Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

The Company is principally engaged in purchasing, processing, storing, and selling leaf tobacco. The Company purchases tobacco primarily in the United States, Africa, Europe, South America and Asia for sale to customers primarily in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Basis of Presentation

The accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. The Company uses the cost or equity method of accounting for its investments in affiliates that are owned 50% or less and are not variable interest entities where the Company is the primary beneficiary.

The Company accounts for its investment in the Zimbabwe operations on the cost method and has been reporting it in Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates in the Consolidated Balance Sheets since March 31, 2006. During fiscal year 2007, the Company wrote its investment in the Zimbabwe operations down to zero, however the Company continues to make advances and guarantees seasonal lines of credit on behalf of this entity. See Note 19 “Related Party Transactions” to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information.

Beginning April 1, 2012, the Company’s management began evaluating the performance of its Value Added Services business as a separate operating segment from the Company’s five geographic operating segments. Value Added Services is comprised of the Company's cut rolled expanded stem ("CRES"), cut rag, toasted burley and other specialty products and services. The economic characteristics of the Value Added Services segment are dissimilar from the other operating segments. Therefore, effective April 1, 2012, the Company’s reportable segments are Value Added Services, South America Region and Other Regions.

Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

The Company’s equity method investments and its cost method investments, including its Zimbabwe operations, are non-marketable securities. The Company reviews such investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an investment may not be recovered. For example, the Company would test such an investment for impairment if the investee were to lose a significant customer, suffer a large reduction in sales margins, experience a major change in its business environment, or undergo any other significant change in its normal business. In assessing the recoverability of equity or cost method investments, the Company uses discounted cash flow models. If the fair value of an equity investee is determined to be lower than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized. The preparation of discounted future cash flow analysis requires significant management judgment with respect to future operating earnings growth rates and the selection of an appropriate discount rate. The use of different assumptions could increase or decrease estimated future operating cash flows, and the discounted value of those cash flows, and therefore could increase or decrease any impairment charge.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. They also affect the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and changes in these estimates are recorded when known. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, pension and postretirement health care benefits, inventory market values, allowances for doubtful accounts and advances, bank loan guarantees to suppliers and an unconsolidated subsidiary, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, future cash flows associated with impairment testing for long-lived assets, deferred tax assets and uncertain income tax positions, intrastate tax credits in Brazil and fair value determinations of financial assets and liabilities including derivatives, securitized beneficial interests and counterparty risk. Changes in market and economic conditions, local tax laws, and other related factors are considered each reporting period, and adjustments to the accounts are made based on the Company’s best judgment.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of tobacco when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price to the customer is fixed or determinable, collectibility is reasonably assured and title and risk of ownership is passed to the customer, which is upon shipment or delivery. The Company requires that all customer-specific acceptance provisions be met at the time title and risk of ownership passes to the customer. Furthermore, the Company’s sales history indicates customer returns and rejections are not significant.

The Company also processes tobacco owned by its customers and revenue is recognized based on contractual terms as the service is provided. The revenue and cost associated with processing is recorded gross in the Statements of Consolidated Operations. The Company’s history indicates customer requirements for processed tobacco are met upon completion of processing. In addition, advances from customers are deferred and recognized as revenue upon shipment or delivery.

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Taxes Collected from Customers

Certain subsidiaries are subject to value added taxes on local sales. These amounts have been included in sales and were $26,040, $22,927 and $31,043 for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Shipping and Handling

Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of goods and services sold in the statement of operations.

Other Income

Other Income consists primarily of gains on sales of property, plant and equipment and assets held for sale. This caption also includes expenses related to the Company’s sale of receivables. See Note 17 “Sale of Receivables” to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information. During fiscal 2013, the Company recognized a non-cash benefit of $24,142 for a Brazilian excise tax the Company used to offset Brazilian federal taxes payable in 2004 and 2005. The benefit recorded is based on a Brazilian court ruling on March 7, 2013. See Note 16 “Contingencies” to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information. During fiscal 2012, the Company exchanged real property with a third party in Brazil. The transaction consisted of the Company exchanging real property located in Vera Cruz, Brazil and $9,403 of cash for real property located in Venancio Aires, Brazil. The Company accounted for the transaction as a nonmonetary exchange involving monetary consideration. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the transaction was recorded and measured at fair value as the transaction had commercial substance, the fair values of the assets exchanged were determinable within reasonable limits, and the Company’s real property was not held for sale in the ordinary course of business or for property to be sold in the same line of business to facilitate sales to customers other than the parties to the exchange. The cost of the real property received in the exchange was measured using the fair value of the assets given which equaled $26,845 including the cash. The Company’s basis in its assets given was $13,178 and a gain of $13,667 was recorded in Other Income in the Statements of Consolidated Operations. During fiscal 2011, the Company recorded a gain of $37,765 on the assignment of approximately 9,000 tobacco suppliers in Southern Brazil and the sale of related assets to the Brazilian affiliate of Philip Morris International, Inc. (“PMI”). The Company continues to supply processed tobacco to PMI and to process tobacco for PMI’s Brazilian affiliate under a long-term processing agreement.

The following table summarizes the significant components of Other Income.



	Years Ending March 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Malawi other property sales	$	—		$	2,400		$	1,975
Brazil factory and other property sales to PMI’s affiliate	—			—			37,765
Brazil property exchange and other property sales	—			15,967			—
Brazil excise tax benefit	24,142			—			—
Other sales of assets and expenses	4,892			2,491			97
Losses on sale of receivables	(8,313		)	(5,133		)	(2,395		)
	$	20,721		$	15,725		$	37,442

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are defined as temporary investments of cash with original maturities of less than 90 days. At March 31, 2013 and 2012, cash and cash equivalents included $271 and $579 of customer funding that was restricted for social responsibility programs maintained by the Company. At March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, $511 and $302 of cash held on deposit as a compensating balance for short-term borrowings was included in Other Current Assets. During fiscal 2012, the Company entered into certain foreign seasonal borrowings with maturities greater than one year that required restricted cash deposits of $13,000 be maintained during the terms of the borrowings. These restricted cash deposits were recorded as Other Noncurrent Assets at March 31, 2012. Additional cash accounts, and the activity therein, were restricted, as to use and access, per certain of the foreign seasonal borrowing agreements. At March 31, 2012, the balance of these accounts was $13,665 and was recorded as Other Current Assets. At March 31, 2013, only one foreign seasonal borrowing remained with a maturity now less than twelve months. The restricted cash deposit for this borrowing is $500 and is included in Other Current Assets.

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Trade and Other Receivables

Trade and other receivables consist of $217,583 of trade receivables and $6,639 of other receivables at March 31, 2013. The balances at March 31, 2012 were $286,992 and $16,098 for trade receivables and other receivables, respectively.

Trade receivables are amounts owed to the Company from its customers. Trade receivables are recorded at invoiced amounts and primarily have net 30 day terms. The Company extends credit to its customers based on an evaluation of a company’s financial condition and collateral is generally not required.

The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated uncollectible accounts receivable. The allowance is based on the Company’s assessment of known delinquent accounts, other currently available evidence of collectibility and the aging of accounts receivable. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts was $3,164 and $3,878 at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The provision for doubtful accounts was $(163), $221 and $3,086 for the years ending March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively and is reported in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses in the Statements of Consolidated Operations.

Other receivables consist primarily of value added tax (VAT) receivables of $2,792 and $12,505 at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Other Deferred Charges

Other deferred charges are primarily deferred financing costs that are amortized over the life of long-term debt.

Sale of Accounts Receivable

The Company is engaged in three revolving trade accounts receivable securitization arrangements to sell receivables. The Company records the transaction as a sale of receivables, removes such receivables from its financial statements and records a receivable for the beneficial interest in such receivables. The losses on the sale of receivables are recognized in Other Income. As of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, accounts receivable sold and outstanding were $156,633 and $182,856. See Note 17 “Sale of Receivables” and Note 18 “Fair Value Measurements” to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information.

Inventories

Costs in inventory include processed tobacco inventory, unprocessed tobacco inventory and other inventory. Costs of unprocessed tobacco inventories are determined by the average cost method, which include the cost of green tobacco. Costs of processed tobacco inventories are determined by the average cost method, which include both the cost of unprocessed tobacco, as well as direct and indirect costs that are related to the processing of the product. Costs of other non-tobacco inventory are determined by the first-in, first-out method, which include costs of packing materials, non-tobacco agricultural products and agricultural supplies including seed, fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides.

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market (“LCM”). The Company evaluates its inventories for LCM adjustments by country and type of inventory. Therefore, processed tobacco and unprocessed tobacco are evaluated separately for LCM purposes. The Company compares the cost of its processed tobacco to market values based on recent sales of similar grades when evaluating those balances for LCM adjustments. The Company also considers whether its processed tobacco is committed to a customer, whereby the expected sales price would be utilized in determining the market value for committed tobacco. The Company also reviews data on market conditions in performing its LCM evaluation for unprocessed tobacco.

See Note 2 “Inventories” to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information.

Advances to Tobacco Suppliers

The Company purchases seeds, fertilizer, pesticides and other products related to growing tobacco and advances them to suppliers, which represents prepaid inventory and is recorded as advances to tobacco suppliers. The advances of current crop inputs generally include the original cost of the inputs plus a mark-up and interest as it is earned. Where contractually permitted, the Company charges interest to the suppliers during the period the current crop advance is outstanding. The Company generally advances the inputs at a price that is greater than its cost, which results in a mark-up on the inputs. The suppliers then utilize these inputs to grow tobacco, which the Company is contractually obligated to purchase. Upon delivery of tobacco, part of the purchase price to the supplier is paid in cash and part through a reduction of the advance balance. The advances applied to the delivery are reclassified out of advances and into unprocessed inventory. Advances to tobacco suppliers are accounted for utilizing a cost accumulation methodology.

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Advances to Tobacco Suppliers (continued)

The Company has current and noncurrent advances to tobacco suppliers. The current advances represent the cost of the seeds, fertilizer and other materials that are advanced for the current crop of inventory. The noncurrent advances generally represent the cost of advances to suppliers for infrastructure, such as curing barns, which is also recovered through the delivery of tobacco to the Company by the suppliers. As a result of various factors in a given crop year (weather, etc.) not all suppliers are able to settle the entire amount of advances that are due that year. In these situations, the Company may allow the suppliers to deliver tobacco over future crop years to recover its advances. The advance balances that are deferred over future crop years are also classified as noncurrent.

Advances to tobacco suppliers are carried at cost and evaluated for recoverability. The realizability evaluation process is similar to that of the LCM evaluation process for inventories. The Company evaluates its advances for recoverability by crop and country. The Company reclasses the advance to inventory at the time suppliers deliver tobacco. The purchase price for the tobacco delivered by the suppliers is based on market prices. Two primary factors determine the market value of the tobacco suppliers deliver: the quantity of tobacco delivered and the quality of the tobacco delivered. Therefore, the Company ensures its advances are appropriately stated at the lower of cost or estimated recoverable amounts.

Upon delivery of tobacco, part of the purchase price to the supplier is paid in cash and part through a reduction of the advance balance. If a sufficient value of tobacco is not delivered to allow the reduction of the entire advance balance, then the Company first determines how much of the deficiency for the current crop is recoverable through future crops. This determination is made by analyzing the suppliers’ ability-to-deliver a sufficient supply of tobacco. This analysis includes historical quantity and quality of production with monitoring of crop information provided by field service technicians related to flood, drought and disease. The remaining recoverable advance balance would then be classified as noncurrent. Any increase in the estimate of unrecoverable advances associated with the noncurrent portion is charged to cost of goods and services sold in the income statement when determined. Amounts not expected to be recovered through current or future crops are then evaluated to determine whether the yield is considered to be normal or abnormal. If the yield adjustment is normal, then the Company capitalizes the applicable variance in the current crop of inventory. If the yield adjustment is considered abnormal, then the Company immediately charges the applicable variance to cost of goods and services sold in the income statement. A normal yield adjustment is based on the range of unrecoverability for the previous three years by country.

The Company accounts for its advances to tobacco suppliers using a cost accumulation model, which results in the reporting of its advances at the lower of cost or recoverable amounts exclusive of the mark-up and interest. The mark-up and interest on its advances are recognized upon delivery of tobacco as a decrease in the cost of the current crop. The mark-up and interest capitalized or to be capitalized into inventory for the current crop was $14,464 and $21,139 as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Unrecoverable advances and other costs capitalized or to be capitalized into the current crop was $13,347 and $13,746 at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The following table reflects the classification of advances to tobacco suppliers:



	March 31, 2013		March 31, 2012
Current	$	109,520	$	89,378
Noncurrent	6,421		5,613
	$	115,941	$	94,991

Noncurrent advances to tobacco suppliers are recorded in Other Noncurrent Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Unrecovered amounts expensed directly to cost of goods and services sold in the income statement for abnormal yield adjustments or unrecovered amounts from prior crops were $1,750 and $1,350 for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2011, respectively. There were no abnormal yield adjustments for the year ended March 31, 2012. Normal yield adjustments are capitalized into the cost of the current crop and are expensed as cost of goods and services sold as that crop is sold.

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Guarantees

The Company and certain of its foreign subsidiaries guarantee bank loans to suppliers to finance their crops. Under longer-term arrangements, the Company may also guarantee financing on suppliers’ construction of curing barns or other tobacco production assets. Guaranteed loans are generally repaid concurrent with the delivery of tobacco to the Company. The Company is obligated to repay any guaranteed loan should the supplier default. If default occurs, the Company has recourse against the supplier. The Company also guarantees bank loans of certain unconsolidated subsidiaries in Asia and Zimbabwe. The following table summarizes amounts guaranteed and the fair value of those guarantees:



	March 31, 2013		March 31, 2012
Amounts guaranteed (not to exceed)	$	125,623	$	127,132
Amounts outstanding under guarantee	98,689		105,403
Fair value of guarantees	6,367		5,265

Of the guarantees outstanding at March 31, 2013, approximately 94% expire within one year and the remainder within five years. The fair value of guarantees is recorded in Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and included in crop costs except for Zimbabwe which is included in Accounts Receivable, Related Parties.

In Brazil, some suppliers obtain government subsidized rural credit financing from local banks that is guaranteed by the Company. The Company withholds amounts owed to suppliers related to the rural credit financing of the supplier upon delivery of tobacco to the Company. The Company remits payments to the local banks on behalf of the guaranteed suppliers. Terms of rural credit financing are such that repayment is due to local banks based on contractual due dates. As of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, the Company had balances of $45,843 and $27,619 that were due to local banks on behalf of suppliers. These amounts are included in Accounts Payable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired, and is allocated to the appropriate reporting unit when acquired. Goodwill is not amortized; rather it is evaluated for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the value of the asset may be impaired. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment by determining the fair value of the related reporting unit. Fair value is measured based on a discounted cash flow method or relative market-based approach. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recorded.

The Company has no intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. It does have other intangible assets, production and supply contracts and a customer relationship intangible asset as well as internally developed software that is capitalized into intangibles. These intangible assets are stated at amortized cost and tested for impairment whenever factors indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Supply contracts are amortized based on the expected realization of the benefit over the term of the contracts ranging from 3 to 5 years. Production contracts and the customer relationship intangible are both amortized on a straight-line basis ranging from five to ten years and twenty years, respectively. The amortization period is the term of the contract or, if no term is specified in the contract, management’s best estimate of the useful life based on past experience. Internally developed software is amortized on a straight-line basis over five years once the software testing is complete. Events and changes in circumstance may either result in a revision in the estimated useful life or impairment of an intangible resulting in revaluation of the asset value to its fair value. See Note 5 “Goodwill and Other Intangibles” to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information.

Other Noncurrent Assets

For the year ended March 31, 2013, other noncurrent assets consist primarily of long-term VAT and intrastate tax receivables of $19,368, long-term advances to suppliers of $6,421 and cash surrender value of life insurance of $10,201. For the year ended March 31, 2012, other noncurrent assets consist primarily of long-term VAT and intrastate tax receivables of $23,217, long-term advances to suppliers of $5,613, long-term restricted cash of $13,000 and cash surrender value of life insurance of $9,622.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment at March 31, 2013 and 2012, are summarized as follows:



	2013		2012
Land	$	28,752	$	27,991
Buildings	196,601		202,153
Machinery and equipment	207,717		187,026
Total	433,070		417,170
Less accumulated depreciation	162,092		157,491
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	270,978	$	259,679

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Provisions for depreciation are computed on a straight-line basis at annual rates calculated to amortize the cost of depreciable properties over their estimated useful lives. Buildings and machinery and equipment are depreciated over ranges of 20 to 30 years and 3 to 10 years, respectively. The consolidated financial statements do not include fully depreciated assets. Depreciation expense recorded in Cost of Goods and Services Sold for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $25,939, $24,712 and $20,699, respectively. Depreciation expense recorded in Selling, General and Administrative Expense for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $3,112, $3,717 and $2,915, respectively. Total property and equipment purchases, including internally developed software intangibles, were $42,803 for the year ended March 31, 2013 of which $2,743 was unpaid at March 31, 2013 and included in Accounts Payable; $42,347 for the year ended March 31, 2012 of which $776 was unpaid at March 31, 2012 and included in Accounts Payable; and $70,608 for the year ended March 31, 2011 of which $3,141 was unpaid at March 31, 2011 and included in Accounts Payable. Included in fiscal 2011 purchases is $43,775 for a new tobacco processing facility in the State of Santa Catarina by the Company’s subsidiary in Brazil.

Estimated useful lives are periodically reviewed and changes are made to the estimated useful lives when necessary. Long-lived assets are reviewed for indicators of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The evaluation is performed at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. Measurement of an impairment loss would be based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value. Fair value is the amount at which the asset could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties and may be estimated using a number of techniques, including quoted market prices or valuations, present value techniques based on estimates of cash flows, or multiples of earnings or revenue performance measures.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses forward or option currency contracts to protect against volatility associated with certain non-U.S. dollar denominated forecasted transactions. The contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, the Company has recorded income (loss) of $(14,287), $6,033 and $5,679 in its Cost of Goods and Services Sold for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company has also recorded income (loss) of $(39) and $95 in its Selling, General and Administrative Expenses for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. No income or loss was recorded in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses for the year ended March 31, 2013. See Note 6 “Derivative and Other Financial Instruments” to the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for further information.

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Income Taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. The objective of the asset and liability method is to establish deferred tax assets and liabilities for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the income tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled.

The Company’s annual tax rate is based on its income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available to it in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective governmental taxing authorities. Significant judgment is required in determining tax expense and in evaluating tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties. The Company reviews its tax positions quarterly and adjusts the balances as new information becomes available.

Deferred income tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. The Company evaluates the recoverability of these future tax deductions by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings and available tax planning strategies. These sources of income inherently rely on estimates. The Company uses historical experience and short and long-range business forecasts to provide insight. The Company believes it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred income tax assets may expire unused and has established a valuation allowance against them. Although realization is not assured for the remaining deferred income tax assets, the Company believes it is more likely than not the deferred tax assets will be fully recoverable within the applicable statutory expiration periods. However, deferred tax assets could be reduced in the near term if estimates of taxable income are significantly reduced or available tax planning strategies are no longer viable. See Note 12 “Income Taxes” and Note 16 “Contingencies and Other Information” to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company expenses the fair value of grants of various stock-based compensation programs at fair value over the vesting period of the awards. The fair value of stock options is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model which was developed for use in estimating the fair value of exchange traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. Option valuation methods require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. See Note 11 “Stock-Based Compensation” to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information.

New Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

On April 1, 2012, the Company adopted new accounting guidance, as amended, on comprehensive income. The objective of this accounting guidance is to improve the comparability, consistency and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The guidance eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of stockholders' equity and requires them to be presented in the statement of comprehensive income instead. The Company adopted this new accounting guidance and is reporting other comprehensive income in a separate financial statement.

On January 1, 2013, the Company adopted new accounting guidance on testing goodwill for impairment. The primary objective of this accounting guidance is to reduce complexity and costs by allowing an entity to make a qualitative evaluation about the likelihood of goodwill impairment to determine whether it should calculate the fair value of a reporting unit. If, after assessing qualitative factors, an entity determines that it is not more likely than not (a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the two-step goodwill impairment test is unnecessary. The Company adopted this new accounting guidance with no material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2011, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The requirements for offsetting are different under U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Therefore, the objective of this accounting guidance is to facilitate comparison between financials statements prepared under U.S. GAAP and IFRS by enhancing disclosures of the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on an entity's financial position, including the effect or potential effect of rights of setoff associated with certain assets and liabilities. This accounting guidance will be effective for the Company on April 1, 2013. The Company does not expect the impact of this new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

In January 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to clarify the scope of the guidance issued in December 2011 regarding disclosures for offsetting assets and liabilities and address any unintended consequences. The scope of the guidance applies to derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending that are offset in accordance with existing accounting guidance or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. This accounting guidance will be effective for the Company on April 1, 2013. The Company does not expect the impact of this new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Companies will be required to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required to be reclassified to net income in its entirety. For amounts not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, a company is required to cross-reference other disclosures required that provide additional detail about those amounts. This accounting guidance will be effective for the Company on April 1, 2013. The Company does not expect the impact of this new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to increase comparability among users of financial statements related to the recognition, measurement and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date and for which no specific guidance exists. The guidance will require a company to measure the obligation as the sum of the amount the company agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and any additional amount the company expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. A company will also be required to disclose the nature and amount of the obligation as well as other information about those obligations. This accounting guidance will be effective for the Company on April 1, 2014. The Company does not expect the impact of this new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

In March 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to resolve the diversity in practice related to the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity as compared to when a parent no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is within a foreign entity. In addition, the guidance resolves the diversity in practice for the treatment of business combinations achieved in stages (also called step acquisitions) involving a foreign entity. This accounting guidance will be effective for the Company on April 1, 2014. The Company does not expect the impact of this new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

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Computation of Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share



	Years Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2013			2012			2011
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS)
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.	$	24,013		$	29,451		$	(71,551	)
SHARES
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding	87,374			87,023			87,799
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE	$	0.27		$	0.34		$	(0.81	)

DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS)
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.	$	24,013		$	29,451		$	(71,551	)
Plus interest expense on 5 ½% convertible notes, net of tax	4,100			4,111			—			*
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliance One International, Inc. as adjusted	$	28,113		$	33,562		$	(71,551	)
SHARES
Weighted average number of shares outstanding	87,374			87,023			87,799
Plus: Restricted shares issued and shares applicable to stock options and restricted stock units, net of shares assumed to be purchased from proceeds at average market price	356			282			—			*
Assuming conversion of 5 ½% convertible notes	22,872			22,872			—			*
Shares applicable to stock warrants	—		**	—		**	—			**
Adjusted weighted average number of shares outstanding	110,602			110,177			87,799
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE	$	0.25		$	0.30		$	(0.81	)


*	Assumed conversion of convertible notes at the beginning of the period has an antidilutive effect on earnings (loss) per share. All outstanding restricted shares and shares applicable to stock options and restricted stock units are excluded because their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect on the loss per share.


**	For the year ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the warrants were not assumed exercised because the exercise price was more than the average price for the period.

The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is reported as the weighted average of the total shares of common stock outstanding net of shares of common stock held by a wholly owned subsidiary. Shares of common stock owned by the subsidiary were 7,853 at March 31, 2013 and 2012. This subsidiary waives its right to receive dividends and it does not have the right to vote.

Certain potentially dilutive options were not included in the computation of earnings per diluted share because their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the shares of common stock during the period and their effect would be antidilutive. These shares totaled 7,010 at a weighted average exercise price of $6.05 per share at March 31, 2013 and 4,191 at a weighted average exercise price of $6.03 per share at March 31, 2012.

In connection with the offering of the Company’s 5.50% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, issued on July 2, 2009 (the “Convertible Notes”), the Company entered into privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions (the “convertible note hedge transactions”) equal to the number of shares that underlie the Company’s Convertible Notes. These convertible note hedge transactions are expected to reduce the potential dilution of the Company’s common stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in the event that the value per share of common stock exceeds the initial conversion price of $5.0280 per share. These shares were not included in the computation of earnings per diluted share because their inclusion would be antidilutive.

On July 28, 2010, the Company’s board of directors authorized the purchase up to $40,000 of its common stock through June 30, 2012. The Company purchased 2,380 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price paid per share of $3.78.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company may potentially be subject to a concentration of credit risks due to tobacco supplier advances and trade receivables relating to customers in the tobacco industry as well as cash which is deposited with high-credit-quality financial institutions. See Note 14 “Segment Information” to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information of particular concentrations.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA (continued)

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Alliance One International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(in thousands)

Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors is authorized to issue shares of Preferred Stock in series with variations as to the number of shares in any series. The Board of Directors also is authorized to establish the rights and privileges of such shares issued, including dividend and voting rights. At March 31, 2013, 10,000 shares of preferred stock were authorized and no shares had been issued.