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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

OR
o
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 001-35492

ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Hawaii
45-4849780
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
P. O. Box 3440, Honolulu, Hawaii
822 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
(Address of principal executive offices)
9680l
96813
(Zip Code)

(808) 525-6611
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name, former address, and former
fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer x
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2015:     48,875,225
 





PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Operating Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate leasing
$
33.0

 
$
31.3

 
$
100.5

 
$
93.2

Real estate development and sales
19.9

 
18.2

 
87.8

 
40.5

Materials and construction
51.0

 
58.4

 
165.3

 
173.1

Agribusiness
40.8

 
45.5

 
95.5

 
88.2

Total operating revenue
144.7

 
153.4

 
449.1

 
395.0

Operating Costs and Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of real estate leasing
20.8

 
19.6

 
61.3

 
58.6

Cost of real estate development and sales
6.7

 
5.4

 
47.4

 
16.5

Cost of construction contracts and materials
40.7

 
48.0

 
134.1

 
141.9

Cost of agribusiness revenue
49.8

 
52.7

 
107.1

 
91.8

Selling, general and administrative
12.6

 
12.1

 
41.3

 
37.9

Gain on the sale of improved property

 

 
(1.9
)
 

Total operating costs and expenses
130.6

 
137.8

 
389.3

 
346.7

Operating Income
14.1

 
15.6

 
59.8

 
48.3

Other Income and (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income related to joint ventures
2.9

 
1.5

 
30.7

 
0.3

Reduction in KRS II carrying value
(0.1
)
 
(15.1
)
 
(1.7
)
 
(15.1
)
Interest income and other
0.4

 
1.1

 
0.8

 
2.6

Interest expense
(6.5
)
 
(7.2
)
 
(20.2
)
 
(21.6
)
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
10.8

 
(4.1
)
 
69.4

 
14.5

Income tax expense (benefit)
3.8

 
(14.9
)
 
26.4

 
(7.6
)
Income From Continuing Operations
7.0

 
10.8

 
43.0

 
22.1

Income From Discontinued Operations, net of income taxes

 

 

 
34.3

Net Income
7.0

 
10.8

 
43.0

 
56.4

Income attributable to noncontrolling interest
(0.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(2.0
)
Net Income Attributable to A&B Shareholders
$
6.7

 
$
10.2

 
$
41.8

 
$
54.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations available to A&B shareholders (Note 5)
$
0.11

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.83

 
$
0.41

Discontinued operations available to A&B shareholders

 

 

 
0.71

Basic - Net income available to A&B shareholders (Note 5)
$
0.11

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.83

 
$
1.12

Diluted Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations available to A&B shareholders (Note 5)
$
0.11

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.82

 
$
0.41

Discontinued operations available to A&B shareholders

 

 

 
0.70

Diluted - Net income available to A&B shareholders (Note 5)
$
0.11

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.82

 
$
1.11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
48.9

 
48.8

 
48.8

 
48.7

Diluted
49.4

 
49.3

 
49.3

 
49.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends per share
$
0.05

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.12


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In millions) (Unaudited)

 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net Income
$
7.0

 
$
10.8

 
$
43.0

 
$
56.4

Other Comprehensive Income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit pension plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net gain (loss) and prior service cost

 

 
(0.8
)
 
1.2

Amortization of prior service credit included in net periodic pension cost
(0.4
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(1.0
)
Amortization of net loss included in net periodic pension cost
1.8

 
1.1

 
5.4

 
3.3

Income taxes related to other comprehensive income
(0.5
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(1.4
)
 
(1.4
)
Other Comprehensive Income
0.9

 
0.4

 
2.2

 
2.1

Comprehensive Income
$
7.9

 
$
11.2

 
$
45.2

 
$
58.5

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
(0.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(2.0
)
Comprehensive income attributable to A&B
$
7.6

 
$
10.6

 
$
44.0

 
$
56.5


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions) (Unaudited)
 
September 30,
2015
 
December 31, 2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current Assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
4.1

 
$
2.8

Accounts and other notes receivable, net
36.6

 
33.1

Contracts retention
10.1

 
9.1

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
13.9

 
15.9

Inventories
66.2

 
81.9

Real estate held for sale
0.7

 
2.5

Deferred income taxes
5.7

 
8.3

Income tax receivable
4.2

 
6.7

Prepaid expenses and other assets
11.4

 
15.6

Total current assets
152.9

 
175.9

Investments in Affiliates
413.6

 
418.6

Real Estate Developments
181.2

 
224.0

Property – net
1,288.9

 
1,301.7

Intangible Assets - net
56.5

 
63.9

Goodwill
102.3

 
102.3

Other Assets
50.1

 
43.5

Total assets
$
2,245.5

 
$
2,329.9

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt
$
47.7

 
$
74.5

Accounts payable
30.1

 
37.6

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
1.9

 
3.6

Accrued interest
3.1

 
5.7

Deferred revenue
1.8

 
16.5

Indemnity holdback related to Grace acquisition
9.3

 
9.3

Accrued and other liabilities
33.2

 
35.8

Total current liabilities
127.1

 
183.0

Long-term Liabilities:
 
 
 
Long-term debt
546.7

 
631.5

Deferred income taxes
210.9

 
194.0

Accrued pension and postretirement benefits
53.2

 
54.8

Other non-current liabilities
52.0

 
51.8

Total long-term liabilities
862.8

 
932.1

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 3)

 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Note 4)
9.8

 

Equity:

 
 
Common stock
1,150.3

 
1,147.3

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(42.2
)
 
(44.4
)
     Retained earnings
134.1

 
101.0

Total A&B Shareholders' equity
1,242.2

 
1,203.9

Noncontrolling interest
3.6

 
10.9

Total equity
1,245.8

 
1,214.8

Total liabilities and equity
$
2,245.5

 
$
2,329.9


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions) (Unaudited)

 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
$
115.3

 
$
3.3

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment
(34.9
)
 
(27.3
)
Capital expenditures related to 1031 commercial property transactions
(1.3
)
 

Proceeds from investment tax credits and grants related to Port Allen Solar Farm

 
4.5

Proceeds from disposal of property and other assets
5.1

 
8.5

Proceeds from disposals related to 1031 commercial property transactions
25.2

 
86.4

Payments for purchases of investments in affiliates
(22.5
)
 
(37.9
)
Proceeds from investments in affiliates
37.6

 
14.4

Change in restricted cash associated with 1031 transactions
(2.7
)
 
(15.2
)
Net cash provided by investing activities
6.5

 
33.4

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuances of long-term debt
71.0

 
126.0

Payments of long-term debt and deferred financing costs
(182.1
)
 
(86.5
)
Payments on borrowings under line-of-credit, net
(0.4
)
 
(64.5
)
Dividends paid
(7.4
)
 
(5.9
)
Distributions to non-controlling interest
(1.1
)
 

(Repurchase) proceeds from issuance of capital stock and other, net
(0.5
)
 
0.1

  Net cash used in financing activities
(120.5
)
 
(30.8
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
 
 
 
  Net increase for the period
1.3

 
5.9

  Balance, beginning of period
2.8

 
3.3

  Balance, end of period
$
4.1

 
$
9.2

 
 
 
 
Other Cash Flow Information:
 
 
 
Interest paid
$
(23.3
)
 
$
(24.7
)
Income taxes paid
$
(5.4
)
 
$
(12.6
)
Other Non-cash Information:
 
 
 
Real estate exchanged for note receivable
$

 
$
3.6

Land contributed into real estate joint venture
$
9.6

 
$

Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
3.7

 
$

Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interest
$
1.3

 
$


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
(In millions) (Unaudited)
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
 
 
A&B Share-
holders' Equity
 
Non-
controlling interest
 
Total
 
A&B Share-
holders' Equity
 
Non-
controlling interest
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
1,203.9

 
$
10.9

 
$
1,214.8

 
$
1,159.8

 
$
8.9

 
$
1,168.7

Net income
 
41.8

 
1.2

 
43.0

 
54.4

 
2.0

 
56.4

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
2.2

 

 
2.2

 
2.1

 

 
2.1

Dividends on common stock
 
(7.4
)
 

 
(7.4
)
 
(5.9
)
 

 
(5.9
)
Reclassification of redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 4)
 

 
(8.5
)
 
(8.5
)
 

 

 

Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest
   (Note 4)
 
(1.3
)
 

 
(1.3
)
 

 

 

Share-based compensation
 
3.4

 

 
3.4

 
3.5

 

 
3.5

Shares issued or repurchased, net
 
(0.9
)
 

 
(0.9
)
 
(1.1
)
 

 
(1.1
)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards
 
0.5

 

 
0.5

 
1.4

 

 
1.4

Ending balance
 
$
1,242.2

 
$
3.6

 
$
1,245.8

 
$
1,214.2

 
$
10.9

 
$
1,225.1


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

(1)
Description of Business.  Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. ("A&B" or the "Company") is headquartered in Honolulu and operates four segments: Real Estate Development and Sales; Real Estate Leasing; Agribusiness; and Materials and Construction.

Real Estate Development and Sales: The Real Estate Development and Sales segment generates its revenue through the investment in and development and sale of land and commercial and residential properties in Hawaii and through the sale of properties in the Company's Leasing portfolio.

Real Estate Leasing:  The Real Estate Leasing segment owns, operates and manages retail, office and industrial properties in Hawaii and on the Mainland. The Real Estate Leasing segment also leases urban land in Hawaii to third-party lessees.

Agribusiness:  The Agribusiness segment produces bulk raw sugar, specialty food grade sugars and molasses; produces and sells specialty food-grade sugars; provides general trucking services, equipment maintenance and repair services; leases agricultural land to third parties; and generates and sells electricity to the extent not used in A&B’s Agribusiness operations.

Materials and Construction: The Materials and Construction segment performs asphalt paving as prime contractor and subcontractor; imports and sells liquid asphalt; mines, processes and sells basalt aggregate; produces and sells construction materials; and provides and sells various construction- and traffic-control-related products.

(2)
Basis of Presentation.  The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Because of the nature of the Company’s operations, the results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. While these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for fair presentation of the results of the interim period, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for complete financial statements. Therefore, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 ("2014 Form 10-K"), and other subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Revisions of prior period financial statements: In the first quarter of 2014, the Company recorded an out-of-period 2013 adjustment to income taxes, which had the effect of increasing income tax expense and reducing net income and income from continuing operations by $1.6 million, or approximately $0.03 per diluted share. In the course of preparing the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company identified immaterial misstatements in certain deferred tax accounts related to prior periods. In connection with the correction of these misstatements, which were reflected in the Company's 2014 Form 10-K, the Company also corrected for the 2013 out-of-period income tax adjustment by retroactively adjusting income taxes for the first quarter of 2014, which increased net income and income from continuing operations by $1.6 million, or approximately $0.03 per diluted share, from the results previously reported in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The impact of the adjustments had no impact on pre-tax income or cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities.
Rounding: Amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are rounded to the nearest tenth of a million, but per-share calculations and percentages were determined based on amounts before rounding. Accordingly, a recalculation of some per-share amounts and percentages, if based on the reported data, may be slightly different.


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(3)
Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies:  Commitments and financial arrangements not recorded on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet, excluding lease commitments that are disclosed in Note 10 of the Company’s 2014 Form 10-K, included the following (in millions) as of September 30, 2015:
Standby letters of credit
$
11.8

Bonds related to real estate and construction*
$
419.0


*
Represents bonds related to construction and real estate activities in Hawaii, and include construction bonds issued by third party sureties (bid, performance, and payment bonds) and commercial bonds issued by third party sureties (permit, subdivision, license, and notary bonds). In the event the bonds are drawn upon, the Company would be obligated to reimburse the surety that issued the bond. None of the bonds have been drawn upon to date, and the Company believes it is unlikely that any of these bonds will be drawn upon.
    
Indemnity Agreements:  For certain real estate joint ventures, the Company may be obligated under bond indemnities to complete construction of the real estate development if the joint venture does not perform. These indemnities are designed to protect the surety in exchange for the issuance of surety bonds that cover joint venture construction activities, such as project amenities, roads, utilities, and other infrastructure, at its joint ventures. Under the indemnities, the Company and its joint venture partners agree to indemnify the surety bond issuer from all losses and expenses arising from the failure of the joint venture to complete the specified bonded construction. The maximum potential amount of aggregate future payments is a function of the amount covered by outstanding bonds at the time of default by the joint venture, reduced by the amount of work completed to date. The recorded amounts of the indemnity liabilities were not material individually or in the aggregate.

Other than the above items and those described in the Company's 2014 Form 10-K, obligations of the Company’s non-consolidated joint ventures do not have recourse to the Company and the Company’s “at-risk” amounts are limited to its investment.
 
Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies: A&B owns 16,000 acres of watershed lands in East Maui that supply a significant portion of the irrigation water used by Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (“HC&S”), a division of A&B that produces raw sugar. A&B also held four water licenses to another 30,000 acres owned by the State of Hawaii in East Maui which, over the last ten years, have supplied approximately 56 percent of the irrigation water used by HC&S. The last of these water license agreements expired in 1986, and all four agreements were then extended as revocable permits that were renewed annually. In 2001, a request was made to the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (the “BLNR”) to replace these revocable permits with a long-term water lease. Pending the conclusion by the BLNR of this contested case hearing on the request for the long-term lease, the BLNR has kept the existing permits on a holdover basis. A third party filed a lawsuit on April 10, 2015 alleging that the BLNR has been renewing the revocable permits annually rather than keeping them in holdover status, and that the BLNR unlawfully failed to conduct an environmental assessment for the renewals. The lawsuit seeks a court order voiding the revocable permits and requiring preparation of an environmental assessment of the renewals. If the Company is not permitted to utilize sufficient quantities of stream waters from state lands in East Maui, it would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s sugar-growing operations.
 
In addition, on May 24, 2001, petitions were filed by a third party, requesting that the Commission on Water Resource Management of the State of Hawaii (“Water Commission”) establish interim instream flow standards (“IIFS”) in 27 East Maui streams that feed the Company’s irrigation system. On September 25, 2008, the Water Commission took action on eight of the petitions, resulting in some quantity of water being returned to the streams rather than being utilized for irrigation purposes. In May 2010, the Water Commission took action on the remaining 19 streams resulting in additional water being returned to the streams. A petition requesting a contested case hearing to challenge the Water Commission’s decisions was filed with the Commission by the opposing third party. On October 18, 2010, the Water Commission denied the petitioner’s request for a contested case hearing. On November 17, 2010, the petitioner filed an appeal of the Water Commission’s denial to the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. On August 31, 2011, the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals dismissed the petitioner’s appeal. On November 29, 2011, the petitioner appealed the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals’ dismissal to the Hawaii Supreme Court. On January 11, 2012, the Hawaii Supreme Court vacated the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals’ dismissal of the petitioner’s appeal and remanded the appeal back to the Intermediate Court of Appeals. On November 30, 2012, the Intermediate Court of Appeals remanded the case back to the Water Commission, ordering the Commission to grant the petitioner’s request for a contested case hearing. On July 17, 2013, the Commission authorized the appointment of a hearings officer for the contested case hearing.  On August 20, 2014, the Commission expanded the scope of the contested case hearing to encompass all 27 petitions for amendment of the IIFS for East Maui streams, including the eight petitions that the Commission previously acted upon in 2008. The evidentiary phase

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of the hearing before the Commission-appointed hearings officer was completed on April 2, 2015, and the final decision of the Commission is not expected until 2016.

Water loss that may result from the Water Commission’s future decisions would impose challenges to the Company’s sugar growing operations. Water loss would result in a combination of future suppression of sugar yields and negative financial impacts on the Company that will only be quantifiable over time. Accordingly, the Company is unable to predict, at this time, the total impact of the water proceedings.

In January 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized nationwide standards for controlling hazardous air pollutant emissions from industrial, commercial, institutional boilers and process heaters (the “Boiler MACT” rule), which apply to HC&S's three boilers at the Puunene Sugar Mill. The initial deadline for compliance with the Boiler MACT rule is January 2016, with full compliance required by July 2016. The Company anticipates that the Puunene Mill boilers will be able to meet the new emissions limits without significant modifications and that compliance costs will be less than $1 million, based on currently available information. The Company is currently developing strategies for achieving compliance with the new regulations, including identifying required upgrades to boiler and air pollution control instrumentation and developing the complex compliance monitoring approaches necessary to accommodate the facility’s multi-fuel operations. There remains significant uncertainty as to the final requirements of the Boiler MACT rule, pending an EPA response to various petitions for reconsideration and ongoing litigation. Any resulting changes to the Boiler MACT rule could adversely impact the Company’s compliance schedule or cost of compliance.
 
On June 24, 2014, the Hawaii State Department of Health (“DOH”) Clean Air Branch issued a Notice and Finding of Violation and Order (“NFVO”) to HC&S alleging various violations relating to the operation of HC&S’s three boilers at its sugar mill. The DOH reviewed a five-year period (2009-2013) and alleged violations relating primarily to periods of excess visible emissions and operation of the wet scrubbers installed to control particulate matter emissions from the boiler stacks. All incidents included in the NFVO were self-reported by HC&S to the DOH prior to the DOH’s review, and there is no indication that these deviations resulted in any violation of health-based air quality standards. The NFVO includes an administrative penalty of $1.3 million, which HC&S has contested. The Company is unable to predict, at this time, the outcome or financial impact of the NFVO, but does not believe that the financial impact of the NFVO will be material to its financial position, cash flows or results of operations.

On July 1, 2015, a lawsuit was filed against the State of Hawaii and the Director of the Department of Health, alleging that the sugar cane burning permits issued by the State to HC&S were unlawfully issued, and seeking an injunction against the burning of cane. On July 6, 2015, the plaintiffs added the Company as a defendant. If the Company is not permitted or is substantially limited in its ability to burn sugar cane, this would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s sugar operations. The Company will vigorously defend itself in this matter.
 
A&B is a party to, or may be contingently liable in connection with, other legal actions arising in the normal conduct of its businesses, the outcomes of which, in the opinion of management after consultation with counsel, would not have a material effect on A&B’s condensed consolidated financial statements as a whole.

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(4)
    Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest: The condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of GLP Asphalt, LLC ("GLP"), an importer and distributor of liquid asphalt. The Company has a 70 percent ownership interest in GLP that was acquired in connection with the acquisition of Grace Pacific LLC on October 1, 2013. During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Company reclassified the noncontrolling interest of GLP to mezzanine equity in the accompanying balance sheet, as it is redeemable at the option of the holder. The impact of the redemption feature on prior periods was not material. The redeemable noncontrolling interest of GLP is recorded at the greater of (i) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the noncontrolling interest's share of net income or loss and distributions (the "carrying amount") or (ii) the redemption value, which is derived from a specified formula. As of September 30, 2015, due to an increase in earnings at GLP, the redemption value exceeded the carrying amount by $1.3 million and was reflected in the computation of earnings per share.


