-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, H1AFIwhmrAAScAEgsPnUqGUZOMi1cD/HPM3ZaxO+0nA/XPBM8UkOhqAxN9VrjO7i mfLL8wfTEwElfbprHYwOiQ== 0001193125-08-176866.txt : 20080814 0001193125-08-176866.hdr.sgml : 20080814 20080813213731 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-176866 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080813 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080813 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VERASUN ENERGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001343202 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32913 FILM NUMBER: 081015215 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 22ND AVE CITY: BROOKINGS STATE: SD ZIP: 57006 BUSINESS PHONE: 605-696-7200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 22ND AVE CITY: BROOKINGS STATE: SD ZIP: 57006 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 13, 2008

 

 

VeraSun Energy Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

South Dakota   000-32913   20-3430241
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 22nd Avenue

Brookings, SD 57006

(Address of principal executive offices)

(605) 696-7200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

VeraSun Energy Corporation (“VeraSun”) reported the completion of its acquisition of US BioEnergy Corporation (“US BioEnergy”) in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2008. VeraSun amended such report to include the financial statements and pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01 in its Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on April 11, 2008.

This Current Report on Form 8-K reports the historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of US BioEnergy and its subsidiaries as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and the unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the six months ended June 30, 2008.

This Current Report on Form 8-K also includes in Exhibit 99.3 hereto condensed consolidating financial statements for VeraSun and guarantor and nonguarantor subsidiaries of VeraSun, as described in Exhibit 99.3, as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

The historical audited consolidated financial statements of US BioEnergy and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007 are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8–K/A filed on April 11, 2008 and are incorporated herein by reference.

The historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of US BioEnergy and its subsidiaries as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited combined company condensed combined pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the six months ended June 30, 2008 are filed as Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herein:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

23.1   Consent of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP.
99.1   Unaudited combined company condensed combined pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the six months ended June 30, 2008, and notes to unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations.
99.2   US BioEnergy’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
99.3   Unaudited condensed consolidating financial statements of VeraSun Energy Corporation and guarantor and nonguarantor subsidiaries of VeraSun Energy Corporation, as described in Exhibit 99.3, as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.
99.4   Audited consolidated financial statements of VeraSun Energy Corporation and the related notes for the year ended December 31, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Items 8 and 15 of VeraSun Energy Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2008).
99.5   Unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of VeraSun Energy Corporation and the related notes as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Item 1 of VeraSun Energy Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 11, 2008).


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: August 13, 2008   By:  

/s/ Bryan Meier

    Bryan Meier
    Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

23.1

   Consent of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP.

99.1

   Unaudited combined company condensed combined pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the six months ended June 30, 2008, and notes to unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations.

99.2

   US BioEnergy’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.

99.3

   Unaudited condensed consolidating financial statements of VeraSun Energy Corporation and guarantor and nonguarantor subsidiaries of VeraSun Energy Corporation, as described in Exhibit 99.3, as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.

99.4

   Audited consolidated financial statements of VeraSun Energy Corporation and the related notes for the year ended December 31, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Item 8 and 15 of VeraSun Energy Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2008).

99.5

   Unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of VeraSun Energy Corporation and the related notes as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Item 1 of VeraSun Energy Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 11, 2008).
EX-23.1 2 dex231.htm CONSENT OF MCGLADREY & PULLEN LLP Consent of McGladrey & Pullen LLP

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-135117 and 333-148315) of VeraSun Energy Corporation of our reports dated March 11, 2008 relating to our audits of consolidated financial statements, the financial statement schedule and internal control over financial reporting, which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of VeraSun Energy Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2007 and are incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In addition, we consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-135117 and 333-148315) of VeraSun Energy Corporation of our reports dated March 14, 2008 related to our audits of US BioEnergy Corporation’s consolidated financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting, which appear in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of VeraSun Energy Corporation filed on April 11, 2008 and are incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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EX-99.1 3 dex991.htm UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations

Exhibit 99.1

UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

VeraSun Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as “VeraSun,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”. The unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007, and the six months ended June 30, 2008, are presented to show how VeraSun might have looked had the acquisition of US BioEnergy Corporation (“US BioEnergy”) occurred on January 1, 2007. On August 17, 2007, VeraSun acquired ASA OpCo Holdings, LLC from ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC (“ASAB”). The unaudited condensed consolidated pro forma statement of operations for VeraSun for the year ended December 31, 2007, combines information from the historical consolidated statement of operations of VeraSun for the year ended December 31, 2007, with the unaudited historical statement of operations of ASAB for the period from January 1, 2007, through August 17, 2007, as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2007. The notes to the unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations describe certain pro forma adjustments to give effect to the acquisition, had it been consummated on the assumed date.

The unaudited condensed combined pro forma statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007, combines information from the unaudited condensed consolidated pro forma statement of operations of VeraSun and historical consolidated statement of operations of US BioEnergy for the year ended December 31, 2007. The unaudited condensed combined pro forma statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008, combines information from the historical unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income of VeraSun for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and historical unaudited condensed consolidated statement of earnings of US BioEnergy for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

The unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations were prepared using the purchase method of accounting. The allocation of the purchase price of US BioEnergy as reflected in these condensed combined pro forma statements of operations has been based on the preliminary estimate of the fair values of US BioEnergy’s tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of April 1, 2008, the completion date of the acquisition.

These pro forma statements of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions been consummated on the assumed dates. Additionally, future results may vary significantly from the results reflected in the pro forma statements of operations due to changes in future transactions and other factors. These pro forma statements of operations have been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes for the year ended December 31, 2007, incorporated by reference to our 2007 Form 10-K, our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes for the six months ended June 30, 2008, included in our second quarter Form 10-Q, the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes for the year ended December 31, 2007, of US BioEnergy, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2008, which are incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes for the three months ended March 31, 2008, of US BioEnergy, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.


COMBINED COMPANY

UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     Pro Forma
VeraSun
    Historical
US BioEnergy
    Adjustments     Pro Forma
Combined
 
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Net sales

   $ 848,281     $ 588,614     $ 19,800 (a)   $ 1,484,554  
         11,600 (b)  
         (23,023) (c)  
         39,282 (d)  

Cost of goods sold

     753,087       517,665       (23,023) (c)     1,330,811  
         39,282 (d)  
         (3,244) (e)  
         32,769 (f)  
         12,428 (g)  
         (4,356) (h)  
         3,732 (i)  
         2,471 (o)  
                                

Gross profit

     95,194       70,949       (12,400 )     153,743  
                                

Startup expenses

     4,961       —         —         4,961  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     50,559       41,130       (914) (j)     90,775  

Loss on impairment of assets

     —         2,471       (2,471) (o)     —    
                                

Operating income

     39,674       27,348       (9,015 )     58,007  
                                

Other income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     (33,376 )     (8,609 )     (9,762) (k)     (51,747 )

Interest income

     11,711       6,587       —         18,298  

Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiary

     —         2,827       (2,827) (l)     —    

Other income (expense)

     (241 )     880       —         639  
                                
     (21,906 )     1,685       (12,589 )     (32,810 )
                                

Income before income taxes and minority interest

     17,768       29,033       (21,604 )     25,197  

Income tax provision

     4,975       11,706       (7,561 )(m)     9,120  
                                

Income before minority interest

     12,793       17,327       (14,043 )     16,077  

Minority interest in net loss of subsidiary, net of income taxes

     —         79       —         79  
                                

Net income

   $ 12,793     $ 17,406     $ (14,043 )   $ 16,156  
                                

Per share data:

        

Income per common share - basic

   $ 0.14         $ 0.10  

Basic weighted average number of common shares

     94,160         64,789 (n)     158,949  

Income per common share - diluted

   $ 0.13         $ 0.10  

Diluted weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares

     97,737         65,745 (n)     163,482  

See notes to unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations.


VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED PRO FORMA

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     Historical           Pro Forma  
     VeraSun     ASAB     Adjustments     VeraSun  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Net sales

   $ 848,281     $ —       $ —       $ 848,281  

Cost of goods sold

     752,382       —         705 (a)     753,087  
                                

Gross profit

     95,899       —         (705 )     95,194  

Start-up expenses

     4,961       —         —         4,961  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     37,519       38,635       (25,595) (b)     50,559  
                                

Operating income (loss)

     53,419       (38,635 )     24,890       39,674  

Other income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     (33,376 )     (3,338 )     3,338 (b)     (33,376 )

Interest income

     16,855       273       (5,417) (c)     11,711  

Other income (expense):

     57       (298 )     —         (241 )
                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

     36,955       (41,998 )     22,811       17,768  

Income tax provision

     10,348       —         (5,373) (d)     4,975  
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 26,607     $ (41,998 )   $ 28,184     $ 12,793  
                                

Per share data:

        

Income per common share - basic

   $ 0.32         $ 0.14  

Basic weighted average number of common shares

     82,659         11,501 (e)     94,160  

Income per common share - diluted

   $ 0.31         $ 0.13  

Diluted weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares

     86,236         11,501 (e)     97,737  

See notes to unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations.


COMBINED COMPANY

UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

 

     Historical           Pro Forma  
     VeraSun     US BioEnergy     Adjustments     Combined  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Net sales

   $ 1,531,642     $ 197,155     $ 32 (c)   $ 1,740,527  
         11,698 (d)  

Cost of goods sold

     1,424,570       171,446       32 (c)     1,609,386  
         11,698 (d)  
         (811) (e)  
         2,685 (f)  
         (1,167) (h)  
         933 (i)  
                                

Gross profit

     107,072       25,709       (1,640 )     131,141  
                                

Startup expenses

     6,702       —         —         6,702  

Restructuring charge

     2,004       —         —         2,004  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     27,682       9,524       (229) (j)     36,977  
                                

Total selling, general and administrative expenses:

     36,388       9,524       (229 )     45,683  

Operating income

     70,684       16,185       (1,411 )     85,458  
                                

Other income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     (26,314 )     (405 )     —   (k)     (26,719 )

Interest income

     1,548       763       —         2,311  

Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiary

     —         618       (618) (l)     —    

Other income (expense)

     714       (6,202 )     —         (5,488 )
                                
     (24,052 )     (5,226 )     (618 )     (29,896 )
                                

Income before income taxes and minority interest

     46,632       10,959       (2,029 )     55,562  

Income tax provision

     15,175       6,204       (761) (m)     20,618  
                                

Income before minority interest

     31,457       4,755       (1,268 )     34,944  

Minority interest in net loss of subsidiary

     6       7       —         13  
                                

Net income

   $ 31,463     $ 4,762     $ (1,268 )   $ 34,957  
                                

Per share data:

        

Income per common share - basic

   $ 0.25         $ 0.22  

Basic weighted average number of common shares

     124,836         32,395 (n)     157,231  

Income per common share - diluted

   $ 0.25         $ 0.22  

Diluted weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares

     127,350         32,873 (n)     160,223  

See notes to unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations.


VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED

PRO FORMA STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Purchase Price

These unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations reflect a preliminary allocation of the purchase price as if the acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2007. The preliminary allocations are subject to change based on finalization of the fair values of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The relevant tangible assets consist mainly of US BioEnergy’s property, plant and equipment. Identifiable intangible assets include favorable and unfavorable contracts related to US BioEnergy’s business such as ethanol sales contracts, corn purchase contracts, customer relationships and lease agreements. The purchase price of $756.9 million has been calculated as follows:

 

Number of shares of US BioEnergy common stock outstanding at the closing date of the merger (in thousands)

     79,986   

Exchange ratio

     0.81   
         

Shares of VeraSun issued (in thousands)

     64,789   

Multiplied by VeraSun’s weighted average stock price for the period two business days before and three business days after the November 29, 2007 announcement of acquisition

   $ 11.36    $ 736,001  

Fair value of VeraSun’s stock options issued in exchange for US BioEnergy’s stock options outstanding as of the close date of the acquisition (1)

        14,664  

Other, including VeraSun’s transaction (registering and issuing) costs

        7,296  

Less: Cost of registering equity securities

        (1,063 )
           

Purchase price

      $ 756,898  
           

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price based on the estimated fair values of US BioEnergy’s assets and liabilities assumed in the acquisition are as follows (in thousands):

 

Assets acquired:

  

Cash

   $ 51,339

Other current assets

     142,917

Property, plant and equipment

     1,069,350

Intangible assets

     55,694

Goodwill (2)

     101,773

Other non-current assets

     6,571
      

Total assets acquired

     1,427,644
      

Liabilities assumed:

  

Current liabilities, excluding current maturities on long-term debt

     85,055

Long – term debt

     460,979

Deferred tax liability

     101,411

Other long – term liabilities

     19,387

Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries

     3,914
      

Total liabilities assumed

     670,746
      

Net assets acquired

   $ 756,898
      

 

(1) The fair value of VeraSun’s options issued in exchange for US BioEnergy’s stock options was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: dividend yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 65%; risk-free rate of 3.0%; and an expected life of 6.9 years.


VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED

PRO FORMA STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

(2) The excess of purchase price over the estimated fair value of identifiable net assets acquired has been classified as goodwill. The major factors that contribute to goodwill include the expected future profitability of US BioEnergy, the market position of US BioEnergy, its existing facilities and plants under construction given their geographic locations, and its successful track record of plant completions and start-ups.

In the ASA Acquisition (signed on July 22, 2007), the ASAB shareholders received consideration consisting of approximately 13.8 million shares of VeraSun stock (valued at the time at $194.3 million) and $250 million of cash. ASAB’s business consisted of three facilities in Linden, Indiana, Albion, Nebraska, and Bloomingburg, Ohio in different stages of completion with an estimated production capacity of approximately 330 MMGY, of which 110 MMGY came online after the signing of the transaction, but before it closed. The allocation of this purchase price resulted in goodwill of $158.9 million, representing the excess of purchase price over the estimated fair value of identifiable net assets. The major factors that contributed to goodwill included the expected future profitability of ASAB’s facilities which reflected the spreads between commodities prices for corn and ethanol prevailing at the time, the comparative ease of integrating a less mature business without management functions (which were not acquired), the geographic locations of ASAB’s facilities, and the significant contribution to VeraSun’s production capacity compared to pre-acquisition levels, which helped establish VeraSun’s strategic position as a consolidator in a highly fractured industry.

The smaller amount of goodwill recorded in the acquisition of US BioEnergy reflects developments in the industry in the interim and differences in the transaction structures. In particular, over the course of 2007, the spread between corn and ethanol prices narrowed significantly, which contributed to a fall in the stock prices of VeraSun and US BioEnergy as well as other ethanol companies. The closing prices of VeraSun’s and US BioEnergy’s stock as of July 20, 2007 (the last trading day before the signing of the ASA Acquisition) and November 28, 2007 (the last trading day before the signing of acquisition agreement with US BioEnergy) fell from $13.72 and $10.59 to $10.64 and $8.03, respectively. Structurally, the transactions differ in that the transaction with US BioEnergy involves a merger of equals with consideration consisting entirely of VeraSun stock (other than cash to be paid in lieu of fractional shares). As a result, US BioEnergy shareholders can continue to participate in the development of the combined company to a significantly larger extent than the shareholders of ASAB who only received a portion of their consideration in stock.

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. The Company performed an interim impairment test of its goodwill, identifiable intangible assets and all its long-lived assets as of April 1, 2008, due to events and changes in circumstances that indicated an impairment might have occurred. The major factor deemed by management to have constituted an impairment triggering event was the sustained decrease in the Company stock price relative to the book value of the Company coupled with a significant issuance of common stock, pursuant to the acquisition of US BioEnergy.

The Company estimated the fair value of the enterprise utilizing several fair value measurement techniques, including two market estimates and one income estimate, and using relevant data available through and as of April 1, 2008. Under the market approaches, the fair value of the enterprise was estimated based upon the fair value of invested capital for VeraSun, as well as a separate comparison to revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, deprecation, and amortization, “EBITDA,” multiples for similar publicly traded companies in the renewable energy industry. The fair value estimates using both market approaches included a control premium similar to those observed for historical renewable energy company market transactions. Under the income approach, the fair value of the enterprise was estimated based upon the present value of estimated future cash flows for VeraSun. The income approach is dependent on a number of critical management assumptions including estimates of ethanol and distiller sales price, corn and natural gas cost, appropriate discount rates and other relevant assumptions.

Taking into consideration a weight of the two market estimates and the income estimate the indicated fair value of the enterprise was more than its carrying value, and therefore, the Company was not required to perform step two of the SFAS 142 goodwill impairment testing methodology.

Due to extreme corn and crude oil price volatility, tight credit markets, the volatility of the Company’s stock price and the resulting decline in its market capitalization and, the uncertain economic environment, as well as other uncertainties, the Company can provide no assurance that a material impairment charge to goodwill, intangible assets and all long lived assets will not occur in a future period. The Company will continue to monitor circumstances and events in future periods to determine whether additional interim asset impairment testing is warranted.


VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED

PRO FORMA STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Pro Forma Statements of Operations adjustments related to the Combined Company US Bio Energy acquisition

 

(a) Represents an adjustment to revenue for unfavorable ethanol sales contracts acquired, upon delivery of the contracted ethanol.

 

(b) Represents an adjustment to revenue for unfavorable distillers sales contracts acquired, upon delivery of the contracted distillers grains.

 

(c) Represents an income statement reclassification of US BioEnergy’s mark-to-market income (loss) on ethanol hedges to be consistent with VeraSun’s presentation policies.

 

(d) Represents an income statement reclassification to record US BioEnergy’s freight costs as cost of goods sold versus netting with net sales to be consistent with VeraSun’s presentation policies.

 

(e) Reflects the reduction in depreciation expense associated with recording US BioEnergy’s property and equipment at its preliminary estimated fair value based upon a 19 year average economic life.

 

(f) Represents an adjustment to cost of goods sold for favorable corn purchase contracts acquired.

 

(g) Represents an adjustment to cost of goods sold for the fair value adjustment of corn inventories acquired.

 

(h) Reflects an adjustment to cost of goods sold for unfavorable rail car contracts.

 

(i) Reflects the amortization related to the finite-lived identifiable intangible assets related to the US BioEnergy acquisition.

 

(j) Reflects the elimination of the CEO salary of US BioEnergy. The CEO of US BioEnergy did not transition to VeraSun but became a non-executive director of VeraSun upon completion of the transaction. It is not anticipated that any additional employees will be hired to carry out any of the duties previously performed by US BioEnergy’s CEO.

 

(k) Represents amortized debt discount on the fair value adjustment to debt for 2007. No adjustment to interest expense is required for 2008 for the fair value adjustment to debt as the increased interest cost increases the amount of capitalized interest on construction in progress.

 

(l) Reflects the elimination of US BioEnergy’s share of net income in Provista Renewable Fuels Marketing, LLC (“Provista”). On March 31, 2008, US BioEnergy and CHS Inc. (“CHS”) executed a Purchase Agreement, whereby US BioEnergy sold all of its fifty-percent membership interest in Provista to CHS, effective on April 1, 2008.

 

(m) Reflects the tax effect of the pro forma adjustments based on the estimated effective rate of 37.5% for 2008 and 35% for 2007.

 

(n) Reflects the issuance of 64,789,000 shares of common stock as consideration paid for US BioEnergy and the dilutive effect of stock options.

 

(o) Reflects the reclassification of loss on impairment of an asset to cost of goods sold, to be consistent with VeraSun’s presentation policy.


VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED

PRO FORMA STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Pro Forma Statements of Operations adjustments for VeraSun Energy Corporation related to ASA acquisition

 

(a) Reflects the amortization related to the finite-lived identifiable intangible assets related to the ASA acquisition.

 

(b) Reflects the elimination of non-recurring ASAB level expenses directly related to the acquisition. On August 17, 2007, VeraSun purchased all of the equity interests in ASA Holdings from ASAB. ASA Holdings owns three biorefineries, which were substantially all of the key operating assets of ASAB. On August 17, 2007, employees at the ASAB level were terminated with the exception of six employees who were temporarily retained to address transitional issues and terminated employment on February 17, 2008. All of the functions provided by ASAB were absorbed by VeraSun’s existing organization without adding additional employees. The pro forma adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2007 include $11.3 million of severance costs, $7.4 million of transactional costs (primarily investment banking fees), and $6.9 million of expense related to the write-off of deferred financing fees associated with the ASAB debt (not assumed). Interest expense was eliminated entirely as it related to ASAB debt that was not assumed. Interest expense related to ASA Holdings’ facilities under construction was capitalized as part of construction costs.

