MILLER INDUSTRIES INC /TN/
10-K405, 1996-07-30
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                                   FORM 10-K
 
               /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
 
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  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR       COMMISSION FILE NO.
         ENDED                    0-24298
     APRIL 30, 1996
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                            MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
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         TENNESSEE                  62-1566286
(State or other jurisdiction     (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation or        Identification No.)
       organization)
 
   900 CIRCLE 75 PARKWAY,
        SUITE 1250,
      ATLANTA, GEORGIA                30339
   (Address of principal            (Zip Code)
     executive offices)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 988-0797
 
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          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
                    Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
 
       Name of each exchange on which registered: New York Stock Exchange
 
       Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
 
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    Indicate  by check  mark whether  the Registrant  (1) has  filed all reports
required to be filed by  Section 13 or 15(d) of  the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934  during  the preceding  12  months (or  for  such shorter  period  that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to  such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes _X_ No ____.
 
    Indicate  by check mark if disclosure  of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to  the
best  of Registrant's knowledge,  in definitive proxy  or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10K. [X]
 
    The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of  the
Registrant as of June 30, 1996 was $229,897,308, based on the closing sale price
of the Common Stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on such date. See
Item 12.
 
    At  June 30, 1996  there were 11,571,912  shares of Common  Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, outstanding.
                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
    Portions of the Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the 1996  Annual
Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III.
 
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
                            FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
                                     PART I
 
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ITEM 1.    BUSINESS...................................................................          1
ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES.................................................................          5
ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS..........................................................          5
ITEM 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS........................          6
 
                                             PART II
ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
           MATTERS....................................................................          6
ITEM 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA....................................................          6
ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
           OPERATIONS.................................................................          8
ITEM 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA................................         11
ITEM 9.    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
           DISCLOSURE.................................................................         11
 
                                            PART III
ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.........................         11
ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.....................................................         11
ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.............         11
ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.............................         11
 
                                             PART IV
ITEM 14.   EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.............         12
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS..................................................................        F-1
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE..........................................................        S-1
SIGNATURES............................................................................       II-1
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                                     PART I
 
ITEM 1.  BUSINESS
 
GENERAL
 
    Miller  Industries,  Inc. (the  "Company")  is the  largest  manufacturer of
towing and recovery equipment  in the world and  markets its products under  the
Century,  Challenger,  Holmes, Champion,  Eagle, Jige  and Boniface  brand names
through approximately 110 independent distributors in North America and  through
approximately  30  distributors  servicing  foreign  markets.  The  Company  has
recently increased its  presence in Europe  with its acquisitions  of S.A.  Jige
Lohr  Wreckers, located  in Revigny-Sur-Ornain, France,  in January  1996 and of
Boniface Engineering Limited, located in Norfolk, England, in April 1996.
 
    The Company's products consist of the  bodies of wreckers and car  carriers,
which are installed on truck chassis manufactured by third parties. Wreckers are
used  generally to  recover and  tow disabled  vehicles and  other equipment and
range in type from  the conventional tow truck  to large recovery vehicles  with
rotating  hydraulic  booms  and  60 ton  lifting  capacities.  Car  carriers are
specialized flat bed  trucks with hydraulic  tilting beds that  enable a  towing
operator  to drive or winch  a vehicle onto the  bed for transport. Car carriers
are used  to transport  new or  disabled vehicles  and other  equipment and  are
particularly effective over long distances.
 
    The  Company manufactures  its products in  five facilities  and markets its
products under seven  brand names,  achieving manufacturing  economies of  scale
while maintaining each brand's distinct product image and corresponding customer
loyalty.  The Company's products are  sold through independent distributors that
serve all  50  states, Canada  and  Mexico, as  well  as other  foreign  markets
including  the Pacific Rim,  Europe and the Middle  East. The Company's wreckers
and car carriers are used primarily by professional towing operators, owners  of
service  stations  and  repair  shops, equipment  rental  companies  and salvage
operators.
 
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
 
    On July 26, 1996, the Company announced  that it had agreed to acquire  four
towing  equipment  distribution  companies  with  historical  revenues  totaling
approximately $40 million annually. The companies, located in Atlanta,  Chicago,
Denver  and  Vancouver,  currently  market Company  products  as  well  as other
specialty transportation equipment. These acquisitions  will form the core of  a
new  division of the Company  which will be responsible  for the development and
continuity of the towing equipment  distribution business. The transactions  are
structured   as  stock  swaps   involving  the  issuance   of  an  aggregate  of
approximately 200,000 shares of common stock.  All are expected to close in  the
first or second quarter of fiscal 1997, subject to the satisfaction of customary
conditions.
 
PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
 
    The   Company's  engineering  staff,   in  consultation  with  manufacturing
personnel, uses computer-aided design  and stress analysis  systems to test  new
product  designs and to  integrate various product  improvements. In addition to
offering product innovations, the Company focuses on developing or licensing new
technology for its products.
 
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
 
    The development of  the underlift  parallel linkage  and L-arms  in 1982  is
considered  one of the  most innovative developments in  the wrecker industry in
the last 25 years.  This technology is significant  primarily because it  allows
the   damage-free  towing  of  reengineered  vehicles  made  of  lighter  weight
materials.  Patents  for  these  technologies  were  granted  to  an   operating
subsidiary  of the Company in 1987 and 1989. These patents expire in 2004. These
innovations, particularly  the L-arm  device,  are used  in  a majority  of  the
commercial  wreckers today. Management believes that utilization of such devices
without a license  is an infringement  of the Company's  patents. Recently,  the
Company  successfully litigated an  infringement suit in  which the jury verdict
confirmed the  validity of  the  Company's patents  on these  technologies.  The
Company also holds a number of other utility and
 
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design  patents  covering other  products,  including the  "Eagle-Claw"  hook up
system and the car carrier anti-tilt  device. The Company has also obtained  the
rights to use and develop certain technologies owned or patented by others.
 
    The  Company's  trademarks  "Century,"  "Holmes,"  "Champion,"  "Formula I,"
"Eagle Claw  SelfLoading  Wheellift,"  "Pro Star"  and  "Street  Runner,"  among
others,  are registered with the United  States Patent and Trademark Office. The
Company has applied for trademark registration of "Challenger," as well as other
marks. Management believes that the Company's trademarks are well-recognized  by
dealers,  distributors  and  end-users  in  their  respective  markets  and  are
associated with a high level of quality and value.
 
PRODUCT WARRANTIES AND INSURANCE
 
    The Company offers a  12-month limited product and  service warranty on  its
wrecker  and car carrier products. The Company's warranty generally provides for
repair or replacement of failed parts or components. Warranty service is usually
performed by the Company  or an authorized distributor.  Due to its emphasis  on
quality  production, the Company's warranty expense in fiscal 1996 averaged less
than 1% of net  sales. Management believes that  the Company maintains  adequate
general liability and product liability insurance.
 
MANUFACTURING
 
    The  manufacturing process for the  Company's products consists primarily of
cutting and bending sheet steel or aluminum into parts that are welded  together
to form the wrecker or car carrier body. Components such as hydraulic cylinders,
winches,  valves and pumps, which are  purchased by the Company from third-party
suppliers, are then attached to the frame  to form the completed wrecker or  car
carrier  body. The completed body is either  installed by the Company or shipped
by common carrier to an independent distributor where it is then installed on  a
truck  chassis. Generally, the wrecker or car  carrier bodies are painted by the
Company with a primer coat only, so that towing operators can select  customized
colors  to coordinate with chassis  colors or fleet colors.  To the extent final
painting is required  before delivery,  the Company  contracts with  independent
paint shops for such services.
 
    The  Company purchases  raw materials and  component parts from  a number of
sources. Although  the Company  has no  long term  supply contracts,  management
believes  the Company  has good  relationships with  its primary  suppliers. The
Company has experienced no significant  problems in obtaining adequate  supplies
of  raw materials and component parts to meet the requirements of its production
schedules. Management believes that the materials used in the production of  the
Company's  products are available at competitive  prices from an adequate number
of alternative suppliers. Accordingly, management does not believe that the loss
of a  single supplier  would have  a material  adverse effect  on the  Company's
business.
 
SALES AND MARKETING
 
    Management  categorizes the  towing and  recovery market  into three general
product types: light duty  wreckers, heavy duty wreckers  and car carriers.  The
light  duty wrecker market consists primarily of professional wrecker operators,
repossession towing services, municipal  and federal governmental agencies,  and
repair  shop or salvage  company owners. The  heavy duty market  is dominated by
professional  wrecker  operators  serving   the  needs  of  commercial   vehicle
operators.  The car carrier market, historically dominated by automobile salvage
companies, has  expanded  to  include  equipment  rental  companies  that  offer
delivery  service  and professional  towing operators  who desire  to complement
their  existing  towing  capabilities.  Management  estimates  that  there   are
approximately  40,000 professional towing operators  and 80,000 service station,
repair shop and  salvage operators  comprising the overall  towing and  recovery
market.
 
    The   Company's  sales  force,  which  services  the  Company's  independent
distributors, consists of 29  sales representatives, seven  of whom are  Company
employees  whose  responsibilities  include providing  administrative  and sales
support to the entire distributor  base. The remaining 22 sales  representatives
are independent contractors who market the Company's products exclusively. Sales
 
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representatives  receive commissions on  direct sales based  on product type and
brand and generally are  assigned specific territories in  which to promote  and
solicit sales of the Company's products and to maintain customer relationships.
 
    The   Company  has   developed  a   diverse  customer   base  consisting  of
approximately 110 independent distributors  in North America,  who serve all  50
states,  Canada, and Mexico, and approximately  30 distributors that serve other
foreign markets.  During  the  fiscal  year ended  April  30,  1996,  no  single
distributor  accounted for  more than  5% of  the Company's  sales. The  top ten
distributors accounted  for  approximately  30% of  sales  during  that  period.
Management  believes the Company's  broad and diverse  customer base provides it
with the  flexibility to  adapt to  market changes,  lessens its  dependence  on
particular distributors and reduces the impact of regional economic factors.
 
    To  support sales and  marketing efforts, the  Company produces demonstrator
models that are used by the Company's sales representatives and distributors. To
increase exposure to its products, the  Company also has served as the  official
recovery  team  for  many  automobile  racing  events,  including  the  Daytona,
Talladega, Atlanta and Darlington NASCAR races, the Grand Prix in Miami and  the
IMSA "24 Hours at Daytona" and "12 Hours at Sebring" races, among others.
 
    The  Company routinely responds to requests for proposals or bid invitations
in consultation with its  local distributors. The Company  has been selected  by
the  United States  General Services  Administration as  an approved  source for
certain federal and defense agencies. The Company intends to continue to  pursue
government contracting opportunities.
 
    The  towing and recovery equipment  industry places heavy marketing emphasis
on product exhibitions at national and  regional trade shows. In order to  focus
its  marketing efforts and  to control marketing costs,  the Company has reduced
its participation in regional  trade shows and now  concentrates its efforts  on
five  of the major trade shows each year. The Company works with its distributor
network to concentrate on various regional shows.
 
COMPETITION
 
    The  towing  and  recovery   equipment  manufacturing  industry  is   highly
competitive  for sales to distributors and towing operators. Management believes
that competition in the towing and recovery equipment industry is a function  of
product  quality  and  innovation,  reputation,  technology,  customer  service,
product availability and  price. The Company  competes on the  basis of each  of
these  criteria, with an emphasis on product quality and innovation and customer
service. Management  also  believes  that  a  manufacturer's  relationship  with
distributors  is a  key component of  success in the  industry. Accordingly, the
Company has invested substantial resources  and management time in building  and
maintaining  strong  relationships with  distributors. Management  also believes
that the Company's products are regarded as high quality within their particular
price points.  The  Company's  marketing  strategy is  to  continue  to  compete
primarily on the basis of quality and reputation rather than solely on the basis
of  price, and to  continue to target  the growing group  of professional towing
operators who as end-users recognize the quality of the Company's products.
 
    Traditionally, the  capital  requirements  for entry  into  the  towing  and
recovery  manufacturing industry have been relatively low. Management believes a
manufacturer's capital resources and  access to technological improvements  have
become  a  more  integral component  of  success in  recent  years. Accordingly,
management believes that the  Company's ownership of patents  on certain of  the
industry's leading technologies has given it a competitive advantage. Certain of
the Company's competitors may have greater financial and other resources and may
provide more dealer and retail customer financing than the Company.
 
BACKLOG
 
    The  Company produces virtually all of  its products to order. The Company's
backlog is based  upon customer purchase  orders that the  Company believes  are
firm.  The  level  of  backlog  at  any  particular  time,  however,  is  not an
appropriate indicator  of  the  future operating  performance  of  the  Company.
 
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Certain  purchase  orders  are  subject to  cancellation  by  the  customer upon
notification. Given the Company's production and delivery schedules, as well  as
the  recent  plant  expansions,  management believes  that  the  current backlog
represents less than three months of production.
 
EMPLOYEES
 
    At April 30, 1996,  the Company employed approximately  500 people. None  of
the  Company's employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, though
its employees  in  France and  England  have  certain similar  rights  by  their
respective  government's  employment  regulations.  The  Company  considers  its
employee relations to be good.
 
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
 
    The Company's operations are  subject to federal, state  and local laws  and
regulations   relating   to   the  generation,   storage,   handling,  emission,
transportation and  discharge  of  materials into  the  environment.  Management
believes  that  the Company  is in  substantial  compliance with  all applicable
federal,  state  and  local  provisions  relating  to  the  protection  of   the
environment.  The  costs of  complying  with environmental  protection  laws and
regulations has not  had a material  adverse impact on  the Company's  financial
condition  or results of  operations in the past  and is not  expected to have a
material adverse impact in the future.
 
    The Company  is also  subject to  the Magnuson-Moss  Warranty Federal  Trade
Commission  Improvement  Act which  regulates the  description of  warranties on
products. The description  and substance  of the Company's  warranties are  also
subject to a variety of federal and state laws and regulations applicable to the
manufacturing   of  vehicle  components.   Management  believes  that  continued
compliance with various  government regulations will  not materially affect  the
operations of the Company.
 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
 
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William G. Miller..................  49   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey I. Badgley.................  44   President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Frank Madonia......................  47   Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
J. Vincent Mish....................  45   Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
L. Stanley Neely...................  49   Vice President
Daniel N. Sebastian................  52   Vice President
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    WILLIAM  G. MILLER has served  as Chairman of the  Board and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company since April 1994 and spends substantially all of his time
on Company matters. He also served as  President of the Company from April  1994
to  June 1996. Mr. Miller served as  Chairman of Miller Group, Inc., from August
1990 through May 1994, as its President  from August 1990 to March 1993, and  as
its  Chief Executive  Officer from  March 1993 until  May 1994.  Mr. Miller also
serves as Chairman of  Flow Measurement, Inc. ("Flow  Measurement"), a maker  of
industrial  flow meters,  and served as  its President from  February 1987 until
April 1994.  Mr. Miller  beneficially owns  80%  of the  capital stock  of  Flow
Measurement.  Prior to 1987,  Mr. Miller served  in various management positions
for Bendix  Corporation,  Neptune International  Corporation,  Wheelabrator-Frye
Inc. and The Signal Companies, Inc.
 
    JEFFREY  I. BADGLEY has  served as President and  Chief Operating Officer of
the Company since June 1996 and as  a director since January 1996. In  addition,
Mr.   Badgley  is  President  of  Miller  Industries  Towing  Equipment  and  is
responsible for the day to day  operations of the towing and recovery  equipment
business  of the Company. Mr. Badgley served as Vice President - Sales of Miller
Industries Towing Equipment from 1988 to 1996. Mr. Badgley served for over  five
years as Vice
 
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President  - Sales and Marketing  of Challenger Wrecker Corporation ("Challenger
Wrecker"), a position he held from  1982 until joining Miller Industries  Towing
Equipment.  He served as Vice-President  of the Company from  April 1994 to June
1996.
 
    FRANK MADONIA has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
the Company  since April  1994.  Mr. Madonia  served  as Secretary  and  General
Counsel  to Miller Industries  Towing Equipment since  its acquisition by Miller
Group in 1990. From  July 1987 through  April 1994, Mr.  Madonia served as  Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of Flow Measurement. Prior to 1987, Mr.
Madonia served in various legal and management positions for United States Steel
Corporation,  Neptune  International  Corporation,  Wheelabrator-Frye  Inc., The
Signal Companies,  Inc.  and Allied-Signal  Inc.  In addition,  Mr.  Madonia  is
registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
 
    J.  VINCENT MISH  is a  certified public accountant  and has  served as Vice
President, Chief  Financial Officer  and Treasurer  of the  Company since  April
1994.  Mr. Mish has served as Vice  President and Treasurer of Miller Industries
Towing Equipment since its  acquisition by Miller Group  in 1990. From  February
1987 through April 1994, Mr. Mish served as Vice President and Treasurer of Flow
Measurement.  Mr.  Mish worked  with  Touche Ross  &  Company (now  Deloitte and
Touche) for  over ten  years before  serving as  Treasurer and  Chief  Financial
Officer  of DNE  Corporation from  1982 to  1987. Mr.  Mish is  a member  of the
American Institute of  Certified Public Accountants  and the Tennessee,  Georgia
and Michigan Certified Public Accountant societies.
 
    L.  STANLEY NEELY has  served as Vice  President of the  Company since April
1994. Mr. Neely served as President  and a director of Miller Industries  Towing
Equipment from December 1992 to May 1994. From July 1987 through April 1990, Mr.
Neely  served as  President of  Hersey Measurement  Company, a  division of Flow
Measurement, and from 1990  to 1992, he served  in various management  positions
for  Challenger Wrecker and Miller Industries Towing Equipment. Mr. Neely served
as President of Trackmobile, Inc., an industrial vehicle manufacturer, from 1984
to 1987. Prior to 1984, he served  in various management positions for the  Heil
Corporation.
 
    DANIEL  N. SEBASTIAN has served as Vice President of the Company since April
1994. Mr. Sebastian has also served as President of Champion Carrier Corporation
("Champion"), a wholly  owned subsidiary of  the Company, since  July 1993.  Mr.
Sebastian  served  as Vice  President of  SAFEREC, Inc.,  a towing  and recovery
distributorship, from 1987  until 1988, at  which time he  became the  operating
manager of Champion. Mr. Sebastian has over 20 years of experience in the towing
and recovery industry.
 
ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES
 
    The  Company operates two single story, steel frame manufacturing facilities
in the  United  States;  one in  Ooltewah,  Tennessee  containing  approximately
150,000  square feet;  and the  other in  Hermitage, Pennsylvania  consisting of
approximately 95,000 square feet. The Ooltewah plant, which produces light  duty
and  heavy  duty wreckers,  employs approximately  60 office  administration and
supervisory staff and approximately 240 production workers. The Hermitage plant,
which produces car carriers, employs five office administration and  supervisory
staff and approximately 100 production workers. The Company operates a day shift
at  both plants and a  partial second shift at  Ooltewah. The Company leases its
executive offices in Atlanta, Georgia pursuant to a lease expiring in 1997.
 
    The Company recently added 22,500 square feet of production capacity at  its
Hermitage  facility  and  approximately  15,000  square  feet  at  its  Ooltewah
facility.  Management  believes  that  these  plant  expansions,  combined  with
additional  trained personnel,  will allow  the Company  to increase production,
given its current product mix. The Company owns the Ooltewah facility, and  also
purchased  the  Hermitage  facility  in  February  1996.  As  part  of  the Jige
acquisition,   the    Company    acquired   a    manufacturing    facility    in
Revigny-Sur-Ornain,  France  which  employs  approximately  100  production  and
 
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administrative manufacturing  personnel. In  addition, Jige  has a  facility  in
Bar-le-duc, France. As part of the Boniface Engineering acquisition, the Company
acquired a manufacturing and administrative facility in Norfolk, England.
 
ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
    The  Company is,  from time to  time, a  party to litigation  arising in the
normal course of its business. Management  believes that none of these  actions,
individually  or in the  aggregate, will have  a material adverse  effect on the
financial position or results of operations of the Company.
 
ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
    No matters were submitted  to a vote of  security holders of the  Registrant
during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Report.
 
                                    PART II
 
ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
    The  Registrant's  Common Stock  is traded  on the  New York  Stock Exchange
("NYSE") under the  symbol "MLR." The  following table sets  forth the range  of
high  and low sales  prices for the Common  Stock for the  period from August 2,
1994, when public  trading of  the Common Stock  commenced, as  reported on  the
Nasdaq  Stock Market's National Market through  December 19, 1995 and thereafter
on the NYSE. The price quotations for the Nasdaq National market trading  period
reflect inter-dealer prices, without adjustment for retail mark-up, mark-down or
commission  and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. The following
prices have been adjusted to reflect  the 3-for-2 stock split effected on  April
12, 1996.
 
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FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1995
  Second Quarter (beginning August 2, 1994)..................................................  $   10.00  $    7.33
  Third Quarter..............................................................................      12.25       9.00
  Fourth Quarter.............................................................................      12.33      11.09
 
FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1996
  First Quarter..............................................................................      12.92      11.00
  Second Quarter.............................................................................      13.67      10.83
  Third Quarter..............................................................................      19.33      13.25
  Fourth Quarter.............................................................................      30.63      17.58
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    The  approximate number of holders of record and beneficial owners of Common
Stock as of July 15, 1996 was 1,400 and 3,400, respectively.
 
    The Registrant has never  declared cash dividends on  the Common Stock.  The
Registrant  intends  to retain  its  earnings to  finance  the expansion  of its
business and  does  not anticipate  paying  cash dividends  in  the  foreseeable
future. Any future determination as to the payment of cash dividends will depend
upon  such factors as earnings, capital requirements, the Registrant's financial
condition,  restrictions  in  financing  agreements  and  other  factors  deemed
relevant  by the Board of Directors. The  payment of dividends by the Registrant
is restricted by its revolving credit facility.
 
ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
    The following table sets forth  the selected consolidated financial data  of
the  Company, which should be read  in conjunction with "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of  Financial Condition  and Results  of Operations"  and with  the
Company's  Consolidated  Financial Statements  and  Notes thereto.  The selected
consolidated financial data  for the years  ended April 30,  1996 and 1995,  the
nine months ended April 30, 1994 and the years ended July 31, 1993 and 1992 have
been  derived from the consolidated financial  statements of the Company audited
by  Arthur   Andersen  LLP,   independent  public   accountants.  The   selected
consolidated   financial   data  for   the   twelve  months   ended   April  30,
 
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1994 have been derived from  the unaudited consolidated financial statements  of
the  Company which in the opinion  of management, include all adjustments (which
consist of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair  presentation
of  the financial condition and  results of operations of  the Company for those
periods.
 
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                                                                                   TWELVE
                                                               YEARS ENDED         MONTHS      NINE MONTHS       YEARS ENDED
                                                                APRIL 30,           ENDED         ENDED            JULY 31,
                                                           --------------------   APRIL 30,     APRIL 30,    --------------------
                                                             1996       1995      1994 (1)      1994 (2)       1993       1992
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
                                                                           (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S>                                                        <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>
STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA:
    Net sales............................................  $ 125,706  $  94,722   $  57,939     $  45,873    $  43,352  $  32,567
    Cost of sales........................................    104,820     78,463      46,681        37,164       34,622     25,552
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
    Gross profit.........................................     20,886     16,259      11,258         8,709        8,730      7,015
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
Operating expenses:
    Selling..............................................      5,709      4,922       4,032         3,039        3,567      2,946
    General and administrative...........................      2,953      2,671       3,255         2,400        2,972      2,337
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
Income from operations...................................     12,224      8,666       3,971         3,270        2,191      1,732
Interest income (expense), net...........................        303        (79)       (128)          (99)        (129)    (1,070)
Other income (expense), net..............................       (118)        74          56            51           35         19
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
Income before income taxes, extraordinary gain and
 cumulative effect of accounting change..................     12,409      8,661       3,899         3,222        2,097        681
Provision for income taxes...............................     (4,616)    (3,255)     (1,200)       (1,200)           0          0
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
Income before extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of
 accounting change.......................................      7,793      5,406       2,699         2,022        2,097        681
Extraordinary gain on debt retirement (less applicable
 income taxes of $175,000)...............................          0        288           0             0            0          0
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income
 taxes...................................................          0          0         379           379            0          0
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
Net income...............................................      7,793      5,694       3,078         2,401        2,097        681
Preferred stock dividends................................          0          0         (66)          (38)        (111)         0
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
Net income available for common shareholders.............  $   7,793  $   5,694   $   3,012     $   2,363    $   1,986  $     681
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
Net income per common share (3):
    Before extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of
     accounting change...................................  $    0.74  $    0.61   $    0.43     $    0.32    $    0.32  $    0.11
    Extraordinary gain on debt retirement................       0.00       0.03        0.00          0.00         0.00       0.00
    Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income
     taxes...............................................       0.00       0.00        0.06          0.06         0.00       0.00
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
                                                           $    0.74  $    0.64   $    0.49     $    0.38    $    0.32  $    0.11
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
                                                           ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent
 shares outstanding (3)..................................     10,501      8,943       6,158         6,158        6,158      6,158
 
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT PERIOD END):
    Working capital......................................  $  49,677  $  16,918                 $   7,890    $   3,240  $    (425)
    Total assets.........................................     99,323     49,375                    28,556       21,090     16,934
    Long term debt, less current portion.................      3,713         97                    14,180        8,870     11,444
    Cumulative redeemable preferred stock................          0          0                     4,094        4,056          0
    Common shareholders' equity (deficit)................     65,123     26,469                    (2,129)      (1,466)    (3,932)
</TABLE>
 
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(1)  The twelve month period  ended April 30, 1994  is presented for  comparison
     only.
 
(2)  In   connection  with  the  reorganization  preceding  the  initial  public
     offering, the Company adopted an April 30 year end.
 
(3)  Net income per common share and  the weighted average number of common  and
     common  equivalent shares outstanding are computed after giving retroactive
     effect of the 3-for-2  common stock split effected  April 12, 1996 and  the
     issuance  of  6,157,500  shares  of common  stock  in  connection  with the
     reorganization in April 1994.
 
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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS
 
    The  following  discussion  of  the  results  of  operations  and  financial
condition  of the Registrant should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto.
 
GENERAL
 
    Under the Company's accounting policies,  sales are recorded when  equipment
is  shipped to  independent distributors or  other customers.  While the Company
manufactures only the bodies of wreckers,  which are installed on truck  chassis
manufactured by third parties, the Company sometimes purchases the truck chassis
for  resale  to  its customers.  Sales  of Company-purchased  truck  chassis are
included in net  sales. Margins  are substantially lower  on completed  recovery
vehicles  containing Company-purchased chassis because  the markup over the cost
of the chassis is nominal.
 
    The Company's net sales  have historically been lower  in its first  quarter
when  compared to the  prior quarter due  in part to  decisions by purchasers of
light duty wreckers to defer wrecker purchases near the end of the chassis model
year. The Company's net sales have historically been relatively stronger in  its
fourth  quarter due  in part to  sales made  at the largest  towing and recovery
equipment trade show.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
    YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1996 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1995
 
    Net sales  for the  year ended  April  30, 1996  increased 32.7%  to  $125.7
million  from $94.7 million for  the comparable period in  1995. The increase in
net sales was primarily  the result of  higher unit sales volume  in all of  the
Company's  product lines and an  increase in units sold  complete with the truck
chassis included. Sales of Company-purchased truck chassis included in net sales
were $43.7 million  and $26.0 million  for the  years ended April  30, 1996  and
1995,  respectively. The  growth in  unit sales  volume resulted  from continued
market growth and market share gains.
 
    Gross profit for  the year  ended April 30,  1996 increased  28.5% to  $20.9
million  from $16.3 million for the comparable period in 1995. Gross profit as a
percentage of net sales  decreased to 16.6% from  17.2%. This decrease in  gross
profit  margin  resulted primarily  from increased  sales of  completed recovery
vehicles. Gross  profit margin  on wrecker  unit sales  excluding truck  chassis
sales  was 24.6%  for the year  ended April 30,  1996, compared to  23.9% in the
comparable 1995 period.
 
    Selling expense for fiscal  1996 increased 16.0% to  $5.7 million from  $4.9
million  for the comparable period of 1995.  The increase in selling expense was
due primarily  to higher  commission expenses  resulting from  increased  sales.
General  and administrative expense for the  year ended April 30, 1996 increased
10.6% to $3.0 million  from $2.7 million for  1995. This increase was  primarily
the  result of increased expenses associated with the higher volume of sales and
the Company's recent acquisitions. Overall,  operating expenses as a  percentage
of  net sales decreased  to 6.9% in the  1996 fiscal year from  8.0% in the 1995
period. Interest income increased  due to the investment  of the cash  generated
from the January 1996 stock offering.
 
    An  extraordinary gain  of $288,000  (net of  income taxes  of $175,000) was
recognized in the year ended April 30, 1995 as the result of the early repayment
of certain debt obligations.  The carrying amount of  the debt included  accrued
interest which was forgiven in a previous debt restructuring but which was being
amortized  prospectively over the term  of the debt agreement  since the date of
its forgiveness.  Upon early  repayment of  the underlying  debt, the  remaining
balance of the unamortized interest was recognized as an extraordinary gain. See
Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
    The  effective rate of the provision for  income taxes was 37.2% in the year
ended April 30, 1996 and 37.6% for the comparable 1995 period.
 
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    YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1995 COMPARED TO TWELVE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 1994
 
    Net sales for the year ended April 30, 1995 increased 63.5% to $94.7 million
from $57.9 million for the comparable period in 1994. The increase in net  sales
was  primarily the result  of higher unit  sales volume in  all of the Company's
product lines and  an increase  in units sold  complete with  the truck  chassis
included.  Sales of Company-purchased  truck chassis included  in net sales were
$26.0 million and $10.1 million for the year ended April 30, 1995 and the twelve
months ended  April 30,  1994, respectively.  The growth  in unit  sales  volume
resulted from continued market growth and market share gains. In addition, funds
provided  by  the  Company's  initial public  offering  allowed  the  Company to
increase inventory in order to accelerate  production which in turn enabled  the
Company to better meet demand.
 
    Gross  profit for  the year  ended April 30,  1995 increased  44.4% to $16.3
million from $11.3 million for the comparable period in 1994. Gross profit as  a
percentage  of net sales decreased  to 17.2% from 19.4%.  This decrease in gross
profit margin  resulted primarily  from increased  sales of  completed  recovery
vehicles.  Gross profit  margin on  wrecker unit  sales excluding  truck chassis
sales was 23.9%  for the year  ended April 30,  1995, compared to  23.7% in  the
comparable 1994 period.
 
    Selling  expense for fiscal  1995 increased 22.1% to  $4.9 million from $4.0
million for the comparable period of  1994. The increase in selling expense  was
due  primarily  to higher  commission expenses  resulting from  increased sales.
General and administrative expense for the  year ended April 30, 1995  decreased
17.9%  to $2.7 million from  $3.2 million for 1994.  This decrease was primarily
the result of  expenses associated with  the settlement of  obligations under  a
pre-reorganization  incentive equity  participation plan  for certain management
employees which were included in general and administrative expense in 1994  and
were  not  applicable in  fiscal 1995.  General  and administrative  expense was
otherwise unchanged. Overall, operating  expenses as a  percentage of net  sales
decreased to 8.0% in the 1995 fiscal year from 12.6% in the 1994 period.
 
    An  extraordinary gain  of $288,000  (net of  income taxes  of $175,000) was
recognized in the year ended April 30, 1995 as the result of the early repayment
of certain debt obligations.  The carrying amount of  the debt included  accrued
interest which was forgiven in a previous debt restructuring but which was being
amortized  prospectively over the term  of the debt agreement  since the date of
its forgiveness.  Upon early  repayment of  the underlying  debt, the  remaining
balance of the unamortized interest was recognized as an extraordinary gain. See
Note  4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial  Statements. A cumulative effect of a
change in accounting for income taxes  was recognized in the amount of  $379,000
in  the  twelve month  period  ended April  30,  1994. See  Note  9 of  Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
    The effective rate of the provision for  income taxes was 37.6% in the  year
ended  April 30, 1995 and 30.8% for the comparable 1994 period because there was
no income tax provision in the first three months of the 1994 period due to  the
utilization of previously unrecognized deferred tax benefits (primarily tax loss
carryforwards).
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
    The  Company's primary  capital requirements  are for  working capital, debt
service and capital expenditures.  The Company has  financed its operations  and
growth  from internally  generated funds  and debt  financing and,  since August
1994, in  part  from the  proceeds  from its  initial  public offering  and  its
subsequent  public offering completed  in January 1996. The  net proceeds of the
initial public  offering  of approximately  $23.3  million were  used  to  repay
long-term  debt, redeem cumulative preferred stock of a wholly owned subsidiary,
increase working  capital,  provide funds  for  capital expenditures  and  other
general corporate purposes.
 
