UNITED
STATES
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the quarter ended March 31,
2009
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Commission
file number 1-31763
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KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC.
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(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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76-0294959
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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5430
LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700
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Dallas,
Texas 75240-2697
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code: (972) 233-1700
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*
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The
registrant has not yet been phased into the interactive data
requirements
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number
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Part
I.
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets -
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December
31, 2008; March 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) -
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Three
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2009
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5
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Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders'
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Equity
and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) –
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Three
months ended March 31, 2009
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6
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) -
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Three
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2009
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7
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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8
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Item
2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial
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Condition
and Results of Operations
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17
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
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26
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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26
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Part
II.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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28
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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28
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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28
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Items
2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part II are omitted because there is no information to
report.
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ASSETS
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December
31,
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March
31,
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2008
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2009
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(Unaudited)
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 13.6 | $ | 27.6 | ||||
Restricted
cash
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1.5 | 1.0 | ||||||
Accounts
and other receivables
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178.6 | 187.5 | ||||||
Inventories
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385.1 | 294.6 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
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6.6 | 9.1 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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4.1 | 4.1 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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589.5 | 523.9 | ||||||
Other
assets:
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Investment
in TiO2
manufacturing joint venture
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105.6 | 107.4 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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166.4 | 178.5 | ||||||
Other
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11.7 | 11.2 | ||||||
Total
other assets
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283.7 | 297.1 | ||||||
Property
and equipment:
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Land
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37.5 | 36.3 | ||||||
Buildings
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215.9 | 210.6 | ||||||
Equipment
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949.8 | 928.0 | ||||||
Mining
properties
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73.9 | 79.4 | ||||||
Construction
in progress
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41.7 | 48.9 | ||||||
1,318.8 | 1,303.2 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
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833.3 | 829.7 | ||||||
Net
property and equipment
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485.5 | 473.5 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 1,358.7 | $ | 1,294.5 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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December
31,
2008
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March
31,
2009
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(Unaudited)
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Current
liabilities:
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Current
maturities of long-term debt
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$ | .8 | $ | 69.7 | ||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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195.3 | 136.6 | ||||||
Income
taxes
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3.7 | 5.8 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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4.6 | 4.4 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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204.4 | 216.5 | ||||||
Noncurrent
liabilities:
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Long-term
debt
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637.7 | 587.6 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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35.7 | 40.3 | ||||||
Accrued
pension cost
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125.5 | 118.6 | ||||||
Accrued
postretirement benefit cost
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8.7 | 8.7 | ||||||
Other
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28.8 | 28.4 | ||||||
Total
noncurrent liabilities
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836.4 | 783.6 | ||||||
Stockholders'
equity:
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Common
stock
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.5 | .5 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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1,061.8 | 1,061.8 | ||||||
Retained
deficit
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(567.9 | ) | (594.5 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(176.5 | ) | (173.4 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
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317.9 | 294.4 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$ | 1,358.7 | $ | 1,294.5 |
Three
months ended
March 31,
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2008
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2009
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(Unaudited)
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Net
sales
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$ | 332.5 | $ | 248.0 | ||||
Cost
of sales
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275.4 | 243.9 | ||||||
Gross
margin
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57.1 | 4.1 | ||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expense
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43.3 | 34.3 | ||||||
Currency
transaction gains (losses), net
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(2.5 | ) | 5.3 | |||||
Other
operating income (expense), net
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(1.6 | ) | (1.4 | ) | ||||
Income
(loss) from operations
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9.7 | (26.3 | ) | |||||
Other
income (expense):
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Interest
income
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.4 | - | ||||||
Interest
expense
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(10.6 | ) | (9.7 | ) | ||||
Loss
before income taxes
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(.5 | ) | (36.0 | ) | ||||
Income
tax benefit
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(.1 | ) | (9.4 | ) | ||||
Net
loss
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$ | (.4 | ) | $ | (26.6 | ) | ||
Net
loss per basic and diluted share
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$ | (.01 | ) | $ | (.54 | ) | ||
Cash
dividend per share
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$ | .25 | $ | - | ||||
Basic
and diluted weighted-average shares used in the calculation of net income
(loss) per share
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49.0 | 49.0 |
Additional
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Accumulated
other
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Total
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Common
stock
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paid-in
capital
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Retained
deficit
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comprehensive
loss
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stockholders'
equity
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Comprehensive
income(loss)
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(Unaudited)
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Balance
at December 31, 2008
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$ | .5 | $ | 1,061.8 | $ | (567.9 | ) | $ | (176.5 | ) | $ | 317.9 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss
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- | - | (26.6 | ) | - | (26.6 | ) | $ | (26.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net
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- | - | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2009
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$ | .5 | $ | 1,061.8 | $ | (594.5 | ) | $ | (173.4 | ) | $ | 294.4 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
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$ | (23.5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Three
months ended
March
31,
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2008
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2009
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(Unaudited)
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income (loss)
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$ | (.4 | ) | $ | (26.6 | ) | ||
Depreciation
and amortization
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13.0 | 11.0 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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.1 | (14.6 | ) | |||||
Benefit
plan expense greater (less) than cash funding:
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Defined
benefit pension plans
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(2.1 | ) | (1.2 | ) | ||||
Other
postretirement benefits
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.1 | - | ||||||
Distributions
from (contribution to) TiO2
manufacturing
joint
venture, net
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1.4 | (1.8 | ) | |||||
Other,
net
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.8 | (.1 | ) | |||||
Change
in assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
and other receivables
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(37.7 | ) | (16.0 | ) | ||||
Inventories
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(3.8 | ) | 79.8 | |||||
Prepaid
expenses
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(.2 | ) | (2.1 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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.8 | (45.3 | ) | |||||
Income
taxes
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(4.0 | ) | 3.4 | |||||
Accounts
with affiliates
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2.4 | (9.7 | ) | |||||
Other,
net
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.5 | 5.7 | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(29.1 | ) | (17.5 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Capital
expenditures
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(16.8 | ) | (11.4 | ) | ||||
Change
in restricted cash equivalents
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.7 | .6 | ||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(16.1 | ) | (10.8 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Indebtedness:
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Borrowings
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103.8 | 94.4 | ||||||
Principal
payments
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(93.5 | ) | (51.5 | ) | ||||
Dividends
paid
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(12.2 | ) | - | |||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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(1.9 | ) | 42.9 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents - net change from:
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Operating,
investing and financing activities
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(47.1 | ) | 14.6 | |||||
Currency
translation
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1.1 | (.6 | ) | |||||
Balance
at beginning of period
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72.2 | 13.6 | ||||||
Balance
at end of period
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$ | 26.2 | $ | 27.6 | ||||
Supplemental
disclosures:
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Cash
paid for:
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Interest
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$ | 1.0 | $ | .7 | ||||
Income
taxes
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1.0 | .2 | ||||||
Accrual
for capital expenditures
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3.7 | 1.3 |
December
31,
2008
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March
31,
2009
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(In
millions)
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Trade
receivables
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$ | 155.6 | $ | 172.1 | ||||
Recoverable
VAT and other receivables
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22.2 | 17.6 | ||||||
Refundable
income taxes
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1.2 | - | ||||||
Receivable
from affiliates:
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Income
taxes, net - Valhi
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1.2 | - | ||||||
Other
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.2 | - | ||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
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(1.8 | ) | (2.2 | ) | ||||
Total
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$ | 178.6 | $ | 187.5 |
December
31,
2008
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March
31,
2009
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(In
millions)
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Raw
materials
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$ | 67.1 | $ | 48.1 | ||||
Work
in process
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19.8 | 18.2 | ||||||
Finished
products
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243.0 | 172.2 | ||||||
Supplies
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55.2 | 56.1 | ||||||
Total
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$ | 385.1 | $ | 294.6 |
December
31,
2008
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March
31,
2009
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(In
millions)
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Deferred
financing costs, net
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$ | 7.1 | $ | 6.4 | ||||
Restricted
marketable debt securities
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3.5 | 3.7 | ||||||
Other
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1.1 | 1.1 | ||||||
Total
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$ | 11.7 | $ | 11.2 |
December
31,
2008
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March
31,
2009
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(In
millions)
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 113.5 | $ | 59.0 | ||||
Employee
benefits
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23.4 | 22.3 | ||||||
Accrued
sales discounts and rebates
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14.9 | 10.0 | ||||||
Accrued
interest
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7.8 | 16.8 | ||||||
Payable
to affiliates:
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Louisiana
Pigment Company, L.P.
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14.3 | 7.8 | ||||||
Income
taxes, net - Valhi
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.4 | 1.0 | ||||||
Other
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21.0 | 19.7 | ||||||
Total
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$ | 195.3 | $ | 136.6 |
December
31,
2008
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March
31,
2009
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(In
millions)
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||||||||
Kronos
International, Inc. - 6.5% Senior Secured Notes
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$ | 560.0 | $ | 538.2 | ||||
Revolving
credit facilities:
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European
credit facility
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42.2 | 68.9 | ||||||
U.S.
bank credit facility
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13.7 | 30.2 | ||||||
Note
payable to affiliate
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19.2 | 16.6 | ||||||
Other
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3.4 | 3.4 | ||||||
Total
debt
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638.5 | 657.3 | ||||||
Less
current maturities
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.8 | 69.7 | ||||||
Total
long-term debt
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$ | 637.7 | $ | 587.6 |
Three
months ended
March 31,
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2008
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2009
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(In
millions)
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||||||||
Expected
tax expense (benefit), at U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of
35%
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$ | (.2 | ) | $ | (12.6 | ) | ||
Non-U.S.
tax rates
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- | 1.3 | ||||||
Nondeductible
expenses
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- | 2.1 | ||||||
U.S.
state income taxes, net
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- | 0.9 | ||||||
Change
in reserve for uncertain tax positions
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.1 | (0.2 | ) | |||||
Nontaxable
income
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- | (1.0 | ) | |||||
Other,
net
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- | 0.1 | ||||||
Total
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$ | (.1 | ) | $ | (9.4 | ) |
Three
months ended
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March 31,
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2008
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2009
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(In
millions)
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Service
cost
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$ | 1.7 | $ | 1.8 | ||||
Interest
cost
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6.1 | 5.4 | ||||||
Expected
return on plan assets
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(5.1 | ) | (3.9 | ) | ||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
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.2 | .3 | ||||||
Amortization
of net transition obligations
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.1 | .1 | ||||||
Recognized
actuarial losses
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1.2 | 1.3 | ||||||
Total
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$ | 4.2 | $ | 5.0 |
Three
months ended
March 31,
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2008
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2009
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(In
millions)
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||||||||
Service
cost
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$ | .1 | $ | .1 | ||||
Interest
cost
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.2 | .1 | ||||||
Amortization
of prior service credit
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(.1 | ) | (.1 | ) | ||||
Total
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$ | .2 | $ | .1 |
December
31,
2008
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March
31,
2009
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(In
millions)
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Reserve
for uncertain tax positions
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$ | 13.1 | $ | 12.8 | ||||
Employee
benefits
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8.9 | 8.5 | ||||||
Insurance
claims and expenses
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1.8 | 2.2 | ||||||
Other
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5.0 | 4.9 | ||||||
Total
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$ | 28.8 | $ | 28.4 |
Fair Value Measurements at March 31,
2009
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Total
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Quoted
Prices in Active Markets (Level
1)
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Significant
Other Observable Inputs (Level
2)
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Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level
3)
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(in
millions)
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Marketable
securities
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$ | 3.7 | $ | 3.7 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
Currency
forward contracts
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2.1 | 2.1 | - | - | ||||||||||||
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an
aggregate of $22.5 million for an equivalent value of Canadian dollars at
exchange rates ranging from Cdn. $1.25 to Cdn. $1.26 per U.S.
dollar. These contracts with U.S. Bank mature from April 2009
through December 2009 at a rate of $2.5 million per month. At March
31, 2009, the actual exchange rate was Cdn. $1.25 per U.S.
dollar.
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an
aggregate $56.5 million for an equivalent value of Norwegian kroner at
exchange rates ranging from kroner 6.51 to kroner 7.18 per U.S.
dollar. These contracts with DnB Nor Bank ASA mature from April 2009
through March 2010 at a rate of $.5 million to $4.75 million per
month. At March 31, 2009, the actual exchange rate was kroner
6.51 per U.S. dollar.
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an
aggregate euro 16.4 million for an equivalent value of Norwegian kroner at
exchange rates ranging from kroner 8.68 to kroner 9.23 per euro.
These contracts with DnB Nor Bank ASA mature from April 2009 through March
2010 at a rate of euro .5 million to euro 1.7 million per
month. At March 31, 2009, the actual exchange rate was kroner
8.89 per euro.
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·
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Future
supply and demand for our products
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·
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The
extent of the dependence of certain of our businesses on certain market
sectors
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·
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The
cyclicality of our businesses
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·
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Customer
inventory levels (such as the extent to which our customers may, from time
to time, accelerate purchases of TiO2 in
advance of anticipated price increases or defer purchases of TiO2 in
advance of anticipated price
decreases)
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·
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Changes
in raw material and other operating costs (such as energy
costs)
|
·
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General
global economic and political conditions (such as changes in the level of
gross domestic product in various regions of the world and the impact of
such changes on demand for TiO2)
|
·
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Competitive
products and substitute products
|
·
|
Customer
and competitor strategies
|
·
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Potential
consolidation or solvency of our
competitors
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·
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The
impact of pricing and production
decisions
|
·
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Competitive
technology positions
|
·
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Possible
disruption of our business or increases in the cost of doing business
resulting from terrorist activities or global
conflicts
|
·
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The
introduction of trade barriers
|
·
|
Fluctuations
in currency exchange rates (such as changes in the exchange rate between
the U.S. dollar and each of the euro, the Norwegian krone and the Canadian
dollar)
|
·
|
Operating
interruptions (including, but not limited to, labor disputes, leaks,
natural disasters, fires, explosions, unscheduled or unplanned downtime
and transportation interruptions)
|
·
|
The
timing and amounts of insurance
recoveries
|
·
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Our
ability to renew or refinance credit
facilities
|
·
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Our
ability to maintain sufficient
liquidity
|
·
|
The
ultimate outcome of income tax audits, tax settlement initiatives or other
tax matters
|
·
|
The
ultimate ability to utilize income tax attributes, the benefits of which
have been recognized under the more-likely-than-not recognition
criteria
|
·
|
Environmental
matters (such as those requiring compliance with emission and discharge
standards for existing and new
facilities)
|
·
|
Government
laws and regulations and possible changes
therein
|
·
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The
ultimate resolution of pending
litigation
|
·
|
Possible
future litigation
|
·
|
TiO2
selling prices,
|
·
|
Currency
exchange rates (particularly the exchange rate for the U.S. dollar
relative to the euro, Norwegian krone and the Canadian
dollar),
|
·
|
Our
TiO2
sales and production volumes and
|
·
|
Manufacturing
costs, particularly raw materials, maintenance and energy-related
expenses.
|
Three
months ended
March 31,
|
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2008
|
2009
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(Dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 332.5 | 100 | % | $ | 248.0 | 100 | % | ||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
275.4 | 83 | 243.9 | 98 | ||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
57.1 | 17 | 4.1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Other
operating income and expenses, net
|
47.4 | 14 | 30.4 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
$ | 9.7 | 3 | % | $ | (26.3 | ) | (10 | )% | |||||||
%
|
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Change
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TiO2
operating statistics:
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Sales
volumes*
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127 | 97 | (24 | )% | ||||||||||||
Production
volumes*
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132 | 64 | (52 | )% | ||||||||||||
Percent
change in net sales:
|
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TiO2
product pricing
|
5 | % | ||||||||||||||
TiO2
sales volumes
|
(24 | ) | ||||||||||||||
TiO2
product mix
|
(2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Changes
in currency exchange rates
|
(4 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total
|
(25 | )% |
Three
months ended
March
31, 2009 vs. 2008
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in millions
|
||||
Impact
on:
|
||||
Net
sales
|
$ | (13 | ) | |
Income
from operations
|
28 |
·
|
Lower
income from operations in 2009 of $36.0 million
and
|
·
|
Lower
net cash used from relative changes in our inventories, receivables,
payables and accruals of $47.0 million in 2009 primarily due to our
reducing inventory levels, as discussed
below.
|
·
|
had
net borrowings of $16.5 million on our U.S. credit
facility;
|
·
|
had
net borrowings of euro 21.0 million ($28.9 million when borrowed/repaid)
on our European credit facility;
and
|
·
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made
net payments of $2.6 million on our revolving note with our affiliate
NL.
|
·
|
euro
400 million principal amount of our 6.5% Senior Secured Notes ($538.2
million) due in 2013;
|
·
|
euro
51.0 million ($68.9 million) under our European revolving credit facility
which matures in May 2011;
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·
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$30.2
million under our U.S. revolving credit facility which matures in
September 2011;
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·
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$16.6
million under our revolving note with NL which matures in December 2009;
and
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·
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Approximately
$3.4 million of other indebtedness.
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·
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Pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our
assets,
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·
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Provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our
receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of our management and directors,
and
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·
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Provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of an
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have
a material effect on our Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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31.1
- Certification
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31.2
- Certification
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32.1
- Certification
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Date
May 6,
2009
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/s/ Gregory M. Swalwell
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Gregory
M. Swalwell
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Vice
President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
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Date
May 6,
2009
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/s/ Tim C.
Hafer
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Tim
C. Hafer
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Vice
President and Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
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1)
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Kronos Worldwide,
Inc.;
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2)
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3)
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4)
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The
registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we
have:
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a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5)
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The
registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other
|
|
employees
who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting.
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1)
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Kronos Worldwide,
Inc.;
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2)
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3)
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4)
|
The
registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we
have:
|
a)
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5)
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The
registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other
|
|
employees
who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting.
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(1)
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The
Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
and
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(2)
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
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