10-Q: Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Published on October 10, 2006
FORM
10-Q
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
(Mark
One)
x
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
For
the
quarterly period ended August 31, 2006
OR
o
|
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
For
the
transition period from ____________________ to ____________________
Commission
File Number 001-08495
CONSTELLATION
BRANDS, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Delaware
|
16-0716709
|
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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370
Woodcliff Drive, Suite 300, Fairport, New York
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14450
|
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
(Zip
Code)
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(585)
218-3600
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
|
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
|
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
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
One):
Large
Accelerated Filer X Accelerated
Filer ___ Non-accelerated
Filer ___
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
The
number of shares outstanding with respect to each of the classes of common
stock
of Constellation Brands, Inc., as of September 30, 2006 is set forth
below:
Class
|
Number
of Shares Outstanding
|
|
Class
A Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
|
209,579,608
|
|
Class
B Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
|
23,843,338
|
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" within
the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21 E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
Company's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those set forth in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. For
further information regarding such forward-looking statements, risks and
uncertainties, please see "Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements"
under Part I - Item 2 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" under Part II -
Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
CONSTELLATION
BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
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|||||||
For
the Six Months Ended August 31,
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|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
153.9
|
$
|
158.1
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
of property, plant and equipment
|
58.5
|
54.1
|
|||||
Deferred
tax provision
|
31.1
|
33.3
|
|||||
Loss
on disposal of business
|
17.4
|
-
|
|||||
Non-cash
portion of loss on extinguishment of debt
|
11.8
|
-
|
|||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
7.8
|
0.1
|
|||||
Amortization
of intangible and other assets
|
3.7
|
4.0
|
|||||
Loss
on disposal of assets
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
|||||
Gain
on change in fair value of derivative instrument
|
(55.1
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Equity
in (earnings) loss of equity method investees
|
(0.3
|
)
|
0.8
|
||||
Proceeds
from early termination of derivative instruments
|
-
|
30.3
|
|||||
Change
in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects
from
purchases and sales of businesses:
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
(152.2
|
)
|
(66.1
|
)
|
|||
Inventories
|
36.0
|
(74.5
|
)
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(43.1
|
)
|
(5.5
|
)
|
|||
Accounts
payable
|
55.3
|
44.6
|
|||||
Accrued
excise taxes
|
1.0
|
(2.2
|
)
|
||||
Other
accrued expenses and liabilities
|
(54.0
|
)
|
(3.9
|
)
|
|||
Other,
net
|
11.7
|
(0.7
|
)
|
||||
Total
adjustments
|
(69.0
|
)
|
16.0
|
||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
84.9
|
174.1
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|||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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|||||||
Purchase
of business, net of cash acquired
|
(1,091.8
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Purchases
of property, plant and equipment
|
(103.1
|
)
|
(63.0
|
)
|
|||
Payment
of accrued earn-out amount
|
(1.1
|
)
|
(1.6
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from maturity of derivative instrument
|
55.1
|
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of businesses
|
28.4
|
17.8
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of assets
|
1.2
|
112.0
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of equity method investments
|
-
|
36.0
|
|||||
Investment
in equity method investee
|
-
|
(2.3
|
)
|
||||
Other
investing activities
|
(0.1
|
)
|
(5.0
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
(1,111.4
|
)
|
93.9
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of long-term debt
|
3,695.0
|
||||||
Net
proceeds from notes payable
|
212.1
|
55.1
|
|||||
Exercise
of employee stock options
|
33.8
|
17.3
|
|||||
Excess
tax benefits from stock-based payment awards
|
8.8
|
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from employee stock purchases
|
3.2
|
3.0
|
|||||
Principal
payments of long-term debt
|
(2,771.5
|
)
|
(336.7
|
)
|
|||
Purchases
of treasury stock
|
(82.0
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Payment
of issuance costs of long-term debt
|
(19.3
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Payment
of preferred stock dividends
|
(4.9
|
)
|
(4.9
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
1,075.2
|
(266.2
|
)
|
||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash investments
|
(17.4
|
)
|
(0.8
|
)
|
|||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH INVESTMENTS
|
31.3
|
1.0
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH INVESTMENTS, beginning of period
|
10.9
|
17.6
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH INVESTMENTS, end of period
|
$
|
42.2
|
$
|
18.6
|
|||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING
AND
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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|||||||
Fair
value of assets acquired, including cash acquired
|
$
|
1,739.7
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Liabilities
assumed
|
(612.4
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Net
assets acquired
|
1,127.3
|
-
|
|||||
Plus
- settlement of note payable
|
2.3
|
-
|
|||||
Less
- cash acquired
|
(34.9
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Less
- direct acquisition costs accrued
|
(2.9
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Net
cash paid for purchases of businesses
|
$
|
1,091.8
|
$
|
-
|
|||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CONSTELLATION
BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST
31, 2006
1)
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MANAGEMENT’S
REPRESENTATIONS:
|
The
consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by
Constellation Brands, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), without audit,
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
applicable to quarterly reporting on Form 10-Q and reflect, in the opinion
of
the Company, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial
information for the Company. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring
nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and
regulations. These consolidated financial statements and related notes should
be
read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related
notes
included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 8, 2006.
Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative
of
annual results.
2) RECENTLY
ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:
Effective
March 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 151 (“SFAS No. 151”), “Inventory Costs - an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter
4.” SFAS No. 151 amends the guidance in Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43
(“ARB No. 43”), “Restatement and Revision of Accounting Research Bulletins,”
Chapter 4, “Inventory Pricing,” to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts
of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material
(spoilage). SFAS No. 151 requires that those items be recognized as current
period charges. In addition, SFAS No. 151 requires that allocation of fixed
production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity
of the production facilities. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 did not have a
material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Effective
March 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123 (revised 2004) (“SFAS No. 123(R)”), “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No.
123(R) replaces Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (“SFAS No.
123”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and supersedes Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB Opinion No. 25”), “Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees.” SFAS No. 123(R) requires the cost resulting from all
share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements.
In
addition, SFAS No. 123(R) establishes fair value as the measurement objective
in
accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires all entities
to
apply a grant date fair-value-based measurement method in accounting for
share-based payment transactions. SFAS No. 123(R) also amends Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 95 (“SFAS No. 95”), “Statement of Cash
Flows,” to require that excess tax benefits be reported as a financing cash
inflow rather than as a reduction of taxes paid. SFAS No. 123(R) applies
to all
awards granted, modified, repurchased, or cancelled by the Company after
March
1, 2006. See Note 16 for further discussion.
Effective
March 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 154 (“SFAS No. 154”), “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections - a
replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3.” SFAS No. 154
changes the requirements for the accounting of and reporting of a change
in
accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 applies to all voluntary changes in
accounting principle and requires retrospective application to prior periods’
financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is
impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative
effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 requires
that a
change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived,
nonfinancial assets be accounted for as a change of estimate effected by
a
change in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 also carries forward without
change
the guidance in APB Opinion No. 20 with respect to accounting for changes
in
accounting estimates, changes in the reporting unit and correction of an
error
in previously issued financial statements. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 did
not
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
3) ACQUISITION:
On
June
5, 2006, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares
of
Vincor International Inc. (“Vincor”), Canada’s premier wine company. Vincor is
Canada’s largest producer and marketer of wine. At the time of the acquisition,
Vincor was the world’s eighth largest producer and distributor of wine and
related products by revenue and was also one of the largest wine importers,
marketers and distributors in the U.K. Through this transaction, the Company
acquired various additional winery and vineyard interests used in the production
of premium, super-premium and fine wines from Canada, California, Washington
State, Western Australia and New Zealand. In addition, as a result
of the acquisition, the Company sources, markets and sells premium
wines from South Africa. Well-known premium brands acquired in the Vincor
acquisition include Inniskillin, Jackson-Triggs, Sumac Ridge, Hawthorne
Mountain, R.H. Phillips, Toasted Head, Hogue, Kim Crawford and
Kumala.
The
acquisition of Vincor supports the Company’s strategy of strengthening the
breadth of its portfolio across price segments and geographic regions to
capitalize on the overall growth in the wine industry. In addition to
complementing the Company’s current operations in the U.S., U.K., Australia and
New Zealand, the acquisition of Vincor increases the Company’s global presence
by adding Canada as another core market and provides the Company with the
ability to capitalize on broader geographic distribution in strategic
international markets. In addition, the acquisition of Vincor makes the Company
the largest wine company in Canada and strengthens the Company’s position as the
largest wine company in the world and the largest premium wine company in
the
U.S.
Total
consideration paid in cash to the
Vincor shareholders was $1,115.8 million. In addition, the Company expects
to
incur direct acquisition costs of approximately $11.5 million. At closing,
the
Company also assumed outstanding indebtedness of Vincor, net of cash
acquired, of $308.2 million.
The purchase price was financed with borrowings under the Company’s 2006 Credit
Agreement (as defined in Note 10). In accordance with the purchase method
of
accounting, the acquired net assets are recorded at fair value at the date
of
acquisition. The
purchase price was based primarily on the estimated future operating results
of
the Vincor business, including the factors described above, as well as an
estimated benefit from operating cost synergies.
In
connection with the Vincor acquisition, the Company entered into a foreign
currency forward contract to fix the U.S. dollar cost of the acquisition
and the
payment of certain outstanding indebtedness in April 2006. For the six months
ended August 31, 2006, the Company recorded a gain of $55.1 million in
connection with this derivative instrument. Under SFAS No. 133, a transaction
that involves a business combination is not eligible for hedge accounting
treatment. As such, the gain was recognized separately on the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Income, and the proceeds from maturity of the
derivative instrument were reported as cash flows provided by investing
activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
The
results of operations of the Vincor business are reported in the Constellation
Wines segment and have been included in the Consolidated Statements of Income
since the acquisition date.
The
following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired
and
liabilities assumed in the Vincor acquisition at the date of acquisition.
The
Company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of certain
assets
and liabilities, and refining its restructuring plan which is under development
and will be finalized during the Company’s year ending February 28, 2007 (see
Note 18). Accordingly, the allocation of the purchase price is preliminary
and
subject to change. Estimated fair values at June 5, 2006, are as
follows:
(in
millions)
|
||||
Current
assets
|
$
|
378.7
|
||
Property,
plant and equipment
|
213.7
|
|||
Goodwill
|
859.6
|
|||
Trademarks
|
230.1
|
|||
Other
assets
|
57.6
|
|||
Total
assets acquired
|
1,739.7
|
|||
Current
liabilities
|
286.0
|
|||
Long-term
liabilities
|
326.4
|
|||
Total
liabilities assumed
|
612.4
|
|||
Net
assets acquired
|
$
|
1,127.3
|
The
trademarks are not subject to amortization. None of the goodwill is expected
to
be deductible for tax purposes.
The
following table sets forth the unaudited pro forma results
of operations of the Company for the six months ended August 31, 2006, and
August 31, 2005, and the unaudited historical and unaudited pro forma results
of
operations of the Company for the three months ended August 31, 2006, and
August
31, 2005, respectively. The unaudited pro forma results of operations for
the
six months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, and the three months
ended August 31, 2005, give effect to the Vincor acquisition as if it occurred
on March 1, 2005. The unaudited pro forma results of operations are presented
after giving effect to certain adjustments for depreciation, amortization
of
certain intangible assets and deferred financing costs, interest expense
on the
acquisition financing, interest expense associated with adverse grape contracts,
and related income tax effects. The unaudited pro forma results of operations
are based upon currently available information and certain assumptions that
the
Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited pro
forma
results of operations for the six months ended August 31, 2005, do not reflect
total pretax nonrecurring charges of $29.5 million ($0.09 per share on a
diluted
basis) related to transaction costs, primarily for the acceleration of vesting
of stock options, legal fees and investment banker fees, all of which were
incurred by Vincor prior to the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma results
of
operations do not purport to present what the Company’s results of operations
would actually have been if the aforementioned transaction had in fact occurred
on such date or at the beginning of the period indicated, nor do they project
the Company’s financial position or results of operations at any future date or
for any future period.
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
August 31,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||||||
(in
millions, except per share data)
|
|||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
2,691.0
|
$
|
2,549.7
|
$
|
1,417.5
|
$
|
1,330.7
|
|||||
Income
before income taxes
|
$
|
212.6
|
$
|
233.9
|
$
|
111.6
|
$
|
133.7
|
|||||
Net
income
|
$
|
121.9
|
$
|
170.8
|
$
|
68.4
|
$
|
88.9
|
|||||
Income
available to common stockholders
|
$
|
117.0
|
$
|
165.9
|
$
|
66.0
|
$
|
86.5
|
|||||
Earnings
per common share - basic:
|
|||||||||||||
Class
A Common Stock
|
$
|
0.53
|
$
|
0.76
|
$
|
0.30
|
$
|
0.40
|
|||||
Class
B Common Stock
|
$
|
0.48
|
$
|
0.69
|
$
|
0.27
|
$
|
0.36
|
|||||
Earnings
per common share - diluted
|
$
|
0.51
|
$
|
0.72
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.37
|
|||||
Weighted
average common shares
outstanding
- basic:
|
|||||||||||||
Class
A Common Stock
|
199.943
|
196.042
|
200.316
|
196.520
|
|||||||||
Class
B Common Stock
|
23.849
|
23.930
|
23.845
|
23.905
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average common shares
outstanding
- diluted
|
240.052
|
238.611
|
240.318
|
239.071
|
4)
|
INVENTORIES:
|
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost (computed in accordance with the first-in,
first-out method) or market. Elements of cost include materials, labor and
overhead and consist of the following:
August
31,
2006
|
February
28,
2006
|
||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||
Raw
materials and supplies
|
$
|
117.4
|
$
|
82.4
|
|||
In-process
inventories
|
1,108.1
|
1,081.3
|
|||||
Finished
case goods
|
700.7
|
540.7
|
|||||
$
|
1,926.2
|
$
|
1,704.4
|
5)
|
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
|
The
major
components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
August
31,
2006
|
February
28,
2006
|
||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||
Land
and land improvements
|
$
|
305.7
|
$
|
245.2
|
|||
Vineyards
|
204.9
|
187.7
|
|||||
Buildings
and improvements
|
429.5
|
373.2
|
|||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
1,164.8
|
1,042.2
|
|||||
Motor
vehicles
|
37.6
|
16.2
|
|||||
Construction
in progress
|
122.4
|
73.9
|
|||||
2,264.9
|
1,938.4
|
||||||
Less
- Accumulated depreciation
|
(566.8
|
)
|
(513.1
|
)
|
|||
$
|
1,698.1
|
$
|
1,425.3
|
6)
|
GOODWILL:
|
The
changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended August
31,
2006, are as follows:
Constellation
Wines
|
Constellation
Beers
and
Spirits
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||
Balance,
February 28, 2006
|
$
|
2,034.9
|
$
|
158.7
|
$
|
2,193.6
|
||||
Purchase
accounting allocations
|
859.6
|
-
|
859.6
|
|||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
55.4
|
0.4
|
55.8
|
|||||||
Purchase
price earn-out
|
2.1
|
0.1
|
2.2
|
|||||||
Disposal
of
business
|
(25.9
|
)
|
-
|
(25.9
|
)
|
|||||
Balance,
August 31, 2006
|
$
|
2,926.1
|
$
|
159.2
|
$
|
3,085.3
|
7)
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS:
The
major
components of intangible assets are as follows:
August
31, 2006
|
February
28, 2006
|
||||||||||||
Gross
Carrying
Amount
|
Net
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Net
Carrying
Amount
|
||||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Amortizable
intangible assets:
|
|||||||||||||
Customer
relationships
|
$
|
35.0
|
$
|
34.3
|
$
|
3.7
|
$
|
3.6
|
|||||
Distribution
agreements
|
18.9
|
6.4
|
18.9
|
7.0
|
|||||||||
Other
|
2.4
|
1.3
|
2.4
|
1.3
|
|||||||||
Total
|
$
|
56.3
|
42.0
|
$
|
25.0
|
11.9
|
|||||||
Nonamortizable
intangible assets:
|
|||||||||||||
Trademarks
|
1,091.0
|
853.6
|
|||||||||||
Agency
relationships
|
18.4
|
18.4
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
1,109.4
|
872.0
|
|||||||||||
Total
intangible assets
|
$
|
1,151.4
|
$
|
883.9
|
The
difference between the gross carrying amount and net carrying amount for
each
item presented is attributable to accumulated amortization. Amortization
expense
for intangible assets was $1.3 million and $0.8 million for the six months
ended
August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, respectively, and $0.7 million and
$0.4
million for the three months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005,
respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the remaining six months
of
fiscal 2007 and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter
is
as follows:
(in
millions)
|
||||
2007
|
$
|
1.6
|
||
2008
|
$
|
3.1
|
||
2009
|
$
|
3.1
|
||
2010
|
$
|
3.0
|
||
2011
|
$
|
2.8
|
||
2012
|
$
|
1.9
|
||
Thereafter
|
$
|
26.5
|
8)
OTHER
ASSETS:
The
major
components of other assets are as follows:
August
31,
2006
|
February
28,
2006
|
||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||
Investment
in equity method investees
|
$
|
161.4
|
$
|
146.6
|
|||
Deferred
financing costs
|
36.8
|
34.8
|
|||||
Deferred
tax asset
|
29.9
|
15.8
|
|||||
Other
|
25.5
|
15.3
|
|||||
253.6
|
212.5
|
||||||
Less
- Accumulated amortization
|
(12.3
|
)
|
(15.6
|
)
|
|||
$
|
241.3
|
$
|
196.9
|
The
Company has several investments which are being accounted for under the equity
method. The primary investments consist of Opus One, a 50% owned joint venture
arrangement and a 40% interest in Ruffino S.r.l. (“Ruffino”). The percentage of
ownership of the remaining investments ranges from 20% to 50%.
In
connection with the Company’s investment in Ruffino, the Company’s Constellation
Wines segment distributes Ruffino’s products in the U.S. Amounts purchased from
Ruffino under this arrangement were not material. As of August 31, 2006,
amounts
payable to Ruffino were not material.
Amortization
expense for other assets was included in selling, general and administrative
expenses and was $2.4 million and $3.2 million for the six months ended August
31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, respectively, and $1.0 million and $1.8 million
for the three months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005,
respectively.
9)
OTHER
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES:
The
major
components of other accrued expenses and liabilities are as
follows:
August
31,
2006
|
February
28,
2006
|
||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||
Advertising
and promotions
|
$
|
195.8
|
$
|
174.1
|
|||
Income
taxes payable
|
114.2
|
113.2
|
|||||
Accrued
restructuring
|
65.1
|
25.3
|
|||||
Salaries
and commissions
|
62.2
|
77.3
|
|||||
Adverse
grape contracts
|
48.8
|
59.1
|
|||||
Accrued
interest
|
47.7
|
28.4
|
|||||
Other
|
204.2
|
137.2
|
|||||
$
|
738.0
|
$
|
614.6
|
10)
|
BORROWINGS:
|
Senior
credit facility -
In
connection with the acquisition of Vincor, on June 5, 2006, the Company and
certain of its U.S. subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as a lender and
administrative agent, and certain other agents, lenders, and financial
institutions entered into a new credit agreement (the “2006 Credit Agreement”).
The 2006 Credit Agreement provides for aggregate credit facilities of $3.5
billion, consisting of a $1.2 billion tranche A term loan facility due in
June
2011, a $1.8 billion tranche B term loan facility due in June 2013, and a
$500
million revolving credit facility (including a sub-facility for letters of
credit of up to $200 million) which terminates in June 2011. Proceeds of
the
2006 Credit Agreement were used to pay off the Company’s obligations under its
prior senior credit facility, to fund the acquisition of Vincor and to repay
certain indebtedness of Vincor. The Company uses its revolving credit facility
under the 2006 Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes, including
working capital, on an as needed basis.
