UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORP
10-Q, 1998-05-08
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                                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                                     FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
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  [ X ]           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 29, 1998

                                                        OR

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

                  For the transition period from ________ to _______
                                                 

                                          Commission file number 0-20686

                                          UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                              Delaware                                             65-0341868
                   (State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
                   incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                   2 N. Tamiami Trail, Suite 900, Sarasota, FL                      34236
                   (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

                                                  (941) 361-2100
                               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                                  Not applicable
                               (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                                           if changed since last report)

                  Indicate by check mark  whether  the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports  required to be filed by Section 13 or
                  15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
                  registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such filing  requirements for the past
                  90 days. Yes X . No .

                  APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS: Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
                  common stock as of the latest practicable date.

                  Total number of shares of outstanding stock as of April 30, 1998

                                              Common stock 13,325,558
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                                          PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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                                                   UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                                                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                             (Unaudited)
                                                           (In thousands)

                                                               ASSETS

                                                                                       March 29,            September 28,
                                                                                         1998                   1997
                                                                                     -----------            ------------
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Current assets:

   Cash and cash equivalents                                                         $        75             $       244

   Trade receivables (less estimated reserve for doubtful
     accounts of $318 and $257, respectively)                                             27,061                  28,784

   Inventories (Note 2)                                                                   38,583                  34,528

   Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                               1,049                   1,192

   Deferred income taxes                                                                   6,250                   6,944
                                                                                     -----------             -----------

   Total current assets                                                                   73,018                  71,692

Property, plant and equipment - net                                                       67,416                  68,314

Property, plant and equipment held for sale                                                9,406                   9,346

Note receivable                                                                            5,000                   5,000

Goodwill                                                                                   7,148                   7,350

Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable
   to identifiable assets - net                                                            7,157                   7,534

Deferred income taxes                                                                        247                   1,402

Other assets                                                                              12,688                  10,853
                                                                                     -----------             -----------

TOTAL ASSETS                                                                         $   182,080             $   181,491
                                                                                     ===========             ===========
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                                                   UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                                          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
                                                             (Unaudited)
                                                           (In thousands)

                                                LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                                                                       March 29,           September 28,
                                                                                         1998                  1997
                                                                                     -----------           -------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>                    <C>   
Current liabilities:
   Current portion of long-term debt                                                 $     1,096            $      1,277
   Trade accounts payable                                                                 20,537                  15,551
   Accrued expenses:
     Compensation and benefits                                                             9,851                  10,573
     Interest                                                                              3,142                   3,019
     Taxes, other than income                                                              1,434                   1,666
     Accrued income taxes                                                                    819                     402
     Other                                                                                 5,416                   5,846
                                                                                     -----------            ------------

   Total current liabilities                                                              42,295                  38,334

Long-term debt                                                                            84,047                  88,370
Other liabilities                                                                         15,017                  14,755
                                                                                     -----------            ------------

Total liabilities                                                                        141,359                 141,459
                                                                                     -----------            ------------

Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

Stockholders' equity (Note 4):
   Preferred stock:
     Series C - 0 shares issued and outstanding; par value $0.01;
     450 shares authorized                                                                     -                       -
   Common stock:
     13,755,138 and 13,707,360 shares issued or to be issued,
     respectively; par value $0.01; 35,000,000 shares authorized                             138                     138
   Additional paid-in capital                                                             54,462                  54,037
   Deficit                                                                               (10,915)                (14,022)
                                                                                     -----------            ------------
                                                                                          43,685                  40,153
   Less treasury stock at cost - 650,083 and 85,843
     shares, respectively                                                                 (2,964)                   (121)
                                                                                     -----------            ------------
   Total stockholders' equity                                                             40,721                  40,032
                                                                                     -----------            ------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                           $   182,080            $    181,491
                                                                                     ===========            ============

                                            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                                                   UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                                           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                                             (Unaudited)
                                                (In thousands, except per share data)



                                                          Three Months Ended                 Six Months Ended
                                                     -----------------------------     ----------------------------   
                                                        March 29,        March 30,        March 29,       March 30,
                                                          1998             1997             1998             1997
                                                     ------------     ------------     ------------      ----------
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Net sales                                               $  54,533        $  51,466        $ 105,715        $ 97,493
Costs and expenses:
   Costs of goods sold                                     39,759           40,789           76,660          77,236
   Selling and administrative                               6,919            7,190           13,933          13,804
   Depreciation and other amortization                      2,153            2,072            4,296           4,110
   Amortization of reorganization value in
     excess of amounts allocable to
     identifiable assets                                      189              189              377             377
                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------       ---------

Income before interest and income taxes                     5,513            1,226           10,449           1,966

Interest expense - net                                     (2,499)          (2,469)          (5,044)         (4,669)
                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------       ---------
Income (loss) before income taxes                           3,014           (1,243)           5,405          (2,703)

Income tax (expense) benefit (Note 3)                      (1,270)             394           (2,298)            875
                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------       ---------  

Net income (loss)                                       $   1,744        $    (849)       $   3,107       $  (1,828)
                                                        =========        =========        =========       =========

Net income (loss) per common share (Note 6)             $    0.13        $   (0.06)       $    0.23       $   (0.14)
                                                        =========        =========        =========       =========   

Net income (loss) per common share -
   assuming dilution (Note 6)                           $    0.12        $   (0.06)       $    0.22       $   (0.14)
                                                        =========        =========        =========       =========     





                                      See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                                                   UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                                           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                             (Unaudited)
                                                           (In thousands)

                                                                                       Six Months              Six Months
                                                                                         Ended                   Ended
                                                                                        March 29,               March 30,
                                                                                          1998                    1997
                                                                                      -----------             ----------- 
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
   Net income (loss)                                                                 $     3,107              $   (1,828)
   Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
     provided by (used in) operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization                                                       4,296                   4,110
       Deferred tax provision (benefit)                                                    1,849                    (944)
       Amortization of reorganization value in excess of
         amounts allocable to identifiable assets                                            377                     377
       Amortization of Senior Secured Notes discount                                          63                      55
       Amortization of refinancing and debt issuance costs                                   235                     201
       Other                                                                                 148                     103
       Changes in assets and liabilities:
         Decrease (increase) in trade receivables                                          1,683                  (5,332)
         Increase in inventories                                                          (4,055)                 (3,615)
        (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets                          (2,047)                    141
         Increase in accounts payable                                                      4,986                   1,622
         Decrease in other accrued expenses                                                 (653)                 (2,627)
         Increase (decrease) in other liabilities                                            262                    (570)
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       Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                                10,251                  (8,307)
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES - Purchases of property, plant and
       equipment (Note 7)                                                                 (3,171)                 (7,328)
                                                                                     -----------             -----------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  (Decrease) increase in revolving loan balance                                           (4,183)                 19,571
   Decrease in term loans                                                                   (384)                   (388)
   Repurchase of Senior Secured Notes                                                          -                    (243)
   Preferred stock redeemed                                                                    -                  (5,250)
   Purchase of treasury stock                                                             (2,843)                      -
   Stock options exercised                                                                   161                       -
                                                                                     -----------             -----------
   Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                                    (7,249)                 13,690
                                                                                     -----------             -----------

Net decrease in cash                                                                        (169)                 (1,945)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                             244                   2,023
                                                                                     -----------             -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                           $        75             $        78
                                                                                     ===========             ===========

                                      See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                         UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       For the Three Months and Six Months
                     Ended March 29, 1998 and March 30, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 1.      The interim  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements of Uniroyal
         Technology  Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries ULC Corp. and
         Uniroyal Optoelectronics, Inc. (the "Company") are unaudited and should
         be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial  statements
         and notes  thereto  for the fiscal  years  ended  September  28,  1997,
         September 29, 1996, and October 1, 1995. The Company's fiscal year ends
         on the Sunday following the last Friday in September.

         Certain  reclassifications  were  made  to  the  prior  year  financial
         statements to conform to current period  presentations.  In the opinion
         of the Company,  all adjustments  necessary for a fair  presentation of
         such Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements have been included.
         Such  adjustments  consist  only of  normal  recurring  items.  Interim
         results are not necessarily  indicative of results for a full year. The
         interim Condensed  Consolidated  Financial Statements and notes thereto
         are presented as permitted by the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission
         and do not contain certain information included in the Company's annual
         Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto.

2.       INVENTORIES

         Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
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                                                                  March 29,           September 28,
                                                                    1998                  1997
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         Raw materials, work in process
           and supplies                                          $    22,496            $   21,851
         Finished goods                                               16,087                12,677
                                                                 -----------            ----------
           Total                                                 $    38,583            $   34,528
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3.       INCOME TAXES

         The  provisions  for income tax (expense)  benefit for the three months
         and six months ended March 29, 1998 and March 30, 1997 were  calculated
         through  the use of the  estimated  annual  income  tax rates  based on
         annualized income (loss).

4.       STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

         On November 13, 1997,  the Company  repurchased  500,000  shares of its
         common stock for $2,187,500 in connection  with the sale by the Pension
         Benefit  Guaranty  Corporation  ("PBGC") of all of its  holdings of the
         Company's common stock.  

         During  March of 1998,  the Company  repurchased  94,500  shares of its
         common stock for $656,100.

         Effective  February  6,  1998,  the  Company  terminated  the  Uniroyal
         Technology Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

5.       COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

         Bankruptcy Proceedings

         Notwithstanding  the  confirmation  and  effectiveness  of the  Plan of
         Reorganization   (the  "Plan")  of  the  Company's   predecessors  (the
         "Predecessor  Companies"),  the United States  Bankruptcy Court for the
         Northern  District of Indiana,  South Bend  Division  (the  "Bankruptcy
         Court") continues to have jurisdiction to, among other things,  resolve
         disputed  pre-petition  claims and to resolve  other  matters  that may
         arise in connection with or relate to the Predecessor  Companies' Plan.
         The Company has resolved,  through  negotiation or through dismissal by
         the Bankruptcy  Court,  approximately  $38,000,000 in disputed  claims.
         Approximately  9,666,000 shares of the Company's common stock have been
         issued to the  holders of  unsecured  claims  against  the  Predecessor
         Companies in settlement  of the allowed  unsecured  claims  against the
         estates of the  Predecessor  Companies and to the Company's  ESOP.  The
         Company retained  approximately 138,000 shares of common stock of which
         approximately 56,000 remain in treasury. The remaining shares are being
         held pending resolution of certain retiree medical claims.

