Edgar Filing: EnerSys

Enersys, Inc. - Form 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

x	Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 or

¨	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-32253

ENERSYS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

23-3058564

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2366 Bernville Road

Reading, Pennsylvania 19605

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 610-208-1991

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


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State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates at October 3, 2011: $953,580,148 (1) (based upon its closing transaction price on the New York Stock Exchange on September 30, 2011).

(1)	For this purpose only, “non-affiliates” excludes directors and executive officers.

Common stock outstanding at May 21, 2012: 47,945,876 Shares of Common Stock

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on July 26, 2012 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”) provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of EnerSys. EnerSys and its representatives may, from time to time, make written or verbal forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and its reports to stockholders. Generally, the inclusion of the words “anticipates,” “believe,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will,” “plans,” or the negative of such terms and similar expressions identify statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. All statements addressing operating performance, events, or developments that EnerSys expects or anticipates will occur in the future, including statements relating to sales growth, earnings or earnings per share growth, and market share, as well as statements expressing optimism or pessimism about future operating results, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform Act. The forward-looking statements are and will be based on management’s then-current beliefs and assumptions regarding future events and operating performance and on information currently available to management, and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements.

Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although we do not make forward-looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements due to a number of uncertainties and risks, including the risks described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other unforeseen risks. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, even if subsequently made available by us on our website or otherwise, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements for a number of reasons, including the following factors:

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general cyclical patterns of the industries in which our customers operate;

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the extent to which we cannot control our fixed and variable costs;

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the raw materials in our products may experience significant fluctuations in market price and availability;

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certain raw materials constitute hazardous materials that may give rise to costly environmental and safety claims;

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legislation regarding the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in our products;

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risks involved in our operations such as disruption of markets, changes in import and export laws, environmental regulations, currency restrictions and currency exchange rate fluctuations;

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our ability to raise our selling prices to our customers when our product costs increase;

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the extent to which we are able to efficiently utilize our global manufacturing facilities and optimize our capacity;

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general economic conditions in the markets in which we operate;

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competitiveness of the battery markets throughout the world;

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our timely development of competitive new products and product enhancements in a changing environment and the acceptance of such products and product enhancements by customers;

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our ability to adequately protect our proprietary intellectual property, technology and brand names;

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litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we might be subject;

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changes in our market share in the geographic business segments where we operate;

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our ability to implement our cost reduction initiatives successfully and improve our profitability;

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quality problems associated with our products;

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our ability to implement business strategies, including our acquisition strategy, manufacturing expansion and restructuring plans;

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our acquisition strategy may not be successful in locating advantageous targets;

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our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems and management personnel we acquire into our operations and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames;

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our debt and debt service requirements which may restrict our operational and financial flexibility, as well as imposing unfavorable interest and financing costs;

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our ability to maintain our existing credit facilities or obtain satisfactory new credit facilities;

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adverse changes in our short- and long-term debt levels under our credit facilities;

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our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates on our variable-rate debt;

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our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;

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our ability to maintain good relations with labor unions;

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credit risk associated with our customers, including risk of insolvency and bankruptcy;

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our ability to successfully recover in the event of a disaster affecting our infrastructure;

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terrorist acts or acts of war, could cause damage or disruption to our operations, our suppliers, channels to market or customers, or could cause costs to increase, or create political or economic instability; and

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the security of our information systems.

This list of factors that may affect future performance is illustrative, but by no means exhaustive. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.

EnerSys

Annual Report on Form 10-K

For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012

Index


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PART I

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements			2

Item 1.	Business		5

Item 1A.	Risk Factors		11

Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments		16

Item 2.	Properties		17

Item 3.	Legal Proceedings		17

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		17

PART II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		17

Item 6.	Selected Financial Data		20

Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		21

Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		45

Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		48

Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure		93

Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures		93

Item 9B.	Other Information		93

PART III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance		94

Item 11.	Executive Compensation		94

Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management Related Stockholder Matters		94

Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence		94

Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services		95

PART IV

Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules		96

	Signatures		100

PART I

ITEM 1.

BUSINESS

Overview

EnerSys (the “Company,” “we,” or “us”) is the world’s largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries. We also manufacture, market and distribute related products such as chargers, power equipment and battery accessories, and we provide related after-market and customer-support services for industrial batteries. We market and sell our products globally to over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries through a network of distributors, independent representatives and our internal sales force.

We operate and manage our business in three geographic regions of the world—Americas, Europe and Asia, as described below. Our business is highly decentralized with manufacturing locations throughout the world. More than half of our manufacturing capacity is located outside of the United States, and approximately 60% of our net sales were generated outside of the United States. The Company has three reportable business segments based on geographic regions, defined as follows:

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Americas, which includes North and South America, with our segment headquarters in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA,

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Europe, which includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with our segment headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, and

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Asia, which includes Asia, Australia and Oceania, with our segment headquarters in Singapore.

We have two primary industrial battery product lines: reserve power products and motive power products. Net sales classifications by product line are as follows:

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Reserve power products are used for backup power for the continuous operation of critical applications in telecommunications systems, uninterruptible power systems, or “UPS” applications for computer and computer-controlled systems, and other specialty power applications, including security systems, premium starting, lighting and ignition applications, in switchgear, electrical control systems used in electric utilities and energy pipelines, in commercial aircraft, satellites, military aircraft, submarines, ships, tactical vehicles and portable energy packs.

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Motive power products are used to provide power for manufacturing, warehousing and other material handling equipment, primarily electric industrial forklift trucks, mining equipment, diesel locomotive starting and other rail equipment.

Additionally, see Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information on segment reporting.

Fiscal Year Reporting

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, when we refer to our fiscal years, we state “fiscal” and the year, as in “fiscal 2012”, which refers to our fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. The Company reports interim financial information for 13-week periods, except for the first quarter, which always begins on April 1, and the fourth quarter, which always ends on March 31. The four quarters in fiscal 2012 ended on July 3, 2011, October 2, 2011, January 1, 2012, and March 31, 2012, respectively. The four quarters in fiscal 2011 ended on July 4, 2010, October 3, 2010, January 2, 2011, and March 31, 2011, respectively.

History

EnerSys and its predecessor companies have been manufacturers of industrial batteries for over 100 years. Morgan Stanley Capital Partners teamed with the management of Yuasa, Inc. in late 2000 to acquire from Yuasa Corporation (Japan) its reserve power and motive power battery businesses in North and South America. We

were incorporated in October 2000 for the purpose of completing the Yuasa, Inc. acquisition. On January 1, 2001, we changed our name from Yuasa, Inc. to EnerSys to reflect our focus on the energy systems nature of our businesses.

In 2004, EnerSys completed its initial public offering (the “IPO”). The Company’s Registration Statement (SEC File No. 333-115553) for its IPO was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Company’s common stock commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange, under the trading symbol “ENS.”

Key Developments

There have been several key stages in the development of our business, which explain to a significant degree our results of operations over the past several years.

In March 2002, we acquired the reserve power and motive power business of the Energy Storage Group of Invensys plc. (“ESG”). Our successful integration of ESG provided global scale in both the reserve and motive power markets. The ESG acquisition also provided us with a further opportunity to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency that, among other initiatives, led to closing underutilized manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, sales offices and eliminating other redundant costs, including staff.

During fiscal years 2003 through 2010, we acquired fifteen battery businesses around the globe.

During fiscal 2011, we made three acquisitions, the most significant of which was the acquisition of a lithium-ion battery business, ABSL Power Solutions Ltd. (“ABSL”). We also expanded thin-plate pure-lead technology (“TPPL”) capacity at our facilities in Warrensburg, MO and Newport, UK.

During fiscal 2012, we made four acquisitions. In South America, we acquired the reserve power and motive power battery business of Industrial Battery Holdings, S.A., the parent company of EnerSystem (“EnerSystem”). In South Africa and India, we entered into joint ventures where we acquired a majority ownership in the reserve power and motive power businesses of Powertech Battery, which is a part of Allied Electronics Corporation Limited (Altron), in South Africa and Energy Leader Batteries India Limited (“Energy Leader”) in India. We also launched a joint venture with Lithium Technology Corporation (“LTC”) in Germany, to produce large format lithium-ion battery cells.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that our financial position is strong and we have substantial liquidity with $160 million of available cash and cash equivalents and undrawn committed and uncommitted credit lines of approximately $377 million at March 31, 2012 to cover short-term liquidity requirements. Our $350 million 2011 senior secured revolving credit facility (“2011 Credit Facility”), which we entered into in March 2011, is committed through March 2016 as long as we continue to comply with its covenants and conditions. The facility includes an early termination provision under which the Company is required to meet a liquidity test in February 2015 related to its capacity to meet certain potential funding obligations of the $172.5 million senior unsecured 3.375% convertible notes (“Convertible Notes”) in June 2015 at a conversion price of $40.60. It is our current intent to settle the principal amount of any such conversion in cash, and any additional optional conversions in cash, shares of EnerSys common stock or a combination of cash and shares. The credit facility and significant cash balances allows us considerable flexibility to fund both our organic growth as well as strategic acquisitions.

Other than the 2011 Credit Facility and the Convertible Notes, we have no other significant amount of debt maturing in the near future.

(See Liquidity and Capital Resources in Item 7 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS and Note 8 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8).

Our Customers

We serve over 10,000 customers in over 100 countries, on a direct basis or through our distributors. We are not overly dependent on any particular end market. Our customer base is highly diverse and no single customer accounts for more than 5% of our revenues.

Our reserve power customers consist of regional customers as well as global customers. These customers are in diverse markets including telecom, UPS, electric utilities, security systems, emergency lighting, premium starting, lighting and ignition applications and space satellites. In addition, we sell our aerospace and defense products in numerous countries, including the governments of the U.S., Germany and the U.K. and to major defense and aviation original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”).

Our motive power products are sold to a large, diversified customer base. These customers include material handling equipment dealers, OEMs and end users of such equipment. End users include manufacturers, distributors, warehouse operators, retailers, airports, mine operators and railroads.

Distribution and Services

We distribute, sell and service reserve power products globally through a combination of company-owned offices, independent manufacturers’ representatives and distributors. With our global manufacturing locations and regional warehouses, we believe we are well positioned to meet our customers’ delivery and servicing requirements. We have targeted our approach to meet local market conditions, which we believe provides the best possible service for our regional customers and our global accounts.

We distribute, sell and service motive power products throughout the world, principally through company-owned sales and service facilities, as well as through independent manufacturers’ representatives. We believe we are one of the only battery manufacturers in the motive power battery industry that operates a primarily company-owned service network. This company owned network allows us to offer high-quality service, including preventative maintenance programs and customer support. Our warehouses and service locations enable us to respond quickly to customers in the markets we serve. We believe that the extensive industry experience of our sales organization results in strong long-term customer relationships.

Manufacturing and Raw Materials

We manufacture and assemble our products at manufacturing facilities located in the Americas, Europe and Asia. With a view toward projected demand, we strive to optimize and balance capacity at our battery manufacturing facilities globally, while simultaneously minimizing our product cost. By taking a global view of our manufacturing requirements and capacity, we are better able to anticipate potential capacity bottlenecks and equipment and capital funding needs.

The primary raw materials used to manufacture our products include lead, plastics, steel and copper. We purchase lead from a number of leading suppliers throughout the world. Because lead is traded on the world’s commodity markets and its price fluctuates daily, we periodically enter into hedging arrangements for a portion of our projected requirements to reduce the volatility of our costs.

Competition

The industrial battery market is highly competitive both among competitors who manufacture and sell industrial batteries and among customers who purchase industrial batteries. Our competitors range from development stage companies to large domestic and international corporations. Certain of our competitors produce energy storage products utilizing technologies that we do not possess at this time. We compete primarily on the basis of reputation, product quality, reliability of service, delivery and price. We believe that our products and services are competitively priced.

Europe

We believe that we have the largest market share in the European industrial battery market. We compete with Exide Technologies, Hoppecke, FIAMM, NorthStar Battery, SAFT as well as Chinese producers in the reserve products market; and Exide Technologies, Hoppecke and Midac in the motive products market.

Americas

We believe that we have the largest market share in the Americas industrial battery market. We compete principally with Exide Technologies and East Penn Manufacturing in the reserve and motive products markets; and C&D Technologies Inc., NorthStar Battery, SAFT and EaglePicher (OM Group) in the reserve products market.

Asia

We have a small share of the fragmented Asian industrial battery market. We compete principally with GS-Yuasa, Shin-Kobe and Zibo Torch in the motive products market and Coslight, Amara Raja, Narada, Leoch, Exide Industries and China Shoto in the reserve products market.

Warranties

Warranties for our products vary geographically and by product type and are competitive with other suppliers of these types of products. Generally, our reserve power product warranties range from one to twenty years and our motive power product warranties range from one to seven-years. The length of our warranties are varied to reflect regional characteristics and competitive influences. In some cases, our warranty period may include a pro rata period, which is typically based around the design life of the product and the application served. Our warranties generally cover defects in workmanship and materials and are limited to specific usage parameters.

Intellectual Property

We have numerous patents and patent licenses in the United States and other jurisdictions but do not consider any one patent to be material to our business. From time to time, we apply for patents on new inventions and designs, but we believe that the growth of our business will depend primarily upon the quality of our products and our relationships with our customers, rather than the extent of our patent protection.

Although other manufacturers may possess certain TPPL technology, we believe we are the only manufacturer of products using this technology in the reserve and motive power markets. Some aspects of this technology may be patented in the future. In any event, we believe that a significant capital investment would be required by any party desiring to produce products using TPPL technology for our markets.

We own or possess exclusive and non-exclusive licenses and other rights to use a number of trademarks in various jurisdictions. We have obtained registrations for many of these trademarks in the United States and other jurisdictions. Our various trademark registrations currently have durations of approximately 10 to 20 years, varying by mark and jurisdiction of registration and may be renewable. We endeavor to keep all of our material registrations current. We believe that many such rights and licenses are important to our business by helping to develop strong brand-name recognition in the marketplace. Some of the significant (registered and unregistered) trademarks that we use include: ArmaSafePlus, Battery Technologies, Cyclon, DataSafe, Deserthog, Douglas Battery, Douglas Legacy, EAS, Energia, EnerSystem, Energy Leader, FIAMM Motive Power, General Battery, Genesis, Hawker, Huada, HUP, Ironclad, LifeGuard, LifePlus, Life Speed, LifeTech, Loadhog, Odyssey, Oerlikon Battery, Oldham, Perfect Plus, PowerGuard, PowerSafe, ProSeries, Redion, Smarthog, Superhog, Supersafe, TeleData, Waterless, Wi-IQ, Workhog and XFC.

Today, our reserve power batteries are marketed and sold principally under the ABSL, ABSL Power, ABSL Space, ArmaSafePlus, Cyclon, DataSafe, Genesis, Hawker, Huada, Odyssey, Oerlikon Battery, PowerSafe and SuperSafe brands. Our motive power batteries are marketed and sold principally under the Douglas Battery, Express, Fiamm Motive Power, General Battery, Hawker, Huada and Ironclad brands. We also manufacture and sell related “DC” (Direct Current) power products including chargers, electronic power equipment and a wide variety of battery accessories. Our battery products span a broad range of sizes, configurations and electrical capacities, enabling us to meet a wide variety of customer applications.

Seasonality

Our business generally does not experience significant quarterly fluctuations in net sales as a result of weather or other trends that can be directly linked to seasonality patterns. However, our earnings are impacted by our summer manufacturing shutdowns and holidays primarily in the Americas and Western Europe.

Product and Process Development

Our product and process development efforts are focused on the creation and optimization of new battery products using existing technologies, which, in certain cases, differentiate our stored energy solutions from that of our competition. We allocate our resources to the following key areas:

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the design and development of new products;

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optimizing and expanding our existing product offering;

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waste and scrap reduction;

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production efficiency and utilization;

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capacity expansion without additional facilities; and

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quality attribute maximization.

Employees

At March 31, 2012, we had approximately 9,200 employees. Of these employees, approximately 40% were covered by collective bargaining agreements. The average term of these agreements is two years, with the longest term being four years. These agreements expire over the period from calendar years 2012 to 2014.

We consider our employee relations to be good. Historically, we have not experienced any significant labor unrest or disruption of production. However, during our second quarter of fiscal 2012, we were affected by a three-week strike at our manufacturing plant in Poland.

Environmental Matters

In the manufacture of our products throughout the world, we process, store, dispose of and otherwise use large amounts of hazardous materials, especially lead and acid. As a result, we are subject to extensive and evolving environmental, health and safety laws and regulations governing, among other things: the generation, handling, storage, use, transportation and disposal of hazardous materials; emissions or discharges of hazardous materials into the ground, air or water; and the health and safety of our employees. In addition, we are required to comply with the regulation issued from the European Economic Union called Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals or “REACH,” that came into force on June 1, 2007. Under the regulation, companies which manufacture or import more than one ton of a chemical substance per year are required to register it in a central database administered by the European Chemicals Agency. REACH requires a registration over a period of 11 years. Compliance with these laws and regulations results in ongoing costs. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations, or to obtain or comply with required environmental permits,

could result in fines, criminal charges or other sanctions by regulators. From time to time, we have had instances of alleged or actual noncompliance that have resulted in the imposition of fines, penalties and required corrective actions. Our ongoing compliance with environmental, health and safety laws, regulations and permits could require us to incur significant expenses, limit our ability to modify or expand our facilities or continue production and require us to install additional pollution control equipment and make other capital improvements. In addition, private parties, including current or former employees, can bring personal injury or other claims against us due to the presence of, or their exposure to, hazardous substances used, stored, transported or disposed of by us or contained in our products.

Certain environmental laws assess liability on owners or operators of real property for the cost of investigation, removal or remediation of hazardous substances at their current or former properties or at properties at which they have disposed of hazardous substances. These laws may also assess costs to repair damage to natural resources. We may be responsible for remediating damage to our properties that was caused by former owners. Soil and groundwater contamination has occurred at some of our current and former properties and may occur or be discovered at other properties in the future. In addition, we have been and may in the future, be liable to contribute to the cleanup of locations owned or operated by other persons to which we or our predecessor companies have sent wastes for disposal, pursuant to federal and other environmental laws. Under these laws, the owner or operator of contaminated properties and companies that generated, disposed of or arranged for the disposal of wastes sent to a contaminated disposal facility can be held jointly and severally liable for the investigation and cleanup of such properties, regardless of fault.

Sumter, South Carolina

We currently are responsible for certain environmental obligations at our former battery facility in Sumter, South Carolina that predate our ownership of this facility. This battery facility was closed in 2001 and is separate from our current metal fabrication facility in Sumter. We have established a reserve for this facility that totaled $3.0 million as of March 31, 2012. Based on current information, we believe this reserve is adequate to satisfy our environmental liabilities at this facility.

Jiangsu Province, China

In September 2011, the Company’s facility in Jiangsu Province, China, was closed by government authorities for an environmental review. After completion of the review, the government authorities allowed the plant to reopen in November 2011 on a conditional basis, with the understanding we would work with the assistance of the government agencies to relocate to a more preferable location.

Environmental and safety certifications

Thirteen of our facilities in the United States, Europe and Asia are certified to ISO 14001 standards. ISO 14001 is a globally recognized, voluntary program that focuses on the implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of an environmental management system and the improvement of environmental performance. Two facilities in Europe and one in Africa are certified to OHSAS 18001 standards.

Quality Systems

We utilize a global strategy for quality management systems, policies and procedures, the basis of which is the ISO 9001:2000 standard, which is a worldwide recognized quality standard. We believe in the principles of this standard and reinforce this by requiring mandatory compliance for all manufacturing, sales and service locations that are registered to the ISO 9001 standard. This strategy enables us to provide consistent quality products and services to meet our customers’ needs.

Available Information

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These filings are available to the public on the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room, located at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.

Our Internet address is http://www.enersys.com. We make available free of charge on http://www.enersys.com our annual, quarterly and current reports, and amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practical after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

The following risks and uncertainties, as well as others described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, could materially and adversely affect our business, our results of operations and financial conditions and could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and projections. Stockholders are cautioned that these and other factors, including those beyond our control, may affect future performance and cause actual results to differ from those which may, from time to time, be anticipated. There may be additional risks that are not presently material or known. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” All forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf are qualified by the risks described below.

We operate in an extremely competitive industry and are subject to pricing pressures.

We compete with a number of major international manufacturers and distributors, as well as a large number of smaller, regional competitors. Due to excess capacity in some sectors of our industry and consolidation among industrial battery purchasers, we have been subjected to significant pricing pressures. We anticipate continued competitive pricing pressure as foreign producers are able to employ labor at significantly lower costs than producers in the U.S. and Western Europe, expand their export capacity and increase their marketing presence in our major Americas and European markets. Several of our competitors have strong technical, marketing, sales, manufacturing, distribution and other resources, as well as significant name recognition, established positions in the market and long-standing relationships with OEMs and other customers. In addition, certain of our competitors own lead smelting facilities which, during periods of lead cost increases or price volatility, may provide a competitive pricing advantage and reduce their exposure to volatile raw material costs. Our ability to maintain and improve our operating margins has depended, and continues to depend, on our ability to control and reduce our costs. We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to reduce our operating expenses, to raise or maintain our prices or increase our unit volume, in order to maintain or improve our operating results.

The uncertainty in global economic conditions could negatively affect the Company’s operating results.

Our operating results are directly affected by the general global economic conditions of the industries in which our major customer groups operate. Our business segments are highly dependent on the economic and market conditions in each of the geographic areas in which we operate. Our products are heavily dependent on the end markets that we serve and our operating results will vary by geographic segment, depending on the economic environment in these markets. Sales of our motive power products, for example, depend significantly on demand for new electric industrial forklift trucks, which in turn depends on end-user demand for additional motive capacity in their distribution and manufacturing facilities. The uncertainty in global economic conditions varies by geographic segment, and can result in substantial volatility in global credit markets, particularly in the United States, where we service the vast majority of our debt. These conditions affect our business by reducing prices that our customers may be able or willing to pay for our products or by reducing the demand for our products, which could in turn negatively impact our sales and earnings generation and result in a material adverse effect on our business, cash flow, results of operations and financial position.

Risk of forced conversion of Convertible Notes which could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity.

Under the terms of our Convertible Notes, a holder of Convertible Notes may require the Company to repurchase some or all of the holder’s Convertible Notes for cash upon the occurrence of a fundamental change as defined in the indenture and on each of June 1, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2028 and 2033 at a price equal to 100% of the accreted principal amount of the Convertible Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in each case. As of March 31, 2012, the Company has $172.5 million of Convertible Notes outstanding.

It is the Company’s current intent to settle the principal amount of any such conversions in cash, and any additional optional conversions in cash, shares of EnerSys common stock or a combination of cash and shares. The Company expects to have available sufficient liquidity to satisfy any such settlement or optional put or conversion. The Convertible Notes will mature on June 1, 2038, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased by the Company.

Reliance on third party relationships and derivative agreements could adversely affect the Company’s business.

We depend on third parties, including suppliers, distributors, lead toll operators, freight forwarders, insurance brokers, commodity brokers, major financial institutions and other third party service providers, for key aspects of our business including the provision of derivative contracts to manage risks of: (a) lead cost volatility, (b) foreign currency exposures and (c) interest rate volatility on a portion of our long-term floating-rate debt. Failure of these third parties to meet their contractual, regulatory and other obligations to the Company or the development of factors that materially disrupt our relationships with these third parties could expose us to the risks of higher lead costs, unfavorable foreign currency rates and higher interest expenses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our raw materials costs are volatile and expose us to significant movements in our product costs.

Lead is our most significant raw material and is used along with significant amounts of plastics, steel, copper and other materials in our manufacturing processes. We estimate that raw material costs account for over half of our cost of goods sold. The costs of these raw materials, particularly lead, are volatile and beyond our control.

Volatile raw material costs can significantly affect our operating results and make period-to-period comparisons extremely difficult. We cannot assure you that we will be able to hedge the costs of our raw material requirements at a reasonable level or pass on to our customers the increased costs of our raw materials.

Our operations expose us to the risk of material environmental, health and safety liabilities, costs, and litigation.

In the manufacture of our products throughout the world, we process, store, dispose of and otherwise use large amounts of hazardous materials, especially lead and acid. As a result, we are subject to extensive and changing environmental, health and safety laws and regulations governing, among other things: the generation, handling, storage, use, transportation and disposal of hazardous materials; remediation of polluted ground or water; emissions or discharges of hazardous materials into the ground, air or water; and the health and safety of our employees. Compliance with these laws and regulations results in ongoing costs. Failure to comply with these laws or regulations, or to obtain or comply with required environmental permits, could result in fines, criminal charges or other sanctions by regulators. From time to time we have had instances of alleged or actual noncompliance that have resulted in the imposition of fines, penalties and required corrective actions. Our ongoing compliance with environmental, health and safety laws, regulations and permits could require us to incur significant expenses, limit our ability to modify or expand our facilities or continue production and require us to install additional pollution control equipment and make other capital improvements. In addition, private parties, including current or former employees, could bring personal injury or other claims against us due to the presence of, or exposure to, hazardous substances used, stored or disposed of by us or contained in our products.

Certain environmental laws assess liability on owners or operators of real property for the cost of investigation, removal or remediation of hazardous substances at their current or former properties or at properties at which they have disposed of hazardous substances. These laws may also assess costs to repair damage to natural resources. We may be responsible for remediating damage to our properties that was caused by former owners. Soil and groundwater contamination has occurred at some of our current and former properties and may occur or be discovered at other properties in the future. We are currently investigating and monitoring soil and groundwater contamination at several of our properties, in most cases as required by regulatory permitting processes. We may be required to conduct these operations at other properties in the future. In addition, we have been and in the future may be liable to contribute to the cleanup of locations owned or operated by other persons to which we or our predecessor companies have sent wastes for disposal, pursuant to federal and other environmental laws. Under these laws, the owner or operator of contaminated properties and companies that generated, disposed of or arranged for the disposal of wastes sent to a contaminated disposal facility can be held jointly and severally liable for the investigation and cleanup of such properties, regardless of fault.

We cannot assure you that we have been or at all times will be in compliance with environmental laws and regulations or that we will not be required to expend significant funds to comply with, or discharge liabilities arising under, environmental laws, regulations and permits, or that we will not be exposed to material environmental, health or safety litigation.

We are exposed to exchange rate risks, and our net income and financial condition may suffer due to currency translations.

We invoice our foreign sales and service transactions in local and foreign currencies and translate net sales using actual exchange rates during the period. We translate our non-U.S. assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates as of the balance sheet date. Because a significant portion of our revenues and expenses are denominated in foreign currencies, changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, primarily the euro, British pound, Polish zloty and Swiss franc may adversely affect our revenue, cost of revenue and operating margins. For example, foreign currency depreciation against the U.S. dollar will reduce the value of our foreign revenues and operating earnings as well as reduce our net investment in foreign subsidiaries. Approximately 60% of net sales were generated outside of the United States for the last three fiscal years.

Most of the risk of fluctuating foreign currencies is in our Europe segment, which comprised just under 50% of our net sales during the last two fiscal years. The euro is the dominant currency in our European operations.

The translation impact from currency fluctuations on net sales and operating earnings in Americas and Asia segments are not significant, as a substantial majority of these net sales and operating earnings are in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies that have been closely correlated to the U.S. dollar.

If foreign currencies depreciate against the U.S. dollar, it would make it more expensive for our non-U.S. subsidiaries to purchase certain of our raw material commodities that are priced globally in U.S. dollars, while the related revenue will decrease when translated to U.S. dollars. Significant movements in foreign exchange rates can have a material impact on our results of operations and financial condition. We periodically engage in hedging of our foreign currency exposures, but cannot assure you that we can successfully hedge all of our foreign currency exposures or do so at a reasonable cost.

We manufacture and assemble our products globally in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Approximately 60% of our sales and expenses are translated in foreign currencies. Our sales revenue, production costs, profit margins and competitive position are affected by the strength of the currencies in countries where we manufacture or purchase goods relative to the strength of the currencies in countries where our products are sold. Additionally, our business could be negatively impacted if some of our competitors manufacture in countries that have a depreciating currency versus the currency in countries where we manufacture. Also, as we report our financial statements in the U.S. dollar, our financial results are affected by the strength of the currencies in countries where we have operations relative to the strength of the U.S. dollar. The principal foreign currencies in which we conduct business are the euro, British pound, Polish zloty, Chinese renminbi and Mexican peso.

