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AS FILED WITH THE SEC ON MAY 13, 2003
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 March 31, 2003
OR
[_] 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 001-11639
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
A Delaware I.R.S. Employer
Corporation No. 22-3408857
600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
Telephone Number: 908-582-8500
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 [_]
At April 30, 2003, 4,137,041,834 common shares were outstanding.
2 Form 10-Q - Part I
INDEX
Part I - Financial Information:
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months
Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002...........................................................3
Consolidated Balance Sheets at
March 31, 2003 and September 30, 2002...................................................4
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareowners' Deficit for the Six Months
Ended March 31, 2003....................................................................5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months
Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002...........................................................6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.................................................7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.............................................19
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.....................................................................32
Part II - Other Information:
Item 1. Legal Proceedings...........................................................................33
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds...................................................33
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.........................................34
Item 5. Other Information...........................................................................34
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................................................34
3 Form 10-Q - Part I
PART 1 - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
------------------- -------------------
2003 2002 2003 2002
-------- -------- -------- --------
Revenues:
Products $ 1,988 $ 2,789 $ 3,595 $ 5,600
Services 415 727 883 1,495
-------- -------- -------- --------
Total revenues 2,403 3,516 4,478 7,095
-------- -------- -------- --------
Costs:
Products 1,274 2,146 2,492 4,656
Services 367 568 770 1,202
-------- -------- -------- --------
Total costs 1,641 2,714 3,262 5,858
-------- -------- -------- --------
Gross margin 762 802 1,216 1,237
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative 491 876 887 2,121
Research and development 382 524 771 1,145
Business restructuring charges (reversals) and asset impairments, net (131) (59) (150) (138)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Total operating expenses 742 1,341 1,508 3,128
-------- -------- -------- --------
Operating income (loss) 20 (539) (292) (1,891)
Other income (expense), net (489) (37) (467) 503
Interest expense 79 80 173 177
-------- -------- -------- --------
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (548) (656) (932) (1,565)
Benefit from income taxes (197) (61) (317) (547)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Loss from continuing operations (351) (595) (615) (1,018)
Income from discontinued operations, net -- 100 -- 100
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net loss (351) (495) (615) (918)
Conversion cost - 8.00% redeemable convertible preferred stock (166) -- (266) --
Preferred stock dividends and accretion (36) (40) (61) (82)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net loss applicable to common shareowners $ (553) $ (535) $ (942) $ (1,000)
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Loss per common share - basic and diluted
Loss from continuing operations $ (0.14) $ (0.19) $ (0.25) $ (0.32)
Income from discontinued operations -- $ 0.03 -- $ 0.03
Net loss applicable to common shareowners $ (0.14) $ (0.16) $ (0.25) $ (0.29)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted 3,945.2 3,422.6 3,763.2 3,419.4
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
March 31, September 30,
2003 2002
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ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,205 $ 2,894
Short-term investments 1,234 1,526
Receivables, less allowance of $313 and $325,
respectively 1,542 1,647
Inventories 965 1,363
Contracts in process, net of progress billings of
$10,265 and $10,314, respectively 221 10
Other current assets 1,574 1,715
-------- --------
Total current assets 7,741 9,155
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,800 1,977
Prepaid pension costs 4,328 4,355
Goodwill and other acquired intangibles, net 221 224
Other assets 1,633 2,080
-------- --------
Total assets $ 15,723 $ 17,791
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LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 1,179 $ 1,298
Payroll and benefit-related liabilities 731 1,094
Debt maturing within one year 271 120
Other current liabilities 3,341 3,814
-------- --------
Total current liabilities 5,522 6,326
Postretirement and postemployment benefit liabilities 4,976 5,230
Pension liabilities 2,483 2,752
Long-term debt 3,170 3,236
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred
securities of subsidiary trust 1,152 1,750
Other liabilities 1,330 1,551
-------- --------
Total liabilities 18,633 20,845
Commitments and contingencies
8.00% redeemable convertible preferred stock 960 1,680
SHAREOWNERS' DEFICIT
Preferred stock - par value $1.00 per share;
Authorized shares: 250,000,000; issued and
outstanding shares: none -- --
Common stock - par value $.01 per share;
Authorized shares: 10,000,000,000; 4,053,789,823
issued and 4,052,501,697 outstanding shares at
March 31, 2003 and 3,491,585,126 issued and
3,490,310,034 outstanding shares at
September 30, 2002 41 35
Additional paid-in capital 21,978 20,606
Accumulated deficit (22,640) (22,025)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,249) (3,350)
-------- --------
Total shareowners' deficit (3,870) (4,734)
-------- --------
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible
preferred stock and shareowners' deficit $ 15,723 $ 17,791
======== ========
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
5 Form 10-Q - Part I
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREOWNERS' DEFICIT
(Dollars in Millions)
(Unaudited)
Accumulated
Additional other Total
Common paid-in Accumulated comprehensive shareowners'
stock capital deficit loss deficit
------ ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------
Balance at September 30, 2002 $35 $20,606 $(22,025) $(3,350) $(4,734)
--- ------- -------- ------- -------
Net loss (615)
Foreign currency translation adjustment 58
Unrealized holding gains on certain investments 43
Issuance of common stock in connection with the
exchange for convertible securities and certain other
debt obligations (see Note 5) 6 1,371
Conversion costs in connection with the exchange of 7.75%
trust preferred securities 129
Tax benefit in connection with the exchange of 7.75%
trust preferred securities (133)
Issuance of common stock in connection with payment of
preferred stock dividend 53
Other issuance of common stock 24
Preferred stock dividends and accretion (61)
Other (11)
--- ------- -------- ------- -------
Balance at March 31, 2003 $41 $21,978 $(22,640) $(3,249) $(3,870)
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
6 Form 10-Q - Part I
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Millions)
(Unaudited)
Six months ended
March 31,
-----------------
2003 2002
------- -------
Operating Activities
Net loss $ (615) $ (918)
Less: income from discontinued operations -- 100
------- -------
Loss from continuing operations (615) (1,018)
Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net cash used in
operating activities, net of effects of dispositions of businesses:
Non-cash portion of business restructuring reversals and asset impairments, net (173) (39)
Depreciation and amortization 552 807
(Recovery of) provision for bad debt and customer financings (67) 643
Deferred income taxes -- (44)
Net pension and postretirement benefit credit (307) (476)
Gain on sales of businesses (29) (583)
Other adjustments for non-cash items 129 153
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in receivables 71 1,398
Decrease in inventories and contracts in process 205 1,289
Decrease in accounts payable (135) (332)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities (666) (2,270)
------- -------
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations (1,035) (472)
------- -------
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures (188) (199)
Dispositions of businesses, net of cash -- 2,445
Maturities of short-term investments 297 --
Other investing activities 97 80
------- -------
Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations 206 2,326
------- -------
Financing Activities
Issuance of company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of
subsidiary trust -- 1,750
Repayments of credit facilities -- (1,000)
Net proceeds from (repayments of) other short-term borrowings 113 (69)
Payment of preferred dividends -- (73)
Other financing activities (1) (19)
------- -------
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations 112 589
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 28 5
------- -------
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations (689) 2,448
Net cash used in discontinued operations -- (14)
------- -------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (689) 2,434
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2,894 2,390
------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 2,205 $ 4,824
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
7 Form 10-Q - Part I
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Lucent Technologies Inc.'s ("Lucent" or the "Company") unaudited consolidated
financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
accruals) that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of results of
operations, financial position and cash flows as of and for the periods
presented.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. Management is required to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited
consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Actual results
could differ from those estimates. Among other things, estimates and assumptions
are used in accounting for long-term contracts, allowances for bad debts and
customer financings, inventory obsolescence, restructuring reserves, product
warranty, amortization and impairment of intangibles, goodwill and capitalized
software, depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, employee
benefits, income taxes, and contingencies. Estimates and assumptions are
periodically reviewed and the effects of any material revisions are reflected in
the consolidated financial statements in the period that they are determined to
be necessary.
The results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the
results for the full year and should be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2002 included
in Form 8-K, filed on February 21, 2003.
Certain reclassifications were made to conform to the current period
presentation.
2. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Lucent has stock-based compensation plans under which outside directors and
certain employees receive stock options and other equity-based awards. The plans
provide for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance
awards, restricted stock awards and other stock unit awards.
Lucent follows the disclosure requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS
123"). As permitted under SFAS 123, Lucent follows Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 25 for its stock-based compensation plans and generally does not
recognize expense for stock option grants if the exercise price is at least
equal to the market value of the common stock at the date of grant. Stock-based
compensation expense reflected in the as reported net loss includes expense for
restricted stock unit awards and the amortization of certain acquisition-related
deferred compensation expense.
In order to provide more prominent and frequent disclosures about the effects of
stock-based compensation as required under SFAS 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation - Transition and Disclosure", the following table summarizes the
pro forma effect of stock-based compensation on net loss and earnings (loss) per
share if the optional expense recognition provisions of SFAS 123 had been
adopted. No tax benefits were attributed to the stock-based employee
compensation expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2003 due to
providing a full valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets.
The fair value of stock options used to compute pro forma net loss and pro forma
loss per share disclosures is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model, which was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded
options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In
addition, this model requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the
expected price volatility of the underlying stock. Projected data for expected
volatility and expected life of stock options is based upon historical and other
data. Changes in these subjective assumptions can materially affect the fair
value estimate, and therefore the existing valuation models may not provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company's employee stock
options.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
------------------ ----------------
2003 2002 2003 2002
------ ------ ------ -------
Net loss, as reported $ (351) $ (495) $ (615) $ (918)
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in
as reported net loss, net of tax of $5 and $10 during the three
and six months ended March 31, 2002, respectively 3 8 11 16
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense
determined under the fair value based method, net of tax of
$99 and $269, during the three and six months ended
March 31, 2002, respectively (72) (187) (185) (479)
------ ------ ------ -------
Pro forma net loss $ (420) $ (674) $ (789) $(1,381)
====== ====== ====== =======
Earnings (Loss) per share:
Basic and diluted - as reported $(0.14) $(0.16) $(0.25) $ (0.29)
Basic and diluted - pro forma $(0.16) $(0.21) $(0.30) $ (0.43)
3. BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING CHARGES, REVERSALS AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS
Revisions to
Sept. 30, Six months ended prior year plans March 31,
2002 March 31, 2003 ---------------- Net charge/ 2003
reserve charge charge reversal (reversal) Deductions reserve
--------- ---------------- ------ -------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Employee separations $ 367 $18 $ 17 $(144) $(109) $(139) $119
Contract settlements 150 17 17 (39) (5) (70) 75
Facility closings 483 -- 49 (37) 12 (68) 427
Other 69 1 5 (5) 1 (8) 62
------ --- ---- ----- ----- ----- ----
Total restructuring costs $1,069 $36 $ 88 $(225) $(101) $(285)(a) $683
====== --- ---- ----- ----- ----- ====
Total asset write-downs $ 5 $ 38 $ (98) $ (55)(b)
--- ---- ----- -----
Total net charge (reversal)
of business restructuring $41 $126 $(323) $(156)(c)
=== ==== ===== =====
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(a) Includes cash payments of $404, offset by net non-cash reversals of
$38 for pension termination benefits to certain U.S. employees
expected to be funded through Lucent's pension assets, $6 for
postretirement termination charges, net pension, postemployment and
postretirement benefit curtailment reversals of $81 and a
reclassification of reserves of $6 from cash to non-cash reserves.
(b) As of March 31, 2003, the remaining restructuring reserve for
inventory was $47.
(c) Net inventory reversals of $6 were included in costs.
For the six months ended March 31, 2003, Lucent recorded a net reversal of
business restructuring charges and asset impairments of $156. The net reversal
included a charge for new plans of $41 and net revisions to prior year plans of
$197, consisting of reversals of $323 and charges of $126. These amounts are not
included in the operating income (loss) for reportable segments.
The new plans (initiated during the first fiscal quarter of 2003) primarily
related to employee separation charges and contract settlements associated with
the discontinuance of the TMX MultiService Switching and Spring Tide product
lines in the Integrated Network Solutions ("INS") segment.
The revisions to prior year plans included:
o net employee separations reversals of $127 primarily related to the true-up
of termination benefits and curtailments as the actual costs were lower
than the estimated amounts. These variances were due to certain differences
in assumed demographic experience including the age, service lives and
salaries of the employees separated, partially offset by charges related to
approximately 300 additional employee separations;
o net contract settlement reversals of $22 related to the settlement of
certain contractual obligations and purchase commitments for amounts lower
than originally estimated;
o net facility closing charges of $12 primarily due to lower revised
estimates for expected sublease rental income on certain properties, offset
by reversals resulting from negotiated settlements for lower amounts than
originally planned on certain properties; and
o revisions to prior asset write-downs of $60 including a $49 reversal of
property, plant and equipment primarily resulting from adjustments to
original plans for certain facility closings, excess inventory reserves due
to higher than
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
expected usage of inventories related to discontinued product lines of $9
and other reversals of $2.
There were 53,700 voluntary and involuntary employee separations associated with
employee separation charges recorded in fiscal 2001, fiscal 2002 and the first
half of fiscal 2003. As of March 31, 2003, approximately 50,400 separations were
completed. The remaining employee separations are expected to be completed by
the end of fiscal 2003. The completed and future employee separations affect all
business groups and geographic regions. Management employee separations
represented approximately 70% of the total employee separations. In addition,
involuntary employee separations represented approximately 70% of the total
employee separations.
Facility closings charges were recognized under the restructuring program for
the expected remaining future cash outlays associated with trailing lease
liabilities, lease termination payments and expected restoration costs in
connection with plans to reduce a significant number of owned and leased
facilities, totaling approximately 16.5 million square feet. As of March 31,
2003, owned and leased sites aggregating 14.4 million square feet have been
exited and the majority of the remaining sites are expected to be exited during
the second half of fiscal 2003. The remaining liabilities of $427 are expected
to be paid over the remaining lease terms ranging from several months to 13
years and are reflected net of expected sublease income of $269.
Restructuring reserves continue to be evaluated as plans are being executed. As
a result, there may be additional changes in estimates. In addition, since the
restructuring program is an aggregation of many individual plans currently being
executed, actual costs have differed from estimated amounts.
4. INVENTORIES
March 31, September 30,
2003 2002
---------- -------------
Raw materials $395 $ 617
Work in process 41 35
Completed goods 529 711
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Inventories $965 $1,363
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5. RETIREMENTS OF CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES AND DEBT OBLIGATIONS
The following table summarizes the convertible preferred securities and certain
debt obligations which have been retired through exchanges with Lucent common
stock during fiscal 2002 and the six months ended March 31, 2003.
Year ended Six months ended
September 30, March 31,
2002 2003 Total
------------- ---------------- ------
(shares in millions)
8% redeemable convertible preferred stock $175 $ 737 $ 912
7.75% trust preferred securities -- 598 598
---- ------ ------
Total convertible securities retired $175 $1,335 $1,510
==== ====== ======
Debt obligations $ -- $ 52 $ 52
==== ====== ======
Total shares of Lucent common stock exchanged 58 525 583
==== ====== ======
Conversion costs have been recognized in amounts equal to the fair value of the
additional common shares issued to the holders of each respective preferred
security to prompt the exchange over the number of shares of common stock
obligated to be issued pursuant to the original conversion terms of the
respective security.
o The charges for the 8% redeemable convertible preferred stock amounted
to $166 and $266, during the three and six months ended March 31,
2003, respectively, and were reflected in the net loss applicable to
common shareowners.
o The charges for the 7.75% trust preferred securities amounted to $98
and $129 during the three and six months ended
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2003, respectively, and were included in other income
(expense), net.
o Additionally, the gains associated with the exchange of the debt
obligations for Lucent common stock amounted to $11 during the three
and six months ended March 31, 2003, and were included in other income
(expense), net.
Since March 31, 2003 and through May 13, 2003, an additional $30 of 8%
redeemable convertible preferred stock and certain debt obligations with a
carrying value of $35 were retired through exchanges with 38.2 million shares of
Lucent common stock. These transactions resulted in additional other income
(expense), net of $6 and conversion cost of $19 and will be reflected in the
results of the third quarter of fiscal 2003.
6. COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The components of comprehensive loss are reflected net of tax, except for
foreign currency translation adjustments, which are generally not adjusted for
income taxes as they relate to indefinite investments in certain non-U.S.
subsidiaries, are as follows:
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
------------------ ----------------
2003 2002 2003 2002
----- ----- ----- -----
Net loss $(351) $(495) $(615) $(918)
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments 8 (34) 58 20
Reclassification adjustments to foreign currency
translation for sale of foreign entities -- -- -- 20
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on investments (3) (26) 43 (19)
Reclassification adjustments for realized gains and
impairment losses on investments -- 7 -- (19)
Unrealized losses and reclassification adjustments on
derivative instruments -- (1) -- (10)
----- ----- ----- -----
Comprehensive loss $(346) $(549) $(514) $(926)
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7. LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss applicable to
common shareowners by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during the period. Diluted loss per common share is calculated by dividing net
loss applicable to common shareowners, adjusted to add back preferred dividends
and accretion, conversion costs related to the exchanges of the 8% redeemable
convertible preferred stock and the 7.75% trust preferred securities, and
interest expense on the 7.75% trust preferred securities, by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period, including any
additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potentially
dilutive common shares had been issued during the period. Due to the net loss
incurred in each of the periods presented, the diluted loss per share is the
same as basic, because any potentially dilutive securities would reduce the loss
per share. The following table summarizes the potentially dilutive securities:
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
------------------ ----------------
2003 2002 2003 2002
(in millions) ---- ---- ----- ----
8% redeemable convertible preferred stock 689 335 956 335
7.75% trust preferred securities 261 38 309 19
Stock options 7 8 4 10
--- --- ----- ---
Total 957 381 1,269 364
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Stock options excluded from the calculation of
diluted loss per share because the exercise price
was greater than the average market price of the
common shares 363 601 345 613
=== === ===== ===
The calculation of potential common shares related to the 8% redeemable
convertible preferred stock is based upon the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
three and six month average price of Lucent's common stock and the weighted
average number of preferred shares outstanding during the periods presented due
to its August 2004 redemption feature.
8. OPERATING SEGMENTS
Lucent designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications
service providers. The INS segment sells to global wireline service providers,
including long distance carriers, traditional local telephone companies and
Internet service providers, and provides offerings comprised of a broad range of
software, equipment and services related to voice networking (which primarily
consists of switching products or to which we sometimes refer to as convergence
solutions), data and network management (which primarily consists of access and
related data networking equipment and operating support software) and optical
networking. The Mobility segment sells to global wireless service providers and
offers products to support the needs of its customers for radio access and core
networks. Lucent supports its segments through its worldwide services
organization. Performance measurement and resource allocation for the reportable
segments are based on many factors. The primary financial measure is operating
income (loss), which includes the revenues, costs and expenses directly
controlled by each reportable segment. Operating income (loss) for reportable
segments excludes the following:
o goodwill and other acquired intangibles amortization;
o business restructuring and asset impairments;
o acquisition/integration-related costs;
o revenues and expenses associated with intellectual property;
o the results of the optical fiber business;
o the results from billing and customer care software products,
messaging products and other smaller units;
o certain personnel costs and benefits, including most of those related
to pension and postretirement benefits and differences between the
actual and standard allocated benefit rates;
o certain other costs related to shared services, such as general
corporate functions, which are managed on a common basis in order to
realize economies of scale and efficient use of resources; and
o certain other general and miscellaneous costs and expenses not
directly used in assessing the performance of the operating segments.
Indirect intersegment costs and expenses and the revenues and expenses from
licensing fees and royalties associated with intellectual property are no longer
included in the reportable segments. The segment results for the prior period
have been revised to conform to the current year's performance measure. The
accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those applied in
the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three months Six months
ended March 31, ended March 31,
--------------- ----------------
2003 2002 2003 2002
------ ------ ------ -------
Revenues
INS $1,024 $1,763 $2,039 $ 3,617
Mobility 1,260 1,579 2,268 3,039
------ ------ ------ -------
Total reportable segments 2,284 3,342 4,307 6,656
Optical fiber business -- -- -- 114
Other 119 174 171 325
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Total revenues $2,403 $3,516 $4,478 $ 7,095
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Operating income (loss)
INS $ (90) $ (479) $ (223) $(1,413)
Mobility 212 208 225 56
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Total reportable segments 122 (271) 2 (1,357)
Goodwill and other acquired intangibles amortization (5) (69) (10) (143)
Business restructuring (charges) reversals and
asset impairments, net 142 60 156 128
Optical fiber business -- -- -- (68)
Unallocated personnel costs and benefits 299 439 585 823
Shared services such as general corporate functions (385) (406) (732) (845)
Other (153) (292) (293) (429)
------ ------ ------ -------
Total operating income (loss) $ 20 $ (539) $ (292) $(1,891)
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Products and Services Revenues
The table below presents revenues for groups of similar products and
services:
Three months Six months
ended March 31, Ended March 31,
--------------- ---------------
2003 2002 2003 2002
------ ------ ------ ------
Wireless $1,095 $1,350 $1,818 $2,564
Voice networking 377 573 747 1,123
Data and network management 223 328 507 643
Optical networking 174 366 348 843
Services 415 727 883 1,495
Optical fiber -- -- -- 114
Other 119 172 175 313
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Total revenues $2,403 $3,516 $4,478 $7,095
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9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lucent is subject to legal proceedings, lawsuits, and other claims, including
proceedings by government authorities. In addition, Lucent may be subject to
liabilities to some of its former affiliates under separation agreements with
them. Legal proceedings are subject to uncertainties, and the outcomes are
difficult to predict. Consequently, Lucent is unable to ascertain the ultimate
aggregate amount of monetary liability or financial impact with respect to these
matters as of March 31, 2003. As described below, a reserve has been established
for the settlement of the "Securities and Related Cases."
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Securities and Related Cases:
On March 27, 2003, Lucent announced that it had reached an agreement to settle
the purported securities, ERISA and derivative class action lawsuits and other
lawsuits against Lucent and certain of its current and former directors,
officers and employees. The settlement requires court approval from various
courts before it becomes final. Lucent did not admit any wrongdoing as part of
the settlement.
The agreement is a global settlement of what were 54 separate lawsuits,
including the consolidated shareowner class action lawsuit in the U.S. District
Court in Newark, N.J., and related ERISA, bondholder, derivative, and other
state securities cases. These cases include all the cases described under the
caption "Securities and Related Cases" in Item 3, Part 1 of Lucent's annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002, as updated by
Lucent's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2002.
These cases include: In re Lucent Technologies Inc. Securities Litigation; In re
Winstar Communications Securities Litigation; Preferred Life Insurance Co. of
New York et al. v. Lucent Technologies Inc.; Laufer v. Lucent Technologies Inc.,
et al; and Balaban v. Schacht, et al., as well as two new cases filed during the
second quarter of fiscal 2003, Staro Asset Management LLC v Lucent Technologies,
et al. and Freund v. Schacht, et al.
Under the settlement agreement, Lucent will pay $315 in common stock, cash or a
combination of both, at Lucent's option. Lucent will also issue warrants to
purchase 200 million shares of Lucent common stock, at an exercise price of
$2.75 with an expiration date three years from the date of issuance. As of March
31, 2003, the value of these warrants was approximately $95, using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
Lucent expects the settlement approval and claims administration process to last
up to 18 months and does not expect to distribute any proceeds until sometime in
fiscal 2004. Lucent has agreed to deposit into escrow $100 in cash or securities
of the settlement amount upon the approval of the settlement by the U.S District
Court for the District of New Jersey in the consolidated case In re Lucent
Technologies Inc. Securities Litigation. Lucent will pay up to $5 in cash for
the cost of settlement administration. In addition to the cash, stock and
warrants that Lucent will contribute, certain of Lucent's insurance carriers
have agreed to pay $148 in cash into the total settlement fund. Lucent's former
affiliate, Avaya Inc., is contractually responsible for a portion of the
settlement under its agreements with Lucent. Avaya's contribution to the
settlement is still being determined and, when received by Lucent, will be added
to the total settlement fund described above.
A $415 charge related to the settlement was recognized during the second quarter
of fiscal 2003. Lucent will seek partial recovery of the settlement amount from
its fiduciary insurance carriers under certain insurance policies that provide
coverage up to $70. The $415 charge may be adjusted in future quarters if Lucent
is able to recover a portion of the settlement from its fiduciary insurance
carriers, as well as to reflect changes in the fair value of the warrants before
they are issued.
The definitive documents for settlement are in the process of being prepared and
approved by the parties, and are expected to contain a provision giving Lucent
the right to terminate the settlement if more than a specified percentage of the
alleged plaintiff class members elect to opt out of the settlement and pursue
their claims directly against Lucent. This percentage and the manner in which it
is calculated have not been finalized. Any lawsuits that may be brought by
parties opting out of the settlement will need to be defended regardless of
whether Lucent elects to consummate the settlement.
SEC Investigation:
In November and December 2000, Lucent identified certain revenue recognition
issues that it publicly disclosed and brought to the SEC's attention. On
February 27, 2003, Lucent announced that it had reached an agreement in
principle with the staff of the SEC, which would resolve their investigation of
Lucent. The agreement is subject to final approval by the SEC. Under this
agreement, without admitting or denying any wrongdoing, Lucent would consent to
a settlement enjoining Lucent from future violations of the anti-fraud,
reporting, books and records and internal control provisions of the federal
securities laws. Under the agreement in principle, Lucent would pay no fines or
penalties and would not be required to make any financial restatements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Other Matters:
Sparks, et al. v. AT&T and Lucent Technologies Inc. et al., is a class action
lawsuit filed in 1996 in Illinois state court under the name of Crain v. Lucent
Technologies. The plaintiffs requested damages on behalf of present and former
customers based on a claim that the AT&T Consumer Products business (which
became part of Lucent in 1996) and Lucent had defrauded and misled customers who
leased telephones, resulting in payments in excess of the cost to purchase the
telephones. Similar consumer class actions pending in various state courts were
stayed pending the outcome of the Sparks case, and in July 2001, the Illinois
court certified a nationwide class of plaintiffs.
The parties agreed in August 2002 to settle the litigation for up to $300 in
cash plus prepaid calling cards redeemable for minutes of long distance service.
The court approved the settlement in November 2002. Lucent is a party to various
separation and distribution agreements, which provide for contribution from
third parties formerly affiliated with Lucent for a portion of any liability
(including any settlement) in this case. However, Lucent was responsible for a
majority of the liability for settlement and recognized a $162 charge during the
third quarter of fiscal 2002 (net of expected third party contributions).
The final settlement amount was significantly less due to the number of
claimants that applied for reimbursement. As a result, the related reserves and
expected third party contributions for this matter were reduced, resulting in an
$80 credit in other income (expense), net in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.
Lucent is a defendant in an adversary proceeding filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court
in Delaware by Winstar and Winstar Wireless, Inc. in connection with the
bankruptcy of Winstar and various related entities. The complaint asserts claims
for breach of contract and other claims against Lucent and seeks compensatory
damages, as well as costs and expenses associated with litigation. The complaint
also seeks recovery of a payment of approximately $190 to Lucent in December
2000.
A description of a special purpose trust previously used to sell customer
finance loans on a limited recourse basis is included in Note 10 under
"Guarantees and Indemnification Agreements". As more fully described therein,
Lucent may be required to make certain indemnification payments.
Separation Agreements
Lucent is party to various agreements that were entered into in connection with
the separation of Lucent with former affiliates, including AT&T, Avaya, Agere
Systems and NCR Corporation. Pursuant to these agreements, Lucent and the former
affiliates have agreed to allocate certain liabilities related to each other's
business, and have agreed to share liabilities based upon certain allocations
and thresholds. For example, in the Sparks case discussed above, AT&T, Avaya and
NCR each assumed a portion of the liability for the settlement. Lucent is not
aware of any material liabilities to its former affiliates as a result of these
agreements that are not otherwise reflected in the consolidated financial
statements. Although, it is possible that potential liabilities for which
Lucent's former affiliates bear primary responsibility may lead to contributions
by Lucent. See Part II, Item 1 for additional information regarding certain
litigation involving Avaya.
Other Commitments
Lucent has agreed to purchase 90% of its requirements for products it currently
purchases from Agere and 60% of its requirements for other products that Agere
can supply through September 30, 2006, provided Agere is competitive with other
potential suppliers as to price, delivery interval and technological merit.
Lucent has also agreed to proceed first with Agere on all joint product
development projects where Agere meets Lucent's criteria.
Lucent is generally not committed to unconditional purchase obligations, except
for a commitment that requires annual purchases of certain wireless components
ranging from approximately $225 to $350 over the next three years. Generally,
differences between the actual annual purchases and the committed levels can be
applied to future years through fiscal 2006 at which time Lucent would be
required to pay 25% of the unfulfilled aggregate commitment.
Lucent has exited most of its manufacturing operations and has increased its use
of contract manufacturers. Lucent is currently using a sole-source supplier for
a majority of its switching and wireless product lines and a combination of
multiple contract manufacturers for the majority of its other product lines.
Lucent is generally not committed to unconditional purchase obligations in these
contract manufacturing relationships. However, Lucent is exposed to short-term
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
purchase commitments as they fall within the contract manufacturers' lead-time
of specific products or raw material components. As a result, any sudden and
significant changes in forecasted demand requirements within the lead-time of
those products or raw materials could adversely affect Lucent's results of
operations and cash flows.
Lucent currently outsources certain information technology services from a
supplier under a multi-year agreement which provides for minimum spending levels
of approximately $185 during fiscal 2003 and declines at various amounts to
approximately $40 during fiscal 2006. The agreement also provides for
termination charges of approximately $125 if the agreement is cancelled during
fiscal 2003 and lower termination charges if cancelled thereafter.
Environmental Matters
Lucent's current and historical operations are subject to a wide range of
environmental laws. In the United States, these laws often require parties to
fund remedial action regardless of fault. Lucent has remedial and investigatory
activities under way at numerous current and former facilities. Additional
information and background on environmental liabilities and obligations are set
forth in the footnotes to Lucent's consolidated financial statements for the
year ended September 30, 2002.
Environmental reserves of $120 have been provided for remedial and related costs
for which Lucent is or is probably liable and that can be reasonably estimated
as of March 31, 2003. These reserves are not discounted to present value. In
addition, receivables of $45 due from insurance carriers and other third-party
indemnitors that have agreed to pay for these claims and where management
believes that collectibility is probable have been recognized as of March 31,
2003. These environmental matters have not had a significant impact on the
results of operations or changes in financial condition during the six months
ended March 31, 2003 and 2002.
Reserves for estimated losses from environmental remediation are, depending on
the site, based upon analyses of many interrelated factors, including:
o the extent and degree of contamination and the nature of existing
required remedial actions;
o the timing and various types of environmental expenditures such as
investigatory, remedial, capital and operations and maintenance costs;
o applicable legal requirements defining remedial goals and methods;
o progress and stage of existing remedial programs in achieving remedial
goals;
o innovations in remedial technology and expected trends in
environmental costs and legal requirements;
o the number, participation level and financial viability of other
potentially responsible parties;
o the timing and likelihood of potential recoveries or contributions
from other third parties;
o historical experience; and
o the degree of certainty and reliability with respect to all the
factors considered.
It is often difficult to estimate the future impact of environmental matters,
including potential liabilities, due to the above factors and the lengthy time
periods to resolve these environmental matters (which may take up to thirty
years or longer). Although Lucent believes that its reserves are currently
adequate, there can be no assurance that the amount of capital expenditures and
other expenses that will be required relating to remedial actions and compliance
with applicable environmental laws will not exceed the amounts reflected in
reserves or will not have a material adverse effect on Lucent's financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows. Any possible loss or range of
possible loss that may be incurred in excess of amounts provided for as of March
31, 2003, cannot be reasonably estimated.
10. RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Effective October 1, 2002, Lucent adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") 142. Prior to adoption, goodwill and identifiable intangible
assets were amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful
lives. In connection with the adoption of SFAS 142, goodwill is no longer
amortized but tested for impairment upon adoption of SFAS 142 and annually
thereafter or more often if an event or circumstance indicates that an
impairment loss has been incurred, by comparing each reporting unit's fair value
to its carrying value. During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, the initial
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
goodwill impairment test was completed, which resulted in no transitional
impairment loss. Certain goodwill with an aggregate carrying value of $114 will
be tested for impairment during the third quarter of fiscal 2003 as a result of
recent product portfolio decisions. The next impairment test for all other
goodwill is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003.
On February 3, 2003, Lucent purchased its remaining 10% minority interest in AG
Communications Systems Corporation ("AGCS") for $23. Approximately $3 and $3 of
the purchase price was allocated to goodwill and intangible assets,
respectively. The intangible assets relate to existing technology that will be
amortized over its useful life of 3 years.
As of March 31, 2003, goodwill increased $4 from September 30, 2002, primarily
due to the AGCS transaction recorded within INS. The carrying amount of goodwill
for INS, Mobility and Other (primarily associated with the messaging products
business) was $193, $11 and $9, respectively, as of March 31, 2003.
The following table presents the net loss and the net loss per basic and diluted
share applicable to common shareowners for the three and six months ended March
31, 2002, adjusted to exclude goodwill amortization of $46, net of tax, or $0.02
per share, and $101, net of tax, or $0.03 per share, respectively.
