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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
AMCORLOGO.JPG
FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2019

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 001-36786

AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Jersey
 
98-1455367
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

83 Tower Road North
Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XP
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +44 117 9753200

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
 
AMCR
 
New York Stock Exchange

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


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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. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer
Emerging growth company
Non-Accelerated Filer
Smaller Reporting Company
Accelerated Filer
 
 

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 Act). Yes No
 
As of February 7, 2020, the registrant had 1,604,047,277 ordinary shares, $0.01 par value, outstanding.


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Amcor plc
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Table of Contents
 
 
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Unless otherwise indicated, references to "Amcor," the "Company," "we," "our," and "us" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to Amcor plc and its consolidated subsidiaries.     

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain estimates, predictions, and other "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally identified with words like "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "target," "may," "will," "plan," "project," "should," "continue," "outlook," "approximately," "would," "could," or the negative thereof or other similar expressions, or discussion of future goals or aspirations, which are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters. Such statements are based on information available to management as of the time of such statements and relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which we operate, projections of future performance (financial and otherwise), including those of acquired companies, perceived opportunities in the market and statements regarding our strategy and vision. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expected include, but are not limited to:

We are exposed to changes in consumer demand patterns and customer requirements in numerous industries;
the loss of key customers, a reduction in their production requirements or consolidation among key customers which could have a significant adverse impact on our sales revenue and profitability;
significant competition in the industries and regions in which we operate, which could adversely affect our business;
the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Bemis;
the failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of Bemis in the expected time frame may adversely affect our future results;
we may be unable to expand our current business effectively through either organic growth, including by product innovation, or acquisitions;
challenges to or the loss of our intellectual property rights, which could have an adverse impact on our ability to compete effectively;
challenging current and future global economic conditions, which have had, and may continue to have, a negative impact on our business operations and financial results;
our international operations subject us to various risks that could adversely affect our business operations and financial results;
price fluctuations or shortages in the availability of raw materials, energy and other inputs, which could adversely affect our business;
we are subject to production, supply and other commercial risks, including counterparty credit risks, which may be exacerbated in times of economic downturn;
a failure in our information technology systems which could negatively affect our business;
if we are unable to attract and retain key personnel, we may be adversely affected;
we are subject to costs and liabilities related to current and future environmental and health and safety laws and regulations that could adversely affect our business;
we are subject to the risk of labor disputes, which could adversely affect our business;
our financing agreements will need to be renegotiated if the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") ceases to exist;
we are exposed to foreign exchange rate risk;
an increase in interest rates could reduce our reported results of operations;
a downgrade in our credit rating could increase our borrowing costs and negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations;
failure to hedge effectively against adverse fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange rates could negatively impact our results of operations;
a significant write-down of goodwill and/or other intangible assets would have a material adverse effect on our reported results of operations and net worth;
significant demands have been placed on our financial controls and reporting systems as a result of the acquisition of Bemis;
if we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting in the future, we may not be able to accurately report our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and, as a result, the value of our common stock;

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our insurance policies, including our use of a captive insurance company, may not provide adequate protection against all of the risks we face;
litigation or regulatory developments which could adversely affect our business operations and financial performance;
changing government regulations in environmental, health, and safety matters which may adversely affect our company; and
our success is dependent on our ability to develop and successfully introduce new products and to develop, acquire and retain intellectual property rights.

These and other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, those described under "Item 1A - Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 could cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. In addition, actual future results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements.

You should read this Quarterly Report and the documents that we reference in this Quarterly Report and have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.


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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Amcor plc and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions, except per share data)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales
 
$
3,043.1

 
$
2,285.4

 
$
6,183.8

 
$
4,545.6

Cost of sales
 
(2,425.8
)
 
(1,832.4
)
 
(5,019.8
)
 
(3,701.0
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
 
617.3

 
453.0

 
1,164.0

 
844.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
 
(308.3
)
 
(205.3
)
 
(680.2
)
 
(403.6
)
Research and development expenses
 
(23.5
)
 
(17.3
)
 
(49.4
)
 
(31.5
)
Restructuring and related expenses
 
(24.1
)
 
(39.9
)
 
(41.7
)
 
(52.4
)
Other income, net
 
10.9

 
31.0

 
20.2

 
41.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
272.3

 
221.5

 
412.9

 
399.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
6.3

 
5.2

 
13.0

 
8.1

Interest expense
 
(52.3
)
 
(52.1
)
 
(112.0
)
 
(108.4
)
Other non-operating income (loss), net
 
4.4

 
5.7

 
12.0

 
3.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of affiliated companies
 
230.7

 
180.3

 
325.9

 
301.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense
 
(45.1
)
 
(31.1
)
 
(66.9
)
 
(52.8
)
Equity in income (loss) of affiliated companies, net of tax
 
2.2

 
(8.6
)
 
4.5

 
(6.9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
 
187.8

 
140.6

 
263.5

 
242.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 

 

 
(7.7
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
187.8

 
$
140.6

 
$
255.8

 
$
242.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests
 
$
(2.2
)
 
$
(2.0
)
 
$
(4.2
)
 
$
(5.1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Amcor plc
 
$
185.6

 
$
138.6

 
$
251.6

 
$
237.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
 
$
0.115

 
$
0.120

 
$
0.160

 
$
0.205

Income from discontinued operations
 

 

 
(0.005
)
 

Net income
 
$
0.115

 
$
0.120

 
$
0.155

 
$
0.205

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
 
$
0.115

 
$
0.120

 
$
0.160

 
$
0.204

Income from discontinued operations
 

 

 
(0.005
)
 

Net income
 
$
0.115

 
$
0.120

 
$
0.155

 
$
0.204

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Amcor plc and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
 
$
187.8

 
$
140.6

 
$
255.8

 
$
242.1

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax (a)
 
2.5

 
(2.3
)
 
3.1

 
(4.5
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (b)
 
67.9

 
(20.8
)
 
17.2

 
12.7

Net investment hedge of foreign operations, net of tax (c)
 
(0.1
)
 
10.8

 
(2.0
)
 
(14.1
)
Pension, net of tax (d)
 
0.6

 
(30.3
)
 
1.5

 
(30.0
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
70.9

 
(42.6
)
 
19.8

 
(35.9
)
Total comprehensive income
 
258.7

 
98.0

 
275.6

 
206.2

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest
 
(2.2
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(4.2
)
 
(4.2
)
Comprehensive income attributable to Amcor plc
 
$
256.5

 
$
96.9

 
$
271.4

 
$
202.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Tax (expense) benefit related to cash flow hedges
 
$
(0.8
)
 
$
0.9

 
$
(0.8
)
 
$
1.2

(b) Tax (expense) benefit related to foreign currency translation adjustments
 
$
1.7

 
$
2.6

 
$
(0.4
)
 
$
(2.2
)
(c) Tax (expense) benefit related to net investment hedge of foreign operations
 
$
(0.1
)
 
$
(6.1
)
 
$
0.8

 
$
1.4

(d) Tax (expense) benefit related to pension adjustments
 
$
(0.2
)
 
$
(6.2
)
 
$
(0.4
)
 
$
(6.3
)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Amcor plc and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
 
December 31, 2019
 
June 30, 2019
Assets
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
673.8

 
$
601.6

Trade receivables, net
 
1,669.1

 
1,864.3

Inventories, net
 
1,891.8

 
1,953.8

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
452.9

 
374.3

Assets held for sale
 

 
416.1

Total current assets
 
4,687.6

 
5,210.1

Non-current assets:
 
 
 
 
Investments in affiliated companies
 
96.8

 
98.9

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
3,757.5

 
3,975.0

Operating lease assets
 
553.3

 

Deferred tax assets
 
159.4

 
190.9

Other intangible assets, net
 
2,094.1

 
2,306.8

Goodwill
 
5,246.3

 
5,156.0

Employee benefit assets
 
40.6

 
40.2

Other non-current assets
 
197.0

 
187.1

Total non-current assets
 
12,145.0

 
11,954.9

Total assets
 
$
16,832.6

 
$
17,165.0

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 
$
4.2

 
$
5.4

Short-term debt
 
353.0

 
788.8

Trade payables
 
2,075.8

 
2,303.4

Accrued employee costs
 
314.4

 
378.4

Other current liabilities
 
1,020.0

 
1,044.9

Liabilities held for sale
 

 
20.9

Total current liabilities
 
3,767.4

 
4,541.8

Non-current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current portion
 
5,853.5

 
5,309.0

Operating lease liabilities
 
491.3

 

Deferred tax liabilities
 
726.5

 
1,011.7

Employee benefit obligations
 
371.0

 
386.8

Other non-current liabilities
 
220.0

 
241.0

Total non-current liabilities
 
7,662.3

 
6,948.5

Total liabilities
 
11,429.7

 
11,490.3

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 16)
 


 


 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Amcor plc shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
Ordinary shares ($0.01 par value)
 
 
 
 
Authorized (9,000.0 shares)
 
 
 
 
Issued (1,604.0 and 1,625.9 shares, respectively)
 
16.1

 
16.3

Additional paid-in capital
 
5,783.2

 
6,007.5

Retained earnings
 
254.4

 
323.7

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(702.6
)
 
(722.4
)
Treasury shares (1.1 and 1.4 shares, respectively)
 
(11.4
)
 
(16.1
)
Total Amcor plc shareholders' equity
 
5,339.7

 
5,609.0

Non-controlling interest
 
63.2

 
65.7

Total shareholders' equity
 
5,402.9

 
5,674.7

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
16,832.6

 
$
17,165.0

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Amcor plc and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 

 
 

Net income
 
$
255.8

 
$
242.1

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization and impairment
 
331.8

 
187.0

Net periodic benefit cost
 
3.2

 
5.3

Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs
 
2.9

 
2.6

Amortization of deferred gain on sale and leasebacks
 

 
(3.1
)
Net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
 
(0.5
)
 
(9.5
)
Equity in (income) loss of affiliated companies
 
(4.5
)
 
6.9

Net foreign exchange (gain) loss
 
15.0

 
(5.4
)
Share-based compensation
 
13.1

 
8.3

Other, net
 
0.7

 
(1.0
)
Loss on transition to hyperinflationary accounting for Argentine subsidiaries
 
27.0

 
19.0

Deferred income taxes, net
 
(116.9
)
 
1.1

Dividends received from affiliated companies
 
6.8

 
4.7

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effect of acquisitions, divestitures, and currency
 
(192.4
)
 
(223.3
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
342.0

 
234.7

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
(Issuance) of loans to affiliated companies
 
0.6

 
(0.6
)
Investments in affiliated companies
 

 
(0.8
)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets
 
(206.6
)
 
(172.0
)
Proceeds from divestiture
 
397.1

 
0.2

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets
 
2.9

 
60.3

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
194.0

 
(112.9
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of shares
 
0.9

 
12.0

Settlement of forward contracts
 

 
(28.5
)
Purchase of treasury shares
 
(11.3
)
 
(21.2
)
Proceeds from issuance of treasury shares under dividend reinvestment plan
 

 
13.0

Proceeds from (purchase of) non-controlling interest
 
4.7

 
3.5

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
 
44.9

 
1,294.9

Repayment of long-term debt
 
(2,112.5
)
 
(1,192.8
)
Net borrowing/(repayment) of commercial paper
 
2,662.5

 
(17.2
)
Net borrowing/(repayment) of short-term debt
 
(417.5
)
 
(2.3
)
Repayment of lease liabilities
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.7
)
Share buyback/cancellations
 
(222.6
)
 

Dividends paid
 
(390.6
)
 
(290.6
)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(442.1
)
 
(229.9
)
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
 
(21.7
)
 
(22.0
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
72.2

 
(130.1
)
Cash and cash equivalents balance at beginning of year
 
601.6

 
620.8

 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents balance at end of period
 
$
673.8

 
$
490.7

 
 
 
 
 
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized
 
$
91.9

 
$
97.9

Income taxes paid
 
$
184.2

 
$
62.3

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Amcor plc and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity
(Unaudited)
($ in millions, except per share data)
 
Ordinary Shares
 
Additional Paid-In Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Treasury Shares
 
Non-controlling Interest
 
Total
Balance as of September 30, 2018
 
$

 
$
796.6

 
$
381.8

 
$
(701.8
)
 
$
(30.3
)
 
$
69.8

 
$
516.1

Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
138.6

 
 
 
 
 
2.0

 
140.6

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(41.7
)
 
 
 
(0.9
)
 
(42.6
)
Dividends declared
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(10.5
)
 
(10.5
)
Options exercised and shares vested
 
 
 
(2.3
)
 
 
 
 
 
5.1

 
 
 
2.8

Issuance of treasury shares under dividend reinvestment plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13.0

 
 
 
13.0

Share-based compensation expense
 
 
 
3.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.8

Change in non-controlling interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.6

 
3.6

Balance as of December 31, 2018
 
$

 
$
798.1

 
$
520.4

 
$
(743.5
)
 
$
(12.2
)
 
$
64.0

 
$
626.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2018
 
$

 
$
784.4

 
$
561.4

 
$
(708.5
)
 
$
(10.7
)
 
$
68.8

 
$
695.4

Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
237.0

 
 
 
 
 
5.1

 
242.1

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(35.0
)
 
 
 
(0.9
)
 
(35.9
)
Dividends declared ($0.240 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
(278.0
)
 
 
 
 
 
(12.6
)
 
(290.6
)
Options exercised and shares vested
 
 
 
(19.6
)
 
 
 
 
 
31.8

 
 
 
12.2

Settlement of forward contracts to purchase own equity to meet share based incentive plans, net of tax
 
 
 
25.1

 
 
 
 
 
(25.1
)
 
 
 

Purchase of treasury shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(21.2
)
 
 
 
(21.2
)
Issuance of treasury shares under dividend reinvestment plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13.0

 
 
 
13.0

Share-based compensation expense
 
 
 
8.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8.3

Change in non-controlling interest
 
 
 
(0.1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.6

 
3.5

Balance as of December 31, 2018
 
$

 
$
798.1

 
$
520.4

 
$
(743.5
)
 
$
(12.2
)
 
$
64.0

 
$
626.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of September 30, 2019
 
$
16.2

 
$
5,940.7

 
$
252.3

 
$
(773.5
)
 
$
(11.5
)
 
$
67.2

 
$
5,491.4

Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
185.6

 
 
 
 
 
2.2

 
187.8

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
70.9

 
 
 
 
 
70.9

Share buyback/cancellations
 
(0.1
)
 
(164.2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(164.3
)
Dividends declared ($0.115 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
(183.5
)
 
 
 
 
 
(10.9
)
 
(194.4
)
Options exercised and shares vested
 
 
 
(0.4
)
 
 
 
 
 
1.2

 
 
 
0.8

Purchase of treasury shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1.1
)
 
 
 
(1.1
)
Share-based compensation expense
 
 
 
7.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.1

Change in non-controlling interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.7

 
4.7

Balance as of December 31, 2019
 
$
16.1

 
$
5,783.2

 
$
254.4

 
$
(702.6
)
 
$
(11.4
)
 
$
63.2

 
$
5,402.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2019
 
$
16.3

 
$
6,007.5

 
$
323.7

 
$
(722.4
)
 
$
(16.1
)
 
$
65.7

 
$
5,674.7

Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
251.6

 
 
 
 
 
4.2

 
255.8

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19.8

 
 
 
 
 
19.8

Share buyback/cancellations
 
(0.2
)
 
(222.4
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(222.6
)
Dividends declared ($0.235 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
(379.1
)
 
 
 
 
 
(11.4
)
 
(390.5
)
Options exercised and shares vested
 
 
 
(15.0
)
 
 
 
 
 
16.0

 
 
 
1.0

Purchase of treasury shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(11.3
)
 
 
 
(11.3
)
Share-based compensation expense
 
 
 
13.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13.1

Change in non-controlling interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.7

 
4.7

Cumulative adjustment related to the adoption of ASC 842 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
58.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
58.2

Balance as of December 31, 2019
 
$
16.1

 
$
5,783.2

 
$
254.4

 
$
(702.6
)
 
$
(11.4
)
 
$
63.2

 
$
5,402.9

(1)
Refer to Note 2, "New Accounting Guidance" for more information.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Amcor plc and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

Amcor plc ("Amcor" or the "Company") is a global packaging company that employs approximately 50,000 people across approximately 250 sites in more than 40 countries. The Company develops and produces a broad range of packaging products including flexible packaging and rigid packaging containers.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Consistent with these requirements, this Form 10-Q does not include all the information required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. It is management's opinion, however, that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) have been made which are necessary for a fair statement of its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. For further information, this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

The Company reclassified prior year comparative figures in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows to conform to the current year's presentation. In addition, the Company reclassified certain prior year comparative figures from interest expense to net sales to conform to the current year’s presentation.  This change in presentation did not have an impact on the Company’s financial condition or operating results.
 
Note 2 - New Accounting Guidance

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance that requires the Company to disclose a description of the Company’s accounting policy for releasing income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income and whether the Company elects to reclassify the stranded income tax effects from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (‘‘The Act’’), along with information about other income tax effects that are reclassified. For all entities, the guidance was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities can choose whether to apply the amendments retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the Act is recognized or to apply the amendments in the period of adoption. This guidance was effective for the Company on July 1, 2019. The Company adopted the new guidance effective July 1, 2019 and did not elect the optional reclassification.

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance which simplifies existing guidance in order to allow companies to more accurately present the economic effects of risk management activities in the financial statements. For public business entities, the amendments in Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2017-12 were effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. This guidance was effective for the Company on July 1, 2019 using the modified respective approach, with the exception of presentation and disclosure guidance which is adopted prospectively. Implementation of the standard did not have a material impact on the the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance that required lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to past accounting guidance. The guidance also eliminates the previous real estate-specific provisions and changes the guidance on sale-leaseback transactions, initial direct costs and lease executory costs for all entities. Lease classification will determine how to recognize lease-related revenue and expense.  The Company adopted the new lease standard at July 1, 2019 using a simplified transition option that allows for a cumulative-effect adjustment in the period of adoption and therefore did not restate prior periods. The Company also elected to adopt the package of practical expedients which allows for existing operating leases to continue to be classified as operating leases under the new guidance without reassessing whether the contracts contain a lease under the new guidance or whether classification of the operating lease would be different under the new standard. The Company did not elect the use-of-hindsight practical expedient but did adopt the practical expedient pertaining to land easements which provides the option not to reassess whether land easements not previously accounted for as leases under prior leasing guidance would be leases under the new guidance.

Adoption of the new leasing standard resulted in the following impacts to the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of the adoption date: the establishment of a lease liability of $590.5 million, including current portion, a corresponding right-of-use asset of $569.8 million, and the reclassification of approximately $58.2 million (net of tax) of deferred gains on sale leaseback transactions.

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The complete impact of the changes made to the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet due to the adoption of the new leasing guidance were as follows:
($ in millions)
 
June 30, 2019
 
Adjustments due to Adoption
 
At July 1, 2019
Operating lease assets
 

 
569.8

 
569.8

Other current liabilities
 
1,044.9

 
54.3

 
1,099.2

Operating lease liabilities
 

 
506.8

 
506.8

Deferred tax liabilities
 
1,011.7

 
18.7

 
1,030.4

Other non-current liabilities
 
241.0

 
(68.2
)
 
172.8

Retained earnings
 
323.7

 
58.2

 
381.9



Due to the adoption of the guidance using the simplified transition option, there are no changes to the Company's previously reported results prior to July 1, 2019. Lease expense is not expected to change materially as a result of adoption of the new guidance. The Company changed its disclosures related to leasing beginning in fiscal year 2020. Refer to Note 10, "Leases".

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance which requires financial assets or a group of financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected when finalized. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that will be deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. This guidance affects loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off-balance-sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The guidance will be effective for the Company on July 1, 2020 and will be adopted using the modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently assessing the impact that the adoption of this new guidance will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued updated guidance to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions and improving the consistent application of U.S. GAAP in other tax accounting areas. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and any interim periods within those annual periods, that begin after December 15, 2020 with early adoption permitted. Accordingly, the guidance will be effective for the Company on July 1, 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs issued by the FASB. The Company determined that all other ASUs not yet adopted to be either not applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements at this time.


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Note 3 - Acquisitions

Bemis Company, Inc.

On June 11, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Bemis Company, Inc ("Bemis"), a global manufacturer of flexible packaging products based in the United States. Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2018, each outstanding share of Bemis common stock that was issued and outstanding upon completion of the transaction was converted into the right to receive 5.1 ordinary shares of the Company traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE").

The following table summarizes the fair value of consideration exchanged:
Bemis shares outstanding at June 11, 2019 (in millions)
 
91.7

Share exchange ratio
 
5.1

Price per share (based on Amcor’s closing share price on June 11, 2019)
 
$
11.18

Total equity consideration ($ in millions)
 
$
5,229.6



The acquisition of Bemis positions the Company as a global leader in consumer packaging with a comprehensive global footprint in flexible packaging and greater scale in key regions of North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe, along with industry-leading research and development capabilities.

The acquisition of Bemis was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805, "Business Combinations," which required allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction. The Company has made measurement period adjustments at December 31, 2019 resulting in a $99.8 million increase to goodwill, which includes a $162.9 million decrease to property, plant and equipment, a $98.8 million decrease to finite lived intangible assets, a $154.3 million decrease to deferred tax liabilities, along with other adjustments to assets held for sale and working capital. The Company estimated the preliminary fair value of acquired assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date based on information currently available and has adjusted those estimates primarily upon further evaluation of property and equipment acquired, and related adjustment to finite lived intangibles acquired and deferred taxes. The allocation of fair value for the assets and liabilities acquired remains preliminary given the number of global locations acquired and may continue to be adjusted up to one year after the acquisition. Accordingly, final determination of the fair values may result in further adjustments to the values presented in the following table.


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($ in millions)
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
3.3

Trade receivables
 
436.0

Inventories
 
679.6

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
83.3

Assets held for sale
 
464.2

Property, plant and equipment
 
1,227.8

Deferred tax assets
 
35.5

Other intangible assets
 
1,931.4

Other non-current assets
 
34.5

Total identifiable assets acquired
 
4,895.6

 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 
1.7

Short-term debt
 
8.6

Trade payables
 
287.7

Accrued employee costs
 
161.1

Other current liabilities
 
283.0

Liabilities held for sale
 
21.9

Long-term debt, less current portion
 
1,365.3

Deferred tax liabilities
 
628.3

Employee benefit obligation
 
62.6

Other non-current liabilities
 
83.3

Total liabilities assumed
 
2,903.5

Net identifiable assets acquired
 
1,992.1

Goodwill
 
3,237.5

Net assets acquired
 
$
5,229.6



The following table details the preliminary identifiable intangible assets acquired from Bemis, their fair values and estimated useful lives:
 
 
Fair Value
 
Weighted-average Estimated Useful Life
 
 
($ in millions)
 
(Years)
Customer relationships
 
$
1,650.0

 
15
Technology
 
110.0

 
7
Other
 
171.4

 
7
Total other intangible assets
 
$
1,931.4

 
 


The purchase price allocation is preliminary in nature and subject to adjustments, which could be material. Any necessary adjustments will be finalized within one year from the date of acquisition. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price as of December 31, 2019 has resulted in $3,237.5 million of goodwill for the Flexibles segment, which is not tax deductible. The goodwill on acquisition represents the future economic benefit expected to arise from other intangible assets acquired that do not qualify for separate recognition, including assembled workforce and non-contractual relationships, as well as expected future synergies. As the Company finalizes the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, it will determine to which reporting units within the Company's segments any changes in goodwill should be recorded.
 


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The fair value measurement of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities was based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements within the fair value measurement hierarchy. Level 3 fair market values were determined using a variety of information, including estimated future cash flows, appraisals and market
comparables.

Closing of the Bemis acquisition was conditional upon the receipt of regulatory approvals, approval by both Amcor and Bemis shareholders, and satisfaction of other customary conditions. In order to satisfy certain regulatory approvals, the Company was required to divest three of Bemis' medical packaging facilities located in the United Kingdom and Ireland ("EC Remedy") and three Amcor medical packaging facilities in the United States ("U.S. Remedy"). The U.S. Remedy was completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 and the Company received $214.2 million resulting in a gain of $159.1 million. The EC Remedy was completed during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and the Company received $397.1 million and recorded a loss on the sale of $8.8 million which is the result of the reclassification of accumulated foreign currency translation amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings from discontinued operations upon sale of the EC Remedy.

Note 4 - Discontinued Operations

On February 11, 2019, the Company received approval from the European Commission ("EC") for the acquisition of Bemis. A condition of the approval was an agreement to divest three Bemis medical packaging facilities located in the United Kingdom and Ireland ("EC Remedy"). Upon completion of the Bemis acquisition on June 11, 2019, the Company determined that the EC Remedy met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation, in accordance with ASC 205-20, "Discontinued Operations." The sale of the EC Remedy closed on August 8, 2019. The Company recorded a loss on the sale of $8.8 million, which is the result of the reclassification of accumulated foreign currency translation amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings from discontinued operations upon sale of the EC Remedy.

The following table summarizes the results of the EC Remedy, classified as discontinued operations, from July 1, 2019 until the sale of the EC Remedy on August 8, 2019:
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
Net sales
 
$

 
$
15.8

 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
 

 
(7.1
)
Tax expense on discontinued operations
 

 
0.6

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
$

 
$
(7.7
)



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Note 5 - Restructuring Plans

2019 Bemis Integration Plan

In connection with the acquisition of Bemis, the Company initiated restructuring activities in the fourth quarter of 2019 aimed at integrating and optimizing the combined organization. As previously announced, the Company continues to target realizing approximately $180 million of pre-tax synergies driven by procurement, supply chain, and general and administrative savings by the end of fiscal year 2022.

The Company's total Plan pre-tax integration costs are expected to be approximately $200 million. The total Plan costs include $165 million of restructuring and related expenses and $35 million of general integration expenses. The restructuring and related expenses are comprised of approximately $100 million in employee related expenses, $30 million in fixed asset related expenses, $15 million in other restructuring and $20 million in restructuring related expenses. The Company estimates that approximately $150 million of the $200 million total integration costs will result in cash expenditures, of which $115 million relate to restructuring and related expenditures. Cash payments for the six months ended December 31, 2019 were $44.7 million, of which $23.6 million were payments related to restructuring and related expenditures. Cash payments of approximately $50 million to $60 million are expected for the balance of the fiscal year with $40 million to $50 million representing payments for restructuring and related expenses. The 2019 Bemis Integration Plan relates to the Flexibles segment and Corporate and is expected to be completed by the end of fiscal year 2022.

Restructuring related costs are directly attributable to restructuring activities; however, they do not qualify for special accounting treatment as exit or disposal activities. General integration costs are not linked to restructuring. The Company believes the disclosure of restructuring related costs provides more information on the total cost of our 2019 Bemis Integration Plan. The restructuring related costs relate primarily to the closure of facilities and include costs to replace graphics, train new employees on relocated equipment and anticipated loss on sale of closed facilities.
    
2018 Rigid Packaging Restructuring Plan

On August 21, 2018, the Company announced a restructuring plan in Amcor Rigid Packaging ("2018 Rigid Packaging Restructuring Plan") aimed at reducing structural costs and optimizing the footprint. The Plan includes the closures of manufacturing facilities and headcount reductions to achieve manufacturing footprint optimization and productivity improvements as well as overhead cost reductions.

The Company's total Plan pre-tax restructuring costs are expected to be approximately $95 million with the main component being the cost to exit manufacturing facilities and employee related costs. The Company estimates that approximately $65 million of the $95 million total costs will result in cash expenditures. Cash payments for the six months ended December 31, 2019 were $6.5 million, with approximately $10 million to $15 million expected during the remainder of the fiscal year. The Plan is expected to be materially completed during this fiscal year.

Other Restructuring Plans

The Company entered into other individually immaterial restructuring plans ("Other Restructuring Plans"). The Company's restructuring charge related to these Plans was approximately $0.7 million and $12.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $1.0 million and $14.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Consolidated Amcor Restructuring Plans

The total costs incurred from the beginning of the Company's material restructuring plans are as follows:
($ in millions)
 
2018 Rigid Packaging Restructuring Plan
 
2019 Bemis Integration Plan
 
Other Restructuring Plans
 
Total Restructuring and Related Expenses (1)
Fiscal year 2019 net charges to earnings
 
64.1

 
47.9

 
18.8

 
130.8

Fiscal year 2020 first quarter net charges to earnings
 
3.4

 
13.9

 
0.3

 
17.6

Fiscal year 2020 second quarter net charges to earnings
 
2.6

 
20.8

 
0.7

 
24.1

Expense incurred to date
 
$
70.1

 
$
82.6

 
$
19.8

 
$
172.5


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(1)
Total restructuring and related expenses includes $1.8 million, $3.6 million and $1.5 million for the fiscal year 2019, fiscal year 2020 first quarter and fiscal year 2020 second quarter, respectively, of restructuring related costs from the 2019 Bemis Integration Plan.

An analysis of the Company's restructuring plan liability is as follows:
($ in millions)
 
Employee Costs
 
Fixed Asset Related Costs
 
Other Costs
 
Total Restructuring Costs
Liability balance at June 30, 2019
 
72.5

 
6.7

 
8.4

 
87.6

Net charges to earnings
 
23.6

 
5.4

 
7.7

 
36.7

Cash paid
 
(27.9
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(8.8
)
 
(36.9
)
Non-cash and other
 

 
(5.2
)
 

 
(5.2
)
Foreign currency translation
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.6
)
Liability balance at December 31, 2019
 
$
67.8

 
$
6.6

 
$
7.2

 
81.6



The costs related to restructuring activities have been presented on the consolidated statement of income as restructuring and related expenses. The accruals related to restructuring activities have been recorded on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet under other current liabilities.


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Note 6 - Inventories, Net

Inventories, net are summarized as follows:
($ in millions)
 
December 31, 2019
 
June 30, 2019
Raw materials and supplies
 
$
850.4

 
$
864.6

Work in process and finished goods
 
1,137.6

 
1,180.9

Less: inventory reserves
 
(96.2
)
 
(91.7
)
Total inventories, net
 
$
1,891.8

 
$
1,953.8



Note 7 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each reportable segment follow:
($ in millions)
 
Flexibles Segment
 
Rigid Packaging Segment
 
Total
Balance as of June 30, 2019
 
$
4,180.8

 
$
975.2

 
$
5,156.0

Acquisition and acquisition adjustments
 
99.8

 

 
99.8

Currency translation
 
(9.6
)
 
0.1

 
(9.5
)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
 
$
4,271.0

 
$
975.3

 
$
5,246.3



There is a $4.0 million accumulated goodwill impairment loss in the Rigid Packaging reportable segment as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019.

Other Intangible Assets

The components of intangible assets follows:
 
 
December 31, 2019
($ in millions)
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment
 
Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships
 
$
1,970.0

 
$
(207.6
)
 
$
1,762.4

Computer software
 
220.0

 
(129.1
)
 
90.9

Other (1)
 
332.2

 
(91.4
)
 
240.8

Reported balance
 
$
2,522.2

 
$
(428.1
)
 
$
2,094.1

 
 
June 30, 2019
($ in millions)
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment
 
Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships
 
$
2,053.7

 
$
(144.0
)
 
$
1,909.7

Computer software
 
221.3

 
(127.0
)
 
94.3

Other (1)
 
350.6

 
(47.8
)
 
302.8

Reported balance
 
$
2,625.6

 
$
(318.8
)
 
$
2,306.8

(1)
Other includes $14.8 million and $14.2 million for December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively, of acquired intellectual property assets not yet being amortized as the related R&D projects have not yet been completed.

Amortization expense for intangible assets during the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 were $45.6 million and $119.1 million, respectively, and $7.3 million and $15.4 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018.
 

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Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements

The fair values of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities listed below reflect the amounts that would be received to sell the assets or paid to transfer the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price).
 
The Company’s non-derivative financial instruments primarily include cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, trade payables, short-term debt and long-term debt. At December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the carrying value of these financial instruments, excluding long-term debt, approximates fair value because of the short-term maturities of these instruments.

The fair value of long-term debt with variable interest rates approximates its carrying value. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt with fixed interest rates is based on market prices, if available, or expected future cash flows discounted at the current interest rate for financial liabilities with similar risk profiles. The carrying values and estimated fair values of long-term debt with fixed interest rates (excluding capital leases) were as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
June 30, 2019
 
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
($ in millions)
 
 
(Level 2)
 
 
(Level 2)
Total long-term debt with fixed interest rates (excluding commercial paper and capital leases)
 
$
2,537.0

 
$
2,633.2

 
$
2,955.6

 
$
3,041.3



Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Additionally, the Company measures and records certain assets and liabilities, including derivative instruments and contingent purchase consideration liabilities, at fair value. The following table summarizes the fair value of these instruments, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level, within the fair value hierarchy:
 
 
December 31, 2019
($ in millions)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
$

 
$
0.2

 
$

 
$
0.2

Forward exchange contracts
 

 
5.0

 

 
5.0

Interest rate swaps
 

 
27.1

 

 
27.1

Cross currency interest rate swaps
 

 
0.1

 

 
0.1

Total assets measured at fair value
 
$

 
$
32.4

 
$

 
$
32.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contingent purchase consideration liabilities
 
$

 
$

 
$
14.2

 
$
14.2

Commodity contracts
 

 
1.9

 

 
1.9

Forward exchange contracts
 

 
13.7

 

 
13.7

Interest rate swaps
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value
 
$

 
$
15.6

 
$
14.2

 
$
29.8


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June 30, 2019
($ in millions)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Forward exchange contracts
 

 
5.5

 

 
5.5

Interest rate swaps
 

 
32.8

 

 
32.8

Total assets measured at fair value
 
$

 
$
38.3

 
$

 
$
38.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contingent purchase consideration liabilities
 
$

 
$

 
$
13.6

 
$
13.6

Commodity contracts
 

 
4.6

 

 
4.6

Forward exchange contracts
 

 
9.3

 

 
9.3

Interest rate swaps
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value
 
$

 
$
13.9

 
$
13.6

 
$
27.5



The fair value of the commodity contracts was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contracts and observed market forward prices discounted at a currency-specific rate. Forward exchange contract fair values were determined based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets using inputs such as currency rates and forward points. The fair value of the interest rate swaps was determined using a discounted cash flow method based on market-based swap yield curves, taking into account current interest rates.

The fair value of the contingent purchase consideration liabilities was determined for each arrangement individually. The fair value was determined using the income approach with significant inputs that are not observable in the market. Key assumptions include the discount rates consistent with the level of risk of achievement and probability adjusted financial projections. The expected outcomes are recorded at net present value, which requires adjustment over the life for changes in risks and probabilities.

The fair value of contingent purchase consideration liabilities is included in other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Note 9 - Derivative Instruments

Amcor periodically uses derivatives and other financial instruments to hedge exposures to interest rate, commodity and currency risks. The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. For hedges that meet the hedge accounting criteria, the Company, at inception, formally designates and documents the instrument as a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge of a specific underlying exposure. On an ongoing basis, the Company assesses and documents that its hedges have been and are expected to continue to be highly effective.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s policy is to manage exposure to interest rate risk by maintaining a mixture of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt, monitoring global interest rates and, where appropriate, hedging floating interest rate exposure or debt at fixed interest rates through the use of interest rate swaps. For interest rate swaps that are accounted for as fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of both the hedging instruments and the underlying debt obligations are immediately recognized in interest expense. Changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps that have not been designated as hedging instruments are reported in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income under other non-operating income (loss), net.

At December 31, 2019, the Company had a notional amount of $100.0 million cross-currency interest rate swaps outstanding. The Company did not designate it as a hedging instrument and thus changes in fair value were immediately recognized in earnings.

As of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the total notional amount of the Company’s receive-fixed/pay-variable interest rate swaps accounted for as fair value hedges was $836.0 million and $841.1 million, respectively.


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Foreign Currency Risk

The Company manufactures and sells its products and finances operations in a number of countries throughout the world and, as a result, is exposed to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. The purpose of the Company’s foreign currency hedging program is to manage the volatility associated with the changes in exchange rates.

To manage this exchange rate risk, the Company utilizes forward contracts. Contracts that qualify for hedge accounting are designated as cash flow hedges of certain forecasted transactions denominated in foreign currencies. The effective portion of the changes in fair value of these instruments is reported in AOCI and reclassified into earnings in the same financial statement line item and in the same period or periods during which the related hedged transactions affect earnings. The ineffective portion is immediately recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income. Changes in the fair value of forward contracts that have not been designated as hedging instruments are reported in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income.

As of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the notional amount of the outstanding forward contracts was $1.2 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively.

The Company manages its currency exposure related to the net assets of its foreign operations primarily through borrowings denominated in the relevant currency. Foreign currency gains and losses from the remeasurement of external borrowings designated as net investment hedges of a foreign operation are recognized in AOCI, to the extent that the hedge is effective. The ineffective portion is immediately recognized in other non-operating income (loss), net in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income. When a hedged net investment is disposed of, a percentage of the cumulative amount recognized in AOCI in relation to the hedged net investment is recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income as part of the profit or loss on disposal.

Commodity Risk

Certain raw materials used in the Company's production processes are subject to price volatility caused by weather, supply conditions, political and economic variables and other unpredictable factors. The Company's policy is to minimize exposure to price volatility by passing through the commodity price risk to customers, including the use of fixed price swaps. The Company purchases on behalf of customers fixed price aluminum swaps to offset the exposure of price volatility on the underlying sales contracts, these instruments are cash closed out on maturity and the related cost or benefit is passed through to customers. Information about commodity price exposure is derived from supply forecasts submitted by customers and these exposures are hedged by a central treasury unit. Changes in the fair value of commodity hedges are recognized in AOCI. The cumulative amount of the hedge is recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income when the forecast transaction is realized.

At December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding commodity contracts that were entered into to hedge forecasted purchases:
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
June 30, 2019
Commodity
 
Volume
 
Volume
Aluminum
 
31,857 tons
 
29,342 tons



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The following tables provide the location of derivative instruments in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet:
($ in millions)
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
December 31, 2019
 
June 30, 2019
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
Other current assets
 
$
0.2

 
$

Forward exchange contracts
 
Other current assets
 
$
3.0

 
$
2.4

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward exchange contracts
 
Other current assets
 
1.9

 
2.7

Cross currency interest rate swaps
 
Other current assets
 
0.1

 

Total current derivative contracts
 
 
 
5.2

 
5.1

Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
Other non-current assets
 
27.1

 
32.8

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward exchange contracts
 
Other non-current assets
 
0.1

 
0.4

Total non-current derivative contracts
 
 
 
27.2

 
33.2

Total derivative asset contracts
 
 
 
$
32.4

 
$
38.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
Other current liabilities
 
$
1.9

 
$
4.6

Forward exchange contracts
 
Other current liabilities
 
2.6

 
1.5

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward exchange contracts
 
Other current liabilities
 
11.0

 
7.1

Total current derivative contracts
 
 
 
15.5

 
13.2

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward exchange contracts
 
Other non-current liabilities
 
0.1

 
0.3

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward exchange contracts
 
Other non-current liabilities
 

 
0.4

Total non-current derivative contracts
 
 
 
0.1

 
0.7

Total derivative liability contracts
 
 
 
$
15.6

 
$
13.9



In addition to the fair value associated with derivative instruments noted in the table above, the Company had a carrying value of $67.0 million associated with non-derivative instruments designated as foreign currency net investment hedges as of June 30, 2019 and no foreign currency net investment hedges as of December 31, 2019.

Certain derivative financial instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and are eligible for offset. The Company has made an accounting policy election not to offset the fair values of these instruments within the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.


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The following tables provide the effects of derivative instruments on AOCI and in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income:
 
 
Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
 
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
Cost of sales
 
$
(1.6
)
 
$
(0.3
)
 
$
(3.1
)
 
$
0.2

Forward exchange contracts
 
Net sales
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.3
)
Forward exchange contracts
 
Cost of sales
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.5
)
 

 
(0.3
)
Total
 
 
 
$
(2.1
)
 
$
(1.2
)
 
$
(3.9
)
 
$
(0.4
)

 
 
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
 
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income for Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward exchange contracts
 
Other income, net
 
$
4.8

 
$
1.1

 
$
(0.3
)
 
$
0.5

Cross currency interest rate swaps
 
Other income, net
 
(2.3
)
 

 
0.1

 
(0.1
)
Total
 
 
 
$
2.5

 
$
1.1

 
(0.2
)
 
0.4


 
 
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
 
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income for Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
Interest expense
 
$
(5.7
)
 
$
3.9

 
$
(5.8
)
 
$
0.2

Total
 
 
 
$
(5.7
)
 
$
3.9

 
$
(5.8
)
 
$
0.2




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Note 10 - Leases

The Company has operating leases for certain manufacturing sites, office space, warehouses, land, vehicles and equipment. Most leases include the option to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to five years or more. Right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the remaining lease payments over the lease term, which includes renewal periods the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. Short term leases with a term of twelve months or less, including reasonably certain holding periods, are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company's leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. At December 31, 2019, the Company does not have material lease commitments that have not commenced.

The components of lease expense were as follows:
(in millions)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
Statement of Income Location
 
2019
Operating leases
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
 
$
22.8

 
$
45.5

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
5.7

 
11.4

Total lease cost (1)
 
$
28.5

 
$
56.9

(1)
Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

Lease costs for finance leases were immaterial for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
(in millions)
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
December 31, 2019
Assets
 
 
 
 
Operating lease assets
 
Operating lease assets
 
$
553.3

Finance lease assets (1)
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
 
2.1

Total lease assets
 
 
 
$
555.4

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Operating leases:
 
 
 
 
Current operating lease liabilities
 
Other current liabilities
 
$
84.4

Non-current operating lease liabilities
 
Operating lease liabilities
 
491.3

Finance leases:
 
 
 
 
Current finance lease liabilities
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 
1.2

Non-current finance lease liabilities
 
Long-term debt, less current portion
 
2.8

Total lease liabilities
 
 
 
$
579.7

(1)
Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $8.3 million at December 31, 2019.

As the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as of the commencement date to determine the present value of lease payments.


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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
(in millions)
 
2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
 
Operating cash flows from operating leases
 
$
54.4

 
 
 
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
 
 
Operating leases
 
$
47.1

Finance leases
 
$
0.8


    
Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
(in millions)
 
Operating Leases
 
Finance Leases
Remainder of fiscal 2020
 
$
52.9

 
$
0.9

Fiscal 2021
 
96.7

 
1.1

Fiscal 2022
 
84.8

 
1.0

Fiscal 2023
 
72.8

 
0.8

Fiscal 2024
 
62.4

 
0.8

Thereafter
 
330.7

 
0.4

Total lease payments
 
700.3

 
5.0

Less: imputed interest
 
124.6

 
1.0

Present value of lease liabilities
 
$
575.7

 
$
4.0



The Company’s future minimum lease commitments as of June 30, 2019, under Accounting Standard Codification Topic 840, the predecessor to Topic 842, are as follows:
(in millions)
 
Operating Leases
Fiscal 2020
 
$
97.6

Fiscal 2021
 
90.4

Fiscal 2022
 
77.7

Fiscal 2023
 
67.3

Fiscal 2024
 
55.9

Thereafter
 
301.8

Total minimum obligations
 
$
690.7



The weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate are as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
 
 
Operating leases
 
10.0

Finance leases
 
4.0

 
 
 
Weighted average discount rate:
 
 
Operating Leases
 
3.9
%
Finance leases
 
10.3
%



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Note 11 - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Net periodic benefit cost for benefit plans include the following components:
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
 
$
6.2

 
$
3.9

 
$
12.4

 
$
7.8

Interest cost
 
12.3

 
6.7

 
24.6

 
13.4

Expected return on plan assets
 
(18.0
)
 
(8.2
)
 
(36.0
)
 
(16.6
)
Amortization of net loss
 
1.5

 
1.0

 
3.0

 
2.0

Amortization of prior service credit
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(1.0
)
Curtailment credit
 

 
(0.3
)
 

 
(0.3
)
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
1.6

 
$
2.6

 
$
3.2

 
$
5.3


Service cost is included in operating income. All other components of net periodic benefit cost other than service cost are recorded within other non-operating income (loss), net.

Note 12 - Income Taxes

The Company computes its provision for income taxes by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to year to date income before income taxes and equity in income of affiliated companies and adjusts for discrete tax items recorded in the period.

The provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is based on our projected annual effective tax rate for fiscal year 2020, adjusted for specific items that are required to be recognized in the period in which they are incurred.

Income tax expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 is $45.1 million and $66.9 million, respectively, compared to $31.1 million and $52.8 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018, respectively.

The effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2019 increased by 3 percentage points compared to the six months ended December 31, 2018, from 17.5% to 20.5%. The increase in income tax provision and the increase in the effective tax rate was primarily related to non-deductible restructuring and transaction costs and the increase of operating income earned in higher tax jurisdictions as a result of the Bemis acquisition.


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Note 13 - Shareholders' Equity

The changes in ordinary and treasury shares during the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
 
Ordinary Shares
 
Treasury Shares
(shares and $ in millions)
 
Number of Shares
 
Amount
 
Number of Shares
 
Amount
Balance as of June 30, 2018
 
1,158.1

 
$

 
0.9

 
$
(10.7
)
Options exercised and shares vested
 
 
 
 
 
(3.1
)
 
31.8

Settlement of forward contracts to purchase own equity to meet share base incentive plans, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
2.5

 
(25.1
)
Purchase of treasury shares
 
 
 
 
 
2.1

 
(21.2
)
Issuance of treasury shares under dividend reinvestment plan
 
 
 
 
 
(1.3
)
 
13.0

Balance as of December 31, 2018
 
1,158.1

 
$

 
1.1

 
$
(12.2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2019
 
1,625.9

 
$
16.3

 
1.4

 
$
(16.1
)
Share buy-back/cancellations
 
(21.9
)
 
(0.2
)
 
 
 
 
Options exercised and shares vested
 
 
 
 
 
(1.4
)
 
16.0

Purchase of treasury shares
 
 
 
 
 
1.1

 
(11.3
)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
 
1,604.0

 
$
16.1

 
1.1

 
$
(11.4
)

    
The changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
Net Investment Hedge
 
Pension
 
Effective Derivatives
 
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
($ in millions)
 
(Net of Tax)
 
(Net of Tax)
 
(Net of Tax)
 
(Net of Tax)
 
Balance as of June 30, 2018
 
$
(669.3
)
 
$

 
$
(30.6
)
 
$
(8.6
)
 
$
(708.5
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
13.6

 
(14.1
)
 
(30.7
)
 
(4.9
)
 
(36.1
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 

 

 
0.7

 
0.4

 
1.1

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
13.6

 
(14.1
)
 
(30.0
)
 
(4.5
)
 
(35.0
)
Balance as of December 31, 2018
 
$
(655.7
)
 
$
(14.1
)
 
$
(60.6
)
 
$
(13.1
)
 
$
(743.5
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2019
 
$
(609.4
)
 
$
(11.2
)
 
$
(89.6
)
 
$
(12.2
)
 
$
(722.4
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
8.4

 
(2.0
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.1
)
 
5.9

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
8.8

 

 
1.9

 
3.2

 
13.9

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
17.2

 
(2.0
)
 
1.5

 
3.1

 
19.8

Balance as of December 31, 2019
 
$
(592.2
)
 
$
(13.2
)
 
$
(88.1
)
 
$
(9.1
)
 
$
(702.6
)



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The following tables provide details of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Amortization of pension:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of prior service credit
 
$
(0.4
)
 
$
(0.5
)
 
$
(0.8
)
 
$
(1.0
)
Amortization of actuarial loss
 
1.5

 
1.0

 
3.0

 
2.0

Effect of pension settlement/curtailment
 

 
(0.3
)
 

 
(0.3
)
Total before tax effect
 
1.1

 
0.2

 
2.2

 
0.7

Tax benefit on amounts reclassified into earnings
 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.3
)
 

Total net of tax
 
$
1.0

 
$
0.2

 
$
1.9

 
$
0.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Gains) losses on cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
$
1.6

 
$
0.3

 
$
3.1

 
$
(0.2
)
Forward exchange contracts
 
0.5

 
0.9

 
0.8

 
0.6

Total before tax effect
 
2.1

 
1.2

 
3.9

 
0.4

Tax benefit on amounts reclassified into earnings
 
(0.3
)
 

 
(0.7
)
 

Total net of tax
 
$
1.8

 
$
1.2

 
$
3.2

 
$
0.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Gains) losses on foreign currency translation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment (1)
 
$

 
$

 
$
8.8

 
$

Total before tax effect
 

 

 
8.8

 

Tax benefit on amounts reclassified into earnings
 

 

 

 

Total net of tax
 
$

 
$

 
$
8.8

 
$

(1)
During the first fiscal quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a loss on the sale of the EC Remedy of $8.8 million, which is the result of the reclassification of accumulated foreign currency translation amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings. Refer to Note 4, "Discontinued Operations" for more information.


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Note 14 - Segments

The Company's business is organized and presented in the two reportable segments outlined below:

Flexibles: Consists of operations that manufacture flexible and film packaging in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries.

Rigid Packaging: Consists of operations that manufacture rigid containers for a broad range of predominantly beverage and food products, including carbonated soft drinks, water, juices, sports drinks, milk-based beverages, spirits and beer, sauces, dressings, spreads and personal care items and plastic caps for a wide variety of applications.

Other consists of the Company's equity method investments, including AMVIG, undistributed corporate expenses, intercompany eliminations and other business activities.

Operating segments are organized along the Company's product lines and geographical areas. In conjunction with the acquisition of Bemis, the Company reassessed its segment reporting structure in the first fiscal quarter of 2020 and elected to disaggregate the Flexibles Americas operating segment into Flexibles North America and Flexibles Latin America. The five Flexibles operating segments (Flexibles Europe, Middle East and Africa; Flexibles North America, Flexibles Latin America; Flexibles Asia Pacific and Specialty Cartons) have been aggregated in the Flexibles reporting segment as they exhibit similarity in long-term forecasted economic characteristics, similarity in the products they offer, their production technologies, the customers they serve, the nature of their service delivery models, and their regulatory environments.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, in connection with the acquisition of Bemis, the Company changed its measure of segment performance from adjusted operating income to adjusted earnings before interest and tax ("EBIT") from continuing operations. The Company's chief operating decision maker, the Global Management Team ("GMT"), evaluates performance and allocates resources based on adjusted EBIT from continuing operations. The Company defines adjusted EBIT as operating income adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain items that the Company does not consider indicative of its ongoing operating performance and to include equity in income (loss) of affiliated companies. The GMT consists of the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and his direct reports and provides strategic direction and management oversight of the day to day activities of the Company.

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those in the consolidated financial statements. The Company also has investments in operations in AMVIG that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and, accordingly, those results are not included in segment net sales.


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The following table presents information about reportable segments:
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Sales including intersegment sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flexibles
 
$
2,414.7

 
$
1,608.2

 
$
4,845.5

 
$
3,142.0

Rigid Packaging
 
629.2

 
677.6

 
1,339.8

 
1,404.3

Other
 

 

 

 

Total sales including intersegment sales
 
3,043.9

 
2,285.8

 
6,185.3

 
4,546.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intersegment sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flexibles
 
0.8

 
0.4

 
1.5

 
0.7

Rigid Packaging
 

 

 

 

Other
 

 

 

 

Total intersegment sales
 
0.8

 
0.4

 
1.5

 
0.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
3,043.1

 
$
2,285.4

 
$
6,183.8

 
$
4,545.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flexibles
 
$
329.4

 
$
211.4

 
$
619.9

 
$
368.9

Rigid Packaging
 
59.5

 
80.2

 
130.0

 
148.5

Other
 
(24.9
)
 
(9.6
)
 
(50.9
)
 
(24.0
)
Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations
 
364.0

 
282.0

 
699.0

 
493.4

Less: Material restructuring programs (1)
 
(23.4
)
 
(27.6
)
 
(40.7
)
 
(37.7
)
Less: Impairments in equity method investments (2)
 

 
(11.4
)
 

 
(13.9
)
Less: Material acquisition costs and other (3)
 
(17.7
)
 
(29.8
)
 
(101.2
)
 
(35.1
)
Less: Amortization of acquired intangible assets from business combinations (4)
 
(40.9
)
 
(4.7
)
 
(109.2
)
 
(9.5
)
Add/(Less): Economic net investment hedging activities not qualifying for hedge accounting (5)
 

 
4.2

 

 
1.5

Less: Impact of hyperinflation (6)
 
(3.1
)
 
(9.6
)
 
(18.5
)
 
(19.0
)
Add: Net legal settlements (7)
 

 
15.5

 

 
15.5

EBIT from continuing operations
 
278.9

 
218.6

 
429.4

 
395.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
6.3

 
5.2

 
13.0

 
8.1

Interest expense
 
(52.3
)
 
(52.1
)
 
(112.0
)
 
(108.4
)
Equity in (income) loss of affiliated companies, net of tax
 
(2.2
)
 
8.6

 
(4.5
)
 
6.9

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of affiliated companies
 
$
230.7

 
$
180.3

 
$
325.9

 
$
301.8

(1)
Material restructuring programs includes the 2018 Rigid Packaging Restructuring Plan and the 2019 Bemis Integration Plan for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2018, material restructuring plans include the 2018 Rigid Packaging Restructuring Plan. Refer to Note 5, "Restructuring Plans," for more information about the Company's restructuring plans.
(2)
Impairments in equity method investments includes the impairment charges related to other-than-temporary impairments related to the investment in AMVIG.
(3)
Material acquisition costs and other includes $58.0 million amortization of Bemis acquisition related inventory fair value step-up and $43.2 million of Bemis transaction related costs and integration costs not qualifying as exit costs for the six months ended December 31, 2019.
(4)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets from business combinations includes amortization expenses related to all acquired intangible assets from acquisitions impacting the periods presented, including $26.4 million of sales backlog amortization for the six months ended December 31, 2019 from the Bemis acquisition.
(5)
Economic net investment hedging activities not qualifying for hedge accounting includes the exchange rate movements on external loans not deemed to be effective net investment hedging instruments resulting from the our conversion to U.S. GAAP from Australian Accounting Standards ("AAS") recognized in other non-operating income (loss), net.
(6)
Impact of hyperinflation includes the adverse impact of highly inflationary accounting for subsidiaries in Argentina where the functional currency was the Argentine Peso.
(7)
Net legal settlements includes the impact of significant legal settlements after associated costs.
    

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The Company does not have sales to a single customer that exceeded 10% of consolidated net sales for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019. Sales to PepsiCo, and its subsidiaries, accounted for approximately 10.2% of net sales under multiple separate contractual agreements for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The Company sells to this customer in both the Rigid Packaging and the Flexibles reportable segments. For the three months ended December 31, 2018 no single customer exceeded 10% of consolidated net sales.

The following tables disaggregate net sales information by geography in which the Company operates based on manufacturing or selling operation:
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
North America
 
$
1,361.9

 
$
710.6

 
$
2,854.8

 
$
1,480.6

Latin America
 
394.9

 
296.0

 
783.6

 
559.3

Europe
 
904.1

 
933.0

 
1,789.6

 
1,818.2

Asia Pacific
 
382.2

 
345.8

 
755.8

 
687.5

Net sales
 
$
3,043.1

 
$
2,285.4

 
$
6,183.8

 
$
4,545.6



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Note 15 - Earnings Per Share Computations

The Company applies the two-class method when computing its earnings per share ("EPS"), which requires that net income per share for each class of share be calculated assuming all of the Company's net income is distributed as dividends to each class of share based on their contractual rights.

Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income available to ordinary shareholders by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding after excluding the ordinary shares to be repurchased using forward contracts. Diluted EPS includes the effects of share options, restricted shares, performance rights, performance shares and share rights, if dilutive.
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Numerator
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Amcor plc
 
$
185.6

 
$
138.6

 
$
251.6

 
$
237.0

Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to shares to be repurchased
 

 
(0.3
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.5
)
Net income available to ordinary shareholders of Amcor plc—basic and diluted
 
$
185.6

 
$
138.3

 
$
251.5

 
$
236.5

Net income available to ordinary shareholders of Amcor plc from continuing operations—basic and diluted
 
$
185.6

 
$
138.3

 
$
259.2

 
$
236.5

Net income available to ordinary shareholders of Amcor plc from discontinued operations—basic and diluted
 
$

 
$

 
$
(7.7
)
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding
 
1,613.7

 
1,156.6

 
1,618.6

 
1,156.5

Weighted-average ordinary shares to be repurchased by Amcor plc
 
(0.3
)
 
(2.5
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(2.5
)
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding for EPS—basic
 
1,613.4

 
1,154.1

 
1,618.1

 
1,154.0

Effect of dilutive shares
 
2.0

 
2.5

 
1.7

 
3.6

Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding for EPS—diluted
 
1,615.4

 
1,156.6

 
1,619.8

 
1,157.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per ordinary share income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
 
$
0.115

 
$
0.120

 
$
0.160

 
$
0.205

Income from discontinued operations
 

 

 
(0.005
)
 

Basic earnings per ordinary share
 
$
0.115

 
$
0.120

 
$
0.155

 
$
0.205

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
 
$
0.115

 
$
0.120

 
$
0.160

 
$
0.204

Income from discontinued operations
 

 

 
(0.005
)
 

Diluted earnings per ordinary share
 
$
0.115

 
$
0.120

 
$
0.155

 
$
0.204



Certain outstanding share options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive. The excluded share options for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 represented an aggregate of 23.4 million and 20.4 million shares, respectively. The excluded share options for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 represented an aggregate of 7.5 million and 7.5 million shares, respectively.

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Note 16 - Contingencies and Legal Proceedings

Contingencies

The Company's operations in Brazil are involved in various governmental assessments, principally related to claims for excise and income taxes. The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will materially impact the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Under customary local regulations, the Company's Brazilian subsidiaries may need to post cash or other collateral if a challenge to any administrative assessment proceeds to the Brazilian court system; however, the level of cash or collateral already pledged or potentially required to be pledged would not significantly impact the liquidity of Amcor. At December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the Company has recorded an accrual of $15.9 million and $16.4 million, respectively, included in other non-current liabilities in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and has estimated a reasonably possible loss exposure in excess of the accrual of $26.4 million and $23.7 million, respectively. The litigation process is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of individual matters cannot be accurately predicted. The Company's assessments are based on its knowledge and experience, but the ultimate outcome of any of these matters may differ from the Company's estimates.

As of December 31, 2019, Amcor provided letters of credit of $43.6 million and deposited cash of $13.5 million with the courts to continue to defend the cases.

Legal Proceedings

On April 18, 2019, prior to the closure of the Amcor and Bemis transaction, litigation funding firm, Burford Capital, notified Bemis on behalf of two shareholder funds (BCIM Strategic Value Master Fund LP and BCIM SV SMA I LLC) that the funds would not accept the fixed exchange ratio for Amcor shares and instead intended to file a case asking a Missouri state court to appraise the value of their Bemis shares and compensate them accordingly. On June 24, 2019, the Burford funds sent a formal written demand for payment of the fair value of the funds’ shares. On September 6, 2019, the Burford funds filed a Petition for Appraisal of Stock in the Missouri court. On November 4, 2019, Bemis filed an Answer to the Petition for Appraisal of Stock. The matter has entered into the discovery stage. As the Company is in the early stages of this proceeding, it is difficult to predict the potential outcome.

Two lawsuits brought by purported holders of Bemis stock against Bemis and Bemis directors and officers are pending in federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in which plaintiffs are seeking damages for alleged violations of the Exchange Act of 1934 and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. Plaintiffs allege a failure to disclose adequately information in the proxy statement issued in connection with the Amcor-Bemis merger. The cases are: Dixon, et al. v. Bemis Company, Inc. et al. and Stein v. Bemis Company, Inc. et al., which were instituted on April 15, 2019 and April 17, 2019, respectively.

In addition, a purported holder of Bemis stock filed a putative derivative suit in the Cole County Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial District of Missouri, against Bemis directors and Amcor, alleging that the directors breached fiduciary duties in connection with the Amcor-Bemis merger and that Amcor aided and abetted breaches of fiduciary duty. The case is Scarantino, et al. v. Amcor Limited, et al., which was instituted on April 19, 2019.

Amcor intends to defend the claims made in the pending actions. It is too early for Amcor to provide any reliable assessment of the likely quantum of any damages that may become payable if its defense is unsuccessful in whole or in part. Although it is not possible at present to establish a reliable assessment of damages, there can be no assurance that any damages that may be awarded will not be material to the results of operations or financial condition of Amcor.

