Magellan Aerospace CorporationTSX: MAL

Magellan Aerospace Corporation Fourth Quarter Report December 31, 2005

· Issued by Magellan Aerospace Corporation via CNW
TORONTO, March 23 /CNW/ - Magellan Aerospace Corporation (the
"Corporation" or "Magellan") is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
symbol MAL. The Corporation is a diversified supplier of components to the
aerospace industry. Through its network of facilities throughout North America
and the United Kingdom, Magellan supplies leading aircraft manufacturers,
airlines and defence agencies throughout the world.

Financial Results
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On March 23, 2006, the Corporation released its financial results for the
fourth quarter of 2005. The results are summarized as follows:

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(Expressed in        Three-months ended           Twelve-months ended
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Revenues      $142,764  $137,270     4.0 %  $568,483  $573,779    -0.9 %
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Net income
 (loss)       $ (3,494) $ (6,940)        -  $ (6,076) $ (8,164)       -
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Net earnings
 (loss) per
 share       $  (0.05) $   (0.08)        -  $  (0.08) $  (0.10)       -
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EBITDA(x)    $  8,706  $  3,149    173.4 %  $ 37,448  $ 37,018    0.9 %
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EBITDA(x)
 per share   $   0.10  $   0.03    200.0 %  $   0.41  $   0.45        -
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This quarterly statement contains certain forward-looking statements that
reflect the current views and/or expectations of the Corporation with
respect to its performance, business and future events. Such statements
are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may
cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or
implied. The Corporation assumes no future obligation to update these
forward-looking statements.

(x) The Corporation has included certain measures in this quarterly
statement, including EBITDA, the terms for which are not defined under
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. The Corporation
defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and
amortization. The Corporation has included these measures, including
EBITDA, because it believes this information is used by certain investors
to assess financial performance and EBITDA is a useful supplemental
measure as it provides an indication of the results generated by the
Corporation's principal business activities prior to consideration of how
these activities are financed and how the results are taxed in various
jurisdictions. Although the Corporation believes these measures are used
by certain investors (and the Corporation has included them for this
reason), these measures are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled
measures used by other companies.
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                Management's Discussion and Analysis
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The fourth quarter of 2005 was a challenging period for Magellan
Aerospace Corporation as operating performance was affected by the need to
meet increased delivery demands from customers, introduction of new parts into
manufacturing as well as adjusting to increased prices for strategic
materials, energy and key commodities.
Gross margins for the quarter and the year did not achieve expected
levels of improvement. Continuing challenges occurred in the casting business
as the Corporation responded to rapidly increasing production activity that
resulted in margin slippage from previously achieved levels. While still
showing positive results, UK operations did not achieve the gross margin gains
anticipated. Focused actions are underway in both the casting business and the
UK to remedy the situations.
Demand in the commercial aerospace sector remains strong following a
record year of orders for large commercial aircraft reported by both Boeing
and Airbus. Both companies are also organizing supply chains to not only cope
with increased build rates of existing single aisle models but also to
establish supply for new twin aisle designs in development, the Boeing B787
and the Airbus A350. As well as new parts being introduced, delivery rates on
Airbus A380 components are scheduled to increase in the second quarter of
2006, and deliveries of Boeing 787 components are scheduled to begin in the
fourth quarter of 2006. Once at full rates, these two contracts should
represent $25 million in annualized revenue for the Corporation.
In addition, there were increased activities in the business jet market,
and in defence, demand was strong from both new programs and spares while, at
the same time, certain mature defence program production rates began to
decrease.
While increasing demand has been the case in the aerospace sector,
components produced for OEM's in the electrical utilities markets are still at
a low as this business still suffers from lack of regulatory clarity.

Revenues
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                         December 31                  December 31
(Expressed in    --------------------------------------------------------
 thousands)       2005      2004    Change      2005      2004    Change
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Canada        $ 70,445  $ 62,681    12.4 %  $277,530  $287,613    -3.5 %
United States   48,581    49,424    -1.7 %   183,811   185,591    -1.0 %
United
 Kingdom        23,738    25,165    -5.7 %   107,142   100,575     6.5 %
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Total
 Revenue      $142,764  $137,270     4.0 %  $568,483  $573,779    -0.9 %
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Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2005 were $142.8 million, an increase
of $5.5 million or 4.0% over the same period in 2004. Revenues in the United
States and the United Kingdom were lower in the fourth quarter of 2005
compared to the same period in 2004, due to changes in foreign exchange rates;
had foreign exchange rates remained the same as in the same period in 2004,
revenues in the United States and the United Kingdom would have risen 2.2% and
10.0% respectively. Fourth quarter revenues in Canada increased in 2005
compared to 2004, in spite of reduced sales of $5.8 million from the
Corporation's Fort Erie location, as increases were experienced on a number of
commercial aircraft and aeroengine programs. Revenues for the full year 2005
were $5.3 million lower than in 2004, with changing foreign exchange rates and
the wind down of the Corporation's Fort Erie location negatively impacting
annual year over year revenues by $36.5 million and $12.7 million,
respectively.