    Cash  used in operating activities was $0.3 million for the year ended April
30, 1996  as compared  to $3.7  million used  in operations  for the  comparable
period of 1995. The increase in cash from operations was primarily the result of
increases  in profitability, the  timing of inventory  receipts and increases in
other non-cash expenses offset in part by the timing of cash disbursements.
 
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    Cash used in investing activities was $9.2 million for the year ended  April
30,  1996 compared to $2.1  million for the year ended  April 30, 1995. The cash
used in investing activities  was primarily for the  purchases of Jige Lohr  and
Boniface  Engineering and  for capital expenditures,  including plant expansions
and equipment purchases in fiscal 1996 and in the comparable period in 1995.
 
    Cash provided by financing activities was  $31.0 million for the year  ended
April  30, 1996 compared to  $7.8 million for the  comparable period in 1995. On
January 31, 1996, the  Company completed a public  offering of its Common  Stock
which resulted in net proceeds after underwriting discount and offering expenses
of  $30.2 million. The net proceeds are to  be used to repay debt, including the
debt incurred in the acquisition of Jige Lohr, for working capital, for  capital
expenditures,  for potential future strategic acquisitions and for other general
corporate purposes.
 
    The Company  has a  $25  million unsecured  revolving credit  facility  with
NationsBank  of Tennessee,  N.A. (the  "Credit Facility").  Borrowings under the
Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to the 30-day LIBOR plus 1.4%.  At
April  30, 1996, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility.
The Credit Facility  imposes restrictions  on the  Company with  respect to  the
maintenance  of certain financial  ratios and specified  tangible net worth, the
incurrence of indebtedness,  the sale of  assets, mergers, capital  expenditures
and  the payment of dividends. In January 1996, the Company purchased all of the
outstanding capital  stock  of Jige  Lohr  for  a price  of  approximately  $2.9
million,  including acquisition costs  and the assumption  of approximately $1.8
million of certain debt obligations. The  Company drew upon its Credit  Facility
to  fund  the  acquisition.  The  Company anticipates  it  will  incur  costs of
approximately $2.0 million for certain capital expenditures and working  capital
requirements  at Jige Lohr. Jige Lohr has a secured revolving credit facility in
the approximate amount of $250,000, of  which $100,000 was outstanding at  April
30,  1996. In April 1996,  the Company purchased all  of the outstanding capital
stock of Boniface Engineering  Limited for a combination  of cash, common  stock
and certain earn-out rights.
 
    The  Company has recently expanded its facilities in Hermitage, Pennsylvania
and Ooltewah, Tennessee. Capital expenditures remaining for these expansions and
additional equipment are expected to be approximately $3.0 million. The  Company
purchased   its  formerly-leased  facilities   in  Hermitage,  Pennsylvania  for
approximately $2.1 million in February  1996. Excluding the capital  commitments
set  forth above,  the Company  has no  other pending  material commitments. The
Company believes  that cash  on  hand, cash  flows  from operations  and  unused
borrowing  capacity under  the Credit  Facility will  be sufficient  to fund its
operating needs, capital expenditures and  debt service requirements for  fiscal
1997.   Management  continually  evaluates   potential  strategic  acquisitions.
Although the Company  believes that its  financial resources will  enable it  to
consider  potential  acquisitions, additional  debt or  equity financing  may be
necessary. No assurance in this regard can be given, however, since future  cash
flows  and the  availability of  financing will depend  on a  number of factors,
including prevailing  economic  conditions  and financial,  business  and  other
factors beyond the Company's control.
 
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
    In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
121  (SFAS 121) on  accounting for the impairment  of long-lived assets, certain
identifiable intangibles, and goodwill  related to assets to  be held and  used.
The Company adopted SFAS 121 effective May 1, 1996. The adoption of SFAS 121 did
not  have a significant impact on the Company's financial position or results of
operations.
 
    In November 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued  Statement
No.  123 (SFAS 123)  on accounting for stock-based  compensation. While SFAS 123
does  not  require  a   change  in  the   present  accounting  for   stock-based
compensation, it does require certain audited pro forma disclosures. The Company
adopted  the  disclosure requirements  of SFAS  123 effective  May 1,  1996. The
Company does  not  intend  to  change its  present  accounting  for  stock-based
compensation  and has not  yet determined the  effect of the  required pro forma
disclosures.
 
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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
    The response to this item is included in Part IV, Item 14 of this Report.
 
ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
         FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
    Not applicable.
 
                                    PART III
 
ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
 
    The information  contained  under  the  heading  "PROPOSAL  1:  ELECTION  OF
DIRECTORS"  in  the  definitive  Proxy Statement  used  in  connection  with the
solicitation of proxies for the  Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders  to
be  held  August 30,  1996, filed  with the  Commission, is  hereby incorporated
herein by reference. Pursuant to Instruction 3  to Paragraph (b) of Item 401  of
Regulation S-K, information relating to the executive officers of the Registrant
is included in Item 1 of this Report.
 
ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
    The  information contained under the heading "EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION" in the
definitive Proxy Statement used in  connection with the solicitation of  proxies
for  the Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held August 30, 1996,
filed with the  Commission, is hereby  incorporated herein by  reference. In  no
event  shall the information contained in the Proxy Statement under the headings
"Compensation Committee  Report  on  Executive  Compensation"  and  "Performance
Graph" be deemed incorporated herein by such reference.
 
ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
 
    The  information contained under the  heading "SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS  AND MANAGEMENT"  in the  definitive Proxy  Statement used  in
connection  with the solicitation of proxies for the Registrant's Annual Meeting
of Shareholders to be held August 30, 1996, filed with the Commission, is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
 
    For purposes of determining the  aggregate market value of the  Registrant's
voting  stock held  by nonaffiliates, shares  held by all  current directors and
executive officers of the Registrant have  been excluded. The exclusion of  such
shares is not intended to, and shall not, constitute a determination as to which
persons  or entities  may be  "affiliates" of the  Registrant as  defined by the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
 
    The information  contained  under  the heading  "CERTAIN  RELATIONSHIPS  AND
RELATED  TRANSACTIONS" in the definitive Proxy Statement used in connection with
the solicitation of proxies for the Registrant's Annual Meeting of  Shareholders
to  be held August 30,  1996, filed with the  Commission, is hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
 
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                                    PART IV
 
ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
 
    (a) The following documents are filed as part of this Report:
 
    1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                         PAGE NUMBER
DESCRIPTION                                                                                               IN REPORT
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<S>                                                                                                   <C>
Report of Independent Public Accountants............................................................            F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 1996 and 1995...........................................            F-2
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended April 30, 1996 and 1995, and the nine months
 ended April 30, 1994...............................................................................            F-3
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the years ended April 30, 1996 and
 1995, and the nine months ended April 30, 1994.....................................................            F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended April 30, 1996 and 1995, and the nine
 months ended April 30, 1994........................................................................            F-5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..........................................................            F-6
</TABLE>
 
    2.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
 
    The following Financial Statement  Schedule for the  Registrant is filed  as
part  of this  Report and  should be read  in conjunction  with the Consolidated
Financial Statements:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        PAGE NUMBER
DESCRIPTION                                                                                              IN REPORT
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<S>                                                                                                   <C>
Report of Independent Public Accountants............................................................           S-1
Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts....................................................           S-2
</TABLE>
 
    All schedules,  except as  set  forth above,  have  been omitted  since  the
information  required is included  in the financial statements  or notes or have
been omitted as not applicable or not required.
 
    3.  EXHIBITS
 
    The following exhibits are required to be filed with this Report by Item 601
of Regulation S-K:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              INCORPORATED
                                                                   BY
                                                              REFERENCE TO
                                                              REGISTRATION                                       EXHIBIT
                                                                   OR           FORM OF                         NUMBER IN
                             DESCRIPTION                      FILE NUMBER       REPORT        DATE OF REPORT      REPORT
           ------------------------------------------------  --------------  -------------  ------------------  ----------
<S>        <C>                                               <C>             <C>            <C>                 <C>
3.1        Charter of the Registrant                            33-79430          S-1          August 1994          3.1
3.2        Bylaws of the Registrant                             33-79430          S-1          August 1994          3.2
10.1       Settlement Letter dated April 27, 1994 between       33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.7
            Miller Group, Inc. and Jeffrey S. Badgley,
            Thomas L. Cox, Marvin J. Griffin, Frank
            Madonia, J. Vincent Mish, H. Patrick Mullen, L.
            Stanley Neely and Daniel N. Sebastian (the
            "Management Group")
10.5       Participants Agreement dated as of April 30,         33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.11
            1994 between the Registrant, Century Holdings,
            Inc., Century Wrecker Corporation, William G.
            Miller and certain former shareholders of
            Miller Group, Inc.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              INCORPORATED
                                                                   BY
                                                              REFERENCE TO
                                                              REGISTRATION                                       EXHIBIT
                                                                   OR           FORM OF                         NUMBER IN
                             DESCRIPTION                      FILE NUMBER       REPORT        DATE OF REPORT      REPORT
           ------------------------------------------------  --------------  -------------  ------------------  ----------
<S>        <C>                                               <C>             <C>            <C>                 <C>
10.20      Technology Transfer Agreement dated March 21,        33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.26
            1991 between Miller Group, Inc., Verducci, Inc.
            and Jack Verducci
10.21      Form of Noncompetition Agreement between the         33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.28
            Registrant and certain officers of the
            Registrant
10.22      Form of Nonexclusive Distributor Agreement           33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.31
10.23      Loan Agreement dated as of June 28, 1994 among       33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.35
            NationsBank of Tennessee, N.A., the Registrant
            and certain subsidiaries of the Registrant
10.24      $15 million Revolving Line of Credit Note dated      33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.36
            as of June 28, 1994 from the Registrant to
            NationsBank of Tennessee, N.A.
10.25      Form of Guaranty Agreement among NationsBank of      33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.37
            Tennessee, N.A., and certain subsidiaries of
            the Registrant dated as of June 28, 1994
10.26      Negative Pledge Agreement dated as of June 28,       33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.38
            1994 among NationsBank of Tennessee, N.A., the
            Registrant and certain subsidiaries of the
            Registrant
10.27      Miller Industries, Inc. Stock Option and             33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.1
            Incentive Plan**
10.28      Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement**           33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.2
10.29      Miller Industries, Inc. Cash Bonus Plan**            33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.3
10.30      Miller Industries, Inc. Non-Employee Director        33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.4
            Stock Option Plan**
10.31      Form of Director Stock Option Agreement**            33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.5
10.32      Form of Amended and Restated Settlement and          33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.6
            Restriction Agreement dated as of April 27,
            1994 between Miller Group, Inc., Century
            Holdings, Inc. and the Management Group
10.33      Employment Agreement dated October 14, 1993          33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.29
            between Century Wrecker Corporation and Jeffrey
            I. Badgley
10.35      First Amendment to Employment Agreement between      33-79430          S-1          August 1994         10.33
            Century Wrecker Corporation and Jeffrey I.
            Badgley**
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              INCORPORATED
                                                                   BY
                                                              REFERENCE TO
                                                              REGISTRATION                                       EXHIBIT
                                                                   OR           FORM OF                         NUMBER IN
                             DESCRIPTION                      FILE NUMBER       REPORT        DATE OF REPORT      REPORT
           ------------------------------------------------  --------------  -------------  ------------------  ----------
<S>        <C>                                               <C>             <C>            <C>                 <C>
10.37      Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant         --          Form 10-K      April 30, 1995       10.37
            and each of Messrs. Madonia and Mish**
10.38      First Amendment to Miller Industries, Inc.              --          Form 10-K      April 30, 1995       10.38
            Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan**
10.39      Second Amendment to Miller Industries, Inc.             *
            Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan**
10.40      Second Amendment to Miller Industries, Inc.             *
            Stock Option and Incentive Plan**
10.41      Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 1, 1995      33-99888          S-1         December 1995        10.1
            between Jean and Monique Georges, S.A. Lohr and
            Miller Industries International, Inc.
10.42      Renewal and Modification of Revolving Line of        33-99888          S-1         December 1995        10.33
            Credit Note dated December 29, 1995
10.43      Third Amended Loan Agreement and Amendment to        33-99888          S-1         December 1995        10.34
            Guaranty Agreement Among NationsBank of
            Tennessee, N.A., the Registrant and certain
            subsidiaries of Registrant dated December 29,
            1995
10.44      Guaranty Agreement by and between Miller             33-99888          S-1         December 1995        10.35
            Industries International, Inc. and NationsBank
            of Tennessee, N.A. dated December 29, 1995
22         Subsidiaries of the Registrant                          *
23         Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP                          *
24         Power of Attorney (see signature page)                  *
27         Financial Data Schedule                                 *
</TABLE>
 
