Edgar Filing: BERRY GLOBAL GROUP INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2019

Commission File Number 001-35672

BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.

A Delaware corporation

101 Oakley Street, Evansville, Indiana, 47710

(812) 424-2904

IRS employer identification number

20-5234618

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 (the "Exchange Act") during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	BERY	New York Stock Exchange

There were 131.6 million shares of common stock outstanding at May 2, 2019.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business and our expectations or beliefs concerning future events. The forward-looking statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." These statements contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “outlook,” “anticipates” or “looking forward” or similar expressions that relate to our strategy, plans, intentions, or expectations. All statements we make relating to our estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results or to our expectations regarding future industry trends are forward-looking statements. In addition, we, through our senior management, from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and, therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those that we expected. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this Form 10-Q.

Readers should carefully review the factors discussed in our most recent Form 10-K in the section titled "Risk Factors" and other risk factors identified from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Berry Global Group, Inc.

Form 10-Q Index

For Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2019

Part I.	Financial Information		Page No.
	Item 1.	Financial Statements:
		Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income	4
		Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
		Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity	6
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8
	Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	28
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	29
Part II.	Other Information
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	30
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	30
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	31
	Item 6.	Exhibits	32
	Signature		33

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Berry Global Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

(in millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

	Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018		March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Net sales	$	1,950	$	1,967	$	3,922	$	3,743
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		1,578		1,596		3,197		3,043
Selling, general and administrative		143		130		267		247
Amortization of intangibles		39		38		81		76
Restructuring and impairment charges		5		15		16		26
Operating income		185		188		361		351
Other expense, net		23		5		23		14
Interest expense, net		66		66		130		128
Income before income taxes		96		117		208		209
Income tax expense (benefit)		22		27		46		(44	)
Net income	$	74	$	90	$	162	$	253

Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.57	$	0.69	$	1.24	$	1.93
Diluted		0.55		0.66		1.21		1.86
Outstanding weighted-average shares:
Basic		130.5		131.3		130.8		131.0
Diluted		133.8		135.8		133.9		135.9

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(in millions of dollars)

	Quarterly Period Ended						Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018			March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Net income	$	74		$	90		$	162		$	253
Currency translation		6			7			2			(17	)
Pension and other postretirement benefits		—			—			—			(1	)
Interest rate hedges		(20	)		23			(43	)		41
Provision for income taxes		5			(6	)		11			(11	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(9	)		24			(30	)		12
Comprehensive income	$	65		$	114		$	132		$	265

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

Berry Global Group, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in millions of dollars)

	March 30, 2019			September 29, 2018
Assets	(Unaudited)

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	353		$	381
Accounts receivable (less allowance of $14 and $13, respectively)		907			941
Inventories:
Finished goods		557			503
Raw materials and supplies		372			384
		929			887
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		78			76
Total current assets		2,267			2,285
Property, plant, and equipment, net		2,449			2,488
Goodwill and intangible assets, net		4,201			4,284
Other assets		67			74
Total assets	$	8,984		$	9,131

Liabilities

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	657		$	783
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		433			416
Current portion of long-term debt		37			38
Total current liabilities		1,127			1,237
Long-term debt, less current portion		5,690			5,806
Deferred income taxes		346			365
Other long-term liabilities		290			289
Total liabilities		7,453			7,697

Stockholders' equity

Common stock (130.9 and 131.4 million shares issued, respectively)		1			1
Additional paid-in capital		901			867
Non-controlling interest		3			3
Retained earnings		812			719
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(186	)		(156	)
Total stockholders' equity		1,531			1,434
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	8,984		$	9,131

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

Berry Global Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

(Unaudited)

(in millions of dollars)

Quarterly Period Ended	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Non-Controlling Interest		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Total
Balance at December 30, 2017	$	1	$	831		$	3	$	(80	)	$	419		$	1,174
Share-based compensation expense		—		10			—		—			—			10
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—		8			—		—			—			8
Interest rate hedges, net of tax		—		—			—		17			—			17
Net income attributable to the Company		—		—			—		—			90			90
Currency translation		—		—			—		7			—			7
Pension		—		—			—		—			—			—
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	1	$	849		$	3	$	(56	)	$	509		$	1,306

Balance at December 29, 2018	$	1	$	873		$	3	$	(177	)	$	755		$	1,455
Share-based compensation expense		—		14			—		—			—			14
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—		15			—		—			—			15
Common stock repurchased and retired		—		(1	)		—		—			(17	)		(18	)
Interest rate hedges, net of tax		—		—			—		(15	)		—			(15	)
Net income attributable to the Company		—		—			—		—			74			74
Currency translation		—		—			—		6			—			6
Balance at March 30, 2019	$	1	$	901		$	3	$	(186	)	$	812		$	1,531

Two Quarterly Periods Ended	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Non-Controlling Interest		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Total
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	1	$	823		$	3	$	(68	)	$	256		$	1,015
Share-based compensation expense		—		14			—		—			—			14
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—		12			—		—			—			12
Interest rate hedges, net of tax		—		—			—		30			—			30
Net income attributable to the Company		—		—			—		—			253			253
Currency translation		—		—			—		(17	)		—			(17	)
Pension		—		—			—		(1	)		—			(1	)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	1	$	849		$	3	$	(56	)	$	509		$	1,306

Balance at September 29, 2018	$	1	$	867		$	3	$	(156	)	$	719		$	1,434
Share-based compensation expense		—		17			—		—			—			17
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—		20			—		—			—			20
Common stock repurchased and retired		—		(3	)		—		—			(69	)		(72	)
Interest rate hedges, net of tax		—		—			—		(32	)		—			(32	)
Net income attributable to the Company		—		—			—		—			162			162
Currency translation		—		—			—		2			—			2
Balance at March 30, 2019	$	1	$	901		$	3	$	(186	)	$	812		$	1,531

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

Berry Global Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in millions of dollars)

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	162		$	253
Adjustments to reconcile net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		189			185
Amortization of intangibles		81			76
Non-cash interest		(3	)		4
Loss on foreign exchange forward contracts		18			—
Deferred income tax		(2	)		(102	)
Share-based compensation expense		17			14
Other non-cash operating activities, net		10			12
Changes in working capital		(138	)		(191	)
Changes in other assets and liabilities		(3	)		34
Net cash from operating activities		331			285

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(167	)		(184	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		—			3
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired		—			(474	)
Net cash from investing activities		(167	)		(655	)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings		—			497
Repayments on long-term borrowings		(122	)		(117	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		20			12
Repurchase of common stock		(74	)		—
Payment of tax receivable agreement		(16	)		(37	)
Debt financing costs		—			(1	)
Net cash from financing activities		(192	)		354
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			1
Net change in cash		(28	)		(15	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		381			306
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	353		$	291

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

Berry Global Group, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(tables in millions of dollars, except per share data)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Berry Global Group, Inc. ("the Company," "we," or "Berry") have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to current reporting. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included, and all subsequent events up to the time of the filing have been evaluated. For further information, refer to the Company's most recent Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Changes to GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") in the form of accounting standards updates to the FASB's Accounting Standards Codification. During fiscal 2019, with the exception of the below, there have been no developments to the recently adopted accounting pronouncements from those disclosed in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K that are considered to have a material impact on our unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued a final standard on revenue recognition. Under the new standard, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. For public entities, the provisions of the new standard are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods therein. An entity can apply the new revenue standard on a full retrospective approach to each prior reporting period presented or on a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial application in retained earnings. The Company adopted the new standard effective for fiscal 2019 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Under the new standard, the lessee of an operating lease will be required to do the following: 1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability in the statement of financial position, 2) recognize a single lease cost allocated over the lease term generally on a straight-line basis, and 3) classify all cash payments within operating activities on the statement of cash flows. Companies are required to adopt this standard using a modified retrospective transition method. Amendments in this standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company established a cross-functional implementation team that is progressing through inventorying its lease contracts and developing business processes and internal controls to ensure we meet the reporting and disclosure requirements of the new standard. The standard will be effective for the Company beginning fiscal 2020.

3. Revenue Recognition

Our revenues are primarily derived from the sale of plastic packaging products to customers. Revenue is recognized when performance obligations are satisfied, in an amount reflecting the consideration the Company expects to be entitled. We consider the promise to transfer products to be our sole performance obligation. If the consideration agreed to in a contract includes a variable amount, we estimate the amount of consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for transferring the promised goods to the customer using the most likely amount method. Our main sources of variable consideration are customer rebates and cash discounts. There are no material instances where variable consideration is constrained and not recorded at the initial time of sale. Generally our revenue is recognized at a point in time for standard promised goods at the time of shipment, when title and risk of loss pass to the customer. A small number of our contracts are for sales of products which are customer specific and cannot be repurposed. Sales for these products qualify for over time recognition and are immaterial to the Company.

Our rebate programs are individually negotiated with customers and contain a variety of different terms and conditions. Certain rebates are calculated as flat percentages of purchases, while others included tiered volume incentives. These rebates may be payable monthly, quarterly, or annually. The calculation of the accrued rebate balance involves management estimates, especially where the terms of the rebate involve tiered volume levels that require estimates of expected annual sales. These provisions are based on estimates derived from current program requirements and historical experience. The accrual for customer rebates was $56 million and $58 million at March 30, 2019 and September 29, 2018, respectively, and is included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

Due to the nature of our sales transactions, we have elected the following practical expedients: (i) Shipping and handling costs are treated as fulfillment costs. Accordingly, shipping and handling costs are classified as a component of Cost of goods sold while amounts billed to customers are classified as a component of Net Sales; (ii) We exclude sales and similar taxes that are imposed on our sales and collected from customers; (iii) As our standard payment terms are less than one year, we did not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component.

The Company disaggregates revenue based on reportable business segment, geography, and significant product line. Refer to Note 11. Operating Segments for further information.

4. Acquisitions

RPC Group Plc

On March 8, 2019, the Company issued an announcement pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers disclosing the terms of an all-cash firm offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of RPC Group Plc (“RPC”). Pursuant to the offer, RPC shareholders will be entitled to receive 793 pence in cash for each RPC share (implying a value of approximately £3.3 billion, or $4.3 billion using the exchange rate at the time of the offer). Aggregate consideration will be approximately £5.0 billion, or $6.5 billion, including refinancing of RPC’s net debt, using the exchange rate at the time of the offer. The Company has entered into certain foreign exchange forward contracts to partially mitigate its currency exchange rate risk associated with the GBP denominated purchase price. Refer to Note 9. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements for further information.

On April 18, 2019, the requisite majority of RPC shareholders voted to approve the RPC transaction. The transaction remains subject to, among other things, receipt of antitrust clearances and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. Antitrust approvals have been obtained in the United States, Turkey, South Africa and the European Union. Filings for the other antitrust clearances required to be obtained to satisfy the other applicable conditions (in Mexico, Russia and China) have been made.

The Company expects to complete the RPC acquisition early in the third quarter of calendar year 2019. To finance the all-cash purchase, the Company intends to obtain permanent financing prior to the completion of the acquisition.

RPC is a leading plastic product design and engineering company that works responsibly across a broad range of industries from food to technical components, healthcare to industrial with total revenue of £3.7 billion for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2018. It is a global business with 189 operating sites in 34 countries that are strategically placed to support customers on a local, national and international basis, as well as providing multi-site security of supply. RPC manufactures in five of the major polymer conversion processes (consisting of injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, rotational molding and blown film extrusion) allowing RPC to produce innovative and sustainable value added products.

Laddawn, Inc.

In August 2018, the Company acquired Laddawn, Inc. ("Laddawn") for a purchase price of $242 million, which is preliminary and subject to adjustment. Laddawn is a custom bag and film manufacturer with a unique-to-industry e-commerce sales platform. The acquired business is operated in our Engineered Materials segment. To finance the purchase, the Company used existing liquidity.

The acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and accordingly, the purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on preliminary estimates of fair value at the acquisition date. The results of Laddawn have been included in the consolidated results of the Company since the date of the acquisition. The Company has not finalized the allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed consisted of working capital of $26 million, property and equipment of $39 million, intangible assets of $98 million, and goodwill of $79 million. The working capital includes a $2 million step up of inventory to fair value. The Company has recognized goodwill on this transaction primarily as a result of expected cost synergies, and expects goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes.

Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc.

In February 2018, the Company acquired Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc. ("Clopay") for a purchase price of $475 million. Clopay is an innovator in the development of printed breathable films, elastic films, and laminates with product offerings uniquely designed for applications used in a number of markets including: hygiene, healthcare, construction and industrial protective apparel. The acquired business is operated within our Health, Hygiene & Specialties segment. To finance the purchase, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.5% second priority notes through a private placement offering.

The acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on fair values at the acquisition date. The results of Clopay have been included in the consolidated results of the Company since the date of the acquisition. The Company has recognized goodwill on this transaction primarily as a result of expected cost synergies, and expects goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation and estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:

Working capital (a)	$	70
Property and equipment		164
Intangible assets		125
Goodwill		111
Other assets and long-term liabilities		5

(a) Includes a $3 million step up of inventory to fair value

5. Accounts Receivable Factoring Agreements

The Company has entered into various factoring agreements, both in the U.S. and at a number of foreign subsidiaries, to sell certain receivables to unrelated third-party financial institutions. The Company accounts for these transactions in accordance with ASC 860, "Transfers and Servicing" ("ASC 860"). ASC 860 allows for the ownership transfer of accounts receivable to qualify for sale treatment when the appropriate criteria is met, which permits the Company to present the balances sold under the program to be excluded from Accounts receivable, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Receivables are considered sold when (i) they are transferred beyond the reach of the Company and its creditors, (ii) the purchaser has the right to pledge or exchange the receivables, and (iii) the Company has surrendered control over the transferred receivables. In addition, the Company provides no other forms of continued financial support to the purchaser of the receivables once the receivables are sold.

There were no amounts outstanding from financial institutions related to U.S. based programs at March 30, 2019 or September 29, 2018. Gross amounts factored under these U.S. based programs at March 30, 2019 and September 29, 2018 were $203 million and $162 million, respectively. The fees associated with transfer of receivables for all programs were not material for any of the periods presented.

6. Restructuring and Impairment Charges

The Company incurred restructuring costs related to severance charges associated with acquisition integrations and facility exit costs. The tables below set forth the significant components of the restructuring charges recognized, by segment:

	Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018		March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Engineered Materials	$	1	$	2	$	1	$	2
Health, Hygiene & Specialties		2		12		12		22
Consumer Packaging		2		1		3		2
Consolidated	$	5	$	15	$	16	$	26

The table below sets forth the activity with respect to the restructuring accrual at March 30, 2019:

	Employee Severance and Benefits			Facility Exit Costs			Non-cash Impairment Charges			Total
Balance at September 29, 2018	$	9		$	4		$	—		$	13
Charges		6			3			7			16
Non-cash asset impairment		—			—			(7	)		(7	)
Cash payments		(11	)		(2	)		—			(13	)
Balance at March 30, 2019	$	4		$	5		$	—		$	9

7. Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities

The following table sets forth the totals included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	March 30, 2019		September 29, 2018
Employee compensation	$	107	$	113
Accrued taxes		73		72
Rebates		56		58
Interest		46		49
Derivative instruments		18		—
Tax receivable agreement obligation		12		16
Restructuring		9		13
Accrued operating expenses		112		95
	$	433	$	416

The following table sets forth the totals included in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	March 30, 2019		September 29, 2018
Uncertain tax positions	$	70	$	67
Deferred purchase price		44		40
Pension liability		42		45
Lease retirement obligation		40		39
Derivative instruments		21		12
Sale-lease back deferred gain		20		21
Transition tax		17		18
Tax receivable agreement obligation		12		23
Other		24		24
	$	290	$	289

8. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

	Maturity Date	March 30, 2019			September 29, 2018
Term loan	February 2020^(a)	$	700		$	800
Term loan	January 2021		814			814
Term loan	October 2022		1,545			1,545
Term loan	January 2024		490			493
Revolving line of credit	May 2020		—			—
5 ¹/₂% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	May 2022		500			500
6% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	October 2022		400			400
5 ¹/₈% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	July 2023		700			700
4 ¹/₂% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	February 2026		500			500
Debt discounts and deferred fees			(38	)		(43	)
Capital leases and other	Various		116			135
Total long-term debt			5,727			5,844
Current portion of long-term debt			(37	)		(38	)
Long-term debt, less current portion		$	5,690		$	5,806

^(a) The Company classifies the term loan as long-term based on our intent and ability (through the use of alternative financing including our revolving line of credit, if necessary) to refinance prior to its maturity date.

The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants for all periods presented.

Debt discounts and deferred financing fees are presented net of Long-term debt, less the current portion on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized to Interest expense, net through maturity.

During fiscal 2019, the Company has made $122 million of repayments on long-term borrowings using existing liquidity.

9. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to certain risks arising from business operations and economic factors. The Company may use derivative financial instruments to help manage market risk and reduce the exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currencies. These financial instruments are not used for trading or other speculative purposes. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the Company must designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.

To the extent hedging relationships are found to be effective, as determined by FASB guidance, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are offset by changes in the fair value of the related hedged item and recorded to Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Any identified ineffectiveness, or changes in the fair value of a derivative not designated as a hedge, is recorded to the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Cross-Currency Swaps

The Company is party to certain cross-currency swap agreements with a notional amount of 250 million euro to effectively convert a portion of our fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated term loans, including the monthly interest payments, to fixed-rate euro-denominated debt. The swap agreements mature in May 2022. The risk management objective is to manage foreign currency risk relating to net investments in certain European subsidiaries denominated in foreign currencies and reduce the variability in the functional currency cash flows of a portion of the Company’s term loans. Changes in fair value of the derivative instruments are recognized in a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, to offset the changes in the values of the net investments being hedged.

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts — RPC Acquisition

In connection with the announced, proposed acquisition of RPC, the Company entered into certain foreign exchange forward contracts to partially mitigate the currency exchange rate risk associated with the GBP denominated purchase price. At March 30, 2019, the Company had outstanding forward contracts totaling £2.7 billion and are expected to settle upon the closing of the transaction. For the quarter ended March 30, 2019, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $18 million in Other expense, net in the Consolidated Statement of Income associated with the forward contracts.

Interest Rate Swaps

The primary purpose of the Company’s interest rate swap activities is to manage cash flow variability associated with our outstanding variable rate term loan debt.

During fiscal 2017 the Company modified various term loan rates and maturities. In conjunction with these modifications the Company realigned existing swap agreements which resulted in the de-designation of the original hedge and re-designation of the modified swaps as effective cash flow hedges. The amounts included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss at the date of de-designation are being amortized to Interest expense through the terms of the original swaps.

As of March 30, 2019, the Company effectively had (i) a $450 million interest rate swap transaction that swaps a one-month variable LIBOR contract for a fixed annual rate of 2.000%, with an effective date in May 2017 and expiration in May 2022, (ii) a $1 billion interest rate swap transaction that swaps a one-month variable LIBOR contract for a fixed annual rate of 2.808% with an effective date in June 2018 and expiration in September 2021, and (iii) a $400 million interest rate swap transaction that swaps a one-month variable LIBOR contract for a fixed annual rate of 2.533% with an effective date in February 2019 and expiration in July 2023.

The Company records the fair value positions of all derivative financial instruments on a net basis by counterparty for which a master netting arrangement is utilized. The categorization of the framework used to value the instruments is considered Level 2, due to the analysis that incorporates observable market inputs including foreign currency spot and forward rates, various interest rate curves, and obtained from pricing data quoted by various banks, third party sources and foreign currency dealers. Balances on a gross basis are as follows:

Derivatives Instruments	Hedge Designation	Balance Sheet Location	March 30, 2019		September 29, 2018
Cross-currency swaps	Designated	Other assets	$	6	$	—
Cross-currency swaps	Designated	Other long-term liabilities		—		11
Interest rate swaps	Designated	Other assets		2		16
Interest rate swaps	Not designated	Other assets		—		—
Interest rate swaps	Designated	Other long-term liabilities		21		—
Interest rate swaps	Not designated	Other long-term liabilities		—		1
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Not designated	Other current liabilities		18		—

The effect of the Company's derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:

		Quarterly Period Ended								Two Quarterly Periods Ended
Derivative Instruments	Statements of Income Location	March 30, 2019				March 31, 2018				March 30, 2019				March 31, 2018
Cross-currency swaps	Interest expense, net		$	(1	)		$	(1	)		$	(3	)		$	(2	)
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other expense, net			18				—				18				—
Interest rate swaps	Interest expense, net			(5	)			1				(9	)			3

The amortization related to unrealized losses in Accumulated other comprehensive loss is expected to be $7 million in the next 12 months.

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company has certain assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis when impairment indicators are present or when the Company completes an acquisition. The Company adjusts certain long-lived assets to fair value only when the carrying values exceed the fair values. The categorization of the framework used to value the assets is considered Level 3, due to the subjective nature of the unobservable inputs used to determine the fair value. These assets that are subject to our annual impairment analysis primarily include our definite lived and indefinite lived intangible assets, including Goodwill and our property, plant and equipment. The Company reviews Goodwill and other indefinite lived assets for impairment as of the first day of the fourth fiscal quarter each year and more frequently if impairment indicators exist. The Company determined Goodwill and other indefinite lived assets were not impaired in our annual fiscal 2018 assessment. No impairment indicators were identified in the current quarter.

Included in the following table are the major categories of assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 30, 2019 and September 29, 2018, along with the impairment loss recognized on the fair value measurement during the period:

	As of March 30, 2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Impairment
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$	—	$	—	$	248	$	248	$	—
Goodwill		—		—		2,938		2,938		—
Definite lived intangible assets		—		—		1,015		1,015		—
Property, plant, and equipment		—		—		2,449		2,449		7
Total	$	—	$	—	$	6,650	$	6,650	$	7

	As of September 29, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Impairment
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$	—	$	—	$	248	$	248	$	—
Goodwill		—		—		2,944		2,944		—
Definite lived intangible assets		—		—		1,092		1,092		—
Property, plant, and equipment		—		—		2,488		2,488		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	6,772	$	6,772	$	-

The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, long-term debt, interest rate and cross-currency swap agreements, foreign exchange forward contracts, and capital lease obligations. The book value of our marketable long-term indebtedness exceeded fair value by $10 million as of March 30, 2019. The Company's long-term debt fair values were determined using Level 2 inputs as other significant observable inputs were not available.

10. Income Taxes

In December 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The transitional impacts of the Tax Act resulted in a transition benefit of $95 million in the six month period ended March 31, 2018.

The effective tax rate was 23% for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2019 and was positively impacted by 4% from the share-based compensation excess tax benefit deduction, 1% from research and development credits, and other discrete items. These favorable items were offset by increases of 4% from U.S. state income taxes, 2% from foreign valuation allowance, and other discrete items.

The effective tax rate was 22% for the two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2019 and was positively impacted by 3% from the share-based compensation excess tax benefit, 1% from research and development credits, and other discrete items. These favorable items were partially offset by increases of 4% from U.S. state taxes, 2% from foreign valuation allowance, and other discrete items.

11. Operating Segments

The Company's operations are organized into three operating segments: Engineered Materials, Health, Hygiene & Specialties, and Consumer Packaging. The structure is designed to align us with our customers, provide optimal service, and drive future growth in a cost efficient manner. Selected information by reportable segment is presented in the following tables:

	Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018		March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Net sales:
Engineered Materials	$	628	$	655	$	1,297	$	1,303
Health, Hygiene & Specialties		683		706		1,385		1,283
Consumer Packaging		639		606		1,240		1,157
Total net sales	$	1,950	$	1,967	$	3,922	$	3,743
Operating income:
Engineered Materials	$	74	$	94	$	168	$	182
Health, Hygiene & Specialties		57		41		106		78
Consumer Packaging		54		53		87		91
Total operating income	$	185	$	188	$	361	$	351
Depreciation and amortization:
Engineered Materials	$	29	$	27	$	60	$	56
Health, Hygiene & Specialties		50		49		104		95
Consumer Packaging		53		56		106		110
Total depreciation and amortization	$	132	$	132	$	270	$	261

	March 30, 2019		September 29, 2018
Total assets:
Engineered Materials	$	1,997	$	1,998
Health, Hygiene & Specialties		3,772		3,913
Consumer Packaging		3,215		3,220
Total assets	$	8,984	$	9,131

Total goodwill:
Engineered Materials	$	630	$	632
Health, Hygiene & Specialties		899		902
Consumer Packaging		1,409		1,410
Total goodwill	$	2,938	$	2,944

Selected information by geography is presented in the following tables:

	Quarterly Period Ended						Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018			March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Net sales:
North America		$	1,595		$	1,601		$	3,200		$	3,067
South America			88			80			184			154
Europe			210			226			414			396
Asia			57			60			124			126
Total net sales		$	1,950		$	1,967		$	3,922		$	3,743

	March 30, 2019		September 29, 2018
Long-lived assets:
North America	$	5,653	$	5,764
South America		327		320
Europe		437		463
Asia		300		299
Total Long-lived assets	$	6,717	$	6,846

Selected information by product line is presented in the following tables:

	Quarterly Period Ended						Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018			March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Net sales:
Performance Materials		40			45			39			46
Engineered Products		60			55			61			54
Engineered Materials		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%

Health		17			18			17			19
Hygiene		51			43			52			43
Specialties		32			39			31			38
Health, Hygiene & Specialties		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%

Rigid Open Top		43			41			44			42
Rigid Closed Top		57			59			56			58
Consumer Packaging		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%

12. Contingencies and Commitments

The Company is party to various legal proceedings involving routine claims which are incidental to its business. Although the Company's legal and financial liability with respect to such proceedings cannot be estimated with certainty, management believes that any ultimate liability would not be material to its financial statements.

The Company has various purchase commitments for raw materials, supplies, and property and equipment incidental to the ordinary conduct of business.

13. Share Repurchase Program

In fiscal 2018, the Company announced a $500 million share repurchase program. Berry may repurchase shares through the open market, privately negotiated transactions, or other programs, subject to market conditions. This authorization has no expiration date and may be suspended at any time.

During the quarterly period ended March 30, 2019, the Company repurchased approximately 380 thousand shares for $18 million. For the two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2019, the Company repurchased approximately 1,512 thousand shares for $72 million. As of March 30, 2019, $393 million of authorized share repurchases remain available to the Company.

14. Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted net income per share is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common share equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method and the if-converted method. For purposes of this calculation, stock options are considered to be common stock equivalents and are only included in the calculation of diluted net income per share when their effect is dilutive. For the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, 2 million and 5 million shares, respectively, were excluded from the diluted net income per share calculation as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

The following tables provide a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted net income per share calculations.

	Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
(in millions, except per share amounts)	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018		March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Numerator
Net income	$	74	$	90	$	162	$	253
Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		130.5		131.3		130.8		131.0
Dilutive shares		3.3		4.5		3.1		4.9
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding - diluted		133.8		135.8		133.9		135.9

Per common share income
Basic	$	0.57	$	0.69	$	1.24	$	1.93
Diluted	$	0.55	$	0.66	$	1.21	$	1.86

15. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components and activity of Accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

Quarterly Period Ended	Currency Translation			Defined Benefit Pension and Retiree Health Benefit Plans			Interest Rate Swaps			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at December 29, 2018	$	(179	)	$	(13	)	$	15		$	(177	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		6			—			(16	)		(10	)
Net amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		—			—			(4	)		(4	)
Provision for income taxes		—			—			5			5
Balance at March 30, 2019	$	(173	)	$	(13	)	$	—		$	(186	)

	Currency Translation			Defined Benefit Pension and Retiree Health Benefit Plans			Interest Rate Swaps			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at December 30, 2017	$	(72	)	$	(17	)	$	9		$	(80	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		7			—			21			28
Net amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		—			—			2			2
Provision for income taxes		—			—			(6	)		(6	)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	(65	)	$	(17	)	$	26		$	(56	)

Two Quarterly Periods Ended	Currency Translation			Defined Benefit Pension and Retiree Health Benefit Plans			Interest Rate Swaps			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at September 29, 2018	$	(175	)	$	(13	)	$	32		$	(156	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		2			—			(38	)		(36	)
Net amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		—			—			(5	)		(5	)
Provision for income taxes		—			—			11			11
Balance at March 30, 2019	$	(173	)	$	(13	)	$	—		$	(186	)

	Currency Translation			Defined Benefit Pension and Retiree Health Benefit Plans			Interest Rate Swaps			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	(48	)	$	(16	)	$	(4	)	$	(68	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(17	)		(1	)		35			17
Net amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		—			—			6			6
Provision for income taxes		—			—			(11	)		(11	)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	(65	)	$	(17	)	$	26		$	(56	)

16. Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information

Berry Global, Inc. (“Issuer”) has notes outstanding which are fully, jointly, severally, and unconditionally guaranteed by its parent, Berry Global Group, Inc. (for purposes of this Note, “Parent”) and substantially all of Issuer’s domestic subsidiaries. Separate narrative information or financial statements of the guarantor subsidiaries have not been included because they are 100% owned by Parent and the guarantor subsidiaries unconditionally guarantee such debt on a joint and several basis. A guarantee of a guarantor subsidiary of the securities will terminate upon the following customary circumstances: the sale of the capital stock of such guarantor if such sale complies with the indentures, the designation of such guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary, the defeasance or discharge of the indenture or in the case of a restricted subsidiary that is required to guarantee after the relevant issuance date, if such guarantor no longer guarantees certain other indebtedness of the issuer. The guarantees of the guarantor subsidiaries are also limited as necessary to prevent them from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law and any guarantees guaranteeing subordinated debt are subordinated to certain other of the Company’s debts. Parent also guarantees the Issuer’s term loans and revolving credit facilities. The guarantor subsidiaries guarantee our term loans and are co-borrowers under our revolving credit facility. Presented below is condensed consolidating financial information for the Parent, Issuer, guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries. The Issuer and guarantor financial information includes all of our domestic operating subsidiaries; our non-guarantor subsidiaries include our foreign subsidiaries, certain immaterial domestic subsidiaries and the unrestricted subsidiaries under the Issuer’s indentures. The Parent uses the equity method to account for its ownership in the Issuer in the Condensed Consolidating Supplemental Financial Statements. The Issuer uses the equity method to account for its ownership in the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries. All consolidating entries are included in the eliminations column along with the elimination of intercompany balances.

Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet

	March 30, 2019
	Parent		Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Current assets	$	—	$	258	$	1,255	$	754	$	—		$	2,267
Intercompany receivable		225		1,867		—		12		(2,104	)		—
Property, plant, and equipment, net		—		79		1,659		711		—			2,449
Other assets		1,675		6,376		4,776		479		(9,038	)		4,268
Total assets	$	1,900	$	8,580	$	7,690	$	1,956	$	(11,142	)	$	8,984

Current liabilities	$	12	$	264	$	581	$	270	$	—		$	1,127
Intercompany payable		—		—		2,104		—		(2,104	)		—
Other long-term liabilities		357		5,851		59		59		—			6,326
Stockholders' equity		1,531		2,465		4,946		1,627		(9,038	)		1,531
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,900	$	8,580	$	7,690	$	1,956	$	(11,142	)	$	8,984

	September 29, 2018
	Parent		Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Current assets	$	—	$	249	$	1,240	$	796	$	—		$	2,285
Intercompany receivable		296		1,907		—		49		(2,252	)		—
Property, plant and equipment, net		—		79		1,684		725		—			2,488
Other assets		1,544		6,247		4,849		487		(8,769	)		4,358
Total assets	$	1,840	$	8,482	$	7,773	$	2,057	$	(11,021	)	$	9,131

Current liabilities	$	18	$	218	$	635	$	366	$	—		$	1,237
Intercompany payable		—		—		2,252		—		(2,252	)		—
Other long-term liabilities		388		5,945		68		59		—			6,460
Stockholders' equity		1,434		2,319		4,818		1,632		(8,769	)		1,434
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,840	$	8,482	$	7,773	$	2,057	$	(11,021	)	$	9,131

Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Income

	Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2019
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	137		$	1,362	$	451		$	—		$	1,950
Cost of goods sold		—			76			1,122		380			—			1,578
Selling, general and administrative		—			24			88		31			—			143
Amortization of intangibles		—			—			33		6			—			39
Restructuring and impairment charges		—			—			3		2			—			5
Operating income		—			37			116		32			—			185
Other expense (income), net		—			18			1		4			—			23
Interest expense, net		—			4			46		16			—			66
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(96	)		(70	)		—		—			166			—
Income before income taxes		96			85			69		12			(166	)		96
Income tax expense		22			11			—		11			(22	)		22
Net income	$	74		$	74		$	69	$	1		$	(144	)	$	74
Comprehensive net income	$	74		$	67		$	69	$	(1	)	$	(144	)	$	65

	Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2018
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	139		$	1,349	$	479	$	—		$	1,967
Cost of goods sold		—			95			1,103		398		—			1,596
Selling, general and administrative		—			18			83		29		—			130
Amortization of intangibles		—			—			31		7		—			38
Restructuring and impairment charges		—			—			9		6		—			15
Operating income (loss)		—			26			123		39		—			188
Other income, net		—			—			—		5		—			5
Interest expense, net		—			4			45		17		—			66
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(117	)		(87	)		—		—		204			—
Income before income taxes		117			109			78		17		(204	)		117
Income tax expense		27			19			1		7		(27	)		27
Net income	$	90		$	90		$	77	$	10	$	(177	)	$	90
Comprehensive net income	$	90		$	94		$	77	$	30	$	(177	)	$	114

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 30, 2019
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	278		$	2,739	$	905		$	—		$	3,922
Cost of goods sold		—			161			2,264		772			—			3,197
Selling, general and administrative		—			37			175		55			—			267
Amortization of intangibles		—			—			69		12			—			81
Restructuring and impairment charges		—			—			10		6			—			16
Operating income		—			80			221		60			—			361
Other expense (income), net		—			19			2		2			—			23
Interest expense, net		—			9			91		30			—			130
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(208	)		(137	)		—		—			345			—
Income before income taxes		208			189			128		28			(345	)		208
Income tax expense		46			27			—		19			(46	)		46
Net income	$	162		$	162		$	128	$	9		$	(299	)	$	162
Comprehensive net income	$	162		$	146		$	128	$	(5	)	$	(299	)	$	132

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 31, 2018
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	277		$	2,574	$	892	$	—		$	3,743
Cost of goods sold		—			201			2,092		750		—			3,043
Selling, general and administrative		—			30			163		54		—			247
Amortization of intangibles		—			—			62		14		—			76
Restructuring and impairment charges		—			—			16		10		—			26
Operating income		—			46			241		64		—			351
Other expense (income), net		—			5			7		2		—			14
Interest expense, net		—			9			88		31		—			128
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(209	)		(159	)		—		—		368			—
Income before income taxes		209			191			146		31		(368	)		209
Income tax expense		(44	)		(62	)		1		17		44			(44	)
Net income	$	253		$	253		$	145	$	14	$	(412	)	$	253
Comprehensive net income	$	253		$	254		$	145	$	25	$	(412	)	$	265

Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2019
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Cash Flow from Operating Activities	$	—		$	67		$	281		$	(17	)	$	—		$	331
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment		—			—			(141	)		(26	)		—			(167	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		—			—			—			—			—			—
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries		54			(54	)		—			—			—			—
Intercompany advances (repayments)		—			95			—			—			(95	)		—
Net cash from investing activities		54			41			(141	)		(26	)		(95	)		(167	)

Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Repayments on long-term borrowings		—			(117	)		(4	)		(1	)		—			(122	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		20			—			—			—			—			20
Repurchase of common stock		(74	)		—			—			—			—			(74	)
Payment of tax receivable agreement		(16	)		—			—			—			—			(16	)
Changes in intercompany balances		16			—			(138	)		27			95			—
Net cash from financing activities		(54	)		(117	)		(142	)		26			95			(192	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			—			—			—			—

Net change in cash		—			(9	)		(2	)		(17	)		—			(28	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			133			4			244			—			381
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	124		$	2		$	227		$	—		$	353

	Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2018
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Cash Flow from Operating Activities	$	—		$	14		$	258		$	13		$	—		$	285
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment		—			(5	)		(137	)		(42	)		—			(184	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		—			—			—			3			—			3
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries		(12	)		(462	)		—			—			474			—
Intercompany advances (repayments)		—			137			—			—			(137	)		—
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired		—			—			(404	)		(70	)		—			(474	)
Net cash from investing activities		(12	)		(330	)		(541	)		(109	)		337			(655	)

Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings		—			497			—			—			—			497
Repayments on long-term borrowings		—			(113	)		(4	)		—			—			(117	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		12			—			—			—			—			12
Payment of tax receivable agreement		(37	)		—			—			—			—			(37	)
Contribution from Parent		—			—			404			70			(474	)		—
Debt financing costs		—			(1	)		—			—			—			(1	)
Changes in intercompany balances		37			—			(116	)		(58	)		137			—
Net cash from financing activities		12			383			284			12			(337	)		354

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			—			1			—			1

Net change in cash		—			67			1			(83	)		—			(15	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			18			12			276			—			306
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	85		$	13		$	193		$	—		$	291

17. Subsequent Events

In April 2019, the Company (i) amended and extended its existing revolving line of credit from total capacity of $750 million maturing in May 2020 to $850 million maturing in April 2024 and (ii) completed term loan amendments required to complete the RPC acquisition. The term loan amendments, which become effective upon completion of the RPC acquisition, will result in an increase of 0.25% to the applicable spread of each loan and a one-time 0.125% amendment fee.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in our most recent Form 10-K in the section titled "Risk Factors" and other risk factors identified from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements referenced within this report should be read with the explanation of the qualifications and limitations included herein. Fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 are fifty-two week periods.

Executive Summary

Business. The Company's operations are organized into three operating segments: Engineered Materials, Health, Hygiene & Specialties, and Consumer Packaging. The structure is designed to align us with our customers, provide optimal service, and drive future growth in a cost efficient manner. The Engineered Materials segment primarily consists of tapes and adhesives, polyethylene based film products, can liners, printed films, and specialty coated, and laminated products. The Health, Hygiene & Specialties segment primarily consists of nonwoven specialty materials and films used in hygiene, infection prevention, personal care, industrial, construction and filtration applications. The Consumer Packaging segment primarily consists of containers, foodservice items, closures, overcaps, bottles, prescription containers, and tubes.

Acquisitions. Our acquisition strategy is focused on improving our long-term financial performance, enhancing our market positions, and expanding our existing and complementary product lines. We seek to obtain businesses for attractive post-synergy multiples, creating value for our stockholders from synergy realization, leveraging the acquired products across our customer base, creating new platforms for future growth, and assuming best practices from the businesses we acquire. While the expected benefits on earnings is estimated at the commencement of each transaction, once the execution of the plan and integration occur, we are generally unable to accurately estimate or track what the ultimate effects have been due to system integrations and movements of activities to multiple facilities. As historical business combinations and restructuring plans have not allowed us to accurately separate realized synergies compared to what was initially identified, we measure the synergy realization based on the overall segment profitability post integration.

RPC Group Plc

Laddawn, Inc.

In August 2018, the Company acquired Laddawn, Inc. ("Laddawn") for a purchase price of $242 million, which is preliminary and subject to adjustment. Laddawn is a custom bag and film manufacturer with a unique-to-industry e-commerce sales platform. Laddawn reported $145 million in net sales for the twelve months ended July 31, 2018, and is operated in our Engineered Materials segment. The Company expects to realize annual cost synergies of $5 million with full realization in fiscal 2019. To finance the purchase, the Company used existing liquidity.

Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc.

In February 2018, the Company acquired Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc. ("Clopay") for a purchase price of $475 million. Clopay is an innovator in the development of printed breathable films, elastic films, and laminates with product offerings uniquely designed for applications used in a number of markets including: hygiene, healthcare, construction and industrial protective apparel. The acquired business is operated in our Health, Hygiene & Specialties segment. The Company expects to realize annual cost synergies of $40 million with full realization expected in fiscal 2019. To finance the purchase, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principle amount of 4.5% second priority notes through a private placement offering.

Raw Material Trends. Our primary raw material is plastic resin consisting primarily of polypropylene and polyethylene. Plastic resins are subject to price fluctuations, including those arising from supply shortages and changes in the prices of natural gas, crude oil and other petrochemical intermediates from which resins are produced. The three month simple average price per pound, as published by U.S. market indexes, was as follows:

	Polyethylene Butene Film				Polypropylene
Fiscal quarter	2019		2018		2019		2018
1st quarter	$	.64	$	.68	$	.76	$	.71
2nd quarter		.61		.69		.63		.75
3rd quarter		—		.68		—		.76
4th quarter		—		.66		—		.85

Due to differences in the timing of passing through resin cost changes to our customers on escalator/de-escalator programs, segments are negatively impacted in the short term when plastic resin costs increase and are positively impacted when plastic resin costs decrease. This timing lag in passing through raw material cost changes could affect our results as plastic resin costs fluctuate.

Outlook. The Company is affected by general economic and industrial growth, plastic resin availability and affordability, and general industrial production. Our business has both geographic and end-market diversity, which reduces the effect of any one of these factors on our overall performance. Our results are affected by our ability to pass through raw material and other cost changes to our customers, improve manufacturing productivity and adapt to volume changes of our customers. We believe there are long term growth opportunities within the health, pharmaceuticals, personal care and food packaging markets existing outside of North America, especially in Asia, where expected per capita consumption increases should result in organic market growth. We continue to believe that long term dynamics of resin markets will be advantageous. Planned capacity expansions in polyethylene and polypropylene in North America should benefit the Company. For fiscal 2019, we project cash flow from operations and adjusted free cash flow of $1,036 million and $670 million, respectively. The $670 million of adjusted free cash flow includes $350 million of capital spending and $16 million of payments under our tax receivable agreement. Within our adjusted free cash flow guidance, we are also assuming cash taxes of $134 million, cash interest costs of $270 million, and other cash uses of $10 million related to changes in working capital and items such as acquisition integration expenses and costs to achieve synergies. For the definition of Adjusted free cash flow and further information related to Adjusted free cash flow as a non-GAAP financial measure, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2019 (the "Quarter") and the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2018 (the "Prior Quarter")

Acquisition sales and operating income disclosed within this section represents the results from acquisitions for the current period. Business integration expenses consist of restructuring and impairment charges, acquisition related costs, and other business optimization costs. Tables present dollars in millions.

Consolidated Overview
	Quarter				Prior Quarter				$ Change				% Change
Net sales		$	1,950			$	1,967			$	(17	)		(1	%)
Operating income		$	185			$	188			$	(3	)		(2	%)
Operating income percentage of net sales			9	%			10	%

Net sales decreased by $17 million from the Prior Quarter primarily attributed to organic sales decrease of $72 million and a $22 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency changes, partially offset by acquisition net sales of $77 million. The organic sales decrease is primarily attributed to a 3% base volume decline and decreased selling prices of $5 million.

The operating income decrease of $3 million from the Prior Quarter was primarily attributed to an $11 million impact from the base volume decline, a $6 million increase in business integration related to the proposed RPC acquisition, a $5 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency changes, and a $4 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense. These decreases were partially offset by a $10 million improvement in price cost spread, acquisition operating income of $9 million, and a $4 million decrease in depreciation and amortization.

Engineered Materials
	Quarter				Prior Quarter				$ Change				% Change
Net sales		$	628			$	655			$	(27	)		(4	%)
Operating income		$	74			$	94			$	(20	)		(21	%)
Percentage of net sales			12	%			14	%

Net sales in the Engineered Materials segment decreased by $27 million from the Prior Quarter primarily attributed to an organic sales decline of $62 million, partially offset by acquisition net sales of $36 million. The organic sales decline is primarily attributed to a 7% volume decrease due to customer destocking and supply disruption related to material qualifications and decreased selling prices of $18 million.

The operating income decrease of $20 million from the Prior Quarter was primarily attributed to an $8 million unfavorable impact from price cost spread, an $8 million impact from the base volume decline, and a $5 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses attributed to inflation.

Health, Hygiene & Specialties
	Quarter				Prior Quarter				$ Change				% Change
Net sales		$	683			$	706			$	(23	)		(3	%)
Operating income		$	57			$	41			$	16			39	%
Percentage of net sales			8	%			6	%

Net sales in the Health, Hygiene & Specialties segment decreased $23 million from the Prior Quarter primarily attributed to an organic sales decline of $43 million and a $21 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency changes, partially offset by acquisition net sales of $41 million. The organic sales decline is primarily attributed to a 6% volume decline as a result of customer destocking, weakness in baby care, and customer product transitions in hygiene.

The operating income increase of $16 million from the Prior Quarter was primarily attributed to acquisition operating income of $8 million, an $8 million impact from improvement in price cost spread, a $6 million decrease in business integration expenses, and a $4 million decrease in selling, general, and administrative expense. These increases were partially offset by a $7 million impact from the base volume decline and a $4 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency changes.

Consumer Packaging
	Quarter				Prior Quarter				$ Change			% Change
Net sales		$	639			$	606			$	33		5	%
Operating income		$	54			$	53			$	1		2	%
Percentage of net sales			8	%			9	%

Net sales in the Consumer Packaging segment increased by $33 million from the Prior Quarter primarily attributed to organic sales growth. The organic sales growth is primarily attributed to a 3% volume improvement and increased selling prices of $14 million.

The operating income increase of $1 million from the Prior Quarter was primarily attributed to a $10 million improvement in price cost spread, a $4 million impact from the base volume increase, and a $3 million decrease in depreciation and amortization. These increases were partially offset by a $12 million increase in business integration costs primarily related to the proposed RPC acquisition, and a $4 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense.

Other expense, net
	Quarter			Prior Quarter			$ Change			% Change
Other expense, net		$	23		$	5		$	18		360	%

The other expense increase of $18 million from the Prior Quarter was primarily attributed to unfavorable foreign currency changes related to the foreign exchange forward contracts entered into by the Company as part of the proposed RPC transaction.

Interest expense, net
	Quarter			Prior Quarter			$ Change			% Change
Interest expense, net		$	66		$	66		$	-		0	%

Interest expense was flat compared to the Prior Quarter and was positively impacted by lower interest as a result of repayments on long-term borrowings in fiscal 2018, offset by additional expense attributed to the $500 million 4.5% second priority senior secured notes used to fund the Clopay acquisition.

Income tax expense (benefit)
	Quarter			Prior Quarter			$ Change				% Change
Income tax expense (benefit)		$	22		$	27		$	(5	)		(19	%)

The income tax expense decrease of $5 million from the Prior Quarter was primarily attributed to lower income. The effective tax rate was 23% for the Quarter and was positively impacted by 4% from the share-based compensation excess tax benefit deduction, 1% from research and development credits, and other discrete items. These favorable items were partially offset by increases of 4% from U.S. state income taxes, 2% from foreign valuation allowance, and other discrete items.

Changes in Comprehensive Income

The $49 million decline in comprehensive income from the Prior Quarter was primarily attributed to a $16 million decline in net income and a $32 million unfavorable change in interest rate hedges, net of tax. As part of the overall risk management, the Company uses derivative instruments to reduce exposure to changes in interest rates attributed to the Company’s floating-rate borrowings and records changes to the fair value of these instruments in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. The change in fair value of these instruments in fiscal 2019 versus fiscal 2018 is primarily attributed to the change in the forward interest curve between measurement dates.

Comparison of the Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 30, 2019 (the "YTD") and the Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 31, 2018 (the "Prior YTD")

Consolidated Overview
	YTD				Prior YTD				$ Change			% Change
Net sales		$	3,922			$	3,743			$	179		5	%
Operating income		$	361			$	351			$	10		3	%
Operating income percentage of net sales			9	%			9	%

The net sales increase of $179 million from the Prior YTD was primarily attributed to acquisition net sales of $235 million, partially offset by an organic sales decline of $23 million and a $33 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency changes. The organic sales decline is primarily attributed to a 3% volume decline, partially offset by a $77 million benefit due to increased selling prices.

The operating income increase of $10 million from the Prior YTD was primarily attributed to a $13 million impact from improved price cost spread, acquisition operating income of $12 million, and an $11 million decrease in depreciation and amortization. These increases are partially offset by $15 million from the base volume decline and a $9 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency changes.

Engineered Materials
	YTD				Prior YTD				$ Change				% Change
Net sales		$	1,297			$	1,303			$	(6	)		0	%
Operating income		$	168			$	182			$	(14	)		(8	%)
Operating income percentage of net sales			13	%			14	%

Net sales in the Engineered Materials segment decreased by $6 million from the Prior YTD primarily attributed to an organic sales decline of $75 million, partially offset by acquisition net sales of $71 million. The organic sales decline is primarily attributed to a 5% volume decline due to customer destocking, supply disruption related to material qualifications, and strong volumes in the Prior YTD. Additionally, selling prices declined $10 million due to the pass through on lower cost of goods sold.

The operating income decrease of $14 million from the Prior YTD was primarily attributed to an $11 million impact from the base volume decline, a $2 million increase in business integration costs, a $2 million unfavorable impact from price cost spread, a $2 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, and a $2 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency changes. These decreases are partially offset by a $5 million decrease in depreciation and amortization.

Health, Hygiene & Specialties
	YTD				Prior YTD				$ Change			% Change
Net sales		$	1,385			$	1,283			$	102		8	%
Operating income		$	106			$	78			$	28		36	%
Operating income percentage of net sales			8	%			6	%

Net sales in the Health, Hygiene & Specialties segment increased by $102 million from the Prior YTD primarily attributed to acquisition net sales of $164 million, partially offset by an organic sales decline of $31 million and a $31 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency changes. The organic sales decline is primarily attributed to a 5% volume decline as a result of weakness in baby care and customer product transitions in hygiene, partially offset by a $38 million benefit due to increased selling prices.

The operating income increase of $28 million from the Prior YTD was primarily attributed to a $16 million decrease in business integration expenses, a $14 million impact from improved price cost spread, acquisition operating income of $11 million, a $4 million decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses, and a $2 million decrease in depreciation and amortization. These increases are partially offset by a $12 million impact from the base volume decline and a $7 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency changes.

Consumer Packaging
	YTD				Prior YTD				$ Change				% Change
Net sales		$	1,240			$	1,157			$	83			7	%
Operating income		$	87			$	91			$	(4	)		(4	%)
Operating income percentage of net sales			7	%			8	%

Net sales in the Consumer Packaging segment increased by $83 million from the Prior YTD primarily attributed to organic sales growth. The organic sales growth is primarily attributed to increased selling prices of $49 million and a 3% volume improvement.

The operating income decrease of $4 million from the Prior YTD was primarily attributed to a $10 million increase in business integration costs primarily related to the proposed RPC acquisition, and a $6 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense. These decreases were partially offset by an $8 million impact from the base volume increase, and a $4 million decrease in depreciation and amortization.

Other expense, net
	YTD			Prior YTD			$ Change			% Change
Other expense, net		$	23		$	14		$	9		64	%

The other expense increase of $9 million from the Prior YTD was primarily attributed to unfavorable foreign currency changes related to the foreign exchange forward contracts entered into by the Company as part of the proposed RPC transaction and the remeasurement of non-operating intercompany balances, partially offset by non-recurring prior year charges of $4 million.

Interest expense, net
	YTD			Prior YTD			$ Change			% Change
Interest expense, net		$	130		$	128		$	2		2	%

The interest expense increase of $2 million from the Prior YTD was primarily attributed to additional expense attributed to the $500 million 4.5% second priority senior secured notes used to fund the Clopay acquisition, partially offset by lower interest as a result of repayments on long-term borrowings in fiscal 2018.

Income tax expense (benefit)
	YTD			Prior YTD				$ Change			% Change
Income tax expense (benefit)		$	46		$	(44	)		$	90		205	%

The income tax expense increase of $90 million from the Prior YTD was primarily attributed to the $97 million provisional transition benefit recorded in the Company's Prior YTD as a result of U.S. tax reform, partially offset by the complete phase-in of the lower statutory rate as a result of the recent U.S. tax legislation. Our year-to-date effective tax rate was 22% and was positively impacted by 3% from the share-based compensation excess tax benefit, 1% from research and development credits, and other discrete items. These favorable items were partially offset by increases of 4% from U.S. state taxes, 2% from foreign valuation allowance, and other discrete items.

Changes in Comprehensive Income

The $133 million decline in comprehensive income from the Prior YTD was primarily attributed to a $91 million decline in net income, and a $62 million unfavorable change in the fair value of interest rate hedges, net of tax, partially offset by a $19 million favorable change in currency translation, and a $1 million change due to a non-cash defined benefit pension plan settlement in the Prior YTD. Currency translation gains and losses are primarily related to non-U.S. subsidiaries with a functional currency other than U.S. dollars whereby assets and liabilities are translated from the respective functional currency into U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates. The change in currency translation in the YTD was primarily attributed to locations utilizing the euro, Brazilian real, Mexican peso and Chinese renminbi as the functional currency. As part of the overall risk management, the Company uses derivative instruments to reduce exposure to changes in interest rates attributed to the Company’s floating-rate borrowings and records changes to the fair value of these instruments in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. The change in fair value of these instruments in fiscal 2019 versus fiscal 2018 is primarily attributed to the change in the forward interest curve between measurement dates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Senior Secured Credit Facility

We manage our global cash requirements considering (i) available funds among the many subsidiaries through which we conduct business, (ii) the geographic location of our liquidity needs, and (iii) the cost to access international cash balances. At the end of the Quarter, the Company had no outstanding balance on its $750 million asset-based revolving line of credit that matures in May 2020. See Note 17 for more information regarding subsequent amendments in connection with the proposed acquisition of RPC. The Company has classified its term loan with a maturity date within the next twelve months as long-term as our intent and ability is to refinance prior to maturity. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at the end of the Quarter. See Note 8 for more information regarding long-term debt and covenants.

Cash Flows

Net cash from operating activities increased $46 million from the Prior YTD primarily attributed to a decrease in working capital due to lower raw material costs.

Net cash used in investing activities decreased $488 million from the Prior YTD primarily attributed to the Clopay acquisition spending in the Prior YTD.

Net cash from financing activities decreased $546 million from the Prior YTD primarily attributed to lower proceeds from long-term borrowings related to the Clopay acquisition compared to the Prior YTD partially offset by increased share repurchases.

Share Repurchases

We repurchased $18 million of our common stock in the Quarter. Share repurchases were completed using existing liquidity.

Adjusted Free Cash Flow

We define "Adjusted free cash flow" as cash flow from operating activities less net additions to property, plant and equipment and payments of the tax receivable agreement.

Based on our definition, our consolidated Adjusted free cash flow is summarized as follows:

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Cash flow from operating activities	$	331		$	285
Additions to property, plant and equipment, net		(167	)		(181	)
Payments of tax receivable agreement		(16	)		(37	)
Adjusted free cash flow	$	148		$	67

Adjusted free cash flow, as presented in this document, is a supplemental financial measure that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. ("GAAP"). Adjusted free cash flow is not a GAAP financial measure and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or any other measure determined in accordance with GAAP. We use Adjusted free cash flow as a measure of liquidity because it assists us in assessing our company’s ability to fund its growth through its generation of cash, and believe it is useful to investors for such purpose. In addition, Adjusted free cash flow and similar measures are widely used by investors, securities analysts and other interested parties in our industry to measure a company's liquidity. Adjusted free cash flow may be calculated differently by other companies, including other companies in our industry, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Liquidity Outlook

At March 30, 2019, our cash balance was $353 million, of which approximately 60% was located outside the U.S. The Company has obtained bridge financing commitments to finance the proposed acquisition of RPC. The Company intends to obtain permanent financing prior to the completion of the RPC acquisition to replace the bridge financing commitments. We believe our existing U.S. based cash and cash flow from U.S. operations, together with available borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities and the anticipated financing for the acquisition of RPC, will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs over the next twelve months. We do not expect our free cash flow to be sufficient to cover all long-term debt obligations and intend to refinance these obligations prior to maturity. However, we cannot predict our future results of operations and our ability to meet our obligations involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in this Form 10-Q, if any.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Sensitivity

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates primarily through our senior secured credit facilities. As of March 30, 2019, our senior secured credit facilities are comprised of (i) $3.5 billion term loans and (ii) a $750 million revolving credit facility with no borrowings outstanding. Borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus LIBOR. The applicable margin for LIBOR rate borrowings under the revolving credit facility ranges from 1.25% to 1.75%, and the margin for the term loans range from 1.75% to 2.00% per annum. As of March 30, 2019, the LIBOR rate of approximately 2.50% was applicable to the term loans. A 0.25% change in LIBOR would increase our annual interest expense by $5 million on variable rate term loans.

We seek to minimize interest rate volatility risk through regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. These financial instruments are not used for trading or other speculative purposes. As of March 30, 2019, the Company effectively had (i) a $450 million interest rate swap transaction that swaps a one-month variable LIBOR contract for a fixed annual rate of 2.000%, with an effective date in May 2017 and expiration in May 2022, (ii) a $1 billion interest rate swap transaction that swaps a one-month variable LIBOR contract for a fixed annual rate of 2.808% with an effective date in June 2018 and expiration in September 2021, and (iii) a $400 million interest rate swap transaction that swaps a one-month variable LIBOR contract for a fixed annual rate of 2.533% with an effective date in February 2019 and expiration in July 2023.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

As a global company, we face foreign currency risk exposure from fluctuating currency exchange rates, primarily the U.S. dollar against the euro, Brazilian real, Argentine peso, Chinese renminbi, Canadian dollar and Mexican peso. Significant fluctuations in currency rates can have a substantial impact, either positive or negative, on our revenue, cost of sales, and operating expenses. Currency translation gains and losses are primarily related to non-U.S. subsidiaries with a functional currency other than U.S. dollars whereby assets and liabilities are translated from the respective functional currency into U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates and impact our Comprehensive income. A 10% decline in foreign currency exchange rates would have a negative $7 million impact on our annual Net income.

The Company is party to certain cross-currency swap agreements with a notional amount of 250 million euro to effectively convert a portion of our fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated term loans, including the monthly interest payments, to fixed-rate euro-denominated debt. The swap agreements mature May 2022. The risk management objective is to manage foreign currency risk relating to net investments in certain European subsidiaries denominated in foreign currencies and reduce the variability in the functional currency cash flows of a portion of the Company’s term loans. In the future, we may attempt to manage our foreign currency risk on our anticipated cash movements by entering into foreign currency forward contracts to offset potential foreign exchange gains or losses.

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts — RPC Acquisition

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

Under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, management of a reporting company, with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, must periodically evaluate the company's "disclosure controls and procedures," which are defined generally as controls and other procedures of a reporting company designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the reporting company in its periodic reports filed with the commission (such as this Form 10-Q) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

The Company's management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of March 30, 2019. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 30, 2019, the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

(b) Changes in internal controls.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 30, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

There have been no material changes in legal proceedings from the items disclosed in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Before investing in our securities, we recommend that investors carefully consider the risks described in our most recent Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those under the heading "Risk Factors" and other information contained in this Quarterly Report. Realization of any of these risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. Except as set forth below, there were not material changes to the Company's risk factors as described in our most recent Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-looking Statements and Other Factors Affecting Future Results.

All forward-looking information and subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or to persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include:

●	risks associated with our substantial indebtedness and debt service;

●	changes in prices and availability of resin and other raw materials and our ability to pass on changes in raw material prices on a timely basis;

●	performance of our business and future operating results;

●	risks related to acquisitions, integration of acquired businesses and their operations (including the proposed acquisition of RPC Group Plc), and realization of anticipated cost savings and synergies;

●	reliance on unpatented proprietary know-how and trade secrets;

●	increases in the cost of compliance with laws and regulations, including environmental, safety, and production and product laws and regulations;

●	risks related to disruptions in the overall economy and the financial markets that may adversely impact our business;

●	risk of catastrophic loss of one of our key manufacturing facilities, natural disasters, and other unplanned business interruptions;

●	risks related to market acceptance of our developing technologies and products;

●	general business and economic conditions, particularly an economic downturn;

●	risks that our restructuring programs may entail greater implementation costs or result in lower cost savings than anticipated;

●	ability of our insurance to fully cover potential exposures;

●	risks of competition, including foreign competition, in our existing and future markets;

●	uncertainty regarding the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union and the outcome of future arrangements between the United Kingdom and the European Union;

●	risks related to the phase-out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), or the replacement of LIBOR with a different reference rate or modification of the method used to calculate LIBOR;

●	new legislation or new regulations and the Company's corresponding interpretations of either may affect our business and consolidated financial condition and results of operations; and

●	the other factors discussed in our most recent Form 10-K and in this Form 10-Q in the section titled "Risk Factors."

We caution readers that the foregoing list of important factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q may not in fact occur. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on those statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

In August 2018, the Company announced a $500 million share repurchase program that has no expiration date and may be suspended at any time. The following table summarizes the Company's repurchases of its common stock during the Quarterly Period ended March 30, 2019.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs		Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program (in millions)
Fiscal January		380,060	$	48.41		380,060	$	393
Fiscal February		—		—		—		393
Fiscal March		—		—		—		393
Total		380,060	$	48.41		380,060	$	393

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
2.1		Rule 2.7 Announcement, dated as of March 8, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2019).
2.2		Co-Operation Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2019, by and among Berry Global Group, Inc., Berry Global International Holdings Limited and RPC Group Plc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2019).
3.1*		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Berry Global Group, Inc., as amended through March 6, 2019.
3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended and restated effective as of March 6, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2019).
10.1		Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2019, by and among Berry Global Group, Inc., Berry Global, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time and Goldman Sachs Bank USA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2019).
10.2*		Amended and Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019, by and among Berry Global Group, Inc., Berry Global, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time and Goldman Sachs Bank USA.
10.3		First Lien Bridge Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2019, by and among Berry Global Group, Inc., Berry Global, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time and Goldman Sachs Bank USA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2019).
10.4*		Amended and Restated First Lien Bridge Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019, by and among Berry Global Group, Inc., Berry Global, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time and Goldman Sachs Bank USA.
10.5		Second Lien Bridge Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2019, by and among Berry Global Group, Inc., Berry Global, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2019).
10.6*		Amended and Restated Second Lien Bridge Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019, by and among Berry Global Group, Inc., Berry Global, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
31.1*		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2*		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
32.1*		Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
32.2*		Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
101.		Interactive Data Files.

*	Filed herewith

SIGNATURE

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.

	Berry Global Group, Inc.

May 2, 2019	By:	/s/ Mark W. Miles
		Mark W. Miles
		Chief Financial Officer