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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Laporte Road, Stallingborough
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Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN40 2PR, UK
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of exchange on which registered
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| Item 2.02. |
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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| Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Press Release, dated July 28, 2021 reporting Tronox Holdings plc’s financial results for the
second quarter 2021.
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Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC
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Date: July 29, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey Neuman
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Name:
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Jeffrey Neuman
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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| • |
Record revenue of $927 million increased 4 percent sequentially, driven primarily by 5 percent higher TiO2 average selling prices and 5
percent higher zircon average selling prices
|
| • |
Income from operations of $150 million; Net income of $77 million
|
| • |
GAAP earnings per share of $0.46; Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.61 (Non-GAAP); the difference is due to second quarter debt extinguishment costs
|
| • |
Adjusted EBITDA of $237 million, in line with guidance; Adjusted EBITDA margin of 26 percent (Non-GAAP); sequential improvement driven primarily by increased TiO2 and zircon selling prices
|
| • |
TiO2 sales volumes increased 1 percent sequentially, driven by continued recovery led by North America and Europe
|
| • |
Zircon sales volumes continue to be very strong, but declined 5 percent sequentially from record first quarter levels as expected
|
| • |
Generated a record $150 million in free cash flow in the second quarter after investing $60 million in capital expenditures
|
| • |
Continued deleveraging with debt repayments of $135 million in the second quarter and $70 million completed in July for a total of $205 million, reducing total debt to $2.8 billion
|
| • |
Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share representing an increase in the quarterly dividend rate of $0.02 per share, equating to a $0.40 per share annual dividend, reflecting the Board’s confidence in the business model and
cash flow generation capabilities
|
| ◦ |
The quarterly dividend will be payable on Friday, September 10, 2021, to shareholders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares at the close of business on Monday, August 9, 2021
|
| • |
TiO2 and zircon prices expected to continue to increase
|
| • |
TiO2 sales volumes expected to decline 5-10 percent sequentially from record second quarter levels, due to supplier and logistics constraints
|
| • |
Zircon sales volumes expected to remain elevated above 2019 and 2020 quarterly volume levels, benefiting from sales from inventory, though lower than second quarter 2021 levels
|
| • |
Adjusted EBITDA expected to increase to $245-$260 million despite anticipated lower sales volumes and increased production costs which will be partially offset by expected price improvements and the roll off of second quarter operational
disruptions
|
|
(Millions of dollars)
|
Q2 2021
|
Q2 2020
|
Y-o-Y %∆
|
|
Q1 2021
|
Q-o-Q%∆
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Revenue
|
$
|
927
|
$
|
578
|
60
|
%
|
$
|
891
|
4
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
TiO2
|
740
|
466
|
59
|
%
|
696
|
6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Zircon
|
121
|
68
|
78
|
%
|
123
|
(2
|
)%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Feedstock and other products
|
66
|
44
|
50
|
%
|
72
|
(8
|
)%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net Income (Loss)
|
77
|
(4
|
)
|
nm
|
26
|
196
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
237
|
142
|
67
|
%
|
225
|
5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
|
26
|
%
|
25
|
%
|
1 pt
|
25
|
%
|
1pt
|
||||||||||||
|
Y-o-Y %∆
|
Q-o-Q % ∆ |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Volume
|
Price
|
Volume
|
Price
|
||||||||||||||||
|
TiO2
|
45
|
%
|
9
|
%
|
1
|
%
|
5
|
%
|
|||||||||||
|
Local Currency Basis
|
n/a
|
6
|
%
|
n/a
|
5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Zircon
|
78
|
%
|
1
|
%
|
(5
|
)%
|
5
|
%
|
|||||||||||
| • |
Revenue of $927 million increased 60 percent compared to $578 million, driven largely by improved sales volumes and average selling prices across all products
|
| • |
TiO2 sales of $740 million increased 59 percent compared to $466 million; sales volumes increased 45 percent versus the year ago quarter, driven by global market recovery in all regions; selling prices improved 9 percent on a
U.S. dollar basis and 6 percent on a local currency basis year over year
|
| • |
Zircon sales of $121 million increased 78 percent from $68 million; sales volumes increased 78 percent driven by global market recovery, while selling prices increased 1 percent
|
| • |
Feedstock and other product sales of $66 million increased 50 percent from $44 million in the prior year period, primarily due to an improved pig iron market
|
| • |
Adjusted EBITDA of $237 million increased 67 percent compared to $142 million, driven by increased sales volumes and prices across all products and improved production costs, partially offset by unfavorable exchange rates and the
previously cited operational disruptions in the quarter
|
| • |
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $77 million compared to $80 million in the prior year period
|
| • |
Interest expense of $36 million decreased from $47 million in the year-ago quarter, due to lower debt levels and reduced interest rates as a result of the first quarter refinancing transactions
|
| • |
Revenue of $927 million increased 4 percent compared to $891 million, primarily due to higher TiO2 and zircon selling prices
|
| • |
TiO2 sales of $740 million increased 6 percent compared to $696 million; sales volumes increased 1 percent sequentially, led by North America and Europe; selling prices increased 5 percent sequentially on both a U.S. dollar and local
currency basis
|
| • |
Zircon sales of $121 million decreased 2 percent from $123 million; sales volumes decreased 5 percent, due to reduced sales from excess inventory in the quarter, while selling prices increased 5 percent sequentially
|
| • |
Feedstock and other product sales of $66 million decreased 8 percent compared to $72 million due to timing as, despite higher pig iron selling prices, some pig iron volumes rolled into the third quarter
|
| • |
Adjusted EBITDA of $237 million increased 5 percent compared to $225 million, driven primarily by higher selling prices across all products, increased TiO2 volumes, and improved production costs, partially offset by the
previously cited operational disruptions in the quarter and unfavorable exchange rates
|
| • |
SG&A expenses were $77 million compared to $81 million
|
| • |
Interest expense was $36 million compared to $50 million, due to lower debt levels and reduced interest rates as a result of the first quarter refinancing transactions
|
| • |
As part of the first quarter refinancing transactions, which included a redemption of our $450 million 5.75% Senior Notes due 2025 on April 1, 2021, the Company incurred $23 million in tax adjusted debt extinguishment costs in the second
quarter
|
| • |
As of June 30, 2021, total debt was $2.8 billion and debt, net of cash and cash equivalents was $2.5 billion
|
| • |
Liquidity was $767 million as of June 30, 2021, comprising cash and cash equivalents of $303 million and $464 million available under revolving credit facilities
|
| • |
In the second quarter 2021, capital expenditures were $60 million and depreciation, depletion and amortization expense was $71 million
|
| • |
Free cash flow for the quarter was $150 million
|
| • |
Jefferies Virtual Industrials Conference, August 3, 2021
|
| • |
Credit Suisse 34th Annual Basic Materials Conference (Virtual), September 13, 2021
|
| • |
Deutsche Bank’s 29th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference (Virtual), October 4, 2021
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net sales
|
$
|
927
|
$
|
578
|
$
|
1,818
|
$
|
1,300
|
||||||||
|
Cost of goods sold
|
700
|
449
|
1,385
|
996
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross profit
|
227
|
129
|
433
|
304
|
||||||||||||
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
77
|
80
|
158
|
174
|
||||||||||||
|
Restructuring
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
||||||||||||
|
Income from operations
|
150
|
49
|
275
|
128
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
(36
|
)
|
(47
|
)
|
(86
|
)
|
(92
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Interest income
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
||||||||||||
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
(23
|
)
|
-
|
(57
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Other income (expense), net
|
4
|
2
|
(6
|
)
|
11
|
|||||||||||
|
Income before income taxes
|
97
|
6
|
129
|
52
|
||||||||||||
|
Income tax provision
|
(20
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
(26
|
)
|
(16
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Net income (loss)
|
77
|
(4
|
)
|
103
|
36
|
|||||||||||
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
4
|
-
|
11
|
8
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Tronox Holdings plc
|
$
|
73
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
$
|
92
|
$
|
28
|
