Fuller's earnings fall; delays annual report.(H.B. Fuller Co.'s financial reports)(Brief Article)

H.B. Fuller reported net income for its fiscal fourth quarter ended November 27 down 3%, to $12.9 million excluding a $2-million charge related to financial statement discrepancies within its Chilean operations. Sales rose 9.3%, to $378.5 million. Fuller has "demonstrated progress in our business overall, especially with respect to pricing," says CEO Al Stroucken. "The limited availability of raw materials and extraordinary rise in their costs required us to be very active in passing through these costs to the market. Toward the …