FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from........to........
Commission file number 1-225
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 39-0394230
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identi-fication No.)
P.O. BOX 619100
DALLAS, TEXAS
75261-9100
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(972) 281-1200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NO CHANGE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X. No .
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AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2000, 533,914,809 SHARES OF THE CORPORATION'S COMMON STOCK
WERE OUTSTANDING.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Three Months Nine Months
Ended September 30 Ended September 30
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(Millions of dollars except per share amounts) 2000 1999 2000 1999
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NET SALES.............................................. $3,529.5 $3,307.5 $10,381.2 $9,581.3
Cost of products sold............................... 2,098.1 1,961.6 6,111.1 5,665.1
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GROSS PROFIT........................................... 1,431.4 1,345.9 4,270.1 3,916.2
Advertising, promotion and selling expenses......... 515.2 549.9 1,601.4 1,574.7
Research expense.................................... 67.4 62.2 197.0 179.2
General expense..................................... 174.0 184.9 540.5 501.8
Goodwill amortization............................... 21.6 10.6 60.6 27.6
Restructuring....................................... - (18.4) - (16.9)
Other (income) expense, net......................... 11.1 (162.3) (88.5) (183.1)
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OPERATING PROFIT....................................... 642.1 719.0 1,959.1 1,832.9
Interest income..................................... 4.4 6.5 19.4 17.7
Interest expense.................................... (58.8) (53.6) (162.2) (161.7)
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES............................. 587.7 671.9 1,816.3 1,688.9
Provision for income taxes.......................... 181.0 222.6 566.1 549.6
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INCOME BEFORE EQUITY INTERESTS......................... 406.7 449.3 1,250.2 1,139.3
Share of net income of equity companies............. 52.4 42.8 141.1 133.3
Minority owners' share of subsidiaries' net income.. (18.7) (13.7) (46.4) (28.5)
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NET INCOME............................................. $440.4 $478.4 $1,344.9 $1,244.1
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PER SHARE BASIS:
NET INCOME
Basic............................................ $.82 $.90 $2.48 $2.33
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Diluted.......................................... $.81 $.89 $2.46 $2.31
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CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED............................. $.27 $.26 $.81 $.78
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Unaudited
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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SEPTEMBER 30, December 31,
(Millions of dollars) 2000 1999
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents..................... $ 223.1 $ 322.8
Accounts receivable........................... 1,713.1 1,600.6
Inventories................................... 1,391.8 1,239.9
Other current assets.......................... 374.6 398.5
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS....................... 3,702.6 3,561.8
PROPERTY......................................... 11,667.6 11,080.8
Less accumulated depreciation................. 5,061.2 4,858.8
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NET PROPERTY............................... 6,606.4 6,222.0
INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY COMPANIES.................. 833.5 863.1
GOODWILL, NET OF ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION........ 1,973.2 1,246.1
OTHER ASSETS..................................... 849.2 922.5
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$13,964.9 $12,815.5
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Debt payable within one year.................. $ 1,404.3 $ 782.4
Accounts payable.............................. 1,058.9 1,025.7
Accrued expenses.............................. 1,238.5 1,312.1
Other current liabilities..................... 627.1 725.6
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES.................. 4,328.8 3,845.8
LONG-TERM DEBT................................... 2,027.1 1,926.6
NONCURRENT EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS 852.7 868.5
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES............................ 927.3 836.9
MINORITY OWNERS' INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES....... 321.6 244.6
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY............................. 5,507.4 5,093.1
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$13,964.9 $12,815.5
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Unaudited
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Nine Months
Ended September 30
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(Millions of dollars) 2000 1999
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OPERATIONS
Net income..................................... $1,344.9 $1,244.1
Depreciation................................... 444.3 438.1
Goodwill amortization.......................... 60.6 27.6
Changes in operating working capital........... (323.1) (91.7)
Net loss (gain) on asset sales................. 18.3 (154.4)
Other.......................................... (26.9) 40.0
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CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS................. 1,518.1 1,503.7
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INVESTING
Capital spending............................... (770.6) (543.2)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (169.3) (260.6)
Disposals of property and businesses........... 10.4 96.0
Proceeds from investments...................... 38.9 -
Proceeds from notes receivable................. 220.0 -
Other.......................................... (32.8) (28.9)
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CASH USED FOR INVESTING..................... (703.4) (736.7)
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FINANCING
Cash dividends paid............................ (435.4) (413.1)
Changes in debt payable within one year........ 541.4 67.4
Increases in long-term debt.................... 336.8 62.3
Decreases in long-term debt.................... (316.2) (58.3)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options........ 45.6 42.6
Acquisitions of common stock for the treasury.. (1,087.5) (435.4)
Other.......................................... .9 17.8
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CASH USED FOR FINANCING..................... (914.4) (716.7)
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(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.. $ (99.7) $ 50.3
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Unaudited
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
1. The unaudited consolidated financial statements of Kimberly-Clark
Corporation (the "Corporation") have been prepared on the same basis as
those in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999, and include all normal recurring adjustments necessary
to present fairly the condensed consolidated balance sheet, consolidated
results of operations and condensed consolidated cash flow statement for
the periods indicated.
The Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board reached a consensus in 2000 with respect to accounting for
certain sales incentives. Under the consensus, the face value of coupons
issued to consumers and sales incentives offered to trade customers must be
classified as a reduction in sales revenue. The Corporation has
historically followed the practice of recording the cost of these
incentives as promotion expense. The Corporation will adopt the consensus
in the fourth quarter of 2000 and reclassify prior years' financial
statements to conform to the revised classification. Prospective adoption
of the consensus is not expected to have a material effect on the
Corporation's consolidated financial position, results of operations or
cash flows.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 133, Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, was issued in 1998 and
amended in 2000 by SFAS 138, Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities. The Corporation will adopt the amended standard
January 1, 2001. The Corporation has completed an inventory of its
derivative instruments, has determined which of these derivatives qualify
for hedge accounting, and is in the process of finalizing the effects of
adopting the amended standard. Based on the results of the analysis to
date, adoption of the amended standard is not expected to have a material
effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
2. The Corporation has undertaken a number of actions in recent years to
address ongoing business competitiveness by improving its operating
efficiency and cost structure. In the fourth quarter of 1998, the
Corporation announced a facilities consolidation plan to, among other
things, further align tissue manufacturing capacity with demand in Europe,
close a diaper manufacturing facility in Canada and write down certain
excess feminine care production equipment in North America. Certain
assets, primarily a tissue manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom,
which remained in use until its shutdown in October 2000, became subject to
accelerated depreciation, some of which was recorded in the third quarter
and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.
The accelerated depreciation adjustments and other less significant
adjustments related to these actions were charged to earnings in the
following income statement categories for the periods indicated:
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Third Quarter Nine Months
Ended September 30 Ended September 30
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(Millions of dollars) 2000 1999 2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cost of products sold................. $4.1 $36.2 $16.8 $60.5
General expense....................... 1.4 1.6 4.2 4.4
Restructuring......................... - (18.4) - (16.9)
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Total charges...................... $5.5 $19.4 $21.0 $48.0
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3. There are no adjustments required to be made to net income for purposes of
computing basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS"). The average number
of common shares outstanding used in the basic EPS computations is
reconciled to those used in the diluted EPS computation as follows:
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Average Common Shares Outstanding
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Third Quarter Nine Months
Ended September 30 Ended September 30
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(Millions) 2000 1999 2000 1999
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Basic.................................................. 537.0 533.3 541.5 533.9
Dilutive effect of stock options.................... 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.0
Dilutive effect of deferred compensation
plan shares...................................... .2 .1 .1 .1
Dilutive effect of shares issued for participation
share awards..................................... - .5 .4 .5
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Diluted................................................ 540.5 537.4 545.6 537.5
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Options outstanding during the third quarter and nine months ended
September 30, 2000 to purchase .6 million shares of common stock were not
included in the computation of diluted EPS because the exercise prices of
the options were greater than the average market price of the common
shares.
Options outstanding during the third quarter and nine months ended
September 30, 1999 to purchase .1 million and 2.9 million shares of common
stock, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted EPS
because the exercise prices of the options were greater than the average
market price of the common shares.
The number of common shares outstanding as of September 30, 2000 and 1999
was 533.6 million and 545.4 million, respectively.
4. The following schedule details inventories by major class as of
September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999:
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SEPTEMBER 30, December 31,
(Millions of dollars) 2000 1999
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At lower of cost on the First-In,
First-Out (FIFO) method or market:
Raw materials......................................... $ 381.3 $ 342.3
Work in process....................................... 198.8 171.2
Finished goods........................................ 826.4 713.4
Supplies and other.................................... 213.8 215.4
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1,620.3 1,442.3
Excess of FIFO cost over Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) cost.. (228.5) (202.4)
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Total................................................. $1,391.8 $1,239.9
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5. The following schedule provides the detail of comprehensive income:
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Nine Months
Ended September 30
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(Millions of dollars) 2000 1999
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Net Income........................................... $1,344.9 $1,244.1
Unrealized currency translation adjustments.......... (212.3) (142.2)
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Comprehensive income................................. $1,132.6 $1,101.9
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6. The following schedule presents information concerning consolidated
operations by business segment:
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Third Quarter Nine Months
Ended September 30 Ended September 30
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(Millions of dollars) 2000 1999 2000 1999
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NET SALES:
Tissue................................................ $1,845.3 $1,769.4 $ 5,423.3 $5,120.0
Personal Care......................................... 1,374.9 1,323.2 4,034.0 3,821.9
Health Care and Other................................. 322.3 226.7 962.0 665.3
Intersegment Sales.................................... (13.0) (11.8) (38.1) (25.9)
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Consolidated.......................................... $3,529.5 $3,307.5 $10,381.2 $9,581.3
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OPERATING PROFIT (reconciled to income before taxes):
Tissue................................................ $ 335.4 $ 263.7 $ 961.0 $ 806.7
Personal Care......................................... 287.5 287.3 836.9 788.4
Health Care and Other................................. 46.4 35.0 137.1 119.8
Other income (expense), net........................... (11.1) 162.3 88.5 183.1
Unallocated Items - net............................... (16.1) (29.3) (64.4) (65.1)
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Total Operating Profit................................ 642.1 719.0 1,959.1 1,832.9
Interest income.................................... 4.4 6.5 19.4 17.7
Interest expense................................... (58.8) (53.6) (162.2) (161.7)
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Income Before Income Taxes............................ $ 587.7 $ 671.9 $ 1,816.3 $1,688.9
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SEPTEMBER 30, December 31,
2000 1999
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ASSETS:
Tissue.................................................. $ 6,496.4 $ 6,096.6
Personal Care........................................... 3,523.9 3,234.8
Health Care and Other(a)................................ 2,553.3 1,679.0
Unallocated and intersegment assets(b).................. 1,391.3 1,805.1
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Consolidated............................................ $13,964.9 $12,815.5
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(a) Health Care and Other for September 30, 2000 includes the assets of
Safeskin Corporation ("Safeskin"). The acquisition of Safeskin, at a
cost of approximately $750 million including the value of the common
stock exchanged and other costs, was completed on February 8, 2000 and
was accounted for as a purchase.
(b) In June 2000, $220 million of notes receivable was transferred for
cash to a nonconsolidated special purpose entity in which the
Corporation has a minority voting interest. On March 31, 2000, the
Corporation made an additional investment in Hogla-Kimberly, Limited
("Hogla") to gain a majority ownership. An approximate $58 million
representing the Corporation's investment in Hogla was therefore
reclassified from unallocated.
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Description of Business Segments
The Tissue segment manufactures and markets facial and bathroom tissue,
paper towels, wipers and napkins for household and away-from-home use; wet
wipes; printing, premium business and correspondence papers; and related
products.
The Personal Care segment manufactures and markets disposable diapers,
training and youth pants and swimpants; feminine and incontinence care
products; and related products.
The Health Care and Other segment manufactures and markets health care
products such as surgical gowns, drapes, infection control products,
sterilization wraps, disposable face masks and exam gloves, respiratory
products and other disposable medical products; specialty and technical
papers; and other products.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Business Improvement and Other Programs
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Corporation") has undertaken a number of
actions in recent years to address ongoing business competitiveness by
improving its operating efficiency and cost structure. In the fourth quarter
of 1998, the Corporation announced a facilities consolidation plan to, among
other things, align tissue manufacturing capacity with demand in Europe, close
a diaper manufacturing facility in Canada and write down certain excess
feminine care production equipment in North America. Certain assets, primarily
a tissue manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom, which remained in use
until its shutdown in October 2000, became subject to accelerated depreciation,
some of which was recorded in the third quarter and nine months ended
September 30, 2000 and 1999.
