Exhibit 99.1
AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)
AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Table of Contents
| Page | ||
Independent Auditors’ Report | 1 | |
Financial Statements: | ||
Combined Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2005 | 2 | |
Combined Statement of Income for the year ended June 30, 2005 | 3 | |
Combined Statement of Owner’s Equity for the year ended June 30, 2005 | 4 | |
Combined Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended June 30, 2005 | 5 | |
Notes to Combined Financial Statements | 6 | |
Independent Auditors’ Report
To the Board of Directors
Amcor Limited:
We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheet of Amcor White Cap (a carved-out business unit of Amcor Limited) (hereinafter referred to as “Amcor White Cap” or the “Company”) as of June 30, 2005, and the related combined statement of income, statement of owner’s equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. These combined financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these combined financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The Company’s combined financial statements do not disclose comparative financial information as required by International Accounting Standards 1,Presentation of Financial Statements.
In our opinion, except for the matter discussed in the preceding paragraph, the combined financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Amcor White Cap (a carved-out business unit of Amcor Limited) as of June 30, 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards.
International Financial Reporting Standards vary in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Information relating to the nature of such differences is presented in Note 22 to the combined financial statements.
| KPMG Fides Peat | ||||
| Bryan DeBlanc | Hans-Peter Kunz | |||
| Swiss Certified Accountant | Swiss Certified Accountant | |||
| Auditor in Charge | ||||
| Zurich, 3 May, 2006 | ||||
AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Combined Balance Sheet
June 30, 2005
(In thousands of Euro)
| Note | 2005 | |||
Current assets: | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 10,464 | |||
Financial assets | 2 | 1,143 | ||
Inventories, net | 3 | 54,137 | ||
Accounts receivables, net | 4 | 55,590 | ||
Trade receivables from parent company | 17 | 300 | ||
Other current assets | 5 | 2,280 | ||
Total current assets | 123,914 | |||
Deferred tax assets | 13 | 5,465 | ||
Loans to parent company | 6 | 36,306 | ||
Goodwill and other intangibles | 8 | 108,661 | ||
Property, plant and equipment | 7 | 109,975 | ||
Total non-current assets | 260,407 | |||
Total assets | 384,321 | |||
Current liabilities: | ||||
Trade payables | 32,965 | |||
Interest-bearing liabilities | 9 | 21,844 | ||
Trade payables to parent company | 3,506 | |||
Provisions | 11 | 5,342 | ||
Other current liabilities | 12 | 12,244 | ||
Current taxes payable | 13 | 2,763 | ||
Total current liabilities | 78,664 | |||
Deferred tax liabilities | 13 | 8,687 | ||
Deferred income | 2 | 2,254 | ||
Interest-bearing liabilities | 9 | 2,828 | ||
Loans from related parties | 10 | 39,157 | ||
Employee benefits | 14 | 25,083 | ||
Provisions | 11 | 8,461 | ||
Total non-current liabilities | 86,470 | |||
Total liabilities | 165,134 | |||
Owner’s equity | 219,187 | |||
Total liabilities and owner’s equity | 384,321 | |||
See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Combined Statement of Income
Year ended June 30, 2005
(In thousands of Euro)
| Note | 2005 | ||||
Revenues from sale of goods | 239,512 | ||||
Other revenues from ordinary activities | 4,281 | ||||
Total revenues | 18 | 243,793 | |||
Cost of sales | 201,154 | ||||
Gross profit | 42,639 | ||||
Expenses for ordinary activities: | |||||
Selling expenses | 15,920 | ||||
Administrative expenses | 9,627 | ||||
Research and development | 3,216 | ||||
Operating income | 13,876 | ||||
Other income | 1,024 | ||||
Other expense | (953 | ) | |||
Operating profit before interest and tax | 13,947 | ||||
Borrowing costs | 2 | (4,286 | ) | ||
Profit before tax | 9,661 | ||||
Income tax expense | 13 | (3,828 | ) | ||
Net profit | 5,833 | ||||
See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Combined Statement of Owner’s Equity
Year ended June 30, 2005
(In thousands of Euro)
Balance, June 30, 2004 | 192,707 | ||
Contributed capital | 24,235 | ||
Gains and losses directly recognized in equity, net | (3,588 | ) | |
Profit for the period | 5,833 | ||
Balance, June 30, 2005 | 219,187 | ||
See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Combined Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended June 30, 2005
(In thousands of Euro)
| 2005 | |||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||
Profit for the period | 5,833 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile profit for the period to net cash provided from operating activities: | |||
Depreciation | 14,730 | ||
Amortization of intangibles | 1,616 | ||
Deferred taxes | 1,475 | ||
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment | (1,437 | ) | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||
Increase in receivables | (1,815 | ) | |
Decrease in inventory | 424 | ||
Decrease in payables and other current liabilities | (3,401 | ) | |
Decrease in deferred income | (155 | ) | |
Increase in employee benefits | 1,734 | ||
Decrease in provisions | (188 | ) | |
Increase in current taxes payable | 1,859 | ||
Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 20,675 | ||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (9,925 | ) | |
Purchases of other intangibles | (314 | ) | |
Proceeds from sale of equipment | 1,886 | ||
Purchases of financial assets | (322 | ) | |
Net cash flows used in investing activities | (8,675 | ) | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||
Proceeds from parent investment, net | 24,235 | ||
Payments on interest-bearing liabilities, net | (6,745 | ) | |
Payments on long-term borrowings, net | (29,629 | ) | |
Net cash flows used in financing activities | (12,139 | ) | |
Effect of exchange rate changes | (1,123 | ) | |
Net decrease in cash | (1,262 | ) | |
Cash at beginning of the period | 11,726 | ||
Cash at end of period | 10,464 | ||
Supplemental disclosure: | |||
Interest paid | 3,879 | ||
Income taxes paid | 3,871 | ||
See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (1) | Description of Business, Nature of Operations and Basis of Preparation |
The accompanying combined financial statements present the historical financial position and results of operations of certain businesses within Amcor Limited, Melbourne (Australia) known as Amcor White Cap (hereinafter referred to as “Amcor White Cap” or the “Company”). Amcor Limited, Melbourne (Australia) does not account for Amcor White Cap as a separate entity. Accordingly, the combined financial statements have been carved out from the historical accounting records of Amcor Limited, Melbourne (Australia) and its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as “Amcor Limited” or the “Parent Company”).
