UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form 10-Q
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(Mark one)
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þ
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2007
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or
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period
from to .
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Commission file number:
001-32312
Novelis Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Canada
(State or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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98-0442987
(I.R.S. employer
identification number)
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3399 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1500
Atlanta, Georgia
(Address of principal
executive offices)
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30326
(Zip
Code)
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Telephone:
(404) 814-4200
(Registrants telephone
number, including area code)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated
filer þ Accelerated
filer o Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange
Act). Yes o
No þ
As of October 31, 2007, the registrant had 77,459,658
common shares outstanding.
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Financial
Statements
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Novelis
Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
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Three Months
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Ended
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May 16, 2007
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April 1, 2007
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Six Months
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September 30,
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Through
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Through
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Ended
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2007
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2006
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September 30, 2007
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May 15, 2007
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September 30, 2006
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Predecessor
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Net sales
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$
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2,821
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$
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2,494
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$
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4,368
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$
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1,281
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$
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5,058
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Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
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2,555
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2,389
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3,991
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1,205
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4,796
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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88
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103
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130
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95
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201
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Depreciation and amortization
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102
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57
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155
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28
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116
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Research and development expenses
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10
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10
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23
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6
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20
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Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
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56
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52
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81
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26
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101
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(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
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36
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37
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22
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(20
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(4
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Equity in net (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates
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4
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(5
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5
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(1
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(9
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Sale transaction fees
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32
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Other (income) expenses net
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(7
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7
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4
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4
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3
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2,844
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2,650
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4,411
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1,375
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5,224
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Loss before provision (benefit) for taxes on loss and minority
interests share
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(23
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(156
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(43
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(94
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(166
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Provision (benefit) for taxes on loss
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(36
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(52
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4
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(72
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Income (loss) before minority interests share
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13
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(104
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(43
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(98
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(94
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Minority interests share
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2
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2
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1
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(2
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Net income (loss)
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13
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(102
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(41
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(97
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(96
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Other comprehensive income net of tax Currency
translation adjustment
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30
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11
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28
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35
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68
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Change in fair value of effective portion of hedges
net
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1
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11
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2
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(1
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(23
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Postretirement benefit plans Amortization of net actuarial loss
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(1
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Change in minimum pension liability
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(1
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(4
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Other comprehensive income net of tax
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31
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21
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30
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33
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41
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Comprehensive income (loss)
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$
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44
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$
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(81
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$
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(11
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$
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(64
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$
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(55
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Dividends per common share
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$
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0.00
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$
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0.01
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$
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0.00
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$
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0.00
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$
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0.10
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
2
Novelis
Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
(in
millions, except number of shares)
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As of
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September 30,
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March 31,
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2007
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2007
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Successor
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Predecessor
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ASSETS
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Current assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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181
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$
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128
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Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $1 as of
September 30, 2007 and $29 as of March 31, 2007)
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third parties
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1,355
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1,350
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related parties
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27
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25
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Inventories
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1,494
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1,483
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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49
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39
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Current portion of fair value of derivative instruments
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51
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92
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Deferred income tax assets
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62
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19
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Total current assets
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3,219
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3,136
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Property, plant and equipment net
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3,298
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2,106
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Goodwill
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2,344
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239
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Intangible assets net
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854
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20
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Investment in and advances to non-consolidated affiliates
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757
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153
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Fair value of derivative instruments net of current
portion
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7
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55
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Deferred income tax assets
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62
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102
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Other long-term assets
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third parties
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86
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105
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related parties
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46
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54
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Total assets
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$
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10,673
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$
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5,970
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
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Current liabilities
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Current portion of long-term debt
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$
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14
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$
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143
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Short-term borrowings
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243
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245
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Accounts payable
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third parties
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1,454
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1,614
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related parties
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53
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49
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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807
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480
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Deferred income tax liabilities
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85
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73
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Total current liabilities
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2,656
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2,604
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Long-term debt net of current portion
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2,559
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2,157
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Deferred income tax liabilities
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690
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103
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Accrued postretirement benefits
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443
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427
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Other long-term liabilities
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688
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352
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7,036
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5,643
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Commitments and contingencies
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Minority interests in equity of consolidated affiliates
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151
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152
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Shareholders equity
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Common stock, no par value; unlimited number of shares
authorized; 77,459,658 and 75,357,660 shares issued and
outstanding as of September 30, 2007 and March 31,
2007, respectively
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Additional paid-in capital
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3,497
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428
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Accumulated deficit
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(41
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(263
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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30
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10
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Total shareholders equity
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3,486
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175
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Total liabilities and shareholders equity
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$
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10,673
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$
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5,970
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
3
Novelis
Inc.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited) (in millions)
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May 16, 2007
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April 1, 2007
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Six Months
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Through
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Through
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Ended
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September 30, 2007
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May 15, 2007
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September 30, 2006
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Predecessor
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net loss
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$
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(41
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$
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(97
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$
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(96
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Adjustments to determine net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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155
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28
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116
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(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
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22
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(20
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(4
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Deferred income taxes
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(46
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(18
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(111
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Amortization of debt issuance costs
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7
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1
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5
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Write-off and amortization of fair value adjustments
net
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(82
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)
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Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable
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1
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1
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Equity in net (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates
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5
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(1
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(9
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Dividends from non-consolidated affiliates
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4
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4
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Minority interests share
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(2
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(1
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2
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Share-based compensation
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1
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Gain on sales of businesses, investments and assets
net
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2
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Changes in assets and liabilities (net of effects from
acquisitions and divestitures):
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Accounts receivable
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|
|
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third parties
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54
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(21
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(25
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related parties
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2
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Inventories
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|
105
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(76
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(9
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(2
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(7
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13
|
|
Other long-term assets
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
(126
|
)
|
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
|
3
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
(57
|
)
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Accrued postretirement benefits
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
(230
|
)
|
|
|
(89
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(57
|
)
|
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
(56
|
)
|
Cash advance received on pending transfer of rights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Proceeds from sales of assets
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Changes to investment in and advances to non-consolidated
affiliates
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Proceeds from loans receivable net
related parties
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Net proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by investing activities
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
960
|
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Principal repayments
|
|
|
(905
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(185
|
)
|
Short-term borrowings net
|
|
|
(65
|
)
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
78
|
|
Dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
minority interests
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
|
(103
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
|
(56
|
)
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in
foreign currencies
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
|
124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
|
|
$
|
102
|
|
|
$
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid
|
|
$
|
102
|
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
103
|
|
Income taxes paid
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing
activities related to the Acquisition of Novelis Common Stock
(Note 2):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
|
$
|
(1,244
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
(2,097
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
|
(859
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in and advances to non-consolidated affiliates
|
|
|
(610
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
(422
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
4
Novelis
Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
(unaudited)
(in
millions, except number of common shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Predecessor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of March 31, 2007
|
|
|
75,357,660
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
428
|
|
|
$
|
(263
|
)
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
175
|
|
Activity April 1, 2007 through May 15, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options
|
|
|
57,876
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Conversion of share-based compensation plans from equity-based
plans to liability-based plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
Currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
Change in fair value of effective portion of hedges
net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Postretirement benefit plans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of net actuarial loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
75,415,536
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
422
|
|
|
$
|
(360
|
)
|
|
$
|
43
|
|
|
$
|
105
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of May 16, 2007
|
|
|
75,415,536
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,405
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,405
|
|
Activity May 16, 2007 through September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
2,044,122
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
92
|
|
Currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Change in fair value of effective portion of hedges
net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2007
|
|
|
77,459,658
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,497
|
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
$
|
3,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
5
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
|
|
1.
|
Business
and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
|
References herein to Novelis, the
Company, we, our, or
us refer to Novelis Inc. and its subsidiaries as
both Predecessor and Successor (as defined below) unless the
context specifically indicates otherwise. References herein to
Hindalco refer to Hindalco Industries Limited.
References herein to Alcan refer to Alcan, Inc.
Change in
Fiscal Year End
On June 26, 2007, our board of directors approved the
change of our fiscal year end to March 31 from December 31.
On June 28, 2007, we filed a Transition Report on
Form 10-Q
for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant
to
Rule 13a-10
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for transition period
reporting. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements are presented on the basis of our new
fiscal year end of March 31.
Description
of Business and Basis of Presentation
Novelis Inc., formed in Canada on September 21, 2004 and
its subsidiaries is the worlds leading aluminum rolled
products producer based on shipment volume. We produce aluminum
sheet and light gauge products where the end-use destination of
the products includes the construction and industrial, beverage
and food cans, foil products and transportation markets. As of
September 30, 2007, we had operations on four continents:
North America; Europe; Asia and South America, through 33
operating plants and three research facilities in 11 countries.
In addition to aluminum rolled products plants, our South
American businesses include bauxite mining, alumina refining,
primary aluminum smelting and power generation facilities that
are integrated with our rolling plants in Brazil.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated and
combined financial statements included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the SEC on
March 1, 2007, as amended on April 30, 2007. These
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared pursuant to SEC
Rule 10-01
of
Regulation S-X.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in
annual financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those
rules and regulations, although we believe that the disclosures
made herein are adequate to make the information not misleading.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of
operations and comprehensive loss and statement of cash flows
for the six months ended September 30, 2006 have been
derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements included in our previously filed Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q
for the periods ended September 30, 2006 and March 31,
2006, as such six month period was not previously reported.
Predecessor
and Successor Reporting
Our acquisition by Hindalco (see Note 2
Acquisition of Novelis Common Stock) was recorded in accordance
with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 103, Topic 5J,
Push Down Basis of Accounting Required in Certain Limited
Circumstances (SAB No. 103). In the accompanying
September 30, 2007 condensed consolidated balance sheet,
the consideration and related costs paid by Hindalco in
connection with the acquisition have been pushed
down to us and have been allocated to the assets acquired
and liabilities assumed in accordance with Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 141, Business
Combinations. Due to the impact of push down accounting, the
Companys condensed consolidated financial statements and
certain note presentations for the six months ended
September 30, 2007 are presented in two
6
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
distinct periods to indicate the application of different bases
of accounting between the periods presented: (1) the period
up to, and including, the acquisition date (April 1, 2007
through May 15, 2007, labeled Predecessor) and
(2) the period after that date (May 16, 2007 through
September 30, 2007, labeled Successor). The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements include a black line division which indicates that
the Predecessor and Successor reporting entities shown are not
comparable.
The unaudited results of operations for the interim periods
shown in these condensed consolidated financial statements,
including the periods shown as Predecessor and Successor, are
not necessarily indicative of operating results for the entire
fiscal year. In the opinion of management, the accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements recognize
all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered
necessary to fairly state our consolidated financial position,
results of operations, cash flows and changes in
shareholders equity for the periods presented.
Reclassifications
and Revisions
Certain reclassifications of prior periods amounts and
presentation have been made to conform to the presentation
adopted for the current periods. The following reclassifications
and presentation changes were made to the prior periods
condensed consolidated statements of operations to conform to
the current period presentation: (a) the amounts previously
presented in Restructuring charges net and
Impairment charges on long-lived assets were reclassified
to Other (income) expenses net and
(b) Gain on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net and Sale transaction fees
were reclassified from Other (income)
expenses net to separate line items. These
reclassifications have no effect on total assets, total
shareholders equity, net loss or cash flows as previously
presented.
As a result of the acquisition by Hindalco, and based on the way
our President and Chief Operating Officer (our chief operating
decision-maker) reviews the results of segment operations,
during the quarter ended June 30, 2007 we changed our
segment performance measure to Segment Income, as defined in
Note 18 Segment and Major Customer Information.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In April 2007, the FASB issued Staff Position
No. FIN 39-1,
Amendment of FASB Interpretation No 39, (FSP
FIN 39-1).
FSP
FIN 39-1
amends FASB Statement No. 39, Offsetting of Amounts
Related to Certain Contracts, by permitting entities that
enter into master netting arrangements as part of their
derivative transactions to offset in their financial statements
net derivative positions against the fair value of amounts (or
amounts that approximate fair value) recognized for the right to
reclaim cash collateral or the obligation to return cash
collateral under those arrangements. FSP
FIN 39-1
is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. We have not yet commenced evaluating the potential impact,
if any, of the adoption of FSP
FIN 39-1
on our consolidated financial position, results of operations
and cash flows.
In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities, which provides companies with an option to
report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value.
The new statement establishes presentation and disclosure
requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between
companies that choose different measurement attributes for
similar types of assets and liabilities and requires companies
to provide additional information that will help investors and
other users of financial statements to more easily understand
the effect of a companys choice to use fair value on its
earnings. The new statement also requires entities to display
the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the
company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance
sheet. FASB Statement No. 159 does not eliminate disclosure
requirements included in other accounting standards, including
requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements
included in FASB Statements No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, and No. 107, Disclosures about Fair
Value of Financial Instruments. FASB Statement No. 159
is effective as
7
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
of the beginning of an entitys first fiscal year beginning
after November 15, 2007. We have not yet commenced
evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of FASB
Statement No. 159 on our consolidated financial position,
results of operations and cash flows.
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FASB
Statement No. 157 applies to other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.
The new guidance is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and for
interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently
evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of FASB
Statement No. 157 on our consolidated financial position,
results of operations and cash flows.
We have determined that all other recently issued accounting
pronouncements will not have a material impact on our
consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows, or do not apply to our operations.
|
|
2.
|
Acquisition
of Novelis Common Stock
|
On May 15, 2007, the Company was acquired by Hindalco
through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary AV Metals Inc.
(Acquisition Sub) pursuant to a plan of arrangement
(Arrangement) entered into on February 10, 2007 and
approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on
May 14, 2007. As a result of the Arrangement, Acquisition
Sub acquired all of the Companys outstanding common shares
at a price of $44.93 per share, and all outstanding stock
options and other equity incentives were terminated in exchange
for cash payments. The aggregate purchase price for the
Companys common shares was $3.4 billion and
immediately following the Arrangement, the common shares of the
Company were transferred from Acquisition Sub to its
wholly-owned subsidiary AV Aluminum Inc. (AV Aluminum). Hindalco
also assumed $2.8 billion of Novelis debt for a total
transaction value of $6.2 billion.
On June 22, 2007, we issued 2,044,122 additional common
shares to AV Aluminum for $44.93 per share resulting in an
additional equity contribution of approximately
$92 million. This contribution was equal in amount to
certain payments made by Novelis related to change in control
compensation to certain employees and directors, lender fees and
other transaction costs incurred by the Company. As this
transaction was approved by the Company and executed subsequent
to the Arrangement, the $92 million is not included in the
determination of total consideration.
Purchase
Price Allocation and Goodwill
As a result of the Arrangement, the consideration and
transaction costs paid by Hindalco in connection with the
transaction have been pushed down to us and have
been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in
accordance with FASB Statement No. 141. The following table
summarizes total consideration paid under the Arrangement (in
millions).
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of all outstanding 75,415,536 shares at $44.93 per
share
|
|
$
|
3,388
|
|
Direct transaction costs incurred by Hindalco
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consideration
|
|
$
|
3,405
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In accordance with FASB Statement No. 141, total
consideration of $3,405 million has been initially
allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based
on our preliminary estimates of fair value, using methodologies
and assumptions that we believe are reasonable. To estimate fair
values, we considered a number of factors, including appraisals
and the application of multiples to discounted cash flow
estimates.
8
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
There is considerable management judgment with respect to cash
flow estimates and appropriate multiples used in determining
fair value.
The following table shows the preliminary allocation of the
total consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed
as of the date of the Arrangement (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
Assets acquired:
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
$
|
3,210
|
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
3,350
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
2,341
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
|
879
|
|
Investment in and advances to non-consolidated affiliates
|
|
|
762
|
|
Fair value of derivative instruments net of current
portion
|
|
|
3
|
|
Deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
117
|
|
Other long-term assets
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets acquired
|
|
|
10,772
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities assumed:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(1,612
|
)
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
(738
|
)
|
Debt, including current portion and short-term borrowings
|
|
|
(2,824
|
)
|
Deferred income tax liabilities, including current portion
|
|
|
(874
|
)
|
Accrued postretirement benefits
|
|
|
(430
|
)
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
(736
|
)
|
Minority interests in equity of consolidated affiliates
|
|
|
(153
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities assumed
|
|
|
(7,367
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consideration
|
|
$
|
3,405
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets include (1) $124 million for a
favorable energy supply contract in North America, recorded at
its estimated fair value, (2) $15 million for other
favorable supply contracts in Europe and
(3) $9 million for the estimated value of acquired
in-process research and development projects that had not yet
reached technological feasibility. In accordance with FASB
Statement No. 141, the $9 million of acquired
in-process research and development was expensed upon
acquisition and charged to Research and development expenses
in the period from May 16, 2007 through
September 30, 2007.
The preliminary allocation shown above includes a total of
$685 million for the fair value of liabilities associated
with unfavorable sales contracts ($371 million included in
Other long-term liabilities and $314 million
included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities). Of
this amount, $655 million relates to unfavorable sales
contracts in North America. These contracts include a ceiling
over which metal purchase costs cannot contractually be passed
through to certain customers, unless adjusted. Subsequent to the
Arrangement, the fair values of these liabilities are credited
to Net sales over the remaining lives of the underlying
contracts. The reduction of these liabilities does not affect
our cash flows.
Certain amounts are subject to change as remaining information
on the fair values is received and valuation analyses are
finalized. Specifically, we continue to evaluate the valuation
and useful lives of the acquired tangible and intangible assets,
the allocation of fair value to our reporting units, and the
income tax implications of the new basis of accounting triggered
by the Arrangement. These final valuations and other
9
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
studies will be performed by Hindalco and Novelis, and the final
fair values and allocations may differ materially from our
preliminary estimates shown above. We expect to complete our
final allocation of the total consideration by March 31,
2008.
The goodwill resulting from the Arrangement reflects the value
of our in-place workforce, deferred income taxes associated with
the fair value adjustments and potential synergies. The majority
of the push down adjustments, including goodwill, will not
impact our cash flows and are not expected to be deductible for
income tax purposes.
We incurred a total of $64 million in fees and expenses
related to the Arrangement, of which $32 million was
incurred in each of the periods from April 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007 and the three months ended March 31,
2007. These fees and expenses are included in Sale
transaction fees in our condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Pro Forma Results
The unaudited condensed consolidated pro forma results of
operations provided below for the three and six month periods
ended September 30, 2006 are presented as though the
Arrangement had occurred at the beginning of the six months
ended September 30, 2006, after giving effect to purchase
accounting adjustments related to depreciation and amortization
of the revalued assets and liabilities, interest expense and
other acquisition related adjustments in connection with the
Arrangement. The pro forma results include estimates and
assumptions that management believes are reasonable. However,
pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the results
that would have occurred if the acquisition had been in effect
on the dates indicated, or which may result in future periods.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
2,578
|
|
|
$
|
5,233
|
|
Loss before provision for taxes and minority interests
share
|
|
$
|
(129
|
)
|
|
$
|
(144
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(75
|
)
|
|
$
|
(74
|
)
|
|
|
3.
|
Restructuring
Programs
|
We recognized no restructuring costs during the three months
ended September 30, 2007 and $1 million in each of the
periods from May 16, 2007 through September 30, 2007
and from April 1, 2007 through May 15, 2007, relating
primarily to restructuring actions begun during 2006 in two of
our European facilities.
10
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
All restructuring provisions and recoveries are included in
Other (income) expenses net in the
accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations
unless otherwise stated. The following table summarizes the
activity in our restructuring liabilities (all of which relate
to our Europe operating segment) (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Exit
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Severance
|
|
|
Related
|
|
|
Restructuring
|
|
|
|
Reserves
|
|
|
Reserves
|
|
|
Reserves
|
|
|
Predecessor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of March 31, 2007
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
April 1, 2007 through May 15, 2007 Activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provisions net
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Cash payments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Adjustments other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007 through June 30, 2007 Activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provisions net
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Cash payments
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of June 30, 2007
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
July 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 Activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash payments
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2007
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories consist of the following (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Finished goods
|
|
$
|
368
|
|
|
|
$
|
369
|
|
Work in process
|
|
|
396
|
|
|
|
|
359
|
|
Raw materials
|
|
|
655
|
|
|
|
|
684
|
|
Supplies
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,496
|
|
|
|
|
1,532
|
|
Allowances
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
(49
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories
|
|
$
|
1,494
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,483
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
5. Property,
Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment net, consists of the
following (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Land and property rights
|
|
$
|
255
|
|
|
|
|
$ 97
|
|
Buildings
|
|
|
699
|
|
|
|
|
895
|
|
Machinery and equipment
|
|
|
2,387
|
|
|
|
|
4,699
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,341
|
|
|
|
|
5,691
|
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(142
|
)
|
|
|
|
(3,674
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,199
|
|
|
|
|
2,017
|
|
Construction in progress
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment net
|
|
$
|
3,298
|
|
|
|
|
$2,106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant
and equipment is shown in the table below (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
May 15,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant
and equipment
|
|
$
|
92
|
|
|
|
$
|
56
|
|
|
$
|
141
|
|
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
|
$
|
115
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets
|
Goodwill
The following table summarizes the balances and activity in
goodwill by operating segment (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
as of
|
|
|
Cumulative
|
|
|
as of
|
|
|
|
as of
|
|
|
Cumulative
|
|
|
as of
|
|
|
|
May 16,
|
|
|
Translation
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
Translation
|
|
|
May 15,
|
|
Operating Segment
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Adjustment
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Adjustment
|
|
|
2007
|
|
North America
|
|
$
|
1,527
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,527
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
389
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
395
|
|
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
244
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
162
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South America
|
|
|
263
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
263
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,341
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
2,344
|
|
|
|
$
|
239
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
244
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Intangible
Assets
The following table summarizes the components of intangible
assets (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Life
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Life
|
|
Tradenames
|
|
$
|
83
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
|
|
20 years
|
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
|
15 years
|
|
Technology
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
167
|
|
|
|
15 years
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
15 years
|
|
Customer relationships
|
|
|
483
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
474
|
|
|
|
20 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Favorable energy supply contract
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
118
|
|
|
|
9.5 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other favorable contracts
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
3.3 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
875
|
|
|
$
|
(21
|
)
|
|
$
|
854
|
|
|
|
17.2 years
|
|
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
|
$
|
(14
|
)
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
|
15 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Our favorable energy supply contract and other favorable
contracts are amortized over their estimated useful lives using
methods that reflect the pattern in which the economic benefits
are expected to be consumed. All other intangible assets are
amortized using the straight-line method.
Amortization expense related to intangible assets is shown in
the table below (in millions), and includes $5 million and
$8 million included in Cost of goods sold related to
the favorable energy supply and other favorable contracts for
the three months ended September 30, 2007 and for the
period from May 16, 2007 through September 30, 2007,
respectively.
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|
|
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|
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Three Months
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May 16, 2007
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April 1, 2007
|
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Six Months
|
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Ended
|
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Through
|
|
|
Through
|
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Ended
|
|
|
September 30,
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September 30,
|
|
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May 15,
|
|
September 30,
|
|
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2007
|
|
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2006
|
|
2007
|
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|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
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Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Predecessor
|
Amortization expense related to intangible assets
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
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|
Estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets for
each of the five succeeding fiscal years is shown in the table
below (in millions). Actual amounts may differ from these
estimates due to such factors as customer turnover, raw material
consumption patterns, impairments, additional intangible asset
acquisitions, remeasurement of amounts valued in foreign
currencies and other events.
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Fiscal Year Ending March 31,
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2008 (remaining six months)
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$
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31
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2009
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|
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59
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2010
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|
|
57
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2011
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|
|
54
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|
2012
|
|
|
53
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|
13
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
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7.
|
Investment
in and Advances to Non-Consolidated Affiliates and Related Party
Transactions
|
The following table summarizes the ownership structure and our
ownership percentage of the non-consolidated affiliates in which
we have an investment as of September 30, 2007 and which we
account for using the equity method. We have no material
investments that we account for using the cost method.
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Ownership
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Affiliate Name
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|
Ownership Structure
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|
Percentage
|
|
|
Aluminium Norf GmbH
|
|
Corporation
|
|
|
50
|
%
|
Consorcio Candonga
|
|
Unincorporated Joint Venture
|
|
|
50
|
%
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MiniMRF LLC
|
|
Limited Liability Company
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|
|
50
|
%
|
Deutsche Aluminium Verpackung Recycling GmbH
|
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Corporation
|
|
|
30
|
%
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France Aluminium Recyclage S.A.
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|
Public Limited Company
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|
|
20
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%
|
In September 2007, we completed the dissolution of EuroNorca
Partners, and we received approximately $2 million in the
completion of liquidation proceedings. No gain or loss was
recognized on the liquidation.
In November 2006, we sold the common and preferred shares of our
25% interest in Petrocoque S.A. Industria e Comercio
(Petrocoque) to the other shareholders of Petrocoque. Prior to
the sale, we accounted for Petrocoque using the equity method of
accounting. The results of operations of Petrocoque for the
three and six month periods ended September 30, 2006 are
included in the table below.
We do not control our non-consolidated affiliates, but have the
ability to exercise significant influence over their operating
and financial policies. The following table summarizes (on a
100% basis, in millions) the condensed and combined results of
operations of our equity method affiliates, on a historical
basis of accounting. These results do not include the
incremental depreciation and amortization expense that we record
in our equity method accounting, which arises as a result of the
amortization of fair value adjustments we made to our
investments in non-consolidated affiliates, due to the
Arrangement. For the three months ended September 30, 2007
and the period from May 16, 2007 through September 30,
2007, we recorded incremental depreciation and amortization
expense of $8 million and $11 million, respectively as part
of our equity method accounting for these affiliates.
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
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|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
|
$
|
144
|
|
|
$
|
223
|
|
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
$
|
288
|
|
Costs, expenses and provisions for taxes on income
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
|
211
|
|
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
268
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial
statements are transactions and balances arising from business
we conduct with these non-consolidated affiliates, which we
classify as related party
14
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
transactions and balances. The following table describes the
nature and amounts of significant transactions that we had with
related parties (in millions).
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Purchases of tolling services and electricity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aluminium Norf GmbH(A)
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
|
$
|
60
|
|
|
$
|
106
|
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
118
|
|
Consorcio Candonga(B)
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
Petrocoque(C)
|
|
|
n.a.
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
|
n.a.