We quantify and monitor our global foreign currency exposures. Our largest foreign currency exposure is from the purchase and conversion of U.S. dollar based lead costs into local currencies in Europe. Additionally, we have currency exposures from intercompany financing and trade transactions. On a selective basis, we enter into foreign currency forward contracts and option contracts to reduce the impact from the volatility of currency movements; however, we cannot be certain that foreign currency fluctuations will not impact our operations in the future.

Our international operations may be adversely affected by actions taken by foreign governments or other forces or events over which we may have no control.

We currently have significant manufacturing and/or distribution facilities outside of the United States, in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Bulgaria, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia and the United Kingdom. We may face political instability, economic uncertainty, and/or difficult labor relations in our foreign operations. We also may face barriers in the form of long-standing relationships between potential customers and their existing suppliers, national policies favoring domestic manufacturers and protective regulations including exchange controls, restrictions on foreign investment or the repatriation of profits or invested capital, changes in export or import restrictions and changes in the tax system or rate of taxation in countries where we do business. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully develop and expand our international operations and sales or that we will be able to overcome the significant obstacles and risks of our international operations.

Our failure to introduce new products and product enhancements and broad market acceptance of new technologies introduced by our competitors could adversely affect our business.

Many new energy storage technologies have been introduced over the past several years. For certain important and growing markets, such as aerospace and defense, lithium-based battery technologies have a large and growing market share. Our ability to achieve significant and sustained penetration of key developing markets, including aerospace and defense, will depend upon our success in developing or acquiring these and other technologies, either independently, through joint ventures or through acquisitions. If we fail to develop or acquire, and manufacture and sell, products that satisfy our customers’ demands, or we fail to respond effectively to new product announcements by our competitors by quickly introducing competitive products, then market acceptance of our products could be reduced and our business could be adversely affected. We cannot assure you that our lead-acid products will remain competitive with products based on new technologies.

We may not be able to adequately protect our proprietary intellectual property and technology.

We rely on a combination of copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret laws, non-disclosure agreements and other confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to establish, protect and maintain our proprietary intellectual property and technology and other confidential information. Certain of these technologies, especially TPPL technology, are important to our business and are not protected by patents. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary intellectual property and technology and other confidential information, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise obtain and use our intellectual property and proprietary technologies.

Relocation of our customers’ operations could adversely affect our business.

The trend by a number of our North American and Western European customers to move manufacturing operations and expand their businesses in faster growing and low labor-cost markets may have an adverse impact on our business. As our customers in traditional manufacturing-based industries seek to move their manufacturing operations to these locations, there is a risk that these customers will source their energy storage products from competitors located in those territories and will cease or reduce the purchase of products from our manufacturing plants. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete effectively with manufacturing operations of energy storage products in those territories, whether by establishing or expanding our manufacturing operations in those lower-cost territories or acquiring existing manufacturers.

We may fail to implement our cost reduction initiatives successfully and improve our profitability.

We must continue to implement cost reduction initiatives to achieve additional cost savings in future periods. We cannot assure you that we will be able to achieve all of the cost savings that we expect to realize from current or future initiatives. In particular, we may be unable to implement one or more of our initiatives successfully or we may experience unexpected cost increases that offset the savings that we achieve. Given the continued competitive pricing pressures experienced in our industry, our failure to realize cost savings would adversely affect our results of operations.

Quality problems with our products could harm our reputation and erode our competitive position.

The success of our business will depend upon the quality of our products and our relationships with customers. In the event that our products fail to meet our customers’ standards, our reputation could be harmed, which would adversely affect our marketing and sales efforts. We cannot assure you that our customers will not experience quality problems with our products.

We offer our products under a variety of brand names, the protection of which is important to our reputation for quality in the consumer marketplace.

We rely upon a combination of trademark, licensing and contractual covenants to establish and protect the brand names of our products. We have registered many of our trademarks in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. In many market segments, our reputation is closely related to our brand names. Monitoring unauthorized use of our brand names is difficult, and we cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will prevent their unauthorized use, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the U.S. We cannot assure you that our brand names will not be misappropriated or utilized without our consent or that such actions will not have a material adverse effect on our reputation and on our results of operations.

We may fail to implement our plans to make acquisitions or successfully integrate them into our operations.

As part of our business strategy, we have grown, and plan to continue growing, by acquiring other product lines, technologies or facilities that complement or expand our existing business. There is significant competition for acquisition targets in the industrial battery industry. We may not be able to identify suitable acquisition candidates or negotiate attractive terms. In addition, we may have difficulty obtaining the financing necessary to complete transactions we pursue. In that regard, our credit facilities restrict the amount of additional indebtedness that we may incur to finance acquisitions and place other restrictions on our ability to make acquisitions. Exceeding any of these restrictions would require the consent of our lenders. We may be unable to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems and management personnel we acquire into our operations and we may not be able to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames. Our failure to execute our acquisition strategy could have a material adverse effect on our business. We cannot assure you that our acquisition strategy will be successful or that we will be able to successfully integrate acquisitions we do make.

Any acquisitions that we complete may dilute stockholder ownership interests in EnerSys, may have adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations and may cause unanticipated liabilities.

Future acquisitions may involve the issuance of our equity securities as payment, in part or in full, for the businesses or assets acquired. Any future issuances of equity securities would dilute stockholder ownership interests. In addition, future acquisitions might not increase, and may even decrease our earnings or earnings per share and the benefits derived by us from an acquisition might not outweigh or might not exceed the dilutive effect of the acquisition. We also may incur additional debt or suffer adverse tax and accounting consequences in connection with any future acquisitions.

The failure or security breach of critical computer systems could seriously affect our sales and operations.

We operate a number of critical computer systems throughout our business that can fail for a variety of reasons. If such a failure were to occur, we may not be able to sufficiently recover from the failure in time to avoid the loss of data or any adverse impact on certain of our operations that are dependent on such systems. This could result in lost sales and the inefficient operation of our facilities for the duration of such a failure.

We operate a number of critical computer systems throughout our business for the exchange of information both within the company and in communicating with third parties. Despite our efforts to protect the integrity of our systems and network as well as sensitive, confidential or personal data or information, our facilities and systems and those of our third-party service providers may be vulnerable to security breaches, theft, misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors that could potentially lead to the compromising of sensitive, confidential or personal data or information, improper use of our systems, software solutions or networks, unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction of information, defective products, production downtimes and operational disruptions, which in turn could adversely affect our reputation, competitiveness, and results of operations.

Our ability to maintain adequate credit facilities.

Our ability to continue our ongoing business operations and fund future growth depends on our ability to maintain adequate credit facilities and to comply with the financial and other covenants in such credit facilities or to secure alternative sources of financing. However, such credit facilities or alternate financing may not be available or, if available, may not be on terms favorable to us.

Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

As of March 31, 2012, we had $256.1 million of total consolidated debt (including capital lease obligations). This level of debt could:

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increase our vulnerability to adverse general economic and industry conditions, including interest rate fluctuations, because a portion of our borrowings bear, and will continue to bear, interest at floating rates;

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require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to debt service payments, which would reduce the availability of our cash to fund working capital, capital expenditures or other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions;

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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry;

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restrict our ability to introduce new products or new technologies or exploit business opportunities;

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place us at a disadvantage compared with competitors that have proportionately less debt;

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limit our ability to borrow additional funds in the future, if we need them, due to financial and restrictive covenants in our debt agreements;

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have a material adverse effect on us if we fail to comply with the financial and restrictive covenants in our debt agreements; and

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dilute share ownership percentage if the Company’s share price is higher than the Convertible Notes’ conversion price of $40.60 per share.

ITEM 1B.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES

The Company’s worldwide headquarters is located in Reading, Pennsylvania. Geographic headquarters for our Americas, Europe and Asia segments are located in Reading, Pennsylvania, Zurich, Switzerland and Singapore, respectively. The Company owns approximately 80% of its manufacturing facilities and distribution centers worldwide. The following sets forth the Company’s principal owned or leased facilities by business segment:

Americas: Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee in the United States, Monterrey and Tijuana in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil in South America.

Europe: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, UK, South Africa and Tunisia.

Asia: Jiangdu, Shantou and Shuangqiao in China and Andhra Pradesh in India.

We consider our plants and facilities, whether owned or leased, to be in satisfactory condition and adequate to meet the needs of our current businesses and projected growth. Information as to material lease commitments is included in Note 9, “Leases,” to the consolidated financial statements appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business. We do not expect that any of this litigation, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

The Company’s common stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ENS” since it began trading on July 30, 2004. Prior to that time, there had been no public market for our common stock. The following table sets forth, on a per share basis for the periods presented, the range of high, low and closing prices of the Company’s common stock.


Quarter Ended	High Price		Low Price		Closing Price
March 31, 2012	$	36.15	$	25.93	$	34.65
January 1, 2012		27.25		17.50		25.97
October 2, 2011		36.48		17.35		20.02
July 3, 2011		40.32		30.95		35.21

March 31, 2011	$	39.90	$	31.33	$	39.75
January 2, 2011		33.52		24.44		32.12
October 3, 2010		25.50		20.93		25.08
July 4, 2010		27.23		20.74		21.32

Holders of Record

As of May 21, 2012, there were approximately 344 record holders of common stock of the Company. Because many of these shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, the Company is unable to estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these record holders.

Dividends

We have never paid or declared any cash dividends on our common stock, and we have certain restrictions from doing so pursuant to our credit agreements. We currently intend to retain any earnings for future growth and, therefore, do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

During the three fiscal years ended March 31, 2012, we did not issue any unregistered securities.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

The table below sets forth information regarding the Company’s purchases of its common stock during its fourth quarter ended March 31, 2012:

Purchases of Equity Securities


Period	(a) Total number of shares (or units) purchased			(b) Average price paid per share (or unit)		(c) Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs		(d) Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may be purchased under the plans or programs⁽²⁾
January 2, 2012- January 29, 2012		—		$	—		—		80,692
January 30, 2012-Febuary 26, 2012		10,530	⁽¹⁾		34.24		—		137,475
February 27, 2012-March 31, 2012		5,807	⁽¹⁾		34.80		—		151,562

Total		16,337		$	34.44		—

(1)

These amounts represent the number of shares of common stock we purchased from participants in our equity incentive plans. As provided by our equity incentive plans, vested options outstanding may be exercised through surrender to the Company of option shares or vested options outstanding under the respective plans to satisfy the applicable aggregate exercise price (and any withholding tax) required to be paid upon such exercise.

(2)

On May 26, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to the number of shares exercised through previous stock option awards and common stock issued under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.

STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph compares the changes in cumulative total returns on EnerSys’ common stock with the changes in cumulative total returns of the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index, a broad equity market index, and the total return on a selected peer group index. The peer group selected is based on the standard industrial classification codes (“SIC Codes”) established by the U.S. government. The index chosen was “Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Suppliers” and comprises all publically traded companies having the same three-digit SIC Code (369) as EnerSys.

The graph was prepared assuming that $100 was invested in EnerSys’ common stock, the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index and the peer group (duly updated for changes) on March 31, 2007.

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ITEM 6.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA


	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2012			2011		2010			2009			2008
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
Net sales	$	2,283,369		$	1,964,462	$	1,579,385		$	1,972,867		$	2,026,640
Cost of goods sold		1,770,664			1,514,618		1,218,481			1,559,433			1,644,753

Gross profit		512,705			449,844		360,904			413,434			381,887
Operating expenses		297,806			259,217		235,597			256,507			249,350
Legal proceedings (settlement income) charge		(900	)		—		—			3,366			—
Restructuring charges		4,988			6,813		13,929			22,424			13,191
Bargain purchase gain		—			—		(2,919	)		—			—
Gain on sale of facilities		—			—		—			(11,308	)		—

Operating earnings		210,811			183,814		114,297			142,445			119,346
Interest expense		16,484			22,038		22,658			26,733			28,917
Charges related to refinancing		—			8,155		—			5,209			—
Other (income) expense, net		3,068			2,177		4,384			(8,597	)		4,234

Earnings before income taxes		191,259			151,444		87,255			119,100			86,195
Income tax expense		47,292			38,018		24,951			37,170			26,499

Net earnings		143,967			113,426		62,304			81,930			59,696
Net losses attributable to noncontrolling interests		(36	)		—		—			—			—

Net earnings attributable to EnerSys stockholders	$	144,003		$	113,426	$	62,304		$	81,930		$	59,696

Net earnings per share attributable to EnerSys stockholders:
Basic	$	2.95		$	2.30	$	1.29		$	1.68		$	1.25
Diluted		2.93			2.27		1.28			1.66			1.22
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic		48,748,205			49,376,132		48,122,207			48,824,434			47,645,225
Diluted		49,216,035			50,044,246		48,834,095			49,420,303			48,644,450


	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2012			2011			2010			2009			2008
	(In thousands)
Consolidated cash flow data:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	204,196		$	76,459		$	136,602		$	219,437		$	4,018
Net cash used in investing activities		(73,420	)		(91,661	)		(77,244	)		(46,810	)		(62,150	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(78,382	)		(82,677	)		(24,472	)		(23,196	)		39,558
Other operating data:
Capital expenditures		48,943			59,940			45,111			57,143			45,037


	As of March 31,
	2012		2011		2010		2009		2008
	(In thousands)
Consolidated balance sheet data:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	160,490	$	108,869	$	201,042	$	163,161	$	20,620
Working capital		611,372		554,164		475,768		429,769		389,480
Total assets		1,919,279		1,828,387		1,652,010		1,492,851		1,710,790
Total debt, including capital leases		256,101		253,400		350,486		375,656		426,754
Total EnerSys stockholders’ equity		1,032,195		974,331		779,897		670,151		691,543

ITEM 7.

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

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, opinions, expectations, anticipations and intentions and beliefs. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Business” and “Risk Factors,” sections elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the following discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition, certain financial measures may be considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under Securities and Exchange Commission rules. These rules require supplemental explanation and reconciliation, which is provided in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

EnerSys’ management uses the non-GAAP measures, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, in their computation of compliance with loan covenants. These measures, as used by EnerSys, adjust net earnings determined in accordance with GAAP for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and certain charges or credits as permitted by our credit agreements, that were recorded during the periods presented.

EnerSys’ management uses the non-GAAP measures, Primary Working Capital and Primary Working Capital Percentage (see definition in “Overview” below) along with capital expenditures, in their evaluation of business segment cash flow and financial position performance.