The accelerated depreciation adjustments and other less significant
adjustments related to these actions were charged to earnings in the following
income statement categories for the periods indicated:
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Third Quarter Nine Months
Ended September 30 Ended September 30
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(Millions of dollars) 2000 1999 2000 1999
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Cost of products sold............. $4.1 $36.2 $16.8 $60.5
General expense................... 1.4 1.6 4.2 4.4
Restructuring..................... - (18.4) - (16.9)
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Total charges.................. $5.5 $19.4 $21.0 $48.0
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Unusual Items
For purposes of this Management's Discussion and Analysis, and in order to
facilitate a meaningful discussion of the ongoing operations of the
Corporation, the items summarized in the following table are considered to be
unusual items ("Unusual Items").
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Third Quarter Nine Months
Ended September 30 Ended September 30
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(Millions of dollars) 2000 1999 2000 1999
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Charges (credits) to operating profit:
Business Improvement and Other Programs............. $ 5.5 $ 19.4 $ 21.0 $ 48.0
Business integration and other costs................ 5.7 13.4 23.1 13.4
Litigation settlement............................... 14.6 - 14.6 -
Patent settlement and accrued liability reversal.... - - (75.8) -
Mobile severance costs.............................. - - - 9.0
Gains on disposal of assets......................... - (153.3) - (176.7)
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Total charges (credits).......................... $25.8 $(120.5) $(17.1) $(106.3)
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- A description of the items included in Business Improvement and Other
Programs is provided above.
- As part of the integration of acquired businesses, Attisholz Holding AG
tissue brands, Ballard Medical Products ("Ballard") and Safeskin Corporation
("Safeskin"), the Corporation recorded certain costs, which were expensed as
incurred, related to assimilating these operations. It is estimated that an
additional $8 million of costs related to these activities will be incurred
and expensed in 2000. In addition, in the first quarter of 2000 certain
non-productive assets related to
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the 1999 shut down of the Mobile, Alabama pulp mill were determined to have
lower salvage value than originally estimated. The write down to their
revised estimated market value was charged to cost of products sold in the
first quarter of 2000.
- In the third quarter of 2000, the Corporation reached an agreement to settle
litigation and accordingly recorded a charge related to this settlement.
- In the first quarter of 2000, as part of settlement of a patent dispute, the
Corporation was compensated for royalty income related to prior years.
This settlement was recorded as other income. Also, certain estimated
liabilities accrued in connection with a 1997 sale of a pulp and newsprint
business were reversed to other income in the first quarter of 2000 because
no claims had been made by the buyer and the accrual ceased to be required
under the terms of the sale agreement.
- In 1999, the Corporation recorded severance costs related to the sale of its
pulp and timberlands operation in the southeastern United States ("SET").
- In 1999, the Corporation recorded gains on the sales of SET and its pulp
mill in Miranda, Spain ("Miranda").
Consolidated Income Statement Classification of Unusual Items:
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Third Quarter Nine Months
Ended September 30 Ended September 30
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(Millions of dollars) 2000 1999 2000 1999
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Cost of products sold........................ $ 4.3 $ 45.6 $ 23.3 $ 78.9
Advertising, promotion and selling expense... 2.0 .1 5.5 .1
Research expense............................. .1 - .1 -
General expense.............................. 4.8 5.5 15.2 8.3
Restructuring................................ - (18.4) - (16.9)
Other (income) expense, net.................. 14.6 (153.3) (61.2) (176.7)
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Total..................................... $25.8 $(120.5) $(17.1) $(106.3)
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The items displayed in the preceding table have been excluded from operating
profit in the "Excluding Unusual Items" columns in the following Consolidated
Operating Profit tables.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
THIRD QUARTER OF 2000 COMPARED WITH THIRD QUARTER OF 1999
By Business Segment
(Millions of dollars)
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NET SALES 2000 1999
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Tissue..................... $1,845.3 $1,769.4
Personal Care.............. 1,374.9 1,323.2
Health Care and Other...... 322.3 226.7
Intersegment Sales......... (13.0) (11.8)
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Consolidated............... $3,529.5 $3,307.5
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2000 1999
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AS EXCLUDING As Excluding
OPERATING PROFIT REPORTED UNUSUAL ITEMS Reported Unusual Items
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Tissue....................... $335.4 $340.2 $263.7 $290.2
Personal Care................ 287.5 288.4 287.3 293.8
Health Care and Other........ 46.4 51.9 35.0 37.1
Other income (expense), net.. (11.1) 3.5 162.3 9.0
Unallocated items - net...... (16.1) (16.1) (29.3) (31.6)
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Consolidated................. $642.1 $667.9 $719.0 $598.5
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Note: Unallocated items - net, consists of expenses not associated with the
business segments.
Commentary:
Consolidated net sales for the quarter were 6.7 percent higher than in 1999.
Net sales would have increased approximately 10 percent if SET and Miranda,
which were sold or closed in 1999, and the effects of changes in currency
exchange rates were excluded, with improvement in each of the Corporation's
core businesses and in every region of the world. Sales volumes, excluding
the divestitures, were 7 percent higher, while selling prices increased about
3 percent.
- Worldwide sales of tissue products rose 4.3 percent from 1999. Excluding
the revenues of the divested businesses and the effect of changes in
currency exchange rates, sales increased approximately 8 percent, driven
mainly by an increase in sales volumes of about 5 percent and a 4 percent
rise in selling prices.
- Worldwide sales of personal care products were 3.9 percent higher than in
1999 and were up nearly 6 percent excluding the effect of changes in
currency exchange rates. Sales volumes were more than 4 percent higher and
selling prices rose about 2 percent.
- Worldwide sales of health care and other products rose 42.2 percent,
primarily due to the acquisitions of Ballard and Safeskin.
Excluding the Unusual Items, operating profit rose 11.6 percent to $667.9
million in the third quarter of 2000 compared with $598.5 million in 1999.
The increase was achieved despite the impact of weaker currencies and
significantly higher raw materials costs worldwide, particularly for oil-based
goods and for fiber, which is used to make tissue and personal care products.
Fiber costs alone were almost $80 million greater than in 1999. Operating
profit as a percentage of net sales increased from 18.1 percent in 1999 to
18.9 percent in 2000.
- The increase in operating profit for the worldwide tissue segment was
primarily due to the higher sales volumes and selling prices, lower
promotion expense and manufacturing cost reductions which combined to more
than offset higher fiber costs.
- The slight decline in operating profit for the worldwide personal care
segment principally reflects the effect of higher raw materials costs and
non-manufacturing expenses that offset the effect of increased sales volumes
and selling prices.
- The increase in operating profit for the health care and other segment was
principally due to the sales volumes related to the Ballard and Safeskin
acquisitions, tempered by higher goodwill amortization.
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By Geography
(Millions of dollars)
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NET SALES 2000 1999
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North America................ $2,369.3 $2,199.8
Outside North America........ 1,256.7 1,191.8
Intergeographic Sales........ (96.5) (84.1)
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Consolidated................. $3,529.5 $3,307.5
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2000 1999
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AS EXCLUDING As Excluding
OPERATING PROFIT REPORTED UNUSUAL ITEMS Reported Unusual Items
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North America................. $560.0 $567.7 $478.3 $493.5
Outside North America......... 109.3 112.8 107.7 127.6
Other income (expense), net... (11.1) 3.5 162.3 9.0
Unallocated items - net....... (16.1) (16.1) (29.3) (31.6)
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Consolidated.................. $642.1 $667.9 $719.0 $598.5
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Note: Unallocated items - net, consists of expenses not associated with the
geographic areas.
Commentary:
- Excluding the revenue of SET, net sales in North America increased about 8.5
percent primarily due to the higher sales volumes and selling prices for
tissue products. In the tissue products segment sales volumes for consumer
products grew nearly 10 percent, led by Kleenex Cottonelle bathroom tissue,
Scott bathroom tissue and Scott paper towels. Additionally, sales volumes
of away-from-home tissue products expanded at a double-digit rate for the
third consecutive quarter. Third quarter sales of Huggies diapers reached
the highest level of the year, but were slightly below a strong showing last
year. In the middle of September 2000, the Corporation implemented an
effective 6 percent price increase. Sales volumes of other personal care
products were about even with last year. Depend and Poise incontinence care
products continued to register increased volumes. However, sales of Kotex
feminine care products were somewhat lower due to heavy competitive
promotions.
- Net sales outside of North America, excluding the effect of changes in
currency exchange rates, increased nearly 12 percent. In Europe, sales
volumes of tissue products were down about 5 percent. This occurred early
in the quarter when the Corporation implemented selling price increases and
reduced promotional activity. Personal care sales volumes in Europe jumped
by more than 15 percent, driven by strong sales of Huggies diapers and
expansion of Pull-Ups training pants, Drynites youth pants and Little
Swimmers swimpants into new geographies. In Asia, increased sales of
Huggies diapers and Kotex feminine care products were strong contributors to
the overall improvement in this region. Sales volumes also benefited
from the consolidation of Hogla-Kimberly, Limited ("Hogla") in the second
quarter of 2000 and the acquisition of S-K Corporation at the beginning of
the third quarter.
- Excluding the Unusual Items in both years, operating profit in North
America increased due to the higher sales volumes and selling prices for
tissue products, the higher sales volumes for health care products, lower
promotion costs and lower fringe benefit costs, primarily due to favorable
returns on pension assets, that combined to more than offset higher raw
material costs, principally fiber, and the lower diaper sales volumes.
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- Excluding the Unusual Items in both years, operating profit outside
North America declined primarily due to the lower tissue products sales
volumes in Europe and the higher raw materials costs.
- Excluding the Unusual Items in both years, other income (expense), net
decreased primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency effects.
Additional Income Statement Commentary:
- The cause of the increase in interest expense was about evenly split
between higher interest rates and a higher average debt level.
- Excluding the Unusual Items in both years, the effective tax rate was
31.1 percent in the third quarter of 2000 compared with 32.0 in 1999. The
lower effective tax rate was primarily due to tax initiatives and
incentives.
- The Corporation's share of net income of equity companies in the third
quarter was $52.4 million in 2000 compared with $42.8 million in 1999. The
increase was primarily attributable to double-digit gains in sales and
operating profit at Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
- On a diluted share basis, net income was $.81 per share in 2000 compared to
$.89 per share in 1999, a decrease of 9.0 percent. Excluding the Unusual
Items, earnings from operations were $.84 per share compared to $.75 in
1999, an increase of 12.0 percent.
FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2000 COMPARED WITH FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1999
By Business Segment
(Millions of dollars)
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<CAPTION>
NET SALES 2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C>
Tissue....................... $ 5,423.3 $5,120.0
Personal Care................ 4,034.0 3,821.9
Health Care and Other........ 962.0 665.3
Intersegment Sales........... (38.1) (25.9)
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Consolidated................. $10,381.2 $9,581.3
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 1999
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AS EXCLUDING As Excluding
OPERATING PROFIT REPORTED UNUSUAL ITEMS Reported Unusual Items
----------------- -------- ------------- -------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Tissue.......................... $ 961.0 $ 984.3 $ 806.7 $ 854.9
Personal Care................... 836.9 841.8 788.4 809.9
Health Care and Other........... 137.1 153.0 119.8 123.0
Other income (expense), net..... 88.5 27.3 183.1 6.4
Unallocated items - net......... (64.4) (64.4) (65.1) (67.6)
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Consolidated.................... $1,959.1 $1,942.0 $1,832.9 $1,726.6
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Note: Unallocated items - net, consists of expenses not associated with the
business segments.
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Commentary:
Consolidated net sales for the first nine months of 2000 were 8.3 percent
higher than in 1999. Excluding the effects of changes in currency exchange
rates and the net sales of the divested businesses, net sales were nearly
12 percent higher, primarily due to increased sales volumes.
- Worldwide sales of tissue products rose 5.9 percent from last year.
Excluding the divested businesses, net sales were almost 8 percent higher.
Increased sales volumes more than offset the unfavorable effect of currency
exchange rates, principally in Europe.
- Worldwide sales of personal care products increased 5.5 percent over 1999,
with all of the gain due to higher sales volumes outside North America.
- Worldwide sales of health care and other products increased primarily due to
the Ballard and Safeskin acquisitions, while sales volume increases for the
base business were largely offset by lower selling prices.
Excluding the Unusual Items, operating profit was 12.5 percent higher than in
1999 with improvement in each business segment. Operating profit as a
percentage of net sales increased from 18.0 percent in 1999 to 18.7 percent in
2000.
- The higher operating profit for the worldwide tissue segment was primarily
due to the increased sales volumes and selling prices and manufacturing cost
improvements that combined to more than offset the higher cost of fiber.
- The higher operating profit for the worldwide personal care segment was due
to the increased sales volumes and higher selling prices that more than
offset higher raw materials and marketing costs, primarily outside North
America.
- The higher operating profit for the health care and other segment was
principally due to the sales volumes from the Ballard and Safeskin
acquisitions reduced by higher goodwill amortization.
By Geography
(Millions of dollars)
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<CAPTION>
NET SALES 2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C>
North America................ $ 6,972.0 $6,430.1
Outside North America........ 3,696.1 3,405.8
Intergeographic Sales........ (286.9) (254.6)
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Consolidated................. $10,381.2 $9,581.3
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 1999
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AS EXCLUDING As Excluding
OPERATING PROFIT REPORTED UNUSUAL ITEMS Reported Unusual Items
----------------- -------- ------------- -------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
North America...................... $1,622.5 $1,654.1 $1,417.5 $1,459.0
Outside North America.............. 312.5 325.0 297.4 328.8
Other income (expense), net........ 88.5 27.3 183.1 6.4
Unallocated items - net............ (64.4) (64.4) (65.1) (67.6)
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Consolidated....................... $1,959.1 $1,942.0 $1,832.9 $1,726.6
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</TABLE>
Note: Unallocated items - net, consists of expenses not associated with the
geographic areas.
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Commentary:
- Excluding the revenues of SET, net sales in North America increased nearly
10 percent, primarily due to higher sales volumes in the tissue and the
health care and other segments.
- Net sales outside of North America increased primarily due to higher sales
volumes that more than offset the unfavorable effect of currency exchange
rates, principally in Europe.
- Excluding the Unusual Items in both years, operating profit in North
America increased due to the higher sales volumes and manufacturing cost
benefits for tissue products, the higher sales volumes for health care
products and lower fringe benefit costs, primarily because of favorable
returns on pension assets. These items combined to more than offset higher
raw material costs, principally for fiber.
- Excluding the Unusual Items in both years, operating profit outside North
America declined because higher raw material costs, primarily fiber, and
increased promotion expense combined to more than offset the benefit of
increased sales volumes.
- Excluding the Unusual Items in both years, other income (expense) net,
increased due to gains on minor asset sales in 2000 and greater adverse
currency effects in 1999.
Additional Income Statement Commentary:
- Excluding the Unusual Items in both years, the effective tax rate was
31.0 percent compared with 32.1 percent in 1999. The lower effective tax
rate was primarily due to tax initiatives and incentives.
- The Corporation's share of net income of equity companies improved
5.9 percent from 1999. Increased earnings in Mexico and Australia were
tempered by lower income from Brazil and the consolidation of Hogla in 2000.
In 1999, there was a gain of approximately $5 million at Klabin Kimberly
S.A. related to the devaluation of the Brazilian real.
- On a diluted share basis, net income was $2.46 per share in 2000 compared to
$2.31 per share in 1999, an increase of 6.5 percent. Excluding the Unusual
Items, earnings from operations were $2.45 per share compared to $2.19 per
share in 1999, an increase of 11.9 percent.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
- Cash provided by operations in the first nine months of 2000 was essentially
even with the prior year. Net income and net noncash items included in net
income provided a higher level of cash inflows, offset by the timing and
amount of payments for estimated taxes.
- On July 27, 2000, the Corporation issued $300 million aggregate principal
amount of 7.10 percent notes due August 1, 2007.
- During the first nine months of 2000, the Corporation repurchased
approximately 19.6 million shares of its common stock for about
$1.1 billion, including nearly 5.6 million shares repurchased in the third
quarter for $316 million.
- At September 30, 2000, total debt was $3.4 billion compared with
$2.7 billion at December 31, 1999. Net debt (total debt net of cash and
cash equivalents) was $3.2 billion at September 30, 2000 compared with
$2.2 billion, that was also net of $220 million of notes receivable, at
December 31, 1999. In June 2000, the $220 million of notes receivable were
transferred for cash to a nonconsolidated special purpose entity in which
the Corporation has a minority voting interest. This
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transfer resulted in no gain or loss. The Corporation's ratio of net debt
to capital was 35.5 percent at September 30, 2000, which is within the
target range of 30 to 40 percent.
- Management believes that the Corporation's ability to generate cash from
operations and its capacity to issue short-term and long-term debt are
adequate to fund working capital, capital spending and other needs in the
foreseeable future.
NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Emerging Issue Task Force ("EITF") of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board reached a consensus in 2000 with respect to accounting for certain sales
incentives. Under the consensus, the face value of coupons issued to consumers
and sales incentives offered to trade customers must be classified as a
reduction in sales revenue. The Corporation has historically followed the
practice of recording the cost of these incentives as promotion expense. The
Corporation will adopt the consensus in the fourth quarter of 2000 and
reclassify prior years' financial statements to conform to the revised
classification. Prospective adoption of the consensus is not expected to have
a material effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 133, Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, was issued in 1998 and amended
in 2000 by SFAS 138, Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities. The Corporation will adopt the amended standard January 1, 2001.
The Corporation has completed an inventory of its derivative instruments, has
determined which of these derivatives qualify for hedge accounting, and is in
the process of finalizing the effects of adopting the amended standard. Based
on the results of the analysis to date, adoption of the amended standard is not
expected to have a material effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
The Corporation has been named as a potentially responsible party at a number
of waste disposal sites, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, in
management's opinion, is likely to have a material adverse effect on its
business or results of operations.
OUTLOOK
The Corporation's operations in the third quarter of 2000 resulted in an
all-time quarterly record for top-line and bottom-line results and the ninth
consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in earnings per share from
operations. Management plans to continue to build on that momentum with new
product introductions and ongoing cost savings, while being mindful of the
considerable challenges the Corporation faces from higher raw materials costs
and foreign currency fluctuations. The negative impact of European currencies
penalized operating results by 2 cents per share in the third quarter of 2000.
Based on exchange rates as of late October, management believes that European
currencies could have a negative impact on fourth quarter results of at least
3 cents per share. Nonetheless, management expects that results for the fourth
quarter of 2000 will be another quarter of record earnings per share from
operations. Management's objective for the future is for net sales to rise 6
to 8 percent annually, while targeting for earnings per share from operations
to grow annually at a double-digit rate.
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INFORMATION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information contained in this report is forward looking and is based
on various assumptions. Such information includes, without limitation, the
business outlook, anticipated financial and operating results, cost savings
and acquisitions, strategies, new product introductions, contingencies and
contemplated transactions of the Corporation, including but not limited to,
the adequacy of the business improvement and other plans announced in 1997 and
1998. These forward-looking statements are based upon management's
expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Corporation.
There can be no assurance that such events will occur or that their effects on
the Corporation will be as currently expected. For a description of certain
factors that could cause the Corporation's future results to differ materially
from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements, see the section
of Part I, Item 1 of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999 entitled "Factors That May Affect Future Results."
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
With respect to the away-from-home tissue products antitrust litigation
described in Item 3. Legal Proceedings contained in the Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, the private class
action plaintiffs in the federal litigation agreed in July 2000 to dismiss
their complaints with prejudice pursuant to a settlement with defendants. The
judge granted the parties' motion for preliminary approval of the settlement.
With respect to the Safeskin Corporation securities actions described in Item
1. Legal Proceedings contained in the Corporation's Form 10-Q for the period
ended March 31, 2000, defendants' motion to dismiss was denied by the court in
September 2000.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
(3)a Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated June 12, 1997,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. (3)a of the
Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
June 30, 1997.
(3)b By-Laws, as amended November 22, 1996, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit No. 4.2 of the Corporation's Registration Statement
on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 6, 1996 (File No. 33-17367).
(4) Copies of instruments defining the rights of holders of long-
term debt will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /s/ John W. Donehower
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John W. Donehower
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
By: /s/ Randy J. Vest
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Randy J. Vest
Vice President and Controller
(principal accounting officer)
November 9, 2000
