Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions

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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisitions [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS

Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd.

On May 28, 2010, the Company acquired BDEL, a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 7, 2010 (the "Black Diamond Equipment Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, BDEL, Everest/Sapphire Acquisition, LLC ("Purchaser"), a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the Company, Sapphire Merger Corp. ("Merger Sub"), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Purchaser, and Ed McCall, as Stockholders' Representative. Under the Black Diamond Equipment Merger Agreement, Purchaser acquired BDEL and its three subsidiaries through the merger of Merger Sub with and into BDEL, with BDEL as the surviving corporation of the merger (the "Black Diamond Equipment Merger").

Gregory Mountain Products, Inc.

On May 28, 2010, the Company acquired GMP, a Delaware corporation in a merger transaction (the "Gregory Merger", collectively with the Black Diamond Equipment Merger, the "Mergers") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Gregory Merger Agreement"), by and among GMP, the Company, Purchaser, Everest Merger I Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Purchaser ("Merger Sub One"), Everest Merger II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Purchaser ("Merger Sub Two"), and each of Kanders GMP Holdings, LLC and Schiller Gregory Investment Company, LLC, as the stockholders of Gregory (collectively, the "Gregory Stockholders").

Pro Forma Results

The following pro forma results are based on the individual historical results of the Company, BDEL and GMP, with adjustments to give effect to the combined operations as if the Mergers had been consummated at the beginning of the period presented. The pro forma results are intended for information purposes only and do not purport to represent what the combined companies' results of operations would actually have been had the transactions in fact occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.

Year Ended
    December 31,
    2010
 
Sales $ 125,016
Net income $ 54,078
Earnings per share - basic $ 2.73
Earnings per share - diluted $ 2.70