UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________________

FORM 10-Q
(MARK ONE)

[X]	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934	
 	For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2013	
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 No. 0-11676
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BEL FUSE INC.
206 Van Vorst Street
Jersey City, NJ  07302
(201) 432-0463

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NEW JERSEY	 	22-1463699	
(State of  incorporation)	 	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)	

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.	Yes [X]	No [   ]	
 	 	 	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).	Yes [X]	No [   ]	
 	 	 	
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.	

Large accelerated filer  [    ]	Accelerated filer [X]	Non-accelerated filer [    ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company [    ]	
 	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).	Yes [   ]	No [X]	

 
Title of Each Class	 	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
 as of November 1, 2013	 	
Class A Common Stock ($0.10 par value)	 	 	2,174,912	 	
Class B Common Stock ($0.10 par value)	 	 	9,223,927	 	

 

 

BEL FUSE INC.	
 	 	 	 	
INDEX	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	Page	
Part I	 	Financial Information	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)	1	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2013	 	
 	 	and December 31, 2012 (unaudited)	2	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine	 	
 	 	Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (unaudited)	3	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for	 	
 	 	the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (unaudited)	4	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine	 	
 	 	Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (unaudited)	5	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	7 - 19	
 	 	 	 	
 	Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of	 	
 	 	Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20 - 27	
 	 	 	 	
 	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About	 	
 	 	Market Risk	27	
 	 	 	 	
 	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	27	
 	 	 	 	
Part II	 	Other Information	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	27	
 	 	 	 	
 	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	27	
 	 	 	 	
 	Item 6.	Exhibits	28	
 	 	 	 	
 	Signatures	 	29	

 

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PART I.                      Financial Information

Item 1.                      Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Certain information and footnote disclosures required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted from the following condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The following condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the year-end consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year or for any other period.

 
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BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	 	
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS	 	
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	 	
(Unaudited)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	December 31,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
ASSETS	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current Assets:	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	 	$	46,920	 	 	$	71,262	 	
Accounts receivable - less allowance for doubtful accounts of $968	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
  and $743 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	 	 	68,666	 	 	 	42,865	 	
Inventories	 	 	71,779	 	 	 	54,924	 	
Restricted cash	 	 	12,994	 	 	 	12,993	 	
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	 	 	6,884	 	 	 	4,482	 	
Refundable income taxes	 	 	3,456	 	 	 	2,955	 	
Deferred income taxes	 	 	2,838	 	 	 	1,437	 	
    Total Current Assets	 	 	213,537	 	 	 	190,918	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Property, plant and equipment - net	 	 	40,338	 	 	 	35,002	 	
Deferred income taxes	 	 	1,591	 	 	 	1,403	 	
Intangible assets - net	 	 	22,700	 	 	 	22,191	 	
Goodwill	 	 	27,222	 	 	 	13,559	 	
Other assets	 	 	13,009	 	 	 	12,510	 	
    TOTAL ASSETS	 	$	318,397	 	 	$	275,583	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current Liabilities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accounts payable	 	$	35,244	 	 	$	18,862	 	
Accrued expenses	 	 	32,150	 	 	 	25,360	 	
Accrued restructuring costs	 	 	-	 	 	 	122	 	
Short-term borrowings under revolving credit line	 	 	12,000	 	 	 	-	 	
Notes payable	 	 	532	 	 	 	205	 	
Income taxes payable	 	 	2,585	 	 	 	1,040	 	
Dividends payable	 	 	851	 	 	 	799	 	
    Total Current Liabilities	 	 	83,362	 	 	 	46,388	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long-term Liabilities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liability for uncertain tax positions	 	 	1,218	 	 	 	2,161	 	
Minimum pension obligation and unfunded pension liability	 	 	11,964	 	 	 	11,045	 	
Deferred income taxes	 	 	-	 	 	 	394	 	
Other long-term liabilities	 	 	512	 	 	 	233	 	
    Total Long-term Liabilities	 	 	13,694	 	 	 	13,833	 	
    Total Liabilities	 	 	97,056	 	 	 	60,221	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Commitments and Contingencies	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stockholders' Equity:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	
Class A common stock, par value $.10 per share, 10,000,000 shares	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
    authorized; 2,174,912 shares outstanding at each date (net of	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
    1,072,769 treasury shares)	 	 	217	 	 	 	217	 	
Class B common stock, par value $.10 per share, 30,000,000 shares	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     authorized; 9,225,327 and 9,372,170 shares outstanding, respectively	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     (net of 3,218,307 treasury shares)	 	 	923	 	 	 	937	 	
Additional paid-in capital	 	 	18,421	 	 	 	20,452	 	
Retained earnings	 	 	202,556	 	 	 	195,183	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	 	 	(776	)	 	 	(1,427	)	
    Total Stockholders' Equity	 	 	221,341	 	 	 	215,362	 	
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	 	$	318,397	 	 	$	275,583	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.	 	

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BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	 	
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS	 	
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	 	
(Unaudited)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Sales	 	$	101,164	 	 	$	76,059	 	 	$	258,173	 	 	$	214,842	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Costs and expenses:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cost of sales	 	 	80,730	 	 	 	63,472	 	 	 	212,699	 	 	 	179,690	 	
Selling, general and administrative	 	 	12,106	 	 	 	9,929	 	 	 	34,657	 	 	 	28,350	 	
Restructuring charges	 	 	-	 	 	 	1,778	 	 	 	1,387	 	 	 	2,160	 	
 	 	 	92,836	 	 	 	75,179	 	 	 	248,743	 	 	 	210,200	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from operations	 	 	8,328	 	 	 	880	 	 	 	9,430	 	 	 	4,642	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gain on sale of investment	 	 	98	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	98	 	 	 	-	 	
Impairment of investment	 	 	-	 	 	 	(297	)	 	 	-	 	 	 	(775	)	
Interest expense	 	 	(67	)	 	 	-	 	 	 	(75	)	 	 	-	 	
Interest income and other, net	 	 	82	 	 	 	63	 	 	 	189	 	 	 	216	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings before provision (benefit) for income taxes	 	 	8,441	 	 	 	646	 	 	 	9,642	 	 	 	4,083	 	
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	 	 	605	 	 	 	(1,845	)	 	 	(47	)	 	 	(721	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings	 	$	7,836	 	 	$	2,491	 	 	$	9,689	 	 	$	4,804	 	

Earnings per share:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Class A common share - basic and diluted	 	$	0.65	 	 	$	0.20	 	 	$	0.80	 	 	$	0.37	 	
Class B common share - basic and diluted	 	$	0.69	 	 	$	0.21	 	 	$	0.86	 	 	$	0.41	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Weighted-average shares outstanding:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Class A common share - basic and diluted	 	 	2,174,912	 	 	 	2,174,912	 	 	 	2,174,912	 	 	 	2,174,912	 	
Class B common share - basic and diluted	 	 	9,228,731	 	 	 	9,697,097	 	 	 	9,221,032	 	 	 	9,668,785	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dividends paid per share:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Class A common share	 	$	0.06	 	 	$	0.06	 	 	$	0.18	 	 	$	0.18	 	
Class B common share	 	$	0.07	 	 	$	0.07	 	 	$	0.21	 	 	$	0.21	 	

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.	 	

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BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	 	
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	 	
(dollars in thousands)	 	
(Unaudited)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	7,836	 	 	$	2,491	 	 	$	9,689	 	 	$	4,804	 	
Other comprehensive income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $212, $0,	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   ($4) and $0, respectively	 	 	1,820	 	 	 	51	 	 	 	638	 	 	 	(283	)	
Reclassification adjustment for (gain on sale) write-down of	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
    marketable securities included in net earnings, net of tax of ($37),	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
$113, ($37) and $295, respectively	 	 	(61	)	 	 	185	 	 	 	(61	)	 	 	481	 	
Unrealized holding losses on marketable securities arising during	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
the period, net of taxes of $28, ($59), $17 and ($118), respectively	 	 	46	 	 	 	(95	)	 	 	28	 	 	 	(187	)	
Change in unfunded SERP liability, net of taxes of $24, $18,	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   $20 and $53, respectively	 	 	53	 	 	 	40	 	 	 	46	 	 	 	120	 	
Other comprehensive income	 	 	1,858	 	 	 	181	 	 	 	651	 	 	 	131	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Comprehensive income	 	$	9,694	 	 	$	2,672	 	 	$	10,340	 	 	$	4,935	 	

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.	 	

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BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	 	
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS	 	
(dollars in thousands)	 	
(Unaudited)	 	
 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Cash flows from operating activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings	 	$	9,689	 	 	$	4,804	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 cash provided by operating activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization	 	 	7,636	 	 	 	6,637	 	
Stock-based compensation	 	 	1,376	 	 	 	1,294	 	
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	 	 	-	 	 	 	111	 	
Realized gain on sale of investment	 	 	(98	)	 	 	-	 	
Impairment of investment	 	 	-	 	 	 	775	 	
Other, net	 	 	356	 	 	 	(275	)	
Deferred income taxes	 	 	(223	)	 	 	(1,546	)	
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (see page 6)	 	 	(12,675	)	 	 	(4,002	)	
      Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	 	 	6,061	 	 	 	7,798	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash flows from investing activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	 	 	(5,127	)	 	 	(3,374	)	
Purchase of intangible asset	 	 	(1,336	)	 	 	 	 	
Payment for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (see page 6)	 	 	(30,931	)	 	 	(19,187	)	
Proceeds from sale of SERP investments	 	 	2,820	 	 	 	-	 	
Purchase of company-owned life insurance	 	 	(2,820	)	 	 	-	 	
Purchase of marketable securities	 	 	-	 	 	 	(19	)	
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment	 	 	-	 	 	 	36	 	
       Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	 	 	(37,394	)	 	 	(22,544	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash flows from financing activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dividends paid to common shareholders	 	 	(2,264	)	 	 	(2,350	)	
Borrowings under revolving credit line	 	 	12,000	 	 	 	-	 	
Increase (decrease) in notes payable 	 	 	314 	 	 	 	(48	)	
Purchase and retirement of Class B common stock	 	 	(3,356	)	 	 	(1,705	)	
       Net Cash Provided by (Used In) Financing Activities	 	 	6,694	 	 	 	(4,103	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	 	 	297	 	 	 	133	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents	 	 	(24,342	)	 	 	(18,716	)	
Cash and Cash Equivalents - beginning of period	 	 	71,262	 	 	 	88,241	 	
Cash and Cash Equivalents - end of period	 	$	46,920	 	 	$	69,525	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Continued)	 	
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.	 	

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BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	 	
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)	 	
(dollars in thousands)	 	
(Unaudited)	 	
 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Changes in operating assets and liabilities consist of:	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Increase in accounts receivable	 	$	(13,015	)	 	$	(3,562	)	
Increase in inventories	 	 	(7,180	)	 	 	(1,718	)	
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	 	 	(1,483	)	 	 	(668	)	
Increase in other assets	 	 	(95	)	 	 	(189	)	
Increase in accounts payable	 	 	6,920	 	 	 	288	 	
Increase in accrued expenses	 	 	2,640	 	 	 	1,174	 	
Increase in other liabilities	 	 	274	 	 	 	-	 	
(Decrease) increase in accrued restructuring costs	 	 	(122	)	 	 	1,159	 	
Decrease in income taxes payable	 	 	(614	)	 	 	(486	)	
 	 	$	(12,675	)	 	$	(4,002	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Supplementary information:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash paid during the period for:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
    Income taxes, net of refunds received	 	$	1,152	 	 	$	1,234	 	
    Interest	 	 	75	 	 	 	2	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Details of acquisitions:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired	 	$	25,689	 	 	$	13,282	 	
   Goodwill	 	 	13,630	 	 	 	8,903	 	
       Fair value of net assets acquired	 	$	39,319	 	 	$	22,185	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   Fair value of net assets acquired	 	$	39,319	 	 	$	22,185	 	
   Less:  Cash acquired in acquisition	 	 	(8,388	)	 	 	(2,991	)	
   Deferred consideration	 	 	-	 	 	 	(7	)	
      Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	 	$	30,931	 	 	$	19,187	 	
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.	 	

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BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  	BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES	
 
The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013, and the condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the periods presented herein have been prepared by Bel Fuse Inc. (the “Company” or “Bel”) and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made.  The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 should not be viewed as indicative of the Company’s annual results or the Company’s results for any other period.  The information for the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 was derived from audited financial statements.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Bel Fuse Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

On March 9, 2012, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of GigaCom Interconnect AB (“GigaCom”).  On July 31, 2012, the Company consummated its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Fibreco Ltd. (“Fibreco”).  On September 12, 2012, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Powerbox Italia S.r.L. and its subsidiary, Powerbox Design (collectively, “Powerbox”, now merged to form Bel Power Europe S.r.l.). The acquisitions of GigaCom, Fibreco and Powerbox may hereafter be referred to collectively as either the “2012 Acquisitions” or the “2012 Acquired Companies”.  On March 29, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Transpower Technologies (HK) Limited (“Transpower”) and certain other tangible and intangible assets related to the Transpower magnetics business of TE Connectivity (“TRP”).  On August 20, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Array Connector Corporation (“Array”). The acquisitions of TRP and Array may hereafter be referred to collectively as either the “2013 Acquisitions” or the “2013 Acquired Companies”.  Accordingly, as of the respective acquisition dates, all of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their preliminary fair values and the Company’s condensed consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 include the operating results of the acquired companies from their respective acquisition dates through the respective period end dates.  The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2012 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 have been restated to reflect immaterial measurement period adjustments related to the 2012 Acquisitions, as applicable.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.  There were no significant changes to these accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.  Recent accounting pronouncements adopted during the first nine months of 2013 are as follows:

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2012-02 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment (“ASU No. 2012-02”)

ASU No. 2012-02 amends ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment,  and permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test in accordance with Subtopic 350-30,  Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - General Intangibles Other than Goodwill . The Company adopted ASU No. 2012-02 during the first quarter of 2013.  The adoption of this update did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02 – Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU No. 2013-02”)

ASU No. 2013-02 requires disclosure of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component.  In addition, an entity is required to present either on the face of the consolidated statements of operations, or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net earnings, but only if the amount reclassified is required to be reclassified to net earnings in its entirety in the same reporting period.  For amounts not reclassified in their entirety to net earnings, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts.  The Company adopted ASU No. 2013-02 during the first quarter of 2013.  The adoption of this update did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11 – Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU No. 2013-11”)

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ASU No. 2013-11 provides guidance on financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists.  The FASB’s objective in issuing this ASU is to eliminate diversity in practice resulting from a lack of guidance on this topic in current U.S. GAAP.  This ASU applies to all entities with unrecognized tax benefits that also have tax loss or tax credit carryforwards in the same tax jurisdiction as of the reporting date.   The guidance in ASU No. 2013-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2013.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

2.  	EARNINGS PER SHARE	

The Company utilizes the two-class method to report its earnings per share.  The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings.  The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, states that Class B common shares are entitled to dividends at least 5% greater than dividends paid to Class A common shares, resulting in the two-class method of computing earnings per share.  In computing earnings per share, the Company has allocated dividends declared to Class A and Class B based on amounts actually declared for each class of stock and 5% more of the undistributed earnings have been allocated to Class B shares than to the Class A shares on a per share basis.  Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per common share, for each class of common stock, are computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period. There were no potential common shares outstanding during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2013 or 2012 which would have had a dilutive effect on earnings per share.
The earnings and weighted-average shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows (dollars in thousands, except share and per share data):

 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Numerator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings	 	$	7,836	 	 	$	2,491	 	 	$	9,689	 	 	$	4,804	 	
Less Dividends:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     Class A	 	 	131	 	 	 	130	 	 	 	391	 	 	 	392	 	
     Class B	 	 	650	 	 	 	681	 	 	 	1,925	 	 	 	2,036	 	
Undistributed earnings	 	$	7,055	 	 	$	1,680	 	 	$	7,373	 	 	$	2,376	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Undistributed earnings allocation - basic and diluted:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     Class A undistributed earnings	 	$	1,293	 	 	$	296	 	 	$	1,353	 	 	$	419	 	
     Class B undistributed earnings	 	 	5,762	 	 	 	1,384	 	 	 	6,020	 	 	 	1,957	 	
     Total undistributed earnings	 	$	7,055	 	 	$	1,680	 	 	$	7,373	 	 	$	2,376	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings allocation - basic and diluted:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     Class A allocated earnings	 	$	1,424	 	 	$	426	 	 	$	1,744	 	 	$	811	 	
     Class B allocated earnings	 	 	6,412	 	 	 	2,065	 	 	 	7,945	 	 	 	3,993	 	
     Net earnings	 	$	7,836	 	 	$	2,491	 	 	$	9,689	 	 	$	4,804	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Denominator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Weighted-average shares outstanding:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     Class A common share - basic and diluted	 	 	2,174,912	 	 	 	2,174,912	 	 	 	2,174,912	 	 	 	2,174,912	 	
     Class B common share - basic and diluted	 	 	9,228,731	 	 	 	9,697,097	 	 	 	9,221,032	 	 	 	9,668,785	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings per share:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     Class A common share - basic and diluted	 	$	0.65	 	 	$	0.20	 	 	$	0.80	 	 	$	0.37	 	
     Class B common share - basic and diluted	 	$	0.69	 	 	$	0.21	 	 	$	0.86	 	 	$	0.41	 	

 
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3.           ACQUISITIONS

2013 Acquisitions:

On March 29, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Transpower Technology (HK) Limited (“Transpower”), certain intellectual property and other tangible assets related to the Transpower magnetics business of TE Connectivity (“TE”) from Tyco Electronics Corporation (“Tyco”) for $22.4 million in cash and additional consideration including the assumption of $0.1 million in liabilities and the grant of a license to TE related to three of the Company’s patents. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company paid an additional $6.8 million in consideration to TE related to a working capital adjustment and an additional net payment of $0.1 million was made in the third quarter of 2013.  Transpower is the sole shareholder of Dongguan Transpower Electronic Products Co., Ltd. in the People's Republic of China.  The operations acquired are now doing business as TRP Connector (“TRP”).  The Company’s purchase of the TRP magnetics business consisted of the integrated connector module (“ICM”) family of products, including RJ45, 10/100 Gigabit, 10G, PoE/PoE+, MRJ21 and RJ.5, a line of modules for smart-grid applications, and discrete magnetics.

On August 20, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of Array, a manufacturer of aerospace and mil-spec connector products based in Miami, Florida, for $10.0 million in cash.  The acquisition of Array expands the Company’s portfolio of connector products that can be offered to the combined customer base, and provides an opportunity to sell other products that Bel manufactures to Array's customers.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of acquisition-related costs associated with the 2013 Acquisitions.  These costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

While the initial accounting related to the acquisitions of TRP and Array is not complete as of the filing date of this Form 10-Q, the following table depicts the Company’s initial estimate of the respective acquisition date fair values of the consideration paid or payable and identifiable net assets acquired (in thousands):

 	 	TRP	 	 	Array	 	 	2013 Acquisitions	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Measurement	 	 	March 29,	 	 	 	 	 	Acquisition-Date	 	
 	 	March 29,	 	 	 	Period	 	 	2013	 	 	August 20,	 	 	Fair Values	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	 	Adjustments	 	 	(As adjusted)	 	 	2013	 	 	(As adjusted)	 	
Cash	 	$	8,388	 	 	 	$	-	 	 	$	8,388	 	 	$	-	 	 	$	8,388	 	
Accounts receivable	 	 	11,580	 	 	 	 	(39	)	 	 	11,541	 	 	 	994	 	 	 	12,535	 	
Inventories	 	 	6,258	 	(a)	 	 	707	 	 	 	6,965	 	 	 	2,588	 	 	 	9,553	 	
Other current assets	 	 	1,953	 	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	1,953	 	 	 	83	 	 	 	2,036	 	
Property, plant and equipment	 	 	4,693	 	(b)	 	 	(165	)	 	 	4,528	 	 	 	2,285	 	 	 	6,813	 	
Intangible assets	 	 	-	 	(c)	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	
Other assets	 	 	1,151	 	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	1,151	 	 	 	84	 	 	 	1,235	 	
     Total identifiable assets	 	 	34,023	 	 	 	 	503	 	 	 	34,526	 	 	 	6,034	 	 	 	40,560	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accounts payable	 	 	(8,565	)	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	(8,565	)	 	 	(677	)	 	 	(9,242	)	
Accrued expenses	 	 	(4,003	)	 	 	 	132	 	 	 	(3,871	)	 	 	(206	)	 	 	(4,077	)	
Other current liabilities	 	 	(25	)	 	 	 	(671	)	 	 	(696	)	 	 	(214	)	 	 	(910	)	
Noncurrent liabilities	 	 	-	 	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	(643	)	 	 	(643	)	
     Total liabilities assumed	 	 	(12,593	)	 	 	 	(539	)	 	 	(13,132	)	 	 	(1,740	)	 	 	(14,229	)	
     Net identifiable assets acquired	 	 	21,430	 	 	 	 	(36	)	 	 	21,394	 	 	 	4,294	 	 	 	25,688	 	
     Goodwill	 	 	8,278	 	(d)	 	 	(313	)	 	 	7,965	 	 	 	5,666	 	 	 	13,631	 	
     Net assets acquired	 	$	29,708	 	 	 	$	(349	)	 	$	29,359	 	 	$	9,960	 	 	$	39,319	 	

Cash paid	 	$	22,400	 	 	 	$	6,959	 	 	$	29,359	 	 	$	9,960	 	 	$	39,319	 	
Assumption of severance payment	 	 	109	 	 	 	 	(109	)	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	
Fair value of grant of license	 	 	-	 	(e)	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	
     Fair value of consideration transferred	 	 	22,509	 	 	 	 	6,850	 	 	 	29,359	 	 	 	9,960	 	 	 	39,319	 	
     Deferred consideration	 	 	7,199	 	(f)	 	 	(7,199	)	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	
     Total consideration paid/payable	 	$	29,708	 	 	 	$	(349	)	 	$	29,359	 	 	$	9,960	 	 	$	39,319	 	

 
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(a)  	The determination of fair value related to the inventory acquired was still in progress as of the date of this filing.  The amount above represents only the carrying value of the inventory on TRP’s balance sheet as of the acquisition date.  The measurement period adjustment noted above for inventory relates to additional inventory received from TE, as well as inventory on customer consignments that was not previously accounted for.	

(b)  	The appraisals related to machinery and equipment acquired were incomplete as of this filing date and, as such, the amount noted above represents only the carrying value of those assets on TRP’s balance sheet as of the acquisition date.  The measurement period adjustment noted above for property, plant and equipment relates to equipment that could not be located upon a physical inventory of the assets acquired.	

(c)  	The Company has identified certain intangible assets related to the TRP acquisition, including technology, license agreements and customer lists, which are being valued by a third-party appraiser.  These appraisals were not complete as of the date of this filing.	

(d)  	The amount of goodwill is provisional as of the filing date, as the fair value determination of inventory acquired, and appraisals related to property, plant and equipment and various intangible assets are still underway.  As the final amount of goodwill has not yet been determined or allocated by segment, the Company is unable to determine at this time the portion of goodwill, if any, that will be deductible for tax purposes.	

(e)  	As part of the consideration paid or payable, the Company granted Tyco a license related to three of the Company’s patents.  The valuation related to this license grant was not complete as of the date of this filing.	

(f)  	Deferred consideration represents the Company’s estimate of a working capital adjustment which is payable to the seller.  Such adjustment must be agreed upon between the Company and the seller, and has not yet been finalized as of the date of this filing.	

The results of operations of the 2013 Acquired Companies have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the period subsequent to their respective acquisition dates.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the 2013 Acquired Companies contributed $26.4 million and $48.6 million of revenue, respectively, and $4.6 million and $8.7 million of net earnings, respectively, to the Company’s consolidated financial results.  The Company is still in the process of revising its corporate overhead allocations, and the results disclosed related to the 2013 Acquisitions do not yet include such allocations.

The unaudited pro forma information below presents the combined operating results of the Company and the 2013 Acquired Companies.  The unaudited pro forma results are presented for illustrative purposes only.  They do not reflect the realization of any potential cost savings, or any related integration costs. Certain cost savings may result from the 2013 Acquisitions; however, there can be no assurance that these cost savings will be achieved. These pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have actually been obtained if the 2013 Acquisitions had occurred as of January 1, 2012, nor is the pro forma data intended to be a projection of results that may be obtained in the future.  The following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations assume that the acquisitions of the 2013 Acquired Companies were completed as of January 1, 2012.  The pro forma results noted below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 also include the effects of the 2012 Acquisitions discussed below (dollars in thousands except per share data):

 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Revenue	 	$	102,056	 	 	$	97,982	 	 	$	283,137	 	 	$	283,986	 	
Net earnings	 	 	7,882	 	 	 	5,295	 	 	 	12,606	 	 	 	12,578	 	
Earnings per Class A common share - basic and diluted	 	 	0.66	 	 	 	0.42	 	 	 	1.05	 	 	 	1.00	 	
Earnings per Class B common share - basic and diluted	 	 	0.70	 	 	 	0.45	 	 	 	1.12	 	 	 	1.08	 	

2012 Acquisitions:

On March 9, 2012, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of GigaCom with a cash payment of $2.7 million (£1.7 million). GigaCom, located in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a supplier of expanded beam fiber optic technology. GigaCom has become part of Bel’s Cinch Connector business. Management believes that GigaCom’s offering of expanded beam fiber optic (“EBOSA®”) products will enhance the Company’s position within the growing aerospace and military markets.

On July 31, 2012, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Fibreco with a cash payment, net of $2.7 million of cash acquired, of $13.7 million (£8.7 million). Fibreco, located in the United Kingdom, is a supplier of a broad range of expanded beam fiber optic components for use in military communications, outside broadcast and offshore exploration applications.  Fibreco has become part of Bel’s interconnect product group under the Cinch Connector business. Management believes that the addition of Fibreco’s fiber optic-based product line to Cinch’s broad range of copper-based products will increase Cinch’s presence in emerging fiber applications within the military, aerospace and industrial markets. In addition, management believes the acquisition provides access to a range of customers for the recently acquired GigaCom EBOSA® product.

On September 12, 2012, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Powerbox, now known as Bel Power Europe, with a cash payment, net of $0.2 million of cash acquired, of $3.0 million.  The Company also granted 30,000 restricted shares of the Company’s Class B common stock in connection with this acquisition.  Compensation expense equal to the grant date fair value of these restricted shares of $0.6 million is being recorded ratably through September 2014.  Bel Power Europe, located near Milan, Italy, develops high-power AC-DC power conversion solutions targeted at the broadcasting market.  The acquisition of Bel Power Europe will allow Bel to expand its portfolio of power product offerings to include AC-DC products and will also establish a European design center located close to several of Bel’s existing customers.

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Acquisition-related costs relating to the 2012 Acquisitions amounted to less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.6 million during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  These costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company completed the purchase accounting related to the GigaCom and Fibreco acquisitions.  During the third quarter of 2013, the Company completed the purchase accounting related to its acquisition of Bel Power Europe.  The following table reflects the finalized acquisition date fair values of the consideration transferred and identifiable net assets acquired related to the 2012 acquisitions (in thousands):

 	 	 	 	 	Measurement	 	 	Acquisition-Date	 	
 	 	Acquisition-Date	 	 	Period	 	 	Fair Values	 	
 	 	Fair Values	 	 	Adjustments	 	 	(As finalized)	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	 	$	2,991	 	 	$	-	 	 	$	2,991	 	
Accounts receivable	 	 	3,750	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	3,753	 	
Inventories	 	 	1,061	 	 	 	(16	)	 	 	1,045	 	
Other current assets	 	 	90	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	90	 	
Property, plant and equipment	 	 	502	 	 	 	263	 	 	 	765	 	
Intangible assets	 	 	30	 	 	 	11,626	 	 	 	11,656	 	
     Total identifiable assets	 	 	8,424	 	 	 	11,876	 	 	 	20,300	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accounts payable	 	 	(1,702	)	 	 	-	 	 	 	(1,702	)	
Accrued expenses	 	 	(1,736	)	 	 	-	 	 	 	(1,736	)	
Notes payable	 	 	(216	)	 	 	-	 	 	 	(216	)	
Income taxes payable	 	 	(264	)	 	 	(60	)	 	 	(324	)	
Deferred income tax liability, current	 	 	(70	)	 	 	-	 	 	 	(70	)	
Deferred income tax liability, noncurrent	 	 	-	 	 	 	(2,700	)	 	 	(2,700	)	
Other long-term liabilities	 	 	(216	)	 	 	-	 	 	 	(216	)	
     Total liabilities assumed	 	 	(4,204	)	 	 	(2,760	)	 	 	(6,964	)	
     Net identifiable assets acquired	 	 	4,220	 	 	 	9,116	 	 	 	13,336	 	
     Goodwill	 	 	17,965	 	 	 	(8,900	)	 	 	9,065	 	
     Net assets acquired	 	$	22,185	 	 	$	216	 	 	$	22,401	 	

Cash paid	 	$	22,138	 	 	 	263	 	 	$	22,401	 	
Deferred consideration	 	 	47	 	 	 	(47	)	 	 	-	 	
     Fair value of consideration transferred	 	$	22,185	 	 	$	216	 	 	$	22,401	 	

The fair value of identifiable intangible assets noted above (as adjusted) consists of the following:

 	Weighted-Average Life	 	Acquisition-Date Fair Value	 	
Trademarks	Indefinite	 	$	1,264	 	
Technology	20 years	 	 	6,542	 	
Customer relationships	16 years	 	 	3,292	 	
Non-compete agreements	2 years	 	 	558	 	
    Total identifiable intangible assets acquired	 	 	$	11,656	 	

The results of operations of the 2012 Acquired Companies have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the periods subsequent to their respective acquisition dates.  During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Fibreco and Bel Power Europe contributed combined revenues of $1.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and combined net earnings of $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, to the Company’s consolidated financial results.   During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Fibreco and Bel Power Europe contributed combined revenues of $7.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and combined net earnings of $0.7 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, to the Company’s consolidated financial results.   The acquisition of GigaCom has contributed to Bel’s research and development efforts and its technology has been incorporated into products now being sold by Fibreco.  GigaCom incurred expenses, primarily related to research and development, of $0.2 million and $0.1 million during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $0.7 million and $0.3 million during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 
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4.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants based upon the best use of the asset or liability at the measurement date.  Entities are required to use a fair value hierarchy which maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 – Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable
 
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs about which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions
 
As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company held certain financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  These consisted of securities that are among the Company’s investments in a rabbi trust which are intended to fund the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) obligations, and other marketable securities described below.  The securities that are held in the rabbi trust are categorized as available-for-sale securities and are included as other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.  The gross unrealized gains associated with the investments held in the rabbi trust were $0.4 million at each of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.  Such unrealized gains are included, net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had marketable securities with a combined fair value of less than $0.1 million at each date, and gross unrealized losses of less than $0.1 million at each date.  Such unrealized losses are included, net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  The fair value of the equity securities is determined based on quoted market prices in public markets and is categorized as Level 1.  The Company does not have any financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis categorized as Level 3, and there were no transfers in or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.  There were no changes to the Company’s valuation techniques used to measure asset fair values on a recurring or nonrecurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

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The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s financial assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands).
 
 	 	 	 	 	Assets at Fair Value Using	 	
 	 	Total	 	 	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	 	 	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	 	 	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	 	
As of September 30, 2013	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Available-for-sale securities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   Investments held in rabbi trust	 	$	3,238	 	 	$	3,238	 	 	$	-	 	 	$	-	 	
   Marketable securities	 	 	3	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   Total	 	$	3,241	 	 	$	3,241	 	 	$	-	 	 	$	-	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
As of December 31, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Available-for-sale securities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   Investments held in rabbi trust	 	$	6,014	 	 	$	6,014	 	 	$	-	 	 	$	-	 	
   Marketable securities	 	 	2	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   Total	 	$	6,016	 	 	$	6,016	 	 	$	-	 	 	$	-	 	

The Company has other financial instruments, such as cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable and accrued expenses, which are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis but are recorded at amounts that approximate fair value due to their liquid or short-term nature.  The Company did not have any other financial liabilities within the scope of the fair value disclosure requirements as of September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

Nonfinancial assets and liabilities, such as goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets and long-lived assets, are accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.   These items are tested for impairment on the occurrence of a triggering event or, in the case of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, on at least an annual basis.  There were no triggering events that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 or 2012 that would warrant interim impairment testing.

5.           INVENTORIES

The components of inventories are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 	 	September 30,	 	 	December 31,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Raw materials	 	$	30,919	 	 	$	26,157	 	
Work in progress	 	 	12,081	 	 	 	8,200	 	
Finished goods	 	 	28,779	 	 	 	20,567	 	
 	 	$	71,779	 	 	$	54,924	 	

6.           INTANGIBLE ASSET

During the third quarter of 2013, the Company paid $1.3 million and received $0.3 million associated with licensing agreements entered into with Radiall SA.  The agreements cover the parties’ respective technologies for EBOSA ®  fibre optic termini and the EPX ®  connector range.  The $1.3 million paid by the Company is reflected as an intangible asset and the $0.3 million received by the Company is included in other long-term liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2013.  Each will be amortized over the life of the respective agreement of 20 years.

 
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7.            BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in one industry with three reportable operating segments, which are geographic in nature.  The segments consist of North America, Asia and Europe.  The primary criteria by which financial performance is evaluated and resources are allocated are sales and income from operations.  The following is a summary of key financial data (dollars in thousands):

 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Total segment sales:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     North America	 	$	34,273	 	 	$	34,370	 	 	$	95,796	 	 	$	106,349	 	
     Asia	 	 	69,602	 	 	 	47,238	 	 	 	166,362	 	 	 	125,881	 	
     Europe	 	 	9,313	 	 	 	8,983	 	 	 	30,029	 	 	 	24,200	 	
Total segment sales	 	 	113,188	 	 	 	90,591	 	 	 	292,187	 	 	 	256,430	 	
Reconciling item:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     Intersegment sales	 	 	(12,024	)	 	 	(14,532	)	 	 	(34,014	)	 	 	(41,588	)	
Net sales	 	$	101,164	 	 	$	76,059	 	 	$	258,173	 	 	$	214,842	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from operations:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     North America	 	$	(96	)	 	$	(189	)	 	$	(3,591	)	 	$	4,074	 	
     Asia	 	 	8,400	 	 	 	1,048	 	 	 	12,377	 	 	 	8	 	
     Europe	 	 	24	 	 	 	21	 	 	 	644	 	 	 	560	 	
 	 	$	8,328	 	 	$	880	 	 	$	9,430	 	 	$	4,642	 	

The following items are included in the income (loss) from operations presented above:

Recent Acquisitions – During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the acquisition of TRP contributed revenues of $25.6 million and $47.8 million, respectively, and income from operations of $5.0 million and $9.5 million, respectively, to the Company’s Asia operating segment. During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the acquisition of Array contributed revenues of $0.8 million to the Company’s North America operating segment. The Company is still in the process of revising its corporate overhead allocations, and the results disclosed related to the 2013 Acquisitions do not yet include such allocations.  During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Fibreco and Bel Power Europe contributed combined revenues of $1.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and combined operating income of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, to the Company’s Europe operating segment.   During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Fibreco and Bel Power Europe contributed combined revenues of $7.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and combined operating income of $1.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, to the Company’s Europe operating segment.

Segment Sales – Segment sales are attributed to individual segments based on the geographic source of the billing for such customer sales.  Transfers between geographic areas include finished products manufactured in foreign countries which are then transferred to the United States and Europe for sale; finished goods manufactured in the United States which are transferred to Europe and Asia for sale; and semi-finished components manufactured in the United States which are sold to Asia for further processing. Income (loss) from operations represents net sales less operating costs and expenses.
 
8.            INCOME TAXES

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company has approximately $2.2 and 2.7 million, respectively,  of liabilities for uncertain tax positions ($1.0 million and $0.5 million, respectively, included in income taxes payable and $1.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively, included in liability for uncertain tax positions) all of which, if recognized, would reduce the Company’s effective tax rate.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and foreign jurisdictions.  The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations by tax authorities for years before 2010 and for state examinations before 2007.   Regarding foreign subsidiaries, the Company is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years before 2004 in Asia and generally 2006 in Europe.

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As a result of the expiration of the statute of limitations for specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the related unrecognized benefits for tax positions taken regarding previously filed tax returns may change materially from those recorded as liabilities for uncertain tax positions in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2013.  A total of $1.0 million of previously recorded liabilities for uncertain tax positions relates primarily to the 2008 tax year which expire during the three months ended September 30, 2014.  Additionally, a total of $0.5 million and $2.5 million of previously recorded liabilities for uncertain tax positions, interest and penalties relating to the 2006 and 2009 tax years and the 2007 through 2009 tax years, respectively, were reversed during the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  This was offset in part by an increase in the liability for uncertain tax positions in the amount of $1.2 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits arising from uncertain tax positions as a component of the current provision for income taxes.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized an immaterial amount of interest and penalties and no interest and penalties, respectively, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.  The Company has approximately $0.2 million accrued for the payment of such interest and penalties at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, which is included in the liability for uncertain tax positions in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at each date.

Upon the acquisition of Fibreco, Fibreco had a deferred tax liability in the amount of $0.1 million arising from various temporary differences. In connection with the 2012 Acquisitions, the Company completed a fair market value report of property, plant and equipment and intangibles.  As a result of that report, the Company established deferred tax liabilities at the date of acquisition in the amounts of $1.7 million, $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for the Fibreco, Gigacom and Bel Power Europe acquisitions.  At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, a combined deferred tax liability of $2.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively, remains on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Upon completion of the acquisition of TRP, TRP had deferred tax assets of $2.2 million arising from various temporary differences, which are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2013.  It is the Company’s intention to repatriate substantially all net income from its wholly owned PRC subsidiary, DG Transpower, a Chinese Limited Company, to its direct Hong Kong parent company Transpower Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. Applicable income and dividend withholding taxes have been reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. However, U.S. deferred taxes need not be provided under current U.S. tax law.  At September 30, 2013, the fair market value reports have not been completed and therefore the Company had no additional deferred tax amounts relating to the TRP acquisition.

