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FORM 6 - K

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

As of 4/25/2017

 

Ternium S.A.

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

 

Ternium S.A.
29 Avenue de la Porte-Neuve – 3rd floor

L-2227 Luxembourg

(352) 2668-3152

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or 40-F.

 

Form 20-F  Ö    Form 40-F

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12G3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes          No  Ö

 

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

Not applicable

 


 

 

The attached material is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 13a-16 and Form 6-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

This report contains Ternium S.A.’s consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2017.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

By: /s/ Pablo Brizzio                                                    By: /s/ Daniel Novegil

Name: Pablo Brizzio                                                  Name: Daniel Novegil

Title: Chief Financial Officer                                    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Dated: April 25, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Description: Logo Ternium Mexico 

TERNIUM S.A.

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements

as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods

ended on March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

29 Avenue de la Porte-Neuve, 3rd floor

L – 2227

R.C.S. Luxembourg: B 98 668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

INDEX

 

 

Page

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Income Statements

2

Consolidated Condensed Interim Statements of Comprehensive Income

3

Consolidated Condensed Interim Statements of Financial Position

4

Consolidated Condensed Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

5

Consolidated Condensed Interim Statements of Cash Flows

7

Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements

 

1

General information and basis of presentation

8

2

Accounting policies

9

3

Segment information

10

4

Cost of sales

12

5

Selling, general and administrative expenses

13

6

Finance expense, Finance income and Other financial income (expenses), net

13

7

Property, plant and equipment, net

13

8

Intangible assets, net

14

9

Investments in non-consolidated companies

14

10

Finance leases

17

11

Distribution of dividends

17

12

Contingencies, commitments and restrictions on the distribution of profits

18

13

Agreement for the acquisition of CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico Ltda.

21

14

Related party transactions

22

15

Fair value measurement

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(All amounts in USD thousands)

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Income Statements

     

Three-month period ended
March 31,

 

Notes

 

2017

 

2016

     

(Unaudited)

Net sales

3

 

2,040,081

 

1,655,502

Cost of sales

3 & 4

 

(1,496,435)

 

(1,286,809)

           

Gross profit

3

 

543,646

 

368,693

           

Selling, general and administrative expenses

3 & 5

 

(172,275)

 

(164,016)

Other operating income (expenses), net

3

 

(7,220)

 

(2,321)

           

Operating income

3

 

364,151

 

202,356

           

Finance expense

6

 

(21,382)

 

(12,656)

Finance income

6

 

4,595

 

3,019

Other financial income (expenses), net

6

 

(23,151)

 

(12,206)

Equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated companies

   

21,410

 

2,442

           

Profit before income tax expense

   

345,623

 

182,955

           

Income tax expense

   

(35,234)

 

(59,373)

           

Profit for the period

   

310,389

 

123,582

           

Attributable to:

         

Owners of the parent

   

261,335

 

94,389

Non-controlling interest

   

49,054

 

29,193

           

Profit for the period

   

310,389

 

123,582

           

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

   

1,963,076,776

 

1,963,076,776

           

Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share for profit (loss) attributable to the equity holders of the company (expressed in USD per share)

   

0.13

 

0.05

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements. These consolidated condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

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TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(All amounts in USD thousands)

 

 

 

             

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Statements of Comprehensive Income

   

Three-month period ended
March 31,

   

2017

 

2016

   

(Unaudited)

Profit for the period

 

310,389

 

123,582

         

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

       

Currency translation adjustment

 

23,047

 

(88,407)

Currency translation adjustment from participation in non- consolidated companies

 

11,863

 

(271)

Changes in the fair value of derivatives classified as cash flow hedges

 

(367)

 

(1,225)

Income tax relating to cash flow hedges

 

(11)

 

367

Other comprehensive income items

 

75

 

-

Other comprehensive income items from participation in non-consolidated companies

 

115

 

254

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

       

Remeasurement of post employment benefit obligations

 

(499)

 

-

Remeasurement of post employment benefit obligations from participation in non-consolidated companies

 

6,379

 

(1,624)

         

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period, net of tax

 

40,602

 

(90,906)

         

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

350,991

 

32,676

         

Attributable to:

       

Owners of the parent

 

291,742

 

38,329

Non-controlling interest

 

59,249

 

(5,653)

         

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

350,991

 

32,676

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements. These consolidated condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

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TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(All amounts in USD thousands)

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Statements of Financial Position

       

Balances as of

   

Notes

  

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

       

(Unaudited)

       

ASSETS

   

  

         

Non-current assets

   

  

             

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

7

  

4,221,994

     

4,135,977

   

Intangible assets, net

 

8

  

834,594

     

842,557

   

Investments in non-consolidated companies

 

9

  

458,221

     

418,379

   

Other investments

   

  

4,852

     

5,998

   

Deferred tax assets

     

106,933

     

85,795

   

Receivables, net

     

142,217

     

132,580

   

Trade receivables, net

     

1,094

 

5,769,905

 

1,270

 

5,622,556

     

  

             

Current assets

                   

Receivables, net

     

103,275

     

79,820

   

Derivative financial instruments

     

13,195

     

316

   

Inventories, net

     

1,897,371

     

1,647,869

   

Trade receivables, net

     

830,242

     

633,745

   

Other investments

     

151,478

     

144,853

   

Cash and cash equivalents

     

285,967

 

3,281,528

 

183,463

 

2,690,066

                     

Non-current assets classified as held for sale

         

10,275

     

10,248

                     
           

3,291,803

     

2,700,314

                     

Total Assets

         

9,061,708

     

8,322,870

                     

EQUITY

                   

Capital and reserves attributable to the owners of the parent

         

4,683,040

     

4,391,298

                     

Non-controlling interest

         

834,544

     

775,295

                     

Total Equity

         

5,517,584

     

5,166,593

                     

LIABILITIES

                   

Non-current liabilities

                   

Provisions

     

7,574

     

6,950

   

Deferred tax liabilities

     

515,284

     

609,004

   

Other liabilities

     

331,213

     

302,784

   

Trade payables

     

7,338

     

9,305

   

Finance lease liabilities

 

10

 

67,236

     

-

   

Borrowings

     

359,482

 

1,288,127

 

396,742

 

1,324,785

                     

Current liabilities

                   

Current income tax liabilities

     

272,113

     

178,112

   

Other liabilities

     

269,880

     

228,081

   

Trade payables

     

707,289

     

603,119

   

Derivative financial instruments

     

746

     

287

   

Finance lease liabilities

 

10

 

7,683

     

-

   

Borrowings

     

998,286

 

2,255,997

 

821,893

 

1,831,492

                     

Total Liabilities

         

3,544,124

     

3,156,277

                     

Total Equity and Liabilities

         

9,061,708

     

8,322,870

                     

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements. These consolidated condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

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TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(All amounts in USD thousands)

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

 

Attributable to the owners of the parent (1)

     
 

Capital stock (2)

Treasury shares
(2)

Initial public offering expenses

Reserves
(3)

Capital stock issue discount (4)

Currency translation adjustment

Retained earnings

Total

Non-controlling interest

Total Equity

 
 
                       

Balance as of January 1, 2017

2,004,743

(150,000)

(23,295)

1,420,171

(2,324,866)

(2,336,929)

5,801,474

4,391,298

775,295

5,166,593

 
                       

Profit for the period

           

261,335

261,335

49,054

310,389

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period

                     

Currency translation adjustment

         

25,215

 

25,215

9,695

34,910

 

Remeasurement of post employment benefit obligations

     

5,431

     

5,431

449

5,880

 

Cash flow hedges and others, net of tax

     

(391)

     

(391)

13

(378)

 

Others

     

152

     

152

38

190

 
                       

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

-

5,192

-

25,215

261,335

291,742

59,249

350,991

 
                       

Balance as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited)

2,004,743

(150,000)

(23,295)

1,425,363

(2,324,866)

(2,311,714)

6,062,809

4,683,040

834,544

5,517,584

 

 

 

 

(1) Shareholders’ equity determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Luxembourg is disclosed in Note 12 (iii).

(2) The Company has an authorized share capital of a single class of 3.5 billion shares having a nominal value of USD 1.00 per share. As of March 31, 2017, there were 2,004,743,442 shares issued. All issued shares are fully paid. Also, as of March 31, 2017, the Company held 41,666,666 shares as treasury shares.

(3) Include legal reserve under Luxembourg law for USD 200.5 million, undistributable reserves under Luxembourg law for USD 1.4 billion, hedge accounting reserve, net of tax effect, for USD 0.1 million and reserves related to the acquisition of non-controlling interest in subsidiaries for USD (88.5) million.

(4) Represents the difference between book value of non-monetary contributions received from shareholders under Luxembourg GAAP and IFRS.

 

 

Dividends may be paid by Ternium to the extent distributable retained earnings calculated in accordance with Luxembourg law and regulations exist. Therefore, retained earnings included in these consolidated condensed interim financial statements may not be wholly distributable. See Note 12 (iii).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements. These consolidated condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

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TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(All amounts in USD thousands)

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

 

Attributable to the owners of the parent (1)

     
 

Capital stock (2)

Treasury shares
(2)

Initial public offering expenses

Reserves (3)

Capital stock issue discount (4)

Currency translation adjustment

Retained earnings

Total

Non-controlling interest

Total Equity

 
 
                       

Balance as of January 1, 2016

2,004,743

(150,000)

(23,295)

1,444,394

(2,324,866)

(2,300,335)

5,382,507

4,033,148

769,849

4,802,997

 
                       

Profit for the period

           

94,389

94,389

29,193

123,582

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income for the period

                     

Currency translation adjustment

         

(54,356)

 

(54,356)

(34,322)

(88,678)

 

Remeasurement of post employment benefit obligations

     

(1,510)

     

(1,510)

(114)

(1,624)

 

Cash flow hedges, net of tax

     

(438)

     

(438)

(420)

(858)

 

Others

     

244

     

244

10

254

 
                       

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period

-

-

-

(1,704)

-

(54,356)

94,389

38,329

(5,653)

32,676

 
                       

Dividends paid in cash to non-controlling interest

             

-

(50,829)

(50,829)

 
                       

Balance as of March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

2,004,743

(150,000)

(23,295)

1,442,690

(2,324,866)

(2,354,691)

5,476,896

4,071,477

713,367

4,784,844

 
                       

 

 

 

(1) Shareholders’ equity determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Luxembourg is disclosed in Note 12 (iii).

(2) The Company has an authorized share capital of a single class of 3.5 billion shares having a nominal value of USD 1.00 per share. As of March 31, 2016, there were 2,004,743,442 shares issued. All issued shares are fully paid. Also, as of March 31, 2016, the Company held 41,666,666 shares as treasury shares.

(3) Include legal reserve under Luxembourg law for USD 200.5 million, undistributable reserves under Luxembourg law for USD 1.4 billion, hedge accounting reserve, net of tax effect, for USD (1.3) million and reserves related to the acquisition of non-controlling interest in subsidiaries for USD (88.5) million.

(4) Represents the difference between book value of non-monetary contributions received from shareholders under Luxembourg GAAP and IFRS.

 

Dividends may be paid by Ternium to the extent distributable retained earnings calculated in accordance with Luxembourg law and regulations exist. Therefore, retained earnings included in these consolidated condensed interim financial statements may not be wholly distributable. See Note 12 (iii).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements. These consolidated condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

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TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(All amounts in USD thousands)

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Statements of Cash Flows

       

Three-month period ended
March 31,

   

Notes

 

2017

 

2016

       

(Unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities

           

Profit for the period

     

310,389

 

123,582

Adjustments for:

           

Depreciation and amortization

 

7 & 8

 

100,602

 

100,668

Income tax accruals less payments

     

(31,621)

 

(2,928)

Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies

     

(21,410)

 

(2,442)

Interest accruals less payments

     

(1,028)

 

2,633

Changes in provisions

     

636

 

135

Changes in working capital (1)

     

(317,838)

 

(1,920)

Net foreign exchange results and others

     

46,030

 

17,690

             

Net cash provided by operating activities

     

85,760

 

237,418

             
             

Cash flows from investing activities

           

Capital expenditures

 

7 & 8

 

(83,871)

 

(97,817)

Loans to non-consolidated companies

     

(23,904)

 

(22,656)

(Increase) Decrease in other investments

     

(5,479)

 

2,473

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment

     

61

 

214

Dividends received from non-consolidated companies

     

-

 

60

             

Net cash used in investing activities

     

(113,193)

 

(117,726)

             

Cash flows from financing activities

           

Finance lease payments

 

10

 

(1,083)

 

-

Proceeds from borrowings

     

338,927

 

207,350

Repayments of borrowings

     

(208,302)

 

(292,854)

             

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     

129,542

 

(85,504)

             

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     

102,109

 

34,188

             

Movement in cash and cash equivalents

           

At January 1,

     

183,463

 

151,491

Effect of exchange rate changes

     

395

 

(2,061)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     

102,109

 

34,188

             

Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, (2)

     

285,967

 

183,618

             

Non-cash transactions:

           

Acquisition of PP&E under lease contract agreeements

 

10

 

74,919

 

-

 

 

(1) The working capital is impacted by non-cash movement of USD 11.9 million as of March 31, 2017 (USD (37.2) million as of March 31, 2016) due to the variations in the exchange rates used by subsidiaries with functional currencies different from the US dollar.

(2)  It includes restricted cash of USD 82 and USD 86 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. In addition , the Company had other investments with a maturity of more than three months for USD 156,330 and USD 234,717 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements. These consolidated condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

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TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements

 

1.    GENERAL INFORMATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

a)  General information and basis of presentation

 

Ternium S.A. (the “Company” or “Ternium”), was incorporated on December 22, 2003 to hold investments in flat and long steel manufacturing and distributing companies.  The Company has an authorized share capital of a single class of 3.5 billion shares having a nominal value of USD 1.00 per share.  As of March 31, 2017, there were 2,004,743,442 shares issued.  All issued shares are fully paid.

 

Following a corporate reorganization carried out during fiscal year 2005, in January 2006 the Company successfully completed its registration process with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Ternium’s ADSs began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TX” on February 1, 2006.  The Company’s initial public offering was settled on February 6, 2006.  

 

The Company was initially established as a public limited liability company (société anonyme) under Luxembourg’s 1929 holding company regime.  Until termination of such regime on December 31, 2010, holding companies incorporated under the 1929 regime (including the Company) were exempt from Luxembourg corporate and withholding tax over dividends distributed to shareholders.

 

On January 1, 2011, the Company became an ordinary public limited liability company (société anonyme) and, effective as from that date, the Company is subject to all applicable Luxembourg taxes (including, among others, corporate income tax on its worldwide income) and its dividend distributions will generally be subject to Luxembourg withholding tax. However, dividends received by the Company from subsidiaries in high income tax jurisdictions, as defined under Luxembourg law, will continue to be exempt from corporate income tax in Luxembourg under Luxembourg’s participation exemption.

 

As part of the Company’s corporate reorganization in connection with the termination of Luxembourg’s 1929 holding company regime, on December 6, 2010, the Company contributed its equity holdings in all its subsidiaries and all its financial assets to its Luxembourg wholly-owned subsidiary Ternium Investments S.à r.l., or Ternium Investments, in exchange for newly issued corporate units of Ternium Investments. As the assets contributed were recorded at their historical carrying amount in accordance with Luxembourg GAAP, the Company’s December 2010 contribution of such assets to Ternium Investments resulted in a non-taxable revaluation of the accounting value of the Company’s assets under Luxembourg GAAP. The amount of the December 2010 revaluation was equal to the difference between the historical carrying amounts of the assets contributed and the value at which such assets were contributed and amounted to USD 4.0 billion. However, for the purpose of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements, the assets contributed by Ternium to its wholly-owned subsidiary Ternium Investments were recorded based on their historical carrying amounts in accordance with IFRS, with no impact on the financial statements.

 

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TERNIUM S.A.

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

1.    GENERAL INFORMATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued)

 

Following the completion of the corporate reorganization, and upon its conversion into an ordinary Luxembourg holding company, the Company voluntarily recorded a special reserve exclusively for tax-basis purposes. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, this special reserve amounted to USD 6.9 billion and USD 7.1 billion, respectively. The Company expects that, as a result of its corporate reorganization, its current overall tax burden will not increase, as all or substantially all of its dividend income will come from high income tax jurisdictions. In addition, the Company expects that dividend distributions for the foreseeable future will be imputed to the special reserve and therefore should be exempt from Luxembourg withholding tax under current Luxembourg law.

 

The name and percentage of ownership of subsidiaries that have been included in consolidation in these Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements is disclosed in Note 2 to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to changes in presentation in the current period. These reclassifications do not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

The preparation of Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that might affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the statement of financial position, and also the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the reported periods. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The main assumptions and estimates were disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, without significant changes since its publication.

 

Material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. However, the fact that the functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries differs, results in the generation of foreign exchange gains and losses that are included in the Consolidated Condensed Interim Income Statement under “Other financial income (expenses), net”.

 

These Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors of Ternium on April 25, 2017.

 

 

2.     ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

These Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” and are unaudited. These Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (“EU”). Recently issued accounting pronouncements were applied by the Company as from their respective dates.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

2.     ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

These Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements have been prepared following the same accounting policies used in the preparation of the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016. Given that the Company has entered into a new leasing agreement that qualifies as finance leasing (see note 10), and the related accounting policy was not disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2016, as the Company did not have any financial leasing at such date, the accounting policy is detailed below:

 

Finance leases

 

Leases of property, plant and equipment where the Company, as lessee, has substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. Finance leases are capitalized at the lease’s inception at the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding rental obligations, net of finance charges, are included in other short-term and long-term payables. Each lease payment is allocated between the liability and finance cost. The finance cost is charged to the profit or loss over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period. The property, plant and equipment acquired under finance leases is depreciated over the asset’s useful life or over the shorter of the asset’s useful life and the lease term if there is no reasonable certainty that the Company will obtain ownership at the end of the lease term.

 

None of the accounting pronouncements issued after December 31, 2016, and as of the date of these Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or result or operations.

 

3.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

REPORTABLE OPERATING SEGMENTS

 

The Company is organized in two reportable segments: Steel and Mining.

 

The Steel segment includes the sales of steel products, which comprises slabs, hot rolled coils and sheets, cold rolled coils and sheets, tin plate, welded pipes, hot dipped galvanized and electro-galvanized sheets, pre-painted sheets, billets (steel in its basic, semi-finished state), wire rod and bars and other tailor-made products to serve its customers’ requirements.

