SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Form 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2002
Commission File Number 1-4171
Kellogg Company
One Kellogg Square
Registrant’s Telephone Number: (269) 961-2000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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 the 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] No [ ]
The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (assuming only for purposes of this computation that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust, directors and executive officers may be affiliates) was $8,490,635,459 as determined by the March 3, 2003, closing price of $30.01 for one share of common stock, as reported for the New York Stock Exchange — Composite Transactions.
As of March 3, 2003, 410,832,118 shares of the common stock of the registrant were issued and outstanding.
Portions of the registrant’s Annual Report to Share Owners for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002, are incorporated by reference into Part I, II, and Part IV of this Report.
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Annual Meeting of Share Owners to be held April 25, 2003, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1. Business
The Company. Kellogg Company, incorporated in Delaware in 1922, and its subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture and marketing of ready-to-eat cereal and convenience foods.
The address of the principal business office of Kellogg Company is One Kellogg Square, P.O. Box 3599, Battle Creek, Michigan Creek 49016-3599. Unless otherwise specified or indicated by the context, the term “Company” as used in this report means Kellogg Company, its divisions and subsidiaries.
Information about the Keebler Foods Company acquisition is incorporated by reference from “Keebler acquisition” on page 25 of the Company’s Annual Report.
Financial Information About Segments.The information called for by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 46 and 47 of the Company’s Annual Report.
Principal Products.The principal products of the Company are ready-to-eat cereals and convenience foods, such as cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles, meat alternatives, pie crusts, and ice cream cones. These products were, as of December 28, 2002, manufactured by the Company in 19 countries and marketed in more than 180 countries. The Company’s cereal products are generally marketed under the Kellogg’s name and are sold principally to the grocery trade through direct sales forces for resale to consumers. The Company uses broker and distribution arrangements for certain products. It also generally uses these, or similar arrangements, in less-developed market areas or in those market areas outside of its focus.
The Company also markets cookies, crackers, and other convenience foods, under brands such asKellogg’s, Keebler, Cheez-It, Murray, andFamous Amos, to supermarkets in the United States through a direct store door (DSD) delivery system, although other distribution methods are also used.
Additional information pertaining to the relative sales of the Company’s products for the years 2000 through 2002 is found in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 46 and 47 of the Company’s Annual Report.
Raw Materials.Agricultural commodities are the principal raw materials used in the Company’s products. Cartonboard, corrugated, and plastic are the principal packaging materials used by the Company. World supplies and prices of such commodities (which include such packaging materials) are constantly monitored, as are government trade policies. The cost of such commodities may fluctuate widely due to government policy and regulation, weather conditions, or other unforeseen circumstances. Continuous efforts are made to maintain and improve the quality and supply of such commodities for purposes of the Company’s short-term and long-term requirements.
The principal ingredients in the products produced by the Company in the United States include corn grits, wheat and wheat derivatives, oats, rice, cocoa and chocolate, soybeans and soybean derivatives, various fruits, sweeteners, flour, shortening, dairy products, eggs, and other filling ingredients, which ingredients are obtained from various sources. Most of these commodities are purchased principally from sources in the United States.
The Company both enters into long-term contracts for the commodities described in this section and purchases these items on the open market, depending on the Company’s view of possible price fluctuations, supply levels, and the Company’s relative negotiating power. While the cost of some of these commodities has, and may continue to, increase over time, the Company believes that it will be able to purchase an adequate supply of these items as needed. The Company also uses commodity futures and options to hedge some of its costs.
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Raw materials and packaging needed for internationally based operations are available in adequate supply and are sometimes imported from countries other than those where used in manufacture.
Cereal processing ovens at major domestic and international facilities are regularly fueled by natural gas or propane, commodities obtained from local utilities or other local suppliers. Short-term standby propane storage exists at several plants for use in the event of interruption in natural gas supplies. Oil may also be used to fuel certain operations at various plants in the event of natural gas shortages or when its use presents economic advantages. In addition, considerable amounts of diesel fuel are used in connection with the distribution of the Company’s products.
Trademarks and Technology.Generally, the Company’s products are marketed under trademarks it owns. The Company’s principal trademarks are its housemarks, brand names, slogans, and designs related to cereals and convenience foods manufactured and marketed by the Company as well as licensed uses of these marks on various goods. These trademarks includeKellogg’s for cereals and convenience foods and other products of the Company, and the brand names of certain ready-to-eat cereals, including All-Bran, Apple Jacks, Bran Buds, Complete Bran Flakes, CompleteWheat Flakes, Cocoa Rice Krispies, Cinnamon Crunch Crispix, Common Sense, Corn Pops, Cruncheroos, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, Cracklin’ Oat Bran, Crispix, Froot Loops, Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Frosted Krispies, Just Right, Kellogg’s Low Fat Granola,Nut & Honey Crunch, Mueslix, Nutri-Grain, Product 19, Two Scoops Raisin Bran, Rice Krispies, Raisin Bran Crunch, Smacks, Smart Start, Special K, Special K Red Berries, and Kellogg’s Honey Crunch Corn Flakesin the United States and elsewhere; Zucaritas, Choco Zucaritas, Sucrilhos, Sucrilhos Chocolate,Sucrilhos Banana, Vector, Musli, andChoco Krispis for cereals in Latin America;Vive and Vector in Canada;Choco Pops, Chocos, Frosties, Muslix, Fruit ‘n’ Fibre, Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes, Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Red Corn Flakes, Honey Nut Loops, Kellogg’s Extra, Sustain, Mueslix, Country Store, Ricicles, Smacks, Start, Smacks Choco Tresor, Pops, and Optima for cereals in Europe; and Cerola, Sultana Bran, Supercharged, Chex, Frosties, Goldies, Rice Bubbles, Kellogg’s Iron Man Food, and Be Big for cereals in Asia and Australia. Additional Company trademarks are the names of certain combinations of Kellogg’sready-to-eat cereals, including Handi-Pak, Snack-Pak, Snack-A-Longs, Fun Pak, Jumbo, andVariety Pak. Other Company brand names includeKellogg’s Corn Flake Crumbs; Croutettesfor herb season stuffing mix; Kuadri Krispies, Zucaritas, Special K, and Crusli for cereal bars, Keloketas for cookies, Kompletefor biscuits; and Kaos for snacks in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America; Pop-Tarts Pastry Swirls for toaster danish; Pop-Tarts andPop-Tarts Snak-Stix for toaster pastries;Eggo, Special K, Waf-fulls, and Nutri-Grainfor frozen waffles and pancakes; Rice Krispies Treats for baked snacks and convenience foods;Rice Krispies Treats Krunch for popcorn;Nutri-Grain and Nutri-Grain Twistsfor convenience foods in the United States and elsewhere; K-Time, Rice Bubbles, Day Dawn, Be Natural, Sunibrite and LCMs for convenience foods in Asia and Australia; Nutri-Grain Squares,Nutri-Grain Elevenses, and Rice Krispies Squares for convenience foods in Europe; Windersfor fruit snacks in the United Kingdom;Kellogg’s Krave for refueling snack bars;Kashi for certain cereals, nutrition bars, and mixes; Vector for meal replacement products; andMorningstar Farms, Loma Linda, Natural Touch, andWorthington for certain meat and dairy alternatives.
The Company also markets convenience foods under trademarks and tradenames which include Keebler, Cheez-It, E. L. Fudge, Murray, Famous Amos, Austin, Ready Crust, Chips Deluxe, Club, Fudge Shoppe, Hi-Ho, Hydrox, Sunshine, Munch’Ems, Sandies, Soft Batch, Toasteds, Town House, Vienna Fingers, Wheatables, and Zesta. One of its subsidiaries is also the exclusive licensee of theCarr’s brand name in the United States.
Company trademarks also include logos and depictions of certain animated characters in conjunction with the Company’s products, including Snap!Crackle!Pop!for Rice Krispies cereals and Rice Krispies Treats convenience foods; Tony the Tigerfor Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Zucaritas, Sucrilhos and Frosties cereals and convenience foods; Ernie Elf for cookies; theHollow Tree logo for certain convenience foods;Toucan Sam for Froot Loops; Dig ‘Emfor Smacks; Coco Monkey for Cocoa Krispies; Cornelius for Kellogg’s Corn Flakes; Melvin the elephant for certain cereal and convenience foods; Chocos the Bear and Kobithe Bear for certain cereal products andEet & Ern for an internet-based consumer promotional program.
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The slogans The Best To You Each Morning, The Original and Best, They’re Gr-r-reat!, andEat it For Breakfast, Eat it For Life, used in connection with the Company’s ready-to-eat cereals, along with L’ Eggo my Eggo, used in connection with the Company’s frozen waffles and pancakes, andElfin Magic used by the Keebler Foods subsidiary in connection with convenience food products are also important Company trademarks.
The trademarks listed above, among others, when taken as a whole, are important to the Company’s business. Certain individual trademarks are also important to the Company’s business. Depending on the jurisdiction, trademarks are generally valid as long as they are in use and/or their registrations are properly maintained and they have not been found to have become generic. Registrations of trademarks can also generally be renewed indefinitely as long as the trademarks are in use.
The Company considers that, taken as a whole, the rights under its various patents, which expire from time to time, are a valuable asset, but the Company does not believe that its businesses are materially dependent on any single patent or group of related patents. The Company’s activities under licenses or other franchises or concessions which it holds are similarly a valuable asset, but are not believed to be material.
Seasonality. Demand for the Company’s products has generally been approximately level throughout the year, although some of the Company’s convenience foods have a bias for stronger demand in the second half of the year due to events and holidays. The Company also custom-bakes cookies for the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., which are principally sold in the first quarter of the year.
Working Capital.Although terms vary around the world, in the United States the Company generally has required payment for goods sold 11 days subsequent to the date of invoice, generally with a 2% or 1% discount allowed for payment within ten days. Receipts from goods sold, supplemented as required by borrowings, provide for the Company’s payment of dividends, capital expansion, and for other operating expenses and working capital needs.
Customers. The Company’s largest customer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries, accounted for approximately 12% of consolidated net sales during 2002, comprised principally of sales within the United States. Correspondingly, at December 28, 2002, approximately 9% of the Company’s consolidated receivables balance and 13% of the Company’s U.S. receivables balance was comprised of amounts owed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries. During 2002, the Company’s top five customers, collectively, accounted for approximately 30% of the Company’s consolidated net sales and approximately 40% of U.S. net sales. There has been significant worldwide consolidation in the grocery industry in recent years and the Company believes that this trend is likely to continue. Although the loss of any large customer for an extended length of time could negatively impact the Company’s sales and profits, the Company does not anticipate that this will occur to a significant extent due to the consumer demand for the Company’s products and the Company’s relationships with its customers. Products of the Company have been generally sold through its own sales forces and through broker and distributor arrangements and have been generally resold to consumers in retail stores, restaurants, and other food service establishments.
Backlog. For the most part, orders are filled within a few days of receipt and are subject to cancellation at any time prior to shipment. The backlog of any unfilled orders at December 28, 2002, and December 31, 2001, was not material to the Company.
Competition. The Company has experienced, and expects to continue to experience, intense competition for sales of all of its principal products in its major product categories, both domestically and internationally. The Company’s products compete with advertised and branded products of a similar nature as well as unadvertised and private label products, which are typically distributed at lower prices, and generally with other food products. Principal methods and factors of competition include new product introductions, product quality, composition and nutritional value, price, advertising, and promotion.
Research and Development.Research to support and expand the use of the Company’s existing products and to develop new food products is carried on at the W.K. Kellogg Institute for Food and Nutrition Research in Battle Creek, Michigan, and at other locations around the world. The Company’s expenditures for
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Regulation. The Company’s activities are subject to regulation by various government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture, Federal Trade Commission, and Department of Commerce in the United States, and various state and local agencies, as well as similar agencies outside of the United States.
Environmental Matters.The Company’s facilities are subject to various foreign, federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding the discharge of material into the environment and the protection of the environment in other ways. The Company is not a party to any material proceedings arising under these regulations. The Company believes that compliance with existing environmental laws and regulations will not materially affect the consolidated financial condition or the competitive position of the Company. The Company is currently in substantial compliance with all material environmental regulations affecting the Company and its properties.
Employees. At December 28, 2002, the Company had approximately 25,700 employees.
Financial Information About Geographic Areas.The information called for by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page 46 of the Company’s Annual Report.
Availability of Reports; Website Access. Our internet address ishttp://www.kelloggcompany.com and “Investor — Why Invest — SEC Filings” on our home page has, since November, 2002, provided a hyperlink to the 10kWizard.com web site. Through that hyperlink, we make available free of charge our Board of Directors proxy statements, annual report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Forward-Looking Statements.This Report contains, or incorporates by reference, “forward-looking statements” with projections concerning, among other things, the Company’s strategy and plans; exit plans and costs related to the Keebler acquisition; growth, margins and profitability; products and promotions; the impact of accounting changes; our ability to meet interest and debt principal repayment obligations; working capital; future common stock purchases; effective income tax rate; cash flow; property addition expenditures; interest expense; commodity prices; health care and pension costs; and realizability of the carrying value of intangibles and other assets. Forward-looking statements include predictions of future results or activities and may contain the words “expect,” “believe,” “will,” “will deliver,” “anticipate,” “project,” “should,” or words or phrases of similar meaning. For example, forward-looking statements are found in this Item 1 and in several sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis incorporated by reference. The Company’s actual results or activities may differ materially from these predictions. In particular, future results or activities could be affected by factors related to the Keebler acquisition, including integration problems, failures to achieve synergies, unanticipated liabilities, and the substantial amount of indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, which could, among other things, hinder the Company’s ability to adjust rapidly to changing market conditions, make the Company more vulnerable in the event of a downturn, and place the Company at a competitive disadvantage in relation to less-leveraged competitors. The Company’s future results could be affected by a variety of other factors, including competitive conditions in our markets and categories and their impact; pricing and promotional and marketing spending levels and/or incremental pricing actions by the Company or others and their effect on actual volumes and product mix; actual market performance of benefit plan trust investments; the effectiveness of advertising and marketing spending or programs; the success of innovations and new product introductions; the levels of spending on system initiatives, properties, business opportunities, integration of acquired businesses, and other general and administrative costs; the availability of and interest rates on short-term financing; changes in consumer behavior and preferences; commodity prices and labor costs; U.S. and foreign economic conditions, including currency conversion controls and rate fluctuations; business disruption from terrorist acts or political unrest or responses to them; changes in U.S. or foreign regulations affecting the food industry; the success of productivity improvements and business
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Item 2. Properties
The Company’s corporate headquarters and principal research and development facilities are located in Battle Creek, Michigan.
The Company operated, as of December 28, 2002, manufacturing plants and warehouses totaling more than 18 million (18,000,000) square feet of building area in the United States and other countries. The Company’s plants have been designed and constructed to meet its specific production requirements, and the Company periodically invests money for capital and technological improvements. At the time of its selection, each location was considered to be favorable, based on the location of markets, sources of raw materials, availability of suitable labor, transportation facilities, location of other Company plants producing similar products, and other factors. Manufacturing facilities of the Company in the United States include four cereal plants and warehouses located in Battle Creek, Michigan; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Memphis, Tennessee; and Omaha, Nebraska. The Company’s United States convenience foods plants are located in San Jose, California; Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and Rome, Georgia; Chicago and Des Plaines, Illinois; Kansas City, Kansas; Florence, Louisville, and Pikeville, Kentucky; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Blue Anchor, New Jersey; Cary and Charlotte, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Fremont, Worthington, and Zanesville, Ohio; Muncy, Pennsylvania; and Rossville, Tennessee.
Outside the United States, the Company had, as of December 28, 2002, additional manufacturing locations, some with warehousing facilities, in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and Venezuela.
The principal properties of the Company, including its major office facilities, generally are owned by the Company, although some manufacturing facilities are leased, and no owned property is subject to any major lien or other encumbrance. Distribution facilities and offices of non-plant locations typically are leased. In general, the Company considers its facilities, taken as a whole, to be suitable, adequate, and of sufficient capacity for its current operations.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
The Company is not a party to any pending legal proceedings which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company on a consolidated basis, nor are any of the Company’s properties or subsidiaries subject to any such proceedings.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 4A. Executive Officers of the Registrant
The names, ages, and positions of the executive officers of the Company (as of February 1, 2003) are listed below together with their business experience. Executive officers are generally elected annually by the Board of Directors at the meeting immediately prior to the Annual Meeting of Share Owners.
Carlos M. Gutierrez Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive 49
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A. D. David Mackay Executive Vice President and President, Kellogg USA 47
Alan F. Harris Executive Vice President and President, Kellogg International 48
Janet Langford Kelly Executive Vice President — Corporate Development and Administration, General Counsel and Secretary 45
King T. Pouw Executive Vice President — Operations and Technology 51
John A. Bryant Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 37
Lawrence J. Pilon Executive Vice President — Human Resources 54
Jeffrey M. Boromisa Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller 47
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The information called for by this Item is set forth below and on page 45 of the Company’s Annual Report in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company, which is incorporated by reference into Item 8 of this Report.
Approximately 14,000 shares of Kellogg Company common stock were sold to 5 members of senior management under the Kellogg Company Executive Stock Purchase Plan in February 2002 in a private placement. The Kellogg Company Executive Stock Purchase Plan allows selected senior level employees to elect to use all or part of their annual bonus, on an after-tax basis, to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at fair market value (as determined over a thirty-day trading period). Kellogg Company received approximately $465,000 under this Plan in 2002, which it used for general corporate purposes.
The information called for by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from the chart entitled “Selected Financial Data” on page 29 of the Company’s Annual Report. Such information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and Notes thereto included in Item 8 of this Report.
The information called for by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from pages 21 through 28 of the Company’s Annual Report.
The information called for by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from pages 50 through 52 of the Company’s Annual Report.
The information called for by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from pages 30 through 49 of the Company’s Annual Report. Supplementary quarterly financial data, also incorporated herein by reference, is set forth in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page 45 of the Company’s Annual Report.
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Directors — Refer to the information in the Company’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Annual Meeting of Share Owners to be held on April 25, 2003 (the “Proxy Statement”), under the caption “Election of Directors,” which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Executive Officers of the Registrant — Refer to “Executive Officers of the Registrant” under Item 4A at pages 6 and 7 of this Report.
For information concerning Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, refer to the information under the caption “Security Ownership — Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” of the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
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Refer to the information under the captions “Executive Compensation” and “About the Board of Directors — Non-Employee Director Compensation and Benefits” of the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference. See also the information under the caption “Report of the Compensation Committee on Executive Compensation” of the Proxy Statement, which information is not incorporated by reference.
Refer to the information under the captions “Security Ownership — Five Percent Holders”, “Security Ownership — Officer and Director Stock Ownership” and “Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans” of the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Item 14. Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on management’s interpretation of the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures,” in Rule 13a-14(c). In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Within 90 days prior to the date of this report, management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in the other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date the Company completed its evaluation. Therefore, no corrective actions were taken.
The following Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes, together with the Report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated January 29, 2003, appearing on pages 30 through 49 of the Company’s Annual Report to Share Owners for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002, are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
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(a) 2. Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule
The Financial Schedule and related Report of Independent Accountants filed as part of this Report are as follows:
This Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report to Share Owners for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002.
All other financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable.
(a) 3. Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
The information called for by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from the Exhibit Index on pages 17 through 19 of this Report.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
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To the Board of Directors
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report dated January 29, 2003, appearing in the 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders of Kellogg Company (which report and consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also included an audit of the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a)(2) of this Form 10-K. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.
Battle Creek, Michigan
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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, this 14th day of March, 2003.
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 and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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I, Carlos M. Gutierrez, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Kellogg Company;
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:
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):
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 14, 2003
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I, John A. Bryant, certify that:
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The Company agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon its request, a copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries and any of its unconsolidated Subsidiaries for which Financial Statements are required to be filed.
The Company will furnish any of its share owners a copy of any of the above Exhibits not included herein upon the written request of such share owner and the payment to the Company of the reasonable expenses incurred by the Company in furnishing such copy or copies.
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