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INGREDION INCORPORATED
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||
Net sales | $ | | $ | | |||
Cost of sales | | | |||||
Gross profit | | | |||||
Operating expenses | | | |||||
Other income, net | | | |||||
Restructuring/impairment charges | | | |||||
Operating income | | | |||||
Financing costs, net | | | |||||
Other, non-operating expense (income), net | ( | — | |||||
Income before income taxes | | | |||||
Provision for income taxes | | | |||||
Net income | | | |||||
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | | | |||||
Net income attributable to Ingredion | $ | | $ | | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | |||||||
Basic | | | |||||
Diluted | | | |||||
Earnings per common share of Ingredion: | |||||||
Basic | $ | | $ | | |||
Diluted | $ | | $ | |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
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Net income |
| $ | | $ | | ||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||
(Losses) on cash flow hedges, net of income tax effect of $ | ( | ( | |||||
Losses on cash flow hedges reclassified to earnings, net of income tax effect of $ | | | |||||
Currency translation adjustment | ( | | |||||
Comprehensive (loss) income | ( | | |||||
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests | — | | |||||
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Ingredion | $ | ( | $ | |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
(in millions, except share and per share amounts) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
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(Unaudited) | |||||||
Assets |
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Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | | $ | | |||
Short-term investments | | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | | | |||||
Inventories | | | |||||
Prepaid expenses | | | |||||
Total current assets | | | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $ | | | |||||
Goodwill | | | |||||
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $ | | | |||||
Operating lease assets | | | |||||
Deferred income tax assets | | | |||||
Other assets | | | |||||
Total assets | $ | | $ | | |||
Liabilities and equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Short-term borrowings | $ | | $ | | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | |||||
Total current liabilities | | | |||||
Non-current liabilities | | | |||||
Long-term debt | | | |||||
Non-current operating lease liabilities | | | |||||
Deferred income tax liabilities | | | |||||
Share-based payments subject to redemption | | | |||||
Ingredion stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Preferred stock — authorized | |||||||
Common stock — authorized | | | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | | | |||||
Less: Treasury stock (common stock: | ( | ( | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||
Retained earnings | | | |||||
Total Ingredion stockholders’ equity | | | |||||
Non-controlling interests | | | |||||
Total equity | | | |||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | | $ | |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity and Redeemable Equity
(Unaudited)
Total Equity | Share-based | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Accumulated Other | Non- | Payments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred | Common | Paid-In | Treasury | Comprehensive | Retained | Controlling | Subject to | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
| Stock | Stock |
| Capital |
| Stock |
| Loss |
| Earnings |
| Interests |
| Redemption |
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Balance, December 31, 2019 | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
Net income attributable to Ingredion | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation, net of issuance | | | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020 | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Total Equity | Share-based |
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Additional | Accumulated Other | Non- | Payments |
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Preferred | Common | Paid-In | Treasury | Comprehensive | Retained | Controlling | Subject to |
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(in millions) |
| Stock | Stock |
| Capital |
| Stock |
| Loss |
| Earnings |
| Interests |
| Redemption |
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Balance, December 31, 2018 |
| $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Net income attributable to Ingredion | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchases of common stock | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation, net of issuance | | | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019 | $ | — | $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||
Cash provided by operating activities | |||||||
Net income | $ | | $ | | |||
Non-cash charges to net income: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | | | |||||
Mechanical stores expense | | | |||||
Deferred income taxes | — | | |||||
Other | | | |||||
Changes in working capital: | |||||||
Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses | ( | ( | |||||
Inventories | ( | ( | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | ( | |||||
Margin accounts | ( | | |||||
Other | | ( | |||||
Cash provided by operating activities | | | |||||
Cash used for investing activities | |||||||
Capital expenditures and mechanical stores purchases | ( | ( | |||||
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $ — and $ | — | ( | |||||
Short-term investments | | | |||||
Cash used for investing activities | ( | ( | |||||
Cash used for financing activities | |||||||
Proceeds from borrowings | | | |||||
Payments on debt | ( | ( | |||||
Repurchases of common stock, net | — | | |||||
Issuances of common stock for share-based compensation, net of settlements | | ( | |||||
Dividends paid, including to non-controlling interests |
| ( |
| ( | |||
Cash provided by financing activities | | | |||||
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash | ( | — | |||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | ( | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | | $ | |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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INGREDION INCORPORATED (“Ingredion”)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Interim Financial Statements
References to the “Company” are to Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”) and its consolidated subsidiaries. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes to those statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2020 and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 included herein were prepared by management on the same basis as the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and reflect all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring items unless otherwise noted) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Balance Sheets, Statements of Equity and Redeemable Equity, and Statements of Cash Flows. The results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Standards and Policies
For detailed information about the Company’s significant accounting standards, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Except for the matters discussed below, there have been no other material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)
In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This Update simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill as the Update eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under the Update, an entity will continue to perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test to determine if the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount. An entity should then recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value using the results of its Step 1 assessment, with the loss recognized not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. This Update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company
ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires the Company to measure and recognize expected credit losses for financial assets held and not accounted for at fair value through net income. This Update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company
Net Sales Presentation Change
During the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company changed its presentation of shipping and handling costs. These costs were previously included as a reduction to Net sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company is now presenting these expenses within Cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The change in presentation was applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The change in presentation had no effect on Gross profit, Operating income, Net income, or Earnings per share. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive
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(Loss) Income, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity and Redeemable Equity, and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows are not affected by this change in presentation.
The effect of the adjustment is as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | |||||||
(in millions) | As Reported | As Adjusted | |||||
Consolidated Statements of Income: | |||||||
Net sales before shipping and handling costs | $ | | $ | — | |||
Less: shipping and handling costs | | — | |||||
Net sales | | | |||||
Cost of sales | | | |||||
Gross profit | $ | | $ | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | |||||||
(in millions) | As Reported | As Adjusted | |||||
Net sales to unaffiliated customers: | |||||||
North America | $ | | $ | | |||
South America | | | |||||
Asia-Pacific | | | |||||
EMEA | | | |||||
Total | $ | | $ | |
3. Acquisitions
On March 1, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Western Polymer LLC (“Western Polymer”), a privately-held, U.S.-based company headquartered in Moses Lake, Washington, that produces native and modified potato starches for industrial and food applications for $
The Company has finalized the purchase price allocation for the Western Polymer acquisition. The finalization of goodwill and intangible assets did not have a significant impact on previously estimated amounts. The acquisition of Western Polymer added $
Goodwill represents the amount by which the purchase price exceeds the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired. The goodwill results from synergies and other operational benefits expected to be derived from the acquisition. The goodwill related to Western Polymer is tax-deductible due to the structure of the acquisition.
Pro-forma results of operations for the acquisition made in 2019 have not been presented as the effect of the acquisition would not be material to the Company’s results of operations for any periods presented.
The Company incurred insignificant pre-tax acquisition and integration costs for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The Company incurred $
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4. Revenue Recognition
The Company applies the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company recognizes revenue under the core principle to depict the transfer of products to customers in an amount reflecting the consideration the Company expects to receive. In order to achieve that core principle, the Company applies the following five-step approach: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company identified customer purchase orders, which in some cases are governed by a master sales agreement, as the contracts with its customers. For each contract, the Company considers the transfer of products, each of which is distinct, to be the identified performance obligation. In determining the transaction price for the performance obligation, the Company evaluates whether the price is subject to adjustment to determine the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. The pricing model can be fixed or variable within the contract. The variable pricing model is based on historical commodity pricing and is determinable prior to completion of the performance obligation. Additionally, the Company has certain sales adjustments for volume incentive discounts and other discount arrangements that reduce the transaction price. The reduction of the transaction price is estimated using the expected value method based on an analysis of historical volume incentives or discounts, over a period of time considered adequate to account for current pricing and business trends. Historically, actual volume incentives and discounts relative to those estimated and included when determining the transaction price have not materially differed. Volume incentives and discounts are accrued at the satisfaction of the performance obligation and accounted for in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounts are not significant as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019. The product price as specified in the contract, net of any discounts, is considered the standalone selling price as it is an observable input which depicts the price as if sold to a similar customer in similar circumstances. Payment is received shortly after the performance obligation is satisfied; therefore, the Company has elected the practical expedient under ASC 606-10-32-18 to not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component.
Revenue is recognized when the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied and control is transferred to the customer, which occurs at a point in time, either upon delivery to an agreed upon location or to the customer. Further, in determining whether control has transferred, the Company considers if there is a present right to payment and legal title, along with risks and rewards of ownership having transferred to the customer.
Shipping and handling activities related to contracts with customers represent fulfillment costs and are recorded in Cost of sales. Taxes assessed by governmental authorities and collected from customers are accounted for on a net basis and excluded from revenues. The Company applies a practical expedient to expense costs to obtain a contract as incurred as most contracts are
From time to time, the Company may enter into long-term contracts with its customers. Historically, the contracts entered into by the Company do not result in significant contract assets or liabilities. Any such arrangements are accounted for in Other assets or Accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. There were no significant contract assets or liabilities as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.
The Company is principally engaged in the production and sale of starches and sweeteners for a wide range of industries, and is managed geographically on a regional basis. The Company’s operations are classified into
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Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
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Net sales to unaffiliated customers: | |||||||
North America | $ | | $ | | |||
South America | | | |||||
Asia-Pacific | | | |||||
EMEA | | | |||||
Total net sales | $ | | $ | |
5. Restructuring and Impairment Charges
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded $
Additionally, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded $
A summary of the Company’s employee-related severance accrual as of March 31, 2020 is as follows (in millions):
Balance in severance accrual as of December 31, 2019 |
| $ | | |
Cost Smart cost of sales and SG&A | | |||
Payments made to terminated employees | ( | |||
Foreign exchange translation | ( | |||
Balance in severance accrual as of March 31, 2020 |
| $ | |
Of the $
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company identified certain assets within the Stockton, California and Lane Cove, Australia locations that met the held for sale criteria. The Company began actively marketing these assets during the quarter. The Company expects to sell these assets at a fair value equal to or greater than the carrying value as of March 31, 2020, and did not record a gain or loss associated with the reclassification of these assets to held for sale for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The assets classified as held for sale are reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:
(in millions) | March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||
Other assets |
| $ | | $ | — |
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6. Financial Instruments, Derivatives and Hedging Activities
The Company is exposed to market risk stemming from changes in commodity prices (primarily corn and natural gas), foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. In the normal course of business, the Company actively manages its exposure to these market risks by entering into various hedging transactions, authorized under established policies that place controls on these activities. These transactions utilize exchange-traded derivatives or over-the-counter derivatives with investment grade counterparties. Derivative financial instruments currently used by the Company consist of commodity-related futures, options and swap contracts, foreign currency-related forward contracts, interest rate swaps, and treasury locks (“T-Locks”).
Commodity price hedging: The Company’s principal use of derivative financial instruments is to manage commodity price risk relating to anticipated purchases of corn and natural gas to be used in the manufacturing process, generally over the next
The Company enters into certain corn derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments as defined by ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Therefore, the realized and unrealized gains and losses from these instruments are recognized in cost of sales during each accounting period. These derivative instruments also mitigate commodity price risk related to anticipated purchases of corn.
For commodity hedges designated as cash flow hedges, unrealized gains and losses associated with marking the commodity hedging contracts to market (fair value) are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and included in the equity section of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as part of Accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). These amounts are subsequently reclassified into earnings in the same line item affected by the hedged transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings, or in the month a hedge is determined to be ineffective. The Company assesses the effectiveness of a commodity hedge contract based on changes in the contract’s fair value. The changes in the market value of such contracts have historically been, and are expected to continue to be, highly effective at offsetting changes in the price of the hedged items. Gains and losses from cash flow hedging instruments reclassified from AOCI to earnings are reported as Cash provided by operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
As of March 31, 2020, the Company had outstanding futures and option contracts that hedged the forecasted purchase of approximately
Foreign currency hedging: Due to the Company’s global operations, including operations in many emerging markets, the Company is exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. As a result, the Company has exposure to translational foreign-exchange risk when the results of its foreign operations are translated to U.S. dollars and to transactional foreign-exchange risk when transactions not denominated in the functional currency are revalued. The Company’s foreign-exchange risk management strategy uses derivative financial instruments such as foreign currency forward contracts, swaps and options to manage its transactional foreign exchange risk. The Company enters into foreign currency derivative instruments that are designated as both cash flow hedging instruments as well as instruments not designated as hedging instruments as defined by ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, in order to mitigate transactional foreign-exchange risk. Gains and losses from derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments are marked to market in earnings during each accounting period.
The Company hedges certain assets using foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, which had a notional value of $
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The Company hedges certain assets using foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments, which had a notional value of $
Interest rate hedging: The Company assesses its exposure to variability in interest rates by identifying and monitoring changes in interest rates that may adversely impact future cash flows and the fair value of existing debt instruments, and by evaluating hedging opportunities. The Company’s risk management strategy is to monitor interest rate risk attributable to both the Company’s outstanding and forecasted debt obligations as well as the Company’s offsetting hedge positions. Derivative financial instruments that have been used by the Company to manage its interest rate risk consist of interest rate swaps and T-Locks.
The Company has an interest rate swap agreement that converts the interest rates on $
The Company periodically enters into T-Locks to hedge its exposure to interest rate changes. The T-Locks are designated as hedges of the variability in cash flows associated with future interest payments caused by market fluctuations in the benchmark interest rate until the fixed interest rate is established, and are accounted for as cash flow hedges. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the T-Locks are recorded to AOCI until the consummation of the underlying debt offering, at which time any realized gain (loss) is amortized to earnings over the life of the debt. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had outstanding T-locks hedging a forecasted notes issuance. The Company did have outstanding T-locks as of December 31, 2019.
The derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges included in AOCI as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are reflected below:
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships | Gains (Losses) included in AOCI | ||||||
(in millions) | March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||
Commodity contracts, net of income tax effect of $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||
Foreign currency contracts, net of income tax effect of $ — and $ | ( | | |||||
Interest rate contracts, net of income tax effect of $ | ( | ( | |||||
Total | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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The fair value and balance sheet location of the Company’s derivative instruments, presented gross in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, are reflected below:
Fair Value of Hedging Instruments as of March 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated Hedging Instruments (in millions) | Non-Designated Hedging Instruments (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance Sheet Location | Commodity Contracts | Foreign Currency Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Total | Commodity Contracts | Foreign Currency Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Total | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | — | $ | | |||||||||
Other assets | — | | | | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Assets | | | | |
| — | | — | | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | | | | | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Non-current liabilities | | | — | | — | | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | | | | | | | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Net (Liabilities)/Assets | $ | ( | $ | | $ | — | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | — | $ | ( |
Fair Value of Hedging Instruments as of December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated Hedging Instruments (in millions) | Non-Designated Hedging Instruments (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance Sheet Location | Commodity Contracts | Foreign Currency Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Total | Commodity Contracts | Foreign Currency Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Total | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | |||||||||
Other assets | | | | | — | | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Assets | | | | | | | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | — | | | | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Non-current liabilities | | | — | | — | | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | | | — | | | | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Net (Liabilities)/Assets | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | $ | — | $ | ( |
Additional information pertaining to the Company’s fair value hedges is presented below:
Line item in the statement of financial position in which the hedged item is included (in millions) | Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets/(Liabilities) | Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of Hedged Assets/(Liabilities) | |||||||||||
Balance sheet date as of | March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||
Interest Rate Contracts: | |||||||||||||
Long-Term Debt | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( |
Additional information relating to the Company’s derivative instruments is presented below:
Derivatives in Cash Flow | Gains (Losses) Recognized | Income | Gains (Losses) Reclassified | ||||||||||||
Hedging Relationships | Three Months Ended March 31, | Statement | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| Location |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||||
Commodity contracts | $ | ( | $ | ( | Cost of sales | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Foreign currency contracts | ( | ( | Net sales/Cost of sales | ( | ( | ||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | ( | — | Financing costs, net | — | ( | ||||||||||
Total | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( |
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging | Income Statement Location of | Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income | Income Statement | Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income | ||||||||||||
Relationships | Derivatives Designated as | Three Months Ended March 31, | Location | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
(in millions) | Hedging Instruments | 2020 | 2019 | of Hedged Items | 2020 | 2019 |
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Interest rate contracts | Financing costs, net | $ | | $ | — | Financing costs, net | $ | ( | $ | — |
As of March 31, 2020, AOCI included $
Fair Value Measurements: Presented below are the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments and derivatives for the periods presented:
As of March 31, 2020 | As of December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
| Total |
| Level 1 (a) |
| Level 2 (b) |
| Level 3 (c) |
| Total |
| Level 1 (a) |
| Level 2 (b) |
| Level 3 (c) |
| ||||||||
Available for sale securities | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Derivative assets | | | | — | | | | — | |||||||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | | | | — | | | | — | |||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | | — | | — | | — | | — |
(a) | Level 1 inputs consist of quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
(b) | Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 2 inputs are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. |
(c) | Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
The carrying values of cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term borrowings approximate fair values. Commodity futures, options, and swap contracts are recognized at fair value. Foreign currency forward contracts, swaps and options are also recognized at fair value. The fair value of the Company’s Long-term debt is estimated based on quotations of major securities dealers who are market makers in the securities. As of March 31, 2020, the and fair value of the Company’s Long-term debt was $
7. Debt
As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s total debt consisted of the following:
As of | As of | ||||||
(in millions) | March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||
$ | | $ | | ||||
| | ||||||
| | ||||||
— | | ||||||
Term loan credit agreement due April 12, 2021 | | | |||||
Revolving credit facility | | | |||||
Fair value adjustment related to hedged fixed rate debt instruments | | | |||||
Long-term debt | | | |||||
Short-term borrowings | | | |||||
Total debt | $ | | $ | |
During the first quarter of 2020, the Company used proceeds from the revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”) to refinance $
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8. Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of the agreement. Operating leases are included in operating lease assets, and current and non-current operating lease liabilities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Lease assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease asset value includes in its calculation any prepaid lease payments made and any lease incentives received from the arrangement as a reduction of the asset. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease, and the impact of these options is included in the lease liability and lease asset calculations when the exercise of the option is at the Company’s sole discretion and it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company will not separate lease and non-lease components for its leases when it is impracticable to separate the two, such as for leases with variable payment arrangements. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.
The Company has operating leases for certain rail cars, office space, warehouses, and machinery and equipment. The commencement date used for the calculation of the lease obligations recorded is the latter of the commencement date of the new standard (January 1, 2019) or the lease start date. Certain of the leases have options to extend the life of the lease, which are included in the liability calculation when the option is at the sole discretion of the Company and it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. The Company has certain leases that have variable payments based solely on output or usage of the leased asset. These variable operating lease assets are excluded from the Company’s balance sheet presentation and expensed as incurred. The Company currently has
Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The components of lease expense were as follows:
Lease Cost | Three Months Ended March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||
Operating lease cost | $ | | $ | | |||
Variable operating lease cost | | | |||||
Short term lease cost | | — | |||||
Lease cost | $ | | $ | |
The following is a reconciliation of future undiscounted cash flows to the operating lease liabilities and the related operating lease assets as presented on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2020.
Operating Leases | As of | |||
(in millions) | March 31, 2020 | |||
2020 (Excluding the three months ended March 31, 2020) | $ | | ||
2021 | | |||
2022 | | |||
2023 | | |||
2024 | | |||
Thereafter | | |||
Total future lease payments | | |||
Less imputed interest | | |||
Present value of future lease payments | | |||
Less current lease liabilities | | |||
Non-current operating lease liabilities | $ | | ||
Operating lease assets | $ | |
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Additional information related to the Company’s operating leases is listed below.
Other Information | Three Months Ended March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||
($ in millions) | 2020 |
| 2019 |
| |||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | |||||||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | | $ | | |||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities: | |||||||
Operating leases | $ | | $ | | |||
As of | As of | ||||||
March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||
Weighted average remaining lease term: | |||||||
Operating leases | |||||||
Weighted average discount rate: | |||||||
Operating leases | | % | | % |
9. Taxes
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was
In January 2019, the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary received a favorable decision from the Federal Court of Appeals in Sao Paulo, Brazil, related to certain indirect taxes collected in prior years. As a result of the decision, the Company expects to be entitled to indirect tax credits against its Brazilian federal tax payments in 2020 and future years. The Company finalized its calculation of the amount of the credits and interest due from the favorable decision, concluding that the Company could be entitled to approximately $
10. Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs
The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost of the U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||
U.S. Plans | Non-U.S. Plans | ||||||||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| ||||
Service cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Interest cost | |||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost (a) | $ | ( | $ | — | $ | | $ |
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The Company currently anticipates that it will make approximately $
The following table sets forth the components of net postretirement benefit cost for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||
Service cost | $ | — | $ | — | |||
Interest cost | | | |||||
Amortization of prior service credit | ( | ( | |||||
Net periodic benefit cost (a) | $ | — | $ | — |
(a) | The service cost component of net periodic benefit cost is presented within either cost of sales or operating expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The interest cost, expected return on plan assets and amortization of prior service credit components of net periodic benefit cost are presented as other, non-operating income on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. |
11. Inventories
Inventories are summarized as follows:
As of | As of |
| |||||
(in millions) |
| March 31, 2020 |
| December 31, 2019 |
| ||
Finished and in process |
| $ | |
| $ | | |
Raw materials |
| |
| | |||
Manufacturing supplies and other |
| |
| | |||
Total inventories |
| $ | |
| $ | |
12. Equity
Treasury stock: On October 22, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program permitting the Company to purchase up to
On November 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Variable Timing Accelerated Share Repurchase (“ASR”) program with JPMorgan (“JPM”). Under the ASR program, the Company paid $
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Shared-based payments: The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s share-based compensation expense:
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| ||
Stock options: | |||||||
Pre-tax compensation expense |
| $ | | $ | | ||
Income tax benefit |
| — |
| — | |||
Stock option expense, net of income taxes |
| |
| | |||
Restricted stock units ("RSUs"): | |||||||
Pre-tax compensation expense |
| |
| | |||
Income tax benefit |
| ( |
| — | |||
RSUs, net of income taxes |
| |
| | |||
Performance shares and other share-based awards: | |||||||
Pre-tax compensation expense |
| |
| | |||
Income tax benefit |
| — |
| — | |||
Performance shares and other share-based compensation expense, net of income taxes |
| |
| | |||
Total share-based compensation: | |||||||
Pre-tax compensation expense |
| |
| | |||
Income tax benefit |
| ( |
| — | |||
Total share-based compensation expense, net of income taxes |
| $ | | $ | |
Stock Options: Under the Company’s stock incentive plan, stock options are granted at exercise prices that equal the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The options have a
The Company granted non-qualified options to purchase
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
Expected life (in years) | |||||||
Risk-free interest rate | | % | | % | |||
Expected volatility | | % | | % | |||
Expected dividend yield | | % | | % |
The expected life of options represents the weighted average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and the Company’s historical exercise patterns. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the grant date for the period corresponding to the expected life of the options. Expected volatility is based on historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock. Dividend yield is based on current dividend payments at the date of grant.
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Stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was as follows:
| Number of Options (in thousands) |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share |
| Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) |
| Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions) |
| |||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019 |
| |
| $ | | $ | | ||||
Granted |
| | | ||||||||
Exercised |
| ( | | ||||||||
Cancelled |
| ( | | ||||||||
Outstanding as of March 31, 2020 |
| | $ | |
|
| $ | | |||
Exercisable as of March 31, 2020 |
| | $ | |
|
| $ | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, cash received from the exercise of stock options was $
Additional information pertaining to stock option activity is as follows:
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(dollars in millions, except per share) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| ||
Weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted (per share) | $ | | $ | | |||
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised | $ | | $ | |
Restricted Stock Units: The Company has granted RSUs to certain key employees. The RSUs are subject to cliff vesting, generally after
The following table summarizes RSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2020:
(RSUs in thousands) |
| Number of Restricted Shares |
| Weighted Average Fair Value per Share | ||
Non-vested as of December 31, 2019 | | $ | ||||
Granted | | |||||
Vested | ( | |||||
Cancelled | ( | |||||
Non-vested as of March 31, 2020 | | $ |
As of March 31, 2020, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs was $
Performance Shares: The Company has a long-term incentive plan for senior management in the form of performance shares. Historically these performance shares vested based solely on the Company’s total shareholder return as compared to the total shareholder return of its peer group over the
For the 2020 performance shares awarded based on the Company’s total shareholder return, the number of shares that ultimately vest can range from
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of the
For the 2020 performance shares awarded based on ROIC, the number of shares that ultimately vest can range from
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company awarded
As of March 31, 2020, the unrecognized compensation cost related to these awards was $
The 2017 performance share awards vested during the three months ended March 31, 2020, achieving a
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss: The following is a summary of net changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss by component and net of tax for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
(in millions) |
| Cumulative Translation Adjustment |
| Deferred (Loss) Gain on Hedging Activities |
| Pension and Postretirement Adjustment |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
| ||||
Balance, December 31, 2019 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification adjustments | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||
Amount reclassified from accumulated OCI | — | | — | | |||||||||
Tax benefit | — | | — | | |||||||||
Net other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( |
(in millions) |
| Cumulative Translation Adjustment |
| Deferred (Loss) Gain on Hedging Activities |
| Pension and Postretirement Adjustment |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
| ||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments | | ( | — | ( | |||||||||
Amount reclassified from accumulated OCI | — | | — | | |||||||||
Tax benefit | — | | — | | |||||||||
Net other comprehensive income (loss) | | ( | — | ( | |||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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Supplemental Information: The following Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity and Redeemable Equity provide the dividends per share for common stock for the periods presented:
Total Equity | Share-based | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Accumulated Other | Non- | Payments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred | Common | Paid-In | Treasury | Comprehensive | Retained | Controlling | Subject to | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
| Stock | Stock |
| Capital |
| Stock |
| Loss |
| Earnings |
| Interests |
| Redemption |
| |||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019 | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
Net income attributable to Ingredion | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared, common stock ($ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation, net of issuance | | | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020 | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Total Equity | Share-based |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Accumulated Other | Non- | Payments |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred | Common | Paid-In | Treasury | Comprehensive | Retained | Controlling | Subject to |
| |||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
| Stock | Stock |
| Capital |
| Stock |
| Loss |
| Earnings |
| Interests |
| Redemption |
| |||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
Net income attributable to Ingredion | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared, common stock ($ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchases of common stock | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation, net of issuance | | | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019 | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Supplemental Information: The following table provides the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share ("EPS") for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 |
| |||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
| Net Income Available to Ingredion |
| Weighted Average Shares |
| Per Share Amount |
| Net Income Available to Ingredion |
| Weighted Average Shares |
| Per Share Amount |
| ||||
Basic EPS | $ | |
| | $ | | $ | |
| | $ | | |||||
Effect of Dilutive Securities: | |||||||||||||||||
Incremental shares from assumed exercise of dilutive stock options and vesting of dilutive RSUs and other awards |
| |
| | |||||||||||||
Diluted EPS | $ | |
| | $ | | $ | |
| | $ | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 approximately
13. Segment Information
The Company is principally engaged in the production and sale of starches and sweeteners for a wide range of industries, and is managed geographically on a regional basis. The Company’s operations are classified into
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Colombia, Ecuador, and the Southern Cone of South America, which includes Argentina, Peru, Chile, and Uruguay. Its Asia-Pacific segment includes businesses in South Korea, Thailand, China, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Vietnam. The Company’s EMEA segment includes businesses in Pakistan, Germany, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Kenya. The Company does not aggregate its operating segments when determining its reportable segments. Net sales by product are not presented because to do so would be impracticable.
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| ||
Net sales to unaffiliated customers: | |||||||
North America | $ | | $ | | |||
South America | | | |||||
Asia-Pacific | | | |||||
EMEA | | | |||||
Total net sales | $ | | $ | |
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
Operating income: | |||||||
North America | $ | | $ | | |||
South America | | | |||||
Asia-Pacific | | | |||||
EMEA | | | |||||
Corporate | ( | ( | |||||
Subtotal | | | |||||
Restructuring/impairment charges | ( | ( | |||||
Acquisition/integration costs | — | ( | |||||
Total operating income | $ | | $ | |
(in millions) | March 31, 2020 |
| December 31, 2019 | ||
Assets: | |||||
North America (a) | $ | | $ | | |
South America | | | |||
Asia-Pacific | | | |||
EMEA | | | |||
Total assets | $ | | $ | |
(a) | For purposes of presentation, North America includes Corporate assets |
14. Subsequent Event
On April 9, 2020, the board of directors of the Company reached agreement with the board of directors of PureCircle Limited, a Bermuda company listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (“PureCircle”), on the terms of a recommended acquisition of PureCircle for a total purchase price of approximately GBP
The acquisition will be effected by means of a court-approved scheme of arrangement under the Bermuda Companies Act and is subject to prior approval by a vote of PureCircle’s shareholders. Completion of the acquisition also is subject to certain other customary conditions, including, among others, the absence of any law, regulation or judgment that prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the acquisition, the absence of certain material events affecting PureCircle, achievement of specified performance measures and the expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. Subject to satisfaction of the closing conditions, the Company expects the acquisition to be completed in the third quarter of 2020.
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ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “Ingredion” mean Ingredion Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Overview
We are a major supplier of high-quality food and industrial ingredient solutions to customers around the world. We have 43 manufacturing plants located in North America, South America, Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), and we manage and operate our businesses at a regional level. We believe this approach provides us with a unique understanding of the cultures and product requirements in each of the geographic markets in which we operate, bringing added value to our customers. Our ingredients are used by customers in the food, beverage, brewing, and animal nutrition industries, among others.
Our new strategic growth roadmap is based on the following five growth platforms and is designed to deliver shareholder value by accelerating customer co-creation and enabling consumer-preferred innovation. Our first platform is starch-based texturizers, the second platform is clean and simple ingredients, the third platform is plant-based proteins, the fourth platform is sugar reduction and specialty sweeteners, and finally, our fifth platform is value-added food systems.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share decreased from the comparable 2019 period. The decreases for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were attributable primarily to increased restructuring costs and operating expenses, partially offset by an increase in gross profit during the quarter.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020 the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. Our global operations expose us to risks associated with public health crises, including pandemics such as COVID-19. Foreign governmental organizations and governmental organizations at the national, state and local levels in the United States have taken various actions to combat the spread of COVID-19, including imposing stay-at-home orders and closing “non-essential” businesses and their operations. As a manufacturer of food ingredients, our operations are considered “essential” under most current COVID-19 government regulations, and our facilities are operating globally. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, although there were some volume declines in the Asia-Pacific segment because of COVID-19 effects, we did not experience a material impact on our operations from COVID-19 as we generally experienced customary levels of demand for our products globally. In addition, we did not experience any material supply chain interruptions during the period and were able to continue to operate and ship products from our global network of plants. We place top priority on our employees’ health and safety and continue to follow the advice and the guidelines of public health authorities for physical distancing and to make available personal protective equipment and sanitization supplies.
As it is difficult to predict the progression of the pandemic, including government responses and the timing of recovery, there is a range of potential outcomes for our financial performance in future periods. In the second quarter of 2020, we expect strong demand for ingredients found in traditional packaged food products predominantly sold through retail outlets. However, significant uncertainty exists in the food service sector as to when and at what pace consumer traffic will begin to return. In South America, the pandemic is at an earlier stage and we anticipate significant negative impacts from COVID-19 to the food service, brewery and confectionery sectors. In North America, we expect reduced demand in food service volumes, and specifically in Mexico, depressed brewery volumes due to government mandates imposed on that sector. In EMEA, we anticipate strong specialty sales in Europe, but weaker volumes in Pakistan. In Asia-Pacific, as restrictions are being lifted, we expect product demand recovery, although it is difficult to determine if that recovery will be sustained.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded $14 million of pre-tax restructuring charges. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded $9 million for our Cost Smart cost of sales program. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded $5 million of restructuring charges in relation to the closure of the Lane Cove, Australia production facility, consisting of $3 million of asset impairment, $1 million of accelerated depreciation, and $1 million of other costs. We expect to incur between $5 million and $7 million of additional restructuring costs during the remainder of 2020 related to the production facility closure. We also recorded $4 million of restructuring charges, primarily
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in North America, during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The restructuring charges recorded include $3 million of accelerated depreciation and $1 million of professional services.
Additionally, we recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 for our Cost Smart SG&A program. These costs include $3 million of other costs, including professional services, and $2 million of employee-related severance for the three months ended March 31, 2020. These charges were recorded primarily in our North America operations. We expect to continue to incur additional charges during the year related to the Cost Smart SG&A program.
Our cash provided by operating activities increased to $65 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, from $18 million in the prior year, primarily driven by our improved changes in working capital, partially offset by lower net income. Our cash provided by financing activities was $62 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $28 million in the prior year. This increase was mainly driven by higher net borrowings during the period.
Results of Operations
We have significant operations in four reporting segments: North America, South America, Asia-Pacific and EMEA. For most of our foreign subsidiaries, the local foreign currency is the functional currency. Accordingly, revenues and expenses denominated in the functional currencies of these subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at the applicable average exchange rates for the period. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates affect the U.S. dollar amounts of our foreign subsidiaries’ revenues and expenses. The impact of foreign currency translation to the reporting currency, where significant, is provided below.
We acquired Western Polymer LLC (“Western Polymer”) on March 1, 2019. The results of the acquired business is included in our consolidated financial results from the respective acquisition date forward. Although we identify fluctuations due to the acquisition, our discussion below also addresses results of operations excluding the impact of the acquisition and the results of the acquired business, where appropriate, to provide a more comparable and meaningful analysis.
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
With Comparatives for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended March 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | Favorable (Unfavorable) | ||||||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| Variance | Percentage | |||||
Net sales | $ | 1,543 | $ | 1,536 | $ | 7 | — | % | ||||
Cost of sales | 1,220 | 1,220 | — | — | % | |||||||
Gross profit | 323 | 316 | 7 | 2 | % | |||||||
Operating expenses | 154 | 150 | (4) | (3) | % | |||||||
Other income, net | 2 | 1 | (1) | (100) | % | |||||||
Restructuring/impairment charges | 14 | 4 | (10) | (250) | % | |||||||
Operating income | 153 | 161 | (8) | (5) | % | |||||||
Financing costs, net | 18 | 22 | 4 | 18 | % | |||||||
Other, non-operating expense/(income), net | (1) | — | 1 | — | % | |||||||
Income before income taxes | 136 | 139 | (3) | (2) | % | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | 58 | 37 | (21) | (57) | % | |||||||
Net income | 78 | 102 | (24) | (24) | % | |||||||
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 3 | 2 | (1) | (50) | % | |||||||
Net income attributable to Ingredion | $ | 75 | $ | 100 | $ | (25) | (25) | % |
Net income attributable to Ingredion. Net income attributable to Ingredion for the three months ended March 31, 2020, decreased by 25 percent to $75 million from $100 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The
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decrease in net income was primarily due to an increase in the provision for income tax, driven primarily by the current period increase in the Mexico discrete tax item, and increased restructuring charges and operating expenses. The higher expenses were partly offset by higher gross profit in the period. Results for the first quarter of 2020 include after-tax net restructuring costs of $11 million primarily associated with our Cost Smart cost of sales and SG&A programs. Results for the first quarter of 2019 include after-tax costs of $3 million of net restructuring costs primarily associated with our Cost Smart cost of sales and SG&A programs and $1 million of acquisition/integration costs related to the acquisition and integration of the business acquired from Western Polymer.
Net sales. Net sales were flat for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019, as favorable price/product mix was offset by foreign exchange impacts.
Cost of sales. Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2020, remained flat at $1.2 billion as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019 despite the increase in net sales. Our gross profit margin remained flat at 21 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Operating expenses. Our operating expenses increased 3 percent to $154 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $150 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase was primarily driven by professional services costs in the current period. Operating expenses, as a percentage of net sales, were 10 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Financing costs, net. Financing costs for the three months ended March 31, 2020, decreased to $18 million from $22 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily due to lower interest costs associated with long-term debt, partially offset by foreign exchange impacts.
Provision for income taxes. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 42.6 percent compared to 26.6 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase in the effective tax rate was driven by the 24 percent decrease in value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2020. Because we use the U.S. dollar as the functional currency for our subsidiaries in Mexico, our effective tax rate is strongly influenced by the remeasurement of the Mexican peso financial statements into U.S. dollars. In addition, the decrease in value of the Mexican peso produced substantial taxable translation gains on net-U.S.-dollar-monetary assets held in Mexico for which there was no corresponding gain in pre-tax income. Consequently, we recorded a discrete tax expense of $22 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $1 million discrete tax benefit in the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Segment Results
North America
Three Months Ended March 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | Favorable (Unfavorable) | ||||||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| Variance |
| Percentage | ||||
Net sales to unaffiliated customers | $ | 963 | $ | 951 | $ | 12 | 1 | % | ||||
Operating income | 125 | 125 | — | — | % |
Net sales. Our increase in net sales of 1 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019, was driven by improved price/product mix partly offset by reduced volume.
Operating income. Our operating income remained flat at $125 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019. Improved price/product mix and higher specialty volumes were offset by higher corn costs due to timing of hedge mark-to-market.
South America
Three Months Ended March 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | Favorable (Unfavorable) | ||||||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| Variance |
| Percentage | ||||
Net sales to unaffiliated customers | $ | 237 | $ | 228 | $ | 9 | 4 | % | ||||
Operating income | 26 | 18 | 8 | 44 | % |
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Net sales. Our net sales increased 4 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily due to favorable price/product mix of 9 percent and increased volumes of 6 percent partially offset by foreign exchange impacts of 11 percent.
Operating income. Our increase in operating income of $8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019, due to favorable price/product mix and volume, which more than offset higher raw material costs and foreign exchange impacts.
Asia-Pacific
Three Months Ended March 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | Favorable (Unfavorable) | ||||||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| Variance |
| Percentage | ||||
Net sales to unaffiliated customers | $ | 189 | $ | 203 | $ | (14) | (7) | % | ||||
Operating income | 20 | 20 | — | — | % |
Net sales. Our net sales decreased 7 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily driven by unfavorable volume, price/product mix, and foreign exchange impacts of 3 percent, 2 percent and 2 percent, respectively.
Operating income. Our operating income remained flat at $20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019. The negative impact of COVID-19 disruptions on volume was offset by lower operating costs.
EMEA
Three Months Ended March 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | Favorable (Unfavorable) | ||||||||||
(in millions) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| Variance |
| Percentage | ||||
Net sales to unaffiliated customers | $ | 154 | $ | 154 | $ | — | — | % | ||||
Operating income | 27 | 24 | 3 | 13 | % |
Net sales. Our net sales remained flat for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019. Favorable volumes and price/product mix were fully offset by unfavorable foreign exchange impacts.
Operating income. Our operating income increased $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019, as favorable price/product mix more than offset foreign exchange impacts.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $65 million, as compared to $18 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase in operating cash flow is primarily driven by our changes in working capital, partially offset by lower net income. Capital expenditures and mechanical stores purchases was $98 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
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As of December 31, 2019, we had total debt outstanding of $1.9 billion. As of March 31, 2020, our total debt consists of the following:
(in millions) |
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3.2% senior notes due October 1, 2026 |
| $ | 497 | |
4.625% senior notes due November 1, 2020 | 400 | |||
6.625% senior notes due April 15, 2037 | 253 | |||
5.62% senior notes due March 25, 2020 | — | |||
Term loan credit agreement due April 12, 2021 | 405 | |||
Revolving credit facility | 312 | |||
Fair value adjustment related to hedged fixed rate debt instruments | 4 | |||
Long-term debt | 1,871 | |||
Short-term borrowings | 77 | |||
Total debt | $ | 1,948 |
During the first quarter of 2020, the Company used proceeds from the revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”) to refinance $200 million of 5.62% senior notes due March 25, 2020.
Our long-term debt as of March 31, 2020, includes the 4.625% senior notes due November 1, 2020, as we have the ability and intent to refinance the senior notes on a long-term basis using our Revolving Credit Facility or other sources prior to the maturity date. In addition to the approximately $688 million of borrowings availability under the Revolving Credit Facility, we have approximately $721 million of unused operating lines of credit in the various foreign countries in which we operate. We are required under our credit facilities not to exceed a maximum leverage ratio and to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio. As of March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with both of these financial covenants.
The weighted average interest rate on our total indebtedness was approximately 3.9 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to 4.6 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
On March 18, 2020, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.63 per share of common stock. This dividend was paid on April 27, 2020, to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 1, 2020.
We have not provided foreign withholding taxes, state income taxes, and federal and state taxes or foreign currency gains/losses on accumulated undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries because these earnings are considered to be permanently reinvested. It is not practicable to determine the amount of the unrecognized deferred tax liability related to the undistributed earnings. We do not anticipate the need to repatriate funds to the U.S. to satisfy domestic liquidity needs arising in the ordinary course of business, including liquidity needs associated with our domestic debt service requirements. Approximately $248 million of the total $280 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments at March 31, 2020 was held by our operations outside of the U.S. We expect that available cash balances and credit facilities in the U.S., along with cash generated from operations and our access to debt markets, will be sufficient to meet our operating and other cash needs for the foreseeable future.
Hedging and Financial Risk
Hedging: We are exposed to market risk stemming from changes in commodity prices (primarily corn and natural gas), foreign-currency exchange rates, and interest rates. In the normal course of business, we actively manage our exposure to these market risks by entering into various hedging transactions, authorized under established policies that place controls on these activities. These transactions utilize exchange-traded derivatives or over-the-counter derivatives with investment grade counterparties. Our hedging transactions may include, but are not limited to, a variety of derivative financial instruments such as commodity-related futures, options and swap contracts, forward currency-related contracts and options, interest rate swap agreements, and Treasury lock agreements (“T-Locks”). See Note 6 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Commodity Price Risk: Our principal use of derivative financial instruments is to manage commodity price risk in North America relating to anticipated purchases of corn and natural gas to be used in our manufacturing process. We periodically enter into futures, options and swap contracts for a portion of our anticipated corn and natural gas usage, generally over the following 12 to 24 months, in order to hedge price risk associated with fluctuations in market prices. Unrealized gains and losses associated with marking our commodities-based cash flow hedge derivative instruments to market are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”). As of March 31, 2020, our Accumulated other comprehensive loss account (“AOCI”) included $33 million of net losses (net of income tax benefit of $13 million)
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related to these derivative instruments. It is anticipated that $34 million of net losses (net of income tax benefit of $10 million) will be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months. We expect the net losses to be offset by lower underlying commodities costs.
Foreign-Currency Exchange Risk: Due to our global operations, including operations in many emerging markets, we are exposed to fluctuations in foreign-currency exchange rates. As a result, we have exposure to translational foreign-exchange risk when our foreign operations’ results are translated to U.S. dollars and to transactional foreign-exchange risk when transactions not denominated in the functional currency of the operating unit are revalued into U.S. dollars. We primarily use derivative financial instruments such as foreign-currency forward contracts, swaps and options to manage our foreign currency transactional exchange risk. We enter into foreign-currency derivative instruments that are designated as both cash flow hedging instruments as well as instruments not designated as hedging instruments as defined by Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging. As of March 31, 2020, we had foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments hedging certain asset and liability positions with aggregate notional amounts of $559 million and $226 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2020, we had foreign currency derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments hedging certain asset and liability positions with aggregate notional amounts of $300 million and $472 million, respectively. The amount included in AOCI relating to these hedges at March 31, 2020, was $2 million of net losses (net of an insignificant amount of taxes). It is anticipated that $2 million of net losses (net of an insignificant amount of taxes) will be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months.
Interest Rate Risk: We occasionally use interest rate swaps and T-Locks to hedge our exposure to interest rate changes, to reduce the volatility of our financing costs, or to achieve a desired proportion of fixed versus floating rate debt, based on current and projected market conditions. We entered into T-Locks during the first quarter of 2020 and has outstanding T-Locks hedging a forecasted notes issuance as of March 31, 2020.
As of March 31, 2020, our AOCI account included $4 million of net losses (net of an income tax benefit of $1 million) related to T-Locks. Once T-Locks are settled, deferred losses are amortized to financing costs over the terms of the senior notes with which they are associated. It is anticipated that an insignificant amount of these net losses (net of an insignificant amount of taxes) will be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months.
As of March 31, 2020, we have an interest rate swap agreement that effectively converts the interest rates on $200 million of our $400 million of 4.625% senior notes due November 1, 2020, to variable rates. This swap agreement calls for us to receive interest at the fixed coupon rate of the notes and to pay interest at a variable rate based on the six-month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus a spread. We have designated this interest rate swap agreement as a hedge of the changes in fair value of the underlying debt obligation attributable to changes in interest rates and account for it as a fair value hedge. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement as of March 31, 2020 was a $4 million gain, and is reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within Other assets, with an offsetting amount recorded in Long-term debt to adjust the carrying amount of the hedged debt obligations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our critical accounting policies and estimates are described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. See Note 2 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our significant accounting policies. There have been no other changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2020.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-Q contains or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for such statements.
Forward-looking statements include, among other things, any statements regarding the Company’s future financial condition, earnings, revenues, tax rates, capital expenditures, cash flows, expenses or other financial items, any statements concerning the Company’s prospects or future operations, including management’s plans or strategies and objectives therefor, and any assumptions, expectations or beliefs underlying the foregoing.
These statements can sometimes be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “plan,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “continue,” “pro forma,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “propels,” “opportunities,” “potential,” “provisional,” or other similar expressions or the negative thereof. All statements other than statements of historical facts in this report or referred to in this report are “forward-looking statements.”
These statements are based on current circumstances or expectations, but are subject to certain inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are beyond our control. Although we believe our expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, investors are cautioned that no assurance can be given that our expectations will prove correct.
Actual results and developments may differ materially from the expectations expressed in or implied by these statements as a result of the following risks and uncertainties, among others: changing consumption preferences and perceptions, including those relating to high fructose corn syrup; the effects of global economic conditions and the general political, economic, business, market conditions that affect customers and consumers in the various geographic regions and countries in which we buy our raw materials or manufacture or sell our products, including, particularly, economic, currency and political conditions in South America and economic and political conditions in Europe, and the impact these factors may have on our sales volumes, the pricing of our products, our access to credit markets and our ability to collect our receivables from customers; adverse changes in investment returns earned on our pension assets; future financial performance of major industries which we serve and from which we derive a significant portion of our sales, including the food, beverage, animal nutrition, and brewing industries; the uncertainty of acceptance of products developed through genetic modification and biotechnology; our ability to develop or acquire new products and services at rates or of qualities sufficient to meet expectations; changes in U.S. and foreign government policy, laws or regulations and costs of legal compliance; increased competitive and/or customer pressure in the corn-refining industry and related industries, including with respect to the markets and prices for our primary products and our co-products, particularly corn oil; the availability of raw materials, including potato starch, tapioca, gum Arabic and the specific varieties of corn upon which some of our products are based, and our ability to pass on potential increases in the cost of corn or other raw materials to customers; raw material and energy costs and availability; our ability to contain costs, achieve budgets and realize expected synergies, including with respect to our ability to complete planned maintenance and investment projects on time and on budget, and to achieve expected savings under our Cost Smart program as well as with respect to freight and shipping costs; the impact of financial and capital markets on our borrowing costs, including as a result of foreign currency fluctuations, fluctuations in interest and exchange rates and market volatility and the associated risks of hedging against such fluctuations; the potential effects of climate change; our ability to successfully identify and complete acquisitions or strategic alliances on favorable terms as well as our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses or implement and maintain strategic alliances and achieve anticipated synergies with respect to all of the foregoing; operating difficulties at our manufacturing plants or with respect to boiler reliability; risks related to product safety and quality and compliance with environmental, health and safety, and food safety laws and regulations; economic, political and other risks inherent in operating in foreign countries with foreign currencies and shipping products between countries, including with respect to tariffs, quotas and duties; interruptions, security breaches or failures that might affect our information technology systems, processes and sites; our ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations; the impact that weather, natural disasters, war or similar acts of hostility, acts and threats of terrorism, the outbreak or continuation of pandemics such as COVID 19 and other significant events could have on our business; the potential recognition of impairment charges on goodwill or long lived assets; changes in our tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities; and our ability to raise funds at reasonable rates to grow and expand our operations.
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Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statement as a result of new information or future events or developments. If we do update or correct one or more of these statements, investors and others should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections. For a further description of these and other risks, see “Risk Factors” and other information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.
ITEM 3
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
See the discussion set forth in Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk at pages 49 to 50 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, for a discussion as to how we address risks with respect to interest rates, raw material and energy costs and foreign currencies. There have been no material changes in the information that would be provided with respect to those disclosures from December 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020. For additional information, also see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Hedging and Financial Risk” in this report.
ITEM 4
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2020. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures (a) are effective in providing reasonable assurance that all information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (b) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are currently subject to claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business, including labor matters, certain environmental proceedings, and other commercial claims. We also routinely receive inquiries from regulators and other government authorities relating to various aspects of our business, including with respect to compliance with laws and regulations relating to the environment, and at any given time, we have matters at various stages of resolution with the applicable governmental authorities. The outcomes of these matters are not within our complete control and may not be known for prolonged periods of time. We do not believe that the results of currently known legal proceedings and inquires will be material to us. There can be no assurance, however, that such claims, suits or investigations or those arising in the future, whether taken individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM 1A
RISK FACTORS
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, except as described below.
The spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is adversely affecting, and is expected to continue to adversely affect, demand for our products and our financial results.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 has since spread to over 100 countries, including every state in the United States. On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020 the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. As it is difficult to predict the progression of the pandemic, including government responses and the timing of recovery, there is a range of potential outcomes for our financial performance in future periods. COVID-19 adversely affected our net sales in our Asia-Pacific segment in the first quarter of 2020, and we are experiencing further reductions in the demand for our products throughout our markets in the second quarter of 2020.
Our global operations expose us to risks associated with public health crises, including pandemics such as COVID-19. We continue to monitor the health of the employees in each of our 43 manufacturing facilities, domestically and outside the United States, as COVID-19 related illness at a particular location could impact continued plant operations at that location.
Foreign governmental organizations and governmental organizations at the national, state and local levels in the United States have taken various actions to combat the spread of COVID-19, including imposing stay-at-home orders that effectively close “non-essential” businesses and their operations. Because we manufacture food ingredients, our operations are currently considered “essential” under most current COVID-19 government regulations, thus permitting us to continue operations at our facilities and sales activities consistent with those regulations.
Certain of our customers, however, are deemed to be “non-essential” industries and businesses under governmental regulations. The industries and businesses deemed “non-essential” vary by country and region. For example, Mexico declared one or more brewing producers as “non-essential” industries during the pandemic. Our customers in affected industries are not able to produce goods during the government-mandated closures, which adversely affects customer demand for our products. Further, government-enacted stay-at-home orders have significantly limited the end-consumers’ ability in the United States and foreign markets to purchase certain food or beverage products due to limitations on the operations of restaurants, bars and regionally specific sales channels. We expect that these limitations over time will continue to negatively affect customer demand for our products, further impacting our revenues and our operating results. In addition, any inability by our customers to produce goods may delay our customers’ ability to pay outstanding receivables, which would adversely impact our cash flow from operations and working capital.
In addition, COVID-19 has impacted and may further impact the broader economies of affected countries, including negatively affecting economic growth, the proper functioning of financial and capital markets, foreign
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currency exchange rates, and interest rates. These impacts could have the effect of heightening many of the risks we described in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Such risks include, in addition to those described above, negative impacts on our cost of and access to capital, pressure to extend our customers’ payment terms, insolvency of our customers resulting in increased provisions for credit losses, and counterparty failures in our supply chain, customer network or otherwise that would negatively impact our operations. These risks individually and in the aggregate could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, cash flows and prospects.
ITEM 2
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities:
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| Maximum Number |
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(or Approximate |
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Total Number of | Dollar Value) of |
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Total | Average | Shares Purchased as | Shares That May Yet |
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Number | Price | Part of Publicly | be Purchased Under |
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of Shares | Paid | Announced Plans or | the Plans or Programs |
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(shares in thousands) | Purchased | per Share | Programs | at End of Period |
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January 1 – January 31, 2020 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 5,855 shares | |
February 1 – February 29, 2020 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 5,855 shares | |
March 1 – March 31, 2020 | — |
| — |
| — | 5,855 shares | |||
Total |
| — |
| — |
| — |
On December 12, 2014, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program permitting us to purchase up to 5.0 million shares of our outstanding common stock from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2019. On October 22, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program permitting us to purchase up to an additional 8.0 million shares of our outstanding common stock from November 5, 2018, through December 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2020, we have 5.9 million shares available for repurchase under the stock repurchase programs.
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ITEM 6
EXHIBITS
a) Exhibits
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Exhibit Index below.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | Description of Exhibit | |
10.1†* | ||
10.2†* | ||
10.3†* | ||
31.1† | ||
31.2† | ||
32.1†† | ||
32.2†† | ||
101.INS† | XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
101.SCH† | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL† | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF† | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB† | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE† | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document, which is contained in Exhibit 101) |
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† | Filed with this report. | |
†† | Furnished with this report. | |
* | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this form pursuant to Item 6 of this report |
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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.
INGREDION INCORPORATED | |||
DATE: | May 6, 2020 | By | /s/ James D. Gray |
James D. Gray | |||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
DATE: | May 6, 2020 | By | /s/ Stephen K. Latreille |
Stephen K. Latreille | |||
Vice President and Corporate Controller |
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Exhibit 10.1
Ingredion Incorporated
Stock Incentive Plan
2020 Performance Share Award Agreement
Ingredion Incorporated (the “Company”) has granted you an award of Performance Shares (the “Award”) under the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). This Award represents the right to receive shares of Company Common Stock in the future. The grant date of the Award and the number of Performance Shares covered by this Award are set forth in the document you have received entitled “Notice of Grant of Performance Shares.” The Notice of Grant of Performance Shares and this Performance Shares Award Agreement collectively constitute the Agreement relating to the Award. This Award Agreement and the Plan together govern your rights under the Award and the Plan and set forth all of the conditions and limitations affecting such rights.
Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan or in this Award Agreement. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Award Agreement.
Overview of Your Grant
1. |
Performance Period. The Performance Period commences on January 1, 2020, and ends on December 31, 2022. |
3. |
Value of Performance Shares. Each Performance Share shall represent and have a value equal to one share of Common Stock as detailed herein. |
4.Achievement of Relative Total Shareholder Return.
(a) |
One-half of the number of Performance Shares to be earned under this Agreement shall be based upon the achievement of the Company’s pre-established Relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) percentile ranking performance goal as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) for the Performance Period (such Performance Shares, the “TSR Shares”), based on the following chart: |
Total Shareholder Return
Payout Level |
TSR Percentile Ranking Goal |
Percent of TSR Shares Earned |
Maximum |
≥75th |
200% |
Target |
50th |
100% |
Threshold |
25th |
50% |
Below Threshold |
<25th |
0% |
ACTIVE 253422541
Linear interpolation shall be used to determine the percent of TSR Shares earned in the event the Company’s TSR Percentile Rank does not fall directly on one of the ranks listed in the above chart.
(b)For this purpose, TSR shall be determined as follows:
TSR |
= |
Change in Stock Price + Dividends Paid Beginning Stock Price |
(i) |
“Beginning Stock Price” shall mean the average of the Daily Averages for each of the twenty (20) trading days immediately prior to the first day of the Performance Period; |
(ii) |
“Change in Stock Price” shall mean the difference between the Beginning Stock Price and the Ending Stock Price, which may be positive or negative; |
(iii) |
“Daily Average” shall mean the average of the high and low stock prices on the applicable stock exchange of one share of common stock for a particular trading day; |
(v) |
“Ending Stock Price” shall mean the average of Daily Averages for each of the last twenty (20) trading days of the Performance Period. |
(c)Following the TSR determination, the Company’s percentile rank against the “Peer Group” shall be determined. Once the Company’s percentile rank is determined, the Performance Shares to be awarded shall then be determined based on the chart in Section 4(a).
(d)“Peer Group” shall mean the companies listed below, categorized by industry. If two companies in the Peer Group merge, or one is acquired, the new company will be included in the Peer Group. If a company merges with a company not in the Peer Group, the company will be removed, and its TSR will not be included as part of the Peer Group.
AAK AB (publ.) |
Kerry Group plc |
Albemarle Corporation |
Koninklijke DSM N.V. |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company |
McCormick & Company, Incorporated |
Balchem Corporation |
Novozymes A/S |
Celanese Corporation |
Nutrien |
Crown Holdings, Inc. |
Sealed Air Corporation |
Ecolab Inc. |
Sensient Technologies Corporation |
Givaudan SA |
Symrise AG |
Huntsman Corporation |
Tate & Lyle plc |
Innophos Holdings, Inc. |
The Mosaic Company |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. |
W. R. Grace & Co. |
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ACTIVE 253422541
5. |
Achievement of Return on Invested Capital. |
(a) |
One-half of the number of Performance Shares to be earned under this Agreement shall be based upon the achievement of the Company’s three-year average annual Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”) goal as approved by the Committee for the Performance Period (such Performance Shares, the “ROIC Shares”), based on the following chart: |
Return on Invested Capital
Payout Level |
Average ROIC Goal |
Percent of ROIC Shares Earned |
Maximum |
14.3% or more |
200% |
Target |
12.3% |
100% |
Threshold |
10.3% |
50% |
Below Threshold |
Less than 10.3% |
0% |
Linear interpolation shall be used to determine the percent of ROIC Shares earned in the event the Company’s three-year average annual ROIC does not fall directly on one of the average ROIC goal percentages listed in the above chart.
(b)For this purpose, ROIC shall be determined as follows:
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Termination Provisions. Except as provided below, the Participant shall be eligible for payment of awarded Performance Shares, as determined in Sections 4 and 5, only if the Participant’s employment with the Company continues through the end of the Performance Period. |
If the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates after the first year and prior to the end of the Performance Period by reason of (i) death, (ii) retirement on or after (a) age 65, (b) age 62 with a minimum of 5 years of continuous employment or service with the Company or (c) age 55 with a minimum of 10 years of continuous employment or service with the Company or (iii) the occurrence of such Participant’s Disability Date, subject to the Committee’s approval, a pro-rated payment will be provided at the end of the Performance Period of all or any portion of the Award which would have been paid to such Participant for such Performance Period, based on the attainment of actual performance results.
Upon termination of employment prior to the end of the Performance Period under any other circumstances, the Committee, in its sole discretion and taking into consideration the performance of the Participant and the performance of the Company during the Performance Period, may authorize the payment to the Participant (or his legal representative) at the end of the Performance Period of all or any portion of the Award which would have been paid to the Participant for such Performance Period, based on the attainment of actual performance results..
If the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any other reason prior to the end of the Performance Period, then the award which is subject to such Performance Period on the effective
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date of the Participant’s termination of employment shall, except as otherwise authorized by the Committee pursuant to the preceding paragraph, be forfeited to and cancelled by the Company.
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Dividends. The Participant shall have no right to any dividends which may be paid with respect to shares of Common Stock until any such shares are paid to the Participant following the completion of the Performance Period. |
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Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Shares. |
(a)Except as provided in Section 6, the payment of the Award shall be made to the Participant no later than two and one-half months after the end of the Performance Period. Payment of the Performance Shares awarded shall be made subject to the following:
(i)The Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Award until such Award shall be paid to such Participant.
(ii)If the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that the Participant at any time has willfully engaged in any activity that the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines was or is harmful to the Company, any unpaid Award will be forfeited by the Participant.
(b)Performance Shares awarded, if any, will be paid out only in shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is resident or employed outside of the United States, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Award in the form of a cash payment, to the extent settlement in shares of Common Stock: (i) is prohibited under local law; (ii) would require the Participant, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries or affiliates to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in the Participant’s country of residence (or country of employment, if different); (iii) would result in adverse tax consequences for the Participant or the Company; or (iv) is administratively burdensome. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Performance Shares in the form of shares of Common Stock but require the Participant to sell such shares immediately or within a specified period following the Participant’s termination of employment (in which case, this Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on the Participant’s behalf).
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Nontransferability. Performance Shares may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, the Participant’s rights under the Plan shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative. |
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Income Tax and Social Insurance Contribution Withholding. Prior to the issuance or delivery of any shares of Common Stock in settlement of the Performance Shares, the Company or the Subsidiary or affiliate that employs the Participant (the “Employer”) (if applicable) shall have the right to require the Participant to pay any U.S. Federal, state, local or other taxes (including non-U.S. taxes, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding) (“Tax-Related Items”) which may be required to be withheld or paid in connection with the Performance Shares. Such obligation shall be satisfied either: |
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by the Company by withholding whole shares of Common Stock which would otherwise be delivered to the Participant, having an aggregate Fair Market Value determined as of the date the obligation to withhold or pay taxes arises in connection with the Performance Shares (the “Tax Date”), or by the Company or Employer withholding an amount of cash which would otherwise be payable to the Participant, in the amount necessary to satisfy any such obligation; or |
(b)by the Participant by any of the following means: (A) a cash payment to the Company or the Employer in the amount necessary to satisfy any such obligation, (B) delivery (either actual delivery or by attestation procedures established by the Company) to the Company of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the Tax Date, equal to the amount necessary to satisfy any such obligation, (C) authorizing the Company to withhold whole shares of Common Stock which would otherwise be delivered having an aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the Tax Date, or withhold an amount of cash which would otherwise be payable to the Participant, equal to the amount necessary to satisfy any such obligation, or (D) any combination of (A), (B) and (C).
Any fraction of a share of Common Stock which would be required to satisfy such an obligation shall be disregarded and the Participant shall pay the remaining amount in cash.
Regardless of any action the Company or the Employer (if applicable) takes with respect to any or all Tax-Related Items, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Participant is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award or the shares of Common Stock issued upon settlement of the Award, and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the Award (or any aspect of the Performance Shares) to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items.
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Participant Data Privacy. The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, processing and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this document by and among, as applicable, the Company, its affiliates and its Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. |
The Participant understands that the Company (and/or the Employer, if applicable) holds certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, email address, family size, marital status, sex, beneficiary information, emergency contacts, passport/visa information, age, language skills, driver’s license information, nationality, C.V. (or resume), wage history, employment references, social insurance number, residence registration number or other identification number, salary, job title, employment or severance contract, current wage and benefit information, personal bank account number, tax-related information, plan or benefit enrollment forms and elections, option or benefit statements, any shares of
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stock or directorships in the company, details of all options or any other entitlements to shares of stock awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding for purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”).
The Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan including, but not limited to, the affiliates of the Company and/or Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or any successor. These third-party recipients may be located in the Participant’s country or elsewhere, and the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that the Participant may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting Corporate Human Resources.
The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any shares of Common Stock acquired. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
The Participant understands that the Participant may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing Corporate Human Resources.
The Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing the Participant’s consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that the Participant may contact Corporate Human Resources.
Finally, upon request of the Company or the Employer, the Participant agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required by the Company and/or the Employer) that the Company and/or the Employer may deem necessary to obtain from the Participant for the purpose of administering the Participant’s participation in the Plan in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Participant’s country, either now or in the future. The Participant understands and agrees that he or she will be unable to participate in the Plan if the Participant fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Employer.
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Administration. This Agreement and the rights of the Participant hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon the Participant. Any inconsistency between the Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in favor of the Plan. |
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Clawback Policy. This Agreement and the Performance Shares are subject to the Company’s Policy on Recoupment of Incentive Compensation and any similar policy or policies that have been or may be adopted by the Company. |
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(a)Change in Control. Notwithstanding the effect that Section 5.8(a)(1) of the Plan would otherwise have, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a Change in Control pursuant to Section 5.8(b)(3) or (4) of the Plan in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not in the event of a Change in Control to which Section 5.8(a)(2) of the Plan applies), the Performance Period will be deemed to have lapsed, the Performance Measures shall be deemed satisfied at the target level, the Performance Shares will be considered earned and the Target Performance Share Award amount will be paid out in accordance with the Plan as a result of such Change in Control upon the earlier to occur of (i) your continued employment or service through (i) the last day of the Performance Period, and (ii) the termination of your employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates for Good Reason, or the termination of your employment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates without Cause, within two years following such Change in Control (the “Protection Period”). Such deemed earned Performance Shares shall be paid out as soon as practicable following the last day of the Performance Period or your termination of employment following such Change in Control. In the event of such Change in Control pursuant to Section 5.8(b)(3) or (4) of the Plan in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, there shall be substituted for each share of Common Stock relating to the Performance Shares the number, type and class of shares into which each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to such Change in Control.
For purposes of the foregoing, “Good Reason” shall mean:
(i)There has occurred a material reduction by the Company, a Subsidiary or affiliate in your base salary in effect immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period or as increased from time to time thereafter;
(ii)The Company, a Subsidiary or affiliate, without your written consent, has required you to be relocated anywhere in excess of thirty-five (35) miles from your office location immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period, except for required travel on the business of the Company, a Subsidiary or affiliate to an extent substantially consistent with your business travel obligations immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period; or
(iii)The Company or a Subsidiary has reduced in any manner which you reasonably consider important your title, job authorities or responsibilities immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period.
You may exercise your right to terminate your employment for Good Reason by giving the Company a written notice of termination specifying in reasonable detail the circumstances constituting such Good Reason. However, the Company shall have thirty (30) days to “cure,” such that the circumstances constituting such Good Reason are eliminated. Your employment shall terminate at the end of such thirty (30)-day period only if the Company has failed to cure such circumstances constituting the Good Reason. Your termination of employment within a Protection Period shall be for Good Reason if one of the occurrences specified in this Section 14 shall have occurred (and subject to the cure provision of the immediately preceding paragraph), notwithstanding that you may have other reasons for terminating employment, including employment by another employer which you desire to accept.
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(b)Continuation of Employment. The selection of any employee for participation in the Plan and this Agreement shall not give such Participant any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or the Employer (as the case may be). The right and power of the Company and/or the Employer to dismiss or discharge the Participant is specifically reserved. The Participant or any person claiming under or through the Participant shall not have any right or interest in the Plan or any Award thereunder, unless and until all terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan that affect the Participant have been complied with as specified herein.
(c)Nature of the Award. In accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that: (1) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, as provided in the Plan and this Agreement; (2) the grant of the Performance Shares is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Performance Shares, or benefits in lieu of Performance Shares, even if Performance Shares have been granted repeatedly in the past; (3) all decisions with respect to future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (4) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (5) the Performance Shares and any shares of Common Stock subject to the Performance Shares are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (6) the grant of Performance Shares is provided for future services to the Company and its affiliates and is not under any circumstances to be considered compensation for past services; (7) in the event that the Participant is an employee of an affiliate or Subsidiary of the Company, the grant will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or an employment contract with the affiliate or Subsidiary that is the Participant’s employer; (8) the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (9) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from forfeiture or termination of the Performance Shares or diminution in value of the Performance Shares or the shares of Common Stock, and the Participant irrevocably releases the Company, its affiliates and/or its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; (10) in the event of involuntary termination of the Participant’s employment, the Participant’s right to receive Performance Shares and/or shares of Common Stock under the Plan, if any, will terminate in accordance with the terms of the Plan and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law; furthermore, the Participant’s right to earn the Performance Shares after such termination of employment, if any, will be measured by the date of termination of the Participant’s active employment and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law; and (11) if the Participant is resident or employed outside the United States, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates shall be liable for any change in the value of the Performance Shares, the amount realized upon settlement of the Performance Shares or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency exchange rate.
(d)Application of the Law. This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
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(e)Amendments to Conform to Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, the Board may amend the Plan or this Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or Agreement to any present or future law relating to plans of this or similar nature (including, but not limited to, Code Section 409A), and to the administrative regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder.
(f)Right to Amend or Terminate Agreement. With the approval of the Board, the Committee may terminate, amend, or modify this Agreement; provided, however, that no such termination, amendment, or modification of this Agreement may in any way adversely affect the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s written consent.
(g)Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by U.S. federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.
(h)Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement will be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
(j)Waiver. The Participant understands that the waiver by the Company with respect to the Participant’s compliance with any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach of such party of a provision of this Award Agreement.
(j)Not a Public Offering in Non-U.S. Jurisdictions. If the Participant is resident or employed outside of the United States, neither the grant of the Performance Shares under the Plan nor the issuance of the underlying shares of Common Stock is intended to be a public offering of securities in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different). The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings to the local securities authorities in jurisdictions outside of the United States unless otherwise required under local law. No employee of the Company is permitted to advise the Participant on whether he or she should accept a grant of Performance Shares under the Plan or provide the Participant with any legal, tax or financial advice with respect to the grant of Performance Shares. Before deciding to accept the grant of Performance Shares, the Participant should carefully consider all risk factors and tax considerations relevant to the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan or the disposition of them. Further, the Participant should carefully review all of the materials related to the Performance Shares and the Plan, and the Participant should consult with his or her personal legal, tax and financial advisors for professional advice in relation to the Participant’ personal circumstances.
(k)Insider Trading/Market Abuse Laws. The Participant acknowledges that, depending on the Participant’s or his or her broker’s country of residence or where the shares of Common Stock are listed, the Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws that may affect the Participant’s ability to accept, acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of shares of Common Stick, rights to shares of Common Stock or rights linked to the value of shares of Common Stock during such times the
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Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company as defined in the laws or regulations in the Participant’s country. Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders the Participant placed before he or she possessed inside information. Furthermore, the Participant could be prohibited from (a) disclosing the inside information to any third party (other than on a “need to know” basis), and (b) “tipping” third parties or causing them otherwise to buy or sell securities. Third parties include fellow employees. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under the Company’s insider trading policy. The Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any restrictions and the Participant is advised to speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.
(l)Compliance with Local Law. If the Participant is resident or employed outside of the United States, as a condition to the grant of the Award, the Participant agrees to repatriate all payments attributable to the shares of Common Stock and/or cash acquired under the Plan in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different). In addition, the Participant agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries and affiliates, as may be required to allow the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries and affiliates to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different). Finally, the Participant agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Participant’s personal legal and tax obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different).
(m)Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Performance Shares or other awards granted to the Participant under the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an online or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
(n)English Language. If the Participant is resident and/or employed outside of the United States, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that it is the Participant’s express intent that the Agreement, the Plan and all other documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to the Performance Shares, be drawn up in English. If the Participant has received the Agreement, the Plan or any other documents related to the Performance Shares translated into a language other than English, and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
(o)Addendum to Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Performance Shares shall be subject to such special terms and conditions for the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different), as the Company may determine in its sole discretion and which shall be set forth in an addendum to these terms and conditions (the “Addendum”). Further, if the Participant transfers residence and/or employment to another country reflected in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local laws, rules and/or regulations or
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to facilitate the operation and administration of the Performance Shares and the Plan (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Participant’s transfer). The Addendum shall constitute part of this Agreement.
(p)Additional Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Performance Shares, any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Performance Shares, and the Participant’s participation in the Plan, to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that such other requirements are necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or to facilitate the administration of the Plan. Such requirements may include (but are not limited to) requiring the Participant to sign any agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
Ingredion Incorporated
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Ingredion Incorporated
Addendum to the Performance Share Award Agreement
In addition to the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreement, the Performance Shares are subject to the following additional terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement. Pursuant to Section 13(n) of the Award Agreement, if the Participant transfers residence and/or employment to another country reflected in an Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country (if any) will apply to the Participant to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws, rules and regulations, or to facilitate the operation and administration of the Award and the Plan (or the Company may establish additional terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Participant’s transfer).
EUROPEAN UNION (“EU”) / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (“EEA”)
Data Privacy. If you reside and/or perform services in the EU/EEA, Section 13 of the Award Agreement shall be replaced with the following:
The Company, with its registered address at 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, IL 60154, U.S.A., is the controller responsible for the processing of your personal data by the Company and the third parties noted below. You should review the following information regarding the Company’s data processing practices.
(a) Data Collection and Usage. Pursuant to applicable data protection laws, you are hereby notified that the Company collects, processes and uses certain personally-identifiable information about you for the legitimate interest of implementing, administering and managing the Plan and generally administering equity awards; specifically, including your name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, citizenship, job title, any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, and details of all Performance Shares or any entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, or outstanding in your favor, which the Company receives from you or the Employer (“Personal Data”). In granting the Award under the Plan, the Company will collect Personal Data for purposes of allocating shares of Common Stock and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. The Company’s legal basis for the collection, processing and use of Personal Data is the necessity of the processing for the Company to perform its contractual obligations under this Award Agreement and the Plan and the Company’s legitimate business interests of managing the Plan, administering employee equity awards and complying with its contractual and statutory obligations. |
(b) Stock Plan Administration Service Provider. The Company transfers Personal Data to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and/or its affiliates, an independent service provider based in the United States, which assists the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. In the future, the Company may select a different service provider and share Personal Data with another company that serves in a similar manner. The Company’s service provider will open an account for you to receive and trade shares of Common Stock. You will be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider, which is a condition to your ability to participate in the Plan. The processing of Personal Data will take place through both electronic and non-electronic means. |
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Personal Data will only be accessible by those individuals requiring access to it for purposes of implementing, administering and operating the Plan. |
(c) International Data Transfers. The Company and its service providers are based in the United States. Your country or jurisdiction may have different data privacy laws and protections than the United States. For example, the European Commission has issued only a limited adequacy finding with respect to the United States that applies only to the extent companies register for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. Alternatively, an appropriate level of protection can be achieved by implementing safeguards such as the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EU Commission. Personal Data will be transferred from the EU/EEA to the Company and onward from the Company to any of its service providers based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or, if applicable, registration with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. You may request a copy of such appropriate safeguards by contacting your local human resources department. |
(d) Data Retention. The Company will use Personal Data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including tax and securities laws. When the Company no longer needs Personal Data, the Company will remove it from its systems. If the Company keeps Personal Data longer, it would be to satisfy legal or regulatory obligations and the Company’s legal basis would be for compliance with relevant laws or regulations. |
(e) Data Subject Rights. You may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in your country. For example, your rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of Personal Data the Company processes, (ii) request rectification of incorrect Personal Data, (iii) request deletion of Personal Data, (iv) place restrictions on processing Personal Data, (v) lodge complaints with competent authorities in your country, and/or (vi) request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Personal Data. To receive clarification regarding your rights or to exercise your rights, you may contact your local human resources department. |
ARGENTINA
Securities Law Information. The Performance Shares and any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the vesting of the Performance Shares are offered as a private transaction. This offering is not subject to supervision by any Argentine governmental authority.
AUSTRALIA
1.Shareholder Approval Requirement. Notwithstanding any provision in the Award Agreement to the contrary, the Participant will not be entitled to, and shall not claim, any benefit under the Plan (including, without limitation, a legal right as set forth in Section 5 of the Award Agreement) if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits. Further, the Company's affiliate in Australia is under no obligation to seek or obtain the approval of its shareholders for the purpose of overcoming any such limitation or restriction.
2.Tax Notification. The Plan is a plan to which Subdivision 83A-C of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) applies (subject to conditions in the Act).
BRAZIL
1.Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Participant agrees that (i) the benefits provided under the Award
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Agreement and the Plan are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Participant’s employment; (ii) the Award Agreement and the Plan are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Participant’s employment; and (iii) the income from the vesting of the Performance Shares, if any, is not part of the Participants remuneration from employment.
2.Compliance with Law. By accepting the Performance Shares, the Participant agrees to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to pay any and all applicable taxes associated with the settlement of the Performance Shares, the receipt of dividends and/or the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan.
CANADA
1.Settlement in Shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, Addendum or the Plan, the Participant’s Award shall be settled only in shares of Common Stock (and may not be settled in cash).
2.Securities Law Information. You acknowledge and agree that you will only sell shares of Common Stock acquired through participation in the Plan outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed. Currently, the shares of Common Stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
3.Use of English Language. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that it is the Participant’s express wish that this Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Le Participant reconnaissez et consentez que c’est votre souhait exprès qui cet accord, de meme que tous documents, toutes notifications et tous procédés légaux est entré dans, donné ou instituté conformément ci-annexé ou relatant directement ou indirectement ci-annexé, est formulé dans l’anglais.
4.Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 10 of the Award Agreement:
The Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries and the Committee or its delegate to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Participant’s employee file.
CHILE
Private Placement. The following provision shall supplement Section 14(j) of the Award Agreement:
The grant of the Performance Shares hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.
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The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Award Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; |
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The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight; |
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The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as |
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such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and |
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The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile. |
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La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “grant date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Award Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero Chilena; |
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La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero Chilena, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta; |
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Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en Chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y |
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Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente. |
CHINA
The following provisions govern your participation in the Plan if you are a national of the People’s Republic of China (“China”) resident in mainland China, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:
1.Exchange Control Approval. The vesting of the Performance Shares is conditioned upon the Company securing all necessary approvals from the China State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) to permit operation of the Plan.
2.Exchange Control Restrictions. The Participant understands and agrees that, to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements, the Participant is required to hold the shares of Common Stock received upon settlement of the Performance Shares with the Company’s designated brokerage firm until the shares of Common Stock are sold. Further, the Participant understands and agrees that the Participant will be required to immediately repatriate to China dividends and proceeds from the sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan.
The Participant also understands and agrees that such repatriation of proceeds may need to be effected through a special bank account established by the Company or its Subsidiary, and the Participant hereby consents and agrees that dividends and proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Participant’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Participant and that no interest shall be paid with respect to funds held in such account. The proceeds may be paid to the Participant in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the proceeds are paid to the Participant in U.S. dollars, the Participant understands that a U.S. dollar bank account in China must be established and maintained so that the proceeds may be deposited into such account. If the proceeds are paid to the Participant in local currency, the Participant acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the shares of Common Stock are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Participant. The Participant further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the processes and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Participant’s termination.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the Award Agreement, in the event of the Participant’s termination of employment for any reason, outstanding Performance Shares will be cancelled and the Participant will be required to sell all shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Plan no later than 120 days after the Participant’s employment termination date (or such shorter period as may be required by the SAFE or the Company) (the “Mandatory Sale Date”), and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. The Participant understands that any shares of Common Stock the Participant holds under the Plan that have not been sold by the Mandatory Sale Date will automatically be sold by the Company’s designated broker at the Company’s direction (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent).
3.Administration. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Participant may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Plan, the Award Agreement and the Performance Shares in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable SAFE rules, regulations and requirements.
The above requirements will not apply to non-Chinese nationals, unless otherwise required by the Company or by SAFE.
COLOMBIA
Securities Law Information. The shares of Common Stock are not and will not be registered with the Colombian registry of publicly traded securities (Registro Nacional de Valores y Emisores). Therefore, the shares of Common Stock may not be offered to the public in Colombia. Nothing in the Award Agreement should be construed as making a public offer of securities in Colombia.
GERMANY
No country-specific provisions.
JAPAN
No country-specific provisions.
MEXICO
1.Commercial Relationship. The Participant expressly recognizes that participation in the Plan and the Company’s grant of Performance Shares do not constitute an employment relationship between the Participant and the Company. The Participant has been granted the Performance Shares as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs the Participant, and the Company’s local affiliate in Mexico is the Participant’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing, (a) the Participant expressly recognizes that the Plan and the benefits the Participant may derive from participation in the Plan do not establish any rights between the Participant and the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs the Participant, (b) the Plan and the benefits the Participant may derive from the Participant’s participation in the Plan are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs the Participant, and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Plan by the Company, or a termination of the Plan by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Participant’s employment with the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs the Participant.
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participation in the Plan is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Participant’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Award Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Participant’s participation in the Plan at any time and without any liability. The value of this Award is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any. This Award is not part of the Participant’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Employer.
PAKISTAN
No country-specific provisions.
PERU
1.Labor Law Acknowledgement. By accepting the grant of Performance Shares, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that the Performance Shares are being granted ex gratia to the Participant with the purpose of rewarding the Participant.
2.Securities Law Information. The grant of Performance Shares is considered a private offering in Peru; therefore, it is not subject to registration. For more information concerning this offer, please refer to the Plan, the Award Agreement and any other grant documents made available to the Participant by the Company.
SINGAPORE
Securities Law Information. The grant of the Award under the Plan is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. The Participant should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Participant will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.
SOUTH AFRICA
1.Exchange Control Obligations. The Participant is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Participant should consult the Participant’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of shares of Common Stock under the Plan to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Participant’s failure to comply with applicable laws.
2.Securities Law Information and Acceptance of the Performance Shares. Neither the Performance Shares nor the underlying shares of Common Stock shall be publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in South Africa. The offer is intended to be private pursuant to Section 96 of the Companies Act and is not
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subject to the supervision of any South African governmental authority.
The Performance Shares offer must be finalized on or before the 60th day following the Grant Date. If the Participant does not want to accept the Performance Shares, the Participant must decline the Performance Shares no later than the 60th day following the Grant Date. If the Participant does not decline the Performance Shares on or before the 60th day following the Grant Date, the Participant will be deemed to accept the Performance Shares.
SOUTH KOREA
Employee Data Privacy. By accepting this Award Agreement:
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The Participant agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of Data as described in Section 11 of the Award Agreement; and |
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The Participant agrees to the processing of the Participant’s unique identifying information (resident registration number) as described in Section 11 of the Award Agreement. |
THAILAND
No country-specific provisions.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Securities Law Information. The Plan and the Award Agreement are intended for distribution only to certain participants as selected by the Company and must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The Participant should conduct his or her own due diligence on the Company’s shares of Common Stock. If the Participant does not understand the contents of the Plan and the Award Agreement, the Participant should consult an authorized financial adviser. The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with the Plan. Neither the Ministry of Economy nor the Dubai Department of Economic Development have approved the Plan or the Award Agreement nor taken steps to verify the information set out therein, and have no responsibility for such documents.
UNITED KINGDOM
1. Tax-Related Items. Without limiting the effect of Section 10 of the Award Agreement, the Participant hereby agrees that the Participant is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items, as and when requested by the Company or (if different) the Employer or Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Participant also hereby agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and (if different) the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Participant’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), the terms of the immediately foregoing provision will not apply. In the event that the Participant is a director or executive officer of the Company and the income tax is not collected from or paid by the Participant within ninety (90) days after the U.K. tax year in which an event giving rise to the indemnification described above occurs, the amount of any uncollected tax may constitute a benefit to the Participant on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be
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payable. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant ultimately will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime, and the Employer will hold the Participant liable for the amount of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Participant at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 9 of the Award Agreement.
2.Exclusion of Claim. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Participant will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Participant’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to the Award, whether or not as a result of the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates for any reason whatsoever (whether the termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Award. Upon the grant of the Performance Shares, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any such entitlement.
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Exhibit 10.2
Ingredion Incorporated
2020 Stock Option Award Agreement
Ingredion Incorporated (the “Company”) has granted you a Non-Qualified Stock Option (the “Option”) under the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Option grant date, the shares of Company Common Stock (“Shares”) covered by the Option, and the Option exercise price are set forth in the document you have received entitled “Notice of Grant of Stock Option.” The Notice of Grant of Stock Option and this Stock Option Award Agreement (“Award Agreement”) collectively constitute the Agreement evidencing the Option. This Award Agreement and the Plan together govern your rights under the Award and the Plan and set forth all of the conditions and limitations affecting such rights.
Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan or in this Award Agreement. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Award Agreement.
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Vesting Period. The Option does not provide you with any rights or interests therein until it vests in accordance with the following: |
The Option becomes exercisable in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the date of grant (one-third of the Option will vest on February 4, 2021, one-third will vest on February 4, 2022, and the final one-third will vest on February 4, 2023). The Option shall remain exercisable until February 3, 2030. However, the Option may expire prior to such date if your employment with the Company terminates prior to exercising such Option, as stated in Section 4 of this Award Agreement.
Notwithstanding the effect that Section 5.8(a)(1) of the Plan would otherwise have, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a Change in Control pursuant to Section 5.8(b)(3) or (4) of the Plan in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not in the event of a Change in Control to which Section 5.8(a)(2) of the Plan applies), the Option shall become immediately exercisable in full as a result of such Change in Control only in the event you also terminate employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates for Good Reason, or if your employment is terminated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates without Cause, within two years following such Change in Control (the “Protection Period”). In the event of such Change in Control pursuant to Section 5.8(b)(3) or (4) of the Plan in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, there shall be substituted for each share of Common Stock available under the Option (if still outstanding) the number, type and class of shares into which each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to such Change in Control. In the event of any such substitution, the purchase price per share in the case of the Option shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee (whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive), such adjustments to be made in the case of the Option without an increase
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in the aggregate purchase price or base price. For purposes of the foregoing, “Good Reason” shall mean:
(i)There has occurred a material reduction by the Company, a Subsidiary or affiliate in your base salary in effect immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period or as increased from time to time thereafter;
(ii)The Company, a Subsidiary or affiliate, without your written consent, has required you to be relocated anywhere in excess of thirty-five (35) miles from your office location immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period, except for required travel on the business of the Company, a Subsidiary or affiliate to an extent substantially consistent with your business travel obligations immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period; or
(iii)The Company or a Subsidiary has reduced in any manner which you reasonably consider important your title, job authorities or responsibilities immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period.
You may exercise your right to terminate your employment for Good Reason by giving the Company a written notice of termination specifying in reasonable detail the circumstances constituting such Good Reason. However, the Company shall have thirty (30) days to “cure,” such that the circumstances constituting such Good Reason are eliminated. Your employment shall terminate at the end of such thirty (30)-day period only if the Company has failed to cure such circumstances constituting the Good Reason.
Your termination of employment within a Protection Period shall be for Good Reason if one of the occurrences specified in this Section 2 shall have occurred (and subject to the cure provision of the immediately preceding paragraph), notwithstanding that you may have other reasons for terminating employment, including employment by another employer which you desire to accept.
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a broker-dealer acceptable to the Company to whom you have submitted an irrevocable notice of exercise or (E) any combination of (A), (B) and (C). |
Any fraction of a Share which would be required to satisfy such an obligation shall be disregarded and you shall pay the remaining amount in cash.
Regardless of any action the Company or the Employer (if applicable) takes with respect to any or all Tax-Related Items, you acknowledge and agree that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is and remains your responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including the grant of the Option, the vesting of the Option, the exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired pursuant to the Option and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items.
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You understand that the Company (and/or the Employer, if applicable) holds certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, email address, family size, marital status, sex, beneficiary information, emergency contacts, passport/visa information, age, language skills, driver’s license information, nationality, C.V. (or resume), wage history, employment references, social insurance number, resident registration number or other identification number, salary, job title, employment or severance contract, current wage and benefit information, personal bank account number, tax-related information, plan or benefit enrollment forms and elections, option or benefit statements, any shares of stock or directorships in the company, details of all options or any other entitlements to shares of stock awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding for purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”).
You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan including, but not limited to, the affiliates of the Company and/or Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or any successor. These third party recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting Corporate Human Resources.
You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom you may elect to deposit any Shares acquired. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan.
You understand that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing Corporate Human Resources. You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact Corporate Human Resources.
Finally, upon request of the Company or the Employer, you agree to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required by the Company and/or the Employer) that the Company and/or the Employer may deem necessary to obtain from you for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan in compliance with the data privacy laws in your country, either now or in the future. You understand and agree that you will be unable to participate in the Plan if you fail to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Employer.
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and each provision of the Plan and this Award Agreement will be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. |
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Waiver: You understand that the waiver by the Company with respect to your compliance with any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach of such party of a provision of this Award Agreement. |
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Clawback Policy. This Award Agreement and the Option are subject to the Company’s Policy on Recoupment of Incentive Compensation and any similar policy or policies that have been or may be adopted by the Company. |
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Ingredion Incorporated
Addendum to the Stock Option Award Agreement
In addition to the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreement, the Option is subject to the following additional terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement. Pursuant to Section 20 of the Award Agreement, if you transfer your residence and/or employment to another country reflected in an Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country (if any) will apply to you to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws, rules and regulations, or to facilitate the operation and administration of the Award and the Plan (or the Company may establish additional terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate your transfer).
EUROPEAN UNION (“EU”) / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (“EEA”)
Data Privacy. If you reside and/or perform services in the EU/EEA, Section 13 of the Award Agreement shall be replaced with the following:
The Company, with its registered address at 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, IL 60154, U.S.A., is the controller responsible for the processing of your personal data by the Company and the third parties noted below. You should review the following information regarding the Company’s data processing practices.
(a) Data Collection and Usage. Pursuant to applicable data protection laws, you are hereby notified that the Company collects, processes and uses certain personally-identifiable information about you for the legitimate interest of implementing, administering and managing the Plan and generally administering equity awards; specifically, including your name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, citizenship, job title, any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, and details of all Options or any entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, or outstanding in your favor, which the Company receives from you or the Employer (“Personal Data”). In granting the Award under the Plan, the Company will collect Personal Data for purposes of allocating shares of Common Stock and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. The Company’s legal basis for the collection, processing and use of Personal Data is the necessity of the processing for the Company to perform its contractual obligations under this Award Agreement and the Plan and the Company’s legitimate business interests of managing the Plan, administering employee equity awards and complying with its contractual and statutory obligations. |
(b) Stock Plan Administration Service Provider. The Company transfers Personal Data to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and/or its affiliates, an independent service provider based in the United States, which assists the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. In the future, the Company may select a different service provider and share Personal Data with another company that serves in a similar manner. The Company’s service provider will open an account for you to receive and trade shares of Common Stock. You will be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider, which is a condition to your ability to participate in the Plan. The processing of Personal Data will take place through both electronic and non-electronic means. Personal Data will only be accessible by those individuals requiring access to it for purposes of implementing, administering and operating the Plan. |
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(c) International Data Transfers. The Company and its service providers are based in the United States. Your country or jurisdiction may have different data privacy laws and protections than the United States. For example, the European Commission has issued only a limited adequacy finding with respect to the United States that applies only to the extent companies register for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. Alternatively, an appropriate level of protection can be achieved by implementing safeguards such as the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EU Commission. Personal Data will be transferred from the EU/EEA to the Company and onward from the Company to any of its service providers based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or, if applicable, registration with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. You may request a copy of such appropriate safeguards by contacting your local human resources department. |
(d) Data Retention. The Company will use Personal Data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including tax and securities laws. When the Company no longer needs Personal Data, the Company will remove it from its systems. If the Company keeps Personal Data longer, it would be to satisfy legal or regulatory obligations and the Company’s legal basis would be for compliance with relevant laws or regulations. |
(e) Data Subject Rights. You may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in your country. For example, your rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of Personal Data the Company processes, (ii) request rectification of incorrect Personal Data, (iii) request deletion of Personal Data, (iv) place restrictions on processing Personal Data, (v) lodge complaints with competent authorities in your country, and/or (vi) request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Personal Data. To receive clarification regarding your rights or to exercise your rights, you may contact your local human resources department. |
ARGENTINA
Securities Law Information. The Option and any Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of the Option are offered as a private transaction. This offering is not subject to supervision by any Argentine governmental authority.
AUSTRALIA
1.Shareholder Approval Requirement. Notwithstanding any provision in the Award Agreement to the contrary, you will not be entitled to, and shall not claim, any benefit under the Plan (including, without limitation, a legal right as set forth in Section 4(a) of the Award Agreement) if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits. Further, the Company's affiliate in Australia is under no obligation to seek or obtain the approval of its shareholders for the purpose of overcoming any such limitation or restriction.
2.Tax Notification. The Plan is a plan to which Subdivision 83A-C of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) applies (subject to conditions in the Act).
BRAZIL
1.Labor Law Acknowledgment. You agree that (i) the benefits provided under the Award Agreement and the Plan are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to your employment; (ii) the Award Agreement and the Plan are not a part of the terms and conditions of your employment; and (iii) the income from the exercise of the Option, if any, is not part of your remuneration from employment.
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2.Compliance with Law. By accepting the Option, you agree to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to pay any and all applicable taxes associated with the exercise of the Option, the receipt of dividends and/or the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan.
CANADA
1.Use of Previously Owned Shares. Notwithstanding any provision in the Award Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, if you are resident in Canada, you may not use previously-owned Shares to pay the purchase price or any Tax-Related Items in connection with the Option.
2.Securities Law Information. You acknowledge and agree that you will only sell Shares acquired through participation in the Plan outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. Currently, the Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
3.Use of English Language. You acknowledge and agree that it is your express wish that this Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Vous reconnaissez et consentez que c’est votre souhait exprès qui cet accord, de meme que tous documents, toutes notifications et tous procédés légaux est entré dans, donné ou instituté conformément ci-annexé ou relatant directement ou indirectement ci-annexé, est formulé dans l’anglais.
4.Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 10 of the Award Agreement:
You hereby authorize the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. You further authorize the Company and any of its Subsidiaries and the Committee or its delegate to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. You further authorize the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in your employee file.
CHILE
Private Placement. The following provision shall supplement Section 13 of the Award Agreement:
The grant of the Option hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.
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The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Award Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; |
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The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight; |
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The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and |
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The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile. |
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La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “grant date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Award Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero Chilena; |
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La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero Chilena, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta; |
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Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en Chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y |
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Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente. |
CHINA
The following provisions govern your participation in the Plan if you are a national of the People’s Republic of China (“China”) resident in mainland China, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:
1.Exchange Control Approval. The vesting of the Option is conditioned upon the Company securing all necessary approvals from the China State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) to permit operation of the Plan.
2.Mandatory Cashless Sell-All Exercise. Notwithstanding any provision in the Award Agreement or Plan to the contrary, unless and until the Committee determines otherwise, the method of exercise of the Option shall be limited to mandatory cashless, sell-all exercise.
3. Limitations on Exercisability Following Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, in the event your employment terminates for any reason, the Option will no longer be exercisable after the earlier of: (i) the period set forth in Section 4 of the Award Agreement; (ii) the last day of the six-month period beginning on the date of termination of employment (or such earlier date as may be required by the Company or the SAFE); and (iii) the Option expiration date.
4.Exchange Control Restrictions. You understand and agree that, pursuant to local exchange control requirements, you will be required immediately to repatriate to China the proceeds from the sale of any Shares acquired under the Plan. You further understand that such repatriation of proceeds may need to be effected through a special bank account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and you hereby consent and agree that proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan may be transferred to such account by the Company on your behalf prior to being delivered to you and that no interest shall be paid with respect to funds held in such account. The proceeds may be paid to you in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the proceeds are paid to you in U.S. dollars, you understand that a U.S. dollar bank account in China must be established and maintained so that the proceeds may be deposited into such account. If the proceeds are paid to you in local currency, you acknowledge that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. You agree to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to you. You further agree to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. You acknowledge and agree that the processes and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following your termination.
5.Administration. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses you may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Plan, the Award Agreement and the Option in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable
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The above requirements will not apply to non-Chinese nationals, unless otherwise required by the Company or by SAFE.
COLOMBIA
Securities Law Information. The Shares are not and will not be registered with the Colombian registry of publicly traded securities (Registro Nacional de Valores y Emisores). Therefore, the Shares may not be offered to the public in Colombia. Nothing in the Award Agreement should be construed as making a public offer of securities in Colombia.
GERMANY
No country-specific provisions.
JAPAN
No country-specific provisions.
MEXICO
1.Commercial Relationship. You expressly recognize that your participation in the Plan and the Company’s grant of the Option do not constitute an employment relationship between you and the Company. You have been granted the Option as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs you, and the Company’s local affiliate in Mexico is your sole employer. Based on the foregoing, (a) you expressly recognize the Plan and the benefits you may derive from your participation in the Plan do not establish any rights between you and the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs you, (b) the Plan and the benefits you may derive from your participation in the Plan are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs you, and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Plan by the Company, or a termination of the Plan by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of your employment with the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs you.
2.Extraordinary Item of Compensation. You expressly recognize and acknowledge that your participation in the Plan is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as your free and voluntary decision to participate in the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Award Agreement and this Addendum. As such, you acknowledge and agree that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue your participation in the Plan at any time and without any liability. The value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any. The Option is not part of your regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Employer.
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PAKISTAN
Mandatory Cashless Sell-All Exercise. Notwithstanding any provision in the Award Agreement or Plan to the contrary, unless and until the Committee determines otherwise, the method of exercise of the Option shall be limited to mandatory cashless, sell-all exercise.
PERU
1.Labor Law Acknowledgement. By accepting the grant of the Option, you acknowledge, understand and agree that the Option is being granted ex gratia to you with the purpose of rewarding you.
2.Securities Law Information. The grant of the Option is considered a private offering in Peru; therefore, it is not subject to registration. For more information concerning this offer, please refer to the Plan, the Award Agreement and any other grant documents made available to you by the Company.
SINGAPORE
Securities Law Information. The grant of the Option under the Plan is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. You should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and you will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.
SOUTH AFRICA
1.Exchange Control Obligations. You are solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, you should consult your legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Plan to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from your failure to comply with applicable laws.
2.Securities Law Information and Acceptance of the Option. Neither the Option nor the underlying Shares shall be publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in South Africa. The offer is intended to be private pursuant to Section 96 of the Companies Act and is not subject to the supervision of any South African governmental authority.
The Option offer must be finalized on or before the 60th day following the Grant Date. If you do not want to accept the Option, you must decline the Option no later than the 60th day following the Grant Date. If you do not decline the Option on or before the 60th day following the Grant Date, you will be deemed to accept the Option.
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Employee Data Privacy. By accepting the Option:
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You agree to the collection, use, processing and transfer of Data as described in Section 10 of the Award Agreement; and |
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You agree to the processing of your unique identifying information (resident registration number) as described in Section 10 of the Award Agreement. |
THAILAND
No country-specific provisions.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Securities Law Information. The Plan and the Award Agreement are intended for distribution only to certain participants as selected by the Company and must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. You should conduct your own due diligence on the Company’s shares of Common Stock. If you do not understand the contents of the Plan and the Award Agreement, you should consult an authorized financial adviser. The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with the Plan. Neither the Ministry of Economy nor the Dubai Department of Economic Development have approved the Plan or the Award Agreement nor taken steps to verify the information set out therein, and have no responsibility for such documents.
UNITED KINGDOM
1.Tax-Related Items. Without limiting the effect of Section 6 of the Award Agreement, you hereby agree that you are liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenant to pay all such Tax-Related Items, as and when requested by the Company or (if different) the Employer or by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). You also hereby agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and (if different) the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on your behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), the terms of the immediately foregoing provision will not apply. In the event that you are a director or executive officer of the Company and the income tax is not collected from or paid by you within ninety (90) days after the U.K. tax year in which an event giving rise to the indemnification described above occurs, the amount of any uncollected tax may constitute a benefit to you on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be payable. You acknowledge that you ultimately will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime, and the Employer will hold you liable for the amount of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from you at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 6 of the Award Agreement.
2Exclusion of Claim. You acknowledge and agree that you will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from your ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to exercise the Option, whether or not as a result of the termination of your employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates for any reason whatsoever (whether the termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Option. Upon the grant of the
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Exhibit 10.3
Ingredion Incorporated
Stock Incentive Plan
2020 Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement
Ingredion Incorporated (the “Company”) has granted you an award of Restricted Stock Units (the “Award”) under the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Award represents the right to receive shares of Company Common Stock in the future. The grant date of the Award and the number of Restricted Stock Units covered by this Award are set forth in the document you have received entitled “Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units.” The Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units and this Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement collectively constitute the Agreement relating to the Award. This Award Agreement and the Plan together govern your rights under the Award and the Plan and set forth all of the conditions and limitations affecting such rights.
Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan or in this Award Agreement. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Award Agreement.
Overview of Your Grant
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General. Except as provided below, you shall not be entitled to any privileges of ownership with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award unless and until, and only to the extent, the Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award are settled and you become a stockholder of record with respect to such shares as provided herein. The Company agrees to reserve and keep available, either in treasury or out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, the full number of shares subject to the Award. |
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Subsidiaries or affiliates without Cause, within two years following such Change in Control (the “Protection Period”). In the event of such Change in Control pursuant to Section 5.8(b)(3) or (4) of the Plan in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, there shall be substituted for each share of Common Stock relating to the Restricted Stock Units the number, type and class of shares into which each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to such Change in Control. |
For purposes of the foregoing, “Good Reason” shall mean:
(i)There has occurred a material reduction by the Company, a Subsidiary or affiliate in your base salary in effect immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period or as increased from time to time thereafter;
(ii)The Company, a Subsidiary or affiliate, without your written consent, has required you to be relocated anywhere in excess of thirty-five (35) miles from your office location immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period, except for required travel on the business of the Company, a Subsidiary or affiliate to an extent substantially consistent with your business travel obligations immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period; or
(iii)The Company or a Subsidiary has reduced in any manner that you reasonably consider important your title, job authorities or responsibilities immediately before the beginning of the Protection Period.
You may exercise your right to terminate your employment for Good Reason by giving the Company a written notice of termination specifying in reasonable detail the circumstances constituting such Good Reason. However, the Company shall have thirty (30) days to “cure,” such that the circumstances constituting such Good Reason are eliminated. Your employment shall terminate at the end of such thirty (30)-day period only if the Company has failed to cure such circumstances constituting the Good Reason.
Your termination of employment within a Protection Period shall be for Good Reason if one of the occurrences specified in this Section 3 shall have occurred (and subject to the cure provision of the immediately preceding paragraph), notwithstanding that you may have other reasons for terminating employment, including employment by another employer that you desire to accept.
4.Termination of Employment. Subject to Section 3 of this Agreement and Section 3 of the Plan, in the event that you terminate employment with the Company, its affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries for any reason, or in the event that the Company, its affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries terminates your employment with or without Cause, all of the unvested Restricted Stock Units you hold at the time your employment terminates shall be forfeited to the Company; provided, however, that in the event your employment with the Company is terminated due to (a) death, (b) the occurrence if a Disability Date or (c) retirement on or after (A) age 65, (B) age 62 with a minimum of 5 years of continuous employment with or service to the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates or (C) age 55 with a minimum of 10 years of continuous employment with or service to the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates (in the case of each termination described in (A), (B) or (C), a “Retirement”), a prorated portion of the Restricted Stock Units awarded and/or credited under this Award Agreement shall vest. Such proration shall be calculated by multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units awarded and/or credited under this Award Agreement by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months that have elapsed between the Grant Date and your termination date and the denominator of which is 36. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of your Retirement on or after February 4, 2021, the Restricted Stock Units shall continue to vest in accordance with Section 3 above.
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Voting Rights and Dividends. You do not have the right to vote any shares of Common Stock or to receive dividends on them prior to the date such shares are to be issued to you pursuant to the terms of this Award Agreement. As of each date on which dividends are paid on the shares of Common Stock, the Company shall credit to the Award additional Restricted Stock Units, the number of which shall be determined by multiplying the amount of such dividend per share of Common Stock by the number of shares of Common Stock then subject to the Award, and dividing the product thereof by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the applicable dividend payment date. |
Any fraction of a share of Common Stock that would be required to satisfy such an obligation shall be disregarded and you shall pay the remaining amount in cash.
Regardless of any action the Company or the Employer (if applicable) takes with respect to any or all Tax-Related Items, you acknowledge and agree that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is and remains your responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units or the shares of Common Stock issued upon vesting of the Units, and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the Award (or any aspect of the Units) to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items.
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Award Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s, its affiliates’, and/or its Subsidiaries’ right to terminate your employment at any time, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between you and the Company, an affiliate or Subsidiary or prohibited by law. |
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following your termination of employment (in which case, this Award Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on your behalf). |
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Employee Data Privacy. You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use, processing and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by and among, as applicable, the Company, its affiliates and its Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. |
You understand that the Company (and/or the Employer, if applicable) holds certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, email address, family size, marital status, sex, beneficiary information, emergency contacts, passport/visa information, age, language skills, driver’s license information, nationality, C.V. (or resume), wage history, employment references, social insurance number, resident registration number or other identification number, salary, job title, employment or severance contract, current wage and benefit information, personal bank account number, tax-related information, plan or benefit enrollment forms and elections, option or benefit statements, any shares of stock or directorships in the company, details of all options or any other entitlements to shares of stock awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding for purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”).
You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan including, but not limited to, the affiliates of the Company and/or Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or any successor. These third party recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting Corporate Human Resources.
You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom you may elect to deposit any shares of Common Stock acquired. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan.
You understand that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing Corporate Human Resources.
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You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact Corporate Human Resources.
Finally, upon request of the Company or the Employer, you agree to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required by the Company and/or the Employer) that the Company and/or the Employer may deem necessary to obtain from you for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan in compliance with the data privacy laws in your country, either now or in the future. You understand and agree that you will be unable to participate in the Plan if you fail to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Employer.
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Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. It is intended that this Award Agreement and the Plan be exempt from the provisions of section 409A of the Code to the maximum extent permissible under law. To the extent section 409A of the Code applies to this Award Agreement and the Plan, it is intended that this Award Agreement and the Plan comply with the provisions of section 409A of the Code. This Award Agreement and the Plan shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. In the event that this Award Agreement or the Plan does not comply with section 409A of the Code (to the extent applicable thereto), the Company shall have the authority to amend the terms of this Award Agreement or the Plan (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by section 409A of the Code and may be made by the Company without your consent) to avoid excise taxes and other penalties under section 409A of the Code, to the extent possible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no particular tax result for you with respect to any income recognized by you in connection with this Award Agreement is guaranteed, and you solely shall be responsible for any taxes, penalties, interest or other losses or expenses incurred by you under section 409A of the Code in connection with this Award Agreement. To the extent any amounts under this Award Agreement are payable by reference to your “termination of employment,” such term shall be deemed to refer to your “separation from service,” within the meaning of section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, if you are a “specified employee,” as defined in section 409A of the Code, as of the date of your separation from service, then to the extent any amount payable under this Award Agreement (i) constitutes the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation, within the meaning of section 409A of the Code, (ii) is payable upon your separation from service and (iii) under the terms of this Award Agreement would be payable prior to the six-month anniversary of your separation from service, such payment shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of (a) the six-month anniversary of your separation from service or (b) the date of your death. |
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Waiver: You understand that the waiver by the Company with respect to your compliance with any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach of such party of a provision of this Award Agreement. |
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Plan through an online or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company. |
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Clawback Policy. This Award Agreement and the Restricted Stock Units are subject to the Company’s Policy on Recoupment of Incentive Compensation and any similar policy or policies that have been or may be adopted by the Company. |
Ingredion Incorporated
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Ingredion Incorporated
Addendum to the Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement
In addition to the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units are subject to the following additional terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement. Pursuant to Section 20 of the Award Agreement, if you transfer your residence and/or employment to another country reflected in an Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country (if any) will apply to you to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws, rules and regulations, or to facilitate the operation and administration of the Award and the Plan (or the Company may establish additional terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate your transfer).
EUROPEAN UNION (“EU”) / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (“EEA”)
Data Privacy. If you reside and/or perform services in the EU/EEA, Section 13 of the Award Agreement shall be replaced with the following:
The Company, with its registered address at 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, IL 60154, U.S.A., is the controller responsible for the processing of your personal data by the Company and the third parties noted below. You should review the following information regarding the Company’s data processing practices.
(a) Data Collection and Usage. Pursuant to applicable data protection laws, you are hereby notified that the Company collects, processes and uses certain personally-identifiable information about you for the legitimate interest of implementing, administering and managing the Plan and generally administering equity awards; specifically, including your name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, citizenship, job title, any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, and details of all Restricted Stock Units or any entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, or outstanding in your favor, which the Company receives from you or the Employer (“Personal Data”). In granting the Award under the Plan, the Company will collect Personal Data for purposes of allocating shares of Common Stock and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. The Company’s legal basis for the collection, processing and use of Personal Data is the necessity of the processing for the Company to perform its contractual obligations under this Award Agreement and the Plan and the Company’s legitimate business interests of managing the Plan, administering employee equity awards and complying with its contractual and statutory obligations. |
(b) Stock Plan Administration Service Provider. The Company transfers Personal Data to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and/or its affiliates, an independent service provider based in the United States, which assists the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. In the future, the Company may select a different service provider and share Personal Data with another company that serves in a similar manner. The Company’s service provider will open an account for you to receive and trade shares of Common Stock. You will be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider, which is a condition to your ability to participate in the Plan. The processing of Personal Data will take place through both electronic and non-electronic means. Personal Data will only be accessible by those individuals requiring access to it for purposes of implementing, administering and operating the Plan. |
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(c) International Data Transfers. The Company and its service providers are based in the United States. Your country or jurisdiction may have different data privacy laws and protections than the United States. For example, the European Commission has issued only a limited adequacy finding with respect to the United States that applies only to the extent companies register for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. Alternatively, an appropriate level of protection can be achieved by implementing safeguards such as the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EU Commission. Personal Data will be transferred from the EU/EEA to the Company and onward from the Company to any of its service providers based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or, if applicable, registration with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. You may request a copy of such appropriate safeguards by contacting your local human resources department. |
(d) Data Retention. The Company will use Personal Data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including tax and securities laws. When the Company no longer needs Personal Data, the Company will remove it from its systems. If the Company keeps Personal Data longer, it would be to satisfy legal or regulatory obligations and the Company’s legal basis would be for compliance with relevant laws or regulations. |
(e) Data Subject Rights. You may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in your country. For example, your rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of Personal Data the Company processes, (ii) request rectification of incorrect Personal Data, (iii) request deletion of Personal Data, (iv) place restrictions on processing Personal Data, (v) lodge complaints with competent authorities in your country, and/or (vi) request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Personal Data. To receive clarification regarding your rights or to exercise your rights, you may contact your local human resources department. |
ARGENTINA
Securities Law Information. The Restricted Stock Units and any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units are offered as a private transaction. This offering is not subject to supervision by any Argentine governmental authority.
AUSTRALIA
1.Shareholder Approval Requirement. Notwithstanding any provision in the Award Agreement to the contrary, you will not be entitled to, and shall not claim, any benefit under the Plan (including, without limitation, a legal right as set forth in Section 4 of the Award Agreement) if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits. Further, the Company's affiliate in Australia is under no obligation to seek or obtain the approval of its shareholders for the purpose of overcoming any such limitation or restriction.
2.Tax Notification. The Plan is a plan to which Subdivision 83A-C of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) applies (subject to conditions in the Act).
BRAZIL
1.Labor Law Acknowledgment. You agree that (i) the benefits provided under the Award Agreement and the Plan are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to your employment; (ii) the Award Agreement and the Plan are not a part of the terms and conditions of your employment; and (iii) the income from the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units, if any, is not part of your remuneration from employment.
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2.Compliance with Law. By accepting the Restricted Stock Units, you agree to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to pay any and all applicable taxes associated with the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units, the receipt of dividends and/or the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan.
CANADA
1.Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, Addendum or the Plan, your Award shall be settled only in shares of Common Stock (and may not be settled in cash).
2.Securities Law Information. You acknowledge and agree that you will only sell shares of Common Stock acquired through participation in the Plan outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed. Currently, the shares of Common Stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
3.Use of English Language. You acknowledge and agree that it is your express wish that this Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Vous reconnaissez et consentez que c’est votre souhait exprès qui cet accord, de meme que tous documents, toutes notifications et tous procédés légaux est entré dans, donné ou instituté conformément ci-annexé ou relatant directement ou indirectement ci-annexé, est formulé dans l’anglais.
4.Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 13 of the Award Agreement:
You hereby authorize the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. You further authorize the Company and any of its Subsidiaries and the Committee or its delegate to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. You further authorize the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in your employee file.
CHILE
Private Placement. The following provision shall supplement Section 16 of the Award Agreement:
The grant of the Restricted Stock Units hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.
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The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Award Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; |
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The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight; |
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The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and |
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The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile. |
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Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero Chilena; |
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La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero Chilena, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta; |
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Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en Chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y |
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Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente. |
CHINA
The following provisions govern your participation in the Plan if you are a national of the People’s Republic of China (“China”) resident in mainland China, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:
1.Exchange Control Approval. The vesting of the Restricted Stock Units is conditioned upon the Company securing all necessary approvals from the China State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) to permit operation of the Plan.
2.Exchange Control Restrictions. You understand and agree that, to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements, you are required to hold the shares of Common Stock received upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units with the Company’s designated brokerage firm until the shares of Common Stock are sold. Further, you understand and agree that you will be required to immediately repatriate to China dividends and proceeds from the sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan.
You also understand and agree that such repatriation of proceeds may need to be effected through a special bank account established by the Company or its Subsidiary, and you hereby consent and agree that dividends and proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan may be transferred to such account by the Company on your behalf prior to being delivered to you and that no interest shall be paid with respect to funds held in such account. The proceeds may be paid to you in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the proceeds are paid to you in U.S. dollars, you understand that a U.S. dollar bank account in China must be established and maintained so that the proceeds may be deposited into such account. If the proceeds are paid to you in local currency, you acknowledge that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. You agree to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the shares of Common Stock are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to you. You further agree to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. You acknowledge and agree that the processes and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following your termination.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the Award Agreement, in the event of your termination of employment for any reason, you will be required to sell all shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Plan no later than 120 days after your employment termination date (or such shorter period as may be required by the SAFE or the Company) (the “Mandatory Sale Date”), and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. You understand that any shares of Common Stock you hold under the Plan that have not been sold by the Mandatory Sale Date will automatically be sold by the Company’s designated broker at the Company’s direction (on your behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent).
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3.Administration. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses you may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Plan, the Award Agreement and the Restricted Stock Units in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable SAFE rules, regulations and requirements.
The above requirements will not apply to non-Chinese nationals, unless otherwise required by the Company or by SAFE.
COLOMBIA
Securities Law Information. The shares of Common Stock are not and will not be registered with the Colombian registry of publicly traded securities (Registro Nacional de Valores y Emisores). Therefore, the shares of Common Stock may not be offered to the public in Colombia. Nothing in the Award Agreement should be construed as making a public offer of securities in Colombia.
GERMANY
No country-specific provisions.
JAPAN
No country-specific provisions.
MEXICO
1.Commercial Relationship. You expressly recognize that your participation in the Plan and the Company’s grant of the Restricted Stock Units do not constitute an employment relationship between you and the Company. You have been granted the Restricted Stock Units as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs you, and the Company’s local affiliate in Mexico is your sole employer. Based on the foregoing, (a) you expressly recognize the Plan and the benefits you may derive from your participation in the Plan do not establish any rights between you and the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs you, (b) the Plan and the benefits you may derive from your participation in the Plan are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs you, and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Plan by the Company, or a termination of the Plan by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of your employment with the Company’s affiliate in Mexico that employs you.
2.Extraordinary Item of Compensation. You expressly recognize and acknowledge that your participation in the Plan is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as your free and voluntary decision to participate in the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Award Agreement and this Addendum. As such, you acknowledge and agree that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue your participation in the Plan at any time and without any liability. The value of the Award is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any. The Award is not part of your regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Employer.
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PAKISTAN
No country-specific provisions.
PERU
1.Labor Law Acknowledgement. By accepting the grant of Restricted Stock Units, you acknowledge, understand and agree that the Restricted Stock Units are being granted ex gratia to you with the purpose of rewarding you.
2.Securities Law Information. The grant of Restricted Stock Units is considered a private offering in Peru; therefore, it is not subject to registration. For more information concerning this offer, please refer to the Plan, the Award Agreement and any other grant documents made available to you by the Company.
SINGAPORE
Securities Law Information. The grant of the Award under the Plan is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. You should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and you will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of shares of Common Stock underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.
SOUTH AFRICA
1.Exchange Control Obligations. You are solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, you should consult your legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of shares of Common Stock under the Plan to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from your failure to comply with applicable laws.
2.Securities Law Information and Acceptance of the Restricted Stock Units. Neither the Restricted Stock Units nor the underlying shares of Common Stock shall be publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in South Africa. The offer is intended to be private pursuant to Section 96 of the Companies Act and is not subject to the supervision of any South African governmental authority.
The Restricted Stock Units offer must be finalized on or before the 60th day following the Grant Date. If you do not want to accept the Restricted Stock Units, you must decline the Restricted Stock Units no later than the 60th day following the Grant Date. If you do not decline the Restricted Stock Units on or before the 60th day following the Grant Date, you will be deemed to accept the Restricted Stock Units.
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SOUTH KOREA
Employee Data Privacy. By accepting this Award Agreement:
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You agree to the collection, use, processing and transfer of Data as described in Section 13 of the Award Agreement; and |
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You agree to the processing of your unique identifying information (resident registration number) as described in Section 13 of the Award Agreement. |
THAILAND
No country-specific provisions.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Securities Law Information. The Plan and the Award Agreement are intended for distribution only to certain participants as selected by the Company and must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. You should conduct your own due diligence on the Company’s shares of Common Stock. If you do not understand the contents of the Plan and the Award Agreement, you should consult an authorized financial adviser. The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with the Plan. Neither the Ministry of Economy nor the Dubai Department of Economic Development have approved the Plan or the Award Agreement nor taken steps to verify the information set out therein, and have no responsibility for such documents.
UNITED KINGDOM
1.Tax-Related Items. Without limiting the effect of Section 6 of the Award Agreement, you hereby agree that you are liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenant to pay all such Tax-Related Items, as and when requested by the Company or (if different) the Employer or by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). You also hereby agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and (if different) your Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on your behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), the terms of the immediately foregoing provision will not apply. In the event that you are a director or executive officer of the Company and the income tax is not collected from or paid by you within ninety (90) days after the U.K. tax year in which an event giving rise to the indemnification described above occurs, the amount of any uncollected tax may constitute a benefit to you on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be payable. You acknowledge that you ultimately will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime, and the Employer will hold you liable for the amount of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from you at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 6 of the Award Agreement.
2.Exclusion of Claim. You acknowledge and agree that you will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from your ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to the Award, whether or not as a result of the termination of your employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates for any reason whatsoever (whether the termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Award. Upon the grant of the Restricted Stock
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, James P. Zallie, certify that:
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Ingredion Incorporated; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) |
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 6, 2020 |
/s/ James P. Zallie |
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James P. Zallie |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, James D. Gray, certify that:
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Ingredion Incorporated; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) |
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 6, 2020 |
/s/ James D. Gray |
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James D. Gray |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.1
Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, James P. Zallie, the Chief Executive Officer of Ingredion Incorporated, certify that to my knowledge (i) the report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Ingredion Incorporated.
/s/ James P. Zallie |
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James P. Zallie |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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May 6, 2020 |
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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Ingredion Incorporated and will be retained by Ingredion Incorporated and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
EXHIBIT 32.2
Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, James D. Gray, the Chief Financial Officer of Ingredion Incorporated, certify that to my knowledge (i) the report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Ingredion Incorporated.
/s/ James D. Gray |
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James D. Gray |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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May 6, 2020 |
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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Ingredion Incorporated and will be retained by Ingredion Incorporated and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.