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Strong balance sheet and free cash flow, as total cash
and liquidity ended the year at $244 million and
$574 million, respectively.
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2017 2016
Operating income - GAAP 277.5 286.3
Special items in operating income (1) 32.5 23.6
Operating income adjusted $ 310.0 $ 309.9
Liquidity is calculated as follows:
As of December 31,
2017
Cash and cash equivalents $ 243.6
Revolving credit availability 330.3
Liquidity $ 573.9
(1) Special items are a non-GAAP financial measure and are used to determine adjusted earnings.
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Color, Additives & Inks and
Specialty Engineered Materials delivered record
operating margins of 16.7% and 14.7% respectively
in 2015
● Increased our dividend 20% to $0.12 per quarter,
representing the fifth consecutive year of increases
and a 200% increase from when we initiated
quarterly dividends in 2011
● Year-end Operating Income and Adjusted Operating
Income increased to $251 million and $322 million,
respectively, up from $155 million and $320 million,
respectively, in 2014
● Strong balance sheet and free cash flow, as total cash
and liquidity ended the year at $280 million and
$622 million, respectively.
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2015 2014
Operating income adjusted $ 322.2 $320.0
Special items in operating income (71.3 ) (164.9 )
Operating income - GAAP $ 250.9 $ 155.1
Liquidity is calculated as follows:
As of December 31,
2015
Cash and cash equivalents $ 279.8
Revolving credit availability 341.9
Liquidity $ 621.7
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
Year Ended
December 31, 2015
Short-term portion and current portion of long-term debt $ 18.6
Long-term debt 1,128.0
Less: Cash and cash equivalents (279.8 )
Net Debt $ 866.8
Operating Income $ 250.9
Other expense, net (2.7 )
Depreciation and amortization 104.3
Special items, impact on operating (loss)/income 71.2
Accelerated depreciation included in special items (6.2 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 417.5
Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA 2.1
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Director since: 2017
Age: 63
• Eastman Chemical Company
• Air Liquide
• Innophos
Ernest Nicolas
Chief Supply Chain Officer at HP Inc., a technology company with a product
and services portfolio of personal systems, printers, and 3D printing solutions,
since 2022.
Adjustments: The Committee will make or provide for such adjustments in: (1) the number of and kind of
Common Shares covered by outstanding stock options, SARs, restricted stock, RSUs, performance shares
and performance units granted under the Amended 2020 Plan; (2) if applicable, the number of and kind of
Common Shares covered by Other Awards granted pursuant to the Amended 2020 Plan; (3) the exercise
price or base price provided in outstanding stock options and SARs, respectively; (4) cash incentive
awards; and (5) other award terms, as the Committee in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith
determines to be equitably required in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of
participants or optionees that otherwise would result from (a) any extraordinary cash dividend, stock
dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of
the Company; (b) any merger, consolidation, spin-off, spin-out, split-off, split-up, reorganization, partial or
complete liquidation or other distribution of assets, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities;
or (c) any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing.
The Compensation Committee shall make or provide for such
adjustments in the number of and kind of Common Shares covered by outstanding Option
Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares and
Performance Units granted hereunder and, if applicable, in the number of and kind of
Common Shares covered by other awards granted pursuant to Section 10 hereof, in the
Option Price and Base Price provided in outstanding Option Rights and Appreciation Rights,
respectively, in Cash Incentive Awards, and in other award terms, as the Compensation
Committee, in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, determines is equitably required to
prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants that otherwise would result from
(a) any extraordinary cash dividend, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares,
recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company, (b) any merger,
consolidation, spin-off, split-off, spin- out, split-up, reorganization, partial or complete
liquidation or other distribution of assets, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities,
or (c) any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing.