UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
OR
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 1-16483
Mondelēz International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia | 52-2284372 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
Three Parkway North, Deerfield, Illinois |
60015 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrants telephone number, including area code) (847) 943-4000
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒ | Accelerated filer ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer ☐ | Smaller reporting company ☐ | |||
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Emerging growth company ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
At April 28, 2017, there were 1,517,278,172 shares of the registrants Class A Common Stock outstanding.
Mondelēz International, Inc.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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In this report, for all periods presented, we, us, our, the Company and Mondelēz International refer to Mondelēz International, Inc. and subsidiaries. References to Common Stock refer to our Class A Common Stock.
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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Net revenues |
$ | 6,414 | $ | 6,455 | ||||
Cost of sales |
3,889 | 3,920 | ||||||
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Gross profit |
2,525 | 2,535 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
1,475 | 1,615 | ||||||
Asset impairment and exit costs |
166 | 154 | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
44 | 44 | ||||||
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Operating income |
840 | 722 | ||||||
Interest and other expense, net |
119 | 244 | ||||||
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Earnings before income taxes |
721 | 478 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes |
(154 | ) | (49 | ) | ||||
Gain on equity method investment exchange |
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Equity method investment net earnings |
66 | 85 | ||||||
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Net earnings |
633 | 557 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest earnings |
(3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
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Net earnings attributable to Mondelēz International |
$ | 630 | $ | 554 | ||||
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Per share data: |
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Basic earnings per share attributable to Mondelēz International |
$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.35 | ||||
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Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mondelēz International |
$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.35 | ||||
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Dividends declared |
$ | 0.19 | $ | 0.17 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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Net earnings |
$ | 633 | $ | 557 | ||||
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses), net of tax: |
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Currency translation adjustment |
543 | 631 | ||||||
Pension and other benefit plans |
1 | (6 | ) | |||||
Derivative cash flow hedges |
18 | (7 | ) | |||||
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Total other comprehensive earnings |
562 | 618 | ||||||
Comprehensive earnings |
1,195 | 1,175 | ||||||
less: Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
7 | 16 | ||||||
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Comprehensive earnings attributable to Mondelēz International |
$ | 1,188 | $ | 1,159 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except share data)
(Unaudited)
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
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ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 1,307 | $ | 1,741 | ||||
Trade receivables (net of allowances of $48 at March 31, 2017 |
3,035 | 2,611 | ||||||
Other receivables (net of allowances of $96 at March 31, 2017 |
829 | 859 | ||||||
Inventories, net |
2,603 | 2,469 | ||||||
Other current assets |
641 | 800 | ||||||
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Total current assets |
8,415 | 8,480 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
8,377 | 8,229 | ||||||
Goodwill |
20,515 | 20,276 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net |
18,297 | 18,101 | ||||||
Prepaid pension assets |
162 | 159 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
359 | 358 | ||||||
Equity method investments |
5,594 | 5,585 | ||||||
Other assets |
357 | 350 | ||||||
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TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 62,076 | $ | 61,538 | ||||
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Short-term borrowings |
$ | 4,250 | $ | 2,531 | ||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
1,218 | 1,451 | ||||||
Accounts payable |
4,897 | 5,318 | ||||||
Accrued marketing |
1,679 | 1,745 | ||||||
Accrued employment costs |
616 | 736 | ||||||
Other current liabilities |
2,397 | 2,636 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities |
15,057 | 14,417 | ||||||
Long-term debt |
12,906 | 13,217 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
4,676 | 4,721 | ||||||
Accrued pension costs |
1,717 | 2,014 | ||||||
Accrued postretirement health care costs |
386 | 382 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
1,615 | 1,572 | ||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
36,357 | 36,323 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11) |
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EQUITY |
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Common Stock, no par value (5,000,000,000 shares authorized and |
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Additional paid-in capital |
31,826 | 31,847 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
21,468 | 21,149 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive losses |
(10,564 | ) | (11,122 | ) | ||||
Treasury stock, at cost (475,623,085 shares at March 31, 2017 and |
(17,072 | ) | (16,713 | ) | ||||
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Total Mondelēz International Shareholders Equity |
25,658 | 25,161 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest |
61 | 54 | ||||||
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TOTAL EQUITY |
25,719 | 25,215 | ||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
$ | 62,076 | $ | 61,538 | ||||
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Retained Earnings |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings / (Losses) |
Treasury Stock |
Noncontrolling Interest* |
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Balances at January 1, 2016 |
$ | | $ | 31,760 | $ | 20,700 | $ | (9,986 | ) | $ | (14,462 | ) | $ | 88 | $ | 28,100 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive earnings/(losses): |
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Net earnings |
| | 1,659 | | | 10 | 1,669 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses), |
| | | (1,136 | ) | | (17 | ) | (1,153 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and |
| 87 | (94 | ) | | 350 | | 343 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock repurchased |
| | | | (2,601 | ) | | (2,601 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared ($0.72 per share) |
| | (1,116 | ) | | | | (1,116 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid on noncontrolling interest |
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Balances at December 31, 2016 |
$ | | $ | 31,847 | $ | 21,149 | $ | (11,122 | ) | $ | (16,713 | ) | $ | 54 | $ | 25,215 | ||||||||||||
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Comprehensive earnings/(losses): |
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Net earnings |
| | 630 | | | 3 | 633 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses), |
| | | 558 | | 4 | 562 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and |
| (21 | ) | (21 | ) | | 114 | | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock repurchased |
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Cash dividends declared ($0.19 per share) |
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$ | | $ | 31,826 | $ | 21,468 | $ | (10,564 | ) | $ | (17,072 | ) | $ | 61 | $ | 25,719 | ||||||||||||
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* | Noncontrolling interest as of March 31, 2016 was $92 million, as compared to $88 million as of January 1, 2016. The change of $4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was due to $13 million of other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes, $3 million of net earnings and $(12) million of dividends paid. |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
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CASH PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net earnings |
$ | 633 | $ | 557 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to operating cash flows: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
200 | 207 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
39 | 30 | ||||||
Deferred income tax provision/(benefit) |
13 | (53 | ) | |||||
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation |
80 | 67 | ||||||
Gain on equity method investment exchange |
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Equity method investment net earnings |
(66 | ) | (85 | ) | ||||
Distributions from equity method investments |
122 | 54 | ||||||
Other non-cash items, net |
43 | 102 | ||||||
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures: |
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Receivables, net |
(454 | ) | (404 | ) | ||||
Inventories, net |
(95 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable |
(443 | ) | (135 | ) | ||||
Other current assets |
126 | 14 | ||||||
Other current liabilities |
(478 | ) | (463 | ) | ||||
Change in pension and postretirement assets and liabilities, net |
(277 | ) | (225 | ) | ||||
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(557 | ) | (454 | ) | ||||
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(306 | ) | (335 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets |
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(287 | ) | (316 | ) | ||||
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Issuances of commercial paper, maturities greater than 90 days |
626 | 67 | ||||||
Repayments of commercial paper, maturities greater than 90 days |
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Net issuances of other short-term borrowings |
1,587 | 2,246 | ||||||
Long-term debt proceeds |
350 | 1,149 | ||||||
Long-term debt repaid |
(979 | ) | (1,755 | ) | ||||
Repurchase of Common Stock |
(461 | ) | (1,187 | ) | ||||
Dividends paid |
(292 | ) | (269 | ) | ||||
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378 | 207 | ||||||
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32 | 31 | ||||||
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(434 | ) | (532 | ) | ||||
Balance at beginning of period |
1,741 | 1,870 | ||||||
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$ | 1,307 | $ | 1,338 | ||||
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
Our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) have been omitted. It is managements opinion that these financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and operating results. Net revenues and net earnings for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of future or annual results.
We derived the condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2016 from audited financial statements but do not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. You should read these statements in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Principles of Consolidation:
The condensed consolidated financial statements include Mondelēz International, Inc. as well as our wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries, except our Venezuela subsidiaries. See Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting: Venezuela below for more information. During consolidation, intercompany transactions are eliminated. For any subsidiaries that we do not wholly own, we record a noncontrolling interest and the noncontrolling interests share in the results of the subsidiary that we control and, as such, consolidate.
We account for investments in which we exercise significant influence (20%-50% ownership interest) under the equity method of accounting. We use the cost method of accounting for investments in which we have an ownership interest of less than 20% and in which we do not exercise significant influence.
Segment Change:
On October 1, 2016, we integrated our Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA) operating segment into our Europe and Asia Pacific operating segments to further leverage and optimize the operating scale built within the Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan were combined within our Europe region, while the remaining Middle East and African countries were combined within our Asia Pacific region to form a new Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) operating segment. We have reflected the segment change as if it had occurred in all periods presented.
As of October 1, 2016, our operations and management structure were organized into four reportable operating segments:
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See Note 15, Segment Reporting, for additional information on our segments.
Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting:
We translate the results of operations of our subsidiaries from multiple currencies using average exchange rates during each period and translate balance sheet accounts using exchange rates at the end of each period. We record currency translation adjustments as a component of equity (except for highly inflationary currencies) and realized exchange gains and losses on transactions in earnings. As of March 31, 2017, none of our consolidated subsidiaries were subject to highly inflationary accounting.
United Kingdom. On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom (U.K.) voted by referendum to exit the European Union (the vote is commonly referred to as Brexit). On March 29, 2017, the U.K. invoked E.U. Article 50, which is the first step of the formal exit. This starts the two-year window in which the U.K. and the European Commission can negotiate future terms for imports, exports, taxes, employment, immigration and other areas, ending in the exit of the U.K. from the European Union.
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Brexit has caused volatility in global stock markets and currency exchange rates, affecting the markets in which we operate. The implications of Brexit could adversely affect demand for our products, our financial results and operations, and our relationships with customers, suppliers and employees in the short or long-term. The value of the British pound sterling relative to the U.S. dollar fell by 9% on June 24, 2016 and declined an additional 11% in 2016. In the first quarter of 2017, the value of the British pound sterling relative to the U.S. dollar increased 2%. Further volatility in the exchange rate is expected over the transition period.
As the business operating environment remains uncertain, we continue to monitor our investments and currency exposures abroad. As the U.K. is not a highly-inflationary economy, we record currency translation adjustments within equity and realized exchange gains and losses on transactions in earnings. While we did not experience significant business disruptions in our U.K. businesses following the referendum, the devaluation of the British pound sterling in 2016 adversely affected our translated results reported in U.S. dollars. We have a natural hedge in the form of pound sterling-denominated debt that acts as a net investment hedge, moving counter to adverse pound sterling currency translation impacts. British pound sterling currency transaction risks are largely mitigated due to our global chocolate businesses buying cocoa in British pound sterling. Our U.K. operations contributed $536 million, or 8.4% of consolidated net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
Venezuela. As of the close of the 2015 fiscal year, we deconsolidated and changed to the cost method of accounting for our Venezuelan operations. Beginning in 2016, we no longer included net revenues, earnings or net assets of our Venezuelan subsidiaries within our condensed consolidated financial statements. Under the cost method of accounting, earnings are only recognized to the extent cash is received. Given the current and ongoing difficult economic, regulatory and business environment in Venezuela, there continues to be significant uncertainty related to our operations in Venezuela, and we expect these conditions will continue for the foreseeable future. We will monitor the extent of our ability to control our Venezuelan operations and the liquidity and availability of U.S. dollars at different rates, as our current situation in Venezuela may change over time and lead to consolidation at a future date.
Argentina. On December 16, 2015, the new Argentinean government fiscal authority announced the lifting of strict currency controls and reduced restrictions on exports and imports. The value of the Argentinean peso relative to the U.S. dollar fell by 36% the next day and declined an additional 23% in 2016. In the first quarter of 2017, the value of the peso relative to the U.S. dollar increased 3%. Further volatility in the exchange rate is expected. While the business operating environment remains challenging, we continue to monitor and actively manage our investment and exposures in Argentina. We have been executing our hedging programs and refining our product portfolio to improve our product offerings, mix and profitability. We also continue to implement additional cost reduction initiatives to optimize and streamline our manufacturing facilities and commercial operations to protect the business together with pricing strategy to offset inflationary pressures. While further currency declines could have an adverse impact on our ongoing results of operations, we believe the actions by the government to reduce economic controls and business restrictions will provide favorable opportunities for our Argentinean subsidiaries. Our Argentinean operations contributed $142 million, or 2.2% of consolidated net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017, and our Argentinian operations had a net monetary liability position as of March 31, 2017. The economy in Argentina has had significant inflation in recent years and has been close to becoming a highly-inflationary economy for accounting purposes. As of March 31, 2017, it was not and we continue to closely monitor the potential for applying highly-inflationary economy accounting. At this time, we continue to record currency translation adjustments within equity and realized exchange gains and losses on transactions in earnings.
Ukraine. In the first quarter of 2017, the National Bank of Ukraine published the three-year cumulative inflation rate for Ukraine, which was 101% at December 31, 2016. As the rate was over 100%, the Ukrainian economy met the criteria to be considered highly inflationary under U.S. GAAP for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Based on projected inflation data published by the National Bank of Ukraine and index data included in the International Monetary Funds October 2016 World Economic Outlook report, Ukraines cumulative inflation rate is projected to be below 100% later in 2017. Based on the materiality of our Ukraine operations and projected decrease in the three-year cumulative inflation rate below the 100% threshold later in 2017, we did not adopt highly inflationary accounting rules this quarter, which would entail recording Ukrainian hryvnia monetary transactions in U.S. dollars, and we continue to monitor the situation. Our Ukraine operations contributed 0.2% of consolidated net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and our Ukraine net monetary assets as of March 31, 2017 were not material.
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Other Countries. Since we have operations in over 80 countries and sell in approximately 165 countries, we monitor economic and currency-related risks and seek to take protective measures in response to these exposures. Some of the countries in which we do business have recently experienced periods of significant economic uncertainty. These include Brazil, China, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, most of which have had exchange rate volatility. We continue to monitor operations, currencies and net monetary exposures in these countries. At this time, we do not anticipate any risk to our operating results from changing to highly inflationary accounting in these countries.
Transfers of Financial Assets:
We account for transfers of financial assets, such as uncommitted revolving non-recourse accounts receivable factoring arrangements, when we have surrendered control over the related assets. Determining whether control has transferred requires an evaluation of relevant legal considerations, an assessment of the nature and extent of our continuing involvement with the assets transferred and any other relevant considerations. We use receivable factoring arrangements periodically when circumstances are favorable to manage liquidity. We have a factoring arrangement with a major global bank for a maximum combined capacity of $870 million. Under the program, we may sell eligible short-term trade receivables to the bank in exchange for cash. We then continue to collect the receivables sold, acting solely as a collecting agent on behalf of the bank. The outstanding principal amount of receivables under this arrangement amounted to $630 million as of March 31, 2017 and $644 million as of December 31, 2016. The incremental cost of factoring receivables under this arrangement was approximately $1 million in the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 and was recorded in net revenue. During our contract negotiations with customers, we also work with our customers to achieve earlier collection of receivables. The outstanding principal amount of receivables under these arrangements amounted to $81 million as of March 31, 2017 and $101 million as of December 31, 2016. The incremental cost of these arrangements was less than $1 million in the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 and was recorded in net revenue.
New Accounting Pronouncements:
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) to amend the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening the period to the earliest call date instead of the maturity date. The standard does not impact securities held at a discount as the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. We are currently assessing the impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In March 2017, the FASB issued an ASU to improve the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost. The standard requires employers to disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net benefit cost and disclose the amount and location where the net benefit cost is recorded in the income statement or capitalized in assets. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The standard is to be applied on a retrospective basis for the change in presentation in the income statement and prospectively for the change in presentation on the balance sheet. We are currently assessing the impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued an ASU that simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairments by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment testing. In Step 2, a goodwill impairment loss is measured by comparing the carrying amount of a reporting units goodwill with the goodwills implied fair value. To compute the implied fair value of goodwill, it is necessary to assign the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. Under the new guidance, goodwill impairment losses are calculated based on the Step 1 computation with the impairment loss being equal to the amount by which a reporting units carrying amount exceeds its implied fair value, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and is to be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. We elected to early adopt this standard on March 31, 2017 as it simplifies the goodwill testing model. There was no impact to our condensed consolidated financial statements from adopting the standard.
In January 2017, the FASB issued an ASU that clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist companies with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The definition of a business may affect many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill and consolidation. The ASU is applied on a prospective basis and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. We continue to assess the ASU based on any pending or new transactions that may arise prior to the January 1, 2018 adoption date. At this time, we do not anticipate early adopting nor a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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In November 2016, the FASB issued an ASU that requires the change in restricted cash or cash equivalents to be included with other changes in cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. We anticipate adopting this standard at the same time as the cash flow statement classification changes described below go into effect on January 1, 2018. We continue to assess the impact on our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.
In October 2016, the FASB issued an ASU that requires the recognition of tax consequences of intercompany asset transfers other than inventory when the transfer occurs and removes the exception to postpone recognition until the asset has been sold to an outside party. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. We anticipate adopting on January 1, 2018 and do not expect the ASU to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued an ASU to provide guidance on eight specific cash flow classification issues and reduce diversity in practice in how some cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. We anticipate adopting this standard on January 1, 2018. We continue to assess the impact on our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.
In March 2016, the FASB issued an ASU to simplify the accounting for stock-based compensation. The ASU addresses several areas of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and cash flow statement presentation. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2017. Following adoption, during the first quarter of 2017, we recorded a $14 million stock-based compensation tax benefit in earnings (within the provision for income taxes) and we will continue to record the stock-based compensation tax impacts (related to stock awards vesting and stock option exercises) within earnings each quarter on a prospective basis. We have also elected to continue to estimate forfeitures and not record forfeitures as they occur. Under the former guidance and for periods prior to January 1, 2017, we recorded the tax impacts directly to equity (within additional paid-in capital). In addition, we no longer reflect the cash received from the excess tax benefit within cash flows from financing activities but instead now, and on a prospective basis, reflect this benefit within cash flows from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. We anticipate greater volatility in our condensed consolidated statements of earnings as a result of adopting this new standard as tax impacts that formerly were recorded in equity will impact our ongoing earnings.
In February 2016, the FASB issued an ASU on lease accounting. The ASU revises existing U.S. GAAP and outlines a new model for lessors and lessees to use in accounting for lease contracts. The guidance requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases, with the exception of short-term leases. In the statement of earnings, lessees will classify leases as either operating (resulting in straight-line expense) or financing (resulting in a front-loaded expense pattern). The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We anticipate adopting the new standard on January 1, 2019. We continue to make progress in our due diligence and assess the impact of the new standard across our operations and on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which will consist primarily of recording lease assets and liabilities on our balance sheet for our operating leases.
In January 2016, the FASB issued an ASU that provides updated guidance for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial assets and liabilities. The standard requires that equity investments (other than those accounted for under equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) be measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in net income. The standard also impacts financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued an ASU on revenue recognition from contracts with customers. The ASU outlines a new, single comprehensive model for companies to use in accounting for revenue. The core principle is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of control over promised goods or services to a customer in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for the goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows from customer contracts, including significant judgments made in recognizing revenue. In 2016 and early 2017, the FASB issued several ASUs that clarified principal versus agent (gross versus net) revenue presentation considerations, confirmed the accounting for certain prepaid stored-value products and clarified the guidance for identifying performance obligations within a contract, the accounting for licenses and partial sales of nonfinancial assets. The FASB also issued two ASUs providing technical
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corrections, narrow scope exceptions and practical expedients to clarify and improve the implementation of the new revenue recognition guidance. The revenue guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted as of the original effective date (annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016). The ASU may be applied retrospectively to historical periods presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We plan to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2018 on a full retrospective basis. We continue to make significant progress on quantifying the impact of the ASU on our condensed consolidated financial statements and planning the final process, policy and disclosure changes that will go into effect on January 1, 2018. At this time, we do not expect a material financial impact from adopting the new revenue standards.