 

The Steel segment comprises three operating segments: Mexico, Southern Region and Other markets. These three segments have been aggregated considering the economic characteristics and financial effects of each business activity in which the entity engages; the related economic environment in which it operates; the type or class of customer for the products; the nature of the products; and the production processes. The Mexico operating segment comprises the Company’s businesses in Mexico. The Southern region operating segment manages the businesses in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia and Uruguay. The Other markets operating segment includes businesses mainly in United States, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras.

 

The Mining segment includes the sales of mining products, mainly iron ore and pellets, and comprises the mining activities of Las Encinas, an iron ore mining company in which Ternium holds a 100% equity interest and the 50% of the operations and results performed by Peña Colorada, another iron ore mining company in which Ternium maintains that same percentage over its equity interest. Both mining operations are located in Mexico.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

3.    SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

Ternium’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CEO) holds monthly meetings with senior management, in which operating and financial performance information is reviewed, including financial information that differs from IFRS principally as follows:

 

- The use of direct cost methodology to calculate the inventories, while under IFRS is at full cost, including absorption of production overheads and depreciation.

- The use of costs based on previously internally defined cost estimates, while, under IFRS, costs are calculated at historical cost (with the FIFO method).

- Other timing and non-significant differences.

 

Most information on segment assets is not disclosed as it is not reviewed by the CODM (CEO).

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Steel

Mining

Inter-segment eliminations

Total

         

IFRS

       
         

Net sales

2,040,069

62,611

(62,599)

2,040,081

Cost of sales

(1,514,233)

(48,620)

66,418

(1,496,435)

Gross profit

525,836

13,991

3,819

543,646

         

Selling, general and administrative expenses

(169,940)

(2,335)

-

(172,275)

Other operating income, net

(7,404)

184

-

(7,220)

         

Operating income - IFRS

348,492

11,840

3,819

364,151

         

Management view

       
         

Net sales

2,040,069

74,999

(74,987)

2,040,081

Operating income

190,789

25,333

1,541

217,663

         

Reconciliation items:

       
         

Differences in Cost of sales

     

146,488

         

Operating income - IFRS

     

364,151

         

Financial income (expense), net

     

(39,938)

Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies

     

21,410

         

Income before income tax expense - IFRS

     

345,623

         

Depreciation and amortization - IFRS

(89,176)

(11,426)

-

(100,602)

         
 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Steel

Mining

Inter-segment eliminations

Total

         

IFRS

       
         

Net sales

1,655,060

43,841

(43,399)

1,655,502

Cost of sales

(1,282,999)

(48,008)

44,198

(1,286,809)

Gross profit

372,061

(4,167)

799

368,693

         

Selling, general and administrative expenses

(161,287)

(2,729)

-

(164,016)

Other operating income, net

(961)

(1,360)

-

(2,321)

         

Operating income - IFRS

209,813

(8,256)

799

202,356

         

Management view

       
         

Net sales

1,655,060

46,545

(46,103)

1,655,502

Operating income

218,044

(3,747)

2,730

217,027

         

Reconciliation items:

       
         

Differences in Cost of sales

     

(14,671)

         

Operating income - IFRS

     

202,356

         

Financial income (expense), net

     

(21,843)

Equity in losses of non-consolidated companies

     

2,442

         

Income before income tax expense - IFRS

     

182,955

         

Depreciation and amortization - IFRS

(89,042)

(11,626)

-

(100,668)

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

3.      SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

 

There are no revenues from external customers attributable to the Company’s country of incorporation (Luxembourg).

 

For purposes of reporting geographical information, net sales are allocated based on the customer’s location. Allocation of non-current assets is based on the geographical location of the underlying assets.

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Mexico

Southern region

Other markets

Total

         

Net sales

1,304,357

511,792

223,932

2,040,081

         

Non-current assets (1)

4,077,192

745,389

234,007

5,056,588

         
 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Mexico

Southern region

Other markets

Total

         

Net sales

994,923

464,553

196,026

1,655,502

         

Non-current assets (1)

4,145,906

617,155

244,939

5,008,000

         

(1) Includes Property, plant and equipment and Intangible assets.

     

 

4.    COST OF SALES

 

 

Three-month period ended
March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

 

(Unaudited)

       

Inventories at the beginning of the year

1,647,869

 

1,579,120

Translation differences

16,644

 

(46,419)

Plus: Charges for the period

     

Raw materials and consumables used and
other movements

1,373,533

 

871,255

Services and fees

21,721

 

20,582

Labor cost

139,817

 

122,186

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

78,172

 

79,018

Amortization of intangible assets

10,155

 

9,026

Maintenance expenses

101,531

 

100,822

Office expenses

1,647

 

1,467

Insurance

2,114

 

2,208

Change of obsolescence allowance

1,251

 

2,059

Recovery from sales of scrap and by-products

(6,908)

 

(5,356)

Others

6,260

 

6,162

       

Less: Inventories at the end of the period

(1,897,371)

 

(1,455,321)

Cost of Sales

1,496,435

 

1,286,809

 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

5.    SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

 

Three-month period ended
March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

 

(Unaudited)

Services and fees

16,962

 

13,419

Labor cost

48,506

 

44,960

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

2,848

 

3,335

Amortization of intangible assets

9,427

 

9,289

Maintenance and expenses

740

 

868

Taxes

24,557

 

24,381

Office expenses

8,131

 

7,685

Freight and transportation

58,420

 

56,352

Increase (decrease) of allowance for doubtful accounts

1

 

237

Others

2,683

 

3,490

Selling, general and administrative expenses  

172,275

 

164,016

 

 

 

6.    FINANCE EXPENSE, FINANCE INCOME AND OTHER FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES) , NET

 

 

Three-month period ended
March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

 

(Unaudited)

Interest expense

(21,382)

 

(12,656)

       

Finance expense

(21,382)

 

(12,656)

       

Interest income

4,595

 

3,019

       

Finance income

4,595

 

3,019

       

Net foreign exchange gain (loss)

(41,693)

 

(19,113)

Change in fair value of financial assets

(255)

 

4,999

Derivative contract results

19,582

 

2,526

Others

(785)

 

(618)

       

Other financial income (expenses), net

(23,151)

 

(12,206)

 

 

 

7.    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

 

Three-month period ended
March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

 

(Unaudited)

At the beginning of the year

4,135,977

 

4,207,566

       

Currency translation differences

21,678

 

(75,151)

Additions

148,426

 

93,061

Disposals

(3,067)

 

(4,282)

Depreciation charge

(81,020)

 

(82,353)

Transfers and reclassifications

-

 

(4,791)

At the end of the period

4,221,994

 

4,134,050

 
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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

8.    INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

 

Three-month period ended
March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

 

(Unaudited)

At the beginning of the year

842,557

 

888,206

       

Currency translation differences

171

 

(697)

Additions

11,448

 

4,756

Amortization charge

(19,582)

 

(18,315)

At the end of the period

834,594

 

873,950

 

 

 

9.    INVESTMENTS IN NON-CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES

Company

 

Country of incorporation

 

Main activity

 

Voting rights as of

 

Value as of

     

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

                         

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS

 

Brazil

 

Manufacturing and selling of steel products

 

34.39%

 

34.39%

 

447,383

 

411,134

Other non-consolidated companies (1)

                 

10,838

 

7,245

                   

458,221

 

418,379

 

(1) It includes the investments held in Techgen S.A. de C.V., Finma S.A.I.F., Arhsa S.A., Techinst S.A., Recrotek  S.R.L. de C.V. and Gas Industrial de Monterrey S.A. de C.V.

 

(a) Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS

 

On January 16, 2012, the Company’s wholly-owned Luxembourg subsidiary Ternium Investments S.à r.l. (“Ternium Investments”), together with the Company’s Argentine majority-owned subsidiary Siderar S.A.I.C. (“Siderar”), Siderar’s wholly-owned Uruguayan subsidiary Prosid Investments S.A. (“Prosid”), and Confab Industrial S.A., a Brazilian subsidiary of Tenaris S.A. (“TenarisConfab”), joined Usiminas’ existing control group through the acquisition of 84.7, 30.0, and 25.0 million ordinary shares, respectively. The rights and obligations of the control group members are governed by a shareholders’ agreement. As a result of these transactions, the control group, which holds ordinary shares representing the majority of Usiminas’ voting rights, is formed as follows: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation Group (“NSSMC”, formerly Nippon Group), with 46.1% of the voting rights within the control group; T/T Group (comprising TenarisConfab, Prosid, Siderar and Ternium Investments), with 43.3%; and Previdência Usiminas (Usiminas’ employee pension fund), with the remainder 10.6%.

 

On October 2, 2014, Ternium Investments entered into a purchase agreement with Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil – PREVI for the acquisition of 51.4 million ordinary shares of Usiminas at a price of BRL 12 per share, for a total amount of BRL 616.7 million. On October 30, 2014, Ternium Investments completed the acquisition. These additional shares are not subject to the Usiminas shareholders agreement, but must be voted in accordance with the control group decisions.

 

On April 20, 2016, Ternium (through Ternium Investments, Siderar and Prosid) subscribed, in the aggregate, to 8.5 million preferred shares for a total subscription price of BRL 10.9 million (approximately USD 3.1 million). These preferred shares were issued on June 3, 2016. 

 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

9.       INVESTMENTS IN NON-CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (continued)

 

On April 18, 2016, Usiminas’ extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting approved an issuance of 200 million ordinary shares for an aggregate amount of BRL 1 billion and Usiminas launched a multi-round subscription process. On July 19, 2016, following the completion of the subscription process, Usiminas’ extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting homologated the capital increase, and Ternium (through Ternium Investments, Siderar and Prosid) was issued, in the aggregate, 76.4 million ordinary shares for a total subscription price of BRL 382.2 million (approximately USD 110.9 million). Following the issuance of these ordinary shares, Ternium (through Ternium Investments, Siderar and Prosid) owns a total of 242.6 million ordinary shares and 8.5 million preferred shares, representing 20.5% of Usiminas’ capital, and the T/T Group owns 39.6% of Usiminas’ ordinary shares and 1.8% of Usiminas’ preferred shares. Ternium continues to hold 35.6% of Usiminas’ voting rights within the control group and has a participation in Usiminas’ results of 20.5%.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the closing price of the Usiminas ordinary and preferred shares, as quoted on the BM&F Bovespa Stock Exchange, was BRL 8,38 (approximately USD 2,64) per ordinary share and BRL 4,44 (approximately USD 1,40) per preferred share, respectively. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2017, Ternium’s ownership stake had a market value of approximately USD 653.5 million and a carrying value of USD 447.4 million.

 

The Company reviews periodically the recoverability of its investment in Usiminas. To determine the recoverable value, the Company estimates the value in use of the investment by calculating the present value of the expected cash flows or its fair value less costs of disposal.

 

Management expects that Usiminas financial restructuring process (that started in April 2016 with the capital increase) will be completed in the next months. The completion of this process together with the improvement in the share price since June 2016 may lead to an improvement in the value of the investment in Usiminas in future periods.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the value of the investment in Usiminas is comprised as follows:

 

Value of investment

 

USIMINAS

     

As of January 1, 2017

 

411,134

Share of results (1)

 

18,136

Other comprehensive income

 

18,113

     

As of March 31, 2017

 

447,383

     

(1) It includes the adjustment of the values associated to the purchase price allocation.

 

The investment in Usiminas is based in the following calculation:

 

Usiminas' shareholders' equity

 

4,331,658

Percentage of interest of the Company over shareholders' equity

 

20.47%

     

Interest of the Company over shareholders' equity

 

886,514

     

Purchase price allocation

 

81,964

Goodwill

 

328,062

Impairment

 

(849,157)

     

Total Investment in Usiminas

 

447,383

 

 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

9.    INVESTMENTS IN NON-CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (continued)

 

On April 19, 2017, Usiminas approved its consolidated interim accounts as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, which state that revenues, net profit from continuing operations and shareholders’ equity amounted to USD 747 million, USD 34 million and USD 4,331 million, respectively.

