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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2005

 

Commission file number 001-32327

 


 

LOGO

 

The Mosaic Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   20-0891589

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

3033 Campus Drive

Suite E490

Plymouth, Minnesota 55441

(800) 918-8270

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices and registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No   ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.    Large accelerated filer ¨    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes ¨    No  x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: 383,576,982 common shares and 5,458,955 class B common shares as of December 31, 2005.

 



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PART I.

   FINANCIAL INFORMATION    1
     Item 1.    Financial Statements    1
          —Consolidated Statements of Operations    1
          —Consolidated Balance Sheets    2
          —Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows    3
          —Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    4
     Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    56
     Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    70
     Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    70

PART II.

   OTHER INFORMATION    74
     Item 1.    Legal Proceedings    74
     Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    74
     Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    74
     Item 6.    Exhibits    74
     Signatures    76
     Exhibit Index    77

 

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

THE MOSAIC COMPANY

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
November 30


    Six months ended
November 30


 
     2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 

Net sales

   $ 1,493.3     $ 1,077.7     $ 2,896.9     $ 1,802.5  

Cost of goods sold

     1,284.1       1,016.5       2,438.9       1,659.1  
    


 


 


 


Gross margin

     209.2       61.2       458.0       143.4  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     66.9       45.4       123.9       76.4  

Other operating (income) expense

     1.4       3.5       1.2       (2.3 )
    


 


 


 


Operating earnings

     140.9       12.3       332.9       69.3  

Interest expense

     42.9       25.0       81.2       32.6  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     13.7       23.3       52.7       24.9  

Other income

     (2.2 )     (4.6 )     (3.1 )     (4.9 )
    


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     86.5       (31.4 )     202.1       16.7  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     42.3       (7.9 )     93.8       5.7  
    


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     44.2       (23.5 )     108.3       11.0  

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies

     12.9       15.8       27.1       25.6  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     (2.1 )     (0.7 )     (4.3 )     (1.9 )
    


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     55.0       (8.4 )     131.1       34.7  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         —         —         (2.0 )
    


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ 55.0     $ (8.4 )   $ 131.1     $ 32.7  
    


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) available for common stockholders:

                                

Earnings (loss) before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 55.0     $ (8.4 )   $ 131.1     $ 34.7  

Preferred stock dividend

     (2.5 )     (1.1 )     (5.1 )     (1.1 )
    


 


 


 


Earning (loss) available for common stockholders

   $ 52.5     $ (9.5 )   $ 126.0     $ 33.6  
    


 


 


 


Basic earnings per share:

                                

Earnings (loss) before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 0.14     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.33     $ 0.12  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         —         —         (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


Basic net earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.14     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.33     $ 0.11  
    


 


 


 


Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

     381.1       304.7       380.5       277.5  

Diluted earnings per share:

                                

Earnings (loss) before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 0.13     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.30     $ 0.12  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         —         —         (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted net earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.13     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.30     $ 0.11  
    


 


 


 


Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

     434.5       304.7       434.2       289.1  

 

(See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     November 30
2005


   May 31
2005


 

Assets

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 166.0    $ 245.0  

Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11.1 and $14.9

     521.8      607.5  

Trade receivables due from Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

     49.6      64.2  

Inventories

     786.3      753.4  

Deferred income taxes

     —        2.2  

Vendor prepayments

     24.8      31.6  

Other current assets

     102.6      28.0  
    

  


Total current assets

     1,651.1      1,731.9  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     4,317.1      4,121.4  

Investments in nonconsolidated companies

     326.1      289.9  

Note receivable from Saskferco Products Inc.

     14.8      41.5  

Goodwill

     2,304.4      2,160.3  

Other assets

     82.0      66.5  
    

  


Total assets

   $ 8,695.5    $ 8,411.5  
    

  


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

               

Current liabilities:

               

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 129.4    $ 204.9  

Accounts payable

     429.4      434.8  

Trade accounts payable due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

     32.3      27.9  

Accrued liabilities

     343.6      356.6  

Accrued income taxes

     123.8      105.0  

Deferred income taxes

     3.9      —    

Customer prepayments

     40.2      23.4  
    

  


Total current liabilities

     1,102.6      1,152.6  

Long-term debt, less current maturities

     2,417.8      2,455.2  

Long-term debt-due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

     5.5      8.5  

Deferred income taxes

     726.5      692.2  

Deferred asset retirement obligations

     300.7      278.3  

Accrued pension and postretirement benefits

     211.1      217.3  

Other noncurrent liabilities

     321.5      372.1  

Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries

     26.2      21.8  

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Preferred stock, 7.5% mandatorily convertible, $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 2,750,000 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2005 and May 31, 2005 (liquidation preference $50 per share)

     —        —    

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 700,000,000 shares authorized:

               

Class B common stock, 5,458,955 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2005 and May 31, 2005

     0.1      0.1  

Common stock, 381,136,108 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2005 and 379,409,047 as of May 31, 2005

     3.8      3.8  

Capital in excess of par value

     2,195.1      2,166.2  

Retained earnings

     1,241.4      1,115.4  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     143.2      (72.0 )
    

  


Total stockholders’ equity

     3,583.6      3,213.5  
    

  


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 8,695.5    $ 8,411.5  
    

  


 

(See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six months
ended
November 30


 
     2005

    2004

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

                

Net earnings

   $ 131.1     $ 32.7  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     158.7       65.9  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     4.3       1.9  

Deferred income taxes

     55.2       1.4  

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies, net of dividends

     (21.4 )     (3.8 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     —         2.0  

Accretion expense for asset retirement obligations

     27.9       7.6  

Amortization of out-of-market contracts

     (9.0 )     —    

Amortization of fair market value adjustment of debt

     (23.7 )     (6.1 )

Amortization of debt financing fees and stock-based compensation expense

     6.1       0.3  

Unrealized losses (gains) on derivatives

     (53.8 )     5.0  

Other

     12.3       10.1  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                

Receivables, net

     75.0       (37.5 )

Inventories

     (34.4 )     12.5  

Other current assets

     (27.3 )     1.7  

Accounts payable

     (15.1 )     61.1  

Accrued expenses

     (61.8 )     (36.4 )

Other current liabilities

     18.3       (8.9 )

USAC contract settlement

     (94.0 )     —    

Due to/from Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

     19.0       19.1  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     167.4       128.6  

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

                

Capital expenditures

     (181.7 )     (85.4 )

Cash acquired in acquisition of IMC Global Inc.

     —         52.8  

Proceeds from (investment in) note of Saskferco Products, Inc.

     29.2       (14.9 )

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

     —         (2.2 )

Proceeds from the sale of assets

     0.7       0.5  

Other

     (0.9 )     4.0  
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (152.7 )     (45.2 )

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

                

Payments of short-term and long-term debt

     (124.5 )     (5.4 )

Proceeds from issuance of short-term and long-term debt

     37.5       11.1  

Proceeds from stock options exercised

     23.8       3.1  

Changes in short-term and long-term debt due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

     (1.7 )     5.1  

Cash dividends paid

     (5.1 )     (5.1 )

Other

     (5.3 )     (5.6 )
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (75.3 )     3.2  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (18.4 )     25.1  
    


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (79.0 )     111.7  

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

     245.0       10.1  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

   $ 166.0     $ 121.8  
    


 


 

(See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Nature of Business

 

Mosaic was created to serve as the parent company of the business that was formed through the business combination of IMC Global Inc. and the fertilizer businesses of Cargill, Incorporated on October 22, 2004. In these notes to financial statements:

 

    “Mosaic” means The Mosaic Company.

 

    “We,” “us” and “our” mean Mosaic and may also include Mosaic and its direct and indirect subsidiaries as a group.

 

    IMC Global Inc. is referred to as “IMC” or “Mosaic Global Holdings,” which is its new name after the Combination.

 

    “Cargill” means Cargill, Incorporated and may also include its direct and indirect subsidiaries other than us.

 

    “Cargill Crop Nutrition” or “CCN” means the fertilizer businesses of Cargill other than its retail fertilizer businesses.

 

    “Combination” means the business combination between IMC and CCN.

 

    “Preferred Stock” means our 7.50% mandatory convertible preferred shares.

 

We conduct our business through wholly and majority owned subsidiaries as well as investments accounted for by the equity method. We are organized into the following four business segments which are engaged in producing, blending and distributing crop nutrient and animal feed products around the world:

 

Our Phosphates business segment, which we refer to as Phosphates, owns and operates mines and processing plants in Florida which produce phosphate fertilizer and feed phosphate, and processing plants in Louisiana that produce phosphate fertilizer. Phosphates’ results include North American distribution activities and results of Phosphate Chemical Export Association, Inc., which we refer to as PhosChem, a Webb Pomerene Act export association which exports most of our phosphate fertilizer products around the world. Our financial statements include PhosChem as a consolidated subsidiary. As a result, our sales include all PhosChem member sales. However, gross margin reflects only our portion of PhosChem’s sales.

 

Our Potash business segment, which we refer to as Potash, owns and operates mines and processing plants in Canada and the United States which produce potash-based fertilizer, feed and industrial products.

 

Our Offshore business segment, which we refer to as Offshore, consists of sales offices, fertilizer blending and bagging facilities, port terminals and warehouses in several countries as well as production facilities in Brazil and China.

 

Our Nitrogen business segment, which we refer to as Nitrogen, includes activities related to the North American distribution of nitrogen products which are marketed for Saskferco Products Inc., which we refer to Saskferco, a Saskatchewan based corporation, as well as nitrogen products purchased from third parties. Nitrogen also includes results from our 50 percent ownership interest in Saskferco.

 

Throughout the discussion below, we measure units of production, sales and raw materials in tonnes. When we use the word “tonne” or “tonnes,” we mean a metric tonne or tonnes of 2,205 pounds each unless we specifically state that we mean short or long ton(s).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Mosaic have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial reporting. As permitted under these rules, certain footnotes and other financial information that are normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) can be condensed or omitted. The consolidated financial statements included in this document include, in the opinion of our management, all adjustments necessary for fair presentation of our financial position as of November 30, 2005 and May 31, 2005, our results of operations for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004, and cash flows for the six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004. The following notes should be read in conjunction with the accounting policies and other disclosures in the notes to the consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2005. Sales, expenses, cash flows, assets and liabilities can and do vary during the year. Therefore, interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year.

 

Throughout the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, amounts are in millions of dollars except as designated otherwise.

 

Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

In recording transactions and balances resulting from business operations, we use estimates based on the best information available. Estimates are used for such items as fair value of certain assets, recoverability of goodwill and long-lived assets, environmental and reclamation activities, and the income tax provision, among others. As better information becomes available or as actual amounts are determinable, the recorded estimates are revised. Consequently, operating results can be affected by revisions to prior accounting estimates. We also use estimates in certain proforma information.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes. These reclassifications had no effect on our net income or total stockholders’ equity as previously reported.

 

3. Changes in Accounting Principle

 

Implementation of Two-Month Lag Reporting Policy for Fertifos Investment

 

We are an indirect 33.09 percent minority owner of Fertifos, S.A., which we refer to as Fertifos, a Brazilian holding company which owns a 55.8 percent ownership in Fosfertil, S.A., which we refer to as Fosfertil, a publicly traded company in Brazil. Following the Combination, we changed our method of applying the equity method of accounting to our investment in Fertifos to include the results of operations for this investee in our reported results as of the dates and for the reporting periods for which Fosfertil has most recently made its financial information publicly available in Brazil. This results in a two-month lag in the reporting of our interest in the earnings of Fertifos in our consolidated financial statements. The reporting lag is the result of the different

 

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fiscal year-end and related interim period-end dates between us and Fosfertil. We believe that our inclusion of the results of operations for Fertifos on a two-month lag basis is preferable because (i) there is no contractual or legal requirement, and thus there can be no assurance, that financial information for Fertifos that is more current than its financial information that is publicly available in Brazil would be available to us on a consistent and timely basis to enable us to meet our quarterly and annual financial reporting obligations under applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and (ii) we have been advised by Brazilian counsel that, because Fosfertil’s securities are publicly traded in Brazil, our release of information concerning Fertifos (and therefore, indirectly, Fosfertil) prior to Fosfertil’s disclosure of its financial results in Brazil could result in potential claims for violations of Brazilian insider trading or other securities laws under certain circumstances.

 

As a result of this change in accounting principle, net earnings in fiscal 2005 included a $2.0 million charge, net of tax, in the first quarter for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle as of June 1, 2004. There was no impact on the remaining fiscal 2005 quarters.

 

4. Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payments (SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R requires an entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award with the cost to be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. We are required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 123R as of June 1, 2006, although earlier adoption is permitted. We have yet to determine the impact, if any, of SFAS 123R on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations, (FIN 47). FIN 47 clarifies that the term Conditional Asset Retirement Obligation as used in FASB Statement No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligation,” refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. Accordingly, an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a Conditional Asset Retirement Obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated. We have adopted the provisions of FIN 47 as of June 1, 2005. The adoption of FIN 47 had an immaterial impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections Replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3 (SFAS 154). SFAS 154 replaces APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and FASB Statement No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements, and changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. APB Opinion No. 20 previously required that most voluntary changes in accounting principle be recognized by including in net income of the period of the change the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle. SFAS 154 defines retrospective application as the application of a different accounting principle to prior accounting periods as if that principle had always been used or as the adjustment of previously issued financial statements to reflect a change in the reporting entity. SFAS 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate affected by a change in accounting principle. We are required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 154 as of June 1, 2006, although earlier adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 154 to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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5. Business Combinations

 

The Combination was consummated pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Contribution dated as of January 26, 2004, as amended, between Cargill and IMC (Merger and Contribution Agreement). Under the terms of the Merger and Contribution Agreement, (i) a wholly owned subsidiary of Mosaic merged into IMC on October 22, 2004, and IMC became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mosaic, and (ii) Cargill contributed equity interests in entities owning CCN to Mosaic. Immediately following the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger and Contribution Agreement:

 

    IMC’s former common stockholders owned 33.5 percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock;

 

    Cargill owned 66.5 percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock;

 

    Cargill owned all 5,458,955 outstanding shares of our Class B Common Stock; and

 

    IMC’s former preferred stockholders owned all 2,750,000 outstanding shares of our Preferred Stock.

 

GAAP requires that the Combination be accounted for in a manner different from the actual legal structure of the Combination. For financial reporting purposes, the Combination was treated as a purchase of IMC by CCN on October 22, 2004. As a result, IMC’s results of operations are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations beginning October 23, 2004. CCN’s results of operations are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented.

 

The purchase price deemed to be paid for IMC was based on an average of the closing prices of IMC common stock and IMC Preferred Stock for the two days before and the two days after Cargill and IMC announced the signing of the definitive Merger and Contribution Agreement on January 27, 2004. For financial reporting purposes, the purchase price also includes the fair value of the IMC stock options and other direct costs related to the Combination. The purchase price was approximately $1,679.0 million, calculated as follows:

 

Fair market value of IMC common shares

   $  1,393.6

Fair market value of IMC preferred shares

     216.8

Fair value of IMC stock options

     47.6
    

Fair value of IMC equity securities

     1,658.0

Direct costs of CCN related to the Combination

     21.0
    

Purchase price

   $ 1,679.0
    

 

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The purchase price has been allocated based on the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of October 22, 2004, as determined during the purchase price allocation period which is now closed, and noted below:

 

Current assets

   $ 695.3

Property, plant and equipment

     3,080.4

Goodwill

     2,241.5

Other assets

     157.4
    

Total assets acquired

     6,174.6

Current liabilities

     595.0

Long-term debt

     2,383.7

Other liabilities

     1,516.9
    

Total liabilities assumed

     4,495.6
    

Net assets acquired

   $ 1,679.0
    

 

The $2,241.5 million of goodwill was assigned to Phosphates and Potash in the amounts of $757.2 million and $1,484.3 million, respectively. This assignment was revised during the quarter ended November 30, 2005 based upon the final fair value of net assets allocated to the Phosphates and Potash business segments. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The total changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:

 

     Phosphates

    Potash

    Total

 

Balance as of October 22, 2004

   $ 580.8     $ 1,591.3     $ 2,172.1  

Foreign currency translation

     —         (11.8 )     (11.8 )
    


 


 


Balance as of May 31, 2005

     580.8       1,579.5       2,160.3  

Purchase accounting adjustments

     (1.8 )     (3.9 )     (5.7 )

Foreign currency translation

     —         54.9       54.9  
    


 


 


Balance as of August 31, 2005

     579.0       1,630.5       2,209.5  

Purchase accounting adjustments

     178.2       (103.1 )     75.1  

Foreign currency translation

     —         19.8       19.8  
    


 


 


Balance as of November 30, 2005

   $ 757.2     $ 1,547.2     $ 2,304.4  
    


 


 


 

In connection with the Combination, we engaged an outside appraisal firm to assist in determining the fair value of the long-lived, tangible assets and the identifiable intangible assets of IMC and we have used the appraisal firm’s appraisal for the purchase price allocation. During the quarter ended November 30, 2005, we recorded additional depreciation of $9.6 million related to the finalization of the fair value as determined by that appraisal.

 

Certain operations in our Phosphates business segment were identified during the Combination as having the potential to be closed permanently. Upon further assessment, we determined that the operations described below would be permanently closed. Our closure plans and related cost estimates are as follows:

 

Kingsford Phosphate Mining OperationsOn September 12, 2005, our Kingsford mine located in Central Florida was permanently shutdown. The valuation of the fixed assets at Kingsford reflected the fact that the mine was expected to operate less than one year after the Combination. The costs associated with the shutdown, primarily the acceleration of asset retirement obligations and minimum payments for terminated leases, were $5.8 million. A liability in this amount has been included in the final purchase price allocation for the Combination.

 

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Faustina Phosphoric Acid and Sulfuric Acid Operations and Taft DAP Granulation Plant—Faustina’s phosphoric and sulfuric acid plants and our Taft granulation plant operations were idle as of the Combination and in April 2005 we announced that we would not restart any of these plants. The valuation of the fixed assets reflects the liquidation value for these facilities. We included a $34.6 million liability in the final purchase price allocation for the Combination for costs associated with the permanent closures, including shutdown expenses, the acceleration of asset retirement obligations and future water treatment costs.

 

The following unaudited proforma information is being presented because the purchase price allocation period related to the acquisition of IMC closed during the quarter ended November 30, 2005. This proforma information represents the combined results of operations of CCN and IMC for the three and six months ended November 30, 2004 as if the acquisition had been consummated as of the beginning of the periods presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2005. It includes adjustments to the original proforma information presented in our prior SEC filings due to purchase price adjustments made during the allocation period, corrections of errors in the proforma presentation previously disclosed, and correction of an error in the proforma presentation we identified in the current quarter related to the way the proforma income tax information was prepared. The information is not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred had the Combination and related transactions occurred on the date indicated, nor is it necessarily indicative of our future results and should be read in conjunction with the notes that follow related to adjustments and assumptions.

 

     Three months ended November 30

    Six months ended November 30

 
     2005 (Actual)

   2004 (Proforma)

    2005 (Actual)

   2004 (Proforma)

 
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Net sales

   $ 1,493.3    $ 1,471.9     $ 2,896.9    $ 2,929.1  
    

  


 

  


Net earnings (loss)

   $ 55.0    $ (63.1 )   $ 131.1    $ (37.8 )
    

  


 

  


Basic net earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.14    $ (0.17 )   $ 0.33    $ (0.11 )

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

     381.1      376.8       380.5      376.8  
    

  


 

  


Diluted net earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.13    $ (0.17 )   $ 0.30    $ (0.10 )

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

     434.5      376.8       434.2      376.8  

 

The proforma results for the three and six months ended November 30, 2004 reflect the following adjustments and assumptions on a pre-tax basis, except for item 6:

 

1. An outside appraisal firm was engaged to assist in determining the fair value of the long-lived assets of IMC. This assessment resulted in a step-up of Potash’s assets and a step-down of Phosphate’s assets that resulted in a net increase of $458.8 million to property, plant and equipment. The effect of the fair market value adjustment was an annual increase to depreciation expense of $1.5 million. The three and six months ended November 30, 2004 proforma results include an increase to depreciation expense of $0.2 and $0.6 million, respectively, related to the fair value adjustment.

 

2. In connection with determining the fair market value of IMC’s assets, certain long-term supply contracts entered into by IMC were determined to be below fair market values. These contracts expire at various dates through 2013. As a result, a $136.9 million liability was recorded and will be amortized into sales, based on production, over the life of the contracts. Proforma sales for the three and six months ended November 30, 2004 were increased by $5.4 and $10.8 million, respectively, representing the amortization related to the fair value adjustment.

 

3. In purchase accounting, the carrying value of external long-term debt was increased by approximately $289.6 million to record the IMC debt at its fair market value on the closing of the Combination. In the Consolidated Statements of Operations, interest expense will be decreased by

 

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approximately $47.2 million each year due to the amortization of the fair market value adjustment. The three and six months ended November 30, 2004 proforma results include a decrease to interest expense of $6.8 and $18.6 million, respectively, related to the fair value adjustment.

 

4. Prior to the Combination, IMC capitalized turn-around costs which were amortized over 18 months. Our policy is to expense turn-around costs as incurred, which was implemented for the former IMC companies as of October 22, 2004. The three and six months ended November 30, 2004 proforma results include an increase to cost of goods sold of $2.4 and $10.5 million, respectively.

 

5. On October 19, 2004, Phosphate Resource Partners, Limited Partnership (PLP) was merged into Phosphate Acquisition Partners Limited Partnership (PAP), a subsidiary of IMC. For the purposes of the proforma presentation, this resulted in a reversal of the minority interest in PLP’s loss of approximately $22.5 and $30.0 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2004, respectively.

 

6. The income tax provision used to determine the proforma net earnings (loss) has been calculated using the accounting base that we used in recording the Combination. The three and six months ended November 30, 2004 proforma results include an increase to the provision for income taxes of $18.2 million and $30.8 million, respectively, which includes an adjustment for the error noted above.

 

6. Earnings Per Share

 

In determining the number of weighted average shares to calculate earnings per share (EPS), we determined that the 250.6 million shares of Mosaic common stock issued to Cargill on October 22, 2004 should be considered outstanding for all prior periods presented. The shares of Mosaic common stock issued to the former IMC stockholders are only considered outstanding since October 22, 2004. The potential dilutive impact from the conversion of the Preferred Stock and the Class B Common Stock, as well as restricted stock awards and stock options, is only considered in the calculation of shares outstanding for periods subsequent to October 22, 2004.

 

The numerator for diluted EPS is net earnings, unless the effect of the assumed conversion of Preferred Stock is antidilutive, in which case earnings available to common stockholders is used. For the periods presented, the numerator for diluted EPS is net earnings.

 

The denominator for basic EPS is the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. The denominator for diluted EPS includes the weighted average number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued. The following is a reconciliation of the denominator for the basic and diluted EPS computations:

 

     Three months ended
November 30


   Six months ended
November 30


     2005

   2004

   2005

   2004

Basic EPS shares

   381.1    304.7    380.5    277.5

Common stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock awards

   0.1    —      0.1    0.1

Common stock equivalents

   0.4    —      0.7    0.3

Common stock issuable upon conversion of preferred stock

   52.9    —      52.9    11.2
    
  
  
  

Diluted EPS shares

   434.5    304.7    434.2    289.1
    
  
  
  

 

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For the three months and six months ended November 30, 2005, 6.5 million and 5.3 million shares subject to stock options, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because the option exercise price was greater than the average market price of our common stock during the period, and therefore, the effect would be antidilutive. Options to purchase approximately 3.3 million shares of common stock for the three and six months ended November 30, 2004 were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because their inclusion would be antidilutive. In addition, for the three months ended November 30, 2004, 22.7 million shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock based on a share price of $7.76 were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the effect of their assumed conversion would be antidilutive. For the three months ended November 30, 2004, 0.1 million shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock awards and 0.7 million stock options with exercise prices less than the average market price were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because we incurred a net loss and, therefore, the effect of their inclusion would be antidilutive.

 

7. Income Taxes

 

On October 22, 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act (AJCA) was signed into law and the AJCA contains many tax provisions that are expected to affect us over the next several years as those provisions become effective. We are continuing to review these provisions and their application to our businesses to evaluate the effect these changes may have on income taxes included in our consolidated financial statements.

 

8. Inventories

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

     November 30
2005


   May 31
2005


Raw materials

   $ 231.6    $ 212.6

Work in process

     60.1      75.0

Finished goods

     388.5      361.6

Operating materials and supplies

     106.1      104.2
    

  

Inventories

   $ 786.3    $ 753.4
    

  

 

9. Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

     November 30
2005


   May 31
2005


Land

   $ 164.2    $ 160.9

Mineral properties and rights

     1,998.5      1,856.0

Buildings and leasehold improvements

     767.4      736.8

Machinery and equipment

     2,217.4      2,145.5

Construction in progress

     310.4      220.5
    

  

       5,457.9      5,119.7

Less: accumulated depreciation and depletion

     1,140.8      998.3
    

  

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 4,317.1    $ 4,121.4
    

  

 

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10. Guarantees

 

We enter into various contracts that include indemnification and guarantee provisions as a routine part of our business activities. Examples of these contracts include asset purchase and sale agreements, surety bonds, financial assurances to regulatory agencies in connection with reclamation and closure obligations when obtaining permits to operate our businesses, commodity sale and purchase agreements, and other types of contractual agreements with vendors and other third parties. These agreements indemnify counterparties for matters such as reclamation and closure obligations, tax liabilities, environmental liabilities, litigation and other matters, as well as breaches of representations, warranties and covenants set forth in these agreements. In many cases, Mosaic is essentially guaranteeing its own performance, in which case the guarantees do not fall within the scope of FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45), “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.”

 

Material guarantees and indemnities within the scope of FIN 45 are as follows:

 

Standby Letters of Credit and Surety Bonds. In connection with a fiscal year 2004 divestiture of IMC’s discontinued chemicals business segment, as more fully described below, we are required to maintain certain surety bonds and letters of credit issued to support obligations through various dates. As of November 30, 2005, the maximum exposure for the surety bonds was $3.8 million and the maximum exposure for the letters of credit was $1.0 million. We have determined the fair value of these guarantees and have recorded $0.1 million in liabilities for the surety bonds and letters of credit.

 

Guarantees to Brazilian Financial and Other Parties. We issue guarantees to financial and other parties in Brazil for certain amounts owed the institutions by certain customers. The terms of the guarantees are approximately equal to the terms of the related financing arrangements. In the event that the customers default on their payments to the institutions and we would be required to perform under the guarantees, we have in most instances obtained collateral from the customers. The guarantees generally have a one-year term; however, we expect to renew many of these guarantees on a rolling twelve-month basis. As of November 30, 2005, we have estimated the maximum potential future payment under the guarantees to be $44.1 million, and we have not recorded a liability related to these guarantees as the fair market value is zero.

 

Asset Divestiture Indemnities. We have entered into agreements relating to the sale of various businesses over the last several years which include certain indemnification rights granted to purchasers. These indemnification rights are contingent commitments, primarily related to specified environmental matters and legal proceedings pending as of the date the businesses were sold. The majority of these indemnification rights do not have a set term, but exist so long as the underlying matters to which they relate remain pending. As of November 30, 2005, for those matters where a dollar amount is estimable, we have estimated the maximum potential future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification rights to be $10.1 million. We have recorded a liability of $1.9 million related to these indemnification agreements. We could not make an estimate for certain matters due to their current status. The sale agreements also customarily contain indemnifications to the purchasers for breaches of representations or warranties made by our selling entity, which are intended to protect the purchasers against specified types of undisclosed risks. In some cases, these general indemnities do not limit the duration of our obligations to perform under them. Our maximum potential exposure under these indemnification arrangements can range from a specified dollar amount to an unlimited amount, depending on the transaction. We have no reason to believe that we currently have any material liability relating to these routine indemnification obligations.

 

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Among the indemnified matters for which we previously recorded a liability as discussed in the preceding paragraph is an indemnity by IMC in connection with the sale on March 23, 2004 of 80.1 percent of IMC’s remaining interest in IMC’s former discontinued IMC Chemicals business segment, including IMC Chemicals Inc. (now known as Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc.), which we refer to as Searles Valley Minerals. In connection with the sale of Searles Valley Minerals, Mosaic Global Holdings agreed to indemnify the purchasers and their affiliates against liabilities arising in connection with El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P. v. IMC Chemicals Inc. (American Arbitration Association, New Orleans, Louisiana), and IMC Chemicals Inc. v. El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P. (U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Eastern Division). Because we were not a party to these proceedings, (our only obligations arose out of the contractual indemnity referred to above, and the proceedings were being handled directly by Searles Valley Minerals and its counsel), our information about these proceedings was limited primarily to information furnished by Searles Valley Minerals and its counsel together with information relating to events occurring prior to the consummation of the transaction referred to above. These cases arose out of a contract entered into by Searles Valley Minerals to purchase natural gas from El Paso Merchant Energy (together with its affiliates, “El Paso”). In late 2002, Searles Valley Minerals terminated the contract, refused to pay approximately $1.85 million of outstanding invoices otherwise due under the contract, brought a lawsuit against El Paso alleging that it conspired to manipulate the price of natural gas sold in California during the period that the agreement with El Paso was negotiated, and sought to have the agreement held invalid due to El Paso’s alleged fraud. Searles Valley Minerals also alleged violations of the California antitrust and unfair competition laws, among other things. Thereupon, El Paso drew the entire amount of a $1.6 million letter of credit posted on behalf of Searles Valley Minerals to secure payment under the contract with El Paso. Proceedings in Searles Valley Minerals’ lawsuit were stayed pending the results of an arbitration proceeding brought by El Paso to recover the remaining $250,000 allegedly due for actual purchases of gas and additional amounts for alleged breach of a commitment to purchase gas in 2003. In the arbitration proceeding, El Paso alleged total damages of $5.45 million, comprised of the $250,000 for actual purchases and approximately $5.2 million for the alleged breach of the commitment to purchase gas in 2003. Searles Valley Minerals asserted as defenses the same claims as it made in the stayed lawsuit, and also asserted that the proper calculation of damages for the alleged breach of its commitment to purchase gas in 2003 under a liquidated damages provision of its contract with El Paso resulted in El Paso owing Searles Valley Minerals approximately $4.9 million rather than Searles Valley Minerals owing El Paso the approximately $5.2 million claimed by El Paso. El Paso asserted, among other things, that Searles Valley Minerals’ fraud, antitrust and unfair competition defenses were preempted by the “filed rate doctrine” under federal energy law, and, although the arbitrators had rejected El Paso’s initial motion to dismiss the fraud, antitrust and unfair competition defenses on the basis of federal preemption, El Paso remained entitled to raise this defense at a later date. El Paso also disputed the factual basis underlying Searles Valley Minerals calculation of damages. On November 17, 2005, El Paso, Searles Valley Minerals and Mosaic Global Holdings entered into a settlement agreement resolving all of these matters. The settlement did not include any payment or indemnification by us.

 

Other Indemnities. Our maximum potential exposure under other indemnifications can range from a specified dollar amount to an unlimited amount, depending on the nature of the transaction. Total maximum potential exposure under these indemnification arrangements is not estimable due to uncertainty as to whether claims will be made or how they will be resolved. We do not have any reason to believe that we will be required to make any material payments under these indemnity provisions.

 

Because many of the guarantees and indemnities we issue to third parties do not limit the amount or duration of our obligations to perform under them, there exists a risk that we may have obligations in excess of the amounts described above. For those guarantees and indemnities that do not limit our liability exposure, we

 

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may not be able to estimate what our liability would be until a claim is made for payment or performance due to the contingent nature of these contracts.

 

11. Financing Arrangements

 

Short-term borrowings were $53.0 and $80.7 million as of November 30, 2005 and May 31, 2005, respectively, which primarily consisted of bank debt. The weighted average interest rate on short-term borrowings was 5.6 percent as of November 30, 2005.

 

In February 2005, we entered into a senior secured credit facility (Mosaic Credit Facility). The Mosaic Credit Facility consists of a revolving credit facility (Revolving Credit Facility) of up to $450.0 million available for revolving credit loans, swingline loans and letters of credit, a term loan B facility (Term Loan B Facility) of $350.0 million and a term loan A facility (Term Loan A Facility) of $50.0 million. As of November 30, 2005, we had (i) no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility; (ii) outstanding letters of credit totaling $142.7 million, $1.6 million of which do not reduce availability under the Revolving Credit Facility; and (iii) a total of $397.1 million outstanding under the Term Loan A Facility and Term Loan B Facility. The net available borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility as of November 30, 2005 were approximately $308.9 million. Unused commitment fees accrue at a rate of 0.375% and $0.3 million was paid during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2005. The Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 125.0 basis points and the Term Loan B Facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 150.0 basis points.

 

The Credit Agreement (Credit Agreement) related to the Mosaic Credit Facility requires us to maintain certain financial ratios, including a leverage ratio and an interest expense coverage ratio. In general, access to funds available under the Credit Agreement is dependent upon our product prices, input costs and market conditions. During periods in which product prices or volumes, raw material prices or availability, or other conditions reflect the adverse impact of cyclical market trends or other factors, there can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with applicable financial covenants or meet our liquidity needs. We cannot assure that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future, or that future borrowings will be available when needed or in an amount sufficient to enable us to repay indebtedness or to fund other liquidity needs. Other than certain technical defaults, subsequently waived by the lenders on January 13, 2006, we were in compliance with the provisions of the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement as of November 30, 2005, and expect to be in compliance throughout the foreseeable future; however, in the event that we were not to maintain the required financial ratios, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain any necessary waivers or amendments from the lenders under the Mosaic Credit Facility. Any failure to comply with the restrictions of the Credit Agreement may result in an event of default. Such default may allow the creditors to accelerate the related debt, which may trigger cross-acceleration or cross-default provisions in other debt. In addition, lenders may be able to terminate any commitments they had made to supply us with further funds (including periodic rollovers of existing borrowings) if there is an event of default.

 

The Credit Agreement also contains other events of default and covenants that limit various matters. Such covenants include limitations on capital expenditures, joint venture investments, monetary acquisitions and permitted indebtedness. In addition, the Credit Agreement generally limits the payment of dividends on our common stock and repurchases or redemptions of our capital stock beginning February 18, 2005 to $20 million plus an amount equal to the sum of (a) 25 percent of Consolidated Net Income (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending May 31, 2006 and (b) 25 percent of the net proceeds from equity offerings by us that comply with the applicable requirements of the Credit Agreement. Additionally, after the payment of any future cash dividends on common stock, the sum of additional borrowings available under the Revolving Credit Facility plus permitted investments must be at least $100.0 million. Under the covenant limiting the payment of dividends, as of November 30, 2005, we had $20.0 million available for the payment of cash dividends with respect to our common stock.

 

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On July 29, 2005, we amended the Credit Agreement to make technical changes in order to permit the merger into a single legal entity of three separate legal entities through which we were conducting our Phosphates business segment. The amendment also made several additional changes to the Credit Agreement, including among other things (i) reducing restrictions on repurchases of indebtedness junior to the indebtedness under the Mosaic Credit Facility in order to facilitate our use of available cash to reduce junior indebtedness, (ii) expanding the range of financing and refinancing alternatives for revolving credit facilities and foreign subsidiary indebtedness that were permitted under the Mosaic Credit Facility, and (iii) relaxing certain restrictions in order to facilitate our ability to obtain surety bonds.

 

On December 13, 2005, we amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) increase the amount of indebtedness that may be incurred by foreign subsidiaries, (ii) expand the ability to sell foreign receivables, (iii) increase the maximum permissible amount of investments in foreign subsidiaries, (iv) expand permissible investments in joint ventures, (v) increase the permissible amount of capital leases, (vi) increase the maximum permissible amount of other investments, and (vii) update certain representations.

 

On January 13, 2006, we obtained waivers to cure a number of technical defaults and events of default under the Credit Agreement relating to (i) prepayments by several of our foreign subsidiaries of indebtedness to third parties that were not permitted by the Credit Agreement, (ii) restrictions on guarantees or the payment of dividends in loan agreements of several of our foreign subsidiaries that were not permitted by the Credit Agreement and (iii) our failure to furnish in a timely fashion to the lenders under the Credit Facility certain reports and notices that were required by the Credit Agreement. We also amended the Credit Agreement to permit one of the restrictions on the payment of dividends to continue and to grant us additional time to furnish certain of the reports that had not been timely furnished.

 

Indentures relating to Mosaic Global Holdings’ 10.875 percent senior notes due 2008, the 11.250 percent senior notes due 2011 and the 10.875 senior notes due 2013 (collectively Mosaic Global Holdings Senior Notes) contain certain covenants that limit various matters including the making of restricted payments. Under the most restrictive of the covenants limiting restricted payments, as of November 30, 2005, Mosaic Global Holdings had $60.0 million available for cash dividend payments to us with respect to its common stock.

 

A further description of the Credit Agreement and indentures related to the Mosaic Global Holdings Senior Notes is included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2005.

 

On November 16, 2004, Mosaic Global Holdings and Phosphate Acquisition Partners, Limited Partnership (successor by merger to PLP) (PAP) initiated a debt consent solicitation pursuant to which, on January 4, 2005, Mosaic Global Holdings amended the provisions of its high-yield and investment grade bond indentures, including the limitations on affiliate transactions to, among other things, provide Mosaic Global Holdings and its subsidiaries with additional operational flexibility to more effectively integrate the businesses of Mosaic Global Holdings and CCN (Debt Consent Solicitation). As part of the Debt Consent Solicitation, Mosaic, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (through which we conduct the phosphate fertilizer and feed ingredients businesses) and Mosaic Crop Nutrition, LLC (through which we conduct the domestic distribution operations acquired from CCN) guaranteed (i) the obligations of Mosaic Global Holdings under the indentures related to the Mosaic Global Holdings Senior Notes, (ii) the indentures relating to the 6.875 percent debentures due 2007, 7.30 percent debentures due 2028, 7.375 percent debentures due 2018, 7.625 percent notes due 2005, 9.45 percent debentures due 2011 and 6.55 percent notes due 2005 of Mosaic Global Holdings (Mosaic Global Holdings Other Notes) and (iii) the 7.0 percent notes due 2008 of PAP (PAP Other Notes) (the PAP Other Notes and the Mosaic Global Holdings Other Notes, collectively the Other Notes). We paid a consent fee of $16.7 million with respect to the consents related to the Mosaic Global Holdings Senior Notes.

 

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12. Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations

 

Our legal obligations related to asset retirement require us to: (i) reclaim lands disturbed by mining as a condition to receive permits to mine phosphate ore reserves, (ii) treat low pH process water in phosphogypsum ponds (gypstacks) and pores to neutralize the acidity; (iii) close gypstacks at our Florida and Louisiana facilities at the end of their useful lives; and (iv) remove all surface structures and equipment, plug and abandon mine shafts, contour and revegetate, as necessary, and monitor for three years after closing our Carlsbad, New Mexico facility. The estimated liability for these legal obligations is based on the estimated cost to satisfy the above obligations which is discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate.

 

In February 2005, the State of Florida Environmental Regulation Commission approved certain modifications to the financial assurance rules for the closure and long-term care of phosphogypsum systems located in the State of Florida that impose financial assurance requirements that are more stringent than prior rules, including the requirement that the closure cost estimates include the cost of treating process water to state water quality standards. In light of the burden associated with meeting the new requirements, in April 2005 we entered into a Consent Agreement with the Florida Department of Protection (FDEP) that allows us to comply with alternate financial tests until May 31, 2009, at which time we will be required to comply with the new rules. We are in the process of completing a closure plan with revised closure cost estimates in accordance with the modified rules that will reflect the increased closure costs due to the water treatment requirements. Our revised closure cost estimates may require the accrual of additional reserves in the fiscal quarter ending February 28, 2006. Nevertheless, we anticipate that we will be able to fully comply with the Consent Agreement until May 31, 2009 and with the new rules thereafter, however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so.

 

The State of Louisiana also requires that we provide financial assurance for the closure and long-term care of phosphogypsum systems located in Louisiana. Because of a change in our corporate structure resulting from the Combination, we currently do not meet the financial responsibility tests under Louisiana regulations. After consulting with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), we filed a Request for Exemption proposing an alternate financial responsibility test that included revised tangible net worth and U.S. asset requirements. We believe the LDEQ will grant the exemption and that we will be able to meet the terms of the exemption but there can be no assurance that the LDEQ will do so or that we will be able to meet its terms. If the LDEQ does not grant the exemption, we will be required to seek an alternate financial strength test or will need to provide credit support, such as surety bonds or financial guarantees, to fulfill our financial responsibility obligations in Louisiana.

 

A reconciliation of our asset retirement obligations is as follows:

 

Balance as of May 31, 2005

   $  289.6  

Liabilities acquired in Combination

     34.6  

Liabilities settled

     (16.0 )

Accretion expense

     27.9  
    


Balance as of November 30, 2005

   $ 336.1  
    


 

The current portion of the asset retirement obligations included in current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet was $35.4 million and $11.3 million as of November 30, 2005 and May 31, 2005, respectively. The noncurrent portion of the asset retirement obligations was $300.7 million and $278.3 million as of November 30, 2005 and May 31, 2005, respectively.

 

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13. Pension Plans and Other Benefits

 

We sponsor pension and postretirement benefits through a variety of plans including defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, and postretirement benefit plans. In addition, we are a participating employer in Cargill’s defined benefit pension plans.

 

In accordance with the Merger and Contribution Agreement, pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities for certain of the former CCN employees were not transferred to us. Prior to the merger, Cargill was the sponsor of the benefit plans for CCN employees and therefore, no assets or liabilities were transferred to us. These former CCN employees remain eligible for pension and other postretirement benefits under Cargill’s plans. Cargill incurs the associated costs and charges them to us. Pursuant to the Merger and Contribution Agreement, the amount that Cargill may charge to us for such pension costs may not exceed $2.0 million per year or $19.2 million in the aggregate. The expense in fiscal year 2005 exceeded this amount because the cap did not become effective until October 22, 2004, which was the effective date of the Combination. This cap does not apply to the costs associated with certain active union participants who continue to earn service credit under Cargill’s pension plan. We are responsible for 100 percent of these costs, which are estimated to be approximately $1.6 million per year.

 

Costs charged to us for the former CCN employees were $0.7 million and $1.5 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively, and $1.6 million and $3.6 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2004, respectively.

 

We sponsor two defined benefit pension plans in the United States and four active defined benefit plans in Canada. We assumed these plans from IMC on the date of the Combination. In addition, we provide certain postretirement health care benefit plans for certain retired employees.

 

The net components of periodic benefit costs include the following:

 

     Pension Plans

 
     Three months ended
November 30


    Six months ended
November 30


 
         2005    

        2004    

        2005    

        2004    

 

Service costs

   $ 1.7     $ 0.7     $ 3.4     $ 0.7  

Interest costs

     7.5       3.2       14.9       3.2  

Expected return on plan assets

     (7.8 )     (3.1 )     (15.5 )     (3.1 )
    


 


 


 


Net periodic cost

   $ 1.4     $ 0.8     $ 2.8     $ 0.8  
    


 


 


 


     Postretirement Benefit Plans

 
     Three months ended
November 30


    Six months ended
November 30


 
     2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 

Service costs

   $ 0.3     $ 0.1     $ 0.6     $ 0.1  

Interest costs

     1.6       0.7       3.2       0.7  
    


 


 


 


Net periodic cost

   $ 1.9     $ 0.8     $ 3.8     $ 0.8  
    


 


 


 


 

We estimate that contributions will be $22.5 million to our pension plans and $11.5 million to our other postretirement benefit plans in fiscal year 2006. During the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, we contributed $6.6 and $12.1 million to our pension plans, respectively, and $2.5 and $5.2 million to our postretirement benefit plans, respectively.

 

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In May 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 106-2, Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). The MMA takes effect January 2006 and provides direct subsidy from the federal government to employers that continue providing drug coverage that is actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D of the MMA to Medicare-eligible retirees. FSP 106-2 requires companies to initially account for subsidies received under the MMA as an actuarial experience gain to the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation which would be amortized over future service periods. In January 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued final regulations to implement the new Medicare prescription drug program. As a result of these regulations, we have assessed the benefits provided under our plans and concluded that the benefits are actuarially equivalent to the benefits provided under Part D of the MMA. We have also assessed the effect of the MMA subsidy in measuring our accumulated plan benefit obligation (APBO) and have recorded a reduction of $7.6 million to our retirement-related benefit obligations as part of the purchase price allocation for the Combination. The subsidy will reduce our net periodic benefit cost for fiscal 2006 by approximately $0.5 million including a $0.1 million reduction in service cost and a $0.4 million reduction in interest cost on the APBO.

 

14. Contingencies

 

Environmental Matters

 

We have contingent environmental liabilities that arise principally from three sources: (i) facilities currently or formerly owned by our subsidiaries or their predecessors; (ii) facilities adjacent to currently or formerly owned facilities; and (iii) third-party Superfund or state equivalent sites. At facilities currently or formerly owned by our subsidiaries or their predecessors, the historical use and handling of regulated chemical substances, crop and animal nutrients and additives as well as by-product or process tailings have resulted in soil, surface water and groundwater contamination. Spills or other releases of regulated substances have occurred previously at these facilities, and potentially could occur in the future, possibly requiring us to undertake or fund cleanup. In some instances, we have agreed, pursuant to consent orders or agreements with the appropriate governmental agencies, to undertake certain investigations which currently are in progress to determine whether remedial action may be required to address contamination. At other locations, we have entered into consent orders or agreements with appropriate governmental agencies to perform required remedial activities that will address identified site conditions. Taking into consideration established accruals of approximately $49.8 million, expenditures for these known conditions currently are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition. However, material expenditures could be required in the future to remediate the contamination at known sites or at other current or former sites.

 

Hutchinson, Kansas Sinkhole. In January 2005, a 210 foot diameter sinkhole developed at a former IMC salt solution mining and steam extraction facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. With the assistance of retained experts and after consultation with the state, we undertook measures to fill and stabilize the sinkhole to prevent further expansion, including steps to prevent the sinkhole from expanding closer to a nearby railroad owned by BNSF Railway Company. The filling and stabilization of the sinkhole is essentially complete and we are negotiating with the State of Kansas regarding future sinkhole monitoring. In September 2005, we received a claim in the amount of approximately $0.5 million from BNSF Railway Company for actions it deemed necessary to protect its railroad tracks near the sinkhole. We do not expect that these costs will have a material impact on our business or financial condition in excess of the amounts accrued. It is possible that we may receive further claims from governmental agencies or other third parties relating to costs associated with the sinkhole that could exceed established accruals.

 

Ashepoo. Conoco, Inc. (Conoco) has filed an action against Agrico Chemical Company (Agrico), a subsidiary of ours, seeking a declaratory judgment under the 1972 agreement whereby Conoco divested its

 

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interests in Agrico. The claim, filed on June 13, 2002 against Agrico and certain other subsidiaries of Mosaic (Mosaic Parties) and other unrelated defendants, concerns a former fertilizer manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina (Ashepoo Site) (Conoco vs. Agrico Chemical Company et al., District Court of Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma). Conoco alleged breach of contract for certain indemnification obligations and seeks declaratory judgment and unspecified reimbursement for costs expended by Conoco to investigate and remediate alleged contamination at the Ashepoo Site. On October 22, 2002, the Oklahoma District Court issued an order dismissing the Mosaic Parties because the court lacked jurisdiction to hear these claims. The court denied Conoco’s motion for reconsideration on June 6, 2003. The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the dismissal on March 9, 2004. On November 9, 2004, the Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed the Court of Civil Appeals in part, and affirmed in part, finding that the court had personal jurisdiction over Agrico but not over the other Mosaic Parties. We intend to vigorously defend the underlying action and to seek any indemnification or other counter remedies to which we may be entitled. We do not expect the liability, if any, to have a material impact on our business or financial condition in excess of the amounts accrued.

 

Pensacola Personal Injury Litigation. In March 2005, Patsy Roark, individually and on behalf of her minor son, Ian Roark Skuropat (collectively Plaintiff), filed a lawsuit against Agrico, IMC and a number of unrelated defendants in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit, Escambia County, Florida. Defendants received service of the lawsuit on or about November 1, 2005. Plaintiff alleges Ian Roark Skuropat contracted osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, by reason of exposure to contaminants at and/or released from a former Agrico facility in Pensacola, Florida that produced crop nutrients and crop nutrient related materials beginning in the late 1800s or early 1900s until approximately 1975. The facility operated as a division of Conoco from at least 1963 until approximately 1972 and then as a subsidiary of The Williams Companies. Under a Superfund consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conoco and The Williams Companies, Inc. completed soil stabilization and capping at the site in 1997 and conduct ongoing groundwater and well monitoring.

 

The Plaintiff seeks unspecified compensation based on alleged rights under the Florida Water Quality Assurance Act, and alleged conduct by Defendants including ultra hazardous activity, negligence, misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment and nuisance. On December 21, 2005 we filed an answer to Plaintiffs’ lawsuit denying liability and asserting various affirmative defenses. Although we dispute any liability and believe that we have substantial defenses and intend to vigorously defend this action, we cannot anticipate the outcome or assess the potential financial impact of this matter at this time.

 

USEPA RCRA Initiative. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance has announced that it has targeted facilities in mineral processing industries, including phosphoric acid producers, for a thorough review under the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and related state laws. Mining and processing of phosphates generates residual materials that must be managed both during the operation of a facility and upon a facility’s closure. Certain solid wastes generated by our phosphate operations may be subject to regulation under RCRA and related state laws. USEPA rules exempt “extraction” and “beneficiation” wastes, as well as 20 specified “mineral processing” wastes, from the hazardous waste management requirements of RCRA. Accordingly, certain of the residual materials which our phosphate operations generate, as well as process wastewater from phosphoric acid production, are exempt from RCRA regulation. However, the generation and management of other solid waste from phosphate operations may be subject to hazardous waste regulation if the waste is deemed to exhibit a “hazardous waste characteristic.” USEPA’s announcement indicates that by 2007, USEPA intends to inspect each facility in the phosphoric acid production sector to ensure full compliance with applicable RCRA regulations and to address any “imminent and substantial endangerment” found by USEPA under RCRA. We have provided USEPA with substantial amounts of information regarding the hazardous waste handling practices at our phosphate production facilities in Florida and Louisiana, and USEPA has inspected most of our processing facilities. In lieu of follow-up sampling

 

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inspections at our Bartow and Green Bay facilities in Florida, we entered into consent orders in December 2005 to perform analyses of existing environmental data, to perform further sampling as may be necessary, and to assess whether the facilities pose a risk of harm to human health or the surrounding environment. We may enter similar orders for some or all of the rest of our phosphoric acid production facilities in Florida and Louisiana.

 

On September 29, 2005, we received a Notice of Violation (NOV) from USEPA related to the handling of hazardous waste at our Riverview, Florida facility. On October 3, 2005, we received a NOV from USEPA related to handling of hazardous waste at our New Wales, Florida facility. We believe we have substantial defenses to the NOVs, including previous USEPA inspection reports finding that the waste handling practices in question comply with the requirements of the exemption for extraction and beneficiation wastes. We intend to vigorously oppose the matters alleged in the NOVs.

 

We do not believe USEPA’s RCRA initiative, the consent orders, or the NOVs will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.

 

2004 Florida Hurricanes. During the 2004 hurricane season, three hurricanes impacted our central Florida processing facilities and mining operations, resulting in certain releases of phosphoric acid process wastewater at our Riverview facility into the environment. On July 1, 2005, we entered into a consent order with FDEP to pay a civil fine of $0.3 million as a result of a sudden release of approximately 65 million gallons of partially treated phosphoric acid process wastewater during Hurricane Frances from the gypstack at our Riverview, Florida phosphate production facility. The consent order also requires us to meet certain negotiated process water inventory reduction goals. Portions of the Riverview release, which was caused primarily as a result of extraordinary rainfall and hurricane winds, ultimately flowed into Hillsborough Bay. Governmental agencies are asserting claims for natural resources damages in connection with the release from the Riverview Gypstack. Negotiations with government agencies acting as natural resource trustees are ongoing. We intend to assert appropriate defenses to the claims and do not currently expect that the claims will have a material effect on our business or financial condition.

 

On September 23, 2004, prior to the completion of the Combination, a Class Action Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial (Complaint) was filed against Cargill in the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit for Hillsborough County, Florida. The Complaint, which arises out of the sudden release of phosphoric acid process wastewater from the Riverview, Florida gypstack described above, contains four counts, including statutory strict liability, common law strict liability, common law public nuisance, and negligence. We have assumed the defense of this lawsuit because it is related to the fertilizer businesses contributed to Mosaic under the Merger and Contribution Agreement. The strict liability counts relate to the discharge of pollutants or hazardous substances. Plaintiffs seek class certification and an award of damages, attorneys’ fees and costs on behalf of a class of unknown size comprising “all fishermen and those persons engaged in the commercial catch and sale of fish, bait, and related products in the Tampa Bay area who lost income and suffered damages because of the pollution, contamination and discharge of hazardous substances by the defendant.” Our motion to dismiss the statutory strict liability counts was granted in November 2005; our other motions to dismiss the action were denied. We believe that we have substantial defenses to the claims and intend to vigorously defend against the action. We cannot anticipate the outcome or assess the potential financial impact at this time.

 

Faustina Air Emissions. In revising its air operating permit, our Faustina, Louisiana facility discovered potential violations of the permit emission limits caused by the emission increases resulting from the shutdown of a former urea plant at the facility and potential applicability of National Emissions Standards governing Hazardous Air pollutants (NESHAP). We met with and reported the potential violations to the LDEQ. The LDEQ issued a compliance order on June 16, 2005, with a schedule for achieving compliance with the NESHAP establishment of a testing schedule and requiring additional investigation and reporting of any other potential

 

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violations, all of which we have completed. The compliance order also modified the permitted emission limits pending issuance of Faustina’s Title V permit thereby allowing continued ammonia facility operation. No new pollution control equipment is required to comply, although existing monitoring equipment required upgrades which have been accomplished. The compliance order also includes a notice of proposed penalty, stating that the LDEQ is considering imposing penalties for the alleged violations. Penalties that could be sought by LDEQ potentially exceed $0.1 million. We cannot anticipate the outcome or assess the potential financial impact at this time.

 

Cubatao Valley, Brazil. The Cubatao Public Prosecution Office in Brazil, jointly with OIKOS—UNIÃO DOS DEFENSORES DA TERRA (Defenders of the Earth Union), filed a lawsuit in the 2nd Civil Court of Cubatao on January 15, 1986 against several companies, including a facility operated by our fertilizer businesses in the Cubatao Valley in Brazil. The plaintiffs seek recovery of damages for the companies’ alleged continuous discharge of pollutants into the atmosphere, which they assert would have caused, among other damage, degradation and the perishing of a considerable part of the vegetation cover in the slopes of the Serra do Mar mountain range. Review of this matter by a court-appointed expert panel is pending with no set deadline. We cannot anticipate the outcome or assess the potential financial impact at this time.

 

Fospar Matters. The State of Paraná Public Prosecution Service has prepared penal charges against Fospar, S.A. (Fospar) (in which our subsidiary, Mosaic Fertilizantes do Brasil, S.A., owns an approximate 62 percent equity interest) and former directors and employees of Fospar on April 10, 2003, alleging that they caused pollution by allowing rainwater to discharge solid residues of phosphoric rock from an outdoor storage area through a rainwater drainpipe into a mangrove area, thus causing contamination to an environmentally protected area. The alleged acts occurred in January 1999, prior to the acquisition of our ownership interest in Fospar. Although it has been named in the charges, Fospar has not received a citation to date and is therefore not yet an official party to the proceeding. We continue to monitor the matter. We cannot anticipate the outcome or assess the potential financial impact at this time.

 

An action was brought in the 1st Federal Court of Paranagua against Fospar and the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) by the Paraná Public Prosecution Service in August 1999 seeking to cause Fospar to suspend any work or activities that might result in full or partial elimination of a mangrove swamp in the area of a proposed maritime terminal and bulk pier. The action also sought to void the existing environmental licenses and authorizations and sought redress of environmental damage. The court initially granted injunctive relief; however, the injunction was later cancelled. A second action was subsequently brought by the Paraná Public Prosecution Service in October 1999 against Fospar and IBAMA seeking (i) to enjoin Fospar from carrying out any work or activities relating to dredging or intervention in the marine ecosystem that could cause an adverse environmental impact on the estuary, (ii) to void all environmental licenses and authorizations issued to us in relation to the proposed maritime terminal and bulk pier, and (iii) redress of certain environmental damage. No injunctive relief was granted because of the status of the first case filed in August 1999 described above. Shortly after the cases were filed in 1999, a federal judge ordered an expert environmental investigation relating to both cases. The results of the investigation were issued in October 2003 and were favorable to Fospar. Accordingly, Fospar expected a favorable result in both cases because, in addition to the favorable results of the investigation, the injunctive relief had been cancelled and the maritime terminal and bulk pier had been constructed in compliance with applicable laws, licenses, and authorizations and had commenced operations in February 2001. In July 2004, the federal court issued a consolidated ruling unfavorable to the defendants, including Fospar, finding that the request for canceling the licenses and authorizations was partially valid. Fospar and IBAMA were ordered to jointly pay nominal amounts plus monetary correction of Brazilian currency and six percent interest from the date of the alleged violation. Additionally, Fospar was ordered to pay two percent of its annual revenues for the five year period of 2000-2004. Fospar estimates that the liability could range from zero to $2.3 million. As of November 30, 2005, no liability

 

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has been recorded in connection with this action as management does not consider it probable. Fospar has filed an appeal of the monetary aspects of the ruling and the Parana Public Prosecution Service has filed an appeal requesting that the maritime terminal and bulk pier built within the mangrove area be dismantled and that the licenses and authorizations previously issued be cancelled.

 

Phosphate Mine Permitting in Florida

 

The Ona Extension of the Fort Green Mine. In February 2004, the FDEP issued a Revised Notice of Intent to issue an environmental resource permit for the Ona extension of our Fort Green phosphate mine in central Florida. Certain counties and other plaintiffs challenged the issuance of the permit alleging primarily that phosphate mining in the Peace River Basin would have an impact on the quality and quantity of the water supply downstream of the mine and on the quality of the water in Florida’s Charlotte Harbor. The matter went to hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in 2004. The ALJ issued a Recommended Order (Order) in May 2005 recommending that the FDEP issue the permit to us under certain conditions. Among his findings, the ALJ found that phosphate mining has little, if any, impact on downstream water supplies or on Charlotte Harbor. After the issuance of the Order, the Secretary of the FDEP determined that additional findings of fact were required as to certain proposed permit conditions before FDEP could issue the permit, and remanded the case to the ALJ on August 5, 2005. The remand hearing was held in October 2005 and the matter was submitted to the ALJ for decision in November 2005. We cannot predict when the ALJ will issue his decision but currently anticipate that the permit will issue with acceptable conditions during calendar year 2006.

 

The Altman Extension of the Four Corners Mine. Prior to the Combination, IMC applied for an environmental resource permit for the Altman Extension of our Four Corners mine in Central Florida. That permit application was challenged administratively by certain counties and other plaintiffs, and the FDEP ultimately denied the permit due to certain perceived deficiencies. We made corrections in response to the findings of the FDEP in the course of the administrative challenge, and we renewed the permit application in 2005. The FDEP has issued a Notice of Intent in November 2005 stating that it intends to issue the permit. One prior petitioner, Charlotte County, initiated an administrative challenge. The challenge would affect only mining of the Altman Extension in Manatee County. The petitioner has commented on the permit application and we believe the application addresses most, if not all, of the petitioner’s potential concerns. We anticipate that the permit will issue substantially as proposed in calendar year 2006.

 

The Extension of the Hopewell Mine. In 2004, Hillsborough County passed an ordinance to protect underground and surface drinking water supplies. The ordinance prohibits the placement of new clay settling areas and new storm or waste water discharge outfalls in certain well head and surface water protection zones. We have applied for a permit to mine in a protected zone, and, in accordance with the ordinance, our permit application does not include the placement of a new clay settling area or a new storm or waste water discharge outfall within the protected zone. Hillsborough County has asserted that any mining in the protected zone is prohibited by the ordinance in the absence of showing an overriding public interest. We do not believe that the ordinance applies to our mining activities, and believe that we will prevail in obtaining the permit for the extension of the mine. In January, 2006 Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC filed a declaratory judgment action against Hillsborough County seeking a judicial determination regarding the application of the ordinance to Mosaic’s operations.

 

Denial of the permits sought at our Fort Green, Four Corners or Hopewell mines, issuance of the permits with cost-prohibitive conditions, or substantial additional delays in issuing the permits may create challenges for us to mine the phosphate rock required to operate our Florida and Louisiana phosphate plants at desired levels in the future.

 

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Florida Water Balances. Unusually large quantities of rain and robust hurricane activity in 2003 and 2004, including three significant hurricanes passing through Polk County, Florida, in 2004 have caused large amounts of water to gather in process water storage and treatment areas in our central Florida facilities. Our Bartow facility’s rain shed includes the area of the former Mulberry Phosphates, Inc. plant in Mulberry, Florida. We are under a contract with the FDEP to close the gypstack at the former Mulberry facility. As a part of that contract, process water from the Mulberry facility had been transferred to our Bartow facility prior to the excess rains and hurricanes mentioned above. To mitigate water issues, our Bartow and Green Bay facilities are able to evaporate large quantities of water by using it within the phosphoric acid production system. The Bartow facility has also installed a heat input system and a system to use process water in its mills in order to enhance evaporation. Our Green Bay plant will install similar systems. Over the last year, the FDEP has issued a series of immediate final orders to the phosphate industry that have allowed the Green Bay and Bartow/Mulberry facilities to discharge water after being treated to federal standards. To minimize water related risks, we have constructed substantial additional water storage capability in the form of a regional pond to be shared by the three facilities. We have contracted with a third party to treat water from the regional pond to state water quality standards, after which it may be discharged through a common outfall. Treatment is scheduled to begin in June 2006. Finally, we have commenced discussions with the FDEP to increase funding under the contract to compensate for the increased costs to treat water at the Mulberry facility. Should additional excess rainfall or hurricanes continue to occur in coming years, the facilities may be required to take additional measures to manage process water and such measures could potentially have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

 

Other Environmental Matters. Superfund and equivalent state statutes impose liability without regard to fault or to the legality of a party’s conduct on certain categories of persons who are considered to have contributed to the release of “hazardous substances” into the environment. Under Superfund, or its various state analogues, one party may, under certain circumstances, be required to bear more than its proportionate share of cleanup costs at a site where it has liability if payments cannot be obtained from other responsible parties. Currently, our subsidiaries are involved or concluding involvement at several Superfund or equivalent state sites. The subsidiaries’ remedial liability from these sites, either alone or in the aggregate, currently is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition. As more information is obtained regarding these sites and the potentially responsible parties involved, this expectation could change.

 

Through its 1997 merger with Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FTX), our subsidiary, Mosaic Global Holdings assumed responsibility for environmental impacts at several oil and gas facilities that had been operated by FTX, PLP (which was merged into PAP in connection with the Combination) or their predecessors. In addition, in connection with the acquisition of the sulfur transportation and terminaling assets of Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur LLC (FMS) in 2002, Mosaic Global Holdings and PAP reached an agreement with FMS and McMoRan Exploration Co. (MOXY) whereby FMS and MOXY would assume responsibility for and indemnify Mosaic Global Holdings and PAP against these oil and gas responsibilities except for a limited number of specified potential claims for which Mosaic Global Holdings or PAP retained responsibility. Such specified claims, either individually or in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material effect on our business or financial condition. We have not established an accrual as of November 30, 2005.

 

We believe that, pursuant to several indemnification agreements, our subsidiaries are entitled to at least partial, and in many instances complete, indemnification for the costs that may be expended by us or our subsidiaries to remedy environmental issues at certain facilities. These agreements address issues that resulted from activities occurring prior to our acquisition of facilities or businesses from parties including, but not limited to, ARCO (BP); Beatrice Fund for Environmental Liabilities; Conoco; Conserv; Estech, Inc.; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation; Kerr-McGee Inc.; PPG Industries, Inc.; The Williams Companies and certain other private parties. Our subsidiaries have already received and anticipate receiving amounts pursuant to

 

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the indemnification agreements for certain of their expenses incurred to date as well as future anticipated expenditures. Potential indemnification is not considered in our established accruals.

 

IMC Salt and Ogden Litigation

 

In August 2001, a lawsuit styled Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC vs. IMC Global Inc. (now known as Mosaic Global Holdings) was commenced by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (MDP) in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois alleging that Mosaic Global Holdings breached a letter of intent for the sale of the Salt and Ogden businesses to MDP. Mosaic Global Holdings sold the Salt and Ogden businesses to a party other than MDP in November 2001. MDP’s original complaint sought in the alternative specific performance or damages in excess of $0.1 million. In its first amended complaint filed in September 2001, MDP added IMC Salt Inc. (Salt) and more than a dozen former Salt and Ogden subsidiaries of Mosaic Global Holdings as “Interested Parties” that MDP alleged would have been purchased but for Mosaic Global Holdings’ alleged breach of contract. In January 2002, the Cook County Circuit Court dismissed Salt and the former subsidiaries from the action, but allowed discovery to proceed on the issues alleged in the first amended complaint. In October 2004, the court granted Mosaic Global Holdings’ motion for partial summary judgment, ordering that the remedy available to plaintiff, should it prevail on its theory of liability, would be limited to the costs plaintiff expended for the negotiation process, and not plaintiff’s claim to the difference between the purchase price MDP offered for the business and the price for which Mosaic Global Holdings ultimately sold the Salt and Ogden businesses plus lost profits of those businesses. In October 2004, the court denied MDP’s motion for an interlocutory appeal of the order for partial summary judgment. MDP may seek to appeal the partial summary judgment after the conclusion of any trial in the case. On April 12, 2005, approximately two weeks before the trial on this lawsuit was scheduled to begin, MDP filed a motion to amend its complaint to add a new claim for fraud. On April 21, 2005, the court granted MDP’s motion, and MDP subsequently filed its second amended complaint. In its latest amended complaint, in addition to its preexisting breach of contract and promissory estoppel claims, MDP alleges that Mosaic Global Holdings fraudulently misrepresented its intent to enter a transaction with MDP under the terms outlined in a letter of intent, and that MDP suffered damages in relying on the allegedly fraudulent statements. Under its fraud claim, MDP seeks reliance damages and punitive damages. On December 21, 2005, the court granted Mosaic Global Holdings’ motion for partial summary judgment limiting damages to out-of-pocket expenses under the fraud claim. The trial is scheduled to begin on March 13, 2006. We believe that the suit is without merit and intend to vigorously defend this action.

 

Tax Contingencies

 

Mosaic and a number of our subsidiaries and affiliates are engaged in judicial and administrative proceedings with respect to various tax matters. Substantially all of these proceedings relate to matters other than income taxes.

 

Brazilian Tax Matters. Our main Brazilian subsidiary is engaged in a number of judicial and administrative proceedings relating to various tax matters. We estimate that our maximum potential liability with respect to these matters is approximately $71.2 million. We have recorded an accrual of approximately $39.7 million with respect to these proceedings. Based on the current status of similar tax cases involving unrelated taxpayers, we believe we have recorded adequate accruals for the probable liability with respect to these Brazilian judicial and administrative proceedings. In addition, we have made deposits with various courts in Brazil to cover our potential liability with respect to some of these Brazilian proceedings. The total amount of our judicial deposits stands at approximately $10.4 million as of November 30, 2005. In addition, as a result of a recent change in Brazilian law, we have the ability to utilize certain excess PIS Cofins (sales and use tax) tax credits to satisfy our obligations to make certain tax payments, including judicial deposits. The amount of these excess PIS Cofins tax

 

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credits is approximately $16.4 million. As of November 30, 2005, no asset is reflected in our balance sheet for the PIS Cofins tax credits. In the event that the Brazilian government prevails in connection with all judicial and administrative matters involving us, our maximum cash tax liability with respect to these matters would be approximately $45.1 million.

 

Florida Sales and Use Tax. On July 18, 2005, a Notice of Intent to Make Audit Changes (Notice) was sent to Cargill Fertilizer, Inc. followed up by a letter dated July 28, 2005 by the Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR) asserting that taxes of $46.6 million, together with penalties and interest through July 1, 2005 totaling $28.7 million (for a total of $75.3 million), are owed to the State of Florida for unpaid sales and use taxes for the period beginning June 1, 1997 through May 31, 2002. In general, the obligations of Cargill Fertilizer, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Cargill, were assumed by us in connection with the Combination. On August 1, 2005, we responded to the FDOR requesting a conference to discuss the Notice. We met with the FDOR on August 29, 2005. At that meeting we agreed with the FDOR on a process to resolve open audit issues. The FDOR orally agreed to suspend action on the Notice pending delivery of additional information by us to resolve the open audit issues. Following the meeting, we delivered additional supporting documentation to the FDOR and it is currently considering the additional information. We believe that the amount asserted as being due in the Notice has been calculated using incorrect assumptions. We cannot anticipate the outcome or assess the potential impact at this time.

 

Other Claims

 

We also have certain other contingent liabilities with respect to litigation and claims of third parties arising in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that any of these contingent liabilities will have a material adverse impact on our business or financial condition.

 

15. Comprehensive Income

 

Components of comprehensive income were as follows:

 

     Three months ended
November 30


    Six months ended
November 30


         2005    

       2004    

        2005    

       2004    

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 55.0    $ (8.4 )   $ 131.1    $ 32.7

Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments

     —        1.3       —        0.1

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     69.9      55.2       215.2      75.6
    

  


 

  

Total comprehensive income for the period

   $ 124.9    $ 48.1     $ 346.3    $ 108.4
    

  


 

  

 

16. Business Segments

 

Our reportable segments are managed separately because each business requires different technology and has different market dynamics. Our management determined this segment structure based on how Mosaic’s various businesses are managed.

 

For a description of the business segments see Note 1. The Other segment primarily represents activities associated with corporate office activities and eliminations.

 

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Segment information for three and six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004 was as follows:

 

     Phosphates

    Potash

   Nitrogen

   Offshore

    Other

    Total

Three months ended November 30, 2005

                                            

Net sales to external customers

   $ 681.8     $ 305.1    $ 32.2    $ 463.8     $ 10.4     $ 1,493.3

Intersegment net sales

     70.6       4.4      3.0      4.0       (82.0 )     —  

Gross margin

     67.9       120.2      6.1      14.7       0.3       209.2

Operating earnings (loss)

     42.1       111.4      5.0      (5.7 )     (11.9 )     140.9

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     55.9       24.3      —        3.5       0.7       84.4

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies

     0.3       —        4.6      8.0       —         12.9

Six months ended November 30, 2005

                                            

Net sales to external customers

   $ 1,463.4     $ 567.2    $ 53.1    $ 803.8     $ 9.4     $ 2,896.9

Intersegment net sales

     145.5       10.0      6.3      4.0       (165.8 )     —  

Gross margin

     204.8       227.3      7.6      26.9       (8.6 )     458.0

Operating earnings (loss)

     149.0       209.9      5.3      (13.9 )     (17.4 )     332.9

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     102.4       48.1      —        6.9       1.3       158.7

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies

     0.9       —        10.1      16.1       —         27.1

Total assets as of November 30, 2005

   $ 3,825.8     $ 5,064.9    $ 187.2    $ 819.2     $ (1,201.6 )   $ 8,695.5

Three months ended November 30, 2004

                                            

Net sales to external customers

   $ 437.1     $ 135.9    $ 51.1    $ 450.2     $ 3.4     $ 1,077.7

Intersegment net sales

     52.4       2.9      —        0.2       (55.5 )     —  

Gross margin

     (7.6 )     26.6      4.9      37.3       —         61.2

Operating earnings (loss)

     (24.8 )     23.4      3.8      16.6       (6.7 )     12.3

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     27.9       11.5      0.1      3.3       —         42.8

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies

     0.9       —        3.1      11.8       —         15.8

Six months ended November 30, 2004

                                            

Net sales to external customers

   $ 737.4     $ 141.8    $ 109.4    $ 807.0     $ 6.9     $ 1,802.5

Intersegment net sales

     115.6       2.9      —        5.6       (124.1 )     —  

Gross margin

     27.3       26.9      8.9      80.6       (0.3 )     143.4

Operating earnings (loss)

     5.5       23.6      6.9      40.2       (6.9 )     69.3

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     48.2       11.6      0.2      5.8       0.1       65.9

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies

     1.5       —        5.9      18.2       —         25.6

Total assets as of November 30, 2004

   $ 3,106.9     $ 6,417.5    $ 107.3    $ 1,010.2     $ (2,720.3 )   $ 7,921.6

 

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Financial information relating to our operations by geographic area was as follows:

 

     Three months ended
November 30


   Six months ended
November 30


         2005    

       2004    

       2005    

       2004    

Net sales(a):

                           

Brazil

   $ 245.0    $ 266.5    $ 530.3    $ 540.2

India

     286.5      119.4      480.2      161.8

Canpotex(b)

     93.6      40.6      194.5      40.6

Pakistan

     92.4      55.0      155.4      65.2

China

     70.6      88.5      147.3      136.9

Argentina

     57.5      59.4      116.0      145.5

Canada

     49.3      77.1      77.3      118.8

Chile

     40.9      20.0      74.7      46.0

Other

     162.7      166.9      352.5      311.3
    

  

  

  

Total foreign countries

     1,098.5      893.4      2,128.2      1,566.3

United States

     394.8      184.3      768.7      236.2
    

  

  

  

Consolidated

   $ 1,493.3    $ 1,077.7    $ 2,896.9    $ 1,802.5
    

  

  

  


(a) Revenues are attributed to countries based on location of customer.
(b) The export association of the Saskatchewan potash producers.

 

     November 30 2005

   May 31 2005

Long-lived assets:

             

Brazil

   $ 329.6    $ 285.8

Canada

     3,070.2      2,909.5

Other

     54.6      36.8
    

  

Total foreign countries

     3,454.4      3,232.1

United States

     3,590.0      3,447.5
    

  

Consolidated

   $ 7,044.4    $ 6,679.6
    

  

 

17. Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

We have adopted Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS No. 133), as amended, which requires us to record all derivatives on the consolidated balance sheet at fair market value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are immediately recognized in earnings, unless they meet the hedging criteria of SFAS No. 133. The criteria used to determine if hedge accounting treatment is appropriate are: (i) the designation of the hedge to an underlying exposure; (ii) the hedging transaction has the effect of reducing the overall risk; and (iii) a high degree of correlation between changes in the value of the derivative instrument and the underlying obligation. On the date a derivative contract is entered into, we designate the derivative as either: (i) a hedge of a recognized asset or liability or an unrecognized firm commitment (fair value hedge); (ii) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (cash flow hedge); or (iii) a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation (net investment hedge). We formally document our hedge relationships, including identification of the hedging instruments and the hedged items, as well as our risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transaction at the inception of the hedge, if we plan to account for the derivative as a hedge under SFAS No. 133. As of November 30, 2005, we had one interest rate swap that was designated as a fair value hedge. As of November 30, 2004, we had foreign currency exchange and commodity contracts that were designated as cash flow hedges and

 

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an interest rate swap that was designated as a fair value hedge. When it is determined that a derivative ceases to be an effective hedge or when the anticipated transaction is no longer likely to occur, we discontinue hedge accounting.

 

We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes on borrowings, fluctuations in the functional currency of foreign operations and the impact of fluctuations in the purchase price of natural gas, ammonia and sulfur consumed in operations, changes in freight costs and fluctuations in market prices for our products, as well as changes in the market value of our financial instruments. We periodically enter into derivatives in order to mitigate our interest rate risk, foreign currency risks and the effects of changing commodity prices, but not for speculative purposes.

 

We use financial instruments, including forward contracts, costless collars and futures, which typically expire within one year, to reduce the impact of foreign currency exchange risk in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. One of the primary currency exposures relates to the Canadian Potash business, whose sales are denominated in U.S. dollars, but whose costs are paid in Canadian dollars, which is its functional currency. Our Canadian businesses monitor their foreign currency risk by estimating their forecast transactions in U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars. We hedge this risk through forward contracts and costless collars. Our international distribution and production operations monitor their foreign currency risk by assessing their balance sheet, contracted sales and contracted purchases exposure. Our Brazilian operations enter into foreign currency futures traded on the Futures and Commodities Exchange—Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros (BM&F)—and also enter into forward contracts to hedge foreign currency risk. Our other foreign locations also use forward contracts to reduce foreign currency risk. We use forward purchase contracts, swaps and three-way collars to reduce the risk related to significant price changes in our inputs and product prices. We use interest rate swap contracts to manage our exposure to movements in interest rates. The use of these financial instruments modifies the exposure of these risks with the intent to reduce our risk and variability.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

We had a notional amount of $297 million of Canadian dollar forward and costless collar contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2005. These Canadian dollar forward and costless collar contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2005 mature in various months through November 2006. The contracts provide for the sale of U.S. dollars at a weighted-average protected rate of 1.1985 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar as of November 30, 2005. The costless collars had a weighted-average protected rate of 1.1822 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar, which was included in the weighted-average protected rate of 1.1985 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar discussed above, and a weighted-average participation rate of 1.2776 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar as of November 30, 2005.

 

As of November 30, 2005 our Brazilian operations had entered into futures contracts to purchase $23.5 million U.S. dollars at a weighted average rate of 2.3207 Brazilian Reais per U.S. dollar and had entered into forward contracts in the amount of $15 million U.S. dollars at a weighted average rate of 2.3880 Brazilian Reais per U.S. dollar. As of November 30, 2005, in India there were forward contracts to purchase $44.5 million U.S. dollars at a weighted average rate of 44.1180 rupees per U.S. dollar, in Chile there were forward contracts to purchase $36.8 million U.S. dollars at a weighted average rate of 531.11 Chilean pesos per U.S. dollar, in Thailand there were forward contracts to purchase $21 million U.S. dollars at a weighted average rate of 41.19 baht per U.S. dollar, and in France there were forward contracts to purchase $1 million U.S. dollars at a weighted average rate of 1.20 U.S. dollars per Euro. These foreign exchange contracts mature on various dates through January 17, 2006.

 

In order to mitigate the foreign currency exchange risk on a consolidated basis, we have entered into forward contracts in the United States offsetting risk in certain countries. For China, there were forward contracts

 

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to purchase $3 million U.S. dollars at a weighted average rate of 8.0598 Chinese Yuan per U.S. dollar. These foreign exchange contracts matured on various dates in December 2005.

 

As of November 30, 2005, our outstanding foreign exchange derivative contracts, though mitigating risks, did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS No. 133. The changes in the fair value of these contracts are recognized immediately in cost of goods sold. For the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, we recorded unrealized mark-to-market gains of $4.1 and $13.9 million related to the Canadian foreign exchange contracts, respectively. For the period ended November 30, 2004, other comprehensive income included a gain of approximately $8.2 million related to the fair value of our foreign exchange contracts accounted for as hedges.

 

In addition to the above, Potash remeasures its U.S. dollar denominated balance sheet accounts to its Canadian dollars functional currency, which results in transaction gains or losses reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. All of Potash’s balance sheet accounts are then translated back to U.S. dollars for consolidation purposes, the impact of which is reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The latter translation adjustment is recorded directly to stockholders’ equity and not in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. We do not hedge this latter translation exposure, as it does not affect cash flow.

 

The following table reflects foreign currency exchange rates for November 30, 2005, as published by Bloomberg:

 

Currency


   Rate

Brazilian Reals (BRL)

   2.2035

Canadian Dollar (CAD)

   1.1657

Chilean Peso (CLP)

   516

Euro (EUR)

   1.1788

Indian Rupee (INR)

   45.9287

Thai Baht (THB)

   41.25

 

Commodities

 

We had a notional amount of $46.4 million U.S. dollars of natural gas swap contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2005, maturing in various months through December 2007 at an average price of $6.33 U.S. dollar per mmbtu and $6.13 Canadian dollars per gigajoule. These contracts are being used to hedge volatility in natural gas prices.

 

In a three-way collar, we buy a call, sell a call at a higher price and sell a put. The three-way collar structure allows for greater participation in a decrease in natural gas prices and protects against moderate price increases. However, we will have some exposure to large price increases. As of November 30, 2005 we had three-way collars relating to 10.9 million mmbtu of natural gas at an average price of $9.72 U.S. dollars on the calls purchased, $11.88 U.S. dollars on the calls sold and $8.58 U.S. dollars on the puts sold as well as 12.1 million gigajoule at an average price of $9.24 Canadian dollars on the calls purchased, $10.83 Canadian dollars on the calls sold and $8.08 Canadian dollars on the puts sold. The three-way collars extend through May 2006.

 

As of November 30, 2005 we had $3.5 million notional amount of urea swaps maturing in various months through January 2006 at an average price of $268 per short ton. The urea swaps are hedging volatility in urea prices. We also had a $1.4 million U.S. dollar notional position in forward freight agreements through the month of December 2006. The freight agreements mitigate certain exposures of future fluctuating freight costs.

 

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As of November 30, 2005 our outstanding commodity derivative contracts, though mitigating risks, were determined to not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS No. 133. The changes in the fair value of these contracts are recognized immediately in cost of goods sold. For the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, we recorded an unrealized mark-to-market loss of $12.1 million and an unrealized mark-to-market gain of $39.4 million related to these commodity contracts, respectively. For the period ended November 30, 2004, other comprehensive income included a loss of approximately $6.6 million related to the fair value of our natural gas contracts accounted for as hedges.

 

Interest Rates

 

On May 25, 2005 we entered into a fixed to floating rate interest swap agreement with respect to our $150.0 million, 10.875 percent Senior Notes due August 1, 2013. The swap calls for us to pay a floating rate of interest equal to six months LIBOR plus 631 basis points and the counterparty to pay a fixed rated of 10.875 percent. This interest rate swap has been designated as a fair value hedge. This fair value hedge qualifies for the short-cut method and therefore assumes no ineffectiveness.

 

18. Related Party Transactions

 

Cargill is considered a related party due to its majority ownership interest in Mosaic. As of November 30, 2005, Cargill owned approximately 66 percent of our outstanding common stock and all 5,458,955 shares of our Class B Common Stock. We have entered into transactions and agreements with Cargill, from time to time, and anticipate that we will enter into additional transactions and agreements with Cargill in the future.

 

As of November 30, 2005 and May 31, 2005, the net amount due from Cargill related to these transactions totaled $11.8 million and $25.1 million, respectively.

 

Cargill made net equity contributions of $1.3 million to us during the six months ended November 30, 2005 and $465.1 million during fiscal year 2005.

 

In summary, the Consolidated Statements of Operations included the following transactions with Cargill:

 

     Three months
ended
November 30


   Six months ended
November 30


     2005

   2004

   2005

    2004

Transactions with Cargill included in net sales

   $ 27.5    $ 57.5    $ 61.9     $ 104.3

Payments to Cargill included in cost of goods sold

     55.6      47.1      118.0       86.3

Payments to Cargill included in selling, general and administrative expenses

     3.0      5.0      6.7       8.8

Interest (income) expense paid to (received from) Cargill

     —        4.5      (0.1 )     12.2

 

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19. Cash Flow Information

 

Detail of supplemental disclosures of cash flow and non-cash investing and financing information was as follows:

 

     Six months ended
November 30


     2005

   2004

Cash paid during the period for:

             

Interest (net of amount capitalized)

   $ 103.5    $ 23.1

Income taxes (net of refunds)

     90.4      47.4

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

             

Increase in property, plant and equipment from capital leases

     0.7      —  

 

20. Early Termination of Rock Sales Agreement and Related Matters

 

On December 1, 2005, we closed a previously announced transaction with U.S. Agri-Chemicals Corporation (USAC) and its parent company, Sinochem Corporation, comprising a global resolution (the Global Resolution) of various commercial matters and disputes existing among the parties.

 

Pursuant to the Global Resolution, we paid $84.0 million from the early termination of a phosphate rock sales agreement between USAC and Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC. Prior to the Combination, USAC paid amounts to IMC Phosphates Company (a subsidiary of IMC that was merged into Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC effective July 29, 2005) under the phosphate rock sales agreement. In September 2004, IMC Phosphates Company exercised its early termination right under the phosphate rock sales agreement, accelerating the termination date of the contract to October 1, 2007. Termination of the phosphate rock sales agreement was further accelerated with the closing of the Global Resolution. We suspended phosphate shipments under the phosphate rock sales agreement effective August 15, 2005.

 

In connection with the Global Resolution we also paid $10.0 million to settle an existing lawsuit with USAC relating to prior pricing disputes under the phosphate rock sales agreement. A liability for the total payment of $94.0 million was assumed in the Combination. This payment was made to an escrow account in October 2005.

 

In addition, we acquired from USAC various equipment and spare parts, valued at $31.6 million by an outside appraisal firm, in exchange for the issuance of 2,429,765 shares of our common stock. We continue to have a binding purchase agreement with USAC to purchase real property owned by USAC containing approximately three million short tons of unmined phosphate reserves in Central Florida, which was valued at approximately $6.5 million by an outside appraisal firm. This acquisition, which would include the issuance of 455,581 shares of our common stock, is subject to certain conditions which must be fulfilled on or prior to March 31, 2006. Resale by USAC of the shares of common stock is subject to our approval until June 1, 2007, after which, in general and subject to specified conditions, USAC would be entitled to make one demand to require us to register such shares for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 and to include its shares in certain other registrations by us.

 

21. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements—Senior Notes

 

Payment of the Mosaic Global Holdings Senior Notes is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Mosaic, certain of Mosaic Global Holdings restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the Mosaic Global Holdings Senior Notes indentures) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC and Mosaic Crop Nutrition, LLC. The following tables present condensed consolidating financial information for the guarantors of the Mosaic Global Holdings Senior Notes.

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended November 30, 2005

 
     The
Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


   Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 1,177.6    $ 1,012.2     $ (696.5 )   $ 1,493.3  

Cost of goods sold

     —         (0.3 )     1,049.7      930.6       (695.9 )     1,284.1  
    


 


 

  


 


 


Gross margin

     —         0.3       127.9      81.6       (0.6 )     209.2  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     2.4       0.2       41.8      22.5       —         66.9  

Other operating expense

     —         —         1.3      0.1       —         1.4  
    


 


 

  


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     (2.4 )     0.1       84.8      59.0       (0.6 )     140.9  

Interest expense

     5.4       27.1       6.5      1.9       2.0       42.9  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     0.5       —         5.6      7.6       —         13.7  

Other (income) expense

     (3.2 )     (6.3 )     8.3      1.0       (2.0 )     (2.2 )
    


 


 

  


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes

     (5.1 )     (20.7 )     64.4      48.5       (0.6 )     86.5  

Provision for income taxes

     3.9       —         22.8      15.6       —         42.3  
    


 


 

  


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies

     (9.0 )     (20.7 )     41.6      32.9       (0.6 )     44.2  

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         0.2      12.7       —         12.9  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —        (1.3 )     (0.8 )     (2.1 )
    


 


 

  


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (9.0 )   $ (20.7 )   $ 41.8    $ 44.3     $ (1.4 )   $ 55.0  
    


 


 

  


 


 


 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended November 30, 2004

 
     The
Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 741.9     $ 589.8     $ (254.0 )   $ 1,077.7  

Cost of goods sold

     —         —         744.8       530.9       (259.2 )     1,016.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         —         (2.9 )     58.9       5.2       61.2  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     —         0.1       22.8       23.3       (0.8 )     45.4  

Other operating (income) expense

     —         —         (2.2 )     5.7       —         3.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     —         (0.1 )     (23.5 )     29.9       6.0       12.3  

Interest (income) expense

     —         14.7       3.7       8.7       (2.1 )     25.0  

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss

     —         —         26.9       (3.6 )     —         23.3  

Other (income) expense

     (0.1 )     1.4       (19.9 )     12.1       1.9       (4.6 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes

     0.1       (16.2 )     (34.2 )     12.7       6.2       (31.4 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     2.8       (16.6 )     3.5       0.4       2.0       (7.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies

     (2.7 )     0.4       (37.7 )     12.3       4.2       (23.5 )

Equity in net earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         0.4       15.5       (0.1 )     15.8  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (0.7 )     —         (0.7 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (2.7 )   $ 0.4     $ (37.3 )   $ 27.1     $ 4.1     $ (8.4 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended November 30, 2005

 
     The
Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


   Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 2,340.1    $ 1,901.3     $ (1,344.5 )   $ 2,896.9  

Cost of goods sold

     —         (0.3 )     2,008.3      1,765.6       (1,334.7 )     2,438.9  
    


 


 

  


 


 


Gross margin

     —         0.3       331.8      135.7       (9.8 )     458.0  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     5.4       0.4       71.4      46.7       —         123.9  

Other operating (income) expense

     0.1       —         1.2      (0.1 )     —         1.2  
    


 


 

  


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     (5.5 )     (0.1 )     259.2      89.1       (9.8 )     332.9  

Interest (income) expense

     9.8       58.9       7.9      4.9       (0.3 )     81.2  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     0.3       —         18.2      34.2       —         52.7  

Other (income) expense

     (7.1 )     (13.4 )     15.9      1.2       0.3       (3.1 )
    


 


 

  


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes

     (8.5 )     (45.6 )     217.2      48.8       (9.8 )     202.1  

Provision for income taxes

     25.4       —         43.7      24.7       —         93.8  
    


 


 

  


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies

     (33.9 )     (45.6 )     173.5      24.1       (9.8 )     108.3  

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         0.8      26.3       —         27.1  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —        (2.3 )     (2.0 )     (4.3 )
    


 


 

  


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (33.9 )   $ (45.6 )   $ 174.3    $ 48.1     $ (11.8 )   $ 131.1  
    


 


 

  


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended November 30, 2004

 
     The
Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 1,148.1     $ 977.0     $ (322.6 )   $ 1,802.5  

Cost of goods sold

     —         —         1,112.9       873.6       (327.4 )     1,659.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         —         35.2       103.4       4.8       143.4  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     —         0.1       33.9       43.5       (1.1 )     76.4  

Other operating income

     —         —         (2.2 )     (0.1 )     —         (2.3 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     —         (0.1 )     3.5       60.0       5.9       69.3  

Interest (income) expense

     —         14.7       3.3       16.7       (2.1 )     32.6  

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss

     —         —         26.9       (2.0 )     —         24.9  

Other (income) expense

     (0.1 )     1.4       (19.7 )     11.6       1.9       (4.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     0.1       (16.2 )     (7.0 )     33.7       6.1       16.7  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     2.8       (16.6 )     3.0       14.5       2.0       5.7  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     (2.7 )     0.4       (10.0 )     19.2       4.1       11.0  

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         0.3       25.3       —         25.6  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (1.9 )     —         (1.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     (2.7 )     0.4       (9.7 )     42.6       4.1       34.7  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         —         —         (2.0 )     —         (2.0 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (2.7 )   $ 0.4     $ (9.7 )   $ 40.6     $ 4.1     $ 32.7  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    As of November 30, 2005

    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


  Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


  Eliminations

    Consolidated

Assets

                                         

Current assets:

                                         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2.4     $ 41.4     $ 9.8   $ 112.4   $ —       $ 166.0

Receivables, net

    1.2       0.2       152.6     367.8     —         521.8

Trade receivables due from Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    856.3       65.5       1,459.3     360.2     (2,691.7 )     49.6

Inventories

    —         —         603.6     192.5     (9.8 )     786.3

Other current assets

    (0.7 )     (42.5 )     114.6     56.0     —         127.4
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total current assets

    859.2       64.6       2,339.9     1,088.9     (2,701.5 )     1,651.1

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —         —         3,134.6     1,182.5     —         4,317.1

Due from affiliates

    —         630.1       490.3     82.9     (1,203.3 )     —  

Investment in consolidated companies

    2,700.4       1,655.1       4,515.4     200.6     (9,071.5 )     —  

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

    —         —         21.0     305.1     —         326.1

Other assets

    6.2       16.5       1,831.1     556.8     (9.4 )     2,401.2
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total assets

  $ 3,565.8     $ 2,366.3     $ 12,332.3   $ 3,416.8   $ (12,985.7 )   $ 8,695.5
   


 


 

 

 


 

Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit)

                                         

Current liabilities:

                                         

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 3.5     $ 48.6     $ 4.3   $ 73.0   $ —       $ 129.4

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    24.0       (29.3 )     581.3     297.8     26.9       900.7

Trade accounts payable due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    (0.3 )     (154.0 )     530.3     194.9     (538.6 )     32.3

Customer prepayments

    —         —         8.5     24.5     7.2       40.2

Due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    47.1       746.2       990.4     312.1     (2,095.8 )     —  
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total current liabilities

    74.3       611.5       2,114.8     902.3     (2,600.3 )     1,102.6

Long-term debt, less current maturities

    344.8       1,775.9       248.2     48.9     —         2,417.8

Long-term due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    55.5       131.5       868.9     126.6     (1,177.0 )     5.5

Other noncurrent liabilities

    40.2       261.7       951.4     433.6     (127.1 )     1,559.8

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

    —         —         —       14.4     11.8       26.2

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    3,051.0       (414.3 )     8,149.0     1,891.0     (9,093.1 )     3,583.6
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $ 3,565.8     $ 2,366.3     $ 12,332.3   $ 3,416.8   $ (12,985.7 )   $ 8,695.5
   


 


 

 

 


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    As of May 31, 2005

    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


  Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


  Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


  Eliminations

    Consolidated

Assets

                                       

Current assets:

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 60.5   $ 112.5     $ 13.8   $ 58.2   $ —       $ 245.0

Receivables, net

    3.8     6.4       259.4     327.9     10.0       607.5

Trade receivables due from Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    788.6     91.4       2,293.9     435.7     (3,545.4 )     64.2

Inventories

    —       0.1       513.8     246.1     (6.6 )     753.4

Other current assets

    0.5     (35.8 )     53.2     43.9     —         61.8
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total current assets

    853.4     174.6       3,134.1     1,111.8     (3,542.0 )     1,731.9

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —       —         3,062.4     1,059.0     —         4,121.4

Due from affiliates

    —       675.9       480.1     103.0     (1,259.0 )     —  

Investment in consolidated companies

    2,700.4     1,805.6       3,007.3     12.3     (7,525.6 )     —  

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

    —       —         21.0     268.9     —         289.9

Other assets

    6.8     34.2       1,700.6     524.9     1.8       2,268.3
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total assets

  $ 3,560.6   $ 2,690.3     $ 11,405.5   $ 3,079.9   $ (12,324.8 )   $ 8,411.5
   

 


 

 

 


 

Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit)

                                       

Current liabilities:

                                       

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 3.5   $ 26.9     $ 75.0   $ 99.5   $ —       $ 204.9

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    13.0     24.7       510.3     347.5     0.9       896.4

Trade accounts payable due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    2.0     (155.6 )     1,363.0     137.8     (1,319.3 )     27.9

Customer prepayments

    —       —         2.4     21.0     —         23.4

Due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    46.2     737.9       1,109.7     308.0     (2,201.8 )     —  
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total current liabilities

    64.7     633.9       3,060.4     913.8     (3,520.2 )     1,152.6

Long-term debt, less current maturities

    346.5     1,853.5       202.1     53.1     —         2,455.2

Long-term due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    50.0     130.8       922.6     188.1     (1,283.0 )     8.5

Other noncurrent liabilities

    0.1     292.9       1,094.2     330.5     (157.8 )     1,559.9

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

    —       (240.7 )     455.7     11.4     (204.6 )     21.8

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    3,099.3     19.9       5,670.5     1,583.0     (7,159.2 )     3,213.5
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $ 3,560.6   $ 2,690.3     $ 11,405.5   $ 3,079.9   $ (12,324.8 )   $ 8,411.5
   

 


 

 

 


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the six months ended November 30, 2005

 
    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

                                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ (82.8 )   $ (47.9 )   $ 292.4     $ 217.7     $ (212.0 )   $ 167.4  

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

                                               

Capital expenditures

    —         —         (88.8 )     (92.9 )     —         (181.7 )

Proceeds from note of Saskferco Products, Inc.

    —         —         29.2       —         —         29.2  

Proceeds from the sale of assets

    —         —         0.6       0.1       —         0.7  

Other

    —         —         —         (0.9 )     —         (0.9 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash used in investing activities

    —         —         (59.0 )     (93.7 )     —         (152.7 )

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

                                               

Payments of short-term and long-term debt

    (1.7 )     (26.9 )     (25.4 )     (70.5 )     —         (124.5 )

Proceeds from issuance of short-term and long-term debt

    —         —         —         37.5       —         37.5  

Proceeds from stock options exercised

    23.8       —         —         —         —         23.8  

Changes in short-term and long-term debt due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    7.7       9.0       (173.0 )     (57.4 )     212.0       (1.7 )

Cash dividends paid

    (5.1 )     —         —         —         —         (5.1 )

Other

    —         (5.3 )     —         —         —         (5.3 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    24.7       (23.2 )     (198.4 )     (90.4 )     212.0       (75.3 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    —         —         (39.0 )     20.6       —         (18.4 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (58.1 )     (71.1 )     (4.0 )     54.2       —         (79.0 )

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

    60.5       112.5       13.8       58.2       —         245.0  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

  $ 2.4     $ 41.4     $ 9.8     $ 112.4     $ —       $ 166.0  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the six months ended November 30, 2004

 
    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities

                                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ (27.7 )   $ 21.7     $ 88.1     $ (443.0 )   $ 489.5     $ 128.6  

Cash flows from investing activities

                                               

Capital expenditures

    —         —         (73.1 )     (12.3 )     —         (85.4 )

Cash acquired in acquisition of IMC Global, Inc.

    —         2.4       9.0       41.4       —         52.8  

Investment in note of Saskferco Products, Inc.

    —         —         —         (14.9 )     —         (14.9 )

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

    —         —         —         (2.2 )     —         (2.2 )

Proceeds from the sale of assets

    —         —         —         0.5       —         0.5  

Other

    —         —         —         4.0       —         4.0  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    —         2.4       (64.1 )     16.5       —         (45.2 )

Cash flows from financing activities

                                               

Payments of short-term and long-term debt

    —         —         (0.3 )     (5.1 )     —         (5.4 )

Proceeds from issuance of short-term and long-term debt

    —         —         —         11.1       —         11.1  

Proceeds from stock options exercised

    3.1       —         —         —         —         3.1  

Contributions from Cargill, Incorporated

    —         —         (337.2 )     1,255.4       (918.2 )     —    

Changes in short-term and long-term debt due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    —         —         332.5       (756.1 )     428.7       5.1  

Cash dividends paid

    —         —         (3.8 )     (1.3 )     —         (5.1 )

Other

    —         (5.6 )     —         —         —         (5.6 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    3.1       (5.6 )     (8.8 )     504.0       (489.5 )     3.2  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    —         —         —         25.1       —         25.1  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (24.6 )     18.5       15.2       102.6       —         111.7  

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

    —         —         —         10.1       —         10.1  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

  $ (24.6 )   $ 18.5     $ 15.2     $ 112.7     $ —       $ 121.8  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

22. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements—Mosaic Global Holdings Other Notes

 

Payment of the Mosaic Global Holdings Other Notes is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Mosaic, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC and Mosaic Crop Nutrition, LLC. The following tables present condensed consolidating financial information for the guarantors of the Mosaic Global Holdings Other Notes.

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended November 30, 2005

 
     The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 986.6     $ 1,203.2     $ (696.5 )   $ 1,493.3  

Cost of goods sold

     —         (0.3 )     924.5       1,055.8       (695.9 )     1,284.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         0.3       62.1       147.4       (0.6 )     209.2  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     2.4       0.2       31.0       33.3       —         66.9  

Other operating expense

     —         —         1.3       0.1       —         1.4  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     (2.4 )     0.1       29.8       114.0       (0.6 )     140.9  

Interest expense

     5.4       27.1       0.4       8.0       2.0       42.9  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     0.5       —         0.1       13.1       —         13.7  

Other (income) expense

     (3.2 )     (6.3 )     3.7       5.6       (2.0 )     (2.2 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes

     (5.1 )     (20.7 )     25.6       87.3       (0.6 )     86.5  

Provision for income taxes

     3.9       —         9.1       29.3       —         42.3  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies

     (9.0 )     (20.7 )     16.5       58.0       (0.6 )     44.2  

Equity in net earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         (0.1 )     13.0       —         12.9  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (1.3 )     (0.8 )     (2.1 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (9.0 )   $ (20.7 )   $ 16.4     $ 69.7     $ (1.4 )   $ 55.0  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended November 30, 2004

 
     The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 364.3     $ 967.4     $ (254.0 )   $ 1,077.7  

Cost of goods sold

     —         —         378.5       897.2       (259.2 )     1,016.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         —         (14.2 )     70.2       5.2       61.2  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     —         0.1       15.4       30.7       (0.8 )     45.4  

Other operating (income) expense

     —         —         (2.2 )     5.7       —         3.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     —         (0.1 )     (27.4 )     33.8       6.0       12.3  

Interest (income) expense

     —         14.7       1.2       11.2       (2.1 )     25.0  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     —         —         0.1       23.2       —         23.3  

Other (income) expense

     (0.1 )     1.4       —         (7.8 )     1.9       (4.6 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes

     0.1       (16.2 )     (28.7 )     7.2       6.2       (31.4 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     2.8       (16.6 )     3.9       —         2.0       (7.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies

     (2.7 )     0.4       (32.6 )     7.2       4.2       (23.5 )

Equity in net earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         —         15.9       (0.1 )     15.8  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (0.7 )     —         (0.7 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (2.7 )   $ 0.4     $ (32.6 )   $ 22.4     $ 4.1     $ (8.4 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended November 30, 2005

 
     The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 1,975.5     $ 2,265.9     $ (1,344.5 )   $ 2,896.9  

Cost of goods sold

     —         (0.3 )     1,781.5       1,992.4       (1,334.7 )     2,438.9  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         0.3       194.0       273.5       (9.8 )     458.0  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     5.4       0.4       66.1       52.0       —         123.9  

Other operating (income) expense

     0.1       —         1.2       (0.1 )     —         1.2  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     (5.5 )     (0.1 )     126.7       221.6       (9.8 )     332.9  

Interest (income) expense

     9.8       58.9       0.9       11.9       (0.3 )     81.2  

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss

     0.3       —         (2.7 )     55.1       —         52.7  

Other (income) expense

     (7.1 )     (13.4 )     9.3       7.8       0.3       (3.1 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes

     (8.5 )     (45.6 )     119.2       146.8       (9.8 )     202.1  

Provision for income taxes

     25.4       —         23.8       44.6       —         93.8  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies

     (33.9 )     (45.6 )     95.4       102.2       (9.8 )     108.3  

Equity in net earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         (0.2 )     27.3       —         27.1  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (2.3 )     (2.0 )     (4.3 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (33.9 )   $ (45.6 )   $ 95.2     $ 127.2     $ (11.8 )   $ 131.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended November 30, 2004

 
     The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 770.5     $ 1,354.6     $ (322.6 )   $ 1,802.5  

Cost of goods sold

     —         —         746.6       1,239.9       (327.4 )     1,659.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         —         23.9       114.7       4.8       143.4  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     —         0.1       26.5       50.9       (1.1 )     76.4  

Other operating income

     —         —         (2.2 )     (0.1 )     —         (2.3 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     —         (0.1 )     (0.4 )     63.9       5.9       69.3  

Interest (income) expense

     —         14.7       0.8       19.2       (2.1 )     32.6  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     —         —         0.1       24.8       —         24.9  

Other (income) expense

     (0.1 )     1.4       0.2       (8.3 )     1.9       (4.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     0.1       (16.2 )     (1.5 )     28.2       6.1       16.7  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     2.8       (16.6 )     3.4       14.1       2.0       5.7  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     (2.7 )     0.4       (4.9 )     14.1       4.1       11.0  

Equity in net earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         (0.1 )     25.7       —         25.6  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (1.9 )     —         (1.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     (2.7 )     0.4       (5.0 )     37.9       4.1       34.7  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         —         —         (2.0 )     —         (2.0 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (2.7 )   $ 0.4     $ (5.0 )   $ 35.9     $ 4.1     $ 32.7  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    As of November 30, 2005

    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


  Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


  Eliminations

    Consolidated

Assets                                          

Current assets:

                                         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2.4     $ 41.4     $ 6.7   $ 115.5   $ —       $ 166.0

Receivables, net

    1.2       0.2       83.6     436.8     —         521.8

Trade receivables due from Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    856.3       65.5       246.5     1,573.0     (2,691.7 )     49.6

Inventories

    —         —         532.0     264.1     (9.8 )     786.3

Other current assets

    (0.7 )     (42.5 )     44.6     126.0     —         127.4
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total current assets

    859.2       64.6       913.4     2,515.4     (2,701.5 )     1,651.1

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —         —         1,909.6     2,407.5     —         4,317.1

Due from affiliates

    —         630.1       108.1     465.1     (1,203.3 )     —  

Investment in consolidated companies

    2,700.4       1,655.1       107.6     4,608.4     (9,071.5 )     —  

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

    —         —         2.4     323.7     —         326.1

Other assets

    6.2       16.5       771.9     1,616.0     (9.4 )     2,401.2
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total assets

  $ 3,565.8     $ 2,366.3     $ 3,813.0   $ 11,936.1   $ (12,985.7 )   $ 8,695.5
   


 


 

 

 


 

Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit)
                                         

Current liabilities:

                                         

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 3.5     $ 48.6     $ 1.4   $ 75.9   $ —       $ 129.4

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    24.0       (29.3 )     329.1     550.0     26.9       900.7

Trade accounts payable due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    (0.3 )     (154.0 )     280.9     444.3     (538.6 )     32.3

Customer prepayments

    —         —         8.5     24.5     7.2       40.2

Due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    47.1       746.2       352.7     949.8     (2,095.8 )     —  
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total current liabilities

    74.3       611.5       972.6     2,044.5     (2,600.3 )     1,102.6

Long-term debt, less current maturities

    344.8       1,775.9       43.8     253.3     —         2,417.8

Long-term due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    55.5       131.5       256.1     739.4     (1,177.0 )     5.5

Other noncurrent liabilities

    40.2       261.7       461.6     923.4     (127.1 )     1,559.8

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

    —         —         —       14.4     11.8       26.2

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    3,051.0       (414.3 )     2,078.9     7,961.1     (9,093.1 )     3,583.6
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $ 3,565.8     $ 2,366.3     $ 3,813.0   $ 11,936.1   $ (12,985.7 )   $ 8,695.5
   


 


 

 

 


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    As of May 31, 2005

    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


  Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


  Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


  Eliminations

    Consolidated

Assets                                        

Current assets:

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 60.5   $ 112.5     $ 1.0   $ 71.0   $ —       $ 245.0

Receivables, net

    3.8     6.4       63.5     523.8     10.0       607.5

Trade receivables due from Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    788.6     91.4       390.5     2,339.1     (3,545.4 )     64.2

Inventories

    —       0.1       227.4     532.5     (6.6 )     753.4

Other current assets

    0.5     (35.8 )     1.4     95.7     —         61.8
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total current assets

    853.4     174.6       683.8     3,562.1     (3,542.0 )     1,731.9

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —       —         809.4     3,312.0     —         4,121.4

Due from affiliates

    —       675.9       108.1     475.0     (1,259.0 )     —  

Investment in consolidated companies

    2,700.4     1,805.6       —       3,019.6     (7,525.6 )     —  

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

    —       —         2.6     287.3     —         289.9

Other assets

    6.8     34.2       45.2     2,180.3     1.8       2,268.3
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total assets

  $ 3,560.6   $ 2,690.3     $ 1,649.1   $ 12,836.3   $ (12,324.8 )   $ 8,411.5
   

 


 

 

 


 

Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit)
                                       

Current liabilities:

                                       

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 3.5   $ 26.9     $ —     $ 174.5   $ —       $ 204.9

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    13.0     24.7       144.1     713.7     0.9       896.4

Trade accounts payable due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    2.0     (155.6 )     45.5     1,455.3     (1,319.3 )     27.9

Customer prepayments

    —       —         2.4     21.0     —         23.4

Due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    46.2     737.9       521.0     896.7     (2,201.8 )     —  
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total current liabilities

    64.7     633.9       713.0     3,261.2     (3,520.2 )     1,152.6

Long-term debt, less current maturities

    346.5     1,853.5       13.8     241.4     —         2,455.2

Long-term due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    50.0     130.8       8.0     1,102.7     (1,283.0 )     8.5

Other noncurrent liabilities

    0.1     292.9       144.2     1,280.5     (157.8 )     1,559.9

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

    —       (240.7 )     1.6     465.5     (204.6 )     21.8

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    3,099.3     19.9       768.5     6,485.0     (7,159.2 )     3,213.5
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $ 3,560.6   $ 2,690.3     $ 1,649.1   $ 12,836.3   $ (12,324.8 )   $ 8,411.5
   

 


 

 

 


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the six months ended November 30, 2005

 
    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Cash Flows from operating activities

                                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ (82.8 )   $ (47.9 )   $ (48.2 )   $ 558.3     $ (212.0 )   $ 167.4  

Cash Flows from investing activities

                                               

Capital expenditures

    —         —         (66.4 )     (115.3 )     —         (181.7 )

Proceeds from (investment in) note of Saskferco Products, Inc.

    —         —         44.0       (14.8 )     —         29.2  

Proceeds from the sale of assets

    —         —         —         0.7       —         0.7  

Other

    —         —         —         (0.9 )     —         (0.9 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash used in investing activities

    —         —         (22.4 )     (130.3 )     —         (152.7 )

Cash Flows from financing activities

                                               

Payments of short-term and long-term debt

    (1.7 )     (26.9 )     (1.0 )     (94.9 )     —         (124.5 )

Proceeds from issuance of short-term and long-term debt

    —         —         —         37.5       —         37.5  

Proceeds from stock options exercised

    23.8       —         —         —         —         23.8  

Changes in short-term and long-term debt due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    7.7       9.0       79.8       (310.2 )     212.0       (1.7 )

Cash dividends paid

    (5.1 )     —         —         —         —         (5.1 )

Other

    —         (5.3 )     —         —         —         (5.3 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    24.7       (23.2 )     78.8       (367.6 )     212.0       (75.3 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    —         —         (2.5 )     (15.9 )     —         (18.4 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (58.1 )     (71.1 )     5.7       44.5       —         (79.0 )

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

    60.5       112.5       1.0       71.0       —         245.0  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

  $ 2.4     $ 41.4     $ 6.7     $ 115.5     $ —       $ 166.0  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended November 30, 2004

 
     The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Mosaic
Global
Holdings Inc.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities

                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (27.7 )   $ 21.7     $ 75.8     $ (430.7 )   $ 489.5     $ 128.6  

Cash flows from investing activities

                                                

Capital expenditures

     —         —         (67.3 )     (18.1 )     —         (85.4 )

Cash acquired in acquisition of IMC Global, Inc.

     —         2.4       —         50.4       —         52.8  

Investment in note of Saskferco Products, Inc.

     —         —         —         (14.9 )     —         (14.9 )

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

     —         —         —         (2.2 )     —         (2.2 )

Proceeds from the sale of assets

     —         —         —         0.5       —         0.5  

Other

     —         —         —         4.0       —         4.0  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     —         2.4       (67.3 )     19.7       —         (45.2 )

Cash flows from financing activities

                                                

Payments of short-term and long-term debt

     —         —         —         (5.4 )     —         (5.4 )

Proceeds from issuance of short-term and long-term debt

     —         —         —         11.1       —         11.1  

Proceeds from stock options exercised

     3.1       —         —         —         —         3.1  

Contributions from Cargill, Incorporated

     —         —         (337.2 )     1,255.4       (918.2 )     —    

Changes in short-term and long-term debt due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

     —         —         332.5       (756.1 )     428.7       5.1  

Cash dividends paid

     —         —         (3.8 )     (1.3 )     —         (5.1 )

Other

     —         (5.6 )     —         —         —         (5.6 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     3.1       (5.6 )     (8.5 )     503.7       (489.5 )     3.2  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     —         —         —         25.1       —         25.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (24.6 )     18.5       —         117.8       —         111.7  

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

     —         —         —         10.1       —         10.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

   $ (24.6 )   $ 18.5     $ —       $ 127.9     $ —       $ 121.8  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

23. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements—PAP Other Notes

 

Payment of the PAP Other Notes is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Mosaic, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC and Mosaic Crop Nutrition, LLC. The following tables present condensed consolidating financial information for the guarantors of the Other Notes of PAP.

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended November 30, 2005

 
     The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Phosphate
Acquisition
Partners L.P.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 986.6     $ 1,203.2     $ (696.5 )   $ 1,493.3  

Cost of goods sold

     —         —         924.5       1,055.5       (695.9 )     1,284.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         —         62.1       147.7       (0.6 )     209.2  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     2.4       2.1       31.0       31.4       —         66.9  

Other operating expense

     —         —         1.3       0.1       —         1.4  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     (2.4 )     (2.1 )     29.8       116.2       (0.6 )     140.9  

Interest expense

     5.4       5.3       0.4       29.8       2.0       42.9  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     0.5       —         0.1       13.1       —         13.7  

Other (income) expense

     (3.2 )     7.7       3.7       (8.4 )     (2.0 )     (2.2 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes

     (5.1 )     (15.1 )     25.6       81.7       (0.6 )     86.5  

Provision for income taxes

     3.9       —         9.1       29.3       —         42.3  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies

     (9.0 )     (15.1 )     16.5       52.4       (0.6 )     44.2  

Equity in net earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         (0.1 )     13.0       —         12.9  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (1.3 )     (0.8 )     (2.1 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (9.0 )   $ (15.1 )   $ 16.4     $ 64.1     $ (1.4 )   $ 55.0  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended November 30, 2004

 
     The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Phosphate
Acquisition
Partners L.P.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 364.3     $ 967.4     $ (254.0 )   $ 1,077.7  

Cost of goods sold

     —         —         378.5       897.2       (259.2 )     1,016.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         —         (14.2 )     70.2       5.2       61.2  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     —         0.4       15.4       30.4       (0.8 )     45.4  

Other operating (income) expense

     —         —         (2.2 )     5.7       —         3.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     —         (0.4 )     (27.4 )     34.1       6.0       12.3  

Interest (income) expense

     —         3.6       1.2       22.3       (2.1 )     25.0  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     —         —         0.1       23.2       —         23.3  

Other (income) expense

     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     —         (6.3 )     1.9       (4.6 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes

     0.1       (3.9 )     (28.7 )     (5.1 )     6.2       (31.4 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     2.8       —         3.9       (16.6 )     2.0       (7.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies

     (2.7 )     (3.9 )     (32.6 )     11.5       4.2       (23.5 )

Equity in net earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         (1.0 )     —         15.9       0.9       15.8  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (0.7 )     —         (0.7 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (2.7 )   $ (4.9 )   $ (32.6 )   $ 26.7     $ 5.1     $ (8.4 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended November 30, 2005

 
     The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Phosphate
Acquisition
Partners L.P.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 1,975.5     $ 2,265.9     $ (1,344.5 )   $ 2,896.9  

Cost of goods sold

     —         —         1,781.5       1,992.1       (1,334.7 )     2,438.9  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         —         194.0       273.8       (9.8 )     458.0  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     5.4       4.2       66.1       48.2       —         123.9  

Other operating (income) expense

     0.1       —         1.2       (0.1 )     —         1.2  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     (5.5 )     (4.2 )     126.7       225.7       (9.8 )     332.9  

Interest (income) expense

     9.8       5.3       0.9       65.5       (0.3 )     81.2  

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss

     0.3       —         (2.7 )     55.1       —         52.7  

Other (income) expense

     (7.1 )     14.9       9.3       (20.5 )     0.3       (3.1 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes

     (8.5 )     (24.4 )     119.2       125.6       (9.8 )     202.1  

Provision for income taxes

     25.4       —         23.8       44.6       —         93.8  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies

     (33.9 )     (24.4 )     95.4       81.0       (9.8 )     108.3  

Equity in net earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         —         (0.2 )     27.3       —         27.1  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (2.3 )     (2.0 )     (4.3 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (33.9 )   $ (24.4 )   $ 95.2     $ 106.0     $ (11.8 )   $ 131.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended November 30, 2004

 
     The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Phosphate
Acquisition
Partners L.P.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 770.5     $ 1,354.6     $ (322.6 )   $ 1,802.5  

Cost of goods sold

     —         —         746.6       1,239.9       (327.4 )     1,659.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     —         —         23.9       114.7       4.8       143.4  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     —         0.4       26.5       50.6       (1.1 )     76.4  

Other operating income

     —         —         (2.2 )     (0.1 )     —         (2.3 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings (loss)

     —         (0.4 )     (0.4 )     64.2       5.9       69.3  

Interest (income) expense

     —         3.6       0.8       30.3       (2.1 )     32.6  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     —         —         0.1       24.8       —         24.9  

Other (income) expense

     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     0.2       (6.8 )     1.9       (4.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     0.1       (3.9 )     (1.5 )     15.9       6.1       16.7  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     2.8       —         3.4       (2.5 )     2.0       5.7  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     (2.7 )     (3.9 )     (4.9 )     18.4       4.1       11.0  

Equity in net earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries

     —         (1.0 )     (0.1 )     25.7       1.0       25.6  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     —         —         —         (1.9 )     —         (1.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss) before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     (2.7 )     (4.9 )     (5.0 )     42.2       5.1       34.7  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         —         —         (2.0 )     —         (2.0 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ (2.7 )   $ (4.9 )   $ (5.0 )   $ 40.2     $ 5.1     $ 32.7  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    As of November 30, 2005

    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Phosphate
Acquisition
Partners L.P.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


  Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


  Eliminations

    Consolidated

Assets                                          

Current assets:

                                         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2.4     $ (0.1 )   $ 6.7   $ 157.0   $ —       $ 166.0

Receivables, net

    1.2       —         83.6     437.0     —         521.8

Trade receivables due from Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    856.3       13.0       246.5     1,625.5     (2,691.7 )     49.6

Inventories

    —         —         532.0     264.1     (9.8 )     786.3

Other current assets

    (0.7 )     —         44.6     83.5     —         127.4
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total current assets

    859.2       12.9       913.4     2,567.1     (2,701.5 )     1,651.1

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —         —         1,909.6     2,407.5     —         4,317.1

Due from affiliates

    —         —         108.1     1,095.2     (1,203.3 )     —  

Investment in consolidated companies

    2,700.4       93.1       107.6     6,170.4     (9,071.5 )     —  

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

    —         —         2.4     323.7     —         326.1

Other assets

    6.2       —         771.9     1,632.5     (9.4 )     2,401.2
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total assets

  $ 3,565.8     $ 106.0     $ 3,813.0   $ 14,196.4   $ (12,985.7 )   $ 8,695.5
   


 


 

 

 


 

Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit)
                                         

Current liabilities:

                                         

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 3.5     $ 0.5     $ 1.4   $ 124.0   $ —       $ 129.4

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    24.0       3.1       329.1     517.6     26.9       900.7

Trade accounts payable due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    (0.3 )     12.8       280.9     277.5     (538.6 )     32.3

Customer prepayments

    —         —         8.5     24.5     7.2       40.2

Due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    47.1       355.5       352.7     1,340.5     (2,095.8 )     —  
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total current liabilities

    74.3       371.9       972.6     2,284.1     (2,600.3 )     1,102.6

Long-term debt, less current maturities

    344.8       158.0       43.8     1,871.2     —         2,417.8

Long-term due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    55.5       150.0       256.1     720.9     (1,177.0 )     5.5

Other noncurrent liabilities

    40.2       30.7       461.6     1,154.4     (127.1 )     1,559.8

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

    —         —         —       14.4     11.8       26.2

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    3,051.0       (604.6 )     2,078.9     8,151.4     (9,093.1 )     3,583.6
   


 


 

 

 


 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $ 3,565.8     $ 106.0     $ 3,813.0   $ 14,196.4   $ (12,985.7 )   $ 8,695.5
   


 


 

 

 


 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    As of May 31, 2005

    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


  Phosphate
Acquisition
Partners L.P.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


  Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


  Eliminations

    Consolidated

Assets

                                       

Current assets:

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 60.5   $ —       $ 1.0   $ 183.5   $ —       $ 245.0

Receivables, net

    3.8     —         63.5     530.2     10.0       607.5

Trade receivables due from Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    788.6     (52.8 )     390.5     2,483.3     (3,545.4 )     64.2

Inventories

    —       —         227.4     532.6     (6.6 )     753.4

Other current assets

    0.5     —         1.4     59.9     —         61.8
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total current assets

    853.4     (52.8 )     683.8     3,789.5     (3,542.0 )     1,731.9

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —       —         809.4     3,312.0     —         4,121.4

Due from affiliates

    —       —         108.1     1,150.9     (1,259.0 )     —  

Investment in consolidated companies

    2,700.4     93.1       —       4,732.1     (7,525.6 )     —  

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

    —       —         2.6     287.3     —         289.9

Other assets

    6.8     —         45.2     2,214.5     1.8       2,268.3
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total assets

  $ 3,560.6   $ 40.3     $ 1,649.1   $ 15,486.3   $ (12,324.8 )   $ 8,411.5
   

 


 

 

 


 

Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit)

                                       

Current liabilities:

                                       

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 3.5   $ —       $ —     $ 201.4   $ —       $ 204.9

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    13.0     (67.7 )     144.1     806.1     0.9       896.4

Trade accounts payable due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    2.0     4.8       45.5     1,294.9     (1,319.3 )     27.9

Customer prepayments

    —       —         2.4     21.0     —         23.4

Due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    46.2     342.7       521.0     1,291.9     (2,201.8 )     —  
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total current liabilities

    64.7     279.8       713.0     3,615.3     (3,520.2 )     1,152.6

Long-term debt, less current maturities

    346.5     158.4       13.8     1,936.5     —         2,455.2

Long-term due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    50.0     150.0       8.0     1,083.5     (1,283.0 )     8.5

Other noncurrent liabilities

    0.1     30.9       144.2     1,542.5     (157.8 )     1,559.9

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

    —       (26.0 )     1.6     250.8     (204.6 )     21.8

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    3,099.3     (552.8 )     768.5     7,057.7     (7,159.2 )     3,213.5
   

 


 

 

 


 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $ 3,560.6   $ 40.3     $ 1,649.1   $ 15,486.3   $ (12,324.8 )   $ 8,411.5
   

 


 

 

 


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the six months ended November 30, 2005

 
    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Phosphate
Acquisition
Partners L.P.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

                                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ (82.8 )   $ (12.9 )   $ (48.2 )   $ 523.3     $ (212.0 )   $ 167.4  

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

                                               

Capital expenditures

    —         —         (66.4 )     (115.3 )     —         (181.7 )

Proceeds from (investment in) note of Saskferco Products, Inc.

    —         —         44.0       (14.8 )     —         29.2  

Proceeds from the sale of assets

    —         —         —         0.7       —         0.7  

Other

    —         —         —         (0.9 )     —         (0.9 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash used in investing activities

    —         —         (22.4 )     (130.3 )     —         (152.7 )

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

                                               

Payments of short-term and long-term debt

    (1.7 )     —         (1.0 )     (121.8 )     —         (124.5 )

Proceeds from issuance of short-term and long-term debt

    —         —         —         37.5       —         37.5  

Proceeds from stock options exercised

    23.8       —         —         —         —         23.8  

Changes in short-term and long-term debt due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    7.7       12.8       79.8       (314.0 )     212.0       (1.7 )

Cash dividends paid

    (5.1 )     —         —         —         —         (5.1 )

Other

    —         —         —         (5.3 )     —         (5.3 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    24.7       12.8       78.8       (403.6 )     212.0       (75.3 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    —         —         (2.5 )     (15.9 )     —         (18.4 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (58.1 )     (0.1 )     5.7       (26.5 )     —         (79.0 )

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

    60.5       —         1.0       183.5       —         245.0  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

  $ 2.4     $ (0.1 )   $ 6.7     $ 157.0     $ —       $ 166.0  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 

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THE MOSAIC COMPANY

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the six months ended November 30, 2004

 
    The Mosaic
Company
(Parent)


    Phosphate
Acquisition
Partners L.P.


    Subsidiary
Guarantors


    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors


    Eliminations

    Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities

                                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ (27.7 )   $ (12.5 )   $ 75.8     $ (409.0 )   $ 502.0     $ 128.6  

Cash flows from investing activities

                                               

Capital expenditures

    —         —         (67.3 )     (18.1 )     —         (85.4 )

Cash acquired in acquisition of IMC Global, Inc.

    —         —         —         52.8       —         52.8  

Investment in note of Saskferco Products, Inc.

    —         —         —         (14.9 )     —         (14.9 )

Investment in nonconsolidated companies

    —         —         —         (2.2 )     —         (2.2 )

Proceeds from the sale of assets

    —         —         —         0.5       —         0.5  

Other

    —         —         —         4.0       —         4.0  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    —         —         (67.3 )     22.1       —         (45.2 )

Cash flows from financing activities

                                               

Payments of short-term and long-term debt

    —         (0.1 )     —         (5.4 )     0.1       (5.4 )

Proceeds from issuance of short-term and long-term debt

    —         12.6       —         11.1       (12.6 )     11.1  

Proceeds from stock options exercised

    3.1       —         —         —         —         3.1  

Contributions from Cargill, Incorporated

    —         —         (337.2 )     1,255.4       (918.2 )     —    

Changes in short-term and long-term debt due to Cargill, Incorporated and affiliates

    —         —         332.5       (756.1 )     428.7       5.1  

Cash dividends paid

    —         —         (3.8 )     (1.3 )     —         (5.1 )

Other

    —         —         —         (5.6 )     —         (5.6 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    3.1       12.5       (8.5 )     498.1       (502.0 )     3.2  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    —         —         —         25.1       —         25.1  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (24.6 )     —         —         136.3       —         111.7  

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

    —         —         —         10.1       —         10.1  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

  $ (24.6 )   $ —       $ —       $ 146.4     $ —       $ 121.8  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the material under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Mosaic Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act).

 

Results of Operations

 

Our operating results for the fiscal 2006 second quarter ended November 30, 2005 were driven primarily by the following factors:

 

    Phosphate sales in the second quarter benefited from higher prices, which were partially offset by higher raw material and operating costs. The average diammonium phosphate (DAP) price of $249 per tonne increased $27 versus the comparable prior year period.

 

    The Potash business segment showed solid performance as prices and margins continued to increase; however, market conditions began to soften towards the end of the second quarter. The average potash selling price of $147 per metric tonne increased $37 versus the prior year period.

 

    Our Offshore business segment showed an operating loss of $5.7 million primarily as a result of poor margins in the Brazilian market which continues to be impacted by adverse farm economics.

 

    We recorded several non-cash charges during the quarter, including unrealized mark-to-market losses on derivative contracts of $7.5 million, additional depreciation of $9.6 million related to the finalization of the fair value of assets acquired during the Combination, and foreign currency transaction losses of $13.7 million.

 

Going forward, management expects:

 

    Unusually strong seasonal factors and soft export markets are expected to result in a much weaker than anticipated third quarter. We anticipate performance to rebound in the fourth quarter which is seasonally our best quarter.

 

    Total inventories to build through March in anticipation of seasonally strong sales in the fourth quarter.

 

    To reduce phosphate production by 0.6 million tonnes and potash production by 0.4 million tonnes in order to better match supply with our customers’ purchase activity.

 

    Potash prices to remain strong.

 

    DAP prices to remain near or at the current high levels but gross margins are likely to be lower due to continued high prices for raw materials, especially ammonia. U.S. phosphate export volumes are expected to decline in the second half of the fiscal year but this decline is expected to be nearly offset by recent capacity closures in the United States.

 

    Offshore results to remain weak driven primarily by Brazil.

 

Mosaic continues to be on track to achieve our synergy capture goal of annual run-rate benefits of $145 million by the end of fiscal 2007. We expect to achieve annual benefits of $90 to $110 million, on a run-rate basis, by the end of fiscal 2006. Synergy benefits include, but are not limited to, benefits from cost reduction and cost avoidance initiatives, production volume enhancement efforts, opportunity savings, capital spending avoidance and other benefit classifications. The majority of these benefits have an impact on operating costs which assists in offsetting higher operating costs facing Mosaic (particularly in the Phosphates business) such as energy and other production input costs, wage and benefit costs, water treatment costs, raw material costs, general inflation and the costs required to achieve the synergy benefits.

 

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The following table shows the results of operations for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004 ($ in millions, except for per share data):

 

     Three months ended
November 30


          Six months ended
November 30


       
     2005

    2004

    Change

    2005

    2004

    Change

 

Net sales

   $ 1,493.3     $ 1,077.7     $ 415.6     $ 2,896.9     $ 1,802.5     $ 1,094.4  

Cost of goods sold

     1,284.1       1,016.5       267.6       2,438.9       1,659.1       779.8  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

     209.2       61.2       148.0       458.0       143.4       314.6  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     66.9       45.4       21.5       123.9       76.4       47.5  

Other operating (income) expense

     1.4       3.5       (2.1 )     1.2       (2.3 )     3.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating earnings

     140.9       12.3       128.6       332.9       69.3       263.6  

Interest expense

     42.9       25.0       17.9       81.2       32.6       48.6  

Foreign currency transaction loss

     13.7       23.3       (9.6 )     52.7       24.9       27.8  

Other income

     (2.2 )     (4.6 )     2.4       (3.1 )     (4.9 )     1.8  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     42.3       (7.9 )     50.2       93.8       5.7       88.1  

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies

     12.9       15.8       (2.9 )     27.1       25.6       1.5  

Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated companies

     (2.1 )     (0.7 )     (1.4 )     (4.3 )     (1.9 )     (2.4 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         —         —         —         (2.0 )     2.0  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net earnings (loss)

   $ 55.0     $ (8.4 )   $ 63.4     $ 131.1     $ 32.7     $ 98.4  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Diluted EPS

   $ 0.13     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.16     $ 0.30     $ 0.11     $ 0.19  

Number of shares

     434.5       304.7               434.2       289.1          

 

The increases in sales and gross margin were due primarily to the Combination plus higher potash and phosphate selling prices. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased due to the Combination, while interest expenses increased due to the significant amount of debt we assumed in the Combination. The increase in net earnings was primarily due to the Combination and higher prices in Potash and continued strong DAP prices in Phosphates. Unrealized mark-to-market losses on derivative contracts reduced gross margins by $7.5 million, and unrealized mark-to-market gains on derivative contracts contributed $53.8 million to gross margins, for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively. We had non-cash non-operating foreign currency losses of $13.7 and $52.7 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively.

 

The following table shows the percentage of Mosaic sales dollars and gross margin dollars by business segment:

 

    Three months ended

    Six months ended

 
    November 30, 2005

    November 30, 2004

    November 30, 2005

    November 30, 2004

 
    % of Sales

    % of Margin

    % of Sales

    % of Margin

    % of Sales

    % of Margin

    % of Sales

    % of Margin

 

Phosphates

  48.1 %   32.5 %   43.3 %   (12.4 %)   52.7 %   43.9 %   44.5 %   19.0 %

Potash

  19.8 %   57.5 %   12.3 %   43.5 %   18.9 %   48.7 %   7.5 %   18.7 %

Nitrogen

  2.2 %   2.9 %   4.5 %   8.0 %   1.9 %   1.6 %   5.7 %   6.2 %

Offshore

  29.9 %   7.1 %   39.9 %   60.9 %   26.5 %   5.8 %   42.3 %   56.1 %
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

  100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Net Sales and Gross Margin

 

Phosphates

 

The following table summarizes Phosphates sales, gross margin, sales volume and price ($ in millions except price per tonne):

 

     Three months ended
November 30


         Six months ended
November 30


    
     2005

   2004

    Change

   2005

   2004

   Change

Net sales:

                                          

North America

   $ 269.6    $ 168.1     $ 101.5    $ 571.5    $ 262.6    $ 308.9

Offshore

     482.8      321.4       161.4      1,037.4      590.4      447.0
    

  


 

  

  

  

Total

     752.4      489.5       262.9      1,608.9      853.0      755.9

Cost of goods sold

     684.5      497.1       187.4      1,404.1      825.7      578.4
    

  


 

  

  

  

Gross margin

   $ 67.9    $ (7.6 )   $ 75.5    $ 204.8    $ 27.3    $ 177.5
    

  


 

  

  

  

Sales volume (in thousands of metric tonnes):

                                          

Fertilizer

     2,287      1,578       709      5,074      3,016      2,058

Feed

     291      139       152      555      205      350
    

  


 

  

  

  

Total

     2,578      1,717       861      5,629      3,221      2,408
    

  


 

  

  

  

Average price per tonne:

                                          

DAP (FOB plant)

   $ 249    $ 222     $ 27    $ 244    $ 215    $ 29

Average purchase price per tonne
(Central Florida):

                                          

Ammonia (metric tonne)

   $ 343    $ 316     $ 27    $ 321    $ 304    $ 17

Sulfur (long ton)

     75      66       9      71      66      5
    

  


 

  

  

  


(a) The percentage change is not presented because it is not meaningful due to the Combination.

 

Three months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Phosphates’ sales increased in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 due to the Combination which resulted in sales volumes of 2.6 million tonnes of fertilizer and feed phosphates, compared with 1.7 million tonnes for the second quarter of fiscal 2005. Sales to international fertilizer markets accounted for about 69% of total volumes, while North American fertilizer and feed sales were about 20% and 11% of total volumes, respectively. Phosphate production of DAP, MAP and TSP was 2.3 million tonnes in the second quarter of 2006 compared to 1.6 million tonnes in the same period last year. Hurricane Katrina resulted in the temporary closure of our Louisiana plants at the end of August, which moderately affected our production. Damage was slight from the hurricane and we were able to re-start at about 50% of capacity within a week of the event, but production rates remained low most of the quarter due, in part, to production problems at one of our sulfuric acid plants which has since been corrected. Sulfur supplies were tight during the quarter because it is a by-product from oil refineries, several which were adversely impacted and some of which remain closed due to hurricane problems. Sulfur supplies are now back near normal levels.

 

The North American fertilizer season was slow during our second quarter, but the international market was strong due to growth in Asian demand, mainly India and Pakistan. Sales to India increased primarily due to low Indian domestic inventory carryover from the prior year and reduced Indian domestic production. We expect international phosphate sales to decline in the second half of fiscal 2006, while North American phosphate sales are expected to be weak in the third quarter but stronger in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.

 

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Net sales also increased due to higher per tonne prices as the average DAP price was $249 per tonne, an increase of $27 per tonne compared with the same period last year. Phosphate prices in North America increased due to the strengthening of international demand and a tightening of product availability. The DAP export price had about a $5 per tonne premium over the domestic price in the second quarter.

 

Gross margin was impacted by higher per tonne costs of production which increased by 27% compared with the same period a year ago, offsetting some of the increase in average selling prices. Costs of production increased due to higher ammonia prices and an increase in average rock production costs. In the second quarter, the average price of ammonia in Central Florida was $343 per tonne, an increase of $27 per tonne compared with a year ago, driven mostly by higher natural gas prices. The cost of ammonia produced at our Louisiana complex was considerably higher than the price of our purchased ammonia as a result of high natural gas prices. As a result, we idled our Louisiana ammonia plant until the end of the quarter after natural gas prices moderated from their record levels. Average sulfur prices increased to $73 per long ton, a $9 increase compared with the same period a year ago. We expect raw material prices to remain near or at current levels in the second half of the fiscal year.

 

Operating costs were also higher in our second quarter due to temporary idling of our phosphate rock production mines in Florida in order to control phosphate rock inventories. In addition, to manage high-cost inventory levels, we plan to operate our Green Bay, Florida phosphate fertilizer plant at about one-half of its operating capacity from December 2005 through April 2006, and we are reducing phosphate fertilizer production at our Faustina and Uncle Sam, Louisiana plants by about fifty percent in November through January. Together, these production cutbacks will total approximately 0.6 million tonnes. We also plan to reduce phosphate rock production in order to control rock inventories. These actions will negatively affect operating costs in the second half of the fiscal year.

 

Phosphates had an unrealized mark-to-market loss of $8.1 million on derivative contracts during our second quarter due to the weakening of the high natural gas market. This loss increased the cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold was also increased by $11.2 million as a result of purchase accounting depreciation adjustments which were made during our second quarter.

 

Phosphate rock production was 4.3 million tonnes during our second quarter of fiscal 2006. We permanently closed our Kingsford phosphate rock mine in mid-September, although this loss of production volume was partially offset by an expansion at our South Fort Meade mine. Closure of the Kingsford mine is expected to assist us in reaching our targeted synergy goals. In addition, on December 1, 2005 we finalized a global resolution with U.S. Agri-Chemicals (USAC) of various outstanding commercial matters and disputes, including an early termination to a rock supply agreement, settlement of a pending lawsuit, and acquisition of various equipment, spare parts and phosphate rock reserves owned by USAC. We paid $94.0 million to USAC in connection with the global resolution. A liability for this amount was assumed as part of the final purchase price allocation in the Combination. On December 1, 2005, we issued 2,429,765 shares of common stock for assets acquired in the transaction with USAC. We continue to have a binding agreement with USAC to acquire approximately three million tonnes of unmined phosphate ore reserves prior to March 31, 2006 for 455,581 additional shares of common stock, provided however, that USAC must fulfill certain conditions before we are obligated to complete this acquisition.

 

Water treatment costs at our Florida operations were approximately $4.6 million for the second quarter, an increase of $1.3 million compared with the prior year’s second quarter, and a decline from $9.6 million in the first quarter. Some of our Florida facilities continue to have high water levels that require treatment. Our higher water levels are due to excess rainfall and an active hurricane season during fiscal 2005. Water treatment costs will continue to be highly dependent on rainfall levels in central Florida. Water treatment costs are also dependent on our product mix and operating rates. High operating rates result in more water evaporation and lower treatment costs. To address our water issues, we have built additional water holding areas over the past year, and we are investing in advanced technology to treat water at a lower cost while meeting required water quality standards.

 

The international feed phosphate market continues to grow, and prices have increased over a year ago. We are currently operating our phosphate feed plants in Riverview and New Wales at near capacity levels, and we

 

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have started several debottlenecking projects to be able to increase our production capacity, including an expansion at Riverview. Taking these initiatives into account, we anticipate that our feed phosphate capacity of one million tonnes per annum will increase by approximately 5% to 10% during calendar year 2006.

 

Six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Phosphates’ sales increased in the six months ended November 30, 2005 due to the Combination which resulted in sales volumes of 5.6 million tonnes of fertilizer and feed phosphates, compared with 3.2 million tonnes for the six months ended November 30, 2004. Sales to international fertilizer markets accounted for about 69% of the total, while North American fertilizer sales comprised approximately 21% and feed sales were approximately 10% of the total. Phosphate production of DAP, MAP and TSP was 4.9 million tonnes in the six months ended November 30, 2005 compared to 2.7 tonnes in the same period last year. Hurricane Katrina resulted in the temporary closure of our Louisiana plants at the end of August. Damage was minimal from the hurricane and we were able to re-start at about 50% of capacity within a week of the hurricane.

 

The North American fertilizer season was seasonally slow during the six months ended November 30, 2005, but the international market was strong due to growth in Asian demand, mainly in India and Pakistan. International fertilizer sales are expected to decline in the second half of fiscal 2006, while North American fertilizer sales are expected to be weak in the third quarter but stronger in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.

 

Net sales also increased due to higher prices as the average DAP price was $244 per tonne, an increase of $29 per tonne compared with the same period last year. Phosphate prices in North America increased due to the strengthening of international demand and a tightening of product availability. The DAP export price had about a $7 per tonne premium over the domestic price in the six months ended November 30, 2005.

 

Gross margin was impacted by higher costs of production which increased by 22% compared with the same period a year ago, offsetting some of the increase in average selling prices. Costs of production increased due to higher ammonia prices and an increase in average phosphate rock production costs. In the six months ended November 30, 2005, the average purchase price of ammonia in Central Florida increased by $17 per tonne compared with a year ago to $321 per tonne, driven mostly by higher natural gas prices which have sharply increased due to hurricane-related production stoppages. The cost of ammonia produced at our Louisiana complex was considerably higher than the price of our purchased ammonia as a result of high natural gas prices which caused us to temporarily idle our ammonia production until natural gas prices tempered recently. Average sulfur prices increased $3 to $69 per long ton compared with the same period a year ago. As with natural gas, sulfur shortages developed subsequent to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita which adversely affected oil refineries that supply us with sulfur.

 

Phosphates had unrealized mark-to-market derivative gains of $27.1 million during the six months ended November 30, 2005 due to the strengthening of the natural gas market. These gains reduced cost of goods sold.

 

Phosphate rock production was 9.8 million tonnes during our six months ended November 30, 2005. We permanently closed our Kingsford phosphate rock mine in mid-September, although this loss of production volume will be partially offset by an expansion at our South Fort Meade mine. Closure of the Kingsford mine is expected to assist us in reaching our targeted synergy goals. In addition, on December 1, 2005 we finalized a global resolution with U.S. Agri-Chemicals (USAC) consisting of various outstanding commercial matters and disputes, including an early termination to a rock supply agreement, settlement of a pending lawsuit, and acquisition of various equipment, spare parts and phosphate rock reserves owned by USAC. We stopped shipping phosphate rock to USAC in mid-August, and as a result of the early termination, we will save approximately two million tonnes of phosphate rock per year which we will now use in our Florida operations.

 

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Water treatment costs at our Florida operations were approximately $14 million for the six months ended November 30, 2005, an increase of $11 million compared with the same period last year. Some of our Florida facilities continue to have high water levels that require treatment. Our higher water levels are due to excess rainfall and an active hurricane season in fiscal 2005. Water treatment costs will continue to be highly dependent on rainfall levels in central Florida. Water treatment costs are also dependent on our product mix and operating rates. High operating rates result in more water evaporation and lower treatment costs. Over the last year, we have built additional water holding areas, and we are investing in advanced technology to treat water at a lower cost while meeting required water quality standards.

 

Potash

 

The following table summarizes Potash sales, gross margin, sales volume and price ($ in millions except price per tonne):

 

     Three months ended
November 30


        Six months ended
November 30


    
     2005

   2004

   Change

   2005

   2004

   Change

Net sales:

                                         

North America

   $ 210.6    $ 94.3    $ 116.3    $ 371.2    $ 100.2    $ 271.0

Offshore

     98.9      44.5      54.4      206.0      44.5      161.5
    

  

  

  

  

  

Total

     309.5      138.8      170.7      577.2      144.7      432.5

Cost of goods sold

     189.3      112.2      77.1      349.9      117.8      232.1
    

  

  

  

  

  

Gross margin

   $ 120.2    $ 26.6    $ 93.6    $ 227.3    $ 26.9    $ 200.4
    

  

  

  

  

  

Sales volume (in thousands of metric tonnes):

                                         

Fertilizer

     1,545      772      773      2,919      772      2,147

Non-agricultural (industrial and feed)

     309      133      176      549      133      416
    

  

  

  

  

  

Total

     1,854      905      949      3,468      905      2,563
    

  

  

  

  

  

Average price per tonne (FOB plant)

   $ 147    $ 110    $ 37    $ 142    $ 110    $ 32
    

  

  

  

  

  


(a) The percentage change is not presented because it is not meaningful due to the Combination.

 

Three months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Potash’s net sales increased in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 compared with second quarter last year primarily due to the Combination and higher potash prices. Potash fertilizer sales were 1.5 million tonnes and potash non-agricultural sales, including feed and industrial sales, were 0.3 million tonnes. The potash market had higher prices for both the domestic and export markets.

 

Potash sales volumes in North America were slow for the second quarter. Sales are expected to be weak in the third quarter but stronger in the fourth quarter of our fiscal year.

 

Approximately 95% of our offshore Potash sales during the second quarter were through Canpotex, the export association for Saskatchewan potash producers. Potash sales were strong to China and India in the second quarter, but weaker to Brazil and Indonesia compared with the same period in the prior year.

 

Average Potash prices increased to $147 per tonne in the second quarter of fiscal 2006. We made approximately 17% of our total potash sales to non-agricultural customers in the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Prices to a small number of key non-agricultural customers generally are based on long-term legacy contracts at prices which are about one-third or more below our average selling price. We expect industrial contract prices to increase in calendar year 2006, although they will still be below our average selling prices for agricultural sales.

 

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The increase in Potash gross margins was mainly due to higher potash prices. Costs of production were $21 per tonne higher compared with the same period last year as a result of higher energy prices and Canadian resource taxes. Potash had a $1.6 million reduction in cost due to purchase accounting depreciation adjustments. Finally, lower production volumes resulted in higher fixed cost absorption charges on a per tonne basis. Potash output will be reduced by about 0.4 million tonnes in the second half of fiscal 2006, which includes a reduction in high-cost gas consumption at our Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan solution mine.

 

Potash had unrealized mark-to-market gains of $4.1 million on foreign exchange derivative contracts and unrealized mark-to-market losses of $3.9 million on natural gas derivative contracts during the three months ended November 30, 2005.

 

We are currently expanding our Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, potash facility which is expected to add approximately 0.4 million tonnes of annual capacity and is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2006. The Province of Saskatchewan previously announced a revision of its resource tax system that will facilitate capital spending related to our expansion plan to meet expected potash demand growth. Pursuant to the terms of an existing agreement, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS) has agreed to pay for one-quarter of our Esterhazy expansion cost in exchange for one-quarter of the output resulting from the expansion, subject however to the terms of such agreement.

 

We have also begun investing approximately $18 million at our Colonsay potash mine in order to improve operating rates at this facility. We plan to bring this additional potash capacity on stream as demand warrants.

 

Six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Potash’s net sales increased in the six months ended November 30, 2005 compared to the same period last year primarily due to the Combination and higher potash prices. Potash fertilizer sales were 2.9 million tonnes and potash non-agricultural sales, including feed and industrial sales, were 0.5 million tonnes. Potash prices were higher for both the domestic and export markets.

 

Potash sales volumes increased due to the Combination, but were seasonally slow in North America. Sales are expected to be weak in the third quarter but stronger in the fourth quarter of our fiscal year.

 

Approximately 94% of our offshore Potash sales were through Canpotex, the export association for Saskatchewan potash producers in the six months ended November 30, 2005. Potash sales were strong to China and India during the first six months of fiscal 2006, but weaker to Brazil compared with the same period last year.

 

Average Potash prices increased to $142 per tonne in the six months ended November 30, 2005, an increase of $32 per tonne compared with the same period in fiscal 2005. We made approximately 16% of our total potash sales to a small number of key non-agricultural customers in the first six months of fiscal 2006. Prices to non-agricultural customers generally are based on long-term legacy contracts at prices which are about one-third or more below our average selling price. We expect industrial contract prices to increase in calendar year 2006, although they will still be below our average selling prices for agricultural sales.

 

The increase in Potash gross margins in the six months ended November 30, 2005 was mainly due to the Combination and higher potash prices compared to the same period last year. Costs of production were $26 per tonne higher compared with the same period last year, mainly as a result of higher energy prices and Canadian resource taxes.

 

Potash had unrealized mark-to-market gains of $13.9 million on foreign exchange derivative contracts and unrealized mark-to-market gains of $12.3 million on natural gas market derivative contracts during the six months ended November 30, 2005. These gains reduced the period’s cost of goods sold by a total of $26.2 million.

 

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Nitrogen

 

The following table summarizes Nitrogen sales, gross margin, sales volume and equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies ($ in millions):

 

     Three months ended
November 30


               Six months ended
November 30


            
         2005    

       2004    

   Change

    Percent

        2005    

       2004    

   Change

    Percent

 

Net sales

   $ 35.2    $ 51.1    $ (15.9 )   (31 %)   $ 59.4    $ 109.4    $ (50.0 )   (46 %)

Cost of goods sold

     29.1      46.2      (17.1 )   (37 %)     51.8      100.5      (48.7 )   (48 %)
    

  

  


 

 

  

  


 

Gross margin

   $ 6.1    $ 4.9    $ 1.2     24 %   $ 7.6    $ 8.9    $ (1.3 )   (15 %)
    

  

  


 

 

  

  


 

Sales volume (in thousands of metric tonnes)

     507      309      198     64 %     725      689      36     5 %

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies—Saskferco

   $ 4.6    $ 3.1    $ 1.5     48 %   $ 10.1    $ 5.9    $ 4.2     71 %
    

  

  


 

 

  

  


 

 

Three months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Nitrogen volumes were 0.5 million tonnes in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006, an increase of 64% from the same period last year. Agency sales for Saskferco’s nitrogen products were 0.4 million tonnes and 0.2 million tonnes for the second quarters of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. Non-agency sales for nitrogen products were 0.1 million tonnes for the second quarter of both fiscal 2006 and 2005. Sales are down in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 compared to the same period last year due to agency sales contributing a higher percentage of total sales volume and due to lower urea prices.

 

Six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Nitrogen volumes were 0.7 million tonnes in the six months ended November 30, 2005, an increase of 5% from the same period last year. Agency sales for Saskferco’s nitrogen products were 0.5 million tonnes for the six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004. Non-agency sales for nitrogen products were 0.7 million tonnes for the six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004. Sales were down in the six months ended November 30, 2005 compared to the same period last year due to agency sales contributing a higher percentage of total sales volume and due to lower urea prices.

 

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Offshore

 

The following table summarizes Offshore sales, gross margin, sales volume, price and equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies ($ in millions except price per tonne):

 

     Three months ended
November 30


              Six months ended
November 30


           
           2005      

        2004      

  Change

    Percent

          2005      

        2004      

  Change

    Percent

 

Net sales(a):

                                                    

Brazil

   $ 235.0   $ 230.9   $ 4.1     2 %   $ 420.2   $ 425.6   $ (5.4 )   (1 %)

Argentina

     36.5     42.5     (6.0 )   (14 %)     57.9     79.0     (21.1 )   (27 %)

India

     98.6     56.5     42.1     75 %     128.9     68.0     60.9     90 %

China

     10.7     18.7     (8.0 )   (43 %)     30.7     39.6     (8.9 )   (22 %)

Chile

     35.2     20.0     15.2     76 %     53.3     46.0     7.3     16 %

Other

     51.8     81.8     (30.0 )   (37 %)     116.8     154.4     (37.6 )   (24 %)
    

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

Total

     467.8     450.4     17.4     4 %     807.8     812.6     (4.8 )   (1 %)

Cost of goods sold

     453.1     413.1     40.0     10 %     780.9     732.0     48.9     7 %
    

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

Gross margin

   $ 14.7   $ 37.3   $ (22.6 )   (61 %)   $ 26.9   $ 80.6   $ (53.7 )   (67 %)
    

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

Sales volume (in thousands of metric tonnes)

     3,622     2,603     1,019     39 %     6,637     4,715     1,922     41 %
    

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

Gross margin per metric tonne

   $ 4   $ 15   $ (11 )   (73 %)   $ 4   $ 17   $ (13 )   (76 %)

Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies:

                                                    

—Fosfertil/Fertifos

   $ 6.6   $ 10.3   $ (3.7 )   (36 %)   $ 13.6   $ 15.3   $ (1.7 )   (11 %)

—Other subsidiaries

     1.4     1.5     (0.1 )   (7 %)     2.5     2.9     (0.4 )   (14 %)

(a) Revenues are attributed to countries based on location of customer.

 

Three months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Total Offshore sales increased 4% to $467.8 million and sales volumes increased 39% to 3.6 million tonnes in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to the prior year’s second quarter. The growth in sales volume was due to the increase in agency sales, primarily in Australia and India. Sales through our in-country distribution facilities were comparable to the same period a year ago.

 

Increased demand for imported phosphates into India was driven by reduced domestic production and an increase in consumption. Volumes in India increased by 0.4 million tonnes accounting for about 40% of Offshore’s total volume increase. Australian volumes increased by 0.6 million tonnes over last year’s second quarter driven by a new marketing agreement, accounting for approximately 60% of Offshore’s total volume increase. Volumes in Brazil were down in the second quarter by 5% compared to the same period a year ago. Volumes shipped by our Brazilian distribution business were relatively unchanged from the same period last year, but product imported through our port terminal in Brazil was down 19%. This was due to an oversupply of product in the market, a result of the continuing weak economic conditions plaguing Brazil’s agricultural industry.

 

While total volumes were up in the second quarter of fiscal 2006, the gross margin per tonne declined 73% from the same period last year. This was driven mainly by poor farm economic conditions in Brazil. The average margin per tonne in Brazil decreased 89% in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to the same period a year ago. This was due to the continued appreciation of the Brazilian Reais, combined with higher input costs for the farmer and lower agricultural commodity prices, which have eroded income and decreased the use of fertilizer. In addition, the drought in the southern part of Brazil last fiscal year had a lingering affect on

 

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farmers’ income. This resulted in high inventories and lower margins in the Brazilian marketplace. We have also increased our reserve for bad debts. We experienced higher margins in India and Australia primarily due to the increase in volumes. Margins in other countries were comparable to the same period a year ago.

 

During the second quarter, agency sales represented approximately 35% of our sales volume compared to 6% for the same period last year. Agency sales typically have lower margins. This had a significant negative impact on the overall margin per tonne.

 

We are constructing a $16 million single superphosphate plant in Argentina, which is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.

 

Six months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Total Offshore sales decreased slightly to $807.8 million and sales volume increased 41% to 6.6 million tonnes in the six months ended November 30, 2005 compared to the same period last year. The growth in sales volume was due to the increase in agency sales, primarily in Australia and India. Sales through our in-country distribution facilities were substantially unchanged in the six months ended November 30, 2005 from the same period a year ago.

 

Increased demand for imported phosphates into India was driven by reduced domestic production and an increase in consumption. Volumes to India increased by 0.9 million tonnes, accounting for about 45% of Offshore’s total volume increase. Australian volumes increased by 1.0 million tonnes in the six months ended November 30, 2005 driven by new marketing agreements, accounting for approximately 53% of Offshore’s total volume increase. Volumes in Brazil were down in the six months ended November 30, 2005 by 7% compared to the same period a year ago in both the distribution business and in product imported through our port terminal in Brazil. This was primarily due to over supply of product in the market, and a result of the continuing weak economic conditions which are adversely affecting Brazil’s agricultural industry. An oversupplied market in China caused volumes to decrease by 22% compared to the previous year. Volumes to other offshore destinations increased 18% in the first six months of fiscal 2006 compared with the first six months of fiscal 2005. Volumes were down in Chile and Thailand as the planting season was delayed due to weather conditions.

 

While total volumes were up for the six months ended November 30, 2005, the gross margin per tonne declined 76% from the same period last year. The decrease in gross margin was driven mainly by poor farm economic conditions in Brazil. The average margin per tonne in Brazil decreased 93% in the first six months of fiscal 2006 compared to the same period a year ago. This was due to the continued appreciation of the Brazilian Reais combined with higher input costs for the farmer, which have eroded income and decreased the use of fertilizer. In addition, the drought in the southern part of Brazil last fiscal year had a lingering affect on farmers’ income. This resulted in high inventories and lower margins in the marketplace. Our higher margins in India and Australia were due to the increase in volumes. Weather conditions in other countries have also had a negative impact on margins.

 

During the first six months of fiscal 2006, agency sales represented approximately 31% of our sales volume compared to 3% for the same period last year. Agency sales typically have lower margins. This had a significant negative impact on the overall weighted average margin per tonne.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $66.9 and $123.9 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively, compared to $45.4 and $76.4 million for the same periods in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to the Combination and expenses associated with improving our systems, compliance and control environment. Selling, general and administrative expenses were 4.5% and 4.3% of net sales for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively, compared to 4.2% for the same periods in fiscal 2005.

 

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Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $42.9 and $81.2 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively, compared to $25.0 and $32.6 million for the same periods in the prior year. This increase was due to the additional debt we assumed from IMC as part of the Combination, as IMC was highly leveraged when we closed the Combination. Interest expense for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005 was net of $12.0 and $23.7 million, respectively, from the amortization of the fair market value adjustment related to IMC’s debt assumed in the Combination.

 

Foreign Currency Transaction Loss

 

We had a $13.7 and $52.7 million non-cash, non-operating foreign currency transaction loss for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively, compared with a loss of $23.3 and $24.9 million in the same periods in fiscal 2005. The fiscal 2006 loss was primarily caused by a strengthening of the Canadian dollar, a strengthening of the Brazilian Reais and the volatility of the Thai Baht against the U.S. dollar.

 

Other Income

 

Other income was $2.2 and $3.1 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively, compared to $4.6 and $4.9 million for the same periods in the prior year.

 

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes was $42.3 and $93.8 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively, compared to a $7.9 million benefit and expense of $5.7 million in the same periods in fiscal 2005. The provisions represent effective tax rates of 49 percent and 46 percent for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively, and 25 percent and 34 percent for the three and six months ended November 30, 2004, respectively. This large increase is due to the addition of the potash and phosphates businesses of IMC as a result of the Combination. The Potash business in Canada is generally taxed at higher rates than the other businesses of Mosaic. In addition, certain entities within Potash are subject to taxation in both the United States and Canada. Our current U.S. tax position does not permit us to realize a full U.S. tax benefit for Canadian income taxes paid on these operations. Our provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005 is also negatively impacted by the fact that our Brazilian operations had a disproportionate share of their anticipated net loss for this fiscal year occurring in these periods for which we recorded no tax benefit. For the full year, we expect a tax rate in the 40 to 45 percent range.

 

Equity in Earnings of Nonconsolidated Companies

 

Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated companies was $12.9 and $27.1 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, compared with $15.8 and $25.6 million for the same periods in fiscal 2005. The largest earnings contributors were Fosfertil, which is included in our Offshore business segment, and Saskferco, which is included in our Nitrogen business segment. Our share of Fosfertil’s earnings was $6.6 and $13.6 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively compared to $10.3 and $15.3 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2004, respectively. Our share of Saskferco’s earnings was $4.6 and $10.1 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2005, respectively, compared to $3.1 and $5.9 million for the three and six months ended November 30, 2004, respectively.

 

Capital Resources and Liquidity

 

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness and to fund planned capital expenditures and expansion efforts in the future, if any, will depend on our ability to generate cash. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive and other factors that are beyond our control. Though third quarter cash flow is expected to be weak, we believe that our cash, other liquid assets and operating cash flow, together with available borrowings, will be sufficient to meet our operating and capital expenditure requirements and to service our debt and meet other contractual obligations as they become due.

 

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In February 2005, we entered into a senior secured credit facility, which we refer to as the Mosaic Credit Facility. The Mosaic Credit Facility is intended to serve as our primary senior secured bank credit facility to meet the combined liquidity requirements of all of our business segments. The Mosaic Credit Facility includes a $450.0 million Revolving Credit Facility, a $50.0 million Term Loan A Facility and a $350.0 million Term Loan B Facility. The interest rate currently applicable to borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility is LIBOR plus 125.0 basis points while the interest rate applicable to the Term Loan B Facility is LIBOR plus 150.0 basis points.

 

Under the Revolving Credit Facility, we may from time to time borrow, repay and reborrow amounts as revolving loans or swingline loans or obtain letters of credit, up to a maximum of $450.0 million principal amount outstanding at any time. As of November 30, 2005, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and outstanding letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility totaled approximately $141.1 million. As of November 30, 2005, the outstanding principal amount of borrowings under the Term Loan A Facility and the Term Loan B Facility were $48.8 million and $348.3 million, respectively. The net available borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility as of November 30, 2005 were approximately $308.9 million. Consolidated cash and cash equivalents as of November 30, 2005 were approximately $166.0 million.

 

Since the end of our second quarter, we have begun to borrow funds under our Revolving Credit Facility, with borrowings totaling $93.0 million as of December 31, 2005, due in part to the financing of the USAC transaction in the second quarter resulting in a cash payment of $94.0 million. The borrowed funds are being used for working capital purposes as we build inventory for the Spring selling season in North America. We may borrow additional funds under the Revolving Credit Facility in the future, and are carefully monitoring inventory levels and cash flow trends so that short term cash needs do not exceed our available borrowing capacity. As of December 31, 2005 we have $215.1 million of additional borrowings available under our Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Our Credit Agreement related to the Mosaic Credit Facility requires Mosaic to maintain certain financial ratios, including a leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio. Other than certain technical defaults, subsequently waived by the lenders on January 13, 2006, we were in compliance with the provisions of the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement as of November 30, 2005, and expect to be in compliance throughout the foreseeable future.

 

The Credit Agreement also contains other events of default and covenants that limit various matters. Such covenants include limitations on capital expenditures, joint venture investments, monetary acquisitions and indebtedness. In addition, the Credit Agreement generally limits the payment of dividends on our common stock and repurchases or redemptions of our capital stock beginning February 18, 2005 to $20.0 million plus an amount equal to the sum of (a) 25 percent of Consolidated Net Income (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending May 31, 2006 and (b) 25 percent of the net proceeds from equity offerings by us that comply with the applicable requirements of the Credit Agreement. Additionally, after the payment of any future cash dividends on common stock, the sum of additional borrowings available under the Revolving Credit Facility plus permitted investments must be at least $100.0 million.

 

A further description of our material debt instruments is included in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations incorporated by reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2005.

 

On July 29, 2005, we amended the Credit Agreement to make technical changes in order to permit the merger into a single legal entity of three separate legal entities through which we were conducting our Phosphates business segment. The amendment also made several additional changes to the Credit Agreement, including among other things (i) reducing restrictions on repurchases of indebtedness junior to the indebtedness under the Mosaic Credit Facility in order to facilitate our use of available cash to reduce junior indebtedness, (ii) expanding the range of financing and refinancing alternatives for revolving credit facilities and foreign subsidiary indebtedness that were permitted under the Mosaic Credit Facility, and (iii) relaxing certain restrictions in order to facilitate our ability to obtain surety bonds.

 

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On December 13, 2005, we amended the Credit Agreement to among other things (i) increase the amount of indebtedness that may be incurred by foreign subsidiaries, (ii) expand the ability to sell foreign receivables, (iii) increase the maximum permissible amount of investments in foreign subsidiaries, (iv) expand permissible investments in joint ventures, (v) increase the permissible amount of capital leases, (vi) increase the maximum permissible amount of other investments, and (vii) update certain representations.

 

On January 13, 2006, we obtained waivers to cure a number of technical defaults and events of default under the Credit Agreement relating to (i) prepayments by several of our foreign subsidiaries of indebtedness to third parties that were not permitted by the Credit Agreement, (ii) restrictions on guarantees or the payment of dividends in loan agreements of several of our foreign subsidiaries that were not permitted by the Credit Agreement and (iii) our failure to furnish in a timely fashion to the lenders under the Credit Facility certain reports and notices that were required by the Credit Agreement. We also amended the Credit Agreement to permit one of the restrictions on the payment of dividends to continue and to grant us additional time to furnish certain of the reports that had not been timely furnished.

 

We incur liabilities for reclamation activities and phosphogypsum stack system closure, primarily in our Florida phosphate operations, where to obtain necessary permits we must either pass a test of financial strength or provide credit support, typically surety bonds or financial guarantees. As of November 30, 2005, we had $92.0 million in surety bonds outstanding and met the financial strength test for the remaining portion of such additional liabilities. In connection with the outstanding surety bonds, we have posted $43.3 million of collateral in the form of letters of credit. In addition, we have letters of credit supporting reclamation activity of $18.2 million. The surety bonds generally require us to obtain a discharge of the bonds or to post additional collateral (typically in the form of cash or letters of credit) at the request of the issuer of the bonds. In the future, there can be no assurance that we will be able to pass such tests of financial strength to purchase surety bonds on the same terms and conditions, or to discharge, or post additional collateral with respect to, surety bonds if requested to do so. However, we anticipate that we will be able to satisfy applicable credit support requirements without disrupting normal business operations.

 

In February 2005, the State of Florida Environmental Regulation Commission approved certain modifications to the financial assurance rules for the closure and long-term care of phosphogypsum systems located in the State of Florida which impose financial assurance requirements that are more stringent than the prior rules, including the requirement that closure cost estimates include the cost of treating process water to state water quality standards. In light of the burden associated with meeting the new requirements, in April 2005 we entered into a Consent Agreement with the FDEP that allows us to comply with alternate financial tests until May 31, 2009, at which time we will be required to comply with the new rules. We are in the process of completing a closure plan with revised closure cost estimates in accordance with the modified rules that will reflect the increased closure costs due to the water treatment requirements. Nevertheless, we anticipate that we will be able to fully comply with the proposed Consent Agreement until May 31, 2009 and with the new rules thereafter, however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so.

 

The State of Louisiana also requires that we provide financial assurance for the closure and long-term care of phosphogypsum systems located within Louisiana. Because of a change in our corporate structure resulting from the Combination, we currently do not to meet the financial strength test under Louisiana regulations. After consulting with the LDEQ, we filed a Request for Exemption proposing an alternate financial strength test that included revised net worth and tangible U.S. assets requirements. We believe the LDEQ will grant the exemption and that we will be able to meet the terms of the exemption but there can be no assurance that the LDEQ will do so or that we will be able to meet its terms. If the LDEQ does not grant the exemption, we will be required to negotiate an alternate financial strength test or will need to provide credit support such as surety bonds or financial guarantees. We currently recognize both phosphogypsum closure costs and phosphogypsum water treatment costs as liabilities in accordance with SFAS No. 143.

 

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On December 1, 2005, we closed a transaction with USAC and its parent company, Sinochem Corporation. Pursuant to the Global Resolution, we paid $84 million for the early termination of a phosphate rock sales agreement between USAC and Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC. In addition, we settled an existing lawsuit with USAC relating to prior pricing disputes under a phosphate rock sales agreement for approximately $10 million, and we acquired various equipment and spare parts, valued at $31.6 million, used by USAC in its Florida phosphate operations in exchange for the issuance of 2,429,765 shares of our common stock. We continue to have a binding purchase agreement with USAC to purchase real property containing approximately three million short tons of unmined phosphate reserves in Central Florida valued at approximately $6.5 million. For further information regarding this transaction, see Note 20 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Cash Flow

 

Operating activities provided $167.4 million of cash for the six months ended November 30, 2005 compared to $128.6 million for the same period in fiscal 2005. Cash flows from operating activities are primarily driven by net earnings, adjusted for the non-cash impact of depletion, depreciation and amortization. In addition to affecting net earnings, volume and price level changes in product selling prices and raw material input prices result in significant changes in accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable. The favorable variance from the prior year was primarily the result of increased net earnings and the impact of higher depreciation, depletion and amortization offset by an increase in the amount invested in working capital resulting from the Combination.

 

Investing activities used $152.7 million for the six months ended November 30, 2005 compared to $45.2 million for the same period in fiscal 2005. Cash used for investing activities primarily related to additions to property and acquisitions. Capital expenditures were $96.3 million higher in six months ended November 30, 2005 compared to the same period in fiscal 2005 as a result of the Combination and scheduled projects at our Potash and Phosphate businesses. In April 2005, we announced that we were starting work immediately on an expansion of our Esterhazy potash facility that will be completed in the fall of 2006. Further potential expansions at our Saskatchewan potash facilities are in the engineering phase and are being reviewed internally, but would be executed only if warranted by market demand.

 

Financing activities used $75.3 million for the six months ended November 30, 2005 compared to providing $3.2 million for the same period in fiscal 2005. Cash used for financing activities for the six months ended November 30, 2005 consisted primarily of principal payments on our long-term debt. Historical cash flows from financing activities primarily included external financing and contributions by Cargill. Cargill is neither obligated nor expected to make such contributions in future periods.

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information

 

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, appearing in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “except,” “intend,” “may,” “potential,” “predict,” “project” or “should.” These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations as of the date of this filing.

 

Factors that could cause reported results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to successfully integrate the former operations of IMC and the CCN businesses; our ability to fully realize the expected costs savings from the

 

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Combination within the expected time frames; the ability to develop and execute comprehensive plans for asset optimization and/or rationalization; the financial resources of, and products available to, our competitors; the retention of existing, and continued attraction of additional, customers and key employees; the effect of any conditions or restrictions imposed on or proposed with respect to Mosaic by regulators following the Combination; general business and economic conditions and governmental policies affecting the agricultural industry in localities where we or our customers operate; adverse weather conditions affecting our operations, including the impact of potential hurricanes or excess rainfall; changes in the outlook of the nitrogen, phosphate or potash markets; the impact of competitive products, including the introduction of new competitive products and the expansion or contraction of production capacity or selling efforts by competitors; pressure on prices realized by us for our products; changes in the costs, or constraints on supplies, of raw materials or energy used in manufacturing certain of our products; capacity constraints limiting the production of certain products; difficulties or delays in the development, production, testing and marketing of products; difficulties or delays in receiving, or increased costs of obtaining or satisfying conditions of, required governmental and regulatory approvals; market acceptance issues, including the failure of products to generate anticipated sales levels; the effects of and change in trade, monetary, environmental and fiscal policies, laws and regulations; foreign exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; the costs and effects of legal proceedings and regulatory matters affecting us, including environmental and administrative proceedings involving us; success in implementing our various initiatives; the rating of our securities and changes that may occur in the U.S. financial markets; any errors due to the material weakness we have identified in our internal controls discussed in Item 4 of Part I of this report; and other risk factors reported from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports. In addition, we have consummated the Combination and our Board of Directors and management are not identical to the Board of Directors or management of either CCN or IMC prior to the Combination. Our Board and management may operate the combined businesses of Mosaic in a manner that differs from the manner in which the historical operations of either CCN or IMC were operated on a standalone basis.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Reference is made to Note 17 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item I of Part I of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

We conducted sensitivity analyses of our debt assuming a one-percentage point adverse change in interest rates on outstanding borrowings from the actual level as of November 30, 2005. Holding all other variables constant, the hypothetical adverse changes would not materially affect our financial position. These analyses did not consider the effects of the reduced level of economic activity that could exist in such an environment. Further, in the event of a one percentage point adverse change in interest rates, management would likely take actions to further mitigate its exposure to possible changes. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, the sensitivity analyses assumed no changes in our financial structure.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our management, with the participation of its principal executive and financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our principal executive and financial officers have concluded, based on such evaluations, that our disclosure controls and procedures were not fully effective for the purpose for which they were designed as of the end of such period, because of the material weakness in our internal controls described below. While we believe that a material weakness exists at our stage of development after our recent Combination, we believe that our consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates and for periods presented.

 

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As a result of the Combination, we adopted the internal controls that previously existed at CCN (and its multiple international locations resulting from the spin-off from Cargill) and IMC prior to October 22, 2004. As a new public company that combined the scope of operations of these two global businesses with a new management team just over one year ago, we have been evaluating, and are continuing to evaluate, in consultation with external resources, the controls and procedures that we inherited from our predecessor companies with a view to assessing their continuing sufficiency and consistency for our new global enterprise in light of the rapidly evolving standards for controls and procedures. As a result of this evaluation, we have begun to enhance our controls and procedures. As part of our process, we have concluded that a “material weakness” in our internal controls exists. A material weakness is a reportable condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by error or fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to the financial statements may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions.

 

The material weakness identified is our lack of a sufficient number of adequately trained finance and accounting personnel in our field operations with appropriate U.S. GAAP expertise. As a result, adjustments were required related to revenue recognition for certain types of sales transactions, accounting for derivative transactions under SFAS No. 133, accounting for unconsolidated investments under FASB Interpretation No. 46R, and in certain other areas.

 

In addition, we have embarked on several internal control initiatives including those required under Section 404 (Section 404) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to assess the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting by the end of our 2006 fiscal year (the date on which we are first required to report on Section 404). Thus far in our assessment process, we have identified several areas noted below where potential deficiencies or material weaknesses may be identified.

 

    Entity level controls are still maturing, in line with our overall merger integration process; for example, policies and procedures are not yet fully defined and adhered to, and our compliance and control structure is still evolving.

 

    We have not yet established adequate segregation of duties, and likely will not fully remediate this potential risk until our new enterprise resource planning system is implemented early in fiscal 2007.

 

    We are still establishing effective controls and processes in our corporate financial statement close and consolidation, and corporate tax areas. For example, we have noted opportunities to improve controls related to the coordination of book and tax accounting processes. New people, systems transitions and merger-related issues all cause us to operate less effectively today than we will in the future in these areas.

 

Management is committed to improving the overall internal control environment within our new organization in order to eliminate the material weakness which we have identified, address the potential deficiencies noted above and ensure mitigating controls are in place where necessary. Therefore, in response to the foregoing and as part of our integration plan, we, with the oversight of our Audit Committee:

 

    Are enhancing our system of internal controls to provide reasonable assurance that assets are adequately safeguarded and transactions are recorded accurately in all material respects, in accordance with management’s authorization.

 

    Have established a quarterly business review process, which ensures in-depth senior leadership review of business unit results and prospects on a regular basis.

 

    Have adopted internal policies related to accounting, financial risk management, tax, credit and investments, and are reviewing other inherited policies and procedures to ensure their appropriateness at Mosaic.

 

    Are implementing an internal audit program with global reach that will independently evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls.

 

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    Have established an active Disclosure Committee, which meets regularly to discuss performance trends and issues, controls, and other matters related to our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls.

 

    Have initiated several internal changes in our accounting organization designed to enhance our internal control environment:

 

    We are conducting an external search for a new corporate controller. Our current corporate controller has transitioned to a temporary role in Florida, where he is providing additional leadership for our Phosphate finance team.

 

    Lydia Burke, our Assistant Controller, has been appointed as our Chief Accounting Officer effective October 10, 2005. Ms. Burke reports directly to Lawrence W. Stranghoener, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

 

    We have added resources to our corporate financial reporting, accounting and financial planning and analysis groups.

 

    An additional position will be added to our corporate accounting staff to improve our accounting research capabilities.

 

    We have appointed a controller with public accounting experience for our commercial operations, and also expect to hire additional resources as may be needed to support our North American sales and supply chain teams.

 

    We are seeking an additional person with strong public accounting experience for our Phosphates business segment to be based in Florida.

 

    Will continue to monitor and assess the structure of our finance and accounting teams and the necessity for hiring additional U.S. GAAP trained finance and accounting personnel beyond implementation of that already described above.

 

    Are implementing education programs within Mosaic to ensure that all finance and accounting employees are adequately trained and supervised in the application of U.S. GAAP. Among other things, we are in the process of developing and conducting training sessions related to key accounting issues, including U.S. GAAP and SEC accounting and reporting requirements, and expect to conduct initial training sessions early in the third quarter of fiscal 2006.

 

    Are implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with additional system controls which is scheduled to be completed in calendar year 2006. We recently deferred the implementation date for this system by three months until October 1, 2006 in order to better prioritize our resources.

 

    Will create stronger communication protocols and relationships between our commercial management and our finance and accounting personnel to ensure that transactions are identified for proper accounting analysis and treatment.

 

While we are implementing remediation plans to address the material weakness and potential deficiencies noted above, we will not consider the weakness and potential deficiencies remediated until the new internal controls operate for a sufficient period of time, are tested, and management concludes that these controls are operating effectively. As of the end of the second quarter, we have not made sufficient progress yet to fully remediate the material weakness, and cannot assure investors that it will be fully remediated by the end of our 2006 fiscal year. In addition, it is possible that the potential deficiencies noted above become significant deficiencies or material weaknesses or that other deficiencies are identified in future quarters.

 

These matters and our proposed remediation plans have been discussed with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors and our independent registered public accounting firm prior to the filing of this report.

 

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Effective July 1, 2005, we changed our payroll service provider for the former IMC employees to Cargill Shared Services. As a result, Cargill Shared Services is now the payroll service provider for all Mosaic employees.

 

Other than as described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluations referred to above that occurred during the three and six months ended November 30, 2005 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Reference is made to Notes 10, 14 and 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item I of Part I of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for a description of pending legal proceedings.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Pursuant to our employee stock plans relating to the grant of employee stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock awards, we have granted and may in the future grant employee stock options to purchase shares of our common stock for which the purchase price may be paid by means of delivery to us by the optionee of shares of our common stock that are already owned by the optionee (at a value equal to market value on the date of the option exercise). During the period covered by this report, no options to purchase shares of our common stock were exercised for which the purchase price was so paid.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

The 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on October 5, 2005. The meeting was held to consider and vote upon: (i) the election of four directors (David B. Mathis, Bernard M. Michel, James T. Prokopanko and Steven M. Seibert), each for a term of three years expiring in 2008 or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified; and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2006.

 

The votes cast with respect to each director are summarized as follows:

 

Director Name


  

For


  

Withheld


  

Broker Non-Votes


David B. Mathis

   376,509,081         457,623   

Bernard M. Michel

   376,563,926         402,778   

James T. Prokopanko

   342,274,658    34,692,046   

Steven M. Seibert

   376,533,819         432,885   

 

The votes cast with respect to ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2006 are summarized as follows:

 

For


   Against

   Abstained

   Broker Non-Votes

376,712,386

   149,923    104,394   

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Reference is made to the Exhibit Index on page E-1 hereof.

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information

 

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, appearing in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “except,” “intend,” “may,” “potential,” “predict,” “project” or “should.” These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations as of the date of this filing.

 

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Factors that could cause reported results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to successfully integrate the former operations of IMC and the CCN businesses; our ability to fully realize the expected costs savings from the Combination within the expected time frames; the ability to develop and execute comprehensive plans for asset optimization and/or rationalization; the financial resources of, and products available to, our competitors; the retention of existing, and continued attraction of additional, customers and key employees; the effect of any conditions or restrictions imposed on or proposed with respect to Mosaic by regulators following the Combination; general business and economic conditions and governmental policies affecting the agricultural industry in localities where we or our customers operate; adverse weather conditions affecting our operations, including the impact of potential hurricanes or excess rainfall; changes in the outlook of the nitrogen, phosphate or potash markets; the impact of competitive products, including the introduction of new competitive products and the expansion or contraction of production capacity or selling efforts by competitors; pressure on prices realized by us for our products; changes in the costs, or constraints on supplies, of raw materials or energy used in manufacturing certain of our products; capacity constraints limiting the production of certain products; difficulties or delays in the development, production, testing and marketing of products; difficulties or delays in receiving, or increased costs of obtaining or satisfying conditions of, required governmental and regulatory approvals; market acceptance issues, including the failure of products to generate anticipated sales levels; the effects of and change in trade, monetary, environmental and fiscal policies, laws and regulations; foreign exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; the costs and effects of legal proceedings and regulatory matters affecting us, including environmental and administrative proceedings involving us; success in implementing our various initiatives; the rating of our securities and changes that may occur in the U.S. financial markets; any errors due to the material weakness we have identified in our internal controls discussed in Item 4 of Part I of this report; and other risk factors reported from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports. In addition, we have consummated the Combination and our Board of Directors and management are not identical to the Board of Directors or management of either CCN or IMC prior to the Combination. Our Board and management may operate the combined businesses of Mosaic in a manner that differs from the manner in which the historical operations of either CCN or IMC were operated on a standalone basis.

 

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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.

 

THE MOSAIC COMPANY

by:   /S/    LYDIA A. BURKE        
   

Lydia A. Burke

Assistant Controller

(on behalf of the registrant and as chief

accounting officer)

 

January 17, 2006

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No

  

Description


  

Incorporated Herein by
Reference to


  

Filed with
Electronic
Submission


4.ii.a    Form of amendment, dated as of December 13, 2005, to Credit Agreement dated as of February 18, 2005 among The Mosaic Company, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, Mosaic Global Holdings Inc., Mosaic Potash Colonsay ULC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, as amended    Exhibit 4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of The Mosaic Company for December 13, 2005*     
4.ii.b.    Form of amendment and waiver dated as of January 13, 2006 to the Credit Agreement dated as of February 18, 2005 among The Mosaic Company, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, Mosaic Global Holdings Inc., Mosaic Potash Colonsay ULC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, as amended    Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of
The Mosaic Company for January 6, 2006*
    
10.i.a.    Global Resolution Agreement dated as of October 13, 2005 between The Mosaic Company, U.S. Agri-Chemicals Corporation and Sinochem Corporation         X
10.ii.b.    Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 1, 2005 between The Mosaic Company and U.S. Agri-Chemicals Corporation         X
31.1    Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a).         X
31.2    Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a).         X
32.1    Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.         X
32.2    Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.         X

* SEC File No. 001-32327

 

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EX-10.I.A 2 dex10ia.htm GLOBAL RESOLUTION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 13, 2005 Global Resolution Agreement dated as of October 13, 2005

Exhibit 10.i.a.

 

GLOBAL RESOLUTION AGREEMENT

 

This GLOBAL RESOLUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of October 13, 2005, by and among THE MOSAIC COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“Mosaic”), U.S. AGRI-CHEMICALS CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (“USAC”), and SINOCHEM CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China and the ultimate parent entity of USAC (“Sinochem”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the parties, by entering into this Agreement and the ancillary agreements contemplated herein, desire to resolve and settle various outstanding commercial relationships existing between the parties in a manner that is mutually acceptable and to provide a framework for future commercial relationships among the parties;

 

WHEREAS, among other things, USAC is currently engaged in the business of processing and/or distribution of phosphate fertilizer products at or from facilities located in or near Bartow and Ft. Meade, Florida (the “Florida Phosphate Operations”);

 

WHEREAS, Mosaic Phosphates Company (“MPC”) (formerly known as “IMC Phosphates Company”), a subsidiary of Mosaic, entered into a Rock Sales Agreement with USAC effective November 30, 1999 (the “Rock Agreement”), pursuant to which MPC agreed to supply USAC with certain quantities of mined phosphate rock for use at the Florida Phosphate Operations;

 

WHEREAS, USAC had previously filed suit on November 13, 2003 against MPC in State Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida alleging breach of contract relating to MPC’s performance under certain terms of the Rock Agreement (the “Rock Agreement Litigation”);

 

WHEREAS, in September 2004, MPC provided a written notice of termination pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Rock Agreement and exercised its option to terminate the Rock Agreement effective October 1, 2007 (the “Noticed Termination Date”);

 

WHEREAS, Mosaic, USAC and Sinochem subsequently have engaged in discussions concerning the Rock Agreement, and USAC has informed Mosaic that it desires to be repaid for the outstanding balance owed under the Rock Agreement and, in turn, would release Mosaic from its obligation to supply mined phosphate rock under the Rock Agreement through the Noticed Termination Date;

 

WHEREAS, in contemplation of this Agreement the parties desire to settle all disputes involved in the Rock Agreement Litigation;


WHEREAS, the parties mutually agreed to suspend shipments of phosphate rock from Mosaic to USAC under the Rock Agreement beginning on August 15, 2005 in contemplation of this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, USAC has informed Mosaic that it intends to close its Florida Phosphate Operations; and

 

WHEREAS, Mosaic desires to cause its wholly owned subsidiary, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Mosaic Fertilizer”), to purchase, and USAC desires to sell to Mosaic Fertilizer, certain assets of USAC used in the Florida Phosphate Operations.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

I . Resolution of Existing Commercial Relationships

 

1.1 Termination of Rock Agreement.

 

(a) Termination. At the Closing described in Section 1.5 of this Agreement and on the terms and on the conditions set forth in this Agreement, USAC and Mosaic hereby agree to accelerate the effective date of the termination of the Rock Agreement to be coincident with the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.5 of this Agreement). The parties further agree that effective as of the Closing Date, neither MPC nor Mosaic will have any further obligations to deliver mined phosphate rock to USAC or Sinochem.

 

(b) Early Termination Payment. In consideration for the early termination of the Rock Agreement and to fully resolve all outstanding issues under the Rock Agreement, at the Closing Mosaic will pay USAC a cash payment equal to Eighty-Four Million Dollars ($84,000,000) (the “Early Termination Payment”). Pending the Closing, the parties agree that the Early Termination Payment shall be deposited into an escrow account in accordance with Section 1.3 of this Agreement.

 

(c) Suspension of Shipments. The parties acknowledge that Mosaic Fertilizer (as successor to MPC) has suspended shipments of phosphate rock to USAC and Sinochem under the Rock Agreement for the period beginning on August 15, 2005 through the Closing Date (the “Suspension Period”), and agree that neither USAC nor Sinochem has any obligation to pay for any phosphate rock that otherwise would have been but is not shipped during such Suspension Period. The parties further agree that there shall be no obligation on either party to make up any volume of phosphate rock that is not shipped during the Suspension Period.

 

1.2 Settlement of Rock Agreement Litigation. Concurrently herewith, the parties hereby agree to enter into a Settlement Agreement and Release, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Settlement Agreement”), pursuant to which USAC and Sinochem will agree to immediately to dismiss the Rock Agreement Litigation, with prejudice, against MPC and all related parties, in consideration for which Mosaic agrees to make a one-time payment equal to

 

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Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) (the “Rock Litigation Payment”). Pending the Closing, the parties agree that the Rock Litigation Payment shall be deposited into an escrow account in accordance with Section 1.3 of this Agreement.

 

1.3 Escrow Agreement.

 

(a) The parties agree that, on October 13, 2005, Mosaic shall deposit the Early Termination Payment and the Rock Litigation Payment (together, the “Escrow Amount”) with U.S. Bank National Association (the “Escrow Agent”) to be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of an Escrow Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Escrow Agreement”).

 

(b) Upon the Closing, the Escrow Amount will be released to USAC in accordance with the terms set forth in the Escrow Agreement, provided, however, that if the Closing does not occur on or before December 10, 2005, the Escrow Amount will be released to Mosaic and Mosaic shall have no obligation thereafter to pay or otherwise deliver to Sinochem or USAC, or any other party, the Early Termination Payment or the Rock Litigation Payment.

 

1.4 Acquisition of Certain Assets. Concurrently herewith, the parties hereby agree to enter into an Asset Purchase Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which USAC and Sinochem will agree to sell to Mosaic Fertilizer, and Mosaic Fertilizer will agree to buy, certain assets of the Florida Phosphate Operations on the terms and conditions set forth therein.

 

1.5 Time and Place of Closing; Closing Deliveries.

 

(a) The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) will take place at the offices of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, 50 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 9:00 a.m., Minneapolis time, on and as of the Phosphate Closing Date as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Closing Date”), or at such other place and on such other date as may be mutually agreed by Mosaic and USAC, in which case “Closing Date” means the date so agreed. The failure of the Closing will not by itself result in termination of this Agreement and will not relieve any party of any obligation under this Agreement. The Closing will be effective as of the close of business on the Closing Date.

 

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Mosaic, USAC and Sinochem will each deliver, or cause to be delivered, to each other (i) a certificate of an appropriate officer dated the Closing Date stating that the conditions set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, have been satisfied, and (ii) the text of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors or shareholders of such party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the ancillary agreements contemplated herein, certified by an appropriate officer of the Company as being in full force and effect.

 

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II . Additional Agreements

 

2.1 Conditions. Each of the parties agrees to use its best efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Article III to be satisfied and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as reasonably possible and in any event prior to the Closing Date.

 

2.2 No Shop. Each of USAC and Sinochem acknowledges and agrees that, from the date hereof through the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, neither USAC nor Sinochem nor any of their respective officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors, representatives and affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, initiate or continue any discussions or engage in any negotiations with any person, corporation, partnership, or other entity (other than Mosaic and its subsidiaries) concerning any Competing Transaction, without the prior written consent of Mosaic. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Competing Transaction” shall mean any of the following: (a) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, or other similar transaction involving USAC; (b) any sale, lease, exchange, dividend, mortgage, pledge, license, transfer or other disposition of any shares, or all or a material portion of the Phosphate Assets (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) of USAC; or (c) the issuance of any new shares of capital stock of USAC or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of capital stock of USAC to any third party (other than Sinochem).

 

2.3 Closure of Florida Phosphate Operations. USAC and Sinochem agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in a timely, efficient and effective manner regarding the closure of USAC’s Florida Phosphate Operations, including without limitation, appropriate closure of its existing and prior phosphogypsum stack systems. USAC and Sinochem further agree to fully and promptly comply with all applicable federal and state regulatory requirements relating to the closure of the Florida Phosphate Operations. USAC acknowledges that it has initiated discussions with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (the “FDEP”) regarding USAC’s plan to fulfill its obligations with respect to the closure of the Florida Phosphate Operations and agrees to continuously and diligently work to complete its closure obligations in a prompt manner and in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws. From time to time upon Mosaic’s request, USAC and Sinochem will inform Mosaic of all material developments in connection with their closure obligations, including any material developments resulting from their discussions with the FDEP.

 

2.4 Use of Proceeds. USAC and Sinochem agree that the Early Termination Payment and the Rock Litigation Payment shall, to the extent necessary, be used first for purposes of closing USAC’s Florida Phosphate Operations in accordance with applicable laws, and shall not be used for purposes of paying dividends or paying off debt owed to Affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

2.5 Indemnification. The parties agree that the covenants and agreements set forth in Sections 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 of this Agreement shall be deemed covenants and agreements of the respective parties under the Asset Purchase Agreement for purposes of the provisions of Article IX of the Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

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III . Conditions to Closing

 

3.1 Conditions to Mosaic’s Obligations. The obligation of Mosaic to take the actions required to be taken by it at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, in whole or in part, in Mosaic’s sole discretion (but no such waiver will waive any rights or remedy otherwise available to Mosaic), of each of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing:

 

(a) USAC and Sinochem will have performed and complied with each of its agreements contained in this Agreement in all material respects required to be performed by or prior to the Closing Date;

 

(b) The Asset Purchase Agreement shall be in full force and effect, and each of the conditions to the Phosphate Closing set forth in Section 7.1 of the Asset Purchase Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived;

 

(c) The Settlement Agreement shall be in full force and effect;

 

(d) The Escrow Agreement shall have been duly executed and be in full force and effect;

 

(e) No Law or Governmental Order (each as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) will have been enacted, entered, enforced, promulgated, issued or deemed (by a court or other Governmental Entity (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) having proper jurisdiction) applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by any Governmental Entity that prohibits the Closing; and

 

(f) USAC and Sinochem will have delivered each of the certificates, instruments and other documents that they are obligated to deliver pursuant to Section 1.5(b).

 

3.2 Conditions to USAC and Sinochem’s Obligations. The obligation of USAC and Sinochem to take the actions required to be taken by them at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, in whole or in part, in their sole discretion (but no such waiver will waive any right or remedy otherwise available under this Agreement), of each of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing:

 

(a) Mosaic will have performed and complied with each of its agreements contained in this Agreement in all material respects that are required to be performed by or prior to the Closing Date;

 

(b) The Settlement Agreement shall be in full force and effect;

 

(c) The Escrow Agreement shall have been duly executed and be in full force and effect;

 

(d) No Law or Governmental Order will have been enacted, entered, enforced, promulgated, issued or deemed (by a court or other Governmental Entity having proper

 

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(e) Mosaic will have delivered each of the certificates, instruments and other documents that it is obligated to deliver pursuant to Section 1.5(b).

 

IV. Termination

 

4.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing:

 

(a) by the mutual written consent of Mosaic, USAC and Sinochem; or

 

(b) by either of the parties, if

 

(i) the Closing has not been consummated on or before December 10, 2005; provided, that the terminating party will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.1(b)(i) if the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is the result of the terminating party’s breach of its representations or agreements under this Agreement or other failure to comply fully with its obligations under this Agreement; or

 

(ii) a Law or Governmental Order will have been enacted, entered, enforced, promulgated, issued or deemed (by a court or other Governmental Entity having proper jurisdiction) applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by any Governmental Entity that prohibits the Closing.

 

4.2 Effect of Termination. The right of termination under Section 4.1 is in addition to any other rights Mosaic, USAC or Sinochem may have under this Agreement or otherwise, and the exercise of a right of termination will not be an election of remedies and will not preclude an action for breach of this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing, all continuing obligations of the parties under this Agreement will terminate except that Article V will survive indefinitely unless sooner terminated or modified by the parties in writing.

 

V. General

 

5.1 Press Releases and Announcements. Upon execution of this Agreement, the parties will mutually agree on the content of an appropriate press release. Any other public announcement, including any announcement to employees, customers, suppliers or others having dealings with USAC, or similar publicity with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will be issued, if at all, at such time and in such manner as Mosaic and USAC agree, except to the extent that Mosaic reasonably determines that any such disclosure by Mosaic is required by the U.S. federal securities laws or requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

5.2 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement or in any of the ancillary agreements, USAC and Sinochem, on the one hand, and Mosaic, on the other hand, will each pay all expenses incurred by each of them in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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5.3 Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, no obligation or breach of this Agreement may be waived, and no consent may be rendered, except in a writing executed by the party against which such action is sought to be enforced. Neither the failure nor any delay by any person in exercising any right under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, and no single or partial exercise of any such right will preclude any other or further exercise of such right or the exercise of any other right.

 

5.4 Notices. All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered if personally delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (ii) when received if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service (receipt requested), (iii) five business days after being mailed, if sent by first class mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) when receipt is acknowledged by an affirmative act of the party receiving notice, if sent by facsimile, telecopy or other electronic transmission device (provided that such an acknowledgement does not include an acknowledgment generated automatically by a facsimile or telecopy machine or other electronic transmission device). Notices, demands and communications to Mosaic, USAC and Sinochem will, unless another address is specified in writing, be sent to the address indicated below:

 

If to Mosaic:

 

The Mosaic Company

Atria Corporate Center, B490

3033 Campus Drive

Plymouth, Minnesota 55441

Attn: Richard L. Mack

Facsimile No. (763) 577-2990

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice to Mosaic):

 

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

50 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Attn: Robert A. Rosenbaum

Facsimile No. (612) 340-7800

 

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If to USAC or Sinochem:

 

USAC Holdings, Inc.

2701 N. Rocky Pointe Drive

Suite 1030

Tampa, Florida 33607

Attn: Mr. Hongwei Yang, President

Facsimile No. (813) 289-2954

 

With a copy to:

 

Peterson & Myers, P.A.

141 5th Street N.W.,

Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Attn: David Alexander, III

Facsimile No. (863) 299-5498

 

5.5 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by any party to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties to this Agreement, except that Mosaic may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to one or more subsidiaries of Mosaic, so long as Mosaic remains responsible for the performance of all of its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement and all of the provisions of this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

5.6 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement confers any rights or remedies upon any person that is not a party or permitted assign of a party to this Agreement.

 

5.7 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

5.8 Complete Agreement. This Agreement and the ancillary agreements hereto contain the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or between the parties, written or oral.

 

5.9 Governing Law. THE DOMESTIC LAW, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES, OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WILL GOVERN ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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5.10 Specific Performance. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the subject matter of this Agreement is unique, that the other parties would be damaged irreparably in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise are breached, and that the remedies at law would not be adequate to compensate such other parties not in default or in breach. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees that the other parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions of this Agreement in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled, at law or in equity. The parties waive any defense that a remedy at law is adequate and any requirement to post bond or provide similar security in connection with actions instituted for injunctive relief or specific performance of this Agreement.

 

5.11 Jurisdiction. Each of the parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and agrees that all claims in respect of the action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court. Each party also agrees not to bring any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court. Each of the parties waives any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought and waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other party with respect to any such action or proceeding. Sinochem appoints The Corporation Trust Company (the “Process Agent”) as its agent to receive on its behalf service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process that might be served in the action or proceeding until December 31, 2010. Any party may make service on Sinochem by sending or delivering a copy of the process to Sinochem in care of the Process Agent at the following address: 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801. The parties agree that any of them may file a copy of this paragraph with any court as written evidence of the knowing, voluntary and bargained agreement between the parties irrevocably to waive any objections to venue or to convenience of forum. Nothing in this Section 5.11 will affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or in equity.

 

5.12 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY OF THE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH. ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

5.13 Construction. The parties and their respective counsel have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In addition, each of the parties acknowledges that it is sophisticated and has been advised by experienced counsel and, to the extent it deemed necessary, other advisors in connection with the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this

 

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Agreement. The headings preceding the text of articles and sections included in this Agreement and the headings to the schedules and exhibits are for convenience only and are not be deemed part of this Agreement or given effect in interpreting this Agreement. References to sections, articles, schedules or exhibits are to the sections, articles, schedules and exhibits contained in, referred to or attached to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. The word “including” means “including without limitation.” The use of the masculine, feminine or neuter gender or the singular or plural form of words will not limit any provisions of this Agreement. All references to “dollars” herein are to U.S. dollars.

 

5.14 Additional Cooperation. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Mosaic agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist USAC and Sinochem with seeking alternatives in which the minimize costs or penalties under certain contracts or agreements relating to the Florida Phosphate Operations; provided, however, that Mosaic shall be under no obligation to assume any contract or agreement, or any obligations of USAC or Sinochem thereunder, and any cost or liability relating thereto shall remain the sole responsibility of USAC and Sinochem.

 

5.15 Signatures; Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. A facsimile signature will be considered an original signature.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Global Resolution Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

THE MOSAIC COMPANY       U.S. AGRI-CHEMICALS CORPORATION

By:                                                                                                                      

Name (Print)                                                                                                    

Title:                                                                                                                  

     

By:                                                                                                                      

Name (Print):                                                                                                  

Title:                                                                                                                  

 

SINOCHEM CORPORATION

       

By:                                                                                                                      

Name (Print)                                                                                                    

Title:                                                                                                                  

       

 

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EX-10.II.B 3 dex10iib.htm REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 1, 2005 Registration Rights Agreement dated December 1, 2005

Exhibit 10.ii.b.

 

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of December 1, 2005 by and between The Mosaic Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. Agri-Chemicals Corporation, a Florida corporation (“USAC”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of the Company (“Mosaic Fertilizer”), USAC and Sinochem Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 13, 2005 (the “Purchase Agreement”) providing for, among other things, (i) the sale to Mosaic Fertilizer by USAC of certain equipment, spare parts and certain other tangible assets of USAC (the “Phosphate Assets”) and the S-1 Property (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and (ii) in consideration therefor, the issuance by the Company to USAC of a number of shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) obtained by dividing the Phosphate Asset Purchase Price and the S-1 Purchase Price (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement) by $13.17;

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto hereby desire to set forth the rights of the holders of the Registrable Securities (as hereinafter defined) to, and the Company’s obligations to, cause the registration of the resale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Securities Act (as hereinafter defined);

 

WHEREAS, Section 7.1(h) of the Purchase Agreement provides that, as a condition to USAC’s obligations to effect the sale of the Assets and the other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, USAC and the Company shall have executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; and

 

WHEREAS, USAC acknowledges that the Company has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated January 26, 2004 (the “Cargill Registration Rights Agreement”) with Cargill, Incorporated (“Cargill”) pursuant to which Cargill and/or certain other holders of the Company’s securities, under certain circumstances, may have registration rights with respect to shares of Common Stock that are superior to the rights granted hereunder.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein shall have the following meanings:


Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph above.

 

Cargill” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Cargill Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Closing Date” means the “Phosphate Closing Date” as defined in Section 2.5 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph above.

 

Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Final Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, association, limited liability company, partnership, trust or estate, unincorporated organization, joint venture, a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.

 

Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Qualified Holders” means the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.

 

Registrable Securities” means (a) the Shares, (b) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the Shares by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization and (c) all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to a holder of the Shares in respect of any shares of Common Stock acquired by the holder pursuant to any of the transactions described in the preceding clause (b). As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) they have been distributed to the public pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act, (ii) they have been sold to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar rule then in force) or (iii) at the time of any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration they, together with all other Registrable Securities held by the holder thereof, have satisfied the two-year holding period required by paragraph (k) of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and are legally permitted to be publicly sold without registration with the SEC pursuant to paragraph (k) of Rule 144.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

 

Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

 

USAC” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph above.

 

Violation” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

 

2. Restriction on Transfer. Until the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date, USAC will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the Shares to any Person who is not an Affiliate of USAC (a “Third Person”), unless such transaction is approved in advance by the Company in its sole discretion. Any sale, transfer or other disposition made in violation of this Section 2 shall be null and void, and the Company shall not register any such sale, transfer or other disposition in its books and records. Upon original issuance of the Shares, each certificate representing the Shares shall include a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“The securities represented by this certificate may only be transferred pursuant to the provisions of a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2005, as amended from time to time, between the issuer and U.S. Agri-Chemicals Corporation, copies of which are on file at the principal office of the issuer”

 

Each certificate representing the Shares issued to USAC or to any subsequent holder of such shares shall also include a legend in substantially the following form; provided, however, that such legend shall not be required if (i) a transfer is being made in connection with a sale of the Shares registered under the Securities Act or in connection with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or (ii) upon receipt by the Company of an opinion of counsel to the effect that such legend is not required in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act:

 

“The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws and may not be sold, transferred, offered or otherwise disposed of in the absence of an effective registration statement under applicable securities laws or an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to The Mosaic Company that such registration is not required.”

 

3. Demand Registration.

 

 

3.1 Requests for Registration. At any time beginning 30 days prior to the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date, the Qualified Holders may, subject to Section 3.2, request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration statement (a “Demand Registration”), provided that no such Demand Registration shall be required to become effective before the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date. If for any reason the Company is not eligible to file a

 

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Demand Registration on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration statement, then the Company shall effect such Demand Registration using such form as the Company is then eligible to use. The request for a Demand Registration shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities requested to be registered and the intended method of distribution. Within ten days after receipt of such request, the Company shall give written notice of such requested registration to all other holders of Registrable Securities and, subject to Section 3.3, shall include as part of such Demand Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 15 days after the receipt of the Company’s notice by such holders.

 

3.2 Limitations on Demand Registration. The holders of the Registrable Securities shall be entitled to request one (1) Demand Registration with respect to Registrable Securities; provided, that, the aggregate offering price of Registrable Securities requested to be registered in such Demand Registration must be equal to at least $10 million. The holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities which are included in a Demand Registration may require the Company to file such Demand Registration with the Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect) (a “Shelf Registration”).

 

3.3 Priority on Demand Registration. If a Demand Registration is an underwritten offering and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing, with a copy to be delivered to all the holders of Registrable Securities, that, in their opinion, the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities which can be sold therein without materially adversely affecting the marketability of the offering and within a price range acceptable to the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities requesting registration, the Company shall first include in such registration, prior to the inclusion of any securities which are not Registrable Securities, the Registrable Securities requested to be included which in the opinion of such underwriters can be sold without materially adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, pro rata among the respective holders thereof on the basis of the amount of Registrable Securities owned by each such requesting holder.

 

3.4 Restrictions on Registration. The Company shall not be obligated to effect a Demand Registration within 270 days after the effective date of a registration of Common Stock in which the holders of Registrable Securities were given piggyback rights pursuant to Section 4 and in which there was no reduction in the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included. The Company may postpone for up to 90 days the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement for a Demand Registration if the Company furnishes to the Qualified Holders a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company stating that such Demand Registration would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to engage in any financing, acquisition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any merger, consolidation, tender offer, reorganization or other significant transaction; provided, that, in such event, the holders of Registrable Securities initially requesting such Demand Registration shall be entitled to withdraw such request and, if such request is withdrawn, such Demand Registration shall not count as the permitted Demand Registration hereunder; and provided, further, that the Company may not exercise this deferral right more than once in any 12-month period.

 

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3.5 Selection of Underwriters. The Company shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering in connection with a Demand Registration, subject to the approval of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Demand Registration (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

4. Piggyback Registrations.

 

4.1 Right to Piggyback. At any time beginning 30 days prior to the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date, whenever the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a Demand Registration which shall be governed by Section 3, and registrations related solely to employee benefit plans or a Rule 145 transaction) and both (i) the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities, and (ii) the registration is reasonably expected to become effective after the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company shall give prompt written notice to all holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to effect such a registration and, subject to the terms hereof, shall include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 21 days after such holders receive the Company’s notice.

 

4.2 Priority on Primary Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold therein without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration (a) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (b) second, any securities Cargill proposes to sell pursuant to the Cargill Registration Rights Agreement, (c) third, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the respective holders thereof on the basis of the amount of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder and (d) fourth, other securities requested to be included in such registration.

 

4.3 Priority on Other Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of holders of the Company’s securities other than holders of Registrable Securities, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration (a) first, the securities requested to be included therein by the holders requesting such registration, (b) second, any securities Cargill proposes to sell pursuant to the Cargill Registration Rights Agreement, (c) third, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the holders of such securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder and (d) fourth, other securities requested to be included in such registration.

 

4.4 Selection of Underwriters. The Company shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering in connection with any Piggyback Registration.

 

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5. Holdback Agreements. Each holder of Registrable Securities shall not effect any public sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144) of equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, or engage in any hedging transactions relating to the same, during the 30 days prior to and the 90-day period beginning on the effective date of any underwritten Demand Registration or any underwritten Piggyback Registration, in each case pursuant to which such holder’s Registrable Securities are included (except as part of such underwritten registration), unless the underwriters managing the registered public offering agree otherwise.

 

6. Registration Procedures. Whenever the holders of Registrable Securities have requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:

 

6.1    prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement and such amendments and supplements as may be necessary with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective;

 

6.2    notify each holder of Registrable Securities of the effectiveness of each registration statement filed hereunder and prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for a period of not less than 120 days (or until the distribution described in the registration statement has been completed) (or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, a period ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration or have otherwise ceased to be Registrable Securities, and (ii) the 24-month anniversary of the effective date of such Shelf Registration) and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement; provided, however, that at any time, upon written notice to the participating holders of Registrable Securities and for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days thereafter (the “Suspension Period”), the Company may suspend the use or effectiveness of any registration statement (and the holders of Registrable Securities participating in such offering hereby agree not to offer or sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement during the Suspension Period) if the Company reasonably believes that the Company may, in the absence of such suspension hereunder, be required under state or federal securities laws to disclose any corporate development the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Company, its stockholders, a potentially significant transaction or event involving the Company, or any negotiations, discussions, or proposals directly relating thereto. No more than two (2) such Suspension Periods shall occur in any twelve (12) month period. In the event that the Company shall exercise its rights hereunder, the applicable time period during which the registration statement is to remain effective shall be extended by a period of time equal to the duration of the Suspension Period. The Company may extend the Suspension Period for an additional consecutive thirty (30) days with the consent of the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the holders

 

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participating in such offering. If so directed by the Company, the holders of Registrable Securities shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such holders’ possession, of the prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice;

 

6.3    furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;

 

6.4    use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller (provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (a) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subsection, (b) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (c) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction);

 

6.5    promptly notify each seller of such Registrable Securities, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, at the request of any such seller, the Company shall prepare a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the sellers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in which event the period mentioned in Section 6.2 shall be extended by the length of the period from and including the date when each seller of such Registrable Securities shall have received such notice to the date on which each such seller has received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated under this Section 6.5;

 

6.6    cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange and/or quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and/or quoted;

 

6.7    provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

 

6.8    enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other actions as the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

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6.9    make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement;

 

6.10    otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;

 

6.11    in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any Common Stock included in such registration statement for sale in any jurisdiction, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order; and

 

6.12    use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

The holders of the Registrable Securities agree to comply with any prospectus delivery and/or notice requirements under the Securities Act then in effect, and agree to not use any “free-writing” prospectus in connection with the sale of any Registrable Securities.

 

7. Registration Expenses. All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement (whether with respect to a Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration), including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, fees of any transfer agent and registrar, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, fees and disbursements of one counsel chosen by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration, fees and expenses of the Company’s independent certified public accountants, fees and expenses of underwriters (but specifically excluding underwriters fees, discounts, commissions and similar payments attributable to the Registrable Securities included in such registration), the Company’s internal expenses and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange or quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or quoted, shall be borne by the Company.

 

8. Indemnification.

 

8.1 In connection with any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration, the Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each holder of Registrable

 

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Securities, the partners or officers, directors and equity holders of such holder, and each Person who controls such holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or several) and expenses incurred by such party arising out of, based upon or caused by any of the following statements, omissions or violations (each, a “Violation”): (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, (ii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities laws; and the Company will reimburse each such holder, each of its partners, officers, directors and equity holders, and each Person controlling such holder for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred, as such expenses are incurred, by any of them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action (x) to the extent that it is caused by a Violation that occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with any information furnished in writing to the Company by such holder, and stated to be specifically for use in such registration, or (y) insofar as it relates to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact, or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated in the registration statement or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, made in a preliminary prospectus on file with the Commission at the time the registration statement becomes effective or the amended prospectus is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (the “Final Prospectus”), if a copy of the Final Prospectus was not furnished to the Person asserting the loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior to the time such action is required by the Securities Act, and if the Final Prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise to the loss, liability, claim or damage.

 

8.2 In connection with any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration in which a holder of Registrable Securities is participating, each such holder agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, any other holder selling securities in such Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration, and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or several) and expenses arising out of, based upon or caused by any Violation, but only (i) to the extent that such Violation is caused by any information furnished in writing by such holder, and stated to be specifically for use in such registration, or (ii) insofar as they relate to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact, or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated in the registration statement or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, made in a preliminary prospectus on file with the Commission at the time the registration statement becomes effective or the Final Prospectus is filed with the Commission, if a copy of the Final Prospectus was not furnished to the Person asserting the loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior to the time such action is required by the Securities Act, and if the Final Prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, liability, claim or damage; and such holder will reimburse the Company and each such Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred, as such expenses are incurred, by any of them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense; provided, that, the obligation to

 

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indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for each holder and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement.

 

8.3 Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (a) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any Person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party’s ability to defend such claim), and (b) unless in the written opinion of legal counsel to such indemnified or indemnifying parties a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties exists with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of one counsel (but not more than one) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment (with written advice of counsel) of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim.

 

8.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any partner, officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. Each party also agrees to make such provisions, as are reasonably requested by the other party, for contribution in the event the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable for any reason.

 

9. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person (a) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided, that, no holder of Registrable Securities included in any underwritten registration shall be required to make any representations or warranties to the Company or the underwriters (other than representations and warranties regarding such holder and such holder’s intended method of distribution) or to undertake any indemnification obligations to the Company or the underwriters with respect thereto, except to the extent of the indemnification provided in Section 8.

 

10. Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may at any time permit the sale of any Registrable Securities to the public without registration after the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to:

 

10.1 File, as and when applicable, with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and

 

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10.2 After the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall make publicly available the information specified in subparagraph (c)(2) of Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

 

11. Miscellaneous.

 

11.1 Effective Date. This Agreement shall not be effective (and the parties hereto shall not be bound by any obligations hereunder) until the Closing Date. In the event that the Purchase Agreement is terminated without consummation of the transactions contemplated therein, this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any action on the part of either party to this Agreement and neither party hereto shall have any liability or obligation to the other party under this Agreement.

 

11.2 No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or violates the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement.

 

11.3 Remedies. Any Person having rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages are not an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any party may apply for specific performance and for other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

11.4 Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the prior written consent of (a) the Company and (b) the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.

 

11.5 Successors, Assigns and Subsequent Holders.

 

(a) All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and the permitted assigns of the parties hereto.

 

(b) The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company. No assignment or transfer pursuant to this Section 11.5 shall be effective unless and until (i) the Company is furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned and (ii) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

11.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersede and preempt all prior agreements, negotiations, discussions and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to such subject matter.

 

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11.7 Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law and in such a way as to, as closely as possible, achieve the intended economic effect of such provision and this Agreement as a whole, but if any provision contained herein is, for any reason, held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or any other provisions hereof, unless such a construction would be unreasonable.

 

11.8 Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon delivery (a) when delivered personally, (b) if transmitted by facsimile when confirmation of transmission is received, (c) if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (d) if sent by reputable overnight courier service (providing proof of delivery); and shall be addressed as follows:

 

To the Company:

 

The Mosaic Company

Atria Corporate Center, E490

3033 Campus Drive

Plymouth, Minnesota 55441

Attention: Richard L. Mack

Facsimile: (763) 577-2990

  

with a copy to:

 

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

50 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Attention: Robert A. Rosenbaum, Esq.

Facsimile: (612) 340-7800

To USAC:

 

USAC Holdings, Inc.

2701 N. Rocky Pointe Drive

Suite 1030

Tampa, Florida 33607

Attention: Mr. Hongwei Yang, President

Facsimile: (813) 289-2954

  

with a copy to:

 

Peterson & Myers, P.A.

141 5th Street N.W.

Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Attention: David Alexander III, Esq.

Facsimile: (863) 299-5498

 

11.9 Governing Law. THE DOMESTIC LAW, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES, OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WILL GOVERN ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

11.10 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) Each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in Wilmington, Delaware, and, to the extent permissible by law, waives any and all claims and objections that any such court is an inconvenient forum.

 

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(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY OF THE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH. ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

11.11 Attorneys’ Fees. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, in the event of any action or suit based upon or arising out of any actual or alleged breach by any party of any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of such action or suit from the losing party, in addition to any other relief ordered by the court.

 

11.12 Signatures; Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. A facsimile signature will be considered an original signature.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be executed the day and year first above written.

 

THE MOSAIC COMPANY
By:    
   

Name:

Title:

 

 

U.S. AGRI-CHEMICALS CORPORATION

By:    
   

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Page

to the

Registration Rights Agreement

EX-31.1 4 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO Certification of CEO

Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a)

 

I, Fredric W. Corrigan, Chief Executive Officer and President of The Mosaic Company, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Mosaic Company;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  c. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

January 17, 2006

 

/s/ Fredric W. Corrigan

Fredric W. Corrigan
Chief Executive Officer and President

The Mosaic Company

EX-31.2 5 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO Certification of CFO

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a)

 

I, Lawrence W. Stranghoener, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Mosaic Company, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Mosaic Company;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  c. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

January 17, 2006

 

/s/ Lawrence W. Stranghoener

Lawrence W. Stranghoener
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Mosaic Company

EX-32.1 6 dex321.htm CERTICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350 Certication of CEO Pursuant to Section 1350

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b)

and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

 

I, Fredric W. Corrigan, the Chief Executive Officer and President of The Mosaic Company, certify that (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended November 30, 2005 of The Mosaic Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The Mosaic Company.

 

January 17, 2006

 

/s/ Fredric W. Corrigan

Fredric W. Corrigan
EX-32.2 7 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350 Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 1350

Exhibit 32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b)

and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

 

I, Lawrence W. Stranghoener, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Mosaic Company, certify that (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended November 30, 2005 of The Mosaic Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The Mosaic Company.

 

January 17, 2006

 

/s/ Lawrence W. Stranghoener

Lawrence W. Stranghoener
 
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