SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
[ X ] | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) |
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDEDSEPTEMBER 30, 2006 |
[ ] | 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 0-50189
Pennsylvania | 75-3099507 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
One Crown Way, Philadelphia, PA | 19154-4599 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
215-698-5100 | ||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
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 X No __
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
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There were 163,042,995 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2006.
Crown Holdings, Inc.
FORM 10-Q
FOR QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Crown Holdings, Inc.
(Unaudited)
Three months ended September 30 | ||||||||
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2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 2,022 | $ | 1,890 | ||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization | 1,702 | 1,555 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 58 | 63 | ||||||
Gross profit | 262 | 272 | ||||||
Selling and administrative expense | 78 | 87 | ||||||
Gain on sale of assets | ( | 1 | ) | |||||
Provision for restructuring | 3 | |||||||
Interest expense | 73 | 94 | ||||||
Interest income | ( | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | ) | ||
Translation and exchange adjustments | ( | 1 | ) | ( | 19 | ) | ||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | 115 | 109 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | 16 | 17 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | ( | 12 | ) | ( | 10 | ) | ||
Income from continuing operations | 87 | 82 | ||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | ( | 2 | ) | ( | 4 | ) | ||
Net income | $ | 85 | $ | 78 | ||||
Basic earnings/(loss) per average common share: | ||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
Discontinued operations | ( | 0.01 | ) | ( | 0.02 | ) | ||
Net income | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.47 | ||||
Diluted earnings/(loss) per average common share: | ||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.47 | ||||
Discontinued operations | ( | 0.01 | ) | ( | 0.02 | ) | ||
Net income | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.45 | ||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic | 165,711,447 | 165,867,132 | ||||||
Diluted | 169,829,685 | 171,909,751 |
The accompanyingnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Crown Holdings, Inc.
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Nine months ended September 30 | ||||||||
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2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 5,375 | $ | 5,163 | ||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization | 4,512 | 4,269 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 170 | 184 | ||||||
Gross profit | 693 | 710 | ||||||
Selling and administrative expense | 234 | 257 | ||||||
Gain on sale of assets | ( | 2 | ) | ( | 22 | ) | ||
Provision for restructuring | 14 | 3 | ||||||
Loss from early extinguishments of debt | 2 | |||||||
Interest expense | 210 | 283 | ||||||
Interest income | ( | 8 | ) | ( | 6 | ) | ||
Translation and exchange adjustments | ( | 9 | ) | 76 | ||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | 254 | 117 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | 42 | 15 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | ( | 41 | ) | ( | 21 | ) | ||
Income from continuing operations | 171 | 81 | ||||||
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations | ( | 29 | ) | 15 | ||||
Net income | $ | 142 | $ | 96 | ||||
Basic earnings/(loss) per average common share: | ||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 1.02 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
Discontinued operations | ( | 0.17 | ) | 0.09 | ||||
Net income | $ | 0.85 | $ | 0.58 | ||||
Diluted earnings/(loss) per average common share: | ||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 1.00 | $ | 0.47 | ||||
Discontinued operations | ( | 0.17 | ) | 0.09 | ||||
Net income | $ | 0.83 | $ | 0.56 | ||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic | 166,619,352 | 165,793,699 | ||||||
Diluted | 170,790,808 | 171,766,529 |
The accompanyingnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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September 30, 2006 | December 31, 2005 | |||||||
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Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 289 | $ | 294 | ||||
Receivables, net | 1,070 | 686 | ||||||
Inventories | 922 | 810 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 69 | 55 | ||||||
Total current assets | 2,350 | 1,845 | ||||||
Goodwill | 2,127 | 2,013 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,600 | 1,607 | ||||||
Pension assets | 964 | 871 | ||||||
Other non-current assets | 195 | 209 | ||||||
Total | $ | 7,236 | $ | 6,545 | ||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ deficit | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | 86 | $ | 72 | ||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 143 | 139 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 1,862 | 1,674 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 55 | 58 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 2,146 | 1,943 | ||||||
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 3,469 | 3,192 | ||||||
Postretirement and pension liabilities | 770 | 745 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 687 | 655 | ||||||
Minority interests | 271 | 246 | ||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities(Note M) | ||||||||
Shareholders’ deficit | ( | 107 | ) | ( | 236 | ) | ||
Total | $ | 7,236 | $ | 6,545 | ||||
The accompanyingnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Crown Holdings, Inc.
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended September 30 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 14 | $ | 101 | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | ( | 136 | ) | ( | 115 | ) | ||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Cash reclassified to assets held for sale | ( | 51 | ) | |||||
Other | 9 | ( | 5 | ) | ||||
Net cash used for investing activities | ( | 122 | ) | ( | 145 | ) | ||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt | 221 | 10 | ||||||
Payments of long-term debt | ( | 13 | ) | ( | 87 | ) | ||
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt | 8 | ( | 14 | ) | ||||
Common stock repurchased | ( | 117 | ) | ( | 14 | ) | ||
Common stock issued | 13 | 8 | ||||||
Dividends paid to minority interests | ( | 19 | ) | ( | 35 | ) | ||
Other | ( | 4 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities | 89 | ( | 132 | ) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 14 | ( | 20 | ) | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | ( | 5 | ) | ( | 196 | ) | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 | 294 | 471 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30 | $ | 289 | $ | 275 | ||||
The accompanyingnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
Comprehensive Income | | | Common | Paid-In | Accumulated | Treasury | Accumulated Other Comprehensive | |||||||||||||
Quarter | Year–To–Date | | | Stock | Capital | Deficit | Stock | Loss | Total | |||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2006 | | | $929 | $1,674 | ($1,526 | ) | ($94 | ) | ($1,219 | ) | ($236 | ) | ||||||||
Net income | $ 85 | $142 | | | 142 | 142 | ||||||||||||||
Translation adjustments | 20 | 80 | | | 80 | 80 | ||||||||||||||
Derivatives qualifying as hedges | 5 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Available for sale securities | 3 | 3 | | | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Comprehensive income | $113 | $225 | | | ||||||||||||||||
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Restricted stock issued | | | ( 2 | ) | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | | | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock repurchased | | | ( 86 | ) | ( 31 | ) | ( 117 | ) | ||||||||||||
Common stock issued — benefit plans | | | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2006 | | | $929 | $1,597 | ($1,384 | ) | ($113 | ) | ($1,136 | ) | ($107 | ) | ||||||||
The accompanyingnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Crown Holdings, Inc.
(Unaudited)
A. | Statement of Information Furnished |
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Crown Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”). The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with Form 10-Q instructions. In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the financial position of Crown Holdings, Inc. as of September 30, 2006 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. These results have been determined on the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and practices consistently applied. | |
Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, have been condensed or omitted. The December 31, 2005 balance sheet data was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2005. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. | |
B. | Recent Accounting and Reporting Pronouncements |
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the following accounting and reporting standards: | |
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004) (“FAS 123(R)”), “Share-Based Payment,” which requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements as compensation cost based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the awards that are expected to vest. Adoption of the standard resulted in a charge to income from continuing operations and net income of $1 ($1 net of tax, or $.01 per share) and $4 ($4 net of tax, or $.02 per share) in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and had no effect on the statement of cash flows. SeeNote E for additional disclosures required by the new standard. | |
SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs — An Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” which amends the guidance in ARB No. 43 to clarify that abnormal amounts of idle capacity expense, freight, handling costs and material spoilage should be expensed as incurred and not included in overhead. The Company prospectively adopted this standard and its adoption had no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position in the first nine months of 2006. | |
SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets — An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29,” which eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets in paragraph 21 (b) of APB 29 and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. The Company prospectively adopted this standard and its adoption had no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position in the first nine months of 2006. | |
SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a Replacement of APB No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3,” which requires retrospective application, with minor exceptions, to prior periods’ financial statements for changes in accounting principle. The statement applies primarily to voluntary changes in accounting principle. The Company prospectively adopted this standard and its adoption had no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position in the first nine months of 2006. | |
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158 (“FAS 158”), “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132 (R).” FAS 158 requires employers to fully recognize in their financial statements the obligations associated with single-employer defined benefit pension plans, retiree healthcare plans, and other postretirement plans. Specifically, it requires a company to (1) recognize on its balance sheet an asset for a plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status, (2) measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and (3) recognize changes in the funded status of a plan through comprehensive income in the year in which the changes occur. FAS 158 requires disclosure in a company’s notes to its financial statements of additional information about certain effects on net periodic benefit cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition assets or obligations. The requirement to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan and the disclosure requirements are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. Full recognition of the funded status, using the discount rates, assumptions, and other information as disclosed in Note W to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, would increase the Company’s shareholders’ deficit by approximately $700. The adjustments to shareholders’ deficit on December 31, 2006 will depend on many factors, including but not limited to, the discount rates used to record the adjustment and amendments, if any, made to the Company’s pension and other postretirement plans prior to the adoption of the standard. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. |
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C. | Discontinued Operations |
During the second and third quarters of 2006, the Company completed the sale of five plastics operations in Europe, and has committed to a plan to sell its one remaining European plastics operation. These six operations primarily make plastic bottles as well as products for cosmetics and beauty care companies. In October 2005, the Company completed the sale of its plastic closures business which makes closures for beverage, food and other consumer products. The European plastics operations and the plastic closures business were previously included in non-reportable segments in the Company’s segment reporting and had combined net sales of $698 for the year ended December 31, 2005, which included only nine months for the plastic closures business. | |
The results of operations for the European plastics operations for 2006 are reported within discontinued operations in the accompanying statements of operations, and the results of operations for prior periods have been recast to report the European plastics operations and the plastic closures business within discontinued operations. The segment results inNote P and the Condensed Combining Statements of Operations inNote Qalso reflect the reclassification of the divested businesses to discontinued operations. The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, including those in Note Q, were not recast to separately report the cash flows of the discontinued operations. No interest expense was allocated to discontinued operations and, therefore, all of the Company’s interest expense was included within continuing operations. | |
The components of income/(loss) from discontinued operations are presented below. | |
Three Months Ended September 30 | Nine Months Ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||
Income/(loss) before tax | $ | 15 | ( | $ | 8 | ) | $ | 44 | ||||||||||
Income tax on operations | ( | 2 | ) | ( | 12 | ) | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposal | ( | $ | 2 | ) | ( | 10 | ) | ( | 20 | ) | ( | 10 | ) | |||||
Tax on disposal | ( | 7 | ) | ( | 1 | ) | ( | 7 | ) | |||||||||
( | $ | 2 | ) | ( | $ | 4 | ) | ( | $ | 29 | ) | $ | 15 | |||||
The following assets and liabilities of the one remaining European plastics operation as of September 30, 2006 were reported in the accompanying balance sheet under the captions “prepaid expenses and other current assets” and “accounts payable and accrued liabilities,” respectively. The balances were not separately reported as “assets held for sale” and “liabilities held for sale” due to the immaterial amounts involved. |
Assets | Liabilities | |||||||
Inventories | $ | 1 | Accounts payable and | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1 | accrued liabilities | $ | 1 | ||||
$ | 2 | $ | 1 | |||||
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D. | Change in Consolidation |
In connection with the Company’s expansion of its beverage can operations in the Middle East, the Company obtained effective control of certain of these operations as of September 1, 2005 through amendments to existing shareholders’ agreements. The Company owns from 40% to 50% of these operations and its ownership percentages did not change as a result of the amendments. With the amendments, the Company now has the unilateral right to establish the operating, capital and financing activities of these operations and, accordingly, has changed its method of accounting to the consolidation method from the equity method. | |
The change in accounting had no effect on the Company’s net income or earnings per share. The Company’s proforma net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 are presented below, as if the Middle East operations had been consolidated as of January 1, 2005. |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
Net sales | September 30, 2005 | September 30, 2005 | ||||||
As reported | $ | 1,890 | $ | 5,163 | ||||
Proforma | 1,930 | 5,280 | ||||||
E. | Stock-Based Compensation |
On January 1, 2006 the Company adopted FAS 123(R), as discussed inNote B. The Company is using the modified prospective transition method, under which its consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, reflect the impact of FAS 123(R), while the consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of this standard. The following table reflects the proforma impact of the new standard on 2005 earnings as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FAS 123(R) as of January 1, 2005. |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net income, as reported | $ | 78 | $ | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Add: stock-based compensation expense included in net income as reported, net of related tax effects | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deduct: proforma stock-based compensation expense, net of tax | ( | 3 | ) | ( | 10 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proforma net income | $ | 76 | $ | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic - as reported | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- proforma | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted - as reported | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- proforma | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation was reported within Selling and Administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. | |
Stock-Based Compensation Plans | |
At September 30, 2006 the Company’s 2006 and 2004 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans, which expire in April 2016 and 2009, respectively, had approximately 8.1 million shares available for future awards of stock-based compensation. No remaining shares were available for awards under the Company’s 1990, 1994, 1997 and 2001 plans. On April 27, 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan. The 2006 and 2004 plans provide for the granting of awards in the form of stock options, deferred stock, restricted stock and stock-appreciation rights and may be subject to the achievement of certain performance goals. Shares awarded are generally issued from the Company’s treasury shares. |
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Stock Options | |
Outstanding stock options have a contractual term of ten years, are fixed-price and non-qualified, and vest either semi-annually or annually between two and four years from the date of grant. | |
Outstanding stock options were valued at their grant-date fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Valuations incorporate several variables, including expected term, volatility, a risk-free interest rate and employee termination behavior (“forfeiture rate”). The expected term (which is the timeframe under which an award is exercised after grant) is derived from historical data about participant exercise patterns. Volatility is the expected fluctuation of the Company’s stock price in the market and is derived from historical data about the Company’s stock price. The risk-free interest rate is the U.S. Treasury yield curve rate in effect at the date of the grant which has a contractual life similar to the option’s expected term. Employee termination behavior is based on historical data of the forfeiture of nonvested share-based awards through the termination of service by plan participants. Based on historical data, the Company estimates the forfeiture rate on nonvested awards to be approximately three percent at January 1, 2006. Compensation expense is recognized in the financial statements on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting period of the outstanding nonvested stock options. |
A summary of option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 follows: |
Shares | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | |||||||
Beginning outstanding | 12,137,048 | $15.01 | ||||||
Exercised | (2,022,539 | ) | 6.23 | |||||
Forfeited | (19,500 | ) | 10.56 | |||||
Expired | (1,248,050 | ) | 41.78 | |||||
Ending outstanding | 8,846,959 | 13.25 | ||||||
Options outstanding at September 30, 2006 had a weighted-average remaining contractual life of 5.5 years and an aggregate intrinsic value (which is the amount by which the stock price exceeded the exercise price of the options as of September 30, 2006) of $74. | |
As presented above no stock options were granted during the first nine months of 2006. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $25 and cash received from exercise of these stock options was $13. Since the Company is in a loss position in the U.S. it does not currently expect to realize a tax benefit from these option exercises. | |
At September 30, 2006 there were 8,842,094 shares that were vested or expected to vest, with a weighted-average exercise price of $13.25, an aggregate intrinsic value of $74 and a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 5.5 years; and 8,494,209 shares exercisable, with a weighted-average exercise price of $13.41, an aggregate intrinsic value of $71 and a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 5.4 years. Also at September 30, 2006, there was $1 of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding nonvested stock options with a weighted-average recognition period of eight months. | |
Restricted Stock | |
Restricted stock was issued in 2005 and 2006, under the 2004 stock-based incentive compensation plan, to certain senior executive officers and vests ratably over three years on the anniversary of the date of grant. The fair value for grants with no performance goal was based on the Company’s closing stock price at the grant date. The 2006 grants included 145,144 shares that vest in February 2009 and contain a performance feature. The performance criterion applied to these shares is the median Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”), which includes share price appreciation and dividends paid, of the Company during the term of the grant measured against a peer group of companies. The level of shares which vest in February 2009 is based on the level of performance achieved and ranges between 0% and 200% of the shares awarded. The performance awards are contingent upon the participant’s employment through the end of the three-year performance period and are settled in stock. The 2005 and 2006 awards permit the accelerated vesting of nonvested shares, excluding nonvested performance shares, upon termination of a participant due to retirement, disability or death. The fair value of each performance share was calculated as $21.17 using a Monte Carlo valuation model. The variables used in this model included stock price volatility of 36.9%, an expected term of three years and a risk-free interest rate assumption of 4.7%, along with other factors associated with the relative performance of the Company’s stock price and shareholder returns when compared to the companies in the peer group. |
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A summary of restricted stock transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 follows: |
Shares | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||
Beginning outstanding | 604,196 | $13.05 | ||||||
Awarded | 422,584 | 19.46 | ||||||
Released | (201,397 | ) | 13.05 | |||||
Ending outstanding | 825,383 | 16.33 | ||||||
As of September 30, 2006 there was $9 of unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding nonvested restricted stock awards. This cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.8 years. The total fair value of shares that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $3. |
F. | Goodwill |
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were as follows: |
Americas | North America | Europe | Europe | Non-reportable | ||||||||||
Beverage | Food | Beverage | Food | segments | Total | |||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2006 | $420 | $151 | $673 | $629 | $140 | $2,013 | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation | 2 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 11 | 114 | ||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2006 | $422 | $154 | $722 | $678 | $151 | $2,127 | ||||||||
G. | Inventories |
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Finished goods | $ | 344 | $ | 281 | |||
Work in process | 131 | 101 | |||||
Raw material and supplies | 447 | 428 | |||||
$ | 922 | $ | 810 | ||||
H. | Debt and Liquidity |
In 2005, the Company sold $500 of 7.625% senior notes due 2013 and $600 of 7.75% senior notes due 2015, and entered into an $800 first priority revolving credit facility due 2011 and a first priority term loan facility due 2012 comprised of $165 and €287 term loans. In August 2006, the Company borrowed an additional $200 under its existing first priority term loan facility due 2012. The revolving credit and term loan facilities are subject to a pricing grid and currently have pricing of 1.75% above LIBOR and EURIBOR. | |
During the first nine months of 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized foreign exchange gains of $9 and losses of $76, respectively, primarily for certain European subsidiaries that have unhedged currency exposure arising from external and intercompany debt obligations. |
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I. | Share Repurchases |
During the third quarter of 2006, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase program pursuant to which, for $100, the Company initially purchased approximately 5.3 million shares of its common stock. At the completion of the program, the Company may receive additional shares dependent on the volume-weighted average stock price during the remaining program period, which will complete in the fourth quarter of 2006. Through September 30, the Company has repurchased approximately 6.2 million shares of its common stock for $117 during 2006, and has approximately 162.9 million shares outstanding as of September 30, 2006. |
J. | Derivative Financial Instruments |
During the third quarter of 2006, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward contract with a notional value of £54 to buy pound sterling against euro. The contract is accounted for as a fair value hedge of pound sterling intercompany debt owed by a subsidiary with a euro functional currency. | |
During the first quarter of 2006, the Company entered into three foreign currency forward contracts with a combined notional value of $150 Canadian dollars to sell Canadian dollars against euro. Changes in the fair values of these contracts are reported currently in earnings as translation and exchange adjustments, and will offset a portion of the foreign currency gain or loss reported by Crown European Holdings on its $316 Canadian dollar intercompany receivable. | |
During the second quarter of 2006, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward contract with a notional value of $107 to buy U.S. dollars against pound sterling. The contract is accounted for as a fair value hedge of U.S. dollar debt of a U.K. subsidiary that is due December 2006. At September 30, 2006 the aggregate fair value of this derivative instrument was a gain of $1 and was reported within other current assets in the consolidated balance sheet. | |
In November 2005, the Company entered into four cross-currency swaps with a combined notional value of $700 to buy U.S. dollars against euro. The swaps are accounted for as cash flow hedges of U.S. dollar intercompany debt owed by a subsidiary with a euro functional currency. At September 30, 2006 the aggregate fair value of these derivatives was a loss of $58 and was reported within other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. |
K. | Restructuring |
The components of the outstanding restructuring reserve and movements within these components during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were as follows: | |
Termination | Other Exit | |||||||
Benefits | Costs | Total | ||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2005 | $14 | $ 1 | $15 | |||||
Provision | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Payments | ( 12 | ) | ( 1 | ) | ( 13 | ) | ||
Foreign currency translation | ( 1 | ) | ( 1 | ) | ||||
Balance as of September 30, 2005 | $ 3 | $ 1 | $ 4 | |||||
Balance as of January 1, 2006 | $12 | $ 1 | $13 | |||||
Provision | 9 | 5 | 14 | |||||
Payments | ( 5 | ) | ( 2 | ) | ( 7 | ) | ||
Foreign currency translation | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2006 | $17 | $ 4 | $21 | |||||
The charge of $14 in 2006 included $5 for severance costs in the Europe Food segment to close a plant, $4 of corporate charges for the estimated settlement costs of a labor dispute related to prior restructurings, $3 for severance costs in the Europe Specialty Packaging segment to reduce headcount, and $1 each in South America and Asia for severance related to plant consolidations. |
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L. | Asbestos–Related Liabilities |
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (“Crown Cork”) is one of many defendants in a substantial number of lawsuits filed throughout the United States by persons alleging bodily injury as a result of exposure to asbestos. These claims arose from the insulation operations of a U.S. company, the majority of whose stock Crown Cork purchased in 1963. Approximately ninety days after the stock purchase, this U.S. company sold its insulation assets and was later merged into Crown Cork. | |
Prior to 1998, the amounts paid to asbestos claimants were covered by a fund made available to Crown Cork under a 1985 settlement with carriers insuring Crown Cork through 1976, when Crown Cork became self-insured. The fund was depleted in 1998 and the Company has no remaining coverage for asbestos-related costs. | |
In May 2006, May 2005, January 2005 and April 2004, the States of South Carolina, Florida, Ohio and Mississippi, respectively, enacted legislation that limits the asbestos-related liabilities under state law of companies such as Crown Cork that allegedly incurred these liabilities because they are successors by corporate merger to companies that had been involved with asbestos. The new legislation, which applies to future and, with the exception of South Carolina, pending claims, caps asbestos-related liabilities at the fair market value of the predecessor’s total gross assets adjusted for inflation. Crown Cork has paid significantly more for asbestos-related claims than the total adjusted value of its predecessor’s assets. Crown Cork has integrated the legislation into its claims defense strategy. The Company cautions, however, that the legislation may be challenged and there can be no assurance regarding the ultimate effect of the legislation on Crown Cork | |
In June 2003, the State of Texas enacted legislation that limits the asbestos-related liabilities in Texas courts of companies such as Crown Cork that allegedly incurred these liabilities because they are successors by corporate merger to companies that had been involved with asbestos. The Texas legislation, which applies to future claims and pending claims, caps asbestos-related liabilities at the total gross value of the predecessor’s assets adjusted for inflation. Crown Cork has paid significantly more for asbestos-related claims than the total adjusted value of its predecessor’s assets. On October 31, 2003, Crown Cork received a favorable ruling on its motion for summary judgment in two asbestos-related cases pending against it in the district court of Harris County, Texas (in Re Asbestos-Litigation No. 90-23333, District Court, Harris County, Texas), which were appealed. On May 4, 2006, the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals upheld the favorable ruling in one of the two cases (Barbara Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., No. 14-04-00658-CV, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Texas). The Appeals Court decision is subject to potential appeal by the plaintiff. In addition, a favorable ruling for summary judgment in an asbestos case pending against Crown Cork in the district court of Travis County, Texas (in Re Rosemarie Satterfield as Representative of the Estate of Jerrold Braley Deceased v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. District Court Travis County, 98th Judicial District Cause No. GN-203572) has been appealed. Although the Company believes that the rulings of the District Court and Appeals Court are correct, there can be no assurance that the legislation will be upheld by the Texas courts on appeal or in other cases that may challenge the legislation. | |
In December 2001, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted legislation that limits the asbestos-related liabilities of Pennsylvania corporations that are successors by corporate merger to companies involved with asbestos. The legislation limits the successor’s liability for asbestos to the acquired company’s asset value adjusted for inflation. Crown Cork has already paid significantly more for asbestos-related claims than the acquired company’s adjusted asset value. On February 20, 2004, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversed the June 11, 2002 order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, in which the Court of Common Pleas ruled favorably on a motion by Crown Cork for summary judgment regarding 376 pending asbestos-related cases against Crown Cork in Philadelphia and remanded the cases to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (Ieropoli v. AC&S Corporation, et. al., No. 117 EM 2002). The Court ruled that the new statute, as applied, violated the Pennsylvania Constitution because it retroactively extinguished the plaintiffs’ pre-existing and accrued causes of action. The Company believes that the ruling by the court was limited only to cases which were pending at the time the legislation was enacted. In November 2004, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted legislation amending the 2001 successor liability statute providing that the 2001 statute applies only to asbestos-related claims with respect to which the two-year statute of limitations for asbestos-related claims began to run after the statute was enacted on December 17, 2001. On July 28, 2005, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas granted Crown Cork’s global motion for summary judgment to dismiss all pending asbestos-related cases filed in the court after December 17, 2003 (In re: Asbestos-Litigation October term 1986, No. 001). Subsequently filed cases have also been dismissed by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas based on the statute. These decisions remain subject to potential appeal by the plaintiffs and in five cases a notice of appeal to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has been filed by the plaintiffs. The Company cautions that the Company’s position regarding the limitation of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling may not be upheld. |
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In recent years, certain other state and federal legislators have considered legislation to reform the treatment of asbestos-related personal injury claims. The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 (the “FAIR Bill”) was introduced in the United States Senate in April 2005, and was defeated in a procedural vote in the Senate in February 2006 and motion for reconsideration has been filed. The FAIR Bill would create a national trust fund in lieu of state and federal litigation to compensate people with asbestos-related diseases. The trust fund would require contributions from companies, such as Crown Cork, that have made past payments for asbestos-related personal injury claims and would limit the payments made by such companies relating to asbestos-related liabilities during the life of the fund. There can be no assurance that federal asbestos legislation, such as the FAIR Bill, will be passed into law or the form that any such legislation will take. Due to this uncertainty, the Company has not considered possible federal legislation in evaluating the adequacy of the Company’s reserve for asbestos-related claims. | |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Crown Cork received approximately 4,000 new claims, settled or dismissed approximately 3,000 claims for a total of $9 and had approximately 80,000 claims outstanding at the end of the period. Settlement amounts include amounts committed to be paid in future periods. | |
As of September 30, 2006, the Company’s accrual for pending and future asbestos-related claims was $199. The Company estimates that its probable and estimable liability for pending and future asbestos-related claims will range between $199 and $257. The accrual balance of $199 includes $124 for unasserted claims and $5 for committed settlements that will be paid over time. | |
Historically (1977-2005), Crown Cork estimates that approximately one-quarter of all asbestos-related claims made against it have been asserted by claimants who claim first exposure to asbestos after 1964. However, because of Crown Cork’s settlement experience to date and the increased difficulty of establishing identification of the subsidiary’s insulation products as the cause of injury by persons alleging first exposure to asbestos after 1964, the Company has not included in its accrual and range of potential liability any amounts for settlements by persons alleging first exposure to asbestos after 1964. | |
Assumptions underlying the accrual and the range of potential liability include that claims for exposure to asbestos that occurred after the sale of the U.S. company’s insulation business in 1964 would not be entitled to settlement payouts and that the Texas, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Ohio and Pennsylvania asbestos legislation described above are expected to have a highly favorable impact on Crown Cork’s ability to settle or defend against asbestos-related claims in those states, and other states where Pennsylvania law may apply. The Company’s accrual includes estimates for probable costs for claims through the year 2015. The upper end of the Company’s estimated range of possible asbestos costs of $257 includes claims beyond that date. | |
While it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of the asbestos-related claims and settlements, the Company believes that resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. The Company cautions, however, that estimates for asbestos cases and settlements are difficult to predict and may be influenced by many factors. In addition, there can be no assurance regarding the validity or correctness of the Company’s assumptions or beliefs underlying its accrual and the estimated range of potential liability. Unfavorable court decisions or other adverse developments may require the Company to substantially increase its accrual or change its estimate. Accordingly, these matters, if resolved in a manner different from the estimate, could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flow. |
M. | Commitments and Contingent Liabilities |
In 2003, Crown Cork amended the retiree medical benefits that it had been providing to approximately 10,000 retirees pursuant to a series of collective bargaining agreements between Crown Cork and certain unions. The amendments increased maximum coverage, required additional retiree contributions for medical and prescription drug costs and reduced other coverage benefits. Crown Cork is a party to litigation initiated in June 2003 in which the USWA and IAM unions and retirees claim that the retiree medical benefits were vested and that the amendments breached the applicable collective bargaining agreements in violation of ERISA and the Labor Management Relations Act. Crown Cork and the USWA parties have submitted their dispute to binding arbitration in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, with respect to litigation involving Crown and the IAM parties, a federal district court in Nebraska ruled that, pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement, the matter should be resolved through arbitration. The Company has appealed the district court’s ruling. The Company believes that it had the right to make such amendments and intends to contest the matter vigorously. However, the ultimate outcome of these cases is uncertain and if they are decided adversely, the Company could be required to restore all or a portion of the retiree medical benefits to their pre-amendment levels. Restoration of the retiree medical benefits to their pre-amendment levels would increase the accumulated postretirement obligation by approximately $56, the annual charge to income by approximately $9, and the annual payments to retirees by approximately $6 in the initial years after restoration. |
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The Company is subject to various other lawsuits and claims with respect to labor, environmental, securities, vendor and other matters arising out of the normal course of business. While the impact on future financial results is not subject to reasonable estimation because considerable uncertainty exists, management believes that the ultimate liabilities resulting from such lawsuits and claims will not materially affect the results of operations, financial position or cash flow of the Company. | |
The Company has various commitments to purchase materials and supplies as part of the ordinary conduct of business. The Company’s basic raw materials for its products are tinplate and aluminum, both of which are purchased from multiple sources. The Company is subject to fluctuations in the cost of these raw materials and has periodically adjusted its selling prices to certain customers to reflect these movements. There can be no assurances, however, that the Company will be able to fully recover any increases or fluctuations in raw material costs from its customers. The Company also has commitments for standby letters of credit and for purchases of capital assets. | |
At September 30, 2006, the Company had certain indemnification agreements covering environmental remediation and other potential costs associated with properties sold or businesses divested. The Company accrues for costs associated with such indemnifications and potential costs when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. At September 30, 2006, the Company also had guarantees of $24 related to the residual values of leased assets and recorded a liability of $8 related to these guarantees. |
N. | Earnings Per Share |
The following table summarizes the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively: |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ 87 | $ 82 | $ 171 | $ 81 | ||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | 165.7 | 165.9 | 166.6 | 165.8 | ||||||||||
Add: dilutive stock options and restricted stock | 4.1 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 6.0 | ||||||||||
Diluted | 169.8 | 171.9 | 170.8 | 171.8 | ||||||||||
Basic earnings per share - continuing operations | $ 0.52 | $ 0.49 | $ 1.02 | $ 0.49 | ||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share - continuing operations | $ 0.51 | $ 0.47 | $ 1.00 | $ 0.47 | ||||||||||
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Excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share were common shares contingently issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options, amounting to 2.2 million and 2.7 million shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and 3.6 million shares for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. These shares were excluded because the exercise prices of the then outstanding options were above the average market prices for the related periods |
O. | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Pension Benefits - U.S. Plans | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | 7 | $ | 7 | |||||||||
Interest cost | 19 | 20 | 58 | 59 | |||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets | ( | 27 | ) | ( | 22 | ) | ( | 81 | ) | ( | 64 | ) | |||||
Recognized prior service cost | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Recognized net loss | 13 | 14 | 42 | 46 | |||||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 8 | $ | 14 | $ | 28 | $ | 49 | |||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Pension Benefits - Non-U.S. Plans | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 8 | $ | 9 | $ | 26 | $ | 28 | |||||||||
Interest cost | 39 | 40 | 113 | 125 | |||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets | ( | 55 | ) | ( | 53 | ) | ( | 160 | ) | ( | 165 | ) | |||||
Recognized prior service cost | ( | 2 | ) | ( | 1 | ) | ( | 5 | ) | ( | 5 | ) | |||||
Recognized net loss | 9 | 11 | 27 | 38 | |||||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost/(income) | ( | $ | 1 | ) | $ | 6 | $ | 1 | $ | 21 | |||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Other Postretirement Benefits | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | |||||||||
Interest cost | 7 | 9 | 25 | 28 | |||||||||||||
Recognized prior service cost | ( | 3 | ) | ( | 2 | ) | ( | 11 | ) | ( | 8 | ) | |||||
Recognized net loss | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 5 | $ | 11 | $ | 26 | $ | 34 | |||||||||
The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 that it expected its 2006 pension plan contributions to be $23, excluding a potential additional contribution to its U.K. plan. The Company now expects that an additional contribution of £31 will be made to its U.K. plan in 2006 and that its total pension plan contributions for 2006 will be approximately $80. |
P. | Segment Information |
The Company’s business is organized geographically within three divisions, Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Within the Americas and Europe, the Company has determined that it has the following reportable segments organized along a combination of product lines and geographic areas: Americas Beverage and North America Food within the Americas, and Europe Beverage, Europe Food and Europe Specialty Packaging within Europe. Prior periods shown below have been conformed to the current presentation. |
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The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on segment income. Segment income, which is not a defined term under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, is defined by the Company as net sales less cost of products sold, depreciation and amortization, and selling and administrative expenses. Segment income should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income data prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures by other companies. |
The tables below present information about operating segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005: |
External Sales | External Sales | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Americas Beverage | $ | 437 | $ | 438 | $ | 1,210 | $ | 1,271 | |||||||||
North America Food | 250 | 226 | 630 | 585 | |||||||||||||
Europe Beverage | 342 | 273 | 919 | 722 | |||||||||||||
Europe Food | 574 | 567 | 1,435 | 1,439 | |||||||||||||
Europe Specialty Packaging | 120 | 112 | 312 | 311 | |||||||||||||
Total reportable segments | 1,723 | 1,616 | 4,506 | 4,328 | |||||||||||||
