UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002
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For the transition period from ______________ to ______________
Commission file number 1-12626
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (423) 229-2000
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 the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS, COMPREHENSIVEINCOME, AND RETAINED EARNINGS
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Companys Consolidated Financial Statements, including related notes, and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A, and the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. All references to earnings per share contained in this report are diluted earnings per share unless otherwise noted.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
The Companys results of operations as presented beginning on page 3 of this Form 10-Q are discussed below.
Sales revenue for first quarter 2002 decreased 8% compared to first quarter 2001 due to lower selling prices, an unfavorable shift in product mix, and the effect of a stronger U.S. dollar. Higher sales volumes, primarily attributed to the businesses acquired from Hercules Incorporated (Hercules Businesses) in May 2001, had a positive impact of 5% on sales revenue for first quarter 2002.
First quarter 2002 operating earnings declined 20% compared to first quarter 2001 mainly due to lower selling prices, the negative effect of foreign currency exchange rates, product mix, and lower hedging gains. The decline in selling prices was partially offset by lower raw material costs.
Diluted earnings per share for the first quarter 2002 were $0.07 compared with $0.48 in the first quarter 2001. Excluding a loss associated with a change in accounting principle and a nonrecurring charge related to the impact to Eastman Chemical Company of the previously announced restructuring of Genencor International, Inc. (Genencor), in which the Company owns a 42% equity interest, diluted earnings per share were $0.35 in the first quarter of 2002. In the first quarter 2001, excluding goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible amortization, diluted earnings per share were $0.54. For additional information related to the exclusion of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset amortization, see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements pertaining to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
During first quarter 2002, lower selling prices, mainly for PET polymers, had a negative impact on sales revenue of 8%. An unfavorable shift in product mix and the negative effect of foreign currency exchange rates had a negative impact on sales revenue of 3% and 2%, respectively. Increased sales volumes, primarily attributed to the Hercules Businesses, had a positive impact on first quarter 2002 sales revenue of 5%.
First quarter 2002 gross profit was negatively impacted by decreased sales revenue and lower foreign currency hedging gains, partially offset by lower raw material costs.
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Even with the addition of selling and general administrative expenses associated with the Hercules Businesses, first quarter 2002 selling and general administrative expenses declined compared to first quarter 2001 primarily due to cost deferral and other cost control efforts. First quarter 2002 expenses also reflected a one-time reversal of accrued compensation expense of approximately $4 million related to the Companys decision to forego certain management bonuses.
Lower interest expense for first quarter 2002 reflected significantly lower interest rates compared to the first quarter 2001.
Included in other income are gains from equity investments, gains on sales of nonoperating assets, royalty income, gains on foreign exchange transactions, and other miscellaneous items. Other income for both periods presented primarily reflected gains on equity investments.
Included in other charges are losses from foreign exchange transactions, losses from equity investments, losses on sales of nonoperating assets, fees on securitized receivables, and other miscellaneous items. Other charges for first quarter 2002 included a $12 million foreign exchange loss related to the decrease in value of peso-denominated, long-term tax receivables caused by the continued devaluation of the Argentine peso during the quarter. The Argentine peso continues to float in relation the U.S. dollar and any increase or decline in value will be reflected as a foreign currency exchange gain or loss, respectively. However, management does not believe future charges will be significant due to a reduction of the Companys exposure to the Argentine currency. Also included in other charges is the Companys portion of a loss from operations of Genencor, which includes a nonrecurring charge of $5 million related to the previously announced restructuring of Genencor. Other charges for first quarter 2001 primarily reflected foreign exchange losses and fees on securitized receivables.
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The decline in the effective tax rate was attributable to the elimination of non-deductible goodwill amortization resulting from the implementation of SFAS No. 142, and additionally was due to international tax structuring related to the implementation of the Companys divisional structure. The reductions were partially offset by higher state income taxes.
As required by SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, the Company completed the impairment test for intangible assets with indefinite useful lives other than goodwill in the first quarter of 2002. The Company expects to complete the transitional impairment test for goodwill by the end of the second quarter 2002. 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 Companys review, it was determined that the fair value of certain trademarks related to the Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers, and Inks (CASPI) segment was less than the recorded value. Accordingly, the Company recognized an after-tax impairment charge of approximately $18 million in the first quarter 2002. This charge is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.
For additional information regarding the change in accounting principle, see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.
SUMMARY BY OPERATING SEGMENT
The Companys products and operations are managed and reported in five operating segments. Effective January 1, 2002, the Company implemented a divisional structure that separated the businesses into two divisions. Eastman Division consists of the CASPI segment, the Performance Chemicals and Intermediates (PCI) segment, and the Specialty Plastics (SP) segment. Voridian Division contains the Polymers segment and the Fibers segment.
With the implementation of the divisional structure, goods and services are transferred between the two divisions at mark-ups specified by terms of interdivisional agreements. Accordingly, the divisional structure results in the recognition of interdivisional sales revenue and operating earnings. Such interdivisional transactions are eliminated in the Eastman Chemical Company consolidated financial statements. Prior to 2002, segment sales revenue was recognized only for actual sales to third parties and the intersegment transfer of goods and services, recorded at cost, had no impact on segment earnings.
All Eastman Chemical Company assets were assigned to the divisions as of January 1, 2002. Corporate, general purpose, and other nonoperating assets were allocated to segments within each division based on process or product responsibility. Certain infrastructure assets at each site, primarily utilities that were previously allocated to all five segments, were assigned to the primary division at that site. In accordance with the terms of interdivisional agreements, the primary division invoices the other division for services provided by such infrastructure assets.
Effective January 1, 2002, sales and operating results for Cendian Corporation (Cendian), wholly owned by the Company and an Eastman Division initiative, are included in amounts for the CASPI, PCI and SP segments, and have been allocated to these segments on the basis of sales revenues for each of these segments. Prior to 2002, sales and operating results for Cendian were allocated to all five segments.
Effective January 1, 2002, certain compounded polyethylene products were moved from the Polymers segment to the SP segment. Accordingly, amounts for 2001 have been reclassified to reflect this change.
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EASTMAN DIVISION
CASPI Segment
Increased sales volumes for adhesives products, primarily from the Hercules Businesses, had a positive impact on first quarter 2002 sales revenue of 16%. Interdivisional sales had a positive impact on revenues of 4%. Lower selling prices and foreign currency exchange rates had a negative impact on sales revenue of 3% and 2%, respectively.
Operating earnings for first quarter 2002 increased compared to first quarter 2001 primarily due to lower raw material costs, an improved cost structure, and the addition of earnings from sales of adhesives products. First quarter 2002 results include the effect of $5 million lower amortization expense resulting from the adoption of SFAS No. 142.
PCI Segment
First quarter 2002 sales revenue increased 17% compared to first quarter 2001 including interdivisional sales but decreased 13% excluding interdivisional sales. Lower selling prices had a negative impact on sales revenue of 10%. An unfavorable shift in product mix had a negative impact on revenues of 4%, partially offset by increased sales volumes which had a positive impact on sales revenue of 2%.
The first quarter 2002 operating loss was $15 million below the first quarter 2001 operating gain mainly due to lower selling prices. Operating earnings decreased for all product lines except olefins and derivatives, which showed a slight improvement compared to first quarter 2001.
SP Segment
First quarter 2002 sales revenue was flat compared to first quarter 2001. The addition of interdivisional sales had a positive impact on revenues of 11%, offset by a decline in sales volumes which had a negative impact on revenues of 9% and the negative effect of foreign currency exchange rates.
The decrease in first quarter 2002 operating earnings compared to first quarter 2001 was primarily due to a decline in sales volumes for cellulosic plastics products of approximately 30%, attributed to weakened demand.
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VORIDIAN DIVISION
Polymers Segment
The decline in sales revenue for first quarter 2002 compared to first quarter 2001 was mainly due to lower selling prices, primarily for PET polymers and polyethylene, which had a negative impact on revenues of 15%. Decreased sales volumes had a negative impact of 4% on revenues. Sales volumes for PET polymers declined compared to a strong first quarter in 2001, and sales volumes for polyethylene increased slightly. Foreign currency exchange rates had a 3% negative impact on sales revenue, offset by the positive impact of interdivisional sales.
Operating earnings for first quarter 2002 decreased slightly compared to first quarter 2001 as lower raw material costs were offset by lower selling prices.
Fibers Segment
First quarter 2002 sales revenue increased 21% compared to first quarter 2001 primarily due to the addition of interdivisional sales, which had a positive impact on revenues of 15%. Increased sales volumes, primarily for acetate flake and acetyl raw materials, had a positive impact on sales revenue of 27%, partially offset by product mix, which had a negative impact on revenues of 18%. The shift in product mix was due to increased sales volumes of lower unit priced products, particularly acetate flake and acetyl raw materials, and relatively flat volumes for acetate tow, a higher unit priced product. Although acetate flake and acetyl raw materials comprise a large percentage of the volume impact, their effect on sales revenue and operating earnings is minimal. Lower selling prices had a slightly negative impact of 2% on sales revenue for first quarter 2002.
Operating earnings for first quarter 2002 were relatively flat compared to first quarter 2001.
For supplemental analysis of segment results, see Exhibits 99.01, 99.02 and 99.03 to this Form 10-Q. For additional information concerning the Companys operating segments, see Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.
SUMMARY BY CUSTOMER LOCATION
First quarter 2002 sales revenue in the United States and Canada decreased compared to first quarter 2001 primarily due to lower selling prices, mainly for polyethylene and PET polymers, which had a negative impact on revenues of 8%. An unfavorable shift in product mix also had a negative impact on revenues of 5%. These decreases were partially offset by increased sales volumes, which had a positive impact on revenues of 4%.
For first quarter 2002, sales revenue outside the United States and Canada decreased 6% to $515 million compared to $548 million in the first quarter of 2001. Decreased selling prices, mainly for PET polymers, had a negative
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impact on sales revenue of 8%. Foreign currency exchange rates had a negative impact on revenues of 5%. These decreases were partially offset by increased sales volumes which had a positive impact on sales revenue of 6%.
In Europe, Middle East and Africa, sales revenue for first quarter 2002 decreased 13% compared to first quarter 2001, mainly due to the effect of foreign currency exchange rates, which had a negative impact on revenues of 8%. Decreased selling prices, primarily for PET polymers, had a negative impact on revenues of 5%. Overall, sales volumes were flat compared to first quarter 2001.
For first quarter 2002, increased sales volumes for both Eastman Division and Voridian Division products had a positive impact of 23% on sales revenue in Asia Pacific. A favorable shift in product mix had a positive impact on revenues of 5%. These increases were partially offset by lower selling prices and foreign currency exchange rates, which had a negative impact on sales revenue of 8% and 2%, respectively.
In Latin America, sales revenue for first quarter 2002 decreased 11% compared to first quarter 2001 primarily due to lower selling prices, mainly for PET polymers, which had a negative impact on sales revenue of 18%. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in sales volumes, mainly for polyethylene, which had a positive impact on revenues of 9%.
LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES, AND OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
Cash provided by operating activities for the first quarter 2002 reflected a significant improvement compared to first quarter 2001, reflecting the Companys focus on management of working capital. Cash used in operating activities for the first quarter 2001 reflects an increase in working capital related to a decrease in trade payables, the payment of certain employee incentive compensation, a build-up of inventories related to a planned shutdown for plant maintenance, and higher receivables related to the increase in sales revenue.
Cash used in investing activities in the first quarter 2002 reflected decreased expenditures for capital additions and acquisitions compared to first quarter 2001. In the first quarter 2002, cash paid for Ariel Research Corporation was approximately $6 million. Cash used in investing activities in the first quarters of 2002 and 2001 also reflects small investments in other targeted business ventures.
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities in the first quarters 2002 and 2001 reflected an increase in commercial paper and other short-term borrowings for general operating purposes, and the payment of dividends in both periods.
The Company expects to continue to pay a quarterly cash dividend. Priorities for use of available excess cash are to reduce outstanding borrowings, fund targeted growth initiatives such as small acquisitions and other ventures, and repurchase shares.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Capital expenditures were $41 million and $55 million for the first quarters of 2002 and 2001, respectively. For 2002, the Company expects that capital spending and other directed investments for small acquisitions and other ventures will be no more than depreciation and amortization. Long-term commitments related to planned capital expenditures are not material.
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LIQUIDITY
Eastman has access to an $800 million revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility) expiring in July 2005. At March 31, 2002, Eastman also had access to a short-term $130 million credit agreement (the Credit Agreement) which the Company subsequently terminated April 3, 2002. Any borrowings under the Credit Facility are subject to interest at varying spreads above quoted market rates, principally LIBOR. The Credit Facility requires facility fees on the total commitment that vary based on Eastmans credit rating. The rate for such fees was 0.15% as of March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001. The Credit Facility contains a number of covenants and events of default, including the maintenance of certain financial ratios. Eastman was in compliance with all such covenants for all periods.
Eastman typically utilizes commercial paper, generally with maturities of 90 days or less, to meet its liquidity needs. The Credit Facility provides liquidity support for commercial paper borrowings and general corporate purposes. Accordingly, outstanding commercial paper borrowings reduce borrowings available under the Credit Facility. Because the Credit Facility expires in July 2005, the commercial paper borrowings supported by the Credit Facility are classified as long-term borrowings because the Company has the ability to refinance such borrowings long term. As of March 31, 2002, the Companys Credit Facility and commercial paper borrowings were $655 million at an effective interest rate of 2.41%. At December 31, 2001, the Companys outstanding Credit Facility and commercial paper borrowings were $637 million at an effective interest rate of 3.17%. There were no borrowings under the Credit Agreement at March 31, 2002.
The Company has an effective registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue up to $1 billion of debt or equity securities. On April 3, 2002, Eastman issued notes in the principal amount of $400 million due 2012 and bearing interest at 7% per annum. Net proceeds from the sale of the notes were $394 million and were used to repay portions of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and commercial paper borrowings.
Cash flows from operations and the sources of capital described above are expected to be available and sufficient to meet foreseeable cash flow requirements. However, the Companys cash flows from operations can be affected by numerous factors including risks associated with global operations, raw materials availability and cost, demand for and pricing of Eastmans products, capacity utilization and other factors described under Forward-Looking Statements beginning on page 27.
TREASURY STOCK TRANSACTIONS
The Company is currently authorized to repurchase up to $400 million of its common stock. During 2001, 77,069 shares of common stock at a total cost of approximately $4 million, or an average price of $53 per share, were repurchased. A total of 2,620,255 shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $105 million, or an average price of approximately $40 per share, has been repurchased under the authorization. Repurchased shares may be used to meet common stock requirements for compensation and benefit plans and other corporate purposes. In the first quarter 2002, the Company issued 126,614 previously repurchased shares as the annual Company contribution to the Eastman Investment and Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
DIVIDENDS
The Company declared cash dividends of $0.44 per share in the first quarter 2002 and the first quarter 2001.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations which addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. SFAS No. 143 applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development, and/or normal use of the asset.
The Company is required and plans to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 143 January 1, 2003. Upon initial application of the provisions of SFAS No. 143, entities are required to recognize a liability for any existing asset retirement obligations adjusted for cumulative accretion to the date of adoption of this Statement, an asset retirement cost capitalized as an increase to the carrying amount of the associated long-lived asset, and accumulated depreciation on that capitalized cost. The cumulative effect, if any, of initially applying this Statement will be
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recognized as a change in accounting principle. The Company has not yet assessed the impact of this Statement on its financial statements.