Reclassifications:
Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to conform to current-year presentation. In connection with the segment change that went into effect on October 1, 2016, as described above, see Notes 5, Goodwill and Intangible Assets; 6, 2014-2018 Restructuring Program; and 15, Segment Reporting for information on related changes made in prior-period segment goodwill and segment net revenues and earnings. We also reclassified certain amounts previously reported within our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive earnings and Note 12, Reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, to be consistent with the current-year presentation.
Note 2. Divestitures and Acquisitions
JDE Coffee Business Transactions:
On July 2, 2015, we completed transactions to combine our wholly owned coffee businesses with those of D.E Master Blenders 1753 B.V. (DEMB) to create a new company, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE). Following the exchange of a portion of our investment in JDE for an interest in Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (Keurig) in March 2016, we held a 26.5% equity interest in JDE. (See discussion under Keurig Transaction below.) The remaining 73.5% equity interest in JDE was held by a subsidiary of Acorn Holdings B.V. (AHBV, owner of DEMB prior to July 2, 2015). Following the transactions discussed under JDE Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements below, as of March 31, 2017, we hold a 26.5% voting interest, a 26.4% ownership interest and a 26.3% profit and dividend sharing interest in JDE. In the first quarter of 2017, we recorded $18 million of JDE equity earnings and $49 million of cash dividends received, and in the first quarter of 2016, we recorded $47 million of JDE equity earnings.
JDE Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements:
On June 30, 2016, we entered into agreements with AHBV and its affiliates to establish a new stock-based compensation arrangement tied to the issuance of JDE equity compensation awards to JDE employees. This arrangement replaced a temporary equity compensation program tied to the issuance of AHBV equity compensation to JDE employees. New Class C, D and E JDE shares were authorized and issued for investments made by, and vested stock-based compensation awards granted to, JDE employees. Under these arrangements, share ownership dilution from the JDE Class C, D and E shareholders is limited to 2%. We retained our 26.5% voting rights and have a slightly lower portion of JDEs profits and dividends than our shareholder ownership interest as certain employee shareholders receive a slightly larger share. Upon execution of the agreements and the creation of the Class C, D and E JDE shares, as a percentage of the total JDE issued shares, our Class B shares decreased from 26.5% to 26.4% and AHBVs Class A shares decreased from 73.5% to 73.22%, while the Class C, D and E shares, held by AHBV and its affiliates until the JDE employee awards vest, comprised 0.38% of JDEs shares. Additional Class C shares are available to be issued when planned long-term incentive plan (JDE LTIP) awards vest, generally over the next five years. When the JDE Class C shares are issued in connection with the vested JDE LTIP awards, the Class A and B relative ownership interests will decrease. Based on estimated achievement and forfeiture assumptions, we do not expect our JDE ownership interest to decrease below 26.27%.
Keurig Transaction:
On March 3, 2016, a subsidiary of AHBV completed a $13.9 billion acquisition of all of the outstanding common stock of Keurig through a merger transaction. On March 7, 2016, we exchanged with a subsidiary of AHBV a portion of our equity interest in JDE with a carrying value of 1.7 billion (approximately $2.0 billion as of March 7, 2016) for an interest in Keurig with a fair value of $2.0 billion based on the merger consideration per share for Keurig. We recorded the difference between the fair value of Keurig and our basis in JDE shares as a $43 million gain on the equity method investment exchange in March 2016. Immediately following the exchange, our ownership interest in JDE was 26.5% and our interest in Keurig was 24.2%. Both AHBV and we hold our investments in Keurig through a combination of equity and interests in a shareholder loan, with pro-rata ownership of each. Our initial $2.0 billion investment in Keurig includes a $1.6 billion Keurig equity interest and a $0.4 billion shareholder loan receivable, which are reported on a combined basis within equity method investments on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017. The shareholder loan has a 5.5% interest
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rate and is payable at the end of a seven-year term on February 27, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Keurig acquisition purchase price allocation was finalized and all related purchase accounting remeasurement updates were reflected in our first quarter 2017 results or prior quarters. In the first quarter of 2017, we recorded Keurig equity earnings of $14 million and shareholder loan interest income of $6 million. We also received $12 million of interest payments on the shareholder loan and $4 million of dividends. In the first quarter of 2016 (since March 7, 2016), we recorded Keurig equity earnings of $8 million and shareholder loan interest income of $2 million that we received in cash in the second quarter of 2016.
Other Divestitures and Acquisitions:
On April 28, 2017, we completed the sale of several manufacturing facilities in France and the sale or license of several local confectionery brands. The sale price of approximately 185 million ($202 million as of April 28, 2017) takes into account estimated sales price adjustments related to cash, employee-related liabilities and working capital transferred at closing. The sale was subject to E.U. and local regulatory approvals, completion of employee consultation requirements and additional steps to prepare the assets for transfer. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the buyer obtained anti-trust clearance in all markets where it was required and we received the Works Council approval. As of March 31, 2017, the held for sale assets and liabilities consisted of $110 million of current assets, $156 million of non-current assets, $40 million of current liabilities and $26 million of non-current liabilities based on the March 31, 2017 euro-to-U.S. dollar exchange rate. In March 2017, we recorded 17 million ($18 million as of March 31, 2017) of incremental expenses and an impairment of fixed assets primarily due to an agreed reduction in the sales price. We do not expect a significant impact in the second quarter of 2017 as a result of closing the transaction. In prior periods, we recorded a $14 million impairment charge on March 31, 2016 for a gum & candy trademark as a portion of its carrying value would not be recoverable based on future cash flows expected under a planned license agreement with the buyer. In May 2016, we recorded a $5 million impairment charge for another candy trademark to reduce the overall net assets to the estimated net sales proceeds after transaction costs.
On January 18, 2017, we reached an agreement to sell most of our grocery business in Australia and New Zealand to Bega Cheese Limited for approximately $460 million Australian dollars ($351 million as of March 31, 2017). As of March 31, 2017, the asset group to be sold consisted of approximately $25 million of current assets and approximately $125 million of non-current assets based on the March 31, 2017 Australian-to-U.S. dollar exchange rate. We expect the transaction to close in mid-2017.
On November 2, 2016, we purchased from Burtons Biscuit Company certain intangibles, which include the license to manufacture, market and sell Cadbury-branded biscuits in additional key markets around the world, including in the U.K., France, Ireland, North America and Saudi Arabia. The transaction was accounted for as a business combination. Total cash paid for the acquired assets was £199 million ($245 million as of November 2, 2016). We are working to complete the valuation work and have recorded a preliminary purchase price allocation of $72 million to definite-lived intangible assets, $155 million to goodwill, $14 million to property, plant and equipment and $4 million to inventory.
Note 3. Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following:
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$ | 752 | $ | 722 | ||||
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Note 4. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
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Land and land improvements |
$ | 476 | $ | 471 | ||||
Buildings and building improvements |
2,885 | 2,801 | ||||||
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10,689 | 10,302 | ||||||
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1,025 | 1,113 | ||||||
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$ | 8,377 | $ | 8,229 | ||||
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For the three months ended March 31, 2017, capital expenditures of $306 million exclude $186 million of accrued capital expenditures remaining unpaid at March 31, 2017 and include payment for a portion of the $343 million of capital expenditures that were accrued and unpaid at December 31, 2016. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, capital expenditures of $335 million exclude $211 million of accrued capital expenditures remaining unpaid at March 31, 2016 and include payment for $322 million of capital expenditures that were accrued and unpaid at December 31, 2015.
In connection with our restructuring program, we recorded non-cash asset write-downs (including accelerated depreciation and asset impairments) of $71 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $52 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 (see Note 6, 2014-2018 Restructuring Program). These charges were recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings within asset impairment and exit costs and in the segment results as follows:
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$ | 6 | $ | 6 | ||||
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12 | 9 | ||||||
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37 | 21 | ||||||
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Note 5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill by segment below reflects our current segment structure for both periods presented:
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$ | 947 | $ | 897 | ||||
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Intangible assets consisted of the following:
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$ | 17,229 | $ | 17,004 | ||||
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Non-amortizable intangible assets consist principally of brand names purchased through our acquisitions of Nabisco Holdings Corp., the Spanish and Portuguese operations of United Biscuits, the global LU biscuit business of Groupe Danone S.A. and Cadbury Limited. Amortizable intangible assets consist primarily of trademarks, customer-related intangibles, process technology, licenses and non-compete agreements. At March 31, 2017, the weighted-average life of our amortizable intangible assets was 13.5 years.
Amortization expense for intangible assets was $44 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and in the three months ended March 31, 2016. We currently estimate annual amortization expense for each of the next five years to be approximately $155 million, estimated using March 31, 2017 exchange rates.
Changes in goodwill and intangible assets consisted of:
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During our 2016 annual testing of non-amortizable intangible assets, we recorded $98 million of impairment charges in the fourth quarter of 2016 related to five trademarks recorded across all regions. We also noted nine brands, including the five impaired trademarks, with $630 million of aggregate book value as of December 31, 2016 that each had a fair value in excess of book value of 10% or less. While the other four intangible assets passed our annual impairment testing and we believe our current plans for each of these brands will allow them to continue to not be impaired, if the product line expectations are not met or specific valuation factors outside of our control, such as discount rates, change significantly, then a brand or brands could become impaired in the future.
Note 6. 2014-2018 Restructuring Program
On May 6, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a $3.5 billion restructuring program, comprised of approximately $2.5 billion in cash costs and $1 billion in non-cash costs (the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program) and up to $2.2 billion of capital expenditures. On August 31, 2016, our Board of Directors approved a reallocation within the $5.7 billion total cost of the programs of $600 million of previously approved capital expenditures to be spent on restructuring program cash costs. There was no change to the total $5.7 billion cost of the program and no change to the total $4.7 billion of cash outlays. The $5.7 billion total cost of the program is now comprised of approximately $4.1 billion of restructuring program costs ($3.1 billion cash costs and $1 billion non-cash costs) and up to $1.6 billion of capital expenditures. The primary objective of the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program is to reduce our operating cost structure in both our supply chain and overhead costs. The program is intended primarily to cover severance as well as asset disposals and other manufacturing-related one-time costs. Since inception, we have incurred total restructuring and related implementation charges of $2.7 billion related to the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program. We have incurred the majority of the programs charges through the first quarter of 2017 and we expect to complete the program by year-end 2018.
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Restructuring Costs:
We recorded restructuring charges of $157 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $139 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 within asset impairment and exit costs. The 2014-2018 Restructuring Program liability activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was:
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$ | 464 | $ | | $ | 464 | ||||||
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We spent $84 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $74 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 in cash severance and related costs. We also recognized non-cash asset write-downs (including accelerated depreciation and asset impairments) and other non-cash adjustments totaling $72 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $52 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016. At March 31, 2017, $398 million of our net restructuring liability was recorded within other current liabilities and $75 million was recorded within other long-term liabilities.
Implementation Costs:
Implementation costs are directly attributable to restructuring activities; however, they do not qualify for special accounting treatment as exit or disposal activities. We believe the disclosure of implementation costs provides readers of our financial statements with more information on the total costs of our 2014-2018 Restructuring Program. Implementation costs primarily relate to reorganizing our operations and facilities in connection with our supply chain reinvention program and other identified productivity and cost saving initiatives. The costs include incremental expenses related to the closure of facilities, costs to terminate certain contracts and the simplification of our information systems. Within our continuing results of operations, we recorded implementation costs of $54 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $98 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016. We recorded these costs within cost of sales and general corporate expense within selling, general and administrative expenses.
Restructuring and Implementation Costs in Operating Income:
During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and since inception of the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program, we recorded restructuring and implementation costs within operating income by segment (as revised to reflect our current segment structure) as follows:
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$ | 24 | $ | 27 | $ | 69 | $ | 38 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 157 | |||||||||||
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$ | 361 | $ | 334 | $ | 718 | $ | 392 | $ | 51 | $ | 1,856 | ||||||||||||
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(1) | During 2017 and 2016, our North America region implementation costs included incremental costs that we incurred related to re-negotiating collective bargaining agreements that expired at the end of February 2016 for eight U.S. facilities and related to executing business continuity plans for the North America business. |
(2) | Includes adjustment for rounding. |
(3) | Includes all charges recorded since program inception on May 6, 2014 through March 31, 2017. |
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Note 7. Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
Short-Term Borrowings:
Our short-term borrowings and related weighted-average interest rates consisted of:
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As of March 31, 2017, the commercial paper issued and outstanding had between 3 and 88 days remaining to maturity. Commercial paper borrowings increased in the first quarter of 2017 primarily as a result of issuances to finance the payment of long-term debt maturities, dividend payments and share repurchases during the quarter. Bank loans include borrowings on primarily uncommitted credit lines maintained by some of our international subsidiaries to meet short-term working capital needs.
Borrowing Arrangements:
On March 1, 2017, to supplement our commercial paper program, we entered into a $1.5 billion revolving credit agreement for a 364-day senior unsecured credit facility that is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2018. The agreement includes the same terms and conditions as our existing $4.5 billion multi-year credit facility discussed below. As of March 31, 2017, no amounts were drawn on the facility.
We also maintain a $4.5 billion multi-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes, including working capital needs, and to support our commercial paper program. On October 14, 2016, the revolving credit agreement, which was scheduled to expire on October 11, 2018, was extended through October 11, 2021. The revolving credit agreement includes a covenant that we maintain a minimum shareholders equity of at least $24.6 billion, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) and the cumulative effects of any changes in accounting principles. At March 31, 2017, we complied with this covenant as our shareholders equity, as defined by the covenant, was $36.2 billion. The revolving credit facility agreement also contains customary representations, covenants and events of default. There are no credit rating triggers, provisions or other financial covenants that could require us to post collateral as security. As of March 31, 2017, no amounts were drawn on the facility.
Some of our international subsidiaries maintain primarily uncommitted credit lines to meet short-term working capital needs. Collectively, these credit lines amounted to $1.9 billion at March 31, 2017 and $1.8 billion at December 31, 2016. Borrowings on these lines amounted to $415 million at March 31, 2017 and $160 million at December 31, 2016.
Long-Term Debt:
On April 12, 2017, we discharged $488 million of our 6.500% U.S. dollar-denominated debt. We paid $504 million, representing principal as well as past and future interest accruals from February 2017 through the August 2017 maturity date.
On March 30, 2017, fr.175 million of our 0.000% Swiss franc-denominated notes matured. The notes and accrued interest to date were paid with net proceeds from the fr.350 million Swiss franc-denominated notes issued on March 13, 2017.
On March 13, 2017, we launched an offering of fr.350 million of Swiss franc-denominated notes, or $349 million in U.S. dollars as of March 31, 2017, consisting of:
| fr.225 million (or $224 million) of 0.050% fixed rate notes that mature on March 30, 2020 |
| fr.125 million (or $125 million) of 0.617% fixed rate notes that mature on September 30, 2024 |
On March 30, 2017, we received net proceeds of fr.349 million (or $349 million) that were used for general corporate purposes.
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On January 26, 2017, 750 million of our 1.125% euro-denominated notes matured. The notes and accrued interest to date were paid with the issuance of commercial paper and cash on hand.
Our weighted-average interest rate on our total debt was 2.2% as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, down from 3.7% as of December 31, 2015.
Fair Value of Our Debt:
The fair value of our short-term borrowings at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 reflects current market interest rates and approximates the amounts we have recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of our long-term debt was determined using quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 valuation data) for the publicly traded debt obligations. At March 31, 2017, the aggregate fair value of our total debt was $19,038 million and its carrying value was $18,374 million. At December 31, 2016, the aggregate fair value of our total debt was $17,882 million and its carrying value was $17,199 million.
Interest and Other Expense, net:
Interest and other expense, net within our results of continuing operations consisted of:
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Note 8. Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments:
Derivative instruments were recorded at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:
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The fair values (asset/(liability)) of our derivative instruments were determined using:
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Level 1 financial assets and liabilities consist of exchange-traded commodity futures and listed options. The fair value of these instruments is determined based on quoted market prices on commodity exchanges. Our exchange-traded derivatives are generally subject to master netting arrangements that permit net settlement of transactions with the same counterparty when certain criteria are met, such as in the event of default. We also are required to maintain cash margin accounts in connection with funding the settlement of our open positions, and the margin requirements generally fluctuate daily based on market conditions. We have recorded margin deposits related to our exchange-traded derivatives of $170 million as of March 31, 2017 and $133 million as of December 31, 2016 within other current assets. Based on our net asset or liability positions with individual counterparties, in the event of default and immediate net settlement of all of our open positions, for derivatives we have in a net asset position, our counterparties would owe us a total of $49 million as of March 31, 2017 and $48 million as of December 31, 2016. For derivatives we have in a net liability position, we would owe $2 million as of December 31, 2016.
Level 2 financial assets and liabilities consist primarily of over-the-counter (OTC) currency exchange forwards, options and swaps; commodity forwards and options; and interest rate swaps. Our currency exchange contracts are valued using an income approach based on observable market forward rates less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. Commodity derivatives are valued using an income approach based on the observable market commodity index prices less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount or based on pricing models that rely on market observable inputs such as commodity prices. Our calculation of the fair value of interest rate swaps is derived from a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contract and the observable market interest rate curve. Our calculation of the fair value of financial instruments takes into consideration the risk of nonperformance, including counterparty credit risk. Our OTC derivative transactions are governed by International Swap Dealers Association agreements and other standard industry contracts. Under these agreements, we do not post nor require collateral from our counterparties. The majority of our commodity and currency exchange OTC derivatives do not have a legal right of set-off. In connection with our OTC derivatives that could be net-settled in the event of default, assuming all parties were to fail to comply with the terms of the agreements, for derivatives we have in a net liability position, we would owe $47 million as of March 31, 2017 and
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$40 million as of December 31, 2016, and for derivatives we have in a net asset position, our counterparties would owe us a total of $127 million as of March 31, 2017 and $162 million as of December 31, 2016. We manage the credit risk in connection with these and all our derivatives by entering into transactions with counterparties with investment grade credit ratings, limiting the amount of exposure with each counterparty and monitoring the financial condition of our counterparties.
Derivative Volume:
The net notional values of our derivative instruments were:
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$ | 3,181 | $ | 3,343 | ||||
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1,655 | 1,452 | ||||||
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1,144 | 837 | ||||||
Interest rate contracts |
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Net investment hedge euro notes |
3,563 | 4,012 | ||||||
Net investment hedge pound sterling notes |
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Net investment hedge Swiss franc notes |
1,646 | 1,447 | ||||||
Cash Flow Hedges: Cash flow hedge activity, net of taxes, within accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) included:
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Within interest and other expense, net, we recorded pre-tax losses of $97 million in the first quarter of 2016 related to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing. This amount relates to interest rate swaps no longer designated as cash flow hedges due to changes in financing plans. Due to lower overall costs and our decision to hedge a greater portion of our net investments in operations that use currencies other than the U.S. dollar as their functional currencies, we changed our plans to issue U.S. dollar-denominated debt and instead issued euro and Swiss franc-denominated notes in the first quarter of 2016. Amounts excluded from effectiveness testing were not material for the first quarter of 2017.
We record pre-tax and after-tax (i) gains or losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) into earnings, (ii) gains or losses on ineffectiveness and (iii) gains or losses on amounts excluded from effectiveness testing in:
| cost of sales for commodity contracts; |
| cost of sales for currency exchange contracts related to forecasted transactions; and |
| interest and other expense, net for interest rate contracts and currency exchange contracts related to intercompany loans. |
Based on current market conditions, we would expect to transfer losses of $24 million (net of taxes) for commodity cash flow hedges, unrealized gains of $10 million (net of taxes) for currency cash flow hedges and unrealized losses of less than $1 million (net of taxes) for interest rate cash flow hedges to earnings during the next 12 months.
Hedge Coverage:
As of March 31, 2017, we hedged transactions forecasted to impact cash flows over the following periods:
| commodity transactions for periods not exceeding the next 9 months; |
| interest rate transactions for periods not exceeding the next 6 years and 7 months; and |
| currency exchange transactions for periods not exceeding the next 9 months. |
Fair Value Hedges:
Pre-tax gains/(losses) due to changes in fair value of our interest rate swaps and related hedged long-term debt were recorded in interest and other expense, net:
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Fair value hedge ineffectiveness and amounts excluded from effectiveness testing were not material for all periods presented.
Economic Hedges: Pre-tax gains/(losses) recorded in net earnings for economic hedges were:
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Hedges of Net Investments in International Operations:
After-tax gains/(losses) related to hedges of net investments in international operations in the form of euro, pound sterling and Swiss franc-denominated debt were:
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$ | (29 | ) | $ | 154 | Currency | ||||
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Swiss franc notes |
(15 | ) | 43 | Adjustment |
Note 9. Benefit Plans
Pension Plans
Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost:
Net periodic pension cost consisted of the following:
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For retired employees who elected lump-sum payments in our U.S. plans, we recorded net settlement losses of $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Employer Contributions:
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we contributed $3 million to our U.S. pension plans and $307 million to our non-U.S. pension plans. The non-U.S. amount included a non-recurring $250 million contribution made in connection with a new funding agreement for a plan in the U.K. We make contributions to our pension plans in accordance with local funding arrangements and statutory minimum funding requirements. Discretionary contributions are made to the extent that they are tax deductible and do not generate an excise tax liability.
As of March 31, 2017, we plan to make further contributions of approximately $10 million to our U.S. plans and approximately $148 million to our non-U.S. plans during the remainder of 2017. Our actual contributions may be different due to many factors, including changes in tax and other benefit laws, significant differences between expected and actual pension asset performance or interest rates.
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Postretirement Benefit Plans
Net periodic postretirement health care costs consisted of the following:
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Postemployment Benefit Plans
Net periodic postemployment costs consisted of the following:
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Note 10. Stock Plans
Stock Options:
Stock option activity is reflected below:
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(2,080,511 | ) | 26.18 | $ | 38 million | |||||||||||
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Performance Share Units and Other Stock-Based Awards:
Our performance share unit, deferred stock unit and historically granted restricted stock activity is reflected below:
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(2) | Includes performance share units, deferred stock units and historically granted restricted stock. The actual tax benefit realized and recorded in the provision for income taxes for the tax deductions from the shares vested totaled $6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017. |
Share Repurchase Program:
During 2013, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $7.7 billion of our Common Stock through December 31, 2016. On July 29, 2015, our Finance Committee, with authorization delegated from our Board of Directors, approved an increase of $6.0 billion in the share repurchase program, raising the authorization to $13.7 billion of Common Stock repurchases, and extended the program through December 31, 2018. Repurchases under the program are determined by management and are wholly discretionary. Prior to January 1, 2017, we had repurchased $10.8 billion of Common Stock pursuant to this authorization. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we repurchased 10.8 million shares of Common Stock at an average cost of $43.87 per share, or an aggregate cost of approximately $0.5 billion, all of which was paid during the quarter. All share repurchases were funded through available cash and commercial paper issuances. As of March 31, 2017, we have $2.4 billion in remaining share repurchase capacity.
Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings:
We routinely are involved in legal proceedings, claims and governmental inspections or investigations (Legal Matters) arising in the ordinary course of our business.
In February 2013 and March 2014, Cadbury India Limited (now known as Mondelez India Foods Private Limited), a subsidiary of Mondelēz International, and other parties received show cause notices from the Indian Central Excise Authority (the Excise Authority) calling upon the parties to demonstrate why the Excise Authority should not collect a total of 3.7 billion Indian rupees ($58 million as of March 31, 2017) of unpaid excise tax and an equivalent amount of penalties, as well as interest, related to production at the same Indian facility. We contested these demands for unpaid excise taxes, penalties and interest. On March 27, 2015, after several hearings, the Commissioner of the Excise Authority issued an order denying the excise exemption that we claimed for the Indian facility and confirming the Excise Authoritys demands for total taxes and penalties in the amount of 5.8 billion Indian rupees ($90 million as of March 31, 2017). We have appealed this order. In addition, the Excise Authority issued additional show cause notices in February 2015 and December 2015 on the same issue but covering the periods January to October 2014 and November 2014 to September 2015, respectively. These notices added a total of 2.4 billion Indian rupees ($37 million as of March 31, 2017) of unpaid excise taxes as well as penalties to be determined up to an amount equivalent to that claimed by the Excise Authority and interest. We believe that the decision to claim the excise tax benefit is valid and we are continuing to contest the show cause notices through the administrative and judicial process.
In April 2013, the staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) advised us and Kraft Foods Group that it was investigating activities related to the trading of December 2011 wheat futures contracts that occurred prior to the Spin-Off of Kraft Foods Group. We cooperated with the staff in its investigation. On April 1, 2015, the CFTC filed a complaint against Kraft Foods Group and Mondelēz Global LLC (Mondelēz Global) in the U.S. District Court for the
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Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (the CFTC action). The complaint alleges that Kraft Foods Group and Mondelēz Global (1) manipulated or attempted to manipulate the wheat markets during the fall of 2011; (2) violated position limit levels for wheat futures and (3) engaged in non-competitive trades by trading both sides of exchange-for-physical Chicago Board of Trade wheat contracts. The CFTC seeks civil monetary penalties of either triple the monetary gain for each violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (the Act) or $1 million for each violation of Section 6(c)(1), 6(c)(3) or 9(a)(2) of the Act and $140,000 for each additional violation of the Act, plus post-judgment interest; an order of permanent injunction prohibiting Kraft Foods Group and Mondelēz Global from violating specified provisions of the Act; disgorgement of profits; and costs and fees. In December 2015, the court denied Mondelēz Global and Kraft Foods Groups motion to dismiss the CFTCs claims of market manipulation and attempted manipulation, and the parties are now in discovery. Additionally, several class action complaints were filed against Kraft Foods Group and Mondelēz Global in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by investors in wheat futures and options on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated. The complaints make similar allegations as those made in the CFTC action and seek class action certification; an unspecified amount for damages, interest and unjust enrichment; costs and fees; and injunctive, declaratory and other unspecified relief. In June 2015, these suits were consolidated in the Northern District of Illinois. In June 2016, the court denied Mondelēz Global and Kraft Foods Groups motion to dismiss, and the parties are now in discovery. It is not possible to predict the outcome of these matters; however, based on our Separation and Distribution Agreement with Kraft Foods Group dated as of September 27, 2012, we expect to bear any monetary penalties or other payments in connection with the CFTC action.
While we cannot predict with certainty the results of any Legal Matters in which we are currently involved, we do not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve any of these Legal Matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material effect on our financial results.
Third-Party Guarantees:
We enter into third-party guarantees primarily to cover long-term obligations of our vendors. As part of these transactions, we guarantee that third parties will make contractual payments or achieve performance measures. At March 31, 2017, we had no material third-party guarantees recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Tax Matters:
As part of our 2010 Cadbury acquisition, we became the responsible party for tax matters under a February 2, 2006 dated Deed of Tax Covenant between the Cadbury Schweppes PLC and related entities (Schweppes) and Black Lion Beverages and related entities. The tax matters included an ongoing transfer pricing case with the Spanish tax authorities related to the Schweppes businesses Cadbury divested prior to our acquisition of Cadbury. During the first quarter of 2017, the Spanish Supreme Court decided the case in our favor. As a result of the final ruling, during the first quarter of 2017, we recorded a favorable earnings impact of $46 million in selling, general and administrative expenses and $12 million in interest and other expense, net, for a total pre-tax impact of $58 million due to the non-cash reversal of Cadbury-related accrued liabilities related to this matter.
During the first quarter of 2017, the Brazilian Supreme Court (the Court) ruled against the Brazilian tax authorities in a case brought by one of our Brazilian subsidiaries in 2008 related to the computation of certain social taxes. The Court ruled that the social tax base should not include a value-added tax known as ICMS. By removing the ICMS from the tax base, the Court effectively eliminated a tax on a tax. Our Brazilian subsidiary received an injunction against making payments for the tax on a tax in 2008 and since that time, has accrued for the ICMS tax each quarter in the event that the ICMS tax was reaffirmed by the Brazilian courts. The decision of the Court has not yet been published and we are awaiting further instructions from the Court and tax authorities related to amounts previously paid and accrued for the ICMS tax. We cannot reasonably estimate the amount and timing of the impact at this time.
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Note 12. Reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The following table summarizes the changes in the accumulated balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) attributable to Mondelēz International. Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) to net earnings (net of tax) were net losses of $43 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $140 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016.
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543 | 631 | ||||||
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(4 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||
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(8,375 | ) | (7,388 | ) | ||||
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$ | (2,087 | ) | $ | (1,934 | ) | ||
Net actuarial loss arising during period |
(6 | ) | | |||||
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Amortization of experience losses and prior service costs (1) |
41 | 29 | ||||||
Settlement losses and other expenses (1) |
4 | 4 | ||||||
Tax benefit on reclassifications (2) |
(9 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
Currency impact |
(29 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||
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1 | (6 | ) | |||||
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(2,086 | ) | (1,940 | ) | ||||
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$ | (121 | ) | $ | (46 | ) | ||
Net derivative gains/(losses) |
7 | (89 | ) | |||||
Tax benefit on net derivative gain/(loss) |
5 | 24 | ||||||
Losses/(gains) reclassified into net earnings: |
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Currency exchange contracts forecasted transactions (3) |
1 | (6 | ) | |||||
Commodity contracts (3) |
8 | 5 | ||||||
Interest rate contracts (4) |
| 96 | ||||||
Tax benefit on reclassifications (2) |
(2 | ) | (36 | ) | ||||
Currency impact |
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
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Other comprehensive earnings/(losses) |
18 | (7 | ) | |||||
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(103 | ) | (53 | ) | ||||
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Balance at beginning of period |
$ | (11,122 | ) | $ | (9,986 | ) | ||
Total other comprehensive earnings/(losses) |
562 | 618 | ||||||
Less: gain attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(4 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||
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Other comprehensive earnings/(losses) attributable to Mondelēz International |
558 | 605 | ||||||
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$ | (10,564 | ) | $ | (9,381 | ) | ||
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(1) | These reclassified losses are included in the components of net periodic benefit costs disclosed in Note 9, Benefit Plans. |
(2) | Taxes reclassified to earnings are recorded within the provision for income taxes. |
(3) | These reclassified gains or losses are recorded within cost of sales. |
(4) | These reclassified losses are recorded within interest and other expense, net. |
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Note 13. Income Taxes
Based on current tax laws, our estimated annual effective tax rate for 2017 is 26.3%, reflecting favorable impacts from the mix of pre-tax income in various non-U.S. tax jurisdictions, partially offset by an increase in domestic earnings as compared to the prior year. Our 2017 first quarter effective tax rate of 21.4% was favorably impacted by net tax benefits from $36 million of discrete one-time events. The discrete net tax benefits primarily consisted of a $16 million benefit from release of uncertain tax positions due to expirations of statutes of limitations and audit settlements in several jurisdictions and a $16 million benefit relating to the U.S. domestic production activities deduction.
As of the first quarter of 2016, our estimated annual effective tax rate for 2016 was 22.0%, reflecting favorable impacts from the mix of pre-tax income in various non-U.S. tax jurisdictions. Our 2016 first quarter effective tax rate of 10.3% was favorably impacted by net tax benefits from $56 million of discrete one-time events. The discrete net tax benefits primarily consisted of a $39 million benefit from release of uncertain tax positions due to expirations of statutes of limitations in several jurisdictions.
Note 14. Earnings Per Share
Basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) were calculated as follows:
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March 31, | ||||||||
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Net earnings |
$ | 633 | $ | 557 | ||||
Noncontrolling interest earnings |
(3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
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$ | 630 | $ | 554 | ||||
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Weighted-average shares for basic EPS |
1,529 | 1,569 | ||||||
Plus incremental shares from assumed conversions of stock options and long-term incentive plan shares |
21 | 18 | ||||||
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$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.35 | ||||
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$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.35 | ||||
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Note 15. Segment Reporting
We manufacture and market primarily snack food products, including biscuits (cookies, crackers and salted snacks), chocolate, gum & candy and various cheese & grocery products, as well as powdered beverage products. We manage our global business and report operating results through geographic units.
Our operations and management structure are organized into four reportable operating segments:
| Latin America |
| AMEA |
| Europe |
| North America |
On October 1, 2016, we integrated our EEMEA operating segment into our Europe and Asia Pacific operating segments to further leverage and optimize the operating scale built within the Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan were combined within our Europe operating segment, while the remaining Middle East and African countries were combined within our Asia Pacific region to form the AMEA operating segment. We have reflected the segment change as if it had occurred in all periods presented.
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We manage our operations by region to leverage regional operating scale, manage different and changing business environments more effectively and pursue growth opportunities as they arise in our key markets. Our regional management teams have responsibility for the business, product categories and financial results in the regions.
We use segment operating income to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. We believe it is appropriate to disclose this measure to help investors analyze segment performance and trends. Segment operating income excludes unrealized gains and losses on hedging activities (which are a component of cost of sales), general corporate expenses (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses) and amortization of intangibles in all periods presented. We exclude these items from segment operating income in order to provide better transparency of our segment operating results. Furthermore, we centrally manage interest and other expense, net. Accordingly, we do not present these items by segment because they are excluded from the segment profitability measure that management reviews.
Our segment net revenues and earnings, revised to reflect our new segment structure, were:
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Net revenues: |
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$ | 910 | $ | 817 | ||||
AMEA |
1,491 | 1,515 | ||||||
Europe |
2,365 | 2,448 | ||||||
North America |
1,648 | 1,675 | ||||||
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$ | 6,414 | $ | 6,455 | ||||
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$ | 111 | $ | 67 | ||||
AMEA |
181 | 190 | ||||||
Europe |
409 | 352 | ||||||
North America |
292 | 271 | ||||||
Unrealized losses on hedging activities (mark-to-market impacts) |
(51 | ) | (54 | ) | ||||
General corporate expenses |
(58 | ) | (60 | ) | ||||
Amortization of intangibles |
(44 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||
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840 | 722 | ||||||
Interest and other expense, net |
(119 | ) | (244 | ) | ||||
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Items impacting our segment operating results are discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation, Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions, Note 4, Property, Plant and Equipment, Note 5, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Note 6, 2014-2018 Restructuring Program and Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies. Also see Note 7, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, and Note 8, Financial Instruments, for more information on our interest and other expense, net for each period.
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Net revenues by product category, revised to reflect our new segment structure, were:
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AMEA | Europe | North America |
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Biscuits |
$ | 170 | $ | 399 | $ | 651 | $ | 1,333 | $ | 2,553 | ||||||||||
Chocolate |
259 | 515 | 1,223 | 70 | 2,067 | |||||||||||||||
Gum & Candy |
213 | 229 | 193 | 245 | 880 | |||||||||||||||
Beverages |
193 | 173 | 41 | | 407 | |||||||||||||||
Cheese & Grocery |
75 | 175 | 257 | | 507 | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 910 | $ | 1,491 | $ | 2,365 | $ | 1,648 | $ | 6,414 | ||||||||||
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Biscuits |
$ | 164 | $ | 407 | $ | 643 | $ | 1,361 | $ | 2,575 | ||||||||||
Chocolate |
198 | 493 | 1,263 | 45 | 1,999 | |||||||||||||||
Gum & Candy |
216 | 256 | 216 | 269 | 957 | |||||||||||||||
Beverages |
164 | 177 | 48 | | 389 | |||||||||||||||
Cheese & Grocery |
75 | 182 | 278 | | 535 | |||||||||||||||
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Description of the Company
We manufacture and market primarily snack food products, including biscuits (cookies, crackers and salted snacks), chocolate, gum & candy and various cheese & grocery products, as well as powdered beverage products. We have operations in more than 80 countries and sell our products in approximately 165 countries.
We aim to deliver strong, profitable long-term growth by accelerating our core snacks business and expanding the reach of our Power Brands globally. Leveraging our Power Brands and our innovation platforms, we plan to innovate boldly and connect with our consumers wherever they are, including new markets around the world, using both traditional and digital channels. As consumer consumption patterns change to more accessible, frequent and better-for-you snacking, we are enhancing the goodness of many of our brands (including providing simpler and wholesome ingredient-focused snacks), expanding the well-being offerings in our portfolio and inspiring consumers to snack mindfully by providing clear and simple nutrition information. As shopping expands further online, we are also working to grow our e-commerce platform and on-line presence with consumers. To fuel these investments, we have been working to optimize our cost structure. These efforts consist of reinventing our supply chain, including adding and upgrading to more efficient production lines, while reducing the complexity of our product offerings, ingredients and number of suppliers. We also continue to aggressively manage our overhead costs. We have embraced and embedded zero-based budgeting practices across the organization to identify potential areas of cost reductions and capture and sustain savings within our ongoing operating budgets. Through these actions, were leveraging our brands, platforms and capabilities to drive long-term value and return on investment for our shareholders.
Summary of Results
| Net revenues decreased 0.6% to $6.4 billion in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to the first quarter of 2016. Net revenues in 2017 were significantly affected by unfavorable currency translation as the U.S. dollar strengthened against most currencies in which we operate compared to exchange rates in the prior year. |
| Organic Net Revenue increased 0.6% to $6.5 billion in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to the first quarter of 2016 after recasting the current year to exclude the operating results from the 2016 acquisition of a business and license to manufacture, market and sell Cadbury-branded biscuits in additional key markets. Organic Net Revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure and is on a constant currency basis. We use Organic Net Revenue as it provides improved year-over-year comparability of our underlying results (see the definition of Organic Net Revenue and our reconciliation with net revenues within Non-GAAP Financial Measures appearing later in this section). |
| Diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International increased 17.1% to $0.41 in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to the first quarter of 2016. A number of significant items affected the comparability of our reported results, as further described in the Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results appearing later in this section and in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. |
| Adjusted EPS increased 3.9% to $0.53 in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to the first quarter of 2016 after recasting the current year to exclude the operating results from the 2016 acquisition of a business and license to manufacture, market and sell Cadbury-branded biscuits in additional key markets and the prior year to exclude historical mark-to-market impacts. On a constant currency basis, Adjusted EPS increased 5.9% to $0.54 in the first quarter of 2017. Adjusted EPS and Adjusted EPS on a constant currency basis are non-GAAP financial measures. We use these measures as they provide improved year-over-year comparability of our underlying results (see the definition of Adjusted EPS and our reconciliation with diluted EPS within Non-GAAP Financial Measures appearing later in this section). |
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Financial Outlook
We seek to achieve profitable, long-term growth and manage our business to attain this goal using our key operating metrics: Organic Net Revenue, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EPS. We use these non-GAAP financial metrics and related computations such as margins internally to evaluate and manage our business and to plan and make near- and long-term operating and strategic decisions. As such, we believe these metrics are useful to investors as they provide supplemental information in addition to our U.S. GAAP financial results. We believe providing investors with the same financial information that we use internally ensures that investors have the same data to make comparisons of our historical operating results, identify trends in our underlying operating results and gain additional insight and transparency on how we evaluate our business. We believe our non-GAAP financial measures should always be considered in relation to our GAAP results, and we have provided reconciliations between our GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures in Non-GAAP Financial Measures, which appears later in this section.