   

USIMINAS

Summarized balance sheet (in million USD)

 

As of March 31, 2017

Assets

   

Non-current

 

6,126

Current

 

1,413

Other current investments

 

162

Cash and cash equivalents

 

601

     

Total Assets

 

8,302

Liabilities

   

Non-current

 

690

Non-current borrowings

 

1,976

Current

 

586

Current borrowings

 

190

     

Total Liabilities

 

3,442

     

Minority interest

 

529

     

Shareholders' equity

 

4,331

     
   

USIMINAS

Summarized income statement (in million USD)

 

Three-month period
ended March 31, 2017

     

Net sales

 

747

Cost of sales

 

(595)

Gross Profit

 

152

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(46)

Other operating income, net

 

(48)

Operating income

 

58

Financial expenses, net

 

(17)

Equity in earnings of associated companies

 

12

Profit before income tax

 

53

Income tax expense

 

(19)

Net profit before minority interest

 

34

Minority interest in other subsidiaries

 

(6)

Net profit for the period

 

28

 

(b) Techgen S.A. de C.V.

 

Techgen is a Mexican natural gas-fired combined cycle electric power plant in the Pesquería area of the State of Nuevo León, Mexico. The company started producing energy on December 1st, 2016 and is fully operational. As of February 2017, Ternium, Tenaris, and Tecpetrol International S.A. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of San Faustin S.A., the controlling shareholder of both Ternium and Tenaris) completed their investments in Techgen. Techgen is currently owned 48% by Ternium, 30% by Tecpetrol and 22% by Tenaris. Ternium and Tenaris also agreed to enter into power supply and transportation agreements with Techgen, pursuant to which Ternium and Tenaris will contract 78% and 22%, respectively, of Techgen’s power capacity of 900 megawatts. During 2016 and 2017, Techgen’s shareholders made additional investments in Techgen, in the form of subordinated loans, which in the case of Ternium amounted to USD 128.7 million, which are due in June 2020.

 

For commitments from Ternium in connection with Techgen, see note 12.

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

10.  FINANCE LEASES

 

As of March 31, 2017, the Company has a contract that qualifies as financial lease agreement with Air Liquide Argentina S.A., being the object of the lease a plant for the provision of industrial gas located in the Company’s plant in San Nicolas, Argentina. This contract does not consider a purchase option of the related asset on its expiry date. The total commitment generated a current finance lease liability of USD 7.7 million and a non-current finance lease liability of USD 67.2 million. The total finance lease liability to be paid on expiry of the lease contract amounts to USD 74.9 million.

 

The reconciliation of the minimum future payments and the present value of the contract are as follows:

   

As of March 31, 2017

     

Commitments in relation to finance leases are payable as follows:

   

Within one year

 

7,967

Later than one year but not later than five years

 

31,870

Later than five years

 

79,674

Minimum lease payments

 

119,511

Future finance charges

 

(44,592)

Total Financial lease liabilities

 

74,919

     

The present value of finance lease liabilities is as follows:

   

Within one year

 

7,683

Later than one year but not later than five years

 

26,030

Later than five years

 

41,206

     

Total minimum lease payments

 

74,919

 

 

Property, plant and equipment include a net book value of USD 76.0 million in connection with assets leased to the Company under this finance lease. The duration of the lease contract is 15 years and the amortization period of the related asset is 15 years as well.

 

11.  DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENDS

 

On February 21, 2017, the Board of Directors proposed a dividend distribution of USD 0.10 per share (USD 1.00 per ADS), or approximately USD 196.3 million in the aggregate, which is subject to shareholders’ approval at the Company’s annual general shareholders’ meeting to be held on May 3, 2017. If the annual dividend is approved at the shareholders’ meeting, it will be paid on May 12, 2017, with record-date of May 9, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

12.  CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS

 

This note should be read in conjunction with Note 24 to the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016. The main contingencies and commitments are as follows:

 

(i) Tax claims and other contingencies

 

(a) Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) – Tender offer litigation

 

Following a January 2012 acquisition of a significant participation in Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. – USIMINAS (Usiminas) by Ternium Investments S.à r.l. (Ternium Investments), its subsidiary Siderar, and Confab Industrial S.A. --a Brazilian subsidiary of Tenaris S.A.--, Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) and various entities affiliated with CSN initiated a lawsuit against the acquirers. The CSN lawsuit alleges that, under applicable Brazilian laws and rules, the acquirers were required to launch a tag-along tender offer to all non-controlling holders of Usiminas ordinary shares for a price per share equal to 80% of the price per share paid in such acquisition, or BRL 28.8, and seeks an order to compel the acquirers to launch an offer at that price plus interest. If so ordered, the offer would need to be made to 182,609,851 ordinary shares of Usiminas not belonging to Usiminas’ control group; Ternium Investments and Siderar’s respective shares in the offer would be of 60.6% and 21.5%. On September 23, 2013, the first instance court dismissed the CSN lawsuit, and on February 8, 2017, the court of appeals maintained the understanding of the first instance court. CSN has already filed a motion for clarification against the decision of the court of appeals, and may still appeal to the Superior Court of Justice or the Federal Supreme Court. For further information on the CSN lawsuit, see note 24 to Ternium’s Consolidated Financial Statement for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Ternium continues to believe that all of CSN's claims and allegations are groundless and without merit, as confirmed by several opinions of Brazilian legal counsel, two decisions issued by the Brazilian securities regulator (the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, or CVM) in February 2012 and December 2016 in connection with the acquisition, and the first and second instance court decisions referred to above. Accordingly, no provision was recorded in these Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements.

 

(b) Shareholder claims relating to the October 2014 acquisition of Usiminas shares

 

On April 14, 2015, the staff of the CVM determined that a second acquisition of ordinary shares of Usiminas by Ternium Investments, completed in October 2014, triggered a requirement under applicable Brazilian laws and regulations for Usiminas’ controlling shareholders to launch a tender offer to all non-controlling holders of Usiminas ordinary shares. The CVM staff’s determination was made further to a request by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) and its affiliates, who alleged that Ternium’s 2014 acquisition had exceeded a threshold that triggers the tender offer requirement. In the CVM staff’s view, the 2014 acquisition exceeded the applicable threshold by 5.2 million shares. On April 29, 2015, Ternium filed an appeal to be submitted to the CVM’s Board of Commissioners. On May 5, 2015, the CVM staff confirmed that the appeal would be submitted to the Board of Commissioners and that the effects of the staff’s decision would be stayed until such Board rules on the matter. On June 15, 2015, upon an appeal filed by NSSMC, the CVM staff changed its earlier decision and stated that the obligation to launch a tender offer would fall exclusively on Ternium. Ternium’s appeal has been submitted to the CVM’s Board of Commissioners and it is currently expected that such Board will rule on the appeal in the first half of 2017. In the event the appeal is not successful, under applicable CVM rules Ternium may elect to sell to third parties the 5.2 million shares allegedly acquired in excess of the threshold, in which case no tender offer would be required.

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

12.  CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS (continued)

 

(c) Potential Mexican income tax adjustment

 

In March 2015, the Mexican tax authorities, as part of a tax audit to Ternium Mexico with respect to fiscal year 2008, challenged the deduction by Ternium Mexico’s predecessor IMSA Acero of a tax loss arising from an intercompany sale of shares in December 2008. Although the tax authorities have not yet determined the amount of their claim, they have indicated in a preliminary report that they have observations that may result in an income tax adjustment currently estimated at approximately USD 59 million, including interest and fines.

 

Ternium Mexico requested an injunction from the Mexican courts against the audit observations, and also filed its defense and supporting documents with the Mexican tax authorities. The Company, based on the advice of counsel, believes that an unfavorable outcome in connection with this matter is not probable and, accordingly, no provision has been recorded in its financial statements.

 

(d) Tax claim on Argentine personal assets tax for 2008, 2009 and 2010

 

On June 28, 2016, Siderar was notified of a tax assessment by the Argentine tax authorities (AFIP) for allegedly omitted taxes in its capacity as substitute obligor for the personal assets tax for 2008, 2009 and 2010 over the investment held by its shareholder Ternium España S.L.U. In its assessment, AFIP challenged the availability of the benefits contemplated under the double taxation treaty between Argentina and Spain then in effect and required Siderar to pay taxes and related interest for approximately USD 15.9 million as of such date. On August 4, 2016, Siderar appealed AFIP’s assessment before the National Tax Court.

 

In March 2017, Ternium decided to include this tax assessment in an official fiscal plan, which condoned part of the related interest and the whole amount in connection with fines. The total payment, which also included the principal and interest for the fiscal periods 2011 and 2012, amounted to USD 12.8 million, extinguishing all the liabilities related to this tax claim.

 

(ii) Commitments

 

(a) Siderar entered into a contract with Tenaris, a related company of Ternium, for the supply of steam generated at the power generation facility that Tenaris owns in the compound of the Ramallo facility of Siderar. Under this contract, Tenaris has to provide 250 tn/hour of steam, and Siderar has the obligation to take or pay this volume. The amount of this outsourcing agreement totals USD 21.7 million and is due to terminate in 2018.

 

Siderar also signed various contracts for the provision of natural gas, assuming firm commitments for a total of USD 12.7 million payable during the 2017 financial year.

 

(b) Siderar, within the investment plan, has entered into several commitments to acquire new production equipment for a total consideration of USD 16.0 million.

 

(c) Siderar signed an agreement with Air Liquide Argentina S.A. for the supply of oxygen, nitrogen and argon until 2021, for an aggregate amount of USD 26.1 million.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

12.  CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS (continued)

 

(d) On December 20, 2000, Hylsa (Ternium Mexico’s predecessor) entered into a 25-year contract with Iberdrola Energia Monterrey, S.A. de C.V. (“Iberdrola”), a Mexican subsidiary of Iberdrola Energía, S.A., for the supply to four of Ternium Mexico’s plants of a contracted electrical demand of 111.2 MW. Iberdrola currently supplies approximately 24% of Ternium Mexico’s electricity needs under this contract. Although the contract was to be effective through 2027, on April 28, 2014, Ternium Mexico and Iberdrola entered into a new supply contract and terminated the previous one. In consideration of the termination of the previous contract, Iberdrola has granted Ternium Mexico a credit of USD 750 thousand per MW of the 111.2 MW contracted capacity, resulting over time in a total value of USD 83.4 million.  In addition, Iberdrola agreed to recognize to Ternium México USD 15.0 million through discounted rates. As a result of the above mentioned credit and discount, the company expects to incur in electricity rates comparable to those obtained in the past under the previous contract’s terms for a period that is estimated to be approximately 1.5 years. Following such period, Ternium Mexico’s rates under the contract will increase to market rates with a 2.5% discount; however, Ternium Mexico will be entitled to terminate the contract without penalty.

 

(e) Several Ternium Mexico’s subsidiaries which have facilities throughout the Mexican territory are parties to a long term energy purchase agreement for purchased capacity of electricity with Tractebel Energía de Monterrey, S. de R.L. de C.V., distributed among each plant defined as a capacity user.  Each capacity user is committed to pay Tractebel for the purchased capacity and for the net energy delivered. Ternium Mexico is required to provide its best estimate of its expected nomination for capacity and energy under the specific limits and timelines. The monthly payments are calculated considering the capacity charges, energy charges, back-up power charges, and transmission charges, less any steam credits. The contracted amount is of USD 33.0 million and the contract will terminate in April 2018.

 

(f) Following the maturity of a previously existing railroad freight services agreement during 2013, in April 2014, Ternium México and Ferrocarril Mexicano, S. A. de C. V. (“Ferromex”) entered into a new railroad freight services agreement pursuant to which Ferromex will transport Ternium Mexico’s products through railroads operated by Ferromex for a term of five years through 2019. Subject to Ternium’s board approval, both Ternium Mexico and Ferromex would be required to make (within a period of 36 months) certain investments to improve the loading and unloading of gondolas. The total investment commitment of Ternium México and Ferromex was already invested as of March 31, 2017. Under the agreement, Ternium Mexico has guaranteed to Ferromex a minimum average transport load of 200,000 metric tons per month in any six-month period. In the event that the actual per-month average transport loads in any six-month period were lower than such guaranteed minimum, Ternium Mexico would be required to compensate Ferromex for the shortfall so that Ferromex receives a rate equivalent to a total transport load of 1,200,000 metric tons for such six-month period. However, any such compensation will not be payable if the lower transport loads were due to adverse market conditions, or to adverse operating conditions at Ternium Mexico’s facilities.

 

(g) Techgen is a party to gas transportation capacity agreements with Kinder Morgan Gas Natural de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC and Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline LLC for the whole transportation capacity starting on August 1, 2016 and ending during the second half of 2036. As of March 31, 2017, the outstanding value of this commitment was approximately USD 275 million. Ternium’s exposure under the guarantee in connection with these agreements amounts to USD 132.0 million, corresponding to the 48% of the agreements’ outstanding value as of March 31, 2017.

