SPECTRUM BRANDS GLOBAL BATTERIES & LIGHTS DIVISION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the three month periods ended December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
(unaudited)
NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
GBL is a defendant in various litigation matters generally arising out of the ordinary course of business. GBL does not believe that any of the matters or proceedings presently pending will have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, or cash flows.
GBL has provided for the estimated costs of $0.6 million as of December 30, 2018 and $0.6 million as of September 30, 2018, respectively, associated with environmental remediation activities at some of its current and former manufacturing sites. GBL believes that any additional liability in excess of the amounts provided that may result from resolution of these matters, will not have a material adverse effect on the combined financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of GBL.
NOTE 13 - RELATED PARTIES
GBL does not sell or purchase product from other businesses of SBH. The Condensed Combined Statements of Income include allocations for certain support functions that are provided on a centralized basis by the Parent and subsequently recorded at the business unit level, such as expenses related to employee benefits, finance, human resources, risk management, information technology, facilities, legal, tax and treasury management, corporate compliance and risk management, among others. These expenses have been allocated to GBL on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a proportional basis of combined sales, headcount or other measures of GBL or its Parent. Management believes the assumptions underlying the condensed combined financial statements, including the assumptions regarding allocating general corporate expenses from the Parent, are reasonable. Nevertheless, the condensed combined financial statements may not include all actual expense that would have been incurred by GBL and may not reflect the combined results of operations, financial position and cash flows had it been a stand-alone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if GBL had been a stand-alone company would depend upon multiple factors, including organization structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure. For the three month periods ended December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, general corporate expenses allocated to GBL were $1.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively. General corporate expenses are recognized as General & Administrative Expenses on the Combine Statements of Income.
SBH has shared assets that consist of shared service facilities, shared distribution centers, and sales offices, among others, that are used for SBH operations including the operations of GBL. The property, plant and equipment for shared assets predominantly used by GBL are recognized in the Condensed Combined Balance Sheets and the cost for usage by other business of SBH was recognized as a reduction to General & Administrative Expenses on the Condensed Combined Statements of Income. For the three month periods ended December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, charges to other SBH businesses for shared assets were $0.6 million and $0.6 million respectively.
GBL also uses corporate facilities and technology infrastructure at SBH corporate headquarters as its global headquarters and research and development labs. There were no individual businesses of SBH that are considered a predominant user of the SBH corporate headquarters; and therefore a proportionate share of the costs for the corporate headquarters was allocated to GBL for rent and use of shared assets. Shared asset cost for the use of the SBH headquarters is recognized as General & Administrative Expenses on the Condensed Combined Statements of Income. For the three month periods ended December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the shared asset cost was $1.7 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
GBL participates in a centralized cash management and financing programs of SBH. Disbursements are made through centralized accounts payables which are operated by SBH. Cash receipts are transferred to centralized accounts, also maintained by SBH. As cash is disbursed and received by SBH, it is accounted for by GBL through SBH Net Parent Investment. All short and long-term debt is financed by SBH and financing decisions for subsidiaries is determined by centralized SBH treasury operations, with the exception of certain capital lease obligations directly attributable to GBL operations that are recognized on the Condensed Combined Balance Sheets.
NOTE 14 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In connection with the preparation of the condensed combined financial statements, GBL evaluated subsequent events through February 24, 2020 the date the unaudited condensed combined financial statements were available to be issued.
On January 2, 2019 Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), completed its previously announced disposition of the Company’s global battery, lighting and portable power business (the “GBL Business”) to Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“Energizer”), pursuant to the Amended and Restated Acquisition Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2018 (the “GBL Agreement”), by and between the Company and Energizer (the “GBL Transaction”).
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the GBL Agreement, (i) Energizer agreed that it would, to the extent required to obtain regulatory approval of the GBL Transaction, divest the Varta consumer battery business, including manufacturing and distribution facilities in Germany, of the GBL Business (the “Varta Business”), and (ii) Spectrum agreed to share in any decline in value on the divestiture of the Varta Business below the targeted sale price, up to a maximum of USD $200 million.
On May 29, 2019, Energizer entered into an agreement to sell the Varta Business and, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the GBL Agreement, Spectrum was obliged to contribute USD $197 million to Energizer in connection with the sale of the Varta Business. The sale transaction was completed on January 2, 2020.
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