- ------------------------
 * Filed herewith.
** Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
 
    (b) No reports on Form  8-K were filed by  the Registrant during the  fourth
quarter of the Registrant's 1996 fiscal year.
 
    (c)  The Registrant hereby files as exhibits to this Report the exhibits set
forth in Item 14(a)3 hereof.
 
    (d) The Registrant  hereby files  as financial statement  schedules to  this
Report the financial statement schedule set forth in Item 14(a)2 hereof.
 
                                       14
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PAGE
                                                                            ----
<S>                                                                         <C>
Report of Independent Public Accountants..................................   F-1
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 1996 and 1995.................   F-2
 
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended April 30, 1996 and
 1995, and the Nine Months Ended April 30, 1994...........................   F-3
 
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the Years
 Ended April 30, 1996 and 1995, and the Nine Months Ended April 30,
 1994.....................................................................   F-4
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended April 30, 1996
 and 1995, and the Nine Months Ended April 30, 1994.......................   F-5
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................   F-6
</TABLE>
 
                                       15
<PAGE>
                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Miller Industries, Inc.:
 
    We  have  audited the  accompanying  consolidated balance  sheets  of MILLER
INDUSTRIES, INC. (a Tennessee corporation)  AND SUBSIDIARIES (the "Company")  as
of  April 30, 1996 and  1995 and the related  consolidated statements of income,
stockholders' equity (deficit),  and cash flows  for the years  ended April  30,
1996  and  1995, and  the  nine months  ended  April 30,  1994.  These financial
statements  are   the   responsibility   of  the   Company's   management.   Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion  on these financial statements based on
our audits.
 
    We conducted  our  audits in  accordance  with generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence  supporting
the  amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles used  and  significant estimates  made  by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
    In our opinion, the financial  statements referred to above present  fairly,
in  all material respects, the financial position of Miller Industries, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of April 30, 1996 and  1995 and the results of their  operations
and  their cash flows for the years ended  April 30, 1996 and 1995, and the nine
months ended April 30,  1994, in conformity  with generally accepted  accounting
principles.
 
    As  discussed in Note 9 to  the consolidated financial statements, effective
August 1, 1993 the Company changed its method of accounting for income taxes.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
June 21, 1996
 
                                      F-1
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            APRIL 30, 1996 AND 1995
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                     ASSETS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               1996       1995
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                                          <C>        <C>
CURRENT ASSETS:
  Cash and temporary investments...........................................................  $  24,144  $   2,561
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $966 in 1996 and $518 in
   1995....................................................................................     28,183     17,778
  Inventories..............................................................................     24,992     17,409
  Deferred income tax benefit..............................................................      1,162      1,295
  Prepaid expenses and other...............................................................        982        315
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
      Total current assets.................................................................     79,463     39,358
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT, net........................................................     13,666      5,497
GOODWILL, net..............................................................................      5,071      3,536
PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND OTHER PURCHASED PRODUCT RIGHTS, net...............................        926        984
OTHER ASSETS...............................................................................        197          0
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
                                                                                             $  99,323  $  49,375
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
 
                                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
  Current portion of long-term debt........................................................  $     651  $     650
  Lines of credit..........................................................................        100      1,000
  Accounts payable.........................................................................     21,280     16,619
  Accrued liabilities and other............................................................      7,755      4,171
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
      Total current liabilities............................................................     29,786     22,440
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS, less current portion................................................      3,713         97
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES......................................................................        701        369
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 7 and 8)
 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
  Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 11,571,336 and 9,735,938
   shares issued and outstanding in 1996 and 1995, respectively............................        115         65
  Additional paid-in capital...............................................................     54,821     23,993
  Retained earnings........................................................................     10,204      2,411
  Cumulative translation adjustment........................................................        (17)         0
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
      Total stockholders' equity...........................................................     65,123     26,469
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
                                                                                             $  99,323  $  49,375
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated balance
                                    sheets.
 
                                      F-2
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     NINE MONTHS
                                                                          YEARS ENDED APRIL 30,         ENDED
                                                                        --------------------------    APRIL 30,
                                                                            1996          1995          1994
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
<S>                                                                     <C>            <C>          <C>
NET SALES.............................................................  $     125,706  $    94,722   $    45,873
COST OF SALES.........................................................        104,820       78,463        37,164
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
GROSS PROFIT..........................................................         20,886       16,259         8,709
 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
  Selling.............................................................          5,709        4,922         3,039
  General and administrative..........................................          2,953        2,671         2,400
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS................................................         12,224        8,666         3,270
INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE), net........................................            303          (79)          (99)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), net...........................................           (118)          74            51
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES, EXTRAORDINARY GAIN AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT
 OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE.................................................         12,409        8,661         3,222
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES............................................         (4,616)      (3,255)       (1,200)
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY GAIN AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING
 CHANGE...............................................................          7,793        5,406         2,022
EXTRAORDINARY GAIN ON DEBT RETIREMENT (LESS APPLICABLE INCOME TAXES OF
 $175)................................................................              0          288             0
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES............              0            0           379
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
NET INCOME............................................................          7,793        5,694         2,401
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS.............................................              0            0           (38)
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
NET INCOME AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCKHOLDERS..........................  $       7,793  $     5,694   $     2,363
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
 
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
  Before extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of accounting
   change.............................................................  $        0.74  $      0.61   $      0.32
  Extraordinary gain on debt retirement...............................           0.00         0.03          0.00
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes..........           0.00         0.00          0.06
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
                                                                        $        0.74  $      0.64   $      0.38
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES
 OUTSTANDING..........................................................     10,500,917    8,943,260     6,157,500
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
                                                                        -------------  -----------  -------------
</TABLE>
 
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
 
                                      F-3
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  RETAINED
                                                                   ADDITIONAL     EARNINGS     CUMULATIVE
                                                        COMMON       PAID-IN    (ACCUMULATED   TRANSLATION
                                                         STOCK       CAPITAL      DEFICIT)     ADJUSTMENT      TOTAL
                                                      -----------  -----------  ------------  -------------  ---------
<S>                                                   <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>
BALANCE, July 31, 1993..............................   $     100    $     480    $   (2,046)    $       0    $  (1,466)
  Issuance of management shares by MGI..............           0          574             0             0          574
  Effect of the Reorganization (Note 1):
    Exchange of common stock........................         (59)          59             0             0            0
    Issuance of Reorganization Note.................           0            0        (3,600)            0       (3,600)
  Accrued dividends on preferred stock, net.........           0            0           (38)            0          (38)
  Net income........................................           0            0         2,401             0        2,401
                                                           -----   -----------  ------------          ---    ---------
BALANCE, April 30, 1994.............................          41        1,113        (3,283)            0       (2,129)
  Issuance of 3,578,438 common shares through a
   public offering..................................          24       22,186             0             0       22,210
  Unamortized restructuring credit from redemption
   of preferred stock...............................           0          694             0             0          694
  Net income........................................           0            0         5,694             0        5,694
                                                           -----   -----------  ------------          ---    ---------
BALANCE, April 30, 1995.............................          65       23,993         2,411             0       26,469
  Issuance of 1,800,000 common shares through a
   public offering..................................          12       30,166             0             0       30,178
  Issuance of 26,834 shares in purchase of Boniface
   Engineering......................................           0          615             0             0          615
  Exercise of stock options.........................           0           37             0             0           37
  Other stock issuance..............................           0           48             0             0           48
  Three-for-two stock split.........................          38          (38)            0             0            0
  Net income........................................           0            0         7,793             0        7,793
  Net translation adjustments.......................           0            0             0           (17)         (17)
                                                           -----   -----------  ------------          ---    ---------
BALANCE, April 30, 1996.............................   $     115    $  54,821    $   10,204     $     (17)   $  65,123
                                                           -----   -----------  ------------          ---    ---------
                                                           -----   -----------  ------------          ---    ---------
</TABLE>
 