 

(c) Reflects the reduction of interest income related to cash consideration for the purchase of ASA Holdings. Interest income is calculated at 4% per annum.

 

(d) Reflects the income tax effect of the results of operations of the acquired entity and the pro forma adjustments at an estimated effective tax rate of 28.0% for 2007.

 

(e) Reflects the issuance of 13,801,284 shares of common stock as part of the consideration paid for ASA Holdings.
EX-99.2 4 dex992.htm US BIOENERGY'S UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS US BioEnergy's unaudited condensed comsolidated financial statements

Exhibit 99.2

US BioEnergy Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     March 31,
2008
   December 31,
2007
     (Unaudited)     
ASSETS      

Current Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 51,339    $ 54,432

Receivables (related party 2008, $41,913; 2007, $36,233)

     58,402      42,609

Inventories

     59,316      40,368

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     10,489      9,989

Deferred income taxes

     3,231      4,279
             

Total current assets

     182,777      151,677
             

Goodwill

     63,991      63,991

Other long-term assets

     10,615      10,036
             
     74,606      74,027
             

Property and equipment, net

     995,436      943,141
             

Total assets

   $ 1,252,819    $ 1,168,845
             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY      

Liabilities

     

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 25,668    $ 17,024

Accounts payable

     15,844      10,035

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     24,464      20,170

Short-term debt

     9,000      —  
             

Total current liabilities

     74,976      47,229
             

Long-term debt

     450,005      413,298

Construction payable (related party 2008, $33,848; 2007, $21,750)

     40,474      31,488

Deferred income taxes

     52,938      47,839

Other long-term liabilities

     597      811
             
     544,014      493,436
             

Total liabilities

     618,990      540,665
             

Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary

     3,914      3,921
             

Commitments and Contingencies

     

Shareholders’ Equity

     

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 75,000,000 shares; issued none

     —        —  

Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 750,000,000 shares; 79,986,696 and 79,582,679 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2008, and December 31, 2007, respectively

     800      796

Additional paid-in capital

     590,599      589,710

Retained earnings

     38,516      33,753
             

Total shareholders’ equity

     629,915      624,259
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,252,819    $ 1,168,845
             

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2008     2007  
     (Unaudited)  

Revenues:

    

Product sales (related party 2008, $157,522; 2007, $113,376)

   $ 197,155     $ 130,048  

Other revenues

     —         2,169  
                

Total revenues

     197,155       132,217  
                

Cost of goods sold:

    

Cost of product sales

     171,446       113,149  

Cost of services and commissions

     —         926  
                

Total cost of goods sold

     171,446       114,075  
                

Gross profit

     25,709       18,142  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     9,524       7,568  
                

Operating income

     16,185       10,574  
                

Other (expense) income:

    

Interest expense

     (405 )     (4,409 )

Interest income

     763       2,293  

Other (expense) income, net

     (6,202 )     23  

Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiary

     618       283  
                

Total other expense, net

     (5,226 )     (1,810 )
                

Income before income taxes and minority interest

     10,959       8,764  
    

Income tax expense

     (6,204 )     (3,529 )

Minority interest in net loss of subsidiary

     7       7  
                

Net income

   $ 4,762     $ 5,242  
                

Income per common share:

    

Basic

   $ 0.06     $ 0.08  

Diluted

     0.06       0.08  

Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):

    

Basic

     79,591       67,974  

Diluted

     80,404       68,913  

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2008     2007  
     (Unaudited)  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

    

Net income

   $ 4,762     $ 5,242  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     7,320       5,007  

Amortization

     126       916  

Minority interest in net loss of subsidiary

     (7 )     (7 )

Stock-based compensation expense

     1,065       681  

Deferred income taxes

     6,203       3,992  

Change in derivative financial instruments

     (3,257 )     5,827  

Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiary

     (618 )     (283 )

Changes in working capital components, net of effects of business acquisitions:

    

Receivables

     (15,793 )     (13,059 )

Inventories

     (18,948 )     617  

Accounts payable

     5,809       10,237  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     3,909       (1,464 )

Other, net

     2,614       1,178  
                

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (6,815 )     18,884  
                

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (50,629 )     (45,770 )

Deposits made

     —         297  
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (50,629 )     (45,473 )
                

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

    

Proceeds from long-term debt

     47,877       125,495  

Repayments of long-term debt

     (2,526 )     (37,974 )

Net proceeds from short-term borrowings

     9,000       (845 )

Decrease in checks written on controlled disbursement account

     —         (13,221 )

Debt issuance costs paid

     —         (1,550 )

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock

     —         29  
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     54,351       71,934  
                

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (3,093 )     45,345  

Cash and Cash Equivalents

    

Beginning of period

     54,432       170,099  
                

End of period

   $ 51,339     $ 215,444  
                

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

Note 1: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business:

The Company owns and operates production plants that produce corn-based ethanol and distillers grains utilizing dry-grind technology. The Company conducts its business through wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as businesses that it owns less than a majority, or noncontrolling, interest in.

On March 31, 2008, the Company completed the closing of the merger with VeraSun Energy Corporation (VeraSun), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 29, 2007, by and among VeraSun, Host Acquisition Corporation (a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of VeraSun) and the Company. The merger became effective on April 1, 2008.

Per the arrangements of the merger, each outstanding share of Company common stock is converted into 0.810 shares of VeraSun common stock (plus cash in lieu of fractional shares), and each outstanding US BioEnergy stock option and restricted stock award issued under a US BioEnergy equity-based compensation plan is converted into a VeraSun stock option or restricted stock award, as applicable, in each case on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such US BioEnergy equity-based compensation plans. As a result of the merger, effective April 1, 2008, former US BioEnergy shareholders will own approximately 41.0% of the outstanding shares of VeraSun stock.

Principles of Consolidation:

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of US BioEnergy Corporation (US BioEnergy or USBE) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, US Bio Albert City, LLC (Albert City); US Bio Dyersville, LLC (Dyersville); US Bio Hankinson, LLC (Hankinson); US Bio Janesville, LLC (Janesville); US Bio Ord, LLC (Ord); US Bio Marion, LLC (Marion); US Bio Platte Valley, LLC (Platte Valley); US Bio Woodbury, LLC (Woodbury); UBE Services, LLC (UBE Services); and United Bio Energy Ingredients, LLC (UBE Ingredients), collectively referred to as UBE, and its 50% investment in Provista Renewable Fuels Marketing LLC, (Provista) and joint venture Big River Resources Grinnell, LLC (Grinnell), all of which are collectively referred to herein as the “Company.” All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, which has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements, and the unaudited March 31, 2008 and 2007, condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.

Management is required to make certain estimates and assumptions which affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses the Company has recorded, and its disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The results of the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company had no significant changes to its significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2008.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS No. 161), which acts as an amendment to SFAS No. 133, and requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. This statement encourages, but does not require, comparative disclosures for earlier periods at initial adoption. The Company is currently accessing the impact of SFAS No. 161 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, which amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51. SFAS No. 160 improves the relevance, comparability and transparency of financial information provided to investors by requiring all entities to report noncontrolling (minority) interests in subsidiaries as equity in the consolidated financial statements. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and early adoption is not permitted. The provisions of this standard must be applied retrospectively upon adoption. The Company has assessed SFAS No. 160 and has determined that the impact of the adoption of this statement will result in minority interest being reported as a component of shareholders’ equity.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements by defining fair value, establishing a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expanding disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and sets out a fair value hierarchy with the highest priority being quoted prices in active markets. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.

In February 2008, the FASB issued “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157,” FASB Statement of Position (FSP) No. 157-2 (FSP No. 157-2). FSP No. 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, for fair value measurements of nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in an entity’s financial statements on a recurring basis (at lease annually).

As of January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157 for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value except for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, as permitted by FSP No. 157-2. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. For additional discussion and required disclosures, see Note 7 to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which included an amendment of FASB Statement 115. This statement provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value in an attempt to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. A company that adopts SFAS No. 159 will report unrealized gains and losses, on items for which the fair value option has been elected, in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted SFAS No. 159 in January 2008, but did not elect fair value as an alternative, as provided in the statement.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS No. 141(R)), to improve reporting by creating greater consistency in the accounting and financial reporting of business combinations, resulting in more complete, comparable and relevant information for investors and other users of financial statements, as well as to reduce the complexity of existing GAAP. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and early adoption is not permitted. The provisions of this statement are to be applied prospectively to business combination transactions in the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The provisions of SFAS No. 141(R) will only have an impact on the Company if it is party to a business combination after the pronouncement is adopted.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Note 2: Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2008
   December 31,
2007

Raw materials

   $ 43,082    $ 33,527

Work-in-process

     6,856      3,106

Finished goods

     9,378      3,735
             
   $ 59,316    $ 40,368
             

Note 3: Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2008
   December 31,
2007

Land and land improvements

   $ 71,388    $ 47,223

Buildings

     144,513      94,391

Leasehold improvements

     205      205

Machinery and equipment

     407,372      270,168

Office furniture and equipment

     6,536      5,448

Construction in progress

     402,014      554,994
             

Property and equipment

     1,032,028      972,429

Less: accumulated depreciation

     36,592      29,288
             

Property and equipment, net

   $ 995,436    $ 943,141
             

Note 4: Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

As of March 31, 2008, $393.6 million was outstanding under various credit facilities with AgStar, as administrative agent and as a lender, and a group of other lenders, which was comprised of $152.0 million of construction loans, $184.9 million of senior secured term loans, $54.7 million of revolving term loans and $2.0 million of seasonal revolving loans. As of March 31, 2008, the Company had $14.3 million of outstanding letters of credit. In addition, the Company had $28.0 million of seasonal revolving loan borrowing capacity that was available for working capital needs.

As of March 31, 2008, Marion had outstanding borrowings under a Dougherty Funding LLC (Dougherty) construction loan of $79.8 million and $7.0 million outstanding on its seasonal revolving credit facility. Marion also has availability of $7.3 million under a letters of credit agreement with First Bank & Trust, a South Dakota state bank, to be issued on behalf of Marion to satisfy the requirements of certain utility service providers to secure Marion’s contractual obligation to them under certain agreements with these service utility providers. As of March 31, 2008, Marion had outstanding letters of credit with First Bank & Trust of $7.3 million, and the Company funded $0.2 million.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Long-term and short-term debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2008, and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2008
   December 31,
2007

Long-Term Debt

     

Construction loans bearing interest at 3.15% above the one-month LIBOR, interest payable quarterly

   $ 151,975    $ 121,696

Construction loan bearing interest at 4.00% above the three-month LIBOR, interest payable monthly

     79,763      62,164

Senior secured term loans bearing interest at 2.90% above the one-month LIBOR, with monthly principal and interest payments through February 2012 and September 2012, the respective dates of maturity for remaining principal

     95,750      97,013

Senior secured term loan bearing interest at 3.25% above the one-month LIBOR, with quarterly principal and interest payments through November 2011 and March 2012, the respective dates of maturity for remaining principal

     89,111      90,336

Revolving term loans bearing interest ranging from 2.90% to 3.25% above the one-month LIBOR, interest payable monthly, due on various dates ranging through February 2012 and September 2012

     46,763      46,763

Revolving term loan bearing interest at 3.25% above the one-month LIBOR, interest payable monthly, due November 2011

     8,000      8,000

Community redevelopment revenue bonds and economic development loans

     4,311      4,350
             
     475,673      430,322

Less current maturities

     25,668      17,024
             

Total long-term debt

   $ 450,005    $ 413,298
             
     March 31,
2008
   December 31,
2007

Short-Term Debt

     

Revolving note payable to bank bearing interest at 4.00% above the one-month LIBOR, interest payable monthly

   $ 7,000    $ —  

Revolving note payable to bank bearing interest at 3.25% above the one-month LIBOR, interest payable monthly

     2,000      —  
             

Total short-term debt

   $ 9,000    $ —  
             

Certain debt financing arrangements of the Company’s subsidiaries limit the subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or make distribution to USBE. Included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company were $586.6 million and $565.2 million of net assets of the subsidiaries at March 31, 2008, and December 31, 2007, respectively, which are available for operations at the subsidiary level, but not for corporate purposes.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Note 5: Earnings Per Common Share

A reconciliation of net income and common stock share amounts used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings or loss per share (EPS) for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31
     Net Income    Weighted-
Average
Shares
Outstanding
   Per
Share
Amount
     (in thousands)          

2008:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 4,762    79,591,327    $ 0.06

Effects of dilutive securities:

        

Exercise of stock options

     —      812,438      —  
                  

Diluted EPS

   $ 4,762    80,403,765    $ 0.06
                  

2007:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 5,242    67,973,982    $ 0.08

Effects of dilutive securities:

        

Exercise of stock options

     —      939,243      —  
                  

Diluted EPS

   $ 5,242    68,913,225    $ 0.08
                  

Options outstanding of 429,275 and 612,125 in 2008 and 2007, respectively, and restricted stock of 154,938 and 115,996, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because their effect would have been antidilutive.

Note 6: Stock-Based Compensation and Payments

For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized expenses of $1.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for all stock-based compensation arrangements, and recognized related deferred income tax benefits of $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively. In addition to the options granted under the plans, the Company has 1,625,000 options outstanding which were granted outside of the Company’s 2005 Plan. As of March 31, 2008, there were 65,500 shares outstanding under the 2005 Plan, of which all vested immediately prior to the merger with VeraSun.

Stock Incentive Plans:

The Company’s 2006 stock incentive plan provides for the issuance of stock-based awards, including stock options and restricted stock, to employees and directors. Stock options under these plans generally have a seven- to ten-year life, an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the grant date, and a five-year vesting period. During the vesting period, ownership of these shares cannot be transferred. Restricted stock granted to employees generally vests in three to five years as long as the employees are still employed by the Company. The restricted stock granted to the Board of Directors vests on the date of the Company’s annual shareholders’ meeting. As with stock options, restricted stock ownership cannot be transferred during the vesting period.

The maximum number of shares reserved under the plan is 6,560,943 shares of Class A common stock (Award Shares). Award Shares covered by expired or terminated stock options and forfeited shares of restricted stock may be used for subsequent awards under the plan. The Company has the ability to settle equity awards by issuing shares held in treasury or through the issuance of authorized but unissued common stock. As of March 31, 2008, there were 4,979,948 shares available to be awarded under the 2006 Plan. No awards shall be granted under the 2006 Plan more than 10 years after the date of adoption of the 2006 Plan.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Restricted Stock:

Under the 2006 Plan, the Company has made several restricted stock awards, including 23,000 shares of restricted stock to certain employees in January 2008 and an award of 409,542 shares of restricted stock to all employees, also in January 2008. Of the 432,542 shares issued in January 2008, 195,142 will vest immediately upon change in control. In April 2007, the Company awarded 24,240 shares of restricted stock to local advisory board members. In May and October of 2007, the Company issued 21,612 and 3,862 shares of restricted stock, respectively, to the Board of Directors, and in August 2007 the Company granted 338,707 shares of restricted stock to employees. In December 2006, the Company awarded 223,952 shares of restricted stock to certain employees and 19,250 shares of restricted stock to certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors under the 2006 Plan. The Company historically applied an average annual forfeiture rate of 2% when calculating the number of shares expected to vest, based upon comparable information for similar businesses. During the second quarter of 2007, the Company re-evaluated the forfeiture rate, and as a result of this evaluation, the Company will apply a forfeiture rate of 15% on any future grants, except those grants to Board members, which do not have a forfeiture rate. Unrecognized compensation expense related to the restricted stock grants was approximately $6.8 million at March 31, 2008, of which awards with an approximate value of $3.0 million were recognized as compensation expense on April 1, 2008, as a result of the acceleration of vesting upon the change of control, and the remainder were exchanged for VeraSun restricted stock grants.

A summary of nonvested restricted shares for the three months ended March 31, 2008, is as follows:

 

     Number of
Nonvested
Shares
    Weighted-
Average
Grant Date

Fair Value

Outstanding on December 31, 2007

   465,517     $ 11.77

Granted

   432,542       7.88

Vested

   (100,981 )     10.77

Forfeited

   (19,100 )     9.35
        

Outstanding on March 31, 2008

   777,978       9.77
        


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Stock Options:

Stock options under the 2005 and 2006 Plans (Plans) are subject to a vesting period of up to five years from the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The term of an incentive stock option may not exceed 10 years (or five years if issued to an optionee who owns or is deemed to own more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of the Company’s stock, a subsidiary or any affiliate). The exercise price of a stock option may not be less than the fair market value of the stock on the date the option is granted or, in the event the optionee owns more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company and an incentive stock option is granted to such optionee, the option exercise price shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the stock on the date the option is granted.

 

     Number of
Stock
Options
    Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

Per Share
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in Years)
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

(in thousands)

Outstanding on December 31, 2007

   2,230,525     $ 5.92      

Granted

   —         —        

Exercised

   (19,250 )     4.05      

Forfeited

   (600 )     12.04      

Expired

   (4,400 )     8.52      
              

Outstanding on March 31, 2008

   2,206,275     $ 5.93    7.83    $ 3,376
                        

Exercisable at March 31, 2008

   1,815,771     $ 4.47    7.67    $ 3,287
                        

As of March 31, 2008, there was $2.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options, of which options with an approximate value of $1.6 million were recognized as compensation expense on April 1, 2008, as a result of the acceleration of vesting upon the change of control, and the remainder were exchanged for VeraSun stock options.

In September 2007, the Company entered into a change in control agreement with each of its executive officers, which provides severance payments and continued welfare benefits to the applicable executive officers if the executive officer’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company other than for cause or if its executive officer resigns for good reason, in each case within two years following a change in control of the Company. The merger with VeraSun on April 1, 2008, constituted such a change in control; therefore, each of the executive officers of the Company became entitled to the payments provided for in the change in control agreement. The total aggregate severance payments and continued welfare benefits to be paid to executive officers as a result of a change in control on April 1, 2008, is approximately $5.4 million.

Note 7: Fair Value Disclosure

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157 for assets and liabilities recognized at fair value on a recurring basis. SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires enhanced disclosures about assets and liabilities carried at fair value.

As defined in SFAS No. 157, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between participants at the measurement date. SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three broad levels, as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date. The types of assets or liabilities included in Level 1 are highly liquid and actively traded instruments with quoted prices, such as equities listed by the New York Stock Exchange and commodity derivative contracts listed on the Chicago Board of Trade.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Level 2 – Pricing quotes are other than quoted prices in active markets, but are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The types of assets and liabilities included in Level 2 are typically either comparable to actively traded securities or contracts, or priced with models using highly observable inputs, such as commodity options priced using observable forward prices.

Level 3 – Significant inputs to pricing have little or no observability as of the reporting date. The types of assets and liabilities included in Level 3 are those with inputs requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as the complex and subjective models and forecasts used to determine the fair value of financial transmission rights.

The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2008. As required by SFAS No. 157, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

 

     At Fair Value as of March 31, 2008
     Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Assets:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   $ —      $ 258    $ —      $ 258
                           

Total

   $ —      $ 258    $ —      $ 258
                           

Liabilities:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   $ 9,256    $ —      $ —      $ 9,256
                           

Total

   $ 9,256    $ —      $ —      $ 9,256
                           

The Company enters into various commodity derivative instruments, including forward contracts, futures, options, swaps and other over-the-counter agreements. The fair value of the Company’s commodity derivatives is determined using unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments on the applicable exchange in which US BioEnergy transacts. When quoted prices of identical instruments are not available, US BioEnergy uses forward price curves derived from market price quotations. Market price quotations are obtained from independent energy brokers, exchanges, direct communication with market participants and actual transactions executed by US BioEnergy. Market price quotations for certain inputs are generally readily obtainable for the applicable term of US BioEnergy’s outstanding commodity derivative instruments, and therefore, US BioEnergy’s forward price curves for those locations and periods reflect observable market quotes. The fair value of commodity derivative instruments are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Note 8: Commitments and Contingencies

As of March 31, 2008, the Company had commitments to Fagen, Inc., an entity controlled by Roland (Ron) Fagen, one of the Company’s largest shareholders, of approximately $64.8 million. These commitments are in connection with the Company’s ethanol construction projects currently underway at Hankinson, North Dakota; Dyersville, Iowa; and Janesville, Minnesota, and at the recently completed Marion, South Dakota, plant.

Contingencies:

The Company’s operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations adopted by various governmental authorities in the jurisdiction in which it operates. These laws require the Company to investigate and remediate the effects of the release or disposal of material at its locations. Accordingly, the Company has adopted policies, practices and procedures in the areas of pollution control, occupational health, and the production, handling, storage and use of hazardous materials to prevent environmental or other damage, and to limit the financial liability which could result from such events. Environmental liabilities are recorded when the Company’s liability is probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. No such liabilities were recorded at March 31, 2008.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

The Company is involved in various legal and regulatory proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. In December 2006, a former equity holder of Platte Valley, which the Company acquired in April 2006, asserted claims against the Company, Ron Fagen and an entity controlled by Mr. Fagen in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, relating to the Company’s acquisition of Platte Valley alleging, among other things, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. The plaintiff seeks unspecified damages. The Company believes the claims lack merit.

Credit Risk:

The Company extends credit to customers in the ordinary course of business. A substantial portion of its customers’ ability to honor their contracts is dependent upon the ethanol industry. The Company has a significant concentration of accounts receivable with Provista, its ethanol marketing joint venture.

The Company maintains its cash balances with commercial banks in deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents. At March 31, 2008, the Company had $51.4 million of cash equivalents which were invested in money market funds held through two banking institutions.

Note 9: Related-Party Transactions

Transactions With Fagen, Inc. and Affiliates:

Fagen, Inc., a company related by common ownership, has either constructed, or is in the process of constructing, all of the Company’s ethanol plants. For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company paid Fagen, Inc. $42.5 million and $16.6 million, respectively, for construction services. At March 31, 2008, and December 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding payables to Fagen, Inc. of $33.8 million and $21.8 million, respectively.

Transactions With CHS Inc.:

The Company’s executive offices are located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, where office space is leased from CHS. For each of the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company paid CHS $0.2 million as rent under the lease for this office space. In conjunction with the merger with VeraSun on April 1, 2008, the lease was assigned to VeraSun.

The Company purchased $8.3 million and $3.0 million of grain from CHS during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

In March 2008, effective April 1, 2008, the Company sold all of its fifty percent membership interest in Provista Renewable Fuels Marketing, LLC (Provista) to CHS.

Transactions With Provista Renewable Fuels Marketing LLC:

Provista is a 50%–owned equity method affiliate of the Company. In March 2006, the Company entered into a master agreement whereby Provista markets all the ethanol production at its existing and future plants, except the Marion plant. For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company sold $157.5 million and $113.4 million of ethanol to Provista, respectively. Sales to Provista are net of marketing fees based on a percentage of the ethanol sales price, terminal storage fees and outbound freight. In addition, the Company reimburses Provista for amounts paid to lease ethanol railcars and to repair and maintain these cars.

Revenues are net of marketing fees, terminal storage fees and outbound freight related to sales transactions of $13.0 million and $11.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In addition, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company paid Provista $2.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, related to utilization of ethanol railcars, which include fees related to future repairs and maintenance on these cars and are recorded in cost of goods sold.

At March 31, 2008, and December 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding receivables from Provista of $41.9 million and $36.2 million, respectively, related to sales transactions.


US BioEnergy Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Note 10: Income Tax Matters

The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. Tax regulations with each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply.

The Company’s effective tax rate is higher than the federal statutory rate due primarily to $6.3 million of nondeductible transaction costs incurred in connection with the sale of the Company’s stock to VeraSun, which have been included in other expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

The Company is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service for tax years 2005 and 2006. The examination is expected to be competed by the end of 2008. The Company does not anticipate any material changes to the Company’s financial position or results of operations as a result of the audits.

Note 11: Subsequent Events

As a result of the merger with VeraSun, US BioEnergy notified the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ) of its intent to remove its common stock from listing and requested that the NASDAQ file a delisting application on Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) to delist and deregister its common stock. NASDAQ filed the Form 25 with the Commission after the close of business on March 31, 2008, and the filing became effective on April 1, 2008.

The total aggregate severance payments and continued welfare benefits to be paid to nonexecutive employees as a result of the merger is approximately $2.8 million.

On March 31, 2008, the Company and CHS Inc. (CHS) executed a purchase agreement whereby the Company sold all of its fifty percent membership interest in Provista Renewable Fuels Marketing LLC (Provista) to CHS, which became effective on April 1, 2008. In connection with this purchase agreement, the Company’s debt guarantee agreement with Provista was terminated on April 1, 2008. Effective August 31, 2008, the Company plans to terminate its marketing agreement with Provista.

On March 31, 2008, the Company terminated its services agreement with Capitaline Advisors, LLC, effective immediately. Capitaline Advisors, LLC is an entity that is owned and controlled by Gordon W. Ommen, the Company’s former president and chief executive officer.

EX-99.3 5 dex993.htm UNAUDITED GUARANTOR / NON-GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED GUARANTOR / NON-GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Exhibit 99.3

VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

UNAUDITED GUARANTOR / NON-GUARANTOR

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Under the universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by VeraSun Energy Corporation (“Company” or “VEC”), certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company may fully and unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis, debt securities that may be offered from time to time by the Company under the Registration Statement. The following tables present unaudited condensed consolidating financial information for (i) the Company, (ii) all of the subsidiaries of the Company that may guarantee debt securities offered under the Registration Statement and (iii) subsidiaries of the Company that would not guarantee such debt securities, as of June 30, 2008, and for the three and/or six months then ended. VeraSun Aurora Corporation, VeraSun Fort Dodge, LLC, VeraSun Charles City, LLC, VeraSun Marketing, LLC, VeraSun Hartley, LLC, VeraSun Welcome, LLC, VeraSun Biodiesel, LLC, VeraSun Granite City, LLC, VeraSun Reynolds, LLC, VeraSun Litchfield, LLC, VeraSun Tilton, LLC, and US BioEnergy Corporation, each a wholly-owned subsidiary of VEC, are combined as guarantors. This report does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.

Certain debt financing arrangements of the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries limit the non-guarantor subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or make distributions to the guarantor companies. The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet includes approximately $604 million of net assets of the non-guarantor subsidiaries at June 30, 2008, which, subject to limitations under the applicable financing arrangements, would generally be available to fund operations and investments at a particular non-guarantor subsidiary, but would not be available to the guarantor subsidiaries for general corporate purposes.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

JUNE 30, 2008

ASSETS

(in thousands)

 

     Issuer    Guarantors    Non-Guarantors    Eliminations
and
Consolidations
    Consolidated

Current Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,034    $ —      $ 31,930    $ (5,523 )   $ 28,441

Restricted cash

     1,525      —        13,252      —         14,777

Trade receivables

     —        66,261      103,634      (2,897 )     166,998

Inventories

     —        109,799      93,121      7,737       210,657

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     —        128,216      22,366      (42,806 )     107,776

Derivative financial instruments

     —        39,850      24,383      —         64,233

Deferred income taxes

     —        1,765      —        (917 )     848
                                   

Total current assets

     3,559      345,891      288,686      (44,406 )     593,730
                                   

Other Assets

             

Goodwill

     6,106      18,180      242,493      —         266,779

Other intangible assets

     —        —        66,344      —         66,344

Other long-term assets

     2,610      19,363      5,260      —         27,233

Debt issuance costs, net

     18,077      —        —        —         18,077

Deferred income taxes

     22,813      —        —        (22,813 )     —  

Investment in subsidiaries

     1,450,392      738,462      1,837      (2,190,691 )     —  
                                   
     1,499,998      776,005      315,934      (2,213,504 )     378,433
                                   

Property and equipment, net

     13,928      829,795      1,631,196      5,903       2,480,822
                                   
   $ 1,517,485    $ 1,951,691    $ 2,235,816    $ (2,252,007 )   $ 3,452,985
                                   


VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

UNAUDITED GUARANTOR / NON-GUARANTOR

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (continued)

JUNE 30, 2008

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

 

     Issuer     Guarantors    Non-Guarantors    Eliminations
and
Consolidations
    Consolidated

Current Liabilities

            

Outstanding checks in excess of bank balance

   $ —       $ 14,319    $ —      $ (14,319 )   $ —  

Current maturities of long-term debt

     —         —        51,124      —         51,124

Accounts payable

     18,707       134,311      60,065      (36,252 )     176,831

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     5,379       12,274      24,538      —         42,191

Derivative financial instruments

     —         38,964      2,743      —         41,707

Deferred income taxes

     538       —        379      (917 )     —  
                                    

Total current liabilities

     24,624       199,868      138,849      (51,488 )     311,853
                                    

Long-Term Liabilities

            

Long-term debt, less current maturities

     697,682       —        699,036      —         1,396,718

Deferred income taxes

     —         126,446      53,961      (22,813 )     157,594

Other long-term liabilities

     1,444       10,652      34,953      —         47,049
                                    
     699,126       137,098      787,950      (22,813 )     1,601,361
                                    

Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary

     —         —        3,908      —         3,908

Intercompany (receivable) payable

     (737,328 )     605,532      131,796      —         —  

Shareholders’ and Members’ Equity

     1,531,063       1,009,193      1,173,313      (2,177,706 )     1,535,863
                                    
   $ 1,517,485     $ 1,951,691    $ 2,235,816    $ (2,252,007 )   $ 3,452,985
                                    


VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

UNAUDITED GUARANTOR / NON-GUARANTOR

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

(in thousands)

 

     Issuer     Guarantors     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations
and
Consolidations
    Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ 3,930     $ 495,336     $ 522,272     $ (6,370 )   $ 1,015,168  

Cost of goods sold

     81       466,458       483,045       (6,370 )     943,214  
                                        

Gross profit

     3,849       28,878       39,227       —         71,954  

Startup expenses

     —         2,651       1,940       —         4,591  

Restructuring charge

     2,004       —         —         —         2,004  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     11,662       948       3,707       —         16,317  
                                        

Operating income (loss)

     (9,817 )     25,279       33,580       —         49,042  
                                        

Other income (expense):

          

Interest expense

     (17,391 )     (7,143 )     (10,782 )     19,815       (15,501 )

Interest income

     16,215       844       206       (16,658 )     607  

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

     28,928       12,104       —         (41,032 )     —    

Other income

     2,485       50       (2,295 )     —         240  
                                        
     30,237       5,855       (12,871 )     (37,875 )     (14,654 )
                                        

Income before income taxes and minority interest

     20,420       31,134       20,709       (37,875 )     34,388  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     (3,470 )     7,111       6,863       —         10,504  
                                        

Income before minority interest

     23,890       24,023       13,846       (37,875 )     23,884  

Minority interest in net loss of subsidiary, net of income taxes

     —         —         6       —         6  
                                        

Net income

   $ 23,890     $ 24,023     $ 13,852     $ (37,875 )   $ 23,890  
                                        


VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

UNAUDITED GUARANTOR / NON-GUARANTOR

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

(in thousands)

 

     Issuer     Guarantors     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations
and
Consolidations
    Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ 7,757     $ 875,619     $ 654,636     $ (6,370 )   $ 1,531,642  

Cost of goods sold

     120       816,406       614,414       (6,370 )     1,424,570  
                                        

Gross profit

     7,637       59,213       40,222       —         107,072  

Startup expenses

     —         3,777       2,925       —         6,702  

Restructuring charge

     2,004       —         —         —         2,004  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     21,010       2,293       4,379       —         27,682  
                                        

Operating income (loss)

     (15,377 )     53,143       32,918       —         70,684  
                                        

Other income (expense):

          

Interest expense

     (34,578 )     (14,140 )     (14,172 )     36,576       (26,314 )

Interest income

     31,956       1,694       217       (32,319 )     1,548  

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

     40,731       12,104       —         (52,835 )     —    

Other income

     2,674       335       (2,295 )     —         714  
                                        
     40,783       (7 )     (16,250 )     (48,578 )     (24,052 )
                                        

Income before income taxes and minority interest

     25,406       53,136       16,668       (48,578 )     46,632  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     (6,057 )     15,874       5,358    

 

—  

 

    15,175  
                                        

Income before minority interest

     31,463       37,262       11,310       (48,578 )     31,457  

Minority interest in net loss of subsidiary, net of income taxes

     —         —         6       —         6  
                                        

Net income

   $ 31,463     $ 37,262     $ 11,316     $ (48,578 )   $ 31,463  
                                        


VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION

UNAUDITED GUARANTOR / NON-GUARANTOR

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

(in thousands)

 

     Issuer     Guarantors     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations
and
Consolidations
    Consolidated  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (171,748 )   $ 97,334     $ 31,453     $ 4,249     $ (38,712 )
                                        

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

          

Purchases of property and equipment

     3,512       (129,474 )     (58,646 )     (4,249 )     (188,857 )

US BioEnergy acquisition, net of transaction costs

     (6,233 )     16,292       35,047       —         45,106  

Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments

     43,175       —         —         —         43,175  

Change in restricted cash

     (1,525 )     —         (13,252 )     —         (14,777 )

Payments for other long-term assets and liabilities

     1,232       (872 )     (2,400 )     —         (2,040 )

Proceeds from sales of equipment

     —         1,300       —         —         1,300  
                                        

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     40,161       (112,754 )     (39,251 )     (4,249 )     (116,093 )
                                        

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

          

Proceeds from long-term debt

     40,500       —         56,592       —         97,092  

Principal payments on long-term debt

     —         —         (19,696 )     —         (19,696 )

Debt issuance cost paid

     (3,655 )     —         —         —         (3,655 )

Cost of registering equity securities

     (1,063 )     —         —         —         (1,063 )

Net effect of the exercise of stock options

     (374 )     —         —         —         (374 )

Outstanding checks in excess of bank balance

     —         5,523       —         (5,523 )     —    
                                        

Net cash provided by (used in ) financing activities

     35,408       5,523       36,896       (5,523 )     72,304  
                                        

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (96,179 )     (9,897 )     29,098       (5,523 )     (82,501 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     98,213       9,897       2,832       —         110,942  
                                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 2,034     $ —       $ 31,930     $ (5,523 )   $ 28,441  
                                        
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