These non-GAAP disclosures have limitations as analytical tools, should not be viewed as a substitute for cash flow or operating earnings determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. This supplemental presentation should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by similar adjustments to operating earnings determined in accordance with GAAP.

Overview

We are the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We manufacture, market and distribute industrial batteries and related products such as chargers, power equipment and battery accessories, and we provide related after-market and customer-support services for industrial batteries. We market and sell our products globally to over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries through a network of distributors, independent representatives and our internal sales force.

More than half of our manufacturing capacity is located outside of the United States, and approximately 60% of our net sales are generated outside of the United States. The Company has three reportable business segments based on geographic regions, defined as follows:

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Americas, which includes North and South America, with our segment headquarters in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA,

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Europe, which includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with our segment headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, and

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Asia, which includes Asia, Australia and Oceania, with our segment headquarters in Singapore.

See Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for segment related disclosures.

We evaluate business segment performance based primarily upon operating earnings, exclusive of highlighted items. Highlighted items are those that the Company deems are not indicative of ongoing operating results, including those charges that the Company incurs as a result of restructuring activities and those charges and credits that are not directly related to ongoing business segment performance. All corporate and centrally incurred costs are allocated to the business segments based principally on net sales. We evaluate business segment cash flow and financial position performance based primarily upon capital expenditures and Primary Working Capital levels (see definition of Primary Working Capital in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below).

Our management structure, financial reporting systems, and associated internal controls and procedures, are all consistent with our three geographic business segments. We report on a March 31 fiscal year-end. Our financial results are largely driven by the following factors:

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global economic conditions and general cyclical patterns of the industries in which our customers operate;

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changes in our selling prices and, in periods when our product costs increase, our ability to raise our selling prices to pass such cost increases through to our customers;

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the extent to which we are able to efficiently utilize our global manufacturing facilities and optimize our capacity;

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the extent to which we can control our fixed and variable costs, including those for our raw materials, manufacturing, distribution and operating activities;

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changes in our level of debt and changes in the variable interest rates under our credit facilities; and

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the size and number of acquisitions and our ability to achieve their intended benefits.

We have two primary industrial battery product lines: reserve power products and motive power products. Net sales classifications by product line are as follows:

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Reserve power products are used for backup power for the continuous operation of critical applications in telecommunications systems, UPS applications for computer and computer-controlled systems, and other specialty power applications, including security systems, premium starting, lighting and ignition applications, in switchgear, electrical control systems used in electric utilities and energy pipelines, in commercial aircraft, satellites, military aircraft, submarines, ships, tactical vehicles and portable energy packs.

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Current Market Conditions

Economic Climate

Recent indicators suggest a mixed trend in economic activity among our different geographical regions. The Americas region continues its economic recovery which has been in place since fiscal 2010. Asia’s economic expansion continues but at a slower rate. The sovereign debt crisis in Europe is a factor in slowing overall economic growth in this region and leading to declining economic growth in many of the Western European countries. Overall, on a consolidated basis, we have experienced positive trends in our quarterly revenue and order rate.

We believe we are well positioned to take advantage of future growth in our markets. We have taken numerous steps to restructure our manufacturing base and administrative operations to reduce our costs. We expect the economic climate and our strong capital structure will be conducive to a continuation of acquisitions which will help grow our business faster than the overall market growth.

Volatility of Commodities and Foreign Currencies

Our most significant commodity and foreign currency exposures are related to lead and the euro. Volatility of commodity costs and foreign currency exchange rates have caused large swings in our production costs. As the global economic climate changes, we anticipate that our commodity costs may continue to fluctuate significantly as they have in the past several years. The increase in our cost of lead due to increases in average lead prices was approximately $59 million in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011.

Customer Pricing

Our selling prices fluctuated during the last several years to offset the volatile cost of commodities. Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, as a result of reductions in the cost of lead, our average selling prices began to decline on a sequential quarterly basis. As the cycle of lead costs turned upward in early fiscal 2010, we began to increase average selling prices to help offset the higher costs. During fiscal 2011 and 2012, our selling prices increased to reflect the rising commodity prices. Selling price increases offset approximately $49 million of the increased commodity costs of $72 million in fiscal 2012. Approximately 35% to 40% of our revenue is currently subject to agreements that adjust pricing to a market-based index for lead.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Current market conditions related to our liquidity and capital resources are favorable. In March 2011, we refinanced our 2008 senior secured credit facility, comprising a $225 million Term A Loan and a $125 million revolving credit line (collectively the “2008 Credit Facility”), gaining additional flexibility in terms and an extended maturity to March 2016. We believe current conditions remain favorable for the Company to have continued positive cash flow from operations that, along with available cash and cash equivalents and our undrawn lines of credit, will be sufficient to fund our capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments for growth.

Our cash flows from operating activities were $204 million and $76 million during fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively. We invested $49 million and $60 million in capital expenditures, and $25 million and $32 million in new business opportunities in fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively.

As a result of the above actions, at March 31, 2012, our financial position is strong and we have substantial liquidity with $160 million of available cash and cash equivalents, $282 million of undrawn, committed credit lines, and over $95 million of uncommitted credit lines. We believe we have the financial resources and the capital available to remain active in pursuing further investment and acquisition opportunities.

Cost Savings Initiatives-Restructuring

Cost savings programs remain a continuous element of our business strategy and are directed primarily at further reductions in plant manufacturing (labor and overhead), raw materials costs and our operating expenses (primarily selling, general and administrative). Numerous individual cost savings opportunities are identified and evaluated by management with a formal selection and approval process that results in an ongoing list of cost savings projects to be implemented. In order to realize cost savings benefits for a majority of these initiatives, costs are incurred either in the form of capital expenditures, funding the cash obligations of previously recorded restructuring expenses or current period expenses.

During fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010, we announced a plan to restructure certain of our European and American operations, which resulted in the reduction of approximately 470 employees on completion of the plan. These actions were primarily in Europe, the most significant of which was the closure of our leased Italian manufacturing facility and the opening of a new Italian distribution center to continue to provide responsive service to our customers in that market. Total charges for these actions amounted to approximately $32 million, which includes cash expenses of approximately $23 million, primarily for employee severance-related payments, and a non-cash charge of approximately $9 million, primarily for impairment of fixed assets. Based on the applicable accounting guidance, we recorded restructuring charges of $19.1 million in fiscal 2009, $12.4 million in fiscal 2010 and $0.4 million in fiscal 2011. As of March 31, 2012 this plan has been completed. Our fiscal 2012 operating results reflect virtually all of the estimated $24 million of favorable annualized pre-tax earnings impact related to those actions.

In fiscal 2010, we began the restructuring programs primarily related to the Oerlikon acquisition in Europe and completed the restructuring as of March 31, 2012.

During fiscal 2011, we began further restructuring programs related to our European operations, including distribution, which upon completion is expected to result in the reduction of approximately 60 employees. Our fiscal 2012 operating results reflect approximately half of the estimated $4 million of favorable annualized pre-tax earnings impact of these programs, with the remainder expected to be experienced in future periods.

In addition, during fiscal 2012 the we announced restructuring programs related to our operations in Europe, primarily consisting of the transfer of manufacturing of select products between certain of our manufacturing operations and restructuring of our selling, general and administrative operations. These actions are expected to result in the reduction of approximately 80 employees upon completion. Our fiscal 2012 operating results reflect approximately $1 million of the estimated $5 million of favorable annualized pre-tax earnings impact of the fiscal 2012 programs

The Company expects to be committed to approximately a total of $1 million of expenses for the remaining fiscal 2011 and 2012 restructuring programs in fiscal 2013.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are described in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. In preparing our financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that, among other things, affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expense. These estimates and assumptions are most significant where they involve levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or matters susceptible to change, and where they can have a material impact on our financial condition and operating performance. We discuss below the more significant estimates and related assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. If actual results were to differ materially from the estimates made, the reported results could be materially affected.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when the earnings process is complete. This occurs when risk and title transfers, collectability is reasonably assured and pricing is fixed and determinable. Shipment terms to our battery product customers are either shipping point or destination and do not differ significantly between our business segments of the world. Accordingly, revenue is recognized when risk and title is transferred to the customer. Amounts invoiced to customers for shipping and handling are classified as revenue. Taxes on revenue producing transactions are not included in net sales.

We recognize revenue from the service of reserve power and motive power products when the respective services are performed.

Management believes that the accounting estimates related to revenue recognition are critical accounting estimates because they require reasonable assurance of collection of revenue proceeds and completion of all performance obligations. Also, revenues are recorded net of provisions for sales discounts and returns, which are established at the time of sale. These estimates are based on our past experience.

Asset Impairment Determinations

We test for the impairment of our goodwill and indefinite lived trade names at least annually and whenever events or circumstances occur indicating that a possible impairment has been incurred. We utilize financial projections of our business segments, certain cash flow measures, as well as our market capitalization in the determination of the fair value of these assets.

With respect to our other long-lived assets other than goodwill and indefinite lived trade names, we test for impairment when indicators of impairment are present. An asset is considered impaired when the undiscounted estimated net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset are less than its carrying amount. The impairment recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the impaired asset.

In making future cash flow analyses of goodwill and other long-lived assets, we make assumptions relating to the following:

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The intended use of assets and the expected future cash flows resulting directly from such use;

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Industry specific economic conditions;

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Competitor activities and regulatory initiatives; and

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Client and customer preferences and patterns.

We believe that an accounting estimate relating to asset impairment is a critical accounting estimate because the assumptions underlying future cash flow estimates are subject to change from time to time and the recognition of an impairment could have a significant impact on our financial statements.

Litigation and Claims

From time to time the Company has been or may be a party to various legal actions and investigations including, among others, employment matters, compliance with government regulations, federal and state employment laws, including wage and hour laws, contractual disputes and other matters, including matters arising in the ordinary course of business. These claims may be brought by, among others, governments, customers, suppliers and employees. Management considers the measurement of litigation reserves as a critical accounting estimate because of the significant uncertainty in some cases relating to the outcome of potential claims or litigation and the difficulty of predicting the likelihood and range of potential liability involved, coupled with the material impact on our results of operations that could result from litigation or other claims. In determining legal reserves, management considers, among other issues:

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Interpretation of contractual rights and obligations;

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The status of government regulatory initiatives, interpretations and investigations;

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The status of settlement negotiations;

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Prior experience with similar types of claims;

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Whether there is available insurance coverage; and

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Advice of outside counsel.

Environmental Loss Contingencies

Accruals for environmental loss contingencies (i.e., environmental reserves) are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can reasonably be estimated. Management views the measurement of environmental reserves as a critical accounting estimate because of the considerable uncertainty surrounding estimation, including the need to forecast well into the future. From time to time we may be involved in legal proceedings under federal, state and local, as well as international environmental laws in connection with our operations and companies that we have acquired. The estimation of environmental reserves is based on the evaluation of currently available information, prior experience in the remediation of contaminated sites and assumptions with respect to government regulations and enforcement activity, changes in remediation technology and practices, and financial obligations and credit worthiness of other responsible parties and insurers.

Warranty

We record a warranty reserve for possible claims against our product warranties, which generally run for a period ranging from one to twenty years for our reserve power batteries and for a period ranging from one to seven years for our motive power batteries. The assessment of the adequacy of the reserve includes a review of open claims and historical experience.

Management believes that the accounting estimate related to the warranty reserve is a critical accounting estimate because the underlying assumptions used for the reserve can change from time to time and warranty claims could potentially have a material impact on our results of operations.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We encounter risks associated with sales and the collection of the associated accounts receivable. We record a provision for accounts receivable that are considered to be uncollectible. In order to calculate the appropriate provision, management analyzes the creditworthiness of specific customers and the aging of customer balances. Management also considers general and specific industry economic conditions, industry concentration and contractual rights and obligations.

Management believes that the accounting estimate related to the allowance for doubtful accounts is a critical accounting estimate because the underlying assumptions used for the allowance can change from time to time and uncollectible accounts could potentially have a material impact on our results of operations.

Retirement Plans

We use certain assumptions in the calculation of the actuarial valuation of our defined benefit plans. These assumptions include the discount rate, expected long-term rates of return on assets and rates of increase in compensation levels. Changes in these assumptions can result in changes to the recognized pension expense and recorded liabilities.

We account for our defined benefit pension plans in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance. The guidance requires an entity to recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a defined benefit postretirement plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status,

measure a defined benefit postretirement plan’s assets and obligation that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in comprehensive income in the year in which the change occurs.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions related to the actuarial valuation of our defined benefit plans are evaluated periodically as conditions warrant and changes to such estimates are recorded.

Equity-Based Compensation

We recognize compensation cost relating to equity-based payment transactions by using a fair-value measurement method, in accordance with FASB guidance on accounting for share-based payment. FASB guidance requires all equity-based payments to employees, including grants of restricted stock units, stock options and market share units, to be recognized as compensation expense based on fair value at grant date over the requisite service period of the awards. We determine the fair value of restricted stock units based on the quoted market price of our common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which uses both historical and current market data to estimate the fair value. The fair value of market share units is estimated at the date of grant using a binomial lattice model. Both models incorporate various assumptions such as the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, expected dividend yield and expected life of the awards. When estimating the requisite service period of the awards, we consider many related factors including types of awards, employee class, and historical experience. Actual results, and future changes in estimates of the requisite service period may differ substantially from our current estimates.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate is based on pretax income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. We account for income taxes in accordance with FASB guidance on accounting for income taxes, which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized using enacted tax rates for the effect of temporary differences between book and tax bases on recorded assets and liabilities. FASB guidance also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance, when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

The recognition and measurement of a tax position is based on management’s best judgment given the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. In accordance with FASB guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, we evaluate tax positions to determine whether the benefits of tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. For tax positions that are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit, we recognize the largest amount of the benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement in the financial statements. For tax positions that are not more likely than not of being sustained upon audit, we do not recognize any portion of the benefit in the financial statements. If the more likely than not threshold is not met in the period for which a tax position is taken, we may subsequently recognize the benefit of that tax position if the tax matter is effectively settled, the statute of limitations expires, or if the more likely than not threshold is met in a subsequent period.

We evaluate, on a quarterly basis, our ability to realize deferred tax assets by assessing our valuation allowance and by adjusting the amount of such allowance, if necessary. The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization are our forecast of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the net deferred tax assets.

To the extent we prevail in matters for which reserves have been established, or are required to pay amounts in excess of our reserves, our effective tax rate in a given financial statement period could be materially affected. An unfavorable tax settlement would require use of cash and result in an increase in the effective tax rate in the year of resolution. A favorable tax settlement would be recognized as a reduction in our effective tax rate in the year of resolution.

Results of Operations—Fiscal 2012 Compared to Fiscal 2011

The following table presents summary consolidated statement of income data for fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, compared to fiscal year ended March 31, 2011:


	Fiscal 2012						Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions			As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions			%
Net sales	$	2,283.4			100.0	%	$	1,964.4		100.0	%	$	319.0			16.2	%
Cost of goods sold		1,770.7			77.6			1,514.6		77.1			256.1			16.9

Gross profit		512.7			22.4			449.8		22.9			62.9			14.0
Operating expenses		297.8			13.0			259.2		13.2			38.6			14.9
Legal proceedings settlement income		(0.9	)		(0.1	)		—		—			(0.9	)		NM
Restructuring charges		5.0			0.2			6.8		0.4			(1.8	)		(26.8	)

Operating earnings		210.8			9.3			183.8		9.4			27.0			14.7
Interest expense		16.5			0.7			22.0		1.1			(5.5	)		(25.2	)
Other (income) expense, net		3.1			0.2			2.2		0.2			0.9			40.9
Charges related to refinancing		—			—			8.2		0.4			(8.2	)		NM

Earnings before income taxes		191.2			8.4			151.4		7.7			39.8			26.3
Income tax expense		47.3			2.1			38.0		1.9			9.3			24.4

Net earnings		143.9			6.3			113.4		5.8			30.5			26.9
Net losses attributable to noncontrolling interests		(0.1	)		—			—		—			(0.1	)		NM

Net earnings attributable to EnerSys Stockholders	$	144.0			6.3	%	$	113.4		5.8	%	$	30.6			27.0	%

NM = not meaningful

Overview

Our sales in fiscal 2012 were approximately $2.3 billion, a 16.2% increase from prior year sales primarily due to an improvement in organic volume and acquisitions of approximately 8% and 4%, respectively. Despite higher sales, the gross margin percentage in fiscal 2012 was down 50 basis points at 22.4% versus 22.9% in fiscal 2011, due mainly to higher commodity costs and unforeseen plant interruptions at two of our facilities.

Our financial position continues to be strong and we have substantial liquidity from our cash and cash equivalents, committed and uncommitted credit lines and our 2011 Credit Facility. Our positive cash flows and liquidity have enabled us to continue to invest in new business opportunities such as acquisitions in South Africa, South America, Germany and India and share repurchases.

A discussion of specific fiscal 2012 versus fiscal 2011 operating results follows, including an analysis and discussion of the results of our business segments.

Net Sales

Total net sales increased 16.2% or $319 million in fiscal 2012 from fiscal 2011. This was due to an 8% or $149 million increase in organic volume and price increases of 2% or $49 million. Acquisitions in fiscal 2012 added approximately 4% or $73 million to net sales. Fluctuations in the U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies increased sales by 2% or $48 million.

Fluctuations in foreign currencies had a positive impact on sales of fiscal 2012 versus fiscal 2011. The euro exchange rate to the U.S. dollar averaged $1.39 / € in fiscal 2012, compared to $1.33 / € in fiscal 2011 and $1.42 / € in fiscal 2010.

Net sales by business segment were as follows:


	Fiscal 2012					Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		% Net Sales			In Millions		% Net Sales			In Millions		%
Europe	$	995.4		43.6	%	$	890.3		45.3	%	$	105.1		11.8	%
Americas		1,082.8		47.4			896.6		45.7			186.2		20.8
Asia		205.2		9.0			177.5		9.0			27.7		15.6

Total net sales	$	2,283.4		100.0	%	$	1,964.4		100.0	%	$	319.0		16.2	%

The Europe segment’s revenue increased by $105.1 million or 11.8% in fiscal 2012, as compared to fiscal 2011. Acquisitions and currency translation impact contributed approximately 5% and 4%, respectively, while increases in pricing contributed approximately 2%. Organic volume in Europe was flat.

The Americas segment’s revenue increased by $186.2 million or 20.8% in fiscal 2012, as compared to fiscal 2011, primarily due to higher organic volume, which contributed approximately a 15% increase. Price increases and acquisitions contributed approximately 3% each to the improvement.

The Asia segment’s revenue increased by $27.7 million or 15.6% in fiscal 2012 as compared to fiscal 2011. Higher organic volume and currency translation impact contributed approximately 8% and a 7%, respectively, while increases in pricing contributed approximately 1%.

Net sales by product line were as follows:


	Fiscal 2012					Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Reserve power	$	1,092.7		47.9	%	$	970.4		49.4	%	$	122.3		12.6	%
Motive power		1,190.7		52.1			994.0		50.6			196.7		19.8

Total net sales	$	2,283.4		100.0	%	$	1,964.4		100.0	%	$	319.0		16.2	%

Sales in our reserve power product line increased in fiscal 2012 by $122.3 million or 12.6% compared to the prior year primarily due to acquisitions and higher organic volume which contributed approximately 5% and 4%, respectively. Currency translation impact and price increases contributed approximately 3% and 1%, respectively.

Sales in our motive power product line increased in fiscal 2012 by $196.7 million or 19.8% compared to the prior year primarily due to an increase in organic volume of approximately 11%. Price increases, acquisitions and currency translation impact contributed approximately 4%, 3% and 2%, respectively.

Gross Profit


	Fiscal 2012					Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Gross profit	$	512.7		22.4	%	$	449.8		22.9	%	$	62.9		14.0	%

Gross profit increased $62.9 million or 14.0% in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011. Gross profit, excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, increased $55 million or 12.3% in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011. Lead costs represented approximately 34% of total cost of goods sold for fiscal 2012 as compared to

approximately 33% of total cost of goods sold for fiscal 2011. We have made great efforts to sustain gross margin in an environment of rising commodity and energy costs, and continue to focus on a wide variety of sales initiatives, which include improving product mix to higher margin products and obtaining appropriate pricing for products relative to our costs. At the same time, we continue to focus on cost savings initiatives such as relocating production to low cost facilities and implementing more automation in our manufacturing plants.

Operating Items


	Fiscal 2012						Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions			As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions			%
Operating expenses	$	297.8			13.0	%	$	259.2		13.2	%	$	38.6			14.9	%
Legal proceedings settlement income		(0.9	)		(0.1	)		—		—			(0.9	)		NM
Restructuring charges		5.0			0.2			6.8		0.4			(1.8	)		(26.8	)

NM = not meaningful

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased $38.6 million or 14.9% in fiscal 2012 from fiscal 2011. Operating expenses, excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, increased $29.4 million or 11.4% in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011. As a percentage of sales, operating expenses decreased from 13.2% in fiscal 2011 to 13.0% in fiscal 2012. The 20 basis point decrease was achieved by leveraging our operating expenses with higher sales.

Legal proceedings settlement income

In fiscal 2009, the Court of Commerce in Lyon, France ruled that the Company’s French subsidiary, EnerSys Sarl, which was acquired by the Company in 2002, was partially responsible for a 1999 fire in a French hotel under construction. The Company’s portion of damages was assessed at €2.7 million or $4.2 million, which was duly recorded and paid by the Company, but the ruling was appealed. In a subsequent ruling by the Court of Appeal of Lyon, France, the portion of damages was reduced, entitling the Company to a refund of the monies paid of €0.7 million or $0.9 million, which has been recorded and collected in the second quarter of fiscal 2012. The Company further appealed the ruling to the French Supreme Court, which on March 14, 2012, ruled in the Company’s favor and ordered the case back to the Court of Appeal of Lyon to further review certain aspects of the original decision in the case, including the assessment of damages.

Restructuring Charges

In fiscal 2012, we recorded $5.0 million of restructuring charges, primarily for staff reductions in Europe.

In fiscal 2011, we recorded $6.8 million of restructuring charges, of which $2.5 million related to the continuation of the restructuring program of our Oerlikon operations begun in fiscal 2010, and $4.3 million related primarily to new fiscal 2011 programs to further restructure our European operations, including distribution.

In fiscal 2010, we incurred $13.9 million of obligations for activities primarily related to the completion of the restructurings that began in fiscal 2008 and the restructuring program of the Oerlikon operations.

At March 31, 2012, the Oerlikon and fiscal 2009 European restructuring programs have been completed. The fiscal 2011 and 2012 restructuring programs are expected to incur additional restructuring charges of approximately $1 million in fiscal 2013.

Operating Earnings

Fiscal 2012 operating earnings of $210.8 million were $27.0 million higher than in fiscal 2011 and was 9.3% of sales. Fiscal 2012 operating earnings were favorably affected by higher organic volume, our continuing cost savings programs and price increases, partially offset by higher commodity costs. Fiscal 2012 and 2011 operating earnings included $5.0 million and $6.8 million, respectively, of restructuring charges and $2.8 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for acquisition activity related expense in Europe, Americas and Asia.

Operating earnings by geographic segment were as follows:


	Fiscal 2012						Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions			As % Net Sales⁽¹⁾			In Millions		As % Net Sales⁽¹⁾			In Millions			%
Europe	$	63.9			6.4	%	$	55.6		6.3	%	$	8.3			14.8	%
Americas		138.8			12.8			124.5		13.9			14.3			11.6
Asia		12.2			5.9			10.5		5.9			1.7			15.9

Subtotal		214.9			9.4			190.6		9.7			24.3			12.7
Legal proceedings settlement income-Europe		(0.9	)		(0.1	)		—		—			(0.9	)		NM
Restructuring charges-Europe		5.0			0.5			6.8		0.8			(1.8	)		(26.8	)

Total	$	210.8			9.3	%	$	183.8		9.4	%	$	27.0			14.7	%

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The percentages shown for the segments are computed as a percentage of the applicable segment’s net sales.

The Europe segment’s operating earnings, excluding the highlighted items discussed above, increased $8.3 million or 14.8% in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011. This improvement in operating earnings, despite a negative impact of approximately $2 million due to a three-week strike at our manufacturing plant in Poland in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and start-up costs relating to our new business in Germany of approximately $1.3 million, is primarily attributable to pricing and the benefits of the restructuring programs on both production and operating expenses, partially offset by higher commodity costs.

The Americas segment’s operating earnings, excluding the highlighted items discussed above, increased $14.3 million or 11.6% in fiscal 2012, with the operating margin decreasing 110 basis points to 12.8%. This decline of operating margin in our Americas segment, despite a 15% increase in organic volumes, was due to increased commodity costs net of pricing and product mix.

Operating earnings in Asia increased 15.9% in fiscal 2012 in comparison to fiscal 2011, with the operating margin as a percentage of sales remaining flat at 5.9%. The increase in our Asia segment earnings in fiscal 2012 was primarily attributable to volume increase and better product mix, offset partially by higher commodity costs. We incurred approximately $3.8 million of start-up costs related to our new facility in Chongqing, China in fiscal 2012. Start-up costs related to Chongqing were approximately $1.6 million in fiscal 2011. In addition, we incurred approximately $0.9 million in fiscal 2012, costs related to a temporary closure of our facility in Jiangsu Province, China, by government authorities for an environmental review, as were, to our knowledge, all lead processing facilities in that province. After completion of the review, the government authorities allowed the plant to reopen in November 2011 on a conditional basis with the understanding that the Company would work with the assistance of the government agencies, to relocate to a more preferable location.

Interest Expense


	Fiscal 2012					Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions			%
Interest expense	$	16.5		0.7	%	$	22.0		1.1	%	$	(5.5	)		(25.2	)%

Interest expense of $16.5 million in fiscal 2012 (net of interest income of $0.9 million) was $5.5 million lower than the $22.0 million in fiscal 2011 (net of interest income of $1.3 million). The decrease in interest expense in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011 is attributable primarily to $6.7 million of expense associated with outstanding interest rate hedging contracts in the prior fiscal year. In the current fiscal year, the swaps no longer qualified for hedge accounting and losses realized on the swaps amounting to $1.0 million were included in other (income) expense, net. Lower interest expense in fiscal 2012 was also due to lower average borrowings offset by higher interest expense in Asia and South America.

Our average debt outstanding (including the average amount of the Convertible Notes discount of $27.5 million) was $270.1 million in fiscal 2012, compared to our average debt outstanding (including the average amount of the Convertible Notes discount of $33.7 million) of $326.3 million, in fiscal 2011. Our average cash interest rate incurred in fiscal 2012 was 3.1% compared to 4.4% in fiscal 2011.

Included in interest expense is non-cash, accreted interest on the Convertible Notes of $6.4 million in fiscal 2012 and $5.9 million in fiscal 2011. Also included in interest expense are non-cash charges related to amortization of deferred financing fees of $1.3 million in fiscal 2012, compared to $1.9 million, in fiscal 2011.

Charges Related to Refinancing


	Fiscal 2012					Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions			%
Charges related to refinancing	$	—		—	%	$	8.2		0.4	%	$	(8.2	)		NM

In fiscal 2011, we incurred charges in connection with the refinancing of our credit facility. These charges included $2.3 million in write offs of deferred financing fees and $5.9 million of unrealized losses on account of discontinuing hedge accounting for the interest rate swap agreements.

Other (Income) Expense, Net


	Fiscal 2012					Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Other (income) expense, net	$	3.1		0.2	%	$	2.2		0.2	%	$	0.9		40.9	%

Other (income) expense, net was expense of $3.1 million in fiscal 2012 compared to expense of $2.2 million in fiscal 2011. This $0.9 million unfavorable change is attributable to $1.5 million foreign currency losses in fiscal 2012 compared to $0.7 million foreign currency losses in the comparable prior year period and unrealized losses of $1.0 million on interest rate swaps as discussed above, offset by the $0.6 million for the secondary offering fees related to the shares sold by certain stockholders of the Company, including affiliates of Metalmark Capital LLC and certain other institutional stockholders in fiscal 2011.

Earnings Before Income Taxes


	Fiscal 2012					Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Earnings before income taxes	$	191.2		8.4	%	$	151.4		7.7	%	$	39.8		26.3	%

As a result of the factors discussed above, fiscal 2012 earnings before income taxes were $191.2 million, an increase of $39.8 million or 26.3% compared to fiscal 2011.

