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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

Commission file number 1-4171

KELLOGG COMPANY

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

Registrant’s telephone number: 616-961-2000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 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 o

Common Stock outstanding October 31, 2002 – 408,250,199 shares

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KELLOGG COMPANY

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Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(millions, except per share data)

* Condensed from audited financial statements

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS
(millions, except per share data)

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(millions)

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
for the quarter and year-to-date period ended September 28, 2002 (unaudited)

Note 1 Accounting policies

The unaudited interim financial information included in this report reflects normal recurring adjustments that management believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position, 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 43 of the Company’s 2001 Annual Report. The accounting policies used in preparing these financial statements are the same as those summarized in the Company’s 2001 Annual Report, except as discussed below. Certain amounts for 2001 have been reclassified to conform to current-period classifications. The results of operations for the quarter and year-to-date period ended September 28, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for other interim periods or the full year.

Interim reporting periods
Historically, the Company has reported interim periods on a calendar-quarter basis. Certain business units within the Company have followed a thirteen week quarter convention, commonly referred to as “4-4-5” because of the number of weeks in each sub-period of the quarter. In order to facilitate conversion to SAP software and to achieve greater consistency and efficiency, all business units of the Company are reporting interim results on a “4-4-5” basis beginning in 2002. Because prior-year results have not been restated, year-over-year comparability of quarterly results has been significantly impacted, due principally to the change in reporting dates for the Keebler business. Keebler’s 2001 interim results were reported for the periods ended March 24, June 16, October 6, and December 29; whereas, 2002 interim results are being reported for the periods ended March 30, June 29, September 28, and December 28. Guidance will be provided within Management’s Discussion and Analysis regarding any significant impact of this reporting change on year-over-year comparisons.

Classification of promotional expenditures
Beginning January 1, 2002, the Company has applied the consensus reached by the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) of the FASB in Issue No. 01-09 “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products.” Under this consensus, generally, cash consideration is to be classified as a reduction of revenue, unless specific criteria are met regarding goods or services that the vendor may receive in return for this consideration. Non-cash consideration is to be classified as a cost of sales.

As a result of applying this consensus, the Company has reclassified promotional payments to its customers and the cost of consumer coupons and other cash redemption offers from selling, general, and administrative expense (SGA) to net sales. The Company has reclassified the cost of promotional package inserts and other non-cash consideration from SGA to cost of goods sold. Prior-period financial statements have been reclassified to comply with this guidance.

Goodwill and other intangible assets
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” on January 1, 2002. This standard provides accounting and disclosure guidance for acquired intangibles. Under this standard, goodwill and “indefinite-lived” intangibles are no longer amortized, but are tested at least annually for impairment. If the asset were determined to be impaired, an impairment loss would be recognized within the Company’s operating profit to reduce carrying value to fair value. Transitional impairment tests of goodwill and non-amortized intangibles are also performed upon adoption of SFAS No. 142, with any recognized impairment loss reported as the cumulative effect of an accounting change in the first period of adoption. The Company was not required to recognize any impairment losses under these transitional tests.

SFAS No. 142 also provides separability criteria for recognizing intangible assets apart from goodwill. Under these provisions, assembled workforce is no longer considered a separate intangible. Accordingly, for the quarter ended March 30, 2002, the Company reclassified approximately $46 million from other intangibles to goodwill on the balance sheet. Refer to Note 8 for further information on the Company’s goodwill and other intangible assets.

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The provisions of SFAS No. 142 are adopted prospectively and prior-period financial statements are not restated. Comparative earnings information for prior periods is presented in the following table: