidated net sales by each business unit:

	Nine months ended September 30
Percent of Total	2017			2016
Business Unit
Composite Fibers		33.6	%		32.3	%
Advanced Airlaid Material		16.0			15.1
Specialty Papers		50.4			52.6
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%

Net sales totaled $1,191.4 million and $1,213.9 million in the first nine months of 2017 and 2016, respectively. The $22.5 million decrease was primarily driven by $22.4 million of lower selling prices. Shipping volumes decreased 1.1%.

Composite Fibers’ net sales increased $9.0 million, or 2.3%. Shipping volumes increased 6.7%. However, currency translation and lower selling prices adversely impacted the comparison by $6.7 million and $6.3 million, respectively.

Composite Fibers’ operating income for the first nine months of 2017 increased $5.0 million to $45.5 million compared to the year-ago period primarily due to a $9.7 million benefit from improved operations including the impact of our cost optimization program initiated in late 2016 and the benefit of higher shipping volumes, improved machine utilization rates and reduced downtime. The primary drivers are summarized in the following chart:

Advanced Airlaid Materials’ net sales increased $7.0 million in the year-over-year comparison primarily due to higher shipping volumes which increase 3.4% due to higher shipments of wipes and personal hygiene products.

Advanced Airlaid Materials’ operating income totaled $22.8 million, an increase of $3.1 million compared to the same period a year ago. The primary drivers are summarized in the following chart:

Specialty Papers’ net sales decreased $38.6 million, or 6.0%, due to a 3.2% decrease in shipping volumes and a $16.4 million impact from lower selling prices.

Operating income totaled $11.9 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared with $27.9 million for the first nine months of 2016. The business unit continues to be adversely impacted by a supply/demand imbalance affecting the broader uncoated freesheet market as reflected as lower pricing and volume in the chart below. Aggressive cost control actions, lower maintenance spending and improved operating performance contributed to the $8.3 million benefit from operations. The primary drivers of the change are summarized in the following chart:

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

We sell excess power generated by the Spring Grove, PA facility. The following table summarizes this activity for the first nine months of 2017 and 2016:

	Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016			Change
Energy sales	$	2,379		$	2,919		$	(540	)
Costs to produce		(3,121	)		(3,229	)		108
Net		(742	)		(310	)		(432	)
Renewable energy credits		4,088			4,323			(235	)
Total	$	3,346		$	4,013		$	(667	)

Renewable energy credits (“RECs”) represent sales of certified credits earned related to burning renewable sources of energy such as black liquor and wood waste. We sell RECs into an illiquid market. The extent and value of future revenues from REC sales is dependent on many factors outside of management’s control. Therefore, we may not be able to generate consistent additional sales of RECs in future periods.

Other and Unallocated The amount of net operating expenses not allocated to a business unit and reported as “Other and Unallocated” in our table of Business Unit Performance totaled $38.7 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared with $31.2 million in the first nine months of 2016. The increase in Other and Unallocated expenses primarily related to costs incurred in connection with our cost optimization actions and the Airlaid capacity expansion project, partially offset by lower costs for Specialty Papers’ environmental compliance project and the legal costs for the Fox River matter.

Pension Expense The following table summarizes the amounts of pension expense recognized for the periods indicated:

	Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017		2016		Change
Recorded as:
Costs of products sold	$	2,534	$	1,761	$	773
SG&A expense		2,441		2,365		76
Total	$	4,975	$	4,126	$	849

The amount of pension expense recognized each year is dependent on various actuarial assumptions and certain other factors, including discount rates and the fair value of our pension assets. Pension expense for the full year of 2017 is expected to be approximately $6.6 million compared with $5.5 million in 2016 (which excludes a $7.3 million settlement charge).