(5)
Earnings Per Share (“EPS”): The following table provides a reconciliation of income from continuing operations to income from continuing operations available to A&B shareholders (in millions):
 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Income from continuing operations, net of tax
$
7.0

 
$
10.8

 
$
43.0

 
$
22.1

Less: Noncontrolling interest
(0.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(2.0
)
Income from continuing operations attributable to A&B shareholders, net of tax
$
6.7

 
$
10.2

 
$
41.8

 
$
20.1

Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to redeemable noncontrolling interests
(1.3
)
 

 
(1.3
)
 

Income from continuing operations available to A&B shareholders, net of tax
$
5.4

 
$
10.2

 
$
40.5

 
$
20.1

Income from discontinued operations available to A&B shareholders, net of tax

 

 

 
34.3

Net income available to A&B shareholders
$
5.4

 
$
10.2

 
$
40.5

 
$
54.4

The number of shares used to compute basic and diluted EPS is as follows (in millions):
 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Denominator for basic EPS – weighted average shares
48.9

 
48.8

 
48.8

 
48.7

Effect of dilutive securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Employee/director stock options and restricted stock units
0.5

 
0.5

 
0.5

 
0.5

Denominator for diluted EPS – weighted average shares
49.4

 
49.3

 
49.3

 
49.2


Basic EPS is computed based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding adjusted by the number of additional shares, if any, that would have been outstanding had the potentially dilutive common shares been issued. Potentially dilutive shares of common stock include non-qualified stock options, time-based restricted stock units and performance share units. The vesting of performance share units is contingent upon the achievement of relative total shareholder return metrics. Prior to vesting, if all necessary conditions would have been satisfied by the end of the reporting period (as if the end of the reporting period were deemed to be the end of the performance measurement period), the dilutive effect of the performance share units, if any, is included in the computation of diluted EPS using the treasury stock method.

During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, there were no anti-dilutive securities outstanding.


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(6)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  The fair values of receivables and short-term borrowings approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of the instruments. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, consisting principally of cash on deposit, may from time to time include short-term money markets funds. The fair values of these money market funds, based on market prices (level 2), approximate their carrying values due to their short-maturities. The carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s long-term debt at September 30, 2015 was $594.4 million and $608.1 million, respectively, and $706.0 million and $729.6 million at December 31, 2014, respectively. The fair value of long-term debt is calculated by discounting the future cash flows of the debt at rates based on instruments with similar risk, terms and maturities as compared to the Company’s existing debt arrangements (level 2).

(7)
    Inventories.  Sugar inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or market value. Materials and supplies and Materials and Construction segment inventory are stated at the lower of cost (principally average cost, first-in, first-out basis) or market value.

Inventories at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were as follows (in millions):
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Sugar inventories
$
9.4

 
$
23.3

Work in process - sugar
11.6

 

Asphalt
16.8

 
21.3

Processed rock, portland cement, and sand
12.6

 
15.7

Work in process
3.3

 
2.8

Retail merchandise
1.6

 
1.5

Parts, materials and supplies inventories
10.9

 
17.3

Total
$
66.2

 
$
81.9


(8)
    Share-Based Compensation.  Under the 2012 Plan, which provides for grants of equity-based incentive compensation, 4.3 million shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance and, as of September 30, 2015, 1,277,179 shares of the Company’s common stock remained available for future issuance, which is reflective of a 2.7 million share reduction for outstanding equity awards replaced in the separation transaction from Matson, Inc. ("Matson") in 2012. The shares of common stock authorized to be issued under the 2012 Plan may be drawn from the shares of the Company’s authorized but unissued common stock or from shares of its common stock that the Company acquires, including shares purchased on the open market or in private transactions.

The Company does not currently grant stock options under its share-based equity program. The last grant of options occurred in January 2012. Activity in the Company’s equity compensation plan in 2015 was as follows (in thousands, except weighted average exercise price and weighted average contractual life):
 
Options
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Contractual
Life
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding, January 1, 2015
1,124.6

 
$
18.84

 
 
 
 
Exercised
(25.9
)
 
$
20.13

 
 
 
 
Outstanding, September 30, 2015
1,098.7

 
$
18.81

 
3.8
 
$
17,125

Exercisable, September 30, 2015
1,098.7

 
$
18.81

 
3.8
 
$
17,125



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The following table summarizes non-vested restricted stock unit activity through September 30, 2015 (in thousands, except weighted average grant-date fair value amounts):
 
2012
Plan
Restricted
Stock
Units
 
Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Outstanding, January 1, 2015
279.0

 
$
33.76

Granted
124.7

 
$
40.85

Vested
(106.4
)
 
$
31.58

Canceled
(25.4
)
 
$
35.15

Outstanding, September 30, 2015
271.9

 
$
37.74


A portion of the restricted stock unit awards are time-based awards that vest ratably over three years. The remaining portion of the awards represents market-based awards that cliff vest after two or three years, provided that the total shareholder return of the Company’s common stock over the relevant measurement period meets or exceeds pre-defined levels of relative total shareholder returns of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 index and the Russell 2000 index.

The fair value of the Company’s time-based awards is determined using the Company’s stock price on the date of grant. The fair value of the Company’s market-based awards is estimated using the Company’s stock price on the date of grant and the probability of vesting using a Monte Carlo simulation with the following weighted average assumptions:
 
2015 Grants
2014 Grants
Volatility of A&B common stock
29.5%
25.4%
Average volatility of peer companies
34.2%
27.3%
Risk-free interest rate
0.7%
0.4%

A summary of compensation cost related to share-based payments is as follows (in millions):
 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Share-based expense (net of estimated forfeitures):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options
$

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$
0.4

Restricted stock units
1.1

 
1.0

 
3.4

 
3.1

Total share-based expense
1.1

 
1.1

 
3.4

 
3.5

Total recognized tax benefit
(0.4
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(1.0
)
Share-based expense (net of tax)
$
0.7

 
$
0.8

 
$
2.3

 
$
2.5


(9)
Discontinued Operations. In the first nine months of 2015, there were no sales that were classified as discontinued operations. In the first nine months of 2014, the Company sold a retail property on Maui whose revenue and expenses were classified as discontinued operations because the sale met the conditions for classification as discontinued operations for 2014.

The revenue, operating profit, income tax expense and after-tax effects of sales treated as discontinued operations were as follows (in millions): 

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Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Proceeds from the sale of income-producing properties
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
70.1

Real estate leasing revenue

 

 

 
0.3

Total
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
70.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of income-producing properties
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
55.9

Real estate leasing operating profit

 

 

 
0.3

Total operating profit before taxes

 

 

 
56.2

Income tax expense

 

 

 
21.9

Income from discontinued operations
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
34.3



(10)
    Pension and Post-retirement Plans.  The Company has defined benefit pension plans that cover substantially all non-bargaining unit and certain bargaining unit employees. The Company also has unfunded non-qualified plans that provide benefits in excess of the amounts permitted to be paid under the provisions of the tax law to participants in qualified plans. In 2007, the Company changed the traditional defined benefit pension plan formula for new non-bargaining unit employees hired after January 1, 2008 and replaced it with a cash balance defined benefit pension plan formula. Subsequently, effective January 1, 2012, the Company froze the benefits under its traditional defined benefit plans for non-bargaining unit employees hired before January 1, 2008 and replaced the benefit with the same cash balance defined benefit pension plan formula provided to those employees hired after January 1, 2008. Retirement benefits under the cash balance pension plan formula are based on a fixed percentage of employee eligible compensation, plus interest. The plan interest credit rate will vary from year-to-year based on the ten-year U.S. Treasury rate.

The assumptions related to discount rates, expected long-term rates of return on invested plan assets, salary increases, age, mortality and health care cost trend rates, along with other factors, are used in determining the assets, liabilities and expenses associated with pension benefits. Management reviews the assumptions annually with its independent actuaries, taking into consideration existing and future economic conditions and the Company’s intentions with respect to these plans. Management believes that its assumptions and estimates are reasonable. Different assumptions, however, could result in material changes to the assets, obligations and costs associated with benefit plans.

The components of net periodic benefit cost recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in millions):
 
Pension Benefits
 
Post-retirement Benefits
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
$
0.8

 
$
0.7

 
$

 
$

Interest cost
2.0

 
2.1

 
0.1

 
0.2

Expected return on plan assets
(2.8
)
 
(2.7
)
 

 

Amortization of prior service credit
(0.2
)
 
(0.2
)
 

 

Amortization of net loss
1.0

 
1.0

 

 
0.1

Net periodic benefit cost
$
0.8

 
$
0.9

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.3


The components of net periodic benefit cost recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in millions):

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Pension Benefits
 
Post-retirement Benefits
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
$
2.3

 
$
1.9

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.1

Interest cost
6.0

 
6.2

 
0.3

 
0.4

Expected return on plan assets
(8.3
)
 
(8.0
)
 

 

Amortization of prior service credit
(0.6
)
 
(0.6
)
 

 

Amortization of net loss
4.5

 
3.0

 
0.1

 
0.2

Net periodic benefit cost
$
3.9

 
$
2.5

 
$
0.5

 
$
0.7



(11)
    New Accounting Pronouncements. In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-03, Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, ("ASU 2015-03"). ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The amendments in ASU 2015-03 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact that adopting this new accounting guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line of Credit Arrangements. This ASU indicates that the guidance in ASU 2015-03 did not address presentation or subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Given the absence of authoritative guidance within ASU 2015-03, the SEC staff has indicated that they would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the costs ratably over the term of the line of credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line of credit arrangement. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2015-15 to have any effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. This ASU changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation when cost is determined on a first-in, first-out or average cost basis. The provisions of ASU 2015-11 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this accounting standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


(12)
    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were as follows (in millions, net of tax):
 
Pension and Postretirement Plans
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Beginning balance
$
(44.4
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
2.2

Ending balance
$
(42.2
)

The reclassifications of other comprehensive income components out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in millions):

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Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Actuarial gain (loss)*
$

 
$

 
$
(0.8
)
 
$
1.2

Amortization of defined benefit pension items reclassified to net periodic pension cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss*
$
1.8

 
1.1

 
$
5.4

 
3.3

Prior service credit*
(0.4
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(1.0
)
Total before income tax
1.4

 
0.7

 
3.6

 
3.5

Income taxes
(0.5
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(1.4
)
 
(1.4
)
Other comprehensive income net of tax
$
0.9

 
$
0.4

 
$
2.2

 
$
2.1


*
These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 10 for additional details).