The Company is a manufacturer and supplier of an extensive range of metal closures for glass and plastic containers to consumer goods packaging companies in the food and beverage industries in Europe, Asia Pacific and South America. The Company is based in Germany, with its head office in Hannover, and includes 10 manufacturing sites, serving over 70 countries and has active licensees selling White Cap technology into further countries. Its manufacturing plants are based in Europe (Germany, Poland, Italy and Turkey), Asia (Philippines and China), and South America (Venezuela and Brazil).
Basis of Preparation and Combination
The combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and its interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board and are presented in Euros (“EUR”). The combined financial statements have been prepared on historical cost convention except as disclosed in the accounting policies below.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The combined financial statements include the accounts of the Amcor White Cap companies as referenced in Note 19 and have been prepared from the books and records maintained by the Parent Company. As presented, the combined financial statements are not necessarily indicative of what the financial position or results of operations of Amcor White Cap in the future or had it been operated as a separate stand-alone entity for the period presented.
All significant intra-Amcor White Cap transactions have been eliminated in the combined financial statements. All significant balances resulting from transactions with subsidiaries of Amcor Limited that are not included in Amcor White Cap are reflected as related party balances.
The accompanying combined financial statements were prepared in connection with the planned disposition of Amcor White Cap by the Parent Company. The combined financial statements do not disclose comparative financial information as required by International Accounting Standards 1,Presentation of Financial Statements.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
Parent Company Investment and Allocation of Expenses
The Parent Company investment represents the equity of Amcor Limited. The allocation of corporate overhead expenses to Amcor White Cap from the Parent Company represents management’s estimate of Amcor White Cap usage of corporate functions such as human resources, accounting, legal, treasury, information technology support, and general administrative. These estimates and corresponding allocation have been made primarily based actual costs incurred by Amcor Limited on behalf of Amcor White Cap, and when appropriate, based on the revenue or percentage of personnel headcount at Amcor White Cap as compared to the total consolidated Amcor Limited amounts.
| (2) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Foreign Currency
The combined financial statements are presented in Euros. Foreign currency transactions are accounted for at the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into Euro at year-end exchange rates with gains and losses recorded in the income statement.
Assets and liabilities of foreign operations reporting in a functional currency other than the Euro are translated at exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are reported in the functional currency of the foreign entity and are translated into the reporting currency using the rate prevailing on the balance sheet date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations, excluding foreign operations in hyperinflationary economies, are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations in hyperinflationary economies are translated to Euro at the foreign exchange rates ruling at the balance sheet date. Translation gains and losses are recorded directly in owner’s equity. Prior to translating the financial statements of foreign operations in hyperinflationary economies, the financial statements, including comparatives, are restated to account for changes in the general purchasing power of the local currency. The restatement is based on relevant price indices at the balance sheet date.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues from the sale of products to entities outside the Amcor White Cap business unit, net of returns and volume rebates, are generally recognized when risk of loss has passed to the customer, all significant contractual obligations have been satisfied, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection of the receivable is considered probable. The Company estimates expected sales returns and records these amounts as a reduction of revenue at the time of sale based on historical product specific experience with the same or similar customers. Volume rebates are recognized as a reduction in revenue based on an allocation of the rebates earned and claimed to each of the underlying revenue transactions that results in progress by the customer toward earning the rebate. Measurement of the volume rebate estimate is based on the probable number of customers that will earn the rebates taking into account current sales levels and historical experience with the same or similar customers.
The gross proceeds of non-current asset sales related primarily to the sale of capping machines are recognized as other revenues from ordinary activities at the date the significant risks and rewards are
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
passed to the buyer. The profit or loss on disposal is calculated as the difference between the carrying amount of the asset at the time of disposal and the net proceeds on disposal (including incidental costs).
Warranty
The Company generally warrants products against defects in materials and workmanship for periods of between one and six months. The estimated cost of warranty obligations are recognized and recorded in cost of sales when the underlying products are sold based on both specific claims received and historical claims experience.
Interest Income
Interest income is recognized as other income as it accrues, taking into account the effective yield on the financial asset.
Trade Accounts Receivable
Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoice amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance for doubtful accounts based upon historical write-off experience, the current aging of accounts receivable, and customer specific credit risk factors. Accounts receivable balances are written off when it is determined that it is unlikely the Company will receive future remittances.
Government Grants
Government grants are recognized in the balance sheet initially as deferred income when there is reasonable assurance that it will be received and that the Company will comply with the conditions attaching to it. Grants that compensate the Company for expenses incurred are recognized as revenue in the income statement on a systematic basis in the same periods in which the expenses are incurred. Grants that compensate the Company for the cost of an asset are recognized in the income statement as other income on a systematic basis over the estimated useful life of the asset of approximately 15 years.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash includes cash at banks and cash on deposit. Cash equivalents include term deposits with financial institutions with original maturity dates of three months or less.
Financial Assets
Financial assets comprise mainly of bonds and are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses are reported as gains and losses directly recognized in equity. Realized gains and losses on the sale or the impairment of available-for-sale financial assets are recorded as other income or expense.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of actual cost on a weighted average method (including an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads) and net realizable value in the normal course of business. Inventories are written off when considered obsolete and slow-moving.
Property and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Equipment is amortized over 2 to 25 years and buildings over 20 to 50 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful lives of the improvements using the straight-line method. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred, while major renovations and improvements are capitalized as property, plant and equipment and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.
Leases under which the company or its controlled entities assume substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership are classified as finance leases and are capitalized. A lease asset and a lease liability equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments are recorded at the inception of the lease. Other leases are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are expensed over the term of the lease.
Restoration Costs
Amcor White Cap has certain legal obligations relating to the restoration of property owned by third parties upon termination of lease agreements. The costs associated with the dismantling of these sites are capitalized in the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and depreciated over the life of the asset. The total provision required to restore this property, discounted to its present value, is recorded under long-term provisions. Changes in the provisions are accounted for using the cost model in accordance with IFRIC 1,Changes in Existing Decommissioning, Restoration and Similar Liabilities.Under the cost model, changes in the liability are either added to or deducted from the cost of the related asset. The amount deducted from the cost of the related asset shall not exceed its net carrying value. Should there be a reduction in the liability that exceeds the net carrying value of the related asset, any excess is recorded immediately in the income statement.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill recorded on acquisitions had been amortized until June 30, 2004, over an estimated useful life of 20 years. As of July 1, 2004, goodwill ceased to be amortized but is tested for impairment annually.
Other intangible assets include identifiable intangible assets primarily consisting of software purchased. Intangible assets are presented net of accumulated amortization and are being amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life ranging from 3 to 5 years.
If there is an indication that intangible assets may be impaired, the Company determines the estimated recoverable amount. If the recoverable amount of the asset is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to the recoverable amount, with the differences representing an impairment charge.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
Long-lived Assets
The recoverable amount of long-lived assets carried at cost is reviewed at every balance sheet date. If there are signs of impairment, the recoverable amount of an asset or a group of assets (cash-generating unit) are determined. The recoverable amount is the higher of the net selling price and value in use. An impairment is recorded if the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount.
Pension Benefits
Pension costs and similar obligations are accounted for in accordance with IAS 19 (revised 2002),Employee Benefits. The Company’s pension funds are generally financed by employer and employee contributions. In the case of the defined contribution plans, employer contributions paid or due are recognized in the income statement as incurred. For defined benefit plans, the respective pension obligations and the related plan assets are assessed annually. The latest actuarial valuation was performed using data as at June 30, 2005. Current service costs are charged to the income statement in the periods in which the services are rendered. The effects of changes in actuarial assumptions are charged or credited to the income statement over a period approximating the average expected remaining working periods of participating employees. The portion of actuarial gains and losses recorded is defined as the excess of the cumulative unrecorded actuarial gains and losses at the end of the previous reporting period over the greater of 10% of the present value of the defined benefit obligation at that date or 10% of the fair value of plan assets at that date. Past service cost attributable to plan amendments is recorded as an expense or a reduction of expense on a straight-line basis over the average period until the benefits become vested. To the extent the benefits immediately vest, the costs associated with the amendment are recorded immediately.
Employee Entitlements
Wages, Salaries, Annual Leave and Sick Leave
Liabilities for employee benefits such as wages, salaries, annual leave, sick leave and other current employee entitlements represent present obligations resulting from employees’ service provided up to the reporting date, calculated at undiscounted amounts based on wage and salary rates that the Company expects to pay at the reporting date including related one-time costs.
Employee Share and Option Plans
Amcor Limited maintains an Employee Share/Option Plan (‘ESOP’). Options relating to the ESOP are issued at the closing market price on the date of allotment. Options are issued under the plan upon such terms and conditions as determined by the board of directors.
Stock options are valued at fair value on the grant date and recorded as compensation expense over the vesting period under administrative expenses in the combined income statement. As part of the allocation of corporate expenses, Amcor White Cap has recorded compensation expense of EUR 35,000 during the year ended June 30, 2005.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
Early Retirement Payments
The early retirement scheme is structured such that employees who receive this benefit work for the first half period of the program and receive approximately 80% of their final salary. In the final half they do not work at all and receive approximately 80% of their final salary. This agreement has the character of a redundancy payment and is classified as a termination benefit. As a consequence, the total amount of the redundancy obligation is accrued at the time the contract is signed and discounted to the present value. The liabilities include, where appropriate, forecast future increases in wages and salaries, and any further redundancy payments.
Provisions
Provisions are recognized when there is a legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event and it is probable that a future sacrifice of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation.
Termination Benefits
Provisions for employee termination benefits are recognized when a detailed plan has been formally approved and when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Such provisions are recorded only after appropriate communication specifying the terms of the redundancy and the number of employees affected, or after individual employees have been advised of the specific terms. Costs related to ongoing activities are not provided for.
Onerous Contracts
A provision for onerous contracts is recognized after impairment losses on assets dedicated to the contract have been recognized and when the expected benefits are less than the unavoidable costs of meeting the contractual obligations. A provision is recognized to the extent that the contract obligations exceed future economic benefits.
Borrowing Costs
Borrowing costs include interest and amortization of discounts or premiums relating to borrowings. Borrowing costs are brought to account in determining profit for the year using the effective interest rate method, except to the extent the interest incurred relates to major capital items, in which case, interest is capitalized as a cost of the asset up to the time it is ready for its intended use and amortized over the expected useful economic life. No interest was capitalized during the year ended June 30, 2005.
Accounting for Income Taxes
As a carved-out business unit of Amcor Limited, White Cap does not file separate income tax returns for all subsidiaries, but rather is included as part of various income tax returns filed by Amcor Limited and subsidiaries. For presentation purposes within these combined financial statements, Amcor White Cap’s income tax provision was computed as if it were a separate company. The provision for foreign taxes is based upon the effective tax rate in the country where the earnings were recorded. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.
A deferred tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. Deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized.
Research and Development
Research and development costs associated with product research and development innovation is charged against operating profit in the year in which the expenditure is incurred. Where such expenditure is considered to have a demonstrable future economic benefit and commercial value, it is capitalized and amortized over the period of time during which the benefits are expected to arise.
Expenditure on significant commercial development, including major software applications and associated systems, is capitalized and amortized over the period of time during which the benefits are expected to arise, typically not exceeding 10 years.
New Accounting Pronouncements
IAS 19 (revised)Employee benefits
Actuarial gains and losses arising from adjustments to actuarial assumptions and deviations between assumptions and actual development may be reported in combined equity in the period in which they arose. The application of the new alternative treatment of taking the actuarial gains and losses on balance sheet is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s presentation of its net assets as the Company has chosen not to elect this alternative accounting treatment.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (3) | Inventories, net |
Inventories, net consist of the following:
in ‘000 EUR | June 30, 2005 | ||
Raw materials and supplies | 21,090 | ||
Work in-progress | 10,349 | ||
Finished goods | 25,982 | ||
| 57,421 | |||
Allowance for obselete and slow-moving items | (3,284 | ) | |
| 54,137 | |||
Raw material mainly comprises of tinplate and finished goods of produced caps.
| (4) | Accounts Receivable, net |
Accounts receivable, net consists of the following:
in ‘000 EUR | June 30, 2005 | ||
Trade accounts receivable, gross | 59,135 | ||
Allowances | (3,545 | ) | |
| 55,590 | |||
| (5) | Other Current Assets |
Other current assets consist of the following:
in ‘000 EUR | June 30, 2005 | |
Capital receivables | 300 | |
Miscellaneous other receivables and assets | 886 | |
Prepayments | 1,094 | |
| 2,280 | ||
Miscellaneous other receivables and assets consist primarily of value added tax, receivables for local taxes, customs duty and advance payments for travel expenses. Prepayments consist mainly of prepaid insurance and prepaid taxes.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (6) | Loans to Parent Company |
Loans to Parent Company and its subsidiaries consist of the following:
in ‘000 EUR | June 30, 2005 | |
Loans to Parent Company | 35,727 | |
Interest receivable from Parent Company | 579 | |
| 36,306 | ||
The loans due from Parent Company earned interest of 1.7% to 3.7% during the year ended June 30, 2005 resulting in interest income of EUR 1.2 million.
| (7) | Property, Plant and Equipment |
Land and buildings comprises mainly manufacturing plants in Poland, China and Turkey, and leasehold improvements in Germany and Italy.
The book value of plant and machinery mainly consists of coating and printing machinery, cap metal presses, compound production lines and coil lines. Other equipment consists of items such as furniture, office equipment, and IT equipment.
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment for the year ended June 30, 2005, was EUR 14.7 million.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
in ‘000 EUR | Land and Buildings | Plant and Equipment | Under Construction | Total | |||||||
Cost | |||||||||||
Balance as at July 1, 2004 | 19,725 | 96,004 | 4,965 | 120,694 | |||||||
Additions | 353 | 9,572 | — | 9,925 | |||||||
Disposals | — | (8,838 | ) | — | (8,838 | ) | |||||
Transfers | 1,147 | (1,147 | ) | — | |||||||
Effects of hyperinflation and movements in foreign exchange within the current year | 1,793 | 1,470 | — | 3,263 | |||||||
Balance as at June 30, 2005 | 21,871 | 99,355 | 3,818 | 125,044 | |||||||
Depreciation and impairment losses | |||||||||||
Balance as at July 1, 2004 | 3,936 | 3,414 | — | 7,350 | |||||||
Depreciation charge for the year | 1,838 | 12,892 | — | 14,730 | |||||||
Disposals | — | (8,389 | ) | — | (8,389 | ) | |||||
Effects of hyperinflation and movements in foreign exchange within the current year | — | 1,378 | — | 1,378 | |||||||
Balance as at June 30, 2005 | 5,774 | 9,295 | — | 15,069 | |||||||
Carrying amounts | |||||||||||
as at July 1, 2004 | 15,789 | 92,590 | 4,965 | 113,344 | |||||||
as at June 30, 2005 | 16,097 | 90,060 | 3,818 | 109,975 | |||||||
| (8) | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
Other intangible assets mainly comprise software licenses relating to the implementation of SAP IT systems which are amortized over 5 years and recorded in operating profit.
Goodwill originated in 2002 when Amcor acquired White Cap from Schmalbach-Lubeca. Effective July 1, 2004, goodwill is no longer subject to amortization. Rather, goodwill is tested for impairment at June 30 for each cash-generating unit. Discount rates reflect Amcor’s incremental funding cost and other market rates. The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is used to calculate Amcor’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) per cash generating unit. The discounted cash flow of the cash generating units exceeded the net assets as at June 30, 2005.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
in ‘000 EUR | Goodwill | Trademarks and licences | Total | |||||
| Cost | ||||||||
Balance as at July 1, 2004 | 106,849 | 6,155 | 113,004 | |||||
Effects on movements in foreign exchange to the opening balance | — | 167 | 167 | |||||
Additions | — | 314 | 314 | |||||
Effects of hyperinflation and movements in foreign exchange within the current year | — | (12 | ) | (12 | ) | |||
Balance as at June 30, 2005 | 106,849 | 6,624 | 113,473 | |||||
Amortization and impairment losses | ||||||||
Balance as at July 1, 2004 | — | 3,056 | 3,056 | |||||
Effects on movements in foreign exchange | 27 | — | 27 | |||||
to the opening balance | — | 113 | 113 | |||||
Amortization | — | 1,616 | 1,616 | |||||
Balance as at June 30, 2005 | 27 | 4,785 | 4,812 | |||||
Carrying amounts | ||||||||
as at July 1, 2004 | 106,849 | 3,099 | 109,948 | |||||
as at June 30, 2005 | 106,822 | 1,839 | 108,661 | |||||
Estimated future amortisation on other intangibles is as follows:
| in ‘000 EUR | ||
Fiscal year ending | ||
June 30, 2006 | 943 | |
June 30, 2007 | 587 | |
June 30, 2008 | 263 | |
June 30, 2009 | 46 | |
June 30, 2010 | — |
| (9) | Interest-bearing Liabilities |
The nature and terms of the short and long-term borrowings to external parties are as follows:
Nature of Borrowing | Maturity Date | % p.a. | 2005 | |||
| in ‘000 EUR | ||||||
Short-term external loans | ||||||
EUR | various dates in 2005 and 2006 | 2.6-3.5 | 11,403 | |||
USD | various dates in 2005 and 2006 | 3.2-4.6 | 9,722 | |||
TRY | July 2005 | fixed | 38 | |||
CNY | September 2005 | 5.6 | 681 | |||
| 21,844 | ||||||
Long-term external loan | ||||||
EUR | March 2009 | 3.5 | 2,828 | |||
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (10) | Loans from Related Parties |
Loans and liabilities to related parties consist of the following:
in ‘000 EUR | 2005 | |
Loans payable to parent company | 38,983 | |
Other related party | 174 | |
| 39,157 | ||
Loans payable to subsidiaries of Amcor Limited incur interest ranging from 3.3% to 8.1% resulting in interest expense of EUR 1.3 million during the year ended June 30, 2005.
| (11) | Provisions |
in ‘000 EUR | Balance as at July 1, 2004 | Additions | Used | Balance as at June 30, 2005 | |||||
Sales related benefits1 | 3,597 | 8,284 | (8,489 | ) | 3,392 | ||||
Product warranties2 | 194 | 1,491 | (925 | ) | 760 | ||||
Restructuring3 | 567 | 726 | (619 | ) | 674 | ||||
Early retirement | 1,523 | 616 | (518 | ) | 1,621 | ||||
Jubilee benefit | 348 | — | (7 | ) | 341 | ||||
Environmental | 400 | — | (51 | ) | 349 | ||||
Pending claims4 | 1,396 | 803 | — | 2,199 | |||||
Site restoration5 | 4,076 | 200 | — | 4,276 | |||||
Onerous contracts | 61 | 98 | (58 | ) | 101 | ||||
Other provisions | 973 | 642 | (1,525 | ) | 90 | ||||
| 13,135 | 12,860 | (12,192 | ) | 13,803 | |||||
Non-current | 7,343 | 1,643 | (525 | ) | 8,461 | ||||
Current | 5,792 | 11,217 | (11,667 | ) | 5,342 | ||||
| 13,135 | 12,860 | (12,192 | ) | 13,803 | |||||
| (1) | The provision for sales related benefits and bonus payments comprises mainly bonus payments to customers. The payments are made annually on the basis of contracted sales volume targets. |
| (2) | Product warranties represent all pending customer claims and are assumed to be short-term in nature. |
| (3) | Restructuring provisions were made for redundancy payments to employees. Subsequent to year-end, the Company announced further restructuring plans that resulted in an additional layoff of personnel. The provision was increased by EUR 3.3 million in August 2005 and recorded as additional |
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
restructuring expense during the six months ended December 31, 2005. It is expected that payments under this program will be made through December 2006. |
| (4) | Pending claims relates to a legal dispute with the intended co-owner of a prior joint venture in Brazil. |
| (5) | Site restoration costs comprise mainly of restoration costs related to a leased building and costs for dismantling of assets, discounted using an interest rate that represents risk free bonds. |
| (12) | Other Current Liabilities |
Other current liabilities consist of the following:
in ‘000 EUR | 2005 | |
Accounts payable for capital expenditures | 1,577 | |
Labour benefits | 7,849 | |
Value added tax, net | 2,762 | |
Other payables | 56 | |
| 12,244 | ||
The liabilities for labor benefits are comprised mainly of salary payments to employees, social security, holiday entitlements, and week-end work premiums.