|||||||
|
Earnings (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
|
$
|
0.47
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
0.61
|
$
|
0.19
|
|||||||
|
Diluted
|
$
|
0.46
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
0.59
|
$
|
0.19
|
|||||||
|
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in thousands)
|
153,557
|
143,465
|
150,361
|
143,080
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in thousands)
|
158,959
|
143,465
|
156,335
|
143,644
|
||||||||||||
|
Other Operating Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Capital expenditures
|
60
|
44
|
118
|
82
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense
|
71
|
72
|
155
|
143
|
||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Tronox Holdings plc (U.S. GAAP)
|
$
|
73
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
$
|
92
|
$
|
28
|
|||||||
|
Transaction costs (a)
|
-
|
4
|
18
|
4
|
||||||||||||
|
Restructuring (b)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
||||||||||||
|
Integration costs (c)
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
10
|
||||||||||||
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt (d)
|
23
|
-
|
49
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Gain on asset sale (e)
|
-
|
-
|
(2
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Costs associated with former CEO retirement (f)
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Costs associated with Exxaro deal (g)
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Tax valuation allowance (h)
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
||||||||||||
|
Other (i)
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Adjusted net income attributable to Tronox Holdings plc (non-U.S. GAAP) (1)
|
$
|
96
|
$
|
5
|
$
|
162
|
$
|
46
|
||||||||
|
Diluted net income (loss) per share (U.S. GAAP)
|
$
|
0.46
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
0.59
|
$
|
0.19
|
|||||||
|
Transaction costs, per share
|
-
|
0.03
|
0.12
|
0.03
|
||||||||||||
|
Restructuring, per share
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.01
|
||||||||||||
|
Integration costs, per share
|
-
|
0.02
|
-
|
0.07
|
||||||||||||
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt, per share
|
0.14
|
-
|
0.31
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Gain on asset sale, per share
|
-
|
-
|
(0.01
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Costs associated with former CEO retirement, per share
|
-
|
-
|
0.02
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Costs associated with Exxaro deal, per share
|
-
|
-
|
0.01
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Tax valuation allowance, per share
|
-
|
0.01
|
-
|
0.01
|
||||||||||||
|
Other, per share
|
-
|
-
|
0.01
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Diluted adjusted net income per share attributable to Tronox Holdings plc (non-U.S. GAAP) (2)
|
$
|
0.61
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
1.04
|
$
|
0.31
|
||||||||
|
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in thousands)
|
158,959
|
143,754
|
156,335
|
143,644
|
||||||||||||
|
June 30, 2021
|
December 31, 2020
|
|||||||
|
ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Current Assets
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
303
|
$
|
619
|
||||
|
Restricted cash
|
4
|
29
|
||||||
|
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $4 million and $5 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)
|
681
|
540
|
||||||
|
Inventories, net
|
1,020
|
1,137
|
||||||
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
171
|
200
|
||||||
|
Income taxes receivable
|
6
|
4
|
||||||
|
Total current assets
|
2,185
|
2,529
|
||||||
|
Noncurrent Assets
|
||||||||
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
1,732
|
1,759
|
||||||
|
Mineral leaseholds, net
|
795
|
803
|
||||||
|
Intangible assets, net
|
206
|
201
|
||||||
|
Lease right of use assets, net
|
69
|
81
|
||||||
|
Deferred tax assets
|
1,013
|
1,020
|
||||||
|
Other long-term assets
|
182
|
175
|
||||||
|
Total assets
|
$
|
6,182
|
$
|
6,568
|
||||
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
Current Liabilities
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
375
|
$
|
356
|
||||
|
Accrued liabilities
|
334
|
350
|
||||||
|
Short-term lease liabilities
|
41
|
39
|
||||||
|
Long-term debt due within one year
|
34
|
58
|
||||||
|
Income taxes payable
|
9
|
2
|
||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
793
|
805
|
||||||
|
Noncurrent Liabilities
|
||||||||
|
Long-term debt, net
|
2,804
|
3,263
|
||||||
|
Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits
|
144
|
146
|
||||||
|
Asset retirement obligations
|
163
|
157
|
||||||
|
Environmental liabilities
|
66
|
67
|
||||||
|
Long-term lease liabilities
|
25
|
41
|
||||||
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
177
|
176
|
||||||
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
