UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
For
the quarterly period ended September 27, 2009
or
o
TRANSITION REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period from
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to
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Commission
File Number: 1-01553
THE
BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
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52-0248090
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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701
East Joppa Road
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Towson,
Maryland
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21286
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(410)
716-3900
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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Not
Applicable
(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.
x
YES
o
NO
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of regulation S-T during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such files).
o
YES
o
NO
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.
Large
accelerated filer
x
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Accelerated
filer
o
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Non-accelerated
filer
o
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
o
YES
x
NO
The
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 23,
2009: 60,231,022
THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
INDEX
– FORM 10-Q
September
27, 2009
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PART
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PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 5. Other Information
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SIGNATURES
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PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial
Statements
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (Unaudited)
The Black
& Decker Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Dollars
in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
27,
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September
28,
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September
27,
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September
28,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Sales
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$
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1,208.7
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$
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1,570.8
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$
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3,473.8
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$
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4,708.3
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Cost
of goods sold
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808.4
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1,061.9
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2,360.5
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3,144.7
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Selling,
general, and administrative
expenses
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309.6
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373.4
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913.9
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1,167.5
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Restructuring
and exit costs
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—
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15.6
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11.9
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33.9
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Operating
Income
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90.7
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119.9
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187.5
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362.2
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Interest
expense (net of interest
income)
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22.3
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13.4
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61.1
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44.7
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Other
expense (income)
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.8
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(3.0
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(3.2
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(2.6
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Earnings
Before Income Taxes
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67.6
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109.5
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129.6
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320.1
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Income
taxes
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12.2
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23.7
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31.0
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70.2
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Net
Earnings
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$
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55.4
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$
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85.8
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$
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98.6
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$
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249.9
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Net
Earnings Per Common Share –
Basic
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$
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.91
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$
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1.43
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$
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1.63
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$
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4.11
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Shares
Used in Computing Basic
Earnings
Per Share (in Millions)
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59.5
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59.2
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59.4
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59.9
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Net
Earnings Per Common Share –
Assuming
Dilution
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$
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.91
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$
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1.41
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$
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1.62
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$
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4.04
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Shares
Used in Computing Diluted
Earnings
Per Share (in Millions)
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59.6
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60.1
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59.5
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60.9
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Dividends
Per Common Share
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$
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.12
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$
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.42
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$
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.66
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$
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1.26
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See
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
The Black
& Decker Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Dollars
in Millions Except Per Share Amount)
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September
27,
2009
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December
31,
2008
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Assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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821.5
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$
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277.8
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Trade
receivables
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972.6
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924.6
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Inventories
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793.5
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1,024.2
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Other
current assets
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257.1
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377.0
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Total
Current Assets
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2,844.7
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2,603.6
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Property,
Plant, and Equipment
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489.6
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527.9
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Goodwill
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1,226.7
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1,223.2
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Other
Assets
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827.0
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828.6
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$
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5,388.0
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$
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5,183.3
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Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
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Short-term
borrowings
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$
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—
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$
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83.3
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Current
maturities of long-term debt
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—
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Trade
accounts payable
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443.8
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453.1
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Other
current liabilities
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793.6
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947.4
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Total
Current Liabilities
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1,237.4
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1,483.9
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Long-Term
Debt
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1,722.2
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1,444.7
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Postretirement
Benefits
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682.9
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669.4
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Other
Long-Term Liabilities
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498.4
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460.5
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Stockholders’
Equity
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Common
stock, par value $.50 per share
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30.1
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30.0
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Capital
in excess of par value
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36.9
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14.3
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Retained
earnings
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1,595.5
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1,536.8
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
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(415.4
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)
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(456.3
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)
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Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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1,247.1
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1,124.8
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$
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5,388.0
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$
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5,183.3
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See
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
The Black
& Decker Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Dollars
in Millions Except Per Share Data)
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Outstanding
Common
Shares
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Par
Value
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Capital
in
Excess
of
Par
Value
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Retained
Earnings
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Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
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Total
Stockholders’
Equity
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Balance
at December 31, 2007
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62,923,723
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$
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31.5
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$
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27.0
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$
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1,498.5
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$
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(98.3
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$
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1,458.7
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Comprehensive
income (loss):
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Net
earnings
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—
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—
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—
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249.9
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—
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249.9
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Net
gain on derivative
instruments
(net of tax)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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40.8
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40.8
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Foreign
currency translation
adjustments,
less effect of
hedging
activities (net of tax)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(34.2
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(34.2
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Amortization
of actuarial losses
and
prior service cost (net of tax)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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10.7
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10.7
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Comprehensive
income
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—
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—
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—
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249.9
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17.3
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267.2
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Cash
dividends ($1.26 per share)
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—
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—
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—
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(76.5
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—
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(76.5
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)
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Common
stock issued under
stock-based
plans (net of
forfeitures)
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305,122
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.2
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31.1
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—
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—
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31.3
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Purchase
and retirement of
common
stock
|
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(3,136,382
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)
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(1.6
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)
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(52.3
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)
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(148.4
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)
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—
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(202.3
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)
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Balance
at September 28, 2008
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60,092,463
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$
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30.1
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$
|
5.8
|
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$
|
1,523.5
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$
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(81.0
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)
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$
|
1,478.4
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Outstanding
Common
Shares
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Par
Value
|
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Capital
in
Excess
of
Par
Value
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Retained
Earnings
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Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
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Total
Stockholders’
Equity
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Balance
at December 31, 2008
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60,092,726
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$
|
30.0
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$
|
14.3
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|
$
|
1,536.8
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$
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(456.3
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)
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$
|
1,124.8
|
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Comprehensive
income (loss):
|
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Net
earnings
|
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—
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|
—
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—
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98.6
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—
|
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98.6
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Net
loss on derivative
instruments
(net of tax)
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—
|
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—
|
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—
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—
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|
|
(47.5
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)
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(47.5
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)
|
Foreign
currency translation
adjustments,
less effect of
hedging
activities (net of tax)
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—
|
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|
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—
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|
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—
|
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—
|
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|
79.5
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|
|
79.5
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|
Amortization
of actuarial losses
and
prior service cost (net of tax)
|
|
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—
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—
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|
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—
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|
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—
|
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|
8.9
|
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|
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8.9
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Comprehensive
income
|
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|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
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|
98.6
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40.9
|
|
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|
139.5
|
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Cash
dividends ($.66 per share)
|
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—
|
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|
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—
|
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—
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(39.9
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)
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—
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(39.9
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)
|
Common
stock issued under
stock-based
plans (net of
forfeitures)
|
|
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190,248
|
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|
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24.8
|
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—
|
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|
—
|
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|
|
24.9
|
|
Purchase
and retirement of
common
stock
|
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|
(58,056
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)
|
|
|
—
|
|
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|
(2.2
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)
|
|
|
—
|
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—
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(2.2
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)
|
Balance
at September 27, 2009
|
|
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60,224,918
|
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$
|
30.1
|
|
|
$
|
36.9
|
|
|
$
|
1,595.5
|
|
|
$
|
(415.4
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,247.1
|
|
See
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
The Black
& Decker Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Dollars
in Millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Operating
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
earnings
|
|
$
|
98.6
|
|
|
$
|
249.9
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings to cash flow
from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
charges and credits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
95.6
|
|
|
|
104.7
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
23.1
|
|
|
|
20.9
|
|
Amortization
of actuarial losses and
prior
service cost
|
|
|
8.9
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
Restructuring
and exit costs
|
|
|
11.9
|
|
|
|
33.9
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(5.0
|
)
|
|
|
.2
|
|
Changes
in selected working capital items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
receivables
|
|
|
(21.0
|
)
|
|
|
(112.1
|
)
|
Inventories
|
|
|
251.1
|
|
|
|
37.6
|
|
Trade
accounts payable
|
|
|
(10.8
|
)
|
|
|
87.7
|
|
Other
current liabilities
|
|
|
(81.0
|
)
|
|
|
(64.7
|
)
|
Restructuring
spending
|
|
|
(33.3
|
)
|
|
|
(15.4
|
)
|
Other
assets and liabilities
|
|
|
(103.9
|
)
|
|
|
(37.9
|
)
|
Cash
Flow From Operating Activities
|
|
|
234.2
|
|
|
|
315.5
|
|
Investing
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
(48.2
|
)
|
|
|
(77.6
|
)
|
Proceeds
from disposal of assets
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
|
|
20.2
|
|
Purchase
of business, net of cash required
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(23.8
|
)
|
Cash
outflow associated with purchase of previously
acquired
business
|
|
|
(1.4
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Cash
inflow from hedging activities
|
|
|
193.9
|
|
|
|
40.3
|
|
Cash
outflow from hedging activities
|
|
|
(15.4
|
)
|
|
|
(29.7
|
)
|
Cash
Flow From Investing Activities
|
|
|
132.0
|
|
|
|
(70.6
|
)
|
Financing
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
decrease in short-term borrowings
|
|
|
(84.3
|
)
|
|
|
(108.7
|
)
|
Proceeds
from issuance of long-term debt (net of debt
issue
costs of $2.7 and $.3, respectively)
|
|
|
343.1
|
|
|
|
224.7
|
|
Payments
on long-term debt
|
|
|
(50.1
|
)
|
|
|
(.1
|
)
|
Purchase
of common stock
|
|
|
(2.2
|
)
|
|
|
(202.3
|
)
|
Issuance
of common stock
|
|
|
2.4
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
|
Cash
dividends
|
|
|
(39.9
|
)
|
|
|
(76.5
|
)
|
Cash
Flow From Financing Activities
|
|
|
169.0
|
|
|
|
(154.1
|
)
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
8.5
|
|
|
|
(5.2
|
)
|
Increase
In Cash And Cash Equivalents
|
|
|
543.7
|
|
|
|
85.6
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
277.8
|
|
|
|
254.7
|
|
Cash
And Cash Equivalents At End Of Period
|
|
$
|
821.5
|
|
|
$
|
340.3
|
|
See
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The Black
& Decker Corporation and Subsidiaries
Note
1:
Accounting
Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of The Black &
Decker Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries, the Corporation) have
been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not
include all the information and notes required by accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In
the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements
include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals,
considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the
results of operations.
Operating
results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal
year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements
and notes included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008.
Comprehensive
Income
Accounting
standards generally accepted in the United States require that, as part of a
full set of financial statements, entities must present comprehensive income,
which is the sum of net income and other comprehensive income. Other
comprehensive income represents total non-stockholder changes in equity. For the
nine months ended September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, the Corporation
has presented comprehensive income in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of
Stockholders’ Equity. Comprehensive income for the three months ended September
27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, was $78.2 million and $51.6 million,
respectively.
Adoption
of New Accounting Standards
The
following describes new accounting standards that have been adopted by the
Corporation. The adoption of each of these new accounting standards
was required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States.
As more
fully disclosed in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included
in Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008, effective January 1, 2008, the Corporation adopted a new
accounting standard for measuring the fair value of financial assets and
financial liabilities. The Corporation adopted the fair value measurement and
disclosure requirements for non-financial assets and liabilities as of January
1, 2009. That adoption did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s
financial position or results of operations.
Effective
January 1, 2009. the Corporation adopted a new accounting standard that requires
enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities,
without a change to existing standards relative to measurement and recognition.
That adoption did not have any effect on the Corporation’s financial position or
results of operations. The Corporation’s disclosure about its derivative and
hedging activities are included in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included in Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008, and in Note 9.
Effective
January 1, 2009, the Corporation adopted a new accounting standard that
clarifies whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions should
be included in the computation of earnings per share using the two-class method
prior to vesting. See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for
application of the two-class method to the Corporation’s stock-based plans. The
new accounting standard requires that all prior-period earnings per share
presented be adjusted retrospectively. Accordingly, basic and diluted earnings
per share for the three months ended September 28, 2008, have been adjusted to
$1.43 and $1.41, respectively, from $1.45 and $1.42, respectively. Basic and
diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 28, 2008, have
been adjusted to $4.11 and $4.04, respectively, from $4.17 and $4.09,
respectively.
Note
2:
I
nventories
The
classification of inventories at the end of each period, in millions of dollars,
was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
December
31,
2008
|
|
FIFO
cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raw
materials and work-in-process
|
|
$
|
192.7
|
|
|
$
|
263.9
|
|
Finished
products
|
|
|
617.2
|
|
|
|
783.8
|
|
|
|
|
809.9
|
|
|
|
1,047.7
|
|
Adjustment
to arrive at LIFO inventory value
|
|
|
(16.4
|
)
|
|
|
(23.5
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
793.5
|
|
|
$
|
1,024.2
|
|
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market. The cost of United States inventories
is based primarily on the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method; all other
inventories are based on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
Note
3:
Short
-T
erm Borrowings, Current
Maturities of Long-Term Debt, and Long-Term Debt
The terms
of the of the Corporation’s $1.0 billion commercial paper program and its
supporting $1.0
billion senior unsecured
revolving credit facility are more fully disclosed in Note 7 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Corporation’s
average borrowings outstanding under its commercial paper program, its unsecured
revolving credit facility, and other short-term borrowing arrangements were
$196.5 million and $697.9 million for the nine-month periods ended
September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, respectively. The amount available
for borrowing under the Corporation’s unsecured revolving credit facility was
approximately $1.0 billion at September 27, 2009.
In April
2009, the Corporation issued senior unsecured notes in the principal amount of
$350.0 million. The notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.95% and are
due in 2014.
In June
2009, the Corporation amended the terms of a $50.0 million term loan agreement
to provide for periodic repayments and borrowings up to the original loan amount
through the maturity date of April 2011. The Corporation is required to pay a
commitment fee on the unutilized portion of the facility. At September 27, 2009,
no borrowings were outstanding under this agreement.
Indebtedness
of subsidiaries of the Corporation in the aggregate principal amounts of
$150.0 million and $152.8 million were included in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet at September 27, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, in
short-term borrowings, current maturities of long-term debt, and long-term
debt.
Note
4: Stockholders’ Equity
During
the nine months ended September 28, 2008, the Corporation repurchased 3,136,382
shares of its common stock at a total cost of $202.3 million. To reflect that
repurchase in its Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Corporation: (i) first,
reduced its common stock by $1.6 million, representing the aggregate par value
of the shares repurchased; (ii) next, reduced capital in excess of par value by
$52.3 million (representing the available balance of capital in excess of par
value in each quarter of purchase); and (iii) last, charged the residual of
$148.4 million to retained earnings.
Note
5: Earnings Per Share
The
computations of basic and diluted earnings per share for each period are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
(Amounts
in Millions Except Per Share Data)
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
55.4
|
|
|
$
|
85.8
|
|
|
$
|
98.6
|
|
|
$
|
249.9
|
|
Dividends
on stock-based plans
|
|
|
(.2
|
)
|
|
|
(.4
|
)
|
|
|
(.7
|
)
|
|
|
(1.1
|
)
|
Undistributed
earnings allocable to stock-based plans
|
|
|
(1.1
|
)
|
|
|
(1.0
|
)
|
|
|
(1.2
|
)
|
|
|
(2.7
|
)
|
Numerator
for basic and diluted earnings
per
share – net earnings available to
common
stockholders
|
|
$
|
54.1
|
|
|
$
|
84.4
|
|
|
$
|
96.7
|
|
|
$
|
246.1
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
for basic earnings per
share
–
weighted-average shares
|
|
|
59.5
|
|
|
|
59.2
|
|
|
|
59.4
|
|
|
|
59.9
|
|
Employee
stock options
|
|
|
.1
|
|
|
|
.9
|
|
|
|
.1
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
Denominator
for diluted earnings per
share
– adjusted weighted-average
shares
and assumed conversions
|
|
|
59.6
|
|
|
|
60.1
|
|
|
|
59.5
|
|
|
|
60.9
|
|
Basic
earnings per share
|
|
$
|
.91
|
|
|
$
|
1.43
|
|
|
$
|
1.63
|
|
|
$
|
4.11
|
|
Diluted
earnings per share
|
|
$
|
.91
|
|
|
$
|
1.41
|
|
|
$
|
1.62
|
|
|
$
|
4.04
|
|
As of
September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, options to purchase approximately
5.7 million and 2.5 million shares of common stock, respectively, with
a weighted-average exercise price of $60.09 and $83.28 per share, respectively,
were outstanding, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings
per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Note
6: Business Segments
The
following table provides selected financial data for the Corporation’s
reportable business segments (in millions of dollars):
|
|
Reportable
Business Segments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended September 27, 2009
|
Power
Tools
&
Accessories
|
|
Hardware
&
Home
Improvement
|
|
Fastening
&
Assembly
Systems
|
|
Total
|
|
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
|
|
Corporate,
Adjustment,
&
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
to unaffiliated customers
|
|
$
|
869.5
|
|
|
$
|
192.9
|
|
|
$
|
132.8
|
|
$
|
1,195.2
|
|
|
$
|
13.5
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,208.7
|
|
Segment
profit (loss) (for Consoli-
dated,
operating income)
|
|
|
65.8
|
|
|
|
24.8
|
|
|
|
12.3
|
|
|
102.9
|
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
|
|
(14.9
|
)
|
|
|
90.7
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
21.8
|
|
|
|
4.7
|
|
|
|
5.3
|
|
|
31.8
|
|
|
|
.4
|
|
|
|
.3
|
|
|
|
32.5
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
7.6
|
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
|
|
1.3
|
|
|
13.5
|
|
|
|
.2
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
13.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended September 28, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
to unaffiliated customers
|
|
$
|
1,094.4
|
|
|
$
|
231.2
|
|
|
$
|
173.8
|
|
$
|
1,499.4
|
|
|
$
|
71.4
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,570.8
|
|
Segment
profit (loss) (for Consoli-
dated,
operating income before
restructuring
and exit costs)
|
|
|
83.0
|
|
|
|
26.1
|
|
|
|
27.6
|
|
|
136.7
|
|
|
|
7.8
|
|
|
|
(9.0
|
)
|
|
|
135.5
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
21.5
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
|
|
31.5
|
|
|
|
1.2
|
|
|
|
.1
|
|
|
|
32.8
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
13.4
|
|
|
|
3.8
|
|
|
|
3.9
|
|
|
21.1
|
|
|
|
.7
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
23.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months
Ended September 27, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
to unaffiliated customers
|
|
$
|
2,561.7
|
|
|
$
|
554.7
|
|
|
$
|
381.7
|
|
$
|
3,498.1
|
|
|
$
|
(24.3
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3,473.8
|
|
Segment
profit (loss) (for Consoli-
dated,
operating income before
restructuring
and exit costs)
|
|
|
154.5
|
|
|
|
53.8
|
|
|
|
22.0
|
|
|
230.3
|
|
|
|
6.1
|
|
|
|
(37.0
|
)
|
|
|
199.4
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
64.3
|
|
|
|
14.2
|
|
|
|
16.3
|
|
|
94.8
|
|
|
|
(.1
|
)
|
|
|
.9
|
|
|
|
95.6
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
32.5
|
|
|
|
11.1
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
|
47.7
|
|
|
|
(.1
|
)
|
|
|
.6
|
|
|
|
48.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 28, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
to unaffiliated customers
|
|
$
|
3,259.8
|
|
|
$
|
682.6
|
|
|
$
|
544.8
|
|
$
|
4,487.2
|
|
|
$
|
221.1
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,708.3
|
|
Segment
profit (loss) (for Consoli-
dated,
operating income before
restructuring
and exit costs)
|
|
|
258.5
|
|
|
|
63.9
|
|
|
|
86.9
|
|
|
409.3
|
|
|
|
27.6
|
|
|
|
(40.8
|
)
|
|
|
396.1
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
68.6
|
|
|
|
15.6
|
|
|
|
16.2
|
|
|
100.4
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
|
|
.8
|
|
|
|
104.7
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
44.9
|
|
|
|
13.8
|
|
|
|
13.1
|
|
|
71.8
|
|
|
|
2.4
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
|
|
|
77.6
|
|
The
Corporation operates in three reportable business segments: Power
Tools and Accessories, Hardware and Home Improvement, and Fastening and Assembly
Systems. The Power Tools and Accessories segment has worldwide responsibility
for the manufacture and sale of consumer and industrial power tools and
accessories, lawn and garden products, and electric cleaning, automotive,
lighting, and household products, as well as for product service. In addition,
the Power Tools and Accessories segment has responsibility for the sale of
security hardware to customers in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and
South America; and for the sale of plumbing products to customers outside the
United States and Canada. The Hardware and Home Improvement segment has
worldwide responsibility for the manufacture and sale of security hardware
(except for the sale of security hardware in Mexico, Central America, the
Caribbean, and South America). The Hardware and Home Improvement segment also
has responsibility for the manufacture of plumbing products and for the sale of
plumbing products to customers in the United States and Canada. The Fastening
and Assembly Systems segment has worldwide responsibility for the manufacture
and sale of fastening and assembly systems.
The
profitability measure employed by the Corporation and its chief operating
decision maker for making decisions about allocating resources to segments and
assessing segment performance is segment profit (for the Corporation on a
consolidated basis, operating income before restructuring and exit costs). In
general, segments follow the same accounting policies as those described in Note
1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of the
Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008,
except with respect to foreign currency translation and except as further
indicated below. The financial statements of a segment’s operating units located
outside of the United States, except those units operating in highly
inflationary economies, are generally measured using the local currency as the
functional currency. For these units located outside of the United States,
segment assets and elements of segment profit are translated using budgeted
rates of exchange. Budgeted rates of exchange are established annually and, once
established, all prior period segment data is restated to reflect the current
year’s budgeted rates of exchange. The amounts included in the preceding table
under the captions “Reportable Business Segments” and “Corporate, Adjustments,
& Eliminations” are reflected at the Corporation’s budgeted rates of
exchange for 2009. The amounts included in the preceding table under the caption
“Currency Translation Adjustments” represent the difference between consolidated
amounts determined using those budgeted rates of exchange and those determined
based upon the rates of exchange applicable under accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States.
Segment
profit excludes interest income and expense, non-operating income and expense,
adjustments to eliminate intercompany profit in inventory, and income tax
expense. In addition, segment profit excludes restructuring and exit costs. In
determining segment profit, expenses relating to pension and other
postretirement benefits are based solely upon estimated service costs. Corporate
expenses, as well as certain centrally managed expenses, including expenses
related to share-based compensation, are allocated to each reportable segment
based upon budgeted amounts. While sales and transfers between segments are
accounted for at cost plus a reasonable profit, the effects of intersegment
sales are excluded from the computation of segment profit. Intercompany profit
in inventory is excluded from segment assets and is recognized as a reduction of
cost of goods sold by the selling segment when the related inventory is sold to
an unaffiliated customer. Because the Corporation compensates the management of
its various businesses on, among other factors, segment profit, the Corporation
may elect to record certain segment-related expense items of an unusual or
non-recurring nature in consolidation rather than reflect such items in segment
profit. In addition, certain segment-related items of income or expense may be
recorded in consolidation in one period and transferred to the various segments
in a later period.
The
reconciliation of segment profit to the Corporation’s earnings before income
taxes for each period, in millions of dollars, is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
September
27
,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
profit for total reportable business
segments
|
|
$
|
102.9
|
|
|
$
|
136.7
|
|
|
$
|
230.3
|
|
|
$
|
409.3
|
|
Items
excluded from segment profit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment
of budgeted foreign exchange rates
to
actual rates
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
|
|
7.8
|
|
|
|
6.1
|
|
|
|
27.6
|
|
Depreciation
of Corporate property
|
|
|
(.3
|
)
|
|
|
(.1
|
)
|
|
|
(.9
|
)
|
|
|
(.8
|
)
|
Adjustment
to businesses’ postretirement
benefit expenses
booked in
consolidation
|
|
|
(2.9
|
)
|
|
|
(.9
|
)
|
|
|
(8.9
|
)
|
|
|
(2.8
|
)
|
Other
adjustments booked in
consolidation
directly related
to
reportable business
segments
|
|
|
.3
|
|
|
|
(.5
|
)
|
|
|
5.4
|
|
|
|
(3.8
|
)
|
Amounts allocated to businesses in
arriving at
segment
profit in excess of
(less than)
Corporate
center operating
expenses,
eliminations,
and other
amounts identified
above
|
|
|
(12.0
|
)
|
|
|
(7.5
|
)
|
|
|
(32.6
|
)
|
|
|
(33.4
|
)
|
Operating
income before restructuring and
exit
costs
|
|
|
90.7
|
|
|
|
135.5
|
|
|
|
199.4
|
|
|
|
396.1
|
|
Restructuring
and exit costs
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
15.6
|
|
|
|
11.9
|
|
|
|
33.9
|
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
90.7
|
|
|
|
119.9
|
|
|
|
187.5
|
|
|
|
362.2
|
|
Interest
expense, net of interest income
|
|
|
22.3
|
|
|
|
13.4
|
|
|
|
61.1
|
|
|
|
44.7
|
|
Other
expense (income)
|
|
|
.8
|
|
|
|
(3.0
|
)
|
|
|
(3.2
|
)
|
|
|
(2.6
|
)
|
Earnings
before income taxes
|
|
$
|
67.6
|
|
|
$
|
109.5
|
|
|
$
|
129.6
|
|
|
$
|
320.1
|
|
Note
7: Postretirement Benefits
The
Corporation’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans are more fully
disclosed in Notes 1 and 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008. The following tables present the components of the
Corporation’s net periodic cost related to its defined benefit pension plans for
the three and nine months ended September 27, 2009 and September 28, 2008 (in
millions of dollars):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension
Benefits Plans
|
|
Pension
Benefits Plans
|
|
|
In
the United States
|
|
Outside
of the United States
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Service
cost
|
|
$
|
4.8
|
|
|
$
|
5.6
|
|
|
$
|
2.0
|
|
|
$
|
3.1
|
|
Interest
cost
|
|
|
16.5
|
|
|
|
15.9
|
|
|
|
8.9
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
Expected
return on plan assets
|
|
|
(17.4
|
)
|
|
|
(19.5
|
)
|
|
|
(8.7
|
)
|
|
|
(10.4
|
)
|
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
|
|
.4
|
|
|
|
.6
|
|
|
|
.3
|
|
|
|
.4
|
|
Amortization
of net actuarial loss
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
|
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1.2
|
|
Net
periodic cost
|
|
$
|
8.9
|
|
|
$
|
6.6
|
|
|
$
|
2.5
|
|
|
$
|
4.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension
Benefits Plans
|
|
Pension
Benefits Plans
|
|
|
In
the United States
|
|
Outside
of the United States
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Service
cost
|
|
$
|
14.5
|
|
|
$
|
16.9
|
|
|
$
|
5.6
|
|
|
$
|
9.4
|
|
Interest
cost
|
|
|
49.4
|
|
|
|
47.8
|
|
|
|
24.8
|
|
|
|
32.1
|
|
Expected
return on plan assets
|
|
|
(52.2
|
)
|
|
|
(58.4
|
)
|
|
|
(24.0
|
)
|
|
|
(31.6
|
)
|
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
|
|
1.1
|
|
|
|
1.6
|
|
|
|
.7
|
|
|
|
1.1
|
|
Amortization
of net actuarial loss
|
|
|
13.8
|
|
|
|
11.9
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
3.7
|
|
Net
periodic cost
|
|
$
|
26.6
|
|
|
$
|
19.8
|
|
|
$
|
7.1
|
|
|
$
|
14.7
|
|
The
Corporation’s defined postretirement benefits consist of several unfunded health
care plans that provide certain postretirement medical, dental, and life
insurance benefits for certain United States retirees and employees. The
postretirement medical benefits are contributory and include certain
cost-sharing features, such as deductibles and co-payments. The net periodic
cost related to these defined postretirement benefit plans were $.7 million and
$2.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2009, and $.7
million and $1.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2008,
respectively.