(13)
    Income Taxes.  The Company makes certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for financial statement purposes. These estimates and judgments are applied in the calculation of tax credits, tax benefits and deductions, and in the calculation of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities, which arise from differences in the timing of recognition of revenue and expense for tax and financial statement purposes. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. Adjustments may be required to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities due to changes in tax laws and audit adjustments by tax authorities. To the extent adjustments are required in any given period, the adjustments would be included within the tax provision in the condensed consolidated statements of income or balance sheet.

On September 13, 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department released final income tax regulations on the deduction and capitalization of expenditures related to tangible property. These final regulations apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. The Company filed the requisite tax accounting method changes with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and recorded a cumulative adjustment with its 2014 tax return.

The Company is subject to taxation by the United States and various state and local jurisdictions. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s tax years 2012 (short-year return) and 2013, which were prepared on a standalone basis excluding Matson, are open to examination by the federal and state tax authorities. For tax years in which the Company was included in the consolidated tax group together with Matson, the 2012 tax year remains open to examination by the federal and state tax authorities, in addition the 2011 tax year remains open to examination by state tax authorities and the 2010 tax year remains open to examination by California. The Company's 2012 short-year tax return is currently under examination by the IRS.    


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(14)
    Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt:
At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, notes payable and long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions):
 
2015
 
2014
Revolving Credit Loans, (2.35% for 2015 and 2.37% for 2014)
$
130.4

 
$
169.8

Term Loans:

 

6.90%, payable through 2020
75.0

 
80.0

5.55%, payable through 2026
47.0

 
50.0

5.53%, payable through 2024
31.5

 
37.5

5.56%, payable through 2026
25.0

 
25.0

3.90%, payable through 2024
75.0

 
75.0

4.35%, payable through 2026
23.4

 
25.0

4.15%, payable through 2024, secured by Pearl Highlands Center (a)
92.3

 
93.6

LIBOR plus 1.5%, payable through 2021, secured by Kailua Town Center III (b)
11.0

 
11.2

LIBOR plus 2.66%, payable through 2016, secured by The Shops at Kukui'ula (c)
37.9

 
40.5

LIBOR plus 2.63%, payable through 2016, secured by Kahala Estate Properties (d)
8.2

 
35.2

5.39%, payable through 2015, secured by Waianae Mall

 
19.1

5.19%, payable through 2019
8.8

 
10.2

6.38%, payable through 2017, secured by Midstate Hayes
8.3

 
8.3

LIBOR plus 1.0%, payable through 2021, secured by asphalt terminal (e)
7.2

 
8.0

1.85%, payable through 2017
5.9

 
7.9

3.31%, payable through 2018
5.0

 
6.3

2.00%, payable through 2018
1.7

 
2.2

2.65%, payable through 2016
0.8

 
1.2

Total debt
594.4

 
706.0

Less debt (premium) discount
(0.2
)
 
(0.4
)
Total debt (contractual)
594.2

 
705.6

Less current portion
(47.7
)
 
(74.5
)
Add debt premium (discount)
0.2

 
0.4

Long-term debt
$
546.7

 
$
631.5

(a)
On December 1, 2014, the Company refinanced and increased the amount of the loan secured by Pearl Highlands Center.
(b)
Loan has a stated interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.5%, but is swapped through maturity to a 5.95% fixed rate.
(c)
Loan has an effective interest rate of 2.83% for 2015 and 2.82% for 2014.
(d)
Loan has an effective interest rate of 2.82% for 2015 and 2.78% for 2014.
(e)
Loan has a stated interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.0%, but is swapped through maturity to a 5.98% fixed rate.

The Company had a replenishing 3-year unsecured note purchase and private shelf agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, "Prudential"), which provided the Company with the ability to issue notes in an aggregate amount up to $300 million, as specified. The Company is in the process of renewing the Prudential shelf agreement.    

(15)
    Investment in Affiliates. At September 30, 2015, investments in affiliates consisted of equity investments in limited liability companies. The Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of these investments and, accordingly, accounts for its investments using the equity method of accounting. The Company’s operating results include its share of net earnings from its equity method investments. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the results of operations of a significant joint venture were $243.0 million for operating revenue and $32.3 million for operating income, income from continuing operations, and net income.

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(16)
    Derivative Instruments. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk related to its floating rate debt. The Company balances its cost of debt and exposure to interest rates primarily through its mix of fixed and floating rate debt. From time to time, the Company may use interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to interest rate risk.
The Company measures its interest rate swaps at fair value. The fair values of the Company's interest rate swaps (Level 2) are determined based on discounted cash flow analysis, reflecting the terms of the contracts, and utilize observable inputs such as interest rates and yield curves.
As of September 30, 2015, the Company had a gross notional amount of $19.2 million related to interest rate swaps that were assumed in connection with 2013 acquisitions, in which the floating rates were swapped for fixed rates. The table below presents the fair value of derivative financial instruments, which are included in Other non-current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
 
As of September 30,
 
As of December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Interest rate swap liability - floating to fixed rate
$
2.8

 
$
2.9

The amount of expense the Company recorded in Interest income and other in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the change in the fair values of the interest rate swaps was not material in 2014 or 2015.

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(17)
    Segment Results. Segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in millions):
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leasing
$
33.0

 
$
31.3

 
$
100.5

 
$
93.5

Development and sales
19.9

 
18.2

 
108.8

 
110.6

Less amounts reported in discontinued operations

 

 

 
(70.4
)
Materials and construction
51.0

 
58.4

 
165.3

 
173.1

Agribusiness
40.8

 
45.5

 
95.5

 
88.2

Reconciling item2

 

 
(21.0
)
 

Total revenue
$
144.7

 
$
153.4

 
$
449.1

 
$
395.0

Operating Profit (Loss), Net Income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leasing
$
12.5

 
$
12.1

 
$
39.6

 
$
35.9

Development and sales
11.2

 
11.4

 
57.5

 
71.5

Less amounts reported in discontinued operations

 

 

 
(56.2
)
Materials and construction
7.5

 
5.9

 
21.7

 
17.3

Agribusiness
(9.0
)
 
(7.3
)
 
(11.8
)
 
(3.8
)
Total operating profit
22.2

 
22.1

 
107.0

 
64.7

Interest expense
(6.5
)
 
(7.2
)
 
(20.2
)
 
(21.6
)
General corporate expenses
(4.8
)
 
(3.9
)
 
(15.7
)
 
(13.5
)
Reduction in KRS II carrying value
(0.1
)
 
(15.1
)
 
(1.7
)
 
(15.1
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
10.8

 
(4.1
)
 
69.4

 
14.5

Income tax expense (benefit)
3.8

 
(14.9
)
 
26.4

 
(7.6
)
Income from continuing operations
7.0

 
10.8

 
43.0

 
22.1

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

 

 
34.3

Net income
7.0

 
10.8

 
43.0

 
56.4

Income attributable to noncontrolling interest
(0.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(2.0
)
Net income attributable to A&B
$
6.7

 
$
10.2

 
$
41.8

 
$
54.4


1  
Prior year amounts recast for amounts treated as discontinued operations.
2 
Represents the sales of a Colorado retail property in March 2015 and a Texas office building in May 2015 that are classified as "Gain on the sale of improved property" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, but reflected as revenue for segment reporting purposes.


(18)
Subsequent Events. On October 27, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of outstanding common stock, which will be paid on December 3, 2015 to shareholders of record as of November 9, 2015.

    

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following analysis of the condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (“A&B” or the “Company”), from time to time, may make or may have made certain forward-looking statements, whether orally or in writing, such as forecasts and projections of the Company’s future performance or statements of management’s plans and objectives. These statements are “forward-looking” statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may be contained in, among other things, SEC filings, such as the Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, the Annual Report to Shareholders, press releases made by the Company, the Company’s web sites (including web sites of its subsidiaries), and oral statements made by the officers of the Company. Except for historical information contained in these written or oral communications, such communications contain forward-looking statements. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for the Company to predict all such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on the Company’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements cannot be relied upon as a guarantee of future results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the statements, including, but not limited to the factors that are described in “Risk Factors” of the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. The Company is not required, and undertakes no obligation, to revise or update forward-looking statements or any factors that may affect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.

INTRODUCTION
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is a supplement to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and provides additional information about A&B’s business, recent developments, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources, cash flows, results of operations and how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect A&B’s financial statements. MD&A is organized as follows:
 
Business Overview: This section provides a general description of A&B’s business, as well as recent developments that the Company believes are important in understanding its results of operations and financial condition or in understanding anticipated future trends.
Consolidated Results of Operations: This section provides an analysis of A&B’s consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
Analysis of Operating Revenue and Profit by Segment: This section provides an analysis of A&B’s results of operations by business segment.
Liquidity and Capital Resources: This section provides a discussion of A&B’s financial condition and an analysis of A&B’s cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, as well as a discussion of A&B’s ability to fund its future commitments and ongoing operating activities through internal and external sources of capital.
Outlook: This section provides a discussion of management’s general outlook about the Hawaii economy and the Company’s markets.
Other Matters: This section provides a summary of other matters, such as officer and management changes.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

A&B, whose history in Hawaii dates back to 1870, is a corporation headquartered in Honolulu that conducts business in four operating segments—Real Estate Development and Sales; Real Estate Leasing; Agribusiness; and Materials and Construction.


