form10-q.htm
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
S Quarterly
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
OR
£ Transition
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
transition period from _____ to _____
Commission
File Number 1-33146
KBR,
Inc.
(a
Delaware Corporation)
20-4536774
601
Jefferson Street
Suite
3400
Houston,
Texas 77002
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Telephone
Number – Area Code (713) 753-3011
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 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
at least the past 90 days.
Yes S No £
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer £
|
Accelerated
filer £
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Non-accelerated
filer S
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes £ No S
As
of
April 30, 2007, 168,783,490 shares of KBR, Inc. common stock, $0.001 par value
per share, were outstanding.
Index
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Page
No.
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PART
I.
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Item
1.
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Item
2.
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26
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Item
3.
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38
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Item
4.
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38
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PART
II.
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Item
1.
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39
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Item
1A.
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39
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Item
2.
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39
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Item
3.
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39
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Item
4.
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39
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Item
5.
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39
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Item
6.
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40
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SIGNATURES |
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In
millions, except for per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
March
31,
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2007
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2006
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Revenue:
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Services
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$ |
2,253
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$ |
2,270
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Equity
in losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net
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(2 |
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(24 |
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Total
revenue
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2,251
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2,246
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Operating
costs and expenses:
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Cost
of services
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2,160
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2,169
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General
and administrative
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29
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17
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Total
operating costs and expenses
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2,189
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2,186
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Operating
income
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62
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60
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Interest
expense-related party
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-
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(17 |
) |
Interest
income, net
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13
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3
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Foreign
currency gains (losses), net
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(3 |
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5
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Income
from continuing operations before income taxes and minority
interest
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72
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51
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Provision
for income taxes
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(32 |
) |
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(26 |
) |
Minority
interest in net loss of subsidiaries
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(10 |
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(5 |
) |
Income
from continuing operations
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30
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20
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Income
from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit (provision)
of $2 and
$(2)
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(2 |
) |
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6
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Net
income
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$ |
28
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$ |
26
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Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share:
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Continuing
operations
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$ |
0.18
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$ |
0.15
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Discontinued
operations, net
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(0.01 |
) |
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0.04
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Net
income
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$ |
0.17
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$ |
0.19
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Basic
and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
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168
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136
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See
accompanying notes to condensed
consolidated financial statements.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In
millions, except share data)
(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and equivalents
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$ |
1,287
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$ |
1,461
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Receivables:
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Notes
and accounts receivable (less allowance for bad debts
of $60 and
$57)
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1,044
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823
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Unbilled
receivables on uncompleted contracts
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1,266
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1,222
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Total
receivables
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2,310
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2,045
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Deferred
income taxes
|
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138
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120
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Other
current assets
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259
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272
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Total
current assets
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3,994
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3,898
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Property,
plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
of $372 and
$360
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491
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492
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Goodwill
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289
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289
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Equity
in and advances to related companies
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246
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296
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Noncurrent
deferred income taxes
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181
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188
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Unbilled
receivables on uncompleted contracts
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194
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194
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Other
assets
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50
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57
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Total
assets
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$ |
5,445
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$ |
5,414
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Liabilities,
Minority Interest and Shareholders’ Equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
1,177
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$ |
1,276
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Due
to Halliburton, net
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29
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152
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Advanced
billings on uncompleted contracts
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1,094
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903
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Reserve
for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts
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151
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184
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Accrued
employee compensation and benefits
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293
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269
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Current
maturities of long-term debt
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15
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18
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Other
current liabilities
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179
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181
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Total
current liabilities
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2,938
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2,983
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Employee
compensation and benefits
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406
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412
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Long-term
debt
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1
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2
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Other
liabilities
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223
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155
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Noncurrent
deferred tax liability
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32
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33
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Total
liabilities
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3,600
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3,585
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Minority
interest in consolidated subsidiaries
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28
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35
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Shareholders’
equity and accumulated other comprehensive loss:
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Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued
and outstanding
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-
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-
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Common
shares, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized,
167,772,410
issued and outstanding
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-
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-
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Paid-in
capital in excess of par value
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2,060
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2,058
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(288 |
) |
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|
(291 |
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Retained
earnings
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45
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27
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Total
shareholders’ equity and accumulated other comprehensive
loss
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1,817
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1,794
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Total
liabilities, minority interest, shareholders’ equity and accumulated other
comprehensive loss
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$ |
5,445
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$ |
5,414
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See
accompanying notes to condensed
consolidated financial statements.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In
millions)
(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
March
31,
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2007
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2006
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
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|
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Net
income
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$ |
28
|
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$ |
26
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash used in operations:
|
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Depreciation
and amortization
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13
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11
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Distribution
from (to) related companies, net of equity in earnings
(losses)
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33
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|
(21 |
) |
Deferred
income taxes
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3
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31
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Gain
on sale of assets, net
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-
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1
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Impairment
of equity method investments
|
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18
|
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26
|
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Other
|
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19
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|
(13 |
) |
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
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|
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Receivables
|
|
|
(223 |
) |
|
|
(124 |
) |
Unbilled
receivables on uncompleted contracts
|
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
109
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
(84 |
) |
|
|
(326 |
) |
Advanced
billings on uncompleted contracts
|
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|
197
|
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|
79
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|
Accrued
employee compensation and benefits
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
Reserve
for loss on uncompleted contracts
|
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|
(32
|
) |
|
|
(2
|
) |
Other
assets
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
(136 |
) |
Other
liabilities
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
26
|
|
Total
cash flows used in operating activities
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(386 |
) |
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
Other
investing activities
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
-
|
|
Total
cash flows used in investing activities
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments from
(to) Halliburton, net
|
|
|
(123 |
) |
|
|
383
|
|
Payments
on long-term borrowings
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Payments
of dividends to minority shareholders
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Total
cash flows provided by (used in) financing
activities
|
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
375
|
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
5
|
|
Decrease
in cash and equivalents
|
|
|
(174 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
Cash
and equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
1,461
|
|
|
|
394
|
|
Cash
and equivalents at end of period
|
|
$ |
1,287
|
|
|
$ |
366
|
|
See
accompanying notes to condensed
consolidated financial statements.
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note
1. Description of Business and Basis of
Presentation
KBR,
Inc.
and its subsidiaries (collectively, KBR or the Company) is a global engineering,
construction and services company supporting the energy, petrochemicals,
government services and civil infrastructure sectors. We offer our wide range
of
services through three business segments, Energy and Chemicals (“E&C”),
Government and Infrastructure (“G&I”) and Ventures. During the quarter ended
March 31, 2007, we reorganized our operating segments resulting in the
creation of Ventures as a new reportable segment. The business
activities included in the Ventures segment had previously been reported as
part
of the E&C and G&I segments.
Energy
and Chemicals. Our E&C segment designs and constructs energy
and petrochemical projects, including large, technically complex projects in
remote locations around the world. Our expertise includes onshore oil and gas
production facilities, offshore oil and gas production facilities, including
platforms, floating production and subsea facilities (which we refer to
collectively as our offshore projects), onshore and offshore pipelines,
liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) and gas-to-liquids (“GTL”) gas monetization
facilities (which we refer to collectively as our gas monetization projects),
refineries, petrochemical plants and synthesis gas (“Syngas”). We provide a wide
range of Engineering Procurement Construction—Commissioning Start-up (“EPC-CS”)
services, as well as program and project management, consulting and technology
services.
Government
and Infrastructure. Our G&I segment delivers on-demand support
services across the full military mission cycle from contingency logistics
and
field support to operations and maintenance on military bases. In the civil
infrastructure market, we operate in diverse sectors, including transportation,
waste and water treatment, and facilities maintenance. We provide program and
project management, contingency logistics, operations and maintenance,
construction management, engineering, and other services to military and
civilian branches of governments and private customers worldwide. A significant
portion of our G&I segment’s current operations relate to the support of
United States government operations in the Middle East, which we refer to as
our
Middle East operations. We are also the majority owner of Devonport Management
Limited (“DML”), which owns and operates Devonport Royal Dockyard, one of
Western Europe’s largest naval dockyard complexes. Our DML shipyard operations
are primarily engaged in refueling nuclear submarines and performing maintenance
on surface vessels for the U.K. Ministry of Defence as well as limited
commercial projects.
Ventures. Our
Ventures segment develops, provides assistance in arranging financing for,
makes
equity and/or debt investments in and participates in managing entities owning
assets generally from projects in which one of our other business segments
has a
direct role in engineering, construction, and/or operations and
maintenance. The creation of the Ventures segment provides management
focus on our investments in the entities that own the
assets. Projects developed and under current management include
government services, such as defense procurement and operations and maintenance
services for equipment, military infrastructure construction and program
management, toll roads and railroads, and energy and chemical
plants.
KBR,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, was formed on March 21, 2006 as an indirect,
wholly owned subsidiary of Halliburton Company (“Halliburton”). KBR, Inc. was
formed to own and operate KBR Holdings, LLC (“KBR Holdings”), which was also
wholly owned by Halliburton. At inception, KBR, Inc. issued 1,000 shares of
common stock. On October 27, 2006, KBR, Inc. effected a 135,627-for-one split
of
its common stock. In connection with the stock split, the certificate of
incorporation was amended and restated to increase the number of authorized
shares of common stock from 1,000 to 300,000,000 and to authorize 50,000,000
shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. All share data
of KBR, Inc. has been adjusted to reflect the stock split.
In
November 2006, KBR, Inc. completed an initial public offering of 32,016,000
shares of its common stock (the “Offering”) at $17.00 per share. The Company
received net proceeds of $511 million from the Offering after underwriting
discounts and commissions. Halliburton retained all of the KBR shares owned
prior to the Offering and, as a result of the Offering, its 135,627,000 shares
of common stock represented 81% of the outstanding common stock of KBR, Inc.
after the Offering. Simultaneous with the Offering, Halliburton
contributed 100% of the common stock of KBR Holdings to KBR, Inc. KBR, Inc.
had
no operations from the date of its formation to the date of the contribution
of
KBR Holdings. See Note 2 for discussion concerning completion of our
separation from Halliburton.
Our
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
majority-owned, controlled subsidiaries and variable interest entities where
we
are the primary beneficiary. The equity method is used to account for
investments in affiliates in which we have the ability to exert significant
influence over the affiliates’ operating and financial policies. The
cost method is used when we do not have the ability to exert significant
influence. All material intercompany accounts and transactions are
eliminated.
Our
condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all costs of doing business,
including those incurred by Halliburton on KBR’s behalf. Such costs
have been charged to KBR in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”)
No. 55, “Allocation of Expenses and Related Disclosure in Financial Statements
of Subsidiaries, Divisions or Lesser Business Components of Another
Entity.”
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements and do not include all
annual disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in
the
United States. These financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2006. The condensed consolidated financial statements as of March
31, 2007, and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are unaudited,
but include all adjustments that management considers necessary for a fair
presentation of KBR’s consolidated results of operations, financial position and
cash flows. Results for the three months ended March 31, 2007 are not
necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year 2007
or any other future periods.
The
preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity
with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and
liabilities at the balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of revenue
and
costs during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ
materially from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, we review our
estimates based on information currently available, and changes in facts and
circumstances may cause us to revise these estimates.
Note
2. Separation from Halliburton
On
February 26, 2007, Halliburton’s board of directors approved a plan under which
Halliburton would dispose of its remaining interest in KBR through a tax-free
exchange with Halliburton’s stockholders pursuant to an exchange
offer. On April 5, 2007, Halliburton completed the separation of KBR
by exchanging the 135,627,000 shares of KBR owned by Halliburton for publicly
held shares of Halliburton common stock pursuant to the terms of the exchange
offer (the “Exchange Offer”) commenced by Halliburton on March 2,
2007.
In
connection with the Offering in November 2006 and the separation of our business
from Halliburton, we entered into various agreements with
Halliburton including, among others, a master separation agreement, tax
sharing agreement, transition services agreements and an employee matters
agreement.
Pursuant
to our master separation agreement, we agreed to indemnify Halliburton for,
among other matters, all past, present and future liabilities related to our
business and operations, subject to specified exceptions. We agreed to indemnify
Halliburton for liabilities under various outstanding and certain additional
credit support instruments relating to our businesses and for liabilities under
litigation matters related to our business. Halliburton agreed to indemnify
us
for, among other things, liabilities unrelated to our business, for certain
other agreed matters relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”)
investigations and the Barracuda-Caratinga project and for other litigation
matters related to Halliburton’s business. See Note 9 for further
discussion of the FCPA investigations and the Barracuda-Caratinga
project.
The
tax
sharing agreement, as amended, provides for certain allocations of U.S. income
tax liabilities and other agreements between us and Halliburton with respect
to
tax matters. As a result of the Offering, Halliburton will be
responsible for filing all U.S. income tax returns required to be filed through
April 5, 2007, the date KBR ceased to be a member of the Halliburton
consolidated tax group. Halliburton will also be responsible for
paying the taxes related to the returns it is responsible for
filing. We will pay Halliburton our allocable share of such
taxes. We are obligated to pay Halliburton for the utilization of net
operating losses, if any, generated by Halliburton prior to the deconsolidation
which we may use to offset our future consolidated federal income tax
liabilities.
Under
the
transition services agreements, Halliburton is expected to continue providing
various interim corporate support services to us and we will continue to provide
various interim corporate support services to Halliburton. These
support services relate to, among other things, information technology, legal,
human resources, risk management and internal audit. The services
provided under the transition services agreement between Halliburton and KBR
are
substantially the same as the services historically
provided. Similarly, the related costs of such services will be
substantially the same as the costs incurred and recorded in our historical
financial statements.
The
employee matters agreement provides for the allocation of liabilities and
responsibilities to our current and former employees and their participation
in
certain benefit plans maintained by Halliburton. Among other items,
the employee matters agreement provides for the conversion, upon the complete
separation of KBR from Halliburton, of stock options and restricted stock awards
(with restrictions that have not yet lapsed as of the final separation date)
granted to KBR employees under Halliburton’s 1993 Stock and Incentive Plan
(“1993 Plan”) to stock options and restricted stock awards covering KBR common
stock. At March 31, 2007, these awards consisted of 1.2 million
Halliburton stock options with a weighted average exercise price per share
of
$15.01 and 0.6 million restricted stock awards with a weighted average
grant-date fair value per share of $17.95. The conversion of such
stock options and restricted stock awards occurred on April 5, 2007, immediately
after our separation from Halliburton. We do not expect the
modification of these awards in the second quarter of 2007 to have a material
impact on our future results of operations.
See
Note
15 for further discussion of the above agreements and other related party
transactions with Halliburton.
Note
3. Percentage-of-Completion Contracts
Unapproved
claims
The
amounts of unapproved claims included in determining the profit or loss on
contracts and the amounts recorded as “Unbilled work on uncompleted contracts”
or “Other assets” as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are as
follows:
Millions
of dollars
|
|
March
31,
2007
|
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
Probable
unapproved claims
|
|
$ |
191
|
|
|
$ |
189
|
|
Probable
unapproved claims accrued revenue
|
|
|
188
|
|
|
|
187
|
|
Probable
unapproved claims from unconsolidated related companies
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
78
|
|
As
of
March 31, 2007, the probable unapproved claims, including those from
unconsolidated related companies, relate to eight contracts, most of which
are
complete or substantially complete. See Note 8 for a discussion of
United States government contract claims, which are not included in the table
above.
A
significant portion of the probable unapproved claims as of March 31, 2007
arose
from three completed projects with Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) ($148 million
related to our consolidated entities and $45 million related to our
unconsolidated related companies) that are currently subject to arbitration
proceedings. In addition, included in non-current “Other assets” is
$64 million related to previously approved services that are unpaid by PEMEX
and
are a part of these arbitration proceedings. Actual amounts we are
seeking from PEMEX in the arbitration proceedings are in excess of these
amounts. The arbitration proceedings are expected to extend through
2007. PEMEX has asserted unspecified counterclaims in each of the
three arbitrations; however, it is premature based upon our current
understanding of those counterclaims to make any assessment of their
merits. As of March 31, 2007, we had not accrued any amounts related
to the PEMEX counterclaims in the arbitrations.
We
have
contracts with probable unapproved claims that will likely not be settled within
one year totaling $176 million and $175 million at March 31, 2007 and December
31, 2006, respectively, included in the table above, which are reflected as
a
non-current asset in “Unbilled receivables on uncompleted contracts” on the
condensed consolidated balance sheets. Other probable unapproved claims that
we
believe will be settled within one year, included in the table above, have
been
recorded as a current asset in “Unbilled receivables on uncompleted contracts”
on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Unapproved
change orders
We
have
other contracts for which we are negotiating change orders to the contract
scope
and have agreed upon the scope of work but not the price. These change orders
amounted to $133 million and $81 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31,
2006, respectively.
Unconsolidated
related companies
Our
unconsolidated related companies include probable unapproved claims as revenue
to determine the amount of profit or loss for their contracts. When
we record our equity portion of such profit or loss, the effects on the balance
sheet of these probable unapproved claims are included in “Equity in and
advances to related companies,” and our share totaled $78 million at March 31,
2007 and December 31, 2006. In addition, our unconsolidated related
companies are negotiating change orders to the contract scope where we have
agreed upon the scope of work but not the price. Our share of these
change orders totaled $28 million and $3 million at March 31, 2007 and December
31, 2006, respectively.
Note
4. Escravos Project
In
connection with our review of a consolidated 50%-owned GTL project in
Escravos, Nigeria, during the second quarter of 2006, we identified increases
in
the overall cost to complete this four-plus year project of $400 million, which
resulted in our recording a $148 million charge before minority interest and
taxes during the second quarter of 2006. These cost increases were caused
primarily by schedule delays related to civil unrest and security on the
Escravos River, changes in the scope of the overall project, engineering and
construction changes due to necessary front-end engineering design changes
and
increases in procurement cost due to project delays. The increased costs were
identified as a result of our first check estimate process.
In
the
fourth quarter of 2006, we reached agreement with the project owner to settle
$264 million of change orders. As a result, portions of the remaining
work now have a lower risk profile particularly with respect to security and
logistics.
Since
we
completed our first check estimate in the second quarter of 2006, the project
has continued to estimate significant additional cost increases. We currently
expect to recover these recently identified cost increases through change
orders. We recorded an additional $9 million loss in the fourth
quarter of 2006 related to non-billable engineering services we provided to
the
Escravos joint venture. These services were in excess of the
contractual limit to total engineering costs each partner can bill to the joint
venture.
Subsequent
to 2006, because of a continued lack of access to the project site caused by
civil unrest and security issues on the Escravos River near the project site,
KBR has made no significant construction progress and is currently behind
schedule in testing the soil condition at the project site and is behind the
scheduled construction completion plan at this time. In addition, KBR
expects little, if any, construction progress will occur in the near
future. As a result, KBR expects that it will incur significant
additional costs, including materials storage and double handling costs,
increased freight costs, additional subcontractor costs, and other costs
resulting from the extension of the construction
period. Additionally, ongoing updates to material cost estimates
could result in the identification of materials price escalation and quantity
growth as KBR completes engineering and procurement work.
KBR
believes that future cost increases attributable to civil unrest and security
should ultimately be recoverable through future change orders pursuant to the
terms of the contract as amended in 2006. To the extent that these
cost increases were identified and have been included in the March 31, 2007
estimated project costs, the project owner has worked with us to provide
entitlement allowing us to increase our project revenue estimates for unapproved
change orders at March 31, 2007 as discussed above. In addition, KBR believes
that costs associated with potential differences in actual rather than
anticipated soil conditions should ultimately be recoverable. The
project owner may disagree with KBR’s views. Other costs such as
increased materials price escalation and quantity growth may or may not be
recoverable through change orders.
To
the
extent that these increased costs are not recoverable by KBR through additional
change orders or contract amendments, KBR will incur additional losses which
could be material, possibly as early as the second quarter of 2007. Even to
the
extent that KBR is successful in obtaining change orders for any additional
costs, there could be timing differences between the recognition of such costs
and recognition of offsetting potential recoveries from the client, if
any. Further, until such time as the project owner provides the
necessary access and security to achieve the agreed construction plan, KBR
may
continue to incur additional costs, which the project owner may view as
non-recoverable, and may in turn result in additional material losses
thereafter.
As
of
March 31, 2007 and in addition to the $264 million of change orders previously
approved by the client, we had accounted for an additional $106
million of costs and revenues as unapproved change orders which primarily
relates to cost increases and includes $43 million from December 31, 2006 that
remains outstanding and $63 million that arose in the first quarter of
2007. We currently expect to recover these recently identified cost
increases through change orders.
We,
our
joint venture partner, and the project owner continue to have an active and
ongoing discussion to find an optimal way to execute the project, respecting
the
interests of all parties.
Note
5. Business Segment Information
We
provide a wide range of services; however, the management of our business is
heavily focused on major projects within each of our reportable segments. At
any
given time, relatively few of our projects and joint ventures represent a
substantial part of our operations.
As
a
result of changes in the monthly financial and operating information provided
to
our chief operating decision maker as defined by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board's ("FASB") Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,"
we have redefined our reportable segments on a basis that is representative
of
how our chief operating decision maker evaluates its operating performance
and
makes resource allocation decisions. Accordingly, KBR has reorganized its
operations, resulting in the Government and Infrastructure, Energy and
Chemicals, and Ventures reportable segments. Segment information has
been prepared in accordance with SFAS No. 131 and all prior period amounts
have
been restated to conform to the current presentation.
The
table
below presents information on our segments.
|
|
Three
Months Ended
March
31
|
|
Millions
of dollars
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy
and Chemicals |
|
$ |
576
|
|
|
$ |
541
|
|
Government
and Infrastructure
|
|
|
1,681
|
|
|
|
1,741
|
|
Ventures
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
Total
revenue
|
|
$ |
2,251
|
|
|
$ |
2,246
|
|
Operating
income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy
and Chemicals
|
|
$ |
13
|
|
|
$ |
44
|
|
Government
and Infrastructure
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
Ventures
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
Total
operating income
|
|
$ |
62
|
|
|
$ |
60
|
|
Intersegment
revenues included in the Government and Infrastructure segment were $4 million
and $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. Intersegment revenues included in the Energy and
Chemicals segment were $47 million and $31 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Our equity in earnings
(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates that are accounted for by the equity
method is included in revenue and operating income of the applicable
segment.
Note
6. Committed Cash
Cash
and
equivalents include cash from advanced payments related to contracts in progress
held by ourselves or our joint ventures that we consolidate for accounting
purposes. The use of these cash balances is limited to the specific
projects or joint venture activities and is not available for other projects,
general cash needs, or distribution to us without approval of the board of
directors of the respective joint venture or subsidiary. At March 31,
2007 and December 31, 2006, cash and equivalents include approximately $470
million and $527 million, respectively, in cash from advanced payments held
by
ourselves or our joint ventures that we consolidate for accounting
purposes.
Note
7. Comprehensive Income
The
components of other comprehensive income included the following:
|
|
Three
Months Ended
March
31
|
|
Millions
of dollars
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
28
|
|
|
$ |
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cumulative translation adjustments
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Pension
liability adjustment
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
unrealized gains (losses) on investments and derivatives
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
7
|
|
Total
comprehensive income
|
|
$ |
31
|
|
|
$ |
27
|
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income consisted of the following:
Millions
of dollars
|
|
March
31,
2007
|
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
Cumulative
translation adjustments
|
|
$ |
42
|
|
|
$ |
43
|
|
Pension
liability adjustments
|
|
|
(330 |
) |
|
|
(335 |
) |
Unrealized
gains (losses) on investments and derivatives
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Total
accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
$ |
(288 |
) |
|
$ |
(291 |
) |
Note
8. United States Government Contract Work
We
provide substantial work under our government contracts to the United States
Department of Defense (“DoD”) and other governmental agencies. These contracts
include our worldwide United States Army logistics contracts, known as LogCAP
and U.S. Army Europe, known as USAREAR. Our government services revenue related
to Iraq totaled approximately $1.0 billion and $1.1 billion for the three months
ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Given
the
demands of working in Iraq and elsewhere for the United States government,
we
expect that from time to time we will have disagreements or experience
performance issues with the various government customers for which we work.
If
performance issues arise under any of our government contracts, the government
retains the right to pursue remedies which could include threatened termination
or termination, under any affected contract. If any contract were so terminated,
we may not receive award fees under the affected contract, and our ability
to
secure future contracts could be adversely affected, although we would receive
payment for amounts owed for our allowable costs under cost-reimbursable
contracts. Other remedies that could be sought by our government customers
for
any improper activities or performance issues include sanctions such as
forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines, and suspensions or
debarment from doing business with the government. Further, the negative
publicity that could arise from disagreements with our customers or sanctions
as
a result thereof could have an adverse effect on our reputation in the industry,
reduce our ability to compete for new contracts, and may also have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations,
and
cash flow.
DCAA
audit issues
Our
operations under United States government contracts are regularly reviewed
and
audited by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) and other governmental
agencies. The DCAA serves in an advisory role to our customer and when issues
are found during the audit process, these issues are typically discussed and
reviewed with us. The DCAA then issues an audit report with its recommendations
to our customer’s contracting officer. In the case of management systems and
other contract administrative issues, the contracting officer is generally
with
the Defense Contract Management Agency (“DCMA”). We then work with our customer
to resolve the issues noted in the audit report. If our customer or a government
auditor finds that we improperly charged any costs to a contract, these costs
are not reimbursable, or, if already reimbursed, the costs must be refunded
to
the customer. Our revenue recorded for government contract work is reduced
for
our estimate of costs that may be categorized as disputed or unallowable as
a
result of cost overruns or the audit process.
Security.
In February 2007, we received a letter from the Department of the Army informing
us of their intent to adjust payments under the LogCAP III contract associated
with the cost incurred by the subcontractors to provide security to their
employees. Based on this letter, the DCAA withheld the Army’s initial assessment
of $20 million. The Army based its assessment on one subcontract wherein, based
on communications with the subcontractor, the Army estimated 6% of the total
subcontract cost related to the private security costs. The Army indicated
that
not all task orders and subcontracts have been reviewed and that they may make
additional adjustments. The Army indicated that, within 60 days, they intend
to
begin making further adjustments equal to 6% of prior and current subcontractor
costs unless we provide timely information sufficient to show that such action
is not necessary to protect the government’s interest. We continue to
provide additional information as requested by the Army.
The
Army
indicated that they believe our LogCAP III contract prohibits us from billing
costs of privately acquired security. We believe that, while the LogCAP III
contract anticipates that the Army will provide force protection to KBR
employees, it does not prohibit any of our subcontractors from using private
security services to provide force protection to subcontractor personnel. In
addition, a significant portion of our subcontracts are competitively bid lump
sum or fixed price subcontracts. As a result, we do not receive details of
the
subcontractors’ cost estimate nor are we legally entitled to it. Accordingly, we
believe that we are entitled to reimbursement by the Army for the cost of
services provided by our subcontractors, even if they incurred costs for private
force protection services. Therefore, we believe that the Army’s position that
such costs are unallowable and that they are entitled to withhold amounts
incurred for such costs is wrong as a matter of law.
If
we are
unable to demonstrate that such action by the Army is not necessary, a 6%
suspension of all subcontractor costs incurred to date could result in suspended
costs of approximately $400 million. The Army has asked us to provide
information that addresses the use of armed security either directly or
indirectly charged to LogCAP III. The actual costs associated with these
activities cannot be accurately estimated at this time, but we believe that
they
should be less than 6% of the total subcontractor costs. We will continue
working with the Army to resolve this issue. As of March 31, 2007, we
had not accrued any amounts related to this matter.
Dining
Facility Support Services. In April 2007, DCAA
recommended withholding $13 million of payments from KBR alleging that Eurest
Support Services (Cypress) International Limited (“ESS”), a subcontractor to KBR
providing dining facility services in conjunction with our LogCAP III contract
in Iraq, over-billed for the cost related to the use of power generators.
We disagree with the position taken by the DCAA and we are working to resolve
the issue. We have not accrued any amounts related to this matter as of
March 31, 2007.
Laundry.
Prior to the fourth quarter of 2005, we received notice from the DCAA that
it
recommended withholding $18 million of subcontract costs related to the laundry
service for one task order in southern Iraq, for which it believed we and our
subcontractors did not provide adequate levels of documentation supporting
the
quantity of the services provided. In the fourth quarter of 2005, the DCAA
issued a notice to disallow costs totaling approximately $12 million, releasing
$6 million of amounts previously withheld. In the second quarter of 2006, we
successfully resolved this matter with the DCAA and received payment of the
remaining $12 million.
Containers.
In June 2005, the DCAA recommended withholding certain costs associated with
providing containerized housing for soldiers and supporting civilian personnel
in Iraq. The DCAA recommended that the costs be withheld pending receipt of
additional explanation or documentation to support the subcontract costs.
Approximately $30 million has been withheld as of March 31, 2007, of which
we
withheld $17 million from our subcontractor. During 2006, we resolved
approximately $25 million of the withheld amounts with our contracting officer
which was received in the first quarter of 2007. We will continue working with
the government and our subcontractors to resolve the remaining
amounts.
Dining
facilities. In September 2005, ESS filed suit against us alleging
various claims associated with its performance as a subcontractor in conjunction
with our LogCAP III contract in Iraq. The case was settled during the first
quarter of 2006 without material impact to us.
In
the
third quarter of 2006, the DCAA raised questions regarding $95 million of costs
related to dining facilities in Iraq. We have responded to the DCAA that our
costs are reasonable.
Fuel.
In December 2003, the DCAA issued a preliminary audit report that alleged that
we may have overcharged the Department of Defense by $61 million in importing
fuel into Iraq. The DCAA questioned costs associated with fuel purchases made
in
Kuwait that were more expensive than buying and transporting fuel from Turkey.
We responded that we had maintained close coordination of the fuel mission
with
the Army Corps of Engineers (COE), which was our customer and oversaw the
project, throughout the life of the task orders and that the COE had directed
us
to use the Kuwait sources. After a review, the COE concluded that we obtained
a
fair price for the fuel. Nonetheless, Department of Defense officials referred
the matter to the agency’s inspector general, which we understand commenced an
investigation.
The
DCAA
issued various audit reports related to task orders under the RIO contract
that
reported $275 million in questioned and unsupported costs. The majority of
these
costs were associated with the humanitarian fuel mission. In these reports,
the
DCAA compared fuel costs we incurred during the duration of the RIO contract
in
2003 and early 2004 to fuel prices obtained by the Defense Energy Supply Center
(“DESC”) in April 2004 when the fuel mission was transferred to that agency.
During the fourth quarter of 2005, we resolved all outstanding issues related
to
the RIO contract with our customer and settled the remaining questioned costs
under this contract.
Other
issues. The DCAA is continuously performing audits of costs
incurred for the foregoing and other services provided by us under our
government contracts. During these audits, there have been questions raised
by
the DCAA about the reasonableness or allowability of certain costs or the
quality or quantity of supporting documentation. The DCAA might recommend
withholding some portion of the questioned costs while the issues are being
resolved with our customer. Because of the intense scrutiny involving our
government contracts operations, issues raised by the DCAA may be more difficult
to resolve. We do not believe any potential withholding will have a significant
or sustained impact on our liquidity.
Investigations
We
provided information to the DoD Inspector General’s office in February 2004
about other contacts between former employees and our subcontractors. In the
first quarter of 2005, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued two indictments
associated with overbilling issues we previously reported to the Department
of
Defense Inspector General’s office as well as to our customer, the Army Materiel
Command (“AMC”), against a former KBR procurement manager and a manager of La
Nouvelle Trading & Contracting Company, W.L.L. In March 2006, one of these
former employees pled guilty to taking money in exchange for awarding work
to a
Saudi Arabian subcontractor. The Inspector General’s investigation of these
matters may continue.
In
October 2004, we reported to the DoD Inspector General’s office that two former
employees in Kuwait may have had inappropriate contacts with individuals
employed by or affiliated with two third-party subcontractors prior to the
award
of the subcontracts. The Inspector General’s office may investigate whether
these two employees may have solicited and/or accepted payments from these
third-party subcontractors while they were employed by us.
