UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 26, 2020
OR
☐ 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: 1-3390
Seaboard Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(913) 676-8800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock $1.00 Par Value |
SEB |
NYSE American |
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 registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large Accelerated Filer ⌧ |
Accelerated Filer ◻ |
Non-Accelerated Filer ◻ |
Smaller Reporting Company ☐ |
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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 check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ⌧.
There were 1,160,779 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, outstanding on October 20, 2020.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 26, |
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September 28, |
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September 26, |
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September 28, |
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(Millions of dollars except share and per share amounts) |
2020 |
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2019 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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Net sales: |
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Products (affiliate sales of $226, $339, $817 and $1,017) |
$ |
1,362 |
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$ |
1,359 |
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$ |
4,333 |
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$ |
4,117 |
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Services (affiliate sales of $4, $5, $16 and $13) |
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257 |
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270 |
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746 |
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814 |
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Other |
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26 |
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34 |
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57 |
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97 |
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Total net sales |
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1,645 |
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1,663 |
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5,136 |
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5,028 |
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Cost of sales and operating expenses: |
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Products |
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1,294 |
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1,329 |
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4,090 |
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3,981 |
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Services |
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215 |
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239 |
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656 |
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717 |
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Other |
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18 |
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21 |
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46 |
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70 |
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Total cost of sales and operating expenses |
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1,527 |
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1,589 |
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4,792 |
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4,768 |
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Gross income |
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118 |
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74 |
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344 |
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260 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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89 |
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80 |
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241 |
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247 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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29 |
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(6) |
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103 |
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13 |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest expense |
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(6) |
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(9) |
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(17) |
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(27) |
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Interest income |
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6 |
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10 |
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17 |
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25 |
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Loss from affiliates |
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(6) |
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(15) |
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(27) |
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(49) |
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Other investment income (loss), net |
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56 |
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2 |
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(41) |
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152 |
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Foreign currency gains (losses), net |
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(5) |
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1 |
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(21) |
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3 |
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Miscellaneous, net |
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1 |
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(1) |
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3 |
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(1) |
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Total other income (expense), net |
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46 |
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(12) |
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(86) |
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103 |
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Earnings (loss) before income taxes |
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75 |
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(18) |
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17 |
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116 |
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Income tax benefit (expense) |
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72 |
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11 |
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1 |
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(8) |
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Net earnings (loss) |
$ |
147 |
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$ |
(7) |
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$ |
18 |
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$ |
108 |
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Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Net earnings (loss) attributable to Seaboard |
$ |
147 |
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$ |
(7) |
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$ |
18 |
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$ |
108 |
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Earnings (loss) per common share |
$ |
126.17 |
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$ |
(6.00) |
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$ |
15.14 |
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$ |
92.97 |
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Average number of shares outstanding |
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1,160,779 |
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1,165,081 |
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1,161,792 |
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1,166,073 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax expense of $2, $0, $3 and $0: |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
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5 |
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2 |
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(11) |
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(9) |
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Unrecognized pension cost |
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5 |
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1 |
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7 |
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7 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
$ |
10 |
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$ |
3 |
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$ |
(4) |
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$ |
(2) |
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Comprehensive income (loss) |
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157 |
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(4) |
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14 |
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106 |
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Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Seaboard |
$ |
157 |
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$ |
(4) |
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$ |
14 |
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$ |
106 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
2
SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
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September 26, |
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December 31, |
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(Millions of dollars except share and per share amounts) |
2020 |
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2019 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
92 |
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$ |
125 |
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Short-term investments |
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1,245 |
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1,434 |
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Receivables, net |
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525 |
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646 |
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Inventories |
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1,062 |
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1,022 |
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Other current assets |
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91 |
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123 |
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Total current assets |
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3,015 |
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3,350 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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1,514 |
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1,431 |
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Operating lease right of use assets, net |
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404 |
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446 |
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Investments in and advances to affiliates |
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698 |
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735 |
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Goodwill |
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164 |
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164 |
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Other non-current assets |
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181 |
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159 |
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Total assets |
$ |
5,976 |
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$ |
6,285 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Lines of credit |
$ |
271 |
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$ |
246 |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
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56 |
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62 |
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Accounts payable |
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210 |
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368 |
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Deferred revenue |
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58 |
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80 |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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111 |
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104 |
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Other current liabilities |
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304 |
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329 |
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Total current liabilities |
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1,010 |
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1,189 |
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Long-term debt, less current maturities |
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683 |
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730 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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24 |
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76 |
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Long-term income tax liability |
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62 |
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62 |
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Long-term operating lease liabilities |
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331 |
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379 |
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Other liabilities |
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321 |
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295 |
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Total non-current liabilities |
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1,421 |
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1,542 |
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Commitments and contingent liabilities |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Common stock of $1 par value. Authorized 1,250,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,160,779 shares in 2020 and 1,164,848 shares in 2019 |
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1 |
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1 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(444) |
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(440) |
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Retained earnings |
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3,978 |
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3,983 |
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Total Seaboard stockholders’ equity |
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3,535 |
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3,544 |
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Noncontrolling interests |
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10 |
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10 |
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Total equity |
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3,545 |
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3,554 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
5,976 |
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$ |
6,285 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 26, |
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September 28, |
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(Millions of dollars) |
2020 |
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2019 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net earnings |
$ |
18 |
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$ |
108 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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109 |
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103 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(56) |
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(9) |
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Loss from affiliates |
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27 |
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49 |
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Dividends received from affiliates |
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11 |
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7 |
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Other investment loss (income), net |
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41 |
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(152) |
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Other, net |
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27 |
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7 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Receivables, net of allowance |
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112 |
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15 |
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Inventories |
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(50) |
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(96) |
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Other assets |
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3 |
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26 |
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Accounts payable |
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(146) |
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(20) |
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Other liabilities, exclusive of debt |
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(62) |
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32 |
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Net cash from operating activities |
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34 |
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70 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchase of short-term investments |
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(432) |
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(863) |
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Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments |
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600 |
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762 |
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Proceeds from the maturity of short-term investments |
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26 |
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174 |
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Capital expenditures |
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(160) |
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(261) |
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Proceeds from the sale of non-consolidated affiliate |
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— |
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24 |
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Investments in and advances to affiliates, net |
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(8) |
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(11) |
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Purchase of long-term investments |
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(41) |
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(14) |
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Other, net |
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2 |
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(6) |
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Net cash from investing activities |
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(13) |
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(195) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Lines of credit, net |
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30 |
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63 |
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Proceeds from long-term debt |
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7 |
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36 |
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Principal payments of long-term debt |
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(63) |
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(20) |
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Repurchase of common stock |
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(13) |
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(17) |
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Dividends paid |
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(7) |
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(7) |
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Other, net |
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(7) |
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(3) |
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Net cash from financing activities |
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(53) |
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52 |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
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(1) |
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— |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
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(33) |
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(73) |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
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125 |
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194 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
92 |
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$ |
121 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited)
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Accumulated |
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Other |
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Common |
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Comprehensive |
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Retained |
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Noncontrolling |
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(Millions of dollars) |
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Stock |
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Loss |
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Earnings |
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Interests |
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Total |
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Balances, December 31, 2018 |
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$ |
1 |
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$ |
(410) |
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$ |
3,727 |
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$ |
11 |
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$ |
3,329 |
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Reduction to noncontrolling interests |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(1) |
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(1) |
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Comprehensive income: |
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Net earnings |
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— |
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— |
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57 |
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— |
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57 |
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Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
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— |
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1 |
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— |
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— |
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1 |
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Repurchase of common stock |
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— |
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— |
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(13) |
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— |
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(13) |
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Dividends on common stock ($2.25/share) |
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— |
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— |
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(3) |
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— |
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(3) |
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Balances, March 30, 2019 |
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$ |
1 |
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$ |
(409) |
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$ |
3,768 |
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$ |
10 |
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$ |
3,370 |
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Comprehensive income: |
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Net earnings |
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— |
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— |
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|
58 |
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— |
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58 |
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Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
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— |
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(6) |
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— |
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— |
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(6) |
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Repurchase of common stock |
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— |
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— |
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(1) |
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— |
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(1) |
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Dividends on common stock ($2.25/share) |
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— |
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— |
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(2) |
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— |
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(2) |
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Balances, June 29, 2019 |
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$ |
1 |
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$ |
(415) |
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$ |
3,823 |
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$ |
10 |
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$ |
3,419 |
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Comprehensive loss: |
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Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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(7) |
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— |
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(7) |
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Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
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|
— |
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3 |
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|
— |
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— |
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3 |
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Repurchase of common stock |
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— |
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— |
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(3) |
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— |
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(3) |
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Dividends on common stock ($2.25/share) |
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— |
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— |
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(2) |
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— |
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|
(2) |
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Balances, September 28, 2019 |
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$ |
1 |
|
$ |
(412) |
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$ |
3,811 |
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$ |
10 |
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$ |
3,410 |
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Balances, December 31, 2019 |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
(440) |
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$ |
3,983 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
$ |
3,554 |
|
Adoption of accounting guidance (see Note 1) |
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— |
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— |
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(3) |
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— |
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|
(3) |
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Comprehensive loss: |
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Net loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
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|
(103) |
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|
— |
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|
(103) |
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Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
|
|
— |
|
|
5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
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5 |
|
Repurchase of common stock |
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|
— |
|
|
— |
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(13) |
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|
— |
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|
(13) |
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Dividends on common stock ($2.25/share) |
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|
— |
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|
— |
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(3) |
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— |
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|
(3) |
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Balances, March 28, 2020 |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
(435) |
|
$ |
3,861 |
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$ |
10 |
|
$ |
3,437 |
|
Comprehensive loss: |
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|
|
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Net loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(26) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(26) |
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Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
|
|
— |
|
|
(19) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(19) |
|
Dividends on common stock ($2.25/share) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2) |
|
Balances, June 27, 2020 |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
(454) |
|
$ |
3,833 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
$ |
3,390 |
|
Comprehensive income: |
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|
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Net income |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
147 |
|
|
— |
|
|
147 |
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
|
|
— |
|
|
10 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
10 |
|
Dividends on common stock ($2.25/share) |
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|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2) |
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Balances, September 26, 2020 |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
(444) |
|
$ |
3,978 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
$ |
3,545 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1 – Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Seaboard Corporation and its domestic and foreign subsidiaries (“Seaboard”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Seaboard’s investments in non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for by the equity method. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Seaboard for the year ended December 31, 2019 as filed in its annual report on Form 10-K. Seaboard’s first three quarterly periods include approximately 13 weekly periods ending on the Saturday closest to the end of March, June and September. Seaboard’s year-end is December 31.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Except for new guidance adopted prospectively as discussed below, Seaboard has consistently applied all accounting policies as disclosed in the annual report on Form 10-K to all periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year. As Seaboard conducts its commodity trading business with third parties, consolidated subsidiaries and non-consolidated affiliates on an interrelated basis, gross margin on non-consolidated affiliates cannot be clearly distinguished without making numerous assumptions primarily with respect to mark-to-market accounting for commodity derivatives.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Items subject to such estimates and assumptions include those related to allowance for credit losses on receivables, valuation of inventories, impairment of long-lived assets, intangibles and goodwill, write-down related to investments in and advances to affiliates and notes receivable from affiliates, income taxes, lease liabilities and right of use (“ROU”) assets and accrued pension liability. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
The following table includes supplemental cash and non-cash information related to leases. Seaboard reports the amortization of ROU assets and changes in operating lease liabilities in other liabilities, exclusive of debt in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
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Leases
Seaboard’s operating lease assets and liabilities are reported separately in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The classification of Seaboard’s finance leases in the condensed consolidated balance sheets was as follows:
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September 26, |
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December 31, |
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(Millions of dollars) |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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||
Finance lease ROU assets, net |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
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$ |
90 |
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$ |
50 |
|
Finance lease liabilities |
Other current liabilities |
|
|
10 |
|
|
5 |
|
Non-current finance lease liabilities |
Other liabilities |
|
|
77 |
|
|
40 |
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Accounting Standard Adopted During 2020
On January 1, 2020, Seaboard adopted guidance which requires the use of a new current expected credit loss model in order to determine the allowance for credit losses with respect to accounts receivable and notes receivable, among other financial instruments. This model estimates the lifetime of expected credit loss based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable supportable forecasts and replaces the existing incurred loss model. As a result of this adoption, Seaboard recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment of $3 million on January 1, 2020 that decreased retained earnings and increased the allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit loss was $29 million and $28 million at September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The activity within the allowance for credit losses on receivables was immaterial for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2020.
Seaboard used the loss-rate method in developing its allowance for credit losses, which involved identifying pools of assets with similar risk characteristics, reviewing historical losses within the last five years and consideration for any reasonable supportable forecasts of economic indicators. Seaboard endeavors to minimize credit risk by its credit granting policies, relationships established with customers and relatively short billing and collection cycles. Management monitors the credit quality of its different receivable types by frequent customer discussions, following economic and industry trends and specific customer data. Changes in estimates, developing trends and other new information can have a material effect on future evaluations.
Recently Issued Accounting Standard Not Yet Adopted
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles and improves consistent application of GAAP for other areas by clarifying and amending existing guidance. This guidance is effective for Seaboard on January 1, 2021. Seaboard is evaluating the effect of adopting this new accounting guidance but does not expect adoption will have a material impact on its financial statements and disclosures.
Note 2 – Investments
The following is a summary of the estimated fair value of short-term investments classified as trading securities:
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September 26, |
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December 31, |
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(Millions of dollars) |
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2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
Domestic equity securities |
|
$ |
613 |
|
$ |
706 |
|
Domestic debt securities |
|
|
391 |
|
|
409 |
|
Foreign equity securities |
|
|
107 |
|
|
189 |
|
Foreign debt securities |
|
|
57 |
|
|
43 |
|
High yield securities |
|
|
55 |
|
|
56 |
|
Collateralized loan obligations |
|
|
16 |
|
|
15 |
|
Money market funds held in trading accounts |
|
|
2 |
|
|
12 |
|
Other trading securities |
|
|
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
Total trading short-term investments |
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$ |
1,245 |
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$ |
1,434 |
|
The change in unrealized gains (losses) related to trading securities still held at the end of the respective reporting period was $53 million and $(45) million for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2020, respectively, and $2 million and $124 million for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2019, respectively.
As of September 26, 2020, Seaboard had $1 million of equity securities denominated in foreign currencies all in Canadian dollars. As of December 31, 2019, Seaboard had $62 million of equity securities denominated in foreign currencies, with $32 million in euros, $12 million in Japanese yen, $8 million in British pounds and the remaining $10 million in various
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other currencies. Seaboard had $21 million and $13 million of debt securities denominated in euros as of September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Note 3 – Inventories
The following is a summary of inventories:
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September 26, |
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December 31, |
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(Millions of dollars) |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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At lower of last-in, first-out ("LIFO") cost or market: |
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Hogs and materials |
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$ |
394 |
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$ |
387 |
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Fresh pork and materials |
|
|
29 |
|
|
46 |
|
LIFO adjustment |
|
|
(71) |
|
|
(64) |
|
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market |
|
|
352 |
|
|
369 |
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At lower of first-in, first-out ("FIFO") cost and net realizable value ("NRV"): |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Grains, oilseeds and other commodities |
|
|
424 |
|
|
353 |
|
Sugar produced and in process |
|
|
26 |
|
|
17 |
|
Other |
|
|
118 |
|
|
109 |
|
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost and NRV |
|
|
568 |
|
|
479 |
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Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost and NRV |
|
|
142 |
|
|
174 |
|
Total inventories |
|
$ |
1,062 |
|
$ |
1,022 |
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Note 4 – Debt and Commitments and Contingencies
The outstanding balances under uncommitted and committed lines of credit were $242 million and $29 million, respectively, as of September 26, 2020. Of the aggregate outstanding balance, $157 million was denominated in foreign currencies with $122 million denominated in the South African rand, $24 million denominated in the Canadian dollar and $11 million denominated in various other currencies. The outstanding balances under uncommitted and committed lines of credit were $246 million and $0 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2019. The weighted average interest rates for outstanding lines of credit were 4.23% and 5.79% as of September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
During the second quarter of 2020, Seaboard entered into an unsecured $250 million short-term committed revolving line of credit agreement with a $100 million accordion option maturing May 20, 2021. Draws bear interest based on LIBOR plus 1.63%. Seaboard incurs unused commitment fees of 0.20% per annum. During September of 2020, Seaboard renewed its $100 million secured committed line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association through September 30, 2021. Pursuant to the amendment, interest is computed at LIBOR plus 0.75%, and Seaboard incurs an unused commitment fee of 0.15% per annum.
Long-term debt includes borrowings under term loans and other contractual obligations for payment, including notes payable. The following is a summary of long-term debt:
The interest rate on the Term Loan due 2028 was 1.78% and 3.42% as of September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on Seaboard’s foreign subsidiary obligations was 3.41% and 3.50% as of September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Seaboard was in compliance with all restrictive debt covenants as of September 26, 2020.
Legal Proceedings
On June 28, 2018, Wanda Duryea and eleven other indirect purchasers of pork products, acting on behalf of themselves and a putative class of indirect purchasers of pork products, filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (the “District Court”) against several pork processors, including Seaboard Foods LLC and Agri
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Stats, Inc., a company described in the complaint as a data sharing service. Subsequent to the filing of this initial complaint, additional class action complaints making similar claims on behalf of putative classes of direct and indirect purchasers were filed in the District Court. The complaints were amended and consolidated for pre-trial purposes, into three consolidated putative class actions brought on behalf of (a) direct purchasers, (b) consumer indirect purchasers and (c) commercial and institutional indirect purchasers. The amended complaints named Seaboard Corporation as an additional defendant. The consolidated actions are styled In re Pork Antitrust Litigation. Subsequent to the original filings, two additional actions making similar claims, including one by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, were brought in or transferred to the District Court. The complaints alleged, among other things, that beginning in January 2009, the defendants conspired and combined to fix, raise, maintain, and stabilize the price of pork products in violation of U.S. antitrust laws by coordinating their output and limiting production, allegedly facilitated by the exchange of non-public information about prices, capacity, sales volume and demand through Agri Stats, Inc. The complaints on behalf of the putative classes of indirect purchasers also included causes of action under various state laws, including state antitrust laws, unfair competition laws, consumer protection statutes and state common law claims for unjust enrichment. The complaints also alleged that the defendants concealed this conduct from the plaintiffs and the members of the putative classes. The relief sought in the respective complaints includes treble damages, injunctive relief, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs and attorneys’ fees on behalf of the putative classes. On August 8, 2019, the District Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the class action cases while giving the plaintiffs leave to amend. The classes and the other two plaintiffs filed amended complaints in November and December 2019. In addition to amending the original claims, the consumer indirect purchasers have asserted a new claim alleging that the exchange of information by defendants through Agri Stats Inc. unreasonably restrained trade. On October 16, 2020, the defendants’ pending motion to dismiss the amended complaints was denied. Seaboard intends to defend these cases vigorously. It is impossible at this stage either to determine the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome resulting from these suits, or to reasonably estimate the amount of potential loss or range of potential loss, if any, resulting from the suits.
On March 20, 2018, the bankruptcy trustee (the “Trustee”) for Cereoil Uruguay S.A. (“Cereoil”) filed a suit in the Bankruptcy Court of First Instance in Uruguay that was served during the second quarter of 2018 naming as parties Seaboard and Seaboard’s subsidiaries, Seaboard Overseas Limited (“SOL”) and Seaboard Uruguay Holdings Ltd. (“Seaboard Uruguay”). Seaboard has a 45% indirect ownership of Cereoil. The suit seeks an order requiring Seaboard, SOL and Seaboard Uruguay to reimburse Cereoil the amount of $22 million, contending that deliveries of soybeans to SOL pursuant to purchase agreements should be set aside as fraudulent conveyances. Seaboard intends to defend this case vigorously. It is impossible at this stage to determine the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome resulting from this suit. In the event of an adverse ruling, Seaboard and its two subsidiaries could be ordered to pay the amount of $22 million. Any award in this case would offset against any award in the additional case described below filed by the Trustee on April 27, 2018.
On April 27, 2018, the Trustee for Cereoil filed another suit in the Bankruptcy Court of First Instance in Uruguay that was served during the second quarter of 2018 naming as parties Seaboard, SOL, Seaboard Uruguay, all directors of Cereoil, including two individuals employed by Seaboard who served as directors at the behest of Seaboard, and the Chief Financial Officer of Cereoil, an employee of Seaboard who also served at the behest of Seaboard (collectively, the “Cereoil Defendants”). The Trustee contends that the Cereoil Defendants acted with willful misconduct to cause Cereoil’s insolvency, and thus should be ordered to pay all liabilities of Cereoil, net of assets. The bankruptcy filing lists total liabilities of $53 million and assets of $30 million. Seaboard intends to defend this case vigorously. It is impossible at this stage to determine the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome resulting from this suit. In the event of an adverse ruling, Seaboard and the other Cereoil Defendants could be ordered to pay the amount of the net indebtedness of Cereoil, which based on the bankruptcy schedules would total $23 million. It is possible that the net indebtedness could be higher than this amount if Cereoil’s liabilities are greater than $53 million and/or Cereoil’s assets are worth less than $30 million.
In addition, in the event of an adverse ruling, the Bankruptcy Court of First Instance could order payment of the Trustee’s professional fees, interest, and other expenses. Any award in this case would offset against any award in the case described above filed on March 20, 2018.
A creditor of Cereoil which has a claim in the bankruptcy proceeding pending in Uruguay of approximately $10 million, plus accrued interest, has threatened to bring legal action in the U.S. against Seaboard alleging on various legal theories that Seaboard is responsible for this same indebtedness. Seaboard will vigorously defend this action should it be brought.
