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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

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Press contact:

Trinseo

Donna St. Germain

Tel: +1 610-240-3307

Email: stgermain@styron.com

  

Press contact, Europe/Asia:

Porter Novelli

Sylva De Craecker

Tel : + 32 478 27 93 62

sylva.de.craecker@porternovelli.be

  

Investor Contact:

Trinseo

David Stasse

Tel : +1 610-240-3207

Email: dstasse@styron.com

Trinseo Reports Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results

Second Quarter 2014 Highlights

 

  Revenue of $1,341 million, down 2% versus prior year

 

  Volume of 1,327 million pounds, up 1% versus prior year

 

  Adjusted EBITDA of $79 million, up 84% versus prior year

 

  Successful initial public offering of 11.5 million shares at $19.00 per share and subsequent repayment of $132.5 million of Senior Secured Notes in July 2014

 

     Three Months Ended  

$millions, except per share data

   June 30,     March 31,  
     2014     2013     2014  

Revenue

     1,341        1,362        1,359   

EBITDA

     21        32        86   

Adjusted EBITDA

     79        43        88   

Net Income (loss)

     (45     (28     17   

Adjusted Net Income (loss)

     11        (18     20   

EPS ($)

     (1.15     (0.75     0.46   

Adjusted EPS ($)

     0.28        (0.49     0.53   

BERWYN, Pa – August 6, 2014 – Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, today reported its Second Quarter of 2014 financial results with revenue of $1,341 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $79 million.

“We had another solid quarter of results,” said Chris Pappas, Trinseo President and Chief Executive Officer. “The Emulsion Polymers Division benefitted from the improving tire market in combination with our differentiated product strategy, and we delivered stronger volumes in latex to the carpet, performance latex and Asia paper markets. In Plastics, styrenic polymers volumes were up due to the peak appliance season and polycarbonate margins improved after a low first quarter.”

Commenting on the Company’s other initiatives, Pappas added, “I am proud of our many achievements during the Second Quarter of 2014, including our successful IPO in June which enabled us to reduce our long-term debt by 10% in July 2014. In addition, we announced changes to our polycarbonate business structure, which are expected to result in substantial improvements for the Fourth Quarter 2014 and beyond. Our team remains extremely focused on executing our strategy and delivering value to shareholders.”

 

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Revenue in the Second Quarter decreased 2% versus the prior year driven by a 5% reduction in price, which was primarily driven by the pass through of lower styrene and butadiene costs. This was partially offset by a favorable foreign exchange impact as the US dollar weakened compared to the Euro. Sequentially, revenue decreased 1% due to the pass through of lower styrene cost and lower styrene monomer related sales.

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter increased $36 million, or 84%, versus the prior year. This increase was driven primarily by the impact of inventory revaluation which had an unfavorable impact of $26 million in the prior year as compared to a favorable $3 million impact in the current year. In addition, prior year results included an $8 million foreign exchange loss compared to a $2 million gain in the current year. Sequentially, Adjusted EBITDA decreased $9 million, or 10%, due primarily to lower JV earnings.

Second Quarter Results by Business Segment

 

  Latex revenue of $321 million for the quarter was down 7% versus the prior year due mostly to the pass through of lower raw materials costs. Lower volume sold to the Europe and North America paper markets was partially offset by higher volume to the Asia paper and North America carpet markets. Adjusted EBITDA of $27 million was $2 million less than the prior year mostly due to these volume impacts.

 

  Synthetic Rubber revenue of $165 million increased 6% from the prior year due to higher sales of SSBR, which were partially offset by the pass through of lower raw materials costs. Adjusted EBITDA of $37 million was $9 million higher than the prior year driven by the higher SSBR sales volume. Sequentially, revenue decreased 7% and Adjusted EBITDA decreased $6 million, due to lower sales volume, on lower spot sales to Asia as well as the impact of the termination of our JSR capacity rights agreement at the end of the First Quarter.

 

  Styrenics revenue of $590 million for the quarter was 1% below the prior year due mostly to the pass through of lower styrene costs. Adjusted EBITDA of $27 million was $6 million greater than the prior year driven primarily by higher margins due to lower raw material and utility costs. This was partially offset by lower styrene margins in Asia, lower polystyrene volumes, and a decrease in earnings at Americas Styrenics, our 50% owned joint venture. Sequentially, revenue decreased 1% as the pass through of lower styrene cost was partially offset by seasonally higher sales into the appliance and construction markets. Adjusted EBITDA decreased $15 million due to a $9 million decrease in earnings at Americas Styrenics, related to a planned turnaround during the quarter, as well as lower styrenic polymer margins.

 

  Engineered Polymers revenue of $266 million was 1% higher than the prior year as a favorable foreign exchange impact was partially offset by lower price due to the pass through of lower raw material costs. Adjusted EBITDA of $5 million was $8 million higher than the prior year due mainly to higher compounds and blends margins. Sequentially, revenue increased 1% with slightly higher price and volume. Adjusted EBITDA was $7 million greater due to greater polycarbonate margins and higher compounds and blends volume.

 

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Free Cash Flow and Liquidity

On July 14 we used the proceeds from our IPO to repay $132.5 million face amount of our Senior Secured Notes due 2019 at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Free cash flow was breakeven for the Second Quarter, which included $56 million in termination payments related to the Dow Emerging Markets Latex JV Option and the Bain Advisory Agreement. Quarter-end liquidity was $675 million excluding the cash that was subsequently used to pay down the notes, including the related call premium and accrued interest.

Outlook

Commenting on the outlook for the balance of 2014 Pappas said, “In aggregate we see the 2014 year end Adjusted EBITDA comfortably ahead of 2013. The third quarter of 2014 will have some challenges, notably by the summer slowdown in Europe, an outage driven Benzene price spike, our ESBR rubber turnaround and a short unplanned outage at our rubber site in July. However, all of these items should be behind us by the end of September and we expect a strong fourth quarter as these factors give way to moderating Benzene costs, rebounding Polycarbonate margins and continued solid Rubber and Latex performance.”

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Trinseo will host a conference call to discuss its Second Quarter of 2014 financial results tomorrow, Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 11 AM Eastern Time.

Commenting on results will be Trinseo’s Chris Pappas, President and Chief Executive Officer, John Feenan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and David Stasse, Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations. The conference call will be available by phone at:

Participant Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 877-372-0878

Participant International Dial-In Number: +1 253-237-1169

Conference ID / passcode: 80555507

The Company will also offer a live, listen-only Webcast of the conference call on the Trinseo Investor relations website.

Trinseo has posted its Second Quarter of 2014 financial results on the Company’s Investor Relations website. The presentation slides will also be made available in the webcast player prior to the conference call. The Company will also furnish copies of the financial results press release and presentation slides to investors by means of a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A replay of the conference call and transcript will be archived on the Company’s Investor Relations website shortly following the conference call. The replay will be available until August 7, 2015.

Formerly known as Styron, Trinseo previously announced plans to change the name of all Styron affiliated companies to Trinseo. Some, but not all, of the Styron companies have completed the name change process and are currently known as Trinseo; Styron companies that have not completed this process will continue to do business as Styron until their respective name changes are complete. Styron’s operating companies also continue to do business as Styron at this time.

 

 

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About Trinseo

Trinseo (NYSE:TSE) is a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber. Trinseo’s technology is used by customers in industries such as home appliances, automotive, building & construction, carpet, consumer electronics, consumer goods, electrical & lighting, medical, packaging, paper & paperboard, rubber goods and tires.

Use of non-GAAP measures

Trinseo management believes that measures of income excluding certain items (“non-GAAP” measures) provide relevant and meaningful information to investors about the ongoing operating results of the Company. Such measurements are not recognized in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures are provided in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, without limitation, forecasts of growth, revenues, business activity, acquisitions, financings and other matters that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from results expressed or implied by this press release. Such risk factors include, among others: conditions in the global economy and capital markets, volatility in costs or disruption in the supply of the raw materials utilized for our products; loss of market share to other producers of styrene-based chemical products; compliance with environmental, health and safety laws; changes in laws and regulations applicable to our business; our inability to continue technological innovation and successful introduction of new products; system security risk issues that could disrupt our internal operations or information technology services; and the loss of customers. Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in the Company’s reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov/ as well as the Company’s web site at http://www.trinseo.com. As a result of the foregoing considerations, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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TRINSEO S.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2014
    March 31,
2014
     June 30,
2013
    June 30,
2014
    June 30,
2013
 

Net sales

   $ 1,340,935      $ 1,359,132       $ 1,361,759      $ 2,700,067      $ 2,753,344   

Cost of sales

     1,248,525        1,260,503         1,296,250        2,509,028        2,607,032   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     92,410        98,629         65,509        191,039        146,312   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     74,208        50,030         54,774        124,238        101,234   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     5,378        14,950         8,929        20,328        11,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     23,580        63,549         19,664        87,129        56,806   

Interest expense, net

     32,602        32,818         33,738        65,420        66,046   

Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt

     —         —          —         —         20,744   

Other expense, net

     30,149        895         11,840        31,044        5,708   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (39,171     29,836         (25,914     (9,335     (35,692

Provision for income taxes

     5,450        12,750         2,150        18,200        2,050   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (44,621   $ 17,086       $ (28,064   $ (27,535   $ (37,742
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares- basic and diluted

     38,912        37,270         37,270        38,096        37,270   

Net income (loss) per share- basic and diluted

   $ (1.15   $ 0.46       $ (0.75   $ (0.72   $ (1.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TRINSEO S.A.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2014     2013  

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 323,544      $ 196,503   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

     775,152        717,482   

Inventories

     526,195        530,191   

Deferred income tax assets

     9,941        9,820   

Other current assets

     19,382        22,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,654,214        1,476,746   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

     162,738        155,887   

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     586,420        606,427   

Other assets

    

Goodwill

     36,967        37,273   

Other intangible assets, net

     189,084        171,514   

Deferred income tax assets—noncurrent

     38,941        42,938   

Deferred charges and other assets

     72,752        83,996   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other assets

     337,744        335,721   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,741,116      $ 2,574,781   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

   $ 142,055      $ 8,754   

Accounts payable

     507,036        509,093   

Income taxes payable

     10,033        9,683   

Deferred income tax liabilities

     1,427        2,903   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     134,045        136,129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     794,596        666,562   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent liabilities

    

Long-term debt

     1,195,028        1,327,667   

Deferred income tax liabilities—noncurrent

     32,622        26,932   

Other noncurrent obligations

     209,261        210,418   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

     1,436,911        1,565,017   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Shareholders’ equity

    

Common stock, $0.01 nominal value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and 48,770 and 37,270 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

     488        373   

Additional paid-in-capital

     542,654        339,055   

Accumulated deficit

     (112,139     (84,604

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     78,606        88,378   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     509,609        343,202   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 2,741,116      $ 2,574,781   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TRINSEO S.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2014     2013  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 7,864      $ (6,488
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Capital expenditures

     (55,744     (29,122

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment

     5,434        —     

Proceeds from capital expenditures subsidy

     —          6,575   

Payment for working capital adjustment from sale of business

     (700     —    

Advance payment refunded

     —          (2,711

Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates

     978        1,055   

Decrease in restricted cash

     —          7,852   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used in investing activities

   $ (50,032   $ (16,351
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from initial public offering, net of offering costs

     199,152        —    

Deferred financing fees

     —         (46,284

Short-term borrowings, net

     (29,402     (17,848

Repayments of Term Loans

     —          (1,239,000

Proceeds from the issuance of Senior Notes

     —          1,325,000   

Proceeds from Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

     178,603        222,592   

Repayments of Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

     (179,170     (165,884

Proceeds from Revolving Facility

     —          405,000   

Repayments of Revolving Facility

     —          (525,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   $ 169,183      $ (41,424

Effect of exchange rates on cash

     26        (1,470
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     127,041        (65,733

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

     196,503        236,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

   $ 323,544      $ 170,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TRINSEO S.A.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

(Unaudited)

Note 1: Revenue by Segment

 

(In thousands)    Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      March 31,      June 30,      June 30,      June 30,  
     2014      2014      2013      2014      2013  

Latex

   $ 320,682       $ 326,305       $ 344,962       $ 646,988       $ 701,718   

Synthetic Rubber

     164,926         176,714         156,174         341,639         332,590   

Styrenics

     589,739         594,342         597,327         1,184,080         1,199,297   

Engineered Polymers

     265,588         261,771         263,296         527,360         519,739   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 1,340,935       $ 1,359,132       $ 1,361,759       $ 2,700,067       $ 2,753,344   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Quarterly balances may not sum to year-to-date balances presented due to rounding.

 

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Note 2: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Performance Measures to Net Income (Loss)

EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we refer to in making operating decisions because we believe it provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance. We present EBITDA because we believe that it is useful for investors to analyze disclosures of our operating results on the same basis as that used by our management. We believe the use of EBITDA as a metric assists our board of directors, management and investors in comparing our operating performance on a consistent basis because it removes the impact of our capital structure (such as interest expense), asset base (such as depreciation and amortization) and tax structure.

We also believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA excluding inventory revaluation provides investors with a useful analytical indicator of our performance and of our ability to service our indebtedness. We define Adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) from continuing operations before interest expense, net; income tax provision; depreciation and amortization expense; loss on extinguishment of long-term debt; asset impairment charges; advisory fees paid to affiliates of Bain Capital; gains or losses on the dispositions of businesses and assets; restructuring and other non-recurring items.

We present Adjusted EBITDA excluding inventory revaluation in order to facilitate the comparability of results from period to period by adjusting cost of sales to reflect the cost of raw material during the period, which is often referred to as the replacement cost method of inventory valuation. We believe this measure minimizes the impact of raw material purchase price volatility in evaluating our performance. Our approach to calculating inventory revaluation is intended to represent the difference between the results under the FIFO and the replacement cost methods. However, our calculation could differ from the replacement cost method if the monthly raw material standards are different from the actual raw material prices during the month and production and purchase volumes differ from sales volumes during the month. These factors could have a significant impact on the inventory revaluation calculation.

Lastly, we present Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EPS as additional performance measures. Adjusted Net Income (loss) is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA (defined beginning with Net Income (loss), above), less interest expense, less the provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization, tax affected for various discrete items, as appropriate. Adjusted EPS is calculated as Adjusted Net Income per weighted average diluted shares outstanding for a given period. We believe that Adjusted Net Income and EPS provide transparent and useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating and assessing our core operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of unusual, non-operational or restructuring-related activities that affect comparability.

There are limitations to using financial measures such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA excluding inventory revaluation, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted EPS. These performance measures are not intended to represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP and should not be used as alternatives to net income as indicators of operating performance or to cash flow as measures of liquidity. Other companies in our industry may use these performance measures differently than we do. As a result, it may be difficult to use these or similarly-named financial measures that other companies may use, to compare the performance of those companies to our performance. We compensate for these limitations by providing reconciliations of these performance measures to our net income (loss), which is determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

(In millions, except per share data)    Three Months Ended    

Statement of Operations Classification

     June 30,     March 31,     June 30,      
     2014     2014     2013      

Net income (loss)

   $ (44.6   $ 17.1      $ (28.1  

Interest expense, net

     32.6       32.8        33.7     

Provision for income taxes

     5.5       12.8        2.2     

Depreciation and amortization

     27.1       23.7        24.0     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

EBITDA

   $ 20.6     $ 86.4      $ 31.8     

Asset impairment charges or write-offs (a)

     —         —         0.7      Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Net losses on disposition of businesses and assets (b)

     —         —         3.2      Other expense (income), net

Restructuring and other charges (c)

     2.1       0.5        6.5      Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Fees paid pursuant to advisory agreement (d)

     24.2        1.2        1.2      Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Other non-recurring items (e)

     32.5       —         —         Other expense (income), net
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 79.4     $ 88.1      $ 43.4     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Inventory revaluation (f)

     (2.6     (5.6     26.2     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA, excluding inventory revaluation

   $  76.8     $ 82.5      $ 69.6     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Net Income:

        

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 79.4      $ 88.1      $ 43.4     

Interest expense, net

     32.6       32.8        33.7     

Provision for income taxes – Adjusted (g)

     10.1       12.0        3.9     

Depreciation and amortization – Adjusted (h)

     25.8        23.7        23.9     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Adjusted Net Income

   $ 10.9     $ 19.6      $ (18.1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Adjusted EPS

   $ 0.28     $ 0.53      $ (0.49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA by Segment:

        

Latex

   $ 26.7     $ 26.1      $ 28.5     

Synthetic Rubber

     37.0       43.1        27.9     

Styrenics

     27.2       42.3        20.8     

Engineered Polymers

     5.3       (2.4     (2.9  

Unallocated Corporate

     (16.8     (21.0     (30.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 79.4     $ 88.1      $ 43.4     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

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(a) Asset impairment charges or write-offs for the three months ended June 30, 2013, includes the impairment of land at our manufacturing site in Livorno, Italy, prior to its eventual sale.
(b) Net losses on the disposition of businesses and assets for the three months ended June 30, 2013 related to a loss on sale of the Company’s expandable polystyrene business, which was approved by the Company’s board of directors in June 2013 and closed in September 2013.
(c) Restructuring and other charges for the three months ended June 30, 2014, March 31, 2014, and June 30, 2013 were incurred primarily in connection with the shutdown of our latex manufacturing plant in Altona, Australia during 2013.
(d) Represents fees paid under the terms of our Advisory Agreement with Bain Capital. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, this includes a charge of $23.3 million for fees incurred in connection with the termination of the Advisory Agreement, pursuant to its terms, upon consummation of the Company’s IPO in June 2014.
(e) Other non-recurring items incurred for the three months ended June 30, 2014 include a one-time $32.5 million termination payment made to Dow in connection with the termination of our Latex JV Option Agreement.
(f) See the discussion above this table for a description of Adjusted EBITDA excluding inventory revaluation.
(g) Adjusted to remove the tax impact of the related items noted above in (a) – (e). Additionally, the three months ended June 30, 2014 excludes a $2.7 million tax benefit recognized during the period related to a previously unrecognized tax benefit resulting from the effective settlement of a 2010 and 2011 audit with the IRS. The three months ended March 31, 2014 excludes the impact of a $1.0 million valuation allowance recognized in Greece related to the cumulative prior year results.
(h) Excludes accelerated depreciation of $1.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014 related primarily to the termination of our contract manufacturing agreement with Dow at Dow’s Freeport, Texas facility.

Note 3: Defining Certain Liquidity Measures

The Company uses a number of measures to evaluate and discuss its liquidity position and performance, including Free Cash Flow and Liquidity. Free Cash Flow is defined as cash from both operating and investing activities, less the impact of changes in restricted cash. Liquidity is defined as total cash and cash equivalents plus unused borrowing capacity on the Company’s revolving debt and accounts receivable securitization facility.

Free Cash Flow and Liquidity are not intended to represent cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP, and therefore, should not be used as an alternative for that measure. Other companies in our industry may define Free Cash Flow and Liquidity differently than we do. As a result, it may be difficult to use these or similarly-named financial measures that other companies may use, to compare the performance of those companies to our performance. The Company compensates for these limitations by providing the following detail, which is determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the terms of related borrowing agreements.

 

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The following provides further detail of how these amounts are derived for the periods discussed herein:

Free Cash Flow

 

(in millions)    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
       June 30,       June 30,       June 30,       June 30,  
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 9.0      $ (2.0   $ 7.8      $ (6.5

Cash used in investing activities

     (9.1     (12.2     (50.0     (16.3

Impact of changes in restricted cash

     —          —          —          (7.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

   $ (0.1   $ (14.2   $ (42.2   $ (30.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note: free cash flow for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, includes $56 million outflow resulting from the termination of our Latex JV Option Agreement with Dow and our Advisory Agreement with Bain Capital.

Liquidity

 

(in millions)        June 30,    
2014
    December 31,
2013
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 323.5      $ 196.5   

Available borrowings under accounts receivable securitization agreement

     199.8        143.8   

Available borrowings under the revolving facility

     292.8        292.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liquidity

   $ 816.1      $ 633.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjustment for July 2014 Senior Notes Redemption (including call premium and accrued interest)

     (141.7     —     

Adjusted Liquidity (pro-forma)

   $ 674.4      $ 633.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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