In
October 2004, a civilian contracting official in the COE asked for a review
of
the process used by the COE for awarding some of the contracts to us. We
understand that the DoD Inspector General’s office may review the issues
involved.
We
understand that the DOJ, an Assistant United States Attorney based in Illinois,
and others are investigating these and other matters we have reported related
to
our government contract work in Iraq. If criminal wrongdoing were found,
criminal penalties could range up to the greater of $500,000 in fines per count
for a corporation or twice the gross pecuniary gain or loss. We also understand
that current and former employees of KBR have received subpoenas and have given
or may give grand jury testimony related to some of these matters.
The
House
Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Armed Services Committees have
conducted hearings on the U.S. military’s reliance on civilian contractors,
including with respect to military operations in Iraq. We have provided
testimony and information for these hearings. We expect hearings with respect
to
operations in Iraq to continue in this and other Congressional committees,
including the House Armed Services Committee, and we expect to be asked to
testify and provide information for these hearings.
We
have
reported to the U.S. Department of State and Department of Commerce that exports
of materials, including personal protection equipment such as helmets, goggles,
body armor and chemical protective suits, in connection with personnel deployed
to Iraq and Afghanistan may not have been in accordance with current licenses
or
may have been unlicensed. A failure to comply with export control laws and
regulations could result in civil and/or criminal sanctions, including the
imposition of fines upon us as well as the denial of export privileges and
debarment from participation in U.S. government contracts. In addition, we
are
responding to a March 19, 2007, subpoena from the DoD Inspector General
concerning licensing for armor for convoy trucks and antiboycott issues. As
of
March 31, 2007, we had not accrued any amounts related to this
matter.
Withholding
of payments
During
2004, the AMC issued a determination that a particular contract clause could
cause it to withhold 15% from our invoices until our task orders under the
LogCAP contract are definitized. The AMC delayed implementation of this
withholding pending further review. During the third quarter of 2004, we and
the
AMC identified three senior management teams to facilitate negotiation under
the
LogCAP task orders, and these teams concluded their effort by successfully
negotiating the final outstanding task order definitization on March 31,
2005. This made us current with regard to definitization of historical LogCAP
task orders and eliminated the potential 15% withholding issue under the LogCAP
contract.
Upon
the
completion of the RIO contract definitization process, the COE released all
previously withheld amounts related to this contract in the fourth quarter
of
2005.
The
PCO
Oil South contract provides the customer the right to withhold payment of 15%
of
the amount billed, thus remitting a net of 85% of costs incurred until a task
order is definitized. Once a task order is definitized, this contract provides
that 100% of the costs billed will be paid pursuant to the “Allowable Cost and
Payment Clause” of the contract. The PCO Oil South project has definitized
substantially all of the task orders, and we have collected a significant
portion of any amounts previously withheld. We do not believe the withholding
will have a significant or sustained impact on our liquidity because the
withholding is temporary, and the definitization process is substantially
complete. The amount of payments withheld by the client under the PCO Oil South
project was less than $1 million at March 31, 2007.
We
are
working diligently with our customers to proceed with significant new work
only
after we have a fully definitized task order, which should limit withholdings
on
future task orders for all government contracts.
Claims
We
had
unapproved claims totaling $72 million at March 31, 2007 and $36 million at
December 31, 2006 for the LogCAP and PCO Oil South contracts. The unapproved
claims outstanding at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, are considered
to be
probable of collection and have been recognized as revenue.
In
addition, as of March 31, 2007, we had incurred approximately $178 million
of
costs under the LogCAP III contract that could not be billed to the government
due to lack of appropriate funding on various task orders. These amounts were
associated with task orders that had sufficient funding in total, but the
funding was not appropriately allocated amongst the task orders. We are in
the
process of preparing a request for a reallocation of funding to be submitted
to
the client for negotiation, and we anticipate the negotiations will result
in an
appropriate distribution of funding by the client and collection of the full
amounts due.
DCMA
system reviews
Report
on estimating system. In December 2004, the DCMA granted continued
approval of our estimating system, stating that our estimating system is
“acceptable with corrective action.” We are in the process of completing these
corrective actions. Specifically, based on the unprecedented level of support
that our employees are providing the military in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan,
we needed to update our estimating policies and procedures to make them better
suited to such contingency situations. Additionally, we have completed our
development of a detailed training program and have made it available to all
estimating personnel to ensure that employees are adequately prepared to deal
with the challenges and unique circumstances associated with a contingency
operation.
Report
on purchasing system. As a result of a Contractor Purchasing
System Review by the DCMA during the fourth quarter of 2005, the DCMA granted
the continued approval of our government contract purchasing system. The DCMA’s
October 2005 approval letter stated that our purchasing system’s policies and
practices are “effective and efficient, and provide adequate protection of the
Government’s interest.” During the fourth quarter 2006, the DCMA granted, again,
continued approval of our government contract purchasing system.
Report
on accounting system. We received two draft reports on our
accounting system, which raised various issues and questions. We have responded
to the points raised by the DCAA, but this review remains open. In the fourth
quarter 2006, the DCAA finalized its report and submitted it to the DCMA, who
will make a determination of the adequacy of our accounting systems for
government contracting. We have prepared an action plan considering the DCAA
recommendations and continue to meet with these agencies to discuss the ultimate
resolution. The DCMA has approved KBR’s accounting system as acceptable for
accumulating costs incurred under U.S. Government contracts.
SIGIR
Report
In
October 2006, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, or SIGIR,
issued a report stating that we have improperly labeled reports provided to
our
customer, AMC, as proprietary data, when data marked does not relate to internal
contractor information. We will work with AMC to address the issues raised
by
the SIGIR report.
The
Balkans
We
have
had inquiries in the past by the DCAA and the civil fraud division of the DOJ
into possible overcharges for work performed during 1996 through 2000 under
a
contract in the Balkans, for which inquiry has not been completed by the DOJ.
Based on an internal investigation, we credited our customer approximately
$2 million during 2000 and 2001 related to our work in the Balkans as a
result of billings for which support was not readily available. We believe
that
the preliminary DOJ inquiry relates to potential overcharges in connection
with
a part of the Balkans contract under which approximately $100 million in work
was done. We believe that any allegations of overcharges would be without merit.
In the fourth quarter 2006, we reached a negotiated settlement with the DOJ.
KBR
was not accused of any wrongdoing and did not admit to any wrongdoing. KBR
is
not suspended or debarred from bidding for or performing work for the U.S.
government. The settlement did not have a material impact on our operating
results in 2006.
McBride
Qui Tam suit
In
September 2006, we became aware of a qui tam action filed against us by a former
employee alleging various wrongdoings in the form of overbillings of our
customer on the LogCAP III contract. This case was originally filed pending
the
government’s decision whether or not to participate in the suit. In June 2006,
the government formally declined to participate. The principal allegations
are
that our compensation for the provision of Morale, Welfare and Recreation
(“MWR”) facilities under LogCAP III is based on the volume of usage of those
facilities and that we deliberately overstated that usage. In accordance with
the contract, we charged our customer based on actual cost, not based on the
number of users. It was also alleged that, during the period from November
2004
into mid-December 2004, we continued to bill the customer for lunches, although
the dining facility was closed and not serving lunches. There are also
allegations regarding housing containers and our provision of services to our
employees and contractors. We were only recently served with the complaint
and
we have filed a motion to dismiss the suit. Although our investigation is
ongoing, we believe the allegations to be without merit and we intend to
vigorously defend this action. As of March 31, 2007, no amounts were
accrued in connection with this matter.
Wilson
and Warren Qui Tam suit
During
November 2006, we became aware of a qui tam action filed against us alleging
that we overcharged the military $30 million by failing to adequately maintain
trucks used to move supplies in convoys and by sending empty trucks in convoys.
It was alleged that the purpose of these acts was to cause the trucks to break
down more frequently than they would if properly maintained and to unnecessarily
expose them to the risk of insurgent attacks, both for the purpose of
necessitating their replacement thus increasing our revenue. The suit also
alleges that in order to silence the plaintiffs, who allegedly were attempting
to report those allegations and other alleged wrongdoing, we unlawfully
terminated them. On February 6, 2007, the court granted our motion to dismiss
the plaintiffs’ qui tam claims as legally insufficient and ordered the
plaintiffs to arbitrate their claims that they were unlawfully discharged.
As of
March 31, 2007, we had not accrued any amounts in connection with this
matter.
Note
9. Other Commitments and Contingencies
Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act investigations
Halliburton
provided indemnification in favor of KBR under the master separation agreement
for certain contingent liabilities, including Halliburton’s indemnification of
KBR and any of its greater than 50%-owned subsidiaries as of November 20, 2006,
the date of the master separation agreement, for fines or other monetary
penalties or direct monetary damages, including disgorgement, as a result of
a
claim made or assessed by a governmental authority in the United States, the
United Kingdom, France, Nigeria, Switzerland and/or Algeria, or a settlement
thereof, related to alleged or actual violations occurring prior to November
20,
2006 of the FCPA or particular, analogous applicable foreign statutes, laws,
rules, and regulations in connection with investigations pending as of that
date
including with respect to the construction and subsequent expansion by TSKJ
of a
natural gas liquefaction complex and related facilities at Bonny Island in
Rivers State, Nigeria. The following provides a detailed discussion on the
FCPA
investigation.
The
SEC
is conducting a formal investigation into whether improper payments were made
to
government officials in Nigeria through the use of agents or subcontractors
in
connection with the construction and subsequent expansion by TSKJ of a
multibillion dollar natural gas liquefaction complex and related facilities
at
Bonny Island in Rivers State, Nigeria. The DOJ is also conducting a related
criminal investigation. The SEC has also issued subpoenas seeking information,
which we are furnishing, regarding current and former agents used in connection
with multiple projects, including current and prior projects, over the past
20
years located both in and outside of Nigeria in which we, The M.W. Kellogg
Company, M.W. Kellogg Limited or their or our joint ventures are or were
participants. In September 2006, the SEC requested that we enter into a tolling
agreement with respect to its investigation. We anticipate that we will enter
into an appropriate tolling agreement with the SEC.
TSKJ
is a
private limited liability company registered in Madeira, Portugal whose members
are Technip SA of France, Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V. (a subsidiary of Saipem
SpA of Italy), JGC Corporation of Japan, and Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
(a subsidiary of ours and successor to The M.W. Kellogg Company), each of which
had an approximately 25% interest in the venture at March 31, 2007. TSKJ
and other similarly owned entities entered into various contracts to build
and
expand the liquefied natural gas project for Nigeria LNG Limited, which is
owned
by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Shell Gas B.V., Cleag Limited
(an affiliate of Total), and Agip International B.V. (an affiliate of ENI SpA
of
Italy). M.W. Kellogg Limited is a joint venture in which we had a 55% interest
at March 31, 2007, and M.W. Kellogg Limited and The M.W. Kellogg Company
were subsidiaries of Dresser Industries before Halliburton’s 1998 acquisition of
Dresser Industries. The M.W. Kellogg Company was later merged with a
Halliburton subsidiary to form Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, one of our
subsidiaries.
The
SEC
and the DOJ have been reviewing these matters in light of the requirements
of
the FCPA. Halliburton and KBR have been cooperating with the SEC and DOJ
investigations and with other investigations into the Bonny Island project
in
France, Nigeria and Switzerland. We also believe that the Serious Frauds Office
in the United Kingdom is conducting an investigation relating to the Bonny
Island project. Halliburton will continue to oversee and direct the
investigations. We will monitor the continuing investigations
directed by Halliburton.
The
matters under investigation relating to the Bonny Island project cover an
extended period of time (in some cases significantly before Halliburton’s 1998
acquisition of Dresser Industries and continuing through the current time
period). We have produced documents to the SEC and the DOJ both voluntarily
and
pursuant to company subpoenas from the files of numerous officers and employees,
including many current and former executives, and we are making our employees
available to the SEC and the DOJ for interviews. In addition, we understand
that
the SEC has issued a subpoena to A. Jack Stanley, who formerly served as a
consultant and chairman of Kellogg Brown & Root LLC and to others,
including certain of our current and former employees, former executive officers
and at least one of our subcontractors. We further understand that the DOJ
issued subpoenas for the purpose of obtaining information abroad, and we
understand that other partners in TSKJ have provided information to the DOJ
and
the SEC with respect to the investigations, either voluntarily or under
subpoenas.
The
SEC
and DOJ investigations include an examination of whether TSKJ’s engagement of
Tri-Star Investments as an agent and a Japanese trading company as a
subcontractor to provide services to TSKJ were utilized to make improper
payments to Nigerian government officials. In connection with the Bonny Island
project, TSKJ entered into a series of agency agreements, including with
Tri-Star Investments, of which Jeffrey Tesler is a principal, commencing in
1995
and a series of subcontracts with a Japanese trading company commencing in
1996.
We understand that a French magistrate has officially placed Mr. Tesler
under investigation for corruption of a foreign public official. In Nigeria,
a
legislative committee of the National Assembly and the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, which is organized as part of the executive branch of the
government, are also investigating these matters. Our representatives have
met
with the French magistrate and Nigerian officials. In October 2004,
representatives of TSKJ voluntarily testified before the Nigerian legislative
committee.
We
notified the other owners of TSKJ of information provided by the investigations
and asked each of them to conduct their own investigation. TSKJ has suspended
the receipt of services from and payments to Tri-Star Investments and the
Japanese trading company and has considered instituting legal proceedings to
declare all agency agreements with Tri-Star Investments terminated and to
recover all amounts previously paid under those agreements. In February 2005,
TSKJ notified the Attorney General of Nigeria that TSKJ would not oppose the
Attorney General’s efforts to have sums of money held on deposit in accounts of
Tri-Star Investments in banks in Switzerland transferred to Nigeria and to
have
the legal ownership of such sums determined in the Nigerian courts.
As
a
result of these investigations, information has been uncovered suggesting that,
commencing at least 10 years ago, members of TSKJ planned payments to Nigerian
officials. We have reason to believe, based on the ongoing
investigations, that payments may have been made by agents of TSKJ to
Nigerian officials. In addition, information uncovered in the summer of 2006
suggests that, prior to 1998, plans may have been made by employees of The
M.W.
Kellogg Company to make payments to government officials in connection with
the
pursuit of a number of other projects in countries outside of Nigeria.
Halliburton is reviewing a number of recently discovered documents related
to
KBR’s activities in countries outside of Nigeria with respect to agents for
projects after 1998. Certain of these activities involve current or former
employees or persons who were or are consultants to us, and the investigation
is
continuing.
In
June
2004, all relationships with Mr. Stanley and another consultant and former
employee of M.W. Kellogg Limited were terminated. The termination of
Mr. Stanley occurred because of violations of Halliburton’s Code of
Business Conduct that allegedly involved the receipt of improper personal
benefits from Mr. Tesler in connection with TSKJ’s construction of the
Bonny Island project.
In
2006,
Halliburton suspended the services of another agent who, until such suspension,
had worked for us outside of Nigeria on several current projects and on numerous
older projects going back to the early 1980s. The suspension by Halliburton
will
continue until such time, if ever, as Halliburton can satisfy itself regarding
the agent’s compliance with applicable law and Halliburton’s Code of Business
Conduct. In addition, Halliburton suspended the services of an additional agent
on a separate current Nigerian project with respect to which Halliburton has
received from a joint venture partner on that project allegations of wrongful
payments made by such agent. Until such time as the agents’
suspensions are favorably resolved, KBR will continue the suspension of its
use
of both of the referenced agents.
If
violations of the FCPA were found, a person or entity found in violation could
be subject to fines, civil penalties of up to $500,000 per violation, equitable
remedies, including disgorgement (if applicable) generally of profits, including
prejudgment interest on such profits, causally connected to the violation,
and
injunctive relief. Criminal penalties could range up to the greater of $2
million per violation and twice the gross pecuniary gain or loss from the
violation, which could be substantially greater than $2 million per violation.