34
|
42
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
4,206
|
4,697
|
||||||
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
||||||||
|
Shareholders’ Equity
|
||||||||
|
Tronox Holdings plc ordinary shares, par value $0.01 — 153,588,540 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and 143,557,479 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2020
|
2
|
1
|
||||||
|
Capital in excess of par value
|
2,047
|
1,873
|
||||||
|
Retained earnings
|
501
|
434
|
||||||
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(628
|
)
|
(610
|
)
|
||||
|
Total Tronox Holdings plc shareholders’ equity
|
1,922
|
1,698
|
||||||
|
Noncontrolling interest
|
54
|
173
|
||||||
|
Total equity
|
1,976
|
1,871
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
$
|
6,182
|
$
|
6,568
|
||||
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
103
|
$
|
36
|
||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
155
|
143
|
||||||
|
Deferred income taxes
|
2
|
6
|
||||||
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
16
|
11
|
||||||
|
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and discount on debt
|
5
|
5
|
||||||
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
57
|
-
|
||||||
|
Other non-cash items affecting net income
|
24
|
31
|
||||||
|
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses
|
(140
|
)
|
25
|
|||||
|
Decrease (increase) in inventories, net
|
110
|
(117
|
)
|
|||||
|
Decrease (increase) in prepaid and other assets
|
28
|
(18
|
)
|
|||||
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
17
|
(16
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net changes in income tax payables and receivables
|
4
|
(3
|
)
|
|||||
|
Changes in other non-current assets and liabilities
|
(36
|
)
|
(31
|
)
|
||||
|
Cash provided by operating activities
|
345
|
72
|
||||||
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
|
||||||||
|
Capital expenditures
|
(118
|
)
|
(82
|
)
|
||||
|
Insurance proceeds
|
1
|
1
|
||||||
|
Loans
|
-
|
(12
|
)
|
|||||
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
1
|
1
|
||||||
|
Cash used in investing activities
|
(116
|
)
|
(92
|
)
|
||||
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
(2,846
|
)
|
(15
|
)
|
||||
|
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
2,375
|
500
|
||||||
|
Proceeds from short-term debt
|
-
|
13
|
||||||
|
Call premium paid
|
(40
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Debt issuance costs
|
(34
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
||||
|
Proceeds from the exercise of options
|
3
|
-
|
||||||
|
Dividends paid
|
(28
|
)
|
(20
|
)
|
||||
|
Restricted stock and performance-based shares settled in cash for withholding taxes
|
(3
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
||||
|
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(573
|
)
|
466
|
|||||
|
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
3
|
(8
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
(341
|
)
|
438
|
|||||
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
|
648
|
311
|
||||||
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
|
$
|
307
|
$
|
749
|
||||
|
Three Months Ended
June 30, |
Six Months Ended
June 30, |
|||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net income (loss) (U.S. GAAP)
|
$
|
77
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
$
|
103
|
$
|
36
|
|||||||
|
Interest expense
|
36
|
47
|
86
|
92
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest income
|
(2
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Income tax provision
|
20
|
10
|
26
|
16
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense
|
71
|
72
|
155
|
143
|
||||||||||||
|
EBITDA (non-U.S. GAAP)
|
202
|
123
|
367
|
282
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation (a)
|
7
|
2
|
16
|
11
|
||||||||||||
|
Transaction costs (b)
|
-
|
4
|
18
|
4
|
||||||||||||
|
Restructuring (c)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
||||||||||||
|
Integration costs (d)
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
10
|
||||||||||||
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt (e)
|
23
|
-
|
57
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Costs associated with former CEO retirement (f)
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Gain on asset sale (g)
|
-
|
-
|
(2
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Foreign currency remeasurement (h)
|
-
|
2
|
(4
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Costs associated with Exxaro deal (i)
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Other items (j)
|
5
|
8
|
8
|
14
|
||||||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA (non-U.S. GAAP)
|
$
|
237
|
$
|
142
|
$
|
462
|
$
|
315
|
||||||||
|
|
Consolidated
|
|||
|
Cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
345
|
||
|
Capital expenditures
|
(118
|
)
|
||
|
Free cash flow (non-U.S. GAAP)
|
$
|
227
|
||