In addition to monitoring our key operating metrics, we monitor developments and trends that could impact our revenue and profitability objectives, similar to those we highlighted in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Weak category growth and volatility in the global commodity and currency markets continue. On February 29, 2016, the collective bargaining agreements covering eight U.S. facilities expired and we began the re-negotiation of these agreements. We continue to work toward reaching an agreement with the union and have made plans to ensure business continuity during the re-negotiations. A pending tax matter in Brazil could have a significant favorable impact on future results, and we are not able to estimate the timing or amount at this time. Refer to Commodity Trends appearing later in this section, Note 1, Basis of Presentation Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting, Note 6, 2014-2018 Restructuring Program, and Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies Tax Matters, for additional information.
Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results
Items Affecting Comparability of Financial Results
The following table includes significant income or (expense) items that affected the comparability of our pre-tax results of operations and our effective tax rates. Please refer to the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements indicated below for more information. Refer also to the Consolidated Results of Operations Net Earnings and Earnings per Share Attributable to Mondelēz International table for the after-tax per share impacts of these items.
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See Note | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||
(in millions, except percentages) | ||||||||||
Gain on equity method investment exchange (1) |
Note 2 | $ | | $ | 43 | |||||
2014-2018 Restructuring Program: |
Note 6 | |||||||||
Restructuring charges |
(157 | ) | (139 | ) | ||||||
Implementation charges |
(54 | ) | (98 | ) | ||||||
Loss related to interest rate swaps |
Note 7 & 8 | | (97 | ) | ||||||
Intangible asset impairment charge |
Note 5 | | (14 | ) | ||||||
Divestiture-related costs |
Note 2 | (19 | ) | | ||||||
Mark-to-market losses from derivatives |
Note 15 | (51 | ) | (54 | ) | |||||
Benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter (2) |
Note 11 | 58 | | |||||||
Effective tax rate |
Note 13 | 21.4 | % | 10.3 | % |
(1) | Refer to Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions Keurig Transaction, for more information. The gain on equity method investment exchange is recorded outside of pre-tax operating results on the condensed consolidated statement of earnings as it relates to our after-tax equity method investments. |
(2) | Refer to Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies Tax Matters, for more information. The $58 million benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter includes $46 million recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses and $12 million within interest and other expense, net. |
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Consolidated Results of Operations
The following discussion compares our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Three Months Ended March 31:
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Net revenues |
$ | 6,414 | $ | 6,455 | $ | (41 | ) | (0.6)% | ||||||||
Operating income |
840 | 722 | 118 | 16.3% | ||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to Mondelēz International |
630 | 554 | 76 | 13.7% | ||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mondelēz International |
0.41 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 17.1% |
Net Revenues Net revenues decreased $41 million (0.6%) to $6,414 million in the first quarter of 2017, and Organic Net Revenue (1) increased $41 million (0.6%) to $6,494 million. Power Brands net revenues increased 1.6%, including an unfavorable currency impact, and Power Brands Organic Net Revenue increased 2.5%. Emerging markets net revenues increased 4.2%, including a favorable currency impact, and emerging markets Organic Net Revenue increased 3.5%. The underlying changes in net revenues and Organic Net Revenue are detailed below:
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Unfavorable volume/mix |
(0.5 | )pp |
(1) | Please see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item. |
Net revenue decline of 0.6% was driven by unfavorable currency, partially offset by our underlying Organic Net Revenue growth of 0.6% and the impact of an acquisition. Unfavorable currency impacts decreased net revenues by $94 million, due primarily to the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to several currencies, including the British pound sterling, euro, Egyptian pound and Mexican peso, partially offset by the strength of several currencies, including the Brazilian real, Russian ruble and Australian dollar, relative to the U.S. dollar. Our underlying Organic Net Revenue growth was driven by higher net pricing, partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix. Net pricing was up, which includes the benefit of carryover pricing from 2016 as well as the effects of input cost-driven pricing actions taken during the first quarter of 2017. Higher net pricing was reflected in Latin America and AMEA, partially offset by lower net pricing in Europe and North America. Unfavorable volume/mix, largely due to price elasticity, was reflected in North America, Latin America and AMEA, partially offset by favorable volume/mix in Europe. The November 2, 2016 acquisition of a business and license to manufacture, market and sell Cadbury-branded biscuits in additional key markets added $14 million (constant currency basis) of incremental net revenues for the first quarter of 2017.
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Operating Income Operating income increased $118 million (16.3%) to $840 million in the first quarter of 2017, Adjusted Operating Income (1) increased $47 million (4.6%) to $1,075 million and Adjusted Operating Income on a constant currency basis (1) increased $62 million (6.0%) to $1,090 million due to the following:
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Operating Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 |
$ | 722 | ||||||
2014-2018 Restructuring Program costs (2) |
237 | 29.1pp | ||||||
Intangible asset impairment charge (3) |
14 | 1.5pp | ||||||
Acquisition integration costs (4) |
3 | 0.3pp | ||||||
Mark-to-market losses from derivatives (5) |
54 | 5.5pp | ||||||
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$ | 1,028 | ||||||
Higher net pricing |
69 | 6.8pp | ||||||
Higher input costs |
(32 | ) | (3.2)pp | |||||
Unfavorable volume/mix |
(28 | ) | (2.8)pp | |||||
Lower selling, general and administrative expenses |
53 | 5.2pp | ||||||
Impact from acquisition (6) |
1 | 0.1pp | ||||||
Other |
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62 | 6.0% | ||||||
Unfavorable currency translation |
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$ | 1,075 | ||||||
2014-2018 Restructuring Program costs (2) |
(211 | ) | (23.9)pp | |||||
Divestiture-related costs (7) |
(19 | ) | (1.9)pp | |||||
Acquisition integration costs (4) |
(1 | ) | (0.1)pp | |||||
Mark-to-market losses from derivatives (5) |
(51 | ) | (5.0)pp | |||||
Benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter (8) |
46 | 6.3pp | ||||||
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$ | 840 | 16.3% | |||||
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(1) | Refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item. |
(2) | Refer to Note 6, 2014-2018 Restructuring Program, for information on our 2014-2018 Restructuring Program. |
(3) | Refer to Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions, for more information on a trademark impairment charge recorded in the first quarter of 2016. |
(4) | For more information on the acquisition of a biscuit business in Vietnam, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. |
(5) | Refer to Note 8, Financial Instruments, Note 15, Segment Reporting, and Non-GAAP Financial Measures appearing later in this section for more information on these unrealized losses on commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivatives. |
(6) | Refer to Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions, for more information on the 2016 acquisition of a business and license to manufacture, market and sell Cadbury-branded biscuits in additional key markets. |
(7) | Includes costs incurred and accrued related to the planned sale of a confectionery business in France and the planned sale of a grocery business in Australia. Refer to Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions, for more information. |
(8) | Refer to Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies Tax Matters, for more information on the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter. |
During the quarter, we realized higher net pricing as input costs increased. Higher net pricing, which included the carryover impact of pricing actions taken in 2016, was reflected in Latin America and AMEA, partially offset by lower net pricing in Europe and North America. The increase in input costs was driven by higher raw material costs, in part due to higher currency exchange transaction costs on imported materials, which were partially offset by lower manufacturing costs due to productivity gains. Unfavorable volume/mix was driven by AMEA and North America, which was partially offset by favorable volume/mix in Europe and Latin America.
Total selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $140 million from the first quarter of 2016, due to a number of factors noted in the table above, including in part, the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter, lower implementation costs incurred for the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program, a favorable currency impact and an intangible asset impairment charge recorded in the first quarter of 2016. The decreases were partially offset by an increase from divestiture-related costs associated with the planned sale of a confectionery business in France and the planned sale of the grocery business in Australia.
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Excluding the factors noted above, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $53 million from the first quarter of 2016. The decrease was driven primarily by lower overhead costs due to continued cost reduction efforts, partially offset by higher advertising and consumer promotion expenses.
Unfavorable currency impacts decreased operating income by $15 million due primarily to the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to most currencies, including the British pound sterling, euro and Egyptian pound, partially offset by the strength of several currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, including the Brazilian real and Russian ruble.
Operating income margin increased from 11.2% in the first quarter of 2016, to 13.1% in the first quarter of 2017. The increase in operating income margin was driven primarily by an increase in our Adjusted Operating Income margin, the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter and lower costs incurred for the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program, partially offset by divestiture-related costs associated with the planned sale of a confectionery business in France. Adjusted Operating Income margin increased from 15.9% in the first quarter of 2016 to 16.8% in the first quarter of 2017. The increase in Adjusted Operating Income margin was driven primarily by lower overheads from cost reduction programs.
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Net Earnings and Earnings per Share Attributable to Mondelēz International Net earnings attributable to Mondelēz International of $630 million increased by $76 million (13.7%) in the first quarter of 2017. Diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International was $0.41 in the first quarter of 2017, up $0.06 (17.1%) from the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted EPS (1) was $0.53 in the first quarter of 2017, up $0.02 (3.9%) from the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted EPS on a constant currency basis (1) was $0.54 in the first quarter of 2017, up $0.03 (5.9%) from the first quarter of 2016.
Diluted EPS | ||||
Diluted EPS Attributable to Mondelēz International for the |
$ | 0.35 | ||
2014-2018 Restructuring Program costs (2) |
0.11 | |||
Intangible asset impairment charge (2) |
0.01 | |||
Acquisition integration costs (2) |
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Mark-to-market losses from derivatives (2) |
0.03 | |||
Loss related to interest rate swaps (3) |
0.04 | |||
Gain on equity method investment exchange (4) |
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$ | 0.51 | ||
Increase in operations |
0.03 | |||
Increase in equity method investment net earnings |
0.01 | |||
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(2) | See the Operating Income table above and the related footnotes for more information. |
(3) | Refer to Note 8, Financial Instruments, for more information on our interest rate swaps, which we no longer designated as cash flow hedges during the first quarter of 2016 due to changes in financing and hedging plans. |
(4) | Refer to Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions Keurig Transaction, for more information on the 2016 acquisition of an interest in Keurig. |
(5) | Includes our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items, such as acquisition and divestiture-related costs and restructuring program costs, recorded by our JDE and Keurig equity method investees. |
(6) | Excludes the favorable currency impact on interest expense related to our non-U.S. dollar-denominated debt which is included in currency translation. |
(7) | Refer to Note 10, Stock Plans, for more information on our equity compensation programs and share repurchase program and Note 14, Earnings Per Share, for earnings per share weighted-average share information. |
(8) | Refer to Note 1, Basis of Presentation, and Note 10, Stock Plans, for more information on a $14 million earnings impact (in the provision for income taxes) in the first quarter of 2017 from adopting the new stock-based compensation accounting standard update and Note 13, Income Taxes, for more information on the change in our income taxes and effective tax rate. |
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Results of Operations by Reportable Segment
Our operations and management structure are organized into four reportable operating segments:
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On October 1, 2016, we integrated our EEMEA operating segment into our Europe and Asia Pacific operating segments to further leverage and optimize the operating scale built within the Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan were combined within our Europe operating segment, while the remaining Middle East and African countries were combined within our Asia Pacific region to form a new AMEA operating segment. We have reflected the segment change as if it had occurred in all periods presented.
We manage our operations by region to leverage regional operating scale, manage different and changing business environments more effectively and pursue growth opportunities as they arise in our key markets. Our regional management teams have responsibility for the business, product categories and financial results in the regions.
We use segment operating income to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. We believe it is appropriate to disclose this measure to help investors analyze segment performance and trends. See Note 15, Segment Reporting, for additional information on our segments and Items Affecting Comparability of Financial Results earlier in this section for items affecting our segment operating results.
Our segment net revenues and earnings, revised to reflect our new segment structure in all periods, were:
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111 | 67 | 44 | 65.7% |
Net revenues increased $93 million (11.4%), due to favorable currency (8.0 pp) and higher net pricing (6.4 pp), partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix (2.7 pp) and the impact of a divestiture (0.3 pp). Favorable currency impacts were due primarily to the strength of several currencies in the region relative to the U.S. dollar, primarily the Brazilian real, partially offset by the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to the Mexican peso and Argentinean peso. Higher net pricing was reflected across all categories driven primarily by Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Unfavorable volume/mix, which primarily occurred in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, was largely due to the impact of pricing-related elasticity. Unfavorable volume/mix was driven by declines in all categories except chocolate. On December 1, 2016, we sold a small confectionery business in Costa Rica.
Segment operating income increased $44 million (65.7%), primarily due to higher net pricing, lower other selling, general and administrative expenses, favorable currency, lower advertising and consumer promotion costs, lower manufacturing costs and favorable volume/mix. These favorable items were mostly offset by higher raw material costs and higher costs incurred for the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program.
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Net revenues decreased $24 million (1.6%), due to unfavorable currency (2.9 pp) and unfavorable volume/mix (1.3 pp), partially offset by higher net pricing (2.6 pp). Unfavorable currency impacts were due primarily to the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to several currencies in the region, including the Egyptian pound, Chinese yuan and Philippine peso, partially offset by the strength of several other currencies in the region, including the Australian dollar and South African rand, relative to the U.S. dollar. Unfavorable volume/mix was driven by declines in gum, candy and cheese & grocery, partially offset by gains in chocolate, biscuits and refreshment beverages. Higher net pricing was reflected across all categories except cheese & grocery.
Segment operating income decreased $9 million (4.7%), primarily due to higher raw material costs, unfavorable volume/mix and higher advertising and consumer promotion costs. These unfavorable items were partially offset by higher net pricing, lower manufacturing costs and lower other selling, general and administrative expenses.
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409 | 352 | 57 | 16.2 | % |
Net revenues decreased $83 million (3.4%), due to unfavorable currency (5.0 pp) and lower net pricing (0.6 pp), partially offset by favorable volume/mix (1.6 pp) and the impact of an acquisition (0.6 pp). Unfavorable currency impacts reflected the strength of the U.S. dollar against most currencies in the region, primarily the British pound sterling and euro, partially offset by the strength of the Russian ruble relative to the U.S. dollar. Lower net pricing was reflected across most categories except chocolate and gum. Favorable volume/mix was driven by chocolate, biscuits and candy, partially offset by declines in gum, refreshment beverages and cheese & grocery. The acquisition of a business and license to manufacture, market and sell Cadbury-branded biscuits in November 2016 added net revenues of $14 million (constant currency basis).
Segment operating income increased $57 million (16.2%), primarily due to lower manufacturing costs, the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter, lower costs incurred for the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program, a prior-year first quarter intangible asset impairment charge, lower other selling, general and administrative expenses and favorable volume/mix. These favorable items were partially offset by unfavorable currency, divestiture-related costs, higher raw material costs, lower net pricing and higher advertising and consumer promotion costs.
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292 | 271 | 21 | 7.7 | % |
Net revenues decreased $27 million (1.6%), due to unfavorable volume/mix (1.4 pp) and lower net pricing (0.5 pp), partially offset by favorable currency (0.3 pp). Unfavorable volume/mix was driven by declines in gum, biscuits and candy, partially offset by a gain in chocolate. Lower net pricing was reflected in biscuits and gum, partially offset by higher net pricing in candy and chocolate. Favorable currency impact was due to the strength of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar.
Segment operating income increased $21 million (7.7%), primarily due to lower other selling, general and administrative expenses, lower manufacturing costs, lower costs incurred for the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program and lower advertising and consumer promotion costs. These favorable items were partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix, higher raw material costs and lower net pricing.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that cash from operations, our $1.5 billion and $4.5 billion revolving credit facilities and our authorized long-term financing will provide sufficient liquidity for our working capital needs, planned capital expenditures, future contractual obligations, share repurchases and payment of our anticipated quarterly dividends. We continue to utilize our commercial paper program, international credit lines and long-term debt issuances for regular funding requirements. We also use intercompany loans with our international subsidiaries to improve financial flexibility. Earnings outside of the U.S. are considered indefinitely reinvested and no material tax liability has been accrued as of March 31, 2017. Overall, we do not expect any negative effects to our funding sources that would have a material effect on our liquidity, including the indefinite reinvestment of our earnings outside of the U.S.
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities:
Net cash used in operating activities was $557 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $454 million in the first quarter of 2016. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was due primarily to higher working capital cash improvements in 2016 than in 2017 as well as higher contributions to our pension benefit plans in 2017. In the first quarter of 2017, we continued to have favorable working capital improvements as we improved our cash conversion cycle (a metric that measures working capital efficiency and utilizes days sales outstanding, days inventory on hand and days payables outstanding) to negative 11 days in the first quarter of 2017 from negative 3 days in the first quarter of 2016.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities:
Net cash used in investing activities was $287 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $316 million in the first quarter of 2016. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities primarily relates to lower capital expenditures of $306 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to $335 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. We continue to make capital expenditures primarily to modernize manufacturing facilities and support new product and productivity initiatives. We expect 2017 capital expenditures to be up to $1.2 billion, including capital expenditures in connection with our 2014-2018 Restructuring Program. We expect to continue to fund these expenditures from operations.
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities:
Net cash provided by financing activities was $378 million the first quarter of 2017 and $207 million in the first quarter of 2016. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities was primarily due to $726 million of lower share repurchases, offset by lower net issuances of short-term debt and higher net payments of long-term debt than in the first quarter of 2016.
Debt:
From time to time we refinance long-term and short-term debt. Refer to Note 7, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, for details of our debt maturities, note offering and commercial paper activity during the first quarter of 2017. The nature and amount of our long-term and short-term debt and the proportionate amount of each varies as a result of current and expected business requirements, market conditions and other factors. Due to seasonality, in the first and second quarters of the year, our working capital requirements grow, increasing the need for short-term financing. The third and fourth quarters of the year typically generate higher cash flows. As such, we may issue commercial paper or secure other forms of financing throughout the year to meet short-term working capital needs.
During 2016, one of our subsidiaries, Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands B.V. (MIHN), issued debt totaling $4.5 billion. The operations held by MIHN generated approximately 75.0 percent (or $4.8 billion) of the $6.4 billion of consolidated net revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2017. The operations held by MIHN represented approximately 83.7 percent (or $21.5 billion) of the $25.7 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2017 and 81.7 percent (or $20.6 billion) of the $25.2 billion of net assets as of December 31, 2016.
On February 3, 2017, our Board of Directors approved a new $5 billion long-term financing authority to replace the prior authority. As of March 31, 2017, we had $4.7 billion of long-term financing authority remaining.
In the next 12 months, we expect $727 million of long-term debt will mature as follows: fr.250 million Swiss franc notes ($249 million as of March 31, 2017) in January 2018 and $478 million in February 2018. We expect to fund these repayments with a combination of cash from operations and the issuance of commercial paper or long-term debt.
Our total debt was $18.4 billion at March 31, 2017 and $17.2 billion at December 31, 2016. Our debt-to-capitalization ratio was 0.42 at March 31, 2017 and 0.41 at December 31, 2016. At March 31, 2017, the weighted-average term of our outstanding long-term debt was 6.7 years. Our average daily commercial paper borrowings were $4.0 billion in the first
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quarter of 2017 and $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2016. We had $3.8 billion of commercial paper borrowings outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and $2.4 billion of commercial paper borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2016. We expect to continue to use commercial paper to finance various short-term financing needs. We continue to comply with our debt covenants. Refer to Note 7, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, for more information on our debt and debt covenants.
Commodity Trends
We regularly monitor worldwide supply, commodity cost and currency trends so we can cost-effectively secure ingredients, packaging and fuel required for production. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the primary drivers of the increase in our aggregate commodity costs were higher commodity market pricing and currency-related costs on cocoa, sugar, dairy, grains and oils, packaging and other raw materials, partially offset by lower costs for nuts and energy.
A number of external factors such as weather conditions, commodity market conditions, currency fluctuations and the effects of governmental agricultural or other programs affect the cost and availability of raw materials and agricultural materials used in our products. We address higher commodity costs and currency impacts primarily through hedging, higher pricing and manufacturing and overhead cost control. We use hedging techniques to limit the impact of fluctuations in the cost of our principal raw materials; however, we may not be able to fully hedge against commodity cost changes, and our hedging strategies may not protect us from increases in specific raw material costs. Due to competitive or market conditions, planned trade or promotional incentives, fluctuations in currency exchange rates or other factors, our pricing actions may also lag commodity cost changes temporarily.
We expect commodity price volatility to continue in 2017. Given that the costs of our key raw materials fluctuate significantly over time, we periodically enter into hedging instruments to ensure reliability of supplies and to lock in costs. As such, our actual commodity costs could vary from commodity spot market pricing over the hedged period. We believe there will continue to be an adequate supply of the raw materials we use and that they will generally remain available from numerous sources.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations
See Note 7, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, for information on debt transactions during the first three months of 2017, including the March 30, 2017 maturity of fr.175 million of Swiss franc-denominated notes, March 13, 2017 issuance of fr.350 million of Swiss franc-denominated notes and January 26, 2017 maturity of 750 million of euro-denominated notes. There were no other material changes to our off-balance sheet arrangements and aggregate contractual obligations disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. We also do not expect a material change in the effect of these arrangements and obligations on our liquidity. See Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies, for a discussion of guarantees.
Equity and Dividends
Stock Plans and Share Repurchases:
See Note 10, Stock Plans, for more information on our stock plans, grant activity and share repurchase program for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
We intend to continue to use a portion of our cash for share repurchases. On July 29, 2015, our Finance Committee, with authorization delegated from our Board of Directors, approved an increase of $6.0 billion in the share repurchase program, raising the authorization to $13.7 billion of Common Stock repurchases, and extended the program through December 31, 2018. We repurchased $11.3 billion of shares ($0.5 billion in the first three months of 2017, $2.6 billion in 2016, $3.6 billion in 2015, $1.9 billion in 2014 and $2.7 billion in 2013) through March 31, 2017. The number of shares that we ultimately repurchase under our share repurchase program may vary depending on numerous factors, including share price and other market conditions, our ongoing capital allocation planning, levels of cash and debt balances, other demands for cash, such as acquisition activity, general economic or business conditions and board and management discretion. Additionally, our share repurchase activity during any particular period may fluctuate. We may accelerate, suspend, delay or discontinue our share repurchase program at any time, without notice.
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Dividends:
We paid dividends of $292 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $269 million in the first quarter of 2016. On July 19, 2016, our Board of Directors approved a 12% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.19 per common share or $0.76 per common share on an annual basis. The declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and depends on various factors, including our net earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant to its analysis and decision making.
We will make a determination as to whether 2017 distributions are characterized as dividends, a return of basis, or both under U.S. federal income tax rules after the 2017 calendar year-end. This determination will be reflected on an IRS Form 1099-DIV issued in early 2018.
Significant Accounting Estimates
We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Our significant accounting estimates are described in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. See Note 1, Basis of Presentation, for a discussion of the impact of new accounting standards. There were no changes in our accounting policies in the current period that had a material impact on our financial statements.
New Accounting Guidance:
See Note 1, Basis of Presentation, for a discussion of new accounting standards.
Contingencies:
See Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies, and Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings for a discussion of contingencies.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains a number of forward-looking statements. Words, and variations of words, such as will, may, expect, would, could, intend, plan, believe, estimate, anticipate, deliver, seek, aim, potential, project, outlook and similar expressions are intended to identify our forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements about: our future performance, including our future revenue growth, margins and earnings per share; price volatility and pricing actions; the cost environment and measures to address increased costs; the U.K.s vote to exit the European Union and its effect on demand for our products, our financial results and operations, and our relationships with customers, suppliers and employees; the costs of, timing of expenditures under and completion of our restructuring program; category growth; consumer snacking behaviors; commodity prices and supply; investments; innovation; political and economic conditions and volatility; currency exchange rates, controls and restrictions; our operations in Venezuela, Argentina and Ukraine; overhead costs; our JDE ownership interest; the sale of most of our grocery business in Australia and New Zealand; the financial impact of the sale of several manufacturing facilities in France and sale or license of several local confectionery brands; legal matters; the estimated value of intangible assets; amortization expense for intangible assets; impairment of intangible assets and our projections of operating results and other factors that may affect our impairment testing; our accounting estimates and judgments and the impact of new accounting pronouncements; pension expenses, contributions and assumptions; our tax rate and tax positions; the potential impact of amounts previously paid and accrued for ICMS tax in Brazil; our liquidity, funding sources and uses of funding, including our use of commercial paper; reinvestment of earnings; our risk management program, including the use of financial instruments and the effectiveness of our hedging activities; capital expenditures and funding; share repurchases; dividends; long-term value and return on investment for our shareholders; and our contractual obligations.
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risks from operating globally including in emerging markets; changes in currency exchange rates, controls and restrictions; continued volatility of commodity and other input costs; weakness in economic conditions; weakness in consumer spending; pricing actions; unanticipated disruptions to our business; competition; acquisitions and divestitures; the restructuring program and our other transformation initiatives not yielding the anticipated benefits; changes in the assumptions on which the restructuring program is based; protection of our reputation and brand image; management of our workforce; consolidation of retail customers and competition with retailer and other economy brands; changes in our relationships with suppliers or customers; legal, regulatory, tax or benefit law changes, claims or actions; strategic transactions; our ability to innovate and differentiate our products; significant changes in valuation factors that may adversely affect our impairment testing of goodwill and intangible assets; perceived or actual product quality issues or product recalls; failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; volatility of and access to capital or other markets; pension costs; use of information technology and third party service providers; our ability to protect our intellectual property and intangible assets; a shift in our pre-tax income among jurisdictions, including the United States; and tax law changes. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this report except as required by applicable law or regulation.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use non-GAAP financial information and believe it is useful to investors as it provides additional information to facilitate comparisons of historical operating results, identify trends in our underlying operating results and provide additional insight and transparency on how we evaluate our business. We use non-GAAP financial measures to budget, make operating and strategic decisions and evaluate our performance. We have detailed the non-GAAP adjustments that we make in our non-GAAP definitions below. The adjustments generally fall within the following categories: acquisition & divestiture activities, gains and losses on intangible asset sales and non-cash impairments, major program restructuring activities, constant currency and related adjustments, major program financing and hedging activities and other major items affecting comparability of operating results. We believe the non-GAAP measures should always be considered along with the related U.S. GAAP financial measures. We have provided the reconciliations between the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures below, and we also discuss our underlying GAAP results throughout our Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in this Form 10-Q.
Our primary non-GAAP financial measures are listed below and reflect how we evaluate our current and prior-year operating results. As new events or circumstances arise, these definitions could change. When our definitions change, we provide the updated definitions and present the related non-GAAP historical results on a comparable basis (1).
| Organic Net Revenue is defined as net revenues excluding the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures (2), our historical global coffee business (3), our historical Venezuelan operations, accounting calendar changes and currency rate fluctuations (4). We also evaluate Organic Net Revenue growth from emerging markets and our Power Brands. |
| Our emerging markets include our Latin America region in its entirety; the AMEA region, excluding Australia, New Zealand and Japan; and the following countries from the Europe region: Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Georgia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, the Baltics and the East Adriatic countries. (Our developed markets include the entire North America region, the Europe region excluding the countries included in the emerging markets definition, and Australia, New Zealand and Japan from the AMEA region.) |
| Our Power Brands include some of our largest global and regional brands such as Oreo, Chips Ahoy!, Ritz, TUC/Club Social and belVita biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Lacta chocolate; Trident gum; Halls candy; and Tang powdered beverages. |
| Adjusted Operating Income is defined as operating income excluding the impacts of the 2012-2014 Restructuring Program (5); the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program (5); Venezuela remeasurement and deconsolidation losses and historical operating results; gains or losses (including non-cash impairment charges) on goodwill and intangible assets; divestiture (2) or acquisition gains or losses and related integration and acquisition costs; the JDE coffee business transactions (3) gain and net incremental costs; the operating results of divestitures (2); our historical global coffee business operating results (3); mark-to-market impacts from commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivative contracts (6); equity method investment earnings historically reported within operating income (7); and the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter (8). We also present Adjusted Operating Income margin, which is subject to the same adjustments as Adjusted Operating Income. We also evaluate growth in our Adjusted Operating Income on a constant currency basis (4). |
| Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International from continuing operations excluding the impacts of the 2012-2014 Restructuring Program (5); the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program (5); Venezuela remeasurement and deconsolidation losses and historical operating results; losses on debt extinguishment and related expenses; gains or losses (including non-cash impairment charges) on goodwill and intangible assets; divestiture (2) or acquisition gains or losses and related integration and acquisition costs; the JDE coffee business transactions (3) gain, transaction hedging gains or losses and net incremental costs; gain on the equity method investment exchange; net earnings from divestitures (2); mark-to-market impacts from commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivative contracts (6); gains or losses on interest rate swaps no longer designated as accounting cash flow hedges due to changed financing and hedging plans; and the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter (8). Similarly, within Adjusted EPS, our equity method investment net earnings exclude our proportionate share of our investees unusual or infrequent items (9), such as acquisition and divestiture-related costs and restructuring program costs. We also evaluate growth in our Adjusted EPS on a constant currency basis (3). |
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(1) | When items no longer impact our current or future presentation of non-GAAP operating results, we remove these items from our non-GAAP definitions. For the first quarter of 2017, we added to the non-GAAP definitions the exclusion of the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter see footnote (8) below. |
(2) | Divestitures include completed sales of businesses and exits of major product lines upon completion of a sale or licensing agreement. |
(3) | We continue to have an ongoing interest in the legacy coffee business we deconsolidated in 2015 as part of the JDE coffee business transactions. For historical periods prior to the July 15, 2015 coffee business deconsolidation, we have reclassified any net revenue or operating income from the historical coffee business and include them where the coffee equity method investment earnings are presented within Adjusted EPS. As such, Organic Net Revenue and Adjusted Operating Income in all periods do not include the results of our legacy coffee businesses which are shown within Adjusted EPS only. |
(4) | Constant currency operating results are calculated by dividing or multiplying, as appropriate, the current-period local currency operating results by the currency exchange rates used to translate the financial statements in the comparable prior-year period to determine what the current-period U.S. dollar operating results would have been if the currency exchange rate had not changed from the comparable prior-year period. |
(5) | Non-GAAP adjustments related to the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program reflect costs incurred that relate to the objectives of our program to transform our supply chain network and organizational structure. Costs that do not meet the program objectives are not reflected in the non-GAAP adjustments. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for more information on the 2012-2014 Restructuring Program. |
(6) | During the third quarter of 2016, we began to exclude unrealized gains and losses (mark-to-market impacts) from outstanding commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivatives from our non-GAAP earnings measures until such time that the related exposures impact our operating results. Since we purchase commodity and forecasted currency transaction contracts to mitigate price volatility primarily for inventory requirements in future periods, we made this adjustment to remove the volatility of these future inventory purchases on current operating results to facilitate comparisons of our underlying operating performance across periods. We also discontinued designating commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivatives for hedge accounting treatment. To facilitate comparisons of our underlying operating results, we have recast all historical non-GAAP earnings measures to exclude the mark-to-market impacts. |
(7) | Historically, we have recorded income from equity method investments within our operating income as these investments operated as extensions of our base business. Beginning in the third quarter of 2015, we began to record the earnings from our equity method investments in after-tax equity method investment earnings outside of operating income following the deconsolidation of our coffee business. Refer to Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for more information. |
(8) | During the first quarter of 2017, we recorded a $58 million gain on the settlement of a pre-acquisition Cadbury tax matter further disclosed in Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies Tax Matters. |
(9) | We have excluded our proportionate share of our equity method investees unusual or infrequent items in order to provide investors with a comparable view of our performance across periods. Although we have shareholder rights and board representation commensurate with our ownership interests in our equity method investees and review the underlying operating results and unusual or infrequent items with them each reporting period, we do not have direct control over their operations or resulting revenue and expenses. Our use of equity method investment net earnings on an adjusted basis is not intended to imply that we have any such control. Our GAAP diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International from continuing operations includes all of the investees unusual and infrequent items. |
We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with our U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures, provides you with a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business than could be obtained absent these disclosures. Because non-GAAP financial measures vary among companies, the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this report may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Our use of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any U.S. GAAP financial measure. A limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is they exclude items detailed below that have an impact on our U.S. GAAP reported results. The best way this limitation can be addressed is by evaluating our non-GAAP financial measures in combination with our U.S. GAAP reported results and carefully evaluating the following tables that reconcile U.S. GAAP reported figures to the non-GAAP financial measures in this Form 10-Q.
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Organic Net Revenue:
Applying the definition of Organic Net Revenue, the adjustments made to net revenues (the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) were to exclude the impact of currency, an acquisition and a divestiture. We believe that Organic Net Revenue reflects the underlying growth from the ongoing activities of our business and provides improved comparability of results. We also evaluate our Organic Net Revenue growth from emerging markets and Power Brands, and these underlying measures are also reconciled to U.S. GAAP below.
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Adjusted Operating Income:
Applying the definition of Adjusted Operating Income, the adjustments made to operating income (the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) were to exclude 2014-2018 Restructuring Program costs, divestiture-related costs incurred for the planned sale of a confectionery business in France and the planned sale of a grocery business in Australia, an impairment charge related to intangible assets, other acquisition integration costs, mark-to-market impacts from commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivative contracts and the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter. We also present Adjusted Operating Income margin, which is subject to the same adjustments as Adjusted Operating Income, and evaluate Adjusted Operating Income on a constant currency basis. We believe these measures provide improved comparability of underlying operating results.
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(1) | Refer to Note 6, 2014-2018 Restructuring Program, for more information on our 2014-2018 Restructuring Program. |
(2) | Includes costs incurred related to the planned sale of a confectionery business in France and the planned sale of a grocery business in Australia. Refer to Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions, for more information. |
(3) | Refer to Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions, for more information on a trademark impairment charge recorded in the first quarter of 2016. |
(4) | For more information on the acquisition of a biscuit business in Vietnam, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. |
(5) | Refer to Note 8, Financial Instruments, Note 15, Segment Reporting, and Non-GAAP Financial Measures appearing earlier in this section for more information on these unrealized gains and losses on commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivatives. |
(6) | Refer to Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies Tax Matters, for more information on the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter. |
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Adjusted EPS:
Applying the definition of Adjusted EPS (1), the adjustments made to diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International (the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) were to exclude 2014-2018 Restructuring Program costs; divestiture-related costs incurred for the planned sale of a confectionery business in France and the planned sale of a grocery business in Australia; an impairment charge related to intangible assets; acquisition integration costs; mark-to-market impacts from commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivative contracts; losses on interest rate swaps no longer designated as accounting cash flow hedges due to changed financing and hedging plans; the benefit from the settlement of a Cadbury tax matter; gain on the equity method investment exchange; and our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our JDE and Keurig equity method investees. We also evaluate Adjusted EPS on a constant currency basis. We believe Adjusted EPS provides improved comparability of underlying operating results.
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| For the three months ended March 31, 2017, taxes for the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program costs were $(48) million, divestiture-related costs were $(3) million and mark-to-market losses from derivatives were $(3) million. |
| For the three months ended March 31, 2016, taxes for the 2014-2018 Restructuring Program costs were $(59) million, intangible asset impairment charge were $(5) million, mark-to-market losses from derivatives were $(10) million and loss related to interest rate swaps were $(35) million. |
(2) | See the Adjusted Operating Income table above and the related footnotes for more information. |
(3) | Refer to Note 8, Financial Instruments, for more information on our interest rate swaps, which we no longer designate as cash flow hedges during the first quarter of 2016 due to changes in financing and hedging plans. |
(4) | Refer to Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions Keurig Transaction, for more information on the 2016 acquisition of an interest in Keurig. |
(5) | Includes our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items, such as acquisition and divestiture-related costs and restructuring program costs, recorded by our JDE and Keurig equity method investees. |
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
As we operate globally, we are primarily exposed to currency exchange rate, commodity price and interest rate market risks. We monitor and manage these exposures as part of our overall risk management program. Our risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to reduce the potentially adverse effects that the volatility of these markets may have on our operating results. We principally utilize derivative instruments to reduce significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations that may arise from volatility in currency exchange rates, commodity prices and interest rates. For additional information on our derivative activity and the types of derivative instruments we use to hedge our currency exchange, commodity price and interest rate exposures, see Note 8, Financial Instruments.
Many of our non-U.S. subsidiaries operate in functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates create volatility in our reported results as we translate the balance sheets, operating results and cash flows of these subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar for consolidated reporting purposes. The translation of non-U.S. dollar denominated balance sheets and statements of earnings of our subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar for consolidated reporting generally results in a cumulative translation adjustment to other comprehensive income within equity. A stronger U.S. dollar relative to other functional currencies adversely affects our consolidated earnings and net assets while a weaker U.S. dollar benefits our consolidated earnings and net assets. While we hedge significant forecasted currency exchange transactions as well as certain net assets of non-U.S. operations and other currency impacts, we cannot fully predict or eliminate volatility arising from changes in currency exchange rates on our consolidated financial results. See Consolidated Results of Operations and Results of Operations by Reportable Segment under Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results for currency exchange effects on our financial results during the three months ended March 31, 2017. For additional information on the impact of currency policies, Brexit and recent currency volatility on our financial condition and results of operations, also see Note 1, Basis of Presentation Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting.
We also continually monitor the market for commodities that we use in our products. Input costs may fluctuate widely due to international demand, weather conditions, government policy and regulation and unforeseen conditions. To manage input cost volatility, we enter into forward purchase agreements and other derivative financial instruments. We also pursue productivity and cost saving measures and take pricing actions when necessary to mitigate the impact of higher input costs on earnings.
We regularly evaluate our variable and fixed-rate debt as well as current and expected interest rates in the markets in which we raise capital. Our primary exposures include movements in U.S. Treasury rates, corporate credit spreads, London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR), Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) and commercial paper rates. We periodically use interest rate swaps and forward interest rate contracts to achieve a desired proportion of variable versus fixed rate debt based on current and projected market conditions. In addition to using interest rate derivatives to manage future interest payments, in April 2017, we discharged $488 million of our U.S. dollar-denominated debt. In addition, in the first quarter of 2017 we issued fr.350 million of low-cost debt and fr.175 million and 750 million of our notes matured. Our weighted-average interest rate on total debt was 2.2% as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
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December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017. See Note 8, Financial Instruments, for more information on 2017 derivative activity. For additional information on our hedging strategies, policies and practices on an ongoing basis, also refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management, together with our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2017. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2017.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management, together with our CEO and CFO, evaluated the changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2017. During the quarter ended March 31, 2017, we continued to work with outsourced partners to further simplify and standardize processes and focus on scalable, transactional processes across all regions. We migrated some of our human resource processes, including compensation administration, for Latin America to our shared service center in San Jose, Costa Rica. Additionally, we continued to transition some of our transactional data processing as well as financial and local tax reporting for a number of countries in AMEA and Europe to three outsourced partners. Pursuant to our service agreements, the controls previously established around these accounting functions will be maintained by our outsourced partners or by us, and they are subject to managements internal control testing. There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2017, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Information regarding legal proceedings is available in Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies, to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this report.
There were no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity and Use of Proceeds.
Our stock repurchase activity for each of the three months in the quarter ended March 31, 2017 was:
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(2) | Our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $13.7 billion of our Common Stock through December 31, 2018. Specifically, on March 12, 2013, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to the lesser of 40 million shares or $1.2 billion of our Common Stock through March 12, 2016. On August 6, 2013, our Audit Committee, with authorization delegated from our Board of Directors, increased the repurchase program capacity to $6.0 billion of Common Stock repurchases and extended the expiration date to December 31, 2016. On December 3, 2013, our Board of Directors approved an increase of $1.7 billion to the program related to a new accelerated share repurchase program, which concluded in May 2014. On July 29, 2015, our Finance Committee, with authorization delegated from our Board of Directors, approved a $6.0 billion increase that raised the repurchase program capacity to $13.7 billion and extended the program through December 31, 2018. See related information in Note 10, Stock Plans. |
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Exhibit Number |
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10.1 | $1.5 Billion Revolving Credit Agreement, dated March 1, 2017, by and among the Registrant, the lenders, arrangers and agents named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2017). | |
10.2 | Mondelēz International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Performance Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of February 3, 2017.+ | |
10.3 | Form of Mondelēz International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Performance Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Global Stock Option Agreement.+ | |
10.4 | Form of Mondelēz International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Performance Incentive Plan Global Long-Term Incentive Grant Agreement.+ | |
10.5 | Mondelēz International, Inc. Change in Control Plan for Key Executives, amended February 2, 2017.+ | |
12.1 | Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges. | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | |
32.1 | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
101.1 | The following materials from Mondelēz Internationals Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 are formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
+ Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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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.
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
By: /s/ BRIAN T. GLADDEN | ||
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May 3, 2017 |
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EXHIBIT 10.2
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN
(Amended and Restated as of February 3, 2017)
Section 1. Purpose; Definitions.
The Plan supports the Companys ongoing efforts to increase shareholder value by allowing the Company to offer its senior leaders compensation opportunities intended to incent high performance and retention.
The terms below are defined as follows for Plan purposes:
(a) | Annual Incentive Award means an Incentive Award made pursuant to Section 5(a)(vi) with a Performance Cycle of one year or less. |
(b) | Award means the cash or equity earned by a Participant pursuant to a Grant. |
(c) | Board means the Board of Directors of the Company. |
(d) | Cause means termination because of: |
(i) | Continued failure to substantially perform the Participants jobs duties (other than resulting from incapacity due to disability); |
(ii) | Gross negligence, dishonesty, or violation of any reasonable rule or regulation of the Mondelēz Group where the violation results in significant damage to the Mondelēz Group or |
(iii) | Engaging in other conduct which adversely reflects on the Mondelēz Group in any material respect. |
(e) | Change in Control has the meaning stated in Section 6. |
(f) | Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. |
(g) | Commission means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency. |
(h) | Committee means the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board, any successor or such other committee or subcommittee as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan. |
(i) | Common Stock or Stock means the Class A Common Stock of the Company. |
(j) | Company means Mondelēz International, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any successor. |
(k) | Deferred Stock Unit means the Grant of that name described in Section 5(a)(v). |
(l) | Economic Value Added means net after-tax operating profit less the cost of capital. |
(m) | Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
(n) | Fair Market Value means, as applied to a specific date, the price of a share of Stock that is based on the opening, closing, actual, high, low or average selling prices of a share of Stock reported on any established stock exchange or national market system including without limitation the NASDAQ Global Select Market and the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System on the applicable date, the preceding trading day, the next succeeding trading day, or an average of trading days, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. Unless the Committee determines otherwise or unless otherwise specified in a Grant agreement, Fair Market Value will be deemed to be equal to the closing price of a share of Stock on the most recent date on which shares of Stock were publicly traded. |
(o) | Grant means a grant made under the Plan or, to the extent relevant, under any Prior Plan. |
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(p) | Good Reason means: |
(i) | the assignment to the Participant of any duties substantially inconsistent with the Participants position, authority, duties or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, or any other action by the Mondelēz Group that results in a marked diminution in the Participants position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and that is remedied by the Mondelēz Group promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant; |
(ii) | any material reduction in the Participants base salary, annual incentive or long-term incentive opportunity as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; |
(iii) | the Mondelēz Groups requiring the Participant to be based at any office or location other than any other location which does not extend the Participants home to work location commute as of the time of the Change in Control by more than 50 miles; or |
(iv) | any failure by the Company to require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place, as and to the extent required by Section 6 of the Plan. |
The Participant must notify the Company of any event purporting to constitute Good Reason within 45 days following the Participants knowledge of its existence, and the Company shall have 30 days in which to correct or remove such Good Reason, or such event shall not constitute Good Reason.
(q) | Incentive Award means any Award that is either an Annual Incentive Award or awarded pursuant to a Long-Term Incentive Grant. |
(r) | Incentive Stock Option means any Stock Option that is designated as being an Incentive Stock Option and complies with Section 422 of the Code. |
(s) | Long-Term Incentive Grant means a Grant made pursuant to Section 5(a)(vi) with a Performance Cycle of more than one year. |
(t) | Long-Term Incentive Grant Target Value means, in connection with a Change in Control, either: (i) if a Long-Term Incentive Grant is denominated and payable in cash, the target cash value of such Long-Term Incentive Grant, or (ii) if a Long-Term Incentive Grant is denominated in shares, the product of the target number of shares under such Long-Term Incentive Grant multiplied by the closing share price of the Common Stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the closing date of the Change in Control. |
(u) | Mondelēz Group means the Company and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates. |
(v) | Non-Management Director means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Mondelēz Group. |
(w) | Nonqualified Stock Option means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option. |
(x) | Other Stock-Based Grant means a Grant made pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii). |
(y) | Participant means any eligible individual as set forth in Section 3 to whom a Grant is made. |
(z) | Performance Cycle means the period selected by the Committee during which the performance of the Company or any organizational unit of the Mondelēz Group or any individual is measured for the purpose of determining the extent to which a Grant or compensation subject to Performance Goals has been earned. |
(aa) | Performance Goals mean the objectives for the Company or any organizational unit of the Mondelēz Group or any individual that may be established by the Committee for a Performance Cycle with respect to any performance-based Grants under the Plan. Performance Goals may be provided in absolute terms, or in relation to the Companys peer group. The Companys peer group will be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Performance Goals for Grants that are intended to constitute performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code must be based on one or more of the following criteria: net earnings or net income (before or after taxes), operating income, earnings per share, net sales or revenue growth, adjusted net income, net operating profit or income, return measures (including, but |
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not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, net assets, equity, sales, or revenue), cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment), earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization, gross or operating income margins, productivity ratios, share price (including, but not limited to, share price growth measures and total shareholder return), cost control, margins, trade efficiency, overhead cost management, volume growth, volume/mix growth, pricing impact, operating efficiency, market share, category growth, advertising and consumer spending, objective measures of customer satisfaction or employee satisfaction, case fill rate, pricing net of commodities, working capital, cash conversion days, taxes, depreciation and amortization, volume or Economic Value Added. |
(bb) | Plan means this Mondelēz International, Inc. 2005 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of February 3, 2017. |
(cc) | Prior Plan means the Mondelēz International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. |
(dd) | Restricted Period means the period during which a Grant may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered. |
(ee) | Restricted Stock means a Grant of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 5(a)(iv). |
(ff) | Restricted Stock Unit means a Grant of that name described in Section 5(a)(v). |
(gg) | Spread Value means, with respect to a share of Common Stock subject to a Grant, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value, on the date such value is determined, over the Grants exercise or strike price, if any. |
(hh) | Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means a Grant described in Section 5(a)(ii). |
(ii) | Stock Option means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 5(a)(i). |
For purposes of these definitions, any reference to a statute also refers to any regulations promulgated with respect to the statute and any successor or amendment to the statute, regulation or legal standard.
Section 2. Administration.
The Plan is administered by the Committee, which has the power to interpret the Plan and to adopt such rules and guidelines for carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate. The Committee has the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with the laws, regulations, compensation practices and tax and accounting principles of the countries in which the Mondelēz Group may operate to assure the viability of the benefits of Grants made to individuals employed in such countries and to meet the objectives of the Plan.
Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee has the authority to determine those employees eligible to receive Grants and Awards and the amount, type and terms of each Grant or Award and to establish and administer any Performance Goals applicable to such Grants or Awards. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee has the authority to recommend to the Board those Non-Management Directors eligible to receive Grants or Awards and the amount, type and terms of each Grant or Award. The Committee may delegate its authority and power under the Plan to one or more officers of the Company, subject to guidelines prescribed by the Committee, but only with respect to Participants who are not Non-Management Directors or executive officers of the Company and/or otherwise subject to either Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Section 162(m) of the Code.
Any determination made by the Committee or by one or more officers pursuant to delegated authority in accordance with the provisions of the Plan with respect to any Grant or Award is made in the sole discretion of the Committee or such delegate, and all decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately designated officer pursuant to the provisions of the Plan are final and binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan Participants.
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Section 3. Eligibility.
Salaried employees of the Mondelēz Group who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth and profitability of the business of the Mondelēz Group are eligible for Grants and Awards under the Plan. Non-Management Directors are also eligible for Grants and Awards under the Plan. Stock Options intending to qualify as Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, within the meaning of the Code, as selected by the Committee.
Section 4. Common Stock Subject to the Plan.
(a) | Common Stock Available. The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for distribution pursuant to the Plan is 243,691,747 shares, which consists of 150,000,000 shares that were approved in 2005, 18,000,000 shares that were approved in 2009, 75,000,000 shares that were added as of the May 21, 2014 Amendment and Restatement and 691,747 shares that remain available for issuance under the Prior Plan as of March 14, 2014. An amount not to exceed 50% of the shares of Common Stock issuable under the plan as of May 21, 2014 may be issued pursuant to Grants of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Grants, and Incentive Awards, except that Other Stock-Based Grants with values based on Spread Values are not included in this limitation; and except further, that Grants of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Grants, and Incentive Awards made prior to May 21, 2014 are not included in this limitation. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, any Grant made under the Prior Plan continues to be subject to the terms and conditions of the Prior Plan and the applicable Grant agreement. Any adjustments, substitutions, or other actions that may be made or taken in accordance with Section 4(b) below in connection with the corporate transactions or events described in that section, will, to the extent applied to outstanding Grants made under the Prior Plan, be deemed made from shares reserved for issuance under the Prior Plan, rather than this Plan, pursuant to the authority of the Board under the Prior Plan to make adjustments and substitutions in such circumstances to the aggregate number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Prior Plan and to Grants made under the Prior Plan. To the extent any Grant under this Plan is exercised, cashed out, terminates, expires or is forfeited without a payment being made to the Participant in the form of Common Stock, the shares subject to the Grant that were not used will be available for distribution in connection with Grants under this Plan; provided, however, that any shares which are available again for Grants under this Plan will count toward the limit described in Section 5(b)(i). If a SAR or similar Grant based on Spread Value with respect to shares of Common Stock is exercised, the full number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Grant is measured will nonetheless be deemed distributed for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares remaining available for delivery under the Plan. Similarly, any shares of Common Stock that are withheld by the Company or tendered by a Participant (1) as full or partial payment of withholding or other taxes owed by the Participant related to an outstanding Stock Option or SAR or (2) as payment for the exercise or conversion price of a Stock Option, SAR or similar Grant based on Spread Value under the Plan will be deemed distributed for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares remaining available for delivery under the Plan. |
(b) | Adjustments for Certain Corporate Transactions |
(i) | In the event of any merger, share exchange, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, distribution, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, spin-off, issuance of rights or warrants or other similar transaction or event affecting the Common Stock in any case after adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Committee will make any adjustments or substitutions with respect to Grants made under the Plan and the Prior Plan as it deems appropriate to reflect the occurrence of such event, including, but not limited to, adjustments (A) to the aggregate number and kind of securities reserved for issuance under the Plan, (B) to the limits set forth in Section 5, (C) to the Performance Goals or Performance Cycles of any outstanding Grants, and (D) to the number and kind of securities subject to outstanding Grants and, if applicable, the grant or exercise price or Spread Value of outstanding Grants. In addition, the Committee may make a Grant in substitution for incentive awards, stock grants, stock options or similar grants made to an individual who is, previously was, or becomes an employee of the Mondelēz Group in connection with a transaction described in this Section 4(b)(i). Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan (other than the limitation set forth in Section 4(a)), the Committee has full discretion to determine the terms of any Grants made in substitution. |
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(ii) | Specific Adjustments. |
(A) | In connection with any of the events described in Section 4(b)(i), the Committee has the authority with respect to Grants made under the Plan and the Prior Plan (x) to issue Grants (including Stock Options, SARs, and Other Stock-Based Grants) with a grant price that is less than Fair Market Value on the date of grant in order to preserve existing gain under any similar type of previous grant made by the Company or another entity to the extent that the existing gain would otherwise be diminished without payment of adequate compensation to the holder of the grant for such diminution, and (y) except as may otherwise be required under an applicable Grant agreement, to cancel or adjust the terms of an outstanding Grant as appropriate to reflect the substitution for the outstanding grant of equivalent value made by another entity. |
(B) | In connection with a spin-off or similar corporate transaction, the Committee also has the authority with respect to Grants made under the Plan and the Prior Plan to make adjustments described in this Section 4(b) that may include, but are not limited to, (x) the imposition of restrictions on any distribution with respect to Restricted Stock or similar Grants and (y) the substitution of comparable Stock Options to purchase the stock of another entity or SARs, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Grants denominated in the securities of another entity, which may be settled in the form of cash, Common Stock, stock of such other entity, or other securities or property, as determined by the Committee; and, in the event of such a substitution, references in this Plan and the Prior Plan and in the applicable Grant agreements thereunder to Common Stock or Stock will be deemed to also refer to the securities of the other entity where appropriate. |
(iii) | In connection with any of the events described in Section 4(b)(i), with respect to Grants made under the Plan and the Prior Plan, the Committee is also authorized to provide for the payment of any outstanding Grants in cash, including, but not limited to, payment of cash in lieu of any fractional shares, provided that no such payment fails to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to the extent that law applies to the recipient of the cash payment. |
(iv) | In the event of any conflict between this Section 4(b) and other provisions of the Plan or the Prior Plan, the provisions of this section control. Each Participant who receives a Grant under the Plan is deemed to acknowledge and consent to the Committees ability to adjust Grants under the Prior Plan in a manner consistent with this Section 4(b). |
Section 5. Grants and Awards.
(a) | General. The types of Grants and Awards that may be made under the Plan are described below. Grants and Awards may be made singly, in combination or in tandem with other Grants and/or Awards. All Grant agreements are incorporated in and constitute part of the Plan. |
(i) | Stock Options. A Grant of a Stock Option represents the right to purchase a share of Stock at a predetermined grant price. Stock Options granted under the Plan may be in the form of Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, as specified in the Grant agreement but no Stock Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option will be invalid in the event that it fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. The term of each Stock Option will be stated in the Grant agreement, but no Stock Option will be exercisable more than ten years after the grant date. The grant price per share of Common Stock purchasable under a Stock Option may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, except as permitted by Section 4(b)(ii)(A). Subject to the applicable Grant agreement, Stock Options may only be exercised, in whole or in part, by following the administrative procedures applicable to the exercise of Stock Options as are periodically communicated to Participants. If the exercise requires payment for the shares exercised (as well as applicable taxes), payment must be received in accordance with applicable payment requirements. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, payment in full or in part may also be made in the form of Common Stock already owned by the Participant valued at Fair Market Value on the day preceding the date of exercise or shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such exercise. |
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(ii) | Stock Appreciation Right. A Grant of a SAR represents the right to receive a cash payment, a share of Common Stock, or both (as determined by the Committee), with a value equal to the Spread Value on the date the SAR is exercised. The grant price of a SAR will be stated in the applicable Grant agreement and will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, except as permitted by Section 4(b)(ii)(A). Subject to the terms of the applicable Grant agreement, a SAR will be exercisable, in whole or in part, by following the administrative procedures applicable to the exercise of SARs as are periodically communicated to Participants, but no SAR may be exercisable more than ten years after the Grant date. |
(iii) | Other Stock-Based Grant. An Other Stock-Based Grant is a Grant, other than an a Stock Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Unit, that is denominated in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Common Stock. The grant, purchase, exercise, exchange or conversion of Other Stock-Based Grants made under this subsection (iii) will be on such terms and conditions and by such methods as may be specified by the Committee. Where the value of an Other Stock-Based Grant is based on the Spread Value, the grant price for such a Grant will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of Grant. |
(iv) | Restricted Stock. A Grant of Restricted Stock is a share of Common Stock that is subject to forfeiture during the Restricted Period upon such conditions as may be stated in the applicable Grant agreement. Except as may be provided in the applicable Grant agreement, during the Restricted Period: |
(A) | Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered; and |
(B) | A Participant will have all the rights of a holder of Common Stock with respect to the Restricted Stock. |
(v) | Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit. A Grant of a Restricted Stock Unit or a Deferred Stock Unit represents the right to receive a share of Common Stock, cash, or both (as determined by the Committee) upon satisfaction of such conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Grant agreement. Except as may be provided in the applicable Grant agreement, neither Restricted Stock Units nor Deferred Stock Units may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered during the Restricted Period. Except as may be provided in the applicable Grant agreement, a Participant will not have any of the rights of a holder of Common Stock with respect to Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units unless and until shares of Common Stock are actually delivered in satisfaction of the restrictions and other conditions of such Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units. |
(vi) | Incentive Awards. An Incentive Award is a performance-based Award that is expressed in U.S. currency or Common Stock or any combination of the two. Incentive Awards may either be Annual Incentive Awards or Long-Term Incentive Grants. |
(b) | Maximum Grants and Awards. Subject to the exercise of the Committees authority pursuant to Section 4: |
(i) | The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to Stock Options and SARs granted during any calendar year to any Participant may not exceed 3,000,000 shares. |
(ii) | The total amount of any Annual Incentive Award awarded to any Participant with respect to any Performance Cycle, taking into account the cash and the Fair Market Value of any Common Stock payable with respect to such Award, may not exceed $10,000,000. |
(iii) | The total amount of any Long-Term Incentive Grant made to any Participant with respect to any Performance Cycle may not exceed 400,000 shares of Common Stock multiplied by the number of years in the Performance Cycle or, in the case of Grants expressed in currency, $8,000,000 multiplied by the number of years in the Performance Cycle. The maximum in this paragraph will be reduced pro-rata for any Participant who is not a Participant for the entire Performance Cycle. |
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(iv) | No Grant of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, or Other Stock-Based Grants may be made in excess of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to any Participant in a calendar year, except that Other Stock-Based Grants with values based on Spread Values are not subject to this limitation. |
(v) | The maximum Fair Market Value on the date of Grant, as determined by the Committee, of the shares of Common Stock subject to Grants made to any Non-Management Director in any calendar year may not exceed $500,000. |
(c) | Performance-Based Grants. Grants made under the Plan may be performance-based through the application of Performance Goals and Performance Cycles. |
(d) | Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation. Awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code may not be adjusted upward. The Committee retains the discretion to adjust such Awards downward, either on a formulaic or discretionary basis or any combination, as the Committee determines, in its sole discretion. |
(e) | Evaluation of Performance. The Committee may provide in any Grant intended to qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code that any evaluation of performance under the applicable Performance Goal(s) may include or exclude the impact, if any, on reported financial results of any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Cycle: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (c) changes in tax laws, accounting principles or other laws or provisions; (d) reorganization or restructuring programs; (e) acquisitions or divestitures; (f) foreign exchange gains and losses; and (g) gains and losses that are treated as extraordinary items under Financial Accounting Standard No. 145 (Accounting Standards Codification 225). To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Grants to covered employees (as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code), they must be prescribed in a form that meets the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code for deductibility. |
(f) | Vesting. Grants made under the Plan will vest at such time or times as may be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that no condition relating to the vesting of a Grant and/or Award that is based upon Performance Goals may be based on a Performance Cycle of less than one year, and no condition that is based upon continued employment or the passage of time alone may provide for vesting of a Grant more rapidly than in installments over three years from the date the Grant is made, except (i) upon the death, disability or retirement of the Participant, in each case as specified in the Grant agreement (ii) upon a Change in Control, as specified in Section 6 of the Plan, (iii) for any Award paid in cash, (iv) for any Grants made to Non-Management Directors, and (v) for up to 12,184,587 (equal to 5% of the amount of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan) shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Grants without any minimum vesting period. |
Section 6. Change in Control Provisions.
(a) | Impact of Event. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control (as defined below in Section 6(b)): |
(i) | If, and to the extent that outstanding Grants, other than Annual Incentive Awards, under the Plan (A) are assumed by the successor corporation (or affiliate thereto) or (B) are replaced with equity grants that preserve the existing value of the Grants at the time of the Change in Control and provide for subsequent payout in accordance with a vesting schedule, as applicable, that is the same or more favorable to the Participants than the vesting schedule applicable to the Grants, then all of these Grants or substitute grants will remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms and the provisions of the Plan subject to Section 6(a)(iv) below. |
(ii) | If, and to the extent that outstanding Grants, other than Annual Incentive Awards, under the Plan are not assumed or replaced in accordance with Section 6(a)(i) above, then upon the Change in Control the following treatment (referred to as Change-in-Control Treatment) will apply to these Grants: (A) outstanding Grants of Stock Options and SARs will immediately vest and become exercisable; (B) the restrictions and other conditions applicable to outstanding Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Grants, including vesting requirements, will immediately lapse, and these grants will be free of all restrictions; and (C) outstanding Long-Term |
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Incentive Grants will be subject to the treatment described in Section 6(a)(vi) below as if all Participants experienced a qualifying termination simultaneously upon the Change in Control with the cash amount payable in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days of the Change in Control. |
(iii) | If, and to the extent that outstanding Grants under the Plan are not assumed or replaced in accordance with Section 6(a)(i) above, then in connection with the application of the Change-in-Control Treatment stated in Section 6(a)(ii) above (and Section 6(a)(vi) below, if applicable), the Board may, in its sole discretion, provide for cancellation of such outstanding Grants at the time of the Change in Control in which case a payment of cash, property or a combination thereof will be made to each affected Participant upon the consummation of the Change in Control that is determined by the Board in its sole discretion and that is at least equal to the excess (if any) of the value of the consideration that would be received in such Change in Control by the holders of the securities of Mondelēz International, Inc. relating to such Grants over the exercise or purchase price (if any) for such Grants. |
(iv) | If, and to the extent that outstanding Grants are assumed or replaced in accordance with Section 6(a)(i) above and (A) other than with respect to a Non-Management Director, a Participants employment with, or performance of services for, the Mondelēz Group is terminated by the Mondelēz Group for any reasons other than Cause or, by such Participant for Good Reason, in each case, within the two-year period commencing on the Change in Control, or (B) with respect to a Non-Management Director, such Non-Management Directors service as a member of the Board ceases for any reason within the one-year period commencing on the Change in Control, then, as of the date of such Participants termination, the Change-in-Control Treatment stated in Section 6(a)(ii) above (and Section 6(a)(vi) below, if applicable) will apply to all assumed or replaced Grants of such Participant then outstanding. |
(v) | Outstanding Stock Options or SARs that are assumed or replaced in accordance with Section 6(a)(i) may be exercised by the Participant in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions stated in the applicable Grant agreement or elsewhere; provided, however, that all outstanding Stock Options or SARs, vested or unvested, including those that become exercisable in accordance with Section 6(a)(iv), shall remain exercisable until the expiration of the original full term of the Stock Option or SAR notwithstanding the other original terms and conditions of such Grant. |
(vi) | Upon the consummation of a Change in Control, (A) any Long-Term Incentive Grants relating to Performance Cycles completed prior to the year in which the Change in Control occurs that have been earned but not paid will be automatically converted into a right to receive a cash payment (to the extent that the Long-Term Incentive Grant is not already denominated in cash) equal to the product of the number of shares earned under the Long-Term Incentive Grant multiplied by the closing share price of the Common Stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the closing date of the Change in Control, and (B) any Long-Term Incentive Grants relating to Performance Cycles not completed prior to the year in which the Change in Control occurs will be automatically converted into a right to receive a cash payment equal to the Long-Term Incentive Grant Target Value for such Performance Cycle. In addition, each Participant who is eligible for or who has received a Long-Term Incentive Grant for any then current Performance Cycle will be deemed to have earned: (x) if at least 50% or more of the Performance Cycle has elapsed on the date on which the termination occurs, an amount equal to such Participants Long-Term Incentive Grant Target Value for such Performance Cycle or (y) if less than 50% of the Performance Cycle has elapsed of the date on which the termination occurs, an amount equal to the product of (A) such Participants Long-Term Incentive Grant Target Value for such Performance Cycle, and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days completed in such Performance Cycle to the date on which the termination occurs, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such Performance Cycle, and, in either case, such amount will become immediately payable in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days |
(vii) | Except as otherwise specified in a Grant agreement, any of the foregoing Change in Control provisions that change the timing of payment of an Award will not apply to a Grant subject to Section 409A of the Code unless such change is permissible under and consistent with Section 409A of the Code without the imposition of additional taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing applies to all Grants made under the Plan regardless of when made. |
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(b) | Definition of Change in Control. Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following events: |
(i) | Acquisition of 20% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company by another entity or group; excluding, however, the following: |
(A) | any acquisition by the Company or any of its Affiliates; |
(B) | any acquisition by an employee benefit plan or related trust sponsored or maintained by any entity within the Mondelēz Group; |
(C) | any acquisition pursuant to a merger or consolidation described in Section 6(b)(iii); or |
(D) | any acquisition directly from the Company; |
(ii) | During any consecutive 24-month period, persons who constitute the Board at the beginning of such period cease to constitute at least 50% of the Board; provided that each new Board member who is approved by a majority of the directors who began such 24 month period will be deemed to have been a member of the Board at the beginning of such 24 month period; |
(iii) | The consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or other material transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries; excluding, however, a transaction pursuant to which all or substantially all of the individuals or entities who are the beneficial owners of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or similar persons) of the entity resulting from such transaction (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company either directly or indirectly) in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction, of the outstanding voting securities of the Company; or |
(iv) | The consummation of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets, other than a sale or disposition pursuant to which all or substantially all of the individuals or entities who are the beneficial owners of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or similar persons) of the entity purchasing or acquiring the Companys assets in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction, of the outstanding voting securities of the Company. |
Section 7. Plan Amendment and Termination.
(a) | The Board may at any time and from time to time amend the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that if an amendment to the Plan (i) would materially increase the benefits accruing to the Participants, (ii) would materially increase the number of securities that may be issued under the Plan, (iii) would materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan or (iv) must otherwise be approved by the shareholders of the Company in order to comply with applicable law or the rules of the NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the shares of Common Stock are not traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the principal national securities exchange upon which the shares of Common Stock are traded or quoted, then such amendment will be subject to shareholder approval and will not be effective unless and until such approval has been obtained. |
(b) | Except in connection with a corporate transaction or event described in Section 4(b) of the Plan, at any time when the exercise price or base price of a Stock Option or SAR or other similar Grant based upon Spread Value is above the Fair Market Value of a share, the terms of outstanding Grants may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options or the base price of outstanding SARs (or similar Grants based upon Spread Value), or cancel outstanding Stock Options or SARs (or similar Grants based upon Spread Value) in exchange for cash, other Grants, Awards, Stock Options or SARs (or similar Grants based upon Spread Value) with an exercise price or base price, as applicable, that is less than the exercise price of the original Stock Option or base price of the original SAR (or similar Grant based upon Spread Value), as applicable, without shareholder approval. |
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(c) | Subject to Sections 5(d) and 7(b), the Board may amend the terms of any Grant under the Plan prospectively or retroactively, but subject to Section 4(b) of the Plan, no amendment may impair the rights of any Participant without his or her consent. The Board may, in its discretion, terminate the Plan at any time. Termination of the Plan will not affect the rights of Participants or their successors under any Grants outstanding and not exercised in full on the date of termination. |
Section 8. Payments and Payment Deferrals.
Awards may be paid in cash, Common Stock, Grants or combinations thereof as the Committee may determine and with such restrictions as it may impose. The Committee, either at the time of grant or by subsequent amendment, may require or permit deferral of the payment of Awards under such rules and procedures as it may establish; provided, however, that any Stock Options, SARs, and similar Other Stock-Based Grants based upon Spread Value that are not otherwise subject to Section 409A of the Code but would be subject to Section 409A of the Code if a deferral were permitted may not be deferred. It also may provide that deferred settlements include the payment or crediting of interest or other earnings on the deferred amounts, or the payment or crediting of dividend equivalents where the deferred amounts are denominated in Common Stock equivalents. Any deferral and related terms and conditions shall comply with Section 409A of the Code.
Section 9. Dividends and Dividend Equivalents.
The Committee may provide that any Grants under the Plan, other than Stock Options or SARs, earn dividends or dividend equivalents. Such dividends or dividend equivalents may be paid currently, except in the case of any Grants in which any applicable Performance Goals have not been achieved, or may be credited to a Participants Plan account. Any crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents may be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee may establish, including reinvestment in additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents.
Section 10. Transferability.
Except as provided in the applicable Grant agreement or otherwise required by law, Grants and other rights to receive Awards are not be transferable or assignable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. In no event may any Grant or right to receive an Award be transferred in exchange for consideration.
Section 11. Grant Agreements.
Each Grant under the Plan must be evidenced by a written agreement (which may be electronic and need not be signed by the recipient unless otherwise specified by the Committee) that, subject to Section 5(d) of the Plan, establishes the terms, conditions and limitations for each Grant. Such terms may include, but are not limited to, the term of the Grant, vesting and forfeiture provisions, and the provisions applicable in the event the Participants employment terminates. Subject to Section 7 of the Plan, the Committee may amend a Grant agreement, provided that, except as stated in a Grant agreement or as necessary to comply with applicable law or avoid adverse tax consequences to some or all Participants, no amendment may materially and adversely affect a Grant without the Participants consent.
Section 12. Unfunded Status of the Plan.
The Plan is unfunded. The Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Common Stock or make payments; provided, however, that, unless the Committee otherwise determines, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.
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Section 13. Compensation Recoupment Policy.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee may provide that any Participant and/or any Grant or Award, including any shares of Common Stock subject to a Grant, is subject to any recovery, recoupment, clawback and/or other forfeiture policy maintained by the Company from time to time.
Section 14. General Provisions.
(a) | The Committee may require each person acquiring shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the shares without a view to the distribution of the shares. The certificates for such shares may include any legend that the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer. |
All certificates for shares of Common Stock or other securities delivered under the Plan are subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is then listed, and any applicable Federal, state or foreign securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
(b) | Nothing contained in the Plan will prevent the Company, or an entity within the Mondelēz Group, from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for their respective employees or Non-Management Directors. |
(c) | Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the making of Grants under the Plan confers upon any individual any right to continued employment or service nor will they interfere in any way with the right of the Mondelēz Group to terminate the employment or service of any individual at any time. |
(d) | The Company or another member of the Mondelēz Group as applicable has the authority to take any and all actions it deems necessary and appropriate to comply with applicable tax laws with respect to the making of Grants, vesting or payment of Awards under the Plan. If applicable tax withholding is not timely paid by the Participant in accordance with administrative procedures established periodically and communicated to Participants, the withholding may be satisfied by the reduction in the Grant if the taxable event occurs prior to the Award. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, withholding obligations arising from an Award may be settled with Common Stock, including Common Stock that is part of, or is received upon exercise or conversion of, the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. In no event shall the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock to be withheld and delivered pursuant to this Section 14(d) to satisfy applicable withholding taxes in connection with the benefit exceed the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld. The obligations of the Company under the Plan are conditioned on such payment or arrangements, and the Mondelēz Group may, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Participant. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate, including the making of irrevocable elections, for the settling of withholding obligations with Common Stock. |
(e) | The Plan is subject to the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided in a Grant agreement, recipients of Grants and/or Awards under the Plan are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Federal or state courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or any related Grant or Award. |
(f) | All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Grants and/or Awards made under the Plan are binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. |
(g) | The Plan and all Grants made under the Plan will be interpreted, construed and operated to reflect the intent of the Company that all aspects of the Plan and the Grants be interpreted either to be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code or, to the extent subject to Section 409A of the Code, comply with Section 409A of the Code. |
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(h) | This Plan may be amended at any time, without the consent of any party, to avoid the application of Section 409A of the Code in a particular circumstance or that is necessary or desirable to satisfy any of the requirements under Section 409A of the Code, but the Company is not be under any obligation to make any such amendment. Nothing in the Plan may provide a basis for any person to take action against the Company or any member of the Mondelēz Group based on matters covered by Section 409A of the Code, including the tax treatment of any amount paid or Grant made under the Plan, and neither the Company nor any member of the Mondelēz Group will under any circumstances have any liability to any participant or his estate for any taxes, penalties or interest due on amounts paid or payable under the Plan, including taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Section 409A of the Code. |
(i) | If any provision of the Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be enforced and construed as if such provision had not been included. |
(j) | The Plan was approved by stockholders and became effective on May 21, 2014. No Grants may be made after May 21, 2024, provided that any Grants made prior to that date may extend beyond it. |
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EXHIBIT 10.3
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN
(Amended and Restated as of March 15, 2016)
NON-QUALIFIED GLOBAL STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Virginia corporation (the Company), hereby grants to the employee (the Optionee) identified in the award statement provided to the Optionee (the Award Statement) under the Mondelēz International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the Plan) non-qualified stock options (the Option). The Option entitles the Optionee to exercise options for up to the aggregate number of shares set forth in the Award Statement (the Option Shares) of the Companys Common Stock, at the price per share set forth in the Award Statement (the Grant Price). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Non-Qualified Global Stock Option Agreement (this Agreement) shall have the same meaning as defined under the Plan. All references to action of or approval by the Committee shall be deemed to include action of or approval by any other person(s) to whom the Committee has delegated authority to act.
The Option is subject to the following terms and conditions (including the country-specific terms set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement):
The Optionee must either execute and deliver an acceptance of the terms set forth in this Agreement or electronically accept the terms set forth in this Agreement, in the manner and within a period specified by the Committee. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, cancel the Option if the Optionee fails to accept this Agreement and related documents within the specified period or using the procedures for acceptance established by the Committee.
1. Vesting. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Option may not be exercised before the vesting requirements (Vesting Requirements) set forth in the schedule to the Award Statement (the Schedule) have been satisfied.
2. Vesting Upon Termination of Employment. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee or except as expressly provided in this Agreement, if the Optionee terminates employment with the Mondelēz Group before satisfying the Vesting Requirements, this Option will not be exercisable. If the Optionee terminates employment with the Mondelez Group before satisfying the Vesting Requirements due to:
(a) the Optionees death or Disability (as defined below in paragraph 15), then this Option will become immediately exercisable for 100% of the Option Shares identified in the Award Statement; or
(b) the Optionees Retirement (as defined below in paragraph 15) occurring at least ninety (90) days after the date of grant (Grant Date) of the Option, or as otherwise determined by the Committee, and provided the Option is not otherwise accounted for, or included in, the Optionees severance or retirement arrangement with the Mondelēz Group and the Optionee timely executes a general release and waiver of claims in a form and manner determined by the Company in its sole discretion, then this Option will continue to vest and become exercisable as identified on the Schedule as if the Optionees employment had not terminated.
3. Exercisability Upon Termination of Employment from the Mondelēz Group. During the period commencing on the first date that the Vesting Requirements are satisfied (or, such earlier date determined in accordance with paragraph 2) until the close of the market on the expiration date set forth in the Schedule (Expiration Date) (or if the market is closed on such date, the close of the market on the last date the market is open prior to the Expiration Date), this Option may be exercised in whole or in part with respect to such Option Shares, subject to the following provisions:
(a) In the event that the Optionees employment terminates by reason of Retirement, death or Disability, such Option may be exercised on or prior to the Expiration Date;
(b) If employment is terminated by the Optionee (other than by Retirement, death or Disability), such Option may be exercised until the close of the market 30 days from the effective date of termination (the 30-Day Period) (or if the market is closed on such date, the close of the market on the last date the market is open prior to the expiration of the 30-Day Period);
(c) If, other than by death, Disability or Retirement, the Optionees employment is terminated by the Mondelēz Group without Cause for any reason (even if such termination constitutes unfair dismissal under the employment laws of the country where the Optionee resides or if the Optionees termination is later determined to be invalid and/or his or her employment is reinstated) or in the event of any other termination of employment caused directly or indirectly by the Mondelēz Group, such Option may be exercised until the close of the market 12 months from the effective date of termination (the 12-Month Period) (or if the market is closed on such date, the close of the market on the last date the market is open prior to the expiration of the 12-Month Period); and
(d) If the Optionees employment is involuntarily suspended or terminated by the Mondelēz Group for Cause, the Option shall be forfeited.
No provision of this paragraph 3 shall permit the exercise of any Option after the Expiration Date. For purposes of this Agreement, the Optionees employment shall be deemed to be terminated when he or she is no longer actively employed by the Mondelēz Group (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Optionee is employed or the terms of the Optionees employment agreement, if any). The Optionee shall not be considered actively employed during any period for which he or she is receiving, or is eligible to receive, salary continuation, notice period or garden leave payments, or other comparable benefits or through other such arrangements that may be entered into that give rise to separation or notice pay. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Optionee is no longer actively employed for purposes of the Option. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, leaves of absence shall not constitute a termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions and unless otherwise determined by the Company, this Option may only be exercised on a day that the NASDAQ Global Select Market (the Exchange) is open. Accordingly, if the Expiration Date (or the expiration of the 30-Day Period and/or the 12-Month Period) is a day the Exchange is closed, the Expiration Date (or the expiration of the 30-Day Period and/or the 12-Month Period) shall be the immediately preceding day on which the Exchange is open.
4. Exercise of Option and Withholding Taxes. This Option may be exercised only in accordance with the procedures and limitations (including the country-specific terms set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement) set forth in this paragraph 4, the Companys Equity Grants Guide, as amended from time to time, or such other similar-type communication provided by the Company. Payment of the aggregate exercise price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof:
(a) | to the extent permitted by applicable law, by cash, check or cash equivalent; |
(b) | consideration received by the Company from a cashless exercise through a licensed securities broker acceptable to the Company; |
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(c) | if the Optionee is a U.S. taxpayer or if permitted by the Committee, by surrender of shares of Common Stock previously owned by the Optionee which meet the conditions established by the Committee; or |
(d) | any other methods approved by the Committee and permitted by applicable laws. |
The Optionee acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the Optionees employer (the Employer), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Optionees participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Optionee or deemed by the Company or the Employer, in their discretion, to be an appropriate charge to the Optionee even if legally applicable to the Company or the Employer (Tax-Related Items), is and remains the Optionees responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. The Optionee further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Option Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Optionees liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Optionee becomes subject to any Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Optionee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for (including report) Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not be required to deliver the Option Shares upon any exercise of this Option unless it has received payment in a form acceptable to the Company for all applicable Tax-Related Items, as well as amounts due to the Company as theoretical taxes pursuant to the then-current international assignment and tax and/or social insurance equalization policies and procedures of the Mondelēz Group, or arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment thereof have been made.