Income taxes For the first nine months of 2017, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $9.9 million on pre-tax income of $27.9 million. The comparable amounts in the first nine months of 2016 were $6.5 million and $44.2 million,

respectively. The effective tax rate was 35.5% in the first nine months of 2017 compared with 14.6% in the same period of 2016. This year’s tax provision includes a benefit of $2.4 million primarily from a tax loss carryback opportunity and the release of U.S. tax reserves due to the lapse of statute of limitations. The tax provision also reflects the adverse impact of an increase in unrecognized tax benefits and in our valuation allowances for U.S. deferred tax assets. We currently expect to record valuation allowances of between $13 million and $16 million for the full year 2017. The effective tax rate in future periods may be affected by changes in U.S.-based pre-tax income, including pension expense, and the related impact on the valuation of deferred taxes.

Foreign Currency We own and operate facilities in Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Philippines. The functional currency of our Canadian operations is the U.S. dollar. However, in Germany and France it is the Euro, in the UK, it is the British Pound Sterling, and in the Philippines the functional currency is the Peso. On an annual basis, our euro denominated revenue exceeds euro expenses by approximately €125 million to €130 million. For the first nine months of 2017, the average currency exchange rate for euro to the U.S. dollar was 1.113 compared with 1.116 for the same period of 2016. With respect to the British Pound Sterling, Canadian dollar, and Philippine Peso, we have differing amounts of inflows and outflows of these currencies, although to a lesser degree than the euro. As a result, we are exposed to changes in currency exchange rates and such changes could be significant. The translation of the results from international operations into U.S. dollars is subject to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

The table below summarizes the translation impact on reported results that changes in currency exchange rates had on our non-U.S. based operations from the conversion of these operation’s results for the first nine months of 2017.

In thousands	Nine months ended September 30, 2017
	Favorable (unfavorable)
Net sales		$	(6,752	)
Costs of products sold			7,366
SG&A expenses			615
Income taxes and other			320
Net income		$	1,549

The above table only presents the financial reporting impact of foreign currency translations assuming currency exchange rates in 2017 were the same as 2016. It does not present the impact of certain competitive advantages or disadvantages of operating or competing in multi-currency markets.

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus the three months ended September 30, 2016

Overview For the third quarter of 2017, net income totaled $12.1 million, or $0.27 per diluted share compared with net income of $19.6 million, or $0.44 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2016. On an adjusted basis earnings for the third quarter of 2017 was $21.9 million, or $0.50 per diluted share compared with $24.0 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago.

The following table sets forth summarized results of operations:

	Three months ended September 30
In thousands, except per share	2017		2016
Net sales	$	413,325	$	405,301
Gross profit		54,735		61,170
Operating income		21,360		25,418
Net income		12,105		19,601
Earnings per share		0.27		0.44

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of net income to adjusted earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

	Three months ended September 30
	2017					2016
In thousands, except per share	Amount			Diluted EPS		Amount			Diluted EPS

Net income	$	12,105		$	0.27	$	19,601		$	0.44
Adjustments (pre-tax)
Cost optimization		6,839					-
Specialty Papers' environmental compliance and other		596					5,520
Airlaid capacity expansion costs		2,581					1,051
Timberland sales and related costs		(114	)				-
Total adjustments (pre-tax)		9,902					6,571
Income taxes (1)		(123	)				(2,193	)
Total after-tax adjustments		9,779			0.22		4,378			0.10
Adjusted earnings	$	21,884		$	0.50	$	23,979		$	0.54

(1)	Tax effect on adjustments calculated based on the incremental effective tax rate of the jurisdiction in which each adjustment originated and the related impact of valuation allowances.

Business Unit Performance

Three months ended September 30					Advanced Airlaid								Other and
Dollars in millions	Composite Fibers				Materials				Specialty Papers				Unallocated						Total
	2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016		2017			2016			2017			2016
Net sales	$	142.3	$	131.7	$	67.8	$	61.9	$	203.2	$	211.8	$	—		$	—		$	413.3		$	405.3
Energy and related sales, net		—	—			—	—			1.2		1.3		—			—			1.2			1.3
Total revenue		142.3		131.7		67.8	61.9			204.4		213.1		—			—			414.6			406.6
Cost of products sold		115.0		105.8		57.2		53.5		179.7		180.1		7.9			6.1			359.8			345.5
Gross profit (loss)		27.3		25.9		10.6		8.4		24.7		33.0		(7.9	)		(6.1	)		54.7			61.2
SG&A		10.9		11.9		2.4		2.0		12.2		14.3		7.9			7.5			33.4			35.7
(Gains) losses on dispositions of plant, equipment and timberlands, net		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—
Total operating income (loss)		16.4		14.0		8.2		6.4		12.5		18.7		(15.8	)		(13.6	)		21.4			25.4
Non-operating expense		—		—		—		—		—		—		(5.0	)		(4.4	)		(5.0	)		(4.4	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	16.4	$	14.0	$	8.2	$	6.4	$	12.5	$	18.7	$	(20.8	)	$	(18.0	)	$	16.4		$	21.0
Supplementary Data
Net tons sold (thousands)		43.8		39.1		26.2		25.2		197.1		197.3		—			—			267.1			261.5
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	7.1	$	6.9	$	2.5	$	2.4	$	8.0	$	6.4	$	3.8		$	0.6		$	21.4		$	16.3
Capital expenditures		3.8		5.1		12.6		4.3		10.2		26.7		4.5			0.5			31.1			36.6

The sum of individual amounts set forth above may not agree to the consolidated financial statements included herein due to rounding.

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

Sales and Costs of Products Sold

	Three months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016			Change
Net sales	$	413,325		$	405,301		$	8,024
Energy and related sales, net		1,236			1,346			(110	)
Total revenues		414,561			406,647			7,914
Costs of products sold		359,826			345,477			14,349
Gross profit	$	54,735		$	61,170		$	(6,435	)
Gross profit as a percent of Net sales		13.2	%		15.1	%

The following table sets forth the contribution to consolidated net sales by each business unit:

	Three months ended September 30
Percent of Total	2017			2016
Business Unit
Composite Fibers		34.4	%		32.5	%
Advanced Airlaid Material		16.4			15.3
Specialty Papers		49.2			52.2
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%

Net sales totaled $413.3 million and $405.3 million in the third quarters of 2017 and 2016, respectively. Shipping volumes increased 2.1% and foreign currency translation favorably impacted the quarter-over-quarter comparison by $6.0 million. Lower selling prices unfavorably impacted the comparison by $8.0 million.

Composite Fibers’ net sales increased $10.7 million, or 8.1%, primarily due to higher shipping volumes and $4.2 million of favorable currency translation partially offset by $2.3 million from lower selling prices.

Composite Fibers’ third quarter of 2017 operating income increased to $16.4 million, an increase of $2.4 million compared to the year ago quarter. Higher shipping volumes combined with higher machine utilization rates and solid operating performance improved earnings by $5.8 million. The primary drivers are summarized in the following chart:

Advanced Airlaid Materials’ net sales increased $5.9 million in the quarter-over-quarter comparison. Shipping volumes increased 4.2% primarily due to continued growth of personal hygiene and wipes products and $1.8 million favorable impact from currency translation.

Advanced Airlaid Materials’ operating income totaled $8.2 million compared with $6.4 million in the third quarter of 2016. The primary drivers are summarized in the following chart:

Specialty Papers’ net sales decreased $8.6 million, or 4.0%, as its markets continued to be impacted by a supply-demand imbalance resulting in $6.5 million of lower selling prices.

Specialty Papers’ operating income totaled $12.5 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared with $18.7 million in the same period a year ago. The primary drivers are summarized in the following chart:

Aggressive cost control actions and lower maintenance spending more than offset the adverse impact of market-related downtime and higher depreciation, and increased operating income by $1.8 million.

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GLATFELTER

09.30.17 Form 10-Q

We sell excess power generated by the Spring Grove, PA facility. The following table summarizes this activity for the third quarters of 2017 and 2016:

	Three months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016			Change
Energy sales	$	586		$	1,101		$	(515	)
Costs to produce		(754	)		(1,187	)		433
Net		(168	)		(86	)		(82	)
Renewable energy credits		1,404			1,432			(28	)
Total	$	1,236		$	1,346		$	(110	)

Other and Unallocated The amount of net operating expenses not allocated to a business unit and reported as “Other and Unallocated” in our table of Business Unit Performance excluding gains from sales of timberlands, totaled $15.8 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared with $13.6 million in the third quarter of 2016. The increase in Other and Unallocated expenses primarily related to costs incurred in connection with our cost optimization actions and the Airlaid capacity expansion project, partially offset by lower costs for Specialty Papers’ environmental compliance project and the legal costs for the Fox River matter.

During the third quarter the Company recorded $6.8 million of one-time costs of actions primarily related to the permanent shutdown of a machine and a 15% reduction in salaried workforce in the Specialty Papers business unit. The costs incurred consisted of $4.5 million related to the write-off of the machine and associated spares parts and the balance represented severance costs for the salaried positions. These costs have been excluded from the business unit results and from adjusted earnings.

Pension Expense The following table summarizes the amounts of pension expense recognized for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended September 30
In thousands	2017		2016		Change
Recorded as:
Costs of products sold	$	842	$	582	$	260
SG&A expense		819		788		31
Total	$	1,661	$	1,370	$	291

Income taxes For the third quarter of 2017, we recorded a $4.3 million provision for income tax pre-tax income of $16.4 million. The comparable amounts in the third quarter of 2016 were $1.4 million of tax provision on pre-tax income of $21.0 million. The current quarter’s tax provision includes a benefit of $2.4 million primarily from a tax loss carryback opportunity and the release of U.S. tax reserves due to the lapse of statute of limitations.

Foreign Currency The table below summarizes the translation impact on reported results that changes in currency

exchange rates had on our non-U.S. based operations from the conversion of these operation’s results for the third quarter of 2017.

In thousands	Three months ended September 30, 2017
	Favorable (unfavorable)
Net sales		$	6,047
Costs of products sold			(4,340	)
SG&A expenses			(448	)
Income taxes and other			(47	)
Net income		$	1,212

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our business is capital intensive and requires significant expenditures for new or enhanced equipment, to support our research and development efforts, for environmental compliance matters including, but not limited to, the Clean Air Act, and to support our business strategy. In addition, we have mandatory debt service requirements of both principal and interest. The following table summarizes cash flow information for each of the periods presented:

	Nine months ended September 30
In thousands	2017			2016
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period	$	55,444		$	105,304
Cash provided (used) by
Operating activities		52,796			59,437
Investing activities		(102,055	)		(117,293	)
Financing activities		72,654			2,974
Effect of exchange rate
changes on cash		5,448			330
Net cash provided (used)		28,843			(54,552	)
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period	$	84,287		$	50,752

At September 30, 2017, we had $84.3 million in cash and cash equivalents held by both domestic and foreign subsidiaries. Unremitted earnings of our foreign subsidiaries are deemed to be indefinitely reinvested and therefore no U.S. tax liability is reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2017, the majority of our cash is held by our international subsidiaries and the repatriation of such funds would result in additional tax liability. In addition to our cash and cash equivalents, $93.2 million is available under our revolving credit agreement, which matures in March 2020.

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Cash provided by operating activities totaled $52.8 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared with $59.4 million in the same period a year ago. The decrease in cash from operations primarily reflects lower cash earnings and the $9.5 million payment related to certain claims in the Fox River matter, partially offset by $4.0 million of lower income tax payments.

Net cash used by investing activities decreased by $15.2 million in the year-over-year comparison primarily due to lower capital expenditures. Capital expenditures are expected to total between $130 million and $135 million for 2017, including approximately $13 million for the Specialty Papers’ environmental compliance projects and approximately $49 million for the Airlaid capacity expansion.

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $72.7 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared with $3.0 million in the same period of 2016. The increase in cash provided by financing activities primarily reflects additional borrowings under our credit agreement.

The following table sets forth our outstanding long-term indebtedness:

	September 30			December 31
In thousands	2017			2016
Revolving credit facility, due Mar. 2020	$	158,298		$	61,595
5.375% Notes, due Oct. 2020		250,000			250,000
2.40% Term Loan, due Jun. 2022		8,012			8,282
2.05% Term Loan, due Mar. 2023		34,659			35,163
1.30% Term Loan, due Jun. 2023		9,698			9,788
1.55% Term Loan, due Sep. 2025		11,574			10,333
Total long-term debt		472,241			375,161
Less current portion		(11,122	)		(8,961	)
Unamortized deferred issuance costs		(2,094	)		(2,553	)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	$	459,025		$	363,647

Our revolving credit facility contains a number of customary compliance covenants, the most restrictive of which is a maximum leverage ratio of 3.5x. As of September 30, 2017, the leverage ratio, as calculated in accordance with the definition in our amended credit agreement, was 2.6x, within the limits set forth in our credit agreement. Based on our expectations of future results of operations and capital needs, we do not believe the debt covenants will impact our operations or limit our ability to undertake financings that may be necessary to meet our capital needs.

The 5.375% Notes contain cross default provisions that could result in all such notes becoming due and payable in the event of a failure to repay debt outstanding under the credit agreement at maturity, or a default under the credit agreement that accelerates the debt outstanding thereunder. As of September 30, 2017, we met all of the requirements of our debt covenants. The significant terms of the debt instruments

are more fully discussed in Item 1 - Financial Statements – Note 10.

Financing activities includes cash used for common stock dividends which increased in the comparison reflecting a 4% increase in our quarterly cash dividend. In the first nine months of 2017, we used $16.8 million of cash for dividends on our common stock compared with $16.1 million in the same period of 2016. Our Board of Directors determines what, if any, dividends will be paid to our shareholders. Dividend payment decisions are based upon then-existing factors and conditions and, therefore, historical trends of dividend payments are not necessarily indicative of future payments.

We are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations intended to protect the environment as well as human health and safety. At various times, we have incurred significant costs to comply with these regulations and we could incur additional costs as new regulations are developed or regulatory priorities change.

As more fully discussed in Item 1 - Financial Statements – Note 13 – Commitments, Contingencies and Legal Proceedings (“Note 13”), we are involved in the Lower Fox River in Wisconsin (the “Fox River”), an EPA Superfund site for which we remain potentially liable for certain response costs and long-term monitoring and maintenance related matters. Based on the recent developments more fully discussed in Note 13, it is conceivable the resolution of this matter may require us to spend in excess of $20.0 million in the next twelve months. Although we are unable to determine with any degree of certainty the amount we may be required to spend the recent developments provide greater clarity to the extent of such amounts.

We expect to meet all of our near and long-term cash needs from a combination of operating cash flow, cash and cash equivalents, our existing credit facility and other long-term debt. However, as discussed in Note 13, an unfavorable outcome of the Fox River matters could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, liquidity and/or results of operations.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we had not entered into any off-balance-sheet arrangements. Financial derivative instruments, to which we are a party, and guarantees of indebtedness, which solely consist of obligations of subsidiaries, are reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets included herein in Item 1 – Financial Statements.

Outlook Composite Fibers’ shipping volumes in the fourth quarter of 2017 are expected to be approximately 10% lower than the third quarter driven by normal seasonality with the majority of the impact of lower shipping volumes expected to be offset by improved product mix. Selling prices and overall raw material and energy prices are expected to be in-line with the third quarter.