On May 15, 2018, the Trustee for Nolston S.A. (“Nolston”) filed a suit in the Bankruptcy Court of First Instance in Uruguay that was served during the second quarter of 2018 naming as parties Seaboard and the other Cereoil Defendants. Seaboard
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has a 45% indirect ownership of Nolston. The Trustee contends that the Cereoil Defendants acted with willful misconduct to cause Nolston’s insolvency, and thus should be ordered to pay all liabilities of Nolston, net of assets. The bankruptcy filing lists total liabilities of $29 million and assets of $15 million. Seaboard intends to defend this case vigorously. It is impossible at this stage to determine the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome resulting from this suit. In the event of an adverse ruling, Seaboard and the other Cereoil Defendants could be ordered to pay the amount of the net indebtedness of Nolston, which based on the bankruptcy schedules would total $14 million. It is possible that the net indebtedness could be higher than this amount if Nolston’s liabilities are greater than $29 million and/or Nolston’s assets are worth less than $15 million. In addition, in the event of an adverse ruling, the Bankruptcy Court of First Instance could order payment of the Trustee’s professional fees, interest, and other expenses.
Seaboard is subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings and other legal matters related to the normal conduct of its business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of these items is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the condensed consolidated financial statements of Seaboard.
Guarantees
Certain of the non-consolidated affiliates and third-party contractors who perform services for Seaboard have bank debt supporting their underlying operations. From time to time, Seaboard will provide guarantees of that debt in order to further Seaboard’s business objectives. Seaboard does not issue guarantees of third parties for compensation. As of September 26, 2020, guarantees outstanding to affiliates and third parties were not material. Seaboard has not accrued a liability for any of the affiliate or third-party guarantees as management considers the likelihood of loss to be remote.
Note 5 – Employee Benefits
Seaboard has a defined benefit pension plan for certain domestic salaried and clerical employees. At this time, no contributions are expected to be made to the plan in 2020. Seaboard also sponsors non-qualified, unfunded supplemental executive plans, and has certain individual, non-qualified, unfunded supplemental retirement agreements for certain retired employees. Management has no plans to provide funding for these supplemental plans in advance of when the benefits are paid.
During the third quarter of 2020, Seaboard made a lump sum $32 million pension distribution, related to the passing of Mr. Steve Bresky. This distribution resulted in recognizing a $9 million pension settlement charge in a non-qualified supplemental executive plan.
The net periodic benefit cost for all plans was as follows:
In addition to the pension distribution, Seaboard paid $32 million of deferred compensation, related to Mr. Bresky, which decreased deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities recorded in other current assets and liabilities, respectively, on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
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Note 6 – Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following tables shows assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and also the level within the fair value hierarchy used to measure each category of assets and liabilities. The trading securities classified as other current assets below are assets held for Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans.
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Financial instruments consisting of cash and cash equivalents, net receivables, lines of credit and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value as a result of the short-term nature of the instruments. The fair value of short-term investments is measured using multiple levels. Domestic debt securities categorized as level 1 in the fair value hierarchy include debt securities held in mutual funds and ETFs. Domestic debt securities categorized as level 2 include corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and U.S. Treasuries. High yield securities categorized as level 1 in the fair value hierarchy include high yield securities held in mutual funds and ETFs and level 2 includes corporate bonds and bank loans.
During the first quarter of 2020, Seaboard invested $30 million in a financial services company that primarily lends to and invests in debt securities of privately held companies. This long-term investment is classified in “Other non-current assets” on the condensed consolidated balance sheet and is valued at net asset value (“NAV”), adjusted for specific liquidity factors, resulting in level 3 classification.
The fair value of Seaboard’s contingent consideration related to a 2018 acquisition was classified as a level 3 in the fair value hierarchy since the calculation is dependent upon projected company specific inputs using a Monte Carlo simulation. Seaboard remeasures the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liability until settled with adjustments included in net earnings (loss). The increase in the liability during 2020 was related to lower interest rates at the measurement date.
While management believes its derivatives are primarily economic hedges, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record-keeping required to account for these types of transactions as hedges for accounting purposes. As the derivatives discussed below are not accounted for as hedges, fluctuations in the related commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices could have a material impact on earnings in any given period. The nature of Seaboard’s market risk exposure has not changed materially since December 31, 2019.
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Commodity Instruments
Seaboard uses various derivative futures and options to manage its risk of price fluctuations for raw materials and other inventories, finished product sales and firm sales commitments. As of September 26, 2020, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to purchase 18 million bushels of grain and open net derivative contracts to sell 72 million pounds of soybean oil. As of December 31, 2019, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to purchase 17 million bushels of grain and open net derivative contracts to sell 132 million pounds of soybean oil and 12 million gallons of heating oil. Commodity derivatives are recorded at fair value with any changes in fair value being marked-to-market as a component of cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Foreign Currency Exchange Agreements
Seaboard enters into foreign currency exchange agreements to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies. As of September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Seaboard had foreign currency exchange agreements to cover a portion of its firm sales and purchase commitments and related trade receivables and payables with net notional amounts of $55 million and $78 million, respectively, primarily related to the euro and South African rand. From time to time, Seaboard is subject to counterparty credit risk related to its foreign currency exchange agreements should the counterparties fail to perform according to the terms of the contracts. As of September 26, 2020, Seaboard had a maximum aggregate amount of loss due to credit risk of $4 million with three counterparties. Seaboard does not hold any collateral related to these agreements.
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Seaboard enters into interest rate swap agreements to manage the interest rate risk with respect to certain variable rate long-term debt. During mid-2020, Seaboard entered into three interest rate exchange agreements with an aggregate notional value of $400 million that mature in mid-2025. Seaboard pays fixed-rate interest payments at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.26% over the life of the agreements and receives variable-rate interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR from the counterparty without the exchange of the underlying notional amounts. Interest rate exchange agreements are recorded at fair value with changes in value marked-to-market as a component of interest expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Equity Futures Contracts
Seaboard enters into equity futures contracts to manage the equity price risk with respect to certain short-term investments. Equity futures contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in value marked-to-market as a component of other investment income (loss), net in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The notional amounts of these equity futures contracts were $6 million and $0 million as of September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
The following table provides the amount of gain or (loss) recognized in income for each type of derivative and where it was recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income:
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The following table provides the fair value of each type of derivative held and where each derivative is included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
Seaboard’s commodity derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts. As of September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $18 million and $13 million, respectively, resulting in a net other current asset in the condensed consolidated balance sheets of $19 million and $15 million, respectively. Seaboard’s equity future derivatives are also presented on a net basis, including netting the derivatives within short-term investments.
Note 7 – Stockholders’ Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Under Seaboard’s share repurchase program, Seaboard is authorized to repurchase its common stock from time to time in open market or privately negotiated purchases, which may be above or below the traded market price. During the period that the share repurchase program remains in effect, Seaboard may enter into a 10b5-1 plan authorizing a third party to make such purchases on behalf of Seaboard. All stock repurchased will be made in compliance with applicable legal requirements and funded by cash on hand. The timing of the repurchases and the number of shares repurchased will depend upon market conditions, compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and other factors. The Board of Directors’ stock repurchase authorization does not obligate Seaboard to acquire a specific amount of common stock, and the stock repurchase program may be suspended at any time at Seaboard’s discretion. The share repurchase program expires on October 31, 2020, unless extended. As of September 26, 2020, $65 million of common stock remained available for repurchase under this program. Seaboard repurchased 0 shares and 4,069 shares of common stock during the three and nine months ended September 26, 2020, respectively.
The changes in the components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes, are as follows:
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|
(a)
Primarily represents amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net periodic pension cost representing the amortization of actuarial losses (gains) and other adjustments.
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The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related taxes, are as follows:
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Note 8 – Revenue Recognition
Seaboard has multiple segments with diverse revenue streams. The following tables present Seaboard’s sales disaggregated by revenue source and segment:
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Three Months Ended September 26, 2020 |
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Sugar |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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and |
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All |
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|
Consolidated |
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(Millions of dollars) |
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|
Pork |
|
|
CT&M |
|
|
Marine |
|
|
Alcohol |
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Power |
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Other |
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|
Totals |
|
Major Products/Services Lines: |
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|
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|
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|
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Products |
|
$ |
391 |
|
$ |
877 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
26 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
1,297 |
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Transportation |
|
|
2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
244 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
246 |
|
Energy |
|
|
65 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
5 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
— |
|
|
91 |
|
Other |
|
|
8 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
11 |
|
Segment/Consolidated Totals |
|
$ |
466 |
|
$ |
880 |
|
$ |
244 |
|
$ |
31 |
|
$ |
21 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
1,645 |
|
Revenue from goods and services transferred to customers at a single point in time account for approximately 85% of Seaboard’s net sales. Substantially all of the sales in Seaboard’s Marine segment are recognized ratably over the transit time for each voyage as Seaboard believes this is a faithful depiction of the performance obligation to its customers. Seaboard’s contracts with its customers are short-term, defined as less than one year.
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Deferred revenue represents cash payments received in advance of Seaboard’s performance or revenue billed that is unearned. The CT&M segment requires certain customers to pay in advance or upon delivery to avoid collection risk. The Marine segment’s deferred revenue balance primarily relates to the unearned portion of billed revenue when a ship is on the water and has not arrived at the designated port. Deferred revenue balances are reduced when revenue is recognized. The deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2019 was fully recognized as revenue during the first quarter of 2020.
Note 9 – Income Taxes
Seaboard computes its year-to-date provision for income taxes by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to year-to-date pre-tax income or loss and adjusts the provision for discrete tax items recorded in the period. Changes in the forecasted annual income (loss) projections, including changes due to the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic, have resulted in significant adjustments to quarterly income tax expense (benefit).
Note 10 – Segment Information
Seaboard has six reportable segments: Pork, CT&M, Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power and Turkey, each offering a specific product or service. For details on the respective products or services, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements included in Seaboard’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2019. Below are segment updates from year-end.
During the first quarter of 2020, the CT&M segment finalized the purchase price allocation related to the October 2019 acquisition of ContiLatin del Peru S.A. resulting in the recording of $1 million of intangible assets and no goodwill.
The Turkey segment, accounted for using the equity method, represents Seaboard’s investment in Butterball, LLC (“Butterball”). As of September 26, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Butterball had total assets of $1.2 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively. Butterball’s summarized income statement information was as follows:
The following tables set forth specific financial information about each segment as reviewed by Seaboard’s management. Operating income (loss) for segment reporting is prepared on the same basis as that used for consolidated operating income. Operating income (loss), along with income or loss from affiliates for the Pork, CT&M and Turkey segments, is used as the measure of evaluating segment performance because management does not consider interest, other investment income (loss) and income tax benefit (expense) on a segment basis.
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Administrative services provided by the corporate office are allocated to the individual segments and represent corporate services rendered to and costs incurred for each specific segment, with no allocation to individual segments of general corporate management oversight costs. Corporate assets include cash and short-term investments, other current assets related to deferred compensation plans, long-term investments and other miscellaneous items. Corporate operating results represent certain operating costs not specifically allocated to individual segments and include costs related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans, which are offset by the effect of the marked-to-market adjustments on these investments recorded in other investment income (loss), net.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Summary of Sources and Uses of Cash
As of September 26, 2020, Seaboard had cash and short-term investments of $1.3 billion and additional total net working capital of $668 million. Cash and short-term investments as of September 26, 2020 decreased $222 million to $1.3 billion from December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily the result of the sale of short-term investments for working capital purposes. Cash from operating activities decreased $36 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
As of September 26, 2020, $77 million of the $1.3 billion of cash and short-term investments were held by Seaboard’s foreign subsidiaries. Historically, Seaboard has considered substantially all foreign profits as being permanently invested in its foreign operations, including all cash and short-term investments held by foreign subsidiaries. Seaboard intends to continue permanently reinvesting the majority of these funds outside the U.S. as current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund Seaboard’s U.S. operations. For any planned repatriation to the U.S., Seaboard would record applicable deferred taxes for state or foreign withholding taxes.
Capital Expenditures and Other Investing Activities
During the nine months ended September 26, 2020, Seaboard invested $160 million in property, plant and equipment, of which $117 million was in the Pork segment, $23 million in the Power segment and the remaining amount in other segments. The Pork segment expenditures were primarily for completing the expansion of the Guymon pork processing plant and the modifications to the idle ethanol plant in Hugoton, Kansas. The Power segment expenditures were for its power generating barge under construction. All other capital expenditures were primarily of a normal recurring nature such as replacements of machinery and equipment and general facility modernizations and upgrades.
For the remainder of 2020, management has budgeted capital expenditures totaling $91 million. The Pork segment budgeted $70 million primarily for modifications to convert the Hugoton, Kansas plant to a renewable diesel production facility, with operations expected to begin in 2022. The remaining amount is planned to be spent in all other businesses. Management anticipates paying for these capital expenditures from a combination of available cash, the use of available short-term investments and Seaboard’s available borrowing capacity.
From time to time, Seaboard may fund capital calls and issue borrowings for its equity method investments based on the specific facts and circumstances. During 2020, Seaboard contributed an aggregate of $7 million to two affiliates for working capital needs.
Financing Activities and Debt
As of September 26, 2020, Seaboard had short-term uncommitted lines of credit totaling $643 million and committed lines of credit totaling $350 million. During the second quarter of 2020, Seaboard entered into a committed line of credit agreement for $250 million of additional liquidity for working capital and general corporate purposes. There was $242 million and $29 million borrowed under the uncommitted and committed lines of credit, respectively, as of September 26, 2020. As of September 26, 2020, Seaboard had an unsecured term loan, which matures in 2028, with a balance of $688 million and $52 million of foreign subsidiary debt, denominated primarily in U.S. dollars and euros.
Management intends to continue seeking opportunities for expansion in the industries in which Seaboard operates, utilizing existing liquidity, available borrowing capacity and other financing alternatives. The terms and availability of such financing may be impacted by economic and financial market conditions, as well as Seaboard’s financial condition and results of operations at the time Seaboard seeks such financing, and there can be no assurances that Seaboard will be able to obtain such financing on terms that will be acceptable or advantageous. Accordingly, management believes Seaboard’s combination of internally generated cash, liquidity, capital resources and borrowing capabilities will be adequate for its existing operations and any currently known potential plans for expansion of existing operations.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net sales for the three and nine month periods of 2020 decreased $18 million and increased $108 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The decrease for the three month period was primarily the result of lower volumes and prices for certain commodities in the CT&M segment, lower cargo volumes in the Marine segment, lower spot market rates and production in the Power segment and lower volumes and prices of alcohol sold in the Sugar and Alcohol segment, partially offset by higher volumes of pork products sold and biodiesel in the Pork segment. The increase for the nine month period was primarily the result of higher volumes for certain commodities in the CT&M segment and higher volumes of biodiesel, pork products and market hogs sold in the Pork segment, partially offset by lower cargo volumes in the Marine segment, lower spot market rates and production in the Power segment and lower volumes and prices of alcohol sold in the Sugar and Alcohol segment.
Operating income increased $35 million and $90 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The increase for the three month period primarily reflected federal blender’s credits recognized in the Pork segment, lower fuel and other voyage costs in the Marine segment and higher margins in the CT&M segment, partially offset by higher SG&A costs in the Corporate office. The increase for the nine month period primarily reflected lower derivative contract losses and the federal blender’s credits recognized in the Pork segment and higher margins on third-party sales in the CT&M segment, partially offset by lower revenues in the Power segment.
All of Seaboard’s operations are considered “essential businesses” as defined by the respective governments and have continued to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. While some of Seaboard’s operations have seen recovery in their results in the third quarter of 2020, challenges remain. Seaboard continues to encounter partially staffed shifts, lock downs or curfews in some geographic regions, and the impacts from commodity market volatility. There still remains uncertainty about the expected length and impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on Seaboard’s operations and the global economy. Seaboard continues to promote the safety and security of all of its employees.
Pork Segment
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Net sales for the Pork segment increased $43 million and $62 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The increase for the three month period was primarily the result of recognition of $22 million in federal blender’s credits for biodiesel production in the third quarter of 2020 and higher volumes of biodiesel and pork products sold, partially offset by lower prices on biodiesel and pork products sold. For the nine month period, the increase was primarily the result of the recognition of $55 million in federal blender’s credits for biodiesel production in 2020, higher volumes and prices for market hogs and higher volumes of pork products sold, partially offset by lower prices of biodiesel and pork products, primarily in the foreign markets. In December 2019, the President of the U.S. signed into law the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act that extended the federal blender’s credits through 2022. There were no federal blenders’ credits recognized in the first nine months of 2019.
Operating income for the Pork segment increased $26 million and $78 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The increase for the three month period was primarily due to revenue recognized associated with the federal blender’s credits, lower costs for feed and third-party hogs and a $14 million multi-employer pension withdrawal liability expense recorded during the third quarter of 2019. The increase for the nine month period was primarily due to revenue recognized associated with the federal blender’s credits for the first nine months of 2020 and no derivative contract losses or expense related to the pension withdrawal liability discussed above, partially offset by lower biodiesel margins. Higher pork product sales and lower costs for feed and third-party hogs were offset by higher plant processing costs. Management is unable to predict future market prices for pork products, the cost of feed or third-party hogs, the prices of biodiesel or the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, management anticipates this segment will be profitable for the remainder of 2020.
Loss from affiliates decreased $5 million and $16 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The decrease was primarily the result of Seaboard Triumph Foods, LLC (“STF”) processing more hogs and utilizing more capacity. Seaboard has a 50% noncontrolling interest in STF, which operates a
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pork processing plant located in Iowa. STF’s operations began in September 2017 with the second shift commencing in October 2018.
CT&M Segment
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880 |
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913 |
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Net sales for the CT&M segment decreased $33 million and increased $173 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The decrease for the three month period primarily reflected lower affiliate volumes and lower sales prices of certain commodities sold, partially offset by higher volumes of corn and other commodities sold to third-party customers. The increase for the nine month period primarily reflected higher volumes of certain commodities sold to third-party customers and higher soybean prices, partially offset by lower affiliate volumes and lower wheat and other commodity prices. Seaboard’s CT&M segment acquired a business in October 2019, which overall increased third-party sales for the three and nine month periods of 2020.
Operating income for this segment increased $14 million and $32 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019, primarily due to higher margins on third-party sales, including from the business acquired in October 2019. Due to worldwide commodity price fluctuations, the uncertain political and economic conditions in the countries in which this segment operates, the volatility in the commodity markets and the ongoing impacts of the COVID- 19 pandemic, management is unable to predict future sales and operating results; however, management anticipates this segment will be profitable for the remainder of 2020.
Had Seaboard not applied mark-to-market accounting to its derivative instruments, operating income for this segment would have been lower by $5 million and $7 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively. Operating income for this segment would have been higher by $2 million and lower by $2 million for the three and nine month periods of 2019, respectively. While management believes its commodity futures, options and foreign exchange contracts are primarily economic hedges of its firm purchase and sales contracts and anticipated sales contracts, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record-keeping required to account for these transactions as hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, while the changes in value of the derivative instruments were marked-to-market, the changes in value of the firm purchase or sales contracts were not. As products are delivered to customers, these existing marked-to-market adjustments should be primarily offset by realized margins or losses as revenue is recognized over time, and these marked-to-market adjustments could reverse in 2020. Management believes eliminating these marked-to-market adjustments provides a more reasonable presentation to compare and evaluate period-to-period financial results for this segment.
Marine Segment
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Net sales for the Marine segment decreased $12 million and $64 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The decrease for the three and nine month periods of 2020 was primarily the result of lower cargo volumes, partially offset by slightly higher freight rates due to a change in cargo mix with more refrigerated cargo volumes that generally have a higher freight rate. Seaboard’s Marine segment results were significantly impacted in the second quarter of 2020 with a decrease of $67 million in sales compared to the same period in 2019 due to less demand with many of Marine’s customers temporarily shut down due to government orders associated with COVID-19.
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Operating income increased $16 million and decreased $5 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The increase for the three month period was primarily related to lower fuel costs due to the decrease in price and consumption and lower other voyage costs with fewer vessels in service. The decrease for the nine month period was primarily the result of lower revenues, partially offset by lower fuel costs due to the decrease in price and consumption, and lower voyage, terminal and intermodal trucking costs as a result of the overall decrease in cargo volumes. Management cannot predict changes in fuel costs, future cargo volumes and cargo rates or the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on market conditions, management anticipates this segment will be profitable for the remainder of 2020.
Sugar and Alcohol Segment
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Net sales for the Sugar and Alcohol segment decreased $5 million and $20 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The decrease for the three and nine month periods primarily reflected lower volumes and prices of alcohol sold due to lower demand. Higher sugar selling prices were offset by lower sales volumes of sugar sold. Sugar and alcohol sales are denominated in Argentine pesos, and an increase in local sales prices may be offset by exchange rate changes in the Argentine peso against the U.S. dollar.
Operating loss for the Sugar and Alcohol segment remained the same and decreased $5 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. For the three month period, higher cogeneration margins and sugar prices were offset by lower margins on alcohol sales. The decrease for the nine month period primarily reflected lower selling, general and administrative expenses, higher sugar selling prices and higher margins on cogeneration sales, partially offset by lower margins on alcohol sales. Management cannot predict local sugar and alcohol prices, the volatility in the currency exchange rate or the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on market conditions, management currently cannot predict if this segment will be profitable for the remainder of 2020.
Power Segment
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Net sales for the Power segment decreased $9 million and $41 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The decrease for the three and nine month periods primarily reflected lower spot market rates and lower production.
Operating income for the Power segment decreased $6 million and $17 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The decrease for the three and nine month periods was due to lower revenues and higher maintenance costs, partially offset by lower fuel costs and consumption. Management cannot predict future fuel costs, the extent that spot market rates will fluctuate compared to fuel costs or other power producers or the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on market conditions, management currently cannot predict if this segment will be profitable for the remainder of 2020.
Income from affiliates is lower as the Power segment sold its 29.9% noncontrolling interest in a Dominican Republic electricity generation facility during the third quarter of 2019.
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Turkey Segment
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The Turkey segment, accounted for using the equity method, represents Seaboard’s investment in Butterball. The decrease in loss from affiliates for the three month period of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 was primarily the result of lower other operating costs, including reduced interest. The decrease in loss from affiliates for the nine month period of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 was primarily due to higher margins primarily due to lower feed and other live turkey operation growing costs and slightly higher selling prices with more value-added turkey products sold, partially offset by lower volumes of turkey products sold related to a decline in food service demand and higher plant costs primarily related to labor. Management is unable to predict future market prices for turkey products, the cost of feed or the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on market conditions, management currently cannot predict if this segment will be profitable for the remainder of 2020.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased $9 million and decreased $6 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The increase for the three month period was primarily due to higher personnel costs, including pension settlement expense as discussed in Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, and higher deferred compensation plan costs due to capital market volatility. The decrease for the nine month period was primarily due to lower deferred compensation plan costs, partially offset a pension settlement expense. The deferred compensation plan costs are offset by the effect of the marked-to-market adjustments on investments recorded in other investment income (loss).
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased $3 million and $10 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lower interest rates on outstanding debt and increased capitalized interest related to ongoing capital expenditure investments.
Other Investment Income (Loss), Net
Other investment income, net increased $54 million for the three month period of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to unrealized gains on short-term investments due to capital market volatility. Other investment income, net decreased $193 million for the nine month period of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to unrealized losses on short-term investments, partially offset by $36 million of net realized gains.
Foreign Currency Gains (Losses), Net
Foreign currency losses, net increased $6 million and $24 million for the three and nine month periods of 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019 primarily due to fluctuations in the euro, Zambian kwacha, South African rand and Argentine peso among fluctuations of other currency exchange rates in several foreign countries.
Income Tax Expense/Benefit
The effective tax rate for the three month period of 2020 decreased compared to the three month period of 2019 primarily due to a change in forecasted annual results and actual year-to-date results changing from a loss to profit. The effective tax rate for the nine month period of 2020 decreased compared to the nine month period of 2019 primarily due to increased tax exempt income from the federal blender’s credits reinstated by Congress at the end of 2019 and lower forecasted earnings.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Seaboard is exposed to various types of market risks in its day-to-day operations. Primary market risk exposures result from changing commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices. Occasionally, Seaboard utilizes derivative instruments to manage these overall market risks. The nature of Seaboard’s market risk exposure has not changed materially since December 31, 2019. Seaboard entered into interest rate swap agreements during 2020 with interest rates at historic lows reducing its exposure to interest rate risk. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures — Seaboard’s management evaluated, under the direction of the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of Seaboard’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of September 26, 2020. Based upon and as of the date of that evaluation, Seaboard’s Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer concluded that Seaboard’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports it files and submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required. It should be noted that any system of disclosure controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any system of disclosure controls and procedures is based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Due to these and other inherent limitations of any such system, there can be no assurance that any design will always succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Change in Internal Controls — There has been no change in Seaboard’s internal control over financial reporting required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Seaboard’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For information related to Seaboard’s legal proceedings, see Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Except for the update to the risk factors set forth below, there have been no material changes in the risk factors as previously disclosed in Seaboard’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
(a)(3) Deterioration of Economic Conditions Could Negatively Impact Seaboard’s Business. Seaboard’s business may be adversely affected by changes in national or global economic conditions, including inflation, interest rates, availability of capital markets, consumer spending rates, energy availability and costs, impacts caused by pandemics and other public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effects of governmental initiatives to manage economic conditions. Any such changes could adversely affect the demand for and production of Seaboard’s meat products, grains, shipping services and other products, or the cost and availability of needed raw materials and packaging materials, thereby negatively affecting Seaboard’s financial results. For example, Seaboard is monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already caused a significant disruption to global financial markets and supply chains. The significance of the operational and financial impact to Seaboard will depend on how long and widespread this disruption proves to be. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts Seaboard’s results will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the pandemic and the actions that are being taken to contain and treat it. If economic or market conditions in key global markets deteriorate, Seaboard may experience material adverse effects on its business, financial condition and results of operations. The current national and global economic conditions, could, among other things:
● | impair the financial condition of some of Seaboard’s customers and suppliers, thereby increasing customer bad debts or non-performance by customers and suppliers; |
● | negatively impact global demand for protein and grain-based products, which could result in a reduction of revenues, operating income and cash flows; |
● | decrease the value of Seaboard’s investments in equity and debt securities, including pension plan assets, causing losses that would adversely impact Seaboard’s net earnings; and |
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(b)(4) The Loss of This Segment’s Oklahoma Pork Processing Plant and the STF Plant Could Adversely Affect the Business. This segment is largely dependent on the continued operation of its Oklahoma pork processing plant and the STF plant. Seaboard provides approximately one-third of STF’s hogs for processing and also markets substantially all pork products produced. The closure, loss of, or damage to these plants for any reason, including pandemic, fire, tornado, earthquake, or the occurrence of adverse governmental action could adversely affect the business of this segment. The closure, even temporarily, of these plants could have a material adverse effect on Seaboard’s liquidity and financial results.
(b)(5) This Segment is Subject to Complex Laws and Regulations That May Adversely Affect the Revenues, Costs, Manner or Feasibility of Doing Business. Federal, state and local laws, and domestic and international regulations governing worker health and safety, environmental protection, food safety and animal health and welfare significantly affect this segment’s operations. Some requirements applicable to this segment may also be enforced by citizen groups.
For example, operations and properties are subject to extensive and increasingly stringent laws and regulations pertaining to, among other things, odors, the discharge of materials into the environment and the handling and disposition of wastes (including solid and hazardous wastes) or otherwise relating to protection of the environment. In another example, the State of California enacted Proposition 12, the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (“Proposition 12”), which will prohibit, after December 31, 2021, the sale within the State of California of uncooked pork produced from breeding sows or its offspring which have been confined in less than 24 square feet of usable floor space. The constitutionality of Proposition 12 is being challenged in two separate lawsuits pending in California. This segment is assessing Proposition 12 and the related costs of compliance, such as the additional capital expenditures that would be needed for construction of barns and pens provided for the requisite expanded animal spacing, in the event the constitutionality of Proposition 12 is upheld. If this segment is unable to comply with Proposition 12, Seaboard would not be able to sell uncooked pork products in California, which accounted for approximately 10% of its direct sales for the year ended December 31, 2019, in addition to indirect sales through further processor customers. If other pork processors similarly are unable to comply with Proposition 12 and cannot sell uncooked pork products in California, this could result in a significant oversupply of uncooked pork products being sold in locations other than California, which could result in a significant decline in the sales prices of such products.
Failure to comply with these laws and regulations and any future changes to them could result in significant consequences to Seaboard, including civil and criminal penalties, liability for damages, negative publicity and the inability to do business in certain locales.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
There were no purchases of Seaboard’s common stock made by or on behalf of Seaboard or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined by applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) during the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2020. See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of Seaboard’s share repurchase program.
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Forward-looking Statements
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This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of Seaboard. Forward-looking statements generally may be identified as statements that are not historical in nature and statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” or similar expressions. In more specific terms, forward-looking statements, include without limitation: statements concerning projection of revenues, income or loss, adequate liquidity levels, capital expenditures, capital structure or other financial items, including the impact of mark-to-market accounting on operating income; statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations; statements of future economic performance; statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Seaboard and its management with respect to: (i) Seaboard’s ability to obtain adequate financing and liquidity; (ii) the price of feed stocks and other materials used by Seaboard; (iii) the sales price or market conditions for pork, agricultural commodities, sugar, alcohol, turkey and other products and services; (iv) the recorded tax effects under certain circumstances and changes in tax laws; (v) the volume of business and working capital requirements associated with the competitive trading environment for the CT&M segment; (vi) the charter hire rates and fuel prices for vessels; (vii) the fuel costs and related spot market prices for electricity in the Dominican Republic; (viii) the effect of the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates, (ix) the profitability or sales volume of any of Seaboard’s segments; (x) the anticipated costs and completion timetables for Seaboard’s scheduled capital improvements, acquisitions and dispositions; (xi) the productive capacity of facilities that are planned or under construction, and the timing of the commencement of operations at such facilities; (xii) the impact of pandemics or other public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; (xiii) potential future impact on Seaboard’s business of new legislation, rules or policies; (xiv) adverse results in pending litigation matters; or (xv) other trends affecting Seaboard’s financial condition or results of operations, and statements of the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements.
This list of forward-looking statements is not exclusive. Seaboard undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise, except as required by law. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. The information contained in this report, including without limitation the information under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” as well as the information included under the caption “Risk Factors” in Seaboard’s latest annual report on Form 10-K, as supplemented in this Form 10-Q, identifies important factors that could cause such differences.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. ONE
TO THE
SEABOARD CORPORATION PENSION PLAN
AS RESTATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2017
THIS AMENDMENT is made this 31st day of August, 2020, by Seaboard Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with principal offices in Merriam, Kansas, herein referred to as the "Company."
WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Seaboard Corporation Pension Plan, which was last restated, effective January 1, 2017, herein referred to as the "Plan";
WHEREAS, the Company has reserved the right to amend the Plan in Article IX of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan to authorize the commencement of benefit payments in order to satisfy the limitations on benefits under Code section 415 and other applicable qualified retirement plan requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby amends the Plan as follows effective as of the day and year first written above, except as otherwise noted herein:
1.Section 13.1(f) is added to the Plan document to follow the present Section 13.1(e), reading as follows:
"(f)If as a result of actuarial increases to the benefit of a Participant who delays commencement of benefits beyond Normal Retirement Age the Accrued Benefit of such Participant would exceed the limitations under this Section 13.1 for the limitation year, payment of benefits to such Participant will be suspended in accordance with Section 4.7 of the Plan, if applicable; otherwise, immediately before the actuarial increase to the Participant's benefit that would cause such Participant's benefit to exceed the limitations of this Section 13.1, distribution of the Participant's benefit will commence."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seaboard Corporation has executed this Amendment No. One to the Seaboard Corporation Pension Plan on the 31st day of August, 2020.
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David M. Becker |
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Exhibit 10.2
RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 27, 2020 by and between SEABOARD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (together with any Successor thereto, the “Company”), and Robert L. Steer (“Executive”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company has promoted Executive to the office of President and Chief Executive Officer and desires to employ and secure the exclusive services of Executive on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Executive desires to accept such employment on such terms and conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:
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Executive shall not have a duty to mitigate the costs to the Company under this Section 8(f)(i), nor shall any payments from the Company to Executive hereunder be reduced, offset or canceled by any compensation or fees earned by (whether or not paid currently) or offered to Executive during the remainder of the fiscal year of the Company that includes the Date of Termination by a subsequent employer or other Person (as defined below in Section 18(k) below) for which Executive performs services, including, but not limited to, consulting services. The foregoing shall not relieve Executive of the non-competition prohibitions provided in Section 10 below.
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“Competitor” means any business, individual, partnership, joint venture, association, firm, corporation or other entity, other than the Company and its affiliates, that is engaging or actively planning to engage, wholly or partly, in activities (“Competitive Activities”) that directly compete or would compete with the Company or its affiliates in the Company Activities (as hereinafter defined) in the Territory (as hereinafter defined).
“Competitive Position” means (i) the direct or indirect ownership or control of all or any portion of a Competitor; or (ii) any employment or independent contractor arrangement with any Competitor whereby Executive will serve such Competitor in any managerial, sales, executive or consultant capacity with respect to Competitive Activities in the Territory.
“The Company Activities” means the businesses conducted by Seaboard Corporation, including, without limitation, (i) animal production (hogs and turkeys) and meat processing (pork and turkey); (ii) cargo transportation, whether over land or water and all related business, including, without limitation, logistics, freight forwarding, agency representation and stevedoring; (iii) commodity trading; (iv) flour milling; (v) generation and sale of electricity; and (vi) sugar production and processing.
“Non-Compete Period” or “Non-Solicitation Period” means the period beginning with the Commencement Date and ending one (1) year after the Date of Termination, no matter whether terminated by the Company or by the Executive for any reason or no reason.
“Territory” means the states, provinces and territories in the countries in which Seaboard Corporation operates with respect to each of the Company Activities.
Nothing contained in this Section 10 shall prohibit Executive from acquiring not more than five percent (5%) of any company whose common stock is publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market.
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Seaboard Corporation
9000 West 67th Street
Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66202
Attention:General Counsel
Telephone:(913) 676-8925
Facsimile:(913) 676-8978
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“Affiliate” with respect to any Person, means any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with the first Person, including, but not limited to, a Subsidiary of any such Person.
“Control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “Controlling,” “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”): with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Person” any natural person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, company, trust, business trust, governmental authority or other entity.
“Subsidiary” with respect to any Person, each corporation or other Person in which the first Person owns or Controls, directly or indirectly, capital stock or other ownership interests representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock or other ownership interests of such corporation or other Person.
“Successor” of a Person means a Person that succeeds to the assets and liabilities of Seaboard Corporation by merger, liquidation, dissolution or otherwise by operation of law, or a Person to which all or substantially all the assets and/or business of Seaboard Corporation are transferred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Agreement by its authorized representatives, and Executive has hereunto set his hand, in each case effective as of the date first above written.
THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A PROVISION REQUIRING THAT ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION NATIONAL RULES FOR THE RESOLUTION OF EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES IS THE EXCLUSIVE MEANS FOR RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AS TO THIS AGREEMENT.
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RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF ALL CLAIMS
This Release and Discharge of All Claims (“Release”) is made and entered into by and between _________________________________ (hereinafter “You”), and Seaboard Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Seaboard”).
For and in consideration of the following promises, the parties agree to the following:
1. | You acknowledge that your employment with Seaboard has ended effective _______________ in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement between You and Seaboard (“Employment Agreement”). |
3. | You agree to, and do, hereby remiss, release and forever discharge Seaboard, and any and all companies affiliated with Seaboard, and their respective agents, officers, employees, successors and assigns (hereinafter collectively the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all matters, claims, demands, damages, causes of action, debts, liabilities, controversies, judgments, and suits of every kind and nature whatsoever, foreseen, unforeseen, known or unknown, which You now have, or hereinafter may have against Seaboard based on any and all aspects of your employment with Seaboard or the termination of You prior to the date hereof. This release of claims includes, but is not limited to, any rights or claims You may have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Equal Pay Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; the Employment Retirement Income Security Act; the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination; the Kansas Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Fair Labor Standard Act; any claims for wrongful discharge or breach of contract; severance; claims under worker’s compensation laws; or any other federal, state or local laws or regulations relating to employment and wages arising from events occurring prior to the date of execution of this Agreement. You agree that this Agreement includes a release of all claims based on theories of contract or tort (e.g., negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, assault, battery, false imprisonment, wrongful termination, etc.), whether based on common law or otherwise. The foregoing list is meant to be illustrative rather than exhaustive. Further, You declare that as of the date of this Agreement, You have not suffered any on the job or work-related accident, injury, occupational disease or disability whether temporary, permanent, partial or total. |
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS RELEASE IS A FULL AND FINAL BAR TO ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OF ANY TYPE THAT YOU MAY NOW HAVE AGAINST ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES.
4. | You waive the rights and claims set forth above, and also agree not to institute, or have instituted, a lawsuit against any of the Released Parties on any such claims or rights or to submit or file any charges, claims, complaints or actions with any agency, court, organization, or judicial forum. You further acknowledge and agree that with respect to the rights and claims You are waiving, You are waiving not only your right to recover money or any other relief action You might commence, but also your rights to recover any action brought on your behalf by any other party, including, but not limited to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal, state, or local governmental agency or department. |
5. | Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release shall not constitute any release or waiver of any claims for retirement benefits, insurance or welfare benefits or any other benefits of employment with Seaboard which accrued or arose prior to the date your employment ended and in which You are vested. |
6. | The parties to this Agreement agree that nothing in this Agreement is an admission by any party hereto of any wrongdoing, either in violation of an applicable law or otherwise, and that nothing in this Agreement is to be construed as such by any person. |
7. | You and Seaboard agree that neither will publicize this Agreement either directly or indirectly, either in specific or as to general content, to either the public generally, to any employee of Seaboard or to any other person. |
8. | You hereby acknowledge that You have been advised to consult an attorney, and that You fully understand the Agreement and the effect of signing the Agreement. You further represent, declare and agree that You voluntarily accept the payment described above for the purposes of making a full and final compromise, adjustment and settlement of all claims hereinabove described. |
9. | The foregoing Agreement, together with your Employment Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and there are no other understandings or agreements, written or oral, between them on the subject. Separate copies of this document shall constitute original documents which may be signed separately, but which together will constitute one single agreement. |
10. | You covenant and agree as follows: |
a. | You shall protect and safeguard the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information of Seaboard and its parent and subsidiaries and affiliate companies, including, but not limited to, the identity of its customers and suppliers, its arrangements with customers and suppliers, and its technical and financial data, records, compilations of information, processes and specification relating to its |
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b. | You shall not disclose any of such trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information; |
c. | You shall not use, directly or indirectly, for your own benefit or for the benefit of another, any of such trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information; and |
d. | You agree not to make any disparaging comment in any format, whether written, electronic or oral, to any customer, employee, the press or any other individual or entity regarding Seaboard that relates to Seaboard’s business or related activities or the relationship between the parties. |
11. | All files, records, documents, drawings, specifications, memoranda, notes, or other documents relating to the business of Seaboard, whether prepared by You or otherwise coming into your possession, shall be the exclusive property of Seaboard, and shall be delivered to Seaboard and not retained by You for any reason whatsoever. It is expressly agreed that the remedy at law for the breach of any such covenant is inadequate and injunctive relief shall be available to prevent the breach or any threatened breach thereof. |
13. | This Agreement shall be construed and governed by the laws of the State of Kansas. |
THE PARTIES HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND FULLY CONSIDERED THIS RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF ALL CLAIMS, AND ARE MUTUALLY DESIROUS OF ENTERING INTO SUCH RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF ALL CLAIMS. THE TERMS OF THIS RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF ALL CLAIMS ARE THE PRODUCT OF MUTUAL NEGOTIATION AND COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE PARTIES, HAVING ELECTED TO EXECUTE THIS RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF ALL CLAIMS, TO FULFILL THE PROMISES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND TO RECEIVE THEREBY THE COMPENSATION SET FORTH IN THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, VOLUNTARILY ENTER INTO THIS RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF ALL CLAIMS.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this Settlement Agreement and Release.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 10.3
SEABOARD CORPORATION
CASH BALANCE EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2020
SEABOARD CORPORATION
CASH BALANCE EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SEABOARD CORPORATION
CASH BALANCE EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2020
ARTICLE I.
HISTORY AND PURPOSE
Seaboard Corporation (the “Company”) adopted the Cash Balance Executive Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) effective as of January 1, 2009. The Company previously adopted the Seaboard Corporation 409A Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP Plan”), amended and restated effective January 1, 2009. The SERP Plan was further amended and restated effective January 1, 2013. Section 457A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) provides for adverse tax consequences to the employees of certain foreign affiliates of the Company participating in the SERP Plan. Accordingly, the Participants in the SERP Plan listed on the Addendum A attached hereto were removed as Participants from the SERP Plan, and became Participants under this Plan. The purpose of this Plan is to provide a supplemental retirement benefit to the Participants which is substantially similar to the benefits that would have been provided to said Participants under the SERP Plan.
The Plan was Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2013. The Plan is now further amended and restated as provided herein, effective August 1, 2020.
The Plan is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 457A. The Plan shall be interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with this intent.
ARTICLE II.
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning indicated, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
2.1. Accrued Benefit means a Participant’s benefit determined as of a particular time under the provisions of this Plan.
2.2 Board means the Board of Directors of Seaboard Corporation.
2.3. Change of Control means an event or transaction described below; provided, however, an event or transaction described below will not be a Change of Control for purposes of a payment event under the Plan unless it constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v):
(a) The acquisition by any unrelated person or entity of more than fifty percent (50%) of either the outstanding shares of common stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;
(b) The sale to an unrelated person or entity of Company assets that have a total gross fair market value of more than eighty-five percent (85%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such sale;
(c) The acquisition, whether by reorganization, merger, consolidation, purchase or similar transaction, by any person or entity or more than one person or entity acting as a group of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of stock of the Company or the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company or the entity in which the Company was reorganized, merged or consolidated into;
(d) The acquisition by any person or entity (other than by any descendant of Otto Bresky, Senior or any trust established primarily for the benefit of any descendant of Otto Bresky, Senior or any other related person (including spouses) or entity) of more than fifty percent (50%) of either the membership interests or the combined voting power of Seaboard Flour, LLC and SFC Preferred LLC (or any successor-related companies) at any time when Seaboard Flour, LLC and/or SFC Preferred LLC or any successor-related companies collectively own fifty percent (50%) or more of the Company.
For purposes of determining whether there has been a Change of Control under this Section 2.3, the attribution of ownership rules under Code Section 318(a) shall apply. Also for purposes of determining whether there has been a Change of Control, “Company” means only Seaboard Corporation and any successors to the business of Seaboard Corporation.
2.4. Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. References to any Section of the Internal Revenue Code shall include any successor provision thereto.
2.5. Committee means the committee, if any, appointed to administer this Plan pursuant to ARTICLE VIII.
2.6. Company means Seaboard Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates that are participating in this Plan, and any successors to the business of Seaboard Corporation and such participating subsidiaries or affiliates.
2.7. Disability means a period in which the Participant is (a) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six (6) months; or (b) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six (6) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan sponsored by the Company.
2.8. Effective Date means the effective date of this Plan, which is August 1, 2020.
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2.9. Eligible Spouse means the spouse of a Participant to whom the Participant was married on the date payment of the Participant’s vested Accrued Benefit commences, or, if earlier, on the date of the Participant's death. The length of the marriage prior to either of such dates shall not be taken into consideration.
2.10. Event Payment Date has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.3.
2.11. Market Interest Rate shall mean for each Year the equivalent annual rate of the Moody’s AA Long Term Corporate Bond Yield Index, as of the first day of such Year in which the index is published, or such other rate which is established by the Committee from time to time.
2.12. Normal Retirement Date means the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following date the Participant attains age sixty-two (62).
2.13. Participant means any individual who is designated as a Participant in the Plan as provided in Section 3.1 and who has not ceased to be a Participant under Section 3.2.
2.14. Participation Date means the date an employee becomes a Participant, as provided in Section 3.1. The Participation Date of each Participant shall be stated on Addendum A.
2.15. Plan means the Seaboard Corporation Cash Balance Executive Retirement Plan as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.
2.16. Plan Administrator means the Committee, if any, but if at any time there is no Committee acting hereunder then the Plan Administrator will be Seaboard Corporation.
2.17. Plan Year or Year means the twelve (12) month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
2.18. Related Company means any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b)) that includes the Company or any corporation or other entity with whom the Company is considered a single employer under Code Section 414(c).
2.19. Separation Date means the date the Participant has a Separation from Service.
2.20. Separation from Service means the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company. Whether a termination of employment has occurred shall be determined based on whether the facts and circumstances indicate the Participant and Company reasonably anticipate that no further services will be performed by the Participant for the Company; provided, however, that a Participant shall be deemed to have a termination of employment if the level of services he or she would perform for the Company after a certain date permanently decreases to no more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed for the Company (whether as an employee or independent contractor) over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period of services to the Company if the Participant has been providing services to the Company for less than 36 months). For this purpose, a Participant is not treated as having a Separation from Service while he or she is on a military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence, if the period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months, or if longer, so
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long as the Participant has a right to reemployment with the Company under an applicable statute or by contract. Where used in this Section 2.21, the term Company includes any Related Company.
2.21. SERP Actuarial Value means, with respect to each Participant, the amount which would have been such Participant’s Actuarial Value under the SERP Plan if Participant had remained a Participant in such SERP Plan through the date as of which the SERP Actuarial Value is being determined pursuant to this Plan, but with the following revisions:
(a) Final Average Earnings shall, unless otherwise provided in an agreement between the Participant and the Company, not exceed: (i) for Edward Gonzalez, one hundred percent (100%) of his 2011 Earnings; and (ii) with respect to any other Participant, one hundred fifty percent (150%) of such Participant’s 2011 Earnings.
(b) Years of Accrual Service, with respect to post-Participation Date Accrual Service, shall, unless otherwise provided in an agreement between a Participant and the Company, be limited to twenty (20) Years of Accrual Service from the Participation Date with respect to each respective Participant.
(c) Actuarial Value shall mean the lump sum equivalent value as of the date a Participant’s Accrued Benefit is being determined by using (i) the average annual interest rate on 30-year Treasury securities, as specified by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (the "Commissioner") for the thirty-six (36) month period ending on November immediately preceding the Plan Year in which such lump sum is being calculated; and (ii) the applicable mortality table used for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Code Section 417(e).
(d) The Actuarial Value of each Tax Distribution pursuant to Section 4.5 below already made for such Participant shall be subtracted from the SERP Actuarial Value.
2.22. SERP Plan means the Seaboard Corporation 409A Executive Retirement Plan, adopted by Seaboard Corporation effective January 1, 1999, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009, but not including the amendments made which are effective January 1, 2013.
2.23. Year means a calendar year.
2.24. Years of Service at any particular time means the Years of Service as defined in the SERP Plan.
ARTICLE III.
PARTICIPATION
3.1. Participation Date. Those persons who are set forth on Addendum A shall be Participants in the Plan on the Effective Date. There will be no other Participants in the Plan.
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Such employee’s Participation Date will be the date specified by the President of Seaboard Corporation.
3.2. Cessation of Participation. A Participant will cease to be a Participant when he no longer has an Accrued Benefit.
3.3. Participation not Contract of Employment. The Plan does not constitute a contract of employment, and participation in the Plan will not give any Participant the right to continue in the employ of or provide services to the Company, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the employment of the Participant or give any right or claim to any benefit under the terms of the Plan unless such right or claim is specifically vested under the terms of the Plan.
3.4. SERP Plan. This Plan is provided to the Participants in lieu of any benefit under the SERP Plan. On the Effective Date, the Participants shall no longer have any benefit under the SERP Plan, whether or not accrued or vested, and in consideration of this Plan, such benefit and Participant’s rights under said SERP Plan shall be terminated and void.
ARTICLE IV.
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
4.1. Determination of Accrued Benefit. A Participant’s Accrued Benefit is a benefit payable in the form of a lump sum payment made on the date described in Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 below, in an amount equal to the balance in the Cash Balance Account as of the Event Payment Date (as defined in Section 4.3 below). The Cash Balance Account for each Participant shall equal: (a) the SERP Lump Sum Actuarial Value, as shown on Addendum B attached hereto; plus/minus (b) the cumulative amount of all Annual Cash Balance Allocations made pursuant to Section 4.2 below; plus/minus (c) the Final Cash Balance Account Allocation made pursuant to Section 4.3 below; plus (d) the Interest Allocation made pursuant to Section 4.4 below; less (e) the sum of all Tax Distributions made pursuant to Section 4.5 below.
4.2. Annual Allocation to Cash Balance Account. Approximately thirty (30) days prior to the end of each Year, the Company shall cause its actuary to calculate the SERP Actuarial Value as of the year. To the extent the SERP Actuarial Value is more than the then Cash Balance Account (taking into account the Interest Allocation and the Tax Distribution to be made pursuant to Sections 4.4 and 4.5 below) (the “Deficiency”), there shall be added to the Cash Balance Account an amount equal to the Deficiency. To the extent the SERP Actuarial Value is less than the then Cash Balance Account (taking into account the Interest Allocation and the Tax Distribution, if any, to be made pursuant to Sections 4.4 and 4.5 below) (the “Surplus”), there shall be deducted from the Cash Balance Account an amount equal to the Surplus (the amount added to or deducted from the Cash Balance Account pursuant to this Section 4.2 being hereinafter referred to as the “Annual Cash Balance Allocation”).
4.3. Final Cash Balance Account Allocation. As soon as practicable after the earliest to occur of: (a) the date for payment of the Accrued Benefit set forth on Addendum A attached hereto; (b) a Participant’s Separation of Service; (c) a Participant’s Disability; (d) a Participant’s death; or (e) a Change of Control (each, an “Event Payment Date”), the Company shall cause its
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actuary to calculate the SERP Actuarial Value as of the Event Payment Date. To the extent the SERP Actuarial Value is more than the then Cash Balance Account (taking into account the Interest Allocation to be made pursuant to Section 4.4 below) (the “Final Deficiency”), there shall be added to the Cash Balance Account an amount equal to the Final Deficiency. To the extent the SERP Actuarial Value is less than the then Cash Balance Account (taking into account the Interest Allocation to be made pursuant to Section 4.4 below) (the “Final Surplus”), there shall be deducted from the Cash Balance Account an amount equal to the Final Surplus (the amount being added to or deducted from the Cash Balance Account pursuant to this Section 4.3 being hereinafter referred to as the “Final Cash Balance Allocation”).
4.4. Interest Allocation to Cash Balance Account. Simple interest shall accrue on the amount of the Cash Balance Account at the Market Interest Rate. Such interest shall be allocated to the account as of the end of each Year and as of the Event Payment Date in connection with the Final Cash Balance Allocation (the “Interest Allocation”).
4.5. Tax Distributions. To the extent there is an amount includible in income by reason of Section 457A of the Code, the Company shall pay to each Participant before the end of each Year an amount equal to the product of: (a) the Tax Distribution Percentage (as defined below); and (b) the sum of the Annual Cash Balance Allocation and the Interest Allocation for such Year included in income under Section 457A of the Code, provided such sum is positive, representing the estimated federal and state taxes the Participant will incur as a result of said allocations (the “Annual Tax Distribution”).
In connection with any reporting of the SERP Lump Sum Actuarial Value as income on the W-2 of a Participant pursuant to Section 7.1 below, the Company shall pay to such Participant a payment of the Tax Distribution Percentage of the amount of the SERP Lump Sum Actuarial Value, representing the estimated federal and state income taxes the Participant will incur as a result of said reporting (the "SERP Tax Distribution") (the sum of the Annual Tax Distributions and the SERP Tax Distribution are collectively referred to as the “Tax Distributions”). The SERP Tax Distribution shall be made from Annual Cash Balance Allocations made for Years of Accrual Service accruing after 2008.
For purposes of this Agreement, the Tax Distribution Percentage for each Participant shall initially be as set forth on Addendum B. The Company may increase or decrease the Tax Distribution Percentage for any Year and participant by a notice to each Participant.
ARTICLE V.
PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
5.1. Fully Vested Benefits. A Participant will be fully vested in the Participant’s Accrued Benefit upon the first to occur of:
(a) The Participant’s Normal Retirement Date if the Participant is an employee of the Company or a Related Company on the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date; or
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(b) The Participant’s Disability as determined by the Committee if such disability occurs while the Participant is an employee of the Company or a Related Company; or
(c) The Participant’s death while the Participant is an employee of the Company or a Related Company; or
(d) The Participant’s completion of five Years of Service; or
(e) A Change of Control.
5.2. Forfeitures. If the Participant does not have a vested Accrued Benefit under the provisions of Section 5.1 upon the Participant’s Separation Date, then the Participant’s Accrued Benefit will be forfeited.
5.3. Payment of Lump Sum. The Participant’s vested Accrued Benefit shall be paid in a lump sum payment as soon as administratively feasible in accordance with then applicable provisions of the Code upon the earlier of: (a) the date for payment of the Accrued Benefit set forth on Addendum A attached hereto; (b) the Participant has a Separation from Service; (c) there has been a Change of Control which occurs prior to the date the Participant has a Separation from Service; or (d) the Participant incurs a Disability prior to the date the Participant has a Separation from Service. Payment of all or a portion of the Accrued Benefit may be delayed by up to six (6) months in accordance with the then applicable provisions of the Code.
5.4. Death Benefit. If the Participant dies prior to the lump sum payment of Participant’s Accrued Benefit, then the Participant’s vested Accrued Benefit will be paid to the Participant’s beneficiary as determined under Section 5.5 as soon as practical after the Participant’s death in the form of a lump sum payment.
5.5. Determination of Beneficiary. Each Participant from time to time may designate any person or persons, trust, estate or charitable institution (who may be designated concurrently or contingently) to whom the Participant’s vested Accrued Benefit under the Plan will be paid if the Participant dies prior to the lump sum payment of the Participant’s Accrued Benefit. A beneficiary designation will be effective only if filed in writing with the Plan Administrator while the Participant is alive. The Participant’s beneficiary will be the beneficiary designated on the last such written designation filed by the Participant prior to the Participant’s death.
If a Participant fails to validly designate a beneficiary, then the Participant’s beneficiary will be the Participant’s Eligible Spouse, but if the Participant is not survived by an Eligible Spouse then the Participant’s beneficiary will be the personal representative of the Participant’s estate; provided, however, if the Participant does not otherwise have a probate estate, the Plan Administrator may pay the Participant’s vested Accrued Benefit to such person or persons whom the Plan Administrator determines, in the Plan Administrator’s sole and absolute discretion, would be the beneficiaries in a probate proceeding, and the Plan Administrator shall have no liability to any person for any such determination.
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ARTICLE VI.
FUNDING
6.1. Unfunded Plan. This Plan is an unfunded plan for income tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA. With the approval of the President or the Board, the Company may from time to time deposit assets in a trust established by the Company that is subject to the creditors of the Company but which assets must otherwise be used for the purpose of paying Accrued Benefits hereunder. In the event of a Change of Control, the Company will, as soon as practical following such Change of Control, deposit or cause to be deposited in such trust an amount sufficient (as determined by the Company’s actuary for its Pension Plan) to pay all vested Accrued Benefits of the Participants as determined as of the first day following such Change of Control, to the extent such amounts are not payable within ninety (90) days of the Change in Control.
ARTICLE VII.
WITHHOLDING OF TAXES
7.1. Tax Reporting. The W-2 prepared by the Company for Participants for each Year (and after the Event Payment Date) shall report the Annual Cash Balance Allocation (Final Cash Balance Allocation) and the Interest Allocation pursuant to Section 4.4 above, provided the net amount of said allocations is positive, to the extent such inclusion in income is required by Section 457A of the Code or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a W-2 will not include any allocation pursuant to this Plan as income for a Participant until the Participant is fully vested in the Plan, and the W-2 for the Year in which the Participant becomes vested shall report all income through the end of the Year in which the Participant becomes vested.
In the event a Participant’s Accrued Benefit has not been paid to such Participant before December 31, 2017, then the W-2 for such Participant for the year ended December 31, 2017 shall report as income the SERP Lump Sum Actuarial Value, to the extent such reporting is required by Section 457A of the Code.
7.2. Tax Withholding. The Company has the right to retain and withhold from any payment of benefits hereunder the amount of taxes required by any government to be withheld or otherwise be deducted and paid with respect to such payment.
ARTICLE VIII.
PLAN ADMINISTRATOR
8.1. Membership and Authority. The Board will appoint, or delegate the appointment of, a Committee to act as Plan Administrator. In the event a Committee is acting as Plan Administrator, the Committee shall act by a majority of its members uninterested except to the extent it has delegated responsibilities hereunder. The Plan Administrator shall have the following powers, rights and duties in addition to those vested in it elsewhere in the Plan:
(a) To adopt such rules of procedure and regulations as, in its opinion, may be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the Plan and as are consistent with the provisions of the Plan.
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(b) To enforce the Plan in accordance with its terms and with such applicable rules and regulations as may be adopted.
(c) To construe and interpret the Plan in the Plan Administrator’s sole discretion, and to determine all questions arising under the Plan, including the power to determine the rights of Participants and their beneficiaries and the amount of their respective benefits.
(d) To maintain and keep adequate records concerning the Plan and concerning its proceedings and acts in such form and detail as the Plan Administrator may decide.
(e) To direct all payments of benefits under the Plan.
8.2. Delegation. In exercising its authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan, the Plan Administrator may employ agents and counsel (who may also be employed by the Company) and delegate to them such powers as the Plan Administrator deems desirable.
8.3. Information to be Furnished. The Company shall furnish the Plan Administrator or its delegees such data and information as may be required. The records of the Company as to an employee's or Participant's period of employment, Separation from Service and the reason therefore, leave of absence and compensation will be conclusive on all persons unless determined to be incorrect.
8.4. Plan Administrator's Decision Final. Any interpretation of the Plan and any decision on any matter within the discretion of the Plan Administrator made in good faith is binding on all persons. A misstatement or other mistake of fact shall be corrected when it becomes known, and the Plan Administrator shall make such adjustment on account thereof as it considers equitable and practicable.
8.5. Remuneration and Expenses. No remuneration shall be paid to the Plan Administrator (or any Committee member) for services hereunder. All expenses of the Plan Administrator (or a Committee member) incurred in the performance of the administration of the Plan shall be reimbursed by the Company.
8.6. Indemnification of Committee Member. The Committee and the individual members thereof shall be indemnified by the Company against any and all liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses (including fees and expenses) of whatsoever kind and nature which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Committee or the members by reason of the performance of a Committee function if the Committee or such members did not act dishonestly or in willful or negligent violation of the law or regulations under which such liability, loss, cost or expense arises.
8.7. Resignation or Removal of Committee Member. A Committee member may resign at any time by giving ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the Company and the other Committee members. The Company may remove a Committee member by giving advance written notice to him or her, and the other Committee members.
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8.8. Interested Committee Member. A member of the Committee may not decide or determine any matter or question concerning his or her own benefits under the Plan.
ARTICLE IX.
CLAIMS PROCEDURE
9.1. Claim. Any person claiming a benefit, requesting an interpretation or ruling under the Plan, or requesting information under the Plan shall present the request in writing to the Committee which shall respond in writing as soon as practicable.
9.2. Denial of Claim. If the claim or request is denied, the written notice of denial shall be made within ninety (90) days of the date of receipt of such claim or request by the Committee and shall state:
(a) The reason for denial, with specific reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based.
(b) A description of any additional material or information required and an explanation of why it is necessary.
(c) An explanation of the Plan's claim review procedure.
9.3. Review of Claim. Any person whose claim or request is denied or who has not received a response within ninety (90) days may request review by notice given in writing to the Committee within sixty (60) days of receiving a response or one hundred fifty (150) days from the date the claim was received by the Committee. The claim or request shall be reviewed by the Committee who may, but shall not be required to, grant the claimant a hearing. On review, the claimant may have representation, examine pertinent documents, and submit issues and comments in writing.
9.4. Final Decision. The decision on review shall normally be made within sixty (60) days after the Committee's receipt of a request for review. If an extension of time is required for a hearing or other special circumstances, the claimant shall be notified and the time limit shall be one hundred twenty (120) days after the Committee's receipt of a request for review. The decision shall be in writing and shall state the reasons and relevant plan provisions. All decisions on review shall be final and bind all parties concerned.
ARTICLE X.
AMENDMENTS OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
10.1. General. The Board may, at any time or times, amend the Plan, pursuant to written resolution adopted by the Board; provided, however, no amendment shall be effective to decrease or adversely affect the (i) amount of any Participant’s Accrued Benefit as of January 1, 2013; (ii) the benefit that will accrue or be paid to such Participant; or (iii) subject to the last sentence of Section 10.3, the lump sum value of any Accrued Benefit under the Plan, unless the Participant agrees to such amendment, and no amendment may relieve the Company of its obligations under ARTICLE IV unless all of the Participants agree to such amendment. If, without a Participant’s
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consent, any amendment adversely affects or reduces a Participant’s Accrued Benefit as of January 1, 2013, or in any way reduces the benefit that will accrue or be paid to the Participant under the Plan, then such purported amendment shall not apply to such Participant and the Plan provisions as in effect immediately before such amendment shall remain in effect for such Participant.
10.2. Amendments for Compliance with Laws. In addition to the preceding amendment authority of the Board, the appropriate officers of the Company are authorized to amend the Plan from time to time as they deem advisable for purposes of complying with any provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations and any other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury; provided, however, in the event an amendment is made by the Board, the Committee or an authorized officer in order to conform the Plan to applicable changes in law which amendment results in a reduction to the Accrued Benefit or the benefit that will accrue or be paid to any Participant, the Company shall establish an alternative provision or plan that will provide benefits to such Participants that are substantially equal to the benefits reduced in this Plan as a result of such amendment. To be certain, if any such amendment to the Plan is made to conform the Plan to applicable law and this results in an increase in the federal, state or local income taxes payable upon receipt of the Accrued Benefit, the Company shall not establish an alternative provision or plan that will pay or reimburse Participants for such taxes.
10.3. Automatic Changes in Interest Rate and Mortality Assumptions. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions in this ARTICLE X, it is understood that, as the formula to calculate a benefit under the SERP Plan and thus hereunder contains certain interest rate and mortality assumptions, which change from time to time, changes to such interest rate (such as an increase in the 30-year Treasury securities rate) or mortality assumptions which are otherwise in accordance with the SERP Plan as of January 1, 2013 but which may result in a reduction in absolute (but not actuarial) benefits are not considered to decrease or adversely affect the amount of a Participant’s Accrued Benefit.
ARTICLE XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1. Captions. The captions of articles, sections, paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Plan are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.
11.2. Company Action. Except as may be specifically provided herein, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Company may be taken on behalf of the Company by the President of the Company.
11.3. Company Records. Records of the Company as to an employee's or Participant's period of employment, Separation from Service and the reason therefore, leaves of absence, reemployment and compensation will be conclusive on all persons, unless determined by the Plan Administrator to be incorrect.
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11.4. Evidence. Evidence required of anyone under the Plan may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other information which the person acting on it considers pertinent and reliable, and may be signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties.
11.5. Gender and Number. Where the context permits, words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural.
11.6. Governing Law. Except to the extent governed by ERISA, the provisions of this Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the state of Delaware.
11.7. Non-Assignability. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, hypothecate or convey in advance of actual receipt the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are, expressly hereby declared to be unassignable and nontransferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or separation for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant's or another person's bankruptcy or insolvency.
11.8. Participant Cooperation. A Participant will cooperate with the Company by furnishing any and all information requested by the Company in order to facilitate the payment of benefits hereunder and such other action as may be requested by the Company.
11.9. Successors. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. The term successors as used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company, and successors of any such corporation or other business entity.
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11.10. Unsecured General Creditor. Participants and their beneficiaries, heirs, successors, and assigns will have no secured interest or claim in any property or assets of the Company whether or not such assets are held in a trust that may be used for the purpose of paying benefits hereunder. For purposes of the Plan, any and all of the Company's assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged, assets of the Company. The Company's obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to pay money in the future. No Company shall have any obligation under this Plan with respect to individuals other than that Company's employees.
11.11. Validity. In case any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision had never been inserted herein.
11.12. Waiver of Notice. Any notice required under the Plan may be waived by the person entitled to notice.
The Company hereby agrees to the provisions of this Plan, and, in Witness Thereof, the Company causes this Agreement to be executed on this 22nd day of September, 2020.
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ADDENDA
TO
SEABOARD CORPORATION
CASH BALANCE EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN,
AMENDED AND RESTATED
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2020
Following is a list of the Addenda to the Seaboard Corporation Cash Balance Executive Retirement Plan, Amended and Restated Effective August 1, 2020, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Seaboard Corporation (“Seaboard”) undertakes to provide to the SEC the Addenda, as requested, subject to Seaboard’s right to request confidential treatment under the Freedom of Information Act.
Addendum A – Participants
Addendum B – Lump Sum Actuarial Value (as of January 1, 2009)
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Exhibit 10.4
Seaboard Corporation
Summary of Perquisite for Personal Use of Seaboard Airplane
(Effective September 22, 2020)
The Board of Directors of Seaboard Corporation has approved for the Chairwoman of the Board and each of the Named Executive Officers the right to use Seaboard’s airplane for personal use. Ellen Bresky, Chairwoman of the Board, and Robert L. Steer, President, each have been allotted up to 20 hours of flight time per year for personal use. Each of the other Named Executive Officers has been allotted up to 10 hours of flight time per year for personal use.
For each recipient of this benefit, Seaboard will also pay the incidental fees and expenses incurred related to the flights, including ground transportation, as well as a “tax gross-up” of the estimated federal and state income taxes each will incur as a consequence of this benefit.
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Robert L. Steer, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Seaboard Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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Date: October 27, 2020 |
/s/ Robert L. Steer |
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Robert L. Steer President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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(principal executive officer and principal financial officer) |
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2020 (the Report) by Seaboard Corporation (the Company), the undersigned, as the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
● | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
● | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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Date: October 27, 2020 |
/s/ Robert L. Steer |
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Robert L. Steer President, Chief Executive Officer |
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and Chief Financial Officer (principal executive officer and principal financial officer) |
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