| (13) | Income Taxes |
As a carved-out business unit of Amcor Limited, Amcor White Cap does not file separate income tax returns, but rather is included as part of the various income tax returns filed by Amcor Limited and subsidiaries. For presentation purposes within these combined financial statements, Amcor White Cap Closure’s income tax provision was computed as if it were a separate company. All deferred income tax assets and liabilities, including net operating loss carryforwards, presented herein are shown as if the carved-out business unit had existed as a separate company. The availability to a particular entity of actual deferred income tax assets and liabilities, including net operating loss carryforwards and other income tax attributes, will be dependent upon the nature of any transaction separating the carved-out business unit from the Amcor Limited consolidated group, and the resulting income tax treatment may vary significantly from this presentation.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
Total income tax for the year ended June 30, 2005 consists of the following:
in ‘000 EUR | 2005 | |
Current tax expense | 2,353 | |
Deferred tax expense | 1,475 | |
Total income tax expense | 3,828 | |
The income tax expense on income before income taxes is reconciled to the reported tax expense as follows:
in ‘000 EUR | 2005 | ||
Income before tax | 9,661 | ||
Weighted average income tax rate | 35% | ||
Income tax expense at the weighted average domestic income tax rates | 3,384 | ||
Increase (decrease) in income tax resulting from: | |||
Non deductable expenses | 276 | ||
Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets | 205 | ||
Other | (37 | ) | |
Total income and deferred tax expense | 3,828 | ||
Deferred tax assets are recognized if it is probable that they can be offset against future taxable profits or other temporary differences. The gross deferred tax assets not recognized at June 30, 2005 are as follows:
in ‘000 EUR | 2005 | |
Deferred tax assets not recognized | ||
Tax losses carried-forward: | ||
Expiration before June 2010 | 6,490 | |
No expiration | 3,500 | |
Temporary differences | 1,667 | |
| 11,657 | ||
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following items:
in ‘000 EUR | Assets | Liabilities | Net | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | |||||||||
Provision for doubtful debts | 1,923 | — | 1,923 | ||||||
Provision for diminution in inventory | 336 | — | 336 | ||||||
Provisions for employee entitlements | 5,485 | — | 5,485 | ||||||
Accrual for partial retirement | 1,002 | — | 1,002 | ||||||
Intangible assets | 2,720 | — | 2,720 | ||||||
Other provisions | 858 | — | 858 | ||||||
Accruals | 227 | (64 | ) | 163 | |||||
Fixed assets | — | (25,251 | ) | (25,251 | ) | ||||
Other | 3,733 | (478 | ) | 3,255 | |||||
Tax losses carried forward | 12,311 | — | 12,311 | ||||||
Valuation allowance | (11,657 | ) | — | (11,657 | ) | ||||
| 16,938 | (25,793 | ) | (8,855 | ) | |||||
Tax effected | 5,465 | (8,687 | ) | (3,222 | ) | ||||
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets current tax liabilities and when the deferred income taxes relate to the same tax authority.
| (14) | Employee Benefits |
Employee benefits recognized in the balance sheet are as follows:
in ‘000 EUR | June 30, 2005 | ||
Present value of unfunded pension obligations | 23,719 | ||
Present value of funded pension obligations | 404 | ||
Fair value of plan assets | (306 | ) | |
Benefit obligation in excess of plan assets | 23,817 | ||
Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses | (4,462 | ) | |
Recognized liability for defined benefit obligations | 19,355 | ||
Liability for long-service leave | 4,180 | ||
Other similar obligations | 1,548 | ||
| 25,083 | |||
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
The related expenses are recognized in the income statement during the year ended June 30, 2005 as follows:
in ‘000 EUR | Pension Plan | Non-Pension | |||
Current service cost | 1,587 | 162 | |||
Interest cost | 1,120 | 1 | |||
Other | (23 | ) | — | ||
Net pension cost | 2,684 | 163 | |||
| Pension Plan | Non-Pension | ||||
Cost of sales | 1,335 | 163 | |||
Distribution expenses | 269 | — | |||
Net financing costs | 1,080 | — | |||
Net pension cost | 2,684 | 163 | |||
Actuarial gains and losses from pension scheme that have not been recognized in the profit and loss statement accumulate to EUR 4.4 million as at June 30, 2005 and will be recognized as pension expense over the average remaining working lives of employees. The average remaining service life per employee is 15 years.
Defined benefit plans exist in Germany, Belgium, and the Philippines. The Belgium and Philippine pension plans are funded, while the German pension plan is wholly unfunded.
The fair value of plan assets as at June 30, 2005 was EUR 306,000. The return on plan assets was EUR 12,000. Plan assets are invested primarily in government securities and equity securities.
The following weighted average assumptions were used in the actuarial calculation:
| Year ended June 30, 2005 | ||
Discount rate at June 30 | 4.6% | |
Rate of increase in future compensation levels | 2.0% | |
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | 9.0% | |
Rate of increase in future pension contribution | 0% |
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (15) | Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
Amcor White Cap’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks, including the effects of foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. While Amcor Limited has used derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps to hedge certain exposures, Amcor White Cap has never entered into such transactions nor has Amcor Limited entered into such transactions on behalf of the Company.
Interest Rate Risk
The Company is exposed to movements in interest rates under various debt facilities due to fluctuations in market rates, which could have a negative impact on the financial position of Amcor White Cap. Exposure to interest rate risk for classes of financial assets and liabilities is set out below:
| Fixed interest maturing in | ||||||||||||||
in ‘000 EUR | Floating interest rate | 1 year or less | over 1 to 5 years | More than 5 years | Non- interest bearing | Total | Interest rates | |||||||
Financial Assets | ||||||||||||||
Cash | 10,464 | — | — | — | — | 10,464 | 2.25% | |||||||
Loans to parent company | — | 36,306 | — | — | — | 36,306 | 1.7% to 3.7% | |||||||
Receivables | — | — | — | — | 55,890 | 55,890 | ||||||||
Financial assets | — | — | — | — | 1,143 | 1,143 | ||||||||
| 10,464 | 36,306 | — | — | 57,033 | 103,803 | |||||||||
Financial Liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Trade payables | — | — | — | — | 35,932 | 35,932 | ||||||||
Interest bearing liabilities | — | 21,844 | 2,828 | — | — | 24,672 | 2.6% to 4.6% | |||||||
Loans from related parties | — | 39,157 | — | — | — | 39,157 | 3.3% to 8.1% | |||||||
| — | 61,001 | 2,828 | — | 35,932 | 99,761 | |||||||||
Foreign Exchange Risk
The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk, being the transaction risk arising from various currencies. The transaction risk is the risk during to currency fluctuations between the date of agreement and the actual cash flow. The Company does not currently enter into foreign exchange contracts or similar instruments.
