10-Q
Mosaic Co (MOS)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-32327
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The Mosaic Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 20-1026454 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of<br><br>incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer<br><br>Identification No.) |
101 East Kennedy Blvd
Suite 2500
Tampa, Florida 33602
(800) 918-8270
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices and registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | MOS | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: 332,109,192 shares of Common Stock as of April 28, 2023.
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| PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
| Item 1. | Financial Statements | 1 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings | 1 | ||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | 2 | ||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | 3 | ||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 4 | ||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity | 6 | ||
| Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 7 | ||
| Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 25 | |
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 40 | |
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 42 | |
| PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 43 | |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 45 | |
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 45 | |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 45 | |
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 46 | |
| Signatures | 47 | ||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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| March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | |||
| Net sales | $ | 3,604.3 | $ | 3,922.3 |
| Cost of goods sold | 2,933.9 | 2,483.2 | ||
| Gross margin | 670.4 | 1,439.1 | ||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 127.7 | 132.4 | ||
| Other operating (income) expense | (1.9) | 50.9 | ||
| Operating earnings | 544.6 | 1,255.8 | ||
| Interest expense, net | (41.1) | (39.3) | ||
| Foreign currency transaction gain | 51.4 | 310.7 | ||
| Other income (expense) | (8.9) | 0.2 | ||
| Earnings from consolidated companies before income taxes | 546.0 | 1,527.4 | ||
| Provision for income taxes | 118.3 | 372.4 | ||
| Earnings from consolidated companies | 427.7 | 1,155.0 | ||
| Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies | 31.3 | 30.7 | ||
| Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | 459.0 | 1,185.7 | ||
| Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | 24.2 | 3.7 | ||
| Net earnings attributable to Mosaic | $ | 434.8 | $ | 1,182.0 |
| Basic net earnings per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | 1.30 | $ | 3.23 |
| Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding | 335.4 | 366.1 | ||
| Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | 1.28 | $ | 3.19 |
| Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding | 338.7 | 370.1 |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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| March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | |||
| Net earnings including noncontrolling interest | $ | 459.0 | $ | 1,185.7 |
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | ||||
| Foreign currency translation gain | 29.4 | 305.3 | ||
| Net actuarial gain and prior service cost | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Realized gain on interest rate swap | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Net gain (loss) on marketable securities held in trust fund | 16.6 | (28.4) | ||
| Other comprehensive income | 46.9 | 277.8 | ||
| Comprehensive income | 505.9 | 1,463.5 | ||
| Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 24.9 | 8.0 | ||
| Comprehensive income attributable to Mosaic | $ | 481.0 | $ | 1,455.5 |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||
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| Assets | ||||
| Current assets: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 464.8 | $ | 735.4 |
| Receivables, net, including affiliate receivables of $35.7 and $291.5, respectively | 1,426.3 | 1,699.9 | ||
| Inventories | 3,320.0 | 3,543.1 | ||
| Other current assets | 642.3 | 578.2 | ||
| Total current assets | 5,853.4 | 6,556.6 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,144.6 and $8,944.9, respectively | 12,789.2 | 12,678.7 | ||
| Investments in nonconsolidated companies | 879.8 | 885.9 | ||
| Goodwill | 1,118.6 | 1,116.3 | ||
| Deferred income taxes | 764.1 | 752.3 | ||
| Other assets | 1,452.4 | 1,396.2 | ||
| Total assets | $ | 22,857.5 | $ | 23,386.0 |
| Liabilities and Equity | ||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| Short-term debt | $ | 854.6 | $ | 224.9 |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 980.4 | 985.3 | ||
| Structured accounts payable arrangements | 544.3 | 751.2 | ||
| Accounts payable, including affiliate payables of $305.1 and $353.2, respectively | 1,027.0 | 1,292.5 | ||
| Accrued liabilities | 1,761.3 | 2,279.9 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 5,167.6 | 5,533.8 | ||
| Long-term debt, less current maturities | 2,408.9 | 2,411.9 | ||
| Deferred income taxes | 1,012.5 | 1,010.1 | ||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 2,212.0 | 2,236.0 | ||
| Equity: | ||||
| Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | — | — | ||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 393,682,617 shares issued and 332,098,640 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023, 391,964,464 shares issued and 339,071,423 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022 | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| Capital in excess of par value | — | — | ||
| Retained earnings | 13,996.5 | 14,203.4 | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (2,106.0) | (2,152.2) | ||
| Total Mosaic stockholders' equity | 11,893.8 | 12,054.6 | ||
| Noncontrolling interests | 162.7 | 139.6 | ||
| Total equity | 12,056.5 | 12,194.2 | ||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 22,857.5 | $ | 23,386.0 |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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| March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | |||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||
| Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | $ | 459.0 | $ | 1,185.7 | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 220.0 | 226.7 | ||||
| Deferred and other income taxes | (1.2) | 130.2 | ||||
| Equity in net (earnings) of nonconsolidated companies, net of dividends | (6.3) | (30.7) | ||||
| Accretion expense for asset retirement obligations | 22.8 | 19.6 | ||||
| Accretion expense for leases | 5.0 | 3.2 | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 12.4 | 16.4 | ||||
| Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives | 5.9 | (98.8) | ||||
| Foreign currency adjustments | (51.3) | (318.9) | ||||
| Gain on sale of business | (56.5) | — | ||||
| Other | 26.5 | 11.8 | ||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||
| Receivables, net | 310.7 | 87.0 | ||||
| Inventories | 241.2 | (281.6) | ||||
| Other current and noncurrent assets | (194.3) | (88.1) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (841.6) | (296.9) | ||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | (3.3) | (59.4) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 149.0 | 506.2 | ||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||
| Capital expenditures | (321.5) | (290.5) | ||||
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities - restricted | (604.6) | (57.8) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities - restricted | 591.2 | 51.9 | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of business | 158.4 | — | ||||
| Acquisition of business | (41.0) | — | ||||
| Other | (3.9) | (0.8) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (221.4) | (297.2) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||
| Payments of short-term debt | (3,127.9) | (91.7) | ||||
| Proceeds from issuance of short-term debt | 3,356.5 | 112.5 | ||||
| Payments of inventory financing arrangement | — | (551.6) | ||||
| Proceeds from inventory financing arrangement | 400.8 | 701.9 | ||||
| Payments of structured accounts payable arrangements | (381.2) | (462.5) | ||||
| Proceeds from structured accounts payable arrangements | 169.8 | 563.6 | ||||
| Collections of transferred receivables | 608.2 | 446.9 | ||||
| Payments of transferred receivables | (607.0) | (375.6) | ||||
| Payments of long-term debt | (15.0) | (14.1) | ||||
| Repurchases of stock | (456.0) | (422.1) | ||||
| Cash dividends paid | (152.4) | (40.6) | ||||
| Other | (4.8) | 8.3 | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (209.0) | (125.0) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 4.3 | 31.1 | ||||
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (277.1) | 115.1 | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - December 31 | 754.1 | 786.3 | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - March 31 | $ | 477.0 | $ | 901.4 |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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| March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | |||
| Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 464.8 | $ | 881.9 |
| Restricted cash in other current assets | 9.8 | 10.1 | ||
| Restricted cash in other assets | 2.4 | 9.4 | ||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows | $ | 477.0 | $ | 901.4 |
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | ||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||
| Interest (net of amount capitalized of $7.5 and $6.4 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) | $ | 7.9 | $ | 4.2 |
| Income taxes (net of refunds) | 225.7 | 258.5 |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Mosaic Shareholders | |||||||||||||
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| Shares | Dollars | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Common Stock | Capital in Excess of Par Value | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2021 | 368.7 | $ | 3.7 | $ | 478.0 | $ | 12,014.2 | $ | (1,891.8) | $ | 144.4 | $ | 10,748.5 |
| Total comprehensive income | — | — | — | 1,182.0 | 273.5 | 8.0 | 1,463.5 | ||||||
| Stock option exercises | — | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | 8.3 | ||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units | 0.9 | — | (19.5) | — | — | — | (19.5) | ||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 11.8 | ||||||
| Share repurchases | (7.6) | (0.1) | (422.0) | — | — | — | (422.1) | ||||||
| Dividends | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | 0.3 | ||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2022 | 362.0 | $ | 3.6 | $ | 56.6 | $ | 13,196.5 | $ | (1,618.3) | $ | 152.4 | $ | 11,790.8 |
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | 339.1 | $ | 3.4 | $ | — | $ | 14,203.4 | $ | (2,152.2) | $ | 139.6 | $ | 12,194.2 |
| Total comprehensive income | — | — | — | 434.8 | 46.2 | 24.9 | 505.9 | ||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units | 1.7 | — | — | (53.3) | — | — | (53.3) | ||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | 12.4 | ||||||
| Share repurchases, including tax of $3.5 million | (8.7) | (0.1) | (12.4) | (439.0) | — | — | (451.5) | ||||||
| Dividends ($0.45 per share) | — | — | — | (149.4) | — | — | (149.4) | ||||||
| Equity from noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | (1.8) | (1.8) | ||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | 332.1 | $ | 3.3 | $ | — | $ | 13,996.5 | $ | (2,106.0) | $ | 162.7 | $ | 12,056.5 |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Tables in millions, except per share amounts and as otherwise designated)
(Unaudited)
- Organization and Nature of Business
The Mosaic Company (“Mosaic,” and, with its consolidated subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. We conduct our business through wholly and majority owned subsidiaries and businesses in which we own less than a majority or a non-controlling interest, including consolidated variable interest entities and investments accounted for by the equity method.
We are organized into the following business segments:
•Our Phosphate business segment owns and operates mines and production facilities in Florida which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients, and processing plants in Louisiana which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients. The Phosphate segment includes our 75% interest in the Miski Mayo Phosphate Mine in Peru. These results are consolidated in the Phosphate segment. The Phosphate segment also includes our 25% interest in the Ma’aden Wa’ad Al Shamal Phosphate Company (“MWSPC”), a joint venture to develop, own and operate integrated phosphate production facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We market approximately 25% of MWSPC phosphate production. We recognize our equity in the net earnings or losses relating to MWSPC on a one-quarter lag in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
•Our Potash business segment owns and operates potash mines and production facilities in Canada and the U.S. which produce potash-based crop nutrients, animal feed ingredients and industrial products. Potash sales include domestic and international sales. We are a member of Canpotex, Limited (“Canpotex”), an export association of Canadian potash producers through which we sell our Canadian potash outside the U.S. and Canada.
•Our Mosaic Fertilizantes business segment includes the assets in Brazil that we acquired in the 2018 acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Vale Fertilizantes S.A. (now known as Mosaic Fertilizantes P&K S.A. or the “Acquired Business”), which consist of five phosphate rock mines, four phosphate chemical plants and a potash mine. The segment also includes our legacy distribution business in South America, which consists of sales offices, crop nutrient blending and bagging facilities, port terminals and warehouses in Brazil and Paraguay. We also have a majority interest in Fospar S.A., which owns and operates a single superphosphate granulation plant and a deep-water port and throughput warehouse terminal facility in Brazil.
Intersegment eliminations, unrealized mark-to-market gains/losses on derivatives, debt expenses, and the results of the China and India distribution businesses are included within Corporate, Eliminations and Other.
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Statement Presentation and Basis of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Mosaic have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting and in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. As permitted under these rules, certain footnotes and other financial information that are normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) can be condensed or omitted. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this document reflect, in the opinion of our management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The following notes should be read in conjunction with the accounting policies and other disclosures in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “10-K Report”). Sales, expenses, cash flows, assets and liabilities can and do vary during the year as a result of seasonality and other factors. Therefore, interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year.
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| NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued) |
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Mosaic, its majority-owned subsidiaries, and certain variable interest entities in which Mosaic is the primary beneficiary. Certain investments in companies where we do not have control but have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for by the equity method.
Accounting Estimates
Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting periods. The most significant estimates made by management relate to the estimates of fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, the recoverability of non-current assets including goodwill, the useful lives and net realizable values of long-lived assets, environmental and reclamation liabilities, including asset retirement obligations (“ARO”), and income tax-related accounts, including the valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
- Recently Issued Accounting Guidance
In September 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which requires that a buyer in a supplier financing program make annual disclosures about the program's key terms, the balance sheet presentation of related amounts, the confirmed amount outstanding at the end of the period, and associated rollforward information. We adopted this standard as of January 1, 2023, except for the amendment on rollforward information, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 (our fiscal 2024). We have historically presented supplier financing programs separately on the face of the balance sheet and disclosed key terms of such programs. As such, adoption of this standard did not impact our balance sheet presentation or footnote disclosures.
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- Other Financial Statement Data
The following provides additional information concerning selected balance sheet accounts:
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
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| Other current assets | |||||||
| Income and other taxes receivable | $ | 323.7 | $ | 189.4 | |||
| Prepaid expenses | 281.6 | 237.4 | |||||
| Assets held for sale | — | 101.9 | |||||
| Other | 37.0 | 49.5 | |||||
| $ | 642.3 | $ | 578.2 | ||||
| Other assets | |||||||
| Restricted cash | $ | 2.4 | $ | 10.5 | |||
| MRO inventory | 142.3 | 141.9 | |||||
| Marketable securities held in trust | 692.8 | 666.0 | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 203.7 | 182.5 | |||||
| Indemnification asset | 23.3 | 23.7 | |||||
| Long-term receivable | 23.6 | 26.9 | |||||
| Cloud computing cost | 63.5 | 32.9 | |||||
| Other | 300.8 | 311.8 | |||||
| $ | 1,452.4 | $ | 1,396.2 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | |||||||
| Accrued dividends | $ | 69.9 | $ | 72.9 | |||
| Payroll and employee benefits | 143.6 | 237.0 | |||||
| Asset retirement obligations | 263.8 | 212.3 | |||||
| Customer prepayments(a) | 552.8 | 743.9 | |||||
| Accrued income and other taxes | 70.8 | 208.3 | |||||
| Operating lease obligation | 49.2 | 50.7 | |||||
| Other | 611.2 | 754.8 | |||||
| $ | 1,761.3 | $ | 2,279.9 | ||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | |||||||
| Asset retirement obligations | $ | 1,649.2 | $ | 1,693.3 | |||
| Accrued pension and postretirement benefits | 106.6 | 103.3 | |||||
| Operating lease obligation | 157.7 | 135.2 | |||||
| Unrecognized tax benefits | 34.2 | 32.5 | |||||
| Other | 264.3 | 271.7 | |||||
| $ | 2,212.0 | $ | 2,236.0 | Table of Contents | |||
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| NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued) |
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(a) The timing of recognition of revenue related to our performance obligations may be different than the timing of collection of cash related to those performance obligations. Specifically, we collect prepayments from certain customers in Brazil. In addition, cash collection from Canpotex may occur prior to delivery of product to the end customer. We generally satisfy our contractual liabilities within one quarter of incurring the liability.
- Earnings Per Share
The numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) is net earnings attributable to Mosaic. The denominator for basic EPS is the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. The denominator for diluted EPS also includes the weighted average number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued, unless the shares are anti-dilutive.
The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for the basic and diluted EPS computations:
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Net income attributable to Mosaic | $ | 434.8 | $ | 1,182.0 | ||
| Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding | 335.4 | 366.1 | ||||
| Dilutive impact of share-based awards | 3.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding | 338.7 | 370.1 | ||||
| Basic net income per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | 1.30 | $ | 3.23 | ||
| Diluted net income per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | 1.28 | $ | 3.19 |
A total of 0.2 million shares of common stock subject to issuance related to share-based awards for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
- Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||
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| Raw materials | $ | 176.5 | $ | 177.2 |
| Work in process | 815.8 | 844.8 | ||
| Finished goods | 1,946.2 | 2,158.3 | ||
| Final price deferred(a) | 188.9 | 184.2 | ||
| Operating materials and supplies | 192.6 | 178.6 | ||
| $ | 3,320.0 | $ | 3,543.1 |
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(a)Final price deferred is product that has shipped to customers, but the price has not yet been agreed upon.
- Goodwill
Mosaic had goodwill of $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. We review goodwill for impairment annually in October and at any time events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be fully recoverable, which is based on our accounting policy and GAAP. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by reporting unit, are as follows:
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| Potash | Mosaic Fertilizantes | Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Total | |||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 1,006.6 | $ | 97.6 | $ | 12.1 | $ | 1,116.3 |
| Foreign currency translation | 1.6 | 0.7 | — | 2.3 | ||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 1,008.2 | $ | 98.3 | $ | 12.1 | $ | 1,118.6 |
We are required to perform our next annual goodwill impairment analysis as of October 31, 2023.
- Marketable Securities Held in Trusts
In August 2016, Mosaic deposited $630 million into two trust funds (together, the “RCRA Trusts”) created to provide additional financial assurance in the form of cash for the estimated costs (“Gypstack Closure Costs”) of closure and long term care of our Florida and Louisiana phosphogypsum management systems (“Gypstacks”), as described further in Note 11 of our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Our actual Gypstack Closure Costs are generally expected to be paid by us in the normal course of our Phosphate business; however, funds held in each of the RCRA Trusts can be drawn by the applicable governmental authority in the event we cannot perform our closure and long term care obligations. When our estimated Gypstack Closure Costs with respect to the facilities associated with a RCRA Trust are sufficiently lower than the amount on deposit in that RCRA Trust, we have the right to request that the excess funds be released to us. The same is true for the RCRA Trust balance remaining after the completion of our obligations, which will be performed over a period that may not end until three decades or more after a Gypstack has been closed. The investments held by the RCRA Trusts are managed by independent investment managers with discretion to buy, sell, and invest pursuant to the objectives and standards set forth in the related trust agreements. Amounts reserved to be held or held in the RCRA Trusts (including losses or reinvested earnings) are included in other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The RCRA Trusts hold investments, which are restricted from our general use, in marketable debt securities classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value. As a result, unrealized gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income until realized, unless it is determined that the entire unamortized cost basis of the investment is not expected to be recovered. A credit loss would then be recognized in operations for the amount of the expected credit loss. As of March 31, 2023, we expect to recover our amortized cost on all available-for-sale securities and have not established an allowance for credit loss.
We review the fair value hierarchy classification on a quarterly basis. Changes in the ability to observe valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels for certain securities within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the fair market values of our available-for-sale securities and certain other assets based on the fair value hierarchy described below:
Level 1: Values based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Values based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
Level 3: Values generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect our own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.
The estimated fair value of the investments in the RCRA Trusts as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
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| Amortized <br>Cost | Gross <br>Unrealized <br>Gains | Gross <br>Unrealized <br>Losses | Fair <br>Value | ||||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2.0 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2.0 | |||
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| Corporate debt securities | 204.0 | 0.6 | (12.9) | 191.7 | |||||||
| Municipal bonds | 202.8 | 1.0 | (5.3) | 198.5 | |||||||
| U.S. government bonds | 268.1 | 10.0 | (0.1) | 278.0 | |||||||
| Total | $ | 676.9 | $ | 11.6 | $ | (18.3) | $ | 670.2 | |||
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 7.7 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 7.7 | |||
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| Corporate debt securities | 203.8 | 0.1 | (17.1) | 186.8 | |||||||
| Municipal bonds | 197.0 | 0.4 | (8.0) | 189.4 | |||||||
| U.S. government bonds | 269.6 | — | (3.6) | 266.0 | |||||||
| Other holdings | 0.2 | — | — | 0.2 | |||||||
| Total | $ | 678.3 | $ | 0.5 | $ | (28.7) | $ | 650.1 | Table of Contents | ||
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The following tables show gross unrealized losses and fair values of the RCRA Trusts’ available-for-sale securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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| Securities that have been in a continuous loss position for less than 12 months: | ||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | $ | 35.0 | $ | (0.9) | $ | 105.6 | $ | (6.5) |
| Municipal bonds | 45.4 | (0.3) | 104.7 | (2.9) | ||||
| U.S. government bonds | — | — | 264.9 | (3.5) | ||||
| $ | 80.4 | $ | (1.2) | $ | 475.2 | $ | (12.9) | |
| Securities that have been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months: | ||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | $ | 128.5 | $ | (12.1) | $ | 72.8 | $ | (10.6) |
| Municipal bonds | 94.1 | (4.9) | 61.9 | (5.1) | ||||
| U.S. government bonds | 0.8 | (0.1) | 0.8 | (0.1) | ||||
| $ | 223.4 | $ | (17.1) | $ | 135.5 | $ | (15.8) |
The following table summarizes the balance by contractual maturity of the available-for-sale debt securities invested by the RCRA Trusts as of March 31, 2023. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the right to prepay obligations before the underlying contracts mature.
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| Due in one year or less | $ | 19.0 |
| Due after one year through five years | 306.3 | |
| Due after five years through ten years | 314.3 | |
| Due after ten years | 28.6 | |
| Total debt securities | $ | 668.2 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, realized gains were $5.1 million, and realized losses were $13.4 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, realized gains were $0.8 million, and there were no realized losses.
- Financing Arrangements
Inventory Financing Arrangement
We have an inventory financing arrangement whereby we can sell up to $625 million of certain inventory for cash and subsequently repurchase the inventory at an agreed upon price and time in the future, not to exceed 180 days. Under the terms of the agreement, we may borrow up to 90% of the value of the inventory. It is later repurchased by Mosaic at the original sale price plus interest and any transaction costs. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had financed inventory of $400.8 million and zero, respectively, under this arrangement, which is included in short-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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Receivable Purchasing Arrangement
We finance certain accounts receivable through a Receivable Purchasing Agreement (“RPA”) with banks whereby, from time-to-time, we sell the receivables. The net face value of the purchased receivables may not exceed $600 million at any point in time. The purchase price of the receivable sold under the RPA is the face value of the receivable less an agreed upon discount. The receivables sold under the RPA are accounted for as a true sale. Upon sale, these receivables are removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cash received is presented as cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company sold approximately $607.1 million, of accounts receivable under this arrangement. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company sold approximately $549.3 million. Discounts on sold receivables were not material for any period presented. Following the sale to the banks, we continue to service the collection of the receivable on behalf of the banks without further consideration. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $1.2 million and $0.0 million, respectively, had been collected but not yet remitted to the bank. This amount was classified in accrued liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cash collected and remitted are presented as cash used in financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Structured Accounts Payable Arrangements
In Brazil, we finance some of our potash-based fertilizer, sulfur, ammonia and other raw material product purchases through third-party contractual arrangements. These arrangements provide that the third-party intermediary advance the amount of the scheduled payment to the vendor, less an appropriate discount, at a scheduled payment date. Mosaic then makes payment to the third-party intermediary at dates ranging from 130 to 344 days from date of shipment. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the total structured accounts payable arrangements were $544.3 million and $751.2 million, respectively.
Commercial Paper Note Program
In September 2022, we established a commercial paper program which allows us to issue unsecured commercial paper notes with maturities that vary, but do not exceed 397 days from the date of issue, up to a maximum aggregate face or principal amount outstanding at any time of $2.5 billion. We plan to use the revolving credit facility as a liquidity backstop for borrowings under the commercial paper program. As of March 31, 2023, we had $399.4 million outstanding under this program, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.32% and remaining average term of 11 days. As of December 31, 2022, we had $224.8 million outstanding under this program, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.66% and a remaining average term of 10 days.
- Asset Retirement Obligations
We recognize our estimated AROs in the period in which we have an existing legal obligation associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset, and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. The ARO is recognized at fair value when the liability is incurred with a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. We depreciate the tangible asset over its estimated useful life. The liability is adjusted in subsequent periods through accretion expense, which represents the increase in the present value of the liability due to the passage of time. Such depreciation and accretion expenses are included in cost of goods sold for operating facilities and other operating expense for indefinitely closed facilities.
Our legal obligations related to asset retirement require us to: (i) reclaim lands disturbed by mining as a condition to receive permits to mine phosphate ore reserves; (ii) treat low pH process water in Gypstacks to neutralize acidity; (iii) close and monitor Gypstacks at our Florida and Louisiana facilities at the end of their useful lives; (iv) remediate certain other conditional obligations; (v) remove all surface structures and equipment, plug and abandon mine shafts, contour and revegetate, as necessary, and monitor for five years after closing our Carlsbad, New Mexico facility; (vi) decommission facilities, manage tailings and execute site reclamation at our Saskatchewan potash mines at the end of their useful lives; (vii) de-commission mines in Brazil and Peru; and (viii) decommission plant sites and close Gypstacks in Brazil. The estimated liability for these legal obligations is based on the estimated cost to satisfy the above obligations, which is discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate.
A reconciliation of our AROs is as follows:
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| AROs, beginning of period | $ | 1,905.6 | $ | 1,749.3 | |||
| Liabilities incurred | 3.4 | 14.9 | |||||
| Liabilities settled | (47.3) | (205.6) | |||||
| Accretion expense | 22.8 | 81.6 | |||||
| Revisions in estimated cash flows | 22.0 | 264.5 | |||||
| Foreign currency translation | 6.5 | 0.9 | |||||
| AROs, end of period | 1,913.0 | 1,905.6 | |||||
| Less current portion | 263.8 | 212.3 | |||||
| Non-current portion of AROs | $ | 1,649.2 | $ | 1,693.3 |
North America Gypstack Closure Costs
A majority of our ARO relates to Gypstack Closure Costs in Florida and Louisiana. For financial reporting purposes, we recognize our estimated Gypstack Closure Costs at their present value. This present value determined for financial reporting purposes is reflected on our Consolidated Balance Sheets in accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities.
As discussed below, we have arrangements to provide financial assurance for the estimated Gypstack Closure Costs associated with our facilities in Florida and Louisiana.
EPA RCRA Initiative. On September 30, 2015, we and our subsidiary, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (“Mosaic Fertilizer”), reached agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality on the terms of two consent decrees (collectively, the “2015 Consent Decrees”) to resolve claims relating to our management of certain waste materials onsite at our Riverview, New Wales, Green Bay, South Pierce and Bartow fertilizer manufacturing facilities in Florida and our Faustina and Uncle Sam facilities in Louisiana. This followed a 2003 announcement by the EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance that it would be targeting facilities in mineral processing industries, including phosphoric acid producers, for a thorough review under the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and related state laws. As discussed below, a separate consent decree was previously entered into with EPA and the FDEP with respect to RCRA compliance at the Plant City, Florida phosphate concentrates facility (the “Plant City Facility”) that we acquired as part of our acquisition (the “CF Phosphate Assets Acquisition”) of the Florida phosphate assets and assumption of certain related liabilities of CF Industries, Inc. (“CF”).
The remaining monetary obligations under the 2015 Consent Decrees include:
• Modification of certain operating practices and undertaking certain capital improvement projects over a period of several years that are expected to result in remaining capital expenditures likely to exceed $20 million in the aggregate.
• Provision of additional financial assurance for the estimated Gypstack Closure Costs for Gypstacks at the covered facilities. The RCRA Trusts are discussed in Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, we have agreed to guarantee the difference between the amounts held in each RCRA Trust (including any earnings) and the estimated closure and long-term care costs.
As of December 31, 2022, the undiscounted amount of our Gypstack Closure Costs ARO associated with the facilities covered by the 2015 Consent Decrees, determined using the assumptions used for financial reporting purposes, was approximately $2.1 billion, and the present value of our Gypstack Closure Costs ARO reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheet for those facilities was approximately $692.3 million.
Plant City and Bonnie Facilities. As part of the CF Phosphate Assets Acquisition, we assumed certain AROs related to Gypstack Closure Costs at both the Plant City Facility and a closed Florida phosphate concentrates facility in Bartow, Florida (the “Bonnie Facility”) that we acquired. Associated with these assets are two related financial assurance arrangements for which we became responsible and that provided sources of funds for the estimated Gypstack Closure Costs for these facilities.
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Pursuant to federal or state laws, the applicable government entities are permitted to draw against such amounts in the event we cannot perform such closure activities. One of the financial assurance arrangements was initially a trust (the “Plant City Trust”) established to meet the requirements under a consent decree with the EPA and the FDEP with respect to RCRA compliance at Plant City. The Plant City Trust also satisfied Florida financial assurance requirements at that site. Beginning in September 2016, as a substitute for the financial assurance provided through the Plant City Trust, we have provided financial assurance for the Plant City Facility in the form of a surety bond (the “Plant City Bond”). The amount of the Plant City Bond is $300.8 million, which reflects our closure cost estimates as of December 31, 2022. The other financial assurance arrangement was also a trust fund (the “Bonnie Facility Trust”) established to meet the requirements under Florida financial assurance regulations that apply to the Bonnie Facility. In July 2018, we received $21.0 million from the Bonnie Facility Trust by substituting for the trust fund a financial test mechanism (“Bonnie Financial Test”) supported by a corporate guarantee as allowed by state regulations. Both financial assurance funding obligations require estimates of future expenditures that could be impacted by refinements in scope, technological developments, new information, cost inflation, changes in regulations, discount rates and the timing of activities. Under our current approach to satisfying applicable requirements, additional financial assurance would be required in the future if increases in cost estimates exceed the face amount of the Plant City Bond or the amount supported by the Bonnie Financial Test.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate amounts of AROs associated with the combined Plant City Facility and Bonnie Facility Gypstack closure costs included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were $336.0 million and $327.5 million, respectively. The aggregate amount represented by the Plant City Bond exceeds the present value of the aggregate amount of ARO associated with that facility. This is because the amount of financial assurance we are required to provide represents the aggregate undiscounted estimated amount to be paid by us in the normal course of our Phosphate business over a period that may not end until three decades or more after the Gypstack has been closed, whereas the ARO included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet reflects the discounted present value of those estimated amounts.
- Income Taxes
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, gross unrecognized tax benefits increased by $1.3 million to $26.7 million. The increase is primarily related to recording non-U.S. reserves and foreign exchange. If recognized, approximately $26.7 million in unrecognized tax benefits would affect our effective tax rate and net earnings in future periods.
We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of our income tax provision. We had accrued interest and penalties totaling $5.6 million and $5.0 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, that were included in other noncurrent liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Accounting for uncertain tax positions is determined by prescribing the minimum probability threshold that a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained based on the technical merits of the position. Mosaic is continually under audit by various tax authorities in the normal course of business. Such tax authorities may raise issues contrary to positions taken by the Company. If such positions are ultimately not sustained by the Company, this could result in material assessments to the Company. The costs related to defending, if needed, such positions on appeal or in court may be material. The Company believes that any issues raised have been properly accounted for in its current financial statements.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, discrete tax items recorded in tax expense was a benefit of approximately $13.9 million. The net tax benefit consisted primarily of share-based excess benefit, true-up of estimates and other miscellaneous costs. In addition to items specific to the period, our income tax rate is impacted by the mix of earnings across the jurisdictions in which we operate, by a benefit associated with depletion, a benefit associated with non-U.S. incentives, changes in valuation allowances, and by the impact of certain entities being taxed in both their foreign jurisdiction and the U.S., including foreign tax credits for various taxes incurred.
Generally, for interim periods, income tax is equal to the total of (1) year-to-date pretax income multiplied by our forecasted effective tax rate plus (2) tax expense items specific to the period. In situations where we expect to report losses for which we do not expect to receive tax benefits, we are required to apply separate forecasted effective tax rates to those jurisdictions rather than including them in the consolidated effective tax rate. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, income tax expense was not impacted by this set of rules.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2022, discrete tax items recorded in tax expense was a benefit of approximately $9.0 million. This consisted primarily of a share-based excess benefit, which was partially offset by changes in valuation allowances and other miscellaneous benefits. In addition to items specific to the period, our income tax rate is impacted by the mix of earnings across the jurisdictions in which we operate, by a benefit associated with depletion, a benefit associated with non-U.S. incentives, changes in valuation allowances and by the impact of certain entities being taxed in both their foreign jurisdiction and the U.S., including foreign tax credits for various taxes incurred
- Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
We periodically enter into derivatives to mitigate our exposure to foreign currency risks, interest rate movements and the effects of changing commodity prices. We record all derivatives on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The fair value of these instruments is determined by using quoted market prices, third-party comparables, or internal estimates. We net our derivative asset and liability positions when we have a master netting arrangement in place. Changes in the fair value of the foreign currency, commodity and freight derivatives are immediately recognized in earnings.
We do not apply hedge accounting treatments to our foreign currency exchange contracts, commodities contracts, or freight contracts. Unrealized gains and (losses) on foreign currency exchange contracts used to hedge cash flows related to the production of our products are included in cost of goods sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Unrealized gains and (losses) on commodities contracts and certain forward freight agreements are also recorded in cost of goods sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Unrealized gains or (losses) on foreign currency exchange contracts used to hedge cash flows that are not related to the production of our products are included in the foreign currency transaction gain/(loss) caption in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
From time to time, we enter into fixed-to-floating interest rate contracts. We apply fair value hedge accounting treatment to these contracts. Under these arrangements, we agree to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and floating interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. The mark-to-market of these fair value hedges is recorded as gains or losses in interest expense. We had no fixed-to-floating interest rate swap agreements in effect as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the gross asset position of our derivative instruments was $20.5 million and $38.8 million, respectively, and the gross liability position of our liability instruments was $36.9 million and $50.1 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the following is the total absolute notional volume associated with our outstanding derivative instruments:
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| Foreign currency derivatives | Foreign currency | US Dollars | 2,547.6 | 2,361.1 | ||
| Natural gas derivatives | Commodity | MMbtu | 16.1 | 14.2 |
Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features
Certain of our derivative instruments contain provisions that are governed by International Swap and Derivatives Association agreements with the counterparties. These agreements contain provisions that allow us to settle for the net amount between payments and receipts, and also state that if our debt were to be rated below investment grade, certain counterparties could request full collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $24.9 million and $34.8 million, respectively. We have no cash collateral posted in association with these contracts. If the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements were triggered on March 31, 2023, we would have been required to post an additional $18.3 million of collateral assets, which are either cash or U.S. Treasury instruments, to the counterparties.
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Counterparty Credit Risk
We enter into foreign exchange, certain commodity and interest rate derivatives, primarily with a diversified group of highly rated counterparties. We continually monitor our positions and the credit ratings of the counterparties involved and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one party. While we may be exposed to potential losses due to the credit risk of non-performance by these counterparties, material losses are not anticipated. We closely monitor the credit risk associated with our counterparties and customers and to date have not experienced material losses.
- Fair Value Measurements
Following is a summary of the valuation techniques for assets and liabilities recorded in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value on a recurring basis:
Foreign Currency Derivatives - The foreign currency derivative instruments that we currently use are forward contracts and zero-cost collars, which typically expire within eighteen months. Most of the valuations are adjusted by a forward yield curve or interest rates. In such cases, these derivative contracts are classified within Level 2. Some valuations are based on exchange-quoted prices, which are classified as Level 1. Changes in the fair market values of these contracts are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as a component of cost of goods sold in our Corporate, Eliminations and Other segment, or foreign currency transaction (gain) loss. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the gross asset position of our foreign currency derivative instruments was $12.5 million and $20.7 million, respectively, and the gross liability position of our foreign currency derivative instruments was $36.9 million and $49.2 million, respectively.
Commodity Derivatives - The commodity contracts primarily relate to natural gas. The commodity derivative instruments that we currently use are forward purchase contracts, swaps, and three-way collars. The natural gas contracts settle using NYMEX futures or AECO price indexes, which represent fair value at any given time. The contracts’ maturities and settlements are scheduled for future months and settlements are scheduled to coincide with anticipated gas purchases during those future periods. Quoted market prices from NYMEX and AECO are used to determine the fair value of these instruments. These market prices are adjusted by a forward yield curve and are classified within Level 2. Changes in the fair market values of these contracts are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as a component of cost of goods sold in our Corporate, Eliminations and Other segment. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the gross asset position of our commodity derivative instruments was $8.0 million and $18.1 million, respectively, and the gross liability position of our commodity instruments was zero and $0.9 million, respectively.
Interest Rate Derivatives - We manage interest expense through interest rate contracts to convert a portion of our fixed-rate debt into floating-rate debt. From time to time, we also enter into interest rate swap agreements to hedge our exposure to changes in future interest rates related to anticipated debt issuances. Valuations are based on external pricing sources and are classified as Level 2. Changes in the fair market values of these contracts are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as a component of interest expense. We did not hold any interest rate derivative positions as of March 31, 2023.
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Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial instruments are as follows:
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 464.8 | $ | 464.8 | $ | 735.4 | $ | 735.4 | |||
| Accounts receivable | 1,426.3 | 1,426.3 | 1,699.9 | 1,699.9 | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 1,027.0 | 1,027.0 | 1,292.5 | 1,292.5 | |||||||
| Structured accounts payable arrangements | 544.3 | 544.3 | 751.2 | 751.2 | |||||||
| Short-term debt | 854.6 | 854.6 | 224.9 | 224.9 | |||||||
| Long-term debt, including current portion | 3,389.3 | 3,339.2 | 3,397.2 | 3,276.5 |
For cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, accounts payable, structured accounts payable arrangements, and short-term debt, the carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments. The fair value of long-term debt, including the current portion, is estimated using quoted market prices for the publicly registered notes and debentures, classified as Level 1 and Level 2, respectively, within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the market liquidity of the debt.
- Share Repurchases
In 2022, our Board of Directors approved two share repurchase programs for a total of $3.0 billion. Our repurchase programs allow the Company to repurchase shares of our Common Stock through open market purchases, accelerated share repurchase arrangements, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise and have no set expiration date.
On February 24, 2023, pursuant to existing stock repurchase authorizations, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the “2023 ASR Agreement”) with a third-party financial institution to repurchase $300 million of our Common Stock. At inception, we paid the financial institution $300 million and took initial delivery of 4,659,290 shares of our Common Stock, representing an estimated 80% of the total shares expected to be delivered under the 2023 ASR Agreement. In March 2023, the transaction was completed and we received an additional 965,284 shares of Common Stock. In total, 5,624,574 shares were delivered under the 2023 ASR Agreement, at an average purchase price of $53.34 per share.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we repurchased 8,690,936 shares of Common Stock in the open market, for approximately $448.0 million at an average purchase price of $51.55. This includes the 5,624,574 shares purchased under the 2023 ASR Agreement.
On February 24, 2022, pursuant to existing stock repurchase authorizations, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with a third-party financial institution to repurchase $400 million of our Common Stock. At inception, we paid the financial institution $400 million and took initial delivery of 7,056,229 shares of our Common Stock. Under the terms of the ASR agreement, upon settlement, we would either receive additional shares from the financial institution or be required to deliver additional shares or cash to the financial institution. In the second quarter of 2022, the ASR agreement was completed and we paid the financial institution an additional $54.2 million. When combining the initial $400 million paid at the inception of the ASR agreement and the cash settlement of $54.2 million at the termination of the 2022 ASR agreement, we repurchased approximately 7,056,229 shares at an average repurchase price of $64.37 per share.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we repurchased 7,589,664 shares of Common Stock in the open market for approximately $422.1 million. This includes 7,056,229 shares purchased under the 2022 ASR agreement.
The extent to which we repurchase our shares and the timing of any such repurchases depend on a number of factors, including market and business conditions, the price of our shares, our capital resource liquidity and corporate, regulatory and other considerations.
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- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“AOCI”)
The following table sets forth the changes in AOCI, net of tax, by component during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022:
| Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) | Net Actuarial Gain and Prior Service Cost | Amortization of Gain on Interest Rate Swap | Net Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities Held in Trust | Total | ||||||
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | (2,082.3) | $ | (53.1) | $ | 6.7 | $ | (23.5) | $ | (2,152.2) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 30.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 21.5 | 52.6 | |||||
| Tax (expense) benefit | (0.6) | (0.2) | — | (4.9) | (5.7) | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 29.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16.6 | 46.9 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | (0.7) | — | — | — | (0.7) | |||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | (2,053.6) | $ | (52.7) | $ | 7.2 | $ | (6.9) | $ | (2,106.0) |
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| Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | (1,825.5) | $ | (72.8) | $ | 5.2 | $ | 1.3 | $ | (1,891.8) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 302.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | (37.0) | 266.7 | |||||
| Tax (expense) benefit | 2.8 | (0.3) | — | 8.6 | 11.1 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 305.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | (28.4) | 277.8 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | (4.3) | — | — | — | (4.3) | |||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | (1,524.5) | $ | (72.4) | $ | 5.7 | $ | (27.1) | $ | (1,618.3) |
- Related Party Transactions
We enter into transactions and agreements with certain of our non-consolidated companies and other related parties from time to time. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the net amount due to our non-consolidated companies totaled $264.5 million and $56.8 million, respectively.
The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings included the following transactions with our non-consolidated companies:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Transactions with related parties included in net sales(a) | $ | 445.9 | $ | 513.0 |
| Transactions with related parties included in cost of goods sold(b) | 396.8 | 511.1 |
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(a) Amounts included in net sales primarily relate to sales from our Potash segment to Canpotex.
(b) Amounts included in cost of goods sold primarily relate to purchases from Canpotex and MWSPC by our Mosaic Fertilizantes segment and India and China distribution businesses.
As part of the MWSPC joint venture, we market approximately 25% of MWSPC production. Marketing fees of approximately $5.7 million, and $3.3 million are included in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
- Contingencies
We have described below material judicial and administrative proceedings to which we are subject.
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Environmental Matters
We have contingent environmental liabilities that arise principally from three sources: (i) facilities currently or formerly owned by our subsidiaries or their predecessors; (ii) facilities adjacent to currently or formerly owned facilities; and (iii) third-party Superfund or state equivalent sites. At facilities currently or formerly owned by our subsidiaries or their predecessors, the historical use and handling of regulated chemical substances, crop and animal nutrients and additives and by-product or process tailings have resulted in soil, surface water and/or groundwater contamination. Spills or other releases of regulated substances, subsidence from mining operations and other incidents arising out of operations, including accidents, have occurred previously at these facilities, and potentially could occur in the future, possibly requiring us to undertake or fund cleanup or result in monetary damage awards, fines, penalties, other liabilities, injunctions or other court or administrative rulings. In some instances, pursuant to consent orders or agreements with governmental agencies, we are undertaking certain remedial actions or investigations to determine whether remedial action may be required to address contamination. At other locations, we have entered into consent orders or agreements with appropriate governmental agencies to perform required remedial activities that will address identified site conditions. Taking into consideration established accruals of approximately $166.8 million and $185.5 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, expenditures for these known conditions currently are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material effect on our business or financial condition. However, material expenditures could be required in the future to remediate the contamination at known sites or at other current or former sites or as a result of other environmental, health and safety matters. Below is a discussion of the more significant environmental matters.
New Wales Phase II East Stack. In April 2022, we confirmed the presence of a cavity in and liner tear beneath the southern part of the active phosphogypsum stack at the Company’s New Wales facility in Florida. This resulted in process water draining beneath the stack. The circumstances were reported to the FDEP and the EPA. Phase I of the repairs, consisting of stabilizing the cavity by depositing low pressure grout into it began in July 2022 and now is complete. Phase II will then inject high pressure grout beneath the stack to restore the geological confining layer beneath it. That work began in early in 2023 and is expected to conclude in the fourth quarter of 2023.
As of March 31, 2023, we have a reserve of $55.4 million for the estimated repairs. We are unable to estimate at this time potential future additional financial impacts or a range of loss, if any, due to the ongoing evaluation.
EPA RCRA Initiative. We have certain financial assurance and other obligations under consent decrees and a separate financial assurance arrangement relating to our facilities in Florida and Louisiana. These obligations are discussed in Note 14 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Other Environmental Matters. Superfund and equivalent state statutes impose liability without regard to fault or to the legality of a party’s conduct on certain categories of persons who are considered to have contributed to the release of “hazardous substances” into the environment. Under Superfund, or its various state analogues, one party may, under certain circumstances, be required to bear more than its proportionate share of cleanup costs at a site where it has liability if payments cannot be obtained from other responsible parties. Currently, certain of our subsidiaries are involved or concluding involvement at several Superfund or equivalent state sites. Our remedial liability from these sites, alone or in the aggregate, currently is not expected to have a material effect on our business or financial condition. As more information is obtained regarding these sites and the potentially responsible parties involved, this expectation could change.
We believe that, pursuant to several indemnification agreements, our subsidiaries are entitled to at least partial, and in many instances complete, indemnification for the costs that may be expended by us or our subsidiaries to remedy environmental issues at certain facilities. These agreements address issues that resulted from activities occurring prior to our acquisition of facilities or businesses from parties including, but not limited to, ARCO (BP); Beatrice Fund for Environmental Liabilities; Conoco; Conserv; Estech, Inc.; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation; Kerr-McGee Inc.; PPG Industries, Inc.; The Williams Companies; CF; and certain other private parties. Our subsidiaries have already received and anticipate receiving amounts pursuant to the indemnification agreements for certain of their expenses incurred to date as well as future anticipated expenditures. We record potential indemnifications as an offset to the established accruals when they are realizable or realized. The failure of an indemnitor to fulfill its obligations could result in future costs that could be material.
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Louisiana Parishes Coastal Zone Cases
Several Louisiana parishes and the City of New Orleans have filed lawsuits against hundreds of oil and gas companies seeking regulatory, restoration and compensatory damages in connection with historical oil, gas and sulfur mining and transportation operations in the coastal zone of Louisiana. Mosaic is the corporate successor to certain companies which performed these types of operations in the coastal zone of Louisiana. Mosaic has been named in two of the lawsuits filed to date. In addition, in several other cases, historical oil, gas and sulfur operations which may have been related to Mosaic’s corporate predecessors have been identified in the complaints. Based upon information known to date, Mosaic has contractual indemnification rights against third parties for any loss or liability arising out of these claims pursuant to indemnification agreements entered into by Mosaic’s corporate predecessor(s) with third parties. There may also be insurance contracts which may respond to some or all of the claims. However, the financial ability of the third-party indemnitors, the extent of potential insurance coverage and the extent of potential liability from these claims is currently unknown.
As of October of 2022, a memorandum of understanding has been executed by the State of Louisiana and the plaintiff parishes that filed claims against Mosaic and its corporate predecessors on one hand, and Mosaic Global Holdings Inc. and its third-party indemnitors on the other hand which, when fully implemented, will release and dismiss Mosaic and its corporate predecessors from the coastal zone cases. Funding obligations in the memorandum of understanding are expected to be undertaken by third-party indemnitors and/or insurers.
Brazil Legal Contingencies
Our Brazilian subsidiaries are engaged in a number of judicial and administrative proceedings regarding labor, environmental, mining and civil claims that allege aggregate damages and/or fines of approximately $801.9 million. We estimate that our probable aggregate loss with respect to these claims is approximately $66.5 million, which is included in our accrued liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2023. Approximately $625.3 million of the foregoing maximum potential loss relates to labor claims, of which approximately $56.8 million is included in accrued liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2023.
Based on Brazil legislation and the current status of similar labor cases involving unrelated companies, we believe we have recorded adequate loss contingency reserves sufficient to cover our estimate of probable losses. If the status of similar cases involving unrelated companies were to adversely change in the future, our maximum exposure could increase and additional accruals could be required.
Brazil Tax Contingencies
Our Brazilian subsidiaries are engaged in a number of judicial and administrative proceedings relating to various non-income tax matters. We estimate that our maximum potential liability with respect to these matters is approximately $569.7 million, of which $213.2 million is subject to an indemnification agreement entered into with Vale S.A in connection with the Acquisition.
Approximately $377.1 million of the maximum potential liability relates to a Brazilian federal value added tax, PIS and COFINS, and tax credit cases, while the majority of the remaining amount relates to various other non-income tax cases. The maximum potential liability can increase with new audits from Brazilian tax authorities. Based on Brazil tax legislation and the current status of similar tax cases involving unrelated taxpayers, we believe we have recorded adequate loss contingency reserves sufficient to cover our estimate of probable losses, which are immaterial. If the status of similar tax cases involving unrelated taxpayer changes in the future, additional accruals could be required.
Other Claims
We also have certain other contingent liabilities with respect to judicial, administrative and arbitration proceedings and claims of third parties, including tax matters, arising in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that any of these contingent liabilities will have a material adverse impact on our business or financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
- Business Segments
The reportable segments are determined by management based upon factors such as products and services, production processes, technologies, market dynamics, and for which segment financial information is available for our chief operating decision maker.
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We evaluate performance based on the operating earnings of the respective business segments, which includes certain allocations of corporate selling, general and administrative expenses. The segment results may not represent the actual results that would be expected if they were independent, stand-alone businesses. Intersegment eliminations, including profit on intersegment sales, mark-to-market gains/losses on derivatives, debt expenses, and the results of the China and India distribution businesses are included within Corporate, Eliminations and Other. For a description of our business segments, see Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:
| Phosphate | Potash | Mosaic Fertilizantes | Corporate, Eliminations and Other(a) | Total | ||||||
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| Three months ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Net sales to external customers | $ | 1,088.9 | $ | 900.4 | $ | 1,343.3 | $ | 271.7 | $ | 3,604.3 |
| Intersegment net sales | 293.2 | 6.2 | — | (299.4) | — | |||||
| Net sales | 1,382.1 | 906.6 | 1,343.3 | (27.7) | 3,604.3 | |||||
| Gross margin | 259.3 | 413.3 | (1.1) | (1.1) | 670.4 | |||||
| Canadian resource taxes | — | 120.8 | — | — | 120.8 | |||||
| Gross margin (excluding Canadian resource taxes) | 259.3 | 534.1 | (1.1) | (1.1) | 791.2 | |||||
| Operating earnings (loss) | 266.2 | 401.5 | (32.1) | (91.0) | 544.6 | |||||
| Capital expenditures | 141.7 | 92.8 | 86.7 | 0.3 | 321.5 | |||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense | 116.6 | 69.6 | 31.6 | 2.2 | 220.0 | |||||
| Three months ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Net sales to external customers | $ | 1,152.8 | $ | 1,035.7 | $ | 1,488.6 | $ | 245.2 | $ | 3,922.3 |
| Intersegment net sales | 343.2 | 24.1 | — | (367.3) | — | |||||
| Net sales | 1,496.0 | 1,059.8 | 1,488.6 | (122.1) | 3,922.3 | |||||
| Gross margin | 527.7 | 578.9 | 219.3 | 113.2 | 1,439.1 | |||||
| Canadian resource taxes | — | 157.2 | — | — | 157.2 | |||||
| Gross margin (excluding Canadian resource taxes) | 527.7 | 736.1 | 219.3 | 113.2 | 1,596.3 | |||||
| Operating earnings (loss) | 492.5 | 563.3 | 186.7 | 13.3 | 1,255.8 | |||||
| Capital expenditures | 147.7 | 65.1 | 75.1 | 2.6 | 290.5 | |||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense | 120.5 | 77.0 | 25.2 | 4.0 | 226.7 | |||||
| Total Assets | ||||||||||
| As of March 31, 2023 | $ | 9,562.7 | $ | 9,224.5 | $ | 5,177.8 | $ | (1,107.5) | $ | 22,857.5 |
| As of December 31, 2022 | 9,570.5 | 9,582.2 | 5,562.7 | (1,329.4) | 23,386.0 |
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(a)The “Corporate, Eliminations and Other” category includes the results of our ancillary distribution operations in India and China. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, distribution operations in India and China collectively had revenue of $266.8 million, and gross margin of $(10.8) million. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, distribution operations in India and China collectively had revenue of $220.9 million, and gross margin of $87.0 million.
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Financial information relating to our operations by geographic area is as follows:
| Three Months Ended <br> <br>March 31, | ||||
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| (in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Net sales(a): | ||||
| Brazil | $ | 1,300.6 | $ | 1,448.5 |
| Canpotex(b) | 431.3 | 492.5 | ||
| China | 145.4 | 220.8 | ||
| India | 121.4 | — | ||
| Canada | 81.1 | 230.5 | ||
| Mexico | 77.7 | 67.9 | ||
| Paraguay | 45.6 | 35.0 | ||
| Colombia | 39.0 | 32.2 | ||
| Japan | 38.5 | 26.5 | ||
| Australia | 20.3 | 24.9 | ||
| Argentina | 18.9 | 53.6 | ||
| Honduras | 8.0 | 3.4 | ||
| Peru | 6.7 | — | ||
| Other | 21.1 | 24.7 | ||
| Total international countries | 2,355.6 | 2,660.5 | ||
| United States | 1,248.7 | 1,261.8 | ||
| Consolidated | $ | 3,604.3 | $ | 3,922.3 |
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(a)Revenues are attributed to countries based on location of customer.
(b)Canpotex is the export association of two Saskatchewan potash producers. The net sales of potash from Mosaic to Canpotex included in our consolidated financial statements in the Net Sales line represent Mosaic’s sales of potash to Canpotex, and are recognized upon delivery to the unrelated third-party customer. Canpotex annual sales to the ultimate third-party customers are approximately: 30% to customers based in Brazil, 14% to customers based in Indonesia, 11% to customers based in China, 6% to customers based in India, and 39% to customers based in the rest of the world.
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Net sales by product type are as follows:
| Three Months Ended <br> <br>March 31, | ||||
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| (in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Sales by product type: | ||||
| Phosphate Crop Nutrients | $ | 896.5 | $ | 958.8 |
| Potash Crop Nutrients | 1,015.3 | 1,194.8 | ||
| Crop Nutrient Blends | 653.4 | 553.0 | ||
| Performance Products(a) | 540.5 | 616.4 | ||
| Phosphate Rock | 40.8 | 27.1 | ||
| Other(b) | 457.8 | 572.2 | ||
| $ | 3,604.3 | $ | 3,922.3 |
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(a)Includes sales of MicroEssentials®, K-Mag, Aspire and Sus-Terra.
(b)Includes sales of industrial potash, feed products, nitrogen and other products.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the material under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Mosaic Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “10-K Report”) and the material under Item 1 of Part I of this report.
Throughout the discussion below, we measure units of production, sales and raw materials in metric tonnes, which are the equivalent of 2,205 pounds, unless we specifically state we mean long ton(s), which are the equivalent of 2,240 pounds. In the following tables, there are certain percentages that are not considered to be meaningful and are represented by “NM.”
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Results of Operations
The following table shows the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022:
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| March 31, | 2023-2022 | |||||||||
| (in millions, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022 | Change | Percent | ||||||
| Net sales | $ | 3,604.3 | $ | 3,922.3 | $ | (318.0) | (8) | % | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,933.9 | 2,483.2 | 450.7 | 18 | % | |||||
| Gross margin | 670.4 | 1,439.1 | (768.7) | (53) | % | |||||
| Gross margin percentage | 19 | % | 37 | % | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 127.7 | 132.4 | (4.7) | (4) | % | |||||
| Other operating (income) expense | (1.9) | 50.9 | (52.8) | NM | ||||||
| Operating earnings | 544.6 | 1,255.8 | (711.2) | (57) | % | |||||
| Interest expense, net | (41.1) | (39.3) | (1.8) | 5 | % | |||||
| Foreign currency transaction gain | 51.4 | 310.7 | (259.3) | (83) | % | |||||
| Other income (expense) | (8.9) | 0.2 | (9.1) | NM | ||||||
| Earnings from consolidated companies before income taxes | 546.0 | 1,527.4 | (981.4) | (64) | % | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | 118.3 | 372.4 | (254.1) | (68) | % | |||||
| Earnings from consolidated companies | 427.7 | 1,155.0 | (727.3) | (63) | % | |||||
| Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies | 31.3 | 30.7 | 0.6 | 2 | % | |||||
| Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | 459.0 | 1,185.7 | (726.7) | (61) | % | |||||
| Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | 24.2 | 3.7 | 20.5 | NM | ||||||
| Net earnings attributable to Mosaic | $ | 434.8 | $ | 1,182.0 | $ | (747.2) | (63) | % | ||
| Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | 1.28 | $ | 3.19 | $ | (1.91) | (60) | % | ||
| Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding | 338.7 | 370.1 |
Overview of Consolidated Results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, Mosaic had net income of $434.8 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.2 billion, or $3.19 per diluted share, for the prior year period. Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased 8% compared to the same period of the prior year, driven by lower average selling prices, as discussed further below. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was also impacted by a lower foreign currency transaction gain which decreased 83% compared to the prior year period.
Significant factors affecting our results of operations and financial condition are listed below. Certain of these factors are discussed in more detail in the following sections of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, operating results in all of our segments were impacted by lower average sales prices compared to the prior year period. Global markets have softened compared to the prior year period, as buyers have delayed purchases in anticipation of lower prices. Average selling prices in 2022 were driven higher by tightness in global supply and demand. In addition, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 resulted in instability in global commodity markets and significantly reduced the supply of fertilizer and agricultural commodities produced in those geographies, which contributed to rising fertilizer prices in the prior year period.
Our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were unfavorably impacted in our Phosphate segment compared to the prior year period due to lower average selling prices compared to the prior year period, driven by the factors described above. Higher raw material costs, primarily ammonia and blended rock, and higher conversion costs also had an unfavorable impact on operating results. Operating results in the current year period were positively impacted by higher
finished product sales volumes, as the prior year period was impacted by logistical constraints caused by low inventory levels, and longer rail cycle times.
Our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were unfavorably impacted in our Potash segment by lower average sales prices compared to the prior year period, driven by the factors discussed above. Current period operating results were favorably impacted by higher sales volumes compared to the prior year period. Our sales volumes were lower in the prior year period primarily due to longer rail cycle times in North America driven by weather conditions in Canada, and third-party labor issues.
Our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were unfavorably impacted in our Mosaic Fertilizantes by lower sales prices, which decreased globally compared to the same period in the prior year, as discussed above. Sales volumes of finished goods, including performance products, were higher in the current year period compared to the same period in the prior year, due to demand recovery. Sales volumes of other products, primarily gypsum and acids, were lower than the prior year period, driven by unfavorable weather, and sulfuric acid availability in the current year period.
Other Highlights
•On January 12, 2023, we completed the sale of the Streamsong Resort® (the "Resort") and the approximately 7,000 acres on which it sits for net proceeds of $158 million. The Resort is a destination resort and conference center, which we developed in an area of previously mined land as part of our long-term business strategy to maximize the value and utility of our extensive land holdings in Florida. In addition to a hotel and conference center, the Resort includes multiple golf courses, a clubhouse and ancillary facilities. The sale resulted in a gain of $57 million.
•On January 17, 2023, we purchased the other 50% interest of equity of Gulf Sulphur Services ("GSS"), which gives us full ownership and secures control of our sulfur supply chain in the Gulf of Mexico.
•On February 24, 2023, pursuant to existing stock repurchase authorizations, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the “2023 ASR Agreement”) with a third-party financial institution to repurchase $300 million of our Common Stock. During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, we repurchased 8,690,936 shares of Common Stock in the open market for approximately $448.0 million. This includes 5,624,574 shares purchased under the 2023 ASR Agreement at an average purchase price of $53.34 per share.
•In March 2023, we paid a special dividend of $0.25 per share to our stockholders.
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Phosphate Net Sales and Gross Margin
The following table summarizes the Phosphate segment’s net sales, gross margin, sales volume, selling prices and raw material prices:
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| (in millions, except price per tonne or unit) | 2022 | Change | Percent | ||||||
| Net sales: | |||||||||
| North America | 924.8 | $ | 1,004.4 | $ | (79.6) | (8) | % | ||
| International | 491.6 | (34.3) | (7) | % | |||||
| Total | 1,496.0 | (113.9) | (8) | % | |||||
| Cost of goods sold | 968.3 | 154.5 | 16 | % | |||||
| Gross margin | 259.3 | $ | 527.7 | $ | (268.4) | (51) | |||
| Gross margin as a percentage of net sales | % | 35 | % | ||||||
| Sales volumes(a) (in thousands of metric tonnes) | |||||||||
| DAP/MAP | 917 | 105 | 11 | % | |||||
| Performance and Other(b) | 744 | 70 | 9 | % | |||||
| Total finished product tonnes | 1,661 | 175 | 11 | % | |||||
| Rock | 460 | (89) | (19) | % | |||||
| Total Phosphate Segment Tonnes(a) | 2,121 | 86 | 4 | % | |||||
| Realized prices (/tonne) | |||||||||
| Average finished product selling price (destination)(c) | 717 | $ | 877 | $ | (160) | (18) | % | ||
| DAP selling price (fob plant) | 660 | $ | 785 | $ | (125) | (16) | % | ||
| Average cost per unit consumed in cost of goods sold: | |||||||||
| Ammonia (metric tonne) | 605 | $ | 532 | $ | 73 | 14 | % | ||
| Sulfur (long ton) | 236 | $ | 281 | $ | (45) | (16) | % | ||
| Blended rock (metric tonne) | 77 | $ | 61 | $ | 16 | 26 | % | ||
| Production volume (in thousands of metric tonnes) - North America | 1,745 | 91 | 5 | % |
All values are in US Dollars.
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(a) Includes intersegment sales volumes.
(b) Includes sales volumes of MicroEssentials® and animal feed ingredients.
(c) Excludes sales revenue and tonnes associated with rock sales.
Three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022
The Phosphate segment’s net sales were $1.4 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $1.5 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in net sales in the current year period was primarily due to lower average finished goods sales prices, which had an unfavorable impact of approximately $240 million compared to the prior year period. Net sales were also unfavorably impacted by approximately $15 million due to decreased sales of ammonia and sulfur. This was partially offset by higher finished product sales volumes in the current period, which had a favorable impact on net sales of approximately $140 million compared to the prior year period.
Our average finished product selling price decreased 18% to $717 per tonne for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $877 per tonne in the prior year period, due to the factors discussed in the Overview.
The Phosphate segment’s sales volumes of finished products increased by 11% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the same period in the prior year, due to the factors discussed in the Overview.
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Gross margin for the Phosphate segment decreased to $259.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $527.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in gross margin in the current year period was primarily due to lower sales prices, which unfavorably impacted gross margin by approximately $240 million. Gross margin was also unfavorably impacted by approximately $40 million, due to increased conversion costs and higher maintenance and turnaround costs. Increased raw material prices in the current period, largely driven by blended rock and ammonia, unfavorably impacted gross margin by approximately $25 million. These impacts were partially offset by higher sales volumes, which had a favorable impact of approximately $50 million.
The average consumed price for ammonia for our North America operations increased 14% to $605 per tonne for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $532 in the same period a year ago. The average consumed sulfur price for our North America operations decreased 16% to $236 per long ton for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $281 in the same period a year ago. The purchase prices of these raw materials are driven by global supply and demand. The consumed ammonia and sulfur prices also include transportation, transformation and storage costs.
The average consumed cost of purchased and produced phosphate rock increased to $77 per tonne for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $61 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to an increase in processing costs and using more Miski Mayo rock in the current year period. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our North America phosphate rock production remained steady at 2.1 million tonnes.
The Phosphate segment’s production of crop nutrient dry concentrates and animal feed ingredients increased 5% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 from the prior year period. Our operating rate for processed phosphate production increased to 74% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from 70% for the same period in 2022.
Potash Net Sales and Gross Margin
The following table summarizes the Potash segment’s net sales, gross margin, sales volume and selling price:
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| North America | 454.1 | $ | 530.1 | $ | (76.0) | (14) | % | ||
| International | 529.7 | (77.2) | (15) | % | |||||
| Total | 1,059.8 | (153.2) | (14) | % | |||||
| Cost of goods sold | 480.9 | 12.4 | 3 | % | |||||
| Gross margin | 413.3 | $ | 578.9 | $ | (165.6) | (29) | % | ||
| Gross margin as a percentage of net sales | % | 55 | % | ||||||
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| MOP | 1,532 | 164 | 11 | % | |||||
| Performance and Other(b) | 260 | (46) | (18) | % | |||||
| Total Potash Segment Tonnes | 1,792 | 118 | 7 | % | |||||
| Realized prices (/tonne) | |||||||||
| Average finished product selling price (destination) | 475 | $ | 591 | $ | (116) | (20) | % | ||
| MOP selling price (fob mine) | 421 | $ | 582 | $ | (161) | (28) | % | ||
| Production volume (in thousands of metric tonnes) | 2,200 | (256) | (12) | % |
All values are in US Dollars.
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(a) Includes intersegment sales volumes.
(b) Includes sales volumes of K-Mag, Aspire and animal feed ingredients.
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Three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022
The Potash segment’s net sales decreased to $0.9 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $1.1 billion in the same period a year ago. The decrease was due to lower selling prices, which had an unfavorable impact on net sales of approximately $230 million, compared to the same period in the prior year. This was partially offset by higher sales volumes compared to the prior year, which favorably impacted net sales by approximately $70 million.
Our average finished product selling price was $475 per tonne for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $591 per tonne for the same period a year ago, as a result of the factors described in the Overview.
The Potash segment’s sales volumes of finished products increased to 1.9 million tonnes for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to 1.8 million tonnes in the same period a year ago, due to the factors discussed in the Overview.
Gross margin for the Potash segment decreased to $413.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $578.9 million in the same period of the prior year. The decrease in gross margin in the current year period is primarily due to a decrease in selling prices, which contributed approximately $230 million to gross margin, compared to the prior year period, and an increase in turnaround costs of approximately $10 million, compared to the prior year. Gross margin was also unfavorably impacted by increased product costs of approximately $10 million compared to the prior year period, which was driven by lower production volumes. The decreases were partially offset by $50 million due to higher sales volumes, and a $40 million reduction in Canadian resource taxes and royalties compared to the prior year, as discussed below.
We had expense of $120.8 million from Canadian resource taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $157.2 million in the same period a year ago. Canadian royalty expense decreased to $18.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $27.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The fluctuations in Canadian resource taxes and royalties are a result of a decrease in our sales revenue and margins.
Our operating rate for potash production was 69% for the current year period, compared to 80% in the prior year period. The decreased operating rate reflects the temporary idling of our Colonsay, Saskatchewan mine during the quarter, due to market conditions. We expect to restart the mine in the second half of 2023.
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Mosaic Fertilizantes Net Sales and Gross Margin
The following table summarizes the Mosaic Fertilizantes segment’s net sales, gross margin, sales volume and selling price.
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| (in millions, except price per tonne or unit) | 2022 | Change | Percent | ||||||
| Net Sales | 1,343.3 | $ | 1,488.6 | $ | (145.3) | (10) | % | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,269.3 | 75.1 | 6 | % | |||||
| Gross margin | (1.1) | $ | 219.3 | $ | (220.4) | NM | |||
| Gross margin as a percent of net sales | % | 15 | % | ||||||
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| Phosphate produced in Brazil(a) | 737 | (227) | (31) | % | |||||
| Potash produced in Brazil | 46 | (2) | (4) | % | |||||
| Purchased nutrients for distribution | 1,039 | 487 | 47 | % | |||||
| Total Mosaic Fertilizantes Segment Tonnes | 1,822 | 258 | 14 | % | |||||
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| Average finished product selling price (destination) | 646 | $ | 817 | $ | (171) | (21) | % | ||
| Brazil MAP price (delivered price to third party) | 669 | $ | 882 | $ | (213) | (24) | % | ||
| Purchases ('000 tonnes) | |||||||||
| DAP/MAP from Mosaic | 102 | 44 | 43 | % | |||||
| MicroEssentials® from Mosaic | 248 | 29 | 12 | % | |||||
| Potash from Mosaic/Canpotex | 398 | (163) | (41) | % | |||||
| Average cost per unit consumed in cost of goods sold: | |||||||||
| Ammonia (metric tonne) | 1,150 | $ | 1,145 | $ | 5 | 0 | % | ||
| Sulfur (long ton) | 278 | $ | 337 | $ | (59) | (18) | % | ||
| Blended rock (metric tonne) | 124 | $ | 105 | $ | 19 | 18 | % | ||
| Production volume (in thousands of metric tonnes) | 989 | (130) | (13) | % |
All values are in US Dollars.
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(a) Excludes internally produced volumes used in purchased nutrients for distribution.
Three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022
The Mosaic Fertilizantes segment’s net sales decreased to $1.3 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $1.5 billion in the same period a year ago. The decrease in net sales was due to lower finished product sales prices, which unfavorably impacted net sales by approximately $260 million, and lower sales volumes of other products, primarily gypsum and acids, which unfavorably impacted net sales by approximately $80 million. This was partially offset by higher finished goods sales volumes, which had a favorable impact of approximately $190 million.
Our average finished product selling price was $646 per tonne for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $817 per tonne for the same period a year ago, due to the decrease in global sales prices as discussed in the Overview.
The Mosaic Fertilizantes segment’s sales volumes of finished products increased 14% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the same period a year ago. Sales volumes were impacted by an increase in market demand for fertilizer products in the current period.
Gross margin for the Mosaic Fertilizantes segment decreased to $(1.1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $219.3 million in the same period of the prior year. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to an unfavorable impact of approximately $260 million related to the decrease in selling prices during the current year period, compared to the prior year
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period. Gross margin was also unfavorably impacted by approximately $30 million, due to lower sales volumes of other products, primarily gypsum and acids, driven by unfavorable weather, and sulfuric acid availability. Lower costs had a favorable impact of $90 million, driven by a decrease in product costs for our distribution business, and lower sulfur costs in our production business.
The average consumed price for ammonia for our Brazilian operations increased to $1,150 per tonne for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $1,145 per tonne in the prior year period. The average consumed sulfur price for our Brazilian operations was $278 per long ton for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $337 per long ton in the prior year period. The purchase prices of ammonia and sulfur are driven by global supply and demand, and also include transportation, transformation, and storage costs.
The Mosaic Fertilizantes segment's production of crop nutrient dry concentrates and animal feed ingredients decreased 13% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the prior year period due to down time for plant maintenance. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our phosphate operating rate decreased to 78%, compared to 92% in the same period of the prior year.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our Brazilian phosphate rock production decreased slightly to 0.86 million tonnes, from 0.93 million tonnes for the prior year period.
Corporate, Eliminations and Other
In addition to our three operating segments, we assign certain costs to Corporate, Eliminations and Other, which is presented separately in Note 18 to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Corporate, Eliminations and Other includes the results of the China and India distribution businesses, intersegment eliminations, including profit on intersegment sales, unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses on derivatives, and debt expenses. The prior year period also included the results of operations for the Streamsong Resort®.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, gross margin for Corporate, Eliminations and Other was $(1.1) million, compared to $113.2 million for the same period in the prior year. Gross margin was unfavorably impacted by a net unrealized loss on derivatives of approximately $1 million in the current year period, compared to a net unrealized gain of approximately $100 million in the prior year period. Gross margin was also negatively impacted by approximately $100 million due to unfavorable product costs and inventory adjustments in our distribution operations, primarily in China. Sales in China and India collectively, resulted in revenue of $266.8 million and gross margin of $(10.8) million in the current year period, compared to revenue of $220.9 million and gross margin of $87.0 million in the prior year period. These changes were partially offset by the favorable impact of lower elimination of profit on intersegment sales in the current year period, which changed from the prior year period by approximately $97.2 million.
Other Income Statement Items
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| Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 127.7 | $ | 132.4 | $ | (4.7) | (4) | % | ||
| Other operating (income) expense | (1.9) | 50.9 | (52.8) | NM | ||||||
| Interest expense | (50.2) | (43.9) | (6.3) | 14 | % | |||||
| Interest income | 9.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 98 | % | |||||
| Interest expense, net | (41.1) | (39.3) | (1.8) | 5 | % | |||||
| Foreign currency transaction gain | 51.4 | 310.7 | (259.3) | (83) | % | |||||
| Other income (expense) | (8.9) | 0.2 | (9.1) | NM | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 118.3 | 372.4 | (254.1) | (68) | % | |||||
| Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies | 31.3 | 30.7 | 0.6 | 2 | % | Table of Contents | ||||
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased $4.7 million compared to the same period of prior year, primarily due to lower incentive compensation costs which decreased by approximately $17 million in the current period compared to the prior year period. This was partially offset by higher costs of approximately $10 million in consulting and professional services related to executing on our strategic initiatives.
Other Operating (Income) Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had other operating income of $1.9 million, compared to expense of $50.9 million for the same period of the prior year. The current year period includes a gain on the sale of the Resort of approximately $57 million.
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain
We recorded a foreign currency transaction gain of $51.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $310.7 million for the same period in the prior year. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the gain was the result of the effect of the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to the Brazilian real on significant intercompany loans and U.S. dollar-denominated payables held by our Brazilian subsidiaries.
Other Income (Expense)
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had other expense of $8.9 million compared to income of $0.2 million for the same period in the prior year. The current year expense was primarily related to realized losses on the marketable securities held in the RCRA Trusts of approximately $8 million.
Equity in Net Earnings of Nonconsolidated Companies
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies of $31.3 million compared to $30.7 million for the same period in the prior year. These results were primarily related to the operations of MWSPC.
Provision for Income Taxes
| Three months ended | Effective Tax Rate | Provision for Income Taxes | ||
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| March 31, 2023 | 21.7 | % | $ | 118.3 |
| March 31, 2022 | 24.4 | % | $ | 372.4 |
Income tax expense was $118.3 million and the effective tax rate was 21.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, discrete tax items recorded in tax expense resulted in a benefit of approximately $13.9 million. The net tax benefit consisted primarily of share-based excess benefit, true-up of estimates and other miscellaneous costs. In addition to items specific to the period, our income tax rate is impacted by the mix of earnings across the jurisdictions in which we operate, by a benefit associated with depletion, a benefit associated with non-U.S. incentives, changes in valuation allowances, and by the impact of certain entities being taxed in both their foreign jurisdiction and the U.S., including foreign tax credits for various taxes incurred.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP. In preparing the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we are required to make various judgments, estimates and assumptions that could have a significant impact on the results reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We base these estimates on
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historical experience and other assumptions believed to be reasonable by management under the circumstances. Changes in these estimates could have a material effect on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The basis for our financial statement presentation, including our significant accounting estimates, is summarized in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report. A summary description of our significant accounting policies is included in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 10-K Report. Further detailed information regarding our critical accounting estimates is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition in our 10-K Report.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $464.8 million, short-term debt of $854.6 million, long-term debt, including current maturities, of approximately $3.4 billion, and stockholders’ equity of approximately $12.1 billion. We have a target liquidity buffer of up to $3.0 billion, including cash and available committed and uncommitted credit lines. We expect our liquidity to fluctuate from time to time, especially in the first quarter of each year, to manage through the seasonality of our business. We also target debt leverage ratios that are consistent with investment grade credit metrics. Our capital allocation priorities include maintaining our target investment grade metrics and financial strength, sustaining our assets, including ensuring the safety of our employees and reliability of our assets, investing to grow our business, either through organic growth or taking advantage of strategic opportunities, and returning excess cash to shareholders, including paying our dividend. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we returned cash to shareholders through share repurchases of $456.0 million and cash dividends of $152.4 million, and invested $321.5 million in capital expenditures.
Funds generated by operating activities, available cash and cash equivalents, and our credit facilities continue to be our most significant sources of liquidity. We believe funds generated from the expected results of operations and available cash, cash equivalents and borrowings under our committed and uncommitted credit facilities, as needed, will be sufficient to finance our operations, including our capital expenditures, existing strategic initiatives, debt repayments and expected dividend payments, for at least the next 12 months. There can be no assurance, however, that we will continue to generate cash flows at or above current levels. As of March 31, 2023, we had $2.49 billion available under our $2.50 billion committed revolving credit facility, approximately $475.0 million available under our uncommitted facilities and had $2.1 billion available under our $2.5 billion commercial paper program, that is backed by, and reduces availability under, the revolving credit facility. Our credit facilities, including the revolving credit facility, require us to maintain certain financial ratios, as discussed in Note 10 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 10-K Report. We were in compliance with these ratios as of March 31, 2023.
All of our cash and cash equivalents are diversified in highly rated investment vehicles. Our cash and cash equivalents are held either in the U.S. or held by non-U.S. subsidiaries and are not subject to significant foreign currency exposures, as the majority are held in investments denominated in U.S. dollars as of March 31, 2023. These funds may create foreign currency transaction gains or losses, however, depending on the functional currency of the entity holding the cash. In addition, there are no significant restrictions that would preclude us from bringing these funds back to the U.S., aside from withholding taxes.
The following table represents a comparison of the net cash provided by operating activities, net cash used in investing activities, and net cash used in or provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022:
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 149.0 | $ | 506.2 | $ | (357.2) | (71) | % | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (221.4) | (297.2) | 75.8 | (26) | % | |||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (209.0) | (125.0) | (84.0) | 67 | % |
Operating Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, net cash provided by operating activities was $149.0 million, compared to $506.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our results of operations, after non-cash adjustments to net
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earnings, contributed $636.3 million to cash flows from operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $1.1 billion as computed on the same basis for the prior year period. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had an unfavorable change in assets and liabilities of $487.3 million, compared to an unfavorable change of $639.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
The change in assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was primarily driven by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $841.6 million, partially offset by favorable impacts from decreases in accounts receivable of $310.7 million and inventories of $241.2 million. The decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities was primarily related to a decrease in raw material purchase prices, a decrease in customer prepayments in Brazil, payment of taxes and the payment of incentive compensation related to 2022. The decrease in accounts receivable was primarily related to lower selling prices at the end of the quarter compared to the end of the prior year. The decrease in inventories was primarily due to lower raw material costs in our Phosphate and Mosaic Fertilizantes segments and lower inventory volumes in North America, due to seasonality.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $221.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $297.2 million for the same period a year ago. We had capital expenditures of $321.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $290.5 million in the prior year period. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we completed the sale of the Resort for net proceeds of $158.4 million. We also purchased the other 50% equity of GSS for $41.0 million. GSS is now wholly owned by Mosaic.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was $209.0 million, compared to $125.0 million for the same period in the prior year. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we made repurchases of our Common Stock at an aggregate cost of $456.0 million and paid dividends of $152.4 million. We also made payments on our structured accounts payable arrangements of $211.4 million and payments on long-term debt of $15.0 million. We received net proceeds from short term debt of $228.6 million and proceeds of $400.8 million under our inventory financing arrangement.
Debt Instruments, Guarantees and Related Covenants
See Notes 10 and 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 10-K Report.
Financial Assurance Requirements
In addition to various operational and environmental regulations related to our Phosphate segment, we are subject to financial assurance requirements. In various jurisdictions in which we operate, particularly Florida and Louisiana, we are required to pass a financial strength test or provide credit support, typically in the form of surety bonds, letters of credit, certificates of deposit or trust funds. Further information regarding financial assurance requirements is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition in our 10-K Report, under “EPA RCRA Initiative,” and in Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Matters
Federal Initiatives to Define “Waters of the United States.” The 1972 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) established federal jurisdiction over “navigable waters,” defined in the Act as “waters of the United States” and often abbreviated as “WOTUS.” As it relates to Mosaic’s operations and facilities, the scope of the term WOTUS dictates legal requirements for our National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System wastewater discharge permits and for impacts to surface waters and wetlands associated with our phosphate mining operations. A broad definition of WOTUS, and thus the scope of federal jurisdiction, increases the time required to identify wetlands and waterways subject to federal regulatory and permitting requirements, and the amount and type of mitigation required to compensate for impacts to jurisdictional WOTUS caused by our mining operations.
The current regulatory definition of WOTUS was promulgated on April 21, 2020, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was designated the “Navigable Waters Protection Rule” (“NWPR”). The NWPR was intended to provide clarity, predictability and consistency so that the regulated community
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could better understand where the CWA applies and where it does not. On June 9, 2021, EPA announced its plans to repeal and replace the NWPR, and in December 2021 issued a proposed regulation to revise the WOTUS definition and replace the NWPR.
On December 30, 2022, EPA and the Corps promulgated a revised, expanded definition of the term WOTUS (the "2022 WOTUS Rule"), which became effective on March 20, 2023. The 2022 WOTUS Rule asserts a broader geographic scope of federal jurisdiction than either the 2020 NWPR or any previous WOTUS regulatory definition. Two separate legal challenges to the 2022 WOTUS Rule have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas; one lawsuit was brought by the State of Texas, and the second by agricultural interests. A third lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for District of North Dakota by twenty-four states, several trade associations and tribal entities.
On April 12, 2023, the U.S. District Court for North Dakota granted a preliminary injunction of the Biden administration's 2022 WOTUS Rule. The Court’s Order and Preliminary Injunction prevents the 2022 WOTUS Rule from being implemented in 24 states, including Florida. The case is West Virginia, State of et al v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al., Case NO. 3:23-cv-0032. The State of Florida and 23 other states were plaintiffs in the suit, as were a number of trade associations and several tribes who intervened in the case. The broader decision by the North Dakota District followed an earlier decision in March in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas preliminarily enjoining the 2022 WOTUS Rule in Texas and Idaho.
Additionally, it is anticipated that EPA and the Corps will be revising the 2022 WOTUS Rule after the U.S. Supreme Court decides Sackett v. EPA. The Sackett case is expected to clarify Clean Water Act jurisdiction and oral argument was held on October 3, 2022. A final decision by the Court that interprets the constitutional scope of the term WOTUS is anticipated to be issued during the second quarter of 2023.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Obligations
Information regarding off-balance sheet arrangements and obligations is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition in our 10-K Report and Note 17 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
Contingencies
Information regarding contingencies is hereby incorporated by reference to Note 17 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, appearing in this report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements include, among other things, statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, including statements about proposed or pending future transactions or strategic plans, statements concerning our future operations, financial condition and prospects, statements regarding our expectations for capital expenditures, statements concerning our level of indebtedness and other information, and any statements of assumptions regarding any of the foregoing. In particular, forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “potential”, “predict”, “project” or “should”. These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations as of the date of this filing.
Factors that could cause reported results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
•business and economic conditions and governmental policies affecting the agricultural industry where we or our customers operate, including price and demand volatility resulting from periodic imbalances of supply and demand;
•because of political and economic instability, civil unrest or changes in government policies in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Peru or other countries in which we do business, our operations could be disrupted as higher costs of doing business could result, including those associated with implementation of new freight tables and new mining legislation;
•the continued impact of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy and our business, suppliers, customers, employees and the communities in which we operate;
•a potential drop in oil demand, which could lead to a significant decline in production, and its impact on the availability and price of sulfur, a key raw material input for our Phosphates and Mosaic Fertilizantes segment operations;
•changes in farmers’ application rates for crop nutrients;
•changes in the operation of world phosphate or potash markets, including consolidation in the crop nutrient industry, particularly if we do not participate in the consolidation;
•the expansion or contraction of production capacity or selling efforts by competitors or new entrants in the industries in which we operate, including the effects of actions by members of Canpotex to prove the production capacity of potash expansion projects, through proving runs or otherwise;
•the effect of future product innovations or development of new technologies on demand for our products;
•seasonality in our business that results in the need to carry significant amounts of inventory and seasonal peaks in working capital requirements, which may result in excess inventory or product shortages;
•changes in the costs, or constraints on supplies, of raw materials or energy used in manufacturing our products, or in the costs or availability of transportation for our products;
•economic and market conditions, including supply chain challenges and increased costs and delays caused by transportation and labor shortages;
•declines in our selling prices or significant increases in costs that can require us to write down our inventories to the lower of cost or market, or require us to impair goodwill or other long-lived assets, or establish a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets;
•the lag in realizing the benefit of falling market prices for the raw materials we use to produce our products that can occur while we consume raw materials that we purchased or committed to purchase in the past at higher prices;
•disruptions of our operations at any of our key production, distribution, transportation or terminaling facilities, including those of Canpotex or any joint venture in which we participate;
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•shortages or other unavailability of trucks, railcars, tugs, barges and ships for carrying our products and raw materials;
•the effects of and change in trade, monetary, environmental, tax and fiscal policies, laws and regulations;
•foreign exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates;
•tax regulations, currency exchange controls and other restrictions that may affect our ability to optimize the use of our liquidity;
•risks associated with our international operations, including any potential and actual adverse effects related to the Miski Mayo Mine;
•adverse weather and climate conditions affecting our operations, including the impact of potential hurricanes, excessive heat, cold, snow, rainfall or drought;
•difficulties or delays in receiving, challenges to, increased costs of obtaining or satisfying conditions of, or revocation or withdrawal of required governmental and regulatory approvals, including permitting activities;
•changes in the environmental and other governmental regulation that applies to our operations, including federal legislation or regulatory action expanding the types and extent of water resources regulated under federal law and the possibility of further federal or state legislation or regulatory action affecting or related to greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon taxes or other measures that may be implemented in Canada or other jurisdictions in which we operate, or of restrictions or liabilities related to elevated levels of naturally-occurring radiation that arise from disturbing the ground in the course of mining activities or possible efforts to reduce the flow of nutrients into the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River basin or elsewhere;
•the potential costs and effects of implementation of federal or state water quality standards for the discharge of nitrogen and/or phosphorus into Florida waterways;
•the financial resources of our competitors, including state-owned and government-subsidized entities in other countries;
•the possibility of defaults by our customers on trade credit that we extend to them or on indebtedness that they incur to purchase our products and that we guarantee;
•any significant reduction in customers’ liquidity or access to credit that they need to purchase our products;
•the effectiveness of the processes we put in place to manage our significant strategic priorities, including our investment in MWSPC, and to successfully integrate and grow acquired businesses;
•actual costs of various items differing from management’s current estimates, including, among others, asset retirement, environmental remediation, reclamation or other environmental obligations and Canadian resource taxes and royalties, or the costs of MWSPC or its existing or future funding;
•the costs and effects of legal and administrative proceedings and regulatory matters affecting us, including environmental, tax or administrative proceedings, complaints that our operations are adversely impacting nearby farms, businesses, other property uses or properties, settlements thereof and actions taken by courts with respect to approvals of settlements, costs related to defending and resolving global audit, appeal or court activity and other further developments in legal proceedings and regulatory matters;
•the success of our efforts to attract and retain highly qualified and motivated employees;
•strikes, labor stoppages or slowdowns by our work force or increased costs resulting from unsuccessful labor contract negotiations, and the potential costs and effects of compliance with new regulations affecting our workforce, which increasingly focus on wages and hours, healthcare, retirement and other employee benefits;
•brine inflows at our potash mines;
•accidents or other incidents involving our properties or operations, including potential fires, explosions, seismic events, sinkholes, unsuccessful tailings management, ineffective mine safety procedures, or releases of hazardous or volatile chemicals;
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•terrorism, armed conflict or other malicious intentional acts, including cybersecurity risks such as attempts to gain unauthorized access to, or disable, our information technology systems, or our costs of addressing malicious intentional acts;
•actions by the holders of controlling equity interests in businesses in which we hold a noncontrolling interest;
•changes in our relationships with other members of Canpotex or any joint venture in which we participate or their or our exit from participation in Canpotex or any such export association or joint venture, and other changes in our commercial arrangements with unrelated third parties;
•difficulties in realizing benefits under our long-term natural gas based pricing ammonia supply agreement with CF, including the risks that the cost savings initially anticipated from the agreement may not be fully realized over the term of the agreement or that the price of natural gas or the market price for ammonia during the agreement’s term are at levels at which the agreement’s natural gas based pricing is disadvantageous to us, compared with purchases in the spot market; and
•other risk factors reported from time to time in our SEC reports.
Material uncertainties and other factors known to us are discussed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our 10-K Report and incorporated by reference herein as if fully stated herein.
We base our forward-looking statements on information currently available to us, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of these statements, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or other developments.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to the impact of fluctuations in the relative value of currencies, the impact of interest rates, fluctuations in the purchase price of natural gas, ammonia and sulfur consumed in operations, and changes in freight costs, as well as changes in the market value of our financial instruments. We periodically enter into derivatives in order to mitigate our foreign currency risks, interest rate risks and the effects of changing commodity prices, but not for speculative purposes. See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 10-K Report and Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Due to the global nature of our operations, we are exposed to currency exchange rate changes which may cause fluctuations in our earnings and cash flows. Our primary foreign currency exposures are the Canadian dollar and Brazilian real. To reduce economic risk and volatility on expected cash flows that are denominated in the Canadian dollar and Brazilian real, we use financial instruments that may include forward contracts, zero-cost collars and/or futures. Mosaic hedges cash flows on a declining basis, up to 18 months for the Canadian dollar and up to 12 months for the Brazilian real.
As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the fair value of our major foreign currency exchange contracts was $(24.4) million and $(27.3) million, respectively. The table below provides information about Mosaic’s significant foreign exchange derivatives.
| (in millions US) | As of March 31, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Fair Value | Expected Maturity Date | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
| Years ending December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Exchange Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Dollar | $ | (21.3) | $ | (32.5) | ||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US) - short Canadian dollars | $ | 265.7 | $ | 44.0 | $ | 177.7 | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar | 1.3436 | 1.3634 | 1.3086 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US) - long Canadian dollars | $ | 1,344.7 | $ | 409.2 | $ | 1,405.1 | $ | 121.1 | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar | 1.3276 | 1.3391 | 1.3157 | 1.3382 | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Exchange Non-Deliverable Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazilian Real | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US) - long Brazilian real | $ | 9.7 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Brazilian real to U.S. dollar | 5.1538 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Rupee | $ | (1.8) | $ | 2.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US) - short Indian rupee | $ | 292.2 | $ | — | $ | 308.7 | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Indian rupee to U.S. dollar | 83.1355 | — | 82.3814 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US) - long Indian rupee | $ | 10.9 | $ | — | $ | 40.2 | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Indian rupee to U.S. dollar | 82.7864 | — | 81.9971 | — | ||||||||||||||
| China Renminbi | $ | (1.3) | $ | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US) - short China renminbi | $ | 171.2 | $ | — | $ | 208.4 | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - China renminbi to U.S. dollar | 6.8525 | — | 6.8094 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total Fair Value | $ | (24.4) | $ | (27.3) |
All values are in US Dollars.
Further information regarding foreign currency exchange rates and derivatives is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 10-K Report and Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
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Commodities
As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the fair value of our natural gas commodities contracts was $5.1 million and $18.7 million, respectively.
The table below provides information about our natural gas derivatives which are used to manage the risk related to significant price changes in natural gas.
| (in millions) | As of March 31, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | Fair Value | 2023 | 2024 | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||
| Natural Gas Swaps | $ | 5.1 | $ | 18.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Notional (million MMBtu) - long | 9.2 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate (US/MMBtu) | $ | 2.23 | $ | 2.82 | $ | 2.48 | $ | 2.70 | |||||||||||
| Total Fair Value | $ | 5.1 | $ | 18.7 |
All values are in US Dollars.
Further information regarding commodities and derivatives is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 10-K Report and Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded, based on such evaluations, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose for which they were designed as of the end of such period.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, have evaluated any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, did not identify any such changes during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We have included information about legal and environmental proceedings in Note 17 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report. This information is incorporated herein by reference.
We are also subject to the following legal and environmental proceedings in addition to those described in Note 17 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report:
Countervailing Duty Petitions. In 2020, we filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) that requested the initiation of countervailing duty investigations into imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia. The purpose of the petitions was to remedy the distortions that we believe foreign subsidies have caused or are causing in the U.S. market for phosphate fertilizers, and thereby restore fair competition. On February 16, 2021, the DOC made final affirmative determinations that countervailable subsidies were being provided by those governments. On March 11, 2021, the ITC made final affirmative determinations that the U.S. phosphate fertilizer industry is materially injured by reason of subsidized phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia. As a result of these determinations, the DOC issued countervailing duty orders on phosphate fertilizer imports from Russia and Morocco, which are scheduled to remain in place for at least five years. Currently, the cash deposit rates for such imports are approximately 20 percent for Moroccan producer OCP, 9 percent and 47 percent for Russian producers PhosAgro and Eurochem, respectively, and 17 percent for all other Russian producers. The final determinations in the DOC and ITC investigations are subject to challenge before U.S. federal courts and the World Trade Organization. Mosaic has initiated actions at the U.S. Court of International Trade contesting certain aspects of the DOC’s final determinations that, we believe, failed to capture the full extent of Moroccan and Russian phosphate fertilizer subsidies. Moroccan and Russian producers have also initiated U.S. Court of International Trade actions, seeking lower cash deposit rates and revocation of the countervailing duty orders. Further, the cash deposit rates and the amount of countervailing duties owed by importers on such imports could change based on the results of the litigation as well as DOC’s annual administrative review proceedings.
The South Pasture Extension Mine Litigation. On January 8, 2020, the Hardee County Mining Coordinator issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) for the failure by Mosaic to proceed with reclamation of two designated reclamation units within the South Pasture Mine footprint. These two reclamation units comprise 166 acres of mined lands. The NOV cites noncompliance with the County Land Development Regulations and with the conditions of Development of Regional Impact (“DRI”) Development Order 12-21 that was issued in 2012 to authorize continued mining at the South Pasture Mine, continued operation of the South Pasture beneficiation plant, and mining at the South Pasture Mine Extension. Through the NOV, the county requested that Mosaic submit a revised reclamation plan and schedule to demonstrate when initial reclamation activities would be completed for the two reclamation units identified in the NOV.
The delay in meeting the required reclamation schedule at the two reclamation units is tied to the idling and eventual shutdown of the Plant City fertilizer plant and the idling of the South Pasture Mine beneficiation plant. The Plant City Facility was first idled in late 2017. In June 2019, Mosaic announced that the Plant City Facility would be closed permanently.
Given the relationship between the Plant City fertilizer plant and the South Pasture beneficiation plant, and facing adverse market conditions, Mosaic idled the South Pasture beneficiation plant in September 2018. Idling that plant resulted in no tailings sand being produced by the processing of phosphate matrix. As a result, there was no tailings sand available for use in backfilling reclamation at the South Pasture Mine, and specifically, the two reclamation units identified in the county’s January 8, 2020 NOV.
On March 10, 2020, Mosaic filed an “Application for Waiver and Reclamation Schedule Extension” to secure Board of County Commissioners (“BOCC”) approval of extended reclamation deadlines for the South Pasture Mine. To obtain waiver relief from the BOCC, a quasi-judicial hearing would be required.
Extensive negotiations between Mosaic and county legal and technical staff resulted in an agreement that involved two separate but related actions: (1) secure a waiver and reclamation schedule extension through formal action by the BOCC at a quasi-judicial public hearing; and (2) enter into a settlement agreement that would require payment of a civil penalty by Mosaic for the non-compliance in meeting the required reclamation deadlines of the South Pasture Mine Development Order and the
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County Mining Ordinance. The settlement agreement would also be presented and acted upon at a formal public hearing before the BOCC.
On May 7, 2020, a quasi-public judicial hearing was held before the Hardee County BOCC. At that hearing, the BOCC voted unanimously to issue a waiver of the applicable reclamation deadlines of the South Pasture Development Order and the county ordinance for three specific reclamation areas of the South Pasture Mine. The waiver also included a negotiated alternative reclamation schedule that extends the deadline for completion of reclamation until the end of 2023. At that same hearing, the BOCC approved a settlement agreement that resolved all outstanding non-compliance associated with reclamation obligations at the South Pasture Mine and required Mosaic to pay an agreed settlement amount of $249,000.
Mosaic has satisfied the payment obligation of the settlement agreement and continues to implement the alternative reclamation schedule, as required. Monitoring programs have been put in place to ensure continued compliance with the waiver and settlement agreement.
Cruz Litigation. On August 27, 2020, a putative class action complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County, Florida against our wholly-owned subsidiary, Mosaic Global Operations Inc., and two unrelated co-defendants. The complaint alleges claims related to elevated levels of radiation at two manufactured housing communities located on reclaimed mining land in Mulberry, Polk County, Florida, allegedly due to phosphate mining and reclamation activities occurring decades ago. Plaintiffs seek monetary damages, including punitive damages, injunctive relief requiring remediation of their properties, and a medical monitoring program funded by the defendants. On October 14, 2021, the court substantially granted a motion to dismiss that we filed late in 2020, with leave for the plaintiffs to amend their complaint.
On November 3, 2021, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint and, in response, Mosaic filed a motion to dismiss that complaint with prejudice on November 15, 2021. On December 23, 2021, plaintiffs opposed that motion and Mosaic replied to that opposition on January 26, 2022. On April 6, 2022, the court heard argument on the motions to dismiss filed by Mosaic and each other co-defendant. We are awaiting the court's ruling on these motions.
We intend to continue to vigorously defend this matter.
Faustina Plant Risk Management Plan. On September 14, 2022, EPA Region 6 issued a Notice of Potential Violation and Opportunity to Confer (“NOPVOC”) regarding compliance of our Faustina Plant with Section 112(r) of the Federal Clean Air Act and 40 C.F.R. Part 68, commonly known as the Risk Management Plan Rule (“RMP Rule”). The NOPVOC relates to a compliance evaluation inspection conducted by EPA at the Faustina Plant from February 22-25, 2022 and alleges violations of the RMP Rule. We conferred with the EPA regarding the allegations in the NOPVOC on November 30, 2022. We are continuing discussions with the agency regarding a potential penalty.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Important risk factors that apply to us are outlined in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “10-K Report”).
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Pursuant to our employee stock plans relating to the grant of employee stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock unit awards, and other equity-based awards, we have granted and may in the future grant employee stock options to purchase shares of our Common Stock for which the purchase price may be paid by means of delivery to us by the optionee of shares of our Common Stock that are already owned by the optionee (at a value equal to market value on the date of the option exercise). During the periods covered by this report, no options to purchase shares of our Common Stock were exercised for which the purchase price was so paid.
Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities(a)
The following table sets forth information with respect to shares of our Common Stock that we purchased under the repurchase programs during the quarter ended March 31, 2023:
| Period | Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced program | Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the program(b) | ||
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| Common Stock | ||||||
| January 1, 2023- January 31, 2023 | 1,711,315 | $ | 46.74 | 1,711,315 | $ | 1,835,811,940 |
| February 1, 2023- February 28, 2023(c) | 6,014,337 | 52.63 | 6,014,337 | 1,519,303,891 | ||
| March 1, 2023-<br><br>March 31, 2023(c) | 965,284 | 53.34 | 965,284 | 1,467,818,178 | ||
| Total | 8,690,936 | $ | 51.55 | 8,690,936 | $ | 1,467,818,178 |
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(a) In the second quarter of 2022, we announced the establishment of a $1.0 billion share repurchase program. On July, 31, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program, effective upon completion of the $1.0 billion program, which allows us to repurchase up to $2.0 billion of our Common Stock through open market purchases, accelerated share repurchase arrangements, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The program has no set expiration date.
(b) At the end of the month shown.
(c) Includes 4,659,290 shares received in February and 965,284 shares received in March under the 2023 ASR Agreement. Total shares purchased under the 2023 ASR Agreement were 5,624,574.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this report.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are being filed herewith.
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| Exhibit No | Description | Incorporated Herein by Reference to | Filed with Electronic Submission |
| 10.iii.d.1 | Form of Senior Management Severance and Change-in-Control Agreement | X | |
| 10..iii.d.2 | Form of Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Non-Defamation and Confidentiality Agreement | X | |
| 10.iii.k.1 | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (March 2023) | X | |
| 10.iii.k.2 | Form of TSR Performance Unit Award Agreement (Stock-Settled - March 2023) | X | |
| 10.iii.k.3 | Form of TSR Performance Unit Award Agreement (Cash-Settled - March 2023) | X | |
| 31.1 | Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a). | X | |
| 31.2 | Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a). | X | |
| 32.1 | Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. | X | |
| 32.2 | Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. | X | |
| 95 | Mine Safety Disclosures | X | |
| 101.INS | Inline 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) | X | |
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | X | |
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | X | |
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | X | |
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | X | |
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | X | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | X | |
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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.
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| Vice President and Controller | |
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May 4, 2023
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SENIOR MANAGEMENT SEVERANCE AND CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
This Senior Management Severance and Change in Control Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of the ___ day of ____________, 20__ (“Agreement Date”) between THE MOSAIC COMPANY (the “Company”), having its principal place of business in Florida, and [Employee] (“Employee”), a resident of [Residence], for the purpose of providing for certain benefits in the event of termination of Employee’s employment by the Company without Cause or by Employee for Good Reason, according to the terms, conditions, and obligations set forth below.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company has employed Employee as [Title] and Employee desires to serve in that capacity;
WHEREAS, Employee is a key member of the management of the Company and is expected to devote substantial skill and effort to the affairs of the Company, and the Company desires to recognize the significant personal contribution that Employee makes and is expected to continue to make to further the best interests of the Company and its shareholders;
WHEREAS, as a further term and condition of Employee’s employment, the Company desires to provide Employee the opportunity to receive certain benefits upon termination of Employee’s employment by the Company without Cause or by Employee for Good Reason, according to the terms, conditions, and obligations set forth below;
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to continue to obtain the benefits of Employee’s services and attention to the affairs of the Company.
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to provide inducement for Employee (1) to remain in the service of the Company in the event of any proposed or anticipated change in control of the Company and (2) to remain in the service of the Company in order to facilitate an orderly transition in the event of a change in control of the Company;
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders that Employee be in a position to make judgments and advise the Company with respect to proposed changes in control of the Company without regard to the possibility that Employee’s employment may be terminated without compensation in the event of certain changes in control of the Company;
WHEREAS, Employee understands that Employee’s receipt of the benefits provided for in this Agreement depends on, among other things, Employee’s willingness to execute a General Release of Claims (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A) in favor of the Company upon termination;
WHEREAS, as a condition to entering into and to receipt of the benefits provided under this Agreement, Employee reaffirms and agrees to and abide by the Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Non-Defamation and Confidentiality Agreement separately executed by the Employee (the “Restrictive Covenants Agreement”);
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to protect confidential, proprietary and trade secret information of the Company, to prevent unfair competition by former executives of the Company following separation of their
employment with the Company and to secure cooperation from former executives with respect to matters related to their employment with the Company; and
WHEREAS, Employee understands that nothing in this Agreement limits the Company’s right to terminate Employee’s employment at any time and for any lawful reason.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of Employee’s employment with the Company and the foregoing premises, the mutual covenants set forth below, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Employee and the Company agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.Limited Right to Certain Benefits upon Termination. Nothing in this Agreement guarantees Employee’s continued employment with the Company or otherwise limits the Company’s right to terminate Employee’s employment at any time and for any reason. In the event of termination of Employee’s employment by the Company without Cause or by Employee for Good Reason (as each term is defined below), however, Employee shall be eligible to receive certain benefits upon satisfaction of certain conditions, as set forth in this Agreement below. Such benefits are not available to Employee under this Agreement in the event of a termination by the Company with Cause, by Employee without Good Reason, or due to Employee’s death or disability.
2.Termination by Company for “Cause.” In the event the Company terminates Employee’s employment for Cause, the Company’s obligations to Employee hereunder shall terminate, except as to amounts already earned by but unpaid to Employee as of the effective date of termination. Employee’s continuing obligations to the Company under this Agreement, the Restrictive Covenants Agreement, and the Employee Confidential Information, Inventions, and Original Works of Authorship Agreement, both previously entered into, however, shall remain in full force and effect. For purposes of this Agreement, Cause means a good faith determination by the Company of an act or omission by Employee amounting to:
(i) a material breach of any of Employee’s obligations to the Company under the terms of this Agreement;
(ii) the gross neglect or willful failure or refusal of Employee to perform the duties of Employee’s position or such other duties reasonably assigned to Employee by the Company;
(iii) any act of personal dishonesty, to include a failure to provide sufficient accurate information intended to mislead, taken by Employee and intended to, or does, result in substantial personal enrichment of Employee at the expense of the Company;
(iv) any willful or intentional act that could reasonably be expected to injure materially the reputation, business, or business relationships of the Company or Employee’s reputation or business relationships;
(v) perpetration of an intentional and knowing fraud against or affecting the Company or any customer, supplier, client, agent, or employee thereof that results, or would reasonably be expected to result, in material economic or reputational damage to such person;
(vi) conviction (including conviction on a nolo contendere, no contest, or similar plea) of a felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or moral turpitude; or
(vii) material breach of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
3.Termination by the Company Due To Employee’s Death or Disability. Employee’s employment shall terminate immediately upon Employee’s death or upon a finding and declaration by the Company, determined in good faith and subject to applicable law, that Employee is unable, with or without reasonable accommodations, to carry out Employee’s essential job functions by reason of illness or disability. In either such case, the Company’s obligations to Employee hereunder shall terminate, except as to amounts already earned by but unpaid to Employee, as of the effective date of termination. Employee’s continuing obligations to the Company under this Agreement and the Restrictive Covenants Agreement, however, shall remain in full force and effect.
4.Termination by the Company without Cause. The Company may elect to involuntarily terminate Employee’s employment without Cause at any time, with or without prior notice to Employee, in which case Employee shall receive amounts already earned by but unpaid to Employee as of the effective date of termination and be eligible for the following additional benefits:
(a) Severance.
[(i)] Employee shall be eligible to receive an amount equal to one and one-half times Employee’s annual base salary in effect as of the date of termination, but disregarding any reduction therein that could give rise to a right for Employee to terminate employment for Good Reason (the “Termination Date Salary”).
[(ii) If Employee’s termination is a Qualified CIC Termination, Employee shall be eligible to receive an amount equal to an additional 1 times Employee’s Termination Date Salary.]
(b) Additional Payout.
[(i)] Employee shall be eligible to receive a payout equal to one and one-half times the greater of (X) Employee’s annual target bonus percent established for the bonus year in which Employee’s date of termination is effective but disregarding any reduction therein that could give rise to a right for Employee to terminate employment for Good Reason (the “Target Bonus”) or (Y) such other percent as shall be designated by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time, in either case multiplied by Employee’s annual base salary in effect as of the date of termination.
[(ii) If Employee’s termination is a Qualified CIC Termination, Employee shall be eligible to receive an amount equal to an additional 1 times Employee’s Target Bonus (or such greater percent as shall be designated by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time) multiplied by Employee’s Termination Date Salary.]
1 One and one half /Chief Executive Officer; one-half/other participating executive officers; to be deleted for other participants unless otherwise authorized.
(c) If Employee is participating in any Company-provided medical, vision or dental plans, Employee will receive a lump sum payment equal to twelve (12) months of the portion of the premiums the Company would pay for active employee coverage, calculated as of the date of termination, less withholdings and deductions required by law; provided, however, that if the termination is a Qualified CIC Termination then the Company will instead pay Employee a lump sum payment equal to eighteen (18) months of the portion of the premiums the Company would pay for active employee coverage, calculated as of the date of termination, less withholdings and deductions required by law.
(d) In respect of Employee’s services in such fiscal year prior to the date of termination, the Company will pay to Employee a pro rata portion of Employee’s Target Bonus based on the number of months of employment during the fiscal year in which Employee’s termination of employment occurs, with employment on any day of a month being deemed a month of employment for purposes of this calculation.
(e) The Company will pay Employee any unused earned vacation as of the date of Employee’s termination of employment, in accordance with the policies and practices of the Company in effect at the time of termination.
(f) The Company will pay Employee $25,000 in lieu of providing outplacement services.
(g) If Employee’s termination is a Qualified CIC Termination and Employee is covered under an executive life insurance plan and/or an executive disability plan, upon a Qualified CIC Termination the Company will pay Employee a lump sum amount equal to 18 months the premium costs towards continued coverage under these executive life insurance and/or executive disability plans equal to the portion the Company would pay for such coverage as if Employee were an active employee for that 18 months. If Employee’s termination is a Qualified CIC Termination and Employee has not received reimbursement for an executive physical examination in the year of Employee’s termination, the Company will pay Employee $10,000. If Employee’s termination is a Qualified CIC Termination and Employee has not received reimbursement for financial planning in year of Employee’s termination, the Company will pay Employee $12,000.
(h) Except in the case of a Qualified CIC Termination, the amount of any severance to which Employee is entitled under Section 4 shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount of any salary, sign-on bonus, retention or similar payment or short-term incentive payment Employee receives (or is entitled to receive, but payment of which is deferred) from the Company for work performed as an employee, independent contractor, or consultant during the twelve (12) months following Employee’s termination of employment (“Severance Period Compensation Payments”), and by any other compensation to which Employee may be entitled under any other severance plan of the Company. To the extent that Employee becomes entitled to receive any Severance Period Compensation Payments after the date the severance payments due under this Section 4 have been paid to Employee, Employee shall reimburse the Company for an amount equal to such Severance Period Compensation Payments not later that the earlier of (i) 30 days following written demand therefor from the Company or (ii) 30 days following the first anniversary of Employee’s termination of employment with the Company entitling Employee to the severance payments under this Section 4.
(i) Except as otherwise expressly provided below, the Company shall pay the payments under this Section 4 on the date that is sixty (60) days after the date of Employee’s termination of employment, but not later than the date required at law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as may otherwise be required at law, the Company is not required to make any payments due hereunder unless Employee has signed and provided to the Company not later than 45 days following the date of Employee’s termination of employment, and not thereafter rescinded, a General Release of Claims in favor of the Company attached as Exhibit A (and the rescission period has expired). In addition, each payment by the Company made on and after the date of Employee’s termination of employment is conditioned upon (i) with respect to a termination other than a Qualifying CIC Termination, Employee cooperating with the transition of Employee’s duties and responsibilities for the Company, and (ii) Employee continuing to abide by all of Employee’s obligations to the Company, including without limitation, the covenants contained in the Restrictive Covenants Agreement and the Employee Confidential Information, Inventions, and Original Works of Authorship Agreement. The payments under this Section 4 are conditioned upon the lapse of a substantial risk of forfeiture (i.e., Employee’s involuntary termination or Qualified CIC Termination, which also requires an involuntary termination).
(j) Any amounts payable hereunder will be subject to required withholdings, deductions, and tax reporting requirements.
(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the payments under this Agreement, or under any other agreement with, or plan of, the Company or its affiliates (“Total Payments”), would constitute an “excess parachute payment” that is subject to the tax (“Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of Code, then the Company shall appoint an independent accounting firm or other expert in the evaluation of golden parachute excise tax issues (the “Evaluator”) to determine whether Employee’s best net benefit when taking into account the effect of the Excise Tax (“Best Net Benefit”) is (i) to receive the payments provided for under this Agreement, or (ii) to have payments under this Agreement and any other parachute payments reduced and forfeited to reduce or avoid the Excise Tax. In determining the Best Net Benefit, the Evaluator shall determine whether and to what extent, in its reasonable judgment, any portion of the benefits payable hereunder is reasonable compensation for services (or refraining from performing services) following the Change in Control, taking into account the covenants set forth in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement. If the Best Net Benefit is achieved by reducing payments, the reduction shall be made by first reducing and forfeiting, but solely to the extent necessary to effect the Best Net Benefit, in the following order: (i) first by reducing, but not below zero, in order the payments due under Sections 4(a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g) and (ii) second, reducing the benefit payable under Section 4(d).
For purposes of this Agreement, Qualified CIC Termination means (i) the Company’s termination of Employee’s employment without Cause (or Employee’s termination of employment for Good Reason), and (ii) such termination occurs either (1) upon, or within two years after, the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined in Section 7 below), or (2) at the time of, or following, the entry by the Company into a definitive agreement or plan for a Change in Control of the nature set forth in Section 7(b) or (c) below (so long as such Change in Control occurs within six months after the effective date of such termination). Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4(i) above, in the case of any termination of employment without Cause that is effected prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control that, pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence becomes a Qualified CIC Termination upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the incremental severance benefits that will become due or payable on a different schedule under this Section 4 as a result of the termination being deemed a Qualified CIC Termination will be payable within 30 days of the occurrence of the Change in Control, instead of the time specified in Section 4(i).
5.Termination by the Employee with Good Reason. Employee may terminate Employee’s employment with the Company for “Good Reason,” which, for purposes of this Agreement shall mean:
(a) a material diminution in Employee’s authority, duties, or responsibilities;
(b) any requirement by the Company that Employee move his regular office to a location more than 50 miles from Employee’s Company office as of the Agreement Date;
(c) a material diminution in either Employee’s base salary or Target Bonus; or
(d) a material diminution in Employee’s annual long-term incentive compensation opportunity (the “Annual LTI Opportunity”) from that established for (i) the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which Employee’s date of termination is effective or (ii) if higher, for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs.
Good Reason shall not exist if (i) Employee expressly consents to such event in writing, (ii) Employee fails to object in writing to such event on or before the sixtieth (60th) day following its effective date (or, in the case of a material diminution in Employee’s Annual LTI Opportunity pursuant to 5(d), within 60 days following the date written notice to Employee that Employee’s Annual LTI Opportunity will be reduced), or (iii) Employee objects in writing to such event within the time period specified in subclause (ii) and the Company cures such event within thirty (30) days after written notice from Employee. The written notice must describe the basis for Employee’s claim of Good Reason and identify what reasonable actions would be required to cure such Good Reason. Employee agrees to continue to perform the duties of Employee’s position and to otherwise cooperate with the Company throughout this entire notice period. If the Good Reason is not cured by the Company and Employee then terminates employment effective within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the Company’s cure period, Employee shall receive amounts already earned by but unpaid to Employee as of the effective date of termination and be paid or reimbursed for additional benefits in the same manner as set forth in Sections 4(a) through 4(j) above.
6.Termination by Employee without Good Reason. Employee may elect to terminate Employee’s employment at any time and for any reason, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Company. Employee agrees to continue to perform the duties of Employee’s position and to otherwise cooperate with the Company throughout this entire notice period. The Company may, however, upon receiving such notice of termination, elect to make the termination effective at any earlier time during the notice period. In either case if such termination is without Good Reason, salary and benefits shall be paid to Employee through Employee’s effective termination date only, and the Company shall have no further obligation to Employee under this Agreement. Employee’s continuing obligations to the Company under this Agreement, the Restrictive Covenants Agreement and the Employee Confidential Information, Inventions, and Original Works of Authorship Agreement however, shall remain in full force and effect.
7.Change in Control. A “Change in Control” shall occur when
(a) a majority of the directors of the Company (or any successor in interest to the Company) shall be comprised of persons other than persons who were either elected as directors, or nominated for election as directors, by a majority of the then incumbent members of the Board of Directors of the Company, but in either case excluding any members elected to the Board of Directors as a result of a proxy context or a threatened proxy contest;
(b) 35% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote in the general election of directors of the Company, voting together as a single class (the “Voting Stock”) of the Company is acquired or beneficially owned by any person, entity or group within the meaning of Section 13d(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (such group, an “SEC Group”) other than (i) an entity in connection with a Business Combination in which clauses (x) and (y) of subparagraph (c) apply or (ii) a licensed broker/dealer or licensed underwriter who purchases shares of Voting Stock pursuant to an underwritten public offering solely for the purpose of resale to the public,
(c) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, a sale or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or a similar business combination (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, immediately following such Business Combination, (x) all or substantially all of the beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of voting stock (or comparable voting equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity resulting from such Business Combination (including such beneficial ownership of an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one of more subsidiaries), in substantially the same proportions (as compared to the other beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination) as their beneficial ownership of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination, and (y) no person, entity or SEC Group beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock (or comparable equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity (other than a direct or indirect parent entity of the surviving or acquiring entity, that, after giving effect to the Business Combination, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting stock (or comparable equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity), or
(d) approval by the shareholders of a definitive agreement or plan to liquidate or dissolve the Company.
8.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under Florida law, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held unenforceable, such provision shall be severed and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. In the event that any provision is held to be overbroad, such provision shall be deemed amended to narrow its application to the extent necessary to render the provision enforceable according to applicable law.
9.Taxes.
(a) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local income and employment taxes as the Company shall determine is required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
(b) Payments made under Section 4 of this Agreement are designed to be short-term deferral exempt from the requirements of Section 409A, except that the payments made pursuant to Section 4(c) and 4(g) other than in connection with a Qualified CIC Termination are designed to be otherwise exempt from the requirements of such Section 409A. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement fails to qualify for such an exemption, the provision shall automatically be modified in a manner that, in the good-faith opinion of the Company, causes such payments to qualify for an exemption from the requirement of Section 409A or otherwise brings the provision into compliance with those requirements, including, if applicable, the requirement that any payment under this Agreement that would otherwise be treated as deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code that is payable on account of a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A shall be delayed until the first day of the seventh month after the date of such separation from service. In making any modification of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 9(b), the Company shall endeavor to preserve as closely as possible the original intent of the affected provision and this Agreement.
10.Jurisdiction and Venue. The parties agree that any litigation in any way relating to this Agreement shall be brought and venued exclusively in federal or state court in Florida, and Employee hereby consents to the personal jurisdiction of these courts and waives any objection that such venue is inconvenient or improper.
11.Clawback. This Agreement, and any amounts received hereunder, shall be subject to recovery or other penalties pursuant to (i) any Company clawback policy, as may be adopted or amended from time to time, prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control or (ii) any policy, regardless of when adopted, established to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or applicable stock exchange rule, including, without limitation, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any NYSE Listing Rule adopted pursuant thereto.
12.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with the Restrictive Covenants Agreement and Employee Confidential Information, Inventions, and Original Works of Authorship Agreement, contain the entire understanding and agreement of the Employee and the Company with respect to these matters and supersedes any previous agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, between them on the same subjects.
13.Survival. The provisions of Sections 8 through 17 of this Agreement, the Restrictive Covenants Agreement and the Employee Confidential Information, Inventions, and Original Works of Authorship Agreement shall remain in full force and effect after the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company and after any termination or expiration of this Agreement. Employee and the Company acknowledge and understand that, unless expressly stated above, Employee’s obligations hereunder shall not be affected by the reasons for, circumstances of, or identity of the party who initiates the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company.
14.No Waiver; Amendment. The Company’s waiver or failure to enforce the terms of this Agreement in one instance shall not constitute a waiver of its rights under the Agreement with
respect to other violations. This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by Employee and an authorized officer or director of the Company.
15.Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon the legal representatives of Employee. This Agreement may be transferred, assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by the Company to its successors and assigns, and the rights and obligations of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors or assigns of the Company, and Employee will remain bound to fulfill Employee’s obligations hereunder. Employee may not, however, transfer or assign his rights or obligations under this Agreement.
16.Dispute Resolution. The parties agree that any disputes arising under this Agreement will be resolved in federal or state court in Florida including any dispute arising under this Agreement during the two-year period following a Change in Control.
17.JURY TRIAL WAIVER. EMPLOYEE HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT EMPLOYEE WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. EMPLOYEE AGREES THAT EMPLOYER MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT BY EMPLOYEE IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE EMPLOYEE’S RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION WHATSOEVER RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH ACTION WILL INSTEAD BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
18.Read and Understood. Employee has read this Agreement carefully and understands each of its terms and conditions. Employee has sought independent legal counsel of Employee’s choice to the extent Employee deemed such advice necessary in connection with the review and execution of this Agreement.
19.Term. The “Term” of this Agreement shall be the period from the Agreement Date through March 31, 2026; provided, however, if a Change in Control occurs during the Term, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended until the second anniversary of the occurrence of the Change in Control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the Agreement Date set forth above.
[Employee]
THE MOSAIC COMPANY
By:
__________________
Its: __________________
Exhibit A
GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS
In consideration of the mutual promises and terms and conditions stated in the Senior Management Severance and Change in Control Agreement executed by and between The Mosaic Company (the “Company”), having its principal place of business in Florida, and [Employee] (“Employee”), a resident of [Residence], accompanying this General Release (“Release”), and contingent upon the timely receipt of the fully executed original of this Release, which is not timely rescinded by Employee as set forth in Section 5, Employee and Company agree as follows:
Section 1. NON-ADMISSION.
This Agreement and Release shall not in any way be construed as an admission by Company of any liability or wrongdoing of any kind to Employee, and none of the parties will ever contend that it does constitute such an admission.
Section 2 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS.
(a) Employee, on Employee’s own behalf and on behalf of anyone who could claim by or through Employee, fully and finally releases, acquits and forever discharges Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective past, present and future directors, officers, executives, attorneys, agents and representatives, Employee benefit programs/plans/trusts and their respective successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them (collectively the “Releasees”) to the fullest extent permitted by law from any and all actions, suits, claims, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees), damages (including but not limited to liquidated damages or punitive damages), and liabilities of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, which Employee ever had or now has, by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever up through the date Employee executes this Agreement(except any claims under federal and state law that may not be released as a matter of law) (a “Claim” or collectively “Claims”) against each or any of the Releasees, including, without limitation, (1) any Claim under the Mosaic Employment Dispute Resolution Program; (2) any Claims arising from rights under federal, state and/or local laws, including but not limited to those related to claims for salary, wages, compensation, monetary relief, employment, benefits, including but not limited to any claims for benefits under, or contribution to, bonuses, merit and longevity increases, and all other benefits of all kind, earnings, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, punitive damages, damage to character, damage to reputation, liquidated and other damages, emotional distress, mental anguish, depression, injury, impairment in locating employment, financial loss, pain and suffering, injunctive and declaratory relief, interest, attorneys’ fees and costs, any form of whistleblower reprisal, retaliation, harassment or discrimination on any basis, or any related cause of action, and any labor code provisions, including but not limited to, any alleged violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, (“ADEA”), the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act, as amended (“OWBPA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended, (“ADA”) the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”), the Equal Pay Act, as amended (“EPA”), the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended (“FMLA”), the Federal False Claims Act, as amended (“FFCA”), the Fair Credit Reporting Act, as amended, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (“HIPAA”), the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the Florida Health Insurance Coverage Continuation Act, as amended (“FHICCA”), Florida Civil Rights Act (Florida Statute § 760.01-760.11), Florida’s
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Whistleblower Act (Florida Statute § 448.102), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (this release does not release the employee’s rights to benefits earned under a benefit plan but does release all fiduciary and administrative claims with respect to such plan, the plan fiduciaries, and the Company), and any provision of any state or United States constitutions; (3) any Claims grounded in contract or tort theories or otherwise rooted in common law; and/or (4) any other Claim of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to any claim for damages or declaratory or injunctive relief of any kind.
(b) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to: (1) release any rights or claims that may arise after the date that this Agreement and Release is signed; (2) constitute an unlawful waiver of any of Employee’s rights under any laws; (3) waive Employee’s right to file an administrative charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or administrative agency under applicable law, including a challenge to the validity of this Agreement, or participate in any agency investigation, although Employee does waive and release their right to recover any monetary or other damages from Released Parties under such applicable law; or (4) prevent or interfere with Employee’s right to provide truthful testimony, if under subpoena or court order to do so, or respond as otherwise provided by law.
(c) Employee understands and agrees that, except as expressly stated in this Agreement and Release, any and all claims which Employee has, had, or might have had against any of the Releasees occurring up through the date Employee signs this Agreement are fully released and discharged by this Agreement and Release.
Section 3. COMPLIANCE WITH PRIOR AGREEMENTS.
Employee agrees that Employee remains governed by the terms of the Employee Confidential Information, Inventions, and Original Works of Authorship Agreement and the Restrictive Covenant Agreement entered into by Employee, the terms of which are incorporated in this Agreement and Release by reference.
Section 4. VOLUNTARY AND KNOWING ACTION.
Prior to signing this Release, Company specifically advises Employee to consult with an attorney for the purpose of reviewing this Agreement and advising Employee of Employee’s rights and obligations. Employee understands that Employee has 45 calendar days to review this Agreement and Release from the date of Employee’s receipt of this Agreement and Release. Employee may execute this Agreement and Release prior to the end of the 45-day period but is not required to do so by Company. The payments or benefits specified in the Senior Management Severance and Change in Control Agreement are contingent upon (i) return of the signed Release by Employee after having been given 45 days to consider the Release after receiving it, and (ii) Employee has not rescinded this Release subsequent to signature pursuant to Section 5 of this Release. Employee acknowledges that in executing this Release, Employee has read this Release carefully and understands each of its terms and conditions. Employee has not relied upon any representation or statement made by any of Company’s agents, representatives or attorneys with regard to the subject matter of the Release, and that Employee is voluntarily, and without any coercion or duress, entering into this Release.
Section 5. RESCISSION.
Employee understands that this Release covers the release of any claims alleging a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §621, et seq. based upon events occurring in the course of Employee’s employment with Company. Employee further understands that Employee has the right to rescind this Release within 7 calendar days of Employee signing it. Said rescission may be delivered in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, and post marked within the 7- day period, to:
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Senior Employment and Labor Counsel
The Mosaic Company
13830 Circa Crossing Drive
Lithia, FL 33547
This Release shall not become effective and enforceable until the rescission period has expired. If Employee rescinds this Release, Employee will not be entitled to the consideration described in the Senior Management Severance and Change in Control Agreement.
Section 6. SUCCESSORS.
This Agreement and Release shall be binding upon and inures to the benefit of Company and Employee and upon their respective heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns.
Section 7. ASSIGNMENT.
Employee has not assigned or transferred, or purported to assign or transfer, to any person or entity, any Claim or any portion or interest in a Claim. This Release is personal to Employee and may not be assigned by Employee.
Section 8. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement and Release is made and entered into in the State of Florida and shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced and governed by the laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Florida to the extent said laws are not in conflict with said federal laws.
Section 9. SEVERABILITY.
Whenever possible, each provision of this Release shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law and to carry out each provision to the greatest extent possible, but if any provision of this Release is held to be void, invalid, illegal or for any other reason unenforceable, the parties agree that the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Release will not be affected or impaired, and will be interpreted so as to effect, as closely as possible, the intent of the parties. Further, any provision found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable shall be deemed, without further action on the part of the parties, to be modified, amended, and/or limited to the minimum extent necessary to render such clauses and/or provisions valid and enforceable. However, if Employee’s release of claims set forth in this Release is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, Company may void this Release.
Section 10. COOPERATION CLAUSE.
Employee agrees to cooperate in good faith and to timely respond to reasonable requests from or inquiries by Company, its assignee and counsel for assistance and information in connection with any matter involving litigation, administrative proceedings, arbitration or governmental investigations other than in matters in which the dispute is solely between the Employee and Company. The Employee’s cooperation shall include being reasonably available for, without limitation, interviews, depositions, and trial testimony. Should Employee be called to testify by or on behalf of Company as a witness before any tribunal or in any formal legal proceeding, Employee will be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of all associated travel.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS GENERAL RELEASE INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS. BY SIGNING BELOW, EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EMPLOYEE WAS ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING THIS RELEASE AND ADVISING
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EMPLOYEE OF EMPLOYEE’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AND THAT EMPLOYEE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
Dated: _________________ ________________________________
[Employee]
This instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of ___________, _________.
________________________
Notary Public
THE MOSAIC COMPANY
By: _________________________________
Title: ________________________________
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Document
NON-COMPETITION,
NON-SOLICITATION, NON-DEFAMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
THIS NON-COMPETITION, NON-SOLICITATION, NON-DEFAMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made and entered into this ____ day of ________, 202__, by and between the Mosaic Company or any entity with which it is or hereafter may become affiliated or any successor in interest to the Mosaic Company (referred to as “Company”) and ____________ (hereinafter referred to as “Employee”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Company and Employee acknowledge that Company has a substantial and legitimate business interest in, among other things, its confidential business information, trade secrets, customer goodwill, customer and vendor lists, pricing, methods of business operation, methods and techniques, and substantial relationships with specific prospective and existing customers;
WHEREAS, Company and Employee recognize and acknowledge that in the performance of these services, and in the performance of this Agreement, Employee will acquire certain trade secrets, confidential information, sensitive business information, personnel and information system information, marketing data, business expertise, and information concerning customer and vendor relationships of Company. Employee further acknowledges that the foregoing information is a legitimate, valuable and basic business property right of Company, and that the same is information and knowledge not generally known in the public domain, or part of the skills which Employee will acquire during his/her employment with Company;
WHEREAS, Company desires to be able to impart said confidential information and trade secrets to Employee with the secure knowledge that such confidential information and trade secrets will be solely and strictly used for its sole benefit and not to the detriment of Company, directly or indirectly, by Employee, or any of his/her agents, servants, future Employees or future employers;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, Employee’s employment or continued employment, and of the mutual covenants and restrictions contained herein, and other valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the parties, their respective personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, intending to be legally bound hereby agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT AND ACCESS TO COMPANY INFORMATION. In consideration for entering into this Agreement, Company agrees to employ or continue to employ Employee for an unspecified period of time and to afford Employee the commitments set forth in the Senior Management Severance and Change in Control Agreement by and between Company (the “Severance Agreement”). During the course of Employee’s employment, Employee may have access to Company’s trade secrets, confidential information, sensitive business information, personnel and information system information, marketing data, business expertise, and information concerning customer and vendor relationships, all of which are necessary to Employee’s ability to perform Employee’s work obligations for Company. Unless otherwise specified in a separate agreement, nothing contained herein shall in any way alter the employment-at-will nature of Employee’s employment. Employee and Company retain the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without cause. Subject to its obligations under the Severance Agreement, Company retains the sole and complete discretion to alter any term or condition of employment, including but not limited to
Employee’s responsibilities, position, compensation, and Company’s method of determining Employee’s compensation, and doing so is no defense to enforcement of this Agreement.
2. NONCOMPETITION COVENANT. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Restricted Area” shall mean Florida, Minnesota, New Mexico, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, China, India, Paraguay and Peru, as well as any other states or countries where Company currently has, or may during the Employee’s term of employment hereafter expand its, operations. Activities that are competitive to Company include, but are not limited to, any business or activity involved in the design, development, manufacture, sale, marketing, production, distribution, or servicing of phosphate, potash, nitrogen, fertilizer, or crop nutrition products, or any other significant business in which Company is engaged or preparing to engage as of the date of Employee’s termination.
Employee agrees that, during his/her employment with Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months or, in circumstances where Employee receives the enhanced severance benefits payable under the Severance Agreement upon a Qualifying CIC Termination, twenty-four (24) months (the applicable period, the “Restriction Period”) after termination of said employment, whether voluntary or involuntary, with or without cause, Employee will not within the Restricted Area:
(a) engage in any activities competitive to Company, whether as an owner, agent, executive, consultant, employee, associate, contractor, or in any other capacity;
(b) provide or offer to provide products or services competitive to those offered by Company;
(c) compete directly or indirectly with Company for the business of Company’s existing, prospective or former customers, including, without limitation, assisting any other individual or entity, of whatever type or description, in providing any such competing products or services. For purposes of this Agreement, existing, prospective or former customers of Company shall mean any and all customers or prospective customers of Company to or with whom Company or Executive provide(d) services, offer(ed) to provide services, had substantial contact during the last two (2) years of Executive’s relationship with Company, or about which Executive learned Confidential Information as that term is defined in paragraph 5 hereof; and/or
(d) provide advice to, consult with, or provide any services whatsoever to any individual or business that in any way competes, or is preparing to compete with Company.
3. NONSOLICITATION/NONACCEPTANCE COVENANT. Employee agrees that during his/her employment with Company and during the Restriction Period, Employee will not, directly or indirectly:
(a) solicit or counsel any existing, prospective or former customer or business partner of Company, regardless of such person's or entity's location, to terminate any business relationship with Company and/or commence a similar business relationship with any other individual or entity; and/or
(b) accept or service, with or without solicitation, any business from any existing, prospective or former customer, business partner, or employee of Company, regardless of such person's or entity's location.
4. NONSOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES COVENANT. Employee agrees that during his/her employment with Company and during the Restriction Period, Employee will not: (i) solicit any of Company’s executives, employees, agents or independent contractors to
terminate any business relationship with Company; (ii) on behalf of any other individual or entity, encourage or hire (or assist anyone else to hire) any of Company’s executives, agents, employees or independent contractors or any person who was a Company executive, agent, employee or independent contractor at any time in the 90 days prior to such actions (“Former Company Associates”); and/or (iii) provide to any other individual or entity the identity of any of Company’s executives, agents, employees or independent contractors that Employee considers important, valuable, and/or critical to Company’s business or of any Former Company Associate that was important, valuable and/or critical to the Company’s business.
5. CONFIDENTIALITY COVENANT. Employee recognizes and acknowledges that during the course of employment with Company, Employee has had or will have access to trade secret and other confidential information related to the Company’s business that Employee agrees to keep confidential at all times. Such confidential information includes, but is not limited to, any and all documents received or generated by Company or its executives or employees; customer lists, customer records, technical data, internal financial data, customer financial information, information regarding sales, costs, pricing, profits, operation techniques and procedures, service developments or improvements, processes, business and strategic plans, financial forecasts, sales and earnings information and trends, overhead and other costs, accounting information, banking and financing information, product and merchandising information, information concerning offered or proposed products or services, bids, products or services specifications, data, drawings, performance characteristics, features, capabilities and plans, vendor contracts, acquisition targets, development and delivery schedules, customer and supplier contact information, customer preference data, purchasing habits, sales history, computer hardware and software, research and development objectives, information belonging to or provided in confidence by any individual, customer, supplier, trading partner, as well as any other information to which Employee had access solely by reason of Employee’s employment with the Company, and any other information that derives economic value from being confidential to or trade secrets of Company (hereinafter “Confidential Information”). With respect to this Confidential Information, Employee agrees as follows:
a. Employee will not, during or after the term of employment: (i) publish, disclose, or make accessible any Confidential Information or any part thereof, to any person, firm, corporation, or association or other entity for any reason whatsoever; or (ii) use or generate benefit from such information, except during employment with Company and for the benefit of Company, in either case without prior written permission of the highest ranking executive officer of Company. 1
b. Prior to the termination of Employee’s employment with Company, Employee shall return to Company all Confidential Information in Employee’s possession, regardless of whether Employee has such information in hard copy or electronic form, including but not limited to, any papers, lists, books, files, computer diskettes, USB storage devices, other portable storage devices, DVDs, CDs, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, cloud or internet based storage, or any other location that may contain Company’s Confidential Information.
c. Employee acknowledges and agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information by Employee would cause irreparable harm to Company. In the event there is a breach or a threatened breach by Employee of the provisions of this paragraph, Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining Employee from disclosing in whole or in part such information, generating a benefit from such information, or rendering a service to any person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity, to whom such information has been disclosed. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting Company from pursuing such other remedies as may be
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available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including recovery of damages from Employee.
6. REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF COVENANTS. Company and Employee acknowledge that the remedies at law for any breach of the covenants herein shall be inadequate and that Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief without notice to Employee. Such injunctive relief shall not be exclusive, but shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies Company or its successors may have for such breach. Employee further agrees that upon a violation of Sections 2, 3, 4 or 5 of this Agreement, the period during which the covenants therein shall apply will be extended by the number of days equal to the period of such violation.
7. WORKS MADE BY INDIVIDUAL. Any written materials or works Employee has created or will create during Employee’s work for Company which relate in any way to actual or potential business of Company, its customers and/or business units, shall be considered Company property. Employee assigns Employee’s right, title and interest in any such proprietary ideas based on Company property to Company, and agrees at any time to execute any and all documents that Company shall request to evidence the assignment of any such right, title or interest to Company. This Agreement does not apply to works that are or have been developed entirely by Employee on Employee’s own time without use of Company’s facilities, supplies, equipment, information or trade secrets, and that do not relate to Company or its business.
8. NON-DISPARAGEMENT. Employee agrees not to make any statements, verbally or in writing, that disparage or subvert, the Company or any of its affiliated entities, or its or their products, services, finances, operations, or any aspect of the respective businesses, or current or former officers, executives, directors, shareholders, Executives, managers or agents. Employee further agrees not to engage in, or induce or encourage others to engage in, any conduct injurious to the reputation or interest of Company or its affiliated entities. Nothing herein shall prevent Employee from providing truthful testimony under oath or to a government agency or as otherwise required by law or from acting in compliance with applicable whistleblower laws. Employee’s obligations in this Section extend beyond the date of termination of employment with Mosaic and shall be binding upon Employee’s heirs, assigns, agents, advisors, and legal representatives.
9.INVALID PROVISION. In the event any provision of this Agreement should be or become invalid or unenforceable, such facts shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. Similarly, if the scope of any restriction or covenant contained herein should be or become too broad or extensive to permit enforcement thereof to its full extent, then any such restriction or covenant shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and Employee hereby consents and agrees that the scope of any such restriction or covenant may be modified accordingly in any judicial proceeding brought to enforce such restriction or covenant.
10. CONSTRUCTION. Language in all parts of this Agreement shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning. The parties agree that this Agreement is the product of joint authorship, and in the event of any ambiguity, the Agreement shall not be construed against any party.
11. APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE. This Agreement shall be interpreted under and governed by the laws of the State of Florida. The parties waive all objections to personal jurisdiction as not being residents of Florida. The parties hereto agree that the exclusive venue for any disputes arising out of or related in any way to this Agreement shall be either the state
courts in Hillsborough County, Florida or the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division.
12. AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS. No amendments or modifications to this Agreement shall be binding on any of the parties unless such amendment or modification is in writing and executed by all of the parties to this Agreement. No term, provision or clause of this Agreement shall be deemed waived and no breach excused unless such waiver or consent shall be in writing and executed by the highest ranking executive officer of Company.
13. SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND INTENDED THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Company’s successors and assigns, parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies and be enforceable by Company’s successors and assigns, parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies without the need for any additional action by Employee. Employee hereby expressly agrees to the assignment of this Agreement as well as its restrictive covenants to a successor of Company and agrees that such successor may enforce this Agreement and its restrictive covenants against Employee. Employee expressly understands and agrees that Company has many related/affiliated entities, including subsidiaries, and that any or all of said related/affiliated entities, including subsidiaries, are intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and may enforce any or all of the terms of this Agreement against Employee.
14. PROTECTED ACTIVITIES. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), Employee understands that Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret of the Company that (i) is made (a) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to Employee’s attorney and (b) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Employee understands that if Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Employee may disclose the trade secret to Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if Employee (A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Further, nothing in this agreement or any other agreement Employee may have with the Company shall prohibit or restrict Employee from (i) voluntarily communicating with an attorney retained by Employee, (ii) voluntarily communicating with any law enforcement, government agency, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any state or local commission on human rights, or any self-regulatory organization regarding possible violations of law, in each case without advance notice to the Company, (iii) recovering a SEC whistleblower award as provided under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (iv) disclosing any information (including confidential information) to a court or other administrative or legislative body in response to a subpoena, court order or written request (with advance notice to the Company prior to any such disclosure to the extent legally permitted), or (v) disclosing the underlying facts or circumstances relating to claims of discrimination, in violation of laws prohibiting discrimination, against the Company.
15.SURVIVING PROVISIONS. All of the provisions of this Agreement, including but not limited to the restrictions and remedies survive the termination of Employee’s employment, irrespective of the grounds or reasons for such termination, including termination by Company for any reason, or no reason at all.
16.REASONABLENESS. Employee acknowledges that the restrictions hereby imposed are fair and reasonable and are reasonably required for the protection of Company. Employee has voluntarily and knowingly entered into this Agreement and agrees that this
Agreement will not prevent Employee from finding suitable employment should Employee’s employment terminate.
17.DISCLOSURE OF AGREEMENT. Employee shall, and Company may, disclose this Agreement and its terms to any future or prospective employer of Employee and to any customer or business partner, or prospective customer or business partner of Company.
18.WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Employee and Company hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally waive any right either may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation related to or arising out of, under or in conjunction with this Agreement.
19.SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT PROVISIONS. Company and Employee acknowledge that the obligations in this Agreement shall be severable and independent from any other provisions of Employee’s employment relationship with Company, and the existence of any claim or cause of action that Employee may have against Company will not constitute a defense to the enforcement of this Agreement by Company.
20.NO VIOLATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. Employee represents and warrants that neither the exercise of Employee’s duties as an Employee of Company, Employee’s execution of this Agreement nor Employee’s performance hereunder will constitute a violation of any existing restrictive covenants given to any former employer or other third party.
21.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Employee acknowledges having read this Agreement in full and completely understands all of its terms and obligations and enters into this Agreement freely and voluntarily.
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IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
The Mosaic Company
By: _______________________________
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Its: ______________
Date: ___________________________
Employee
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(Signature)
Date: ___________________________
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY
GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT, including any additional terms and conditions for non-U.S. Participants set forth in the Appendix attached hereto (the “Appendix,” and together with the Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, the “Award Agreement”) is dated this ____ day of ________, 202[__], from The Mosaic Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) to _____ (the “Participant”). The “Grant Date” shall be ________, 202[__]. The “Performance Period” shall begin on the Grant Date and end on the date that is three (3) years after the Grant Date.
1. Award. The Company hereby grants to Participant an award of _____ restricted stock units (“RSUs”), each RSU representing the right to receive one share of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), according to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in The Mosaic Company 2014 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The RSUs are granted under Sections 6(c) and (f) of the Plan. A copy of the Plan will be furnished upon request of Participant.
2. Vesting; Forfeiture; Early Vesting.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, the RSUs shall vest in accordance with the following schedule:
| On Each of<br>the Following Dates | Number of RSUs <br>Vested |
|---|---|
| _________, ____ |
(b) Except as provided in Sections 2(c), (d) and (e), if Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company or any Affiliate, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not terminated for Cause, prior to vesting of the RSUs pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, all of Participant’s rights to all of the unvested RSUs shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 2(a), 2(b) or anything else in this Award Agreement to the contrary:
(i) all of Participant’s unvested RSUs shall vest upon the Participant’s death;
(ii) all of Participant’s unvested RSUs shall vest if Participant is determined to be disabled under the Company’s long-term disability plan, or considered disabled to an equivalent extent by the Committee or its delegate, prior to the Service Completion Date;
(iii) a fraction of Participant’s unvested RSUs shall vest upon the Company’s or an Affiliate’s termination of Participant’s employment without Cause (other than a Qualified CIC Termination) on or after the one-year anniversary of the commencement of the Performance Period (calculated based on the number of full months elapsed in the Performance Period prior to the employment termination date divided by the total months in the Performance Period); or
(iv) if Participant retires from the Company or an Affiliate at age sixty (60) or older with at least five years of service (or pursuant to early retirement with the consent of the Committee), Participant will be treated as if he or she had continued in service through the
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applicable vesting period in Section 2(a) above, and the Shares underlying the RSUs will be issued in accordance with the applicable vesting schedule.
(d) Notwithstanding Sections 2(a), 2(b) or anything else in this Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive consideration consisting solely of shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act) the Participant’s RSUs shall vest effective as of the date of the Change in Control, provided that upon a Change in Control specified in Section 3(a)(iv), the Participant’s RSUs shall vest effective immediately prior to consummation of the liquidation or dissolution provided that the liquidation or dissolution subsequently occurs.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 2(b) or anything else in this Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event Participant experiences a Qualified CIC Termination (other than following a Change in Control upon or prior to which the RSUs vest, as listed Section 2(d)), the Participant’s RSUs shall vest as of the date of Participant’s termination of employment.
3. Certain Definitions.
(a) “Change in Control” shall mean:
(i) a majority of the directors of the Company shall be persons other than persons (A) for whose election proxies shall have been solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company, or (B) who are then serving as directors appointed by the Board of Directors to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors caused by death or resignation (but not by removal) or to fill newly-created directorships,
(ii) 35% or more of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote in the general election of directors of the Company, voting together as a single class (the “Voting Stock”), of the Company is acquired or beneficially owned by any person, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13d(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act other than (A) an entity in connection with a Business Combination in which clauses (A) and (B) of subparagraph (iii) apply or (B) a licensed broker/dealer or licensed underwriter who purchases shares of Voting Stock pursuant to an underwritten public offering solely for the purpose of resale to the public,
(iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, a sale or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or a similar business combination (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, immediately following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock (or comparable voting equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity resulting from such Business Combination (including such beneficial ownership of an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one of more subsidiaries), in substantially the same proportions (as compared to the other beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination) as their beneficial ownership of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination, and (B) no person, entity or group beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock (or comparable equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity (other than a direct or indirect parent entity of the surviving or acquiring entity, that, after
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giving effect to the Business Combination, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding Voting Stock (or comparable equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity), or
(iv) approval by the Company’s stockholders of a definitive agreement or plan to liquidate or dissolve the Company, provided that a “Change in Control” shall only be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to the consummation of such liquidation or dissolution, provided that such consummation subsequently occurs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not have occurred unless the event satisfies the definition of “change in control” under Section 409A.
(b) “Qualified CIC Termination” shall mean (i) the Company’s or an Affiliate’s termination of Participant’s employment without Cause or Participant’s termination of employment for Good Reason, and (ii) such termination occurs either (A) upon, or within two years after, the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company, or (B) at the time of, or following, the entry by the Company into a definitive agreement or plan for a Change in Control of the nature set forth in Section 3(a)(ii), (iii), or (iv) (so long as such Change in Control occurs within six months after the effective date of such termination).
(c) “Cause” shall mean (i) the willful and continued failure by Participant substantially to perform his or her duties and obligations (other than any such failure resulting from his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (ii) Participant’s conviction or plea bargain of any felony (or crime of similar magnitude under applicable non-U.S. laws) or gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, fraud or misappropriation of funds or (iii) the willful engaging by Participant in misconduct which causes substantial injury to the Company or its Affiliates, its other employees or the employees of its Affiliates or its clients or the clients of its Affiliates, whether monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of this paragraph, no action or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith and without reasonable belief that his or her action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.
(d) “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) a material diminution in Participant’s authority, duties, or responsibilities; (ii) a material change in geographic location where services are provided (the Company has determined this is any requirement by the Company or an Affiliate that Participant move to a location more than fifty (50) miles away from Participant’s regular office location); or (iii) a material diminution in base salary, bonus or incentive opportunity. Good Reason shall not exist if (i) Participant expressly consents to such event in writing, (ii) Participant fails to object in writing to such event within sixty (60) days of its effective date, or (iii) Participant objects in writing to such event within sixty (60) days of its effective date but the Company cures such event within thirty (30) days after written notice from Participant. The written notice must describe the basis for Participant’s claim of Good Reason and identify what reasonable actions would be required to cure such Good Reason.
4. Restrictions on Transfer. The RSUs shall not be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Each right under this Award Agreement shall be exercisable during Participant’s lifetime only by Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by Participant’s legal representative. Until the date that the RSUs vest pursuant to Section 2 hereof, none of the RSUs or the shares of Common Stock issuable upon vesting thereof (the “Shares”) may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, and any purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition shall be void and unenforceable against the Company, and no attempt to transfer the RSUs or the Shares, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest the purported transferee with any interest or right in or with respect to the RSUs or the Shares.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant may, if permitted by the Company and in the manner established pursuant to the Plan, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to the RSUs upon the death of Participant, and Common Stock and any other property with respect to the RSUs upon the death of Participant shall be transferable to such beneficiary or beneficiaries or to the person or persons entitled thereto by the laws of descent and distribution, and none of the limitations of the preceding sentence shall in such event apply to such Common Stock or other property.
5. Adjustments. If any RSUs vest subsequent to any change in the number or character of the Common Stock of the Company (through any stock dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares, or otherwise), Participant shall then receive upon such vesting the number and type of securities or other consideration which Participant would have received if such RSUs had vested prior to the event changing the number or character of the outstanding Common Stock. In the event of a Change in Control in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive consideration consisting solely of 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 upon vesting of the RSUs granted under this Award Agreement the number and class of shares into which each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to such Change in Control.
6. Issuance.
(a) Issuance Upon Death Under Section 2(c)(i), Disability Under Section 2(c)(ii) or Termination Without Cause Under Section 2(c)(iii). As soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of RSUs upon death or disability as defined under the Company’s long-term disability plan, the Company shall cause to be issued Shares registered in the name of Participant or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, evidencing such vested Shares (less any Shares withheld to pay withholding taxes). As soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of RSUs upon Participant’s termination by the Company or an Affiliate without Cause under Section 2(c)(iii), the Company shall cause to be issued Shares registered in the name of Participant or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, evidencing such vested Shares (less any Shares withheld to pay withholding taxes); provided, however, that, to the extent that Section 409A applies and Participant is a specified employee for purposes of Section 409A, payment shall occur the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment.
(b) Issuance Other Than Upon Death and Disability. As soon as administratively practicable following the completion of the vesting schedule in Section 2(a), the Company shall cause to be issued, for vested RSUs, Shares registered in the name of Participant or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, evidencing such vested whole Shares (less any Shares withheld to pay withholding taxes). The value of any fractional Shares shall be paid in cash at the same time.
(c) Change in Control.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a Change in Control as described under Section 2(d), then Participant shall receive, within ten (10) days of the occurrence of such Change in Control, a cash payment from the Company in an amount based on the number of Shares
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vested under Section 2(d) multiplied by the highest per share price offered to stockholders of the Company in any transaction whereby the Change in Control takes place.
(ii) If there is a Change in Control as described under Section 2(e), then, within ten (10) days of Participant’s Qualified CIC Termination, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued the number and class of whole shares determined under Section 5 hereof registered in the name of Participant or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, subject to Section 8(a). The value of any fractional Shares shall be paid in cash at the same time. To the extent that Section 409A applies and Participant is a specified employee for purposes of Section 409A, payment shall occur the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment (rather than within ten (10) days of Participant’s Qualified CIC Termination).
Upon the issuance of Shares or payments under this Section, Participant’s RSUs shall be cancelled.
7. Dividend Equivalents. Notwithstanding Section 6 hereof, for record dates that occur before a Share is issued in accordance with Section 6 hereof, Participant shall be entitled to receive, with respect to each Share that is so issued, dividend equivalent amounts if dividends are declared by the Board of Directors on Common Stock. The dividend equivalent amounts shall be an amount of cash per share that is issued pursuant to this Award Agreement equal to the dividends per share paid to common stockholders of the Company on a share of Common Stock during the Performance Period. The dividend equivalent amounts shall be accrued (without interest and earnings) rather than paid when a dividend is paid on a share of Common Stock. If a RSU is forfeited, the dividend equivalents on the RSU are forfeited. The Company shall pay the dividend equivalents on a RSU when the Company issues a Share for the RSU.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Income Tax Matters.
(i) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the Affiliate which employs the Participant (the “Employer”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant (“Tax-Related Items”) is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount (if any) actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (A) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of any RSUs and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (B) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former Employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(ii) Pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable Tax-Related Items are withheld or collected from such
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(iii) Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum rates applicable in Participant’s jurisdiction(s). In the event of over-withholding, Participant may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and (with no entitlement to the equivalent in Common Stock) or if not refunded, Participant may seek a refund from the local tax authorities. In the event of under-withholding, Participant may be required to pay any additional Tax-Related Items directly to the applicable tax authority or to the Company and/or the Employer. If the obligations for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding Shares, for tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares is held back solely for the purpose of satisfying withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items.
(iv) Participant agrees to pay the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that cannot be satisfied by the means described above in Section 8(a)(ii). The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares to Participant or Participant’s legal representative unless and until Participant or Participant’s legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of any withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items resulting from the RSUs or the Shares subject to the RSUs.
(v) To the extent a payment is not paid within the short-term deferral period and is not exempt from Section 409A (such as the rule exempting payments made following an involuntary termination of up to two times pay) then Section 409A shall apply. The Company intends this Award Agreement to comply with Section 409A and will interpret this Award Agreement in a manner that complies with Section 409A. For example, the term “termination” shall be interpreted to mean a separation from service under Section 409A and the six-month delay rule shall apply if applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, although the intent is to comply with Section 409A, Participant shall be responsible for all Tax-Related Items and penalties under this Award Agreement (the Company and its employees shall not be responsible for such Tax-Related Items and penalties).
(b) Clawback. This Award Agreement, and any amounts received hereunder, shall be subject to recovery or other penalties pursuant to (i) any Company clawback policy, as may be adopted or amended from time to time, (ii) any applicable law, rule or regulation or applicable stock exchange rule, including, without limitation, Section 304 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 954 of the U.S. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any New York Stock Exchange Listing Rule adopted pursuant thereto, or (iii) Section 9(m) of the Plan relating to forfeiture for misconduct.
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(c) Plan Provisions Control. In the event that any provision of the Award Agreement conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. Any term not otherwise defined in this Award Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(d) No Rights of Stockholders. Neither Participant, Participant’s legal representative nor a permissible assignee of this award shall have any of the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares, unless and until such Shares have been issued in accordance with the terms hereof.
(e) No Right to Employment. The issuance of the RSUs or the Shares shall not be construed as giving Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate, nor will it affect in any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate such employment at any time, with or without Cause. In addition, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss Participant from employment free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or the Award Agreement. Nothing in the Award Agreement shall confer on any person any legal or equitable right against the Company or any Affiliate, directly or indirectly, or give rise to any cause of action at law or in equity against the Company or an Affiliate. The award granted hereunder shall not form any part of the wages or salary of Participant for purposes of severance pay or termination indemnities, irrespective of the reason for termination of employment. Under no circumstances shall any person ceasing to be an employee of the Company or any Affiliate be entitled to any compensation for any loss of any right or benefit under the Award Agreement or Plan which such employee might otherwise have enjoyed but for termination of employment, whether such compensation is claimed by way of damages for wrongful or unfair dismissal, breach of contract or otherwise. By participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed to have accepted all the conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement and the terms and conditions of any rules and regulations adopted by the Committee and shall be fully bound thereby.
(f) Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and the Award Agreement, and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and the Award Agreement, shall be determined in accordance with the internal laws, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Delaware. Participant hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of Delaware to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or the Award Agreement.
(g) Severability. If any provision of the Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Award Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or the Award Agreement, and the remainder of the Award Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(h) No Trust or Fund Created. Participant shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company, its subsidiaries, and/or its Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor the Award Agreement shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and Participant or any other person.
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(i) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Award Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Award Agreement or any provision thereof.
(j) Securities Matters. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state, or local law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or Participant’s estate), such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval will have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of the payment of any Shares will violate securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority.
(k) No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant understands that Participant may incur tax consequences in connection with the RSUs granted pursuant to this Award Agreement (and the Shares issuable with respect thereto). Participant understands and agrees that Participant should consult with Participant’s own tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
(l) Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the company or a third party designated by the Company.
(m) Appendix. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, the RSUs shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions for non-U.S. Participants set forth in the Appendix attached hereto. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Appendix, the additional terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Appendix constitutes part of this Award Agreement.
(n) Insider Trading/Market Abuse Laws. Participant acknowledges that, depending on Participant’s country or broker’s country, or the country in which the Common Stock is listed, Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, which may affect his or her ability to accept, acquire, sell or attempt to sell, or otherwise dispose of Shares, rights to Shares (e.g., the RSUs) or rights linked to the value of Shares, during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws or regulations in applicable jurisdictions). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Participant placed before possessing inside information. Furthermore, Participant may be prohibited from (i) disclosing inside information to any third party, including fellow employees (other than on a “need to know” basis) and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them to otherwise buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company
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insider trading policy. Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and Participant should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.
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APPENDIX
TO
THE MOSAIC COMPANY
GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Plan.
Terms and Conditions
This Appendix includes additional terms and conditions that govern the RSUs if Participant resides and/or works in one of the countries listed below.
If Participant is a citizen or resident (or is considered as such for local law purposes) of a country other than the country in which Participant is currently residing and/or working, or if Participant transfers to another country after the Grant Date, the Company shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the terms and conditions contained herein shall be applicable to Participant.
Notifications
This Appendix also includes information regarding securities, exchange controls, tax and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, tax and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of April 2021. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the RSUs vest or Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to Participant’s situation.
If Participant is a citizen or resident (or is considered as such for local law purposes) of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently residing and/or working, or if Participant transfers to another country after the Grant Date, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant in the same manner.
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General Provisions Applicable to all Non-U.S. Participants
1. Nature of Grant. By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges, understands, and agrees that:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company and it is wholly discretionary in nature;
(b) the grant of the RSUs is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of restricted stock units, or benefits in lieu of restricted stock units, even if restricted stock units have been granted in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future RSU or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(e) the RSUs and any Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(f) the RSUs and any Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purposes, including for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, holiday pay, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
(g) the future value of the Shares underlying the RSUs is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(h) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the RSUs resulting from Participant’s termination of employment (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of applicable laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any);
(i) For purposes of the RSUs, Participant’s termination of employment is deemed to occur as of the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or any Affiliate (regardless of the reason for the termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of applicable laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any) (the “Termination Date”), and unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Participant’s right to vest in the RSUs, if any, will terminate as of the Termination Date and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., Participant’s period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under applicable laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any). The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services for purposes of the RSUs (including whether Participant may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence) and, hence, when the Termination Date occurs;
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(j) unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service Participant may provide as a director of an Affiliate;
(k) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the RSUs and the benefits evidenced by this Award Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the RSUs or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Common Stock; and
(l) neither the Company, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the U.S. dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or of any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the vesting of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the RSUs.
2. Data Privacy Information and Consent.
(a)Data Collection and Usage. The Company and the Employer collect, process and use certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor (“Data”), for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Plan. The legal basis, where required, for the processing of Data is Participant’s consent.
(b)Stock Plan Administration Service Providers. The Company transfers Data to Fidelity Investments and certain of its affiliates (“Fidelity”), which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Company may select a different service provider or additional service providers and share Data with such other provider serving in a similar manner. Participant may be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with Fidelity, with such agreement being a condition to the ability to participate in the Plan.
(c)International Data Transfers. The Company and Fidelity are based in the U.S., which means that it will be necessary for Data to be transferred to, and processed in, the U.S. Participant’s country or jurisdiction may have different data privacy laws and protections than the U.S. The Company’s legal basis for the transfer of Data, where required, is Participant’s consent.
(d)Data Retention. The Company will hold and use Data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan, or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax, exchange control, labor and securities laws. This period may extend beyond Participant’s period of service with the Employer. When the Company or the Employer no longer need Data for any of the above purposes, they will cease processing it in this context and remove it from all of their systems used for such purposes to the fullest extent practicable.
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(e)Voluntariness and Consequences of Consent Denial or Withdrawal. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and Participant is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Participant does not consent, or if Participant later seeks to revoke the consent, Participant’s salary from or employment or service with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing consent is that the Company would not be able to grant the RSUs under the Plan or administer or maintain Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(f)Data Subject Rights. Participant may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in Participant’s jurisdiction. Depending on where Participant is based, such rights may include the right to (i) request access to or copies of Data the Company processes, (ii) rectify incorrect Data, (iii) delete Data, (iv) restrict the processing of Data, (v) restrict the portability of Data, (vi) lodge complaints with competent authorities in Participant’s jurisdiction, and/or (vii) receive a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Data. To receive clarification regarding these rights or to exercise these rights, Participant can contact Participant’s local human resources representative.
3. Language. Participant acknowledges that Participant is sufficiently proficient in English, or has consulted with an advisor who is sufficiently proficient in English, so as to allow Participant to understand the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement. If Participant received this Award Agreement, or any other document related to the RSUs and/or the Plan 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.
4. Foreign Asset/Account, Exchange Control and Tax Reporting. Participant acknowledges that Participant may be subject to foreign asset/account, exchange control and/or tax reporting requirements as a result of the acquisition, holding and/or transfer of Shares or cash (including dividends and the proceeds arising from the sale of Shares) derived from his or her participation in the Plan in, to and/or from a brokerage/bank account or legal entity located outside Participant’s country. Applicable laws may require that Participant report such accounts, assets, the balances therein, the value thereof and/or the transactions related thereto to the applicable authorities in such country. Participant also may be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan to his or her country through a designated bank or broker within a certain time after receipt. Participant acknowledges that he or she is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable foreign asset/account, exchange control and tax reporting requirements and should consult his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.
5. Termination of Employment. This provision supplements Section 2(c)(iii) of the Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement:
Notwithstanding any provision of the Award Agreement, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs when Participant terminates employment as a result of Participant’s retirement being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions of Section 2(c)(iii) regarding the treatment of the RSUs when Participant terminates employment as a result of Participant’s retirement will not be applicable to the Participant and the remaining provisions of Section 2 will govern.
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BRAZIL
Terms and Conditions
Compliance with Law. By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges and agrees to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to pay any and all applicable Tax-Related Items associated with the vesting of the RSUs and dividend equivalents, the receipt of any dividends, and the sale of the Shares acquired under the Plan.
Labor Law Acknowledgment. By accepting the RSUs, Participant agrees that Participant is (i) making an investment decision, and (ii) the value of the underlying Shares is not fixed and may increase or decrease in value over the vesting period without compensation to Participant.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If Participant is a resident or domiciled in Brazil, Participant may be required to submit a declaration of assets and rights held outside Brazil to the Central Bank of Brazil, depending on the aggregate value of such assets and rights. If the aggregate value of such assets and rights is US$1,000,000 or more but less than US$100,000,000, a declaration must be submitted annually. If the aggregate value exceeds US$100,000,000, a declaration must be submitted quarterly. Assets and rights that must be reported include Shares.
Tax on Financial Transaction (IOF). Repatriation of funds into Brazil and the conversion between BRL and USD associated with such fund transfers may be subject to the Tax on Financial Transactions. It is Participant’s responsibility to comply with any applicable Tax on Financial Transactions arising from Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor for additional details.
CANADA
Terms and Conditions
Settlement. Notwithstanding any discretion in the Plan or anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement, the RSUs shall be settled only in Shares. This provision is without prejudice to the application of Section 8(a) of the Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
Termination of Employment. The following provision replaces Section (i) of the General Terms and Conditions Applicable to All Non-U.S. Participants set forth above:
For purposes of the RSUs, Participant’s termination of employment is deemed to occur as of the date is the earliest of (i) the date of termination of Participant’s employment, (ii) the date Participant receives notice of termination from the Employer, and (iii) the date Participant is no longer actively providing service (regardless of the reason for the termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of applicable laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any) (the “Termination Date”), and unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Participant’s right to vest in the RSUs, if any, will terminate as of the Termination Date and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., Participant’s period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under applicable laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any). The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is
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no longer actively providing services for purposes of the RSUs (including whether Participant may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence) and, hence, when the Termination Date occurs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if applicable employment standards legislation explicitly requires continued entitlement to vesting during a statutory notice period, Participant’s right to vest in the RSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the last day of Participant’s minimum statutory notice period, but Participant will not earn or be entitled to pro-rated vesting if the vesting date falls after the end of Participant’s statutory notice period, nor will Participant be entitled to any compensation for lost vesting;
The following provisions will apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:
Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information. The following provision supplements Section 2 of the General Terms and Conditions Applicable to All Non-U.S. Participants set forth above:
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. Participant further authorizes the Company and/or any Affiliate to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company and any Affiliate to record such information and to keep such information in Participant’s employee file.
French Language Provision. The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the 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.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la Convention, ainsi que de tous documents, avis et procédures judiciaires, exécutés, donnés ou intentés en vertu de, ou liés directement ou indirectement à, la présente convention.
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The sale or other disposal of the Shares acquired at vesting of the RSUs may not take place within Canada. Participant will be permitted to sell or dispose of any Shares under the Plan only if such sale or disposal takes place outside Canada on the facilities on which such shares are traded (i.e., the New York Stock Exchange).
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report any foreign specified property on form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total value of the foreign specified property exceeds C$100,000 at any time in the year. Foreign specified property includes Shares acquired under the Plan, and may include the RSUs. The RSUs must be reported (generally at a nil cost) if the $100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because of other foreign specified property Participant holds. If Shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the Shares. The ACB ordinarily would equal the fair market value of the Shares at the time of acquisition, but if Participant owns other shares of Common Stock, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other shares of Common Stock. The form must be filed by April 30 of the following year. Participant should consult with his or her personal legal advisor to ensure compliance with applicable reporting obligations.
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CHINA
The following provisions apply to you if you are a People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) national:
Vesting of RSUs. The following provision supplements Section 2 of the Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement:
In addition to the vesting schedule set forth in Section 2 of the Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, the vesting of the RSUs is conditioned on the continued effectiveness of the Company’s registration of the Plan with the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or its local counterpart (“SAFE”) (the “SAFE Registration Requirement”). In the event that the SAFE Registration Requirement has not been met prior to any date(s) on which the RSUs are otherwise scheduled to vest, the vesting date for any such RSUs shall instead occur once the SAFE Registration Requirement is met, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. If or to the extent the Company is unable to maintain the SAFE registration, no Shares subject to the RSUs for which a SAFE registration cannot be maintained shall be issued.
Forced Sale of Shares. The Company has discretion to arrange for the sale of the Shares issued upon settlement of the RSUs, either immediately upon settlement or at any time thereafter. In any event, if Participant’s employment is terminated, Participant will be required to sell all Shares acquired upon settlement of the RSUs within such time period as required by the Company in accordance with SAFE requirements. Any Shares remaining in Participant’s brokerage account at the end of this period shall be sold by the broker (on Participant’s behalf and Participant hereby authorizes such sale). Participant agrees to sign any additional agreements, forms and/or consents that reasonably may be requested by the Company (or the Company’s designated broker) to effectuate the sale of Shares (including, without limitation, as to the transfer of the sale proceeds and other exchange control matters noted below) and shall otherwise cooperate with the Company with respect to such matters. Participant acknowledges that neither the Company nor the designated broker is under any obligation to arrange for the sale of Shares at any particular price (it being understood that the sale will occur in the market) and that broker’s fees and similar expenses may be incurred in any such sale. In any event, when the Shares are sold, the sale proceeds, less any withholding of Tax-Related Items, broker’s fees or commissions, and any similar expenses of the sale will be remitted to Participant in accordance with applicable exchange control laws and regulations.
Due to fluctuations in the price of the Common Stock and/or the U.S. Dollar exchange rate between the settlement date and (if later) the date on which the Shares are sold, the sale proceeds may be more or less than the fair market value of the Shares on the vesting date (which is the amount relevant to determining Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items). Participant understands and agrees that the Company is not responsible for the amount of any loss Participant may incur and that the Company assumes no liability for any fluctuation in the price of Common Stock and/or U.S. Dollar exchange rate.
Shares Must Remain With Company’s Designated Broker. Participant agrees to hold any Shares received upon settlement of the RSUs with the Company’s designated broker until the Shares are sold. The limitation shall apply to all Shares issued to Participant under the Plan, whether or not Participant remains employed by the Company or an Affiliate.
Exchange Control Obligations. Participant understands and agrees that Participant will be required to immediately repatriate to China the proceeds from the sale of any Shares acquired under the Plan, any cash dividends paid on such Shares, and any dividend equivalents. Participant further understands that
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such repatriation of proceeds may need to be effected through a special bank account established by the Company (or an Affiliate), and Participant hereby consents and agrees that any sale proceeds, cash dividends, and dividend equivalents may be transferred to such special account by the Company (or an Affiliate) on Participant’s behalf prior to being delivered to Participant and that no interest shall be paid with respect to funds held in such account.
The proceeds may be paid to Participant in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the proceeds are paid to Participant in U.S. dollars, 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 Participant in local currency, Participant acknowledges that the Company (and its Affiliates) are under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company (and its Affiliates) may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. Participant agrees 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 Participant. Participant further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company (or its Affiliates) in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China.
INDIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Any proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan must be repatriated to India within specified timeframes as required under applicable regulations. Participant must obtain a foreign inward remittance certificate (“FIRC”) from the bank where he or she deposits the foreign currency and maintain the FIRC as evidence of the repatriation of funds in the event the Reserve Bank of India or the Employer requests proof of repatriation.
Foreign Account/Asset Reporting Information. Indian residents are required to declare any foreign bank accounts and assets (including Shares acquired under the Plan) on their annual tax returns. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor to determine Participant’s reporting requirements.
PERU
Terms and Conditions
Securities Law Information. The grant of RSUs is considered a private offering in Peru; therefore, it is not subject to registration in Peru. For more information concerning the offer, please refer to the Plan, the Award Agreement and any other materials or documentation made available by the Company. For more information regarding the Company, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are available at www.sec.gov, as well as the Company’s “Investor Relations” website at https://investors.mosaicco.com/home/default.aspx.
Labor Law Acknowledgment. By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges that the RSUs are being granted ex gratia with the purpose of rewarding Participant.
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Document
[FORM OF STOCK-SETTLED TSR PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS] – MARCH 2023
THE MOSAIC COMPANY
TSR PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (202[_] Award)
(Total Shareholder Return)
This PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Award Agreement”) is made this ____ day of ________, 202[__] (the “Grant Date”) from The Mosaic Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to _____ (“Participant”). The “Performance Period” shall begin on March 1, 2023 and end on February 28, 2026.
1. Award.
(a) The Company hereby grants to Participant an award of _____ performance units (“Performance Units”), each Performance Unit representing the opportunity (provided the performance conditions described below are met) to receive a multiple of one share of common stock (including a multiple of 1 and less than 1), par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company according to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in The Mosaic Company 2014 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The actual amount of Performance Units that become earned and vested may be higher or lower than the number of Performance Units awarded above, depending the multiple achieved (including a multiple of 1 and less than 1) as described below. The Performance Units are granted under Sections 6(d), (e) and (f) of the Plan. A copy of the Plan will be furnished upon request of Participant.
(b) Calculation of Shares (Performance Requirement). Provided Participant’s Performance Units are not forfeited under Section 2, the number of shares of Common Stock (“Shares”) issued to Participant in exchange for Performance Units (or the cash amount to be paid for Performance Units) shall be equal to the number of Performance Units awarded under Section 1, multiplied by the TSR Performance Factor, subject to the following restrictions and limitations.
(i) No Shares will be issued (and the Performance Units awarded under Section 1 shall be forfeited), if the Ending Value is less than 60% of the Starting Value (i.e., total shareholder return in the chart in Section 1(c) below is below -40%).
(ii) The maximum number of Shares that may be issued is twice the number of Performance Units awarded under Section 1. In addition to the foregoing, the number of Shares to be issued shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that (a) the value determined by multiplying the Ending Value times the number of Shares actually issued hereunder does not exceed (b) the Starting Value multiplied by 400%, multiplied by the number of Performance Units awarded under Section 1. (For example, if the Starting Value is $50, the Ending Value is $250, and Participant was awarded 100 Performance Units, this provision limits the Shares awarded to Participant to 80 Shares rather than 200 Shares.)
(iii) For purposes of this Award Agreement, the “Starting Value” shall be equal to the 30-day trading average of a share of Common Stock through the date prior to the start of the Grant Date.
(iv) For purposes of this Award Agreement, the “Ending Value” shall be equal to the 30-day trading average of a share of Common Stock through the last day of the Performance Period (the “Ending Price”), adjusted to take into consideration the cumulative impact of dividends per share over the Performance Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control described under Section 2(d), the Performance Period shall end on the date
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of the Change in Control. Furthermore, in the event of a Change in Control and Qualified CIC Termination described under Section 2(e), the Performance Period shall end on the date of Participant’s termination of employment. In the event of any Change in Control (whether under Section 2(d) or Section 2(e)), the Ending Price shall be an amount not less than the highest per share price offered to stockholders in any transaction whereby the Change in Control takes place.
(v) For purposes of this Award Agreement, the “TSR Performance Factor” shall be equal to (Ending Value – Starting Value) / Starting Value, which factor is further reduced by a performance hurdle as determined below:
(a) the TSR Performance Factor shall be reduced by one tenth (0.1) when the factor calculated above equals 1.1 or less (i.e., the payout percentage is reduced by 10% when total shareholder return in the chart in Section 1(c) below is 10% or less); and
(b) The TSR Performance Factor shall be reduced by the number interpolated on a straight line basis between one tenth (0.1) and zero corresponding to the factor calculated above falling within the range starting at 1.1 and ending at 2 (i.e., the performance hurdle is phased out as total shareholder return surpasses 10% and approaches 100% in the chart in Section 1(c) below).
(c) The above-described performance requirements and calculations are illustrated in the following chart:
| TSR Performance Factor | % of Performance Units Earned |
|---|---|
| 100% (or higher) | 200% |
| 90% | 189% |
| 80% | 178% |
| 70% | 167% |
| 60% | 156% |
| 50% | 144% |
| 40% | 133% |
| 30% | 122% |
| 20% | 111% |
| 10% | 100% |
| 0% | 90% |
| -10% | 80% |
| -20% | 70% |
| -30% | 60% |
| -40% | 50% |
| <-40% | 0% |
(d) In addition to the foregoing performance requirements, Participant’s Performance Units (and accompanying Dividend Equivalents) shall not vest unless the Committee determines that sum of the Adjusted Net Earnings for the Company for the completed three fiscal years (i.e., 2021, 2022 and 2023) within the Performance Period is a positive number.
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2. Vesting; Forfeiture; Early Vesting.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, the Performance Units (and accompanying Dividend Equivalents) shall cease to be subject to any further requirement that Participant continue in employment with the Company or an Affiliate on the date that is three (3) years after the Grant Date (the “Service Completion Date”). However, the number of Participant’s vested Performance Units (and accompanying Dividend Equivalents) shall not become determinable until the Committee certifies performance results under Section 1 above (which shall occur as soon as administratively practicable after the end of the Performance Period).
(b) Except as provided in Sections 2(c), (d) and (e), if Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company or any Affiliate, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not terminated for Cause, prior to the Service Completion Date, all of Participant’s rights to all of the unvested Performance Units shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 2(a), 2(b) or anything else in this Award Agreement to the contrary:
(i) all of Participant’s Performance Units awarded under Section 1(a) shall vest if Participant dies prior to the Service Completion Date;
(ii) all of Participant’s Performance Units awarded under Section 1(a) shall vest if Participant is determined to be disabled under the Company’s long-term disability plan prior to the Service Completion Date;
(iii) upon the Company’s or an Affiliate’s termination of Participant’s employment without Cause (other than a Qualified CIC Termination) prior to the Service Completion Date, the Performance Units shall remain outstanding and vest, if at all, based on achievement of the performance criteria required under Section 1 above, and Participant shall be entitled to a fraction of any vested amount (calculated based on the number of full months elapsed prior to the employment termination date divided by the total months from the Grant Date to the Service Completion Date); or
(iv) if Participant retires from the Company at age sixty (60) or older with at least five years of service (or pursuant to early retirement with the consent of the Committee), Participant will be deemed to have continued in service through the Service Completion Date, but the Performance Units shall only vest based on achievement of the performance criteria required in Section 1 above.
(d) Notwithstanding Sections 2(a), 2(b) or anything else in this Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive consideration consisting solely of shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”)) Participant’s Performance Units awarded under Section 1(a) shall vest effective as of the date of the Change in Control, provided that upon a Change in Control specified in Section 3(b)(iv), Participant’s Performance Units shall vest effective immediately prior to consummation of the liquidation or dissolution provided that the liquidation or dissolution subsequently occurs.
(e) Notwithstanding Sections 2(a), 2(b) or anything else in this Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event Participant experiences a Qualified CIC Termination (other than following a
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Change in Control listed in Section 2(d)) Participant’s Performance Units awarded under Section 1(a) shall vest as of the date of Participant’s termination of employment.
3. Certain Definitions.
(a) “Adjusted Net Earnings” shall mean net earnings for Total Mosaic determined in accordance with GAAP and reported in the Financial Statements before deducting (i) Expenses Related to M&A Activities, (ii) Non-Cash Write-offs of Long-Term Assets, (iii) Restructuring Charges otherwise included therein, (iv) Significant Legal Settlements and (v) Unrealized Derivative Gains and Losses.
(i) “Expenses Related to M&A Activities” shall mean any costs or expenses (including but not limited to due diligence, legal fees, financing costs and investment banking or consulting fees) relating to or arising from any actual or potential acquisition (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of:
•a subsidiary, business, division, line of business; or other business unit of another person; or
•an interest or investment in a joint venture, or an interest reflected or that would, if acquired, be reflected under GAAP as an equity method investments in a nonconsolidated company (in each case including but not limited to an increase in the amount or percentage of ownership of the Company in the joint venture or equity method investment, and irrespective of whether the interest or investment is in the form of debt or equity).
(ii) “Financial Statements” shall mean the financial statements of the Company as of and for the applicable calendar year included or incorporated by reference in the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K.
(iii) “Non-Cash Write-offs of Long-Term Assets” shall mean non-cash charges to Adjusted Net Earnings (other than any such noncash charge to the extent it represents a write-down or write-off of a current asset or an accrual of a reserve for cash expenditures in any future period), including but not limited to such write-offs of goodwill and fixed assets.
(iv) “Restructuring Charges” shall mean one time charges incurred in the current year directly related to achieving long term cost savings in the future, such as severance and reflected in the Financial Statements.
(v) “Significant Legal Settlements” shall mean, with respect to legal claims brought against the Company or any of its subsidiaries in a court of law or by a regulatory agency other than in the ordinary course of business, settlements or judgments involving the payment of settlement fees or judgment amounts, together with related legal costs and expenses incurred during the year in which the settlement or judgment occurs, of more than $25 million.
(vi) “Unrealized Derivative Gains and Losses” shall include, but are not limited to, unrealized foreign currency and commodity related derivatives.
(vii) Results for “Total Mosaic” shall mean consolidated results for the Company and consolidated subsidiaries, except as otherwise specified.
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(b) “Change in Control” shall mean:
(i) a majority of the directors of the Company shall be persons other than persons (A) for whose election proxies shall have been solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company, or (B) who are then serving as directors appointed by the Board of Directors to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors caused by death or resignation (but not by removal) or to fill newly-created directorships,
(ii) 35% or more of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote in the general election of directors of the Company, voting together as a single class (the “Voting Stock”), of the Company is acquired or beneficially owned by any person, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13d(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act other than (A) an entity in connection with a Business Combination in which clauses (A) and (B) of subparagraph (iii) apply or (B) a licensed broker/dealer or licensed underwriter who purchases shares of Voting Stock pursuant to an underwritten public offering solely for the purpose of resale to the public,
(iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, a sale or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or a similar business combination (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, immediately following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock (or comparable voting equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity resulting from such Business Combination (including such beneficial ownership of an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one of more subsidiaries), in substantially the same proportions (as compared to the other beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination) as their beneficial ownership of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination, and (B) no person, entity or group beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock (or comparable equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity (other than a direct or indirect parent entity of the surviving or acquiring entity, that, after giving effect to the Business Combination, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding Voting Stock (or comparable equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity), or
(iv) approval by the Company’s stockholders of a definitive agreement or plan to liquidate or dissolve the Company, provided that a “Change in Control” shall only be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to the consummation of such liquidation or dissolution, provided that such consummation subsequently occurs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not have occurred unless the event satisfies the definition of “change in control” under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations, rules, or guidance thereunder (the “Code”).
(c) “Qualified CIC Termination” shall mean (i) the Company’s or an Affiliate’s termination of Participant’s employment without Cause or Participant’s termination of employment for Good Reason, and (ii) such termination occurs either (A) upon, or within two years after, the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company, or (B) at the time of, or following, the entry by the Company into a definitive
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agreement or plan for a Change in Control of the nature set forth in Section 3(b)(ii), (iii), or (iv) (so long as such Change in Control occurs within six months after the effective date of such termination).
(d) “Cause” shall mean (i) the willful and continued failure by Participant substantially to perform his or her duties and obligations (other than any such failure resulting from his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (ii) Participant’s conviction or plea bargain of any felony or gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, fraud or misappropriation of funds or (iii) the willful engaging by Participant in misconduct which causes substantial injury to the Company or its Affiliates, its other employees or the employees of its Affiliates or its clients or the clients of its Affiliates, whether monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of this paragraph, no action or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith and without reasonable belief that his or her action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.
(e) “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) a material diminution in authority, duties, or responsibilities; (ii) a material change in geographic location where services are provided (the Company has determined this is any requirement by the Company that Participant move to a location more than fifty (50) miles away from Participant’s regular office location); or (iii) a material diminution in base salary, bonus or incentive opportunity. Good Reason shall not exist if (i) Participant expressly consents to such event in writing, (ii) Participant fails to object in writing to such event within sixty (60) days of its effective date, or (iii) Participant objects in writing to such event within sixty (60) days of its effective date but the Company cures such event within thirty (30) days after written notice from Participant. The written notice must describe the basis for Participant’s claim of Good Reason and identify what reasonable actions would be required to cure such Good Reason.
4. Restrictions on Transfer. The Performance Units shall not be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Each right under this Award Agreement shall be exercisable during Participant’s lifetime only by Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by Participant’s legal representative. Until the date that the Shares are actually issued under this Award Agreement, none of the Performance Units or the Shares issuable upon vesting thereof may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, and any purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition shall be void and unenforceable against the Company, and no attempt to transfer the Performance Units or the Shares, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest the purported transferee with any interest or right in or with respect to the Performance Units or the Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant may, in the manner established pursuant to the Plan, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to the Performance Units upon the death of Participant, and Company Common Stock and any other property with respect to the Performance Units upon the death of Participant shall be transferable to such beneficiary or beneficiaries or to the person or persons entitled thereto by the laws of descent and distribution, and none of the limitations of the preceding sentence shall in such event apply to such Company Common Stock or other property.
5. Adjustments. If any Performance Units vest subsequent to any change in the number or character of the Common Stock of the Company (through any dividend (other than a regular cash dividend) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, or other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares, or otherwise), Participant shall then receive upon such vesting the number and type of securities or other consideration which Participant would have received if such Performance Units had vested prior to the event changing the number or character of the outstanding Common Stock. In the event of a Change in Control in connection with which the holders of Common
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Stock receive consideration consisting solely of 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 upon vesting of the Performance Units granted under this Award Agreement the number and class of shares into which each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to such Change in Control. In addition, the Committee shall adjust the Ending Value to appropriately reflect the adjustment provided for in the preceding sentence.
6. Issuance.
(a) Issuance Upon Death or Disability. As soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of Performance Units upon death or disability as defined under the Company’s long-term disability plan, the Company shall cause to be issued Shares registered in the name of Participant or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, evidencing such vested Shares (less any Shares withheld to pay withholding taxes).
(b) Issuance Where Participant Has Not Elected to Defer Award. Except for the events provided in (a) above, unless Participant has elected to defer the Performance Units under this Award Agreement, upon the first annual anniversary of the last day of the Performance Period, the Company shall cause to be issued Shares registered in the name of Participant or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, evidencing such vested Shares (less any Shares withheld to pay withholding taxes).
(i) Certain Changes in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a Change in Control as described under Section 2(d), then Participant, or Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, shall receive, within ten (10) days after the occurrence of such Change in Control, a cash payment from the Company in an amount based on the number of Shares calculated under Section 1(b) multiplied by the Ending Value as determined under Section 1(b)(iv).
(ii) Qualified CIC Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control and Qualified CIC Termination described under Section 2(e), then Participant, or Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, shall receive, on the date that is six (6) months following Participant’s Qualified CIC Termination, a cash payment from the Company in an amount based on the number of Shares calculated under Section 1(b) (as adjusted pursuant to Section 5) multiplied by the Ending Value as determined under Section 1(b)(iv), plus interest accrued from the date of the Qualified CIC Termination until the payment date based on the annual short-term applicable federal rate in effect on the date of the Qualified CIC Termination.
(c) Issuance Where Participant Has Elected to Defer Award. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Award Agreement, if Participant has elected to defer the Performance Units to be issued under this Award Agreement, then the administration, recordkeeping, and issuance of deferred Performance Units shall be under and subject to the Plan and this Award Agreement, and paid as specified under Section 4 of the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan (subject to adjustments as provided in Section 7 of this Award Agreement); provided, however, that in no event shall the deferral election permit Shares to be issued as of a date that is earlier than the issuance events specified in Section 6(a) above in the absence of a deferral election (the “minimum deferral period”). Subject to the minimum deferral period above, any such deferred awards shall generally be governed by the terms of the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan.
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(d) In General. Upon the issuance of Shares or payment of cash in the case of a Change in Control or Qualified CIC Termination (either by issuance, payment or by deferral), Participant’s Performance Units shall be cancelled. This Award Agreement is denominated in shares and is accounted for, for purposes of Section 4(d)(i) of the Plan, in the year of the Grant Date.
7. Dividend Equivalents. For record dates that occur before a Share is issued in accordance with Section 6 hereof (or, if the Performance Units are deferred as described in Section 6(c), before the date on which a Share would have been issued in accordance with Section 6 hereof but for such deferral), Participant shall be entitled to receive, with respect to each Share that is so issued, Dividend Equivalent amounts if dividends are declared by the Board of Directors on the Company’s Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a Change in Control as described under Section 2(d), Dividend Equivalent amounts shall only accrue for record dates that occur before the Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control and Qualified CIC Termination described under Section 2(e), Dividend Equivalent amounts shall only accrue for record dates that occur before the Qualified CIC Termination. The Dividend Equivalent amounts shall be an amount of cash per share that is issued pursuant to this Award Agreement equal to the dividends per share paid or payable to common stockholders of the Company on a share of the Company’s Common Stock. The Dividend Equivalent amounts shall be accrued (without interest and earnings) rather than paid when a dividend is paid on a share of the Company’s Common Stock. If a Performance Unit is forfeited, the Dividend Equivalents on the Performance Unit are forfeited. Unless deferred under Section 6(c), the Company shall pay the Dividend Equivalents on a Performance Unit when the Company issues a Share for the Performance Unit or makes a cash payment in respect of the unit pursuant to Section 6.
(a) Issuance Where Participant Has Not Elected to Defer Award. Any Dividend Equivalents payable under Section 7 hereof shall be paid when the Company issues a Share for the Performance Unit (or pays cash in the case of a Change in Control or Qualified CIC Termination in the manner described in Section 6). The Company shall automatically deduct the amount necessary to cover all federal and state employment taxes due as of the issuance or payment date, whether or not the payment is deferred, to comply with FICA tax rules (for deferred awards this will occur based on a specified date and as permitted under 26 C.F.R. § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(vi) and (xi)).
(b) Issuance Where Participant Has Elected to Defer Award. If Participant has elected to defer the Performance Units under this Award Agreement, then Participant will no longer be eligible to receive Dividend Equivalents for record dates that occur after the cut-off events described above in this Section 7. For record dates that occur after the cut off events, Participant will be credited, for each Share that would otherwise have been issued but for Participant’s deferral election, with a recordkeeping amount of cash equal to the dividends per share paid or payable to common stockholders of the Company on a share of the Company’s Common Stock. This recordkeeping amount shall be paid out as of the payment dates specified under Section 4 of the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan and shall be subject to the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan, including Section 3.2(a) thereof (subject to the minimum deferral period described above in Section 6(c)). If Participant becomes entitled to a cash payment on account of a Change in Control described in Section 2(d) or a Change in Control and Qualified CIC Termination described in Section 2(e), the applicable cash payment shall not be credited with Dividend Equivalents for record dates that occur after the applicable cut-off events described above, but instead shall be credited with a recordkeeping amount of notional earnings, gains or losses in accordance with Participant’s investment election under the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan. Any amounts earned pursuant to Section 7 of this Award Agreement shall be paid out as of the payment dates specified under Section 4 of the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan (subject to the minimum deferral period described above in Section 6(c)).
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8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Income Tax Matters.
(i) Withholding. In order to comply with all applicable federal or state employment and income tax laws and regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of Participant, are withheld or collected from Participant.
(ii) Payment of Taxes Where Participant Has Not Elected to Defer Award. In accordance with the terms of the Plan, and such rules as may be adopted under the Plan, Participant may elect to satisfy Participant’s federal and state income tax withholding obligations arising from the receipt of, or the lapse of restrictions relating to, the Shares (including but not limited to the payment of Dividend Equivalents) by having the Company withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered having a Fair Market Value and/or cash otherwise to be paid equal to the amount of such taxes. The Company will not deliver any fractional Shares but will pay, in lieu thereof, the Fair Market Value of such fractional Shares. Participant’s election must be made on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined.
(iii) Payment of Taxes Where Participant Has Elected to Defer Award. If Participant has elected to defer the Performance Units under this Award Agreement, the Company shall pay federal and state employment taxes according to the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan.
(iv) Section 409A. To the extent a payment is not paid within the short-term deferral period and is not exempt from section 409A of the Code (such as the rule exempting payments made following an involuntary termination of up to two times pay) then section 409A of the Code shall apply. The Company intends this Award Agreement to comply with section 409A of the Code and will interpret this Award Agreement in a manner that complies with section 409A of the Code. For example, the term “termination” shall be interpreted to mean a separation from service under section 409A of the Code and the six-month delay rule shall apply if applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, although the intent is to comply with section 409A of the Code, Participant shall be responsible for all taxes and penalties under this Award Agreement (the Company and its employees shall not be responsible for such taxes and penalties).
(b) Clawback. This Award Agreement, and any amounts received hereunder, shall be subject to recovery or other penalties pursuant to (i) any Company clawback policy, as may be adopted or amended from time to time, or (ii) any applicable law, rule or regulation or applicable stock exchange rule, including, without limitation, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any NYSE Listing Rule adopted pursuant thereto.
(c) Plan Provisions Control. In the event that any provision of the Award Agreement conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. Any term not otherwise defined in this Award Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(d) Rationale for Grant. The Performance Units granted pursuant to this Award Agreement is intended to offer Participant an incentive to put forth maximum efforts in future services for the success
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of the Company’s business. The Performance Units are not intended to compensate Participant for past services.
(e) No Rights of Stockholders. Neither Participant, Participant’s legal representative nor a permissible assignee of this award shall have any of the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares, unless and until such Shares have been issued in accordance with the terms hereof.
(f) No Right to Employment. The issuance of the Performance Units or the Shares shall not be construed as giving Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate, nor will it affect in any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate such employment at any time, with or without Cause. In addition, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss Participant from employment free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or the Award Agreement. Nothing in the Award Agreement shall confer on any person any legal or equitable right against the Company or any Affiliate, directly or indirectly, or give rise to any cause of action at law or in equity against the Company or an Affiliate. The award granted hereunder shall not form any part of the wages or salary of Participant for purposes of severance pay or termination indemnities, irrespective of the reason for termination of employment. Under no circumstances shall any person ceasing to be an employee of the Company or any Affiliate be entitled to any compensation for any loss of any right or benefit under the Award Agreement or Plan which such employee might otherwise have enjoyed but for termination of employment, whether such compensation is claimed by way of damages for wrongful or unfair dismissal, breach of contract or otherwise. By participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed to have accepted all the conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement and the terms and conditions of any rules and regulations adopted by the Committee and shall be fully bound thereby.
(g) Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and the Award Agreement, and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and the Award Agreement, shall be determined in accordance with the internal laws, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Delaware. Participant hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of Delaware to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or the Award Agreement.
(h) Severability. If any provision of the Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Award Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or the Award Agreement, and the remainder of the Award Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(i) No Trust or Fund Created. Participant shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company, its Subsidiaries, and/or its Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor the Award Agreement shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and Participant or any other person.
(j) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Award Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Award Agreement or any provision thereof.
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(k) Securities Matters. The Company shall not be required to deliver Shares until the requirements of any federal or state securities or other laws, rules or regulations (including the rules of any securities exchange) as may be determined by the Company to be applicable are satisfied.
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[FORM OF CASH-SETTLED TSR PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS] – MARCH 2023
THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CASH-SETTLED TSR PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (202[_] Award)
(Total Shareholder Return)
This CASH-SETTLED TSR PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Award Agreement”) is made this ____ day of ________, 202[__] (the “Grant Date”), from The Mosaic Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) to _____ (“Participant”). The “Performance Period” shall begin on March 1, 2023 and end on February 28, 2026.
1. Award.
(a) The Company hereby grants to Participant an award of _____ performance units (“Performance Units” or “Units”). Each Performance Unit represents the opportunity (provided the performance conditions described below are met) to receive the cash equivalent value of one share of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company according to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in The Mosaic Company 2014 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The actual amount of Performance Units that become earned and vested may be higher or lower than the number of Performance Units awarded above, depending the multiple achieved (including a multiple of 1 and less than 1) as described below. The Performance Units are granted under Sections 6(d), (e) and (f) of the Plan. A copy of the Plan will be furnished upon request of Participant.
(b) Calculation of Earned Units (Performance Requirement). Provided Participant’s Performance Units are not forfeited under Section 2, Participant will earn that number of Performance Units determined by taking the number of Performance Units awarded under Section 1, multiplied by the TSR Performance Factor, subject to the following restrictions and limitations.
(i) No Performance Units will be earned (and the Performance Units awarded under Section 1 shall be forfeited), if the Ending Value is less than 60% of the Starting Value (i.e., total shareholder return in the chart in Section 1(c) below is below -40%).
(ii) The maximum number of Performance Units that may be earned is twice the number of Performance Units awarded under Section 1. In addition to the foregoing, the number of Units earned shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that (a) the value determined by multiplying the Ending Value times the number of Units actually earned hereunder does not exceed (b) the Starting Value multiplied by 400%, multiplied by the number of Performance Units awarded under Section 1. (For example, if the Starting Value is $50, the Ending Value is $250, and Participant was awarded 100 Performance Units, this provision limits the Units earned to Participant to 80 Units rather than 200 Units.)
(iii) For purposes of this Award Agreement, the “Starting Value” shall be equal to the 30-day trading average of a share of Common Stock through the date prior to the start of the Grant Date.
(iv) For purposes of this Award Agreement, the “Ending Value” shall be equal to the 30-day trading average of a share of Common Stock through the last day of the Performance Period (the “Ending Price”), adjusted to take into consideration the cumulative impact of dividends per share over the Performance Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control described under Section 2(d), the Performance Period shall end on the date of the Change in Control. Furthermore, in the event of a Change in Control and Qualified CIC Termination described under Section 2(e), the Performance Period shall end on the date of
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(v) For purposes of this Award Agreement, the “TSR Performance Factor” shall be equal to (Ending Value – Starting Value) / Starting Value, which factor if further reduced by a performance hurdle as determined below:
(a) the TSR Performance Factor shall be reduced by one tenth (0.1) when the factor calculated above equals 1.1 or less (i.e., the payout percentage is reduced by 10% when total shareholder return in the chart in Section 1(c) below is 10% or less); and
(b) The TSR Performance Factor shall be reduced by the number interpolated on a straight line basis between one tenth (0.1) and zero corresponding to the factor calculated above falling within the range starting at 1.1 and ending at 2 (i.e., the performance hurdle is phased out as total shareholder return surpasses 10% and approaches 100% in the chart in Section 1(c) below).
(c) The above-described performance requirements and calculations are illustrated in the following chart:
| TSR Performance Factor | % of Performance Units Earned |
|---|---|
| 100% (or higher) | 200% |
| 90% | 189% |
| 80% | 178% |
| 70% | 167% |
| 60% | 156% |
| 50% | 144% |
| 40% | 133% |
| 30% | 122% |
| 20% | 111% |
| 10% | 100% |
| 0% | 90% |
| -10% | 80% |
| -20% | 70% |
| -30% | 60% |
| -40% | 50% |
| <-40% | 0% |
(d) In addition to the foregoing performance requirements, Participant’s Performance Units (and accompanying Dividend Equivalents) shall not vest unless the Committee determines that sum of the Adjusted Net Earnings for the Company for the completed three fiscal years (i.e., 2021, 2022 and 2023) within the Performance Period is a positive number.
2. Vesting; Forfeiture; Early Vesting.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, the Performance Units (and accompanying Dividend Equivalents) shall cease to be subject to any further requirement that Participant
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continue in employment with the Company or an Affiliate on the date that is three (3) years after the Grant Date (the “Service Completion Date”). However, the number of Participant’s vested Performance Units (and accompanying Dividend Equivalents) shall not become determinable until the Committee certifies performance results under Section 1 above (which shall occur as soon as administratively practicable after the end of the Performance Period).
(b) Except as provided in Sections 2(c), (d) and (e), if Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company or any Affiliate, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not terminated for Cause, prior to the Service Completion Date, all of Participant’s rights to all of the unvested Performance Units shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 2(a), 2(b) or anything else in this Award Agreement to the contrary:
(i) all of Participant’s Performance Units awarded under Section 1(a) shall vest if Participant dies prior to the Service Completion Date;
(ii) all of Participant’s Performance Units awarded under Section 1(a) shall vest if Participant is determined to be disabled under the Company’s long-term disability plan prior to the Service Completion Date;
(iii) upon the Company’s or an Affiliate’s termination of Participant’s employment without Cause (other than a Qualified CIC Termination) prior to the Service Completion Date, the Performance Units shall remain outstanding and vest, if at all, based on achievement of the performance criteria required under Section 1 above, and Participant shall be entitled to a fraction of any vested amount (calculated based on the number of full months elapsed prior to the employment termination date divided by the total months from the Grant Date to the Service Completion Date); or
(iv) if Participant retires from the Company at age sixty (60) or older with at least five years of service (or pursuant to early retirement with the consent of the Committee), Participant will be deemed to have continued in service through the Service Completion Date, but the Performance Units shall only vest based on achievement of the performance criteria required in Section 1 above.
(d) Notwithstanding Sections 2(a), 2(b) or anything else in this Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive consideration consisting solely of shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”)) Participant’s Performance Units awarded under Section 1(a) shall vest effective as of the date of the Change in Control, provided that upon a Change in Control specified in Section 3(b)(iv), Participant’s Performance Units shall vest effective immediately prior to consummation of the liquidation or dissolution provided that the liquidation or dissolution subsequently occurs.
(e) Notwithstanding Sections 2(a), 2(b) or anything else in this Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event Participant experiences a Qualified CIC Termination (other than following a Change in Control listed in Section 2(d)) Participant’s Performance Units awarded under Section 1(a) shall vest as of the date of Participant’s termination of employment.
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3. Certain Definitions.
(a) “Adjusted Net Earnings” shall mean net earnings for Total Mosaic determined in accordance with GAAP and reported in the Financial Statements before deducting (i) Expenses Related to M&A Activities, (ii) Non-Cash Write-offs of Long-Term Assets, (iii) Restructuring Charges otherwise included therein, (iv) Significant Legal Settlements and (v) Unrealized Derivative Gains and Losses.
(i) “Expenses Related to M&A Activities” shall mean any costs or expenses (including but not limited to due diligence, legal fees, financing costs and investment banking or consulting fees) relating to or arising from any actual or potential acquisition (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of:
•a subsidiary, business, division, line of business; or other business unit of another person; or
•an interest or investment in a joint venture, or an interest reflected or that would, if acquired, be reflected under GAAP as an equity method investments in a nonconsolidated company (in each case including but not limited to an increase in the amount or percentage of ownership of the Company in the joint venture or equity method investment, and irrespective of whether the interest or investment is in the form of debt or equity).
(ii) “Financial Statements” shall mean the financial statements of the Company as of and for the applicable calendar year included or incorporated by reference in the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K.
(iii) “Non-Cash Write-offs of Long-Term Assets” shall mean non-cash charges to Adjusted Net Earnings (other than any such noncash charge to the extent it represents a write-down or write-off of a current asset or an accrual of a reserve for cash expenditures in any future period), including but not limited to such write-offs of goodwill and fixed assets.
(iv) “Restructuring Charges” shall mean one time charges incurred in the current year directly related to achieving long term cost savings in the future, such as severance and reflected in the Financial Statements.
(v) “Significant Legal Settlements” shall mean, with respect to legal claims brought against the Company or any of its subsidiaries in a court of law or by a regulatory agency other than in the ordinary course of business, settlements or judgments involving the payment of settlement fees or judgment amounts, together with related legal costs and expenses incurred during the year in which the settlement or judgment occurs, of more than $25 million.
(vi) “Unrealized Derivative Gains and Losses” shall include, but are not limited to, unrealized foreign currency and commodity related derivatives.
(vii) Results for “Total Mosaic” shall mean consolidated results for the Company and consolidated subsidiaries, except as otherwise specified.
(b) “Change in Control” shall mean:
(i) a majority of the directors of the Company shall be persons other than persons (A) for whose election proxies shall have been solicited by the Board of Directors of the
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Company, or (B) who are then serving as directors appointed by the Board of Directors to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors caused by death or resignation (but not by removal) or to fill newly-created directorships,
(ii) 35% or more of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote in the general election of directors of the Company, voting together as a single class (the “Voting Stock”), of the Company is acquired or beneficially owned by any person, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13d(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act other than (A) an entity in connection with a Business Combination in which clauses (A) and (B) of subparagraph (iii) apply or (B) a licensed broker/dealer or licensed underwriter who purchases shares of Voting Stock pursuant to an underwritten public offering solely for the purpose of resale to the public,
(iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, a sale or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or a similar business combination (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, immediately following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock (or comparable voting equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity resulting from such Business Combination (including such beneficial ownership of an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one of more subsidiaries), in substantially the same proportions (as compared to the other beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination) as their beneficial ownership of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination, and (B) no person, entity or group beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock (or comparable equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity (other than a direct or indirect parent entity of the surviving or acquiring entity, that, after giving effect to the Business Combination, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding Voting Stock (or comparable equity interests) of the surviving or acquiring entity), or
(iv) approval by the Company’s stockholders of a definitive agreement or plan to liquidate or dissolve the Company, provided that a “Change in Control” shall only be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to the consummation of such liquidation or dissolution, provided that such consummation subsequently occurs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not have occurred unless the event satisfies the definition of “change in control” under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations, rules, or guidance thereunder (the “Code”).
(c) “Qualified CIC Termination” shall mean (i) the Company’s or an Affiliate’s termination of Participant’s employment without Cause or Participant’s termination of employment for Good Reason, and (ii) such termination occurs either (A) upon, or within two years after, the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company, or (B) at the time of, or following, the entry by the Company into a definitive agreement or plan for a Change in Control of the nature set forth in Section 3(b)(ii), (iii), or (iv) (so long as such Change in Control occurs within six months after the effective date of such termination).
(d) “Cause” shall mean (i) the willful and continued failure by Participant substantially to perform his or her duties and obligations (other than any such failure resulting from his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (ii) Participant’s conviction or plea bargain of any felony or gross
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misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, fraud or misappropriation of funds or (iii) the willful engaging by Participant in misconduct which causes substantial injury to the Company or its Affiliates, its other employees or the employees of its Affiliates or its clients or the clients of its Affiliates, whether monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of this paragraph, no action or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith and without reasonable belief that his or her action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.
(e) “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) a material diminution in authority, duties, or responsibilities; (ii) a material change in geographic location where services are provided (the Company has determined this is any requirement by the Company that Participant move to a location more than fifty (50) miles away from Participant’s regular office location); or (iii) a material diminution in base salary, bonus or incentive opportunity. Good Reason shall not exist if (i) Participant expressly consents to such event in writing, (ii) Participant fails to object in writing to such event within sixty (60) days of its effective date, or (iii) Participant objects in writing to such event within sixty (60) days of its effective date but the Company cures such event within thirty (30) days after written notice from Participant. The written notice must describe the basis for Participant’s claim of Good Reason and identify what reasonable actions would be required to cure such Good Reason.
4. Restrictions on Transfer. The Performance Units shall not be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Each right under this Award Agreement shall be exercisable during Participant’s lifetime only by Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by Participant’s legal representative. No attempt to transfer the Performance Units, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest the purported transferee with any interest or right in or with respect to the Performance Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant may, in the manner established pursuant to the Plan, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to the Performance Units upon the death of Participant.
5. Adjustments. If any Performance Units vest subsequent to any change in the number or character of the Common Stock of the Company (through any dividend (other than a regular cash dividend) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, or other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares, or otherwise), Participant shall then receive upon such vesting the cash value of that number and type of securities or other consideration which Participant would have received if such Performance Units had vested prior to the event changing the number or character of the outstanding Common Stock. In the event of a Change in Control in connection with which the holders of Common Stock receive consideration consisting solely of shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act there shall be substituted for each share of Common Stock convertible to cash upon vesting of the Performance Units granted under this Award Agreement the number and class of shares into which each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to such Change in Control. In addition, the Committee shall adjust the Ending Value to appropriately reflect the adjustment provided for in the preceding sentence.
6. Payment.
(a) Payment Upon Death or Disability. As soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of Performance Units upon death or disability as defined under the Company’s long-term disability plan, the Company shall cause to be paid the cash value of vested Performance Units (less any amounts withheld to pay withholding taxes).
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(b) Payment Where Participant Has Not Elected to Defer Award. Except for the events provided in (a) above, unless Participant has elected to defer the Performance Units under this Award Agreement, as soon as practical after the end of the Performance Period but no later than the last day of the calendar year in which the Performance Period ends, the Company shall cause to be paid the cash value of vested Performance Units (less any amounts withheld to pay withholding taxes).
(i) Certain Changes in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a Change in Control as described under Section 2(d), then Participant, or Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, shall receive, within ten (10) days after the occurrence of such Change in Control, a cash payment from the Company in an amount based on the number of Units calculated under Section 1(b) multiplied by the Ending Value as determined under Section 1(b)(iv).
(ii) Qualified CIC Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control and Qualified CIC Termination described under Section 2(e), then Participant, or Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, shall receive, on the date that is six (6) months following Participant’s Qualified CIC Termination, a cash payment from the Company in an amount based on the number of Units calculated under Section 1(b) (as adjusted pursuant to Section 5) multiplied by the Ending Value as determined under Section 1(b)(iv), plus interest accrued from the date of the Qualified CIC Termination until the payment date based on the annual short-term applicable federal rate in effect on the date of the Qualified CIC Termination.
(c) Payment Where Participant Has Elected to Defer Award. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Award Agreement, if Participant has elected to defer the Performance Units to be under this Award Agreement, then the administration, recordkeeping, and issuance of deferred Performance Units shall be under and subject to the Plan and this Award Agreement, and paid as specified under Section 4 of the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan (subject to adjustments as provided in Section 7 of this Award Agreement); provided, however, that in no event shall the deferral election permit amounts to be paid as of a date that is earlier than the payment events specified in Section 6(a) above in the absence of a deferral election (the “minimum deferral period”). Subject to the minimum deferral period above, any such deferred awards shall generally be governed by the terms of the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan.
(d) In General. Upon payment (or, if the Performance Units are deferred as described in Section 6(c), before the date on which payment would have been made in accordance with Section 6 hereof but for such deferral), Participant’s Performance Units shall be cancelled. This Award Agreement is denominated in shares of Common Stock and is accounted for, for purposes of Section 4(d)(i) of the Plan, in the year of the Grant Date.
7. Dividend Equivalents. For record dates that occur before a Share is issued in accordance with Section 6 hereof (or, if the Performance Units are deferred as described in Section 6(c), before the date on which a Share would have been issued in accordance with Section 6 hereof but for such deferral), Participant shall be entitled to receive, with respect to each Performance Unit that is converted to cash, Dividend Equivalent amounts if dividends are declared by the Board of Directors on the Company’s Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a Change in Control as described under Section 2(d), Dividend Equivalent amounts shall only accrue for record dates that occur before the Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control and Qualified CIC Termination described under Section 2(e), Dividend Equivalent amounts shall only accrue for record dates that occur before the Qualified CIC Termination. The Dividend Equivalent amounts shall be an amount of cash per share of
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Common Stock that is converted to cash pursuant to this Award Agreement equal to the dividends per share paid or payable to common stockholders of the Company on a share of the Company’s Common Stock. The Dividend Equivalent amounts shall be accrued (without interest and earnings) rather than paid when a dividend is paid on a share of the Company’s Common Stock. If a Performance Unit is forfeited, the Dividend Equivalents on the Performance Unit are forfeited. Unless deferred under Section 6(c), the Company shall pay the Dividend Equivalents on a Performance Unit when the Company makes a cash payment in respect of that unit pursuant to Section 6.
(a) Payment Where Participant Has Not Elected to Defer Award. Any Dividend Equivalents payable under Section 7 hereof shall be paid when the Company converts Performance Units to cash under Section 6. The Company shall automatically deduct the amount necessary to cover all federal and state employment taxes due as of the payment date, whether or not the payment is deferred, to comply with FICA tax rules (for deferred awards this will occur based on a specified date and as permitted under 26 C.F.R. § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(vi) and (xi)).
(b) Payment Where Participant Has Elected to Defer Award. If Participant has elected to defer the Performance Units under this Award Agreement, then Participant will no longer be eligible to receive Dividend Equivalents for record dates that occur after the cut-off events described above in this Section 7. For record dates that occur after the cut off events, Participant will be credited, for each Performance Unit that would otherwise have been converted to cash but for Participant’s deferral election, with a recordkeeping amount of cash equal to the dividends per share paid or payable to common stockholders of the Company on a share of the Company’s Common Stock. This recordkeeping amount shall be paid out as of the payment dates specified under Section 4 of the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan and shall be subject to the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan, including Section 3.2(a) thereof (subject to the minimum deferral period described above in Section 6(c)). If Participant becomes entitled to a cash payment on account of a Change in Control described in Section 2(d) or a Change in Control and Qualified CIC Termination described in Section 2(e), the applicable cash payment shall not be credited with Dividend Equivalents for record dates that occur after the applicable cut-off events described above, but instead shall be credited with a recordkeeping amount of notional earnings, gains or losses in accordance with Participant’s investment election under the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan. Any amounts earned pursuant to Section 7 of this Award Agreement shall be paid out as of the payment dates specified under Section 4 of the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan (subject to the minimum deferral period described above in Section 6(c)).
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Income Tax Matters.
(i) Withholding. In order to comply with all applicable federal or state employment and income tax laws and regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of Participant, are withheld or collected from Participant.
(ii) Payment of Taxes Where Participant Has Not Elected to Defer Award. In accordance with the terms of the Plan, and such rules as may be adopted under the Plan, Participant may elect to satisfy Participant’s federal and state income tax withholding obligations arising from the receipt of, or the lapse of restrictions relating to, the Performance Unit (including but not limited to the payment of Dividend Equivalents) by having the Company withhold a portion of the cash otherwise to be paid equal to the amount of such taxes. Participant’s election must be made on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined.
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(iii) Payment of Taxes Where Participant Has Elected to Defer Award. If Participant has elected to defer the Performance Units under this Award Agreement, the Company shall pay federal and state employment taxes according to the Mosaic LTI Deferral Plan.
(iv) Section 409A. To the extent a payment is not paid within the short-term deferral period and is not exempt from section 409A of the Code (such as the rule exempting payments made following an involuntary termination of up to two times pay) then section 409A of the Code shall apply. The Company intends this Award Agreement to comply with section 409A of the Code and will interpret this Award Agreement in a manner that complies with section 409A of the Code. For example, the term “termination” shall be interpreted to mean a separation from service under section 409A of the Code and the six-month delay rule shall apply if applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, although the intent is to comply with section 409A of the Code, Participant shall be responsible for all taxes and penalties under this Award Agreement (the Company and its employees shall not be responsible for such taxes and penalties).
(b) Clawback. This Award Agreement, and any amounts received hereunder, shall be subject to recovery or other penalties pursuant to (i) any Company clawback policy, as may be adopted or amended from time to time, or (ii) any applicable law, rule or regulation or applicable stock exchange rule, including, without limitation, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any NYSE Listing Rule adopted pursuant thereto.
(c) Plan Provisions Control. In the event that any provision of the Award Agreement conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. Any term not otherwise defined in this Award Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(d) Rationale for Grant. The Performance Units granted pursuant to this Award Agreement is intended to offer Participant an incentive to put forth maximum efforts in future services for the success of the Company’s business. The Performance Units are not intended to compensate Participant for past services.
(e) No Rights of Stockholders. Neither Participant, Participant’s legal representative nor a permissible assignee of this award shall have any of the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company.
(f) No Right to Employment. The issuance of the Performance Units shall not be construed as giving Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate, nor will it affect in any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate such employment at any time, with or without Cause. In addition, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss Participant from employment free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or the Award Agreement. Nothing in the Award Agreement shall confer on any person any legal or equitable right against the Company or any Affiliate, directly or indirectly, or give rise to any cause of action at law or in equity against the Company or an Affiliate. The award granted hereunder shall not form any part of the wages or salary of Participant for purposes of severance pay or termination indemnities, irrespective of the reason for termination of employment. Under no circumstances shall any person ceasing to be an employee of the Company or any Affiliate be entitled to any compensation for any loss of any right or benefit under the Award Agreement or Plan which such employee might otherwise have enjoyed but for termination of employment, whether such compensation is claimed by way of damages for wrongful or unfair dismissal, breach of contract or otherwise. By participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed to have accepted all the conditions of
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the Plan and the Award Agreement and the terms and conditions of any rules and regulations adopted by the Committee and shall be fully bound thereby.
(g) Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and the Award Agreement, and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and the Award Agreement, shall be determined in accordance with the internal laws, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Delaware. Participant hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of Delaware to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or the Award Agreement.
(h) Severability. If any provision of the Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Award Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or the Award Agreement, and the remainder of the Award Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(i) No Trust or Fund Created. Participant shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company, its Subsidiaries, and/or its Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor the Award Agreement shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and Participant or any other person.
(j) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Award Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Award Agreement or any provision thereof.
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a)
I, James "Joc" C. O'Rourke, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Mosaic Company; | | --- | --- || 2. | 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; | | --- | --- || 3. | 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; | | --- | --- || 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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: | | --- | --- || a) | 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; | | --- | --- || b) | 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; | | --- | --- || c) | 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 | | --- | --- || d) | 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 | | --- | --- || 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 function): | | --- | --- || 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 | | --- | --- || b) | 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. | | --- | --- | | May 4, 2023 | | --- | | /s/ James "Joc" C. O'Rourke | | James "Joc" C. O'Rourke | | Chief Executive Officer and President | | The Mosaic Company |
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Exhibit 31.2
Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a)
I, Clint C. Freeland, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Mosaic Company; | | --- | --- || 2. | 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; | | --- | --- || 3. | 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; | | --- | --- || 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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: | | --- | --- || a) | 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; | | --- | --- || b) | 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; | | --- | --- || c) | 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 | | --- | --- || d) | 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 | | --- | --- || 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 function): | | --- | --- || 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 | | --- | --- || b) | 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. | | --- | --- | | May 4, 2023 | | --- | | /s/ Clint C. Freeland | | Clint C. Freeland | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | | The Mosaic Company |
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Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b)
and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
I, James "Joc" C. O'Rourke, the Chief Executive Officer and President of The Mosaic Company, certify that (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023 of The Mosaic Company 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 such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The Mosaic Company.
| May 4, 2023 |
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| /s/ James "Joc" C. O'Rourke |
| James "Joc" C. O'Rourke |
| Chief Executive Officer and President |
| The Mosaic Company |
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Exhibit 32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b)
and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
I, Clint C. Freeland, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Mosaic Company, certify that (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023 of The Mosaic Company 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 such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The Mosaic Company.
| May 4, 2023 |
|---|
| /s/ Clint C. Freeland |
| Clint C. Freeland |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| The Mosaic Company |
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Exhibit 95
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
The following table shows, for each of our U.S. mines that is subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (“MSHA”), the information required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K. Section references are to sections of MSHA.
| Potash Mine | Florida Phosphate Rock Mines | |||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Carlsbad,<br> New Mexico | Four Corners | South Fort Meade | Wingate | South Pasture | |||||||
| Section 104 citations for violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard (#) | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Section 104(b) orders (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Section 104(d) citations and orders (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Section 110(b)(2) violations (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Section 107(a) orders (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Proposed assessments under MSHA (whole dollars) | $ | 86,353 | $ | 9,042 | $ | 1,152 | $ | — | $ | — | ||
| Mining-related fatalities (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Section 104(e) notice | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||
| Notice of the potential for a pattern of violations under Section 104(e) | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||
| Legal actions before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (“FMSHRC”) initiated (#) | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Legal actions before the FMSHRC resolved (#) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Legal actions pending before the FMSHRC, end of period: | ||||||||||||
| Contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of 29 CFR Part 2700 (#) | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of 29 CFR Part 2700 (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Complaints for compensation referenced in Subpart D of 29 CFR Part 2700 (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Complaints of discharge, discrimination or interference referenced in Subpart E of 29 CFR Part 2700 (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applications for temporary relief referenced in Subpart F of 29 CFR Part 2700 (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Appeals of judges’ decisions or orders referenced in Subpart H of 29 CFR Part 2700 (#) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Total pending legal actions (#) | — | 1 | — | — | — |