UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC20549-1004
FORM 10-Q
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þ | | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| | For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006 |
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o | | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| | For the transition period from to . |
Commission File No. 001-31970
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 81-0597059 |
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
12001 Tech Center Drive
Livonia, Michigan 48150
(734) 855-2600
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated file þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of July 26, 2006, the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock was 100,733,122.
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.
INDEX
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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| | Three Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
| | | July 1,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited)
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| | (In millions, except per share amounts) | |
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Sales | | $ | 3,461 | | | $ | 3,365 | |
Cost of sales | | | 3,107 | | | | 3,010 | |
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Gross profit | | | 354 | | | | 355 | |
Administrative and selling expenses | | | 140 | | | | 126 | |
Amortization of intangible assets | | | 9 | | | | 8 | |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments | | | 11 | | | | 15 | |
Other (income) expense — net | | | (7 | ) | | | 11 | |
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Operating income | | | 201 | | | | 195 | |
Interest expense — net | | | 60 | | | | 54 | |
Loss on retirement of debt | | | — | | | | 7 | |
Accounts receivable securitization costs | | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax | | | (9 | ) | | | (5 | ) |
Minority interest, net of tax | | | 5 | | | | 2 | |
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Earnings before income taxes | | | 144 | | | | 136 | |
Income tax expense | | | 53 | | | | 51 | |
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Net earnings | | $ | 91 | | | $ | 85 | |
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Basic earnings per share: | | | | | | | | |
Earnings per share | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | 0.86 | |
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Weighted average shares | | | 100.3 | | | | 99.0 | |
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Diluted earnings per share: | | | | | | | | |
Earnings per share | | $ | 0.88 | | | $ | 0.83 | |
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Weighted average shares | | | 103.7 | | | | 102.2 | |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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| | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
| | | July 1,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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| | (In millions, except per share amounts) | |
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Sales | | $ | 6,857 | | | $ | 6,590 | |
Cost of sales | | | 6,146 | | | | 5,925 | |
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Gross profit | | | 711 | | | | 665 | |
Administrative and selling expenses | | | 269 | | | | 262 | |
Amortization of intangible assets | | | 18 | | | | 16 | |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments | | | 19 | | | | 23 | |
Other (income) expense — net | | | (23 | ) | | | 17 | |
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Operating income | | | 428 | | | | 347 | |
Interest expense — net | | | 120 | | | | 112 | |
Loss on retirement of debt | | | 57 | | | | 7 | |
Accounts receivable securitization costs | | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax | | | (13 | ) | | | (10 | ) |
Minority interest, net of tax | | | 8 | | | | 4 | |
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Earnings before income taxes | | | 254 | | | | 232 | |
Income tax expense | | | 116 | | | | 97 | |
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Net earnings | | $ | 138 | | | $ | 135 | |
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Basic earnings per share: | | | | | | | | |
Earnings per share | | $ | 1.38 | | | $ | 1.36 | |
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Weighted average shares | | | 99.9 | | | | 99.0 | |
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Diluted earnings per share: | | | | | | | | |
Earnings per share | | $ | 1.34 | | | $ | 1.33 | |
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Weighted average shares | | | 103.3 | | | | 101.6 | |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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| | As of | |
| | June 30,
| | | December 31,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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| | (Dollars in millions) | |
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Assets |
Current assets: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 503 | | | $ | 659 | |
Marketable securities | | | 17 | | | | 17 | |
Accounts receivable — net | | | 2,329 | | | | 1,948 | |
Inventories | | | 729 | | | | 702 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 273 | | | | 273 | |
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Total current assets | | | 3,851 | | | | 3,599 | |
Property, plant and equipment — net of accumulated depreciation of $1,472 million and $1,147 million, respectively | | | 2,579 | | | | 2,538 | |
Goodwill | | | 2,304 | | | | 2,293 | |
Intangible assets — net | | | 753 | | | | 769 | |
Prepaid pension cost | | | 255 | | | | 222 | |
Other assets | | | 844 | | | | 809 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 10,586 | | | $ | 10,230 | |
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Liabilities, Minority Interests and Stockholders’ Equity |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Short-term debt | | $ | 83 | | | $ | 98 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | 68 | | | | 37 | |
Trade accounts payable | | | 2,026 | | | | 1,865 | |
Accrued compensation | | | 283 | | | | 280 | |
Other current liabilities | | | 1,449 | | | | 1,310 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 3,909 | | | | 3,590 | |
Long-term debt | | | 2,884 | | | | 3,101 | |
Post-retirement benefits other than pensions | | | 903 | | | | 917 | |
Pension benefits | | | 794 | | | | 795 | |
Other long-term liabilities | | | 553 | | | | 513 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 9,043 | | | | 8,916 | |
Minority interests | | | 114 | | | | 106 | |
Commitments and contingencies | | | | | | | | |
Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | |
Capital stock | | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
Treasury stock | | | — | | | | — | |
Paid-in-capital | | | 1,166 | | | | 1,142 | |
Retained earnings | | | 270 | | | | 132 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive losses | | | (8 | ) | | | (67 | ) |
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Total stockholders’ equity | | | 1,429 | | | | 1,208 | |
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Total liabilities, minority interests, and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 10,586 | | | $ | 10,230 | |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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| | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
| | | July 1,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Operating Activities | | | | | | | | |
Net earnings | | $ | 138 | | | $ | 135 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 253 | | | | 254 | |
Pension and other post-retirement benefits, net of contributions | | | (77 | ) | | | (66 | ) |
Net gain on sale of assets | | | (2 | ) | | | 2 | |
Amortization of deferred financing fees | | | 4 | | | | 7 | |
Loss on retirement of debt | | | 57 | | | | 7 | |
Asset impairment charges | | | 5 | | | | 5 | |
Other — net | | | (7 | ) | | | 33 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable, net | | | (288 | ) | | | (282 | ) |
Inventories | | | 3 | | | | 18 | |
Trade accounts payable | | | 74 | | | | (2 | ) |
Prepaid expense and other assets | | | 3 | | | | (30 | ) |
Other liabilities | | | 88 | | | | 131 | |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 251 | | | | 212 | |
Investing Activities | | | | | | | | |
Capital expenditures | | | (202 | ) | | | (174 | ) |
Net proceeds from asset sales and divestitures | | | 10 | | | | — | |
Other — net | | | (1 | ) | | | — | |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | | (193 | ) | | | (174 | ) |
Financing Activities | | | | | | | | |
Change in short-term debt | | | (19 | ) | | | (2 | ) |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | | | 22 | | | | 1,313 | |
Redemption of long-term debt | | | (273 | ) | | | (1,598 | ) |
Debt issue costs | | | — | | | | (4 | ) |
Issuance of capital stock, net of fees | | | — | | | | 143 | |
Repurchase of capital stock | | | — | | | | (143 | ) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | | | 17 | | | | 1 | |
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Net cash used in financing activities | | | (253 | ) | | | (290 | ) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | | 39 | | | | (32 | ) |
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | | | (156 | ) | | | (284 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | 659 | | | | 790 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 503 | | | $ | 506 | |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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1. | Description of Business |
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is among the world’s largest and most diversified suppliers of automotive systems, modules and components to global automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and related after markets. The Company conducts substantially all of its operations through subsidiaries. These operations primarily encompass the design, manufacture and sale of active and passive safety related products. Active safety related products principally refer to vehicle dynamic controls (primarily braking and steering), and passive safety related products principally refer to occupant restraints (primarily air bags and seat belts) and safety electronics (electronic control units and crash and occupant weight sensors). The Company is primarily a “Tier 1” supplier (a supplier which sells to OEMs). In 2005, approximately 85% of the Company’s end-customer sales were to major OEMs.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 23, 2006. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2006.
The Company follows a fiscal calendar that ends on December 31. However, each fiscal quarter has three periods consisting of one five week period and two four week periods. Each quarterly period ends on a Friday with the possible exception of the final quarter of the year, which always ends on December 31.
On October 27, 2005, the Company completed its purchase of a 68.4% interest in Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A. (“Dalphimetal”), a European-based manufacturer of airbags and steering wheels. Dalphimetal has been consolidated into the Company’s results of operations since the date of the acquisition.
Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing net earnings by the weighted average shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the weighted average impact of all potentially dilutive securities from the date of issuance. Actual weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating earnings per share were:
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
| | | July 1,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Weighted average shares outstanding | | | 100.3 | | | | 99.0 | | | | 99.9 | | | | 99.0 | |
Effect of dilutive securities | | | 3.4 | | | | 3.2 | | | | 3.4 | | | | 2.6 | |
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Diluted shares outstanding | | | 103.7 | | | | 102.2 | | | | 103.3 | | | | 101.6 | �� |
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Warranties. Product warranty liabilities are recorded based upon management estimates including such factors as the written agreement with the customer, the length of the warranty period, the historical performance of the product and likely changes in performance of newer products and the mix and volume of products sold. The liabilities are reviewed on a regular basis and adjusted to reflect actual experience.
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TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The following table presents the movement in the product warranty liability for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005:
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| | Beginning
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| | Balance | | | Estimates | | | Intended | | | Translation | | | Balance | |
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Three months ended June 30, 2006 | | $ | 111 | | | $ | 21 | | | $ | (9 | ) | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 126 | |
Six months ended June 30, 2006 | | | 101 | | | | 34 | | | | (15 | ) | | | 6 | | | | 126 | |
Three months ended July 1, 2005 | | | 111 | | | | 13 | | | | (8 | ) | | | (6 | ) | | | 110 | |
Six months ended July 1, 2005 | | | 110 | | | | 27 | | | | (17 | ) | | | (10 | ) | | | 110 | |
Share-based Compensation. The Company voluntarily adopted the fair value provisions of the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS No. 123(R)”) on July 2, 2005, the first day of its third fiscal quarter of 2005. Subsequent to adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company recognized compensation expense related to stock options using the straight-line method over the applicable vesting period.
Prior to adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), stock options under employee compensation plans were accounted for using the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” (“APB No. 25”) and related interpretations. Pursuant to APB No. 25, no stock-based employee compensation expense was reflected in net earnings if options granted have exercise prices greater than or equal to the market value of the underlying common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) on the date of grant.
The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings as if the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” had been applied to stock-based employee compensation for all periods prior to the prospective adoption of SFAS No. 123(R):
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Net earnings, as reported | | $ | 91 | | | $ | 85 | | | $ | 138 | | | $ | 135 | |
Deduct: Stock-based compensation under SFAS No. 123 fair value method, net of related tax effects of $0 | | | — | | | | (2 | ) | | | — | | | | (4 | ) |
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Adjusted net earnings, fair value method | | $ | 91 | | | $ | 83 | | | $ | 138 | | | $ | 131 | |
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Basic earnings per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
As reported | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | 0.86 | | | $ | 1.38 | | | $ | 1.36 | |
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Pro forma | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | 0.84 | | | $ | 1.38 | | | $ | 1.32 | |
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Diluted earnings per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
As reported | | $ | 0.88 | | | $ | 0.83 | | | $ | 1.34 | | | $ | 1.33 | |
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Pro forma | | $ | 0.88 | | | $ | 0.81 | | | $ | 1.34 | | | $ | 1.29 | |
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During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized $2 million and $5 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense related to stock options. See Note 12.
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TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Comprehensive Earnings. The components of comprehensive earnings, net of related tax, are as follows:
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Net earnings | | $ | 91 | | | $ | 85 | | | $ | 138 | | | $ | 135 | |
Foreign currency translation earnings (losses), net | | | 34 | | | | (35 | ) | | | 67 | | | | (66 | ) |
Realized net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | | | 1 | | | | 17 | | | | (8 | ) | | | 30 | |
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Comprehensive earnings | | $ | 126 | | | $ | 67 | | | $ | 197 | | | $ | 99 | |
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance regarding subsequent derecognition of a tax position, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not completed its analysis of the potential impact of FIN 48 on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets” (“SFAS No. 156”) which is an amendment of SFAS No. 140. SFAS No. 156 addresses the recognition and measurement of separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities and provides an approach to simplify efforts to obtain hedge-like (offset) accounting. SFAS No. 156 is effective for all separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities acquired or issued after fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006. Adoption of SFAS No. 156 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 155”) which is an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS No. 133”) and Statement No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 140”). SFAS No. 155 allows financial instruments that have embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole, eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host, if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. SFAS No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006. Adoption of SFAS No. 155 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In June 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued Issue No.05-5, “Accounting for Early Retirement or Post-employment Programs with Specific Features (Such As Terms Specified in Altersteilzeit Early Retirement Arrangements)”(“EITF 05-5”).EITF 05-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company has various programs that fall under the Altersteilzeit (“ATZ”) program. The adoption ofEITF 05-5 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS No. 154”). SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior-period financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS No. 154 also redefines “restatement” as the revising of previously issued financial statements to reflect the correction of an error. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 154 on January 1, 2006, and such adoption had no impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
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TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
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3. | Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairments |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments include the following:
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Severance and other charges | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 20 | |
Asset impairments related to restructuring activities | | | — | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | |
Curtailment gain | | | — | | | | (2 | ) | | | — | | | | (2 | ) |
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Total restructuring charges | | | 7 | | | | 13 | | | | 15 | | | | 21 | |
Other asset impairments | | | 4 | | | | 2 | | | | 4 | | | | 2 | |
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Total restructuring charges and asset impairments | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | 23 | |
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Restructuring Charges
Restructuring charges by segment are as follows:
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Chassis Systems | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 9 | |
Occupant Safety Systems | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | 5 | |
Automotive Components | | | 1 | | | | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | 7 | |
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Total restructuring charges | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 21 | |
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Severance and Other Charges
Severance and other charges related to the consolidation of certain facilities by segment are as follows:
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Chassis Systems | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 11 | |
Occupant Safety Systems | | | 2 | | | | — | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | |
Automotive Components | | | 1 | | | | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | 7 | |
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Total severance and other charges | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 20 | |
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Chassis Systems. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company incurred approximately $4 million and $10 million, respectively, of charges related to severance, retention and outplacement services at various production facilities in its Chassis Systems segment.
Occupant Safety Systems. The Company incurred approximately $2 million and $3 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, for charges primarily related to severance, retention and outplacement services at the Company’s Cookville, Tennessee facility.
Automotive Components. The Company incurred approximately $1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 for charges related to severance and headcount reductions at certain production facilities in its Automotive Components segment.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Restructuring Reserves
The following table illustrates the movement of the restructuring reserves for severance and other charges:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Effects of
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Foreign
| | | | |
| | | | | Current
| | | Purchase
| | | Used for
| | | Currency
| | | | |
| | Beginning
| | | Period
| | | Price
| | | Purposes
| | | Translation
| | | Ending
| |
| | Balance | | | Accruals | | | Allocation | | | Intended | | | and Transfers | | | Balance | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
Three months ended June 30, 2006 | | $ | 60 | | | $ | 7 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (9 | ) | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 60 | |
Six months ended June 30, 2006 | | | 69 | | | | 14 | | | | (5 | ) | | | (21 | ) | | | 3 | | | | 60 | |
Three months ended July 1, 2005 | | | 41 | | | | 13 | | | | — | | | | (16 | ) | | | (2 | ) | | | 36 | |
Six months ended July 1, 2005 | | | 49 | | | | 21 | | | | — | | | | (28 | ) | | | (6 | ) | | | 36 | |
In conjunction with a fourth quarter 2005 acquisition, the Company recorded restructuring reserves of approximately $18 million during 2005 for severance and other costs related to the planned closure of certain facilities. Management is finalizing such plan, and during the six months ended June 30, 2006 recorded an adjustment of approximately $5 million to the purchase price allocation in accordance with the provisions of EITF IssueNo. 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination.”
Of the $60 million restructuring reserve accrued as of June 30, 2006, approximately $35 million is expected to be paid in 2006. The remainder is expected to be paid in 2007 through 2010 and is comprised mainly of involuntary employee termination arrangements outside the United States.
Asset Impairments Related to Restructuring Activities
Occupant Safety Systems. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded net asset impairments related to restructuring activities of approximately $1 million in its Occupant Safety Systems segment to write down certain buildings to fair value based on current real estate market conditions.
For the three and six months ended July 1, 2005, the Company recorded asset impairments of approximately $3 million in its Occupant Safety Systems segment related to certain facilities to write down certain property, plant and equipment to fair value based on estimated future cash flows.
Curtailment Gain
Chassis Systems. Included in restructuring charges for the three and six months ended July 1, 2005 in the Chassis Systems segment is a curtailment gain of approximately $2 million related to termination of retiree medical benefits for certain hourly employees at a facility that was closed in the third quarter of 2005. Such curtailment gain has been recorded as a reduction in the post-retirement benefit liability.
Other Asset Impairments
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded other asset impairments of approximately $1 million in its Occupant Safety Systems segment and approximately $3 million in its Chassis Systems segment to write down certain machinery and equipment to fair value based on estimated future cash flows.
For the three and six months ended July 1, 2005, the Company recorded asset impairments of approximately $2 million in its Occupant Safety Systems segment to write down certain machinery and equipment to fair value based on estimated future cash flows.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The major classes of inventory are as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | As of | |
| | June 30,
| | | December 31,
| |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
Finished products and work in process | | $ | 388 | | | $ | 374 | |
Raw materials and supplies | | | 341 | | | | 328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total inventories | | $ | 729 | | | $ | 702 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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5. | Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
Goodwill
The changes in goodwill for the period are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Occupant
| | | | | | | |
| | Chassis
| | | Safety
| | | Automotive
| | | | |
| | Systems
| | | Systems
| | | Components
| | | | |
| | Segment | | | Segment | | | Segment | | | Total | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
Balance as of December 31, 2005 | | $ | 892 | | | $ | 928 | | | $ | 473 | | | $ | 2,293 | |
Acquisitions and purchase price adjustments | | | 1 | | | | 6 | | | | — | | | | 7 | |
Effects of foreign currency translation | | | — | | | | 4 | | | | — | | | | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance as of June 30, 2006 | | $ | 893 | | | $ | 938 | | | $ | 473 | | | $ | 2,304 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Company completed its acquisition of a 68.4% interest in Dalphimetal on October 27, 2005. In conjunction with this acquisition, the Company initially recorded $71 million of goodwill in 2005, which in accordance with SFAS No. 141, is subject to adjustment while the Company finalizes its purchase price allocation. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company adjusted goodwill in its Occupant Safety Systems segment by approximately $6 million related to Dalphimetal.
Intangible assets
The following table reflects intangible assets and related amortization:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of June 30, 2006 | | | As of December 31, 2005 | |
| | Gross
| | | | | | Net
| | | Gross
| | | | | | Net
| |
| | Carrying
| | | Accumulated
| | | Carrying
| | | Carrying
| | | Accumulated
| | | Carrying
| |
| | Amount | | | Amortization | | | Amount | | | Amount | | | Amortization | | | Amount | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
Definite-lived intangible assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Customer relationships | | $ | 489 | | | $ | (77 | ) | | $ | 412 | | | $ | 488 | | | $ | (64 | ) | | $ | 424 | |
Developed technology | | | 81 | | | | (33 | ) | | | 48 | | | | 80 | | | | (28 | ) | | | 52 | |
Non-compete agreements | | | 1 | | | | — | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | — | | | | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 571 | | | $ | (110 | ) | | | 461 | | | | 569 | | | $ | (92 | ) | | | 477 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trademarks | | | 292 | | | | | | | | 292 | | | | 292 | | | | | | | | 292 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 863 | | | | | | | $ | 753 | | | $ | 861 | | | | | | | $ | 769 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
In conjunction with its acquisition of a 68.4% interest in Dalphimetal in 2005, the Company recognized $36 million for customer relationships, $2 million for developed technology, and $1 million for non-compete agreements. Such intangibles were recorded at fair value, and are subject to adjustment while the Company finalizes its purchase price allocation.
The weighted average amortization periods for intangible assets subject to amortization are as follows:
| | | | |
| | Weighted Average
|
| | Amortization
|
| | Period |
|
Customer relationships | | | 20 years | |
Developed technology | | | 8 years | |
Non-compete agreements | | | 5 years | |
Aggregate amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005 was $9 million and $8 million, respectively. Aggregate amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005 was $18 million and $16 million, respectively. The Company expects that ongoing amortization expense will approximate the following over the next five years:
| | | | |
| | Amortization
| |
Years Ended December 31, | | Expense | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
2006 | | $ | 36 | |
2007 | | | 35 | |
2008 | | | 34 | |
2009 | | | 34 | |
2010 | | | 34 | |
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6. | Other (Income) Expense — Net |
The following table provides details of other (income) expense — net:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
| | | July 1,
| | | June 30,
| | | July 1,
| |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
Provision for bad debts | | $ | — | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 15 | |
Net losses (gains) on sales of assets | | | — | | | | 1 | | | | (2 | ) | | | 1 | |
Foreign currency exchange (gains) losses | | | 1 | | | | 14 | | | | (2 | ) | | | 19 | |
Royalty and grant income | | | (6 | ) | | | (6 | ) | | | (12 | ) | | | (11 | ) |
Miscellaneous other income | | | (2 | ) | | | — | | | | (10 | ) | | | (7 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other (income) expense — net | | $ | (7 | ) | | $ | 11 | | | $ | (23 | ) | | $ | 17 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, net provisions for bad debts of approximately $3 million were made. For the three and six months ended July 1, 2005, net provisions for bad debts of approximately $2 million and $15 million were made, respectively. These provisions were primarily in conjunction with bankruptcy and administration proceedings of certain of the Company’s customers.
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7. | Accounts Receivable Securitization |
The receivables facility, as amended (the “Receivables Facility”), extends until December 2009 and provides up to $250 million in funding principally from commercial paper conduits sponsored by commercial lenders, based on availability of eligible receivables and other customary factors.
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Under the Receivables Facility, certain subsidiaries of the Company (the “Sellers”) sell trade accounts receivable (the “Receivables”) originated by them and certain of their subsidiaries as sellers in the United States through the Receivables Facility. Receivables are sold to TRW Automotive Receivables LLC (the “Transferor”) at a discount. The Transferor is a bankruptcy remote special purpose limited liability company that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Transferor’s purchase of Receivables is financed through a transfer agreement with TRW Automotive Global Receivables LLC (the “Borrower”). Under the terms of the Transfer Agreement, the Borrower purchases all Receivables sold to the Transferor. The Borrower is a bankruptcy remote special purpose limited liability company that is wholly-owned by the Transferor and is not consolidated when certain requirements are met.
Generally, multi-seller commercial paper conduits supported by committed liquidity facilities are available to provide cash funding for the Borrowers’ purchase of Receivables through secured loans/tranches to the extent desired and permitted under the receivables loan agreement. A note is issued for the difference between Receivables purchased and cash borrowed through the facility. The Sellers act as servicing agents per the servicing agreement, and continue to service the transferred receivables for which they receive a monthly servicing fee at a rate of 1% per annum of the average daily outstanding balance of receivables. The usage fee under the Receivables Facility is 0.85% of outstanding borrowings. In addition, the Company is required to pay a fee of 0.40% on the unused portion of the Receivables Facility. Both the usage fee and the fee on the unused portion of the facility are subject to a leverage-based grid. These rates are per annum and payments of these fees are made to the lenders monthly.
Availability of funding under the Receivables Facility depends primarily upon the outstanding trade accounts receivable balance, and is determined by reducing the receivables balance by outstanding borrowings under the program, the historical rate of collection on those receivables and other characteristics of those receivables that affect their eligibility (such as bankruptcy or downgrading below investment grade of the obligor, delinquency and excessive concentration). Due to decreased availability under the facility as a result of certain customer credit rating downgrades below investment grade, the Company reduced the committed amount of the facility from $400 million to $250 million on January 24, 2006. As of June 30, 2006, based on the terms of this facility and the criteria described above, approximately $233 million of the Company’s total reported accounts receivable balance was considered eligible for borrowings under this facility, of which approximately $121 million would have been available for funding.
The Company had no outstanding borrowings under this facility as of June 30, 2006 or July 1, 2005. As such, the fair value of the multi-seller conduits’ loans was less than 10% of the fair value of the Borrower’s assets and, therefore, the financial statements of the Borrower were included in our consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005.
In addition to the Receivables Facility described above, certain of the Company’s European subsidiaries have entered into receivables financing arrangements. The Company has up to €75 million available until January 2007 through an arrangement involving a wholly-owned special purpose vehicle, which purchases trade receivables from its German affiliates and sells those trade receivables to a German bank. Additionally, the Company has a receivables financing arrangement of up to £25 million available until November 2006 through an arrangement involving a wholly-owned special purpose vehicle, which purchases trade receivables from its United Kingdom affiliates and sells those trade receivables to a United Kingdom bank. In May 2006, the Company terminated a factoring arrangement in France which had up to €78 million available until November 2006 in which customers send bills of exchange directly to the bank. In July 2006, the Company replaced that factoring arrangement with a new arrangement which provides for availability of up to €80 million until July 2007. This new arrangement involves a wholly-owned special purpose vehicle, which purchases trade receivables from its French affiliates and sells those trade receivables to a French bank. All European arrangements are renewable for one year at the end of their respective terms, if not terminated. There were no outstanding borrowings under any of these facilities as of June 30, 2006.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The Company does not own any variable interests in the multi-seller conduits, as that term is defined in FASB Interpretation 46(R) “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (revised December 2003) — an interpretation of ARB No. 51.”
Under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No, 28. “Interim Financial Reporting”, the Company is required to adjust its effective tax rate each quarter to be consistent with the estimated annual effective tax rate. The Company is also required to record the tax impact of certain unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, in the interim period in which they occur. In addition, jurisdictions with a projected loss for the year where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the estimated annual effective tax rate. The impact of such an exclusion could result in a higher or lower effective tax rate during a particular quarter, based upon mix and timing of actual earnings versus annual projections.
Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was $53 million on pre-tax income of $144 million. Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $116 million on pre-tax income of $254 million and includes zero tax benefit related to the $57 million loss on retirement of debt. See Note 10. The income tax rate varies from the United States statutory income tax rate due primarily to the impact of non-deductible interest expense in certain foreign jurisdictions, and earnings or losses in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions, including the loss on retirement of debt noted above, without recognition of a corresponding income tax expense or benefit, partially offset by favorable foreign tax rates, holidays, and credits.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48. “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance regarding subsequent derecognition of a tax position, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not completed its analysis of the potential impact of this interpretation on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
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9. | Pension Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions |
Pensions Plans
The following table provides the components of net pension cost (income) for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended | |
| | June 30, 2006 | | | July 1, 2005 | |
| | | | | | | | Rest of
| | | | | | | | | Rest of
| |
| | U.S. | | | U.K. | | | World | | | U.S. | | | U.K. | | | World | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
Service cost | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 5 | |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations | | | 16 | | | | 63 | | | | 10 | | | | 17 | | | | 64 | | | | 8 | |
Expected return on plan assets | | | (16 | ) | | | (82 | ) | | | (4 | ) | | | (14 | ) | | | (87 | ) | | | (3 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net pension cost (income) | | $ | 6 | | | $ | (9 | ) | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | (14 | ) | | $ | 10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30, 2006 | | | July 1, 2005 | |
| | | | | | | | Rest of
| | | | | | | | | Rest of
| |
| | U.S. | | | U.K. | | | World | | | U.S. | | | U.K. | | | World | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
Service cost | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 20 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 18 | | | $ | 10 | |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations | | | 32 | | | | 123 | | | | 19 | | | | 34 | | | | 130 | | | | 16 | |
Expected return on plan assets | | | (32 | ) | | | (161 | ) | | | (7 | ) | | | (28 | ) | | | (176 | ) | | | (6 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net pension cost (income) | | $ | 12 | | | $ | (18 | ) | | $ | 24 | | | $ | 20 | | | $ | (28 | ) | | $ | 20 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Post-Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions (“OPEB”)
The following table provides the components of net post-retirement benefit cost for the Company’s plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30,
| | | July 1,
| | | June 30,
| | | July 1,
| |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
Service cost | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 4 | |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations | | | 11 | | | | 12 | | | | 22 | | | | 24 | |
Settlements | | | (3 | ) | | | (3 | ) | | | (4 | ) | | | (3 | ) |
Amortization | | | (4 | ) | | | (2 | ) | | | (8 | ) | | | (4 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net post-retirement benefit cost | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | 21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded settlement gains of $3 million and $4 million, respectively, from retiree medical buyouts. In the second quarter of 2005, the Company recorded a settlement gain of approximately $3 million as a result of discontinuing supplemental retiree medical coverage to certain salaried retirees of a former affiliate of the Company.
In the three months ended July 1, 2005, the Company recorded a curtailment gain of approximately $2 million related to termination of retiree medical benefits for certain hourly employees at a facility that was closed in the third quarter of 2005. Such curtailment is reflected in restructuring charges in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statement of operations, and therefore is not included in the table above.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Total outstanding debt of the Company as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 consisted of the following:
| | | | | | | | |
| | As of | |
| | June 30,
| | | December 31,
| |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Dollars in millions) | |
|
Short-term debt | | $ | 83 | | | $ | 98 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Long-term debt: | | | | | | | | |
Senior Notes | | $ | 959 | | | $ | 964 | |
Senior Subordinated Notes | | | 298 | | | | 291 | |
Term Loan facilities | | | 1,585 | | | | 1,593 | |
Revolving credit facility | | | — | | | | — | |
Lucas Industries Limited debentures due 2020 | | | — | | | | 181 | |
Capitalized leases | | | 46 | | | | 47 | |
Other borrowings | | | 64 | | | | 62 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | 2,952 | | | | 3,138 | |
Less current portion | | | 68 | | | | 37 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Long-term debt, net of current portion | | $ | 2,884 | | | $ | 3,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes
The Senior Notes consist of 93/8% Senior Notes and 101/8% Senior Notes in original principal amounts of $925 million and €200 million, respectively. The Senior Subordinated Notes consist of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes and 113/4% Senior Subordinated Notes in original principal amounts of $300 million and €125 million, respectively. Interest is payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 and maturity is February 15, 2013. The Senior Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis and the Senior Subordinated Notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated unsecured basis, in each case by substantially all existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and by TRW Automotive Finance (Luxembourg), S.à.r.l., a Luxembourg subsidiary.
On May 3, 2005, the Company repurchased approximately €48 million principal amount of its 101/8% Senior Notes with a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock in the first quarter of 2005. The Company recorded a loss on retirement of debt of approximately $7 million, comprised of approximately $6 million for the related redemption premium on the 101/8% Senior Notes, and approximately $1 million for the write-off of deferred debt issue costs.
Credit Facilities
Senior Secured Credit Facilities. On December 21, 2004, the Company entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2004 with the lenders party thereto. The amended and restated credit agreement provides for $1.9 billion in senior secured credit facilities, consisting of (i) a5-year $900 million revolving credit facility, (ii) a5-year $400 million term loan A facility and (iii) a7.5-year $600 million term loan B facility. The initial draw under these facilities occurred on January 10, 2005 (the “Funding Date”). Proceeds from the facilities were used to refinance the credit facilities existing as of December 31, 2004 (with the exception of the term loan E issued with the original principal amount of $300 million in November 2004 under the then-existing credit agreement), and pay fees and expenses related to the refinancing. In conjunction with the December 21, 2004 refinancing, the Company capitalized $5 million in deferred debt issuance costs in 2004, and capitalized an additional $4 million in January 2005. In 2005, the Company recognized accelerated amortization expense of
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
$3 million on the remaining debt issuance costs related to those certain syndicated term loans not extinguished until the Funding Date.
The amended and restated credit agreement also provided for the borrowing of up to $300 million in incremental extensions of credit. On November 18, 2005, the Company completed the borrowing under the credit facility of an additional $300 million through a term loan B-2. Proceeds from this borrowing were used for general corporate purposes. The terms of the term loan B-2 are substantially similar to the terms of the term loan B.
Debt Covenants
The Senior Notes, Senior Subordinated Notes and the Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of TRW Automotive Inc. and its subsidiaries, to sell assets, incur additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock, repay other indebtedness (including the Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes), pay certain dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock, create liens on assets, make investments, loans or advances, make certain acquisitions, engage in mergers or consolidations, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, amend certain material agreements governing TRW Automotive Inc.’s indebtedness, including the Senior Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes and the Receivables Facility, and change the business conducted by TRW Automotive Inc. and its subsidiaries. In addition, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain financial covenants relating to: a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio and require certain prepayments from excess cash flows, as defined and in connection with certain asset sales and the incurrence of debt not permitted under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities. As of June 30, 2006, TRW Automotive Inc. was in compliance with all of its financial covenants.
Other Borrowings
On February 2, 2006, the Company repurchased its subsidiary Lucas Industries Limited’s £94.6 million 107/8% bonds due 2020 for £137 million, or approximately $243 million. This repurchase resulted in a loss on retirement of debt of £32 million, or approximately $57 million, which was recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2006. The Company funded the repurchase from cash on hand.
In November 2005, the Company entered into a series of interest rate swap agreements with a total notional value of $250 million to hedge the variability of interest payments associated with its variable-rate term debt. The swap agreements are expected to settle in January 2008. Since the interest rate swaps hedge the variability of interest payments on variable rate debt with the same terms, they qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment. As of June 30, 2006, the Company recorded an asset of approximately $2 million related to these interest rate swaps, along with a corresponding increase in other comprehensive earnings.
In January 2004, the Company entered into a series of interest rate swap agreements with a total notional value of $500 million to effectively change a fixed rate debt obligation into a floating rate obligation. The total notional amount of these agreements is equal to the face value of the designated debt instrument. The swap agreements are expected to settle in February 2013, the maturity date of the corresponding debt instrument. Since these interest rate swaps hedge the designated debt balance and qualify for fair value hedge accounting, changes in the fair value of the swaps also result in a corresponding adjustment to the value of the debt. As of June 30, 2006, the Company recorded an obligation of $31 million related to these interest rate swaps resulting from an increase in forward rates, along with a corresponding reduction in debt.
The Company has borrowings under uncommitted credit agreements in many of the countries in which it operates. These borrowings are primarily in the local foreign currency of the country or region where the Company’s operations are located. The borrowings are from various domestic and international banks at quoted market interest rates.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Capital Stock Issuances. From time to time, capital stock is issued in conjunction with the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock units issued as part of the Company’s stock incentive plan. See Note 12.
Repurchase of Northrop Shares. On March 8, 2005, the Company entered into two stock purchase agreements (the “Stock Purchase Agreements”) with Northrop Grumman Corporation (“Northrop”) and an affiliate of Northrop pursuant to which Northrop and its affiliate agreed to sell to the Company an aggregate of 7,256,500 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate consideration of approximately $143 million in cash. The closing of this sale occurred on March 11, 2005. These shares were immediately retired following the repurchase by the Company.
Issuance and Registration of Shares. Separately, on March 8, 2005, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase and Registration Rights Agreement (the “T Rowe Agreement”) with T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (the “First Purchaser”), as investment adviser to the mutual funds and institutional accounts listed therein (the “TRP Investors”). Pursuant to the T Rowe Agreement, the Company sold to the First Purchaser, on behalf of the TRP Investors, 5,256,500 newly issued shares of Common Stock for an aggregate consideration of approximately $103 million in cash on March 11, 2005.
On March 8, 2005 the Company entered into a Stock Purchase and Registration Rights Agreement (the “Wellington Agreement”) with certain investment advisory clients of Wellington Management Company, llp (each a “Second Purchaser”). Pursuant to the Wellington Agreement, the Company sold to the Second Purchasers an aggregate of 2,000,000 newly issued shares of Common Stock for an aggregate consideration of approximately $40 million in cash on March 11, 2005.
The proceeds from these share issuances initially were used to return cashand/or reduce liquidity line balances to the levels that existed immediately prior to the time the share purchases from an affiliate of Northrop referenced above took place. On May 3, 2005, a portion of the proceeds from these share issuances was then used to repurchase €48 million principal amount of the Company’s 101/8% Senior Notes.
Pursuant to each of the T Rowe Agreement and the Wellington Agreement, the Company filed a registration statement onForm S-3 with the SEC for the registration of the resale of the shares purchased pursuant to those agreements. The registration statement was declared effective on April 12, 2005. Pursuant to the effective registration statement, the First Purchaser, the TRP Investors and the Second Purchasers will be able to sell their shares of Common Stock into the market from time to time.
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12. | Share-Based Compensation |
Effective in February 2003, the Company established the TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”), which permits the grant of up to 18,500,000 non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and other stock-based awards to the employees, directors or consultants of the Company or its affiliates.
On February 27, 2006, the Company granted 905,450 stock options and 439,400 restricted stock units to employees and executive officers of the Company pursuant to the Plan. The options have an8-year life, and both the options and restricted stock units vest ratably over three years. The options have an exercise price equal to the fair value of the stock on the grant date, which was $26.61.
On March 2, 2005, the Company granted 938,000 stock options and 552,400 restricted stock units to employees and executive officers of the Company pursuant to the Plan. The options have an8-year life, and both the options and restricted stock units vest ratably over three years. The options have an exercise price equal to the fair value of the stock on the grant date, which was $19.82.
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As of June 30, 2006, the Company had approximately 4,621,000 shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Approximately 9,556,000 options and 810,000 nonvested restricted stock units were outstanding as of the same date. The majority of the options have a10-year term and vest ratably over five years.
The total compensation cost recognized for the Plan during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $4 million and $8 million, respectively. Total share-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 included $2 million and $5 million, respectively, related to stock options as previously disclosed. The total compensation cost for the Plan during the three and six months ended July 1, 2005 was de minimis. No income tax benefit was recognized in the consolidated statement of operations, nor was any compensation cost capitalized as part of inventory or fixed assets for the Plan.
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13. | Related Party Transactions |
In connection with the acquisition by affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”) of the shares of the subsidiaries of TRW Inc. engaged in the automotive business from Northrop (the “Acquisition”), the Company executed a Transaction and Monitoring Fee Agreement with Blackstone whereby Blackstone agreed to provide the Company monitoring, advisory and consulting services, including advice regarding (i) structure, terms and negotiation of debt and equity offerings; (ii) relationships with the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ lenders and bankers; (iii) corporate strategy; (iv) acquisitions or disposals and (v) other financial advisory services as more fully described in the agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company has agreed to pay an annual monitoring fee of $5 million for these services. Approximately $1 million is included in the consolidated statements of operations for each of the three month periods ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005, and approximately $2 million is included in each of the six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005.
In the first quarter of 2006, the Company entered into a five-year participation agreement (“participation agreement”) with Cornerstone Purchasing Group LLC (“CPG”) designating CPG as exclusive agent for the purchase of certain indirect products and services. CPG is a “group purchasing organization” which secures from vendors pricing terms for goods and services that are believed to be more favorable than participants could obtain for themselves on an individual basis. Under the participation agreement the Company must purchase 80% of the requirements of its participating locations for the specified products and services through CPG. In connection with purchases by its participants (including the Company), CPG receives a commission from the vendor in respect of purchases. Although CPG is not affiliated with Blackstone, in consideration for Blackstone’s facilitating the Company’s participation in CPG and monitoring the services CPG provides to the Company, CPG remits a portion of the commissions received from vendors in respect of purchases by the Company under the participation agreement to an affiliate of Blackstone. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the affiliate of Blackstone received no fees from CPG.
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The following table presents certain financial information by segment:
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Chassis Systems | | $ | 1,888 | | | $ | 1,956 | | | $ | 3,703 | | | $ | 3,803 | |
Occupant Safety Systems | | | 1,123 | | | | 955 | | | | 2,267 | | | | 1,893 | |
Automotive Components | | | 450 | | | | 454 | | | | 887 | | | | 894 | |
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Total sales | | $ | 3,461 | | | $ | 3,365 | | | $ | 6,857 | | | $ | 6,590 | |
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Earnings before taxes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chassis Systems | | $ | 85 | | | $ | 114 | | | $ | 179 | | | $ | 173 | |
Occupant Safety Systems | | | 113 | | | | 89 | | | | 246 | | | | 185 | |
Automotive Components | | | 35 | | | | 31 | | | | 70 | | | | 64 | |
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Segment earnings before taxes | | | 233 | | | | 234 | | | | 495 | | | | 422 | |
Corporate expense and other | | | (28 | ) | | | (36 | ) | | | (62 | ) | | | (69 | ) |
Finance costs | | | (61 | ) | | | (55 | ) | | | (122 | ) | | | (114 | ) |
Loss on retirement of debt | | | — | | | | (7 | ) | | | (57 | ) | | | (7 | ) |
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Earnings before income taxes | | $ | 144 | | | $ | 136 | | | $ | 254 | | | $ | 232 | |
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Chassis Systems | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 4 | |
Occupant Safety Systems | | | 27 | | | | 24 | | | | 54 | | | | 38 | |
Automotive Components | | | 10 | | | | 10 | | | | 22 | | | | 22 | |
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| | $ | 44 | | | $ | 35 | | | $ | 90 | | | $ | 64 | |
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Various claims, lawsuits and administrative proceedings are pending or threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries, covering a wide range of matters that arise in the ordinary course of the Company’s business activities with respect to commercial, patent, product liability, environmental and occupational safety and health law matters. In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries are conducting a number of environmental investigations and remedial actions at current and former locations of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. Along with other companies, certain subsidiaries of the Company have been named potentially responsible parties for certain waste management sites. Each of these matters is subject to various uncertainties, and some of these matters may be resolved unfavorably with respect to the Company or the relevant subsidiary. A reserve estimate for each environmental matter is established using standard engineering cost estimating techniques on an undiscounted basis. In the determination of such costs, consideration is given to the professional judgment of Company environmental engineers, in consultation with outside environmental specialists, when necessary. At multi-party sites, the reserve estimate also reflects the expected allocation of total project costs among the various potentially responsible parties.
As of June 30, 2006, the Company had reserves for environmental matters of $62 million. In addition, the Company has established a receivable from Northrop for a portion of this environmental liability as a result of indemnification provided for in the Master Purchase Agreement relating to the Acquisition. The Company believes
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any liability that may result from the resolution of environmental matters for which sufficient information is available to support these cost estimates will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. However, the Company cannot predict the effect on the Company’s financial position of expenditures for aspects of certain matters for which there is insufficient information. In addition, the Company cannot predict the effect of compliance with environmental laws and regulations with respect to unknown environmental matters on the Company’s financial position or results of operations or the possible effect of compliance with environmental requirements imposed in the future.
The Company faces an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability, recall and warranty claims in the event that its products actually or allegedly fail to perform as expected or the use of its products results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injuryand/or property damage. Accordingly, the Company could experience material warranty, recall or product liability losses in the future. In addition, the Company’s costs to defend the product liability claims have increased in recent years.
On May 31, 2006, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) opened an Engineering Analysis of front suspension lower ball joints on model year2002-2006 Jeep Liberty vehicles. A subsidiary of the Company manufactured the ball joint used in this suspension system. On August 1, 2006, the Chrysler unit of DaimlerChrysler A.G. announced a voluntary recall of an estimated 832,500 vehicles to address this issue. At this time, the Company does not expect this recall to have a material impact on its results of operations or financial condition.
While certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have been subject in recent years to asbestos-related claims, management believes that such claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. In general, these claims seek damages for illnesses alleged to have resulted from exposure to asbestos used in certain components sold by the Company’s subsidiaries. Management believes that the majority of the claimants were assembly workers at the major U.S. automobile manufacturers. The vast majority of these claims name as defendants numerous manufacturers and suppliers of a wide variety of products allegedly containing asbestos. Management believes that, to the extent any of the products sold by the Company’s subsidiaries and at issue in these cases contained asbestos, the asbestos was encapsulated. Based upon several years of experience with such claims, management believes that only a small proportion of the claimants has or will ever develop any asbestos-related impairment.
Neither settlement costs in connection with asbestos claims nor annual legal fees to defend these claims have been material in the past. These claims are strongly disputed by the Company and it has been its policy to defend against them aggressively. Many of these cases have been dismissed without any payment whatsoever. Moreover, there is significant insurance coverage with solvent carriers with respect to these claims. However, while costs to defend and settle these claims in the past have not been material, there can be no assurances that this will remain so in the future.
Management believes that the ultimate resolution of the foregoing matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2006, and the other information included herein. References herein to “we,” “our,” or the “Company” refer to TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., together with its subsidiaries.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Our Business. We are among the world’s largest and most diversified suppliers of automotive systems, modules and components to global automotive original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, and related aftermarkets. We conduct substantially all of our operations through subsidiaries. These operations primarily encompass the design, manufacture and sale of active and passive safety related products. Active safety related products principally refer to vehicle dynamic controls (primarily braking and steering), and passive safety related products principally refer to occupant restraints (primarily air bags and seat belts) and safety electronics (electronic control units and crash and occupant weight sensors). We are primarily a “Tier 1” supplier, with over 85% of our end-customer sales in 2005 made to major OEMs. We operate our business along three operating segments: Chassis Systems, Occupant Safety Systems and Automotive Components.
In the second quarter of 2006, our net sales were $3.5 billion, which represents an increase of approximately three percent over the second quarter of 2005. The increase resulted primarily from the consolidation of sales of Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A. (“Dalphimetal”) into our operations, a higher level of sales from new product areas and higher volumes on certain platforms, and the favorable effect of foreign currency exchange. These favorable items were partially offset by the negative impact of price reductions provided to customers. Operating income for the second quarter of 2006 was $201 million compared to $195 million for the prior year period, while net earnings for the second quarter of 2006 were $91 million as compared to $85 million for the second quarter of 2005. Our net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were $6.9 billion, which represents an increase of four percent over the six months ended July 1, 2005. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $428 million compared to $347 million for the prior year period, while net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were $138 million as compared to $135 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. Included in net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2006 is a loss on retirement of debt of $57 million related to the repurchase of certain bonds as discussed below. Included in net earnings for the three and six months ended July 1, 2005 is a loss on retirement of debt of $7 million related to the repurchase of a portion of our 101/8% Senior Notes.
The Unfavorable Automotive Climate. The automotive and automotive supply industries continued to experience unfavorable developments during the second quarter of 2006. These developments and trends include:
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| • | the rise in fuel prices, which has led to a consumer shift in the North American market away from sport utility vehicles and light trucks to more fuel efficient passenger cars; |
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Despite these ongoing trends, we experienced strong operating results during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. The effect of the unfavorable industry trends and developments was mitigated by, among other things, our customer, product and geographic diversity. We also benefited from sales growth, continued demand for safety products, continued implementation of previously announced restructuring actions and targeted cost reductions throughout our businesses.
In recent years and into 2006, the Big Three have seen a steady decline in their market share for vehicle sales in North America and Europe, with Asian OEMs increasing their share in such markets. The Big Three’s North American operations, in particular, continue to suffer significantly in this regard. Although we do have business with the Asian OEMs, our customer base is more heavily weighted toward the Big Three. Further, certain of our customers are undergoing various forms of restructuring initiatives, including reorganization under bankruptcy laws in certain cases, to address certain structural issues specific to their companies (such as significant overcapacity and pension and healthcare costs) along with the same negative industry trends that we are experiencing. Substantial restructuring initiatives undertaken by our major customers, such as those announced earlier by Ford and GM, could have a ripple effect throughout our industry and may have a severe impact on our business and our common suppliers. Also, work stoppages or other labor issues that may potentially occur at these customers’ or their suppliers’ facilities may have a material negative effect on us. Of particular concern is the current situation surrounding Delphi Corporation and the United Autoworkers’ union (the “UAW”), who are currently in negotiations. Should such negotiations break down and the UAW strike, the operations of Delphi’s major customers, including General Motors and others, could be significantly slowed or stopped altogether. Such a slowing or shutdown would have a material adverse affect on us, as we supply Delphi and a number of its customers.
Throughout the first half of 2006, commodity inflation continued, albeit at a more moderate pace than in 2005, and was marked with increased aluminum and other base metal prices. Such increases in metal prices did not impact our results in the first half of 2006 due to existing supply contracts. While we are exposed to greater aluminum and base metal price variability in the second half of 2006, we do not believe such exposure will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition. Also, costs of resins, yarns and other petroleum-based products, energy costs and ferrous metals continued to rise throughout the first half of 2006. Consequently, overall commodity inflation pressures remain a significant concern for our business and have placed a considerable operational and financial burden on the Company. We expect such inflationary pressures to continue into the foreseeable future. Accordingly, we continue to work with our suppliers and customers to mitigate the impact of increasing commodity costs. However, it is generally difficult to pass increased prices for manufactured components and raw materials through to our customers in the form of price increases.
Furthermore, because we purchase various types of equipment, raw materials and component parts from our suppliers, we may be adversely affected by their failure to perform as expected or if they are unable to adequately mitigate inflationary pressures. These pressures have proven to be insurmountable to some of our suppliers and we have seen the number of bankruptcies or insolvencies increase due in part to the recent inflationary pressures. While the unstable condition of some of our suppliers or their failure to perform has not led to any material disruptions thus far, it has led to certain delivery delays and production issues, and may lead to further delivery delays, production issues or delivery of non-conforming products by our suppliers in the future. As such, we continue to monitor our vendor base for the best source of supply.
Fuel prices have continued to rise in response to volatile global energy market conditions. As a result, there has been a shift in the North American market to more fuel-efficient vehicles away from higher margin sport utility vehicles and light trucks. While this shift has negatively impacted the mix of our product sales, we provide content for both passenger car and sport utility/light truck platforms and therefore the effect to TRW is somewhat mitigated.
Pricing pressure from our customers is characteristic of the automotive parts industry. This pressure is substantial and will continue. Virtually all OEMs have policies of seeking price reductions each year. Consequently, we have been forced to reduce our prices in both the initial bidding process and during the terms of contractual arrangements. We have taken steps to reduce costs and resist price reductions; however, price reductions have negatively impacted our sales and profit margins and are expected to do so in the future.
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We have also seen certain vehicle manufacturers shift away from their funding of engineering and development contracts for new technology. We expect this trend to continue in 2006, thereby contributing to an increase in the total of our engineering and research and development expenses.
While we continue our efforts to mitigate the risks described above, there can be no assurances that the results of these ongoing efforts will continue to be successful in the future or that we will not experience a decline in sales, a significant strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to other currencies or increased costs or disruptions in supply, or that these items will not adversely impact our future earnings. We will continue to evaluate the negative industry trends referred to above, including the deteriorating financial condition of certain of our customers and suppliers, and whether additional actions may be required to mitigate those trends. Such actions may include further plant rationalization and global capacity optimization efforts across our businesses.
Our Debt and Capital Structure. On an ongoing basis we monitor, and may modify, our debt and capital structure to reduce associated costs and provide greater financial and covenant flexibility. During 2006, we repurchased all of our subsidiary Lucas Industries Limited’s £94.6 million 107/8% bonds due 2020, for £137 million, or approximately $243 million, and we reduced the committed amount of our U.S. receivables facility from $400 million to $250 million due to decreased availability under the facility as a result of certain customer credit rating downgrades below investment grade. We may make further repurchases of notes or other debt securities from time to time as conditions warrant.
In the current environment of Federal Reserve Bank interest rate increases, our variable rate indebtedness exposes us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt costs to increase significantly. A majority of our borrowings, including borrowings under TRW Automotive Inc.’s senior credit facilities, are at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk. As of June 30, 2006, approximately 63% of our total debt was at variable interest rates. As interest rates increase, the amount we are required to pay on our variable rate indebtedness increases even though the amount borrowed remains the same.
Changes in our debt and capital structure, among other items, may impact our effective tax rate. Our overall effective tax rate is equal to consolidated tax expense as a percentage of consolidated earnings before tax. However, tax expense and benefits are not recognized on a global basis but rather on a jurisdictional or legal entity basis. We are in a position whereby losses incurred in certain tax jurisdictions provide no current financial statement benefit. In addition, certain jurisdictions have statutory rates greater than or less than the United States statutory rate. As such, changes in the mix of earnings between jurisdictions could have a significant impact on our overall effective tax rate in future periods. Changes in tax law and rates could also have a significant impact on the effective rate in future periods.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following unaudited consolidated statements of operations compare the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005.
Total Company Results of Operations
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Variance
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Sales | | $ | 3,461 | | | $ | 3,365 | | | $ | 96 | |
Cost of sales | | | 3,107 | | | | 3,010 | | | | 97 | |
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Gross profit | | | 354 | | | | 355 | | | | (1 | ) |
Administrative and selling expenses | | | 140 | | | | 126 | | | | 14 | |
Amortization of intangible assets | | | 9 | | | | 8 | | | | 1 | |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments | | | 11 | | | | 15 | | | | (4 | ) |
Other (income) expense — net | | | (7 | ) | | | 11 | | | | (18 | ) |
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Operating income | | | 201 | | | | 195 | | | | 6 | |
Interest expense — net | | | 60 | | | | 54 | | | | 6 | |
Loss on retirement of debt | | | — | | | | 7 | | | | (7 | ) |
Accounts receivable securitization costs | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | — | |
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax | | | (9 | ) | | | (5 | ) | | | (4 | ) |
Minority interest, net of tax | | | 5 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | |
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Earnings before income taxes | | | 144 | | | | 136 | | | | 8 | |
Income tax expense | | | 53 | | | | 51 | | | | 2 | |
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Net earnings | | $ | 91 | | | $ | 85 | | | $ | 6 | |
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended July 1, 2005
Salesfor the three months ended June 30, 2006 were $3.5 billion, an increase of $96 million as compared to $3.4 billion for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by the consolidation of Dalphimetal acquired in October 2005, which contributed an incremental $110 million in sales. Additionally, the favorable effect of currency exchange contributed $31 million as the U.S. dollar weakened against the Euro and other currencies. These items were partially offset by the negative impact of price reductions provided to customers in excess of higher volumes which net to approximately $45 million.
Gross profitfor the three months ended June 30, 2006 was $354 million, relatively unchanged from the three months ended July 1, 2005. Included in the three months ended June 30, 2006 were unfavorable mix, net of higher volume, of $17 million, and higher costs due to the unfavorable effect of currency exchange of $6 million. These items were offset by the consolidation of Dalphimetal of $15 million, and the net impact of cost reductions and the benefits of restructuring activities (in excess of inflation and price reductions provided to customers) which, together, net to $7 million. Gross profit as a percentage of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was 10.2% compared to 10.5% for the three months ended July 1, 2005.
Administrative and selling expensesfor the three months ended June 30, 2006 were $140 million compared to $126 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was primarily driven by increased spending to support growth of $5 million, share-based compensation expense of $4 million which was not incurred in the prior
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year due to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) in July 2005, an increase in pension and other post-retirement benefit costs of $3 million, and the impact from the consolidation of Dalphimetal of $3 million. Administrative and selling expenses as a percentage of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were 4.0% as compared to 3.7% for the three months ended July 1, 2005.
Amortization of intangible assetswas $9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to $8 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005.
Restructuring charges and asset impairmentswere $11 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $15 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. During the three months ended June 30, 2006, the Company incurred charges of $7 million related to severance, retention, and outplacement services at various production facilities. The Company also recorded other asset impairments of $4 million to write down certain machinery and equipment to fair value based on estimated future cash flows. For the three months ended July 1, 2005, the Company recorded charges of $15 million for severance and other costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities, and asset impairments, net of a post-retirement curtailment gain.
Other (income) expense — netfor the three months ended June 30, 2006 was income of $7 million compared to expense of $11 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The improvement was driven primarily by a decrease in foreign currency exchange losses of $13 million, a net increase in other income of $3 million, and a decrease in bad debt expense of $2 million related to the bankruptcy and administration proceedings of certain customers.
Interest expense — netfor the three months ended June 30, 2006 was $60 million as compared to $54 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The increase in net interest expense is due primarily to higher interest rates impacting variable rate borrowings, and interest expense at Dalphimetal which was acquired in the fourth quarter of 2005.
Loss on retirement of debtfor the three months ended July 1, 2005 totaled $7 million. In the second quarter of 2005, the Company repurchased approximately €48 million principal amount of its 101/8% Senior Notes with a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock. The Company recorded a loss on retirement of debt of approximately $6 million for the related redemption premium on the 101/8% Senior Notes, and approximately $1 million for the write-off of deferred debt issue costs.
Accounts receivable securitization costswere $1 million for each of the three month periods ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005.
Equity in earnings of affiliateswas $9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to $5 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by earnings from affiliates in Asia.
Minority interestwas $5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to $2 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The increase of $3 million was driven primarily by the acquisition of Dalphimetal in the fourth quarter of 2005.
Income tax expensefor the three months ended June 30, 2006 was $53 million on pre-tax earnings of $144 million as compared to income tax expense of $51 million on pre-tax earnings of $136 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The income tax expense of $51 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005 includes a one-time benefit of $17 million resulting from a tax law change in Poland. The income tax rate varies from the United States statutory income tax rate due primarily to the impact of non-deductible interest expense in certain foreign jurisdictions, and earnings or losses in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions without recognition of a corresponding income tax expense or benefit, partially offset by favorable foreign tax rates, holidays, and credits.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005
(Unaudited)
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Sales | | $ | 6,857 | | | $ | 6,590 | | | $ | 267 | |
Cost of sales | | | 6,146 | | | | 5,925 | | | | 221 | |
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Gross profit | | | 711 | | | | 665 | | | | 46 | |
Administrative and selling expenses | | | 269 | | | | 262 | | | | 7 | |
Amortization of intangible assets | | | 18 | | | | 16 | | | | 2 | |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments | | | 19 | | | | 23 | | | | (4 | ) |
Other (income) expense — net | | | (23 | ) | | | 17 | | | | (40 | ) |
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Operating income | | | 428 | | | | 347 | | | | 81 | |
Interest expense — net | | | 120 | | | | 112 | | | | 8 | |
Loss on retirement of debt | | | 57 | | | | 7 | | | | 50 | |
Accounts receivable securitization costs | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | — | |
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax | | | (13 | ) | | | (10 | ) | | | (3 | ) |
Minority interest, net of tax | | | 8 | | | | 4 | | | | 4 | |
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Earnings before income taxes | | | 254 | | | | 232 | | | | 22 | |
Income tax expense | | | 116 | | | | 97 | | | | 19 | |
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Net earnings | | $ | 138 | | | $ | 135 | | | $ | 3 | |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Six Months Ended July 1, 2005
Salesfor the six months ended June 30, 2006 were $6.9 billion, an increase of $267 million as compared to $6.6 billion for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven by the favorable impact of the consolidation of Dalphimetal of $215 million, and favorable volume (net of price reductions provided to customers) of $116 million. These items were offset by the unfavorable effect of currency exchange of $64 million.
Gross profitfor the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $711 million, an increase of $46 million compared to $665 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by the net impact of cost reductions and the benefits of restructuring activities (net of inflation and price reductions to customers) of $32 million, the favorable impact of the consolidation of Dalphimetal of $27 million, and higher volume and mix of $11 million. These items were offset by the unfavorable effect of currency exchange of $16 million, lower engineering recoveries of $5 million, and an increase in pension and other post-employment benefit costs of $4 million. Gross profit as a percentage of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was 10.4% compared to 10.1% for the six months ended July 1, 2005.
Administrative and selling expensesfor the six months ended June 30, 2006 were $269 million, an increase of $7 million compared to $262 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by share-based compensation of $8 million not incurred in the prior year and the consolidation of Dalphimetal of $5 million. These items were offset by cost reductions of $2 million and the favorable effect of currency exchange of $2 million. Administrative and selling expenses as a percentage of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were 3.9% as compared to 4.0% for the six months ended July 1, 2005.
Amortization of intangible assetswas $18 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to $16 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005.
Restructuring charges and asset impairmentswere $19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $23 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the
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Company incurred charges of $14 million for severance and other charges related to the consolidation and closure of certain facilities, and $1 million of net asset impairments to write down certain closed facilities to fair value based on current real estate market conditions. The Company also recorded other asset impairments of $4 million to write down certain machinery and equipment to fair value based on estimated future cash flows. For the six months ended July 1, 2005, the Company recorded charges of $23 million for severance and other costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities, and asset impairments, net of a post-retirement benefit curtailment gain.
Other (income) expense — netfor the six months ended June 30, 2006 was income of $23 million compared to expense of $17 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The change was driven primarily by a decrease in foreign currency exchange losses of $21 million, a decrease in bad debt expense of $12 million related to the bankruptcy and administration proceedings of certain customers, and a net increase in asset sales and other income of $7 million.
Interest expense — netfor the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $120 million as compared to $112 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. Net interest expense increased due primarily to rising interest rates on variable rate debt, and interest expense at Dalphimetal which was acquired in the fourth quarter of 2005. Interest expense for the six months ended July 1, 2005 included approximately $3 million of expenses related to the credit agreement amendment and restatement entered into in December 2004.
Loss on retirement of debtfor the six months ended June 30, 2006 totaled $57 million compared to $7 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company incurred a loss on retirement of debt of $57 million due to the February 2006 repurchase of all of our subsidiary Lucas Industries Limited’s £94.6 million 107/8% bonds due 2020, for £137 million, or approximately $243 million. The repayment of debt resulted in a pretax charge of £32 million, or approximately $57 million, for loss on retirement of debt. In the first six months of 2005, the Company repurchased approximately €48 million principal amount of its 101/8% Senior Notes with a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock. The Company recorded a loss on retirement of debt of approximately $6 million for the related redemption premium on the 101/8% Senior Notes, and approximately $1 million for the write-off of deferred debt issue costs.
Accounts receivable securitization costswere $2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the $2 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005.
Equity in earnings of affiliateswas $13 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to $10 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by earnings from affiliates in Asia.
Minority interestwas $8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to $4 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase of $4 million was driven primarily by the acquisition of Dalphimetal in the fourth quarter of 2005.
Income tax expensefor the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $116 million on pre-tax earnings of $254 million as compared to income tax expense of $97 million on pre-tax earnings of $232 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The tax expense of $116 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 includes zero benefit related to the $57 million loss on retirement of debt. The income tax expense of $97 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005 includes a one-time benefit of $17 million resulting from a tax law change in Poland. The income tax rate varies from the United States statutory income tax rate due primarily to the impact of non-deductible interest expense in certain foreign jurisdictions, and earnings or losses in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions, including the loss on retirement of debt noted above, without recognition of a corresponding income tax expense or benefit, partially offset by favorable foreign tax rates, holidays, and credits.
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SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table reconciles segment sales and earnings before taxes to consolidated sales and earnings before taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and July 1, 2005.
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Chassis Systems | | $ | 1,888 | | | $ | 1,956 | | | $ | 3,703 | | | $ | 3,803 | |
Occupant Safety Systems | | | 1,123 | | | | 955 | | | | 2,267 | | | | 1,893 | |
Automotive Components | | | 450 | | | | 454 | | | | 887 | | | | 894 | |
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Total sales | | $ | 3,461 | | | $ | 3,365 | | | $ | 6,857 | | | $ | 6,590 | |
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Earnings before taxes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chassis Systems | | $ | 85 | | | $ | 114 | | | $ | 179 | | | $ | 173 | |
Occupant Safety Systems | | | 113 | | | | 89 | | | | 246 | | | | 185 | |
Automotive Components | | | 35 | | | | 31 | | | | 70 | | | | 64 | |
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Segment earnings before taxes | | | 233 | | | | 234 | | | | 495 | | | | 422 | |
Corporate expense and other | | | (28 | ) | | | (36 | ) | | | (62 | ) | | | (69 | ) |
Financing costs | | | (61 | ) | | | (55 | ) | | | (122 | ) | | | (114 | ) |
Loss on retirement of debt | | | — | | | | (7 | ) | | | (57 | ) | | | (7 | ) |
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Earnings before taxes | | $ | 144 | | | $ | 136 | | | $ | 254 | | | $ | 232 | |
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Chassis Systems
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended July 1, 2005
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Variance
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Sales | | $ | 1,888 | | | $ | 1,956 | | | $ | (68 | ) |
Earnings before taxes | | | 85 | | | | 114 | | | | (29 | ) |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments included in earnings before taxes | | | (7 | ) | | | (5 | ) | | | 2 | |
Salesfor the Chassis Systems segment for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were $1,888 million, a decrease of $68 million compared to $1,956 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The decrease was primarily driven by lower volumes and the effect of lower industry production including the decline of sport utility vehicle and light truck sales in the North American market, together with price reductions provided to customers, of $84 million. The decrease was partially offset by favorable effect of currency exchange of $17 million.