In connection with the 2013 acquisition of Array, the Company has not completed a preliminary fair market value report of property, plant and equipment and intangibles.  The Company acquired a deferred tax liability in the amount of $0.9 million arising from temporary differences related to property, plant and equipment.  At September 30, 2013, there were no additional deferred tax amounts reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as the fair market value report has not been completed.

The Company has made elections under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 338(g) to step-up the tax basis of the 2012 Acquisitions to fair value.  The elections made under Section 338(g) affect only the U.S. income taxes (not those of the foreign countries where the acquired entities were incorporated). The Company is considering making a Section 338(g) election with respect to the 2013 acquisition of Array.

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the “American Taxpayer Relief Act” (“ATRA”).  Among other things, ATRA extends the Research and Experimentation credit (“R&E”), which expired at the end of 2011, through 2013 and 2014, respectively. Under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740,  Income Taxes , the effects of the new legislation are recognized upon enactment, which is when the President signs a tax bill into law.  Although the extenders were effective retroactively for 2012, the Company could only consider currently enacted tax law as of the balance sheet date in determining current and deferred taxes at December 31, 2012.  During the first quarter of 2013, the Company recognized the $0.4 million R&E credit from 2012 as an increase in the March 31, 2013 quarterly benefit for income taxes.
The Company continues to monitor proposed legislation affecting the taxation of transfers of U.S. intangible property and other potential tax law changes.

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9.           ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

 	 	September 30,	 	 	December 31,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Sales commissions	 	$	1,589	 	 	$	1,295	 	
Subcontracting labor	 	 	2,626	 	 	 	2,408	 	
Salaries, bonuses and related benefits	 	 	12,905	 	 	 	6,023	 	
Litigation reserve	 	 	11,549	 	 	 	11,549	 	
Other	 	 	3,481	 	 	 	4,085	 	
 	 	$	32,150	 	 	$	25,360	 	

Accrued Restructuring Costs

Activity and liability balances related to restructuring charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 are shown in the table below (dollars in thousands). The liability at December 31, 2012 related to the final severance payments due related to the closure of the Vinita, Oklahoma manufacturing facility.  New charges noted below relate to severance costs associated with an additional reduction in workforce implemented in the second quarter of 2013.

 	 	Liability at December 31, 2012	 	 	New Charges	 	 	Cash Payments and Other Settlements	 	 	Liability at September 30, 2013	 	
Severance costs	 	$	122	 	 	$	1,239	 	 	$	(1,361	)	 	$	-	 	
Transportation of equipment	 	 	-	 	 	 	100	 	 	 	(100	)	 	 	-	 	
Other restructuring charges	 	 	-	 	 	 	48	 	 	 	(48	)	 	 	-	 	
     Total	 	$	122	 	 	$	1,387	 	 	$	(1,509	)	 	$	-	 	

10.  	DEBT	

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company maintained a $30 million line of credit, which was due to expire on June 30, 2014.  In August 2013, the Company borrowed $12.0 million under the line of credit in connection with its acquisition of Array.  At September 30, 2013, the balance available under the credit agreement was $18.0 million.  There were no previous borrowings under the credit agreement and, as a result, there was no balance outstanding as of December 31, 2012.  Amounts outstanding under this line of credit are collateralized with a first priority security interest in 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company's material domestic subsidiaries and 65% of all the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of certain of the foreign subsidiaries of the Company.  The credit agreement bears interest at LIBOR plus 0.75% to 1.25% based on certain financial statement ratios maintained by the Company.  Under the terms of the credit agreement, the Company is required to maintain certain financial ratios and comply with other financial conditions.  As a result of the Company’s recent acquisitions, which resulted in a lower cash balance and increased intangible assets, the Company was not in compliance with its tangible net worth debt covenant as of September 30, 2013.  In November 2013, the credit agreement was amended to reflect modifications to the minimum tangible net worth and maximum leverage covenant calculations, and to extend the term of the agreement through October 14, 2016.

11.           RETIREMENT FUND AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

The Company maintains the Bel Fuse Inc. Employees’ Savings Plan, a defined contribution plan that is intended to meet the applicable requirements for tax-qualification under sections 401(a) and (k) of the IRC. The Employees’ Savings Plan allows eligible employees to voluntarily contribute a percentage of their eligible compensation, subject to Code limitations, which contributions are matched by the Company. The Company’s matching contributions are equal to 100% of the first 1% of compensation contributed by participants, and 50% of the next 5% of compensation contributed by participants. The expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 amounted to approximately $0.1 million in each period.  The expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 amounted to approximately $0.4 million in each period.  Prior to January 1, 2012, the plan’s structure provided for a Company match and discretionary profit sharing contributions that were made in the form of the Company’s common stock.  As of September 30, 2013, the plan owned 14,911 and 203,069 shares of Bel Fuse Inc. Class A and Class B common stock, respectively.

The Company also has a retirement fund in Asia which covers substantially all of its Hong Kong-based full-time employees.  Eligible employees contribute up to 5% of salary to the fund.  In addition, the Company must contribute a minimum of 5% of eligible salary, as determined by Hong Kong government regulations.  The Company currently contributes 7% of eligible salary in cash or Company stock.  The expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 amounted to approximately $0.1 million in each period.  The expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 amounted to approximately $0.2 million in each period.  As of September 30, 2013, the plan owned 3,323 and 17,342 shares of Bel Fuse Inc. Class A and Class B common stock, respectively.

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The SERP is designed to provide a limited group of key management and highly compensated employees of the Company with supplemental retirement and death benefits.

The components of SERP expense are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Service cost	 	$	139	 	 	$	109	 	 	$	417	 	 	$	327	 	
Interest cost	 	 	112	 	 	 	104	 	 	 	337	 	 	 	312	 	
Amortization of adjustments	 	 	77	 	 	 	58	 	 	 	231	 	 	 	174	 	
Total SERP expense	 	$	328	 	 	$	271	 	 	$	985	 	 	$	813	 	

 	 	September 30,	 	 	December 31,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Balance sheet amounts:	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   Minimum pension obligation	 	 	 	 	 	 	
      and unfunded pension liability	 	$	11,964	 	 	$	11,045	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
   Amounts recognized in accumulated	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
      other comprehensive loss, pretax:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
         Prior service cost	 	$	931	 	 	$	877	 	
         Net gains	 	 	2,764	 	 	 	2,884	 	
 	 	$	3,695	 	 	$	3,761	 	

12.           ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized below (dollars in thousands):

 	 	September 30,	 	 	December 31,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of ($4)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
  at September 30, 2013	 	$	1,565	 	 	$	927	 	
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
  securities, net of taxes of $140 and $161 as of	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
  September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012	 	 	223	 	 	 	256	 	
Unfunded SERP liability, net of taxes of ($1,131) and ($1,151) as	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
  of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012	 	 	(2,564	)	 	 	(2,610	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	 	$	(776	)	 	$	(1,427	)	

 
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Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 are as follows.  All amounts are net of tax (dollars in thousands).

 	 	 	 	 	Unrealized Holding	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Foreign Currency	 	 	Gains on	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Translation	 	 	Available-for-	 	 	 	Unfunded	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Adjustment	 	 	Sale Securities	 	 	 	SERP Liability	 	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at January 1, 2013	 	$	927	 	 	$	256	 	 	 	$	(2,610	)	 	 	$	(1,427	)	
     Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	 	 	638	 	 	 	28	 	 	 	 	(185	)	 	 	 	481	 	
     Amounts reclassified from accumulated other	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
          comprehensive income (loss)	 	 	-	 	 	 	(61	)	 (a)	 	 	231	 	 (b)	 	 	170	 	
     Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	 	 	638	 	 	 	(33	)	 	 	 	46	 	 	 	 	651	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at September 30, 2013	 	$	1,565	 	 	$	223	 	 	 	$	(2,564	)	 	 	$	(776	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(a) This reclassification relates to the gain on sale of SERP investments during the third quarter of 2013. This is recorded as	 	 	 	 	 	 	
a gain on sale of investment in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(b) This reclassification relates to the amortization of prior service costs and gains/losses associated with the Company's SERP plan.	 	 	 	 	
This expense is allocated between cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expense based upon the employment	 	 	 	 	 	 	
      classification of the plan participants.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

13.           COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases

The Company leases various facilities.  Some of these leases require the Company to pay certain executory costs (such as insurance and maintenance).  At December 31, 2012, the Company’s total future minimum lease payments for operating leases amounted to $11.5 million.  The only significant change since December 31, 2012 relates to the inclusion of lease commitments associated with the 2013 Acquired Companies.  At September 30, 2013, the additional lease commitments related to the 2013 Acquired Companies amounted to $3.6 million.

Other Commitments

The Company submits purchase orders for raw materials to various vendors throughout the year for current production requirements, as well as forecasted requirements.  Certain of these purchase orders relate to special purpose material and, as such, the Company may incur penalties if the order is cancelled.  At December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding purchase orders related to purchase of raw materials in the aggregate amount of $18.8 million and purchase orders related to capital expenditures of $1.7 million.  The only significant change since December 31, 2012 relates to the inclusion of purchase orders associated with the 2013 Acquired Companies.  At September 30, 2013, the Company had additional purchase orders related to the purchase of raw materials of approximately $4.5 million and additional purchase orders related to capital expenditures of $0.5 million associated with the 2013 Acquired Companies. 
 
Legal Proceedings

The Company is party to a number of legal actions and claims, none of which individually or in the aggregate, in the opinion of management, are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.  See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for the details of all of Bel’s material pending lawsuits.  Certain developments that have arisen in legal proceedings subsequent to the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K are described below.

The Company is a defendant in a lawsuit captioned SynQor, Inc. v. Artesyn Technologies, Inc., et al. brought in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas in November 2007.  The plaintiff alleged that eleven defendants, including Bel, infringed its patents covering certain power products. With resp e ct to the Company, the plaintiff claimed that the Company infringed its patents related to unregulated bus converters and/or point-of-load (POL) converters used in intermediate bus architecture power supply systems. The case went to trial in December 2010 and a partial judgment was entered on December 29, 2010 based on the jury verdict.  The jury found that certain products of the defendants directly and/or indirectly infringe the SynQor patents.  The jury awarded damages of $8.1 million against the Company, which was recorded by the Company as a litigation charge in the consolidated statement of operations in the fourth quarter of 2010.  On July 11, 2011, the Court awarded supplemental damages of $2.5 million against the Company.  Of this amount, $1.9 million is covered through an indemnification agreement with one of Bel’s customers and the remaining $0.6 million was recorded as an expense by the Company during the second quarter of 2011.  During the third quarter of 2011, the Company recorded costs and interest associated with this lawsuit of $0.2 million.  A final judgment in the case was entered on August 17, 2011.  The Company was in the process of appealing the verdict and judgment and filed a notice of appeal with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on October 28, 2011.  The Company was advised that the full amount of the damage award plus costs and interest would need to be posted as a supersedeas bond upon filing of the notice of appeal.  In November 2011, the Company posted a $13.0 million supersedeas bond to the Court in the Eastern District of Texas while the case was on appeal to the Federal Circuit.  The amount of the bond was reflected as restricted cash in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.   The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) heard oral argument in the SynQor case on October 2, 2012 and issued its opinion on March 13, 2013.  In its opinion, the CAFC affirmed the district court’s findings and judgment on all issues up on appeal.  The Company and the other Defendants jointly filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc with the CAFC on April 12, 2013, which was denied by the CAFC on May 14, 2013.  The Defendants filed a joint petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court on September 23, 2013.

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In a related matter, on September 29, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ordered SynQor, Inc.’s continuing causes of action for post-injunction damages to be severed from the original action and assigned to a new case number.  The new action captioned SynQor, Inc. v. Artesyn Technologies, Inc., et al. (Case Number 2:11cv444) is a patent infringement action for damages in the form of lost profits and reasonable royalties for the period beginning January 24, 2011.  SynQor, Inc. also seeks enhanced damages.  The Company has an indemnification agreement in place with one of its customers specifically covering post-injunction damages related to this case.  As a result, the Company does not anticipate that its consolidated statement of operations will be materially impacted by any potential post-injunction damages.  This case went to trial on July 30, 2013.

The Company is a plaintiff in a lawsuit captioned Bel Fuse Inc. et al. v. Molex Inc. brought in the United District Court of New Jersey in April 2013.  The Company claims that Molex infringed three of the Company’s patents related to integrated magnetic connector products.  Molex filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on August 6, 2013.  The Company filed an amended complaint and response on August 20, 2013.  Molex withdrew its original Motion to Dismiss and filed a second, revised Motion to Dismiss on September 6, 2013.  The Company filed its response on October 7, 2013.

 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The Company’s quarterly and annual operating results are impacted by a wide variety of factors that could materially and adversely affect revenues and profitability, including the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. As a result of these and other factors, the Company may experience material fluctuations in future operating results on a quarterly or annual basis, which could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition, operating results, and stock prices.  Furthermore, this document and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) contain certain forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“Forward-Looking Statements”) with respect to the business of the Company.  These Forward-Looking Statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which could cause actual results to differ materially from these Forward-Looking Statements.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these Forward-Looking Statements which may be necessary to reflect events or circumstances after the date such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  An investment in the Company involves various risks, including those which are detailed from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings.

Overview

Our Company

The Company designs, manufactures and markets a broad array of magnetics, modules, circuit protection devices and interconnect products.  Bel’s products are primarily used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, military, aerospace, transportation and broadcasting industries.  Bel’s portfolio of products also finds application in the automotive, medical and consumer electronics markets.

Bel’s business is operated through three geographic segments:  North America, Asia and Europe.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 55% of the Company’s revenues were derived from Asia, 34% from North America and 11% from its Europe operating segment.  Sales of the Company’s magnetic products represented approximately 48% of its total net sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.  The remaining revenues related to sales of the Company’s interconnect products (32%), module products (17%) and circuit protection products (3%).

The Company’s expenses are driven principally by the cost of labor where the factories that Bel uses are located, the cost of the materials that it uses and its ability to effectively and efficiently manage overhead costs.  As labor and material costs vary by product line, any significant shift in product mix can have an associated impact on the Company’s costs of sales.  Costs are recorded as incurred for all products manufactured.  Such amounts are determined based upon the estimated stage of production and include labor cost and fringes and related allocations of factory overhead. The Company’s products are manufactured at various facilities in: the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”); Glen Rock, Pennsylvania; Inwood, New York; McAllen, Texas; Miami, Florida; Haina, Dominican Republic; Reynosa and Cananea, Mexico; Louny, Czech Republic; and Worksop and Great Dunmow, England.

In the PRC, where the Company generally enters into processing arrangements with several independent third-party contractors and also has its own manufacturing facilities, the availability of labor is cyclical and is significantly affected by the migration of workers in relation to the annual Lunar New Year holiday as well as economic conditions in the PRC.  In addition, the Company has little visibility into the ordering habits of its customers and can be subjected to large and unpredictable variations in demand for its products.  Accordingly, the Company must continually recruit and train new workers to replace those lost to attrition each year and to address peaks in demand that may occur from time to time.  These recruiting and training efforts and related inefficiencies, and overtime required in order to meet demand, can add volatility to the costs incurred by the Company for labor in the PRC.

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Trends Affecting our Business

The Company believes the key factors affecting Bel’s results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and/or future results include the following:

·  	Recent Acquisitions – The Company has completed five acquisitions since the first quarter of 2012. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the acquired companies have contributed a combined $28.2 million and $56.3 million of sales, respectively, and a combined $4.9 million and $10.1 million of income from operations, respectively.	

·  	Restructuring Program – The Company had substantially completed its plan to effect operational efficiencies by the end of 2012.  The Company continued its efforts into 2013 to bring the new manufacturing facility in McAllen, Texas up to full operating capacity.  The Company faced certain challenges with the transition, resulting in $3.2 million of unanticipated costs during the first nine months of 2013, of which only $0.3 million was incurred during the third quarter.   These costs included additional overtime, scrap, a higher volume of purchased materials, expedited freight charges and other costs.  During the second quarter of 2013, the Company also initiated additional restructuring actions which resulted in $1.3 million of severance and other charges in the second quarter.  The Company does not anticipate any significant costs related to restructuring programs for the foreseeable future.	

·  	Revenues – Excluding the revenue contributions from recent acquisitions as described above, the Company’s revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 decreased by $12.0 million as compared to the same period of 2012.  The decrease in sales was primarily due to reduced orders of module products from one customer in North America.  The order volume related to this customer has now stabilized, but we expect to report large year-over-year decreases (2013 vs. 2012) in our module products group through the end of 2013 as a result of the lower volume in 2013.  Revenue reductions resulting from manufacturing inefficiencies associated with the restructuring of Cinch operations described above were partially offset by increases in the sales volume of Bel’s DC-DC products.  During the third quarter of 2013, Bel implemented price increases for certain products as our current pricing structure did not reflect the rising labor costs in the PRC as discussed below.	

·  	Product Mix – Material and labor costs vary by product line and any significant shift in product mix between higher- and lower-margin product lines will have a corresponding impact on the Company’s gross margin percentage.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company experienced a favorable shift in the mix of products sold as compared to the same period of 2012, which partially mitigated the effects of reduced sales and operational inefficiencies at our Texas facility.	

·  	Pricing and Availability of Materials – Component pricing and availability have been stable for most of the Company’s product lines, although lead times on electrical components are still extended.  With regard to commodities, the Company has experienced some price decreases related to precious metals during the latter part of 2012 and that trend has continued into 2013. Costs for certain commodities, including gold and copper, were lower during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period of 2012.  Any fluctuations in component prices and other commodity prices associated with Bel’s raw materials will have a corresponding impact on Bel’s profit margins.	

·  	Labor Costs – Labor costs as a percentage of sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were slightly lower as compared to the first half of 2012. Following the 2012 Lunar New Year holiday, additional recruiting, training and overtime charges were incurred in the PRC; this trend did not recur in 2013.  However, rising labor costs in the PRC and the strengthening of the Chinese Renminbi continue to impact our overall profit margins.  With the addition of TRP, approximately half of Bel’s total sales are now generated from labor-intensive magnetic products, which are primarily manufactured in the PRC.  In February 2013, the PRC government increased the minimum wage by 19% in regions where the factories that Bel uses are located.  This increase was effective May 1, 2013.	

·  	Impact of Pending Lawsuits – As further described in Note 13 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, there has been additional legal activity in 2013 related to the SynQor and Molex lawsuits.  Ongoing legal costs related to these lawsuits will impact the Company’s profit margins in future quarters.	

·  	Acquisition-Related Costs – The acquisitions of TRP and Array in 2013 and the valuations of the 2012 Acquired Companies gave rise to acquisition-related costs of $0.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.  The valuations of the 2013 Acquired Companies will, and Bel’s continuing strategy to actively consider potential acquisitions could, result in additional legal and other professional costs in future periods.	

·  	Effective Tax Rate – The Company’s effective tax rate will fluctuate based on the geographic segment in which the pretax profits are earned.  Of the geographic segments in which the Company operates, the U.S. has the highest tax rates; Europe’s tax rates are generally lower than U.S. tax rates; and Asia has the lowest tax rates of the Company’s three geographical segments. The change in the effective tax rate during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is primarily attributable to a significant increase in the pretax income earned in the Asia segment, with minimal tax effect.  Additionally, the Company had a significantly lower net reversal of liabilities for uncertain tax positions during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.	

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With the completion of the three acquisitions in 2012, and the acquisitions of TRP and Array during 2013, management is optimistic that the resulting opportunities will fuel growth in our core product groups in future periods.  The difficulties experienced during the first half of 2013 related to the transition of Cinch’s manufacturing operations were largely resolved prior to the start of the third quarter and the benefits of the restructuring efforts completed over the past fifteen months had begun to materialize by the end of the third quarter of 2013. Statements regarding future results constitute Forward-Looking Statements and could be materially adversely affected by the risk factors identified by the Company in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Summary by Reportable Operating Segment

Net sales to external customers by reportable operating segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
    North America	 	$	31,613	 	 	 	31	%	 	$	31,370	 	 	 	41	%	 	$	87,058	 	 	 	34	%	 	$	96,866	 	 	 	45	%	
    Asia	 	 	60,751	 	 	 	60	%	 	 	36,074	 	 	 	48	%	 	 	142,323	 	 	 	55	%	 	 	94,963	 	 	 	44	%	
    Europe	 	 	8,800	 	 	 	9	%	 	 	8,615	 	 	 	11	%	 	 	28,792	 	 	 	11	%	 	 	23,013	 	 	 	11	%	
 	 	$	101,164	 	 	 	100	%	 	$	76,059	 	 	 	100	%	 	$	258,173	 	 	 	100	%	 	$	214,842	 	 	 	100	%	

Net sales and income from operations by reportable operating segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Total segment sales:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     North America	 	$	34,273	 	 	$	34,370	 	 	$	95,796	 	 	$	106,349	 	
     Asia	 	 	69,602	 	 	 	47,238	 	 	 	166,362	 	 	 	125,881	 	
     Europe	 	 	9,313	 	 	 	8,983	 	 	 	30,029	 	 	 	24,200	 	
Total segment sales	 	 	113,188	 	 	 	90,591	 	 	 	292,187	 	 	 	256,430	 	
Reconciling item:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
     Intersegment sales	 	 	(12,024	)	 	 	(14,532	)	 	 	(34,014	)	 	 	(41,588	)	
Net sales	 	$	101,164	 	 	$	76,059	 	 	$	258,173	 	 	$	214,842	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from operations:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
    North America	 	$	(96	)	 	$	(189	)	 	$	(3,591	)	 	$	4,074	 	
    Asia	 	 	8,400	 	 	 	1,048	 	 	 	12,377	 	 	 	8	 	
    Europe	 	 	24	 	 	 	21	 	 	 	644	 	 	 	560	 	
 	 	$	8,328	 	 	$	880	 	 	$	9,430	 	 	$	4,642	 	

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the recent acquisition of TRP contributed $25.6 million and $47.8 million, respectively, in sales and $5.0 million and $9.5 million, respectively, of income from operations to the Company’s Asia operating segment. The Company is still in the process of revising its corporate overhead allocations, and the results disclosed related to TRP do not yet include such allocations.  Sales in the Company’s Europe operating segment were favorably impacted by the acquisitions of Fibreco and Bel Power Europe (formerly Powerbox) which occurred in the second half of 2012.  During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Fibreco and Bel Power Europe contributed combined revenues of $1.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and combined operating income of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, to the Company’s Europe operating segment.   During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Fibreco and Bel Power Europe contributed combined revenues of $7.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and combined operating income of $1.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, to the Company’s Europe operating segment. The decrease in sales in North America primarily related to reduced demand in 2013 for Bel’s module products which are manufactured in China. Thus, the decrease in North American sales caused a corresponding decrease in intersegment sales of module products from Asia to North America.  North America sales and income from operations were also impacted by the transition of operations from Cinch’s manufacturing facility in Vinita, Oklahoma to its new manufacturing facility in McAllen, Texas.  Manufacturing inefficiencies resulted in reduced production levels and lower overall sales of Cinch products.  In addition, various other costs associated with the Cinch reorganization further reduced our income from operations in North America.  The majority of the unanticipated costs associated with the Cinch transition were incurred during the first half of 2013, thereby impacting the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013. The decreases noted in North America sales were partially offset by $0.8 million of new sales volume related to the acquisition of Array in late August 2013.

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Overview of Financial Results

Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 increased by 20.2% to $258.2 million from $214.8 million for the same period of 2012.  Sales were favorably impacted by the contributions made by the recent acquisitions.  Costs incurred related to the transition of Cinch operations to the new manufacturing facility in Texas heavily impacted our profit margin during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, but these costs were minimized during the third quarter. Pricing to customers was adjusted beginning in the third quarter to recover some of the higher labor costs in China and other cost increases resulting from the continued strengthening of the Chinese Renminbi.  Selling, general and administrative expense was $6.3 million higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period of 2012, primarily due to the inclusion of expenses from the recent acquisitions as well as higher incentive compensation in 2013.   The Company also incurred $1.4 million of restructuring charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to additional workforce reductions.  These factors led to net earnings of $9.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to net earnings of $4.8 million for the same period of 2012.   Additional details related to these factors affecting the nine-month results are described in the Results of Operations section below.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to product returns, bad debts, inventories, goodwill, intangible assets, investments, SERP expense, income taxes and contingencies and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The discussion of new financial accounting standards applicable to the Company is incorporated herein by reference to Note 1 to the Company’s Financial Statements, “Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies,” included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, the percentage relationship to net sales of certain items included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 	 	 	Percentage of Net Sales	 	Percentage of Net Sales	
 	 	 	Three Months Ended	 	Nine Months Ended	
 	 	 	September 30,	 	September 30,	
 	 	 	2013	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	2012	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net sales	 	         100.0	 %	         100.0	 %	 	         100.0	 %	         100.0	 %	
Cost of sales	 	           79.8	 	           83.5	 	 	           82.4	 	           83.6	 	
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses	 	           12.0	 	           13.1	 	 	           13.4	 	           13.2	 	
Restructuring charges	 	               -	 	             2.3	 	 	             0.5	 	             1.0	 	
Impairment of investment	 	               -	 	           (0.4)	 	 	               -	 	           (0.4)	 	
Interest income and other, net	 	             0.1	 	             0.1	 	 	             0.1	 	             0.1	 	
Earnings before provision (benefit) for income taxes	 	             8.3	 	             0.8	 	 	             3.7	 	             1.9	 	
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	 	             0.6	 	           (2.4)	 	 	               -	 	           (0.3)	 	
Net earnings	 	             7.7	 	             3.3	 	 	             3.8	 	             2.2	 	

 
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The following table sets forth the year over year percentage increase of certain items included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 	 	Increase from	 	Increase from	
 	 	Prior Period	 	Prior Period	
 	 	Three Months Ended	 	Nine Months Ended	
 	 	September 30, 2013	 	September 30, 2013	
 	 	Compared with	 	Compared with	
 	 	Three Months Ended	 	Nine Months Ended	
 	 	September 30, 2012	 	September 30, 2012	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net sales	 	33.0	 %	 	 	20.2	 %	
Cost of sales	 	                          27.2	 	 	 	                            18.4	 	
SG&A expenses	 	                          21.9	 	 	 	                            22.2	 	
Net earnings	 	                        214.6	 	 	 	                          101.7	 	

Sales

Net sales increased 33.0% from $76.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 to $101.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013.  Net sales increased 20.2% from $214.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to $258.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.  The Company’s net sales by major product line for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Magnetic products	 	$	52,943	 	 	 	52	%	 	$	29,799	 	 	 	39	%	 	$	122,958	 	 	 	48	%	 	$	73,557	 	 	 	34	%	
Interconnect products	 	 	29,976	 	 	 	30	%	 	 	28,424	 	 	 	38	%	 	 	83,181	 	 	 	32	%	 	 	83,033	 	 	 	39	%	
Module products	 	 	14,894	 	 	 	15	%	 	 	15,367	 	 	 	20	%	 	 	43,058	 	 	 	17	%	 	 	50,690	 	 	 	24	%	
Circuit protection products	 	 	3,351	 	 	 	3	%	 	 	2,469	 	 	 	3	%	 	 	8,976	 	 	 	3	%	 	 	7,562	 	 	 	3	%	
 	 	$	101,164	 	 	 	100	%	 	$	76,059	 	 	 	100	%	 	$	258,173	 	 	 	100	%	 	$	214,842	 	 	 	100	%	

The Company’s magnetic product line, which includes Bel’s MagJack and the newly-acquired TRP integrated connector module (ICM) products, had a strong first nine months of 2013.  TRP accounted for $25.6 million and $47.8 million, respectively, of the increase from 2012 in the three- and nine-month periods noted above.  The acquisition of Array in late August 2013 contributed $0.8 million of sales to the Company’s interconnect product line during the third quarter of 2013.  Fibreco sales accounted for $0.6 million and $4.8 million of the increase in interconnect sales during the three and nine month ended September 30, 2013. Earlier in 2013, these increases were offset by lower sales of Cinch’s interconnect products due to the transition to Cinch’s new manufacturing facility in Texas. Sales of Cinch’s products began to rebound in the third quarter of 2013.  Sales in the Company’s module product line were lower in 2013 due to reduced order volume of one customer, partially offset by higher sales of DC-DC and AC-DC module products.  Automation of certain fuse manufacturing processes increased capacity and output of fuse products and improved delivery lead times, contributing to the increase in circuit protection sales.

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Cost of Sales

The Company’s cost of sales as a percentage of consolidated net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was comprised of the following:
 
 	Three Months Ended	 	Nine Months Ended	
 	September 30,	 	September 30,	
 	2013	 	2012	 	2013	 	2012	
Material costs	43.0%	 	46.6%	 	44.8%	 	46.0%	
Labor costs	15.1%	 	15.3%	 	14.6%	 	14.9%	
Research and development expenses	3.5%	 	3.8%	 	4.0%	 	4.3%	
Other expenses	18.2%	 	17.8%	 	19.0%	 	18.4%	
   Total cost of sales	79.8%	 	83.5%	 	82.4%	 	83.6%	

Material costs as a percentage of sales were lower in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods of 2012, primarily due to the reduction in sales of module products, which have a higher material content than Bel’s other product lines.  An increase in sales of Cinch, Fibreco and Array products in 2013 also contributed to the decrease, as these products have lower material content than Bel’s other product lines.  These factors were partially offset by TRP product sales, which have a higher material cost structure than Bel’s ICM products.  The Company also experienced operational inefficiencies and other start-up costs at the new manufacturing facility in Texas, which resulted in high material costs at the Texas facility related to third-party purchases of machined parts at premium prices, and high volumes of scrap, rejected materials and expedited freight costs.  The majority of the Cinch transition-related costs and inefficiencies were incurred during the first six months of 2013.

Labor costs as a percentage of sales were slightly lower during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period of 2012, as the Company incurred excessive recruiting, training and overtime costs following the 2012 Lunar New Year holiday in Asia, which did not recur in 2013.  The periods for 2013 presented above also include new sales volume from TRP products, which have a lower labor cost structure than Bel’s ICM products.  Also during the third quarter of 2013, sales of Bel’s ICM products, which have a relatively high labor content, were $2.6 million lower than ICM sales during the third quarter of 2012, thereby contributing to the decrease in labor costs as a percentage of sales.  These factors were partially offset by mandatory wage increases in the PRC, which went into effect in May 2013.

The increase in other expenses as a percentage of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period of 2012 primarily related to the inclusion of support labor and fringe costs of the recent acquisitions, and duplication of some indirect labor costs, and travel costs during the transition of Cinch operations from Vinita, Oklahoma to McAllen, Texas, primarily during the first quarter of 2013.  These increases in other expenses in 2013 were partially offset by a reduction in support labor and fringe costs at other Bel locations due to restructuring actions that took place in 2012.

Included in cost of sales are research and development (R&D) expenses of $3.5 million and $2.9 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively and $10.3 million and $9.2 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  The majority of the increase relates to the inclusion of R&D expenses associated with the recent acquisitions, which have been included in Bel’s results since their respective acquisition dates.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)

The dollar amount of SG&A expenses was $2.2 million higher during the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period of 2012.  Of this increase, $0.8 million related to the inclusion of SG&A expenses of the 2012 and 2013 acquisitions.  Other factors contributing to the increase included higher incentive compensation of $2.3 million, and unfavorable foreign exchange fluctuations of $0.6 million, partially offset by insurance proceeds related to Hurricane Sandy of $0.7 million and a $0.5 million reduction in acquisition-related costs.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the dollar amount of SG&A expense was $6.3 million higher as compared to the same period of 2012.  Of this increase, $2.9 million related to the inclusion of SG&A expenses of the 2012 and 2013 acquisitions.  Other contributing factors included a $2.8 million increase in incentive compensation, unfavorable fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates of $0.7 million, and an increase in freight charges primarily due to the Cinch transition of $0.7, partially offset by $0.7 million of insurance proceeds related to Hurricane Sandy.

Restructuring Charges

The Company recorded restructuring charges of $1.8 million and $2.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to the 2012 restructuring program.  During 2013, the Company implemented additional reductions in workforce, resulting in restructuring charges of $1.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate will fluctuate based on the geographic segment in which the pretax profits are earned.  Of the geographic segments in which the Company operates, the U.S. has the highest tax rates; Europe’s tax rates are generally lower than U.S. tax rates; and Asia has the lowest tax rates of the Company’s three geographical segments.

The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was $0.6 million compared to a benefit of ($1.8) million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  The Company’s earnings before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2013 are approximately $7.8 million higher than the same period in 2012.  The Company’s effective tax rate, the income tax provision (benefit) as a percentage of earnings before provision for income taxes, was 7.2% and (285.6%) for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.   The change in the effective tax rate during the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the third quarter of 2012 is primarily attributed to a significant increase in the pretax income earned in the Asia segment, with minimal tax effect.  Additionally, the Company had a significantly lower net reversal of liabilities for uncertain tax positions during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.  The favorable effective tax rate in 2012 was primarily attributable to the net reversal of liabilities for uncertain tax positions during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, combined with strong earnings in Asia, where the tax rates are lowest of all of Bel’s tax regions, and a loss in the North America segment due to restructuring expenses.

The benefit for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $0.1 million compared to a benefit of $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The Company’s earnings before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 are approximately $5.6 million higher than the same period in 2012.  The Company’s effective tax rate was (0.5%) and (17.7%) for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.   The change in the effective tax rate during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period of 2012 is primarily attributed to the same reasons as described above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, the Company has financed its capital expenditures primarily through cash flows from operating activities and has financed acquisitions through cash flows from operating activities, borrowings, and the issuance of Bel Fuse Inc. common stock.  Management believes that the cash flow from operations after payments of dividends combined with its existing capital base and the Company’s available line of credit will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next twelve months.  Such statement constitutes a Forward-Looking Statement.  Factors which could cause the Company to require additional capital include, among other things, a softening in the demand for the Company’s existing products, an inability to respond to customer demand for new products, potential acquisitions (as discussed below) requiring substantial capital, future expansion of the Company’s operations and net losses that would result in net cash being used in operating, investing and/or financing activities which result in net decreases in cash and cash equivalents.  Net losses may impact availability under our credit facility and preclude the Company from raising debt or equity financing in the capital markets on affordable terms or otherwise.

The Company has an unsecured credit agreement in the amount of $30 million, which was due to expire on June 30, 2014.  In August 2013, the Company borrowed $12.0 million under the line of credit in connection with its acquisition of Array.  At September 30, 2013, the balance available under the credit agreement was $18.0 million.  There were no previous borrowings under the credit agreement and, as a result, there was no balance outstanding as of December 31, 2012.  The credit agreement bears interest at LIBOR plus 0.75% to 1.25% based on certain financial statement ratios maintained by the Company.  As a result of the Company’s recent acquisitions, which resulted in a lower cash balance and increased intangible assets, the Company was not in compliance with its tangible net worth debt covenant as of September 30, 2013.  In November 2013, the credit agreement was amended to reflect modifications to the minimum tangible net worth and maximum leverage covenant calculations, and to extend the term of the agreement through October 14, 2016.

On March 29, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of TRP for $22.4 million in cash and additional consideration including the assumption of $0.1 million in liabilities and the grant of a license to TE related to three of the Company’s patents. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company paid an additional $6.8 million in consideration to TE related to a working capital adjustment and a final net cash payment of $0.1 million was made during the third quarter of 2013.  Transpower is the sole shareholder of Dongguan Transpower Electronic Products Co., Ltd., located in the PRC. The Company’s purchase of the Transpower magnetics business consisted of the ICM family of products, including RJ45, 10/100 Gigabit, 10G, PoE/PoE+, MRJ21 and RJ.5, a line of modules for smart-grid applications and discrete magnetics.

On August 20, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of Array, a manufacturer of aerospace and mil-spec connector products based in Miami, Florida, for $10.0 million in cash.  As discussed above, this acquisition was funded through borrowings under the Company’s existing credit agreement.

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Cash Flows

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents decreased by $24.3 million. This resulted primarily from $30.9 million of net cash payments for the acquisitions of TRP and Array, $5.1 million paid for the purchase of property, plant and equipment, $2.3 million for payments of dividends, $3.4 million for the repurchase of 178,643 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, and $1.3 million for the purchase of an intangible asset associated with the Radiall agreement, partially offset by an increase in short-term borrowings of $12.3 million and $6.1 million provided by operating activities.  As compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2012, cash provided by operating activities decreased by $1.7 million.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, accounts receivable increased by $13.0 million primarily due to the addition of third-party receivables at TRP, which replaced intercompany receivables collected from TRP’s pre-acquisition affiliates.  TRP’s third-party receivables are higher than its formerly-intercompany receivables due to higher gross margin and longer payment terms on third party sales.  The longer payment terms in TRP customer contracts acquired from the seller led to an increase of 11 days in overall days sales outstanding (DSO),  Management intends to bring TRP payment terms in line with those of Bel’s existing customer base during contract renewals.  Inventories increased by $7.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 primarily due to the implementation of a new stocking program, whereby certain of Bel’s customers now have quicker access to commonly-ordered parts.  The level of raw materials has also increased since December 31, 2012, as the Company has been building up stocks of long-lead-time materials in order to lower lead times to customers.

Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable comprised approximately 36.3% and 41.4% of the Company’s total assets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Company’s current ratio (i.e., the ratio of current assets to current liabilities) was 2.6 to 1 and 4.1 to 1 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
 
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to market risk primarily from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and there have not been any material changes with regard to market risk during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.  Refer to Item 7A, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for further discussion of market risks.

Item 4.   Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures:  As of the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Finance, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15.  Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Finance concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting:  There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II.     Other Information

Item 1.                   Legal Proceedings

The information called for by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to Note 13 of the Company’s Financial Statements, under “Legal Proceedings”, as set forth in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

In July 2012, Bel’s Board of Directors approved a share buyback program whereby the Company was authorized to repurchase up to $10 million of the Company’s Class B common stock.  In connection with the program, the Company repurchased and retired a total of 547,366 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $10.0 million by the end of the first quarter of 2013.  This completed the share buyback program approved by the Board in 2012.  There were no repurchases of Company stock during the second or third quarters of 2013.

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Item 6.  Exhibits	 	
 	 	
(a) Exhibits:	 	
 	 	
 10.1*	 Sixth Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 8, 2013, by and among Bel Fuse Inc., as Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the Bank of America, N.A., as Lender.	
 	 	