Non-reportable segments | 299 | 274 | 869 | 835 | |||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,022 | $ | 1,890 | $ | 5,375 | $ | 5,163 | |||||||||
Segment Income | Segment Income | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Americas Beverage | $ | 51 | $ | 56 | $ | 117 | $ | 148 | |||||||||
North America Food | 28 | 13 | 54 | 32 | |||||||||||||
Europe Beverage | 32 | 43 | 96 | 110 | |||||||||||||
Europe Food | 55 | 70 | 146 | 168 | |||||||||||||
Europe Specialty Packaging | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | |||||||||||||
Total reportable segments | $ | 172 | $ | 189 | $ | 433 | $ | 477 | |||||||||
The following table reconciles the Company’s segment income of reportable segments to consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings: |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Segment income of reportable segments | $ | 172 | $ | 189 | $ | 433 | $ | 477 | |||||||||
Segment income of non-reportable segments | 28 | 27 | 92 | 90 | |||||||||||||
Corporate and unallocated items | ( | 16 | ) | ( | 31 | ) | ( | 66 | ) | ( | 114 | ) | |||||
Gain on sale of assets | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
Provision for restructuring | ( | 3 | ) | ( | 14 | ) | ( | 3 | ) | ||||||||
Loss from early extinguishments of debt | ( | 2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | ( | 73 | ) | ( | 94 | ) | ( | 210 | ) | ( | 283 | ) | |||||
Interest income | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | 1 | 19 | 9 | ( | 76 | ) | |||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | $ | 115 | $ | 109 | $ | 254 | $ | 117 | |||||||||
“Corporate and unallocated items” includes corporate and division administrative costs, technology costs, and unallocated items such as the U.S. and U.K. pension plan costs. The decrease from 2005 to 2006 was primarily due to reduced pension and incentive compensation costs in 2006. |
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Q. | Condensed Combining Financial Information |
Crown European Holdings (Issuer), a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, has outstanding senior notes that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Crown Holdings, Inc. and certain subsidiaries. The guarantors are 100% owned by the Company and the guarantees are made on a joint and several basis. The guarantor column includes financial information for all subsidiaries in the United States (except for an insurance subsidiary and a receivable securitization subsidiary), and substantially all subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Mexico and Switzerland. The following condensed combining financial statements: | |
• statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, | |
• balance sheets as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and | |
• statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 | |
are presented on the following pages to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. | |
CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net sales | $1,204 | $818 | $2,022 | ||||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation | |||||||||||||
and amortization | ($6 | ) | 1,008 | 700 | 1,702 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 35 | 23 | 58 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 6 | 161 | 95 | 262 | |||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | 59 | 19 | 78 | ||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||
Net interest expense | 18 | 53 | 71 | ||||||||||
Technology royalty | (9 | ) | 9 | ||||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | (2 | ) | 1 | (1 | ) | ||||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (12 | ) | 61 | 66 | 115 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 2 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||
Equity earnings | $85 | 60 | 28 | ($173 | ) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
minority interests and equity earnings | 85 | 48 | 87 | 52 | (173 | ) | 99 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | (12 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||||
Income from continuing operations | 85 | 48 | 87 | 40 | (173 | ) | 87 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||||
Net income | $85 | $48 | $85 | $40 | ($173 | ) | $85 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended September 30, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net sales | $1,151 | $739 | $1,890 | ||||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation | |||||||||||||
and amortization | ($5 | ) | 939 | 621 | 1,555 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 40 | 23 | 63 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 5 | 172 | 95 | 272 | |||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | 58 | 29 | 87 | ||||||||||
Provision for restructuring | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
Net interest expense | 30 | 59 | 3 | 92 | |||||||||
Technology royalty | (10 | ) | 10 | ||||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | (24 | ) | 5 | (19 | ) | ||||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (1 | ) | 58 | 52 | 109 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 3 | 14 | 17 | ||||||||||
Equity earnings | $78 | 67 | 25 | ($170 | ) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
minority interests and equity earnings | 78 | 66 | 80 | 38 | (170 | ) | 92 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | (10 | ) | (10 | ) | |||||||||
Income from continuing operations | 78 | 66 | 80 | 28 | (170 | ) | 82 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||||
Income/(loss) before income taxes | (1 | ) | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
Net income | $78 | $66 | $78 | $26 | ($170 | ) | $78 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net sales | $3,297 | $2,078 | $5,375 | ||||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation | |||||||||||||
and amortization | ($17 | ) | 2,785 | 1,744 | 4,512 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 107 | 63 | 170 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 17 | 405 | 271 | 693 | |||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | 178 | 56 | 234 | ||||||||||
(Gain)/loss on sale of assets | (7 | ) | 5 | (2 | ) | ||||||||
Provision for restructuring | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
Net interest expense | 50 | 151 | 1 | 202 | |||||||||
Technology royalty | (23 | ) | 23 | ||||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | 3 | (14 | ) | 2 | (9 | ) | |||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (29 | ) | 101 | 182 | 254 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 6 | 36 | 42 | ||||||||||
Equity earnings | $142 | 134 | 74 | ($350 | ) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
minority interests and equity earnings | 142 | 105 | 169 | 146 | (350 | ) | 212 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | (41 | ) | (41 | ) | |||||||||
Income from continuing operations | 142 | 105 | 169 | 105 | (350 | ) | 171 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (26 | ) | (2 | ) | (28 | ) | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Net income | $142 | $105 | $142 | $103 | ($350 | ) | $142 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net sales | $3,341 | $1,822 | $5,163 | ||||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation | |||||||||||||
and amortization | ($15 | ) | 2,792 | 1,492 | 4,269 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 122 | 62 | 184 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 15 | 427 | 268 | 710 | |||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | 189 | 68 | 257 | ||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (10 | ) | (12 | ) | (22 | ) | |||||||
Provision for restructuring | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
Loss from early extinguishments of debt | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Net interest expense | 91 | 179 | 7 | 277 | |||||||||
Technology royalty | (25 | ) | 25 | ||||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | 2 | 45 | 29 | 76 | |||||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (78 | ) | 45 | 150 | 117 | ||||||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | (29 | ) | 44 | 15 | |||||||||
Equity earnings | $96 | 172 | 6 | ($274 | ) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
minority interests and equity earnings | 96 | 94 | 80 | 106 | (274 | ) | 102 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | (21 | ) | (21 | ) | |||||||||
Income from continuing operations | 96 | 94 | 80 | 85 | (274 | ) | 81 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 28 | 6 | 34 | ||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 12 | 7 | 19 | ||||||||||
Net income | $96 | $94 | $96 | $84 | ($274 | ) | $96 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
As of September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||
Current assets | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $43 | $246 | $289 | ||||||||||
Receivables, net | $104 | 153 | 813 | 1,070 | |||||||||
Intercompany receivables | 2 | 72 | 30 | ($104 | ) | ||||||||
Inventories | 518 | 404 | 922 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $1 | 6 | 52 | 10 | 69 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 1 | 112 | 838 | 1,503 | (104 | ) | 2,350 | ||||||
Intercompany debt receivables | 1,500 | 1,526 | 385 | (3,411 | ) | ||||||||
Investments | 3 | 3,070 | (182 | ) | (2,891 | ) | |||||||
Goodwill | 1,510 | 617 | 2,127 | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 908 | 692 | 1,600 | ||||||||||
Pension assets | 964 | 964 | |||||||||||
Other non-current assets | 10 | 138 | 47 | 195 | |||||||||
Total | $4 | $4,692 | $5,702 | $3,244 | ($6,406 | ) | $7,236 | ||||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | |||||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||||
Short-term debt | $28 | $2 | $56 | $86 | |||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 4 | 112 | 27 | 143 | |||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $6 | 16 | 1,130 | 710 | 1,862 | ||||||||
Intercompany payables | 30 | 74 | ($104 | ) | |||||||||
Income taxes payable | 3 | 21 | 31 | 55 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 6 | 51 | 1,295 | 898 | (104 | ) | 2,146 | ||||||
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 1,045 | 2,345 | 79 | 3,469 | |||||||||
Long-term intercompany debt | 105 | 2,249 | 771 | 286 | (3,411 | ) | |||||||
Postretirement and pension liabilities | 1 | 752 | 17 | 770 | |||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 48 | 536 | 103 | 687 | |||||||||
Minority interests | 271 | 271 | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities | |||||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | (107 | ) | 1,298 | 3 | 1,590 | (2,891 | ) | (107 | ) | ||||
Total | $4 | $4,692 | $5,702 | $3,244 | ($6,406 | ) | $7,236 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
As of December 31, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||
Current assets | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $67 | $227 | $294 | ||||||||||
Receivables, net | $61 | 61 | 564 | 686 | |||||||||
Intercompany receivables | 1 | 65 | 53 | ($119 | ) | ||||||||
Inventories | 470 | 340 | 810 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 53 | 2 | 55 | ||||||||||
Total current assets | 62 | 716 | 1,186 | (119 | ) | 1,845 | |||||||
Intercompany debt receivables | $3 | 1,562 | 1,562 | 740 | (3,867 | ) | |||||||
Investments | (222 | ) | 2,685 | (122 | ) | (2,341 | ) | ||||||
Goodwill | 1,430 | 583 | 2,013 | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 951 | 656 | 1,607 | ||||||||||
Pension assets | 871 | 871 | |||||||||||
Other non-current assets | 11 | 120 | 78 | 209 | |||||||||
Total | ($219 | ) | $4,320 | $5,528 | $3,243 | ($6,327 | ) | $6,545 | |||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | |||||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||||
Short-term debt | $23 | $2 | $47 | $72 | |||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 3 | 110 | 26 | 139 | |||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $17 | 14 | 1,037 | 606 | 1,674 | ||||||||
Intercompany payables | 4 | 49 | 66 | ($119 | ) | ||||||||
Income taxes payable | 5 | 9 | 44 | 58 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 17 | 49 | 1,207 | 789 | (119 | ) | 1,943 | ||||||
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 912 | 2,214 | 66 | 3,192 | |||||||||
Long-term intercompany debt | 2,212 | 1,066 | 589 | (3,867 | ) | ||||||||
Postretirement and pension liabilities | 730 | 15 | 745 | ||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 13 | 533 | 109 | 655 | |||||||||
Minority interests | 246 | 246 | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities | |||||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | (236 | ) | 1,134 | (222 | ) | 1,429 | (2,341 | ) | (236 | ) | |||
Total | ($219 | ) | $4,320 | $5,528 | $3,243 | ($6,327 | ) | $6,545 | |||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities | ($4 | ) | ($65 | ) | $7 | $76 | $14 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (52 | ) | (84 | ) | (136 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sale of property,plant and equipment | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
Intercompany investing activities | (42 | ) | 197 | ($155 | ) | ||||||||
Other | (4 | ) | 13 | 9 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities | (42 | ) | 144 | (69 | ) | (155 | ) | (122 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from long–term debt | 200 | 21 | 221 | ||||||||||
Payments of long–term debt | (13 | ) | (13 | ) | |||||||||
Net change in revolving credit facility and short–term debt | 49 | (48 | ) | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
Net change in long–term intercompany balances | 108 | 58 | (225 | ) | 59 | ||||||||
Common stock repurchased | (117 | ) | (117 | ) | |||||||||
Common stock issued | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
Dividends paid | (99 | ) | (56 | ) | 155 | ||||||||
Minority dividends | (19 | ) | (19 | ) | |||||||||
Other | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities | 4 | 107 | (176 | ) | (1 | ) | 155 | 89 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 1 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (24 | ) | 19 | (5 | ) | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 | 67 | 227 | 294 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30 | $0 | $0 | $43 | $246 | $0 | $289 | |||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net cash provided by /(used for) operating activities | $2 | ($164 | ) | $111 | $152 | $101 | |||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (75 | ) | (40 | ) | (115 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 21 | 5 | 26 | ||||||||||
Intercompany investing activities | 47 | 20 | ($67 | ) | |||||||||
Other | (41 | ) | (15 | ) | (56 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by / (used for) investing activities | 47 | (75 | ) | (50 | ) | (67 | ) | (145 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
Payments of long-term debt | (80 | ) | (7 | ) | (87 | ) | |||||||
Net change in revolving credit facility and short–term debt | 14 | (28 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in long–term intercompany balances | 4 | 147 | (60 | ) | (91 | ) | |||||||
Common stock repurchased | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | |||||||||
Common stock issued | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
Dividends paid | (23 | ) | (44 | ) | 67 | ||||||||
Minority dividends | (35 | ) | (35 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by / (used for) financing activities | (2 | ) | 147 | (149 | ) | (195 | ) | 67 | (132 | ) | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (4 | ) | (16 | ) | (20 | ) | |||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 30 | (117 | ) | (109 | ) | (196 | ) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 | 1 | 168 | 302 | 471 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30 | $0 | $31 | $51 | $193 | $0 | $275 | |||||||
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Crown Holdings, Inc.
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (Issuer), a 100% owned subsidiary, has outstanding registered debt that is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Crown Holdings, Inc. (Parent). No other subsidiary guarantees the debt. The following condensed combining financial statements: | |
• statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, | |
• balance sheets as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and | |
• statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 | |
are presented on the following pages to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. |
CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | |||||||
Net sales | $2,022 | $2,022 | |||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization | 1,702 | 1,702 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 58 | 58 | |||||||||
Gross profit | 262 | 262 | |||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | $2 | 76 | 78 | ||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
Net interest expense | 17 | 54 | 71 | ||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (19 | ) | 134 | 115 | |||||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | (18 | ) | 34 | 16 | |||||||
Equity earnings | $85 | 85 | ($170 | ) | |||||||
Income from continuing operations before minority interests and equity earnings | 85 | 84 | 100 | (170 | ) | 99 | |||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | 1 | (13 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | 85 | 85 | 87 | (170 | ) | 87 | |||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||
Net income | $85 | $85 | $85 | ($170 | ) | $85 | |||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended September 30, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | |||||||
Net sales | $1,890 | $1,890 | |||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization | 1,555 | 1,555 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 63 | 63 | |||||||||
Gross profit | 272 | 272 | |||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | $2 | 85 | 87 | ||||||||
Provision for restructuring | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Net interest expense | 80 | 12 | 92 | ||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | (19 | ) | (19 | ) | |||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (82 | ) | 191 | 109 | |||||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | (33 | ) | 50 | 17 | |||||||
Equity earnings | $78 | 124 | ($202 | ) | |||||||
Income from continuing operations before minority interests and equity earnings | 78 | 75 | 141 | (202 | ) | 92 | |||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | 3 | (13 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | 78 | 78 | 128 | (202 | ) | 82 | |||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
Net income | $78 | $78 | $124 | ($202 | ) | $78 | |||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | |||||||
Net sales | $5,375 | $5,375 | |||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization | 4,512 | 4,512 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 170 | 170 | |||||||||
Gross profit | 693 | 693 | |||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | $6 | 228 | 234 | ||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||
Provision for restructuring | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
Net interest expense | 48 | 154 | 202 | ||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | (9 | ) | (9 | ) | |||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (54 | ) | 308 | 254 | |||||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | (33 | ) | 75 | 42 | |||||||
Equity earnings | $142 | 161 | ($303 | ) | |||||||
Income from continuing operations before minority interests and equity earnings | 142 | 140 | 233 | (303 | ) | 212 | |||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | 2 | (43 | ) | (41 | ) | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | 142 | 142 | 190 | (303 | ) | 171 | |||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (28 | ) | (28 | ) | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Net income | $142 | $142 | $161 | ($303 | ) | $142 | |||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | |||||||
Net sales | $5,163 | $5,163 | |||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization | 4,269 | 4,269 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 184 | 184 | |||||||||
Gross profit | 710 | 710 | |||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | $5 | 252 | 257 | ||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (22 | ) | (22 | ) | |||||||
Provision for restructuring | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Loss from early extinguishments of debt | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Net interest expense | 242 | 35 | 277 | ||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | 76 | 76 | |||||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (247 | ) | 364 | 117 | |||||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | (91 | ) | 106 | 15 | |||||||
Equity earnings | $96 | 242 | ($338 | ) | |||||||
Income from continuing operations before minority interests and equity earnings | 96 | 86 | 258 | (338 | ) | 102 | |||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | 10 | (31 | ) | (21 | ) | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | 96 | 96 | 227 | (338 | ) | 81 | |||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 34 | 34 | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
Net income | $96 | $96 | $242 | ($338 | ) | $96 | |||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
As of September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | |||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Current assets | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $289 | $289 | |||||||||
Receivables, net | 1,070 | 1,070 | |||||||||
Inventories | 922 | 922 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and current assets | $1 | 68 | 69 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 1 | 2,349 | 2,350 | ||||||||
Intercompany debt receivables | 240 | ($240 | ) | ||||||||
Investments | 3 | $1,069 | (1,072 | ) | |||||||
Goodwill | 2,127 | 2,127 | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,600 | 1,600 | |||||||||
Pension assets | 964 | 964 | |||||||||
Other non-current assets | 8 | 187 | 195 | ||||||||
Total | $4 | $1,077 | $7,467 | ($1,312 | ) | $7,236 | |||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | |||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||
Short-term debt | $86 | $86 | |||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | $1 | 142 | 143 | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $6 | 49 | 1,807 | 1,862 | |||||||
Income taxes payable | 55 | 55 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 6 | 50 | 2,090 | 2,146 | |||||||
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 698 | 2,771 | 3,469 | ||||||||
Long-term intercompany debt | 105 | 135 | ($240 | ) | |||||||
Postretirement and pension liabilities | 770 | 770 | |||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 191 | 496 | 687 | ||||||||
Minority interests | 271 | 271 | |||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities | |||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | (107 | ) | 3 | 1,069 | (1,072 | ) | (107 | ) | |||
Total | $4 | $1,077 | $7,467 | ($1,312 | ) | $7,236 | |||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
As of December 31, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | |||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Current assets | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $294 | $294 | |||||||||
Receivables, net | 686 | 686 | |||||||||
Inventories | 810 | 810 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and current assets | 55 | 55 | |||||||||
Total current assets | 1,845 | 1,845 | |||||||||
Intercompany debt receivables | $3 | 117 | ($120 | ) | |||||||
Investments | (222 | ) | $807 | (585 | ) | ||||||
Goodwill | 2,013 | 2,013 | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,607 | 1,607 | |||||||||
Pension assets | 871 | 871 | |||||||||
Other non-current assets | 27 | 182 | 209 | ||||||||
Total | ($219 | ) | $834 | $6,635 | ($705 | ) | $6,545 | ||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | |||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||
Short-term debt | $1 | $71 | $72 | ||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 139 | 139 | |||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $17 | 35 | 1,622 | 1,674 | |||||||
Income taxes payable | 58 | 58 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 17 | 36 | 1,890 | 1,943 | |||||||
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 698 | 2,494 | 3,192 | ||||||||
Long-term intercompany debt | 120 | ($120 | ) | ||||||||
Postretirement and pension liabilities | 745 | 745 | |||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 202 | 453 | 655 | ||||||||
Minority interests | 246 | 246 | |||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities | |||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | (236 | ) | (222 | ) | 807 | (585 | ) | (236 | ) | ||
Total | ($219 | ) | $834 | $6,635 | ($705 | ) | $6,545 | ||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | |||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities | ($4 | ) | ($17 | ) | $35 | $14 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (136 | ) | (136 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
Intercompany investing activities | 3 | ($3 | ) | ||||||||
Other | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities | 3 | (122 | ) | (3 | ) | (122 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt | 221 | 221 | |||||||||
Payments of long-term debt | (13 | ) | (13 | ) | |||||||
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
Net change in long-term intercompany balances | 108 | 14 | (122 | ) | |||||||
Common stock repurchased | (117 | ) | (117 | ) | |||||||
Common stock issued | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
Dividends paid | (3 | ) | 3 | ||||||||
Minority dividends | (19 | ) | (19 | ) | |||||||
Other | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 4 | 14 | 68 | 3 | 89 | ||||||
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (5 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 | 294 | 294 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30 | $0 | $0 | $289 | $0 | $289 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | |||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities | $2 | ($161 | ) | $260 | $101 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (115 | ) | (115 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 26 | 26 | |||||||||
Intercompany investing activities | 6 | ($6 | ) | ||||||||
Other | (56 | ) | (56 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by / (used for) investing activities | 6 | (145 | ) | (6 | ) | (145 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
Payments of long-term debt | (87 | ) | (87 | ) | |||||||
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | |||||||
Net change in long-term intercompany balances | 4 | 155 | (159 | ) | |||||||
Common stock repurchased | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | |||||||
Common stock issued | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
Dividends paid | (6 | ) | 6 | ||||||||
Minority dividends | (35 | ) | (35 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities | (2 | ) | 155 | (291 | ) | 6 | (132 | ) | |||
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (20 | ) | (20 | ) | |||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (196 | ) | (196 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 | 471 | 471 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30 | $0 | $0 | $275 | $0 | $275 | ||||||
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Crown Holdings, Inc.
In connection with the Company’s 2005 refinancing as discussed inNote H, Crown Americas, LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp., 100% owned subsidiaries of the Company, issued senior unsecured notes that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by substantially all subsidiaries in the United States. The guarantors are 100% owned by the Company and the guarantees are made on a joint and several basis. The following condensed combining financial statements: | |
• statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, | |
• balance sheets as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and | |
• statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 | |
are presented on the following pages to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. | |
CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net sales | $547 | $1,475 | $2,022 | ||||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation | |||||||||||||
and amortization | 456 | 1,246 | 1,702 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 16 | 42 | 58 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 75 | 187 | 262 | ||||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | $2 | 23 | 53 | 78 | |||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||
Net interest expense | 14 | 20 | 37 | 71 | |||||||||
Technology royalty | (12 | ) | 12 | ||||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (16 | ) | 44 | 87 | 115 | ||||||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | (6 | ) | 6 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||
Equity earnings | $85 | 146 | 48 | ($279 | ) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
minority interests and equity earnings | 85 | 136 | 86 | 71 | (279 | ) | 99 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | (1 | ) | (11 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||
Income from continuing operations | 85 | 135 | 86 | 60 | (279 | ) | 87 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||||
Net income | $85 | $134 | $85 | $60 | ($279 | ) | $85 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended September 30, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net sales | $538 | $1,352 | $1,890 | ||||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation | |||||||||||||
and amortization | 452 | 1,103 | 1,555 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 19 | 44 | 63 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 67 | 205 | 272 | ||||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | $2 | 29 | 56 | 87 | |||||||||
(Gain)/loss on sale of assets | (1 | ) | 1 | ||||||||||
Provision for restructuring | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
Net interest expense | 3 | 31 | 58 | 92 | |||||||||
Technology royalty | (15 | ) | 15 | ||||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | (19 | ) | (19 | ) | |||||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (5 | ) | 22 | 92 | 109 | ||||||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | (2 | ) | 4 | 15 | 17 | ||||||||
Equity earnings | $78 | 78 | 55 | ($211 | ) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
minority interests and equity earnings | 78 | 75 | 73 | 77 | (211 | ) | 92 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | 3 | (13 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations | 78 | 75 | 76 | 64 | (211 | ) | 82 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
Net income | $78 | $75 | $78 | $58 | ($211 | ) | $78 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net sales | $1,527 | $3,848 | $5,375 | ||||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation | |||||||||||||
and amortization | 1,309 | 3,203 | 4,512 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 48 | 122 | 170 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 170 | 523 | 693 | ||||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | $6 | 71 | 157 | 234 | |||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||
Provision for restructuring | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||
Net interest expense | 41 | 55 | 106 | 202 | |||||||||
Technology royalty | (29 | ) | 29 | ||||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | (1 | ) | (8 | ) | (9 | ) | |||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (47 | ) | 71 | 230 | 254 | ||||||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | (17 | ) | 13 | 46 | 42 | ||||||||
Equity earnings | $142 | 205 | 85 | ($432 | ) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
minority interests and equity earnings | 142 | 175 | 143 | 184 | (432 | ) | 212 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | (1 | ) | (40 | ) | (41 | ) | |||||||
Income from continuing operations | 142 | 174 | 143 | 144 | (432 | ) | 171 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (26 | ) | (28 | ) | |||||
Provision for income taxes | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Net income | $142 | $173 | $142 | $117 | ($432 | ) | $142 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net sales | $1,523 | $3,640 | $5,163 | ||||||||||
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation | |||||||||||||
and amortization | 1,307 | 2,962 | 4,269 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 59 | 125 | 184 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 157 | 553 | 710 | ||||||||||
Selling and administrative expense | $6 | 83 | 168 | 257 | |||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (7 | ) | (15 | ) | (22 | ) | |||||||
Provision for restructuring | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
Loss from early extinguishments of debt | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Net interest expense | 16 | 87 | 174 | 277 | |||||||||
Technology royalty | (37 | ) | 37 | ||||||||||
Translation and exchange adjustments | 76 | 76 | |||||||||||
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings | (22 | ) | 30 | 109 | 117 | ||||||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | (8 | ) | 5 | 18 | 15 | ||||||||
Equity earnings | $96 | 210 | 57 | ($363 | ) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before | |||||||||||||
minority interests and equity earnings | 96 | 196 | 82 | 91 | (363 | ) | 102 | ||||||
Minority interests and equity earnings | 1 | 10 | (32 | ) | (21 | ) | |||||||
Income from continuing operations | 96 | 197 | 92 | 59 | (363 | ) | 81 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 7 | 27 | 34 | ||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 3 | 16 | 19 | ||||||||||
Net income | $96 | $197 | $96 | $70 | ($363 | ) | $96 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
As of September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||
Current assets | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $10 | $1 | $278 | $289 | |||||||||
Receivables, net | 16 | 1,054 | 1,070 | ||||||||||
Intercompany receivables | 68 | 13 | ($81 | ) | |||||||||
Inventories | 170 | 752 | 922 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $1 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 69 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 1 | 12 | 260 | 2,158 | (81 | ) | 2,350 | ||||||
Intercompany debt receivables | 1,272 | 703 | 77 | (2,052 | ) | ||||||||
Investments | 3 | 576 | 1,195 | (1,774 | ) | ||||||||
Goodwill | 445 | 1,682 | 2,127 | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 3 | 389 | 1,208 | 1,600 | |||||||||
Pension assets | 964 | 964 | |||||||||||
Other non-current assets | 41 | 49 | 105 | 195 | |||||||||
Total | $4 | $1,904 | $3,041 | $6,194 | ($3,907 | ) | $7,236 | ||||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | |||||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||||
Short-term debt | $86 | $86 | |||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | $4 | 139 | 143 | ||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $6 | $36 | 369 | 1,451 | 1,862 | ||||||||
Intercompany payables | 13 | 68 | ($81 | ) | |||||||||
Income taxes payable | 10 | 45 | 55 | ||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 6 | 36 | 396 | 1,789 | (81 | ) | 2,146 | ||||||
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 1,615 | 694 | 1,160 | 3,469 | |||||||||
Long-term intercompany debt | 105 | 443 | 563 | 941 | (2,052 | ) | |||||||
Postretirement and pension liabilities | 593 | 177 | 770 | ||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 219 | 468 | 687 | ||||||||||
Minority interests | 271 | 271 | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities | |||||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | (107 | ) | (190 | ) | 576 | 1,388 | (1,774 | ) | (107 | ) | |||
Total | $4 | $1,904 | $3,041 | $6,194 | ($3,907 | ) | $7,236 | ||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
As of December 31, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||
Current assets | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $18 | $1 | $275 | $294 | |||||||||
Receivables, net | 10 | 676 | 686 | ||||||||||
Intercompany receivables | 54 | ($54 | ) | ||||||||||
Inventories | 156 | 654 | 810 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1 | 1 | 53 | 55 | |||||||||
Total current assets | 19 | 222 | 1,658 | (54 | ) | 1,845 | |||||||
Intercompany debt receivables | $3 | 1,096 | 458 | 62 | (1,619 | ) | |||||||
Investments | (222 | ) | 375 | 454 | (607 | ) | |||||||
Goodwill | 444 | 1,569 | 2,013 | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 3 | 419 | 1,185 | 1,607 | |||||||||
Pension assets | 871 | 871 | |||||||||||
Other non-current assets | 42 | 47 | 120 | 209 | |||||||||
Total | ($219 | ) | $1,535 | $2,044 | $5,465 | ($2,280 | ) | $6,545 | |||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | |||||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||||
Short-term debt | $72 | $72 | |||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | $2 | 137 | 139 | ||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $17 | $12 | 343 | 1,302 | 1,674 | ||||||||
Intercompany payables | 54 | ($54 | ) | ||||||||||
Income taxes payable | 9 | 49 | 58 | ||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 17 | 12 | 354 | 1,614 | (54 | ) | 1,943 | ||||||
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 1,475 | 697 | 1,020 | 3,192 | |||||||||
Long-term intercompany debt | 412 | 403 | 804 | (1,619 | ) | ||||||||
Postretirement and pension liabilities | 574 | 171 | 745 | ||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 238 | 417 | 655 | ||||||||||
Minority interests | 246 | 246 | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities | |||||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) | (236 | ) | (364 | ) | (222 | ) | 1,193 | (607 | ) | (236 | ) | ||
Total | ($219 | ) | $1,535 | $2,044 | $5,465 | ($2,280 | ) | $6,545 | |||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities | ($4 | ) | ($3 | ) | $10 | $11 | $14 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (1 | ) | (24 | ) | (111 | ) | (136 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Intercompany investing activities | 5 | 16 | ($21 | ) | |||||||||
Other | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities | 4 | (7 | ) | (98 | ) | (21 | ) | (122 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from long–term debt | 200 | 21 | 221 | ||||||||||
Payments of long–term debt | (13 | ) | (13 | ) | |||||||||
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt | (60 | ) | 68 | 8 | |||||||||
Net change in long-term intercompany balances | 108 | (145 | ) | (3 | ) | 40 | |||||||
Common stock repurchased | (117 | ) | (117 | ) | |||||||||
Common stock issued | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
Dividends paid | (21 | ) | 21 | ||||||||||
Minority dividends | (19 | ) | (19 | ) | |||||||||
Other | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities | 4 | (9 | ) | (3 | ) | 76 | 21 | 89 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (8 | ) | 3 | (5 | ) | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 | 18 | 1 | 275 | 294 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30 | $0 | $10 | $1 | $278 | $0 | $289 | |||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005
(in millions)
Parent | Issuer | Guarantors | Non Guarantors | Eliminations | Total Company | ||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities | $2 | ($8 | ) | ($21 | ) | $128 | $101 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (24 | ) | (91 | ) | (115 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 4 | 10 | 12 | 26 | |||||||||
Intercompany investing activities | 9 | 2 | ($11 | ) | |||||||||
Other | (56 | ) | (56 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities | 13 | (12 | ) | (135 | ) | (11 | ) | (145 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
Payments of long-term debt | (1 | ) | (86 | ) | (87 | ) | |||||||
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt | 10 | (24 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in long-term intercompany balances | 4 | 3 | (7 | ) | |||||||||
Common stock repurchased | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | |||||||||
Common stock issued | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
Dividends paid | (11 | ) | 11 | ||||||||||
Minority dividends | (35 | ) | (35 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities | (2 | ) | 10 | 2 | (153 | ) | 11 | (132 | ) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (20 | ) | (20 | ) | |||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 15 | (31 | ) | (180 | ) | (196 | ) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 | 9 | 37 | 425 | 471 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30 | $0 | $24 | $6 | $245 | $0 | $275 | |||||||
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (in millions) |
Introduction
The following discussion presents management’s analysis of the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the corresponding periods in 2005 and the changes in financial condition and liquidity from December 31, 2005. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, along with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in and referred to within this report.
Executive Overview
As discussed inNote C to the consolidated financial statements, the Company completed the sale of its plastic closures business in October 2005 and during the second quarter of 2006 either sold, or committed to a plan to sell, its European plastics operations. The results of operations for prior periods used in the following discussion have been recast to report these businesses as discontinued operations.
The Company’s principal areas of focus include improving segment income, reducing debt and reducing asbestos-related costs. SeeNote P to the consolidated financial statements for information regarding segment income.
Improving segment income is primarily dependent on the Company’s ability to increase revenues and manage costs. Key strategies for expanding revenue include targeting geographic markets with strong growth potential, such as the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and southern and central Europe, improving selling prices in certain product lines and developing innovative packaging products using proprietary technology. The Company’s cost control efforts focus on improving operating efficiencies and managing material and labor costs, including pension and benefit costs.
The reduction of debt remains a principal strategic goal of the Company and is primarily dependent upon the Company’s ability to generate cash flow from operations. In addition, the Company may consider divestitures from time to time, the proceeds of which may be used to reduce debt.
The Company seeks to reduce its asbestos-related costs through prudent case management. Asbestos-related payments were $29 for the full year of 2005 and $15 for the first nine months of 2006, and the Company expects to pay approximately $25 for the full year of 2006.
The Company may also from time to time consider transactions such as acquisitions (which may increase the Company’s indebtedness or involve the issuance of Company securities), dispositions, refinancings or the repurchase of Company common stock pursuant to Board approved repurchase authorizations (under which $244 is available at September 30, 2006). Such transactions, including the repurchase of Company common stock, would be subject to compliance with the Company’s debt agreements.
Results of Operations
Net Sales
Net sales in the third quarter of 2006 were $2,022, an increase of $132 or 7.0% compared to net sales of $1,890 for the same period in 2005. Net sales in the first nine months of 2006 were $5,375, an increase of $212 or 4.1% compared to net sales of $5,163 for the same period in 2005. Sales from U.S. operations accounted for 28.8% of consolidated net sales in the first nine months of 2006 compared to 30.5% for the same period in 2005. Sales of beverage cans and ends accounted for 43.3% and sales of food cans and ends accounted for 34.4% of consolidated net sales in the first nine months of 2006 compared to 42.6% and 35.4%, respectively, in 2005.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued) |
Net sales in the Americas Beverage segment in the third quarter decreased 0.2% from $438 in 2005 to $437 in 2006. Net sales in the first nine months of 2006 decreased 4.8% from $1,271 in 2005 to $1,210 in 2006. The decreases in 2006 were primarily due to lower sales unit volumes.
Net sales in the North America Food segment in the third quarter increased 10.6% from $226 in 2005 to $250 in 2006. Net sales in the first nine months of 2006 increased 7.7% from $585 in 2005 to $630 in 2006. The increases in the quarter and first nine months of 2006 were primarily due to increased sale unit volumes and $3 of foreign currency translation for the quarter and $6 for the first nine months.
Net sales in the Europe Beverage segment increased 25.3% from $273 in the third quarter of 2005 to $342 in the same period in 2006. Net sales in the first nine months of 2006 increased 27.3% from $722 in 2005 to $919 in 2006. The increases in the quarter and first nine months of 2006 included increases of $40 and $117 due to the consolidation of certain Middle East operations, as discussed inNote D to the consolidated financial statements. The remaining increase in the third quarter and first nine months was primarily due to increased sales unit volumes.
Net sales in the Europe Food segment increased 1.2% from $567 in the third quarter of 2005 to $574 in the same period in 2006, primarily due to the pass-through of higher material costs to customers. Net sales in the first nine months of 2006 decreased 0.3% from $1,439 in 2005 to $1,435 in 2006, primarily due to $21 from the impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by selling price increases from the pass-through of higher material costs to customers.
Net sales in the Europe Specialty Packaging segment increased 7.1% from $112 in the third quarter of 2005 to $120 in the same period in 2006, primarily due to the impact of foreign currency translation. Net sales in the first nine months of 2006 increased 0.3% from $311 in 2005 to $312 in 2006.
Cost of Products Sold (Excluding Depreciation and Amortization)
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $1,702 and $4,512 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006, increases of $147 and $243 compared to $1,555 and $4,269 for the same periods in 2005. The increases were primarily due to the impact of higher material costs for aluminum and steel, and included an increase of $34 and a decrease of $5 due to the impact of foreign currency translation for the third quarter and nine months, respectively. Cost of products sold for the quarter also included a charge of $6 relating to the expected settlement of a dispute with a European supplier regarding cost of materials supplied in 2006.
As a percentage of net sales, cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization, was 84.2% and 83.9% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 compared to 82.3% and 82.7% for the same periods in 2005.
As a result of steel and aluminum price increases, the Company has implemented significant price increases to many of its customers. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to fully recover from its customers the impact of price increases. In addition, if the Company is unable to purchase steel or aluminum for a significant period of time, the Company’s operations would be disrupted.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization was $58 and $170 in the third quarter and first nine months of 2006, decreases of $5 or 7.9% and $14 or 7.6%, respectively, from the prior year periods. The decreases were primarily due to lower capital spending in recent years.
Selling and Administrative Expense
Selling and administrative expense was $78 in the third quarter of 2006 compared to $87 for the same period in 2005. The decrease was primarily due to lower incentive compensation costs in 2006. As a percentage of net sales, selling and administrative expense was 3.9% in the third quarter of 2006 compared to 4.6% for the same period in 2005.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued) |
Selling and administrative expense was $234 in the first nine months of 2006 compared to $257 for the same period in 2005. The decrease was primarily due to lower incentive compensation costs in 2006, partially offset by an increase of $6 for stock compensation costs. As a percentage of net sales, selling and administrative expense was 4.4% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 compared to 5.0% for the same period in 2005.
Segment Income
Segment income in the Americas Beverage segment decreased $5 from $56 in the third quarter of 2005 to $51 in the third quarter of 2006. Segment income in the first nine months decreased $31 from $148 in 2005 to $117 in 2006. The decreases in 2006 were primarily due to increased costs for freight, coatings and utilities, and also included a decrease of $12 from lower sales unit volumes in the first nine months.
Segment income in the North America Food segment increased $15 from $13 in the third quarter of 2005 to $28 in the third quarter of 2006. Segment income in the first nine months increased $22 from $32 in 2005 to $54 in 2006. The increases in 2006 were primarily due to increased sales unit volumes and product mix.
Segment income in the Europe Beverage segment decreased $11 from $43 in the third quarter of 2005 to $32 in the third quarter of 2006. Segment income in the first nine months decreased $14 from $110 in 2005 to $96 in 2006. These decreases were primarily due to increased aluminum costs, partially offset by the consolidation of certain Middle East operations, as discussed inNote D to the consolidated financial statements.
Segment income in the Europe Food segment decreased $15 from $70 in the third quarter of 2005 to $55 in the third quarter of 2006. Segment income in the first nine months decreased $22 from $168 in 2005 to $146 in 2006. These decreases were primarily due to higher costs for steel, utilities, and other costs of production.
Segment income in the Europe Specialty Packaging segment decreased $1 from $7 in the third quarter of 2005 to $6 in the third quarter of 2006. Segment income in the first nine months increased $1 from $19 in 2005 to $20 in 2006.
Provision for Restructuring
During the first nine months of 2006, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $14 as discussed inNote K to the consolidated financial statements.
Gain on Sale of Assets
During the first nine months of 2005, the Company recognized a net gain of $22 relating to asset disposals and impairments. The gain of $22 included $17 for asset disposals and $7 for the reversal of a provision in Asia, offset by $2 for asset impairments in the U.S. In Asia, the Company received a waiver of a local requirement to divest a portion of one of its subsidiaries and, accordingly, reversed its provision for the expected loss on divestiture.
Loss from Early Extinguishments of Debt
During the first nine months of 2005, the Company recognized a loss of $2 in Europe in connection with the repurchase of certain unsecured notes.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased $21 and $73, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 versus the same periods in 2005. The decreases were due to decreased borrowing rates from the Company’s refinancing in October 2005.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued) |
Translation and Exchange Adjustments
The results for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 included net foreign exchange gains of $9 primarily due to certain European subsidiaries that have unhedged currency exposures arising from external and intercompany debt obligations. These currency exposures may continue to result in future foreign exchange gains or losses. The Company may hedge or mitigate a portion of these exposures in the future through derivative instruments or intercompany loans. Further discussion of the potential impact on earnings from foreign currency exposure is provided in Item 3, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
Taxes on Income
The third quarter of 2006 included net tax charges of $16 on pre-tax income of $115 for an effective rate of 13.9%. The difference of $24 between the pre-tax income at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% or $40, and the tax charge of $16, was primarily due to benefits of $21 from valuation allowance adjustments, and $5 to reduce a provision for a European tax contingency due to a settlement with the tax authorities, partially offset by other net charges of $2, including $5 for withholding taxes.
The first nine months of 2006 included a tax charge of $42 on pre-tax income of $254 for an effective rate of 16.5%. The difference of $47 between the pre-tax income at the statutory rate of 35% or $89, and the tax charge of $42, was primarily due to benefits of (i) $26 from lower non-U.S. tax rates in certain jurisdictions, (ii) $22 from valuation allowance adjustments, (iii) $5 to reduce a provision for a European tax contingency due to a settlement with the tax authorities, and (iv) $4 to reduce a provision for U.S. state tax contingencies due to the completion of an audit with a minor assessment. These benefits, totaling $57, were partially offset by other net charges of $10, including $8 for withholding taxes.
The third quarter of 2005 included a tax charge of $17 on pre-tax income of $109 for an effective rate of 15.6%. The difference of $21 between the pre-tax income at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% or $38, and the total tax charge of $17 was primarily due to (i) benefits of $10 from lower non-U.S. tax rates in certain jurisdictions, (ii) a benefit of $4 from the partial release of a tax provision in Europe, (iii) a benefit of $6 from the carryback of a prior U.S. tax loss that had a valuation allowance, and (iv) a net benefit of $7 due to valuation allowance adjustments, offset by (v) charges of $6, including $2 for withholding taxes.
The first nine months of 2005 included a tax charge of $15 on pre-tax income of $117 for an effective rate of 12.8%. The difference of $26 between the pre-tax income at the U.S. statutory rate of 35%, or $41, and the total tax charge of $15 was primarily due to (i) benefits of $27 from lower non-U.S. tax rates in certain jurisdictions, (ii) a benefit of $4 for the partial release of a tax provision in Europe, and (iii) a benefit of $6 from the carryback of a prior U.S. tax loss that had a valuation allowance, partially offset by (iv) charges of $11, including $7 for withholding taxes.
Minority Interests, Net of Equity Earnings
The charge for minority interests, net of equity earnings, increased $2 and $20 in the third quarter and first nine months of 2006, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2005. These increases were primarily due to the consolidation of the beverage can joint ventures in the Middle East, as discussed inNote D to the consolidated financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash from Operations
Cash of $14 was provided by operating activities in the first nine months of 2006 compared to $101 provided by operating activities during the same period in 2005. The primary cause of the decrease in cash provided by operating activities was a decrease of $129, from $204 in 2005 to $75 in 2006, in cash collected from receivables securitization programs. The first nine months of 2005 included the addition of a new €120 securitization facility in the U.K. and France. The decrease of $129 from securitization was partially offset by other net improvements of $42. The other net improvements of $42 included (i) a decrease of $139 in interest payments from $302 in 2005 to $163 in 2006 due to timing and lower interest rates from the 2005 refinancing and (ii) a decrease of $134 in pension contributions from $157 in 2005 to $23 in 2006, primarily due to the advanced funding of the U.S. plan in the fourth quarter of 2005, (iii) partially offset by uses of $231, including working capital changes.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued) |
In its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company disclosed that it expected its 2006 pension plan contributions to be $23, excluding a potential additional contribution to its U.K. plan. The Company now expects that an additional contribution of £31 will be made to its U.K. plan in 2006 and that its total pension plan contributions for 2006 will be approximately $80.
