UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission File Number: 1-35305

Post Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Missouri						45-3355106
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2503 S. Hanley Road

St. Louis, Missouri 63144

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(314) 644-7600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	POST	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share – ~~60,744,679~~59,758,286 shares as of ~~May 2,~~of August 1, 2022

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POST HOLDINGS, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED).

POST HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)


		Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2022		2021		2022		2021
Net Sales	Net Sales	$	1,409.7	$	1,201.5	$	2,747.2	$	2,377.3	Net Sales	$	1,524.9	$	1,247.5	$	4,272.1	$	3,624.8
Cost of goods sold	Cost of goods sold	1,031.2		837.5		2,037.0		1,649.8		Cost of goods sold	1,160.2		879.4		3,197.2		2,529.2
Gross Profit	Gross Profit	378.5		364.0		710.2		727.5		Gross Profit	364.7		368.1		1,074.9		1,095.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	Selling, general and administrative expenses	235.4		201.2		455.9		414.0		Selling, general and administrative expenses	225.0		189.3		680.9		603.3
Amortization of intangible assets	Amortization of intangible assets	36.4		35.3		72.9		70.0		Amortization of intangible assets	36.6		36.5		109.5		106.5

Other operating expense (income), net		6.7		(2.0)		3.2		(4.5)
Other operating (income) expense, net										Other operating (income) expense, net	(2.4)		(12.7)		0.8		(17.2)
Operating Profit	Operating Profit	100.0		129.5		178.2		248.0		Operating Profit	105.5		155.0		283.7		403.0
Interest expense, net	Interest expense, net	87.2		83.5		170.0		167.3		Interest expense, net	75.6		82.4		245.6		249.7
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net		19.3		93.2		19.3		93.2
Income on swaps, net		(128.2)		(185.6)		(91.3)		(227.2)
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net										(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net	(10.2)		—		9.1		93.2
(Income) expense on swaps, net										(Income) expense on swaps, net	(131.6)		121.6		(222.9)		(105.6)
Gain on investment in BellRing	Gain on investment in BellRing	(447.7)		—		(447.7)		—		Gain on investment in BellRing	(35.1)		—		(482.8)		—
Other expense (income), net		1.7		(6.1)		(1.2)		(16.9)
Earnings before Income Taxes and Equity Method Loss		567.7		144.5		529.1		231.6
Other income, net										Other income, net	(12.8)		(2.9)		(14.0)		(19.8)
Earnings (Loss) before Income Taxes and Equity Method Loss										Earnings (Loss) before Income Taxes and Equity Method Loss	219.6		(46.1)		748.7		185.5
Income tax expense	Income tax expense	21.1		28.6		8.3		43.5		Income tax expense	35.0		19.5		43.3		63.0
Equity method loss, net of tax	Equity method loss, net of tax	18.7		7.0		37.3		14.9		Equity method loss, net of tax	12.0		11.6		49.3		26.5
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interests		527.9		108.9		483.5		173.2
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations		2.3		0.2		2.6		0.5
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations		525.6		108.7		480.9		172.7
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest		(2.3)		1.2		21.6		18.4
Net Earnings		$	523.3	$	109.9	$	502.5	$	191.1
Net Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interests										Net Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interests	172.6		(77.2)		656.1		96.0
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations										Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	2.4		(1.1)		5.0		(0.6)
Net Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations										Net Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations	170.2		(76.1)		651.1		96.6
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest										Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest	—		21.8		21.6		40.2
Net Earnings (Loss)										Net Earnings (Loss)	$	170.2	$	(54.3)	$	672.7	$	136.8

Earnings from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations per Common Share:										Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
Basic	Basic	$	8.51	$	1.69	$	7.81	$	2.66	Basic	$	2.77	$	(1.30)	$	10.61	$	1.40
Diluted	Diluted	$	8.44	$	1.67	$	7.74	$	2.62	Diluted	$	2.72	$	(1.30)	$	10.47	$	1.38
(Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:
Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:										Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:
Basic	Basic	$	(0.04)	$	0.02	$	0.35	$	0.28	Basic	$	—	$	0.34	$	0.35	$	0.62
Diluted	Diluted	$	(0.04)	$	0.02	$	0.34	$	0.28	Diluted	$	—	$	0.34	$	0.35	$	0.61
Earnings per Common Share:
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:										Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:
Basic	Basic	$	8.47	$	1.71	$	8.16	$	2.94	Basic	$	2.77	$	(0.95)	$	10.96	$	2.02
Diluted	Diluted	$	8.40	$	1.69	$	8.08	$	2.90	Diluted	$	2.72	$	(0.95)	$	10.82	$	1.99
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:	Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:									Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	Basic	61.7		64.1		62.1		64.9		Basic	60.4		63.7		61.5		64.5
Diluted	Diluted	62.2		65.1		62.7		66.0		Diluted	61.6		63.7		62.3		65.6

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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POST HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)

(in millions)


		Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2022		2021		2022		2021
Net Earnings		$	523.3	$	109.9	$	502.5	$	191.1
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations		2.3		0.2		2.6		0.5
Net Earnings (Loss)										Net Earnings (Loss)	$	170.2	$	(54.3)	$	672.7	$	136.8
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations										Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	2.4		(1.1)		5.0		(0.6)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations	Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations	0.5		0.7		11.8		10.2		Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations	—		11.1		11.8		21.3
Net Earnings Including Noncontrolling Interests		526.1		110.8		516.9		201.8
Net Earnings (Loss) Including Noncontrolling Interests										Net Earnings (Loss) Including Noncontrolling Interests	172.6		(44.3)		689.5		157.5
Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments:	Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments:									Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments:

Reclassifications to net earnings		(0.5)		(0.2)		(1.0)		(0.4)
Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)										Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)	(0.4)		(0.1)		(1.4)		(0.5)

Hedging adjustments:	Hedging adjustments:									Hedging adjustments:

Reclassifications to net earnings		6.6		0.6		7.1		1.1
Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)										Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)	—		0.6		7.1		1.7

Foreign currency translation adjustments:	Foreign currency translation adjustments:									Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments	Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments	(46.1)		14.0		(41.2)		115.6		Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments	(124.3)		10.8		(165.5)		126.4

Tax benefit (expense) on other comprehensive income:	Tax benefit (expense) on other comprehensive income:									Tax benefit (expense) on other comprehensive income:
Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments:	Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments:									Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments:
Reclassifications to net earnings		0.2		0.1		0.3		0.2
Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)										Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)	0.1		0.1		0.4		0.3
Hedging adjustments:	Hedging adjustments:									Hedging adjustments:

Reclassifications to net earnings		(1.8)		(0.1)		(1.8)		(0.2)
Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)										Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)	—		(0.2)		(1.8)		(0.4)

Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Including Noncontrolling Interests	Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Including Noncontrolling Interests	(41.6)		14.4		(36.6)		116.3		Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Including Noncontrolling Interests	(124.6)		11.2		(161.2)		127.5
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4.3		0.8		15.7		10.9		Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	2.1		10.4		17.8		21.3
Total Comprehensive Income		$	480.2	$	124.4	$	464.6	$	307.2
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)										Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	45.9	$	(43.5)	$	510.5	$	263.7

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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POST HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(in millions)


		March 31, 2022		September 30, 2021			June 30, 2022		September 30, 2021
ASSETS	ASSETS					ASSETS
Current Assets	Current Assets					Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	$	489.8	$	664.5	Cash and cash equivalents	$	263.5	$	664.5
Restricted cash	Restricted cash	3.5		7.1		Restricted cash	4.0		7.1
Receivables, net	Receivables, net	477.8		452.4		Receivables, net	551.3		452.4
Inventories	Inventories	517.5		476.6		Inventories	524.5		476.6

Investment in BellRing	Investment in BellRing	447.7		—		Investment in BellRing	482.8		—
Current investments held in trust						Current investments held in trust	345.5		—
Current assets of discontinued operations	Current assets of discontinued operations	—		385.7		Current assets of discontinued operations	—		385.7
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	127.2		99.8		Prepaid expenses and other current assets	119.4		99.8
Total Current Assets	Total Current Assets	2,063.5		2,086.1		Total Current Assets	2,291.0		2,086.1
Property, net	Property, net	1,736.3		1,830.5		Property, net	1,727.4		1,830.5
Goodwill	Goodwill	4,475.2		4,501.6		Goodwill	4,420.3		4,501.6
Other intangible assets, net	Other intangible assets, net	2,830.5		2,924.4		Other intangible assets, net	2,781.9		2,924.4
Equity method investments	Equity method investments	33.4		70.7		Equity method investments	22.3		70.7

Investments held in trust	Investments held in trust	345.0		345.0		Investments held in trust	—		345.0
Other assets of discontinued operations	Other assets of discontinued operations	—		308.4		Other assets of discontinued operations	—		308.4
Other assets	Other assets	346.8		348.0		Other assets	317.3		348.0
Total Assets	Total Assets	$	11,830.7	$	12,414.7	Total Assets	$	11,560.2	$	12,414.7

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY					LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities	Current Liabilities					Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	Current portion of long-term debt	$	1.1	$	1.1	Current portion of long-term debt	$	1.1	$	1.1
Accounts payable	Accounts payable	386.0		384.2		Accounts payable	400.7		384.2

Current liabilities of discontinued operations	Current liabilities of discontinued operations	—		248.9		Current liabilities of discontinued operations	—		248.9
Other current liabilities	Other current liabilities	406.9		415.0		Other current liabilities	355.9		415.0
Total Current Liabilities	Total Current Liabilities	794.0		1,049.2		Total Current Liabilities	757.7		1,049.2
Long-term debt	Long-term debt	6,105.9		6,441.6		Long-term debt	6,032.4		6,441.6
Deferred income taxes	Deferred income taxes	702.3		729.1		Deferred income taxes	707.1		729.1

Other liabilities of discontinued operations	Other liabilities of discontinued operations	—		627.7		Other liabilities of discontinued operations	—		627.7
Other liabilities	Other liabilities	435.2		507.9		Other liabilities	350.9		507.9
Total Liabilities	Total Liabilities	8,037.4		9,355.5		Total Liabilities	7,848.1		9,355.5
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	Redeemable noncontrolling interest	305.0		305.0		Redeemable noncontrolling interest	305.4		305.0
Shareholders’ Equity	Shareholders’ Equity					Shareholders’ Equity

Common stock	Common stock	0.9		0.9		Common stock	0.9		0.9
Additional paid-in capital	Additional paid-in capital	4,711.7		4,253.5		Additional paid-in capital	4,728.3		4,253.5
Retained earnings	Retained earnings	852.0		347.3		Retained earnings	1,024.0		347.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income		7.3		42.9
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income						Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(117.0)		42.9
Treasury stock, at cost	Treasury stock, at cost	(2,095.4)		(1,902.2)		Treasury stock, at cost	(2,241.2)		(1,902.2)
Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests	Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests	3,476.5		2,742.4		Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests	3,395.0		2,742.4
Noncontrolling interests	Noncontrolling interests	11.8		11.8		Noncontrolling interests	11.7		11.8
Total Shareholders’ Equity	Total Shareholders’ Equity	3,488.3		2,754.2		Total Shareholders’ Equity	3,406.7		2,754.2
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	11,830.7	$	12,414.7	Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	11,560.2	$	12,414.7

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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POST HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(in millions)


		Six Months Ended March 31,					Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021			2022		2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities	Cash Flows from Operating Activities					Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interests	Net Earnings from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interests	$	483.5	$	173.2	Net Earnings from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interests	$	656.1	$	96.0
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests, to net cash provided by operating activities:	Adjustments to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests, to net cash provided by operating activities:					Adjustments to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests, to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	Depreciation and amortization	191.7		176.9		Depreciation and amortization	285.5		268.6
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, foreign exchange contracts and warrant liabilities, net	Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, foreign exchange contracts and warrant liabilities, net	(97.0)		(241.1)		Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, foreign exchange contracts and warrant liabilities, net	(249.2)		(134.7)
Gain on investment in BellRing	Gain on investment in BellRing	(447.7)		—		Gain on investment in BellRing	(482.8)		—

Loss on extinguishment of debt, net	Loss on extinguishment of debt, net	19.3		93.2		Loss on extinguishment of debt, net	9.1		93.2

Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	31.6		24.2		Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	48.3		36.6
Equity method loss, net of tax	Equity method loss, net of tax	37.3		14.9		Equity method loss, net of tax	49.3		26.5
Deferred income taxes	Deferred income taxes	(21.2)		57.0		Deferred income taxes	(9.0)		76.0
Other, net	Other, net	2.4		(14.2)		Other, net	(1.5)		(18.5)
Other changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of held for sale assets and liabilities and business acquisitions:
Other changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of held for sale assets and liabilities, business acquisitions and divestitures:						Other changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of held for sale assets and liabilities, business acquisitions and divestitures:
Increase in receivables, net	Increase in receivables, net	(32.2)		(79.2)		Increase in receivables, net	(105.7)		(90.4)
Increase in inventories	Increase in inventories	(51.7)		(29.9)		Increase in inventories	(58.6)		(28.0)
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(28.0)		(40.7)		Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(20.4)		(42.8)
Decrease (increase) in other assets	Decrease (increase) in other assets	12.0		(10.5)		Decrease (increase) in other assets	21.5		(13.4)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities	Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities	41.9		(49.9)		Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities	73.4		(37.2)
Decrease in non-current liabilities		1.7		14.6
Increase in non-current liabilities						Increase in non-current liabilities	3.7		17.5
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities - continuing operations	Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities - continuing operations	143.6		88.5		Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities - continuing operations	219.7		249.4

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities - discontinued operations	Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities - discontinued operations	(1.6)		73.8		Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities - discontinued operations	(1.6)		145.9
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	142.0		162.3		Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	218.1		395.3
Cash Flows from Investing Activities	Cash Flows from Investing Activities					Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(0.1)		(153.7)		Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(24.8)		(290.3)
Additions to property	Additions to property	(102.5)		(98.9)		Additions to property	(167.3)		(141.9)

Proceeds from sale of property and assets held for sale	Proceeds from sale of property and assets held for sale	17.3		18.7		Proceeds from sale of property and assets held for sale	17.8		19.0
Proceeds from sale of business	Proceeds from sale of business	50.5		—		Proceeds from sale of business	50.5		—

Purchases of equity securities		—		(5.0)

Sale of equity securities						Sale of equity securities	—		34.2
Investments in partnerships	Investments in partnerships	(8.2)		(17.1)		Investments in partnerships	(8.9)		(17.1)
Investment of subsidiary initial public offering proceeds into trust account						Investment of subsidiary initial public offering proceeds into trust account	—		(345.0)

Other, net						Other, net	0.4		4.5
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - continuing operations	Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - continuing operations	(43.0)		(256.0)		Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - continuing operations	(132.3)		(736.6)

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - discontinued operations	Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - discontinued operations	(0.8)		(0.5)		Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - discontinued operations	(0.8)		(0.8)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(43.8)		(256.5)		Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(133.1)		(737.4)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities	Cash Flows from Financing Activities					Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt	Proceeds from issuance of debt	1,340.0		1,800.0		Proceeds from issuance of debt	1,340.0		1,800.0

Repayments of long-term debt		(841.1)		(1,698.3)
Repayments of long-term debt, net of discounts						Repayments of long-term debt, net of discounts	(904.4)		(1,698.3)
Premium from issuance of debt	Premium from issuance of debt	17.5		—		Premium from issuance of debt	17.5		—

Purchases of treasury stock	Purchases of treasury stock	(197.2)		(322.7)		Purchases of treasury stock	(343.0)		(322.7)

Proceeds from initial public offering						Proceeds from initial public offering	—		305.0
Payment of initial public offering costs						Payment of initial public offering costs	(0.1)		(7.1)
Payments of debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees	Payments of debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees	(7.4)		(16.8)		Payments of debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees	(7.4)		(16.8)

Payments of debt premiums	Payments of debt premiums	(24.1)		(74.3)		Payments of debt premiums	(24.1)		(74.3)

Cash received from share repurchase contracts	Cash received from share repurchase contracts	—		47.5		Cash received from share repurchase contracts	—		47.5
Distributions (to) from BellRing Brands, Inc., net	Distributions (to) from BellRing Brands, Inc., net	(547.2)		10.7		Distributions (to) from BellRing Brands, Inc., net	(547.2)		17.5
Other, net	Other, net	(17.4)		(19.4)		Other, net	(17.7)		(21.0)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities - continuing operations		(276.9)		(273.3)
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities - continuing operations						Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities - continuing operations	(486.4)		29.8
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities - discontinued operations	Net Cash Used in Financing Activities - discontinued operations	(149.5)		(89.4)		Net Cash Used in Financing Activities - discontinued operations	(149.5)		(105.0)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	(426.4)		(362.7)		Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	(635.9)		(75.2)

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	(2.7)		6.1		Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	(5.8)		6.2
Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	(330.9)		(450.8)		Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	(556.7)		(411.1)
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, Beginning of Year	Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, Beginning of Year	671.6		1,144.7		Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, Beginning of Year	671.6		1,144.7
Plus: Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from discontinued operations, Beginning of Year	Plus: Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from discontinued operations, Beginning of Year	152.6		48.7		Plus: Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from discontinued operations, Beginning of Year	152.6		48.7
Less: Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from discontinued operations, End of Period	Less: Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from discontinued operations, End of Period	—		33.2		Less: Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from discontinued operations, End of Period	—		89.4
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, End of Period	Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, End of Period	$	493.3	$	709.4	Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, End of Period	$	267.5	$	692.9

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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POST HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

(in millions)


		As Of and For The Three Months Ended March 31,				As Of and For The Six Months Ended March 31,					As Of and For The Three Months Ended June 30,				As Of and For The Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2022		2021		2022		2021

Common Stock	Common Stock									Common Stock
Beginning and end of period	Beginning and end of period	$	0.9	$	0.8	$	0.9	$	0.8	Beginning and end of period	$	0.9	$	0.8	$	0.9	$	0.8

Additional Paid-in Capital	Additional Paid-in Capital									Additional Paid-in Capital
Beginning of period	Beginning of period	4,247.7		4,226.2		4,253.5		4,182.9		Beginning of period	4,711.7		4,237.7		4,253.5		4,182.9

Activity under stock and deferred compensation plans	Activity under stock and deferred compensation plans	1.1		(1.2)		(16.6)		(18.2)		Activity under stock and deferred compensation plans	(0.1)		(1.5)		(16.7)		(19.7)
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	20.4		12.7		32.3		25.5		Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	16.7		13.0		49.0		38.5
Cash received from share repurchase contracts	Cash received from share repurchase contracts	—		—		—		47.5		Cash received from share repurchase contracts	—		—		—		47.5

BellRing Spin-off	BellRing Spin-off	442.5		—		442.5		—		BellRing Spin-off	—		—		442.5		—
End of period	End of period	4,711.7		4,237.7		4,711.7		4,237.7		End of period	4,728.3		4,249.2		4,728.3		4,249.2
Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings									Retained Earnings
Beginning of period	Beginning of period	326.6		289.8		347.3		208.6		Beginning of period	852.0		399.7		347.3		208.6
Net earnings		523.3		109.9		502.5		191.1
Net earnings (loss)										Net earnings (loss)	170.2		(54.3)		672.7		136.8

Post Holdings Partnering Corporation deemed dividend	Post Holdings Partnering Corporation deemed dividend	2.1		—		2.2		—		Post Holdings Partnering Corporation deemed dividend	1.8		(35.3)		4.0		(35.3)

End of period	End of period	852.0		399.7		852.0		399.7		End of period	1,024.0		310.1		1,024.0		310.1
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income										Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Retirement Benefit Adjustments, net of tax	Retirement Benefit Adjustments, net of tax									Retirement Benefit Adjustments, net of tax
Beginning of period	Beginning of period	(11.3)		(4.4)		(10.9)		(4.3)		Beginning of period	(11.6)		(4.5)		(10.9)		(4.3)
Net change in retirement benefits, net of tax	Net change in retirement benefits, net of tax	(0.3)		(0.1)		(0.7)		(0.2)		Net change in retirement benefits, net of tax	(0.3)		—		(1.0)		(0.2)
End of period	End of period	(11.6)		(4.5)		(11.6)		(4.5)		End of period	(11.9)		(4.5)		(11.9)		(4.5)
Hedging Adjustments, net of tax	Hedging Adjustments, net of tax									Hedging Adjustments, net of tax
Beginning of period	Beginning of period	71.8		70.6		71.4		70.3		Beginning of period	74.8		70.9		71.4		70.3
Net change in hedges, net of tax	Net change in hedges, net of tax	3.0		0.3		3.4		0.6		Net change in hedges, net of tax	—		0.2		3.4		0.8
End of period	End of period	74.8		70.9		74.8		70.9		End of period	74.8		71.1		74.8		71.1
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments									Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
Beginning of period	Beginning of period	(12.4)		6.1		(17.6)		(95.3)		Beginning of period	(55.9)		20.4		(17.6)		(95.3)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	Foreign currency translation adjustments	(45.8)		14.3		(40.6)		115.7		Foreign currency translation adjustments	(124.0)		10.6		(164.6)		126.3
BellRing Spin-off	BellRing Spin-off	2.3		—		2.3		—		BellRing Spin-off	—		—		2.3		—
End of period	End of period	(55.9)		20.4		(55.9)		20.4		End of period	(179.9)		31.0		(179.9)		31.0
Treasury Stock	Treasury Stock									Treasury Stock
Beginning of period	Beginning of period	(2,057.2)		(1,668.4)		(1,902.2)		(1,508.5)		Beginning of period	(2,095.4)		(1,823.8)		(1,902.2)		(1,508.5)
Purchases of treasury stock	Purchases of treasury stock	(38.2)		(155.4)		(193.2)		(315.3)		Purchases of treasury stock	(145.8)		—		(339.0)		(315.3)
End of period	End of period	(2,095.4)		(1,823.8)		(2,095.4)		(1,823.8)		End of period	(2,241.2)		(1,823.8)		(2,241.2)		(1,823.8)
Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests	Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests	3,476.5		2,901.2		3,476.5		2,901.2		Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests	3,395.0		2,833.9		3,395.0		2,833.9
Noncontrolling Interests	Noncontrolling Interests									Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning of period	Beginning of period	5.5		(16.2)		11.8		(25.5)		Beginning of period	11.8		(14.2)		11.8		(25.5)

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.7		0.9		12.2		10.7		Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.2		11.5		12.4		22.2
Purchases of treasury stock	Purchases of treasury stock	—		—		(18.1)		—		Purchases of treasury stock	—		—		(18.1)		—
Activity under stock and deferred compensation plans	Activity under stock and deferred compensation plans	—		0.1		(1.0)		(0.8)		Activity under stock and deferred compensation plans	—		—		(1.0)		(0.8)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest	Distribution to noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		(1.0)		Distribution to noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		(1.0)
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	1.4		1.1		2.9		2.2		Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	—		1.2		2.9		3.4
Net change in hedges, net of tax	Net change in hedges, net of tax	1.8		0.2		1.9		0.3		Net change in hedges, net of tax	—		0.2		1.9		0.5
Foreign currency translation adjustments	Foreign currency translation adjustments	(0.3)		(0.3)		(0.6)		(0.1)		Foreign currency translation adjustments	(0.3)		0.2		(0.9)		0.1
BellRing Spin-off	BellRing Spin-off	2.7		—		2.7		—		BellRing Spin-off	—		—		2.7		—
End of period	End of period	11.8		(14.2)		11.8		(14.2)		End of period	11.7		(1.1)		11.7		(1.1)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	Total Shareholders’ Equity	$	3,488.3	$	2,887.0	$	3,488.3	$	2,887.0	Total Shareholders’ Equity	$	3,406.7	$	2,832.8	$	3,406.7	$	2,832.8

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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POST HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

($ in millions, except per share information and where indicated otherwise)

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), under the rules and regulations of the United States (the “U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Post Holdings, Inc. (herein referred to as “Post,” the “Company,” “us,” “our” or “we,” and unless otherwise stated or context otherwise indicates, all such references herein mean Post Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries), which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on November 19, 2021.

On March 10, 2022, the Company completed its previously announced distribution of 80.1% of its ownership interest in BellRing Brands, Inc. (formerly known as BellRing Distribution, LLC) (“BellRing”) to Post’s shareholders (the “BellRing ~~Distribution”,~~Distribution,” and such transaction, as well as the BellRing Contribution, the BellRing Merger ~~the Debt-for-Debt Exchange~~ (as such terms are defined in Note 3), the Debt-for-Debt Exchange (as such term is defined in Note 15) and the related transactions described in Note 3, the “BellRing Spin-off”). The BellRing Spin-off represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company’s operations and consolidated financial results. Accordingly, the historical results of BellRing Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as BellRing Brands, Inc.) (“Old ~~BellRing“~~BellRing”) and BellRing Distribution, LLC prior to the BellRing Spin-off have been presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect continuing operations only, unless otherwise indicated. See Note 3 for additional information regarding the BellRing Spin-off and discontinued operations.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) that management considers necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s results of operations, comprehensive income, financial condition, cash flows and shareholders’ equity for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for any other interim period or for the entire fiscal year.

NOTE 2 — RECENTLY ISSUED AND ADOPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

The Company has considered all new accounting pronouncements and has concluded there are no new pronouncements (other than the ones described below) that had or will have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, comprehensive income, financial condition, cash flows, shareholders’ equity or related disclosures based on current information.

Recently Adopted

In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers.” This ASU requires a company to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASU No. ~~2014-19,~~2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” as if itthe company had originated the contracts. The Company early adopted this ASU on October 1, 2021 on a prospective basis, as permitted by the ASU. The adoption of this ASU had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements ~~and~~or related disclosures.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity,” which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. This ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The Company early adopted this ASU on October 1, 2021, using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements ~~and~~or related disclosures.

In March 2020 and January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” and ASU No. 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope,” respectively (collectively, “Topic 848”). Topic 848 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by Topic 848 are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company adopted Topic 848 on

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October 1, 2021. The adoption of Topic 848 did not have and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements ~~and~~or related disclosures.

NOTE 3 — BELLRING SPIN-OFF AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

BellRing Spin-off

On March 9, 2022, pursuant to the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 26, 2021 (as amended by Amendment ~~No.1~~No. 1 to the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 28, 2022, the “Spin-off Agreement”), by and among Post, Old BellRing, BellRing and BellRing Merger Sub Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BellRing (“BellRing Merger Sub”), Post contributed its share of Old BellRing Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, all of its BellRing Brands, LLC non-voting membership units and $550.4 of cash to BellRing in exchange for certain limited liability company interests of BellRing and the right to receive $840.0 in aggregate principal amount of BellRing’s 7.00% senior notes maturing in 2030 (the “BellRing Notes” and such transactions, collectively, the “BellRing Contribution”).

On March 10, 2022, BellRing converted into a Delaware corporation and changed its name to “BellRing Brands, Inc.”, and Post consummated the BellRing Distribution, distributing an aggregate of 78.1 million, or 80.1%, of its shares of BellRing common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“BellRing Common Stock”), to Post shareholders of record as of the close of business, Central Time, on February 25, 2022 (the “Record Date”) in a pro-rata distribution. Post shareholders received 1.267788 shares of BellRing Common Stock for every one share of Post common stock held as of the Record Date. No fractional shares of BellRing Common Stock were issued, and instead, cash in lieu of any fractional shares was paid to Post shareholders.

Immediately following the BellRing Spin-off, Post owned approximately 14.2% of the BellRing Common Stock and Post shareholders owned approximately 57.3% of the BellRing Common Stock. The former Old BellRing stockholders owned approximately 28.5% of the BellRing Common Stock, maintaining the same effective percentage ownership interest in the Old BellRing business as prior to the BellRing Spin-off. As a result of the BellRing Spin-off, the dual class voting structure in the BellRing business was eliminated. The BellRing Distribution was structured in a manner intended to qualify as a tax-free distribution to Post shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of BellRing Common Stock.

The Company incurred separation-related expenses of ~~$25.9~~$0.4 and ~~$28.4~~$28.8 during the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, respectively, which were included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” within continuing operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Old BellRing incurred separation-related expenses prior to the BellRing Spin-off of ~~$2.3 and~~ $4.3 during the ~~three and six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, ~~respectively,~~ which were included in “Net ~~(loss)~~ earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest” in the Condensed Consolidated ~~Statements~~Statement of Operations. These expenses generally included third party costs for advisory services, fees charged by other service providers and government filing fees.

On March 17, 2022, the Company utilized proceeds received in connection with the BellRing Spin-off to redeem a portion of Post’s existing ~~Post~~ 5.75% senior notes ~~(the “Debt-for-Debt Exchange”)~~ (see Note 15).

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The following is a summary of BellRing’s assets and liabilities as of March 10, 2022.


	March 10, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (a)	$	50.6
Receivables, net	120.0
Inventories	146.1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17.0


Property, net	8.7
Goodwill	65.9
Other intangible assets, net	214.4
Other assets	10.3
Total Assets	633.0

Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	—
Accounts payable	69.5
Other current liabilities	40.5


Long-term debt	938.8
Deferred income taxes (b)	6.3
Other liabilities	9.5
Total Liabilities	1,064.6

BellRing Net Assets	$	(431.6)

(a)Excludes $115.5 of merger consideration paid to former Old BellRing stockholders immediately following the completion of the BellRing Distribution.

(b)Excludes $127.1 related to Post’s investment in BellRing Brands, LLC, which was contributed to BellRing and subsequently eliminated immediately following the completion of the BellRing Distribution.

As a result of the BellRing Spin-off, the Company recorded a $442.5 adjustment to additional paid-in capital, which included BellRing net assets of $(431.6). The BellRing Spin-off also resulted in a reduction of accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with BellRing’s foreign currency translation adjustments. The total adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive loss was $2.3.

The Company’s remaining 14.2% equity interest in BellRing (its “Investment in BellRing”) immediately following the BellRing Spin-off did not represent a controlling interest in BellRing. As such, the Company’s remaining proportionate share of BellRing’s net assets were recorded at a zero carrying value on March 10, 2022, as the BellRing net assets were negative. See Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company’s subsequent remeasurement of its Investment in BellRing to fair value ~~as of March 31, 2022.~~for the periods subsequent to the BellRing Spin-off. The Company intends to divest its ~~remaining~~ Investment in BellRing within 12 months from the BellRing Spin-off.

Discontinued Operations

The BellRing Spin-off represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company’s operations and consolidated financial results. Accordingly, the historical results of Old BellRing and BellRing Distribution, LLC prior to the BellRing Spin-off have been presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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The following table presents the components of net earnings from discontinued ~~operations. The three and six months ended March 31, 2022 represent~~operations prior to the ~~periods ending March 10, 2022, the~~ completion ~~date~~ of the BellRing ~~Spin-off.~~Spin-off on March 10, 2022. There were no net earnings from discontinued operations during the three months ended June 30, 2022.


		Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2022		2021		2022		2021
Net Sales	Net Sales	$	235.6	$	281.8	$	541.9	$	564.0	Net Sales	$	—	$	342.3	$	541.9	$	906.3
Cost of goods sold	Cost of goods sold	176.3		194.8		390.3		385.1		Cost of goods sold	—		231.0		390.3		616.1
Gross Profit	Gross Profit	59.3		87.0		151.6		178.9		Gross Profit	—		111.3		151.6		290.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	Selling, general and administrative expenses	31.7		48.2		68.5		86.5		Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		42.6		68.5		129.1
Amortization of intangible assets	Amortization of intangible assets	3.8		23.2		8.7		29.1		Amortization of intangible assets	—		17.2		8.7		46.3
Other operating income, net	Other operating income, net	—		—		—		(0.1)		Other operating income, net	—		—		—		(0.1)
Operating Profit	Operating Profit	23.8		15.6		74.4		63.4		Operating Profit	—		51.5		74.4		114.9
Interest expense, net	Interest expense, net	4.7		11.3		13.1		24.1		Interest expense, net	—		9.5		13.1		33.6
Loss on extinguishment and refinancing of debt, net	Loss on extinguishment and refinancing of debt, net	17.6		1.5		17.6		1.5		Loss on extinguishment and refinancing of debt, net	—		0.1		17.6		1.6
Earnings from Discontinued Operations before Income Taxes	Earnings from Discontinued Operations before Income Taxes	1.5		2.8		43.7		37.8		Earnings from Discontinued Operations before Income Taxes	—		41.9		43.7		79.7
Income tax expense	Income tax expense	3.3		0.9		10.3		9.2		Income tax expense	—		9.0		10.3		18.2
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interest		(1.8)		1.9		33.4		28.6
Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interest										Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interest	—		32.9		33.4		61.5
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations	Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations	0.5		0.7		11.8		10.2		Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations	—		11.1		11.8		21.3
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest		$	(2.3)	$	1.2	$	21.6	$	18.4
Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest										Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest	$	—	$	21.8	$	21.6	$	40.2

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The following table presents the carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities that were included in discontinued operations at September 30, 2021. There were no assets or liabilities classified as discontinued operations at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022.


	September 30, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	152.6
Receivables, net	101.5
Inventories	117.9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13.7
Current assets of discontinued operations	$	385.7

Property, net	$	8.9
Goodwill	65.9
Other intangible assets, net	223.1
Other assets	10.5
Other assets of discontinued operations	$	308.4

Current portion of long-term debt	$	116.3
Accounts payable	89.5
Other current liabilities	43.1
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	$	248.9

Long-term debt	$	481.2
Deferred income taxes	134.8
Other liabilities	11.7
Other liabilities of discontinued operations	$	627.7

NOTE 4 — NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS, EQUITY INTERESTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Post Holdings Partnering Corporation

On May 28, 2021, the Company and Post Holdings Partnering Corporation, a ~~newly formed~~ special purpose acquisition company incorporated as a Delaware corporation (“PHPC”), consummated the initial public offering of 30.0 million units of PHPC (the “PHPC Units”). On June 3, 2021, PHPC issued an additional 4.5 million PHPC Units pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise in full of their over-allotment option. The term “PHPC IPO” as used herein generally refers to the consummation of the initial public offering on May 28, 2021 and the underwriters’ exercise in full of their over-allotment option on June 3, 2021. Each PHPC Unit consists of one share of Series A common stock of PHPC, $0.0001 par value per share (“PHPC Series A Common Stock”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of PHPC, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of PHPC Series A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “PHPC Warrants”). The PHPC Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per PHPC Unit, generating gross proceeds to PHPC of $345.0. PHPC Sponsor, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“PHPC Sponsor”), purchased 4.0 million of the 30.0 million PHPC Units in the initial public offering on May 28, 2021 for $40.0. The PHPC Units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “PSPC.U” on May 26, 2021. As of July 16, 2021, holders of the PHPC Units could elect to separately trade their shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock and PHPC Warrants, with the shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock and the PHPC Warrants listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbols “PSPC” and “PSPC WS”, respectively. Under the terms of the PHPC IPO, PHPC is required to consummate a partnering transaction within 24 months (or 27 months under certain circumstances) of the closing of the initial public offering on May 28, 2021.

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Substantially concurrently with the closing of the initial public offering on May 28, 2021, PHPC completed the private sale of 1.0 million units of PHPC (the “PHPC Private Placement Units”), at a purchase price of $10.00 per PHPC Private Placement Unit, to PHPC Sponsor, and in connection with the underwriters’ exercise in full of their option to purchase additional PHPC Units, PHPC Sponsor purchased an additional 0.1 million PHPC Private Placement Units, generating proceeds to PHPC of $10.9 (the “PHPC Private Placement”). The PHPC Private Placement Units sold in the PHPC Private Placement are identical to the PHPC Units sold in the PHPC IPO, except that, with respect to the warrants underlying the PHPC Private Placement Units (the “PHPC Private Placement Warrants”) that are held by PHPC Sponsor or its permitted transferees, such PHPC Private Placement Warrants (i) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, (ii) are not subject to being called for redemption (except in certain circumstances when the PHPC Warrants are called for redemption and a certain price per share of PHPC Series A Common Stock threshold is met) and (iii) subject to certain limited exceptions, will be subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the consummation of PHPC’s partnering transaction. If the PHPC Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than PHPC Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the PHPC Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by PHPC in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by holders on the same basis as the PHPC Warrants.

In addition, the Company, through PHPC Sponsor’s ownership of 8.6 million shares of Series F common stock of PHPC, $0.0001 par value per share, has certain governance rights in PHPC relating to the election of PHPC directors and voting rights on amendments to PHPC’s certificate of incorporation.

In connection with the completion of the initial public offering on May 28, 2021, PHPC also entered into a forward purchase agreement with PHPC Sponsor (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”), providing for the purchase by PHPC Sponsor, at the election of PHPC, of up to 10.0 million units of PHPC (the “PHPC Forward Purchase Units”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Forward Purchase Agreement, with each PHPC Forward Purchase Unit consisting of one share of PHPC’s Series B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-third of one warrant to purchase one share of PHPC Series A Common Stock, for a purchase price of $10.00 per PHPC Forward Purchase Unit, in an aggregate amount of up to $100.0 in a private placement to occur concurrently with the closing of PHPC’s partnering transaction.

In determining the accounting treatment of the Company’s equity interest in PHPC, management concluded that PHPC is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) as defined by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation.” A VIE is an entity in which equity investors at risk lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. VIEs are consolidated by the primary beneficiary, the party who has both the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, as well as the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the entity. PHPC Sponsor is the primary beneficiary of PHPC as it has, through its equity interest, the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses from PHPC, as well as the power to direct a majority of the activities that significantly impact PHPC’s economic performance, including target identification. As such, PHPC is fully consolidated into the Company’s financial statements.

Proceeds of $345.0 were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of PHPC’s public stockholders consisting of certain proceeds from the PHPC IPO and certain proceeds from the PHPC Private Placement, net of underwriters’ discounts and commissions and other costs and expenses. A minimum balance of $345.0, representing the number of PHPC Units sold at the offering price of $10.00 per PHPC Unit, is required by the underwriting agreement to be maintained in the trust account. These proceeds will be invested only in U.S. treasury securities. ~~In connection with~~At June 30, 2022, there was $345.5 held in the trust account, ~~the Company reported “Investments~~which was included in “Current investments held in trust” ~~of $345.0~~ on the Condensed Consolidated Balance ~~Sheets at both March 31, 2022 and~~Sheet as the period in which PHPC has to complete a partnering transaction was less than twelve months as of June 30, 2022. At September 30, 2021, there was $345.0 held in the trust account, which was included in “Investments held in trust” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as the period in which the Company had to complete a partnering transaction was greater than twelve months as of September 30, 2021.

The public stockholders’ ownership of PHPC equity represents a noncontrolling interest (“NCI”) to the Company, which is classified outside of permanent shareholders’ equity as the PHPC Series A Common Stock is redeemable at the option of the public stockholders in certain circumstances. The carrying amount of the redeemable NCI is equal to the greater of (i) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the redeemable NCI’s share of PHPC’s net income or loss, other comprehensive income or loss (“OCI”) and distributions or (ii) the redemption value. The public stockholders of PHPC Series A Common Stock will be entitled in certain circumstances to redeem their shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock for a pro rata portion of the amount in the trust account at $10.00 per share of PHPC Series A Common Stock held, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to PHPC, to pay taxes. As of ~~both March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the carrying amount of the redeemable NCI was recorded at its redemption value of ~~$305.0.~~$305.4 and $305.0, respectively. Remeasurements to the redemption value of the redeemable NCI are recognized as a deemed dividend and are recorded to “Retained earnings” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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In connection with the PHPC IPO, PHPC incurred offering costs of $17.9, of which $16.9 was recorded to the redeemable NCI and $1.0 was reported in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021. Of the $17.9 offering costs incurred, $10.7 were deferred underwriting commissions that will become payable to the underwriters solely in the event that PHPC completes a partnering transaction and were included in “Other current liabilities” and “Other liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at ~~both March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, ~~2021.~~

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2021, respectively.

As of both ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company beneficially owned 31.0% of the equity of PHPC and the net income and net assets of PHPC were consolidated within the Company’s financial statements. The remaining 69.0% of the consolidated net income and net assets of PHPC, representing the percentage of economic interest in PHPC held by the public stockholders of PHPC through their ownership of PHPC equity, were allocated to redeemable NCI. All transactions between PHPC and PHPC Sponsor, as well as related financial statement impacts, eliminate in consolidation.

The following table summarizes the effects of changes in ~~ownership of PHPC~~the Company’s redeemable NCI on the Company’s equity. The period for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 represents the period beginning May 28, 2021, the effective date of the PHPC IPO, and ending June 30, 2021.


		Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Six Months Ended March 31, 2022
				Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
								2022		2021		2022		2021

Net earnings attributable to redeemable NCI		$	2.1		$	2.2
PHPC IPO offering costs							PHPC IPO offering costs	$	—	$	(16.9)	$	—	$	(16.9)
Initial valuation of PHPC Warrants							Initial valuation of PHPC Warrants	—		(16.9)		—		(16.9)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable NCI							Net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable NCI	2.2		(1.5)		4.4		(1.5)
Redemption value adjustment							Redemption value adjustment	(0.4)		—		(0.4)		—

PHPC deemed dividend	PHPC deemed dividend	$	2.1		$	2.2	PHPC deemed dividend	$	1.8	$	(35.3)	$	4.0	$	(35.3)

The following table summarizes the changes to the Company’s redeemable NCI. The period as of and for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 represents the period beginning May 28, 2021, the effective date of the PHPC IPO, and ending June 30, 2021.


		As Of and For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			As Of and For The Six Months Ended March 31, 2022
				As Of and For The Three Months Ended June 30,				As Of and For The Nine Months Ended June 30,
								2022		2021		2022		2021
Beginning of period	Beginning of period	$	305.0		$	305.0	Beginning of period	$	305.0	$	—	$	305.0	$	—

Net earnings attributable to redeemable NCI		2.1			2.2
Impact of PHPC IPO (a)							Impact of PHPC IPO (a)	—		271.2		—		271.2
Net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable NCI							Net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable NCI	2.2		(1.5)		4.4		(1.5)
PHPC deemed dividend	PHPC deemed dividend	(2.1)			(2.2)		PHPC deemed dividend	(1.8)		35.3		(4.0)		35.3
End of period	End of period	$	305.0		$	305.0	End of period	$	305.4	$	305.0	$	305.4	$	305.0

(a)For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, the impact of the PHPC IPO includes the value of PHPC Units owned by public stockholders of $305.0 less offering costs of $16.9 and the initial valuation of PHPC Warrants of $16.9.

8th Avenue

The Company has a 60.5% common equity interest in 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. (“8th Avenue”) that is accounted for using the equity method. In determining the accounting treatment of the common equity interest, management concluded that 8th Avenue was not a VIE as defined by ASC Topic 810, and as such, 8th Avenue was evaluated under the voting interest model. Based on the terms of 8th Avenue’s governing documents, management determined that the Company does not have a controlling voting interest in 8th Avenue due to substantive participating rights held by third parties associated with the governance of 8th Avenue. However, Post does retain significant influence, and therefore, the use of the equity method of accounting is required.

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The following table presents the calculation of the Company’s equity method loss attributable to 8th Avenue.


		Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,							Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022			2021			2022			2021				2022			2021			2022			2021
8th Avenue’s net loss attributable to 8th Avenue’s common shareholders		$	(28.0)		$	(8.5)		$	(55.7)		$	(18.7)
Net loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholders														Net loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholders	$	(16.8)		$	(16.3)		$	(72.5)		$	(35.0)
		60.5		%	60.5		%	60.5		%	60.5		%		60.5		%	60.5		%	60.5		%	60.5		%
Equity method loss attributable to Post	Equity method loss attributable to Post	$	(16.9)		$	(5.1)		$	(33.7)		$	(11.3)		Equity method loss attributable to Post	$	(10.2)		$	(9.9)		$	(43.9)		$	(21.2)
Less: Amortization of basis difference, net of tax (a)	Less: Amortization of basis difference, net of tax (a)	1.7			1.7			3.4			3.4			Less: Amortization of basis difference, net of tax (a)	1.7			1.7			5.1			5.1
Equity method loss, net of tax	Equity method loss, net of tax	$	(18.6)		$	(6.8)		$	(37.1)		$	(14.7)		Equity method loss, net of tax	$	(11.9)		$	(11.6)		$	(49.0)		$	(26.3)

(a)The Company adjusted the historical basis of 8th Avenue’s assets and liabilities to fair value and recognized a basis difference of $70.3. The basis difference related to property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets is being amortized over the weighted-average useful lives of the assets. At ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the remaining basis difference to be amortized was ~~$44.4~~$42.7 and $47.8, respectively.

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Summarized financial information of 8th Avenue is presented in the following table.


		Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2022		2021		2022		2021
Net sales	Net sales	$	256.2	$	220.7	$	515.8	$	449.7	Net sales	$	267.4	$	214.8	$	783.2	$	664.5
Gross profit	Gross profit	$	28.2	$	34.3	$	56.2	$	69.7	Gross profit	$	45.5	$	31.5	$	101.7	$	101.2

Net (loss) earnings		$	(18.1)	$	0.3	$	(36.1)	$	(1.1)
Net loss										Net loss	$	(6.6)	$	(7.1)	$	(42.7)	$	(8.2)
Less: Preferred stock dividend	Less: Preferred stock dividend	9.9		8.8		19.6		17.6		Less: Preferred stock dividend	10.2		9.2		29.8		26.8
Net Loss Attributable to 8th Avenue Common Shareholders		$	(28.0)	$	(8.5)	$	(55.7)	$	(18.7)
Net loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholders										Net loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholders	$	(16.8)	$	(16.3)	$	(72.5)	$	(35.0)

The Company provides services to 8th Avenue under a master services agreement (the “MSA”), as well as certain advisory services for a fee. The Company recorded MSA and advisory income of ~~$0.6~~$0.8 and ~~$1.6~~$2.4 during the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, respectively, and ~~$0.8~~$0.9 and ~~$1.6~~$2.5 during the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, respectively, which were recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the Company had net sales to 8th Avenue of ~~$1.8~~$3.1 and ~~$3.2,~~$6.3, respectively, and purchases from and royalties paid to 8th Avenue of ~~$20.2~~$19.2 and ~~$49.7,~~$68.9, respectively. During the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, the Company had net sales to 8th Avenue of ~~$2.0~~$1.4 and ~~$4.0,~~$5.4, respectively, and purchases from and royalties paid to 8th Avenue of ~~$15.4~~$19.5 and ~~$17.6,~~$37.1, respectively. Sales and purchases between the Company and 8th Avenue were all made at arm’s-length. The investment in 8th Avenue was ~~$29.5~~$17.6 and $66.6 at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, and was included in “Equity method investments” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company had current receivables, current payables and a long-term liability with 8th Avenue of ~~$3.8, $1.3~~$8.7, $2.4 and $0.7, respectively, at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and current receivables, current payables and a long-term liability of $4.6, $1.2 and $0.7, respectively, at September 30, 2021. The current receivables, current payables and long-term liability ~~which~~were included in “Receivables, net,” “Accounts payable” and “Other liabilities,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and related to the separation of 8th Avenue from the Company, MSA fees, pass through charges owed by 8th Avenue to the Company and related party sales and ~~purchases, were included in “Receivables, net,” “Accounts payable” and “Other liabilities,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.~~purchases.

Investment in BellRing

The Company ~~owns~~owned 14.2% of the outstanding BellRing Common Stock as of June 30, 2022, which does not represent a controlling interest in BellRing and is accounted for as an equity security. The Company’s Investment in BellRing was initially recorded at a zero carrying value immediately following the BellRing Spin-off (see Note 3). and remeasured to fair value for the periods subsequent to the BellRing Spin-off. As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the Company’s Investment in BellRing was recorded at its fair value of $~~447.7,~~482.8, and was included in “Investment in BellRing” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (see Note 14). The Company recognized a gain on ~~the~~its Investment in BellRing of ~~$447.7~~$35.1 and $482.8 during the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, respectively, which was recorded in “Gain on investment in BellRing” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. No deferred income taxes have been recorded with respect to the non-cash mark-to-market adjustment on the Company’s Investment in BellRing as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, as the Company expects to divest its Investment in BellRing within ~~the next~~ 12 months from the BellRing Spin-off in a manner intended to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes (see Note 3).

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Weetabix East Africa and Alpen

The Company holds a controlling equity interest in Weetabix East Africa Limited (“Weetabix East Africa”). Weetabix East Africa is a Kenyan-based company that produces ready-to-eat (“RTE”) cereal and muesli. The Company owns 50.1% of Weetabix East Africa and holds a controlling voting and financial interest through its appointment of management and representation on Weetabix East Africa’s board of directors. Accordingly, Weetabix East Africa is fully consolidated into the Company’s financial statements and its assets and results ~~from~~of operations are reported in the Weetabix segment (see Note 19). The remaining interest in the consolidated net income and net assets of Weetabix East Africa is allocated to NCI.

The Company holds an equity interest in Alpen Food Company South Africa (Pty) Limited (“Alpen”). Alpen is a South African-based company that produces RTE cereal and muesli. The Company owns 50% of Alpen’s common stock with no other indicators of control, and accordingly, the Company accounts for its investment in Alpen using the equity method. The Company’s equity method loss, net of tax, attributable to Alpen was $0.1 and $0.3 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and zero and $0.2 for the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31, 2022,~~June 30, 2021, respectively, ~~and $0.2 for both the three and six months ended March 31, 2021~~ and was included in “Equity method loss, net of tax” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The investment in Alpen was ~~$3.9~~$4.7 and $4.1 at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, and was included in “Equity method investments” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company had a note receivable balance with Alpen of $0.5 at both ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, which was included in “Other assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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NOTE 5 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

The Company accounts for acquisitions using the acquisition method of accounting, whereby the results of operations are included in the financial statements from the date of acquisition. The purchase price is allocated to acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Any excess of the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets over the purchase price is recorded as a gain on bargain purchase. Goodwill represents the value the Company expects to achieve through the implementation of operational synergies, the expansion of the business into new or growing segments of the industry and the addition of new employees.

Fiscal 2022

On April 5, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Lacka Foods Limited (“Lacka Foods”) for £24.5 million (approximately $32.2), net of cash acquired. The acquisition included earnings-based contingent consideration of £3.5 million (approximately $4.6), representing its initial fair value estimate, which may be paid to the seller in annual installments over the next three years with a maximum cash payout of £3.5 million. The acquisition was completed using cash on hand. Lacka Foods is a United Kingdom (“U.K.”)-based distributor and marketer of ready-to-drink protein shakes and nutritional snacks. Lacka Foods is reported in the Weetabix segment (see Note 19). Based upon the preliminary purchase price allocation, the Company identified and recorded net assets of $32.9, including cash acquired of $0.7. The net assets acquired included customer relationships and trademarks and brands of $11.8 and $8.9, respectively, which will each be amortized over a weighted-average period of 13 years.

Preliminary values of the Lacka Foods acquisition are not yet finalized pending the final purchase price allocation and are subject to change.

Fiscal 2021

On June 1, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of the private label RTE cereal business from TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (the “PL RTE Cereal Business”) for $85.0, subject to inventory and other adjustments, resulting in a payment at closing of $88.0. The acquisition was completed using cash on hand. The PL RTE Cereal Business is reported in the Post Consumer Brands segment (see Note 19). Based on the purchase price allocation at September 30, 2021, the Company identified and recorded $99.5 of net assets, which exceeded the purchase price paid for the PL RTE Cereal Business. As a result, the Company recorded a gain of $11.5, which was reported as other operating income in ~~the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended September 30,~~fiscal 2021.

On May 27, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of the Egg Beaters liquid egg brand (“Egg Beaters”) from Conagra Brands, Inc. for $50.0, subject to working capital and other adjustments, resulting in a payment at closing of $50.6. The acquisition was completed using cash on hand. Egg Beaters is a retail liquid egg brand and is reported in the Refrigerated Retail segment (see Note 19).

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On February 1, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of the Almark Foods business and related assets (“Almark”) for $52.0, subject to working capital and other adjustments, resulting in a payment at closing of $51.3. The acquisition was completed using cash on hand. Almark is a provider of hard-cooked and deviled egg products, offering conventional, organic and cage-free products, and distributes its products to foodservice distributors, as well as across retail outlets, including in the perimeter-of-the-store and the deli counter. Almark is reported in the Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail segments (see Note 19). ~~The~~At September 30, 2021, the Company had recorded ~~a working capital adjustment of $1.3 during the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, which decreased the related~~an estimated working capital receivable ~~to $1.7 as~~ of ~~March 31, 2022 from~~ $3.0, ~~as of September 30, 2021. The estimated working capital receivable~~which was included in “Receivables, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance ~~Sheets. The~~Sheet. During the nine months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded a final measurement period adjustment and a working capital adjustment of $0.3 ~~during~~and $1.3, respectively, and reached a final net working capital settlement, resulting in an amount received by the Company of $2.9. As a result of the final net working capital settlement, the Company recorded a gain of $1.2, which was included in “Other operating (income) expense, net”in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022.

On January 25, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of the Peter Pan nut butter brand (“Peter Pan”) from Conagra Brands, Inc. for $102.0, subject to working capital and other adjustments, resulting in a payment at closing of $103.4. The acquisition was completed using cash on hand. Peter Pan is a nationally recognized brand with a diversified customer base across key channels and is reported in the Post Consumer Brands segment (see Note 19). All Peter Pan nut butter products are currently co-manufactured by 8th Avenue, in which the Company has a 60.5% common equity interest (see Note 4). In April 2021, the Company reached a final settlement of net working capital, resulting in an amount received by the Company of $2.0.

Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma information presents a summary of the results of operations of the Company combined with the results of the fiscal 2021 acquisitions for the periods presented as if these acquisitions had occurred on October 1, 2019, along with certain pro forma adjustments. The results of operations for the fiscal 2022 acquisition were immaterial for presentation within the following unaudited pro forma information. These pro forma adjustments give effect to the amortization of certain definite-lived intangible assets, adjusted depreciation based upon fair value of assets acquired, inventory revaluation adjustments on acquired businesses, interest expense, transaction costs, gain on bargain purchase and related income taxes. The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared for comparative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations as they would have been had the acquisitions occurred on the assumed dates, nor is it necessarily an indication of future operating results. Pro forma adjustments related to the fiscal 2021 acquisitions did not affect results of operations for the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022.

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021 Six Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Pro forma net sales $ 1,271.2 $ 2,543.3
Pro forma net earnings from continuing operations available to common shareholders $ 109.4 $ 173.1
Pro forma basic earnings from continuing operations per common share $ 1.71 $ 2.67
Pro forma diluted earnings from continuing operations per common share $ 1.68 $ 2.62


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021


Pro forma net sales	$	1,285.1	$	3,828.4
Pro forma net (loss) earnings from continuing operations available to common shareholders	$	(86.1)	$	91.7
Pro forma basic (loss) earnings from continuing operations per common share	$	(1.45)	$	1.32
Pro forma diluted (loss) earnings from continuing operations per common share	$	(1.45)	$	1.30

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NOTE 6 — DIVESTITURE AND AMOUNTS HELD FOR SALE

Divestiture

On December 1, 2021, the Company sold the Willamette Egg Farms business (the “WEF Transaction”), which included $62.8 book value of assets, for total proceeds of $56.1. Of the $56.1, the Company had $6.0 held in escrow, subject to certain contingencies, which was included in “Receivables, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022. As a result of the WEF Transaction, during the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the Company recorded a net loss on sale of business of $6.3, which included a favorable working capital adjustment of $0.4 ~~recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2022,~~ and was reported as “Other operating (income) expense, ~~(income),~~ net” in the Condensed Consolidated ~~Statements~~Statement of Operations. Subsequent to the WEF Transaction, Willamette Egg Farms was no longer consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. Prior to the WEF Transaction, Willamette Egg Farms’ operating results were reported in the Refrigerated Retail segment.

Amounts Held For Sale

The Company had certain Foodservice production equipment in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania (the “Klingerstown Equipment”) classified as held for sale. The Company sold the Klingerstown Equipment in November 2021. In the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, a gain on assets held for sale of $9.8 was recorded related to the sale of the Klingerstown Equipment. The Company received total proceeds of $10.3, which was included in “Proceeds from sale of property and assets held for sale” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022. There were no held for sale gains or losses recorded in the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022.

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In the ~~three~~nine months ended March 31, 2021, a loss on assets held for sale of $0.1 was recorded related to the sale of the remaining portion of a Post Consumer Brands RTE cereal manufacturing plant in Clinton, Massachusetts (“the Clinton Plant”) in February 2021. In the six months ended March 31,June 30, 2021, a net gain on assets held for sale of $0.5 was recorded consisting of (i) a gain of $0.7 related to the sale of a Weetabix manufacturing facility in Corby, ~~United Kingdom~~U.K. in November 2020, (ii) a loss of $0.1 related to the sale of land and a building at the Post Consumer Brands RTE cereal manufacturing facility in Asheboro, North Carolina in November 2020 and (iii) a loss of $0.1 related to the sale of the remaining portion of ~~the~~a Post Consumer Brands RTE cereal manufacturing plant in Clinton, ~~Plant~~Massachusetts in February 2021. There were no held for sale gains or losses recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2021.

The above held for sale gains and losses were included in “Other operating (income) expense, ~~(income),~~ net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the ~~three and six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and 2021.

NOTE 7 — INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was ~~3.7%~~ 15.9% and ~~1.6%~~5.8% for the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, ~~respectively, and 19.8% and 18.8% for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021,~~ respectively. In accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” the Company records income tax ~~(benefit) expense~~es for interim periods using the estimated annual effective income tax rate for the full fiscal year adjusted for the impact of discrete items occurring during the interim periods.

In the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the effective income tax rate differed significantly from the statutory rate primarily as a ~~result~~result of (i) a ~~$447.7~~$35.1 and $482.8, respectively, non-cash mark-to-market adjustment on the Company’s Investment in BellRing, which is expected to be divested in a tax-free manner, and (ii) ~~$4.6~~$2.9 and $12.1, respectively, of discrete income tax benefit items related to the Company’s equity method loss attributable to 8th Avenue. See Note 4 for additional information on the Investment in BellRing and the 8th Avenue equity method loss.

~~In the six months ended March 31, 2022, the~~The effective income tax rate was (42.3)% and 34.0% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. The effective income tax rates differed significantly from the statutory rates in both prior year periods, primarily due to enacted tax law changes in the U.K., which included a provision to increase the U.K.’s corporate income tax rate ~~primarily as~~from 19% to 25%, effective April 1, 2023. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, the Company remeasured its existing deferred tax assets and liabilities considering the 25% U.K. corporate income tax rate for future periods and recorded tax expense of $39.3. Other changes made to the U.K.’s tax laws did not have a ~~result of (i) a $447.7 non-cash mark-to-market adjustment~~material impact on the Company’s ~~Investment in BellRing, which is expected to be divested in a tax-free manner, and (ii) $9.2 of discrete income tax benefit items related to~~financial statements during the ~~Company’s equity method loss attributable to 8th Avenue. See Note 4 for additional information on the Investment in BellRing and the 8th Avenue equity method loss.~~three or nine months ended June 30, 2021.

In connection with and upon completion of the BellRing Spin-off, Post entered into a tax matters agreement by and among Post, BellRing and Old BellRing (the “Tax Matters Agreement”). The Tax Matters Agreement (i) governs the parties’ respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to taxes, including taxes arising in the ordinary course of business and taxes, if any, that may be incurred ~~as a result of the failure of~~if the BellRing Spin-off and related transactions fail to qualify for their intended tax treatment, (ii) addresses U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax matters and (iii) sets forth the respective obligations of the parties with respect to the filing of tax returns, the administration of tax contests and assistance and cooperation on tax matters.

Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, BellRing has agreed to indemnify Post for (i) all taxes for which BellRing is responsible (as described in the Tax Matters Agreement) and (ii) all taxes incurred by reason of certain actions or events, or by reason of any breach by BellRing or any of its subsidiaries of any of their respective representations, warranties or covenants under the Tax Matters Agreement that, in each case, affect the intended tax-free treatment of the BellRing Spin-off and related

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transactions. Additionally, Post has agreed to indemnify BellRing for the (i) taxes for which Post is responsible (as described in the Tax Matters Agreement) and (ii) taxes attributable to a failure of the BellRing Spin-off and related transactions to qualify as tax-free, to the extent incurred by any action or failure to take any action within the control of Post.

NOTE 8 — EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

In accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share,” the Company has presented basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for both continuing and discontinued operations. Basic earnings (loss) per share is based on the average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is based on the average number of shares used for the basic earnings (loss) per share calculation, adjusted for the dilutive effect of stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units using the “treasury stock” method. Remeasurements to the redemption value of the redeemable NCI are recognized as a deemed dividend (see Note 4). As allowed for within ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” the Company has made an election to treat the portion of the deemed dividend that exceeds fair value as an adjustment to income available to common shareholders for basic and diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share. In addition, “Net ~~(loss)~~ earnings from discontinued operations for diluted earnings per share” in the table below was adjusted for the Company’s share of Old BellRing’s consolidated net (loss) earnings prior to the BellRing Spin-off for diluted earnings per share, to the extent it was dilutive. In accordance with ASC Topic 260, net earnings (loss) from continuing operations was utilized as the “control number” to determine whether potential shares of common stock are dilutive or anti-dilutive.

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for both continuing and discontinued operations.

Three Months Ended
March 31, Six Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations
Net earnings from continuing operations $ 525.6 $ 108.7 $ 480.9 $ 172.7
Impact of redeemable NCI (0.6) — 4.3 —
Net earnings from continuing operations for basic and diluted earnings per share $ 525.0 $ 108.7 $ 485.2 $ 172.7
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations for basic earnings per share $ (2.3) $ 1.2 $ 21.6 $ 18.4
Dilutive impact of Old BellRing net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations — — — —
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations for diluted earnings per share $ (2.3) $ 1.2 $ 21.6 $ 18.4
Net Earnings
Net earnings for basic and diluted earnings per share $ 522.7 $ 109.9 $ 506.8 $ 191.1
shares in millions
Weighted-average shares for basic earnings per share 61.7 64.1 62.1 64.9
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6
Stock appreciation rights — 0.1 — 0.1
Restricted stock units 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Performance-based restricted stock units — 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total dilutive securities 0.5 1.0 0.6 1.1
Weighted-average shares for diluted (loss) earnings per share 62.2 65.1 62.7 66.0
Earnings from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
Basic $ 8.51 $ 1.69 $ 7.81 $ 2.66
Diluted $ 8.44 $ 1.67 $ 7.74 $ 2.62
(Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:
Basic $ (0.04) $ 0.02 $ 0.35 $ 0.28
Diluted $ (0.04) $ 0.02 $ 0.34 $ 0.28
Earnings per Common Share:
Basic $ 8.47 $ 1.71 $ 8.16 $ 2.94
Diluted $ 8.40 $ 1.69 $ 8.08 $ 2.90

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	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021









Net Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	170.2	$	(76.1)	$	651.1	$	96.6
Impact of redeemable NCI	(2.9)		(6.4)		1.4		(6.4)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	167.3	$	(82.5)	$	652.5	$	90.2

Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations


Net earnings from discontinued operations for basic earnings per share	$	—	$	21.8	$	21.6	$	40.2
Dilutive impact of Old BellRing net earnings from discontinued operations	—		—		—		—
Net earnings from discontinued operations for diluted earnings per share	$	—	$	21.8	$	21.6	$	40.2

Net Earnings (Loss)
Net earnings (loss) for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	167.3	$	(60.7)	$	674.1	$	130.4


shares in millions
Weighted-average shares for basic earnings (loss) per share	60.4		63.7		61.5		64.5
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	0.4		—		0.3		0.6
Stock appreciation rights	—		—		—		0.1
Restricted stock units	0.7		—		0.4		0.3
Performance-based restricted stock units	0.1		—		0.1		0.1

Total dilutive securities	1.2		—		0.8		1.1
Weighted-average shares for diluted earnings (loss) per share	61.6		63.7		62.3		65.6


Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
Basic	$	2.77	$	(1.30)	$	10.61	$	1.40
Diluted	$	2.72	$	(1.30)	$	10.47	$	1.38
Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:
Basic	$	—	$	0.34	$	0.35	$	0.62
Diluted	$	—	$	0.34	$	0.35	$	0.61
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:
Basic	$	2.77	$	(0.95)	$	10.96	$	2.02
Diluted	$	2.72	$	(0.95)	$	10.82	$	1.99

The following table details the securities that have been excluded from the calculation of weighted-average shares for diluted earnings (loss) per share for both continuing and discontinued operations as they were anti-dilutive.


		Three Months Ended March 31,		Six Months Ended March 31,			Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
shares in millions	shares in millions	2022	2021	2022	2021	shares in millions	2022	2021	2022	2021
Stock options	Stock options	—	0.1	—	0.1	Stock options	—	1.2	—	—
Stock appreciation rights	Stock appreciation rights	—	—	—	—	Stock appreciation rights	—	0.1	—	—
Restricted stock units	Restricted stock units	1.0	—	0.6	—	Restricted stock units	—	0.8	0.4	—
Performance-based restricted stock units	Performance-based restricted stock units	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	Performance-based restricted stock units	0.2	0.3	0.2	—

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NOTE 9 — INVENTORIES


		March 31, 2022		September 30, 2021			June 30, 2022		September 30, 2021
Raw materials and supplies	Raw materials and supplies	$	115.7	$	99.6	Raw materials and supplies	$	126.9	$	99.6
Work in process	Work in process	20.7		19.2		Work in process	22.6		19.2
Finished products	Finished products	348.4		318.7		Finished products	347.1		318.7
Flocks	Flocks	32.7		39.1		Flocks	27.9		39.1
		$	517.5	$	476.6		$	524.5	$	476.6

NOTE 10 — PROPERTY, NET


		March 31, 2022		September 30, 2021			June 30, 2022		September 30, 2021
Property, at cost	Property, at cost	$	3,180.5	$	3,217.9	Property, at cost	$	3,215.6	$	3,217.9
Accumulated depreciation	Accumulated depreciation	(1,444.2)		(1,387.4)		Accumulated depreciation	(1,488.2)		(1,387.4)
		$	1,736.3	$	1,830.5		$	1,727.4	$	1,830.5

NOTE 11 — GOODWILL

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are noted in the following table.


		Post Consumer Brands		Weetabix		Foodservice		Refrigerated Retail		Total			Post Consumer Brands		Weetabix		Foodservice		Refrigerated Retail		Total
Balance, September 30, 2021	Balance, September 30, 2021											Balance, September 30, 2021
Goodwill (gross)	Goodwill (gross)	$	2,067.1	$	929.4	$	1,355.0	$	807.9	$	5,159.4	Goodwill (gross)	$	2,067.1	$	929.4	$	1,355.0	$	807.9	$	5,159.4
Accumulated impairment losses	Accumulated impairment losses	(609.1)		—		—		(48.7)		(657.8)		Accumulated impairment losses	(609.1)		—		—		(48.7)		(657.8)
Goodwill (net)	Goodwill (net)	$	1,458.0	$	929.4	$	1,355.0	$	759.2	$	4,501.6	Goodwill (net)	$	1,458.0	$	929.4	$	1,355.0	$	759.2	$	4,501.6
Goodwill acquired (a)	Goodwill acquired (a)	—		—		0.3		—		0.3		Goodwill acquired (a)	—		13.9		0.3		—		14.2
Sale of business (b)	Sale of business (b)	—		—		—		(4.2)		(4.2)		Sale of business (b)	—		—		—		(4.2)		(4.2)

Currency translation adjustment	Currency translation adjustment	0.1		(22.6)		—		—		(22.5)		Currency translation adjustment	—		(91.3)		—		—		(91.3)
Balance, March 31, 2022
Balance, June 30, 2022												Balance, June 30, 2022
Goodwill (gross)	Goodwill (gross)	$	2,067.2	$	906.8	$	1,355.3	$	803.7	$	5,133.0	Goodwill (gross)	$	2,067.1	$	852.0	$	1,355.3	$	803.7	$	5,078.1
Accumulated impairment losses	Accumulated impairment losses	(609.1)		—		—		(48.7)		(657.8)		Accumulated impairment losses	(609.1)		—		—		(48.7)		(657.8)
Goodwill (net)	Goodwill (net)	$	1,458.1	$	906.8	$	1,355.3	$	755.0	$	4,475.2	Goodwill (net)	$	1,458.0	$	852.0	$	1,355.3	$	755.0	$	4,420.3

(a)In April 2022, the Company recorded $13.9 of goodwill related to its acquisition of Lacka Foods, and in January 2022, the Company recorded a final measurement period adjustment of $0.3 related to the Almark acquisition. For additional information on the Company’s acquisitions, see Note 5.

(b)In December 2021, the Company completed the WEF Transaction. For additional information, see Note 6.

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NOTE 12 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Total intangible assets are as follows:


		March 31, 2022						September 30, 2021							June 30, 2022						September 30, 2021
		Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Amount		Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Amount			Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Amount		Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Amount
Subject to amortization:	Subject to amortization:													Subject to amortization:
Customer relationships	Customer relationships	$	2,146.1	$	(767.3)	$	1,378.8	$	2,163.1	$	(716.4)	$	1,446.7	Customer relationships	$	2,144.0	$	(792.1)	$	1,351.9	$	2,163.1	$	(716.4)	$	1,446.7
Trademarks and brands	Trademarks and brands	644.6		(244.6)		400.0		647.9		(228.5)		419.4		Trademarks and brands	650.7		(252.6)		398.1		647.9		(228.5)		419.4

		2,790.7		(1,011.9)		1,778.8		2,811.0		(944.9)		1,866.1			2,794.7		(1,044.7)		1,750.0		2,811.0		(944.9)		1,866.1
Not subject to amortization:	Not subject to amortization:													Not subject to amortization:
Trademarks and brands	Trademarks and brands	1,051.7		—		1,051.7		1,058.3		—		1,058.3		Trademarks and brands	1,031.9		—		1,031.9		1,058.3		—		1,058.3
		$	3,842.4	$	(1,011.9)	$	2,830.5	$	3,869.3	$	(944.9)	$	2,924.4		$	3,826.6	$	(1,044.7)	$	2,781.9	$	3,869.3	$	(944.9)	$	2,924.4

In December 2021, the Company completed the WEF Transaction. As a result, the Company recorded a write-off of $8.8 and $1.7 relating to customer relationships, net and trademarks, net, respectively. For additional information on the WEF Transaction, see Note 6.

NOTE 13 — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is exposed to commodity price risks relating to the purchases of raw materials and supplies, interest rate risks relating to floating rate debt and foreign currency exchange rate risks. The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments, including (but not limited to) futures contracts, option contracts, forward contracts and swaps, to manage certain of these exposures by hedging when it is practical to do so. The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

At ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the Company’s derivative instruments, none of which were designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” consisted of:

•commodity and energy futures, swaps and option contracts which relate to inputs that generally will be utilized within the next two years;

•foreign currency forward contracts maturing in the next year that have the effect of hedging currency fluctuations between the Euro and the Pound Sterling;

•interest rate swaps that have the effect of hedging interest payments on debt expected to be issued but not yet priced, including:

◦a pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swap maturing in May 2024 that requires monthly settlements; and

◦rate-lock interest rate swaps that require lump sum settlements with the first settlement occurring in July ~~2022~~2023 and the last in July 2026; and

•the PHPC Warrants (see Note 4).

During the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company terminated $700.0 notional value of its rate-lock interest rate swap contracts. In connection with this termination, the Company paid $17.0, which was recorded in “(Income) expense on swaps, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.The Company also restructured two of its rate-lock interest rate swap contracts, which contain non-cash, off-market financing elements. There were no cash settlements paid or received in connection with these restructurings.

In fiscal 2021, the Company restructured four of its rate-lock interest rate swap contracts, which contain non-cash, off-market financing elements. There were no cash settlements paid or received in connection with these restructurings.

~~The following table shows the notional amounts of derivative instruments held.~~

March 31,
2022 September 30, 2021
Commodity contracts $ 84.8 $ 56.4
Energy contracts 32.4 45.9
Foreign exchange contracts - Forward contracts 2.9 —
Interest rate swaps 200.0 200.0
Interest rate swaps - Rate-lock swaps 1,549.3 1,549.3
PHPC Warrants 16.9 16.9

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The following table shows the notional amounts of derivative instruments held.


	June 30, 2022		September 30, 2021

Commodity contracts	$	89.6	$	56.4
Energy contracts	26.4		45.9
Foreign exchange contracts - Forward contracts	3.9		—
Interest rate swaps	200.0		200.0
Interest rate swaps - Rate-lock swaps	849.3		1,549.3

PHPC Warrants	16.9		16.9

The following table presents the balance sheet location and fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments. The Company does not offset derivative assets and liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


		Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2022		September 30, 2021			Balance Sheet Location	June 30, 2022		September 30, 2021
Asset Derivatives:	Asset Derivatives:						Asset Derivatives:
Commodity contracts	Commodity contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	9.4	$	16.3	Commodity contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	3.9	$	16.3
Energy contracts	Energy contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	26.7		20.1		Energy contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	25.8		20.1
Interest rate swaps							Interest rate swaps	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1.1		—

Commodity contracts	Commodity contracts	Other assets	0.1		2.9		Commodity contracts	Other assets	0.1		2.9
Energy contracts	Energy contracts	Other assets	4.0		2.0		Energy contracts	Other assets	2.5		2.0

Interest rate swaps	Interest rate swaps	Other assets	30.4		24.2		Interest rate swaps	Other assets	1.1		24.2
			$	70.6	$	65.5			$	34.5	$	65.5

Liability Derivatives:	Liability Derivatives:						Liability Derivatives:
Commodity contracts	Commodity contracts	Other current liabilities	$	1.5	$	2.8	Commodity contracts	Other current liabilities	$	4.6	$	2.8

Energy contracts							Energy contracts	Other current liabilities	1.1		—
Interest rate swaps	Interest rate swaps	Other current liabilities	86.5		124.9		Interest rate swaps	Other current liabilities	—		124.9
Foreign exchange contracts							Foreign exchange contracts	Other current liabilities	0.1		—
Commodity contracts	Commodity contracts	Other liabilities	0.1		—		Commodity contracts	Other liabilities	0.1		—

Interest rate swaps	Interest rate swaps	Other liabilities	198.1		246.8		Interest rate swaps	Other liabilities	107.0		246.8
PHPC Warrants	PHPC Warrants	Other liabilities	5.7		9.2		PHPC Warrants	Other liabilities	2.8		9.2
			$	291.9	$	383.7			$	115.7	$	383.7

The following table presents the effects of the Company’s derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and 2021.


Derivative Instruments	Derivative Instruments	Statement of Operations Location		(Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations				Derivative Instruments			Statement of Operations Location		Loss (Gain) Recognized in Statement of Operations
			2022		2021					2022			2021
Commodity contracts	Commodity contracts		Cost of goods sold		$	(20.8)			$	(2.3)		Commodity contracts	Cost of goods sold	$	3.6	$	(11.9)
Energy contracts	Energy contracts	Cost of goods sold		(20.5)			(11.3)	Energy contracts			Cost of goods sold		(10.3)	(12.4)
Foreign exchange contracts	Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and administrative expenses		0.1			(0.3)	Foreign exchange contracts			Selling, general and administrative expenses		0.1	(0.5)

Interest rate swaps	Interest rate swaps	Income on swaps, net		(128.2)			(185.6)	Interest rate swaps			(Income) expense on swaps, net		(131.6)	121.6
PHPC Warrants	PHPC Warrants	Other expense (income), net		(3.0)			—	PHPC Warrants			Other income, net		(2.8)	1.5

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The following table presents the effects of the Company’s derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and 2021.


Derivative Instruments	Derivative Instruments	Statement of Operations Location		(Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations				Derivative Instruments			Statement of Operations Location		(Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations
			2022		2021					2022			2021
Commodity contracts	Commodity contracts		Cost of goods sold		$	(29.6)			$	(9.7)		Commodity contracts	Cost of goods sold	$	(26.0)	$	(21.6)
Energy contracts	Energy contracts	Cost of goods sold		(18.4)			(19.3)	Energy contracts			Cost of goods sold		(28.7)	(31.7)
Foreign exchange contracts	Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			1.2	Foreign exchange contracts			Selling, general and administrative expenses		0.1	0.7

Interest rate swaps	Interest rate swaps	Income on swaps, net		(91.3)			(227.2)	Interest rate swaps			(Income) expense on swaps, net		(222.9)	(105.6)
PHPC Warrants	PHPC Warrants	Other expense (income), net		(3.5)			—	PHPC Warrants			Other income, net		(6.3)	1.5

Accumulated OCI included a $99.5 net gain on hedging instruments before taxes ($74.9 after taxes) at both ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 related to settlements of and previously unrealized gains on cross-currency swaps. Reclassification of these amounts recorded in accumulated OCI into earnings will only occur in the event ~~United Kingdom (“U.K.”)-based~~U.K.-based operations are substantially liquidated.

At ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company had pledged collateral of ~~$2.8~~$3.2 and $6.4, respectively, related to its commodity and energy contracts. These amounts are classified as “Restricted cash” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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NOTE 14 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the basis for that measurement according to the levels in the fair value hierarchy in ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement.”


		March 31, 2022						September 30, 2021					June 30, 2022						September 30, 2021
		Total		Level 1		Level 2			Total		Level 1			Level 2			Total		Level 1		Level 2		Total		Level 1		Level 2
Assets:	Assets:															Assets:
Deferred compensation investments	Deferred compensation investments	$	15.0	$	15.0	$	—		$	15.5	$	15.5		$	—	Deferred compensation investments	$	13.2	$	13.2	$	—	$	15.5	$	15.5	$	—
Derivative assets	Derivative assets	70.6		—		70.6			65.5		—			65.5		Derivative assets	34.5		—		34.5		65.5		—		65.5
Equity securities	Equity securities	25.0		25.0		—			28.9		28.9			—		Equity securities	31.7		31.7		—		28.9		28.9		—
Investment in BellRing	Investment in BellRing	447.7		447.7		—			—		—			—		Investment in BellRing	482.8		482.8		—		—		—		—
		$	558.3	$	487.7	$	70.6		$	109.9	$	44.4		$	65.5		$	562.2	$	527.7	$	34.5	$	109.9	$	44.4	$	65.5
Liabilities:	Liabilities:															Liabilities:
Deferred compensation liabilities	Deferred compensation liabilities	$	34.9	$	—	$	34.9		$	36.0	$	—		$	36.0	Deferred compensation liabilities	$	37.0	$	—	$	37.0	$	36.0	$	—	$	36.0
Derivative liabilities	Derivative liabilities	291.9		5.7		286.2			383.7		9.2			374.5		Derivative liabilities	115.7		2.8		112.9		383.7		9.2		374.5
		$	326.8	$	5.7	$	321.1		$	419.7	$	9.2		$	410.5		$	152.7	$	2.8	$	149.9	$	419.7	$	9.2	$	410.5

Deferred Compensation

The deferred compensation investments are primarily invested in mutual funds, and their fair value is measured using the market approach. These investments are in the same funds, or funds that employ a similar investment strategy, and are purchased in substantially the same amounts, as the participants’ selected investment options (excluding Post common stock equivalents), which represent the underlying liabilities to participants in the Company’s deferred compensation plans. Deferred compensation liabilities are recorded at amounts due to participants in cash, based on the fair value of participants’ selected investment options (excluding certain Post common stock equivalents to be distributed in shares) using the market approach.

Derivatives

The Company utilizes the income approach to measure fair value for its commodity and energy derivatives. The income approach uses pricing models that rely on market observable inputs such as yield curves and forward prices. Foreign exchange contracts are valued using the spot rate less the forward rate multiplied by the notional amount. The Company’s calculation of the fair value of interest rate swaps is derived from a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contract and the interest rate curve. Refer to Note 13 for the classification of changes in fair value of derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The PHPC Warrants were initially valued using the Monte Carlo Option Pricing Method. The initial fair value measurement was categorized as Level 3, as the fair values utilized significant unobservable inputs. However, as of ~~March 31,~~ June 30,

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2022 and September 30, 2021, the PHPC Warrants were valued using the market approach based on quoted prices as the PHPC Warrants became actively traded on the NYSE during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 and are now categorized as Level 1. For additional information on the PHPC Warrants, see Notes 4 and 13.

Equity Securities and Investment in BellRing

The Company uses the market approach to measure the fair value of its equity securities. The Investment in BellRing represents the Company’s 14.2% equity interest in BellRing as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, which was measured at its fair value of $~~447.7~~482.8 based on the trading value of the BellRing Common Stock on ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022.

Other Fair Value Measurements

Investments held in trust are invested in a fund consisting entirely of U.S. treasury securities. The fund is valued at net asset value (“NAV”) per share, and as such, in accordance with ASC Topic 820, the investments have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. Investments held in trust are reported at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (see Note 4).

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities also include cash and cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable for which the carrying value approximates fair value due to their short maturities (less than 12 months). The Company does not record its current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair values of any outstanding borrowings under the municipal bond as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 approximated their carrying values. Based on current market rates, the fair value (Level 2) of the Company’s debt, excluding

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any outstanding borrowings under the municipal bond (which is also categorized as Level 2), was ~~$5,690.8~~$5,312.7 and $6,596.7 as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively.

Certain assets and liabilities, including property, goodwill and other intangible assets and assets held for sale, are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

The Company sold the Klingerstown Equipment in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The Klingerstown Equipment was reported in the Foodservice segment. For additional information on assets held for sale, see Note 6. The fair value of assets held for sale was measured on a non-recurring basis based on the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. When applicable, the fair value is adjusted to reflect an offer to purchase the assets. The fair value measurement was categorized as Level 3, as the fair value utilizes significant unobservable inputs. The following table summarizes the Level 3 activity.


Balance, September 30, 2021	$	—
Transfer of assets into held for sale	0.5
Net gain related to assets held for sale	9.8
Proceeds from the sale of assets held for sale	(10.3)

Balance, ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022	$	—

NOTE 15 — LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt as of the dates indicated consisted of the following:


		March 31, 2022		September 30, 2021			June 30, 2022		September 30, 2021
4.50% senior notes maturing September 2031	4.50% senior notes maturing September 2031	$	1,800.0	$	1,800.0	4.50% senior notes maturing September 2031	$	1,741.1	$	1,800.0
4.625% senior notes maturing April 2030	4.625% senior notes maturing April 2030	1,650.0		1,650.0		4.625% senior notes maturing April 2030	1,650.0		1,650.0
5.50% senior notes maturing December 2029	5.50% senior notes maturing December 2029	1,250.0		750.0		5.50% senior notes maturing December 2029	1,235.0		750.0
5.625% senior notes maturing January 2028	5.625% senior notes maturing January 2028	940.9		940.9		5.625% senior notes maturing January 2028	940.9		940.9

5.75% senior notes maturing March 2027	5.75% senior notes maturing March 2027	459.3		1,299.3		5.75% senior notes maturing March 2027	459.3		1,299.3

Municipal bond	Municipal bond	6.4		7.5		Municipal bond	6.4		7.5

		$	6,106.6	$	6,447.7		$	6,032.7	$	6,447.7
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	Less: Current portion of long-term debt	1.1		1.1		Less: Current portion of long-term debt	1.1		1.1
Debt issuance costs, net	Debt issuance costs, net	42.7		47.2		Debt issuance costs, net	40.8		47.2
Plus: Unamortized premium, net	Plus: Unamortized premium, net	43.1		42.2		Plus: Unamortized premium, net	41.6		42.2
Total long-term debt	Total long-term debt	$	6,105.9	$	6,441.6	Total long-term debt	$	6,032.4	$	6,441.6

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Debt Transactions in Connection with the BellRing Spin-off

On March 8, 2022, Post entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 1 (the ~~“Joinder~~“First Joinder Agreement”) by and among Post, as borrower, certain of Post’s subsidiaries, as guarantors, the Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders (as defined in the First Joinder ~~Agreement)~~Agreement, referred to herein as the “First Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders”), Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as sub-agent to the administrative agent. The First Joinder Agreement provided for an incremental term loan (the ~~“Incremental~~“First Incremental Term Loan”) of $840.0 under Post’s Credit Agreement (as defined below), which Post borrowed in full on March 8, 2022.

Interest on the First Incremental Term Loan accrued at the adjusted term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin of 1.50% per annum. The maturity date for the First Incremental Term Loan was May 6, 2022. The First Joinder Agreement permitted Post to repay the First Incremental Term Loan, in whole or in part, in cash or, in lieu of cash, to exchange its obligations under the First Incremental Term Loan towith the First Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders for the BellRing Notes.

On March 10, 2022, Post and the First Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which Post repaid the First Incremental Term Loan and all accrued and unpaid interest and expenses owed thereunder through a combination of (i) with respect to the principal amount owed under the First Incremental Term Loan, the assignment and transfer by Post of all $840.0 of the BellRing Notes to the First Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders and (ii) with respect to accrued and unpaid interest and fees and expenses owed under the First Incremental Term Loan, cash on ~~hand.~~hand (collectively, the “Debt-for-Debt Exchange”). As provided in the Exchange Agreement, upon completion of the transfer of the BellRing Notes to the First Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders and payment of interest, fees and expenses, the First Incremental Term Loan was deemed satisfied and paid in full.

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The Company incurred a $3.5 loss during the ~~three and six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 related to the write-off of debt issuance costs in connection with the First Joinder Agreement and Exchange Agreement, which were included in ~~“Loss~~“(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net” in the Condensed Consolidated ~~Statements~~Statement of Operations.

On March 17, 2022, the Company redeemed $840.0 in aggregate principal amount, or approximately 65%, of the outstanding 5.75% senior notes maturing in March 2027 using the proceeds from the First Incremental Term Loan. The 5.75% senior notes were redeemed at a redemption price of 102.875% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.75% senior notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest for each day from March 1, 2022 to, but excluding, March 17, 2022. The Company incurred a $15.8 loss during the ~~three and six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 related to the partial redemption of the 5.75% senior notes, which was included in ~~“Loss~~“(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net” in the Condensed Consolidated ~~Statements~~Statement of Operations. This loss included a $24.1 premium payment for early redemption, which was paid using cash on hand, and a $5.0 write-off of debt issuance costs, partially offset by a $13.3 write-off of unamortized premiums.

Senior Notes

On December 22, 2021, the Company issued an additional $500.0 principal value of 5.50% senior notes maturing in December 2029. The additional 5.50% senior notes were issued at a price of 103.5% of the par value, and the Company received $514.0 after incurring investment banking and other fees and expenses of $3.5, which were deferred and are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes. The premium related to the 5.50% senior notes was recorded as an unamortized premium and is being amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the term of the 5.50% senior notes. Interest payments on the 5.50% senior notes are due semi-annually each June 15 and December 15.

Credit Agreement

On March 18, 2020, the Company entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement (as amended, including by the First Joinder Agreement, restated or amended and restated, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $750.0 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), with the commitments thereunder to be made available to the Company in U.S. Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros and Pounds Sterling. Letters of credit are available under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount of up to $75.0. As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the Revolving Credit Facility had outstanding letters of credit of ~~$21.3,~~$21.2, which reduced the available borrowing capacity to ~~$728.7.~~$728.8. As of September 30, 2021, the Revolving Credit Facility had outstanding letters of credit of $19.2, which reduced the available borrowing capacity to $730.8. Any outstanding amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility must be repaid on or before March 18, 2025.

The Credit Agreement provides for potential incremental revolving and term facilities at the request of the Company and at the discretion of the lenders or other persons providing such incremental facilities, in each case on terms to be determined, and also permits the Company to incur other secured or unsecured debt, in all cases subject to conditions and limitations on the amount as specified in the Credit Agreement.

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The Credit Agreement permits the Company to designate certain of its subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries and once so designated, permits the disposition of (and authorizes the release of liens on) the assets of, and the equity interests in, such unrestricted subsidiaries and permits the release of such unrestricted subsidiaries as guarantors under the Credit Agreement. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by its existing and subsequently acquired or organized domestic subsidiaries (other than immaterial subsidiaries, certain excluded subsidiaries and subsidiaries the Company designates as unrestricted subsidiaries, which include 8th Avenue and its subsidiaries, PHPC and PHPC Sponsor) and are secured by security interests in substantially all of the Company’s assets and the assets of its subsidiary guarantors, but excluding, in each case, real property.

On September 3, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement to change the reference interest rate applicable to revolving loan borrowings in Pounds Sterling from a Eurodollar rate-based rate to a rate based on the Sterling Overnight Index Average.

On December 17, 2021, the Company entered into a second amendment to the Credit Agreement to, among other provisions, facilitate the BellRing Spin-off. For additional information regarding the BellRing Spin-off, see Note 3. The amendment also amended the Credit Agreement to change the reference interest rate applicable to revolving loan borrowings in U.S. Dollars from LIBOR to a rate based on the adjusted term SOFR rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement). During the nine months ended June 30, 2022, the Company paid $0.4 of deferred financing fees in connection with the amendment.

Borrowings in U.S. Dollars under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest, at the option of the Company, at an annual rate equal to either (a) the term SOFR rate or (b) the base rate determined by reference to the highest of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% per annum and (iii) the one-month adjusted term SOFR rate plus 1.00% per annum, in each case plus an applicable margin, which is determined by reference to the secured net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), with the applicable margin for adjusted term SOFR rate loans and base rate loans being (i) 2.00% and 1.00%, respectively, if the secured net leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 3.00:1.00, (ii) 1.75% and 0.75%, respectively, if the secured net leverage ratio is less than 3.00:1.00 and greater than or equal to 1.50:1.00 or (iii) 1.50% and 0.50%, respectively, if

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the secured net leverage ratio is less than 1.50:1.00. Commitment fees on the daily unused amount of commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility accrue at a rate of 0.375% per annum if the Company’s secured net leverage ratio is greater than 3.00:1.00, and will accrue at a rate of 0.25% per annum if the Company’s secured net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 3.00:1.00.

The Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default, including material breach of representations and warranties, failure to make required payments, failure to comply with certain agreements or covenants, failure to pay or default under certain other indebtedness in excess of $100.0, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, inability to pay debts, the occurrence of one or more unstayed or undischarged judgments in excess of $100.0, attachments issued against all or any material part of the Company’s property, certain events under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), a change of control (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the invalidity of any loan document and the failure of the collateral documents to create a valid and perfected first priority lien (subject to certain permitted liens). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, the maturity of the loans under the Credit Agreement may accelerate and the agent and lenders under the Credit Agreement may exercise other rights and remedies available at law or under the loan documents, including with respect to the collateral and guarantees of the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement.

Municipal Bond

In connection with the construction of a filtration system at the Company’s potato plant in Chaska, Minnesota, the Company incurred debt that guarantees the repayment of certain industrial revenue bonds used to finance the construction of the project. Principal payments are due annually on March 1, and interest payments are due semi-annually each March 1 and September 1. The debt matures on March 1, 2028.

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Repayments of Long-Term Debt

The following tables show the Company’s repayments of long-term debt included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the associated gain or loss included in ~~“Loss~~“(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. There were no repayments of long-term debt during the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Three Months Ended
March 31, Repayments of Long-Term Debt Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, net
Debt Instrument Principal Amount Repaid Debt Premiums Paid Write-off of Debt Issuance Costs Write-off of Unamortized Premium
5.75% senior notes $ 840.0 $ 24.1 $ 5.0 $ (13.3)
Municipal bond 1.1 — — —
2022 Total $ 841.1 $ 24.1 $ 5.0 $ (13.3)
5.00% senior notes $ 1,697.3 $ 74.3 $ 18.9 $ —
Municipal bond 1.0 — — —
2021 Total $ 1,698.3 $ 74.3 $ 18.9 $ —


Three Months Ended June 30,	Repayments of Long-Term Debt			(Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, net
	Debt Instrument	Principal Amount Repaid		Debt Discounts (Received) / Premiums Paid		Write-off of Debt Issuance Costs		Write-off of Unamortized Premium



	4.50% senior notes	$	58.9	$	(9.4)	$	0.5	$	—


	5.50% senior notes	15.0		(1.2)		0.1		(0.2)






2022	Total	$	73.9	$	(10.6)	$	0.6	$	(0.2)


Six Months Ended March 31,		Repayments of Long-Term Debt			Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, net
		Debt Instrument	Principal Amount Repaid		Debt Premiums Paid		Write-off of Debt Issuance Costs		Write-off of Unamortized Premium
Nine Months Ended June 30,											Nine Months Ended June 30,	Repayments of Long-Term Debt			(Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, net
												Debt Instrument	Principal Amount Repaid		Debt Discounts (Received) / Premiums Paid		Write-off of Debt Issuance Costs		Write-off of Unamortized Premium

		5.75% senior notes	$	840.0	$	24.1	$	5.0	$	(13.3)		5.75% senior notes	$	840.0	$	24.1	$	5.0	$	(13.3)
												4.50% senior notes	58.9		(9.4)		0.5		—

												5.50% senior notes	15.0		(1.2)		0.1		(0.2)

		Municipal bond	1.1		—		—		—			Municipal bond	1.1		—		—		—

2022	2022	Total	$	841.1	$	24.1	$	5.0	$	(13.3)	2022	Total	$	915.0	$	13.5	$	5.6	$	(13.5)

		5.00% senior notes	$	1,697.3	$	74.3	$	18.9	$	—		5.00% senior notes	$	1,697.3	$	74.3	$	18.9	$	—

		Municipal bond	1.0		—		—		—			Municipal bond	1.0		—		—		—

2021	2021	Total	$	1,698.3	$	74.3	$	18.9	$	—	2021	Total	$	1,698.3	$	74.3	$	18.9	$	—

Tender Offer

On June 27, 2022, the Company commenced a modified “Dutch Auction” tender offer to purchase up to $450.0 in aggregate cash consideration (excluding accrued interest) of its (i) 4.625% senior notes maturing in April 2030 at a bid range of 81% to 88% of par and (ii) 4.50% senior notes maturing in September 2031 at a bid range of 80% to 87% of par (collectively, the “Tender Offer”). The Tender Offer expired on July 25, 2022, and included a tender premium of 5% of par for holders who tendered their senior notes prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 11, 2022 (the “Tender Premium”). Refer to Note 20 for additional information regarding the completion of the Tender Offer subsequent to June 30, 2022.

Debt Covenants

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with a financial covenant consisting of a secured net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) not to exceed 4.25 to 1.00, measured as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, if, as of the last day of such fiscal quarter, the aggregate outstanding amount of all revolving credit loans, swing

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line loans and letter of credit obligations (subject to certain exceptions specified in the Credit Agreement) exceeds 30% of the Company’s revolving credit commitments. As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the Company was not required to comply with such financial covenant as the aggregate amount of the aforementioned obligations did not exceed 30% of the Company’s revolving credit commitments.

The Credit Agreement provides for incremental revolving and term loan facilities, and also permits other secured or unsecured debt, if, among other conditions, certain financial ratios are met, as defined and specified in the Credit Agreement.

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NOTE 16 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

Antitrust Claims

In late 2008 and early 2009, approximately 22 class action lawsuits were filed in various federal courts against Michael Foods, Inc. (“MFI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and approximately 20 other defendants (producers of shell eggs and egg products and egg industry organizations), alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws in connection with the production and sale of shell eggs and egg products, and seeking unspecified damages. All cases were transferred to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for coordinated and/or consolidated pretrial proceedings.

The cases involved 3 plaintiff groups: (i) a nationwide class of direct purchasers of shell eggs (the “direct purchaser class”); (ii) individual companies (primarily large grocery chains and food companies that purchase considerable quantities of eggs) that opted out of various settlements and filed their own complaints related to their purchases of shell eggs and egg products (the “opt-out plaintiffs”); and (iii) indirect purchasers of shell eggs (the “indirect purchaser plaintiffs”).

Resolution of claims: To date, MFI has resolved the following claims, including all class claims: (i) in December 2016, MFI settled all claims asserted against it by the direct purchaser class for a payment of $75.0, which was approved by the district court in December 2017; (ii) in January 2017, MFI settled all claims asserted against it by opt-out plaintiffs related to shell egg purchases on confidential terms; (iii) in June 2018, MFI settled all claims asserted against it by indirect purchaser plaintiffs on confidential terms; and (iv) between June 2019 and September 2019, MFI individually settled on confidential terms egg product opt-out claims asserted against it by four separate opt-out plaintiffs. MFI has at all times denied liability in this matter, and no settlement contains any admission of liability by MFI.

Remaining portion of the cases: MFI remains a defendant only with respect to claims that seek damages based on purchases of egg products by three opt-out plaintiffs. The district court had granted summary judgment precluding any claims for egg products purchases by such opt-out plaintiffs, but the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded these claims for further pre-trial proceedings. Defendants filed a second motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of the claims, which was denied in June 2019. The remaining opt-out plaintiffs have been assigned a trial date in October 2022.

Although the likelihood of a material adverse outcome in the egg antitrust litigation has been significantly reduced as a result of the MFI settlements described above, the remaining portion of the cases could still result in a material adverse outcome.

No expense was recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations related to these matters for the three or ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 or 2021. At both ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company had $3.5 accrued for this matter, which was included in “Other current liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company records reserves for litigation losses in accordance with ASC Topic 450, “Contingencies.” Under ASC Topic 450, a loss contingency is recorded if a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. The Company records probable loss contingencies based on the best estimate of the loss. If a range of loss can be reasonably estimated, but no single amount within the range appears to be a better estimate than any other amount within the range, the minimum amount in the range is accrued. These estimates are often initially developed earlier than when the ultimate loss is known, and the estimates are adjusted if additional information becomes known. Although the Company believes its accruals for ~~this matter~~these matters are appropriate, the final amounts required to resolve such ~~matter~~matters could differ materially from recorded estimates and the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially affected.

Under current law, any settlement paid, including the settlements with the direct purchaser plaintiffs, the opt-out plaintiffs and the indirect purchaser plaintiffs, is deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Other

The Company is subject to various other legal proceedings and actions arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, based upon the information presently known, the ultimate liability, if any, arising from such pending legal proceedings, as well as from asserted legal claims and known potential legal claims which are likely to be asserted, taking into account established accruals for estimated liabilities (if any), are not expected to be material individually or in the

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NOTE 17 — PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The Company maintains qualified defined benefit plans in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada for certain employees primarily within its Post Consumer Brands and Weetabix segments. Certain of the Company’s employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s postretirement benefit plans (partially subsidized retiree health and life insurance). Amounts for the Canadian plans are included in the North America disclosures and are not disclosed separately because they do not constitute a significant portion of the combined amounts.

The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost (gain) for the pension plans. In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, service cost is reported in “Cost of goods sold” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” and all other components of net periodic benefit cost (gain) are reported in “Other ~~expense (income),~~income, net.”


		North America									North America
		Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2022		2021		2022		2021

Service cost	Service cost	$	1.1	$	1.0	$	2.2	$	1.9	Service cost	$	1.1	$	0.9	$	3.3	$	2.8
Interest cost	Interest cost	0.8		0.8		1.7		1.6		Interest cost	0.9		0.8		2.6		2.4
Expected return on plan assets	Expected return on plan assets	(1.7)		(1.6)		(3.5)		(3.2)		Expected return on plan assets	(1.8)		(1.6)		(5.3)		(4.8)
Recognized net actuarial loss	Recognized net actuarial loss	0.4		0.6		0.8		1.2		Recognized net actuarial loss	0.4		0.6		1.2		1.8

Recognized prior service cost										Recognized prior service cost	0.1		0.1		0.1		0.1
Net periodic benefit cost	Net periodic benefit cost	$	0.6	$	0.8	$	1.2	$	1.5	Net periodic benefit cost	$	0.7	$	0.8	$	1.9	$	2.3

Other International
Three Months Ended
March 31, Six Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Interest cost $ 4.1 $ 3.8 $ 8.3 $ 7.5
Expected return on plan assets (6.5) (6.3) (13.1) (12.3)
Recognized prior service cost 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Net periodic benefit gain $ (2.3) $ (2.4) $ (4.6) $ (4.6)


	Other International
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021


Interest cost	$	3.9	$	3.8	$	12.2	$	11.3
Expected return on plan assets	(6.1)		(6.3)		(19.2)		(18.6)

Recognized prior service cost	0.1		0.1		0.3		0.3
Net periodic benefit gain	$	(2.1)	$	(2.4)	$	(6.7)	$	(7.0)

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit gain for the North American other postretirement benefit plans. In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, service cost is reported in “Cost of goods sold” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” and all other components of net periodic benefit gain are reported in “Other ~~expense (income),~~income, net.”


		Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2022		2021		2022		2021

Service cost	Service cost	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.2	Service cost	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.3	$	0.4
Interest cost	Interest cost	0.4		0.4		0.8		0.8		Interest cost	0.4		0.4		1.2		1.2
Recognized net actuarial loss	Recognized net actuarial loss	0.1		0.3		0.3		0.6		Recognized net actuarial loss	0.2		0.2		0.5		0.8
Recognized prior service credit	Recognized prior service credit	(1.1)		(1.2)		(2.3)		(2.4)		Recognized prior service credit	(1.2)		(1.1)		(3.5)		(3.5)
Net periodic benefit gain	Net periodic benefit gain	$	(0.5)	$	(0.4)	$	(1.0)	$	(0.8)	Net periodic benefit gain	$	(0.5)	$	(0.3)	$	(1.5)	$	(1.1)

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NOTE 18 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The following table summarizes the Company’s repurchases of its common stock.


		Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2022		2021		2022		2021
Shares repurchased (in millions)	Shares repurchased (in millions)	0.4		1.6		1.9		3.3		Shares repurchased (in millions)	1.9		—		3.8		3.3
Average price per share		$	105.54	$	98.29	$	103.81	$	95.78
Average price per share including broker’s commissions (a)										Average price per share including broker’s commissions (a)	$	76.45	$	—	$	89.96	$	95.78
Total cost including broker’s commissions ~~(a)~~(b)	Total cost including broker’s commissions ~~(a)~~(b)	$	38.2	$	155.4	$	193.2	$	315.3	Total cost including broker’s commissions ~~(a)~~(b)	$	145.8	$	—	$	339.0	$	315.3

(a)Average repurchase price per share including broker’s commissions during the nine months ended June 30, 2022 was $103.81 prior to the BellRing Spin-off and $76.45 subsequent to the BellRing Spin-off.

(b)“Purchases of treasury stock” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 included $4.0 of repurchases of common stock that were accrued at September 30, 2021 and did not settle until fiscal 2022. “Purchases of treasury stock” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021 included $7.4 of repurchases of common stock that were accrued at September 30, 2020 and did not settle until fiscal 2021.

The Company may, from time to time, enter into common stock structured repurchase arrangements with financial institutions using general corporate funds. Under such arrangements, the Company pays a fixed sum of cash upon execution of each agreement in exchange for the right to receive either a predetermined amount of cash or Post common stock. Upon expiration of each agreement, if the closing market price of Post’s common stock is above a predetermined price, the Company will have the initial investment returned with a premium in cash. If the closing market price of Post’s common stock is at or below the predetermined price, the Company will receive the number of shares specified in the agreement. During the nine months ended June 30, 2021, the Company received cash payments of $47.5 for the settlement of an arrangement entered into during fiscal 2020, and the payments were recorded as “Cash received from share repurchase contracts” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

BellRing Spin-off Impact on Equity Awards

In connection with the BellRing Spin-off, adjustments were made to the terms of outstanding equity-based awards (the “Post Equity Awards”) to preserve the intrinsic value of the Post Equity Awards and to participants’ accounts under the non-qualified deferred compensation plans maintained by Post with respect to notional investments in Post common stock (the “Post NQDC Accounts”). The adjustments to the Post Equity Awards and Post NQDC Accounts were based on the volume weighted average price of Post common stock during the five trading day period prior to and including March 10, 2022 and the volume weighted average price of Post common stock during the five trading day period immediately following March 10, 2022.

In addition, certain performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2019 to named executive officers of Post pursuant to the Post Holdings, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan that were outstanding as of immediately prior to the BellRing Spin-off (the “2019 PRSUs”) were converted into a number of time-based restricted stock units based on achievement of Post’s total shareholder return ranking compared to such rankings of peer companies over a specified performance period ending on March 10, 2022. The vesting of the converted 2019 PRSUs is subject to the requirement to remain employed through October 15, 2022, and will otherwise remain subject to the terms and restrictions of the applicable award agreements.

The equity award adjustments had an immaterial impact on the Company’s ~~Statements~~Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the ~~three and six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022.

NOTE 19 — SEGMENTS

At ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the Company’s operating and reportable segments were as follows:

•Post Consumer Brands: North American RTE cereal and Peter Pan nut butters;

•Weetabix: primarily U.K. RTE cereal, muesli and ~~muesli;~~protein-based shakes;

•Foodservice: primarily egg and potato products; and

•Refrigerated Retail: primarily side dish, egg, cheese and sausage products.

Due to the level of integration between the Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail segments, it is impracticable to present total assets separately for each segment. An allocation has been made between the two segments for depreciation based on inventory costing.

Amounts reported for Corporate in the table below include any amounts attributable to PHPC.

Management evaluates each segment’s performance based on its segment profit, which for all segments is its earnings/loss before income taxes and equity method earnings/loss before impairment of property, goodwill and other intangible assets,

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facility closure related costs, restructuring expenses, gain/loss on assets and liabilities held for sale, gain/loss on sale of businesses and facilities, gain on/adjustment to bargain purchase, interest expense and other unallocated corporate income and expenses. The following tables present information about the Company’s reportable segments.

Three Months Ended
March 31, Six Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Net Sales
Post Consumer Brands $ 573.1 $ 479.9 $ 1,080.4 $ 924.9
Weetabix 117.0 113.4 235.6 226.9
Foodservice 451.9 369.2 890.5 723.7


			Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
			2022		2021		2022		2021
Net Sales
	Post Consumer Brands		$	574.7	$	468.7	$	1,655.1	$	1,393.6
	Weetabix		124.9		123.4		360.5		350.3
	Foodservice		579.0		435.1		1,469.5		1,158.8
	Refrigerated Retail		246.4		220.8		787.4		723.4


	Eliminations and Corporate		(0.1)		(0.5)		(0.4)		(1.3)
		Total	$	1,524.9	$	1,247.5	$	4,272.1	$	3,624.8
Segment Profit
	Post Consumer Brands		$	81.8	$	87.8	$	232.6	$	250.1
	Weetabix		27.8		28.6		81.8		82.6
	Foodservice		45.9		27.9		81.0		47.5
	Refrigerated Retail		10.4		14.3		41.0		72.2


		Total segment profit	165.9		158.6		436.4		452.4
General corporate expenses and other			47.6		0.7		138.7		29.6

Interest expense, net			75.6		82.4		245.6		249.7
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net			(10.2)		—		9.1		93.2
(Income) expense on swaps, net			(131.6)		121.6		(222.9)		(105.6)
Gain on investment in BellRing			(35.1)		—		(482.8)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity method loss			$	219.6	$	(46.1)	$	748.7	$	185.5
Net sales by product
	Cereal and granola		$	657.8	$	570.1	$	1,936.5	$	1,704.1
	Nut butters		35.5		21.8		72.5		39.2
	Eggs and egg products		560.6		416.1		1,420.7		1,108.0
	Side dishes (including potato products)		158.2		133.7		489.3		427.6
	Cheese and dairy		51.0		50.8		164.6		168.1
	Sausage		38.8		37.4		131.2		124.7
	Protein-based products		6.2		—		6.2		—


	Other		16.9		18.4		51.9		54.6
	Eliminations and Corporate		(0.1)		(0.8)		(0.8)		(1.5)
		Total	$	1,524.9	$	1,247.5	$	4,272.1	$	3,624.8
Depreciation and amortization
	Post Consumer Brands		$	33.3	$	30.0	$	101.0	$	87.4
	Weetabix		8.9		9.8		27.8		28.6
	Foodservice		31.8		32.0		95.3		94.3
	Refrigerated Retail		19.0		18.8		58.7		55.2


		Total segment depreciation and amortization	93.0		90.6		282.8		265.5
	Corporate		0.8		1.1		2.7		3.1
		Total	$	93.8	$	91.7	$	285.5	$	268.6


Assets							June 30, 2022		September 30, 2021
	Post Consumer Brands						$	3,532.1	$	3,467.8

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Refrigerated Retail 267.6 239.5 541.0 502.6
Eliminations and Corporate 0.1 (0.5) (0.3) (0.8)
Total $ 1,409.7 $ 1,201.5 $ 2,747.2 $ 2,377.3
Segment Profit
Post Consumer Brands $ 79.5 $ 91.8 $ 150.8 $ 162.3
Weetabix 26.8 25.9 54.0 54.0
Foodservice 20.0 8.8 35.1 19.6
Refrigerated Retail 17.0 24.2 30.6 57.9
Total segment profit 143.3 150.7 270.5 293.8
General corporate expenses and other 45.0 15.1 91.1 28.9
Interest expense, net 87.2 83.5 170.0 167.3
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net 19.3 93.2 19.3 93.2
Income on swaps, net (128.2) (185.6) (91.3) (227.2)
Gain on investment in BellRing (447.7) — (447.7) —
Earnings before income taxes and equity method loss $ 567.7 $ 144.5 $ 529.1 $ 231.6
Net sales by product
Cereal and granola $ 671.4 $ 575.7 $ 1,278.7 $ 1,134.0
Nut butters 18.5 17.4 37.0 17.4
Eggs and egg products 436.7 353.8 860.1 691.9
Side dishes (including potato products) 166.2 138.4 331.1 293.9
Cheese and dairy 54.0 54.6 113.6 117.3
Sausage 44.7 43.0 92.4 87.3
Other 18.5 19.0 35.0 36.2
Eliminations and Corporate (0.3) (0.4) (0.7) (0.7)
Total $ 1,409.7 $ 1,201.5 $ 2,747.2 $ 2,377.3
Depreciation and amortization
Post Consumer Brands $ 33.9 $ 29.2 $ 67.7 $ 57.4
Weetabix 9.6 9.4 18.9 18.8
Foodservice 31.5 31.6 63.5 62.3
Refrigerated Retail 19.4 18.3 39.7 36.4
Total segment depreciation and amortization 94.4 88.5 189.8 174.9
Corporate 0.9 1.0 1.9 2.0
Total $ 95.3 $ 89.5 $ 191.7 $ 176.9
Assets March 31,
2022 September 30, 2021
Post Consumer Brands $ 3,483.8 $ 3,467.8
Weetabix 1,882.8 1,930.4
Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail 4,993.0 5,074.2
Corporate 1,471.1 1,248.2
Total assets of continuing operations 11,830.7 11,720.6
Total assets of discontinued operations — 694.1
Total assets $ 11,830.7 $ 12,414.7


Weetabix		1,769.6		1,930.4
Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail		5,011.1		5,074.2


Corporate		1,247.4		1,248.2
	Total assets of continuing operations	11,560.2		11,720.6
	Total assets of discontinued operations	—		694.1
	Total assets	$	11,560.2	$	12,414.7

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NOTE 20 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT

Short-term Loan

On ~~April 5,~~July 25, 2022, the Company ~~completed~~entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 2 (the “Second Joinder Agreement”) by and among the Company, as borrower, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, as guarantors, the institutions constituting the Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders (as defined in the Second Joinder Agreement, referred to herein as the “Second Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders”), Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as sub-agent to the administrative agent. The Second Joinder Agreement provided for an incremental term loan (the “Second Incremental Term Loan”) of $450.0, excluding fees paid, under the Company’s Credit Agreement, which the Company borrowed in full on July 25, 2022.

Interest on the Second Incremental Term Loan accrues at the adjusted term SOFR rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin of 1.50% per annum, and the maturity date for the Second Incremental Term Loan is September 23, 2022. The Second Joinder Agreement permits the Company to repay the Second Incremental Term Loan, in whole or in part, in cash or, with the prior written consent of the Second Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders, with an alternative form of consideration in lieu of cash.

Tender Offer

On July 26, 2022, the Company settled its ~~acquisition of Lacka Foods Limited (“Lacka Foods”), a U.K.-based producer of ready-to-drink protein shakes and nutritional snacks.~~previously announced Tender Offer. The Company ~~made a closing payment~~purchased $139.8in aggregate principal amount, or approximately 8%, of ~~£22.8 (approximately $30.0, which included amounts paid to third parties for obligations~~the outstanding 4.625% senior notes at 87% of ~~Lacka Foods)~~par, including the Tender Premium, and $381.8 in aggregate principal amount, or approximately 22%, ~~and could be required to pay additional earnings-based contingent consideration up to a maximum~~ of ~~£3.5 (approximately $4.6). The results~~the outstanding 4.50% senior notes at 86% of ~~Lacka Foods’ operations will be reported in~~par, including the ~~Weetabix segment.~~

~~This transaction will be accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting.~~Tender Premium. The Company ~~will record the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair values as~~paid aggregate cash consideration of the acquisition date. Due to the limited time since the closing of the acquisition, the valuation efforts and related acquisition accounting is incomplete at the time of the filing of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. As a result, the Company is unable to provide amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for major classes of assets and liabilities acquired, including goodwill and other intangible assets. In addition, because the acquisition accounting is incomplete, the Company is unable to provide the supplemental pro forma revenue and earnings$450.0 for the ~~combined entity, as the pro forma adjustments are expected to primarily consist of estimates for the amortization of identifiable intangible assets acquired~~Tender Offer, excluding accrued interest and ~~related income tax effects which will result from the purchase price allocation and determination of the fair values for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.~~

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the consolidated operating results, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources of Post Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein, our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 and the “Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements” section included below. The terms “our,” “we,” “us,” “Company” and “Post” as used herein refer to Post Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

On March 10, 2022, we completed the BellRing Spin-off (as defined below), which represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and consolidated financial results. Accordingly, the historical results of BellRing Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as BellRing Brands, Inc.) (“Old ~~BellRing“~~BellRing”) and BellRing Distribution, LLC prior to the BellRing Spin-off ~~(as defined below)~~ have been presented as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The following discussion reflects continuing operations only, unless otherwise indicated. See below for additional information.

OVERVIEW

We are a consumer packaged goods holding company operating in four reportable segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail. Our products are sold through a variety of channels, including grocery, club and drug stores, mass merchandisers, foodservice, food ingredient and eCommerce.

At ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, our reportable segments were as follows:

•Post Consumer Brands: North American ready-to-eat (“RTE”) cereal and Peter Pan nut butters;

•Weetabix: primarily United Kingdom (the “U.K.”) RTE cereal, muesliand ~~muesli;~~protein-based shakes;

•Foodservice: primarily egg and potato products; and

•Refrigerated Retail: primarily side dish, egg, cheese and sausage products.

Transactions

Completion of Previously Announced Distribution of BellRing Brands, Inc.

On March 9, 2022, pursuant to the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 26, 2021 (as amended by Amendment ~~No.1~~No. 1 to the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 28, 2022, the “Spin-off Agreement”), by and among us, Old BellRing, BellRing Brands, Inc. (formerly known as BellRing Distribution, LLC) (“BellRing”) and BellRing Merger Sub Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BellRing (“BellRing Merger Sub”), we contributed our share of Old BellRing Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, all of our BellRing Brands, LLC non-voting membership units and $550.4 million of cash to BellRing in exchange for certain limited liability company interests of BellRing and the right to receive $840.0 million in aggregate principal amount of BellRing’s 7.00% senior notes maturing in 2030 (the “BellRing Notes” and such transactions, collectively, the “BellRing Contribution”).

On March 10, 2022, BellRing converted into a Delaware corporation and changed its name to “BellRing Brands, Inc.”, and we distributed an aggregate of 78.1 million, or 80.1%, of our shares of BellRing common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“BellRing Common Stock”), to our shareholders of record as of the close of business, Central Time, on February 25, 2022 (the “Record Date”) in a pro-rata distribution (the “BellRing Distribution”). Our shareholders received 1.267788 shares of BellRing Common Stock for every one share of Post common stock held as of the Record Date. No fractional shares of BellRing Common Stock were issued, and instead, cash in lieu of any fractional shares was paid to our shareholders.

Upon completion of the BellRing Distribution, BellRing Merger Sub merged with and into Old BellRing (the “BellRing Merger”), with Old BellRing continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of BellRing. Pursuant to the BellRing Merger, each outstanding share of Old BellRing Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, was converted into one share of BellRing Common Stock plus $2.97 in cash. The transactions described above, including the BellRing Contribution, the BellRing Distribution and the BellRing Merger, as well as the Debt-for-Debt Exchange described under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below, are collectively referred to as the “BellRing ~~Spin-off”.~~Spin-off.”

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Immediately following the BellRing Spin-off, we owned approximately 14.2% of the BellRing Common Stock and our shareholders owned approximately 57.3% of the BellRing Common Stock. The former Old BellRing stockholders owned approximately 28.5% of the BellRing Common Stock, maintaining the same effective percentage ownership interest in the Old BellRing business as prior to the BellRing Spin-off. As a result of the BellRing Spin-off, the dual class voting structure in the BellRing business was eliminated. The BellRing Distribution was structured in a manner intended to qualify as a tax-free distribution to Post shareholders for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes, except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of BellRing Common Stock.

We incurred separation-related expenses of ~~$25.9~~$0.4 million and ~~$28.4~~$28.8 million during the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, respectively. These expenses generally included third party costs for advisory services, fees charged by other service providers and government filing fees and were included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On March 17, 2022, we utilized proceeds received in connection with the BellRing Spin-off to redeem a portion of our existing 5.75% senior ~~notes (the “Debt-for-Debt Exchange”).~~notes.

For additional information on the BellRing Spin-off, refer to Notes 3 and 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

Initial Public Offering of Post Holdings Partnering Corporation

On May 28, 2021, we and Post Holdings Partnering Corporation, a ~~newly formed~~ special purpose acquisition company incorporated as a Delaware corporation (“PHPC”), consummated the initial public offering of 30.0 million units of PHPC (the “PHPC Units”). On June 3, 2021, PHPC issued an additional 4.5 million PHPC Units pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise in full of their over-allotment option. The term “PHPC IPO” as used herein generally refers to the consummation of the initial public offering on May 28, 2021 and the underwriters’ exercise in full of their over-allotment option on June 3, 2021. Each PHPC Unit consists of one share of Series A common stock of PHPC, $0.0001 par value per share (“PHPC Series A Common Stock”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of PHPC, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of PHPC Series A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “PHPC Warrants”). The PHPC Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per PHPC Unit, generating gross proceeds to PHPC of $345.0 million. PHPC Sponsor, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary (“PHPC Sponsor”), purchased 4.0 million of the 30.0 million PHPC Units in the initial public offering on May 28, 2021 for $40.0 million. The PHPC Units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “PSPC.U” on May 26, 2021. As of July 16, 2021, holders of the PHPC Units could elect to separately trade their shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock and PHPC Warrants, with the shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock and the PHPC Warrants listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbols “PSPC” and “PSPC WS”, respectively. Under the terms of the PHPC IPO, PHPC is required to consummate a partnering transaction within 24 months (or 27 months under certain circumstances) of the closing of the initial public offering on May 28, 2021.

Substantially concurrently with the closing of the initial public offering on May 28, 2021, PHPC completed the private sale of 1.0 million units of PHPC (the “PHPC Private Placement Units”), at a purchase price of $10.00 per PHPC Private Placement Unit, to PHPC Sponsor, and in connection with the underwriters’ exercise in full of their option to purchase additional PHPC Units, PHPC Sponsor purchased an additional 0.1 million PHPC Private Placement Units, generating proceeds to PHPC of $10.9 million (the “PHPC Private Placement”). The PHPC Private Placement Units sold in the PHPC Private Placement are identical to the PHPC Units sold in the PHPC IPO, except that, with respect to the warrants underlying the PHPC Private Placement Units (the “PHPC Private Placement Warrants”) that are held by PHPC Sponsor or its permitted transferees, such PHPC Private Placement Warrants (i) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, (ii) are not subject to being called for redemption (except in certain circumstances when the PHPC Warrants are called for redemption and a certain price per share of PHPC Series A Common Stock threshold is met) and (iii) subject to certain limited exceptions, will be subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the consummation of PHPC’s partnering transaction. If the PHPC Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than PHPC Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the PHPC Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by PHPC in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by holders on the same basis as the PHPC Warrants.

In addition, we, through PHPC Sponsor’s ownership of 8.6 million shares of Series F common stock of PHPC, $0.0001 par value per share, have certain governance rights in PHPC relating to the election of PHPC directors and voting rights on amendments to PHPC’s certificate of incorporation.

In connection with the completion of the initial public offering on May 28, 2021, PHPC also entered into a forward purchase agreement with PHPC Sponsor (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”), providing for the purchase by PHPC Sponsor, at the election of PHPC, of up to 10.0 million units of PHPC (the “PHPC Forward Purchase Units”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Forward Purchase Agreement, with each PHPC Forward Purchase Unit consisting of one share of PHPC’s Series B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-third of one warrant to purchase one share of PHPC Series A Common Stock, for a purchase price of $10.00 per PHPC Forward Purchase Unit, in an aggregate amount of up to $100.0 million in a private placement to occur concurrently with the closing of PHPC’s partnering transaction.

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In determining the accounting treatment of our equity interest in PHPC, management concluded that PHPC is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) as defined by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation.” A VIE is an entity in which equity investors at risk lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. VIEs are consolidated by the primary beneficiary, the party who has both the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, as well as the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the entity. PHPC Sponsor is the primary beneficiary of PHPC as it has, through its equity interest, the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses from PHPC, as well as the power to direct a majority of the activities that significantly impact PHPC’s economic performance, including target identification. As such, PHPC is fully consolidated into our financial statements.

As of both ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we beneficially owned 31.0% of the equity of PHPC and the net income and net assets of PHPC were consolidated within our financial statements. The remaining 69.0% of the consolidated net income and net assets of PHPC, representing the percentage of economic interest in PHPC held by the public stockholders of PHPC through their ownership of PHPC equity, were allocated to redeemable noncontrolling interest (“NCI”). All transactions between PHPC and PHPC Sponsor, as well as related financial statement impacts, eliminate in consolidation.

Acquisitions

We completed the following acquisitions during fiscal 2022 and 2021:

•Lacka Foods Limited (“Lacka Foods”), acquired on April 5, 2022 and reported in our Weetabix segment;

•Private label RTE cereal business of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (the “PL RTE Cereal Business”), acquired on June 1, 2021 and reported in our Post Consumer Brands segment;

•Egg Beaters liquid egg brand (“Egg Beaters”), acquired on May 27, 2021 and reported in our Refrigerated Retail segment;

•Almark Foods business and related assets (“Almark”), acquired on February 1, 2021 and reported in our Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail segments; and

•Peter Pan nut butter brand (“Peter Pan”), acquired on January 25, 2021 and reported in our Post Consumer Brands segment.

Divestitures

We completed the sale of the Willamette Egg Farms business (the “WEF Transaction”) on December 1, 2021. Prior to the WEF Transaction, Willamette Egg Farms’ operating results were reported in our Refrigerated Retail segment.

COVID-19

~~The COVID-19 pandemic has caused and continues to cause global economic disruption and uncertainty, including in our business.~~ We continue to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ~~and developments related thereto and are taking, or~~on our business. We have ~~taken, necessary actions~~experienced higher demand in our foodservice business during fiscal 2022 compared to ~~ensure our ability~~fiscal 2021 as away-from-home food demand has continued to ~~safeguard~~recover from the ~~health~~impacts of ~~our employees, including their economic health, maintain the continuity of our supply chain to serve customers and consumers and preserve financial liquidity to navigate the uncertainty caused by~~ the pandemic. ~~Examples of actions~~While foodservice volumes remain slightly below pre-pandemic levels, we ~~have taken~~continue to expect foodservice profitability will return to pre-pandemic levels in ~~response to the pandemic include:~~

•~~reinforcing manufacturing facilities with adequate supplies, staffing and support;~~

•~~enhancing facility safety measures and working closely with public health officials to follow additional health and safety guidelines; and~~

•~~in the first half of~~ fiscal 2021, actively managing our foodservice egg supply, including taking measures to reduce internal production, delivering contract suspension notices invoking force majeure clauses with respect to certain of our suppliers in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 (these contract suspensions were provisionally lifted on July 1, 2020) and repurposing product into our retail channel.

2023. Our products sold through retail channels generally experienced an uplift in sales ~~starting in March 2020, which continued~~ through the first half of fiscal 2021, driven by increased at-home consumption in reaction to the COVID-19 ~~pandemic.~~

~~At the onset of the COVID-19~~ pandemic, our foodservice business was significantly impacted by lower away-from-home demand resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various channels, including full service restaurants, quick service restaurants, education and ~~travel and lodging. Since then, the recovery~~have returned to normalized levels in fiscal 2022. We have experienced inflationary headwinds across all segments of our ~~foodservice volumes has been closely tracking with changes in~~business and we continue to mitigate these impacts through sales price increases and cost saving measures. We expect this trend to continue for the ~~degree~~remainder of ~~restrictions on mobility~~fiscal 2022 and gathering, including the impacts of the Omicron variant. Volumes have nearly fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels in certain channels and product categories, while volumes in other channels impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have recovered from low levels experienced at the height of the pandemic, but have recently plateaued at levels below pre-pandemic volumes. In the aggregate, overall foodservice volumes remain below pre-pandemic levels.

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As the overall economy continues to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty remains and such trends ultimately depend on the length and severity of the pandemic and introduction of new strains and variants of the virus; the federal, state, and local government actions taken in response; and the macroeconomic environment. We have experienced some challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including labor shortages, input and freight inflation and other supply chain disruptions, including input ~~availability, are pressuring~~availability. We cannot predict the ultimate impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on customer and consumer demand, our supply chains in all segments, resulting in missed sales and higher manufacturing costs. Per unit product costs escalated as throughput declined and fixed cost absorption worsened. Service levels and fill rates remain below normal levels, and inventories are low, resulting insuppliers or the placement of certain products on allocation. These factors are improving but expected to persist throughout fiscal 2022 and are dependent upon our ability to adequately hire, train and retain manufacturing staff, maintain sufficient supplies of ingredients and packaging and rebuild inventory levels. Raw material, packaging, wage and freight inflation has been widespread, rapid and significant, and has put downward pressure on profit margins in all of our segments. We have taken pricing actions in all segments and expect to take further actions to mitigate these inflationary pressures.labor market.

Volume and profit recovery in our Foodservice segment is dependent on both changes in the degree of restrictions on mobility and gathering and on the ability to navigate supply chain disruptions. We expect our Foodservice segment to return to pre-pandemic profitability in fiscal 2023.

~~For additional discussion, refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements” within this section.~~

Conflict in Ukraine

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the subsequent economic sanctions imposed by some countries have had, and may continue to have, an adverse impact on fuel, transportation and commodity costs and may cause supply and demand disruptions in the markets we serve, including Europe. While we do not have operations in Russia, Ukraine or Belarus and do not have significant direct exposure to customers in those countries, our businesses and operations have been negatively impacted by increased inflation, escalating energy and fuel prices and constrained availability, and thus increasing costs, of certain raw materials and other commodities, and declarations of force majeure by certain suppliers during ~~the second quarter of~~ fiscal 2022. We expect certain energy costs and raw material costs to remain elevated as a result of the ongoing conflict. ~~Our Weetabix segment purchases all of its natural gas from a U.K. domiciled subsidiary of a Russian-owned energy company.~~ To date, the economic sanctions imposed on Russian businesses have not had a direct impact on ~~the~~our procurement of ~~natural gas for our Weetabix business,~~energy and raw materials, however, there

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can be no assurance that additional sanctions will not be implemented. If our ~~natural gas~~energy and raw materials purchases are directly impacted by sanctions, we may incur additional costs to procure ~~natural gas.~~such commodities. Our ability to procure energy and raw materials in the quantities necessary for the normal operations of our business may be limited.

Avian Influenza

During ~~the second quarter of~~ fiscal 2022, our Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail segments were impacted by ~~an outbreak~~outbreaks of avian influenza (“AI”). As a result of AI, we have incurred, and anticipate ~~incurring~~will continue to incur, increased costs related to production inefficiencies, egg supply constraints and higher market-based egg prices due to the limited availability of eggs on the open market. We have mitigated, and plan to continue to mitigate, these increased costs through the management of volume needs with customers and pricing actions to cover the higher cost structure. Through these actions, we anticipate ~~mitigating~~we will continue to mitigate the impact of AI on the profitability of our egg business. However, these actions do not contemplate further AI outbreaks, and we expect AI to have continued impact on our egg volumes until supply is re-established.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


		Three Months Ended March 31,								Six Months Ended March 31,									Three Months Ended June 30,								Nine Months Ended June 30,
						favorable/(unfavorable)								favorable/(unfavorable)									favorable/(unfavorable)								favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions	dollars in millions	2022		2021		$ Change		% Change		2022		2021		$ Change		% Change		dollars in millions	2022		2021		$ Change		% Change		2022		2021		$ Change		% Change
Net Sales	Net Sales	$	1,409.7	$	1,201.5	$	208.2	17	%	$	2,747.2	$	2,377.3	$	369.9	16	%	Net Sales	$	1,524.9	$	1,247.5	$	277.4	22	%	$	4,272.1	$	3,624.8	$	647.3	18	%

Operating Profit	Operating Profit	$	100.0	$	129.5	$	(29.5)	(23)	%	$	178.2	$	248.0	$	(69.8)	(28)	%	Operating Profit	$	105.5	$	155.0	$	(49.5)	(32)	%	$	283.7	$	403.0	$	(119.3)	(30)	%
Interest expense, net	Interest expense, net	87.2		83.5		(3.7)		(4)	%	170.0		167.3		(2.7)		(2)	%	Interest expense, net	75.6		82.4		6.8		8	%	245.6		249.7		4.1		2	%
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net		19.3		93.2		73.9		79	%	19.3		93.2		73.9		79	%
Income on swaps, net		(128.2)		(185.6)		(57.4)		(31)	%	(91.3)		(227.2)		(135.9)		(60)	%
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net																		(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net	(10.2)		—		10.2		n/a		9.1		93.2		84.1		90	%
(Income) expense on swaps, net																		(Income) expense on swaps, net	(131.6)		121.6		253.2		208	%	(222.9)		(105.6)		117.3		111	%
Gain on investment in BellRing	Gain on investment in BellRing	(447.7)		—		447.7		n/a		(447.7)		—		447.7		n/a		Gain on investment in BellRing	(35.1)		—		35.1		n/a		(482.8)		—		482.8		n/a
Other expense (income), net		1.7		(6.1)		(7.8)		(128)	%	(1.2)		(16.9)		(15.7)		(93)	%
Other income, net																		Other income, net	(12.8)		(2.9)		9.9		341	%	(14.0)		(19.8)		(5.8)		(29)	%
Income tax expense	Income tax expense	21.1		28.6		7.5		26	%	8.3		43.5		35.2		81	%	Income tax expense	35.0		19.5		(15.5)		(79)	%	43.3		63.0		19.7		31	%
Equity method loss, net of tax	Equity method loss, net of tax	18.7		7.0		(11.7)		(167)	%	37.3		14.9		(22.4)		(150)	%	Equity method loss, net of tax	12.0		11.6		(0.4)		(3)	%	49.3		26.5		(22.8)		(86)	%
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations		2.3		0.2		2.1		1,050	%	2.6		0.5		2.1		420	%
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest		(2.3)		1.2		(3.5)		(292)	%	21.6		18.4		3.2		17	%
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations																		Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	2.4		(1.1)		3.5		318	%	5.0		(0.6)		5.6		933	%
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest																		Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest	—		21.8		(21.8)		(100)	%	21.6		40.2		(18.6)		(46)	%

Net Earnings		$	523.3	$	109.9	$	413.4	376	%	$	502.5	$	191.1	$	311.4	163	%
Net Earnings (Loss)																		Net Earnings (Loss)	$	170.2	$	(54.3)	$	224.5	413	%	$	672.7	$	136.8	$	535.9	392	%

Net Sales

Net sales increased ~~$208.2~~$277.4 million, or ~~17%~~22%, during the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, as a result of growth in all of our segments, ~~as well as~~which included incremental contributions from our current year acquisition of Lacka Foods and prior year ~~acquisitions.~~acquisitions of the PL RTE Cereal Business and Egg Beaters.

Net sales increased ~~$369.9~~$647.3 million, or ~~16%~~18%, during the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, as a result of growth in all of our ~~Foodservice, Post Consumer Brands and Weetabix~~ segments, ~~as well as~~which included incremental contributions from our current year and prior year acquisitions. ~~These positive impacts were partially offset by a decline, after excluding the impact of acquisitions, in our Refrigerated Retail segment.~~

For further discussion, refer to “Segment Results” within this section.

Operating Profit

Operating profit decreased ~~$29.5~~$49.5 million, or ~~23%~~32%, during the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, due to increased general corporate expenses and lower segment profit within our Refrigerated Retail, ~~and~~ Post Consumer Brands and Weetabix segments, excluding the impact from our current year acquisition of Lacka Foods and prior year acquisitions of the PL RTE Cereal Business and Egg Beaters, partially offset by higher segment profit within our Foodservice ~~and Weetabix segments, excluding the impact of acquisitions.~~segment.

Operating profit decreased ~~$69.8~~$119.3 million, or ~~28%~~30%, during the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, due to increased general corporate expenses and lower segment profit within our

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Refrigerated Retail, ~~segment,~~Post Consumer Brands and Weetabix segments, excluding the impact of our current year and prior year acquisitions, partially offset by higher segment profit within our Foodservice ~~and Post Consumer Brands segments, excluding the impact of acquisitions.~~segment.

For further discussion, refer to “Segment Results” within this section.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net ~~increased $3.7~~decreased $6.8 million, or 4%8%, during the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, driven by ~~the issuance of senior notes during the first quarter of fiscal 2022, partially offset by increased amortization~~lower average outstanding principal amounts of debt ~~premium related~~compared to the ~~issuance of the senior notes during the first quarter of fiscal 2022~~prior year period and ~~decreased debt issuance costs related to the partial redemption of senior notes during the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Our~~increased interest income on our investments held in trust. In addition, our weighted-average interest rate on our total outstanding debt decreased to 5.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from 5.1% for the three months ended ~~March 31, 2022 from 5.2% for the three months ended March 31,~~June 30, 2021, driven by a change in the mix of debt outstanding.

Interest expense, net ~~increased $2.7~~decreased $4.1 million, or 2%, during the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, driven by ~~the issuance of senior notes during the first quarter of fiscal 2022, partially offset by increased amortization~~lower average outstanding principal amounts of debt ~~premium related~~compared to the ~~issuance of the senior notes during the first quarter of fiscal~~

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~~2022 and~~prior year period, decreased debt issuance costs related to the partial redemption of senior notes during fiscal 2022, increased amortization of debt premium related to the ~~second quarter~~issuance of senior notes during fiscal ~~2022.~~2022 and increased interest income on our investments held in trust. Our weighted-average interest rate on our total outstanding debt ~~decreased to~~was 5.1% for both the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 ~~from 5.2% for the six months ended March 31,~~and 2021, ~~driven by a change in the mix of debt outstanding.~~respectively.

For additional information on our debt, refer to Note 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” within Item 3.

(Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, Net

Fiscal 2022

During the three ~~and six~~ months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, we recognized a gain of $10.2 million primarily related to the partial repurchase of our 4.50% and 5.50% senior notes. This gain included discounts received of $10.6 million and write-offs of unamortized premiums of $0.2 million, partially offset by the write-off of debt issuance costs of $0.6 million.

During the nine months ended June 30, 2022, we recognized a loss of ~~$19.3~~$9.1 million primarily related to the partial redemption of our 5.75% senior notes and repurchase of our 4.50% senior notes and 5.50% senior notes. This loss included ~~a $24.1~~debt premiums, net paid of $13.5 million ~~premium payment for early redemption~~ and ~~a $5.0 million write-off~~write-offs of debt issuance costs of $5.6 million, partially offset by ~~a $13.3 million write-off~~write-offs of unamortized ~~premiums.~~premiums of $13.5 million. In addition, we recognized a $3.5 million loss on the write-off of debt issuance costs related to our First Incremental Term Loan (as defined in “Liquidity and Capital Resources”).

For additional information on our debt, refer to Note 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial ~~Statements”.~~Statements.”

Fiscal 2021

During the ~~three and six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, we recognized a loss of $93.2 million related to the repayment of the outstanding principal balance of our 5.00% senior notes. The loss included debt premiums paid of $74.3 million and write-offs of debt issuance costs of $18.9 million.

For additional information on our debt, refer to Note 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

~~Income~~(Income) Expense on Swaps, Net

During the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, we recognized net gains of ~~$128.2~~$131.6 million and ~~$91.3~~$222.9 million, respectively, related to mark-to-market adjustments on our interest rate swaps that were not designated as hedging instruments.

During the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, we recognized net ~~gains~~losses (gains) of ~~$185.6~~$121.6 million and ~~$227.2~~$(105.6) million, respectively, related to mark-to-market adjustments on our interest rate swaps that were not designated as hedging instruments.

For additional information on our interest rate swap contracts, refer to Note 13 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” within Item 3.

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Gain on Investment in BellRing

During ~~both~~ the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, we recorded a gain of ~~$447.7~~$35.1 million and $482.8 million, respectively, related to our 14.2% equity interest in BellRing (our “Investment in BellRing”), which is accounted for as an equity security.

For additional information on our Investment in BellRing, refer to Notes 3,4 and 14 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial ~~Statements”~~Statements.”

Income Tax Expense

Our effective income tax rate was ~~3.7%~~15.9% and ~~1.6%~~5.8% for the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, ~~respectively, and 19.8% and 18.8% for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021,~~ respectively. In accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” we record income tax expense (benefit) ~~expense~~ for interim periods using the estimated annual effective income tax rate for the full fiscal year adjusted for the impact of discrete items occurring during the interim periods.

In the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the effective income tax rate differed significantly from the statutory rate primarily as a result of (i) a ~~$447.7~~$35.1 million and $482.8 million, respectively, non-cash mark-to-market adjustment on our Investment in BellRing, which is expected to be divested in a tax-free manner, and (ii) ~~$4.6~~$2.9 million and $12.1 million, respectively, of discrete income tax benefit items related to our equity method loss attributable to 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. (“8th Avenue”). See Note 4 for additional information on our Investment in BellRing and the 8th Avenue equity method loss.

~~In the six months ended March 31, 2022, the~~Our effective income tax rate was (42.3)% and 34.0% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. The effective income tax rates differed significantly from the statutory rates in both prior year periods, primarily due to enacted tax law changes in the U.K., which included a provision to increase the U.K.’s corporate income tax rate ~~primarily as~~from 19% to 25%, effective April 1, 2023. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, we remeasured our existing deferred tax assets and liabilities considering the 25% U.K. corporate income tax rate for future periods and recorded tax expense of $39.3 million. Other changes made to the U.K.’s tax laws did not have a ~~result of (i) a $447.7 million non-cash mark-to-market adjustment~~material impact on our ~~Investment in BellRing, which is expected to be divested in a tax-free manner, and (ii) $9.2 million of discrete income tax benefit items related to our equity method loss attributable to 8th Avenue.~~financial statements during the three or nine months ended June 30, 2021.

For additional information on our Investment in BellRing and 8th Avenue equity method loss, refer to Note 4 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

Discontinued Operations

The BellRing Spin-off represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and consolidated financial results. Accordingly, the historical results of Old BellRing and BellRing Distribution, LLC prior to the BellRing Spin-off were

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presented as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For additional information on the BellRing Spin-off, refer to Notes 3 and 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

SEGMENT RESULTS

We evaluate each segment’s performance based on its segment profit, which for all segments is its earnings/loss before income taxes and equity method earnings/loss before impairment of property, goodwill and other intangible assets, facility closure related costs, restructuring expenses, gain/loss on assets and liabilities held for sale, gain/loss on sale of businesses and facilities, gain on/adjustment to bargain purchase, interest expense and other unallocated corporate income and expenses.

Post Consumer Brands


		Three Months Ended March 31,										Six Months Ended March 31,											Three Months Ended June 30,												Nine Months Ended June 30,
								favorable/(unfavorable)										favorable/(unfavorable)														favorable/(unfavorable)												favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions	dollars in millions	2022			2021			$ Change		% Change		2022			2021			$ Change		% Change					dollars in millions	2022			2021			$ Change			% Change			2022			2021			$ Change			% Change
Net Sales	Net Sales	$	573.1		$	479.9		$	93.2	19	%	$	1,080.4		$	924.9		$	155.5	17	%				Net Sales	$	574.7		$	468.7		$	106.0		23		%	$	1,655.1		$	1,393.6		$	261.5		19	%
Segment Profit	Segment Profit	$	79.5		$	91.8		$	(12.3)	(13)	%	$	150.8		$	162.3		$	(11.5)	(7)	%	Segment Profit	$	81.8		$	87.8		$	(6.0)		(7)		%	$	232.6		$	250.1		$	(17.5)		(7)		%
Segment Profit Margin	Segment Profit Margin	14		%	19		%					14		%	18		%								Segment Profit Margin	14		%	19		%							14		%	18		%

Net sales for the Post Consumer Brands segment increased ~~$93.2~~$106.0 million, or ~~19%~~23%, for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period. The increase in net sales for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 was partially driven by the inclusion of two incremental months of net sales of $32.6 million attributable to our prior year acquisition of the PL RTE Cereal Business. Excluding this impact, net sales increased $73.4 million, or 16%, primarily due to increased average net selling prices as a result of increased pricing taken to mitigate inflation, partially offset by unfavorable product mix. In addition, volumes increased 7% primarily due to distribution gains and increased promotional activity related to Peter Pan nut

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butters (driven partially by competitor out-of-stocks), Malt-O-Meal bag cereal, Honey Bunches of Oats,Pebbles and private label cereal.

Net sales for the Post Consumer Brands segment increased $261.5 million, or 19%, for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period. The increase in net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 was partially driven by the inclusion of incremental months of net sales of ~~$52.5~~$150.6 million attributable to our prior year acquisitions of Peter Pan and the PL RTE Cereal Business. Excluding this impact, net sales increased ~~$40.7~~$110.9 million, or 9%8%, primarily due to increased average net selling prices as a result of increased pricing taken to mitigate ~~inflation. In addition, volumes increased 3% primarily due to increased promotional activity, partially offset by continuing broader softness across value~~inflation and ~~private label cereal products and the decision to exit certain low-margin private label business during the second quarter of fiscal 2021. Volume~~favorable product mix. Volumes were flat as volume increases in Peter Pan nut butters (driven partially by competitor out-of-stocks) and Pebbles ~~and~~ ~~Honey Bunches of Oats~~ were ~~partially~~ offset by volume ~~declines in private label cereal and~~ ~~Malt-O-Meal~~ ~~bag cereal.~~

Net sales for the Post Consumer Brands segment increased $155.5 million, or 17%, for the six months ended March 31, 2022, when compared to the prior year period. The increase in net sales for the six months ended March 31, 2022 was partially driven by the inclusion of incremental net sales of $118.0 million attributable to our prior year acquisitions of Peter Pan and the PL RTE Cereal Business. Excluding this impact, net sales increased $37.5 million, or 4%, primarily due to increased average net selling prices as a result of favorable product pricing and mix. In addition, volumes decreased 3% primarily due to continuing broader softness across value and private label cereal products and the decision to exit certain low-margin private label business during the second quarter of fiscal 2021. Volume declines in private label cereal, Malt-O-Meal bag cereal and Honey Bunches of Oats~~were partially offset by increased~~ ~~Pebbles~~ ~~volume.~~.

Segment profit for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 decreased ~~$12.3~~$6.0 million, or ~~13%~~7%, when compared to the prior year period. Segment profit for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 was negatively impacted by the inclusion of two incremental months of segment operating loss of ~~$7.8~~$3.1 million attributable to our prior year ~~acquisitions~~acquisition of ~~Peter Pan and~~ the PL RTE Cereal Business. Excluding ~~these impacts,~~this impact, segment profit decreased ~~$4.5~~$2.9 million, or 5%3%, primarily driven by raw material inflation of ~~$17.4~~$16.6 million, higher manufacturing costs of $14.8 million (primarily due to reduced service levels driven by supply constraints and unfavorable fixed cost absorption resulting from lower production volumes, partially offset by manufacturing cost efficiencies) and increased freight costs of $11.1 million (excluding volume-driven impacts) and higher manufacturing costs of $10.8 million (primarily due to supply constraints, production attainment and product mix, partially offset by manufacturing cost efficiencies) and higher employee-related expenses when compared to the prior year period. These negative impacts were partially offset by higher net sales, as previously ~~discussed, and lower advertising and consumer spending of $5.8 million.~~discussed.

Segment profit for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 decreased ~~$11.5~~$17.5 million, or 7%, when compared to the prior year period. Segment profit for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 was negatively impacted by the inclusion of incremental months of segment operating loss of ~~$12.4~~$15.5 million attributable to our prior year acquisitions of Peter Pan and the PL RTE Cereal Business. Prior year segment profit was negatively impacted by a $15.0 million legal settlement. Excluding these impacts, segment profit decreased ~~$14.1~~$17.0 million, or 8%6%, primarily driven by raw material inflation of $38.8 million, higher manufacturing costs of ~~$26.5~~$37.3 million (primarily due to ~~reduced service levels driven by~~ supply constraints, production attainment and ~~unfavorable fixed cost absorption resulting from lower volume,~~product mix, partially offset by manufacturing cost efficiencies)~~, raw material inflation of $22.2 million~~ and increased freight costs of ~~$18.5~~$29.6 million (excluding volume-driven impacts) when compared to the prior year period. These negative impacts were partially offset by higher net sales, as previously discussed, and lower advertising and consumer spending of ~~$6.1~~$5.1 million.

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Weetabix


		Three Months Ended March 31,										Six Months Ended March 31,											Three Months Ended June 30,										Nine Months Ended June 30,
								favorable/(unfavorable)										favorable/(unfavorable)											favorable/(unfavorable)										favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions	dollars in millions	2022			2021			$ Change		% Change		2022			2021			$ Change		% Change		dollars in millions	2022			2021			$ Change		% Change		2022			2021			$ Change		% Change
Net Sales	Net Sales	$	117.0		$	113.4		$	3.6	3	%	$	235.6		$	226.9		$	8.7	4	%	Net Sales	$	124.9		$	123.4		$	1.5	1	%	$	360.5		$	350.3		$	10.2	3	%
Segment Profit	Segment Profit	$	26.8		$	25.9		$	0.9	3	%	$	54.0		$	54.0		$	—	—	%	Segment Profit	$	27.8		$	28.6		$	(0.8)	(3)	%	$	81.8		$	82.6		$	(0.8)	(1)	%
Segment Profit Margin	Segment Profit Margin	23		%	23		%					23		%	24		%					Segment Profit Margin	22		%	23		%					23		%	24		%

Net sales for the Weetabix segment increased ~~$3.6~~$1.5 million, or 3%1%, for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period, including the impact of unfavorable foreign exchange ~~rates.~~rates and the inclusion of three incremental months of net sales of $6.2 million attributable to our current year acquisition of Lacka Foods. Excluding ~~the foreign currency impact,~~these impacts, net sales increased ~~$6.9~~$8.5 million, or 6%7%, on 2%6% lower volume. The ~~decrease~~increase in ~~volume~~net sales was driven by ~~reduced service levels (driven by supply constraints). Average~~higher average net selling prices ~~increased~~ primarily due to price increases that went into effect in February ~~2022.~~2022 and was partially offset by volume decreases driven by reduced service levels (driven by supply constraints).

Net sales for the Weetabix segment increased ~~$8.7~~$10.2 million, or 4%3%, for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period, including the impact of unfavorable foreign exchange ~~rates.~~rates and the inclusion of three incremental months of net sales of $6.2 million attributable to our current year acquisition of Lacka Foods. Excluding ~~the foreign currency impact,~~these impacts, net sales increased ~~$9.6~~$17.5 million, or 4%5%, ~~on 3% lower volume.~~driven by higher average net selling prices primarily due to list price increases. This ~~decrease in~~positive impact was partially offset by a 4% volume ~~was~~decrease driven by reduced service levels (driven by supply constraints), declines in demand for RTE cereal products as a result of the lapping of increased purchases in the prior year period driven by consumer pantry loading and increased at-home consumption in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. ~~These negative impacts were partially offset by new product introductions. Average net selling prices increased primarily due to price increases.~~

Segment profit for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 ~~increased $0.9~~decreased $0.8 million, or 3%, when compared to the prior year period. This ~~increase~~decrease was driven by raw material inflation of $4.5 million, unfavorable foreign exchange rates and higher manufacturing costs of $1.9 million, partially offset by higher net sales, as previously discussed, ~~partially offset~~and lower advertising and consumer spending of $1.7 million.

Segment profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 decreased $0.8 million, or 1%, when compared to the prior year period. This decrease was driven by raw material inflation of $7.3 million, unfavorable foreign exchange rates, higher

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manufacturing costs of $1.7 million and higher advertising and consumer spending of ~~$1.6~~$1.2 million, ~~raw material inflation of $1.1 million, higher transportation costs and unfavorable foreign exchange rates.~~

~~Segment profit for the six months ended March 31, 2022 was flat compared to the prior year period. Segment profit was impacted~~partially offset by higher net sales, as previously ~~discussed, partially offset by higher advertising and consumer spending of $2.9 million, raw material inflation of $2.8 million and higher transportation costs.~~discussed.

Foodservice


		Three Months Ended March 31,										Six Months Ended March 31,											Three Months Ended June 30,												Nine Months Ended June 30,
								favorable/(unfavorable)										favorable/(unfavorable)														favorable/(unfavorable)												favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions	dollars in millions	2022			2021			$ Change		% Change		2022			2021			$ Change		% Change					dollars in millions	2022			2021			$ Change			% Change			2022			2021			$ Change			% Change
Net Sales	Net Sales	$	451.9		$	369.2		$	82.7	22	%	$	890.5		$	723.7		$	166.8	23	%				Net Sales	$	579.0		$	435.1		$	143.9		33		%	$	1,469.5		$	1,158.8		$	310.7		27	%
Segment Profit	Segment Profit	$	20.0		$	8.8		$	11.2	127	%	$	35.1		$	19.6		$	15.5	79	%	Segment Profit	$	45.9		$	27.9		$	18.0		65		%	$	81.0		$	47.5		$	33.5		71		%
Segment Profit Margin	Segment Profit Margin	4		%	2		%					4		%	3		%								Segment Profit Margin	8		%	6		%							6		%	4		%

Net sales for the Foodservice segment increased ~~$82.7~~$143.9 million, or ~~22%~~33%, for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year ~~period. Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were positively impacted by the inclusion of an incremental month of~~period, on 6% higher volume. The increase in net sales ~~attributable to our prior year acquisition of Almark. Excluding this impact,~~was primarily driven by higher average net ~~sales increased $79.1 million, or 21%, on 11% higher volume. Volume growth was positively impacted in~~selling prices during the current year period byand the lapping of lower product demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the prior year period. Egg product sales were up ~~$65.8~~$139.6 million, or ~~21%~~37%, with volume up 7%, driven by higher average net selling prices resulting from the pass-through of higher raw material costs due to increased grain markets, AI-related increased egg markets and ~~other price increases.~~product mix. Egg volumes increased primarily due to higher volume in the foodservice channel, partially offset by lower food ingredient volumes. Sales of side dishes were up ~~$13.8~~$7.5 million, or ~~40%~~17%, with volume up ~~32%~~9%, driven by increased product demand compared to the prior year period as a result of the continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and ~~distribution gains. Sausage sales were down $0.6 million, or 13%, with volume down 22%, primarily driven by the exit of certain sausage businesses.~~higher average net selling prices due to price increases taken to mitigate inflation.

Net sales for the Foodservice segment increased ~~$166.8~~$310.7 million, or ~~23%~~27%, for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period. Net sales for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 were positively impacted by the inclusion of four incremental months of net sales attributable to our prior year acquisition of Almark. Excluding this impact, net sales increased ~~$150.5~~$294.4 million, or ~~21%~~25%, on ~~11%~~9% higher volume. ~~Volume growth~~The increase in net sales was ~~positively impacted in~~primarily driven by higher average net selling prices during the current year period byand the lapping of lower product demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the prior year period. Egg product sales were up ~~$119.4~~$259.0 million, or ~~19%~~26%, with volume up 6%, driven by higher average net selling prices resulting from the pass-through of

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higher raw material costs due to increased grain markets, AI-related increased egg markets and ~~other price increases.~~product mix. Egg volumes increased primarily due to higher volume in the foodservice channel, partially offset by lower food ingredient volumes. Sales of side dishes were up ~~$30.6~~$38.1 million, or ~~45%~~34%, with volume up ~~40%~~28%, driven by increased product demand compared to the prior year period as a result of the continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and distribution gains. Sausage sales were up $0.8 million, or 10%, on 9% lower volume, driven by higher average net selling prices, partially offset by volume decreases primarily related to the exit of certain sausage businesses.

Segment profit for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 increased ~~$11.2~~$18.0 million, or ~~127%~~65%, when compared to the prior year period, driven by higher net sales, as previously discussed, partially offset by raw material inflation of $~~24.8~~92.8 million (primarily driven by higher egg raw material costs due to increased grain markets and AI-related increased egg markets) and higher freight costs of ~~$16.1~~$11.1 million (excluding volume-driven impacts).

Segment profit for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 increased ~~$15.5~~$33.5 million, or ~~79%~~71%, when compared to the prior year period, driven by higher net sales, as previously discussed, partially offset by raw material inflation of $~~59.4~~152.2 million (primarily driven by higher egg raw material costs due to increased grain markets and AI-related increased egg markets) and higher freight costs of ~~$30.4~~$41.5 million (excluding volume-driven impacts).

Refrigerated Retail


		Three Months Ended March 31,										Six Months Ended March 31,											Three Months Ended June 30,												Nine Months Ended June 30,
								favorable/(unfavorable)										favorable/(unfavorable)														favorable/(unfavorable)												favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions	dollars in millions	2022			2021			$ Change		% Change		2022			2021			$ Change		% Change					dollars in millions	2022			2021			$ Change			% Change			2022			2021			$ Change			% Change
Net Sales	Net Sales	$	267.6		$	239.5		$	28.1	12	%	$	541.0		$	502.6		$	38.4	8	%				Net Sales	$	246.4		$	220.8		$	25.6		12		%	$	787.4		$	723.4		$	64.0		9	%
Segment Profit	Segment Profit	$	17.0		$	24.2		$	(7.2)	(30)	%	$	30.6		$	57.9		$	(27.3)	(47)	%	Segment Profit	$	10.4		$	14.3		$	(3.9)		(27)		%	$	41.0		$	72.2		$	(31.2)		(43)		%
Segment Profit Margin	Segment Profit Margin	6		%	10		%					6		%	12		%								Segment Profit Margin	4		%	6		%							5		%	10		%

Net sales for the Refrigerated Retail segment increased ~~$28.1~~$25.6 million, or 12%, for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period. Net sales for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 were positively impacted by the inclusion of two incremental months of net sales of $7.1 million attributable to our prior year acquisition of Egg Beaters, which was offset by the absence of net sales as a result of the WEF Transaction. Excluding these impacts, net sales increased $27.5 million, or 13%, with volume up 4%, primarily driven by higher average net selling prices. Sales of side dishes increased $17.1 million, or 19%, on 10% higher volume. Average net selling prices increased primarily due to price increases taken to mitigate

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input cost inflation. The increase in volume was primarily related to higher branded dinner and breakfast sides volume. Egg product sales were up $6.6 million, or 19%, driven by higher average net selling prices primarily due to price increases that went into effect in the current quarter. This positive impact was partially offset by volume decreases of 4%, primarily driven by volume decreases for private label products. Sausage sales increased $3.9 million, or 12%, with volume up 4%, driven by higher average net selling prices primarily due to price increases taken to mitigate inflation. Cheese and other dairy product sales were up $0.2 million and sales of other products were down $0.4 million.

Net sales for the Refrigerated Retail segment increased $64.0 million, or 9%, for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period. Net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 were positively impacted by the inclusion of incremental months of net sales of ~~$20.8~~$47.5 million attributable to our prior year acquisitions of Almark and Egg Beaters, which were partially offset by the absence of net sales as a result of the WEF Transaction. Excluding these impacts, net sales increased ~~$17.2~~$39.7 million, or 7%6%, ~~with volume up 2%.~~on 1% lower volumes, driven by higher average net selling prices. Sales of side dishes increased ~~$13.9~~$23.6 million, or ~~13%~~7%, on ~~5% higher volume.~~flat volumes. Average net selling prices increased primarily due to price increases taken to mitigate input cost inflation. ~~The increase in volume was primarily related to higher branded dinner sides volume, partially offset by lower volume for branded breakfast sides.~~ Egg product sales were up ~~$2.5~~$13.0 million, or ~~10%~~16%, with volume up 9%8%, driven by volume increases from private label ~~products.~~and hard-cooked egg products and higher average net selling prices. Sausage sales increased ~~$2.3~~$8.1 million, or 6%7%, driven by ~~improved~~higher average net selling prices primarily due to price increases ~~that went into effect during the prior quarter~~taken to mitigate inflation and reduced trade spend. ~~These~~This positive ~~impacts were~~impact was partially offset by volume decreases of 7%6%, ~~which were~~ primarily driven by supply constraints. Cheese and other dairy ~~case~~ product sales were down ~~$0.6~~$3.5 million, or 1%2%, with volume down 8%, driven by lower branded cheese volumes. Sales of other products were down ~~$0.9 million.~~

Net sales for the Refrigerated Retail segment increased $38.4 million, or 8%, for the six months ended March 31, 2022, when compared to the prior year period. Net sales for the six months ended March 31, 2022 were positively impacted by the inclusion of incremental net sales of $40.4 million attributable to our prior year acquisitions of Almark and Egg Beaters which were partially offset by the absence of net sales as a result of the WEF Transaction. Excluding these impacts, net sales increased $12.2 million, or 3%, with volume down 3%. Sales of side dishes increased $6.5 million, or 3%, on 4% lower volume. Average net selling prices increased primarily due to price increases taken to mitigate inflation. The decrease in volume was driven by lower branded dinner and breakfast sides volume resulting from supply constraints and reduced service levels. Egg product sales were up $6.4 million, or 14%, with volume up 17%, driven by volume increases from private label products. Sausage sales increased $4.2 million, or 5%, driven by improved average net selling prices, primarily due to reduced trade spend and price increases taken to mitigate inflation. These positive impacts were partially offset by volume decreases of 9%, which were primarily driven by supply constraints. Cheese and other dairy case product sales were down $3.7 million, or 3%, with volume down 8%, driven by the lapping of increased purchases in the prior year period driven by increased at-home consumption in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales of other products were down $1.2$1.6 million.

Segment profit decreased ~~$7.2~~$3.9 million, or ~~30%~~27%, for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period. This decrease was driven by increased manufacturing costs of ~~$8.9~~$14.4 million, raw material inflation of $9.8 million, higher freight costs of ~~$6.8~~$5.2 million (excluding volume-driven impacts) and ~~raw material inflation of $8.3 million.~~higher employee-related expenses. These negative impacts were ~~only~~ partially offset by higher net sales, as discussed above, and decreased advertising and consumer spending of ~~$0.7~~$5.8 million.

Segment profit decreased ~~$27.3~~$31.2 million, or ~~47%~~43%, for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period. This decrease was driven by increased manufacturing costs of ~~$20.6~~$35.0 million, raw material inflation of ~~$13.7~~$23.5 million

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and higher freight costs of ~~$12.8~~$18.0 million (excluding volume-driven impacts). These negative impacts were ~~only~~ partially offset by higher net sales, as previously discussed, ~~above, and~~ decreased advertising and consumer spending of ~~$4.1 million.~~$9.9 million and higher employee-related expenses.

Other Items

General Corporate Expenses and Other


		Three Months Ended March 31,								Six Months Ended March 31,								Three Months Ended June 30,								Nine Months Ended June 30,
						favorable/(unfavorable)								favorable/(unfavorable)										favorable/(unfavorable)								favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions	dollars in millions	2022		2021		$ Change		% Change		2022		2021		$ Change		% Change			dollars in millions	2022		2021		$ Change		% Change		2022		2021		$ Change		% Change
General corporate expenses and other	General corporate expenses and other	$	45.0	$	15.1	$	(29.9)	(198)	%	$	91.1	$	28.9	$	(62.2)	(215)	%		General corporate expenses and other	$	47.6	$	0.7	$	(46.9)	(6,700)	%	$	138.7	$	29.6	$	(109.1)	(369)	%

General corporate expenses and other increased ~~$29.9~~$46.9 million ~~or 198%,~~ for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by ~~separation-related expenses in connection with the BellRing Spin-off of $25.9 million, increased~~ net losses related to mark-to-market adjustments on ~~equity securities~~economic hedges and warrant liabilities of ~~$11.0~~$34.2 million (compared to gains in the prior year period) and higher stock-based compensation of ~~$4.9~~$4.5 million. In addition, we recognized a gain on bargain purchase of $12.7 million in the prior year period related to our acquisition of the PL RTE Cereal Business. These negative impacts were partially offset by increased net gains related to mark-to-market adjustments on ~~economic hedges and warrant liabilities~~equity securities of ~~$10.5 million and decreased losses primarily related to mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation of $2.6~~$5.3 million.

General corporate expenses and other increased ~~$62.2~~$109.1 million, or ~~215%~~369%, for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, when compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by ~~separation-related expenses in connection with the BellRing Spin-off of $28.4 million, increased net losses related to mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities of $19.8 million,~~ decreased net gains related to mark-to-market adjustments on economic hedges and warrant liabilities of ~~$11.1~~$45.3 million, separation-related expenses in connection with the BellRing Spin-off of $28.8 million, increased net losses related to mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities of $14.5 million and higher stock-based compensation of ~~$6.8~~$11.3 million. In addition, we recognized a gain on bargain purchase of $12.7 million in the prior year period related to our acquisition of the PL RTE Cereal Business. These negative impacts were partially offset by ~~decreased losses primarily~~a gain on assets held for sale of $9.8 million recorded related to ~~mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation~~the sale of ~~$5.0 million.~~equipment in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania.

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Restructuring and Facility Closure

The table below shows the amount of restructuring and facility closure costs attributable to each segment. These amounts are excluded from the measure of segment profit and are included in general corporate expenses and other.


		Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
						favorable/(unfavorable)						favorable/(unfavorable)								favorable/(unfavorable)						favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions	dollars in millions	2022		2021		$ Change		2022		2021		$ Change			dollars in millions	2022		2021		$ Change		2022		2021		$ Change
Post Consumer Brands	Post Consumer Brands	$	3.1	$	—	$	(3.1)	$	8.5	$	0.3	$	(8.2)		Post Consumer Brands	$	0.5	$	—	$	(0.5)	$	9.0	$	0.3	$	(8.7)

Foodservice															Foodservice	0.3		—		0.3		0.3		—		0.3

																$	0.8	$	—	$	(0.8)	$	9.3	$	0.3	$	(9.0)
		$	3.1	$	—	$	(3.1)	$	8.5	$	0.3	$	(8.2)

(Gain) Loss on Assets Held for Sale

The table below shows the amount of net (gains) losses on assets held for sale attributable to each segment. These amounts are excluded from the measure of segment profit and are included in general corporate expenses and other. For additional information on our assets held for sale, see Note 6 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.” There were no (gains) losses on assets held for sale during the three months ended June 30, 2022 or 2021.


		Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,							Nine Months Ended June 30,
						favorable/(unfavorable)						favorable/(unfavorable)								favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions	dollars in millions	2022		2021		$ Change		2022		2021		$ Change		dollars in millions		2022		2021		$ Change
Post Consumer Brands	Post Consumer Brands	$	—	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	—	$	0.2	$	0.2	Post Consumer Brands		$	—	$	0.2	$	0.2
Weetabix	Weetabix	—		—		—		—		(0.7)		(0.7)		Weetabix		—		(0.7)		(0.7)
Foodservice	Foodservice	—		—		—		(9.8)		—		9.8		Foodservice		(9.8)		—		9.8

		$	—	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	(9.8)	$	(0.5)	$	9.3			$	(9.8)	$	(0.5)	$	9.3

Loss on Sale of Business

During the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, we recorded a net loss of $6.3 million related to the WEF Transaction, which included a favorable working capital adjustment of $0.4 ~~million recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2022.~~million. This amount iswas excluded from the measure of segment profit and iswas included in general corporate expenses and other. Prior to the WEF Transaction, operating results were previously reported in the Refrigerated Retail segment. For additional information on loss of sale of business, see Note 6 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We completed the following activities during the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 (for additional information, see Notes 3, 4, 15 and 18 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) impacting our liquidity and capital resources:

•$58.9 million principal value of our 4.50% senior notes repurchased at a discount of $9.4 million;

•$15.0 million principal value of our 5.50% senior notes repurchased at a discount of $1.2 million;

•entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 1 (the ~~“Joinder~~“First Joinder Agreement”) in connection with the BellRing Spin-off, which provided for an incremental term loan (the ~~“Incremental~~“First Incremental Term Loan”) of $840.0 million under our Credit Agreement (as defined below), which we borrowed in full on March 8, 2022;

•contributed $550.4 million to BellRing in exchange for certain limited liability company interests of BellRing and the right to receive $840.0 million in aggregate principal amount of BellRing Notes in connection with the BellRing Spin-off. On March 10, 2022, we delivered the BellRing Notes to the First Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders (as defined in the First Joinder Agreement) in full satisfaction of the principal amount of the First Incremental Term ~~Loan;~~Loan (the “Debt-for-Debt Exchange”);

•$840.0 million principal value repaid, or approximately 65%, of our outstanding 5.75% senior notes using the $840.0 million proceeds from the First Incremental Term Loan, and $24.1 million pr~~emium~~premium payment made on the partial extinguishment of our 5.75% senior notes;

•$500.0 million additional principal value issued of 5.50% senior notes;

•~~1.9~~3.8 million shares of our common stock repurchased at an average share price of ~~$103.81~~$89.96 per share for a total cost of ~~$193.2~~$339.0 million, including broker’s commissions; and

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•entered into a second amendment to our second amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”)to, among other provisions, f~~acilitate~~facilitate the BellRing Spin-offand to, among other things, change the reference interest rate applicable to revolving loan borrowings in U.S. Dollars from the London Interbank Offered Rate to a rate based on the secured overnight financing rate.

On June 27, 2022, we commenced a modified “Dutch Auction” tender offer to purchase up to $450.0 million in aggregate cash consideration (excluding accrued interest) of our (i) 4.625% senior notes maturing in April 2030 at a bid range of 81% to 88% of par and (ii) 4.50% senior notes maturing in September 2031 at a bid range of 80% to 87% of par (collectively, the “Tender Offer”). Subsequent to June 30, 2022, we settled the Tender Offer. We purchased $139.8 million in aggregate principal amount, or approximately 8%, of the outstanding 4.625% senior notes at 87% of par (inclusive of a tender premium of 5% of par value for early participation) and $381.8 million in aggregate principal amount, or approximately 22%, of the outstanding 4.50% senior notes at 86% of par (inclusive of a tender premium of 5% of par value for early participation). We paid aggregate cash consideration of $450.0 million for the Tender Offer, excluding accrued interest and fees.

Subsequent to June 30, 2022, we entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 2 (the “Second Joinder Agreement”) which provided for an incremental term loan (the “Second Incremental Term Loan”) of $450.0 million, excluding fees paid, under our Credit Agreement, which we borrowed in full on July 25, 2022. We used the proceeds of the Second Incremental Term Loan to fund the settlement of the Tender Offer.

The following table presents select cash flow data, which is discussed below.


		Six Months Ended March 31,					Nine Months Ended June 30,
dollars in millions	dollars in millions	2022		2021		dollars in millions	2022		2021
Cash provided by (used in):	Cash provided by (used in):					Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities - continuing operations	Operating activities - continuing operations	$	143.6	$	88.5	Operating activities - continuing operations	$	219.7	$	249.4
Investing activities - continuing operations	Investing activities - continuing operations	(43.0)		(256.0)		Investing activities - continuing operations	(132.3)		(736.6)
Financing activities - continuing operations	Financing activities - continuing operations	(276.9)		(273.3)		Financing activities - continuing operations	(486.4)		29.8
Net cash used in discontinued operations	Net cash used in discontinued operations	(151.9)		(16.1)		Net cash used in discontinued operations	(151.9)		40.1
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(2.7)		6.1		Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(5.8)		6.2
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(330.9)	$	(450.8)	Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(556.7)	$	(411.1)

Historically, we have generated and expect to continue to generate positive cash flows from operations. We believe our cash on hand, cash flows from operations and current and possible future credit facilities will be sufficient to satisfy our future working capital requirements, interest payments, research and development activities, capital expenditures, pension contributions and other financing requirements for the foreseeable future. Our ability to generate positive cash flows from operations is dependent on general economic conditions, competitive pressures and other business risk factors. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity and cash on hand to satisfy our cash needs. Additionally, we expect to generate positive cash flows from the operations of our diverse businesses; however, we continue to evaluate and take action, as necessary, to preserve adequate liquidity, navigate the uncertainty caused by the pandemic and ensure that our business can continue to operate during these uncertain times. In addition, the BellRing Spin-off has not had, and we do not believe will have, a significant negative impact on our ability to generate positive cash flows from operations. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, or are otherwise unable to comply with the terms of our credit facilities, we may be required to seek additional financing alternatives, which may require waivers under our Credit Agreement and our indentures governing our senior notes, in order to generate additional cash. There can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain additional financing or any such waivers on terms acceptable to us or at all. For additional information on our debt, refer to Note 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

Short-term financing needs primarily consist of working capital requirements and principal and interest payments on our long-term debt. Long-term financing needs will depend largely on potential growth opportunities, including acquisition activity and other strategic transactions and repayment or refinancing of our long-term debt obligations. We may, from time to time, seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Additionally, we may repurchase shares of our common stock. Such repurchases, if any, will depend

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on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Obligations under our Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by our existing and subsequently acquired or organized domestic subsidiaries (other than immaterial subsidiaries, certain excluded subsidiaries and subsidiaries we designate as unrestricted subsidiaries, which include 8th Avenue and its subsidiaries, PHPC and PHPC Sponsor) and are secured by

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security interests in substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiary guarantors, but excluding, in each case, real property.

All of our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by each of our existing and subsequently acquired or organized domestic subsidiaries, other than immaterial subsidiaries, certain excluded subsidiaries and subsidiaries we designate as unrestricted subsidiaries, which include 8th Avenue and its subsidiaries, PHPC and PHPC Sponsor. These guarantees are subject to release in certain circumstances.

8th Avenue and its subsidiaries, PHPC and PHPC Sponsor are not obligors or guarantors under the Credit Agreement or our senior notes.

Operating Activities - Continuing Operations

Cash provided by operating activities for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 ~~increased $55.1~~decreased $29.7 million compared to the prior year period, driven by ~~favorable~~unfavorable changes in inventory pricing due to higher raw material costs in the current period and fluctuations in ~~the~~ timing ~~of payments~~ of trade accounts ~~payables~~receivable within our Foodservice and Post Consumer Brands ~~segment,~~segments. This negative impact was partially offset by lower tax payments (net of refunds) of ~~$20.2 million,~~ ~~lower interest payments of $16.8 million and lower payments on our interest rate swaps of $12.9~~$17.2 million.

Investing Activities - Continuing Operations

~~Six~~Nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022

Cash used in investing activities for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 was ~~$43.0~~$132.3 million, primarily driven by capital expenditures of ~~$102.5~~$167.3 million, net cash payments of $24.8 million, primarily related to our acquisition of Lacka Foods and cash paid related to investments in partnerships of ~~$8.2~~$8.9 million, partially offset by proceeds from the ~~sale~~sales of a business and property and assets held for sale of $50.5 million and ~~$17.3~~$17.8 million, respectively. Capital expenditures in the period primarily related to ongoing projects in ~~our~~our Post Consumer Brands and Foodservice segments.

~~Six~~Nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021

Cash used in investing activities for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021 was ~~$256.0~~$736.6 million, primarily driven by the deposit of $345.0 million of proceeds received by PHPC from the PHPC IPO and the PHPC Private Placement into a trust account, net cash paid of ~~$153.7~~$290.3 million for our ~~fiscal 2021~~ acquisitions of the PL RTE Cereal Business, Egg Beaters, Peter Pan and Almark, capital expenditures of ~~$98.9~~$141.9 million and cash paid related to investments in partnerships of $17.1 million, partially offset by proceeds from the ~~sale~~sales of equity securities and property and assets held for sale of ~~$18.7 million.~~$34.2 million and $19.0 million, respectively. Capital expenditures in the period primarily related to projects in our Post Consumer Brands, Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail segments.

Financing Activities - Continuing Operations

~~Six~~Nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022

Cash used in financing activities for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 was ~~$276.9~~$486.4 million. We paid $550.4 million of cash to BellRing in connection with the BellRing Spin-off, which was partially offset by cash receipts from BellRing of $3.2 million prior to the BellRing Spin-off related to quarterly tax distributions pursuant to BellRing Brands, LLC’s amended and restated limited liability company agreement. We received proceeds of $840.0 million from our First Incremental Term Loan, which were used to repay $840.0 million of principal ~~balance~~ of our 5.75% senior notes. We repaid $73.9 million principal value of our 4.50% senior notes and 5.0% senior notes, net of a $10.6 million discount. These repayments, combined with a principal payment on a municipal bond, resulted in total net repayments in long-term debt of $904.4 million. In connection with the repayment of the 5.75% senior notes (discussed above), we paid $24.1 million in debt premiums. We received proceeds of $500.0 million and a premium of $17.5 million from our additional 5.50% senior notes issuance. We paid $7.4 million in debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees in connection with our additional 5.50% senior notes issuance, our First Incremental Term Loan and the amendment of our Credit Agreement. We paid ~~$197.2~~$343.0 million, including broker’s commissions, for the repurchase of shares of our common stock, which included repurchases of shares of our common stock that were accrued at September 30, 2021 and did not settle until fiscal 2022.

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~~Six~~Nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021

Cash ~~used in~~provided by financing activities for the ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021 was ~~$273.3~~$29.8 million. We received proceeds of $1,800.0 million from the issuance of our 4.50% senior notes. In connection with the 4.50% senior notes issuance, we paid $16.8 million in debt issuance costs. We repaid the outstanding principal balance under our 5.00% senior notes and made a principal payment on a municipal bond, which resulted in total repayments of long-term debt of $1,698.3 million. In connection with the repayment of the 5.00% senior notes, we paid $74.3 million in debt premiums. We paid $322.7 million, including broker’s commissions, for the repurchase of shares of our common stock, which included repurchases of shares of our common stock that were accrued at September 30, 2020 and did not settle until fiscal 2021. We received $47.5 million related to the settlement of share repurchase contracts that were entered into in fiscal 2020 and did not settle until fiscal 2021. PHPC received $345.0 million gross proceeds from the PHPC IPO and PHPC Sponsor purchased $40.0 million in PHPC Units in the PHPC IPO, which resulted in proceeds received from the PHPC IPO of $305.0 million. In connection with the PHPC IPO, PHPC incurred offering costs of $7.1 million.

Debt Covenants

Under the terms of our Credit Agreement, we are required to comply with a financial covenant consisting of a secured net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) not to exceed 4.25 to 1.00, measured as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, if, as of the last day of such fiscal quarter, the aggregate outstanding amount of all revolving credit loans, swing line loans and letter of credit obligations (subject to certain exceptions specified in the Credit Agreement) exceeds 30% of our revolving credit commitments. As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, we were not required to comply with such financial covenant as the aggregate amount of the aforementioned obligations did not exceed 30% of the Company’s revolving credit commitments. We do not believe non-compliance is reasonably likely in the foreseeable future.

Our Credit Agreement provides for incremental revolving and term loan facilities, and also permits other secured or unsecured debt, if, among other conditions, certain financial ratios are met, as defined and specified in the Credit Agreement.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Our critical accounting policies and estimates are more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ~~( the~~(the “SEC”) on November 19, 2021. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since September 30, 2021.

RECENTLY ISSUED AND ADOPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

See Note 2 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for a discussion regarding recently issued and adopted accounting standards.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are made throughout this ~~report, including statements regarding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our businesses and our continuing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.~~report. These forward-looking statements are sometimes identified from the use of forward-looking words such as “believe,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “intend,” “plan,” “forecast,” “target,” “is likely,” “will,” “can,” “may” or “would” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions elsewhere in this report. Our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could affect expected results. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

•the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including negative impacts on our ability to manufacture and deliver our products, workforce availability, the health and safety of our employees, operating costs, demand for our foodservice and on-the-go products, the global economy and capital markets and our operations generally;

•our high leverage, our ability to obtain additional financing (including both secured and unsecured debt), our ability to service our outstanding debt (including covenants that restrict the operation of our businesses) and a downgrade or potential downgrade in our credit ratings;

•disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, including as a result of our reliance on third parties for the supply of materials for, and the manufacture of, many of our products, pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic) and other outbreaks of contagious diseases, labor shortages, fires and evacuations related thereto, changes in weather conditions, natural disasters, climate change, agricultural diseases (including avian influenza) and pests and other events beyond our control;

•significant volatility in the cost or availability of inputs to our businesses (including freight, raw materials, energy and other supplies);

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•our ability to hire and retain talented personnel, increases in labor-related costs, the ability of our employees to safely perform their jobs, including the potential for physical injuries or illness (such as COVID-19), employee absenteeism, labor strikes, work stoppages and unionization efforts;

•our ability to continue to compete in our product categories and our ability to retain our market position and favorable perceptions of our brands;

•our ability to anticipate and respond to changes in consumer and customer preferences and behaviors and introduce new products;

•changes in economic conditions, disruptions in the U.S. and global capital and credit markets, changes in interest rates, volatility in the market value of derivatives and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;

•allegations that our products cause injury or illness, product recalls and withdrawals and product liability claims and other related litigation;

•our ability to identify, complete and integrate or otherwise effectively execute acquisitions or other strategic transactions and effectively manage our growth;

•our ability to successfully execute the possible divestiture of our ~~remaining interest~~Investment in BellRing and the possibility that we may not realize the strategic and financial benefits from such possible divestiture and from the transactions relating to the BellRing Spin-off, including the qualification of these transactions for their intended tax treatment;

•the possibility that PHPC, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company in which we indirectly own an interest (through PHPC Sponsor, our wholly-owned subsidiary), may not consummate a suitable partnering transaction within the prescribed two-year time period, that the partnering transaction may not be successful or that the activities for PHPC could be distracting to our management;

•conflicting interests or the appearance of conflicting interests resulting from several of our directors and officers also serving as directors or officers of one or more ~~of our related companies;~~companies in which we own an interest;

•the impact of national or international disputes, political instability, terrorism, war or armed hostilities, such as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, including on the global economy, capital markets, our supply chain, commodity, energy and freight availability and costs and information security;

•any gains or losses incurred as a result of any changes to the market price of any equity securities that we hold;

•impairment in the carrying value of goodwill or other intangibles, or other-than-temporary impairment in the carrying value of investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries;

•our ability to successfully implement business strategies to reduce costs;

•legal and regulatory factors, such as compliance with existing laws and regulations, as well as new laws and regulations and changes to existing laws and regulations and interpretations thereof, affecting our businesses, including current and future laws and regulations regarding tax matters, food safety, advertising and labeling, animal feeding and housing operations and environmental matters;

•the loss of, a significant reduction of purchases by or the bankruptcy of a major customer;

•the failure or weakening of the RTE cereal category and consolidations in the retail and foodservice distribution channels;

•the ultimate impact litigation or other regulatory matters may have on us;

•costs, business disruptions and reputational damage associated with information technology failures, cybersecurity incidents or information security breaches;

•our ability to successfully collaborate with third parties that have invested with us in 8th Avenue and to effectively realize the strategic and financial benefits expected as a result of the separate capitalization of 8th Avenue;

•costs associated with the obligations of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (“Bob Evans”) in connection with the sale and separation of its restaurants business in April 2017, which occurred prior to our acquisition of Bob Evans, including certain indemnification obligations under the restaurants sale agreement and Bob Evans’s payment and performance obligations as a guarantor of certain leases;

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•the ability of our and our customers’, and 8th Avenue’s and its customers’, private brand products to compete with nationally branded products;

•risks associated with our international businesses;

•changes in estimates in critical accounting judgments;

•losses or increased funding and expenses related to our qualified pension or other postretirement plans;

•significant differences in our and 8th Avenue’s actual operating results from any of our guidance regarding our and 8th Avenue’s future performance;

•our and PHPC’s ability to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and

•other risks and uncertainties included under “Risk Factors” within Item 1A of Part II of this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on November 19, ~~2021.~~2021, as updated by the risk factors in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2022.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine have resulted in significant volatility and uncertainty in the markets in which the Company operates. At the time of this filing, the Company is unable to predict or determine the continued impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine may have on its exposure to market risk from commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates, among others. For additional discussion, refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements” within Item 2 of Part I of this report, as well as “Risk Factors” within Item 1A of Part II of this report.

Commodity Price Risk

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is exposed to commodity price risks relating to the acquisition of raw materials, energy and fuels. The Company may use futures contracts and options to manage certain of these exposures when it is practical to do so. A hypothetical 10% adverse change in the market price of the Company’s principal hedged commodities, including natural gas, heating oil, soybean oil, corn, wheat and dairy, would have decreased the fair value of the Company’s commodity-related derivatives portfolio by approximately ~~$10~~$6 million and $17 million as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. This volatility analysis ignores changes in the exposures inherent in the underlying hedged transactions. Because the Company does not hold or trade derivatives for speculation or profit, all changes in derivative values are effectively offset by corresponding changes in the underlying exposures.

For more information regarding the Company’s commodity derivative contracts, refer to Note 13 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

Foreign Currency Risk

Related to its foreign subsidiaries, the Company is exposed to risks of fluctuations in future cash flows and earnings due to changes in exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, the Company uses a combination of foreign exchange contracts, which may consist of options, forward contracts and currency swaps. As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, a hypothetical 10% adverse change in the expected Euro-GBP exchange rates would have reduced the fair value of the Company’s foreign currency-related derivatives portfolio by an immaterial amount. The Company did not hold any foreign currency related derivatives at September 30, 2021.

For additional information regarding the Company’s foreign currency derivative contracts, refer to Note 13 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

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Interest Rate Risk

Long-term debt

As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, the Company had outstanding principal value of indebtedness of ~~$6,106.6~~$6,032.7 million related to its senior notes and a municipal bond. At ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, Post’s revolving credit facility had available borrowing capacity of ~~$728.7~~$728.8 million. Of the total ~~$6,106.6~~$6,032.7 million of outstanding indebtedness, ~~$6,100.2~~$6,026.3 million bore interest at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 5.0%. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had principal value of indebtedness of $6,447.7 million related to its senior notes and a municipal bond. ~~Of the total $6,447.7 million of outstanding indebtedness, $6,440.2~~

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~~million bore interest at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 5.1%.~~ At September 30, 2021, Post’s revolving credit facility had available borrowing capacity of $730.8 million. Of the total $6,447.7 million of outstanding indebtedness, $6,440.2 million bore interest at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 5.1%.

As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the fair value of the Company’s debt, excluding any outstanding borrowings under the municipal bond, was ~~$5,690.8~~$5,312.7 million and $6,596.7 million, respectively. Changes in interest rates impact fixed and variable rate debt differently. For fixed rate debt, a change in interest rates will only impact the fair value of the debt, whereas a change in the interest rates on variable rate debt will impact interest expense and cash flows. A hypothetical 10% decrease in interest rates would have increased the fair value of the fixed rate debt by approximately ~~$74~~$95 million and $38 million as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. A hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates would have had an immaterial impact on both interest expense and interest paid on variable rate debt during each of the three and ~~six~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and 2021.

For additional information regarding the Company’s debt, refer to Note 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

Interest rate swaps

As of ~~both March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company had interest rate swaps with a notional value of $1,049.3 million and $1,749.3 ~~million.~~million, respectively. A hypothetical 10% adverse change in interest rates would have decreased the fair value of the interest rate swaps by approximately ~~$16~~$38 million and $11 million as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively.

For additional information regarding the Company’s interest rate swap contracts, refer to Note 13 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, with the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

For information regarding our legal proceedings, refer to “Legal Proceedings” in Note 16 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” within Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations, the Company is required to disclose certain information about environmental proceedings with a governmental entity as a party if the Company reasonably believes such proceedings may result in monetary sanctions, exclusive of interest and costs, above a stated threshold. Pursuant to such SEC regulations, the Company has elected to use a threshold of $1.0 million for purposes of determining whether disclosure of any such proceedings is required. Applying this threshold, there are no such environmental proceedings to disclose for the period covered by this report.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

In addition to the information set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the ~~“Quarterly Report”~~“Third Quarter 10-Q”) ~~and the risk factors set forth below,~~, you should carefully consider the risk factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on November 19, 2021 ~~as of and for the year ended September 30, 2021~~ (the “Annual Report”)~~. Other than~~, as well as the ~~additional~~ risk factors ~~disclosed~~contained in “Risk Factors” within Item 1A of Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2022 (the “Second Quarter 10-Q”), which are incorporated herein asby reference. As of the date of this ~~Quarterly Report,~~Third Quarter 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Annual ~~Report.~~Report as updated by the risk factors disclosed in the Second Quarter 10-Q. These risks could materially and adversely affect our businesses, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The enumerated risks may be or have been heightened, or in some cases manifested, by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and

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uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our businesses, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

If the transactions we undertook, and intend to undertake, relating to divestitures of our interest in BellRing Brands, Inc. do not qualify for their intended tax treatment, we may incur significant tax liabilities.

On March 9, 2022, we contributed our share of BellRing Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as BellRing Brands, Inc.) (“Old BellRing”) Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, all of our BellRing Brands, LLC non-voting membership units and $550.4 million in cash to BellRing Brands, Inc. (formerly known as BellRing Distribution, LLC) (“BellRing”) in exchange for certain limited liability company interests of BellRing and the right to receive $840.0 million in aggregate principal amount of BellRing’s 7.00% senior notes due 2030 (the “BellRing Notes”). On March 10, 2022, BellRing converted into a Delaware corporation, and we completed the distribution of 80.1% of our ownership interest in BellRing to our shareholders (the “BellRing Distribution”). After the BellRing Distribution, we retained approximately 14.2% of the shares of BellRing common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“BellRing Common Stock”). Also on March 10, 2022, we delivered the BellRing Notes to certain of our lenders to satisfy certain outstanding debt obligations (the “Debt-for-Debt Exchange”). Within 12 months following the BellRing Distribution, we intend to transfer some or all of our remaining shares of BellRing Common Stock in exchange for certain of our debt obligations or otherwise to our shareholders on terms to be determined by us (the “Future Divestiture”).

The BellRing Distribution was conditioned upon the receipt of a tax opinion from our tax counsel which concluded that the BellRing Distribution, together with certain related transactions, qualifies as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a) and 355 of the United States (the “U.S.”) Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and is eligible for nonrecognition within the meaning of Sections 355 and 361 of the Code. The tax opinion was based on, among other things, then-current law and certain representations and assumptions as to factual matters and certain statements and undertakings made by us and Old BellRing. Any change in the then-current applicable law, which may or may not be retroactive, or the failure of any factual representation, assumption, statement or undertaking to be true, correct and complete in all material respects, could adversely affect the conclusions reached in the tax opinion. In addition, the tax opinion is not binding on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or the courts, and the IRS and/or the courts may not agree with the tax opinion. If the BellRing Distribution, the Debt-for-Debt Exchange or the Future Divestiture do not qualify as tax-free transactions for any reason, we may recognize a substantial gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which could materially adversely affect our businesses, financial condition and cash flows.

Moreover, if the BellRing Distribution is determined not to qualify for nonrecognition of gain and loss under Sections 368(a) and 355 of the Code, each of our U.S. shareholders who received shares of BellRing Common Stock in the BellRing Distribution would generally be treated as receiving a taxable distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares of BellRing Common Stock received by such shareholder in the BellRing Distribution. In the event that one of our shareholders is treated as receiving a taxable distribution pursuant to the BellRing Distribution, the distribution to such shareholder would generally be taxable as a dividend to the extent of such shareholder’s allocable share of our current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes). To the extent the distribution exceeds such earnings and profits, the distribution would generally constitute a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of such shareholder’s tax basis in its shares of Post common stock, with any remaining amount of the distribution taxed as capital gain.

Pursuant to a tax matters agreement among us, BellRing and Old BellRing (the “Tax Matters Agreement”), BellRing has agreed to indemnify us for any tax liabilities resulting from certain events, actions or inactions that BellRing takes that could affect the intended tax-free treatment of the transactions as set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement, including causing any portion of the BellRing Distribution or the Future Divestiture to be taxable to us. BellRing’s indemnification obligations to us are not limited by any maximum amount and such amounts could be substantial. If BellRing were required to indemnify us under the circumstances set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement, BellRing may be subject to substantial liabilities and there is no assurance that BellRing will be able to satisfy such indemnification obligations.

Furthermore, pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, if and to the extent the BellRing Distribution and/or the Future Divestiture do not qualify as tax-free transactions, such failure to qualify as tax-free transactions gives rise to adjustments to the tax basis of assets held by BellRing and its subsidiaries, and BellRing is not required to indemnify us for any tax liabilities resulting from such failure to qualify as tax-free transactions pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, we will be entitled to periodic payments from BellRing equal to 85% of the tax savings arising from the aggregate increase to the tax basis of the assets held by BellRing and its subsidiaries resulting from such failure. Any failure by BellRing to satisfy these periodic payments, which could be substantial, could materially adversely affect our businesses, financial condition and cash flows.

The value of our equity securities, including our retained interest in BellRing, is subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could make it difficult to dispose of some or all of our equity securities at favorable market prices.

Our investments in the securities of any publicly-traded company, including BellRing, are subject to risks and uncertainties relating to such company’s business and ownership of such company’s common stock, some of which are disclosed in such

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company’s filings with the SEC, as well as risks and uncertainties relating to fluctuations in the global economy and public equity markets generally. Any such risk or uncertainty may cause the share price of such company’s common stock, and the value of our equity in such company, including our retained interest in BellRing, to decline, which could hinder our ability to dispose of our equity of such company, including our shares of BellRing Common Stock, at favorable market prices. We also may not be able to realize gains from our equity securities, and any gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience.

National or international disputes, political instability, terrorism, war or armed hostilities may cause damage or disruption to us and our employees, facilities, suppliers, customers and information systems, and could adversely affect our businesses, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Geopolitical events, national or international disputes, political instability, terrorism, war or armed hostilities, such as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, may cause damage or disruption to our operations, international commerce and the global economy. The reactions of governments, markets and the general public to such events, including economic sanctions, tariffs and boycotts, may result in a number of adverse consequences for our businesses, suppliers and customers. Such events could lead to supply chain and transportation disruptions, constrained availability of raw materials and other commodities, inflation, increased commodity, energy and fuel costs, cyberattacks, breaches of information systems and other disruptions that could adversely affect our businesses and our customers and suppliers. Such events also could result in physical harm to our, our customers’ or our suppliers’ employees and property. In addition, such events could cause increased volatility in the capital markets, which could negatively impact our ability to obtain additional financing or refinance our existing debt obligations on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Any such events, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks previously described in our Annual Report, such as those relating to capital markets, energy and freight costs, our supply chain, information security and market conditions, any of which could negatively affect our businesses, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Although we do not have operations in Russia, Ukraine or Belarus and do not have significant direct exposure to customers in those countries, our businesses and operations have been negatively impacted by increased inflation, escalating energy and fuel prices and constrained availability, and thus increasing costs, of certain raw materials and other commodities, and declarations of force majeure by certain suppliers. These and other impacts have caused, and may continue to cause, an adverse effect on our businesses, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows that may be material.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

The following table sets forth information with respect to shares of our common stock that we purchased during the fiscal quarter ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022:

Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (b) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (b)
January 1, 2022 - January 31, 2022 46,901 $104.59 46,901 $324,808,775
February 1, 2022 - February 28, 2022 314,728 $105.66 314,728 $291,553,815
March 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022 — $— — $291,553,815
Total 361,629 $105.52 361,629 $291,553,815


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share (a)	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (b)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (b)
April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022	849,077	$74.10	849,077	$228,640,459
May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022	1,034,539	$78.25	1,034,539	$147,684,959
June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022	23,685	$80.54	23,685	$145,777,376
Total	1,907,301	$76.43	1,907,301	$145,777,376

(a)Does not include broker’s commissions.

(b)On November 17, 2021, our Board of Directors approved an authorization to repurchase up to $400,000,000 of shares of our common stock effective November 20, 2021 (the “Authorization”). The Authorization expires on November 20, 2023. Repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, in private purchases, through forward, derivative, accelerated repurchase or automatic purchase transactions, or otherwise.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are either provided with this Form 10-Q or are incorporated herein by reference.


Exhibit No.						Description

*2.1						Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 26, 2021, by and among Post Holdings, Inc., BellRing Brands, Inc., BellRing Distribution, LLC and BellRing Merger Sub Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2021)

2.2						Amendment No. 1 to Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 28, 2022, by and among Post Holdings, Inc., BellRing Brands, Inc., BellRing Distribution, LLC and BellRing Merger Sub Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s first Form 8-K (film no. 22683895) filed on February 28, 2022)

3.1						Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Post Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on February 2, 2018)

3.2						Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Post Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on February 2, 2018)

3.3						Amended and Restated Bylaws of Post Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 19, 2020)

4.1						Indenture (2027 Notes), dated as of February 14, 2017, by and among Post Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2017)

4.2						Indenture (2028 Notes), dated as of December 1, 2017, by and among Post Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2017)

4.3						Indenture (2029 Notes), dated as of July 3, 2019, by and among Post Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2019)

4.4						Indenture (2030 Notes), dated as of February 26, 2020, by and among Post Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 26, 2020)

4.5						Indenture (2031 Notes), dated as of March 10, 2021, by and among Post Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2021)

~~†10.52~~						~~Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (United States Non-Employee Directors)~~

~~†10.53~~						~~Form of Non-Employee Director~~ ~~Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (United Kingdom Non-Employee Directors)~~

~~10.54~~						Joinder Agreement No. 1, dated as of March 8, 2022, by and among Post Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein) party thereto, the Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders (as defined therein), Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as sub-agent to the administrative agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 10, 2022)

*10.55						Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2022, by and among Post Holdings, Inc., BellRing Brands, Inc. and BellRing Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 10, 2022)

*10.56						Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2022, by and among Post Holdings, Inc. and each of the financial institutions party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 10, 2022)

~~†10.57~~						~~Amendment to Certain 2019 PRSU Agreements Issued under 2019 LTIP, effective as of March 29, 2022~~

31.1						Certification of Robert V. Vitale pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated ~~May 6,~~August 5, 2022

31.2						Certification of Jeff A. Zadoks pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated ~~May 6,~~August 5, 2022

32.1						Certification of Robert V. Vitale and Jeff A. Zadoks, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated ~~May 6,~~August 5, 2022

101						Interactive Data File (Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022 filed in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language)). The financial information contained in the iXBRL-related documents is “unaudited” and “unreviewed.”

104						The cover page from the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2022, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and contained in Exhibit 101

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*			Exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a copy of any omitted exhibit or schedule upon request by the SEC.
†			~~These exhibits constitute management contracts, compensatory plans and arrangements.~~

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SIGNATURES

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


		POST HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:	~~May 6,~~August 5, 2022	By:	/s/ Jeff A. Zadoks
			Jeff A. Zadoks
			EVP and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	1

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)	1

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)	2

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)	5

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	6

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	3031

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	4445

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	4546

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	4546

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	4547

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	47

Item 6.	Exhibits	48

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	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021		Six Months Ended March 31, 2021


Pro forma net sales	$	1,271.2	$	2,543.3
Pro forma net earnings from continuing operations available to common shareholders	$	109.4	$	173.1
Pro forma basic earnings from continuing operations per common share	$	1.71	$	2.67
Pro forma diluted earnings from continuing operations per common share	$	1.68	$	2.62