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Real Estate Development and Sales: The Real Estate Development and Sales segment generates its revenue through the investment in and development and sale of land and commercial and residential properties in Hawaii and through the sale of properties in the Company's leasing portfolio.

Real Estate Leasing:  The Real Estate Leasing segment owns, operates and manages retail, office and industrial properties in Hawaii and on the Mainland. The Real Estate Leasing segment also leases urban land in Hawaii to third-party lessees.
    
Agribusiness:  The Agribusiness segment produces bulk raw sugar, specialty food grade sugars and molasses; produces and sells specialty food-grade sugars; provides general trucking services, equipment maintenance and repair services; leases agricultural land to third parties; and generates and sells electricity to the extent not used in A&B’s Agribusiness operations.

Materials and Construction: The Materials and Construction segment performs asphalt paving as prime contractor and subcontractor; imports and sells liquid asphalt; mines, processes and sells basalt aggregate; produces and sells construction materials; and provides and sells various construction- and traffic-control-related products.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated – Third quarter of 2015 compared with 2014
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
 
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Operating revenue
$
144.7

 
$
153.4

 
(5.7
)%
Operating costs and expenses
130.6

 
137.8

 
(5.2
)%
Operating income
14.1

 
15.6

 
(9.6
)%
Other income (expense)
(3.3
)
 
(19.7
)
 
(83.2
)%
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
10.8

 
(4.1
)
 
NM

Income tax expense (benefit)
3.8

 
(14.9
)
 
NM

Net income
7.0

 
10.8

 
(35.2
)%
Income attributable to noncontrolling interest
(0.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(50.0
)%
Net income attributable to A&B
$
6.7

 
$
10.2

 
(34.3
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share available to A&B
$
0.11

 
$
0.21

 
(47.6
)%
Diluted earnings per share available to A&B
$
0.11

 
$
0.21

 
(47.6
)%

Consolidated operating revenue for the third quarter of 2015 decreased $8.7 million, or 5.7 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2014. This decrease was attributed to lower operating revenue of $7.4 million and $4.7 million in the Material and Construction and Agribusiness operating segments, respectively, offset by an increase in operating revenue of $1.7 million for each of the Real Estate Development and Sales and Real Estate Leasing operating segments. The reasons for the revenue changes are described below, by business segment, in the Analysis of Operating Revenue and Profit by Segment.

Consolidated operating costs and expenses for the third quarter of 2015 decreased $7.2 million, or 5.2 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2014. The decrease was attributed to a reduction in costs of $7.3 million and $2.9 million in the Material and Construction and Agribusiness operating segments, respectively, offset by an increase in costs of $1.3 million and $1.2 million in the Real Estate Development and Sales and Real Estate Leasing segment cost, respectively, as well as higher selling, general and administrative costs of $0.5 million, primarily due to professional service fees. The reasons for the operating cost and expense changes are described below, by business segment, in the Analysis of Operating Revenue and Profit by Segment.

Other income (expense) was $(3.3) million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to $(19.7) million in the third quarter of 2014. The change in other income (expense) was primarily due to a $15.1 million non-cash reduction of the carrying value of the Company's investment in the KIUC Renewable Solutions Two, LLC ("KRS II") solar project in the third quarter of 2014, which did not recur in the third quarter of 2015. The change in other income (expense) also reflected an increase in earnings from joint ventures of $1.4 million for the third quarter of 2015, as compared to the third quarter of 2014.


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The effective tax rate on income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2015 was higher compared to the third quarter of 2014 primarily due to tax benefits associated with the Company's investment in the KRS II solar project recorded in the third quarter of 2014.

Consolidated – First nine months of 2015 compared with 2014
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Operating revenue
$
449.1

 
$
395.0

 
13.7
 %
Operating costs and expenses
389.3

 
346.7

 
12.3
 %
Operating income
59.8

 
48.3

 
23.8
 %
Other income (expense)
9.6

 
(33.8
)
 
NM

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
69.4

 
14.5

 
5X

Income tax expense (benefit)
26.4

 
(7.6
)
 
NM

Discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 
34.3

 
(100.0
)%
Net income
43.0

 
56.4

 
(23.8
)%
Income attributable to noncontrolling interest
(1.2
)
 
(2.0
)
 
(40.0
)%
Net income attributable to A&B
$
41.8

 
$
54.4

 
(23.2
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share available to A&B
$
0.83

 
1.12

 
(25.9
)%
Diluted earnings per share available to A&B
$
0.82

 
1.11

 
(26.1
)%

Consolidated operating revenue for the first nine months of 2015 increased $54.1 million, or 13.7 percent, compared to the first nine months of 2014. This increase was principally due to Real Estate Development and Sales segment revenue, which increased $47.3 million. Revenue from the Real Estate Leasing and Agribusiness segments both increased by $7.3 million and Materials & Construction segment revenue was lower by $7.8 million. The reasons for the revenue change are described below, by business segment, in the Analysis of Operating Revenue and Profit by Segment.

Consolidated operating costs and expenses for the first nine months of 2015 increased $42.6 million, or 12.3 percent, compared to the first nine months of 2014, due principally to $30.9 million in higher Real Estate Development and Sales costs, $15.3 million in higher Agribusiness segment costs, and $3.4 million in higher selling, general and administrative costs, primarily due to higher professional service fees, but were partially offset by a $7.8 million decrease in Materials and Construction segment costs. The reasons for the operating cost and expense changes are described below, by business segment, in the Analysis of Operating Revenue and Profit by Segment.

Other income (expense) was $9.6 million in the first nine months of 2015, compared to $(33.8) million in the first nine months of 2014. The change in other income (expense) was primarily due to higher joint venture earnings related to condominium unit sales at Waihonua and the non-cash reduction of the carrying value of the KRS II solar farm investment in 2014, described previously.

The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2015 was higher than 2014 primarily due to tax benefits related to the Company's investment in the KRS II solar farm during 2014.


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ANALYSIS OF OPERATING REVENUE AND PROFIT BY SEGMENT

REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

Real Estate Development and Sales and Real Estate Leasing operating revenue and operating profit are analyzed before subtracting amounts related to discontinued operations. This is consistent with how A&B generates earnings and how A&B’s management evaluates performance and makes decisions regarding capital allocation for A&B’s real estate businesses. A discussion of discontinued operations for the real estate business is included separately.
 
Impact of Property Sales Mix on Operating Results: Direct year-over-year comparison of the real estate development and sales results may not provide a consistent, measurable indicator of future performance because results from period to period are significantly affected by the mix and timing of property sales. Operating results, by virtue of each project’s asset class, geography and timing are inherently variable. Earnings from joint venture investments are not included in segment revenue, but are included in operating profit. The mix of real estate sales in any year or quarter can be diverse and can include developed residential real estate, commercial properties, developable subdivision lots, undeveloped land, and property sold under threat of condemnation. The sale of undeveloped land and vacant parcels in Hawaii generally provides higher margins than does the sale of developed and commercial property, due to the low historical-cost basis of A&B’s Hawaii land. Consequently, real estate sales revenue trends, cash flows from the sales of real estate, and the amount of real estate held for sale on the balance sheets do not necessarily indicate future profitability trends for this segment. Additionally, the operating profit reported in each quarter does not necessarily follow a percentage of sales trend because the cost basis of property sold can differ significantly between transactions.
 
Real Estate Leasing – Third quarter of 2015 compared with 2014
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Real estate leasing segment operating revenue
$
33.0

 
$
31.3

 
5.4
%
Real estate leasing segment operating costs and expenses
(20.3
)
 
(19.0
)
 
6.8
%
Selling, general and administrative
(0.4
)
 
(0.3
)
 
33.3
%
Other income
0.2

 
0.1

 
100.0
%
Real estate leasing operating profit
$
12.5

 
$
12.1

 
3.3
%
Operating profit margin
37.9
%
 
38.7
%
 
 
Net Operating Income*
20.4

 
19.1

 
6.8
%
Leasable Space (million sq. ft.) at period end
 
 
 
 
 
Hawaii - improved
2.7

 
2.4

 
 
Mainland - improved
2.3

 
2.5

 
 
Total improved
5.0

 
4.9

 
 
Hawaii urban ground leases (acres)
106

 
116

 
 

*
Refer to page 23 for a discussion of management's use of a non-GAAP financial measure and the required reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures.

Real Estate Leasing revenue for the third quarter of 2015 was 5.4 percent higher than 2014, primarily due to the timing of sales and acquisitions.

Operating profit and net operating income ("NOI") for the third quarter of 2015 were 3.3 percent and 6.8 percent higher, respectively, than 2014 due to the same factors cited for the revenue increase. Tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions were $1.6 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

    

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The Company's commercial portfolio's weighted average occupancy summarized by geographic location and property type for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 was as follows:
Weighted average occupancy - percent
Hawaii
Mainland
Total
Retail
94%
92%
94%
Industrial
95%
99%
97%
Office
84%
93%
91%
Total
93%
96%
95%

Improved leasable space increased in the third quarter of 2015, compared with the third quarter of 2014, by 84,000 square feet. The table below identifies sales and acquisitions between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015:
Dispositions
 
Acquisitions
Date
 
Property
 
Leasable sq. ft.
 
Date
 
Property
 
Leasable sq. ft.
3-15
 
Wilshire Shopping Center
 
46,500

 
12-14
 
Kaka'ako Commerce Center
 
204,400

5-15
 
San Pedro Plaza
 
171,900

 
5-15
 
Aikahi Shopping Center*
 
98,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Dispositions
 
218,400

 
 
 
Total Improved Acquisitions
 
302,400

*Leasehold improvements acquired (fee interest was acquired in 2013).

Same-store occupancy during each of the third quarter of 2015 and 2014 was 95 percent. "Same-store" refers to properties that were owned throughout the entire duration of both periods under comparison, including stabilized properties. Stabilized properties refer to commercial properties developed by the Company that have achieved 80 percent economic occupancy in each of the periods presented for comparison.

Real Estate Leasing – First nine months of 2015 compared with 2014
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Real estate leasing segment operating revenue
$
100.5

 
$
93.5

 
7.5
%
Real estate leasing segment operating costs and expenses
(60.4
)
 
(57.0
)
 
6.0
%
Selling, general and administrative
(1.3
)
 
(0.9
)
 
44.4
%
Other income
0.8

 
0.3

 
166.7
%
Real estate leasing operating profit
$
39.6

 
$
35.9

 
10.3
%
Operating profit margin
39.4
%
 
38.4
%
 
 
Net Operating Income*
62.7

 
58.3

 
7.5
%

*
Refer to page 23 for a discussion of management's use of a non-GAAP financial measure and the required reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures.

Real Estate Leasing segment revenue for the first nine months of 2015 was 7.5 percent higher than 2014, primarily due to the timing of sales and acquisitions activity and higher Hawaii same-store rents.

Operating profit and NOI were 10.3 percent and 7.5 percent higher, respectively, for the first nine months of 2015, as compared to same period last year, for the reasons previously cited for the revenue increase. Tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions were $7.0 million and $4.6 million for the first nine months of 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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The Company's commercial portfolio's weighted average occupancy summarized by geographic location and property type for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was as follows:
Weighted average occupancy - percent
Hawaii
Mainland
Total
Retail
94%
93%
94%
Industrial
95%
99%
97%
Office
83%
91%
90%
Total
93%
95%
94%
 
 
 
 

Same store occupancy for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was 95 percent.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company calculates NOI as operating profit from continuing operations, less general and administrative expenses, straight-line rental adjustments, interest income, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and gains on sales of interests in real estate. NOI is considered by management to be an important and appropriate supplemental performance metric because management believes it helps both investors and management understand the ongoing core operations of our properties excluding corporate and financing-related costs and noncash depreciation and amortization. NOI is an unlevered operating performance metric of our properties and allows for a useful comparison of the operating performance of individual assets or groups of assets. This measure thereby provides an operating perspective not immediately apparent from GAAP income (loss) from operations or net income (loss). NOI should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income as an indicator of the Company's financial performance, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of the Company's liquidity. Other real estate companies may use different methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, the Company's presentation of NOI may not be comparable to other real estate companies. The Company believes that the Real Estate Leasing segment's operating profit from continuing operations is the most directly comparable GAAP measurement to NOI. A reconciliation of Real Estate Leasing segment operating profit to Real Estate Leasing segment NOI is as follows:

Reconciliation of Real Estate Leasing Operating Profit to NOI
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Millions, Unaudited)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Leasing segment operating profit before discontinued operations
$
12.5

 
$
12.1

 
$
39.6

 
$
35.9

Less amounts reported in discontinued operations (pre-tax)

 

 

 
(0.3
)
Real Estate Leasing segment operating profit from continuing operations
12.5

 
12.1

 
39.6

 
35.6

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 


 


Depreciation and amortization
7.4

 
6.8

 
21.8

 
21.0

Straight-line lease adjustments
(0.8
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(2.1
)
 
(1.8
)
General and administrative expenses
1.3

 
0.9

 
3.1

 
3.2

Other

 

 
0.3

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 
0.3

Real Estate Leasing segment NOI
$
20.4

 
$
19.1

 
$
62.7

 
$
58.3


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Real Estate Development and Sales – Third quarter of 2015 compared with 2014

 
Quarter Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Improved property sales revenue
$

 
$

 
NM

Development sales revenue
19.6

 
2.7

 
7X

Unimproved/other property sales revenue
0.3

 
15.5

 
(98.1
)%
Total Real Estate Development and Sales segment operating revenue
19.9

 
18.2

 
9.3
 %
Cost of Real Estate Development and Sales
(6.7
)
 
(5.3
)
 
26.4
 %
Operating expenses
(3.6
)
 
(4.0
)
 
(10.0
)%
Earnings from joint ventures
1.6

 
1.5

 
6.7
 %
Other income

 
1.0

 
(100.0
)%
Total Real Estate Development and Sales operating profit
$
11.2

 
$
11.4

 
(1.8
)%


Real Estate Development and Sales - First nine months of 2015 compared with 2014

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Improved property sales revenue
$
21.0

 
$
64.1

 
(67.2
)%
Development sales revenue
71.5

 
19.0

 
4X

Unimproved/other property sales revenue
16.3

 
27.5

 
(40.7
)%
Total Real Estate Development and Sales segment operating revenue
108.8

 
110.6

 
(1.6
)%
Cost of Real Estate Development and Sales
(67.4
)
 
(31.0
)
 
117.4
 %
Operating expenses
(11.1
)
 
(11.5
)
 
(3.5
)%
Earnings from joint ventures
26.2

 
1.0

 
26X

Other income
1.0

 
2.4

 
(58.3
)%
Total Real Estate Development and Sales operating profit
$
57.5

 
$
71.5

 
(19.6
)%
Real Estate Development and Sales operating profit margin
52.8
%
 
64.6
%
 
 

Third quarter 2015: Real Estate Development and Sales operating revenue and operating profit were $19.9 million and $11.2 million, respectively. Results included the sale of 11.0 acres at Maui Business Park Phase II to Lowe's. Operating profit also included the following joint venture unit sales: five units on Kauai and seven units on Hawaii Island, partially offset by joint venture expenses.

First nine months 2015: Real Estate Development and Sales operating revenue and operating profit, were $108.8 million and $57.5 million, respectively. Sales included five residential properties on Oahu, an office property in Texas, 17.4 acres at Maui Business Park Phase II, five Maui parcels, a parcel in Santa Barbara, California, and a retail property in Colorado. Operating profit also included joint venture sales of all remaining units at the 340-unit Waihonua condominium on Oahu (12 units closed in December 2014), 14 units on Kauai, 11 units on Hawaii Island, and one unit on Maui, partially offset by joint venture expenses.

Third quarter 2014: Real Estate Development and Sales operating revenue and operating profit were $18.2 million and $11.4 million, respectively, and were principally related to the sales of a parcel in Wailea, a residential unit on Oahu, and three non-core land parcels on Maui. Operating profit also included joint venture sales of six units on Hawaii Island, one unit on Maui, and two units on Kauai, partially offset by joint venture expenses.


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First nine months 2014: Real Estate Development and Sales operating revenue and operating profit were $110.6 million and $71.5 million, respectively, and included the lot and parcel sales in the third quarter of 2014 described above, sale of a Maui retail property and recognition of $6.0 million in deferred revenue associated with the sale of three Mainland retail properties in the fourth quarter of 2013, three residential lots on Oahu, six non-core land parcels on Maui, and one residential lot on Maui. Operating profit also included joint venture sales of ten units on Kauai, two units on Maui, and 12 units on Hawaii Island, partially offset by joint venture expenses.

Real Estate Discontinued Operations – 2015 compared with 2014

Income from discontinued operations consisted of the following (in millions):
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Proceeds from the sale of income-producing properties
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
70.1

 
Real Estate Leasing revenue

 

 

 
0.3

 
Total

 

 

 
70.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of income-producing properties

 

 

 
55.9

 
Real Estate Leasing operating profit

 

 

 
0.3

 
Total operating profit before taxes

 

 

 
56.2

 
Income tax expense

 

 

 
21.9

 
Income from discontinued operations
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
34.3

 

2015:  There were no sales in 2015 that were classified as discontinued operations pursuant to Accounting Standards Update 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.

2014: The revenue and expenses related to the sale and operations of Maui Mall, a retail property on Maui, have been classified as discontinued operations.

The results of operations from these properties in prior periods were reclassified from continuing operations to discontinued operations to conform to the current period’s accounting presentation. Proceeds from the sales of property treated as discontinued operations are deposited in escrow accounts for tax-deferred reinvestment in accordance with Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code if the replacement property is purchased after the sale, or alternatively, proceeds are received by the Company if the replacement property is purchased before the sale.



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MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
Materials and Construction - Third quarter of 2015 compared with 2014
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Revenue
$
51.0

 
$
58.4

 
(12.7
)%
Operating profit
$
7.5

 
$
5.9

 
27.1
 %
Operating profit margin
14.7
%
 
10.1
%
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
3.0

 
$
3.7

 
(18.9
)%
Aggregate used and sold (tons in thousands)
180.5

 
166.0

 
8.7
 %
Asphaltic concrete placed (tons in thousands)
106.9

 
98.7

 
8.3
 %
Backlog1 at period end
$
243.1

 
$
235.7

 
3.1
 %
1
Backlog represents the amount of revenue that Grace (and consolidated subsidiaries) and Maui Paving, LLC, a 50-percent-owned non-consolidated affiliate, expect to realize on contracts awarded, primarily related to asphalt paving and, to a lesser extent, Grace’s consolidated revenue from its construction- and traffic-control-related products. Backlog includes estimated revenue from the remaining portion of contracts not yet completed, as well as revenue from approved change orders. The length of time that projects remain in backlog can span from a few days for a small volume of work to 36 months for large paving contracts and contracts performed in phases. Maui Paving's backlog at September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $18.9 million and $39.6 million, respectively.
Materials and Construction revenue for the third quarter of 2015 decreased $7.4 million, or 12.7%, compared to the third quarter of 2014 and was primarily attributed to a lower number of paving days due to wet weather and a reduction in the price of asphalt sold due to the decline in oil prices, partially offset by higher aggregate sales volume. Revenue reflected approximately 180.5 tons of aggregate used and sold and 106.9 tons of asphaltic concrete placed. Materials and Construction revenue was $58.4 million for the third quarter of 2014 and reflects 166.0 tons of aggregate used and sold and 98.7 tons of asphaltic concrete placed. Backlog at the end of September 30, 2015 was $243.1 million, compared to $219.4 million as of December 31, 2014. Backlog increased from year-end due primarily to the timing of government bid award activity.
Operating profit was $7.5 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $5.9 million for the third quarter of 2014. The increase in operating profit was principally related to increased aggregate and other construction-related material sales, and lower depreciation and amortization.
Materials and Construction - First nine months of 2015 compared with 2014
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Revenue
$
165.3