The
tranche A term loan facility and the tranche B term loan facility were fully
drawn on June 5, 2006. In August 2006, the Company used proceeds from the
August
2006 Senior Notes (as defined below) to repay $180.0 million of the tranche
A
term loan and $200.0 million of the tranche B term loan. In addition, the
Company prepaid an additional $100.0 million on the tranche B term loan in
August 2006. As of August 31, 2006, the required principal repayments of
the
tranche A term loan and the tranche B term loan for the remaining six months
of
fiscal 2007 and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter
are
as follows:
Tranche
A
Term
Loan
|
Tranche
B
Term
Loan
|
Total
|
||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||
2007
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
2008
|
90.0
|
7.6
|
97.6
|
|||||||
2009
|
210.0
|
15.2
|
225.2
|
|||||||
2010
|
270.0
|
15.2
|
285.2
|
|||||||
2011
|
300.0
|
15.2
|
315.2
|
|||||||
2012
|
150.0
|
15.2
|
165.2
|
|||||||
Thereafter
|
-
|
1,431.6
|
1,431.6
|
|||||||
$
|
1,020.0
|
$
|
1,500.0
|
$
|
2,520.0
|
The
rate
of interest on borrowings under the 2006 Credit Agreement is a function of
LIBOR
plus a margin, the federal funds rate plus a margin, or the prime rate plus
a
margin. The margin is adjustable based upon the Company’s debt ratio (as defined
in the 2006 Credit Agreement) and, with respect to LIBOR borrowings, ranges
between 1.00% and 1.50%. The initial LIBOR margin for the revolving credit
facility and the tranche A term loan facility is 1.25%, while the LIBOR margin
on the tranche B term loan facility is 1.50%.
The
Company’s obligations are guaranteed by certain of its U.S. subsidiaries. These
obligations are also secured by a pledge of (i) 100% of the ownership interests
in certain of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries and (ii) 65% of the voting capital
stock of certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are also subject to covenants that are contained
in
the 2006 Credit Agreement, including those restricting the incurrence of
additional indebtedness (including guarantees of indebtedness), additional
liens, mergers and consolidations, disposition or acquisition of property,
the
payment of dividends, transactions with affiliates and the making of certain
investments, in each case subject to numerous conditions, exceptions and
thresholds. The financial covenants are limited to maximum total debt and
senior
debt coverage ratios and minimum interest and fixed charge coverage
ratios.
As
of
August 31, 2006, under the 2006 Credit Agreement, the Company had outstanding
tranche A term loans of $1.0 billion bearing an interest rate of 6.7%, tranche
B
term loans of $1.5 billion bearing an interest rate of 6.9%, revolving loans
of
$125.0 million bearing an interest rate of 6.5%, outstanding letters of credit
of $60.5 million, and $314.5 million in revolving loans available to be
drawn.
As
of
August 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding interest rate swap agreements
which
fixed LIBOR interest rates on $1,200.0 million of the Company’s floating LIBOR
rate debt at an average rate of 4.1% through fiscal
2010.
For the six months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, the Company
reclassified $2.3 million, net of tax effect of $1.5 million, and $1.7 million,
net of tax effect of $1.1 million, respectively, from AOCI to Interest Expense,
net in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. For the three months
ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, the Company reclassified $1.5
million, net of tax effect of $1.0 million, and $1.0 million, net of tax
effect
of $0.6 million, respectively, from AOCI to Interest Expense, net in the
Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. This non-cash
operating activity is included on the Other, net line in the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Foreign
subsidiary facilities -
The
Company has additional credit arrangements available totaling $376.0 million
as
of August 31, 2006. These arrangements support the financing needs of certain
of
the Company’s foreign subsidiary operations. Interest rates and other terms of
these borrowings vary from country to country, depending on local market
conditions. As of August 31, 2006, amounts outstanding under the foreign
subsidiary credit arrangements were $216.1 million.
Senior
notes -
On
August
4, 1999, the Company issued $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of
8 5/8%
Senior Notes due August 2006 (the “August 1999 Senior Notes”). On August 1,
2006, the Company repaid the August 1999 Senior Notes with proceeds from
its
revolving credit facility under the 2006 Credit Agreement.
On
August
15, 2006, the Company issued $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of
7
1/4%
Senior
Notes due September 2016 at an issuance price of $693.1 million (net of $6.9
million unamortized discount, with an effective interest rate of 7.4%) (the
“August 2006 Senior Notes”). The net proceeds of the offering ($686.1 million)
were used to reduce a corresponding amount of borrowings under the
Company’s 2006 Credit Agreement. Interest on the August 2006 Senior Notes is
payable semiannually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning March
1,
2007. The August 2006 Senior Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at
the
option of the Company at any time at a redemption price equal to 100% of
the
outstanding principal amount and a make whole payment based on the present
value
of the future payments at the adjusted Treasury rate plus 50 basis points.
The
August 2006 Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally
in right of payment to all existing and future senior unsecured
indebtedness of the Company. Certain of the Company’s significant operating
subsidiaries guarantee the August 2006 Senior Notes, on a senior
basis.
11)
|
INCOME
TAXES:
|
The
Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended August 31, 2006, and
August 31, 2005, was 40.5% and 27.8%, respectively. On May 31, 2006, the
Company
sold its branded bottled water business and recorded a loss of $14.1 million
on
the sale which resulted from a write-off of $27.7 million of non-deductible
intangible assets, primarily goodwill. The increase in the Company’s effective
tax rate for the six months ended August 31, 2006, was due primarily to the
provision for income taxes on the sale of the branded bottled water business
as
well a change in the amount of assumed distributions of foreign earnings.
In
addition, the effective tax rate for the six months ended August 31, 2005,
reflected adjustments to income tax accruals of $16.2 million in connection
with
the completion of various income tax examinations as well as the benefit
related
to the impact of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “AJCA”) on planned
distributions of foreign earnings.
The
Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended August 31, 2006, and
August 31, 2005, was 38.7% and 35.1%, respectively. The increase in the
Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended August 31, 2006, was due
primarily to the amount of assumed distributions of foreign earnings for
the
year ending February 28, 2007. In addition, a nonrecurring benefit was recorded
for the three months ended August 31, 2005, in connection with the Company’s
preliminary conclusion regarding the impact of the AJCA on distributions
of
certain foreign earnings for the year ended February 28, 2006.
12) OTHER
LIABILITIES:
The
major
components of other liabilities are as follows:
August
31,
2006
|
February
28,
2006
|
||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||
Accrued
pension liability
|
$
|
130.0
|
$
|
122.1
|
|||
Adverse
grape contracts
|
75.7
|
64.6
|
|||||
Other
|
66.9
|
53.6
|
|||||
$
|
272.6
|
$
|
240.3
|
13)
|
RETIREMENT
SAVINGS PLANS AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT
PLANS:
|
Net
periodic benefit costs reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income
for the
Company’s defined benefit pension plans include the following
components:
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
August 31,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
1.1
|
$
|
1.1
|
$
|
0.5
|
$
|
0.6
|
|||||
Interest
cost
|
9.7
|
9.0
|
4.9
|
4.4
|
|||||||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
(10.9
|
)
|
(8.7
|
)
|
(5.5
|
)
|
(4.3
|
)
|
|||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
|||||||||
Recognized
net actuarial loss
|
2.6
|
1.5
|
2.1
|
0.7
|
|||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$
|
2.6
|
$
|
3.0
|
$
|
2.1
|
$
|
1.5
|
Net
periodic benefit costs reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income
for the
Company’s unfunded postretirement benefit plans include the following
components:
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
August 31,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
0.1
|
$
|
0.1
|
$
|
0.1
|
$
|
0.1
|
|||||
Interest
cost
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Recognized
net actuarial loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$
|
0.2
|
$
|
0.2
|
$
|
0.1
|
$
|
0.1
|
Contributions
of $5.5 million and $3.5 million have been made by the Company to fund
its
defined benefit pension plans for the six months and three months ended
August
31, 2006, respectively. The Company presently anticipates contributing
an
additional $6.3 million to fund its defined benefit pension plans during
the
year ending February 28, 2007, resulting in total employer contributions
of
$11.8 million for the year ending February 28, 2007.
14)
|
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
|
Stock
repurchase -
In
February 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors replenished the June 1998
authorization to repurchase up to $100.0 million of the Company’s Class A Common
Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock. The
Company may finance such purchases, which will become treasury shares, through
cash generated from operations or through the senior credit facility. During
the
three months ended August 31, 2006, the Company purchased 3,243,018 shares
of
Class A Common Stock at an aggregate cost of $82.0 million, or at an average
cost of $25.28 per share, under
this share repurchase program. Subsequent to August 31, 2006, the Company
completed its share repurchase program with the purchases of 651,960 shares
of
Class A Common Stock at an aggregate cost of $18.0 million, or at an average
cost of $27.65 per share. In total under this share repurchase program, the
Company purchased 3,894,978 shares of Class A Common Stock at an aggregate
cost
of $100.0 million, or at an average cost of $25.67 per
share.
Preferred
stock -
On
September 1, 2006, the Company’s 5.75% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock (“Preferred Stock”) was converted into 9,983,066 shares of the Company’s
Class A Common Stock. The September 1, 2006, conversion includes both mandatory
conversions as well as optional conversions initiated during August 2006.
No
fractional shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock were issued in the
conversions.
15)
|
EARNINGS
PER COMMON SHARE:
|
Basic
earnings per common share excludes the effect of common stock equivalents
and is
computed using the two-class computation method. Diluted earnings per common
share reflects the potential dilution that could result if securities or
other
contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.
Diluted earnings per common share assumes the exercise of stock options using
the treasury stock method and the conversion of Class B Common Stock and
Preferred Stock using the if converted method.
The
computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share is as
follows:
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
August 31,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
(in
millions, except per share data)
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
153.9
|
$
|
158.1
|
$
|
68.4
|
$
|
82.4
|
|||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(4.9
|
)
|
(4.9
|
)
|
(2.4
|
)
|
(2.4
|
)
|
|||||
Income
available to common stockholders
|
$
|
149.0
|
$
|
153.2
|
$
|
66.0
|
$
|
80.0
|
|||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - basic:
|
|||||||||||||
Class
A Common Stock
|
199.943
|
196.042
|
200.316
|
196.520
|
|||||||||
Class
B Common Stock
|
23.849
|
23.930
|
23.845
|
23.905
|
|||||||||
Total
weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
|
223.792
|
219.972
|
224.161
|
220.425
|
|||||||||
Stock
options
|
6.277
|
8.656
|
6.174
|
8.663
|
|||||||||
Preferred
stock
|
9.983
|
9.983
|
9.983
|
9.983
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - diluted
|
240.052
|
238.611
|
240.318
|
239.071
|
|||||||||
Earnings
per common share - basic:
|
|||||||||||||
Class
A Common Stock
|
$
|
0.67
|
$
|
0.70
|
$
|
0.30
|
$
|
0.37
|
|||||
Class
B Common Stock
|
$
|
0.61
|
$
|
0.64
|
$
|
0.27
|
$
|
0.33
|
|||||
Earnings
per common share - diluted
|
$
|
0.64
|
$
|
0.66
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.34
|
Stock
options to purchase 9.0 million and 0.1 million shares of Class A Common
Stock
at a weighted average price per share of $26.45 and $30.15 were outstanding
during the six months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, respectively,
but were not included in the computation of the diluted earnings per common
share because the stock options’ exercise price was greater than the average
market price of the Class A Common Stock for the period. Stock options to
purchase 9.0 million and 0.1 million shares of Class A Common Stock at a
weighted average price per share of $26.45 and $30.52 were outstanding during
the three months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, respectively,
but
were not included in the computation of the diluted earnings per common share
because the stock options’ exercise price was greater than the average market
price of the Class A Common Stock for the period.
16)
|
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION:
|
Effective
March 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123 (revised 2004) (“SFAS No. 123(R)”), “Share-Based Payment,” for its
stock-based compensation plans (described more fully below). Under SFAS No.
123(R), all stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date,
based
on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense in the income
statement over the requisite service period. On March 29, 2005, the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107
(“SAB No. 107”), “Share-Based Payment,” to express the views of the staff
regarding the interaction between SFAS No. 123(R) and certain SEC rules and
regulations and to provide the staff’s views regarding the valuation of
share-based payment arrangements for public companies. The SAB No. 107 guidance
was taken into consideration with the implementation of SFAS No.
123(R).
Prior
to
March 1, 2006, the Company applied the intrinsic value method described in
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB No. 25”), “Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, in accounting for its
stock-based compensation plans. In accordance with APB No. 25, the compensation
cost for stock options is recognized in income based on the excess, if any,
of
the quoted market price of the stock at the grant date of the award or other
measurement date over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock.
Options granted under the Company’s stock option plans have an exercise price
equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant;
therefore, no incremental compensation expense was recognized for grants
made to
employees under the Company’s stock option plans. The Company utilized the
disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
123 (“SFAS No. 123”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as
amended.
The
Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective transition
method. Under the modified prospective transition method, the Company is
required to record stock-based compensation expense for all awards granted
after
the adoption date and for the unvested portion of previously granted awards
outstanding on the adoption date. Compensation cost related to the unvested
portion of previously granted awards is based on the grant-date fair value
estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123.
Compensation cost for awards granted after the adoption date is based on
the
grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS
No.
123(R). Results for prior periods have not been restated and do not reflect
the
recognition of stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions
of
SFAS No. 123(R).
Stock-based
awards, primarily stock options, granted by the Company are subject to specific
vesting conditions, generally time vesting, or upon retirement, disability
or
death of the employee (as defined by the stock option plan), if earlier.
Under
APB No. 25, as the exercise price is equal to the market value of the underlying
common stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized
for the
granting of these stock options. Under the disclosure only provisions of
SFAS
No. 123, for stock-based awards that specify an employee vests in the award
upon
retirement, the Company accounts for the compensation expense ratably over
the
stated vesting period. If the employee retires, becomes disabled or dies
before
the end of the stated vesting period, then any remaining unrecognized
compensation expense is accounted for at the date of the event. The
Company continues to apply this policy for any awards granted prior to the
Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) on March 1, 2006, and for the unrecognized
compensation expense associated with the remaining portion of the then unvested
outstanding awards. The remaining portion of the unvested outstanding awards
as
of February 28, 2006, was not material.
With
the
Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) on March 1, 2006, the Company revised its
policy for recognition of compensation expense for all new stock-based awards
that accelerate vesting upon retirement. Under this revised policy, compensation
expense will be recognized immediately for awards granted to retirement-eligible
employees or over the period from the date of grant to the date of
retirement-eligibility if that is expected to occur during the requisite
service
period.
Prior
to
the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company reported all tax benefits resulting
from the exercise of stock options as operating cash flows in the Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows. SFAS No. 123(R) requires cash flows resulting from
the
tax deductions in excess of the related compensation cost recognized in the
financial statements (excess tax benefits) to be classified as financing
cash
flows. In accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), excess tax benefits recognized
in
periods after the adoption date have been properly classified as financing
cash
flows. Excess tax benefits recognized in periods prior to the adoption date
are
classified as operating cash flows.
As
a
result of the adoption of SFAS No.
123(R),
for the
six months and three months ended August 31, 2006, the Company recorded $7.7
million and $4.1 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation cost
in
selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company’s Consolidated
Statements of Income. In addition, the Company recorded an income tax benefit
of
$2.0 million and $1.1 million for the six months and three months ended August
31, 2006, respectively, related to this stock-based compensation cost. There
was
no compensation cost capitalized to assets for the six months and three months
ended August 31, 2006. The following table illustrates the effect of adopting
SFAS No. 123(R) for the six months and three months ended August 31, 2006,
on
selected reported items (“As Reported”) and what those items would have been
under previous guidance under APB No. 25:
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31, 2006
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
August 31, 2006
|
||||||||||||
As
Reported
|
Under
APB
No. 25
|
As
Reported
|
Under
APB
No. 25
|
||||||||||
(in
millions, except per share data)
|
|||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
$
|
258.5
|
$
|
266.2
|
$
|
111.6
|
$
|
115.7
|
|||||
Net
income
|
$
|
153.9
|
$
|
159.6
|
$
|
68.4
|
$
|
71.4
|
|||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
$
|
84.9
|
$
|
93.7
|
$
|
78.2
|
$
|
85.3
|
|||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
$
|
1,075.2
|
$
|
1,066.4
|
$
|
1,036.1
|
$
|
1,029.0
|
|||||
Earnings
per common share - basic:
|
|||||||||||||
Class
A Common Stock
|
$
|
0.67
|
$
|
0.70
|
$
|
0.30
|
$
|
0.31
|
|||||
Class
B Common Stock
|
$
|
0.61
|
$
|
0.63
|
$
|
0.27
|
$
|
0.28
|
|||||
Earnings
per common share - diluted
|
$
|
0.64
|
$
|
0.66
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.30
|
The
following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share
for
the six months and three months ended August 31, 2005, as if the Company
had
applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based
employee compensation:
For
the Six
Months
Ended
August
31, 2005
|
For
the Three
Months
Ended
August
31, 2005
|
||||||
(in
millions, except per share data)
|
|||||||
Net
income, as reported
|
$
|
158.1
|
$
|
82.4
|
|||
Add:
Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported
net income,
net of related tax effects
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Deduct:
Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under
fair
value based method for all awards, net of related tax
effects
|
(5.3
|
)
|
(2.0
|
)
|
|||
Pro
forma net income
|
$
|
152.8
|
$
|
80.4
|
|||
Earnings
per common share - basic:
|
|||||||
Class
A Common Stock, as reported
|
$
|
0.70
|
$
|
0.37
|
|||
Class
B Common Stock, as reported
|
$
|
0.64
|
$
|
0.33
|
|||
Class
A Common Stock, pro forma
|
$
|
0.68
|
$
|
0.36
|
|||
Class
B Common Stock, pro forma
|
$
|
0.62
|
$
|
0.32
|
|||
Earnings
per common share - diluted, as reported
|
$
|
0.66
|
$
|
0.34
|
|||
Earnings
per common share - diluted, pro forma
|
$
|
0.64
|
$
|
0.34
|
Long-term
stock incentive plan -
Under
the
Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, nonqualified stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock and other stock-based awards may be
granted to employees, officers and directors of the Company. The aggregate
number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock available for awards
under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan is 80,000,000 shares. The
exercise price, vesting period and term of nonqualified stock options granted
are established by the committee administering the plan (the “Committee”). The
exercise price of any nonqualified stock option may not be less than the
fair
market value of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the date of grant. Grants
of stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and other stock-based awards
may
contain such vesting, terms, conditions and other requirements as the Committee
may establish. During
the six months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, no stock appreciation
rights were granted. During the six months ended August 31, 2006, and August
31,
2005, 8,614 shares and 7,150 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock were
granted at a weighted average grant date fair value of $24.75 per share and
$27.96 per share, respectively.
Incentive
stock option plan -
Under
the
Company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan, incentive stock options may be granted to
employees, including officers, of the Company. Grants, in the aggregate,
may not
exceed 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The exercise
price of any incentive stock option may not be less than the fair market
value
of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the date of grant. The vesting period
and term of incentive stock options granted are established by the Committee.
The maximum term of incentive stock options is ten years.
A
summary
of stock option activity under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan and
the Incentive Stock Option Plan is as follows:
Number
of
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Options
outstanding, February 28, 2006
|
23,652,958
|
$
|
14.43
|
6.5
years
|
|||||||||
Granted
|
5,549,981
|
$
|
25.90
|
9.6
years
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
(3,087,737
|
)
|
$
|
11.28
|
5.2
years
|
||||||||
Forfeited
|
(296,652
|
)
|
$
|
26.27
|
8.8
years
|
||||||||
Options
outstanding, August 31, 2006
|
25,818,550
|
$
|
17.14
|
6.9
years
|
$
|
262,296,220
|
|||||||
Options
exercisable, August 31, 2006
|
20,045,655
|
$
|
14.77
|
6.1
years
|
$
|
251,207,221
|
Other
information pertaining to stock options is as follows:
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Weighted
average grant-date fair value of stock options granted
|
$
|
10.03
|
$
|
9.57
|
|||
Total
fair value of stock options vested
|
$
|
1,109,087
|
$
|
5,579,705
|
|||
Total
intrinsic value of stock options exercised
|
$
|
42,911,457
|
$
|
28,211,661
|
The
fair
value of options is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions:
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Expected
life
|
5.5
years
|
5.0
years
|
|||||
Expected
volatility
|
31.7%
|
|
31.3%
|
|
|||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.8%
|
|
4.1%
|
|
|||
Expected
dividend yield
|
0.0%
|
|
0.0%
|
|
For
the
six months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, the Company used a
projected expected life for each award granted based on historical experience
of
employees’ exercise behavior for similar type grants. Expected volatility for
the six months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, is based on
historical volatility levels of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The
risk-free interest rate for the six months ended August 31, 2006, and August
31,
2005, is based on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury
zero
coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected life.
As
of
August 31, 2006, there was $44.9 million of total unrecognized compensation
cost
related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under
the
Company’s
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan and the Incentive Stock Option Plan. This
cost is
expected to be recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income
over a weighted-average period of 3.5 years.
Employee
stock purchase plans -
The
Company has a stock purchase plan under which 9,000,000 shares of Class A
Common
Stock may be issued. Under the terms of the plan, eligible employees may
purchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock through payroll
deductions. The purchase price is the lower of 85% of the fair market value
of
the stock on the first or last day of the purchase period. During the six
months
ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, employees purchased 140,233 shares
and 111,192 shares, respectively, under this plan.
The
weighted average fair value of purchase rights granted during the six months
ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, was $5.60 and $6.47, respectively.
The fair value of purchase rights granted is estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted
average
assumptions:
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Expected
life
|
0.5
years
|
0.5
years
|
|||||
Expected
volatility
|
25.1%
|
|
29.0%
|
|
|||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
5.2%
|
|
3.7%
|
|
|||
Expected
dividend yield
|
0.0%
|
|
0.0%
|
|
The
Company has a stock purchase plan under which 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s
Class A Common Stock may be issued to eligible employees and directors of
the
Company’s U.K. subsidiaries. Under the terms of the plan, participants may
purchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock through payroll
deductions. The purchase price may be no less than 80% of the closing price
of
the stock on the day the purchase price is fixed by the committee administering
the plan. During the six months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005,
employees purchased 52,035 shares and 85,327 shares, respectively, under
this
plan. During the six months ended August 31, 2006, the Company granted
purchase rights with a weighted average fair value of $11.25. The fair
value of the purchase rights granted is estimated on the date of grant using
the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions: expected purchase right life of 4.0 years, expected
volatility of 28.0%, risk-free interest rate of 4.8% and
expected dividend yield of 0%. The maximum number of shares which can be
purchased under this grant is 396,803 shares. During the six months
ended August 31, 2005, there were no purchase rights granted.
With
respect to the issuance of shares under any of the Company’s stock-based
compensation plans, the Company has the option to issue authorized but unissued
shares or treasury shares. The parameters of the Company’s share repurchase
program are not established solely with reference to the dilutive impact
of
issuances under any of its stock-based compensation plans. However, the Company
expects that share repurchases will mitigate the dilutive impact of issuances
to
be made under its stock-based compensation plans.
17)
|
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS):
|
Comprehensive
income (loss) consists of net income, foreign currency translation adjustments,
net unrealized gains or losses on derivative instruments, net unrealized
gains
or losses on available-for-sale marketable equity securities and minimum
pension
liability adjustments. The reconciliation of net income to comprehensive
income
(loss) is as follows:
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
August 31,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
153.9
|
$
|
158.1
|
$
|
68.4
|
$
|
82.4
|
|||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
|
|||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments, net of tax (expense) benefit
of ($8.7),
$7.4, ($1.1) and $0.7, respectively
|
97.1
|
(115.3
|
)
|
35.7
|
(1.9
|
)
|
|||||||
Cash
flow hedges:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
derivative losses, net of tax benefit of $7.1, $7.8, $6.0 and
$0.5,
respectively
|
(14.6
|
)
|
(14.3
|
)
|
(9.0
|
)
|
(1.6
|
)
|
|||||
Reclassification
adjustments, net of tax benefit of $3.4, $1.8, $1.9 and $0.7,
respectively
|
(7.2
|
)
|
(3.0
|
)
|
(4.0
|
)
|
(0.8
|
)
|
|||||
Net
cash flow hedges
|
(21.8
|
)
|
(17.3
|
)
|
(13.0
|
)
|
(2.4
|
)
|
|||||
Minimum
pension liability adjustment, net of tax benefit (expense) of
$3.5,
($1.9), $0.8 and ($0.1), respectively
|
(8.1
|
)
|
4.5
|
(1.8
|
)
|
0.4
|
|||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
$
|
221.1
|
$
|
30.0
|
$
|
89.3
|
$
|
78.5
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of tax effects, includes the
following components:
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
|
|
Net
Unrealized
Gains
on
Derivatives
|
|
Minimum
Pension
Liability
Adjustment
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
|
|||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
February
28, 2006
|
$
|
314.7
|
$
|
31.0
|
$
|
(98.3
|
)
|
$
|
247.4
|
||||
Current
period change
|
97.1
|
(21.8
|
)
|
(8.1
|
)
|
67.2
|
|||||||
Balance,
August 31, 2006
|
$
|
411.8
|
$
|
9.2
|
$
|
(106.4
|
)
|
$
|
314.6
|
18)
|
RESTRUCTURING
AND RELATED CHARGES:
|
The
Company has the following restructuring plans within its Constellation
Wines
segment as of August 31, 2006: (i) the Company’s plans to invest in new
distribution and bottling facilities in the U.K. and to streamline
certain
Australian wine operations announced August 2006 (collectively,
the “Fiscal 2007
Wine Plan”), (ii) the Company’s decision to restructure and integrate the
operations of Vincor (the “Vincor Plan”) announced July 2006, (iii) the
Company’s worldwide wine reorganizations and the Company’s program to
consolidate certain west coast production processes in the U.S.,
both announced
during fiscal 2006, (collectively, the “Fiscal 2006 Plan”), and (iv) the
Company’s decision to restructure and integrate the operations of the Robert
Mondavi Corporation (the “Robert Mondavi Plan”) (announced January 2005) and the
further realignment of business operations and the Company’s decision to exit
the commodity concentrate product line in the U.S., both announced
during fiscal
2004, (the “Fiscal 2004 Plan”), (the Robert Mondavi Plan and the Fiscal 2004
Plan are collectively, referred to as “Other Plans”). For the six
months ended August 31, 2006, the Company recorded $24.0 million
of
restructuring and related charges associated with these plans.
For the six
months ended August 31, 2005, the Company recorded $4.1 million
of restructuring
and related charges associated primarily with the Robert Mondavi
Plan.
Details
of each plan are presented in the following table:
Fiscal
2007
Wine
Plan
|
Vincor
Plan
|
Fiscal
2006
Plan
|
Other
Plans
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring
liability, February 28, 2006
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
16.7
|
$
|
8.6
|
$
|
25.3
|
||||||
Vincor
acquisition
|
-
|
48.0
|
-
|
-
|
48.0
|
|||||||||||
Restructuring
charges:
|
||||||||||||||||
Employee
termination benefit costs
|
-
|
-
|
2.2
|
0.3
|
2.5
|
|||||||||||
Contract
termination costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(0.2
|
)
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|||||||||
Facility
consolidation/relocation costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Restructuring
charges, May 31, 2006
|
-
|
-
|
2.2
|
0.1
|
2.3
|
|||||||||||
Employee
termination benefit costs
|
2.9
|
0.5
|
1.2
|
-
|
4.6
|
|||||||||||
Contract
termination costs
|
16.0
|
0.7
|
-
|
-
|
16.7
|
|||||||||||
Facility
consolidation/relocation costs
|
-
|
-
|
0.4
|
-
|
0.4
|
|||||||||||
Restructuring
charges, August 31, 2006
|
18.9
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
-
|
21.7
|
|||||||||||
Total
restructuring charges
|
18.9
|
1.2
|
3.8
|
0.1
|
24.0
|
|||||||||||
Cash
expenditures
|
(16.0
|
)
|
(7.6
|
)
|
(7.5
|
)
|
(2.2
|
)
|
(33.3
|
)
|
||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
-
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.1
|
1.1
|
|||||||||||
Restructuring
liability, August 31, 2006
|
$
|
2.9
|
$
|
42.2
|
$
|
13.4
|
$
|
6.6
|
$
|
65.1
|
In
addition, the following table presents other related costs incurred
in
connection with the Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan and the Fiscal 2006
Plan:
For
the Six Months Ended
August
31, 2006
|
For
the Three Months Ended
August
31, 2006
|
||||||||||||||||||
Fiscal
2007
Wine
Plan
|
Fiscal
2006
Plan
|
Total
|
Fiscal
2007
Wine
Plan
|
Fiscal
2006
Plan
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated
depreciation (cost of product sold)
|
$
|
0.6
|
$
|
1.8
|
$
|
2.4
|
$
|
0.6
|
$
|
0.7
|
$
|
1.3
|
|||||||
Other
costs (selling, general and administrative expenses)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3.2
|
$
|
3.2
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1.6
|
$
|
1.6
|
A
summary
of restructuring charges and other related costs incurred since
inception for
each plan, as well as total expected costs for each plan, are
presented in the
following table:
Fiscal
2007
Wine
Plan
|
Vincor
Plan
|
Fiscal
2006
Plan
|
Robert
Mondavi
Plan
|
Fiscal
2004
Plan
|
||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Costs
incurred to date
|
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring
charges:
|
||||||||||||||||
Employee
termination benefit costs
|
$
|
2.9
|
$
|
0.5
|
$
|
27.7
|
$
|
2.9
|
$
|
10.2
|
||||||
Contract
termination costs
|
16.0
|
0.7
|
-
|
0.5
|
19.2
|
|||||||||||
Facility
consolidation/relocation costs
|
-
|
-
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
4.3
|
|||||||||||
Total
restructuring charges
|
18.9
|
1.2
|
28.2
|
3.9
|
33.7
|
|||||||||||
Other
related costs:
|
||||||||||||||||
Accelerated
depreciation
|
0.6
|
-
|
15.3
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Other
costs
|
0.1
|
-
|
3.1
|
-
|
6.0
|
|||||||||||
Total
other related costs
|
0.7
|
-
|
18.4
|
-
|
6.0
|
|||||||||||
Total
costs incurred to date
|
$
|
19.6
|
$
|
1.2
|
$
|
46.6
|
$
|
3.9
|
$
|
39.7
|
||||||
Total
expected costs
|
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring
charges:
|
||||||||||||||||
Employee
termination benefit costs
|
$
|
2.9
|
$
|
2.7
|
$
|
31.8
|
$
|
2.9
|
$
|
10.2
|
||||||
Contract
termination costs
|
25.6
|
1.2
|
3.0
|
0.6
|
19.2
|
|||||||||||
Facility
consolidation/relocation costs
|
4.8
|
4.1
|
9.5
|
0.5
|
4.5
|
|||||||||||
Total
restructuring charges
|
33.3
|
8.0
|
44.3
|
4.0
|
33.9
|
|||||||||||
Other
related costs:
|
||||||||||||||||
Accelerated
depreciation
|
10.6
|
-
|
20.3
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Other
costs
|
17.4
|
-
|
8.2
|
-
|
6.0
|
|||||||||||
Total
other related costs
|
28.0
|
-
|
28.5
|
-
|
6.0
|
|||||||||||
Total
expected costs
|
$
|
61.3
|
$
|
8.0
|
$
|
72.8
|
$
|
4.0
|
$
|
39.9
|
In
connection with the Company’s acquisition of
Vincor
and Robert
Mondavi, the Company accrued $48.0 million and $50.5 million
of liabilities for
exit costs, respectively, as of the respective acquisition date.
As of August
31, 2006, the balances of the Vincor
and Robert
Mondavi purchase accounting accruals were $40.2 million and $5.9
million,
respectively. As of February 28, 2006, the balance of the Robert
Mondavi
purchase accounting accrual was $8.1 million.
Subsequent
to August 31, 2006, as part of the Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan, the
Company will be
recording an asset impairment charge of approximately $11 million
in connection
with the write-down of certain winery and vineyard assets as the Company
satisfied the conditions to classify these assets as held-for-sale
in early October 2006. This impairment charge will be included within
selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company’s Consolidated
Statements of Income in the third quarter of fiscal 2007.
19)
ACQUISITION-RELATED
INTEGRATION COSTS:
For
the
six months ended August 31, 2006, the Company recorded $8.1 million
of
acquisition-related integration costs associated primarily with the
Vincor Plan.
Acquisition-related integration costs included $3.7 million of employee-related
costs and $4.4 million of facilities and other one-time costs. For
the six
months ended August 31, 2005, the Company recorded $14.3 million
of
acquisition-related integration costs associated with the Robert
Mondavi
Plan.
For
the
three months ended May 31, 2006, the Company recorded $0.7 million
of
acquisition-related integration costs associated with the Robert
Mondavi Plan.
Acquisition-related integration costs included $0.2 million of employee-related
costs and $0.5 million of facilities and other one-time costs. For
the three
months ended May 31, 2005, the Company recorded $6.4 million of
acquisition-related integration costs associated with the Robert
Mondavi
Plan.
For
the
three months ended August 31, 2006, the Company recorded $7.4 million
of
acquisition-related integration costs associated primarily with the
Vincor Plan.
Acquisition-related integration costs included $3.5 million of employee-related
costs and $3.9 million of facilities and other one-time costs. For
the three
months ended August 31, 2005, the Company recorded $7.9 million of
acquisition-related integration costs associated with the Robert
Mondavi
Plan.
20)
|
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
|
Subsequent
to February 28, 2006, seven
subsidiaries of the Company which were previously included as Subsidiary
Guarantors (as defined below) became Subsidiary Nonguarantors (as
defined below)
under the Company’s existing indentures. The following information sets forth
the condensed consolidating balance sheets as of August 31, 2006,
and February
28, 2006, the condensed consolidating statements of income for
the six months
and three months ended August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, and
the condensed
consolidating statements of cash flows for the six months ended
August 31, 2006,
and August 31, 2005, for the Company, the parent company, the combined
subsidiaries of the Company which guarantee the Company’s senior notes and
senior subordinated notes (“Subsidiary Guarantors”) and the combined
subsidiaries of the Company which are not Subsidiary Guarantors
(primarily
foreign subsidiaries) (“Subsidiary
Nonguarantors”), as if the new Subsidiary Nonguarantors had been in place as
of
and for all periods presented. The Subsidiary Guarantors are wholly
owned and
the guarantees are full, unconditional, joint and several obligations
of each of
the Subsidiary Guarantors. Separate financial statements for the
Subsidiary
Guarantors of the Company are not presented because the Company
has determined
that such financial statements would not be material to investors.
The
accounting policies of the parent company, the Subsidiary Guarantors
and the
Subsidiary Nonguarantors are the same as those described for the
Company in the
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1 to the Company’s
consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated August 8, 2006, and include the recently adopted
accounting
pronouncements described in Note 2 herein. There are no restrictions
on the
ability of the Subsidiary Guarantors to transfer funds to the Company
in the
form of cash dividends, loans or advances.
Parent
Company
|
Subsidiary
Guarantors
|
Subsidiary
Nonguarantors
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Condensed
Consolidating Balance Sheet at August 31, 2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash investments
|
$
|
4.6
|
$
|
2.3
|
$
|
35.3
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
42.2
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
312.4
|
170.7
|
539.3
|
-
|
1,022.4
|
|||||||||||
Inventories
|
35.6
|
953.0
|
944.1
|
(6.5
|
)
|
1,926.2
|
||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
14.6
|
163.5
|
103.7
|
-
|
281.8
|
|||||||||||
Intercompany
receivable (payable)
|
1,329.6
|
(769.7
|
)
|
(559.9
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Total
current assets
|
1,696.8
|
519.8
|
1,062.5
|
(6.5
|
)
|
3,272.6
|
||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
34.9
|
754.3
|
908.9
|
-
|
1,698.1
|
|||||||||||
Investments
in subsidiaries
|
5,705.6
|
117.3
|
-
|
(5,822.9
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Goodwill
|
-
|
1,311.0
|
1,774.3
|
-
|
3,085.3
|
|||||||||||
Intangible
assets, net
|
-
|
548.0
|
603.4
|
-
|
1,151.4
|
|||||||||||
Other
assets, net
|
30.4
|
69.4
|
141.5
|
-
|
241.3
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
7,467.7
|
$
|
3,319.8
|
$
|
4,490.6
|
$
|
(5,829.4
|
)
|
$
|
9,448.7
|
|||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Notes
payable to banks
|
$
|
125.0
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
188.3
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
313.3
|
||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
-
|
4.5
|
10.9
|
-
|
15.4
|
|||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
11.9
|
129.0
|
279.4
|
-
|
420.3
|
|||||||||||
Accrued
excise taxes
|
12.8
|
35.4
|
32.6
|
-
|
80.8
|
|||||||||||
Other
accrued expenses and liabilities
|
206.9
|
189.2
|
344.1
|
(2.2
|
)
|
738.0
|
||||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
356.6
|
358.1
|
855.3
|
(2.2
|
)
|
1,567.8
|
||||||||||
Long-term
debt, less current maturities
|
3,958.1
|
12.7
|
16.9
|
-
|
3,987.7
|
|||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(18.7
|
)
|
363.4
|
108.9
|
-
|
453.6
|
||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
4.7
|
82.5
|
185.4
|
-
|
272.6
|
|||||||||||
Stockholders’
equity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock
|
-
|
9.0
|
1,013.9
|
(1,022.9
|
) |
-
|
||||||||||
Class
A and Class B common stock
|
2.4
|
6.4
|
378.1
|
(384.5
|
)
|
2.4
|
||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
1,215.9
|
1,121.8
|
1,311.9
|
(2,433.7
|
)
|
1,215.9
|
||||||||||
Retained
earnings
|
1,741.3
|
1,338.7
|
257.2
|
(1,595.9
|
)
|
1,741.3
|
||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive
(loss)
income
|
314.6
|
27.2
|
363.0
|
(390.2
|
)
|
314.6
|
||||||||||
Treasury
stock
|
(107.2
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(107.2
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
3,167.0
|
2,503.1
|
3,324.1
|
(5,827.2
|
)
|
3,167.0
|
||||||||||
Total
liabilities and
stockholders’
equity
|
$
|
7,467.7
|
$
|
3,319.8
|
$
|
4,490.6
|
$
|
(5,829.4
|
)
|
$
|
9,448.7
|
|||||
Condensed
Consolidating Balance Sheet at February 28, 2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash investments
|
$
|
0.9
|
$
|
1.2
|
$
|
8.8
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10.9
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
233.0
|
195.3
|
343.6
|
-
|
771.9
|
|||||||||||
Inventories
|
38.6
|
1,032.6
|
637.8
|
(4.6
|
)
|
1,704.4
|
||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
13.6
|
156.4
|
39.3
|
4.4
|
213.7
|
|||||||||||
Intercompany
receivable (payable)
|
956.1
|
(1,101.3
|
)
|
145.2
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
1,242.2
|
284.2
|
1,174.7
|
(0.2
|
)
|
2,700.9
|
||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
35.6
|
729.4
|
660.3
|
-
|
1,425.3
|
|||||||||||
Investments
in subsidiaries
|
4,655.8
|
113.1
|
-
|
(4,768.9
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Goodwill
|
-
|
1,308.8
|
884.8
|
-
|
2,193.6
|
|||||||||||
Intangible
assets, net
|
-
|
549.6
|
334.3
|
-
|
883.9
|
|||||||||||
Other
assets, net
|
24.9
|
69.3
|
102.7
|
-
|
196.9
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
5,958.5
|
$
|
3,054.4
|
$
|
3,156.8
|
$
|
(4,769.1
|
)
|
$
|
7,400.6
|
Parent
Company
|
Subsidiary
Guarantors
|
Subsidiary
Nonguarantors
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Notes
payable to banks
|
$
|
54.5
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
25.4
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
79.9
|
||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
200.1
|
4.6
|
9.4
|
-
|
214.1
|
|||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
4.4
|
123.1
|
185.3
|
-
|
312.8
|
|||||||||||
Accrued
excise taxes
|
15.6
|
42.9
|
18.2
|
-
|
76.7
|
|||||||||||
Other
accrued expenses and liabilities
|
230.6
|
146.1
|
235.1
|
2.8
|
614.6
|
|||||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
505.2
|
316.7
|
473.4
|
2.8
|
1,298.1
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
debt, less current maturities
|
2,485.5
|
12.8
|
17.5
|
-
|
2,515.8
|
|||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(12.8
|
)
|
356.1
|
27.9
|
-
|
371.2
|
||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
5.4
|
72.1
|
162.8
|
-
|
240.3
|
|||||||||||
Stockholders’
equity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock
|
-
|
9.0
|
938.9
|
(947.9
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Class
A and Class B common stock
|
2.3
|
6.4
|
28.3
|
(34.7
|
)
|
2.3
|
||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
1,159.4
|
1,034.8
|
879.8
|
(1,914.6
|
)
|
1,159.4
|
||||||||||
Retained
earnings
|
1,592.3
|
1,216.0
|
353.1
|
(1,569.1
|
)
|
1,592.3
|
||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive
(loss)
income
|
247.4
|
30.5
|
275.1
|
(305.6
|
)
|
247.4
|
||||||||||
Treasury
stock
|
(26.2
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(26.2
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
2,975.2
|
2,296.7
|
2,475.2
|
(4,771.9
|
)
|
2,975.2
|
||||||||||
Total
liabilities and
stockholders’
equity
|
$
|
5,958.5
|
$
|
3,054.4
|
$
|
3,156.8
|
$
|
(4,769.1
|
)
|
$
|
7,400.6
|
|||||
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Income for the Six Months
Ended August 31,
2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
759.9
|
$
|
1,598.6
|
$
|
1,425.3
|
$
|
(638.7
|
)
|
$
|
3,145.1
|
|||||
Less
- excise taxes
|
(80.6
|
)
|
(228.7
|
)
|
(262.4
|
)
|
-
|
(571.7
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
679.3
|
1,369.9
|
1,162.9
|
(638.7
|
)
|
2,573.4
|
||||||||||
Cost
of product sold
|
(526.2
|
)
|
(1,001.6
|
)
|
(950.5
|
)
|
638.3
|
(1,840.0
|
)
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
153.1
|
368.3
|
212.4
|
(0.4
|
)
|
733.4
|
||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
expenses
|
(118.5
|
)
|
(120.7
|
)
|
(137.8
|
)
|
-
|
(377.0
|
)
|
|||||||
Restructuring
and related charges
|
-
|
(4.3
|
)
|
(19.7
|
)
|
-
|
(24.0
|
)
|
||||||||
Acquisition-related
integration costs
|
-
|
(0.8
|
)
|
(7.3
|
)
|
-
|
(8.1
|
)
|
||||||||
Operating
income
|
34.6
|
242.5
|
47.6
|
(0.4
|
)
|
324.3
|
||||||||||
Equity
in earnings (loss) of equity
method
investees and subsidiaries
|
156.3
|
2.1
|
1.4
|
(159.5
|
)
|
0.3
|
||||||||||
Gain
on change in fair value of
derivative
instrument
|
-
|
55.1
|
-
|
-
|
55.1
|
|||||||||||
Interest
(expense) income, net
|
(58.3
|
)
|
(48.6
|
)
|
(14.3
|
)
|
-
|
(121.2
|
)
|
|||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
132.6
|
251.1
|
34.7
|
(159.9
|
)
|
258.5
|
||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
21.3
|
(128.4
|
)
|
2.5
|
-
|
(104.6
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
income
|
153.9
|
122.7
|
37.2
|
(159.9
|
)
|
153.9
|
||||||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(4.9
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(4.9
|
)
|
|||||||||
Income
available to common
stockholders
|
$
|
149.0
|
$
|
122.7
|
$
|
37.2
|
$
|
(159.9
|
)
|
$
|
149.0
|
Parent
Company
|
Subsidiary
Guarantors
|
Subsidiary
Nonguarantors
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Income for the Six Months
Ended August 31,
2005
|
||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
543.7
|
$
|
1,515.2
|
$
|
1,170.0
|
$
|
(393.9
|
)
|
$
|
2,835.0
|
|||||
Less
- excise taxes
|
(73.1
|
)
|
(228.2
|
)
|
(245.2
|
)
|
-
|
(546.5
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
470.6
|
1,287.0
|
924.8
|
(393.9
|
)
|
2,288.5
|
||||||||||
Cost
of product sold
|
(378.9
|
)
|
(912.2
|
)
|
(735.7
|
)
|
392.3
|
(1,634.5
|
)
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
91.7
|
374.8
|
189.1
|
(1.6
|
)
|
654.0
|
||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
expenses
|
(83.2
|
)
|
(124.4
|
)
|
(114.0
|
)
|
-
|
(321.6
|
)
|
|||||||
Restructuring
and related charges
|
-
|
(2.7
|
)
|
(1.4
|
)
|
-
|
(4.1
|
)
|
||||||||
Acquisition-related
integration costs
|
-
|
(12.1
|
)
|
(2.2
|
)
|
-
|
(14.3
|
)
|
||||||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
8.5
|
235.6
|
71.5
|
(1.6
|
)
|
314.0
|
||||||||||
Equity
in earnings (loss) of equity
method
investees and subsidiaries
|
181.7
|
5.4
|
(0.6
|
)
|
(187.3
|
)
|
(0.8
|
)
|
||||||||
Gain
on change in fair value of
derivative
instrument
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Interest
income (expense), net
|
(44.3
|
)
|
(95.0
|
)
|
45.1
|
-
|
(94.2
|
)
|
||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
145.9
|
146.0
|
116.0
|
(188.9
|
)
|
219.0
|
||||||||||
Benefit
from (provision for)
income
taxes
|
12.2
|
(69.5
|
)
|
(4.1
|
)
|
0.5
|
(60.9
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
158.1
|
76.5
|
111.9
|
(188.4
|
)
|
158.1
|
||||||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(4.9
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(4.9
|
)
|
|||||||||
Income
available to common
stockholders
|
$
|
153.2
|
$
|
76.5
|
$
|
111.9
|
$
|
(188.4
|
)
|
$
|
153.2
|
|||||
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Income for the Three Months
Ended August 31,
2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
440.2
|
$
|
834.0
|
$
|
855.6
|
$
|
(414.9
|
)
|
$
|
1,714.9
|
|||||
Less
- excise taxes
|
(43.4
|
)
|
(116.1
|
)
|
(137.9
|
)
|
-
|
(297.4
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
396.8
|
717.9
|
717.7
|
(414.9
|
)
|
1,417.5
|
||||||||||
Cost
of product sold
|
(307.2
|
)
|
(525.7
|
)
|
(583.3
|
)
|
413.5
|
(1,002.7
|
)
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
89.6
|
192.2
|
134.4
|
(1.4
|
)
|
414.8
|
||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
expenses
|
(72.3
|
)
|
(61.8
|
)
|
(70.3
|
)
|
-
|
(204.4
|
)
|
|||||||
Restructuring
and related charges
|
-
|
(2.0
|
)
|
(19.7
|
)
|
-
|
(21.7
|
)
|
||||||||
Acquisition-related
integration costs
|
-
|
(0.1
|
)
|
(7.3
|
)
|
-
|
(7.4
|
)
|
||||||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
17.3
|
128.3
|
37.1
|
(1.4
|
)
|
181.3
|
||||||||||
Equity
in earnings (loss) of equity
method
investees and subsidiaries
|
73.6
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
(74.9
|
)
|
0.2
|
||||||||||
Gain
on change in fair value of
derivative
instrument
|
-
|
2.6
|
-
|
-
|
2.6
|
|||||||||||
Interest
income (expense), net
|
(36.8
|
)
|
(23.6
|
)
|
(12.1
|
)
|
-
|
(72.5
|
)
|
|||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
54.1
|
108.0
|
25.8
|
(76.3
|
)
|
111.6
|
||||||||||
Benefit
from (provision for)
income
taxes
|
14.3
|
(60.8
|
)
|
3.5
|
(0.2
|
)
|
(43.2
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
68.4
|
47.2
|
29.3
|
(76.5
|
)
|
68.4
|
||||||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(2.4
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2.4
|
)
|
|||||||||
Income
available to common
stockholders
|
$
|
66.0
|
$
|
47.2
|
$
|
29.3
|
$
|
(76.5
|
)
|
$
|
66.0
|
Parent
Company
|
Subsidiary
Guarantors
|
Subsidiary
Nonguarantors
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Income for the Three Months
Ended August 31,
2005
|
||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
295.7
|
$
|
815.0
|
$
|
559.5
|
$
|
(201.5
|
)
|
$
|
1,468.7
|
|||||
Less
- excise taxes
|
(39.7
|
)
|
(118.2
|
)
|
(118.8
|
)
|
-
|
(276.7
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
256.0
|
696.8
|
440.7
|
(201.5
|
)
|
1,192.0
|
||||||||||
Cost
of product sold
|
(202.3
|
)
|
(493.3
|
)
|
(347.7
|
)
|
199.3
|
(844.0
|
)
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
53.7
|
203.5
|
93.0
|
(2.2
|
)
|
348.0
|
||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
expenses
|
(45.2
|
)
|
(64.4
|
)
|
(54.1
|
)
|
-
|
(163.7
|
)
|
|||||||
Restructuring
and related charges
|
-
|
(1.5
|
)
|
(0.7
|
)
|
-
|
(2.2
|
)
|
||||||||
Acquisition-related
integration costs
|
-
|
(6.3
|
)
|
(1.6
|
)
|
-
|
(7.9
|
)
|
||||||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
8.5
|
131.3
|
36.6
|
(2.2
|
)
|
174.2
|
||||||||||
Equity
in earnings (loss) of equity
method
investees and subsidiaries
|
148.4
|
1.4
|
0.5
|
(150.6
|
)
|
(0.3
|
)
|
|||||||||
Gain
on change in fair value of
derivative
instrument
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Interest
income (expense), net
|
(81.1
|
)
|
(29.5
|
)
|
63.7
|
-
|
(46.9
|
)
|
||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
75.8
|
103.2
|
100.8
|
(152.8
|
)
|
127.0
|
||||||||||
Benefit
from (provision for)
income
taxes
|
6.6
|
(49.3
|
)
|
(2.6
|
)
|
0.7
|
(44.6
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
82.4
|
53.9
|
98.2
|
(152.1
|
)
|
82.4
|
||||||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(2.4
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2.4
|
)
|
|||||||||
Income
available to common
stockholders
|
$
|
80.0
|
$
|
53.9
|
$
|
98.2
|
$
|
(152.1
|
)
|
$
|
80.0
|
|||||
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Six Months
Ended August 31,
2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by
operating
activities
|
$
|
(111.0
|
)
|
$
|
275.8
|
$
|
(79.9
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
84.9
|
||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Purchase
of
business, net of cash
acquired
|
-
|
(2.1
|
)
|
(1,089.7
|
)
|
-
|
(1,091.8
|
)
|
||||||||
Purchases
of property, plant and
equipment
|
(1.6
|
)
|
(48.1
|
)
|
(53.4
|
)
|
-
|
(103.1
|
)
|
|||||||
Payment
of accrued earn-out amount
|
-
|
(1.1
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(1.1
|
)
|
|||||||||
Proceeds
from maturity of derivative
instrument
|
-
|
55.1
|
-
|
-
|
55.1
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of businesses
|
-
|
-
|
28.4
|
-
|
28.4
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of assets
|
-
|
-
|
1.2
|
-
|
1.2
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of equity
method
investments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Investment
in equity method investee
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Other
investing activities
|
-
|
-
|
(0.1
|
)
|
-
|
(0.1
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by
investing
activities
|
(1.6
|
)
|
3.8
|
(1,113.6
|
)
|
-
|
(1,111.4
|
)
|
||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Intercompany
financings, net
|
(1,142.9
|
)
|
(277.8
|
)
|
1,420.7
|
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of long-term
debt
|
3,693.1
|
1.9
|
-
|
-
|
3,695.0
|
|||||||||||
Net
proceeds from notes payable
|
70.5
|
-
|
141.6
|
-
|
212.1
|
|||||||||||
Exercise
of employee stock options
|
33.8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
33.8
|
|||||||||||
Excess
tax benefits from share-based
payment
awards
|
8.8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8.8
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from employee stock
purchases
|
3.2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3.2
|
Parent
Company
|
Subsidiary
Guarantors
|
Subsidiary
Nonguarantors
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Principal
payments of long-term debt
|
(2,444.0
|
)
|
(2.6
|
)
|
(324.9
|
)
|
-
|
(2,771.5
|
)
|
|||||||
Purchases
of treasury stock
|
(82.0
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(82.0
|
)
|
|||||||||
Payment
of issuance costs of long-
term
debt
|
(19.3
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(19.3
|
)
|
|||||||||
Payment
of preferred stock dividends
|
(4.9
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(4.9
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in)
financing
activities
|
116.3
|
(278.5
|
)
|
1,237.4
|
-
|
1,075.2
|
||||||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on
cash
and cash investments
|
-
|
-
|
(17.4
|
)
|
-
|
(17.4
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and
cash
investments
|
3.7
|
1.1
|
26.5
|
-
|
31.3
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and cash investments, beginning
of
period
|
0.9
|
1.2
|
8.8
|
-
|
10.9
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and cash investments, end of
period
|
$
|
4.6
|
$
|
2.3
|
$
|
35.3
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
42.2
|
||||||
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Six Months
Ended August 31,
2005
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by
operating
activities
|
$
|
(75.7
|
)
|
$
|
297.8
|
$
|
(48.0
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
174.1
|
||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Purchase
of business, net of cash
acquired
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Purchases
of property, plant and
equipment
|
(3.0
|
)
|
(26.9
|
)
|
(33.1
|
)
|
-
|
(63.0
|
)
|
|||||||
Payment
of accrued earn-out amount
|
-
|
(1.6
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(1.6
|
)
|
|||||||||
Proceeds
from maturity of derivative
instrument
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of businesses
|
-
|
17.8
|
- |
-
|
17.8
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of assets
|
-
|
111.2
|
0.8
|
-
|
112.0
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of equity
method
investments
|
-
|
36.0
|
-
|
-
|
36.0
|
|||||||||||
Investment
in equity method investee
|
-
|
-
|
(2.3
|
)
|
-
|
(2.3
|
)
|
|||||||||
Other
investing activities
|
-
|
(5.0
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(5.0
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by
investing
activities
|
(3.0
|
)
|
131.5
|
(34.6
|
)
|
-
|
93.9
|
|||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Intercompany
financings, net
|
368.5
|
(427.9
|
)
|
59.4
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of long-term
debt
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Net
proceeds from notes payable
|
28.5
|
-
|
26.6
|
-
|
55.1
|
|||||||||||
Exercise
of employee stock options
|
17.3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
17.3
|
|||||||||||
Excess
tax benefits from share-based
payment
awards
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from employee stock
purchases
|
3.0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3.0
|
|||||||||||
Principal
payments of long-term debt
|
(330.0
|
)
|
(4.8
|
)
|
(1.8
|
)
|
-
|
(336.6
|
)
|
|||||||
Purchases
of treasury stock
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Payment
of issuance costs of long-
term
debt
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Payment
of preferred stock dividends
|
(4.9
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(4.9
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in)
financing
activities
|
82.4
|
(432.7
|
)
|
84.2
|
-
|
(266.1
|
)
|
Parent
Company
|
Subsidiary
Guarantors
|
Subsidiary
Nonguarantors
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on
cash
and cash investments
|
-
|
-
|
(0.8
|
)
|
-
|
(0.8
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and
cash
investments
|
3.7
|
(3.4
|
)
|
0.8
|
-
|
1.1
|
||||||||||
Cash
and cash investments, beginning
of
period
|
-
|
9.3
|
8.3
|
-
|
17.6
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and cash investments, end of
period
|
$
|
3.7
|
$
|
5.9
|
$
|
9.1
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
18.7
|
21)
|
BUSINESS
SEGMENT INFORMATION:
|
The
Company reports its operating results in three segments: Constellation
Wines
(branded wine, and U.K. wholesale and other), Constellation Beers and Spirits
(imported beers and distilled spirits) and Corporate Operations and Other.
Amounts included in the Corporate Operations and Other segment consist
of
general corporate administration and finance expenses. These amounts include
costs of executive management, corporate development, corporate finance,
human
resources, internal audit, investor relations, legal and public relations.
Any
costs incurred at the corporate office that are applicable to the segments
are
allocated to the appropriate segment. The amounts included in the Corporate
Operations and Other segment are general costs that are applicable to the
consolidated group and are therefore not allocated to the other reportable
segments. All costs reported within the Corporate Operations and Other
segment
are not included in the chief operating decision maker’s evaluation of the
operating income performance of the other operating segments.
The
business segments reflect how the Company’s operations are being managed, how
operating performance within the Company is being evaluated by senior management
and the structure of its internal financial reporting. In addition, the
Company
excludes acquisition-related integration costs, restructuring and related
charges and unusual items that affect comparability from its definition
of
operating income for segment purposes.
For
the
six months ended August 31, 2006, acquisition-related integration costs,
restructuring and related charges and unusual costs consist of restructuring
and
related charges of $24.0 million associated primarily with the Fiscal 2007
Wine
Plan and Fiscal 2006 Plan; loss on the sale of the branded bottled water
business of $14.2 million; financing costs of $11.8 million related to
the
Company’s new senior credit facility entered into in connection with the Vincor
acquisition; acquisition-related integration costs of $8.1 million associated
with the Vincor Plan and Robert Mondavi Plan; the flow through of inventory
step-up of $6.5 million associated with the Company’s acquisitions of Vincor and
Robert Mondavi; foreign currency losses of $5.4 million on foreign denominated
intercompany loan balances associated with the Vincor acquisition; other
related
costs of $3.1 million associated with the Fiscal 2006 Plan and Fiscal 2007
Wine
Plan; the flow through of adverse grape cost of $2.4 million associated
with the
acquisition of Robert Mondavi; and accelerated depreciation of $2.4 million
associated with the Fiscal 2006 Plan and Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan. Adverse
grape
cost represents the amount of historical inventory cost on Robert Mondavi’s
balance sheet that exceeds the Company’s estimated ongoing grape cost and is
primarily due to the purchase of grapes by Robert Mondavi prior to the
acquisition date at above-market prices as required under the terms of
their
then existing grape purchase contracts. For the six months ended August
31,
2005, acquisition-related integration costs, restructuring and related
charges
and unusual costs consist of acquisition-related integration costs, the
flow
through of adverse grape cost, the flow through of inventory step-up, and
restructuring and related charges associated primarily with the Robert
Mondavi
acquisition, and the write-off of due diligence costs associated with the
Company’s evaluation of a potential offer for Allied Domecq of $14.3 million,
$13.9 million, $4.6 million, $4.1 million and $3.8 million,
respectively.
For
the
three months ended August 31, 2006, acquisition-related integration costs,
restructuring and related charges and unusual costs consist of restructuring
and
related charges of $21.7 million associated primarily with the Fiscal 2007
Wine
Plan; financing costs of $11.8 million related to the Company’s new senior
credit facility entered into in connection with the Vincor acquisition;
acquisition-related integration costs of $7.4 million associated primarily
with
the Vincor Plan; the flow through of inventory step-up of $5.9 million
associated with the Company’s acquisitions of Vincor and Robert Mondavi; foreign
currency losses of $5.4 million on foreign denominated intercompany loan
balances associated with the acquisition of Vincor; other related charges
of
$1.6 million associated primarily with the Fiscal 2006 Plan; accelerated
depreciation of $1.3 million associated with the Fiscal 2006 Plan and the
Fiscal
2007 Wine Plan; the flow through of adverse grape cost of $0.9 million
associated with the acquisition of Robert Mondavi; and additional loss
on the
sale of the Company’s branded bottled water business of $0.1 million. For the
three months ended August 31, 2005, acquisition-related integration costs,
restructuring and related charges and unusual costs consist of
acquisition-related integration costs and the flow through of adverse grape
cost
associated with the Robert Mondavi acquisition, the write-off of due diligence
costs associated with the Company’s evaluation of a potential offer for Allied
Domecq, the flow through of inventory step-up and restructuring and related
charges associated primarily with the Robert Mondavi acquisition of $7.9
million, $6.3 million, $3.8 million, $2.6 million and $2.2 million,
respectively.
The
Company evaluates performance based on operating income of the respective
business units. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as
those
described for the Company in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
in
Note 1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 8, 2006, and include the
recently adopted accounting pronouncements described in Note 2 herein.
Transactions between segments consist mainly of sales of products and are
accounted for at cost plus an applicable margin.
Segment
information is as follows:
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
August 31,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Constellation
Wines:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
sales:
|
|||||||||||||
Branded
wine
|
$
|
1,233.7
|
$
|
1,052.4
|
$
|
716.5
|
$
|
557.0
|
|||||
Wholesale
and other
|
523.1
|
498.4
|
275.8
|
243.2
|
|||||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
1,756.8
|
$
|
1,550.8
|
$
|
992.3
|
$
|
800.2
|
|||||
Segment
operating income
|
$
|
260.0
|
$
|
219.7
|
$
|
163.8
|
$
|
123.7
|
|||||
Equity
in earnings (loss) of equity method investees
|
$
|
0.3
|
$
|
(0.8
|
)
|
$
|
0.2
|
$
|
(0.3
|
)
|
|||
Long-lived
assets
|
$
|
1,571.8
|
$
|
1,340.0
|
$
|
1,571.8
|
$
|
1,340.0
|
|||||
Investment
in equity method investees
|
$
|
161.4
|
$
|
162.4
|
$
|
161.4
|
$
|
162.4
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
8,464.4
|
$
|
6,561.4
|
$
|
8,464.4
|
$
|
6,561.4
|
|||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
80.0
|
$
|
57.9
|
$
|
36.5
|
$
|
27.6
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
$
|
53.1
|
$
|
48.9
|
$
|
29.0
|
$
|
24.0
|
For
the Six Months
Ended
August 31,
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
August 31,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||||
(in
millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Constellation
Beers and Spirits:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
sales:
|
|||||||||||||
Imported
beers
|
$
|
649.7
|
$
|
574.6
|
$
|
341.6
|
$
|
314.2
|
|||||
Spirits
|
166.9
|
163.1
|
83.6
|
77.6
|
|||||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
816.6
|
$
|
737.7
|
$
|
425.2
|
$
|
391.8
|
|||||
Segment
operating income
|
$
|
174.4
|
$
|
163.6
|
$
|
91.6
|
$
|
87.6
|
|||||
Long-lived
assets
|
$
|
96.0
|
$
|
84.3
|
$
|
96.0
|
$
|
84.3
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
897.2
|
$
|
844.9
|
$
|
897.2
|
$
|
844.9
|
|||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
4.4
|
$
|
3.7
|
$
|
3.0
|
$
|
2.9
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
$
|
5.8
|
$
|
5.2
|
$
|
3.0
|
$
|
2.6
|
|||||
Corporate
Operations and Other:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Segment
operating loss
|
$
|
(32.2
|
)
|
$
|
(28.6
|
)
|
$
|
(18.0
|
)
|
$
|
(14.3
|
)
|
|
Long-lived
assets
|
$
|
30.3
|
$
|
15.4
|
$
|
30.3
|
$
|
15.4
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
87.1
|
$
|
57.1
|
$
|
87.1
|
$
|
57.1
|
|||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
18.7
|
$
|
1.4
|
$
|
18.5
|
$
|
0.7
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
$
|
3.3
|
$
|
4.0
|
$
|
1.5
|
$
|
2.2
|
|||||
Acquisition-Related
Integration Costs,
Restructuring
and Related Charges
and
Unusual Costs:
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
$
|
(77.9
|
)
|
$
|
(40.7
|
)
|
$
|
(56.1
|
)
|
$
|
(22.8
|
)
|
|
Consolidated:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
2,573.4
|
$
|
2,288.5
|
$
|
1,417.5
|
$
|
1,192.0
|
|||||
Operating
income
|
$
|
324.3
|
$
|
314.0
|
$
|
181.3
|
$
|
174.2
|
|||||
Equity
in earnings (loss) of equity
method
investees
|
$
|
0.3
|
$
|
(0.8
|
)
|
$
|
0.2
|
$
|
(0.3
|
)
|
|||
Long-lived
assets
|
$
|
1,698.1
|
$
|
1,439.7
|
$
|
1,698.1
|
$
|
1,439.7
|
|||||
Investment
in equity method investees
|
$
|
161.4
|
$
|
162.4
|
$
|
161.4
|
$
|
162.4
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
9,448.7
|
$
|
7,463.4
|
$
|
9,448.7
|
$
|
7,463.4
|
|||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
103.1
|
$
|
63.0
|
$
|
58.0
|
$
|
31.2
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
$
|
62.2
|
$
|
58.1
|
$
|
33.5
|
$
|
28.8
|
22) ACCOUNTING
PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED:
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. (“FIN No. 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes -
an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN No. 48 clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s
financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109. FIN No.
48
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial
statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be
taken in a tax return. Additionally, FIN No. 48 provides guidance on
derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim
periods, disclosure and transition. The Company is required to adopt FIN
No. 48
for fiscal years beginning March 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of
applying
the provisions of FIN No. 48 reported as an adjustment to opening retained
earnings. The Company is currently assessing the financial impact of FIN
No. 48
on its consolidated financial statements.
In
September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (“SAB No.
108”), “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying
Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB No. 108 addresses how
the effects of prior year uncorrected misstatements should be considered
when
quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements. SAB No.
108
requires companies to quantify misstatements using a balance sheet and
income
statement approach and to evaluate whether either approach results in
quantifying an error that is material in light of relevant quantitative
and
qualitative factors. The Company is required to adopt SAB No. 108 for its
annual
financial statements for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2007. The
Company
believes that the initial adoption of SAB No. 108 will not have a material
impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
157 (“SFAS No. 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 defines fair
value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally
accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
SFAS No. 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement,
not an
entity-specific measurement, and states that a fair value measurement should
be
determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing
the asset or liability. The Company is required to adopt SFAS No. 157 for
fiscal
years and interim periods beginning March 1, 2008. The Company is currently
assessing the financial impact of SFAS No. 157 on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
158 (“SFAS No. 158”), “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and
Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88,
106,
and 132(R).” SFAS No. 158 requires companies to recognize the overfunded or
underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than
a
multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its balance sheet and to
recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes
occur
through comprehensive income. The Company is required to adopt this provision
of
SFAS No. 158 and to provide the required disclosures as of February 28,
2007.
SFAS No. 158 also requires companies to measure the funded status of a
plan as
of the date of the company’s fiscal year-end (with limited exceptions), which
provision the Company is required to adopt as of February 28, 2009. The
Company
is currently assessing the financial impact of SFAS
No.
158 on its consolidated financial statements.
Item
2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Overview
The
Company is a leading international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol
brands with a broad portfolio across the wine, imported beer and spirits
categories. The Company has the largest wine business in the world and is
the
largest multi-category (wine, imported beer and spirits) supplier of beverage
alcohol in the United States (“U.S.”); a leading producer and exporter of wine
from Australia and New Zealand; and both a major producer and independent
drinks
wholesaler in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”). In addition, with the acquisition of
Vincor (as defined below), the Company is the largest producer and marketer
of
wine in Canada.
The
Company reports its operating results in three segments: Constellation Wines
(branded wines, and U.K. wholesale and other), Constellation Beers and Spirits
(imported beers and distilled spirits) and Corporate Operations and Other.
Amounts included in the Corporate Operations and Other segment consist of
general corporate administration and finance expenses. These amounts include
costs of executive management, corporate development, corporate finance,
human
resources, internal audit, investor relations, legal, public relations,
global
information technology and global strategic sourcing.
Any
costs incurred at the corporate office that are applicable to the segments
are
allocated to the appropriate segment. The amounts included in the Corporate
Operations and Other segment are general costs that are applicable to the
consolidated group and are therefore not allocated to the other reportable
segments. All costs reported within the Corporate Operations and Other segment
are not included in the chief operating decision maker’s evaluation of the
operating income performance of the other operating segments. The business
segments reflect how the Company’s operations are being managed, how operating
performance within the Company is being evaluated by senior management and
the
structure of its internal financial reporting. In addition, the Company excludes
acquisition-related integration costs, restructuring and related charges
and
unusual items that affect comparability from its definition of operating
income
for segment purposes.
The
Company’s business strategy is to remain focused across the beverage alcohol
industry by offering a broad range of products in each of the Company’s three
major categories: wine, imported beer (see “Recent Developments” section below
for discussion of the anticipated imported beer joint venture) and spirits.
The Company intends to keep its portfolio positioned for superior top-line
growth while maximizing the profitability of its brands. In addition, the
Company seeks to increase its relative importance to key customers in major
markets by increasing its share of their overall purchasing, which is
increasingly important in a consolidating industry. The Company’s strategy of
breadth across categories and geographies is designed to deliver long-term
profitable growth. This strategy allows the Company more investment choices,
provides flexibility to address changing market conditions and creates
stronger
routes-to-market.
Marketing,
sales and distribution of the Company’s products, particularly the Constellation
Wines segment’s products, are managed on a geographic basis in order to fully
leverage leading market positions within each core market. Market dynamics
and
consumer trends vary significantly across the Company’s five core markets (U.S.,
Canada, U.K., Australia and New Zealand) within the Company’s three geographic
regions (North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand). Within North
America,
the Company offers a wide range of beverage alcohol products across the
branded
wine, imported beers and spirits categories in the U.S. and is the largest
producer and marketer of branded wines in Canada. In Europe, the Company
leverages its position as the largest wine supplier in the U.K. In addition,
the
Company leverages its U.K. wholesale business as a strategic route-to-market
for
its imported wine portfolio and as a key supplier of a full range of beverage
alcohol products primarily to large national on-premise accounts. Within
Australia/New Zealand, where consumer trends favor domestic wine products,
the
Company leverages its position as one of the largest producers of wine
in
Australia and New Zealand.
The
Company remains committed to its long-term financial model of growing sales
(both organically and through acquisitions), expanding margins and increasing
cash flow to achieve superior earnings per share growth and improve return
on
invested capital.
The
environment for the Company’s products is competitive in each of the Company’s
core markets,
due, in part, to industry and retail consolidation. Specifically, in the
U.K.
and Australia, the market for branded wine continues to be challenging;
furthermore, retailer consolidation and an oversupply of Australian wine
(see
additional discussion below) is contributing to increased competition and
promotional activities among suppliers. Competition in the U.S. beers and
spirits markets is normally intense, with domestic and imported beer producers
increasing brand spending in an effort to gain market share.
Additionally,
the supply of certain raw materials, particularly grapes, as well as consumer
demand, can affect the overall competitive environment. Two years of lighter
than expected California grape harvests in calendar 2004 and 2003, combined
with
a reduction in wine grape acreage in California, brought the U.S. grape
supply
more into balance with demand during calendar 2005. This led to an overall
firming of the pricing of wine grape varietals from California. The calendar
2005 California grape harvest was substantially larger than
the
prior year; however, following two years of lighter harvests, the Company
does
not currently expect the balance between supply and demand to change
significantly. Two years of record Australian grape harvests in calendar
2004
and 2005
have
contributed to an oversupply of Australian grapes, particularly for certain
red
varietals. This has led to an
overall
reduction in grape costs for these varietals, which may affect markets
for
Australian wines around the world. The calendar 2006 Australian grape harvest
was slightly lower than the prior year’s harvest; however, following two years
of record harvests, this is not expected to have a significant impact on
the
current oversupply position.
For
the
three months ended August 31, 2006 (“Second Quarter 2007”), the Company’s net
sales increased 19% over the three months ended August 31, 2005 (“Second Quarter
2006”), primarily from net sales of products acquired in the Vincor acquisition
and increases in the base branded wine net sales and imported beer net
sales. (References to base branded wine net sales or base branded wine
business exclude the impact of the acquisition of Vincor.) Operating income
increased 4% over the comparable prior year period as
operating income growth resulting from the increased sales discussed above
were
partially offset by increased “acquisition-related integration costs,
restructuring and related charges and unusual costs” and the recognition of
stock-based compensation expense
due to
the Company’s March 1, 2006, adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123 (revised 2004) (“SFAS No. 123(R)”), “Share-Based Payment.” Net
income decreased 17% over the comparable prior year period primarily as
a result
of increased interest expense combined with the factors discussed
above.
For
the
six months ended August 31, 2006 (“Six Months 2007”), the Company’s net sales
increased 12% over the six months ended August 31, 2005 (“Six Months 2006”),
primarily from net sales of products acquired in the Vincor acquisition
and
increases in imported beer net sales and base branded wine net sales. Operating
income increased 3% over the comparable prior year period as operating
income
growth resulting from the increased sales discussed above were partially
offset
by increased “acquisition-related integration costs, restructuring and related
charges and unusual costs” and the recognition of stock-based compensation
expense. Net income decreased 3% over the comparable prior year period
primarily
due to an increased provision for income taxes combined with increased
interest
expense, partially offset by a gain on change in fair value of a derivative
instrument entered into in connection with the acquisition of Vincor and
the
factors discussed above.
The
following discussion and analysis summarizes the significant factors affecting
(i) consolidated results of operations of the Company for Second Quarter
2007
compared to Second Quarter 2006 and for Six Months 2007 compared to Six
Months
2006, and (ii) financial liquidity and capital resources for Six Months
2007.
This discussion and analysis also identifies certain acquisition-related
integration costs, restructuring and related charges and unusual items
expected
to affect consolidated results of operations of the Company for the year
ending
February 28, 2007 (“Fiscal 2007”). This discussion and analysis should be read
in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included herein and in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
August 8, 2006.
Recent
Developments
Agreement
to Form Joint Venture
On
July
17, 2006, Barton Beers, Ltd. (“Barton”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company, entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture (the
“Joint
Venture Agreement”) with Diblo, S.A. de C.V. (“Diblo”), a joint venture owned
76.75% by Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V. (“Modelo”) and 23.25% by Anheuser-Busch,
Inc., pursuant to which Modelo’s Mexican beer portfolio (the “Modelo Brands”)
will be sold and imported in the 50 states of the United States of America,
the
District of Columbia and Guam. Also, the owner of the Tsingtao brand
has agreed
to transfer importing and selling rights with respect to that brand to
the joint
venture. In addition, subject to the consent of the brand owner, the
joint
venture may also sell the St. Pauli Girl brand.
The
Joint
Venture Agreement provides that on the closing date Barton will contribute
substantially all of its assets relating to importing, marketing and
selling
beer under the Corona Extra, Corona Light, Coronita, Modelo Especial,
Negra
Modelo, Pacifico, St. Pauli Girl and Tsingtao brands and the liabilities
associated therewith (the “Barton Contributed Net Assets”) to a newly formed
wholly-owned subsidiary of Barton (the “LLC”). Additionally, the Joint Venture
Agreement provides that following Barton’s contribution, a subsidiary of Diblo
(“Diblo Subsidiary”) will, in exchange for a 50% membership interest in the LLC,
contribute cash in an amount equal to the Barton Contributed Net Assets,
subject
to specified adjustments. The LLC will then enter into an Importer Agreement
(the “Importer Agreement”) with an affiliate of Modelo that will grant the LLC
the exclusive right to sell the Modelo Brands in the territories mentioned
above. As a result of these transactions, Barton and Diblo will each
have,
directly or indirectly, equal interests in the LLC. The Importer Agreement
will
set forth an immediate increase in the price of the products sold to
LLC of
$0.25 per case, which will not be reflected in an automatic corresponding
price
increase charged to LLC customers, designed to reflect the relative values
of
the importation rights for the Western United States presently held by
the
Company and the importation rights for the rest of the United States.
The
existing importer agreement which currently gives Barton the right to
import and
sell the Modelo Brands primarily west of the Mississippi River will be
superseded by the transactions contemplated by the Joint Venture
Agreement.
The
Company expects the transactions contemplated in the Joint Venture Agreement
to
be consummated on or after January 2, 2007. The joint venture arrangements
provide that the joint venture will continue for an initial term of 10
years,
and renew in 10-year periods unless Diblo Subsidiary gives notice prior
to the
end of year seven of any term. Upon consummation of the transactions,
the
Company will discontinue consolidation of the imported beer business
and will
account for the investment in the joint venture under the equity method.
Accordingly, the results of operations of the joint venture will be included
in
the equity in earnings of equity method investees line in the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Income from the date of investment.
The
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Joint Venture Agreement
is
subject to certain closing conditions.
For
further information about the agreements and arrangements relating to
the joint
venture, please refer to Item 1.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated July 17, 2006, and filed July 18, 2006, which Item 1.01 is incorporated
herein by reference in its entirety.
Acquisition in Fiscal 2007
Acquisition
of Vincor
On
June
5, 2006, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common
shares of
Vincor International Inc. (“Vincor”), Canada’s premier wine company. Vincor is
Canada’s largest producer and marketer of wine. At the time of the acquisition,
Vincor was the world’s eighth largest producer and distributor of wine and
related products by revenue and was also one of the largest wine importers,
marketers and distributors in the U.K. Through this transaction, the Company
acquired various additional winery and vineyard interests used in the production
of premium, super-premium and fine wines from Canada, California,
Washington State, Western Australia and New Zealand. In addition, as a
result of the acquisition, the Company sources, markets and sells premium
wines from South Africa. Well-known premium brands acquired in the Vincor
acquisition include Inniskillin, Jackson-Triggs, Sumac Ridge, Hawthorne
Mountain, R.H. Phillips, Toasted Head, Hogue, Kim Crawford and
Kumala.
The
acquisition of Vincor supports the Company’s strategy of strengthening the
breadth of its portfolio across price segments and geographic regions to
capitalize on the overall growth in the wine industry. In addition to
complementing the Company’s current operations in the U.S., U.K., Australia and
New Zealand, the acquisition of Vincor increases the Company’s global presence
by adding Canada as another core market and provides the Company with the
ability to capitalize on broader geographic distribution in strategic
international markets. In addition, the acquisition of Vincor makes the
Company
the largest wine company in Canada and strengthens the Company’s position as the
largest wine company in the world and the largest premium wine company
in the
U.S.
Total
consideration paid in cash to the Vincor shareholders was $1,115.8 million.
In
addition, the Company expects to incur direct acquisition costs of approximately
$11.5 million. At closing, the Company also assumed outstanding indebtedness
of
Vincor, net of cash acquired, of $308.2 million,
resulting in a total transaction value of $1,435.5
million.
The purchase price was financed with borrowings under the Company’s 2006 Credit
Agreement (as defined below).
The
results of operations of the Vincor business are reported in the Constellation
Wines segment and are included in the consolidated results of operations
of the
Company from the date of acquisition. The acquisition of Vincor is significant
and the Company expects it to have a material impact on the Company’s future
results of operations, financial position and cash flows. In particular,
the
Company expects its future results of operations to be significantly impacted
by, among other things, the flow through of anticipated inventory step-up,
restructuring, integration and related charges, and interest expense associated
with the 2006 Credit Agreement.
Results
of Operations
Second
Quarter 2007 Compared to Second Quarter 2006
Net
Sales
The
following table sets forth the net sales (in millions of dollars) by
operating
segment of the Company for Second Quarter 2007 and Second Quarter
2006.
Second
Quarter 2007 Compared to Second Quarter 2006
|
||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
%
Increase
|
||||||||
Constellation
Wines:
|
||||||||||
Branded
wine
|
$
|
716.5
|
$
|
557.0
|
29
|
%
|
||||
Wholesale
and other
|
275.8
|
243.2
|
13
|
%
|
||||||
Constellation
Wines net sales
|
$
|
992.3
|
$
|
800.2
|
24
|
%
|
||||
Constellation
Beers and Spirits:
|
||||||||||
Imported
beers
|
$
|
341.6
|
$
|
314.2
|
9
|
%
|
||||
Spirits
|
83.6
|
77.6
|
8
|
%
|
||||||
Constellation
Beers and Spirits net sales
|
$
|
425.2
|
$
|
391.8
|
9
|
%
|
||||
Consolidated
Net Sales
|
$
|
1,417.5
|
$
|
1,192.0
|
19
|
%
|
Net
sales
for Second Quarter 2007 increased to $1,417.5 million from $1,192.0 million
for
Second Quarter 2006, an increase of $225.5 million, or 19%. This increase
was
due primarily to $128.9 million of net sales of products acquired in
the Vincor
acquisition, an increase in base branded wine net sales of $35.9 million
(on a
constant currency basis) and an increase in imported beer net sales of
$27.4
million.
Constellation
Wines
Net
sales
for Constellation Wines increased to $992.3 million for Second Quarter
2007 from
$800.2 million in Second Quarter 2006, an increase of $192.1 million,
or 24%.
Branded wine net sales increased $159.5 million primarily due to $121.2
million
of net sales of branded wine acquired in the Vincor acquisition and increased
base branded wine net sales for North America (primarily the U.S.). The
increase
in net sales for the U.S. was driven by both volume gains and higher
average
selling prices as the consumer continues to trade up to higher priced
premium
wines. Wholesale and other net sales increased $32.6 million primarily
due to
growth in the Company’s U.K. wholesale business, a favorable foreign currency
impact of $10.7 million, and $7.7 million of net sales of products acquired
in
the Vincor acquisition.
Constellation
Beers and Spirits
Net
sales
for Constellation Beers and Spirits increased to $425.2 million for Second
Quarter 2007 from $391.8 million for Second Quarter 2006, an increase
of $33.4
million, or 9%. This increase resulted primarily from an increase in
imported
beers net sales of $27.4 million. The growth in imported beers net sales
is due
primarily to volume growth in the Company’s Mexican beer portfolio.
Gross
Profit
The
Company’s gross profit increased to $414.8 million for Second Quarter 2007 from
$348.0 million for Second Quarter 2006, an increase of $66.8 million,
or 19%.
The Constellation Wines segment’s gross profit increased $60.3 million primarily
from gross profit of $49.7 million
due to the Vincor acquisition and the increased sales for the U.S. base
branded
wine business partially offset by increased competition and promotional
activities among suppliers in the U.K. and Australia/New Zealand, reflecting,
in
part, the effects of retailer consolidation in the U.K. and an oversupply
of
Australian wine, plus a late March 2006 increase in duty costs in the
U.K. The
Constellation Beers and Spirits segment’s gross profit increased $5.7 million
primarily due to the volume growth in the Company’s Mexican beer portfolio
partially offset by higher Mexican beer product costs and higher spirits
material costs. However, in connection with certain supply arrangements,
the
higher Mexican beer product costs were offset by a corresponding decrease
in
advertising expenses resulting in no impact to operating income. In addition,
unusual items, which consist of certain costs that are excluded by management
in
their evaluation of the results of each operating segment, were lower
by $0.8
million in Second Quarter 2007 versus Second Quarter 2006. This decrease
resulted from decreased flow through of adverse grape cost associated
with the
acquisition of The Robert Mondavi Corporation (“Robert Mondavi”) of $5.4
million, partially offset by increased (i) flow through of inventory
step-up
associated with the Vincor and Robert Mondavi acquisitions of $3.3 million
and
(ii) accelerated depreciation costs associated with the Fiscal 2006 Plan
and
Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan (as each of those terms is defined below in
Restructuring and Related Charges) of $1.3 million. Gross profit as a
percent of
net sales increased slightly to 29.3% for Second Quarter 2007 from 29.2%
for
Second Quarter 2006 primarily as a result of the factors discussed
above.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased to $204.4 million for Second
Quarter 2007 from $163.7 million for Second Quarter 2006, an increase
of $40.7
million, or 25%. The Constellation Wines segment’s selling, general and
administrative expenses increased $20.2 million due primarily to increased
advertising expenses, selling expenses and general and administrative
expenses
associated with the Vincor acquisition. The Constellation Beers and Spirits
segment’s selling, general and administrative expenses increased slightly as
increased selling expenses and general and administrative expenses were
partially offset by lower advertising expenses. The Corporate Operations
and
Other segment’s selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.7
million primarily due to expenses associated with the above-described
formation
of the beer joint venture and the recognition of stock-based compensation
expense. Lastly, unusual items increased $15.1 million for Second Quarter
2007
as compared to Second Quarter 2006, primarily due to financing costs
recorded in
Second Quarter 2007 of $11.8 million related to the Company’s new senior credit
facility entered into in connection with the Vincor acquisition and foreign
currency losses of $5.4 million on foreign denominated intercompany loan
balances associated with the Vincor acquisition. Selling, general and
administrative expenses as a percent of net sales increased to 14.4%
for Second
Quarter 2007 as compared to 13.7% for Second Quarter 2006 primarily due
to the
increased unusual items discussed above as well as the recognition of
stock-based compensation expense for Second Quarter 2007 of $4.1
million.
Restructuring
and Related Charges
The
Company recorded $21.7 million of restructuring and related charges
for Second
Quarter 2007 associated primarily with the Company’s plan to invest in new
distribution and bottling facilities in the U.K. and to streamline
certain
Australian wine operations (collectively, the “Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan”) within
the Constellation Wines segment. Restructuring and related charges
included $4.6
million of employee termination benefit costs, $16.7 of contract termination
costs and $0.4 million of facility consolidation/relocation costs. In
addition, in connection with the Company’s worldwide wine reorganizations
announced during fiscal 2006 and the Company’s program to consolidate certain
west coast production processes in the U.S. (collectively, the “Fiscal 2006
Plan”) and the Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan, the Company recorded (i) $1.3 million
of
accelerated depreciation charges and (ii) $1.6 million of other related
costs
which were recorded in the selling, general and administrative expenses
line.
The Company recorded $2.2 million of restructuring and related charges
for
Second Quarter 2006 associated primarily with the Company’s decision to
restructure and integrate the operations of Robert Mondavi (the “Robert Mondavi
Plan”).
For
Fiscal 2007, the Company expects to incur total restructuring and related
charges of $56.7 million associated primarily with the Fiscal 2007
Wine Plan,
the Fiscal 2006 Plan, and the Vincor Plan (as defined below). In addition,
with
respect to the Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan and the Fiscal 2006 Plan, the
Company
expects to incur total accelerated depreciation charges and other related
costs
for Fiscal 2007 of $10.7 million and $20.1 million, respectively.
Acquisition-Related
Integration Costs
Acquisition-related
integration costs
decreased to $7.4
million
for Second Quarter 2007 from $7.9 million for Second Quarter 2006, a
decrease of
$0.5
million,
or (6%).
For
Second Quarter 2007, acquisition-related
integration costs consist of costs recorded primarily in connection with
the
Company's decision to restructure and integrate the operations of Vincor
(the "Vincor Plan"). For
Second Quarter 2006, acquisition-related
integration costs consist of costs recorded in connection with the Robert
Mondavi Plan.
For
Fiscal 2007, the Company expects to incur total acquisition-related integration
costs of $26.2 million and $0.9 million in connection with the Vincor
Plan and
the Robert
Mondavi Plan,
respectively.
Operating
Income
The
following table sets forth the operating income (loss) (in millions of
dollars)
by operating segment of the Company for Second Quarter 2007 and Second
Quarter
2006.
Second
Quarter 2007 Compared to Second Quarter 2006
|
||||||||||
Operating
Income (Loss)
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
%
Increase
|
||||||||
Constellation
Wines
|
$
|
163.8
|
$
|
123.7
|
32
|
%
|
||||
Constellation
Beers and Spirits
|
91.6
|
87.6
|
5
|
%
|
||||||
Corporate
Operations and Other
|
(18.0
|
)
|
(14.3
|
)
|
26
|
%
|
||||
Total
Reportable Segments
|
237.4
|
197.0
|
21
|
%
|
||||||
Acquisition-Related
Integration Costs,
Restructuring
and Related Charges
and
Unusual Costs
|
(56.1
|
)
|
(22.8
|
)
|
146
|
%
|
||||
Consolidated
Operating Income
|
$
|
181.3
|
$
|
174.2
|
4
|
%
|
As
a
result of the factors discussed above, consolidated operating income
increased
to $181.3 million for Second Quarter 2007 from $174.2 million for Second
Quarter
2006, an increase of $7.1 million, or 4%. Acquisition-related integration
costs,
restructuring and related charges and unusual costs of $56.1 million
for Second
Quarter 2007 consist of certain costs that are excluded by management
in their
evaluation of the results of each operating segment. These costs represent
restructuring and related charges of $21.7 million associated primarily
with the
Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan; financing costs of $11.8 million related to the
Company’s new senior credit facility entered into in connection with the Vincor
acquisition; acquisition-related integration costs of $7.4 million associated
primarily with the Vincor Plan; the flow through of inventory step-up
of $5.9
million associated with the Company’s acquisitions of Vincor and Robert Mondavi;
foreign currency losses of $5.4 million on foreign denominated intercompany
loan
balances associated with the acquisition of Vincor; other related charges
of
$1.6 million associated primarily with the Fiscal 2006 Plan; accelerated
depreciation of $1.3 million associated with the Fiscal 2006 Plan and
the Fiscal
2007 Wine Plan; the flow through of adverse grape cost of $0.9 million
associated with the acquisition of Robert Mondavi; and additional loss
on the
sale of the Company’s branded bottled water business of $0.1 million.
Acquisition-related integration costs, restructuring and related charges
and
unusual costs of $22.8 million for Second Quarter 2006 represent
acquisition-related integration costs, adverse grape cost, and the flow
through
of inventory step-up associated with the Company’s acquisition of Robert Mondavi
of $7.9 million, $6.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively, costs associated
with professional service fees incurred for due diligence in connection
with the
Company’s evaluation of a potential offer for Allied Domecq of $3.8 million,
and
restructuring and related charges of $2.2 million associated primarily
with the
Robert Mondavi Plan.
Equity
in Earnings of Equity Method Investees
The
Company’s equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees increased
slightly to $0.2 million in Second Quarter 2007 from a loss of ($0.3)
million in
Second Quarter 2006, an increase of $0.5 million.
Gain
on Change in Fair Value of Derivative Instrument
In
April
2006, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward contract in
connection
with the acquisition of Vincor to fix the U.S. dollar cost of the acquisition
and the payment of certain outstanding indebtedness. For Second Quarter
2007,
the Company recorded a gain of $2.6 million in connection with this derivative
instrument. Under SFAS No. 133, a transaction that involves a business
combination is not eligible for hedge accounting treatment. As such,
the gain
was recognized separately on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of
Income.
Interest
Expense, Net
Interest
expense, net of interest income of $1.6 million and $0.8 million for
Second
Quarter 2007 and Second Quarter 2006, respectively, increased to $72.5
million
for Second Quarter 2007 from $46.9 million for Second Quarter 2006, an
increase
of $25.6 million, or 55%. The increase resulted from both higher average
borrowings in Second Quarter 2007 primarily as a result of the financing
of the
Vincor acquisition and higher average interest rates.
Provision
for Income Taxes
The
Company’s effective tax rate increased to 38.7% for Second Quarter 2007 from
35.1% for Second Quarter 2006, an increase of 3.6%. The increase in the
Company’s effective tax rate for Second Quarter 2007 was due primarily to the
amount of assumed distributions of foreign earnings for Fiscal 2007.
In
addition, a nonrecurring benefit was recorded in Second Quarter 2006
in
connection with the Company’s preliminary conclusion regarding the impact of the
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (“AJCA”) on distributions of certain foreign
earnings for the year ended February 28, 2006 (“Fiscal 2006”).
Net
Income
As
a
result of the above factors, net income decreased to $68.4
million
for Second Quarter 2007 from $82.4
million
for Second Quarter 2006, a decrease of $14.0
million,
or (17%).
Six
Months 2007 Compared to Six Months 2006
Net
Sales
The
following table sets forth the net sales (in millions of dollars) by
operating
segment of the Company for Six Months 2007 and Six Months 2006.
Six
Months 2007 Compared to Six Months 2006
|
||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
%
Increase
|
||||||||
Constellation
Wines:
|
||||||||||
Branded
wine
|
$
|
1,233.7
|
$
|
1,052.4
|
17
|
%
|
||||
Wholesale
and other
|
523.1
|
498.4
|
5
|
%
|
||||||
Constellation
Wines net sales
|
$
|
1,756.8
|
$
|
1,550.8
|
13
|
%
|
||||
Constellation
Beers and Spirits:
|
||||||||||
Imported
beers
|
$
|
649.7
|
$
|
574.6
|
13
|
%
|
||||
Spirits
|
166.9
|
163.1
|
2
|
%
|
||||||
Constellation
Beers and Spirits net sales
|
$
|
816.6
|
$
|
737.7
|
11
|
%
|
||||
Consolidated
Net Sales
|
$
|
2,573.4
|
$
|
2,288.5
|
12
|
%
|
Net
sales
for Six Months 2007 increased to $2,573.4 million from $2,288.5 million
for Six
Months 2006, an increase of $284.9 million, or 12%. This increase was
due
primarily to $128.9 million of net sales of products acquired in the
Vincor
acquisition, an increase in imported beer net sales of $75.1 million
and an
increase in base branded wine net sales of $66.6 million (on a constant
currency
basis).
Constellation
Wines
Net
sales
for Constellation Wines increased to $1,756.8 million for Six Months
2007 from
$1,550.8 million in Six Months 2006, an increase of $206.0 million, or
13%.
Branded wine net sales increased $181.3 million primarily due to $121.2
million
of net sales of branded wine acquired in the Vincor acquisition and increased
base branded wine net sales for North America (primarily the U.S.), partially
offset by decreased base branded wine net sales for Europe. The increase
in base
branded wine net sales for the U.S. was driven by both volume gains and
higher
average selling prices as the consumer continues to trade up to higher
priced
premium wines. The decrease in base branded wine net sales for Europe
resulted primarily from a reduction in retailer inventory levels during
the
first quarter of fiscal 2007 in the U.K. and increased promotional activities
for Six Months 2007, reflecting, in part, the effects of retailer consolidation
in the U.K. and an oversupply of Australian wine. Wholesale and other
net sales
increased $24.7 million primarily due to a favorable foreign currency
impact of $16.4 million and $7.7 million of net sales of products
acquired in the Vincor acquisition.
Constellation
Beers and Spirits
Net
sales
for Constellation Beers and Spirits increased to $816.6 million for Six
Months
2007 from $737.7 million for Six Months 2006, an increase of $78.9 million,
or
11%. This increase resulted primarily from an increase in imported beers
net
sales of $75.1 million. The growth in imported beers net sales is due
primarily
to volume growth in the Company’s Mexican beer portfolio.
Gross
Profit
The
Company’s gross profit increased to $733.4 million for Six Months 2007 from
$654.0 million for Six Months 2006, an increase of $79.4 million, or
12%. The
Constellation Wines segment’s gross profit increased $59.1 million primarily
from gross profit of $49.7
million
due to the Vincor acquisition and the increased sales for the U.S. base
branded
wine business partially offset by increased competition and promotional
activities among suppliers in the U.K. and Australia/New Zealand, reflecting,
in
part, the effects of retailer consolidation in the U.K. and an oversupply
of
Australian wine, plus a late March 2006 increase in duty costs in the
U.K. The
Constellation Beers and Spirits segment’s gross profit increased $13.2 million
primarily due to the volume growth in the Company’s Mexican beer portfolio
partially offset by higher Mexican beer product costs. However, in connection
with certain supply arrangements, the higher Mexican beer product costs
were
offset by a corresponding decrease in advertising expenses resulting
in no
impact to operating income. In addition, unusual items, which consist
of certain
costs that are excluded by management in their evaluation of the results
of each
operating segment, were lower by $7.2 million in Six Months 2007 versus
Six
Months 2006. This decrease resulted from decreased flow through of adverse
grape
cost associated with the acquisition of Robert Mondavi of $11.5 million,
partially offset by increased accelerated depreciation costs of $2.4
million
associated with the Fiscal 2006 Plan and Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan and increased
flow through of inventory step-up of $1.9 million associated with the
Vincor and
Robert Mondavi acquisitions. Gross profit as a percent of net sales decreased
to
28.5% for Six Months 2007 from 28.6% for Six Months 2006 primarily as
a result
of the factors discussed above.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased to $377.0 million for Six
Months
2007 from $321.6 million for Six Months 2006, an increase of $55.4 million,
or
17%. This increase is due primarily to a $30.7 million increase in unusual
costs
which consist of certain items that are excluded by management in their
evaluation of the results of each operating segment, an increase in the
Constellation Wines segment’s selling, general and administrative expenses of
$18.9 million, and the recognition of $7.7 million of stock-based compensation
expense. The increase in the Constellation Wines segment’s selling, general and
administrative expenses is primarily due to increased advertising expenses,
selling expenses and general and administrative expenses associated with
the
products acquired in the Vincor acquisition. The Constellation Beers
and Spirits
segment’s selling, general and administrative expenses increased slightly as
increased general and administrative expenses and selling expenses were
partially offset by lower advertising expenses. The Corporate Operations
and
Other segment’s selling, general and administrative expenses were also up
slightly, primarily due to the recognition of stock-based compensation
expense
and expenses associated with the formation of the beer joint venture.
The
increase in unusual costs was primarily due to (i) a $14.2 million loss
on the
sale of the Company’s branded bottled water business resulting from the
write-off of $27.7 million of non-deductible intangible assets, primarily
goodwill, (ii) financing costs of $11.8 million related to the Company’s
new senior credit facility entered into in connection with the Vincor
acquisition; and (iii) foreign currency losses of $5.4 million on foreign
denominated intercompany loan balances associated with the Vincor acquisition.
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales
increased
to 14.6% for Six Months 2007 as compared to 14.1% for Six Months 2006
primarily
due to the increase in unusual costs and the recognition of stock-based
compensation expense.
Restructuring
and Related Charges
The
Company recorded $24.0 million of restructuring and related charges
for Six
Months 2007 associated primarily with the Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan and
Fiscal 2006
Plan. Restructuring and related charges included $7.1 million of employee
termination benefit costs, $16.5 of contract termination costs and
$0.4 million
of facility consolidation/relocation costs. In addition, in connection
with the
Fiscal 2006 Plan and the Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan, the Company recorded
(i) $2.4
million of accelerated depreciation charges and (ii) $3.2 million of
other
related costs which were recorded in the selling, general and administrative
expenses line. The Company recorded $4.1 million of restructuring and
related
charges for Six Months 2006 associated primarily with the Robert
Mondavi Plan.
For
Fiscal 2007, the Company expects to incur total restructuring and related
charges of $56.7 million associated primarily with the Fiscal 2007
Wine Plan,
the Fiscal 2006 Plan, and the Vincor Plan (as defined below). In addition,
with
respect to the Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan and the Fiscal 2006 Plan, the
Company
expects to incur total accelerated depreciation charges and other related
costs
for Fiscal 2007 of $10.6 million and $20.1 million, respectively.
Acquisition-Related
Integration Costs
Acquisition-related
integration costs
decreased to $8.1
million
for Six Months 2007 from $14.3 million for Six Months 2006, a decrease
of
$6.2
million,
or (43%).
Acquisition-related
integration costs consist of costs recorded in connection with the Vincor
Plan
and the Robert Mondavi Plan of $7.5 million and
$0.6
million, respectively.
For
Fiscal 2007, the Company expects to incur total acquisition-related integration
costs of $26.2 million and $0.9 million in connection with the Vincor
Plan and
the Robert
Mondavi Plan,
respectively.
Operating
Income
The
following table sets forth the operating income (loss) (in millions of
dollars)
by operating segment of the Company for Six Months 2007 and Six Months
2006.
Six
Months 2007 Compared to Six Months 2006
|
||||||||||
Operating
Income (Loss)
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
%
Increase
|
||||||||
Constellation
Wines
|
$
|
260.0
|
$
|
219.7
|
18
|
%
|
||||
Constellation
Beers and Spirits
|
174.4
|
163.6
|
7
|
%
|
||||||
Corporate
Operations and Other
|
(32.2
|
)
|
(28.6
|
)
|
13
|
%
|
||||
Total
Reportable Segments
|
402.2
|
354.7
|
13
|
%
|
||||||
Acquisition-Related
Integration Costs,
Restructuring
and Related Charges
and
Unusual Costs
|
(77.9
|
)
|
(40.7
|
)
|
91
|
%
|
||||
Consolidated
Operating Income
|
$
|
324.3
|
$
|
314.0
|
3
|
%
|
As
a
result of the factors discussed above, consolidated operating income
increased
to $324.3 million for Six Months 2007 from $314.0 million for Six Months
2006,
an increase of $10.3 million, or 3%. Acquisition-related integration
costs,
restructuring and related charges and unusual costs of $77.9 million
for Six
Months 2007 consist of certain costs that are excluded by management
in their
evaluation of the results of each operating segment. These costs represent
restructuring and related charges of $24.0 million associated primarily
with the
Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan and Fiscal 2006 Plan; loss on sale of the branded
bottled
water business of $14.2 million; financing costs of $11.8 million related
to the Company’s new senior credit facility entered into in connection with the
Vincor acquisition; acquisition-related integration costs of $8.1 million
associated with the Vincor Plan and Robert Mondavi Plan; the flow through
of
inventory step-up of $6.5 million associated with the Company’s acquisitions of
Vincor and Robert Mondavi; foreign currency losses of $5.4 million on
foreign
denominated intercompany loan balances associated with the Vincor acquisition;
other related costs of $3.1 million associated with the Fiscal 2006 Plan
and
Fiscal 2007 Wine Plan; the flow through of adverse grape cost of $2.4
million
associated with the acquisition of Robert Mondavi; and accelerated depreciation
of $2.4 million associated with the Fiscal 2006 Plan and Fiscal 2007
Wine Plan.
Acquisition-related integration costs, restructuring and related charges
and
unusual costs of $40.7 million for Six Months 2006 represent acquisition-related
integration costs, adverse grape cost, and the flow through of inventory
step-up
associated with the Company’s acquisition of Robert Mondavi of $14.3 million,
$13.9 million and $4.6 million, respectively; restructuring and related
charges
of $4.1 million in the Constellation Wines segment associated primarily
with the
Robert Mondavi Plan; and costs associated with professional service fees
incurred for due diligence in connection with the Company’s evaluation of a
potential offer for Allied Domecq of $3.8 million.
Equity
in Earnings of Equity Method Investees
The
Company’s equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees increased
slightly to $0.3 million in Six Months 2007 from a loss of ($0.8) million
in Six
Months 2006, an increase of $1.1 million.
Gain
on Change in Fair Value of Derivative Instrument
In
April
2006, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward contract in
connection
with the acquisition of Vincor to fix the U.S. dollar cost of the acquisition
and the payment of certain outstanding indebtedness. For Six Months 2007,
the
Company recorded a gain of $55.1 million in connection with this derivative
instrument. Under SFAS No. 133, a transaction that involves a business
combination is not eligible for hedge accounting treatment. As such,
the gain
was recognized separately on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of
Income.
Interest
Expense, Net
Interest
expense, net of interest income of $2.5 million and $1.7 million for
Six Months
2007 and Six Months 2006, respectively, increased to $121.2 million for
Six
Months 2007 from $94.2 million for Six Months 2006, an increase of $27.0
million, or 29%. The increase resulted from both higher average borrowings
in
Six Months 2007 primarily as a result of the financing of the Vincor
acquisition
and higher average interest rates.
Provision
for Income Taxes
The
Company’s effective tax rate increased to 40.5% for Six Months 2007 from 27.8%
for Six Months 2006, an increase of 12.7%. In Six Months 2007, the Company
sold
its branded bottled water business that resulted in the write-off of
$27.7
million of non-deductible intangible assets, primarily goodwill. The
provision
for income taxes on the sale of the branded bottled water business as
well as
the amount of assumed distributions of foreign earnings increased the
Company’s
effective tax rate for Six Months 2007. In addition, the effective tax
rate for
Six Months 2006 reflects the benefits recorded for adjustments to income
tax
accruals of $16.2 million in connection with the completion of various
income
tax examinations as well as the preliminary conclusion regarding the
impact of
the AJCA on Fiscal 2006 distributions of certain foreign earnings.
Net
Income
As
a
result of the above factors, net income decreased to $153.9
million
for Six Months 2007 from $158.1
million
for Six Months 2006, a decrease of $4.2
million,
or (3%).
Financial
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
The
Company’s principal use of cash in its operating activities is for purchasing
and carrying inventories and carrying seasonal accounts receivable. The
Company’s primary source of liquidity has historically been cash flow from
operations, except during annual grape harvests when the Company has
relied on
short-term borrowings. In the United States, the annual grape crush normally
begins in August and runs through October. In Australia, the annual grape
crush
normally begins in February and runs through May. The Company generally
begins
taking delivery of grapes at the beginning of the crush season with payments
for
such grapes beginning to come due one month later. The Company’s short-term
borrowings to support such purchases generally reach their highest levels
one to
two months after the crush season has ended. Historically, the Company
has used
cash flow from operating activities to repay its short-term borrowings
and fund
capital expenditures. The Company will continue to use its short-term
borrowings
to support its working capital requirements. The Company believes that
cash
provided by operating activities and its financing activities, primarily
short-term borrowings, will provide adequate resources to satisfy its
working
capital, scheduled principal and interest payments on debt, and anticipated
capital expenditure requirements for both its short-term and long-term
capital
needs. In
addition, the Company has used cash provided by financing activities
to
repurchase shares under the Company’s share repurchase program (see below)
during Six Months 2007, and has since repurchased additional shares under
the
share repurchase program and intends to utilize cash provided by financing
activities to fund the repurchase of those shares.
Six
Months 2007 Cash Flows
Operating
Activities
Net
cash
provided by operating activities for Six Months 2007 was $84.9 million,
which
resulted from $153.9 million of net income, plus $131.4 million of
net non-cash
items charged to the Consolidated Statement of Income, less $145.3
million
representing the net change in the Company’s operating assets and liabilities
and $55.1 million of proceeds from maturity of derivative instrument
reflected
in investing activities.
The
net
non-cash items consisted primarily of depreciation of property, plant
and
equipment, the deferred tax provision, and the loss on the sale of
the branded
bottled water business. The net change in operating assets and liabilities
resulted primarily from seasonal increases in accounts receivable.
Investing
Activities
Net
cash
used in investing activities for Six Months 2007 was $1,111.4 million,
which
resulted primarily from $1,091.8 million for the purchase of a business
and
$103.1 million of capital expenditures, partially offset by $55.1 million
of
proceeds from maturity of derivative instrument entered into to fix
the U.S.
dollar cost of the acquisition of Vincor.
Financing
Activities
Net
cash
provided by financing activities for Six Months 2007 was $1,075.2 million
resulting primarily from proceeds from issuance of long-term debt of
$3,695.0
million partially offset by principal payments of long-term debt of
$2,771.5
million.
Share
Repurchase Program
In
February 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors replenished the June 1998
authorization to repurchase up to $100.0 million of the Company’s Class A Common
Stock and Class B Common Stock. The repurchase of shares of common
stock will be
accomplished, from time to time, in management’s discretion and depending upon
market conditions, through open market or privately negotiated transactions.
The
Company may finance such repurchases through cash generated from operations
or
through the senior credit facility. The repurchased shares will become
treasury
shares. During
Six Months 2007, the Company purchased 3,243,018 shares of Class A
Common Stock
at an aggregate
cost of $82.0 million, or at an average cost of $25.28 per share, under
this
share repurchase program. Subsequent to August 31, 2006, the Company
completed
its share repurchase program with the purchases of 651,960 shares of
Class A
Common Stock at an aggregate cost of $18.0 million, or at an average
cost of
$27.65 per share. In total under this share repurchase program, the
Company
purchased 3,894,978 shares of Class A Common Stock at an aggregate
cost of
$100.0 million, or at an average cost of $25.67 per share.
Debt
Total
debt outstanding as of August 31, 2006, amounted to $4,316.4 million,
an
increase of $1,506.6 million from February 28, 2006. The ratio of total
debt to
total capitalization increased to 57.7% as of August 31, 2006, from 48.6%
as of
February 28, 2006, primarily as a result of the additional borrowings
in Second Quarter 2007 to finance the acquisition of Vincor.
Senior
Credit Facility
2006
Credit Agreement
In
connection with the acquisition of Vincor, on June 5, 2006, the Company
and
certain of its U.S. subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as a lender
and
administrative agent, and certain other agents, lenders, and financial
institutions entered into a new credit agreement (the “2006 Credit Agreement”).
The 2006 Credit Agreement provides for aggregate credit facilities of
$3.5
billion, consisting of a $1.2 billion tranche A term loan facility due
in June
2011, a $1.8 billion tranche B term loan facility due in June 2013, and
a $500
million revolving credit facility (including a sub-facility for letters
of
credit of up to $200 million) which terminates in June 2011. Proceeds
of the
2006 Credit Agreement were used to pay off the Company’s obligations under its
prior senior credit facility, to fund the acquisition of Vincor and to
repay
certain indebtedness of Vincor. The Company uses its revolving credit
facility
under the 2006 Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes, including
working capital, on an as needed basis.
The
tranche A term loan facility and the tranche B term loan facility were
fully
drawn on June 5, 2006. In August 2006, the Company used proceeds from
the August
2006 Senior Notes (as defined below) to repay $180.0 million of the tranche
A
term loan and $200.0 million of the tranche B term loan. In addition, the
Company prepaid an additional $100.0 million on the tranche B term loan in
August 2006. As of August 31, 2006, the required principal repayments of
the tranche A term loan and the tranche B term loan for the remaining
six months
of Fiscal 2007 and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter
are as follows:
Tranche
A
Term
Loan
|
Tranche
B
Term
Loan
|
Total
|
||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||
2007
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
2008
|
90.0
|
7.6
|
97.6
|
|||||||
2009
|
210.0
|
15.2
|
225.2
|
|||||||
2010
|
270.0
|
15.2
|
285.2
|
|||||||
2011
|
300.0
|
15.2
|
315.2
|
|||||||
2012
|
150.0
|
15.2
|
165.2
|
|||||||
Thereafter
|
-
|
1,431.6
|
1,431.6
|
|||||||
$
|
1,020.0
|
$
|
1,500.0
|
$
|
2,520.0
|
The
rate
of interest on borrowings under the 2006 Credit Agreement is a function
of LIBOR
plus a margin, the federal funds rate plus a margin, or the prime rate
plus a
margin. The margin is adjustable based upon the Company’s debt ratio (as defined
in the 2006 Credit Agreement) and, with respect to LIBOR borrowings,
ranges
between 1.00%
and
1.50%.
The
initial LIBOR margin for the revolving credit facility and the tranche
A term
loan facility is 1.25%,
while
the LIBOR margin on the tranche B term loan facility is 1.50%.
The
Company’s obligations are guaranteed by certain of its U.S. subsidiaries. These
obligations are also secured by a pledge of (i) 100% of the ownership
interests
in certain of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries and (ii) 65% of the voting capital
stock of certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are also subject to covenants that are contained
in
the 2006 Credit Agreement, including those restricting the incurrence
of
additional indebtedness (including guarantees of indebtedness), additional
liens, mergers and consolidations, disposition or acquisition of property,
the
payment of dividends, transactions with affiliates and the making of
certain
investments, in each case subject to numerous conditions, exceptions
and
thresholds. The financial covenants are limited to maximum total debt
and senior
debt coverage ratios and minimum interest and fixed charge coverage
ratios.
As
of
August 31, 2006, under the 2006 Credit Agreement, the Company had outstanding
tranche A term loans of $1.0 billion bearing an interest rate of 6.7%,
tranche B
term loans of $1.5 billion bearing an interest rate of 6.9%, revolving
loans of
$125.0 million bearing an interest rate of 6.5%, outstanding letters
of credit
of $60.5 million, and $314.5 million in revolving loans available to
be
drawn.
As
of
August 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding interest rate swap agreements
which
fixed LIBOR interest rates on $1,200.0 million of the Company’s floating LIBOR
rate debt at an average rate of 4.1% through fiscal
2010.
For Six Months 2007 and Six Months 2006, the Company reclassified $2.3
million,
net of tax effect of $1.5 million, and $1.7 million, net of tax effect
of $1.1
million, respectively, from AOCI to Interest Expense, net in the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Income. For the Second Quarter 2007 and Second
Quarter 2006, the Company reclassified $1.5 million, net of tax effect
of $1.0
million, and $1.0 million, net of tax effect of $0.6 million, respectively,
from
AOCI to Interest Expense, net in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of
Income. This non-cash
operating activity is included on the Other, net line in the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Foreign
subsidiary facilities -
The
Company has additional credit arrangements available totaling $376.0
million as
of August 31, 2006. These arrangements support the financing needs of
certain of
the Company’s foreign subsidiary operations. Interest rates and other terms of
these borrowings vary from country to country, depending on local market
conditions. As of August 31, 2006, amounts outstanding under the foreign
subsidiary credit arrangements were $216.1 million.
Senior
Notes
On
August
4, 1999, the Company issued $200.0 million aggregate principal amount
of 8 5/8%
Senior Notes due August 2006 (the “August 1999 Senior Notes”). On August 1,
2006, the Company repaid the August 1999 Senior Notes with proceeds from
its
revolving credit facility under the 2006 Credit Agreement.
On
August
15, 2006, the Company issued $700.0 million aggregate principal amount
of 7
1/4%
Senior
Notes due September 2016 at an issuance price of $693.1 million (net
of $6.9
million unamortized discount, with an effective interest rate of 7.4%)
(the
“August 2006 Senior Notes”). The net proceeds of the offering ($686.1 million)
were used to reduce a corresponding amount of borrowings under the
Company’s 2006 Credit Agreement. Interest on the August 2006 Senior Notes is
payable semiannually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning
March 1,
2007. The August 2006 Senior Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part,
at the
option of the Company at any time at a redemption price equal to 100%
of the
outstanding principal amount and a make whole payment based on the present
value
of the future payments at the adjusted Treasury rate plus 50 basis points.
The
August 2006 Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally
in right of payment to all existing and future senior unsecured
indebtedness of the Company. Certain of the Company’s significant operating
subsidiaries guarantee the August 2006 Senior Notes, on a senior
basis.
As
of
August 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding £1.0 million ($1.9 million)
aggregate principal amount of 8 1/2% Series B Senior Notes due November
2009
(the “Sterling Series B Senior Notes”). In addition, as of August 31, 2006, the
Company had outstanding £154.0 million ($293.3 million, net of $0.3 million
unamortized discount) aggregate principal amount of 8 1/2% Series C Senior
Notes
due November 2009 (the “Sterling Series C Senior Notes”). The Sterling Series B
Senior Notes and Sterling Series C Senior Notes are currently redeemable,
in
whole or in part, at the option of the Company.
Also,
as
of August 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding $200.0 million aggregate
principal amount of 8% Senior Notes due February 2008 (the “February 2001 Senior
Notes”). The February 2001 Senior Notes are currently redeemable, in whole or in
part, at the option of the Company.
Senior
Subordinated Notes
As
of
August 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding $250.0 million aggregate
principal
amount of 8 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due January 2012 (the “January 2002
Senior Subordinated Notes”). The January 2002 Senior Subordinated Notes are
redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any
time on or
after January 15, 2007.
Accounting
Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. (“FIN No. 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes -
an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN No. 48 clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s
financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109. FIN
No. 48
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the
financial
statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be
taken in a tax return. Additionally, FIN No. 48 provides guidance on
derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in
interim
periods, disclosure and transition. The Company is required to adopt
FIN No. 48
for fiscal years beginning March 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect
of applying
the provisions of FIN No. 48 reported as an adjustment to opening retained
earnings. The Company is currently assessing the financial impact of
FIN No. 48
on its consolidated financial statements.
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff
Accounting
Bulletin No. 108 (“SAB No. 108”), “Considering the Effects of Prior Year
Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial
Statements.” SAB No. 108 addresses how the effects of prior year uncorrected
misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in
current
year financial statements. SAB No. 108 requires companies to quantify
misstatements using a balance sheet and income statement approach and
to
evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that
is
material in light of relevant quantitative and qualitative factors.
The Company
is required to adopt SAB No. 108 for its annual financial statements
for the
fiscal year ending February 28, 2007. The Company believes that the
initial
adoption of SAB No. 108 will not have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
157 (“SFAS No. 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 defines fair
value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally
accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
SFAS No. 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement,
not an
entity-specific measurement, and states that a fair value measurement
should be
determined based on assumptions that market participants would use
in pricing
the asset or liability. The Company is required to adopt SFAS No. 157
for fiscal
years and interim periods beginning March 1, 2008. The Company is currently
assessing the financial impact of SFAS No. 157 on its consolidated
financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
158 (“SFAS No. 158”), “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and
Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87,
88, 106,
and 132(R).” SFAS No. 158 requires companies to recognize the overfunded or
underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other
than a
multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its balance sheet and
to
recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes
occur
through comprehensive income. The Company is required to adopt this
provision of
SFAS No. 158 and to provide the required disclosures as of February
28, 2007.
SFAS No. 158 also requires companies to measure the funded status of
a plan as
of the date of the company’s fiscal year-end (with limited exceptions), which
provision the Company is required to adopt as of February 28, 2009.
The Company
is currently assessing the financial impact of SFAS No. 158 on its
consolidated
financial statements.
Information
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are
subject to
a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s
control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
set
forth in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. All statements
other
than statements of historical facts included in this Quarterly Report
on Form
10-Q, including without limitation statements under Part I - Item 2
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” regarding the Company’s expectations relative to its
anticipated joint venture with Modelo and the Company's expected
restructuring and related charges, accelerated depreciation charges and
other
related costs, and acquisition-related integration costs, are forward-looking
statements. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words
“anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking
statements
contain such identifying words. All forward-looking statements speak
only as of
the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes
no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although the Company
believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements
are
reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove
to be
correct. In addition to the risks and uncertainties of ordinary business
operations, the forward-looking statements of the Company contained in
this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are also subject to risks and uncertainties
discussed in "Risk Factors" under Part II - Items 1A of this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q and the risk and uncertainty that the Company’s
restructuring and related charges, accelerated depreciation charges and
other
related costs, and acquisition-related integration costs may exceed current
expectations due to, among other reasons, variations in anticipated headcount
reductions, contract terminations or greater than anticipated implementation
costs. For additional information about risks and uncertainties that
could
adversely affect the Company’s forward-looking statements, please refer to Item
1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended February 28, 2006.
Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The
Company, as a result of its global operating, acquisition and financing
activities, is exposed to market risk associated with changes in foreign
currency exchange rates and interest rates. To manage the volatility
relating to
these risks, the Company periodically purchases and/or sells derivative
instruments including foreign currency exchange contracts and interest
rate swap
agreements. The Company uses derivative instruments solely to reduce
the
financial impact of these risks and does not use derivative instruments
for
trading purposes.
Foreign
currency forward contracts are or may be used to hedge existing foreign
currency
denominated assets and liabilities, forecasted foreign currency denominated
sales both to third parties as well as intercompany sales, intercompany
principal and interest payments, and in connection with acquisitions
or joint
venture investments outside the U.S. As of August 31, 2006, the Company
had
exposures to foreign currency risk primarily related to the Australian
dollar,
euro, New Zealand dollar, British pound sterling, Canadian dollar and
Mexican
peso.
As
of
August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, the Company had outstanding foreign
exchange derivative instruments with a notional value of $2,195.3 million
and
$741.7 million,
respectively. Approximately 71% of the Company’s total exposures were hedged as
of August 31, 2006. Using a sensitivity analysis based on estimated fair
value
of open contracts using forward rates, if the contract base currency
had been
10% weaker as of August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, the fair value
of open
foreign exchange contracts would have been decreased by $140.2 million
and $77.9 million, respectively. Losses or gains from the revaluation or
settlement of the related underlying positions would substantially offset
such
gains or losses on the derivative instruments.
The
fair
value of fixed rate debt is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk
and
foreign currency risk. The estimated fair value of the Company’s total fixed
rate debt, including current maturities, was $1,528.6 million and $1,031.8
million as of August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, respectively. A hypothetical
1% increase from prevailing interest rates as of August 31, 2006, and
August 31,
2005, would have resulted in a decrease in fair value of fixed interest
rate
long-term debt by $70.8 million and $26.3 million, respectively.
As
of
August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, the Company had outstanding interest
rate
swap agreements to minimize interest rate volatility. The swap agreements
fix
LIBOR interest rates on $1,200.0 million of the Company’s floating LIBOR rate
debt at an average rate of 4.1% through fiscal 2010. A hypothetical 1%
increase
from prevailing interest rates as of August
31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, would have increased the fair value of
the
interest rate swaps by $41.8 million and $43.7 million,
respectively.
In
addition to
the
$1,528.6 million and $1,031.8 million estimated fair value of fixed
rate
debt outstanding as of August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, respectively,
the
Company also had variable rate debt outstanding
(primarily LIBOR based) as of August 31, 2006, and August 31, 2005, of
$2,845.0
million and $2,034.5 million, respectively. Using a sensitivity analysis
based
on a hypothetical 1% increase in prevailing interest rates over
a
12-month period,
the approximate increase in cash required for interest as of August 31,
2006,
and August 31, 2005, is $28.5 million and $20.3 million,
respectively.
Item
4. Controls and
Procedures
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
The
Company’s Chief Executive Officer
and its Chief Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation as
of
the end of the period covered by this report, that the Company’s “disclosure
controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are effective to ensure that information required
to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief
Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting
There
has been no change in the
Company’s “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred
during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2006 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A. Risk Factors
On
July
17, 2006, Barton entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture with
Diblo pursuant to which Corona Extra and the other Modelo Brands will be
imported, marketed and sold in the United States of America and Guam. The
following risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report
on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 are modified to reflect
our
anticipated joint venture with Modelo as follows:
Our
acquisition and joint venture strategies may not be
successful.
