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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-09-232017.txt : 20091112
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-09-232017
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091111
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091112
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091112

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHWEST PIPE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001385
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL PIPE & TUBES [3317]
		IRS NUMBER:				930557988
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27140
		FILM NUMBER:		091174233

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12005 N BURGARD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 83149
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5032851400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12005 N BURGARD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 83149
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97203
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STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
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</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November&nbsp;11, 2009 </B></FONT></P> <P
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ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>0-27140</B></FONT></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5721 SE Columbia Way, Suite 200 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Vancouver, WA 98661 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>(360) 397-6250 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></FONT></P> <P
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:9%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On November&nbsp;11, 2009, Northwest Pipe Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing its preliminary estimates as to financial results for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30,
2009. The Company also announced that it has delayed the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q pending the conclusion of an ongoing internal investigation of certain accounting matters, including certain revenue recognition practices,
being conducted by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors with the assistance of independent professionals. The press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company, and includes cautionary statements identifying important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The press release issued
November&nbsp;11, 2009 is furnished herewith as Exhibit No.&nbsp;99.1 to this Report, and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release issued by Northwest Pipe Company dated November&nbsp;11, 2009</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S<SMALL>TEPHANIE</SMALL> J.
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Stephanie J. Welty,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center">

<IMG SRC="g81581g55b69.jpg" ALT="LOGO"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>November&nbsp;11, 2009 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NORTHWEST PIPE ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES OF THIRD QUARTER 2009 RESULTS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vancouver,
WA, November&nbsp;11, 2009...Northwest Pipe Company (NASDAQ: NWPX) today announced its preliminary estimates of financial results for the third quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2009. The Company&nbsp;also announced that it has delayed the filing of
its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2009, pending the conclusion of an ongoing internal&nbsp;investigation of certain accounting matters, including certain revenue recognition practices, being conducted by the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors with the assistance of independent professionals. The Company plans to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2009&nbsp;and publish final third quarter results as
soon as practicable after the completion of the Audit Committee&#146;s&nbsp;investigation and the completion of the additional accounting work, if any, required as a result of the Audit Committee&#146;s&nbsp;investigation.&nbsp;Until that time the
preliminary estimates of financial results presented in this press release are preliminary and subject to change. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company&#146;s
preliminary estimate of net sales for the third quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2009 is approximately $67 million compared to net sales of $123.4 million previously reported for the third quarter of 2008. The Company&#146;s preliminary estimate of
net income for the third quarter of 2009 is a net loss of approximately $1 million compared to net income previously reported for the third quarter of 2008 of $10.2 million. Revenues and earnings declined largely due to volume decreases across the
Company&#146;s product lines with further negative impacts caused by reduced pricing and a less favorable product mix. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Outlook </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;As noted above, our third quarter results have not been finalized. In the meantime, as we look ahead to the
fourth quarter and to next year, we see mixed signals. Our backlog at the end of the third quarter was approximately $125 million, down from $190 million three months ago. Over $30 million of this decline was due to the previously announced
cancellation of the USEC project. However, we still had a difficult quarter in the market. Many jobs were postponed, but we also booked orders at less than our usual rate. Our operations in the fourth quarter will continue to be challenging. We
expect continued, incremental improvement in Tubular Products&#146; margins, and Water Transmission results are expected to be similar to third quarter results. We do expect an improved bidding environment and stronger bookings in the fourth
quarter,&#148; said Brian W. Dunham, President and CEO of the Company. </FONT></P>

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STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Northwest Pipe Company manufactures welded steel pipe and other products in two business groups. Its Water Transmission Group is the leading supplier of
large diameter, high-pressure steel pipe products that are used primarily for water infrastructure in North America. Its Tubular Products Group manufactures smaller diameter steel pipe for a wide range of applications including construction,
agricultural, energy, traffic and other commercial and industrial uses. The Company is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington and has manufacturing operations in the United States, Mexico, and Indonesia. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">This press release includes statements, including statements regarding the Company&#146;s preliminary estimates of financial results for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2009, statements regarding the anticipated filing of the
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2009, and the statements in the &#147;Outlook&#148; section of this press release, that are &#147;forward-looking&#148; statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, sees, estimates and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such
statements reflect management&#146;s current views and estimates of future economic and market circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. Actual results could vary materially from the description contained herein
due to many factors, including the outcome of the Audit Committee&#146;s investigation, including any changes or adjustments to the Company&#146;s preliminary estimates as to financial results for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2009 or the
Company&#146;s previously reported financial results or changes in the Company&#146;s accounting policies or practices resulting from the investigation of accounting practices being conducted by the Company&#146;s Audit Committee, the risks related
to the Company&#146;s inability to file required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the risks related to potential claims or proceedings that may be commenced concerning such matters, continued poor or further weakened domestic or
international economic conditions, risks related to project delays, risks related to changes in bidding activity, market demand, operating efficiencies, availability and price of raw materials, availability and market acceptance of new products,
product pricing, competitive environment, and other risks described from time to time in the Company&#146;s reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements we make today speak only as of today and we do not
undertake any obligation to update any such statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after today. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Brian Dunham, Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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