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Acquisitions
6 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Acquisitions [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

 

4.  ACQUISITIONS 

 

During the first 26 weeks of fiscal 2015, in the aggregate, the company paid cash of $29.2 million for acquisitions made during fiscal 2015. Acquisitions in the first 26 weeks of fiscal 2015 were immaterial, individually and in the aggregate, to the consolidated financial statements. 

 

Certain acquisitions involve contingent consideration that may include earnout agreements that are typically payable over periods of up to three years only in the event that certain operating results are attained.  As of December 27, 2014, aggregate contingent consideration amounts outstanding relating to completed acquisitions were $51.6 million, of which $45.4 million was recorded as earnout liabilities as of December 27, 2014.

 

In the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the company announced an agreement to merge with US Foods, Inc. (US Foods).  US Foods is a leading foodservice distributor in the United States (U.S.) that markets and distributes fresh, frozen and dry food and non-food products to more than 200,000 foodservice customers, including independently owned single location restaurants, regional and national chain restaurants, healthcare and educational institutions, hotels and motels, government and military organizations and retail locations.  Following completion of the proposed merger, the combined company will continue to be named Sysco and headquartered in Houston, Texas. 

 

As of the time the merger agreement was announced in December 2013, Sysco agreed to pay approximately $3.5 billion for the equity of US Foods, comprised of $3 billion of Sysco common stock and $500 million of cash.  As part of the transaction, Sysco will also assume or refinance US Foods’ net debt, which was approximately $4.7 billion as of September 28, 2013, bringing the total enterprise value to $8.2 billion at the time of the merger announcement.  As of December 27, 2014, the merger consideration is estimated as follows:  approximately $4.0 billion for the equity of US Foods, comprised of $3.5 billion of Sysco common stock, valued using the seven day average through January 23, 2015 and $500 million of cash.  US Foods' net debt to be assumed or refinanced was approximately $4.8 billion as of September 27, 2014, bringing the total enterprise value to $8.8 billion as of December 27, 2014.  The value of Sysco’s common stock and the amount of US Foods’ net debt will fluctuate.  As such, the components of the transaction and total enterprise value noted above will not be finalized until the merger is consummated. 

 

After completion of the transaction, the equity holders of US Foods will own approximately 87 million shares, or roughly 13% of Sysco.  A representative from each of US Foods’ two majority shareholders will join Sysco’s Board of Directors upon closing.  This merger is currently pending a regulatory review process by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  The company has signed a definitive agreement to divest 11 US Foods’ distribution centers to Performance Food Group contingent upon closing of the proposed merger with US Foods for an aggregate consideration of $850 million in cash.  In US Foods’ most recent fiscal year, these distribution centers generated $4.6 billion in annual revenue.  Sysco has worked with the FTC over the past 12 months to find a solution to the concerns raised by the FTC, and believes that this divestiture package solves those concerns.  At this time, the FTC has not agreed to this solution, so the company will now present its position, including this proposed remedy, to the five FTC commissioners and see to obtain their approval. Under certain conditions, Sysco would be obligated to pay $300 million to the owners of US Foods if the merger were terminated.  

 

At the time of the merger announcement, Sysco secured a fully committed bridge financing that could be used for funding a portion of the purchase price.  In contemplation of issuing long-term financing for this merger, in January 2014, the company entered into two forward starting swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $2 billion to reduce interest rate exposure on 10-year and 30-year debt that was anticipated to be issued.  In October 2014, Sysco obtained long-term financing for this merger by completing a six-part senior notes offering totaling $5 billion.  At the same time, (i) the bridge financing was terminated; and (ii) the forward starting interest rate swaps were terminated and cash settlement of these swaps was made.  Concurrent with the issuance of the new senior notes, Sysco entered into new interest rate swap agreements that effectively converted two series of the senior notes totaling $1.25 billion to floating rate debt.  These swaps were designated as fair value hedges.  Detailed discussion of these transactions is located in Note 6, Derivative Financial Instruments, and Note 7, Debt.