Document

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Effective Tax Rate

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 September 30, 2019



☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number: 001-36733

AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Bermuda	2851	98-1073028
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Two Commerce Square

2001 Market Street

Suite 3600

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

(855) 547-1461

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Common Shares, $1.00 par value	AXTA	New York Stock Exchange
(Title of class)	(Trading symbol)	(Exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Company is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer ☒ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐

Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

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

As of October 17, 2019, there were 234,650,360 shares of the registrant’s common shares outstanding.

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PART I		Financial Information
	ITEM 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	3
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	4
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity	6
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	8
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9
	ITEM 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	30
	ITEM 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	44
	ITEM 4.	Controls and Procedures	44
PART II		Other Information
	ITEM 1.	Legal Proceedings	45
	ITEM 1A.	Risk Factors	45
	ITEM 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	45
	ITEM 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	45
	ITEM 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	45
	ITEM 5.	Other Information	45
	ITEM 6.	Exhibits	46
		Signatures	47

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net sales	$	1,107.0		$	1,146.0		$	3,383.8		$	3,530.2
Cost of goods sold	707.4			759.1			2,207.1			2,328.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	231.5			293.4			655.2			745.8
(Gain) loss on divestiture	(0.5		)	—			3.4			—
Research and development expenses	17.4			17.0			53.5			54.3
Amortization of acquired intangibles	28.2			28.7			85.1			86.9
Income from operations	123.0			47.8			379.5			314.3
Interest expense, net	40.2			39.8			122.5			118.5
Other (income) expense, net	(1.9		)	5.5			(3.8		)	11.4
Income before income taxes	84.7			2.5			260.8			184.4
Provision for income taxes	18.3			14.1			50.4			47.9
Net income (loss)	66.4			(11.6		)	210.4			136.5
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.9			1.5			3.1			4.8
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests	$	65.5		$	(13.1	)	$	207.3		$	131.7
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.28		$	(0.05	)	$	0.89		$	0.55
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.28		$	(0.05	)	$	0.88		$	0.54

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)

(In millions)



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net income (loss)	$	66.4		$	(11.6	)	$	210.4		$	136.5
Other comprehensive loss, before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(52.8		)	(17.6		)	(40.4		)	(86.9		)
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives	(4.6		)	3.6			(39.5		)	16.2
Unrealized gain (loss) on pension plan obligations	0.5			0.6			1.0			(0.7		)
Other comprehensive loss, before tax	(56.9		)	(13.4		)	(78.9		)	(71.4		)
Income tax (benefit) provision related to items of other comprehensive loss	(0.5		)	0.6			(5.3		)	2.3
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(56.4		)	(14.0		)	(73.6		)	(73.7		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	10.0			(25.6		)	136.8			62.8
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.3			0.3			5.2			1.7
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to controlling interests	$	9.7		$	(25.9	)	$	131.6		$	61.1

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)



	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	767.2		$	693.6
Restricted cash	2.9			2.8
Accounts and notes receivable, net	935.7			860.8
Inventories	597.3			613.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	130.0			139.4
Total current assets	2,433.1			2,309.6
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,216.7			1,298.2
Goodwill	1,183.7			1,230.8
Identifiable intangibles, net	1,236.0			1,348.0
Other assets	620.5			489.1
Total assets	$	6,690.0		$	6,675.7
Liabilities, Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	495.3		$	522.8
Current portion of borrowings	42.4			42.2
Other accrued liabilities	497.2			475.6
Total current liabilities	1,034.9			1,040.6
Long-term borrowings	3,772.3			3,821.8
Accrued pensions	248.6			261.9
Deferred income taxes	115.8			140.8
Other liabilities	178.7			100.1
Total liabilities	5,350.3			5,365.2
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, $1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 249.8 and 246.7 shares issued at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	249.6			245.3
Capital in excess of par	1,463.9			1,409.5
Retained earnings	401.5			198.6
Treasury shares (at cost) of 15.2 and 11.1 shares at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	(417.5		)	(312.2		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(411.8		)	(336.1		)
Total Axalta shareholders’ equity	1,285.7			1,205.1
Noncontrolling interests	54.0			105.4
Total shareholders’ equity	1,339.7			1,310.5
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,690.0		$	6,675.7

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(In millions)



	Common Stock
	Number of Shares		Par/Stated Value		Capital In Excess Of Par			Retained Earnings (Accumulated deficit)			Treasury Shares, at cost			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Non controlling Interests			Total
Balance at December 31, 2018	235.6		$	245.3	$	1,409.5		$	198.6		$	(312.2	)	$	(336.1	)	$	105.4		$	1,310.5
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	—		—		—			43.4			—			—			0.7			44.1
Net realized and unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax benefit of $2.2 million	—		—		—			—			—			(12.4		)	—			(12.4		)
Long-term employee benefit plans, net of tax of $0.5 million	—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $0.0 million	—		—		—			—			—			12.8			0.5			13.3
Total comprehensive income	—		—		—			43.4			—			0.4			1.2			45.0
Cumulative effect of an accounting change	—		—		—			(0.7		)	—			—			—			(0.7		)
Recognition of stock-based compensation	—		—		6.7			—			—			—			—			6.7
Shares issued under compensation plans	1.1		1.7		9.7			—			—			—			—			11.4
Noncontrolling interests of acquired subsidiaries	—		—		5.7			—			—			—			(32.1		)	(26.4		)
Common stock purchases	(2.5	)	—		—			—			(65.8		)	—			—			(65.8		)
Dividends declared to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—			—			—			—			(1.1		)	(1.1		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	234.2		247.0		1,431.6			241.3			(378.0		)	(335.7		)	73.4			1,279.6
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	—		—		—			98.4			—			—			1.5			99.9
Net realized and unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax benefit of $2.7 million	—		—		—			—			—			(17.6		)	—			(17.6		)
Long-term employee benefit plans, net of tax benefit of $0.4 million	—		—		—			—			—			0.4			—			0.4
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $0.0 million	—		—		—			—			—			(3.1		)	2.2			(0.9		)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—			98.4			—			(20.3		)	3.7			81.8
Correction to previous cumulative effect upon adoption of ASU 2014-09	—		—		—			(3.7		)	—			—			—			(3.7		)
Recognition of stock-based compensation	—		—		(1.4		)	—			—			—			—			(1.4		)
Shares issued under compensation plans	0.7		1.2		13.3			—			—			—			—			14.5
Changes in ownership of noncontrolling interests	—		—		(1.7		)	—			—			—			(22.5		)	(24.2		)
Common stock purchases	(1.6	)	—		—			—			(39.5		)	—			—			(39.5		)
Balance at June 30, 2019	233.3		248.2		1,441.8			336.0			(417.5		)	(356.0		)	54.6			1,307.1
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	—		—		—			65.5			—			—			0.9			66.4
Net realized and unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax benefit of $0.7 million	—		—		—			—			—			(3.9		)	—			(3.9		)
Long-term employee benefit plans, net of tax of $0.2 million	—		—		—			—			—			0.3			—			0.3
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $0.0 million	—		—		—			—			—			(52.2		)	(0.6		)	(52.8		)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—			65.5			—			(55.8		)	0.3			10.0
Recognition of stock-based compensation	—		—		4.2			—			—			—			—			4.2
Shares issued under compensation plans	1.3		1.4		17.9			—			—			—			—			19.3
Changes in ownership of noncontrolling interests	—		—		—			—			—			—			(0.5		)	(0.5		)
Dividends declared to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—			—			—			—			(0.4		)	(0.4		)
Balance at September 30, 2019	234.6		$	249.6	$	1,463.9		$	401.5		$	(417.5	)	$	(411.8	)	$	54.0		$	1,339.7

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(In millions)



	Common Stock
	Number of Shares		Par/Stated Value		Capital In Excess Of Par		Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)			Treasury Shares, at cost			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Non controlling Interests			Total
Balance at December 31, 2017	241.9		$	242.4	$	1,354.5	$	(21.4	)	$	(58.4	)	$	(241.0	)	$	131.7		$	1,407.8
Comprehensive income:
Net income	—		—		—		69.9			—			—			1.1			71.0
Net realized and unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax of $1.6 million	—		—		—		—			—			6.3			—			6.3
Long-term employee benefit plans, net of tax benefit of $0.3 million	—		—		—		—			—			0.6			—			0.6
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $0.0 million	—		—		—		—			—			42.2			0.9			43.1
Total comprehensive income	—		—		—		69.9			—			49.1			2.0			121.0
Cumulative effect of an accounting change	—		—		—		12.9			—			(0.8		)	0.1			12.2
Recognition of stock-based compensation	—		—		8.4		—			—			—			—			8.4
Shares issued under compensation plans	1.4		0.9		5.3		—			—			—			—			6.2
Noncontrolling interests of acquired subsidiaries	—		—		2.9		—			—			—			(29.8		)	(26.9		)
Common stock purchases	(0.1	)	—		—		—			(3.3		)	—			—			(3.3		)
Dividends declared to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—			—			—			(1.0		)	(1.0		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	243.2		243.3		1,371.1		61.4			(61.7		)	(192.7		)	103.0			1,524.4
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	—		—		—		74.9			—			—			2.2			77.1
Net realized and unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax of $0.4 million	—		—		—		—			—			4.3			—			4.3
Long-term employee benefit plans, net of tax of $0.0 million	—		—		—		—			—			(1.6		)	—			(1.6		)
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $0.0 million	—		—		—		—			—			(109.6		)	(2.8		)	(112.4		)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		74.9			—			(106.9		)	(0.6		)	(32.6		)
Recognition of stock-based compensation	—		—		9.7		—			—			—			—			9.7
Shares issued under compensation plans	0.7		1.2		3.7		—			—			—			—			4.9
Common stock purchases	(3.3	)	—		—		—			(100.5		)	—			—			(100.5		)
Balance at June 30, 2018	240.6		244.5		1,384.5		136.3			(162.2		)	(299.6		)	102.4			1,405.9
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net (loss) income	—		—		—		(13.1		)	—			—			1.5			(11.6		)
Net realized and unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax of $0.2 million	—		—		—		—			—			3.4			—			3.4
Long-term employee benefit plans, net of tax of $0.4 million	—		—		—		—			—			0.2			—			0.2
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $0.0 million	—		—		—		—			—			(16.4		)	(1.2		)	(17.6		)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		(13.1		)	—			(12.8		)	0.3			(25.6		)
Recognition of stock-based compensation	—		—		9.4		—			—			—			—			9.4
Shares issued under compensation plans	0.7		0.6		5.5		—			—			—			—			6.1
Common stock purchases	(1.7	)	—		—		—			(49.7		)	—			—			(49.7		)
Balance at September 30, 2018	239.6		$	245.1	$	1,399.4	$	123.2		$	(211.9	)	$	(312.4	)	$	102.7		$	1,346.1

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In millions)



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
Operating activities:
Net income	$	210.4		$	136.5
Adjustment to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	267.3			274.9
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount	6.7			5.8
Debt extinguishment and refinancing related costs	0.2			8.4
Deferred income taxes	(5.6		)	(1.8		)
Realized and unrealized foreign exchange losses, net	1.5			16.2
Stock-based compensation	9.5			27.5
Loss on divestiture	3.4			—
Interest income on swaps designated as net investment hedges	(11.0		)	(5.9		)
Other non-cash, net	(3.5		)	(3.9		)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts and notes receivable	(128.9		)	(119.5		)
Inventories	(4.0		)	(51.8		)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(95.0		)	(127.9		)
Accounts payable	29.9			45.4
Other accrued liabilities	—			(33.6		)
Other liabilities	8.9			75.2
Cash provided by operating activities	289.8			245.5
Investing activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(2.1		)	(79.2		)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(73.9		)	(109.5		)
Proceeds from sale of consolidated joint venture, net of cash divested	8.2			—
Interest proceeds on swaps designated as net investment hedges	11.0			5.9
Other investing activities, net	(2.2		)	5.2
Cash used for investing activities	(59.0		)	(177.6		)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	—			468.9
Payments on short-term borrowings	(29.5		)	(33.8		)
Payments on long-term borrowings	(20.0		)	(505.1		)
Financing-related costs	(1.5		)	(4.9		)
Purchases of common stock	(105.3		)	(147.8		)
Proceeds from option exercises	46.0			17.2
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(1.5		)	(1.0		)
Investments in noncontrolling interests	(31.1		)	(26.9		)
Deferred acquisition-related consideration	(2.1		)	(6.0		)
Cash used for financing activities	(145.0		)	(239.4		)
Increase (decrease) in cash	85.8			(171.5		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(12.1		)	(10.5		)
Cash at beginning of period	696.4			772.9
Cash at end of period	$	770.1		$	590.9

Cash at end of period reconciliation:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	767.2		$	588.1
Restricted cash	2.9			2.8
Cash at end of period	$	770.1		$	590.9

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited. In the opinion of management, these statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares, and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Axalta," the "Company," "we," "our" and "us") at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the results of operations, comprehensive income (loss) and changes in shareholders' equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and cash flows for the nine months then ended. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Axalta and its subsidiaries, and entities in which a controlling interest is maintained. Certain of our joint ventures are accounted for on a one-month lag basis, the effect of which is not material.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.

Reclassifications

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the condensed consolidated statements of operations were updated to combine "Net sales" and "Other revenue" into "Net sales". The 2018 condensed consolidated statements of operations have been updated for comparability with the current year presentation.

Correction of Immaterial Errors to Prior Period Financial Statements

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company identified and corrected an error that affected the previously-issued 2018 annual and interim financial statements. Specifically, the financial statements reflected an investment in noncontrolling interest payment of $26.9 million within investing activities as opposed to its appropriate classification within financing activities. The Company determined that these corrections were immaterial to the previously-issued financial statements. However, given the significance of the error and for comparability purposes, we have revised the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and will revise annual periods in future filings. This revision has no impact on the consolidated or condensed consolidated statements of operations or balance sheets.



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	As Reported			Revised
Cash used for investing activities	$	(204.5	)	$	(177.6	)
Cash used for financing activities	$	(212.5	)	$	(239.4	)

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, "Leases", which, together with amendments comprising ASC 842, requires lessees to identify arrangements that should be accounted for as leases and generally recognized, for operating and finance leases with terms exceeding twelve months, a right-of-use (or "ROU") asset and lease liability on the balance sheet. In addition to this main provision, this standard included a number of additional changes to lease accounting. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required, applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. An entity may choose to use either the adoption date or the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements as its date of initial application. We elected to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2019 and use the adoption date as our date of initial application. As a result, historical financial information will not be updated, and the disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided as of and for periods before January 1, 2019. See Note 7 for further information on the implementation of the standard.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

The new standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. We have elected the package of practical expedients, which permits us not to reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. We have also elected the practical expedient pertaining to land easements which permits entities to forgo the evaluation of existing land easement arrangements in transition to determine if they contain a lease. We did not elect the use-of-hindsight practical expedient. The new standard also provides practical expedients for an entity’s ongoing accounting. We have elected the short term lease exception and we will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for qualifying leases (leases with a term of less than 12 months from lease commencement). We also elected the accounting policy election to not separate lease and non-lease components for all asset classes.

The Company implemented an outsourced software solution to support the ongoing accounting requirements that this standard will have on our consolidated financial statements. We have evaluated the completeness and accuracy of lease data entered into the software solution and updated our processes, policies and internal controls. Changes to our internal controls covered the identification, accounting and disclosure of leases both upon adoption and subsequent to adoption. Adoption of ASU 2016-02 at January 1, 2019 resulted in a one-time loss to retained earnings of $0.7 million on our condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity related to the net difference of derecognition of existing assets and debt obligations associated with our leases historically accounted for as sale-leaseback financings, for which the ASU requires accounting for as a lease at the date of initial application.

Of the accounting standards we have adopted in 2019, the below standard did not have a material impact:



ASU		Effective Date
2018-16	Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes	January 1, 2019

Accounting Guidance Issued But Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses”. ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires considerations of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim reporting periods therein. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

(2) REVENUE

We recognize revenue at the point our contractual performance obligations with our customers are satisfied. This occurs at the point in time when control of our products transfer to the customer based on considerations of right to payment, transfer of legal title, physical possession, risks and rewards of ownership and customer acceptance. For the majority of our revenue, control transfers upon shipment of our products to our customers. Our remaining revenue is recorded upon delivery or consumption for our product sales or as incurred for services provided and royalties earned.

For certain customer arrangements within our light vehicle, industrial and commercial vehicle end-markets, revenue is recognized upon shipment, as this is the point in time we have concluded that control of our product has transferred to our customer based on our considerations of the indicators of control in the contracts, including right of use and risk and reward of ownership. For consignment arrangements, revenue is recognized upon actual consumption by our customers, as this represents the point in time that control is determined to have transferred to the customer based on the contractual arrangement.

In our refinish end-market, our product sales are typically supplied through a network of distributors. Control transfers and revenue is recognized when our products are delivered to our distribution customers. Variable consideration in the form of price, less discounts and rebates, are estimated and recorded, as a reduction to net sales, upon the sale of our products based on our ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amounts expected to be received or incurred. The estimates of variable consideration involve significant assumptions based on the best estimates of inventory held by distributors, applicable pricing, as well as the use of historical actuals for sales, discounts and rebates, which may result in changes in estimates in the future.

Consideration for products in which control has transferred to our customers that is conditional on something other than the passage of time is recorded as a contract asset within prepaid expenses and other on the balance sheet. The contract asset balances at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $39.1 million and $47.2 million, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

We provide certain customers with incremental up-front consideration, subject to clawback provisions, including Business Incentive Plan assets ("BIPs"), which is capitalized as a component of other assets and amortized over the estimated life of the contractual arrangement as a reduction of net sales. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the total carrying value of BIPs were $188.1 million and $190.8 million, respectively, and are presented within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, $17.7 million, $50.8 million, $16.8 million and $49.9 million, respectively, were amortized and reflected as reductions of net sales in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The total carrying value of BIPs exclude other upfront incentives made in conjunction with long-term customer commitments of $85.5 million and $56.0 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, which will be repaid in future periods.

See Note 18 for disaggregated net sales by end-market.

(3) ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we completed the previously announced sale of our 60% interest in a consolidated joint venture within our Performance Coatings segment. On the divestiture, we recorded a pre-tax gain of $0.5 million and a pre-tax loss of $3.4 million in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. The joint venture sold was previously recorded as held for sale at March 31, 2019, with the corresponding assets and liabilities recorded at the lower of carrying value and fair value less cost to sell. The $0.5 million gain during the three months ended September 30, 2019 was the result of a change to the carrying value of the net assets divested.

Other Activity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we purchased additional interests in certain previously consolidated joint ventures within our industrial end-market, increasing our total ownership to 100% for total consideration of $31.1 million. These included the remaining 40% interest in a joint venture in our Asia Pacific region and the remaining 24.5% interest pursuant to the stock purchase agreement for a joint venture acquired during the year ended December 31, 2016.

At September 30, 2019, for any business combination completed after September 30, 2018, we have not finalized the related purchase accounting and the amounts recorded represent preliminary values. We expect to finalize our purchase accounting during the respective measurement periods which will be no later than one year following the closing dates.

(4) GOODWILL AND IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The following table shows changes in the carrying amount of goodwill from December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2019 by reportable segment:



	Performance Coatings			Transportation Coatings			Total
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	1,151.5		$	79.3		$	1,230.8
Purchase accounting adjustments	1.0			—			1.0
Divestiture	(5.6		)	—			(5.6		)
Foreign currency translation	(39.7		)	(2.8		)	(42.5		)
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	1,107.2		$	76.5		$	1,183.7

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(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

Identifiable Intangible Assets

The following tables summarize the gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of identifiable intangible assets by major class:



September 30, 2019	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value		Weighted Average Amortization Periods (years)
Technology	$	533.0	$	(292.9	)	$	240.1	10.4
Trademarks - indefinite-lived	260.3		—			260.3		Indefinite
Trademarks - definite-lived	98.0		(28.1		)	69.9		15.8
Customer relationships	912.9		(255.2		)	657.7		19.1
Other	15.3		(7.3		)	8.0		5.0
Total	$	1,819.5	$	(583.5	)	$	1,236.0



December 31, 2018	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value		Weighted Average Amortization Periods (years)
Technology	$	545.7	$	(260.7	)	$	285.0	10.4
Trademarks—indefinite-lived	269.0		—			269.0		Indefinite
Trademarks—definite-lived	100.6		(24.0		)	76.6		15.8
Customer relationships	929.9		(222.9		)	707.0		19.1
Other	15.7		(5.3		)	10.4		5.1
Total	$	1,860.9	$	(512.9	)	$	1,348.0

The estimated amortization expense related to the fair value of acquired intangible assets for the remainder of 2019 and each of the succeeding five years is:



Remainder of 2019	$	29.8
2020	111.6
2021	111.0
2022	108.8
2023	70.2
2024	65.4

(5) RESTRUCTURING

In accordance with the applicable guidance for ASC 712, Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits, we accounted for termination benefits and recognized liabilities when the loss was considered probable that employees were entitled to benefits and the amounts could be reasonably estimated.

We have incurred costs in connection with involuntary termination benefits associated with our corporate-related initiatives and cost-saving opportunities associated with our Axalta Way initiatives. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we incurred restructuring costs, net of changes to estimates, of $29.2 million, $33.3 million, $81.4 million and $79.9 million, respectively. These amounts are recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The payments associated with these actions are expected to be completed within 12 to 24 months from September 30, 2019.

The following table summarizes the activities related to the restructuring reserves and expenses from December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2019:



	2019 Activity
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	102.7
Expenses, net of changes to estimates	33.3
Payments made	(34.5		)
Foreign currency translation	(4.0		)
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	97.5

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

The impacts to pre-tax earnings from incremental accelerated depreciation resulting from the previously announced closure of our manufacturing facility in Mechelen, Belgium site, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $5.4 million, $18.2 million, $4.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively, which were recorded to cost of goods sold on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

(6) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Guarantees

We guarantee certain of our customers’ obligations to third parties, whereby any default by our customers on their obligations could force us to make payments to the applicable creditors. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had outstanding bank guarantees of $11.6 million and $12.7 million, respectively, which expire in 2019 or thereafter. We monitor the obligations to evaluate whether we have a liability at the balance sheet date, for which none existed at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Other

We are subject to various pending lawsuits, legal proceedings and other claims in the ordinary course of business, including civil, regulatory and environmental matters. These litigation matters may involve third-party indemnification obligations and/or insurance covering all or part of any potential damage against us. All of these matters are subject to many uncertainties and, accordingly, we cannot determine the ultimate outcome of the proceedings and other claims at this time, although management does not believe that such proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Axalta. The potential effects, if any, on such condensed consolidated financial statements will be recorded in the period in which these matters are probable and estimable.

We are involved in environmental remediation and ongoing compliance activities at several sites. The timing and duration of remediation and ongoing compliance activities are determined on a site by site basis depending on local regulations. The amounts recorded represent our estimable future remediation costs and other anticipated environmental liabilities. We have not recorded liabilities at sites where a liability is probable, but that a range of loss is not reasonably estimable. We believe that any sum we may be required to pay in connection with environmental remediation matters in excess of the amounts recorded would likely occur over a period of time and would likely not have a material adverse effect upon our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows on a consolidated annual basis, however, could have a material adverse impact in a particular quarterly reporting period.

(7) LEASES

We have operating and finance leases for certain of our technology centers, warehouses, office spaces, land, and equipment. As described within Note 1, we adopted ASU 2016-02, "Leases," on January 1, 2019 requiring, among other changes, operating and finance leases with terms exceeding twelve months to be recognized as ROU assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet.

Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The lease term is determined to be the non-cancelable period including any lessee renewal options which are considered to be reasonably certain of exercise. The interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable. As such, the Company used judgment to determine an appropriate incremental borrowing rate, which is the rate incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term in a similar economic environment.

Certain of our lease agreements include rental payments based on an index or adjusted periodically for inflation. The changes to the CPI are treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments was incurred. In addition, variable lease expense also includes elements of a contract that is based on usage during the term. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is summarized as follows:



		September 30, 2019
Assets	Classification
Operating lease assets, net	Other assets ⁽¹⁾	$	96.3
Finance lease assets, net	Property, plant and equipment, net ⁽²⁾	67.1
Total leased assets		$	163.4
Liabilities
Current
Operating lease liabilities	Other accrued liabilities	$	28.5
Finance lease liabilities	Current portion of borrowings	2.9
Noncurrent
Operating lease liabilities	Other liabilities	70.9
Finance lease liabilities	Long-term borrowings	62.1
Total lease liabilities		$	164.4

⁽¹⁾Operating lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $13.8 million as of September 30, 2019.

⁽²⁾Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $3.4 million as of September 30, 2019.

Components of lease expense are summarized as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	1.1	$	3.1
Interest on lease liabilities	0.9		2.6
Operating lease cost	9.3		27.3
Variable lease cost	0.6		2.5
Short-term lease cost	0.4		0.8
Net lease cost	$	12.3	$	36.3

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is summarized as follows:



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	27.5
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	2.6
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	2.1
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	17.9
Finance leases	$	—

Lease term and discount rate information is summarized as follows:



	September 30, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	5.1
Finance leases	17.0
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	3.9	%
Finance leases	5.2	%

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2019 is as follows:



	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Year
Remainder of 2019	$	7.2	$	0.7
2020	30.9		5.4
2021	24.0		5.5
2022	16.9		5.6
2023	12.0		5.7
Thereafter	22.6		78.4
Total lease payments	$	113.6	$	101.3
Less: imputed interest	14.2		36.3
Present value of lease liabilities	$	99.4	$	65.0

As discussed in Note 1, we have elected the transition methodology to apply the standard at the beginning of the period of adoption, January 1, 2019, through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. Under this transition method, the application date of the new standard shall begin in the reporting period in which we have adopted the standard. For comparability purposes, the following table reflects the total remaining cash payments related to all transactions during the rental term at December 31, 2018 associated with three lease arrangements that were treated as sale-leaseback financing transactions under ASC 840 and disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018:



	Sale-leaseback Obligations
2019	$	5.3
2020	5.4
2021	5.4
2022	5.7
2023	5.7
Thereafter	77.1
Total minimum payments	$	104.6

At December 31, 2018, future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases under ASC 840 were as follows:



	Operating Leases
2019	$	34.6
2020	23.5
2021	17.1
2022	13.2
2023	11.5
Thereafter	16.6
Total minimum payments	$	116.5

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(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

(8) LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	1.8		$	2.2		$	5.4		$	6.7
Interest cost	3.2			3.2			9.8			10.0
Expected return on plan assets	(3.4		)	(3.9		)	(10.4		)	(12.2		)
Amortization of actuarial loss, net	0.5			0.3			1.4			0.9
Amortization of prior service cost, net	—			—			—			(0.1		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2.1		$	1.8		$	6.2		$	5.3

All non-service components of net periodic benefit cost are recorded in other (income) expense, net within the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

(9) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we recognized expenses of $4.2 million, $9.5 million, $9.4 million and $27.5 million, respectively, for stock-based compensation, which was allocated between costs of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. We recognized tax benefits of $0.4 million, $1.5 million, $1.8 million and $5.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

2019 Activity

During 2019, we granted non-qualified service-based stock options, restricted stock units and performance share units to certain employees and directors. All awards were granted under the Company's Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Award Plan. The performance share units are subject to certain performance and market conditions, in addition to the service-based vesting conditions. A summary of award activity by type for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is presented below.



Stock Options	Awards (in millions)		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
Outstanding at January 1, 2019	7.2		$	19.32
Granted	0.8		26.91
Exercised	(3.6	)	12.63
Forfeited	(0.8	)	28.94
Outstanding at September 30, 2019	3.6		$	25.77
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2019	3.6		$	25.77	$	17.6	6.12
Exercisable at September 30, 2019	2.5		$	24.84	$	15.3	5.02

Cash received by the Company upon exercise of options for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $46.0 million. Excess tax benefits on these exercises were $11.3 million.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

At September 30, 2019, there is $3.9 million of unrecognized expense relating to unvested stock options that is expected to be amortized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years.



Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units	Awards/Units (millions)		Weighted-Average Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2019	1.6		$	29.12
Granted	0.7		26.98
Vested	(0.7	)	28.53
Forfeited	(0.4	)	28.56
Outstanding at September 30, 2019	1.2		$	28.38

Tax shortfall expenses on the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.3 million.

At September 30, 2019, there is $16.4 million of unamortized expense relating to unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units that is expected to be amortized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years.



Performance Stock Awards and Performance Share Units	Awards/Units (millions)		Weighted-Average Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2019	0.8		$	31.82
Granted	0.3		29.10
Vested	—		—
Forfeited	(0.6	)	30.38
Outstanding at September 30, 2019	0.5		$	32.11

At September 30, 2019, there is $8.2 million of unamortized expense relating to unvested performance stock awards and performance share units that is expected to be amortized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. The forfeitures include performance stock awards and performance share units that did not meet the performance target required for vesting.

(10) OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Foreign exchange losses, net	$	0.7		$	7.0		$	5.3		$	8.7
Debt extinguishment and refinancing related costs	—			—			0.2			8.4
Other miscellaneous income, net	(2.6		)	(1.5		)	(9.3		)	(5.7		)
Total	$	(1.9	)	$	5.5		$	(3.8	)	$	11.4

(11) INCOME TAXES

Our effective income tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

The lower effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to the favorable impact of changes in valuation allowance (net of adjustments to foreign taxes), an increase in net excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation of $11.0 million compared with $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and the unfavorable impact associated with the financial impacts surrounding the closure of our Belgium manufacturing facility in 2018. These adjustments are partially offset by the unfavorable impact of net currency exchange losses in 2019 and a one-time favorable impact related to the reduction of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax charge which lowered the effective tax rate in 2018.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 differs from the U.S. Federal statutory rate due to various items that impacted the effective rate both favorably and unfavorably. We recorded the unfavorable impact of net currency exchange losses, unrecognized tax benefits, and an adjustment to foreign taxes. These adjustments were offset by the favorable adjustments for earnings in jurisdictions where the statutory rate is lower than the U.S. Federal statutory rate, decrease in valuation allowance, and current year net excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation.

(12) EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per common share excludes the dilutive impact of potentially dilutive securities and is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share includes the effect of potential dilution from the hypothetical exercise of outstanding stock options and vesting of restricted shares and performance shares. A reconciliation of our basic and diluted earnings per common share is as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions, except per share data)	2019		2018			2019		2018
Net income (loss) to common shareholders	$	65.5	$	(13.1	)	$	207.3	$	131.7
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	233.9		238.7			233.8		239.9
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	235.5		238.7			235.8		244.2
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.28	$	(0.05	)	$	0.89	$	0.55
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.28	$	(0.05	)	$	0.88	$	0.54

The number of anti-dilutive shares that have been excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were 2.4 million, 2.8 million, 8.8 million and 2.6 million, respectively.

(13) ACCOUNTS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE, NET



	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Accounts receivable - trade, net ⁽¹⁾	$	833.5	$	739.9
Notes receivable	16.8		36.1
Other	85.4		84.8
Total	$	935.7	$	860.8

(1) Allowance for doubtful accounts was $13.8 million and $15.4 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Bad debt expense of $1.1 million, $3.7 million, $0.6 million and $1.5 million was included within selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(14) INVENTORIES



	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Finished products	$	328.1	$	334.0
Semi-finished products	107.6		108.0
Raw materials	140.6		149.9
Stores and supplies	21.0		21.1
Total	$	597.3	$	613.0

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(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

(15) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET



	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment	$	2,200.4		$	2,218.8
Accumulated depreciation	(983.7		)	(920.6		)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	1,216.7		$	1,298.2

Depreciation expense amounted to $40.2 million, $129.3 million, $45.5 million and $134.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(16) BORROWINGS

Borrowings are summarized as follows:



	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
2024 Dollar Term Loans	$	2,393.5		$	2,411.8
2024 Dollar Senior Notes	500.0			500.0
2024 Euro Senior Notes	365.9			383.3
2025 Euro Senior Notes	491.5			514.9
Short-term and other borrowings	107.5			103.8
Unamortized original issue discount	(11.0		)	(12.6		)
Unamortized deferred financing costs	(32.7		)	(37.2		)
Total borrowings	$	3,814.7		$	3,864.0
Less:
Short-term borrowings	$	18.1		$	17.9
Current portion of long-term borrowings	24.3			24.3
Long-term debt	$	3,772.3		$	3,821.8

Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended

On December 15, 2016, Axalta Coating Systems Dutch B B.V. (“Dutch B B.V.”) and its indirect 100% owned subsidiary, Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings Inc. (“Axalta US Holdings”) executed the fourth amendment (the "Fourth Amendment") to the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) governing our Senior Secured Credit Facilities (as defined below). The Fourth Amendment (i) converted all of the outstanding U.S. Dollar term loans ($1,775.3 million) into a new tranche of term loans issued at par with principal of $1,545.0 million (the "2023 Dollar Term Loans"), (ii) converted all of the outstanding Euro term loans (€199.0 million) into a new tranche of term loans issued at par with principal of €400.0 million (the "2023 Euro Term Loans" and, together with the 2023 Dollar Term Loans, the "2023 Term Loans").

On June 1, 2017, Dutch B B.V. and Axalta US Holdings executed the fifth amendment to the Credit Agreement (the "Fifth Amendment"). The Fifth Amendment converted all of the outstanding 2023 Dollar Term Loans ($1,541.1 million) into a new upsized tranche of term loans with principal of $2,000.0 million (the "2024 Dollar Term Loans"). The 2024 Dollar Term Loans were issued at 99.875% of par, or a $2.5 million discount.

On April 11, 2018, Dutch B B.V. and Axalta US Holdings executed the sixth amendment to the Credit Agreement (the "Sixth Amendment"). The Sixth Amendment repriced the 2024 Dollar Term Loans and increased the aggregate principal balance by $475.0 million to $2,430.0 million. The increased principal balance of the 2024 Dollar Term Loans under the Sixth Amendment was issued at 99.750% of par or a $6.0 million discount. Proceeds from the Sixth Amendment, along with cash on the balance sheet, were used to extinguish the existing 2023 Euro Term Loans. The 2024 Dollar Term Loans together with the Revolving Credit Facility, as defined herein, are referred to as the "Senior Secured Credit Facilities."

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

On October 31, 2018, Dutch B B.V. and Axalta US Holdings, the Company, and certain other subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors entered into the seventh amendment to the Credit Agreement (the "Seventh Amendment"). The Seventh Amendment amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) allow for the Company and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company to be added as guarantors under the Credit Agreement, (ii) provide that (A) the covenants in the Credit Agreement generally apply to the Company and its restricted subsidiaries and (B) upon election at any time thereafter, a successor holdings guarantor may be designated and, upon the effectiveness of the guarantee of such successor parent guarantor, the covenants in the Credit Agreement will generally apply to such successor holdings guarantor and its restricted subsidiaries, (iii) otherwise amend the Credit Agreement in order to effect certain corporate transactions as part of a potential internal reorganization of certain of the Company's subsidiaries and certain potential future reorganizations involving the Company and (iv) update guarantee limitations for certain of the guarantors.

Interest was and is payable quarterly on both the 2023 Term Loans and 2024 Dollar Term Loans.

The 2024 Dollar Term Loans are subject to a floor of zero plus an applicable rate of 1.75% per annum for Eurocurrency Rate Loans as defined in the Credit Agreement and 0.75% per annum for Base Rate Loans as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Prior to the Sixth Amendment, interest on the 2024 Dollar Term Loans was subject to a floor of zero, plus an applicable rate. The applicable rate for such 2024 Dollar Term Loans was 2.00% per annum for Eurocurrency Rate Loans as defined in the Credit Agreement and 1.00% per annum for Base Rate Loans as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Any indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities may be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part, in minimum amounts, subject to the provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement. Such indebtedness is subject to mandatory prepayments amounting to the proceeds of asset sales over $75.0 million annually, proceeds from certain debt issuances not otherwise permitted under the Credit Agreement and 50% (subject to a step-down to 25.0% or 0% if the First Lien Leverage Ratio falls below 4.25:1.00 or 3.50:1.00, respectively) of Excess Cash Flow.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities are secured by substantially all assets of the Company and the other guarantors. The 2024 Dollar Term Loans mature on June 1, 2024. Principal is paid quarterly based on 1% per annum of the original principal amount outstanding on the most recent amendment date with the unpaid balance due at maturity.

We are subject to customary negative covenants in addition to the First Lien Leverage Ratio financial covenant for purposes of determining any Excess Cash Flow mandatory payment. Further, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, among other things, include customary restrictions (subject to certain exceptions) on the Company's ability to incur certain indebtedness, grant certain liens, make certain investments, declare or pay certain dividends, or repurchase shares of the Company's common stock. As of September 30, 2019, the Company is in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

Revolving Credit Facility

On June 28, 2019, (the "Eighth Amendment Effective Date"), Dutch B B.V. and Axalta US Holdings executed the eighth amendment to the Credit Agreement (the "Eighth Amendment") which impacted the Revolving Credit Facility by (i) extending the maturity date to the earlier of March 2, 2024, the date of termination in whole of the Revolving Credit Facility, or the date that is 91 days prior to the maturity of the term loans borrowed under the Credit Agreement, and (ii) reducing the applicable interest margins on any outstanding borrowings.

Under the Eighth Amendment, interest on any outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to an interest margin of 1.50% for loans based on the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate and 0.50% for loans based on the Base Rate with, in each case, a 0.25% increase when its First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 1.25:1.00 but less than or equal to 2.25:1.00 and another 0.25% increase when its First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.25:1.00. At September 30, 2019, the financial covenant is not applicable as there were no borrowings.

Prior to the Eighth Amendment, interest on any outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility was subject to a floor of zero for Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate Loans plus an applicable rate of 2.75% (previously 3.50%) subject to an additional step-down to 2.50% or 2.25%, if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio falls below 3.00:1.00 or 2.50:1.00, respectively. For Base Rate Loans, the interest was subject to a floor of the greater of the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, the Prime Lending Rate or an Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate plus 1%, plus an applicable rate of 1.75% (previously 2.50%), subject to an additional step-down to 1.50% or 1.25%, if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio were to fall below 3.00:1.00 and 2.50:1.00, respectively.

Under circumstances described in the Credit Agreement, we may increase available revolving or term facility borrowings by up to $700.0 million plus an additional amount subject to the Company not exceeding a maximum first lien leverage ratio described in the Credit Agreement.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

There have been no borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility since the issuance of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility totaled $37.5 million and $44.8 million, respectively, which reduced the availability under the Revolving Credit Facility. Availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was $362.5 million and $355.2 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Significant Transactions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, in connection with the Eighth Amendment discussed above, we recorded $1.8 million of incremental deferred financing costs directly associated with the modification of the Revolving Credit Facility.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, in connection with the Sixth Amendment discussed above, we recorded a loss on extinguishment and other financing-related costs of $8.4 million, of which $2.9 million related to the 2023 Euro Term Loan and $5.5 million related to the 2024 Dollar Term Loans. The loss was comprised of the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs and original issue discounts of $3.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and other fees directly associated with the Sixth Amendment of $4.6 million.

Significant Terms of the Senior Notes

On August 16, 2016, Axalta Coating Systems, LLC (the "U.S. Issuer") issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior unsecured notes (the “2024 Dollar Senior Notes”) and €335.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.250% senior unsecured notes (the “2024 Euro Senior Notes”), each due August 2024 (collectively the “2024 Senior Notes”).

On September 27, 2016, Dutch B B.V. (the "Dutch Issuer" and together with the U.S. Issuer, the "Issuers"), issued €450.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.750% Euro Senior Unsecured Notes due January 2025 (the “2025 Euro Senior Notes” and together with the 2024 Senior Notes, the "Senior Notes").

The indentures governing the Senior Notes contain covenants that restrict the ability of the Issuers and their subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional debt, make certain payments including payment of dividends or repurchase equity interest of the Issuers, make loans or acquisitions or capital contributions and certain investments, incur certain liens, sell assets, merge or consolidate or liquidate other entities, and enter into transactions with affiliates.

On October 26, 2018, the U.S. Issuer and the party thereto entered into a seventh supplemental indenture (the “2024 Seventh Supplemental Indenture”) to the 2024 Senior Notes. In addition, on October 26, 2018, the Dutch Issuer and the new guarantors party thereto entered into a seventh supplemental indenture (the “2025 Seventh Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the 2024 Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the “October 2018 Supplemental Indentures”) to the 2025 Euro Senior Notes. The October 2018 Supplemental Indentures permit the Company and its subsidiaries to effect certain corporate transactions as part of a potential internal reorganization of certain of the Company's subsidiaries (the "Proposed Restructuring") and certain potential future reorganizations involving the Company. Each of the October 2018 Supplemental Indentures amended the applicable indenture in order to, among other things, (i) add the Company and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors of the applicable Senior Notes, (ii) provide that (A) the covenants of the applicable Indenture generally apply to the Company and its restricted subsidiaries and (B) upon an election by the relevant Issuer at any time thereafter, a successor parent guarantor may be designated and, upon the effectiveness of the guarantee of such successor parent guarantor, the covenants of the applicable Indenture will generally apply to such successor parent guarantor and its restricted subsidiaries, (iii) otherwise amend the applicable Indenture in order to effect the Proposed Restructuring (as defined below) and (iv) update guarantee limitations for certain of the guarantors.

In connection with the October 2018 Supplemental Indentures above, the Company became the parent guarantor of the Senior Notes.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

(i) 2024 Dollar Senior Notes

The 2024 Dollar Senior Notes were issued at 99.951% of par, or $2.0 million discount, and are due August 15, 2024. The 2024 Dollar Senior Notes bear interest at 4.875% which is payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15. We have the option to redeem all or part of the 2024 Dollar Senior Notes at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) on or after August 15 of the years indicated:



Period	2024 Dollar Senior Notes Percentage
2019	103.656	%
2020	102.438	%
2021	101.219	%
2022 and thereafter	100.000	%

Upon the occurrence of certain events constituting a change of control, holders of the 2024 Dollar Senior Notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of the 2024 Dollar Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the repurchase date.

The 2024 Dollar Senior Notes, subject to local law limitations, are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company and each of its existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries that is a borrower under or that guarantees the Senior Secured Credit Facilities. Under certain circumstances, the guarantors may be released from their guarantees without the consent of the holders of the applicable series of notes.

The indebtedness issued through the 2024 Dollar Senior Notes is senior unsecured indebtedness of the U.S. Issuer, is senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness of the U.S. Issuer and guarantors and is equal in right of payment to all existing and future senior indebtedness of the U.S. Issuer and guarantors. The 2024 Dollar Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of the U.S. Issuer and guarantors (including indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

(ii) 2024 Euro Senior Notes

The 2024 Euro Senior Notes were issued at par and are due August 15, 2024. The 2024 Euro Senior Notes bear interest at 4.250% which is payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15. We have the option to redeem all or part of the 2024 Euro Senior Notes at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) on or after August 15 of the years indicated:



Period	2024 Euro Senior Notes Percentage
2019	103.188	%
2020	102.125	%
2021	101.063	%
2022 and thereafter	100.000	%

Upon the occurrence of certain events constituting a change of control, holders of the 2024 Euro Senior Notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of the 2024 Euro Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the repurchase date.

The 2024 Euro Senior Notes, subject to local law limitations, are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company and each of its existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries that is a borrower under or that guarantees the Senior Secured Credit Facilities. Under certain circumstances, the guarantors may be released from their guarantees without the consent of the holders of the applicable series of notes.

The indebtedness issued through the 2024 Euro Senior Notes is senior unsecured indebtedness of the U.S. Issuer, is senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness of the U.S. Issuer and guarantors and is equal in right of payment to all existing and future senior indebtedness of the U.S. Issuer and guarantors. The 2024 Euro Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of the U.S. Issuer and guarantors (including indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

(iii) 2025 Euro Senior Notes

The 2025 Euro Senior Notes were issued at par and are due January 15, 2025. The 2025 Euro Senior Notes bear interest at 3.750% which is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15. We have the option to redeem all or part of the 2025 Euro Senior Notes at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) on or after January 15 of the years indicated:



Period	2025 Euro Senior Notes Percentage
2020	102.813	%
2021	101.875	%
2022	100.938	%
2023 and thereafter	100.000	%

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time prior to January 15, 2020, we may at our option redeem in the aggregate up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Euro Senior Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings (as defined in the indenture governing the 2025 Euro Senior Notes) at a redemption price of 103.750% plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. At least 50% of the original aggregate principal of the notes must remain outstanding after each such redemption.

Upon the occurrence of certain events constituting a change of control, holders of the 2025 Euro Senior Notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of the 2025 Euro Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the repurchase date.

The 2025 Euro Senior Notes, subject to local law limitations, are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company and each of its existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries that is a borrower under or that guarantees the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (other than the Dutch Issuer). Under certain circumstances, the guarantors may be released from their guarantees without the consent of the holders of the applicable series of notes.

The indebtedness issued through the 2025 Euro Senior Notes is senior unsecured indebtedness of the Dutch Issuer, is senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness of the Dutch Issuer and guarantors and is equal in right of payment to all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Dutch Issuer and guarantors. The 2025 Euro Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of the Dutch Issuer and guarantors (including indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

Future repayments

Below is a schedule of required future repayments of all borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2019.



Remainder of 2019	$	21.0
2020	26.6
2021	26.6
2022	54.1
2023	27.0
Thereafter	3,703.1
Total	$	3,858.4

(17) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, HEDGING ACTIVITIES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value of financial instruments

Equity securities with readily determinable fair values - Balances of equity securities are recorded within other assets, with any changes in fair value recorded within other expense, net. The fair values of equity securities are based upon quoted market prices, which are considered Level 1 inputs.

Long-term borrowings - The estimated fair values of these borrowings are based on recent trades, as reported by a third-party pricing service. Due to the infrequency of trades, these inputs are considered to be Level 2 inputs.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

Derivative instruments - The Company’s interest rate caps, interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps are valued using broker quotations, or market transactions in either the listed or over-the-counter markets. As such, these derivative instruments are included in the Level 2 hierarchy.

The table below presents the fair values of our financial instruments measured on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.



	September 30, 2019								December 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Interest rate caps ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	4.5	$	—	$	4.5
Cross-currency swaps ⁽²⁾	—		14.6		—		14.6		—		14.1		—		14.1
Other assets:
Interest rate caps ⁽¹⁾	—		—		—		—		—		1.4		—		1.4
Cross-currency swaps ⁽²⁾	—		18.8		—		18.8		—		—		—		—
Investments in equity securities	0.6		—		—		0.6		0.7		—		—		0.7
Liabilities:
Other accrued liabilities:
Interest rate caps ⁽¹⁾	—		1.0		—		1.0		—		—		—		—
Interest rate swaps ⁽¹⁾	—		7.6		—		7.6		—		—		—		—
Other liabilities:
Interest rate caps ⁽¹⁾	—		1.6		—		1.6		—		—		—		—
Interest rate swaps ⁽¹⁾	—		27.3		—		27.3		—		2.9		—		2.9
Cross-currency swaps ⁽²⁾	—		—		—		—		—		8.8		—		8.8
Long-term borrowings:
2024 Dollar Senior Notes	—		520.3		—		520.3		—		474.9		—		474.9
2024 Euro Senior Notes	—		378.1		—		378.1		—		381.1		—		381.1
2025 Euro Senior Notes	—		509.1		—		509.1		—		497.5		—		497.5
2024 Dollar Term Loans	—		2,396.5		—		2,396.5		—		2,276.1		—		2,276.1

(1) Cash flow hedge

(2) Net investment hedge

Derivative Financial Instruments

We selectively use derivative instruments to reduce market risk associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The use of derivatives is intended for hedging purposes only, and we do not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes. A description of each type of derivative used to manage risk is included in the following paragraphs.

Derivative Instruments Qualifying and Designated as Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges

Interest Rate Caps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we entered into four 1.5% interest rate caps with aggregate notional amounts totaling $850.0 million to hedge the variable interest rate exposures on our 2024 Dollar Term Loans. Three of these interest rate caps, comprising $600.0 million of the notional value, expire December 31, 2019 and had a deferred premium of $8.6 million at inception. The fourth interest rate cap, comprising the remaining $250.0 million of the notional value, expires December 31, 2021 and had a deferred premium of $8.1 million at inception. All deferred premiums are paid quarterly over the term of the respective interest rate caps. These interest rate caps are marked to market at each reporting date and any unrealized gains or losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCI") and reclassified to interest expense in the same period or periods during which the hedged transactions affect earnings.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we entered into three interest rate swaps with aggregate notional amounts totaling $475.0 million to hedge interest rate exposures related to variable rate borrowings under the 2024 Dollar Term Loans. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, the Company is required to pay the counter-parties a stream of fixed interest payments at a rate of 2.72% and in turn, receives variable interest payments based on 3-month LIBOR from the counter-parties. The interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges and expire on March 31, 2023. These interest rate swaps are marked to market at each reporting date and any unrealized gains or losses are included in AOCI and reclassified to interest expense in the same period or periods during which the hedged transactions affect earnings.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we entered into two interest rate swaps with aggregate notional amounts totaling $500.0 million, effective December 31, 2019, to hedge interest rate exposure associated with the 2024 Dollar Term Loans. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, the Company is required to pay the counter-parties a stream of fixed interest payments at a rate of 2.59% and in turn, receives variable interest payments based on 3-month LIBOR from the counter-parties. The interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges and expire on December 31, 2022. These interest rate swaps are marked to market at each reporting date and any unrealized gains or losses are included in AOCI and reclassified to interest expense in the same period or periods during which the hedged transactions affect earnings.

Cross-Currency Swaps Designated as Net Investment Hedges

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we entered into three fixed-for-fixed cross-currency swaps with aggregate notional amounts totaling $475.0 million to hedge the variability of exchange rate impacts between the U.S. Dollar and Euro. Under the terms of the cross-currency swap agreements, the Company has notionally exchanged $475.0 million at a weighted average interest rate of 4.47% for €387.2 million at a weighted average interest rate of 1.95%. The cross-currency swaps are designated as net investment hedges and expire on March 31, 2023. These cross-currency swaps are marked to market at each reporting date and any unrealized gains or losses are included in unrealized currency translation adjustments, within AOCI.

During the three months ended December 31, 2018, we settled three fixed-for-fixed cross-currency swaps previously executed in 2018 resulting in cash proceeds of $22.5 million. Concurrently, we notionally exchanged $475.0 million at a weighted average interest rate of 4.47% for €416.6 million at a weighted average interest rate of 1.44%. The cross-currency swaps are designated as net investment hedges and expire on March 31, 2023. These cross-currency swaps are marked to market at each reporting date and any unrealized gains or losses are included in unrealized currency translation adjustments, within AOCI.

The following table presents the gains (losses) included in AOCI for derivative instruments that qualify and have been designated as cash flow and net investment hedges:



	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
AOCI:
Interest rate caps (cash flow hedges)	$	4.3		$	(3.4	)
Interest rate swaps (cash flow hedges)	34.9			3.0
Cross-currency swaps (net investment hedges)	(33.3		)	(27.7		)
Total AOCI	$	5.9		$	(28.1	)

Gains and losses on the derivative representing hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized over the life of the hedge on a systematic and rational basis.

The following tables set forth the locations and amounts recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 for these cash flow and net investment hedges.



		For the Three Months Ended September 30,
		2019						2018
Derivatives in Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges	Location of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Net Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives			Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income			Net Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives			Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income
Interest rate caps	Interest expense, net	$	0.3		$	0.1		$	(1.1	)	$	(0.7	)
Interest rate swaps	Interest expense, net	4.8			0.4			(2.5		)	0.5
Cross-currency swaps	Interest expense, net	(24.2		)	(3.8		)	5.5			(3.2		)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)



		For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2019						2018
Derivatives in Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges	Location of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Net Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives			Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income			Net Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives			Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income
Interest rate caps	Interest expense, net	$	6.2		$	(1.5	)	$	(11.5	)	$	(1.4	)
Interest rate swaps	Interest expense, net	32.4			0.5			(5.0		)	0.9
Cross-currency swaps	Interest expense, net	(39.1		)	(11.0		)	(18.4		)	(5.9		)

Over the next 12 months, we expect losses of $9.9 million pertaining to cash flow hedges to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings, related to our interest rate caps and interest rate swaps.

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

We periodically enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts to reduce market risk and hedge our balance sheet exposures and cash flows for subsidiaries with exposures denominated in currencies different from the functional currency of the relevant subsidiary. These contracts have not been designated as hedges and all gains and losses are marked to market through other income, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we purchased a 1.25% interest rate cap with a notional amount of €388.0 million to hedge the variable interest rate exposures on our 2023 Euro Term Loans. We paid a premium equal to $0.6 million for the interest rate cap which is effective through December 31, 2019. Changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument are recorded in current period earnings and are included in interest expense. The fair value of this interest rate cap at September 30, 2019 was zero.

Fair value gains and losses of derivative contracts, as determined using Level 2 inputs, that have not been designated for hedge accounting treatment are recorded in earnings as follows:



Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815	Location of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Location of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives	2019		2018			2019		2018
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other (income) expense, net	$	2.3	$	(3.0	)	$	4.1	$	(7.6	)

(18) SEGMENTS

The Company identifies an operating segment as a component: (i) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses; (ii) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and (iii) that has available discrete financial information.

We have two operating segments, which are also our reportable segments: Performance Coatings and Transportation Coatings. The CODM reviews financial information at the operating segment level to allocate resources and to assess the operating results and financial performance for each operating segment. Our CODM is identified as the Chief Executive Officer because he has final authority over performance assessment and resource allocation decisions. Our segments are based on the type and concentration of customers served, service requirements, methods of distribution and major product lines.

Through our Performance Coatings segment, we provide high-quality liquid and powder coatings solutions to a fragmented and local customer base. We are one of only a few suppliers with the technology to provide precise color matching and highly durable coatings systems. The end-markets within this segment are refinish and industrial.

Through our Transportation Coatings segment, we provide advanced coating technologies to OEMs of light and commercial vehicles. These increasingly global customers require a high level of technical support coupled with cost-effective, environmentally responsible coatings systems that can be applied with a high degree of precision, consistency and speed. The end-markets within this segment are light vehicle and commercial vehicle.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, Axalta transitioned to using Adjusted EBIT as the primary measure to evaluate financial performance of the operating segments and allocate resources. Asset information is not reviewed or included with our internal management reporting. Therefore, the Company has not disclosed asset information for each reportable segment. The following table presents relevant information of our reportable segments.



	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018		2019			2018
Net sales ⁽¹⁾:
Refinish	$	441.5		$	441.3	$	1,294.3		$	1,303.9
Industrial	282.2			314.9		899.4			969.3
Total Net sales Performance Coatings	723.7			756.2		2,193.7			2,273.2
Light Vehicle	295.7			303.7		917.7			990.2
Commercial Vehicle	87.6			86.1		272.4			266.8
Total Net sales Transportation Coatings	383.3			389.8		1,190.1			1,257.0
Total Net sales	$	1,107.0		$	1,146.0	$	3,383.8		$	3,530.2
Equity in earnings in unconsolidated affiliates:
Performance Coatings	$	0.2		$	0.2	$	0.4		$	0.3
Transportation Coatings	(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)	0.3
Total	$	0.1		$	0.2	$	0.3		$	0.6

						September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates:
Performance Coatings						$	2.3		$	2.7
Transportation Coatings						12.5			12.7
Total						$	14.8		$	15.4


(1)	The Company has no intercompany sales between segments.


(2)	Net sales by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 were recast to include amounts previously classified as other revenue. See Note 1 for further information on the reclassification.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

The following table reconciles our segment operating performance to income before income taxes for the periods presented:



	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018		2019			2018
Segment Adjusted EBIT ⁽¹⁾:
Performance Coatings	$	124.9		$	104.1	$	331.1		$	289.0
Transportation Coatings	37.2			25.6		111.8			108.9
Total ⁽²⁾	162.1			129.7		442.9			397.9
Interest expense, net	40.2			39.8		122.5			118.5
Debt extinguishment and refinancing related costs ^(a)	—			—		0.2			8.4
Termination benefits and other employee related costs ^(b)	29.2			82.4		33.3			80.2
Consulting and advisory ^(c)	3.0			—		3.8			—
Offering and transactional costs ^(d)	0.1			0.8		0.9			0.9
(Gain) loss on divestiture ^(e)	(0.5		)	—		3.4			—
Accelerated depreciation ^(f)	5.4			4.2		18.2			4.2
Indemnity (income) losses ^(g)	—			—		(0.2		)	0.9
Change in fair value of equity investments ^(h)	—			—		—			0.4
Income before income taxes	$	84.7		$	2.5	$	260.8		$	184.4



(1)	The primary measure of segment operating performance is Adjusted EBIT, which is defined as net income before interest, taxes and select other items impacting operating results. These other items impacting operating results are items that management has concluded are (1) non-cash items included within net income, (2) items the Company does not believe are indicative of ongoing operating performance or (3) non-recurring, unusual or infrequent items that have not occurred within the last two years or we believe are not reasonably likely to recur within the next two years. Adjusted EBIT is a key metric that is used by management to evaluate business performance in comparison to budgets, forecasts and prior year financial results, providing a measure that management believes reflects the Company’s core operating performance, which represents Adjusted EBIT adjusted for the select items referred to above.

(2)	Does not represent Axalta’s Adjusted EBIT referenced elsewhere by the Company.

(a)	Represents expenses associated with the restructuring and refinancing of our indebtedness, which are not considered indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

(b)	Represents expenses and associated changes to estimates related to employee termination benefits and other employee-related costs. Employee termination benefits are associated with Axalta Way initiatives. These amounts are not considered indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

(c)	Represents legal and advisory fees pertaining to our previously announced comprehensive review of strategic alternatives. These amounts are not considered indicative of our ongoing performance.

(d)	Represents acquisition and divestiture-related expenses, all of which are not considered indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

(e)	Represents the impacts recognized on the sale of our interest in a joint venture business, which is not considered indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

(f)	Represents incremental depreciation expense resulting from truncated useful lives of the assets impacted by our manufacturing footprint assessments, which we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

(g)	Represents indemnity (income) losses associated with the acquisition by Axalta of the DuPont Performance Coatings business, which we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

(h)	Represents mark to market impacts of our equity investments, which we do not consider to be indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, unless otherwise noted)

(19) ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS



	Unrealized Currency Translation Adjustments			Pension Adjustments			Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	(299.4	)	$	(36.4	)	$	(0.3	)	$	(336.1	)
Current year deferrals to AOCI	12.8			—			(11.4		)	1.4
Reclassifications from AOCI to Net income (loss)	—			—			(1.0		)	(1.0		)
Net Change	12.8			—			(12.4		)	0.4
Balance at March 31, 2019	(286.6		)	(36.4		)	(12.7		)	(335.7		)
Current year deferrals to AOCI	(5.7		)	(0.1		)	(17.3		)	(23.1		)
Reclassifications from AOCI to Net income (loss)	2.6			0.5			(0.3		)	2.8
Net Change	(3.1		)	0.4			(17.6		)	(20.3		)
Balance at June 30, 2019	(289.7		)	(36.0		)	$	(30.3	)	(356.0		)
Current year deferrals to AOCI	(52.2		)	—			(4.4		)	(56.6		)
Reclassifications from AOCI to Net income (loss)	—			0.3			0.5			0.8
Net Change	(52.2		)	0.3			(3.9		)	(55.8		)
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	(341.9	)	$	(35.7	)	$	(34.2	)	$	(411.8	)

The income tax provisions related to the changes in pension benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The cumulative income tax benefit related to the adjustments for pension benefits at September 30, 2019 was $14.1 million. The income tax benefits related to the change in the unrealized loss on derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.7 million and $5.6 million, respectively. The cumulative income tax benefit related to the adjustments for unrealized loss on derivatives at September 30, 2019 was $5.1 million.



	Unrealized Currency Translation Adjustments			Pension Adjustments			Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities			Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(208.8	)	$	(31.4	)	$	0.8		$	(1.6	)	$	(241.0	)
Cumulative effect of an accounting change	—			—			(0.8		)	—			(0.8		)
Balance at January 1, 2018	(208.8		)	(31.4		)	—			(1.6		)	(241.8		)
Current year deferrals to AOCI	42.2			—			—			6.4			48.6
Reclassifications from AOCI to Net income (loss)	—			0.6			—			(0.1		)	0.5
Net Change	42.2			0.6			—			6.3			49.1
Balance at March 31, 2018	(166.6		)	(30.8		)	—			4.7			(192.7		)
Current year deferrals to AOCI	(109.6		)	(1.5		)	—			4.5			(106.6		)
Reclassifications from AOCI to Net income (loss)	—			(0.1		)	—			(0.2		)	(0.3		)
Net Change	(109.6		)	(1.6		)	—			4.3			(106.9		)
Balance at June 30, 2018	(276.2		)	(32.4		)	—			9.0			(299.6		)
Current year deferrals to AOCI	(16.4		)	—			—			3.5			(12.9		)
Reclassifications from AOCI to Net income (loss)	—			0.2			—			(0.1		)	0.1
Net Change	(16.4		)	0.2			—			3.4			(12.8		)
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	(292.6	)	$	(32.2	)	$	—		$	12.4		$	(312.4	)

The income tax provisions related to the changes in pension benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The cumulative income tax benefit related to the adjustments for pension benefits at September 30, 2018 was $12.9 million. The income tax provisions related to the change in the unrealized loss on derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $0.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively. The cumulative income tax provision related to the adjustments for unrealized loss on derivatives at September 30, 2018 was $1.6 million.

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

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the condensed notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Many statements made in the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities laws and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business plan, strategies and capital structure. These statements often include words such as "anticipate," "expect," "suggests," "plan," "believe," "intend," "estimates," "targets," "projects," "should," "could," "would," "may," "will," "forecast" and other similar expressions. We base these forward-looking statements or projections on our current expectations, plans and assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry, as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances and at such time. As you read and consider this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. The forward-looking statements and projections are subject to and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in "Forward-Looking Statements," as well as "Risk Factors" and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or projections. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements and projections are based on reasonable assumptions at the time they are made, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements and projections. Factors that may materially affect such forward-looking statements and projections include:


•	adverse developments in economic conditions and, particularly, in conditions in the automotive and transportation industries;


•	volatility in the capital, credit and commodities markets;


•	our inability to successfully execute on our growth strategy;


•	the outcome or timing of our previously announced comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value;


•	increased competition;


•	reduced demand for some of our products as a result of improved safety features on vehicles, insurance company influence, new business models or new methods of travel;


•	risks of the loss or change in purchasing levels of any of our significant customers or the consolidation of MSOs, distributors and/or body shops;


•	our reliance on our distributor network and third-party delivery services for the distribution and export of certain of our products;


•	credit risk exposure from our customers;


•	price increases or business interruptions in our supply of raw materials;


•	failure to develop and market new products and manage product life cycles;


•	business disruptions, security threats and security breaches, including security risks to our information technology systems;


•	risks associated with our outsourcing strategies;


•	risks associated with our non-U.S. operations;


•	currency-related risks;


•	terrorist acts, conflicts, wars and natural disasters that may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations;


•	risks associated with the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union;


•	failure to comply with the anti-corruption laws of the United States and various international jurisdictions;


•	failure to comply with anti-terrorism laws and regulations and applicable trade embargoes;


•	risks associated with protecting data privacy;


•	significant environmental liabilities and costs as a result of our current and past operations or products, including operations or products related to our business prior to our acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings;

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•	transporting certain materials that are inherently hazardous due to their toxic nature;


•	litigation and other commitments and contingencies;


•	ability to recruit and retain the experienced and skilled personnel we need to compete;


•	unexpected liabilities under any pension plans applicable to our employees;


•	work stoppages, union negotiations, labor disputes and other matters associated with our labor force;


•	our ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights;


•	intellectual property infringement suits against us by third parties;


•	our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions and divestitures;


•	our joint ventures’ ability to operate according to our business strategy should our joint venture partners fail to fulfill their obligations;


•	risk that the insurance we maintain may not fully cover all potential exposures;


•	risks associated with changes in tax rates or regulations, including unexpected impacts of the new U.S. TCJA legislation, which may differ with further regulatory guidance and changes in our current interpretations and assumptions;


•	our substantial indebtedness;


•	our ability to obtain additional capital on commercially reasonable terms may be limited;


•	any statements of belief and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing;


•	other factors disclosed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and


•	other factors beyond our control.

These cautionary statements should not be construed by you to be exhaustive and are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

OVERVIEW

We are a leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high performance coatings systems. We have over a 150-year heritage in the coatings industry and are known for manufacturing high-quality products with well-recognized brands supported by market-leading technology and customer service. Our diverse global footprint of 47 manufacturing facilities, four technology centers, 47 customer training centers and approximately 14,000 people allows us to meet the needs of customers in over 130 countries. We serve our customer base through an extensive sales force and technical support organization, as well as through approximately 4,000 independent, locally based distributors.

We operate our business in two operating segments, Performance Coatings and Transportation Coatings. Our segments are based on the type and concentration of customers served, service requirements, methods of distribution and major product lines.

Through our Performance Coatings segment we provide high-quality liquid and powder coatings solutions to a fragmented and local customer base. We are one of only a few suppliers with the technology to provide precise color matching and highly durable coatings systems. The end-markets within this segment are refinish and industrial.

Through our Transportation Coatings segment we provide advanced coating technologies to OEMs of light and commercial vehicles. These increasingly global customers require a high level of technical support coupled with cost-effective, environmentally responsible, coatings systems that can be applied with a high degree of precision, consistency and speed. The end-markets within this segment are light vehicle and commercial vehicle.

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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

General Business Highlights

Our net sales decreased 4.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by a net decrease in volumes of 4.1%, inclusive of portfolio changes, which included the sale of our consolidated joint venture, which contributed to a decrease of 0.8% in volumes. Further contributing was the impacts of unfavorable currency translation which contributed to a 3.4% decrease. Partially offsetting these declines was an increase in average selling prices across both segments and all regions, resulting in an increase of 3.4%. The following trends have impacted our segment and end-market net sales performance:

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Performance Coatings: Net sales decreased 3.5% driven primarily by a decrease in volumes across both end-markets of 4.3%, inclusive of the negative net impacts of portfolio changes of 1.2% associated with a consolidated powder joint venture in China, as well as the impacts of unfavorable foreign currency translation of 3.5%. An increase in average selling prices of 4.3%, of which both end-markets positively contributed, offset the decline of volumes during the period.


•	Transportation Coatings: Net sales decreased 5.3% driven primarily by the impacts of unfavorable foreign currency translation of 3.5%, as well as a decrease in volumes of 3.5% driven by global light vehicle production. Partially offsetting the decline in volumes was higher average selling prices of 1.7% driven by light vehicle contributions.

Our business serves four end-markets globally with net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, as follows:



(In millions)	Three Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018		Nine Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018
	2019		2018		% change		2019		2018		% change
Performance Coatings
Refinish	$	441.5	$	441.3	—	%	$	1,294.3	$	1,303.9	(0.7	)%
Industrial	282.2		314.9		(10.4	)%	899.4		969.3		(7.2	)%
Total Net sales Performance Coatings	723.7		756.2		(4.3	)%	2,193.7		2,273.2		(3.5	)%
Transportation Coatings
Light Vehicle	295.7		303.7		(2.6	)%	917.7		990.2		(7.3	)%
Commercial Vehicle	87.6		86.1		1.7	%	272.4		266.8		2.1	%
Total Net sales Transportation Coatings	383.3		389.8		(1.7	)%	1,190.1		1,257.0		(5.3	)%
Total Net sales	$	1,107.0	$	1,146.0	(3.4	)%	$	3,383.8	$	3,530.2	(4.1	)%

Acquisitions and Divestitures Highlights

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we completed the sale of our 60% interest in a consolidated joint venture within our Performance Coatings segment. As a result of the divestiture, we recorded a pre-tax loss of $3.4 million in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Capital and Liquidity Highlights

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we repurchased 4.1 million shares for total consideration of $105.3 million as we continue to execute against our previously approved share repurchase program.

On June 28, 2019, we amended our $400.0 million Revolving Credit Facility to extend the maturity from August 2021 to March 2024 and improve the terms. See Note 16 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

Strategic Review

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During the quarter, we established a retention program, under which certain of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ employees, are eligible to participate, to ensure continuity of the Company’s business through the completion of the previously-announced review of strategic alternatives. Under the retention program, each eligible employee will receive a cash award payable under the terms of the respective agreement. The maximum anticipated cost of the retention program is approximately $40.0 million to be earned over 18 to 24 months.

FACTORS AFFECTING OUR OPERATING RESULTS

There have been no changes in the factors affecting our operating results previously reported in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the accompanying financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our historical results of operations summarized and analyzed below may not necessarily reflect what will occur in the future.

Net sales



	Three Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018					Nine Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018
	2019		2018		$ Change			% Change		2019		2018		$ Change			% Change
Net sales	$	1,107.0	$	1,146.0	$	(39.0	)	(3.4	)%	$	3,383.8	$	3,530.2	$	(146.4	)	(4.1	)%
Volume effect								(3.4	)%								(3.3	)%
Impact of portfolio changes								(1.8	)%								(0.8	)%
Price/product mix effect								3.8	%								3.4	%
Exchange rate effect								(2.0	)%								(3.4	)%

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

Net sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿLower sales volumes across both segments, which is inclusive of an increase within our commercial vehicle end-market

ⁿUnfavorable impacts of currency translation, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, British Pound and Argentine Peso compared to the U.S. dollar

ⁿNegative impacts as a result of portfolio changes, which included the sale of our consolidated joint venture interests within our industrial end-market in the Performance Coatings segment, as noted in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Partially offset by:

ⁿHigher average selling prices across both segments and all regions, reflecting positive contribution across both end-markets within the Performance Coatings segment and the light vehicle end-market

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

Net sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿUnfavorable impacts of currency translation, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, Brazilian Real and Argentine Peso compared to the U.S. dollar

ⁿLower sales volumes across both segments, which is inclusive of an increase within our commercial vehicle end-market

Partially offset by:

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Cost of sales



	Three Months Ended September 30,						2019 vs 2018					Nine Months Ended September 30,						2019 vs 2018
	2019			2018			$ Change			% Change		2019			2018			$ Change			% Change
Cost of sales	$	707.4		$	759.1		$	(51.7	)	(6.8	)%	$	2,207.1		$	2,328.9		$	(121.8	)	(5.2	)%
% of net sales	63.9		%	66.2		%						65.2		%	66.0		%

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

Cost of sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿLower sales volumes across both segments

ⁿFavorable impacts of currency translation of 2.0%, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, British Pound and Argentine Peso compared to the U.S. dollar

ⁿDecline in stock-based compensation expense of $2.3 million due to lower overall costs

Partially offset by:

ⁿIncreased raw material costs across both segments

Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿPrice and product mix increases to net sales more than offset higher raw material inflation, partially offset by lower sales volumes covering fixed costs

ⁿDecline in stock-based compensation expense of $2.3 million due to lower overall costs

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

Cost of sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿFavorable impacts of currency translation of 3.3%, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, Brazilian Real and Argentine Peso compared to the U.S. dollar

ⁿLower sales volumes across both segments

ⁿDecline in stock-based compensation expense of $5.3 million due to lower overall costs

Partially offset by:

ⁿIncreased raw material costs across both segments

ⁿIncremental accelerated depreciation expense of $18.2 million in the current year associated with the announced closure of our Mechelen, Belgium facility, compared to $4.2 million for the comparable period

Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿPrice and product mix increases to net sales to more than offset still higher raw materials, partially offset by lower sales volumes covering fixed costs

ⁿDecline in stock-based compensation expense of $5.3 million due to lower overall costs, partially offset by an increase in incremental accelerated depreciation expense of $14.0 million associated with our Mechelen, Belgium facility

Selling, general and administrative expenses



	Three Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018					Nine Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018
	2019		2018		$ Change			% Change		2019		2018		$ Change			% Change
SG&A	$	231.5	$	293.4	$	(61.9	)	(21.1	)%	$	655.2	$	745.8	$	(90.6	)	(12.1	)%

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased due to the following:

ⁿFavorable impacts of currency translation of 1.7%, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, British Pound and Argentine Peso compared to the U.S. dollar

ⁿDecline in stock-based compensation expense of $2.9 million due to lower overall costs

ⁿReductions in severance costs associated with our cost savings initiatives of $52.2 million, from $81.4 million to $29.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019, respectively

Partially offset by:

ⁿIncreases in advisory costs pertaining to our previously announced comprehensive review of strategic alternatives of $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, for which there were no such costs for the comparable period

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Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased due to the following:

ⁿFavorable impacts of currency translation of 3.2%, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, Brazilian Real and Argentine Peso compared to the U.S. dollar

ⁿDecline in stock-based compensation expense of $12.7 million due to lower overall costs

ⁿDecline in commissions and sales incentive compensation driven by decrease in net sales

ⁿReductions in severance costs associated with our cost savings initiatives of $46.6 million, from $79.9 million to $33.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019, respectively

Partially offset by:

ⁿIncreases in advisory costs pertaining to our previously announced comprehensive review of strategic alternatives of $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, for which there were no such costs for the comparable period

(Gain) loss on divestiture



	Three Months Ended September 30,					2019 vs 2018					Nine Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018
	2019			2018		$ Change			% Change		2019		2018		$ Change		% Change
(Gain) loss on divestiture	$	(0.5	)	$	—	$	(0.5	)	(100.0	)%	$	3.4	$	—	$	3.4	100.0	%

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

(Gain) loss on divestiture increased due to the following:

ⁿDuring the three months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a gain of $0.5 million associated with a change in estimate associated with the net assets that were divested during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and is discussed above in "Business Highlights - Acquisitions and Divestitures Highlights"

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

(Gain) loss on divestiture increased due to the following:

ⁿDuring the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a net loss on the sale of our interest in a consolidated joint venture as discussed above in "Business Highlights - Acquisitions and Divestitures Highlights"

Research and development expenses



	Three Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018				Nine Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018
	2019		2018		$ Change		% Change		2019		2018		$ Change			% Change
Research and development expenses	$	17.4	$	17.0	$	0.4	2.4	%	$	53.5	$	54.3	$	(0.8	)	(1.5	)%

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

Research and development expenses increased due to the following:

ⁿOverall increased spend associated with developing new and existing coatings products, partially offset by the favorable impacts of currency exchange from the weakening Euro and Chinese Renminbi compared to the U.S. Dollar of 0.8%

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

Research and development expenses decreased due to the following:

ⁿFavorable impacts of currency translation, which reduced expenses by 1.2% due primarily to the weakening of the Euro and Chinese Renminbi compared to the U.S. dollar

Amortization of acquired intangibles



	Three Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018					Nine Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018
	2019		2018		$ Change			% Change		2019		2018		$ Change			% Change
Amortization of acquired intangibles	$	28.2	$	28.7	$	(0.5	)	(1.7	)%	$	85.1	$	86.9	$	(1.8	)	(2.1	)%

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Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

Amortization of acquired intangibles decreased due to the following:

ⁿFavorable impacts of foreign currency of 0.9%, primarily related to the weakening of the Euro and Chinese Renminbi compared to the U.S. dollar

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

Amortization of acquired intangibles decreased due to the following:

ⁿFavorable impacts of foreign currency of 1.4%, primarily related to the weakening of the Euro and Chinese Renminbi compared to the U.S. dollar

Interest expense, net



	Three Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018				Nine Months Ended September 30,				2019 vs 2018
	2019		2018		$ Change		% Change		2019		2018		$ Change		% Change
Interest expense, net	$	40.2	$	39.8	$	0.4	1.0	%	$	122.5	$	118.5	$	4.0	3.4	%

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

Interest expense, net increased primarily due to the following:

ⁿIncreases associated with imputed interest on higher average lease liability balances resulting from the new accounting standard adopted on January 1, 2019, which were lower under the historical standard

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

Interest expense, net increased primarily due to the following:

Other (income) expense, net



	Three Months Ended September 30,					2019 vs 2018					Nine Months Ended September 30,					2019 vs 2018
	2019			2018		$ Change			% Change		2019			2018		$ Change			% Change
Other (income) expense, net	$	(1.9	)	$	5.5	$	(7.4	)	(134.5	)%	$	(3.8	)	$	11.4	$	(15.2	)	(133.3	)%

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

Other (income) expense, net change was primarily due to the following:

ⁿReduction in foreign exchange losses, net from $7.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 to $0.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

Other (income) expense, net increased due to the following:

ⁿReduction in debt extinguishment and refinancing related costs of $8.2 million from $8.4 million to $0.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019, respectively

ⁿReduction in foreign exchange losses, net from $8.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to $5.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019

Provision for income taxes



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Income before income taxes	$	84.7		$	2.5		$	260.8		$	184.4
Provision for income taxes	18.3			14.1			50.4			47.9
Statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate	21.0		%	21.0		%	21.0		%	21.0		%
Effective tax rate	21.6		%	564.0		%	19.3		%	26.0		%
Effective tax rate vs. statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate	0.6		%	543.0		%	(1.7		)%	5.0		%

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	(Favorable) Unfavorable Impact
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Items impacting the effective tax rate vs. statutory U.S. federal income tax rate	2019			2018			2019			2018
Earnings generated in jurisdictions where the statutory rate is different from the U.S. Federal rate ⁽¹⁾	$	(18.4	)	$	5.4		$	(32.3	)	$	(16.0	)
Changes in valuation allowance	5.6			3.6			(13.6		)	16.3
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	11.6			(9.9		)	15.4			(10.2		)
Stock-based compensation excess tax benefits, net	(4.2		)	(2.4		)	(11.0		)	(6.5		)
Non-deductible expenses and interest	1.1			2.9			3.3			8.0
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	2.0			8.8			9.2			16.0
Foreign taxes ⁽²⁾	0.3			1.9			18.7			4.7
U.S. tax reform ⁽³⁾	—			—			—			(12.4		)

(1) Primarily related to earnings in Bermuda, Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.

(2) $14.4 million relates to an adjustment for certain tax attributes for which the Company has determined are no longer realizable. This is mostly offset by a tax benefit of $12.7 million for the decrease to the valuation allowance on the tax attributes previously recorded as a result of changes under U.S. tax reform.

(3) Primarily related to the realizability of certain interest carryforwards.

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SEGMENT RESULTS

The Company's products and operations are managed and reported in two operating segments: Performance Coatings and Transportation Coatings. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the primary measure of performance used to review the operating segments was transitioned to Adjusted EBIT from Adjusted EBITDA. See Note 18 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

Performance Coatings Segment



	Three Months Ended September 30,						2019 vs 2018					Nine Months Ended September 30,						2019 vs 2018
	2019			2018			$ Change			% Change		2019			2018			$ Change			% Change
Net sales	$	723.7		$	756.2		$	(32.5	)	(4.3	)%	$	2,193.7		$	2,273.2		$	(79.5	)	(3.5	)%
Volume effect										(4.3	)%										(3.1	)%
Impact of portfolio changes										(2.7	)%										(1.2	)%
Price/product mix effect										5.0	%										4.3	%
Exchange rate effect										(2.3	)%										(3.5	)%

Adjusted EBIT	$	124.9		$	104.1		$	20.8		20.0	%	$	331.1		$	289.0		$	42.1		14.6	%
Adjusted EBIT Margin	17.3		%	13.8		%						15.1		%	12.7		%

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

Net sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿLower organic volumes across both end-markets

ⁿNegative impacts as a result of the sale of a consolidated joint venture interests within our industrial end-market as noted in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

ⁿUnfavorable impacts of currency translation, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, Argentine Peso and British Pound compared to the U.S. dollar

Partially offset by:

ⁿHigher average selling prices across both end-markets and all regions

Adjusted EBIT increased due to the following:

ⁿHigher average selling prices across both end-markets within all regions

ⁿLower operating expenses across both end-markets resulting from operational efficiencies associated with our cost savings initiatives as well as lower costs to support net sales

Partially offset by:

ⁿLower organic volumes across both end-markets

ⁿHigher raw materials costs across both end-markets

ⁿUnfavorable impacts of currency translation, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, British Pound and Argentine Peso compared to the U.S. dollar

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

Net sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿUnfavorable impacts of currency translation, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, Argentine Peso and British Pound compared to the U.S. dollar

ⁿLower organic volumes across both end-markets

Partially offset by:

ⁿHigher average selling prices across both end-markets and all regions

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Adjusted EBIT increased due to the following:

ⁿHigher average selling prices across both end-markets within all regions

ⁿLower operating expenses across both end-markets resulting from operational efficiencies associated with our cost savings initiatives as well as lower costs to support net sales

Partially offset by:

ⁿLower organic volumes across both end-markets

ⁿHigher raw materials costs across both end-markets

ⁿUnfavorable impacts of currency translation, due primarily to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi, British Pound and Argentine Peso compared to the U.S. dollar

Transportation Coatings Segment



	Three Months Ended September 30,						2019 vs 2018					Nine Months Ended September 30,						2019 vs 2018
	2019			2018			$ Change			% Change		2019			2018			$ Change			% Change
Net sales	$	383.3		$	389.8		$	(6.5	)	(1.7	)%	$	1,190.1		$	1,257.0		$	(66.9	)	(5.3	)%
Volume effect										(1.5	)%										(3.5	)%
Price/product mix effect										1.5	%										1.7	%
Exchange rate effect										(1.7	)%										(3.5	)%

Adjusted EBIT	$	37.2		$	25.6		$	11.6		45.3	%	$	111.8		$	108.9		$	2.9		2.7	%
Adjusted EBIT Margin	9.7		%	6.6		%						9.4		%	8.7		%

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

Net sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿLower organic volumes within our light vehicle end-market and across all regions, excluding our EMEA region, partially offset by an increase in volumes within our commercial vehicle end-market

ⁿUnfavorable currency translation primarily related to the weakening of the Euro and Chinese Renminbi compared to the U.S. dollar

Partially offset by:

ⁿHigher average selling prices across all regions within our light vehicle end-market, partially offset by lower prices within our commercial vehicle end-market

Adjusted EBIT increased due to the following:

ⁿHigher average selling prices within our light vehicle end-market, partially offset by lower prices within our commercial vehicle end-market

ⁿLower operating expenses across both end-markets resulting from operational efficiencies associated with our cost savings initiatives as well as lower costs to support net sales

Partially offset by:

ⁿLower sales volumes within our light vehicle end-market, partially offset by an increase in volumes within our commercial vehicle end-market

ⁿHigher raw materials costs within our light vehicle end-market

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

Net sales decreased due to the following:

ⁿLower organic volumes within our light vehicle end-market and across all regions, excluding our Latin America region, partially offset by an increase in volumes within our commercial vehicle end-market

ⁿUnfavorable currency translation primarily related to the weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi and Brazilian Real compared to the U.S. dollar

Partially offset by:

ⁿHigher average selling prices across all regions and within our light vehicle end-market, partially offset by lower prices within our commercial vehicle end-market

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Adjusted EBIT increased due to the following:

ⁿHigher average selling prices within our light vehicle end-market, partially offset by lower prices within our commercial vehicle end-market

ⁿLower operating expenses across both end-markets resulting from operational efficiencies associated with our cost savings initiatives as well as lower costs to support net sales

Partially offset by:

ⁿLower sales volumes within our light vehicle end-market, partially offset by an increase in volumes within our commercial vehicle end-market

ⁿHigher raw materials costs across both end-markets

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash flow from operations and available borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility.

At September 30, 2019, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was $362.5 million, net of $37.5 million of letters of credit outstanding. All such availability may be utilized without violating any covenants under the credit agreement governing such facility or the indentures governing the Senior Notes. At September 30, 2019, we had $15.0 million of outstanding borrowings under other lines of credit. Our remaining available borrowing capacity under other lines of credit in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions totaled $6.1 million.

We or our affiliates, at any time and from time to time, may purchase shares of our common stock, the Senior Notes or other indebtedness. Any such purchases may be made through the open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties or pursuant to one or more redemption, tender or exchange offers or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices, as well as with such consideration, as we, or any of our affiliates, may determine.

Cash Flows

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2019			2018
Net cash provided by (used for):
Operating activities:
Net income	$	210.4		$	136.5
Depreciation and amortization	267.3			274.9
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount	6.7			5.8
Debt extinguishment and refinancing related costs	0.2			8.4
Deferred income taxes	(5.6		)	(1.8		)
Realized and unrealized foreign exchange losses, net	1.5			16.2
Stock-based compensation	9.5			27.5
Loss on divestiture	3.4			—
Interest income on swaps designated as net investment hedges	(11.0		)	(5.9		)
Other non-cash, net	(3.5		)	(3.9		)
Net income adjusted for non-cash items	478.9			457.7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(189.1		)	(212.2		)
Operating activities	289.8			245.5
Investing activities	(59.0		)	(177.6		)
Financing activities	(145.0		)	(239.4		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(12.1		)	(10.5		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	73.7		$	(182.0	)

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Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $289.8 million. Net income before deducting depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items generated cash of $478.9 million. This was partially offset by net uses of working capital of $189.1 million. The most significant drivers of the uses of working capital were increases in accounts receivable of $128.9 million and prepaid expenses and other assets of $95.0 million, due to the seasonal increase in net sales, timing of collections and upfront customer incentive payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Partially offsetting these outflows were increases in accounts payable of $29.9 million and other liabilities of $8.9 million.

Net Cash Used for Investing Activities

Net cash used for investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $59.0 million. The primary uses were for purchases of property, plant and equipment of $73.9 million, and business acquisitions of $2.1 million, partially offset by interest proceeds on swaps designated as net investment hedges of $11.0 million and net proceeds from the sale of our noncontrolling interest subsidiary of $8.2 million as discussed in Note 3 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Net Cash Used for Financing Activities

Net cash used for financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $145.0 million. This change was driven by purchases of common stock totaling $105.3 million, payments of $49.5 million on short-term and long-term borrowings, investments in noncontrolling interests of $31.1 million and dividends to noncontrolling interests of $1.5 million. These payments were partially offset by cash received from stock option exercises of $46.0 million.

Other Impacts on Cash

Currency exchange impacts on cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were unfavorable by $12.1 million, which was driven primarily by weakening of the Euro compared to the U.S. Dollar.

Nine months ended September 30, 2018

See Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information related to the revisions of net cash used for investing and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $245.5 million. Net income before deducting depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items generated cash of $457.7 million. This was partially offset by net uses of working capital of $212.2 million. The most significant drivers of the uses of working capital were accounts receivables of $119.5 million and prepaid expenses and other of $127.9 million, due to the seasonal increase in net sales and upfront customer incentive payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Other drivers of the working capital uses were other accrued liabilities of $33.6 million related to payments of normal operating activities, including interest payments on our long-term indebtedness and timing of accruals for involuntary termination benefits associated with our productivity initiatives and annual employee performance related benefits.

Net Cash Used for Investing Activities

Net cash used for investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $177.6 million. This use was primarily comprised of acquisitions of $79.2 million and purchases of property, plant and equipment of $109.5 million.

Net Cash Used for Financing Activities

Net cash used for financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $239.4 million. This change was driven by payments of $538.9 million to pay down short-term and long-term borrowings that includes pay down of the Euro Term Loans, purchases of common stock totaling $147.8 million, an investment in a noncontrolling interest of $26.9 million as well as payments of $11.9 million consisting of financing-related costs, deferred acquisition-related consideration associated with historical acquisitions, and dividends to noncontrolling interests. These payments were offset by net proceeds of $468.9 million relating to the refinancing of our Dollar Term Loans and cash received from stock option exercises of $17.2 million.

Other Impacts on Cash

Currency exchange impacts on cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were unfavorable by $10.5 million, which was driven primarily from weakening of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi and certain currencies within Latin America compared to the U.S. Dollar.

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Financial Condition

We had cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $767.2 million and $693.6 million, respectively. Of these balances, $446.2 million and $417.1 million were maintained in non-U.S. jurisdictions as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. We believe our organizational structure allows us the necessary flexibility to move funds throughout our subsidiaries to meet our operational working capital needs.

Our business may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations and future borrowings may not be available under our Senior Secured Credit Facilities in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness, or to fund our other liquidity needs, including planned capital expenditures. In such circumstances, we may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness on or before maturity. We may not be able to refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we cannot service our indebtedness, we may have to take actions such as selling assets, seeking additional equity or reducing or delaying capital expenditures, strategic acquisitions, investments and alliances. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash flow from operations and available borrowing capacity under our Senior Secured Credit Facilities. Based on our forecasts, we believe that cash flow from operations, available cash on hand and available borrowing capacity under our Senior Secured Credit Facilities and existing lines of credit will be adequate to service debt, fund our cost saving initiatives, meet liquidity needs and fund necessary capital expenditures for the next twelve months.

Our ability to make scheduled payments of principal or interest on, or to refinance, our indebtedness or to fund working capital requirements, capital expenditures and other current obligations will depend on our ability to generate cash from operations. Such cash generation is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

If required, our ability to raise additional financing and our borrowing costs may be impacted by short and long-term debt ratings assigned by independent rating agencies, which are based, in significant part, on our performance as measured by certain credit metrics such as interest coverage and leverage ratios. Our highly leveraged nature may limit our ability to procure additional financing in the future.

The following table details our borrowings outstanding at the end of the periods indicated:



(In millions)	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
2024 Dollar Term Loans	$	2,393.5		$	2,411.8
2024 Dollar Senior Notes	500.0			500.0
2024 Euro Senior Notes	365.9			383.3
2025 Euro Senior Notes	491.5			514.9
Short-term and other borrowings	107.5			103.8
Unamortized original issue discount	(11.0		)	(12.6		)
Unamortized deferred financing costs	(32.7		)	(37.2		)
Total borrowings	$	3,814.7		$	3,864.0
Less:
Short-term borrowings	$	18.1		$	17.9
Current portion of long-term borrowings	24.3			24.3
Long-term debt	$	3,772.3		$	3,821.8

Our indebtedness, including the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Senior Notes, is more fully described in Note 16 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We continue to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet our requirements, including our leverage and associated interest as well as our working capital needs. Availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was $362.5 million and $355.2 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, all of which may be borrowed by us without violating any covenants under the Credit Agreement governing such facility or the indentures governing the Senior Notes.

Contractual Obligations

Information related to our contractual obligations can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no material changes in the Company's contractual obligations since December 31, 2018.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

See Note 6 "Commitments and Contingencies" to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for disclosure of our guarantees of certain customers’ obligations to third parties.

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Recent Accounting Guidance

See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a summary of recent accounting guidance.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Critical accounting policies are those accounting policies that can have a significant impact on the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations, and that require the use of complex and subjective estimates based upon past experience and management’s judgment. Because of the uncertainty inherent in such estimates, actual results may differ materially from these estimates. The policies applied in preparing our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are those that management believes are the most dependent on estimates and assumptions. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. For a description of our critical accounting policies and estimates as well as a listing of our significant accounting policies, see “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and “Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes in the market risks previously disclosed in our financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on the foregoing, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2019.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are from time to time party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. We are not involved in any litigation other than that which has arisen in the ordinary course of business. We do not expect that any currently pending lawsuits will have a material effect on us.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from the risks previously reported in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, other than as set forth below.

We are subject to risks and uncertainties related to our strategic review.

On June 19, 2019, we announced that our Board of Directors had initiated a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. There can be no assurance the review of strategic alternatives will result in any transaction, and the process of exploring strategic alternatives will involve the dedication of significant resources and the incurrence of significant costs and expenses. In addition, speculation and uncertainty regarding the strategic review process may cause or result in:


•	disruption of our business;


•	distraction of our employees;


•	difficulty in recruiting, hiring, motivating, and retaining talented and skilled personnel;


•	difficulty in maintaining or negotiating and consummating new business or strategic relationships or transactions; and


•	increased stock price volatility.

If we are unable to mitigate these or other potential risks related to the uncertainty caused by the strategic review process, it may disrupt our business or adversely impact our net sales, operating results, and financial condition.

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

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table summarizes the Company's share repurchase activity through its share repurchase program for the three months ended September 30, 2019:



(in thousands, except per share data)
Month	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs ¹	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under Our Share Repurchase Program ¹
July 2019	—	$	—	—	$	261,155.2
August 2019	—	—		—	261,155.2
September 2019	—	—		—	261,155.2
Total	—	$	—	—	$	261,155.2

¹ Shares were repurchased through the $675.0 million share repurchase program announced in March 2017. There were no repurchases of our common shares made during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $413.8 million in prior periods. At September 30, 2019, the Company had remaining authorization to repurchase $261.2 million of our common shares. There is no expiration date on the share repurchase program.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS



EXHIBIT NO.	DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS

10.61*	Form of Retention Award Agreement

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1†	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2†	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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*	Previously filed.

†	This certificate is being furnished solely to accompany the report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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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 duly authorized.




		AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.

Date:	October 25, 2019	By: /s/ Robert W. Bryant
		Robert W. Bryant
		Chief Executive Officer and President
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Date:	October 25, 2019	By: /s/ Sean M. Lannon
		Sean M. Lannon
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:	October 25, 2019	By: /s/ Anthony Massey
		Anthony Massey
		Vice President and Global Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)