Note 17 - Subsequent Events

On February 11, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.115 per share to be paid on March 24, 2020 to shareholders of record as of March 4, 2020. Amcor has received a waiver from the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") settlement operating rules, which will allow Amcor to defer processing conversions between its ordinary share and CHESS Depositary Instrument ("CDI") registers from March 3, 2020 to March 4, 2020, inclusive.


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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Summary of Financial Results
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales
 
$
3,043.1

 
100.0
%
 
$
2,285.4

 
100.0
%
 
$
6,183.8

 
100.0
%
 
$
4,545.6

 
100.0
%
Cost of Sales
 
(2,425.8
)
 
(79.7
%)
 
(1,832.4
)
 
(80.2
%)
 
(5,019.8
)
 
(81.2
%)
 
(3,701.0
)
 
(81.4
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
 
617.3

 
20.3
%
 
453.0

 
19.8
%
 
1,164.0

 
18.8
%
 
844.6

 
18.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
 
(308.3
)
 
(10.1
%)
 
(205.3
)
 
(9.0
%)
 
(680.2
)
 
(11.0
%)
 
(403.6
)
 
(8.9
%)
Research and development expenses
 
(23.5
)
 
(0.8
%)
 
(17.3
)
 
(0.8
%)
 
(49.4
)
 
(0.8
%)
 
(31.5
)
 
(0.7
%)
Restructuring and related expenses
 
(24.1
)
 
(0.8
%)
 
(39.9
)
 
(1.7
%)
 
(41.7
)
 
(0.7
%)
 
(52.4
)
 
(1.2
%)
Other income, net
 
10.9

 
0.4
%
 
31.0

 
1.4
%
 
20.2

 
0.3
%
 
41.9

 
0.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
272.3

 
8.9
%
 
221.5

 
9.7
%
 
412.9

 
6.7
%
 
399.0

 
8.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
6.3

 
0.2
%
 
5.2

 
0.2
%
 
13.0

 
0.2
%
 
8.1

 
0.2
%
Interest expense
 
(52.3
)
 
(1.7
%)
 
(52.1
)
 
(2.3
%)
 
(112.0
)
 
(1.8
%)
 
(108.4
)
 
(2.4
%)
Other non-operating income (loss), net
 
4.4

 
0.1
%
 
5.7

 
0.2
%
 
12.0

 
0.2
%
 
3.1

 
0.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of affiliated companies
 
230.7

 
7.6
%
 
180.3

 
7.9
%
 
325.9

 
5.3
%
 
301.8

 
6.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense
 
(45.1
)
 
(1.5
%)
 
(31.1
)
 
(1.4
%)
 
(66.9
)
 
(1.1
%)
 
(52.8
)
 
(1.2
%)
Equity in income (loss) of affiliated companies
 
2.2

 
0.1
%
 
(8.6
)
 
(0.4
%)
 
4.5

 
0.1
%
 
(6.9
)
 
(0.2
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
 
187.8

 
6.2
%
 
140.6

 
6.2
%
 
263.5

 
4.3
%
 
242.1

 
5.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
 

 
%
 

 
%
 
(7.7
)
 
(0.1
%)
 

 
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
187.8

 
6.2
%
 
$
140.6

 
6.2
%
 
$
255.8

 
4.1
%
 
$
242.1

 
5.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests
 
(2.2
)
 
(0.1
%)
 
(2.0
)
 
(0.1
%)
 
(4.2
)
 
(0.1
%)
 
(5.1
)
 
(0.1
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Amcor plc
 
$
185.6

 
6.1
%
 
$
138.6

 
6.1
%
 
$
251.6

 
4.1
%
 
$
237.0

 
5.2
%


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Overview

Amcor is a global packaging company with total sales of approximately $9.5 billion in fiscal year 2019. We employ approximately 50,000 people across approximately 250 sites in more than 40 countries, and are a leader in developing and producing a broad range of packaging products including flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons and closures. In fiscal year 2019, the majority of sales were made to the defensive food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical device home and personal care, and other consumer goods end markets.

Significant Items Affecting the Periods Presented

The Acquisition of Bemis Company, Inc.

On June 11, 2019, we completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Bemis Company, Inc ("Bemis"), a global manufacturer of flexible packaging products based in the United States, for the purchase price of $5.2 billion in an all-stock transaction. In connection with the Bemis transaction, we assumed $1.4 billion of debt.

2019 Bemis Integration Plan

In connection with the acquisition of Bemis, the Company initiated restructuring activities in the fourth quarter of 2019 aimed at integrating and optimizing the combined organization. As previously announced, the Company continues to target realizing approximately $180 million of pre-tax synergies driven by procurement, supply chain, and general and administrative savings by the end of fiscal year 2022.

The Company's total Plan pre-tax integration costs are expected to be approximately $200 million. The total Plan costs include $165 million of restructuring and related expenses and $35 million of general integration expenses. The restructuring and related expenses are comprised of approximately $100 million in employee related expenses, $30 million in fixed asset related expenses, $15 million in other restructuring and $20 million in restructuring-related expenses. The Company estimates that approximately $150 million of the $200 million total integration costs will result in cash expenditures, of which $115 million relate to restructuring and related expenditures. Cash payments for the six months ended December 31, 2019 were $44.7 million, of which $23.6 million were payments related to restructuring and related expenditures. Cash payments of approximately $50 million to $60 million are expected for the balance of the fiscal year with $40 million to $50 million representing payments for restructuring and related expenses. The 2019 Bemis Integration Plan relates to the Flexibles segment and Corporate and is expected to be completed by the end of fiscal year 2022.

Restructuring related costs are directly attributable to restructuring activities; however, they do not qualify for special accounting treatment as exit or disposal activities. General integration costs are not linked to restructuring. The Company believes the disclosure of restructuring related costs provides more information on the total cost of our 2019 Bemis Integration Plan. The restructuring related costs relate primarily to the closure of facilities and include costs to replace graphics, train new employees on relocated equipment and anticipated loss on sale of closed facilities.
    
2018 Rigid Packaging Restructuring Plan

On August 21, 2018, the Company announced a restructuring plan in Amcor Rigid Packaging ("2018 Rigid Packaging Restructuring Plan") aimed at reducing structural costs and optimizing the footprint. The Plan includes the closures of manufacturing facilities and headcount reductions to achieve manufacturing footprint optimization and productivity improvements as well as overhead cost reductions.

The Company's total Plan pre-tax restructuring costs are expected to be approximately $95 million with the main component being the cost to exit manufacturing facilities and employee related costs. The Company estimates that approximately $65 million of the $95 million total costs will result in cash expenditures. Cash payments for the six months ended December 31, 2019 were $6.5 million, with approximately $10 million to $15 million expected during the remainder of the fiscal year. The Plan is expected to be materially completed during this fiscal year.

For more information about our restructuring plans, refer to Note 5, "Restructuring Plans" of "Item 1. Financial Statements - Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements".


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High Inflation Accounting

We have subsidiaries in Argentina that historically had a functional currency of the Argentine Peso. As of June 30, 2018, the Argentine economy was designated as highly inflationary for accounting purposes. Accordingly, beginning July 1, 2018, we began reporting the financial results of our Argentinean subsidiaries with a functional currency of the Argentine Peso at the functional currency of the parent, which is the U.S. dollar. Highly inflationary accounting in the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 resulted in a negative impact of $3.1 million and $9.6 million, respectively, and $18.5 million and $19.0 million in the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, in foreign currency transaction losses that was reflected on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income.


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Results of Operations - Three Months Ended December 31, 2019

Consolidated Results of Operations
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales
 
$
3,043.1

 
$
2,285.4

Operating income
 
272.3

 
221.5

Operating profit as a percentage of net sales
 
8.9
%
 
9.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Amcor plc
 
$
185.6

 
$
138.6

Diluted EPS
 
$
0.115

 
$
0.120


Net sales increased $757.7 million, or 33.2%, to $3,043.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $2,285.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. On a comparative basis, including Bemis net sales and adjusting for both EC and U.S. Remedy impacts would add net sales of $920.1 million, leading to a combined sales for the three months ended December 31, 2018 of $3,205.4 million. Excluding negative currency impacts of $38.2 million, or (1.2%), the decrease in net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $125.3 million, or (3.9%), driven by pass-through of lower raw material costs of (1.8%), unfavorable price/mix of (1.1%) and unfavorable volumes of (1.0%).

Net income attributable to Amcor plc increased $47.0 million, or 33.9%, to $185.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $138.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 mainly as a result of the Bemis acquisition and related transaction and integration cost impacts.

Diluted EPS decreased to $0.115 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $0.120 for the three months ended December 31, 2018, with the net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of Amcor plc increasing by 33.9% and the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding increasing 39.7% for three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to three months ended December 31, 2018. The increase in the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding was due to the acquisition of Bemis.

Segment Results of Operations

Flexibles Segment

Our Flexibles reporting segment develops and supplies flexible packaging globally.
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales including intersegment sales
 
$
2,414.7

 
$
1,608.2

Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations
 
329.4

 
211.4

Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations as a percentage of net sales
 
13.6
%
 
13.1
%

Net sales including intersegment sales increased $806.5 million, or 50.1%, to $2,414.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $1,608.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. On a comparative basis, including Bemis net sales and adjusting for both EC and U.S. Remedy impacts would add net sales of $920.1 million leading to a combined sales for the three months ended December 31, 2018 of $2,528.1 million. Excluding negative currency impacts of $33.7 million, or (1.3%) and pass-through of lower raw material costs of (1.2%), the decrease in net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $49.2 million, or (1.9%), driven by unfavorable volumes of (1.1%) and price/mix of (0.8%).

Adjusted earnings before interest and tax from continuing operations ("Adjusted EBIT") increased $118.0 million, or 55.8%, to $329.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $211.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Including Bemis Adjusted EBIT for the same period and adjusting for both EC and U.S. Remedy impacts would add Adjusted EBIT of $98.5 million leading to a combined Adjusted EBIT for the three months ended December 31, 2018 of $309.9 million. Excluding negative currency impacts of $4.1 million, or (1.3%), the increase in Adjusted EBIT for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $23.6 million or 7.6%, driven by plant cost improvements of 8.0%, SG&A and other cost improvements of 5.8% partially offset by unfavorable price/mix of (3.5%) and unfavorable volumes of (2.7%).

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Rigid Packaging Segment

Our Rigid Packaging reporting segment manufactures rigid packaging containers and related products in the Americas.
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales including intersegment sales
 
$
629.2

 
$
677.6

Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations
 
59.5

 
80.2

Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations as a percentage of net sales
 
9.5
%
 
11.8
%

Net sales including intersegment sales decreased $48.4 million, or 7.1%, to $629.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from 677.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Excluding negative currency impacts of $4.5 million, or (0.7%) and pass-through of lower raw material costs of (4.1%), the decrease in net sales including intersegment sales for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $15.8 million, or (2.3%), driven by unfavorable price/mix of (1.6)% and unfavorable volumes of (0.7)%.

Adjusted EBIT decreased $20.7 million, or 25.8%, to $59.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $80.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Excluding negative currency impacts of $0.7 million, or (0.9%), the decrease in Adjusted EBIT for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $20.0 million, or (24.9%), driven by unfavorable price/mix of (18.0%), unfavorable plant costs of (4.0%) and unfavorable volumes of (1.7%) with SG&A and other costs unfavorable at (1.2%).

Consolidated Gross Profit
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Gross profit
 
$
617.3

 
$
453.0

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales
 
20.3
%
 
19.8
%

Gross profit increased by $164.3 million, or 36.3%, to 617.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $453.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily in the Flexibles reporting segment driven by the Bemis acquisition.

Consolidated Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") Expense
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
SG&A expenses
 
$
(308.3
)
 
$
(205.3
)
SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
(10.1
%)
 
(9.0
%)

SG&A expenses increased by $103.0 million, or 50.2%, to $308.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $205.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily in the Flexibles reporting segment driven by the Bemis acquisition, including related transaction and integration cost impacts.

Consolidated Research and Development ("R&D") Expense
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
R&D expenses
 
$
(23.5
)
 
$
(17.3
)
R&D expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
(0.8
%)
 
(0.8
%)

Research and development costs increased $6.2 million, or 35.8%, for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $17.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily driven by the addition of the Bemis cost base and timing of project costs.


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Consolidated Restructuring and Related Expense
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Restructuring and related expenses
 
$
(24.1
)
 
$
(39.9
)
Restructuring and related expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
(0.8
%)
 
(1.7
%)

Restructuring and related expense decreased by $15.8 million, or 39.6%, to $24.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $39.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was primarily driven by reduction in restructuring activities in connection with the Rigid Packaging Restructuring Program partially offset by integration activities in connection with the Bemis transaction.

Consolidated Other Income, Net
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Other income, net
 
$
10.9

 
$
31.0

Other income, net, as a percentage of net sales
 
0.4
%
 
1.4
%

Other income, net decreased by $20.1 million, or 64.8%, to $10.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $31.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 mainly driven by non repeating legal settlement gains in the three months ended December 31, 2018.

Consolidated Interest Income
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Interest income
 
$
6.3

 
$
5.2

Interest income as a percentage of net sales
 
0.2
%
 
0.2
%

Interest income increased by $1.1 million, or 21.2%, to $6.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $5.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 mainly driven by negative interest rates on a portion of Euro denominated borrowings.

Consolidated Interest Expense
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Interest expense
 
$
(52.3
)
 
$
(52.1
)
Interest expense as a percentage of net sales
 
(1.7
%)
 
(2.3
%)

Interest expense increased by $0.2 million, or 0.4%, to $52.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $52.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018.

Consolidated Other Non-Operating Income (Loss), Net
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Other non-operating income (loss), net
 
$
4.4

 
$
5.7

Other non-operating income (loss), net, as a percentage of net sales
 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%

Other non-operating income (loss), net decreased by $1.3 million to a $4.4 million gain for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from a $5.7 million gain for the three months ended December 31, 2018.


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Results of Operations - Six Months Ended December 31, 2019

Consolidated Results of Operations
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales
 
$
6,183.8

 
$
4,545.6

Operating income
 
412.9

 
399.0

Operating profit as a percentage of net sales
 
6.7
%
 
8.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Amcor plc
 
$
251.6

 
$
237.0

Diluted EPS
 
$
0.155

 
$
0.204


Net sales increased $1,638.2 million, or 36.0%, to $6,183.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $4,545.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. On a comparative basis, including Bemis net sales and adjusting for both EC and U.S. Remedy impacts would add net sales of $1,882.9 million, leading to a combined sales for the six months ended December 31, 2018 of $6,428.5 million. Excluding negative currency impacts of $89.0 million, or (1.4%), the decrease in net sales for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was $157.3 million, or (2.4%), driven by pass-through of lower raw material costs of (1.0%), unfavorable volumes of (0.7%) and unfavorable price/mix of (0.7%).

Net income attributable to Amcor plc increased $14.6 million, or 6.2%, to $251.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $237.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 mainly as a result of the Bemis related acquisition and related transaction and integration cost impacts.

Diluted EPS decreased to $0.155 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $0.204 for the six months ended December 31, 2018, with the net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of Amcor plc increasing by 6.2% and the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding increasing 39.9% for six months ended December 31, 2019 compared to six months ended December 31, 2018. The increase in the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding was due to the acquisition of Bemis.

Segment Results of Operations

Flexibles Segment

Our Flexibles reporting segment develops and supplies flexible packaging globally.
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales including intersegment sales
 
$
4,845.5

 
$
3,142.0

Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations
 
619.9

 
368.9

Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations as a percentage of net sales
 
12.8
%
 
11.6
%

Net sales including intersegment sales increased $1,703.5 million, or 54.2%, to $4,845.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $3,142.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. On a comparative basis, including Bemis net sales and adjusting for both EC and U.S. Remedy impacts would add net sales of $1,882.9 million leading to a combined sales for the six months ended December 31, 2018 of $5,024.9 million. Excluding negative currency impacts of $80.7 million, or (1.6%) and pass-through of lower raw material costs of (0.5%), the decrease in net sales for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was $71.3 million, or (1.4%), driven by unfavorable volumes of (0.8%) and unfavorable price/mix of (0.6%).

Adjusted earnings before interest and tax from continuing operations ("Adjusted EBIT") increased $251.0 million, or 68.0%, to $619.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $368.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. Including Bemis Adjusted EBIT for the same period and adjusting for both EC and U.S. Remedy impacts would add Adjusted EBIT of $212.6 million leading to a combined Adjusted EBIT for the six months ended December 31, 2018 of $581.5 million. Excluding negative currency impacts of $8.3 million, or (1.4%), the increase in Adjusted EBIT for the

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six months ended December 31, 2019 was $46.7 million or 8.0%, driven by plant cost improvements of 8.6%, SG&A and other cost improvements of 3.9%, partially offset by unfavorable volumes of (2.5%) and unfavorable price/mix of (2.0%).

Rigid Packaging Segment

Our Rigid Packaging reporting segment manufactures rigid packaging containers and related products.
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales including intersegment sales
 
$
1,339.8

 
$
1,404.3

Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations
 
130.0

 
148.5

Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations as a percentage of net sales
 
9.7
%
 
10.6
%

Net sales including intersegment sales decreased 64.5 million, or 4.6%, to $1,339.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $1,404.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. Excluding negative currency impacts of $8.3 million, or (0.6%) and pass-through of lower raw material costs of (2.4%), the decrease in net sales including intersegment sales for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was $22.3 million, or (1.6%), driven by unfavorable price/mix of (1.4%) and unfavorable volumes of (0.2)%.

Adjusted EBIT decreased $18.5 million, or 12.5%, to $130.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $148.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. Excluding negative currency impacts of $0.8 million, or (0.5%), the decrease in Adjusted EBIT for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was $17.7 million, or (11.9%), driven primarily by unfavorable price/mix of (12.9%) and favorable plant, SG&A and other costs of 1.0%.

Consolidated Gross Profit
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Gross profit
 
$
1,164.0

 
$
844.6

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales
 
18.8
%
 
18.6
%

Gross profit increased by 319.4 million, or 37.8%, to $1,164.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $844.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily in the Flexibles reporting segment driven by the Bemis acquisition.

Consolidated Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") Expense
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
SG&A expenses
 
$
(680.2
)
 
$
(403.6
)
SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
(11.0
%)
 
(8.9
%)

SG&A expenses increased by $276.6 million, or 68.5%, to $680.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $403.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily in the Flexibles reporting segment driven by the Bemis related acquisition, including related transaction and integration cost impacts.

Consolidated Research and Development ("R&D") Expense
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
R&D expenses
 
$
(49.4
)
 
$
(31.5
)
R&D expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
(0.8
%)
 
(0.7
%)

Research and development costs increased $17.9 million, or 56.8%, for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $31.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily driven by the addition of the Bemis cost base and timing of project costs.

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Consolidated Restructuring and Related Expense
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Restructuring and related expenses
 
$
(41.7
)
 
$
(52.4
)
Restructuring and related expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
(0.7
%)
 
(1.2
%)

Restructuring and related expense decreased by $10.7 million, or 20.4%, to $41.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $52.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was primarily driven by reduction in restructuring activities in connection with the Rigid Packaging Restructuring Program partially offset by integration activities in connection with the Bemis transaction.

Consolidated Other Income, Net
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Other income, net
 
$
20.2

 
$
41.9

Other income, net, as a percentage of net sales
 
0.3
%
 
0.9
%

Other income, net decreased by $21.7 million, or 51.8%, to $20.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $41.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 mainly driven by non repeating legal settlement gains in the six months ended December 31, 2018.

Consolidated Interest Income
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Interest income
 
$
13.0

 
$
8.1

Interest income as a percentage of net sales
 
0.2
%
 
0.2
%

Interest income increased by $4.9 million, or 60.5%, to $13.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $8.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 mainly driven by higher cash balances during the period and negative interest rates on a portion of Euro denominated borrowings.

Consolidated Interest Expense
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Interest expense
 
$
(112.0
)
 
$
(108.4
)
Interest expense as a percentage of net sales
 
(1.8
%)
 
(2.4
%)

Interest expense increased by $3.6 million or 3.3%, to $112.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $108.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily driven by acquired debt following the Bemis acquisition partially offset by the maturity of several higher cost U.S. Notes and Euro bonds.

Consolidated Other Non-Operating Income (Loss), Net
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Other non-operating income (loss), net
 
$
12.0

 
$
3.1

Other non-operating income (loss), net, as a percentage of net sales
 
0.2
%
 
0.1
%

Other non-operating income (loss), net increased by $8.9 million to a $12.0 million gain for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from a $3.1 million gain for the six months ended December 31, 2018 mainly driven by impacts relating to the acquired Bemis pension plans.

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Consolidated Income Tax Expense
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Income tax expense
 
$
(66.9
)
 
$
(52.8
)
Effective income tax rate
 
20.5
%
 
17.5
%

The Company computes its provision for income taxes by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to year to date income before income taxes and equity in income of affiliated companies and adjusts for discrete tax items recorded in the period.

The provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is based on our projected annual effective tax rate for fiscal year 2020, adjusted for discrete items that are required to be recognized in the period in which they are incurred.

Income tax expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 is $45.1 million and $66.9 million, respectively, compared to $31.1 million and $52.8 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018, respectively.

The effective tax for the six months ended December 31, 2019 increased by 3 percentage points compared to the six months ended December 31, 2018, from 17.5% to 20.5%. The increase in income tax provision and the increase in the effective tax rate was primarily related to non-deductible restructuring and transaction costs and the increase of operating income earned in higher tax jurisdictions as a result of the Bemis acquisition.


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Presentation of Non-GAAP Information

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refers to non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted earnings before interest and taxes ("EBIT") from continuing operations, adjusted net income from continuing operations, and net debt.  These non-GAAP financial measures adjust for factors that are unusual or unpredictable.  These measures exclude the impact of significant tax reform, certain amounts related to the effect of changes in currency exchange rates, acquisitions, and restructuring, including employee-related costs, equipment relocation costs, accelerated depreciation and the write-down of equipment.  These measures also exclude gains or losses on sales of significant property and divestitures, certain litigation matters, and certain acquisition-related expenses, including transaction expenses, due diligence expenses, professional and legal fees, purchase accounting adjustments for inventory and order backlog and changes in the fair value of deferred acquisition payments.  This adjusted information should not be construed as an alternative to results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").  Management of the Company uses the non-GAAP measures to evaluate operating performance and believes that these non-GAAP measures are useful to enable investors to perform comparisons of current and historical performance of the Company.

A reconciliation of reported net income attributable to Amcor plc to adjusted EBIT from continuing operations and adjusted net income from continuing operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income attributable to Amcor plc, as reported
 
$
185.6

 
$
138.6

 
$
251.6

 
$
237.0

Add: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
 
2.2

 
2.0

 
4.2

 
5.1

Less: (Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
 

 

 
7.7

 

Income from continuing operations
 
187.8


140.6

 
263.5

 
242.1

Add: Income tax expense
 
45.1

 
31.1

 
66.9

 
52.8

Add: Interest expense
 
52.3

 
52.1

 
112.0

 
108.4

Less: Interest income
 
(6.3
)
 
(5.2
)
 
(13.0
)
 
(8.1
)
EBIT from continuing operations
 
278.9


218.6

 
429.4

 
395.2

Add: Material restructuring programs (1)
 
23.4

 
27.6

 
40.7

 
37.7

Add: Impairments in equity method investments (2)
 

 
11.4

 

 
13.9

Add: Material acquisition costs and other (3)
 
17.7

 
29.8

 
101.2

 
35.1

Add: Amortization of acquired intangible assets from business combinations (4)
 
40.9

 
4.7

 
109.2

 
9.5

Add/(Less): Economic net investment hedging activities not qualifying for hedge accounting (5)
 

 
(4.2
)
 

 
(1.5
)
Add: Impact of hyperinflation (6)
 
3.1

 
9.6

 
18.5

 
19.0

Less: Net legal settlements (7)
 

 
(15.5
)
 

 
(15.5
)
Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations
 
364.0

 
282.0

 
699.0

 
493.4

Less: Income tax expense
 
(45.1
)
 
(31.1
)
 
(66.9
)
 
(52.8
)
Add: Adjustments to income tax expense (8)
 
(15.9
)
 
(9.2
)
 
(56.1
)
 
(14.4
)
Less: Interest expense
 
(52.3
)
 
(52.1
)
 
(112.0
)
 
(108.4
)
Add: Interest income
 
6.3

 
5.2

 
13.0

 
8.1

Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests
 
(2.2
)
 
(2.0
)
 
(4.2
)
 
(5.1
)
Adjusted net income from continuing operations
 
$
254.8

 
$
192.8

 
$
472.8

 
$
320.8

(1)
Material restructuring programs includes the 2018 Rigid Packaging Restructuring Plan and the 2019 Bemis Integration Plan for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2018, material restructuring plans include the 2018 Rigid Packaging Restructuring Plan. Refer to Note 5, "Restructuring Plans" of "Item 1. Financial Statements - Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements," for more information about our restructuring plans.
(2)
Impairments in equity method investments includes the impairment charges related to other-than-temporary impairments related to the investment in AMVIG.
(3)
Material acquisition costs and other includes $58.0 million amortization of Bemis acquisition related inventory fair value step-up and $43.2 million of Bemis transaction related costs and integration costs not qualifying as exit costs for the six months ended December 31, 2019.

