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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 June 30, 20222023
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission File Number: 1-35305
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Post Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri45-3355106
(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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per sharePOSTNew 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 filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller 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 – 59,758,28661,218,573 shares as of August 1, 2022July 31, 2023


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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
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
Net SalesNet Sales$1,524.9 $1,247.5 $4,272.1 $3,624.8 Net Sales$1,859.4 $1,524.9 $5,045.6 $4,272.1 
Cost of goods soldCost of goods sold1,160.2 879.4 3,197.2 2,529.2 Cost of goods sold1,357.8 1,160.2 3,715.3 3,197.2 
Gross ProfitGross Profit364.7 368.1 1,074.9 1,095.6 Gross Profit501.6 364.7 1,330.3 1,074.9 
Selling, general and administrative expensesSelling, general and administrative expenses225.0 189.3 680.9 603.3 Selling, general and administrative expenses300.9 225.0 768.9 680.9 
Amortization of intangible assetsAmortization of intangible assets36.6 36.5 109.5 106.5 Amortization of intangible assets42.4 36.6 115.4 109.5 
Other operating (income) expense, netOther operating (income) expense, net(2.4)(12.7)0.8 (17.2)Other operating (income) expense, net— (2.4)0.1 0.8 
Operating ProfitOperating Profit105.5 155.0 283.7 403.0 Operating Profit158.3 105.5 445.9 283.7 
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net75.6 82.4 245.6 249.7 Interest expense, net72.7 75.6 202.4 245.6 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(10.2)— 9.1 93.2 (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(6.4)(10.2)(21.2)9.1 
(Income) expense on swaps, net(131.6)121.6 (222.9)(105.6)
Income on swaps, netIncome on swaps, net(17.1)(131.6)(20.4)(222.9)
Gain on investment in BellRingGain on investment in BellRing(35.1)— (482.8)— Gain on investment in BellRing— (35.1)(5.1)(482.8)
Other income, netOther income, net(12.8)(2.9)(14.0)(19.8)Other income, net(16.0)(12.8)(27.8)(14.0)
Earnings (Loss) before Income Taxes and Equity Method Loss219.6 (46.1)748.7 185.5 
Earnings before Income Taxes and Equity Method LossEarnings before Income Taxes and Equity Method Loss125.1 219.6 318.0 748.7 
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense35.0 19.5 43.3 63.0 Income tax expense26.8 35.0 70.4 43.3 
Equity method loss, net of taxEquity method loss, net of tax12.0 11.6 49.3 26.5 Equity method loss, net of tax— 12.0 0.2 49.3 
Net Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interests172.6 (77.2)656.1 96.0 
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations2.4 (1.1)5.0 (0.6)
Net Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations170.2 (76.1)651.1 96.6 
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling InterestsNet Earnings from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interests98.3 172.6 247.4 656.1 
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operationsLess: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations8.7 2.4 11.8 5.0 
Net Earnings from Continuing OperationsNet Earnings from Continuing Operations89.6 170.2 235.6 651.1 
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interestNet earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest— 21.8 21.6 40.2 Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest— — — 21.6 
Net Earnings (Loss)$170.2 $(54.3)$672.7 $136.8 
Net EarningsNet Earnings$89.6 $170.2 $235.6 $672.7 
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
Earnings from Continuing Operations per Common Share:Earnings from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
BasicBasic$2.77 $(1.30)$10.61 $1.40 Basic$1.49 $2.77 $4.13 $10.61 
DilutedDiluted$2.72 $(1.30)$10.47 $1.38 Diluted$1.38 $2.72 $3.82 $10.47 
Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:
BasicBasic$— $0.34 $0.35 $0.62 Basic$— $— $— $0.35 
DilutedDiluted$— $0.34 $0.35 $0.61 Diluted$— $— $— $0.35 
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:
Earnings per Common Share:Earnings per Common Share:
BasicBasic$2.77 $(0.95)$10.96 $2.02 Basic$1.49 $2.77 $4.13 $10.96 
DilutedDiluted$2.72 $(0.95)$10.82 $1.99 Diluted$1.38 $2.72 $3.82 $10.82 
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:
BasicBasic60.4 63.7 61.5 64.5 Basic61.6 60.4 59.7 61.5 
DilutedDiluted61.6 63.7 62.3 65.6 Diluted68.5 61.6 66.7 62.3 
 
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
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
Net Earnings (Loss)$170.2 $(54.3)$672.7 $136.8 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations2.4 (1.1)5.0 (0.6)
Net EarningsNet Earnings$89.6 $170.2 $235.6 $672.7 
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operationsNet earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations8.7 2.4 11.8 5.0 
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operationsNet earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations— 11.1 11.8 21.3 Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations— — — 11.8 
Net Earnings (Loss) Including Noncontrolling Interests172.6 (44.3)689.5 157.5 
Net Earnings Including Noncontrolling InterestsNet Earnings Including Noncontrolling Interests98.3 172.6 247.4 689.5 
Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments:Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments:Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments:
Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)(0.4)(0.1)(1.4)(0.5)
Reclassifications to net earningsReclassifications to net earnings(1.2)(0.4)(3.5)(1.4)
Hedging adjustments:Hedging adjustments:Hedging adjustments:
Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)— 0.6 7.1 1.7 
Reclassifications to net earningsReclassifications to net earnings— — — 7.1 
Foreign currency translation adjustments:Foreign currency translation adjustments:Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustmentsUnrealized foreign currency translation adjustments(124.3)10.8 (165.5)126.4 Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments36.1 (124.3)185.3 (165.5)
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 (loss)0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 
Reclassifications to net earningsReclassifications to net earnings0.2 0.1 0.8 0.4 
Hedging adjustments:Hedging adjustments:Hedging adjustments:
Reclassifications to net earnings (loss)— (0.2)(1.8)(0.4)
Reclassifications to net earningsReclassifications to net earnings— — — (1.8)
Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Including Noncontrolling Interests(124.6)11.2 (161.2)127.5 
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Including Noncontrolling InterestsTotal Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Including Noncontrolling Interests35.1 (124.6)182.6 (161.2)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interestsLess: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests2.1 10.4 17.8 21.3 Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests8.2 2.1 10.2 17.8 
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)$45.9 $(43.5)$510.5 $263.7 
Total Comprehensive IncomeTotal Comprehensive Income$125.2 $45.9 $419.8 $510.5 

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


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POST HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(in millions)
June 30,
2022
September 30, 2021June 30,
2023
September 30, 2022
ASSETSASSETSASSETS
Current AssetsCurrent AssetsCurrent Assets
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$263.5 $664.5 Cash and cash equivalents$208.8 $586.5 
Restricted cashRestricted cash4.0 7.1 Restricted cash18.0 3.6 
Receivables, netReceivables, net551.3 452.4 Receivables, net564.9 544.2 
InventoriesInventories524.5 476.6 Inventories779.3 549.1 
Investment in BellRingInvestment in BellRing482.8 — Investment in BellRing— 94.8 
Current investments held in trust345.5 — 
Current assets of discontinued operations— 385.7 
Investments held in trustInvestments held in trust— 346.8 
Prepaid expenses and other current assetsPrepaid expenses and other current assets119.4 99.8 Prepaid expenses and other current assets69.3 98.4 
Total Current AssetsTotal Current Assets2,291.0 2,086.1 Total Current Assets1,640.3 2,223.4 
Property, netProperty, net1,727.4 1,830.5 Property, net1,992.6 1,751.9 
GoodwillGoodwill4,420.3 4,501.6 Goodwill4,649.0 4,349.6 
Other intangible assets, netOther intangible assets, net2,781.9 2,924.4 Other intangible assets, net3,272.4 2,712.2 
Equity method investments22.3 70.7 
Investments held in trust— 345.0 
Other assets of discontinued operations— 308.4 
Other assetsOther assets317.3 348.0 Other assets332.6 270.9 
Total AssetsTotal Assets$11,560.2 $12,414.7 Total Assets$11,886.9 $11,308.0 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYLIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYLIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current LiabilitiesCurrent LiabilitiesCurrent Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debtCurrent portion of long-term debt$1.1 $1.1 Current portion of long-term debt$1.1 $1.1 
Accounts payableAccounts payable400.7 384.2 Accounts payable389.2 452.7 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations— 248.9 
Other current liabilitiesOther current liabilities355.9 415.0 Other current liabilities405.0 370.0 
Total Current LiabilitiesTotal Current Liabilities757.7 1,049.2 Total Current Liabilities795.3 823.8 
Long-term debtLong-term debt6,032.4 6,441.6 Long-term debt6,186.1 5,956.6 
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes707.1 729.1 Deferred income taxes694.0 688.4 
Other liabilities of discontinued operations— 627.7 
Other liabilitiesOther liabilities350.9 507.9 Other liabilities251.7 266.9 
Total LiabilitiesTotal Liabilities7,848.1 9,355.5 Total Liabilities7,927.1 7,735.7 
Redeemable noncontrolling interestRedeemable noncontrolling interest305.4 305.0 Redeemable noncontrolling interest— 306.6 
Shareholders’ EquityShareholders’ EquityShareholders’ Equity
Common stockCommon stock0.9 0.9 Common stock0.9 0.9 
Additional paid-in capitalAdditional paid-in capital4,728.3 4,253.5 Additional paid-in capital5,268.7 4,748.2 
Retained earningsRetained earnings1,024.0 347.3 Retained earnings1,350.8 1,109.0 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income(117.0)42.9 
Accumulated other comprehensive lossAccumulated other comprehensive loss(78.7)(262.9)
Treasury stock, at costTreasury stock, at cost(2,241.2)(1,902.2)Treasury stock, at cost(2,591.7)(2,341.2)
Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling InterestsTotal Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests3,395.0 2,742.4 Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests3,950.0 3,254.0 
Noncontrolling interestsNoncontrolling interests11.7 11.8 Noncontrolling interests9.8 11.7 
Total Shareholders’ EquityTotal Shareholders’ Equity3,406.7 2,754.2 Total Shareholders’ Equity3,959.8 3,265.7 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ EquityTotal Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$11,560.2 $12,414.7 Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$11,886.9 $11,308.0 
 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)
Nine Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
2022202120232022
Cash Flows from Operating ActivitiesCash Flows from Operating ActivitiesCash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interests$656.1 $96.0 
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interestsNet earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests$247.4 $656.1 
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 amortizationDepreciation and amortization285.5 268.6 Depreciation and amortization293.3 285.5 
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, foreign exchange contracts and warrant liabilities, netUnrealized gain on interest rate swaps, foreign exchange contracts and warrant liabilities, net(249.2)(134.7)Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, foreign exchange contracts and warrant liabilities, net(27.4)(249.2)
Gain on investment in BellRingGain on investment in BellRing(482.8)— Gain on investment in BellRing(5.1)(482.8)
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net9.1 93.2 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(21.2)9.1 
Non-cash stock-based compensation expenseNon-cash stock-based compensation expense48.3 36.6 Non-cash stock-based compensation expense57.2 48.3 
Equity method loss, net of taxEquity method loss, net of tax49.3 26.5 Equity method loss, net of tax0.2 49.3 
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes(9.0)76.0 Deferred income taxes(11.2)(9.0)
Non-cash gain on write-off of deferred underwriting commissionsNon-cash gain on write-off of deferred underwriting commissions(10.7)— 
Other, netOther, net(1.5)(18.5)Other, net0.8 (1.5)
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 business acquisitions, held for sale assets and liabilities and divestitures:Other changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions, held for sale assets and liabilities and divestitures:
Increase in receivables, netIncrease in receivables, net(105.7)(90.4)Increase in receivables, net(17.7)(105.7)
Increase in inventoriesIncrease in inventories(58.6)(28.0)Increase in inventories(20.7)(58.6)
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets(20.4)(42.8)
Decrease (increase) in other assets21.5 (13.4)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities73.4 (37.2)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assetsDecrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets40.5 (20.4)
(Increase) decrease in other assets(Increase) decrease in other assets(15.0)21.5 
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities(38.1)73.4 
Increase in non-current liabilitiesIncrease in non-current liabilities3.7 17.5 Increase in non-current liabilities8.2 3.7 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities - continuing operationsNet Cash Provided by Operating Activities - continuing operations219.7 249.4 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities - continuing operations480.5 219.7 
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities - discontinued operations(1.6)145.9 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities - discontinued operationsNet Cash Used in Operating Activities - discontinued operations— (1.6)
Net Cash Provided by Operating ActivitiesNet Cash Provided by Operating Activities218.1 395.3 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities480.5 218.1 
Cash Flows from Investing ActivitiesCash Flows from Investing ActivitiesCash Flows from Investing Activities
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquiredBusiness acquisitions, net of cash acquired(24.8)(290.3)Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired(715.2)(24.8)
Return of subsidiary investments held in trust accountReturn of subsidiary investments held in trust account345.0 — 
Additions to propertyAdditions to property(167.3)(141.9)Additions to property(201.9)(167.3)
Proceeds from sale of property and assets held for saleProceeds from sale of property and assets held for sale17.8 19.0 Proceeds from sale of property and assets held for sale1.2 17.8 
Proceeds from sale of businessProceeds from sale of business50.5 — Proceeds from sale of business4.6 50.5 
Sale of equity securities— 34.2 
Investments in partnershipsInvestments in partnerships(8.9)(17.1)Investments in partnerships(1.4)(8.9)
Investment of subsidiary initial public offering proceeds into trust account— (345.0)
Other, netOther, net0.4 4.5 Other, net(0.2)0.4 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - continuing operationsNet Cash Used in Investing Activities - continuing operations(132.3)(736.6)Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - continuing operations(567.9)(132.3)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - discontinued operationsNet Cash Used in Investing Activities - discontinued operations(0.8)(0.8)Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - discontinued operations— (0.8)
Net Cash Used in Investing ActivitiesNet Cash Used in Investing Activities(133.1)(737.4)Net Cash Used in Investing Activities(567.9)(133.1)
Cash Flows from Financing ActivitiesCash Flows from Financing ActivitiesCash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of debtProceeds from issuance of debt1,340.0 1,800.0 Proceeds from issuance of debt530.0 1,340.0 
Repayments of long-term debt, net of discounts(904.4)(1,698.3)
Repayments of debt, net of discountsRepayments of debt, net of discounts(178.4)(904.4)
Premium from issuance of debtPremium from issuance of debt17.5 — Premium from issuance of debt— 17.5 
Purchases of treasury stockPurchases of treasury stock(343.0)(322.7)Purchases of treasury stock(242.4)(343.0)
Proceeds from initial public offering— 305.0 
Payment of initial public offering costs(0.1)(7.1)
Payments of debt issuance costs and deferred financing feesPayments of debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees(7.4)(16.8)Payments of debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees(3.1)(7.4)
Payments of debt premiumsPayments of debt premiums(24.1)(74.3)Payments of debt premiums— (24.1)
Cash received from share repurchase contracts— 47.5 
Distributions (to) from BellRing Brands, Inc., net(547.2)17.5 
Distributions to BellRing Brands, Inc., netDistributions to BellRing Brands, Inc., net— (547.2)
Redemption of Post Holdings Partnering Corporation Series A common stockRedemption of Post Holdings Partnering Corporation Series A common stock(312.5)— 
Financing portion of cash paid for rate-lock interest rate swapsFinancing portion of cash paid for rate-lock interest rate swaps(43.5)— 
Other, netOther, net(17.7)(21.0)Other, net(29.8)(17.8)
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities - continuing operations(486.4)29.8 
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities - continuing operationsNet Cash Used in Financing Activities - continuing operations(279.7)(486.4)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities - discontinued operationsNet Cash Used in Financing Activities - discontinued operations(149.5)(105.0)Net Cash Used in Financing Activities - discontinued operations— (149.5)
Net Cash Used in Financing ActivitiesNet Cash Used in Financing Activities(635.9)(75.2)Net Cash Used in Financing Activities(279.7)(635.9)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted CashEffect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash(5.8)6.2 Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash3.8 (5.8)
Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted CashNet Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash(556.7)(411.1)Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash(363.3)(556.7)
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, Beginning of YearCash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, Beginning of Year671.6 1,144.7 Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, Beginning of Year590.1 671.6 
Plus: Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from discontinued operations, Beginning of YearPlus: Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from discontinued operations, Beginning of Year152.6 48.7 Plus: Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from discontinued operations, Beginning of Year— 152.6 
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 PeriodCash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, End of Period$267.5 $692.9 Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from continuing operations, End of Period$226.8 $267.5 
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
June 30,
 As Of and For The Nine Months Ended
June 30,
 As of and for the Three Months Ended
June 30,
 As of and for the Nine Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
Common StockCommon StockCommon Stock
Beginning and end of periodBeginning and end of period$0.9 $0.8 $0.9 $0.8 Beginning and end of period$0.9 $0.9 $0.9 $0.9 
Additional Paid-in CapitalAdditional Paid-in CapitalAdditional Paid-in Capital
Beginning of periodBeginning of period4,711.7 4,237.7 4,253.5 4,182.9 Beginning of period4,757.5 4,711.7 4,748.2 4,253.5 
Activity under stock and deferred compensation plansActivity under stock and deferred compensation plans(0.1)(1.5)(16.7)(19.7)Activity under stock and deferred compensation plans(1.1)(0.1)(29.0)(16.7)
Non-cash stock-based compensation expenseNon-cash stock-based compensation expense16.7 13.0 49.0 38.5 Non-cash stock-based compensation expense20.0 16.7 57.2 49.0 
Cash received from share repurchase contracts— — — 47.5 
Issuance of common stockIssuance of common stock492.3 — 492.3 — 
BellRing Spin-offBellRing Spin-off— — 442.5 — BellRing Spin-off— — — 442.5 
End of periodEnd of period4,728.3 4,249.2 4,728.3 4,249.2 End of period5,268.7 4,728.3 5,268.7 4,728.3 
Retained EarningsRetained EarningsRetained Earnings
Beginning of periodBeginning of period852.0 399.7 347.3 208.6 Beginning of period1,253.8 852.0 1,109.0 347.3 
Net earnings (loss)170.2 (54.3)672.7 136.8 
Net earningsNet earnings89.6 170.2 235.6 672.7 
Post Holdings Partnering Corporation deemed dividendPost Holdings Partnering Corporation deemed dividend1.8 (35.3)4.0 (35.3)Post Holdings Partnering Corporation deemed dividend7.4 1.8 6.2 4.0 
End of periodEnd of period1,024.0 310.1 1,024.0 310.1 End of period1,350.8 1,024.0 1,350.8 1,024.0 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive LossAccumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Retirement Benefit Adjustments, net of taxRetirement Benefit Adjustments, net of taxRetirement Benefit Adjustments, net of tax
Beginning of periodBeginning of period(11.6)(4.5)(10.9)(4.3)Beginning of period(31.4)(11.6)(29.7)(10.9)
Net change in retirement benefits, net of taxNet change in retirement benefits, net of tax(0.3)— (1.0)(0.2)Net change in retirement benefits, net of tax(1.0)(0.3)(2.7)(1.0)
End of periodEnd of period(11.9)(4.5)(11.9)(4.5)End of period(32.4)(11.9)(32.4)(11.9)
Hedging Adjustments, net of taxHedging Adjustments, net of taxHedging Adjustments, net of tax
Beginning of periodBeginning of period74.8 70.9 71.4 70.3 Beginning of period74.8 74.8 74.8 71.4 
Net change in hedges, net of taxNet change in hedges, net of tax— 0.2 3.4 0.8 Net change in hedges, net of tax— — — 3.4 
End of periodEnd of period74.8 71.1 74.8 71.1 End of period74.8 74.8 74.8 74.8 
Foreign Currency Translation AdjustmentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsForeign Currency Translation Adjustments
Beginning of periodBeginning of period(55.9)20.4 (17.6)(95.3)Beginning of period(157.7)(55.9)(308.0)(17.6)
Foreign currency translation adjustmentsForeign currency translation adjustments(124.0)10.6 (164.6)126.3 Foreign currency translation adjustments36.6 (124.0)186.9 (164.6)
BellRing Spin-offBellRing Spin-off— — 2.3 — BellRing Spin-off— — — 2.3 
End of periodEnd of period(179.9)31.0 (179.9)31.0 End of period(121.1)(179.9)(121.1)(179.9)
Treasury StockTreasury StockTreasury Stock
Beginning of periodBeginning of period(2,095.4)(1,823.8)(1,902.2)(1,508.5)Beginning of period(2,424.9)(2,095.4)(2,341.2)(1,902.2)
Purchases of treasury stockPurchases of treasury stock(145.8)— (339.0)(315.3)Purchases of treasury stock(166.8)(145.8)(250.5)(339.0)
End of periodEnd of period(2,241.2)(1,823.8)(2,241.2)(1,823.8)End of period(2,591.7)(2,241.2)(2,591.7)(2,241.2)
Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling InterestsTotal Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests3,395.0 2,833.9 3,395.0 2,833.9 Total Shareholders’ Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests3,950.0 3,395.0 3,950.0 3,395.0 
Noncontrolling InterestsNoncontrolling InterestsNoncontrolling Interests
Beginning of periodBeginning of period11.8 (14.2)11.8 (25.5)Beginning of period10.9 11.8 11.7 11.8 
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests0.2 11.5 12.4 22.2 
Net (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interestsNet (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests(0.6)0.2 (0.3)12.4 
Purchases of treasury stockPurchases of treasury stock— — (18.1)— Purchases of treasury stock— — — (18.1)
Activity under stock and deferred compensation plansActivity under stock and deferred compensation plans— — (1.0)(0.8)Activity under stock and deferred compensation plans— — — (1.0)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest— — — (1.0)
Non-cash stock-based compensation expenseNon-cash stock-based compensation expense— 1.2 2.9 3.4 Non-cash stock-based compensation expense— — — 2.9 
Net change in hedges, net of taxNet change in hedges, net of tax— 0.2 1.9 0.5 Net change in hedges, net of tax— — — 1.9 
Foreign currency translation adjustmentsForeign currency translation adjustments(0.3)0.2 (0.9)0.1 Foreign currency translation adjustments(0.5)(0.3)(1.6)(0.9)
BellRing Spin-offBellRing Spin-off— — 2.7 — BellRing Spin-off— — — 2.7 
End of periodEnd of period11.7 (1.1)11.7 (1.1)End of period9.8 11.7 9.8 11.7 
Total Shareholders’ EquityTotal Shareholders’ Equity$3,406.7 $2,832.8 $3,406.7 $2,832.8 Total Shareholders’ Equity$3,959.8 $3,406.7 $3,959.8 $3,406.7 
 See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited). 
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POST HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
($ 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, 2021,2022, filed with the SEC on November 19, 2021.17, 2022.
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,” and such transaction, as well as the BellRing Contribution, the BellRing Merger (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”) 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. Certain reclassifications have been made to previously reported financial information to conform to the current period presentation.
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. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” as if the 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 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 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 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 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, $0.01 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.
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
The Company’s equity interest in BellRing subsequent to the BellRing Merger, each outstanding share of Old BellRing Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share,Spin-off (its “Investment in BellRing”) was converted into one share of BellRing Common Stock plus $2.97 in cash.
Immediately14.2% 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
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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 related to the BellRing Spin-off and subsequent divestment of its Investment in BellRing (see Note 4) of zero and $0.1 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.4 and $28.8 during the three and nine months ended 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 $4.3 during the nine months ended June 30, 2022, which were included in “Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest” in the Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements 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 5.75% senior notes (see Note 15).

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The following is a summary of BellRing’s net assets and liabilities as ofMarch 10, 2022.
March 10,
2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (a)Total Assets$50.6 
Receivables, net120.0 
Inventories146.1 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets17.0633.0 
Property, net8.7 
Goodwill65.9 
Other intangible assets, net214.4 
Other assets10.3 
Total Assets633.0 
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt— 
Accounts payable69.5 
Other current liabilities40.5 
Long-term debt938.8 
Deferred income taxes (b)6.3 
Other liabilities9.5 
Less: Total Liabilities1,064.6 
BellRing Net Assets$(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 $2.3.
The Company’s remaining 14.2% equity interestInvestment in BellRing (its “Investment in BellRing”) immediately following the BellRing Spin-off did not represent a controlling interest in BellRing. As such, the Company’s remaining proportionate share of BellRing’s net assets were recorded at a zero carrying value on March 10, 2022, as the BellRing net assets were negative. See Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company’s subsequent remeasurement of its Investment in BellRing to fair value for the periods subsequent to the BellRing Spin-off. The Company intends to divest its Investment in BellRing within 12 months from the BellRing Spin-off.
Discontinued Operations
The BellRing Spin-off represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company’s operations and consolidated financial results. Accordingly, the historical results of Old BellRing and BellRing Distribution, LLC prior to the BellRing Spin-off have been presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
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The following table presents the components of net earnings from discontinued operations during the nine months ended June 30, 2022 prior to the completion of the BellRing Spin-off on March 10, 2022. There were no net earnings from discontinued operations during the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
2022202120222021
Net Sales$— $342.3 $541.9 $906.3 
Cost of goods sold— 231.0 390.3 616.1 
Gross Profit— 111.3 151.6 290.2 
Selling, general and administrative expenses— 42.6 68.5 129.1 
Amortization of intangible assets— 17.2 8.7 46.3 
Other operating income, net— — — (0.1)
Operating Profit— 51.5 74.4 114.9 
Interest expense, net— 9.5 13.1 33.6 
Loss on extinguishment and refinancing of debt, net— 0.1 17.6 1.6 
Earnings from Discontinued Operations before Income Taxes— 41.9 43.7 79.7 
Income tax expense— 9.0 10.3 18.2 
Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interest— 32.9 33.4 61.5 
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations— 11.1 11.8 21.3 
Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest$— $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 June 30, 2022.
September 30, 2021
Cash and cash equivalentsNet Sales$152.6541.9 
Receivables, netCost of goods sold101.5390.3 
InventoriesGross Profit117.9151.6 
PrepaidSelling, general and administrative expenses and other current68.5 
Amortization of intangible assets13.7 
Current assets of discontinued operations$385.78.7 
Property,Operating Profit74.4 
Interest expense, net13.1 
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net17.6 
Earnings from Discontinued Operations before Income Taxes43.7 
Income tax expense10.3 
Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations, Including Noncontrolling Interest33.4 
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations11.8 
Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax and Noncontrolling Interest$8.9 
Goodwill65.9 
Other intangible assets, net223.1 
Other assets10.5 
Other assets of discontinued operations$308.4 
Current portion of long-term debt$116.3 
Accounts payable89.5 
Other current liabilities43.1 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations$248.9 
Long-term debt$481.2 
Deferred income taxes134.8 
Other liabilities11.7 
Other liabilities of discontinued operations$627.721.6 
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NOTE 4 — NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS, EQUITY INTERESTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Post Holdings Partnering Corporation
OnIn May 28,and June of 2021, the Company and Post Holdings Partnering Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company incorporated as a Delaware corporation (“PHPC”), consummated the initial public offering of 30.034.5 million units of PHPC (the “PHPC Units” and such transaction, the “PHPC IPO”). On June 3, 2021,, of which PHPC issued an additional 4.5Sponsor, LLC, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary (“PHPC Sponsor”), purchased 4.0 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.Units. Each PHPC Unit consistsconsisted 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,PHPC; each whole warrant entitlingentitled 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 tradingPHPC Series A Common Stock and PHPC Warrants each traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the ticker symbolsymbols “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 iswas required to consummate a partnering transaction within 24 months (or 27 months under certain circumstances) of the closing of the initial public offering onby May 28, 2021.
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2023, which could have been extended to August 28, 2023 in certain circumstances (the “Combination Period”).
Substantially concurrently with the closing of the initial public offering on May 28, 2021,PHPC IPO, PHPC completed the private sale of 1.01.1 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 arewere 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 arewere held by PHPC Sponsor or its permitted transferees, such PHPC Private Placement Warrants (i) may becould have been exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, (ii) arewere not subject to being called for redemption (except in certain circumstances whenif the PHPC Warrants arewere called for redemption and a certain price per share of PHPC Series A Common Stock threshold iswas met) and (iii) subject to certain limited exceptions, will bewould have been subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the consummation of PHPC’s partnering transaction. If the PHPC Private Placement Warrants arewere held by holders other than PHPC Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the PHPC Private Placement Warrants will bewould have been 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(the “PHPC Series F Common Stock”), had 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 IPO, PHPC also entered into a forward purchase agreement with PHPC Sponsor (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”), providingwhich provided 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 iswas the primary beneficiary of PHPC as it has,had, 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 impactimpacted PHPC’s economic performance, including target identification. As such, PHPC iswas fully consolidated into the Company’s financial statements.statements until the time of its dissolution, as discussed below.
Proceeds of $345.0 were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of PHPC’s public stockholders, consistingwhich consisted 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, representingwhich represented the number of PHPC Units sold at the offering price of $10.00 per PHPC Unit, iswas required by the underwriting agreement to be maintained in the trust account. These proceeds will bewere invested only in U.S. treasury securities.securities. At JuneSeptember 30, 2022, there was $345.5 held in the trust account, which was included in “Current investments held in trust” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance 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$346.8 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.Sheets.
The public stockholders’ ownership of PHPC equity representsrepresented a noncontrolling interest (“NCI”) to the Company, which iswas classified outside of permanent shareholders’ equity as the PHPC Series A Common Stock iswas redeemable at the option of the public stockholders in certain circumstances. The carrying amount of the redeemable NCI iswas equal to the greater of (i) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the redeemable NCI’s share of PHPC’s net incomeearnings or loss, other comprehensive income or loss (“OCI”) and distributions or (ii) the redemption value. The redemption value represented the amount the public stockholders of PHPC Series A Common Stock willwould be entitled in certain circumstances to redeem their shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock for, which was a pro ratapro-rata portion of the amount in the trust account at $10.00 per share of PHPC Series A Common Stock held, plus any pro ratapro-rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account (which interest was net of taxes payable, and not previously releasedless up to PHPC,$0.1 of interest to pay taxes.dissolution expenses). As of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, the carrying amount of the redeemable NCI was recorded at its redemption value of $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”$306.6 on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Balance Sheets. Remeasurements to the redemption value of the redeemable NCI were recognized as a deemed dividend and were recorded to “Retained earnings” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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 willwould have become payable to the underwriters solely in the event that PHPC completescompleted a partnering transaction and were included in “Other current liabilities” and “Other liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at JuneSeptember 30, 2022.
As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively.
As of both June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021,prior to the PHPC Redemption (as defined below), the Company beneficially owned 31.0% of the equity of PHPC and the net incomeearnings and net assets of PHPC were consolidated within the Company’s financial statements. The remaining 69.0% of the consolidated net incomeearnings and net assets of PHPC, representingwhich represented 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, eliminateeliminated in consolidation.
On May 11, 2023, PHPC announced that it would not complete a partnering transaction within the Combination Period and that the entity would liquidate and dissolve in accordance with the terms of its amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Subsequent to the decision to liquidate and dissolve, PHPC completed certain winding-up activities, which included writing-off the deferred underwriting commissions as the underwriters agreed to waive their rights to these amounts should a partnering transaction not occur. The Company recorded a $10.7 gain in connection with this write-off, which was recorded in “Other income, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during both the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023.
On May 28, 2023, the PHPC Warrants and the PHPC Private Placement Warrants expired worthless and the Forward Purchase Agreement terminated in accordance with its terms, as PHPC had not completed a partnering transaction before the expiration of the Combination Period.
On May 30, 2023, PHPC redeemed all of the outstanding public shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock (the “PHPC Redemption”). Each share of PHPC Series A Common Stock was redeemed for approximately $10.24 per share, representing the per share price equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the trust account not previously released to pay taxes or dissolution expenses, divided by the number of then outstanding shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock. In connection with the PHPC Redemption:
$353.4 of funds held in the trust account immediately prior to the PHPC Redemption were distributed to redeem all of the outstanding shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock, which reduced “Investments held in trust” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to zero as of June 30, 2023. The Company received $40.9 from the PHPC Redemption related to its ownership of 4.0 million shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock; and
redeemable NCI of $312.5 immediately prior to the PHPC Redemption was reduced to zero on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023.
Subsequent to the PHPC Redemption, PHPC delisted from the NYSE and dissolved in June 2023, and all classes of shares of PHPC equity were cancelled, including the PHPC Private Placement Units and the shares of the PHPC Series F Common Stock, which were surrendered by PHPC Sponsor for no consideration.
The following table summarizes the effects of changes in the Company’s redeemable NCI on the Company’s equity. The period for thethree and nine months ended June 30, 2021 represents2023 represent the period beginningperiods ended May 28, 2021,30, 2023, as the effective dateCompany’s redeemable NCI was reduced to zero upon completion of the PHPC IPO, and ending June 30, 2021.Redemption.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2022202120222021
PHPC IPO offering costs$— $(16.9)$— $(16.9)
Initial valuation of PHPC Warrants— (16.9)— (16.9)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable NCI2.2 (1.5)4.4 (1.5)
Redemption value adjustment(0.4)— (0.4)— 
PHPC deemed dividend$1.8 $(35.3)$4.0 $(35.3)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2023202220232022
Net earnings attributable to redeemable NCI$9.3 $2.2 $12.1 $4.4 
Redemption value adjustment(1.9)(0.4)(5.9)(0.4)
PHPC deemed dividend$7.4 $1.8 $6.2 $4.0 
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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
June 30,
 As Of and For The Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2022202120222021
Beginning of period$305.0 $— $305.0 $— 
Impact of PHPC IPO (a)— 271.2 — 271.2 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable NCI2.2 (1.5)4.4 (1.5)
PHPC deemed dividend(1.8)35.3 (4.0)35.3 
End of period$305.4 $305.0 $305.4 $305.0 
(a)For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021,2023 represent the impactperiods ended May 30, 2023, as the Company’s redeemable NCI was reduced to zero upon completion 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.Redemption.
 As of and for the Three Months Ended
June 30,
 As of and for the Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2023202220232022
Beginning of period$310.6 $305.0 $306.6 $305.0 
Net earnings attributable to redeemable NCI9.3 2.2 12.1 4.4 
PHPC deemed dividend(7.4)(1.8)(6.2)(4.0)
Redemption of PHPC Series A Common Stock(312.5)— (312.5)— 
End of period$— $305.4 $— $305.4 
8th Avenue
The Company has a 60.5% common equity interest in 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. (“8th Avenue”) that is accounted for using the equity method. In determining the accounting treatment of the common equity interest, management concluded that 8th Avenue was not a VIEvariable interest entity as defined by ASCAccounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation,” and as such, 8th Avenue was evaluated under the voting interest model. Based on the terms of 8th Avenue’s governing documents, management determined that the Company does not have a controlling voting interest in 8th Avenue due to substantive participating rights held by third parties associated with the governance of 8th Avenue. However, Post does retain significant influence, and therefore, the use of the equity method of accounting is required.
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equity method gains (losses) when the Company’s share of cumulative net losses is recovered. As such, the Company did not recognize an equity method gain (loss) attributable to 8th Avenue for the three or nine months ended June 30, 2023.
The following table presents the calculation of the Company’s equity method loss attributable to 8th Avenue.Avenue prior to the discontinuance of applying the equity method to the investment.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Nine Months Ended
June 30, 2022
2022202120222021
Net loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholdersNet loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholders$(16.8)$(16.3)$(72.5)$(35.0)Net loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholders$(16.8)$(72.5)
60.5 %60.5 %60.5 %60.5 %60.5 %60.5 %
Equity method loss attributable to PostEquity method loss attributable to Post$(10.2)$(9.9)$(43.9)$(21.2)Equity method loss attributable to Post$(10.2)$(43.9)
Less: Amortization of basis difference, net of tax (a)Less: Amortization of basis difference, net of tax (a)1.7 1.7 5.1 5.1 Less: Amortization of basis difference, net of tax (a)1.7 5.1 
Equity method loss, net of taxEquity method loss, net of tax$(11.9)$(11.6)$(49.0)$(26.3)Equity method loss, net of tax$(11.9)$(49.0)
(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.$70.3 upon the initial recording of its equity method investment in 8th Avenue. The basis difference related to property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets is beingwas initially amortized over the weighted-average useful lives of the assets. At JuneDuring the year ended September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, the remainingcarrying value of the Company’s investment in 8th Avenue was reduced to zero, resulting in the termination of basis difference to be amortized was $42.7 and $47.8, respectively.amortization in accordance with ASC Topic 323.
SummarizedThe following table presents summarized financial information of 8th Avenue is presented inprior to the following table.discontinuance of applying the equity method to the investment.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Nine Months Ended
June 30, 2022
2022202120222021
Net salesNet sales$267.4 $214.8 $783.2 $664.5 Net sales$267.4 $783.2 
Gross profitGross profit$45.5 $31.5 $101.7 $101.2 Gross profit$45.5 $101.7 
Net lossNet loss$(6.6)$(7.1)$(42.7)$(8.2)Net loss$(6.6)$(42.7)
Less: Preferred stock dividendLess: Preferred stock dividend10.2 9.2 29.8 26.8 Less: Preferred stock dividend10.2 29.8 
Net loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholdersNet loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholders$(16.8)$(16.3)$(72.5)$(35.0)Net loss attributable to 8th Avenue common shareholders$(16.8)$(72.5)
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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 $0.7 and $2.3 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.8 and $2.4 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $0.9 and $2.5 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, which were recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, the Company had net sales to 8th Avenue of $1.2 and $6.7, respectively, and purchases from and royalties paid to 8th Avenue of $16.8 and $65.2, respectively. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, the Company had net sales to 8th Avenue of $3.1 and $6.3, respectively, and purchases from and royalties paid to 8th Avenue of $19.2 and $68.9, respectively. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, the Company had net sales to 8th Avenue of $1.4 and $5.4, respectively, and purchases from and royalties paid to 8th Avenue of $19.5 and $37.1, respectively. Sales and purchases between the Company and 8th Avenue were all made at arm’s-length.
The investment inCompany had current receivables and current payables with 8th Avenue was $17.6of $5.0 and $66.6$11.1, respectively, at June 30, 20222023 and $4.4 and $26.1, respectively, at September 30, 2021, respectively,2022. The current receivables and wascurrent payables were included in “Equity method investments”“Receivables, net” and “Accounts payable,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. TheSheets and related to MSA fees, pass-through charges owed by 8th Avenue to the Company and related party sales and purchases. In addition, the Company had current receivables, current payablesa long-term receivable and a long-term liability with 8th Avenue of $8.7, $2.4$12.8 and $0.7, respectively, at June 30, 20222023 and current receivables, current payables and a long-term liability of $4.6, $1.2zero and $0.7, respectively, at September 30, 2021. The current receivables, current payables and long-term liability2022, which were included in “Receivables, net,” “Accounts payable”“Other assets” 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.tax indemnifications.
Investment in BellRing
The Company ownedImmediately following the BellRing Spin-off, the Company’s Investment in BellRing represented 19.4 million shares of BellRing Common Stock, or 14.2% of the outstandingequity interest in BellRing, Common Stock as of June 30, 2022, which doesdid not represent a controlling interest in BellRing and iswas accounted for as an equity security. The Company’s
On August 11, 2022, the Company transferred 14.8 million shares of its Investment in BellRing was initially recorded atto repay certain outstanding debt obligations as part of the First Debt-for-Equity Exchange (as defined in Note 15). See Note 15 for additional information regarding the First Debt-for-Equity Exchange. As a zero carrying value immediately followingresult, the Company’s remaining Investment in BellRing Spin-off (see Note 3) and remeasured to fair value foras of September 30, 2022 represented 4.6 million shares of BellRing Common Stock, or 3.4% of the periods subsequent to the BellRing Spin-off.outstanding equity of BellRing. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, the Company’s Investment in BellRing was recorded at its fair value of$482.8, $94.8 and was included in “Investment in BellRing” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetSheets (see Note 14).
On November 25, 2022, the Company transferred the remaining 4.6 million shares of its Investment in BellRing to repay certain outstanding debt obligations as part of the Second Debt-for-Equity Exchange (as defined in Note 15). See Note 15 for additional information regarding the Second Debt-for-Equity Exchange. The Company had no ownership of BellRing Common Stock as of June 30, 2023.
The Company recognized a gain on its Investment in BellRing of $5.1 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023 and $35.1 and $482.8 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, which waswere recorded in “Gain on investment in BellRing” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. There was no gain or loss recorded related to the Company’s Investment in BellRing during the three months ended June 30, 2023. No deferred income taxes have beenwere recorded with respect to the non-cash mark-to-market adjustmentadjustments on the Company’s Investment in BellRing as of June 30, 2023 or September 30, 2022, as the Company expects to divestfully divested its Investment in BellRing within 12 months fromof the BellRing Spin-off in a manner intended to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes (see Note 3).purposes.
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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 of operations are reported in the Weetabix segment (see Note 19). The remaining interest in the consolidated net incomeearnings 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%50.0% 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 zero and$0.2 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $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 nine months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and was included in “Equity method loss, net of tax” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The investment in Alpen was $4.7$3.7 and $4.1 at June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021,2022, respectively, and was included in “Equity method investments”“Other assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company had a note receivable balance with Alpen of $0.5$0.4 at both June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021,2022, 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 2023
On April 28, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of a portion of The J. M. Smucker Company’s (“Smucker”) pet food business, including brands such as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Nature’s Recipe, 9Lives, Kibbles ’n Bits and Gravy Train, private label pet food assets and certain manufacturing and distribution facilities (collectively, “Pet Food”), facilitating the Company’s entry into the pet food category. The purchase price of the Pet Food acquisition was $1,207.5 which included (i) $700.0 in cash, subject to inventory adjustments, resulting in a payment at closing of $715.5, (ii) 5.4 million shares of Post common stock, or approximately $492.3, and (iii) immaterial working capital adjustments. The cash payment was made using cash on hand, including proceeds from the Fourth Incremental Term Loan (as defined in Note 15). Pet Food is reported in the Post Consumer Brands segment (see Note 19).
Based upon the preliminary purchase price allocation, the Company recorded $235.0 of trademarks and licensing agreements and $391.0 of customer relationships, both of which are being amortized over a weighted-average useful life of 18 years. The Company recorded $12.0 and $16.0 of acquisition-related costs, which were included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Net sales included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations attributable to Pet Food was $275.3 for both the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023. Due to the level of integration of Pet Food within the Post Consumer Brands segment, it is impracticable to separately present net earnings included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations attributable to Pet Food.
Preliminary values of Pet Food are measured as of the date of the acquisition, are not yet finalized pending the final purchase price allocation and are subject to change. The Company expects the final fair value of goodwill related to the Pet Food acquisition to be deductible for U.S. income tax purposes.
The following table provides the preliminary purchase price allocation related to the Pet Food acquisition based upon the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of June 30, 2023.
Inventories$204.6 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets0.5 
Property, net191.7 
Other intangible assets, net626.0 
Other assets0.3 
Other current liabilities(9.7)
Other liabilities(0.2)
Total identifiable net assets1,013.2 
Goodwill194.3 
Fair value of total consideration transferred$1,207.5 
In connection with the Pet Food acquisition, the Company and Smucker entered into a Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”) pursuant to which Smucker provides certain Pet Food support services to Post for a transition period of 18 months (or up to 24 months at Post’s election) following the close of the acquisition (the “TSA Period”) based on the terms set forth in the TSA. Pet Food support services include, but are not limited to, certain sales, marketing, finance, information technology, procurement and supply chain services. During both the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, Post incurred $4.0 related to TSA fees, which was recorded within “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. In accordance with the terms of the TSA, Smucker collects sales receivables from and remits payments to customers and vendors, respectively, in accordance with Smucker’s existing contractual terms. Pet Food receivables and payables are settled between Post and Smucker monthly on a net basis per the terms of the TSA. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had recorded a net receivable due from Smucker of $36.2, which was recorded within “Receivables, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Fiscal 2022
On April 5, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Lacka Foods Limited (“Lacka Foods”), a United Kingdom (“U.K.”)-based distributor and marketer of protein-based shakes and nutritional snacks, for £24.5 million (approximately $32.2), net of cash acquired.acquired, using cash on hand. 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 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). At September 30, 2021, the Company had recorded an estimated working capital receivable of $3.0, which was included in “Receivables, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance 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 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 nine months ended 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 Panis 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.segment.
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 acquisitions2023 Pet Food acquisition for the periods presented as if these acquisitionsthe Pet Food acquisition had occurred on October 1, 2019,2021, along with certain pro forma adjustments. The results of operations for the fiscal 2022 Lacka Foods 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 expense based upon the fair value of assets acquired, acquisition-related costs, inventory revaluation adjustments, on acquired businesses, interest expense, transaction costs, gain on bargain purchaseTSA fees 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 acquisitionsPet Food acquisition occurred on the assumed dates,date, 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 nine months ended June 30, 2022.
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 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2023202220232022
Pro forma net sales$1,987.7 $1,911.8 $5,957.5 $5,389.3 
Pro forma net earnings from continuing operations$116.6 $175.9 $283.8 $512.5 
Pro forma basic earnings from continuing operations per common share$1.88 $2.63 $4.62 $7.68 
Pro forma diluted earnings from continuing operations per common share$1.73 $2.58 $4.28 $7.59 
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 the sale of $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 SheetSheets at September 30, 2022. During the nine months ended June 30, 2022.2023, the Company received $4.6 of the proceeds held in escrow, which reduced the amount in escrow to $1.4 as of June 30, 2023. As a result of the WEF Transaction, during the nine months ended 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 and was reported as “Other operating (income) expense, net” in the Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements 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. There were no gains or losses on sale of business recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2022 or the three or nine months ended June 30, 2023.
Amounts Held For Sale
The Company hadsold certain Foodservice production equipment in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania (the “Klingerstown Equipment”) in November 2021, which had been previously classified as held for sale. The Company sold the Klingerstown Equipment in November 2021. In the nine months ended June 30, 2022, the Company received total proceeds of $10.3 and recorded 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,Equipment, which was included in “Proceeds from sale of property and assets held for sale” on“Other operating (income) expense, net” in the Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2022.Operations. There were no held for sale gains or losses recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2022.
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In the three or nine months ended 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, 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 a Post Consumer Brands RTE cereal manufacturing plant in Clinton, 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, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.2023.
NOTE 7 — INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rate was 21.4% and 15.9% and 5.8%22.1% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and 15.9% and 5.8% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. In accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” the Company records income taxes 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 June 30, 2022, the effective income tax rate differed significantly from the statutory rate primarily as a resultresult of (i) a $35.1 and $482.8, respectively, non-cash mark-to-market adjustment on the Company’s
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Investment in BellRing, which is expected to bewas divested in a manner intended to qualify as tax-free manner,for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (ii) $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.
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 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 material impact on the Company’s financial statements during the 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 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 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 and convertible senior notes using the “if converted” method.
Remeasurements to the redemption value of the redeemable NCI arewere recognized as a deemed dividend (see Note 4). As allowed for within ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” theThe Company has made an election to treat the portion of the deemed dividend that exceedsexceeded fair value as an adjustment to income available to common shareholders for basic and diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share. In addition, “Netdilutive net earnings from continuing operations was adjusted for interest expense, net of tax, related to the Company’s convertible senior notes, and dilutive net 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, netNet earnings (loss) from continuing operations was utilized as the “control number” to determine whether potential shares of common stock arewere 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
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
Net Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations$170.2 $(76.1)$651.1 $96.6 
Net Earnings from Continuing OperationsNet Earnings from Continuing Operations
Net earnings from continuing operationsNet earnings from continuing operations$89.6 $170.2 $235.6 $651.1 
Impact of redeemable NCIImpact of redeemable NCI(2.9)(6.4)1.4 (6.4)Impact of redeemable NCI1.9 (2.9)11.0 1.4 
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 continuing operations for basic earnings per shareNet earnings from continuing operations for basic earnings per share$91.5 $167.3 $246.6 $652.5 
Impact of interest expense, net of tax, related to convertible senior notesImpact of interest expense, net of tax, related to convertible senior notes2.7 — 8.1 — 
Net earnings from continuing operations for diluted earnings per shareNet earnings from continuing operations for diluted earnings per share$94.2 $167.3 $254.7 $652.5 
Net Earnings from Discontinued OperationsNet Earnings from Discontinued OperationsNet Earnings from Discontinued Operations
Net earnings from discontinued operations for basic earnings per shareNet earnings from discontinued operations for basic earnings per share$— $21.8 $21.6 $40.2 Net earnings from discontinued operations for basic earnings per share$— $— $— $21.6 
Dilutive impact of Old BellRing net earnings from discontinued operationsDilutive impact of Old BellRing net earnings from discontinued operations— — — — Dilutive impact of Old BellRing net earnings from discontinued operations— — — — 
Net earnings from discontinued operations for diluted earnings per shareNet earnings from discontinued operations for diluted earnings per share$— $21.8 $21.6 $40.2 Net earnings from discontinued operations for diluted earnings per share$— $— $— $21.6 
Net Earnings (Loss)
Net earnings (loss) for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share$167.3 $(60.7)$674.1 $130.4 
Net EarningsNet Earnings
Net earnings for basic earnings per shareNet earnings for basic earnings per share$91.5 $167.3 $246.6 $674.1 
Net earnings for diluted earnings per shareNet earnings for diluted earnings per share$94.2 $167.3 $254.7 $674.1 
shares in millionsshares in millions
Weighted-average shares for basic earnings per shareWeighted-average shares for basic earnings per share61.6 60.4 59.7 61.5 
Effect of dilutive securities:Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock optionsStock options0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 
Restricted stock unitsRestricted stock units0.4 0.7 0.5 0.4 
Market-based performance restricted stock unitsMarket-based performance restricted stock units0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 
Earnings-based performance restricted stock unitsEarnings-based performance restricted stock units0.1 — 0.1 — 
Shares issuable upon conversion of convertible senior notesShares issuable upon conversion of convertible senior notes5.4 — 5.4 — 
Total dilutive securitiesTotal dilutive securities6.9 1.2 7.0 0.8 
Weighted-average shares for diluted earnings per shareWeighted-average shares for diluted earnings per share68.5 61.6 66.7 62.3 
shares in millions
Weighted-average shares for basic earnings (loss) per share60.4 63.7 61.5 64.5 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options0.4 — 0.3 0.6 
Stock appreciation rights— — — 0.1 
Restricted stock units0.7 — 0.4 0.3 
Performance-based restricted stock units0.1 — 0.1 0.1 
Total dilutive securities1.2 — 0.8 1.1 
Weighted-average shares for diluted earnings (loss) per share61.6 63.7 62.3 65.6 
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
Earnings from Continuing Operations per Common Share:Earnings from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
BasicBasic$2.77 $(1.30)$10.61 $1.40 Basic$1.49 $2.77 $4.13 $10.61 
DilutedDiluted$2.72 $(1.30)$10.47 $1.38 Diluted$1.38 $2.72 $3.82 $10.47 
Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:Earnings from Discontinued Operations per Common Share:
BasicBasic$— $0.34 $0.35 $0.62 Basic$— $— $— $0.35 
DilutedDiluted$— $0.34 $0.35 $0.61 Diluted$— $— $— $0.35 
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:
Earnings per Common Share:Earnings per Common Share:
BasicBasic$2.77 $(0.95)$10.96 $2.02 Basic$1.49 $2.77 $4.13 $10.96 
DilutedDiluted$2.72 $(0.95)$10.82 $1.99 Diluted$1.38 $2.72 $3.82 $10.82 
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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
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
shares in millions2022202120222021
Stock options— 1.2 — — 
Stock appreciation rights— 0.1 — — 
Restricted stock units— 0.8 0.4 — 
Performance-based restricted stock units0.2 0.3 0.2 — 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
shares in millions2023202220232022
Restricted stock units— — 0.1 0.4 
Market-based performance restricted stock units0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 
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NOTE 9 — INVENTORIES
June 30,
2022
September 30, 2021June 30,
2023
September 30, 2022
Raw materials and suppliesRaw materials and supplies$126.9 $99.6 Raw materials and supplies$264.1 $130.9 
Work in processWork in process22.6 19.2 Work in process23.2 21.1 
Finished productsFinished products347.1 318.7 Finished products453.1 361.9 
FlocksFlocks27.9 39.1 Flocks38.9 35.2 
$524.5 $476.6 $779.3 $549.1 
NOTE 10 — PROPERTY, NET
June 30,
2022
September 30, 2021June 30,
2023
September 30, 2022
Property, at costProperty, at cost$3,215.6 $3,217.9 Property, at cost$3,686.9 $3,269.3 
Accumulated depreciationAccumulated depreciation(1,488.2)(1,387.4)Accumulated depreciation(1,694.3)(1,517.4)
$1,727.4 $1,830.5 $1,992.6 $1,751.9 
NOTE 11 — GOODWILL
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are noted in the following table.
Post Consumer BrandsWeetabixFoodserviceRefrigerated RetailTotal
Balance, September 30, 2021
Goodwill (gross)$2,067.1 $929.4 $1,355.0 $807.9 $5,159.4 
Accumulated impairment losses(609.1)— — (48.7)(657.8)
Goodwill (net)$1,458.0 $929.4 $1,355.0 $759.2 $4,501.6 
Goodwill acquired (a)— 13.9 0.3 — 14.2 
Sale of business (b)— — — (4.2)(4.2)
Currency translation adjustment— (91.3)— — (91.3)
Balance, June 30, 2022
Goodwill (gross)$2,067.1 $852.0 $1,355.3 $803.7 $5,078.1 
Accumulated impairment losses(609.1)— — (48.7)(657.8)
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.
Post Consumer BrandsWeetabixFoodserviceRefrigerated RetailTotal
Balance, September 30, 2022
Goodwill (gross)$2,066.8 $781.6 $1,355.3 $803.7 $5,007.4 
Accumulated impairment losses(609.1)— — (48.7)(657.8)
Goodwill (net)$1,457.7 $781.6 $1,355.3 $755.0 $4,349.6 
Goodwill from acquisition194.3 — — — 194.3 
Currency translation adjustment0.2 104.9 — — 105.1 
Balance, June 30, 2023
Goodwill (gross)$2,261.3 $886.5 $1,355.3 $803.7 $5,306.8 
Accumulated impairment losses(609.1)— — (48.7)(657.8)
Goodwill (net)$1,652.2 $886.5 $1,355.3 $755.0 $4,649.0 
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NOTE 12 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
    Total intangible assets are as follows:
June 30, 2022September 30, 2021
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
Subject to amortization:
Customer relationships$2,144.0 $(792.1)$1,351.9 $2,163.1 $(716.4)$1,446.7 
Trademarks and brands650.7 (252.6)398.1 647.9 (228.5)419.4 
2,794.7 (1,044.7)1,750.0 2,811.0 (944.9)1,866.1 
Not subject to amortization:
Trademarks and brands1,031.9 — 1,031.9 1,058.3 — 1,058.3 
$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.
June 30, 2023September 30, 2022
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
Subject to amortization:
Customer relationships$2,542.0 $(909.2)$1,632.8 $2,129.7 $(816.4)$1,313.3 
Trademarks, brands and licensing agreements887.2 (289.9)597.3 647.7 (260.4)387.3 
3,429.2 (1,199.1)2,230.1 2,777.4 (1,076.8)1,700.6 
Not subject to amortization:
Trademarks and brands1,042.3 — 1,042.3 1,011.6 — 1,011.6 
$4,471.5 $(1,199.1)$3,272.4 $3,789.0 $(1,076.8)$2,712.2 
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.
Cash flows associated with all derivatives are reported as cash flows from operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, unless the derivative contains an other-than-insignificant financing element, in which case its cash flows are reported as cash flows from financing activities.
At June 30, 2022,2023, 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 and between the U.S. Dollar and the Pound Sterling;
pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swaps maturing in June 2033 that require monthly settlements and have the effect of hedging interest payments on debt expected to be issued but not yet priced, including:priced; and
a pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swapswaps maturing in May 2024April 2026 that requiresrequire monthly settlements;settlements and have the effect of hedging forecasted interest payments on the Company’s Fourth Incremental Term Loan (as defined in Note 15).
Fiscal 2023
In fiscal 2023, the Company paid $55.1 in connection with the termination of $849.3 notional value of its rate-lock swap contracts, of which $43.5 related to the termination of rate-lock swap contracts that contained other-than-insignificant financing elements and were reported as cash flows from financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company also paid $2.1 in connection with the termination of $332.6 notional value of its interest rate swaps that require lump sum settlementsswap option, and received cash proceeds of $6.7 in connection with the first settlement occurring in July 2023 and the last in July 2026; andtermination of its interest rate swap contract with a $200.0 notional value.
the PHPC Warrants (see Note 4).Fiscal 2022
During the third quarter ofIn fiscal 2022, the Company terminatedpaid $17.0 in connection with the termination of $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-marketcontained other-than-insignificant 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.
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The following table showspresents the notional amounts of derivative instruments held.
June 30,
2022
September 30, 2021June 30,
2023
September 30, 2022
Commodity contractsCommodity contracts$89.6 $56.4 Commodity contracts$179.4 $145.0 
Energy contractsEnergy contracts26.4 45.9 Energy contracts23.3 23.7 
Foreign exchange contracts - Forward contractsForeign exchange contracts - Forward contracts3.9 — Foreign exchange contracts - Forward contracts8.4 3.2 
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swaps200.0 200.0 Interest rate swaps700.0 200.0 
Interest rate swaps - Rate-lock swapsInterest rate swaps - Rate-lock swaps849.3 1,549.3 Interest rate swaps - Rate-lock swaps— 849.3 
Interest rate swap - OptionInterest rate swap - Option— 332.6 
PHPC WarrantsPHPC Warrants16.9 16.9 PHPC Warrants— 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 LocationJune 30,
2022
September 30, 2021Balance Sheet LocationJune 30,
2023
September 30, 2022
Asset Derivatives:Asset Derivatives:Asset Derivatives:
Commodity contractsCommodity contractsPrepaid expenses and other current assets$3.9 $16.3 Commodity contractsPrepaid expenses and other current assets$3.6 $12.9 
Energy contractsEnergy contractsPrepaid expenses and other current assets25.8 20.1 Energy contractsPrepaid expenses and other current assets2.3 13.6 
Foreign exchange contractsForeign exchange contractsPrepaid expenses and other current assets0.1 — 
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swapsPrepaid expenses and other current assets1.1 — Interest rate swapsPrepaid expenses and other current assets10.8 3.4 
Commodity contractsCommodity contractsOther assets0.1 0.5 
Commodity contractsOther assets0.1 2.9 
Energy contractsOther assets2.5 2.0 
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swapsOther assets1.1 24.2 Interest rate swapsOther assets3.2 2.5 
$34.5 $65.5 $20.1 $32.9 
Liability Derivatives:Liability Derivatives:Liability Derivatives:
Commodity contractsCommodity contractsOther current liabilities$4.6 $2.8 Commodity contractsOther current liabilities$11.4 $1.5 
Energy contractsEnergy contractsOther current liabilities1.1 — Energy contractsOther current liabilities3.3 1.8 
Foreign exchange contractsForeign exchange contractsOther current liabilities0.2 0.1 
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swapsOther current liabilities— 124.9 Interest rate swapsOther current liabilities— 22.5 
Foreign exchange contractsOther current liabilities0.1 — 
Commodity contractsCommodity contractsOther liabilities0.1 — Commodity contractsOther liabilities0.1 — 
Energy contractsEnergy contractsOther liabilities0.1 — 
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swapsOther liabilities107.0 246.8 Interest rate swapsOther liabilities8.8 48.1 
PHPC WarrantsPHPC WarrantsOther liabilities2.8 9.2 PHPC WarrantsOther liabilities— 1.0 
$115.7 $383.7 $23.9 $75.0 
The following table presents the effectsstatement of operations location and loss (gain) recognized related to the Company’s derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.instruments.
Derivative InstrumentsStatement of Operations LocationLoss (Gain) Recognized in Statement of Operations
20222021
Commodity contractsCost of goods sold$3.6 $(11.9)
Energy contractsCost of goods sold(10.3)(12.4)
Foreign exchange contractsSelling, general and administrative expenses0.1 (0.5)
Interest rate swaps(Income) expense on swaps, net(131.6)121.6 
PHPC WarrantsOther income, net(2.8)1.5 
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The following table presents the effects of the Company’s derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
Derivative InstrumentsStatement of Operations Location(Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations
20222021
Commodity contractsCost of goods sold$(26.0)$(21.6)
Energy contractsCost of goods sold(28.7)(31.7)
Foreign exchange contractsSelling, general and administrative expenses0.1 0.7 
Interest rate swaps(Income) expense on swaps, net(222.9)(105.6)
PHPC WarrantsOther 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 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 U.K.-based operations are substantially liquidated.
Derivative InstrumentsStatement of Operations LocationThree Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2023202220232022
Commodity contractsCost of goods sold$15.2 $3.6 $20.9 $(26.0)
Energy contractsCost of goods sold0.6 (10.3)9.2 (28.7)
Foreign exchange contractsSelling, general and administrative expenses0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
Interest rate swapsIncome on swaps, net(17.1)(131.6)(20.4)(222.9)
PHPC WarrantsOther income, net(1.5)(2.8)(1.0)(6.3)
At June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021,2022, the Company had pledged collateral of $3.2$17.3 and $6.4,$2.8, 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.”
June 30, 2022September 30, 2021June 30, 2023September 30, 2022
TotalLevel 1Level 2TotalLevel 1Level 2TotalLevel 1Level 2TotalLevel 1Level 2
Assets:Assets:Assets:
Deferred compensation investmentsDeferred compensation investments$13.2 $13.2 $— $15.5 $15.5 $— Deferred compensation investments$13.6 $13.6 $— $12.0 $12.0 $— 
Derivative assetsDerivative assets34.5 — 34.5 65.5 — 65.5 Derivative assets20.1 — 20.1 32.9 — 32.9 
Equity securitiesEquity securities31.7 31.7 — 28.9 28.9 — Equity securities0.7 0.7 — 32.1 32.1 — 
Investment in BellRingInvestment in BellRing482.8 482.8 — — — — Investment in BellRing— — — 94.8 94.8 — 
$562.2 $527.7 $34.5 $109.9 $44.4 $65.5 $34.4 $14.3 $20.1 $171.8 $138.9 $32.9 
Liabilities:Liabilities:Liabilities:
Deferred compensation liabilitiesDeferred compensation liabilities$37.0 $— $37.0 $36.0 $— $36.0 Deferred compensation liabilities$37.4 $— $37.4 $33.7 $— $33.7 
Derivative liabilitiesDerivative liabilities115.7 2.8 112.9 383.7 9.2 374.5 Derivative liabilities23.9 — 23.9 75.0 1.0 74.0 
$152.7 $2.8 $149.9 $419.7 $9.2 $410.5 $61.3 $— $61.3 $108.7 $1.0 $107.7 
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, asAs of June 30,
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2022 and September 30, 2021,2022, the PHPC Warrants were valued using the market approach based on quoted prices and were categorized as Level 1. The fair value of the PHPC Warrants was zero as of June 30, 2023, as the PHPC Warrants became actively traded onhad expired worthless in connection with the NYSE during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021PHPC Redemption and are now categorized as Level 1.PHPC’s subsequent dissolution. 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 representsrepresented the Company’s 14.2%3.4% equity interest in BellRing as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, which was measured at its fair value of $482.894.8 based on the trading value of the BellRing Common Stock on JuneSeptember 30, 2022.As of June 30, 2023, the Company did not hold an equity interest in BellRing.
Other Fair Value Measurements
Investments held in trust areheld prior to the PHPC Redemption were invested in a fund consisting entirely of U.S. treasury securities. The fund iswas valued at net asset value (“NAV”) per share, and as such, in accordance with ASC Topic 820, the investments havewere not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. Investments held in trust arewere reported at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (seeas of September 30, 2022. In connection with the PHPC Redemption, the investments held in trust were liquidated and the proceeds were disbursed to PHPC’s public stockholders, including $40.9 to the Company, during the third quarter of fiscal 2023. For additional information, see Note 4).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 June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021 2022
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approximated their carrying values. Based on current market rates, the fair value (Level 2) of the Company’s debt, excluding any outstanding borrowings under the municipal bond (which isare also categorized as Level 2), was $5,312.7$5,723.1 and $6,596.7$5,171.0 as of June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021,2022, respectively, which included $583.7 and $566.1 related to the Company’s convertible senior notes, respectively.
Certain assets and liabilities, including property, goodwill and other intangible assets and assets held for sale, are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
The Company sold the Klingerstown Equipment in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The Klingerstown Equipment was reported in the Foodservice segment. For additional information on assets held for sale, see Note 6. The fair value of assets held for sale was measured on a non-recurring basis based on the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. When applicable, the fair value is adjusted to reflect an offer to purchase the assets. The fair value measurement was categorized asusing Level 3 as the fair value utilizes significant unobservable inputs. The following table summarizes the Level 3 activity.
Balance, September 30, 2021$— 
Transfer of assets into held for sale0.5 
Net gain related to assets held for sale9.8 
Proceeds from the sale of assets held for sale(10.3)
Balance, June 30, 2022$— 
NOTE 15 — LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt as of the dates indicated consisted of the following:
June 30,
2022
September 30, 2021June 30,
2023
September 30, 2022
2.50% convertible senior notes maturing August 20272.50% convertible senior notes maturing August 2027$575.0 $575.0 
4.50% senior notes maturing September 20314.50% senior notes maturing September 2031$1,741.1 $1,800.0 4.50% senior notes maturing September 20311,129.3 1,270.5 
4.625% senior notes maturing April 20304.625% senior notes maturing April 20301,650.0 1,650.0 4.625% senior notes maturing April 20301,452.9 1,482.2 
5.50% senior notes maturing December 20295.50% senior notes maturing December 20291,235.0 750.0 5.50% senior notes maturing December 20291,235.0 1,235.0 
5.625% senior notes maturing January 20285.625% senior notes maturing January 2028940.9 940.9 5.625% senior notes maturing January 2028940.9 940.9 
5.75% senior notes maturing March 20275.75% senior notes maturing March 2027459.3 1,299.3 5.75% senior notes maturing March 2027459.3 459.3 
Fourth Incremental Term LoanFourth Incremental Term Loan400.0 — 
Municipal bondMunicipal bond6.4 7.5 Municipal bond5.3 6.4 
$6,032.7 $6,447.7 $6,197.7 $5,969.3 
Less: Current portion of long-term debtLess: Current portion of long-term debt1.1 1.1 Less: Current portion of long-term debt1.1 1.1 
Debt issuance costs, netDebt issuance costs, net40.8 47.2 Debt issuance costs, net45.0 50.1 
Plus: Unamortized premium, netPlus: Unamortized premium, net41.6 42.2 Plus: Unamortized premium, net34.5 38.5 
Total long-term debtTotal long-term debt$6,032.4 $6,441.6 Total long-term debt$6,186.1 $5,956.6 
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Debt Transactions in Connection with the BellRing Spin-off
On March 8, 2022, Postthe Company entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 1 (the “First Joinder Agreement”) by and among Post,the Company, as borrower, certain of Post’sthe Company’s subsidiaries, as guarantors, the institutions constituting the Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders (as defined in the First Joinder 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 “First Incremental Term Loan”) of $840.0 under Post’sthe Company’s Credit Agreement (as defined below), which Postthe Company 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 Postthe Company to repay the First Incremental Term Loan, in whole or in part, in cash or, with the prior written consent of the First Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders, in lieu of cash, to exchange its obligations under the First Incremental Term Loan with the First Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders for the BellRing Notes.
On March 10, 2022, Postthe Company and the First Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange“First Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which Postthe Company 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 Postthe Company 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 (collectively, the “Debt-for-Debt Exchange”). As provided in the First 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. For additional information, see “Repayments of Debt” below.
The Company incurred a $3.5loss during the nine months ended 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 “(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net” in the Condensed Consolidated 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. TheFor additional information, see “Repayments of Debt” below.
On July 25, 2022, the Company incurredentered into a $15.8 loss during 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
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months ended June 30, 2022 relatedIncremental Term Loan Lenders”), Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as sub-agent to the partial redemptionadministrative agent. The Second Joinder Agreement provided for an incremental term loan (the “Second Incremental Term Loan”) of$450.0 under the Company’s Credit Agreement, which the Company borrowed in full on July 25, 2022. The Second Joinder Agreement permitted the Company to repay the Second Incremental Term Loan, in whole or in part, in cash or, with the prior written consent of the 5.75% senior notes,Second Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders, with an alternative form of consideration in lieu of cash.
On August 8, 2022, the Company and the Second Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders entered into an exchange agreement (the “Second Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which was includedthe Company transferred, on August 11, 2022, 14.8 million shares of its Investment in “(Gain) loss on extinguishmentBellRing to the Second Funding Incremental Term Loan Lenders to repay $342.3 in aggregate principal amount of debt, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. This loss included a $24.1 premium payment for early redemption,Second Incremental Term Loan,excluding accrued interest, which was paid with cash (such exchange, the “First Debt-for-Equity Exchange”). On September 14, 2022, the Company repaid the remaining principal balance of $107.7 of the Second Incremental Term Loan using cash on hand,hand.
On November 18, 2022, the Company entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 3 (the “Third Joinder Agreement”) by and a $5.0 write-offamong the Company, as borrower, certain of debt issuance costs, partially offset by a $13.3 write-offthe Company’s subsidiaries, as guarantors, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”), as lender, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as sub-agent to the administrative agent. The Third Joinder Agreement provided for an incremental term loan (the “Third Incremental Term Loan”) of unamortized premiums.$130.0 under the Company’s Credit Agreement, which the Company borrowed in full on November 18, 2022.
Interest on the Third 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, and the maturity date for the Third Incremental Term Loan was December 19, 2022. The Third Joinder Agreement permitted the Company to repay the Third Incremental Term Loan, in whole or in part, in cash or, with the prior written consent of J.P. Morgan, with an alternative form of consideration in lieu of cash.
On November 21, 2022, the Company and J.P. Morgan entered into an exchange agreement (the “Third Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company transferred, on November 25, 2022, the remaining 4.6 million shares of its Investment in BellRing to J.P. Morgan to repay $99.9 in aggregate principal amount of the Third Incremental Term Loan, excluding accrued interest, which was paid with cash (such exchange, the “Second Debt-for-Equity Exchange”). Following the completion of the Second Debt-for-Equity Exchange, the Company no longer held shares of BellRing Common Stock. On November 25, 2022, the Company repaid the remaining principal balance of $30.1 of the Third Incremental Term Loan using cash on hand. For additional information, see “Repayments of Debt” below.
Convertible Senior Notes
On December 22, 2021,August 12, 2022, the Company issued an additional $500.0$575.0 principal value of 5.50%2.50% convertible 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.August 2027. Interest payments on the 5.50%2.50% convertible senior notes are due semi-annually on each JuneFebruary 15 and December 15.August 15, which began on February 15, 2023.
The initial conversion rate of the 2.50% convertible senior notes is 9.4248 shares of the Company’s common stock per one thousand dollars principal amount of 2.50% convertible senior notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $106.10 per share of common stock. The conversion rate, and thus the conversion price, may be adjusted under certain circumstances as described in the indenture governing the 2.50% convertible senior notes (the “Indenture”). The Company may settle conversions by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election. If a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, then the Company will in certain circumstances increase the conversion rate for a specified period of time.
The 2.50% convertible senior notes may be converted at the holder’s option up to the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date of August 15, 2027 under the following circumstances:
during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter) commencing after the calendar quarter ended September 30, 2022, if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter;
during the five consecutive business days immediately after any 10 consecutive trading day period (such 10 consecutive trading day period, the “Measurement Period”) in which the trading price per one thousand dollars principal amount of 2.50% convertible senior notes for each trading day of the Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock on such trading day and the conversion rate on such trading day;
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upon the occurrence of certain corporate events or distributions on the Company’s common stock described in the Indenture;
if the Company calls the 2.50% convertible senior notes for redemption; and
at any time from, and including, May 15, 2027 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the August 15, 2027 maturity date.
If a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, then, except as described in the Indenture, holders of the 2.50% convertible senior notes may require the Company to repurchase their 2.50% convertible senior notes at a cash repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the 2.50% convertible senior notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the “fundamental change repurchase date” (as defined in the Indenture).
The 2.50% convertible senior notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part (subject to the partial redemption limitation described in the Indenture), at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after August 20, 2025 and on or before the 35th scheduled trading day immediately before August 15, 2027, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 2.50% convertible senior notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, only if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price on (i) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends the related redemption notice, and (ii) the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends such notice.
As of both June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, none of the conditions permitting holders to convert their 2.50% convertible senior notes had been satisfied, and no shares of the Company’s common stock had been issued in connection with any conversions of the 2.50% convertible senior notes. The Company evaluated the terms of the 2.50% convertible senior notes and concluded there were no embedded features that required separate bifurcation under ASC Topic 815. As such, the 2.50% convertible senior notes were recorded at the principal amount, net of unamortized issuance costs, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of both June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022.
As of June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the net carrying value of the 2.50% convertible senior notes was $561.7 and $559.5, respectively, which included $13.3 and $15.5, respectively, of unamortized debt issuance costs.
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, the Second Joinder Agreement, the Third Joinder Agreement and the Fourth Joinder Agreement (as defined below), 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 both June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the Revolving Credit Facility had outstanding letters of creditcredit of $21.2, $19.7, which reduced the available borrowing capacity to $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$730.3. 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 adjusted 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
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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 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.
Fourth Incremental Term Loan
On April 26, 2023, the Company entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 4 (the “Fourth Joinder Agreement”) by and among the Company, as borrower, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, as guarantors, the institutions party to the Fourth Joinder Agreement as lenders (the “Fourth Incremental Term Loan Lenders”) and Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent. The Fourth Joinder Agreement provided for an incremental term loan (the “Fourth Incremental Term Loan”) of $400.0 under the Credit Agreement, which the Company borrowed in full on April 26, 2023. The Company incurred$1.9of debt issuance costs in connection with the Fourth Incremental Term Loan.
Interest on the Fourth Incremental Term Loan accrues, at the Company’s option, at the base rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.25% per annum or the adjusted term SOFR rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 2.25% per annum. Interest is payable quarterly for loans bearing interest based upon the base rate and either monthly or every three months (depending on the applicable interest period) for loans bearing interest based upon the adjusted term SOFR rate. The maturity date for the Fourth Incremental Term Loan is April 26, 2026.The Company may prepay the Fourth Incremental Term Loan in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (subject to reimbursement of the Fourth Incremental Term Loan Lenders’ breakage costs under certain circumstances).The Fourth Joinder Agreement also contains mandatory prepayment provisions, including provisions for prepayment (a) from the net cash proceeds of certain debt incurrences, (b) of 50% of consolidated excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, which percentage will be reduced (to 25% or to 0%) if the Company’s secured net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is less than or equal to specified thresholds at the end of such fiscal year and (c) from the net cash proceeds of certain asset dispositions in excess of a specified threshold to the extent that the Company has not reinvested such proceeds in its business within a period of time described in the Fourth Joinder Agreement. The mandatory prepayments also are subject to certain adjustments and credits described in the Fourth Joinder 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 showtable presents the Company’s (i) principal repayments of long-term debt, which, net of discounts, were included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (ii) principal amounts of debt exchanged (refer to “Debt Transactions in Connection with BellRing” section above), which were not included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iii) the associated gain or(gain) loss related to such repayments and exchanges included in “(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
June 30,
Repayments of Long-Term Debt(Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, net
Debt InstrumentPrincipal Amount RepaidDebt Discounts (Received) / Premiums PaidWrite-off of Debt Issuance CostsWrite-off of Unamortized Premium
4.50% senior notes$58.9 $(9.4)$0.5 $— 
5.50% senior notes15.0 (1.2)0.1 (0.2)
2022Total$73.9 $(10.6)$0.6 $(0.2)
(Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, net
Debt InstrumentPrincipal Amount RepaidPrincipal Amount ExchangedDebt Discounts (Received)/ Premiums PaidWrite-off of Debt Issuance CostsWrite-off of Unamortized Premiums
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
4.50% senior notes$20.7 $— $(3.0)$0.1 $— 
4.625% senior notes29.3 — (3.4)0.2 (0.3)
Total$50.0 $— $(6.4)$0.3 $(0.3)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
4.50% senior notes$58.9 $— $(9.4)$0.5 $— 
5.50% senior notes15.0 — (1.2)0.1 (0.2)
Total$73.9 $— $(10.6)$0.6 $(0.2)
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2023
4.50% senior notes$141.2 $— $(19.9)$1.1 $— 
4.625% senior notes29.3 — (3.4)0.2 (0.3)
Municipal bond1.1 — — — — 
Third Incremental Term Loan30.1 99.9 — 1.1 — 
Total$201.7 $99.9 $(23.3)$2.4 $(0.3)
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022
5.75% senior notes$840.0 $— $24.1 $5.0 $(13.3)
4.50% senior notes58.9 — (9.4)0.5 — 
5.50% senior notes15.0 — (1.2)0.1 (0.2)
Municipal bond1.1 — — — — 
First Incremental Term Loan— 840.0 — 3.5 — 
Total$915.0 $840.0 $13.5 $9.1 $(13.5)
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Repayments of Long-Term Debt(Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, net
Debt InstrumentPrincipal Amount RepaidDebt Discounts (Received) / Premiums PaidWrite-off of Debt Issuance CostsWrite-off of Unamortized Premium
5.75% senior notes$840.0 $24.1 $5.0 $(13.3)
4.50% senior notes58.9 (9.4)0.5 — 
5.50% senior notes15.0 (1.2)0.1 (0.2)
Municipal bond1.1 — — — 
2022Total$915.0 $13.5 $5.6 $(13.5)
5.00% senior notes$1,697.3 $74.3 $18.9 $— 
Municipal bond1.0 — — — 
2021Total$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 4.25:1.00 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 the Company’s revolving credit commitments. In addition to the foregoing, under the terms of the Fourth Joinder Agreement, so long as any principal or accrued interest remains outstanding with respect to the Fourth Incremental Term Loan, the Company is required to comply with financial covenants consisting of the foregoing secured net leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 2.00 to 1.00 measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter. As of June 30, 2022,2023, the Company was not required to complyin compliance with suchthe financial covenant as the aggregate amount of the aforementioned obligations did not exceed 30% of the Company’s revolving credit commitments.covenants.
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 3three 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:this matter: To date, MFI has resolved the following claims, including all class claims: (i) inIn 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. plaintiffs; and (v) in September 2022, MFI settled the remaining pending claims for this matter, which had sought damages based on purchases of egg products by three opt-out plaintiffs, on confidential terms. 
MFI has at all times denied liability in this matter, and no settlement contains any admission of liability by MFI.
Remaining portion of During the cases: MFI remains a defendant only with respectyear ended September 30, 2022, the Company expensed $13.8 related 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.
September 2022 settlement. No expense was recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations related to these matters forduring the three or nine months ended June 30, 20222023 or 2021. At both2022. The Company had no accrual related to this matter as of June 30, 2022 and2023 or September 30, 2021,2022, as the Company had $3.5 accrued for this matter, whichSeptember 2022 settlement 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 appearspaid prior 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 these matters are appropriate, the final amounts required to resolve such matters could differ materially from recorded estimates and the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially affected.
fiscal 2022 year end. 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 aggregate to the consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company. In addition, although it is difficult to estimate the potential financial impact of actions regarding expenditures for compliance with regulatory matters, in the opinion of management, based upon the information currently available, the ultimate liability arising from such compliance matters is not expected to be material to the consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
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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.
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The following tables providepresent the components of net periodic benefit cost (gain)(income) for the pension plans. In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, serviceService cost iswas reported in “Cost of goods sold” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” and all other components of net periodic benefit cost (gain) are(income) were reported in “Other income, net.”net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
North AmericaNorth America
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
Service costService cost$1.1 $0.9 $3.3 $2.8 Service cost$0.6 $1.1 $1.7 $3.3 
Interest costInterest cost0.9 0.8 2.6 2.4 Interest cost1.3 0.9 3.9 2.6 
Expected return on plan assetsExpected return on plan assets(1.8)(1.6)(5.3)(4.8)Expected return on plan assets(1.9)(1.8)(5.7)(5.3)
Recognized net actuarial loss0.4 0.6 1.2 1.8 
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)— 0.4 (0.1)1.2 
Recognized prior service costRecognized prior service cost0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Recognized prior service cost— 0.1 0.1 0.1 
Net periodic benefit cost$0.7 $0.8 $1.9 $2.3 
Net periodic benefit cost (income)Net periodic benefit cost (income)$— $0.7 $(0.1)$1.9 

Other InternationalOther International
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
Interest costInterest cost$3.9 $3.8 $12.2 $11.3 Interest cost$6.0 $3.9 $17.3 $12.2 
Expected return on plan assetsExpected return on plan assets(6.1)(6.3)(19.2)(18.6)Expected return on plan assets(7.9)(6.1)(22.9)(19.2)
Recognized net actuarial lossRecognized net actuarial loss— — 0.1 — 
Recognized prior service costRecognized prior service cost0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 Recognized prior service cost0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 
Net periodic benefit gain$(2.1)$(2.4)$(6.7)$(7.0)
Net periodic benefit incomeNet periodic benefit income$(1.8)$(2.1)$(5.2)$(6.7)
The following table providespresents the components of net periodic benefit gainincome for the North American other postretirement benefit plans. In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, serviceService cost iswas reported in “Cost of goods sold” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” and all other components of net periodic benefit gain areincome were reported in “Other income, net.”net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
Service costService cost$0.1 $0.2 $0.3 $0.4 Service cost$0.1 $0.1 $0.2 $0.3 
Interest costInterest cost0.4 0.4 1.2 1.2 Interest cost0.6 0.4 1.9 1.2 
Recognized net actuarial loss0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 
Recognized net actuarial (gain) lossRecognized net actuarial (gain) loss(0.1)0.2 (0.4)0.5 
Recognized prior service creditRecognized prior service credit(1.2)(1.1)(3.5)(3.5)Recognized prior service credit(1.2)(1.2)(3.5)(3.5)
Net periodic benefit gain$(0.5)$(0.3)$(1.5)$(1.1)
Net periodic benefit incomeNet periodic benefit income$(0.6)$(0.5)$(1.8)$(1.5)
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NOTE 18 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The following table summarizes the Company’s repurchases of its common stock.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2022202120222021
Shares repurchased (in millions)
1.9 — 3.8 3.3 
Average price per share including broker’s commissions (a)$76.45 $— $89.96 $95.78 
Total cost including broker’s commissions (b)$145.8 $— $339.0 $315.3 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2023202220232022
Shares repurchased (in millions)
1.9 1.9 2.9 3.8 
Average price per share (a)$86.64 $76.43 $86.91 $89.94 
Total share repurchase costs (b)$166.8 $145.8 $250.5 $339.0 
(a)Average repurchase price per share includingexcludes 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.which are included in “Total share repurchase costs” within this table.
(b)“Purchases of treasury stock” in the Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 excluded $8.1 of repurchases of common stock that were accrued in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 but did not settle until July 2023. “Purchases of treasury stock” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 included $4.0 of repurchases of common stock that were accrued at September 30,in fiscal 2021 andbut did not settle until fiscal 2022. “Purchases
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On April 28, 2023, the Condensed Consolidated StatementCompany completed the Pet Food acquisition (see Note 5). The purchase price included the issuance of Cash Flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 included $7.45.4 million shares of repurchases ofPost common stock that were accrued at September 30, 2020 and did not settle until fiscal 2021.
to Smucker. The Company may, from time to time, enter intoshares of Post common stock structured repurchase arrangements with financial institutions using general corporate funds. Under such arrangements,were valued based on 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,for total stock consideration of approximately $492.3. The Company did not receive any cash proceeds from 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 valueissuance 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 priceshares 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 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2022.Smucker.
NOTE 19 — SEGMENTS
At June 30, 2022,2023, the Company’sCompany managed and reported operating andresults through the following four reportable segments were as follows:segments:
Post Consumer Brands:Brands: North American RTE cereal,pet food andPeter Pan nut butters;
Weetabix: primarily U.K. RTE cereal, muesli and 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.PHPC prior to the PHPC Redemption (see Note 4).
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
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
Net SalesNet SalesNet Sales
Post Consumer Brands$574.7 $468.7 $1,655.1 $1,393.6 Post Consumer Brands$871.3 $574.7 $2,025.1 $1,655.1 
Weetabix124.9 123.4 360.5 350.3 Weetabix134.2 124.9 377.2 360.5 
Foodservice579.0 435.1 1,469.5 1,158.8 Foodservice622.7 579.0 1,856.4 1,469.5 
Refrigerated Retail246.4 220.8 787.4 723.4 Refrigerated Retail230.7 246.4 786.4 787.4 
Eliminations and Corporate(0.1)(0.5)(0.4)(1.3)Eliminations and Corporate0.5 (0.1)0.5 (0.4)
Total$1,524.9 $1,247.5 $4,272.1 $3,624.8 Total$1,859.4 $1,524.9 $5,045.6 $4,272.1 
Segment ProfitSegment ProfitSegment Profit
Post Consumer Brands$81.8 $87.8 $232.6 $250.1 Post Consumer Brands$83.0 $81.8 $237.8 $232.6 
Weetabix27.8 28.6 81.8 82.6 Weetabix17.9 27.8 58.8 81.8 
Foodservice45.9 27.9 81.0 47.5 Foodservice107.7 45.9 264.9 81.0 
Refrigerated Retail10.4 14.3 41.0 72.2 Refrigerated Retail18.0 10.4 57.2 41.0 
Total segment profit165.9 158.6 436.4 452.4 Total segment profit226.6 165.9 618.7 436.4 
General corporate expenses and otherGeneral corporate expenses and other47.6 0.7 138.7 29.6 General corporate expenses and other52.3 47.6 145.0 138.7 
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net75.6 82.4 245.6 249.7 Interest expense, net72.7 75.6 202.4 245.6 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(10.2)— 9.1 93.2 (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(6.4)(10.2)(21.2)9.1 
(Income) expense on swaps, net(131.6)121.6 (222.9)(105.6)
Income on swaps, netIncome on swaps, net(17.1)(131.6)(20.4)(222.9)
Gain on investment in BellRingGain on investment in BellRing(35.1)— (482.8)— Gain on investment in BellRing— (35.1)(5.1)(482.8)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity method loss$219.6 $(46.1)$748.7 $185.5 
Earnings before income taxes and equity method lossEarnings before income taxes and equity method loss$125.1 $219.6 $318.0 $748.7 
Net sales by productNet sales by productNet sales by product
Cereal and granola$657.8 $570.1 $1,936.5 $1,704.1 Cereal$700.8 $657.8 $2,028.5 $1,936.5 
Nut butters35.5 21.8 72.5 39.2 Eggs and egg products591.1 560.6 1,769.2 1,420.7 
Eggs and egg products560.6 416.1 1,420.7 1,108.0 Side dishes (including potato products)171.0 158.2 561.0 489.3 
Side dishes (including potato products)158.2 133.7 489.3 427.6 Pet food275.3 — 275.3 — 
Cheese and dairy51.0 50.8 164.6 168.1 Cheese and dairy42.9 51.0 143.9 164.6 
Sausage38.8 37.4 131.2 124.7 
Protein-based products6.2 — 6.2 — 
Other16.9 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 
Weetabix8.9 9.8 27.8 28.6 
Foodservice31.8 32.0 95.3 94.3 
Refrigerated Retail19.0 18.8 58.7 55.2 
Total segment depreciation and amortization93.0 90.6 282.8 265.5 
Corporate0.8 1.1 2.7 3.1 
Total$93.8 $91.7 $285.5 $268.6 
AssetsJune 30,
2022
September 30, 2021
Post Consumer Brands$3,532.1 $3,467.8 
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Weetabix1,769.6 1,930.4 
Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail5,011.1 5,074.2 
Corporate1,247.4 1,248.2 
Total assets of continuing operations11,560.2 11,720.6 
Total assets of discontinued operations— 694.1 
Total assets$11,560.2 $12,414.7 
NOTE 20 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT
Short-term Loan
On July 25, 2022, the Company 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 previously announced Tender Offer. The Company purchased $139.8in aggregate principal amount, or approximately 8%, of the outstanding 4.625% senior notes at 87% of par, including the Tender Premium, and $381.8 in aggregate principal amount, or approximately 22%, of the outstanding 4.50% senior notes at 86% of par, including the Tender Premium. The Company paid aggregate cash consideration of $450.0 for the Tender Offer, excluding accrued interest and fees.
Sausage35.5 38.8 127.8 131.2 
Nut butters20.0 35.5 74.9 72.5 
Protein-based products9.4 6.2 23.6 6.2 
Other13.4 16.9 42.2 51.9 
Eliminations— (0.1)(0.8)(0.8)
Total$1,859.4 $1,524.9 $5,045.6 $4,272.1 
Depreciation and amortization
Post Consumer Brands$44.1 $33.3 $109.2 $101.0 
Weetabix9.2 8.9 26.6 27.8 
Foodservice31.8 31.8 95.5 95.3 
Refrigerated Retail19.1 19.0 57.4 58.7 
Total segment depreciation and amortization104.2 93.0 288.7 282.8 
Corporate2.3 0.8 4.6 2.7 
Total$106.5 $93.8 $293.3 $285.5 
AssetsJune 30,
2023
September 30, 2022
Post Consumer Brands$4,789.3 $3,529.1 
Weetabix1,817.1 1,591.3 
Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail4,928.7 5,022.7 
Corporate351.8 1,164.9 
Total assets$11,886.9 $11,308.0 
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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, 20212022 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”) and BellRing Distribution, LLC prior to the BellRing Spin-off have been presented as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. See below for additional information. 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 June 30, 2022,2023, our reportable segments were as follows:
Post Consumer Brands: North American ready-to-eat (“RTE”) cereal, pet food and Peter Pan nut butters;
Weetabix: primarily United Kingdom (the “U.K.”) RTE cereal, muesli and protein-based shakes;
Foodservice: primarily egg and potato products; and
Refrigerated Retail: primarily side dish, egg, cheese and sausage products.
Transactions
CompletionPost Holdings Partnering Corporation
In May and June of Previously Announced Distribution2021, we and Post Holdings Partnering Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (“PHPC”), consummated the initial public offering of 34.5 million units of PHPC (the “PHPC Units” and such transaction, the “PHPC IPO”), of which PHPC Sponsor, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary (“PHPC Sponsor”), purchased 4.0 million PHPC Units. Each PHPC Unit consisted 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 entitled 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. Under the terms of the PHPC IPO, PHPC was required to consummate a partnering transaction by May 28, 2023, which could have been extended to August 28, 2023 in certain circumstances (the “Combination Period”).
Substantially concurrently with the closing of the PHPC IPO, PHPC completed the private sale of 1.1 million units of PHPC (the “PHPC Private Placement Units”), at a purchase price of $10.00 per PHPC Private Placement Unit, to PHPC Sponsor, generating proceeds to PHPC of $10.9 million (the “PHPC Private Placement”). Each PHPC Private Placement Unit consisted of one share of PHPC Series A Common Stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant of PHPC; each whole warrant entitled the holder thereof to purchase one share of PHPC Series A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “PHPC Private Placement 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 (the “PHPC Series F Common Stock”), had 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 PHPC IPO, PHPC incurred offering costs of $17.9 million, of which $10.7 million were deferred underwriting commissions that would have become payable to the underwriters solely in the event that PHPC completed a partnering transaction and were included in “Other current liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2022.
Proceeds of $345.0 million were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of PHPC’s public stockholders, which consisted 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 million, which represented the number of PHPC Units sold at the offering price of $10.00per PHPC Unit, was required by the underwriting
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agreement to be maintained in the trust account. These proceeds were invested only in U.S. treasury securities. AtSeptember 30, 2022, there was $346.8 million held in the trust account, which was included in “Investments held in trust” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The public stockholders’ ownership of PHPC equity represented a noncontrolling interest (“NCI”) to us, which was classified outside of permanent shareholders’ equity as the PHPC Series A Common Stock was redeemable at the option of the public stockholders in certain circumstances. As of September 30, 2022, the carrying amount of the redeemable NCI was recorded at its redemption value of $306.6 million on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
On May 11, 2023, PHPC announced that it would not complete a partnering transaction within the Combination Period and that the entity would liquidate and dissolve in accordance with the terms of its amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Subsequent to the decision to liquidate and dissolve, PHPC completed certain winding-up activities, which included writing-off the deferred underwriting commissions as the underwriters agreed to waive their rights to these amounts should a partnering transaction not occur. We recorded a $10.7 million gain in connection with this write-off, which was recorded in “Other income, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during both the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023.
On May 28, 2023, the PHPC Warrants and the PHPC Private Placement Warrants expired worthless, as PHPC had not completed a partnering transaction before the expiration of the Combination Period.
On May 30, 2023, PHPC redeemed all of the outstanding public shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock (the “PHPC Redemption”). Each share of PHPC Series A Common Stock was redeemed for approximately $10.24 per share, representing the per share price equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the trust account not previously released to pay taxes or dissolution expenses, divided by the number of then outstanding shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock. In connection with the PHPC Redemption:
$353.4 million of funds held in the trust account immediately prior to the PHPC Redemption were distributed to redeem all of the outstanding shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock, which reduced “Investments held in trust” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to zero as of June 30, 2023. We received $40.9 million from the PHPC Redemption related to our ownership of 4.0 million shares of PHPC Series A Common Stock; and
redeemable NCI of $312.5 million immediately prior to the PHPC Redemption was reduced to zero on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023.
Subsequent to the PHPC Redemption, PHPC was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and dissolved in June 2023, and all classes of shares of PHPC equity were cancelled, including the PHPC Private Placement Units and the shares of PHPC Series F Common Stock, which were surrendered by PHPC Sponsor for no consideration.
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 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, $0.01 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 Postour 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 asand the Debt-for-Debt Exchange (as defined and described under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below,in more detail in Note 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”), are collectively referred to as the “BellRing Spin-off.”
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Immediately followingOur equity interest in BellRing subsequent to the BellRing Spin-off we owned approximately(our “Investment in BellRing”) was 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 toimmediately following 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
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distribution to Postour shareholders for United States (“U.S.(the “U.S.”) federal income tax purposes, except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of BellRing Common Stock.
On August 11, 2022, we transferred 14.8 million shares of our Investment in BellRing to repay certain outstanding debt obligations as part of the First Debt-for-Equity Exchange (as defined and described in more detail in Note 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”).
On November 25, 2022, we transferred the remaining 4.6 million shares of our Investment in BellRing to repay certain outstanding debt obligations as part of the Second Debt-for-Equity Exchange (as defined in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” within this section). We had no ownership of BellRing Common Stock as of June 30, 2023.
We incurred separation-related expenses related to the BellRing Spin-off and subsequent divestment of our Investment in BellRing of zero and $0.1 million during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.4 million and $28.8 million during the three and nine months ended 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.
For additional information on the BellRing Spin-off and the transactions to subsequently divest of our Investment in BellRing, refer to Notes 3, 4 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 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 ofOn April 28, 2023, we completed 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 characteristicsacquisition of a controlling financial interest. VIEs are consolidated by the primary beneficiary, the party who has both the power to direct the activitiesportion of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance,The J. M. Smucker Company’s (“Smucker”) pet food business, including brands such 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 June 30, 2022Rachael Ray Nutrish, Nature’s Recipe, 9Lives, Kibbles ’n Bits and September 30, 2021, we beneficially owned 31.0% of the equity of PHPCGravy Train, private label pet food assets and the net incomecertain manufacturing 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”distribution facilities (collectively, “Pet Food”), 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 andwhich is reported in our Post Consumer Brands segment;segment. In connection with the Pet Food acquisition, we entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Smucker (the “TSA”) pursuant to which Smucker provides certain Pet Food support services to us for a transition period of 18 months (or up to 24 months at our election) following the close of the acquisition (the “TSA Period”) based on the terms set forth in the TSA. Pet Food receivables and payables are settled between us and Smucker monthly on a net basis per the terms of the TSA.
Egg Beaters liquid egg brandWe completed the Lacka Foods Limited (“Egg Beaters”Lacka Foods”), acquired acquisition on May 27, 2021 andApril 5, 2022, which is reported in our Refrigerated Retail segment;Weetabix segment.
Almark Foods business and related assets (“Almark”), acquiredFor additional information 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.these acquisitions, refer to Note 5 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”
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-19Market Trends
We continue to closely monitor the impact ofSupply Chain
Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in certain ongoing impacts to the global economy, including market disruptions, supply chain challenges and inflationary pressures. During fiscal 2023, labor shortages and input availability have continued to pressure our supply chain. Raw material and packaging inflation has been widespread, rapid and significant and has put downward pressure on our business. profit margins. We have experienced higher demand in our foodservice business during fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021 as away-from-home food demand has continued to recover from thelargely mitigated these impacts of the pandemic. While foodservice volumes remain slightly below pre-pandemic levels, we continue to expect foodservice profitability will return to pre-pandemic levels in fiscal 2023. Our products sold through retail channels generally experienced an uplift in sales through the first half of fiscal 2021, driven by increased at-home consumption in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have returned to normalized levels in fiscal 2022. We have experienced inflationary headwindspricing actions across all segments, of our businesscost savings measures and we continue to mitigate these impacts through sales price increases and cost saving measures. hedging programs. We expect this trendinflationary pressures to continue forthroughout the remainder of fiscal 20222023. These trends could have a materially adverse impact on our businesses in the future if inflation rates significantly exceed our ability to continue to achieve price increases or cost savings or if such price increases impact demand for our products.
Currency
Certain sales and costs of our foreign operations are denominated in currencies other than our functional currency, primarily Pounds Sterling and Canadian Dollars. Consequently, profits from these operations are impacted by fluctuations in the value of these currencies relative to the U.S. Dollar. We incur gains and losses within our shareholders’ equity due to the translation of our financial statements from foreign currencies into fiscal 2023.
AsU.S. Dollars. Our results of operations may be impacted by the overall economy continues to recover from the impacttranslation of the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty remainsresults of operations of our foreign operations into U.S. Dollars. The exchange rates used to translate our foreign sales into U.S. Dollars negatively affected net sales by less than 1% during the three and such trends ultimately depend onnine months ended June 30, 2023 and did not have a material impact to our operating profit or net earnings during the lengththree and severitynine months ended June 30, 2023.
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Table 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. We cannot predict the ultimate impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on customer and consumer demand, our suppliers or the labor market.Contents

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 or suppliers 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 fiscal 2022. We expect certain energy costs and raw material costs to remain elevated through the end of fiscal 2023 as a result of the ongoing conflict. To date, the economic sanctions imposed on Russian businesses have not had a direct impact on our procurement of energy and raw materials, however, there
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can be no assurance that additional sanctions will not be implemented. If our energy and raw materials purchases are directly impacted by sanctions, we may incur additional costs to procure 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 fiscal 2022 and continuing into early fiscal 2023, our Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail segments were impacted by outbreaks of avian influenza (“AI”).influenza. As a result of AI,avian influenza, we have incurred and anticipate will continue to incur, increased costs related to production inefficiencies, egg supply constraints and higher market-based egg prices due to the limiteddecreased 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 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.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millionsdollars in millions20222021 $
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% Change20222021  $
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% Changedollars in millions20232022 $
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Net SalesNet Sales$1,524.9 $1,247.5 $277.4 22 %$4,272.1 $3,624.8 $647.3 18 % Net Sales$1,859.4 $1,524.9 $334.5 22 %$5,045.6 $4,272.1 $773.5 18 %
Operating ProfitOperating Profit$105.5 $155.0 $(49.5)(32)%$283.7 $403.0 $(119.3)(30)%Operating Profit$158.3 $105.5 $52.8 50 %$445.9 $283.7 $162.2 57 %
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net75.6 82.4 6.8 %245.6 249.7 4.1 %Interest expense, net72.7 75.6 2.9 %202.4 245.6 43.2 18 %
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(10.2)— 10.2 n/a9.1 93.2 84.1 90 %(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net(6.4)(10.2)(3.8)(37)%(21.2)9.1 30.3 333 %
(Income) expense on swaps, net(131.6)121.6 253.2 208 %(222.9)(105.6)117.3 111 %
Income on swaps, netIncome on swaps, net(17.1)(131.6)(114.5)(87)%(20.4)(222.9)(202.5)(91)%
Gain on investment in BellRingGain on investment in BellRing(35.1)— 35.1 n/a(482.8)— 482.8 n/aGain on investment in BellRing— (35.1)(35.1)(100)%(5.1)(482.8)(477.7)(99)%
Other income, netOther income, net(12.8)(2.9)9.9 341 %(14.0)(19.8)(5.8)(29)%Other income, net(16.0)(12.8)3.2 25 %(27.8)(14.0)13.8 99 %
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense35.0 19.5 (15.5)(79)%43.3 63.0 19.7 31 %Income tax expense26.8 35.0 8.2 23 %70.4 43.3 (27.1)(63)%
Equity method loss, net of taxEquity method loss, net of tax12.0 11.6 (0.4)(3)%49.3 26.5 (22.8)(86)%Equity method loss, net of tax— 12.0 12.0 100 %0.2 49.3 49.1 100 %
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations2.4 (1.1)3.5 318 %5.0 (0.6)5.6 933 %
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operationsLess: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations8.7 2.4 (6.3)(263)%11.8 5.0 (6.8)(136)%
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interestNet earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest— 21.8 (21.8)(100)%21.6 40.2 (18.6)(46)%Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interest— — — n/a— 21.6 (21.6)(100)%
Net Earnings (Loss)$170.2 $(54.3)$224.5 413 %$672.7 $136.8 $535.9 392 %
Net EarningsNet Earnings$89.6 $170.2 $(80.6)(47)%$235.6 $672.7 $(437.1)(65)%
Net Sales
Net sales increased $277.4$334.5 million, or 22%, during the three months ended June 30, 2022,2023, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year period, as a result of growthhigher net sales in all of our Post Consumer Brands, Foodservice and Weetabix segments, which included incremental contributions frompartially offset by lower net sales in our current year acquisition of Lacka Foods and prior year acquisitions of the PL RTE Cereal Business and Egg Beaters.Refrigerated Retail segment.
Net sales increased $647.3$773.5 million, or 18%, during the nine months ended June 30, 2022,2023, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year period, as a result of growthhigher net sales in all of our segments, which included incremental contributions from our current yearFoodservice, Post Consumer Brands and prior year acquisitions.Weetabix segments.
For further discussion, refer to “Segment Results” within this section.
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Operating Profit
Operating profit decreased $49.5increased $52.8 million, or 32%50%, during the three months ended June 30, 2022,2023, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year due to increased general corporate expenses and lower segment profit within our Refrigerated Retail, 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 offsetperiod, driven by higher segment profit within our Foodservice segment.segment, as well as increases within our Refrigerated Retail and Post Consumer Brands segments, partially offset by lower segment profit within our Weetabix segment and higher general corporate expenses.
Operating profit decreased $119.3increased $162.2 million, or 30%57%, during the nine months ended June 30, 2022,2023, 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, Post Consumer Brands and Weetabix segments, excluding the impact of our current year and prior year acquisitions, partially offsetperiod, driven by higher segment profit within our Foodservice segment.segment, as well as increases within our Refrigerated Retail and Post Consumer Brands segments, partially offset by lower segment profit within our Weetabix segment and higher general corporate expenses.
For further discussion, refer to “Segment Results” within this section.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net decreased $6.8$2.9 million, or 8%4%, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, driven by lower average outstanding principal amounts of debt2023, compared to the prior year period, andprimarily driven by 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 June 30, 2021, driven by a change in the mix of debt outstanding.
Interest expense, net decreased $4.1 million, or 2%, during the nine months ended June 30, 2022, comparedtrust prior to the corresponding period in the prior year, driven by lower average outstanding principal amounts of debt compared to the 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 issuance of senior notes during fiscal 2022 and increased interest income on our investments held in trust.PHPC Redemption. Our weighted-average interest rate on our total outstanding debt was 5.1%5.0% for both the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
Interest expense, net decreased $43.2 million, or 18%, during the nine months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the prior year period. The decrease was driven bylower average outstanding principal amounts of debt, increased interest income on our investments held in trust prior to the PHPC Redemption and a lower weighted-average interest rate compared to the prior year period. Our weighted-average interest rate on our total outstanding debt was 4.9% and 5.1% for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, 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.Statements.”
(Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, Net
Fiscal 2023
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we recognized a net gain of $6.4 million related to the partial repurchase of our 4.50% and 4.625% senior notes. This net gain included debt discounts received of $6.4 million and the write-off of unamortized premiums of $0.3 million, partially offset by the write-off of debt issuance costs of $0.3 million.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2023, we recognized a net gain of $21.2 million primarily related to the partial repurchase of our 4.50% and 4.625% senior notes. The net gain included debt discounts received of $23.3 million and the write-off of unamortized premiums of $0.3 million, partially offset by the write-off of debt issuance costs of $1.3 million related to our 4.50% and 4.625% senior notes and $1.1 million related to our Third Incremental Term Loan (as defined in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” within this section).
Fiscal 2022
During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we recognized a net gain of $10.2 million primarily related to the partial repurchase of our 4.50% and 5.50% senior notes. This net gain included debt discounts received of $10.6 million and write-offsthe write-off 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 net loss of $9.1 million primarily related to the partial redemption of our 5.75% senior notes and partial repurchase of our 4.50% senior notes and 5.50% senior notes. This loss included debt premiums, net paid of $13.5 million, and write-offsthe write-off of debt issuance costs of $5.6 million partially offset by write-offs of unamortized premiums of $13.5 million. In addition, we recognized arelated to our senior notes and $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.”
Fiscal 2021
DuringStatements”), partially offset by the nine months ended June 30, 2021, we recognized a losswrite-off of $93.2 million related to the repaymentunamortized premiums 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$13.5 million.
For additional information on our debt, refer to Note 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”
(Income) ExpenseIncome on Swaps, Net
During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, we recognized income on swaps, net of $17.1 million and $20.4 million, respectively, related to mark-to-market adjustments on our interest rate swaps.
During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, we recognized income on swaps, net gains of $131.6 million and $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 nine months ended June 30, 2021, we recognized net losses (gains) of $121.6 million and $(105.6) million, respectively, related to mark-to-market adjustments on our interest rate swaps that were not designated as hedging instruments.swaps.
For additional information on our interest rate swap contracts and exposure to risk related to interest rate swaps, refer to Note 13 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” within Item 3.Risk,” respectively.
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Gain on Investment in BellRing
DuringWe recorded a gain related to our Investment in BellRing of $5.1 million during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded a gain of2023 and $35.1 million and $482.8 million respectively,during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. There was no gain or loss recorded related to our 14.2% equity interestInvestment in BellRing (our “Investmentduring the three months ended June 30, 2023 as we completed the final divestment of our remaining Investment in BellRing”), which is accounted for as an equity security.BellRing during the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
For additional information on our Investment in BellRing, refer to Notes 3, 4 and 14 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”
Income Tax Expense
OurThe effective income tax rate was 21.4% and 22.1% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and 15.9% and 5.8% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. In accordance with ASCAccounting Standards Codification Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” we record income tax expense (benefit)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 June 30, 2022, the effective income tax rate differed significantly from the statutory rate primarily as a result of (i) a $35.1$35.1 million and $482.8$482.8 million, respectively, non-cash mark-to-market adjustment on our Investment in BellRing, which is expected to bewas divested in a manner intended to qualify as tax-free manner,for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (ii) $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 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information on our the Investment in BellRing and the 8th Avenue equity method loss.
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 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 $39.3 million. Other changes made to the U.K.’s tax laws did not have a material impact on our financial statements during the three or nine months ended June 30, 2021.
For additional information on our Investment in BellRing and 8th Avenue equity method loss, refer to Note 4 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”
Discontinued Operations
The BellRing Spin-off represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and consolidated financial results. Accordingly, the historical results of Old BellRing and BellRing Distribution, LLC prior to the BellRing Spin-off were presented as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For additional information on the BellRing Spin-off, refer to Notes 3 and 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”
 SEGMENT RESULTS
We evaluate each segment’s performance based on its segment profit, which for all segments is its earnings/loss before income taxes and equity method earnings/loss before impairment of property, goodwill and other intangible assets, facility closure related costs, restructuring expenses, gain/loss on assets and liabilities held for sale, gain/loss on sale of businesses and facilities, gain on/adjustment to bargain purchase, interest expense and other unallocated corporate income and expenses. Due to the level of integration of Pet Food within the Post Consumer Brands segment, it is impracticable to separately present Pet Food segment profit within the analysis below.
Post Consumer Brands
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millionsdollars in millions20222021$
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Net SalesNet Sales$574.7 $468.7 $106.0 23 %$1,655.1 $1,393.6 $261.5 19 %Net Sales$871.3 $574.7 $296.6 52 %$2,025.1 $1,655.1 $370.0 22 %
Segment ProfitSegment Profit$81.8 $87.8 $(6.0)(7)%$232.6 $250.1 $(17.5)(7)%Segment Profit$83.0 $81.8 $1.2 %$237.8 $232.6 $5.2 %
Segment Profit MarginSegment Profit Margin14 %19 %14 %18 %Segment Profit Margin10 %14 %12 %14 %
Net sales for the Post Consumer Brands segment increased $106.0$296.6 million, or 23%52%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022,2023, when compared to the prior year period. The increase in net sales for the threewas primarily due to two months ended June 30, 2022 was partially driven by the inclusion of two incremental months ofPet Food 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$275.3 million. The remaining increase was driven by higher average net selling prices as a result of increased pricing takenincreases to mitigate inflation,inflation. Excluding Pet Food, pricing increases were partially offset by a volume decline of 6% driven by the lapping of prior year temporary nut butters volume increases related to competitor out-of-stocks. Additionally, net sales were negatively impacted by unfavorable product mix. In addition,mix as branded cereal volumes declined, partially offset by increased 7%private label cereal volumes.
Net sales for the Post Consumer Brands segment increased $370.0 million, or 22%, for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, when compared to the prior year period. The increase in net sales was primarily due to distribution gains and increased promotional activity relatedtwo months of Pet Food net sales of $275.3 million. The remaining increase was driven by higher average net selling prices as a result of pricing increases toPeter Pan nut
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butters (drivenmitigate inflation. Excluding Pet Food, pricing increases were 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 $150.6 million attributable to our prior year acquisitions of Peter Pan and the PL RTE Cereal Business. Excluding this impact, net sales increased $110.9 million, or 8%, primarily due to increased average net selling prices as a result of increased pricing taken to mitigate inflation and favorable product mix. Volumes were flat as volume increases in Peter Pan nut butters (driven partially by competitor out-of-stocks) and Pebbles were offset by a volume declines indecline of 4% and unfavorable product mix as branded cereal volumes declined, partially offset by increased private label cereal Malt-O-Meal bag cereal and Honey Bunches of Oatsvolumes.
Segment profit for the three months ended June 30, 2022 decreased $6.02023 increased $1.2 million, or 7%1%, when compared to the prior year period. Segment profit for the three months ended June 30, 2022This increase was negatively impacted by the inclusion of two incremental months of segment operating loss of $3.1 million attributable to our prior year acquisition of the PL RTE Cereal Business. Excluding this impact, segment profit decreased $2.9 million, or 3%, primarily driven by raw material inflation of $16.6 million, 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.discussed, partially offset by higher product costs. The increase in product costs was primarily driven by two months of product costs attributable to Pet Food of $215.5 million, raw material inflation of $30.2 million and higher manufacturing costs of $28.9 million, partially offset by lower freight costs of $11.9 million. In addition, integration costs and employee-related expenses increased compared to the prior year period, primarily due to two months of Pet Food expenses.
Segment profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 decreased $17.52023 increased $5.2 million, or 7%2%, when compared to the prior year period. Segment profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2022This increase was negatively impacted by the inclusion of incremental months of segment operating loss of $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 $17.0 million, or 6%, primarily driven by raw material inflation of $38.8 million, higher manufacturing costs of $37.3 million (primarily due to supply constraints, production attainment and product mix, partially offset by manufacturing cost efficiencies) and increased freight costs of $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, partially offset by higher product costs. The increase in product costs was primarily driven by two months of product costs attributable to Pet Food of $215.5 million, raw material inflation of $97.2 million and higher manufacturing costs of $49.9 million, partially offset by lower advertisingfreight costs of $16.4 million. In addition, integration costs and consumer spendingemployee-related expenses increased compared to the prior year period, primarily due to two months of $5.1 million.Pet Food expenses.
Weetabix
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millionsdollars in millions20222021$
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Net SalesNet Sales$124.9 $123.4 $1.5 %$360.5 $350.3 $10.2 %Net Sales$134.2 $124.9 $9.3 %$377.2 $360.5 $16.7 %
Segment ProfitSegment Profit$27.8 $28.6 $(0.8)(3)%$81.8 $82.6 $(0.8)(1)%Segment Profit$17.9 $27.8 $(9.9)(36)%$58.8 $81.8 $(23.0)(28)%
Segment Profit MarginSegment Profit Margin22 %23 %23 %24 %Segment Profit Margin13 %22 %16 %23 %
Net sales for the Weetabix segment increased $1.5$9.3 million, or 1%7%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022,2023, when compared to the prior year period, includingperiod. Excluding the impact of unfavorable foreign exchange 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 these impacts, net sales increased $8.5$9.9 million, or 7%8%, on 6%5% lower volume.volumes. The increase in net sales was driven by higher average net selling prices primarily due to list price increases, that went into effect in February 2022 and was partially offset by a shift in product mix towards private label products. Volumes declined 5% driven by volume decreases drivenin branded products, partially offset by reduced service levels (driven by supply constraints).increases in private label products.
Net sales for the Weetabix segment increased $10.2$16.7 million, or 3%5%, for the nine months ended June 30, 2022,2023, when compared to the prior year period, includingperiod. Excluding the impact of unfavorable foreign exchange rates and the inclusion of threesix incremental months of net sales of $6.2$14.2 million attributable to our currentprior year acquisition of Lacka Foods. Excluding these impacts,Foods, net sales increased $17.5$33.1 million, or 5%9%, on 3% lower volumes. The increase in net sales was driven by higher average net selling prices primarily due to list price increases. This positive impact wasincreases, partially offset by a 4% volume decreaseshift in product mix towards private label products. Volumes declined 3% driven by reduced service levels (drivenvolume decreases in branded products, partially offset by supply constraints), declinesincreases 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.private label products.
Segment profit for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 decreased $0.8$9.9 million, or 3%36%, when compared to the prior year period.period. Excluding the impact of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates, segment profit decreased $9.8 million, or 35%. This decrease was primarily driven by raw material inflation of $4.5$10.6 million unfavorable foreign exchange rates and higher manufacturing costs of $1.9$4.4 million, partially offset by higher net sales, as previously discussed, and lower advertising and consumer spending of $1.7 million.discussed.
Segment profit for the nine months ended June 30, 20222023 decreased $0.8$23.0 million, or 1%28%, when compared to the prior year period.period. Excluding the impact of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates, segment profit decreased $18.0 million, or 22%. This decrease was primarily driven by raw material inflation of $7.3$26.2 million unfavorable foreign exchange rates,and higher manufacturing costs of $10.6 million, partially offset by higher net sales, as previously discussed.
Foodservice
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions20232022$
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% Change20232022$
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% Change
Net Sales$622.7 $579.0 $43.7 %$1,856.4 $1,469.5 $386.9 26 %
Segment Profit$107.7 $45.9 $61.8 135 %$264.9 $81.0 $183.9 227 %
Segment Profit Margin17 %%14 %%
Net sales for the Foodservice segment increased $43.7 million, or 8%, for the three months ended June 30, 2023, when compared to the prior year period. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by higher average net selling prices during the current year period and volume increases. Egg product sales were up $34.9 million, or 7%, with volume up 2%, driven by price
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manufacturing costsincreases taken to mitigate cost inflation as well as the timing of $1.7the pass-through of increased grain and egg market prices. Egg volumes increased primarily due to distribution gains in the foodservice channel. Sales of side dishes were up $12.5 million, or 24%, with volume up 7%, driven by price increases taken to mitigate inflation and higher advertising and consumer spendingvolume increases as a result of $1.2 million, partially offset by higher net sales, as previously discussed.
Foodservice
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions20222021$
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% Change20222021$
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Net Sales$579.0 $435.1 $143.9 33 %$1,469.5 $1,158.8 $310.7 27 %
Segment Profit$45.9 $27.9 $18.0 65 %$81.0 $47.5 $33.5 71 %
Segment Profit Margin%%%%
distribution gains. Sales of other products were down $3.7 million.
Net sales for the Foodservice segment increased $143.9$386.9 million, or 33%26%, for the threenine months ended June 30, 2022,2023, when compared to the prior year period, on 6% higher volume.period. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by higher average net selling prices during the current year period and the lapping of lower product demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the prior year period. Egg product sales were up $139.6$349.9 million, or 37%27%, with volume up 7%6%, driven by higher average net selling prices resulting fromprice increases taken to mitigate cost inflation as well as the pass-through of higher raw material costs due to increased grain markets, AI-related increasedand egg markets and product mix.market prices. Egg volumes increased primarily due to higher volumedistribution gains in the foodservice channel, partially offset by lower food ingredient volumes.volume. Sales of side dishes were up $7.5$48.0 million, or 17%32%, with volume up 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 higher average net selling prices due to price increases taken to mitigate inflation.
Net sales for the Foodservice segment increased $310.7 million, or 27%, 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 four incremental months of net sales attributable to our prior year acquisition of Almark. Excluding this impact, net sales increased $294.4 million, or 25%, on 9% higher volume. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by higher average net selling prices during the current year periodinflation and the lapping of lower product demandvolume increases as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the prior year period. Egg product sales were up $259.0 million, or 26%, with volume up 6%, 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 product mix. Egg volumes increased primarily due to higher volume in the foodservice channel, partially offset by lower food ingredient volumes.distribution gains. Sales of side dishesother products were up $38.1 million, or 34%, with volume up 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.down $11.0 million.
Segment profit for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 increased $18.0$61.8 million, or 65%135%, when compared to the prior year period. This increase was primarily driven by higher net sales, as previously discussed, lower freight costs of $10.0 million and lower raw material costs of $6.3 million, primarily due to favorable grain and egg market prices. These positive impacts were partially offset by higher potato raw material costs.
Segment profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 increased $183.9 million, or 227%, when compared to the prior year period, driven by higher net sales, as previously discussed, and lower freight costs of $23.7 million. These positive impacts were partially offset by raw material inflation of$92.8 $192.0 million, (primarilyprimarily driven by higher egg raw material costs due to increasedunfavorable grain markets and AI-related increased egg markets)market prices andhigher freight costs of $11.1 million(excluding volume-driven impacts).
Segment profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 increased $33.5 million, or 71%, when compared to the prior year period, driven by higher net sales, as previously discussed, partially offset bypotato raw material inflation of$152.2 million (primarily driven by higher egg raw material costs due to increased grain markets and AI-related increased egg markets) andhigher freight costs of $41.5 million (excluding volume-driven impacts).costs.
Refrigerated Retail
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millionsdollars in millions20222021$
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% Change20222021$
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% Changedollars in millions20232022$
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% Change20232022$
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% Change
Net SalesNet Sales$246.4 $220.8 $25.6 12 %$787.4 $723.4 $64.0 %Net Sales$230.7 $246.4 $(15.7)(6)%$786.4 $787.4 $(1.0)— %
Segment ProfitSegment Profit$10.4 $14.3 $(3.9)(27)%$41.0 $72.2 $(31.2)(43)%Segment Profit$18.0 $10.4 $7.6 73 %$57.2 $41.0 $16.2 40 %
Segment Profit MarginSegment Profit Margin%%%10 %Segment Profit Margin%%%%
Net sales for the Refrigerated RetailRetail segment increased $25.6decreased $15.7 million, or 12%6%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022,2023, when compared to the priorprior year period, driven by 11% lower volumes primarily due to price elasticities and a shift towards private label products. Average net selling prices were higher during the period due to price increases taken to mitigate input cost inflation, partially offset by increased promotional spending. Egg product sales declined $4.4 million, or 9%, on 12% lower volumes, and were incrementally impacted by avian influenza-related supply constraints. Sausage sales declined $1.9 million, or 5%, with volume down 5%. Cheese and other dairy product sales were down $8.0 million, or 16%, with volume down 16%, and were incrementally impacted by distribution losses. Sales of side dishes increased $0.2 million, or less than 1%, on 10% lower volumes. Sales of other products were down $1.6 million.
Net sales for the Refrigerated Retail segment decreased $1.0 million, or less than 1%, for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, when compared to the prior year period. Net sales for the threenine months ended June 30, 20222023 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,this impact, net sales increased $27.5$6.1 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%1%, 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 $47.5 million attributable to our prior year acquisitions of Almark and Egg Beaters, which wereinput cost inflation, partially offset by the absence of net sales as a result of the WEF Transaction. Excluding these impacts, net sales increased $39.7 million, or 6%, on 1% lower volumes, driven by higher average net selling prices. Sales of side dishes increased $23.6 million, or 7%, on flat volumes. Average net selling prices increased primarily due to price increases taken to mitigate input cost inflation. Egg product sales were up $13.0 million, or 16%, with volume up 8%, driven by volume increases from private label and hard-cooked egg products and higher average net selling prices. Sausage sales increased $8.1 million, or 7%, driven by higher average net selling prices primarily due to price increases taken to mitigate inflation and reduced trade spend.promotional spending. This positive impact was partially offset by 7% lower volumes primarily due to price elasticities and a shift towards private label products. Sales of side dishes increased $23.8 million, or 7%, with volume decreases of 6%down 3%. Egg product sales were up $5.7 million, or 4%, primarily drivenon 11% lower volumes, and were incrementally impacted byavian influenza-related supply constraints. Sausage sales increased $1.2 million, or 1%, with volume down 1%. Cheese and other dairy product sales were down $3.5$20.7 million, or 2%13%, with volume down 8%20%, drivenand were incrementally impacted by lower branded cheese volumes.distribution losses. Sales of other products were down $1.6$3.9 million.
Segment profit decreased $3.9 million, or 27%,profit for the three months ended June 30, 2022, 2023 increased $7.6 million, or 73%, when compared to the prior year period. This decrease wasperiod, driven by increasedhigher average net selling prices, as previously discussed, lower manufacturing costs of $14.4$7.2 million raw material inflation of $9.8 million, higherand lower freight costs of $5.2 million (excluding volume-driven impacts) and higher employee-related expenses.$1.5 million. These negativepositive impacts were partially offset by higherraw material inflation of $1.0 million, lower net sales volume, as previously discussed, above, and decreasedincreased advertising and consumer spending of $5.8$3.9 million.
Segment profit decreased $31.2 million, or 43%,profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, 2023 increased $16.2 million, or 40%, when compared to the prior year period. This decrease wasperiod, driven by increased manufacturing costs of $35.0 million, raw material inflation of $23.5 millionhigher average net selling prices, as previously discussed, and higherlower freight costs of $18.0 million (excluding volume-driven impacts).$6.7 million. These negative
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positive impacts were partially offset by higherraw material inflation of $23.2 million, lower net sales volume, as previously discussed, decreasedincreased advertising and consumer spending of $9.9$9.2 million and higher employee-related expenses.manufacturing costs of $5.1 million.
Other Items
General Corporate Expenses and Other
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millionsdollars in millions20222021 $
Change
% Change20222021 $
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% Changedollars in millions20232022 $
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% Change20232022 $
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% Change
General corporate expenses and otherGeneral corporate expenses and other$47.6 $0.7 $(46.9)(6,700)%$138.7 $29.6 $(109.1)(369)%General corporate expenses and other$52.3 $47.6 $(4.7)(10)%$145.0 $138.7 $(6.3)(5)%
General corporate expenses and other increased $46.9$4.7 million, or 10%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022,2023, when compared to the prior year period. The current year period included $3.7 million of restructuring and facility closure costs, including accelerated depreciation, incurred by our Refrigerated Retail and Weetabix segments, and the prior year period included $0.8 million of restructuring and facility closure costs incurred by our Post Consumer Brands and Foodservice segments. Excluding these impacts, general corporate expenses and other increased $1.8 million. This increase was primarily driven by acquisition-related costs of $12.0 million related to Pet Food,decreased net gains related to mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities of $5.7 million and higher employee-related expenses of $5.8 million. These negative impacts were partially offset bya gain related to the write-off of deferred underwriting commissions of $10.7 million, decreased net losses related to mark-to-market adjustments on economic hedges and warrant liabilities of $34.2$10.3 million and decreased separation-related expenses of $0.4 million in connection with the BellRing Spin-off.
General corporate expenses and other increased $6.3 million, or 5%, for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, when compared to the prior year period. The current year period included $3.7 million of restructuring and facility closure costs, including accelerated depreciation, incurred by our Refrigerated Retail and Weetabix segments, and the prior year period included $9.3 million of restructuring and facility closure costs incurred by our Post Consumer Brands and Foodservice segments, a loss on sale of business of $6.3 million related to the WEF Transaction and a gain on assets held for sale of $9.8 million related to the sale of equipment in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania within our Foodservice segment. Excluding these impacts, general corporate expenses and other increased $8.4 million. This increase was primarily driven by increased net losses related to mark-to-market adjustments on economic hedges and warrant liabilities of $25.4 million (compared to gains in the prior year period) and higher stock-based compensation, acquisition-related costs of $4.5 million. In addition, we recognized a gain on bargain purchase of $12.7$16.0 million in the prior year period related to our acquisitionPet Food and higher employee-related expenses of the PL RTE Cereal Business.$14.0 million. These negative impacts were partially offset bydecreased separation-related expenses of $28.7 million in connection with the BellRing Spin-off, a gain related to the write-off of deferred underwriting commissions of $10.7 million and increased net gains related to mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities of $5.3 million.
General corporate expenses and other increased $109.1$9.5 million or 369%, for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, when compared(compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by decreased net gains related to mark-to-market adjustments on economic hedges and warrant liabilities of $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 $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 ofperiod).
For additional information on the PL RTE Cereal Business. These negative impacts were partially offset by a gain on assets held for sale of $9.8 million recorded related to the write-off of deferred underwriting commissions, loss on sale of equipment in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania.
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Restructuringbusiness and Facility Closure
The table below shows the amount of restructuring and facility closure costs attributable to each segment. These amounts are excluded from the measure of segment profit and are included in general corporate expenses and other.
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favorable/(unfavorable)favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions20222021$ Change20222021$ Change
Post Consumer Brands$0.5 $— $(0.5)$9.0 $0.3 $(8.7)
Foodservice0.3 — 0.3 0.3 — 0.3 
$0.8 $— $(0.8)$9.3 $0.3 $(9.0)
(Gain) Loss on Assets Held for Sale
The table below shows the amount of net (gains) losses on assets held for sale attributable to each segment. These amounts are excluded from the measure of segment profit and are included in general corporate expenses and other. For additional information on our assets held for sale, see NoteNotes 4 and 6 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.” There were no (gains) losses on assets held for sale during the three months ended June 30, 2022 or 2021.
Nine Months Ended June 30,
favorable/(unfavorable)
dollars in millions20222021$ Change
Post Consumer Brands$— $0.2 $0.2 
Weetabix— (0.7)(0.7)
Foodservice(9.8)— 9.8 
$(9.8)$(0.5)$9.3 
Loss on Sale of Business
During the nine months ended 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. This amount was excluded from the measure of segment profit and was 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.”
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We completed the following activities during the nine months ended June 30, 20222023 (for additional information, see Notes 3, 4, 13, 15 and 18 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) impacting our liquidity and capital resources:
entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 4 (the “Fourth Joinder Agreement”), which provided for an incremental term loan (the “Fourth Incremental Term Loan”) of $400.0 million under our second amended and restated credit agreement dated March 18, 2020 (the “Credit Agreement”), which we borrowed in full on April 26, 2023;
issued 5.4 million shares of our common stock to Smucker to fund a portion of the Pet Food acquisition;
entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 3 (the “Third Joinder Agreement”), which provided for an incremental term loan (the “Third Incremental Term Loan”) of $130.0 million under our Credit Agreement, which we borrowed in full on November 18, 2022;
transferred our remaining 4.6 million shares of BellRing Common Stock to the lender under the Third Joinder Agreement to repay $99.9 million in aggregate principal amount of the Third Incremental Term Loan (the “Second Debt-for-Equity Exchange”) on November 25, 2022;
repaid the remaining principal amount of $30.1 million on the Third Incremental Term Loan on November 25, 2022;
$58.9141.2 million principal value of our 4.50% senior notes repurchased at a discount of $9.4$19.9 million;
$15.029.3 million principal value of our 5.50%4.625% senior notes repurchased at a discount of $1.2$3.4 million;
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$43.5 million paid related to the termination of certain of our rate-lock interest rate swap contracts, which contained non-cash, off-market financing elements;
entered into a Joinder Agreement No. 1 (the “First Joinder Agreement”)$345.0 million of investments held in the trust account returned in connection with the BellRing Spin-off,PHPC Redemption, of which provided for an incremental term loan (the “First Incremental Term Loan”) of $840.0 $312.5 million under our Credit Agreement (as defined below), which we borrowed in full on March 8, 2022;was distributed to PHPC public stockholders; and
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 (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 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;
3.82.9 million shares of our common stock repurchased at an average share price of $89.96$86.91 per share forand a total cost, of $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, facilitate the BellRing Spin-off and 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.$250.5 million.
The following table presents select cash flow data, which is discussed below.
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
dollars in millionsdollars in millions20222021dollars in millions20232022
Cash provided by (used in):Cash provided by (used in):Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities - continuing operationsOperating activities - continuing operations$219.7 $249.4 Operating activities - continuing operations$480.5 $219.7 
Investing activities - continuing operationsInvesting activities - continuing operations(132.3)(736.6)Investing activities - continuing operations(567.9)(132.3)
Financing activities - continuing operationsFinancing activities - continuing operations(486.4)29.8 Financing activities - continuing operations(279.7)(486.4)
Net cash used in discontinued operationsNet cash used in discontinued operations(151.9)40.1 Net cash used in discontinued operations— (151.9)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashEffect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(5.8)6.2 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash3.8 (5.8)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashNet decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$(556.7)$(411.1)Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$(363.3)$(556.7)
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, purchase commitments, interest payments, research and development activities, capital expenditures, pension contributions and other financing requirements for the foreseeable future. We are currently not aware of any trends or demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in, or that are reasonably likely to result in, our liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way that will impact meeting our capital needs during or beyond the next twelve months. 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 seek to repurchase shares of our common stock. Such repurchases, if any, will depend 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 ourOur 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.
Our 2.50% convertible senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by each of our existing domestic subsidiaries that have guaranteed our other senior notes, which excludes certain immaterial subsidiaries, certain excluded subsidiaries and subsidiaries we designate as unrestricted subsidiaries under our other senior notes indentures, which include 8th Avenue and its subsidiaries and PHPC Sponsor. If, after the date our 2.50% convertible senior notes were issued, any domestic wholly-owned subsidiary guarantees any of our existing senior notes or any other debt securities we may issue in the form of senior unsecured notes or convertible or exchangeable notes, then we must cause such subsidiary to become a guarantor under the 2.50% convertible senior notes as well.
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8th Avenue and its subsidiaries and PHPC Sponsor are not obligors or guarantors under theour Credit Agreement or our senior notes.
Operating Activities - Continuing Operations
Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 decreas2023 increased $29.7$260.8 million compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by favorable changes related to fluctuations in the timing of sales and collections of trade receivables at our Post Consumer Brands and Foodservice segments, lower interest payments of $21.2 million and lower net payments on our interest rate swaps of $14.0 million. These positive impacts were partially offset by unfavorable changes in inventory pricing duerelated to higher raw material costsfluctuations in the current period and fluctuations in timing of purchases and payments of trade accounts receivable withinpayables at our Foodservice and Post Consumer Brands segments. This negative impact was partially offset by lowerand Foodservice segments and higher tax payments (net of refunds) of $17.2$68.3 million.
Investing Activities - Continuing Operations
Nine months ended June 30, 2023
Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 was $567.9 million, primarily driven by net cash payments of $715.2 million related to the Pet Food acquisition and capital expenditures of $201.9 million.Capital expenditures in the period primarily related to ongoing projects in our Post Consumer Brands and Foodservice segments. These cash outflows were partially offset by a return of $345.0 million in connection with the PHPC Redemption which had been deposited in a trust account in connection with the PHPC IPO and the PHPC Private Placement.
Nine months ended June 30, 2022
Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 was $132.3 million, primarily driven by capital expenditures of $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 $8.9 million, partially offset by proceeds from the salessale of a business and property and assets held for sale of $50.5 million and $17.8 million, respectively. Capital expenditures in the period primarily related to ongoing projects in ourour Post Consumer Brands and Foodservice segments.
Nine months ended June 30, 2021
Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 was $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 $290.3 million for our acquisitions of the PL RTE Cereal Business, Egg Beaters, Peter Pan and Almark, capital expenditures of $141.9 million and cash paid related to investments in partnerships of $17.1 million, partially offset by proceeds from the sales of equity securities and property and assets held for sale of $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
Nine months ended June 30, 2023
Cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 was $279.7 million. We received proceeds of $400.0 million and $130.0 million from our Fourth Incremental Term Loan and our Third Incremental Term Loan, respectively.The Third Incremental Term Loan was partially repaid through the Second Debt-for-Equity Exchange, and the remaining principal balance of $30.1 million was repaid using cash on hand. In addition, we repaid $170.5 million principal value of our 4.50% and 4.625% senior notes, net of $23.3 million of discounts, and $1.1 million principal value of our municipal bond, which resulted in total net repayments of debt of $178.4 million. We distributed $312.5 million to PHPC public stockholders in connection with the PHPC Redemption. We paid $242.4 million, including broker’s commissions, for the repurchase of shares of our common stock and $43.5 million related to the termination of certain of our rate-lock interest rate swap contracts, which contained non-cash, off-market financing elements.
Nine months ended June 30, 2022
Cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 was $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 ourthe 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%5.50% 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$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, ourthe First Incremental Term Loan and the amendment of our Credit Agreement. We paid $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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Nine months ended June 30, 2021
Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 was $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
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commitments. In addition to the foregoing, under the terms of the Fourth Joinder Agreement, so long as any principal or accrued interest remains outstanding with respect to the Fourth Incremental Term Loan, we are required to comply with financial covenants consisting of the foregoing secured net leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 2.00 to 1.00 measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter. As of June 30, 2022,2023, we were not required to complyin compliance with suchthese financial covenant as the aggregate amount of the aforementioned obligations did not exceed 30% of the Company’s revolving credit commitments.covenants. 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, 2021,2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 19, 2021.17, 2022. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since September 30, 2021.2022.
RECENTLY ISSUED AND ADOPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
See Note 2 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” forWe considered all new accounting pronouncements and have concluded there are no new pronouncements that had or will have a discussion regarding recently issued and adopted accounting standards.material impact on our consolidated results of operations, comprehensive income, financial condition, cash flows, shareholders’ equity or related disclosures based on current information.
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. 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.statements in this report. 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:
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)supplies and freight);
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the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including negative impacts onconsumer and customer reaction to our pricing actions;
disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, inflation, labor shortages, public health crises, climatic events, avian influenza and other agricultural diseases and pests, fires and other events beyond our control;
changes in economic conditions, financial instability, disruptions in capital and credit markets, changes in interest rates and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
our high leverage, our ability to manufactureobtain additional financing and deliverservice our products, workforce availability,outstanding debt (including covenants restricting the health and safetyoperation of our employees, operating costs, demand forbusinesses) and a potential downgrade in our foodservice and on-the-go products, the global economy and capital markets and our operations generally;credit ratings;
business disruption or other losses from political instability, terrorism, war or armed hostilities or geopolitical tensions;
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,safety, labor strikes, work stoppages and unionization efforts;
our and our private brands customers’ ability to continue to compete in ourtheir product categories, including the success of pricing, advertising and our ability to retain our market positionpromotional programs and favorable perceptions of our brands;
ourthe ability to anticipate and respond to changes in consumer and customer preferences and behaviors and introduce new products;behaviors;
changes in economic conditions, disruptions in the U.S. and global capital and credit markets, changes in interest rates, volatility in the market valuesuccess of derivatives and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;new product introductions;
allegations that our products cause injury or illness, product recalls and withdrawals, and product liability claims and other related litigation;
compliance with existing and changing laws and regulations;
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our ability to identify, complete and integrate or otherwise effectively execute acquisitions or other strategic transactions and effectively manage our growth;transactions;
our ability to successfully executeintegrate the possible divestiture of our Investment in BellRingPet Food operations, deliver on the expected financial contribution, cost savings and the possibility that we may not realize the strategic and financial benefits from such possible divestiture andsynergies from the transactions relating to the BellRing Spin-off, including the qualification of these transactions for their intended tax treatment;Pet Food acquisition and maintain relationships with Pet Food employees, customers and suppliers, while maintaining focus on our pre-acquisition businesses;
our and Smucker’s ability to comply with certain ancillary agreements associated with 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;Pet Food acquisition;
conflicting interests or the appearance of conflicting interests resultingdifferences in our actual operating results from severalany of our directors and officers also serving as directors or officers of one or more companies in which we own an interest;guidance regarding our future performance;
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 changesrisks related to the market priceintended tax treatment of any equity securities that we hold;
impairmentour divestitures of our interest in the carrying value of goodwill or other intangibles, or other-than-temporary impairment in the carrying value of investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries;BellRing;
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 withreliance on third parties that have invested with us in 8th Avenue and to effectively realizefor the strategic and financial benefits expected as a resultmanufacture of the separate capitalizationmany of 8th Avenue;our products;
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 offor certain leases;
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our ability to protect our intellectual property and other assets and to continue to uselicense third party intellectual property subject to intellectual property licenses;
the ability of our and our customers’, and 8th Avenue’s and its customers’, private brand products to compete with nationally branded products;property;
risks associated with our international businesses;
changesimpairment in estimatesthe carrying value of goodwill or other intangibles;
changes in critical accounting judgments;estimates;
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 resultsconflicting interests or the appearance of conflicting interests resulting from any of our guidance regarding ourdirectors and 8th Avenue’s future performance;
our and PHPC’s ability to satisfy the requirementsofficers also serving as directors or officers of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;other companies; and
other risks and uncertainties included under “Risk Factors” withinin Item 1A of Part II of this report, in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2023, and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021,2022, filed with the SEC on November 19, 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 6,17, 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 $6$4 million and $17$7 million as of June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021,2022, 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.”
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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 foreign currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, the Company uses a combination of foreign currency exchange contracts, which may consist of options, forward contracts and currency swaps. As of June 30, 2023, a hypothetical 10% adverse change in the expected Euro-GBP and USD-GBP foreign currency exchange rates would have reduced the fair value of the Company’s foreign currency-related derivatives portfolio by approximately $1 million. As of September 30, 2022, a hypothetical 10% adverse change in the expected Euro-GBP foreign currency 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 June 30, 2022,2023, the Company had outstanding principal value of indebtedness of $6,032.7$6,197.7 million related to its senior notes, Fourth Incremental Term Loan and a municipal bond. At June 30, 2022,2023, Post’s revolving credit facility had available borrowing capacity of $728.8$730.3 million. Of the total $6,032.7$6,197.7 million of outstanding indebtedness, $6,026.3$5,792.4 million bore interest at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 5.0%4.8%. As of September 30, 2021,2022, the Company had principal value of indebtedness of $6,447.7$5,969.3 million related to its senior notes and a municipal bond. At September 30, 2021,2022, Post’s revolving credit facility had available borrowing capacity of $730.8$730.3 million. Of the total $6,447.7$5,969.3 million of outstanding indebtedness, $6,440.2$5,962.9 million bore interest at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 5.1%4.8%.
As of June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021,2022, the fair value of the Company’s debt, excluding any outstanding borrowings under the municipal bond, was $5,312.7$5,723.1 million and $6,596.7$5,171.0 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 $95$103 million and $38$111 million as of June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021,2022, 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 nine months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021.2022.
For additional information regarding the Company’s debt, refer to Note 15 within “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”
Interest rate swaps
As of June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021,2022, the Company had interest rate swaps with a notional value of $1,049.3$700.0 million and $1,749.3$1,381.9 million, respectively. A hypothetical 10% adverse change in interest rates would have decreased the fair value of the interest rate swaps by approximately $38$13 million and $11$48 million as of June 30, 20222023 and September 30, 2021,2022, 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
In connection with the Company’s Pet Food acquisition completed in fiscal 2023, management is in the process of analyzing, evaluating and, where necessary, implementing changes in controls and procedures. This process may result in additions or changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. There were no other significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 20222023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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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” withinin 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 “Third Quarter 10-Q”), 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, 2021,2022, filed with the SEC on November 19, 202117, 2022 (the “Annual Report”), as well as the risk factors contained in “Risk Factors” within Item 1A of Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 20222023, filed with the SEC on May 6, 20225, 2023 (the “Second Quarter 10-Q”Report”), which are incorporated herein by reference. AsMany of the date of this Third Quarter 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosedrisks set forth in the Annual Report as updated byregarding our existing businesses and categories prior to our acquisition of a portion of The J. M. Smucker Company’s pet food business (“Pet Food”) also are risks to the risk factors disclosedongoing operations of the Pet Food business, and risks related to food for human consumption, the food and beverage category and the food and beverage industry included in the Annual Report should be read to include pet food, the pet food category and the pet food industry, respectively. The risks included in the Annual Report, the Second Quarter 10-Q. These risksReport and herein could materially and adversely affect our businesses, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. TheSuch 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 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.
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 June 30, 2022:2023:
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage 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, 2022849,077 $74.10 849,077 $228,640,459 
May 1, 2022 - May 31, 20221,034,539 $78.25 1,034,539 $147,684,959 
June 1, 2022 - June 30, 202223,685 $80.54 23,685 $145,777,376 
Total1,907,301 $76.43 1,907,301 $145,777,376 
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage 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, 2023 - April 30, 202377,003 $87.74 77,003 $209,579,913 
May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023901,238 $87.18 901,238 $131,007,349 
June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023947,210 $86.03 947,210 $338,970,405 
Total1,925,451 $86.64 1,925,451 $338,970,405 
(a)Does not include broker’s commissions.
(b)On November 17, 2021,August 31, 2022, our Board of Directors approved an authorization to repurchase up to $400,000,000$300.0 million of shares of our common stock effective November 20, 2021September 3, 2022 (the “Authorization”“Prior Authorization”). The Prior Authorization had an expiration date of September 3, 2024. On June 6, 2023, our Board of Directors terminated the Prior Authorization effective June 6, 2023 and approved a new authorization to repurchase up to $400.0 million of shares of our common stock effective June 7, 2023 (the “New Authorization”). The New Authorization expires on November 20, 2023.June 7, 2025. 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 5.    OTHER INFORMATION.
Rule 10b5-1 and Non-Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, no director or “officer,” as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are either provided with this Form 10-Q or are incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit No.Description
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2.2
*2.3
2.4
3.1
3.2
3.3
4.1
4.2
4.3
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4.5
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Exhibit No.Description
10.52
31.1
31.2
**32.1
101Interactive Data File (Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 20222023 filed in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language)). The financial information contained in the iXBRL-related documents is “unaudited” and “unreviewed.”
104The cover page from the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022,2023, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and contained in Exhibit 101
*ExhibitsCertain schedules and schedulesexhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)SEC a copy of any omitted exhibit or schedule upon request by the SEC.
**These certifications are deemed not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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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:August 5, 20224, 2023By:/s/ Jeff A. ZadoksMatthew J. Mainer
Jeff A. ZadoksMatthew J. Mainer
EVP andSVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

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