Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One)

 

    x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended April 2, 2011

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 1-4171

KELLOGG COMPANY

 

State of Incorporation—Delaware   IRS Employer Identification No.38-0710690

One Kellogg Square, P.O. Box 3599, Battle Creek, MI 49016-3599

Registrant’s telephone number: 269-961-2000

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  x    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 shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  x   Accelerated filer  ¨   Non-accelerated filer  ¨   Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  ¨    No  x

Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2011 — 362,875,825 shares

 

 

 


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KELLOGG COMPANY

INDEX

 

     Page  

PART I — Financial Information

  

Item 1:

  

Financial Statements

  

Consolidated Balance Sheet — April 2, 2011 and January 1, 2011

     3   

Consolidated Statement of Income — quarters ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010

     4   

Consolidated Statement of Equity — year ended January 1, 2011 and quarter ended April 2, 2011

     5   

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows — quarters ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010

     6   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   

Item 2:

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     22   

Item 3:

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     29   

Item 4:

  

Controls and Procedures

     29   

PART II — Other Information

  

Item 1A:

  

Risk Factors

     30   

Item 2:

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     30   

Item 6:

  

Exhibits

     30   

Signatures

     31   

Exhibit Index

     32   


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Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(millions, except per share data)

 

      April 2,
2011
(unaudited)
   

January 1,
2011

*

 

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 404     $ 444  

Accounts receivable, net

     1,367       1,190  

Inventories:

    

Raw materials and supplies

     243       224  

Finished goods and materials in process

     732       832  

Deferred income taxes

     134       110  

Other prepaid assets

     171       115  

Total current assets

     3,051       2,915  

Property, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,816 and $4,690

     3,183       3,128  

Goodwill

     3,630       3,628  

Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $47 and $47

     1,456       1,456  

Pension

     463       333  

Other assets

     405       387  

Total assets

   $ 12,188     $ 11,847  
                  

Current liabilities

    

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $      $ 952  

Notes payable

     1,078       44  

Accounts payable

     1,199       1,149  

Accrued advertising and promotion

     462       405  

Accrued income taxes

     92       60  

Accrued salaries and wages

     179       153  

Other current liabilities

     408       421  

Total current liabilities

     3,418       3,184  

Long-term debt

     4,905       4,908  

Deferred income taxes

     749       697  

Pension liability

     176       265  

Other liabilities

     636       639  

Commitments and contingencies

    

Equity

    

Common stock, $.25 par value

     105       105  

Capital in excess of par value

     503       495  

Retained earnings

     6,325       6,122  

Treasury stock, at cost

     (2,835     (2,650

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (1,789     (1,914

Total Kellogg Company equity

     2,309       2,158  

Noncontrolling interests

     (5     (4

Total equity

     2,304       2,154  

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 12,188     $ 11,847  
                  

* Condensed from audited financial statements.

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(millions, except per share data)

 

     Quarter ended  
(Results are unaudited)    April 2,
2011
    April 3,
2010
 

Net sales

   $ 3,485     $ 3,318  

Cost of goods sold

     2,064       1,893  

Selling, general and administrative expense

     849       788  

Operating profit

     572       637  

Interest expense

     67       65  

Other income (expense), net

            1  

Income before income taxes

     505       573  

Income taxes

     140       156  

Net income

   $ 365     $ 417  

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (1     (1

Net income attributable to Kellogg Company

   $ 366     $ 418  

Per share amounts:

    

Basic

   $ 1.00     $ 1.10  

Diluted

   $ 1.00     $ 1.09  

Dividends per share

   $ 0.405     $ 0.375  

Average shares outstanding:

    

Basic

     365       380  

Diluted

     368       384  

Actual shares outstanding at period end

     362       380  
                  

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(millions)

 

           

Capital in

excess of

par value

   

Retained

earnings

             

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

income (loss)

   

Total Kellogg

Company

equity

   

Non-

controlling

interests

 

Total

equity

   

Total

comprehensive

income (loss)

 
                     
    Common stock       Treasury stock            
(unaudited)   shares   amount       shares   amount            
                                                                         

Balance, January 2, 2010

  419   $105   $ 472         $ 5,481       38    $ (1,820   $ (1,966     $  2,272     $ 3    $ 2,275    

Common stock repurchases

          21     (1,057       (1,057       (1,057  

Net income (loss)

          1,247               1,247     (7)     1,240     $ 1,240  

Dividends

          (584)               (584       (584  

Other comprehensive income

                52       52         52       52  

Stock compensation

        19                   19         19    

Stock options exercised and other

        4           (22)        (5)     227         209         209    
                                                                         

Balance, January 1, 2011

  419   $105   $ 495         $ 6,122       54    $ (2,650   $ (1,914     $ 2,158     $ (4)    $ 2,154     $ 1,292  

Common stock repurchases

              (324       (324       (324  

Net income (loss)

          366               366     (1)     365       365  

Dividends

          (148)               (148       (148  

Other comprehensive income

                125       125         125       125  

Stock compensation

        3                   3         3    

Stock options exercised and other

        5           (15)        (3)     139         129         129    
                                                                         

Balance, April 2, 2011

  419   $105   $ 503         $ 6,325       57   $ (2,835   $ (1,789     $ 2,309     $(5)   $ 2,304     $ 490  
                                                                         

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(millions)

 

     Quarter ended  
(unaudited)   

April 2,

2011

   

April 3,

2010

 

Operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 365     $ 417  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     89       87  

Deferred income taxes

     6       (11

Other

     6       44  

Postretirement benefit plan contributions

     (178     (22

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade receivables

     (301     (203

Inventories

     81       93  

Accounts payable

     50       (48

Accrued income taxes

     190       110  

Accrued interest expense

     (16     (17

Accrued and prepaid advertising, promotion and trade allowances

     21       (4

Accrued salaries and wages

     25       (133

All other current assets and liabilities

     (28     (63

Net cash provided by operating activities

     310       250  

Investing activities

    

Additions to properties

     (103     (60

Other

     4       1  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (99     (59

Financing activities

    

Net issuances of notes payable

     1,031       80  

Reductions of long-term debt

     (946       

Net issuances of common stock

     122       74  

Common stock repurchases

     (329     (148

Cash dividends

     (148     (142

Other

     4       2  

Net cash used in financing activities

     (266     (134

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     15       (4

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (40     53  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     444       334  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 404     $ 387  
                  

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

for the quarter ended April 2, 2011 (unaudited)

Note 1 Basis of presentation

The unaudited interim financial information of Kellogg Company (the Company) included in this report reflects normal recurring adjustments that management believes are necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, financial position, equity and cash flows for the periods presented. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes contained on pages 27 to 57 of the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The condensed balance sheet data at January 1, 2011 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The results of operations for the quarterly period ended April 2, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for other interim periods or the full year.