Note
8: Fair Value Measurements
The
following table presents the fair value of the Corporation’s financial
instruments as of September 27, 2009 (in millions of dollars):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level
1)
|
|
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level
2)
|
|
Permitted
Netting
(a)
|
|
September
27,
2009
(Total)
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
|
|
$
|
32.4
|
|
|
$
|
24.3
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
56.7
|
|
Derivatives
|
|
|
2.8
|
|
|
|
158.3
|
|
|
|
(106.0
|
)
|
|
|
55.1
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
|
|
|
(.4
|
)
|
|
|
(108.6
|
)
|
|
|
106.0
|
|
|
|
(3.0
|
)
|
Debt
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(1,775.6
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(1,775.6
|
)
|
(a)
|
Accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States permits the netting of
derivative receivables and derivative payables when a legally enforceable
master netting arrangement exits.
|
The
carrying amounts of investments and derivatives are equal to their fair value.
The carrying amount of debt at September 27, 2009, is $1,722.2
million.
Investments,
derivative contracts and debt are valued using quoted market prices for
identical or similar assets and liabilities. Investments classified as Level 1
include those whose fair value is based on identical assets in an active market.
Investments classified as Level 2 include those whose fair value is based
upon identical assets in markets that are less active. The fair value for
derivative contracts are based upon current quoted market prices and are
classified as Level 1 or Level 2 based on the nature of the underlying markets
in which these derivatives are traded. The fair value of debt is based upon
current quoted market prices in markets that are less active.
Note
9:
Derivative Financial
Instruments
The
Corporation’s objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments are
more fully disclosed in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008. The following table summarizes the contractual amount
of foreign currency forward exchange contracts as of September 27, 2009, in
millions of dollars, which were entered into to hedge forecasted purchases or to
hedge foreign currency denominated assets, liabilities, and firm commitments.
Foreign currency amounts were translated at current rates as of the reporting
date. The “Buy” amounts represent the United States dollar equivalent of
commitments to purchase currencies, and the “Sell” amounts represent the United
States dollar equivalent of commitments to sell currencies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buy
|
|
Sell
|
|
Forward
exchange contracts to hedge forecasted purchases
|
|
$
|
401.3
|
|
|
$
|
(396.4
|
)
|
Forward
exchange contracts to hedge foreign currency
denominated
assets, liabilities and firm commitments
|
|
|
3,524.2
|
|
|
|
(3,462.8
|
)
|
The
notional amount of commodity contracts outstanding at September 27, 2009, was
9.6 million pounds and 2.2 million pounds of commodity contracts for zinc and
copper, respectively. As of
September
27, 2009, the notional amount of the Corporation’s portfolio of
fixed-to-variable interest rate swap instruments was $325.0 million. As of
September 27, 2009, the notional amount of the Corporation’s net investment
hedges consisted of contracts to sell the British Pound Sterling in the amount
of £377.7 million. The notional amount of derivative instruments not
designated as hedging instruments at September 27, 2009 was not
material.
The
following table details the fair value of derivative financial instruments
included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 27, 2009 (in millions
of dollars):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset
Derivatives
|
|
Liability
Derivatives
|
|
|
Balance
Sheet Location
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Balance
Sheet Location
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Derivatives
Designated as Hedging Instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
rate contracts
|
Other
current assets
|
|
$
|
4.3
|
|
Other
current liabilities
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
29.9
|
|
Other
long-term liabilities
|
|
|
—
|
|
Foreign
exchange contracts
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
112.8
|
|
Other
current liabilities
|
|
|
47.4
|
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
Other
long-term liabilities
|
|
|
1.7
|
|
Net
investment contracts
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other
current liabilities
|
|
|
49.0
|
|
Commodity
contracts
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
2.2
|
|
Other
current liabilities
|
|
|
.3
|
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
.6
|
|
Other
long-term liabilities
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
|
|
|
$
|
151.3
|
|
|
|
$
|
98.4
|
|
Derivatives
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
exchange contracts
|
Other
current assets
|
|
$
|
9.8
|
|
Other
current liabilities
|
|
$
|
10.6
|
|
Total
Derivatives
|
|
|
$
|
161.1
|
|
|
|
$
|
109.0
|
|
The fair
value of derivative financial instruments in the preceding table is presented
prior to the netting of derivative receivables and derivative payables as
disclosed in Note 8.
The
following table details the impact of derivative financial instruments in the
Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the three and nine months ended September
27, 2009 (in millions of dollars):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
in Cash Flow
Hedging
Relationships
Three
Months Ended
September
27, 2009
|
Amount
of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized
in
OCI (a)
[Effective
Portion]
|
|
Location
of Gain
(Loss)
Reclassified
from
OCI into
Income
[Effective
Portion]
|
Amount
of Gain
(Loss)
Reclassified
from
OCI into
Income
[Effective
Portion]
|
|
Location
of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized
in
Income
[Ineffective
Portion]
|
Amount
of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized
in
Income
[Ineffective
Portion]
|
|
Foreign
exchange contracts
|
|
$
|
11.5
|
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
$
|
11.0
|
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
$
|
.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
|
.1
|
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
expense
(income)
|
|
|
27.0
|
|
Other
expense
(income)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Commodity
contracts
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
|
(1.5
|
)
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
14.0
|
|
|
|
$
|
36.6
|
|
|
|
$
|
.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
in Fair Value Hedging Relationships
Three
Months Ended September 27, 2009
|
Location
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
|
Amount
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
|
|
Interest
rate contracts
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
$
|
5.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
in Net Investment Hedging Relationships
Three
Months Ended September 27, 2009
|
Amount
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in OCI
[Effective
Portion]
|
|
Location
of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized in
Income
[Ineffective
Portion]
|
Amount
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
[Ineffective
Portion]
|
|
Foreign
exchange contracts
|
|
$
|
(23.6
|
)
|
Other
expense
(income)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Three
Months Ended September 27, 2009
|
Location
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
|
Amount
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
|
|
Foreign
exchange contracts
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
$
|
(.2
|
)
|
|
Other
expense (income)
|
|
|
.5
|
|
Total
|
|
|
$
|
.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
in Cash Flow
Hedging
Relationships
Nine
Months Ended
September
27, 2009
|
Amount
of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized
in
OCI
[Effective
Portion]
|
|
Location
of Gain
(Loss)
Reclassified
from
OCI into
Income [Effective
Portion]
|
Amount
of Gain
(Loss)
Reclassified
from
OCI into
Income
[Effective
Portion]
|
|
Location
of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized in
Income
[Ineffective
Portion]
|
Amount
of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized
in
Income
[Ineffective
Portion]
|
|
Foreign
exchange contracts
|
|
$
|
71.6
|
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
$
|
37.3
|
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
|
2.3
|
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
expense
(income)
|
|
|
97.5
|
|
Other
expense
(income)
|
|
|
.1
|
|
Commodity
contracts
|
|
|
6.2
|
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
|
(5.7
|
)
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
77.8
|
|
|
|
$
|
131.4
|
|
|
|
$
|
.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
in Fair Value Hedging Relationships
Nine
Months Ended September 27, 2009
|
Location
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
|
Amount
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
|
|
Interest
rate contracts
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
$
|
(6.4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
in Net Investment Hedging Relationships
Nine
Months Ended September 27, 2009
|
Amount
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in OCI
[Effective
Portion]
|
|
Location
of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized in
Income [Ineffective
Portion]
|
Amount
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
[Ineffective
Portion]
|
|
Foreign
exchange contracts
|
|
$
|
(82.2
|
)
|
Other
expense
(income)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Nine
Months Ended September 27, 2009
|
Location
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
|
Amount
of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Income
|
|
Foreign
exchange contracts
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
$
|
(.1
|
)
|
|
Other
expense (income)
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
Total
|
|
|
$
|
1.4
|
|
|
(a) OCI is defined
as Accumulated Other Comprehensive income (loss), a component of
stockholders’ equity.
|
Amounts
deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at September 27, 2009,
that are expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next twelve
months, represent an after-tax gain of $8.9 million. The amount expected to be
reclassified into earnings during the next twelve months includes unrealized
gains and losses related to open foreign currency and commodity contracts.
Accordingly, the amounts that are ultimately reclassified into earnings may
differ materially.
Note
10: Stock-Based Compensation
The
number of shares/units granted under the Corporation’s stock option and
restricted stock plans during the nine months ended September 27, 2009, together
with the weighted exercise price and the related weighted-average grant-date
fair values, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying
Shares
|
|
Exercise
Price
|
|
Grant-
Date
Fair
Value
|
|
Options
Granted
|
|
|
795,940
|
|
|
$
|
38.28
|
|
|
$
|
11.55
|
|
Restricted
Stock Granted
|
|
|
95,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
38.28
|
|
Restricted
Stock Units Granted
|
|
|
488,610
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
38.28
|
|
The
options granted are exercisable in equal annual installments over a period of
four years. Under the restricted stock plans, restrictions generally expire four
years from the date of grant.
As more
fully disclosed in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included
in Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008, the fair value of stock options is determined using
the Black-Scholes option valuation model, which incorporates assumptions
surrounding volatility, dividend yield, the risk-free interest rate, expected
life, and the exercise price as compared to the stock price on the grant date.
The following table summarizes the significant weighted-average assumptions used
to determine the grant-date fair value of options granted during the nine months
ended September 27, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
Volatility
|
|
|
35.4
|
%
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
2.00
|
%
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
2.23
|
%
|
|
Expected
life in years
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
|
Note
11:
I
nterest
E
xpense
(
Net of Interest
Income
)
Interest
expense (net of interest income) for each period, in millions of dollars, was as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
$
|
23.7
|
|
|
$
|
25.3
|
|
|
$
|
67.7
|
|
|
$
|
74.8
|
|
Interest
(income)
|
|
|
(1.4
|
)
|
|
|
(11.9
|
)
|
|
|
(6.6
|
)
|
|
|
(30.1
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
22.3
|
|
|
$
|
13.4
|
|
|
$
|
61.1
|
|
|
$
|
44.7
|
|
Note
12: Other Expense (Income)
Other
expense (income) was $.8 million and $(3.0) million for the three months ended
September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, respectively and was $(3.2) million
and $(2.6) million for the nine months ended September 27, 2009, and September
28, 2008, respectively. Other expense (income) income for nine months ended
September 27, 2009 includes a $6.0
million
insurance settlement related to an environmental matter. Other expense (income)
for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 28, 2008, benefited from a
gain on the sale of a non-operating asset.
Note
13: Income Taxes
Consolidated
income tax expense of $12.2 million and $31.0 million was recognized on the
Corporation’s earnings before income taxes of $67.6 million and $129.6 million
for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, respectively.
Consolidated income tax expense of $23.7 million and $70.2 million was
recognized on the Corporation’s earnings before income taxes of $109.5 million
and $320.1 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 28,
2008, respectively. Consolidated income tax expense included a tax benefit of
$3.5 million and $9.1 million recognized on the $11.9 million and $33.9
million pre-tax restructuring charges during the nine-month periods ended
September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, respectively. The Corporation’s
effective tax rate was 18.0% and 21.6% for the three-month periods ended
September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, respectively, and 23.9% and 21.9%
for the nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008,
respectively. The Corporation’s effective tax rate for the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, benefited from favorable
adjustments associated with new facts regarding certain income tax matters and
the favorable resolution of certain tax audits. The Corporation’s effective tax
rate for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 28, 2008, benefited
from; (i) favorability associated with the finalization of closing
agreements, in the third quarter of 2008, of the settlement of income tax
litigation between the Corporation and the U.S. government agreed in late 2007
and more fully described in Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008; and (ii) the favorable resolution of certain tax
audits.
The
amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including the amount of related interest,
and the amount, if recognized, that would not affect the annual effective tax
rate at the end of each period, in millions of dollars, was as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
December
31,
2008
|
|
Unrecognized
tax benefits (including interest of
$27.8
in 2009 and $24.3 in 2008)
|
|
$
|
283.9
|
|
|
$
|
255.8
|
|
Amount,
if recognized, that would not affect the
annual
effective tax rate
|
|
|
40.6
|
|
|
|
38.0
|
|
At
September 27, 2009, the Corporation classified $49.5 million of its liabilities
for unrecognized tax benefits within other current liabilities.