Earnings before taxesfor the Chassis Systems segment for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were $85 million, a decrease of $29 million compared to $114 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The decrease was driven primarily by the unfavorable impact of volume and mix of $26 million, an increase in warranty expense of $9 million, an increase in product development expenses of $4 million, an increase in restructuring charges of $2 million, and the unfavorable effect of currency exchange of $2 million. These items were offset by the favorable net impact of cost reductions and the benefit of restructuring activities (in excess of commodity inflation and price reductions provided to customers) of $11 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2006, Chassis Systems recorded restructuring charges of $4 million in connection with severance and costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities, and $3 million in other asset impairments to write down certain machinery and equipment to fair value based on estimated future cash flows. For the three months ended July 1, 2005, Chassis
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Systems recorded restructuring charges of $5 million in connection with severance and costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities, net of a post-retirement benefit curtailment gain.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Six Months Ended July 1, 2005
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| | Six Months Ended | | | Variance
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Sales | | $ | 3,703 | | | $ | 3,803 | | | $ | (100 | ) |
Earnings before taxes | | | 179 | | | | 173 | | | | 6 | |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments included in earnings before taxes | | | (13 | ) | | | (9 | ) | | | 4 | |
Salesfor the Chassis Systems segment for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were $3,703 million, a decrease of $100 million compared to $3,803 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The decrease was driven primarily by unfavorable volume and price reductions provided to customers of $52 million, and the unfavorable effect of currency exchange of $48 million.
Earnings before taxesfor the Chassis Systems segment for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were $179 million, an increase of $6 million compared to $173 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by the net impact of cost reductions and the benefits of restructuring activities (net of inflation and price reductions provided to customers) of $46 million, and a decrease in bad debt expense of $10 million. These items were offset by a decrease in volume and mix of $24 million, an increase in warranty expense of $8 million, the unfavorable effect of currency exchange of $8 million, an increase in product development spending of $7 million, and an increase in restructuring expenses of $4 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, Chassis Systems recorded restructuring charges of $10 million in connection with severance and costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities, and $3 million in other asset impairments to write down certain machinery and equipment to fair value based on estimated future cash flows. For the six months ended July 1, 2005, Chassis Systems recorded restructuring charges of $9 million in connection with severance and costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities, net of a post-retirement benefit curtailment gain.
Occupant Safety Systems
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended July 1, 2005
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Sales | | $ | 1,123 | | | $ | 955 | | | $ | 168 | |
Earnings before taxes | | | 113 | | | | 89 | | | | 24 | |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments included in earnings before taxes | | | (3 | ) | | | (5 | ) | | | (2 | ) |
Salesfor the Occupant Safety Systems segment for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were $1,123 million, an increase of $168 million compared to $955 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by the consolidation of Dalphimetal which was acquired in November 2005, which contributed sales of $110 million, favorable volume (in excess of price reductions provided to customers) of $52 million, and the favorable effect of currency exchange of $6 million.
Earnings before taxesfor the Occupant Safety Systems segment for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were $113 million, an increase of $24 million compared to $89 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by favorable volume and mix of $16 million, the consolidation of Dalphimetal which contributed $8 million, and a decrease in other costs. The items were offset by the net impact of price reductions provided to customers (net of cost reductions) of $4 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2006, Occupant Safety Systems recorded restructuring charges of $2 million in connection with severance and costs related to the
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consolidation of certain facilities, and $1 million in other asset impairments to write down certain machinery and equipment to fair value based on estimated future cash flows. For the three months ended July 1, 2005, Occupant Safety Systems recorded asset impairments of $5 million.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Six Months Ended July 1, 2005
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| | Six Months Ended | | | Variance
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | (Decrease) | |
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Sales | | $ | 2,267 | | | $ | 1,893 | | | $ | 374 | |
Earnings before taxes | | | 246 | | | | 185 | | | | 61 | |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments included in earnings before taxes | | | (5 | ) | | | (7 | ) | | | (2 | ) |
Salesfor the Occupant Safety Systems segment for the six months ended June 30, 2006 of $2,267 million increased $374 million compared to $1,893 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by the consolidation of Dalphimetal which contributed incremental sales of $215 million, and favorable volume (net of price reductions provided to customers) of $170 million. These items were offset by the unfavorable effect of currency exchange of $11 million.
Earnings before taxesfor the Occupant Safety Systems segment for the six months ended June 30, 2006 of $246 million increased $61 million compared to $185 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by favorable volume and mix of $48 million, the consolidation of Dalphimetal of $16 million, and a decrease in pension and other post-employment benefit spending of $2 million. These items were offset by price reductions provided to customers (net of cost reductions) of $11 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, Occupant Safety Systems recorded restructuring charges of $4 million in connection with severance and costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities, and $1 million in other asset impairments to write down certain machinery and equipment to fair value based on estimated future cash flows. For the six months ended July 1, 2005, Occupant Safety Systems recorded charges of $7 million in connection with severance and costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities and asset impairments.
Automotive Components
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended July 1, 2005
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | (Decrease) | |
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Sales | | $ | 450 | | | $ | 454 | | | $ | (4 | ) |
Earnings before taxes | | | 35 | | | | 31 | | | | 4 | |
Restructuring charges included in earnings before taxes | | | (1 | ) | | | (5 | ) | | | (4 | ) |
Salesfor the Automotive Components segment for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were $450 million, a decrease of $4 million compared to $454 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The decrease was driven primarily by the net impact of price reductions provided to customers (combined with volume decreases) of $12 million, offset by the favorable impact of currency exchange of $8 million.
Earnings before taxesfor the Automotive Components segment for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were $35 million, an increase of $4 million compared to $31 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by a decrease in restructuring charges of $5 million, a decrease in warranty expense of $3 million, and a decrease in other costs. These items were offset by unfavorable volume and mix of $7 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2006, Automotive Components recorded restructuring charges of $1 million in connection with severance and costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities compared to $5 million for the three months ended July 1, 2005.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Six Months Ended July 1, 2005
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| | Six Months Ended | | | Variance
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | (Decrease) | |
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Sales | | $ | 887 | | | $ | 894 | | | $ | (7 | ) |
Earnings before taxes | | | 70 | | | | 64 | | | | 6 | |
Restructuring charges included in earnings before taxes | | | (1 | ) | | | (7 | ) | | | (6 | ) |
Salesfor the Automotive Components segment for the six months ended June 30, 2006 of $887 million decreased $7 million compared to $894 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The decrease was driven primarily by the unfavorable effect of currency exchange of $6 million, and price reductions provided to customers, net of volume, of $1 million.
Earnings before taxesfor the Automotive Components segment for the six months ended June 30, 2006 of $70 million increased $6 million compared to $64 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by a decrease in restructuring expenses of $7 million, the favorable impact of cost reductions and benefits of restructuring activities (in excess of inflation and price reductions provided to customers) of $3 million, a decrease in warranty expense of $3 million, and lower bad debt expense of $2 million. These items were offset by unfavorable volume and mix of $11 million, and the unfavorable impact of currency exchange. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, Automotive Components recorded restructuring charges of $1 million in connection with severance and costs related to the consolidation of certain facilities compared to $7 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash Flows
Operating Activities. Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $251 million as compared to $212 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005. The increase resulted primarily from increased operating profits as well as improvements in working capital due to the net favorable impact related to the timing of vendor payments, partially offset by reductions in other liabilities.
Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $193 million as compared to $174 million for the six months ended July 1, 2005.
During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we spent $202 million in capital expenditures, primarily in connection with upgrading existing products, continuing new product launches started in 2005 and providing for incremental capacity, infrastructure and equipment at our facilities to support our manufacturing and cost reduction efforts. We expect to spend approximately $540 million, or approximately 4% of sales, in such capital expenditures during 2006.
Financing Activities. Cash used in financing activities was $253 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to cash used in financing activities of $290 million in the six months ended July 1, 2005. On February 2, 2006, we repurchased all of our subsidiary Lucas Industries Limited’s £94.6 million 107/8% bonds due 2020, for £137 million, or approximately $243 million.
In the first six months of 2005, we borrowed approximately $1,309 million, net of debt issue costs, and used approximately $1,598 million to pay down long-term debt, primarily in conjunction with the initial draw down of the credit facilities under our December 2004 amendment and restatement of our credit agreement.
Debt and Commitments
Sources of Liquidity. Our primary source of liquidity is cash flow generated from operations. We also have availability under our revolving credit facility and receivables facilities described below, subject to certain conditions. See “Senior Secured Credit Facilities,” “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” and “Other Receivables
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Facilities.” Our primary liquidity requirements, which are significant, are expected to be for debt service, working capital, capital expenditures, research and development costs and other general corporate purposes.
In connection with the acquisition by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group, L.P. (“Blackstone”) of the shares of the subsidiaries of TRW Inc. engaged in the automotive business from Northrop Grumman Corporation (“Northrop”) (the “Acquisition”), our wholly-owned subsidiary TRW Automotive Inc. issued the senior notes and the senior subordinated notes, entered into senior credit facilities, consisting of a revolving credit facility and term loan facilities, and initiated a trade accounts receivable securitization program, or the receivables facility.
We intend to draw down on, and use proceeds from, the revolving credit facility under our senior secured credit facilities, as amended, and our United States and European accounts receivables facilities (collectively, the “Liquidity Facilities”) to fund normal working capital needs from month to month in conjunction with available cash on hand. As of June 30, 2006, we had approximately $833 million of availability under our revolving credit facility after giving effect to $67 million in outstanding letters of credit and guarantees, which reduced the amount available. As of June 30, 2006, approximately $233 million of our total reported accounts receivable balance was considered eligible for borrowings under our United States receivables facility, of which approximately $121 million would have been available for funding. We had no outstanding borrowings under this receivables facility as of June 30, 2006. In addition, as of June 30, 2006, we had approximately €119 million and £25 million available under our European accounts receivable facilities. We had no outstanding borrowings under the European accounts receivable facilities as of June 30, 2006.
During any given month, we anticipate that we will draw as much as an aggregate of $400 million from the Liquidity Facilities. The amounts drawn under the Liquidity Facilities typically will be paid back throughout the month as cash from customers is received. We may then draw upon such facilities again for working capital purposes in the same or succeeding months. These borrowings reflect normal working capital utilization of liquidity. In addition, Dalphimetal and its subsidiaries have approximately €67 million of credit facilities, of which €42 million was available as of June 30, 2006. We expect that these facilities will be fully drawn from time to time for normal working capital purposes.
Debt Repurchases. On February 2, 2006, we repurchased all of our subsidiary Lucas Industries Limited’s £94.6 million 107/8% bonds due 2020 for approximately £137 million, or approximately $243 million. The repayment of debt resulted in a pretax charge of approximately £32 million, or approximately $57 million, for loss on retirement of debt, which was recognized in our first quarter 2006 results. We funded the repurchase from cash on hand.
We continuously evaluate our capital structure in order to ensure the most appropriate and optimal structure and may, from time to time, repurchase senior notes, senior subordinated notes or any other of our debt in the open market or through redemption or retirement, if conditions warrant.
Funding Our Requirements. While we are highly leveraged, we believe that funds generated from operations and available borrowing capacity will be adequate to fund debt service requirements, capital expenditures, working capital requirements and company-sponsored research and development programs. In addition, we believe that our current financial position and financing plans will provide flexibility in worldwide financing activities and permit us to respond to changing conditions in credit markets. However, our ability to continue to fund these items and to reduce debt may be affected by general economic (including difficulties in the automotive industry), financial market, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors, and the cost of warranty and recall and litigation claims, among other things. Therefore, we cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under our revolving credit facility or receivables facilities in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs.
Credit Ratings. Set forth below are our credit ratings for Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch as of June 30, 2006.
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Corporate & Bank Debt Rating | | BB+ | | Ba2 | | BB+ |
Senior Note Rating | | BB− | | Ba3 | | BB− |
Senior Subordinated Note Rating | | BB− | | B1 | | B+ |
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In the event of a downgrade, we believe we would continue to have access to sufficient liquidity; however, the cost of borrowing would increase and our ability to access certain financial markets could be limited.
Senior Secured Credit Facilities. The senior secured credit facilities consist of a secured revolving credit facility and various senior secured term loan facilities. As of June 30, 2006, the term loan facilities, with maturities ranging from 2010 to 2012, consisted of an aggregate of $1.6 billion dollar-denominated term loans and the revolving credit facility provided for borrowing of up to $900 million.
The term loan A in the amount of $400 million will amortize in equal quarterly amounts, totaling $60 million in 2007, $160 million in 2008, and $135 million in 2009 with one final installment of $45 million on January 10, 2010, the maturity date. The term loan B in the amount of $600 million will amortize in equal quarterly installments in an amount equal to 1% per annum during the first seven years and three months of its term and in one final installment on its maturity date, June 30, 2012. The term loan B-2 in the amount of $300 million will amortize in equal quarterly installments in an amount equal to 1% per annum during the first six years and three months of its term and in one final installment on its maturity date, June 30, 2012. The term loan E facility in the amount of $300 million will amortize in equal quarterly installments in an amount equal to 1% per annum during the first five years and nine months of its term and in one final installment on its maturity date, October 31, 2010.
Guarantees and Security of Term Loan Facilities. The senior credit facilities are unconditionally guaranteed by us and substantially all existing and subsequently acquired domestic subsidiaries of our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, TRW Automotive Inc. (other than our receivables subsidiaries). Obligations of the foreign subsidiary borrowers are unconditionally guaranteed by us, TRW Automotive Inc. and certain foreign subsidiaries of TRW Automotive Inc. The senior secured credit facilities are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in, and mortgages on, substantially all tangible and intangible assets of TRW Automotive Inc. and substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries, including a pledge of 100% of the stock of TRW Automotive Inc. and substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries, and 65% of the stock of foreign subsidiaries owned by domestic entities. In addition, foreign borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities are secured by assets of the foreign borrowers.
Interest Payments. Borrowings under the senior credit facilities bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the higher of (1) the administrative agent’s prime rate and (2) the federal funds rate plus1/2 of 1% or (b) LIBOR or a eurocurrency rate determined by reference to the costs of funds for deposits in the currency of such borrowing for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs. As of June 30, 2006, the applicable margin for the term loan A and the revolving credit facility was 0.375% with respect to base rate borrowings and 1.375% with respect to Eurocurrency borrowings, and the applicable margin for the term loan B, term loan B-2 and term loan E was 0.50% with respect to the base rate borrowings and 1.50% with respect to Eurocurrency borrowings. The commitment fee on the undrawn amounts under the revolving credit facility was 0.35%. The commitment fee on the revolving credit facility and the applicable margin on the senior credit facilities are subject to a leverage-based grid. Variable rate debt exposes us to the risk of rising interest rates. As interest rates increase, our debt service obligation on variable rate debt increases, even though principal amounts borrowed remain unchanged.
Our senior notes and senior subordinated notes, which mature in 2013, bear interest, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15, at fixed rates ranging from 93/8% to 113/4%.
Debt Restrictions. The senior credit facilities, senior notes and senior subordinated notes contain a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of our subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock, repay other indebtedness (including, in the case of the senior credit facilities, the senior notes and senior subordinated notes), pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock, create liens on assets, make investments, loans or advances, make certain acquisitions, engage in mergers or consolidations, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, amend certain material agreements governing our indebtedness (including, in the case of the senior credit facilities, the senior notes, senior subordinated notes and the receivables facility) and change the business conducted by us and our subsidiaries. In addition, the senior credit facilities contain financial covenants relating to a maximum total leverage and a minimum interest coverage ratio, and require certain prepayments from excess cash flows, as defined, and in connection with certain asset sales and the incurrence of debt not permitted under the senior credit facilities.
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The senior credit facilities and the indentures governing the notes generally restrict the payment of dividends or other distributions by TRW Automotive Inc., subject to specified exceptions. The exceptions include, among others, the making of payments or distributions in respect of expenses required for us and our wholly-owned subsidiary, TRW Automotive Intermediate Holdings Corp., to maintain our corporate existence, general corporate overhead expenses, tax liabilities and legal and accounting fees. Since we are a holding company without any independent operations, we do not have significant cash obligations, and are able to meet our limited cash obligations under the exceptions to our debt covenants.
Interest Rate Swap Agreements. In November 2005, the Company entered into a series of interest rate swap agreements with a total notional value of $250 million to hedge the variability of interest payments associated with its variable-rate term debt. The swap agreements are expected to settle in January 2008. Since the interest rate swaps hedge the variability of interest payments on variable rate debt with the same terms, they qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment. As of June 30, 2006, the Company recorded an asset of approximately $2 million related to these interest rate swaps, along with a corresponding increase in other comprehensive earnings.
In January 2004, the Company entered into a series of interest rate swap agreements with a total notional value of $500 million to effectively change a fixed rate debt obligation into a floating rate obligation. The total notional amount of these agreements is equal to the face value of the designated debt instrument. The swap agreements are expected to settle in February 2013, the maturity date of the corresponding debt instrument. Since these interest rate swaps hedge the designated debt balance and qualify for fair value hedge accounting, changes in the fair value of the swaps also result in a corresponding adjustment to the value of the debt. As of June 30, 2006, the Company recorded an obligation of $31 million related to these interest rate swaps resulting from an increase in forward rates, along with a corresponding reduction of debt.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
On February 2, 2006, we repurchased all of our subsidiary Lucas Industries Limited’s £94.6 million 107/8% bonds due 2020 for £137 million, or approximately $243 million. Long-term debt obligations set forth in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Contractual Obligations and Commitments” in our Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 gave effect to this repurchase.
Under the master purchase agreement relating to the Acquisition, we are required to indemnify Northrop for certain tax losses or liabilities pertaining to pre-Acquisition periods. This indemnification obligation is capped at $67 million. Payments of approximately $55 million were made through 2005. During the first six months of 2006, we made tax payments of approximately $3 million pursuant to this indemnification. The Company’s remaining obligation under this indemnity is $9 million, which is expected to be paid during the remainder of 2006.
Other Commitments. Escalating pricing pressure from customers has been a characteristic of the automotive parts industry in recent years. Virtually all OEMs have policies of seeking price reductions each year. We have taken steps to reduce costs and resist price reductions; however, price reductions have impacted our sales and profit margins. If we are not able to offset continued price reductions through improved operating efficiencies and reduced expenditures, those price reductions may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
In addition to pricing concerns, we continue to be approached by our customers for changes in terms and conditions in our contracts concerning warranty and recall participation and payment terms on product shipped. We believe that the likely resolution of these proposed modifications will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have guarantees related to unconsolidated entities, which have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current or future effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
We have entered into a receivables facility, which, as amended, extends to December 2009 and currently provides up to $250 million in funding from commercial paper conduits sponsored by commercial lenders, based on availability of eligible receivables and other customary factors. Due to decreased availability under the facility as a
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result of certain customer credit rating downgrades below investment grade, the Company reduced the committed amount of the facility from $400 million to $250 million on January 24, 2006. This reduction lowers future fees on the unused portion of the facility.
Certain of our subsidiaries (the “sellers”) sell trade accounts receivables (the “receivables”) originated by them in the United States through the receivables facility. Receivables are sold to TRW Automotive Receivables LLC (the “transferor”) at a discount. The transferor is a bankruptcy-remote special purpose limited liability company that is our wholly owned consolidated subsidiary. The transferor’s purchase of receivables is financed through a transfer agreement with TRW Automotive Global Receivables LLC (the “borrower”). Under the terms of the transfer agreement, the borrower purchases all receivables sold to the transferor. The borrower is a bankruptcy-remote qualifying special purpose limited liability company that is wholly owned by the transferor and is not consolidated when certain requirements are met as further described below.
Generally, multi-seller commercial paper conduits supported by committed liquidity facilities are available to provide cash funding for the borrowers’ purchase of receivables through secured loans/tranches to the extent desired and permitted under the receivables loan agreement. The borrower issues a note to the transferor for the difference between the purchase price for the receivables purchased and cash borrowed through the facility. The sellers of the receivables act as servicing agents per the servicing agreement and continue to service the transferred receivables for which they receive a monthly servicing fee at a rate of 1% per annum of the average daily outstanding balance of receivables. The usage fee under the facility is 0.85% of outstanding borrowings. In addition, we are required to pay a fee of 0.40% on the unused portion of the receivables facility. These rates are per annum and payments of these fees are made to the lenders on the monthly settlement date.
Availability of funding under the receivables facility depends primarily upon the outstanding trade accounts receivable balance and is determined by reducing the receivables balance by outstanding borrowings under the program, the historical rate of collection on those receivables and other characteristics of those receivables that affect their eligibility (such as bankruptcy or downgrading below investment grade of the obligor, delinquency and excessive concentration). We had no outstanding borrowings under this facility as of June 30, 2006.
This facility can be treated as a general financing agreement or as an off-balance sheet financing arrangement. Whether the funding and related receivables are shown as liabilities and assets, respectively, on our consolidated balance sheet, or, conversely, are removed from the consolidated balance sheet depends on the level of the multi-seller conduits’ loans to the borrower. When such level is at least 10% of the fair value of all of the borrower’s assets (consisting principally of receivables sold by the sellers), the securitization transactions are accounted for as a sale of the receivables under the provisions of SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” and are removed from the consolidated balance sheet. The proceeds received are included in cash flows from operating activities in the statements of cash flows. Costs associated with the receivables facility are recorded as accounts receivable securitization costs in our consolidated statement of operations. The book value of our retained interest in the receivables approximates fair market value due to the current nature of the receivables.
However, at such time as the fair value of the multi-seller commercial paper conduits’ loans are less than 10% of the fair value of all of the borrower’s assets, we are required to consolidate the borrower, resulting in the funding and related receivables being shown as liabilities and assets, respectively, on our consolidated balance sheet and the costs associated with the receivables facility being recorded as accounts receivable securitization costs. As there were no borrowings outstanding under the receivables facility during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the fair value of the multi-seller conduits’ loans was less than 10% of the fair value of all of the borrower’s assets and, therefore, the financial position and results of operations of the borrower were included in our consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2006.
Other Receivables Facilities
In addition to the receivables facilities described above, certain of our European subsidiaries have entered into receivables financing arrangements. We have three receivable financing arrangements with availabilities of up to €80 million, €75 million and £25 million, respectively. Each of these arrangements is available for a term of one year and each involves a separate wholly-owned special purpose vehicle which purchases trade receivables from its
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domestic affiliates and sells those trade receivables to a domestic bank. These financing arrangements provide short-term financing to meet our liquidity needs. There were no borrowings under any of these arrangements as of June 30, 2006.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Governmental requirements relating to the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, have had, and will continue to have, an effect on our operations and us. We have made and continue to make expenditures for projects relating to the environment, including pollution control devices for new and existing facilities. We are conducting a number of environmental investigations and remedial actions at current and former locations to comply with applicable requirements and, along with other companies, have been named a potentially responsible party for certain waste management sites. Each of these matters is subject to various uncertainties, and some of these matters may be resolved unfavorably to us.
A reserve estimate for each matter is established using standard engineering cost estimating techniques on an undiscounted basis. In the determination of such costs, consideration is given to the professional judgment of our environmental engineers, in consultation with outside environmental specialists, when necessary. At multi-party sites, the reserve estimate also reflects the expected allocation of total project costs among the various potentially responsible parties. As of June 30, 2006, we had reserves for environmental matters of $62 million. In addition, the Company has established a receivable from Northrop for a portion of this environmental liability as a result of the indemnification provided for in the master purchase agreement under which Northrop has agreed to indemnify us for 50% of any environmental liabilities associated with the operation or ownership of TRW Inc.’s automotive business existing at or prior to the Acquisition, subject to certain exceptions.
We do not believe that compliance with environmental protection laws and regulations will have a material effect upon our capital expenditures, results of operations or competitive position. Our capital expenditures for environmental control facilities during 2006 are not expected to be material to us. We believe that any liability that may result from the resolution of environmental matters for which sufficient information is available to support cost estimates will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. However, we cannot predict the effect on our financial position of expenditures for aspects of certain matters for which there is insufficient information. In addition, we cannot predict the effect of compliance with environmental laws and regulations with respect to unknown environmental matters on our financial position or results of operations or the possible effect of compliance with environmental requirements imposed in the future.
CONTINGENCIES
Various claims, lawsuits and administrative proceedings are pending or threatened against our subsidiaries, covering a wide range of matters that arise in the ordinary course of our business activities with respect to commercial, patent, product liability, environmental and occupational safety and health law matters. We face an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability, recall and warranty claims in the event that our products actually or allegedly fail to perform as expected or the use of our products results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injuryand/or property damage. Accordingly, we could experience material warranty, recall or product liability losses in the future. In addition, our costs to defend the product liability claims have increased in recent years.
On May 31, 2006, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) opened an Engineering Analysis of front suspension lower ball joints on model year2002-2006 Jeep Liberty vehicles. One of our subsidiaries manufactured the ball joint used in this suspension system. On August 1, 2006, the Chrysler unit of DaimlerChrysler A.G. announced a voluntary recall of an estimated 832,500 vehicles to address this issue. At this time, we do not expect this recall to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.
While certain of our subsidiaries have been subject in recent years to asbestos-related claims, we believe that such claims will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. In general, these claims seek damages for illnesses alleged to have resulted from exposure to asbestos used in certain components sold by our subsidiaries. We believe that the majority of the claimants were assembly workers at the major U.S. automobile manufacturers. The vast majority of these claims name as defendants numerous manufacturers and suppliers of a wide variety of products allegedly containing asbestos. We believe that, to the extent any
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of the products sold by our subsidiaries and at issue in these cases contained asbestos, the asbestos was encapsulated. Based upon several years of experience with such claims, we believe that only a small proportion of the claimants has or will ever develop any asbestos-related impairment.
Neither our settlement costs in connection with asbestos claims nor our annual legal fees to defend these claims have been material in the past. These claims are strongly disputed by us and it has been our policy to defend against them aggressively. We have been successful in obtaining the dismissal of many cases without any payment whatsoever. Moreover, there is significant insurance coverage with solvent carriers with respect to these claims. However, while our costs to defend and settle these claims in the past have not been material, we cannot assure you that this will remain so in the future.
We believe that the ultimate resolution of the foregoing matters will not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
See Note 2 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
OUTLOOK
The Company revised its full year guidance upward as a result of its strong first half results. Accordingly, full year sales are expected to be in the range of $13.0 to $13.3 billion (including third quarter sales of approximately $3.0 billion). Net earnings per diluted share are now expected to be in the range of $1.50 to $1.80, which includes the $57 million loss on retirement of debt incurred in the first quarter of 2006. Pre-tax restructuring expenses are still expected to approximate $50 million, and capital expenditures are expected to approximate four percent of sales for the year ended December 31, 2006.
The expected annual effective tax rate underlying our guidance is dependent on several assumptions, including the level and mix of future income by taxing jurisdiction, current enacted global corporate tax rates and global corporate tax laws remaining constant. Changes in tax law and rates could have a significant impact on the effective rate. The overall effective tax rate is equal to consolidated tax expense as a percentage of consolidated earnings before tax. However, tax expense and benefits are not recognized on a global basis but rather on a jurisdictional or legal entity basis. We are in a position whereby losses incurred in certain jurisdictions provide no current financial statement benefit. In addition, certain taxing jurisdictions have statutory rates greater than or less than the Unites States statutory rate. As such, changes in the mix of projected earnings between jurisdictions could have a significant impact on our overall effective tax rate.
In addition, we assess the need to establish a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets based on a more-likely-than-not threshold, in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” We provide a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets if, based upon all positive and negative evidence, we determine that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based upon our assessment, certain jurisdictions have deferred tax assets with no related valuation allowance recognized and certain jurisdictions have deferred tax assets with a full valuation allowance recognized. Recording a valuation allowance serves to increase income tax expense during the reporting period and similarly, reversing a valuation allowance serves to decrease income tax expense during the reporting period. If future events or results were to be significantly different than currently forecast, a valuation allowance may be required or a valuation allowance may be reversed, both of which could have a significant impact on income tax expense during the reporting period such determination is made and to a lesser extent future periods.
We are concerned about the ongoing financial health and solvency of our major customers as they address negative industry trends through various restructuring activities. Such restructuring actions, if significant, could have a negative impact on our financial results. Annually, we purchase large quantities of ferrous metals, aluminum, base metals, resins, and textiles for use in our manufacturing process either indirectly as part of purchased components, or directly as raw materials, and therefore we continue to be exposed to the recent inflationary pressures impacting the resin/yarn, ferrous metal, aluminum, and other commodity markets on a worldwide basis.
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We are also concerned about the viability of the Tier 2 and Tier 3 supply base as they face these inflationary pressures and other financial difficulties in the current automotive environment. We are monitoring the situation closely and where applicable are working with suppliers and customers to mitigate the potential effect on our financial results. However, our efforts to mitigate the effects may be insufficient and the pressures may worsen, thus potentially having a negative impact on our financial results.
Given the nature of our global operations, we maintain an inherent exposure to fluctuations in foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar which has recently strengthened significantly against such currencies. Should this trend continue, it could have a negative impact on our results of operations due to our proportional concentration of sales volumes in countries outside the United States. Furthermore, variable rate indebtedness exposes us to the risk of rising interest rates. As interest rates increase, our debt service obligation on variable rate indebtedness increases, even though amounts borrowed remain unchanged.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report includes “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenue or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions, business trends and other information that is not historical information. When used in this report, the words “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “forecasts,” or future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “should,” “could” or “may,” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends and data, are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs and projections will be achieved.
There are a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Such risks, uncertainties and other important factors which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those suggested by our forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and are updated in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Report onForm 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 and include: work stoppages or other labor issues at the facilities of our customers or suppliers; non-performance by, or insolvency of, our suppliers and customers, which may be exacerbated by recent bankruptcies and other pressures within the automotive industry; the inability of our suppliers to deliver products at the scheduled rate and disruptions arising in connection therewith; interest rate risk arising from our variable rate indebtedness (which constitutes the majority of the Company’s indebtedness), especially in view of the current climate of rising interest rates; possible production cuts or restructuring by our customers; loss of market share by domestic vehicle manufacturers; efforts by our customers to consolidate their supply base; severe inflationary pressures impacting the market for commodities; escalating pricing pressures from our customers; our dependence on our largest customers; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; our substantial leverage; product liability and warranty and recall claims; limitations on flexibility in operating our business contained in our debt agreements; the possibility that our owners’ interests will conflict with ours; and other risks and uncertainties set forth in ourForm 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date of this report and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements which have been made to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks |
Our primary market risk arises from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. We manage foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk, and to a lesser extent commodity price risk, by utilizing various derivative instruments and limit the use of such instruments to hedging
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activities. We do not use such instruments for speculative or trading purposes. If we did not use derivative instruments, our exposure to such risk would be higher. We are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the derivative financial instruments. We limit this exposure by entering into agreements directly with a number of major financial institutions that meet our credit standards and that are expected to fully satisfy their obligations under the contracts.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk. We utilize derivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency exchange rate risks. Forward contracts and, to a lesser extent, options are utilized to protect our cash flow from adverse movements in exchange rates. These derivative instruments are only used to hedge transactional exposures. Risks associated with translation exposures are not hedged. Transactional currency exposures are reviewed monthly and any natural offsets are considered prior to entering into a derivative financial instrument. As of June 30, 2006, approximately 15% of our total debt was in foreign currencies as compared to 21% as of July 1, 2005.
Interest Rate Risk. We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with the issuance of variable- and fixed-rate debt. In order to manage interest costs, we utilize interest rate swap agreements to exchange fixed- and variable-rate interest payment obligations over the life of the agreements. Our exposure to interest rate risk arises primarily from changes in London Inter-Bank Offered Rates (LIBOR). As of June 30, 2006, approximately 63% of our total debt was at variable interest rates as compared to 65% as of July 1, 2005.
Sensitivity Analysis. We utilize a sensitivity analysis model to calculate the fair value, cash flows or income statement impact that a hypothetical 10% change in market rates would have on our debt and derivative instruments. For derivative instruments, we utilized applicable forward rates in effect as of June 30, 2006 to calculate the fair value or cash flow impact resulting from this hypothetical change in market rates. The results of the sensitivity model calculations follow:
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Forwards* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
— Long US$ | | $ | (65 | ) | | $ | 72 | | | | Fair value | |
— Short US$ | | $ | 20 | | | $ | (19 | ) | | | Fair value | |
Debt | | | | | | | | | | | | |
— Foreign currency denominated | | $ | (45 | ) | | $ | 45 | | | | Fair value | |
Interest Rate Sensitivity: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Debt | | | | | | | | | | | | |
— Fixed rate | | $ | 15 | | | $ | (15 | ) | | | Fair value | |
— Variable rate | | $ | (11 | ) | | $ | 11 | | | | Cash flow | |
Swaps | | | | | | | | | | | | |
— Pay variable/receive fixed | | $ | (14 | ) | | $ | 11 | | | | Fair value | |
— Pay fixed/receive variable | | $ | 2 | | | $ | (2 | ) | | | Fair value | |
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* | | Includes only the risk related to the derivative instruments that serve as hedges and does not include the related underlying hedged item or any other operating transactions. The analyses also do not factor in a potential change in the level of variable rate borrowings or derivative instruments outstanding that could take place if these hypothetical conditions prevailed. |
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Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inrule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of June 30, 2006, have concluded that the Company’s
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disclosure controls and procedures are adequate and effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and submitted to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As disclosed in our Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2005, the scope of management’s assessment as of December 31, 2005 did not include an assessment of the internal control over financial reporting for Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A. (“Dalphimetal”), which was acquired by the Company in a purchase business combination on October 27, 2005. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, the scope of management’s assessment on internal control over financial reporting will include the acquired Dalphimetal operations.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting subsequent to the date of their evaluation.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
Except as set forth in this Quarterly Report under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Environmental” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Contingencies,” there have been no material developments in legal proceedings involving the Company or its subsidiaries since those reported in the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 andForm 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
There have been no material changes in risk factors involving the Company or its subsidiaries from those previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 andForm 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
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Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
The independent trustee of our 401(k) plans and similar plans purchases shares in the open market to fund investments by employees in our common stock, one of the investment options available under such plans, and matching contributions in Company stock to employee investments. In addition, our stock incentive plan permits payment of an option exercise price by means of cashless exercise through a broker and for the satisfaction of tax obligations upon exercise of options and the vesting of restricted stock units through stock withholding. However, the Company does not believe such purchases or transactions are issuer repurchases for the purposes of this Item 2 of this Report onForm 10-Q. In addition, although our stock incentive plan also permits the satisfaction of tax obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock through stock withholding, there was no such withholding in the second quarter of 2006.
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Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
(a) The Company held its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 16, 2006. At the meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company and approved by the stockholders:
(1) The election of two directors to three-year terms on the Board of Directors.
Class II directors for a term expiring at the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders:
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Robert L. Friedman | | | 69,141,861 | | | | 15,187,559 | |
J. Michael Losh | | | 81,136,045 | | | | 3,193,375 | |
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(2) The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. for 2006:
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| 82,652,806 | | | | 1,512,504 | | | | 164,111 | |
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Item 5. | Other Information |
The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Act”) imposed additional regulations relative to the design and operation of nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. These regulations, among other things, changed the forms of payment of both pre-Act and post-Act deferral elections, and imposed fairly restrictive limitations on a participant’s ability to change the time and form of such payments. In light of the significant restrictions imposed by the Act, Congress provided for a transition rule which allowed companies to offer early withdrawal of vested account balances.
In response to these limitations, and in accordance with the provisions of the Act, on July 31, 2006, TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, amended the TRW Automotive Benefits Equalization Plan (the “BEP”) and the TRW Automotive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “DCP”) in order to offer the opportunity provided by the transition rule to allow participants (which includes certain of the Company’s executive officers) an early distribution election of amounts previously deferred under these plans.
Additionally, due in part to the Act, as well as low participation levels in the DCP, TRW Automotive U.S. LLC amended the DCP to cease all future contributions to that plan, effective as of December 31, 2006.
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Exhibit
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10.1 | | Third Amendment dated as of July 28, 2006 to Employment Agreement of John C. Plant |
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10.2 | | First Amendment dated as of July 28, 2006 to Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan of TRW Automotive Inc. |
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10.3 | | First Amendment dated as of November 18, 2004 to TRW Automotive Benefit Equalization Plan |
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10.4 | | First Amendment dated as of November 18, 2004 to TRW Automotive Deferred Compensation Plan |
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10.5 | | Second Amendment dated as of July 31, 2006 to TRW Automotive Benefit Equalization Plan |
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10.6 | | Second Amendment dated as of July 31, 2006 to TRW Automotive Deferred Compensation Plan |
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31(a) | | Certification Pursuant toRule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31(b) | | Certification Pursuant toRule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32(a) | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, As Adopted Pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32(b) | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, As Adopted Pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.
(Registrant)
Joseph S. Cantie
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(On behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Financial Officer)
Date: August 2, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1 | | Third Amendment dated as of July 28, 2006 to Employment Agreement of John C. Plant |
10.2 | | First Amendment dated as of July 28, 2006 to Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan of TRW Automotive Inc. |
10.3 | | First Amendment dated as of November 18, 2004 to TRW Automotive Benefit Equalization Plan |
10.4 | | First Amendment dated as of November 18, 2004 to TRW Automotive Deferred Compensation Plan |
10.5 | | Second Amendment dated as of July 31, 2006 to TRW Automotive Benefit Equalization Plan |
10.6 | | Second Amendment dated as of July 31, 2006 to TRW Automotive Deferred Compensation Plan |
31(a) | | Certification Pursuant toRule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31(b) | | Certification Pursuant toRule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32(a) | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, As Adopted Pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32(b) | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, As Adopted Pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |