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FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July 2004

001-14832
(Commission File Number)

CELESTICA INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

1150 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M3C 1H7
(416) 448-5800
(Address of principal executive offices)

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Celestica Inc.
Form 6-K
Month of July 2004

The following information filed with this Form 6-K is deemed to be incorporated by reference into each prospectus pursuant to which Celestica currently is offering any of its securities, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished:

•: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations for the second quarter 2004, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
•: Celestica Inc.'s second quarter 2004 consolidated financial information, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Celestica is voluntarily filing the following certifications with this Form 6-K; these certifications are not incorporated by reference into any registration statement or prospectus of Celestica:

•: Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3.
•: Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4.
•: Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b), as required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5.

Exhibits

99.1 — Management's Discussion and Analysis for the Second Quarter 2004

99.2 — Consolidated Financial Information

99.3 — Certification of Chief Executive Officer

99.4 — Certification of Chief Financial Officer

99.5 — Certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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.

	CELESTICA INC.
Date: July 27, 2004
	By:	/s/ ELIZABETH L. DELBIANCO
		Elizabeth L. DelBianco Chief Legal Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 — Management's Discussion and Analysis for the Second Quarter 2004

99.2 — Consolidated Financial Information

99.3 — Certification of Chief Executive Officer

99.4 — Certification of Chief Financial Officer

99.5 — Certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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Exhibit 99.1

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SECOND QUARTER 2004

The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the 2003 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and the June 30, 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements. All dollar amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. The information in this document is provided as of July 22, 2004.

Certain statements contained in the following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (U.S. Securities Act), and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (U.S. Exchange Act), including, without limitation, statements concerning possible or assumed future results of operations preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," or similar expressions. For those statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. You should understand that the following important factors, could affect the Company's future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements: variability of operating results among periods; the effects of price competition and other business and competitive factors generally affecting the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry; the challenges of effectively managing our operations during uncertain economic conditions; our dependence on a limited number of customers; our dependence on industries affected by rapid technological change; the challenge of responding to lower-than-expected customer demand; our ability to successfully manage our international operations; component constraints; our ability to manage our restructuring and the shift of production to lower cost geographies; the success of our new product development efforts; and our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of our merger with Manufacturers' Services Limited (MSL). These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's various filings with the Canadian Securities Commissions and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and subsequent reports on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise of which the Company hereafter becomes aware. You should read this document with the understanding that the Company's actual future results may be materially different from what the Company expects. The Company may not update these forward-looking statements, even if our situation changes in the future. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

Overview

Celestica is a world leader in providing electronics manufacturing services (EMS) to leading industry OEMs in the computing and communications industries and other markets, such as aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial and consumer. Celestica provides a wide range of services, including the high-volume manufacture of complex printed circuit board assemblies and the system assembly of final products. In addition, the Company is a leading-edge provider of design, engineering services, supply chain management, direct order fulfillment, logistics and after-market services and support. Celestica operates facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

During the period from 2001 - 2003, the EMS industry experienced demand weakness, particularly in the computing and communications end markets, as spending on higher complexity and infrastructure products was reduced or cut. The Company's concentration of business with customers in these higher complexity products had an adverse effect on the Company's revenue and margins for 2002 and 2003. The downturn also created excess capacity in the EMS industry resulting in continued pricing pressures as EMS providers competed for a reduced amount of business. Declining end markets and volumes led to lower utilization rates which adversely impacted margins. Celestica's revenue for 2003 was $6.7 billion, down 19% from $8.3 billion in 2002 and down 33% from $10.0 billion in 2001.

During those difficult periods, the Company responded by focusing on improving operating efficiency, rebalancing its global manufacturing network, reducing capacity by restructuring, diversifying into new markets and expanding its customer base.

In 2001, the Company announced its first restructuring plan in response to the weakened end markets. As the downturn continued, the Company announced further restructuring plans in 2002 and 2003. In April 2004, Celestica announced an additional restructuring plan to be recorded throughout 2004 and into the first quarter of 2005. The restructuring plans are focused on consolidating facilities thereby increasing capacity utilization while increasing production in lower cost geographies. The Company expects to have an improved balance of high capability and low cost capacity in its global manufacturing network when all of the planned restructuring actions are completed. As a result of the Company's past and current restructuring efforts, approximately 70% of its production facilities as of June 30, 2004 were in lower cost geographies, up from approximately 50% at the end of 2002.

Toward the end of 2003, the Company began to see improvements in the technology end markets. This was evidenced by the number of program wins from existing and new customers and increased volumes from existing customers. Throughout 2003, revenue continued to improve each quarter, growing 21% from the first quarter to the fourth quarter. This trend continued into 2004 as revenue in the first quarter of 2004 grew 5% from the fourth quarter of 2003, and revenue in the second quarter of 2004 grew 15% from the first quarter of 2004. Celestica's revenue in the first half of 2004 was $4.3 billion, up 36% from $3.2 billion in the first half of 2003.

The Company has also added more than 80 new customers since 2002, with approximately one-third outside the traditional communications and computing markets. For the second quarter of 2004, revenue from its non-top 10 customers more than doubled from the second quarter of 2003, representing approximately 36% of revenue in 2004. The costs of expanding into new markets, providing new service offerings and adding new customers has impacted margins. Along with depressed volumes, significant program transfers and ramping activities, these costs reduced gross margins for 2003 to 3.9%, down from 6.7% in 2002. As these activities stabilize, and restructuring benefits materialize, profitability is expected to improve in 2004. Gross margins in the first half of 2004 were 4.9% of revenue.

In line with the Company's strategy to diversify its revenue base, the Company completed the acquisition of Manufacturers' Services Limited (MSL) in March 2004, a mid-tier EMS provider with a broad customer base in diversified markets. The Company will continue to evaluate acquisition opportunities to support its future growth strategies. See "Acquisition History."

Celestica maintained a strong balance sheet throughout 2003 and into 2004. The Company utilized its strong financial position to reduce debt by repurchasing Liquid Yield Options™ Notes (LYONs) and by expanding its share repurchase programs. In June 2004, the Company issued Senior Subordinated Notes with a principal amount of $500.0 million, and a fixed interest rate of 7.875%. During the quarter, the Company spent $299.7 million to repurchase additional LYONs.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Celestica prepares its financial statements in accordance with Canadian GAAP with a reconciliation to United States GAAP, as disclosed in note 20 to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant accounting policies and methods used in preparation of the financial statements are described in note 2 to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements and updated in note 2 to the June 30, 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on a regular basis, based on historical experience and other relevant factors. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions. The following critical accounting policies are impacted by judgments, assumptions and estimates used in preparation of the 2003 and the 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue recognition:

Celestica derives most of its revenue from OEM customers. The contractual agreements with its key customers generally provide a framework for its overall relationship with the customers. Celestica recognizes product manufacturing revenue upon shipment as title has passed, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, performance has occurred, customer specified test criteria have been met, and the earnings process is complete. Celestica has contractual arrangements with the majority of its customers that require the customer to purchase unused inventory that Celestica has purchased to fulfill that customer's forecasted manufacturing demand. Celestica accounts for raw material returns as reductions in inventory and does not record revenue on these transactions.

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

Celestica records an allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable that are considered to be impaired. The allowance is based on the Company's knowledge of the financial condition of its customers, the aging of the receivables, current business environment, customer and industry concentrations, and historical experience. If any of the Company's customers have insufficient liquidity, the Company may encounter significant delays or defaults in payments owed by it's customers, and may lead the Company to extend payment terms, which may have a significant adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and results of operations. A change to these factors could impact the estimated allowance and the provision for bad debts recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Inventory valuation:

Celestica values its inventory on a first-in, first-out basis at the lower of cost and replacement cost for production parts, and at the lower of cost and net realizable value for work in progress and finished goods. Celestica regularly adjusts its inventory valuation based on shrinkage and management's estimates of net realizable value, taking into consideration factors such as inventory aging, future demand for the inventory, and the nature of the contractual agreements with customers and suppliers, including the ability to return inventory to them. A change to these assumptions could impact the valuation of inventory and have a resulting impact on margins.

Income tax valuation allowance:

Celestica records a valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets when management believes it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. Management considers factors such as the reversal of deferred income tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, the character of the income tax asset, tax planning strategies, changes in tax laws and other factors. A change to these factors could impact the estimated valuation allowance and income tax expense.

Goodwill:

Celestica performs its annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter of each year (to correspond with its planning cycle), and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment loss may have been incurred. Impairment is tested at the reporting unit level by comparing the reporting unit's carrying amount to its fair value. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using a combination of a market approach and discounted cash flows. The process of determining fair values is subjective and requires management to exercise judgment in making assumptions about future results, including revenue and cash flow projections at the reporting unit level, and discount rates. Celestica recorded an impairment loss in 2002. There have been no impairments identified in 2003 or in 2004. Future goodwill impairment tests may result in further impairment charges.

Long-lived assets:

Celestica performs its annual impairment tests on long-lived assets in the fourth quarter of each year (to correspond with its planning cycle), and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment loss may have been incurred. Celestica estimates the useful lives of capital and intangible assets based on the nature of the asset, historical experience and the terms of any related supply contracts. The valuation of long-lived assets is based on the amount of future net cash flows these assets are estimated to generate. Revenue and expense projections are based on management's estimates, including estimates of current and future industry conditions. A significant change to these assumptions could impact the estimated useful lives or valuation of long-lived assets resulting in a change to depreciation or amortization expense and impairment charges. Celestica recorded long-lived impairment losses in 2002 and 2003. There has been no impairment identified in 2004. Future impairment tests may result in further impairment charges.

Restructuring charges:

Celestica has recorded restructuring charges relating to facility consolidations and workforce reductions. The restructuring charges include employee severance and benefit costs, costs related to leased facilities that have been abandoned or subleased, owned facilities which are no longer used and are available-for-sale, cost of leased equipment that has been abandoned, impairment of owned equipment available-for-sale, and impairment of related intangible assets, primarily intellectual property. The recognition of these charges requires management to make certain judgments and estimates regarding the nature, timing and amount associated with these plans. For owned facilities and equipment, the impairment loss recognized was based on the fair value less costs to sell, with fair value estimated based on existing market prices for similar assets. For leased facilities that will be abandoned or subleased, the estimated lease cost represents future lease payments subsequent to abandonment less estimated sublease income. To estimate future sublease income, the Company worked with independent brokers to determine the estimated tenant rents the Company could be expected to realize. The estimated amount of future liability may change, requiring additional restructuring charges or a reduction of the liabilities already recorded. At the end of each reporting period, the Company evaluates the appropriateness of the remaining accrued balances.

Costs associated with restructuring activities initiated on or after January 1, 2003 are recorded in accordance with CICA Emerging Issues Committee Abstracts EIC-134, "Accounting for Severance and Termination Benefits," and EIC-135, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities."

Pension and non-pension post-employment benefits:

Celestica has pension and non-pension post-employment benefit costs and liabilities, which are determined from actuarial valuations. Actuarial valuations require management to make certain judgments and estimates on expected plan investment performance, salary escalation, compensation levels at the time of retirement, retirement ages, and expected health care costs. The Company evaluates these assumptions on a regular basis taking into consideration current market conditions and historical data. A change in these factors could impact future pension expense.

Acquisition History

A significant portion of Celestica's growth in prior years was generated by strengthening its customer relationships, building a global manufacturing network, and increasing the breadth of its service offerings through asset and business acquisitions. The Company focused on investing strategically in acquisitions that better positioned the Company for future outsourcing opportunities. Celestica's most active year for acquisitions was 2001. With a global manufacturing network established, the Company's historical pace of acquisitions has slowed and this may continue in the future.

As a result of the downturn in technology manufacturing, some of the sites acquired in prior years have been closed or have experienced headcount reductions. Supply agreements entered into in connection with certain acquisitions were also affected by order cancellations and rescheduling as base business volumes decreased. See discussion below in "Results of Operations."

On March 12, 2004, the Company acquired all the shares of MSL, a full-service global electronics manufacturing and supply chain services company, headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts. This acquisition provided Celestica with an expanded customer base and service offering. This acquisition also supports Celestica's strategy of adding new customers in more diversified end markets. MSL's customers come from diverse industries including industrial, commercial avionics, automotive, retail systems, communications and network storage, and peripherals. The purchase price for MSL of $321.2 million was financed with the issuance of 14.1 million subordinate voting shares, the issuance of options to purchase 2.1 million subordinate voting shares, the issuance of warrants to purchase 1.1 million subordinate voting shares, and $51.6 million in cash. MSL contributed just over 10% of total revenue and $0.02 earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and approximately 7% of total revenue and $0.03 earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2004.

In April 2004, the Company paid approximately $11 million in cash to acquire certain net assets located in the Philippines from NEC Corporation.

Celestica may at any time be engaged in ongoing discussions with respect to several possible acquisitions of widely varying sizes, including small single facility acquisitions, significant multiple facility acquisitions and company acquisitions. Celestica identifies possible acquisitions that would enhance its global manufacturing network, expand its service offering, increase its penetration in various industries and establish strategic relationships with new customers. There can be no assurance that any of these discussions will result in a definitive purchase agreement and, if they do, what the terms or timing of any agreement would be. Celestica expects to actively pursue and consider other acquisition opportunities.

Results of Operations

Celestica's annual and quarterly operating results vary from period to period as a result of the level and timing of customer orders, fluctuations in materials and other costs, and the relative mix of value-add products and services. The level and timing of customers' orders will vary due to customers' attempts to balance their inventory, changes in their manufacturing strategies, variation in demand for their products and general economic conditions. Celestica's annual and quarterly operating results are also affected by capacity utilization, geographic manufacturing mix and other factors, including price competition, manufacturing effectiveness and efficiency, the degree of automation used in the assembly process, the ability to manage labour, inventory and capital assets effectively, the timing of expenditures in anticipation of forecasted sales levels, the timing of acquisitions and related integration costs, customer product delivery requirements, shortages of components or labour, the costs of transferring and ramping up programs, and other factors.

Weak end-market conditions began to emerge in early to mid-2001 and continued through 2003 for most of the Company's communications and computing industry customers. This resulted in customers rescheduling or canceling orders which negatively impacted Celestica's results of operations. The Company began to see signs of end-market improvement towards the end of 2003, which have continued into 2004. Improving end-markets, better demand from the Company's core customers, and the contributions from the Company's acquisitions, have resulted in higher revenue and improved operating results for the first half of 2004. Improvements in operating results are expected to continue throughout 2004, as the Company focuses on managing the resumption of end-market growth, optimizing profitability in programs (including the proactive discontinuance of non-profitable activities), driving efficiencies from lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methods, executing and driving benefits from restructuring activities and overall better cost management.

The table below sets forth certain operating data expressed as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended June 30				Six months ended June 30
	2003		2004		2003		2004
Revenue	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of sales	97.0		94.7		96.1		95.1

Gross profit	3.0		5.3		3.9		4.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3.7		3.7		3.8		3.7
Research and development costs	0.3		0.2		0.2		0.2
Amortization of intangible assets	0.7		0.4		0.8		0.3
Integration costs related to acquisitions	—		—		—		—
Other charges	1.4		2.2		0.6		1.5

Operating loss	(3.1	)	(1.2	)	(1.5	)	(0.8	)
Interest expense (income), net	(0.1	)	0.1		(0.2	)	0.1

Loss before income taxes	(3.0	)	(1.3	)	(1.3	)	(0.9	)
Income taxes	(0.5	)	(0.2	)	(0.2	)	(0.1	)

Net loss	(2.5)	%	(1.1)	%	(1.1)	%	(0.8)	%

Effective January 1, 2004, the Company retroactively adopted the new CICA Handbook Section 3110, "Asset Retirement Obligations," which requires the recognition of liabilities for asset retirement obligations and the associated retirement costs, and has retroactively restated its results of operations for all periods in 2003, 2002 and 2001. The impact to cost of sales and net loss for the year ended December 31, 2003 is $0.9 million (for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 — $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively). See note 2(ii) to the June 30, 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue

Revenue increased 45%, to $2,314.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $1,598.4 million for the same period in 2003. Revenue increased due to improved demand from some of the Company's top customers, new business wins and acquisition revenue. Base business volumes drove a 28% increase in revenue. The MSL and NEC acquisitions increased revenue by a further 17%. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased 36% to $4,331.1 million from $3,185.7 million for the same period in 2003. The MSL and NEC acquisitions accounted for an increase of approximately 10% in revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2004, with the remainder due to increased volumes from existing and new customers.

Sequentially, revenue increased 15% from the first quarter of 2004. Organic base business grew 4% sequentially with the remaining growth of 11% from acquisitions.

Celestica currently manages its operations on a geographic basis. The three reporting segments are the Americas, Europe and Asia. The following table is a breakdown of revenue by reporting segment:

	Three months ended June 30							Six months ended June 30
	Three months ended June 30						% Increase	Six months ended June 30						% Increase
	2003			2004			% Increase	2003			2004			% Increase
	(in millions)							(in millions)
Americas	$	783.8		$	1,036.4		32%	$	1,553.1		$	1,897.9		22%
Europe		344.1			452.5		32%		680.5			881.9		30%
Asia		538.1			921.5		71%		1,063.6			1,723.7		62%
Inter-segment		(67.6	)		(96.2	)			(111.5	)		(172.4	)

Total	$	1,598.4		$	2,314.2		45%	$	3,185.7		$	4,331.1		36%

Revenue increased in all regions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, compared to the same periods in 2003. All regions have benefited from new business wins from existing and new customers and from acquisition revenue. Asia continues to benefit from the transfer of programs from other regions and its increased manufacturing capabilities. Program transfers accounted for approximately 5% of Asia's revenue increase for the quarter, and approximately 10% of Asia's revenue increase for the first half of 2004.

The following table shows industry market segmentation as a percentage of revenue for the indicated periods:

	Three months ended June 30
	Three months ended June 30		Three months ended March 31 2004
	2003	2004	Three months ended March 31 2004
Enterprise communications	26%	27%	27%
Telecommunications	22%	22%	24%
Servers	22%	18%	19%
Storage	11%	10%	12%
Other	10%	19%	13%
Workstations and PCs	9%	4%	5%

The following customers represented more than 10% of total revenue for each of the indicated periods:

	Three months ended June 30		Six months ended June 30
	2003	2004	2003	2004
Sun Microsystems	X		X
IBM	X	X	X	X
Lucent Technologies	X		X	X
Cisco Systems	X	X		X

The Company has been focused on diversifying its customer base by adding new customers in areas other than communications and computing markets, such as aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial and consumer. Revenue in these other markets for the three months ended June 30, 2004, has increased as a percentage of revenue compared to the same period a year ago and to the first quarter of 2004. Approximately one quarter of the year over year growth was from new business wins and the remainder from the MSL acquisition. As a result of diversifying its markets, customer mix has improved. Celestica's top 10 customers represented in the aggregate 64% and 65%, respectively, of total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, compared to 76% and 77%, respectively, for the same periods in 2003. Revenue from its non-top 10 customers represented in the aggregate 36% and 35%, respectively, of total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, up from 24% and 23%, respectively, for the same periods a year ago.

