UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 17, 2012
KRAFT FOODS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 1-16483 | 52-2284372 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, Illinois | 60093-2753 | |
| (Address of Principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: (847) 646-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On January 17, 2012, Kraft Foods Inc., a Virginia corporation, issued a press release announcing expected earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011 consistent with our previous Outlook. A copy of the earnings press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
We report our financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).
Our top-line measure is organic net revenues, which excludes the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures (including the Starbucks CPG business), currency and accounting calendar changes. We use organic net revenues and corresponding ratios as non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes this measure better reflects revenues on a going-forward basis and provides improved comparability of results because it excludes the volatility of currency, and the one-time impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and accounting calendar changes from net revenues.
We use Operating EPS, which is defined as diluted EPS attributable to Kraft Foods from continuing operations excluding costs related to: the Integration Program; acquisition-related costs, including transaction advisory fees, U.K. stamp taxes and the impact of the Cadbury inventory revaluation; acquisition-related financing fees; transaction fees and other costs related to the spin-off of the North American Grocery business; and the impact of a deferred tax charge resulting from the recently enacted U.S. health care legislation. Management believes this measure better reflects earnings per share on a going-forward basis and provides improved comparability of results because it excludes certain impacts related to the Cadbury acquisition, the spin-off of the North American Grocery business, and other one-time impacts from earnings per share.
Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, our results prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the non-GAAP measures we use may differ from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Because GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis are neither accessible nor deemed to be significantly different from the non-GAAP financial measures, and reconciling information is not available without unreasonable effort, with regard to the non-GAAP financial measures in our Outlook, we have not provided that information.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | The following exhibit is being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Kraft Foods Inc. Press Release, dated January 17, 2012. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| KRAFT FOODS INC. | ||||
| Date: January 17, 2012 | /s/ David A. Brearton | |||
| Name: | David A. Brearton | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||