         Townsend Acquisition

         By letter  dated  January 30, 1998,  the United  States  Federal  Trade
         Commission  (the  "Commission")   notified  the  Company  that  it  was
         conducting a non-public investigation into the Company's acquisition of
         the Townsend Plastics Division of Townsend Industries, Inc. in order to
         determine  whether the  transaction  violated  Section 7 of the Clayton
         Act, 15 USC Section 18, Section 5 of the Federal Trade  Commission Act,
         15 USC  Section  45, or any other law  enforced  by the  Federal  Trade
         Commission. The Company completed the acquisition on September 5, 1997.
         The  Company  has  been   cooperating   with  the   Commission  in  its
         investigation.  The Company  does not know what,  if any  action,  will
         result from the Commission's investigation.

         Litigation

         The Company is engaged in litigation  arising from the ordinary  course
         of  business.   Management   believes  the  ultimate  outcome  of  such
         litigation  will not have a material  adverse effect upon the Company's
         results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

         Environmental Factors

         The Company is subject to a wide range of federal, state and local laws
         and  regulations  designed to protect the environment and worker health
         and safety. The Company's management  emphasizes  compliance with these
         laws and  regulations.  The Company has instituted  programs to provide
         guidance and training and to audit compliance with  environmental  laws
         and regulations at Company owned or operated facilities.  The Company's
         policy  is to  accrue  environmental  and  cleanup-related  costs  of a
         non-capital  nature when it is probable  both that a liability has been
         incurred and that the amount can be reasonably estimated.

         By  letter  dated  April  2,  1998,  the  United  States  Environmental
         Protection  Agency  ("EPA")  sent  the  Company  a  general  notice  of
         liability  concerning  the plant  previously  leased  by the  Company's
         Uniroyal  Adhesives and Sealants  Division in Mishawaka,  Indiana.  The
         Company  does  not  presently  anticipate  any  material  liability  in
         connection with the site, and, in any event, if the Company is found to
         have  liability in  connection  with the site, it is  anticipated  such
         liability  will  be  subject  to  the  terms  of the  EPA's  Settlement
         Agreement  which is described in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form
         10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 1997.

         Claims  arising in connection  with real property  owned by the Company
         are not affected by a settlement  agreement  entered into in connection
         with  the   Predecessor   Companies'   Plan  with  the  United   States
         Environmental  Protection  Agency,  the United States Department of the
         Interior,  and the States of Wisconsin and Indiana.  In connection with
         the acquisition of a manufacturing  facility in South Bend, Indiana, in
         July 1996, the Company  assumed costs of remediation of soil and ground
         water contamination which the Company estimates will cost not more than
         $1,000,000  over  a  five-to-seven  year  period.  The  Company  placed
         $1,000,000  in an escrow  account  to be used for such  remediation  in
         accordance  with the terms of the purchase  agreement.  As of March 29,
         1998 the Company had  incurred  approximately  $456,000 of  remediation
         costs in respect of such facility.

         Based on  information  available  as of March  29,  1998,  the  Company
         believes that the costs of known environmental matters either have been
         adequately  provided  for or are  unlikely  to have a material  adverse
         effect on the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position.

6.       INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

         The Financial  Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has issued Statement
         of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128, Earnings Per Share,
         which is required to be adopted for financial  statement periods ending
         after  December  15, 1997.  SFAS No. 128 requires  that the primary and
         fully  diluted  earnings per share be replaced by "basic" and "diluted"
         earnings  per  share,  respectively.  The  basic  calculation  computes
         earnings per share based only on the weighted  average number of shares
         outstanding  as compared to primary  earnings per share which  included
         common stock equivalents. The diluted earnings per share calculation is
         computed similarly to fully diluted earnings per share. The Company has
         adopted  SFAS No. 128 for the three and six months ended March 29, 1998
         and  March  30,  1997.  The   reconciliation   of  the  numerators  and
         denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation is
         as follows:


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                                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                                      March 29, 1998     
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                                              Income                     Shares                  Per Share
                                            (Numerator)                (Denominator)               Amount
                                            ----------                 ------------              ---------
         Net Income                         $1,744,000

         Basic EPS
         ---------
         Income available to
            common stockholders             $1,744,000                 13,148,656                 $   0.13
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         Effect of Dilutive Securities
         -----------------------------
         Stock options                                                  1,078,351
         Warrants                                                         313,754
                                                                       ----------
        
         Diluted EPS
         -----------
         Income available to
            common stockholders             $1,744,000                 14,540,761                 $   0.12
                                            ==========                 ==========                 ========

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                                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                                       March 29, 1998 
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         <S>                                <C>                        <C>                        <C> 
                                              Income                      Shares                  Per Share
                                            (Numerator)                (Denominator)               Amount
                                            ----------                 ------------               --------- 
         Net Income                         $3,107,000

         Basic EPS
         ---------
         Income available to
            common stockholders             $3,107,000                 13,263,419                 $   0.23
                                                                                                  ========

         Effect of Dilutive Securities
         -----------------------------
         Stock options                                                    933,302
         Warrants                                                         232,923
                                                                       ----------

         Diluted EPS
         -----------
         Income available to
            common stockholders             $3,107,000                 14,429,644                $   0.22
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         For the three and six month periods ended March 30, 1997,  the weighted
         average  number of common shares  outstanding  for the  calculation  of
         basic and diluted  earnings per share was  13,253,796  and  13,241,205,
         respectively.  Inclusion of stock  options,  warrants and the preferred
         stock conversion  (then  outstanding) in the diluted earnings per share
         calculation would have been antidilutive.

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7.       STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

         Supplemental  disclosures of cash flow  information  are as follows (in
         thousands):
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                                                                 Six Months                  Six Months
                                                                    Ended                       Ended
                                                                  March 29,                   March 30,
                                                                    1998                        1997
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         Income tax payments                                     $      115                  $      60
         Interest payments                                            4,940                      4,563
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         The  purchases of property,  plant and  equipment  and net cash used in
         financing  activities  for the six months  ended  March 30, 1997 do not
         include $77,000 related to property held under capitalized  leases. The
         Company did not enter into any capital lease agreements  during the six
         months ended March 29, 1998.

         Net cash used in  financing  activities  for the six months ended March
         30, 1997 does not include the dividends  paid on the Series B Preferred
         Stock,  since they were paid with the issuance of 73,448  shares of the
         Company's  common stock.  No dividends  were paid during the six months
         ended March 29, 1998.

         During the second  quarter of Fiscal 1998 the  Company  made a matching
         contribution  to its 401(k)  Savings Plan by the  re-issuance of 30,260
         common shares of treasury stock. No such  contribution  was made during
         the six months ended March 30, 1997.

8.       SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

         On April 14, 1998 the Company transferred all of the assets of its High
         Performance   Plastics   Segment  to  a  newly  created   wholly  owned
         subsidiary,  High Performance Plastics, Inc. ("HPPI"). On that same day
         HPPI, as borrower,  entered into a credit  agreement  with Uniroyal HPP
         Holdings, Inc. (the parent of HPPI and a wholly owned subsidiary of the
         Company),  the Company,  the banks,  financial  institutions  and other
         institutional  lenders named  therein,  Fleet National Bank (as Initial
         Issuing Bank, Swing Line Bank and Administrative Agent) and DLJ Capital
         Funding,  Inc., as Document Agents (the "Credit Agreement"),  providing
         among other things, for the borrowing by HPPI of an aggregate principal
         amount of up to $110,000,000.

         The  $110,000,000  line under the Credit  Agreement  is  comprised of a
         $30,000,000  Term  A  Advance,  a  $60,000,000  Term  B  Advance  and a
         $20,000,000 Revolving Line of Credit.

         The Term A  Advance  is  payable  in equal  quarterly  installments  of
         $1,500,000  beginning on December 31, 1998 and ending on September  30,
         2003.  Interest on the Term A advance is initially  payable  monthly at
         Prime plus 1.25% for Prime Rate advances or no later than  quarterly at
         the Eurodollar  Rate plus 2.25% for Eurodollar Rate Advances during the
         first six months of the Credit  Agreement.  After the first six months,
         the applicable  margin for each Prime Rate Advance and each  Eurodollar
         Advance shall be  determined  quarterly by reference to HPPI's ratio of
         Consolidated Debt to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit  Agreement).  The
         applicable  margins on the Term A Advance  range from 0.50% - 1.25% for
         the Prime Rate Advances and 1.50% - 2.25% for Eurodollar Rate Advances.
         
         The Term B Advance is payable in  quarterly  installments  of  $150,000
         beginning on December 31, 1998 through  September 30, 2003,  semiannual
         installments of $5,000,000 on March 31, 2004 and September 30, 2004 and
         a final payment of $47,000,000 on March 31, 2005.  Interest on the Term
         B Advance is  initially  payable monthly at  Prime plus 1.50% for Prime
         Rate Advances or no later than  quarterly at the  Eurodollar  Rate plus
         2.50% for Eurodollar  Rate Advances  during the first six months of the
         Credit Agreement. After the first six months, the applicable margin for
         each Prime Rate Advance and Eurodollar Rate Advance shall be determined
         quarterly by reference to HPPI's ratio of  Consolidated  Debt to EBITDA
         (as defined in the Credit Agreement).  The applicable margins on Term B
         Advances  range from 1.00% - 1.50% for Prime Rate  Advances and 2.00% -
         2.50% for Eurodollar Rate Advances.

         Under the  Revolving  Credit  Advance,  HPPI may  borrow  the lesser of
         $20,000,000 or the sum of 85% of Eligible  Receivables  plus 50% of the
         value  of  Eligible  Inventory  as  defined  in the  Credit  Agreement.
         Interest  is payable  under the same  terms as the Term A Advance.  The
         Revolving Credit Advance matures on September 30, 2003.

         The advances under the Credit Agreement are collateralized by a lien on
         substantially  all of the non-cash assets of HPPI. The Credit Agreement
         contains  certain  covenants  which limit,  among other things,  HPPI's
         ability to incur additional debt, sell its assets,  pay cash dividends,
         make certain other  payments and redeem its capital  stock.  The Credit
         Agreement  also contains  covenants  which require the  maintenance  of
         certain   ratios.   The  Credit   Agreement  also  contains   mandatory
         pre-payments  of principal  equal to 50% of HPPI's  annual  Excess Cash
         Flow beginning in 1999 as defined in the Credit Agreement.

         On April 14, 1998 HPPI paid  $95,000,000  to the Company  which in turn
         used such amount to defease the outstanding 11.75% Senior Secured Notes
         due June 1, 2003 ("Senior  Secured  Notes")  including the call premium
         and  interest  accrued  through  the  call  date  and to pay  down  its
         revolving  line of  credit  with The CIT  Group/Business  Credit,  Inc.
         ("CIT").  The redemption of the outstanding  Senior Secured Notes is to
         be completed on June 1, 1998 at a call premium of 4.41%.  In connection
         with the June 1, 1998 redemption,  the Company currently estimates that
         an extraordinary loss on the extinguishment of debt will be recorded in
         the third quarter of Fiscal 1998 of  approximately  $5,000,000  (net of
         applicable income taxes of approximately $3,000,000).

         On April 14, 1998,  the Company  entered into an Amendment  and Consent
         Agreement  with CIT whereby the  Company's  existing  revolving  credit
         arrangement  was  amended to permit the Company to borrow the lesser of
         $10,000,000  or the  sum of 85% of  Eligible  Receivables  plus  55% of
         Eligible  Inventories  as  defined  in the  agreement.  The  collateral
         securing the credit line does not include any assets of HPPI.

         In connection with the above refinancings the Company and HPPI incurred
         approximately  $3,500,000  in debt  issuance  costs.  The costs will be
         capitalized  in the third  quarter of Fiscal 1998 and will be amortized
         using the interest method over the lives of the agreements. Included in
         the above debt issuance costs is $650,000 paid to an investment banking
         firm whose  president is a relative of one of the  Company's  executive
         officers.  The fee was paid  under  an  agreement  with the  investment
         banking firm for financial advisory services.


<PAGE>


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

Second Quarter Fiscal 1998 Compared with
  the Second Quarter Fiscal 1997

Net Sales.  The  Company's net sales  increased in the second  quarter of Fiscal
1998 by  approximately  6% ($3,067,000) to $54,533,000  from  $51,466,000 in the
second  quarter of Fiscal 1997.  The increase is  attributable  to increased net
sales for both the High Performance Plastics and Specialty Adhesives Segments as
the result of unit volume  increases.  The increases  were  partially  offset by
decreased  net  sales  in the  Coated  Fabrics  Segment  due to the  sale of the
Stoughton,  Wisconsin automotive operations in May of 1997 and the gradual phase
out of its automotive business.

Net sales by the High  Performance  Plastics  Segment  increased  in the  second
quarter of Fiscal  1998 by  approximately  2%  ($557,000)  to  $33,027,000  from
$32,470,000 in the second  quarter of Fiscal 1997. The increase was  principally
due to an increase in unit volume at the Polycast(R)  acrylic products  division
as well as the incremental sales resulting from the acquisitions of the Townsend
Plastics Division of Townsend  Industries,  Inc.  ("Townsend") and the Lucite(R)
Super Abrasion  Resistant  ("S-A-R")  acrylic coating  business of the Lucite(R)
Acrylic  Division of ICI  Acrylics,  Inc.  late in Fiscal  1997.  The  resulting
increases were  partially  offset by a reduction in sales and unit volume at the
Royalite(R) thermoplastics division.

Net sales by the Coated  Fabrics  Segment  decreased  in the  second  quarter of
Fiscal 1998 by  approximately 6% ($1,076,000) to $16,935,000 from $18,011,000 in
the second quarter of Fiscal 1997 due to the gradual phase out of its automotive
business.

Net sales by the Specialty  Adhesives Segment increased in the second quarter of
Fiscal 1998 to $4,571,000  from  $985,000 in the second  quarter of Fiscal 1997.
The  increase  is due to the  temporary  halt  in  production  of the  Company's
adhesives and sealants  products  during the second quarter of Fiscal 1997 while
the Company relocated its Specialty  Adhesives Segment, as well as certain other
Company operations, to its South Bend, Indiana facility.

Income Before Interest and Income Taxes. Income before interest and income taxes
for the second quarter of Fiscal 1998 was $5,513,000, compared to $1,226,000 for
the second quarter of Fiscal 1997.

The High Performance  Plastics Segment's income before interest and income taxes
for the second quarter of Fiscal 1998 increased to $4,775,000 from $3,745,000 in
the second  quarter of Fiscal 1997.  The increase was primarily due to increased
sales  of  higher  margin  products,   improved  cost  structure  and  increased
productivity,  as well as earnings from the Townsend and Lucite(R) S-A-R acrylic
coating acquisitions.

The Coated Fabrics  Segment's  income before interest and income taxes increased
in the second  quarter of Fiscal 1998 to  $1,681,000  from $61,000 in the second
quarter  of  Fiscal  1997  primarily  due to lower  manufacturing  costs for the
Segment's automotive operations due to the pending sale of the business.

The  Specialty  Adhesives  Segment's  loss  before  interest  and  income  taxes
decreased  in the second  quarter of Fiscal  1998 to $56,000  from a loss before
interest and income taxes of  $1,153,000  in the second  quarter of Fiscal 1997.
The decrease in the loss was  primarily due to decreased net sales in the second
quarter of Fiscal 1997 as a result of the relocation of the Specialty  Adhesives
Segment's manufacturing operations to the South Bend, Indiana facility.

Amortization  of  reorganization   value  in  excess  of  amounts  allocable  to
identifiable  assets in the second  quarter of Fiscal  1998 and Fiscal  1997 was
$189,000.

Miscellaneous  expense not  allocated to the  segments in the second  quarter of
Fiscal 1998 was  approximately  $698,000  compared to  $1,238,000  in the second
quarter of Fiscal 1997. In Fiscal 1998 the Company changed its allocation method
for  corporate   costs.   Fiscal  1997  amounts  have  been   reclassified   for
comparability with Fiscal 1998.

Interest  Expense.  Interest  expense  in the  second  quarter  of  Fiscal  1998
increased to $2,499,000  from  $2,469,000  in the second  quarter of Fiscal 1997
primarily as a result of interest  incurred on the debt related to the Company's
business acquisitions in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 1997.

Income Tax (Expense) Benefit. Income tax expense in the second quarter of Fiscal
1998 was  $1,270,000  as  compared  to an income tax  benefit of $394,000 in the
second quarter of Fiscal 1997.  The provisions for income tax (expense)  benefit
were  calculated  through  the use of the  estimated  income tax rates  based on
annualized income (loss).

First Two Fiscal Quarters 1998 Compared with
  the First Two Fiscal Quarters 1997

Net Sales. The Company's net sales increased in the first two quarters of Fiscal
1998 by  approximately  8% ($8,222,000) to $105,715,000  from $97,493,000 in the
first two quarters of Fiscal 1997. The increase is  attributable to overall unit
volume  increases  for the  High  Performance  Plastics  Segment  and  Specialty
Adhesives  Segment and a better sales mix and increase in selling prices for the
Coated Fabrics Segment.

Net sales by the High Performance  Plastics  Segment  increased in the first two
quarters of Fiscal 1998 by  approximately  8% ($4,450,000)  to $62,224,000  from
$57,774,000  in the  first  two  quarters  of  Fiscal  1997.  The  increase  was
principally due to increased unit volume at both the Royalite(R) and Polycast(R)
acrylic  division as well as  incremental  sales from the Townsend and Lucite(R)
S-A-R acrylic coating business acquisitions.

Net sales by the Coated Fabrics  Segment  increased in the first two quarters of
Fiscal 1998 by  approximately 4% ($1,221,000) to $34,070,000 from $32,849,000 in
the first two quarters of Fiscal  1997.  The  increase  was  principally  due to
increased selling prices and unit volume of the Segment's transplant  automotive
operations as well as the Segment's Naugahyde(R) vinyl coated fabrics.

Net sales by the Specialty Adhesives Segment increased in the first two quarters
of Fiscal 1998 by  approximately  37% ($2,551,000) to $9,421,000 from $6,870,000
in the first two quarters of Fiscal 1997.  The increase is  attributable  to the
halt in production of the Company's  adhesives and sealants  products during the
second  quarter  of  Fiscal  1997  while the  Company  relocated  its  Specialty
Adhesives Segment to its South Bend,  Indiana  facility. 

Income Before Interest and Income Taxes. Income before interest and income taxes
for the  first  two  quarters  of  Fiscal  1998  was  $10,449,000,  compared  to
$1,966,000 for the first two quarters of Fiscal 1997.

The High Performance  Plastics Segment's income before interest and income taxes
for the first  two  quarters  of  Fiscal  1998  increased  approximately  42% to
$8,537,000  from  $5,994,000  in the first two  quarters  of  Fiscal  1997.  The
increase was  primarily  attributable  to increased  net sales of higher  margin
products as well as earnings  from the  Townsend  and  Lucite(R)  S-A-R  acrylic
coating acquisitions.

The Coated  Fabrics  Segment's  income  before  interest and income taxes in the
first two quarters of Fiscal 1998 was $3,757,000  versus a loss before  interest
and income taxes of $883,000 in the first two quarters of Fiscal 1997  primarily
due to the overall  increase  in net sales,  lower  manufacturing  costs for the
Segment's automotive  operations due to the pending sale of the business and the
reversal of certain rebate accruals applicable to such business. Also, increased
production  costs were  incurred  in the first two  quarters of Fiscal 1997 as a
result of a raw materials supplier's decision to exit its business. As a result,
the Segment  incurred  additional costs in the first two quarters of Fiscal 1997
to qualify its products  using  comparable  raw materials  available  from other
supply sources.

The  Specialty  Adhesives  Segment's  loss  before  interest  and  income  taxes
decreased in the first two quarters of Fiscal 1998 to $225,000  from $267,000 in
the  first two  quarters  of Fiscal  1997.  The  decrease  is  primarily  due to
increased  sales in the first two quarters of Fiscal 1998  compared to the first
two  quarters  of Fiscal  1997.  The prior year loss had been  minimized  by the
effect of a reduction of reserves  established  in connection  with the Ensolite
sale based upon the  refinement  of  management's  estimate  of such cost in the
first two quarters of Fiscal 1997.

Amortization  of  reorganization   value  in  excess  of  amounts  allocable  to
identifiable assets in the first two quarters of Fiscal 1998 and Fiscal 1997 was
$377,000.

Miscellaneous expense not allocated to the segments in the first two quarters of
Fiscal 1998 was approximately $1,243,000 compared to $2,501,000 in the first two
quarters  of Fiscal  1997.  In Fiscal 1998 the  Company  changed its  allocation
method for  corporate  costs.  Fiscal 1997  amounts have been  reclassified  for
comparability.

Interest  Expense.  Interest  expense in the first two  quarters  of Fiscal 1998
increased  to  $5,044,000  from  $4,669,000  in the first two quarters of Fiscal
1997. The increase is primarily due to increased  borrowings under the Company's
revolving  line of credit  agreement  as well as  interest  incurred on the debt
related to the Company's  business  acquisitions in the fourth quarter of Fiscal
1997.

Income Tax  (Expense)  Benefit.  Income tax expense in the first two quarters of
Fiscal 1998 was  $2,298,000  as compared to an income tax benefit of $875,000 in
the first two quarters of Fiscal 1997.  The  provisions for income tax (expense)
benefit were calculated  through the use of the estimated income tax rates based
on annualized income (loss).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the first  two  quarters  of  Fiscal  1998,  operating  activities  provided
$10,251,000 of cash as compared to $8,307,000 used during the first two quarters
of Fiscal 1997.  The increase in cash provided by operating  activities  for the
Fiscal  1998 period is  primarily  attributable  to  increased  net income,  the
decrease in accounts receivable and increase in accounts payable.

Net cash used in investing  activities for the first two quarters of Fiscal 1998
was  $3,171,000 as compared to $7,328,000  used during the first two quarters of
Fiscal 1997. Net cash was used to purchase property,  plant and equipment during
the comparative  periods.  The increase in expenditures for property,  plant and
equipment  during the first two  quarters  of Fiscal 1997 was  primarily  due to
retrofitting  the South Bend,  Indiana  facility to  accommodate  the  Company's
adhesives and sealants business.

Net cash  used in  financing  activities  was  $7,249,000  during  the first two
quarters of Fiscal 1998 as compared to $13,690,000 provided during the first two
quarters of Fiscal  1997.  Primary uses of cash during the first two quarters of
Fiscal 1998 were the repayment of revolving  credit advances and the purchase of
594,500  shares  treasury stock for  $2,843,000.  The cash provided by financing
activities in the first two quarters of Fiscal 1997 was partially  offset by the
redemption  of the  remaining  35 shares of the Series B Preferred  Stock at par
value for $5,250,000.

The Company had approximately  $75,000 in cash and cash equivalents on March 29,
1998 as compared  to  approximately  $244,000 at  September  28,  1997.  Working
capital at March 29, 1998 was  $30,723,000  compared to $33,358,000 at September
28,  1997.  The Company had  $10,986,000  of  outstanding  borrowings  under its
$25,000,000 revolving credit facility (subject to a borrowing base limitation of
approximately  $21,897,000 at March 29, 1998). The principal uses of cash during
the first two quarters of Fiscal 1998 were payment of the  semi-annual  interest
payment on the  Company's  Senior  Secured  Notes,  the  repurchase of stock for
treasury,  the purchase of a technology  license from Emcore Corporation and the
repayment of revolving credit advances.  The Company believes that cash from its
operations  and its  ability  to borrow  under  the  revolving  credit  facility
mentioned above as well as the April 1998  refinancing as discussed in Note 8 of
the condensed  consolidated financial statements provide it sufficient liquidity
to  finance  its  existing  level  of  operations  and  meet  its  debt  service
obligations.  However,  there can be no assurance that the Company's  operations
together with amounts  available  under the  revolving  credit  facilities  will
continue to be sufficient to finance its existing  level of operations  and meet
its debt service obligations. The Company's ability to meet its debt service and
other obligations depends upon its future performance, which in turn, is subject
to general  economic  conditions  and to financial,  business and other factors,
including  factors  beyond the  Company's  control.  If the Company is unable to
generate  sufficient  cash flow from  operations,  it may be  required to obtain
additional financing. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
obtain such  additional  financing.  The Company  believes that it currently has
sufficient liquidity to finance its existing level of operations.

Effects of Inflation

The markets in which the Company sells products are competitive.  In particular,
the Company has generally encountered effective resistance to price increases in
connection  with its sales of coated fabrics to the automotive  industry and its
sales  of  acrylics  to  the  aerospace  industry.   Thus,  in  an  inflationary
environment  the Company  may not in all  instances  be able to pass  through to
consumers general price increases;  the Company's operations could be materially
impacted if such conditions were to occur.  The Company has not in the past been
adversely impacted by general price inflation.

Forward Looking Information

Statements made herein that are  forward-looking in nature within the meaning of
the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995 are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ  materially.  Such risks
and  uncertainties  include,  but are not limited to, those  related to business
conditions  and the  financial  strength  of the various  markets  served by the
Company,  the level of spending for such products and the ability of the Company
to successfully manufacture and market its products.


<PAGE>


                                     PART II
                                OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.           Legal Proceedings

         (a)      The Company knows of no material pending legal  proceedings to
                  which the Company or any of its  subsidiaries is a party or of
                  which any of their  property is the subject other than routine
                  litigation  incidental  to the  Company's  business  except as
                  described below.

         (b)      By letter dated April 2, 1998, the United States Environmental
                  Protection Agency ("EPA") sent the Company a general notice of
                  liability  concerning  the  plant  previously  leased  by  the
                  Company's   Uniroyal   Adhesives  and  Sealants   Division  in
                  Mishawaka,  Indiana. The Company does not presently anticipate
                  any material  liability in connection  with the site,  and, in
                  any  event,  if the  Company  is  found to have  liability  in
                  connection  with the site, it is  anticipated  such  liability
                  will be subject to the terms of the EPA's Settlement Agreement
                  which is described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
                  for the fiscal year ended September 28, 1997.

         (c)      By letter dated January 30, 1998,  the United  States  Federal
                  Trade Commission (the "Commission")  notified the Company that
                  it  was  conducting  a  non-public   investigation   into  the
                  Company's  acquisition  of the Townsend  Plastics  Division of
                  Townsend  Industries,  Inc. in order to determine  whether the
                  transaction  violated  Section 7 of the  Clayton  Act,  15 USC
                  Section 18, Section 5 of the Federal Trade  Commission Act, 15
                  USC Section 45, or any other law enforced by the Federal Trade
                  Commission. The Company completed the acquisition on September
                  5, 1997. The Company has been  cooperating with the Commission
                  in its  investigation.  The Company does not know what, if any
                  action, will result from the Commission's investigation.

         (d)      No legal proceedings were terminated during the second quarter
                  ended March 29, 1998, other than routine litigation incidental
                  to the Company's business.

Item 2.           Changes in Securities

                  None.

Item 3.           Default upon Senior Securities

                  None.

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

                  On February 6, 1998,  the Company  held its annual  meeting of
                  stockholders  in  Sarasota,  Florida.  A total  of  12,754,139
                  shares of capital  stock of the Company were  entitled to vote
                  at the meeting.  Of this amount,  25,200 votes were present in
                  person and 8,142,165 were  represented by proxy. The number of
                  shares that were present at the meeting  constituted  a quorum
                  for the  transaction of all business that was to be considered
                  at the meeting.  At that time certain proposals were submitted
                  to a vote by the stockholders.

                  Proposal  number 1 was to elect eight  directors for a term of
                  one  year to be  elected  by  holders  of  common  stock.  The
                  following directors were elected:
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                                                                     Voted For              Withheld
                  <S>                                                <C>                    <C>    
                  Peter C.B. Bynoe                                   8,195,287              13,678
                  Howard R. Curd                                     8,188,007              20,958
                  Richard D. Kimbel                                  8,184,715              24,250
                  Curtis L. Mack                                     8,194,307              14,658
                  Roland H. Meyer                                    8,195,187              13,778
                  John A. Porter                                     8,195,257              13,708
                  Thomas J. Russell                                  8,195,487              13,478
                  Robert L. Soran                                    8,195,607              13,358

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<PAGE>

                  Proposal  number 2 was to  consider  and take  action upon the
                  ratification  of the  selection  of  Deloitte  & Touche LLP to
                  serve as the  independent  public  accountants for the Company
                  for the fiscal year ending  September 27, 1998.  The following
                  summarizes the results of the vote:


                      Voted For               Voted Against         Abstained
                          
                      8,178,437                  24,589               5,939

Item 5.           Other Information

                  None

Item 6.           Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)      Exhibits

                  Credit Agreement between High Performance  Plastics,  Inc., as
                  Borrower,   Uniroyal  Technology  Corporation,   Uniroyal  HPP
                  Holdings,  Inc., the banks,  financial  institutions and other
                  institutional  lenders named therein,  Fleet National Bank (as
                  Initial  Issuing  Bank,  Swing  Line  Bank and  Administrative
                  Agent) and DLJ Capital Funding,  Inc., as Document Agent dated
                  April 14, 1998 -  incorporated  by reference to the  Company's
                  Form 8-K/A dated April 22, 1998.

                  Amendment  and Consent  Agreement  dated April 14, 1998 by and
                  between  the CIT  Group/Business  Credit,  Inc.  and  Uniroyal
                  Technology  Corporation  -  incorporated  by  reference to the
                  Company's 8-K/A dated April 22, 1998.



         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K

                  Report on Form  8-K/A  dated  April 22,  1998  related  to the
                  Credit Agreement dated April 14, 1998 between High Performance
                  Plastics, Inc., as Borrower,  Uniroyal Technology Corporation,
                  Uniroyal HPP Holdings, Inc., the banks, financial institutions
                  and other institutional lenders named therein,  Fleet National
                  Bank  (as   Initial   Issuing   Bank,   Swing  Line  Bank  and
                  Administrative  Agent)  and  DLJ  Capital  Funding,  Inc.,  as
                  Document Agent; related to the Amendment and Consent Agreement
                  between the Company and The CIT  Group/Business  Credit,  Inc.
                  dated April 14,  1998;  and related to the  defeasance  of the
                  Company's 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due June 1, 2003.


<PAGE>


                                      SIGNATURE



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.







DATE:  May 8, 1998                     By:  /s/ George J. Zulanas Jr.
       -----------                          -------------------------
                                            George J. Zulanas, Jr.
                                             Vice President, Chief Financial
                                             Officer and Treasurer

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                  This schedule contains summary information  extracted from the
                  Condensed  Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 29, 1998 and
                  the Condensed  Consolidated  Statements of Operations  for the
                  six month  period ended March 29, 1998 and is qualified in its
                  entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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