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment of long-lived assets and for assets to be disposed of and broadens the presentation of discontinued operations to include more disposal transactions. The provisions of this Statement, which were adopted by the Company January 1, 2002, have not had a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. This Statement, which updates, clarifies and simplifies existing accounting pronouncements, addresses the reporting of debt extinguishments and accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions. The provisions of this Statement are generally effective for the Companys 2003 fiscal year, or in the case of specific provisions, for transactions occurring after May 15, 2002 or financial statements issued on or after May 15, 2002. The Company has not yet assessed the impact of this Statement on its financial statements.
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OUTLOOK
For 2002, the Company:
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Based upon the expectations described above, as of April 25, 2002 (the date of its first quarter 2002 sales and earnings press release) the Company anticipated that earnings per share excluding nonrecurring items in the second quarter 2002 will be similar to first quarter 2002 earnings per share excluding nonrecurring items.
The Company further expects:
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The expectations under Outlook and certain other statements in this report may be forward-looking in nature as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements and other written and oral forward-looking statements made by the Company from time to time relate to such matters as planned and expected capacity increases and utilization; anticipated capital spending; expected depreciation and amortization; environmental matters; legal proceedings; exposure to, and effects of hedging of, raw material and energy costs and foreign currencies; global and regional economic conditions; competition; growth opportunities; supply and demand, volume, price, cost, margin, and sales; earnings, cash flow, dividends and other expected financial conditions; expectations and strategies for individual products, businesses, segments, and divisions as well as for the whole of Eastman Chemical Company; cash requirements and uses of available cash; financing plans; pension expenses and funding; credit rating; cost reduction targets; integration of recently acquired businesses; development, production, commercialization, and acceptance of new products, services, and technologies; and asset and product portfolio changes.
These plans and expectations are based upon certain underlying assumptions, including those mentioned with the specific statements. Such assumptions are in turn based upon internal estimates and analyses of current market conditions and trends, management plans and strategies, economic conditions, and other factors. These plans and expectations and the assumptions underlying them are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties inherent in projecting future conditions and results. Actual results could differ materially from expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements if one or more of the underlying assumptions and expectations proves to be inaccurate or is unrealized. In addition to the factors discussed in this report, the following are some of the important factors that could cause the Companys actual results to differ materially from those in any such forward-looking statements:
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The foregoing list of important factors does not include all such factors nor necessarily present them in order of importance. This disclosure, including that under Outlook and Forward-Looking Statements, and other forward-looking statements and related disclosures made by the Company in this filing and elsewhere from time to time, represent managements best judgment as of the date the information is given. The Company does not undertake responsibility for updating any of such information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or
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otherwise, except as required by law. You are advised, however, to consult any further public Company disclosures (such as in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in Company press releases) on related subjects.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
General
The Company and its operations from time to time are parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, including product liability, personal injury, patent and intellectual property, commercial, contract, environmental, antitrust, health and safety, and employment matters, which are being handled and defended in the ordinary course of business. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these matters, it does not believe, based upon currently available facts, that the ultimate resolution of any of such pending matters, including the sorbates litigation described in the following paragraphs, will have a material adverse effect on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. However, adverse developments could negatively impact earnings in a particular future period.
Sorbates Litigation
As previously reported, on September 30, 1998, the Company entered into a voluntary plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and agreed to pay an $11 million fine to resolve a charge brought against the Company for violation of Section One of the Sherman Act. Under the agreement, the Company entered a plea of guilty to one count of price-fixing for sorbates, a class of food preservatives, from January 1995 through June 1997. The plea agreement was approved by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on October 21, 1998. The Company recognized the entire fine in the third quarter 1998 and is paying the fine in installments over a period of five years. On October 26, 1999, the Company pleaded guilty in a Federal Court of Canada to a violation of the Competition Act of Canada and was fined $780,000 (Canadian). The plea admitted that the same conduct that was the subject of the September 30, 1998 plea in the United States had occurred with respect to sorbates sold in Canada, and prohibited repetition of the conduct and provides for future monitoring. The fine has been paid and was recognized as a charge against earnings in the fourth quarter 1999.
In addition, the Company, along with other companies, has been named a defendant in 26 antitrust lawsuits, in various federal and state courts, brought subsequent to the Companys plea agreements as putative class actions on behalf of certain direct and indirect purchasers of sorbates in the United States and Canada. In each lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege that the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to fix the price of sorbates and that the plaintiffs paid more for sorbates than they would have paid absent the defendants conspiracy. The plaintiffs in most cases seek damages of unspecified amounts, attorneys fees and costs and other unspecified relief; in addition, certain of the actions claim restitution, injunction against alleged illegal conduct and other equitable relief. The Company has reached final or preliminary settlements in 23 of the 26 direct and indirect purchaser class actions, although one of those settlements is currently on appeal to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Of the three remaining cases, Eastman has filed dispositive motions in two of them. The other remains in the preliminary discovery stage, with no litigation class having been certified to date in that case or in the other remaining putative class action.
Of the 26 antitrust lawsuits, the Company was included as one of several defendants in two separate lawsuits concerning sorbates in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, one filed on behalf of Dean Foods Company, Kraft Foods, Inc., Ralston Purina Company, McKee Foods Corporation and Nabisco, Inc.; and the other filed on behalf of Conopco, Inc. All of these plaintiffs were direct purchasers of sorbates from one or more of the defendants and had elected to opt out of the direct purchaser class action settlement and pursue their claims on their own. The Company has reached settlements in these two actions as well. In addition, several indirect purchasers of products containing sorbates have recently opted out of the indirect purchaser class action settlement, finally approved in Kansas and have filed a separate action against the Company and other sorbates producers in Kansas state court. This is one of the two cases discussed above in which Eastman currently has a dispositive motion pending.
The Company recognized charges to earnings in each of the past four years for estimated costs, including legal fees, related to the sorbates litigation described above. While the Company intends to continue vigorously to defend the remaining sorbates actions unless they can be settled on terms acceptable to the parties, the ultimate outcome of the matters still pending is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows, although these matters could result in the Company being subject to additional monetary damages, costs or expenses and additional charges against earnings.
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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Eastmans Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers, and Inks (CASPI) segment manufactures raw materials, additives, and specialty polymers primarily for the paints and coatings, inks and graphic arts, adhesives and other markets which include composite materials. Paints and coatings raw material end use markets consist of architectural, automotive, transportation, industrial, maintenance, marine and furniture coatings. Inks and graphic arts raw material end use markets consists of offset, gravure, and packaging printing and publishing. Adhesives and sealant raw material end use markets include, non-woven, tape, label, hot melt, automotive and packaging. Composite raw materials are used in marine, transportation construction and consumer goods applications. For 2001, CASPI segment sales were approximately 50% to paints and coatings markets, approximately 25% to adhesives markets, and approximately 25% to inks and graphic arts and other markets.
The Companys Performance Chemicals and Intermediates (PCI) segment manufactures diversified products in three major groups: acetyl and intermediates; olefins and derivatives; and custom, fine and performance chemicals. These products are used in a variety of environments and end uses, including agrochemical, automotive, beverages, catalysts, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, coatings, flooring, medical devices, toys, photographic and imaging, household products, polymers, textiles and consumer and industrials. In 2001, each of these groups accounted for approximately 25% of PCI sales with the remaining 25% resulting from other products and interdivisional sales.
The Specialty Plastics (SP) segment produces highly specialized copolyesters, cellulosic plastics and compounded polyethylene plastics that possess performance properties for value-added end uses such as appliances, in store fixtures and displays, building and construction, electronics and electronic packaging, medical packaging, personal care and cosmetics, performance films, tape and labels, biodegradeables, cups and lids, fiber and strapping, photographic and optical, graphic arts and general packaging. For 2001, SP segment sales were approximately 70% copolyester plastics and approximately 25% cellulosic plastics sales and approximately 5% compounded polyethylenes and other products.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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