It is possible that both the SEC and the DOJ could assert that there have been
multiple violations, which could lead to multiple fines. The amount of any
fines
or monetary penalties which could be assessed would depend on, among other
factors, the findings regarding the amount, timing, nature and scope of any
improper payments, whether any such payments were authorized by or made with
knowledge of us or our affiliates, the amount of gross pecuniary gain or loss
involved, and the level of cooperation provided the government authorities
during the investigations. Agreed dispositions of these types of violations
also
frequently result in an acknowledgement of wrongdoing by the entity and the
appointment of a monitor on terms negotiated with the SEC and the DOJ to review
and monitor current and future business practices, including the retention
of
agents, with the goal of assuring compliance with the FCPA. Other potential
consequences could be significant and include suspension or debarment of our
ability to contract with governmental agencies of the United States and of
foreign countries. In the first quarter of 2007, we had revenue of approximately
$1.3 billion from our government contracts work with agencies of the United
States or state or local governments. If necessary, we would seek to obtain
administrative agreements or waivers from the DoD and other agencies to avoid
suspension or debarment. In addition, we may be excluded from bidding on MoD
contracts in the United Kingdom if we are convicted for a corruption offense
or
if the MoD determines that our actions constituted grave misconduct. During
the
first quarter of 2007, we had revenue of approximately $274 million from our
government contracts work with the MoD. Suspension or debarment from the
government contracts business would have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations, and cash flow.
These
investigations could also result in (1) third-party claims against us,
which may include claims for special, indirect, derivative or consequential
damages, (2) damage to our business or reputation, (3) loss of, or
adverse effect on, cash flow, assets, goodwill, results of operations, business,
prospects, profits or business value, (4) adverse consequences on our
ability to obtain or continue financing for current or future projects and/or
(5) claims by directors, officers, employees, affiliates, advisors,
attorneys, agents, debt holders or other interest holders or constituents of
us
or our subsidiaries. In this connection, we understand that the government
of
Nigeria gave notice in 2004 to the French magistrate of a civil claim as an
injured party in that proceeding. We are not aware of any further developments
with respect to this claim. In addition, our compliance procedures or having
a
monitor required or agreed to be appointed at our cost as part of the
disposition of the investigations could result in a more limited use of agents
on large-scale international projects than in the past and put us at a
competitive disadvantage in pursuing such projects. Continuing negative
publicity arising out of these investigations could also result in our inability
to bid successfully for governmental contracts and adversely affect our
prospects in the commercial marketplace. In addition, we could incur costs
and
expenses for any monitor required by or agreed to with a governmental authority
to review our continued compliance with FCPA law.
The
investigations by the SEC and DOJ and foreign governmental authorities are
continuing. We do not expect these investigations to be concluded in the
immediate future. The various governmental authorities could conclude that
violations of the FCPA or applicable analogous foreign laws have occurred with
respect to the Bonny Island project and other projects in or outside of Nigeria.
In such circumstances, the resolution or disposition of these matters, even
after taking into account the indemnity from Halliburton with respect to any
liabilities for fines or other monetary penalties or direct monetary damages,
including disgorgement, that may be assessed by the U.S. and certain foreign
governments or governmental agencies against us or our greater than 50%-owned
subsidiaries could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects,
results or operations, financial condition and, cash flow.
Under
the
terms of the master separation agreement entered into in connection with the
Offering, Halliburton has agreed to indemnify us for, and any of our greater
than 50%-owned subsidiaries for our share of, fines or other monetary penalties
or direct monetary damages, including disgorgement, as a result of claims made
or assessed by a governmental authority of the United States, the United
Kingdom, France, Nigeria, Switzerland or Algeria or a settlement thereof
relating to FCPA Matters (as defined), which could involve Halliburton and
us
through The M. W. Kellogg Company, M. W. Kellogg Limited or, their or our joint
ventures in projects both in and outside of Nigeria, including the Bonny Island,
Nigeria project. Halliburton’s indemnity will not apply to any other losses,
claims, liabilities or damages assessed against us as a result of or relating
to
FCPA Matters or to any fines or other monetary penalties or direct monetary
damages, including disgorgement, assessed by governmental authorities in
jurisdictions other than the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Nigeria,
Switzerland or Algeria, or a settlement thereof, or assessed against entities
such as TSKJ or Brown & Root–Condor Spa, in which we do not have an interest
greater than 50%.
As
of
March 31, 2007, we are unable to estimate an amount of probable loss or a range
of possible loss related to these matters.
Halliburton
has incurred $1 million and $5 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2007
and
2006, respectively, for expenses relating to the FCPA and bidding practices
investigations. These expenses were incurred for the benefit of both Halliburton
and us, and we and Halliburton have no reasonable basis for allocating these
costs between Halliburton and us. We will be responsible for all future legal
costs we incur related to the these investigations.
Bidding
practices investigation
In
connection with the investigation into payments relating to the Bonny Island
project in Nigeria, information has been uncovered suggesting that
Mr. Stanley and other former employees may have engaged in coordinated
bidding with one or more competitors on certain foreign construction projects,
and that such coordination possibly began as early as the
mid-1980s.
On
the
basis of this information, Halliburton and the DOJ have broadened their
investigations to determine the nature and extent of any improper bidding
practices, whether such conduct violated United States antitrust laws, and
whether former employees may have received payments in connection with bidding
practices on some foreign projects.
If
violations of applicable United States antitrust laws occurred, the range of
possible penalties includes criminal fines, which could range up to the greater
of $10 million in fines per count for a corporation, or twice the gross
pecuniary gain or loss, and treble civil damages in favor of any persons
financially injured by such violations. Criminal prosecutions under applicable
laws of relevant foreign jurisdictions and civil claims by or relationship
issues with customers are also possible.
The
results of these investigations may have a material adverse effect on our
business and results of operations. As of March 31, 2007, we are unable to
estimate an amount of probable loss or range of possible loss related to these
matters.
Possible
Algerian investigation
We
believe that an investigation by a magistrate or a public prosecutor in Algeria
may be pending with respect to sole source contracts awarded to Brown &
Root-Condor Spa, a joint venture among Kellogg Brown & Root Ltd UK,
Centre de Recherche Nuclear de Draria and Holding Services para Petroliers
Spa.
We had a 49% interest in this joint venture as of March 31,
2007.
Barracuda-Caratinga
project arbitration
In
June
2000, we entered into a contract with Barracuda & Caratinga Leasing
Company B.V., the project owner, to develop the Barracuda and Caratinga crude
oilfields, which are located off the coast of Brazil. We have been in
negotiations with the project owner since 2003 to settle the various issues
that
have arisen and have entered into several agreements to resolve those issues.
In
April 2006, we executed an agreement with Petrobras that enabled us to achieve
conclusion of the Lenders’ Reliability Test and final acceptance of the floating
production, storage, and offloading units, commonly referred to as FPSOs. These
acceptances eliminated any further risk of liquidated damages being assessed
but
did not address the bolt arbitration discussed below. Our remaining obligation
under the April 2006 agreement is primarily for warranty on the two
vessels.
At
Petrobras’ direction, we replaced certain bolts located on the subsea flowlines
that have failed through mid-November 2005, and we understand that additional
bolts have failed thereafter, which have been replaced by Petrobras. These
failed bolts were identified by Petrobras when it conducted inspections of
the
bolts. The original design specification for the bolts was issued by Petrobras,
and as such, we believe the cost resulting from any replacement is not our
responsibility. In March 2006, Petrobras notified us that they have submitted
this matter to arbitration claiming $220 million plus interest for the cost
of
monitoring and replacing the defective stud bolts and, in addition, all of
the
costs and expenses of the arbitration including the cost of attorneys fees.
We
disagree with Petrobras’ claim since the bolts met Petrobras’ design
specifications, and we believe there is no basis for the amount claimed by
Petrobras. We intend to vigorously defend this matter and pursue recovery of
the
costs we have incurred to date through the arbitration process. The arbitration
hearing is not expected to begin until the first quarter of 2008. As
of March 31, 2007, we had not accrued any amounts related to this
arbitration.
Under
the
master separation agreement, Halliburton has agreed to indemnify us and any
of
our greater than 50%-owned subsidiaries as of November 2006, for all
out-of-pocket cash costs and expenses (except for ongoing legal costs), or
cash
settlements or cash arbitration awards in lieu thereof, we may incur after
the
effective date of the master separation agreement as a result of the replacement
of the subsea flowline bolts installed in connection with the
Barracuda-Caratinga project.
Improper
payments reported to the SEC
During
the second quarter of 2002, we reported to the SEC that one of our foreign
subsidiaries operating in Nigeria made improper payments of approximately $2.4
million to entities owned by a Nigerian national who held himself out as a
tax
consultant, when in fact he was an employee of a local tax authority. The
payments were made to obtain favorable tax treatment and clearly violated our
Code of Business Conduct and our internal control procedures. The payments
were
discovered during our audit of the foreign subsidiary. We conducted an
investigation assisted by outside legal counsel, and, based on the findings
of
the investigation, we terminated several employees. None of our senior officers
were involved. We are cooperating with the SEC in its review of the matter.
We
took further action to ensure that our foreign subsidiary paid all taxes owed
in
Nigeria. During 2003, we filed all outstanding tax returns and paid the
associated taxes.
Litigation
brought by La Nouvelle
In
October 2004, La Nouvelle, a subcontractor to us in connection with our
government services work in Kuwait and Iraq, filed suit alleging breach of
contract and interference with contractual and business relations. The relief
sought included $224 million in damages for breach of contract, which included
$34 million for wrongful interference and an unspecified sum for consequential
and punitive damages. The dispute arose from our termination of a master
agreement pursuant to which La Nouvelle operated a number of dining facilities
in Kuwait and Iraq and the replacement of La Nouvelle with ESS, which, prior
to
La Nouvelle’s termination, had served as La Nouvelle’s subcontractor. In
addition, La Nouvelle alleged that we wrongfully withheld from La Nouvelle
certain sums due La Nouvelle under its various subcontracts. During the second
quarter of 2005, this litigation was settled without material impact to
us.
Iraq
overtime litigation
During
the fourth quarter of 2005, a group of present and former employees working
on
the LogCAP contract in Iraq and elsewhere filed a class action lawsuit alleging
that KBR wrongfully failed to pay time and a half for hours worked in excess
of
40 per work week and that “uplift” pay, consisting of a foreign service
bonus, an area differential, and danger pay, was only applied to the first
40
hours worked in any work week. The class alleged by plaintiffs consists of
all
current and former employees on the LogCAP contract from December 2001 to
present. The basis of plaintiffs’ claims is their assertion that they are
intended third party beneficiaries of the LogCAP contract and that the LogCAP
contract obligated KBR to pay time and a half for all overtime hours. We have
moved to dismiss the case on a number of bases. On September 26, 2006, the
court granted the motion to dismiss insofar as claims for overtime pay and
“uplift” pay are concerned, leaving only a contractual claim for miscalculation
of employees’ pay. That claim remains pending. It is premature to assess the
probability of an adverse result on that remaining claim. However, because
the
LogCAP contract is cost-reimbursable, we believe that we could charge any
adverse award to the customer. It is our intention to continue to vigorously
defend the remaining claim. As of March 31, 2007, we have not accrued any
amounts related to this matter.
Environmental
We
are
subject to numerous environmental, legal and regulatory requirements related
to
our operations worldwide. In the United States, these laws and regulations
include, among others:
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
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Resources Conservation and Recovery
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In
addition to the federal laws and regulations, states and other countries where
we do business often have numerous environmental, legal and regulatory
requirements by which we must abide. We evaluate and address the environmental
impact of our operations by assessing and remediating contaminated properties
in
order to avoid future liabilities and comply with environmental, legal and
regulatory requirements. On occasion, we are involved in specific environmental
litigation and claims, including the remediation of properties we own or have
operated as well as efforts to meet or correct compliance-related matters.
Our
Health, Safety and Environment group has several programs in place to maintain
environmental leadership and to prevent the occurrence of environmental
contamination. We do not expect costs related to environmental matters will
have
a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or our results
of operations.
Letters
of credit
In
connection with certain projects, we are required to provide letters of credit,
surety bonds or other financial and performance guarantees to our customers.
As
of March 31, 2007, we had approximately $687 million in letters of credit and
financial guarantees outstanding, of which $92 million were issued under
our Revolving Credit Facility. Approximately $592 million of the remaining
$595
million were issued under various Halliburton facilities and are irrevocably
and
unconditionally guaranteed by Halliburton.
In
addition, we and Halliburton have agreed that until December 31, 2009,
Halliburton will issue additional guarantees, indemnification and reimbursement
commitments for our benefit in connection with (a) letters of credit necessary
to comply with our EBIC contract, our Allenby & Connaught project and all
other contracts that were in place as of December 15, 2005; (b) surety bonds
issued to support new task orders pursuant to the Allenby & Connaught
project, two job order contracts for our G&I segment and all other contracts
that were in place as of December 25, 2005; and (c) performance guarantees
in
support of these contracts. Each credit support instrument outstanding at
November 20, 2006, the time of our initial public offering, and any additional
guarantees, indemnification and reimbursement commitments will remain in effect
until the earlier of: (1) the termination of the underlying project contract
or
our obligations thereunder or (2) the expiration of the relevant credit support
instrument in accordance with its terms or release of such instrument by our
customer. In addition, we have agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to
attempt to release or replace Halliburton’s liability under the outstanding
credit support instruments and any additional credit support instruments
relating to our business for which Halliburton may become obligated for which
such release or replacement is reasonably available. For so long as Halliburton
or its affiliates remain liable with respect to any credit support instrument,
we have agreed to pay the underlying obligation as and when it becomes due.
Furthermore, we agreed to pay to Halliburton a quarterly carry charge for its
guarantees of our outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds and agreed
to
indemnify Halliburton for all losses in connection with the outstanding credit
support instruments and any new credit support instruments relating to our
business for which Halliburton may become obligated following the
separation.
Other
commitments
As
of
March 31, 2007, we had commitments to provide funds of $147 million to related
companies, including $118 million related to our privately financed projects.
As
of December 31, 2006, these commitments were approximately $156 million,
including $119 million to fund our privately financed projects. These
commitments arose primarily during the start-up of these entities or due to
losses incurred by them. We expect approximately $12 million of the commitments
at March 31, 2007 to be paid during the remainder of 2007. In addition, we
continue to fund operating cash shortfalls on the Barracuda-Caratinga project
and are obligated to fund total shortages over the remaining life of the
project. The remaining estimated project costs, net of revenue to be received,
was $6 million at March 31, 2007.
Liquidated
damages
Many
of
our engineering and construction contracts have milestone due dates that must
be
met or we may be subject to penalties for liquidated damages if claims are
asserted and we were responsible for the delays. These generally relate to
specified activities within a project by a set contractual date or achievement
of a specified level of output or throughput of a plant we construct. Each
contract defines the conditions under which a customer may make a claim for
liquidated damages. However, in most instances, liquidated damages are not
asserted by the customer, but the potential to do so is used in negotiating
claims and closing out the contract. We had not accrued for liquidated damages
of $39 million and $43 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31,
2006, respectively (including amounts related to our share of unconsolidated
subsidiaries), that we could incur based upon completing the projects as
forecasted.
Leases
We
are
obligated under operating leases, principally for the use of land, offices,
equipment, field facilities, and warehouses. We recognize minimum rental
expenses over the term of the lease. When a lease contains a fixed escalation
of
the minimum rent or rent holidays, we recognize the related rent expense on
a
straight-line basis over the lease term and record the difference between the
recognized rental expense and the amounts payable under the lease as deferred
lease credits. We have certain leases for office space where we receive
allowances for leasehold improvements. We capitalize these leasehold
improvements as property, plant, and equipment and deferred lease credits.
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their economic useful
lives or the lease term.
Note
10. Income Taxes
The
effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2007 was approximately 44% as
compared to a rate of 51% in the first quarter of 2006. Our effective
tax rate for the first quarter of 2007 exceeded our statutory rate of 35%
primarily due to not receiving a tax benefit for a portion of our impairment
charge related to our investment in BRC, operating losses from our railroad
investment in Australia, and state and other taxes. Our
effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2006 was primarily due to not
receiving a tax benefit for the impairment charge on our investment in the
Alice-Spring Darwin railroad in Australia.
Effective
January 1, 2007, KBR adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN
48” or the “Interpretation”). The Interpretation prescribes the
minimum recognition threshold a tax position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return is required to meet before being recognized in the financial
statements. It also provides guidance for derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure, and transition. As a result of the implementation of FIN
48, we recognized no change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits
and
an increase of approximately $10 million for accrued interest and penalties,
which was accounted for as a reduction to the January 1, 2007 balance of
retained earnings.
