SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 Commission file number 1-496
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HERCULES INCORPORATED
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. 51-0023450
HERCULES PLAZA
1313 NORTH MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19894-0001
TELEPHONE: 302-594-5000
www.herc.com
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
(Each class is registered on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.)
Title of each class
Common Stock ($ 25/48 Stated Value)
8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due August 15, 2010
9.42% Trust Originated Preferred Securities ($25
liquidation amount), issued by Hercules Trust I
and guaranteed by Hercules Incorporated
Preferred Share Purchase Rights
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 [X] No.
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [X].
The aggregate market value of registrant's common stock, $ 25/48 stated
value ("Common Stock")held by non-affiliates based on the closing price on the
last day of the Company's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, or June
28, 2002, was approximately $1.2 billion.
As of February 28, 2003, registrant had 109,361,651 shares of Common
Stock outstanding, which is registrant's only class of common stock.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
(SPECIFIC PAGES INCORPORATED ARE IDENTIFIED UNDER THE APPLICABLE ITEM HEREIN.)
Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement (the "Proxy
Statement"), when filed, will be incorporated by reference in Part III of this
report. Other documents incorporated by reference in this report are listed in
the Exhibit Index (see page 88).
On the corporate website, www.herc.com, Hercules Incorporated provides
access to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission via
a hyperlink to the Commission's website.
PART I
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements, as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, reflecting
management's current analysis and expectations, based on what management
believes to be reasonable assumptions. Forward-looking statements may involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the
actual results to differ materially from those projected, stated or implied,
depending on such factors as: ability to generate cash, ability to raise
capital, ability to refinance, the result of the pursuit of strategic
alternatives, ability to execute work process redesign and reduce costs,
business climate, business performance, economic and competitive uncertainties,
higher manufacturing costs, reduced level of customer orders, changes in
strategies, risks in developing new products and technologies, environmental and
safety regulations and clean-up costs, foreign exchange rates, the impact of
changes in the value of pension fund assets and liabilities, adverse legal and
regulatory developments, including increases in the number or financial
exposures of claims, lawsuits, settlements or judgments, or the inability to
eliminate or reduce such financial exposures by collecting indemnity payments
from insurers, the impact of increased accruals and reserves for such exposures,
and adverse changes in economic and political climates around the world,
including terrorist activities and international hostilities. Accordingly, there
can be no assurance that the Company will meet future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. As
appropriate, additional factors are contained in other reports filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This paragraph is included
to provide safe harbor for forward-looking statements, which are not generally
required to be publicly revised as circumstances change, and which the Company
does not intend to update.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Hercules Incorporated (the "Company") is a leading manufacturer and
marketer of specialty chemicals and related services for a broad range of
business, consumer and industrial applications. The Company is focused on
maximizing cash flow and delivering shareholder value by concentrating on
managed growth in its core businesses as well as ongoing improvements in its
operations. Hercules operates on a global scale, with significant operations in
North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Product sales occur in over 50
countries with significant revenue streams generated in four continents.
The Company's principal products are chemicals used by the paper
industry to increase product performance and enhance the manufacturing process;
water-soluble polymers; specialty resins; and polypropylene and polyethylene
fibers. These products impart such qualities as durability, water-resistance and
improved aesthetics for everyday consumer goods such as writing paper,
toothpaste and diapers. The primary markets the Company serves include pulp and
paper, food, personal care, paints and coatings, construction materials,
adhesives, pharmaceuticals and oil and gas drilling and recovery.
While the Company's products are a relatively minor component of its
customers' total product cost, they frequently possess characteristics important
to the functionality and aesthetics of the finished product or the efficient
operation of the manufacturing process. Examples of the Company's products in
consumer end-uses include strength additives for tissue and toweling, sizing
agents for milk and juice cartons, fibers that comprise the inner and outer
linings of disposable diapers and feminine hygiene products, thickeners in
products such as toothpaste, shampoos and water-based paints, and water control
additives for building products such as tile cements, grouts, stuccos, plasters
and joint compounds. The Company also offers products and related services that
improve and reduce the cost of the paper manufacturing processes, including
water management programs that are designed to protect and maintain equipment
and reduce operating costs.
Although price is important to the Company's competitive strategy, the
Company primarily competes based on the performance and quality of its products,
combined with high quality service. The Company strives to continually improve
its products by investing in technology and research and development. The
Company has committed substantial resources to its research and development
efforts. Research and development expenditures totaled approximately $42 million
in 2002. Such expenditures enable the Company to consistently bring products to
market which have improved functional properties or which offer similar
properties at a lower cost. This area has become increasingly important, as
customers have come to rely more on the Company to provide new solutions to
improve their product offerings and processes. Additionally, the Company strives
to make its products more price-competitive by effectively managing its
production costs and sharing savings with customers.
The Company continually reviews its corporate strategy and directives
in order to compete most effectively in its changing markets. From 1995 through
2000, the Company implemented internal and external initiatives to achieve
growth. The Company divested a number of businesses that did not fit its
strategy and acquired other businesses that complemented its strategy and
product offerings. In 1998, the Company made five acquisitions. The
largest of these was the purchase of BetzDearborn, Inc., a global specialty
company providing water and process treatment to a variety of commercial and
industrial processes. Additionally, the Company acquired Houghton
International's paper chemicals group; Citrus Colloids, a pectin manufacturer;
Alliance Technical Products ("ATP"), a manufacturer of resins serving the
water-based adhesives
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industry; and the 49% share of FiberVisions owned by its joint venture partner,
making FiberVisions a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Starting in 2000, the Company implemented a program designed to refocus
its business by monetizing certain assets, thereby generating cash to reduce its
debt, while concentrating on improving the efficiency, profitability and growth
potential of the Company's core businesses. As part of this strategy, the
Company actively sold non-core businesses. In June 2000, Aqualon sold its
nitrocellulose operations, which it had decided to exit in December 1999 due to
economic conditions brought on by a persistent worldwide over-supply. In
September 2000, the Food Gums business, including Citrus Colloids, was sold to
CP Kelco. In May 2001, the hydrocarbon resins business and select portions of
the rosin resins business, including ATP, were sold to Eastman Chemical Company,
the peroxy chemicals business was sold to GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc. and the
Company's interest in a toner resin joint venture was sold to Sanam Corporation
(collectively, the "Resins Divestitures"). The Company received in excess of
$730 million in gross proceeds in consideration for these sales, which was used
to reduce debt.
In 2001, the Company's strategy was expanded to include an aggressive
and comprehensive cost reduction and work process redesign program to improve
return on capital and cash flow, streamline organizational structure, improve
work processes, consolidate manufacturing and non-manufacturing resources and
better serve customers. The initial objective was to achieve fixed cost
reductions of $100 million on an annualized basis (as compared to 2000 results,
excluding the Food Gums business and the Resins Divestitures) by June 2002 which
was achieved by December 31, 2001. In the beginning of 2002, the cost reduction
target was increased to $200 million in annualized fixed cost reductions (as
compared to 2000 results, excluding the Food Gums business and the Resins
Divestitures), including $75 million for the Water Treatment Business and $125
million for the other remaining businesses to be achieved by December 2002.
On April 29, 2002, the Company completed the sale of the Water
Treatment Business of its BetzDearborn Division to GE Specialty Materials, a
unit of General Electric Company. The sale price was $1.8 billion in cash,
resulting in net after tax proceeds of approximately $1.7 billion. The Company
used the majority of the proceeds to prepay debt under its senior credit
facility and ESOP credit facility (see Notes 5 and 8 in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements). The Water Treatment Business has been
treated as a discontinued operation as of February 12, 2002. The loss from
discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2002 includes an
after-tax loss on the disposal of the business of $230 million.
Subsequent to the sale of the Water Treatment Business, the Company
raised the cost reduction target to be achieved by December 2002 relating to its
comprehensive cost reduction and work process redesign program to $150 million
in annualized fixed cost reductions (as compared to 2000 results, excluding the
Food Gums business, the Resins Divestitures and the Water Treatment Business)
for the remaining businesses. At the end of 2002, the Company achieved
approximately $160 million in annualized cost reductions, exceeding the
Company's twice upwardly revised cost reduction target. Approximately 1,330
employees have left or will leave the Company pursuant to this initiative.
Over the long term, the Company is focused on increasing its
competitive advantage through work process redesign; value-added innovation to
our customers' products and operations; leveraging strengths in key markets and
strengthening growth and profitability through product and service extensions
and small bolt-on acquisitions.
On March 20, 2003, the Hercules Shareholders' Committee for New
Management filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC announcing that it
will solicit proxies to elect four candidates to the Board of Directors of
Hercules Incorporated at the upcoming 2003 Annual Meeting. The Committee is
comprised of International Specialty Products Inc., a privately-held
international specialty chemicals company, four current members of the Hercules
Board and the Committee's four nominees for election to the Board of Directors
at this year's annual meeting.
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
The Company operates through two reportable segments and four
divisions. The Performance Products segment is comprised of Pulp and Paper and
Aqualon. The Engineered Materials and Additives segment is composed of
FiberVisions and Pinova (formerly Rosin and Terpenes). The financial information
regarding these segments, which includes net sales and profit from operations
for each of the three years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 and capital
employed as of December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, is provided in Note 20 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements (See Part II, Item 8).
PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS
Products and services in the Pulp and Paper division are designed to
enhance customers' profitability by improving production yields and overall
product quality, and to better enable customers to meet their environmental
objectives and regulatory requirements.
The Company believes Pulp and Paper is one of the largest suppliers of
functional, process and water management chemicals for the pulp and paper
industry. The division offers a wide and highly-sophisticated range of
technology and applications expertise with in-mill capabilities which run from
the boilers, through the paper machine to the finished paper on the winder. The
Company is a broad-based supplier able to offer a complete portfolio of products
to its paper customers.
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Products offered by Aqualon are designed to manage the properties of
aqueous (water-based) systems. Most of the products are derived from renewable
natural raw materials and are sold as key ingredients to other manufacturers
where they are used as small-quantity additives to provide functionality such as
thickening, water retention, rheology control, film formation, suspending and
emulsifying action and binding power. Major end uses for the division's products
include personal care products, food additives, pharmaceutical products,
construction, paints, coatings and oil recovery, where Aqualon's polymers are
used to modify viscosity, gel strength and/or fluid loss.
At December 31, 2002, the principal products and primary markets of
this segment were:
DIVISION PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS PRIMARY MARKETS
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Functional Performance chemicals: Makers of tissues, paper towels, packaging,
beverage containers, newsprint, papers for
Sizing (improving printability), strength, tissue magazines and books, printing and writing paper
creping, and coatings. and other stationery items such as labels and
PULP AND PAPER ------------------------------------------------------- envelopes.
Process treatment chemicals:
Deposit, contaminant, microbiological and foam control,
clarification, retention, drainage, felt conditioning,
deinking, fiber recovery and water closure.
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Water treatment chemicals:
Utility systems, cooling water and water clarification.
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Water-soluble polymers: Manufacturers of interior and exterior
architectural paints, oilfield service
Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC), Carboxymethylcellulose companies for oil and gas drilling and
AQUALON (CMC), Methylcellulose (MC) and derivatives, recovery, paper mills, construction material
Hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) and Guar and its manufacturers and makers of oral hygiene
derivatives. products, personal care products and
pharmaceuticals.
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Solvent-soluble polymers: Producers of coating resins, printing inks and
aviation fluids.
Pentaerythritol (PE) and Ethylcellulose (EC).
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ENGINEERED MATERIALS AND ADDITIVES
FiberVisions is the largest manufacturer of thermal-bond polypropylene
fine denier staple fibers used in hygienic products like disposable diapers.
FiberVisions produces monocomponent polypropylene fibers and bicomponent fibers
comprised of a polypropylene core and a polyethylene sheath. FiberVisions also
produces olefin fiber and yarn for the domestic textile and industrial markets
used in wipes, residential upholstery, geotextiles and filtration.
Pinova consists of the rosin and terpenes specialty business. Pinova
manufactures wood and gum rosin resins and terpene specialties. Product
applications include adhesives, rubber and plastic modifiers, food and beverages
and aroma chemicals.
At December 31, 2002, the principal products and primary markets of
this segment were:
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DIVISION PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS PRIMARY MARKETS
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Staple fibers: for hygiene products, wipes, Makers of nonwoven and woven fabrics for
geotextiles and filtration. applications including baby care, feminine
FIBERVISIONS ------------------------------------------------------- care, adult incontinence, wipes, geotextile,
Filament yarns: for residential and commercial construction and upholstery.
upholstery fabrics.
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Rosin resins: for adhesives, flavors and fragrances. Makers of consumer and industrial products such
PINOVA ------------------------------------------------------- as masking, packaging, arts and duct tape,
Terpene specialties: for flavors, fragrances, construction materials, beverages, chewing gum,
disinfectants and plastics. plastics, adhesives, fragrances and flavors.
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RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY SUPPLY
Raw materials and supplies are purchased from a variety of industry
sources, including the agricultural, forestry, mining and petroleum and chemical
industries.
Important raw materials for Pulp and Paper are cationic and anionic
polyacrylamides and emulsions, biocides, amines, surfactants, rosin, adipic
acid, epichlorohydrin, fumaric acid, stearic acid, diethylenetriamine,
phosphorous trichloride, wax and starch.
Raw materials important to Aqualon are cellulose (derived from wood
pulp and cotton linters), and guar splits, both renewable resources. Other
commodity and specialty chemical inputs include acetaldehyde, fatty acids, ethyl
chloride, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, chlorine, caustic soda,
monochloroacetic acid (MCAA), methyl chloride, and inorganic acids. Aqualon is a
small consumer of most of these raw materials, except for MCAA, which is
consumed in CMC production. Other raw materials are bulk commodities or readily
available specialty chemicals.
The important raw materials for the Engineered Materials and Additives
segment are polypropylene, polyethylene, pine wood stumps, limonene, gum rosin
and crude sulfate terpentine.
FiberVisions purchases polypropylene flakes and pellets based on
discounts from market prices as indicated domestically by the CDI and
internationally by the Platts and ICIS Indices. FiberVisions has historically
been limited in its supplier base because a major processing line required
polypropylene in flake form, which is not as readily available as pellets.
FiberVisions has undertaken initiatives to expand its qualified flake suppliers,
as well as modify major lines to run pellets. FiberVisions has fully qualified
alternative suppliers which allows greater flexibility and reliability of
supply.
Major requirements for key raw materials and fuels are typically
purchased pursuant to contracts. The Company is not dependent on any one
supplier for a material amount of its raw material or fuel requirements, but
certain important raw materials, such as cotton linters, are obtained from a
sole-source or a few major suppliers.
While temporary shortages of raw materials and fuels may occur
occasionally, these items are currently readily available. However, their
continuing availability and price are subject to domestic and world market and
political conditions as well as to the direct or indirect effect of governmental
action or regulations. The impact of any future raw material and energy
shortages on the Company's business as a whole or in specific world areas cannot
be accurately predicted. Operations and products may, at times, be adversely
affected by governmental action, shortages or international or domestic events.
COMPETITION
The specialty chemicals industry is highly fragmented and its
participants offer a broad array of product lines and categories, representing
many different products designed to meet specific customer requirements.
Individual product or service offerings compete on a global, regional and local
level due to the nature of the businesses and products, as well as the
end-markets and customers served. The industry has become increasingly global as
participants focus on establishing and maintaining leadership positions in
relatively narrow market niches. Many of the Company's product lines face the
competitive domestic and international pressures discussed above, including
industry consolidation, pricing pressures and competing technologies. In Pulp
and Paper, for example, the end-markets are consolidating rapidly and some of
the Company's competitors are attempting to enhance their product offerings on a
worldwide basis. Customer stability in Pinova is expected to remain strong due
to the fact that the majority of Pinova's products are unique and have strong
brand recognition. In addition, certain of the Company's businesses are subject
to intense pricing pressures in various product lines, such as fibers in its
hygiene products line. FiberVisions, as a fibers manufacturer for carded
non-woven hygienic applications,
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faces competition from spunbond (SB) and spunbond/melt blown/spunbond (SMS)
technologies. SB/SMS products may offer strength-driven cost savings compared to
the products of FiberVisions in specific applications; however, FiberVisions
believes that its carded products provide improved softness, uniformity, stretch
and liquid management properties preferred by certain segments of the disposable
diaper and other hygiene products markets. The threat of new producers in the
thermal-bonded hygienic product line is relatively low due to high entry
barriers as the production process involves significant investment in plant and
equipment.
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
Patents covering a variety of products and processes have been issued
to the Company and its assignees. The Company is licensed under certain other
patents held by other parties covering its products and processes. The Company's
rights under these patents and licenses constitute a valuable asset. The Company
currently has over 3,500 patents worldwide covering its products.
The Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries also have many global
trademarks covering its products. Some of the more significant trademarks
include: Aquapel(R) sizing agent, Hercon(R) sizing emulsions, Aqualon(R)
water-soluble polymers, Natrosol(R) hydroxyethylcellulose, Culminal(R)
methylcellulose, Klucel(R) hydroxypropylcellulose, Natrosol FPS(R) water-soluble
polymer suspension, Precis(R) sizing agent, Kymene(R) resin, Herculon(R) fiber,
Presstige(R) deposit control additives, Spectrum(R) microbiocides,
Ultra-pHase(R) sizing agent, Hercobond(R) dry strength resin, Chromaset(R)
surface size, ProSoft(R) tissue softeners and Zenix(R) contaminant control.
The Company does not consider any individual patent, license or
trademark to be of material importance to Hercules taken as a whole.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company is heavily focused on product innovation as one of its key
growth strategies. Research and development efforts are directed toward the
discovery and development of new products and processes, the improvement and
refinement of existing products and processes, the development of new
applications for existing products and cost improvement initiatives. Hercules
spent $42 million on research activities during 2002, as compared to $53 million
in 2001 and $64 million in 2000. The decrease in the amounts spent for research
and development activities is due to business divestitures and initiatives
relating to the redesign of work processes, including more focused programs.
Pulp and Paper currently focuses its research and development efforts
on growth (innovative high-value product development), technical sales and
services (incremental improvements to existing products and services) and cost
reduction programs to meet diverse customer needs worldwide. The Company's
state-of-the-art facilities located in Europe and the U.S. are large and
sophisticated research and development laboratories with pilot plant
capabilities that simulate actual operating conditions in its customer's
facilities. This allows an accurate assessment of the potential impact of new
products on plant performance.
New product development for functional chemicals is focused on
improving end-use properties. Understanding the product end uses is a critical
step in the development of strength additives and internal and surface sizes, as
well as in the design of products for tissue creping, release and softeners.
In regional operation centers located in Europe and the U.S., the
Company's scientists conduct research and customer optimization studies focused
on solving water and process treatment challenges by using sophisticated
techniques and equipment to provide high level analytical testing and advanced
technical support to customers worldwide.
Aqualon focuses its research and development efforts on market oriented
product development, manufacturing process improvement, and responsive technical
service to customers. New product development is focused on products which
manage the physical properties of water based systems, such as latex paint,
construction mortars, and personal care products, to meet customer demand for
improved performance and efficiency.
Aqualon has application and development laboratories in Europe, Asia,
and the Americas that provide technical service to customers. At these
laboratories, teams work in a network to develop products, identify new
applications, and solve customer problems.
Research and development efforts in FiberVisions are primarily focused
on developing new fiber applications. A continued hygiene focus is to improve
fiber strength while enhancing hygiene product properties for loft, softness and
stretch, thereby creating a platform to better compete with SB/SMS products.
Research and development efforts in FiberVisions are focused on four key
platforms: high tenacity for industrial applications; dyeable polypropylene
fibers for apparel and upholstery; wetability for wipes; and shaped fibers for
improved adhesion, wicking, coverage and visual appearance. The industrial and
textile product units are investigating the use of specific fibers for new
applications in the upholstery, wipes, geotextiles and construction
applications.
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FiberVisions has research and development facilities in the U.S. and
Europe designed to serve the business needs of its customers. Pilot spinning and
processing lines are used to examine new polymers and processing concepts such
as monocomponent or bicomponent fibers from single filament spinning to
full-scale production facilities.
Pinova focuses its research and development efforts on market driven
product development and cost improvement techniques in its production processes.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
The Company believes it is in compliance, in all material respects,
with applicable federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.
Expenditures relating to environmental cleanup costs have not materially
affected, and are not expected to materially affect, capital expenditures or
competitive position. Additional information regarding environmental matters is
provided in Item 3.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 2002, the Company had 5,095 employees worldwide.
Approximately 2,800 of the worldwide employees were located in the United
States, of which about 23% were represented by various local or national unions.
At December 31, 2001, the Company had 9,665 employees worldwide, including
approximately 3,900 employees involved in the Water Treatment
Business.
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
Information on net sales and long-lived assets by geographic area for
each of the three years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 appears in Note
20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (See Part II, Item 8). Direct export
sales from the United States to unaffiliated customers were $110 million, $116
million and $129 million for 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Company's
operations outside the United States are subject to the usual risks and
limitations related to investments in foreign countries, such as fluctuations in
currency values, exchange control regulations, wage and price controls,
employment regulations, effects of foreign investment laws, governmental
instability (including expropriation or confiscation of assets) and other
potentially detrimental domestic and foreign governmental policies affecting
United States companies doing business abroad, including risks related to
terrorism and international hostilities.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's corporate headquarters and major research center are
located in Wilmington, Delaware. The Company also owns a number of plants and
facilities worldwide, in locations strategic to the sources of raw materials or
to customers. All of the Company's principal properties are owned by the
Company, except for its corporate headquarters, which is leased. The following
are the locations of the Company's worldwide plants:
Performance Products
PULP AND PAPER - Beringen, Belgium; Burlington, Ontario, Canada;
Busnago, Italy; Chicopee, Massachusetts; Franklin, Virginia;
Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Helsingborg, Sweden; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Kim
Cheon, Korea; Macon, Georgia; Mexico City, Mexico; Milwaukee,
Wisconsin; Nantou, Taiwan; Pandaan, Indonesia; Paulinia, Brazil;
Pendlebury, United Kingdom; Pilar, Argentina; Portland, Oregon;
Sandarne, Sweden; Savannah, Georgia; Shanghai, China; Sobernheim,
Germany; Tampere, Finland; Tarragona, Spain; Voreppe, France; and
Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands.
AQUALON - Alizay, France; Doel, Belgium; Hopewell, Virginia; Kenedy,
Texas; Louisiana, Missouri; Parlin, New Jersey; and Zwijndrecht, The
Netherlands.
Engineered Materials and Additives
FIBERVISIONS - Athens, Georgia; Covington, Georgia; Suzhou, China; and
Varde, Denmark.
PINOVA - Brunswick, Georgia; Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and Savannah,
Georgia.
The Company's plants and facilities, which are continually added to and
modernized, are generally considered to be in good condition with adequate
capacity for projected business operations. From time to time, the Company
discontinues operations at, or disposes of, facilities that have for one reason
or another become unsuitable.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ENVIRONMENTAL
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company is subject to
numerous environmental laws and regulations covering compliance matters or
imposing liability for the costs of, and damages resulting from, cleaning up
sites, past spills,
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disposals and other releases of hazardous substances. Changes in these laws and
regulations may have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
position and results of operations. Any failure by the Company to adequately
comply with such laws and regulations could subject the Company to significant
future liabilities.
Hercules has been identified as a potentially responsible party (PRP)
by U.S. federal and state authorities, or by private parties seeking
contribution, for the cost of environmental investigation and/or cleanup at
numerous sites. The range of the reasonably possible share of costs for the
investigation and cleanup of current and former operating sites, and other
locations where the Company may have a known liability is between $88 million
and $253 million. The actual costs will depend upon numerous factors, including
the number of parties found responsible at each environmental site and their
ability to pay; the actual methods of remediation required or agreed to;
outcomes of negotiations with regulatory authorities; outcomes of litigation;
changes in environmental laws and regulations; technological developments; and
the years of remedial activity required, which could range from 0 to 30.
Hercules becomes aware of sites in which it may be named a PRP in
investigatory and/or remedial activities through correspondence from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") or other government agencies or from
previously named PRPs, who either request information or notify the Company of
its potential liability. The Company has established procedures for identifying
environmental issues at its plant sites. In addition to environmental audit
programs, the Company has environmental coordinators who are familiar with
environmental laws and regulations and act as a resource for identifying
environmental issues.
United States, et al. v. Vertac Corporation, et al., USDC No.
LR-C-80-109 and LR-C-80-110 (E.D. Ark.)
This case, a cost-recovery action based upon the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, or the Superfund
statute), as well as other statutes, has been pending since 1980, and involves
liability for costs expended and to be expended in connection with the
investigation and remediation of the Vertac Chemical Company (Vertac) site in
Jacksonville, Arkansas. Hercules owned and operated the site from December 1961
until 1971. The site was used for the manufacture of certain herbicides and, at
the order of the United States, Agent Orange. In 1971, the site was leased to
Vertac's predecessor. In 1976, Hercules sold the site to Vertac. The site was
abandoned by Vertac in 1987, and Vertac was subsequently placed into
receivership. Both prior to and following the abandonment of the site, the EPA
and the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology (ADPC&E) were
involved in the investigation and remediation of contamination at and around the
site. Pursuant to several orders issued pursuant to CERCLA, Hercules actively
participated in many of these activities. The cleanup is essentially complete,
except for certain on-going maintenance and monitoring activities. This
litigation primarily concerns the responsibility and allocation of liability for
the costs incurred in connection with these activities.
Although the case initially involved many parties, as a result of
various United States District Court rulings and decisions, as well as a trial,
Hercules and Uniroyal were held jointly and severally liable for the
approximately $100 million in costs allegedly incurred by the EPA, as well as
costs to be incurred in the future. That decision was made final by the District
Court on September 13, 1999. Both Hercules and Uniroyal timely appealed that
judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
On February 8, 2000, the District Court issued a final judgment on the
allocation between Hercules and Uniroyal finding Uniroyal liable for 2.6 percent
and Hercules liable for 97.4 percent of the costs at issue. Hercules timely
appealed that judgment. Oral argument on both appeals was held before the Eighth
Circuit on June 12, 2000. On April 10, 2001, the United States Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion in the consolidated appeals described
above. In that opinion, the Appeals Court reversed the District Court's decision
which had held Hercules jointly and severally liable for costs incurred and to
be incurred at the Jacksonville site, and remanded the case back to the District
Court for several determinations, including a determination of whether the harms
at the site giving rise to the government's claims were divisible. The Appeals
Court also vacated the District Court's allocation decision holding Hercules
liable for 97.4 percent of the costs at issue, ordering that these issues be
revisited following further proceedings with respect to divisibility. Finally,
the Appeals Court affirmed the judgment of liability against Uniroyal.
The trial on remand commenced on October 8, 2001, continued through
October 19, 2001, resumed on December 11, 2001 and concluded on December 14,
2001. At the trial, the Company presented both facts and law to the District
Court in support of its belief that the Company should not be liable under
CERCLA for some or all of the costs incurred by the government in connection
with the site because those harms are divisible. The Court has not yet rendered
its decision. Should the Company prevail on remand, any liability to the
government will be either eliminated or reduced from the prior judgment.
Hercules Incorporated v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, et al., Del.
Super., C.A. No. 92C-10-105 and 90C-FE-195-1-CV (consolidated).
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In 1992, Hercules brought suit against its insurance carriers for past
and future costs for cleanup of certain environmental sites. In April 1998, the
trial regarding insurance recovery for the Jacksonville, Arkansas, site (see
discussion above) was completed. The jury returned a "Special Verdict Form" with
findings that, in conjunction with the Court's other opinions, were used by the
Court to enter a judgment in August 1999. The judgment determined the amount of
Hercules' recovery for past cleanup expenditures and stated that Hercules is
entitled to similar coverage for costs incurred since September 30, 1997 and in
the future. Hercules has not included any insurance recovery in the estimated
range of costs above. Since entry of the Court's August 1999 order, Hercules has
entered into settlement agreements with several of its insurance carriers and
has recovered certain settlement monies. The terms of those settlements and the
amounts recovered are confidential. On August 15, 2001, the Delaware Supreme
Court issued a decision in Hercules Incorporated v. Aetna Casualty & Surety
Company, et al., Del. Super., C.A. No. 92C-10-105 and 90C-FE-195-1-CV
(consolidated). In its decision, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the trial
court in part, reversed the trial court in part and remanded the case for
further proceedings. The specific basis upon which the Delaware Supreme Court
reversed the trial court was the trial court's application of pro rata
allocation to determine the extent of the insurers' liability. Following
settlements with two additional insurers, the terms of which are confidential,
Hercules decided not to pursue this litigation against the remaining defendants.
This matter was dismissed with prejudice on or about February 3, 2003.
The Allegany Ballistics Laboratory ("ABL") is a government-owned
facility which was operated by Hercules from 1945 to 1995. The United States
Department of the Navy has notified Hercules that the Navy would like to
negotiate with Hercules with respect to certain environmental liabilities which,
the Navy alleges, are attributable to Hercules' past operations at ABL. The Navy
alleges that, pursuant to CERCLA, it has spent a total of $24.8 million and
expects to spend an additional $60 million over the next 10 years. The Company
is currently investigating the Navy's allegations, including the basis of the
Navy's claims, and whether the contracts with the government pursuant to which
the Company operated ABL may insulate the Company from some or all of the
amounts sought. At this time, however, the Company cannot reasonably estimate
its liability, if any, with respect to ABL and, accordingly, has not included
this site in the range of its environmental liabilities reported above.
At December 31, 2002, the accrued liability for environmental
remediation was $88 million. The extent of liability is evaluated quarterly
based on currently available information, including the progress of remedial
investigations at each site and the current status of negotiations with
regulatory authorities regarding the method and extent of apportionment of costs
among other PRPs. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of all pending
suits and claims, the ultimate resolution of these environmental matters could
have a material effect upon the results of operations and the financial position
of Hercules, and the resolution of any of these matters during a specific period
could have a material effect on the quarterly or annual results of that period.
Effective January 1, 2003, the Company is subject to the provisions of SFAS 143
(See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Recent Accounting Pronouncements").
LITIGATION
The Company is a defendant in numerous asbestos-related personal injury
lawsuits and claims which typically arise from alleged exposure to asbestos
fibers from resin encapsulated pipe and tank products which were sold by one of
the Company's former subsidiaries to a limited industrial market ("products
claims"). The Company is also a defendant in lawsuits alleging exposure to
asbestos at facilities formerly or presently owned or operated by the Company
("premises claims"). Claims are received and settled or otherwise resolved on an
on-going basis. In late December 1999, the Company entered into a settlement
agreement to resolve the majority of the claims then pending. In connection with
that settlement, the Company also entered into an agreement with several of the
insurance carriers which sold that former subsidiary primary and first level
excess insurance policies. Under the terms of that agreement, the majority of
the amounts paid to resolve those products claims were insured, subject to the
limits of the insurance coverage provided by those policies. The terms of both
settlement agreements are confidential.
Since entering into those agreements, the Company has continued to
receive and settle or otherwise resolve claims on an on-going basis. Between
January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002, the Company received approximately 11,000
new claims, approximately half of which were included in "consolidated"
complaints naming anywhere from one hundred to thousands of plaintiffs and a
large number of defendants, but providing little information connecting any
specific plaintiff's alleged injuries to any specific defendant's products or
premises. It is the Company's belief that a significant majority of these
"consolidated" claims will be dismissed for no payment. During that same time
period, the Company also received approximately 13,000 other new claims, most of
which were included in "consolidated" complaints, which have either been
dismissed without payment or are in the process of being dismissed without
payment, but with plaintiffs retaining the right to re-file should they be able
to establish exposure to an asbestos-containing product for which the Company
bears liability. We are continuing to evaluate whether the claims experience of
2002, which represents a significant increase over prior years, is an anomaly or
a new trend.
With respect to total claims pending, as of February 28, 2003, there
were approximately 18,300 unresolved claims, of which approximately 940 were
premises claims. In addition, there were approximately 2,340 unpaid claims which
have been
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settled or are subject to the terms of a settlement agreement. In addition, as
of February 28, 2003, there were approximately 13,340 claims (including the
13,000 claims noted in the above paragraph) which have been dismissed without
payment or are in the process of being dismissed without payment.
The Company anticipates that the primary and first level excess
insurance policies referenced above will likely exhaust over the next 2 to 4
months, assuming that the rate of settlements and payments remains relatively
consistent with the Company's past experience. Nonetheless, based on the current
number of claims pending, the amounts the Company anticipates paying to resolve
those claims which are not dismissed or otherwise resolved without payment, and
anticipated future claims, the Company believes that it and its former
subsidiary together have sufficient additional insurance to cover the majority
of its current and estimated future asbestos-related liabilities, as discussed
in the paragraph below.
The foregoing is based on the Company's assumption that the number of
future claims filed per year and claim resolution payments will vary
considerably from year-to-year and by plaintiff, disease, venue, and other
circumstances, but will, when taken as a whole, remain relatively consistent
with the Company's experience to date and will decline as the population of
potential future claimants expires due to non-asbestos-related causes. It is
also based on the preliminary results of the study discussed below, the
Company's evaluation of potentially available insurance coverage and its review
of the relevant case law. However, the Company recognizes that the number of
future claims filed per year and claim resolution payments could greatly exceed
those reflected by its past experience and contemplated by the study referenced
below, that the Company's belief of the range of its reasonably possible
financial exposure could change as the study referenced below continues, that
its evaluation of potentially available insurance coverage may change depending
upon numerous variables including risks inherent in litigation and the risk that
one or more insurance carriers may refuse or be unable to meet its obligations
to the Company, and that conclusions resulting from its review of relevant case
law may be impacted by future court decisions or changes in the law.
The Company is seeking defense and indemnity payments or an agreement
to pay from those carriers responsible for excess coverage whose levels of
coverage have been or will soon be reached. Although those excess carriers have
not yet agreed to defend or indemnify it, the Company believes that it is likely
that they will ultimately agree to do so, and that the majority of its estimated
future asbestos-related costs will ultimately be paid or reimbursed by those
carriers. However, if the Company is not able to reach satisfactory agreements
with those carriers prior to exhaustion of the primary and first level excess
insurance policies now covering the majority of its current asbestos-related
claims, then, beginning as early as the second quarter of 2003, the Company
might be required to completely fund these matters while it seeks reimbursement
from its carriers. In order to maximize the likelihood of obtaining insurance
payments for these liabilities, on November 27, 2002, the Company initiated
litigation against its excess insurance carriers in a matter captioned Hercules
Incorporated v. OneBeacon, et al., Civil Action No. 02C-11-237 (SCD), Superior
Court of Delaware, New Castle County. Notwithstanding the filing of this
litigation, the Company is continuing settlement discussions with several of its
key insurers.
The Company has commissioned a study of its asbestos-related
liabilities. That study, which is in progress and will continue over the next
several quarters, is being conducted by Professor Eric Stallard, who is a
Research Professor of Demographic Studies at a major national university and a
Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Professor Stallard is a consultant
with broad experience in estimating such liabilities. Based on the initial
findings of that study, the Company estimates that its reasonably possible
financial exposure for these matters ranges from $200 million to $500 million.
Due to inherent uncertainties in estimating the timing and amounts of future
payments, this range does not include the effects of inflation and has not been
discounted for the time value of money. In addition, the range of financial
exposures set forth above does not include estimates for future legal costs. It
is the Company's policy to expense these costs as incurred. As stated above, the
Company presently believes that the majority of this range of financial
exposures will ultimately be funded by insurance proceeds. Cash payments related
to this exposure are expected to be made over an extended number of years and
actual payments, when made, could be for amounts in excess of the range due to
potential future changes in estimates as well as the effects of inflation.
Due to the dynamic nature of asbestos litigation and the present
uncertainty concerning the participation of its excess insurance carriers, the
Company's estimates are inherently uncertain, and these matters may present
significantly greater financial exposures than presently anticipated. In
addition, the asbestos study referenced in the above paragraph is continuing,
and further analysis combined with new data received in the future could result
in a material modification of the range of reasonably possible financial
exposure set forth above. As a result of all of the foregoing, the Company's
liability with respect to asbestos-related matters could exceed present
estimates and may require a material change in the accrued liability for these
matters within the next twelve months. If the Company's liability does exceed
amounts recorded in the balance sheet, the Company presently believes that the
majority of any additional liability it may reasonably anticipate will be paid
or reimbursed by its insurance carriers.
The initial findings of the study referenced above identify a range of
the Company's reasonably possible financial exposure for these matters. The
Company is not presently able to specify its best estimate of its liability
within that range. The Company recorded a gross accrual of $225 million for
present and future potential asbestos claims before anticipated insurance
recoveries resulting in a net charge of $65 million related to these matters in
the period ended September 30, 2002. At December 31, 2002, the Company has a
remaining accrual of $216 million for the gross liability. The Company believes
that it is probable that $137 million of the $216 million accrual will be funded
by or recovered from insurance carriers. At December 31, 2002, the consolidated
balance sheet reflects a current insurance receivable of $9 million and a
long-term insurance receivable of $128 million. The Company, in conjunction with
outside advisors, will continue to study its asbestos-
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related exposures, insurance recovery expectations, and reserves on an on-going
quarterly basis, and make adjustments as appropriate.
In June 1998, Hercules and David T. Smith Jr., a former Hercules
employee and plant manager at the Brunswick plant, along with Georgia-Pacific
Corporation and AlliedSignal Inc., were sued in Georgia State Court by 423
plaintiffs for alleged personal injuries and property damage. This litigation is
captioned Coley, et al. v. Hercules Incorporated, et al., No. 98 VSO 140933 B
(Fulton County, Georgia). Plaintiffs allege they were damaged by the discharge
of hazardous waste from the companies' plants. On February 11, 2000, the Georgia
State Court dismissed Georgia-Pacific Corporation and AlliedSignal Inc., without
prejudice. In September 2000, David T. Smith Jr., was dismissed by the Georgia
State Court with prejudice. On July 18, 2000, the Company was served with a
complaint in a case captioned Erica Nicole Sullivan, et al. v. Hercules
Incorporated and David T. Smith, Jr., Civil Action File No. 00-1-05463-99 (Cobb
County, Georgia). Based on the allegations contained in the complaint, this
matter is very similar to the Coley litigation, and is brought on behalf of
approximately 700 plaintiffs for alleged personal injury and property
damage arising from the discharge of hazardous waste from Hercules' plant. The
Company has reached an agreement in principle to settle the claims of all but
six of these plaintiffs for an amount which is confidential, but which is not
material to the financial condition of the Company.
In August 1999, the Company was sued in an action styled as Cape
Composites, Inc. v. Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Case No. 99-08260 (U.S. District
Court, Central District of California), one of a series of similar purported
class action lawsuits brought on behalf of purchasers (excluding government
purchasers) of carbon fiber and carbon prepreg in the United States from the
named defendants from January 1, 1993 through January 31, 1999. The lawsuits
were brought following published reports of a Los Angeles federal grand jury
investigation of the carbon fiber and carbon prepreg industries. In these
lawsuits, plaintiffs allege violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act
for alleged price fixing. In September 1999, these lawsuits were consolidated by
the Court into a case captioned Thomas & Thomas Rodmakers v. Newport Adhesives
and Composites, Case No. CV-99-07796-GHK (CTx) (U.S. District Court, Central
District of California), with all related cases ordered dismissed. This lawsuit
is proceeding through discovery and motion practice. On May 2, 2002, the Court
granted plaintiffs' Motion to Certify Class. The Company is named in connection
with its former Composites Products Division, which was sold to Hexcel
Corporation in 1996, and has denied liability and will vigorously defend this
action.
Since September 2001, Hercules, along with the other defendants in the
Thomas & Thomas Rodmakers action referred to above, has been sued in nine
California state court purported class actions brought on behalf of indirect
purchasers of carbon fiber. In January 2002, these were consolidated into a case
captioned Carbon Fiber Cases I, II, and III, Judicial Council Coordination
Proceeding Nos. 4212, 4216 and 4222, Superior Court of California, County of San
Francisco. These actions all allege violations of the California Business and
Professions Code relating to alleged price fixing of carbon fiber and unfair
competition. The Company denies liability and will vigorously defend each of
these actions.
In June 2002, a purported class action was filed in Massachusetts under
the caption Saul M. Ostroff, et al. v. Newport Adhesives, et al., Civil Action
No. 02-2385, Superior Court of Middlesex County. This matter is a purported
class action brought on behalf of consumers who purchased merchandise
manufactured with carbon fiber, and alleges the same types of price fixing
activities alleged in the actions described in the above two paragraphs. In
October 2002, the Company was notified that Horizon Sports Technologies had
"opted out" of the federal antitrust class action described above (Thomas &
Thomas Rodmakers) and filed its own suit against Hercules and the other
defendants in that action (Horizon Sports Technologies, Inc. v. Newport
Adhesives and Composites, Inc., et al., Case No. CV02-8126 FMC (RNEX), U.S.
District Court, Central District of California, Western Division).
Further, in April 2002, a related "Qui Tam" action was unsealed by the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. That action is
captioned Randall M. Beck, et al. v. Boeing Defense and Space Group, Inc., et
al., (Civil Action No. 99 CV 1557 JM JAH), was filed under seal in 1999, and is
a "False Claims" action brought pursuant to the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C.
Section 729 et seq.). In that action, the relators, in the name of the United
States Government, allege the same price fixing activities which are the subject
of the above-described actions. The relators then allege that those alleged
price fixing activities resulted in inflated prices being charged by the
defendant carbon fiber manufacturers to the defendant defense contractors, who,
in turn, submitted claims for payment to the United States Government under
various government contracts. It is alleged that those claims for payment were
"false claims" because the prices charged for the carbon fiber and carbon
prepreg were "fixed" contrary to the laws of the United States. The Company
denies liability and will vigorously defend each of these actions.
In connection with the grand jury investigation noted above in the
paragraph describing the Cape Composites litigation, in January 2000, the United
States Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division, served a grand jury
subpoena duces tecum upon Hercules. The Company has been advised that it is one
of several manufacturers of carbon fiber and carbon prepreg that have been
served with such a subpoena.
On September 28, 2000, the Company sold its Food Gums Division to CP
Kelco ApS, a joint venture that the Company entered into with Lehman Brothers
Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. CP Kelco also acquired the biogums
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business of Pharmacia Corporation (formerly Monsanto Company). In April 2001, CP
Kelco U.S., Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CP Kelco ApS, sued Pharmacia (CP
Kelco U.S., Inc. v. Pharmacia Corporation, U.S. District Court for the District
of Delaware, Case No. 01-240-RRM) alleging federal securities fraud, common law
fraud, breach of warranties and representations, and equitable fraud. In
essence, the lawsuit alleges that Pharmacia misrepresented the value of the
biogums business, resulting in damages to CP Kelco U.S., including the
devaluation of CP Kelco U.S.'s senior debt by the securities markets. The
complaint seeks over $430 million in direct damages, as well as punitive
damages. In June 2001, Pharmacia filed a third-party complaint against the
Company and Lehman. That complaint seeks contribution and indemnification from
the Company and Lehman, jointly and severally, for any damages that may be
awarded to CP Kelco U.S. in its action against Pharmacia. The Company believes
that the third-party lawsuit against it and Lehman is without merit and filed a
Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, which was granted by the Magistrate Judge
on September 19, 2002. In March 2003, the Magistrate Judge's ruling was adopted
by the District Court judge and the Company was dismissed from this case. The
Company continues to deny any liability to Pharmacia, and should the ruling
dismissing the Company be appealed, the Company will vigorously defend that
appeal.
On January 31, 2003, the Court granted a Motion for Class Certification
in a lawsuit captioned Douglas C. Smith, Individually and on Behalf of All
Others Similarly Situated v. Hercules Incorporated and Thomas Gossage, CA No.
01C-08-291 WCC, Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County. This lawsuit,
which was filed on August 31, 2001, on behalf of Mr. Smith and a class of
approximately 130 present and former Hercules employees, seeks payments under
the "Integration Synergies Incentive Compensation Plan" (the "Plan"), a program
put into place by the Company following its acquisition of BetzDearborn Inc. in
October 1998. The goal of the Plan was to provide certain financial incentives
to specific employees who were deemed to have significant impact on the
integration of BetzDearborn Inc. into Hercules Incorporated. The amount to be
paid under the Plan was tied to the successful achievement of "synergies," which
were defined as the annualized reduction of expenses or improvement of profits
realized as a result of the integration of BetzDearborn Inc. into Hercules. The
lawsuit essentially alleges that the payments made under the Plan were not
adequate and that the Company breached the terms of the Plan. The lawsuit seeks
payments of between $25 million and $30 million, although the Company does not
believe that any payments are owed to the class members. In February 2003,
plaintiffs agreed to dismiss Thomas Gossage from the lawsuit. Discovery is
ongoing. The Company denies any liability to the plaintiffs and is vigorously
defending this action.
At December 31, 2002, the consolidated balance sheet reflects a current
liability of approximately $28 million and a long-term liability of
approximately $193 million for litigation and claims. These amounts represent
management's best estimate of the probable and reasonably estimable losses
related to litigation or claims. The extent of the liability and recovery is
evaluated quarterly. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of all
pending suits and claims, the ultimate resolution of these matters could have a
material effect upon the financial position of Hercules, and the resolution of
any of the matters during a specific period could have a material effect on the
quarterly or annual operating results for that period.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of 2002 through the solicitations of proxies or otherwise.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The name, age and current position of each executive officer of Hercules
as of February 28, 2003 are listed below. There are no family relationships
among executive officers.
NAME AGE CURRENT POSITION
William H. Joyce 67 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Fred G. Aanonsen 55 Vice President and Controller
Edward V. Carrington 60 Vice President, Human Resources
Richard G. Dahlen 63 Chief Legal Officer
Robert C. Flexon 44 Vice President, Work Processes and Corporate Resources and Development
Israel J. Floyd 56 Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
Bruce W. Jester 51 Vice President, Taxes
Stuart C. Shears 52 Vice President and Treasurer
Brian L. Pahl 45 Vice President and General Manager, Pulp and Paper Division
Kendall W. Patterson 56 Vice President, SHERA and Manufacturing Excellence
Craig A. Rogerson 46 Vice President and General Manager, FiberVisions and Pinova
Allen A. Spizzo 45 Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Strategic Planning & Corporate Development
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Richard J. Sujdak 52 Director, Central Research Services
John Televantos 50 Vice President and General Manager, Aqualon Division
William H. Joyce joined Hercules as Chief Executive Officer in May 2001
and became Chairman in June 2001. Dr. Joyce had been Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Union Carbide Corporation since 1996 where he had
been employed since 1957. From 1995 to 1996, Dr. Joyce was President and Chief
Executive Officer and from 1993 to 1995, he was President and Chief Operating
Officer. Prior to that, Dr. Joyce had been Executive Vice President in charge of
operations since 1992. Dr. Joyce holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering
from Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. from New York
University. Dr. Joyce received the National Medal of Technology Award in 1993,
the Plastics Academy's Industry Achievement Award in 1994 and Lifetime
Achievement Award in 1997 and the 2003 Perkin Medal from the Society of Chemical
Industry (American Section). In 1997, he was inducted into the National Academy
of Engineering. Dr. Joyce is a director of CVS Corporation. Dr. Joyce is also a
trustee of the Universities Research Association, Inc. and Co-Chairman of the
Government-University-Industry Research Round Table of the National Academies.
Dr. Joyce was Chairman of the Board of Society of Plastics Industry and on the
Executive Committee of the American Chemical Council.
Fred G. Aanonsen joined Hercules in July 2001. Prior to joining
Hercules, he spent 25 years at Union Carbide Corporation, where most recently he
had been the Director of Accounting and Financial Processing since 1998 and
Business Director for the Finance SAP Design and Implementation Team from 1995
to 1998. Mr. Aanonsen is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York State Society
of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute.
Edward V. Carrington originally joined Hercules when it acquired
Radiant Color in 1969 and assumed his current position in June 2002. He had been
Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Resources since June 2001. Prior
to that, he had served in a consulting role since October 2000. From 1997 until
2000, he was Vice President of Buttonwood Cottages, Inc., a vacation resort
complex, and President of Rentals in Paradise, Inc., a vacation home rental
business. From 1992 until his retirement from Hercules in 1997, he was Vice
President, Human Resources. Mr. Carrington is a trustee of Christiana Care.
Richard G. Dahlen originally joined Hercules in 1996. Mr. Dahlen
assumed his current position in June 2001. Prior to that, he had served in a
consulting role since October 2000. From 1999 until 2000, he was retired and
from 1996 until his retirement in 1999, he served as Vice President, Law and
General Counsel. Mr. Dahlen is a member of the Personnel Committee and Board of
Directors of the Delaware Theatre Company.
Robert C. Flexon joined Hercules in 2000 and has held his current
position since June 2002. He had been Vice President, Corporate Affairs,
Strategic Planning and Work Processes since February 2002. Prior to that, he had
been Vice President, Work Processes, since June 2001 and Vice President,
Business Analysis and Controller since 2000. Previously, he was with Atlantic
Richfield Company for more than ten years, serving in several capacities that
included: General Auditor, ARCO, from 1998 to 2000; Franchise Manager, ARCO
Products Company, from 1996 to 1998; and Controller, ARCO Products Company, from
1995 to 1996.
Israel J. Floyd joined Hercules in 1973 and has held his current
position since 2001. He had been Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
since 1999 and, prior to that, was Secretary and Assistant General Counsel from
1992 to 1999.
Bruce W. Jester joined Hercules in 1980 and has held his current
position since 1997. He was Assistant Treasurer and Director, Taxes, from 1994
to 1997.
Stuart C. Shears joined Hercules in 1978 and has held his current
position since 1999. He was Assistant Treasurer from 1997 to 1999 and, prior to
that, was Director, Finance & Credit from 1991 to 1997.
Brian L. Pahl joined Hercules in 1980 and has held his current position
since 2000. He had been Vice President and General Manager, Resins Division
since 1999. Prior to that, he had been Worldwide Business Director, Sizing,
Paper Technology Division since 1998 and Business Director, Strength, Worldwide
since 1996.
Kendall W. Patterson joined Hercules in 1968 and has held his current
position since 2001. He had been Vice President and General Manager, Resins
Division since 2000. Prior to that, he had been Vice President, Safety, Health
and Environment since 1997.
Craig A. Rogerson joined Hercules in 1979 and has held his current
position since April 2002. After rejoining Hercules in 2000, he had been Vice
President and General Manager of BetzDearborn since August 2000 and Vice
President of Business Operations for BetzDearborn Division since May 2000. Prior
to that, he was President and CEO of Wacker Silicones Corporation since 1997.
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Allen A. Spizzo joined Hercules in 1979 and has held his current
position since July 2002. He had been Vice President, Investor Relations and
Strategic Planning since 2000. After rejoining Hercules in 1997, he became
Director of Corporate Development. Prior to that, he had been Group Vice
President, Metton America Incorporated in Atlanta, GA from 1995 to 1997.
Richard J. Sujdak joined Hercules in 1998 and has held his current
position since 2000. Following the acquisition of BetzDearborn by Hercules in
1998, he was named senior program manager of the Utilities Groups in Trevose,
which include Boiler, Cooling and Liquid/Solids Separation Technology. Prior to
the acquisition, he had been transferred to the Metals Process group of
BetzDearborn in 1994 as Assistant Vice President of Research, becoming Vice
President of R&D in 1996.
John Televantos joined Hercules in April 2002 as Vice President and
General Manager, Aqualon Division. He had been Chief Executive Officer and,
prior to that, Chief Operating Officer, of Foamex International in Linwood,
Pennsylvania during the period from June 1999 through December 2001. Prior to
that, he was Vice President, Development Businesses & Research at Lyondell
Chemical Company in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania since 1998.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR HERCULES' COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(ticker symbol HPC), The Stock Exchange, London, and the Swiss Stock Exchange.
It is also traded on the Philadelphia, Midwest and Pacific Stock Exchanges.
The approximate number of holders of record of its common stock ($25/48
stated value) as of February 28, 2003 was 17,319.
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and
low prices per share of the Company's common stock, as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange:
High Low
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2001
First Quarter.............................................. $20.00 $12.15
Second Quarter............................................. $14.45 $11.00
Third Quarter.............................................. $12.00 $ 6.50
Fourth Quarter............................................. $10.94 $ 7.43
2002
First Quarter.............................................. $13.70 $ 8.85
Second Quarter............................................. $13.50 $11.37
Third Quarter.............................................. $12.17 $ 8.45
Fourth Quarter............................................. $10.50 $ 8.60
On December 31, 2002, the closing price of the common stock was $8.80.
The payment of quarterly dividends was suspended in the fourth quarter
of 2000, subject to reconsideration by the Board in its discretion, when
warranted under appropriate circumstances and subject to restrictions in the
indenture governing the Company's 11 1/8% senior notes due 2007 and the senior
credit facility. Quarterly dividends of $0.27 per share were declared and paid
for each of the first two quarters of 2000 and a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per
share was declared and paid for the third quarter 2000. No dividends were paid
in 2001 or 2002.
In November 2000, Hercules issued $400 million aggregate principal
amount of 11 1/8% senior notes due 2007 to Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and
Credit Suisse First Boston (the "Initial Purchasers"). The underwriting
commissions totaled approximately $23 million. The Company is obligated to pay
interest semi-annually at a rate of 11 1/8% per year.
The 11 1/8% senior notes were issued and sold in transactions exempt
from registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), to persons reasonably believed by the Initial Purchasers to
be "Qualified Institutional Buyers" ("QIBs"), as defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, or institutional accredited investors or sophisticated buyers.
The 11 1/8% senior notes were subject to a registration rights
agreement that required Hercules to file an exchange offer registration
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to which the
Company offered to exchange all of its $400 million aggregate principal amount
of 11 1/8% senior notes due 2007 ("old notes") for $400 million aggregate
principal amount of 11 1/8% senior notes due 2007 ("new notes"). The form and
terms of the new notes are the same as the form and terms of the old notes
except that, because the issuance of the new notes was registered under the
Securities Act, the new notes do not bear legends restricting their transfer and
are not entitled to certain registration rights. The new notes evidence the same
debt as the old notes and the new notes and the old notes are governed by the
same indenture. Hercules did not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer.
At December 31, 2002, $389.8 million of the old notes had been exchanged for a
like amount of new notes.
At any time prior to November 15, 2003, Hercules may, on any one or
more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 11
1/8% senior notes issued at a redemption price of 111.125% of the principal
amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated damages, if any, to the
redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more public equity
offerings, provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of
the 11 1/8% senior notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding
immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding notes held by
Hercules and its subsidiaries), and (ii) the redemption occurs within 45 days of
the date of the closing of such public equity offering. Except as described
above, the 11 1/8% senior notes will not be redeemable at Hercules' option prior
to maturity. Hercules is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking
fund payments with respect to the 11 1/8% senior notes. If
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a change of control occurs, each holder of the notes will have the right to
require Hercules to repurchase all or any part of that holder's notes pursuant
to a change of control offer on the terms set forth in the indenture. In the
change of control offer, Hercules is required to offer a change of control
payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes
repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated damages, if any, on
the notes repurchased, to the date of purchase.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
A summary of the selected financial data for Hercules for the years
ended and as of the end of the years specified is set forth in the table below.
Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144"), the Water
Treatment Business has been treated as a discontinued operation as of February
12, 2002. See Note 22 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for
a summary of significant divestitures that have occurred in the last three
years.
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share)
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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Net sales $ 1,705 $ 1,776 $ 2,303 $ 2,463 $ 1,943
Profit from operations 214 181 366 380 174
Net (loss) income from continuing operations before discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (49) (106) 60 118 (2)
Net (loss) income on discontinued operations, net of tax (199) 48 38 50 11
Net (loss) income before effect of change in accounting principle (248) (58) 98 168 9
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax (368) - - - -
Net (loss) income (616) (58) 98 168 9
Dividends - - 66 111 104
Per share of common stock
Basic (loss) earnings per share
Continuing operations (0.45) (0.98) 0.56 1.14 (0.01)
Discontinued operations (1.83) 0.44 0.35 0.49 0.11
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (3.37) - - - -
Net (loss) income (5.65) (0.54) 0.91 1.63 0.10
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
Continuing operations (0.45) (0.98) 0.56 1.14 (0.01)
Discontinued operations (1.83) 0.44 0.35 0.48 0.11
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (3.37) - - - -
Net (loss) income (5.65) (0.54) 0.91 1.62 0.10
Dividends declared - - 0.62 1.08 1.08
Total assets 2,693 5,003 5,528 5,896 5,833
Long-term debt 738 1,959 2,342 1,777 3,096
Company-obligated preferred securities of subsidiary trusts 624 624 622 992 200
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Hercules is a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals
and related services for a broad range of business, consumer and industrial
applications. Hercules operates on a global scale, with significant operations
in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. The Company's principal
products are chemicals used by the paper industry to increase product
performance and enhance the manufacturing process; water-soluble polymers;
specialty resins; and polypropylene and polyethylene fibers. The Company
operates through two reportable segments and four divisions: Performance
Products (Pulp and Paper and Aqualon) and Engineered Materials and Additives
(FiberVisions and Pinova).
The following discussion should be read in connection with the
information contained in the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes
thereto. All references to individual Notes refer to Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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DIVESTITURES, ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company implemented Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets"
("SFAS 142"). Under the provisions of this standard, goodwill and intangible
assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized but instead are reviewed
for impairment at least annually and written down only in periods in which it is
determined that the fair value is less than the recorded value. In connection
with the Company's transitional review, recorded goodwill was determined to be
impaired in the BetzDearborn and FiberVisions reporting units. The Company
recognized after-tax impairment charges of $262 million in the BetzDearborn
reporting unit and $87 million in the FiberVisions reporting unit. In addition,
an after tax impairment charge of $19 million was recognized for the Company's
equity investment in CP Kelco. After recognition of this impairment charge, the
Company's book carrying value in CP Kelco is zero.
On April 29, 2002, Hercules completed the sale of the Water Treatment
Business to GE Specialty Materials ("GESM"), a unit of General Electric Company.
The sale price was $1.8 billion in cash, resulting in net after-tax proceeds of
approximately $1.7 billion. The Company used the net proceeds to prepay debt
under its senior credit facility and ESOP credit facility (see Notes 5 and 8).
Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144"), the Water
Treatment Business has been treated as a discontinued operation as of February
12, 2002, and accordingly, all financial information has been restated. The loss
from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2002 includes an
after-tax loss on the disposal of the business of $230 million. The Water
Treatment Business had net assets, including goodwill and identifiable
intangibles from the BetzDearborn acquisition, of approximately $2.0 billion at
December 31, 2001. Approximately 3,900 employees transferred to GESM or left the
Company in connection with the sale. Hercules has an agreement with GESM to
distribute and service BetzDearborn's water treatment products to the pulp and
paper industry.
The Paper Process Chemicals Business, representing approximately
one-third of the business of BetzDearborn Inc., when it was originally acquired
in 1998, was fully integrated into and continues to be reported within Pulp and
Paper.
Summarized below are the results of operations of the Water Treatment
Business for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.
(Dollars in millions)
December 31,
2002(1) 2001 2000
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Net sales $ 269 $ 844 $ 849
Profit from operations 49 106 78
Income before income taxes 51 104 78
Tax provision 20 56 40
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Income from operations 31 48 38
Loss from disposal of business, including
a provision for income taxes of
$51 million for 2002 (230) - -
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(Loss) income from discontinued operations $(199) $ 48 $ 38
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(1) Results of operations for the period are through April 28, 2002.
In June 2001, the Company announced an aggressive and comprehensive
program to improve return on capital and cash flow, streamline organizational
structure, improve work processes, consolidate manufacturing and
non-manufacturing resources and better serve customers. The initial objective
was to achieve fixed cost reductions of $100 million on an annualized basis (as
compared to 2000 results, excluding the Food Gums business and the Resins
Divestitures) by June 2002, which was achieved by December 31, 2001. In the
beginning of 2002, the cost reduction target was increased to $200 million in
annualized fixed cost reductions to be achieved by December 2002 (as compared to
2000 results, excluding the Food Gums business and the Resins Divestitures),
including $75 million for the Water Treatment Business and $125 million for the
other remaining businesses. Subsequent to the sale of the Water Treatment
Business, the Company raised the cost reduction target to be achieved by
December 2002 for the remaining businesses to $150 million in annualized fixed
cost reductions (as compared to 2000 results, excluding the Food Gums business,
the Resins Divestitures and the Water Treatment Business). At the end of 2002,
the Company achieved approximately $160 million in annualized cost reductions,
exceeding the Company's twice upwardly revised cost reduction target.
Approximately 1,330 employees have left or will leave the Company under this
plan. The Company incurred restructuring charges totaling $51 million during the
third
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and fourth quarters of 2001. Pursuant to the cost reduction and work process
redesign program initiated in 2001 (see Notes 15 and 16), the Company incurred
restructuring charges totaling $25 million during 2002. The plan includes
reductions throughout the Company with the majority of them from support
functions. The Company expects cash outflows in 2003 relating to restructuring
will approximate $50 million and will be funded from general corporate funds.
On December 20, 2002, the Company completed the refinancing of its
existing senior credit facility with a new senior credit facility. The new
senior credit facility consists of a four year $125 million revolving credit
agreement and a $200 million term B loan due May 2007. In addition, the Company
has the option of borrowing an additional $50 million to $150 million on terms
identical to the term B loan. The availability of the incremental term loan does
not expire until the earlier of December 20, 2005 or the time of repayment of
the $200 million term B loan. In conjunction with the execution of the credit
agreement, $125 million of the proceeds of the term B loan was placed into an
escrow account to pay the principal amount of the 6.625% notes in June 2003. The
remaining proceeds from the refinancing will be used for general corporate
purposes.
During 2002, the Company recognized $65 million in net charges for
additional asbestos litigation expenses (see Note 18), $44 million for debt
prepayment penalties and the write-off of debt issuance costs associated with
the repayment of debt with the proceeds from the sale of the Water Treatment
Business, $11 million of net environmental expense and $7 million in asset
impairment charges in the Performance Products segment.
In a series of unrelated transactions, the Company completed the
divestiture of a significant portion of the Pinova Division (the "Resins
Divestitures"). On May 1, 2001, Hercules completed the sale of its hydrocarbon
resins business and select portions of its rosin resins business to a subsidiary
of Eastman Chemical Company, receiving proceeds of approximately $244 million
(the "Eastman Transaction"). On May 31, 2001, Hercules completed the sale of its
peroxy chemicals business to GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., receiving proceeds
of approximately $92 million (the "Peroxide Transaction"). Additionally, on May
25, 2001, the Company completed the sale of its interest in Hercules - Sanyo,
Inc., a toner resin joint venture, to Sanam Corporation, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd., its joint venture partner,
receiving proceeds of approximately $8 million. The Company realized net gains
from these dispositions of $74 million (see Note 16).
During 2001, the Company recognized the following additional items: a
pension curtailment gain of $5 million related to the Eastman Transaction, an
additional gain of $5 million as a result of resolving issues relating to a
prior year divestiture, $10 million in net environmental expense, $5 million of
executive severance charges, $5 million in prepayment penalties relating to the
Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") credit facility and $3 million in fees
related to the 2001 proxy contest and other matters.
During 2000, the Company monetized certain non-core assets, completing
the divestitures of its nitrocellulose and Food Gums businesses. In May 2000,
Hercules acquired the paper chemicals business of Quaker Chemical Corporation.
In September 2000, the Company announced the formation of a strategic marketing
alliance with National Starch and Chemical Company for the sale of over 300
million pounds of National Starch's papermaking chemicals starch product line.
These transactions were consistent with the Company's announced strategy to
monetize non-core businesses and grow core businesses.
In the fourth quarter of 2000, Hercules announced its intention to
pursue a sale or merger of the Company in the belief that, over the long term,
becoming part of a larger enterprise was the best strategic path for the
Company. To that end, the Company had retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit
Suisse First Boston to assist the Board of Directors in its identification and
evaluation of various alternatives.
During 2000, the Company incurred a loss of $25 million (see Note 16),
including $4 million for termination benefits in connection with the June 2000
sale of the nitrocellulose business. The Company completed the sale of its Food
Gums division to CP Kelco, a joint venture with Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking
II, L.P., in the third quarter 2000, realizing a net gain on the sale of
approximately $168 million. The Company received approximately $395 million in
cash proceeds, recorded certain selling and tax expenses of approximately $77
million and retained a 28% equity position in CP Kelco. CP Kelco simultaneously
acquired the Kelco biogums business of Pharmacia Corporation (formerly Monsanto
Company).
During 2000, the Company recognized $66 million in asset impairment
charges and write-offs, primarily in FiberVisions. Restructuring charges of $18
million, which includes the previously noted $4 million related to the
nitrocellulose divestiture, were incurred for 2000 restructuring plans,
primarily relating to severance and termination benefits for approximately 212
employee terminations in its Performance Products segment and corporate
realignment due to the divestitures of its non-core businesses. Offsetting these
restructuring charges was $4 million of reversals relating to prior year plans.
Environmental charges of $8 million were incurred, offset by $11 million in
recoveries of insurance and environmental claims. Severance charges and
compensation expense not associated with restructuring plans of $16 million was
also recognized. Additionally, the Company incurred $5 million of integration
charges, primarily for consulting and other costs associated with the
BetzDearborn acquisition. The asset impairments were triggered by significantly
higher raw material costs and the loss of a facility's major customer (see Note
16).
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The above-mentioned items are primarily included in reconciling items
in each of the respective years in the segment footnote disclosure (see Note
20).
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following discussion should be read in connection with the
information contained in the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes
thereto. All references to individual Notes refer to Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements. Certain statements contained herein may constitute
forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.
The Company's discussion and analysis of its financial condition and
results of operations is based on its consolidated financial statements, which
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires
Hercules to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities. Hercules evaluates its estimates on a regular basis, including
those related to sales returns and allowances, bad debts, inventories,
impairments of long-lived assets, income taxes, restructuring, contingencies,
including litigation and environmental, and pension and other benefit
obligations. Hercules bases its estimates on various factors including
historical experience, consultation and advice from third party subject matter
experts and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions and circumstances.
Hercules believes the following critical accounting policies affect the
more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its
consolidated financial statements.
Hercules recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete,
which generally occurs when products are shipped to the customer or services are
performed in accordance with the terms of the agreement, title and risk of loss
have been transferred, collection is probable and pricing is fixed or
determinable. Approximately 12% of the Company's revenues are from consignment
inventory. For consignment inventory, title and risk of loss are transferred
when the earnings process is considered complete, which generally occurs when
the Company's products have been consumed or used in the customer's production
process. Hercules records estimated reductions to revenue for customer returns
and other allowances, including volume-based incentives and pricing adjustments.
The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated
losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments.
Allowances for doubtful accounts are based on historical experience and known
factors regarding specific customers and industries in which the customers
operate. If the financial condition of the Company's customers were to
deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments,
additional allowances would be required.
Hercules writes down its inventories for estimated slow moving and
obsolete goods by amounts equal to the difference between the carrying cost of
the inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future
demand and market conditions.
Aside from goodwill and intangible assets which are tested for
impairment under the guidance provided in SFAS 142, the Company has adopted SFAS
144 and tests other long-lived assets for impairment based on the guidance
provided in SFAS 144. The Company records an impairment loss on its long-lived
assets based on the excess of the carrying amount over fair value, when expected
future undiscounted cash flows are insufficient to recover the carrying amount
of the asset. The fair value represents expected future cash flows from the use
of the assets, discounted at the rate used to evaluate potential investments. If
the Company determines that an impairment loss has occurred, the loss is
recognized in the income statement. Deterioration in future economic conditions
or poor operating results in a business could result in losses or the inability
to recover the carrying value of the asset, thereby possibly requiring an
impairment in the future.
Effective January 1, 2002, Hercules adopted the provisions of SFAS 142.
Hercules identified the following reporting units: BetzDearborn, Pulp and Paper,
Aqualon, FiberVisions and Pinova. In connection with Hercules' transitional
review, recorded goodwill was determined to be impaired in the BetzDearborn and
FiberVisions reporting units. In the first quarter of 2002, Hercules completed
its transitional impairment review of the identified reporting units and
recognized an after-tax impairment loss of $349 million as a cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle. In addition, an after-tax impairment loss
of $19 million was recognized in the first quarter of 2002 relating to the
Company's equity investment in CP Kelco, which had an impairment under SFAS 142.
As a result of Hercules' adoption of SFAS 142, the Company will no longer record
approximately $50 million of annual amortization relating to existing goodwill
and intangibles. Pursuant to SFAS 142, the Company is required to perform an
annual assessment of its reporting units for impairment. The annual assessment
was performed as of November 30, 2002 and indicated no additional impairment to
the Company's goodwill was warranted.
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Hercules records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax
assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized after
consideration of future taxable income and reasonable tax planning strategies.
At December 31, 2002, the Company had gross deferred tax assets of approximately
$602 million for which it has established valuation allowances of approximately
$308 million. In the event that Hercules was to determine that it would not be
able to realize all or part of its deferred tax assets, for which a valuation
allowance has not been established, an adjustment to the deferred
tax asset would be charged to income in the period such determination was made.
Hercules has recorded restructuring charges for the estimated costs of
employee severance and other exit costs. In the third quarter of 2001, the
Company initiated a comprehensive cost reduction and work process redesign
program to improve return on capital, streamline organizational structure,
improve work processes and consolidate manufacturing and non-manufacturing
resources. The Company has recognized $76 million in charges pursuant to this
initiative since inception, including $68 million for severance and $8 million
for other exit costs. In the event that it is determined that additional
employees must be involuntarily terminated pursuant to work process redesign and
other cost reduction initiatives, additional restructuring reserves would be
required, which would result in an additional charge against earnings. In the
event that the number of employees involuntarily terminated pursuant to
restructuring plans is less than anticipated due to greater than anticipated
voluntary resignations, an adjustment to reduce excess restructuring reserves
would increase income in the period that the determination was made.
Hercules establishes reserves for environmental matters, asbestos
claims, litigation and other contingencies when it is probable that a liability
has been incurred and the amount of the liability is reasonably estimable. At
December 31, 2002, the Company had accrued $421 million for contingencies in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, "Accounting
for Contingencies" ("SFAS 5"). The actual costs will depend upon numerous
factors, including the number of parties found responsible at each environmental
site and their ability to pay, the actual methods of remediation required or
agreed to, outcomes of negotiations with regulatory authorities, outcomes of
litigation, changes in environmental laws and regulations, technological
developments, the years of remedial activity required, changes in the
number or financial exposures of claims, lawsuits, settlements or judgments, or
in the ability to reduce such financial exposures by collecting indemnity
payments from insurers. If the contingency is resolved for an amount greater or
less than has been accrued, or Hercules' share of the contingency increases or
decreases, or other assumptions relevant to the development of the estimate were
to change, Hercules would recognize an additional expense or benefit in income
in the period such determination was made.
The Company provides defined benefit pension and postretirement
welfare benefit plans to employees in the United States who meet eligibility
requirements. Similar plans are provided outside the United States in accordance
with local practice. Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations in the
United States and the related expense (income) are determined based upon
actuarial assumptions regarding mortality, medical inflation rates, discount
rates, long-term return on assets, salary increases, Medicare availability and
other factors. The assets of the U.S. defined benefit plan constitute 85% of the
total defined benefit plan assets applicable to plans sponsored by the Company.
The actual return on U.S. plan assets earned in 2002, and the historical return
on U.S. plan assets earned in 2000 and 2001, was less than the 9.25% expected
long-term return assumption. In addition, yields on long-term corporate bonds
continued to decrease throughout 2002. Pursuant to the Company's annual review
of the actuarial assumptions, the discount rate was lowered to 6.75% at December
31, 2002 and the expected long-term return on U.S. plan assets was lowered to
8.75% effective January 1, 2003. Based on current assumptions, pension and
postretirement benefit plan expenses for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 are
projected to be approximately $48 million, $69 million and $92 million,
respectively. The projected increase in pension expense of $20 to $30 million
per year over this time frame is due to the unfavorable performance of the
pension investment portfolio over the past three years. As a result of
unfavorable economic conditions, the accumulated benefit obligation ("ABO")
exceeded the fair value of plan assets at December 31, 2002. At December 31,
2002, the ABO of the U.S., United Kingdom and German defined benefit pension
plans, $1,227 million, $55 million and $27 million, respectively, exceeded their
funded benefits. Consequently, the Company was required to recognize an
additional liability equal to the sum of such excess plus the prepaid pension
asset balance, with a corresponding after-tax charge to other comprehensive
income in stockholders' equity. The Company recorded a non-cash, after-tax
charge to other comprehensive income of $354 million at December 31, 2002. As a
result of this charge, the Company is in a negative net worth position at
December 31, 2002. The Company does not believe that this will have any
substantial adverse effect on its operations or liquidity. A 100 basis point
decrease or increase in the discount rate has approximately a plus or minus $160
million impact on the Company's consolidated ABO. At December 31, 2002, the
consolidated projected benefit obligation was $1,528 million, of which $1,309
million is attributable to the U.S. plan. If the U.S. qualified pension plan
performs in accordance with the actuarial assumptions, the Company anticipates
making cash contributions of approximately $40 million per year over the next 6
to 7 years to maintain compliance with ERISA funding requirements. The Company
also contributed $20 million to its non-U.S. pension plans in the fourth quarter
2002 to bring funding to required levels. A recent government mandated change in
minimum funding requirements in the Netherlands may require the Company to make
a special contribution to the Dutch pension plan of 5 million euros in 2003.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The table below reflects Net sales and Profit from operations for
continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.
Substantially all reconciling items have been allocated to the segments. The
reconciling items primarily include corporate expenses. Results of operations
for 2001 and 2000 have been restated to conform to the current year
presentation. In the discussion which follows, all comparisons are with the
previous year unless otherwise stated.
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001 2000
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Net sales:
Performance Products $ 1,385 $ 1,351 $ 1,450
Engineered Materials and Additives 320 425 695
Food Gums - - 160
Reconciling Items - - (2)
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Consolidated $ 1,705 $ 1,776 $ 2,303
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Profit from operations:
Performance Products $ 238 $ 151 $ 241
Engineered Materials and Additives 17 12 (9)
Food Gums - - 30
Reconciling Items (41) 18 104
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Consolidated $ 214 $ 181 $ 366
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2002 vs. 2001
Net sales were $1,705 million for 2002, a decrease of $71 million, or
4%. Net sales in 2002 were favorably impacted by approximately $16 million
reflecting the positive impact of the weaker dollar. Approximately $113 million
of the decrease is attributable to the businesses comprising the Resins
Divestitures (see Note 22). Volumes declined 6% year over year. Regionally, net
sales declined 6% in North America and 14% in Latin America, remained flat in
Europe and improved 2% in Asia Pacific.
Profit from operations increased $33 million, or 18%. Profit from
operations in 2002 was favorably impacted by approximately $3 million reflecting
the positive impact of the weaker dollar. Improvement in operating profit
occurred in all businesses despite a 6% decline in volumes. This was principally
due to reductions in the Company's fixed cost structure pursuant to the
comprehensive cost reduction and work process redesign program (see Notes 15 and
16) initiated in 2001. On an annualized basis, approximately $160 million in
cost savings were achieved as of December 31, 2002 (as compared to 2000 results,
excluding the Food Gums business, the Resins Divestitures and the Water
Treatment Business). Impacting 2002 profit from operations were $23 million in
net restructuring charges, $7 million in asset impairment charges and $5
million, net, of other charges. Impacting profit from operations in 2001 were
$74 million of pre-tax gains from the Resins Divestitures and $6 million, net,
of other gains, partially offset by $51 million in restructuring charges
associated with the comprehensive cost reduction and work process redesign
program.
Performance Products segment revenues were up $34 million, or 3%. Net
sales were favorably impacted by approximately $12 million reflecting the
positive impact of the weaker dollar. Sales improved due to volume improvements
of 6% versus the prior year and favorable product mix, partially offset by
competitive pricing. Profit from operations increased $87 million, or 58%.
Profit from operations primarily benefited from the cost reduction and work
process redesign program commenced in 2001. Profit from operations in 2002
includes asset impairment charges of $7 million associated with the planned
shutdown of plant facilities.
Pulp and Paper is a large and technically advanced provider of pulp and
paper chemicals and technical paper process solutions. In Pulp and Paper, both
net sales and profit from operations improved year over year. Sales improved due
to volume improvements of 10% versus the prior year partially offset by
competitive pricing and unfavorable product mix. Sales to GE Betz pursuant to a
two-year supply agreement accounted for 2% of the net sales growth. Lower
overhead costs attributable to the cost reduction and work process redesign
program was the primary driver of higher profit from operations. Profit from
operations was negatively impacted by asset impairment charges of $7 million
associated with the shutdown of two plant facilities. The industry in which Pulp
and Paper competes is projected to experience average growth rates of 2% to 3%
through 2004. Demand for process chemicals, retention aids and strength resins
has increased as the quality of pulp in paper
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products has been reduced. However, the industry has become increasingly
competitive as consolidation continues within the pulp and paper customer base.
Aqualon is a supplier of products that manage the properties of aqueous
(water-based) systems. Aqualon's products are mostly derived from renewable
natural raw materials, including cellulose and guar, and are used in paints and
coatings, personal care products such as toothpaste and shampoo, oil and gas
well drilling to provide fluid loss control and as a strengthening agent in
mortar and plaster, among other uses. Net sales and profit from operations
improved versus the prior year despite a decrease in volumes of approximately
2%. Sales improved due to favorable product mix partially offset by lower
volumes and competitive pricing. Volume declines are reflective of weak sales to
the oilfield industry. Lower raw material costs and lower overhead costs
attributable to the cost reduction and work process redesign program were the
primary drivers of the improved operating performance. The water-soluble polymer
industry is mature, growing at rates near or slightly higher than GDP. Mergers
in the industry and the withdrawal of marginal producers have improved
profitability.
Engineered Materials and Additives segment revenues decreased $105
million, or 25%, and profit from operations increased $5 million, or 42%.
Approximately $113 million of the decrease is attributable to the businesses
comprising the Resins Divestitures. In May 2001, Hercules sold its hydrocarbon
resins and select portions of its rosin resins businesses, its peroxy chemicals
business and its interest in a toner resin joint venture (see Note 22). Segment
volumes decreased 24% year over year.
FiberVisions is a global supplier of synthetic non-woven fibers made
from polypropylene and used primarily in disposable diapers and other hygienic
products. Net sales in FiberVisions improved marginally, largely driven by a
positive rate of exchange effect and 5% higher volumes partially offset by the
contractual customer pass through of lower polypropylene costs and competitive
pricing issues. Operating performance increased by $3 million due to lower
polymer costs and lower overhead costs attributable to the cost reduction and
work process redesign program.
Pinova offers products that generally are custom made to fit a
particular use in an industry and impart or improve the properties of a variety
of compounded substances. Net sales in Pinova significantly declined in 2002
versus the prior year as a result of the Resins Divestitures (see Note 22).
Volumes were down approximately 65%. Despite declines in revenues and volumes,
operating performance increased. The improvement in profit from operations was a
direct result of hiring a full time sales team to support the business,
replacing the distribution channel used in 2001 following the Resins
Divestitures, as well as a focused effort on cost reduction and work process
redesign.
2001 vs. 2000
Consolidated net sales were $1,776 million for 2001, a decrease of $527
million, or 23%. Approximately $30 million of this decrease is attributable to
the strength of the U.S. dollar in 2001, principally versus the euro, which
continued to weaken throughout the year. Approximately $219 million of the
decrease is attributable to the businesses involved in the Resins Divestitures
(see Note 22). Approximately $160 million and $23 million of the decrease is
attributable to the divestiture of the Food Gums business in September 2000 and
the divestiture of the nitrocellulose business in June 2000, respectively (see
Note 22). Contributing to the decline was reduced volume in all businesses
versus 2000. Regionally, net sales declined 21% in North America, 25% in Europe,
28% in Asia Pacific and 24% in Latin America. Weak market demand negatively
impacted the Company's sales.
Consolidated profit from operations decreased $185 million, or 51%. Of
this decrease, $52 million was attributable to business divestitures. Also
impacting 2001 profit from operations were $51 million in restructuring charges
associated with the cost reduction program. Offsetting these charges were $74
million of pre-tax gains from the Resins Divestitures, $6 million, net, of other
gains and $8 million due to foreign currency. Operating profit improvements were
seen in FiberVisions but were completely negated by lower profit from operations
in Pulp and Paper and Aqualon. Pulp and Paper and Aqualon experienced weakness
in the industries they service. Pursuant to the comprehensive cost reduction and
work process redesign program (see Note 16) initiated in the third quarter
of 2001, the Company began reducing its fixed cost structure and saw cost
improvements in fourth quarter operating profit. On an annualized basis,
approximately $38 million in cost savings were achieved as of December 31, 2001
(as compared to 2000 results, excluding the Food Gums business, the Resins
Divestitures and the Water Treatment Business). Profit from operations in 2000
was favorably impacted by a $168 million gain associated with the sale of the
Food Gums business, partially offset by the following charges: a $25 million
loss associated with the divestiture of the nitrocellulose business, $66 million
in asset impairment charges, $10 million in restructuring charges and executive
severance charges not associated with restructuring plans of $16 million.
Performance Products segment revenues were down $99 million, or 7%. Net
sales were negatively impacted by approximately $27 million reflecting the
negative impact of the stronger dollar. The segment experienced 6% lower volumes
year over year. Continuing weak demand in the global paper industry and the full
year effect of the nitrocellulose divestiture in 2000 primarily drove the
decline in segment revenues. Profit from operations decreased $90 million, or
37%, versus the prior year. The decline in volumes, revenue and profit from
operations all reflect the full year effect of the nitrocellulose divestiture in
2000.
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In Pulp and Paper, both net sales and profit from operations declined
year over year. The business continued to be impacted by weak global demand.
Sales and profit from operations were negatively impacted by volume declines of
5% from last year. Higher energy and transportation costs, partially offset by
lower overhead costs and bad debt expenses, contributed to the lower profit from
operations. Pulp and Paper began to see benefits from the cost reduction and
work process redesign program in the fourth quarter with lower overhead costs.
However, the industry has become increasingly competitive as consolidation
continues within the pulp and paper customer base.
Aqualon's net sales and profit from operations decreased versus the
prior year. Volumes decreased approximately 9%. The decline in volumes, revenue
and profit from operations all reflect the full year effect of the
nitrocellulose divestitures in 2000. Aqualon's results were hampered by the
currency effects of a strong dollar, principally versus the euro, which was
particularly evident in the first half of 2001. Profit from operations was
negatively impacted by volume declines, higher raw material and energy costs,
competitive pricing issues and unfavorable fixed cost absorption at lower
production levels. These negative drivers were partially offset by lower
overhead costs attributable to the cost reduction and work process redesign
program. Volume declines are reflective of weak general economic conditions.
Engineered Materials and Additives segment revenues decreased $270
million, or 39%, and profit from operations increased $21 million, or 233%. In
May 2001, Hercules sold its hydrocarbon resins and select portions of its rosin
resins businesses, its peroxy chemicals business and its interest in a toner
resin joint venture (see Note 22). Pinova, including the businesses that the
Company sold, had approximately $450 million in net sales in 2000.
Net sales in FiberVisions declined while profit from operations
increased significantly. The decline in net sales is primarily due to 9% lower
volumes for the full year attributable to the exit from the low margin
automotive segment and increased usage of lower basis weight hygiene fabrics
combined with adverse economic conditions in the decorative fiber segment,
contractual customer pass through of lower polymer costs, the impact of the
stronger dollar and competitive pricing issues. Operating performance was
positively impacted by lower polymer costs, lower overhead costs attributable to
the cost reduction and work process redesign program and lower depreciation
expense as a result of asset impairments in 2000.
Net sales and profit from operations in Pinova significantly declined
in 2001 as a result of the Resins Divestitures (see Note 22). Volumes were down
approximately 60%. Net sales and profit from operations attributable to the
retained business experienced deterioration in 2001. Operating performance was
primarily impacted by unfavorable fixed cost absorption at lower production
levels and weak overall demand, the most significant in the Terpenes product
line.
Interest and Debt Expense and Preferred Security Distributions; Equity Income
(Loss); Provision for Income Taxes
Interest and debt expense and preferred security distributions of
subsidiary trusts decreased $100 million, or 39%, in 2002 versus 2001 primarily
due to lower outstanding debt balances, reflecting the application of proceeds
from the sale of the Water Treatment Business on April 29, 2002, and 2001 asset
sales, as well as lower interest rates. Interest and debt expense and preferred
security distributions of subsidiary trusts decreased $6 million, or 2%, in 2001
versus 2000.
Equity income (loss) of affiliated companies in 2002 reflected equity
income from the FiberVisions ES joint venture that FiberVisions formed in
January 2000 with Chisso Polypro Fiber Co., Ltd. The equity losses recorded in
2001 and 2000 were a result of the equity losses relating to CP Kelco.
Provision for income taxes on continuing operations reflects effective
tax rates of 7% in 2002, (20%) in 2001 and 30% in 2000. The effective tax rate
for 2002 reflects the tax benefit of the pre-tax loss partially offset by the
effect of increases to tax reserves related to anticipated tax assessments and
other provisions. The effective tax rate for 2001 reflects the tax benefit of
the pre-tax loss partially offset by the effect of increases to tax reserves and
the effect of non-deductible goodwill amortization. The 2000 rate was favorably
impacted by the utilization of research and development credits.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Liquidity and financial resources: Net cash flow used in operations was
$217 million in 2002, $100 million in 2001 and $32 million in 2000. The change
in operating cash flow in 2002 compared to 2001 primarily results from higher
income tax payments, $97 million in pension contributions and payments related
to the restructuring plans. The increase in cash flow used in operations in 2001
versus 2000 is a result of higher working capital needs. The 2000 net cash flow
from operations reflects the payment of legal settlements, net of insurance
recoveries, and higher working capital requirements.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $1,659 million in 2002,
$295 million in 2001 and $229 million in 2000. Hercules' significant cash flow
from investing activities in 2002 was due to the sale of the Water Treatment
Business. Cash flow from investing activities in 2001 and 2000 has benefited
from the monetization of certain non-core assets. In May 2001, the Company
completed the sale of its hydrocarbon resins business and select portions of its
rosin resins business to a subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company, receiving
proceeds of approximately $244 million, and the sale of its peroxy chemicals
business to GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., receiving proceeds of approximately
$92 million. In September 2000,
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the Company sold its Food Gums business to CP Kelco, receiving proceeds of
approximately $395 million. After recording certain selling and tax expenses of
$77 million, the net proceeds of approximately $318 million were applied to
repay term loan tranche C. Capital expenditures were $43 million, $52 million
and $171 million in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. The decrease in capital
expenditures in 2001 was primarily due to the completion of the plant expansion
in Doel, Belgium. Stringent capital spending controls instituted in early 2001
have lowered expenditures in both 2001 and 2002.
Net cash used in financing activities was $1,332 million, $368 million
and $290 million, respectively, in 2002, 2001 and 2000. The Company has used
cash from business divestitures in 2002, 2001 and 2000 to pay down long-term
debt.
The Company used the net proceeds of approximately $1.7 billion from
the sale of the Water Treatment Business (see Note 22) to permanently reduce
long-term debt, repaying in full the following borrowings: term loan tranche A,
term loan tranche D, the revolving credit agreement and the ESOP credit
facility. In addition, effective with the consummation of the sale of the Water
Treatment Business and the application of the net proceeds, the revolving credit
agreement was permanently reduced from $900 million to $200 million and the
Canadian revolving credit agreement was cancelled. A portion of the net proceeds
($73 million) from the sale of the Water Treatment Business was used to
collateralize the Company's outstanding letters of credit.
On December 20, 2002, the Company completed the refinancing of its
existing senior credit facility with a new senior credit facility. The new
senior credit facility consists of a four year $125 million revolving credit
agreement and a $200 million term B loan due May 2007. In addition, the Company
has the option of borrowing an additional $50 million to $150 million on terms
identical to the term B loan. The availability of the incremental term loan does
not expire until the earlier of December 20, 2005 or the repayment of the $200
million term B loan. In conjunction with the execution of the credit agreement,
$125 million of the proceeds of the term B loan was placed into an escrow
account to pay the principal amount of the 6.625% notes in June 2003. The
remaining proceeds from the refinancing will be used for general corporate
purposes. The escrow funds have been recognized as restricted cash on the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. The term B loan bears interest at LIBOR + 3.25%. The
revolving credit agreement bears interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin,
currently 2.75%, which is determinable based on the Company's leverage ratio.
The new senior credit facility is secured by liens on the Company's assets
(including real, personal and intellectual properties) and is guaranteed by
substantially all of the Company's current and future wholly-owned domestic
subsidiaries. Issuance costs related to the financing are included in deferred
charges and other assets and are being amortized over the term of the loans,
using the effective interest method. In connection with the cancellation of the
original senior credit facility, the letters of credit were reissued under the
new credit facility in the first quarter of 2003 and the cash collateral has
been released to the Company.
On November 14, 2000, the Company completed a refinancing and
modification of its existing debt, borrowing $375 million under the senior
credit facility (term loan tranche D) and also issuing $400 million of 11 1/8%
senior notes due 2007. The 11 1/8% senior notes are guaranteed by each of
Hercules' current and future wholly owned domestic restricted subsidiaries. The
11 1/8% senior notes were subject to a registration rights agreement that
required Hercules to file a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to which the Company offered to
exchange all of its $400 million aggregate principal amount of 11 1/8% senior
notes due 2007 ("old notes") for $400 million aggregate principal amount of 11
1/8% senior notes due 2007 ("new notes"). The form and terms of the new notes
are the same as the form and terms of the old notes except that, because the new
notes were registered under the Securities Act, the new notes do not bear
legends restricting their transfer and are not entitled to certain registration
rights. The new notes evidence the same debt as the old notes and the new notes
and the old notes are governed by the same indenture. Hercules did not receive
any proceeds from the exchange offer. As of December 31, 2002, $389.8 million of
the old notes had been exchanged for a like amount of new notes.
At any time prior to November 15, 2003, Hercules may on any one or more
occasions, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 11 1/8%
senior notes at a redemption price of 111.125% of the principal amount, plus
accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated damages, if any, to the redemption
date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more public equity offerings,
provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the 11 1/8%
senior notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding, immediately after
the occurrence of such redemption (excluding notes held by Hercules and its
subsidiaries); and (ii) the redemption occurs within 45 days of the date of the
closing of such public equity offering. Except as described above, the 11 1/8%
senior notes will not be redeemable at Hercules' option prior to maturity.
Hercules is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments
with respect to the senior notes.
The proceeds of the 11 1/8% senior notes were used to repay the
Company's Redeemable Hybrid INcome Overnight Shares (RHINOS) and Floating Rate
Preferred Securities and to reduce the current portion of term loan tranche A.
As of December 31, 2002, the Company had $125 million available under
the revolving credit agreement and $24 million of short-term lines of credit.
Capital Structure and Commitments
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Total capitalization (stockholders' (deficit) equity, company-obligated
preferred securities of subsidiary trusts and debt) decreased to $1.4 billion at
December 31, 2002 from $3.5 billion at December 31, 2001. The ratio of
debt-to-total capitalization increased to 64% at December 31, 2002 from 62% at
December 31, 2001. The current ratio increased to 1.47 at December 31, 2002,
compared to .92 at December 31, 2001. The quick ratio increased to 1.20 at
December 31, 2002 compared to .66 at December 31, 2001.
On October 4, 2000, Moody's Investors Service, Inc., downgraded the
Company's senior unsecured credit rating to Ba1 with a stable outlook. On
October 19, 2000, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded the corporate
credit rating to BB+ and placed Hercules on credit watch with "developing"
implications. On November 9, 2000, Moody's Investors Service, Inc., assigned a
Ba2 rating to the 11 1/8% senior notes and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services
assigned a BB- rating to the 11 1/8% senior notes. Both ratings were placed on
credit watch with "developing" implications. On January 23, 2001, Standard &
Poor's Ratings Services downgraded the corporate credit rating to BB. On January
25, 2001, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned a B+ rating to the 11 1/8%
senior notes. On May 5, 2002, Standard and Poor's Rating Services raised the
rating on the 11 1/8% senior notes to BB-. On June 5, 2002, Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. revised the outlook to stable from "developing" and on December 5,
2002, Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised the Company's credit outlook to
positive.
Quarterly dividends of $0.27 per share were declared and paid in the
first and second quarters of 2000. In August 2000, the Board of Directors
reduced the quarterly dividend payment to $0.08 per share, which was paid in
September 2000 for the third quarter of 2000. On November 13, 2000, the Board of
Directors determined to suspend the payment of the quarterly dividend beginning
with the fourth quarter of 2000, subject to reconsideration of the policy by the
Board, in its discretion, when warranted under appropriate circumstances. In
addition, payment of future dividends is significantly restricted by the
indenture governing the senior notes and the senior credit facility. The annual
dividend was $0.62 per share during 2000.
Capital expenditures are expected to approximate between $45 and $58
million during 2003. This includes funds for continuing or completing existing
projects and for implementing new projects.