We
have made a number of acquisitions, including
our recent acquisition of Vincor International, Inc., and
we anticipate that we may, from time to time, acquire additional businesses,
assets or securities of companies that we believe would provide a strategic
fit
with our business. We will need to integrate acquired businesses with our
existing operations. We cannot assure you that we will effectively assimilate
the business or product offerings of acquired companies into our business
or
product offerings. Integrating the operations and personnel of acquired
companies into our existing operations may result in difficulties and expense,
disrupt our business or divert management’s time and attention. Acquisitions
involve numerous other risks, including potential exposure to unknown
liabilities of acquired companies and the possible loss of key employees
and
customers of the acquired business. In connection with acquisitions or joint
venture investments outside the United States, we may enter into derivative
contracts to purchase foreign currency in order to hedge against the risk
of
foreign currency fluctuations in connection with such acquisitions or joint
venture investments, which subjects us to the risk of foreign currency
fluctuations associated with such derivative contracts.
We
have entered into joint ventures,
including our anticipated joint venture with Modelo
and may enter into additional joint ventures. We share control of our joint
ventures. Our joint venture partners may at any time have economic, business
or
legal interests or goals that are inconsistent with ours or the joint venture’s.
In addition, our joint venture partners may be unable to meet their economic
or
other obligations and we may be required to fulfill those obligations alone.
Our
failure or the failure of an entity in which we have a joint venture interest
to
adequately manage the risks associated with any acquisitions or joint ventures
could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results
of
operations. We
cannot assure you
that any of our acquisitions or joint ventures will be profitable.
In particular, risks
and
uncertainties associated with our anticipated Modelo joint venture include,
among others, our ability to complete the formation of the joint venture,
the
timetable contemplated for commencement of the joint venture, higher than
expected start-up costs for the joint venture, the joint venture’s ability to
operate its business successfully, the joint venture’s ability to develop
appropriate standards, controls, procedures and policies for the growth and
management of the joint venture and the strength of the joint venture’s
relationships with its employees, suppliers and customers.
The
termination or non-renewal of our imported beer distribution agreements could
have a material adverse effect on our business.
We
market and sell all of our imported beer products pursuant to exclusive
distribution agreements with the suppliers of these products that are subject
to
renewal from time to time. Our agreement to distribute Corona Extra and the
other Modelo Brands in 25 primarily western U.S. states expires in December
2006
and, subject to compliance with certain performance criteria, continued
retention of certain personnel and other terms of the agreement, will
automatically
renew
for additional terms of five years. Changes in control of us or our subsidiaries
involved in importing Modelo Brands, or changes in the chief executive officer
of such subsidiaries, may be a basis for the supplier, unless it consents
to
such changes, to terminate the agreement. The supplier’s consent to such changes
may not be unreasonably withheld. On
July 17, 2006, we entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture
with
Diblo pursuant to which Corona Extra and the other Modelo Brands will be
imported, marketed
and sold by the joint venture in the United States of America and Guam. The
transactions contemplated in the agreement to establish a joint venture are
expected to be consummated on or after January 2, 2007, but if the joint
venture is not established as anticipated, we and our current supplier will
remain bound by our current agreement. Prior to their expiration, all of
our
imported beer distribution agreements may be terminated if we fail to meet
certain performance criteria. We believe that we are currently in compliance
with all of our material imported beer distribution agreements. From time
to
time we have failed, and may in the future fail, to satisfy certain performance
criteria in our distribution agreements. It is possible that our current
beer
distribution agreements may not be renewed or may be terminated prior to
expiration, and, pursuant to the joint venture, the joint venture and
related importation arrangements will continue for an initial term of 10
years, and renew in 10-year periods unless Diblo Subsidiary gives notice
prior to the end of year seven of any term.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
and Use of Proceeds
ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period
|
Total
Number
of
Shares
Purchased
(1)
|
Average
Price
Paid
Per
Share
|
Total
Number
of
Shares
Purchased
as
Part
of a
Publicly
Announced
Program
|
Approximate
Dollar
Value of
Shares
that May
Yet
Be
Purchased
Under
the
Program (2)
|
||||
June
1 - 30, 2006
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
100,000,000
|
||
July
1 - 31, 2006
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
100,000,000
|
||||
August
1 - 31, 2006
|
3,250,790
|
25.28
|
3,243,018
|
18,027,530
|
||||
Total
|
3,250,790
|
$
|
25.28
|
3,243,018
|
$
|
18,027,530
|
(1)
The total number of shares purchased includes shares tendered to the Company,
as
permitted under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, in payment of the
exercise price and taxes due upon an exercise of stock options, and open market
purchase by an affiliate.
(2)
In June 1998, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase from
time to time of up to $100.0 million of the Company’s Class A and Class B Common
Stock. During February 2006, the Company announced that its Board of Directors
had replenished the June 1998 authorization to repurchase up to $100.0 million
of the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock. The program does not have a
specified expiration date.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
At
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of Constellation Brands, Inc. held on July 27, 2006 (the “Annual Meeting”), the
holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “Class A Stock”), voting as a
separate class, elected the Company’s slate of director nominees designated to
be elected by the holders of the Class A Stock, and the holders of the Company’s
Class A Stock and Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Stock”), voting together as
a single class with holders of Class A Stock having one (1) vote per share
and
holders of Class B Stock having ten (10) votes per share, elected the Company’s
slate of director nominees designated to be elected by the holders of the Class
A Stock and Class B Stock voting together as a single class.
In
addition, at the Annual Meeting, the
holders of Class A Stock and the holders of Class B Stock, voting together
as a
single class, voted upon a proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP,
Certified Public Accountants, as the Company’s independent public accountants
for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2007, and a proposal to approve The
Constellation Brands UK Sharesave Scheme.
Set
forth below is the number of votes
cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker
nonvotes, as applicable, as to each of the foregoing matters.
I. The
results of the voting for the election of Directors of the Company
are as
follows:
|
||||
Directors
Elected by the Holders of Class A Stock:
|
||||
Nominee
|
For
|
Withheld
|
||
Thomas
C. McDermott
|
172,473,452
|
6,442,633
|
||
Paul
L. Smith
|
172,392,685
|
6,523,400
|
||
Directors
Elected by the Holders of Class A Stock and Class B
Stock:
|
||||
Nominee
|
For
|
Withheld
|
||
Barry
A. Fromberg
|
413,397,466
|
2,633,929
|
||
Jeananne
K. Hauswald
|
409,577,494
|
6,453,901
|
||
James
A. Locke III
|
351,873,750
|
64,157,645
|
||
Richard
Sands
|
411,882,676
|
4,148,719
|
||
Robert
Sands
|
411,939,249
|
4,092,146
|
||
II. The
selection of KPMG LLP was ratified with the following
votes:
|
||||
For:
|
413,936,103
|
|||
Against:
|
785,017
|
|||
Abstain:
|
1,310,275
|
|||
Broker
Nonvotes:
|
0
|
|||
III. The
Constellation Brands UK Sharesave Scheme was approved with the
following
votes:
|
||||
For:
|
371,574,149
|
|||
Against:
|
9,596,817
|
|||
Abstain:
|
1,627,306
|
|||
Broker
Nonvotes:
|
33,233,123
|
Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibits
required to be filed by Item
601 of Regulation S-K.
For
the exhibits that are filed
herewith or incorporated herein by reference, see the Index to Exhibits located
on page 57 of this report. The Index to Exhibits is incorporated herein by
reference.
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.
|
CONSTELLATION
BRANDS, INC.
|
|
Dated:
October 10, 2006
|
By:
|
/s/
Thomas F. Howe
|
Thomas
F. Howe, Senior Vice President, Controller
|
||
Dated:
October 10, 2006
|
By:
|
/s/
Thomas S. Summer
|
|
|
Thomas
S. Summer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal
financial officer and principal accounting
officer)
|
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
|
||
Exhibit
No.
|
||
(2)
|
Plan
of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or
succession.
|
|
2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 3, 2004, by and among
Constellation Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation, RMD Acquisition
Corp.,
a California corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation
Brands, Inc., and The Robert Mondavi Corporation, a California corporation
(filed as Exhibit 2.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004 and incorporated herein
by
reference).
|
|
2.2
|
Support
Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2004, by and among Constellation
Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation and certain shareholders of
The
Robert Mondavi Corporation (filed as Exhibit 2.7 to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November
30,
2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
2.3
|
Arrangement
Agreement dated April 2, 2006 by and among Constellation Brands,
Inc.,
Constellation Canada Holdings Limited, and Vincor International Inc.
(filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 2, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
2.4
|
Amending
Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2006 by and among Constellation
Brands,
Inc., Constellation Canada Holdings Limited, and Vincor International
Inc.
(filed as Exhibit 2.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
|
2.5
|
Agreement
to Establish a Joint Venture, dated July 17, 2006, by and between
Barton
Beers, Ltd. and Diblo, S.A. de C.V. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the
Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 17, 2006, filed July 18, 2006
and
incorporated herein by reference). (3)
|
|
2.6
|
Barton
Contribution Agreement, dated July 17, 2006, among Barton Beers,
Ltd.,
Diblo, S.A. de C.V. and Company (a Delaware limited liability company
to
be formed) (filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated July 17, 2006, filed July 18, 2006 and incorporated herein
by
reference). (3)
|
|
(3)
|
Articles
of Incorporation and By-Laws.
|
|
3.1
|
Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1
to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
August 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
3.2
|
Amendment
to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (filed as
Exhibit
3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended August 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
3.3
|
Certificate
of Designations of 5.75% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock of
the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference).
|
3.4
|
By-Laws
of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference).
|
|
(4)
|
Instruments
defining the rights of security holders, including
indentures.
|
|
4.1
|
Indenture,
dated as of February 25, 1999, among the Company, as issuer, certain
principal subsidiaries, as Guarantors, and BNY Midwest Trust Company
(successor Trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank), as Trustee
(filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February
25, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
(1)
|
|
4.2
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 2, with respect to 8 5/8% Senior Notes due 2006, dated
as of
August 4, 1999, by and among the Company, as Issuer, certain principal
subsidiaries, as Guarantors, and BNY Midwest Trust Company (successor
Trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank), as Trustee (filed as Exhibit
4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 28, 1999 and
incorporated herein by reference). (1)
|
|
4.3
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 3, dated as of August 6, 1999, by and among the Company,
Canandaigua B.V., Barton Canada, Ltd., Simi Winery, Inc., Franciscan
Vineyards, Inc., Allberry, Inc., M.J. Lewis Corp., Cloud Peak Corporation,
Mt. Veeder Corporation, SCV-EPI Vineyards, Inc., and BNY Midwest
Trust
Company (successor Trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank), as
Trustee
(filed as Exhibit 4.20 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 1999 and incorporated herein
by
reference). (1)
|
|
4.4
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 4, with respect to 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2009, dated
as of
May 15, 2000, by and among the Company, as Issuer, certain principal
subsidiaries, as Guarantors, and BNY Midwest Trust Company (successor
Trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank), as Trustee (filed as Exhibit
4.17 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
(1)
|
|
4.5
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 5, dated as of September 14, 2000, by and among the
Company,
as Issuer, certain principal subsidiaries, as Guarantors, and BNY
Midwest
Trust Company (successor Trustee to The Bank of New York), as Trustee
(filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2000 and incorporated herein
by
reference). (1)
|
|
4.6
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 6, dated as of August 21, 2001, among the Company,
Ravenswood Winery, Inc. and BNY Midwest Trust Company (successor
trustee
to Harris Trust and Savings Bank and The Bank of New York, as applicable),
as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (Pre-effective Amendment No. 1) (Registration No. 333-63480)
and incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
4.7
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 7, dated as of January 23, 2002, by and among the Company,
as Issuer, certain principal subsidiaries, as Guarantors, and BNY
Midwest
Trust Company, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated January 17, 2002 and incorporated herein
by
reference).
|
4.8
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 8, dated as of March 27, 2003, by and among the Company,
CBI
Australia Holdings Pty Limited (ACN 103 359 299), Constellation Australia
Pty Limited (ACN 103 362 232) and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee
(filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended February 28, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
|
4.9
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 9, dated as of July 8, 2004, by and among the Company,
BRL
Hardy Investments (USA) Inc., BRL Hardy (USA) Inc., Pacific Wine
Partners
LLC, Nobilo Holdings, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (filed
as
Exhibit 4.10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended August 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
|
4.10
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 10, dated as of September 13, 2004, by and among the
Company, Constellation Trading, Inc., and BNY Midwest Trust Company,
as
Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.11 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2004 and incorporated
herein
by reference).
|
|
4.11
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 11, dated as of December 22, 2004, by and among the
Company,
The Robert Mondavi Corporation, R.M.E. Inc., Robert Mondavi Winery,
Robert
Mondavi Investments, Robert Mondavi Affiliates d/b/a Vichon Winery
and
Robert Mondavi Properties, Inc., and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as
Trustee
(filed as Exhibit 4.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004 and incorporated herein
by
reference).
|
|
4.12
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 12, dated as of August 11, 2006, by and among the Company,
Constellation Leasing, LLC, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee
(filed herewith).
|
|
4.13
|
Indenture,
with respect to 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2009, dated as of November
17,
1999, among the Company, as Issuer, certain principal subsidiaries,
as
Guarantors, and BNY Midwest Trust Company (successor to Harris Trust
and
Savings Bank), as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-94369) and
incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
4.14
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 1, dated as of August 21, 2001, among the Company,
Ravenswood Winery, Inc. and BNY Midwest Trust Company (successor
to Harris
Trust and Savings Bank), as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the
Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August
31, 2001
and incorporated herein by reference). (1)
|
|
4.15
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 2, dated as of March 27, 2003, among the Company, CBI
Australia Holdings Pty Limited (ACN 103 359 299), Constellation Australia
Pty Limited (ACN 103 362 232) and BNY Midwest Trust Company (successor
to
Harris Trust and Savings Bank), as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.18
to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February
28, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
4.16
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 3, dated as of July 8, 2004, by and among the Company,
BRL
Hardy Investments (USA) Inc., BRL Hardy (USA) Inc., Pacific Wine
Partners
LLC, Nobilo Holdings, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (filed
as
Exhibit 4.15 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended August 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
4.17
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 4, dated as of September 13, 2004, by and among the
Company,
Constellation Trading, Inc., and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee
(filed as Exhibit 4.16 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2004 and incorporated herein
by
reference).
|
|
4.18
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 5, dated as of December 22, 2004, by and among the
Company,
The Robert Mondavi Corporation, R.M.E. Inc., Robert Mondavi Winery,
Robert
Mondavi Investments, Robert Mondavi Affiliates d/b/a Vichon Winery
and
Robert Mondavi Properties, Inc., and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as
Trustee
(filed as Exhibit 4.18 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004 and incorporated herein
by
reference).
|
|
4.19
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 6, dated as of August 11, 2006, by and among the Company,
Constellation Leasing, LLC, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee
(filed herewith).
|
|
4.20
|
Indenture,
with respect to 8% Senior Notes due 2008, dated as of February 21,
2001,
by and among the Company, as Issuer, certain principal subsidiaries,
as
Guarantors and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit
4.1
to the Company’s Registration Statement filed on Form S-4 (Registration
No. 333-60720) and incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
4.21
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 1, dated as of August 21, 2001, among the Company,
Ravenswood Winery, Inc. and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee
(filed
as Exhibit 4.7 to the Company’s Pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to its
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-63480) and
incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
4.22
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 2, dated as of March 27, 2003, among the Company, CBI
Australia Holdings Pty Limited (ACN 103 359 299), Constellation Australia
Pty Limited (ACN 103 362 232) and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee
(filed as Exhibit 4.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended February 28, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
|
4.23
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 3, dated as of July 8, 2004, by and among the Company,
BRL
Hardy Investments (USA) Inc., BRL Hardy (USA) Inc., Pacific Wine
Partners
LLC, Nobilo Holdings, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (filed
as
Exhibit 4.20 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended August 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
|
4.24
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 4, dated as of September 13, 2004, by and among the
Company,
Constellation Trading, Inc., and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee
(filed as Exhibit 4.21 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2004 and incorporated herein
by
reference).
|
|
4.25
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 5, dated as of December 22, 2004, by and among the
Company,
The Robert Mondavi Corporation, R.M.E. Inc., Robert Mondavi Winery,
Robert
Mondavi Investments, Robert Mondavi Affiliates d/b/a Vichon Winery
and
Robert Mondavi Properties, Inc., and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as
Trustee
(filed as Exhibit 4.24 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004 and incorporated herein
by
reference).
|
|
4.26
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 6, dated as of August 11, 2006, by and among the Company,
Constellation Leasing, LLC, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee
(filed herewith).
|
4.27
|
Credit
Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2004, among the Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Merrill Lynch, Pierce
Fenner
& Smith, Incorporated, as Syndication Agent, J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc., as Sole Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, and Bank of America,
SunTrust
Bank and Bank of Nova Scotia, as Co-Documentation Agents (filed as
Exhibit
4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 22, 2004,
filed December 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
|
4.28
|
Credit
Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2006, among Constellation, the
Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citicorp North America,
Inc.,
as Syndication Agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global
Markets Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, and The Bank
of
Nova Scotia and SunTrust Bank, as Co-Documentation Agents (filed
as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 5,
2006, filed June 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
|
4.29
|
Guarantee
Assumption Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2006, by Constellation
Leasing, LLC, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent, pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2006
(as
modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time) (filed
herewith).
|
|
4.30
|
Indenture,
with respect to 7.25% Senior Notes due 2016, dated as of August 15,
2006,
by and among the Company, as Issuer, certain subsidiaries, as Guarantors
and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 15, 2006, filed August
18, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
4.31
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 1, dated as of August 15, 2006, among the Company,
as
Issuer, certain subsidiaries, as guarantors, and BNY Midwest Trust
Company, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K dated August 15, 2006, filed August 18, 2006 and incorporated
herein by reference).
|
|
4.32
|
Certificate
of Designations of 5.75% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock of
the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference).
|
|
4.33
|
Deposit
Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2003, by and among the Company, Mellon
Investor Services LLC and all holders from time to time of Depositary
Receipts evidencing Depositary Shares Representing 5.75% Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (filed as Exhibit
4.2
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 24, 2003, filed
July 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
|
|
(10)
|
Material
contracts.
|
|
10.1
|
Credit
Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2006, among Constellation, the
Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citicorp North America,
Inc.,
as Syndication Agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global
Markets Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, and The Bank
of
Nova Scotia and SunTrust Bank, as Co-Documentation Agents (filed
as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 5,
2006, filed June 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
10.2
|
Guarantee
Assumption Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2006, by Constellation
Leasing, LLC, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent, pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2006
(as
modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time) (filed
as
Exhibit 4.29 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended August 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by
reference).
|
|
10.3
|
Description
of Compensation Arrangements for Non-Management Directors (filed
herewith). (2)
|
|
10.4
|
The
Constellation Brands UK Sharesave Scheme, as amended (filed
herewith). (2)
|
|
(11)
|
Statement
re computation of per share earnings.
|
|
Not
applicable.
|
||
(15)
|
Letter
re unaudited interim financial information.
|
|
Not
applicable.
|
||
(18)
|
Letter
re change in accounting principles.
|
|
Not
applicable.
|
||
(19)
|
Report
furnished to security holders.
|
|
Not
applicable.
|
||
(22)
|
Published
report regarding matters submitted to a vote of security
holders.
|
|
Not
applicable.
|
||
(23)
|
Consents
of experts and counsel.
|
|
Not
applicable.
|
||
(24)
|
Power
of attorney.
|
|
Not
applicable.
|
||
(31)
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications.
|
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31.1
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Certificate
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (filed
herewith).
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31.2
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Certificate
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (filed
herewith).
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(32)
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Section
1350 Certifications.
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. 1350 (filed
herewith).
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. 1350
(filed
herewith).
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(99)
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Additional
Exhibits.
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99.1
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Unaudited
pro forma combined financial information to reflect the Company's
combined
financial information as if the disposition of certain of the Company's
beer assets and liabilities and the related contribution of those
assets
and liabilities to an equally owned joint venture occurred as of
and for
all periods presented (filed herewith).
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(100)
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XBRL-Related
Documents.
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Not
applicable.
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(1)
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Company’s
Commission File No. 001-08495. For filings prior to October 4,
1999, use Commission File No.
000-07570.
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(2)
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Designates
management contract or compensatory plan or
arrangement.
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(3)
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This
Exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission pursuant
to an
application for confidential treatment. The confidential portions
of
this Exhibit have been omitted and are marked by an
asterisk.
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The
Company agrees, upon request of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, to furnish copies of each instrument that
defines the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company or its
subsidiaries that is not filed herewith pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A)
because the total amount of long-term debt authorized under such instrument
does
not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis.