Financial Instruments and Risk Management

The market risk inherent in the Company's operations creates potential earnings volatility arising from changes in currency rates, interest rates and commodity prices. The Company's policy allows derivatives to be used only for identifiable exposures and, therefore, the Company does not enter into hedges for trading or speculative purposes where the sole objective is to generate profits.

Concentration of Credit Risk—The counterparties to derivative contracts consist of a number of major financial institutions and are generally institutions with which the Company maintains lines of credit. The Company does not enter into derivative contracts through brokers nor does it trade derivative contracts on any other exchange or over-the-counter markets. Risk of currency positions and mark-to-market valuation of positions are strictly monitored at all times.

The Company continually monitors positions with, and credit ratings of, counterparties both internally and by using outside rating agencies. While nonperformance by these counterparties exposes Energizer to potential credit losses, such losses are not anticipated.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contractual arrangements (derivatives) to reduce its exposure to commodity price and foreign currency risks. The section below outlines the types of derivatives that existed at December 31, 2015 and 2014, as well as the Company's objectives and strategies for holding these derivative instruments.

Commodity Price Risk—Energizer uses raw materials that are subject to price volatility. At times, the Company has used, and may in the future use, hedging instruments to reduce exposure to variability in cash flows associated with future purchases of certain materials and commodities. At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, there were no open derivative or hedging instruments for future purchases of raw materials or commodities.

Foreign Currency Risk—A significant portion of Energizer’s product cost is more closely tied to the U.S. dollar than to the local currencies in which the product is sold. As such, a weakening of currencies relative to the U.S. dollar results in margin declines unless mitigated through pricing actions, which are not always available due to the economic or competitive environment. Conversely, a strengthening in currencies relative to the U.S. dollar can improve margins. The primary currencies to which Energizer is exposed include the Euro, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar.

Additionally, Energizer’s foreign subsidiaries enter into internal and external transactions that create nonfunctional

currency balance sheet positions at the foreign subsidiary level. These exposures are generally the result of intercompany purchases, intercompany loans and, to a lesser extent, external purchases, and are revalued in the foreign subsidiary’s local currency at the end of each period. Changes in the value of the non-functional currency balance sheet positions in relation to the foreign subsidiary’s local currency results in a transaction gain or loss recorded in Other financing items, net on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. The primary currency to which Energizer’s foreign subsidiaries are exposed is the U.S. dollar.

Interest Rate Risk—Energizer has interest rate risk with respect to interest expense on variable rate debt. At December 31, 2015, Energizer had variable rate debt outstanding with an original principal balance of $400.0 under the Term Loan. During fiscal year 2015, Energizer entered into an interest rate swap agreement with one major financial institution that fixed the variable benchmark component (LIBOR) on $200.0 of Energizer's variable rate debt through June 2022 at an interest rate of 2.22%. This hedging instrument is considered a cash flow hedge for accounting purposes. At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, Energizer had an unrecognized pre-tax loss on this interest rate swap agreement of $3.3 and $5.2, respectively, included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company has entered into a series of forward currency contracts to hedge the cash flow uncertainty of forecasted inventory purchases due to short term currency fluctuations. Energizer’s primary foreign affiliates, which are exposed to U.S. dollar purchases, have the Euro, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar as their local currencies. These foreign currencies represent a significant portion of Energizer's foreign currency exposure. At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, Energizer had an unrealized pre-tax gain on these forward currency contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges of $3.6 and $4.5, respectively, included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Assuming foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar remain at December 31, 2015 levels, over the next 12 months, $3.5 of the pre-tax gain included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss is expected to be recognized in earnings. Contract maturities for these hedges extend into fiscal year 2017.

Derivatives not Designated in Hedging Relationships

Energizer enters into foreign currency derivative contracts which are not designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, to hedge existing balance sheet exposures. Any gains or losses on these contracts may be offset by corresponding exchange losses or gains on the underlying exposures; and as such are not subject to significant market risk.

In addition, Edgewell held a share option with a major financial institution to mitigate the impact of changes in certain of Edgewell’s unfunded deferred compensation liabilities, which were tied to Edgewell’s common stock price. The share option matured in November 2014 and was not subsequently renewed. Prior to the spin, Energizer received an allocation of an appropriate share of the impact of this financial instrument.

The following table provides the Company's estimated fair values as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:



	At December 31, 2015			For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2015
Derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Estimated Fair Value, Asset (Liability) (1) (2)			Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI (3)		Gain/(Loss) Reclassified From OCI into Income(Effective Portion) (4) (5)
Foreign currency contracts	$	3.6		$	1.9	$	2.8
Interest rate contracts	$	(3.3	)	$	1.2	$	(0.7	)
Total	$	0.3		$	3.1	$	2.1

	At September 30, 2015			For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2014
Derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Estimated Fair Value, Asset (Liability) (1) (2)			Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI (3)		Gain/(Loss) Reclassified From OCI into Income(Effective Portion) (4) (5)
Foreign currency contracts	$	4.5		$	3.5	$	2.0
Interest rate contracts	(5.2		)	—		—
Total	$	(0.7	)	$	3.5	$	2.0


1.	All derivative assets are presented in Other current assets or Other assets.


2.	All derivative liabilities are presented in Other current liabilities or Other liabilities.


3.	OCI is defined as other comprehensive income.


4.	Gain/(loss) reclassified to Income was recorded as follows: Foreign currency contracts in other financing items, net and interest rate contracts in interest expense.


5.	Each of these hedging relationships has derivative instruments with a high correlation to the underlying exposure being hedged and has been deemed highly effective in offsetting the underlying risk.

The following table provides estimated fair values as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015 and the gains and losses on derivative instruments not classified as cash flow hedges as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.



	At December 31, 2015			For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2015
Derivatives not designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)			Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income (1)
Foreign currency contracts	(0.7		)	(0.7		)

	At September 30, 2015			For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2014
Derivatives not designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)			Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income (1)
Share option (2)	$	—		$	0.3
Foreign currency contracts	—			1.0
Total	$	—		$	1.3

1. Gain/(loss) recognized in Income was recorded as follows: Share option in Selling, general and administrative expense and foreign currency and commodity contracts in Other financing, items, net.

2. Edgewell held a share option with a major financial institution, which matured in November 2014 and was subsequently not renewed.

Energizer has the following recognized financial assets resulting from those transactions that meet the scope of the disclosure requirements as necessitated by applicable accounting guidance for balance sheet offsetting.



Offsetting of derivative assets
		At December 31, 2015									At September 30, 2015
Description	Balance Sheet location	Gross amounts of recognized assets			Gross amounts offset in the Balance Sheet			Net amounts of assets presented in the Balance Sheet			Gross amounts of recognized assets		Gross amounts offset in the Balance Sheet			Net amounts of assets presented in the Balance Sheet
Foreign Currency Contracts	Other Current Assets, Other Assets	$	4.0		$	(0.4	)	$	3.6		$	4.9	$	(0.4	)	$	4.5

Offsetting of derivative liabilities
		At December 31, 2015									At September 30, 2015
Description	Balance Sheet location	Gross amounts of recognized liabilities			Gross amounts offset in the Balance Sheet			Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Balance Sheet			Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		Gross amounts offset in the Balance Sheet			Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Balance Sheet
Foreign Currency Contracts	Other Current Liabilities, Other Liabilities	$	(0.7	)	$	—		$	(0.7	)	$	—	$	—		$	—

Fair Value Hierarchy—Accounting guidance on fair value measurements for certain financial assets and liabilities requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions or external inputs from inactive markets.

Under the fair value accounting guidance hierarchy, an entity is required to maximize the use of quoted market prices and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following table sets forth the Company's financial assets and liabilities, which are carried at fair value, as of December 31, 2015 and September 31, 2015 that are measured on a recurring basis during the period, segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy:



	Level 2
(Liabilities)/Assets at estimated fair value:	December 31, 2015			September 30, 2015
Deferred Compensation	$	(55.3	)	$	(58.5	)
Derivatives - Foreign Currency Contracts	2.9			4.5
Derivatives - Interest Rate Swap	(3.3		)	(5.2		)
Net Liabilities at estimated fair value	$	(55.7	)	$	(59.2	)

Energizer had no Level 1 financial assets or liabilities, other than pension plan assets, and no Level 3 financial assets or liabilities at December 31, 2015 and at September 30, 2015.

Due to the nature of cash and cash equivalents, carrying amounts on the balance sheets approximate estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of cash and cash equivalents has been determined based on Level 2 inputs.

At December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the Company's unfunded deferred compensation liability is determined based upon the quoted market prices of investment options that are offered under the plan. The estimated fair value of foreign currency contracts and interest rate swap as described above is the amount that the Company would receive or pay to terminate the contracts, considering first, quoted market prices of comparable agreements, or in the absence of quoted market prices, such factors as interest rates, currency exchange rates and remaining maturities.

At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, the fair market value of fixed rate long-term debt was $552.9 and $581.2, respectively compared to its carrying value of $600.0. The estimated fair value of the long-term debt is estimated using yields obtained from independent pricing sources for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The estimated fair value of fixed rate long-term debt has been determined based on Level 2 inputs.