NOTE 7—AMOUNTS RELATED TO PLANT CLOSURES

During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the leased manufacturing facility of the Bloomfield business in Los Alamitos, California was closed after relinquishing co-manufacturing business that did not meet minimum margin requirements. The Company has moved all remaining production to, and is rescaling its co-manufacturing operations at, a nearby facility within the Cereal Products segment. The project is expected to be substantially completed by June 30, 2012.

Also, during the quarter ended March 31, 2012, management finalized a plan to close the Poteau, Oklahoma manufacturing facility of the Snacks, Sauces & Spreads segment. The plant's production of crackers and cookies will be transferred to the Company's cracker and cookie plant in Princeton, Kentucky to realize cost savings through capacity rationalization. The closure is expected to occur in June 2012 and to be substantially completed by September 30, 2012, pending the sale of the property.

Property associated with plants in Billerica, Massachusetts and Blue Island, Illinois (closed in fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively) has not yet been sold, and the Company continues to incur impairment losses resulting from declines in the real estate market, as well as continuing costs of ownership.

Amounts related to plant closures are shown in the following table. Costs are recognized in "Other operating expenses" in the statements of operations, and are not included in the measure of segment performance for any segment. There were no significant liability balances related to plant closure activities at March 31, 2012 or September 30, 2011.


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Cumulative		Total
	March 31,				March 31,				as of		Expected to
	2012		2011		2012		2011		March 31, 2012		be Incurred
Los Alamitos:
Employee termination benefits	$	.5	$	—	$	.5	$	—	$	.5	$	.5
Losses on property		.4		—		.4		—		.4		.4
Other associated costs		.2		—		.2		—		.2		.4

Total Los Alamitos		1.1		—		1.1		—		1.1		1.3

Poteau:
Employee termination benefits		—		—		—		—		—		2.3
Losses on property		4.9		—		4.9		—		4.9		4.9
Other associated costs		—		—		—		—		—		2.5

Total Poteau		4.9		—		4.9		—		4.9		9.7

Billerica and Blue Island		.7		.2		.8		.4		10.5		10.8

	$	6.7	$	.2	$	6.8	$	.4	$	16.5	$	21.8