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, 2002 March 31, 2002
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Net loss:
As reported $ (495) $ (918)
Adjusted $ (449) $ (817)
Basic and diluted loss per share:
As reported $(0.16) $(0.29)
Adjusted $(0.14) $(0.26)
As of March 31, 2003, Lucent's identifiable intangible assets consisted of
existing technologies resulting from prior acquisitions. The gross carrying
amount and accumulated amortization of the acquired intangible assets as of
March 31, 2003 was $147 and $139, respectively, and as of September 30, 2002 was
$144 and $129, respectively. Lucent recorded $10 of amortization during the six
months ended March 31, 2003 and amortization is estimated to be $15, $1, $1, and
$1 for fiscal 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, respectively.
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
Effective January 1, 2003, Lucent adopted SFAS 146, which addresses significant
issues regarding the recognition, measurement, and reporting of costs that are
associated with exit and disposal activities, including restructuring
activities. SFAS 146 requires recognition of a liability for costs associated
with an exit or disposal activity at fair value when the liability is incurred,
or for certain one-time employee termination costs over a future service period.
Previously, a liability for an exit cost was recognized when a company committed
to an exit plan. As a result, SFAS 146 may affect both the timing and amounts of
the recognition of future restructuring costs.
Guarantees and Indemnification Agreements
Effective January 1, 2003, Lucent adopted the recognition provisions of
Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 45 ("FIN 45"),
which expands previously issued accounting guidance for certain guarantees. FIN
45 requires recognition of an initial liability for the fair value of an
obligation assumed by issuing a guarantee and will be applied on a prospective
basis to all guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. Guarantees
issued or modified during the three months ended March 31, 2003 did not have a
material effect on the consolidated financial statements. A description of the
Company's guarantees as of March 31, 2003 is provided below. The Company is
unable to reasonably estimate the maximum amount that could be payable under
certain of these arrangements because the exposures are not capped.
Lucent guarantees the financing of certain product purchases by certain
customers. Requests for providing such guarantees
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
are reviewed and approved by senior management and regularly reviewed by them in
assessing the adequacy of reserves. The principal amount of drawn customer
financing guarantees and related reserves was $158 and $117, respectively, as of
March 31, 2003. The remaining guarantee periods range from 3 months to 7 years.
In addition, $41 of commitments are available to customers from third party
lenders that may expire undrawn. Lucent is required to perform under these
guarantees upon a customer's default for non-payment to the creditor and
typically retains a first-loss position. Lucent will generally have the right to
recover from the defaulting party through subrogation, but usually only after
the creditor has been paid in full.
Lucent has divested certain businesses and assets through sales to third party
purchasers and spin-offs to its common shareowners. In connection with these
transactions, certain direct or indirect indemnifications are provided to the
buyers or other third parties doing business with the divested entities. These
indemnifications include secondary liability for certain leases of real property
and equipment assigned to the divested entity and certain specific
indemnifications for certain legal and environmental contingencies and vendor
supply commitments. The time duration of such indemnifications vary, but are
standard for transactions of this nature, and some may be indefinite.
Lucent remains secondarily liable for approximately $386 of lease obligations
that were assigned to Avaya, Agere, and purchasers of other businesses in the
event of default by the assignee as of March 31, 2003. The remaining terms of
these assigned leases and Lucent's corresponding guarantee range from 1 month to
16 years. The primary obligor under assigned leases may terminate or restructure
the lease obligation before its original maturity and, thereby, relieve Lucent
of its secondary liability. Lucent generally has the right to receive indemnity
or reimbursement from the assignees and has not reserved for losses on this form
of guarantee.
Lucent is a party to a tax sharing agreement to indemnify AT&T and is liable for
tax adjustments that are attributable to its lines of business as well as a
portion of certain other shared tax adjustments during the years prior to
separation from AT&T. Certain tax adjustments have been proposed or assessed
subject to this tax sharing agreement. The outcome of these matters is not
expected to have a material effect on the consolidated results of operations,
consolidated financial position or near-term liquidity. Lucent has similar
agreements with its former affiliates, Avaya and Agere, but does not expect to
have any material liabilities under these agreements.
Lucent licenses to its customers software and rights to use intellectual
property that might provide the licensees with an indemnification against any
liability arising from third-party claims of patent, copyright or trademark
infringement. Lucent cannot determine the maximum amount of losses that it could
incur under this type of indemnification because it often may not have enough
information about the nature and scope of an infringement claim until it has
been submitted to the Company.
Lucent indemnifies its directors and certain of its current and former officers
for third party claims alleging certain breaches of their fiduciary duties as
directors or officers. Lucent may recover certain costs incurred for providing
such indemnification under various insurance policies.
Warranty reserves are established for costs that are expected to be incurred
after the sale and delivery of a product or service for deficiencies under
specific product or service warranty provisions. The warranty reserves are
determined based on the actual trend of historical charges incurred over the
prior twelve-month period, excluding any significant or infrequent issues that
are specifically identified and reserved. The warranty liability is established
when it is probable that customers will make claims and when a reasonable
estimate of costs can be made. During the current period, warranties associated
with certain optical fiber products expired, resulting in a reduction in
reserves. The following table summarizes the activity related to warranty
reserves.
Six months ended
March 31, 2003
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Warranty reserve as of beginning of the period $ 440
Accruals for warranties 64
Payments (127)
Optical Fiber business adjustment (13)
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Warranty reserve as of March 31, 2003 $ 364
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
In September 2000, Lucent and a third party created a non-consolidated Special
Purpose Trust (the "Trust") to which Lucent sold on a limited-recourse basis
customer finance loans and receivables. As of March 31, 2003, the Trust held
loans with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $340 relating to five
obligors, all of which are in default. The Trust has a credit insurance policy
from an unaffiliated insurance company insuring the Trust against losses on
these loans. Through reinsurance treaties, Lucent's wholly-owned captive
insurance company assumed the risk under this policy for the loans and reinsured
a significant amount of the exposure with an unaffiliated insurer. Lucent's
self-insured loss reserve related to these loans (including accrued interest)
was $356 and the corresponding receivable due from the unaffiliated insurer was
$298 as of March 31, 2003. Lucent expects that its captive insurance company
will fund the $58 of remaining obligations which were not reinsured by the end
of the third quarter of fiscal 2003, at which time the unaffiliated insurer will
ultimately be obligated to make all remaining payments.
In April 2003, Lucent received written notice from the unaffiliated insurer
denying claims and coverage of certain loans in the Trust with an aggregate
principal balance of approximately $175. The insurer has alleged, among other
claims, that the loans were not eligible to be sold to the Trust due to their
credit quality. The insurer stated that it will cease paying claims on these
loans and has requested that it be reimbursed for all claims previously paid on
these loans and that Lucent repurchase these loans. The amount previously paid
to the Trust under the insurance policy for these loans was approximately $19,
which was funded by Lucent's captive insurance company. The unaffiliated insurer
stated that it is still reviewing the other loans in the Trust to determine
whether to dispute coverage on these other loans. Lucent disputes the assertions
by the insurer and may seek binding arbitration, if appropriate, to resolve the
matter.
If the insurer prevails on its denial of coverage, Lucent will likely be
required to indemnify the Trust and possibly the Trust's lenders and investors
for the amount of coverage denied and funds returned to the insurer, as well as
be required to recognize a charge for the amount of the denied coverage. In
addition, prior to the resolution of this matter, Lucent may be required to
advance funds to the Trust to cover the principal, interest and fees as they
become due. These potential funding requirements are currently estimated to be
approximately $90 to $140 through June 30, 2004.
Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables
In November 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") reached a consensus
regarding EITF Issue 00-21. The consensus addresses not only when and how an
arrangement involving multiple deliverables should be divided into separate
elements of accounting but also how the arrangement's consideration should be
allocated among separate units. The pronouncement is effective beginning July 1,
2003 and is not expected to materially affect the consolidated financial
statements.
Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs")
In January 2003, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation No. 46 ("FIN 46"),
requiring the consolidation of certain variable interest entities. In general, a
variable interest entity is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legal
structure used for business purposes that either does not have equity investors
with voting rights or lacks the sufficient financial resources to support its
activities. Prior to the issuance of FIN 46, VIE's were more commonly referred
to as special-purpose entities or off-balance sheet arrangements. A company must
consolidate the VIE if it is determined to be the VIE's primary beneficiary that
stands to share in the majority of the VIE's expected losses or expected
residual returns.
In the ordinary course of business, Lucent occasionally engages in relationships
with VIE's and holds variable interests in other entities. Lucent is the primary
beneficiary of the Trust described above and will consolidate the Trust's assets
and liabilities (primarily consists of notes receivables and debt) during the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. The Trust is expected to be dissolved upon
resolving its defaulted assets as described above in further detail.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial
Condition ("MD&A") contains forward-looking statements that are based on current
expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about us, our future
performance, the industries in which we operate, our beliefs and our
management's assumptions. In addition, other written or oral statements that
constitute forward-looking statements may be made by or on behalf of us. Words
such as "expects," "anticipates," "targets," "goals," "projects," "intends,"
"plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and variations of such words and
similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore,
actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or
forecast in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include: the failure of the telecommunications market to improve or improve at
the pace we anticipate; continued net losses may reduce or impair our legally
available surplus; our ability to realize the benefits we expect from our
strategic direction and restructuring program; our ability to secure additional
sources of funds on reasonable terms; our credit ratings; our ability to compete
effectively; our reliance on a limited number of key customers; our exposure to
the credit risk of our customers as a result of our vendor financing
arrangements and accounts receivable; our reliance on third parties to
manufacture most of our products; the cost and other risks inherent in our
long-term sales agreements; our product portfolio and ability to keep pace with
technological advances in our industry; the complexity of our products; our
ability to retain and recruit key personnel; existing and future litigation; our
ability to protect our intellectual property rights and the expenses we may
incur in defending such rights; changes in environmental health and safety law;
changes to existing regulations or technical standards; the social, political
and economic risks of our foreign operations; and the costs and risks associated
with our pension and postretirement benefit obligations. For a further list and
description of such risks and uncertainties, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 2002. Except as otherwise required under
federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not have
any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements
after the distribution of this MD&A, whether as a result of new information,
future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
OVERVIEW
We design and deliver networks for the world's largest communications service
providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, we rely on our
strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies, as well
as software and services, to develop next-generation networks. Our systems,
services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better
manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help
businesses and consumers.
The global telecommunications market continued to decline during 2002. We expect
additional capital spending reductions during 2003 although the reductions would
be less severe. The reductions are due to the general economic slowdown, network
overcapacity, customer bankruptcies, network build-out delays and limited
availability of capital. As a result, our sales and results of operations have
been and may continue to be adversely affected. The significant slowdown in
capital spending has created uncertainty as to the level of demand in our target
markets. In addition, the level of demand can change quickly and can vary over
short periods of time, including from month to month. As a result of the
uncertainty and variations in our markets, accurately forecasting future
results, earnings and cash flow remains difficult.
During this prolonged market downturn, we are working closely with our customers
to position the full breadth of our products and services, significantly
reducing our cost structure and reducing our quarterly earnings per share
("EPS") breakeven revenue figure. If capital investment levels continue to
decline, or if the telecommunications market does not improve or improves at a
slower pace than we anticipate, our revenues and profitability will continue to
be adversely affected. We are financially planning for our revenues to decline
by about 20% to 25% during fiscal 2003 as compared to fiscal 2002. However, as
we expected, our results of operations for the first half of fiscal 2003 have
improved by realizing higher gross margin rates and lower operating expenses
resulting from cost reductions related to our restructuring actions, favorable
product mix, lower inventory-related and other charges, and lower provisions for
bad debts and customer financings.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Our consolidated financial statements are based on the selection of accounting
policies and application of significant accounting estimates, which require
management to make significant estimates and assumptions. We believe that some
of
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
the more critical judgments in the areas of accounting estimates and
assumptions that affect our financial condition and results of operations are
related to revenue recognition, receivables and customer financing, inventories,
income taxes, intangible assets, pension and post-retirement benefits, business
restructuring and legal contingencies. For a detailed discussion of our critical
accounting estimates please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 2002. There were no material changes in the application of
our critical accounting estimates subsequent to that report. In addition, please
refer to Note 10 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for a
discussion of recent pronouncements. We have discussed the application of these
critical accounting estimates with our Board of Directors and Audit and Finance
Committee.
Some of the critical judgments used in accounting estimates that have
significantly impacted our interim fiscal 2003 results are discussed throughout
this MD&A. These judgments include our expectations on:
o the lack of realizability of certain assets due to the delayed
commercial deployments of certain optical networking products;
o the timing and amount of potential proceeds related to the sale of
certain facilities;
o the legal settlement of our securities and related cases;
o the favorable resolution of certain income tax audit matters and
refundable federal income taxes; and
o the favorable resolution of a dispute with an insurer regarding the
coverage of certain customer finance loans held in the Trust.
The following update is related to our pension and postretirement benefits.
Excluding the impact of business restructuring actions, our net pension and
postretirement benefit credit is expected to be reduced from $972 million during
fiscal 2002 to approximately $600 million during fiscal 2003. The net pension
and postretirement credit reflected in the six months ended March 31, 2003 was
$307 million compared to $476 million in the comparable prior period.
Approximately two-thirds of these amounts are reflected in operating expenses
and the balance in costs. These reductions in the net pension and postretirement
credit are primarily a result of lower plan assets, a reduction in the discount
rate from 7.0% to 6.5%, a reduction in the expected return on plan assets from
9.0% to 8.75% for pensions and from 9.0% to 7.93% for postretirement benefits
during fiscal 2003 and plan amendments related to certain retiree benefits.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2003 certain retiree death benefits were
eliminated which reduced future pension obligations by approximately $450
million.
We considered the available yields on high-quality fixed-income investments with
maturities corresponding to our benefit obligations to develop our discount
rate. We also considered the historical long-term asset return experience, the
expected investment portfolio mix of the plans' assets and an estimate of
long-term investment returns to develop our expected return on plan assets. Our
expected portfolio mix of plan assets considers the duration of the plan
liabilities and has been more heavily weighted towards equity positions,
including public and private equity investments and real estate. The expected
return on plan assets is determined using the expected rate of return and a
calculated value of assets referred to as the "market-related value." The
aggregate market-related value of pension and postretirement plan assets was $41
billion at September 30, 2002, which exceeded the fair value of plan assets by
$10 billion. Differences between the assumed and actual returns are reflected in
the market-related value on a straight-line basis over a five-year period. The
amortization of these differences, including those resulting from the actual
losses incurred during fiscal 2002 and 2001, will continue to reduce the
market-related value through fiscal 2006. Gains and losses resulting from
changes in these assumptions and from differences between assumptions and actual
experience (except those differences not yet recognized in the market-related
value) are amortized over the remaining service lives to the extent they exceed
10% of the higher of the market-related value or the projected benefit
obligation of each respective plan.
Holding all other assumptions constant, a one-half percent increase or decrease
in the discount rate would decrease or increase the annual fiscal 2003 net
pension and postretirement credit by approximately $50 million. Likewise, a
one-half percent increase or decrease in the expected return on plan assets
would increase or decrease the annual fiscal 2003 net pension and postretirement
credit by approximately $200 million.
In addition, a $2.9 billion direct charge to equity for minimum pension
liabilities was recognized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002. We expect
to complete the next measurement of our pension plan assets and obligations
during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, at which time it is likely that the
minimum pension liabilities will be adjusted. Any adjustment will result in
either an increase or decrease in shareowners' deficit depending upon plan asset
performance and the discount rate to be used in measuring the obligation.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003
VERSUS THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002
Revenues
The following table presents our U.S. and non-U.S. revenues (dollars in
millions):
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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U.S. $1,451 $2,433 $2,743 $4,666
Other Americas (Canada, Central & Latin America) 106 204 218 403
EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) 285 482 539 998
APAC (Asia Pacific & China) 561 397 978 1,028
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Total revenues $2,403 $3,516 $4,478 $7,095
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As discussed in the overview subheading of this MD&A, the significant reduction
in capital spending by large service providers was the primary reason for the
32% and 37% decline in revenues in the three and six months ended March 31, 2003
compared to the three and six months ended March 31, 2002. The impact of product
rationalizations and discontinuances under our restructuring program has not had
a significant effect on our overall reduction of revenues. Our U.S., Other
Americas and EMEA revenues declined from the comparable three and six month
periods within a range of 40% to 48%. Revenues for the APAC region increased by
41% for the three month period, and only declined 5% in the six month period,
both due to new CDMA Wireless network build outs in India and China. The
proportion of our U.S. revenues to total revenues declined from 66% to 61% for
the six months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to the prior period.
The decline in revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared
with the comparable prior period occurred both in terms of product revenues
(29%) and service revenues (43%). The decrease in product revenue occurred in
all product lines including wireless (19%), voice networking (34%), data and
network management (32%) and optical networking (52%). The decline in spending
by large service providers was more significant with INS customers, which
typically buy wireline products. Optical networking product declines were even
more severe due to network overcapacity and delays in customer spending on next
generation products. The $312 million decline in service revenues was primarily
due to lower engineering and installation activity, primarily in support of INS
customers. Total service revenues supporting INS customers decreased by $218
million, or 45%, to $269 million, primarily in the U.S.
The decline in revenue during the six months ended March 31, 2003 as compared
with the comparable prior period occurred both in terms of product revenues
(36%) and service revenues (41%). The decrease in product revenue occurred in
all product lines including wireless (29%), voice networking (33%), data and
network management (21%) and optical networking (59%). The declines in certain
product revenues during the six month period were due to the reasons noted in
the three month explanation above. The $612 million decline in service revenue
was primarily due to lower engineering and installation activity, primarily in
support of INS customers. Total service revenues supporting INS customers
decreased by $489 million, or 46%, to $566 million, primarily in the U.S.
Gross Margin
The following table presents our gross margin and the percentage to total
revenues (dollars in millions):
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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Gross margin $ 762 $802 $1,216 $1,237
Gross margin rate 31.7% 22.8% 27.2% 17.4%
The gross margin rate increased by approximately nine and 10 percentage points
during the three and six months ended March 31, 2003 as compared with the
comparable prior periods, despite significantly lower sales volumes. Inventory
and other charges unfavorably affected the gross margin rate in the current
fiscal periods by approximately four percentage
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
points and in the prior fiscal periods by approximately seven percentage points.
The higher charges in the prior period were primarily related to larger
provisions for slow-moving and obsolete inventory, items or events associated
with customers experiencing financial difficulties and, in some cases, declaring
bankruptcy or becoming insolvent, and adjustments to certain long-term projects.
The remaining six to seven percentage points of improvement were primarily
driven by continued cost reductions and a favorable product mix in both INS and
Mobility. Increased patent licensing revenue also favorably impacted the gross
margin rate during the three months ended March 31, 2003, as compared with the
comparable prior period.
Compared with the prior three month period, the gross margin attributable to
services declined by $111 million to $48 million due to the lower service
revenues and a 10.3 percentage point decrease in the gross margin rate. Compared
with the prior six month period, the gross margin attributable to services
declined by $180 million to $113 million due to the lower service revenues and a
6.8 percentage point decrease in the gross margin rate. The change in the gross
margin rate in each respective period was due to the continuing decline in
overall sales volume and related lower labor utilization.
Operating Expenses
The following table presents our operating expenses (dollars in millions):
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A")
expenses, excluding the following two items: $ 462 $ 615 $ 944 $1,335
Provision for (recovery of) bad debts and
customer financings 24 192 (67) 643
Amortization of goodwill and other acquired
intangibles 5 69 10 143
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Total SG&A 491 876 887 2,121
R&D 382 524 771 1,145
Business restructuring charges (reversals) and
asset impairments, net (131) (59) (150) (138)
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Operating expenses $ 742 $1,341 $1,508 $3,128
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SG&A expenses
Excluding provisions for (recoveries of) bad debts and customer financings and
amortization of goodwill and other acquired intangibles, SG&A expenses decreased
by 25% and 29% in the respective three and six month periods ended March 31,
2003 as compared with the same interim periods of fiscal 2002. The decreases
were primarily a result of significant headcount reductions under our
restructuring program and other cost savings initiatives that limited
discretionary spending, offset in part by accelerated depreciation and other
related charges due to the shortening of the estimated useful lives of several
properties that are in the process of being sold. The accelerated depreciation
and related charges amounted to $87 million and $119 million, of which $69
million and $93 million was reflected in SG&A during the three and six months
ended March 31, 2003. Approximately 55% of the reduction for the six months
ended March 31, 2003 was in the INS segment due to the greater degree of product
rationalization efforts in INS, as well as the required cost reductions due to
the significant INS revenue decline. The remaining decreases were attributed to
reductions in the Mobility segment and general corporate functions.
Provision for (recovery of) bad debts and customer financings
We had net recoveries of bad debt and customer financing of approximately $67
million during the six months ended March 31, 2003. These recoveries were
primarily due to the settlement of certain fully reserved notes receivable in
the first quarter of fiscal 2003 for approximately $80 million. The significant
provisions reflected in the fiscal 2002 periods were due to the deterioration in
the creditworthiness of certain customers as a result of the decline in the
telecommunications market. The reductions of our provisions for bad debts and
customer financing were also attributed to significantly lower customer
financing exposures.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
Amortization of goodwill and other acquired intangibles
During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, we adopted SFAS 142. As a result, our
remaining goodwill of $213 million is no longer amortized, however, it is
subject to an annual impairment test. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial
statements for further information including the expected timing of future
impairment tests.
R&D
The decrease in R&D expenses for the three and six months ended March 31, 2003
as compared with the fiscal 2002 interim periods was primarily due to headcount
reductions and product rationalizations under our restructuring program.
Substantially all of the reduction for the three and six months ended March 31,
2003 was in the INS segment due to the greater degree of product
rationalizations in INS.
The R&D attributed to the Mobility segment was approximately 55% and 35% of the
total R&D during the six months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The
Mobility spending was primarily related to CDMA and UMTS next-generation
technologies. The INS spending was primarily related to optical networking,
multiservice switching, network operating systems and circuit and packet
switching products.
Business restructuring charges (reversals) and asset impairments, net
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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Charge/(reversal)
Employee separations $(124) $ (24) $(109) $ (64)
Contract settlements (16) (63) (5) (84)
Facility closings 15 79 12 58
Other -- 5 1 8
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Total restructuring costs (125) (3) (101) (82)
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Total asset write-downs (17) 53 (55) 64
Net gains on sales -- (110) -- (110)
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Total net charge/(reversal) $(142) $ (60) $(156) $(128)
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Reflected in operating expenses $(131) $ (59) $(150) $(138)
Reflected in costs $ (11) $ (1) $ (6) $ 10
During the second quarter of fiscal 2001, we committed to and began implementing
a restructuring program to realign our resources to focus on the large service
provider market. We assessed our product portfolio and associated R&D then
streamlined the rest of our operations to support those reassessments. We
eliminated some marginally profitable or non-strategic product lines, merged
certain technology platforms, consolidated development activities, eliminated
management positions and many duplications in marketing functions and programs,
centralized our sales support functions and sold or leased certain of our
manufacturing facilities and made greater use of contract manufacturers. We sold
the assets related to the eliminated product lines and closed facilities and
reduced the workforces in many of the countries that we operated in at the end
of fiscal 2000. As a result we incurred net business restructuring charges and
asset impairments in fiscal 2001 and 2002 of $11.4 billion and $2.3 billion,
respectively.
Since the inception of the restructuring program, we have reduced our headcount
by approximately 67,500 employees to 38,500 employees as of March 31, 2003. In
addition, the restructuring plans included facility closing charges to reduce a
significant number of owned and leased facilities, totaling approximately 16.5
million square feet. As of March 31, 2003, owned and leased sites aggregating
14.4 million square feet have been exited and the majority of the remaining
sites are expected to be exited during the second half of fiscal 2003.
We are currently in the process of completing the restructuring actions
initiated during fiscal 2001 and 2002 and continue to evaluate the remaining
restructuring reserves as the plans are executed. As a result, there may be
additional charges or reversals. In addition, since the restructuring program is
an aggregation of many individual plans currently being executed, actual costs
have differed from estimated amounts.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
The net reversals recorded in the current fiscal periods primarily related to
the true-up of termination benefits and curtailments as the actual costs were
lower than the estimated amounts. These differences were due to certain
demographic changes including the age, service lives and salaries of the
employees separated. In addition, a reversal to property, plant and equipment
primarily resulted from adjustments to the original plans for certain facility
closings. For further description of the current fiscal periods' net reversal
see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.
The net reversals recorded in the prior fiscal periods primarily related to the
gain realized from the sale of the billing and customer care business, the
settlement of certain purchase commitments for amounts lower than originally
planned, lower employee separation costs due to higher than expected attrition
rates and lower actual severance cost per person, offset in part by additional
charges for new plans.
Other income (expense), net and interest expense
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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Legal settlements $(415) $ -- $(335) $ --
Net debt conversion expense & gain on
bond extinguishment (87) -- (118) --
Net gain (loss) on sales of businesses 29 (3) 29 583
Other-than-temporary write-downs of investments (10) (25) (62) (41)
Miscellaneous (6) (9) 18 (39)
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Total other income (expense) $(489) $(37) $(468) $503
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Interest expense $ 79 $ 80 $ 173 $177
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Other income (expense), net during the three and six months ended March 31, 2003
included a $415 million charge for the settlement of all of the
purported class action lawsuits and other lawsuits against the Company and
certain of its current and former directors and officers for alleged violation
of federal securities laws, ERISA and related claims. Additionally, the six
month period ended March 31, 2003 included an $80 million reserve reduction for
a legal settlement associated with our former consumer products leasing
business. The reserve reduction was due to lower than anticipated claims
experience. See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements for further
information on these settlements.
The current fiscal year periods also included conversion expense associated with
the exchange of a portion of our 7.75% trust preferred securities and gains
associated with the exchange of certain other debt obligations for shares of our
common stock. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for further
information on these exchanges.
The write-downs of equity investments in the interim fiscal 2003 and fiscal 2002
periods were due to the sustained weakness in the public and private equity
markets. Refer to the Risk Management section for a discussion on Equity Price
Risk.
Additionally, the six months ended March 31, 2002 included $583 million in gains
on sales of businesses, of which $523 million related to the sale of our optical
fiber business. The favorable resolution of certain contingencies related to
this sale were favorably resolved during the three months ended March 31, 2003
which resulted in an additional $29 million gain.
Interest expense remained relatively constant with the comparable prior periods
due to similar levels of average debt outstanding during the periods.
Benefit from Income Taxes
The following table presents our benefit from income taxes and the related
effective tax benefit rates (dollars in millions):
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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Benefit from income taxes $ (197) $ (61) $ (317) $ (547)
Effective tax benefit rate (35.9)% (9.3)% (34.0)% (35.0)%
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
The tax benefit rate for the three and six months ended March 31, 2003 reflected
a full valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets and certain current
tax expense primarily related to non-U.S. operations. However, the income tax
benefit reflected several discrete items including a $74 million benefit
resulting from the expected favorable resolution of certain tax audit matters
and $135 million of refundable federal income taxes related to taxes paid in
prior years. The income tax benefit during the three and six months ended March
31, 2003 was also attributed to the utilization of a portion of the current
period's operating losses as a result of certain equity transactions. These
transactions included the tax impact of the exchanges of the 7.75% trust
preferred securities for shares of our common stock for the three and six months
ended March 31, 2003, of $28 million and $133 million, respectively, and the tax
impact of the unrealized holding gains for certain investments of $30 million
recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.
Recognition of tax benefits on future operating losses during the remainder of
fiscal 2003 are expected to be limited to the extent that the operating losses
would offset taxable income generated from similar equity transactions as
described above. It is also reasonably possible that the income tax benefit will
be adjusted during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 as a result of potential
changes in the minimum pension liability that would be reflected in other
comprehensive income. We are currently unable to estimate the effects or
determine if the effect would be favorable or unfavorable. However, if the
minimum pension liability increases, the related tax impact will reduce the
fiscal 2003 tax benefits resulting from equity transactions. Likewise, if the
minimum pension liability decreases, the related tax impact could increase the
fiscal 2003 tax benefits depending on the level of pretax losses.
The effective tax benefit rate for the three months ended March 31, 2002 was
less than the U.S. statutory rate due to a $208 million charge for valuation
allowances on foreign tax credit carryforwards, non-deductible goodwill
amortization and valuation allowances on certain state net operating loss
carryforwards. Offsetting these items were research and development tax credits
and a low effective tax rate on the Non-U.S. portion of the gain realized from
the sale of the billing and customer care business. The effective tax benefit
rate for the six months ended March 31, 2002 approximated the U.S. statutory
rate due to the items noted above, offset by a $60 million favorable tax
settlement and the tax impact from the gain on the sale of the optical fiber
business.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS BY SEGMENT - THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003
VERSUS THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002
INS
The following table presents revenues, U.S. and non-U.S., and operating loss
(dollars in millions):
Three months ended March 31, Six months ended March 31,
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2003 2002 % change 2003 2002 % change
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U.S. revenues $ 560 $ 970 (42%) $1,108 $ 1,979 (44%)
Non-U.S. revenues 464 793 (41%) 931 1,638 (43%)
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Total revenues $1,024 $1,763 (42%) $2,039 $ 3,617 (44%)
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Operating loss $ (90) $ (479) 81% $ (223) $(1,413) 84%
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Return on sales (8.8%) (27.2%) 18.4 points (10.9%) (39.1%) 28.2 points
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INS revenues decreased by 42% and 44% during the three and six month periods
ended March 31, 2003. The declines resulted from continued reductions and delays
in capital spending by large service providers and were reflected in all product
lines and geographic regions. The largest portion of the declines in Non-U.S.
revenues was attributed to the EMEA region primarily due to lower optical
product sales. The five largest INS customers represented about 42% of its
revenues during the six months ended March 31, 2003 and about 47% of its revenue
decline from the comparable prior period.
During the current quarter, the operating loss declined by $389 million to $90
million as compared with the prior fiscal year period. The reduction in the
operating loss primarily resulted from a $362 million decrease in operating
expenses and to a lesser extent an increase in the gross margin rate. The higher
gross margin rate was primarily due to continued cost reductions, favorable
product mix, lower inventory related charges, offset in part by significantly
lower sales volumes and charges of approximately $50 million associated with the
decision to delay the commercial deployment of certain optical products during
the current period. Despite the improvement in INS's gross margin rate, it
continued to be significantly lower than the Mobility gross margin rate. The
operating expense decline primarily resulted from operating expense
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
reductions of $240 million due to headcount reductions and product
rationalizations under our restructuring program as well as lower provisions for
bad debt and customer financing of $122 million.
During the six month period ended March 31, 2003, the operating loss decreased
as compared with the prior fiscal year interim period by approximately $1.2
billion to $223 million. The reduction in the operating loss primarily resulted
from decreases in operating expenses of approximately $1.1 billion. Although the
gross margin rate increased considerably in the current period, the improvement
was offset by lower sales volume. The reasons for the increase in the gross
margin rate were similar to those described above. The operating expense decline
resulted from a combination of lower provisions for bad debt and customer
financing of $559 million and operating expense reductions of $549 million due
to headcount reductions and product rationalizations under our restructuring
program.
Mobility
The following table presents revenues, U.S. and non-U.S., and operating income
(dollars in millions):
Three months ended March 31, Six months ended March 31,
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2003 2002 % change 2003 2002 % change
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U.S. revenues $ 780 $1,337 (42%) $1,449 $2,381 (39%)
Non-U.S. revenues 480 242 98% 819 658 25%
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Total revenues $1,260 $1,579 (20%) $2,268 $3,039 (25%)
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Operating income $ 212 $ 208 2% $ 225 $ 56 302%
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Return on Sales 16.8% 13.2% 3.6 points 9.9% 1.8% 8.1 points
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Mobility revenues decreased by 20% and 25% during the three and six month
periods ended March 31, 2003. The decrease in U.S. revenues resulted primarily
from the significant reductions and delays in capital spending by certain
service providers. In addition, approximately 50% of the decline in our U.S.
revenues during the six months ended March 31, 2003 was attributable to two of
our customers, which have selected alternatives to our Time Division Multiple
Access technology that we currently sell to them. We do not have products for
all of the alternative technologies. The increase in non-U.S. revenues was
primarily attributed to the APAC region due to new CDMA Wireless network build
outs in India and China. The five largest Mobility customers represented
approximately 71% of its revenues during the six months ended March 31, 2003,
and about 77% of its revenue decline from the comparable prior period.
During the current quarter, the operating income increased by $4 million to $212
million. Decreases in operating expenses of $84 million were offset by lower
gross margin dollars. Although the gross margin rate increased in the current
period, this improvement was offset by lower sales volume. The increase in the
gross margin rate was primarily due to continued cost reductions, favorable
product mix, lower inventory related and other charges and adjustments to
certain long-term contracts. The operating expense decline primarily resulted
from lower provisions for bad debt and customer financing of $60 million. The
remaining $24 million of other operating expense reductions were primarily due
to our restructuring program and less discretionary spending.
During the six month period ended March 31, 2003, the operating income increased
as compared with the prior fiscal year interim period by $169 million to $225
million. Decreases in operating expenses of $248 million drove the improvement.
Although the gross margin rate increased in the current period, this improvement
was offset by lower sales volume. The reasons for the increase in the gross
margin rate were similar to those described above. The operating expense decline
primarily resulted from lower provisions for bad debt and customer financing of
$191 million, including a $60 million impact from the settlement of certain
fully reserved notes reflected in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. The
remaining $57 million of operating expense reductions were primarily due to our
restructuring program and less discretionary spending. In addition, UMTS
software development costs of approximately $50 million were capitalized during
the six months ended March 31, 2002. These related costs have been expensed as
incurred during the fiscal 2003 periods due to the uncertain UMTS market
conditions.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $1.0 billion for the six months ended
March 31, 2003. This primarily resulted from a loss from continuing operations
of $510 million (adjusted for non-cash items) and changes in other operating
assets and liabilities of $666 million, offset in part by a reduction in working
capital requirements (accounts receivable, inventories and contracts in process,
and accounts payable) of $141 million. The reduction in working capital was
achieved even with the increase in sales volume during the current quarter
compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002. Generally, working capital
requirements will increase or decrease with similar changes in quarterly revenue
levels. Our focus on reducing our working capital requirements through more
favorable billing terms, collection efforts and streamlined supply chain
operations contributed to the working capital reductions as well as the sale of
approximately $100 million of receivables during the second quarter. The changes
in other operating assets and liabilities include cash outlays under our
restructuring program of $404 million and capitalized software of $153 million.
The total cash requirements for our restructuring program is approximately $2.6
billion, of which approximately $1.9 billion has been paid through March 31,
2003. The cash requirements for the remainder of fiscal 2003 is expected to be
approximately $300 million and the balance is expected to be paid over several
years. Most of the remaining cash requirements beyond fiscal 2003 are for lease
obligations, which are net of expected sublease rental income of approximately
$270 million. If we do not receive this expected income, our cash requirements
under the restructuring program could increase. The completion of our
restructuring actions during fiscal 2003 is expected to generate annual cash
savings of approximately $1.8 billion of which about 75% has been realized. If
we do not complete our restructuring program and achieve our anticipated expense
reductions in the time frame we contemplate, our cash requirements to fund our
operations are likely to be higher than we currently anticipate.
Investing activities
The net cash provided by investing activities was $206 million for the six
months ended March 31, 2003. This was primarily due to the maturities of
short-term investments of $297 million and the proceeds from the sale of certain
other investments of $71 million. Capital expenditures were $188 million, which
included $102 million for the repurchase of certain real estate under synthetic
lease agreements in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 that were previously used
to fund certain real estate construction costs. On February 3, 2003 we purchased
our remaining 10% minority interest in AGCS for $23 million. We currently expect
about $300 million of capital expenditures during fiscal 2003 and do not expect
significant proceeds from business or asset dispositions.
Financing activities
The net cash provided by financing activities was $112 million for the six
months ended March 31, 2003. This was primarily due to proceeds of $113 million
from prepaid forward sales agreements for all of the Corning stock we owned.
These transactions have been reflected as secured borrowings.
We are currently authorized by our board of directors to issue shares of our
common stock in exchange for convertible securities and certain other debt
obligations in order to reduce future obligations at a discount, reduce our
annual interest and dividend requirements and improve our capital structure. As
disclosed in more detail in Note 5 to our unaudited consolidated financial
statements, we retired approximately $1.6 billion of our convertible securities
and certain other debt obligations in exchange for approximately 583 million
shares of our common stock through March 31, 2003 in several separately and
privately negotiated transactions. Subsequent to March 31, 2003, we retired an
additional $65 million of convertible securities and certain other debt
obligations in exchange for 38 million shares of our common stock. These
transactions, including those executed in fiscal 2002, have eliminated
approximately $125 million of annual interest and dividend requirements and have
reduced these annual requirements to approximately $400 million. We may issue
more of our common shares in similar transactions in the future which would
result in additional dilution.
In addition, during the second quarter of fiscal 2003, we also issued 28 million
shares of our common stock to pay the semi-annual dividend requirement of $53
million on our 8% redeemable convertible preferred stock. We have not decided
whether to fund these dividend requirements with common stock in the future.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
Future Capital Requirements
Our near term cash requirements are primarily to fund our operations and
restructuring program, capital expenditures, interest and preferred stock
dividends. We expect to continue to use cash to meet these requirements
throughout the remainder of fiscal 2003. We believe our cash and cash
equivalents of $2.2 billion and short-term investments of $1.2 billion as of
March 31, 2003 are currently sufficient to fund our cash requirements during the
next twelve months. However, we cannot provide assurance that our actual cash
requirements will not be greater than we currently expect. If our sources of
liquidity are not available or if we cannot generate sufficient cash flow from
operations, we might be required to obtain additional sources of funds through
additional operating improvements, asset sales and financing from third parties,
or a combination thereof. We cannot provide assurance that these additional
sources of funds will be available, or if available, would have reasonable
terms.
We are currently in negotiations with our banks concerning a new credit
facility. However we cannot provide assurance that one will be obtained.
Substantially all of our domestic U.S. assets are pledged as collateral as a
result of extending the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with our banks
through May 23, 2003. This agreement provides security for financial
institutions in extending, among other things, credit facilities to non-U.S.
subsidiaries, letters of credit and foreign exchange hedging. Even if this
agreement is renewed or replaced with a similar agreement, we may be required to
use our cash to collateralize certain new or existing debt obligations or other
financial instruments, such as letters of credit. Any cash collateral
requirements would be expected to occur over time. There were approximately $610
million of standby letters of credit outstanding as of March 31, 2003, of which
approximately $350 million was supported by the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, and required partial cash collateralization.
We have a mortgage for three of our primary facilities which requires that we
maintain minimum occupancy rates. We are currently in compliance with, and
expect to remain in compliance with this condition. However, if we fail to
maintain the minimum occupancy rates, our outstanding debt balance under this
mortgage ($287 million as of March 31, 2003) could become due and payable.
Our 8% redeemable convertible preferred stock is redeemable at the option of the
holders on various dates, the earliest of which is August 2, 2004. Provided
certain criteria are met, we have the option to satisfy this put with cash,
shares of our common stock or a combination of both. The liquidation value of
these securities is $943 million as of May 13, 2003.
We do not expect to make contributions to our U.S pension plans in fiscal 2003
or fiscal 2004. Our current expectation of the funding requirement for
post-retirement healthcare benefits are minimal in fiscal 2003 and are
approximately $350 million in fiscal 2004. For more information on these
obligations, including their expected longer term effect on liquidity, see the
detailed risk factor included in our Form 10-K for the year ended September 30,
2002.
As discussed in more detail in Notes 9 and 10 to our consolidated financial
statements we may fund up to $320 million of our shareowner litigation
settlement with cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of both
and could be required to fund up to $356 million of certain obligations of the
Trust due to the denial of credit insurance by an unaffiliated insurer.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2003, we filed a shelf registration
statement with the SEC to register $1.75 billion of an indeterminate amount of
securities including shares of common stock and preferred stock, debt
securities, warrants, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units. This
registration statement was declared effective on March 28, 2003. We have not
offered any securities under the shelf registration statement as of May 13,
2003.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
Customer finance commitments
The following table presents our customer financing commitments as of March 31,
2003 and September 30, 2002 (in millions):
March 31, 2003 September 30, 2002
-------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Total loans Total loans
and and
guarantees Loans Guarantees guarantees Loans Guarantees
----------- ----- ---------- ----------- ------ ----------
Drawn commitments $586 $428 $158 $1,098 $ 909 $ 189
Available but not drawn 57 16 41 93 51 42
Not available 1 1 -- 151 151 --
---- ---- ---- ------ ------ -----
Total commitments $644 $445 $199 $1,342 $1,111 $ 231
==== ==== ==== ====== ====== =====
Reserve $513 $ 951
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We may provide or commit to additional customer financing on a very limited
basis. We are focusing on the largest service providers who typically have less
demand for such financing. We currently have only a limited ability to offer
customer financing due to our capital structure, credit rating, level of
available credit and liquidity. We review requests for customer financing on a
case-by-case basis and may offer financing only after a careful review that
assesses the credit quality of the individual borrowers, their respective
business plans and market conditions. We also consider the likelihood of our
ability to sell or transfer the undrawn commitments and drawn borrowings to
unrelated third parties. We continue to monitor the drawn borrowings and undrawn
commitments by assessing, among other things, the customer's short-term and
long-term liquidity position, current operating performance versus plan,
execution challenges facing the company, changes in the competitive landscape,
and management experience and depth. We undertake certain mitigating actions,
including cancellation of commitments if corrective measures are not taken,
depending upon the extent of any deterioration of a customer's credit profile or
non-compliance with our loan conditions. Although these actions can limit the
extent of our losses, substantial exposure remains to the extent of drawn
amounts, which may not be recoverable. As a result of the settlement of certain
fully reserved notes and the expiration of several commitments, our customer
financing commitments were reduced to $644 million as of March 31, 2003.
Credit ratings
Our credit ratings as of May 13, 2003 are as follows:
Convertible Trust
Long-term preferred preferred
debt stock securities Last update
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Rating Agency
Standard & Poor's (a) B- CCC- CCC- February 25, 2003
Moody's Caa1 (b) Ca Caa3 November 1, 2002
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(a) Affirmed October 11, 2002 ratings and removed from CreditWatch.
(b) Ratings outlook is negative.
Our credit ratings are below investment grade. In addition, a credit downgrade
affects our ability to enter into and maintain certain contracts on favorable
terms and increases our cost of borrowing.
Special Purpose Entities
In September 2000, we and a third party created a non-consolidated Special
Purpose Trust (the "Trust") which allowed us to sell on a limited-recourse basis
customer finance loans and receivables. As of March 31, 2003, the Trust held
loans with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $340 million relating
to five obligors, all of which are in default. The Trust has a credit insurance
policy from an unaffiliated insurance company insuring the Trust against losses
on these loans. Through reinsurance treaties, our wholly-owned captive insurance
company assumed the risk under this policy for the loans and reinsured a
significant amount of the exposure with an unaffiliated insurer. Our self-
insured loss reserve related to these loans
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
(including accrued interest) was $356 million and the corresponding receivable
due from the unaffiliated insurer was $298 million as of March 31, 2003. We
expect that our captive insurance company will fund $58 million of remaining
obligations which were not reinsured by the end of the third quarter of fiscal
2003, at which time the unaffiliated insurer will ultimately be obligated to
make all remaining payments.
In April 2003, we received written notice from the unaffiliated insurer denying
claims and coverage of certain loans in the Trust with an aggregate principal
balance of approximately $175 million. The insurer has alleged that the loans
were not eligible to be sold to the Trust due to their credit quality, among
other things. The insurer stated that it will cease paying claims on these loans
and has requested that it be reimbursed for all claims previously paid to the
Trust on these loans and that we repurchase these loans. The amount previously
paid to the trust under the insurance policy for these loans was approximately
$19 million, which was funded by our captive insurance company. The unaffiliated
insurer stated that it is still reviewing the other loans in the Trust to
determine whether to dispute coverage on these other loans. We dispute the
assertions by the insurer and may seek binding arbitration, if appropriate, to
resolve the matter.
If the insurer prevails on its denial of coverage, we will likely be required to
indemnify the Trust and possibly the Trust's lenders and investors for the
amount of coverage denied and funds returned to the insurer, as well as be
required to recognize a charge for the amount of the denied coverage. In
addition, prior to the resolution of this matter, we may be required to advance
funds to the Trust to cover the principal, interest and fees as they become due.
These potential funding requirements are currently estimated to be approximately
$90 million to $140 million through June 30, 2004.
RISK MANAGEMENT
We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates,
interest rates and equity prices. We manage our exposure to these market risks
through the use of derivative financial instruments coupled with other
strategies. Our risk management objective is to minimize the effects of
volatility on our cash flows by identifying the assets, liabilities or
forecasted transactions exposed to these risks and hedging them with either
forward or option contracts, swap derivatives or by embedding terms into certain
contracts that affect the ultimate amount of cash flows under the contract.
Since there is a high correlation between the hedging instruments and the
underlying exposures, the gains and losses on these exposures are generally
offset by reciprocal changes in the value of the hedging instruments when used.
We use derivative financial instruments as risk management tools and not for
trading or speculative purposes.
Foreign Currency Risk
As a multinational company, we conduct our business in a wide variety of
currencies and are therefore subject to market risk for changes in foreign
exchange rates. We use foreign exchange forward and option contracts to minimize
exposure to the risk to the eventual net cash inflows and outflows resulting
from foreign currency denominated transactions with customers, suppliers and
non-U.S. subsidiaries. Our objective is to hedge all types of foreign currency
risk to preserve our economic cash flows, but we generally do not expect to
designate these derivative instruments as hedges under current accounting
standards unless the benefits of doing so are material. Cash inflows and
outflows denominated in the same foreign currency are netted on a legal entity
basis, and the corresponding net cash flow exposure is appropriately hedged. To
the extent that the forecasted cash flow exposures are overstated or understated
or if there is a shift in the timing of the anticipated cash flows during
periods of currency volatility, we may experience unanticipated currency gains
or losses. We do not hedge our net investment in non-U.S. entities because we
view those investments as long-term in nature. We have not changed our foreign
exchange risk management strategy from the prior year.
Interest Rate Risk
The fair values of our fixed-rate long-term debt, interest rate swaps, 7.75%
trust preferred securities, and short-term investments are sensitive to changes
in interest rates. Our portfolio of customer finance note receivables are
predominantly comprised of variable-rate notes at LIBOR plus a stated percentage
which subjects us to variability in cash flows and earnings due to the effect of
changes in LIBOR. Prior to May 2002, our debt obligations primarily consisted of
fixed-rate debt instruments while our interest rate sensitive assets were
primarily variable-rate instruments. In the latter half of fiscal 2002, we began
to mitigate this interest rate sensitivity by adding short-term fixed-rate
assets to our investment portfolio and simultaneously entering into interest
rate swaps on a portion of our debt obligations to make them variable-rate debt
instruments. Under these swaps, we receive a fixed interest rate of 7.25% and
pay an average floating rate of LIBOR (1.3% as of March 31, 2003) plus 2.91% on
the $500 million of notional amounts of the swaps. The objective of maintaining
the mix of fixed and floating-rate debt and investments is to mitigate the
variability of cash inflows and outflows resulting from interest rate
fluctuations, as well as reduce the overall cost of borrowing. We do not enter
into derivative transactions on
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
our cash equivalents since their relatively short maturities do not create
significant risk. We do not foresee any significant changes in our risk
management strategy or in our exposure to interest rate fluctuations.
Equity Price Risk
Our investment portfolio includes equity investments in publicly held companies
that are classified as available-for-sale and other strategic equity holdings in
privately held companies. These securities are exposed to price fluctuations and
are generally concentrated in the high-technology and telecommunications
industries. As of March 31, 2003, the carrying value of our available-for-sale
securities and privately held securities were $10 million and $99 million,
respectively. The process of determining the fair values of our privately held
equity investments inherently requires subjective judgments. These valuation
assumptions and judgments include consideration of the investee's earnings and
cash flow position, cash flow projections and rate of cash consumption, recent
rounds of equity infusions by us and other investors, strength of the investee's
management and valuation data provided by the investee that may be compared with
peers. Due to a sustained weakness in the economic environment in both public
and private equity markets, we have and may continue to write down the carrying
value of certain equity investments and incur impairment charges when the
declines in fair value are other-than-temporary. Impairment charges of $62
million were recognized during the six months ended March 31, 2003.
We generally do not hedge our equity price risk due to hedging restrictions
imposed by the issuers, illiquid capital markets or inability to hedge
non-marketable equity securities in privately held companies. An adverse
movement in the equity prices of our holdings in privately held companies can
not be easily quantified as our ability to realize returns on investments
depends on the investees' ability to derive sales from continuing operations or
raise additional capital through liquidity events such as initial public
offerings, mergers or private sales.
32 Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Within the 90-day period prior to the filing of this report, an evaluation was
carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer
("CFO"), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based
on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls
and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information
required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules
and forms. We periodically review the design and effectiveness of our internal
controls worldwide, including compliance with various laws and regulations that
apply to our operations both inside and outside the United States. We make
modifications to improve the design and effectiveness of our internal control
structure, and may take other corrective action, if our reviews identify
deficiencies or weaknesses in our controls. Subsequent to the date of our
management's evaluation, there were no significant changes in our internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses.
33 Form 10-Q - Part II
Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Our former affiliate, Avaya Inc., is defending three separate purported class
action lawsuits, one pending in state court in West Virginia, one in federal
court in the Southern District of New York and another in federal court in the
Southern District of California. All three actions are based upon claims that
Lucent, as predecessor to Avaya's business, sold products that were not Year
2000 compliant, meaning that the products were designed and developed without
considering the possible impact of the change in the calendar from December 31,
1999 to January 1, 2000. The complaints seek, among other remedies, compensatory
damages, punitive damages and counsel fees in amounts that have not yet been
specified.
Most of the claims for the cases in New York and California have been dismissed,
but are still subject to appeal. The case in West Virginia may go to trial in
the next few months. Under our separation agreement with Avaya, we are
responsible for 50% of the liabilities and costs related to these cases that
exceed $50 million. Avaya has informed us that it currently cannot determine
whether the outcome of these actions will be material or will result in a
liability by us under the separation agreement with Avaya.
Additional information about legal proceedings is set forth in Note 9 to the
consolidated financial statements included in this report.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.
(c) Sales of Unregistered Securities.
During the three months ended March 31, 2003, Lucent issued a total of
310,407,834 shares of its common stock that were not registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on an exemption pursuant to Section 3(a)(9)
of that Act. These shares of common stock were issued in several separately and
privately negotiated transactions occurring on various dates throughout the
quarter in exchange for 345,175 shares of our 8% redeemable convertible
preferred stock with a liquidation value of $345,175,000; 380,000 of our 7.75%
trust preferred securities with a total liquidation value of $380,000,000;
$33,230,000 principal amount of our 7.25% Notes due July 15, 2006; and
$19,045,000 principal amount of our 5.5% Notes due November 15, 2008. No
underwriters were used for these transactions.
34 Form 10-Q - Part II
Part II - Other Information
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Lucent held its 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareowners on February 19, 2003. At that
meeting, shareowners elected Daniel S. Goldin and Carla A. Hills as Directors of
Lucent for terms to expire at the Annual Meeting to be held in the year 2006. In
addition, shareowners approved two Company proposals and rejected one shareowner
proposal. The persons elected and the results of the voting are as follows:
Votes For Votes Withheld
Daniel S. Goldin 2,800,333,271 302,832,370
Carla A. Hills 2,452,866,113 650,299,528
Votes For Votes Against Abstain
Company Proposal to approve the 2003
Long Term Incentive Program 2,652,935,345 401,585,739 48,494,355
Votes For Votes Against Abstain
Company Proposal to approve an
amendment to the Restated Certificate
of Incorporation of Lucent to effect a
reverse stock split at 1 of 4 ratios 2,682,041,260 382,783,442 38,439,759
Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote
Shareowner Proposal - Repeal
Classified Board 917,084,595 638,890,187 82,156,322 1,465,133,357
Item 5. Other Information.
In February 2003, amendments to certain contracts Lucent has with the
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers were ratified extending the expiration of these union
contracts to October 31, 2004. In connection with this extension, the unions
agreed to the reduction of certain benefits if Lucent contributed $76 million of
Lucent common stock to a trust that funds healthcare benefits for retired
represented employees. On April 30, 2003, Lucent contributed 46,185,131 shares
of its common stock to the trust. Lucent also entered into an agreement with the
investment manager for the trust to register these shares with the SEC under the
Securities Act of 1933 for resale by the trust and the investment manager on
behalf of the trust.
In October 2002, our common stock price failed to meet the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE") listing requirement of maintaining a trading price over $1.00.
In response, we requested from our shareowners, and received at our February
2003 Annual Meeting of Shareowners, authority to effect a reverse stock split
until February 2004.
In April 2003, we received notice from the NYSE that our common stock was in
compliance with the NYSE listing standards. If our common stock price declines
below $1.00, we could again be in jeopardy of having our common stock delisted.
If our common stock declines below the NYSE minimum trading price of $1.00, we
could effect a reverse stock split to help us meet the NYSE minimum stock price
requirement. We may elect to effect the reverse stock split even if our common
stock price does not fall below $1.00. However, at this time, no decision has
been made whether or not to effect a reverse stock split.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits:
Exhibit number
(10)1 First Amendment to the Lucent Technologies Inc. 1997 Long Term
Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on April 11, 2003)
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Part II - Other Information
(10)2 Lucent Technologies Inc. 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.2
to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 11, 2003)
(10)3 Senior Advisor Agreement with Henry B. Schacht, effective March 1,
2003
(99)1 Certification of Patricia F. Russo pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
(99)2 Certification of Frank A. D'Amelio pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
(b) Reports on Form 8-K filed during the current quarter:
On March 28, 2003, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 5
(Other Events), disclosing Lucent's March 27, 2003 agreement to settle all
securities and related lawsuits.
On February 27, 2003, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to
Item 5 (Other Events) to furnish a press release, announcing our agreement
in principle with SEC staff to resolve all matters under investigation.
On February 21, 2003, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to
Item 5 (Other Events) and Item 7 (Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
Information and Exhibits) to file a revision to Note 18 of our consolidated
financial statements disclosing the impact of excluding amortization
expense recognized in fiscal years 2002, 2001 and 2000 related to goodwill
that is no longer being amortized in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which was
adopted in fiscal 2003.
On January 22, 2003, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item
9 (Regulation FD Disclosures) to furnish a press release reporting results
of our first quarter of fiscal 2003 and slides presented in a webcast of
our quarterly earnings conference call.
36 Form 10-Q
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.
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Registrant
Date: May 13, 2003
/s/ John A. Kritzmacher
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John A. Kritzmacher
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
37 Form 10-Q
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
I, Patricia F. Russo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lucent
Technologies Inc., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lucent Technologies
Inc. (the "registrant");
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or
in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: May 13, 2003
/s/ Patricia F. Russo
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
38 Form 10-Q
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION
I, Frank A. D'Amelio, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Lucent Technologies Inc., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lucent Technologies
Inc. (the "registrant");
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or
in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: May 13, 2003
/s/ Frank A. D'Amelio
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
39 Form 10-Q
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number
(10)1 First Amendment to the Lucent Technologies Inc. 1997 Long Term Incentive
Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11,
2003)
(10)2 Lucent Technologies Inc. 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.2 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 11, 2003)
(10)3 Senior Advisor Agreement with Henry B. Schacht, effective March 1, 2003
(99)1 Certification of Patricia F. Russo pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(99)2 Certification of Frank A. D'Amelio pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002