Note 2 Goodwill and other intangible assets

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the quarter ended April 2, 2011 are presented in the following table.

Carrying amount of goodwill

 

(millions)    North America    Europe      Latin America      Asia Pacific (a)      Consolidated  

January 1, 2011

   $3,539      $62        $—         $27        $3,628  

Currency translation adjustment

          —      2          —                 2  

April 2, 2011

   $3,539      $64        $—         $27        $3,630  
                                          

(a) Includes Australia, Asia and South Africa.

Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

     Gross carrying amount    Accumulated amortization
(millions)   

April 2,

2011

  

January 1,

2011

  

April 2,

2011

  

January 1,

2011

Trademarks

   $19    $19    $16    $16

Other

     41      41      31      31
                     

Total

   $60    $60    $47    $47
                     

For intangible assets in the preceding table, amortization was less than $1 million for each of the current and prior year comparable quarters. The currently estimated aggregate annual amortization expense for full-year 2011 and each of the four succeeding fiscal years is approximately $2 million.

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

 

     Total carrying amount  
(millions)    April 2,
2011
     January 1,
2011
 

Trademarks

     $1,443         $1,443   
                   

Note 3 Exit or disposal activities

The Company views its continued spending on cost-reduction activities as part of its ongoing operating principles to provide greater visibility in achieving its long-term profit growth targets. Initiatives undertaken are currently expected to recover cash implementation costs within a five-year period of completion. Upon completion (or as each major stage is completed in the case of multi-year programs), the project begins to deliver cash savings and/or reduced depreciation.

2011 activities

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company incurred exit costs related to two ongoing programs which will result in cost of goods sold (COGS) and selling, general and administrative (SGA) expense savings. The COGS program relates to Kellogg’s lean, efficient, and agile network (K LEAN). The SGA programs focus on the efficiency and effectiveness of various support functions.

 

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Total charges incurred during the quarters ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Quarter ended, April 2, 2011    Quarter ended, April 3, 2010
(millions)   

COGS

program

  

SGA

programs

   Total   

COGS

program

  

SGA

programs

   Total

Employee severance

   $  4    $—    $ 4    $2    $1    $3

Other cash costs (a)

       —               4      4

Asset write-offs

        1           1         

Total

   $   5    $—    $ 5    $2    $5    $7
                               

 

(a) Includes cash costs for equipment removal and relocation.

Total program costs incurred through April 2, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Total program costs through
April 2, 2011
     

COGS

program

  

SGA

programs

   Total

Employee severance

   $22    $20    $42

Other cash costs (a)

       6      15      21

Asset write-offs

       2      —        2

Retirement benefits (b)

       3        5        8

Total

   $33    $40    $73
                

 

(a) Includes cash costs for equipment removal and relocation.
(b) Pension plan curtailment losses and special termination benefits.

In 2009, the Company commenced K LEAN. Refer to page 36 of the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on this initiative. Costs for this program impacted the following operating segments during the quarters ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010.

 

     COGS program  
     Quarter ended  
(millions)    April 2, 2011      April 3, 2010  

North America

     $—         $1  

Europe

       5          1  
                   

Total

     $ 5        $2  
                   

These costs represent employee severance and other cash costs associated with the elimination of hourly and salaried positions, as well as non-cash asset write offs at various global manufacturing facilities. To date, we have incurred $33 million in total exit costs for this program. The costs have impacted our operating segments, as follows (in millions): North America-$14; Europe-$18; and Asia Pacific-$1. Based on forecasted exchange rates, the Company currently expects to incur an additional $12 million in exit costs for this program during 2011.

In 2009, the Company commenced various SGA programs which resulted in an improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of various support functions. Refer to page 37 of the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on this initiative. Costs for these programs impacted the following operating segments during the quarters ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010 as follows:

 

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     SGA programs
     Quarter ended
(millions)    April 2, 2011    April 3, 2010

North America

   $—      $3

Europe

      1

Asia Pacific (a)

      1

Total

   $—      $5
 

 

(a) Includes Australia, Asia and South Africa.

These costs represent severance and other cash costs associated with the elimination of salaried positions. To date, we have incurred $40 million in exit costs for these programs. The costs have impacted our operating segments as follows (in millions): North America-$21; Europe-$15; Asia Pacific-$3; and Latin America-$1. Based on forecasted exchange rates, the Company currently expects to incur an additional $2 in exit costs for these programs during 2011.

Reserves for the COGS and SGA programs are primarily for employee severance and will be paid out by the end of 2011. The detail is as follows:

 

(millions)   

Balance

January 1, 2011

   Accruals    Payments   

Balance

April 2, 2011

COGS program

   $2    $4    $(2)    $4

SGA programs

     3         (1)      2
                     

Total

   $5    $4    $(3)    $6
 

Note 4 Equity

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income attributable to Kellogg Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is similarly determined, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Dilutive potential common shares consist principally of employee stock options issued by the Company, and to a lesser extent, certain contingently issuable performance shares. Basic earnings per share is reconciled to diluted earnings per share in the following table. The total number of anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from the reconciliation were 7 million for the quarter ended April 2, 2011 and 1 million for the quarter ended April 3, 2010.

Quarters ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010:

 

(millions, except per share data)    Net income
attributable to
Kellogg Company
     Average
shares
outstanding
     Earnings
per share
 

2011

        

Basic

     $366        365        $1.00  

Dilutive potential common shares

                  3             —   

Diluted

     $366        368        $1.00  

2010

        

Basic

     $418        380        $1.10   

Dilutive potential common shares

                  4          (0.01)   

Diluted

     $418        384        $1.09   
                            

During the quarter ended April 2, 2011, the Company issued 0.4 million shares to employees and directors under various benefit plans and stock purchase programs, as further discussed in Note 6.

On April 23, 2010, the Company’s board of directors authorized a $2.5 billion three-year share repurchase program for 2010 through 2012. During the quarter ended April 2, 2011, the Company repurchased 6 million shares of common stock for a total of $324 million. During quarter ended April 3, 2010, the Company spent $148 million to purchase 3 million shares.

 

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Comprehensive income

Comprehensive income includes net income and all other changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by or distributions to shareholders. Other comprehensive income for all periods presented consists of foreign currency translation adjustments, fair value adjustments associated with cash flow hedges and adjustments for net experience losses and prior service cost related to employee benefit plans.

During the first quarter of 2010, the Company amended its U.S. postretirement healthcare benefit plan, which resulted in a $17 million decrease of a deferred tax asset.