Gross Profit
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                         December 31                  December 31
(Expressed in    --------------------------------------------------------
 thousands)       2005      2004    Change      2005      2004    Change
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Gross profit  $ 13,577  $ 10,495    29.4 %  $ 56,450  $ 58,960    -4.3 %
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Percentage
 of revenue      9.5 %     7.6 %               9.9 %    10.3 %
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Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2005 was $13.6 million or 9.5% of
revenues, compared to $10.5 million or 7.6% of revenues in the same period of
last year. Results improved over the fourth quarter of 2004, but were poorer
than management expectations, due to the continued strengthening of the
Canadian dollar, higher costs for raw materials and poor efficiencies at
certain of the Corporation's manufacturing facilities. Management is focused
on improving efficiencies and is also seeking improved pricing for its
products going forward into 2006.

Administrative and General Expenses
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                            December 31                  December 31
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(Expressed in             2005          2004          2005          2004
 thousands)                          (restated)                (restated)
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Administrative and
 general expenses     $ 12,347      $  9,053      $ 46,110      $ 46,747
Gain on sale of
 capital assets              -          (416)       (1,442)       (2,026)
Foreign exchange gain     (288)         (361)       (1,624)       (3,914)
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Total administrative
 and general
 expenses             $ 12,059      $  8,276      $ 43,044      $ 40,807
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Percentage of revenue     8.5%          6.0%          7.6%          7.1%
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Total administrative and general expenses were $12.1 million in the
fourth quarter of 2005. Included in total administration and general expenses
are a foreign exchange gain of $0.3 million. Without these two items,
administrative and general expenses were $12.3 million in the fourth quarter
of 2005 compared to $9.1 million in the same period in 2004. The increase was
mainly due to timing of expenses, as administrative and general expenses for
the year ended December 31, 2005 were approximately the same as the year ended
December 31, 2004, after excluding gains on foreign exchange and sale of
capital assets.

Interest Expense
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                            December 31                  December 31
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(Expressed in             2005          2004          2005          2004
 thousands)                          (restated)                (restated)
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Interest on bank
 indebtedness and
 long-term debt       $  2,894      $  3,774      $ 11,677      $ 14,635
Convertible debenture
 interest                1,488         1,488         5,950         5,950
Accretion charge for
 convertible debt          831           906         2,211         2,136
Discount on sale of
 accounts receivable       388           186         1,696           896
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Total interest
 expense              $  5,601      $  6,354      $ 21,534      $ 23,617
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Interest on bank indebtedness and long-term debt decreased in 2005
compared to the same period in 2004 due to lower interest rates under the
Corporation's credit facility. Discount on the sale of accounts receivable
rose as a higher amount of receivables were sold at higher discount rates.

Provision for (Recovery of) Income Taxes

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                            December 31                  December 31
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(Expressed in             2005          2004          2005          2004
 thousands)                          (restated)                (restated)
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Provision for
 current
 income taxes         $    268      $    522      $    688      $    780
(Recovery of)
 provision for
 future income taxes      (857)       (3,333)       (2,740)       (3,696)
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Total (recovery of)
 provision for income
 taxes                $   (589)     $ (2,811)     $ (2,052)     $ (2,916)
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Effective Tax Rate      14.4 %        28.8 %        25.2 %         26.3%
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A provision for recovery of income taxes of $0.6 million (14.4% of pre-
tax income) was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, compared to a
provision for recovery of income taxes of $2.8 million in the same period in
2004 (28.8% of pre-tax income). The overall tax rate is a blended rate across
the three countries in which the Corporation operates. At lower levels of
income, the effective tax rate is affected more by non-deductible expenses
such as accretion on convertible debenture and stock option charges.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA")
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                            December 31                  December 31
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(Expressed in             2005          2004          2005          2004
 thousands)                          (restated)                (restated)
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Loss before
 income taxes         $ (4,083)     $ (9,751)     $ (8,128)     $(11,080)
Interest                 5,601         6,354        21,534        23,617
Depreciation and
 amortization            7,188         6,546        24,042        24,481
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EBITDA                $  8,706      $  3,149      $ 37,448      $ 37,018
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Cash Flow from Operating Activities
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                            December 31                  December 31
(Expressed in            ------------------------------------------------
 thousands)               2005          2004          2005          2004
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Decrease in accounts
 receivable           $  6,090      $ 21,325      $  5,009      $ 18,323
Decrease (increase)
 in inventories          4,697        17,098        (5,736)        2,750
(Increase) decrease
 in prepaid expenses
 and other                (681)          341        (1,756)       (1,145)
Increase (decrease)
 in accounts payable    11,013       (18,079)          436        (9,653)
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Net change in
 non-cash working
 capital items        $ 21,119      $ 20,685      $ (2,047)     $ 10,275
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Cash provided by
 operating
 activities           $ 24,967      $ 23,402      $ 14,568      $ 28,941
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In the fourth quarter of 2005, the Corporation generated $25.0 million of
cash from operations, compared to $23.4 million of cash generated in the same
period of 2004. Decreases in accounts receivable and inventories and increase
in accounts payable relate mainly to timing of payments and receivables in the
short term, as the net change in non-cash working capital balances for the
year ended December 31, 2005 is small.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities
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                            December 31                  December 31
(Expressed in            ------------------------------------------------
 thousands)               2005          2004          2005          2004
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Business acquisition  $      -      $      -      $      -      $(10,440)
Purchase of capital
 assets                 (7,597)       (5,404)      (19,185)      (16,936)
Proceeds from
 disposals of
 capital assets              -           432         3,746        17,089
(Increase) decrease
 in other assets         1,324           766        (7,435)           15
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Cash used in
 investing
 activities           $ (6,273)     $ (4,206)     $(22,874)     $(10,272)
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The increase in other assets in the year to date period reflects the
follow-on contract to purchase technology rights for the manufacture of
components for the GE 414 engine under a revenue sharing partnership
agreement. The Corporation has cautiously increased the level of capital
expenditures in response to favourable conditions in the aerospace industry.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities
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                         Three-months ended         Twelve-months ended
                            December 31                  December 31
(Expressed in            ------------------------------------------------
 thousands)               2005          2004          2005          2004
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(Decrease)
 increase in bank
 indebtedness         $(10,898)     $(13,796)     $ 50,826      $    250
Repayment of
 long-term debt           (537)       (3,963)      (50,276)      (33,687)
(Decrease) increase
 in long-term
 liabilities            (7,225)        2,239       (12,480)      (11,402)
Dividends on
 Preference Shares      (1,080)            -        (1,080)            -
Issue of Common
 Shares                     57            44           147        31,229
Issue of Preference
 Shares                      -             -        19,949             -
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Cash (used in)
 provided by
 financing
 activities           $(19,683)     $(15,476)     $  7,086      $(13,610)
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The Corporation renewed its bank credit agreement with its existing
lenders on May 27, 2005. Under the terms of the renewed agreement, Magellan
has an operating credit facility, expiring on May 26, 2006 and extendable to
May 26, 2007, with a maximum credit facility of $155.0 million. Amounts drawn
under this facility bear interest at the bankers' acceptance or LIBOR rates
plus 1.0%, reduced from its previous rate of bankers' acceptance or LIBOR
rates plus 4.5%. The credit facility is fully guaranteed by N. Murray Edwards,
Chairman of the Board of Directors. An annual fee of $0.2 million is paid in
consideration for the guarantee.
On May 27, 2005, the Corporation issued 2.0 million, 8.0% Cumulative
Redeemable First Preference Shares Series A ("Preference Shares") by private
placement at a price of $10.00 per Preference Share for total gross proceeds
of $20.0 million. Each Preference Share is convertible into 3.33 Common Shares
of Magellan (6,666,667 common shares in aggregate) at a price of $3.00 per
Common Share.

Update on Closure of Fleet Industries Ltd.
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In early 2006, the Corporation sold the manufacturing assets and leased
the manufacturing facilities formerly operated at Fleet Industries Ltd. While
various costs remain to be fully settled, management believes that the
provision for closure previously recorded will be adequate to cover the
remaining closure costs.

Change in Accounting Policy
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Effective January 1, 2005 the Corporation adopted the recommendation of
the CICA contained in the amended Section 3860, "Financial Instruments", which
require the Corporation to account for its convertible debentures as debt as
opposed to equity. Management has computed the impact on the Corporation's
financial statements in note 2 of the interim consolidated financial
statements.
All comments herein have incorporated the restated quarterly financial
statements resulting from the change in accounting policy as computed in  
note 2.

Outlook
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Magellan is looking to the future with confidence. Burgeoning order books
from aircraft operators, especially from customers with good financial
resources, create a market demand that indicates current activity levels
should increase and continue at high rates for the foreseeable future. Despite
higher fuel prices, all sectors of the aircraft sector continue to exhibit
buoyancy that has not been seen since 2002.
Excess manufacturing capacity in North America is shrinking and as a
result conditions for aerospace component manufacturers to improve their
operating profitability has improved. Management continues to focus on
improving margins and profitability in 2006 and beyond by ensuring that
operations are re-organized to take advantage of the current market
opportunity and by off-setting the impact of foreign exchange rate changes
through efficiency improvements and contract amendments.

On behalf of the Board

N. Murray Edwards                  Richard A. Neill
Chairman                           President and Chief Executive Officer



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MAGELLAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
(un-audited)

(Expressed in             Three-months ended         Twelve-months ended
 thousands of dollars,       December 31                  December 31
 except per              ------------------------------------------------
 share                    2005          2004          2005          2004
 amounts)                            (restated)                (restated)
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Revenues              $142,764      $137,270      $568,483      $573,779
Cost of revenues       129,187       126,775       512,033       514,819
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Gross profit            13,577        10,495        56,450        58,960
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Administrative and
 general expenses       12,059         8,276        43,044        40,807
Interest
Unusual item             5,601         6,354        21,534        23,617
                             -         5,616             -         5,616
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                        17,660        20,246        64,578        70,040
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Loss before income
 taxes                  (4,083)       (9,751)       (8,128)      (11,080)

Provision for
 (recovery of)
 income taxes
  - Current                268           522           688           780
  - Future                (857)       (3,333)       (2,740)       (3,696)
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                          (589)       (2,811)       (2,052)       (2,916)
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Net loss for
 the period             (3,494)       (6,940)       (6,076)       (8,164)
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Retained earnings,
 beginning of period   111,593       121,115       114,175       122,339

Dividends on
 Preference Shares      (1,080)            -        (1,080)            -
Net loss for the
 period                 (3,494)       (6,940)       (6,076)       (8,164)
Retained earnings,
 end of period        $107,019      $114,175      $107,019      $114,175
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Loss per share
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  Basic               $  (0.05)     $  (0.08)     $  (0.08)     $  (0.10)
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  Diluted             $  (0.05)     $  (0.08)     $  (0.08)     $  (0.10)
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MAGELLAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(un-audited)
                                                     As at         As at
                                               December 31   December 31
                                                      2005          2004
(Expressed in thousands of dollars)                            (restated)
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ASSETS
Current
Cash                                             $   7,426     $   9,048
Accounts receivable                                 62,862        70,974
Inventories                                        268,590       269,735
Prepaid expenses and other                           9,343         8,113
Future income tax assets                             3,518         7,104
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Total current assets                               351,739       364,974

Capital assets                                     264,899       274,724
Other                                               46,467        42,486
Future income tax assets                            50,752        42,318
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Total assets                                     $ 713,857     $ 724,502
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current
Bank indebtedness (note 4)                       $ 113,824     $  68,028
Accounts payable and accrued charges               122,978       114,327
Current portion of long-term debt                    2,201        48,335
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Total current liabilities                          239,003       230,690

