Our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, are summarized as follows:
Cash used for operating activities increased by $1,186 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared with the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily due to i) a voluntary cash contribution of $1 billion to our U.S. pension plans in January 2011 and ii) a $401 million unfavorable impact from an increase in working capital (driven by higher receivables and increased purchases of raw materials and component inventory to support higher demand, partially offset by a corresponding increase to accounts payable), partially offset by a $216 million increase in net income.
Cash provided by investing activities increased by $397 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared with the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily due to an increase in proceeds from sales of businesses of $217 million (most significantly the divestiture of the automotive on-board sensor products business within our Automation and Control Solutions segment), and a net $194 million decrease in investments of short-term marketable securities.
Cash provided by financing activities increased by $1,035 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily due to an increase in the net proceeds from debt of $988 million (see below).
The Company continues to manage its businesses to maximize operating cash flows as the primary source of liquidity. In addition to our available cash and operating cash flows, additional sources of liquidity include committed credit lines, short-term debt from the commercial paper market, long-term borrowings, access to the public debt and equity markets as well as the ability to sell trade accounts receivables. We continue to balance our cash and financing uses through investment in our existing core businesses, debt reduction, acquisition activity, share repurchases and dividends.
We continuously assess the relative strength of each business in our portfolio as to strategic fit, market position, profit and cash flow contribution in order to upgrade our combined portfolio and identify business units that will most benefit from increased investment. We identify acquisition candidates that will further our strategic plan and strengthen our existing core businesses. We also identify business units that do not fit into our long-term strategic plan based on their market position, relative profitability or growth potential. These business units are considered for potential divestiture, restructuring or other repositioning actions subject to regulatory constraints.
In February 2011, the Company issued $800 million 4.25% Senior Notes due 2021 and $600 million 5.375% Senior Notes due 2041(collectively, the “Notes”). The Notes are senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Honeywell and rank equally with all of Honeywell’s existing and future senior unsecured debt and senior to all of Honeywell’s subordinated debt. The offering resulted in gross proceeds of $1,400 million, offset by $19 million in discount and closing costs related to the offering.
In the first quarter of 2011, the Company repurchased the entire outstanding principal amount of its $400 million 5.625% Notes due 2012 via a cash tender offer and a subsequent optional redemption. The costs relating to the early redemption of the Notes, including the “make-whole premium”, was $29 million.
In March 2011, the Company entered into a $2,800 million Five Year Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks. Commitments under the Credit Agreement can be increased pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement to an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,500 million. The Credit Agreement is maintained for general corporate purposes, including support for the issuance of commercial paper, and replaces the previous $2,800 million five year credit agreement dated May 14, 2007 (“Prior Agreement”). There have been no borrowings under the Credit Agreement or the Prior Agreement. The Credit Agreement does not restrict the Company’s ability to pay dividends, nor does it contain financial covenants.
In January 2011, Honeywell made a voluntary cash contribution of $1 billion to our U.S. pension plans to improve the funded status of the plans. In addition, the Company is evaluating additional voluntary contributions in 2011 and currently expects to contribute a portion of the proceeds from the sale of its Consumer Products Group business to our U.S. pension plans. The timing and amount of contributions may be impacted by a number of factors, including the rate of return on plan assets and discount rates.
In February 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to a total of $3 billion of Honeywell common stock. Honeywell presently expects to repurchase outstanding shares from time to time during 2011 to offset the dilutive impact of employee stock based compensation plans, including future option exercises, restricted unit vesting and matching contributions under our saving plans. The amount and timing of future repurchases may vary depending on market conditions and the level of operating, financing and other investing activities.
C. Other Matters
Litigation
We are subject to a number of lawsuits, investigations and claims (some of which involve substantial amounts) arising out of the conduct of our business. See a discussion of environmental, asbestos and other litigation matters in Note 14 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The financial information as of March 31, 2011 should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 contained in our Form 10-K filed on February 11, 2011.
For a discussion of the Company’s critical accounting policies, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-K filed on February 11, 2011.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks |
See our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K (Item 7A). As of March 31, 2011, there has been no material change in this information.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Honeywell management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to ensure information required to be disclosed in the reports that Honeywell files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO, our CFO, and our Controller, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There have been no changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Honeywell’s internal control over financial reporting that have occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Part II. Other Information
General Legal Matters
We are subject to a number of lawsuits, investigations and claims (some of which involve substantial amounts) arising out of the conduct of our business. See a discussion of environmental, asbestos and other litigation matters in Note 14 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Environmental Matters Involving Potential Monetary Sanctions in Excess of $100,000
Although the outcome of the matters discussed below cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe that any of them, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations or operating cash flows.
On March 11, 2011, Honeywell resolved a U.S. government investigation into whether the storage of certain sludges generated during uranium hexafluoride production at our Metropolis, Illinois facility was in compliance with the requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Per the terms of a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice with respect to a single RCRA count, the Company has paid an $11.8 million fine and will perform supplemental environmental projects to resolve the matter. The Company separately settled parallel civil environmental claims and paid a fine of $690,000 to the State of Illinois.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Justice are investigating whether the Company’s manufacturing facility in Hopewell, Virginia is in compliance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act and the facility’s air operating permit. Based on these investigations, the federal authorities have issued notices of violation with respect to the facility’s benzene waste operations, leak detection and repair program, emissions of nitrogen oxides and emissions of particulate matter. The Company has entered into negotiations with federal authorities to resolve the alleged violations.
In March 2011, Honeywell voluntarily disclosed to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) possible air permit violations at the Company’s Hopewell manufacturing facility relating to the installation of two pieces of replacement equipment in the facility’s sulfuric acid plant and to nitrogen oxide emissions in 2006 and 2007. The Company has agreed to the terms of a consent order proposed by the VADEQ that (i) resolves these possible violations without admission of liability by the Company; (ii) requires the Company to pay a civil penalty of approximately $364,000; and (iii) requires the Company to take corrective measures.
(a) Exhibits. See the Exhibit Index on page 42 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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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.
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Date: April 21, 2011 | By: | /s/ Kathleen A. Winters |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 10.1 | | Amendment to the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan for Honeywell International Inc. and Its Affiliates (filed herewith) |
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| 10.2 | | Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2011 by and among Honeywell International Inc., the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citibank International PLC, as swing line agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley MUFG Loan Partners, LLC and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as documentation agents, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and co-book managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Honeywell’s Form 8-K filed April 4, 2011) |
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| 10.3 | | Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated January 27, 2011, by and among Honeywell International Inc., Rank Group Limited and Autoparts Holding Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Honeywell’s Form 8-K filed January 31, 2011) |
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| 11 | | Computation of Per Share Earnings (1) |
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| 12 | | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (filed herewith) |
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| 15 | | Independent Accountants’ Acknowledgment Letter as to the incorporation of their report relating to unaudited interim financial statements (filed herewith) |
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| 31.1 | | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith) |
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| 31.2 | | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith) |
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| 32.1 | | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith) |
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| 32.2 | | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith) |
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| 101.INS | | XBRL Instance Document (furnished herewith) |
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| 101.SCH | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (furnished herewith) |
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| 101.CAL | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (furnished herewith) |
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| 101.DEF | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (furnished herewith) |
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| 101.LAB | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (furnished herewith) |
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| 101.PRE | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (furnished herewith) |
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| (1) Data required is provided in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements in this report. |
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