 
$
173.1

 
(4.5
)%
Operating profit
$
21.7

 
$
17.3

 
25.4
 %
Operating profit margin
13.1
%
 
10.0
%
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
8.8

 
$
12.3

 
(28.5
)%
Aggregate used and sold (tons in thousands)
649.9

 
479.0

 
35.7
 %
Asphaltic concrete placed (tons in thousands)
338.8

 
357.0

 
(5.1
)%
Materials and Construction revenue was $165.3 million for the first nine months of 2015, 4.5% lower than the first nine months of 2014, primarily due to a reduction in the price of asphalt sold due to the decline in oil prices. Revenue reflected approximately 649.9 tons of aggregate used and sold and 338.8 tons of asphaltic concrete placed. Materials and Construction revenue was $173.1 million for the first nine months of 2014 and reflects 479.0 tons of aggregate used and sold and 357.0 tons of asphaltic concrete placed.
Operating profit was $21.7 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $17.3 million for the first nine months of 2014. The increase in operating profit related principally to increased aggregate and other construction-related material sales, and lower depreciation and amortization.



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AGRIBUSINESS

The quarterly results of the Agribusiness segment are subject to fluctuations from a number of factors, including the timing of sugar deliveries, which typically commence after the first quarter of each year. Additionally, each delivery is generally priced independently, which could result in significant variations in margins between deliveries. Accordingly, quarterly results are not indicative of the results that may be achieved for a full year.

Agribusiness – Third quarter of 2015 compared with 2014
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Revenue
$
40.8

 
$
45.5

 
(10.3
)%
Operating loss
$
(9.0
)
 
$
(7.3
)
 
23.3
 %
Tons sugar produced
42,500

 
67,000

 
(36.6
)%
Tons sugar sold (raw and specialty sugar)
58,000

 
75,200

 
(22.9
)%

Agribusiness revenue for the third quarter of 2015 decreased $4.7 million, or 10.3 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2014. The decrease was primarily due to lower raw sugar revenue in the third quarter of 2015, as compared to the third quarter of 2014, resulting primarily from lower tonnage carried per voyage on the sugar vessel as a result of vessel improvements. These improvements reduce overall transportation cost by allowing the vessel to carry both raw sugar and molasses to the West Coast, but lower the per voyage tonnage capacity of raw sugar transported.

Operating loss for the third quarter of 2015 increased by $1.7 million compared to the third quarter of 2014. The increased loss was principally due to lower raw and specialty sugar margins from higher per ton production costs due to lower total expected annual production, partially offset by increased power margins.

Tons of sugar produced for the third quarter of 2015 was 36.6 percent lower than the third quarter of 2014 due to a decrease in the number of acres harvested and lower yields. Yields (tons of sugar per acre) continue to be negatively impacted by unusually poor weather conditions, resulting in sugar production levels that are substantially behind earlier projections. Although there were two voyages in both the third quarter of 2015 and 2014, sugar volume sold in the third quarter of 2015 was lower than last year, due to the sugar vessel modifications described above.

Agribusiness – First nine months of 2015 compared with 2014
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Revenue
$
95.5

 
$
88.2

 
8.3
 %
Operating loss
$
(11.8
)
 
$
(3.8
)
 
3X

Tons sugar produced
98,700

 
115,200

 
(14.3
)%
Tons sugar sold (raw and specialty sugar)
126,000

 
116,400

 
8.2
 %

Agribusiness revenue for the first nine months of 2015 increased $7.3 million, or 8.3 percent, compared to the first nine months of 2014. The increase was due to an additional raw sugar voyage in 2015 at higher prices as compared to 2014, partially offset by lower power revenue.

Operating loss for the first nine months of 2015 increased $8.0 million compared to the first nine months of 2014. The increase in loss was primarily due to a land sale in 2014, lower power margins from lower volume and prices, and lower raw and specialty sugar margins due to higher production costs from lower annual production estimates.

Year-to-date tons of sugar produced was 14.3 percent lower in 2015 than in 2014, due to a decrease in the number of acres harvested and yields due to poor weather conditions. Sugar volume sold was 8.2 percent higher for the same period last year, primarily due to one additional raw sugar voyage completed year to date as compared to 2014.



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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company’s primary liquidity needs have historically been to support working capital requirements and fund capital expenditures and real estate developments. A&B’s principal sources of liquidity have been cash flows provided by operating activities, available cash and cash equivalent balances, and borrowing capacity under its various credit facilities.
A&B’s operating income is generated by its subsidiaries. There are no material restrictions on the ability of A&B’s subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to A&B. A&B regularly evaluates investment opportunities, including development projects, joint venture investments, share repurchases, business acquisitions and other strategic transactions to increase shareholder value. A&B cannot predict whether or when it may enter into acquisitions or joint ventures or what impact any such transactions could have on A&B’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. A&B’s cash flows from operations, borrowing availability and overall liquidity are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” of the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Cash Flows: Cash flows from operating activities totaled $115.3 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared with $3.3 million for the first nine months of 2014. The increase in cash flows from operating activities was primarily due to higher proceeds from real estate development sales and distributions from joint ventures.

Cash flows from investing activities totaled $6.5 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared with $33.4 million in the first nine months of 2014. The decrease in cash flows from investing activities was primarily due to higher proceeds received in 2014 from the sale of a commercial property on Maui and higher capital expenditures in 2015, partially offset by decreases in investments in 2015.

Capital expenditures for the first nine months of 2015 totaled $34.9 million compared with $27.3 million for the first nine months of 2014. Net cash flows used in investing activities for capital expenditures were as follows:
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Quarrying and paving
$
5.3

 
$
8.6

 
(38.4
)%
Commercial real estate property improvements
12.0

 
6.7

 
79.1
 %
Tenant improvements
5.4

 
3.2

 
68.8
 %
Agribusiness and other
12.2

 
8.8

 
38.6
 %
Total capital expenditures*
$
34.9

 
$
27.3

 
27.8
 %

*
Capital expenditures for real estate developments to be held and sold as real estate development inventory are classified in condensed consolidated statement of cash flows as operating activities.

Cash flows used in financing activities were $120.5 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared with $30.8 million used in financing activities during the first nine months of 2014. The increase in cash flows used in financing activities was primarily due to repayments of debt borrowings during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

The Company believes that funds generated from results of operations, available cash and cash equivalents, and available borrowings under credit facilities will be sufficient to finance the Company’s business requirements for the next fiscal year, including working capital, capital expenditures, and potential acquisitions and stock repurchases. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will continue to generate cash flows at or above current levels or that it will be able to maintain its ability to borrow under its available credit facilities.

Sources of Liquidity: Additional sources of liquidity for the Company, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, and quarry and sugar inventory, totaled $99.5 million at September 30, 2015, a decrease of $17.1 million from December 31, 2014. The decrease was due primarily to a $20.9 million decrease in inventories, partially offset by a $3.5 million increase in receivables.

The Company also has revolving credit facilities that provide additional sources of liquidity for working capital requirements or investment opportunities on a short-term as well as longer-term basis. Total debt as of September 30, 2015 was $594.4 million compared to $706.0 million as of December 31, 2014. The 15.8 percent decrease in debt during the first nine months of 2015 was primarily due to repayments of borrowings on the Company's revolving credit facility and promissory note

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related to the Kahala properties, as well as the repayment of the 5.39% mortgage loan related to Waianae Mall. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had a total borrowing availability of $215.4 million under its revolving credit facilities.

Balance Sheet: The Company had working capital of $25.8 million at September 30, 2015, compared to a working capital deficit of $7.1 million as of December 31, 2014. The change in working capital is primarily attributed to a reduction in notes payable, accounts payable, and the recognition of deferred revenue related to a completed sugar voyage in 2014, offset by a reduction in inventories.

At September 30, 2015, the Company believes it was in compliance with all of its covenants under its credit facilities. While there can be no assurance that the Company will remain in compliance with its covenants, the Company expects that it will remain in compliance.
    
Tax-Deferred Real Estate Exchanges: Sales - During the first nine months of 2015, there were $20.8 million of proceeds from the sales a retail center in Colorado, an office property in Texas and two non-core land sales on Maui that qualified for tax-deferral treatment under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031, which were applied toward the acquisition of Kaka'ako Commerce Center that closed on December 1, 2014. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2015, there were $1.6 million of proceeds from the sale of a ground lease and non-core land sale on Maui that qualified for tax-deferral treatment under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031, which were applied toward the acquisition of three unimproved parcels on Maui that closed on April 9, 2015. During the third quarter of 2014, there were $14.7 million of proceeds from a hotel-zoned parcel and three non-core land sales on Maui that qualified for tax-deferral treatment under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031.

Purchases - During the third quarter of 2015 and 2014, the Company made no 1031 acquisitions.

The proceeds from 1031 tax-deferred sales are held in escrow pending future use to purchase new real estate assets. The proceeds from 1033 condemnations are held by the Company until the funds are redeployed. As of September 30, 2015, there were $2.7 million from tax-deferred sales that had not been designated for reinvestment.