31.1*	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	
 	 	
31.2*	Certification of the Vice President of Finance pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	
 	 	
 32.1**	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	
 	 	
 32.2**	Certification of the Vice President of Finance pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	
 	 	
101.INS***	XBRL Instance Document	
 	 	
101.SCH***	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	
 	 	
101.CAL***	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	
 	 	
101.DEF***	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	
 	 	
101.LAB***	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document	
 	 	
101.PRE***	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	

        *   Filed herewith.
       ** Submitted herewith.
      *** XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed herewith, is not a part of a registration statement or Prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

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SIGNATURES	

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

 	BEL FUSE INC.	
November 8, 2013	 	
By:	/s/ Daniel Bernstein	
 	Daniel Bernstein	
 	President and Chief Executive Officer	
 	 	
By:	/s/ Colin Dunn	
 	Colin Dunn	
 	Vice President of Finance and Secretary	

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 10.1* - Sixth Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 8, 2013, by and among Bel Fuse Inc., as Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the Bank of America, N.A., as Lender.
 
Exhibit 31.1* - Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Exhibit 31.2* - Certification of the Vice President of Finance pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Exhibit 32.1** - Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Exhibit 32.2** - Certification of the Vice President of Finance pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Exhibit 101.INS*** – XBRL Instance Document

Exhibit 101.SCH*** – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

Exhibit 101.CAL*** – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.DEF*** – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.LAB*** – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.PRE*** – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

        *   Filed herewith.
       ** Submitted herewith.
      *** XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed herewith, is not a part of a registration statement or Prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

Exhibit 10.1

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as this “Sixth Amendment ”) is made this 8th day of November, 2013, by and among

BEL FUSE INC., a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey, having an address located at 206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302   (hereinafter referred to as the “ Borrower ”),

AND

BEL VENTURES INC., a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having an address located at c/o Bel Fuse Inc., 206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 (hereinafter referred to as “ Bel Ventures ”),

AND

BEL POWER INC., a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, having an address located at c/o Bel Fuse Inc., 206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 (hereinafter referred to as “ Bel Power ”),

AND

BEL TRANSFORMER INC., a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having an address located at c/o Bel Fuse Inc., 206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 (hereinafter referred to as “ Bel Transformer ”),

AND

BEL CONNECTOR INC., a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having an address located at c/o Bel Fuse Inc., 206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 (hereinafter referred to as “ Bel Connector ”),

AND

CINCH CONNECTORS, INC., a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having an address located at c/o Bel Fuse Inc., 206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 (hereinafter referred to as “ Cinch Connectors ”),

AND

BEL WORKSOP LLC, a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having an address located at c/o Bel Fuse Inc., 206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 (hereinafter referred to as “ Bel Worksop ”, and hereinafter Bel Ventures, Bel Power, Bel Transformer, and Bel Connector shall be collectively referred to as the “ Original Guarantors ”, and hereinafter the Original Guarantors, Cinch Connectors, and Bel Worksop shall be collectively referred to as the “ Guarantors ”),

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BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, having an office located at 750 Walnut Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey 07016 (hereinafter referred to as the “ Lender ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated February 12, 2007, executed by and among the Borrower, the Lender, Bel Power Products Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as “ Bel Power Products ”), and the Original Guarantors (hereinafter referred to as the “ Original Loan Agreement ”), (i) the Lender made available to the Borrower an unsecured revolving credit loan facility in the then-maximum principal amount of up to Twenty Million and 00/100 ($20,000,000.00) Dollars for working capital purposes, capital expenditures, and other lawful corporate purposes of the Borrower (hereinafter referred to as the “ Revolving Credit Facility ”) and (ii) each Original Guarantor and Bel Power Products, as an original guarantor, absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantied the full and prompt payment when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the “Borrower Obligations” (as such term is defined in the Original Loan Agreement); and

WHEREAS, the Revolving Credit Facility is evidenced by that certain Revolving Credit Loan Note dated February 12, 2007, executed by the Borrower, as maker, in favor of the Lender, as payee (hereinafter referred to as the “ Original Revolving Credit Loan Note ”), in the then-maximum principal amount of up to $20,000,000.00; and

WHEREAS, Bel Power Products has merged with and into Bel Power, with Bel Power being the surviving entity, as evidenced by (i) those certain Articles of Merger Involving Domestic Corporations, Foreign Corporations or Foreign Other Entities dated July 6, 2006 and filed with the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on September 1, 2006 and (ii) that certain Certificate of Merger dated January 10, 2008 and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 22, 2008; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of that certain First Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of April 30, 2008, executed by and among the Lender, the Borrower, and the Original Guarantors (hereinafter referred to as the “ First Amendment ”), the Borrower, the Original Guarantors, and the Lender amended the Original Loan Agreement for the purposes more fully set forth and described therein; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of that certain Second Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009, executed by and among the Lender, the Borrower, and the Original Guarantors (hereinafter referred to as the “ Second Amendment ”), the Borrower, the Original Guarantors, and the Lender amended the Original Loan Agreement for the purposes more fully set forth and described therein; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower acquired one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding stock of Cinch Connectors (hereinafter referred to as the “ Acquisition ”) on January 29, 2010 and, pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of that certain Guaranty Supplement No. 1 dated as of January 29, 2010, executed by and between Cinch Connectors and the Lender, Cinch Connectors has been added as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) of the Revolving Credit Facility; and

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WHEREAS, in connection with the Acquisition, pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of that certain Third Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of January 29, 2010, executed by and among the Lender, the Borrower, the Original Guarantors, and Cinch Connectors (hereinafter referred to as the “ Third Amendment ”), the Borrower, the Original Guarantors, Cinch Connectors, and the Lender amended the Original Loan Agreement for the purposes more fully set forth and described therein; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated September 27, 2010, but effective as of March 31, 2010, executed by and among the Lender, the Borrower, the Original Guarantors, and Cinch Connectors (hereinafter referred to as the “ Fourth Amendment ”), the Borrower, the Original Guarantors, Cinch Connectors, and the Lender amended the Original Loan Agreement for the purposes more fully set forth and described therein; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of February 16, 2011, but effective as of December 7, 2010, executed by and among the Lender, the Borrower, and the Guarantors (hereinafter referred to as the “ Fifth Amendment ”), the Borrower, Guarantors, and the Lender amended the Original Loan Agreement for the purposes more fully set forth and described therein (hereinafter the Original Loan Agreement, as amended and modified by the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, and the Fifth Amendment, shall be referred to as the “ Loan Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution of the Fifth Amendment, the Borrower and the Lender executed that certain First Allonge to Revolving Credit Loan Note dated as of February 16, 2011, but effective as of December 7, 2010, for the purpose of increasing the principal amount evidenced by the Original Revolving Credit Loan Note from “$20,000,000.00” to “$30,000,000.00” (hereinafter referred to as the “ First Allonge ”, and hereinafter the Original Revolving Credit Loan Note, as amended and modified by the First Allonge, shall be referred to as the “ Revolving Credit Loan Note ”); and

WHEREAS, Bel Worksop was added as a Subsidiary Guarantor of the Revolving Credit Facility in connection with the Fifth Amendment; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, and the Lender have agreed to further amend and modify the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Loan Agreement pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of this Sixth Amendment for the purposes more fully set forth and described herein; and

WHEREAS, defined terms used but not expressly defined herein shall have the same meanings when used herein as set forth in the Loan Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound hereby the Borrower, the Guarantors, and the Lender hereby promise, covenant, and agree as follows:

1.           Loan Agreement.  The Loan Agreement is hereby amended and modified by this Sixth Amendment as follows:

(i)           The existing definition of “Applicable Margin” is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following new definition of “Applicable Margin” is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

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““Applicable Margin” means, at all times during the applicable periods set forth below: (i) with respect to LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances, the percentage set forth below under the heading “LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Margin”, (ii) with respect to Eurodollar Advances, the percentage set forth below under the heading “Eurodollar Margin”, and (iii) with respect to the Commitment Fee, the percentage set forth below under the heading “Commitment Fee”.
 
WHEN THE CONSOLIDATED LEVERAGE RATIO IS:
 
GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO	AND LESS THAN	LIBOR DAILY FLOATING RATE MARGIN	EURODOLLAR MARGIN	COMMITMENT FEE	
2.00:1.00	 	1.50%	1.50%	0.25%	
1.00:1.00	2.00:1.00	1.25%	1.25%	0.20%	
 	1.00:1.00	1.00%	1.00%	0.15%	

Changes in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be based upon the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to  Section 6.1(c)  hereof and shall become effective on the date such Compliance Certificate is delivered to the Lender.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, if the Borrower shall fail to deliver to the Lender a Compliance Certificate on or prior to any date required hereby, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be greater than 2.00:1.00 from and including such date to the date of delivery to the Lender of such Compliance Certificate.”
 
(ii)           The existing definition of “Business Day” is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following new definition of “Business Day” is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

““Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close, or are in fact closed, in the state where the Lender’s lending office is located, and, if such day relates to amounts bearing interest at an offshore rate (if any), means any such day on which dealings in dollar deposits are conducted among banks in the offshore dollar interbank market.  All payments and disbursements which would be due on a day which is not a Business Day will be due on the next Business Day.  All payments received on a day which is not a Business Day will be applied to the credit on the next Business Day.”

(iii)           The existing definition of “Change in Law” is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following new definition of “Change in Law” is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

““Change in Law” means the occurrence, after November 8, 2013, of the adoption or taking effect of any new or changed law, rule, regulation or treaty, or the issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any governmental authority; provided that  (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives issued in connection therewith, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.”

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(iv)           The existing definition of “Eurodollar Rate” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following new definition of “Eurodollar Rate” is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

““Eurodollar Rate” means for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Advance, a rate per annum determined by the Lender pursuant to the following formula:

Eurodollar Rate  =	                 Eurodollar Base Rate                                                        
1.00 – Eurodollar Reserve Percentage	

Where,

“Eurodollar Base Rate” means, for such Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (or any successor thereto approved by the Lender if the British Bankers Association is no longer making a LIBOR rate available), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of such rate as selected by the Lender from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two (2) London Banking Days before the commencement of the interest period, for U.S. Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such interest period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period.  If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the rate for that Interest Period will be determined by such alternate method as reasonably selected by the Lender.  A “ London Banking Day ” is a day on which banks in London are open for business and dealing in offshore dollars.

“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means the total of the maximum reserve percentages for determining the reserves to be maintained by member banks of the Federal Reserve System for Eurocurrency Liabilities, as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation D, rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of one percent.  The percentage will be expressed as a decimal, and will include, but not be limited to, marginal, emergency, supplemental, special, and other reserve percentages.”

(v)           The following new definition is hereby inserted into Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement in its proper place:

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““LIBOR Daily Floating Rate” means a fluctuating rate of interest which can change on each banking day.  The rate will be adjusted on each banking day to equal the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (or any successor thereto approved by the Lender if the British Bankers Association is no longer making a LIBOR rate available) for U.S. Dollar deposits for delivery on the date in question for a one month term beginning on that date.  The Lender will use the LIBOR rate as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of such rate as selected by the Lender from time to time) as determined at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two (2) London Banking Days prior to the date in question, as adjusted from time to time in the Bank’s sole discretion for reserve requirements, deposit insurance assessment rates and other regulatory costs.  If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the rate will be determined by such alternate method as reasonably selected by the Lender.”

(vi)           The following new definition is hereby inserted into Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement in its proper place:

““LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances” means the Loans (or any portion thereof), at such time as they (or such portions) are made and/or being maintained at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate.”

(vii)           The existing definition of “Loan Documents” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following new definition of “Loan Documents” is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

““Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment, the First Allonge, each Secured Hedging Agreement and all other agreements, instruments and documents executed or delivered in connection herewith.”

(viii)           The existing definition of “Revolving Maturity Date” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following new definition of “Revolving Maturity Date” is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

““Revolving Maturity Date” means October 14, 2016, or such earlier date on which the Revolving Loans shall become due and payable, whether by acceleration or otherwise.”

(ix)           The following new definition is hereby inserted into Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement in its proper place:

““Sixth Amendment” shall mean that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated November 8, 2013, executed by and among the Borrower, the Lender, and the then current Subsidiary Guarantors as of the date of such Sixth Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement, pursuant to which the parties thereto amended and modified the terms, conditions, and provisions of this Agreement.”

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(x)           Section 3.1(c)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

“(i)           in the case of an ABR Advance or a LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advance, on the first Business Day of each April, July, October and January commencing on the first of such days to occur after such ABR Advance or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advance is made or any Eurodollar Advance is converted to an ABR Advance or a LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advance.”

(xi)           Section 3.1(d) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

“(d)           Computations.  Interest on the Loans shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case, for the actual number of days elapsed. The Lender shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Borrower of the effective date and the amount of each change in the Prime Rate, to the extent interest payable is based on the Prime Rate, but any failure to so notify shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to pay interest on the Loans in the amounts and on the dates required.  Each determination of a rate of interest by the Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto absent manifest error.  The Borrower acknowledges that to the extent interest payable is based on the Prime Rate, such rate is only one of the bases for computing interest on loans made by the Lender, and by basing interest payable on the Prime Rate, the Lender has not committed to charge, and the Borrower has not in any way bargained for, interest based on a lower or the lowest rate at which the Lender may now or in the future make loans to other borrowers.”

(xii)           Section 3.2(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

“(a)           Commitment Fee.  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender, a fee (hereinafter referred to as the “ Commitment Fee ”), during the period from the Effective Date through the Business Day immediately preceding the Revolving Maturity Date, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin on the daily unused Revolving Commitment. The Commitment Fee shall be payable (i) quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each April, July, October and January, commencing on January 2, 2014, (ii) on the date of any reduction in the Revolving Commitment (to the extent of such reduction) and (iii) on the Revolving Maturity Date. The Commitment Fee shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year, as the case may be, for the actual number of days elapsed.”

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(xiii)           Section 3.6(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

“(a)           Increased Costs.  The Borrower will pay the Lender, on demand, for the Lender’s costs or losses arising from any Change in Law which are allocated to this Agreement or any credit outstanding under this Agreement.  The allocation will be made as determined by the Lender, using any reasonable method.  The costs include, without limitation, (i) any reserve or deposit requirements (excluding any reserve requirement already reflected in the calculation of the interest rate in this Agreement) and (ii) any capital requirements relating to the Lender’s assets and commitments for credit.”

(xiv)           Section 3.6(c) is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

“(c)           Illegality.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if the Lender shall reasonably determine that any law, regulation, treaty or directive, or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, shall make it unlawful for it to make or maintain any Eurodollar Advance or any LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advance as contemplated by this Agreement, the Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof, and (i) the commitment of the Lender to make Eurodollar Advances and/or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances shall forthwith be suspended, (ii) the Lender shall fund each requested Eurodollar Advance and/or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advance as an ABR Advance and (iii) the portion of the Loans then outstanding as Eurodollar Advances and/or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances, if any, shall be converted automatically to ABR Advances on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, with respect to Eurodollar Advances, or on the next Business Day, with respect to LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances, or at such earlier time as may be required by law. The commitment of the Lender with respect to Eurodollar Advances and LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Lender shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice by the Borrower, the Lender’s commitment to make or maintain Eurodollar Advances and LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances shall be reinstated.”

(xv)           Section 3.6(d) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

“(d)           Substituted Interest Rate. In the event that the Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that (i) by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar market either adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate and/or the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate applicable pursuant to Section 3.1  hereof or (ii) the applicable Eurodollar Rate and/or the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lender of maintaining or funding loans bearing interest based on such Eurodollar Rate and/or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate, with respect to any portion of the Loans that the Borrower has requested be made as Eurodollar Advances and/or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances (each, an “ Affected Advance ”), the Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower (by telephone or otherwise, to be promptly confirmed in writing) of such determination. If the Lender shall give such notice, (1) any Affected Advances shall be made as ABR Advances, (2) the Loans (or any portion thereof) that were to have been converted to Affected Advances shall be converted to ABR Advances and (3) any outstanding Affected Advances shall be converted, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, with respect to Eurodollar Advances, or on the next Business Day, with respect to LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances, to ABR Advances.  Until the Lender shall have withdrawn, in an express writing, any notice given under  clauses (i) or (ii)  above, no further Eurodollar Advances and/or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances shall be required to be made by the Lender, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert all or any portion of the Loans to Eurodollar Advances or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances.”

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(xvi)           Section 7.14(a) is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

“(a)           Minimum Consolidated Net Worth.  Effective beginning as of the December 31, 2013 test date and at all times thereafter until the Revolving Maturity Date, the Borrower shall not permit its Consolidated Net Worth to be less than, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, an amount equal to $160,000,000.00.”

(xvii)           Section 7.14(c) is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby inserted in its place and stead:

“(c)           Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio.  The Borrower shall not permit its Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, to be greater than 2.50-to-1.00.”

 (xviii)                      Additionally, it is the intention of the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Lender that Borrower shall no longer have the ability to request and receive ABR Advances pursuant to the Loan Agreement.  Instead, the Borrower shall have the option to request and obtain LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances pursuant to the terms, conditions and provisions of the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Sixth Amendment.  In furtherance of the foregoing, each and every reference to “ABR Advance” or “ABR Advances” contained in the Loan Agreement shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to “LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advance” or “LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Advances”, as applicable, and each and every reference to “Alternate Base Rate” contained in the Loan Agreement shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to “LIBOR Daily Floating Rate”.  Notwithstanding the foregoing terms, conditions or provisions of this  clause (xviii)  to the contrary, (a) the defined term “ABR Advances” as set forth in  Section 1  of the Loan Agreement shall not be affected by this  clause (xviii) , (b) the defined term “Alternate Base Rate” as set forth in  Section 1  of the Loan Agreement shall not be affected by this  clause (xviii) , and (c)  Sections 3.1(c)(i), 3.6(c) and 3.6(d) , as amended by this Sixth Amendment (other than this  clause (xviii) ), shall not be affected by this  clause (xviii) .

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(xix)           Any and all references to the “Loan Agreement” are hereby amended and modified to refer to the Loan Agreement as amended and modified by this Sixth Amendment.

(xx)           Any and all references to the “Note” are hereby amended and modified to refer to the Revolving Credit Loan Note as amended and modified by this Sixth Amendment.

2.           Amendments to other Loan Documents.  Any and all references in any Loan Document to the “Loan Agreement” and the “Note” are hereby amended and modified to refer to the Loan Agreement, as amended and modified by this Sixth Amendment, and the Revolving Credit Loan Note, as amended and modified up through this Sixth Amendment.

3.           Remaking of Representations and Warranties.  All representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement, as amended and modified by this Sixth Amendment, and all of the other Loan Documents as amended and modified up through this Sixth Amendment, are true, accurate, and complete as of the date hereof and shall be deemed continuing representations and warranties so long as the Revolving Credit Facility shall remain outstanding.

4.           No Amendment of Other Terms.  All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, as amended and modified by this Sixth Amendment, the Revolving Credit Loan Note, as amended and modified up through this Sixth Amendment, and all of the other Loan Documents, in each case as amended and modified up through this Sixth Amendment, remain in full force and effect, except as amended and modified herein, and the parties hereto hereby expressly confirm and reaffirm all of their respective liabilities, obligations, duties and responsibilities under and pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Revolving Credit Loan Note, and all of the other Loan Documents.

5.           Further Agreements and Representations.  The Borrower and the Guarantors do hereby (i) ratify, confirm, and acknowledge that the Loan Agreement, as amended and modified by this Sixth Amendment, the Revolving Credit Loan Note, as amended and modified up through this Sixth Amendment, and all other Loan Documents, in each case as amended and modified up through this Sixth Amendment, continue to be valid, binding and in full force and effect, (ii) acknowledge and agree that, as of the date hereof, the Borrower has no defense, set-off, counterclaim, or challenge against the payment of any sums due and owing to the Lender or the enforcement of any of the terms of the Loan Agreement and/or any of the other Loan Documents, (iii) acknowledge and agree that all representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true, accurate, and correct as of the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is by its terms limited to a certain date or dates in which case it remains true, accurate, and correct as of such date or dates and that none of the corporate documents of the Borrower or the Guarantors have been materially amended, modified, or supplemented since February 12, 2007 (or, in the case of Cinch Connectors and Bel Worksop, since January 29, 2010 and December 7, 2010, respectively), and (iv) represent and warrant that the Borrower and the Guarantors have taken all necessary action required by law and by their respective corporate governing documents to execute and deliver this Sixth Amendment and that such execution and delivery constitutes the legal and validly binding action of such entities.

6.           No Novation.  It is the intention of the parties hereto that this Sixth Amendment shall not constitute a novation.

7.           Additional Documents; Further Assurances. The Borrower and the Guarantors hereby covenant and agree to execute and deliver to the Lender, or to cause to be executed and delivered to the Lender contemporaneously herewith, at their sole cost and expense, any other documents, agreements, statements, resolutions, certificates, opinions, consents, searches, and information as the Lender may reasonably request in connection with the matters or actions described herein.  The Borrower and the Guarantors hereby further covenant and agree to execute and deliver to the Lender, or to use reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered to the Lender, at their sole cost and expense, from time to time, any and all other documents, agreements, statements, certificates, and information as the Lender shall reasonably request to evidence or effect the terms of the Loan Agreement, and/or any of the other Loan Documents.  All such documents, agreements, statements, etc., shall be in form and content reasonably acceptable to the Lender.

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8.           Fees, Costs, Expenses and Expenditures. The Borrower shall pay all of the Lender’s reasonable expenses in connection with this Sixth Amendment, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of Lender’s legal counsel.

9.           No Waiver.  Nothing contained herein constitutes an agreement or obligation by the Lender to grant any further amendments to any of the Loan Documents, as amended and modified hereby, and nothing contained herein constitutes a waiver or release by the Lender of any rights or remedies available to the Lender under the Loan Documents, as amended and modified hereby, at law or in equity.

10.           Waiver, Release and Indemnification by the Borrower and Waiver and Release by the Guarantors.  To induce the Lender to enter into this Sixth Amendment, the Borrower and the Guarantors, and any person or entity claiming by or through   any or all of them, each waives and releases and forever discharges the Lender and its officers, directors, shareholders, agents, parent corporation, subsidiaries, affiliates, trustees, administrators, attorneys, predecessors, successors, and assigns and the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of any such person or entity, as releasees (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Releasees ”) from any liability, damage (whether direct or indirect, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive), claim (including, without limitation, any claim for contribution or indemnity), loss or expense of any kind, in each case whether now known or unknown, past or present, asserted or unasserted, contingent or liquidated, at law or in equity, that it may have against any Releasee arising from the beginning of time through the date hereof arising out of or relating to the Revolving Credit Facility.  The Borrower   further agrees to indemnify and hold the Releasees harmless from any loss, damage, judgment, liability, or expense (including attorneys’ fees) suffered by or rendered against the Lender on account of any claims of third parties arising out of or relating to the Revolving Credit Facility.    The Borrower further states that it has carefully read the foregoing release and indemnity and the Guarantors further state that they have carefully read the foregoing release, and each of the Borrower and the Guarantors knows the contents thereof and grants the same as its own free act and deed.
 
11.           Binding Effect; Governing Law.  This Sixth Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and/or assigns.  This Sixth Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

12.           Counterparts.  This Sixth Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Sixth Amendment in any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Lender, the Borrower, and the Guarantors have duly executed and delivered this Sixth Amendment, all as of the day and year first written above.

BORROWER:
 
 	BEL FUSE INC., a New Jersey corporation	

By:	 /s/ Colin Dunn	 	

 	Colin Dunn	

 	Vice President	

 	GUARANTORS:	

BEL VENTURES INC., a Delaware corporation

BEL POWER INC., a Massachusetts corporation

BEL TRANSFORMER INC., a Delaware corporation

BEL CONNECTOR INC., a Delaware corporation

CINCH CONNECTORS, INC., a Delaware corporation

 	AS TO EACH OF THE FOREGOING:	

By:	 /s/ Colin Dunn	 	

 	Colin Dunn	

 	Vice President of each of the above-referenced corporations	

BEL WORKSOP LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:           Bel Fuse Inc., its sole member

By:         /s/ Colin Dunn                                            
Colin Dunn
 	Vice President	

 
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 	LENDER:	

 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.	

By:       /s/ David J. Bardwil                                                                   
David J. Bardwil
Senior Vice President

 

Exhibit 31.1

 
CERTIFICATION

I, Daniel Bernstein, certify that:

1.  	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Bel Fuse Inc.;	

2.  	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;	

3.  	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;	

4.  	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:	

a.  	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;	

b.  	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;	

c.  	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and	

d.  	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and	

5.  	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	

a.  	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and	

b.  	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.	

Date:  November 8, 2013	/s/ Daniel Bernstein	
 	Daniel Bernstein	
 	President and Chief Executive Officer	

Exhibit 31.2

 
CERTIFICATION

I, Colin Dunn, certify that:

1.  	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Bel Fuse Inc.;	

2.  	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;	

3.  	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;	

4.  	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:	

a.  	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;	

b.  	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;	

c.  	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and	

d.  	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter  that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and	

5.  	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	

a.  	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and	

b.  	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.	

Date:  November 8, 2013	/s/ Colin Dunn	
 	Colin Dunn	
 	Vice President of Finance and Secretary	

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Bel Fuse Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Daniel Bernstein, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the dates presented and consolidated results of operations of the Company for the periods presented.

Date:  November 8, 2013	/s/ Daniel Bernstein	
 	Daniel Bernstein	
 	President and Chief Executive Officer	

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Bel Fuse Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Colin Dunn, Vice President of Finance and Secretary of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the dates presented and consolidated results of operations of the Company for the periods presented.	

Date: November 8, 2013	/s/ Colin Dunn	
 	Colin Dunn	
 	Vice President of Finance and Secretary