ACQUISITION OF PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS & INGREDIENTS COMPANY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

ACQUISITION OF PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS & INGREDIENTS COMPANY [Abstract]

ACQUISITION OF PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS & INGREDIENTS COMPANY

NOTE 2—ACQUISITION OF PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS & INGREDIENTS COMPANY

On May 7, 2014, the Company acquired 100 percent (the “Acquisition”) of the outstanding common shares of Performance Chemicals & Ingredients Company (d/b/a SensoryEffects), a privately held supplier of customized food and ingredient systems, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The Company made payments of approximately $569 million on the acquisition date, amounting to approximately $494 million to the former shareholders, including adjustments for working capital acquired, and approximately $75 million to SensoryEffects’ lenders to pay off all SensoryEffects bank debt. SensoryEffects is a leader in powder, solid and liquid flavor systems, creamer and specialty emulsified powders, cereal-based products and other functional ingredient food and beverage delivery systems. The Acquisition of SensoryEffects accelerates the Company’s growth into the health and wellness markets. SensoryEffects was merged with the Company’s Food, Pharma & Nutrition segment, strengthening its market leadership position, and the segment was renamed SensoryEffects.

The goodwill of $355,391 arising from the Acquisition consists largely of expected synergies, including the combined entities experience and technical problem solving capabilities, and acquired workforce. The goodwill is assigned to the SensoryEffects segment and approximately $20,466 is expected to be tax deductible for income tax purposes.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,635
Accounts receivable		25,674
Inventories		32,000
Property, plant and equipment		75,850
Customer relationships		130,300
Trade names		31,100
Developed technology		3,200
Other assets		3,955
Indemnification asset		1,650
Trade accounts payable		(10,427	)
Accrued expenses		(6,326	)
Bank debt		(75,550	)
Deferred income taxes		(75,760	)
Goodwill		355,391
Amount paid to shareholders		493,692
SensoryEffects bank debt paid on purchase date		75,550
Total amount paid on acquisition date	$	569,242

As a result of our reviews of the tax balances, a retrospective revision of an additional $260 to deferred income taxes and goodwill was made to the purchase price allocation as of May 7, 2014.

Customer relationships are amortized over a 10-year period utilizing an accelerated method based on the estimated average customer attrition rate. Trade names and developed technology are amortized over 10 years and 5 years, respectively, utilizing the straight-line method as the consumption pattern of the related economic benefits cannot be reliably determined.

The Company is indemnified for tax liabilities prior to the Acquisition date. The indemnification asset balance increased by $54 from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015 to $1,976.

The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared as if the Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015				Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Net Sales		Net Earnings		Net Sales		Net Earnings
SensoryEffects actual results included in the Company’s consolidated income statement from January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015	$	54,540	$	2,906	$	-0-	$	-0-
Supplemental pro forma combined financial information	$	144,862	$	15,172	$	144,607	$	11,852
Basic earnings per share			$	0.49			$	0.39
Diluted earnings per share			$	0.48			$	0.38

2014 supplemental pro forma earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2014, exclude $1,268 of acquisition-related costs incurred. The pro forma information presented does not purport to be indicative of the results that actually would have been attained if the SensoryEffects acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented and is not intended to be a projection of future results.