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aluminium Norf GmbH(D)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
n.a. |
|
not applicable see (C). |
|
(A) |
|
We purchase tolling services (the conversion of customer-owned
metal) from Aluminium Norf GmbH. |
|
(B) |
|
We purchase electricity from Consorcio Candonga for our
operations in South America. |
|
(C) |
|
We purchase calcined-coke from Petrocoque for use in our
smelting operation in South America. As previously discussed, we
sold our interest in Petrocoque in November 2006. They are not
considered a related party subsequent to the quarter ended
December 31, 2006. |
|
(D) |
|
We earn interest income on a loan due from Aluminium Norf GmbH. |
The following table describes the period-end account balances
that we have with these non-consolidated affiliates, shown as
related party balances in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheets (in millions). We have no other
material related party balances.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Accounts receivable(A)
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
Other long-term receivables(A)
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
|
$
|
54
|
|
Accounts payable(B)
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
|
$
|
49
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
|
The balances represent current and non-current portions of a
loan due from Aluminium Norf GmbH. |
|
(B) |
|
We purchase tolling services from Aluminium Norf GmbH and
electricity from Consorcio Candonga. |
15
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
|
|
8.
|
Accrued
Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities are comprised of
the following (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Accrued compensation and benefits
|
|
$
|
123
|
|
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
Accrued settlement of legal claim
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
Accrued interest payable
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
Accrued income taxes
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
Current portion of unfavorable sales contracts
|
|
|
276
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of fair value of derivative instruments
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
237
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
$
|
807
|
|
|
|
$
|
480
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Debt consists of the following (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rates
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
|
|
Principal
|
|
|
Adjustments (B)
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
Principal
|
|
Novelis Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floating rate Term Loan, due July 2014
|
|
|
7.20
|
%
|
|
$
|
299
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
299
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Floating rate Term Loan B(C)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
259
|
|
7.25% Senior Notes, due February 2015
|
|
|
7.25
|
%
|
|
|
1,399
|
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
1,470
|
|
|
|
|
1,400
|
|
Novelis Corporation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floating rate Term Loan, due July 2014
|
|
|
7.20
|
%
|
|
|
659
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
659
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floating rate Term Loan B(C)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
449
|
|
Novelis Switzerland S.A.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital lease obligation, due January 2020 (Swiss francs (CHF)
55 million)
|
|
|
7.50
|
%
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
46
|
|
Capital lease obligation, due August 2011 (CHF 4 million)
|
|
|
2.49
|
%
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Novelis Korea Limited
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank loan, due December 2007
|
|
|
4.55
|
%
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
70
|
|
Bank loan (Korean won (KRW) 40 billion)(D)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
Bank loan, due December 2007 (KRW 25 billion)
|
|
|
4.45
|
%
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
Bank loans, due September 2008 through June 2011 (KRW
1 billion)
|
|
|
3.92
|
%(E)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other debt, due April 2008 through December 2012
|
|
|
2.21
|
%(E)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,507
|
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
|
2,573
|
|
|
|
|
2,300
|
|
Less: current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
|
(143
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt net of current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,493
|
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
$
|
2,559
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,157
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
|
Interest rates are as of September 30, 2007 and exclude the
effects of accretion/amortization of fair value adjustments as a
result of the Arrangement. |
|
(B) |
|
Debt was recorded at fair value as a result of the Arrangement
(see Note 2 Acquisition of Novelis Common
Stock). |
|
(C) |
|
The Floating rate Term Loan B was refinanced in July 2007. See
New Senior Secured Credit Facilities. |
17
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
|
|
|
(D) |
|
The Bank loan was refinanced in August 2007 with a short-term
borrowing. See Korean Bank Loans. |
|
(E) |
|
Weighted average interest rate. |
New
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
On May 25, 2007, we entered into a Bank and Bridge
Facilities Commitment with affiliates of UBS and ABN AMRO, to
provide backstop assurance for the refinancing of our existing
indebtedness following the Arrangement. The commitments from UBS
and ABN AMRO, provided by the banks on a 50%-50% basis,
consisted of a senior secured term loan of up to
$1.06 billion; a senior secured asset-based revolving
credit facility of up to $900 million and a commitment to
issue up to $1.2 billion of unsecured senior notes, if
necessary. The commitment contained terms and conditions
customary for facilities of this nature.
In connection with these backstop commitments, we paid fees
totaling $14 million, which were included in Other
long-term assets third parties as of
June 30, 2007. Of this amount, $6 million was related
to the unsecured senior notes, which were not refinanced, and
was written off during the quarter ended September 30,
2007. The remaining $8 million in fees paid have been
credited by the lenders towards fees associated with the new
senior secured credit facilities (described below) and will be
amortized over the lives of the related borrowings.
On July 6, 2007, we entered into new senior secured credit
facilities with a syndicate of lenders led by affiliates of UBS
and ABN AMRO (New Credit Facilities) providing for aggregate
borrowings of up to $1.76 billion. The New Credit
Facilities consist of (1) a $960 million seven-year
Term Loan facility (Term Loan facility) and (2) an
$800 million five year multi-currency asset-based revolving
credit line and letter of credit facility (ABL facility).
Under the Term Loan facility, loans characterized as alternate
base rate (ABR) borrowings bear interest annually at a rate
equal to the alternate base rate (which is the greater of
(a) the base rate in effect on a given day and (b) the
federal funds effective rate in effect on a given day, plus
0.50%) plus the applicable margin, and loans characterized as
Eurocurrency borrowings bear interest at an annual rate equal to
the adjusted LIBOR rate for the interest period in effect, plus
the applicable margin.
Under the ABL facility, interest charged is dependent on the
type of loan: (1) any swingline loan or any loan
categorized as an ABR borrowing will bear interest at an annual
rate equal to the alternate base rate (which is the greater of
(a) the base rate in effect on a given day and (b) the
federal funds effective rate in effect on a given day, plus
0.50%), plus the applicable margin; (2) Eurocurrency loans
will bear interest at an annual rate equal to the adjusted LIBOR
rate for the applicable interest period, plus the applicable
margin; (3) loans designated as Canadian base rate
borrowings will bear an annual interest rate equal to the
Canadian base rate (CAPRIME), plus the applicable margin;
(4) loans designated as bankers acceptances (BA) rate loans
will bear interest at the average discount rate offered for
bankers acceptances for the applicable BA interest period,
plus the applicable margin and (5) loans designated as Euro
Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) loans will bear interest
annually at a rate equal to the adjusted EURIBOR rate for the
applicable interest period, plus the applicable margin.
Applicable margins under the ABL facility depend upon excess
availability levels calculated on a quarterly basis.
Generally, for both the Term Loan facility and ABL facility,
interest rates reset every three months and interest is payable
on a monthly, quarterly or other periodic basis depending on the
type of loan.
The proceeds from the Term Loan facility of $960 million,
drawn in full at the time of closing, and the initial draw of
$324 million under the ABL facility were used to pay off
the existing senior secured credit facility (discussed below),
pay for debt issuance costs of the New Credit Facilities and
provide for additional working capital. Mandatory minimum
principal amortization payments under the Term Loan facility are
$2.4 million per calendar quarter. The first mandatory
minimum principal amortization payment was made on
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
September 28, 2007. Additional mandatory prepayments are
required to be made in the event of certain collateral
liquidations, asset sales, debt and preferred stock issuances,
equity issuances, casualty events and excess cash flow (as
defined in the New Credit Facilities). Any unpaid principal
remaining is due in full on July 6, 2014.
Borrowing limits under the ABL facility are generally based on
85% of eligible accounts receivable and 75% to 85% of eligible
inventories. Commitment fees of 0.25% to 0.375% are based on
average daily amounts outstanding under the ABL facility during
a fiscal quarter, and are payable quarterly.
The New Credit Facilities include customary affirmative and
negative covenants. Under the ABL facility, if our excess
availability, as defined under the borrowing, is less than 10%
of the borrowing base, we are required to maintain a minimum
fixed charge coverage ratio of 1 to 1. Substantially all of our
assets are pledged as collateral under the New Credit Facilities.
We incurred debt issuance costs on our New Credit Facilities
totaling $30 million, including the $8 million in fees
previously paid in conjunction with the backstop commitment.
These fees are included in Other long-term assets
third parties and are being amortized over the life of the
related borrowing in Interest expense and amortization of
debt issuance costs net using the
effective interest amortization method for the Term
Loan facility and the straight-line method for the ABL facility.
The unamortized amount of these costs was $28 million as of
September 30, 2007.
Old
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
In connection with our spin-off from Alcan, we entered into
senior secured credit facilities (Old Credit Facilities)
providing for aggregate borrowings of up to $1.8 billion.
The Old Credit Facilities consisted of (1) a
$1.3 billion seven-year senior secured Term Loan B
facility, bearing interest at London Interbank Offered Rate
(LIBOR) plus 1.75% (which was subject to change based on certain
leverage ratios), all of which was borrowed on January 10,
2005, and (2) a $500 million five-year multi-currency
revolving credit and letters of credit facility.
The Old Credit Facilities included customary affirmative and
negative covenants, as well as financial covenants relating to
our maximum total leverage, minimum interest coverage, and
minimum fixed charge coverage ratios. Substantially all of our
assets were pledged as collateral under the Old Credit
Facilities.
The terms of our Old Credit Facilities required that we deliver
unaudited quarterly and audited annual financial statements to
our lenders within specified periods of time. Due to delays in
certain of our SEC filings for 2005 and 2006, we obtained a
series of five waiver and consent agreements from the lenders
under the facility to extend the various filing deadlines. Fees
paid related to the five waiver and consent agreements totaled
$6 million.
On October 16, 2006, we amended the financial covenants to
our Old Credit Facilities. In particular, we amended our maximum
total leverage, minimum interest coverage, and minimum fixed
charge coverage ratios through the quarter ending March 31,
2008.
We also amended and modified other provisions of the Old Credit
Facilities to permit more efficient ordinary-course operations,
including increasing the amounts of certain permitted
investments and receivables securitizations, permitting nominal
quarterly dividends, and the transfer of an intercompany loan to
another subsidiary. In return for these amendments and
modifications, we paid aggregate fees of approximately
$3 million to lenders who consented to the amendments and
modifications, and agreed to continue paying higher applicable
margins on our Old Credit Facilities and higher unused
commitment fees on our revolving credit facilities that were
instated with a prior waiver and consent agreement in May 2006.
Commitment fees related to the unused portion of the
$500 million revolving credit facility were 0.625% per
annum.
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
On April 27, 2007, our lenders consented to a further
amendment of our Old Credit Facilities. The amendment included
permission to increase the Term Loan B facility by
$150 million. We utilized the additional funds available
under the Term Loan B facility to reduce the outstanding balance
of our $500 million revolving credit facility. The
additional borrowing capacity under the revolving credit
facility was used to fund working capital requirements and
certain costs associated with the Arrangement, including the
cash settlement of share-based compensation arrangements and
lender fees. Additionally, the amendment included a limited
waiver of the change of control Event of Default (as defined in
the senior secured credit facilities) which effectively extended
the requirement to repay the Old Credit Facilities to
July 11, 2007. We paid fees of approximately
$2 million to lenders who consented to this amendment.
Total debt issuance costs of $43 million, including
amendment fees and the waiver and consent agreements discussed
above, had been recorded in Other long-term
assets third parties and were being amortized
over the life of the related borrowing in Interest expense
and amortization of debt issuance costs net
using the effective interest amortization method
for the Term Loans and the straight-line method for the
revolving credit and letters of credit facility. The unamortized
amount of these costs was $26 million as of March 31,
2007. We incurred an additional $2 million in debt issuance
costs as described above during the period from April 1,
2007 through May 15, 2007. As a result of the Arrangement
and the recording of debt at fair value, the total amount of
unamortized debt issuance costs of $28 million was reduced
to zero as of May 15, 2007.
7.25% Senior
Notes
On February 3, 2005, we issued $1.4 billion aggregate
principal amount of senior unsecured debt securities (Senior
Notes). The Senior Notes were priced at par, bear interest at
7.25% and mature on February 15, 2015. Debt issuance costs
totaling $28 million had been included in Other
long-term assets third parties and were being
amortized over the life of the related borrowing in Interest
expense and amortization of debt issuance costs net
using the effective interest amortization
method. The unamortized amount of these costs was
$24 million as of March 31, 2007. As a result of the
Arrangement and the recording of debt at fair value, the total
amount of unamortized debt issuance costs of $23 million
was reduced to zero as of May 15, 2007.
As a result of the Arrangement, the Senior Notes were recorded
at their fair value of $1.474 billion based on their market
price of 105.25% of $1,000 face value per bond as of
May 14, 2007. The incremental fair value of
$74 million is being amortized to interest income over the
remaining life of the Senior Notes in Interest expense and
amortization of debt issuance costs net using
the effective interest amortization method. Due to
the change in the market price of our Senior Notes from 105.25%
as of May 14, 2007 to 97.75% as of September 30, 2007,
the estimated fair value of this debt has decreased
$106 million to $1.368 billion (after considering the
repurchase of approximately $1 million of the Senior Notes
pursuant to the tender offer discussed below).
Under the indenture that governs the Senior Notes, we are
subject to certain restrictive covenants applicable to incurring
additional debt and providing additional guarantees, paying
dividends beyond certain amounts and making other restricted
payments, sales and transfers of assets, certain consolidations
or mergers, and certain transactions with affiliates. We were in
compliance with these covenants for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007.
The indenture governing the Senior Notes and the related
registration rights agreement required us to file a registration
statement for the notes and exchange the original, privately
placed notes for registered notes. Under the indenture and the
related registration rights agreement, we were required to
complete the exchange offer for the Senior Notes by
November 11, 2005. We did not complete the exchange offer
by that date and, as a result, we began to incur additional
special interest at rates ranging from 0.25% to 1.00%. We filed
a
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Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
post-effective amendment to the registration statement on
December 1, 2006 which was declared effective by the SEC on
December 22, 2006. We ceased paying additional special
interest effective January 5, 2007, upon completion of the
exchange offer.
Tender
Offer and Consent Solicitation for 7.25% Senior
Notes
Pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing our Senior
Notes, we were obligated, within 30 days of closing of the
Arrangement, to make an offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a
price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to the date the Senior Notes were purchased.
Consequently, we commenced a tender offer on May 16, 2007,
to repurchase all of the outstanding Senior Notes at the
prescribed price. This offer expired on July 3, 2007 with
holders of approximately $1 million of principal presenting
their Senior Notes pursuant to the tender offer.
Korean
Bank Loans
In November 2004, Novelis Korea Limited (Novelis Korea),
formerly Alcan Taihan Aluminium Limited, entered into a Korean
won (KRW) 40 billion ($40 million) floating rate
long-term loan due November 2007. We immediately entered into an
interest rate swap to fix the interest rate at 4.80%. In August
2007, we refinanced this loan with a floating rate short-term
borrowing in the amount of $40 million due by August 2008.
We recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of less than
$1 million in connection with this refinancing.
Additionally, we immediately entered into an interest rate swap
and cross currency swap for the loan through a 3.94% fixed rate
KRW 38 billion loan.
In December 2004, we entered into (1) a $70 million
floating rate loan and (2) a KRW 25 billion
($25 million) floating rate loan, both due in December
2007. We immediately entered into an interest rate and cross
currency swap on the $70 million floating rate loan through
a 4.55% fixed rate KRW 73 billion loan and an interest rate
swap on the KRW 25 billion floating rate loan to fix the
interest rate at 4.45%. On October 25, 2007, we entered
into a $100 million floating rate loan due October 2010 and
immediately repaid the $70 million loan. We intend to repay
the KRW 25 billion loan by its scheduled maturity date in
December 2007 from the proceeds of this new borrowing.
Consequently, both of the Korean bank loans originally due
December 2007 have been classified as long-term in our
September 30, 2007 condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Additionally, we immediately entered into an interest rate swap
and cross currency swap for the $100 million floating rate
loan through a 5.44% fixed rate KRW 92 billion loan.
During the periods from May 16, 2007 through
September 30, 2007 and from April 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007, interest rates on other Korean bank loans for
$1 million (KRW 1 billion) ranged from 3.50% to 5.50%.
Other
Agreements
In May 2007, we terminated a loan and a corresponding
deposit-and-guarantee
agreement for $80 million. We did not include the loan or
deposit amounts in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as
of March 31, 2007 as the agreement included a legal right
of setoff and we had the intent and ability to setoff.
Interest
Rate Swaps
As noted above, we entered into interest rate swaps on certain
Korean bank loans. On July 3, 2007, we terminated an
interest rate swap we had to fix the
3-month
LIBOR interest rate at an effective weighted average interest
rate of 3.9% on $100 million of the floating rate Term Loan
B debt, which was originally scheduled to expire on
February 3, 2008. The termination resulted in a gain of
less than $1 million. As of September 30, 2007,
approximately 58% of our debt was fixed rate and approximately
42% was variable rate.
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Capital
Lease Obligations
In December 2004, we entered into a fifteen-year capital lease
obligation with Alcan for assets in Sierre, Switzerland, which
has an interest rate of 7.5% and calls for fixed quarterly
payments of CHF 1.7 million, which is equivalent to
$1.5 million at the exchange rate as of September 30,
2007.
In September 2005, we entered into a six-year capital lease
obligation for equipment in Switzerland which has an interest
rate of 2.49% and calls for fixed monthly payments of CHF
0.1 million, which is equivalent to $0.1 million at
the exchange rate as of September 30, 2007.
Short
Term Borrowings and Lines of Credit
As of September 30, 2007, our short-term borrowings were
$243 million consisting of (1) $180 million of
short-term loans under our ABL facility, (2) a
$40 million short-term loan in Korea and
(3) $23 million in bank overdrafts. As of
September 30, 2007, $26 million of our ABL facility
was utilized for letters of credit and we had approximately
$580 million in remaining availability under this revolving
credit facility.
As of September 30, 2007, we had an additional
$74 million outstanding under letters of credit in Korea
not included in our ABL facility. The weighted average interest
rate on our total short-term borrowings was 6.38% and 7.77% as
of September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively.
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10.
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Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
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Other comprehensive income is comprised of the following (in
millions).
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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Three Months
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May 16, 2007
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|
|
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Six Months
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Ended
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Through
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April 1, 2007
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Ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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Through
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September 30,
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2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
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2006
|
|
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Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Net change in foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
|
$
|
31
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|
|
$
|
68
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|
Net change in fair value of effective portion of hedges
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
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(1
|
)
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|
(23
|
)
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Postretirement benefit plans:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Amortization of net actuarial loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1
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)
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|
|
|
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Net change in minimum pension liability
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net other comprehensive income adjustments, before income tax
effect
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
21
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|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
41
|
|
Income tax effect
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income
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|
$
|
31
|
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income tax
effects, is comprised of the following (in millions).
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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As of
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September 30, 2007
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|
|
|
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
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|
$
|
28
|
|
|
|
$
|
144
|
|
Fair value of effective portion of hedges net
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(82
|
)
|
Net prior service cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
Net transition obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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11.
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Share-Based
Compensation
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Effect of
Acquisition by Hindalco
As a result of the Arrangement (see Note 2
Acquisition of Novelis Common Stock), all of our share-based
compensation awards (except for our Recognition Awards) were
accelerated to vest, cancelled and settled in cash using the
$44.93 purchase price per common share paid by Hindalco in the
transaction. We made aggregate cash payments (including
applicable payroll-related taxes) totaling $72 million to
plan participants following consummation of the Arrangement, as
follows:
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|
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Shares/Units
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|
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Cash Payments
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Predecessor:
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|
Settled
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|
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(In millions)
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Novelis 2006 Incentive Plan (stock options)
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825,850
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|
|
$
|
16
|
|
Novelis 2006 Incentive Plan (stock appreciation rights)
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|
|
378,360
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Novelis Conversion Plan of 2005
|
|
|
1,238,183
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
Stock Price Appreciation Unit Plan
|
|
|
299,873
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|
|
|
7
|
|
Deferred Share Unit Plan for Non-Executive Directors
|
|
|
109,911
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Novelis Founders Performance Awards
|
|
|
180,400
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Compensation expense of $45 million resulting from the
accelerated vesting of plan awards is included in Selling,
general and administrative expenses in our condensed
consolidated statement of operations for the period from
April 1, 2007 through May 15, 2007. We also recorded a
$7 million reduction to our Additional paid-in capital
during the period from April 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007 for the conversion of certain of our
share-based compensation plans from equity-based plans to
liability-based plans.
Our Recognition Awards plan remains in place as of
September 30, 2007. However, the awards are now payable
only in either, at the option of the Executive (defined below),
(i) Hindalco common shares (if offered by Hindalco) or
(ii) cash.
Recognition
Awards
On September 25, 2006, we entered into Recognition
Agreements and granted Recognition Awards to certain executive
officers and other key employees (Executives) to retain and
reward them for continued dedication towards corporate
objectives. Under the terms of these agreements, Executives who
remain
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Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
continuously employed by us through the vesting dates of
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 are entitled
to receive one-half of their total Recognition Awards on each
vesting date.
On February 10, 2007, our board of directors adopted
resolutions to amend the Recognition Awards with the Executives.
As amended, if the Executive remains continuously employed by us
through the vesting dates of December 31, 2007 and
December 31, 2008, the Executive is entitled to the awards,
payable at a value of $44.93 per share, in either, at the option
of the Executive, (i) Hindalco common shares (if offered by
Hindalco) or (ii) cash.
The number of Recognition Awards payable under the agreements
varies by Executive. Currently, there are 118,100 shares
subject to award. Prior to the Arrangement and in accordance
with the provisions of FASB Statement No. 123 (Revised),
Share-Based Payment, we valued these awards as of the
issuance date and were recognizing their cost over the requisite
service period of the Executives. As a result of the
Arrangement, the Recognition Awards changed in classification
from an equity-based to a liability-based plan using the $44.93
purchase price per common share paid by Hindalco in the
transaction as the per share value. This classification change
resulted in additional share-based compensation expense of
$1.3 million during the period from April 1, 2007
through May 15, 2007.
The table below shows the activity for our Recognition Awards.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Number of
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|
|
Average
|
|
|
Award
|
|
|
|
Recognition
|
|
|
Fair Value at
|
|
|
Redemption
|
|
|
|
Awards
|
|
|
Grant Date
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
Predecessor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recognition Awards as of March 31, 2007
|
|
|
145,800
|
|
|
$
|
23.15
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recognition Awards as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
145,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
44.93
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(27,700
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recognition Awards as of September 30, 2007
|
|
|
118,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
44.93
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately
$1 million of unamortized compensation expense related to
each of the two vesting dates for the Recognition Awards, which
is expected to be recognized over the next 0.25 years and
1.25 years, respectively.
2006
Stock Options
On October 26, 2006, our board of directors authorized a
grant of an aggregate of 885,170 seven-year non-qualified stock
options under the Novelis 2006 Incentive Plan (2006 Incentive
Plan) at an exercise price of $25.53 to certain of our executive
officers and key employees. These options were comprised of
equal portions of premium and non-premium options. Both the
premium and non-premium options were to vest ratably in 25%
annual increments over a four year period measured from
October 26, 2006, and could be exercised, in whole or in
part, once vested. However, while the premium and non-premium
options carry the same exercise price of $25.53, in no event
could the premium options be exercised unless the fair market
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
value per share, as defined in the 2006 Incentive Plan, on the
business day preceding the exercise date equals or exceeds
$28.59. As a result of the Arrangement, all of our stock options
under the 2006 Incentive Plan were accelerated to vest,
cancelled and settled in cash using the $44.93 purchase price
per common share paid by Hindalco in the transaction.
The table below shows the option activity (for both premium and
non-premium options) under our 2006 Incentive Plan.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
(In Years)
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Predecessor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding as of March 31, 2007
|
|
|
825,850
|
|
|
$
|
25.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settled as a result of the Arrangement
|
|
|
(825,850
|
)
|
|
$
|
25.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior to the Arrangement, we used the Monte Carlo valuation
model to determine the fair value of the premium options
outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Plan. The Monte Carlo model
utilizes multiple input variables that determine the probability
of satisfying the market condition stipulated in the award and
calculates the fair market value of each award. Because our
trading history was shorter than the expected life of the
options, we used historical stock price volatility data from
comparable companies to supplement our own historical volatility
to determine expected volatility assumptions. The annual
expected dividend yield was based on dividend payments of $0.01
per share per quarter. Risk-free interest rates were based on
U.S. Treasury Strip yields, compounded daily, consistent
with the expected lives of the options. The fair value of the
premium options was being amortized over the requisite service
period of each award, which was originally from one to four
years, subject to acceleration in cases where the employee
elected retirement or was retirement eligible after
October 26, 2007.
Prior to the Arrangement, we used the Black-Scholes valuation
model to determine the fair value of non-premium options issued.
Because our trading history was shorter than the expected life
of the options, we used historical stock price volatility data
from comparable companies to supplement our own historical
volatility to determine expected volatility assumptions. The
annual expected dividend yield was based on dividend payments of
$0.01 per share per quarter. Risk-free interest rates were based
on U.S. Treasury Strip yields, compounded daily, consistent
with the expected lives of the options. Because we did not have
a sufficient history of option exercise or cancellation, we
estimated the expected life of the options based on an extension
of the simplified method as prescribed by SEC Staff
Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 107, Share-Based
Payment, which allows for the use of a mid-point between the
earliest and latest dates that an award can be exercised.
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
No premium or non-premium options under the 2006 Incentive Plan
were granted during the period from April 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007. Prior to the Arrangement, the fair value of
our premium and non-premium options was estimated using the
following assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
42.20 to 46.40%
|
Weighted average volatility
|
|
44.30%
|
Dividend yield
|
|
0.16%
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
4.68 to 4.71%
|
Expected life
|
|
1.00 to 4.75 years
|
As a result of the Arrangement, 825,850 premium and non-premium
options under the 2006 Incentive Plan were accelerated to vest
and were settled in cash for approximately $16 million.
Novelis
Conversion Plan of 2005
On January 5, 2005, our board of directors adopted the
Novelis Conversion Plan of 2005 (the Conversion Plan) to allow
for 1,372,663 Alcan stock options held by employees of Alcan who
became our employees following our spin-off from Alcan to be
replaced with options to purchase 2,723,914 of our common
shares. As a result of the Arrangement, all of our stock options
under the Conversion Plan were accelerated to vest, cancelled
and settled in cash using the $44.93 purchase price per common
share paid by Hindalco in the transaction.
The table below shows the option activity in our Conversion Plan.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
(In Years)
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Predecessor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding as of March 31, 2007
|
|
|
1,296,952
|
|
|
$
|
21.74
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(57,876
|
)
|
|
$
|
20.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(893
|
)
|
|
$
|
23.74
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settled as a result of the Arrangement
|
|
|
(1,238,183
|
)
|
|
$
|
21.82
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior to the Arrangement, we used the Black-Scholes valuation
model to determine the fair value of the options outstanding.
Because we had no trading history at the time of the valuation,
we used historical stock price volatility data from comparable
companies to determine expected volatility assumptions. The
annual expected dividend yield was based on our then current and
anticipated dividend payments. Risk-free interest rates were
based on U.S. Treasury bond yields, compounded daily,
consistent with the expected lives of the options. Because we
did not have a sufficient history of option exercise or
cancellation, we estimated the
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
expected life of the options based on the lesser of the expected
term of six years or the remaining life of the option.
No new options under the Conversion Plan were granted since its
adoption in January 2005. The fair value of each option was
estimated using the following assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
30.30%
|
Weighted-average volatility
|
|
30.30%
|
Dividend yield
|
|
1.56%
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
2.88 to 3.73%
|
Expected life
|
|
0.70 to 5.70 years
|
During the period from April 1, 2007 through May 15,
2007, there were 6,548 options that vested. As a result of the
Arrangement, 563,651 options were accelerated to vest with a
total fair value of approximately $4 million, and 1,238,183
options were settled in cash using the $44.93 per common share
transaction price for approximately $29 million.
Under our Conversion Plan for the period from April 1, 2007
through May 15, 2007, the total intrinsic value of options
exercised was approximately $1 million and cash received
from options exercised was approximately $1 million. During
both the three months and six months ended September 30,
2006, there were 4,298 options exercised at a weighted average
exercise price of $18.31.
Stock
Appreciation Rights
On October 26, 2006, our board of directors authorized a
grant of 381,090 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) under the 2006
Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $25.53 to certain of our
executive officers and key employees. The terms of the SARs were
identical in all material respects to those of the stock options
issued under the 2006 Incentive Plan, except that the
incremental increase in the value of the SARs was to be settled
in cash rather than shares of Novelis common stock at the
time of exercise. The SARs were comprised of two equal portions:
premium and non-premium SARs. Both the premium and non-premium
SARs vested ratably in 25% annual increments over the four-year
period measured from October 26, 2006, and could be
exercised, in whole or in part, once vested. However, while the
premium and non-premium SARs carried the same exercise price of
$25.53, in no event could the premium SARs be exercised unless
the fair market value per share, as defined in the 2006
Incentive Plan, on the business day preceding the exercise date
equals or exceeds $28.59. As a result of the Arrangement, all of
our SARs under the 2006 Incentive Plan were accelerated to vest,
cancelled and settled in cash using the $44.93 purchase price
per common share paid by Hindalco in the transaction.
27
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
The table below shows the SARs activity (for both premium and
non-premium SARs) under our 2006 Incentive Plan.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
|
|
SARs
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
(In Years)
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Predecessor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SARs outstanding as of March 31, 2007
|
|
|
380,000
|
|
|
$
|
25.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(1,640
|
)
|
|
$
|
25.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settled as a result of the Arrangement
|
|
|
(378,360
|
)
|
|
$
|
25.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SARs outstanding as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SARs exercisable as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior to the Arrangement, we used the Monte Carlo valuation
model to determine the fair value of the premium SARs
outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Plan. The Monte Carlo model
utilizes multiple input variables that determine the probability
of satisfying the market condition stipulated in the award and
calculates the fair market value of each award. Because our
trading history was shorter than the expected life of the SARs,
we used historical stock price volatility data from comparable
companies to supplement our own historical volatility to
determine expected volatility assumptions. No quarterly or
annual dividend was expected. Risk-free interest rates were
based on U.S. Treasury Strip yields, compounded daily,
consistent with the expected remaining lives of the premium
SARs. The fair value of the premium SARs was being amortized
over the requisite remaining service period of each award, which
was from 0.57 to 3.57 years as of March 31, 2007,
subject to acceleration in cases where the employee elects
retirement or is retirement eligible after October 26, 2007.
Prior to the Arrangement, we used the Black-Scholes valuation
model to determine the fair value of the non-premium SARs
outstanding. Because our trading history was shorter than the
expected life of the SARs, we used historical stock price
volatility data from comparable companies to supplement our own
historical volatility to determine expected volatility
assumptions. No quarterly or annual dividend was expected.
Risk-free interest rates were based on U.S. Treasury Strip
yields, compounded daily, consistent with the expected remaining
lives of the SARs. Because we did not have a sufficient history
of SAR exercise or cancellation, we estimated the expected
remaining life of the SARs based on an extension of the
simplified method as prescribed by
SAB No. 107.
As a result of the Arrangement, 378,360 premium and non-premium
SARs were accelerated to vest and were settled in cash for
approximately $7 million.
Stock
Price Appreciation Unit Plan
Prior to the spin-off, some Alcan employees who later
transferred to Novelis held Alcan stock price appreciation units
(SPAUs). These units entitled them to receive cash equal to the
excess of the market value of an Alcan common share on the
exercise date of a SPAU over the market value of an Alcan common
share on its grant date. On January 6, 2005, these
employees received 418,777 Novelis SPAUs to replace their
211,035 Alcan SPAUs at a weighted average exercise price of
$22.04. All converted SPAUs that were vested at the spin-off
date continued to be vested. Unvested SPAUs were to vest in four
equal annual installments beginning on January 6, 2006, the
first anniversary of the spin-off date.
28
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
The table below shows the activity in our SPAU Plan.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
|
|
SPAUs
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
(In Years)
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Predecessor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPAUs outstanding as of March 31, 2007
|
|
|
300,617
|
|
|
$
|
21.94
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(744
|
)
|
|
$
|
21.49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settled as a result of the Arrangement
|
|
|
(299,873
|
)
|
|
$
|
21.94
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPAUs outstanding as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPAUs exercisable as of May 15, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior to the Arrangement, we used the Black-Scholes valuation
model to estimate the fair value of SPAUs granted to employees
and to determine the fair value of the SPAUs outstanding.
Because our trading history is shorter than the expected life of
the SPAUs, we used historical stock price volatility data from
comparable companies to supplement our own historical volatility
to determine expected volatility assumptions. No quarterly or
annual dividend was expected. Risk-free interest rates were
based on U.S. Treasury spot rates consistent with the
expected remaining lives of the SPAUs. Because we did not have a
sufficient history of SPAU exercise or cancellation, we
estimated the expected remaining life of the SPAUs based on an
extension of the simplified method as prescribed by
SAB No. 107. As a result of the Arrangement, the SPAUs
were valued using the $44.93 purchase price per common share
paid by Hindalco in the transaction.
As a result of the Arrangement, 201,495 SPAUs were accelerated
to vest and 299,873 SPAUs were settled in cash using the $44.93
per common share transaction price for approximately
$7 million.
Deferred
Share Unit Plan for Non-Executive Directors
On January 5, 2005, Novelis established the Deferred Share
Unit Plan for Non-Executive Directors under which non-executive
directors would receive 50% of their compensation payable in the
form of directors deferred share units (DDSUs) and the
other 50% in the form of either cash, additional DDSUs or a
combination of these two (at the election of each non-executive
director). The number of DDSUs was determined by dividing the
quarterly amount payable, as elected, by the average closing
prices of a common share on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
(adjusted for the noon exchange rate) and New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) on the last five trading days of each quarter.
Additional DDSUs representing the equivalent of dividends
declared on common shares are credited to each holder of DDSUs.
The number of DDSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2007
included DDSUs issued on April 1, 2007, as the required
service was provided by the period-end.
The DDSUs were redeemable in cash
and/or in
shares of our common stock following the participants
retirement from the board. The redemption amount was calculated
by multiplying the accumulated balance of DDSUs by the average
closing price of a common share on the TSX (adjusted for the
noon exchange rate) and NYSE on the last five trading days prior
to the redemption date. As a result of the Arrangement, all of
our DDSUs were cancelled and settled in cash using the $44.93
purchase price per common share paid by Hindalco in the
transaction.
29
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
The table below shows the activity in our DDSU Plan.
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Aggregate
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Number of
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Redemption
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Intrinsic
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DDSUs
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Price
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Value
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Predecessor:
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DDSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2007
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106,578
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$
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44.09
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Granted
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3,333
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Exercised (paid out)
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Forfeited
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Expired/Cancelled
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|
Settled as a result of the Arrangement
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(109,911
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)
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$
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44.93
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DDSUs outstanding as of May 15, 2007
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$
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$
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As a result of the Arrangement, 109,911 DDSUs were settled in
cash using the $44.93 purchase price per common share paid by
Hindalco in the transaction for approximately $5 million.
Novelis
Founders Performance Awards
In March 2005 (and amended and restated in March 2006 and
February 2007), Novelis established a plan to reward certain key
executives with Performance Share Units (PSUs) if Novelis common
share price improvement targets were achieved within specific
time periods. There were three equal tranches of PSUs, and each
had a specific share price improvement target. For the first
tranche, the target share price of $23.57 applied for the period
from March 24, 2005 to March 23, 2008. For the second
tranche, the target share price of $25.31 applied for the period
from March 24, 2006 to March 23, 2008. For the third
tranche, the target share price of $27.28 applied for the period
from March 24, 2007 to March 23, 2008. If awarded, a
particular tranche was to be paid in cash on the later of six
months from the date the specific common share price target is
reached or twelve months after the start of the performance
period, and will be based on the average of the daily common
share closing prices on the NYSE for the last five trading days
prior to the payment date.
The liability for the first tranche was accrued over its term,
was valued on March 24, 2006, and was paid in April 2006 in
the aggregate amount of approximately $3 million.
In February 2007, our board of directors recognized that the
applicable share price threshold had been (or would likely be)
met with respect to the second tranche and would probably be met
for the third tranche, but in light of the insiders
awareness of the possibility of a change in control transaction,
they were subject to a trading blackout. Moreover, it was
unlikely that a 15 day open trading window under the
Novelis disclosure and insider trading policies would arise
prior to the Arrangement. Accordingly, on February 10,
2007, our board of directors further amended the PSUs in order
to provide that the applicable threshold for (a) the second
tranche was to be met as of February 28, 2007 and
(b) the third tranche was to be met as of March 26,
2007, for purposes of PSUs to be awarded.
As a result of the Arrangement, the second and third tranches
(represented by 94,450 and 85,950 PSUs, respectively) were
settled in cash using the $44.93 purchase price per common share
paid by Hindalco in the transaction for a total of approximately
$8 million.
30
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Share-Based
Compensation Expense
Total share-based compensation expense is presented in the table
below (in millions). These amounts are included in Selling,
general and administrative expenses in our condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
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Three Months
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Ended
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May 16, 2007
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Six Months
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September 30,
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Through
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April 1, 2007
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Ended
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September 30,
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Through
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September 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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May 15, 2007
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2006
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Successor
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Predecessor
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|
Predecessor
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|
Recognition Awards
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|
$
|
0.8
|
|
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|
$
|
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|
$
|
1.2
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$
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1.5
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|
$
|
|
|
Novelis 2006 Incentive Plan (stock options)
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n.a.
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|
n.a.
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14.5
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|
Novelis 2006 Incentive Plan (stock appreciation rights)
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n.a.
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n.a.
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5.6
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Novelis Conversion Plan of 2005
|
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n.a.
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0.8
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|
n.a.
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23.8
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|
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1.5
|
|
Stock Price Appreciation Unit Plan
|
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n.a.
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|
|
0.8
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|
|
|
n.a.
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|
(0.5
|
)
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1.1
|
|
Deferred Share Unit Plan for Non-Executive Directors
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n.a.
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0.5
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|
n.a.
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0.2
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0.9
|
|
Novelis Founders Performance Awards
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|
|
n.a.
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1.0
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|
n.a.
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0.1
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1.3
|
|
Total Shareholder Returns Performance Plan
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n.a.
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0.6
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|
n.a.
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1.0
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|
|
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Total share-based compensation expense
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|
$
|
0.8
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.7
|
|
|
$
|
1.2
|
|
|
|
$
|
45.2
|
|
|
$
|
5.8
|
|
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n.a. not applicable as plan was cancelled.
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12.
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Postretirement
Benefit Plans
|
Components of net periodic benefit cost for our significant
pension and other postretirement benefit plans are shown in the
tables below (in millions).
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Three Months
|
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May 16, 2007
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Six Months
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Ended
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Through
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|
April 1, 2007
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Ended
|
|
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|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
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Through
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September 30,
|
|
Pension Benefit Plans
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
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|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Service cost
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
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|
|
6
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
Expected return on assets
|
|
|
(11
|
)
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|
|
|
(9
|
)
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|
|
(16
|
)
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|
|
(5
|
)
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|
|
(19
|
)
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
actuarial losses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
prior service cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
31
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Service cost
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
actuarial losses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is 7.5% in
fiscal 2008.
Employer
Contributions to Plans
For pension plans, our policy is to fund an amount required to
provide for contractual benefits attributed to service to date,
and amortize unfunded actuarial liabilities typically over
periods of 15 years or less. We also participate in savings
plans in Canada and the U.S. as well as defined
contribution pension plans in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany,
Malaysia and Brazil. We contributed the following amounts to all
plans, including the Alcan plans that cover our employees (in
millions).
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Funded pension plans
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
Unfunded pension plans
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
Savings and defined contribution pension plans
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total contributions
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the remainder of fiscal 2008, we expect to contribute an
additional $20 million to our funded pension plans,
$9 million to our unfunded pension plans and
$6 million to our savings and defined contribution pension
plans.
In October 2007, we completed the transfer of additional U.K.
plan assets and liabilities from Alcan to Novelis. Plan
liabilities assumed exceeded plan assets received by
approximately $7 million. This difference will be recorded
as a purchase price adjustment to goodwill in our final purchase
price allocation.
32
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
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|
13.
|
Currency
Losses (Gains)
|
The following currency losses (gains) are included in the
accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations (in
millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Net loss (gain) on change in fair value of currency derivative
instruments(A)
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
Net loss (gain) on translation of monetary assets and
liabilities(B)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net currency losses (gains)
|
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(11
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
|
Included in (Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net in the accompanying condensed
consolidated statements of operations. |
|
(B) |
|
Included in Other (income) expenses net in
the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. |
The following currency gains are included in Accumulated
other comprehensive income in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheets (net of tax effect and in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
January 1, 2007
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Cumulative currency translation adjustment beginning
of period
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
133
|
|
Effect of changes in exchange rates
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative currency translation adjustment end of
period
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
|
|
$
|
144
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
Financial
Instruments and Commodity Contracts
|
In conducting our business, we use various derivative and
non-derivative instruments, including forward contracts, to
manage the risks arising from fluctuations in exchange rates,
interest rates, aluminum prices and energy prices. Such
instruments are used for risk management purposes only. We may
be exposed to losses in the future if the counterparties to the
contracts fail to perform. We are satisfied that the risk of
such non-performance is remote, due to our monitoring of credit
exposures. Alcan is the principal counterparty to our aluminum
forward contracts.
Certain contracts are designated as hedges of either net
investment or cash flows. For these contracts we recognize the
change in fair value of the ineffective portion of the hedge as
a gain or loss in our current period results of operations. We
include the change in fair value of the effective and interest
portions of these hedges in Accumulated other comprehensive
income within Shareholders equity in the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Prior to
Completion of the Arrangement
Prior to and during the period from April 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007, we applied hedge accounting to certain of our
cross-currency swaps with respect to intercompany loans to
several European subsidiaries and
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
forward exchange contracts. Our Euro and British pound (GBP)
cross-currency swaps were designated as net investment hedges,
while our Swiss franc (CHF) cross-currency swaps and our
Brazilian real (BRL) forward foreign exchange contracts were
designated as cash flow hedges. As of May 15, 2007, we had
$712 million of cross-currency swaps (Euro
475 million, GBP 62 million and CHF 35 million)
and $99 million of forward foreign exchange contracts (BRL
229 million). During the period from April 1, 2007
through May 15, 2007, we implemented cash flow hedge
accounting for an electricity swap, which was embedded in a
supply contract.
During the period from April 1, 2007 through May 15,
2007, the change in fair value of the effective and interest
portions of our net investment hedges was a loss of
$8 million and the change in fair value of the effective
portion of our cash flow hedges was a gain of $7 million.
Impact of
the Arrangement and Purchase Accounting
Concurrent with completion of the Arrangement on May 15,
2007, we dedesignated all hedging relationships. The cumulative
change in fair value of effective and interest portions of these
hedges, previously presented in Accumulated other
comprehensive income within Shareholders equity on
May 15, 2007, was incorporated in the new basis of
accounting. As a result of purchase accounting, the fair value
of all embedded derivative instruments was allocated to the fair
value of their respective host contracts, reducing the fair
value of embedded derivative instruments to zero.
Subsequent
to Completion of the Arrangement
We redesignated our electricity swap, noted below, as a cash
flow hedge on June 1, 2007. We redesignated our Euro, GBP
and CHF cross-currency swaps, noted above, as net investment
hedges on September 1, 2007. We have not applied hedge
accounting to any other derivative instruments after
May 15, 2007. Subsequent changes in fair value have been
recognized in (Gain) loss on change in fair value of
derivative instruments net in our condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
During the three months ended September 30, 2007 and for
the period from May 16, 2007 through September 30,
2007, we recognized pre-tax gains of $2 million and
$4 million, respectively, for the change in fair value of
the effective portion of our remaining cash flow hedge. As of
September 30, 2007, the amount of effective net gains to be
realized during the next twelve months is not significant. The
maximum period over which we have hedged our exposure to cash
flow variability is through November 2016.
During the three months ended September 30, 2007 and for
the period from May 16, 2007 through September 30,
2007, we recognized pre-tax losses of $28 million and
$28 million, respectively, for the change in fair value of
the effective portion of our net investment hedges. As of
September 30, 2007, we expect to realize $4 million of
effective net losses during the next twelve months. The maximum
period over which we have hedged our net investment variability
is through February 2015.
34
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
The fair values of our financial instruments and commodity
contracts as of September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007
were as follows (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
Maturity Dates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Fair
|
|
|
|
(Fiscal Year)
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Successor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange forward contracts
|
|
2008 through 2012
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
|
$
|
(44
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
Cross-currency swaps
|
|
2008 through 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(141
|
)
|
|
|
(141
|
)
|
Aluminum forward contracts
|
|
2008 through 2010
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
Electricity swap
|
|
2017
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
3
|
|
Embedded derivative instruments
|
|
2008
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Natural gas swaps
|
|
2008 through 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fair value
|
|
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
(216
|
)
|
|
|
(158
|
)
|
Less: current portion(A)
|
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
(81
|
)
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncurrent portion(A)
|
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
(135
|
)
|
|
$
|
(128
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Maturity Dates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Fair
|
|
|
|
(Fiscal Year)
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Predecessor:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange forward contracts
|
|
2008 through 2012
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
Interest rate swaps
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Cross-currency swaps
|
|
2008 through 2015
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
(90
|
)
|
|
|
(84
|
)
|
Aluminum forward contracts
|
|
2008 through 2010
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
52
|
|
Aluminum options
|
|
2008
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Electricity swap
|
|
2017
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
Embedded derivative instruments
|
|
2008
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Natural gas swaps
|
|
2008
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fair value
|
|
|
|
|
147
|
|
|
|
(118
|
)
|
|
|
29
|
|
Less: current portion(A)
|
|
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncurrent portion(A)
|
|
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
|
$
|
(85
|
)
|
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
|
The amounts of the current and long-term portions of fair values
under assets are each presented in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheets. The amounts of the current and
noncurrent portions of fair values under liabilities are
included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
and Other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. |
35
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
|
|
15.
|
Other
(Income) Expenses Net
|
Other (income) expenses net is comprised of the
following (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Restructuring charges net
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
Exchange (gains) losses net
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
Losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment
net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Other net
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other (income) expenses net
|
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We provide for income taxes using the liability method in
accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for
Income Taxes. In accordance with APB Opinion No. 28,
Interim Financial Reporting, and FASB Interpretation
No. 18, Accounting for Income Taxes in Interim Periods
(FIN No. 18), the provision for taxes on income
recognizes our estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be
applicable for the full fiscal year, adjusted for the impact of
any discrete events, which are reported in the period in which
they occur. Each quarter, we re-evaluate our estimated tax
expense for the year and make adjustments for changes in the
estimated tax rate. Additionally, we evaluate the realizability
of our deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis. Our evaluation
considers all positive and negative evidence and factors, such
as the scheduled reversal of temporary differences, historical
and projected future taxable income or losses, and prudent and
feasible tax planning strategies.
The Provision (benefit) for taxes on loss for
(1) the three months ended September 30, 2007 and
(2) the periods from May 16, 2007 through
September 30, 2007 and from April 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007 were based on the estimated effective tax
rates applicable for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008,
after considering items specifically related to the interim
periods. The Provision (benefit) for taxes on loss for
the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2006
were based on the estimated effective tax rates applicable for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, after considering
items specifically related to the interim periods.
36
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
A reconciliation of the Canadian statutory tax rates to our
effective tax rates is as follows (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
May 15,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Pre-tax loss before equity in net (income) loss of
non-consolidated affiliates and minority interests share
|
|
$
|
(19
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(161
|
)
|
|
$
|
(38
|
)
|
|
$
|
(95
|
)
|
|
$
|
(175
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian statutory tax rate
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes (benefit) at the Canadian statutory rate
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(54
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
$
|
(31
|
)
|
|
$
|
(58
|
)
|
Increase (decrease) in tax rate resulting from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange translation items
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
Exchange remeasurement of deferred income taxes
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Change in valuation allowances
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
Enacted tax rate changes
|
|
|
(74
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71
|
)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Expense/income items with no tax effect net
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
Tax rate differences on foreign earnings
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
Other net
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision (benefit) for taxes on loss
|
|
$
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(52
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
(72
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective tax rate
|
|
|
189
|
%
|
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
|
41
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our effective tax rate differs from the Canadian statutory rate
primarily due to the following factors: (1) pre-tax foreign
currency gains or losses with no tax effect and the tax effect
of U.S. dollar denominated currency gains or losses with no
pre-tax effect, which is shown above as exchange translation
items; (2) changes in valuation allowances primarily
related to tax losses in certain jurisdictions where we believe
it is more likely than not that we will not be able to utilize
those losses; (3) differences between the Canadian
statutory and foreign effective tax rates resulting from the
application of an annual effective tax rate to profit and loss
entities in different jurisdictions shown above as tax rate
differences on foreign earnings and (4) the effects of
enacted tax rate changes on cumulative taxable temporary
differences.
Cash taxes paid are shown in the table below (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
May 15,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Cash taxes paid
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Adoption
of FASB Interpretation No. 48
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FASB
Interpretation No. 48 clarifies the accounting for income
taxes, by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold a tax
position is required to meet before being recognized in the
financial statements. FASB Interpretation No. 48 also
provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure and transition. Upon adoption as of January 1,
2007, we increased our reserves for uncertain tax positions by
$1 million. We recognized the increase as a cumulative
effect adjustment to Shareholders equity, as an increase
to our Accumulated deficit. Including this adjustment,
reserves for uncertain tax positions totaled $45 million as
of January 1, 2007. Of this total, $43 million
represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if
recognized, would affect the effective income tax rate in any
future periods.
Tax authorities are currently examining certain of our prior
years tax returns for
1999-2006.
We are evaluating potential adjustments related to certain items
and we anticipate that it is reasonably possible that settlement
of the examination will result in a payment in the range of up
to $5 million and a corresponding decrease in unrecognized
tax benefits by September 30, 2008.
Separately, we are awaiting a court ruling regarding the
utilization of certain operating losses. We anticipate that it
is reasonably possible that this ruling will result in a
$12 million decrease in unrecognized tax benefits by
September 30, 2008 related to this matter. We have fully
funded this contingent liability through a judicial deposit,
which is included in Other long-term assets third
parties as of January 1, 2007.
With the exception of the ongoing tax examinations described
above, we are no longer subject to any income tax examinations
by any tax authorities for years before 2001. With few
exceptions, tax returns for all jurisdictions for all tax years
after 2000 are subject to examination by taxing authorities.
Our continuing practice and policy is to record potential
interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in
our Provision (benefit) for taxes on income (loss). As of
March 31, 2007, we had $8 million accrued for
potential interest on income taxes and no amounts accrued for
potential penalties. For the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and the periods from May 16, 2007
through September 30, 2007 and from April 1, 2007
through May 15, 2007, our Provision (benefit) for taxes
on loss included charges for an additional $1 million,
$3 million and less than $1 million of potential
interest, respectively. As of September 30, 2007, we had
$11 million accrued for potential interest on income taxes
and no amounts accrued for potential penalties.
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Commitments
and Contingencies
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Primary
Supplier
Alcan is our primary supplier of prime and sheet ingot. The
table below shows our purchases from Alcan as a percentage of
our total combined prime and sheet ingot purchases.
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April 1, 2007
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Ended
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Through
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2006
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2007
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2007
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2006
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Predecessor
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Purchases from Alcan as a percentage of total combined prime and
sheet ingot purchases
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43
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%
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36
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%
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40
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%
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35
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%
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40
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%
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Legal
Proceedings
Reynolds Boat Case. As previously disclosed,
we and Alcan were defendants in a case in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington, in
Tacoma, Washington, case number C04-0175RJB. Plaintiffs were
Reynolds Metals Company, Alcoa, Inc. and National Union Fire
Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA. The case was tried before a
jury beginning on May 1, 2006 under implied warranty
theories, based on allegations that from 1998 to 2001 we and
Alcan sold certain aluminum products that were ultimately used
for marine applications and were unsuitable for such
applications. The jury reached a verdict on May 22, 2006
against us and Alcan for approximately $60 million, and the
court later awarded Reynolds and Alcoa approximately
$16 million in prejudgment interest and court costs.
The case was settled during July 2006 as among us, Alcan,
Reynolds, Alcoa and their insurers for $71 million. We
contributed approximately $1 million toward the settlement,
and the remaining $70 million was funded by our insurers.
Although the settlement was substantially funded by our
insurance carriers, certain of them have reserved the right to
request a refund from us, after reviewing details of the
plaintiffs damages to determine if they include costs of a
nature not covered under the insurance contracts. Of the
$70 million funded, $39 million is in dispute with and
under further review by certain of our insurance carriers. In
the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we posted a letter of
credit in the amount of approximately $10 million in favor
of one of those insurance carriers, while we resolve the extent
of coverage of the costs included in the settlement. On
October 8, 2007, we received a letter from these insurers
stating that they have completed their review and they are
requesting a refund of the $39 million plus interest. We
are reviewing the insurers position and expect to respond
to their letter within 45 days.
Since our fiscal 2005 Annual Report on
Form 10-K
was not filed until August 25, 2006, we recognized a
liability for the full settlement amount of $71 million on
December 31, 2005, included in Accrued expenses and
other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet,
with a corresponding charge against earnings. We also recognized
an insurance receivable included in Prepaid expenses and
other current assets on our consolidated balance sheet of
$31 million, with a corresponding increase to earnings.
Although $70 million of the settlement was funded by our
insurers, we only recognized an insurance receivable to the
extent that coverage was not in dispute. This resulted in a net
charge of $40 million during the quarter ended
December 31, 2005.
In July 2006, we contributed and paid $1 million to our
insurers who subsequently paid the entire settlement amount of
$71 million to the plaintiffs. Accordingly, during the
quarter ended September 30, 2006 we reversed the previously
recorded insurance receivable of $31 million and reduced
our recorded liability by the same amount plus the
$1 million contributed by us. The remaining liability of
$39 million represents the amount of the settlement claim
that was funded by our insurers but is still in dispute with and
under further review by the parties as described above. The
$39 million liability is included in Accrued expenses
and other current liabilities in our condensed consolidated
balance sheets as of September 30, 2007 and March 31,
2007.
While the ultimate resolution of the nature and extent of any
costs not covered under our insurance contracts cannot be
determined with certainty or reasonably estimated at this time,
if there is an adverse outcome with respect to insurance
coverage, and we are required to reimburse our insurers, it
could have a material impact on our cash flows in the period of
resolution. Alternatively, the ultimate resolution could be
favorable, such that insurance coverage is in excess of the net
expense that we have recognized to date. This would result in
our recording a non-cash gain in the period of resolution, and
this non-cash gain could have a material impact on our results
of operations during the period in which such a determination is
made.
Coca-Cola
Lawsuits. A lawsuit was commenced against Novelis
Corporation on February 15, 2007 by
Coca-Cola
Bottlers Sales and Services Company LLC (CCBSS) in state
court in Georgia. In addition, a lawsuit was commenced against
Novelis Corporation and Alcan Corporation on April 3, 2007
by Coca-Cola
Enterprises
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Inc., Enterprises Acquisition Company, Inc., The
Coca-Cola
Company and The
Coca-Cola
Trading Company, Inc. (collectively CCE) in federal court in
Georgia. Novelis intends to defend these claims vigorously.
CCBSS is a consortium of
Coca-Cola
bottlers across the United States, including
Coca-Cola
Enterprises Inc. CCBSS alleges that Novelis Corporation breached
an aluminum can stock supply agreement between the parties, and
seeks monetary damages in an amount to be determined at trial
and a declaration of its rights under the agreement. The
agreement includes a most favored nations provision
regarding certain pricing matters. CCBSS alleges that Novelis
Corporation breached the terms of the most favored nations
provision. The dispute will likely turn on the facts that are
presented to the court by the parties and the courts
finding as to how certain provisions of the agreement ought to
be interpreted. If CCBSS were to prevail in this litigation, the
amount of damages would likely be material. Novelis Corporation
has filed its answer and the parties are proceeding with
discovery.
The claim by CCE seeks monetary damages in an amount to be
determined at trial for breach of a prior aluminum can stock
supply agreement between CCE and Novelis Corporation, successor
to the rights and obligations of Alcan Aluminum Corporation
under the agreement. According to its terms, that agreement with
CCE terminated in 2006. The CCE supply agreement included a
most favored nations provision regarding certain
pricing matters. CCE alleges that Novelis Corporations
entry into a supply agreement with Anheuser-Busch, Inc. breached
the most favored nation provision of the CCE supply
agreement. If CCE were to prevail in this litigation, the amount
of damages would likely be material. The dispute will likely
turn on the facts that are presented to the court by the parties
and the courts finding as to how certain provisions of the
supply agreement ought to be interpreted. Novelis Corporation
has moved to dismiss the complaint and has not yet filed its
answer. We have not recorded any reserves for these matters.
Anheuser-Busch Litigation. On
September 19, 2006, Novelis Corporation filed a lawsuit
against Anheuser-Busch, Inc. in federal court in Ohio.
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. subsequently filed suit against Novelis
Corporation and the Company in federal court in Missouri. On
January 3, 2007, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.s suit was
transferred to the Ohio federal court.
Novelis Corporation alleges that Anheuser-Busch, Inc. breached
the existing multi-year aluminum can stock supply agreement
between the parties, and we seek monetary damages and
declaratory relief. Among other claims, we assert that since
entering into the supply agreement, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. has
breached its confidentiality obligations and there has been a
structural change in market conditions that requires a change to
the pricing provisions under the agreement.
In its complaint, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. has asked for a
declaratory judgment that Anheuser-Busch, Inc. is not obligated
to modify the supply agreement as requested by Novelis
Corporation, and that Novelis Corporation must continue to
perform under the existing supply agreement.
The Anheuser-Busch, Inc. litigation is currently at the
discovery stage. Novelis Corporation has continued to perform
under the supply agreement during the litigation.
ARCO Aluminum Complaint. On May 24, 2007,
Arco Aluminum Inc. (ARCO) filed a complaint against Novelis
Corporation and Novelis Inc. in the United States District Court
for the Western District of Kentucky. ARCO and Novelis are
partners in a joint venture rolling mill located in Logan,
Kentucky. In the complaint, ARCO seeks to resolve a perceived
dispute over management and control of the joint venture
following Hindalcos acquisition of Novelis.