The Company's contractual commitments as of December 31, 2002 are
summarized as follows:
(Dollars in millions)
Payments Due by Period
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Less than 1 After 5
Total year 1 - 3 years 4 - 5 years years
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Current and long-term portion of debt $ 882 $ 144 $ 32 $ 600 $ 106
Non-cancelable operating leases 167 23 39 29 76
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Total contractual cash obligations $1,049 $ 167 $ 71 $ 629 $ 182
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The Company had the following commercial commitments at December 31,
2002: lines of credit of $1 million outstanding and letters of credit of $78
million, both of which may require payments in the future. If required, these
commitments would be funded from general corporate funds.
RISK FACTORS
Indebtedness
As of December 31, 2002, the Company's total debt was approximately
$883 million, of which 71% is fixed rate indebtedness. Total debt does not
include $624 million of company-obligated preferred securities of subsidiary
trusts, all of which is a fixed rate obligation. The Company's indebtedness has
significant consequences. For example, it could: increase the Company's
vulnerability to economic downturns and competitive pressures; require the
Company to dedicate a substantial portion of its cash flow from operations to
payments on its indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of its cash flow
to fund working capital, capital expenditures, research and development efforts
and other general corporate purposes; limit the Company's flexibility in
planning for, or reacting to, changes in its business and the industries in
which it operates or in pursuing attractive business opportunities requiring
debt financing; place the Company at a disadvantage to its competitors that have
less debt; and limit the Company's ability to borrow additional funds due to
restrictive covenants.
The senior credit facility and the indenture governing the 11 1/8%
senior notes due 2007, which together account for a large portion of the
Company's debt, contain numerous restrictive covenants, including, among other
things, covenants that limit the Company's ability to: borrow money and incur
contingent liabilities; make dividend or other restricted payments; use assets
as security in other transactions; enter into transactions with affiliates;
enter into new lines of business; issue and sell stock of restricted
subsidiaries; sell assets or merge with or into other companies and make capital
expenditures. In addition,
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the senior credit facility requires the Company to meet financial ratios and
tests, including maximum leverage and interest coverage levels. These
restrictions could limit the Company's ability to plan for or react to market
conditions or meet extraordinary capital needs and could otherwise restrict
corporate activities.
The Company's ability to comply with the covenants and other terms of
the senior credit facility and the indenture governing the senior notes and to
satisfy these and other debt obligations will depend upon the Company's current
and future performance. The Company's performance is affected by general
economic conditions and by financial, competitive, political, business and other
factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control. The Company believes
that the cash generated from its business will be sufficient to enable the
Company to comply with the covenants and other terms of the senior credit
facility and the indenture governing the senior notes and to make debt payments
as they become due.
The Company and its subsidiaries may incur additional indebtedness in
the future. As of December 31, 2002, the Company had a $325 million senior
credit facility with a syndicate of banks. Under the senior credit facility, the
Company has a $125 million revolving credit agreement, which permits certain
additional borrowings. In addition, the Company has the option to borrow an
additional $50 million to $150 million under the senior credit facility. If new
indebtedness is added to the Company's current indebtedness levels, the risks
described above could increase.
Market Risk
Fluctuations in interest and foreign currency exchange rates affect the
Company's financial position and results of operations. The Company has used
several strategies to actively hedge interest rate and foreign currency exposure
and minimize the effect of such fluctuations on reported earnings and cash flow.
(See "Foreign Currency Translation" and "Derivative Financial Instruments and
Hedging" in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Notes 18 and 21.)
Sensitivity of the Company's financial instruments to selected changes in market
rates and prices, which are reasonably possible over a one-year period, are
described below. The market values for interest rate risk are calculated by the
Company utilizing a third-party software model that employs standard pricing
models to determine the present value of the instruments based on the market
conditions as of the valuation date.
The Company's derivative and other financial instruments subject to
interest rate risk consist substantially of debt instruments and trust preferred
securities. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, net market value of these combined
instruments at December 31, 2002 was a liability of $1.44 and $2.61 billion,
respectively. The sensitivity analysis assumes an instantaneous 100-basis point
move in interest rates from their levels, with all other variables held
constant. A 100-basis point increase in interest rates at December 31, 2002 and
2001 would result in a $60 and $52 million decrease, respectively, in the net
market value of the liability. A 100-basis point decrease in interest rates at
December 31, 2002 and 2001 would result in a $72 and $57 million increase,
respectively, in the net market value of the liability.
Our financial instruments subject to foreign currency exchange risk
consist of foreign currency forwards and options and represent a net asset
position of $0.2 million at December 31, 2002 and 2001. The following
sensitivity analysis assumes an instantaneous 10% change in foreign currency
exchange rates from year-end levels, with all other variables held constant. A
10% strengthening of the U.S. dollar versus other currencies at December 31,
2002 and 2001 would result in a $0.2 and $2 million increase, respectively, in
the net asset position while a 10% weakening of the dollar versus all currencies
would result in a $0.3 and $2 million decrease, respectively, in the net asset
position resulting in a net liability position.
Foreign exchange forward and option contracts have been used to hedge
the Company's firm and anticipated foreign currency cash flows. Thus, there is
either an asset or cash flow exposure related to all the financial instruments
in the above sensitivity analysis for which the impact of a movement in exchange
rates would be in the opposite direction and substantially equal to the impact
on the instruments in the analysis. There are presently no significant
restrictions on the remittance of funds generated by the Company's operations
outside the United States.
The Company has not designated any derivative as a hedge instrument
under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS 133") and, accordingly,
changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded each period in earnings.
Environmental
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company is subject to
numerous environmental laws and regulations covering compliance matters or
imposing liability for the costs of, and damages resulting from, cleaning up
sites, past spills, disposals and other releases of hazardous substances.
Changes in these laws and regulations may have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial position and results of operations. Any failure by the
Company to adequately comply with such laws and regulations could subject the
Company to significant future liabilities.
Environmental remediation expenses are funded from internal sources of
cash. Such expenses are not expected to have a significant effect on the
Company's ongoing liquidity. Environmental cleanup costs, including capital
expenditures for
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ongoing operations, are a normal, recurring part of operations and are not
significant in relation to total operating costs or cash flows. See Item 3,
Legal Proceedings and Note 10.
Litigation
Hercules is a defendant in numerous lawsuits that arise out of, and are
incidental to, the conduct of its business. These suits concern issues such as
product liability, contract disputes, labor-related matters, patent
infringement, antitrust proceedings, environmental proceedings, property damage
and personal injury matters. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of
all pending suits and claims, the ultimate resolution of these matters could
have a material effect upon the financial position of Hercules, and the
resolution of any of the matters during a specific period could have a material
effect on the quarterly or annual operating results for that period. See Item 3,
Legal Proceedings and Note 10.
Pension
The assets and liabilities associated with the Company's defined
benefit plans are subject to interest rate and market risk. At December 31,
2002, the accumulated pension benefit obligation ("ABO") of the U.S. defined
benefit plan was $1,227 million based on a discount rate of 6.75%. The fair
value of the U.S. defined benefit plan assets at December 31, 2002 was $966
million. The assets of the U.S. defined benefit plan are invested as follows:
$439 million in domestic corporate equity securities, $180 million in
international corporate equity securities, $309 million in fixed income
securities and $38 million in other investments. The Company has used an 8.75%
assumed rate of return on plan assets for the U.S. plans effective January 1,
2003. A 100-basis point decrease or increase in the discount rate has
approximately a plus or minus $130 million impact on the ABO. A 100-basis point
decrease or increase in the assumed rate of return has approximately a plus or
minus $12 million impact on the U.S. pension expense estimated for 2003.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, "Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations" ("SFAS 143"). SFAS 143 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. SFAS 143
establishes accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of legal
obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets. The
provisions of SFAS 143 require companies to record an asset and related
liability for the costs associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived
asset if a legal liability to incur these costs exists. SFAS 143 became
effective for the Company on January 1, 2003. Based on the Company's evaluation
to date, the adoption of SFAS 143 is expected to result in a charge ranging from
$0.25 to $0.30 per diluted share that will be reported as a cumulative effect of
a change in accounting principle. Approximately 75% of this cumulative effect
charge relates to a former operating site in Kenvil, New Jersey. This site
comprises approximately 1,100 acres of property in close proximity to the New
York City metropolitan area. The value of this property is estimated to
significantly exceed the asset retirement obligation recorded in accordance with
SFAS 143.
In April 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment
to FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections" ("SFAS 145"). The Company
elected to early adopt the provisions of SFAS 145 related to the rescission of
SFAS 4, "Reporting Gains and Losses from the Extinguishment of Debt" ("SFAS 4").
Accordingly, the prepayment penalties and the write-off of debt issuance costs
relating to the April 2002 debt repayment (see Note 5) are reported in net loss
from continuing operations. Under SFAS 4, the majority of these costs would have
been reported as an extraordinary loss in the Consolidated Statement of
Operations.
In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal
Activities" ("SFAS 146"). SFAS 146 addresses financial accounting and reporting
for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging
Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee
Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain
Costs in a Restructuring)". SFAS 146 defines the timing of the recognition of
costs associated with exit or disposal activities, the types of costs that may
be recognized and the methodology for calculating the fair value of such costs.
The provisions of SFAS 146 are effective for exit or disposal activities that
are initiated after December 31, 2002. The Company does not believe this
statement will have a material effect on its financial statements.
On December 15, 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and
Disclosure" ("SFAS 148"). SFAS 148 amends Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123") by
requiring, among other provisions,
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enhanced disclosure regarding stock-based compensation in the Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies. The Company adopted the enhanced disclosure
provisions of SFAS 148 as of December 31, 2002.
In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45,
"Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others" ("FIN 45"). The initial
recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45 apply on a prospective basis to
guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. As required, the Company
has adopted the disclosure requirements of FIN 45 as of December 31, 2002 (see
Note 10). The Company will apply the initial recognition and measurement
provisions on a prospective basis effective January 1, 2003. FIN 45 modifies
existing disclosure requirements for most guarantees and requires that at the
time a company issues a guarantee, the company must recognize an initial
liability for the fair value of the obligation it assumes under that guarantee.
The Company is in the process of evaluating the recognition and measurement
provisions of FIN 45 and absent any unforeseen events, management does not
expect that the adoption of these provisions will have a significant impact on
the Company's financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46,
"Consolidation of Certain Variable Interest Entities" ("FIN 46") (VIEs), which
is an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, "Consolidated
Financial Statements" ("ARB 51"). FIN 46 addresses the application of ARB 51 to
VIEs, and generally would require that assets, liabilities and results of the
activity of a VIE be consolidated into the financial statements of the
enterprise that is considered the primary beneficiary. The Company currently has
two joint-venture VIEs that are presently accounted for using the equity method
of accounting. These entities serve as strategic global marketers of the
Company's bicomponent fibers. The assets and liabilities of these entities are
not consolidated within the Company's financial statements. As of December 31,
2002, the fair value of the assets in these joint ventures was approximately $5
million and the fair values of the associated liabilities and non-controlling
interests were approximately $4 million. The Company is in the process of
reviewing the provisions of FIN 46. There are no assets of the Company that
serve as collateral for the VIEs and the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse
to the general credit of the Company.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
For discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market
risk, see the caption "Risk Factors" under Item 7, Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
HERCULES INCORPORATED
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Accountants.................................................................................. 30
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.......................... 31
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2002 and 2001........................................................ 32
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow for the Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000........................... 33
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000...... 34
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss for the Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.................. 35
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.......................... 36
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)........................................................................... 77
Principal Consolidated Subsidiaries of Registrant.................................................................. 78
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
of Hercules Incorporated:
In our opinion, the financial statements listed in the accompanying index
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Hercules
Incorporated and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the results
of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2002 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion,
the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item
15(a)(2) on page 84 presents fairly, in all material respects, the information
set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated
financial statements. These financial statements and the financial statement
schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial
statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
changed its accounting for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets
effective January 1, 2002, with the adoption of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." Also, as
disclosed in Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" on January 1, 2002.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 26, 2003
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HERCULES INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions, except per share)
2002 2001 2000
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Net sales $ 1,705 $ 1,776 $ 2,303
Cost of sales 1,041 1,133 1,451
Selling, general and administrative expenses 353 401 444
Research and development 42 53 64
Goodwill and intangible asset amortization (Note 3) 9 24 24
Other operating expense (income), net (Note 16) 46 (16) (46)
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Profit from operations 214 181 366
Interest and debt expense (Note 17) 96 196 164
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts 58 58 96
Other expense, net (Note 18) 115 8 18
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(Loss) income before income taxes and equity income (loss) (55) (81) 88
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (Note 6) (4) 16 26
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(Loss) income before equity income (loss) (51) (97) 62
Equity income (loss) of affiliated companies, net of tax 2 (9) (2)
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Net (loss) income from continuing operations before discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (49) (106) 60
Net (loss) income on discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 22) (199) 48 38
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Net (loss) income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (248) (58) 98
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax (Note 3) (368) - -
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Net (loss) income $ (616) $ (58) $ 98
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(Loss) earnings per share (Note 19)
Basic (loss) earnings per share
Continuing operations $ (0.45) $ (0.98) $ 0.56
Discontinued operations $ (1.83) $ 0.44 $ 0.35
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ (3.37) $ - $ -
Net (loss) income $ (5.65) $ (0.54) $ 0.91
Weighted average number of shares (millions) 109.1 108.2 107.2
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
Continuing operations $ (0.45) $ (0.98) $ 0.56
Discontinued operations $ (1.83) $ 0.44 $ 0.35
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ (3.37) $ - $ -
Net (loss) income $ (5.65) $ (0.54) $ 0.91
Weighted average number of shares (millions) 109.1 108.2 107.9
The accompanying accounting policies and notes are an integral part of the
consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in millions)
December 31,
2002 2001
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ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 209 $ 76
Restricted cash (Note 5) 125 -
Accounts and notes receivable, net (Note 1) 360 506
Inventories (Note 2) 167 233
Deferred income taxes (Note 6) 46 27
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Total current assets 907 842
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 14) 663 903
Intangible assets, net (Note 3) 198 615
Goodwill, net (Note 3) 468 1,897
Prepaid pension (Note 7) - 203
Deferred income taxes (Note 6) 15 -
Deferred charges and other assets (Note 14) 442 543
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Total assets $ 2,693 $ 5,003
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 176 $ 203
Short-term debt (Note 4) 145 251
Accrued expenses (Note 14) 295 463
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Total current liabilities 616 917
Long-term debt (Note 5) 738 1,959
Deferred income taxes (Note 6) 80 370
Pension liability (Note 7) 278 -
Other postretirement benefits (Note 7) 103 110
Deferred credits and other liabilities (Note 14) 377 311
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Total liabilities 2,192 3,667
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) - -
Company-obligated preferred securities of subsidiary trusts (Note 11) 624 624
Stockholders' (deficit) equity
Series preferred stock (Note 12) - -
Common stock, $25/48 par value (Note 13) 83 83
(shares issued: 2002 - 159,984,444; 2001 - 159,984,444)
Additional paid-in capital 682 697
Unearned compensation (Note 8) (93) (104)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses (454) (218)
Retained earnings 1,483 2,099
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1,701 2,557
Reacquired stock, at cost (shares: 2002 - 50,615,487; 2001 - 51,196,972) 1,824 1,845
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Total stockholders' (deficit) equity (123) 712
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Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity $ 2,693 $ 5,003
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The accompanying accounting policies and notes are an integral part of the
consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001 2000
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CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income $ (616) $ (58) $ 98
Net loss (income) from discontinued operations 199 (48) (38)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operations:
Depreciation 71 77 105
Amortization 29 57 57
Gain on disposals - (77) (142)
Impairment charges 368 3 -
Noncash charges (credits) 64 69 105
Accruals and deferrals of cash receipts and payments:
Affiliates' earnings in excess of dividends received (1) 9 2
Accounts receivable (7) 65 (1)
Inventories (5) 6 (23)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (234) (107) (110)
Deferred taxes (15) (51) 2
Noncurrent assets and liabilities (70) (45) (87)
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Net cash used in continuing operations (217) (100) (32)
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CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (43) (52) (171)
Proceeds of investment and fixed asset disposals 1,816 356 418
Increase in restricted cash (125) - -
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired - - (6)
Other, net 11 (9) (12)
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Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations 1,659 295 229
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CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Long-term debt proceeds 450 349 1,889
Long-term debt payments (1,776) (626) (1,790)
Change in short-term debt (8) (107) 92
Payment of debt issuance costs and underwriting fees (5) - (28)
Repayment of subsidiary trust preferred securities - - (370)
Common stock issued 7 17 13
Common stock reacquired - (1) (2)
Dividends paid - - (94)
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Net cash used in financing activities (1,332) (368) (290)
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (2) (3) (2)
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Net cash flow from discontinued operations (Note 22) 25 198 86
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 133 22 (9)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 76 54 63
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 209 $ 76 $ 54
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest (net of amount capitalized) $ 96 $ 157 $ 164
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts 57 61 85
Income taxes, net of refunds received 142 37 29
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of minority interest - - (11)
Incentive and other employee benefit stock plan issuances 13 12 8
The accompanying accounting policies and notes are an integral part of the
consolidated financial statements.
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HERCULES INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
(Dollars in millions)
Accumulated
Unearned Other
Common Paid-in Compen- Comprehen-
Stock Capital sation sive Loss
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Balances at January 1, 2000 $ 83 $ 757 $ (123) $ (44)
(Common shares: issued, 159,976,730; reacquired, 53,587,365)
Net income - - - -
Common dividends, $0.62 per common share - - - -
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - (99)
Impact of allocation of shares held by ESOP - - 8 -
Purchase of common stock, 174,547 shares - - - -
Issuance of common stock:
Incentive plans, net, 1,319,519 shares, from reacquired stock - (31) - -
Conversion of notes and debentures, 7,714 shares - - - -
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Balances at December 31, 2000 $ 83 $ 726 $ (115) $ (143)
(Common shares: issued, 159,984,444; reacquired, 52,442,393)
Net loss - - - -
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - (69)
Impact of allocation of shares held by ESOP - - 11 -
Additional minimum pension liability, net of tax - - - (6)
Purchase of common stock, 66,470 shares - - - -
Issuances of common stock:
Incentive plans, net, 1,311,891 shares, from reacquired stock - (29) - -
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Balances at December 31, 2001 $ 83 $ 697 $ (104) $ (218)
(Common shares: issued, 159,984,444; reacquired, 51,196,972)
Net loss - - - -
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - 15
Impact of allocation of shares held by ESOP - - 11 -
Additional minimum pension liability, net of tax - - - (354)
Reclassification adjustment relating to disposal of business - - - 103
Purchase of common stock, 16,960 shares - - - -
Issuances of common stock:
Incentive plans, net, 598,445 shares, from reacquired stock - (15) - -
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Balances at December 31, 2002 $ 83 $ 682 $ (93) $ (454)
(Common shares: issued, 159,984,444; reacquired, 50,615,487)
(Dollars in millions)
Retained Reacquired
Earnings Stock Total
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Balances at January 1, 2000 $ 2,125 $(1,935) $ 863
(Common shares: issued, 159,976,730; reacquired, 53,587,365)
Net income 98 - 98
Common dividends, $0.62 per common share (66) - (66)
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - (99)
Impact of allocation of shares held by ESOP - - 8
Purchase of common stock, 174,547 shares - (5) (5)
Issuance of common stock:
Incentive plans, net, 1,319,519 shares, from reacquired stock - 48 17
Conversion of notes and debentures, 7,714 shares - - -
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Balances at December 31, 2000 $ 2,157 $(1,892) $ 816
(Common shares: issued, 159,984,444; reacquired, 52,442,393)
Net loss (58) - (58)
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - (69)
Impact of allocation of shares held by ESOP - - 11
Additional minimum pension liability, net of tax - - (6)
Purchase of common stock, 66,470 shares - (1) (1)
Issuances of common stock:
Incentive plans, net, 1,311,891 shares, from reacquired stock - 48 19
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Balances at December 31, 2001 $ 2,099 $(1,845) $ 712
(Common shares: issued, 159,984,444; reacquired, 51,196,972)
Net loss (616) - (616)
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - 15
Impact of allocation of shares held by ESOP - - 11
Additional minimum pension liability, net of tax - - (354)
Reclassification adjustment relating to disposal of business - - 103
Purchase of common stock, 16,960 shares - - -
Issuances of common stock:
Incentive plans, net, 598,445 shares, from reacquired stock - 21 6
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Balances at December 31, 2002 $ 1,483 $(1,824) $ (123)
(Common shares: issued, 159,984,444; reacquired, 50,615,487)
The accompanying accounting policies and notes are an integral part of the
consolidated financial statements.
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HERCULES INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Dollars in millions)
Year Ended December 31,
2002 2001 2000
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Net (loss) income $(616) $ (58) $ 98
Foreign currency translation 15 (69) (99)
Reclassification adjustment relating to disposal of business 103 - -
Additional minimum pension liability, net of tax (354) (6) -
----- ----- -----
Comprehensive loss $(852) $(133) $ (1)
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The accompanying accounting policies and notes are an integral part of the
consolidated financial statements.
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HERCULES INCORPORATED
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Hercules
and all majority-owned subsidiaries where control exists. Following the
acquisition of BetzDearborn, the Company continued BetzDearborn's practice of
using a November 30 fiscal year-end for certain former BetzDearborn non-U.S.
subsidiaries to expedite the year-end closing process. All intercompany
transactions and profits have been eliminated. Investments in affiliated
companies with a 20% or greater ownership interest are accounted for using the
equity method of accounting and, accordingly, consolidated income includes
Hercules' share of their income.
USE OF ESTIMATES
Preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results
could differ from these estimates.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete.
This generally occurs when products are shipped to the customer or services are
performed in accordance with terms of the agreement, title and risk of loss have
been transferred, collectibility is probable and pricing is fixed or
determinable. Approximately 12% of the Company's revenues are from consignment
inventory. For consignment inventory, title and risk of loss are transferred
when the earnings process is considered complete, which generally occurs when
the Company's products have been consumed or used in the customer's production
process. Accruals are made for sales returns and other allowances based on the
Company's experience. The corresponding shipping and handling costs are included
in cost of sales.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred.
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURES
Environmental expenditures that pertain to current operations or future
revenues are expensed or capitalized according to the Company's capitalization
policy. Expenditures for remediation of an existing condition caused by past
operations that do not contribute to current or future revenues are expensed.
Liabilities are recognized for remedial activities when the cleanup is probable
and the cost can be reasonably estimated.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash in excess of operating requirements is invested in short-term,
income-producing instruments. Cash equivalents include commercial paper and
other securities with original maturities of 90 days or less. Book value
approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. A portion of
domestic inventories are valued on the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. Foreign
and certain domestic inventories, which in the aggregate represented 84% and
66%, respectively, of total inventories at December 31, 2002 and 2001, are
valued principally on the average-cost method. Elements of costs in inventories
include raw materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead.
PROPERTY AND DEPRECIATION
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. The Company changed
to the straight-line method of depreciation, effective January 1, 1991, for
newly acquired processing facilities and equipment. Assets acquired before then
continue to be depreciated by accelerated methods. The Company believes
straight-line depreciation provides a better matching of costs and revenues over
the lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives of depreciable assets are as
follows: buildings - 30 years; plant machinery and equipment - 15 years; other
machinery and equipment - 3 to 15 years.
Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are expensed as incurred; major
renewals and betterments are capitalized. Upon normal retirement or replacement,
the net book value of property (less proceeds of sale or salvage) is charged to
income.
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142,
"Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" ("SFAS 142"), beginning January 1, 2002,
goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually with
any necessary adjustment charged to expense. The Company has selected November
30 as the date for performing the annual impairment test. Prior to January 1,
2002, goodwill and other intangible assets have been amortized on a
straight-line basis over the
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
estimated future periods to be benefited, generally 40 years for goodwill,
customer relationships and trademarks and tradenames and 5 to 15 years for other
intangible assets. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their
useful lives.
INVESTMENTS
Investments in affiliated companies with a 20% or greater ownership
interest in which the Company has significant influence are accounted for using
the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, these investments are included in
deferred charges and other assets on the Company's balance sheet and the income
or loss from these investments is included in equity (loss) income of affiliated
companies in the Company's statement of income.
Investments in affiliated companies in which the Company does not have
a controlling interest, or an ownership and voting interest so large as to exert
significant influence, are accounted for using the cost method of accounting.
Accordingly, these investments are included in deferred charges and other assets
on the Company's balance sheet.
Other investments include non-current marketable securities whose value
approximates market value.
LONG-LIVED ASSETS
The Company reviews its long-lived assets, including other intangibles,
for impairment on an exception basis whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate carrying amounts of the assets may not be recoverable through
undiscounted future cash flows. If an impairment loss has occurred based on
expected future cash flows (undiscounted), the loss is recognized in the income
statement. The amount of the impairment loss is the excess of the carrying
amount of the impaired asset over the fair value of the asset. The fair value
represents expected future cash flows from the use of the assets, discounted at
the rate used to evaluate potential investments. The Company reviews its
long-lived assets under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144,
"Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144").
INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes has been determined using the asset and
liability approach for accounting for income taxes. Under this approach,
deferred taxes represent the future tax consequences expected to occur when the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities are recovered or paid. The provision
for income tax represents income taxes paid or payable for the current year plus
the change in deferred taxes during the year. Deferred taxes result from
differences between the financial and tax basis of the Company's assets and
liabilities and are adjusted for changes in tax rates and tax laws when changes
are enacted. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets
when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The financial statements of Hercules' non-U.S. entities are translated
into U.S. dollars using current rates of exchange, with gains or losses included
in accumulated other comprehensive losses.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING
On January 1, 2001, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities" ("SFAS 133"). SFAS 133, as amended by Statement No. 137, "Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity - Deferral of the Effective Date
of FASB Statement No. 133," and Statement No. 138, "Accounting for Certain
Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities," requires that all
derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their fair values.
The Company has not designated any derivative as a hedge instrument and
accordingly, changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded each period in
earnings. The adoption of SFAS 133 did not result in a pre-tax or post-tax
cumulative-effect-type adjustment to income and did not result in a change to
other comprehensive losses. Under procedures and controls established by the
Company's risk management policies, the Company strategically enters into
contractual arrangements (derivatives) in the ordinary course of business to
reduce the exposure to foreign currency rates and interest rates.
The Company's risk management policies establish several approved
derivative instruments to be utilized in each risk management program and the
level of exposure coverage based on the assessment of risk factors. Derivative
instruments utilized include forwards, swaps and options. The Company uses
forward exchange contracts and options, generally no greater than three months
in term, to reduce its net currency exposure. The objective of this program is
to maintain an overall balanced position in foreign currencies so that exchange
gains and losses resulting from exchange rate changes are minimized. The Company
has used interest rate swap agreements to manage interest costs and risks
associated with changing rates. The Company has not designated any
non-derivatives as hedging instruments.
Counterparties to the forward exchange, currency swap, options and
interest swap contracts are major financial institutions. Credit loss from
counterparty nonperformance is not anticipated.
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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Compensation costs attributable to stock option and similar plans are
recognized based on any excess of the quoted market price of the stock on the
date of grant over the amount the employee is required to pay to acquire the
stock (the intrinsic-value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion 25
("APB 25")). Such amount, if any, is accrued over the related vesting period, as
appropriate. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123") and the related amendments in
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation - Transition and Disclosure" ("SFAS 148") require companies
electing to continue to use the intrinsic-value method to make pro forma
disclosures of net income and earnings per share as if the fair-value-based
method of accounting had been applied.
Pursuant to the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS
148, the following table presents the pro forma effect on net (loss) income and
(loss) earnings per share assuming the Company had applied the fair value
recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to stock-based employee compensation.
(Dollars in millions, except per share)
Year Ended December 31,
2002 2001 2000
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Net (loss) income, as reported $ (616) $ (58) $ 98
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation
expense determined under the fair value based
method for all awards, net of tax* 12 20 24
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Pro forma net (loss) income $ (628) $ (78) $ 74
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(Loss) earnings per share:
Basic - as reported $ (5.65) $ (0.54) $ 0.91
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Basic - pro forma $ (5.76) $ (0.73) $ 0.69
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Diluted - as reported $ (5.65) $ (0.54) $ 0.91
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Diluted - pro forma $ (5.76) $ (0.73) $ 0.69
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* For information regarding the weighted-average assumptions that would be used
in estimating fair value for 2002, 2001 and 2000, see Note 9 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COSTS
The Company follows the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants Statement of Position 98-1, "Accounting for the Cost of Computer
Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use" ("SOP 98-1"). The Company's
prior accounting was generally consistent with the requirements of SOP 98-1 and,
accordingly, adoption of SOP 98-1 had no material effect. Computer software
costs are being amortized over a period of 5 to 10 years.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, "Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations" ("SFAS 143"). SFAS 143 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. SFAS 143
establishes accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of legal
obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets. The
provisions of SFAS 143 require companies to record an asset and related
liability for the costs associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived
asset if a legal liability to incur these costs exists. SFAS 143 became
effective for the Company on January 1, 2003. Based on the Company's evaluation
to date, the adoption of SFAS 143 is expected to result in a charge ranging from
$0.25 to $0.30 per diluted share that will be reported as a cumulative effect of
a change in accounting principle.
In April 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment
to FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections" ("SFAS 145"). The Company
elected to early adopt the provisions of SFAS 145 related to the rescission of
SFAS 4, "Reporting Gains and Losses from the Extinguishment of Debt" ("SFAS 4").
Accordingly, the prepayment penalties and the write-off of debt issuance costs
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
relating to the April 2002 debt repayment (see Note 5) are reported in net loss
from continuing operations. Under SFAS 4, the majority of these costs would have
been reported as an extraordinary loss in the Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The adoption of SFAS 145 did not impact the classification of prior
year amounts.
In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal
Activities" ("SFAS 146"). SFAS 146 addresses financial accounting and reporting
for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging
Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee
Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain
Costs in a Restructuring)". SFAS 146 defines the timing of the recognition of
costs associated with exit or disposal activities, the types of costs that may
be recognized and the methodology for calculating the fair value of such costs.
The provisions of SFAS 146 are effective for exit or disposal activities that
are initiated after December 31, 2002. The Company does not believe this
statement will have a material effect on its financial statements.
On December 15, 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and
Disclosure" ("SFAS 148"). SFAS 148 amends Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123") by
requiring, among other provisions, enhanced disclosure regarding stock-based
compensation in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The Company
adopted the enhanced disclosure provisions of SFAS 148 as of December 31, 2002.
In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45,
"Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others" ("FIN 45"). The initial
recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45 apply on a prospective basis to
guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. As required, the Company
has adopted the disclosure requirements of FIN 45 as of December 31, 2002 (see
Note 10). The Company will apply the initial recognition and measurement
provisions on a prospective basis effective January 1, 2003. FIN 45 modifies
existing disclosure requirements for most guarantees and requires that at the
time a company issues a guarantee, the company must recognize an initial
liability for the fair value of the obligation it assumes under that guarantee.
The Company is in the process of evaluating the recognition and measurement
provisions of FIN 45 and absent any unforeseen events, management does not
expect that the adoption of these provisions will have a significant impact on
the Company's financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46,
"Consolidation of Certain Variable Interest Entities" ("FIN 46") (VIEs), which
is an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, "Consolidated
Financial Statements" ("ARB 51"). FIN 46 addresses the application of ARB 51 to
VIEs, and generally would require that assets, liabilities and results of the
activity of a VIE be consolidated into the financial statements of the
enterprise that is considered the primary beneficiary. The Company currently has
two joint-venture VIEs that are presently accounted for using the equity method
of accounting. These entities serve as strategic global marketers of the
Company's bicomponent fibers. The assets and liabilities of these entities are
not consolidated within the Company's financial statements. As of December 31,
2002, the fair value of the assets in these joint ventures was approximately $5
million and the fair values of the associated liabilities and non-controlling
interests were approximately $4 million. The Company is in the process of
reviewing the provisions of FIN 46. There are no assets of the Company that
serve as collateral for the VIEs and the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse
to the general credit of the Company.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain amounts in the 2001 and 2000 consolidated financial statements
and notes have been reclassified to conform to the 2002 presentation.
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1. ACCOUNTS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE, NET
Accounts and notes receivable, net, consists of:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
---- ----
Trade $312 $463
Other 60 67
---- ----
Total 372 530
Less allowance for doubtful accounts 12 24
---- ----
$360 $506
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2. INVENTORIES
The components of inventories are:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
---- ----
Finished products $ 87 $127
Raw materials and work-in-process 59 85
Supplies 21 21
---- ----
$167 $233
==== ====
Inventories valued on the LIFO method were lower than if valued under
the average-cost method, which approximates current cost, by $20 million at
December 31, 2002 and 2001. The average-cost value of inventories subject to
LIFO was $46 and $100 million at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
3. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS 142. Under SFAS
142, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not
amortized but instead are reviewed for impairment at least annually and written
down only in periods in which it is determined that the fair value is less than
the recorded value. SFAS 142 also requires the transitional impairment review
for goodwill, as well as an annual impairment review, to be performed on a
reporting unit basis. The Company identified the following reporting units:
BetzDearborn, Pulp and Paper, Aqualon, FiberVisions and Pinova (formerly Rosin
and Terpenes). In connection with the Company's transitional review, recorded
goodwill was determined to be impaired in the BetzDearborn and the FiberVisions
reporting units. In the first quarter of 2002, the Company completed its
transitional impairment review of identified reporting units and recognized
after-tax impairment losses of $262 million in the BetzDearborn reporting unit
and $87 million in the FiberVisions reporting unit as a cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle.
In addition, an after-tax impairment loss of $19 million was recognized
in the first quarter of 2002 relating to the Company's equity investment in CP
Kelco, which had an impairment under SFAS 142. After recognition of this
impairment, the carrying value for the Company's investment in CP Kelco is zero.
The following table reflects the effect of the adoption of SFAS 142 on
net loss and net loss per share as if SFAS 142 had been in effect for the
periods presented.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in millions, except per share)
Year Ended
December 31, 2000 2000
2002 2001 BASIC DILUTED
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net (loss) income before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle:
As reported $ (248) $ (58) $ 98 $ 98
Goodwill amortization - 50 54 54
-------- -------- -------- --------
Adjusted net (loss) income before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle $ (248) $ (8) $ 152 $ 152
======== ======== ======== ========
Basic and diluted net (loss) earnings per share before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle:
As reported $ (2.28) $ (0.54) $ 0.91 $ 0.91
Goodwill amortization - 0.47 0.51 0.50
-------- -------- -------- --------
Adjusted basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share before cumulative effect
of change in accounting principle $ (2.28) $ (0.07) $ 1.42 $ 1.41
======== ======== ======== ========
Net (loss) income:
As reported $ (616) $ (58) $ 98 $ 98
Goodwill amortization - 50 54 54
-------- -------- -------- --------
Adjusted net (loss) income $ (616) $ (8) $ 152 $ 152
======== ======== ======== ========
Basic and diluted net (loss) earnings per share:
As reported $ (5.65) $ (0.54) $ 0.91 $ 0.91
Goodwill amortization - 0.47 0.51 0.50
-------- -------- -------- --------
Adjusted basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share $ (5.65) $ (0.07) $ 1.42 $ 1.41
======== ======== ======== ========
Accumulated amortization for goodwill upon adoption of SFAS 142 was
$185 million. The following table shows changes in the carrying amount of
goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2002, by operating segment.
(Dollars in millions)
Engineered
Performance Materials
Products & Additives Total
----------- ----------- --------
Balance at January 1, 2002 $ 1,725 $ 172 $ 1,897
Discontinued operations
BetzDearborn (923) - (923)
------- ------- -------
Total discontinued operations (923) - (923)
------- ------- -------
Impairment losses
BetzDearborn, discontinued operations (179) - (179)
BetzDearborn, cumulative effect (267) - (267)
FiberVisions, cumulative effect - (87) (87)
------- ------- -------
Total impairment losses (446) (87) (533)
------- ------- -------
Foreign currency translation 27 - 27
------- ------- -------
Balance at December 31, 2002 $ 383 $ 85 $ 468
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The following table provides information regarding the Company's other
intangible assets with finite lives:
(Dollars in millions)
Customer Trademarks Other
Relationships & Tradenames Intangibles Total
------------- ------------ ----------- -----
Gross Carrying Amount
---------------------
Balance, December 31, 2001 $330 $250 $140 $720
Balance, December 31, 2002 89 70 95 254
Accumulated Amortization
------------------------
Balance, December 31, 2001 $ 28 $ 20 $ 57 $105
Balance, December 31, 2002 11 7 38 56
Total amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001
and 2000 for other intangible assets was $11 million, $26 million and $26
million, respectively, of which $9 million was included in income from
continuing operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and
2000. Total goodwill amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2001
and 2000 was $50 million and $54 million, respectively, of which $15 million was
included in income from continuing operations for each of the years ended
December 31, 2001 and 2000. Estimated amortization expense is $9 million for
2003 and 2004 and $8 million from 2005 through 2008.
4. SHORT-TERM DEBT
A summary of short-term debt follows:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
---- ----
Banks $ 1 $ 9
Current maturities of long-term debt 144 242
---- ----
$145 $251
==== ====
Bank borrowings represent primarily foreign overdraft facilities and
short-term lines of credit, which are generally payable on demand with interest
at various rates. Book values of bank borrowings approximate market value
because of their short maturity period.
At December 31, 2002, Hercules had $24 million of unused short-term
lines of credit that may be drawn as needed, with interest at a negotiated
spread over lenders' cost of funds. Weighted-average interest rates on
short-term borrowings at December 31, 2002 and 2001 were 2.67% and 6.97%,
respectively.
5. LONG-TERM DEBT
A summary of long-term debt follows:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
------- -------
6.60% notes due 2027 (a) $ 100 $ 100
6.625% notes due 2003 (b) 125 125
11.125% senior notes due 2007 (c) 400 400
8% convertible subordinated debentures due 2010 (d) 3 3
Term loan tranche A due in varying amounts through 2003 (e) - 543
Term loan tranche D due 2005 (e) - 372
Revolving credit agreement due 2003 (e) - 516
ESOP debt (f) - 84
Term notes at various rates from 4.07% to 8.56% due in varying
amounts through 2006 (g) 50 52
Term B loan due 2007 (h) 200 -
Other 4 6
------- -------
$ 882 $ 2,201
Current maturities of long-term debt (144) (242)
------- -------
$ 738 $ 1,959
======= =======
(a) 30-year debentures with a 10-year put option, exercisable by bondholder
at a redemption price equal to principal amount.
(b) Par value of $125 million issued June 1993. In conjunction with the
execution of the credit agreement on December 20, 2002 (see footnote
(h) below), $125 million of the proceeds of the term B loan were placed
into an escrow account to pay the principal amount upon maturity in
June 2003.
(c) The senior notes accrue interest at 11 1/8% per annum, payable
semi-annually. The senior notes are guaranteed by each of Hercules'
current and future wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries. At
any time prior to November 15, 2003, Hercules may on any one or more
occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the
senior notes issued at a redemption price of 111.125% of the principal
amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated damages, if
any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more
public equity offerings; provided that (i) at least 65% of the
aggregate principal amount of the senior notes issued under the
indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such
redemption (excluding notes held by Hercules and its subsidiaries); and
(ii) the redemption occurs within 45 days of the date of the closing of
such public equity offering. Except as described above, the senior
notes will not be redeemable at Hercules' option prior to maturity.
Hercules is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund
payments with respect to the senior notes. If a change of control
occurs, each holder of the notes will have the right to require
Hercules to repurchase all or any part of that Holder's notes pursuant
to a change of control offer on the terms set forth in the indenture.
In the change of control offer, Hercules will offer a change of control
payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the
notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated
damages, if any, on the notes repurchased, to the date of purchase. The
notes were subject to a registration rights agreement that required
Hercules to file a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to which the Company
offered to exchange all of its $400 million aggregate principal amount
of 11 1/8% senior notes due 2007 ("old notes") for $400 million
aggregate principal amount of 11 1/8% senior notes due 2007 ("new
notes"). The form and terms of the new notes are the same as the form
and terms of the old notes except that, because the issuance of the new
notes was registered under the Securities Act, the new notes do not
bear legends restricting their transfer and are not entitled to certain
registration rights. The new notes evidence the same debt as the old
notes and the new notes and the old notes are governed by the same
indenture. Hercules did not receive any proceeds from the exchange
offer. As of December 31, 2002, $389.8 million of the old notes had
been exchanged for a like amount of new notes.
(d) The convertible subordinated debentures are convertible into common
stock at $14.90 per share and are redeemable at the option of the
Company at varying rates. The annual sinking fund requirement of $5
million, beginning in 1996, has been satisfied through conversions of
debentures.
(e) The BetzDearborn acquisition was financed with borrowings under a
$3,650 million senior credit facility with a syndicate of banks and was
consummated on October 5, 1998. The syndication included three tranches
of varying maturity term loans totaling $2,750 million and a $900
million revolving credit agreement. The Company used the
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net proceeds of approximately $1.7 billion from the sale of the Water
Treatment Business (see Note 22) to permanently reduce long-term debt,
repaying in full the following borrowings: term loan tranche A, term
loan tranche D, the revolving credit agreement and the ESOP credit
facility. In addition, effective with the consummation of the sale of
the Water Treatment Business and the application of the net proceeds,
the revolving credit agreement was permanently reduced from $900
million to $200 million and the Canadian revolving credit agreement was
cancelled. On December 20, 2002, the Company completed a refinancing
with a new senior credit facility consisting of a $125 million
revolving credit agreement and a $200 million term loan (see footnote
(h) below). The refinancing resulted in the complete cancellation of
the existing senior credit facility.
A portion of the net proceeds ($73 million) from the sale of the Water
Treatment Business was used to collateralize the Company's outstanding
letters of credit. In connection with the cancellation of the senior
credit facility, the letters of credit were reissued under the new
credit agreement.
Issuance costs related to the original financing were included in
deferred charges and other assets and were being amortized over the
term of the loans, using the effective interest method. The Company
recognized $20 million for the write-off of debt issuance costs
associated with the repayment of the senior credit facility.
(f) In 1998, the Company assumed a $94 million loan related to the
BetzDearborn ESOP Trust. The loan and guarantee had a maturity of June
2009. On April 29, 2002, the Company used the net proceeds of
approximately $1.7 billion from the sale of the Water Treatment
Business (see Note 22) to permanently reduce long-term debt, repaying
in full the following borrowings: term loan tranche A, term loan
tranche D, the revolving credit agreement and the ESOP credit facility.
The Company recognized $24 million for debt prepayment penalties
associated with the repayment of the ESOP credit facility (see Note 8).
(g) Debt assumed in conjunction with the acquisition of FiberVisions
L.L.C., net of repayments through December 31, 2002 and 2001.
(h) On December 20, 2002, the Company completed the refinancing of its
existing senior credit facility with a new senior credit facility. The
new senior credit facility consists of a four year $125 million
revolving credit agreement and a $200 million term B loan due May 2007.
In addition, the Company has the option of borrowing an additional $50
million to $150 million on terms identical to term B loan. The
incremental term loan will remain available until the earlier of
December 20, 2005 or the repayment of the $200 million term B loan. In
conjunction with the execution of the credit agreement, $125 million of
the proceeds of the term B loan was placed into an escrow account to
pay the principal amount of the 6.625% notes in June 2003. The escrow
funds have been recognized as restricted cash on the Consolidated
Balance Sheet. The term B loan bears interest at LIBOR + 3.25% (4.66%
at December 31, 2002). The revolving credit agreement bears interest at
LIBOR plus an applicable margin, currently 2.75%, which is determinable
based on the Company's leverage ratio. Interest rates are reset for
one, two, three or six month periods at the Company's option.
The new senior credit facility is secured by liens on the Company's
assets (including real, personal and intellectual properties) and is
guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's current and future
wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. Issuance costs related to the
financing are included in deferred charges and other assets and are
being amortized over the term of the loans, using the effective
interest method.
As of December 31, 2002, the entire $125 million revolver was available
for use.
The Company's new senior credit facility requires quarterly compliance
with certain financial covenants, including a debt/EBITDA ratio
("leverage ratio") and an interest coverage ratio and establishes
limitations on the permitted amount of annual capital expenditures. At
December 31, 2002, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt
covenants.
Long-term debt maturities in 2003 are $144 million, of which $125
million was held in an escrow account to pay the 6.625% notes due in June 2003.
Long-term debt maturities are $16 million in 2004, $16 million in 2005, $7
million in 2006, $593 million in 2007 and $106 million thereafter.
6. INCOME TAXES
The domestic and foreign components of income before taxes and equity
(loss) income from continuing operations are presented below:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001 2000
----- ----- -----
Domestic $(212) $(144) $ (69)
Foreign 157 63 157
----- ----- -----
$ (55) $ (81) $ 88
===== ===== =====
A summary of the components of the tax provision from continuing
operations follows:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001 2000
----- ----- -----
Currently payable
U.S. federal $(40) $ 26 $(12)
Foreign 17 32 58
State 2 22 4
Deferred
Domestic 9 (55) (22)
Foreign 8 (9) (2)
---- ---- ----
$ (4) $ 16 $ 26
==== ==== ====
Deferred tax liabilities (assets) at December 31 consisted of:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
----- -----
Depreciation $ 109 $ 146
Prepaid pension 6 89
Investments 129 105
Goodwill 54 249
Accrued expenses 6 -
Other 15 90
----- -----
Gross deferred tax liabilities $ 319 $ 679
----- -----
Postretirement benefits other than pensions $ (60) $ (59)
Prepaid pension (96) -
Inventory (6) (9)
Goodwill (8) -
Accrued expenses (135) (191)
Loss carryforwards (289) (69)
Other (8) (83)
----- -----
Gross deferred tax assets (602) (411)
----- -----
Valuation allowance 308 75
----- -----
$ 25 $ 343
===== =====
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The provision for income taxes attributable to items other than continuing
operations is shown below:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001 2000
----- ---- ----
Provision on income from discontinued operations $ 20 $ 56 $ 40
Provision on loss on disposal of discontinued operations 51 - -
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (4) - -
A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory income tax rate to the effective rate
from continuing operations follows:
2002 2001 2000
---- ---- ----
U.S. statutory income tax rate 35% 35% 35%
Goodwill amortization - (11) 6
Valuation allowances (2) (11) 4
Research and development credits - - (11)
Tax rate differences on subsidiary earnings 8 13 (9)
Incremental tax on cash repatriations from non-US subsidiaries (4) (6) 1
State taxes (4) (4) 1
Reserves (20) (37) 1
Other (6) 1 2
--- --- ---
Effective tax rate 7% (20%) 30%
=== === ===
Loss carryforwards include both net operating loss carryforwards and
capital loss carryforwards. At December 31, 2002, the tax effect of such
carryforwards approximated $289 million. Of this amount, $228 million are
domestic capital loss carryforwards that expire in 2007 for which full valuation
allowances have been established. State net operating loss carryforwards
approximate $44 million, with expiration dates ranging from 2003 to 2017, for
which full valuation allowances have been established. Foreign net operating
loss carryforwards approximate $17 million, with expiration dates ranging from
2003 to 2012, most of which are offset by valuation allowances.
The Company provides taxes on undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
and affiliates to the extent such earnings are planned to be remitted and not
permanently reinvested. The undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and
affiliates on which no provision for foreign withholding or U.S. income taxes
has been made amounted to approximately $158 million and $227 million at
December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. U.S. and foreign income taxes that
would be payable if such earnings were distributed may be lower than the amount
computed at the U.S. statutory rate because of the availability of tax credits.
7. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The Company provides a defined benefit pension and postretirement
benefit plans to employees. Assets of the defined benefit plan are invested in
domestic and international corporate equity securities (including $5 million of
Company stock), domestic and international fixed income securities (including
governments, agencies, mortgages, asset backed, corporates) and various
derivative and money market securities. The assets of the U.S. defined benefit
plan constitute 85% of the total defined benefit plan assets applicable to plans
sponsored by the Company. The U.S. defined benefit plan assets are invested as
follows: $439 million in domestic corporate equity securities, $180 million in
international corporate equity securities, $309 million in fixed income
securities and $38 million in other investments. The following chart lists
benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of the plans.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in millions)
Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
---------------------- -----------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
-------- -------- -------- --------
CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION
Benefit obligation at January 1 $ 1,495 $ 1,483 $ 230 $ 191
Service cost 18 26 1 1
Interest cost 99 105 15 15
Amendments 1 6 (26) -
Plan participant contribution - 1 - -
Transition obligation amortization - (1) (5) -
Acquisition/divestiture (92) (45) - -
Translation difference 28 (10) (1) (2)
Actuarial loss 77 51 17 50
Special termination benefits 4 15 - -
Benefits paid (102) (136) (23) (25)
------- ------- ------- -------
Benefit obligation at December 31 $ 1,528 $ 1,495 $ 208 $ 230
======= ======= ======= =======
CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS
Fair value of plan assets at January 1 $ 1,286 $ 1,574 $ 1 $ 3
Actual return on plan assets (112) (95) - -
Acquisition/divestiture (52) (53) - -
Company contributions 97 5 - -
Translation difference 21 (10) - -
Plan participant contributions 1 1 - -
Benefits paid from plan assets (102) (136) - (2)
------- ------- ------- -------
Fair value of plan assets at December 31 $ 1,139 $ 1,286 $ 1 $ 1
======= ======= ======= =======
Funded status of the plans $ (389) $ (208) $ (208) $ (229)
Unrecognized actuarial loss (gain) 660 387 120 112
Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit) 29 33 (39) (17)
Unrecognized net transition obligation 1 1 1 1
------- ------- ------- -------
Net amount recognized $ 301 $ 213 $ (126) $ (133)
======= ======= ======= =======
AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
CONSIST OF:
Prepaid benefit cost $ 362 $ 256 $ - $ -
Accrued benefit liability (61) (43) (103) (110)
Amount included in accrued expenses - - (23) (23)
Additional minimum liability (579) (10) - -
Intangible asset 26 - - -
Accumulated other comprehensive income 553 10 - -
------- ------- ------- -------
Net amount recognized $ 301 $ 213 $ (126) $ (133)
======= ======= ======= =======
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31
Discount rate 6.55% 6.95% 6.55% 6.95%
Expected return on plan assets 8.59% 8.56% 8.59% 8.56%
Rate of compensation increase 4.32% 4.24% 4.32% 4.24%
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Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
-------------------------- -----------------------------
2002 2001 2000 2002 2001 2000
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Service cost $ 18 $ 26 $ 26 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1
Interest cost 99 105 105 15 15 14
Return on plan assets (expected) (126) (141) (142) (1) - (1)
Amortization and deferrals 6 5 3 - (1) (2)
Plan participant contributions (1) - - - - -
Special termination benefits 8 2 4 - - -
Actuarial loss recognized 2 - - - - -
Amortization of transition asset - 2 (11) - - -
------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Benefit cost (credit) $ 6 $ (1) $ (15) $ 15 $ 15 $ 12
======= ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
At December 31, 2002, the accumulated benefit obligation ("ABO") of the
U.S., United Kingdom and German defined benefit pension plans, $1,227 million,
$55 million and $27 million, respectively, exceeded their funded benefits. Since
the plans were in an under-funded status at December 31, 2002, the Company
recorded an additional minimum liability ("AML") of $569 million during 2002, of
which $542 million related to the U.S. plan, $25 million related to the UK plan
and $2 million related to the German plan. The impact of the AML was partially
offset by an intangible asset (equal to the unrecognized prior service cost) of
$26 million and deferred taxes of $189 million. The remaining $354 million was
recognized in equity as a reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income.
The accrued liability related to the U.S. plan at December 31, 2002 is
approximately $209 million. At December 31, 2002, the consolidated projected
benefit obligation was $1,528 million, of which $1,309 million is attributable
to the U.S. plan.
Other Postretirement Benefits
The non-pension postretirement benefit plans are contributory health
care and life insurance plans. The assumed participation rate in these plans for
future eligible retirees was 60% for health care and 100% for life insurance. In
August 1993, a Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association Trust was
established and funded with $10 million of Company funds. The Company
periodically obtains reimbursement for union retiree claims, while other claims
are paid from Company assets. The participant contributions are immediately used
to cover claim payments, and for this reason do not appear as contributions to
plan assets.
The assumed health care cost trend rate was 10% for the year ended
December 31, 2002. The assumed health care cost trend rate was 7% for the year
ended December 31, 2001 and 8% for the year ended December 31, 2000. The assumed
health care cost trend rate will be 10% in 2003, decreasing to 4.5% by 2007 and
for all subsequent years.
A one-percentage point increase or decrease in the assumed health care
cost trend rate would increase or decrease the postretirement benefit obligation
by $6 million or $5.5 million, respectively, and would not have a material
effect on aggregate service and interest cost components.
8. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN ("ESOP")
At December 31, 2001, the ESOP trust had long-term debt with third
parties of $75 million ("ESOP credit facility"), which was guaranteed by the
Company. The fair value, included in long-term debt, was $84 million at December
31, 2001. In December 2001, the ESOP trust entered into a loan agreement with
the Company which permitted the trust to borrow up to $86 million from the
Company. Concurrent with and conditioned upon the loan agreement, the trust
borrowed $11 million from the Company which was outstanding at December 31,
2001. Borrowings under the loan agreement recorded on the trust's books, the
corresponding receivable recorded on the Company's books, interest expense and
interest income are eliminated in consolidation.
Effective March 1, 2002, the BetzDearborn 401(k) plan was merged into
the Hercules Incorporated Savings and Investment Plan ("SIP Plan"). On April
29, 2002, the Company used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Water
Treatment Business (see Notes 5 and 22) to fully prepay the ESOP credit
facility. Concurrent with the prepayment of the ESOP credit facility, the trust
borrowed $75 million from the Company under the loan agreement. At December 31,
2002, the ESOP trust had $76 million in long-term debt outstanding under the
loan agreement; the Company has an offsetting receivable.
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The Company recognized $24 million in prepayment penalties as a result of the
prepayment of the ESOP credit facility (see Note 18).
Under the provisions of the SIP Plan, employees may invest 1% to 15% of
eligible compensation. The Company's matching contributions, made in the form of
Hercules' common stock contributed through the ESOP, are equal to 50% of the
first 6% of employee contributions and vest immediately. The Company's matching
contributions are included in ESOP expense. The Company's contributions and
dividends, if any, on the shares held by the trust are used to repay the trust
borrowings under the loan agreement. Shares are allocated to participants as the
principal and interest are paid. The Company's common stock dividends were
suspended during the fourth quarter of 2000. The unallocated shares held by the
trust are reflected in unearned compensation as a reduction in stockholders'
equity on the balance sheet for $93 million and $104 million at December 31,
2002 and 2001, respectively.
2002 2001
---------- ----------
Allocated 1,530,314 2,075,687
Unallocated 2,869,338 3,228,690
--------- ---------
Total shares held by ESOP 4,399,652 5,304,377
========= =========
The ESOP expense is calculated using the shares-allocated method, which
takes into account the net interest incurred on the debt of $6 million and $8
million, respectively, for 2002 and 2001. Net ESOP expense is comprised of the
following elements:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001 2000
---- ---- ----
ESOP expense $ 14 $ 19 $ 13
Common stock dividends (charged to retained earnings) - - (3)
---- ---- ----
Net ESOP expense $ 14 $ 19 $ 10
---- ---- ----
ESOP contributions $ 14 $ 15 $ 10
==== ==== ====
9. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS
The Company's long-term incentive compensation plans provide for the
grant of stock options and the award of common stock and other market-based
units to certain key employees and non-employee directors. Through 1994, shares
of common stock awarded under these plans normally were either restricted stock
or performance shares. During the restriction period, award holders have the
rights of stockholders, including the right to vote and receive cash dividends,
but they cannot transfer ownership.
In 1995, Hercules changed the structure of the long-term incentive
compensation plans to place a greater emphasis on shareholder value creation
through grants of regular stock options, performance-accelerated stock options
and Cash Value Awards (performance-based awards denominated in cash and payable
in shares of common or restricted stock, subject to the same restrictions as
restricted stock). Restricted stock and other market-based units are awarded
with respect to certain programs. The number of awarded shares outstanding was
351,937, 189,704 and 491,488 at December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
At December 31, 2002, under the Company's incentive compensation plans,
2,203,206 shares of common stock were available for grant as stock awards or
stock option awards. Stock awards are limited to approximately 15% of the total
authorizations. Regular stock options are granted at the market price on the
date of grant and are exercisable at various periods from one to five years
after date of grant. Performance-accelerated stock options are also granted at
the market price on the date of grant and are normally exercisable at nine and
one-half years. Exercisability may be accelerated based upon the achievement of
predetermined performance goals. Both regular and performance-accelerated stock
options expire 10 years after the date of grant.
Restricted shares, options and performance-accelerated stock options
are forfeited and revert to the Company in the event of employment termination,
except in the case of death, disability, retirement, or other specified events.
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The Company applies APB Opinion 25 in accounting for its plans.
Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for the stock option
plans. The cost of stock awards and other market-based units, which are charged
to income over the restriction or performance period, amounted to $1 million for
2002, $2 million for 2001 and $1 million for 2000.
Below is a summary of outstanding stock option grants under the
incentive compensation plans during 2000, 2001 and 2002:
Regular Performance-Accelerated
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Number of Weighted-average Number of Weighted-average
Shares Price Shares Price
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December 31, 1999 7,977,558 $ 37.92 5,935,841 $ 44.39
Granted 3,418,275 $ 16.75 187,500 $ 14.06
Exercised (28,500) $ 11.83 - -
Forfeited (217,405) $ 34.30 (38,916) $ 42.31
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December 31, 2000 11,149,928 $ 31.57 6,084,425 $ 43.47
Granted 2,806,525 $ 11.58 - -
Exercised (44,400) $ 15.01 (187,500) $ 14.06
Forfeited (663,255) $ 25.89 (129,600) $ 43.61
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December 31, 2001 13,248,798 $ 27.51 5,767,325 $ 44.42
Granted 2,031,699 $ 11.88 - -
Exercised (4,275) $ 11.28 - -
Forfeited (2,068,588) $ 26.91 (578,400) $ 49.00
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December 31, 2002 13,207,634 $ 25.21 5,188,925 $ 43.91
The weighted-average fair value of regular stock options granted during
2000, 2001 and 2002 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model was $7.19,
$5.90 and $5.09, respectively. The weighted-average fair value of
performance-accelerated stock options granted during 2000 using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model was $5.86. There were no
performance-accelerated stock options granted during 2001 or 2002.
Following is a summary of regular stock options exercisable at December
31, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and their respective weighted-average share prices:
Number of Weighted-average
Options Exercisable Shares Exercise Price
------------------- --------- ----------------
December 31, 2000 6,386,147 $ 38.35
December 31, 2001 9,471,983 $ 33.04
December 31, 2002 9,150,134 $ 31.05
At December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively, there were no
performance-accelerated stock options exercisable. Following is a summary of
stock options outstanding at December 31, 2002:
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Outstanding Options Exercisable Options
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Number Weighted-average Weighted- Number Weighted
Outstanding at Remaining average Exercisable average
12/31/2002 Contractual Life Exercise Price 12/31/2002 Exercise Price
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Regular Stock Options
$ 8.50 - $ 11.75 1,537,625 8.70 $ 11.20 827,740 $ 11.21
$ 11.76 -$ 15.00 3,230,649 8.95 $ 11.98 62,539 $ 13.15
$ 15.01 -$ 22.50 1,976,825 7.16 $ 17.16 1,797,320 $ 17.16
$ 22.51 -$ 33.75 1,825,700 5.31 $ 25.86 1,825,700 $ 25.86
$ 33.76 -$ 40.00 3,014,660 5.17 $ 38.33 3,014,660 $ 38.33
$ 40.01 -$ 60.00 1,622,175 4.05 $ 49.56 1,622,175 $ 49.56
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13,207,634 9,150,134
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Performance-Accelerated Stock Options
$ 24.00 - $ 36.00 639,225 5.99 $ 31.73 - -
$ 36.01 - $ 45.01 1,315,822 5.57 $ 38.34 - -
$ 45.01 - $ 50.00 2,679,353 3.94 $ 47.10 - -
$ 50.01 - $ 61.00 554,525 3.07 $ 55.74 - -
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5,188,925 -
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The Company currently expects that 100% of performance-accelerated
stock options will eventually vest.
The Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan was originally a qualified
non-compensatory plan, which allowed eligible employees to acquire shares of
common stock through systematic payroll deductions. The plan was converted to a
non-qualified employee stock purchase plan in 2001 and the shares are funded
from treasury stock. The plan consists of three-month subscription periods,
beginning July 1 of each year. The purchase price is 85% of the fair market
value of the common stock on either the first or last day of that subscription
period, whichever is lower. Purchases may range from 2% to 15% of an employee's
base salary each pay period, subject to certain limitations. Shares issued at
December 31, 2001 under the qualified plan were 1,758,081. Currently, there are
no shares of Hercules common stock registered for offer and sale under the
qualified plan. The shares issued under the non-qualified plan totaled 653,312
at December 31, 2002. The Company applies APB Opinion 25 and related
interpretations in accounting for its Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Accordingly,
no compensation cost has been recognized for the qualified Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. The 15% discount on the purchase price of the common stock has
been recognized as compensation expense for the non-qualified Employee Stock
Purchase Plan.
Had compensation cost for the Company's Stock-Based Incentive Plans and
Employee Stock Purchase Plan been determined on the basis of fair value
according to SFAS No. 123, the fair value of each option granted or share
purchased would be estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model.
The following weighted-average assumptions would be used in estimating
fair value for 2002, 2001 and 2000:
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Performance Employee Stock
Regular Plan Accelerated Plan Purchase Plan
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2002 Assumptions
Dividend yield 0.00% - 0.00%
Risk-free interest rate 4.97% - 1.65%
Expected life 6 yrs. - 3 mos.
Expected volatility 34.60% - 41.97%
2001 Assumptions
Dividend yield 0.00% - 0.00%
Risk-free interest rate 5.15% - 3.80%
Expected life 8 yrs. - 3 mos.
Expected volatility 35.54% - 54.09%
2000 Assumptions
Dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Risk-free interest rate 6.32% 6.18% 5.77%
Expected life 6 yrs. 5 yrs. 3 mos.
Expected volatility 35.49% 35.57% 50.13%
The pro forma effect on net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per
share, assuming the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of
SFAS 123, is presented in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
GUARANTEES
In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45,
"Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others" ("FIN 45"). The Company has
adopted the disclosure requirements of FIN 45 as of December 31, 2002.
Disclosure about each group of similar guarantees are provided below:
INDEMNIFICATIONS
In connection with the sale of the Company assets and businesses, the
Company has indemnified respective buyers against certain liabilities that may
arise in connection with the sales transactions and business activities prior to
the ultimate closing of the sale. The term of these indemnifications typically
pertain to environmental, tax, employee and/or product related matters. If the
indemnified party were to incur a liability or have a liability increase as a
result of a successful claim, pursuant to the terms of the indemnification, the
Company would be required to reimburse the buyer. These indemnifications are
generally subject to threshold amounts, specified claim periods and other
restrictions. The carrying amount recorded for all indemnifications as of
December 31, 2002 is $112 million. Although it is reasonably possible that
future payments may exceed amounts accrued, due to the nature of indemnified
items, it is not possible to make a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential
loss or range of loss. Generally there are no specific recourse provisions.
Approximately $1 million in cash is held in escrow or collateral.
In addition, the Company provides certain indemnifications in the
ordinary course of business such as product, patent and performance warranties
in connection with the manufacture, distribution and sale of its products and
services. Due to the nature of these indemnities, it is not possible to make a
reasonable estimate of the maximum potential loss or range of loss.
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
The Company has directly guaranteed various debt obligations under
agreements with third parties related to subsidiaries and affiliates, and/or
other unaffiliated companies. At December 31, 2002, the Company had directly
guaranteed principal $23 million of such obligations. This represents the
maximum amount of potential future payments that the Company could be required
to make under the guarantees.
Directly guaranteed obligations include approximately $7 million of
outstanding obligations which are recorded as debt in the Company's Consolidated
Financial Statements. Existing guarantees for subsidiaries and affiliates arose
from
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liquidity needs in normal operations. The Company would be required to perform
on these guarantees in the event of default by the guaranteed party.
INTERCOMPANY GUARANTEES
The Company and its subsidiaries have intercompany guarantees between
and among themselves which aggregate approximately $150 million as of December
2002. These guarantees relate to intercompany loans used to facilitate normal
business transactions such as the sale and purchase of products. All of the $150
million has been eliminated from the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
LEASES
Hercules has operating leases (including office space, transportation
and data processing equipment) expiring at various dates. Rental expense was $34
million in 2002, $56 million in 2001 and $57 million in 2000.
At December 31, 2002, minimum rental payments under non-cancelable
leases aggregated $204 million with subleases of $37 million. A significant
portion of these payments relates to a long-term operating lease for corporate
office facilities. The net minimum payments over the next five years are $23
million in 2003, $21 million in 2004, $18 million in 2005, $15 million in 2006,
$14 million in 2007 and $76 million thereafter.
ENVIRONMENTAL
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company is subject to
numerous environmental laws and regulations covering compliance matters or
imposing liability for the costs of, and damages resulting from, cleaning up
sites, past spills, disposals and other releases of hazardous substances.
Changes in these laws and regulations may have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial position and results of operations. Any failure by the
Company to adequately comply with such laws and regulations could subject the
Company to significant future liabilities.
Hercules has been identified as a potentially responsible party (PRP)
by U.S. federal and state authorities, or by private parties seeking
contribution, for the cost of environmental investigation and/or cleanup at
numerous sites. The range of the reasonably possible share of costs for the
investigation and cleanup of current and former operating sites, and other
locations where the Company may have a known liability is between $88 million
and $253 million. The actual costs will depend upon numerous factors, including
the number of parties found responsible at each environmental site and their
ability to pay; the actual methods of remediation required or agreed to;
outcomes of negotiations with regulatory authorities; outcomes of litigation;
changes in environmental laws and regulations; technological developments; and
the years of remedial activity required, which could range from 0 to 30.
Hercules becomes aware of sites in which it may be named a PRP in
investigatory and/or remedial activities through correspondence from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") or other government agencies or from
previously named PRPs, who either request information or notify the Company of
its potential liability. The Company has established procedures for identifying
environmental issues at its plant sites. In addition to environmental audit
programs, the Company has environmental coordinators who are familiar with
environmental laws and regulations and act as a resource for identifying
environmental issues.
United States, et al. v. Vertac Corporation, et al., USDC No.
LR-C-80-109 and LR-C-80-110 (E.D. Ark.)
This case, a cost-recovery action based upon the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, or the Superfund
statute), as well as other statutes, has been pending since 1980, and involves
liability for costs expended and to be expended in connection with the
investigation and remediation of the Vertac Chemical Company (Vertac) site in
Jacksonville, Arkansas. Hercules owned and operated the site from December 1961
until 1971. The site was used for the manufacture of certain herbicides and, at
the order of the United States, Agent Orange. In 1971, the site was leased to
Vertac's predecessor. In 1976, Hercules sold the site to Vertac. The site was
abandoned by Vertac in 1987, and Vertac was subsequently placed into
receivership. Both prior to and following the abandonment of the site, the EPA
and the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology (ADPC&E) were
involved in the investigation and remediation of contamination at and around the
site. Pursuant to several orders issued pursuant to CERCLA, Hercules actively
participated in many of these activities. The cleanup is essentially complete,
except for certain on-going maintenance and monitoring activities. This
litigation primarily concerns the responsibility and allocation of liability for
the costs incurred in connection with these activities.
Although the case initially involved many parties, as a result of
various United States District Court rulings and decisions, as well as a trial,
Hercules and Uniroyal were held jointly and severally liable for the
approximately $100 million in costs allegedly incurred by the EPA, as well as
costs to be incurred in the future. That decision was made final by the District
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Court on September 13, 1999. Both Hercules and Uniroyal timely appealed that
judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
On February 8, 2000, the District Court issued a final judgment on the
allocation between Hercules and Uniroyal finding Uniroyal liable for 2.6 percent
and Hercules liable for 97.4 percent of the costs at issue. Hercules timely
appealed that judgment. Oral argument on both appeals was held before the Eighth
Circuit on June 12, 2000. On April 10, 2001, the United States Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion in the consolidated appeals described
above. In that opinion, the Appeals Court reversed the District Court's decision
which had held Hercules jointly and severally liable for costs incurred and to
be incurred at the Jacksonville site, and remanded the case back to the District
Court for several determinations, including a determination of whether the harms
at the site giving rise to the government's claims were divisible. The Appeals
Court also vacated the District Court's allocation decision holding Hercules
liable for 97.4 percent of the costs at issue, ordering that these issues be
revisited following further proceedings with respect to divisibility. Finally,
the Appeals Court affirmed the judgment of liability against Uniroyal.
The trial on remand commenced on October 8, 2001, continued through
October 19, 2001, resumed on December 11, 2001 and concluded on December 14,
2001. At the trial, the Company presented both facts and law to the District
Court in support of its belief that the Company should not be liable under
CERCLA for some or all of the costs incurred by the government in connection
with the site because those harms are divisible. The Court has not yet rendered
its decision. Should the Company prevail on remand, any liability to the
government will be either eliminated or reduced from the prior judgment.
Hercules Incorporated v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, et al., Del.
Super., C.A. No. 92C-10-105 and 90C-FE-195-1-CV (consolidated).
In 1992, Hercules brought suit against its insurance carriers for past
and future costs for cleanup of certain environmental sites. In April 1998, the
trial regarding insurance recovery for the Jacksonville, Arkansas, site (see
discussion above) was completed. The jury returned a "Special Verdict Form" with
findings that, in conjunction with the Court's other opinions, were used by the
Court to enter a judgment in August 1999. The judgment determined the amount of
Hercules' recovery for past cleanup expenditures and stated that Hercules is
entitled to similar coverage for costs incurred since September 30, 1997 and in
the future. Hercules has not included any insurance recovery in the estimated
range of costs above. Since entry of the Court's August 1999 order, Hercules has
entered into settlement agreements with several of its insurance carriers and
has recovered certain settlement monies. The terms of those settlements and the
amounts recovered are confidential. On August 15, 2001, the Delaware Supreme
Court issued a decision in Hercules Incorporated v. Aetna Casualty & Surety
Company, et al., Del. Super., C.A. No. 92C-10-105 and 90C-FE-195-1-CV
(consolidated). In its decision, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the trial
court in part, reversed the trial court in part and remanded the case for
further proceedings. The specific basis upon which the Delaware Supreme Court
reversed the trial court was the trial court's application of pro rata
allocation to determine the extent of the insurers' liability. Following
settlements with two additional insurers, the terms of which are confidential,
Hercules decided not to pursue this litigation against the remaining defendants.
This matter was dismissed with prejudice on or about February 3, 2003.
The Allegany Ballistics Laboratory ("ABL") is a government-owned
facility which was operated by Hercules from 1945 to 1995. The United States
Department of the Navy has notified Hercules that the Navy would like to
negotiate with Hercules with respect to certain environmental liabilities which,
the Navy alleges, are attributable to Hercules' past operations at ABL. The Navy
alleges that, pursuant to CERCLA, it has spent a total of $24.8 million and
expects to spend an additional $60 million over the next 10 years. The Company
is currently investigating the Navy's allegations, including the basis of the
Navy's claims, and whether the contracts with the government pursuant to which
the Company operated ABL may insulate the Company from some or all of the
amounts sought. At this time, however, the Company cannot reasonably estimate
its liability, if any, with respect to ABL and, accordingly, has not included
this site in the range of its environmental liabilities reported above.
At December 31, 2002, the accrued liability for environmental
remediation was $88 million. The extent of liability is evaluated quarterly
based on currently available information, including the progress of remedial
investigations at each site and the current status of negotiations with
regulatory authorities regarding the method and extent of apportionment of costs
among other PRPs. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of all pending
suits and claims, the ultimate resolution of these environmental matters could
have a material effect upon the results of operations and the financial position
of Hercules, and the resolution of any of these matters during a specific period
could have a material effect on the quarterly or annual results of that period.
Effective January 1, 2003, the Company is subject to the provisions of SFAS 143.
LITIGATION
The Company is a defendant in numerous asbestos-related personal injury
lawsuits and claims which typically arise from alleged exposure to asbestos
fibers from resin encapsulated pipe and tank products which were sold by one of
the
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Company's former subsidiaries to a limited industrial market ("products
claims"). The Company is also a defendant in lawsuits alleging exposure to
asbestos at facilities formerly or presently owned or operated by the Company
("premises claims"). Claims are received and settled or otherwise resolved on an
on-going basis. In late December 1999, the Company entered into a settlement
agreement to resolve the majority of the claims then pending. In connection with
that settlement, the Company also entered into an agreement with several of the
insurance carriers which sold that former subsidiary primary and first level
excess insurance policies. Under the terms of that agreement, the majority of
the amounts paid to resolve those products claims were insured, subject to the
limits of the insurance coverage provided by those policies. The terms of both
settlement agreements are confidential.
Since entering into those agreements, the Company has continued to
receive and settle or otherwise resolve claims on an on-going basis. Between
January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002, the Company received approximately 11,000
new claims, approximately half of which were included in "consolidated"
complaints naming anywhere from one hundred to thousands of plaintiffs and a
large number of defendants, but providing little information connecting any
specific plaintiff's alleged injuries to any specific defendant's products or
premises. It is the Company's belief that a significant majority of these
"consolidated" claims will be dismissed for no payment. During that same time
period, the Company also received approximately 13,000 other new claims, most of
which were included in "consolidated" complaints, which have either been
dismissed without payment or are in the process of being dismissed without
payment, but with plaintiffs retaining the right to re-file should they be able
to establish exposure to an asbestos-containing product for which the Company
bears liability. We are continuing to evaluate whether the claims experience of
2002, which represents a significant increase over prior years, is an anomaly or
a new trend.
With respect to total claims pending, as of February 28, 2003, there
were approximately 18,300 unresolved claims, of which approximately 940 were
premises claims. In addition, there were approximately 2,340 unpaid claims which
have been settled or are subject to the terms of a settlement agreement. In
addition, as of February 28, 2003, there were approximately 13,340 claims
(including the 13,000 claims noted in the above paragraph) which have been
dismissed without payment or are in the process of being dismissed without
payment.
The Company anticipates that the primary and first level excess
insurance policies referenced above will likely exhaust over the next 2 to 4
months, assuming that the rate of settlements and payments remains relatively
consistent with the Company's past experience. Nonetheless, based on the current
number of claims pending, the amounts the Company anticipates paying to resolve
those claims which are not dismissed or otherwise resolved without payment, and
anticipated future claims, the Company believes that it and its former
subsidiary together have sufficient additional insurance to cover the majority
of its current and estimated future asbestos-related liabilities, as discussed
in the paragraph below.
The foregoing is based on the Company's assumption that the number of
future claims filed per year and claim resolution payments will vary
considerably from year-to-year and by plaintiff, disease, venue, and other
circumstances, but will, when taken as a whole, remain relatively consistent
with the Company's experience to date and will decline as the population of
potential future claimants expires due to non-asbestos-related causes. It is
also based on the preliminary results of the study discussed below, the
Company's evaluation of potentially available insurance coverage and its review
of the relevant case law. However, the Company recognizes that the number of
future claims filed per year and claim resolution payments could greatly exceed
those reflected by its past experience and contemplated by the study referenced
below, that the Company's belief of the range of its reasonably possible
financial exposure could change as the study referenced below continues, that
its evaluation of potentially available insurance coverage may change depending
upon numerous variables including risks inherent in litigation and the risk that
one or more insurance carriers may refuse or be unable to meet its obligations
to the Company, and that conclusions resulting from its review of relevant case
law may be impacted by future court decisions or changes in the law.
The Company is seeking defense and indemnity payments or an agreement
to pay from those carriers responsible for excess coverage whose levels of
coverage have been or will soon be reached. Although those excess carriers have
not yet agreed to defend or indemnify it, the Company believes that it is likely
that they will ultimately agree to do so, and that the majority of its estimated
future asbestos-related costs will ultimately be paid or reimbursed by those
carriers. However, if the Company is not able to reach satisfactory agreements
with those carriers prior to exhaustion of the primary and first level excess
insurance policies now covering the majority of its current asbestos-related
claims, then, beginning as early as the second quarter of 2003, the Company
might be required to completely fund these matters while it seeks reimbursement
from its carriers. In order to maximize the likelihood of obtaining insurance
payments for these liabilities, on November 27, 2002, the Company initiated
litigation against its excess insurance carriers in a matter captioned Hercules
Incorporated v. OneBeacon, et al., Civil Action No. 02C-11-237 (SCD), Superior
Court of Delaware, New Castle County. Notwithstanding the filing of this
litigation, the Company is continuing settlement discussions with several of its
key insurers.
The Company has commissioned a study of its asbestos-related
liabilities. That study, which is in progress and will continue over the next
several quarters, is being conducted by Professor Eric Stallard, who is a
Research Professor of Demographic Studies at a major national university and a
Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Professor Stallard is a consultant
with broad experience in estimating such
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liabilities. Based on the initial findings of that study, the Company estimates
that its reasonably possible financial exposure for these matters ranges from
$200 million to $500 million. Due to inherent uncertainties in estimating the
timing and amounts of future payments, this range does not include the effects
of inflation and has not been discounted for the time value of money. In
addition, the range of financial exposures set forth above does not include
estimates for future legal costs. It is the Company's policy to expense these
costs as incurred. As stated above, the Company presently believes that the
majority of this range of financial exposures will ultimately be funded by
insurance proceeds. Cash payments related to this exposure are expected to be
made over an extended number of years and actual payments, when made, could be
for amounts in excess of the range due to potential future changes in estimates
as well as the effects of inflation.
Due to the dynamic nature of asbestos litigation and the present
uncertainty concerning the participation of its excess insurance carriers, the
Company's estimates are inherently uncertain, and these matters may present
significantly greater financial exposures than presently anticipated. In
addition, the asbestos study referenced in the above paragraph is continuing,
and further analysis combined with new data received in the future could result
in a material modification of the range of reasonably possible financial
exposure set forth above. As a result of all of the foregoing, the Company's
liability with respect to asbestos-related matters could exceed present
estimates and may require a material change in the accrued liability for these
matters within the next twelve months. If the Company's liability does exceed
amounts recorded in the balance sheet, the Company presently believes that the
majority of any additional liability it may reasonably anticipate will be paid
or reimbursed by its insurance carriers.
The initial findings of the study referenced above identify a range of
the Company's reasonably possible financial exposure for these matters. The
Company is not presently able to specify its best estimate of its liability
within that range. The Company recorded a gross accrual of $225 million for
present and future potential asbestos claims before anticipated insurance
recoveries resulting in a net charge of $65 million related to these matters in
the period ended September 30, 2002. At December 31, 2002, the Company has a
remaining accrual of $216 million for the gross liability. The Company believes
that it is probable that $137 million of the $216 million accrual will be funded
by or recovered from insurance carriers. At December 31, 2002, the consolidated
balance sheet reflects a current insurance receivable of $9 million and a
long-term insurance receivable of $128 million. The Company, in conjunction with
outside advisors, will continue to study its asbestos-related exposures,
insurance recovery expectations, and reserves on an on-going quarterly basis,
and make adjustments as appropriate.
In June 1998, Hercules and David T. Smith Jr., a former Hercules
employee and plant manager at the Brunswick plant, along with Georgia-Pacific
Corporation and AlliedSignal Inc., were sued in Georgia State Court by 423
plaintiffs for alleged personal injuries and property damage. This litigation is
captioned Coley, et al. v. Hercules Incorporated, et al., No. 98 VSO 140933 B
(Fulton County, Georgia). Plaintiffs allege they were damaged by the discharge
of hazardous waste from the companies' plants. On February 11, 2000, the Georgia
State Court dismissed Georgia-Pacific Corporation and AlliedSignal Inc., without
prejudice. In September 2000, David T. Smith Jr., was dismissed by the Georgia
State Court with prejudice. On July 18, 2000, the Company was served with a
complaint in a case captioned Erica Nicole Sullivan, et al. v. Hercules
Incorporated and David T. Smith, Jr., Civil Action File No. 00-1-05463-99 (Cobb
County, Georgia). Based on the allegations contained in the complaint, this
matter is very similar to the Coley litigation, and is brought on behalf of
approximately 700 plaintiffs for alleged personal injury and property damage
arising from the discharge of hazardous waste from Hercules' plant. The Company
has reached an agreement in principle to settle the claims of all but six of
these plaintiffs for an amount which is confidential, but which is not material
to the financial condition of the Company.
In August 1999, the Company was sued in an action styled as Cape
Composites, Inc. v. Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Case No. 99-08260 (U.S. District
Court, Central District of California), one of a series of similar purported
class action lawsuits brought on behalf of purchasers (excluding government
purchasers) of carbon fiber and carbon prepreg in the United States from the
named defendants from January 1, 1993 through January 31, 1999. The lawsuits
were brought following published reports of a Los Angeles federal grand jury
investigation of the carbon fiber and carbon prepreg industries. In these
lawsuits, plaintiffs allege violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act
for alleged price fixing. In September 1999, these lawsuits were consolidated by
the Court into a case captioned Thomas & Thomas Rodmakers v. Newport Adhesives
and Composites, Case No. CV-99-07796-GHK (CTx) (U.S. District Court, Central
District of California), with all related cases ordered dismissed. This lawsuit
is proceeding through discovery and motion practice. On May 2, 2002, the Court
granted plaintiffs' Motion to Certify Class. The Company is named in connection
with its former Composites Products Division, which was sold to Hexcel
Corporation in 1996, and has denied liability and will vigorously defend this
action.
Since September 2001, Hercules, along with the other defendants in the
Thomas & Thomas Rodmakers action referred to above, has been sued in nine
California state court purported class actions brought on behalf of indirect
purchasers of carbon fiber. In January 2002, these were consolidated into a case
captioned Carbon Fiber Cases I, II, and III, Judicial Council Coordination
Proceeding Nos. 4212, 4216 and 4222, Superior Court of California, County of San
Francisco. These actions all allege violations of the California Business and
Professions Code relating to alleged price fixing of carbon fiber and unfair
competition. The Company denies liability and will vigorously defend each of
these actions.
In June 2002, a purported class action was filed in Massachusetts under
the caption Saul M. Ostroff, et al. v. Newport Adhesives, et al., Civil Action
No. 02-2385, Superior Court of Middlesex County. This matter is a purported
class action
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brought on behalf of consumers who purchased merchandise manufactured with
carbon fiber, and alleges the same types of price fixing activities alleged in
the actions described in the above two paragraphs. In October 2002, the Company
was notified that Horizon Sports Technologies had "opted out" of the federal
antitrust class action described above (Thomas & Thomas Rodmakers) and filed its
own suit against Hercules and the other defendants in that action (Horizon
Sports Technologies, Inc. v. Newport Adhesives and Composites, Inc., et al.,
Case No. CV02-8126 FMC (RNEX), U.S. District Court, Central District of
California, Western Division).
Further, in April 2002, a related "Qui Tam" action was unsealed by the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. That action is
captioned Randall M. Beck, et al. v. Boeing Defense and Space Group, Inc., et
al., (Civil Action No. 99 CV 1557 JM JAH), was filed under seal in 1999, and is
a "False Claims" action brought pursuant to the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C.
Section 729 et seq.). In that action, the relators, in the name of the United
States Government, allege the same price fixing activities which are the subject
of the above-described actions. The relators then allege that those alleged
price fixing activities resulted in inflated prices being charged by the
defendant carbon fiber manufacturers to the defendant defense contractors, who,
in turn, submitted claims for payment to the United States Government under
various government contracts. It is alleged that those claims for payment were
"false claims" because the prices charged for the carbon fiber and carbon
prepreg were "fixed" contrary to the laws of the United States. The Company
denies liability and will vigorously defend each of these actions.
In connection with the grand jury investigation noted above in the
paragraph describing the Cape Composites litigation, in January 2000, the United
States Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division, served a grand jury
subpoena duces tecum upon Hercules. The Company has been advised that it is one
of several manufacturers of carbon fiber and carbon prepreg that have been
served with such a subpoena.
On September 28, 2000, the Company sold its Food Gums Division to CP
Kelco ApS, a joint venture that the Company entered into with Lehman Brothers
Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. CP Kelco also acquired the biogums business
of Pharmacia Corporation (formerly Monsanto Company). In April 2001, CP Kelco
U.S., Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CP Kelco ApS, sued Pharmacia (CP Kelco
U.S., Inc. v. Pharmacia Corporation, U.S. District Court for the District of
Delaware, Case No. 01-240-RRM) alleging federal securities fraud, common law
fraud, breach of warranties and representations, and equitable fraud. In
essence, the lawsuit alleges that Pharmacia misrepresented the value of the
biogums business, resulting in damages to CP Kelco U.S., including the
devaluation of CP Kelco U.S.'s senior debt by the securities markets. The
complaint seeks over $430 million in direct damages, as well as punitive
damages. In June 2001, Pharmacia filed a third-party complaint against the
Company and Lehman. That complaint seeks contribution and indemnification from
the Company and Lehman, jointly and severally, for any damages that may be
awarded to CP Kelco U.S. in its action against Pharmacia. The Company believes
that the third-party lawsuit against it and Lehman is without merit and filed a
Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, which was granted by the Magistrate Judge
on September 19, 2002. In March 2003, the Magistrate Judge's ruling was adopted
by the District Court judge and the Company was dismissed from this case. The
Company continues to deny any liability to Pharmacia, and should the ruling
dismissing the Company be appealed, the Company will vigorously defend that
appeal.
On January 31, 2003, the Court granted a Motion for Class Certification
in a lawsuit captioned Douglas C. Smith, Individually and on Behalf of All
Others Similarly Situated v. Hercules Incorporated and Thomas Gossage, CA No.
01C-08-291 WCC, Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County. This lawsuit,
which was filed on August 31, 2001, on behalf of Mr. Smith and a class of
approximately 130 present and former Hercules employees, seeks payments under
the "Integration Synergies Incentive Compensation Plan" (the "Plan"), a program
put into place by the Company following its acquisition of BetzDearborn Inc. in
October 1998. The goal of the Plan was to provide certain financial incentives
to specific employees who were deemed to have significant impact on the
integration of BetzDearborn Inc. into Hercules Incorporated. The amount to be
paid under the Plan was tied to the successful achievement of "synergies," which
were defined as the annualized reduction of expenses or improvement of profits
realized as a result of the integration of BetzDearborn Inc. into Hercules. The
lawsuit essentially alleges that the payments made under the Plan were not
adequate and that the Company breached the terms of the Plan. The lawsuit seeks
payments of between $25 million and $30 million, although the Company does not
believe that any payments are owed to the class members. In February 2003,
plaintiffs agreed to dismiss Thomas Gossage from the lawsuit. Discovery is
ongoing. The Company denies any liability to the plaintiffs and is vigorously
defending this action.
At December 31, 2002, the consolidated balance sheet reflects a current
liability of approximately $28 million and a long-term liability of
approximately $193 million for litigation and claims. These amounts represent
management's best estimate of the probable and reasonably estimable losses
related to litigation or claims. The extent of the liability and recovery is
evaluated quarterly. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of all
pending suits and claims, the ultimate resolution of these matters could have a
material effect upon the financial position of Hercules, and the resolution of
any of the matters during a specific period could have a material effect on the
quarterly or annual operating results for that period.
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Other
At December 31, 2002, Hercules had $78 million in letters of credit
outstanding.
11. COMPANY-OBLIGATED PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARY TRUSTS
Redeemable Hybrid INcome Overnight Shares
In November 1998, Hercules Trust V, a wholly owned consolidated
subsidiary trust, completed a private placement of $200 million Redeemable
Hybrid INcome Overnight Shares ("RHINOS"). The Company repaid the RHINOS with a
portion of the proceeds from the offering of 11 1/8% senior notes on November
14, 2000.
Trust Originated Preferred Securities
In March 1999, Hercules Trust I ("Trust I"), a wholly owned
consolidated subsidiary trust, completed a $362 million underwritten public
offering of 14,500,000 9.42% Trust Originated Preferred Securities. Trust I
invested the proceeds from the sale of the preferred securities and the related
common securities in an equal principal amount of 9.42% Junior Subordinated
Deferrable Interest Debentures of Hercules due March 2029. The Company used
these proceeds to repay long-term debt.
Trust I distributes quarterly cash payments it receives from the
Company as interest on the debentures to preferred security holders at an annual
rate of 9.42% on the liquidation amount of $25 per preferred security. The
Company may defer interest payments on the debentures at any time, for up to 20
consecutive quarters. If this occurs, Trust I will also defer distribution
payments on the preferred securities. The deferred distributions, however, will
accumulate distributions at a rate of 9.42% per annum.
Trust I will redeem the preferred securities when the debentures are
repaid at maturity on March 31, 2029. The Company may redeem the debentures, in
whole or, on or after March 17, 2004, in part, before their maturity at a price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of the debentures redeemed, plus accrued
interest. When the Company redeems any Debentures before their maturity, Trust I
will use the cash it receives to redeem preferred securities and common
securities as provided in the trust agreement. The Company guarantees the
obligations of Trust I on the preferred securities.
CRESTS Units
In July 1999, the Company and Hercules Trust II ("Trust II"), a wholly
owned consolidated subsidiary trust, completed a $350 million underwritten
public offering of 350,000 CRESTS Units. Each CRESTS Unit consists of one
preferred security of Trust II and one warrant to purchase 23.4192 shares of the
Company's common stock at an initial exercise price of $1,000 (equivalent to
$42.70 per share). The preferred security component of the CRESTS Units was
initially valued at $741.46 per unit and the warrant component of the CRESTS
Units was initially valued at $258.54 per warrant. The preferred security and
warrant components of each CRESTS Unit may be separated and transferred
independently. The warrants may be exercised, subject to certain conditions, at
any time before March 31, 2029, unless there is a reset and remarketing event.
No reset and remarketing event will occur before July 27, 2004, unless all of
its common stock is acquired in a transaction that includes cash for a price
above a predetermined level. Trust II used the proceeds from the sale of its
preferred securities to purchase junior subordinated deferrable interest
debentures of Hercules.
The Company pays interest on the debentures, and Trust II pays
distributions on its preferred securities quarterly at an annual rate of 6 1/2%
of the scheduled liquidation amount of $1,000 per debenture and/or preferred
security until the scheduled maturity date and redemption date of June 30, 2029,
unless there is a reset and remarketing event. The Company guarantees the
obligations of Trust II on the preferred securities. Trust II must redeem the
preferred securities when the debentures are redeemed or repaid at maturity. As
of December 31, 2002, no warrants had been exercised.
The Company used the proceeds from the CRESTS Units offering to repay
long-term debt. Issuance costs related to the preferred security component of
the CRESTS Units are being amortized over the life of the security and costs
related to the warrants were charged to additional paid-in capital.
Floating Rate Preferred Securities
In December 1999, Hercules Trust VI, the Company's wholly owned
consolidated subsidiary trust ("Trust VI"), completed a $170 million private
placement of 170,000 Floating Rate Preferred Securities. The Company repaid the
Floating Rate Preferred Securities with a portion of the proceeds from the
offering of the 11 1/8% senior notes on December 29, 2000.
12. SERIES PREFERRED STOCK
There are 2,000,000 shares of series preferred stock without par value
authorized for issuance, none of which have been issued.
13. COMMON STOCK
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Hercules common stock has a stated value of $25/48, and 300,000,000
shares are authorized for issuance. At December 31, 2002, a total of 28,981,141
shares were reserved for issuance for the following purposes: 8,164 shares for
sales to the Savings Plan Trustee; 18,396,559 shares for the exercise of awards
under the Stock Option Plan; 2,203,206 shares for awards under incentive
compensation plans; 176,492 shares for conversion of debentures and notes; and
8,196,720 shares for exercise of the warrant component of the CRESTS Units.
For the Company's stock repurchase program, from its start in 1991
through year-end 2002, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to 74,650,000
shares of Company common stock. Of that total, 6,150,000 shares were intended to
satisfy requirements of various employee benefit programs. During this period, a
total of 66,875,462 shares of common stock were purchased in the open market at
an average price of $37.26 per share.
14. ADDITIONAL BALANCE SHEET DETAIL
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
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Property, plant and equipment
Land $ 21 $ 34
Buildings and equipment 1,873 2,133
Construction in progress 31 67
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Total 1,925 2,234
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (1,262) (1,331)
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Property, plant and equipment, net $ 663 $ 903
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(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
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Deferred charges and other assets
Insurance receivables $ 128 $ 51
Tax deposits 95 98
Capitalized software 86 119
Investments 7 43
Other 126 232
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$ 442 $ 543
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(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
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Accrued expenses
Compensation and benefits $ 48 $ 73
Income taxes payable 25 105
Current deferred income taxes 6 -
Restructuring liability 22 43
Interest payable 10 15
Current portion of postretirement benefits 23 23
Current portion of legal accrual 28 50
Current portion of environmental accrual 27 15
Other 106 139
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$ 295 $ 463
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(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
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Deferred credits and other liabilities
Legal and environmental reserves $ 254 $ 97
Deferred rent 51 54
Other reserves 72 160
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$ 377 $ 311
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15. RESTRUCTURING
The consolidated balance sheet reflects liabilities for employee
severance benefits and other exit costs of $22 million and $43 million at
December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. During 2001, management authorized and
committed to a plan to reduce the workforce as part of the comprehensive cost
reduction and work process redesign program. The Company incurred restructuring
charges of $51 million, which includes charges of $46 million for employee
termination benefits and $5 million for exit costs related to facility closures.
During 2002, the estimate for severance benefits and other exit costs related to
facility closures and contract terminations increased $22 million and $3
million, respectively. Under this plan, approximately 1,330 employees have left
or will leave the Company, of which 1,214 employees were terminated pursuant to
this plan through December 31, 2002. Approximately 400 employees were terminated
during the year ended December 31, 2002. The plan includes reductions throughout
the Company with the majority of them from support functions.
The restructuring liabilities also include amounts relating to the 1998
plan initiated upon the acquisition of BetzDearborn and additional plans that
the Company committed to in 2000 relating to the restructuring of the
BetzDearborn and Pulp and Paper Divisions and corporate realignment due to the
divestiture of non-core businesses. The total number of employee terminations
relating to the 1998 plan is 889. The total number of employee terminations
relating to the 2000 plan is 212. Actions under the 1998 and 2000 plans are
complete.
Cash payments during 2002 and 2001 included $39 million and $25
million, respectively, for severance benefits and other exit costs. Severance
benefits paid during the current year represent the continuing benefit streams
of previously terminated employees as well as those terminated in the current
year. During 2002 and 2001, the Company completed assessments of the remaining
expenditures for the 1998 BetzDearborn plan and the 2000 plans. As a result of
these assessments, the estimates for severance benefits and other exit costs
were lowered by $5 million and $17 million in 2002 and 2001, respectively, with
corresponding reductions to goodwill of $3 million and $10 million,
respectively, and to expense of $2 million and $7 million, respectively. The
lower than planned severance benefits are the result of higher than anticipated
attrition, with voluntary resignations not requiring the payment of termination
benefits. A reconciliation of activity with respect to the liabilities
established for these plans is as follows:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
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Balance at beginning of year $ 43 $ 34
Additional termination benefits and other exit costs 25 51
Cash payments (39) (25)
Reversals against goodwill (3) (10)
Reversals against earnings (2) (7)
Transferred with discontinued operations (2) -
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Balance at end of year $ 22 $ 43
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The balance at the end of the period represents severance benefits and
other exit costs of which $20 million pertains to the 2001 restructuring plan
and $2 million pertains to the continuing benefit payment streams of the 1998
BetzDearborn plan.
16. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE (INCOME), NET
Other operating expense (income), net, in 2002 includes $11 million of
net environmental expense and additional restructuring charges of $25 million
associated with the comprehensive cost reduction and work process redesign
program
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announced in September 2001 (see Note 15). Partially offsetting these
restructuring charges was $2 million of reversals pertaining to prior year
plans. Additionally, the Company recognized $7 million in asset impairment
charges in the Performance Products segment. As a result of resolving issues
relating to prior year business divestitures, an additional loss of $2 million
was recognized. Miscellaneous expenses of $3 million were also incurred during
the year.
Other operating expense (income), net, in 2001 includes $74 million in
net gains from the sale of the Company's hydrocarbon resins business, select
portions of its rosin resins business, its peroxy chemicals business and its 50%
interest in Hercules-Sanyo, Inc. In addition, a pension curtailment gain of $5
million was recognized related to the divestiture of the Company's hydrocarbon
resins business and select portions of its rosins resins business. As a result
of resolving issues relating to a prior year business divestiture, an additional
gain of $5 million was recognized. The Company incurred $51 million in
restructuring charges associated with the comprehensive cost reduction and work
process redesign program (see Note 15). Partially offsetting these restructuring
charges was $5 million of reversals pertaining to prior year plans. In addition,
the Company recognized $10 million in net environmental expense, $5 million of
executive severance charges, $5 million in pre-payment penalties relating to the
ESOP credit facility, $3 million in fees related to the 2001 proxy contest and
other matters and $1 million of income for other miscellaneous items.
Other operating expense (income), net, in 2000 includes a gain of $168
million from the sale of the Food Gums business. On September 28, 2000, the
Company sold its Food Gums business to CP Kelco, a joint venture with Lehman
Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P., which contributed approximately
$300 million in equity. The Company received approximately $395 million in cash
proceeds, recorded certain selling and tax expenses of approximately $77 million
and retained a 28% equity position in CP Kelco. CP Kelco simultaneously acquired
the Kelco biogums business of Pharmacia Corporation (formerly Monsanto
Corporation). Partially offsetting the gain from the sale of the Food Gums
business is $66 million of charges for asset impairments and write-offs,
primarily in the FiberVisions business. Restructuring charges of $14 million (an
additional $4 million is included in the loss related to the nitrocellulose
divestiture below) were incurred for 2000 plans, primarily relating to severance
and termination benefits for approximately 212 employee terminations in its
Performance Products segment and corporate realignment due to the divestitures
of its non-core businesses (Food Gums, Resins and nitrocellulose). Offsetting
these restructuring charges was $4 million of reversals relating to prior year
plans. Environmental charges of $8 million were incurred, offset by $11 million
in recoveries of insurance for environmental claims. Additionally, the Company
incurred a loss of $25 million, including $4 million for severance and
termination benefits (see Note 15), associated with the sale of the
nitrocellulose business, and $5 million associated with the integration of the
BetzDearborn acquisition. Also reflected in 2000 are $16 million of severance
benefits and compensation expense not associated with restructuring plans and
expenses of $3 million for other miscellaneous items. The asset impairments were
triggered by significantly higher raw material costs and the loss of a
facility's major customer.
17. INTEREST AND DEBT EXPENSE
Interest and debt costs are summarized as follows:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001 2000
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Costs incurred $ 97 $ 199 $ 175
Amount capitalized 1 3 11
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Amount expensed $ 96 $ 196 $ 164
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18. OTHER EXPENSE, NET
Other expense, net, consists of the following:
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(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001 2000
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Net (gains) losses on dispositions $ (3) $ (3) $ 1
Legal settlements and accruals, net 71 16 10
Debt extinguishment 44 - -
Exchange and translation (2) (6) (1)
Other, net 5 1 8
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$ 115 $ 8 $ 18
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Net (gains) losses on dispositions include a $3 million gain from the
sale of the corporate jet, hangar and artwork in 2002, a $3 million gain from
the sale of the country club in 2001 and a loss of $1 million from the sale of
non-operating real estate and other investments in 2000. Legal settlements and
accruals, net, in all years primarily represent certain other legal expenses and
settlements associated with former operations of the Company. In 2002, the
Company recognized $65 million in net charges for additional estimated asbestos
litigation exposures (see Note 10). Additionally, the Company recognized $44
million for debt prepayment penalties and the write-off of debt issuance costs
associated with the repayment of debt with the proceeds from the sale of the
Water Treatment Business (see Notes 5 and 22).
19. (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table shows the amounts used in computing earnings per
share and the effect on income and the weighted-average number of shares of
dilutive common stock:
(Dollars in millions, except per share)
2002 2001 2000
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(Loss)
Loss per (Loss) earnings per Earnings per
Loss share income share Income share
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BASIC:
Continuing operations $ (49) $ (0.45) $ (106) $ (0.98) $ 60 $ 0.56
Discontinued operations (199) (1.83) 48 0.44 38 0.35
Cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle (368) (3.37) - - - -
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Net (loss) income (616) (5.65) (58) (0.54) 98 0.91
Weighted average number
of basic shares (millions) 109.1 108.2 107.2
DILUTED:
Continuing operations $ (49) $ (0.45) $ (106) $ (0.98) $ 60 $ 0.56
Discontinued operations (199) (1.83) 48 0.44 38 0.35
Cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle (368) (3.37) - - - -
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Net (loss) income (616) (5.65) (58) (0.54) 98 0.91
Weighted average number
of diluted shares (millions) 109.1 (a) 108.2 (a) 107.9 (a)
(a) For the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, the Company had
approximately 0.2 million convertible subordinated debentures. For the year
ended December 31, 2000, the Company had approximately 0.5 million
anti-dilutive stock options. However, the common stock shares into which
these debentures are convertible have not been included in the dilutive
share calculations for the years 2002 and 2001 because the impact of their
inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The dilutive effect of the convertible
debentures was included in the calculation for the year 2000.
20. OPERATIONS BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA
In 1998, Hercules adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information"
("SFAS 131"). SFAS 131 established new standards for reporting information about
operating segments in annual financial statements and required selected
information about
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operating segments in interim financial reports. It also established standards
for related disclosure about products and services, geographic area and major
customers. Subsequent to the sale of the Water Treatment Business, the Company
realigned its reportable segments. In compliance with SFAS 131, the Company has
identified two reportable segments.
Performance Products (Pulp and Paper and Aqualon): Products and
services in Pulp and Paper are designed to enhance customers' profitability by
improving production yields and overall product quality, and to better enable
customers to meet their environmental objectives and regulatory requirements.
The Company believes Pulp and Paper is one of the largest suppliers of
functional process and water management chemicals for the pulp and paper
industry. Pulp and Paper offers a wide and highly-sophisticated range of
technology and applications expertise with in-mill capabilities which run from
the boilers through the paper machine, to the finished paper on the winder. The
Company is the only true broad-based supplier able to offer a complete portfolio
of products to its paper customers.
The products in Aqualon are principally derived from natural resources
and are sold as key raw materials to other manufacturers. Principal products and
markets include water-soluble polymers and solvent-soluble polymers, used as
thickeners, emulsifiers and stabilizers for water-based paints, oil and gas
exploration, building materials, and personal care products and producers of
inks and aviation fluids.
Engineered Materials and Additives (FiberVisions and Pinova): Products
in this segment provide low-cost, technology driven solutions to meet customer
needs and market demands. Principal products and markets include rosin and
hydrocarbon resins for adhesives, food and beverage, flavor and fragrance and
construction specialties markets; thermal-bond polypropylene staple fiber for
disposable diapers and other hygienic products, and industrial fiber products.
Prior to September 28, 2000, the Company owned the Food Gums Division,
which was sold to CP Kelco, a joint venture the Company entered into with Lehman
Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P.
The Company evaluates performance and makes decisions based primarily
on cash flow, profit from operations and return on capital employed.
Consolidated capital employed represents the total resources employed in the
Company and is the sum of total debt, Company-obligated preferred securities of
subsidiary trusts and stockholders' equity. Capital employed in each reportable
segment represents the net operating assets employed to conduct business in that
segment and generally includes working capital (excluding cash) and property,
plant and equipment. Other assets and liabilities, primarily goodwill and other
intangibles, not specifically allocated to business segments, are reflected in
"Reconciling Items" in the table below.
Hercules has no single customer representing greater than 10% of its
revenues.
GEOGRAPHIC REPORTING
For geographic reporting, no single country, outside the United States,
is material for separate disclosure. However, because the Company has
significant foreign operations, revenues and long-lived assets are disclosed by
geographic region.
Revenues are reported on a "customer basis," meaning that net sales are
included in the geographic area where the customer is located. Long-lived assets
are included in the geographic areas in which the producing entities are
located.
Intersegment sales are eliminated in consolidation.
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(Dollars in millions)
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ENGINEERED
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS AND RECONCILING
INDUSTRY SEGMENTS PRODUCTS ADDITIVES FOOD GUMS ITEMS CONSOLIDATED
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2002
Net sales $ 1,385 $ 320 $ - $ - $ 1,705
Profit (loss) from operations 238 17 - (41)(c) 214
Interest and debt expense 96
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts 58
Other expense, net 115
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Loss before income taxes and equity income (loss) (55)
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Capital employed (a) 1,085 114 - 185 (b) 1,384
Capital expenditures 31 9 - 3 43
Depreciation and amortization 72 18 - 10 100
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2001
Net sales $ 1,351 $ 425 $ - $ - $ 1,776
Profit (loss) from operations 151 12 - 18 (d) 181
Interest and debt expense 196
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts 58
Other expense, net 8
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Loss before income taxes and equity income (loss) (81)
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Capital employed (a) 479 116 - 2,697 (b) 3,292
Capital expenditures 35 10 - 7 52
Depreciation and amortization 80 32 - 22 134
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2000
Net sales $ 1,450 $ 695 $ 160 $ (2) $ 2,303
Profit (loss) from operations 241 (9) 30 104 (e) 366
Interest and debt expense 164
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts 96
Other expense, net 18
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Income before income taxes and equity income (loss) 88
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Capital employed (a) 491 308 - 2,885 (b) 3,684
Capital expenditures 68 36 31 36 171
Depreciation and amortization 83 39 8 32 162
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UNITED
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS STATES EUROPE AMERICAS(f) ASIA PACIFIC TOTAL
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2002
Net Sales (g) $ 870 $ 586 $ 89 $ 160 $ 1,705
Long-lived assets (h) 711 460 118 40 1,329
2001
Net Sales (g) $ 928 $ 587 $ 104 $ 157 $ 1,776
Long-lived assets (h) 2,253 684 347 95 3,379
2000
Net Sales (g) $ 1,167 $ 782 $ 136 $ 218 $ 2,303
Long-lived assets (h) 2,410 797 382 125 3,714
(a) Represents total segment assets net of operating liabilities. The
2001 and 2000 figures do not include the capital employed by the
divested Water Treatment Business.
(b) Assets and liabilities not specifically allocated to business
segments, primarily goodwill, intangibles and other long-term
assets, net of liabilities.
(c) Includes net environmental charges, restructuring charges relating
to the 2001 cost reduction program (see Note 15) and additional
loss recognition relating to prior year business divestitures.
Partially offsetting these charges were restructuring reversals
pertaining to prior year plans (see Note 15).
(d) Includes environmental charges, legal and insurance expenses,
pre-payment penalties relating to the ESOP credit facility (see
Note 8) and restructuring charges relating to the 2001 cost
reduction program (see Note 15). Partially offsetting these
charges were net gains from the sale of the hydrocarbon resins
business, select portions of the rosins resins business and the
peroxy chemicals business, restructuring reversals pertaining to
prior year plans, a pension curtailment gain and an additional
gain recognition relating to a prior year business divestiture.
(e) Includes integration expenses, restructuring charges,
environmental charges, a loss on the sale of the nitrocellulose
business offset by a gain on the sale of Food Gums business,
insurance recoveries and restructuring reversals (see Note 15).
(f) Excluding operations in the United States of America.
(g) Excludes sales of the divested Water Treatment Business.
(h) Long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment, goodwill
and other intangible assets.
21. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company enters into forward-exchange contracts and currency options
to reduce currency exposure.
Notional Amounts and Credit Exposure of Derivatives
The notional amounts of the derivative contracts summarized below do
not represent the amounts exchanged by the parties involved and thus, are not a
measure of the Company's exposure to various risks through its use of
derivatives. The amounts exchanged by the parties are calculated on the basis of
the notional amounts, underlyings such as interest rates and exchange rates, and
other terms of the derivative contracts.
Interest Rate Risk Management
The aggregate notional principal amount for interest rate swaps at the
end of 2001 was $20 million. These swaps acted as a hedge against the Company's
interest rate exposure on its outstanding variable rate debt. There were no
interest rate swap agreements at the end of 2002. During 2001, the Company used
interest rate swap agreements to manage interest costs and risks associated with
changing rates.
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The following table indicates the types of swaps used and their
weighted-average interest rates:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
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Pay fixed on swaps notional amount (at year-end) $ - $ 20
Average pay rate - 6.2%
Average receive rate - 4.4%
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
The Company has selectively used foreign currency forward contracts and
currency swaps to offset the effects of exchange rate changes on reported
earnings, cash flow and net asset positions. The primary exposures are
denominated in the Euro, Swedish kroner and British pound sterling. Some of the
contracts involved the exchange of two foreign currencies, according to local
needs in foreign subsidiaries. The term of the currency derivatives is rarely
more than three months. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company had
outstanding forward-exchange contracts to purchase foreign currencies
aggregating $18 million and $8 million and to sell foreign currencies
aggregating $19 million and $24 million, respectively. Non-U.S. dollar
cross-currency trades aggregated $238 million and $222 million at December 31,
2002 and 2001, respectively. The foreign exchange contracts outstanding at
December 31, 2002 matured on or before March 1, 2003.
Fair Values
The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of
the Company's financial instruments at December 31, 2002 and 2001:
(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001
Carrying Carrying
Amount Fair Value Amount Fair Value
------------------------- -------------------------
Investment securities (available for sale) $ 2 $ 2 $ 11 $ 12
Long-term debt (738) (777) (1,959) (1,948)
Company-obligated preferred securities of subsidiary trusts (624) (517) (624) (408)
Foreign exchange contracts - - - -
Interest rate swap contracts - - - (1)
Fair values of derivative contracts are indicative of cash that would
have been required had settlement been made at December 31, 2002 and 2001.
Basis of Valuation
- Investment securities: Quoted market prices.
- Long-term debt: Present value of expected cash flows related to existing
borrowings discounted at rates currently available to the Company for
long-term borrowings with similar terms and remaining maturities.
- Company obligated preferred securities of subsidiary trusts: Year-end
interest rates and Company common stock price.
- Foreign exchange contracts: Year-end exchange rates.
- Currency swaps: Year-end interest and exchange rates.
- Interest rate swap contracts: Bank or market quotes or discounted cash
flows using year-end interest rates.
22. DIVESTITURES
On April 29, 2002, Hercules completed the sale of the Water Treatment
Business to GESM, a unit of General Electric Company. The sale price was $1.8
billion in cash, resulting in net after tax proceeds of approximately $1.7
billion. The Company used the net proceeds to prepay debt under its senior
credit facility and ESOP credit facility (see Notes 5 and 8). Pursuant to SFAS
144 (as adopted on January 1, 2002), the Water Treatment Business has been
treated as a discontinued operation as of February 12, 2002, and accordingly,
all financial information has been restated. The loss from discontinued
operations for the year ended December 31, 2002 includes an after-tax loss on
the disposal of the business of $230 million.
The Paper Process Chemicals Business, representing approximately
one-third of the business of BetzDearborn Inc., when it was originally acquired
in 1998, was fully integrated into and continues to be reported within Pulp and
Paper.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Summarized below are the results of operations and cash flows of the
Water Treatment Business for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.
(Dollars in millions)
Year Ended
December 31,
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2002(1) 2001 2000
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Net Sales $ 269 $ 844 $ 849
Profit from operations 49 106 78
Income before income taxes 51 104 78
Tax provision 20 56 40
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Income from operations 31 48 38
Loss from disposal of business, including a provision
for income taxes of $51 million for 2002 (230) - -
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(Loss) income from discontinued operations $ (199) $ 48 $ 38
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(1) Results of operations for the period are through April 28, 2002.
Cash Flow From Discontinued Operations
(Dollars in millions)
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2002 2001 2000
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Net cash provided by operations $28 $209 $102
Capital expenditures (3) (11) (16)
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Net cash flow from discontinued operations $25 $198 $86
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The major classes of assets and liabilities included in the
consolidated balance sheet at the time of disposal were as follows:
(Dollars in millions)
Assets
Accounts receivables, net $ 161 Liabilities
Inventory 76 Accounts payable $ 55
Fixed assets 217 Accrued expenses 35
Goodwill and other intangible assets 1,419 Other liabilities 178
Other assets 19 ----
------ $268
$1,892 ====
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On May 1, 2001, the Company completed the sale of its hydrocarbon
resins business and select portions of its rosin resins business to a subsidiary
of Eastman Chemical Company, receiving proceeds of approximately $244 million.
On May 31, 2001, the Company completed the sale of its peroxy chemicals business
to GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., receiving proceeds of approximately $92
million. Additionally, on May 25, 2001, the Company completed the sale of its
interest in Hercules-Sanyo, Inc., a toner resin joint venture, to Sanam
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanyo Chemicals Industries, Ltd., the
Company's joint venture partner, receiving proceeds of approximately $8 million.
On September 28, 2000, the Company sold its Food Gums business to CP
Kelco, a joint venture the Company entered into with Lehman Brothers Merchant
Banking Partners II, L.P., which contributed approximately $300 million in
equity. The Company received approximately $395 million in cash proceeds,
recorded certain selling and tax expenses of approximately $77 million and
retained a 28% equity position in CP Kelco. CP Kelco simultaneously acquired
Pharmacia's Kelco biogum business. The net proceeds from the sale of the Food
Gums business were used to permanently reduce borrowings under Hercules' senior
credit facility. Food Gums had net sales of approximately $208 million in 1999.
23. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES
The 11 1/8% senior notes due 2007 issued on November 14, 2000 are
guaranteed by each of the Company's current and future wholly owned domestic
restricted subsidiaries. The new senior credit facility entered into in December
2002 also provides for a guarantee by each guarantor subsidiary. The guarantees
by each guarantor subsidiary are full and unconditional and joint and several.
The indenture under which the Company's 6.60% notes due 2027 and 6.625% notes
due 2003 were issued requires such notes to be guaranteed or secured on the same
basis as any other subsequently issued debt that is guaranteed or secured. As a
result, at December 31, 2002, the following wholly-owned domestic restricted
subsidiaries fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guarantee the
new senior credit facility, the 6.60% notes due 2027, the 6.625% notes due 2003
and the 11 1/8% notes due 2007.
Aqualon Company Hercules Euro Holdings, L.L.C.
Athens Holding Inc. Hercules Finance Company
Covington Holdings, Inc. Hercules Flavor, Inc.
East Bay Realty Services, Inc. Hercules Hydrocarbon Holdings, Inc.
FiberVisions Incorporated Hercules International Limited
FiberVisions Products, Inc. Hercules International Limited, L.L.C.
FiberVisions, L.L.C. Hercules Paper Holdings, Inc.
FiberVisions L.P. Hercules Shared Services Corp.
Hercules Country Club, Inc. HISPAN Corporation
Hercules Credit, Inc. WSP, Inc.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The non-guarantor subsidiaries include all of the Company's foreign
subsidiaries and certain domestic subsidiaries. The Company conducts much of its
business through and derives much of its income from its subsidiaries.
Therefore, the Company's ability to make required payments with respect to its
indebtedness and other obligations depends on the financial results and
condition of its subsidiaries and its ability to receive funds from its
subsidiaries. There are no restrictions on the ability of any of the guarantor
subsidiaries to transfer funds to the Company, however, there may be such
restrictions for certain foreign non-guarantor subsidiaries.
The following condensed consolidating financial information for the
Company presents the financial information of Hercules, the guarantor
subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries based on the Company's
understanding of the Securities and Exchange Commission's interpretation and
application of Rule 3-10 under the Securities and Exchange Commission's
Regulation S-X. The financial information may not necessarily be indicative of
results of operations or financial position had the guarantor subsidiaries or
non-guarantor subsidiaries operated as independent entities.
In this presentation, Hercules consists of parent company operations.
Guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries of Hercules are reported
on an equity basis. For companies acquired during 1998, the goodwill and fair
values of the assets and liabilities acquired have been presented on a
"push-down" accounting basis.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2002
(Dollars in millions)
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Unconsolidated
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Guarantor Non-Guarantor Eliminations &
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Adjustments Consolidated
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Net sales $ 536 $ 423 $ 890 $ (144) $ 1,705
Cost of sales 334 294 557 (144) 1,041
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 99 73 181 - 353
Research and development 19 17 6 - 42
Goodwill and intangible asset amortization 5 3 1 - 9
Other operating (income) expense, net (11) 31 26 - 46
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Profit (loss) from operations 90 5 119 - 214
Interest and debt expense (income), net 212 (75) (41) - 96
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts - - 58 - 58
Other (expense) income, net (120) - 4 1 (115)
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(Loss) income before income taxes and equity income
(loss) (242) 80 106 1 (55)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (60) 35 21 - (4)
Equity income (loss) of affiliated companies - 2 - - 2
Equity income (loss) from consolidated subsidiaries 133 (115) 5 (23) -
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Net (loss) income from continuing operations (49) (68) 90 (22) (49)
Net (loss) income on discontinued operations, net
of tax (199) 18 12 (30) (199)
Net (loss) income before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle (248) (50) 102 (52) (248)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle,
net of tax (368) - - - (368)
------ ----- ----- ------ -------
Net (loss) income $ (616) $ (50) $ 102 $ (52) $ (616)
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2001
(Dollars in millions)
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Unconsolidated
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Guarantor Non-Guarantor Eliminations &
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Adjustments Consolidated
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Net sales $ 587 $ 565 $ 888 $ (264) $ 1,776
Cost of sales 381 442 574 (264) 1,133
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 80 118 203 - 401
Research and development 29 16 8 - 53
Goodwill and intangible asset amortization 3 11 10 - 24
Other operating (income) expense, net (60) 34 10 - (16)
------ ----- ----- ------ -------
Profit (loss) from operations 154 (56) 83 - 181
Interest and debt expense (income), net 334 (108) (30) - 196
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts - - 58 - 58
Other (expense) income, net (13) 11 (6) - (8)
------ ----- ----- ------ -------
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity income
(loss) (193) 63 49 - (81)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (26) 28 14 - 16
Equity income (loss) of affiliated companies - 1 (10) - (9)
Equity income (loss) from consolidated subsidiaries 61 (10) 1 (52) -
------ ----- ----- ------ -------
Net (loss) income before continuing operations (106) 26 26 (52) (106)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
of tax 48 16 32 (48) 48
Net (loss) income before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle (58) 42 58 (100) (58)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle,
net of tax - - - - -
------ ----- ----- ------ -------
Net (loss) income $ (58) $ 42 $ 58 $ (100) $ (58)
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2000
(Dollars in millions)
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Unconsolidated
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Guarantor Non-Guarantor Eliminations &
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Adjustments Consolidated
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Net sales $ 715 $ 915 $1,360 $ (687) $ 2,303
Cost of sales 492 725 927 (693) 1,451
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 88 144 212 - 444
Research and development 33 20 11 - 64
Goodwill and intangible asset amortization 7 6 11 - 24
Other operating expenses (income), net 38 92 (176) - (46)
------ ----- ------ ------ -------
Profit (loss) from operations 57 (72) 375 6 366
Interest and debt expense (income), net 283 (129) 10 - 164
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts - - 96 - 96
Other (expense) income, net (21) (15) 18 - (18)
------ ----- ------ ------ -------
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity income
(loss) (247) 42 287 6 88
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (90) 25 89 2 26
Equity loss of affiliated companies - - (2) - (2)
Equity income (loss) from consolidated subsidiaries 217 65 3 (285) -
------ ----- ------ ------ -------
Net income (loss) from continuing operations 60 82 199 (281) 60
Net income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of
tax 38 25 13 (38) 38
Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle 98 107 212 (319) 98
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle,
net of tax - - - - -
------ ----- ------ ------ -------
Net income (loss) $ 98 $ 107 $ 212 $ (319) $ 98
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2002
(Dollars in millions)
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Unconsolidated`
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Guarantor Non-Guarantor Eliminations &
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Adjustments Consolidated
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ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 131 $ 7 $ 71 $ - $ 209
Restricted cash 125 - - - 125
Accounts and notes receivable, net 87 55 218 - 360
Intercompany receivable 80 23 27 (130) -
Inventories 46 53 79 (11) 167
Deferred income taxes 28 22 (4) - 46
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Total current assets 497 160 391 (141) 907
Property, plant and equipment, net 177 162 324 - 663
Investments in subsidiaries and advances, net 2,351 67 51 (2,469) -
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 234 91 341 - 666
Long-term deferred income taxes - - 15 - 15
Deferred charges and other assets 373 13 56 - 442
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Total assets $3,632 $ 493 $ 1,178 $(2,610) $ 2,693
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 55 $ 18 $ 103 $ - $ 176
Accrued expenses 113 113 69 - 295
Intercompany payable 11 76 43 (130) -
Short-term debt 126 - 19 - 145
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Total current liabilities 305 207 234 (130) 616
Long-term debt 701 - 37 - 738
Deferred income taxes (105) 116 69 - 80
Other postretirement benefits and other liabilities 631 74 53 - 758
Company-obligated preferred securities of
subsidiary trusts - - 624 - 624
Intercompany notes payable (receivable) 2,223 (1,039) (1,184) - -
Stockholders' equity (123) 1,135 1,345 (2,480) (123)
------ ------ ------- ------- -------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $3,632 $ 493 $ 1,178 $(2,610) $ 2,693
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2001
(Dollars in millions)
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Unconsolidated
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Guarantor Non-Guarantor Eliminations &
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Adjustments Consolidated
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ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8 $ 12 $ 56 $ - $ 76
Accounts and notes receivable, net 103 134 269 - 506
Intercompany receivable 87 60 66 (213) -
Inventories 45 89 109 (10) 233
Deferred income taxes 7 16 4 - 27
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Total current assets 250 311 504 (223) 842
Property, plant and equipment, net 186 327 390 - 903
Investments in subsidiaries and advances, net 4,546 1,485 51 (6,082) -
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 69 1,631 812 - 2,512
Deferred charges and other assets 608 36 102 - 746
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Total assets $5,659 $ 3,790 $ 1,859 $(6,305) $ 5,003
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 50 $ 44 $ 109 $ - $ 203
Accrued expenses 154 207 102 - 463
Intercompany payable 104 21 88 (213) -
Short-term debt 230 5 16 - 251
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Total current liabilities 538 277 315 (213) 917
Long-term debt 1,832 79 48 - 1,959
Deferred income taxes (37) 351 56 - 370
Other postretirement benefits and other liabilities 242 140 39 - 421
Company-obligated preferred securities of -
subsidiary trusts - - 624 - 624
Intercompany notes payable (receivable) 2,372 (1,209) (1,154) (9) -
Stockholders' equity 712 4,152 1,931 (6,083) 712
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $5,659 $ 3,790 $ 1,859 $(6,305) $ 5,003
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2002
(Dollars in millions)
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Unconsolidated
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Guarantor Non-Guarantor Eliminations &
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Adjustments Consolidated
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NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS $ (342) $ (142) $ 353 $ (86) $ (217)
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (17) (8) (18) - (43)
Proceeds of investment and fixed asset disposals 1,813 2 1 - 1,816
Increase in restricted cash (125) - - - (125)
Other, net 11 - - - 11
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 1,682 (6) (17) - 1,659
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CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Long-term debt proceeds 450 - - - 450
Long-term debt repayments (1,680) (83) (13) - (1,776)
Change in short-term debt (4) - (4) - (8)
Payment of debt issuance costs and underwriting fees (5) - - - (5)
Change in intercompany, noncurrent 15 221 (285) 49 -
Common stock issued 7 - - - 7
Dividends paid - - (37) 37 -
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (1,217) 138 (339) 86 (1,332)
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Net cash flow provided by discontinued operations - 5 20 - 25
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash - - (2) - (2)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 123 (5) 15 - 133
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 8 12 56 - 76
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 131 $ 7 $ 71 $ - $ 209
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2001
(Dollars in millions)
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Unconsolidated
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Guarantor Non-Guarantor Eliminations &
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Adjustments Consolidated
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NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS $ (444) $ 278 $ 84 $ (18) $ (100)
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (11) (15) (26) - (52)
Proceeds of investment and fixed asset disposals 229 5 122 - 356
Other, net - - (9) - (9)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 218 (10) 87 - 295
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Long-term debt proceeds 347 - 2 - 349
Long-term debt repayments (585) (16) (25) - (626)
Change in short-term debt - - (107) - (107)
Change in intercompany, noncurrent 455 (379) (76) - -
Common stock issued 17 - - - 17
Common stock reacquired (1) - - - (1)
Dividends paid - - (18) 18 -
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 233 (395) (224) 18 (368)
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Net cash flow provided by discontinued operations - 132 66 - 198
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash - - (3) - (3)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 7 5 10 - 22
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1 7 46 - 54
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 8 $ 12 $ 56 $ - $ 76
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2000
(Dollars in millions)
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Unconsolidated
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Guarantor Non-Guarantor Eliminations &
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Adjustments Consolidated
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NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS $ (87) $ (127) $ 231 $ (49) $ (32)
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (37) (31) (103) - (171)
Proceeds of investment and fixed asset disposals - 14 404 - 418
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (6) - - - (6)
Other, net (19) (1) 8 - (12)
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (62) (18) 309 - 229
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CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Long-term debt proceeds 1,858 27 4 - 1,889
Long-term debt repayments (1,756) (27) (7) - (1,790)
Change in short-term debt - - 92 - 92
Payment of debt issuance costs and underwriting fees (28) - - - (28)
Repayment of subsidiary trust preferred securities - - (370) - (370)
Change in intercompany, noncurrent 157 29 (186) - -
Common stock issued 13 - - - 13
Common stock reacquired (2) - - - (2)
Dividends paid (94) - (49) 49 (94)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 148 29 (516) 49 (290)
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Net cash flow provided by (used in) discontinued
operations - 100 (14) - 86
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash - - (2) - (2)
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (1) (16) 8 - (9)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2 23 38 - 63
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1 $ 7 $ 46 $ - $ 54
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SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in millions, except per share)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter
2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Net sales $ 402 $ 498 $ 437 $ 459 $ 443 $ 422
Cost of sales 243 326 267 294 273 264
Selling, general and administrative expenses 88 101 84 107 86 94
Research and development 10 15 11 14 11 12
Goodwill and intangible asset amortization 2 7 3 6 2 6
Other operating expense (income), net 5 3 19 (65) 11 43
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Profit from operations 54 46 53 103 60 3
Interest and debt expense 36 55 25 53 17 46
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts 15 15 14 14 15 15
Other expense (income), net 4 2 45 (4) 67 6
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(Loss) income before income taxes and equity (loss) income (1) (26) (31) 40 (39) (64)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 2 (10) (9) 25 (4) 12
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Loss before equity (loss) income (3) (16) (22) 15 (35) (76)
Equity (loss) income of affiliated companies, net of tax - (3) 1 (1) - (6)
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Net (loss) income from continuing operations before
discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle (3) (19) (21) 14 (35) (82)
Net (loss) income on discontinued operations, net of tax (209) 9 10 9 - 11
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Net (loss) income before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle (212) (10) (11) 23 (35) (71)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net
of tax (368) - - - - -
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Net (loss) income $ (580) $ (10) $ (11) $ 23 $ (35) $ (71)
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(Loss) earnings per share
Basic (loss) earnings per share
Continuing operations $ (0.03) $ (0.17) $ (0.19) $ 0.13 $ (0.32) $ (0.76)
Discontinued operations $ (1.92) $ 0.08 $ 0.09 $ 0.08 $ - $ 0.10
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ (3.37) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Net (loss) income $ (5.32) $ (0.09) $ (0.10) $ 0.21 $ (0.32) $ (0.66)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
Continuing operations $ (0.03) $ (0.17) $ (0.19) $ 0.13 $ (0.32) $ (0.76)
Discontinued operations $ (1.92) $ 0.08 $ 0.09 $ 0.08 $ - $ 0.10
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ (3.37) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Net (loss) income $ (5.32) $ (0.09) $ (0.10) $ 0.21 $ (0.32) $ (0.66)
4th Quarter Year
2002 2001 2002 2001
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Net sales $ 423 $ 397 $ 1,705 $ 1,776
Cost of sales 258 249 1,041 1,133
Selling, general and administrative expenses 95 99 353 401
Research and development 10 12 42 53
Goodwill and intangible asset amortization 2 5 9 24
Other operating expense (income), net 11 3 46 (16)
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Profit from operations 47 29 214 181
Interest and debt expense 18 42 96 196
Preferred security distributions of subsidiary trusts 14 14 58 58
Other expense (income), net (1) 4 115 8
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(Loss) income before income taxes and equity (loss) income 16 (31) (55) (81)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 7 (11) (4) 16
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Loss before equity (loss) income 9 (20) (51) (97)
Equity (loss) income of affiliated companies, net of tax 1 1 2 (9)
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Net (loss) income from continuing operations before
discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle 10 (19) (49) (106)
Net (loss) income on discontinued operations, net of tax - 19 (199) 48
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Net (loss) income before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle 10 - (248) (58)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net
of tax - - (368) -
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Net (loss) income $ 10 $ - $ (616) $ (58)
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(Loss) earnings per share
Basic (loss) earnings per share
Continuing operations $ 0.09 $ (0.18) $ (0.45) $ (0.98)
Discontinued operations $ - $ 0.18 $ (1.83) $ 0.44
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ - $ - $ (3.37) $ -
Net (loss) income $ 0.09 $ - $ (5.65) $ (0.54)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
Continuing operations $ 0.09 $ (0.18) $ (0.45) $ (0.98)
Discontinued operations $ - $ 0.18 $ (1.83) $ 0.44
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ - $ - $ (3.37) $ -
Net (loss) income $ 0.09 $ - $ (5.65) $ (0.54)
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PRINCIPAL CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002
Argentina
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Hercules Argentina S.A.
Australia
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Little H Pty Ltd.
Austria
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Hercules Austria GmbH
Bahamas
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Hercules International Trade Corporation Limited
Belgium
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Hercules Beringen B.V.B.A.
Hercules Doel B.V.B.A.
Hercules Europe B.V.B.A.
Hercules Holding B.V./B.V.B.A.
Bermuda
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Curtis Bay Insurance Co. Ltd.
Brazil
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Hercules do Brasil Produtos Quimicos Ltda.
Canada
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Hercules Canada (2002) Inc.
Chile
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Hercules Chile Limitada
China
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FiberVisions (China) Textile Products Ltd.
Hercules Trading (Shanghai) Company Ltd.
Shanghai Hercules Chemicals Co., Ltd.*
Colombia
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Hercules Americas (Colombia) Ltda.
Hercules de Colombia S.A.
Czech (Republic)
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Hercules CZ s.r.o.
Denmark
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FiberVisions, A/S
Hercules Investments ApS
Finland
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Hercules Finland OY
France
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Aqualon France B.V.
Hercules Chemicals SA
Hercules SA
Germany
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Abieta Chemie GmbH*
Hercules Deutschland GmbH
Hercules GmbH
Hong Kong
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Hercules China Limited
India
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Hercules Industrial Chemicals Private Limited
Indonesia
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P.T. Hercules Chemicals Indonesia
Italy
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Hercules Holdings Srl
Hercules Italia SpA
Japan
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Hercules Japan Ltd.
Korea
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Hercules Korea Chemical Co. Ltd.
Liechtenstein
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Organa Trust, Registered
Luxembourg
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Hercules Investments S.a.r.l.
Mexico
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Hercules Inc. Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Hercules Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Netherlands
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Aqualon France B.V.
Hercules B.V.
Hercules Chemicals B.V.
Hercules Holding Specialty Materials B.V.
Norway
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Hercules Norway AS
Peru
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Hercules Peru S.R.L.
Poland
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Hercules Polska Sp. z.o.o.
Portugal
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Misan Portuguesa Lda.
Russia
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Hercules Russia L.L.C.
Singapore
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Hercules Chemicals Solutions Pte Ltd.
Spain
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Hercules Quimica S.A.
Sweden
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Hercules Chemicals AB
Hercules Holdings AB
Hercules AB
Switzerland
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FiberVisions A.G./FiberVisions Ltd.
Taiwan
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Hercules Chemicals (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
Thailand
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Hercules Chemical Solutions (Thailand) Ltd.
United Kingdom
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Hercules Holding II Limited
Hercules Limited
*This entity is owned in part by Hercules with the remaining interest held by a
third party.
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United States
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Aqualon Company, Delaware
Athens Holding Inc., Delaware
Covington Holdings Inc., Delaware
East Bay Realty Services, Inc., Delaware
FiberVisions Incorporated, Delaware
FiberVisions, L.L.C., Delaware
FiberVisions L.P., Delaware
FiberVisions Products, Inc., Georgia
Hercules Credit Inc., Delaware
Hercules Euro Holdings, L.L.C., Delaware
Hercules Finance Company, Delaware
Hercules Flavor, Inc., Delaware
Hercules Hydrocarbon Holdings, Inc.
Hercules International Limited, L.L.C., Delaware
Hercules Paper Holdings, Inc.
Hercules Trust I
Hercules Trust II
Hercules Shared Services Corporation, Delaware
WSP, Inc., Delaware
Virgin Islands
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Hercules Islands Corporation*
*This entity is owned in part by Hercules with the remaining interest held by a
third party.
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ITEM9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Company's restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide
for three classes of directors, with the term of one class expiring at each
annual meeting of the shareholders. Pursuant to the authority granted to the
Board in Article Six of the restated certificate of incorporation, the Board has
fixed the number of directors at 13: four in the class whose term expires in
2003, five in the class whose term expires in 2004 and four in the class whose
term expires in 2005.
William H. Joyce - Director since 2001
Dr. Joyce, age 67, joined Hercules as Chief Executive Officer in May
2001 and became Chairman in June 2001. Dr. Joyce had been Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Union Carbide Corporation since 1996, where he
had been employed since 1957. From 1995 to 1996, Dr. Joyce was President and
Chief Executive Officer and from 1993 to 1995, he was President and Chief
Operating Officer. Prior to that, Dr. Joyce had been Executive Vice President in
charge of operations since 1992. Dr. Joyce holds a B.S. degree in Chemical
Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a M.B.A. and a Ph.D. from New
York University. Dr. Joyce received the National Medal of Technology Award in
1993, the Plastics Academy's Industry Achievement Award in 1994 and Lifetime
Achievement Award in 1997 and the 2003 Perkin Medal from the Society of Chemical
Industry (American Section). In 1997, he was inducted into the National Academy
of Engineering. Dr. Joyce is a director of CVS Corporation. Dr. Joyce is also a
trustee of the Universities Research Association, Inc. and Co-Chairman of the
Council of Government-University-Industry Research of the National Academies.
Dr. Joyce was Chairman of the Board of Society of Plastics Industry and on the
Executive Committee of the American Chemical Council.
Richard Fairbanks - Director since 1993
Mr. Fairbanks, age 62, has been a Counselor at the Center for Strategic
& International Studies since April 2000. He was named Senior Counsel at the
Center for Strategic & International Studies in February 1992, became Managing
Director of Domestic and International Issues in March 1994, and was President
and Chief Executive Officer from May 1999 until April 2000. He was
Ambassador-at-Large under President Reagan. He is a member of the Boards of
Directors of SEACOR Smit, Inc., GATX Corporation, and SPACEHAB, Inc.; member,
Council on Foreign Relations, Council of American Ambassadors; and founder, The
American Refugee Committee of Washington.
Samuel J. Heyman - Director since 2001
Mr. Heyman, age 64, has been a director and Chairman of International
Specialty Products Inc. since its formation and served as its Chief Executive
Officer from its formation until June 1999. He also has been a director of G-I
Holdings Inc., or its predecessor, GAF Corporation (collectively with G-I
Holdings Inc. ("G-I Holdings")), for more than five years and was Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of G-I Holdings and some of its
subsidiaries for more than five years until September 2000. In January 2001, G-I
Holdings filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code due to its asbestos-related claims. Mr. Heyman was
a director and Chairman of Building Materials Corporation of America ("BMCA"),
an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of G-I Holdings, which is primarily engaged
in the commercial and residential roofing business, from its formation until
September 2000, and served as Chief Executive Officer of BMCA from June 1996 to
January 1999 and from June 1999 to September 2000. He is also the Chief
Executive Officer, Manager and General Partner of a number of closely held real
estate development companies and partnerships whose investments include
commercial real estate and a portfolio of publicly traded securities.
Alan R. Hirsig - Director since 1998
Mr. Hirsig, age 63, was President and Chief Executive Officer of ARCO
Chemical Company, which was bought by Lyondell Chemical Company, from 1991 until
he retired in 1998. He is a director of Philadelphia Suburban Corporation,
Celanese A.G., and Checkpoint Systems Corporation. Additionally, he is a
director or trustee of Bryn Mawr College, Curtis Institute of Music, Rosenbach
Museum and Library and the YMCA of Philadelphia. Mr. Hirsig served as past
chairman of the Chemical Manufacturers Association.
Edith E. Holiday - Director since 1993
Ms. Holiday, age 51, is an attorney. She was Assistant to the President
of the United States and Secretary of the Cabinet from 1990 until early 1993 and
served as General Counsel of the U.S. Treasury Department from 1989 through
1990. She served as counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury and Assistant
Secretary for Public Affairs and Public Liaison, U.S. Treasury Department from
1988 to 1989. Ms. Holiday is a director of Amerada Hess Corporation, Canadian
National Railway,
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Digex Incorporated, H.J. Heinz Company, Beverly Enterprises, Inc., RTI
International Metals, Inc., and director or trustee of various investment
companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.
John C. Hunter, III - Director since 2003
Mr. Hunter, age 56, is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Solutia, a specialty chemicals company created in 1997 as a spin-off from
Monsanto Company. Mr. Hunter joined Monsanto in 1969 and has held a number of
executive and senior management positions during his career. He is a member of
the Board of Directors of Solutia, Inc., Missouri Baptist Medical Center and the
Penford Corporation.
Robert D. Kennedy - Director since 2001
Mr. Kennedy, age 70, held a number of executive and senior management
positions with Union Carbide Corporation, including Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President. He retired as Chairman from Union Carbide in 1995 after a
career that spanned 40 years. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of
Sunoco Inc. and International Paper Company.
Sunil Kumar - Director since 2001
Mr. Kumar, age 53, has been director, President and Chief Executive
Officer of International Specialty Products Inc. ("ISP") since June 1999. Mr.
Kumar has also been President and Chief Executive Officer of certain
subsidiaries of ISP, including ISP Investments Inc., since June 1999. Mr. Kumar
was a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Building Materials
Corporation of America ("BMCA") from May 1995, July 1996 and January 1999,
respectively, until June 1999. He was Chief Operating Officer of BMCA from March
1996 to January 1999. He was also a director and Vice-Chairman of the Board of
G-I Holdings from January 1999 to June 1999. In January 2001, G-I Holdings filed
a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code due to its asbestos-related claims.
Jeffrey M. Lipton - Director since 2001
Mr. Lipton, age 60, is President and Chief Executive Officer and a
Director of NOVA Chemicals Corporation. He joined NOVA in 1993 after retiring
from a 28-year career with the DuPont Company, where he held a number of
management and executive positions. He is Chairman and a Director of Methanex
Corporation and Trimeris, Inc., a member of the Board of Directors and Executive
Committee of the American Chemistry Counsel, and a member of the Board of
Directors of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives - Canada.
Peter McCausland - Director since 1997
Mr. McCausland, age 53, has been the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Airgas, Inc. (a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty
gases and related equipment), a company he founded in 1982, since 1987. He
served as general counsel for MG Industries, Inc., an industrial gas producer.
He was a partner in the firm of McCausland, Keen & Buckman that specialized in
mergers, acquisitions, and financings. He is a director of the Independence
Seaport Museum and The Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships.
Gloria Schaffer - Director since 2001
Ms. Schaffer, age 72, served as a Commissioner of the Department of
Consumer Protection of the State of Connecticut from 1991 to 1995, as a member
of the Civil Aeronautics Board from 1978 to 1985 and as the Secretary of State
of the State of Connecticut from 1970 to 1978. Ms. Schaffer also previously
served on the Board of Directors of Amity Bank and Amity Bankcorp, Mott's Inc.
and Emery Air Worldwide and, since 1996, has served as a partner at C.A. White,
Inc., a real estate development firm. Ms. Schaffer is a director of MP 63 Fund.
Raymond S. Troubh - Director since 2001
Mr. Troubh, age 76, has been a financial consultant for more than five
years. Prior to that he was a general partner of Lazard Freres & Co., an
investment banking firm, and a governor of the American Stock Exchange. Mr.
Troubh is a director of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical
company, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., a contract drilling company, General
American Investors Company, an investment trust company, Gentiva Health
Services, Inc., a healthcare provider, Triarc Companies, Inc., a holding
company, and WHX Corporation, a steel products company. He is also a trustee of
Petrie Stores Liquidating Trust and is the non-executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Enron Corp.
Joe B. Wyatt - Director since 2001
Mr. Wyatt, age 67, is Chancellor Emeritus of Vanderbilt University in
Nashville, Tennessee. He served as Vanderbilt's sixth Chancellor and Chief
Executive Officer for 18 years, beginning in 1982. From 1972 to 1982, he was a
member of the faculty and administration at Harvard University. He is Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the Universities Research Association Inc. of
Washington, D.C., Chairman of a panel on Strategic Education Research for the
National Research Council of the National Academies, a director of New American
Schools, Inc., Advanced Network and Services, Inc., the EAA Aviation Foundation,
Ingram Micro, Inc., where he is Chairman of the Audit Committee, El Paso
Corporation, the Aerostructures Company and ASD.com. He is a Principal of the
Washington Advisory Group, LLC in Washington, D.C.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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The name, age and current position of each executive officer of
Hercules is included in Part I, Executive Officers of the Registrant of this
Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL REPORTING COMPANY COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
requires the Company's directors, executive officers and holders of more than
10% of the Company's common stock to file with the SEC and the New York Stock
Exchange reports of beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership of
the common stock and other equity securities of the Company. These persons are
required by SEC rules to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a)
forms they file. Mr. Heyman's Form 4 filings that were due in February and March
2002 were filed in April 2002.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information regarding compensation of Hercules' directors and executive
officers will be in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Information regarding beneficial ownership of Hercules common stock by
certain beneficial owners and by directors and executive officers of Hercules
will be included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2002
concerning the number of shares of common stock to be issued upon the exercise
of outstanding options, warrants and rights issued under all of the Company's
existing equity compensation plans, including the Hercules Incorporated
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan and the Hercules Incorporated Non-Employee
Director Stock Accumulation Plan; and the weighted average exercise price of
such options, warrants and rights and the number of securities remaining
available for future issuance under such plans. All of the Company's equity
compensation plans have been approved by the Company's shareholders.
Number of securities
remaining available for
Number of securities for future issuance under
to be issued upon Weighted-average equity compensation
exercise of outstanding exercise price of plans (excluding
options, warrants and outstanding options, securities reflected in
Plan category rights warrants and rights column (a))
(a) (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by
security holders(1) 18,396,559 (2) $ 30.49 2,203,206
Equity compensation plans not approved
by security holders(3) - - -
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Total 18,396,559 $ 30.49 2,203,206
========== ======== =========
(1) Includes 9,741,685 options with exercise prices in excess of the weighted
average price of $30.49.
(2) Includes options to purchase 9,246,425 shares that were not vested at
December 31, 2002.
(3) There are no equity compensation plans that have not been approved by the
Company's shareholders.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
In 2002, no director or officer had any relationships or involvement in
any transactions of a nature or magnitude to require disclosure under the
applicable SEC rules.
ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with
the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and Vice President and Controller, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to
Exchange Act Rule 13a-15 as of December 31, 2002. Based upon that evaluation,
the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Vice President and Controller
concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and
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procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in Company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. There have been no
significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that
could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date the Company
carried out its evaluation. A control system, no matter how well designed and
operated, can not provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control
system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance
that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have
been detected.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM
8-K
(a) Documents filed as part of this Report:
1. Financial Statements
See Item 8 for an Index to the Consolidated Financial
Statements of Hercules Incorporated.
2. Financial Statement Schedules:
HERCULES INCORPORATED
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(Dollars in millions)
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Col. A. Col. B Col. C Col. D Col. E
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Additions
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Balance at Charged to Balance at
beginning costs and Charged to end of
Description of period expenses other accounts Deductions period
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YEAR 2002
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 24 4 - (16) $ 12
Tax valuation allowance 75 233 - - 308
YEAR 2001
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 27 11 - (14) $ 24
Tax valuation allowance 28 47 - - 75
YEAR 2000
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 16 21 - (10) $ 27
Tax valuation allowance 16 12 - - 28
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All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not
required or the information required is either presented in the Notes to
Financial Statements or has not changed materially from that previously
reported.
3. Exhibits:
A complete listing of exhibits is included in the
Exhibit Index that precedes the exhibits filed with
this Report.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 on March 31, 2003.
HERCULES INCORPORATED
By: /s/ William H. Joyce
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant in the capacities indicated on March 31, 2003.
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer /s/ William H. Joyce
---------------------------------
William H. Joyce
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER:
Vice President and Treasurer /s/ Stuart C. Shears
---------------------------------
Stuart C. Shears
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:
Vice President and Controller /s/ Fred G. Aanonsen
---------------------------------
Fred G. Aanonsen
DIRECTORS:
/s/ William H. Joyce /s/ Sunil Kumar
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William H. Joyce Sunil Kumar
/s/ Richard M. Fairbanks, III /s/ Jeffrey M. Lipton
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Richard M. Fairbanks, III Jeffrey M. Lipton
/s/ Samuel J. Heyman /s/ Peter McCausland
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Samuel J. Heyman Peter McCausland
/s/ Alan R. Hirsig /s/ Gloria Schaffer
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Alan R. Hirsig Gloria Schaffer
/s/ Edith E. Holiday /s/ Raymond S. Troubh
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Edith E. Holiday Raymond S. Troubh
/s/ John C. Hunter, III /s/ Joe B. Wyatt
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John C. Hunter, III Joe B. Wyatt
/s/ Robert D. Kennedy
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Robert D. Kennedy
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, William H. Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Hercules
Incorporated;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual 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 annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 annual
report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or
operation of internal controls which could adversely
affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
annual report whether there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: March 31, 2003
/s/ William H. Joyce
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William H. Joyce
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Fred G. Aanonsen, Vice President and Controller, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Hercules
Incorporated;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual 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 annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 annual
report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or
operation of internal controls which could adversely
affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
annual report whether there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: March 31, 2003
/s/ Fred G. Aanonsen
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Fred G. Aanonsen
Vice President and Controller
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EXHIBIT INDEX
NUMBER DESCRIPTION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO
2-A Agreement and Plan of Merger among Hercules, Water Exhibit 2.1, BetzDearborn Inc. Current Report
Acquisition Company and BetzDearborn Inc., dated July on Form 8-K, filed July 30, 1998
30, 1998
3-A.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Hercules, as Exhibit 3-A, Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
revised and amended July 6, 1988 March 26, 1993
3-A.2 Certificate of Amendment dated October 24, 1995, to Exhibit 4.1a, Registration Statement on Form
Hercules' Restated Certificate of Incorporation as S-3, filed September 15, 1998
revised and amended July 5, 1998
3-B By-Laws of Hercules, as revised and amended October 30, Exhibit 3-B, Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
1991 March 26, 1993
4-A Officers' Certificate, dated as of March 17, 1999, Exhibit 4.1, Current Report on Form 8-K dated
pursuant to the Junior Subordinated Debentures March 17, 1999
Indenture between Hercules and Chase
4-B Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee by Hercules and Exhibit 4.28, Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Chase, with respect to Hercules Trust I Statement on Form S-3, filed October 29, 1998
4-C Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Exhibit 4.13, Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Hercules Trust I Statement on Form S-3, filed October 29, 1998
4-D Form of 9.42% Trust Originated Preferred Securities of Exhibit 4.2, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
Hercules Trust I March 17, 1999
4-E Form of 9.42% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Exhibit 4.3, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
Debentures due 2029 March 17, 1999
4-F Officers' Certificate, dated as of July 27, 1999, Exhibit 4.1, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
pursuant to the Junior Subordinated Debentures July 27, 1999
Indenture between Hercules and Chase, dated as of
November 12, 1998
4-G Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Hercules Trust Exhibit 4.2, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
II, dated as of July 27, 1999, together with Annex I July 27, 1999
thereto
4-H Unit Agreement, dated July 27, 1999, among Hercules, Exhibit 4.3, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
Hercules Trust II and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as unit July 27, 1999
agent
4-I Warrant Agreement, dated July 27, 1999, between Exhibit 4.4, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
Hercules and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as warrant agent July 27, 1999
4-J Form of Series A Junior Subordinated Deferrable Exhibit 4.5, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
Interest Debentures July 27, 1999
4-K Form of Trust II Preferred Securities Exhibit 4.6, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
July 27, 1999
4-L Form of CRESTS Unit Exhibit 4.7, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
July 27, 1999
4-M Form of Warrant Exhibit 4.8, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
July 27, 1999
4-N Rights Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2000, between Exhibit 4.1 to Hercules Registration of
Hercules Incorporated and Chase Mellon Shareholder Certain Classes of Securities on Form 8-A
Services, L.L.C. filed August 10, 2000
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO
4-O Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2000, between Exhibit 4-A, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
Hercules Incorporated, as issuer and Wells Fargo Bank filed November 14, 2000
Minnesota, N.A., as trustee (including the form of 11
1/8% senior notes due 2007 included as Exhibit A
thereto).
4-P Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 14, Exhibit 4-B Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
2000, among Hercules Incorporated and all of its filed November 14, 2000
domestic subsidiaries and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation and Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation, as the initial purchasers.
Hercules is party to several long-term debt instruments under which in each case
the total amount of securities authorized does not exceed 10% of the total
assets of Hercules. Hercules agrees to furnish a copy of such instruments to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
10-A Hercules Executive Survivor Benefit Plan Exhibit 10-D, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
filed March 27, 1981
10-B Hercules Phantom Stock Plan Exhibit E, Notice Annual Meeting and Proxy
Statement, dated February 14, 1986
10-C Hercules Deferred Compensation Plan Exhibit 10-I, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
filed March 29, 1988
10-D Hercules Annual Management Incentive Compensation Plan Exhibit 10-H, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
filed March 26, 1993
10-E Hercules 1993 Nonemployee Director Stock Accumulation Exhibit 4.1, Registration Statement on Form
Plan S-8, filed July 16, 1993
10-F Hercules Deferred Compensation Plan for Nonemployee Exhibit 10-J, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Directors filed March 26, 1993
10-G Hercules Employee Pension Restoration Plan Exhibit 10-L, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
filed March 26, 1993
10-H Form of Employment Contract between Hercules and Exhibit 10-J, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
certain of its officers filed March 29, 1988
10-I Form of Indemnification Agreement between Hercules and Annex II, Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy
certain officers and directors of Hercules Statement, dated February 19, 1987
10-J Employment Agreement effective August 1, 1998, between Exhibit 10-T, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Hercules and Vincent J. Corbo filed March 30, 1999
10-K Hercules Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Exhibit 10-K, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Compensation Plan filed March 29, 2000
10-L BetzDearborn Inc. Employee Stock Ownership and 401(k) Exhibit 10-L, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Plan filed March 29, 2000
10-M Underwriting Agreement, dated March 12, 1999, among Exhibit 1.1, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
Hercules, Hercules Trust I and the Underwriters named March 17, 1999
therein
10-N CRESTS Units Underwriting Agreement, dated July 21, Exhibit 1.1, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
1999, among Hercules, Hercules Trust II and the July 27, 1999
Underwriters named therein
10-O Common Stock Underwriting Agreement, dated July 21, Exhibit 1.2, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
1999, among Hercules and the Underwriters named therein July 27, 1999
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10-P Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2000, Exhibit 2-1, Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
among CP Kelco ApS (formerly known as Hercules September 28, 2000
Copenhagen ApS), Hercules Investment ApS, Hercules
Incorporated, Lehman FG Newco, Inc., WSP, Inc. and
Hercules Holding BV/BVBA
10-Q Form of Change-of-Control Employment Agreements between Exhibit 10-19, Registration Statement on Form
Hercules Incorporated each of Dominick W. DiDonna and S-4, filed August 9, 2001
Israel J. Floyd
10-R Resignation Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2000, Exhibit 10-20, Registration Statement on Form
between Hercules Incorporated and Vincent J. Corbo S-4, filed August 9, 2001
10-S Letter Agreement, dated November 1, 2000, between Exhibit 10-21, Registration Statement on Form
Hercules Incorporated and Harry J. Tucci S-4, filed August 9, 2001
10-T Letter Agreement, dated November 1, 2000, between Exhibit 10-B, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
Hercules Incorporated and Thomas L. Gossage filed May 16, 2001
10-U Employment Agreement, effective as of May 8, 2001, Exhibit 10-A, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
between Hercules Incorporated and William H. Joyce filed May 16, 2001
10-V Change-of-Control Employment Agreement, dated as of May Exhibit 10-24, Registration Statement on Form
8, 2001, by and between Hercules Incorporated and S-4, filed August 9, 2001
William H. Joyce
10-W Form of Change-of-Control Employment Agreements, dated Exhibit 10-25, Registration Statement on Form
as of June 15, 2001, by and between Hercules S-4, filed August 9, 2001
Incorporated and each of Edward V. Carrington and
Richard G. Dahlen
10-X Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims, Exhibit 10-26, Registration Statement on Form
dated June 22, 2001, between Hercules Incorporated and S-4, filed August 9, 2001
June B. Barry
10-Y Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims, Exhibit 10-27, Registration Statement on Form
dated June 21, 2001, between Hercules Incorporated and S-4, filed August 9, 2001
George MacKenzie
10-Z Change-of-Control Employment Agreement, dated as of Exhibit 10-28, Registration Statement on Form
July 2, 2001, by and between Hercules Incorporated and S-4, filed August 9, 2001
Fred G. Aanonsen
10-Aa Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of Exhibit 10.1, Current Report on Form 8-K,
February 12, 2002, by and among Hercules Incorporated, dated February 12, 2002
General Electric Company and Falcon Acquisition Corp.
10-Bb Amendment 2002-1 to Amended and Restated Long Term Exhibit I, Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy
Incentive Compensation Plan Statement, dated May 15, 2002
10-Cc Amendment 2002-1 to Non-Employee Director Stock Exhibit II, Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy
Accumulation Plan Statement, dated May 15, 2002
10-Dd* Credit Agreement, dated December 20, 2002, among Hercules
Incorporated, certain subsidiaries of Hercules, several
banks and other financial institutions identified in the
agreement and Credit Suisse First Boston, as
administrative agent
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21.1 Subsidiaries of Registrant See Part II, Item 8 on page 78 of this 2002
Form 10-K
23.1* Consent of Independent Accountants
99.1* Certification of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
99.2* Certification of Vice President and Controller Pursuant
to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*Filed herewith
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