In this regard, the Optionee authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, in their sole discretion and without any notice or further authorization by the Optionee, to satisfy any applicable withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Optionee (or otherwise due from the Optionee as set forth above in this paragraph 4) and any theoretical taxes from the Optionees wages or other cash compensation paid by the Company and/or the Employer or from proceeds of the sale of Option Shares. Alternatively, or in addition, the Company may instruct the broker it has selected for this purpose (on the Optionees behalf and at the Optionees direction pursuant to this authorization without further consent) to sell the Option Shares that the Optionee acquires to meet the Tax-Related Items withholding obligation and any theoretical taxes. In addition, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Tax-Related Items or theoretical taxes may be paid by withholding from Option Shares subject to the exercised Option, provided, however, that withholding in Option Shares shall be subject to approval by the Committee to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by counsel to the Company at the time of any relevant tax withholding event. Finally, the Optionee agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items and theoretical taxes that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of the Optionees participation in the Plan or the Optionees exercise of the Option that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.
Depending upon the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items and any theoretical taxes by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case the Optionee may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the equivalent shares of Common Stock. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in shares of
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Common Stock, for tax purposes, the Optionee is deemed to have been issued the full number of Option Shares, notwithstanding that a number of the Option Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of any aspect of the Optionees participation in the Plan.
5. Cash-Out of Option. The Committee may elect to cash out all or a portion of the Option to be exercised pursuant to any method of exercise by paying the Optionee an amount in cash or Common Stock, or both, equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the exercise date less the Grant Price for such shares.
6. Restrictions and Covenants.
(a) In addition to such other conditions as may be established by the Company or the Committee, in consideration for making a Grant under the terms of the Plan, the Optionee agrees and covenants as follows for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Optionees termination of employment from the Mondelēz Group:
1. | to protect the Mondelēz Groups legitimate business interests in its confidential information, trade secrets and goodwill, and to enable the Mondelēz Groups ability to reserve these for the exclusive knowledge and use of the Mondelēz Group, which is of great competitive importance and commercial value to the Mondelēz Group, the Optionee, without the express written permission of the Executive Vice President of Human Resources of the Company, will not engage in any conduct in which the Optionee contributes his/her knowledge and skills, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as an executive, employer, employee, owner, operator, manager, advisor, consultant, agent, partner, director, stockholder, officer, volunteer, intern or any other similar capacity to a competitor or to an entity engaged in the same or similar business as the Mondelēz Group, including those engaged in the business of production, sale or marketing of snack foods (including, but not limited to gum, chocolate, confectionary products, biscuits or any other product or service the Optionee has reason to know has been under development by the Mondelēz Group during the Optionees employment with the Mondelēz Group). The Optionee will not engage in any activity that may require or inevitably require the Optionees use or disclosure of the Mondelēz Groups confidential information, proprietary information and/or trade secrets; |
2. | to protect the Mondelēz Groups investment in its employees and to ensure the long-term success of the business, the Optionee, without the express written permission of the Executive Vice President of Human Resources of the Company, will not directly or indirectly solicit, hire, recruit, attempt to hire or recruit, or induce the termination of employment of any employee of the Mondelēz Group; and |
3. | to protect the Mondelēz Groups investment in its development of goodwill and customers and to ensure the long-term success of the business, the Optionee will not directly or indirectly solicit (including, but not limited to, e-mail, regular mail, express mail, telephone, fax, instant message, SMS text messaging and social media) or attempt to directly or indirectly solicit, contact or meet with the current or prospective customers of the Mondelēz Group for the purpose of offering or accepting goods or services similar to or competitive with those offered by the Mondelēz Group. |
The provisions contained herein in paragraph 6 are not in lieu of, but are in addition to the continuing obligation of the Optionee (which the Optionee acknowledges by accepting any Grant under the Plan) to not use or disclose the Mondelēz Groups trade secrets or Confidential Information known to the Optionee
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until any particular trade secret or Confidential Information becomes generally known (through no fault of the Optionee), whereupon the restriction on use and disclosure shall cease as to that item. For purposes of this agreement, Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, certain sales, marketing, strategy, financial, product, personnel, manufacturing, technical and other proprietary information and material which are the property of the Mondelēz Group. The Optionee understands that this list is not exhaustive, and that Confidential Information also includes other information that is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used.
(b) A main purpose of the Plan is to strengthen the alignment of long-term interests between optionees and the Mondelēz Group by providing an ownership interest in the Company, and to prevent former employees whose interests become adverse to the Company from maintaining that ownership interest. By acceptance of any Grant (including the Option) under the Plan, the Optionee acknowledges and agrees that if the Optionee breaches any of the covenants set forth in paragraph 6(a):
1. | all unvested Grants (including any unvested portion of the Option) shall be immediately forfeited; |
2. | the Company may cancel, rescind, suspend, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict any unexpired, vested, unpaid or deferred Grants (including the vested but unexercised portion of the Option) at any time if the Optionee is not in compliance with all terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement including, but not limited to, paragraph 6(a); |
3. | the Optionee shall repay to the Mondelēz Group the net proceeds of any exercise or Plan benefit that occurs at any time after the earlier of the following two dates: (i) the date twelve months immediately preceding any such violation; or (ii) the date six (6) months prior to the Optionees termination of employment with the Mondelēz Group. The Optionee shall repay to the Mondelēz Group the net proceeds in such a manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the Mondelēz Group, and the Mondelēz Group shall be entitled to set-off against the amount of any such net proceeds any amount owed to the Optionee by the Mondelēz Group, to the extent that such set-off is not inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code or other applicable law. For purposes of this paragraph, net proceeds shall mean the difference between the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock and the Grant Price less any Tax-Related Items; and |
4. | the Mondelēz Group shall be entitled to seek, in addition to other available remedies, a temporary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security as the Optionee acknowledges that such breach would cause the Mondelēz Group to suffer irreparable harm. The aforementioned equitable relief shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, legal remedies, monetary damages or other available forms of relief. |
(c) If any provision contained in this paragraph 6 shall for any reason, whether by application of existing law or law which may develop after the Optionees acceptance of a Grant under the Plan be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be overly broad as to scope of activity, duration or territory, the Optionee agrees to join the Mondelēz Group in requesting such court to construe such provision by limiting or reducing it so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with then applicable law.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no section of this Agreement is intended to or shall limit, prevent, impede or interfere with the Optionees non-waivable right, without prior notice to the Company, to provide information to the government, participate in investigations, testify in proceedings regarding the Mondelēz Groups past or future conduct, engage in any activities protected under whistleblower statutes, or to receive and fully retain a monetary award from a government-administered whistleblower award program for providing information directly to a government agency. The Optionee does not need prior authorization from the Mondelēz Group to make any such reports or disclosures and is not required to notify the Mondelēz Group that the Optionee has made such reports or disclosures.
7. Clawback Policy/Forfeiture. The Optionee understands and agrees that in the Committees sole discretion, the Company may cancel all or part of the Option or require repayment by the Optionee to the Company of all or part of any cash payment or shares of Common Stock acquired at exercise pursuant to any recovery, recoupment, clawback and/or other forfeiture policy maintained by the Company, including a violation of paragraph 6 above, from time to time. In addition, any payments or benefits the Optionee may receive hereunder shall be subject to repayment or forfeiture as may be required to comply with the requirements under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), the Exchange Act, rules promulgated by the Commission or any other applicable law, including the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or traded, as may be in effect from time to time.
8. Transfer Restrictions. Unless otherwise required by law, this Option is not transferable or assignable by the Optionee in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and is exercisable during the Optionees lifetime only by the Optionee.
9. Adjustments. In the event of any merger, share exchange, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, distribution, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, spin-off, issuance of rights or warrants or other similar transaction or event affecting the Common Stock after the Grant Date, the Board of Directors of the Company or the Committee shall make adjustments to the terms and provisions of this Grant (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, terms and provisions relating to the Grant Price and the number and kind of shares subject to this Option) as it deems appropriate including, but not limited to, the substitution of equity interests in other entities involved in such transactions, to provide for cash payments in lieu of the Option, and to determine whether continued employment with any entity resulting from such transaction or event will or will not be treated as a continued employment with the Mondelēz Group, in each case, subject to any Board of Director or Committee action specifically addressing any such adjustments, cash payments or continued employment treatment.
10. Successors and Assigns. Whenever the word Optionee is used herein under circumstances such that the provision should logically be construed to apply to the executors, the administrators, or the person or persons to whom this Option may be transferred pursuant to this Agreement, it shall be deemed to include such person or persons. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors or assigns of the Company and any person or persons who shall acquire any rights hereunder in accordance with this Agreement, the Award Statement or the Plan.
11. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Award Statement, the Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except as provided in the Award Statement, the Plan or this Agreement or by means of a writing signed by the Company and the Optionee.
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Nothing in the Award Statement, the Plan and this Agreement (except as expressly provided therein) is intended to confer any rights or remedies on any persons other than the parties. The Award Statement, the Plan and this Agreement are to be construed in accordance with and governed by the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, U.S.A., without giving effect to any choice of law rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia to the rights and duties of the parties. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Statement, the Plan or this Agreement, the Optionee is deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia, U.S.A., and agrees that such litigation shall be conducted in the courts of Henrico County, Virginia, or the federal courts for the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia.
12. Grant Confers No Rights to Continued Employment - Nature of the Grant. Nothing contained in the Plan or this Agreement (including the country-specific terms set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement) shall give any employee the right to be retained in the employment of any member of the Mondelēz Group, affect the right of any such employer to terminate any employee, or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with any member of the Mondelēz Group. The adoption and maintenance of the Plan shall not constitute an inducement to, or condition of, the employment of any employee. Further, the Optionee acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
(b) the grant of the Option is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options, even if options have been granted in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future option or other Grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee;
(d) the Optionee is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(e) the Option and the Option Shares subject to the Option, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(f) the Option and the Option Shares subject to the Option, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, holiday pay, bonuses, long-service awards, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or similar mandatory payments;
(g) the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted;
(h) if the underlying shares of Common Stock do not increase in value, the Option will have no value;
(i) if the Optionee exercises the Option and obtains shares of Common Stock, the value of those shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise may increase or decrease in value, even below the Grant Price;
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(j) unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the Option and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service the Optionee may provide as a director of any entity of the Mondelēz Group;
(k) the Optionee understands and agrees that Optionee should consult with the Optionees own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding the Optionees participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan and that the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Optionees participation in the Plan, or the Optionees acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock;
(l) the Option is designated as not constituting an Incentive Stock Option; this Agreement shall be interpreted and treated consistently with such designation;
(m) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Option and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Option or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Companys Common Stock; and
(n) If the Optionee is providing services outside the United States:
i. | the Option and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, and the income and value of same, are not part of Optionees normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose; |
ii. | neither the Company, the Employer nor any member of the Mondelēz Group shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Optionees local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Option or any shares of Common Stock delivered to the Optionee upon exercise of the Option or of any proceeds resulting from the Optionees sale of such shares; and |
iii. | no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Option resulting from the termination of the Optionees employment or other service relationship by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of any employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Optionee is employed or the terms of the Optionees employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the Option, the Optionee agrees not to institute any claim against the Mondelēz Group. |
13. Data Privacy. The Optionee explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Optionees personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Option grant materials (Data) by and among the Mondelēz Group for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Optionees participation in the Plan.
The Optionee understands that the Mondelēz Group may hold certain personal information about the Optionee, including, but not limited to, the Optionees name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social security, passport or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Optionees favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.
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The Optionee understands that Data will be transferred to UBS Financial Services, Inc. (UBS), or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Optionee understands that Data may also be transferred to the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, KPMG LLP, or such other public accounting firm that may be engaged by the Company in the future. The Optionee understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Optionees country. If the Optionee resides outside the United States, the Optionee understands that the Optionee may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting the Optionees local human resources representative. The Optionee authorizes the Company, UBS, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Optionees participation in the Plan. The Optionee understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Optionees participation in the Plan. If the Optionee resides outside the United States, the Optionee understands that the Optionee may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Optionees local human resources representative. Further, the Optionee understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Optionee does not consent, or if the Optionee later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her employment status or service with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing the Optionees consent is that the Company would not be able to grant the Optionee an option or other equity awards or administer or maintain such grants. The Optionee also understands that the Company has no obligation to substitute other forms of grants or compensation in lieu of the option as a consequence of the Optionees refusal or withdrawal of his or her consent. Therefore, the Optionee understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Optionees ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of the Optionees refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Optionee understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
14. Interpretation. The terms and provisions of the Plan (a copy of which will be made available online or furnished to the Optionee upon written request to the Office of the Corporate Secretary, Mondelēz International, Inc., Three Parkway North, Deerfield, Illinois 60015, U.S.A.) are incorporated herein by reference. To the extent any provision in the Award Statement or this Agreement is inconsistent or in conflict with any term or provision of the Plan, the Plan shall govern. The Committee shall have the right to resolve all questions that may arise in connection with the Grant or this Agreement, including whether an Optionee is no longer actively employed, and any interpretation, determination or other action made or taken by the Committee regarding the Plan or this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive.
15. Miscellaneous Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term Disability means permanent and total disability as determined under the procedures established by the Company for purposes of the Plan and the term Retirement means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, the termination of employment on or after the date the Optionee is age 55 or older with at least ten (10) or more years of active continuous employment with the Mondelēz Group.
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Notwithstanding the above, if the Company receives an opinion of counsel that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Optionees jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable Retirement treatment (as set forth in paragraphs 2 and 3) that applies to the Option being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, then the Company will not apply the favorable Retirement treatment at the time of termination and the Option will be treated as it would under the rules that apply if the Optionees employment is terminated for reasons other than Retirement, death or Disability.
16. Language. If this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan is translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different from the English version, the English version will control.
17. Compliance With Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, unless there is an available exemption from any registration, qualification or other legal requirement applicable to the shares of Common Stock, the Company shall not be required to deliver any Option Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Option Shares under any local, state, federal or foreign securities or exchange control law or under rulings or regulations of the Commission or of any other governmental regulatory body, or prior to obtaining any approval or other clearance from any local, state, federal or foreign governmental agency, which registration, qualification or approval the Company shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable. The Optionee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Option Shares with the Commission or any state or foreign securities commission or to seek approval or clearance from any governmental authority for the issuance or sale of the shares. Further, the Optionee agrees that the Company shall have unilateral authority to amend the Plan and this Agreement without the Optionees consent to the extent necessary to comply with securities or other laws applicable to the issuance of shares of Common Stock.
18. Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be (i) given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery, upon deposit for delivery by an internationally recognized express mail courier service or upon deposit in the United States mail by certified mail (if the parties are within the United States), with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at its address as shown in these instruments, or to such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party or (ii) delivered electronically through the Companys electronic mail system (including any notices delivered by a third-party) and shall be deemed effectively given upon such delivery. Any documents required to be given or delivered to the Optionee related to current or future participation in the Plan may also be delivered through electronic means as described in paragraph 19 below.
19. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
20. Agreement Severable. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
21. Headings. Headings of paragraphs and sections used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement, and must not be used in construing it.
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22. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Optionees participation in the Plan, on the Option and on any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons and to require the Optionee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
23. Insider Trading/Market Abuse Laws. The Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee is subject to insider trading and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, which affect the Optionees ability to acquire, sell or attempt to sell shares of Common Stock under the Plan during such times as the Optionee is considered to have material nonpublic information or inside information (as defined by the laws in the applicable jurisdiction or Optionees country). The Optionee also acknowledges that the Optionee is subject to the Companys insider trading policy, and the requirements of applicable laws may or may not be consistent with the terms of the Companys insider trading policy. The Optionee acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to be informed of and compliant with any such laws, and is hereby advised to speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.
24. Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Requirements. The Optionee acknowledges that there may be certain foreign asset and/or account reporting requirements which may affect the Optionees ability to acquire or hold shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends paid on shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan) in a brokerage or bank account outside the Optionees country. The Optionee may be required to report such accounts, assets or transactions to the tax or other authorities in his or her country. The Optionee also may be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of the Optionees participation in the Plan to his or her country through a designated bank or broker within a certain time after receipt. The Optionee acknowledges that it is the Optionees responsibility to be compliant with such regulations, and the Optionee should consult his or her personal legal advisor for any details.
25. Appendix. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, the Option shall be subject to any special terms set forth in the Appendix to this Agreement for the Optionees country. Moreover, if the Optionee relocates to one of the countries included in the Appendix, the special terms for such country will apply to the Optionee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Appendix constitutes part of this Agreement.
26. Waiver. The Optionee acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement or of any subsequent breach by the Optionee or any other participant of the Plan.
27. Conformity to Securities Laws. The Optionee acknowledges that the Award Statement, the Plan and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Commission, including, without limitation, Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Award Statement, the Plan and this Agreement shall be administered, and the Option is granted, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Award Statement, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.
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The Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee has reviewed the Plan, the Award Statement and this Agreement (including any appendices hereto) in their entirety and fully understands their respective provisions. The Optionee agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan, the Award Statement or this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the Grant Date.
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
/s/ Carol J. Ward |
Carol J. Ward |
Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
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APPENDIX A
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN
(Amended and Restated as of March 15, 2016)
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
NON-QUALIFIED GLOBAL STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This Appendix A includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Option granted to the Optionee under the Plan if he or she resides and/or works in one of the countries listed herein. If the Optionee is a citizen or resident (or is considered as such for local law purposes) of a country other than the country in which the Optionee is currently residing and/or working, or if the Optionee transfers to another country after receiving the Option, the Company shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the special terms and conditions contained herein shall be applicable to the Optionee. Certain capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix A have the meanings set forth in the Plan and/or the Non-Qualified Global Stock Option Agreement (the Agreement).
This Appendix A also includes information regarding securities, exchange control and certain other issues of which the Optionee should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of January 2017. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that the Optionee not rely on the information in this Appendix A as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the Optionee exercises the Option or sells shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Optionees particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure the Optionee of a particular result. Accordingly, the Optionee is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to the Optionees situation.
Finally, if the Optionee is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment after the Option is granted, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable to the Optionee in the same manner.
ARGENTINA
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Cashless Exercise Restriction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, due to regulatory requirements in Argentina, the Optionee may be required to pay the Grant Price by a cashless exercise through a licensed securities broker acceptable to the Company, such that all shares of Common Stock subject to the exercised Option will be sold immediately upon exercise and the proceeds of sale, less the Grant Price, any Tax-Related Items and brokers fees or commissions, will be remitted to the Optionee in accordance with any applicable exchange control laws and regulations. The Company reserves the right to provide the Optionee with additional methods of exercise depending on the development of local law.
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Restrictions and Covenants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, paragraph 6 of the Agreement will not apply to Argentinian Optionees.
NOTIFICATIONS
Type of Offering. Neither the grant of the Option, nor the issuance of shares of Common Stock subject to the grant, constitutes a public offering. The offering of the Plan is a private placement and is not subject to the supervision of any Argentine governmental authority.
Exchange Control Information. Following the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan and/or the receipt of any dividends paid on such shares of Common Stock, the Optionee may be subject to certain restriction in brining such funds back to Argentina. The Argentine bank handling the transaction may request certain documentation in connection with the request to transfer proceeds into Argentina (e.g., evidence of the sale, proof of the source of funds used to purchase such shares of Common Stock, etc.).
The Optionee must comply with any and all Argentine currency exchange restrictions, approvals and reporting requirements in connection with the exercise of the Option.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. The Optionee must report holdings of any equity interest in a foreign company (e.g., shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan) on his or her annual tax return each year.
AUSTRALIA
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Australian Offer Document. The Optionees right to participate in the Plan and receive the grant of the Option under the Plan is subject to the terms and conditions as stated in the offer document, the Plan and the Agreement. By accepting the grant of the Option, the Optionee acknowledges and confirms that the Optionee has received these documents.
No payment constituting breach of law in Australia. Notwithstanding anything else in the Plan or the Agreement, the Optionee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Plan if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, r