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

12.  CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS (continued)

 

(h) Ternium issued a Corporate Guarantee covering 48% of the obligations of Techgen under a syndicated loan agreement between Techgen and several banks led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, and Natixis, New York Branch acting as joint bookrunners. The loan agreement amounted to USD 800 million and the proceeds will be used by Techgen in the construction of the facility. As of March 31, 2017, the outstanding amount under the loan agreement was USD 760 million, as a result the amount guaranteed by Ternium was approximately USD 365 million. The main covenants under the Corporate Guarantee are limitations on the sale of certain assets and compliance with financial ratios (e.g. leverage ratio). As of March 31, 2017, Techgen and Ternium, as guarantor, were in compliance with all of their covenants.

 

(iii) Restrictions on the distribution of profits

 

Under Luxembourg law, at least 5% of net income per year calculated in accordance with Luxembourg law and regulations must be allocated to a reserve until such reserve equals 10% of the share capital. At December 31, 2013, this reserve reached the above-mentioned threshold.

 

As of December 31, 2016, Ternium may pay dividends up to USD 3.4 billion in accordance with Luxembourg law and regulations.

 

Shareholders' equity under Luxembourg law and regulations comprises the following captions:

 

   

As of December 31, 2016

     

Share capital

 

2,004,743

Legal reserve

 

200,474

Non distributable reserves

 

1,414,122

Reserve for own shares

 

59,600

Accumulated profit at January 1, 2016

 

3,353,166

Loss for the year

 

(20,990)

     

Total shareholders' equity under Luxembourg GAAP

 

7,011,115

 

13.  AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CSA SIDERÚRGICA DO ATLÂNTICO LTDA.

 

On February 21, 2017, the company’s wholly-owned Luxembourg subsidiary Ternium Investments S.à r.l. entered into a definitive agreement with thyssenkrupp AG (“tkAG”) to acquire a 100% ownership interest in thyssenkrupp Slab International B.V. (“tkSI”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico Ltda. (“CSA”). In addition, tkAG will assign to Ternium a 2.0 million tons per year agreement to supply slabs to thyssenkrupp’s former Calvert re-rolling facility in Alabama, U.S.. The price of the transaction was set using EUR1.5 billion as enterprise value and September 30, 2016, as a locked-box date, and is subject to agreed-upon adjustments at closing. The transaction, which will require antitrust clearance in several jurisdictions, including Brazil, Germany and the U.S., and other conditions, is expected to close on or before September 30, 2017.

 

The assets to be acquired had in calendar year 2016 consolidated annual sales of EUR 1.6 billion, shipments of 4.3 million tons and EBITDA of EUR256 million. CSA is a steel slab producer with a steelmaking facility located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and has an annual production capacity of 5 million tons of high-end steel slabs, a deep-water harbor and a 490 MW combined cycle power plant.

 

Ternium anticipates that it will finance the acquisition with bank debt, and that it will begin consolidating tkSI’s balance sheet and results of operations as from the third quarter of 2017.

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

14.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As  of  March  31,  2017,  Techint  Holdings  S.à r.l.  (“Techint”)  owned   62.02%  of the Company’ s share capital and Tenaris Investments S.à r.l. (“Tenaris”) held 11.46% of the Company’s share capital.  Each of Techint and Tenaris were controlled by San Faustin S.A., a Luxembourg company (“San Faustin”). Rocca & Partners Stichting Administratiekantoor Aandelen San Faustin (“RP STAK”), a Dutch private foundation (Stichting), held voting shares in San Faustin sufficient in number to control San Faustin.  No person or group of persons controls RP STAK.

 

The following transactions were carried out with related parties:

 

Three-month period ended
March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

 

(Unaudited)

(i) Transactions

     

(a) Sales of goods and services

     

Sales of goods to other related parties

27,022

 

6,135

Sales of services and others to non-consolidated parties

43

 

264

Sales of services and others to other related parties

120

 

210

       
 

27,185

 

6,609

(b) Purchases of goods and services

     

Purchases of goods from non-consolidated parties

52,285

 

39,455

Purchases of goods from other related parties

12,713

 

12,406

Purchases of services and others from non-consolidated parties

2,591

 

2,354

Purchases of services and others from other related parties

31,220

 

25,439

       
 

98,809

 

79,654

(c) Financial results

     

Income with non-consolidated parties

1,696

 

400

       
 

1,696

 

400

(d) Dividends received

     

Dividends received from non-consolidated parties

-

 

60

       
 

-

 

60

(e) Other income and expenses

     

Income (expenses), net with non-consolidated parties

1,733

 

415

Income (expenses), net with other related parties

151

 

140

       
 

1,884

 

555

       
       
 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

(Unaudited)

   
       

(ii) Period-end balances

     

(a) Arising from sales/purchases of goods/services

     

Receivables from non-consolidated parties

128,874

 

103,333

Receivables from other related parties

19,397

 

7,043

Advances from non-consolidated parties

7

 

-

Advances to suppliers with other related parties

461

 

283

Payables to non-consolidated parties

(9,247)

 

(25,889)

Payables to other related parties

(30,047)

 

(26,313)

       
 

109,445

 

58,457

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2017

and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

 

15.  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

 

IFRS 13 requires for financial instruments that are measured at fair value, a disclosure of fair value measurements by level. See note 28 of the Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2016 for definitions of levels of fair values and figures at that date.

 

The following table presents the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value:

   

Fair value measurement as of March 31, 2017
(in USD thousands):

Description

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

             

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

           

Cash and cash equivalents

 

228,397

 

228,397

 

-

Other investments

 

105,068

 

100,056

 

5,012

Derivative financial instruments

 

13,195

 

-

 

13,195

             

Total assets

 

346,660

 

328,453

 

18,207

             

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

           

Derivative financial instruments

 

746

 

-

 

746

             

Total liabilities

 

746

 

-

 

746

             
   

Fair value measurement as of December 31, 2016
(in USD thousands):

Description

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

             

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

           

Cash and cash equivalents

 

100,026

 

100,026

 

-

Other investments

 

83,117

 

78,105

 

5,012

Derivative financial instruments

 

316

 

-

 

316

             

Total assets

 

183,459

 

178,131

 

5,328

             

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

           

Derivative financial instruments

 

287

 

-

 

287

             

Total liabilities

 

287

 

-

 

287

 

There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and there were no financial assets and liabilities considered as Level 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pablo Brizzio

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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