Long-term debt                                       9,608        11,856
Future income tax liabilities                       77,301        82,345
Convertible debentures                              65,141        63,042
Other long-term liabilities                         15,061        32,926
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Total liabilities                                  406,114       420,859
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Shareholders' equity
Capital stock (note 5)                             234,058       213,962
Contributed surplus                                    854           234
Other paid-in capital                               11,100        11,100
Retained earnings                                  107,019       114,175
Foreign exchange translation (note 8)              (45,288)      (35,828)
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Total shareholders' equity                         307,743       303,643
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity       $ 713,857     $ 724,502
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MAGELLAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(un-audited)
                         Three-months ended         Twelve-months ended
                            December 31                  December 31
(Expressed in            ------------------------------------------------
 thousands                2005          2004          2005          2004
 of dollars)                         (restated)                (restated)
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Loss for the period   $ (3,494)     $ (6,940)     $ (6,076)     $ (8,164)
Add (deduct) items
 not affecting cash
  Depreciation and
   amortization          7,188         6,546        24,042        24,481
  Gain on sale of
   capital assets            -          (416)       (1,442)       (2,026)
  Stock option charge      180            78           620           234
  Accretion of
   convertible
   debentures              831           906         2,211         2,136
  Unusual items              -         5,616             -         5,616
  Future income taxes
   recoveries             (857)       (3,073)       (2,740)       (3,611)
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                         3,848         2,717        16,615        18,666
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Net change in non-cash
 working capital items
 relating to operating
 activities             21,119        20,685        (2,047)       10,275
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Cash provided by
 operating activities   24,967        23,402        14,568        28,941
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Business acquisition         -             -             -       (10,440)
Purchase of capital
 assets                 (7,597)       (5,404)      (19,185)      (16,936)
Proceeds from disposal
 of capital assets           -           432         3,746        17,089
Decrease (increase)
 in other assets         1,324           766        (7,435)           15
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Cash used in investing
 activities             (6,273)       (4,206)      (22,874)      (10,272)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
(Decrease) increase
 in bank indebtedness  (10,898)      (13,796)       50,826           250
Repayment of long-term
 debt                     (537)       (3,963)      (50,276)      (33,687)
(Decrease) increase
 in long-term
 liabilities            (7,225)        2,239       (12,480)      (11,402)
Dividends on
 Preference Shares      (1,080)            -        (1,080)            -
Issue of Common Shares      57            44           147        31,229
Issue of Preference
 Shares                      -             -        19,949             -
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Cash (used in)
 provided by financing
 activities            (19,680)      (15,476)        7,086       (13,610)
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Effect of exchange
 rate changes on
 cash                     (197)         (569)         (402)          101
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(Decrease) increase
 in cash                (1,186)        3,151        (1,622)        5,160
Cash, beginning of
 period                  8,612         5,897         9,048         3,888
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Cash, end of period   $  7,426     $  9,048       $  7,426      $  9,048
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NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of dollars except share and per share data)

1.  ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The accompanying un-audited consolidated financial statements have been
prepared by the Corporation in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in Canada on a basis consistent with those followed in
the most recent audited consolidated financial statements except for the
changes identified in note 2, Change in Accounting Policy, below. These
un-audited consolidated financial statements do not include all the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
principles for annual financial statements and therefore should be read
in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and
notes included in the Corporation's Annual Report for the year ended
December 31, 2004. The Corporation's external auditors have not reviewed
these financial statements.

2.  CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY

The principal amount of the Corporation's outstanding convertible
debentures of $70 million due on January 31, 2008 was previously
classified as an equity instrument due to the Corporation's ability to
settle principal and interest payments by the issuance of common shares.
In accordance with the amended standard CICA 3860, the Corporation has
presented the liability component of its convertible debentures as long-
term debt and the equity component as other paid-in capital. The
liability represents the present value of the principal and interest
payment of the debentures and the equity component represents the fair
value of the holder's conversion feature. The stated interest payments
and accretion expense from adjusting the value of the principal of the
debentures over time are recorded as interest expense in the statement of
operations.

The following table represents the changes to the Corporation's
consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings for the
three-month and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2004 by applying
the recommendation retroactively:

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND RETAINED EARNINGS

                       Three-months ended          Twelve-months ended
                        December 31, 2004           December 31, 2004
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                    Originally            As    Originally            As
                      Reported      Restated      Reported      Restated
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Administrative
 and general
 expenses             $  8,171      $  8,276      $ 40,396      $ 40,807
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Interest                 3,960         6,354        15,531        23,617
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Loss before income
 taxes                $ (7,253)     $ (9,751)     $ (2,583)     $(11,080)
Recovery of income
 taxes                  (2,415)       (2,811)         (749)       (2,916)
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Net loss for the
 period                 (4,838)       (6,940)       (1,834)       (8,164)
Retained earnings,
 beginning of period   121,630       121,115       122,853       122,339
Interest and
 accretion              (1,687)            -        (5,914)            -
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Retained earnings,
 end of period        $115,105      $114,175      $115,105      $114,175
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The following table represents the changes to the Corporation's balance
sheet as at December 31, 2004 by applying the recommendation
retroactively:

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
As at December 31, 2004
                                                Originally            As
                                                  Reported      Restated
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Other assets                                     $  41,254     $  42,486
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Convertible debentures as debt                           -        63,042
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Other paid-in capital                                    -        11,100
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Convertible debentures as equity                    71,980             -
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Retained Earnings                                  115,105       114,175
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The following table represents the impact to the Corporation's
consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings for the
three-month and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2005.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND RETAINED EARNINGS

                        Three-months ended          Twelve-months ended
                         December 31, 2005           December 31, 2005
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                                     Without                     Without
                                   Change in                   Change in
                            As    Accounting            As    Accounting
                      Reported        Policy      Reported        Policy
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Administrative
 and general
 expenses             $ 12,059      $ 11,958      $ 43,044      $ 42,634
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Interest                 5,601         3,284        21,534        13,373
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(Loss) income
 before income
 taxes                $ (4,083)     $ (1,664)     $ (8,128)     $    443
(Recovery of)
 provision for
 income taxes             (589)         (521)       (2,052)          238
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Net (loss) income
 for the period         (3,494)       (1,143)       (6,076)          205
Retained earnings,
 beginning of period   111,593       111,593       114,175       114,175
Dividends on
 Preference Shares      (1,080)       (1,080)       (1,080)       (1,080)
Interest and
 accretion, net of
 income taxes                -        (2,089)            -        (6,019)
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Retained earnings,
 end of period        $107,019      $107,281      $107,019      $107,281
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3.  INVENTORIES

The Corporation is in negotiations with one of its customers over
amendments to pricing with respect to an existing long-term contract.
While it is probable that the Corporation will be successful in its
negotiations, the final result is not determinable at the present time.
If the negotiations are not successful or the final terms differ from
what the Corporation expects, the Corporation may be required to record a
loss provision on this contract. The amount of such provision, if any,
cannot be reasonably estimated until such amendments are finalized.

4.  BANK INDEBTEDNESS

Bank indebtedness of $113,824 (2004 - $68,028) is payable on demand and
bears interest at the bankers' acceptance or LIBOR rates, plus 1.0% (4.9%
at December 31, 2005). Included in the amount outstanding at
December 31, 2005 is US$71,000 (2004 - US$52,537). At December 31, 2005,
the Corporation had drawn $113,824 under the operating credit and had
issued letters of credit totalling $2,017 such that $30,871 was unused
and available. A fixed and floating charge debenture on accounts
receivable, inventories and capital assets is pledged as collateral for
the operating loan and the term bank loan. The credit facility is fully
guaranteed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors. An annual fee of
$155 is paid in consideration for the guarantee.

5.  CAPITAL STOCK

The following table summarizes information on share capital and related
matters as at December 31, 2005:

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                                           Outstanding       Exercisable
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Common Shares                               90,792,410
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Common Share stock options                   3,299,800           521,100
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Preference Shares                            2,000,000
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The weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the
three-month and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2005 was
90,762,690 and 90,753,746 respectively.

On May 27, 2005, the Corporation issued 2,000,000, 8.0% Cumulative
Redeemable First Preference Shares Series A ("Preference Shares") at a
price of $10.00 per preference share for total gross proceeds of $20,000.
Each preference share is convertible into 3.33 Common Shares of Magellan
(6,666,667 Common Shares in aggregate) at a price of $3.00 per Common
Share.

6.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN

The Corporation has an incentive stock option plan, which provides for
the granting of options for the benefit of employees and directors. The
maximum number of options for Common Shares that remain to be granted
under this plan is 2,050,903. Options are granted at an exercise price
that will be the market price of the Corporation's Common Shares at the
time of granting. Options normally have a life of five years with vesting
at 20% at the end of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth years
from the date of the grant. In addition, certain business unit income
tests must be met in order for the option holder's entitlement to fully
vest.

The Corporation accounts for stock options issued after January 1, 2003
using the fair value method. Compensation expense recorded during the
three-month and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2005 was $180 and
$620 respectively (2004 - $78 and $234 respectively). In the twelve-month
period ended December 31, 2005, there were 1,545,000 stock options issued
at an exercise price of $2.65. The fair value of these options was $1.02.

The fair value of stock options is estimated at the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions:

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Risk-free interest rate                                           3.14 %
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Expected volatility                                                 35 %
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Expected average life of options                                 4 years
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Expected dividend yield                                              0 %
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The Black-Scholes option pricing model used by the Corporation to
determine fair values was developed for use in estimating the fair value
of freely traded options, which are fully transferable and have no
vesting restrictions. The Corporation's employee stock options are not
transferable, cannot be traded and are subject to vesting restrictions
and exercise restrictions under the Corporation's blackout policy, which
would tend to reduce the fair value of the Corporation's stock options.
Changes to the subjective input assumptions used in the model can cause a
significant variation in the estimate of the fair value of the options

For the stock options issued prior to January 1, 2003 the Corporation
follows the intrinsic value method, which does not give rise to
compensation expense. Under Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles, the Corporation is required to disclose compensation expense
as if the Corporation had elected to follow the fair value method for
such options.

For purposes of pro-forma disclosures, the Corporation's net loss
attributable to its common shares and basic and diluted loss per common
share for options granted prior to January 1, 2003 would have been as
follows:

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                         Three-months ended         Twelve-months ended
                            December 31                  December 31
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                          2005          2004          2005          2004
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Net loss              $ (3,494)     $ (6,940)     $ (6,076)     $ (8,164)
Less: Pro forma
 compensation
 expense                   (30)          (62)         (216)         (248)
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Pro forma net loss    $ (3,524)     $ (7,002)     $ (6,292)     $ (8,412)
Dividends on
 Preference Shares      (1,080)            -        (1,080)            -
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Loss attributable
 to common
 shareholders           (4,604)       (7,002)       (7,372)       (8,412)
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Pro forma net loss
 per common share
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  - Basic             $  (0.05)     $  (0.08)     $  (0.08)     $  (0.10)
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  - Diluted           $  (0.05)     $  (0.08)     $  (0.08)     $  (0.10)
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7.  SEGMENTED INFORMATION

The Corporation is organized and managed as a single business segment,
being aerospace, and the Corporation is viewed as a single operating
segment by the chief operating decision maker for the purposes of
resource allocations and assessing performance.

Capital assets are based on the country in which they are located.
Domestic and foreign capital assets consist of:

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                                     As at December 31, 2005
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                       Canada           US            UK          Total
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Capital
 assets               $126,181      $125,783      $ 12,935      $264,899
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                                    As at December 31, 2004
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                       Canada          US           UK          Total
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Capital
 assets               $128,446      $136,334      $  9,944      $274,724
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Revenue is attributable to countries based on the location of the
customers. Domestic and foreign revenues consist of:

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                                   Twelve-months ended December 31
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                                             2005
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                       Canada          US            UK           Total
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Revenue
Domestic              $ 96,100      $148,693      $101,493      $346,286
Export                 181,430        35,118         5,649      $222,197
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Total revenue         $277,530      $183,811      $107,142      $568,483
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                               Twelve-months ended December 31
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                                             2004
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                       Canada          US             UK         Total
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Revenue
Domestic              $102,977      $156,004      $ 93,923      $352,904
Export                 184,636        29,587         6,652       220,875
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Total revenue         $287,613      $185,591      $100,575      $573,779
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The major customers for the Corporation for the three-month and twelve-
month periods ended December 31 are as follows:

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                         Three-months ended         Twelve-months ended
                             December 31                 December 31
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                          2005          2004          2005          2004
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Major Customers
Canadian operations
  - Number of customers      4             4             4             2
  - Percentage of total
     Canadian revenue     46 %          45 %          41 %          25 %
US operations
  - Number of customers      3             4             3             4
  - Percentage of total
     US revenue           57 %          70 %          57 %          65 %
UK operations
  - Number of customers      1             1             1             1
  - Percentage of total
     UK revenue           84 %          65 %          80 %          65 %
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8.  FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSLATION

Unrealized translation adjustments, which arise on the translation to
Canadian dollars of assets and liabilities of the Corporation's self-
sustaining foreign operations, resulted in unrealized currency
translation losses of $1,338 and $9,460 for the three-month and twelve-
month periods ended December 31, 2005 respectively (2004 - $8,125 and
$12,156), which is reflected as foreign exchange translation on the
consolidated balance sheets and has no impact on net income.

9.  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Foreign exchange gain on the conversion of foreign currency denominated
working capital balances and debt for the three-month and twelve-month
periods ended December 31, 2005 was $288 and $1,624 respectively (2004 -
gain of $361 and $3,914).

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