Investing Activities
Investing activities used cash of $122 during the first nine months of 2006 compared to cash used of $145 in the prior year period. Investing activities in 2005 included a use of $51 for cash that was included in the net assets transferred as part of the sale of the plastic closures business.
Financing Activities
Financing activities provided cash of $89 during the first nine months of 2006 compared to cash used of $132 during the same period in 2005. The cash provided by financing activities in 2006, and used by financing activities in 2005, was primarily related to debt borrowing and repayment activity. Dividends paid to minority interests decreased from $35 in 2005 to $19 in 2006 due to decreased payments by the Company’s joint venture beverage can operations in South America and China.
During all of 2005, the Company repurchased 2.1 million shares of common stock at a total cost of $38. The Company purchased approximately 6.2 million additional shares for $117 during the first nine months of 2006. As of September 30, 2006, and including an additional authorization of $200 in June 2006, the Company has Board authority to purchase $244 of additional shares subject to compliance with the terms of the Company’s outstanding debt agreements.
As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $483 of borrowing capacity available under its revolving credit facility, equal to the total facility of $800 less $252 of borrowings and $65 of outstanding standby letters of credit.
In August 2006, the Company borrowed an additional $200 under its existing first priority term loan facility due 2012. Proceeds from the new term loan facility were used to repay borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility (which may be subsequently reborrowed to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire or value shares of Company common stock) and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the term loan.
Further information relating to the Company’s liquidity and capital resources is set forth underNote H to the consolidated financial statements.
Contractual Obligations
In addition to the expected increase in pension contributions discussed above, purchase obligations covering new agreements for raw materials and other consumables, increased by $426 for 2007, $302 for 2008 and $294 for both 2009 and 2010, above amounts provided within Part I, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” including, but not limited to, in the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Information regarding the Company’s commitments and contingent liabilities appears in Part I within Item 1 of this report underNotes L andM to the consolidated financial statements, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued) |
Critical Accounting Policies
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States which require that management make numerous estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, impacting the reported results of operations and financial condition of the Company. Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Note A to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 describe the significant accounting estimates and policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies during the first nine months of 2006 other than as discussed below.
During the first quarter of 2006, the Company adopted FAS 123(R), “Share Based Payment,” as discussed inNote B to the consolidated financial statements. The Company is using the modified prospective transition method in which compensation expense for all nonvested stock awards, measured by the grant-date fair value of the awards, will be charged to earnings prospectively over the remaining vesting period based on the estimated number of awards that are expected to vest. Similarly, compensation expense for all future awards will be recognized over the vesting period based on the grant-date fair value and the estimated number of awards that are expected to vest. Valuation of awards granted prior to the adoption of the standard were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the Company expects to use the same model for valuing future awards.
Calculation of the estimated fair value of stock option awards requires the use of assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables, including the expected term of the options, the annual risk-free interest rate over the options’ expected term, the expected annual dividend yield on the underlying stock over the options’ expected term, and the expected stock price volatility over the options’ expected term. The Company generally bases its assumptions of option term and expected price volatility on historical data, but also considers other factors, such as vesting or expiration provisions in new awards that are inconsistent with past awards, that would make the historical data unreliable as a basis for future assumptions. Estimates of the fair value of stock options are not intended to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by employees who receive stock option awards, and subsequent events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by the Company under FAS 123(R). SeeNote E to the consolidated financial statements for additional disclosure of the Company’s assumptions related to stock-based compensation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 requires that the impact of a tax position be recognized if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon the ultimate settlement. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with any cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that FIN 48 may have on its financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Expanded disclosures include a tabular presentation of the fair value of a company’s outstanding financial instruments according to a fair value hierarchy (i.e., levels 1, 2, 3 and 4, as defined) as well as enhanced disclosures regarding instruments in the level 3 category, including a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for each major category of assets and liabilities. FAS 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and states that a fair value measurement should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that FAS 157 may have on its financial statements.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued) |
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158 (“FAS 158”), “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132 (R).” FAS 158 requires employers to fully recognize in their financial statements the obligations associated with single-employer defined benefit pension plans, retiree healthcare plans, and other postretirement plans. Specifically, it requires a company to (1) recognize on its balance sheet an asset for a plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status, (2) measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and (3) recognize changes in the funded status of a plan through comprehensive income in the year in which the changes occur. FAS 158 requires disclosure in a company’s notes to its financial statements of additional information about certain effects on net periodic benefit cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition assets or obligations. The requirement to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan and the disclosure requirements are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. Full recognition of the funded status, using the discount rates, assumptions, and other information as disclosed in Note W to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, would increase the Company’s shareholders’ deficit by approximately $700. The adjustments to shareholders’ deficit on December 31, 2006 will depend on many factors, including but not limited to, the discount rates used to record the adjustment and amendments, if any, made to the Company’s pension and other postretirement plans prior to the adoption of the standard. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008.
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. AUG AIR-1 (“FSP AUG AIR-1”), “Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities.” FSP AUG AIR-1 prohibits the use of the accrue-in-advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities in annual and interim financial statements, and permits the use of the direct expensing method and the deferral method. Under the deferral method, the actual cost of the major maintenance activity is capitalized and amortized to the next time that activity is performed. This FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and must be applied retrospectively for all financial statements presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that FSP AUG AIR-1 may have on its financial statements.
In September 2006, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (“SAB 108”), “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB 108 provides guidance on the consideration of the effects of prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the purpose of a materiality assessment. SAB 108 requires companies to quantify misstatements using a balance sheet and income statement approach and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. SAB 108 permits the reporting of the cumulative effect of the new policy as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006, with early adoption encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SAB 108 may have on its financial statements.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements included herein in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” including, but not limited to, in the discussions of asbestos inNote L, commitments and contingencies inNote M and pension and other postretirement benefits inNote O to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and also in Part I, Item 1: “Business” and Item 3: “Legal Proceedings” and in Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, which are not historical facts (including any statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions related thereto), are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In addition, the Company and its representatives may from time to time, make oral or written statements which are also “forward-looking statements.”
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These forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and, therefore, involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Management cautions that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
While the Company periodically reassesses material trends and uncertainties affecting the Company’s results of operations and financial condition in connection with the preparation of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and certain other sections contained in the Company’s quarterly, annual or other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.
A discussion of important factors that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ from expectations has been set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 within Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the caption “Forward Looking Statements” and is incorporated herein by reference. Some of the factors are also discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in prior Company filings with the SEC. In addition, other factors have been or may be discussed from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
The Company has significant foreign currency exposure in Europe which may result in future material foreign exchange adjustments to earnings. As of September 30, 2006, a euro functional currency subsidiary had a Canadian dollar asset exposure of approximately $316 Canadian dollars from an intercompany loan. As discussed inNote J to the consolidated financial statements, during the first quarter of 2006 the Company entered into foreign currency forward contracts with a combined notional value of $150 Canadian dollars to sell Canadian dollars against euro and partially mitigate this exposure. Based on the net exposure of $166 Canadian dollars at September 30, 2006, a one percentage change in the Canadian dollar against the euro would result in an exchange gain or loss of approximately $1 before tax.
Also during 2006, the Company entered into a foreign currency contract with a notional value of £54 to buy pound sterling against euro, and a foreign currency forward contract with a notional value of $107 to buy U.S. dollars against pound sterling. SeeNote J to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
As of September 30, 2006, the Company had approximately $1.2 billion principal floating interest rate debt. A change of 0.25% in these floating interest rates would change annual interest expense by approximately $3 before tax.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation and as of the end of the quarter for which this report is made, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information to be disclosed in reports that the Company files and submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and terms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There has been no change in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30 that has materially affected, or is 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 the Company’s potential asbestos-related liabilities and certain other matters, seeNote L entitled “Asbestos-Related Liabilities” andNote M entitled “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities,” respectively, to the consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 1A to Part I in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and/or operating results. |
The following additional risk factor has been identified during 2006. |
The recent passage of the Pension Protection Act could affect the Company’s U.S. pension plan obligations, which could reduce the Company’s cash flow and negatively impact its financial condition. |
The recently enacted Pension Protection Act of 2006 could require the Company to accelerate the timing of its contributions under its U.S. pension plan and also increase the premiums paid by the Company to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The actual impact of the Pension Protection Act on the Company’s U.S. pension plan funding requirements will depend upon the interest rates required for determining the plan’s liabilities and the investment performance of the plan’s assets. An acceleration in the timing of pension plan contributions and an increase in required premiums could decrease the Company’s cash available to pay its outstanding obligations and its net income. |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
The following table provides information about Crown Holdings, Inc.’s purchase of equity securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2006. |
Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Programs As of the end of the period (millions of dollars) | ||
September | 5,262,878 | $19.00 | 5,262,878 | $244.3 | |
The repurchased shares are expected to be used for the Company’s stock-based benefit plans, as required, and to offset dilution resulting from the issuance of shares thereunder and for other general corporate purposes. |
In September 2006, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase program with BNP Paribas for approximately $100 million. The agreement allowed for the purchase of 5,262,878 shares in the third quarter with the potential for receipt of additional shares upon completion of the transaction. The final number of shares to be repurchased without the payment of additional funds will be based on the Company’s volume-weighted average stock price during the term of the transaction. The Company expects the transaction to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2006. |
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In June 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of the Company’s common stock (in addition to the Company’s prior stock repurchase authorizations in December 2005 to repurchase up to $150 million of the Company’s outstanding stock from time to time through December 31, 2007 and in February 2005 to repurchase up to $50 million of the Company’s common stock through the end of 2006). Each repurchase authorization may be implemented through purchases in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions, through accelerated share repurchase programs, which may be entered into at any time, or otherwise, subject to the terms of the Company’s debt agreements, market conditions and other factors. The Company is not obligated to acquire any shares of common stock and the share repurchase program may be suspended or terminated at any time at the Company’s discretion. |
Item 5. | Other Information |
On August 4, 2006, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”) by and among Crown Americas LLC, as U.S. Borrower, the other undersigned Credit Parties, the undersigned financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Lenders, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent for Lenders, and with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers for the Additional Term B Loans and as Joint Book Managers, and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Syndication Agent. The First Amendment provides for an additional $200 million borrowing under the existing first priority term loan facility due 2012. In addition, the First Amendment amends certain covenants under the Company’s existing first priority credit facilities, which amended covenants are described in the First Amendment filed on August 8, 2006 with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. |
Item 6. | Exhibits |
4. | First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2006, by and among Crown Americas LLC, as U.S. Borrower, the other undersigned Credit Parties, the undersigned financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Lenders, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent for Lenders, and with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers for the Additional Term B Loans and as Joint Book Managers, and Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., as Syndication Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 (File No. 0-50189)). | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2. | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32. | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, executed by John W. Conway, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc. and Alan W. Rutherford, Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc. | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Crown Holdings, Inc. | |||
Registrant | |||
By: | /s/ Thomas A. Kelly | ||
Thomas A. Kelly | |||
Vice President and Corporate Controller |
Date: November 1, 2006
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