 

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Quarter ended April 2, 2011:

 

(millions)    Pre-tax
amount
     Tax (expense)
or benefit
   After-tax
amount
 

2011

        

Net income

           $365  

Other comprehensive income:

        

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     $109        $   —      109  

Cash flow hedges:

        

Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges

     11            (4)      7  

Reclassification to net earnings

     (8)              3       (5

Postretirement and postemployment benefits:

        

Amounts arising during the period:

        

Net experience gain (loss)

     (12)              4       (8

Prior service credit (cost)

     (1)            —       (1

Reclassification to net earnings:

        

Net experience loss

     32           (11)      21  

Prior service cost

                (1)      2  
       $134       $    (9)      125  

Total comprehensive income

                   $490  
                        

Quarter ended April 3, 2010:

 

(millions)    Pre-tax
amount
     Tax (expense)
or benefit
   After-tax
amount
 

2010

        

Net income

           $417   

Other comprehensive income:

        

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     $(46)          $—       (46)   

Cash flow hedges:

        

Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges

     (35)            11       (24)   

Reclassification to net earnings

     13             (4)       

Postretirement and postemployment benefits:

        

Amounts arising during the period:

        

Net experience gain (loss)

     18             (6)      12   

Prior service credit (cost)

              (17)      (16)   

Reclassification to net earnings:

        

Net experience loss

     25             (8)      17   

Prior service cost

                (1)       
       $(20)         $(25)      (45)   

Total comprehensive income

                   $372   
                        

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of April 2, 2011 and January 1, 2011 consisted of the following:

 

(millions)    April 2,
2011
     January 1,
2011
 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     $  (680)         $  (789)   

Cash flow hedges—unrealized net loss

     27         25   

Postretirement and postemployment benefits:

     

Net experience loss

     (1,062)         (1,075)   

Prior service cost

     (74)         (75)   

Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     $(1,789)         $(1,914)   
                   

 

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Note 5 Debt

The following table presents the components of notes payable at April 2, 2011 and January 1, 2011:

 

(millions)    April 2, 2011     January 1, 2011  
      Principal
amount
     Effective
interest rate
    Principal
amount
     Effective
interest rate
 

U.S. commercial paper

     $1,026        0.34     $—        

Bank borrowings

     52                44           

Total

     1,078                44           
                                    

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company repaid its $946 million, ten-year 6.6% U.S. Dollar Notes at maturity with U.S. commercial paper.

In March 2011, the Company entered into an unsecured Four-Year Credit Agreement to replace its existing unsecured Five-Year Credit Agreement, which would have expired in November 2011. The Four-Year Credit Agreement allows the Company to borrow, on a revolving credit basis, up to $2.0 billion, to obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount up to $75 million, U.S. swingline loans in an aggregate amount up to $200 million and European swingline loans in an aggregate amount up to $400 million and to provide a procedure for lenders to bid on short-term debt of the Company. The agreement contains customary covenants and warranties, including specified restrictions on indebtedness, liens, sale and leaseback transactions, and a specified interest coverage ratio. If an event of default occurs, then, to the extent permitted, the administrative agent may terminate the commitments under the credit facility, accelerate any outstanding loans under the agreement, and demand the deposit of cash collateral equal to the lender’s letter of credit exposure plus interest.

 

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Note 6 Stock compensation

The Company uses various equity-based compensation programs to provide long-term performance incentives for its global workforce. Currently, these incentives consist principally of stock options, and to a lesser extent, executive performance shares and restricted stock grants. Additionally, the Company awards restricted stock to its non-employee directors. The interim information below should be read in conjunction with the disclosures included on pages 41 to 44 of the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company classifies pre-tax stock compensation expense in SGA expense principally within its corporate operations. For the periods presented, compensation expense for all types of equity-based programs and the related income tax benefit recognized were as follows:

 

     Quarter ended
(millions)    April 2, 2011    April 3, 2010

Pre-tax compensation expense

   $10    $13

Related income tax benefit

   $  4    $  5
 

As of April 2, 2011, total stock-based compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $71 million and the weighted-average period over which this amount is expected to be recognized was 2 years.

Stock options

During the period ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to eligible employees as presented in the following activity tables. Terms of these grants and the Company’s methods for determining grant-date fair value of the awards were consistent with that described on pages 42 and 43 of the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Quarter ended April 2, 2011:

 

Employee and director stock options    Shares
(millions)
     Weighted-
average
exercise
price
     Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual
term (yrs.)
     Aggregate
intrinsic
value
(millions)
 

Outstanding, beginning of period

      26         $47        

Granted

        5           53        

Exercised

       (3)           44        

Forfeitures and expirations

       —             —                     

Outstanding, end of period

     28        $48        6.8        $166  

Exercisable, end of period

     20        $46        5.7        $144  
   
Quarter ended April 3, 2010:            
Employee and director stock options    Shares
(millions)
     Weighted-
average
exercise
price
     Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual
term (yrs.)
     Aggregate
intrinsic
value
(millions)
 

Outstanding, beginning of period

      26         $45        

Granted

        4           53        

Exercised

       (1)           43        

Forfeitures and expirations

        —             —                      

Outstanding, end of period

      29        $46        6.8        $211  

Exercisable, end of period

      23        $46        6.1        $177  
   

The weighted-average fair value of options granted was $7.59 per share for the period ended April 2, 2011 and $7.90 per share for the period ended April 3, 2010. The fair value was estimated using the following assumptions:

 

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      Weighted-
average expected
volatility
     Weighted-
average expected
term (years)
     Weighted-
average risk-
free interest
rate
     Dividend
yield
 

Grants within the quarter ended April 2, 2011:

     17%         6.98        3.07%         3.10%   

Grants within the quarter ended April 3, 2010:

     20%               4.94              2.54%           2.80%   

The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $20 million for the quarter ended April 2, 2011 and $12 million for the quarter ended April 3, 2010.

Performance shares

In the first quarter of 2011, the Company granted performance shares to a limited number of senior executive-level employees, which entitle these employees to receive a specified number of shares of the Company’s common stock on the vesting date, provided cumulative three-year operating profit and internal net sales growth targets are achieved.

The 2011 target grant currently corresponds to approximately 226,000 shares, with a grant-date fair value of $48 per share. The actual number of shares issued on the vesting date could range from 0 to 200% of target, depending on actual performance achieved. Based on the market price of the Company’s common stock at April 2, 2011, the maximum future value that could be awarded to employees on the vesting date for all outstanding performance share awards was as follows:

 

(millions)    April 2, 2011

2009 Award

   $18

2010 Award

   $22

2011 Award

   $24

The 2008 performance share award, payable in stock, was settled at 69% of target in February 2011 for a total dollar equivalent of $6 million.

Note 7 Employee benefits

The Company sponsors a number of U.S. and foreign pension, other nonpension postretirement and postemployment plans to provide various benefits for its employees. These plans are described on pages 44 to 49 of the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Components of Company plan benefit expense for the periods presented are included in the tables below.