The Company is dependent upon continued revenue from its top customers. There can be no assurance that revenue from these or any other customers will not decrease in absolute terms or as a percentage of total revenue either individually or as a group. Any material decrease in revenue from these or other customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations. See notes 15 (concentration of risk) and 17 to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company believes its growth depends on increasing sales to existing customers for their current and future product generations, the expansion and addition of related manufacturing and support services, and on successfully attracting new customers. Customer contracts can be cancelled and volume levels can be changed or delayed. The timely replacement of delayed, cancelled or reduced orders with new business cannot be assured. In addition, the Company has no assurance that any of its current customers will continue to utilize its services, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.

The Company has also focused on expanding its product and service offerings by investing in reference design activities for next generation servers and workstations, and other products and services. The Company continues to incur start-up costs for these businesses which have negatively impacted the quarter's results. The cost of these investments, included in cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses, and research and development expenses, totaled less than 0.5% of total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004. Revenue and profitability in these business areas are expected to improve in the coming years.

Gross profit

Gross profit increased 152%, to $122.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $48.6 million for the same period in 2003. Gross margin increased to 5.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from 3.0% for the same period in 2003. Gross profit increased 70%, to $210.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 from $124.1 million for the same period in 2003. The gross margin increased to 4.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2004 from 3.9% for the same period in 2003. The gross margin increase was due principally to increased base business volumes, reduced pricing pressures, improved operating efficiency and benefits from cost cutting actions such as restructuring and the addition of MSL. These gains were offset by costs of ramping new customer programs, costs to support the new reference design activities, and higher costs in certain geographies due to the weakened U.S. dollar.

The Americas operations have shown some margin improvements from a year ago, however continue to be affected by the costs of investment in new product and service offerings, specifically the reference design activities. The European operations have improved significantly from the prior year and have benefited from improved utilization and cost reductions. The Asian operations have benefited from higher production volumes.

To date, the Company has transitioned most of its high volume products to low cost geographies, with approximately 70% of its production facilities in lower cost geographies, up from 50% at the end of 2002. Although asset utilization rates have improved, due to higher volumes and reduction of capacity, certain operations continued to be affected by lower utilization levels and higher fixed costs. Additional restructuring actions were announced in all geographies in the first half of 2004 to address these conditions.

The nature of the Company's business is that gross margin will fluctuate based on product volume and mix, production efficiencies, utilization of manufacturing capacity, manufacturing costs, start-up and ramp-up activities, new product introductions, cost structures at individual sites, and other factors, including the overall highly competitive nature of the EMS industry. Also, the availability of raw materials, which are subject to lead time and other constraints, could affect the Company's revenue from quarter to quarter.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased 44%, to $86.1 million (3.7% of revenue) for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $59.9 million (3.7% of revenue) for the same period in 2003. SG&A increased 34% for the six months ended June 30, 2004 to $160.6 million (3.7% of revenue) from $119.6 million (3.8% of revenue) for the same period in 2003. The increase in SG&A expenses, on an absolute basis, reflects the costs to support higher volumes and investments in new products and new markets, higher costs in certain geographies due to the weakened U.S. dollar and the inclusion of SG&A expenses for MSL offset, in part, by the benefits from cost cutting from the Company's restructuring programs.

SG&A expenses were $74.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The sequential increase was primarily due to increased costs due to the weakened U.S. dollar and the inclusion of a full quarter of SG&A expenses for MSL.

Research and development costs

Research and development (R&D) costs was $4.7 million (0.2% of revenue) for the three months ended June 30, 2004, consistent with the $4.4 million (0.3% of revenue) for the same period in 2003 and $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. R&D costs for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were $9.1 million (0.2% of revenue), consistent with the $8.9 million (0.2% of revenue) in the same period in 2003.

Amortization of intangible assets

Amortization of intangible assets decreased 36%, to $7.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $12.1 million for the same period in 2003. Amortization of intangible assets decreased 39%, to $14.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 from $24.5 million for the same period in 2004. In the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company recorded an impairment charge to write down its intangible assets. As a result of the write down in 2003, the amortization expense in 2004 has decreased. Amortization of intangible assets was $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The sequential increase was due to amortization of intangible assets acquired in the MSL acquisition.

Integration costs related to acquisitions

Integration costs related to acquisitions represent one-time costs incurred within 12 months of the acquisition date, such as the costs of implementing compatible information technology systems in newly acquired operations, establishing new processes related to marketing and distribution processes to accommodate new customers, and salaries of personnel directly involved with integration activities. All of the integration costs incurred related to newly acquired facilities, and not to the Company's existing operations.

Integration costs were $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004. There were no integration costs for the same periods in 2003. Integration costs vary from period to period due to the timing of acquisitions and related integration activities.

Other charges

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		Year ended December 31								Three months ended
		Year ended December 31								March 31 2004			June 30 2004
		2001		2002			2003			March 31 2004			June 30 2004			Total
		(in millions)
2001 restructuring		$	237.0	$	1.9		$	7.9		$	0.4		$	0.4		$	247.6
2002 restructuring			—		383.5			15.7			2.6			1.5			403.3
2003 restructuring			—		—			71.3			1.0			0.8			73.1
2004 restructuring			—		—			—			9.5			48.2			57.7

	Total restructuring		237.0		385.4			94.9			13.5			50.9			781.7
2002 goodwill impairment			—		203.7			—			—			—			203.7
Other impairment			36.1		81.7			82.8			—			—			200.6
Deferred financing costs and debt redemption fees			—		9.6			1.3			—			1.6			12.5
Gain on sale of surplus land			—		(2.6	)		(3.6	)		(2.6	)		(1.0	)		(9.8	)

		$	273.1	$	677.8		$	175.4		$	10.9		$	51.5		$	1,188.7

Further details of the other charges are included in note 11 to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements and note 7 to the June 30, 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

As of June 30, 2004, the Company has recorded charges in connection with four separate restructuring plans in response to the challenging economic climate. These actions, which included reducing workforce, consolidating facilities and repositioning the number and location of production facilities, were largely intended to align the Company's capacity and infrastructure to anticipated customer requirements for more capacity in lower cost regions, as well as to rationalize its manufacturing network to the lower demand levels. The Company has recorded charges totaling $247.6 million for its 2001 restructuring plan, $403.3 million for its 2002 restructuring plan, $73.1 million relating to its 2003 restructuring plan, and $57.7 million thus far in 2004 for its 2004 restructuring plan.

As of June 30, 2004, the Company has recorded a combined total of $781.7 million for its four restructuring plans. The focus of these restructuring plans was primarily in the Americas and Europe, as they were impacted most by the downturn. As of June 30, 2004, approximately 20,000 employees have been released from the business in connection with the announced restructurings to date. Approximately 2,000 employee positions remain to be eliminated by 2005 relating to these announced restructurings to date as of June 30, 2004. Approximately 70% of the employee terminations were in the Americas and 30% in Europe. As of June 30, 2004, 34 facilities have been or will be closed or downsized primarily in the Americas and Europe, and included the transfer of programs from these higher cost geographies to lower cost geographies. All cash outlays are expected to be funded from cash on hand.

The Company expects to continue to benefit from the restructuring measures taken in prior years through reduced depreciation, lease and labour costs in cost of sales and SG&A expenses. These year-over-year incremental benefits amounted to approximately $35 million and $75 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 of which approximately 80% was realized in lower cost of sales and the balance in lower SG&A expenses. The Company has completed the major components of the 2001 and 2002 restructuring plans, except for certain employee terminations to be paid in 2004 and certain long-term lease and other contractual obligations expected to be paid out over the remaining lease terms through 2015. The Company expects to complete the 2003 restructuring actions in Europe by the third quarter of 2004, except for certain regulatory payments expected to be paid out through 2007. In April 2004, the Company announced that it would incur further restructuring plans to better align its capacity with customer requirements and accelerate the Company's margin expansion plans. The Company expects total restructuring charges of between $175.0 million and $200.0 million to be recorded throughout 2004 and into the first quarter of 2005, of which $64.4 million was recorded in the first six months of 2004. The Company expects to reduce its manufacturing footprint and reduce its global workforce by approximately 10% to 15% by early 2005. The Company estimates that approximately 75% of the charges will be cash costs.

The Company will continue to evaluate its operations and could propose future restructuring actions as a result of changes in the marketplace, including the possibility of exiting less profitable operations or service offerings no longer sought out by customers.

The Company has decided to consolidate some of the acquired MSL facilities. The cost of this restructuring totals $35.4 million and was recorded as part of the purchase price. The MSL plan includes reducing its workforce by up to approximately 15%, primarily in the Americas. See note 3(i) to the June 30, 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company conducts an annual review of goodwill and long-lived assets in the fourth quarter of each year to correspond with its planning cycle, absent of any triggering factors which would have necessitated a review earlier in the year. In the course of finalizing its annual plans, the Company made certain decisions regarding its restructuring plans and the transfer of customer programs from higher cost to lower cost geographies. These actions, coupled with weakened end markets, significantly impacted forecasted revenue and reduced the net cash flows for certain sites, resulting in impairment when compared to the carrying value of long-lived assets. In the fourth quarters of 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Company recorded non-cash charges against goodwill, intangible assets and capital assets. There was no impairment for the second quarter of 2004.

The Company may continue to experience goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges in the future as a result of changes in the electronics industry, customer demand and other market conditions, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition.

Interest income/expense, net

Net interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 was $2.8 million and $3.8 million, respectively, compared to net interest income of $1.5 million and $4.8 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2003. During 2004, the Company earned less interest income due to lower cash balances being invested at lower interest rates compared to the same periods in 2003. In addition, the Company's interest charges incurred on the credit facilities and long-term notes have increased, reflecting the accrued interest incurred on the Senior Subordinated Notes issued in June 2004.

Income taxes

Income tax recovery for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $5.2 million, compared to an income tax recovery of $8.1 million for the same period in 2003, both periods reflecting an effective tax rate of 17%. Income tax recovery for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $6.9 million, compared to an income tax recovery of $7.5 million for the same period in 2003, both periods reflecting an effective tax rate of 17%.

The Company's effective tax rate is impacted by the mix and volume of business in lower tax jurisdictions within Europe and Asia, tax holidays and tax incentives that have been negotiated with the respective tax authorities (which expire between 2004 and 2012), restructuring charges, operating losses, the time period in which losses may be used under tax laws, and the impairment of deferred income tax assets. The tax holidays are subject to conditions with which the Company expects to continue to comply.

The net deferred income tax asset as at June 30, 2004 of $228.1 million ($219.8 million as at March 31, 2004), arises from available income tax losses and future income tax deductions. The Company's ability to use these income tax losses and future income tax deductions is dependent upon the operations of the Company in the tax jurisdictions in which such losses or deductions arose. Management records a valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets when management believes it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. Based on the reversal of deferred income tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and the character of the income tax assets and tax planning strategies, management has determined that a valuation allowance of $247.8 million is required in respect of its deferred income tax assets as at June 30, 2004 ($245.5 million as at March 31, 2004). Included in the valuation allowance is $58.1 million attributable to the acquisition of MSL, which is subject to refinement upon finalization of the purchase price allocation. Changes in the MSL valuation allowance in future years are recorded as adjustments to goodwill. In order to fully utilize the net deferred income tax assets of $228.1 million, the Company will need to generate future taxable income of approximately $651.7 million. Based on the Company's current projection of taxable income for the periods in which the deferred income tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefit of the net deferred income tax assets as at June 30, 2004.

Unaudited Quarterly Financial Highlights

		2002						2003											2004
		Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter			First Quarter		Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter			First Quarter			Second Quarter
		(in millions, except per share amounts)
Revenue		$	1,958.9		$	1,911.9		$	1,587.4	$	1,598.4		$	1,634.8		$	1,914.8		$	2,016.9		$	2,314.2
Cost of Sales			1,827.8			1,801.8			1,511.9		1,549.8			1,570.7			1,842.9			1,929.0			2,191.7
Gross Profit %			6.7%			5.8%			4.8%		3.0%			3.9%			3.8%			4.4%			5.3%
Net (loss) earnings		$	(90.8	)	$	(434.9	)	$	3.2	$	(39.8	)	$	(65.0	)	$	(165.1	)	$	(8.4	)	$	(25.5	)
Weighted average # of shares outstanding (in millions)
	— basic		230.1			229.0			227.0		218.0			211.8			209.3			213.2			224.6
	— diluted		230.1			229.0			230.2		218.0			211.8			209.3			213.2			224.6
(Loss) earnings per share
	— basic	$	(0.40	)	$	(1.90	)	$	0.02	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.30	)	$	(0.80	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.04	)
	— diluted	$	(0.40	)	$	(1.90	)	$	0.02	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.30	)	$	(0.80	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.04	)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the three months ended June 30, 2004, operating activities utilized $188.0 million in cash, compared to utilizing $100.2 million in cash for the same period in 2003. $179.0 million was used to pay down accounts payable and accrued liabilities due to the skew and timing of inventory purchases. The increase in accounts receivables were offset in part, by the decrease in inventory levels in the second quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, operating activities utilized $264.3 million in cash compared to $14.8 million for the same period in 2003. Cash from operations was used primarily to support higher accounts receivable balances and to fund accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Going forward, the Company expects the timing differences in working capital to stabilize and expects to have positive cash from operations in the third quarter of 2004.

Investing activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 included capital expenditures of $40.6 million and $97.0 million, respectively, primarily to expand manufacturing capabilities in lower cost geographies such as Malaysia, Thailand and the Czech Republic, net cash of $8.5 million paid in April 2004 for the NEC acquisition and $33.8 million paid in March 2004 for the MSL acquisition, offset in part by proceeds from the sale of two vacant facilities in Europe. The Company received gross proceeds of $500.0 million from the Senior Subordinated Notes offering in June 2004. The Company incurred $12.0 million, pre-tax, in underwriters fees' and expenses and used $299.7 million to repurchase LYONs in the quarter. Financing activities in the first quarter also included a $38.1 million repayment of loans assumed in connection with the MSL acquisition.

The Company continues to focus on efficiency, including improving its cash cycle days and its inventory turns. The Company's average cash cycle, calculated as accounts receivable days plus inventory days minus payable days (defined as current liabilities excluding interest bearing items), for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was 21 days, compared to 16 days for the first quarter of 2004. This increase in days is primarily a result of lower accounts payable balances due to the earlier timing and magnitude of inventory purchases.

In June 2004, LYONs with a principal amount at maturity of $540.3 million were repurchased at an average price of $554.77 per LYON, for total cash of $299.7 million. No LYONs were repurchased in the first quarter of 2004. A loss on the repurchase of LYONs of $15.2 million was recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2004. See further details in note 8 to the 2003 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and note 5 to the June 30, 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company may from time to time, repurchase LYONs in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Through June 30, 2004, the Company has repurchased LYONs with a total principal amount at maturity of $1,199.1 million, for total cash of $623.5 million. The Company currently has approval to spend up to an additional $200.3 million to repurchase LYONs, at management's discretion. The amount and timing of future purchases cannot be determined at this time.

As at June 30, 2004, the Company has outstanding LYONs with a principal amount at maturity of $614.4 million payable August 1, 2020. Holders of the instruments have the option to require Celestica to repurchase their LYONs on August 2, 2005, at a price of $572.82 per LYON, or a total of $352.0 million. The Company may elect to settle its repurchase obligation in cash or shares, or any combination thereof. See further details in note 8 to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

In July 2003, Celestica completed its first Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) and repurchased 18.6 million subordinate voting shares. In July 2003, Celestica filed a second NCIB to repurchase up to an additional 10% of the public float, or 17.0 million subordinate voting shares, for cancellation, over a period from August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004. Under these programs, shares are purchased at the market price at the time of purchase. The number of shares to be repurchased during any 30-day period may not exceed 2% of the outstanding subordinate voting shares. A copy of the notices relating to the two NCIB programs may be obtained from Celestica, without charge, by contacting the Company's Investor Relations department at clsir@celestica.com. There were no repurchases in the first half of 2004. Through June 30, 2004, a total of 22.6 million subordinate voting shares have been repurchased pursuant to these NCIBs. All of these transactions were funded with cash on hand.

As of June 30, 2004, the Company had 185.0 million outstanding subordinate voting shares and 39.1 million outstanding multiple voting shares.

Since the Company began its share and debt repurchase activities in the third quarter of 2002, a total of $1,067.8 million was spent to repurchase senior subordinated notes, subordinate voting shares and LYONs.

Capital Resources

In June 2004, the Company amended its 364-day credit facility from $250.0 million to $600.0 million and extended the maturity from October 2004 to June 2007. The facility includes a $25.0 million swing-line facility that provides for short-term borrowings up to a maximum of seven days. The credit facility permits the Company and certain designated subsidiaries to borrow funds for general corporate purposes (including acquisitions). Borrowings under the facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin except that borrowings under the swing-line facility bear interest at a base rate plus a margin. There are no borrowings outstanding under this facility. Commitment fees in 2004 were $1.0 million. Concurrently with this amendment, the Company elected to terminate its $500.0 million four-year revolving term credit facility.

The facility has restrictive covenants relating to debt incurrence and sale of assets and also contains financial covenants that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios. A change of control is an event of default. Based on the required minimum financial ratios, at June 30, 2004, the Company is limited to approximately $310 million of additional debt incurrence. The available debt incurrence under the facility has been reduced by outstanding letters of credit totaling $51.8 million. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at June 30, 2004.

Celestica and certain subsidiaries have additional uncommitted bank overdraft facilities which total $61.6 million that are available for operating requirements at June 30, 2004. There are no borrowings outstanding under these facilities.

In June 2004, the Company issued Senior Subordinated Notes (Notes) with an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million due 2011, with a fixed interest rate of 7.875%. The Company received gross proceeds of $500.0 million and incurred $12.0 million, pre-tax, in underwriters commissions' and expenses which have been deferred and will be amortized over the term of the debt. A portion of the proceeds were used to repurchase LYONs. The Notes are unsecured and are subordinated in right of payment to all senior debt of the Company. The Notes may be redeemed July 1, 2008 or later at various premiums above face value.

In connection with the Notes offering, Celestica has entered into interest rate swap agreements which hedge the fair value of the Notes, by swapping the fixed rate of interest, for a variable rate based on LIBOR plus a margin. The notional amount of the agreements is $500.0 million. The agreements are effective June 2004 and mature July 2011. The average interest rate on the Notes for the second quarter was 4.6%, after reflecting the interest rate swap. As a result of entering into the interest rate swap agreements, the Company is exposed to interest rate risks due to fluctuations in the LIBOR rate. A one-percentage point increase in the LIBOR rate would increase interest expense by $5.0 million annually. The after-tax impact of the interest expense on the Notes is estimated to be approximately $0.01 per share per quarter, going forward.

Celestica believes that cash flow from operating activities, together with cash on hand and borrowings available under the Company's amended credit facility, will be sufficient to fund currently anticipated working capital, planned capital spending and debt service requirements for the next 12 months. At June 30, 2004, Celestica had committed $10.9 million in capital expenditures, principally for machinery and equipment and facilities in Asia. The Company expects capital spending for 2004 to be in the range of 1.5% to 2.5% of revenue which will be funded from cash on hand. In addition, Celestica regularly reviews acquisition opportunities and, as a result, may require additional debt or equity financing.

The Company has an arrangement to sell up to $400.0 million in accounts receivable under a revolving facility which is available until September 2004. As of June 30, 2004, the Company generated cash from the sale of $397.2 million in accounts receivable. The purchaser of the accounts receivable is a division of a Schedule "A" rated Canadian bank, with a Standard and Poor's Rating Service rating of A and Stable outlook, and had assets under management of over $50.0 billion as of the date of its last annual filing. The terms of the arrangement provide that the purchaser may elect not to purchase receivables if Celestica's corporate credit rating falls below BB- as determined by Standard and Poor's Rating Service.

During 2003, both Moody's and Standard and Poor's revised their outlook on the Company from stable to negative, as a result of reduced revenue and operating profit performance. In 2004, Standard and Poor's revised Celestica's credit rating to BB and in May 2004 Moody's revised Celestica's senior implied rating to Ba2. Both Moody's and Standard and Poor's maintain a negative outlook. A reduction in Celestica's credit ratings could impact Celestica's future cost of borrowing.

Celestica prices the majority of its products in U.S. dollars, and the majority of its material costs are also denominated in U.S. dollars. However, a significant portion of its non-material costs (including payroll, facilities costs, and costs of locally sourced supplies and inventory) are denominated in various other currencies. The majority of the Company's cash balances are held in U.S. dollars. As a result, Celestica may experience transaction and translation gains or losses because of currency fluctuations. The Company has an exchange risk management policy in place to control its hedging programs and does not enter into speculative trades. At June 30, 2004, Celestica had forward foreign exchange contracts covering various currencies in an aggregate notional amount of $535.4 million with expiry dates up to January 2006. The fair value of these contracts at June 30, 2004 was an unrealized gain of $10.2 million. Celestica's current hedging activity is designed to reduce the variability of its foreign currency costs in the regions the Company has manufacturing operations and generally involves entering into contracts to trade U.S. dollars for various currencies at future dates. In general, these contracts extend for periods of up to 25 months. Celestica may from time to time, enter into additional hedging transactions to minimize its exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risks. There can be no assurance that such hedging transactions will be successful. See notes 2(n) and 15 to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements and note 2(iii) to the 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company's defined benefit pension funding policy is to contribute amounts sufficient to meet minimum local statutory funding requirements that are based on actuarial calculations. The Company may make additional discretionary contributions based on actuarial assessments. The Company estimates the 2004 statutory defined benefit pension contributions to range from $7.0 million to $10.0 million and the voluntary defined benefit pension contributions to range from $8.0 million to $10.0 million. During the quarter, the Company paid approximately $12.0 million to fund its pension plans.

The Company has provided routine indemnifications, whose terms range in duration and often are not explicitly defined. These may include indemnifications against adverse effects due to changes in tax laws and patent infringements by third parties. The maximum amounts from these indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated. In some cases, the Company has recourse against other parties to mitigate its risk of loss from these indemnifications. Historically, the Company has not made significant payments relating to these indemnifications.

Controls and Procedures

The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the quarter, and have concluded that such controls and procedures are effective.

During the second quarter of 2004, there were no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such controls.

Recent Accounting Developments

Stock-based compensation and other stock-based payments:

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the revised CICA Handbook Section 3870. See note 2(q)(ii) to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements and note 2(i) to the June 30, 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Hedging relationships:

Effective January 1, 2004, the Company adopted the CICA Accounting Guideline AcG-13. See note 2(r) to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements and note 2(iii) to the June 30, 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Impairment of long-lived assets:

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the CICA Handbook Sections 3063 and 3475, which are similar to the FASB SFAS No. 144. See note 2(j) to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

Guarantees:

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the new CICA Accounting Guideline AcG-14 which harmonizes Canadian GAAP to the disclosure requirements of the FASB FIN 45. See notes 20(l) and 16 to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

Consolidation of variable interest entities:

In January 2003, FASB issued FIN 46. In June 2003, the CICA issued Accounting Guideline AcG-15 which is similar to FIN 46. See notes 2(r) and 20(l) to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements. In December 2003, FASB revised FIN 46. The CICA reaffirms its plan to harmonize with the revised U.S. guidance, and expects its standard to be effective for 2005.

Restructuring charges:

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted CICA Abstracts EIC-134 and EIC-135, which are similar to the FASB standards. See notes 2(p) and 20(l) to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

Asset retirement obligations:

Effective January 1, 2004, the Company retroactively adopted CICA Handbook Section 3110, which is similar to the FASB standards. See notes 2(r) and 20(l) to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements and note 2(ii) to the June 30, 2004 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Liabilities and equity:

In November 2003, the CICA revised Handbook Section 3860, "Financial Instruments — Presentation and Disclosure." See note 2(r) to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue recognition:

In December 2003, the CICA issued EIC-141, "Revenue Recognition" and EIC-142, "Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables." The FASB has similar standards. See note 2(r) to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

Generally accepted accounting principles:

In July 2003, the CICA issued Handbook Section 1100. See note 2(r) to the 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Exhibit 99.2

CELESTICA INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)

		December 31 2003			June 30 2004
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and short-term investments	$	1,028.8		$	802.8
	Accounts receivable		771.5			1,034.8
	Inventories		1,030.6			1,209.1
	Prepaid and other assets		158.4			194.2
	Deferred income taxes		40.8			43.5

			3,030.1			3,284.4
Capital assets			681.4			708.3
Goodwill from business combinations			948.0			1,202.8
Intangible assets			137.9			132.7
Other assets			339.1			374.6

		$	5,136.5		$	5,702.8

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	1,101.9		$	1,129.2
	Accrued liabilities		382.3			433.6
	Income taxes payable		8.2			12.2
	Deferred income taxes		21.4			26.2
	Current portion of long-term debt (note 4)		2.7			3.7

			1,516.5			1,604.9
Long-term debt (note 4)			0.7			501.7
Accrued pension and post-employment benefits			86.0			82.8
Deferred income taxes			57.2			69.0
Other long-term liabilities			10.0			29.7

			1,670.4			2,288.1
Shareholders' equity:
	Convertible debt (note 5)		603.5			327.0
	Capital stock (note 6)		3,297.8			3,552.5
	Warrants (note 6)		—			8.9
	Contributed surplus		115.7			136.3
	Deficit		(581.0	)		(637.6	)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		30.1			27.6

			3,466.1			3,414.7

		$	5,136.5		$	5,702.8

Accounting policy change (note 2(ii))
Guarantees and contingencies (note 12)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the 2003 annual consolidated financial statements.

CELESTICA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND DEFICIT
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

		Three months ended June 30						Six months ended June 30
		2003			2004			2003			2004
Revenue		$	1,598.4		$	2,314.2		$	3,185.7		$	4,331.1
Cost of sales			1,549.8			2,191.7			3,061.6			4,120.7

Gross profit			48.6			122.5			124.1			210.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses			59.9			86.1			119.6			160.6
Research and development costs			4.4			4.7			8.9			9.1
Amortization of intangible assets			12.1			7.7			24.5			14.9
Integration costs related to acquisitions			—			0.4			—			0.4
Other charges (note 7)			21.6			51.5			20.0			62.4

Operating loss			(49.4	)		(27.9	)		(48.9	)		(37.0	)
Interest on long-term debt			1.4			2.1			2.7			3.1
Interest expense (income), net			(2.9	)		0.7			(7.5	)		0.7

Loss before income taxes			(47.9	)		(30.7	)		(44.1	)		(40.8	)

Income taxes expense (recovery):
	Current		4.5			1.3			8.2			3.1
	Deferred		(12.6	)		(6.5	)		(15.7	)		(10.0	)

			(8.1	)		(5.2	)		(7.5	)		(6.9	)

Net loss for the period		$	(39.8	)	$	(25.5	)	$	(36.6	)	$	(33.9	)

Deficit, beginning of period		$	(296.9	)	$	(593.1	)	$	(294.7	)	$	(581.0	)
Change in accounting policy (note 2(ii))			—			—			(1.3	)		—

Deficit as restated, beginning of period			(296.9	)		(593.1	)		(296.0	)		(581.0	)
Net loss for the period			(39.8	)		(25.5	)		(36.6	)		(33.9	)
Convertible debt accretion, net of tax			(3.5	)		(3.8	)		(7.5	)		(7.5	)
Loss on repurchase of convertible debt (note 5)			(2.1	)		(15.2	)		(2.2	)		(15.2	)

Deficit, end of period		$	(342.3	)	$	(637.6	)	$	(342.3	)	$	(637.6	)

Basic loss per share (note 10)		$	(0.18	)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)
Diluted loss per share (note 10)		$	(0.18	)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in millions) (note 10):
	Basic		218.0			224.6			222.5			218.9
	Diluted		218.0			224.6			222.5			218.9

CELESTICA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)

		Three months ended June 30						Six months ended June 30
		2003			2004			2003			2004
Cash provided by (used in):
Operations:
Net loss for the period		$	(39.8	)	$	(25.5	)	$	(36.6	)	$	(33.9	)
Items not affecting cash:
	Depreciation and amortization		56.5			54.0			112.8			103.0
	Deferred income taxes		(12.6	)		(6.5	)		(15.7	)		(10.0	)
	Non-cash charge for option issuances		—			2.1			—			3.7
	Restructuring charges (note 7)		(4.9	)		1.9			(4.9	)		3.1
	Other charges (note 7)		—			0.6			(1.6	)		(2.0	)
Other			1.6			(12.1	)		5.8			6.4
Changes in non-cash working capital items:
	Accounts receivable		1.8			(93.6	)		153.8			(151.9	)
	Inventories		(28.8	)		78.5			(56.8	)		(24.2	)
	Prepaid and other assets		(11.1	)		(6.5	)		(44.3	)		(21.2	)
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(62.4	)		(179.0	)		(142.4	)		(135.1	)
	Income taxes payable		(0.5	)		(1.9	)		15.1			(2.2	)

	Non-cash working capital changes		(101.0	)		(202.5	)		(74.6	)		(334.6	)

Cash used in operations			(100.2	)		(188.0	)		(14.8	)		(264.3	)

Investing:
	Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			(8.5	)		(0.5	)		(42.3	)
	Purchase of capital assets		(29.4	)		(40.6	)		(47.5	)		(97.0	)
	Proceeds from sale of capital assets		—			18.5			1.8			21.6
	Other		(0.9	)		(0.5	)		(1.2	)		1.0

Cash used in investing activities			(30.3	)		(31.1	)		(47.4	)		(116.7	)

Financing:
	Increase in long-term debt (note 4)		—			500.0			—			500.0
	Long-term debt issue costs, pre-tax		—			(12.0	)		—			(12.0	)
	Repayment of long-term debt		(0.8	)		(1.0	)		(1.9	)		(39.1	)
	Deferred financing costs		(0.2	)		(3.8	)		(0.4	)		(3.8	)
	Repurchase of convertible debt (note 5)		(60.7	)		(299.7	)		(136.8	)		(299.7	)
	Issuance of share capital		1.1			5.2			3.3			8.0
	Repurchase of capital stock (note 6)		(119.8	)		—			(200.8	)		—
	Other		2.6			2.2			2.6			1.6

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(177.8	)		190.9			(334.0	)		155.0

Decrease in cash			(308.3	)		(28.2	)		(396.2	)		(226.0	)
Cash, beginning of period			1,763.1			831.0			1,851.0			1,028.8

Cash, end of period		$	1,454.8		$	802.8		$	1,454.8		$	802.8

Cash is comprised of cash and short-term investments.
Supplemental cash flow information (note 11)

CELESTICA INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

1. Nature of business:

The primary operations of the Company consist of providing a full range of electronics manufacturing services including design, prototyping, system assembly, testing, product assurance, supply chain management, worldwide distribution and after-market service to its customers primarily in the computing and communications industries. The Company has operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Celestica prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in Canada with a reconciliation to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, disclosed in note 20 to the 2003 annual consolidated financial statements.

2. Significant accounting policies:

The disclosures contained in these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not include all requirements of Canadian GAAP for annual financial statements. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2003 annual consolidated financial statements.

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2004 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2004.

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are based upon accounting principles consistent with those used and described in the 2003 annual consolidated financial statements, except for the following:

(i) Stock-based compensation and other stock-based payments:

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the revised CICA Handbook Section 3870, "Stock Based Compensation," which requires that a fair value method of accounting be applied to all stock-based compensation payments to both employees and non-employees. In accordance with the transitional provisions of Section 3870, the Company has prospectively applied the fair value method of accounting for stock option awards granted after January 1, 2003 and, accordingly, has recorded compensation expense. Prior to January 1, 2003, the Company accounted for its employee stock options using the settlement method and no compensation expense was recognized. For awards granted in 2002, the standard requires the disclosure of pro forma earnings and per share information as if the Company had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method. The pro forma effect of awards granted prior to January 1, 2002 has not been included in the pro forma earnings and per share information.

The estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the vesting period, on a straight-line basis, and was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

	Three months ended June 30						Six months ended June 30
	2003			2004			2003			2004
Risk-free rate		3.5	%		3.9	%		3.5	%		3.0	%
Dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%
Volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company's shares		70.0	%		70.0	%		70.0	%		70.0	%
Expected option life (in years)		4.7			4.6			4.2			4.4
Weighted average grant date fair values of options issued	$	6.86		$	10.63		$	6.83		$	9.85

(a): Option grants after January 1, 2003 — Compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively, was $2.1 and $3.7 (three and six month ended June 30, 2003 — Nil) relating to the fair value of options granted after January 1, 2003.
(b): 2002 Options — The pro forma disclosure relating to options granted in 2002 is as follows:

		Three months ended June 30						Six months ended June 30
		2003			2004			2003			2004
Net loss as reported		$	(39.8	)	$	(25.5	)	$	(36.6	)	$	(33.9	)
Deduct: Stock-based compensation costs using fair value method, net of tax			(2.6	)		(1.8	)		(5.2	)		(4.2	)

Pro forma net loss		$	(42.4	)	$	(27.3	)	$	(41.8	)	$	(38.1	)

Loss per share:
	Basic — as reported	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)
	Basic — pro forma	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.11	)
	Diluted — as reported	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)
	Diluted — pro forma	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.11	)

The Company's stock plans are described in note 9 to the 2003 annual consolidated financial statements.

(ii) Asset retirement obligations:

Effective January 1, 2004, the Company retroactively adopted the new CICA Handbook Section 3110, "Asset Retirement Obligations," which establishes standards for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of liabilities for asset retirement obligations and the associated retirement costs. This section applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets that results from their acquisition, lease, construction, development or normal operation. This standard is effective on a retroactive basis with restatement of prior periods. On January 1, 2004, the Company recorded a liability of $4.0 for the estimated costs of retiring leasehold improvements at the maturity of the facility leases. The Company also recorded asset retirement costs of $1.8 on January 1, 2004. The impact of the amortization expense and accretion charges from the date the Company incurred the obligations through to January 1, 2004, the effective date of this standard, totals $2.2. The Company recorded a charge to the January 1, 2003 deficit of $1.3. The impact of the accretion and amortization charges to cost of sales and net loss for the year ended December 31, 2003 was $0.9 (three and six months ended June 30, 2003 — $0.2 and $0.4, respectively). The facility leases expire between 2004 and 2013.

The following table details the changes in the leasehold retirement liability:

January 1, 2004	$	4.0
Accretion charges recorded in cost of sales		0.1
Assumed on acquisition of MSL		1.3

March 31, 2004		5.4
Accretion charges recorded in cost of sales		0.1

June 30, 2004	$	5.5

The adjustment to the leasehold assets in respect of asset retirement costs is amortized into income over the remaining life of the leases, on a straight-line basis. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively, amortization expense of $0.1 and $0.3 was recorded in cost of sales.

(iii) Hedging transactions:

In November 2001, the CICA issued Accounting Guideline AcG-13, "Hedging Relationships," and later amended the effective date of the guideline. AcG-13 established new criteria for hedge accounting and applies to all hedging relationships in effect on or after January 1, 2004. Effective January 1, 2004, the Company has determined that all of its hedge agreements qualify for hedge accounting under the new guidelines.

In connection with the issuance of its $500.0 principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes in June 2004, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the fair value of the Notes, by swapping the fixed rate of interest for a variable interest rate. The notional amount of the agreements is $500.0. The agreements are effective June 2004 and mature July 2011.

The interest rate swap agreements are not recognized in the consolidated financial statements on inception. Payments or receipts under the swap agreements are recognized as adjustments to interest expense on long-term debt.

3. Acquisitions:

(i) Business Combination:

On March 12, 2004, the Company acquired Manufacturers' Services Limited (MSL), a full-service global electronics manufacturing and supply chain services company, headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts. This acquisition provides the Company with an expanded customer base and service offerings, and supports the Company's strategy of diversifying its end-markets. MSL's customers come from diverse industries including industrial, commercial avionics, automotive, retail systems, medical, communications and network storage, and peripherals.

The purchase price of $321.2 was financed with the issuance of 14.1 million subordinate voting shares, the issuance of options to purchase 2.1 million subordinate voting shares, the issuance of warrants to purchase 1.1 million subordinate voting shares, and $51.6 in cash. The value of the shares was determined based on the average market price of the shares for a reasonable period before and after the date the terms of the acquisition were agreed to and announced. The fair value of the options and warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming a risk-free rate of 1.9%, a dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility factors of 62.0% to 68.0% and a range of expected option lives, generally three years or less.

The Company estimates the value of amortizable intellectual property to be $9.7, expected to consist of intellectual property and process technology with a useful life not exceeding five years. The Company is in the process of obtaining valuations of certain assets. As a result, the fair value allocation of the purchase price is subject to refinement. The goodwill recorded for MSL is not tax deductible. During the quarter, the Company refined its purchase price allocation as certain information became available. Details of the net assets acquired, at estimated fair value, are as follows:

Current assets	$	276.7
Capital assets		38.5
Other long-term assets		8.5
Goodwill		254.8
Intellectual property		9.7
Other liabilities assumed		(226.0	)
Long-term debt assumed		(41.0	)

Net assets acquired	$	321.2

Financed by:
Cash	$	51.6
Issuance of shares		245.5
Issuance of options		15.2
Issuance of warrants (see note 6)		8.9

	$	321.2

In connection with the MSL acquisition, the Company has determined that it will consolidate some of the acquired MSL facilities, including a workforce reduction. The Company has recorded the liability for the restructuring costs as part of the purchase price.

The planned actions include employee termination costs and lease exit costs in all geographies. The Company expects to complete the major components of the restructuring within one year from the acquisition date, with the exception of long-term lease and contractual obligations, which will be paid out over the remaining lease terms through 2010. Cash outlays are funded from cash on hand.

The following table details the activity through the restructuring liability:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other			Total accrued liability
Accrued on acquisition	$	27.8		$	6.7		$	0.9		$	35.4
Cash payments		(8.8	)		—			—			(8.8	)

March 31, 2004		19.0			6.7			0.9			26.6
Cash payments		(3.8	)		(0.1	)		(0.1	)		(4.0	)

June 30, 2004	$	15.2		$	6.6		$	0.8		$	22.6

(ii) Asset acquisition:

In April 2004, the Company paid approximately $11 in cash to acquire certain assets located in the Philippines from NEC Corporation.

4. Long-term debt:

	As of December 31 2003		As at June 30 2004
Unsecured, revolving credit facility due 2007 (a)	$	—	$	—
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (b)		—		500.0
Capital lease obligations		3.4		5.4

		3.4		505.4
Less current portion		2.7		3.7

	$	0.7	$	501.7

(a): In June 2004, the Company amended its 364-day credit facility from $250.0 to $600.0 and extended the maturity from October 2004 to June 2007. The facility includes a $25.0 swing-line facility that provides for short-term borrowings up to a maximum of seven days. The credit facility permits the Company and certain designated subsidiaries to borrow funds for general corporate purposes (including acquisitions). Borrowings under the facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin except that borrowings under the swing-line facility bear interest at a base rate plus a margin. There are no borrowings outstanding under this facility. Commitment fees in 2004 were $1.0. Concurrently with this amendment, the Company elected to terminate its $500.0 four-year revolving term credit facility.

The facility has restrictive covenants relating to debt incurrence and sale of assets and also contains financial covenants that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios. A change of control is an event of default. Based on the required minimum financial ratios, at June 30, 2004, the Company is limited to approximately $310 of additional debt incurrence. The available debt incurrence under the facility has been reduced by outstanding letters of credit totaling $51.8. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at June 30, 2004.

(b): In June 2004, the Company issued Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 with an aggregate principal amount of $500.0, and a fixed interest rate of 7.875%. The Company received gross proceeds of $500.0 and incurred $12.0, pre-tax in underwriting commissions and expenses which will be deferred and amortized over the term of the debt. A portion of the proceeds were used in the second quarter of 2004 to repurchase LYONs. The Notes are unsecured and are subordinated in right of payment to all senior debt of the Company. The Notes may be redeemed July 1, 2008 or later at various premiums above face value.

In connection with the Notes offering, the Company entered into agreements which swaps the fixed interest rate on the Notes with a variable interest rate based on LIBOR plus a margin. The average interest rate on the Notes was 4.6% for the quarter.

5. Convertible debt:

During the quarter, the Company paid $299.7 to repurchase Liquid Yield Option™ Notes (LYONs) with a principal amount at maturity of $540.3. Pursuant to Canadian GAAP, the LYONs are recorded as an equity instrument and bifurcated into a principal equity component and an option component. See the description in note 8 to the 2003 annual consolidated financial statements. The loss on the repurchase of LYONs for the quarter of $15.2 was charged to deficit and apportioned between the principal equity and option components, based on their relative fair values compared to their carrying values. Consistent with the treatment of the periodic accretion charges, the amount relating to the principal equity component has been included in the basic and diluted per share calculations in note 10.

At June 30, 2004, outstanding LYONs have a principal amount at maturity of $614.4. At June 30, 2004, the Company had approval to spend up to $200.3 to repurchase additional LYONs at management's discretion.

6. Capital stock and warrants:

Through June 30, 2004, the Company has repurchased a total of 22.6 million subordinate voting shares under its Normal Course Issuer Bids. During the first half of 2003, the Company repurchased 15.9 million subordinate voting shares. There were no repurchases during the first half of 2004.

In connection with the MSL acquisition, the Company issued Series A and Series B warrants to replace the outstanding MSL warrants. The Series A warrants are fully vested and exercisable at any time through March 14, 2007 at an exercise price of $18.72 per share. The Series B warrants are fully vested and exercisable at any time through July 3, 2008 at an exercise price of $16.73 per share. The Company has the right to require the holders of both Series A and Series B warrants to exercise their warrants if the Company's subordinate voting shares trade at 175% of the exercise price of the warrants during a specified period.

7. Other charges:

	Three months ended June 30					Six months ended June 30
	2003		2004			2003			2004
2001 restructuring (a)	$	—	$	0.4		$	—		$	0.8
2002 restructuring (b)		16.3		1.5			16.3			4.1
2003 restructuring (c)		5.3		0.8			5.3			1.8
2004 restructuring (d)		—		48.2			—			57.7
Gain on sale of surplus land		—		(1.0	)		(1.6	)		(3.6	)
Deferred financing costs (e)		—		1.6			—			1.6

	$	21.6	$	51.5		$	20.0		$	62.4

(a) 2001 restructuring:

In 2001, the Company announced its restructuring plan in response to the weak end-markets. Weak end-market conditions in the computing and communications industries resulted in those customers rescheduling and cancelling orders, directly impacting the Company's operations.

The Company completed the major components of its 2001 restructuring plan in 2002, except for certain long-term lease and other contractual obligations, which will be paid out over the remaining lease terms through 2015. Cash outlays are funded from cash on hand.

The following table details the activity through the accrued restructuring liability and the non-cash charge:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other			Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge			Total charge
January 1, 2001	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Provision		90.7			35.3			12.4			138.4			98.6			237.0
Cash payments		(51.2	)		(1.6	)		(2.9	)		(55.7	)		—			—

December 31, 2001		39.5			33.7			9.5			82.7			98.6			237.0
Cash payments		(35.4	)		(13.0	)		(6.8	)		(55.2	)		—			—
Adjustments		(4.1	)		11.4			(2.7	)		4.6			(2.7	)		1.9

December 31, 2002		—			32.1			—			32.1			95.9			238.9
Cash payments		—			(14.1	)		—			(14.1	)		—			—
Adjustments		—			7.9			—			7.9			—			7.9

December 31, 2003	$	—		$	25.9		$	—		$	25.9		$	95.9		$	246.8

The following table details the activity for the quarter:

	Employee termination costs		Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other		Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge		Quarter charge
March 31, 2004	$	—	$	24.7		$	—	$	24.7		$	95.9	$	—
Cash payments		—		(1.6	)		—		(1.6	)		—		—
Adjustments		—		0.4			—		0.4			—		0.4

June 30, 2004	$	—	$	23.5		$	—	$	23.5		$	95.9	$	0.4

The accrued restructuring liability is recorded in Accrued Liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(b) 2002 restructuring:

In response to the prolonged difficult end-market conditions, particularly in the computing and communications industries, the Company announced a second restructuring plan in July 2002. The weak demand for the Company's manufacturing services resulted in an accelerated move to lower cost geographies and additional restructuring in the Americas and Europe.

These restructuring actions were focused on consolidating facilities, workforce reductions, and transferring programs to lower cost geographies. A total of 6,398 employees have been terminated as of June 30, 2004, as the Company executed its 2002 planned employee actions. Approximately 30 employee positions remain to be terminated as of June 30, 2004. Approximately 80% of the employee terminations were in the Americas and 20% in Europe. The majority of the employees terminated were manufacturing and plant employees. In 2003, the Company increased its employee termination costs by $7.4 due to changes in planned headcount reductions. The facility actions included closing or consolidating 9 facilities in the Americas and Europe. For leased facilities that were no longer used, the lease costs included in the restructuring costs represent future lease payments less estimated sublease recoveries. In 2003, the Company made an adjustment to lease and other contractual obligations of $16.2 to reflect incremental cancellation fees paid for terminating certain facility leases and to reflect higher accruals for other leases due to delays in the timing of sublease recoveries and changes in estimated sublease rates, relating principally to facilities in the Americas. During the first quarter of 2004, the Company paid cancellation fees to terminate certain facility leases.

The Company recorded a non-cash charge of $194.5 to write-down certain long-lived assets (85% in Americas, 10% in Europe and 5% in Asia) which became impaired as a result of the rationalization of facilities. In addition to buildings and improvements, and machinery and equipment, the asset impairments also related to intellectual property and other intangible assets. In 2003, the Company recorded a non-cash adjustment against its capital assets of $(10.8). This recovery was primarily due to amendments of its 2002 restructuring plans in 2003; as a result of customer requirements, certain assets no longer qualified as available-for-sale which resulted in a $13.0 increase to the book value of the assets. Included in the December 31, 2002 impairment charges were charges of $17.1 related to these capital assets that were classified as available-for-sale.

The Company had completed the major components of its 2002 restructuring plan by the end of March 2004, except for remaining termination payments to be paid in 2004 and certain long-term lease and other contractual obligations which will be paid out over the remaining lease terms through 2011. Cash outlays are funded from cash on hand.

The following table details the activity through the accrued restructuring liability and the non-cash charge:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other			Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge			Total charge
January 1, 2002	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Provision		128.8			51.7			8.5			189.0			194.5			383.5
Cash payments		(41.7	)		(1.7	)		(0.7	)		(44.1	)		—			—

December 31, 2002		87.1			50.0			7.8			144.9			194.5			383.5
Cash payments		(83.4	)		(30.0	)		(7.8	)		(121.2	)		—			—
Adjustments		7.4			16.2			2.9			26.5			(10.8	)		15.7

December 31, 2003	$	11.1		$	36.2		$	2.9		$	50.2		$	183.7		$	399.2

The following table details the activity for the quarter:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other			Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge		Quarter charge
March 31, 2004	$	7.1		$	19.1		$	3.0		$	29.2		$	184.9	$	—
Cash payments		(2.2	)		(1.8	)		(1.3	)		(5.3	)		—		—
Adjustments		(0.1	)		—			0.8			0.7			0.8		1.5

June 30, 2004	$	4.8		$	17.3		$	2.5		$	24.6		$	185.7	$	1.5

The accrued restructuring liability is recorded in Accrued Liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

In January 2003, the Company announced that it will further reduce its manufacturing capacity. These restructuring actions were focused on workforce reductions and facility consolidations in Europe. Termination announcements were made in 2003 to approximately 480 employees, primarily manufacturing and plant employees. Approximately 245 employees have been terminated as of June 30, 2004, with the balance expected to be paid out by the end of the third quarter of 2004. Included in the negotiated termination costs are payments to regulatory agencies, in accordance with local labour legislation, which are expected to be paid out through 2007. Cash outlays are funded from cash on hand.

The non-cash charge for asset impairment of $8.5 reflects the write-down of certain capital assets, primarily in Europe, which were disposed of, or that have become impaired and are available-for-sale, as a result of the 2003 restructuring. The capital assets were written down to their fair values.

The following table details the activity through the accrued restructuring liability and the non-cash charge:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other			Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge		Total charge
January 1, 2003	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—
Provision		61.4			0.3			1.1			62.8			8.5		71.3
Cash payments		(28.6	)		(0.3	)		(1.1	)		(30.0	)		—		—

December 31, 2003	$	32.8		$	—		$	—		$	32.8		$	8.5	$	71.3

The following table details the activity for the quarter:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations		Facility exit costs and other		Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge		Quarter charge
March 31, 2004	$	26.9		$	—	$	—	$	26.9		$	8.5	$	—
Cash payments		(2.6	)		—		—		(2.6	)		—		—
Adjustments		0.8			—		—		0.8			—		0.8

June 30, 2004	$	25.1		$	—	$	—	$	25.1		$	8.5	$	0.8

The accrued restructuring liability is recorded in Accrued Liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(d) 2004 restructuring:

In January and April 2004, the Company announced plans to further restructure its operations to better align capacity with customers' requirements. These restructuring actions were focused on workforce reductions and facility consolidations in all regions. As of June 30, 2004, termination announcements were made to approximately 2,500 employees, primarily manufacturing and plant employees. Approximately 1,100 employees have been terminated as of June 30, 2004. Approximately 60% of the employee terminations were in the Americas, 25% in Asia and 15% in Europe.

The Company expects to complete these actions by early 2005. Cash outlays are funded from cash on hand.

The following table details the activity through the accrued restructuring liability:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other		Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge		Quarter charge
January 1, 2004	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—
Provision		9.5			—			—		9.5			—		9.5
Cash payments		(0.6	)		—			—		(0.6	)		—		—

March 31, 2004		8.9			—			—		8.9			—		9.5
Provision		46.6			0.4			0.1		47.1			1.1		48.2
Cash payments		(22.5	)		(0.2	)		—		(22.7	)		—		—

June 30, 2004	$	33.0		$	0.2		$	0.1	$	33.3		$	1.1	$	57.7

The accrued restructuring liability is recorded in Accrued Liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

As part of the plan to better align its capacity, the Company expects to incur restructuring charges of between $175.0 and $200.0 to be recorded throughout 2004 and into the first quarter of 2005. As of June 30, 2004, the Company has recorded restructuring charges of $64.4 relating to this plan.

As of June 30, 2004, capital assets included $16.8 representing assets available-for-sale, primarily land and buildings in Europe, as a result of the restructuring actions implemented by the Company. The Company has programs underway to sell these assets.

(e) Deferred financing costs:

In June 2004, the Company cancelled one of its credit facilities and expensed related deferred financing costs of $1.6. See note 4.

8. Pension and non-pension post-employment benefit plans:

The Company has recorded the following pension expense:

	Three months ended June 30				Six months ended June 30
	2003		2004		2003		2004
Pension plans	$	7.9	$	6.9	$	15.7	$	14.4
Other benefit plans		3.4		4.0		6.8		8.1

Total expense	$	11.3	$	10.9	$	22.5	$	22.5

9. Segmented information:

The Company's operations fall into one dominant industry segment, the electronics manufacturing services industry. The Company manages its operations, and accordingly determines its operating segments, on a geographic basis. The performance of geographic operating segments is monitored based on EBIAT (earnings/loss before interest, amortization of intangible assets, integration costs related to acquisitions, other charges, non-cash option expense and income taxes). Inter-segment transactions are reflected at market value. The following is a breakdown by reporting segment:

	Three months ended June 30						Six months ended June 30
	2003			2004			2003			2004
Revenue
Americas	$	783.8		$	1,036.4		$	1,553.1		$	1,897.9
Europe		344.1			452.5			680.5			881.9
Asia		538.1			921.5			1,063.6			1,723.7
Elimination of inter-segment revenue		(67.6	)		(96.2	)		(111.5	)		(172.4	)

	$	1,598.4		$	2,314.2		$	3,185.7		$	4,331.1

	Three months ended June 30						Six months ended June 30
	2003			2004			2003			2004
EBIAT
Americas	$	6.9		$	2.2		$	22.4		$	(3.7	)
Europe		(33.7	)		0.7			(59.1	)		(4.3	)
Asia		11.1			30.9			32.3			52.4

		(15.7	)		33.8			(4.4	)		44.4
Interest, net		1.5			(2.8	)		4.8			(3.8	)
Amortization of intangible assets		(12.1	)		(7.7	)		(24.5	)		(14.9	)
Non-cash option expense		—			(2.1	)		—			(3.7	)
Integration costs related to acquisitions		—			(0.4	)		—			(0.4	)
Other charges (note 7)		(21.6	)		(51.5	)		(20.0	)		(62.4	)

Loss before income taxes	$	(47.9	)	$	(30.7	)	$	(44.1	)	$	(40.8	)

	As at June 30
	2003		2004
Total assets
Americas	$	2,333.7	$	2,249.3
Europe		1,050.2		1,150.5
Asia		1,953.4		2,303.0

	$	5,337.3	$	5,702.8

Goodwill
Americas	$	115.7	$	241.8
Europe		—		76.0
Asia		832.3		885.0

	$	948.0	$	1,202.8

10. Weighted average shares outstanding and per share calculations:

The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted per share:

			Three months ended June 30						Six months ended June 30
			2003			2004			2003			2004
Numerator:
	Net loss		$	(39.8	)	$	(25.5	)	$	(36.6	)	$	(33.9	)
	Convertible debt accretion, net of tax			(3.5	)		(3.8	)		(7.5	)		(7.5	)
	Gain on repurchase of convertible debt, net of tax (note 5)			4.2			21.4			9.9			21.4

	Loss available to common shareholders		$	(39.1	)	$	(7.9	)	$	(34.2	)	$	(20.0	)
Denominator (in millions):
	Weighted average shares — basic			218.0			224.6			222.5			218.9
	Effect of dilutive securities:
		Employee stock options and warrants⁽¹⁾		—			—			—			—
		Convertible debt⁽¹⁾		—			—			—			—

	Weighted average shares — diluted			218.0			224.6			222.5			218.9
Loss per share:
	Basic		$	(0.18	)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)
	Diluted		$	(0.18	)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)

(1): Excludes the effect of all options, warrants and convertible debt as they are anti-dilutive due to the loss reported in the period.

11. Supplemental cash flow information:

		Three months ended June 30				Six months ended June 30
		2003		2004		2003		2004
Paid during the period:
Interest		$	2.4	$	6.1	$	4.2	$	8.1
Taxes		$	7.8	$	2.1	$	5.6	$	4.0
Non-cash financing activities:
	Convertible debt accretion, net of tax	$	3.5	$	3.8	$	7.5	$	7.5
	Shares issued for acquisition of MSL	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	245.5
	Options issued for acquisition of MSL	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	15.2
	Warrants issued for acquisition of MSL	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	8.9

12. Guarantees and contingencies:

Contingent liabilities in the form of letters of credit, letters of guarantee, and surety and performance bonds are provided to various third parties. These guarantees cover various payments including customs and excise taxes, utility commitments and certain bank guarantees. At June 30, 2004, these liabilities, including guarantees of employee share purchase loans, amounted to $59.0 (March 31, 2004 — $60.9).

In addition to the above guarantees, the Company has also provided routine indemnifications, whose terms range in duration and often are not explicitly defined. These may include indemnifications against adverse effects due to changes in tax laws and patent infringements by third parties. The maximum amounts from these indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated. In some cases, the Company has recourse against other parties to mitigate its risk of loss from these indemnifications. Historically, the Company has not made significant payments relating to these types of indemnifications.

In the normal course of operations the Company is subject to litigation and claims from time to time. Management believes that adequate provisions have been recorded in the accounts where required. Although it is not always possible to estimate the extent of potential costs, if any, management believes that the ultimate resolution of such contingencies would not have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial position or liquidity of the Company.

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Exhibit 99.3

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Stephen W. Delaney, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 6-K of Celestica Inc., which constitutes a quarterly report of the company;

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 company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The company's other certifying officer(s) 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)) for the company 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 company, 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): [omitted pursuant to the guidance of Release No. 33-8238 (June 5, 2003)];
(c): evaluated the effectiveness of the company'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 company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company's most recent fiscal quarter (the company's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

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

(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 company'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 company's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 27, 2004
		By:	/s/ STEPHEN W. DELANEY Stephen W. Delaney Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 99.4

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Anthony P. Puppi, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 6-K of Celestica Inc., which constitutes a quarterly report of the company;

2.

3.

4.

(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 company, 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): [omitted pursuant to the guidance of Release No. 33-8238 (June 5, 2003)];
(c): evaluated the effectiveness of the company'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 company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company's most recent fiscal quarter (the company's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

(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 company'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 company's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 27, 2004
		By:	/s/ ANTHONY P. PUPPI Anthony P. Puppi Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 99.5

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

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in his capacity as an officer of Celestica Inc. (the "Company"), that the quarterly report of the Company included in the Form 6-K for the period ended March 31, 2004 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

July 27, 2004
	By:	/s/ STEVEN W. DELANEY Steven W. Delaney Chief Executive Officer
July 27, 2004
	By:	/s/ ANTHONY P. PUPPI Anthony P. Puppi Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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