As
of
January 1, 2007, we had total unrecognized tax benefits of $61
million. During the quarter ended March 31, 2007, we had no
significant changes in these tax positions related to the current reporting
or
prior reporting periods, changes in settlements with taxing authorities, nor
as
a result of the lapse of any applicable statutes of limitations. As
of January 1, 2007 and March 31, 2007, KBR estimates that $24 million in
unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would affect the effective tax
rate.
KBR
recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within
the provision for income taxes in our consolidated statement of
operations. As of March 31, 2007, we had accrued approximately $13
million in interest and penalties. During the quarter ended March 31,
2007, we did not recognize any material interest and penalties charges related
to unrecognized tax benefits.
As
of
January 1, 2007, we believe that no current tax positions that have resulted
in
unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within one
year. As of the quarter ended March 31, 2007, no material changes
have occurred in our estimates or expected events related to anticipated changes
in our unrecognized tax benefits.
KBR
is
the parent of a group of our domestic companies which are currently included
in
the U.S. consolidated federal income tax return of Halliburton. We also
file income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. With
few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local,
or
non-U.S. income tax examination by tax authorities for years before
1998.
Income
tax expense for KBR, Inc. is calculated on a pro rata basis. Under this method,
income tax expense is determined based on KBR, Inc. operations and their
contributions to income tax expense of the Halliburton consolidated
group. A second method which is available for determining tax expense
is the separate return method. Under the separate return method, KBR income
tax
expense is calculated as if we had filed tax returns for its own operations,
excluding other Halliburton operations. If we had calculated income tax expense
from continuing operations using the separate return method as of
January 1, 2007, the income tax expense from continuing operations recorded
in the first quarter of 2007 would have been $20 million resulting in an
effective tax rate of 28% under the separate return method. Similarly, if we
had
calculated income tax expense from discontinued operations using the separate
return method as of January 1, 2007, the income tax expense recorded in the
first quarter of 2007 would have been $1 million resulting in an effective
tax
rate of 35% under the separate return method. The
primary difference between the 44% effective tax rate for the quarter compared
to the 28% rate under the separate return method is the assumed utilization
of
foreign tax credit carry forwards in the first quarter of 2007 under the
separate return method. These tax credits have been reimbursed to KBR
through the tax sharing agreement with Halliburton. As a result,
KBR’s effective tax rate for 2007 is forecasted to be 44%.
Note
11. Income per Share
KBR’s
basic and diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted average common
shares outstanding during the period of 168 million common shares for the
quarter ended March 31, 2007 and 136 million common shares for the quarter
ended
March 31, 2006. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, there
were 991,093 options outstanding to purchase common stock of KBR and 964,677
restricted shares of KBR common stock outstanding. The dilutive
effect of these common stock equivalents was not material in the computation
of
diluted earnings per share. There were no common stock equivalents
outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2006. No
adjustments to net income were made in calculating diluted earnings per share
for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
Note
12. Equity Method Investments and Variable Interest
Entities
We
conduct some of our operations through joint ventures which are in partnership,
corporate, undivided interest and other business forms and are principally
accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
Alice
Springs-Darwin (“ASD”). ASD is a joint venture
consortium consisting of general partnerships registered in Australia and was
created for the purpose of operating a railroad between Alice Springs and Darwin
in Australia. KBR owns a 36.7% interest in the partnership accounted
for using the equity method of accounting. At the end of the first
quarter of 2006, we recorded a $26 million impairment charge to our investment
due to sustained losses, lower than anticipated freight volume, and a slowdown
in the planned expansion of the Port of Darwin. The impairment charge
is classified as a component of “Equity in losses of unconsolidated
affiliates” in our condensed consolidated statements of
operations. Summarized financial information for the underlying
business of ASD is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and
2006:
Statements
of Operations (in millions)
|
|
Three
months ended March 31,
|
|
Millions
of dollars
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
46
|
|
|
$ |
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pretax
Loss
|
|
$ |
(12 |
) |
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
Brown
& Root Condor Spa (“BRC”). During the first quarter
of 2007, BRC has experienced a decline in new work awarded from various sources
including Sonatrach, which is a significant customer of BRC and also owns a
51%
interest in the business. In addition, Sonatrach has canceled work
previously awarded to BRC and has indicated to us that they wish to dissolve
BRC. We are discussing possible ways to dissolve BRC with Sonatrach
including a possible sale of our interest in BRC to Sonatrach. As a result
of
its ongoing operating losses and the lack of new project awards, BRC's projected
cash flows indicate that BRC will have difficulty in paying its obligations
as
they become due in 2007. As a result, KBR determined that it is
unlikely that it will recover the carrying amount of its net investment in
BRC
and has recorded an $18 million impairment charge during the first quarter
of
2007. Of the $18 million charge, approximately $16 million is
classified as a component of “Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates” and
$2 million as a component of “Cost of services” in our condensed consolidated
statements of operations. In addition, during the first quarter of
2007, we billed approximately $2 million of services to BRC, which we expensed
as a component of “Cost of services”. Should our discussions
with Sonatrach result in a sale of our equity interest in BRC, any net
proceeds would result in a gain and reversal of all or a portion of the
impairment charges recorded in the first quarter of 2007.
Note
13. Retirement Plans
The
components of net periodic benefit cost related to pension benefits for the
three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Millions
of dollars
|
|
United
States
|
|
|
International
|
|
|
United
States
|
|
|
International
|
|
Components
of net periodic benefit cost:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
cost
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
|
$ |
13
|
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
|
$ |
12
|
|
Interest
cost
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
Expected
return on plan assets
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
Recognized
actuarial loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
|
$ |
12
|
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
|
$ |
9
|
|
We
currently expect to contribute approximately $57 million to our international
pension plans in 2007. As of March 31, 2007, we contributed $14
million of the $57 million to our international pension plans. We do
not have a required minimum contribution for our domestic plans. We do not
expect to make additional contributions to our domestic plans in
2007.
The
components of net periodic benefit cost related to other postretirement benefits
were immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
Note
14. Reorganization of Business Operations
In
the
fourth quarter of 2006, we committed to a restructuring plan that included
broad
based headcount reductions deemed necessary to reduce overhead and better
position us for the future. In connection with this reorganization, we recorded
restructuring charges totaling $5 million for severance, incentives, and
other employee benefit costs for personnel whose employment was involuntarily
terminated. These termination benefits were offered to approximately
139 personnel, with 66 receiving enhanced termination benefits. The
terminated personnel were located in the United States and United
Kingdom. Of this amount, $3 million related to our Energy and
Chemicals segment and $2 million related to our Government and
Infrastructure segment. The restructuring charge was included in “General and
administrative” expense in our consolidated statements of operations for the
year ended December 31, 2006. During the first quarter of 2007,
approximately $2 million of the termination benefits were paid. The
remaining balance in the restructuring reserve account included in “Accounts
payable” was $3 million as of March 31, 2007.
Note
15. Related Party
Halliburton
and certain of its subsidiaries provide various interim support services to
KBR,
including information technology, legal and internal audit. Costs for
information technology, including payroll processing services, which totaled
$2
million and $3 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively, are allocated to KBR based on a combination of factors of
Halliburton and KBR, including relative revenues, assets and payroll, and
negotiation of the reasonableness of the charge. Costs for other services
allocated to us were $3 million and $6 million for the quarters ended
March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Costs for these other services,
including legal services and audit services, are primarily charged to us based
on direct usage of the service. Costs allocated to KBR using a method other
than
direct usage are not significant individually or in the aggregate. We believe
the allocation methods are reasonable. In addition, KBR leases office space
to
Halliburton at its Leatherhead, U.K. location.
Historically,
Halliburton has centrally developed, negotiated and administered our risk
management process. This insurance program has included broad, all-risk coverage
of worldwide property locations, excess worker’s compensation, general,
automobile and employer liability, director’s and officer’s and fiduciary
liability, global cargo coverage and other standard business coverages. Net
expenses of $3 million and $4 million, representing our share of these risk
management coverages and related administrative costs, have been allocated
to us
for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These
expenses are included in cost of services in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations. Historically, we have been self insured, or have
participated in a Halliburton self-insured plan, for certain insurable risks,
such as general liability, property damage and workers’ compensation. However,
subject to specific limitations, Halliburton has had umbrella insurance coverage
for some of these risk exposures. As a result of our complete separation from
Halliburton, we have implemented our own stand-alone insurance and risk
management programs with policies that provide substantially the same coverage
as we had under Halliburton, with the exception of property
coverage. Our property coverage differs from prior coverage as
appropriate to reflect the nature of our properties, as compared to
Halliburton’s properties.
The
balances for the related party transactions described above are reflected in
the
consolidated balance sheets as “Due to Halliburton, net”. KBR had a
$29 million and $152 million balance payable to Halliburton at March 31,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, which consisted of amounts KBR owes
Halliburton for estimated current year outstanding income taxes, amounts owed
pursuant to our transition services agreement and other amounts. The
average intercompany balance for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and
2006
was $95 million and $835 million, respectively.
All
of
the charges described above have been included as costs of our operation in
these condensed consolidated statements of operations. It is possible that
the
terms of these transactions may differ from those that would result from
transactions among third parties.
In
connection with certain projects, we are required to provide letters of credit,
surety bonds or other financial and performance guarantees to our customers.
As
of March 31, 2007, we had approximately $687 million in letters of credit
and financial guarantees outstanding of which $514 million related to our joint
venture operations, including $164 million issued in connection with the Allenby
& Connaught project. Of the total $687 million, approximately
$592 million in letters of credit were irrevocably and unconditionally
guaranteed by Halliburton. In addition, Halliburton has guaranteed
surety bonds and provided direct guarantees primarily related to our
performance. Under certain reimbursement agreements, if we were unable to
reimburse a bank under a paid letter of credit and the amount due is paid by
Halliburton, we would be required to reimburse Halliburton for any amounts
drawn
on those letters of credit or guarantees in the future. The
Halliburton performance guarantees and letter of credit guarantees that are
currently in place in favor of KBR’s customers or lenders will continue until
the earlier of (a) the termination of the underlying project contract or KBR’s
obligations thereunder or (b) the expiration of the relevant credit support
instrument in accordance with its terms or release of such instrument by the
customer. Furthermore, we agreed to pay to Halliburton a quarterly carry charge
for its guarantees of our outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds and
agreed to indemnify Halliburton for all losses in connection with the
outstanding credit support instruments and any new credit support instruments
relating to our business for which Halliburton may become obligated following
the separation.
We
perform many of our projects through incorporated and unincorporated joint
ventures. In addition to participating as a joint venture partner, we often
provide engineering, procurement, construction, operations or maintenance
services to the joint venture as a subcontractor. Where we provide services
to a
joint venture that we control and therefore consolidate for financial reporting
purposes, we eliminate intercompany revenues and expenses on such transactions.
In situations where we account for our interest in the joint venture under
the
equity method of accounting, we do not eliminate any portion of our revenues
or
expenses. We recognize the profit on our services provided to joint ventures
that we consolidate and joint ventures that we record under the equity method
of
accounting primarily using the percentage-of-completion method. Total revenue
from services provided to our unconsolidated joint ventures recorded in our
consolidated statements of operations were $109 million and $102 million for
the
quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Profit on
transactions with our joint ventures recognized in our consolidated statements
of operations was $43 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and $11
million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
Note
16. New Accounting Standards
In
September 2006, the FASB Staff issued FSP No. AUG AIR-1, “Accounting for Planned
Major Maintenance Activities.” The FSP prohibits the use of the
accrue-in-advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance
activities. The FSP also requires disclosures regarding the method of
accounting for planned major maintenance activities and the effects of
implementing the FSP. The guidance in this FSP is effective January
1, 2007 and is to be retrospectively applied for all periods
presented. The guidance in this FSP affects KBR with regard to a
50%-owned joint venture that leases offshore vessels requiring periodic major
maintenance. This joint venture was contributed to KBR by Halliburton
on April 1, 2006. KBR accounts for its investment in this joint
venture under the equity method of accounting. As a result, KBR has
retroactively applied the required change in accounting, electing the deferral
method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities. The
deferral method requires the capitalization of planned major maintenance costs
at the point they occur and the depreciation of these costs over an estimated
period until future maintenance activities are repeated. The result
is an increase to KBR’s investment in the equity of this joint venture and an
increase to additional paid-in capital of approximately $7 million as of April
1, 2006. The effect of the change in accounting on KBR’s operating
results for the year ended December 31, 2006 was immaterial.
See
Note
10 for discussion regarding our adoption of FIN 48.
Note
17. Discontinued Operations
In
May
2006, we completed the sale of our Production Services group, which was part
of
our E&C segment. The Production Services group delivers a range of support
services, including asset management and optimization; brownfield projects;
engineering; hook-up, commissioning and start-up; maintenance management and
execution; and long-term production operations, to oil and gas exploration
and
production customers. In connection with the sale, we received net proceeds
of
$265 million. The sale of Production Services resulted in a pre-tax gain of
approximately $120 million in the year ended December 31,
2006. During the first quarter of 2007, we settled certain claims
related to the Production Services group resulting in a charge of approximately
$2 million net of tax. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144,
“Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” the results of
operations of the Production Services group for the current and prior periods
have been reported as discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated
statements of operations, which are summarized in the following
table:
|
|
Three
months ended March 31,
|
|
Millions
of dollars
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
|
|
217
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
profit
|
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
|
$ |
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pretax
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
|
$ |
8
|
|
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
The
purpose of management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) is to increase the
understanding of the reasons for material changes in our financial condition
since the most recent fiscal year-end and results of operations during the
current fiscal period as compared to the corresponding period of the preceding
fiscal year. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with the
condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and our
2006
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Forward-Looking
Information
This
report contains certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be,
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,
as amended. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
provides safe harbor provisions for forward-looking information. The words
“believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,”
“expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact
are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future
financial performance and results of operation and backlog
information.
We
have
based these statements on our assumptions and analyses in light of our
experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected
future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate in the
circumstances. Although we believe that the forward-looking statements contained
in this report are based upon reasonable assumptions, forward-looking statements
by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could
significantly affect expected results, and actual future results could differ
materially from those described in such statements. While it is not possible
to
identify all factors, factors that could cause actual future results to differ
materially include the risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors”
and those risk factors previously disclosed in our 2006 Annual Report on Form
10-K.
Many
of
these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Any of these
factors, or a combination of these factors, could materially and adversely
affect our future financial condition or results of operations and the ultimate
accuracy of the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
are
not guarantees of our future performance, and our actual results and future
developments may differ materially and adversely from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. We caution against putting undue reliance on
forward-looking statements or projecting any future results based on such
statements or present or prior earnings levels. In addition, each
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular
statement, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement.
Separation
from Halliburton
On
February 26, 2007, Halliburton’s board of directors approved a plan under which
Halliburton would dispose of its remaining interest in KBR through a tax-free
exchange with Halliburton’s stockholders pursuant to the Exchange
Offer. On March 2, 2007, KBR filed with the SEC a registration
statement on Form S-4 with respect to the terms and conditions of the Exchange
Offer. On April 5, 2007, Halliburton completed the separation of KBR
by exchanging the 135,627,000 shares of KBR owned by Halliburton for shares
of
Halliburton common stock pursuant to the terms of the Exchange
Offer
Pursuant
to the master separation agreement between Halliburton and KBR, dated as of
November 20, 2006, Albert O. Cornelison, Jr., C. Christopher Gaut, Andrew R.
Lane and Mark A. McCollum each resigned from his position as a director of
KBR
effective immediately upon our separation from Halliburton on April 5, 2007
as
described above. Messrs. Cornelison, Gaut, Lane and McCollum are executive
officers of Halliburton. Immediately thereafter, Loren K. Carroll and John
R. Huff were appointed to our board of directors to fill two of the vacancies
as
a result of the resignations of the Halliburton directors. On April 17,
2007, W. Frank Blount was also added to our board of directors.
Also,
effective upon the separation, our board of directors was divided into three
classes of directors, each class being divided as nearly equal in number as
possible. Each director will serve a term ending on the third annual
meeting of stockholders following the annual meeting of stockholders at which
that director was elected. However, the directors first designated as a
Class I directors will serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting of
stockholders in 2007, the directors first designated as a Class II directors
will serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2008,
and the directors first designated as a Class III directors will serve for
a
term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2009 .
In
connection with the Offering in November 2006 and the separation of our business
from Halliburton, we entered into various agreements including, among others,
a
master separation agreement, tax sharing agreement, transition services
agreements, and an employee matters agreement.
Pursuant
to our master separation agreement, we agreed to indemnify Halliburton for,
among other matters, all past, present and future liabilities related to our
business and operations, subject to specified exceptions. We agreed to indemnify
Halliburton for liabilities under various outstanding and certain additional
credit support instruments relating to our businesses and for liabilities under
litigation matters related to our business. Halliburton agreed to indemnify
us
for, among other things, liabilities unrelated to our business, for certain
other agreed matters relating to the FCPA investigations and the
Barracuda-Caratinga project and for other litigation matters related to
Halliburton’s business. See Note 9 to our condensed consolidated
financial statements for further discussion of the FCPA investigations and
the
Barracuda-Caratinga project.
The
tax
sharing agreement, as amended, provides for certain allocations of U.S. income
tax liabilities and other agreements between us and Halliburton with respect
to
tax matters. As a result of the Offering, Halliburton will
be responsible for filing all U.S. income tax returns required to be filed
through April 5, 2007, the date KBR ceased to be a member of the Halliburton
consolidated tax group. Halliburton will also be responsible for
paying the taxes related to the returns it is responsible for
filing. We will pay Halliburton our allocable share of such
taxes. We are obligated to pay Halliburton for the utilization of net
operating losses, if any, generated by Halliburton prior to the deconsolidation
to offset our consolidated federal income tax liability.
Under
the
transition services agreements, Halliburton is expected to continue providing
various interim corporate support services to us and we will continue to provide
various interim corporate support services to Halliburton. These
support services relate to, among other things, information technology, legal,
human resources, risk management and internal audit. The services
provided under the transition services agreement between Halliburton and KBR
are
substantially the same as the services historically
provided. Similarly, the related costs of such services will be
substantially the same as the costs incurred and recorded in our historical
financial statements.
The
employee matters agreement provides for the allocation of liabilities and
responsibilities to our current and former employees and their participation
in
certain benefit plans maintained by Halliburton. Among other items,
the employee matters agreement provides for the conversion, upon the complete
separation of KBR from Halliburton, of stock options and restricted stock awards
(with restrictions that have not yet lapsed as of the final separation date)
granted to KBR employees under Halliburton’s 1993 Stock and Incentive Plan
(“1993 Plan”) to stock options and restricted stock awards covering KBR common
stock. At March 31, 2007, these awards consisted of 1.2 million
Halliburton stock options with a weighted average exercise price per share
of
$15.01 and .6 million restricted stock awards with a weighted average grant-date
fair value per share of $17.95. We do not expect the modification of
these awards in the second quarter of 2007 to have a material impact on our
future results of operations.
See
Notes
2 and 15 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further
discussion of the above agreements and other related party transactions with
Halliburton.
Business
Environment and Results of Operations
Business
Environment
We
are a
leading global engineering, construction and services company supporting the
energy, petrochemicals, government services and civil infrastructure sectors.
We
are a leader in many of the growing end-markets that we serve, particularly
gas
monetization, having designed and constructed, alone or with joint venture
partners, more than half of the world’s operating LNG production capacity over
the past 30 years. In addition, we are one of the ten largest government defense
contractors worldwide according to a Defense News ranking based on fiscal 2005
revenue and, accordingly, we believe we are the world’s largest government
defense services provider. For fiscal year 2005, we were the sixth largest
contractor for the DoD based on its prime contract awards.
We
offer
our wide range of services through three business segments, E&C, G&I and
Ventures. Although we provide a wide range of services, our business in each
of
our segments is heavily focused on major projects. At any given time, a
relatively few number of projects and joint ventures represent a substantial
part of our operations. Our projects are generally long term in nature and
are
impacted by factors including local economic cycles, introduction of new
governmental regulation, and governmental outsourcing of services. Demand for
our services depends primarily on our customers’ capital expenditures and
budgets for construction and defense services. We have benefitted from increased
capital expenditures by our petroleum and petrochemical customers driven by
high
crude oil and natural gas prices and general global economic expansion.
Additionally, the heightened focus on global security and major military force
realignments, particularly in the Middle East, as well as a global expansion
in
government outsourcing, have all contributed to increased demand for the type
of
services that we provide.
Our
operations in some countries may be adversely affected by unsettled political
conditions, acts of terrorism, civil unrest, force majeure, war or other armed
conflict, expropriation or other governmental actions, inflation, exchange
controls, or currency fluctuations.
Contract
Structure
Engineering
and construction contracts can be broadly categorized as either
cost-reimbursable or fixed-price, sometimes referred to as lump sum. Some
contracts can involve both fixed-price and cost-reimbursable elements.
Fixed-price contracts are for a fixed sum to cover all costs and any profit
element for a defined scope of work. Fixed-price contracts entail more risk
to
us as we must predetermine both the quantities of work to be performed and
the
costs associated with executing the work. While fixed-price contracts involve
greater risk, they also are potentially more profitable for us, since the
owner/customer pays a premium to transfer many risks to us. Cost-reimbursable
contracts include contracts where the price is variable based upon our actual
costs incurred for time and materials, or for variable quantities of work priced
at defined unit rates. Profit on cost-reimbursable contracts may be based upon
a
percentage of costs incurred and/or a fixed amount. Cost-reimbursable contracts
are generally less risky to us, since the owner/customer retains many of the
risks. We are continuing with our strategy to move away from offshore
fixed-price EPIC contracts within our E&C segment. We have only two
remaining major fixed-price EPIC offshore projects. As of March 31, 2007, both
of these offshore projects were substantially complete.
E&C
Segment Activity
Our
E&C segment designs and constructs energy and petrochemical projects,
including large, technically complex projects in remote locations around the
world. Our expertise includes onshore oil and gas production facilities,
offshore oil and gas production facilities, including platforms, floating
production and subsea facilities (which we refer to collectively as our offshore
projects), onshore and offshore pipelines, LNG and GTL gas monetization
facilities (which we refer to collectively as our gas monetization projects),
refineries, petrochemical plants (such as ethylene and propylene) and Syngas,
primarily for fertilizer-related facilities. We provide a wide range of
Engineering Procurement Construction – Commissioning Start-up (“EPC-CS”)
services, as well as program and project management, consulting and technology
services.
In
order
to meet growing energy demands, oil and gas companies are increasing their
exploration, production, and transportation spending to increase production
capacity and supply. We are currently targeting reimbursable EPC and
engineering, procurement, and construction management opportunities in northern
and western Africa, the Middle East, the Caspian area, Asia Pacific, Latin
America, and the North Sea.
Outsourcing
of operations and maintenance work by industrial and energy companies has been
increasing worldwide. Additional opportunities in this area are anticipated
as
the aging infrastructure in United States refineries and chemical plants
requires more maintenance and repairs to minimize production downtime. More
stringent industry safety standards and environmental regulations also lead
to
higher maintenance standards and costs.
Resource
constraints, escalating material and equipment prices, and ongoing supply chain
pricing pressures are causing delays in awards of and, in some cases,
cancellations of major gas monetization and upstream prospects. Of the eight
very large scale (each defined for these purposes as having approximately $2
billion or more in estimated revenue to us or other parties (or total installed
cost to the client) over the course of the project) natural gas projects that
we
have been pursuing for new awards, three have either been cancelled or awarded
to competitors and we believe the awards of two others may also be significantly
delayed or cancelled. Although two additional very large scale natural gas
projects have subsequently been added to our pursuit list, due to the lengthy
nature of the bidding process, we do not expect awards for these projects to
be
made in the near term. These developments may negatively and materially impact
our 2007 and 2008 results (excluding consideration of potential offsets such
as
the slower than expected decline in LogCAP III activity, or work in other areas
and overhead reductions that may or may not be realized). It is generally very
difficult to predict whether or when we will receive such awards as these
contracts frequently involve a lengthy and complex bidding and selection process
which is affected by a number of factors, such as market conditions, financing
arrangements, governmental approvals and environmental matters.
Escravos
Project. During 2006, we identified increases in the originally estimated
$1.7 billion cost to complete our consolidated 50%-owned GTL project in
Escravos, Nigeria, of approximately $452 million, which resulted in our
recording charges totaling $157 million before minority interest and taxes
during that year. These charges were primarily attributable to increases in
the
overall estimated cost to complete this four-plus year project. The project,
which was awarded in April 2005, has experienced delays relating to civil unrest
and security at the project site on the Escravos River, scope changes, as well
as engineering and construction modifications due to necessary front-end
engineering design changes. In the fourth quarter of 2006, KBR reached agreement
with the project owner to settle the $264 million in unapproved change orders
related to this project. As a result, portions of the remaining work now have
a
lower risk profile, particularly with respect to security and
logistics.
Subsequent
to 2006, because of a continued lack of access to the project site caused by
civil unrest and security issues on the Escravos River near the project site,
KBR has made no significant construction progress and is currently behind
schedule in testing the soil condition at the project site and is behind the
scheduled construction completion plan at this time. In addition, KBR
expects little, if any, construction progress will occur in the near
future. As a result, KBR expects that it will incur significant
additional costs, including materials storage and double handling costs,
increased freight costs, additional subcontractor costs, and other costs
resulting from the extension of the construction
period. Additionally, ongoing updates to material cost estimates
could result in the identification of materials price escalation and quantity
growth as KBR completes engineering and procurement work.
KBR
believes that future cost increases attributable to civil unrest and security
should ultimately be recoverable through future change orders pursuant to the
terms of the contract as amended in 2006. To the extent that these
cost increases were identified and have been included in the March 31, 2007
estimated project costs, the project owner has worked with us to provide
entitlement allowing us to increase our project revenue estimates for
unapproved change orders at March 31, 2007 as discussed above. In addition,
KBR
believes that costs associated with potential differences in actual rather
than
anticipated soil conditions should ultimately be recoverable. The
project owner may disagree with KBR’s views. Other costs such as
increased materials price escalation and quantity growth may or may not be
recoverable through change orders.
To
the
extent that these increased costs are not recoverable by KBR through additional
change orders or contract amendments, KBR will incur additional losses which
could be material, possibly as early as the second quarter of 2007. Even to
the
extent that KBR is successful in obtaining change orders for any additional
costs, there could be timing differences between the recognition of such costs
and recognition of offsetting potential recoveries from the client, if
any. Further, until such time as the project owner provides the
necessary access and security to achieve the agreed construction plan, KBR
may
continue to incur additional costs, which the project owner may view as
non-recoverable, and may in turn result in additional material losses
thereafter.
As
of
March 31, 2007, KBR has accounted for a cumulative $106 million of
costs and revenues as unapproved change orders primarily related to cost
increases. The $106 millions of costs and revenues for unapproved change orders
includes $43 million that remains outstanding from December 31, 2006, and the
$63 million that arose during the first quarter of 2007. At the end of the
first
quarter of 2007, the offshore portion of the project including engineering
and
procurement on the project was approximately 71% complete and the construction
was less than one percent complete.
We,
our
joint venture partner, and the project owner continue to have an active and
ongoing discussion to find an optimal way to execute the project, respecting
the
interests of all parties.
Brown
& Root Condor Spa (“BRC”). During the first quarter of 2007, BRC has
experienced a decline in new work awarded from various sources including
Sonatrach which is a significant customer of BRC and also owns a 51% interest
in
the business. In addition, Sonatrach has canceled work previously
awarded to BRC and has indicated to us that they wish to dissolve BRC. We
are discussing possible ways to dissolve BRC with Sonatrach including a possible
sale of our interest in BRC to Sonatrach. As a result of its ongoing operating
losses and the lack of new project awards, BRC's projected cash flows indicate
that BRC will have difficulty in paying its obligations as they become due
in
2007. As a result, KBR determined that it is unlikely that it will
recover the carrying amount of its net investment in BRC and has recorded an
$18
million impairment charge during the first quarter of 2007. In addition, during
the first quarter of 2007 we billed approximately $2 million of services to
BRC
which we expensed as incurred. Should our discussions with Sonatrach result
in a
sale of our equity interest in BRC, any net proceeds would result in a gain
and
reversal of all or a portion of the impairment charges recorded in the first
quarter of 2007.
Barracuda-Caratinga
project. In June 2000, we entered into a contract with Barracuda &
Caratinga Leasing Company B.V., the project owner, to develop the Barracuda
and
Caratinga crude oilfields, which are located off the coast of Brazil. We have
been in negotiations with the project owner since 2003 to settle the various
issues that have arisen and have entered into several agreements to resolve
those issues. In April 2006, we executed an agreement with Petrobras that
enabled us to achieve conclusion of the Lenders’ Reliability Test and final
acceptance of the FPSOs. These acceptances eliminated any further risk of
liquidated damages being assessed but did not address the bolt arbitration
discussed below. Our remaining obligation under the April 2006 agreement is
primarily for warranty on the two vessels.
At
Petrobras’ direction, we have replaced certain bolts located on the subsea
flowlines that have failed through mid-November 2005, and we understand that
additional bolts have failed thereafter, which have been replaced by Petrobras.
These failed bolts were identified by Petrobras when it conducted inspections
of
the bolts. The original design specification for the bolts was issued by
Petrobras, and as such, we believe the cost resulting from any replacement
is
not our responsibility. In March 2006, Petrobras submitted this matter to
arbitration claiming $220 million plus interest for the cost of monitoring
and
replacing the defective stud bolts and, in addition, all of the costs and
expenses of the arbitration including the cost of attorneys fees. We disagree
with Petrobras’ claim since the bolts met Petrobras’ design specifications, and
we believe there is no basis for the amount claimed by Petrobras. We intend
to
vigorously defend this matter and pursue recovery of the costs we have incurred
to date through the arbitration process. Under the master separation agreement
we entered into with Halliburton in connection with the Offering, Halliburton
agreed, subject to certain conditions, to indemnify us and hold us harmless
from
all cash costs and expenses incurred as a result of the replacement of the
subsea bolts. As of March 31, 2007, we have not accrued any amounts related
to
this arbitration.
G&I
Segment Activity
Our
G&I segment delivers on-demand support services across the full military
mission cycle from contingency logistics and field support to operations and
maintenance on military bases. In the civil infrastructure market, we operate
in
diverse sectors, including transportation, waste and water treatment, and
facilities maintenance. We provide program and project management, contingency
logistics, operations and maintenance, construction management, engineering,
and
other services to military and civilian branches of governments and private
customers worldwide. We currently provide these services in the Middle East
to
support one of the largest U.S. military deployments since World War II, as
well
as in other global locations where military personnel are stationed. A
significant portion of our G&I segment’s current operations relate to the
support of United States government operations in the Middle East, which we
refer to as our Middle East operations.
We
are
also the majority owner of Devonport Management Limited (“DML”), the owner and
operator of one of Western Europe’s largest naval dockyard complexes. Our DML
shipyard operations are primarily engaged in refueling nuclear submarines and
performing maintenance on surface vessels for the MoD as well as limited
commercial projects. We are engaging in discussions with the MoD regarding
KBR’s
ownership in DML and the possibility of reducing or disposing of our interest.
Although no decision has been made with respect to a disposition of our interest
in DML, we are supporting a process to identify potential bidders that may
have
an interest in acquiring our interest in DML. We do not know at this time if
the
process will result in a disposition of our interest in DML.
We
also
expect the volume of our work under our DML joint venture’s contract to refit
the MoD’s nuclear submarine fleet to decline in 2009 and 2010 as we complete
this round of refueling of the current fleet. As a result, we are focused on
diversifying our G&I segment’s project portfolio and capitalizing on the
positive government outsourcing trends with work on other MoD projects and
for
the U.S. Air Force under the AFCAP contract.
In
the
civil infrastructure sector, there has been a general trend of historic
under-investment. In particular, infrastructure related to the quality of water,
wastewater, roads and transit, airports, and educational facilities has declined
while demand for expanded and improved infrastructure continues to outpace
funding. As a result, we expect increased opportunities for our engineering
and
construction services and for our privately financed project activities as
our
financing structures make us an attractive partner for state and local
governments undertaking important infrastructure projects.
In
August
2006, we were awarded a $3.5 billion task order under our LogCAP III contract
for additional work through 2007. Backlog related to the LogCAP III contract
at
March 31, 2007 was $2.5 billion. Iraq-related work contributed $1.0
billion and $1.1 billion to consolidated revenue and $37 million and $27 million
to consolidated operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2007
and
2006, respectively. Our operating margins before corporate costs and
taxes for our Iraq-related was 3.6% and 2.5% for the three months ended
March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. During the almost five-year
period we have worked under the LogCAP III contract, we have been awarded 64
“excellent” ratings out of 76 total ratings. We expect to complete
all open task orders under our LogCAP III contract during the third quarter
of
2007.
In
August
2006, the DoD issued a request for proposals on a new competitively bid,
multiple service provider LogCAP IV contract to replace the current LogCAP
III
contract. We are currently the sole service provider under our LogCAP III
contract, which may be extended by the DoD through the fourth quarter of 2007.
We are currently bidding on the LogCAP IV contract. We expect that the contract
will be awarded during the second quarter of 2007. Despite the award of the
August 2006 task order under and extension of our LogCAP III contract and the
possibility of being awarded a portion of the LogCAP IV contract, we expect
our
overall volume of work to decline as our customer scales back the amount of
services we provide. However, as a result of the recently announced surge of
additional troops and extended tours of duty in Iraq, we expect the decline
to
occur more slowly than we previously expected.
Ventures
Activity
As
a
result of changes in the monthly financial and operating information provided
to
our chief operating decision maker, we redefined our reportable segments to
now
include the Ventures segment. Our Ventures segment develops, provides
assistance in arranging financing for, makes equity and debt investments in,
and
participates in managing entities owning assets generally from projects in
which
one of our other business segments has a direct role in the engineering,
construction, and/or operations and maintenance. The creation of the
Ventures segment provides management focus on our investments in the entities
that owns the assets. Projects developed and under current management
include government services such as defense procurement and operations and
maintenance services for equipment, military infrastructure construction and
program management, toll roads and railroads, and energy and chemical plants.
The results of our Ventures segment are primarily generated by investments
accounted for under the equity method.
Results
of Operations
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Increase
(Decrease)
|
|
|
Percentage
Change
|
|
|
|
(In
millions of dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue:
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E&C—Gas
Monetization Projects
|
|
$ |
257
|
|
|
$ |
165
|
|
|
$ |
92
|
|
|
|
56 |
% |
E&C—Offshore
Projects
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(31 |
)% |
E&C—Other |
|
|
258
|
|
|
|
287
|
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
)% |
Total
Energy and Chemicals
|
|
|
576 |
|
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
G&I—Middle
East Operations
|
|
|
1,142
|
|
|
|
1,194
|
|
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
)% |
G&I—DML
Shipyard Operations
|
|
|
224
|
|
|
|
190
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
18 |
% |
G&I—Other
|
|
|
315
|
|
|
|
357
|
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
)% |
Total
Government and Infrastructure
|
|
|
1,681
|
|
|
|
1,741
|
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
)% |
Ventures
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
83 |
% |
Total
revenue
|
|
$ |
2,251
|
|
|
$ |
2,246
|
|
|
$ |
5
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Operating
Income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E&C—Gas
Monetization Projects |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
5
|
|
|
$ |
1
|
|
|
|
20 |
% |
E&C—Offshore
Projects
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9
|
) |
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
122 |
% |
E&C—Other |
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
(90 |
)% |
Total
Energy and Chemicals
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(70 |
)% |
G&I—Middle
East Operations
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
- |
|
G&I—DML
Shipyard Operations
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
)% |
G&I—Other
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
50 |
% |
Total
Government and Infrastructure
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
6 |
% |
Ventures
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
83 |
% |
Total
operating income (loss)
|
|
$ |
62
|
|
|
$ |
60
|
|
|
$ |
2
|
|
|
|
3 |
% |
________________________
(1)
|
Our
revenue includes both equity in the earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
as well as revenue from the sales of services into the joint ventures.
We
often participate on larger projects as a joint venture partner and
also
provide services to the venture as a subcontractor. The amount included
in
our revenue represents our share of total project revenue, including
equity in the earnings from joint ventures and revenue from services
provided to joint ventures.
|
Three
months ended March 31, 2007 compared to three months ended March 31,
2006
Revenue.
E&C
revenue increased $35 million to $576 million for the first three months of
2007
compared to $541 million for the first three months of 2006. This increase
in
revenue was primarily due to a $92 million increase in revenue from our gas
monetization projects. These increases were partially offset by a $16 million
decrease in revenue from a substantially complete crude oil project in
Canada and a decrease of $15 million related to the substantially complete
Barracuda-Caratinga project in Brazil.
E&C
revenue from our gas monetization projects for the first three months of 2007
was $257 million compared to $165 million for the same period in 2006. This
increase is primarily due to the start-up of several projects awarded in 2005
or
early 2006, including the work performed by us on the Pearl GTL project and
revenue earned on the Escravos GTL project. Revenue related to these two
projects was $101 million higher in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the
same period in 2006.
E&C
revenue from our offshore projects for the first three months of 2007 was $61
million compared to $89 million for the first three months of 2006. This
decrease in revenue is primarily due to reduced activity on our lump-sum EPIC
projects, Barracuda-Caratinga and Belanak. In April of 2006, we received
acceptance of the FPSOs on the Barracuda-Carratinga project. Our current
offshore work is primarily related to several projects we are performing in
the
Caspian Sea.
G&I
revenue decreased $60 million in the first three months of 2007 compared
to the
first three months of 2006. This decrease is primarily due to a $50 million
decrease in revenue from Iraq-related activities, a $24 million decrease
in
revenue under our Balkans support contract and a $63 million decrease in
revenue
related to worldwide U.S. Naval assessment and repair work under the under
our
CONCAP III contract. These decreases were partially offset by an
increase of $34 million in revenue from our DML shipyard operations and $15
million on our U.S. government support services contract in
Europe.
G&I
revenue from our Middle East operations, which includes Iraq-related activities,
for the first three months of 2007 was $1.1 billion compared to $1.2 billion
for
the first three months of 2006. The $52 million decrease was primarily due
to
lower activity on our LogCAP III contract as our customer continued to scale
back the construction and procurement related to military sites in
Iraq.
G&I
revenue from our DML shipyard operations for the first three months of 2007
was
$224 million compared to $190 million for the first three months of 2006. This
increase is primarily due to increases in activity related to several major
submarine refit contracts for the MoD.
Ventures
revenue increased $30 million to $(6) million for the first three months of
2007
compared to $(36) million for the first three months of 2006. The first quarter
of 2006 included a $26 million impairment charge that was recorded on our equity
investment in the Alice Springs-Darwin railroad project.
Operating
income. E&C
operating income for the first three months of 2007 was $13 million compared
to
operating income of $44 million in the first three months of 2006. The decrease
is largely related to $20 million in charges recorded during the first quarter
of 2007 related to our investment in BRC. Additionally, operating
income in the first three months of 2006 related to an ammonia plant
construction project in Egypt was higher as a result of the completion of the
front end engineering and design work for the plant.
E&C
operating income from gas monetization for the first three months of 2007
was $6
million compared to operating income of $5 million for the first three months
of
2006. Operating income for the first three months of 2006 included front
end
engineering and design work on several LNG projects that were either cancelled
or delayed.
E&C
operating income from our offshore projects for the first three months of
2007
was $2 million compared to an operating loss of $(9) million for the first
three
months of 2006. The operating income increase was primarily due to $15 million
of additional charges for our Barracuda-Carratinga project recorded in the
first
quarter of 2006.
G&I
operating income increased $3 million to $55 million for the first three
months
of 2007 compared to $52 million for the first three months of
2006. Operating income from our Iraq-related operations was
approximately $10 million higher in the first quarter of 2007 compared
to the
same period in 2006. This increase was partially offset by lower
operating income on various other government related
work.
G&I
operating income from our Middle East operations was $29 million for the first
three months of 2007 compared to $29 million in first three months of
2006. Operating income on our LogCAP III contract remained unchanged
in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period in
2006.
G&I
operating income from our DML shipyard operations in the first three months
of
2006 decreased to $14 million compared to $15 million for the first three months
of 2006. The decrease is because of a favorable settlement achieved
on work for the MoD during the first quarter of 2006 and a charge recorded
on
committed work in the first quarter of 2007. DML completed a major submarine
refit contract during the first quarter of 2007 and continues work on two other
refit contracts for the MoD.
Ventures
operating loss for the first three months of 2007 was $(6) million compared
to
an operating loss of $(36) million in the first three months of 2006. The first
quarter of 2006 included a $26 million impairment charge that was recorded
on
our equity investment in the Alice Springs-Darwin railroad project.
Non-operating
items. Related party interest expense was zero for the first three months
of 2007 compared to $17 million for the first three months of
2006. The decrease is due to the pay down of our $774 million
interest bearing subordinated intercompany notes, which occurred in November
2006.
Net
interest income increased $10 million to $13 million for the first three months
of 2007 compared to net interest income of $3 million for the first three months
of 2006. The increase in net interest income is primarily due to additional
interest earned on higher cash balances during the first quarter of
2007. As of March 31, 2007, we had total cash and equivalents of
approximately $1.3 billion (including restricted and committed cash of $470
million) compared to $366 million as of March 31, 2006.
Provision
for income taxes from continuing operations in the first three months of 2007
was $32 million compared to $26 million in the first three months of
2006. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2007 was
approximately 44% as compared to a rate of 51% in the first quarter of
2006. Our effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2007 exceeded
our statutory rate of 35% primarily due to not receiving a tax benefit for
a
portion of our impairment charge related to our investment in BRC,
operating losses from our railroad investment in Australia, and state and
other taxes. Our effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2006
exceeded our statutory rate primarily due to not receiving a tax benefit for
the
impairment charge on our investment in the Alice Spring-Darwin railroad in
Australia.
Backlog
Backlog
represents the dollar amount of revenue we expect to realize in the future
as a
result of performing work under multi-period contracts that have been awarded
to
us. Backlog is not a measure defined by generally accepted accounting
principles, and our methodology for determining backlog may not be comparable
to
the methodology used by other companies in determining their backlog. Backlog
may not be indicative of future operating results. Not all of our revenue is
recorded in backlog for a variety of reasons, including the fact that some
projects begin and end within a short-term period. Many contracts do not provide
for a fixed amount of work to be performed and are subject to modification
or
termination by the customer. The termination or modification of any one or
more
sizeable contracts or the addition of other contracts may have a substantial
and
immediate effect on backlog.
We
generally include total expected revenue in backlog when a contract is awarded
and/or the scope is definitized. For our projects related to unconsolidated
joint ventures, we have included in the table below our percentage ownership
of
the joint venture’s backlog. However, because these projects are accounted for
under the equity method, only our share of future earnings from these projects
will be recorded in our revenue As of March 31, 2007, our backlog for projects
related to unconsolidated joint ventures was $1.1 billion in the E&C
segment, $1.9 billion in the G&I segment, and $0.6 billion in the Ventures
segment. As of December 31, 2006, our backlog for projects related to
unconsolidated joint ventures was $1.6 billion in the E&C segment, $2.1
billion in the G&I segment, and $0.7 billion in the Ventures segment. We
also consolidate joint ventures which are majority-owned and controlled or
are
variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary. Our backlog
included in the table below for projects related to consolidated joint ventures
with minority interest includes 100% of the backlog associated with those joint
ventures. As of March 31, 2007, our backlog related to consolidated joint
ventures with minority interest was $2.5 billion in the E&C segment, $1.3
billion in the G&I segment, and $0 in the Ventures segment. As of
December 31, 2006, our backlog for projects related to joint ventures with
minority interest was $2.8 billion in the E&C segment, $1.2 billion in the
G&I segment, and $0 in the Ventures segment.
For
long-term contracts, the amount included in backlog is limited to five years.
In
many instances, arrangements included in backlog are complex, nonrepetitive
in
nature, and may fluctuate depending on expected revenue and timing. Where
contract duration is indefinite, projects included in backlog are limited to
the
estimated amount of expected revenue within the following twelve months. Certain
contracts provide maximum dollar limits, with actual authorization to perform
work under the contract being agreed upon on a periodic basis with the customer.
In these arrangements, only the amounts authorized are included in backlog.
For
projects where we act solely in a project management capacity, we only include
our management fee revenue of each project in backlog.
Backlog(1)
(in
millions)
(in
millions)
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March
31,
2007
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December
31,
2006
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E&C—Gas
Monetization
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$ |
3,517
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$ |
3,883
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E&C—Offshore
Projects
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150
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130
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E&C—Other
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1,132
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|
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1,700
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Total
E&C
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4,799 |
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5,713 |
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G&I—Middle
East Operations
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2,543
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3,066
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G&I—DML
Shipyard Operations
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1,220
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1,079
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G&I—Other
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2,773
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2,998
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Total
G&I
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6,536 |
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7,143 |
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Ventures
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628
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660
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Total
backlog for continuing operations
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$ |
11,963
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$ |
13,516
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Our
G&I and Ventures segment’s total backlog from continuing operations
attributable to firm orders was $6.1 billion and $628 million as
of March
31, 2007 and $5.0 billion and $660 million as of December 31, 2006,
respectively. Our G&I segment total backlog from continuing operations
attributable to unfunded orders was $472 million as of March 31,
2007 and
$2.1 billion as of December 31,
2006.
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We
estimate that as of March 31, 2007, 62% of our E&C segment backlog, 70% of
our G&I segment backlog and 20% of our Ventures segment backlog will be
complete within one year. As of March 31, 2007, 36% of our backlog for
continuing operations was attributable to fixed-price contracts and 64% was
attributable to cost-reimbursable contracts. For contracts that contain both
fixed-price and cost-reimbursable components, we characterize the entire
contract based on the predominant component. In August 2006, we were awarded
a
task order for approximately $3.5 billion for our continued services in Iraq
through September 2007 under the LogCAP III contract. As of March 31, 2007,
our
backlog under the LogCAP III contract was $2.5 billion.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, cash and equivalents totaled $1.3
billion and $1.5 billion, respectively. These balances include cash and cash
from advanced payments related to contracts in progress held by ourselves or
our
joint ventures that we consolidate for accounting purposes and which totaled
$470 million at March 31, 2007 and $527 million at December 31, 2006.
The use of these cash balances is limited to the specific projects or joint
venture activities and are not available for other projects, general cash needs
or distribution to us without approval of the board of directors of the
respective joint venture or subsidiary.
Significant
sources of cash
Cash
flow
used in operations was $(3) million for the first three months of
2007. Our working capital requirements for our Iraq-related work,
excluding cash and equivalents, increased from $248 million at December 31,
2006 to $326 million at March 31, 2007.
Further
available sources of cash. We have available an unsecured $850
million five-year revolving credit facility. Letters of credit that
totaled $92 million were issued under the revolving credit facility, thus
reducing the availability under the credit facility to approximately $758
million at March 31, 2007. There were no cash drawings under the
revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2007.
Significant
uses of cash
During
the first quarter of 2007, we made net payments of $123 million to
Halliburton. The payments to Halliburton during the quarter relate to
various support services provided by Halliburton under our transition services
agreement and other amounts. The amount due to Halliburton decreased
from $152 million at December 31, 2006 to $29 million at March 31,
2007.
In
the
first three months of 2007, we contributed a total of $14 million to our United
Kingdom pension plans.
Capital
expenditures of $12 million in the first three months of 2007 were $10 million
lower than the first three months of 2006.
Future
uses of cash. Future uses of cash will primarily relate to
working capital requirements for our operations.
As
of
March 31, 2007, we had commitments to fund approximately $147 million to related
companies. These commitments arose primarily during the start-up of
these entities due to the losses incurred by them. We expect
approximately $12 million of commitments to be paid during the remainder of
2007.
We
currently expect to contribute approximately $57 million to our international
pension plans in 2007.
Capital
spending for 2007 is expected to be approximately $90 million.
Letters
of credit, bonds and financial and performance guarantees. In connection
with certain projects, we are required to provide letters of credit, surety
bonds or other financial and performance guarantees to our customers. As of
March 31, 2007, we had approximately $687 million in letters of credit and
financial guarantees outstanding of which $514 million related to our joint
venture operations, including $164 million issued in connection with the Allenby
& Connaught project. Of the total $687 million, approximately
$592 million in letters of credit were irrevocably and unconditionally
guaranteed by Halliburton. In addition, Halliburton has guaranteed
surety bonds and provided direct guarantees primarily related to our
performance. Under certain reimbursement agreements, if we were unable to
reimburse a bank under a paid letter of credit and the amount due is paid by
Halliburton, we would be required to reimburse Halliburton for any amounts
drawn
on those letters of credit or guarantees in the future. The
Halliburton performance guarantees and letter of credit guarantees that are
currently in place in favor of KBR’s customers or lenders will continue until
(i) these guarantees expire at the earlier of (a) the termination of the
underlying project contract and (b) KBR’s obligation thereunder or the
expiration of the relevant credit support instrument in accordance with its
terms or (ii) release of such instrument by the customer.
We
have
limited stand-alone bonding capacity without Halliburton, and Halliburton is
no
longer obligated to provide credit support for our letters of credit, surety
bonds and other guarantees, except to the limited extent it has agreed to do
so
under the terms of the master separation agreement entered into in connection
with the Offering. We have obtained a limited amount of stand-alone surety
capacity and are engaged in discussions with surety companies to obtain
additional stand-alone capacity.
Debt
covenants. The Revolving Credit Facility contains a number of covenants
restricting, among other things, our ability to incur additional indebtedness
and liens, sales of our assets and payment of dividends, as well as limiting
the
amount of investments we can make. We are limited in the amount of additional
letters of credit and other debt we can incur outside of the Revolving Credit
Facility. Also, under the current provisions of the Revolving Credit Facility,
it is an event of default if any person or two or more persons acting in
concert, other than Halliburton or us, directly or indirectly acquire 25% or
more of the combined voting power of all outstanding equity interests ordinarily
entitled to vote in the election of directors of KBR Holdings, LLC, the borrower
under the facility and a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR. We are generally
prohibited from purchasing, redeeming, retiring, or otherwise acquiring any
of
our common stock unless it is in connection with a compensation plan, program,
or practice provided that the aggregate price paid for such transactions does
not exceed $25 million in any fiscal year.
The
Revolving Credit Facility also requires us to maintain certain financial ratios,
as defined by the Revolving Credit Facility agreement, including a
debt-to-capitalization ratio that does not exceed 55% until June 30, 2007
and 50% thereafter; a leverage ratio that does not exceed 3.5; and a fixed
charge coverage ratio of at least 3.0. At March 31, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, we were in compliance with these ratios and other
covenants.
Off
balance sheet arrangements and other factors affecting
liquidity
We
participate, generally through an equity investment in a joint venture,
partnership or other entity, in privately financed projects that enable our
government customers to finance large-scale projects, such as railroads, and
major military equipment purchases. We evaluate the entities that are created
to
execute these projects following the guidelines of Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46R. These projects
typically include the facilitation of non-recourse financing, the design and
construction of facilities, and the provision of operations and maintenance
services for an agreed period after the facilities have been completed. The
carrying value of our investments in privately financed project entities totaled
$31 million and $3 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively. Our equity in earnings (losses) from privately financed project
entities totaled $(1) million and $(5) million for the quarters ending March
31,
2007 and 2006, respectively.
As
of
March 31, 2007, we had incurred $178 million of costs under the LogCAP III
contract that could not be billed to the government due to lack of appropriate
funding on various task orders. These amounts were associated with task orders
that had sufficient funding in total, but the funding was not appropriately
allocated within the task order. We are in the process of preparing a request
for a reallocation of funding to be submitted to the U.S. Army for negotiation.
We believe the negotiations will result in an appropriate distribution of
funding by the U.S. Army and collection of the full amounts due.
Security.
In February 2007, we received a letter from the Department of the Army informing
us of their intent to adjust payments under the LogCAP III contract associated
with the cost incurred by the subcontractors to provide security to their
employees. Based on this letter, the DCAA withheld the Army’s initial assessment
of $20 million. The Army based its assessment on one subcontract wherein, based
on communications with the subcontractor, the Army estimated 6% of the total
subcontract cost related to the private security costs. The Army indicated
that
not all task orders and subcontracts have been reviewed and that they may make
additional adjustments. The Army indicated that, within 60 days, they intend
to
begin making further adjustments equal to 6% of prior and current subcontractor
costs unless we can provide timely information sufficient to show that such
action is not necessary to protect the government’s interest. We
continue to provide additional information as requested by the Army. As of
April
20, 2007, the Army has not issued any further payment adjustments regarding
security costs.
The
Army
indicated that they believe our LogCAP III contract prohibits us from billing
costs of privately acquired security. We believe that, while LogCAP III contract
anticipates that the Army will provide force protection to KBR employees, it
does not prohibit any of our subcontractors from using private security services
to provide force protection to subcontractor personnel. In addition, a
significant portion of our subcontracts are competitively bid lump sum or fixed
price subcontracts. As a result, we do not receive details of the
subcontractors’ cost estimate nor are we legally entitled to it. Accordingly, we
believe that we are entitled to reimbursement by the Army for the cost of
services provided by our subcontractors, even if they incurred costs for private
force protection services. Therefore, we believe that the Army’s position that
such costs are unallowable and that they are entitled to withhold amounts
incurred for such costs is wrong as a matter of law.
If
we are
unable to demonstrate that such action by the Army is not necessary, a 6%
suspension of all subcontractor costs incurred to date could result in suspended
costs of approximately $400 million. The Army has asked us to provide
information that addresses the use of armed security either directly or
indirectly charged to LogCAP III. The actual costs associated with these
activities cannot be accurately estimated at this time, but we believe that
they
should be less than 6% of the total subcontractor costs. We will continue
working with the Army to resolve this issue. As of March 31, 2007, no
amounts have been accrued for suspended security billings.
Legal
Proceedings
We
have
reported to the U.S. Department of State and Department of Commerce that exports
of materials, including personal protection equipment such as helmets, goggles,
body armor and chemical protective suits, in connection with personnel deployed
to Iraq and Afghanistan may not have been in accordance with current licenses
or
may have been unlicensed. In addition, we are responding to a March
19, 2007 subpoena from the DoD Inspector General concerning licensing for armor
for convoy trucks and antiboycott issues. A failure to comply with export
control laws and regulations could result in civil and/or criminal sanctions,
including the imposition of fines upon us as well as the denial of export
privileges and debarment from participation in U.S. government contracts. As
of
March 31, 2007, we had not accrued any amounts related to this
matter. Please read Risk Factors - Our government contracts work
is regularly reviewed and audited by our customer, government auditors and
other, and these reviews can lead to withholding or delay of payments to us,
non-receipt of award fees, legal actions, fines, penalties and liabilities
and
other remedies against us” in this quarterly report.
Environmental
Matters
We
are
subject to numerous environmental, legal, and regulatory requirements related
to
our operations worldwide. In the United States, these laws and regulations
include, among others: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act; the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act; the Clean Air
Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and the Toxic Substances Control
Act.
In
addition to the federal laws and regulations, states and other countries where
we do business often have numerous environmental, legal, and regulatory
requirements by which we must abide. We evaluate and address the environmental
impact of our operations by assessing and remediating contaminated properties
in
order to avoid future liabilities and comply with environmental, legal, and
regulatory requirements. On occasion, we are involved in specific environmental
litigation and claims, including the remediation of properties we own or have
operated, as well as efforts to meet or correct compliance-related matters.
Our
Health, Safety and Environment group has several programs in place to maintain
environmental leadership and to prevent the occurrence of environmental
contamination. We do not expect costs related to environmental matters to have
a
material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or our results
of
operations.
New
Accounting Standards
In
September 2006, the FASB Staff issued FSP No. AUG AIR-1, “Accounting for Planned
Major Maintenance Activities.” This FSP prohibits the use of the
accrue-in-advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance
activities. The FSP also requires disclosures regarding the method of
accounting for planned major maintenance activities and the effects of
implementing the FSP. The guidance in this FSP is effective January
1, 2007 and is to be retrospectively applied for all financial statements
presented. The guidance in this FSP affects KBR with regard to a 50%
owned joint venture that leases semi-submersible oil platform service vessels
requiring periodic major maintenance. This joint venture was
contributed to KBR by Halliburton on April 1, 2006. KBR accounts for
its investment in this joint venture under the equity method of
accounting. As a result, KBR has retroactively applied the required
change in accounting, electing the deferral method of accounting for planned
major maintenance activities effective January 1, 2007 and for all periods
presented in these consolidated financial statements. The deferral
method requires the capitalization of planned major maintenance costs at the
point they occur and the depreciation of these costs over an estimated period
until future maintenance activities are repeated. The result of
retroactively applying this guidance is an increase to KBR’s investment in the
equity of this joint venture and additional paid-in capital of approximately
$7
million as of April 1, 2006. Additionally, the effect of the
conversion on KBR’s operating results for the year ended December 31, 2006 was
immaterial.
See
Note
10 to our condensed consolidated financial statements regarding our adoption
of
FIN 48.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk
We
are
exposed to financial instrument market risk from changes in foreign currency
exchange rates and interest rates. We selectively manage these exposures through
the use of derivative instruments to mitigate our market risk from these
exposures. The objective of our risk management is to protect our
cash flows related to sales or purchases of goods or services from market
fluctuations in currency rates. Our use of derivative instruments
includes the following types of market risk:
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volatility
of the currency rates;
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time
horizon of the derivative
instruments;
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the
type of derivative instruments
used.
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We
do not
use derivative instruments for trading purposes. We do not consider
any of these risk management activities to be material.
In
accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15,
we
carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation
of
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of
the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2007 to
provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our
reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities
and
Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and
procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act
is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
Information
related to various commitments and contingencies is described in Notes 8 and
9
to the condensed consolidated financial statements and in Managements’
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Legal
Proceedings.
Please
refer to Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations – Risk Factors on pages 53-79 of our 2006 Annual
Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference. The risk factors
discussed below update those risk factors previously disclosed in our 2006
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Our
government contracts work is regularly reviewed and audited by our customer,
government auditors and others, and these reviews can lead to withholding or
delay of payments to us, non-receipt of award fees, legal actions, fines,
penalties and liabilities and other remedies against
us.
Given
the
demands of working in Iraq and elsewhere for the U.S. government, we expect
that
from time to time we will have disagreements or experience performance issues
with the various government customers for which we work. If performance issues
arise under any of our government contracts, the government retains the right
to
pursue remedies, which could include threatened termination or termination
under
any affected contract. If any contract were so terminated, we may not receive
award fees under the affected contract, and our ability to secure future
contracts could be adversely affected, although we would receive payment for
amounts owed for our allowable costs under cost-reimbursable contracts. Other
remedies that our government customers may seek for any improper activities
or
performance issues include sanctions such as forfeiture of profits, suspension
of payments, fines and suspensions or debarment from doing business with the
government. Further, the negative publicity that could arise from disagreements
with our customers or sanctions as a result thereof could have an adverse effect
on our reputation in the industry, reduce our ability to compete for new
contracts, and may also have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
To
the extent that we export products, technical data and services outside the
United States, we are subject to U.S. laws and regulations governing
international trade and exports, including but not limited to the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations and trade
sanctions against embargoed countries, which are administered by the Office
of
Foreign Assets Control within the Department of the Treasury. A failure to
comply with these laws and regulations could result in civil and/or criminal
sanctions, including the imposition of fines upon us as well as the denial
of
export privileges and debarment from participation in U.S. government
contracts.
From
time
to time, we identify certain inadvertent or potential export or related
violations. These violations may include, for example, transfers without
required governmental authorizations. Although we do not currently anticipate
that any past export practice will have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition or results of operations, we can give no assurance
as to whether we will ultimately be subject to sanctions as a result of such
practices or the disclosure thereof, or the extent or effect thereof, if any
sanctions are imposed, or whether individually or in the aggregate such
practices or the disclosure thereof will have a material adverse effect on
our
business, financial condition or results of operations.
We
continue to enhance our export control procedures and educate our executives
and
other employees who manage our exports concerning the requirements of applicable
U.S. law. An effective control system regarding these matters is among our
highest priorities. Nonetheless, a control system, no matter how well designed
and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the
control system are met or that all violations have been or will be
detected.
We
have
identified issues for disclosure, and it is possible that we will identify
additional issues for disclosure. Specifically, we have reported to
the U.S. Department of State and Department of Commerce that exports of
materials, including personal protection equipment such as helmets, goggles,
body armor and chemical protective suits, in connection with personnel deployed
to Iraq and Afghanistan may not have been in accordance with current licenses
or
may have been unlicensed. In addition, on March 19, 2007, the
Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General, issued a subpoena
through the Defense Criminal Investigative Service for information concerning
items exported in connection with the our contract to support military
operations in Iraq. The subpoena requests documents that relate to
licensing for armor for convoy trucks and antiboycott issues. We are
in the process of responding to that subpoena. A determination that
we have failed to comply with one or more of these export controls could result
in civil and/ or criminal sanctions, including the imposition of fines upon
us
as well as the denial of export privileges and debarment from participation
in
U.S. government contracts. Any one or more of such sanctions could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of
operations. We expect to incur legal and other costs, which could include
penalties, in connection with these export control disclosures and
investigations.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
and Use of Proceeds
On
November 21, 2006, we completed the Offering of 32,016,000 shares of our common
stock at a price of $17.00 per share, including 4,176,000 shares of common
stock
sold pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment
option. The book-running managers for the offering were Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and UBS Securities
LLC. The net proceeds received by us in the offering were $511
million, determined as follows (in millions):
Aggregate
offering proceeds to the Company
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Underwriting
discounts and commissions
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33
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fees
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paid to or for the underwriters
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fees and expenses
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Total
discounts, commissions, fees and expenses
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33
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proceeds to the Company
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511
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None
of
the underwriting discounts and commissions or offering expenses were incurred
or
paid to our directors or officers or their associates or to persons owning
10%
or more of our common stock or to any affiliates of ours.
The
net
proceeds were used: (a) to repay approximately $450 million of indebtedness
owed
to subsidiaries of Halliburton under subordinated intercompany notes and (b)
for
general business purposes. Except for the $450 million paid to
Halliburton, none of the net proceeds were used to pay our directors or officers
or their associates, persons owning 10% or more of our common stock or any
affiliates of ours.
This
issuance was made pursuant to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File
No.
333-133302) as declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
November 15, 2006. After completion of the Offering and the exercise
of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, there were no additional shares of
common stock available for sale under the Registration Statement on Form
S-1.
There
have been no unregistered sales of equity securities.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior
Securities
None.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders
None.
None.
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10.1
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KBR
Dresser Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit
4.5 to KBR’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on April 13,
2007).
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10.2
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KBR
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 10.3 to KBR’s current report on Form 8-K dated April 9, 2007; File
No. 1-33146).
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KBR
Benefit Restoration Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.4 to
KBR’s current report on Form 8-K dated April 9, 2007; File No.
1-33146).
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10.4
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KBR
Elective Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.5 to KBR’s
current report on Form 8-K dated April 9, 2007; File No.
1-33146).
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10.5
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Tax
Sharing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, by and among
Halliburton Company, KBR Holdings, LLC and KBR, Inc., as amended
effective
February 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
KBR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006; File No. 001-33146)
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10.6
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Amended
and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 26,
2007, between Halliburton Company and KBR, Inc. (incorporated
by reference
to Exhibit 10.3 to KBR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006; File No. 001-33146)
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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Filed
with this Form 10-Q
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Furnished
with this Form
10-Q
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As
required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has authorized this report to be signed on behalf of the registrant by the
undersigned authorized individuals.
KBR,
INC.
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/s/ CEDRIC
W. BURGHER
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/s/ JOHN
W. GANN, JR.
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Cedric
W. Burgher
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John
W. Gann, Jr.
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Senior
Vice President and
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Vice
President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Chief
Accounting Officer
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Date:
May 4, 2007
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