Commitments, Contingencies and Off-balance Sheet Arrangements: A description of other commitments, contingencies, and off-balance sheet arrangements at September 30, 2015, and herein incorporated by reference, is included in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements of Item 1 in this Form 10-Q.

OUTLOOK
 
All of the forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by the inherent risks of the Company’s operations and the markets it serves, as more fully described on pages 17 to 30 of the Company’s 2014 Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC.

There are two primary sources of periodic economic forecasts and data for the State of Hawaii: The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) and the state’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT). Much of the economic information included herein has been derived from economic reports available on UHERO’s and DBEDT’s websites that provide more complete information about the status of, and forecast for, the Hawaii economy. Information below on Oahu residential re-sales is published by the Honolulu Board of Realtors and Title Guaranty of Hawaii, Incorporated. Information below on the Oahu commercial real estate market is provided by Colliers International (Hawaii). Bankruptcy filing information cited below is published by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Hawaii. Information below on foreclosures is from the Hawaii State Judiciary. Debit and credit card same-store sales activity is provided by First Hawaiian Bank.

The Company’s overall outlook assumes steady growth for the U.S. and Hawaii economies. The Hawaii economy is projected to produce real growth of 1.9 percent in 2015, and is expected to continue to grow at a moderate pace for the next several years.

The primary driver of growth is tourism, which set an all-time record for visitor expenditures and arrivals for a third consecutive year in 2014, and is on track to set a fourth consecutive record in 2015. Year-to-date through September 2015, arrivals and expenditures have increased by 4.1 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively, compared to last year.

Construction continues its upward trend. The value of statewide private building permits through September 2015 was up 28.7 percent compared to the same period in 2014, led by an increase in commercial/industrial and residential construction permits.


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The median resale price of $730,000 for a single family home on Oahu in September 2015 was the highest in the state's history, and increased 7.6 percent from the same month last year. The median resale price of an Oahu condominium was up 5.5 percent at $366,000. Year-to-date through September 2015, the median Oahu single family home price was $696,000, up 4.0 percent compared to last year, and the median resale price of an Oahu condominium was $355,000, up 1.4 percent. For September 2015, days on market remained low at 20 days for homes and 19 days for condos.

Oahu retail vacancy fell to 3.7 percent, while asking rents increased 7.9 percent to $3.82 per square foot in the third quarter of 2015, compared to last year. Third quarter industrial vacancy was 2.2 percent, even with vacancy in last year's third quarter, and asking rents grew by 11.5 percent for the same comparative period. Office asking rents in the third quarter of 2015 improved 3.7 percent over the same comparative period and vacancy remained stable.
Property Type
Vacancy Rate for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2015
Average Asking Rent Per Square Foot Per Month (NNN) for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2015
Retail
3.7%
$3.82
Industrial
2.2%
$1.16
Office
13.2%
$1.68

The state continues to see positive trends in other economic indicators. Unemployment in September 2015 was 3.4
percent, down from 4.2 percent in September 2014, and below the national unemployment rate of 5.1 percent. Bankruptcy filings through September 2015 were down by 10.4 percent compared to the same period of 2014. Foreclosures were down 10.3 percent through September 2015 compared to last year. First Hawaiian Bank reported that its debit and credit card same-store sales activity increased 5.6 percent for the third quarter of 2015 compared to the third quarter of 2014.

The Company's Real Estate Leasing net operating income ("NOI") was up 7.5 percent1 for the first nine months of 2015, and is expected to continue at approximately that same pace for the balance of 2015.

Agribusiness operating profit is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

Market prices for raw sugar at the time sugar is priced;
Total sugar production, which is affected by weather and other factors;
The volume, price and timing of molasses sales; and
The volume and prices at which the Company sells power to the local electric utilities.
    
Through September 30, 2015, Agribusiness operating losses totaled $11.8 million. Hawaii experienced its wettest summer in 30 years in 2015. Rainfall in Central Maui in the third quarter was 300 percent of normal averages. These abnormal weather conditions adversely affected the Company's farming operations during the quarter and continued through October, leading to a further decline in the full year production estimate. The Company therefore currently expects full-year segment operating losses will be in the range of three times last year’s level.
               This level of expected full-year operating losses makes it imperative that the Company implement changes. It has focused its efforts on two fronts: pursuit of discussions with a major customer to determine whether enhancements to sugar offtake agreements can be achieved, thereby improving financial performance of the sugar operation; and continued definition of an alternative business model for the plantation. The Company will announce the results of these efforts by the date of its next Form 10-K filing.

At the end of September 2015, the Materials and Construction segment had a consolidated backlog of $243.1 million2, 10.8% higher than at the end of 2014 due to the increase in government bid activity and the dollar amount of bids won year to date. The long-term outlook for Materials and Construction remains positive.

1 
Refer to page 23 for a discussion of management's use of a non-GAAP financial measure and the required reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures.

2 
Refer to page 26 for a discussion of the Company's backlog.



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OTHER MATTERS

Officer and Management Changes: The A&B Board of Directors appointed Christopher J. Benjamin, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, to Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the A&B Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2016. Stanley M. Kuriyama, A&B's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, will retire as Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2015, and will continue to serve the Company as Chairman of the Board. The A&B Board of Directors also appointed Lance K. Parker to the position of President of A&B Properties, Inc., effective September 1, 2015, a title that was previously held by Benjamin. Prior to September 1, 2015, Parker was A&B Properties, Inc.'s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Dispositions.

On August 31, 2015, Clayton K. Chun joined A&B as the Company's Corporate Controller.

Significant Accounting Policies:  The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of the Company’s 2014 Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, upon which the Management’s Discussion and Analysis is based, requires that management exercise judgment when making estimates and assumptions about future events that may affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty and actual results will, inevitably, differ from those critical accounting estimates. These differences could be material. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of A&B’s financial statements were described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company’s 2014 Form 10-K.

Dividends: On October 27, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of outstanding common stock, which will be paid on December 3, 2015 to shareholders of record as of November 9, 2015.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Information concerning market risk is incorporated herein by reference to Item 7A of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. There has been no material change in the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk since December 31, 2014.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)
Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As previously disclosed in the Company’s 2014 Form 10-K, in the course of preparing its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company, based on a multi-year evaluation of all of its significant deferred income tax accounts, identified corrections required for prior periods in certain of these accounts and, accordingly, revised its prior period financial statements. These revisions were quantitatively and qualitatively immaterial to the consolidated financial statements taken as whole and had no impact on pre-tax income or on cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities. However, management concluded that the control deficiency that gave rise to the errors could possibly have, if not identified, resulted in a material misstatement of the deferred income taxes and related income tax expense, and therefore, at December 31, 2014, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for deferred income taxes.

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company continued to make progress on the remediation of the control deficiency, as further described below. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Because the remediation work related to the accounting for deferred income taxes is ongoing and cannot be completed until the full year results for 2015 have been tested, the Chief Executive Officer, along with the Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of September 30, 2015, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. As a result, prior to filing its quarterly report on Form 10-Q, additional substantive procedures were

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performed with the assistance of third-party tax and accounting consultants. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this 2015 Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

(b)    Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Other than the ongoing remediation efforts described below, there were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
(c)     Remediation Plan for Material Weakness in Internal Control
In response to the identified control issue, the Company is enhancing its review and related controls over the reconciliation of deferred income taxes through a combination of the following actions, which have been taken or are pending:
Design and implement additional controls over the accounting for deferred income taxes: The Company has designed and implemented additional accounting process and internal control procedures related to the accounting for deferred income taxes, such as an improved tax provision model, additional reconciliations, and enhanced review of deferred income tax balances.

Recruit additional qualified personnel and retain outside consultants to identify and assist with implementation of enhanced tax accounting processes and related internal control procedures: The Company has retained external consultants to assist the Company in developing revised control processes and procedures related to the accounting for deferred taxes, which has been completed. The Company has also hired a corporate controller, who started on August 31, 2015, and hired a tax manager, who is scheduled to start in November 2015.

Provide additional training and education for tax and accounting staff: The Company has conducted additional training and education and will continue to support professional training for tax and accounting staff.

Management and the Company’s Board of Directors are committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment and believe that these remediation efforts will provide the necessary improvements to the Company’s internal controls over the accounting for deferred income taxes to remediate the material weakness. The redesigned controls and other remediation efforts were substantially completed at the end of the third quarter. However, the material weakness in internal control related to deferred taxes will not be considered fully remediated until the new procedures have been operating for a sufficient amount of time to evaluate the operating effectiveness of the redesigned controls. Since certain key controls adopted by the Company are performed only on an annual basis, the Company cannot fully conclude on the operating effectiveness of the redesigned controls until these controls are performed and tested in early 2016 for the 2015 annual period.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information set forth under the “Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies” section in Note 3 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part I, Item 1 of this report, is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
 
 
 
Period
 
 
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
 
 
 
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Maximum Number
of Shares that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs
Jul 1 - 31, 2015
$—
Aug 1 - 31, 2015
$—
Sep 1 - 30, 2015
$—



ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
The 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 Regulations S-K (17 CFR 229.104) is included in Exhibit 95 to this periodic report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
On October 27, 2015, the A&B Board of Directors amended its Corporate Governance Guidelines to include a "plurality plus" director voting policy. The policy provides that a director who fails to receive more votes "for" election or re-election than votes withheld in an uncontested election shall tender his or her written resignation to the Chairman of the Board for consideration. After consideration, the Company will file a Form 8-K disclosing and explaining the Board's decision regarding the tendered resignation.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS


31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


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101
The following information from Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, and (vi) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

95.
Mine Safety Disclosure

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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.
 
 
 
 
 
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 6, 2015
 
/s/ Paul K. Ito
 
 
 
Paul K. Ito
 
 
 
Senior Vice President,
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101
The following information from Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 and (vi) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

95
Mine Safety Disclosure







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