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(4)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets from business combinations includes amortization expenses related to all acquired intangible assets from acquisitions impacting the periods presented, including $26.4 million of sales backlog amortization for the six months ended December 31, 2019 from the Bemis acquisition.
(5)
Economic net investment hedging activities not qualifying for hedge accounting includes the exchange rate movements on external loans not deemed to be effective net investment hedging instruments resulting from the our conversion to U.S. GAAP from Australian Accounting Standards ("AAS") recognized in other non-operating income (loss), net.
(6)
Impact of hyperinflation includes the adverse impact of highly inflationary accounting for subsidiaries in Argentina where the functional currency was the Argentine Peso.
(7)
Net legal settlements includes the impact of significant legal settlements after associated costs.
(8)
Net tax impact on items (1) through (7) above.

Reconciliation of Net Debt

A reconciliation of total debt to net debt at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 is as follows:
($ in millions)
 
December 31, 2019
 
June 30, 2019
Current portion of long-term debt
 
$
4.2

 
$
5.4

Short-term debt
 
353.0

 
788.8

Long-term debt, less current portion
 
5,853.5

 
5,309.0

Total debt
 
6,210.7

 
6,103.2

Less cash and cash equivalents
 
673.8

 
601.6

Net debt
 
$
5,536.9

 
$
5,501.6



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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We finance our business primarily through cash flows provided by operating activities, borrowings from banks and proceeds from issuances of debt and equity. We periodically review our capital structure and liquidity position in light of market conditions, expected future cash flows, potential funding requirements for debt refinancing, capital expenditures and acquisitions, the cost of capital, sensitivity analyses reflecting downside scenarios, the impact on our financial metrics and credit ratings, and our ease of access to funding sources. Based on our current cash flow from operating activities and available cash, we believe our cash flows provided by operating activities, together with borrowings available under our credit facilities, will provide sufficient liquidity to fund our operations, capital expenditures and other commitments.

Overview
 
 
Six Months Ended December 31,
 
 
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
YTD 2Q 2020 vs. YTD 2Q 2019
Cash flow from operating activities
 
$
342.0

 
$
234.7

 
$
107.3

Cash flow from investing activities
 
194.0

 
(112.9
)
 
306.9

Cash flow from financing activities
 
(442.1
)
 
(229.9
)
 
(212.2
)

Cash Flow Overview

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

Net cash inflows provided by operating activities increased by $107.3 million, or 45.7%, to $342.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from $234.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018. This increase was primarily due to impacts from the Bemis acquisition.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Net cash inflows provided by investing activities increased by $306.9 million, or 271.8%, to $194.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from a $112.9 million outflow for the six months ended December 31, 2018. This increase was primarily due to disposal proceeds from the EC and U.S. Remedies related to the Bemis acquisition.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

Net cash flows used in financing activities decreased by $212.2 million, or 92.3%, to $442.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019, from a $229.9 million outflow for the six months ended December 31, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to the share buy-back program and the increase in dividends paid, partially offset by an increase in commercial paper borrowings.

Net Debt

We borrow money from financial institutions and debt investors in the form of bank overdrafts, bank loans, corporate bonds, unsecured notes and commercial paper. We have a mixture of fixed and floating interest rates and use interest rate swaps to provide further flexibility in managing the interest cost of borrowings.

Short-term debt consists of bank debt with a duration of less than 12 months and bank overdrafts which are classified as current due to the short-term nature of the borrowings, except where we have the ability and intent to refinance and as such extend the debt beyond 12 months. The current portion of the long-term debt, except where we have the ability and intent to refinance, consists of debt amounts repayable within a year after the balance sheet date.

Our primary bank debt facilities and notes are unsecured and subject to negative pledge arrangements limiting the amount of secured indebtedness we can incur to a range between 7.5% to 15.0% of our total tangible assets, subject to some exceptions and variations by facility. In addition, the bank debt facilities and U.S. private placement debt require us to comply with certain financial covenants, including leverage and interest coverage ratios. The negative pledge arrangements and the financial covenants are defined in the related debt agreements. As of December 31, 2019, we are in compliance with all applicable covenants under our bank debt facilities and U.S. private placement debt.

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Our net debt as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 was $5.5 billion.

Available Financing

As of December 31, 2019, we had undrawn credit facilities available in the amount of $1.9 billion. Our senior facilities are available to fund working capital, growth capital expenditures and refinancing obligations and are provided to us by five separate bank syndicates. On September 25, 2019 and December 15, 2019, we canceled $250.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively, of the $750.0 million term loan facility. As of December 31, 2019, the revolving senior bank debt facilities had an aggregate limit of $5.2 billion, of which $3.3 billion had been drawn (inclusive of amounts drawn under commercial paper programs reducing the overall balance of available senior facilities). Our senior facilities mature between fiscal years 2020 and 2024.

Dividend Payments

During the three months ended December 31, 2019, we declared and paid a $0.115 cash dividend per ordinary share. We also paid a $0.120 cash dividend per ordinary share for a dividend declared in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Credit Rating

Our capital structure and financial practices have earned us investment grade credit ratings from two internationally recognized credit rating agencies. These credit ratings are important to our ability to issue debt at favorable rates of interest, for various tenors and from a diverse range of markets that are highly liquid, including European and U.S. debt capital markets and from global financial institutions.

Share Repurchases

On August 21, 2019, our Board of Directors approved an on-market buy-back of $500 million of ordinary shares and Chess Depositary Instruments ("CDIs"). During the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Company repurchased approximately $222.6 million, including transaction costs, or 21.9 million shares. The shares repurchased as part of the program were canceled upon repurchase.

We had cash outflows of $11.3 million and $21.2 million for the purchase of our shares in the open market during the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, as treasury shares to satisfy the vesting and exercises of share-based compensation awards. As of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, we held treasury shares at cost of $11.4 million and $16.1 million, representing 1.1 million and 1.4 million shares, respectively.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 2, "New Accounting Guidance," in Item "1. Financial Statements - Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements."

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to pension costs, intangible assets and goodwill, deferred taxes, and equity accounted investments. Our estimates and judgments are based on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  These critical accounting estimates are discussed in detail in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments” in the our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019.


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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes in the Company’s market risk during the three-month period ended December 31, 2019.  For additional information, refer to Note 8, "Fair Value Measurements," and Note 9, "Derivative Instruments," to the notes to the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and to "Item 7A. - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As previously disclosed under “Item 9A. - Controls and Procedures” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 filed with the SEC on September 3, 2019, we identified two material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting during the conversion of our historical AAS financial statements to U.S. GAAP. The first material weakness was related to our lack of accounting staff and supervisory personnel with the appropriate level of experience in technical accounting in U.S. GAAP and disclosure and filing requirements of a U.S. domestic registrant. We also identified a second material weakness arising from deficiencies in the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over the period end reporting process. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective controls to verify that conflicting duties were appropriately segregated within key IT systems used in the preparation and reporting of financial information.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2019. The term "disclosure controls and procedures," as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including its principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

As a result of the existing material weaknesses noted above, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2019.

Management’s Remediation Initiatives

With respect to the first material weakness related to a lack of experience in technical accounting in U.S. GAAP and the filing requirements of a U.S. domestic registrant, we are currently in the process of remediating this material weakness and have taken numerous steps to address the underlying causes of the material weakness. We have hired additional financial reporting personnel with U.S. GAAP technical accounting and financial reporting experience, as well as U.S. domestic registrant filing experience, aligned our accounting policies and procedures with U.S. GAAP, enhanced our internal review procedures during the financial close process with U.S. GAAP experienced staff, and have conducted technical training for accounting and finance personnel. We believe that these enhanced resources and processes will effectively remediate the material weakness, but the material weakness will not be considered remediated until sufficient time has passed to enable us to conclude the remediation efforts are effective.

With respect to the second material weakness related to deficiencies in the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over the period end reporting process, we are currently in the process of remediating this material weakness by commencing a process to (i) develop and implement additional controls and procedures to reduce the number of segregation of duties conflicts within key IT systems and (ii) designing and implementing additional compensating controls where necessary. Given we operate many ERP systems globally, this effort is currently targeting the largest locations with standardized systems.  We believe that these enhanced processes, including the implementation of new mitigating controls, will effectively remediate the material weakness, but the material weakness will not be considered remediated until the revised controls operate for a sufficient period of time and we have concluded, through testing, that these controls are designed and operating effectively.

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b)Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Except as described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The material set forth in Note 16, "Contingencies and Legal Proceedings," in Item "1. Financial Statements - Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements."

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Information about our risk factors is contained in "Item 1A - Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. We believe that at December 31, 2019, there has been no material change to this information.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Share repurchase activity during the three months ended December 31, 2019 were as follows (in millions, except number of shares, which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts):    
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased (2)
 
Average Price Paid Per Share (2)(3)
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs (1)
October 1 - 31, 2019
 

 
$

 

 
$
441.8

November 1 - 30, 2019
 
7,556

 
10.03

 
7,547

 
366.1

December 1 - 31, 2019
 
8,637

 
10.33

 
8,547

 
277.8

Total
 
16,193

 
$
10.19

 
16,094

 

(1)
On August 20, 2019, our Board of Directors approved an on-market buy-back program of $500 million of ordinary shares and CHESS Depositary Instruments ("CDIs"). Board authorizations remain in effect until shares in the amount authorized thereunder have been repurchased.
(2)
Includes shares purchased on the open market to satisfy the vesting and exercises of share-based compensation awards.
(3)
Includes shares purchased on the open market to satisfy the vesting and exercises of share-based compensation awards. Average price paid per share excludes costs associated with the repurchase.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Note applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.


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Item 6. Exhibits

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), we have filed, or incorporated by reference, certain agreements as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These agreements may contain representations and warranties by the parties thereto. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other party or parties to such agreements and (i) may have been qualified by disclosures made to such other party or parties, (ii) were made only as of the date of such agreements or such other date(s) as may be specified in such agreements and are subject to more recent developments, which may not be fully reflected in our public disclosure, (iii) may reflect the allocation of risk among the parties to such agreements and (iv) may apply materiality standards different from what may be viewed as material to investors. Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe our actual state of affairs at the date hereof and should not be relied upon.

Exhibit
 
Description
 
Form of Filing
3.1
 
 
Incorporation by Reference
3.2
 
 
Incorporation by Reference
31.1
 
 
Filed Herewith
31.2
 
 
Filed Herewith
32
 
 
Furnished Herewith
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data file because its XBLR tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
 
Filed Electronically
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
Filed Electronically
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
Filed Electronically
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
Filed Electronically
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
 
Filed Electronically
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
Filed Electronically
104
 
Cover Page Interactive File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
 
Filed Electronically


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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.
 
 
 
AMCOR PLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date
February 11, 2020
By
/s/ Michael Casamento
 
 
 
Michael Casamento, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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EXHIBIT 31.1
 
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF CEO
 
I, Ronald Delia, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Amcor plc;
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.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (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.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent 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.
Date
February 11, 2020
 
/s/ Ronald Delia
 
 
 
Ronald Delia, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer





EXHIBIT 31.2
 
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF CFO
 
I, Michael Casamento, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Amcor plc;
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.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (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.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent 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.
Date
February 11, 2020
 
/s/ Michael Casamento
 
 
 
Michael Casamento, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT 32
 
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS OF CEO AND CFO
 
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned certifies that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Amcor plc for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Amcor plc.
 
 
/s/ Ronald Delia
 
/s/ Michael Casamento
 
Ronald Delia, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
 
Michael Casamento, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date
February 11, 2020
Date
February 11, 2020