ARCO alleges that its consent was required in connection with
Hindalcos acquisition of Novelis. Failure to obtain
consent, ARCO alleges, has put us in default of the joint
venture agreements, thereby triggering certain provisions in
those agreements. The provisions include a reversion of the
production management at the joint venture to Logan Aluminum
from Novelis, and a reduction of the board of directors of the
entity that
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
manages the joint venture from seven members (four appointed by
Novelis and three appointed by ARCO) to six members (three
appointed by each of Novelis and ARCO).
ARCO is seeking a court declaration that (1) Novelis and
its affiliates are prohibited from exercising any managerial
authority or control over the joint venture,
(2) Novelis interest in the joint venture is limited
to an economic interest only and (3) ARCO has authority to
act on behalf of the joint venture. Or, alternatively, ARCO is
seeking a reversion of the production management function to
Logan Aluminum, and a change in the composition of the board of
directors of the entity that manages the joint venture. Novelis
filed its answer to the complaint on July 16, 2007.
On July 3, 2007, ARCO filed a motion for partial summary
judgment with respect to one of the counts of its complaint
relating to the claim that Novelis breached the joint venture
agreement by not seeking ARCOs consent. On July 30,
2007, Novelis filed a motion to hold ARCOs motion for
summary judgment in abeyance (pending further discovery), along
with a demand for a jury. Those motions are pending. We intend
to defend these proceedings vigorously.
Environmental
Matters
Oswego North Ponds. As previously disclosed,
Oswego North Ponds is currently our largest known single
environmental loss contingency. In the late 1960s and early
1970s, Novelis Corporation, (formerly known as Alcan Aluminum
Corporation, or Alcancorp) used an oil containing
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in its re-melt operations in
Oswego, New York. At the time, Novelis Corporation utilized a
once-through cooling water system that discharged through a
series of constructed ponds and wetlands, collectively referred
to as the North Ponds. In the early 1980s, low levels of PCBs
were detected in the cooling water system discharge and Novelis
Corporation performed several subsequent investigations. The
PCB-containing hydraulic oil, Pydraul, which was eliminated from
use by Novelis Corporation in the early 1970s, was identified as
the source of contamination. In the mid-1980s, the Oswego North
Ponds site was classified as an inactive hazardous waste
disposal site and added to the New York State Registry.
Novelis Corporation ceased discharge through the North Ponds in
mid-2002.
In cooperation with the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the New York State
Department of Health, Novelis Corporation entered into a consent
decree in August 2000 to develop and implement a remedial
program to address the PCB contamination at the Oswego North
Ponds site. A remedial investigation report was submitted in
January 2004. The current estimated cost associated with this
remediation is in the range of $12 million to
$26 million. Based upon the report and other factors, we
accrued $19 million as our estimated cost. In addition,
NYSDEC held a public hearing on the remediation plan on
March 13, 2006 and a Consent Order for the implementation
of the remediation plan was executed by NYSDEC and Novelis
Corporation, effective January 1, 2007. We believe that our
estimate of $19 million is reasonable, and that the
remediation plan will be designed and implemented in fiscal 2008.
Brazil
Tax Matters
Primarily as a result of legal proceedings with Brazils
Ministry of Treasury regarding certain taxes in South America,
as of September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, we had
cash deposits aggregating approximately $30 million and
$25 million, respectively, in judicial depository accounts
pending finalization of the related cases. The depository
accounts are in the name of the Brazilian government and will be
expended towards these legal proceedings or released to us,
depending on the outcome of the legal cases. These deposits are
included in Other long-term assets third parties
in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
In addition, we are involved in several disputes with
Brazils Ministry of Treasury about various forms of
manufacturing taxes and social security contributions, for which
we have made no judicial deposits but for which we have
established reserves ranging from $12 million to
$74 million as of
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Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
September 30, 2007. In total, these reserves approximate
$93 million as of September 30, 2007 and are included
in Other long-term liabilities in our accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheets.
On August 15, 2007, there was a Superior Court of Justice
ruling in Brazil reducing the statute of limitations from ten
years to five years for claims relating to the application of
Brazilian tax credits resulting from previous payments made
under a social contribution tax. Accordingly, in the three
months ended September 30, 2007, we reversed
$21 million of reserves ($15 million net of tax)
relating to the disputed application of such credits in 1999 and
2000, as these tax credits may no longer be challenged by the
government.
Guarantees
of Indebtedness
We have issued guarantees on behalf of certain of our
subsidiaries and non-consolidated affiliates, including:
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certain of our wholly-owned and majority-owned
subsidiaries; and
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Aluminium Norf GmbH, which is a fifty percent (50%) owned joint
venture that does not meet the requirements for consolidation
under FASB Interpretation No. 46 (Revised),
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.
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In the case of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, the indebtedness
guaranteed is for trade accounts payable to third parties. Some
of the guarantees have annual terms while others have no
expiration and have termination notice requirements. For our
majority-owned subsidiaries, the indebtedness guaranteed is for
short-term loan, overdraft and other debt facilities with
financial institutions, some of which have various expiration
dates through September 30, 2008. Other of the guarantees
have indefinite terms and expire upon written notice among the
parties. Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries or
non-consolidated affiliates holds any assets of any third
parties as collateral to offset the potential settlement of
these guarantees.
Since we consolidate wholly-owned and majority-owned
subsidiaries in our financial statements, all outstanding
liabilities associated with trade accounts payable and
short-term debt facilities for these entities are already
included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following table discloses information about our obligations
under guarantees of indebtedness as of September 30, 2007
(in millions).
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Maximum Potential
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Liability Carrying
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Type of Entity
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Future Payment
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Value
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Wholly-owned subsidiaries
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$
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64
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$
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55
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Majority-owned subsidiaries
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3
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Aluminium Norf GmbH
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14
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18.
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Segment
and Major Customer Information
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Due in part to the regional nature of supply and demand of
aluminum rolled products and in order to best serve our
customers, we manage our activities on the basis of geographical
areas and are organized under four operating segments: North
America; Europe; Asia and South America.
As a result of the acquisition by Hindalco, and based on the way
our President and Chief Operating Officer (our chief operating
decision-maker) reviews the results of segment operations,
during the quarter ended June 30, 2007 we changed our
segment performance measure to Segment Income, as defined below.
As a result, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified
to conform to the new segment performance measure.
We measure the profitability and financial performance of our
operating segments, based on Segment Income, in accordance with
FASB Statement No. 131, Disclosure About the Segments of
an Enterprise and Related Information. Segment Income
provides a measure of our underlying segment results that is in
line
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
with our portfolio approach to risk management. We define
Segment Income as earnings before (a) interest expense and
amortization of debt issuance costs net;
(b) unrealized gains (losses) on change in fair value of
derivative instruments net; (c) realized gains
(losses) on corporate derivative instruments net;
(d) depreciation and amortization; (e) impairment
charges on long-lived assets; (f) minority interests
share; (g) adjustments to reconcile our proportional share
of Segment Income from non-consolidated affiliates to income as
determined on the equity method of accounting;
(h) restructuring charges net; (i) gains
or losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment and
businesses net; (j) corporate selling, general
and administrative expenses; (k) other costs
net; (l) litigation settlement net of insurance
recoveries; (m) sale transaction fees; (n) provision
or benefit for taxes on income (loss) and (o) cumulative
effect of accounting change.
Net sales and expenses are measured in accordance with the
policies and procedures described in Note 1
Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our
consolidated and combined financial statements included in our
Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006.
We do not treat all derivative instruments as hedges under FASB
Statement No. 133. Accordingly, changes in fair value are
recognized immediately in earnings, which results in the
recognition of fair value as a gain or loss in advance of the
contract settlement. In the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations, changes in fair value of derivative
instruments not accounted for as hedges under FASB Statement
No. 133 are recognized in (Gain) loss on change in fair
value of derivative instruments net. These gains
or losses may or may not result from cash settlement. For
Segment Income purposes we only include the impact of the
derivative gains or losses to the extent they are settled in
cash (i.e., realized) during that period.
The tables below show selected segment financial information (in
millions). The Corporate and Other column in the tables below
includes functions that are managed directly from our corporate
office, which focuses on strategy development and oversees
governance, policy, legal compliance, human resources and
finance matters. It also includes consolidating and other
elimination accounts.
Selected
Segment Financial Information
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Adjustment to
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Eliminate
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North
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South
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Proportional
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Corporate
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Total Assets
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America
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Europe
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Asia
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America
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Consolidation
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and Other
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Total
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September 30, 2007 (Successor)
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$
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4,468
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$
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3,388
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$
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1,363
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$
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1,353
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$
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(34
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)
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$
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135
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$
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10,673
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March 31, 2007 (Predecessor)
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$
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1,566
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$
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2,543
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$
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1,110
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$
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821
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$
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(114
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)
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$
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44
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$
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5,970
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Comparison
of Three Month Data:
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Adjustment to
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Eliminate
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Selected Operating Results
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North
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South
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Proportional
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Corporate
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
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America
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Europe
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Asia
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America
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Consolidation
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and Other
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Total
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(Successor)
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Net sales (to third parties)
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$
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1,050
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$
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1,092
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$
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438
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$
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241
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$
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$
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$
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2,821
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Intersegment sales
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2
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1
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|
4
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11
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(18
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)
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Segment Income
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89
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|
67
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|
18
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46
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220
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Depreciation and amortization
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39
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39
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|
|
16
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|
|
14
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(7
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)
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1
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|
102
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Capital expenditures
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8
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|
16
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|
6
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|
|
|
7
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|
|
|
(3
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)
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|
1
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|
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|
35
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliminate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected Operating Results
|
|
North
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
Proportional
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
|
|
America
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
America
|
|
|
Consolidation
|
|
|
and Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
(Predecessor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales (to third parties)
|
|
$
|
954
|
|
|
$
|
940
|
|
|
$
|
388
|
|
|
$
|
216
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,494
|
|
Intersegment sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Income (Loss)
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
Comparison
of Six Month Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliminate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected Operating Results
|
|
America
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
Proportional
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007 Through September 30, 2007
|
|
North
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
America
|
|
|
Consolidation
|
|
|
and Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
(Successor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales (to third parties)
|
|
$
|
1,624
|
|
|
$
|
1,686
|
|
|
$
|
683
|
|
|
$
|
375
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,368
|
|
Intersegment sales
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Income
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
307
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
155
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliminate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected Operating Results
|
|
America
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
Proportional
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007 Through May 15, 2007
|
|
North
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
America
|
|
|
Consolidation
|
|
|
and Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
(Predecessor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales (to third parties)
|
|
$
|
446
|
|
|
$
|
510
|
|
|
$
|
216
|
|
|
$
|
109
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,281
|
|
Intersegment sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Income (Loss)
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliminate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected Operating Results
|
|
North
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
Proportional
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30, 2006
|
|
America
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
America
|
|
|
Consolidation
|
|
|
and Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
(Predecessor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales (to third parties)
|
|
$
|
1,946
|
|
|
$
|
1,862
|
|
|
$
|
841
|
|
|
$
|
417
|
|
|
$
|
(8
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,058
|
|
Intersegment sales
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Income
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
146
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
273
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
116
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
56
|
|
44
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
The following table shows the reconciliation from Total Segment
Income to Net income (loss) (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
May 16,
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
2007 Through
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
May 15,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Total Segment Income
|
|
$
|
220
|
|
|
|
$
|
103
|
|
|
$
|
307
|
|
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
273
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
(56
|
)
|
|
|
|
(52
|
)
|
|
|
(81
|
)
|
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
(101
|
)
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net(A)
|
|
|
(87
|
)
|
|
|
|
(98
|
)
|
|
|
(102
|
)
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
(133
|
)
|
Realized gains (losses) on corporate derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(102
|
)
|
|
|
|
(57
|
)
|
|
|
(155
|
)
|
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
|
(116
|
)
|
Minority interests share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Adjustment to eliminate proportional consolidation(B)
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
Restructuring charges net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
Gains or (losses) on disposal of property, plant, and
equipment net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
(63
|
)
|
Other costs net
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Sale transaction fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit (provision) for taxes on loss
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
|
$
|
(102
|
)
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(97
|
)
|
|
$
|
(96
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net represents the portion of gains
(losses) that were not settled in cash during the period. Total
realized and unrealized gains (losses) are shown in the table
below and are included in the aggregate each period in (Gain)
loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net on our condensed consolidated
statements of operations. |
45
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized and included in Segment Income
|
|
$
|
(22
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(61
|
)
|
|
$
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(137
|
)
|
Realized on corporate derivative instruments
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37
|
)
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
133
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(B) |
|
Our financial information for our segments (including Segment
Income) includes the results of our non-consolidated affiliates
on a proportionately consolidated basis, which is consistent
with the way we manage our business segments. However, under
GAAP, these non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for using
the equity method of accounting. Therefore, in order to
reconcile Total Segment Income to Net income (loss), the
proportional Segment Income of these non-consolidated affiliates
is removed from Total Segment Income, net of our share of their
net after-tax results, which is reported as Equity in net
(income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates on our
condensed consolidated statements of operations. See
Note 7 Investment in and Advances to
Non-Consolidated Affiliates and Related Party Transactions for
further information about these non-consolidated affiliates. |
Major
Customer Information
All of our operating segments had net sales to Rexam Plc
(Rexam), our largest customer. The table below shows our net
sales to Rexam as a percentage of total net sales.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Through
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Through
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Predecessor
|
Net sales to Rexam as a percentage of total net sales
|
|
|
15.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
14.3
|
%
|
|
|
14.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
13.5
|
%
|
|
|
13.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
Supplemental
Guarantor Information
|
In connection with the issuance of our Senior Notes, certain of
our wholly-owned subsidiaries provided guarantees of the Senior
Notes. These guarantees are full and unconditional as well as
joint and several. The guarantor subsidiaries (the Guarantors)
are comprised of the majority of our businesses in Canada, the
U.S, the U.K, Brazil and Switzerland, as well as certain
businesses in Germany. Certain Guarantors may be subject to
restrictions on their ability to distribute earnings to Novelis
Inc. (the Parent). The remaining subsidiaries (the
Non-Guarantors) of the Parent are not guarantors of the Senior
Notes.
The following information presents consolidating statements of
operations, consolidating balance sheets and consolidating
statements of cash flows of the Parent, the Guarantors and the
Non-Guarantors. Investments include investment in and advances
to non-consolidated affiliates as well as investments in net
assets of divisions included in the Parent, and have been
presented using the equity method of accounting.
46
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Statement of Operations
(In millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Successor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
369
|
|
|
$
|
2,400
|
|
|
$
|
736
|
|
|
$
|
(684
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
|
|
|
366
|
|
|
|
2,183
|
|
|
|
697
|
|
|
|
(691
|
)
|
|
|
2,555
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56
|
|
Loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36
|
|
Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Other (income) expenses net
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
352
|
|
|
|
2,391
|
|
|
|
751
|
|
|
|
(650
|
)
|
|
|
2,844
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before provision for taxes on income (loss) and
minority interests share
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
Provision (benefit) for taxes on income (loss)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before minority interests share
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
|
13
|
|
Minority interests share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
49
|
|
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
|
$
|
(34
|
)
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Statement of Operations
(In millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
(Predecessor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
415
|
|
|
$
|
2,176
|
|
|
$
|
657
|
|
|
$
|
(754
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,494
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
|
|
|
404
|
|
|
|
2,121
|
|
|
|
625
|
|
|
|
(761
|
)
|
|
|
2,389
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
Loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
Equity in net (income) loss of affiliates
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
Other (income) expenses net
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
514
|
|
|
|
2,297
|
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
|
(831
|
)
|
|
|
2,650
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before provision (benefit) for taxes on loss and minority
interests share
|
|
|
(99
|
)
|
|
|
(121
|
)
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
|
(156
|
)
|
Provision (benefit) for taxes on loss
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
(55
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(52
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before minority interests share
|
|
|
(102
|
)
|
|
|
(66
|
)
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
|
(104
|
)
|
Minority interests share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(102
|
)
|
|
$
|
(66
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11
|
)
|
|
$
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
(102
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Statement of Operations
(In millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007 Through September 30, 2007
(Successor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
614
|
|
|
$
|
3,747
|
|
|
$
|
1,155
|
|
|
$
|
(1,148
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,368
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
|
|
|
612
|
|
|
|
3,434
|
|
|
|
1,099
|
|
|
|
(1,154
|
)
|
|
|
3,991
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
130
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
155
|
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81
|
|
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative instruments
net
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Other (income) expenses net
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
629
|
|
|
|
3,743
|
|
|
|
1,187
|
|
|
|
(1,148
|
)
|
|
|
4,411
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before provision for taxes on income (loss) and
minority interests share
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
Provision (benefit) for taxes on income (loss)
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before minority interests share
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
Minority interests share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Statement of Operations
(In millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007 Through May 15, 2007
(Predecessor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
|
$
|
1,020
|
|
|
$
|
359
|
|
|
$
|
(227
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,281
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
|
961
|
|
|
|
340
|
|
|
|
(227
|
)
|
|
|
1,205
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
95
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative instruments
net
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
Equity in net (income) loss of affiliates
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Sale transaction fees
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
Other (income) expenses net
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
|
365
|
|
|
|
(256
|
)
|
|
|
1,375
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before provision for taxes on loss and minority
interests share
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
(94
|
)
|
Provision for taxes on loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before minority interests share
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
(98
|
)
|
Minority interests share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(97
|
)
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Statement of Operations
(In millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30, 2006
(Predecessor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
834
|
|
|
$
|
4,349
|
|
|
$
|
1,413
|
|
|
$
|
(1,538
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,058
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
|
|
|
809
|
|
|
|
4,195
|
|
|
|
1,334
|
|
|
|
(1,542
|
)
|
|
|
4,796
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
201
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
116
|
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101
|
|
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
Equity in net (income) loss of affiliates
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
Other (income) expenses net
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
926
|
|
|
|
4,469
|
|
|
|
1,415
|
|
|
|
(1,586
|
)
|
|
|
5,224
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before provision for taxes on income (loss) and minority
interests share
|
|
|
(92
|
)
|
|
|
(120
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
(166
|
)
|
Provision (benefit) for taxes on income (loss)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before minority interests share
|
|
|
(96
|
)
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
(94
|
)
|
Minority interests share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(96
|
)
|
|
$
|
(58
|
)
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
48
|
|
|
$
|
(96
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Balance Sheet
(In millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2007 (Successor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
128
|
|
|
$
|
44
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
Accounts receivable net of allowances
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
893
|
|
|
|
429
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,355
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
504
|
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
(781
|
)
|
|
|
27
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
1,010
|
|
|
|
407
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
1,494
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49
|
|
Current portion of fair value of derivative instruments
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
Deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
626
|
|
|
|
2,442
|
|
|
|
925
|
|
|
|
(774
|
)
|
|
|
3,219
|
|
Property, plant and equipment net
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
|
2,404
|
|
|
|
784
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,298
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,975
|
|
|
|
369
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,344
|
|
Intangible assets net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
774
|
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
854
|
|
Investments
|
|
|
3,723
|
|
|
|
1,611
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(4,576
|
)
|
|
|
757
|
|
Fair value of derivative instruments net of current
portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
Other long-term assets
|
|
|
1,226
|
|
|
|
193
|
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
|
(1,419
|
)
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
5,685
|
|
|
$
|
9,431
|
|
|
$
|
2,326
|
|
|
$
|
(6,769
|
)
|
|
$
|
10,673
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
243
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
403
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
(496
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
|
817
|
|
|
|
551
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,454
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
|
215
|
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
(285
|
)
|
|
|
53
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
661
|
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
807
|
|
Deferred income tax liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
245
|
|
|
|
2,375
|
|
|
|
817
|
|
|
|
(781
|
)
|
|
|
2,656
|
|
Long-term debt net of current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
1,766
|
|
|
|
695
|
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,559
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,159
|
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
|
(1,419
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax liabilities
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
635
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
690
|
|
Accrued postretirement benefits
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
307
|
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
443
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
|
505
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
688
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,199
|
|
|
|
5,676
|
|
|
|
1,363
|
|
|
|
(2,202
|
)
|
|
|
7,036
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interests in equity of consolidated affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
3,497
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,497
|
|
(Accumulated deficit)/retained earnings/owners net
investment
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
|
|
2,751
|
|
|
|
519
|
|
|
|
(3,270
|
)
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
1,004
|
|
|
|
293
|
|
|
|
(1,297
|
)
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders equity
|
|
|
3,486
|
|
|
|
3,755
|
|
|
|
812
|
|
|
|
(4,567
|
)
|
|
|
3,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity
|
|
$
|
5,685
|
|
|
$
|
9,431
|
|
|
$
|
2,326
|
|
|
$
|
(6,769
|
)
|
|
$
|
10,673
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Balance Sheet
(In millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2007 (Predecessor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
71
|
|
|
$
|
51
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
128
|
|
Accounts receivable net of allowances
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
903
|
|
|
|
411
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,350
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
416
|
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
(949
|
)
|
|
|
25
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
|
1,004
|
|
|
|
417
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
1,483
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
Current portion of fair value of derivative instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
92
|
|
Deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
529
|
|
|
|
2,604
|
|
|
|
955
|
|
|
|
(952
|
)
|
|
|
3,136
|
|
Property, plant and equipment net
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
|
1,229
|
|
|
|
765
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,106
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
239
|
|
Intangible assets net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Investments
|
|
|
362
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(362
|
)
|
|
|
153
|
|
Fair value of derivative instruments net of current
portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
Deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
Other long-term assets
|
|
|
1,231
|
|
|
|
160
|
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
|
(1,364
|
)
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
2,235
|
|
|
$
|
4,314
|
|
|
$
|
2,099
|
|
|
$
|
(2,678
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
140
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
143
|
|
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
241
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
245
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
529
|
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
(605
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
938
|
|
|
|
560
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,614
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
|
|
49
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
|
317
|
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
480
|
|
Deferred income tax liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
263
|
|
|
|
2,341
|
|
|
|
949
|
|
|
|
(949
|
)
|
|
|
2,604
|
|
Long-term debt net of current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
1,659
|
|
|
|
496
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,157
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,116
|
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
|
(1,364
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103
|
|
Accrued postretirement benefits
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
293
|
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
427
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
|
214
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
352
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,060
|
|
|
|
4,549
|
|
|
|
1,347
|
|
|
|
(2,313
|
)
|
|
|
5,643
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interests in equity of consolidated affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
428
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
428
|
|
(Accumulated deficit)/retained earnings/owners net
investment
|
|
|
(263
|
)
|
|
|
(458
|
)
|
|
|
575
|
|
|
|
(117
|
)
|
|
|
(263
|
)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
223
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
(248
|
)
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders equity
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
|
(235
|
)
|
|
|
600
|
|
|
|
(365
|
)
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity
|
|
$
|
2,235
|
|
|
$
|
4,314
|
|
|
$
|
2,099
|
|
|
$
|
(2,678
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Statement of Cash Flows
(In millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007 Through September 30, 2007
(Successor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
$
|
125
|
|
|
$
|
(123
|
)
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(57
|
)
|
Proceeds from sales of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Changes to investment in and advances to non-consolidated
affiliates
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Proceeds from loans receivable net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Net proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
|
92
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
660
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
960
|
|
Principal repayments
|
|
|
(260
|
)
|
|
|
(603
|
)
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(905
|
)
|
Short-term borrowings net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
(45
|
)
|
|
|
(67
|
)
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65
|
)
|
related parties
|
|
|
(157
|
)
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
minority interests
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
(105
|
)
|
|
|
169
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in
foreign currencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
128
|
|
|
$
|
44
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Statement of Cash Flows
(In millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007 Through May 15, 2007
(Predecessor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
$
|
(21
|
)
|
|
$
|
(181
|
)
|
|
$
|
(28
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(230
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
Changes to investment in and advances to non-consolidated
affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Net proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
Principal repayments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Short-term borrowings net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
minority interests
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
169
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in
foreign currencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55
Novelis
Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)
Novelis
Inc.
Consolidating
Statement of Cash Flows
(In
millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30, 2006
(Predecessor)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
$
|
(143
|
)
|
|
$
|
(13
|
)
|
|
$
|
(71
|
)
|
|
$
|
(89
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56
|
)
|
Cash advance received on pending transfer of rights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Proceeds from sales of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Changes to investment in and advances to non-consolidated
affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Proceeds from loans receivable net
related parties
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Net proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(199
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Principal repayments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
(53
|
)
|
|
|
(92
|
)
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(185
|
)
|
related parties
|
|
|
(73
|
)
|
|
|
(59
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term borrowings net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third parties
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78
|
|
related parties
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common shareholders
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
minority interests
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
(156
|
)
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
(103
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56
|
)
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in
foreign currencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
49
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56
|
|
Item 2.
|
Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS
The following information should be read together with our
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and
accompanying notes included elsewhere in this quarterly report
for a more complete understanding of our financial condition and
results of operations. The following discussion contains
forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and
beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those
discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause or contribute to these differences include, but are
not limited to, those discussed below, particularly in
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND
MARKET DATA.
REFERENCES
References herein to Novelis, the
Company, we, our, or
us refer to Novelis Inc. and its subsidiaries as
both Predecessor and Successor unless the context specifically
indicates otherwise. References herein to Hindalco
refer to Hindalco Industries Limited. References herein to
Alcan refer to Alcan, Inc.
References to our
Form 10-K
made throughout this document refer to our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006, as amended,
originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) on March 1, 2007, as amended on
April 30, 2007.
GENERAL
Novelis is the worlds leading aluminum rolled products
producer based on shipment volume. We produce aluminum sheet and
light gauge products for the construction and industrial,
beverage and food cans, foil products and transportation
markets. As of September 30, 2007, we had operations on
four continents: North America; South America; Asia and Europe,
through 33 operating plants and three research facilities in 11
countries. In addition to aluminum rolled products plants, our
South American businesses include bauxite mining, alumina
refining, primary aluminum smelting and power generation
facilities that are integrated with our rolling plants in
Brazil. We are the only company of our size and scope focused
solely on aluminum rolled products markets and capable of local
supply of technologically sophisticated products in all of these
geographic regions.
Acquisition
of Novelis Common Stock
On May 15, 2007, the Company was acquired by Hindalco
Industries, Limited (Hindalco) through its indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary AV Metals Inc. (Acquisition Sub) pursuant to a plan
of arrangement (Arrangement) entered into on February 10,
2007 and approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on
May 14, 2007. As a result of the Arrangement, Acquisition
Sub acquired all of the Companys outstanding common shares
at a price of $44.93 per share, and all outstanding stock
options and other equity incentives were terminated in exchange
for cash payments. The aggregate purchase price for the
Companys common shares was $3.4 billion and
immediately following the Arrangement, the common shares of the
Company were transferred from Acquisition Sub to its
wholly-owned subsidiary AV Aluminum Inc. (AV Aluminum). Hindalco
also assumed $2.8 billion of Novelis debt for a total
transaction value of $6.2 billion.
On June 22, 2007, we issued 2,044,122 additional common
shares to AV Aluminum for $44.93 per share resulting in an
additional equity contribution of approximately
$92 million. This contribution was equal in amount to
certain payments made by Novelis related to change in control
compensation to certain employees and directors, lender fees and
other transaction costs incurred by the Company. As this
transaction was approved by the Company and executed subsequent
to the Arrangement, the $92 million cash payment is not
included in the determination of total purchase price.
As discussed in Note 1 Business and Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies in the accompanying condensed
and consolidated financial statements, the Arrangement was
recorded in accordance with Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 103, Topic 5J, Push Down Basis of
Accounting Required in Certain Limited Circumstances
(SAB No. 103), which states that purchase
transactions that result in an entity becoming substantially
wholly-owned establish a new basis of accounting for the
purchased assets and liabilities.
57
Accordingly, in the accompanying September 30, 2007
condensed consolidated balance sheet, the consideration and
related costs paid by Hindalco in connection with the
acquisition have been pushed down to us and have
been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Statement No. 141, Business Combinations. Due to the
impact of push down accounting, the condensed consolidated
financial statements and certain note presentations for the six
months ended September 30, 2007 separate the Companys
presentations into distinct periods to indicate the application
of different bases of accounting between the periods presented:
(1) the period up to, and including, the acquisition date
(April 1, 2007 through May 15, 2007, labeled
Predecessor) and (2) the period after that date
(May 16, 2007 through September 30, 2007, labeled
Successor). The accompanying condensed consolidated
financial statements and tables included in Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations (MD&A) include a black line division when both
Predecessor and Successor periods are presented, indicating that
the Predecessor and Successor entities are not comparable.
CHANGE IN
FISCAL YEAR END
On June 26, 2007, our board of directors approved the
change of our fiscal year end to March 31 from December 31.
This Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 30, 2007 is our second
quarter filing for our new fiscal year ending March 31,
2008, and references to this quarter will be to the second
quarter of fiscal 2008. Comparisons will be made to the three
months ended September 30, 2006, which will be referred to
as the comparable prior year period, the quarter ended
September 30, 2006 or the three months ended
September 30, 2006.
NOTE REGARDING
COMBINED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND SELECTED FINANCIAL AND
OPERATING INFORMATION DUE TO THE ACQUISITION
As discussed above, the Arrangement created a new basis of
accounting. Under generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States of America (GAAP), the condensed consolidated
financial statements for the six months ended September 30,
2007 are presented in two distinct periods, as Predecessor and
Successor entities are not comparable in all material respects.
However, in MD&A, in order to facilitate an understanding
of our results of operations, segment information and liquidity
and capital resources for the six months ended
September 30, 2007 in comparison with the six months ended
September 30, 2006, our Predecessor and Successor operating
results, segment information and cash flows are presented on a
combined basis. The combined operating results, segment
information and cash flows are non-GAAP financial measures, do
not include any proforma assumptions or adjustments and should
not be used in isolation or substitution of the Predecessor and
Successor operating results, segment information or cash flows.
Shown below are combining schedules of (1) shipments and
(2) our results of operations for periods allocable to the
Successor, Predecessor and the combined presentation for the six
months ended September 30, 2007 that we use throughout
MD&A.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
Combined Shipments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt)(A):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products(B)
|
|
|
1,156
|
|
|
|
|
348
|
|
|
|
1,504
|
|
Ingot products(C)
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
1,222
|
|
|
|
|
363
|
|
|
|
1,585
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
One kilotonne (kt) is 1,000 metric tonnes. One metric tonne is
equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds.
|
|
|
|
|
(B)
|
Rolled products include tolling (the conversion of
customer-owned metal).
|
|
|
(C)
|
Ingot products include primary ingot in Brazil, foundry products
in Korea and Europe, secondary ingot in Europe and other
miscellaneous recyclable aluminum.
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
September 30,2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
Combined Results of Operations
($ in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
4,368
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,281
|
|
|
$
|
5,649
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
|
|
|
3,991
|
|
|
|
|
1,205
|
|
|
|
5,196
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
|
225
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
183
|
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
107
|
|
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
|
2
|
|
Equity in net (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
Sale transaction fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
Other expenses net
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,411
|
|
|
|
|
1,375
|
|
|
|
5,786
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before provision for taxes on loss and minority
interests share
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
|
(94
|
)
|
|
|
(137
|
)
|
Provision for taxes on loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before minority interests share
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
|
(98
|
)
|
|
|
(141
|
)
|
Minority interests share
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(97
|
)
|
|
$
|
(138
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59
HIGHLIGHTS
Significant highlights, events and factors impacting our
business during the quarters and six months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006 are presented briefly below.
Each is discussed in further detail throughout MD&A.
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments and selected financial information are as follows
($ in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products
|
|
|
747
|
|
|
|
|
737
|
|
|
|
1,504
|
|
|
|
1,490
|
|
Ingot products
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
789
|
|
|
|
|
774
|
|
|
|
1,585
|
|
|
|
1,574
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
2,821
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,494
|
|
|
$
|
5,649
|
|
|
$
|
5,058
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
|
$
|
(102
|
)
|
|
$
|
(138
|
)
|
|
$
|
(96
|
)
|
Net increase (decrease) in total debt(A)
|
|
$
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(37
|
)
|
|
$
|
205
|
|
|
$
|
(81
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
Net increase (decrease) in total debt is measured comparing the
period-end amounts of our total outstanding debt (including
short-term borrowings) as shown in our condensed consolidated
balance sheets. For the three and six months ended
September 30, 2007, the net increase (decrease) in total
debt excludes the change in unamortized fair value adjustments
recorded as part of the Arrangement.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products shipments increased during the second quarter
and on a year to date basis in all regions except North America
primarily as a result of increased demand in their respective
regional can markets. Compared to the prior year, the North
American demand for rolled products has declined across all
product groups, most notably in the industrial and distributor
markets partially due to a slowdown in housing construction. In
addition, a strike at a key can customer in North America
contributed to lower shipments year over year.
|
|
|
|
London Metal Exchange (LME) pricing for aluminum (metal) was an
average of 2.7% and 3.3% higher during the second quarter and
six months ended September 30, 2007 than the comparable
prior year periods. However, cash prices have trended down this
fiscal year and cash prices as of March 31, 2007;
June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007 were $2,792;
$2,686 and $2,440, respectively. This trend negatively impacted
our fiscal 2008 second quarter and six month results as
described more fully below under Metal Price Lag.
|
|
|
|
Net sales for the second quarter and six months ended
September 30, 2007 increased from the comparable prior year
periods due primarily to increased volume and prices, lower
exposure to metal price ceilings, a strengthening euro and a
rise in average LME prices. The benefit of higher LME prices was
limited by metal price ceilings in sales contracts representing
approximately 10% of our total shipments during both the quarter
and six months ended September 30, 2007, compared to 20% of
our total shipments in the same prior year periods. During the
second quarter of fiscal 2008 and the comparable prior year
quarter, we were unable to pass through approximately
$60 million and $115 million, respectively, of metal
purchase costs associated with sales under these contracts, for
a net favorable comparable impact of approximately
$55 million.
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During the six months ended September 30, 2007 and the
comparable prior year period, we were unable to pass through
approximately $140 million and $255 million,
respectively, of metal purchase costs associated with sales
under these contracts, for a net favorable comparable impact of
approximately $115 million.
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Net sales for the second quarter and six months ended
September 30, 2007 was also favorably impacted by
$85 million and $129 million, respectively, related to
the accretion of fair value reserves associated with these
contracts, as discussed more fully below under Metal Price
Ceilings.
|
|
|
|
|
Compared to the six months ended September 30, 2006, net
loss for the six months ended September 30, 2007 was
impacted by the following items associated with or triggered by
the Arrangement: (1) $43 million (pre-tax) of
incremental stock compensation expense,
(2) $32 million (pre-tax) of sale transaction fees and
(3) $10 million (pre-tax) of incremental income
(described below) associated with push down accounting and the
preliminary fair value allocation of purchase price.
|
|
|
|
During the second quarter of fiscal 2008 we reduced our total
debt by $43 million; however, on a year to date basis, our
total debt increased $205 million (excluding unamortized
fair value adjustments recorded as part of the acquisition by
Hindalco) as a result of our need to fund additional working
capital requirements and certain costs associated with the
Arrangement, including sale transaction fees and share-based
compensation.
|
|
|
|
As described more fully in Note 2 Acquisition
of Novelis Common Stock in the accompanying condensed and
consolidated financial statements, the consideration paid by
Hindalco to acquire Novelis has been pushed down to us and
initially allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed based on our preliminary estimates of fair value, using
methodologies and assumptions that we believe are reasonable.
This preliminary allocation of fair value results in additional
charges or income to our post-acquisition consolidated
statements of operations. A summary of the pre-tax impacts of
these items on the second quarter and six months ended
September 30, 2007 is shown below (in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) to:
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) to:
|
|
|
|
Pre-Tax
|
|
|
Segment
|
|
|
Pre-Tax
|
|
|
Segment
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Income(A)
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Income(A)
|
|
|
Favorable/unfavorable contracts
|
|
$
|
83
|
|
|
$
|
83
|
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
In-process research and development
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
Inventory
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
Equity investments
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of debt
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total impact
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
We use Segment Income to measure the profitability and financial
performance of our operating segments, as discussed below in
OPERATING SEGMENT REVIEW FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2007 COMPARED TO THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006.
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OUR
BUSINESS
Business
Model and Key Concepts
Most of our business is conducted under a conversion model,
which allows us to pass through increases or decreases in the
price of metal to our customers. Nearly all of our products have
a price structure with two components: (i) a pass-through
aluminum price based on the LME plus local market premiums and
(ii) a margin over metal price based on the
conversion cost to produce the rolled product and the
competitive market conditions for that product.
Metal
Price Ceilings
Sales contracts representing approximately 10% of our total
shipments for both the quarter and six months ended
September 30, 2007 and 20% for both of the comparable prior
year periods, provide for a ceiling over
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which metal purchase costs cannot contractually be passed
through to certain customers, unless adjusted. This negatively
impacts our margins when the price we pay for metal is above the
ceiling price contained in these contracts. During the quarter
ended September 30, 2007 and the comparable prior year
period, we were unable to pass through approximately
$60 million and $115 million, respectively, of metal
purchase costs associated with sales under these contracts.
During the six months ended September 30, 2007 and the
comparable prior year period, we were unable to pass through
approximately $140 million and $255 million,
respectively, of metal purchase costs associated with sales
under these contracts. We calculate and report this difference
to be approximately the difference between the quoted purchase
price on the LME (adjusted for any local premiums and for any
price lag associated with purchasing or processing time) and the
metal price ceiling in our contracts. Cash flows from operations
are negatively impacted by the same amounts, adjusted for any
timing difference between customer receipts and vendor payments,
and offset partially by reduced income taxes.
Based on a September 30, 2007 aluminum price of $2,440 per
tonne, and our best estimate of a range of shipment volumes, we
estimate that we will be unable to pass through aluminum
purchase costs of approximately $90 $95 million
for the remainder of fiscal 2008 and $285
$300 million in the aggregate thereafter.
In connection with the preliminary allocation of purchase price
(i.e., total consideration) paid by Hindalco, we established
reserves totaling $655 million as of May 15, 2007 to
record these contracts at fair value. Fair value effectively
represents the discounted cash flows of the forecasted metal
purchase costs in excess of the metal price ceilings contained
in these contracts. These reserves are being accreted into Net
sales over the remaining lives of the underlying contracts, and
this accretion will not impact future cash flows. We recorded
total accretion of $129 million during the period from
May 16, 2007 through September 30, 2007,
$44 million of which was recorded during the period from
May 16, 2007 through June 30, 2007, and
$85 million of which was recorded during the quarter ended
September 30, 2007.
Metal
Price Lag
On certain sales contracts we experience timing differences on
the pass through of changing aluminum prices based on the
difference between the price we pay for aluminum and the price
we ultimately charge our customers after the aluminum is
processed. Generally, and in the short-term, in periods of
rising prices our earnings benefit from this timing difference
while the opposite is true in periods of declining prices, and
we refer to this timing difference as metal price lag. Metal
price lag negatively impacted the quarter ended
September 30, 2007 by $22 million and the comparable
prior year period by approximately $33 million, for a net
favorable impact of $11 million. For the six months ended
September 30, 2007, metal price lag negatively impacted our
results by $23 million and benefited the comparable prior
year period by approximately $44 million, for a net
unfavorable impact of $67 million. These amounts are
reported herein without regard to the effects of any derivative
instruments we purchased to offset this risk as described below.
In Europe, certain of our sales contracts contain fixed metal
prices for periods of time such as four to thirty-six months. In
some cases, this can result in a negative (positive) impact on
sales as metal prices increase (decrease) because the prices are
fixed at historical levels. The positive or negative impact on
sales under these contracts has been included in the metal price
lag effect quantified above, without regard to the effects of
any derivative instruments we purchase to offset this risk as
described below.
Risk
Mitigation
We employ three strategies to mitigate our risk of rising metal
prices that we cannot pass through to certain customers due to
metal price ceilings. First, we maximize the amount of our
internally supplied metal inputs from our smelting, refining and
mining operations in Brazil. Second, we rely on the output from
our recycling operations which utilize used beverage cans
(UBCs). Both of these sources of aluminum supply have
historically provided a benefit as these sources of metal are
typically less expensive than purchasing aluminum from third
party suppliers. We refer to these two sources as our internal
hedges.
Beyond our internal hedges described above, our third strategy
to mitigate the risk of loss or reduced profitability associated
with the metal price ceilings is to purchase futures, call
options
and/or
synthetic call options on projected aluminum volume requirements
above our assumed internal hedge position. To hedge our
62
exposure in 2006, we previously purchased call options at
various strike prices. In September 2006, we began purchasing
both fixed forward derivative instruments and put options,
thereby creating synthetic call options, to hedge our exposure
to further metal price increases.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we began
selling short-term LME forward contracts to mitigate the impact
of metal price lag. In Europe, we enter into forward metal
purchases simultaneous with the contracts that contain fixed
metal prices. These forward metal purchases directly hedge the
economic risk of future metal price fluctuation associated with
these contracts. The positive or negative impact on sales under
these contracts has been included in the metal price lag effect
described above, without regard to the effects of any derivative
instruments we purchase to offset this risk. The net sales and
Segment Income impacts are described more fully in the
Operations and Segment Review for our Europe operating segment.
For accounting purposes, we do not treat all derivative
instruments as hedges under FASB Statement No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.
In those cases, changes in fair value are recognized
immediately in earnings, which results in the recognition of
fair value as a gain or loss in advance of the contract
settlement, and we expect further earnings volatility as a
result. In the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations, changes in fair value of derivative instruments not
accounted for as hedges under FASB Statement No. 133 are
recognized in (Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net. These gains or losses may or may
not result from cash settlement. For Segment Income purposes we
only include the impact of the derivative gains or losses to the
extent they are settled in cash during that period.
Internal
Controls
We previously reported in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and continue to report
as of September 30, 2007, that we have a material weakness
in our internal control over financial reporting as we did not
maintain effective controls over accounting for income taxes.
See Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Spin-Off
From Alcan
On May 18, 2004, Alcan announced its intention to transfer
its rolled products businesses into a separate company and to
pursue a spin-off of that company to its shareholders. The
rolled products businesses were managed under two separate
operating segments within Alcan Rolled Products
Americas and Asia; and Rolled Products Europe. On
January 6, 2005, Alcan and its subsidiaries contributed and
transferred to Novelis substantially all of the aluminum rolled
products businesses operated by Alcan, together with some of
Alcans alumina and primary metal-related businesses in
Brazil, which are fully integrated with the rolled products
operations there, as well as four rolling facilities in Europe
whose end-use markets and customers were similar to ours.
Post-Transaction
Adjustments
The agreements giving effect to the spin-off provide for various
post-transaction adjustments and the resolution of outstanding
matters. On November 8, 2006, we executed a settlement
agreement with Alcan resolving the working capital and cash
balance adjustments to our opening balance sheet and issues
relating to the transfer of U.S. pension assets and
liabilities from Alcan to Novelis. As of September 30,
2007, there remained an outstanding matter related to two
pension plans for those employees who elected to transfer their
past service to Novelis, one in the U.K. and one in Canada. In
October 2007, we completed the transfer of U.K. plan assets and
liabilities. Plan liabilities assumed exceeded assets received
by approximately $7 million. We expect the transfer of
pension assets and liabilities in Canada will take place by
December 31, 2007, and we expect that the plan assets
transferred will approximate the liabilities assumed. To the
extent that that differences between transferred plan assets and
liabilities exist, we will record purchase price adjustments to
goodwill in our final purchase price allocation.
63
Agreements
between Novelis and Alcan
At the spin-off, we entered into various agreements with Alcan
including the use of transitional and technical services, the
supply from Alcan of metal and alumina, the licensing of certain
of Alcans patents, trademarks and other intellectual
property rights, and the use of certain buildings, machinery and
equipment, technology and employees at certain facilities
retained by Alcan, but required in our business. The terms and
conditions of the agreements were determined primarily by Alcan
and may not reflect what two unaffiliated parties might have
agreed to. Had these agreements been negotiated with
unaffiliated third parties, their terms may have been more
favorable, or less favorable, to us. See Item 1. Business
in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 for additional
information.
OPERATIONS
AND SEGMENT REVIEW
The following tables present our shipments, our results of
operations, prices for aluminum, oil and natural gas and key
currency exchange rates for the quarters and six months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, and the changes from period to
period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products, including tolling (the conversion of
customer-owned metal)
|
|
|
747
|
|
|
|
|
737
|
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
|
1,504
|
|
|
|
1,490
|
|
|
|
0.9
|
%
|
Ingot products, including primary and secondary ingot and
recyclable aluminum
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
13.5
|
%
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
(3.6
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
789
|
|
|
|
|
774
|
|
|
|
1.9
|
%
|
|
|
1,585
|
|
|
|
1,574
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
Results of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
2,821
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,494
|
|
|
|
13.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,649
|
|
|
$
|
5,058
|
|
|
|
11.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
|
|
|
2,555
|
|
|
|
|
2,389
|
|
|
|
6.9
|
%
|
|
|
5,196
|
|
|
|
4,796
|
|
|
|
8.3
|
%
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
|
(14.6
|
)%
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
|
11.9
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
78.9
|
%
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
57.8
|
%
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
45.0
|
%
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
7.7
|
%
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
|
5.9
|
%
|
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivatives
net
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
(2.7
|
)%
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(150.0
|
)%
|
Equity in net (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
(180.0
|
)%
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
(144.4
|
)%
|
Sale transaction fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n.m.
|
|
Other (income) expenses net
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
(200.0
|
)%
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
166.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,844
|
|
|
|
|
2,650
|
|
|
|
7.3
|
%
|
|
|
5,786
|
|
|
|
5,224
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before provision (benefit) for taxes on loss and minority
interests share
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
|
(156
|
)
|
|
|
(85.3
|
)%
|
|
|
(137
|
)
|
|
|
(166
|
)
|
|
|
(17.5
|
)%
|
Provision (benefit) for taxes on loss
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
|
(52
|
)
|
|
|
(30.8
|
)%
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
|
(105.6
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before minority interests share
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
(104
|
)
|
|
|
(112.5
|
)%
|
|
|
(141
|
)
|
|
|
(94
|
)
|
|
|
50.0
|
%
|
Minority interests share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
(100.0
|
)%
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(250.0
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
|
$
|
(102
|
)
|
|
|
(112.7
|
)%
|
|
$
|
(138
|
)
|
|
$
|
(96
|
)
|
|
|
43.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n.m. not meaningful
65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
London Metal Exchange Prices
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aluminum (per metric tonne, and presented in U.S. dollars):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Closing cash price as of end of period
|
|
$
|
2,440
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,572
|
|
|
|
(5.1
|
)%
|
|
$
|
2,440
|
|
|
$
|
2,572
|
|
|
|
(5.1
|
)%
|
Average cash price during the period
|
|
$
|
2,547
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,481
|
|
|
|
2.7
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,654
|
|
|
$
|
2,568
|
|
|
|
3.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
U.S. Dollar
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
U.S. Dollar
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Strengthen/
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Strengthen/
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
(Weaken)
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
(Weaken)
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Exchange Rates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average of the month end rates:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. dollar per Euro
|
|
|
1.386
|
|
|
|
|
1.275
|
|
|
|
(8.7
|
)%
|
|
|
1.370
|
|
|
|
1.275
|
|
|
|
(7.5
|
)%
|
Brazilian real per U.S. dollar
|
|
|
1.891
|
|
|
|
|
2.161
|
|
|
|
(12.5
|
)%
|
|
|
1.926
|
|
|
|
2.173
|
|
|
|
(11.4
|
)%
|
South Korean won per U.S. dollar
|
|
|
924
|
|
|
|
|
954
|
|
|
|
(3.1
|
)%
|
|
|
925
|
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
|
(2.6
|
)%
|
Canadian dollar per U.S. dollar
|
|
|
1.039
|
|
|
|
|
1.118
|
|
|
|
(7.1
|
)%
|
|
|
1.060
|
|
|
|
1.115
|
|
|
|
(4.9
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Price
Quotations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Light Sweet Crude
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average settlement price (per barrel)
|
|
$
|
71.08
|
|
|
|
$
|
71.55
|
|
|
|
(0.7
|
)%
|
|
$
|
66.39
|
|
|
$
|
69.40
|
|
|
|
(4.3
|
)%
|
Natural Gas
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Henry Hub contract settlement price (per MMBTU)(A)
|
|
$
|
6.16
|
|
|
|
$
|
6.58
|
|
|
|
(6.4
|
)%
|
|
$
|
6.85
|
|
|
$
|
6.68
|
|
|
|
2.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
One MMBTU is the equivalent of one decatherm, or one million
British Thermal Units.
|
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2007 COMPARED TO THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
Shipments
Rolled products shipments increased during the second quarter in
all regions except North America primarily as a result of
increased demand in their respective regional can markets.
Compared to the prior year, the North American demand for rolled
products has declined across all product groups, most notably in
the industrial and distributor markets partially due to a
slowdown in housing construction.
66
Net
sales
Net sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2007
increased from the comparable prior year period due primarily to
increased volume and prices, lower exposure to metal price
ceilings, a strengthening euro and a rise in average LME prices.
Metal represents approximately 60% 70% of the sales
value of our products.
Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 were adversely
impacted in North America due to price ceilings on certain can
contracts, which limited our ability to pass through
approximately $60 million of metal purchase costs. In
comparison, we were unable to pass through approximately
$115 million of metal purchase costs in the comparable
prior year period, for a net favorable impact of approximately
$55 million. North America net sales were also favorably
positively impacted by $85 million related to the accretion
of the contract fair value reserves, discussed above in Metal
Price Ceilings.
Costs
and expenses
The following table presents our costs and expenses for the
quarters ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, in
U.S. dollars and expressed as percentages of net sales.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
net sales
|
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
net sales
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
|
|
$
|
2,555
|
|
|
|
90.5
|
%
|
|
|
$
|
2,389
|
|
|
|
95.8
|
%
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
3.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
%
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
0.4
|
%
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
0.4
|
%
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
2.1
|
%
|
Loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
1.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
%
|
Equity in net income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)%
|
Other (income) expenses net
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)%
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
0.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,844
|
|
|
|
100.8
|
%
|
|
|
$
|
2,650
|
|
|
|
106.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold. Metal represents
approximately 70% 80% of our input costs, and the
increase in cost of goods sold in U.S. dollar terms is
primarily due to the impact of higher LME prices. As a
percentage of net sales, cost of goods sold was adversely
impacted in both periods due to price ceilings on certain can
contracts, as discussed above; however, the current year quarter
benefited from less volume sold under these contracts, as well
as the accretion of the contract fair value reserves.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(SG&A). SG&A decreased primarily as a
result of lower corporate costs, which were $17 million
lower in the current quarter due primarily to
(1) $6 million of severance recorded last year for our
former chief executive officer, (2) a $4 million
reduction in legal and professional fees (primarily associated
with the use of third party consultants to assist with our
financial reporting requirements), (3) a $3 million
reduction in share-based compensation expense and (4) a
$4 million reduction in salaries, benefits and other
employee related costs.
Depreciation and amortization. As a result of
the Arrangement, as of May 15, 2007, we recorded increases
in the basis to our property, plant and equipment and intangible
assets. This results in higher post-acquisition depreciation and
amortization and explains the increase shown above.
67
Other (income) expenses net. We
incurred $10 million of restructuring expenses in the prior
year quarter primarily related to actions taken to reduce
overhead costs and to streamline certain functions at two of our
business units in Europe. The other remaining differences are
primarily exchange related.
Provision
(benefit) for taxes on loss
For the three months ended September 30, 2007, we recorded
a $36 million benefit for taxes on our pre-tax loss of
$19 million, before our equity in net (income) loss of
non-consolidated affiliates and minority interests share,
which represented an effective tax rate of 189%. Our effective
tax rate is greater than the benefit at the Canadian statutory
rate due primarily to (1) a $74 million benefit from
the effects of enacted tax rate changes on cumulative taxable
temporary differences, partially offset by
(2) $27 million for (a) pre-tax foreign currency
gains or losses with no tax effect and (b) the tax effect
of U.S. dollar denominated currency gains or losses with no
pre-tax effect and (3) a $19 million increase in
valuation allowances primarily related to tax losses in certain
jurisdictions where we believe it is more likely than not that
we will not be able to utilize those losses.
For the three months ended September 30, 2006, we recorded
a $52 million benefit for taxes on our pre-tax loss of
$161 million, before our equity in net (income) loss of
non-consolidated affiliates and minority interests share,
which represented an effective tax rate of 32%. Our effective
tax rate is less than the benefit at the Canadian statutory rate
due primarily to (1) a $12 million increase in
valuation allowances related to tax losses in certain
jurisdictions where we believe it is more likely than not that
we will not be able to utilize those losses, mostly offset by
(2) an $11 million benefit from differences between
the Canadian statutory and foreign effective tax rates resulting
from the application of an annual effective tax rate to profit
and loss entities in different jurisdictions.
Net
income
We reported net income of $13 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007 compared to a net loss of
$102 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
OPERATING SEGMENT REVIEW FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2007 COMPARED TO THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
Due in part to the regional nature of supply and demand of
aluminum rolled products and in order to best serve our
customers, we manage our activities on the basis of geographical
areas and are organized under four operating segments: North
America; Europe; Asia and South America.
As a result of the acquisition by Hindalco, and based on the way
our President and Chief Operating Officer (our chief operating
decision-maker) reviews the results of segment operations,
during the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we changed our
segment performance measure to Segment Income, as defined below.
As a result, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified
to conform to the new segment performance measure.
We measure the profitability and financial performance of our
operating segments, based on Segment Income, in accordance with
FASB Statement No. 131, Disclosure About the Segments of
an Enterprise and Related Information. Segment Income
provides a measure of our underlying segment results that is in
line with our portfolio approach to risk management. We define
Segment Income as earnings before (a) interest expense and
amortization of debt issuance costs net;
(b) unrealized gains (losses) on change in fair value of
derivative instruments net; (c) realized gains
(losses) on corporate derivative instruments net;
(d) depreciation and amortization; (e) impairment
charges on long-lived assets; (f) minority interests
share; (g) adjustments to reconcile our proportional share
of Segment Income from non-consolidated affiliates to income as
determined on the equity method of accounting;
(h) restructuring charges net; (i) gains
or losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment and
businesses net; (j) corporate selling, general
and administrative expenses; (k) other costs
net; (l) litigation settlement net of insurance
recoveries; (m) sale transaction fees; (n) provision
or benefit for taxes on income (loss) and (o) cumulative
effect of accounting change net of tax.
68
Net sales and expenses are measured in accordance with the
policies and procedures described in Note 1
Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our
consolidated and combined financial statements included in our
Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006.
We do not treat all derivative instruments as hedges under FASB
Statement No. 133. Accordingly, changes in fair value are
recognized immediately in earnings, which results in the
recognition of fair value as a gain or loss in advance of the
contract settlement. In the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations, changes in fair value of derivative
instruments not accounted for as hedges under FASB Statement
No. 133 are recognized in (Gain) loss on change in fair
value of derivative instruments net. These gains or
losses may or may not result from cash settlement. For Segment
Income purposes we only include the impact of the derivative
gains or losses to the extent they are settled in cash (i.e.,
realized) during that period.
Reconciliation
The following table presents Segment Income (Loss) by operating
segment and reconciles Total Segment Income to Net income (loss)
(in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
Segment Income (Loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North America
|
|
$
|
89
|
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
Europe
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
South America
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Segment Income
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
103
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
(56
|
)
|
|
|
|
(52
|
)
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net(A)
|
|
|
(87
|
)
|
|
|
|
(98
|
)
|
Realized gains (losses) on corporate derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(102
|
)
|
|
|
|
(57
|
)
|
Minority interests share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Adjustment to eliminate proportional consolidation(B)
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
Restructuring charges net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
Gains or (losses) on disposal of property, plant, and
equipment net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
Other costs net
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Benefit for taxes on loss
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
|
$
|
(102
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net represents the portion of gains
(losses) that were not settled in cash during the period.
|
|
|
|
|
(B)
|
Our financial information for our segments (including Segment
Income) includes the results of our non-consolidated affiliates
on a proportionately consolidated basis, which is consistent
with the way we manage our business segments. However, under
GAAP, these non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for using
the equity method of accounting. Therefore, in order to
reconcile Total Segment Income to Net income (loss), the
proportional Segment Income of these non-consolidated affiliates
is removed from Total Segment Income, net of our share of their
net after-tax results, which is reported as Equity in net
(income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates on our condensed
consolidated statements of operations. See
Note 7 Investment in and Advances to
Non-Consolidated Affiliates and Related Party Transactions for
further information about these non-consolidated affiliates.
|
69
OPERATING
SEGMENT RESULTS
North
America
As of September 30, 2007, North America manufactured
aluminum sheet and light gauge products through 10 aluminum
rolled products facilities and two dedicated recycling
facilities. Important end-use applications include beverage
cans, containers and packaging, automotive and other
transportation applications, building products and other
industrial applications.
The following table presents key financial and operating
information for North America ($ in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products
|
|
|
279
|
|
|
|
|
296
|
|
|
|
(5.7
|
)%
|
Ingot products
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
296
|
|
|
|
|
313
|
|
|
|
(5.4
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
1,050
|
|
|
|
$
|
954
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
%
|
Segment Income (Loss)
|
|
$
|
89
|
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
(594.4
|
)%
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
4,468
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,487
|
|
|
|
200.5
|
%
|
Shipments
Rolled products shipments declined primarily due to reduced
distributor and industrial demand. Distributors are reducing
purchases primarily due to a slowdown in the housing market.
Net
sales
Net sales increased primarily as a result of reduced exposure to
contracts with price ceilings and unfavorable contract fair
value accretion as discussed above in Metal Price Ceilings.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2008, we were unable to pass
through approximately $60 million of metal purchase costs.
During the comparable prior year period, we were unable to pass
through approximately $115 million of metal purchase costs,
for a net favorable comparable impact of approximately
$55 million. The second quarter of fiscal 2008 was also
favorably impacted by $85 million related to the accretion
of the contract fair value reserves, as discussed in Metal Price
Ceilings. These positive impacts were partially offset by lower
volume.
Segment
Income (Loss)
As compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2006,
Segment Income for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was
favorably impacted by $140 million as a result of the
impact of the price ceilings, including the accretion of the
contract fair value reserves, described above. Segment Income
was also positively impacted by approximately $14 million
due to higher selling prices and approximately $20 million
due to improved UBC spreads and lower metal premiums. These
positive factors were partially offset by (1) lower
realized gains related to the cash settlement of derivatives of
approximately $35 million, (2) lower volume and mix
which negatively impacted Segment Income by approximately
$28 million and (3) slightly higher operating costs.
Total
assets
The consideration and related costs paid by Hindalco in
connection with the Arrangement have been pushed down to us and,
in turn, to each of our reporting units, and have been allocated
to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their
relative fair values. This increased North America assets by
approximately $3.0 billion as fair value exceeded
historical cost. See Note 2 Acquisition of
Novelis Common Stock in the accompanying condensed and
consolidated financial statements.
70
Europe
As of September 30, 2007, our European segment provided
European markets with value-added sheet and light gauge products
through 13 aluminum rolled products facilities and one dedicated
recycling facility. Europe serves a broad range of aluminum
rolled product end-use markets in various applications including
can, automotive, lithographic and painted products.
The following table presents key financial and operating
information for Europe ($ in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products
|
|
|
275
|
|
|
|
|
265
|
|
|
|
3.8
|
%
|
Ingot products
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
283
|
|
|
|
|
269
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
1,092
|
|
|
|
$
|
940
|
|
|
|
16.2
|
%
|
Segment Income
|
|
$
|
67
|
|
|
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
|
(1.5
|
)%
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
3,388
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,392
|
|
|
|
41.6
|
%
|
Shipments
Rolled products shipments increased primarily as a result of
increased demand in the can market. Shipments into most other
markets were comparable between periods.
Net
sales
Net sales increased primarily as a result of
(1) incremental volume, (2) the increase in average
LME metal prices, (3) currency benefits as the euro
strengthened against the U.S. dollar and (4) higher
selling prices. These factors contributed approximately
(1) $48 million, (2) $55 million,
(3) $35 million and (4) $11 million,
respectively, to net sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2008
when compared to the comparable prior year period.
Segment
Income
Segment Income was favorably impacted in fiscal 2008 primarily
by (1) increased volume, (2) prices, (3) currency
benefits as the euro strengthened against the U.S. dollar
and (4) metal price lag. These factors improved Segment
Income in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 by approximately
(1) $7 million, (2) $11 million,
(3) $7 million and (4) $5 million,
respectively, versus the comparable prior year period. These
positive factors were more than offset by differences of
$16 million of higher operating costs including energy,
freight and labor, $13 million in lower realized gains on
derivatives, and expenses associated with fair value adjustments
recorded as a result of the Arrangement.
Total
assets
The consideration and related costs paid by Hindalco in
connection with the Arrangement have been pushed down to us and,
in turn, to each of our reporting units, and have been allocated
to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their
relative fair values. This increased Europe assets by
approximately $1.0 billion as fair value exceeded
historical cost. See Note 2 Acquisition of
Novelis Common Stock in the accompanying condensed and
consolidated financial statements.
Asia
As of September 30, 2007, Asia operated three manufacturing
facilities, with production balanced between foil, construction
and industrial, and beverage and food can end-use applications.
71
The following table presents key financial and operating
information for Asia ($ in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
|
9.4
|
%
|
Ingot products
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
11.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
|
9.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
438
|
|
|
|
$
|
388
|
|
|
|
12.9
|
%
|
Segment Income
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
|
12.5
|
%
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
1,363
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,021
|
|
|
|
33.5
|
%
|
Shipments
Rolled products shipments increased primarily due to higher
sales in the can market. Shipments into other markets were
comparable between periods.
Net
sales
Net sales increased primarily as a result of higher volume and
the increase in average LME metal prices, which was largely
passed through to customers.
Segment
Income
Segment Income increased by approximately $5 million due to
higher volume. However, this was partially offset by the
negative impact of the strengthening Korean won.
Total
assets
The consideration and related costs paid by Hindalco in
connection with the Arrangement have been pushed down to us and,
in turn, to each of our reporting units, and have been allocated
to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their
relative fair values. This increased Asia assets by
approximately $298 million as fair value exceeded
historical cost. See Note 2 Acquisition of
Novelis Common Stock in the accompanying condensed and
consolidated financial statements.
South
America
As of September 30, 2007, South America operated two
rolling plants in Brazil along with two smelters, an alumina
refinery, bauxite mines and power generation facilities. South
America manufactures various aluminum rolled products, including
can stock, automotive and industrial sheet and light gauge for
the beverage and food can, construction and industrial and
transportation end-use markets.
72
The following table presents key financial and operating
information for South America ($ in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
10.0
|
%
|
Ingot products
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
241
|
|
|
|
$
|
216
|
|
|
|
11.6
|
%
|
Segment Income
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
|
24.3
|
%
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
1,353
|
|
|
|
$
|
814
|
|
|
|
66.2
|
%
|
Shipments
Rolled products shipments increased during the second quarter of
fiscal 2008 over the comparable prior year period primarily due
to an increase in can shipments driven by strong market demand.
This was slightly offset by reductions in shipments in the
industrial products markets.
Net
sales
Net sales increased primarily as a result of higher shipments
and higher LME prices.
Segment
Income
Segment Income was favorably impacted during the second quarter
of fiscal 2008 primarily due to (1) increased shipments
described above, (2) higher selling prices, (3) higher
realized gains from derivative settlements and (4) a
favorable social tax reserve adjustment. These factors improved
Segment Income in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 by
approximately (1) $4 million,
(2) $15 million, (3) $6 million and
(4) $6 million, respectively, as compared to the prior
year period. These positive factors were partially offset by the
strengthening of the Brazilian real, which reduced Segment
Income by $12 million and other cost increases of
$8 million.
Total
assets
The consideration and related costs paid by Hindalco in
connection with the Arrangement have been pushed down to us and,
in turn, to each of our reporting units, and have been allocated
to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their
relative fair values. This increased South America assets by
approximately $471 million as fair value exceeded
historical cost. See Note 2 Acquisition of
Novelis Common Stock in the accompanying condensed and
consolidated financial statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2007 (ON A COMBINED NON-GAAP BASIS) COMPARED TO THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
As discussed above, the Arrangement created a new basis of
accounting. Under GAAP, the condensed consolidated financial
statements for the six months ended September 30, 2007 are
presented in two distinct periods, as Predecessor and Successor
entities are not comparable in all material respects. However,
in order to facilitate an understanding of our results of
operations for the six months ended September 30, 2007 in
comparison with the six months ended September 30, 2006,
our Predecessor and Successor results are presented herein on a
combined basis. The combined results of operations are non-GAAP
financial measures and should not be used in isolation or
substitution of the Predecessor and Successor results.
73
Shipments
Compared to the prior year, rolled products shipments increased
on a year to date basis in all regions except North America
primarily as a result of increased demand in their respective
regional can markets. Compared to the prior year, North American
demand for rolled products has declined across all product
groups, most notably in the industrial and distributor markets
partially due to a slowdown in housing construction. In
addition, a strike at a key can customer in North America
contributed to lower shipments year over year.
Net
sales
Higher net sales in the six months ended September 30, 2007
resulted primarily from (1) the increase in LME metal
pricing, which was 3.3% higher on average during the fiscal 2008
period than the comparable prior year period, (2) lower
exposure to contracts with price ceilings (discussed below) in
North America, (3) improved pricing and (4) currency
benefits as the euro strengthened against the dollar. The
positive impact of increased volume in Europe, South America and
Asia was largely offset by the decrease in volume in North
America. Metal represents approximately 60% 70% of
the sales value of our products.
Net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2007 were
adversely impacted in North America due to price ceilings on
certain can contracts, which limited our ability to pass through
approximately $140 million of metal purchase costs. In
comparison, we were unable to pass through approximately
$255 million of metal purchase costs in the comparable
prior year period, for a net favorable impact of approximately
$115 million. In addition, North America net sales were
favorably impacted by $129 million related to the accretion
of the contract fair value reserves, discussed above in Metal
Price Ceilings.
Costs
and expenses
The following table presents our costs and expenses for the six
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, in
U.S. dollars and expressed as percentages of net sales.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
net sales
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
net sales
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)
|
|
$
|
5,196
|
|
|
|
92.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,796
|
|
|
|
94.8
|
%
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
|
4.0
|
%
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
|
4.0
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
%
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
%
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
%
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
0.4
|
%
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
1.9
|
%
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
%
|
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(0.1
|
)%
|
Equity in net income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)%
|
Sale transaction fees
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
0.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
Other expenses net
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,786
|
|
|
|
102.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,224
|
|
|
|
103.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cost of goods sold. Metal represents
approximately 70% 80% of our input costs, and the
increase in cost of goods sold in U.S. dollar terms is
primarily due to the impact of higher LME prices. As a
percentage of net sales, cost of goods sold was adversely
impacted in both periods due to price ceilings on certain can
contracts; however, the impact was lower in the current year to
date period as a result of lower exposure to price ceilings and
the impact of fair value adjustments as result of the
Arrangement as described above.
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Selling, general and administrative
expenses. Compared to the six months ended
September 30, 2006, SG&A for the six months ended
September 30, 2007 increased primarily as a result of
$43 million of incremental stock compensation expense as a
result of the Arrangement, offset partially by lower corporate
costs. Corporate costs (excluding stock compensation of
$20 million included in the $43 million described
above) were $22 million lower in the current year to date
period primarily as a result of $10 million of severance
recorded in the prior year to date period for certain former
executives and an $11 million reduction in legal and
professional fees (primarily associated with the use of third
party consultants to assist with our financial reporting
requirements in the prior year to date period).
Depreciation and amortization. As a result of
the Arrangement, as of May 15, 2007, we recorded increases
in the basis to our property, plant and equipment and intangible
assets. This results in higher post-acquisition depreciation and
amortization and explains the increase shown above.
Research and development expenses. Research
and development expenses increased in fiscal 2008 over the
comparable prior year period due to a one-time write-off of
$9 million of in-process research and development costs
resulting from the Arrangement.
Sale transaction fees. We incurred
$32 million of fees and expenses related to the Arrangement
during the period from April 1, 2007 through May 15,
2007.
Provision
(benefit) for taxes on loss
For the six months ended September 30, 2007, we recorded a
$4 million provision for taxes on our pre-tax loss of
$133 million, before our equity in net (income) loss of
non-consolidated affiliates and minority interests share,
which represented an effective tax rate of (3)%. Our effective
tax rate is greater than the benefit at the Canadian statutory
rate due primarily to (1) $70 million for
(a) pre-tax foreign currency gains or losses with no tax
effect and (b) the tax effect of U.S. dollar
denominated currency gains or losses with no pre-tax effect,
(2) a $53 million increase in valuation allowances
primarily related to tax losses in certain jurisdictions where
we believe it is more likely than not that we will not be able
to utilize those losses, (3) a $69 million benefit
from the effects of enacted tax rate changes on cumulative
taxable temporary differences and (4) a $30 million
benefit from expense/income items with no tax effect
net.
For the six months ended September 30, 2006, we recorded a
$72 million benefit for taxes on our pre-tax loss of
$175 million, before our equity in net (income) loss of
non-consolidated affiliates and minority interests share,
which represented an effective tax rate of 41%. Our effective
tax rate is greater than the benefit at the Canadian statutory
rate due primarily to (1) $26 million for
(a) pre-tax foreign currency gains or losses with no tax
effect and (b) the tax effect of U.S. dollar
denominated currency gains or losses with no pre-tax effect,
(2) a $9 million increase in valuation allowances
primarily related to tax losses in certain jurisdictions where
we believe it is more likely than not that we will not be able
to utilize those losses, which were more than offset by
(3) a $40 million benefit from differences between the
Canadian statutory and foreign effective tax rates resulting
from the application of an annual effective tax rate to profit
and loss entities in different jurisdictions and (4) a
$9 million benefit from expense/income items with no tax
effect net.
Net
loss
We reported a net loss of $138 million for the six months
ended September 30, 2007 compared to a net loss of
$96 million for the six months ended September 30,
2006.
OPERATING SEGMENT REVIEW FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2007 (ON A COMBINED NON-GAAP BASIS) COMPARED TO THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
As discussed above, the Arrangement created a new basis of
accounting. Under GAAP, the condensed consolidated financial
statements for the six months ended September 30, 2007 are
presented in two distinct periods, as Predecessor and Successor
entities are not comparable in all material respects. However,
in order to facilitate an understanding of our segment
information for the six months ended September 30, 2007 in
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comparison with the six months ended September 30, 2006,
our Predecessor and Successor segment information is presented
herein on a combined basis. The combined segment items are
non-GAAP financial measures and should not be used in isolation
or substitution of the Predecessor and Successor segment
information.
Net
sales
Shown below is the schedule of Net sales by operating segment
for periods allocable to the Successor, Predecessor and the
combined presentation for the six months ended
September 30, 2007 that we use throughout MD&A (in
millions).
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May 16, 2007
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Six Months
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Through
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April 1, 2007
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Ended
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September 30,
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Through
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September 30,
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2007
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May 15, 2007
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2007
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Combined
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Combined Net sales by Operating Segment:
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North America
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$
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1,624
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|
$
|
446
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|
$
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2,070
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Europe
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1,686
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510
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2,196
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Asia
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683
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216
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899
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|
South America
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|
375
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|
|
|
109
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|
|
484
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|
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|
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|
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Total Net sales
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$
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4,368
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$
|
1,281
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$
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5,649
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Segment
Income
Shown below is the schedule of our reconciliation from Total
Segment Income to Net loss by operating segment for periods
allocable to the Successor, Predecessor and the combined
presentation for the six months ended September 30, 2007
that we use throughout MD&A (in millions).
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May 16, 2007
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Six Months
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Through
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April 1, 2007
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Ended
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September 30,
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Through
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September 30,
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2007
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May 15, 2007
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2007
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Combined
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Combined Results by Operating Segment:
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Segment Income (Loss)
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|
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|
North America
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$
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112
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$
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(24
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)
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$
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88
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|
Europe
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|
110
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|
|
|
|
32
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|
|
|
142
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|
Asia
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|
|
17
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|
|
|
|
6
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|
|
23
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|
South America
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|
|
68
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|
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|
|
18
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|
|
|
86
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
Total Segment Income
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|
|
307
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|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
339
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
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|
|
(81
|
)
|
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
(107
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)
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
(102
|
)
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
(97
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)
|
Realized gains (losses) on corporate derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
(3
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)
|
|
|
34
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(155
|
)
|
|
|
|
(28
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)
|
|
|
(183
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)
|
Minority interests share
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|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Adjustment to eliminate proportional consolidation
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|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
|
(7
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)
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
Restructuring charges net
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|
|
(1
|
)
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|
|
|
(1
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)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses
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|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
(61
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)
|
Other costs net
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|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Sale transaction fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
|
|
(32
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)
|
Provision for taxes on loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(97
|
)
|
|
$
|
(138
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Reconciliation
The following table presents Segment Income by operating segment
and reconciles Total Segment Income to Net loss (in millions).
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Six Months Ended
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|
|
September 30,
|
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|
2007
|
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|
2006
|
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|
Combined
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|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Segment Income
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|
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|
|
|
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|
North America
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|
$
|
88
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
142
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|
|
|
146
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|
Asia
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|
|
23
|
|
|
|
40
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|
South America
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|
|
86
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|
|
|
80
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Segment Income
|
|
|
339
|
|
|
|
273
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance
costs net
|
|
|
(107
|
)
|
|
|
(101
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)
|
Unrealized losses on change in fair value of derivative
instruments net
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
(133
|
)
|
Realized gains on corporate derivative instruments
net
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(183
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)
|
|
|
(116
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)
|
Minority interests share
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|
|
3
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Adjustment to eliminate proportional consolidation
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|
|
(33
|
)
|
|
|
(16
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)
|
Restructuring charges net
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(12
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)
|
Gains or (losses) on disposal of property, plant, and
equipment net
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|
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(61
|
)
|
|
|
(63
|
)
|
Other corporate costs net
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Sale transaction fees
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit (provision) for taxes on loss
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(138
|
)
|
|
$
|
(96
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
SEGMENT RESULTS
North
America
The following table presents key financial and operating
information for North America ($ in millions).
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products
|
|
|
557
|
|
|
|
594
|
|
|
|
(6.2
|
)%
|
Ingot products
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
(21.4
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
590
|
|
|
|
636
|
|
|
|
(7.2
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
2,070
|
|
|
$
|
1,946
|
|
|
|
6.4
|
%
|
Segment Income
|
|
$
|
88
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
|
1,157.1
|
%
|
Shipments
Rolled products shipments declined by approximately 25kt due to
reduced distributor demand and 12kt due to lower can volume.
Distributors are reducing purchases primarily due to a slowdown
in the housing market. North America can sheet shipments were
negatively impacted by a labor strike at one of our large
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customers during the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Ingot product
shipments declined during the six months ended
September 30, 2007 due to lower scrap sales and improved
internal use of primary ingot, excess amounts of which were sold
to third parties in the six months ended September 30, 2006.
Net
sales
Net sales increased primarily as a result of reduced exposure to
contracts with price ceilings and unfavorable contract fair
value accretion as discussed above in Metal Price Ceilings.
During the first six months of fiscal 2008 we were unable to
pass through approximately $140 million of metal purchase
costs. During the comparable prior year period, we were unable
to pass through approximately $255 million of metal
purchase costs, for a net favorable comparable impact of
approximately $115 million. The first six months of 2008
was also favorably impacted by $129 million related to the
accretion of the contract fair value reserves, as discussed in
Metal Price Ceilings. North America was also positively impacted
by improved pricing and higher LME, but this was more than
offset by a reduction in volume.
Segment
Income
As compared to the six months ended September 30, 2006,
Segment Income for the six months ended September 30, 2007
was favorably impacted by $244 million as a result of the
impact of the price ceilings, including the accretion of the
contract fair value reserves, described above. Segment Income
was also positively impacted by approximately $33 million
due to higher selling prices and $10 million due to cost
improvements. These positive factors were partially offset by
(1) the negative impact of metal price lag which
unfavorably impacted Segment Income by $47 million as
compared to the six months ended September 30, 2006,
(2) lower realized gains related to the cash settlement of
derivatives of approximately $78 million, (3) lower
volume which negatively impacted Segment Income by approximately
$51 million, (4) incremental stock compensation
expense of $10 million as a result of the Arrangement and
(5) $20 million of additional expenses associated with
fair value adjustments recorded as a result of the Arrangement.
Europe
The following table presents key financial and operating
information for Europe ($ in millions).
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products
|
|
|
559
|
|
|
|
531
|
|
|
|
5.3
|
%
|
Ingot products
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
71.4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
571
|
|
|
|
538
|
|
|
|
6.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
2,196
|
|
|
$
|
1,862
|
|
|
|
17.9
|
%
|
Segment Income
|
|
$
|
142
|
|
|
$
|
146
|
|
|
|
(2.7
|
)%
|
Shipments
Rolled products shipments increased approximately 21kt in the
can market and 8kt in the light gauge and automotive markets.
Shipments into other markets were comparable between periods.
Net
sales
Net sales increased primarily as a result of
(1) incremental volume, (2) the 3.3% increase in
average LME metal prices, (3) currency benefits as the euro
strengthened against the U.S. dollar and (4) higher
selling prices. These factors contributed approximately
(1) $123 million, (2) $124 million,
(3) $62 million and (4) $21 million,
respectively, to net sales in the six months ended
September 30, 2007 when compared to the prior year period.
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Segment
Income
Segment Income was favorably impacted in fiscal 2008 primarily
by (1) increased volume, (2) prices and
(3) currency benefits as the euro strengthened against the
U.S. dollar. These factors improved Segment Income in the
six months ended September 30, 2007 by approximately
(1) $18 million, (2) $20 million and
(3) $7 million, respectively, versus the comparable
prior year period. However, these positive factors were more
than offset by (a) unfavorable metal price lag,
(b) lower realized gains on derivative instruments,
(c) higher operating costs including freight, energy and
labor and (d) expenses associated with fair value
adjustments recorded as a result of the Arrangement. These
factors reduced Segment Income in the six months ended
September 30, 2007 by approximately
(a) $7 million, (b) $19 million,
(c) $13 million and (d) $10 million,
respectively, on a comparable basis.
Asia
The following table presents key financial and operating
information for Asia ($ in millions).
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products
|
|
|
234
|
|
|
|
229
|
|
|
|
2.2
|
%
|
Ingot products
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
256
|
|
|
|
251
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
899
|
|
|
$
|
841
|
|
|
|
6.9
|
%
|
Segment Income
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
|
(42.5
|
)%
|
Shipments
Rolled products shipments increased 13kt in the can market due
to increased demand. This increase was partially offset by a
decline of shipments in the industrial and light gauge markets
as a result of continued price pressure from Chinese exports,
driven by the difference in aluminum metal prices on the
Shanghai Foreign Exchange and the LME.
Net
sales
Net sales increased approximately $30 million as a result
of favorable metal price lag related to contracts priced with a
one-quarter lag. Net sales also increased approximately
$23 million due to the increase in higher average LME
prices which was largely passed through to customers. Sales
increases associated with higher volume were largely offset by a
larger amount of tolled metal and mix changes.
Segment
Income
While Segment Income benefited from the favorable metal price
lag associated with certain sales contracts described above,
this was more than offset by the metal price lag associated with
inventory processing time. On a net basis, these items resulted
in lower Segment Income by $5 million as compared to the
prior year to date period. Segment Income was also unfavorably
impacted by $4 million due to the strengthening of the won
and by $9 million of additional expenses associated with
fair value adjustments recorded as a result of the Arrangement.
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South
America
The following table presents key financial and operating
information for South America ($ in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments (kt):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolled products
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
13.2
|
%
|
Ingot products
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
7.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shipments
|
|
|
168
|
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
|
12.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
484
|
|
|
$
|
417
|
|
|
|
16.1
|
%
|
Segment Income
|
|
$
|
86
|
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
|
|
7.5
|
%
|
Shipments
Rolled products shipments increased during the six months ended
September 30, 2007 over the comparable prior year period
primarily due to an increase in can shipments driven by strong
market demand. This was slightly offset by reductions in
shipments in the industrial products markets.
Net
sales
Net sales increased primarily as a result of higher shipments,
increased prices and an increase in LME prices.
Segment
Income
Segment Income during the six months ended September 30,
2007 was favorably impacted primarily by (1) increased
shipments described above, (2) higher selling prices,
(3) higher LME, (4) greater realized gains on
derivative instruments and (5) a favorable social tax
reserve adjustment. These factors improved Segment Income in the
six months ended September 30, 2007 by approximately
(1) $21 million, (2) $11 million,
(3) $10 million, (4) $19 million and
(5) $6 million, respectively, as compared to the prior
year to date period. These positive factors were offset by metal
price lag, which was less favorable than the prior year period
by approximately $9 million, the strengthening of the
Brazilian real, which reduced Segment Income by
$27 million, $8 million of incremental expenses
associated with fair value adjustments recorded as a result of
the Arrangement and other cost increases of $17 million.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As discussed above, the Arrangement created a new basis of
accounting. Under GAAP, the condensed consolidated financial
statements for the six months ended September 30, 2007 are
presented in two distinct periods, as Predecessor and Successor
entities are not comparable in all material respects. However,
in order to facilitate an understanding of our liquidity and
capital resources as of and for the six months ended
September 30, 2007 in comparison with the six months ended
September 30, 2006, our Predecessor and Successor cash
flows are presented herein on a combined basis. The combined
cash flows are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be
used in isolation or substitution of the Predecessor and
Successor cash flows.
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Shown below is a condensed combining schedule of cash flows for
periods allocable to the Successor, Predecessor and the combined
presentation for the six months ended September 30, 2007
that we use throughout our discussion of liquidity and capital
resources.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2007
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2007
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
|
$
|
(230
|
)
|
|
$
|
(221
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(57
|
)
|
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
(74
|
)
|
Proceeds from sales of assets
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Changes to investment in and advances to non-consolidated
affiliates
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Proceeds from loans receivable net
related parties
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Net proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by investing activities
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
92
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
960
|
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
|
1,110
|
|
Principal repayments
|
|
|
(905
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(906
|
)
|
Short-term borrowings net
|
|
|
(65
|
)
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
Dividends minority interests
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(37
|
)
|
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
|
51
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in
foreign currencies
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
|
|
$
|
102
|
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities
Free cash flow (which is a non-GAAP measure) consists of
(a) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities;
(b) less dividends and capital expenditures; (c) plus
net proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments (which is
net of premiums paid to purchase derivative instruments).
Dividends include those paid by our less than wholly-owned
subsidiaries to their minority shareholders and dividends paid
by us to our common shareholder(s). Management believes that
Free cash flow is relevant to investors as it provides a measure
of the cash generated internally that is available for debt
service and other value creation opportunities. However, Free
cash flow does not necessarily represent cash available for
discretionary activities, as certain debt service obligations
must be funded out of Free cash flow. We believe the line on our
condensed consolidated statements of cash flows entitled
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
is the most directly comparable measure to Free cash flow. Our
method of calculating Free cash flow may not be consistent with
that of other companies.
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In our discussion of Metal Price Ceilings, we have disclosed
that certain of our sales contracts contain a fixed aluminum
(metal) price ceiling beyond which the cost of aluminum cannot
be passed through to the customer, unless adjusted. During the
six months ended September 30, 2007 and the comparable
prior year period, we were unable to pass through approximately
$140 million and $255 million, respectively, of metal
purchase costs associated with sales under these contracts. Net
cash provided by operating activities is negatively impacted by
the same amounts, adjusted for any timing difference between
customer receipts and vendor payments and offset partially by
reduced income taxes. Based on a September 30, 2007
aluminum price of $2,440 per tonne, and our estimate of a range
of shipment volumes, we estimate that we will be unable to pass
through aluminum purchase costs of approximately $90
$95 million for the remainder of fiscal 2008 and
$285 $300 million in the aggregate thereafter.
As a result of our acquisition by Hindalco, we established
reserves totaling $655 million as of May 15, 2007
representing the fair value of these contracts, and these
reserves are being accreted into Net sales over the remaining
lives of the contracts in a manner consistent with the forecast
used to determine the fair value of the reserves. This accretion
does not impact cash flow.
The following tables show the reconciliation from Net cash used
in operating activities to Free cash flow, the ending balances
of cash and cash equivalents and the change between periods.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
$
|
(221
|
)
|
|
$
|
(89
|
)
|
|
$
|
(132
|
)
|
Dividends
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(74
|
)
|
|
|
(56
|
)
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
Net proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Free cash flow
|
|
$
|
(219
|
)
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(220
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Ending balances of cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
|
|
$
|
128
|
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In the six months ended September 30, 2007, net cash used
in operating activities was influenced primarily by metal
purchase costs we were unable to pass through to customers due
to the price ceilings previously discussed. Other items that
negatively impacted operating cash flow for the six months ended
September 30, 2007 include $72 million paid in
share-based compensation payments, $42 million paid for
sale transaction fees and bonus payments totaling
$25 million for the calendar year ended December 31,
2006 and the period from January 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007, triggered by the Arrangement.
Financing
Activities
Overview
During the six months ended September 30, 2007, our total
debt (including short-term borrowings) increased by
$205 million (excluding net unamortized fair value
adjustments of $66 million recorded as part of the
Arrangement), principally as a result of our need to fund
additional working capital requirements and certain costs
associated with the Arrangement, including sale transaction fees
and share-based compensation payments. During the first quarter
of fiscal 2008, we also received $92 million in cash from
the sale of additional common stock to Hindalco.
83
New
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
On May 25, 2007, we entered into a Bank and Bridge
Facilities Commitment with affiliates of UBS and ABN AMRO, to
provide backstop assurance for the refinancing of our existing
indebtedness following the Arrangement. The commitments from UBS
and ABN AMRO, provided by the banks on a 50%-50% basis,
consisted of a senior secured term loan of up to
$1.06 billion; a senior secured asset-based revolving
credit facility of up to $900 million and a commitment to
issue up to $1.2 billion of unsecured senior notes, if
necessary. The commitment contained terms and conditions
customary for facilities of this nature.
In connection with these backstop commitments, we paid fees
totaling $14 million, which were included in Other
long-term assets third parties as of
June 30, 2007. Of this amount, $6 million was related
to the unsecured senior notes, which were not refinanced, and
was written off during the quarter ended September 30,
2007. The remaining $8 million in fees paid have been
credited by the lenders towards fees associated with the new
senior secured credit facilities (described below) and will be
amortized over the lives of the related borrowings.
On July 6, 2007, we entered into new senior secured credit
facilities with a syndicate of lenders led by affiliates of UBS
and ABN AMRO (New Credit Facilities) providing for aggregate
borrowings of up to $1.76 billion. The New Credit
Facilities consist of (1) a $960 million seven-year
Term Loan facility (Term Loan facility) and (2) an
$800 million five year multi-currency asset-based revolving
credit line and letter of credit facility (ABL facility).
Under the Term Loan facility, loans characterized as alternate
base rate (ABR) borrowings bear interest annually at a rate
equal to the alternate base rate (which is the greater of
(a) the base rate in effect on a given day and (b) the
federal funds effective rate in effect on a given day, plus
0.50%) plus the applicable margin, and loans characterized as
Eurocurrency borrowings bear interest at an annual rate equal to
the adjusted LIBOR rate for the interest period in effect, plus
the applicable margin.
Under the ABL facility, interest charged is dependent on the
type of loan: (1) any swingline loan or any loan
categorized as an ABR borrowing will bear interest at an annual
rate equal to the alternate base rate (which is the greater of
(a) the base rate in effect on a given day and (b) the
federal funds effective rate in effect on a given day, plus
0.50%), plus the applicable margin; (2) Eurocurrency loans
will bear interest at an annual rate equal to the adjusted LIBOR
rate for the applicable interest period, plus the applicable
margin; (3) loans designated as Canadian base rate
borrowings will bear an annual interest rate equal to the
Canadian base rate (CAPRIME), plus the applicable margin;
(4) loans designated as bankers acceptances (BA) rate loans
will bear interest at the average discount rate offered for
bankers acceptances for the applicable BA interest period,
plus the applicable margin and (5) loans designated as Euro
Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) loans will bear interest
annually at a rate equal to the adjusted EURIBOR rate for the
applicable interest period, plus the applicable margin.
Applicable margins under the ABL facility depend upon excess
availability levels calculated on a quarterly basis.
Generally, for both the Term Loan facility and ABL facility,
interest rates reset every three months and interest is payable
on a monthly, quarterly or other periodic basis depending on the
type of loan.
The proceeds from the Term Loan facility of $960 million,
drawn in full at the time of closing, and the initial draw of
$324 million under the ABL facility were used to pay off
the existing senior secured credit facility (discussed below),
pay for debt issuance costs of the New Credit Facilities and
provide for additional working capital. Mandatory minimum
principal amortization payments under the Term Loan facility are
$2.4 million per calendar quarter. The first mandatory
minimum principal amortization payment was made on
September 28, 2007. Additional mandatory prepayments are
required to be made in the event of certain collateral
liquidations, asset sales, debt and preferred stock issuances,
equity issuances, casualty events and excess cash flow (as
defined in the New Credit Facilities). Any unpaid principal
remaining is due in full on July 6, 2014.
Borrowing limits under the ABL facility are generally based on
85% of eligible accounts receivable and 75% to 85% of eligible
inventories. Commitment fees of 0.25% to 0.375% are based on
average daily amounts outstanding under the ABL facility during
a fiscal quarter, and are payable quarterly.
84
The New Credit Facilities include customary affirmative and
negative covenants. Under the ABL facility, if our excess
availability, as defined under the borrowing, is less than 10%
of the borrowing base, we are required to maintain a minimum
fixed charge coverage ratio of 1 to 1. Substantially all of our
assets are pledged as collateral under the New Credit Facilities.
We incurred debt issuance costs on our New Credit Facilities
totaling $30 million, including the $8 million in fees
previously paid in conjunction with the backstop commitment.
These fees are included in Other long-term assets
third parties and are being amortized over the life of the
related borrowing in Interest expense and amortization of
debt issuance costs net using the
effective interest amortization method for the Term
Loan facility and the straight-line method for the ABL facility.
The unamortized amount of these costs was $28 million as of
September 30, 2007.
Old
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
In connection with our spin-off from Alcan, we entered into
senior secured credit facilities (Old Credit Facilities)
providing for aggregate borrowings of up to $1.8 billion.
The Old Credit Facilities consisted of (1) a
$1.3 billion seven-year senior secured Term Loan B
facility, bearing interest at London Interbank Offered Rate
(LIBOR) plus 1.75% (which was subject to change based on certain
leverage ratios), all of which was borrowed on January 10,
2005, and (2) a $500 million five-year multi-currency
revolving credit and letters of credit facility.
The Old Credit Facilities included customary affirmative and
negative covenants, as well as financial covenants relating to
our maximum total leverage, minimum interest coverage, and
minimum fixed charge coverage ratios. Substantially all of our
assets were pledged as collateral under the Old Credit
Facilities.
The terms of our Old Credit Facilities required that we deliver
unaudited quarterly and audited annual financial statements to
our lenders within specified periods of time. Due to delays in
certain of our SEC filings for 2005 and 2006, we obtained a
series of five waiver and consent agreements from the lenders
under the facility to extend the various filing deadlines. Fees
paid related to the five waiver and consent agreements totaled
$6 million.
On October 16, 2006, we amended the financial covenants to
our Old Credit Facilities. In particular, we amended our maximum
total leverage, minimum interest coverage, and minimum fixed
charge coverage ratios through the quarter ending March 31,
2008.
We also amended and modified other provisions of the Old Credit
Facilities to permit more efficient ordinary-course operations,
including increasing the amounts of certain permitted
investments and receivables securitizations, permitting nominal
quarterly dividends, and the transfer of an intercompany loan to
another subsidiary. In return for these amendments and
modifications, we paid aggregate fees of approximately
$3 million to lenders who consented to the amendments and
modifications, and agreed to continue paying higher applicable
margins on our Old Credit Facilities and higher unused
commitment fees on our revolving credit facilities that were
instated with a prior waiver and consent agreement in May 2006.
Commitment fees related to the unused portion of the
$500 million revolving credit facility were 0.625% per
annum.
On April 27, 2007, our lenders consented to a further
amendment of our Old Credit Facilities. The amendment included
permission to increase the Term Loan B facility by
$150 million. We utilized the additional funds available
under the Term Loan B facility to reduce the outstanding balance
of our $500 million revolving credit facility. The
additional borrowing capacity under the revolving credit
facility was used to fund working capital requirements and
certain costs associated with the Arrangement, including the
cash settlement of share-based compensation arrangements and
lender fees. Additionally, the amendment included a limited
waiver of the change of control Event of Default (as defined in
the senior secured credit facilities) which effectively extended
the requirement to repay the Old Credit Facilities to
July 11, 2007. We paid fees of approximately
$2 million to lenders who consented to this amendment.
Total debt issuance costs of $43 million, including
amendment fees and the waiver and consent agreements discussed
above, had been recorded in Other long-term
assets third parties and were being amortized
over the life of the related borrowing in Interest expense
and amortization of debt issuance costs
85
net using the effective interest
amortization method for the Term Loans and the
straight-line method for the revolving credit and letters of
credit facility. The unamortized amount of these costs was
$26 million as of March 31, 2007. We incurred an
additional $2 million in debt issuance costs as described
above during the period from April 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007. As a result of the Arrangement and the
recording of debt at fair value, the total amount of unamortized
debt issuance costs of $28 million was reduced to zero as
of May 15, 2007.
7.25% Senior
Notes
On February 3, 2005, we issued $1.4 billion aggregate
principal amount of senior unsecured debt securities (Senior
Notes). The Senior Notes were priced at par, bear interest at
7.25% and mature on February 15, 2015. Debt issuance costs
totaling $28 million had been included in Other
long-term assets third parties and were being
amortized over the life of the related borrowing in Interest
expense and amortization of debt issuance costs net
using the effective interest amortization
method. The unamortized amount of these costs was
$24 million as of March 31, 2007. As a result of the
Arrangement and the recording of debt at fair value, the total
amount of unamortized debt issuance costs of $23 million
was reduced to zero as of May 15, 2007.
As a result of the Arrangement, the Senior Notes were recorded
at their fair value of $1.474 billion based on their market
price of 105.25% of $1,000 face value per bond as of
May 14, 2007. The incremental fair value of
$74 million is being amortized to interest income over the
remaining life of the Senior Notes in Interest expense and
amortization of debt issuance costs net using
the effective interest amortization method. Due to
the change in the market price of our Senior Notes from 105.25%
as of May 14, 2007 to 97.75% as of September 30, 2007,
the estimated fair value of this debt has decreased
$106 million to $1.368 billion (after considering the
repurchase of approximately $1 million of the Senior Notes
pursuant to the tender offer discussed below).
Under the indenture that governs the Senior Notes, we are
subject to certain restrictive covenants applicable to incurring
additional debt and providing additional guarantees, paying
dividends beyond certain amounts and making other restricted
payments, sales and transfers of assets, certain consolidations
or mergers, and certain transactions with affiliates. We were in
compliance with these covenants for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007.
The indenture governing the Senior Notes and the related
registration rights agreement required us to file a registration
statement for the notes and exchange the original, privately
placed notes for registered notes. Under the indenture and the
related registration rights agreement, we were required to
complete the exchange offer for the Senior Notes by
November 11, 2005. We did not complete the exchange offer
by that date and, as a result, we began to incur additional
special interest at rates ranging from 0.25% to 1.00%. We filed
a post-effective amendment to the registration statement on
December 1, 2006 which was declared effective by the SEC on
December 22, 2006. We ceased paying additional special
interest effective January 5, 2007, upon completion of the
exchange offer.
Tender
Offer and Consent Solicitation for 7.25% Senior
Notes
Pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing our Senior
Notes, we were obligated, within 30 days of closing of the
Arrangement, to make an offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a
price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to the date the Senior Notes were purchased.
Consequently, we commenced a tender offer on May 16, 2007,
to repurchase all of the outstanding Senior Notes at the
prescribed price. This offer expired on July 3, 2007 with
holders of approximately $1 million of principal presenting
their Senior Notes pursuant to the tender offer.
Korean
Bank Loans
In November 2004, Novelis Korea Limited (Novelis Korea),
formerly Alcan Taihan Aluminium Limited, entered into a Korean
won (KRW) 40 billion ($40 million) floating rate
long-term loan due November 2007. We immediately entered into an
interest rate swap to fix the interest rate at 4.80%. In August
2007, we
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refinanced this loan with a floating rate short-term borrowing
in the amount of $40 million due by August 2008. We
recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of less than
$1 million in connection with this refinancing.
Additionally, we immediately entered into an interest rate swap
and cross currency swap for the loan through a 3.94% fixed rate
KRW 38 billion loan.
In December 2004, we entered into (1) a $70 million
floating rate loan and (2) a KRW 25 billion
($25 million) floating rate loan, both due in December
2007. We immediately entered into an interest rate and cross
currency swap on the $70 million floating rate loan through
a 4.55% fixed rate KRW 73 billion loan and an interest rate
swap on the KRW 25 billion floating rate loan to fix the
interest rate at 4.45%. On October 25, 2007, we entered
into a $100 million floating rate loan due October 2010 and
immediately repaid the $70 million loan. We intend to repay
the KRW 25 billion loan by its scheduled maturity date in
December 2007 from the proceeds of this new borrowing.
Consequently, both of the Korean bank loans originally due
December 2007 have been classified as long-term in our
September 30, 2007 condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Additionally, we immediately entered into an interest rate swap
and cross currency swap for the $100 million floating rate
loan through a 5.44% fixed rate KRW 92 billion loan.
During the periods from May 16, 2007 through
September 30, 2007 and from April 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007, interest rates on other Korean bank loans for
$1 million (KRW 1 billion) ranged from 3.50% to 5.50%.
Short
Term Borrowings and Lines of Credit
As of September 30, 2007, our short-term borrowings were
$243 million consisting of (1) $180 million of
short-term loans under our ABL facility, (2) a
$40 million short-term loan in Korea and
(3) $23 million in bank overdrafts. As of
September 30, 2007, $26 million of our ABL facility
was utilized for letters of credit and we had approximately
$580 million in remaining availability under this revolving
credit facility.
As of September 30, 2007, we had an additional
$74 million outstanding under letters of credit in Korea
not included in our ABL facility. The weighted average interest
rate on our total short-term borrowings was 6.38% and 7.77% as
of September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively.
Issuance
of Additional Common Stock
On June 22, 2007, we issued 2,044,122 additional shares to
AV Aluminum for $44.93 per share resulting in an additional
equity contribution of $92 million. This contribution was
equal in amount to certain payments made by Novelis related to
change in control compensation to certain employees and
directors, lender fees and other transaction costs incurred by
the Company.
Investing
Activities
The following table presents information regarding our Net cash
provided by investing activities ($ in millions).
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Six Months Ended
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September 30,
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2007
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2006
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Change
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Combined
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Predecessor
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Net proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments
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$
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84
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$
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154
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$
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(70
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Capital expenditures
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(74
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(56
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(18
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Cash advance received on pending transfer of rights
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15
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(15
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Proceeds from loans receivable net
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10
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20
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(10
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Changes to investment in and advances to non-consolidated
affiliates
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4
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2
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2
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1
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1
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Net cash provided by investing activities
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$
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25
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$
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136
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Net proceeds from the settlement of derivative instruments
explain the majority of the difference in the current to prior
year to date net cash provided by investing activities.
The majority of our capital expenditures for the six months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were for projects devoted
to product quality, technology, productivity enhancement and
increased capacity.
We estimate that our annual capital expenditure requirements for
items necessary to maintain comparable production, quality and
market position levels (maintenance capital) will be
approximately $120 million, and that total annual capital
expenditures will be approximately $200 million for all of
fiscal 2008.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
In accordance with SEC rules, the following qualify as
off-balance sheet arrangements:
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any obligation under certain guarantees or contracts;
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a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an
unconsolidated entity or similar entity or similar arrangement
that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to that
entity for such assets;
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any obligation under certain derivative instruments; and
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any obligation under a material variable interest held by the
registrant in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing,
liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to the registrant,
or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development
services with the registrant.
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The following discussion addresses each of the above items for
our company.
Derivative
Instruments
As of September 30, 2007, we have derivative financial
instruments, as defined by FASB Statement No. 133. See
Note 14 Financial Instruments and Commodity
Contracts to our condensed consolidated financial statements
included in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q.
In conducting our business, we use various derivative and
non-derivative instruments, including forward contracts, to
manage the risks arising from fluctuations in exchange rates,
interest rates, aluminum prices and energy prices. Such
instruments are used for risk management purposes only. We may
be exposed to losses in the future if the counterparties to the
contracts fail to perform. We are satisfied that the risk of
such non-performance is remote, due to our monitoring of credit
exposures. Alcan is the principal counterparty to our aluminum
forward contracts.
Certain contracts are designated as hedges of either net
investment or cash flows. For these contracts we recognize the
change in fair value of the ineffective portion of the hedge as
a gain or loss in our current period results of operations. We
include the change in fair value of the effective and interest
portions of these hedges in Accumulated other comprehensive
income within Shareholders equity in the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Prior to
Completion of the Arrangement
Prior to and during the period from April 1, 2007 through
May 15, 2007, we applied hedge accounting to certain of our
cross-currency swaps with respect to intercompany loans to
several European subsidiaries and forward exchange contracts.
Our Euro and British pound (GBP) cross-currency swaps were
designated as net investment hedges, while our Swiss franc (CHF)
cross-currency swaps and our Brazilian real (BRL) forward
foreign exchange contracts were designated as cash flow hedges.
As of May 15, 2007, we had $712 million of
cross-currency swaps (Euro 475 million, GBP 62 million
and CHF 35 million) and $99 million of forward foreign
exchange contracts (BRL 229 million). During the period
from April 1, 2007 through May 15, 2007, we
implemented cash flow hedge accounting for an electricity swap,
which was embedded in a supply contract.
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During the period from April 1, 2007 through May 15,
2007, the change in fair value of the effective and interest
portions of our net investment hedges was a loss of
$8 million and the change in fair value of the effective
portion of our cash flow hedges was a gain of $7 million.
Impact of
the Arrangement and Purchase Accounting
Concurrent with completion of the Arrangement on May 15,
2007, we dedesignated all hedging relationships. The cumulative
change in fair value of effective and interest portions of these
hedges, previously presented in Accumulated other comprehensive
income within Shareholders equity on May 15, 2007,
was incorporated in the new basis of accounting. As a result of
purchase accounting, the fair value of all embedded derivative
instruments was allocated to the fair value of their respective
host contracts, reducing the fair value of embedded derivative
instruments to zero.
Subsequent
to Completion of the Arrangement
We redesignated our electricity swap, noted below, as a cash
flow hedge on June 1, 2007. We redesignated our Euro, GBP
and CHF cross-currency swaps, noted above, as net investment
hedges on September 1, 2007. We have not applied hedge
accounting to any other derivative instruments after
May 15, 2007. Subsequent changes in fair value have been
recognized in (Gain) loss on change in fair value of
derivative instruments net in our condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
During the three months ended September 30, 2007 and for
the period from May 16, 2007 through September 30,
2007, we recognized pre-tax gains of $2 million and
$4 million, respectively, for the change in fair value of
the effective portion of our remaining cash flow hedge. As of
September 30, 2007, the amount of effective net gains to be
realized during the next twelve months is not significant. The
maximum period over which we have hedged our exposure to cash
flow variability is through November 2016.
During the three months ended September 30, 2007 and for
the period from May 16, 2007 through September 30,
2007, we recognized pre-tax losses of $28 million and
$28 million, respectively, for the change in fair value of
the effective portion of our net investment hedges. As of
September 30, 2007, we expect to realize $4 million of
effective net losses during the next twelve months. The maximum
period over which we have hedged our net investment variability
is through February 2015.
The fair values of our financial instruments and commodity
contracts are as follows (in millions).
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Net Fair
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Assets
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Liabilities
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Value
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Foreign exchange forward contracts
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2008 through 2012
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$
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34
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$
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(44
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$
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2008 through 2015
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(141
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(141
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2008 through 2010
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13
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(29
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2017
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4
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3
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2008
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7
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7
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Natural gas swaps
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2008 through 2009
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Total fair value
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58
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51
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(81
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(30
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Noncurrent portion
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$
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7
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$
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(135
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$
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Guarantees
of Indebtedness
The following table discloses information about our obligations
under guarantees of indebtedness as of September 30, 2007
(in millions).
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Maximum
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Liability
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Potential Future
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Carrying
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Payment
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Value
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Wholly-owned subsidiaries
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$
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64
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$
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55
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Majority-owned subsidiaries
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3
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Aluminium Norf GmbH
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14
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In May 2007, we terminated a loan and a corresponding
deposit-and-guarantee
agreement for $80 million. We did not include the loan or
deposit amounts in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as
of March 31, 2007 as the agreement included a legal right
of setoff and we had the intent and ability to setoff.
We have no retained or contingent interest in assets transferred
to an unconsolidated entity or similar entity or similar
arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk
support to that entity for such assets.
Other
As part of our ongoing business, we do not participate in
transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated
entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often
referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities
(SPEs), which would have been established for the purpose of
facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other
contractually narrow or limited purposes. As of
September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, we are not
involved in any unconsolidated SPE transactions.
CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS
We have future obligations under various contracts relating to
debt and interest payments, capital and operating leases,
long-term purchase obligations, and postretirement benefit
plans. During the six months ended September 30, 2007,
there were no significant changes to these obligations as
reported in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006, other than those
described below.
Our total debt increased by $205 million during the period
from April 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 (excluding
net unamortized fair value adjustments of $66 million
recorded as part of the acquisition by Hindalco), principally as
a result of our need to fund additional working capital
requirements and certain costs associated with the Arrangement,
including Sale transaction fees and share-based compensation
payments.
As a result of the amendment to our Old Credit Facilities in
April 2007, we obtained a limited waiver of the change of
control Event of Default (as defined in the senior secured
credit facilities) which effectively extended the requirement to
repay the Old Credit Facilities to July 11, 2007. As a
result of the Arrangement, we paid off and terminated the Old
Credit Facilities on July 6, 2007 through refinancing with
the New Credit Facilities.
DIVIDENDS
No dividends have been declared on our common stock during
fiscal 2008. Future dividends are at the discretion of the board
of directors and will depend on, among other things, our
financial resources, cash flows generated by our business, our
cash requirements, restrictions under the instruments governing
our indebtedness, being in compliance with the appropriate
indentures and covenants under the instruments that govern our
indebtedness that would allow us to legally pay dividends and
other relevant factors.
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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
During the six months ended September 30, 2007, there were
no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and
estimates as reported in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In April 2007, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP)
No. FIN 39-1,
Amendment of FASB Interpretation No 39, (FSP
FIN 39-1).
FSP
FIN 39-1
amends FASB Statement No. 39, Offsetting of Amounts
Related to Certain Contracts, by permitting entities that
enter into master netting arrangements as part of their
derivative transactions to offset in their financial statements
net derivative positions against the fair value of amounts (or
amounts that approximate fair value) recognized for the right to
reclaim cash collateral or the obligation to return cash
collateral under those arrangements. FSP
FIN 39-1
is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. We have not yet commenced evaluating the potential impact,
if any, of the adoption of FSP
FIN 39-1
on our consolidated financial position, results of operations
and cash flows.
In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities, which provides companies with an option to
report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value.
The new statement establishes presentation and disclosure
requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between
companies that choose different measurement attributes for
similar types of assets and liabilities and requires companies
to provide additional information that will help investors and
other users of financial statements to more easily understand
the effect of a companys choice to use fair value on its
earnings. The new statement also requires entities to display
the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the
company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance
sheet. FASB Statement No. 159 does not eliminate disclosure
requirements included in other accounting standards, including
requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements
included in FASB Statements No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, and No. 107, Disclosures about Fair
Value of Financial Instruments. FASB Statement No. 159
is effective as of the beginning of an entitys first
fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. We have not
yet commenced evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the
adoption of FASB Statement No. 159 on our consolidated
financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FASB
Statement No. 157 applies to other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.
The new guidance is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and for
interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently
evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of FASB
Statement No. 157 on our consolidated financial position,
results of operations and cash flows.
We have determined that all other recently issued accounting
pronouncements will not have a material impact on our
consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows, or do not apply to our operations.
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS AND MARKET DATA
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This document contains forward-looking statements that are based
on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections
about the industry in which we operate, and beliefs and
assumptions made by our management. Such statements include, in
particular, statements about our plans, strategies and
prospects. Words such as expect,
anticipate, intend, plan,
believe, seek, estimate and
variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. Examples of
forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
include, but are not limited to, our expectations with respect
to the impact of metal price movements on our financial
performance, our metal price ceiling exposure and the
effectiveness of our hedging programs and controls. These
statements are based on beliefs and assumptions of Novelis
management, which in turn are based on currently available
information. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve assumptions and risks and uncertainties
that
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are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results
may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or
forecasted in such forward-looking statements. We do not intend,
and we disclaim any obligation, to update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
This document also contains information concerning our markets
and products generally, which is forward-looking in nature and
is based on a variety of assumptions regarding the ways in which
these markets and product categories will develop. These
assumptions have been derived from information currently
available to us and to the third party industry analysts quoted
herein. This information includes, but is not limited to,
product shipments and share of production. Actual market results
may differ from those predicted. While we do not know what
impact any of these differences may have on our business, our
results of operations, financial condition, cash flow and the
market price of our securities may be materially adversely
affected. Factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to
differ from the results expressed or implied by forward-looking
statements include, among other things:
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the level of our indebtedness and our ability to generate cash;
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changes in the prices and availability of aluminum (or premiums
associated with such prices) or other materials and raw
materials we use;
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the effect of metal price ceilings in certain of our sales
contracts;
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the effectiveness of our metal hedging activities, including our
internal used beverage can (UBC) and smelter hedges;
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relationships with, and financial and operating conditions of,
our customers, suppliers and our ultimate parent, Hindalco;
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fluctuations in the supply of, and prices for, energy in the
areas in which we maintain production facilities;
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our ability to access financing for future capital requirements;
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continuing obligations and other relationships resulting from
our spin-off from Alcan;
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changes in the relative values of various currencies;
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factors affecting our operations, such as litigation,
environmental remediation and
clean-up
costs, labor relations and negotiations, breakdown of equipment
and other events;
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economic, regulatory and political factors within the countries
in which we operate or sell our products, including changes in
duties or tariffs;
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competition from other aluminum rolled products producers as
well as from substitute materials such as steel, glass, plastic
and composite materials;
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changes in general economic conditions;
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our ability to improve and maintain effective internal control
over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures
in the future;
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changes in the fair value of derivative instruments;
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cyclical demand and pricing within the principal markets for our
products as well as seasonality in certain of our
customers industries;
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changes in government regulations, particularly those affecting
taxes, environmental, health or safety compliance;
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changes in interest rates that have the effect of increasing the
amounts we pay under our principal credit agreement and other
financing agreements; and
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the effect of taxes and changes in tax rates.
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The above list of factors is not exhaustive. Some of these and
other factors are discussed in more detail under
Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006, as amended, and filed
with the SEC and are specifically incorporated by reference into
this filing.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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We are exposed to certain market risks as part of our ongoing
business operations, including risks from changes in commodity
prices (aluminum, electricity and natural gas), foreign currency
exchange rates and interest rates that could impact our results
of operations and financial condition.
We manage our exposure to these and other market risks through
regular operating and financing activities and derivative
financial instruments. We use derivative financial instruments
as risk management tools only, and not for speculative purposes.
Except where noted, the derivative contracts are
marked-to-market and the related gains and losses are included
in earnings in the current accounting period.
By their nature, all derivative financial instruments involve
risk, including the credit risk of non-performance by
counterparties. All derivative contracts are executed with
counterparties that, in our judgment, are creditworthy. Our
maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized in our
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
September 30, 2007.
The decision of whether and when to execute derivative
instruments, along with the duration of the instrument, can vary
from period to period depending on market conditions and the
relative costs of the instruments. The duration is always linked
to the timing of the underlying exposure, with the connection
between the two being regularly monitored.
Commodity
Price Risks
We have commodity price risk with respect to purchases of
certain raw materials including aluminum, electricity and
natural gas.
Aluminum
Most of our business is conducted under a conversion model,
which allows us to pass through increases or decreases in the
price of aluminum to our customers. Nearly all of our products
have a price structure with two components: (i) a pass
through aluminum price based on the LME plus local market
premiums and (ii) a margin over metal price
based on the conversion cost to produce the rolled product and
the competitive market conditions for that product.
In situations where we offer customers fixed prices for future
delivery of our products, we may enter into derivative
instruments for the metal inputs in order to protect the profit
on the conversion of the product. Consequently, the gain or loss
resulting from movements in the price of aluminum on these
contracts would generally be offset by an equal and opposite
impact on the net sales and purchases being hedged.
In addition, sales contracts representing approximately 10% of
our total shipments for the six months ended September 30,
2007 provide for a ceiling over which metal purchase costs
cannot contractually be passed through to certain customers,
unless adjusted. As a result, we are unable to pass through the
complete metal purchase costs for sales under these contracts
and this negatively impacts our margins when the metal price is
above the ceiling price. These contracts expire at varying times
and our estimated remaining exposure approximates 10% of
estimated shipments in the remainder of fiscal 2008.
However, as previously discussed, in connection with the
allocation of purchase price arising from the Arrangement, we
established reserves totaling $655 million as of
May 15, 2007 to record these sales contracts at fair value.
Fair value effectively represents the discounted cash flows of
the forecasted metal purchase costs in excess of the metal price
ceilings contained in these contracts. These reserves are being
accreted into Net sales over the remaining lives of the
underlying contracts, and this accretion will not impact future
cash flows. During the period from May 16, 2007 through
September 30, 2007, we recorded accretion of
$129 million.
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We employ three strategies to mitigate our risk of rising metal
prices that we cannot pass through to certain customers due to
metal price ceilings. First, we maximize the amount of our
internally supplied metal inputs from our smelting, refining and
mining operations in Brazil. Second, we rely on the output from
our recycling operations which utilize used beverage cans
(UBCs). Both of these sources of aluminum supply have
historically provided a benefit as these sources of metal are
typically less expensive than purchasing aluminum from third
party suppliers. We refer to these two sources as our internal
hedges.
Beyond our internal hedges described above, our third strategy
to mitigate the risk of loss or reduced profitability associated
with the metal price ceilings is to purchase futures, call
options
and/or
synthetic call options on projected aluminum volume requirements
above our assumed internal hedge position. To hedge our exposure
in 2006, we previously purchased call options at various strike
prices. In September of 2006, we began purchasing both fixed
forward derivative instruments and put options, thereby creating
synthetic call options, to hedge our exposure to further metal
price increases.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we began
selling short-term LME futures contracts to reduce the cash flow
volatility of fluctuating metal prices associated with metal
price lag.
In Europe, we enter into forward metal purchases simultaneous
with the contracts that contain fixed metal prices. These
forward metal purchases directly hedge the economic risk of
future metal price fluctuation associated with these contracts.
The positive or negative impact on sales under these contracts
has been included in the metal price lag effect described above,
without regard to the fixed forward instruments purchased to
offset this risk.
Sensitivities
The following table presents the estimated potential pre-tax
gain (loss) in the fair values of these derivative instruments
as of September 30, 2007, assuming a 10% decline in the
three-month LME price.
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Pre-Tax
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Decline in
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Loss in
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Rate/Price
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Fair Value
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Aluminum Forward Contracts
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10
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%
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$
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(56
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Aluminum Put Options
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10
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%
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Electricity
and Natural Gas
We use several sources of energy in the manufacture and delivery
of our aluminum rolled products. In the six months ended
September 30, 2007, natural gas and electricity represented
approximately 70% of our energy consumption by cost. We also use
fuel oil and transport fuel. The majority of energy usage occurs
at our casting centers, at our smelters in South America and
during the hot rolling of aluminum. Our cold rolling facilities
require relatively less energy. We purchase our natural gas on
the open market, which subjects us to market pricing
fluctuations. Recent natural gas pricing changes in the United
States have increased our energy costs. We seek to stabilize our
future exposure to natural gas prices through the use of forward
purchase contracts. Natural gas prices in Europe, Asia and South
America have historically been more stable than in the United
States. As of September 30, 2007, we have a nominal amount
of forward purchases outstanding related to natural gas.
A portion of our electricity requirements are purchased pursuant
to long-term contracts in the local regions in which we operate.
A number of our facilities are located in regions with regulated
prices, which affords relatively stable costs. In South America,
we own and operate hydroelectric facilities that meet
approximately 25% of our total electricity requirements in that
region. Additionally, we have entered into an electricity swap
in North America to fix a portion of the cost of our electricity
requirements.
Rising energy costs worldwide, due to the volatility of supply
and international and geopolitical events, expose us to reduced
profits as such changes in such costs cannot immediately be
recovered under existing contracts and sales agreements, and may
only be mitigated in future periods under future pricing
arrangements.
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Sensitivities
The following table presents the estimated potential pre-tax
loss in the fair values of these derivative instruments as of
September 30, 2007, assuming a 10% decline in spot prices
for energy contracts.
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Pre-Tax
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Decline in
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Rate/Price
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Electricity
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10
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%
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$
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Natural Gas
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10
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Foreign
Currency Exchange Risks
Exchange rate movements, particularly the euro, the Canadian
dollar, the Brazilian real and the Korean won against the
U.S. dollar, have an impact on our operating results. In
Europe, where we have predominantly local currency selling
prices and operating costs, we benefit as the euro strengthens,
but are adversely affected as the euro weakens. In Korea, where
we have local currency selling prices for local sales and
U.S. dollar denominated selling prices for exports, we
benefit slightly as the won weakens, but are adversely affected
as the won strengthens, due to a slightly higher percentage of
exports compared to local sales. In Canada and Brazil, where we
have predominately U.S. dollar selling prices and local
currency operating costs, we benefit as the local currencies
weaken, but are adversely affected as the local currencies
strengthen. Foreign currency contracts may be used to hedge the
economic exposures at our foreign operations.
It is our policy to minimize functional currency exposures
within each of our key regional operating segments. As such, the
majority of our foreign currency exposures are from either
forecasted net sales or forecasted purchase commitments in
non-functional currencies. Our most significant
non-U.S. dollar
functional currency operating segments are Europe and Asia,
which have the euro and the Korean won as their functional
currencies, respectively. South America is U.S. dollar
functional with Brazilian real transactional exposure.
We face translation risks related to the changes in foreign
currency exchange rates. Amounts invested in our foreign
operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange
rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The resulting
translation adjustments are recorded as a component of
Accumulated other comprehensive income in the Shareholders
equity section of the accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheets. Net sales and expenses in our foreign
operations foreign currencies are translated into varying
amounts of U.S. dollars depending upon whether the
U.S. dollar weakens or strengthens against other
currencies. Therefore, changes in exchange rates may either
positively or negatively affect our net sales and expenses from
foreign operations as expressed in U.S. dollars.
Any negative impact of currency movements on the currency
contracts that we have entered into to hedge foreign currency
commitments to purchase or sell goods and services would be
offset by an equal and opposite favorable exchange impact on the
commitments being hedged. For a discussion of accounting
policies and other information relating to currency contracts,
see Note 1 Business and Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies and Note 17 Financial
Instruments and Commodity Contracts to our consolidated and
combined financial statements included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006.
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Sensitivities
The following table presents the estimated potential pre-tax
loss in the fair values of these derivative instruments as of
September 30, 2007, assuming a 10% increase (decrease) in
the foreign currency/U.S. dollar exchange rate.
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Increase (Decrease) ian
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Loss in
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Exchange Rate
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Fair Value
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Currency measured against the U.S. dollar
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Euro
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$
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(26
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Korean won
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(10
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(19
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Brazilian real
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10
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%
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(22
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Canadian dollar
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Loans to and investments in European operations have been hedged
by cross-currency swaps (euro 475 million, GBP
62 million, CHF 35 million). Loans from European
operations have been hedged by cross-currency principal only
swaps (euro 111 million). Principal only swaps totaling
euro 91 million were accounted for as cash flow hedges
through May 15, 2007. Concurrent with the completion of the
Arrangement on May 15, 2007, we dedesignated these hedging
relationships. On September 1, 2007, we redesignated our
cross-currency swaps as net investment hedges. While this has no
impact on our cash flows, subsequent changes in the value of
currency related derivative instruments that are not designated
as hedges are recognized in Gain (loss) on change in fair value
of derivative instruments net in our condensed
consolidated statement of operations.
The following table presents the estimated potential pre-tax
loss in the fair values of these derivative instruments as of
September 30, 2007, assuming a 10% increase in rates.
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Loss in
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Rate
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Fair Value
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Currency measured against the U.S. dollar
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Euro
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$
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10
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Interest
Rate Risks
We are subject to interest rate risk related to our floating
rate debt. For every 12.5 basis point increase in the
interest rates on our outstanding variable rate debt as of
September 30, 2007, which includes $958 million of
Term Loan debt and other variable rate debt of
$203 million, our annual pre-tax income would be reduced by
approximately $1 million.
As of September 30, 2007, approximately 58% of our debt
obligations were at fixed rates. Due to the nature of fixed-rate
debt, there would be no significant impact on our interest
expense or cash flows from either a 10% increase or decrease in
market rates of interest.
From time to time, we have used interest rate swaps to manage
our debt cost. In Korea, we entered into interest rate swaps to
fix the interest rate on various floating rate debt. See
Note 9 Debt to our accompanying condensed
consolidated financial statements for further information.
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Sensitivities
The following table presents the estimated potential pre-tax
loss in the fair values of these derivative instruments as of
September 30, 2007, assuming a 10% decrease in rates.
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in Rate
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Fair Value
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Interest Rate Swap Contracts
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Item 4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other
procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance
that the information required to be disclosed in reports filed
or submitted under the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (Exchange Act), is (1) recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and
(2) accumulated and communicated to management, including
the principal executive officer and principal financial officer,
as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 30, 2007, members of
management, at the direction (and with the participation) of our
Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer,
performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in
Rule 13a-15(e)
under the Exchange Act), as of September 30, 2007. Based on
that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal
financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2007, as
a result of the continued existence of a material weakness in
our accounting for income taxes, as described in our Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006. Notwithstanding this
material weakness, management has concluded that the condensed
consolidated financial statements included in this report
present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position
and results of operations and cash flows for the periods
presented in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
On October 22, 2007, Novelis Inc. announced that Robert M.
Patterson was appointed Vice President Treasury and Planning and
Jeffrey Schwaneke was appointed Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer). Mr. Patterson was formerly
Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) and
replaces Orville Lunking as Treasurer who is leaving Novelis to
pursue other opportunities. There have been no other changes in
our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this report
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
On October 1, 2007, the Company hired Michael Pashos as
Vice President of Global Tax. With his guidance, the Company
will continue to evaluate the current mix of internal and
external staffing in the area of income taxes and may make
further changes as necessary to most effectively and accurately
handle the Companys accounting for income taxes.
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Remediation
Plan for Material Weakness Existing as of September 30,
2007
We outlined our plan to remediate the material weakness in
accounting for income taxes in Item 9A. Controls and
Procedures of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006, which was filed on
March 1, 2007 (and amended on April 30, 2007), and
there have been no additional remedial measures implemented
since. While we believe that the measures enumerated in our
Annual Report will ultimately allow us to remediate this
material weakness, we concluded as of September 30, 2007,
that there continues to be more than a remote likelihood that a
material misstatement of our annual or interim financial
statements related to accounting for income taxes will not be
prevented or detected. Management believes it is prudent to
observe and test these controls over a longer period of time
prior to concluding that this weakness has been remediated. We
are further considering our current mix of internal and external
staffing in the area of income taxes and may make further
changes as necessary to remediate this material weakness as
quickly as possible. In addition, we will continue to provide
training to our tax personnel and specifically focus on areas
where adjustments and errors have been previously identified.
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PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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Reynolds Boat Case. As previously disclosed,
we and Alcan were defendants in a case in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington, in
Tacoma, Washington, case number C04-0175RJB. Plaintiffs were
Reynolds Metals Company, Alcoa, Inc. and National Union Fire
Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA. The case was tried before a
jury beginning on May 1, 2006 under implied warranty
theories, based on allegations that from 1998 to 2001 we and
Alcan sold certain aluminum products that were ultimately used
for marine applications and were unsuitable for such
applications. The jury reached a verdict on May 22, 2006
against us and Alcan for approximately $60 million, and the
court later awarded Reynolds and Alcoa approximately
$16 million in prejudgment interest and court costs.
The case was settled during July 2006 as among us, Alcan,
Reynolds, Alcoa and their insurers for $71 million. We
contributed approximately $1 million toward the settlement,
and the remaining $70 million was funded by our insurers.
Although the settlement was substantially funded by our
insurance carriers, certain of them have reserved the right to
request a refund from us, after reviewing details of the
plaintiffs damages to determine if they include costs of a
nature not covered under the insurance contracts. Of the
$70 million funded, $39 million is in dispute with and
under further review by certain of our insurance carriers. In
the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we posted a letter of
credit in the amount of approximately $10 million in favor
of one of those insurance carriers, while we resolve the extent
of coverage of the costs included in the settlement. On
October 8, 2007, we received a letter from these insurers
stating that they have completed their review and requesting a
refund of the $39 million plus interest. We are reviewing
the insurers position and expect to respond to their
letter within 45 days.
Since our fiscal 2005 Annual Report on
Form 10-K
was not filed until August 25, 2006, we recognized a
liability for the full settlement amount of $71 million on
December 31, 2005, included in Accrued expenses and other
current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet, with a
corresponding charge against earnings. We also recognized an
insurance receivable included in Prepaid expenses and other
current assets on our consolidated balance sheet of
$31 million, with a corresponding increase to earnings.
Although $70 million of the settlement was funded by our
insurers, we only recognized an insurance receivable to the
extent that coverage was not in dispute. This resulted in a net
charge of $40 million during the quarter ended
December 31, 2005.
In July 2006, we contributed and paid $1 million to our
insurers who subsequently paid the entire settlement amount of
$71 million to the plaintiffs. Accordingly, during the
quarter ended September 30, 2006 we reversed the previously
recorded insurance receivable of $31 million and reduced
our recorded liability by the same amount plus the
$1 million contributed by us. The remaining liability of
$39 million represents the amount of the settlement claim
that was funded by our insurers but is still in dispute with and
under further review by the parties as described above. The
$39 million liability is included in Accrued expenses and
other current liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance
sheets as of September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007.
While the ultimate resolution of the nature and extent of any
costs not covered under our insurance contracts cannot be
determined with certainty or reasonably estimated at this time,
if there is an adverse outcome with respect to insurance
coverage, and we are required to reimburse our insurers, it
could have a material impact on our cash flows in the period of
resolution. Alternatively, the ultimate resolution could be
favorable, such that insurance coverage is in excess of the net
expense that we have recognized to date. This would result in
our recording a non-cash gain in the period of resolution, and
this non-cash gain could have a material impact on our results
of operations during the period in which such a determination is
made.
Coca-Cola
Lawsuits. A lawsuit was commenced against Novelis
Corporation on February 15, 2007 by
Coca-Cola
Bottlers Sales and Services Company LLC (CCBSS) in state
court in Georgia. In addition, a lawsuit was commenced against
Novelis Corporation and Alcan Corporation on April 3, 2007
by Coca-Cola
Enterprises Inc., Enterprises Acquisition Company, Inc., The
Coca-Cola
Company and The
Coca-Cola
Trading Company, Inc. (collectively CCE) in federal court in
Georgia. Novelis intends to defend these claims vigorously.
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CCBSS is a consortium of
Coca-Cola
bottlers across the United States, including
Coca-Cola
Enterprises Inc. CCBSS alleges that Novelis Corporation breached
an aluminum can stock supply agreement between the parties, and
seeks monetary damages in an amount to be determined at trial
and a declaration of its rights under the agreement. The
agreement includes a most favored nations provision
regarding certain pricing matters. CCBSS alleges that Novelis
Corporation breached the terms of the most favored nations
provision. The dispute will likely turn on the facts that are
presented to the court by the parties and the courts
finding as to how certain provisions of the agreement ought to
be interpreted. If CCBSS were to prevail in this litigation, the
amount of damages would likely be material. Novelis Corporation
has filed its answer and the parties are proceeding with
discovery.
The claim by CCE seeks monetary damages in an amount to be
determined at trial for breach of a prior aluminum can stock
supply agreement between CCE and Novelis Corporation, successor
to the rights and obligations of Alcan Aluminum Corporation
under the agreement. According to its terms, that agreement with
CCE terminated in 2006. The CCE supply agreement included a
most favored nations provision regarding certain
pricing matters. CCE alleges that Novelis Corporations
entry into a supply agreement with Anheuser-Busch, Inc. breached
the most favored nation provision of the CCE supply
agreement. If CCE were to prevail in this litigation, the amount
of damages would likely be material. The dispute will likely
turn on the facts that are presented to the court by the parties
and the courts finding as to how certain provisions of the
supply agreement ought to be interpreted. Novelis Corporation
has moved to dismiss the complaint and has not yet filed its
answer. We have not recorded any reserves for these matters.
Anheuser-Busch Litigation. On
September 19, 2006, Novelis Corporation filed a lawsuit
against Anheuser-Busch, Inc. in federal court in Ohio.
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. subsequently filed suit against Novelis
Corporation and the Company in federal court in Missouri. On
January 3, 2007, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.s suit was
transferred to the Ohio federal court.
Novelis Corporation alleges that Anheuser-Busch, Inc. breached
the existing multi-year aluminum can stock supply agreement
between the parties, and we seek monetary damages and
declaratory relief. Among other claims, we assert that since
entering into the supply agreement, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. has
breached its confidentiality obligations and there has been a
structural change in market conditions that requires a change to
the pricing provisions under the agreement.
In its complaint, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. has asked for a
declaratory judgment that Anheuser-Busch, Inc. is not obligated
to modify the supply agreement as requested by Novelis
Corporation, and that Novelis Corporation must continue to
perform under the existing supply agreement.
The Anheuser-Busch, Inc. litigation is currently at the
discovery stage. Novelis Corporation has continued to perform
under the supply agreement during the litigation.
ARCO Aluminum Complaint. On May 24, 2007,
Arco Aluminum Inc. (ARCO) filed a complaint against Novelis
Corporation and Novelis Inc. in the United States District Court
for the Western District of Kentucky. ARCO and Novelis are
partners in a joint venture rolling mill located in Logan,
Kentucky. In the complaint, ARCO seeks to resolve a perceived
dispute over management and control of the joint venture
following Hindalcos acquisition of Novelis.
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ARCO alleges that its consent was required in connection with
Hindalcos acquisition of Novelis. Failure to obtain
consent, ARCO alleges, has put us in default of the joint
venture agreements, thereby triggering certain provisions in
those agreements. The provisions include a reversion of the
production management at the joint venture to Logan Aluminum
from Novelis, and a reduction of the board of directors of the
entity that manages the joint venture from seven members (four
appointed by Novelis and three appointed by ARCO) to six members
(three appointed by each of Novelis and ARCO).
ARCO is seeking a court declaration that (1) Novelis and
its affiliates are prohibited from exercising any managerial
authority or control over the joint venture,
(2) Novelis interest in the joint venture is limited
to an economic interest only and (3) ARCO has authority to
act on behalf of the joint venture. Or, alternatively, ARCO is
seeking a reversion of the production management function to
Logan Aluminum, and a change in the composition of the board of
directors of the entity that manages the joint venture. Novelis
filed its answer to the complaint on July 16, 2007.
On July 3, 2007, ARCO filed a motion for partial summary
judgment with respect to one of the counts of its complaint
relating to the claim that Novelis breached the joint venture
agreement by not seeking ARCOs consent. On July 30,
2007, Novelis filed a motion to hold ARCOs motion for
summary judgment in abeyance (pending further discovery), along
with a demand for a jury. Those motions are pending. We intend
to defend these proceedings vigorously.
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Exhibit
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No.
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Description
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2
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.1
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Arrangement Agreement by and among Hindalco Industries Limited,
AV Aluminum Inc. and Novelis Inc., dated as of February 10,
2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to our
Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed on February 13, 2007)
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3
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.1
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Restated Certificate and Articles of Incorporation of Novelis
Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Form 8-K
filed by Novelis Inc. on January 7, 2005 (File
No. 001-32312))
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3
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.2
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By-law No. 1 of Novelis Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10 filed by Novelis Inc. on
November 17, 2004 (File
No. 001-32312))
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4
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.1
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Shareholder Rights Agreement between Novelis and CIBC Mellon
Trust Company (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the
Form 10-K
filed by Novelis Inc. on March 30, 2005 (File
No. 001-32312))
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4
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.2
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Indenture, relating to the Notes, dated as of February 3,
2005, between the Company, the guarantors named on the signature
pages thereto and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.,
as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our
Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed on February 3, 2005 (File
No. 001-32312))
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4
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.3
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Form of Note for
71/4% Senior
Notes due 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
the
Form S-4
filed by Novelis Inc. on August 3, 2005 (File
No. 331-127139))
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4
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.4
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First Amendment to the Shareholder Rights Agreement between
Novelis Inc. and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, dated as of
February 10, 2007 (incorporated by reference to our Current
Report on
Form 8-K
file on February 13, 2007)
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10
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.1
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$800 million asset-based lending credit facility (ABL
Facility) dated as of July 6, 2007 among Novelis
Inc., Novelis Corporation as U.S. Borrower, the other U.S.
Subsidiaries of Novelis Inc., Novelis UK Ltd, Novelis AG, AV
Aluminum Inc. as parent guarantor, the other guarantors party
thereto, with the lenders party thereto, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as
U.S./European issuing bank, swingline lender and administrative
agent, LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, as collateral agent and
funding agent, UBS Securities LLC, as syndication agent, Bank of
America, N.A., National City Business Credit, Inc. and CIT
Business Credit Canada Inc., as documentation agents, ABN AMRO
Bank N.V. Canada Branch, as Canadian issuing bank, Canadian
funding agent and Canadian administrative agent, and ABN AMRO
Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC, as joint lead
arrangers and joint book managers
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10
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.2
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$960 million term loan facility (Term Loan
Facility) dated as of July 6, 2007 among Novelis
Inc., Novelis Corporation as U.S. Borrower, AV Aluminum Inc., As
Holdings, and the other guarantors party thereto, with the
lenders party thereto, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as
administrative agent and as collateral agent, UBS Securities
LLC, as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Incorporated, as
documentation agent, and UBS Securities LLC and ABN AMRO
Incorporated as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers
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10
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.3
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Intercreditor Agreement dated as of July 6, 2007 by and
among Novelis Inc., Novelis Corporation, Novelis PAE
Corporation, Novelis Finances USA LLC, Novelis South America
Holdings LLC, Aluminum Upstream Holdings LLC, Novelis UK Ltd,
Novelis AG, AV Aluminum Inc., and the subsidiary guarantors
party thereto, as grantors, ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as revolving
credit administrative agent ABN AMRO Bank N.A., acting through
its Canadian branch, as revolving credit Canadian administrative
agent and as revolving credit Canadian funding agent,
La Salle Business Credit, LLC, as revolving credit
collateral agent and as revolving credit funding agent, and UBS
AG, Stamford Branch, as Term Loan administrative agent, and Term
Loan collateral agent
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10
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.4
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Security Agreement made by Novelis Inc., as Canadian Borrower,
Novelis Corporation, as U.S. Borrower and the guarantors from
time to time party thereto in favor of UBS AG, Stamford branch,
as collateral agent dated as of July 6, 2007
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10
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.5
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Security Agreement made by Novelis Inc., as Canadian Borrower,
Novelis Corporation, Novelis PAE Corporation, Novelis
Finances USA LLC, Novelis South America Holdings LLC, Aluminum
Upstream Holdings LLC, as U.S. Borrowers and the guarantors from
time to time party thereto in favor of La Salle Business
Credit, LLC, as collateral agent dated as of July 6, 2007
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31
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.1
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Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
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31
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.2
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Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
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32
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.1
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Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
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32
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.2
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Section 906 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
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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.
NOVELIS INC.
Steven Fisher
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey
Schwaneke
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Jeffrey Schwaneke
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: November 9, 2007
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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No.
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Description
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2
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.1
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Arrangement Agreement by and among Hindalco Industries Limited,
AV Aluminum Inc. and Novelis Inc., dated as of February 10, 2007
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2007)
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3
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.1
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Restated Certificate and Articles of Incorporation of Novelis
Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K
filed by Novelis Inc. on January 7, 2005 (File No. 001-32312))
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3
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.2
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By-law No. 1 of Novelis Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10 filed by Novelis Inc. on November 17,
2004 (File No. 001-32312))
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4
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.1
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Shareholder Rights Agreement between Novelis and CIBC Mellon
Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Form 10-K filed by Novelis Inc. on March 30, 2005 (File No.
001-32312))
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4
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.2
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Indenture, relating to the Notes, dated as of February 3, 2005,
between the Company, the guarantors named on the signature pages
thereto and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2005
(File No. 001-32312))
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4
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.3
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Form of Note for
71/4% Senior
Notes due 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Form S-4 filed by Novelis Inc. on August 3, 2005 (File No.
331-127139))
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4
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.4
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First Amendment to the Shareholder Rights Agreement between
Novelis Inc. and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, dated as of February
10, 2007 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on
Form 8-K file on February 13, 2007)
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10
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.1
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$800 million asset-based lending credit facility (ABL
Facility) dated as of July 6, 2007 among Novelis Inc.,
Novelis Corporation as U.S. Borrower, the other U.S.
Subsidiaries of Novelis Inc., Novelis UK Ltd, Novelis AG, AV
Aluminum Inc. as parent guarantor, the other guarantors party
thereto, with the lenders party thereto, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as
U.S./European issuing bank, swingline lender and administrative
agent, LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, as collateral agent and
funding agent, UBS Securities LLC, as syndication agent, Bank of
America, N.A., National City Business Credit, Inc. and CIT
Business Credit Canada Inc., as documentation agents, ABN AMRO
Bank N.V. Canada Branch, as Canadian issuing bank, Canadian
funding agent and Canadian administrative agent, and ABN AMRO
Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC, as joint lead
arrangers and joint book managers
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10
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.2
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$960 million term loan facility (Term Loan Facility)
dated as of July 6, 2007 among Novelis Inc., Novelis Corporation
as U.S. Borrower, AV Aluminum Inc., As Holdings, and the other
guarantors party thereto, with the lenders party thereto, UBS
AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and as collateral
agent, UBS Securities LLC, as syndication agent, ABN AMRO
Incorporated, as documentation agent, and UBS Securities LLC and
ABN AMRO Incorporated as joint lead arrangers and joint book
managers
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10
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.3
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Intercreditor Agreement dated as of July 6, 2007by and among
Novelis Inc., Novelis Corporation, Novelis PAE Corporation,
Novelis Finances USA LLC, Novelis South America Holdings LLC,
Aluminum Upstream Holdings LLC, Novelis UK Ltd, Novelis AG, AV
Aluminum Inc., and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, as
grantors, ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as revolving credit administrative
agent ABN AMRO Bank N.A., acting through its Canadian branch, as
revolving credit Canadian administrative agent and as revolving
credit Canadian funding agent, La Salle Business Credit,
LLC, as revolving credit collateral agent and as revolving
credit funding agent, and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Term Loan
administrative agent, and Term Loan collateral agent
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10
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.4
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Security Agreement made by Novelis Inc., as Canadian Borrower,
Novelis Corporation, as U.S. Borrower and the guarantors from
time to time party thereto in favor of UBS AG, Stamford branch,
as collateral agent dated as of July 6, 2007
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10
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.5
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Security Agreement made by Novelis Inc., as Canadian Borrower,
Novelis Corporation, Novelis PAE Corporation, Novelis
Finances USA LLC, Novelis South America Holdings LLC, Aluminum
Upstream Holdings LLC, as U.S. Borrowers and the guarantors from
time to time party thereto in favor of La Salle Business
Credit, LLC, as collateral agent dated as of July 6, 2007
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31
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.1
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Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
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31
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.2
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Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
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32
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.1
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Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
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32
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.2
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Section 906 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
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104