 

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Pension

 

     Quarter ended
(millions)    April 2, 2011    April 3, 2010

Service cost

   $  26     $  23 

Interest cost

       52         50 

Expected return on plan assets

      (92)       (79)

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

         4           3 

Recognized net loss

       26         20 

Settlement cost

         1          — 

Total pension expense

   $  17     $  17 
 

Other nonpension postretirement

     Quarter ended
(millions)    April 2, 2011    April 3, 2010

Service cost

   $    6     $    5 

Interest cost

       16         16 

Expected return on plan assets

      (22)       (16)

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

       (1)        — 

Recognized net loss

         5           4 

Total postretirement benefit expense

   $    4     $    9 
           

Postemployment

     Quarter ended
(millions)    April 2, 2011   April 3, 2010

Service cost

   $2   $2

Interest cost

     1     1

Recognized net loss

     1     1

Total postemployment benefit expense

   $4   $4
          

Company contributions to employee benefit plans are summarized as follows:

 

(millions)    Pension     

Nonpension

postretirement

     Total  

Quarter ended:

        

April 2, 2011

     $174        $    4        $178  

April 3, 2010

     $  19        $    3        $  22  

Full year:

        

Fiscal year 2011 (projected)

     $180        $  20        $200  

Fiscal year 2010 (actual)

     $350        $293        $643  

Plan funding strategies may be modified in response to management’s evaluation of tax deductibility, market conditions, and competing investment alternatives.

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company re-measured a U.S. pension plan’s projected benefit obligation as a result of lump sum settlement activity during 2011. In connection with the re-measurement, the Company incurred settlement expense totaling $1 million and recorded a pre-tax net actuarial gain of $6 million in other comprehensive income during the first quarter.

 

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Note 8 Income taxes

The consolidated effective income tax rate for 2011 as compared to 2010 was as follows:

 

     

Effective income

tax rate

 

Quarter ended:

  

April 2, 2011

     28

April 3, 2010

     27

The consolidated effective tax rate for the quarter ended April 2, 2011, of 28% was comparable to prior year’s rate of 27%. Both periods were positively impacted by discrete items. The effective rate for the first quarter of 2011 benefited from an international legal restructuring, while the effective rate for the first quarter of 2010 benefited from an immaterial correction of an item related to prior years.

As of April 2, 2011, the Company classified $11 million of unrecognized tax benefits as a current liability, representing several income tax positions under examination in various jurisdictions. Management’s estimate of reasonably possible changes in unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months consists of the current liability balance, expected to be settled within one year, offset by $10 million of projected additions. Management is currently unaware of any issues under review that could result in significant additional payments, accruals or other material deviation in this estimate.

Following is a reconciliation of the Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits for the year-to-date period ended April 2, 2011; $55 million of this total represents the amount that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective income tax rate in future periods.

 

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(millions)        

January 1, 2011

   $ 104  

Tax positions related to current year:

  

Additions

     3  

Tax positions related to prior years:

  

Additions

     4  

Reductions

     (4

Settlements

     (29

April 2, 2011

   $ 78  
          

The Company had the following amounts of income tax related interest accrued as of January 1, 2011 and April 2, 2011 respectively.

 

(millions)        

Interest accrued at January 1, 2011

   $ 26  

Reduction of interest expense recognized for the period ended April 2, 2011

   $ (3

Interest accrued at April 2, 2011

   $ 17  

Note 9 Derivative instruments and fair value measurements

The Company is exposed to certain market risks such as changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, and commodity prices, which exist as a part of its ongoing business operations. Management uses derivative financial and commodity instruments, including futures, options, and swaps, where appropriate, to manage these risks. Instruments used as hedges must be effective at reducing the risk associated with the exposure being hedged and must be designated as a hedge at the inception of the contract.

The Company designates derivatives as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, net investment hedges, and uses other contracts to reduce volatility in interest rates and the translation of foreign currency earnings to U.S. dollars. As a matter of policy, the Company does not engage in trading or speculative hedging transactions.

Total notional amounts of the Company’s derivative instruments as of April 2, 2011 and January 1, 2011 were as follows:

 

(millions)    April 2,
2011
     January 1,
2011
 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     $1,417        $1,075  

Interest rate contracts

     3,100        1,900  

Commodity contracts

     354        379  

Total

     $4,871        $3,354  
   

Following is a description of each category in the fair value hierarchy and the financial assets and liabilities of the Company that were included in each category at April 2, 2011 and January 1, 2011, measured on a recurring basis.

Level 1 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market. For the Company, level 1 financial assets and liabilities consist primarily of commodity derivative contracts.

Level 2 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

For the Company, level 2 financial assets and liabilities consist of interest rate swaps and over-the-counter commodity and currency contracts.

The Company’s 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 interest rate curve. Commodity derivatives are valued using an income approach based on the commodity index prices less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. Foreign currency contracts are valued using an income approach based on forward rates less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. The Company’s calculation of the fair value of level 2 financial assets and liabilities takes into consideration the risk of nonperformance, including counterparty credit risk.

 

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Level 3 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company did not have any level 3 financial assets or liabilities as of April 2, 2011 or January 1, 2011.

The following table presents assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheet on a recurring basis as of April 2, 2011 and January 1, 2011:

 

      Level 1     Level 2     Total  
(millions)    April 2,
2011
     January 1,
2011
    April 2,
2011
    January 1,
2011
    April 2,
2011
    January 1,
2011
 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

             

Assets:

             

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

             

Other prepaid assets

     $—         $—        $20       $7       $20       $7  

Interest rate contracts:

             

Other prepaid assets

                           5              5  

Other assets

                    40       69       40       69  

Commodity contracts:

             

Other prepaid assets

     23        23       2              25       23  

Total assets

     $23        $23       $62       $81       $85       $104  

Liabilities:

             

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

             

Other current liabilities

     $—         $—        $(17     $(27     $(17     $(27

Interest rate contracts:

             

Other liabilities

                    (7            (7       

Commodity contracts:

             

Other current liabilities

                    (9     (10     (9     (10

Other liabilities

                    (22     (29     (22     (29

Total liabilities

     $—         $—        $(55     $(66     $(55     $(66
                                                   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

             

Assets:

             

Interest rate contracts:

             

Other assets

     $—         $—        $30       $—        $30       $—   

Total assets

     $—         $—        $30       $—        $30       $—   
                                                   

 

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The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Income for the quarters ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010 was as follows:

 

Derivatives in fair value hedging
relationships (millions)
   Location of gain (loss)
recognized in income
   Gain (loss)
recognized in income
 
          April 2,
2011
    April 3,
2010
 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

   Other income (expense), net      $22       $(29)   