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Advanced Airlaid Materials’ shipping volumes in the fourth quarter are expected to be approximately 3% lower than the third quarter due to normal seasonality. Selling prices and raw material and energy prices are expected to increase slightly compared with the third quarter. For 2018, we anticipate shipping volumes to be 10% to 15% higher than 2017 driven by the start-up of the Fort Smith, Arkansas facility.

Specialty Papers’ shipping volumes in the fourth quarter are expected to be approximately 5% lower than the third quarter of 2017 due to normal seasonality. Selling prices are expected to be in-line and raw material and energy prices are expected to increase compared to the third quarter. Specialty Papers will also benefit by $1 million more than the third quarter from the cost reduction actions.

In addition, costs associated with the Specialty Papers environmental compliance projects and Advanced Airlaid Materials capacity expansion are expected to be $1 million and $3 million, respectively, during the fourth quarter and zero and $3 million in 2018.

Consolidated capital expenditures are expected to total between $130 million and $135 million for 2017 and approximately between $65 million to $70 million in 2018.

The effective tax rate on adjusted earnings is expected to be approximately 35% for the fourth quarter of 2017 and for 2018.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

	Year Ended December 31															September 30, 2017
Dollars in thousands	2017			2018			2019			2020			2021			Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt
Average principal outstanding
At fixed interest rates – Bond	$	250,000		$	250,000		$	250,000		$	218,750		$	—		$	250,000	$	254,265
At fixed interest rates – Term Loans		63,942			55,963			44,841			33,720			22,598			63,943		64,583
At variable interest rates		158,298			158,298			158,298			32,979			—			158,298		158,298
																$	472,241	$	477,146
Weighted-average interest rate
On fixed rate debt – Bond		5.375	%		5.375	%		5.375	%		5.375	%		—
On fixed rate debt – Term Loans		1.89	%		1.89	%		1.88	%		1.86	%		1.82	%
On variable rate debt		2.74	%		2.74	%		2.74	%		2.74	%		—

The table above presents the average principal outstanding and related interest rates for the next five years for debt outstanding as of September 30, 2017. Fair values included herein have been determined based upon rates currently available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

Our market risk exposure primarily results from changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. At September 30, 2017, we had $470.2 million of long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, of which 33.7% was at variable interest rates. Variable-rate debt outstanding represents borrowings under our revolving credit agreement that accrues interest based on LIBOR plus a margin. At September 30, 2017, the interest rate paid was approximately 2.74%. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in the interest rate on variable rate debt would increase or decrease annual interest expense by $1.6 million.

We are subject to certain risks associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates to the extent our operations are conducted in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. On an annual basis, our euro denominated revenue exceeds euro expenses by approximately €125 million to €130 million. With respect to the British Pound Sterling, Canadian dollar, and Philippine Peso, we have differing amounts of inflows and outflows of these currencies, although to a lesser degree than the euro. As a result, particularly with respect to the euro, we are exposed to changes in currency exchange rates and such changes could be significant.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Our chief executive officer and our principal financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of September 30, 2017, have concluded that, as of the evaluation date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Controls There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2017, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as indicated.


31.1	Certification of Dante C. Parrini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith

31.2	Certification of John P. Jacunski, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith

32.1	Certification of Dante C. Parrini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Glatfelter, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, furnished herewith

32.2	Certification of John P. Jacunski, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, furnished herewith

101.INS	XBRL Instance Document, filed herewith

101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema, filed herewith

101.CAL	XBRL Extension Calculation Linkbase, filed herewith

101.DEF	XBRL Extension Definition Linkbase, filed herewith

101.LAB	XBRL Extension Label Linkbase, filed herewith

101.PRE	XBRL Extension Presentation Linkbase, filed herewith

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

	P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY (Registrant)

October 31, 2017

	By	/s/ David C. Elder
		David C. Elder
		Vice President, Finance

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