Income Tax Expense


	Fiscal 2012						Fiscal 2011						Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions			As % Net Sales			In Millions			As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Income tax expense	$	47.3			2.1	%	$	38.0			1.9	%	$	9.3		24.4	%

Effective tax rate		24.7	%					25.1	%

The effective income tax rate was 24.7% in fiscal 2012, compared to the fiscal 2011 effective tax rate of 25.1%. The rate decrease in fiscal 2012 as compared to fiscal 2011 is primarily due to changes in the mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions.

Net Earnings


	Fiscal 2012					Fiscal 2011					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Net earnings	$	144.0		6.3	%	$	113.4		5.8	%	$	30.6		27.0	%

As a result of the factors described above, fiscal 2012 net earnings were $144.0 million compared to fiscal 2011 net earnings of $113.4 million. The $30.6 million increase is due primarily to a $62.9 million or 14.0% increase in gross profit as a result of a $319.0 million or 16.2% increase in sales. Operating expenses increased $38.6 million or 14.9% due mainly to increased sales volume but reduced as a percentage of sales from 13.2% in fiscal 2011 to 13.0% in fiscal 2012. This decrease in the percentage is largely the result of leveraging our operating expenses with higher revenue.

Net earnings per common share in fiscal 2012 were $2.95 per basic share and $2.93 per diluted share compared to $2.30 per basic share and $2.27 per diluted share in fiscal 2011.

Results of Operations—Fiscal 2011 Compared to Fiscal 2010

The following table presents summary consolidated statement of income data for fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, compared to fiscal year ended March 31, 2010:


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010						Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions			As % Net Sales			In Millions			%
Net sales	$	1,964.4		100.0	%	$	1,579.4			100.0	%	$	385.0			24.4	%
Cost of goods sold		1,514.6		77.1			1,218.5			77.1			296.1			24.3

Gross profit		449.8		22.9			360.9			22.9			88.9			24.6
Operating expenses		259.2		13.2			235.6			15.0			23.6			10.0
Restructuring charges		6.8		0.4			13.9			0.9			(7.1	)		(51.1	)
Bargain purchase gain		—		—			(2.9	)		(0.2	)		2.9			NM

Operating earnings		183.8		9.4			114.3			7.2			69.5			60.8
Interest expense		22.0		1.1			22.7			1.4			(0.7	)		(2.7	)
Charges related to refinancing		8.2		0.4			—			—			8.2			NM
Other (income) expense, net		2.2		0.2			4.3			0.3			(2.1	)		(50.3	)

Earnings before income taxes		151.4		7.7			87.3			5.5			64.1			73.6
Income tax expense		38.0		1.9			25.0			1.6			13.0			52.4

Net earnings	$	113.4		5.8	%	$	62.3			3.9	%	$	51.1			82.1	%

NM = not meaningful

Overview

Our sales in fiscal 2011 were approximately $2.0 billion, a 24.4% increase from prior year sales primarily due to an improvement in organic volume of approximately 18%. Despite higher commodity costs, we were able to maintain our gross margin percentage at the same level as fiscal 2010 at 22.9%.

Our financial position was strong and we had substantial liquidity from our cash and cash equivalents, uncommitted credit lines and our new 2011 Credit Facility. Our positive cash flows and liquidity enabled us to continue to invest in new business opportunities such as our new manufacturing plant in China and to make three acquisitions, including ABSL.

A discussion of specific fiscal 2011 versus fiscal 2010 operating results follows, including an analysis and discussion of the results of our business segments.

Net Sales

Total net sales increased 24.4% or $385 million in fiscal 2011 from fiscal 2010. This was due to an 18% or $288 million increase in organic volume and price increases of 4% or $66 million. Acquisitions in fiscal 2011 added approximately 4% or $56 million to net sales. Fluctuations in the U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies decreased sales by 2% or $25 million.

Fluctuations in foreign currencies had a negative impact on sales of fiscal 2011 versus fiscal 2010. The euro exchange rate to the U.S. dollar averaged $1.33 / € in fiscal 2011, but closed at $1.42 / € as of March 31, 2011 which was comparable to the full year averages of $1.42 / € in fiscal 2010 and $1.42 / € in fiscal 2009.

Net sales by business segment were as follows:


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		% Net Sales			In Millions		% Net Sales			In Millions		%
Europe	$	890.3		45.3	%	$	742.0		47.0	%	$	148.3		20.0	%
Americas		896.6		45.7			700.3		44.3			196.3		28.0
Asia		177.5		9.0			137.1		8.7			40.4		29.5

Total net sales	$	1,964.4		100.0	%	$	1,579.4		100.0	%	$	385.0		24.4	%

The Europe segment’s revenue increased by $148.3 million or 20.0% in fiscal 2011, as compared to fiscal 2010, primarily due to an increase in organic volume of approximately 16%. Price increases and acquisitions contributed approximately 6% and 3%, respectively, to the improvement which was partially offset by a 5% decrease due to weaker foreign currencies.

The Americas segment’s revenue increased by $196.3 million or 28.0% in fiscal 2011, as compared to fiscal 2010, primarily due to higher organic volume, which contributed approximately a 19% increase. Price increases and acquisitions contributed approximately 4% and 5% respectively, to the improvement.

The Asia segment’s revenue increased by $40.4 million or 29.5% in fiscal 2011 as compared to fiscal 2010, primarily due to higher organic volume of approximately 25% and a 6% increase due to foreign currency changes partially offset by a 2% decrease in pricing.

Net sales by product line were as follows:


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Reserve power	$	970.4		49.4	%	$	820.5		52.0	%	$	149.9		18.3	%
Motive power		994.0		50.6			758.9		48.0			235.1		31.0

Total net sales	$	1,964.4		100.0	%	$	1,579.4		100.0	%	$	385.0		24.4	%

Sales in our reserve power product line increased in fiscal 2011 by $149.9 million or 18.3% compared to the prior year primarily due to higher organic volume which contributed approximately 16%. Price increases and acquisitions contributed approximately 2% each which was partially offset by a 2% decrease due to weaker foreign currencies.

Sales in our motive power product line increased in fiscal 2011 by $235.1 million or 31.0% compared to the prior year primarily due to an increase in organic volume of approximately 21%. Price increases and acquisitions contributed approximately 6% each which was partially offset by a 2% decrease due to weaker foreign currencies.

Gross Profit


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Gross profit	$	449.8		22.9	%	$	360.9		22.9	%	$	88.9		24.6	%

Gross profit increased $88.9 million or 24.6% in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010. Gross profit, excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, increased $91 million or 25.1% in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010. Lead costs represented approximately 33% of total cost of goods sold for fiscal 2011 as compared to approximately 26% of total cost of goods sold for fiscal 2010. We have made great efforts to sustain gross margin in an environment of rising commodity and energy costs, and continue to focus on a wide variety of sales initiatives, which included improving product mix to higher margin products and obtaining appropriate pricing for products relative to our costs. At the same time, we continued to focus on cost savings initiatives such as relocating production to low cost facilities and implementing more automation in our manufacturing plants.

Operating Expenses, Restructuring Charges and Bargain Purchase Gain


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010						Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions			As % Net Sales			In Millions			%
Operating expenses	$	259.2		13.2	%	$	235.6			15.0	%	$	23.6			10.0	%
Restructuring charges		6.8		0.4			13.9			0.9			(7.1	)		(51.1	)
Bargain purchase gain		—		—			(2.9	)		(0.2	)		(2.9	)		NM

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased $23.6 million or 10.0% in fiscal 2011 from fiscal 2010 as net sales increased 24.4%, but reduced as a percentage of sales from 15.0% in fiscal 2010 to 13.2% in fiscal 2011. This decrease in the percentage was largely the result of leveraging our operating expenses with higher revenue.

Bargain Purchase Gain

In fiscal 2010, we acquired the industrial battery businesses of the Swiss company Accu Holding AG, which included the acquisition of the stock of OEB Traction Batteries and the operating assets and liabilities of Oerlikon Stationery Batteries and its Swedish sales subsidiary (all collectively referred to as “Oerlikon”). The accounting for the Oerlikon acquisition resulted in the recognition of a bargain purchase gain of $2.9 million. The Company commenced restructuring with the integration of Oerlikon into the Company’s operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. See “Restructuring Charges” below.

Restructuring Charges

At March 31, 2011, our fiscal 2009 European restructuring programs were essentially complete; however, the Oerlikon and fiscal 2011 European restructuring programs were expected to incur additional restructuring charges of approximately $3 million, primarily in fiscal 2012.

Operating Earnings

Fiscal 2011 operating earnings of $183.8 million were $69.5 million higher than in fiscal 2010 and were 9.4% of sales. Fiscal 2011 operating earnings were favorably affected by higher organic volume, our continuing cost savings programs and price increases, partially offset by higher commodity costs. As discussed above, fiscal 2011 and 2010 operating earnings included the negative impact of $6.8 million and $13.9 million, respectively, of restructuring charges, offset in fiscal 2010, by a $2.9 million bargain purchase gain related to the Oerlikon acquisition. Although not highlighted below, fiscal 2011 and 2010 also included the negative impact of $2.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively, for acquisition activity related expense in Europe and Americas.

Operating earnings by geographic segment were as follows:


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010						Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales⁽¹⁾			In Millions			As % Net Sales⁽¹⁾			In Millions			%
Europe	$	55.6		6.3	%	$	17.6			2.4	%	$	38.0			215.3	%
Americas		124.5		13.9			87.2			12.4			37.3			42.9
Asia		10.5		5.9			20.5			15.0			(10.0	)		(48.9	)

Subtotal		190.6		9.7			125.3			7.9			65.3			52.1
Restructuring charges-Europe		6.8		0.8			13.2			1.8			(6.4	)		(48.4	)
Bargain purchase gain-Europe		—		—			(2.9	)		(0.4	)		2.9			NM
Restructuring charges-Americas		—		—			0.7			0.1			(0.7	)		NM

Total	$	183.8		9.4	%	$	114.3			7.2	%	$	69.5			60.8	%

(1)

The percentages shown for the segments are computed as a percentage of the applicable segment’s net sales.

The Europe segment’s operating earnings, excluding the highlighted items discussed above, increased $38.0 million or 215.3% in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010 primarily due to the favorable impacts of higher organic volumes and selling prices, partially offset by higher commodity costs. Organic volume in Europe improved by 16% in fiscal 2011, a significant improvement when compared to fiscal 2010.

The Americas segment’s operating earnings, excluding the highlighted items discussed above, increased $37.3 million or 42.9% in fiscal 2011 primarily due to the favorable impacts of sales growth of 28% coupled with higher selling prices and improved plant utilization which were partially offset by higher commodity costs. Organic volume and pricing contributed approximately 19% and 4%, respectively, to this improvement and the favorable impact of acquisitions contributed a 5% increase. The Americas segment’s operating earnings were favorably affected by improved plant utilization.

The Asia segment’s operating earnings decreased $10.0 million or 48.9% in fiscal 2011 when compared to fiscal 2010. Higher manufacturing costs, freight costs and expenses related to business development in the Asian region, coupled with the impact of lower pricing, contributed to the lower operating margins, partially offset by higher sales volume in Asia. The higher manufacturing costs were partially the result of expenses associated with the transition of our Shenzhen, China operations from a manufacturing and sales and distribution center, to a sales and distribution center. Business development expenses relate to initial start up costs as part of our efforts to establish a presence in India, as well as expansion in China with the construction of our new Chongqing manufacturing facility. In addition, fiscal 2010 benefited from a $1.1 million gain from the sale of assets.

Interest Expense


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions			%
Interest expense	$	22.0		1.1	%	$	22.7		1.4	%	$	(0.7	)		(2.7	)%

Interest expense of $22.0 million in fiscal 2011 (net of interest income of $1.3 million) was $0.7 million lower than the $22.7 million in fiscal 2010 (net of interest income of $1.8 million). The decrease in interest expense in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010 was attributed primarily to lower borrowing levels and the expiration of a portion of our interest rate swap agreements in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2011.

Our average debt outstanding (including the average amount of the Convertible Notes discount of $33.7 million) was $326.3 million in fiscal 2011, compared to our average debt outstanding (including the average amount of $39.4 million in Convertible Notes discount) of $364.1 million, in fiscal 2010. Our average cash interest rate incurred in fiscal 2011 was 4.4% compared to 4.3% in fiscal 2010.

Included in interest expense is non-cash, accreted interest on the Convertible Notes of $5.9 million in fiscal 2011 and $5.4 million in fiscal 2010. Also included in interest expense are non-cash charges related to amortization of deferred financing fees of $1.9 million in fiscal 2011, compared to $1.7 million, in fiscal 2010.

Charges Related to Refinancing


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Charges related to refinancing	$	8.2		0.4	%	$	—		—	%	$	8.2		NM

In fiscal 2011, we incurred charges in connection with the amounts borrowed under our 2011 Credit Facility. These charges included $2.3 million in write offs of deferred financing fees and $5.9 million of unrealized losses on account of discontinuing hedge accounting for the interest rate swap agreements.

Other (Income) Expense, Net


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions			%
Other (income) expense, net	$	2.2		0.2	%	$	4.3		0.3	%	$	(2.1	)		(50.3	)%

Other (income) expense, net was expense of $2.2 million in fiscal 2011 compared to expense of $4.3 million in fiscal 2010. This decrease was primarily due to lower foreign currency translation losses recorded in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010, offset by the $0.6 million for the secondary offering fees related to the shares sold by certain stockholders of the Company, including affiliates of Metalmark Capital LLC and certain other institutional stockholders in fiscal 2011.

Earnings Before Income Taxes


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Earnings before income taxes	$	151.4		7.7	%	$	87.3		5.5	%	$	64.1		73.6	%

As a result of the factors discussed above, fiscal 2011 earnings before income taxes were $151.4 million, an increase of $64.1 million or 73.6% compared to fiscal 2010.

Income Tax Expense


	Fiscal 2011						Fiscal 2010						Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions			As % Net Sales			In Millions			As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Income tax expense	$	38.0			1.9	%	$	25.0			1.6	%	$	13.0		52.4	%

Effective tax rate		25.1	%					28.6	%

The effective income tax rate was 25.1% in fiscal 2011, compared to the fiscal 2010 effective tax rate of 28.6%. The lower effective income tax rate in fiscal 2011 was primarily due to a change in the mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions and the favorable settlement of foreign tax audits of $3.1 million. The fiscal 2010 effective income tax rate included a non-recurring tax benefit of approximately $2.1 million on the filing of amended tax returns.

Net Earnings


	Fiscal 2011					Fiscal 2010					Increase (Decrease)
	In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		As % Net Sales			In Millions		%
Net earnings	$	113.4		5.8	%	$	62.3		3.9	%	$	51.1		82.1	%

As a result of the factors described above, fiscal 2011 net earnings were $113.4 million compared to fiscal 2010 net earnings of $62.3 million. The $51.1 million increase was due primarily to an $88.9 million or 24.6% increase in gross profit as a result of a $385.0 million or 24.4% increase in sales. Operating expenses increased $23.6 million or 10.0% due mainly to increased sales volume but reduced as a percentage of sales from 15.0% in fiscal 2010 to 13.2% in fiscal 2011. This decrease in the percentage was largely the result of leveraging our operating expenses with higher revenue.

Net earnings per common share in fiscal 2011 were $2.30 per basic share and $2.27 per diluted share compared to $1.29 per basic share and $1.28 per diluted share in fiscal 2010.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

As we discussed in our Overview and Current Market Conditions above, our results have been significantly affected by the economic environment during the past three fiscal years. During periods of decreasing revenue, as during the recent recession, our Primary Working Capital generally decreases, enhancing cash flow from operations. In periods of increasing revenue, such as in fiscal 2012 and 2011, operating cash flow will generally be reduced by the need for additional Primary Working Capital. We have maintained sufficient lines of credit since the Company was formed in 2000 to fund our requirements for Primary Working Capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments. As discussed earlier, we believe that the 2011 Credit Facility which consists of a revolving line of credit of $350 million, expiring in March 2016, along with other credit lines of $138 million and our available cash and cash equivalents of $160.5 million as of March 31, 2012, will be sufficient for our needs and anticipated growth in the foreseeable future.

Cash Flow and Financing Activities

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, were $160.5 million, $108.9 million and $201.0 million, respectively.

Cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, was $204.2 million, $76.5 million and $136.6 million, respectively.

During fiscal 2012, cash from operating activities was provided primarily from net earnings of $144.0 million, depreciation and amortization of $50.4 million and a net source of $14.5 million from non-cash interest expense, provision for doubtful accounts, deferred taxes, net losses and settlements on derivatives, stock compensation and gains on disposal of fixed assets. Change in current and other assets, accrued expenses, and other liabilities contributed a further $20.2 million, offset by a $24.9 million increase in Primary Working Capital.

During fiscal 2011, cash from operating activities was provided primarily from net earnings of $113.4 million, depreciation and amortization of $44.4 million and a net source of $17.6 million from non-cash interest expense, write-off of deferred finance fees, provision for doubtful accounts, deferred taxes and stock compensation. This cash flow was partially offset by an $86.7 million increase in Primary Working Capital and a $12.2 million net increase in current and other assets, accrued expenses, and other liabilities.

During fiscal 2010, cash from operating activities was provided primarily from net earnings of $62.3 million, depreciation and amortization of $44.9 million, a $28.4 million decrease in Primary Working Capital and a net source of $23.8 million from non-cash interest expense, provision for doubtful accounts, deferred taxes and stock compensation. This cash flow was partially offset by a $16.6 million decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities, $2.9 million non-cash bargain purchase gain on the acquisition of Oerlikon, and a $0.9 million gain on disposal of assets.

As explained above in the discussion of our use of “non-GAAP financial measures,” we monitor the level and percentage of sales of Primary Working Capital. Primary Working Capital for this purpose is trade accounts receivable, plus inventories, minus trade accounts payable and the resulting net amount is divided by the trailing three month net sales (annualized) to derive a Primary Working Capital percentage. Primary Working Capital was $578.6 million (yielding a Primary Working Capital percentage of 24.4%) at March 31, 2012 and $547.3 million (yielding a Primary Working Capital percentage of 25.0%) at March 31, 2011. The 60 basis point decrease at March 31, 2012 versus March 31, 2011 was mainly a result of holding accounts receivables steady in spite of higher year-over-year organic sales and acquisitions. We had increased inventory levels in fiscal 2012 versus fiscal 2011 as we experienced an improvement in orders and sales, and as a result of our recent acquisitions. We closely monitor our inventory turns and continue to adjust production levels as necessary.

Primary Working Capital and Primary Working Capital percentages at March 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are computed as follows:


At March 31,	Trade Receivables		Inventory		Accounts Payable			Primary Working Capital		Quarter Revenue Annualized		Primary Working Capital %
			(in millions)
2012	$	466.8	$	361.8	$	(250.0	)	$	578.6	$	2,371.0		24.4	%
2011		464.1		335.0		(251.8	)		547.3		2,192.2		25.0
2010		383.6		254.4		(198.3	)		439.7		1,802.1		24.4

Cash used in investing activities for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $73.4 million, $91.7 million and $77.2 million, respectively. Capital expenditures were $48.9 million, $59.9 million and $45.1 million in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The current year’s capital spending included the completion of our new plant in Chongqing, China and the capacity expansion of some of our existing manufacturing facilities. Our purchases of

and investments in businesses were $24.6 million, $32.2 million and $33.2 million in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

During fiscal 2012, we borrowed $111.6 million on our revolver and repaid $132.2 million. Borrowings financed a portion of our repurchases of common stock of $58.4 million and acquisitions of $24.6 million.

During fiscal 2011, we repaid $201.1 million of the 2008 Credit Facility and $11.1 million of the Euro Term Loan with $100 million of revolver proceeds borrowed under the new 2011 Credit Facility and available cash and cash equivalents. Additionally, in fiscal 2011 we borrowed $6.1 million under the China Term Loan, $3.1 million of short-term debt and paid $3.5 million in refinancing fees related to the 2011 Credit Facility.

During fiscal 2010, we repaid $7.4 million of short-term debt and made regularly scheduled payments of $25.2 million of long-term debt.

The exercise of stock options and the related tax benefits contributed $2.7 million, $24.0 million and $7.3 million, respectively, in fiscal 2012, 2011, and 2010.

As a result of the above, cash and cash equivalents increased $51.6 million from $108.9 million at March 31, 2011 to $160.5 million at March 31, 2012.

We currently are in compliance with all covenants and conditions under our credit agreements.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities, we had available committed and uncommitted credit lines of approximately $377 million at March 31, 2012 to cover short-term liquidity requirements. Our 2011 Credit Facility is committed through March 2016, as long as we continue to comply with the covenants and conditions of the credit facility agreement. Included in our available credit lines at March 31, 2012 is $269.4 million of our 2011 Credit Facility.

We believe that our cash flow from operations, available cash and cash equivalents and available borrowing capacity under our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs, including normal levels of capital expenditures, for the foreseeable future; however, there can be no assurance that this will be the case.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements during any of the periods covered by this report.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

At March 31, 2012, we had certain cash obligations, which are due as follows:


	Total		Less than 1 year		2 to 3 years		4 to 5 years		After 5 years
	(in millions)
Debt obligations	$	263.4	$	2.6	$	4.9	$	255.9	$	—
Interest on debt		26.1		8.3		15.8		2.0		—
Operating leases		57.4		18.3		23.5		12.0		3.6
Pension benefit payments and profit sharing		29.9		2.2		4.7		5.7		17.3
Restructuring		1.2		1.2		—		—		—
Facility construction commitments		8.6		8.6		—		—		—
Interest rate swap agreements		3.8		3.6		0.2		—		—
Lead contracts		0.9		0.9		—		—		—
Purchase commitments		9.8		9.8		—		—		—
Capital lease obligations, including interest		1.0		0.5		0.5		—		—

Total	$	402.1	$	56.0	$	49.6	$	275.6	$	20.9

Due to the uncertainty of future cash outflows, uncertain tax positions have been excluded from the table above.

Under our 2011 Credit Facility and other credit arrangements, we had outstanding standby letters of credit of $9.1 million as of March 31, 2012.

Credit Facilities and Leverage

Our focus on working capital management and cash flow from operations is measured by our ability to reduce debt and reduce our leverage ratios. Shown below are the leverage ratios at March 31, 2012 and 2011, in connection with our 2011 Credit Facility.

The total net debt as defined under our 2011 Credit Facility is $214.4 million for fiscal 2012 and is 0.8 times adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) as described below and reflects improved net earnings and positive cash flows

The following table provides a reconciliation of net earnings to EBITDA (non-GAAP) and adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) as per our credit agreements:


	Fiscal 2012			Fiscal 2011
	(in millions, except ratios)
Net earnings as reported	$	144.0		$	113.4
Add back:
Depreciation and amortization		50.4			44.4
Interest expense		16.5			22.0
Income tax expense		47.3			38.0

EBITDA (non GAAP)⁽¹⁾	$	258.2		$	217.8
Adjustments per credit agreement definitions		11.6	⁽²⁾		11.4	⁽²⁾

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) per credit agreement	$	269.8		$	229.2

Total net debt⁽³⁾	$	214.4		$	219.8

Leverage ratios:
Total net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio⁽⁴⁾		0.8 X			1.0 X
Maximum ratio permitted		3.25 X			3.25 X
Consolidated interest coverage ratio⁽⁵⁾		22.6 X			15.9 X
Minimum ratio required		4.5 X			4.5 X

(1)

We have included EBITDA (non-GAAP) and adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) because our lenders use it as a key measure of our performance. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net earnings or any other measure of performance under GAAP or to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities as an indicator of cash flows or as a measure of liquidity. Our calculation of EBITDA may be different from the calculations used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited. Certain financial covenants in our 2011 Credit Facility are based on EBITDA, subject to adjustments, which are shown above. Because we have a significant amount of debt, and because continued availability of credit under our 2011 Credit Facility is critical to our ability to meet our business plans, we believe that an understanding of the key terms of our credit agreement is important to an investor’s understanding of our financial condition and liquidity risks. Failure to comply with our financial covenants, unless waived by our lenders, would mean we could not borrow any further amounts under our revolving credit facility and would give our lenders the right to demand immediate repayment of all outstanding revolving credit loans. We would be unable to continue our operations at current levels if we lost the liquidity provided under our credit agreements. Depreciation and amortization in this table excludes the amortization of deferred financing fees, which is included in interest expense.

(2)

The $11.6 million adjustment to EBITDA in fiscal 2012 related primarily to the adjustment of non-cash stock compensation expense. The $11.4 million adjustment to EBITDA in fiscal 2011 related primarily to

the adjustment of $2.3 million for non-cash write off of deferred financing fees related to the March 2011 refinancing and $9.1 million related to non-cash stock compensation expense.

(3)

Debt includes capital lease obligations and letters of credit and is net of U.S. cash and cash equivalents and a portion of European cash investments, as defined in the 2011 Credit Facility. In fiscal 2012, U.S. cash and cash equivalents and European cash investments were $5 million and $70 million, respectively, and in fiscal 2011, were $22 million and $44 million, respectively.

(4)

These ratios are included to show compliance with the leverage ratios set forth in our credit facilities. We show both our current ratios and the maximum ratio permitted or minimum ratio required under our 2011 Credit Facilities.

(5)

As defined in the 2011 Credit Facility, interest expense used in the consolidated interest coverage ratio excludes non cash interest of $8.0 million and includes $3.4 million of interest rate swap contract settlements for fiscal 2012. For fiscal 2011, interest expense used in the consolidated interest coverage ratio excludes non cash interest of $7.6 million.

EnerSys Stockholders’ Equity

EnerSys stockholders’ equity increased $57.9 million during fiscal 2012 due to net earnings of $144.0 million; $14.3 million of increases related to stock-based compensation and the exercise of stock options; decrease of $1.0 million due to acquisition of noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary, decrease due to repurchase of common shares of $58.4 million, currency translation adjustments of $32.3 million due primarily to the weakening of European currencies, $3.2 million unrealized loss on derivative instruments and $5.5 million related to pension liabilities.

EnerSys stockholders’ equity increased $194.4 million during fiscal 2011 due to net earnings of $113.4 million; an increase for currency translation adjustments of $36.5 million due primarily to the strengthening of European currencies, $33.0 million of increases related to stock-based compensation and the exercise of stock options and a $9.5 million unrealized gain on derivative instruments and $2.0 million related to pension liabilities.

RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance requiring entities to present net income and other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements and eliminated the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of shareholders’ equity. This guidance will be effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and is not expected to have an impact on our financial statements other than the change in presentation.

In September 2011, the FASB issued revised guidance to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. The amendments will permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. An entity will no longer be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We plan to adopt this guidance for its annual goodwill impairment test performed in fiscal 2013 and thereafter. The adoption will not have an impact on our financial statements.

Effective January 2, 2012, we prospectively adopted accounting guidance that was issued to clarify existing fair value measurement guidance as well as enhance fair value disclosures. The additional disclosures required by this guidance include quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used for Level 3 measurements, qualitative information about the sensitivity of recurring Level 3 measurements, information about any transfers between Level 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, information about when the current use of

a non-financial asset is different from the highest and best use, and the hierarchy classification for assets and liabilities whose fair value is disclosed only in the notes to the financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Related Party Transactions

FASB guidance, Related Party Disclosures requires us to identify and describe material transactions involving related persons or entities and to disclose information necessary to understand the effects of such transactions on our consolidated financial statements. In fiscal 2011, under the terms of a security holder agreement, we paid $0.6 million in fees related to secondary offerings of 2.85 million shares of our common stock to underwriters by certain of our stockholders, including affiliates of Metalmark Capital LLC and certain other institutional stockholders.

Sequential Quarterly Information

Fiscal 2012 and 2011quarterly operating results, and the associated quarterly trends within each of those two fiscal years, are affected by the same economic and business conditions as described in the fiscal 2012 versus fiscal 2011analyses previously discussed.