Interest rate contracts

   Interest expense        15          10  

Total

          $37       $(19)   
                       

 

Derivatives in cash flow hedging
relationships (millions)
   Gain (loss)
recognized in
AOCI
    Location of
gain (loss)
reclassified
from AOCI
     Gain (loss)
reclassified from
AOCI into income
    Location of gain (loss)
recognized in income (a)
   Gain (loss)
recognized in income(a)
 
     April 2,
2011
    April 3,
2010
           April 2,
2011
    April 3,
2010
         April 2,
2011
     April 3,
2010
 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ (2   $ (12     COGS       $ (2   $ (7   Other income (expense), net    $ (1    $   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1     1       SGA expense                     Other income (expense), net        —           —   

Interest rate contracts

     (1            Interest expense         1       (1   N/A        —           —   

Commodity contracts

     15       (24     COGS         9       (5   Other income (expense), net        —         (1

Total

   $ 11     $ (35            $ 8     $ (13        $ (1    $ (1
                                                                 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging
instruments (millions)
   Location of gain (loss)
recognized in income
  Gain (loss)
recognized in income
           April 2,  
2011
      April 3,    
2010

Interest rate contracts

   Interest expense   $   (3)   $—

Total

       $   (3)   $—
              

 

(a) Includes the ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing.

Certain of the Company’s derivative instruments contain provisions requiring the Company to post collateral on those derivative instruments that are in a liability position if the Company’s credit rating falls below BB+ (S&P), or Baa1 (Moody’s). The fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a liability position on April 2, 2011 was $30 million. If the credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered as of April 2, 2011, the Company would be required to post collateral of $30 million. In addition, certain derivative instruments contain provisions that would be triggered in the event the Company defaults on its debt agreements. There were no collateral posting requirements as of April 2, 2011 triggered by credit-risk-related contingent features.

 

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Financial instruments

The carrying values of the Company’s short-term items, including cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and notes payable approximate fair value. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is calculated based on broker quotes and was as follows at April 2, 2011:

 

(millions)    Fair Value      Carrying Value  

Long-term debt

   $ 5,298      $ 4,905  
                   

Credit risk concentration

The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties on derivative financial and commodity contracts. Management believes a concentration of credit risk with respect to derivative counterparties is limited due to the credit ratings of the counterparties and the use of master netting and reciprocal collateralization agreements.

Master netting agreements apply in situations where the Company executes multiple contracts with the same counterparty. Certain counterparties represent a concentration of credit risk to the Company. If those counterparties fail to perform according to the terms of derivative contracts, this would result in a loss to the Company of $42 million as of April 2, 2011.

For certain derivative contracts, reciprocal collateralization agreements with counterparties call for the posting of collateral in the form of cash, treasury securities or letters of credit if a fair value loss position to the Company or our counterparties exceeds a certain amount. There were no collateral balance requirements at April 2, 2011.

Management believes concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited due to the generally high credit quality of the Company’s major customers, as well as the large number and geographic dispersion of smaller customers. However, the Company conducts a disproportionate amount of business with a small number of large multinational grocery retailers, with the five largest accounts encompassing approximately 35% of consolidated trade receivables at April 2, 2011.

Note 10 Operating segments

Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit snacks, frozen waffles, and veggie foods. Kellogg products are manufactured and marketed globally. Principal markets for these products include the United States and United Kingdom. The Company currently manages its operations in four geographic operating segments, comprised of North America and the three International operating segments of Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.

 

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     Quarter ended  
(millions)    April 2,
2011
    April 3,
2010
 

Net sales

    

North America

     $  2,364       $  2,275  

Europe

          621       606  

Latin America

          261       222  

Asia Pacific (a)

          239       215  

Consolidated

     $  3,485       $  3,318  

Segment operating profit

    

North America (b)

     $     440       $     498  

Europe

          101       105  

Latin America

            48       45  

Asia Pacific (a)

            31       37  

Corporate (b)

     (48     (48

Consolidated

     $     572       $     637  
                  

 

(a) Includes Australia, Asia and South Africa.
(b) Research and Development expense totaling $3 million was reallocated to Corporate from North America for the first quarter of 2010.

 

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KELLOGG COMPANY

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of operations

Overview

For more than 100 years, consumers have counted on Kellogg for great-tasting, high-quality and nutritious foods. Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles and veggie foods. Kellogg products are manufactured and marketed globally. We currently manage our operations in four geographic operating segments, consisting of North America and the three International operating segments of Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

We manage our Company for sustainable performance defined by our long-term annual growth targets. These targets are 3 to 4% for internal net sales, mid single-digit (4 to 6%) for internal operating profit, and high single-digit (7 to 9%) for net earnings per share on a currency-neutral basis. Internal net sales and internal operating profit exclude the impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions, dispositions and shipping day differences. See the “Foreign currency translation” section for an explanation of management’s definition of currency neutral.

For the quarter ended April 2, 2011, our reported net sales increased 5%. Consolidated operating profit decreased 10%, while internal operating profit decreased 12%, compared to internal growth of 17% in the prior period. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) declined 8% to $1.00, compared to $1.09 in the comparable prior year quarter. EPS on a currency-neutral basis was down 10%. Our performance was ahead of our expectations for the quarter. We had strong top-line growth and invested in brand building and in our supply chain.

For the full year 2011, we expect our internal net sales to increase by approximately 4%, at the high end of our previous guidance of 3 to 4%. This increase offsets our expectations of higher input costs. We are on track to meet our internal operating profit guidance of flat to down 2%, and our currency-neutral earnings per diluted share growth of low single-digits (1 to 3%).

Net sales and operating profit

The following table provides an analysis of net sales and operating profit performance for the first quarter of 2011 versus 2010:

 

(dollars in millions)    North
America
    Europe     Latin
America
    Asia
Pacific
(a)
    Corporate    

Consoli-

dated

 

2011 net sales

   $  2,364     $  621     $ 261     $ 239     $     $  3,485  
                                                  

2010 net sales

   $  2,275     $  606     $ 222     $ 215     $     $  3,318  
                                                  

% change — 2011 vs. 2010:

            

Volume (tonnage) (b)

     1.8      (.6 )%      4.1      4.9            1.8 

Pricing/mix

     1.7          6.1      (2.7 )%             1.3 

Subtotal — internal business

     3.5      (.6 )%      10.2      2.2            3.1 

Foreign currency impact

     .4      3.1     7.2      9.2            1.9 

Total change

     3.9      2.5     17.4      11.4            5.0 
(dollars in millions)   

North
America

(c)

    Europe     Latin
America
   

Asia
Pacific

(a)

   

Corporate

(c)

    Consoli-
dated
 

2011 operating profit

   $ 440     $ 101     $ 48     $ 31     $ (48   $ 572  
                                                  

2010 operating profit

   $ 498     $ 105     $ 45     $ 37     $ (48   $  637  
                                                  

% change — 2011 vs. 2010:

            

Internal business

     (12.1 )%      (8.7 )%      1.0     (23.2 )%      (1.6 )%      (12.3 )% 

Foreign currency impact

     .4     4.7     7.3     7.8         2.1

Total change

     (11.7 )%      (4.0 )%      8.3     (15.4 )%      (1.6 )%      (10.2 )% 

 

(a) Includes Australia, Asia, and South Africa.
(b) We measure the volume impact (tonnage) on revenues based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
(c) Research and Development expense totaling $3 million was reallocated to Corporate from North America for the first quarter of 2010.