Credit Risk
Amcor White Cap has no significant concentration of credit risk. The Company has policies in place to ensure that products are sold to creditworthy customer and the risk is minimized by the large number of customers.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (16) | Commitment and Contingent Liabilities |
| (a) | Legal proceedings |
The Company is currently subject to two legal proceedings.
In Brazil, the two lawsuits are known as the “Garboni” and the “Remaprint” litigation. In 2001, Amcor White Cap claimed that Garboni, a competitor of White Cap Brazil infringed a patent of Remaprint. At that time White Cap Brazil was in negotiations to establish a Joint Venture with Remaprint. Subsequently Garboni filed a lawsuit against White Cap Brazil claiming funds for “pain and suffering” and for an infringement of a Garboni design patent. Both cases are at the procedural stage. Amcor White Cap does not believe it is probable that Garboni will be able to recover damages and has therefore not recorded a provision in the combined financial statements.
The Remaprint lawsuit includes a commercial claim and a labor claim. In 2000, White Cap and Remaprint began negotiations for Joint Venture in Brazil. At that time Remaprint was in a preliminary phase of chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The negotiations ended after several months due to the uncertain economic situation of Remaprint, however White Cap Brazil funded Remaprint activities in that phase. Remaprint went bankrupt eventually and argued that all liabilities would rest under White Cap Brazil claiming a de facto Joint Venture. A lower court ruled in favor of a de facto JV and accepted the Remaprint claim for damages. However, White Cap Brazil appealed the judges decision. The outcome of the ongoing lawsuit is open. A further Remaprint claim involves labor claims in relation to the above case. Labor courts have determined the White Cap Brazil does have successor liability with respect to former Remaprint employees and management estimates that it is probable that these claims will be ruled against White Cap. As a result of these legal claims, the Company has recorded a provision of EUR 2.2 million based on management’s best estimate of the possible loss.
| (b) | Operating leases |
In 2005, payments amounted to EUR 3.9 million. Future minimum lease payments in respect of operating lease contracts are as follows:
in ‘000 EUR | June 30, 2005 | |
Lease expenditure contracted and provided for: | ||
Not later than one year | 2,513 | |
Later than one year but not later than two years | 2,258 | |
Later than two years but not later than three years | 1,231 | |
Later than three years but not later than four years | 397 | |
Later than four years but not later than five years | 291 | |
Later than five years | 472 | |
Minimum lease payments | 7,162 | |
The combined entity leases plant and equipment, and land and buildings under operating leases.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (17) | Related Parties |
The Company contracts with Amcor Limited and other affiliates for the purchase and sale of a number of products and services in the normal course of business. In addition to investing and financing activities (see Note 6 and 10) and the employee benefit coverage under Amcor Limited employee benefit plans (see Note 14), Amcor Limited also provides the Company with administrative services in such areas as payroll, accounting, legal, tax, human resources, information technology, corporate oversight and telecommunications (see Note 1).
Sales made to related parties and administrative costs paid to related parties during the year ended June 30, 2005 were EUR 990,000 and EUR 230,000, respectively.
| (18) | Segment Reporting |
Segment information is presented in respect of the Company’s geographical segments. The primary format, business segments, is based on the Company’s management and internal reporting structure. Inter-segment pricing is determined on an arm’s length basis. Segment results, and property, plant and equipment include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated on a reasonable basis.
In Europe, Amcor White Cap operates 4 manufacturing facilities and sales offices in various countries serving the whole European market as well as parts of the African and Middle East. In Asia, Amcor White Cap operates 3 manufacturing facilities, two in the Philippines and one in China, with sales offices serving the Chinese, the South-east Asian and the Japanese market. In Latin America, Amcor White Cap operates two manufacturing facilities, one in Venezuela and one in Brazil, serving the Latin American market.
The segment revenue is based on the geographical location of customers. Segment assets are based on the geographical location of the assets.
in ‘000 EUR | Europe | Asia | Latin America | Total | ||||
Third party revenues for sale of goods | 212,826 | 13,610 | 17,357 | 243,793 | ||||
Assets | 348,591 | 21,272 | 14,458 | 384,321 | ||||
Capital expenditures | 9,240 | 624 | 61 | 9,925 | ||||
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (19) | Significant subsidiaries and affiliated companies |
Amcor White Cap’s significant subsidiaries and affiliated companies are as follows:
Entity Code | Entity Name | Country of incorporation | Ownership interest* | ||||
5040 | Amcor White Cap Deutschland GmbH | Germany | 100.00 | % | |||
5260 | Amcor White Cap Austria GmbH | Austria | 100.00 | % | |||
5500 | Amcor White Cap Deutschland GmbH | Germany | 100.00 | % | |||
5530 | Amcor White Cap Nordiska AB | Sweden | 100.00 | % | |||
5540 | Amcor White Cap Nederland B.V. | Netherlands | 100.00 | % | |||
5550 | Amcor White Cap Belgium E.V. | Belgium | 100.00 | % | |||
5560 | Amcor White Cap United Kingdom Ltd. | United Kingdom | 100.00 | % | |||
5570 | Amcor White Cap France S.A.R.L. | France | 100.00 | % | |||
5580 | Amcor White Cap Espana S.L. | Spain | 100.00 | % | |||
5590 | Amcor White Cap Italia S.r.l. | Italy | 100.00 | % | |||
5600 | Amcor White Cap Polska Sp z.o.o. | Poland | 98.72 | % | |||
5610 | Amcor Magyarország Kft. | Hungary | 100.00 | % | |||
5650 | Amcor Ambalaj Sanayive Ticaret A.S. | Turkey | 100.00 | % | |||
5700 | Amcor White Cap Ukraine LLC | Ukraine | 98.50 | % | |||
5940 | Amcor White Cap Shanghai Ltd. | China | 100.00 | % | |||
5950 | Amcor White Cap South East Asia Inc. | Philippines | 100.00 | % | |||
5960 | Amcor White Cap Properties Inc. | Philippines | 98.85 | % | |||
5970 | Amcor White Cap Investments Inc. | Philippines | 40.00 | % | |||
5980 | Amcor White Cap Asia Pacific Inc. | Philippines | 100.00 | % | |||
6100 | Amcor White Cap do Brazil Ltda. | Brazil | 100.00 | % | |||
6500 | Amcor White Cap de Venezuela S.A. | Venezuela | 63.00 | % | |||
6600 | Amcor White Cap Inc. | United States | 100.00 | % |
| * | owned by Amcor Limited or Amcor related companies |
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (20) | Accounting estimates and judgments |
The most important judgments and estimates made by management about future developments and other sources of uncertainty which may require significant adjustments to assets and liabilities in the subsequent period are presented below:
Provision for restoration costs
The restoration cost estimate primarily relates to the dismantling and restoration costs involved in abandoning a leased building in Germany at the end of the lease term in 2007. As of June 30, 2005, the carrying value of this provision totaled EUR 4.3 million. The amount of the provision is based on estimates of future costs for dismantlement and restoration at the timing of the dismantlement based primarily on information from a third party engineering firm.
Goodwill
At June 30, 2005, the carrying amount of goodwill from acquisitions totaled EUR 106.8 million. The goodwill impairment test is performed annually. The value of goodwill is primarily dependent upon projected cash flows, management’s estimates of long-term growth rates and the Company’s WACC.
Pensions
The pension liability calculation is based on actuarial reports and calculations performed at June 30, 2005. This calculation is dependent on certain key assumptions including the discount rate, future salary and pension increases, the probability of the employee reaching retirement and the expected return on investments of plan assets. For a detail of these assumptions applied, see Note 14.
Contingent liabilities
The Company has recorded a liability relating to legal proceedings as discussed in Note 16. In connection with these proceedings, the Company has recorded a provision of EUR 2.2 million at June 30, 2005 based on management’s best estimate. Further development of the proceedings may result in a different assessment of the financial consequences in the future and may require an increase or decrease in the provision recorded.
| (21) | Post balance sheet events |
At February 22nd, 2006, Silgan Holdings announced an agreement to acquire Amcor White Cap from Amcor Ltd. The acquisition is expected to close during May 2006.
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
| (22) | Qualitative Discussion of Differences Between International Financial Reporting Standards and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America |
The financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (refer to Note 2), which differs in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (‘U.S. GAAP’). Information relating to the nature of such differences are summarized below:
Pensions
The Company accounts for its pensions in accordance with IAS 19,Employee Benefits. Under IFRS, defined benefit plan obligations and expenses are determined annually based on actuarial estimates determined in the same manner as U.S. GAAP as prescribed by SFAS No. 87,Employer’s Accounting for Pensions using the projected credit method. However, the estimated return on assets is based on actual market values under IFRS while U.S. GAAP allows an estimated return on assets based on market-related average values over a period of up to 5 years. In addition, a minimum pension liability is also recognized through other comprehensive income under U.S. GAAP in certain circumstances when there is a deficit of plan assets relative to the accumulated benefits obligation. No corresponding minimum liability is recorded under IFRS.
Termination Benefits
Amcor White Cap has offered certain employees an early retirement plan (see Note 2). In accordance with IAS 19 (revised 2002),Employee Benefits,the Company accrues the total amount of the discounted redundancy obligation at the time the contract is signed. Under U.S. GAAP, similar retirement plans are accounted for under SFAS No. 112,Employers’ Accounting for Postemployment Benefits,and accrued over the remaining service period of the employees.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
On July 1, 2004, the Company adopted IAS 38,Intangible Assets which among other things ceased amortization of goodwill and other intangibles with indefinite lives but rather required the amounts be tested for impairment at least annually and more frequently if circumstances indicated a possible impairment. Under U.S. GAAP, SFAS No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets would have been adopted by the Company on July 1, 2002 meaning that amortization would have ceased July 1, 2002.
Income Taxes
Under IFRS and U.S. GAAP, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date under IFRS, while U.S. GAAP requires the use of enacted rates.
Deferred tax assets on loss carryforwards and deductible temporary differences are recognized under IFRS only if it is probable that future profits will be available to utilize the deferred tax asset. No deferred tax liabilities are recorded for undistributed retained earnings of foreign subsidiaries if such retained earnings
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AMCOR WHITE CAP
(A CARVED-OUT BUSINESS UNIT OF AMCOR LIMITED)
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
are not to be distributed in the foreseeable future. Under U.S. GAAP, valuation allowances are provided against the gross deferred tax assets for amounts which are not considered “more likely than not” to be realized. Under U.S. GAAP, no income taxes are accrued by the Parent Company for undistributed retained earnings of foreign subsidiaries if sufficient evidence shows that the subsidiary has invested or will invest the undistributed earnings indefinitely or that the earnings will be remitted in a tax-free liquidation.
In addition, the Company acquired certain carried forward tax losses as part of acquisitions that were not previously recognized as part of the purchase price allocation as management determined it was not probable that these tax losses could be utilized. Under IFRS, the subsequent recognition of these utilized losses as a deferred tax asset is included as part of the current year income tax expense. For U.S. GAAP purposes, the movement in the valuation allowance relating to the realization of these tax losses in subsequent periods would have resulted in a corresponding adjustment to goodwill.
Research and Development
Under IFRS, research and development expenditures that are considered to have a demonstrable future economic benefit and commercial value are capitalized by the Company and amortized over the period of time during which the benefits are expected to arise. Under U.S. GAAP, all research and development costs, except internal-use software are expensed when incurred.
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