	Fiscal 2012										Fiscal 2011
	July 3, 2011 1^st Qtr.		Oct. 2, 2011 2^nd Qtr.			Jan. 1, 2012 3^rd Qtr.		March 31, 2012 4^th Qtr.			July 4, 2010 1^st Qtr.		Oct. 3, 2010 2^nd Qtr.		Jan. 2, 2011 3^rd Qtr.			March 31, 2011 4^th Qtr.
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	569.2	$	547.2		$	574.2	$	592.8		$	435.0	$	472.8	$	508.6		$	548.0
Cost of goods sold		447.2		432.8			443.4		447.3			338.4		362.1		390.7			423.4

Gross profit		122.0		114.4			130.8		145.5			96.6		110.7		117.9			124.6
Operating expenses, including amortization		72.9		71.9			75.7		77.3			58.4		63.5		67.8			69.5
Legal proceedings settlement income		—		(0.9	)		—		—			—		—		—			—
Restructuring charges		0.4		0.9			1.4		2.3			0.7		2.7		1.8			1.6

Operating earnings		48.7		42.5			53.7		65.9			37.5		44.5		48.3			53.5
Interest expense		3.4		4.1			4.8		4.2			6.0		6.1		5.6			4.3
Charges related to refinancing		—		—			—		—			—		—		—			8.2
Other (income) expense, net		1.2		—			1.1		1.2			—		1.0		(0.4	)		1.6

Earnings before income taxes		44.1		38.4			47.8		60.5			31.5		37.4		43.1			39.4
Income tax expense		10.6		10.1			11.0		15.6			8.5		10.8		9.4			9.3

Net earnings		33.5		28.3			36.8		44.9			23.0		26.6		33.7			30.1
Net losses attributable to noncontrolling interests		—		—			—		(0.5	)		—		—		—			—

Net earnings attributable to EnerSys stockholders	$	33.5	$	28.3		$	36.8	$	45.4		$	23.0	$	26.6	$	33.7		$	30.1

Net earnings per common share attributable to EnerSys stockholders:
Basic	$	0.67	$	0.57		$	0.77	$	0.95		$	0.47	$	0.54	$	0.68		$	0.60
Diluted		0.66		0.57			0.77		0.94			0.47		0.53		0.67			0.59
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		50,052,627		49,469,694			47,704,567		47,765,933			48,819,481		49,120,985		49,564,495			49,999,565
Diluted		50,668,276		49,806,964			48,045,900		48,343,000			49,442,915		49,746,602		50,331,554			50,655,912

Net Sales

Quarterly net sales by business segment were as follows:


	Fiscal 2012												Fiscal 2011
	1st Qtr.			2nd Qtr.			3rd Qtr.			4th Qtr.			1st Qtr.			2nd Qtr.			3rd Qtr.			4th Qtr.
	(in millions)
Net sales by segment:
Europe	$	253.0		$	245.3		$	247.6		$	249.5		$	188.5		$	207.4		$	236.4		$	258.0
Americas		259.2			252.3			281.2			290.1			205.7			221.1			224.6			245.2
Asia		57.0			49.6			45.4			53.2			40.8			44.3			47.6			44.8

Total	$	569.2		$	547.2		$	574.2		$	592.8		$	435.0		$	472.8		$	508.6		$	548.0

Segment net sales as % total:
Europe		44.4	%		44.8	%		43.1	%		42.1	%		43.3	%		43.9	%		46.5	%		47.1	%
Americas		45.6			46.1			49.0			48.9			47.3			46.8			44.2			44.7
Asia		10.0			9.1			7.9			9.0			9.4			9.3			9.3			8.2

Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Quarterly net sales by product line were as follows:


	Fiscal 2012												Fiscal 2011
	1st Qtr.			2nd Qtr.			3rd Qtr.			4th Qtr.			1st Qtr.			2nd Qtr.			3rd Qtr.			4th Qtr.
	(in millions)
Net sales by product line:
Reserve power	$	265.9		$	267.3		$	277.3		$	282.2		$	207.6		$	247.3		$	252.9		$	262.6
Motive power		303.3			279.9			296.9			310.6			227.4			225.5			255.7			285.4

Total	$	569.2		$	547.2		$	574.2		$	592.8		$	435.0		$	472.8		$	508.6		$	548.0

Product line net sales as % total:
Reserve power		46.7	%		48.9	%		48.3	%		47.6	%		47.7	%		52.3	%		49.7	%		47.9	%
Motive power		53.3			51.1			51.7			52.4			52.3			47.7			50.3			52.1

Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

ITEM 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risks

Our cash flows and earnings are subject to fluctuations resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and raw material costs. We manage our exposure to these market risks through internally established policies and procedures and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. Our policy does not allow speculation in derivative instruments for profit or execution of derivative instrument contracts for which there are no underlying exposures. We do not use financial instruments for trading purposes and are not a party to any leveraged derivatives. We monitor our underlying market risk exposures on an ongoing basis and believe that we can modify or adapt our hedging strategies as needed.

Counterparty Risks

We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage risk on a portion of our long-term floating-rate debt. We have entered into lead forward purchase contracts to manage risk on the cost of lead. We have entered into foreign exchange forward contracts and purchased option contracts to manage risk on foreign currency exposures. The Company’s agreements are with creditworthy financial institutions. Those contracts that result in a liability position at March 31, 2012 are $5.4 million (pre-tax), therefore the Company believes there is little risk of nonperformance by the counterparties. Those contracts that result in an asset position at March 31, 2012 are $1.5 million (pre-tax) and the vast majority of these will settle within one year.

Interest Rate Risks

We are exposed to changes in variable U.S. interest rates on borrowings under our credit agreements. On a selective basis, from time to time, we enter into interest rate swap agreements to reduce the negative impact that increases in interest rates could have on our outstanding variable rate debt. At the end of fiscal 2011, these interest rate swaps no longer qualified for hedge accounting due to the refinancing of the Company’s then existing credit facility. Changes in the fair value of these contracts for fiscal 2012 have therefore been recorded in the income statement in other (income) expense, net, while changes in fair value for the comparable period in fiscal 2011 were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income.

At March 31, 2012 and 2011, the aggregate notional amount of interest rate swap agreements is $85.0 million. These agreements expire between February—May 2013.

Under the interest rate swaps, the Company receives three-month LIBOR and pays a fixed interest rate which averaged 4.28% on March 31, 2012 and 2011.

A 100 basis point increase in interest rates would increase annual interest expense by approximately $0.8 million on the variable rate portions of our debt.

Commodity Cost Risks—Lead Contracts

We have a significant risk in our exposure to certain raw materials, which we estimate was over half of total cost of goods sold for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010. Our largest single raw material cost is for lead, for which the cost remains volatile. In order to hedge against increases in our lead cost, we have entered into contracts with financial institutions to fix the price of lead. A vast majority of such contracts are for a period not extending beyond one year. We had the following contracts outstanding at the dates shown below:


Date	$’s Under Contract		# Pounds Purchased		Average Cost/Pound		Approximate % of Lead Requirements⁽¹⁾
	(in millions)		(in millions)
March 31, 2012	$	56.6		60.0	$	0.94		12	%
March 31, 2011		68.2		63.4		1.08		14
March 31, 2010		60.7		63.4		0.96		17

(1)

Based on the fiscal year lead requirements for the period then ended.

We estimate that a 10% increase in our cost of lead (over our current estimated cost in fiscal 2012) would increase our annual total cost of goods sold by approximately $59 million.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risks

We manufacture and assemble our products globally in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Approximately 60% of our sales and expenses are transacted in foreign currencies. Our sales revenue, production costs, profit margins and competitive position are affected by the strength of the currencies in countries where we manufacture or purchase goods relative to the strength of the currencies in countries where our products are sold. Additionally, as we report our financial statements in U.S. dollars, our financial results are affected by the strength of the currencies in countries where we have operations relative to the strength of the U.S. dollar. The principal foreign currencies in which we conduct business are the Euro, Swiss franc, British pound, Polish zloty, Chinese renminbi and Mexican peso.

To hedge these exposures, we have entered into forward contracts with financial institutions to fix the value at which we will buy or sell certain currencies. Each contract is for a period not extending beyond one year. Forward contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2012 were $53.5 million. The details of contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2012 were as follows:


Transactions Hedged	$US Equivalent (in millions)		Average Rate Hedged		Approximate % of Annual Requirements⁽²⁾
Sell Euros for U.S. dollars	$	16.7		$/€1.31		8	%
Sell Euros for Polish zloty		19.2		PLN/€ 4.36		19
Sell Euros for British pounds		12.9		£/€ 0.85		22
Sell AUD for U.S. dollars		2.7		$/AUD 1.03		45
Other		2.0

Total	$	53.5

(2)

Based on the fiscal year currency requirements for the year ended March 31, 2012.

Foreign exchange translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income in EnerSys’ stockholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests.

Based on changes in the timing and amount of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate movements and our actual exposures and hedges, actual gains and losses in the future may differ from our historical results.

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Contents

EnerSys

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


	Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (on Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule)		49
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting)		50
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2012 and 2011		51
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010		52
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010		53
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010		54
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		55
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies		55
2. Acquisitions		61
3. Inventories		62
4. Property, Plant, and Equipment		63
5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets		63
6. Prepaid and Other Current Assets		64
7. Accrued Expenses		64
8. Debt		65
9. Leases		68
10. Other Liabilities		68
11. Fair Value of Financial Instruments		68
12. Derivative Financial Instruments		70
13. Income Taxes		73
14. Retirement Plans		75
15. Stockholders’ Equity		80
16. Secondary Offerings of Common Shares		81
17. Stock-Based Compensation		82
18. Earnings Per Share		85
19. Commitments, Contingencies and Litigation		85
20. Restructuring Plans		86
21. Warranty		88
22. Other (Income) Expense, Net and Charges Related to Refinancing		89
23. Operations by Industry Segment and Geographic Area		89
24. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)		91
25. Subsequent Events		91

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

EnerSys

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of EnerSys as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2012. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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 consolidated financial position of EnerSys at March 31, 2012 and 2011, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), EnerSys’ internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated May 25, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 25, 2012

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

EnerSys

We have audited EnerSys’ internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). EnerSys’ management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, EnerSys maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2012, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of EnerSys as of March 31, 2012 and 2011 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2012 of EnerSys and our report dated May 25, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 25, 2012

EnerSys

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)


	March 31,
	2012			2011
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	160,490		$	108,869
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts (2012—$10,022; 2011—$10,547)		466,769			464,072
Inventories, net		361,774			335,003
Deferred taxes		30,247			19,801
Prepaid and other current assets		52,393			70,203

Total current assets		1,071,673			997,948
Property, plant, and equipment, net		353,215			344,385
Goodwill		347,061			343,666
Other intangible assets, net		107,082			98,819
Deferred taxes		15,999			15,785
Other assets		24,249			27,784

Total assets	$	1,919,279		$	1,828,387

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	$	16,042		$	3,160
Current portion of long-term debt		2,540			43
Current portion of capital lease obligations		409			819
Accounts payable		249,996			251,814
Accrued expenses		188,403			184,700
Deferred taxes		2,911			3,248

Total current liabilities		460,301			443,784
Long-term debt		236,589			247,949
Capital lease obligations		521			1,429
Deferred taxes		84,479			79,589
Other liabilities		92,468			76,643

Total liabilities		874,358			849,394
Commitments and contingencies		—			—
Equity:
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at March 31, 2012 and at March 31, 2011		—			—
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 135,000,000 shares authorized, 52,247,014 shares issued and 47,800,129 shares outstanding at March 31, 2012; 51,834,353 shares issued and 50,034,353 shares outstanding at March 31, 2011		522			518
Additional paid-in capital		474,924			461,597
Treasury stock at cost, 4,446,885 shares held as of March 31, 2012 and 1,800,000 shares held as of March 31, 2011		(78,183	)		(19,800	)
Retained earnings		560,839			416,836
Accumulated other comprehensive income		74,093			115,180

Total EnerSys stockholders’ equity		1,032,195			974,331
Noncontrolling interests		12,726			4,662

Total equity		1,044,921			978,993

Total liabilities and equity	$	1,919,279		$	1,828,387

See accompanying notes.

EnerSys

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)


	Fiscal year ended March 31,
	2012			2011		2010
Net sales	$	2,283,369		$	1,964,462	$	1,579,385
Cost of goods sold		1,770,664			1,514,618		1,218,481

Gross profit		512,705			449,844		360,904
Operating expenses		297,806			259,217		235,597
Legal proceedings settlement income		(900	)		—		—
Restructuring charges		4,988			6,813		13,929
Bargain purchase gain		—			—		(2,919	)

Operating earnings		210,811			183,814		114,297
Interest expense		16,484			22,038		22,658
Charges related to refinancing		—			8,155		—
Other (income) expense, net		3,068			2,177		4,384

Earnings before income taxes		191,259			151,444		87,255
Income tax expense		47,292			38,018		24,951

Net earnings		143,967			113,426		62,304
Net losses attributable to noncontrolling interests		(36	)		—		—

Net earnings attributable to EnerSys stockholders	$	144,003		$	113,426	$	62,304

Net earnings per common share attributable to EnerSys stockholders:
Basic	$	2.95		$	2.30	$	1.29

Diluted	$	2.93		$	2.27	$	1.28

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic		48,748,205			49,376,132		48,122,207

Diluted		49,216,035			50,044,246		48,834,095

See accompanying notes.

EnerSys

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(In Thousands)


	Series A Convertible Preferred Stock		Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Total EnerSys Stockholders’ Equity			Non- Controlling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at March 31, 2009	$	—	$	498	$	414,292	$	(19,800	)	$	241,106	$	34,055		$	670,151		$	4,242	$	674,393
Stock-based compensation		—		—		6,964		—			—		—			6,964			—		6,964
Exercise of stock options		—		6		5,036		—			—		—			5,042			—		5,042
Tax benefit from stock options		—		—		2,287		—			—		—			2,287			—		2,287
Increase in noncontrolling interest		—		—		—		—			—		—			—			85		85
Net earnings		—		—		—		—			62,304		—			62,304			—		62,304
Other comprehensive income:
Pension funded status adjustment, (net of tax benefit of $367)		—		—		—		—			—		(685	)		(685	)		—		(685	)
Unrealized income on derivative instruments (net of tax expense of $1,421)		—		—		—		—			—		2,626			2,626			—		2,626
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—		—		—			—		31,208			31,208			—		31,208

Comprehensive income																95,453			—		95,453

Balance at March 31, 2010	$	—	$	504	$	428,579	$	(19,800	)	$	303,410	$	67,204		$	779,897		$	4,327	$	784,224
Stock-based compensation		—		—		9,056		—			—		—			9,056			—		9,056
Exercise of stock options		—		14		17,880		—			—		—			17,894			—		17,894
Tax benefit from stock options		—		—		6,082		—			—		—