 

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Our consolidated net sales grew by 5%. The strong net sales growth during the quarter was due to increased volumes resulting from our recently launched innovations and our investment in brand building, and favorable pricing/mix. Foreign exchange provided a favorable impact of almost 2%.

Our North America operating segment had internal net sales growth of 3%. North America has three product groups: retail cereal; retail snacks and frozen and specialty channels. Internal net sales of retail cereal increased 2% driven by pricing and strong innovation. We saw improving trends in the cereal category, which responds well to innovation and brand building investment. Our innovations, launched in January, performed very well. We are excited about our second half innovations.

The retail snack product group (cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars and fruit-flavored snacks) grew a strong 5%, on top of 5% growth in the prior year. We saw net sales increases in crackers and wholesome snacks, while cookie net sales were flat. During the quarter we launched a cracker innovation which has been very successful and helped drive a share gains in measured channels. Although our cookie sales were flat, we did increase share slightly, indicating improved trends in our cookie business. Consumption in the toaster pastry category was down, but we grew share.

Internal net sales in the frozen and specialty channels (frozen foods, food service and vending) increased 4%, driven by growth in our waffle business. Our consumption in the waffle business grew by more than 60%; however, shipment growth was not as high as consumption as we were lapping the rebuilding of trade inventory in the first quarter of 2010. The veggie category remains strong. While our shipments were down, we saw strong underlying consumption growth from Morningstar Farms.

Internal net sales in our international operating segments increased 2%. The growth was driven by higher sales in Latin America and Asia Pacific, which offset Europe’s 1% decline. The U.K. continued to be a tough operating environment. The cereal category was flat and highly competitive. The softness in the U.K. was partially offset by growth in France, where the cereal category grew mid single-digit. Latin America’s internal net sales grew by 10% due to Brazil and Venezuela where we are lapping soft comparisons from the prior year. Net sales in Mexico were up 1%, against last year’s strong 7% growth. Results in Mexico for the first quarter were negatively impacted by a customer dispute that has been resolved. In Asia Pacific, internal net sales were up 2% as a result of the strong sales in our South Africa and India business. This growth was offset by net sales softness in Australia. Consumption in our Australia cereal business grew by more than 1% and we gained share. Our net sales performance did not reflect the increase in consumption due to higher retailer inventory growth in the first quarter of 2010.

Consolidated operating profit declined by 10% on a reported basis, and 12% on an internal basis. The decline was due to higher input costs, supply chain investments and increased brand building. Our price execution lagged the significant increase in input cost inflation. In addition, we lapped a strong first quarter 2010 performance with internal operating profit growth of 17%.

Internal operating profit in North America declined by 12% against an increase of 22% in the prior year. Higher input costs and increased brand building to support our innovation launches were the main drivers. Europe’s internal operating profit declined by 9%, impacted by the difficult operating environment in the U.K. In Latin America, despite 10% net sales growth, internal operating profit increased by only 1% due to increased cost pressures. Asia Pacific’s internal operating profit declined by 23%, lapping last year’s growth of 10%. Australia drove the decline in operating profit, due to the lapping of higher retail inventory growth in the first quarter of 2010 as well as increased advertising to support innovation.

Margin performance

Margin performance for the first quarter of 2011 versus 2010 is as follows:

 

Quarter    2011     2010     Change vs.
prior year
(pts.)
 

Gross margin (a)

     40.8     43.0     (2.2

SGA (b)

     (24.4 )%      (23.8 )%      (0.6

Operating margin

     16.4     19.2     (2.8

 

(a) Gross profit as a percentage of net sales. Gross profit is equal to net sales less cost of goods sold.
(b) Selling, general, and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales.

As illustrated in the preceding table, our consolidated gross margin declined by 220 basis points in 2011 due to increased cost pressures for fuel, energy, commodities, employee benefits and other supply chain investments. We have increased price, but those increases lagged input inflation. The full impact of our price increases will be recognized as we progress into the second quarter. Our selling, general and administrative (SGA) expense as a percentage of net sales increased by 60 basis points primarily due to increased advertising and promotion investment.

For the full year, we expect gross margin to remain under pressure and be down approximately 50 basis points.

 

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Foreign currency translation

The reporting currency for our financial statements is the U.S. dollar. Certain of our assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily in the euro, British pound, Mexican peso, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar. To prepare our consolidated financial statements, we must translate those assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues into U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rates. As a result, increases and decreases in the value of the U.S. dollar against these other currencies will affect the amount of these items in our consolidated financial statements, even if their value has not changed in their original currency. This could have a significant impact on our results if such increase or decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar is substantial.

Volatility in the foreign exchange markets has limited our ability to forecast future U.S. dollar reported earnings. As such, we are measuring diluted earnings per share growth and providing guidance on future earnings on a currency neutral basis, assuming earnings are translated at the prior year’s exchange rates. This non-GAAP financial measure is being used to focus management and investors on local currency business results, thereby providing visibility to the underlying trends of the Company. Management believes that excluding the impact of foreign currency from EPS provides a useful measurement of comparability given the volatility in foreign exchange markets.

 

     Quarter ended  
Consolidated results    April 2,
2011
    April 3,
2010
 

Diluted net earnings per share (EPS)

   $ 1.00     $ 1.09  

Translational impact (a)

     (0.02     (0.02

Currency neutral EPS

   $ 0.98     $ 1.07  

Currency neutral EPS growth (b)

     (10 )%         
                  

 

(a) Translation impact is the difference between reported EPS and the translation of current year net profits at prior year exchange rates, adjusted for gains (losses) on translational hedges.
(b) Calculated as a percentage of growth from the prior year’s reported EPS.

Cost reduction initiatives

We view our continued spending on cost reduction initiatives as part of our ongoing operating principles to provide greater visibility in achieving our long-term profit growth targets. Initiatives undertaken are currently expected to recover cash implementation costs within a five-year period of completion. Each cost reduction initiative is normally up to three years in duration. Upon completion (or as each major stage is completed in the case of multi-year programs), the project begins to deliver cash savings and/or reduced depreciation. Certain of these initiatives represent exit or disposal plans for which material charges will be incurred. See further discussion in Note 3. We include these charges in our measure of operating segment profitability. In 2009, we announced our intention to achieve $1 billion plus of annual cost savings in three years (beginning in 2012). These initiatives are integral to meeting our $1 billion plus savings challenge.

2011 activities

We incurred costs related to our cost reduction initiatives which do not qualify as exit costs under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. These represent cash costs for consulting and other charges for our cost of goods sold COGS and SGA programs.

Costs incurred during the quarter as well as total program costs are as follows:

 

     Quarter ended, April 2, 2011      Total program costs through,
April 2, 2011
 
(millions)    COGS
programs
     SGA
programs
     Total      COGS
programs
     SGA
programs
     Total  

North America

   $ 1      $       $ 1      $ 68      $ 14      $ 82  

Europe

     1                  1          21           3          24  

Latin America

                                 8                    8  

Asia Pacific

     1                  1            9                    9  

Corporate

                                        3            3  

Total

   $ 3      $       $ 3      $ 106      $ 20      $ 126  
                                                       

The additional cost and cash outlay in 2011 for these programs, excluding exit costs, is estimated to be $5 to $10 million. The projects are expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2011.

 

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SAP reimplementation

We are reimplementing SAP which will result in process and productivity improvements. The program is expected to require approximately $70 million of incremental expense, including consulting, in addition to capital investments. The reimplementation will begin in 2011.

In the first quarter of 2011, we incurred approximately $2 million of consulting costs associated with this program in our North America operating segment. To date, we have incurred $11 million in program costs. These costs impacted our operating segments as follows (in millions): North America-$10; and Latin America-$1. The additional cost and cash outlay in 2011 through 2014 for this program is expected to be approximately $60 million.

Prior year activities

During the first quarter of April 3, 2010, we incurred $10 million of consulting and other costs in connection with our COGS and SGA programs. Costs were recorded in the following operating segments during the quarter ended April 3, 2010.

 

     Quarter ended, April 3, 2010  
(millions)    COGS
programs
     SGA
programs
     Total  

North America

   $   6      $ 1      $   7  

Europe

         2                    2  

Asia Pacific

         1                    1  

Total

   $   9      $ 1      $ 10  
                            

During the first quarter of 2010, the Company incurred $2 million of costs associated with the SAP reimplementation in our North America operating segment.

Interest expense

For the quarter ended April 2, 2011, interest expense was $67 million, as compared to the quarter ended April 3, 2010 with interest expense of $65 million.

For the full year 2011, we expect gross interest expense to be approximately $235 to $245 million, compared to 2010’s full year amount of $248 million.

Income taxes

The consolidated effective income tax rate was 28% for the quarter ended April 2, 2011, as compared to 27% for the comparable quarter of 2010. Refer to Note 8 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

For the full year 2011, we currently expect the consolidated effective income tax rate to be approximately 30%. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could impact the expected effective income tax rate as it is dependent upon U.S. dollar earnings of foreign subsidiaries doing business in various countries with differing statutory rates. Additionally, the rate could be impacted if pending uncertain tax matters, including tax positions that could be affected by planning initiatives, are resolved more or less favorably than we currently expect.

Liquidity and capital resources

Our principal source of liquidity is operating cash flows supplemented by borrowings for major acquisitions and other significant transactions. Our cash-generating capability is one of our fundamental strengths and provides us with substantial financial flexibility in meeting operating and investing needs.

 

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The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows:

 

     Quarter ended  
(millions)    April 2,
2011
     April 3,
2010
 

Net cash provided by (used in):

     

Operating activities

   $  310       $ 250   

Investing activities

        (99)            (59)   

Financing activities

       (266)          (134)   

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

          15              (4)   

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   $   (40)       $   53   
                   

Operating activities

The principal source of our operating cash flow is net earnings, meaning cash receipts from the sale of our products, net of costs to manufacture and market our products.

Net cash provided by our operating activities for the first quarter of 2011 amounted to $310 million, an increase of $60 million compared with the first quarter of 2010, with the increase primarily attributable to lower incentive compensation payments during first quarter 2011 and the receipt of an income tax refund related to 2010 pension and postretirement plan contributions. The impact of higher pension and postretirement plan contributions in 2011 compared with first quarter 2010 partially offset the increase in operating cash flows during the period.

Our cash conversion cycle (defined as days of inventory and trade receivables outstanding less days of trade payables outstanding, based on a trailing 12 month average) is relatively short, equating to approximately 22 days and 23 days for the 12 month periods ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, respectively. Compared with the 12 month period ended April 3, 2010, the unfavorable impact on the 2011 cash conversion cycle resulting from higher days of inventory outstanding was more than offset by an increase in days of trade payables outstanding.

Our pension and other postretirement benefit plan contributions amounted to $178 million and $22 million for the year-to-date periods ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, respectively. For full year 2011, we currently expect that our contributions to pension and other postretirement plans will total approximately $200 million. Plan funding strategies may be modified in response to our evaluation of tax deductibility, market conditions and competing investment alternatives.

We measure cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities reduced by expenditures for property additions. We use this non-GAAP financial measure of cash flow to focus management and investors on the amount of cash available for debt repayment, dividend distributions, acquisition opportunities, and share repurchases. Our cash flow metric is reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measure, as follows:

 

     Quarter ended      Change versus
prior year
(millions)    April 2,
2011
     April 3,
2010
    

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 310       $ 250       24.0 %

Additions to properties

      (103)         (60)        

Cash flow

   $ 207       $ 190         8.9 %
                        

For 2011, we are projecting cash flow (as defined) within a range of $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion. This projection reflects the impact of our expected pension and postretirement benefit plan contributions, net of tax.

Investing activities

Our net cash used in investing activities during the year to date period ended 2011 amounted to $99 million, an increase of $40 million compared with the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to a higher level of capital expenditures in 2011.

For full-year 2011, we project capital spending of approximately 4% of net sales. In addition to continuing to invest in our supply chain and information technology infrastructure, we have increased investment in capacity to support growth and innovation.

 

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Financing activities

Our net cash used in financing activities for the year-to-date period ended April 2, 2011 amounted to $266 million compared with $134 million for the comparable period in 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in repurchases of common stock.

We spent $329 million and $148 million to repurchase common stock during the year to date periods ended April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, respectively. Of the $329 million spent in 2011, $5 million was related to shares purchased in 2010 that did not settle prior to the end of the 2010 reporting period, and $324 million was spent to repurchase 6 million shares of our common stock during the first quarter of 2011. During the first quarter of 2010, we spent $148 million to repurchase approximately 3 million shares of our common stock.

On April 23, 2010, our board of directors authorized a $2.5 billion, three-year share repurchase program for 2010 through 2012. As of April 2, 2011, total purchases under the repurchase authorization amounted to 27 million shares totaling $1.4 billion. During the remainder of 2011 and 2012, we plan to execute the remaining repurchases under the 2010 authorization. We project total purchases of $800 million in 2011, which includes the $324 million executed in first quarter 2011, with the balance in 2012. Actual repurchases could be different from our current projections, as influenced by factors such as the impact of changes in our stock price and other competing priorities.

We used commercial paper to refinance $946 million of long-term debt that matured in the first quarter of 2011.

In February 2011, the board of directors declared a dividend of $0.405 per common share, payable on March 15, 2011 to shareholders of record at close of business on March 1, 2011. In April 2011, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.405 per common share, payable June 15, 2011 to shareholders of record at close of business on June 1, 2011. We also announced that the board plans to increase the quarterly dividend to $0.43 per share beginning with the third quarter of 2011. This increase is consistent with our current plan to maintain our dividend pay-out ratio between 40% and 50% of reported net income.

In March 2011, we entered into an unsecured Four-Year Credit Agreement to replace our existing unsecured Five-Year Credit Agreement, which would have expired in November 2011. The Four-Year Credit Agreement allows us to borrow, on a revolving credit basis, up to $2.0 billion, although we do not plan to use it. (See Note 5 within Notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Four-Year Credit Agreement.)

We are in compliance with all debt covenants. We continue to believe that we will be able to meet our interest and principal repayment obligations and maintain our debt covenants for the foreseeable future. We expect our access to public debt and commercial paper markets, along with operating cash flows, will be adequate to meet future operating, investing and financing needs, including the pursuit of selected bolt-on acquisitions.

 

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Forward-looking statements

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains “forward-looking statements” with projections concerning, among other things, our strategy, financial principles, and plans; initiatives, improvements and growth; sales, gross margins, advertising, promotion, merchandising, brand building, operating profit, and earnings per share; innovation; investments; capital expenditures; asset write-offs and expenditures and costs related to productivity or efficiency initiatives; the impact of accounting changes and significant accounting estimates; our ability to meet interest and debt principal repayment obligations; minimum contractual obligations; future common stock repurchases or debt reduction; effective income tax rate; cash flow and core working capital improvements; interest expense; commodity, and energy prices; and employee benefit plan costs and funding. Forward-looking statements include predictions of future results or activities and may contain the words “expect,” “believe,” “will,” “can,” “anticipate,” “project,” “should,” or words or phrases of similar meaning. Our actual results or activities may differ materially from these predictions. Our future results could be affected by a variety of factors, including:

 

 

the impact of competitive conditions;

 

 

the effectiveness of pricing, advertising, and promotional programs;

 

 

the success of innovation, renovation and new product introductions;

 

 

the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill and other intangibles;

 

 

the success of productivity improvements and business transitions;

 

 

commodity and energy prices;

 

 

labor costs;

 

 

disruptions or inefficiencies in supply chain;

 

 

the availability of and interest rates on short-term and long-term financing;

 

 

actual market performance of benefit plan trust investments;

 

 

the levels of spending on systems initiatives, properties, business opportunities, integration of acquired businesses, and other general and administrative costs;

 

 

changes in consumer behavior and preferences;

 

 

the effect of U.S. and foreign economic conditions on items such as interest rates, statutory tax rates, currency conversion and availability;

 

 

legal and regulatory factors including changes in advertising and labeling laws and regulations;

 

 

the ultimate impact of product recalls;

 

 

business disruption or other losses from war, terrorist acts, or political unrest; and,

 

 

the risks and uncertainties described herein under Part II, Item 1A.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update them.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our Company is exposed to certain market risks, which exist as a part of our ongoing business operations. We use derivative financial and commodity instruments, where appropriate, to manage these risks. Refer to Note 9 within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our derivative financial and commodity instruments.

Refer to disclosures contained on pages 25-26 of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other than changes noted here, there have been no material changes in the Company’s market risk as of April 2, 2011.

During the quarter ended April 2, 2011, we entered into additional interest rate swaps in connection with certain U.S. Dollar Notes. The total notional amount of interest rate swaps at April 2, 2011 was $3.1 billion, representing a settlement receivable of $63 million. The total notional amount of interest rate swaps at January 1, 2011 was $1.9 billion, representing a settlement receivable of $74 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

As of April 2, 2011, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

During the last fiscal quarter, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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KELLOGG COMPANY

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011. The risk factors disclosed under this Part II, Item 1A and in Part I, Item 1A to our Annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011, in addition to the other information set forth in this Report, could materially affect our business, financial condition, or results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we deem to be immaterial could also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

(millions, except per share data)

 

Period    (a) Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
     (b) Average Price
Paid Per Share
     (c) Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
     (d) Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs
 

Month #1:

           

1/2/11-1/29/11

     981,295        $50.95         981,295        $1,393   

Month #2:

           

1/30/11-2/26/11

     562,994        $53.29         562,994        $1,363   

Month #3:

           

2/27/11-4/2/11

     4,510,566        $53.96         4,510,566        $1,119   

Total

     6,054,855        $53.41         6,054,855           
                                     

On April 23, 2010, the board of directors authorized a $2.5 billion three-year share repurchase program for 2010 through 2012. This authorization replaced the previous share buyback program which authorized stock repurchases of up to $1,113 million for 2010.

Item 6. Exhibits

 

(a) Exhibits:

 

31.1    Rule 13a-14(e)/15d-14(a) Certification from John A. Bryant
31.2    Rule 13a-14(e)/15d-14(a) Certification from Ronald L. Dissinger
32.1    Section 1350 Certification from John A. Bryant
32.2    Section 1350 Certification from Ronald L. Dissinger
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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KELLOGG COMPANY

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

KELLOGG COMPANY

/s/ R. L. Dissinger

R. L. Dissinger

Principal Financial Officer;

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

/s/ A. R. Andrews

A. R. Andrews

Principal Accounting Officer;

Vice President — Corporate Controller

Date: May 10, 2011

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.    Description    Electronic (E)
Paper (P)
Incorp. By
Ref. (IBRF)
31.1   

Rule 13a-14(e)/15d-14(a) Certification from John A. Bryant

   E
31.2   

Rule 13a-14(e)/15d-14(a) Certification from Ronald L. Dissinger

   E
32.1   

Section 1350 Certification from John A. Bryant

   E
32.2   

Section 1350 Certification from Ronald L. Dissinger

   E
101.INS   

XBRL Instance Document

   E
101.SCH   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

   E
101.CAL   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

   E
101.DEF   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

   E
101.LAB   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

   E
101.PRE   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

   E

 

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