As more
fully disclosed in Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008, the Corporation is subject to periodic examinations by
taxing authorities in many countries and, currently, is undergoing periodic
examinations of its tax returns in the United States (both federal and state),
Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. The final outcome of the future tax
consequences of these examinations and legal proceedings, as well as the outcome
of competent authority proceedings, changes in regulatory tax laws, or
interpretation of those tax laws, changes in income tax rates, or expiration of
statutes of limitation, could impact the Corporation’s
financial
statements. The Corporation is subject to the effects of these matters occurring
in various jurisdictions. Accordingly, the Corporation has tax reserves recorded
for which it is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax
benefit will increase or decrease within the next twelve months. Any such
increase or decrease could have a material effect on the financial results for
any particular fiscal quarter or year. However, based on the uncertainties
associated with litigation and the status of examinations, including the
protocols of finalizing audits by the relevant tax authorities, which could
include formal legal proceedings, it is not possible to estimate the impact of
any such change.
Note
14: Restructuring Actions
A summary
of restructuring activity during the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009,
is set forth below (in millions of dollars):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance
Benefits
|
|
Write-Down
to
Fair
Value Less
Costs
to Sell of
Certain
Long-
Lived
Assets
|
|
Other
Charges
|
|
Total
|
|
Restructuring
reserve at December 31, 2008
|
|
$
|
35.6
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
2.0
|
|
|
$
|
37.6
|
|
Reserves
established in 2009
|
|
|
11.1
|
|
|
|
.4
|
|
|
|
.4
|
|
|
|
11.9
|
|
Utilization
of reserves:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
(32.7
|
)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
(.6
|
)
|
|
|
(33.3
|
)
|
Non-cash
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
(.4
|
)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
(.4
|
)
|
Foreign
currency translation
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
Restructuring
reserve at September 27, 2009
|
|
$
|
15.4
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
1.8
|
|
|
$
|
17.2
|
|
The
Corporation’s restructuring actions that were initiated prior to 2009 are more
fully disclosed in Note 18 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008.
During
the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, the Corporation recorded a
restructuring charge of $11.9 million. The principal components of this
restructuring charge related to the elimination of direct and indirect
manufacturing positions as well as selling, general, and administrative
positions. As a result, a severance benefits accrual of $11.1 million was
included in the restructuring charge, of which $8.9 million related to the Power
Tools and Accessories segment, $1.4 million related to the Hardware and Home
Improvement segment, and $.8 million related to the Fastening and Assembly
Systems segment. The severance benefits accrual included the elimination of
approximately 1,500 positions including approximately 1,200 manufacturing
related positions. The restructuring charge also included a $.4
million write-down to fair value of certain long-lived assets for the Hardware
and Home Improvement segment. In addition, the restructuring charge reflected
$.3 million and $.1 million related to the early termination of lease agreements
by the Power Tools and Accessories segment and Fastening and Assembly Systems
segment, respectively, necessitated by the restructuring actions.
Of the
remaining $17.2 million restructuring accrual at September 27, 2009, $14.8
million relates to the Power Tools and Accessories segment, $1.9 million relates
to the Hardware and Home Improvement segment and $.5 million relates to the
Fastening and Assembly Systems segment.
The
Corporation anticipates that the remaining actions contemplated under the $17.2
million accrual will be completed during 2009 and 2010.
Note
15: Litigation and Contingent Liabilities
As more
fully disclosed in Note 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008, the Corporation is involved in various lawsuits in the
ordinary course of business.
These
lawsuits primarily involve claims for damages arising out of the use of the
Corporation’s products and allegations of patent and trademark infringement. The
Corporation also is involved in litigation and administrative proceedings
involving employment matters, commercial disputes and income tax matters. Some
of these lawsuits include claims for punitive as well as compensatory
damages.
The
Corporation also is party to litigation and administrative proceedings with
respect to claims involving the discharge of hazardous substances into the
environment. Some of these assert claims for damages and liability for remedial
investigations and clean-up costs with respect to sites that have never been
owned or operated by the Corporation but at which the Corporation has been
identified as a potentially responsible party. Other matters involve current and
former manufacturing facilities.
The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality
Control Board have each initiated administrative proceedings against the
Corporation and certain of the Corporation’s current or former affiliates
alleging that the Corporation and numerous other defendants are responsible to
investigate and remediate alleged groundwater contamination in and adjacent to a
160-acre property located in Rialto, California. The cities of Colton and
Rialto, as well as Goodrich Corporation, also initiated lawsuits against the
Corporation and certain of the Corporation’s former or current affiliates in the
Federal District Court for California, Central District alleging similar claims
that the Corporation is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, and state law for the discharge or release of hazardous substances
into the environment and the contamination caused by those alleged releases.
These cases were voluntarily dismissed without prejudice in June 2008. The City
of Colton also has a companion case in California State court, which is
currently stayed for all purposes. Certain defendants in that case have
cross-claims against other defendants and have asserted claims against the State
of California. The administrative proceedings and the lawsuits generally allege
that West Coast Loading Corporation (WCLC), a defunct company that operated in
Rialto between 1952 and 1957, and an as yet undefined number of other defendants
are responsible for the release of perchlorate and solvents into the groundwater
basin, and that the Corporation and certain of the Corporation’s current or
former affiliates are liable as a “successor” of WCLC. The Corporation believes
that neither the facts nor the law support an allegation that the Corporation is
responsible for the contamination and is vigorously contesting these
claims.
The EPA
has provided an affiliate of the Corporation a “Notice of Potential Liability”
related to environmental contamination found at the Centredale Manor Restoration
Project Superfund site, located in North Providence, Rhode Island. The EPA has
discovered dioxin, polychlorinated biphenyls, and pesticide contamination at
this site. The EPA alleged that an affiliate of the Corporation is liable for
site cleanup costs under CERCLA as a successor to the liability
of
Metro-Atlantic,
Inc., a former operator at the site, and demanded reimbursement of the EPA’s
costs related to this site. The EPA, which considers the Corporation to be the
primary potentially responsible party (PRP) at the site, is expected to release
a draft Feasibility Study Report, which will identify and evaluate remedial
alternatives for the site, in 2010. The estimated remediation costs related to
this site (including the EPA’s past costs as well as costs of additional
investigation, remediation, and related costs, less escrowed funds contributed
by PRPs who have reached settlement agreements with the EPA), which the
Corporation considers to be probable and can be reasonably estimable, range from
approximately $49.5 million to approximately $100 million, with no amount
within that range representing a more likely outcome. The Corporation’s reserve
for this environmental remediation matter of $49.5 million reflects the
probability that the Corporation will be identified as the principal financially
viable PRP upon issuance of the EPA draft Feasibility Study Report. The
Corporation has not yet determined the extent to which it will contest the EPA’s
claims with respect to this site. Further, to the extent that the Corporation
agrees to perform or finance remedial activities at this site, it will seek
participation or contribution from additional PRPs and insurance carriers. As
the specific nature of the environmental remediation activities that may be
mandated by the EPA at this site have not yet been determined, the ultimate
remedial costs associated with the site may vary from the amount accrued by the
Corporation at September 27, 2009.
As of
September 27, 2009, the Corporation’s aggregate probable exposure with respect
to environmental liabilities, for which accruals have been established in the
consolidated financial statements, was $101.3 million. These accruals are
reflected in other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Total
future costs for environmental remediation activities will depend upon, among
other things, the identification of any additional sites, the determination of
the extent of contamination at each site, the timing and nature of required
remedial actions, the technologies available, the nature and terms of cost
sharing arrangements with other PRPs, the existing legal requirements and nature
and extent of future environmental laws, and the determination of the
Corporation’s liability at each site. The recognition of additional losses, if
and when they may occur, cannot be reasonably predicted.
In the
opinion of management, amounts accrued for exposures relating to product
liability claims, environmental matters, income tax matters, and other legal
proceedings are adequate and, accordingly, the ultimate resolution of these
matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s
consolidated financial statements. As of September 27, 2009, the Corporation had
no known probable but inestimable exposures relating to product liability
claims, environmental matters, income tax matters, or other legal proceedings
that are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Corporation. There
can be no assurance, however, that unanticipated events will not require the
Corporation to increase the amount it has accrued for any matter or accrue for a
matter that has not been previously accrued because it was not considered
probable. While it is possible that the increase or establishment of an accrual
could have a material adverse effect on the financial results for any particular
fiscal quarter or year, in the opinion of management there exists no known
potential exposure that would have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition or on the financial results of the Corporation beyond any such fiscal
quarter or year.
Note
16: Subsequent Events
On
November 2, 2009, the Corporation announced that it had entered into a
definitive merger agreement to create Stanley Black & Decker in an all-stock
transaction. Under the terms of the transaction, which has been approved by the
Boards of Directors of both the Corporation and The Stanley Works, the
Corporation’s shareholders will receive a fixed ratio of 1.275 shares of The
Stanley Works common stock for each share of the Corporation’s common stock that
they own. Consummation of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing
conditions, including obtaining certain regulatory approvals as well as
shareholder approval from the shareholders of both the Corporation and The
Stanley Works, is expected to occur in the first half of 2010.
The
provisions of the definitive merger agreement provide for a termination fee, in
the amount of $125 million, to be paid by either the Corporation or by The
Stanley Works under certain circumstances, including circumstances in which the
Board of Directors of The Stanley Works or the Corporation withdraw or modify
adversely their recommendation of the proposed transaction.
Approval
of the definitive merger agreement by the Corporation’s Board of Directors
constituted a “change in control” as defined in certain agreements with
employees. That “change in control” resulted in the following events, all of
which will be recognized in the Corporation’s financial statements for the
quarter ending December 31, 2009:
|
i.
|
Under
the terms of two restricted stock plans, all restrictions lapse on
outstanding, but non-vested, restricted stock and restricted stock units,
except for those held by the Corporation’s Chairman, President, and Chief
Executive Officer. As a result of that lapse, the Corporation will
recognize previously unrecognized compensation expense in the amount of
approximately $33 million, restrictions will lapse on approximately
486,000 restricted shares, and the Corporation will issue approximately
481,000 shares in satisfaction of the restricted stock units. Those
967,000 shares will be reduced by shares with a fair value equal to
amounts necessary to satisfy employee tax withholding
requirements.
|
|
ii.
|
Under
the terms of severance agreements with 19 of its key employees, all
unvested stock options held by those individuals, aggregating
approximately 1.1 million options, immediately vest. As a result, the
Corporation will recognize previously unrecognized compensation expense
associated with those options in the amount of approximately $9
million.
|
|
iii.
|
Under
the terms of The Black & Decker Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan, which covers six key employees, the participants become fully
vested. As a result, the Corporation expects to recognize additional
pension expense of approximately $5
million.
|
The
events described in paragraphs i. through iii. above require accounting
recognition in the Corporation’s financial statements for the quarter ending
December 31, 2009, as the approval of the definitive merger agreement by the
Corporation’s Board of Directors on November 2, 2009, constituted a “change in
control” under certain agreements with employees and resulted in the
occurrence—irrespective of whether or not the proposed merger is ultimately
consummated—of those events. Additional payments upon a change in
control—that are solely payable upon consummation of the proposed merger or
termination of certain employees—will not be
recognized
in the Corporation’s financial statements until: (1) consummation of the
proposed merger, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including
obtaining certain regulatory approvals, as well as shareholder approval from the
shareholders of both the Corporation and The Stanley Works, and therefore cannot
be considered probable until such approvals are obtained; or (2) if prior to
consummation of the proposed merger, the Corporation reaches a determination to
terminate an affected employee, irrespective of whether the proposed merger is
consummated.
On
November 2, 2009, the Corporation’s Board of Directors amended the terms of The
Black & Decker 2008 Executive Long-Term Incentive/Retention Plan to remove
the provision whereby cash payouts under the plan are adjusted upward or
downward proportionately to the extent that the Corporation’s common stock
exceeds or is less than $67.78. As a result of this modification, the
Corporation will recognize additional compensation expense of approximately $3
million in its financial statements for the quarter ending December 31,
2009.
The
Corporation also expects that it will incur fees for various advisory, legal,
and accounting services associated with the proposed merger. The Corporation
estimates that these outside service fees, which will be expensed as incurred,
will approximate $25 million,
with
approximately $7.5 to $10 million of expenses expected to be recognized in the
quarter ending December 31, 2009. The anticipated $25 million of outside service
fees
includes approximately $10.5 million of fees that are only payable
upon consummation of the proposed merger.
The
Corporation’s estimate of outside service fees is based upon current forecasts
of expected service activity. There is no assurance that the amount of these
fees could not increase significantly in the future if circumstances
change.
The
Corporation has evaluated subsequent events through November 5, 2009, the date
of issuance of these financial statements, and determined that: (i) no
subsequent events have occurred that would require recognition in its
consolidated financial statements as of September 27, 2009, or for the three-
and nine-month periods then ended; and (ii) no other subsequent events have
occurred that would require disclosure in the notes thereto.
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
OVERVIEW
The
Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of power tools and
accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology-based
fastening systems. As more fully described in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, the Corporation operates in three reportable business
segments—Power Tools and Accessories, Hardware and Home Improvement, and
Fastening and Assembly Systems—with these business segments comprising
approximately 73%, 16%, and 11%, respectively, of the Corporation’s sales for
the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009.
The
Corporation markets its products and services in over 100 countries. During
2008, approximately 55%, 25%, and 20% of its sales were made to customers in the
United States, in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Middle East), and in
other geographic regions, respectively. The Power Tools and Accessories and
Hardware and Home Improvement segments are subject to general economic
conditions in the countries in which they operate as well as to the strength of
the retail economies. The Fastening and Assembly Systems segment is also subject
to general economic conditions in the countries in which it operates as well as
to automotive and industrial demand.
As
described in Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, on November
2, 2009, the Corporation announced that it had entered into a definitive merger
agreement to create Stanley Black & Decker in an all-stock transaction.
Under the terms of the transaction, which has been approved by the Boards of
Directors of both the Corporation and The Stanley Works, the Corporation’s
shareholders will receive a fixed ratio of 1.275 shares of The Stanley Works
common stock for each share of the Corporation’s common stock that they own.
Consummation of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing
conditions, including obtaining certain regulatory approvals as well as
shareholder approval from the shareholders of both the Corporation and The
Stanley Works, is expected to occur in the first half of 2010.
An
overview of certain aspects of the Corporation’s performance during the three-
and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, follows:
·
|
The
Corporation continued to face a difficult demand environment during 2009
due to the impact of the global recession. Sales for the three-month
period ended September 27, 2009, decreased by 23% from the corresponding
2008 period to $1.2 billion. This reduction was the result of a 21%
decline in unit volume and a 3% unfavorable impact from foreign currency
attributable to the effects of a stronger U.S. dollar, partially offset by
1% of favorable price. That unit volume decline was experienced across all
business segments and throughout all geographic regions. Sales for the
nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, decreased by 26%, from the
corresponding 2008 periods to $3.5 billion. This reduction was the result
of a 23% decline in unit volume and a 4% unfavorable impact from foreign
currency attributable to the effects of a stronger U.S. dollar, partially
offset by 1% of favorable price. That unit volume decline was experienced
across all business segments and throughout all geographic regions. The
Corporation expects that continued weakness in economic conditions will
result in a sales decline of approximately 23% in 2009, as compared to
2008, including a 3% unfavorable impact from foreign
currency.
|
·
|
Operating
income as a percentage of sales for the three- and nine-month periods
ended September 27, 2009, decreased by approximately 10 basis points and
230 basis points, respectively, from the corresponding periods in
2008. Of the 10 basis point decline for the three-month period
ended September 27, 2009, an increase in selling, general, and
administrative expenses contributed approximately 180 basis points but was
substantially offset by an increase in gross margin of approximately 70
basis points and a decrease of $15.6 million in restructuring and exit
costs that contributed a favorable 100 basis points. Of the 230
basis point decline for the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, a
reduction in gross margin contributed approximately 120 basis points and
an increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses contributed
approximately 150 basis points, both of which were partially offset by a
$22.0 million reduction in restructuring and exit costs that contributed a
favorable 40 basis points. Gross margin as a percentage of
sales increased in the three-month period ended September 27, 2009, as
compared to the corresponding period in 2008, as a result of the favorable
effects of commodity deflation, restructuring and cost reduction
initiatives, and pricing, which were partially offset by the unfavorable
effects of lower volumes, including the deleveraging of fixed
costs. Gross margin as a percentage of sales declined in the
nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, as compared to the
corresponding period in 2008, as a result of the unfavorable effects of
lower volumes, including the de-leveraging of fixed costs, commodity
inflation, and unfavorable mix, which were partially offset by the
favorable effects of pricing, restructuring and cost reduction
initiatives, productivity gains, and a favorable comparison to prior year
inventory write-downs. Despite a 17% and 22% reduction in selling,
general, and administrative expenses in the three- and nine-month periods
ended September 27, 2009 from the corresponding 2008 levels, selling,
general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales increased in
the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, over the 2008
levels, due to the de-leveraging of expenses over a lower sales
base.
|
·
|
Interest
expense (net of interest income) increased over the corresponding 2008
periods by $8.9 million and $16.4 million for the three- and nine-month
periods ended September 27, 2009, respectively, primarily as a result of
the early April 2009 issuance of $350.0 million of 8.95% senior notes due
2014 and of the effects of lower interest rate spreads earned on the
Corporation’s foreign currency hedging
activities.
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The
Corporation’s effective tax rate was 18.0% and 21.6% for the three-month
periods ended September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, respectively,
and 23.9% and 21.9% for the nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009,
and September 28, 2008, respectively. The Corporation’s effective tax rate
for the three-month period ended September 27, 2009, was lower than the
comparable 2008 period as the impact of favorable adjustments associated
with new facts regarding certain income tax matters and the favorable
resolution of certain tax audits in the 2009 period had a greater impact
on the effective rate than the impact of a favorable resolution
of tax matters that occurred during the comparable 2008 period.
While the Corporation’s effective tax rate for the nine-month periods
ended September 27, 2009 and 2008, benefited from favorable adjustments
associated with new facts regarding certain income tax matters and the
favorable resolution of certain tax audits, the Corporation’s effective
tax rate for the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, increased
over that of the comparable 2008 period primarily as a result of the
leveraging effect of the interest component on reserves for uncertain tax
positions, included as a component of tax expense, on lower earnings
before income taxes in the 2009
period.
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Net
earnings were $55.4 million, or $.91 per share on a diluted basis, for the
three-month period ended September 27, 2009, as compared to net earnings
of $85.8 million, or $1.41 per share on a diluted basis, for the
corresponding period in 2008. For the nine-month period ended September
27, 2009, net earnings were $98.6 million, or $1.62 per share on a diluted
basis, as compared to $249.9 million, or $4.04 per share on a diluted
basis, for the corresponding period in
2008.
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The
preceding information is an overview of certain information for the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, and should be read in conjunction
with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in its entirety.
In the
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations that
follows, the Corporation generally attempts to list contributing factors in
order of significance to the point being addressed.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Sales
The
following chart sets forth an analysis of the consolidated changes in sales for
the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009 and September 28,
2008:
Analysis
of Changes in Sales
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|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
(Dollars
in Millions)
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Total
sales
|
|
$
|
1,208.7
|
|
|
$
|
1,570.8
|
|
|
$
|
3,473.8
|
|
|
$
|
4,708.3
|
|
Unit
volume
|
|
|
(21
|
)%
|
|
|
(6
|
)%
|
|
|
(23
|
)%
|
|
|
(7
|
)%
|
Price
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
Currency
|
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
Change
in total sales
|
|
|
(23
|
)%
|
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
|
(26
|
)%
|
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
Total
consolidated sales for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27,
2009, decreased by 23% and 26%, respectively, from the corresponding 2008
periods. Unit volume declined 21% and 23% for the three- and nine-month periods
ended September 27, 2009, respectively. The unit volume decline was experienced
across all business segments and throughout all geographic regions. Pricing
actions had a 1% favorable impact on sales for both the three- and nine-month
periods ended September 27, 2009. The effects of a stronger U.S. dollar, as
compared to most other currencies, particularly the euro, Canadian dollar,
Brazilian real, British pound, and Mexican peso, resulted in a 3% and 4%
decrease in consolidated sales for the three- and nine-month periods
ended September 27, 2009, respectively.
Earnings
A summary
of the Corporation’s consolidated gross margin, selling, general, and
administrative expenses, restructuring and exit costs, and operating income—all
expressed as a percentage of sales—follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
|
(
Percentage
of
sales)
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
September
27
,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Gross
margin
|
|
|
33.1
|
%
|
|
|
32.4
|
%
|
|
|
32.0
|
%
|
|
|
33.2
|
%
|
Selling,
general, and administrative
expenses
|
|
|
25.6
|
%
|
|
|
23.8
|
%
|
|
|
26.3
|
%
|
|
|
24.8
|
%
|
Restructuring
and exit costs
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
|
1.0
|
%
|
|
|
.3
|
%
|
|
|
.7
|
%
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
7.5
|
%
|
|
|
7.6
|
%
|
|
|
5.4
|
%
|
|
|
7.7
|
%
|
The
Corporation reported consolidated operating income of $90.7 million, or 7.5% of
sales, for the three months ended September 27, 2009, as compared to operating
income of $119.9 million, or 7.6% of sales, for the corresponding period in
2008. Operating income for the nine months ended September 27, 2009, was $187.5
million, or 5.4% of sales, as compared to operating income of $362.2 million, or
7.7% of sales, for the corresponding period in 2008.
Consolidated
gross margin as a percentage of sales increased by 70 basis points from the 2008
level to 33.1% for the three-month period ended September 27, 2009 as a result
of the favorable effects of commodity deflation,
restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, and pricing, which were
offset by the unfavorable effects of lower volumes, including the de-leveraging
of fixed costs. Consolidated gross margin as a percentage of sales declined by
120 basis points from the 2008 level to 32.0% for the nine-month period ended
September 27, 2009 as a result of the unfavorable effects of lower volumes,
including the de-leveraging of fixed costs, commodity inflation and unfavorable
mix, which were partially offset by the favorable effects of pricing,
restructuring benefits, productivity gains, and a favorable comparison to prior
year inventory write-downs.
Consolidated
selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales increased
by 180 basis points and 150 basis points over the 2008 levels to 25.6% and 26.3%
for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, respectively.
Those increases in selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage
of sales were primarily due to the de-leveraging of expenses over a lower sales
base. Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, declined from the 2008 levels by
$63.8 million to $309.6 million and by $253.6 million to $913.9 million,
respectively. Those declines were due to several factors, including: (i) cost
reduction initiatives and restructuring savings; (ii) decreases in variable
selling expenses due to lower sales volumes; and (iii) the favorable effects of
foreign currency translation.
In the
first quarter of 2009, the Corporation recognized restructuring and exit costs
of $11.9 million, related to actions in its Power Tools and Accessories,
Hardware and Home Improvement, and Fastening and Assembly Systems segments. As
more fully described in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,
these restructuring charges primarily reflect actions to reduce the
Corporation’s selling, general, and administrative expenses and to improve its
manufacturing cost base.
Consolidated
net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) for the three
months ended September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, was $22.3 million
and $13.4 million, respectively. Consolidated net interest expense
(interest expense less interest income) for the nine months ended September 27,
2009, and September 28, 2008, was $61.1 million and $44.7 million,
respectively. The increase in net interest expense for both the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, was primarily the result of the
early April 2009 issuance of $350.0 million of 8.95% senior notes due 2014 and
of the effects of lower interest rate spreads earned on the Corporation’s
foreign currency hedging activities.
Other
expense (income) was $.8 million and $(3.0) million for the three months ended
September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, respectively and was $(3.2) million
and $(2.6) million for the nine months ended September 27, 2009, and September
28, 2008, respectively. Other expense (income) for the nine-month period ended
September 27, 2009, includes the benefit of a $6.0 million insurance settlement
related to an environmental matter. Other expense (income) for the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 28, 2008, benefited from a gain on the sale
of a non-operating asset.
Consolidated
income tax expense of $12.2 million and $31.0 million was recognized on the
Corporation’s earnings before income taxes of $67.6 million and $129.6 million
for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, respectively.
The Corporation’s effective tax rate was 18.0% and 21.6% for the three-month
periods ended September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, respectively, and
23.9% and 21.9% for the nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, and
September 28, 2008, respectively. The Corporation’s effective tax rate for the
three-month period ended September 27, 2009, was lower than the comparable 2008
period as the impact of favorable adjustments associated with new facts
regarding certain income tax matters and the favorable resolution of certain tax
audits in the 2009 period had a greater impact on the effective rate than the
impact of the favorable resolution of tax matters that occurred during the
comparable 2008 period. While the Corporation’s effective tax rate for the
nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, benefited from favorable adjustments
associated with new facts regarding certain income tax matters and the favorable
resolution of certain tax audits, the Corporation’s effective tax rate for the
nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, increased over the rate of the
comparable 2008 period primarily as a result of the leveraging effect of the
interest component on reserves for uncertain tax positions, included as a
component of tax expense, on lower earnings before income taxes in the 2009
period.
The
Corporation reported net earnings of $55.4 million, or $.91 per share on a
diluted basis, for the three-month period ended September 27, 2009, as compared
to net earnings of $85.8 million, or $1.41 per share on a diluted basis,
for the corresponding period in 2008. Net earnings for the three-month period
ended September 28, 2008, included the effects of an after-tax restructuring
charge of $12.6 million ($15.6 million before taxes). The Corporation reported
net earnings of $98.6 million, or $1.62 per share on a diluted basis, for the
nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, as compared to net earnings of
$249.9 million, or $4.04 per share on a diluted basis, for the
corresponding period in 2008. Net earnings for the nine-month periods ended
September 27, 2009, and September 28, 2008, included the effects of an after-tax
restructuring charge of $8.4 million ($11.9 million before taxes) and $24.8
million ($33.9 million before taxes), respectively.
BUSINESS
SEGMENTS
As more
fully described in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the
Corporation operates in three reportable business segments: Power Tools and
Accessories, Hardware and Home Improvement, and Fastening and Assembly
Systems.
Power
Tools and Accessories
Segment
sales and segment profit for the Power Tools and Accessories segment, determined
on the basis described in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,
were as follows (dollars in millions):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Sales
to unaffiliated customers
|
|
$
|
869.5
|
|
|
$
|
1,094.4
|
|
|
$
|
2,561.7
|
|
|
$
|
3,259.8
|
|
Segment
profit
|
|
|
65.8
|
|
|
|
83.0
|
|
|
|
154.5
|
|
|
|
258.5
|
|
Sales to
unaffiliated customers in the Power Tools and Accessories segment during the
third quarter of 2009 decreased by 21% from the corresponding period in
2008.
During
the third quarter of 2009, sales in North America decreased 23% from the prior
year’s level primarily due to continued weak demand in the United States as a
result of sharp declines in residential and commercial construction activity.
Sales of industrial power tools and accessories in the United States decreased
23% as a result of a continued decline in construction activity, with sales down
in all key channels. Sales of consumer power tools and accessories in the United
States decreased 20% from the 2008 level. That decrease was principally
attributable to continued weak demand in the core tools category as well as to
lower sales in the automotive and electric product category. In Canada, sales
decreased approximately 30% from the prior year’s level, with a 31% decline in
sales of industrial power tools and accessories and a 25% decline in sales of
consumer power tools and accessories.
In
Europe, sales decreased 23% during the third quarter of 2009 from the prior
year’s level, with declines experienced in all major markets. The sales decline
was particularly severe in Eastern Europe. During the third quarter of 2009,
European sales of industrial power tools and accessories declined by 24% and
sales of consumer power tools and accessories declined by 22% from the prior
year’s levels.
Sales in
other geographic areas decreased at a mid-single-digit rate during the third
quarter of 2009 from the prior year’s level. In Latin America, sales declined at
a mid-single-digit rate, as sales declines in the Caribbean, Central America,
and Mexico, which were adversely affected by the economic downturn in the United
States, were partially offset by sales growth in other parts of the region,
including Brazil and Argentina. Sales in Asia/Pacific increased at a
mid-single-digit rate, with gains in India and Australia more than offsetting
declines in most other countries.
Segment
profit as a percentage of sales for the Power Tools and Accessories segment was
7.6%, which was flat to the third quarter of 2008. As percentages of sales, an
increase in gross margin of 110 basis points was offset by a 110 basis point
increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses. The increase in gross
margin as a percentage of sales was principally due to the favorable effects of
pricing, restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, and component cost
deflation.
The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of
sales resulted from the de-leveraging of expenses over lower sales, which more
than offset the favorable effects of restructuring and cost reduction
initiatives and reductions in variable selling expenses.
Sales to
unaffiliated customers in the Power Tools and Accessories segment during the
nine months ended September 27, 2009, decreased by 21% from the corresponding
period in 2008.
During
the nine months ended September 27, 2009, sales in North America decreased 22%
from the prior year’s level primarily due to continued weak demand in the United
States as a result of depressed housing activity and decelerating commercial
construction. Sales of industrial power tools and accessories in the United
States decreased 27%, with lower sales in the independent channel and at retail.
Sales of consumer power tools and accessories in the United States decreased at
a mid-single-digit rate from the 2008 level. In Canada, sales decreased 28%,
with a 31% decline in sales of industrial power tools and accessories and a
double-digit rate of decline in consumer power tools and
accessories.
Sales in
Europe decreased 28% during the nine months ended September 27, 2009, from the
level experienced in the corresponding 2008 period due to the impact of the
global recession. Sales declined across all markets and in all key product
lines. The sales decline was particularly severe in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia,
and the United Kingdom, and the Central European and Iberian regions. During the
nine months ended September 27, 2009, European sales of industrial power tools
and accessories declined by 31% and sales of consumer power tools and
accessories declined by 23% from the prior year’s levels.
Sales in
other geographic areas decreased at a high-single-digit rate during the nine
months ended September 27, 2009, from the level experienced in the corresponding
period in 2008. This decrease primarily resulted from a mid-single-digit rate of
decline in Latin America, with double-digit rates of declines experienced in the
Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico—areas more closely tied to the U.S.
economy than others in the region. Sales in Asia/Pacific decreased at a
high-single-digit rate.
Segment
profit as a percentage of sales for the Power Tools and Accessories segment was
6.0% for the nine months ended September 27, 2009, as compared to 7.9% for the
corresponding period in 2008. As percentages of sales, the decrease in segment
profit resulted from a 60 basis point decrease in gross margin and a 130 basis
point increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses. The decrease in
gross margin as a percentage of sales was principally due to the unfavorable
effects of commodity inflation (including the appreciation of the Chinese
renminbi), lower volumes, including the de-leveraging of fixed costs, and
unfavorable mix, which more than offset favorable price, a positive comparison
to inventory write-downs in the prior year, and the benefit of restructuring and
cost reduction initiatives. The increase in selling, general, and administrative
expenses as a percentage of sales resulted from the de-leveraging of expenses
over lower sales, which more than offset the favorable effects of restructuring
and cost reduction initiatives and a reduction in variable selling
expenses.
Hardware
and Home Improvement
Segment
sales and segment profit for the Hardware and Home Improvement segment,
determined on the basis described in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, were as follows (in millions of dollars):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Sales
to unaffiliated customers
|
|
$
|
192.9
|
|
|
$
|
231.2
|
|
|
$
|
554.7
|
|
|
$
|
682.6
|
|
Segment
profit
|
|
|
24.8
|
|
|
|
26.1
|
|
|
|
53.8
|
|
|
|
63.9
|
|
Sales to
unaffiliated customers in the Hardware and Home Improvement segment decreased by
17% during the third quarter of 2009 from the corresponding period in 2008.
Sales of both locksets and plumbing products decreased at a double-digit rate
during the third quarter of 2009 from the corresponding period in
2008. Locksets sales in the United States declined in the third
quarter of 2009 due to sharply lower housing activity, with the decline more
strongly felt with higher-price-point products. Sales of plumbing products in
the United States decreased as sales in the new construction channel were down
over 30%, reflecting decreased housing activity, and sales in the retail channel
declined at a double-digit rate, reflecting lower consumer remodeling activity
and cautious reorders by customers. Sales in other geographic regions declined
by 24% from the prior year’s level, principally due to weakness in
Canada.
Segment
profit as a percentage of sales for the Hardware and Home Improvement segment
increased from 11.3% for third quarter of 2008 to 12.9% for the third quarter of
2009. As percentages of sales, the increase in segment profit resulted from an
increase in gross margin which was partially offset by an increase in selling,
general, and administrative expenses. The increase in gross margin was due to
the favorable effects of commodity deflation, restructuring and cost reduction
initiatives, productivity gains, and fixed cost absorption, which was partially
offset by unfavorable price. Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a
percentage of sales increased as a result of the de-leveraging of expenses over
lower sales, which more than offset the benefits of restructuring and cost
reduction initiatives and reductions in variable selling expenses.
Sales to
unaffiliated customers in the Hardware and Home Improvement segment decreased by
19% during the nine months ended September 27, 2009, from the corresponding
period in 2008. Lockset sales in the United States decreased at a double-digit
rate during the nine months ended September 27, 2009 from the corresponding
period in 2008 due to the effects of U.S. housing conditions as well as to a
reduction in sales of higher-priced products. Sales of plumbing products in the
United States declined by 22% during the nine months ended September 27, 2009,
as compared to the prior year’s level, as sales in the both the new construction
and retail channels declined at double-digit rates. Sales in other geographic
regions declined by 22% from the 2008 level, principally due to weakness in
Canada.
Segment
profit as a percentage of sales for the Hardware and Home Improvement segment
increased from 9.4% for the nine months ended September 28, 2008, to 9.7% for
the nine months ended September 27, 2009. As percentages of sales, the increase
in segment profit resulted from an increase in gross margin that was partially
offset by an increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses. The
increase in gross margin was primarily due to commodity deflation and benefits
from restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, as well as favorable price
and mix, which were partially offset by the unfavorable effects of lower volumes
and fixed cost
absorption.
The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of
sales resulted from the de-leveraging of expenses over lower sales, which more
than offset the benefit of reduced selling, general, and administrative expenses
resulting from restructuring and cost reduction initiatives.
Fastening
and Assembly Systems
Segment
sales and segment profit for the Fastening and Assembly Systems segment,
determined on the basis described in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, were as follows (in millions of dollars):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Sales
to unaffiliated customers
|
|
$
|
132.8
|
|
|
$
|
173.8
|
|
|
$
|
381.7
|
|
|
$
|
544.8
|
|
Segment
profit
|
|
|
12.3
|
|
|
|
27.6
|
|
|
|
22.0
|
|
|
|
86.9
|
|
Sales to
unaffiliated customers in the Fastening and Assembly Systems segment for the
third quarter of 2009 decreased by 24%, as compared to the corresponding period
in 2008. That decline primarily resulted from weakness in both the automotive
and industrial businesses related to the global economic slowdown. The September
2008 acquisition of Spiralock resulted in a 2% increase in the segment’s sales
during the third quarter of 2009. Sales in North America decreased 23% during
the third quarter of 2009 from the corresponding period in 2008, reflecting
significant weakness in both the U.S. automotive and industrial businesses.
Sales in Europe during the third quarter of 2009 decreased 25%, as compared to
the prior year’s level, as a result of double-digit rates of decline in sales of
both the automotive and industrial businesses. Sales in Asia during the third
quarter decreased 24% from the corresponding period in 2008.
Segment
profit as a percentage of sales for the Fastening and Assembly Systems segment
decreased from 15.9% in the third quarter of 2008 to 9.3% in the third quarter
of 2009 due to the effects of de-leveraging of costs over lower sales volumes.
As percentages of sales, the decrease in segment profit resulted from a decrease
in gross margin and an increase in selling, general, and administrative
expenses.
Sales to
unaffiliated customers in the Fastening and Assembly Systems segment decreased
by 30% during the nine months ended September 27, 2009, as compared to the
corresponding period in 2008. That decline primarily resulted from weakness in
both the automotive and the industrial businesses related to the global economic
slowdown. The September 2008 acquisition of Spiralock resulted in a 2% increase
in the segment’s sales during the nine months ended September 27, 2009. Sales in
North America decreased 37% during the nine months ended September 27, 2009,
from the corresponding period in 2008, reflecting significant declines in both
the U.S. automotive and industrial businesses. Sales in Europe during the nine
months ended September 27, 2009, decreased 27% as compared to the prior year’s
level, as a result of double-digit rates of decline in sales of both the
automotive and industrial businesses. Sales in Asia during the nine months ended
September 27, 2009, decreased 29% from the corresponding period in
2008.
Segment
profit as a percentage of sales for the Fastening and Assembly Systems segment
decreased from 16.0% in the nine months ended September 28, 2008 to 5.8% in the
corresponding 2009 period due to the effects of de-leveraging of costs over
lower sales volumes. As percentages of sales, the decrease in segment profit
resulted from a decrease in gross margin and an increase in selling, general,
and administrative expenses.
Other
Segment-Related Matters
As
indicated in the first table of Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, segment profit (expense) associated with Corporate, Adjustments, and
Eliminations was $(14.9) million and $(37.0) million for the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, respectively, as compared to $(9.0)
million and $(40.8) million, respectively, for the corresponding periods in
2008. The rise in Corporate expenses during the three months ended September 27,
2009, over the prior year’s level was primarily due to increased incentives and
higher pension expense, which were partially offset by the effects of lower
legal and environmental expenses, income directly related to reportable business
segments booked in consolidation, and cost reduction initiatives undertaken with
respect to Corporate departmental spending.
On a
year-to-date basis, the decrease in Corporate expenses in 2009 was primarily due
to income directly related to reportable business segments booked in
consolidation, including a $3.9 million reversal of previously established legal
reserves due to a favorable ruling on certain litigation in the first quarter,
the effects of lower legal and environmental expense, and benefits from cost
reduction initiatives undertaken with respect to Corporate departmental
spending, which were partially offset by increased expenses associated with
benefits and risks expenses (in excess of amounts charged to the reportable
segments) and higher pension expense.
Expense
recognized by the Corporation, on a consolidated basis, relating to its pension
and other postretirement benefit plans decreased by $.1 million and $.6 million
for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, respectively, as
compared to the 2008 levels. The Corporate adjustment to businesses’
postretirement benefit expense booked in consolidation, as identified in the
final table included in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements was
$2.9 million and $8.9 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 27, 2009, respectively, as compared to $.9 million and $2.8 million,
respectively, for the corresponding periods in 2008. Those increases in the
Corporate adjustment in 2009, as compared to the 2008 periods, resulted from an
increase in pension and other postretirement benefit expense (excluding the
service costs allocated to the reportable business segments). As more fully
described in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, in
determining segment profit, expenses relating to pension and other
postretirement benefits are based solely upon estimated service costs.
Income
(expense) directly related to reportable business segments booked in
consolidation and, thus, excluded from segment profit for the reportable
business segments was $.3 million and $5.4 million for the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009, as compared to $(.5) million and
$(3.8) million for the corresponding periods in 2008. The segment-related income
excluded from segment profit for both the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 27, 2009, primarily related to the Hardware and Home Improvement and
Power Tools and Accessories segments. The segment-related expense excluded from
segment profit for both the three- and nine-
month
periods ended September 28, 2008, primarily related to the Power Tools and
Accessories segment.
RESTRUCTURING
ACTIVITY
The
Corporation is committed to continuous productivity improvements and continues
to evaluate opportunities to reduce fixed costs, simplify or improve processes,
and eliminate excess capacity. The Corporation’s restructuring activities are
more fully discussed in Item 7 under the caption “Restructuring Actions” and
Item 8 in Note 18 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the
Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008,
and in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The
Corporation realized restructuring benefits of approximately $22 million and $55
million during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009,
respectively, net of restructuring-related expenses. Of those restructuring
savings, approximately two thirds were realized through a reduction of selling,
general, and administrative expenses, with the remainder benefiting gross
margin.
The
Corporation expects that pre-tax savings associated with the fourth quarter
2007, 2008 and first quarter 2009 restructuring actions will benefit its 2009
results by approximately $75 million, net of restructuring-related expenses. The
Corporation expects that, of those incremental pre-tax savings, approximately
two thirds will benefit selling, general, and administrative expenses and the
remaining one third will benefit cost of goods sold.
Ultimate
savings realized from restructuring actions may be mitigated by such factors as
economic weakness and competitive pressures, as well as decisions to increase
costs in areas, such as promotion or research and development, above levels that
were otherwise assumed.
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY
The
following table provides information as of September 27, 2009, about the
Corporation’s short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and interest rate hedge
portfolio. This table should be read in conjunction with the information
contained in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations under the heading “Interest Rate Sensitivity” included in
Item 7 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008.
Principal
Payments and Interest Rate Detail by Contractual Maturity Dates
(U.S.
Dollars in Millions)
|
3
Mos. Ending
Dec.
31, 2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
|
2012
|
|
2013
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
Total
|
|
Fair
Value
(Assets)/
Liabilities
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term
borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable
rate (U.S. dollars and
other
currencies)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Average
interest rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable
rate (U.S. dollars)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
75.0
|
|
|
$
|
100.0
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
175.0
|
|
|
$
|
175.0
|
|
Average
interest rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.39
|
%
|
|
|
1.47
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.43
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
rate (U.S. dollars)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
400.0
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,100.0
|
|
|
$
|
1,500.0
|
|
|
$
|
1,600.6
|
|
Average
interest rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.13
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.67
|
%
|
|
|
6.79
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST
RATE DERIVATIVES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
to Variable Rate Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rate
Swaps (U.S. dollars)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
100.0
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
225.0
|
|
|
$
|
325.0
|
|
|
$
|
(34.2
|
)
|
Average
pay rate (a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
receive rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.87
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.79
|
%
|
|
|
4.81
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
The
average pay rate for swaps in the notional principal amount of $125.0
million is based upon 3-month forward LIBOR (with swaps in the notional
principal amounts of $100.0 million maturing in 2011 and $25.0 million
maturing thereafter). The average pay rate for the remaining swaps is
based upon 6-month forward LIBOR.
|
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
Introduction
:
The following summarizes the Corporation’s cash inflows (outflows) for the
nine-month period ended September 27, 2009 and September 28, 2008 (in millions
of dollars).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
27,
2009
|
|
September
28,
2008
|
|
Cash
flow from operating activities
|
|
$
|
234.2
|
|
|
$
|
315.5
|
|
Cash
flow from investing activities
|
|
|
132.0
|
|
|
|
(70.6
|
)
|
Cash
flow from financing activities
|
|
|
169.0
|
|
|
|
(154.1
|
)
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
8.5
|
|
|
|
(5.2
|
)
|
Increase
in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
543.7
|
|
|
$
|
85.6
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
821.5
|
|
|
$
|
340.3
|
|
As more
fully disclosed under the caption “Financial Condition”, included in Item 7 of
the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008, the Corporation’s operating cash flow provides the primary source of funds
to finance operating needs and capital expenditures. As necessary, the
Corporation supplements its operating cash flow with debt. The Corporation’s
operating cash flow is significantly impacted by its net earnings and working
capital management, as well as by its hedging activity discussed
below.
The
Corporation anticipates that its operating cash flow in 2009 will be adversely
impacted by lower net earnings than that experienced in 2008.
Cash
inflows and outflows related to the Corporation’s currency hedging activities
are classified in the cash flow statement under operating activities or
investing activities based upon the nature of the hedge. Cash flows related to
hedges of the Corporation’s foreign currency denominated assets, liabilities,
and forecasted transactions are classified as operating activities, and cash
flows related to hedges of the Corporation’s net investment in foreign
subsidiaries are classified as investing activities. Due to the rapid
strengthening of the U.S. dollar in late 2008, the Corporation experienced much
larger gains and losses on these hedges than it has in the past. Therefore,
based upon current exchange rates, the Corporation expects that cash outflows
associated with currency hedges whose cash flows are classified within operating
activities will significantly reduce cash flows from operating activities in
2009. However, such reduction is expected to be more than offset by cash inflows
associated with hedges of the Corporation’s net investment in foreign
subsidiaries that are classified within cash flows from investing
activities.
The
Corporation will continue to have cash requirements to support seasonal working
capital needs, capital expenditures, and dividends to stockholders, to pay
interest, and to service debt. In addition, as disclosed in Note 16 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements, the Corporation expects that it will incur
fees—estimated at approximately $25 million, including $10.5 million that is
only payable upon consummation of the proposed merger—for various advisory,
legal, and accounting services associated with the proposed merger to create
Stanley Black & Decker in an all stock merger. At September 27, 2009, the
Corporation had $821.5 million of cash and cash equivalents. Most of the
Corporation’s cash is held by its subsidiaries. The Corporation’s overall cash
position reflects its business results and a global cash management strategy
that takes into account liquidity management, economic factors, the statutes,
regulations and practices in jurisdictions where the Corporation has operations,
and tax considerations. At September 27, 2009, the Corporation had the full
amount available under its $1.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that
expires in December 2012. In order to meet its cash requirements, the
Corporation intends to use its existing cash, cash equivalents, and internally
generated funds, and to borrow under its commercial paper program, existing
unsecured revolving credit facility or under short-term borrowing facilities.
The Corporation believes that—absent events or payments which would only be
triggered upon consummation of the proposed merger and creation of Stanley Black
& Decker—cash provided from these sources will be adequate to meet its cash
requirements over the next 12 months.
Cash Flow from
Operating Activities:
Operating activities provided cash of
$234.2 million for the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, as compared
to $315.5 million for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2008. The change
in cash from operating activities in the nine-month period ended September 27,
2009 was primarily due to lower net earnings, higher usage of cash associated
with other assets and liabilities, including the impact of the Corporation’s
foreign currency hedging activities, and restructuring spending, which were
partially offset by lower working capital requirements.
As part
of its capital management, the Corporation reviews certain working capital
metrics. For example, the Corporation evaluates its trade receivables and
inventory levels through the computation of days sales outstanding and inventory
turnover ratio, respectively. The number of days sales outstanding as of
September 27, 2009, was slightly higher, as compared to the level as of
September
28, 2008. Average inventory turns as of September 27, 2009, approximated
inventory turns as of September 28, 2008.
The
Corporation sponsors pension and postretirement benefit plans. The Corporation’s
cash funding of these plans was approximately $36 million for the year ended
December 31, 2008. Cash contribution requirements for these plans are either
based upon the applicable regulation for each country (principally the U.S. and
United Kingdom) or are funded on a pay-as-you-go basis. The Corporation expects
that its cash funding of its pension and postretirement benefit plans in 2009
will approximate the 2008 level. The Corporation expects that its cash funding
of its pension and postretirement benefit plans in 2010 will increase by
approximately $35 million over the 2009 level. That increase in cash
funding is principally attributable to the Corporation’s qualified pension plans
in the U.S. Cash contributions for the Corporation’s qualified pension plans in
the U.S. are governed by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). Contribution
requirements under the PPA are generally based upon the funded status of the
plan (determined by comparing plan assets to the actuarially determined plan
obligations). The reduction in the fair value of the Corporation’s pension plan
assets that occurred in 2008 will require the Corporation to make contributions
to its U.S. qualified pension plans for their 2009 and 2010 plan years. The
majority of these contributions will occur in 2010 and 2011. These
contribution requirements could also continue or increase in subsequent years
unless there is an improvement in the funded status of the Corporation’s U.S.
qualified pension plans.
Cash Flow from
Investing Activities:
Investing activities provided cash of
$132.0 million for the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, as compared
to a use of cash of $70.6 million for the nine-month period ended September 28,
2008. Hedging activities—associated with the Corporation’s net investment
hedging activities—resulted in a net cash inflow of $178.5 million for the
nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, as compared to a net cash inflow of
$10.6 million for the corresponding period in 2008. The increase in cash inflow
from hedging activities in the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, over
the comparable 2008 period, is attributable to the relative weakening of the
pound sterling against the U.S. dollar during the respective hedged periods.
Capital expenditures decreased by $29.4 million to $48.2 million for the
nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, as compared to the corresponding
period in 2008. The Corporation anticipates that its capital spending in 2009
will approximate $70 million. Cash proceeds associated with the disposal of
assets decreased $17.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 27,
2009, as compared to the corresponding 2008 period, principally due to the
proceeds from the sale of a non-operating asset in the 2008 period. The
Corporation used $23.8 million of cash during the nine-month period ended
September 28, 2008, associated with its purchase of Spiralock, a component of
the Fastening and Assembly Systems segment.
Cash Flow from
Financing Activities:
Financing activities provided cash of
$169.0 million for the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009, as compared
to a use of cash of $154.1 million for the corresponding period in 2008. In
early April 2009, the Corporation issued $350.0 million of 8.95% senior notes
due 2014. The Corporation utilized the proceeds of $343.1 million (net of
issuance costs of $2.7 million and debt discount) from the issuance of those
senior notes to repay short-term borrowings that were outstanding at that time.
Cash used for financing activities for the nine-month period ended September 27,
2009, included a net decrease in short-term borrowings of $84.3 million,
payments on long-term debt of $50.1 million, and dividend payments of $39.9
million. Cash used to pay dividends was $39.9 million for the nine-month period
ended September 27, 2009, as compared to $76.5 million in the corresponding 2008
period, a decrease of $36.6
million.
Dividend payments, on a per share basis, in the nine-month period ended
September 27, 2009 were $.66, as compared to $1.26 in the corresponding period
in 2008. In April 2009, the Corporation announced that its Board of Directors
declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.12 per share on the Corporation’s
outstanding stock payable during the third quarter of 2009, a 71% decrease from
the $.42 quarterly dividend paid by the Corporation since the first quarter of
2007. Future dividends will depend on the Corporation’s earnings, financial
condition, and other factors.
Sources
of cash from financing activities in the nine-month period ended September 28,
2008, primarily included proceeds from long-term debt of $224.7 million (net of
issuance costs of $.3 million). Cash used for financing activities for the nine
months ended September 28, 2008, included a net decrease in short-term
borrowings of $108.7 million and dividend payments of $76.5 million. During the
nine-month period ended September 28, 2008, the Corporation purchased 3,136,382
shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $202.3 million. At September
27, 2009, the Corporation has remaining authorization from its Board of
Directors to repurchase an additional 3.8 million shares of its common stock.
Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement to create Stanley Black &
Decker, absent the consent of The Stanley Works, the Corporation has agreed not
to repurchase any of the shares of its common stock pending consummation of the
merger.
Credit
Rating:
The Corporation’s credit ratings are reviewed
periodically by major debt rating agencies including Moody’s Investors Service,
Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch Ratings. The Corporation’s credit ratings and
outlook from each of the credit rating agencies as of September 27, 2009,
follow:
|
Long-term
Debt
|
|
Short-term
Debt
|
|
Outlook
|
Moody’s
Investors Service
|
|
Baa3
|
|
P3
|
|
Stable
|
Standard
& Poor’s
|
|
BBB
|
|
A3
|
|
Negative
|
Fitch
Ratings
|
|
BBB
|
|
F2
|
|
Negative
|
The
credit rating agencies consider many factors when assigning their ratings, such
as the impact of the global economic environment and distress in the financial
markets and their possible impact on the Corporation’s financial performance,
including certain financial metrics utilized by the credit rating agencies in
determining the Corporation’s credit rating. Accordingly, it is possible that
the credit rating agencies could reduce the Corporation’s credit ratings from
their current level. This could significantly influence the interest rate of any
of the Corporation’s future financing.
The
Corporation’s ability to maintain its commercial paper program is principally a
function of its short-term debt credit rating. As a result of the reduction in
the Corporation’s short-term credit ratings that occurred during the first
quarter of 2009, the Corporation’s ability to access commercial paper borrowings
has been substantially reduced. As a result, the Corporation has utilized its
$1.0 billion unsecured credit facility during 2009. No amounts were
outstanding under this credit facility as of September 27, 2009. Borrowings
under this credit facility are at interest rates that may vary based upon the
rating of its long-term debt. The Corporation’s current borrowing rates under
its credit facility may be set at either Citibank’s prime rate or at LIBOR plus
.30%. The spread above LIBOR could increase by a maximum amount of .30% based
upon reductions in the Corporation’s credit rating. The Corporation expects to
utilize borrowings under its commercial paper program and $1.0 billion unsecured
credit facility to fund its short-term borrowing requirements.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
Corporation’s disclosure of its critical accounting policies—those significant
accounting policies that may involve a higher degree of judgment, estimation, or
complexity than other accounting policies—are more fully disclosed under the
caption “Critical Accounting Policies” included in Item 7 of the Corporation’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and as included
below.
At
December 31, 2008, goodwill in the amount of $1,223.2 million was recognized in
the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheet, of which $432.9 million related to
its Power Tools and Accessories segment, $463.4 million related to its Hardware
and Home Improvement segment, and $326.9 million related to its Fastening and
Assembly Systems segment. Goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have
indefinite lives are not amortized, but are subject to an impairment test on an
annual basis, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying value may not be recoverable. The Corporation has elected to conduct
its annual test for goodwill impairment in the fourth quarter of each
year.
The
Corporation assesses the fair value of its reporting units for its goodwill
impairment tests based upon a discounted cash flow methodology. The
identification of reporting units begins at the operating segment level—in the
Corporation’s case, the Power Tools and Accessories segment, the Hardware and
Home Improvement segment, and the Fastening and Assembly Systems segment—and
considers whether operating components one level below the segment level should
be identified as reporting units for purposes of goodwill impairment tests if
certain conditions exists. These conditions include, among other factors, (i)
the extent to which an operating component represents a business (that is, the
operating component contains all of the inputs and processes necessary for it to
continue to conduct normal operations if transferred from the segment) and (ii)
the disaggregation of economically dissimilar operating components within a
segment. The Corporation has determined that its reporting units, for purposes
of its goodwill impairment tests, represent its operating segments, except with
respect to its Hardware and Home Improvement segment for which its reporting
units are the plumbing products and security hardware businesses. Goodwill is
allocated to each reporting unit at the time of a business acquisition and is
adjusted upon finalization of the purchase price of an acquisition. The
Corporation has not made any material change in the accounting methodology used
to evaluate goodwill impairment during the last year.
The
discounted cash flow methodology utilized by the Corporation in estimating the
fair value of its reporting units for purposes of its goodwill impairment
testing requires various judgmental assumptions about sales, operating margins,
growth rates, discount rates, and working capital requirements. In determining
those judgmental assumptions, the Corporation considers a variety of data,
including—for each reporting unit—its annual budget for the upcoming year (which
forms the basis of certain annual incentive targets for reporting unit
management), its longer-term business plan, economic projections, anticipated
future cash flows, and market data. Assumptions are also made for varying
perpetual growth rates for periods beyond the longer-term business plan period.
When estimating the fair value of its reporting units in the fourth quarter of
2008, the Corporation assumed operating margins in years 2010 and beyond in
excess of the margins realized in 2008 and budgeted for 2009 based upon its
belief that recovery from the current global economic crisis will permit a
return to more normalized sales levels and operating margins for its reporting
units. The key assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the Corporation’s
reporting units at the time of its fourth quarter 2008 goodwill impairment test
included: (i)
an average sales growth assumption of approximately 3% per annum; (ii) annual
operating margins ranging from approximately 6% to 15%; and (iii) a discount
rate of 9.5%, which was determined based upon a then-market-based weighted
average cost of capital.
The
Corporation’s goodwill impairment analysis is subject to uncertainties due to
uncontrollable events, including the strategic decisions made in response to
economic or competitive conditions, the general economic environment, or
material changes in its relationships with significant customers that could
positively or negatively impact anticipated future operating conditions and cash
flows. In addition, the Corporation’s goodwill impairment analysis is subject to
uncertainties due to the current global economic crisis, including the severity
of that crisis and the time period before which the global economy
recovers.
If the
carrying amounts of the Corporation’s reporting units (including recorded
goodwill) exceed their respective fair values, determined through the discounted
cash flow methodology described above, goodwill impairment may be present. In
such an instance, the Corporation would measure the goodwill impairment loss, if
any, based upon the fair value of the underlying assets and liabilities of the
impacted reporting unit, included any unrecognized intangible assets, and
estimate the implied fair value of goodwill. An impairment loss would be
recognized to the extent that a reporting unit’s recorded goodwill exceeded the
implied fair value of goodwill.
The
Corporation could be required to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill prior
to the next annual assessment if it experiences unexpected significant declines
in operating results (including those associated with a more severe or prolonged
global economic crisis or other business disruptions than currently assumed), a
material negative change in its relationships with significant customers, or
divestitures of significant components of the Corporation’s businesses. However,
based upon the Corporation’s goodwill impairment analysis conducted in the
fourth quarter of 2008, a hypothetical reduction in the fair value of its
reporting units by a specified percentage, ranging from approximately 13% for
one reporting unit to between approximately 30% to 70% for the Corporation’s
other reporting units, would not have resulted in a situation in which the
carrying value of the respective reporting unit exceeded that reduced fair
value.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Reform Act) provides a
safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the
Corporation. The Corporation and its representatives may, from time to time,
make written or verbal forward-looking statements, including statements
contained in the Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and in its reports to stockholders. Generally, the inclusion of the
words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will,” and
similar expressions identify statements that constitute “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 and that are intended to come
within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. All statements
addressing operating performance, events, or developments that the Corporation
expects or anticipates will occur in the future, including statements relating
to sales growth, earnings or earnings per share growth, and market share, as
well as statements expressing optimism or pessimism about future operating
results, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform Act.
The forward-looking statements are and will be based upon management’s
then-current views and assumptions regarding future events and operating
performance, and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. The
Corporation undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
By their
nature, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements for a number of reasons, including but not limited to those factors
identified in Item 1A of Part II of this report and in Item 1A of Part I of the
Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008.
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
Information
required under this Item is contained in Note 3 of Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements, in Item 2 of Part 1 of this report under the caption
“Interest Rate Sensitivity”, and under the caption “Hedging Activities”,
included in Item 7 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008, and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
(a) Under
the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management,
including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
the Corporation carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as of
September 27, 2009, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that
evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer have concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures
are effective.
(b) There
have been no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial
reporting during the quarterly period ended September 27, 2009, that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.
THE
BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal
Proceedings
As more
fully described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2008, and in Note 15, the Corporation is involved in various lawsuits in the
ordinary course of business. These lawsuits primarily involve claims for damages
arising out of the use of the Corporation’s products, allegations of patent and
trademark infringement, and litigation and administrative proceedings relating
to employment matters, tax matters and commercial disputes. In addition, the
Corporation is party to litigation and administrative proceedings with respect
to claims involving the discharge of hazardous substances into the
environment.
Item 1A. Risk
Factors
In
addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully
consider the factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" included in Part
I, Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2008, as well as the risk factors noted below, which could materially affect
our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
The global credit crisis may impact
the availability and cost of credit.
The turmoil in the credit markets
has resulted in higher borrowing costs and, for some companies, has limited
access to credit, particularly through the commercial paper market. Our ability
to maintain our commercial paper program is principally a function of our
short-term debt credit rating. Following our guidance for lower earnings in
2009, each of the major debt rating agencies – Moody’s Investors Service,
Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch Ratings – reviewed our credit ratings. During
the first quarter of 2009, Fitch Ratings affirmed our short-term debt rating of
F2, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded our short-term debt rating from P2 to
P3, and Standard & Poor’s downgraded our short-term debt rating from A2 to
A3. As a result of the reduction in our short-term credit ratings that occurred
during the first quarter of 2009, our ability to access commercial paper
borrowings has been substantially reduced. As a result, we have utilized our
$1.0 billion unsecured credit facility during 2009. Although we believe that the
lenders participating in our revolving credit facility will be able to provide
financing in accordance with their contractual obligations, the current economic
environment may adversely impact our ability to borrow additional funds on
comparable terms in a timely manner. Continued disruption in the credit markets
also may negatively affect the ability of our customers and suppliers to conduct
business on a normal basis. The deterioration of our future business
performance, beyond our current expectations, could result in our non-compliance
with debt covenants.
Our announcement that we had entered
into a definitive merger agreement with The Stanley Works to create Stanley
Black & Decker in an all-stock transaction could adversely affect our
business.
On November 2, 2009, we announced that we had entered into a
definitive merger agreement to create Stanley Black & Decker in an all stock
transaction. As a result of the merger, each of our shareholders will receive a
fixed ratio of 1.275 shares of The Stanley Works common stock for each share of
our common stock that they own. Consummation of the transaction, which is
subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining certain regulatory
approvals as well as shareholder approval from both our shareholders and the
shareholders of The Stanley Works, is expected to occur
in the
first half of 2010. Expected synergies associated with the transaction will
require the merger of certain of our operations into those of The Stanley Works,
resulting in the likely termination of a number of our employees and
restructuring of certain of our operations. The announcement and pending nature
of the transaction could cause disruptions in our business and have an adverse
effect on our relationship with our customers, vendors, and employees, which
could, in turn, have an adverse effect on our business, financial results, and
operations.
The consummation of the transaction
to create Stanley Black & Decker is not certain, and its delay or failure
could adversely affect our business.
There is no assurance that the
transaction will occur. If the transaction is consummated, it is currently
anticipated to be completed in the first half of 2010. However, we cannot
predict the exact timing of the consummation of the transaction. Consummation of
the transaction is subject to the satisfaction of various conditions, including
obtaining certain regulatory approvals and the approval of both our shareholders
and the shareholders of The Stanley Works. A number of the conditions are not
within our control. We cannot assure you that all closing conditions will be
satisfied, that we will receive the required governmental approvals, or that the
transaction will be successfully consummated. If the transaction is not
completed, the share price of our common stock may change to the extent that the
current market price of our common stock reflects the assumption that the
transaction will be completed. In addition, a failed transaction may result in
negative publicity and a negative impression of us in the investment community.
Under certain circumstances, upon termination of the merger agreement, we could
be required to pay a termination fee of $125 million to The Stanley
Works.
The risks
described in the preceding paragraphs and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are
not exhaustive. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or
that we currently believe to be immaterial also may adversely impact our
business. Should any risk or uncertainties develop into actual events, these
developments could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, or result of operations.
Item 2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
(c)
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Period (a)
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Total
Number
of
Shares
Purchased
(b)
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Average
Price
Paid
Per
Share
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Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans
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Maximum
Number
of
Shares that May
Yet
be Purchased
Under
the Plans (c)
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June
29, 2009 through
July
26, 2009
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151
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$
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28.66
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—
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3,777,145
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July
27, 2009 through
August
23, 2009
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—
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—
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—
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3,777,145
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August
24, 2009 through
September
27, 2009
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—
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—
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—
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3,777,145
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Total
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151
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$
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28.66
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—
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3,777,145
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(a)
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The
periods represent the Corporation’s monthly fiscal
calendar.
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(b)
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Shares
acquired from associates to satisfy withholding tax requirements upon the
vesting of restricted stock.
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(c)
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The
maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans
represent the remaining shares that are available pursuant to the
Corporation’s publicly announced repurchase plans. The maximum number of
shares that may yet be purchased under the plans noted above included
4,000,000 shares authorized by the Board of Directors on October 17, 2007,
and 2,000,000 shares authorized by the Board of Directors on February 14,
2008. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement to create Stanley
Black & Decker, absent the consent of The Stanley Works, the
Corporation has agreed not to repurchase any of the shares of its common
stock pending consummation of the
merger.
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Item 5. Other Information
The
Corporation’s press release of October 22, 2009, included a forward-looking
statement with respect to management’s expectation that: (i) the Corporation’s
diluted earnings per share would range from $2.31 to $2.41 for the full year
2009; (ii) excluding the impact of the first-quarter restructuring charge of
$11.9 million pre-tax ($8.4 million after-tax), or $.14 per share, the
Corporation’s diluted earnings per share would range from $2.45 to $2.55 for the
full year 2009; and (iii) the Corporation’s diluted earnings per
share for the fourth quarter of 2009 would range from $.68 to $.78. Those
expectations with respect to earnings per share for the full year and fourth
quarter of 2009 did not reflect the additional expenses or adjustment to
outstanding shares described in Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements. Factoring those expenses and shares into the previously described
ranges of earnings-per-share expectations would revise management’s
expectations, which are not otherwise being updated, as follows: (i) the
Corporation’s diluted earnings per share would range from $1.62 to $1.72 for the
full year 2009; (ii) excluding the impact of the first-quarter restructuring
charge of $11.9 million pre-tax ($8.4 million after-tax), or $.14 per share, the
Corporation’s diluted earnings per share would range from $1.76 to $1.86 for the
full year 2009; and (iii) the Corporation’s diluted earnings per share for the
fourth quarter of 2009 would range from $— to $.10.
By their
nature, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements for a number
of
reasons, including but not limited to those factors identified in Item 1A of
Part II of this report and in Item 1A of Part I of the Corporation’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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2.0
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Merger
agreement dated November 2, 2009 between The Stanley Works and the
Corporation, included in the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on November 2, 2009, is incorporated herein by
reference.
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3.0
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Bylaws
of the Corporation, as amended, included in the Corporation’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 2, 2009, are
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.1
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Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2009, by and
between the Corporation and Nolan D. Archibald, included in the
Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
November 2, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference.
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10.2
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Form
of Amended and Restated Severance Benefit Agreement, dated as of November
2, 2009, by and between the Corporation and approximately 19 of its key
employees, included in the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on November 2, 2009, is incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.3
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Amended
and Restated Severance Benefit Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2009, by
and between the Corporation and Charles E. Fenton, included in the
Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
November 2, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference.
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10.4
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Amended
and Restated Severance Benefit Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2009, by
and between the Corporation and Michael D. Mangan, included in the
Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
November 2, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference.
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10.5
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Amended
and Restated Severance Benefit Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2009, by
and between the Corporation and Stephen F. Reeves, included in the
Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
November 2, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference.
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10.6
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Amended
and Restated Severance Benefit Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2009, by
and between the Corporation and John W. Schiech, included in the
Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
November 2, 2009, is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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10.7
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The
Black & Decker 2008 Executive Long-Term Incentive/Retention Plan, as
Amended and Restated as of November 2, 2009, included in the Corporation’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 2, 2009,
is incorporated herein by reference.
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10.8
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Executive
Chairman Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2009, by and between The
Stanley Works and Nolan D. Archibald, included in the Corporation’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 2, 2009,
is incorporated herein by reference.
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31.1
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Chief
Executive Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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31.2
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Chief
Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.1
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Chief
Executive Officer’s Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2
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Chief
Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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All other
items were not applicable.
THE
BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
S
I G N A T U R E S
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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THE
BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
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By
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/s/
STEPHEN F. REEVES
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Stephen
F. Reeves
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Senior
Vice President and Chief
Financial
Officer
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Principal
Accounting Officer
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By
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/s/
CHRISTINA M. MCMULLEN
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Christina
M. McMullen
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Vice
President and Controller
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Date: November
5, 2009
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