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
 
                                      F-4
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                 NINE MONTHS
                                                                                         YEARS ENDED APRIL 30,      ENDED
                                                                                         ---------------------    APRIL 30,
                                                                                           1996        1995         1994
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
<S>                                                                                      <C>        <C>         <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net income...........................................................................  $   7,793  $    5,694    $   2,401
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating
   activities:
    Depreciation and amortization......................................................        877         474          303
    Gain on sales and disposals of property, plant, and equipment......................        (29)          0            0
    Extraordinary gain.................................................................          0        (288)           0
    Cumulative effect of accounting change.............................................          0           0         (379)
    Deferred income taxes..............................................................        479         (58)        (112)
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of restructuring (Note
     4):
      Accounts receivable..............................................................     (8,154)     (8,115)      (3,842)
      Inventories......................................................................     (3,375)     (8,874)      (2,530)
      Prepaid expenses and other.......................................................       (354)       (125)         (67)
      Accounts payable.................................................................      1,991       8,318        3,797
      Accrued liabilities..............................................................        475       1,045          716
      Income taxes payable to MGI (Note 9).............................................          0      (1,736)       1,115
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
        Total adjustments..............................................................     (8,090)     (9,359)        (999)
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
        Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities............................       (297)     (3,665)       1,402
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Purchases of property, plant, and equipment..........................................     (5,603)     (1,930)        (480)
  Proceeds from sales of property, plant, and equipment................................        111           0            0
  Proceeds from notes receivable.......................................................          0          39           35
  Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired......................................     (3,567)          0            0
  Other................................................................................        (91)       (165)         (22)
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
        Net cash used in investing activities..........................................     (9,150)     (2,056)        (467)
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock...............................................     30,178      22,210            0
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options..............................................         37           0            0
  Net (payments) borrowings under line of credit.......................................     (1,001)      1,000            0
  Proceeds from long-term debt.........................................................      2,545           0           80
  Payments on long-term debt...........................................................       (763)    (11,752)        (798)
  Redemption of preferred stock........................................................          0      (3,400)           0
  Settlement of obligation to affiliate................................................          0        (236)           0
  Other................................................................................         36           0            0
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
        Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities............................     31,032       7,822         (718)
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
NET INCREASE IN CASH...................................................................     21,585       2,101          217
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH................................................         (2)          0            0
CASH, beginning of period..............................................................      2,561         460          243
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
CASH, end of period....................................................................  $  24,144  $    2,561    $     460
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
  Cash payments for interest...........................................................  $      80  $      137    $     288
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
  Cash payments for income taxes.......................................................  $   4,383  $    2,817    $      45
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
  New equipment under capital lease financing..........................................  $      51  $        0    $       0
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
                                                                                         ---------  ----------  -------------
</TABLE>
 
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
 
                                      F-5
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
    Miller  Industries, Inc.  (the "Company")  was formed  on April  28, 1994 in
connection   with   a   reorganization    effective   April   30,   1994    (the
"Reorganization").  In the  Reorganization all  100 shares  of the  no par value
common stock of Century Holdings,  Inc. ("Century Holdings"), a manufacturer  of
towing  and recovery equipment, were transferred to the Company by Miller Group,
Inc. ("MGI") in exchange  for 6,157,500 shares of  the Company's $.01 par  value
common  stock and a $3,600,000 promissory  note (the "Reorganization Note"). The
assets received by MGI  in the Reorganization were  distributed as follows:  (1)
6,000,000  shares of common  stock to an  officer, (2) 157,500  shares of common
stock to  certain members  of management,  and (3)  the Reorganization  Note  to
certain  former minority  stockholders of  MGI. The  Reorganization required the
complete liquidation and dissolution of MGI. The issuance of the  Reorganization
Note  to the former minority stockholders of MGI was in exchange for their 17.5%
common stock ownership interest in MGI. The issuance of the Reorganization  Note
resulted  in a  $3,600,000 charge  to accumulated  deficit. As  a result  of the
Reorganization,  Century  Holdings  became  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  the
Company.  The Reorganization was accounted for in  a manner similar to a pooling
of interests.
 
    NATURE OF OPERATIONS
 
    The Company is a manufacturer of vehicle towing and recovery equipment which
is installed on truck chassis. The principal markets for the towing and recovery
equipment are independent distributors of towing and recovery equipment  located
primarily throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The
Company's  products are marketed  under the brand  names of Century, Challenger,
Holmes, Champion,  Eagle,  Jige, and  Boniface.  The truck  chassis  are  either
purchased  by the Company  or provided by  customers. Sales of Company-purchased
chassis represented approximately 35%, 27%, and 19% of net sales in 1996,  1995,
and 1994, respectively.
 
    PUBLIC OFFERINGS OF COMMON STOCK
 
    On  August  9, 1994,  the Company  completed an  initial public  offering of
3,578,438 shares of its  common stock at $7.00  per share (the "Offering").  The
net  proceeds of  the Offering  were used  to repay  long-term debt,  redeem the
cumulative preferred  stock  of  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  increase  working
capital,  provide funds for  capital additions, and  for other general corporate
purposes (Notes 4 and 9).
 
    On January 31, 1996,  the Company completed a  public offering of  1,800,000
shares of previously unissued common stock at $18.33 per share. The net proceeds
were  used to repay debt, including the debt incurred in the acquisition of S.A.
Jige Lohr Wreckers (Note 3), increase working capital, provide funds for capital
additions, and for other general corporate purposes.
 
2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    FISCAL YEAR-END
 
    In connection  with the  Reorganization,  the Company  adopted an  April  30
year-end.  The nine months  ended April 30,  1994 will be  referred to herein as
"1994".
 
    USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
    The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions that affect the  reported amounts of assets  and liabilities at  the
date  of  the financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts of  revenues and
expenses during the  reporting period.  Actual results could  differ from  those
estimates.
 
                                      F-6
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
    CONSOLIDATION
 
    The  accompanying consolidated financial statements  include the accounts of
Miller Industries,  Inc.  and  its wholly-owned  subsidiaries.  All  significant
intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
    CASH AND TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS
 
    Cash  and  temporary  investments  include  all  cash  and  cash  equivalent
investments  with  original  maturities  of  three  months  or  less,  primarily
consisting of repurchase agreements.
 
    INVENTORIES
 
    Inventory  costs include materials, labor, and factory overhead. Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost  or market, determined on a first-in,  first-out
basis.  Inventories  at  April 30,  1996  and  1995 consisted  of  the following
categories (in thousands):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           1996       1995
                                                                         ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                      <C>        <C>
Chassis................................................................  $   5,225  $   5,466
Raw materials..........................................................     10,028      5,427
Work in process........................................................      5,772      3,290
Finished goods.........................................................      3,967      3,226
                                                                         ---------  ---------
                                                                         $  24,992  $  17,409
                                                                         ---------  ---------
                                                                         ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
 
    Property, plant,  and  equipment  are recorded  at  cost.  Depreciation  for
financial reporting purposes is provided using the straight-line method over the
estimated  useful lives of the assets. Accelerated depreciation methods are used
for income tax purposes. Estimated  useful lives range from  20 to 30 years  for
buildings  and improvements and 5  to 10 years for  machinery and equipment, and
furniture, fixtures, and vehicles. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs  are
charged to expense as incurred.
 
    The  property,  plant, and  equipment balances  at April  30, 1996  and 1995
consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           1996       1995
                                                                         ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                      <C>        <C>
Land...................................................................  $   1,156  $     307
Buildings and improvements.............................................      9,350      3,708
Machinery and equipment................................................      2,989      1,657
Furniture, fixtures, and vehicles......................................      1,465        403
Construction in progress...............................................        781        787
                                                                         ---------  ---------
                                                                            15,741      6,862
Less accumulated depreciation..........................................     (2,075)    (1,365)
                                                                         ---------  ---------
  Property, plant, and equipment, net..................................  $  13,666  $   5,497
                                                                         ---------  ---------
                                                                         ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
121 ("SFAS 121") on accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets,  certain
identifiable  intangibles, and goodwill  related to assets to  be held and used.
The Company adopted SFAS 121 effective May 1, 1996. The adoption of SFAS 121 did
not have a significant impact  on the Company's consolidated financial  position
or results of operations.
 
                                      F-7
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
    NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
 
    Net  income per common share is calculated using the weighted average number
of common and common equivalent shares outstanding. Net income per common  share
for  1994 gives retroactive effect to  the 6,157,500 shares issued in connection
with the Reorganization.
 
    In April 1996, the Company effected a three-for-two common stock split.  The
Company's  par value of $.01 per share  remained unchanged. As a result, $38,000
was transferred from additional paid-in capital to common stock. All  historical
share  and per  share amounts  have been  restated to  reflect retroactively the
common stock split.
 
    GOODWILL
 
    Goodwill is being  amortized on  a straight-line  basis over  40 years.  The
Company  continually evaluates  whether events  and circumstances  have occurred
which would indicate that the goodwill is not recoverable. When factors indicate
that goodwill should be evaluated for  possible impairment, the Company uses  an
estimate  of  undiscounted  net  income in  measuring  whether  the  goodwill is
recoverable. Accumulated amortization of goodwill  was $578,000 and $477,000  at
April  30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Amortization expense for 1996, 1995, and
1994 was $101,000, $100,000, and $75,000, respectively.
 
    PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND OTHER PURCHASED PRODUCT RIGHTS
 
    The cost of acquired patents, trademarks, and other purchased product rights
are capitalized  and amortized  using the  straight-line method  over 20  years.
Total  accumulated amortization of these  assets at April 30,  1996 and 1995 was
$208,000 and $151,000,  respectively. Amortization expense  for 1996, 1995,  and
1994 was $57,000, $50,000, and $40,000, respectively.
 
    ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER
 
    Accrued  liabilities and other consisted of  the following at April 30, 1996
and 1995 (in thousands):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             1996       1995
                                                                           ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                        <C>        <C>
Accrued wages, commissions, bonuses, and benefits........................  $   1,770  $     951
Accrued income taxes.....................................................      1,978      2,010
Other....................................................................      4,007      1,210
                                                                           ---------  ---------
                                                                           $   7,755  $   4,171
                                                                           ---------  ---------
                                                                           ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    PRODUCT WARRANTY
 
    The Company provides a one-year limited product and service warranty on  its
products.  The Company provides for  the estimated cost of  this warranty at the
time of sale. Warranty expense for 1996, 1995, and 1994 was $526,000,  $484,000,
and $361,000, respectively.
 
    CREDIT RISK
 
    The   Company  performs  on-going  credit  evaluations  of  the  independent
distributors and  other  customers  and  maintains  an  allowance  for  doubtful
accounts  at a level which management  believes is sufficient to cover potential
credit losses.
 
    REVENUE RECOGNITION
 
    Sales are recorded by the Company  when equipment is shipped to  independent
distributors  or other customers.  The Company recognizes  revenue on chassis it
purchases at the time of shipment to the customer.
 
                                      F-8
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
3.  ACQUISITIONS OF JIGE LOHR WRECKERS AND BONIFACE ENGINEERING
    In January 1996, the Company purchased all of the outstanding capital  stock
of  S.A. Jige Lohr Wreckers  ("Jige Lohr"), a French  manufacturer of towing and
recovery equipment, for a total cash purchase price of approximately $2,950,000.
 
    In April 1996, the Company purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of
Boniface  Engineering  ("Boniface"),  an  English  manufacturer  of  towing  and
recovery  equipment, at a total purchase price of $1,691,000. The purchase price
consisted of $1,076,000  in cash and  $615,000 (26,834 shares)  of newly  issued
common stock.
 
    The acquisitions of Jige Lohr and Boniface have been accounted for under the
purchase  method of accounting. Accordingly, the  operating results of Jige Lohr
and Boniface  have  been  included  in the  Company's  consolidated  results  of
operations  from the date  of acquisition. The excess  of the aggregate purchase
price over  the  fair  value of  net  assets  acquired of  $1,641,000  has  been
recognized  as a component of goodwill  in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet at April  30, 1996.  The impact of  the acquisitions  on consolidated  pro
forma  net income and earnings per share, as if the acquisitions had taken place
at the beginning of fiscal 1995, was not significant for 1996 and 1995.
 
4.  DEBT RETIREMENT AND PREFERRED STOCK REDEMPTION
    Upon consummation  of  the  initial public  offering,  the  Company  retired
certain  debt  obligations,  including previously  restructured  long-term debt,
which  resulted  in  a  gain  of  $288,000.  Such  amount  is  reflected  as  an
extraordinary   gain,  net  of  applicable  income   tax  of  $175,000,  in  the
accompanying consolidated statement of income for 1995.
 
    Additionally, upon consummation of the initial public offering, the  Company
redeemed its cumulative redeemable preferred stock for $3,400,000 resulting in a
gain of $694,000 which is reflected as a credit to additional paid-in capital in
1995.
 
5.  LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS AND LINES OF CREDIT
    Long-term  obligations consisted of the following at April 30, 1996 and 1995
(in thousands):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         1996       1995
                                                                                       ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                                    <C>        <C>
Mortgage notes payable, interest at rates from 3.0% to 6.88%, payable in monthly
 installments, maturing 2003 to 2011.................................................  $   2,510  $       0
Notes payable to banks, interest at rates from 7.23% to 9.75%, payable in monthly
 installments, maturing 1997 to 2005.................................................        841          0
Mortgage note payable, interest at LIBOR plus 2.5%, payable in monthly installments
 through 2002........................................................................        139          0
Other notes payable..................................................................        874        747
                                                                                       ---------  ---------
                                                                                           4,364        747
Less current portion.................................................................       (651)      (650)
                                                                                       ---------  ---------
                                                                                       $   3,713  $      97
                                                                                       ---------  ---------
                                                                                       ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-9
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
5.  LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS AND LINES OF CREDIT (CONTINUED)
    The aggregate future maturities  of long-term obligations (excluding  future
cash  outflows for interest)  outstanding at April  30, 1996 are  as follows (in
thousands):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               YEAR ENDING
                                APRIL 30,
                               ------------
<S>                                                                         <C>
1997......................................................................  $     651
1998......................................................................        561
1999......................................................................        434
2000......................................................................        428
2001......................................................................        414
Thereafter................................................................      1,876
                                                                            ---------
                                                                            $   4,364
                                                                            ---------
                                                                            ---------
</TABLE>
 
    Certain equipment  and manufacturing  facilities are  pledged as  collateral
under  the mortgage notes  payable. Notes payable  to banks are  secured by life
insurance policies on a member of management.
 
    LINES OF CREDIT
 
    The Company maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility of  $25,000,000
and  a secured credit facility of $248,000 (the "Revolvers") for working capital
and other  general  corporate  purposes. Borrowings  under  the  Revolvers  bear
interest  at rates ranging  from LIBOR plus  1.5%, (6.22% at  April 30, 1996) to
Paris interbank  rate  plus 1.25%  (8.25%  at April  30,  1996) and  includes  a
commitment  fee on the daily unused  balance. The weighted average interest rate
for borrowings outstanding  under the  Revolvers during  1996 was  approximately
7.09%.  Interest is payable monthly and the Revolvers are renewable on an annual
basis. Total borrowings outstanding under  the Revolvers were $100,000 at  April
30, 1996.
 
    The  terms  of the  Revolvers require  the Company,  among other  things, to
maintain minimum amounts of  working capital, net worth,  ratio of net worth  to
liabilities, debt coverage and quarterly profits, to limit the amount of capital
expenditures,  and  to  limit the  payment  of  any dividends  in  the  event of
noncompliance with the terms of the Revolvers.
 
6.  STOCK OPTIONS
    The Company  maintains  a stock  option  plan under  which  incentive  stock
options,  as well  as nonqualified options  and other stock-based  awards may be
granted to  officers, employees,  and  directors. A  total of  1,500,000  common
shares  have  been reserved  for  issuance under  the  plan. No  options  may be
exercisable for a year from the date of grant, and the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors may determine when and in what amounts options thereafter
become exercisable. The Company also adopted  a stock option plan providing  for
the  granting of options to purchase shares of common stock to each non-employee
director.   A   total   of   300,000   common   shares   have   been    reserved
 
                                      F-10
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
6.  STOCK OPTIONS (CONTINUED)
for  issuance under the plan.  Stock options issued under  the plans provide for
the purchase of common stock at the fair  market value of the stock at the  date
of grant. The following summarizes the stock option transactions under the stock
option plans for 1996 and 1995:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              OPTION PRICE
                                                                  SHARES        PER SHARE
                                                                 ---------  -----------------
<S>                                                              <C>        <C>
Options outstanding, April 30, 1994............................          0        $  0
Granted........................................................    627,874        7.00
Canceled.......................................................     (4,387)       7.00
                                                                 ---------  -----------------
Options outstanding, April 30, 1995............................    623,487        7.00
Granted........................................................    314,304    9.67 - 22.92
Exercised......................................................     (5,868)       7.00
Canceled.......................................................     (6,513)   7.00 - 11.33
                                                                 ---------  -----------------
Options outstanding, April 30, 1996............................    925,410   $7.00 - $22.92
                                                                 ---------  -----------------
                                                                 ---------  -----------------
</TABLE>
 
    The  stock options outstanding  at April 30, 1996  vest in annual increments
through April 2000.
 
7.  LEASE COMMITMENTS
    The Company  has entered  into various  operating leases  for buildings  and
office  equipment. Rental expense under these leases was $327,000, $396,000, and
$212,000 for 1996, 1995, and 1994, respectively.
 
    At April  30,  1996,  future  minimum  lease  payments  under  noncancelable
operating leases were not significant.
 
8.  LITIGATION
    The  Company  is  party  to  certain  legal  proceedings  incidental  to its
business.  The  ultimate  disposition  of  such  matters  presently  cannot   be
determined  but will  not, in the  opinion of  management, based in  part on the
advice of  legal  counsel, have  a  material  adverse effect  on  the  Company's
financial position or results of operations.
 
    In  January 1996, the Company won  a judgment for approximately $1.1 million
plus prejudgment interest and enhanced damages in a patent infringement suit  in
the  United States  District Court  for the Northern  District of  Iowa at Sioux
City, Iowa. Certain defendants filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code. The Company is currently in negotiations with the defendants to
reach a plan to pay the judgment.  No amounts have been recorded related to  the
damages awarded to the Company in this matter pending its ultimate resolution.
 
9.  INCOME TAXES
    Effective August 1, 1993, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of
Financial  Accounting Standards  No. 109,  "Accounting for  Income Taxes" ("SFAS
109") using the cumulative catch-up method. SFAS 109 requires the recognition of
deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences  of
events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under
this  method, deferred  tax assets and  liabilities are determined  based on the
differences between  the financial  and tax  bases using  currently enacted  tax
rates  in effect for the year in  which the differences are expected to reverse.
The cumulative effect of adopting SFAS 109 resulted in a net credit to income of
$379,000 in 1994.
 
    Prior to  the  Reorganization, Century  Holdings  had filed  a  consolidated
federal  tax return with MGI and, as agreed, current and deferred federal income
taxes were allocated  to Century  Holdings as if  Century Holdings  had filed  a
separate  tax  return.  Since  the  acquisition  of  Century  Holdings  by  MGI,
 
                                      F-11
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
9.  INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
no current taxes have been paid to  MGI by Century Holdings. In connection  with
the  Reorganization, Century Holdings issued the  $1,736,000 note payable to MGI
which represented the cumulative amount  of Century Holdings' allocated  current
federal  income taxes which would have been payable on a separate company basis.
The note payable to MGI was repaid in  1995 with a portion of the proceeds  from
the initial public offering.
 
    The provision for income taxes consisted of the following for 1996, 1995 and
1994 (in thousands):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    1996       1995       1994
                                                                  ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                               <C>        <C>        <C>
Current:
  Federal.......................................................  $   3,499  $   2,780  $   1,115
  State.........................................................        514        533        197
  Foreign.......................................................        124          0          0
                                                                  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                      4,137      3,313      1,312
                                                                  ---------  ---------  ---------
Deferred:
  Federal.......................................................        483        (58)      (112)
  Foreign.......................................................         (4)         0          0
                                                                  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                        479        (58)      (112)
                                                                  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                  $   4,616  $   3,255  $   1,200
                                                                  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                  ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    The  principal differences  between the federal  statutory tax  rate and the
consolidated effective tax rate for 1996, 1995, and 1994 were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      1996        1995         1994
                                                                   ----------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                                                <C>         <C>          <C>
Federal statutory tax rate.......................................       34.0%       34.0%        34.0%
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit..........................        4.0         4.0          4.0
Other............................................................       (0.8)       (0.4)        (0.8)
                                                                         ---         ---          ---
Effective tax rate...............................................       37.2%       37.6%        37.2%
                                                                         ---         ---          ---
                                                                         ---         ---          ---
</TABLE>
 
    Deferred income tax  assets and liabilities  for 1996 and  1995 reflect  the
impact  of temporary differences  between the amounts  of assets and liabilities
for financial reporting and income tax reporting purposes. Temporary differences
and carryforwards which  give rise  to deferred  tax assets  and liabilities  at
April 30, 1996 and 1995 are as follows (in thousands):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              1996       1995
                                                                            ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                         <C>        <C>
Deferred tax assets:
  Reserves-receivables and inventory......................................  $     210  $     316
  Accruals and reserves...................................................        956        641
  Inventory...............................................................         20        338
  Other...................................................................         32          0
                                                                            ---------  ---------
      Gross deferred tax assets...........................................      1,218      1,295
                                                                            ---------  ---------
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Property, plant, and equipment..........................................        701        369
  Other...................................................................          7          0
                                                                            ---------  ---------
      Gross deferred tax liabilities......................................        708        369
                                                                            ---------  ---------
    Net deferred tax asset................................................  $     510  $     926
                                                                            ---------  ---------
                                                                            ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-12
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
9.  INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
    In management's opinion, the net deferred tax asset will be realized through
the recognition of taxable income in future periods.
 
10. PREFERRED STOCK
    The  Company has authorized 5,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock
which can be issued in one or  more series. The terms, price, and conditions  of
the  preferred shares will be set by the Board of Directors. No shares have been
issued.
 
11. 401(K) PLAN
    During 1996, the  Company established  a contributory  retirement plan  (the
"401(k)  Plan") for all full-time  employees with at least  one year of service.
The 401(k) Plan  is designed  to provide  tax-deferred income  to the  Company's
employees  in accordance with  the provisions of Section  401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
 
    The 401(k) Plan provides that each  participant may contribute up to 15%  of
his  or  her salary.  The Company  matches 25%  of the  first 4%  of participant
contributions. Matching  contributions vest  over a  period of  five years.  All
funds contributed by the participants are immediately vested. Under the terms of
the  401(k)  Plan,  the  Company  may  also  make  discretionary  profit sharing
contributions. Profit  sharing contributions  are allocated  among  participants
based on their annual compensation. Each participant has the right to direct the
investment of his or her funds among certain named investment options.
 
    Upon  death,  disability,  retirement,  or  the  termination  of employment,
participants may elect to receive  periodic or lump sum payments.  Additionally,
amounts   may  be   withdrawn  in   cases  of   demonstrated  hardship.  Company
contributions to the 401(k) Plan were not significant in 1996.
 
12. SEGMENT INFORMATION
    The Company's operations  involve a  single industry segment  - the  design,
manufacture,  and  sale  of  towing and  recovery  equipment.  Substantially all
revenues result from the sale of  towing and recovery equipment, either with  or
without  a  chassis,  and the  related  parts and  accessories.  All significant
intercompany revenues and  expenses are  eliminated in computing  net sales  and
operating  income. Prior to fiscal 1996, the Company operated exclusively in the
United States. A  summary of  the Company's  operations by  geographic area  for
fiscal 1996 is presented below (in thousands):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    UNITED
                                                                    STATES      EUROPE    CONSOLIDATED
                                                                 ------------  ---------  ------------
<S>                                                              <C>           <C>        <C>
Net sales......................................................   $  121,291   $   4,415   $  125,706
Income from operations.........................................       11,748         476       12,224
Identifiable assets............................................       86,548      12,775       99,323
</TABLE>
 
    No  single customer accounted  for more than  10% of net  sales during 1996,
1995, and 1994.
 
13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
    Statements of  Financial  Accounting  Standards Nos.  107  and  119  require
disclosure about fair value of all financial instruments. The carrying values of
cash  and  temporary  investments, accounts  receivable,  accounts  payable, and
accrued liabilities are reasonable estimates of their fair values because of the
short maturity of these financial  instruments. The carrying value of  long-term
obligations  is  a reasonable  estimate of  its  fair value  based on  the rates
available for obligations with similar terms and maturities.
 
                                      F-13
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
14. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
    The following is a summary of the unaudited quarterly financial  information
for  the years  ended April 30,  1996 and  1995 (in thousands,  except per share
data):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         INCOME PER
                                                                        COMMON SHARE
                                                        INCOME BEFORE      BEFORE
                                               GROSS    EXTRAORDINARY   EXTRAORDINARY      NET     NET INCOME PER
                                 NET SALES    PROFIT        ITEMS           ITEMS        INCOME     COMMON SHARE
                                -----------  ---------  -------------  ---------------  ---------  ---------------
<S>                             <C>          <C>        <C>            <C>              <C>        <C>
1996
Quarter ended:
  July 31.....................  $    28,236  $   4,221    $   1,499       $    0.15     $   1,499     $    0.15
  October 31..................       29,611      4,734        1,706            0.17         1,706          0.17
  January 31..................       31,434      5,330        2,016            0.20         2,016          0.20
  April 30....................       36,425      6,601        2,572            0.22         2,572          0.22
                                -----------  ---------  -------------         -----     ---------         -----
    Total.....................  $   125,706  $  20,886    $   7,793       $    0.74     $   7,793     $    0.74
                                -----------  ---------  -------------         -----     ---------         -----
                                -----------  ---------  -------------         -----     ---------         -----
1995
Quarter ended:
  July 31.....................  $    19,152  $   3,336    $     962       $    0.16     $     962     $    0.16
  October 31..................       22,277      3,953        1,238            0.13         1,526          0.16
  January 31..................       24,840      4,368        1,501            0.15         1,501          0.15
  April 30....................       28,453      4,602        1,705            0.17         1,705          0.17
                                -----------  ---------  -------------         -----     ---------         -----
    Total.....................  $    94,722  $  16,259    $   5,406       $    0.61     $   5,694     $    0.64
                                -----------  ---------  -------------         -----     ---------         -----
                                -----------  ---------  -------------         -----     ---------         -----
</TABLE>
 
15. RECLASSIFICATIONS
    Certain  reclassifications  have  been   made  to  prior  years'   financial
information to conform with the 1996 presentation.
 
                                      F-14
<PAGE>
                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
To the Directors and Stockholders of
Miller Industries, Inc.:
 
    We  have audited in  accordance with generally  accepted auditing standards,
the  consolidated   financial  statements   of  Miller   Industries,  Inc.   and
subsidiaries included in this Form 10-K and have issued our report thereon dated
June  21, 1996. Our audit was made for  the purpose of forming an opinion on the
basic financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed in the index is
the responsibility of the Company's management and is presented for purposes  of
complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not part of
the basic financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures  applied in the audit  of the basic financial  statements and, in our
opinion, fairly states in all material  respects the financial data required  to
be  set forth therein in  relation to the basic  financial statements taken as a
whole.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
June 21, 1996
 
                                      S-1
<PAGE>
                    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
                SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        BALANCE AT                                              BALANCE AT
                                                         BEGINNING    CHARGED TO     CHARGED TO     ACCOUNTS      END OF
                                                         OF PERIOD     EXPENSES         OTHER      WRITTEN OFF    PERIOD
                                                        -----------  -------------  -------------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                                     <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>
Nine months ended April 30, 1994:
  Deduction from asset accounts:
    Allowance for doubtful accounts...................   $     188     $     303     $       0      $     (69)   $     422
 
Year ended April 30, 1995:
  Deduction from asset accounts:
    Allowance for doubtful accounts...................         422           114             0            (18)         518
 
Year ended April 30, 1996:
  Deduction from asset accounts:
    Allowance for doubtful accounts...................         518            76           413(a)         (41)         966
</TABLE>
 
- ------------------------
(a) The other addition to the  allowance for doubtful accounts results from  the
    acquisitions  of  S.A. Jige  Lohr Wreckers  and Boniface  Engineering during
    fiscal  1996  which  were  accounted  for  under  the  purchase  method   of
    accounting.
 
                                      S-2
<PAGE>
                                   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, on  the 29th day  of
July, 1996.
 
                                          MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
                                          By:        /s/ WILLIAM G. MILLER
 
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                      William G. Miller
                                                CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
                                                         OFFICER
 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
    Know  all men  by these presents,  that each person  whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints William G. Miller and J. Vincent Mish, and either
of them, as attorneys-in-fact,  with power of substitution,  for him in any  and
all  capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file
the same, with exhibits  thereto, and other  documents in connection  therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
    Pursuant  to the requirements  of the Securities Exchange  Act of 1934, this
Report has  been  signed  below  by  the following  persons  on  behalf  of  the
Registrant in the capacities indicated on the 29th day of July, 1996.
 
<TABLE>
<C>                                                     <S>
                      SIGNATURE                                                   TITLE
- ------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------
 
                /s/ WILLIAM G. MILLER
     -------------------------------------------        Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
                  William G. Miller
 
                 /s/ J. VINCENT MISH
     -------------------------------------------        Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
                   J. Vincent Mish                       (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
                /s/ JEFFREY I. BADGLEY
     -------------------------------------------        President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
                  Jeffrey I. Badgley
 
             /s/ A. RUSSELL CHANDLER, III
     -------------------------------------------        Director
               A. Russell Chandler, III
 
                  /s/ PAUL E. DRACK
     -------------------------------------------        Director
                    Paul E. Drack
 
               /s/ STEPHEN A. FURBACHER
     -------------------------------------------        Director
                 Stephen A. Furbacher
 
                /s/ H. PATRICK MULLEN
     -------------------------------------------        Director
                  H. Patrick Mullen
 
                /s/ RICHARD H. ROBERTS
     -------------------------------------------        Director
                  Richard H. Roberts
</TABLE>
 
                                      II-1
<PAGE>
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

<PAGE>
                                                                       EXHIBIT A
 
                              SECOND AMENDMENT TO
                            MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC.
                    NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
 
    The  Miller  Industries, Inc.  Non-Employee  Director Stock  Option  Plan is
hereby amended as  follows, subject to  the approval of  the Miller  Industries,
Inc. shareholders at the 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:
 
    1.   By  deleting the  first sentence  of Section  5(a) in  its entirety and
       substituting in its place the following:
 
            "Options to purchase up to 400,000 shares of Common Stock may be
       granted hereunder."
 
    2.  By inserting at the end of Section 8 the following sentence:
 
        "The amendment to the Director Plan shall become effective as of the
       first meeting of shareholders following the amendment approved by the
       directors on June 28, 1996."

<PAGE>
                                                                       EXHIBIT B
 
                              SECOND AMENDMENT TO
                            MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC.
                        STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
 
    Section  3 of the Miller Industries, Inc. Stock Option and Incentive Plan is
hereby amended, effective as of  June 28, 1996, subject  to the approval of  the
Miller Industries, Inc. shareholders at the 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
by  deleting the first  sentence in its entirety  and substituting therefore the
following:
 
            "The total number of shares of Stock reserved and available  for
       distribution  under  the  Plan  shall  be  three  million (3,000,000)
       shares; provided, however,  that at  no time may  the Committee  make
       grants   hereunder  with  respect  to  shares  of  Stock  subject  to
       outstanding grants under  the Plan in  excess of an  amount equal  to
       12.5%  of  the  aggregate  number  of  shares  of  Stock  issued  and
       outstanding at the time of, and after giving effect to, the grant."

<PAGE>
                                                                      EXHIBIT 22
 
                         SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME                                    STATE OF ORGANIZATION
- --------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>
Century Holdings, Inc.                  Tennessee
Champion Carrier Corporation            Delaware
Miller Industries Towing Equipment      Delaware
 Inc.
Century Wrecker (Canada) Ltd.           Ontario, Canada
Miller Industries International, Inc.   Tennessee
Boniface Engineering Limited            England and Wales
Jige International, S.A.                France
Miller Financial Services Group, Inc.   Tennessee
</TABLE>

<PAGE>
                                                                      EXHIBIT 23
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our  reports included  in this  Form 10-K,  into the  Company's previously filed
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-82282).
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
July 25, 1996

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<PAGE>
<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          APR-30-1996
<PERIOD-START>                             MAY-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               APR-30-1996
<CASH>                                          24,144
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   29,149
<ALLOWANCES>                                       966
<INVENTORY>                                     24,992
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                79,463
<PP&E>                                          15,741
<DEPRECIATION>                                   2,075
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  99,323
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           29,784
<BONDS>                                          3,713
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                            77
<OTHER-SE>                                      65,046
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    99,323
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