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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 June 26, 2004

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 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  [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  [X]  No  [   ]

Common Stock outstanding July 23, 2004 – 413,411,591 shares

 


KELLOGG COMPANY

INDEX

     
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Item 1:
   
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  5-12
 
   
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  21
 
  22
 Letter of Employment
 Separation Agreement
 Rule 13a-14(e) Certification of Carlos M. Gutierrez
 Rule 13a-14(e) Certification of Jeffrey M. Boromisa
 Section 1350 Certification of Carlos M. Gutierrez
 Section 1350 Certification of Jeffrey M. Boromisa

 


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Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(millions, except per share data)
                 
    June 26,   December 27,
    2004   2003
    (unaudited)
  *
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 211.3     $ 141.2  
Accounts receivable, net
    899.1       754.8  
Inventories:
               
Raw materials and supplies
    198.9       185.3  
Finished goods and materials in process
    421.1       464.5  
Other current assets
    297.3       242.1  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    2,027.7       1,787.9  
Property, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,591.2 and $3,439.3
    2,676.0       2,780.2  
Goodwill
    3,098.1       3,098.4  
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $36.7 and $35.1
    2,032.8       2,034.4  
Other assets
    460.2       441.8  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 10,294.8     $ 10,142.7  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Current liabilities
               
Current maturities of long-term debt
  $ 78.8     $ 578.1  
Notes payable
    677.4       320.8  
Accounts payable
    732.6       703.8  
Accrued advertising and promotion
    395.7       323.1  
Other current liabilities
    764.9       840.2  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    2,649.4       2,766.0  
Long-term debt
    4,263.5       4,265.4  
Deferred income taxes
    1,064.4       1,062.8  
Pension benefits
    169.4       165.3  
Nonpension postretirement benefits
    275.3       291.0  
Other liabilities
    138.6       149.0  
Shareholders’ equity
               
Common stock, $.25 par value
    103.8       103.8  
Capital in excess of par value
          24.5  
Retained earnings
    2,467.3       2,247.7  
Treasury stock, at cost
    (98.3 )     (203.6 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (738.6 )     (729.2 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    1,734.2       1,443.2  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 10,294.8     $ 10,142.7  
 
   
 
     
 
 

* Condensed from audited financial statements.

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS
(millions, except per share data)
                                 
                    Year-to-date   Year-to-date
    Quarter ended   Quarter ended   period ended   period ended
    June 26,   June 28,   June 26,   June 28,
(Results are unaudited)
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Net sales
  $ 2,387.3     $ 2,247.4     $ 4,777.8     $ 4,394.9  
Cost of goods sold
    1,307.1       1,232.1       2,662.6       2,463.2  
Selling and administrative expense
    641.8       601.2       1,256.6       1,170.2  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    438.4       414.1       858.6       761.5  
Interest expense
    76.1       89.5       154.3       181.5  
Other income (expense), net
    (5.0 )     (6.1 )     (6.3 )     (5.4 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Earnings before income taxes
    357.3       318.5       698.0       574.6  
Income taxes
    119.9       114.6       240.8       206.8  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net earnings
  $ 237.4     $ 203.9     $ 457.2     $ 367.8  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net earnings per share:
                               
Basic
  $ .58     $ .50     $ 1.11     $ .90  
Diluted
  $ .57     $ .50     $ 1.10     $ .90  
Dividends per share
  $ .2525     $ .2525     $ .5050     $ .5050  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Average shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    411.8       406.9       411.3       407.3  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted
    416.5       409.2       415.5       409.3  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Actual shares outstanding at period end
                    412.8       408.0  
 
                   
 
     
 
 

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(millions)
                 
    Year-to-date   Year-to-date
    period ended   period ended
    June 26,   June 28,
(unaudited)
  2004
  2003
Operating activities
               
Net earnings
  $ 457.2     $ 367.8  
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to operating cash flows:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    197.9       183.7  
Deferred income taxes
    (8.9 )     37.9  
Other
    58.8       47.6  
Postretirement benefit plan contributions
    (126.8 )     (59.3 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
    (88.7 )     (117.3 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    489.5       460.4  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Investing activities
               
Additions to properties
    (101.1 )     (68.5 )
Dispositions of businesses
          14.0  
Other
    0.8       6.5  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (100.3 )     (48.0 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Financing activities
               
Net issuances of notes payable
    356.6       63.7  
Issuances of long-term debt
          498.1  
Reductions of long-term debt
    (502.5 )     (708.2 )
Net issuances of common stock
    202.2       58.0  
Common stock repurchases
    (162.8 )     (62.0 )
Cash dividends
    (208.2 )     (205.6 )
Other
    (1.7 )     (2.5 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (316.4 )     (358.5 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (2.7 )     6.2  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    70.1       60.1  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    141.2       100.6  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 211.3     $ 160.7  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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 June 26, 2004 (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 32 to 52 of the Company’s 2003 Annual Report. The accounting policies used in preparing these financial statements are the same as those summarized in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report, except as discussed below. Certain amounts for 2003 have been reclassified to conform to current-period classifications. The results of operations for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended June 26, 2004, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for other interim periods or the full year.

Basis of presentation

The Company’s fiscal year normally ends on the last Saturday of December and as a result, a 53rd week is added every fifth or sixth year. The Company’s 2004 fiscal year will end on January 1, 2005, and include a 53rd week. Quarters normally consist of 13-week periods, with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 including a 14th week.

Medicare prescription benefits

In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act) became law. The Act introduces a prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D as well as a federal subsidy (beginning in 2006) to sponsors of retiree health care benefit plans that provide a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. In January 2004, the Company elected, pursuant to FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 106-1, to defer accounting recognition of the effects of the Act until authoritative FASB guidance was issued.

In May 2004, the FASB issued FSP FAS 106-2, which applies to sponsors of single-employer defined benefit postretirement health care plans that are impacted by the Act. In general, the FSP concludes that plan sponsors should follow SFAS No. 106 “Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions,” in accounting for the effects of the Act, with benefits attributable to past service cost accounted for as an actuarial experience gain. The FSP is generally effective for the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2004, with earlier application encouraged. For employers such as Kellogg that elected deferral under FSP FAS 106-1, this guidance may be adopted retroactively to the date of Act enactment or prospectively from the date of adoption.

While detailed regulations necessary to implement the Act have not yet been issued, management believes that certain health care benefit plans covering a significant portion of the Company’s U.S. workforce will qualify for the Medicare Part D subsidy, resulting in a reduction in the Company’s share of prescription drug benefits available under these plans. Accordingly, the Company adopted FSP FAS 106-2 as of its second quarter 2004 reporting period beginning March 28, 2004, and has performed a remeasurement of its plan assets and obligations as of December 27, 2003. The reduction in the benefit obligation attributable to past service cost is approximately $73 million and the total reduction in benefit cost for full-year 2004 is approximately $10 million, of which $5 million has been recognized in results for the year-to-date period ended June 26, 2004.

Stock compensation

The Company uses various equity-based compensation programs to provide long-term performance incentives for its global workforce. Currently, these incentives consist of stock options, performance units, restricted stock grants, and stock purchase plans with various preferred terms. These awards are administered through several plans, as described in Note 8 to Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 41-43 of the Company’s 2003 Annual Report.

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The Company currently uses the intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” to account for its employee stock options and other stock-based compensation. Under this method, because the exercise price of the Company’s employee stock options equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of the grant, no compensation expense is recognized. The table below presents pro forma results for the current and prior-year periods, as if the Company had used the alternate fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation, prescribed by SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (as amended by SFAS No. 148). Under this pro forma method, the fair value of each option grant was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and was recognized over the vesting period, generally two years. Pricing model assumptions included expected terms of 3-4 years; and risk-free interest rates, dividend yields, and volatility assumptions consistent with the expected terms and particular grant dates.

                                 
    Quarter ended
  Year-to-date period ended
    June 26,   June 28,   June 26,   June 28,
(millions except per share data)
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax:
                               
As reported
  $ 2.3     $ 2.4     $ 4.5     $ 5.1  
Pro forma
  $ 10.7     $ 10.0     $ 20.4     $ 19.9  
Net earnings:
                               
As reported
  $ 237.4     $ 203.9     $ 457.2     $ 367.8  
Pro forma
  $ 229.0     $ 196.3     $ 441.3     $ 353.0  
Basic net earnings per share:
                               
As reported
  $ 0.58     $ 0.50     $ 1.11     $ 0.90  
Pro forma
  $ 0.56     $ 0.48     $ 1.07     $ 0.87  
Diluted net earnings per share:
                               
As reported
  $ 0.57     $ 0.50     $ 1.10     $ 0.90  
Pro forma
  $ 0.55     $ 0.48     $ 1.06     $ 0.86  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Note 2 Cost-reduction initiatives

To position the Company for sustained reliable growth in earnings and cash flow for the long term, management is undertaking a series of cost-reduction initiatives. Continuing from 2003 are various manufacturing capacity rationalization and efficiency initiatives in the Company’s North American and European operating segments. Some of these initiatives are still in the planning stages and individual actions are being announced as plans are finalized.

During the first quarter of 2004, the Company commenced the global roll-out of its SAP information technology system, resulting in accelerated depreciation of legacy software assets to be abandoned during 2005, as well as related consulting and other implementation expenses. Total incremental costs for 2004 are expected to be approximately $30 million.

In close association with this SAP roll-out, management has undertaken a major initiative to improve the organizational design and effectiveness of pan-European operations. Specific benefits of this initiative are expected to include improved marketing and promotional coordination across Europe, supply chain network savings, and overhead cost reductions. To achieve these benefits, management intends to implement, by early 2005, a new European legal and operating structure with strengthened pan-European management authority and coordination. To complete this business transformation, the Company expects to incur various up-front costs, including relocation, severance, and consulting, of approximately $30 million during 2004.

To improve operations and provide for future growth, during the second quarter of 2004, management completed decision bargaining and initiated effects bargaining with the union regarding the Company’s proposal to close its veggie foods manufacturing facility in Worthington, Ohio. The proposal includes the out-sourcing of certain operations and consolidation of remaining production at the Zanesville, Ohio facility over the next year. The Worthington facility employs approximately 300 employees. If implemented as proposed, total asset write-offs and

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up-front costs of the project could amount to approximately $30 million, the majority of which is expected to be recognized during 2004.

Also during the second quarter of 2004, the Company commenced the relocation of its U.S. snacks business unit from Elmhurst, Illinois (the former headquarters of Keebler Foods Company) to Battle Creek, Michigan, as the next logical step in the integration process. Approximately one-third of the approximately 300 employees affected by this initiative have accepted relocation/reassignment offers. Management intends to fill the remaining open positions via internal and external recruiting efforts. To complete this initiative, management expects to incur approximately $20 million in relocation, recruiting, and severance costs during 2004. Subject to achieving certain employment levels and other regulatory requirements, management expects to defray a significant portion of these up-front costs through various multi-year tax incentives, beginning in 2005.

Taking into account the incremental costs of all of the above-described initiatives, the Company recorded total charges of approximately $20 million for the quarter and $29 million for the year-to-date period ended June 28, 2004. Approximately 70% of the year-to-date charges were comprised of asset write-offs, with the remainder consisting of severance, consulting, and other cash costs. Approximately 60% of the year-to-date charges were recorded in cost of goods sold, with the balance recorded in selling, general, and administrative (SGA) expense. The year-to-date charges impacted the Company’s operating segments as follows (in millions): North America-$15, Europe-$14. The exit cost reserve balance at December 27, 2003, of approximately $19 million was substantially paid out during the first quarter of 2004. Principally attributable to severance costs accrued during the second quarter of 2004, exit cost reserves at June 26, 2004, totaled approximately $4 million.

Cost of goods sold for the quarter ended June 28, 2003, included charges of approximately $15 million, attributable primarily to equipment disposals associated with manufacturing network optimization efforts in the Company’s U.S. snacks business.

Note 3 Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net includes non-operating items such as interest income, foreign exchange gains and losses, charitable donations, and gains on asset sales. Other income (expense), net for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended June 26, 2004, includes a charge of approximately $8 million for a contribution to the Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund, a private trust established for charitable giving.

Other income (expense), net for the year-to-date period ended June 28, 2003, includes a credit of approximately $13 million related to favorable legal settlements; a charge of $8 million for a contribution to the Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund; and a charge of $6.5 million to recognize the impairment of a cost-basis investment in an e-commerce business venture. These charges were recorded principally during the first quarter of 2003.

Note 4 Equity

Earnings per share

Basic net earnings per share is determined by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net 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 are comprised principally of employee stock options issued by the Company. Basic net earnings per share is reconciled to diluted net earnings per share as follows:

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Quarter           Average   Net
(millions, except   Net   shares   earnings
per share data)
  earnings
  outstanding
  per share
2004
                       
Basic
  $ 237.4       411.8     $ .58  
Dilutive employee stock options
          4.7       (0.01 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted
  $ 237.4       416.5     $ .57  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
2003
                       
Basic
  $ 203.9       406.9     $ .50  
Dilutive employee stock options
          2.3        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted
  $ 203.9       409.2     $ .50  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
                         
Year-to-date           Average   Net
(millions, except   Net   shares   earnings
per share data)
  earnings
  outstanding
  per share
2004
                       
Basic
  $ 457.2       411.3     $ 1.11  
Dilutive employee stock options
          4.2       (0.01 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted
  $ 457.2       415.5     $ 1.10  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
2003
                       
Basic
  $ 367.8       407.3     $ .90  
Dilutive employee stock options
          2.0        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted
  $ 367.8       409.3     $ .90  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes net earnings and all other changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by or distributions to shareholders. Accumulated other comprehensive income for the periods presented consists of foreign currency translation adjustments pursuant to SFAS No. 52 “Foreign Currency Translation,” unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges pursuant to SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and minimum pension liability adjustments pursuant to SFAS No. 87 “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions.”

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            Tax    
Quarter   Pre-tax   (expense) or   After-tax
(millions)
  amount
  benefit
  amount
2004
                       
Net earnings
                  $ 237.4  
Other comprehensive income:
                       
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (7.5 )           (7.5 )
Cash flow hedges:
                       
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
    (3.0 )     1.0       (2.0 )
Reclassification to net earnings
    5.5       (2.0 )     3.5  
Minimum pension liability adjustments
    (1.0 )     0.2       (0.8 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    (6.0 )     (0.8 )     (6.8 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total comprehensive income
                  $ 230.6  
 
                   
 
 
                         
            Tax    
    Pre-tax   (expense) or   After-tax
(millions)
  amount
  benefit
  amount
2003
                       
Net earnings
                  $ 203.9  
Other comprehensive income:
                       
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    31.4             31.4  
Cash flow hedges:
                       
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
    (6.4 )     2.0       (4.4 )
Reclassification to net earnings
    1.5       (0.6 )     0.9  
Minimum pension liability adjustments
                 
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    26.5       1.4       27.9  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total comprehensive income
                  $ 231.8  
 
                   
 
 
                         
            Tax    
Year-to-date   Pre-tax   (expense) or   After-tax
(millions)
  amount
  benefit
  amount
2004
                       
Net earnings
                  $ 457.2  
Other comprehensive income:
                       
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (10.3 )           (10.3 )
Cash flow hedges:
                       
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
    (2.2 )     0.9       (1.3 )
Reclassification to net earnings
    10.4       (3.9 )     6.5  
Minimum pension liability adjustments
    (6.0 )     1.7       (4.3 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    (8.1 )     (1.3 )     (9.4 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total comprehensive income
                  $ 447.8  
 
                   
 
 
                         
            Tax    
    Pre-tax   (expense) or   After-tax
(millions)
  amount
  benefit
  amount
2003
                       
Net earnings
                  $ 367.8  
Other comprehensive income:
                       
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    33.5             33.5  
Cash flow hedges:
                       
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
    (16.0 )     5.5       (10.5 )
Reclassification to net earnings
    9.2       (3.3 )     5.9  
Minimum pension liability adjustments
                 
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    26.7       2.2       28.9  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total comprehensive income
                  $ 396.7  
 
                   
 
 

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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of June 26, 2004, and December 27, 2003, consisted of the following:

                 
    June 26,   December 27,
(millions)
  2004
  2003
Foreign currency translation adjustments
  $ (416.3