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Exhibit 99.1

On October 2, 2018, Resolute FP US Inc. (the “Seller”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Resolute Forest Products Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with New-Indy Containerboard LLC (the “Parent”) and New-Indy Catawba LLC (the “Purchaser”), to sell the Company’s Catawba, South Carolina paper and pulp mill (the “Business”) to the Purchaser. We determined that the Business met the held for sale criteria, as prescribed by FASB ASC 360-10- 45-9, but did not meet the criteria to qualify as a discontinued operation. As such, the assets and liabilities of the paper and pulp mill were presented as “Assets held for sale” and “Liabilities held for sale” in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018, as filed within the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 9, 2018.

On December 31, 2018, we completed the sale for a total consideration of $260 million in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments and the assumption of approximately $40 million of liabilities, largely net pension benefit obligations. The sale constituted a significant disposition for purposes of Item 2.01 of Form 8-K. As a result, the Company prepared the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.

The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018, gives effect to the sale as if the transaction occurred on September 30, 2018. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for year ended December 31, 2017 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, give effect to the sale as if the transaction had occurred on December 31, 2016. The pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes and are based upon information and assumptions available at the time of the filing of this report on Form 8-K.

The unaudited pro forma financial information is based on financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which are subject to change and interpretation. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements were based on and derived from our historical consolidated financial statements, adjusted for those amounts which were determined to be directly attributable to the sale, factually supportable, and with respect to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income, expected to have a continuing impact on our consolidated results. Actual adjustments, however, may differ materially from the information presented. Pro forma adjustments do not include allocations of corporate costs, as those are not directly attributable to the sale. In addition, the unaudited pro forma financial information is based upon available information and assumptions that management considers to be reasonable, and such assumptions have been made solely for purposes of developing such unaudited pro forma financial information for illustrative purposes in compliance with the disclosure requirements of the SEC. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the financial position or income statement results would have actually been had the sale occurred on the dates indicated. In addition, these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements should not be considered to be indicative of our future consolidated financial performance and income statement results. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been developed from and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s historical audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.


RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

(in millions of U.S. dollars)

 

     September 30, 2018  
     Historical Results      Pro Forma Adjustments            Pro Forma Results  
     (a)                      

Assets

          

Current assets:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 72      $ 266       (e    $ 338  

Accounts receivable, net:

          

Trade

     368                 368  

Other

     109                 109  

Inventories, net

     511                 511  

Assets held for sale

     242        (222     (d      20  

Other current assets

     45                 45  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,347        44          1,391  

Fixed assets

     1,545                 1,545  

Amortizable intangible assets

     62                 62  

Goodwill

     81                 81  

Deferred income tax assets

     924                 924  

Other assets

     186                 186  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,145      $ 44        $ 4,189  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

          

Current liabilities:

          

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 447      $        $ 447  

Current portion of long-term debt

     1                 1  

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale

     79        (79     (d       
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     527        (79        448  

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     644                 644  

Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations

     1,090                 1,090  

Deferred income tax liabilities

     1                 1  

Other liabilities

     73                 73  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,335        (79        2,256  

Total equity

     1,810        123       (f      1,933  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 4,145      $ 44        $ 4,189  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

See the accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

 

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018  
     Historical Results      Pro Forma Adjustments      Pro Forma Results  
     (a)      (c)         

Sales

   $ 2,824      $ (290    $ 2,534  

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs

     1,881        (232      1,649  

Depreciation and amortization

     161        (11      150  

Distribution costs

     356        (34      322  

Selling, general and administrative costs

     125        (2      123  

Closure costs, impairment and other related charges

     1               1  

Net gain on disposition of assets

     (4             (4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income

     304        (11      293  

Interest expense

     (36             (36

Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits

     38               38  

Other income, net

     4               4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     310        (11      299  

Income tax provision

     (111             (111
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss including noncontrolling interests

     199        (11      188  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

                    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.

   $ 199      $ (11    $ 188  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to

        

Resolute Forest Products Inc. Common shareholders:

        

Basic

   $ 2.18         $ 2.06  

Diluted

     2.14           2.02  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of

        

Resolute Forest Products Inc. Common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     91.3           91.3  

Diluted

     93.2           93.2  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

See the accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2017  
     Historical Results     Pro Forma Adjustments     Pro Forma Results  
     (b)     (c)        

Sales

   $ 3,513       (409   $ 3,104  

Costs and expenses:

      

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs

     2,588       (359     2,229  

Depreciation and amortization

     204       (16     188  

Distribution costs

     442       (42     400  

Selling, general and administrative costs

     170       (3     167  

Closure costs, impairment and other related charges

     82       (9     73  

Net gain on disposition of assets

     (15           (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     42       20       62  

Interest expense

     (49           (49

Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits

     7       2       9  

Other income, net

     6             6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     6       22       28  

Income tax (provision) benefit

     (84           (84
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss including noncontrolling interests

     (78     22       (56

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (6           (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.

   $ (84     22     $ (62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to

      

Resolute Forest Products Inc. Common shareholders:

      

Basic

   $ (0.93     $ (0.69

Diluted

     (0.93       (0.69
  

 

 

     

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of

      

Resolute Forest Products Inc. Common shares outstanding:

      

Basic

     90.5         90.5  

Diluted

     90.5         90.5  
  

 

 

     

 

 

 

See the accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Pro Forma Adjustments

The following is a summary of the pro forma adjustments reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements based on preliminary estimates, which may change as additional information is obtained:

(a) Reflects the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and statement of income as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as contained in the financial statements presented in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 9, 2018.

(b) Reflects the Company’s consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2017, restated following the adoption of ASU 2017-07, “Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost”.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost,” which requires employers that present a measure of operating income in their statements of earnings to disaggregate and present only the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic OPEB cost in operating expenses (together with other employee compensation costs arising during the period). The other components of the net periodic pension cost and net periodic OPEB cost (or “Non-operating pension and OPEB costs”) are reported separately outside any subtotal of operating income. This update is effective retrospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2018.

The effect of this ASU on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 was as follows:

 

(in millions)    Before Accounting
Standards Update
     Effect of Change     As Reported  

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs

     2,574        14       2,588  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     172        (2     170  

Closure costs, impairment and other related charges

     87        (5     82  

Operating income

     49        (7     42  

Non-operating pension and other post-retirement credits

            7       7  

(c) Represents the elimination of revenues and expenses associated with the sale of the Catawba paper and pulp mill for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and for the year ended December 31, 2017.

(d) Represents the elimination of the assets and liabilities associated with the sale of the Catawba paper and pulp mill as of September 30, 2018.

(e) Represents the estimated cash received by the Seller, net of closing costs and working capital adjustments.

(f) Represents the estimated gain on sale, net of closing costs and working capital adjustments. As the gain is directly attributable to the sale and is not expected to have a continuing impact on the Company’s operations, it is only reflected in retained earnings on the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet.