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Elanco Animal Health Inc - Quarter Report: 2022 March (Form 10-Q)


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2022
OR
Transition Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-38661
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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
INDIANA
 82-5497352
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2500 INNOVATION WAY, GREENFIELD, INDIANA 46140
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (877) 352-6261
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par valueELANNew York Stock Exchange
5.00% Tangible Equity UnitsELATNew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes No
The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of May 4, 2022 was 474,096,131.




ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCORPORATED
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTOR SUMMARY

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Form 10-Q) includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, statements concerning the impact on Elanco Animal Health Incorporated and its subsidiaries (collectively, Elanco, the Company, we, us or our) caused by the integration of Kindred Biosciences, Inc. (KindredBio) and the animal health business of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (Bayer), expected synergies and cost savings, product launches, the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, conflict involving Russia and Ukraine and the potential impact on our business and global economic conditions, reduction of debt, expectations relating to liquidity and sources of capital, our expected compliance with debt covenants, cost savings, expenses, and reserves relating to restructuring actions, our industry and our operations, performance and financial condition, and including, in particular, statements relating to our business, growth strategies, distribution strategies, product development efforts and future expenses.

Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include regional, national, or global political, economic, business, competitive, market, and regulatory conditions, including but not limited to the following:
heightened competition, including from generics;
the impact of disruptive innovations and advances in veterinary medical practices, animal health technologies and alternatives to animal-derived protein;
changes in regulatory restrictions on the use of antibiotics in farm animals;
our ability to implement our business strategies or achieve targeted cost efficiencies and gross margin improvements;
consolidation of our customers and distributors;
an outbreak of infectious disease carried by farm animals;
the impact on our operations, the supply chain, customer demand, and our liquidity as a result of the COVID-19 global health pandemic;
the success of our R&D and licensing efforts;
misuse, off-label or counterfeiting use of our products;
unanticipated safety, quality or efficacy concerns and the impact of identified concerns associated with our products;
fluctuations in our business results due to seasonality and other factors;
the impact of weather conditions and the availability of natural resources;
risks related to the modification of foreign trade policy;
risks related to currency rate fluctuations;
our dependence on the success of our top products;
the impact of customer exposure to rising costs and reduced customer income;
the lack of availability or significant increases in the cost of raw materials;
use of alternative distribution channels and the impact of increased or decreased sales to our channel distributors resulting in fluctuation in our revenues;
risks related to the write-down of goodwill or identifiable intangible assets;
risks related to the evaluation of animals;
manufacturing problems and capacity imbalances;
the impact of litigation, regulatory investigations, and other legal matters and the risk that our insurance policies may be insufficient to protect us from the impact of such matters;
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actions by regulatory bodies, including as a result of their interpretation of studies on product safety;
risks related to tax expense or exposure;
risks related to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations;
risks related to our presence in foreign markets;
challenges to our intellectual property rights or our alleged violation of rights of others;
our dependence on sophisticated information technology and infrastructure and the impact of breaches of our information technology systems;
the impact of increased regulation or decreased financial support related to farm animals;
adverse effects of labor disputes, strikes, work stoppages, and the loss of key personnel or highly skilled employees;
risks related to underfunded pension plan liabilities;
our ability to complete acquisitions and successfully integrate the businesses we acquire, including KindredBio and the animal health business of Bayer (Bayer Animal Health);
the effect of our substantial indebtedness on our business, including restrictions in our debt agreements that will limit our operating flexibility; and
risks related to certain governance provisions in our constituent documents.
See Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Part II of this Form 10-Q, for a further description of these and other factors. Although we have attempted to identify important risk factors, there may be other risk factors not presently known to us or that we presently believe are not material that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report. If any of these risks materialize, or if any of the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results and developments may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report. We caution you against relying on any forward-looking statements, which should also be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included elsewhere in this quarterly report. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this quarterly report speaks only as of the date hereof. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or to revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.


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PART I

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in millions, except per-share data)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20222021
Revenue$1,225 $1,242 
Costs, expenses and other:
Cost of sales509 569 
Research and development81 89 
Marketing, selling and administrative320 348 
Amortization of intangible assets
137 147 
Asset impairment, restructuring and other special charges
46 108 
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest52 61 
Other expense, net— 
1,154 1,322 
Income (loss) before income taxes71 (80)
Income tax expense (benefit)23 (19)
Net income (loss)$48 $(61)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic $0.10 $(0.12)
Diluted$0.10 $(0.12)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic488.0 486.7 
Diluted492.2 486.7 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)
(in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Net income (loss)$48 $(61)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain on derivatives for cash flow hedges, net of taxes109 53 
Foreign currency translation(85)(466)
Defined benefit pension and retiree health benefit plans, net of taxes(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes23 (405)
Comprehensive income (loss)$71 $(466)
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except share data)
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
Assets 
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$342 $638 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $12 (2022 and 2021)
973 833 
Other receivables219 195 
Inventories1,345 1,373 
Prepaid expenses and other315 237 
Total current assets3,194 3,276 
Noncurrent Assets
Goodwill6,116 6,172 
Other intangibles, net5,395 5,587 
Other noncurrent assets559 387 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $670 (2022) and $1,041 (2021)
987 1,061 
Total assets$16,251 $16,483 
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable$402 $418 
Employee compensation111 185 
Sales rebates and discounts295 316 
Current portion of long-term debt61 294 
Other current liabilities438 430 
Total current liabilities1,307 1,643 
Noncurrent Liabilities
Long-term debt6,073 6,025 
Accrued retirement benefits 270 271 
Deferred taxes747 745 
Other noncurrent liabilities242 261 
Total liabilities8,639 8,945 
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
— — 
Common stock, no par value, 5,000,000,000 shares authorized, 474,091,024 and 473,119,786 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
— — 
Additional paid-in capital8,699 8,696 
Accumulated deficit(901)(949)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(186)(209)
Total equity7,612 7,538 
Total liabilities and equity$16,251 $16,483 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in millions)
Common StockAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
SharesAmountAdditional Paid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitCash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss)Foreign Currency TranslationDefined Benefit Pension and Retiree Health Benefit PlansTotalTotal Equity
December 31, 2020
472.0 $— $8,650 $(477)$(61)$360 $$303 $8,476 
Net loss— — — (61)— — — — (61)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax— — — — 53 (466)(405)(405)
Stock compensation — — 15 — — — — — 15 
Issuance of stock under employee stock plans, net1.0 — (18)— — — — — (18)
March 31, 2021473.0 $— $8,647 $(538)$(8)$(106)$12 $(102)$8,007 
December 31, 2021
473.1 $— $8,696 $(949)$25 $(253)$19 $(209)$7,538 
Net income— — — 48 — — — — 48 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax— — — — 109 (85)(1)23 23 
Stock compensation— — 14 — — — — — 14 
Issuance of stock under employee stock plans, net1.0 — (11)— — — — — (11)
March 31, 2022474.1 $— $8,699 $(901)$134 $(338)$18 $(186)$7,612 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20222021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income (loss)$48 $(61)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization176 202 
Deferred income taxes(11)(32)
Stock-based compensation expense14 15 
Asset impairment and write-down charges28 
Gain on sale of assets— 
Inventory fair value step-up amortization— 62 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(331)(183)
Other non-cash operating activities, net13 10 
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities(62)22 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net purchases of property and equipment(19)(18)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired— 73 
Purchases of intangible assets— (33)
Purchases of software(7)(5)
Other investing activities, net(3)(7)
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities(29)10 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from revolving credit facility63 150 
Repayments of long-term borrowings(89)(20)
Repayments of revolving credit facility(163)(100)
Other net financing transactions with Lilly — (11)
Other financing activities, net(11)(17)
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities(200)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(5)(25)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(296)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1638 506 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31$342 $515 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(Tables present dollars and shares in millions, except per-share and per-unit data)

Note 1. Background

Elanco is a global animal health company that innovates, develops, manufactures and markets products for pets and farm animals. We offer a portfolio of approximately 200 brands to pet owners, veterinarians and farm animal producers in more than 90 countries. Our products are generally sold worldwide directly to wholesalers, distributors, and independent retailers. Certain products are also sold directly to farm animal producers and veterinarians. We have a diversified business of products across species consisting of: dogs and cats (collectively, pet health) and cattle, poultry, swine and aqua (collectively, farm animal).

Elanco was incorporated in Indiana on September 18, 2018, and prior to that was a business unit of Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly).

Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

We have prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2021 included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2022. In addition, results for interim periods should not be considered indicative of results for any other interim period or for the full year ending December 31, 2022 or any other future period.

In our opinion, the financial statements reflect all adjustments (including those that are normal and recurring) that are necessary for fair presentation of the results of operations for the periods shown. In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain reclassifications of prior year information have been made to conform to the current year's presentation.

The significant accounting policies set forth in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 appropriately represent, in all material respects, the current status of our accounting policies, except as it relates to the adoption of the standard that was effective January 1, 2022 as described in Note 3: Implementation of New Financial Accounting Pronouncements.

Note 3. Implementation of New Financial Accounting Pronouncements

The following table provides a brief description of an accounting standard that was effective January 1, 2022 and was adopted on that date:
StandardDescriptionEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832)
The amendments in this update require annual disclosure of transactions with governments that are accounted for by applying a grant or contribution model. The new pronouncement requires entities to provide information about the nature, terms and conditions associated with the transactions and the financial statement line items affected.The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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The following table provides a brief description of an accounting standard that is applicable to us but has not yet been adopted:
StandardDescriptionEffective DateEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2020-04, Reference rate reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting; ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope
ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU 2021-01 clarifies the scope of Topic 848 so that derivatives affected by the discounting transition are explicitly eligible for certain optional expedients and exceptions.Adoption of the guidance is optional and effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Adoption is permitted at any time during the period on a prospective basis.
Our current credit facilities reference London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a benchmark rate. The underlying credit agreements include provisions which outline criteria for establishing a consistent replacement benchmark rate in the event that LIBOR is discontinued. Therefore, it is unlikely that we will need to adopt this optional guidance. However, we will continue to evaluate the impact as reference rate reform activities occur.

Note 4. Revenue

Our sales rebates and discounts are based on specific agreements. The most significant of our sales rebate and discount programs in terms of accrual and payment amounts, percentage of our products that are sold via these programs, and level of judgment required in estimating the appropriate transaction price, relate to our programs in the U.S., France and the United Kingdom (U.K.). As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the aggregate liability for sales rebates and discounts for these countries represented approximately 75% and 76%, respectively, of our total liability.

The following table summarizes the activity in our global sales rebates and discounts liability:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Beginning balance$316 $295 
Reduction of revenue219 182 
Payments(240)(146)
Ending balance$295 $331 

Adjustments to revenue recognized as a result of changes in estimates for the judgments described above during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 for product shipped in previous periods were not material.

Actual global product returns were less than 1% and 1% of net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table summarizes our revenue disaggregated by product category:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Pet Health$639 $645 
Farm Animal569 578 
Contract Manufacturing (1)
17 19 
Revenue$1,225 $1,242 
(1)Represents revenue from arrangements in which we manufacture products on behalf of a third party, including supply agreements associated with divestitures of products related to the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health.

Note 5. Acquisitions and Divestitures

KindredBio Acquisition

On August 27, 2021, we acquired KindredBio, a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative biologics focused on saving and improving the lives of pets. The acquisition further accelerates our pet health expansion, particularly by expanding our presence in dermatology.

The transaction was accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. The acquisition method requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The determination of estimated fair value requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets, where applicable, has been recorded as goodwill. The results of operations of the acquisition is included in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

In connection with the merger agreement, we acquired all outstanding stock of KindredBio for $9.25 per share, or an aggregate cash purchase consideration of $444 million. We utilized our revolving credit facility and cash on hand to finance the acquisition. Refer to Note 9: Debt for further details.

On May 5, 2021, we signed an agreement with KindredBio to acquire exclusive global rights to KIND-030, a monoclonal antibody that is being developed for the treatment and prevention of canine parvovirus. We calculated the fair value of the liability associated with that agreement using an income approach leveraging the estimated sales royalty, sales milestone and technical milestone payments avoided, and settled the $26 million liability upon the closing of our acquisition of KindredBio. Refer to Note 6: Asset Impairment, Restructuring and Other Special Charges for further discussion.

Revenue and loss from KindredBio included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were immaterial.

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The following table summarizes the preliminary amounts recognized for assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date:

Estimated Fair Value at August 27, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents$31 
Other net working capital
Property and equipment33 
Intangible assets, primarily acquired in-process research and development (IPR&D)339 
Deferred income taxes, net(23)
Total identifiable net assets389 
Goodwill29 
Settlement of liability related to previous license agreement26 
Total consideration transferred$444 

The accounting for this acquisition is substantially complete, with the exception of the finalization of the valuation of intangible assets, tax-related amounts and minor working capital adjustments. The measurement period adjustments recorded during 2022, which were made to reflect the facts and circumstances in existence as of the acquisition date, primarily related to changes in the estimated fair value of acquired IPR&D and minor tax and working capital adjustments. The net impact of these adjustments was a decrease of $4 million to goodwill. Finalization of the valuation during the measurement period could result in a change in the amounts recorded for the acquisition date fair value. The completion of the valuation will occur no later than one year from the acquisition date.

Property and equipment is mostly comprised of land, buildings, equipment (including laboratory equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment), and construction in progress. The estimated fair value of real and personal property was determined using the sales comparison data valuation technique, to the extent that market data for similar assets was available. When market pricing data was not available for a given asset or asset class, the direct replacement cost method was used.

The estimated fair values of acquired IPR&D were determined using the income approach, which is a valuation technique that provides an estimate of the fair value of an asset based on market participant expectations of the cash flows an asset would generate over its remaining useful life. Some of the significant assumptions inherent in the development of these asset valuations include the estimated net cash flows for each year for each asset (including revenues, cost of sales, R&D expenses, marketing, selling and administrative expenses, and contributory asset charges), the appropriate discount rate necessary to measure the risk inherent in each future cash flow stream, the life cycle of each asset, the potential regulatory and commercial success risk, and competitive trends impacting the asset and each cash flow stream, as well as other factors.

The goodwill recognized from this acquisition is primarily attributable to KindredBio's assembled workforce and expected synergies. The majority of goodwill associated with this acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.




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Divestitures

Shawnee and Speke divestitures

During 2021, as part of our strategy to optimize our manufacturing footprint, we announced an agreement with TriRx Pharmaceuticals (TriRx) to sell our manufacturing sites in Shawnee, Kansas and Speke, U.K. (Speke), including the planned transfer of approximately 600 employees. In connection with these arrangements, we also entered into long-term manufacturing and supply agreements, under which TriRx will manufacture existing Elanco products at both sites upon the closing of the transactions. On August 1, 2021, we completed the sale of our Shawnee site and expect to receive gross cash proceeds of $51 million over a period of three years based on the terms of the agreement, beginning in the second half of 2022. On February 1, 2022, we completed the sale of our Speke site and expect to receive gross cash proceeds of $32 million over a period of one year commencing 12 months from the closing date. Receivables for the expected cash proceeds are included in other receivables and other noncurrent assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Upon closing, we recorded a contract asset of $55 million for the favorable supply agreement, which is included in prepaid expenses and other and other noncurrent assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The related assets for Speke were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2021. The divestitures did not represent a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on our operations and financial results, and therefore does not qualify for reporting as a discontinued operation. See Note 6: Asset Impairment, Restructuring and Other Special Charges for further information.

Assets Held For Sale

Assets and liabilities considered held for sale in connection with the above divestitures were included in the respective line items on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:
December 31, 2021
Inventories$31 
Property and equipment, net50 
Total assets held for sale$81 

Subsequent Transactions

Microbiome R&D platform carve-out

In April 2022, we signed an agreement to transfer assets associated with our microbiome R&D platform to a newly created, independent biopharmaceutical company, BiomEdit, focused on developing solutions for animal and human health. As part of the agreement, we will retain a non-voting, minority stake in the company. Assets transferred include intellectual property and laboratory equipment. The book values of those assets were not material. In addition, we have entered into transitional services agreements with the company for certain services. We have determined that the disposal of the related net assets does not qualify for reporting as a discontinued operation because it does not represent a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on our operations and financial results. The accounting for this transaction is not yet complete, but we expect to record a gain on the disposal in the second quarter of 2022. While there is no certainty that additional equity in BiomEdit will be sold, the sale of additional Series A equity by the company during 2022 could result in additional gains.

Note 6. Asset Impairment, Restructuring and Other Special Charges

In recent years, we have incurred substantial costs associated with restructuring programs and cost-reduction initiatives designed to achieve a flexible and competitive cost structure. As discussed further below, restructuring activities primarily include charges associated with facility rationalization and workforce reductions. In connection with our recent acquisitions, including the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health, we have also incurred costs associated with executing transactions and integrating acquired operations, which may include expenditures for banking, legal, accounting, and other similar services. In addition, we have incurred costs to stand up our organization as an independent company. All operating functions can be impacted by these actions; therefore, non-cash expenses associated with our tangible and intangible assets can be incurred as a result of revised fair value projections and/or determinations to no longer utilize certain assets in the business on an ongoing basis.

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For finite-lived intangible assets and other long-lived assets, whenever impairment indicators are present, we calculate the undiscounted value of projected cash flows associated with the asset, or group of assets, and compare it to the carrying amount. If the carrying amount is greater, we record an impairment loss for the excess of book value over fair value. Determinations of fair value can result from a complex series of judgments and rely on estimates and assumptions. See Note 2: Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for discussion regarding estimates and assumptions.
2021 Restructuring Programs

In 2021, we announced two separate restructuring programs to improve operating efficiencies.

The actions proposed in January 2021 focused on streamlining processes and delivering increased efficiency in functional areas, while improving the productivity of our investments in innovation. As part of the restructuring plan, we closed our R&D sites in Manukau, New Zealand and Cuxhaven, Germany. We have also reduced duplication and optimized structures in U.S. operations, marketing, manufacturing and quality central functions, and administrative areas. The restructuring resulted in the elimination of approximately 315 positions around the world. Activities related to this initiative resulted in net charges of $41 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily consisting of severance costs and other non-cash charges. Restructuring charges under this program were substantially complete at the end of 2021.

The program announced in November 2021 includes initiatives to consolidate certain international commercial operations into one organization, integrate our centralized global marketing organization into country level commercial organizations, transform and simplify our R&D organizational structure, and other organizational adjustments. In connection with the proposed restructuring, we expect to eliminate approximately 380 positions. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded adjustments of $7 million to reduce severance accruals resulting from final negotiations and certain restructured employees filling open positions. Restructuring charges under this program were substantially complete as of March 31, 2022; however, we may continue to make adjustments to our severance accruals to reflect changes in estimates resulting from ongoing negotiations.

Components of asset impairment, restructuring and other special charges are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Restructuring charges (credits):
Severance and other costs (1)
$(7)$26 
Facility exit costs— 
Acquisition related charges:
Transaction and integration costs (2)
24 81 
Non-cash and other items:
Asset impairment (3)
— 
Asset write-down (4)
28 
Net periodic benefit cost (credits) (Note 14)— (9)
Settlements and other— (1)
Total expense$46 $108 
(1)2022 credits primarily related to adjustments resulting from the reversal of severance accruals associated with the November 2021 program. 2021 charges mainly represent employee termination costs for the restructuring program announced and initiated in January 2021, partially offset by a $13 million reversal of severance accruals associated with a restructuring program announced and initiated in 2020.
(2)Transaction costs represent external costs directly related to acquiring businesses and primarily include expenditures for banking, legal, accounting and other similar services. Integration costs represent internal and external incremental costs directly related to integrating acquired businesses, including the acquisitions of KindredBio and Bayer Animal Health (e.g., expenditures for consulting, system and process integration, and product transfers), as well as independent company stand-up costs related to the implementation of new systems, programs, and processes.
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(3)Represents the impact of adjustments to fair value of property and equipment, IPR&D assets, and marketed products that were subject to product rationalization.
(4)2022 includes the finalization of the write-down charge upon the final sale of the Speke site. See Note 5: Acquisitions and Divestitures for further discussion. 2021 represents the impact of changes in the estimated useful lives of assets involved in restructuring actions and adjustments recorded to write assets classified as held and used down to their current fair value.

The following table summarizes the activity in our reserves established in connection with restructuring activities:

Severance
Balance at December 31, 2020$130 
Charges39 
Reserve adjustments(13)
Cash paid(38)
Balance at March 31, 2021$118 
Balance at December 31, 2021$126 
Reserve adjustments(7)
Cash paid(43)
Balance at March 31, 2022$76 
These reserves are included in other current and noncurrent liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Substantially all of the reserves are expected to be paid in the next 12 months primarily due to certain country negotiations and regulations. We believe that the reserves are adequate.

Note 7. Inventories

We state all inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We use the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method for a portion of our inventories located in the continental U.S. Other inventories are valued by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method or the weighted average cost method.

Inventories consisted of the following:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Finished products$603 $598 
Work in process572 565 
Raw materials and supplies219 256 
Total1,394 1,419 
Decrease to LIFO cost(49)(46)
Inventories$1,345 $1,373 

Note 8. Equity

Tangible Equity Unit (TEU) Offering

On January 22, 2020, we completed our offering of 11 million, 5.00% TEUs. Total proceeds, net of issuance costs, were $528 million. Each TEU, which has a stated amount of $50, is comprised of a prepaid stock purchase contract (prepaid stock) and a senior amortizing note due February 1, 2023. Subsequent to issuance, each TEU may be legally separated into the two components. The prepaid stock is considered a freestanding financial instrument, indexed to Elanco common stock, and meets the conditions for equity classification.

The value allocated to the prepaid stock is reflected net of issuance costs in additional paid-in capital. The value allocated to the senior amortizing notes is reflected in current portion of long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Issuance costs related to the amortizing notes are reflected as a reduction of the carrying amount and will be amortized through the maturity date using the effective interest rate method.
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The proceeds from the issuance were allocated to equity and debt based on the relative fair value of the respective components of each TEU as follows:
Equity ComponentDebt ComponentTotal
Fair value per unit$42.80 $7.20 $50.00 
Gross proceeds$471 $79 $550 
Less: Issuance costs19 22 
Net proceeds$452 $76 $528 

The senior amortizing notes have an aggregate principal amount of $79 million and bear interest at 2.75% per year. On each February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1 until the maturity date, we will pay equal quarterly cash installments of $0.6250 per each amortizing note with an initial principal amount of $7.2007 (except for the first installment payment of $0.6528 per amortizing note paid on May 1, 2020). Each installment constitutes a payment of interest and partial payment of principal, and in the aggregate will be equivalent to 5.00% per year with respect to the $50 stated amount per TEU.

Unless settled early at the holder’s or our election, each prepaid stock purchase contract will automatically settle on February 1, 2023 (the mandatory settlement date) for a number of shares of common stock per contract based on the average of the volume-weighted average trading prices during the 20 consecutive trading day period beginning on, and including the 21st scheduled trading day immediately preceding February 1, 2023 (applicable market value) with reference to the following settlement rates:
Applicable Market ValueCommon Stock Issued
Equal to or greater than $38.40
1.3021 shares (minimum settlement rate)
Less than $38.40, but greater than $32.00
$50 divided by applicable market value
Less than or equal to $32.00
1.5625 (maximum settlement rate)

The prepaid stock purchase contracts are mandatorily convertible into a minimum of 14 million shares or a maximum of 17 million shares of our common stock on the mandatory settlement date (unless redeemed by us or settled earlier at the unit holder's option). The 14 million minimum shares are included in the calculation of basic weighted average shares outstanding. The difference between the minimum and maximum shares represents potentially dilutive securities, which are included in the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding on a pro rata basis to the extent that the average applicable market value is higher than $32.00 but is less than $38.40 during the period. The entire additional 3 million shares are included in diluted weighted average shares outstanding if the applicable market value is at or below $32.00 and the impact is not anti-dilutive.

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Note 9. Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Incremental Term Facility$497 $499 
Term Loan B4,038 4,118 
Revolving Credit Facility150 250 
4.272% Senior Notes due 2023
750 750 
4.900% Senior Notes due 2028
750 750 
TEU Amortizing Notes27 34 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(78)(82)
6,134 6,319 
Less current portion of long-term debt61 294 
Total long-term debt$6,073 $6,025 
Farm Credit Agreement

On August 12, 2021, we entered into a new debt financing arrangement with Farm Credit Mid-America, PCA (Farm Credit) for a $500 million credit facility, consisting of a senior secured term loan (Incremental Term Facility) to retire our Senior Notes that were due August 27, 2021. The Incremental Term Facility bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 175 basis points and is payable in quarterly installments of principal and interest with a final balloon payment due on August 12, 2028. The terms of the Incremental Term Facility, including pledged collateral and financial maintenance covenants, are generally consistent with the terms of our existing term loan B credit facility (Term Loan B) and revolving credit facility.

Bayer Animal Health Related Financing

In connection with the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health, on August 1, 2020, we borrowed $4,275 million under a Term Loan B facility. The Term Loan B bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 175 basis points and is payable in quarterly installments through August 1, 2027.
Simultaneously, we entered into a revolving credit facility providing up to $750 million (with incremental capacity available if certain conditions are met) and maturing over a five-year term. The revolving credit facility bears interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging between 1.50% and 2.25% per annum based on our corporate family rating or corporate credit rating.
These senior secured first lien credit facilities are secured by a significant portion of our assets. They include two financial maintenance covenants which are solely for the benefit of lenders under the revolving credit facility. There are no financial maintenance covenants for the benefit of the Term Loan B facility. The lenders under the Term Loan B facility have no enforcement rights with respect to the financial maintenance covenants for the revolving credit facility.

The first financial maintenance covenant for the revolving credit facility requires us to maintain a net total leverage ratio level (which is not subject to step-downs) as of the end of each quarter. The required level of this covenant is based on closing date pro forma net leverage and pro forma adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) not exceeding 7.71 to 1.00 of our pro forma adjusted EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2022.

The second financial maintenance covenant for the revolving credit facility requires us to maintain a ratio of pro forma adjusted EBITDA to cash interest expense of no less than 2.00 to 1.00, tested as of the end of each fiscal quarter. We were in compliance with all covenants under the credit facility as of March 31, 2022.

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Senior Notes

In August 2018, we issued $2 billion of senior notes (Senior Notes). The Senior Notes are comprised of $500 million of 3.912% Senior Notes due August 27, 2021, which were fully repaid as part of the Farm Credit refinancing, $750 million of 4.272% Senior Notes due August 28, 2023, and $750 million of 4.900% Senior Notes due August 28, 2028. The interest rate payable on each series of Senior Notes is subject to adjustment if Moody's Investor Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC downgrades, or subsequently upgrades, its ratings on the respective series of Senior Notes.
The indenture that governs the Senior Notes contains covenants that limit our, and certain of our subsidiaries' ability, to incur liens or engage in sale-leaseback transactions. The indenture also contains restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or sell substantially all of our assets, in addition to other customary terms. We were in compliance with all such covenants under the indenture governing the Senior Notes as of March 31, 2022.
In April 2022, we completed a tender offer and retired $406 million in aggregate principal amount of our 4.272% Senior Notes due August 28, 2023, resulting in a debt extinguishment loss of approximately $17 million to be recognized in interest expense, net of capitalized interest in the condensed consolidated statements of operations during the second quarter of 2022. The repayment was funded with proceeds received from a draw under our revolving credit facility.

Also in April 2022, we entered into an incremental assumption agreement with Farm Credit, supplementing and amending our existing credit agreement dated August 1, 2020. The incremental assumption agreement provides for a new incremental term facility with an aggregate principal amount of $250 million maturing on April 19, 2029. The proceeds were used to repay a portion of our outstanding obligations under our revolving credit facility. The new incremental term facility, including the interest rate and repayment terms, are generally consistent with the terms of our existing Term Loan B.

TEU Amortizing Notes

On January 22, 2020, we issued $550 million in TEUs. We offered 11 million, 5.00% TEUs at the stated amount of $50 per unit, comprised of prepaid stock purchase contracts and a senior amortizing note due February 1, 2023 (the mandatory settlement date). Total cash of $528 million was received, comprised of $452 million of prepaid stock purchase contracts and $76 million of senior amortizing notes, net of issuance costs. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we paid $7 million representing partial payment of principal and interest on the TEU amortizing notes. See Note 8: Equity for further information.

Note 10. Financial Instruments and Fair Value

Financial instruments that are potentially subject to credit risk consist principally of trade receivables. We evaluate the creditworthiness of our customers on a regular basis, monitor economic conditions, and calculate allowances for estimated credit losses on our trade receivables on a quarterly basis using an expected credit loss model. We assess whether collectability is probable at the time of sale and on an ongoing basis. Collateral is generally not required. The risk associated with this concentration is mitigated by our ongoing credit-review procedures.

A large portion of our cash is held by a few major financial institutions. We monitor the exposure with these institutions and do not expect any of these institutions to fail to meet their obligations. All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less from the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents. The cost of these investments approximates fair value.

We had investments without readily determinable fair values and equity method investments included in other noncurrent assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets totaling $23 million and $22 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Unrealized net gains and losses on our investments for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were immaterial.

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The following table summarizes the fair value information at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 for foreign exchange contract assets (liabilities), investments, and cash flow hedge assets (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the respective balance sheet line items, as well as long-term debt (including TEU amortizing notes) for which fair value is disclosed on a recurring basis:
  Fair Value Measurements Using 
Financial statement line itemCarrying
Amount
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Fair
Value
March 31, 2022
Prepaid expenses and other - foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments$50 $— $50 $— $50 
Prepaid expense and other - forward-starting interest rate contracts designated as cash flow hedges10 — 10 — 10 
Other noncurrent assets - investments10 10 — — 10 
Other noncurrent assets - forward-starting interest rate contracts designated as cash flow hedges107 — 107 — 107 
Other current liabilities - foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments(49)— (49)— (49)
Long-term debt, including current portion(6,212)— (6,228)— (6,228)
December 31, 2021
Prepaid expenses and other - foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments$19 $— $19 $— $19 
Other noncurrent assets - investments13 13 — — 13 
Other noncurrent assets - forward-starting interest rate contracts designated as cash flow hedges— — 
Other current liabilities - foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments(20)— (20)— (20)
Long-term debt, including current portion(6,401)— (6,518)— (6,518)
We determine our Level 2 fair value measurements based on a market approach using quoted market values or significant other observable inputs for identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

We are exposed to market risks, such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. To manage the volatility related to these exposures, we have entered into various derivative transactions. We formally assess, designate and document, as a hedge of an underlying exposure, each qualifying derivative instrument that will be accounted for as an accounting hedge at inception. Additionally, we assess, both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the financial instruments used in the hedging transaction are effective at offsetting changes in either the fair values or cash flows of the underlying exposures. Derivative cash flows, with the exception of net investment hedges, are principally classified in the operating activities section of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, consistent with the underlying hedged item. Cash flows related to net investment hedges are classified in the investing activities section of the consolidated statements of cash flows. Our outstanding positions are discussed below.

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Derivatives not designated as hedges

We may enter into foreign exchange forward or option contracts to reduce the effect of fluctuating currency exchange rates. These derivative financial instruments primarily offset exposures in the Euro, British pound, Swiss franc, Brazilian real, Australian dollar, Japanese yen, Canadian dollar, and Chinese yuan. Foreign currency derivatives used for hedging are put in place using the same or like currencies and duration as the underlying exposures and are recorded at fair value with the gain or loss recognized in other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Forward contracts generally have maturities not exceeding 12 months. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had outstanding foreign exchange contracts with aggregate notional amounts of $1,099 million and $1,212 million, respectively.

The amount of net gains (losses) on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, recorded in other expense, net were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Foreign exchange forward contracts (1)
$(8)$34 

(1)These amounts were substantially offset in other expense, net by the effect of changing exchange rates on the underlying foreign currency exposures.

Derivatives designated as hedges

We are subject to interest rate risk with regard to our existing floating-rate debt, and we utilize interest rate swap contracts to mitigate the variability in cash flows by effectively converting the floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt. We recognize any differences between the variable interest rate payments and the fixed interest rate settlements with the swap counterparties as an adjustment to interest expense, net of capitalized interest over the life of the swaps. We have designated these swaps as cash flow hedges and record them at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of the hedges are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). Fair value is estimated based on quoted market values of similar hedges and is classified as Level 2. Our outstanding forward-starting interest rate swaps have maturities ranging between 2022 and 2025 with aggregate notional amounts of $3,550 million and $3,800 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

The amounts of net gains on cash flow hedges, recorded, net of tax, in other comprehensive income (loss), are as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Forward-starting interest rate swaps$109 $53 

There was no tax effect for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 after the application of the U.S. valuation allowance. See Note 11: Income Taxes for further discussion. In April 2022, we took advantage of market opportunities to restructure our interest rate swap portfolio. We unwound the existing swaps and simultaneously entered into new agreements with the same notional amounts and covering the same tenors. As a result, we received a cash settlement of $132 million during the second quarter of 2022. Over the next 12 months, we expect to reclassify approximately $47 million of unrealized gains associated with our cancelled swaps into interest expense, net of capitalized interest in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized $3 million and $7 million, respectively, of net losses into interest expense.

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Note 11. Income Taxes

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Income tax expense (benefit)$23 $(19)
Effective tax rate32.1 %23.5 %

We were included in Lilly's U.S. tax examinations by the Internal Revenue Service through the full separation date of March 11, 2019. Pursuant to the tax matters agreement we executed with Lilly in connection with our initial public offering (IPO), the potential liabilities or potential refunds attributable to pre-IPO periods in which Elanco was included in a Lilly consolidated or combined tax return remain with Lilly. The U.S. examination of tax years 2016 - 2018 began in the fourth quarter of 2019 and remains ongoing; therefore, the resolution of this audit period will likely extend beyond the next 12 months.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized income tax expense of $23 million. Our effective tax rate of 32.1% differs from the statutory income tax rate largely due to certain research and experimentation costs being capitalized beginning January 1st, 2022, as provided under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This has increased the expected profits in jurisdictions with higher statutory tax rates as well as expected U.S. international tax inclusions, which are partially offset by utilization of net operating losses and valuation allowance release in the U.S.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recognized an income tax benefit of $19 million. Our effective tax rate of 23.5% differs from the statutory income tax rate primarily due to tax-exempt interest income in certain foreign jurisdictions. Income tax benefit was partially offset by a $2 million increase to the valuation allowance on our U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets during the period.

Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

On May 20, 2020, a shareholder class action lawsuit captioned Hunter v. Elanco Animal Health Inc., et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (the Court) against Elanco and certain executives. On September 3, 2020, the Court appointed a lead plaintiff, and on November 9, 2020, the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint adding additional claims against Elanco, certain executives, and other individuals. The lawsuit alleges, in part, that Elanco and certain of its executives made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose certain facts about Elanco’s supply chain, inventory, revenue and projections. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages and purports to represent purchasers of Elanco securities between September 30, 2018 and May 6, 2020, and purchasers of Elanco common stock issued in connection with Elanco's acquisition of Aratana. We filed a motion to dismiss on January 13, 2021. The timing of the Court's decision is uncertain. We believe the claims made in the case are meritless, and we intend to vigorously defend our position. The process of resolving these matters is inherently uncertain and may develop over an extended period of time; therefore, at this time, the ultimate resolution cannot be predicted.

On October 16, 2020, a shareholder class action lawsuit captioned Safron Capital Corporation v. Elanco Animal Health Inc., et al. was filed in the Marion Superior Court of Indiana against Elanco, certain executives, and other individuals. On December 23, 2020, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint adding an additional plaintiff. The lawsuit alleges, in part, that Elanco and certain of its executives made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose certain facts about Elanco’s relationships with third party distributors and revenue attributable to those distributors within the registration statement on Form S-3 dated January 21, 2020 and accompanying prospectus filed in connection with Elanco’s public offering which closed on or about January 27, 2020. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages and purports to represent purchasers of Elanco common stock or 5.00% TEUs issued in connection with the public offering. This case is currently stayed in deference to Hunter v. Elanco Animal Health Inc.
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Claims seeking actual damages, injunctive relief, and/or restitution for allegedly deceptive marketing have been made against Elanco Animal Health Inc. and Bayer HealthCare LLC, along with other Elanco and Bayer entities, arising out of the use of Seresto™, a non-prescription flea and tick collar for cats and dogs. During 2021, putative class action lawsuits were filed in federal courts in the U.S. alleging that the Seresto collars contain pesticides that can cause serious injury and death to cats and/or dogs wearing the product. The cases mention the existence of incident reports involving humans, but no plaintiff has claimed personal harm from the product. One plaintiff filed a petition before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML). The hearing on the JPML petition took place on July 29, 2021, and a decision was reached to consolidate and transfer all pending lawsuits to the federal court in the Northern District of Illinois. We continue to receive information with respect to potential litigation costs, and we will be taking appropriate steps to defend these class action lawsuits.

Further, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee chair requested that Elanco produce certain documents and information related to the Seresto collar and further made a request to temporarily recall Seresto collars from the market. We are continuing to cooperate with the subcommittee and have produced information pursuant to the request.

Seresto is a pesticide registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A non-profit organization submitted a petition to the EPA requesting that the agency take action to cancel Seresto’s pesticide registration and suspend the registration pending cancellation. The EPA is considering this petition and asked for public comment. We submitted a comment to the EPA supporting the safety profile of Seresto. Data and scientific evaluation used during the product registration process and through pharmacovigilance review supports the product’s positive safety profile and efficacy. Therefore, we believe no removal, recall, or cancellation of the pesticide registration is warranted, nor has it been suggested by any regulatory agency. We continue to stand behind the safety profile for Seresto, and it remains available to consumers globally.

We are party to various other legal actions in the normal course of business. In determining whether a pending matter is significant for financial reporting and disclosure purposes, we consider both quantitative and qualitative factors in order to assess materiality. We accrue for liability claims to the extent that it is probable we will incur a loss and we can formulate a reasonable estimate of the costs. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had no material liabilities established related to litigation as there were no significant claims which were probable and estimable. We are not currently subject to a significant claim other than the lawsuits noted above.

Regulatory Matters

On July 1, 2021, we received a subpoena from the SEC relating to our channel inventory and sales practices prior to mid-2020. We have cooperated in providing documents and information to the SEC and will continue to do so. Management believes that its actions were appropriate.

Other Commitments

As of March 31, 2022, we have a lease commitment that has not yet commenced for our new corporate headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Total minimum lease payments are estimated to be approximately $310 million over a term of 25 years, excluding extensions. Final lease payments may vary depending on the actual cost of certain construction activities. Lease commencement is expected in 2024.

The land for our new corporate headquarters is located in a Tax Increment Finance District, and the project is, in part, funded through Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) through an incentive agreement between us and the City of Indianapolis. The agreement provides for an estimated total incentive of $64 million to be funded by The City of Indianapolis in connection with the future tax increment revenue generated from the developed property. In December 2021, as part of a funding and development agreement entered into between us and the developer, we made a commitment to use the expected TIF proceeds towards the cost of developing and constructing the headquarters. In exchange, the developer has agreed to reimburse us up to the $64 million commitment. The accrued incentive is included in other non-current liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, which will amortize over the lease term beginning at the commencement date and offset future rent expense.

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Note 13. Geographic Information

We operate as a single operating segment engaged in the development, manufacturing, marketing and sales of animal health products worldwide for both pets and farm animals. Consistent with our operational structure, our President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as the chief operating decision maker, makes resource allocation and business process decisions globally across our consolidated business. Strategic decisions are managed globally with global functional leaders responsible for determining significant costs/investments and with regional leaders responsible for overseeing the execution of the global strategy. Our global research and development organization is responsible for development of new products. Our manufacturing organization is responsible for the manufacturing and supply of products and for the optimization of our supply chain. Regional leaders are responsible for the distribution and sale of our products and for local direct costs. The business is also supported by global corporate staff functions. Managing and allocating resources at the global corporate level enables our CEO to assess the overall level of resources available and how to best deploy these resources across functions, product types, regional commercial organizations and research and development projects in line with our overarching long-term corporate-wide strategic goals, rather than on a product or geographic basis. Consistent with this decision-making process, our CEO uses consolidated, single-segment financial information for purposes of evaluating performance, allocating resources, setting incentive compensation targets, as well as forecasting future period financial results.

Our products include AviPro™, Baytril™, Cydectin™, Catosal™, Denagard™, Maxiban™, Rumensin™, Pulmotil™, and other products for livestock and poultry, as well as Advantage™, Advantix™, Advocate™ (collectively referred to as the Advantage Family), Credelio™, Duramune™, Galliprant™, Interceptor™ Plus, Seresto, Trifexis™, and other products for pets.

We have a single customer that accounted for 10% and 7% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Product sales with this customer resulted in accounts receivable of $73 million and $74 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

We are exposed to the risk of changes in social, political and economic conditions inherent in foreign operations and our results of operations and the value of our foreign assets are affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Selected geographic area information was as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Revenue
United States$522 $533 
International703 709 
Revenue$1,225 $1,242 

Note 14. Retirement Benefits

The following table summarizes net periodic benefit cost (income) relating to our defined benefit pension plans:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Service cost$$
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets(2)(2)
Amortization of prior service cost(1)(2)
Amortization of net actuarial loss— 
Net curtailments and settlements (Note 6)— (9)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)$$(6)

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The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) other than service cost and net curtailments and settlements are included in other expense, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Net curtailments and settlements are included in asset impairment, restructuring and other special charges in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Note 15. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

We compute basic earnings (loss) per share by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the actual weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Elanco has variable common stock equivalents relating to certain equity awards in stock-based compensation arrangements and the TEU prepaid stock purchase contracts (see Note 8: Equity for further discussion). Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if holders of the unvested equity awards and unsettled TEUs converted their holdings into common stock. The weighted average number of potentially dilutive shares outstanding is calculated using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares that would have the effect of increasing diluted earnings per share (or reducing loss per share) are considered to be anti-dilutive and as such, these shares are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share.

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are calculated as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders$48 $(61)
Determination of shares:
Weighted average common shares outstanding488.0 486.7
Assumed conversion of dilutive common stock equivalents (1)
4.2 — 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding492.2 486.7
Earnings (loss) per share (2)
Basic$0.10 $(0.12)
Diluted$0.10 $(0.12)
(1)During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we reported a net loss. Therefore, dilutive common stock equivalents are not assumed to have been issued since their effect is anti-dilutive. As a result, basic and diluted weighted average shares are the same, causing diluted net loss per share to be equivalent to basic net loss per share. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, approximately 0.1 million and 4.4 million, respectively, of potential common shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because their effect was anti-dilutive.
(2)Due to rounding conventions, earnings (loss) per share may not recalculate precisely based on the amounts presented within this table.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (MD&A) is intended to assist the reader in understanding and assessing significant changes and trends related to our results of operations and financial position. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q. Certain statements in this Item 2 of Part I of this Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements. Various risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in "Forward-Looking Statements" of this Form 10-Q, in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of Part II of this Form 10-Q, and in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of Part I of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, may cause our actual results, financial position, and cash generated from operations to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Further, due to the seasonality of our pet health sales, interim results are not necessarily an appropriate base from which to project annual results.

Overview

Elanco is a global animal health company that develops products for pets and farm animals in more than 90 countries. With a heritage dating back to 1954, we rigorously innovate to improve the health of animals and to benefit our customers while fostering an inclusive, cause-driven culture for our employees. We operate our business in a single segment directed at fulfilling our vision of enriching the lives of people through food, making protein more accessible and affordable, and through pet companionship, helping pets live longer, healthier lives.

On August 27, 2021, we acquired KindredBio, a biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative biologics focused on saving and improving the lives of pets. We had previously signed an agreement with KindredBio in the second quarter of 2021 to acquire exclusive global rights to KIND-030, a monoclonal antibody in development for the treatment and prevention of canine parvovirus. The acquisition of KindredBio further accelerates our opportunity for expansion in pet health, notably by expanding our research efforts in dermatology. See Note 5: Acquisitions and Divestitures to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on the acquisition. Subsequent to the acquisition date, our consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, operating results and cash flows of KindredBio.

On August 1, 2020, we completed the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health. The acquisition expanded our pet health product category, advancing our planned portfolio mix transformation and creating a better balance between our farm animal and pet health product categories. Our product portfolio and pipeline have been enhanced by the addition of Bayer Animal Health, which complements our commercial operations and international infrastructure. See Note 5: Acquisitions and Divestitures to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on the acquisition. Subsequent to the acquisition date, our consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, operating results and cash flows of Bayer Animal Health.

We offer a diverse portfolio of approximately 200 brands that make us a trusted partner to pet owners, veterinarians and farm animal producers. Our products are generally sold worldwide to third-party distributors and independent retailers, and directly to farm animal producers and veterinarians. With the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health, we have expanded our presence in retail and e-commerce channels in order to meet pet owners where they want to purchase.

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We operate our business in a single segment directed at fulfilling our vision of food and companionship enriching life – all to advance the health of animals, people and the planet. We advance our vision by offering products in these two primary categories:

Pet Health: Our pet health portfolio is focused on parasiticides, vaccines and therapeutics. We have one of the broadest parasiticide portfolios in the pet health sector based on indications, species and formulations, with products that protect pets from worms, fleas and ticks. Our Seresto and Advantage Family products are over-the-counter treatments for the elimination and prevention, respectively, of fleas and ticks, and complement our prescription parasiticide products, Credelio, Interceptor Plus, and Trifexis. Our vaccines portfolio provides differentiated prevention coverage for a number of important pet health risks and is available in the U.S. only. In therapeutics, we have a broad pain and osteoarthritis portfolio across species, modes of action, indications and disease stages. Pet owners are increasingly treating osteoarthritis in their pets, and our Galliprant product is one of the fastest growing osteoarthritis treatments in the U.S. Additionally, we have products that offer treatment for otitis (ear infections) with Claro, as well as treatments for certain cardiovascular and dermatology indications.

Farm Animal: Our farm animal portfolio consists of products designed to prevent, control and treat health challenges primarily focused on cattle (beef and dairy), swine, poultry, and aquaculture (cold and warm water) production. Our products include medicated feed additives, injectable antibiotics, vaccines, insecticides, and enzymes, among others. We have a wide range of farm animal products, including Rumensin and Baytril, both of which are used extensively in ruminants (e.g., cattle, sheep and goats). In poultry, our Maxiban product, is a valuable offering for the control and prevention of intestinal disease.
A summary of our 2022 revenue and net income (loss) compared with the same period in 2021 is as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021
Revenue$1,225 $1,242 
Net income (loss)48 (61)
Increases or decreases in inventory levels at our channel distributors can positively or negatively impact our quarterly and annual revenue results, leading to variations in revenues. This can be a result of various factors, such as end customer demand, new customer contracts, heightened and generic competition, the need for certain inventory levels, our ability to renew distribution contracts with expected terms, our ability to implement commercial strategies, regulatory restrictions, unexpected customer behavior, proactive measures taken by us in response to shifting market dynamics, payment terms we extend, which are subject to internal policies, and procedures and environmental factors beyond our control, including weather conditions and the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Key Trends and Conditions Affecting Our Results of Operations

Industry Trends

The animal health industry, which includes both pets and farm animals, is a growing industry that benefits billions of people worldwide.

We believe that factors influencing growth in demand for pet medicines and vaccines include:

increased pet ownership globally;
pets living longer; and
increased pet spending as pets are viewed as members of the family by owners.

As demand for animal protein grows, farm animal health is becoming increasingly important. We believe that factors influencing growth in demand for farm animal medicines and vaccines include:

two in three people needing improved nutrition;
increased global demand for protein, particularly poultry and aquaculture;
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natural resource constraints, such as scarcity of arable land, fresh water and increased competition for cultivated land, driving the need for more efficient food production;
loss of productivity due to farm animal disease and death;
increased focus on food safety and food security; and
human population growth, increased standards of living, particularly in many emerging markets, and increased urbanization.

Growth in farm animal nutritional health products (enzymes, probiotics and prebiotics) is influenced, among other factors, by demand for antibiotic alternatives that can promote animal health and increase productivity.

Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

In February 2022, Russia commenced military action against Ukraine. In response, the U.S. and certain other countries imposed significant sanctions and export controls against Russia, Belarus and certain individuals and entities connected to Russian or Belarusian political, business, and financial organizations. The U.S. and certain other countries could impose further sanctions, trade restrictions, and other retaliatory actions if the conflict continues or worsens. The broader consequences of the conflict, including related inflationary pressures, geopolitical tensions, additional retaliatory actions taken by the U.S. and other countries, and any counter retaliatory actions by Russia or Belarus in response, including, for example, potential cyberattacks or the disruption of energy exports, are likely to cause regional instability and could materially adversely affect global trade, currency exchange rates, regional economies and the global economy. The situation remains uncertain and it is difficult to predict the impact that the conflict and actions taken in response to the conflict will have on our business; however, they could increase our costs, disrupt our supply chain, reduce our sales and earnings, or otherwise adversely affect our business and results of operations.

As a global animal health leader, we have an obligation to support the health of animals and people. At the center of that work is ensuring access and availability of food. At this time, we are limiting our business in Russia to only the essential products that support these needs, while complying with all imposed sanctions. We do not manufacture products or source any materials from companies in Russia for use in our products, nor do we conduct business with the Russian government. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, revenue to Russian and Ukrainian customers represented approximately 1% of our consolidated revenue. Assets held in Russia as of March 31, 2022 represented less than 1% of our consolidated assets.

COVID-19 Pandemic and Resulting Operating Environment

We continue to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its variants, and the related economic effects on all aspects of our business, including impacts on our operations, supply chain, and customer demand. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our financial condition and results of operations remains uncertain and is dependent on developments that are out of our control, including measures being taken by authorities to mitigate against the spread of COVID-19, such as the recent lockdowns in China, the emergence of new variants and the availability and successful administration of effective vaccines. We cannot predict the impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will have on our customers, vendors and suppliers; however, the COVID-19 pandemic has had and may continue to have an adverse impact on our business if these parties continue to experience negative effects.

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While the situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic remains fluid, the effects have disrupted the global supply chain across all modes of transportation, which in turn has resulted in less reliable transportation schedules and increased freight costs. This disruption, combined with increased demand for key raw materials, including those used in COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing, has also impacted our suppliers, resulting in shortages of raw materials or components required to manufacture our products. We continue to work closely with suppliers and freight partners to mitigate impacts to our operations and customers, including the addition of new transportation routes and targeted increases of certain safety stocks. Although we regularly monitor the financial health of companies in our supply chain, prolonged financial hardship on our suppliers and labor shortages could continue to disrupt our ability to obtain key raw materials, adversely affecting our operations. The global industry freight environment has experienced, and could continue to experience, lead time disruptions and increases in shipping costs, negatively impacting our profitability.
Our Acquisition of Bayer Animal Health and KindredBio

We have incurred and expect to continue to incur expenses in connection with our acquisitions of Bayer Animal Health and KindredBio, including fees for professional services such as legal, accounting, consulting, and other advisory fees and expenses. Expenses incurred in 2021 and thus far in 2022 are primarily related to integration activities. In addition, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur costs related to the build out of processes and systems to support finance and global supply and logistics and to expand administrative functions, including, but not limited to, information technology, facilities management, distribution, human resources, and manufacturing, to replace services previously provided by the former parent company of Bayer Animal Health. We anticipate that these additional costs will be partially offset by expected synergies.

Product Development and New Product Launches

A key element of our targeted value creation strategy is to drive growth through portfolio development and product innovation. We continue to pursue the development of new chemical and biological molecules through our approach to innovation. Our future growth and success depend on both our pipeline of new products, including new products that we may develop through joint ventures and products that we are able to obtain through license or acquisition, and the expansion of the use of our existing products. We believe we are an industry leader in animal health R&D, with a track record of product innovation, business development and commercialization.

Competition

We face intense competition. Principal methods of competition vary depending on the particular region, species, product category, or individual product. Some of these methods include new product development, including generic alternatives to our products, quality, price, service and promotion.

Our primary competitors include animal health medicines and vaccines companies such as Zoetis Inc.; Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., the animal health division of Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; and Merck Animal Health, the animal health division of Merck & Co., Inc. We also face competition globally from manufacturers of generic drugs, as well as from producers of nutritional health products, such as DSM Nutritional Products AG and Danisco Animal Nutrition, the animal health division of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a subsidiary of DowDuPont, Inc. There are also several new start-up companies working in the animal health area. In addition, we compete with numerous other producers of animal health products throughout the world.

Productivity

Our results during the periods presented have benefited from operational and productivity initiatives implemented following recent acquisitions and in response to changing market demand for antibiotics and other headwinds.

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Prior to the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health, our acquisitions within the last six years added in the aggregate $1.4 billion in revenue, 4,600 full-time employees, and 12 manufacturing and eight R&D sites. The acquisitions of Bayer Animal Health on August 1, 2020 and KindredBio on August 27, 2021 added 3,950 full-time employees, 10 manufacturing sites, and five R&D sites (before company-wide restructuring activities initiated in 2020 and 2021). In addition, from 2015 to 2021, changing market demand for antibiotics and other headwinds, such as competition with generics and innovation, affected some of our highest gross margin products, resulting in a change to our product mix and driving operating margin lower. In response, we implemented a number of initiatives across the manufacturing, R&D and marketing, selling and administrative functions. Our manufacturing cost savings strategies included improving manufacturing processes and headcount through lean manufacturing (minimizing waste while maintaining productivity), closing and selling manufacturing sites, consolidating our CMO network, strategically insourcing certain projects, and pursuing cost savings opportunities through alternate sources of supply. Additional cost savings have resulted from reducing the number of R&D sites, sales force consolidation and reducing discretionary and other general and administrative operating expenses.

Seasonality

The results of our pet health business may fluctuate due to seasonality. For example, based upon historical results, approximately 70% and 60% of total annual revenue contributed by our higher-margin parasiticide products Seresto and Advantage Family, respectively, has occurred during the first half of the year, which is reflective of the flea and tick season in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, a period-to-period comparison of our historical results may not be meaningful and fluctuations in total revenue for our pet health products are not necessarily an indication of future performance.

Foreign Exchange Rates

Significant portions of our revenue and costs are exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates. Our products are sold in more than 90 countries and, as a result, our revenue is influenced by changes in foreign exchange rates. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, approximately 54% of our revenue was denominated in foreign currencies. As we operate in multiple foreign currencies, including the Euro, British pound, Swiss franc, Brazilian real, Australian dollar, Japanese yen, Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, and other currencies, changes in those currencies relative to the U.S. dollar impact our revenue, cost of sales and expenses, and consequently, net income. These fluctuations may also affect the ability to buy and sell our products between markets impacted by significant exchange rate variances. Currency movements decreased revenue by 3% during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Currency movements had a limited impact on revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

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Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations should be read along with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021% Change
Revenue $1,225 $1,242 (1)%
Costs, expenses and other:
Cost of sales509 569 (11)%
% of revenue42 %46 %(4)%
Research and development81 89 (9)%
% of revenue%%— %
Marketing, selling and administrative320 348 (8)%
% of revenue26 %28 %(2)%
Amortization of intangible assets137 147 (7)%
% of revenue11 %12 %(1)%
Asset impairment, restructuring and other special charges46 108 (57)%
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest52 61 (15)%
Other expense, net— NM
Income (loss) before income taxes71 (80)189 %
% of revenue%(6)%12 %
Income tax expense (benefit)23 (19)221 %
Net income (loss)$48 $(61)179 %
Certain amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments.
NM - Not meaningful

Disaggregated Revenue

On a global basis, our revenue by product category for the three months ended March 31 is summarized as follows:
Revenue% of Total RevenueIncrease (Decrease)
(Dollars in millions)2022202120222021$ Change% Change
CER (1)
Pet Health$639 $645 52 %52 %$(6)(1)%%
Farm Animal569 578 46 %47 %(9)(2)%%
Subtotal1,208 1,223 99 %98 %(15)(1)%%
Contract Manufacturing(2)
17 19 %%(2)(11)%(8)%
Total$1,225 $1,242 100 %100 %(17)(1)%%
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding
(1)Constant exchange rate (CER), a non-GAAP measure, is defined as revenue growth excluding the impact of foreign exchange. The calculation assumes the same foreign currency exchange rates that were in effect for the comparable prior-year period were used in translation of the current period results. We believe this metric provides a useful comparison to previous periods.
(2)Represents revenue from arrangements in which we act as a contract manufacturer, including supply agreements associated with divestitures of products related to the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health.

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On a global basis, the effect of price, foreign exchange rates and volumes on changes in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was as follows:

First quarter of 2022
(Dollars in millions)

Revenue
PriceFX RateVolumeTotalCER
Pet Health$639 2%(3)%—%(1)%2%
Farm Animal569 1%(3)%—%(2)%1%
Subtotal1,208 2%(3)%—%(1)%2%
Contract Manufacturing17 —%(3)%(8)%(11)%(8)%
Total$1,225 2%(3)%—%(1)%2%

First quarter of 2021
(Dollars in millions)

Revenue
PriceFX Rate
Volume (1)
TotalCER
Pet Health$645 2%2%210%213%211%
Farm Animal578 2%—%31%33%34%
Subtotal1,223 2%—%89%91%91%
Contract Manufacturing19 —%—%—%—%—%
Total$1,242 2%—%86%89%88%
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding
(1)Impact of 2021 revenue from Bayer Animal Health is reflected in volume.

Revenue

Pet Health revenue decreased by $6 million, or less than 1%, for the quarter, driven by an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in price. On a constant currency basis, an increase in international pet health revenue was partially offset by a decline in U.S. pet health revenue. In addition, growth in newer generation parasiticides and pain products was partially offset by declines in older generation parasiticides.

Farm Animal revenue decreased by $9 million, or 2%, for the quarter, driven by an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in price. Improved producer demand and innovation in poultry as well as strong aqua demand was partially offset by a decline in demand in the swine market, particularly in China, as compared to the first quarter of 2021. Additionally, cattle declined in the quarter primarily driven by generic competition impacting price on several key brands.

Cost of Sales
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021% Change
Cost of sales$509 $569 (11)%
% of revenue42 %46 %

Costs of sales as a percentage of revenue decreased for three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to amortization of the fair value adjustment of $62 million recorded from the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health in the first quarter of 2021 and improvements in manufacturing productivity, partially offset by unfavorable inflationary impacts on input costs, freight and conversion costs. Excluding the $62 million fair value adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2021, cost of sales as a percentage of revenue would have been approximately 41%.

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Research and Development
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021% Change
Research and development$81 $89 (9)%
% of revenue%%

R&D expenses decreased $8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. R&D expenses were favorably impacted by cost savings realized as a result of 2021 restructuring activities.

Marketing, Selling and Administrative
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021% Change
Marketing, selling and administrative$320 $348 (8)%
% of revenue26 %28 %

Marketing, selling and administrative expenses decreased $28 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily driven by disciplined cost management across the business and cost savings realized as a result of 2021 restructuring activities.

Amortization of Intangible Assets
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021% Change
Amortization of intangible assets$137 $147 (7)%

Amortization of intangible assets decreased $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to the timing of finalizing the valuation of intangible assets acquired from the Bayer Animal Health acquisition and the impact of foreign exchange rates.

Asset Impairment, Restructuring and Other Special Charges
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021% Change
Asset impairment, restructuring and other special charges$46 $108 (57)%

For additional information regarding our asset impairment, restructuring and other special charges, see Note 6: Asset Impairment, Restructuring and Other Special Charges to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Asset impairment, restructuring and other special charges decreased $62 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to a period over period decrease in overall acquisition-related charges, which include transaction costs related to acquisitions and costs associated with the implementation of new systems, programs, and processes due to both our separation from Lilly and the integration of Bayer Animal Health. The decrease was also driven by lower severance charges as compared to 2021. These decreases were partially offset by a $28 million asset write-down charge recorded upon the final sale of our Speke site during the first quarter of 2022.

Interest Expense, Net of Capitalized Interest
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021% Change
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest$52 $61 (15)%

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to the favorable impact of refinancing at lower interest rates.
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Other Expense, Net
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021% Change
Other expense, net$$— NM

Other expense recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily consisted of mark-to-market adjustments on equity investments and foreign exchange losses, partially offset by certain components of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 14: Retirement Benefits to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion related to net periodic benefit cost (income) recorded during the period. Other expense recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2021 consisted of losses recorded in relation to divestitures. This was fully offset by up-front payments received, milestones earned, and equity issued to us in relation to a license agreement.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021% Change
Income tax expense (benefit)$23 $(19)(221)%
Effective tax rate32.1 %23.5 %

Income tax expense increased for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to positive pre-tax earnings. The effective tax rate increased for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and differs from the statutory income tax rate largely due to certain research and experimentation costs being capitalized beginning January 1st, 2022, as provided under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This has increased the expected profits in jurisdictions with higher statutory tax rates as well as expected U.S. international tax inclusions, which are partially offset by utilization of net operating losses and valuation allowance release in the U.S. See Note 11: Income Taxes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash flows from operations and funds available under our credit facilities. As a significant portion of our business is conducted internationally, we hold a significant portion of cash outside of the U.S. We monitor and adjust the amount of foreign cash based on projected cash flow requirements. Our ability to use foreign cash to fund cash flow requirements in the U.S. may be impacted by local regulations and, to a lesser extent, following U.S. tax reforms, the income taxes associated with transferring cash to the U.S. We intend to indefinitely reinvest foreign earnings for continued use in our foreign operations. As our structure evolves as a standalone company, we may change that strategy, particularly to the extent we identify tax efficient reinvestment alternatives for our foreign earnings or change our cash management strategy.

We believe our primary sources of liquidity are sufficient to fund our short-term and long-term existing and planned capital requirements, which include working capital obligations, funding existing marketed and pipeline products, capital expenditures, business development in our targeted areas, short-term and long-term debt obligations which include principal and interest payments as well as interest rate swaps, operating lease payments, purchase obligations, and costs associated with the integrations of Bayer Animal Health and KindredBio. In addition, we have the ability to access capital markets to obtain debt refinancing for longer-term funding, if required, to service our long-term debt obligations. Further, we believe we have sufficient cash flow and liquidity to remain in compliance with our debt covenants.

Our ability to meet future funding requirements may be impacted by macroeconomic, business and financial volatility. As markets change, we will continue to monitor our liquidity position. However, a challenging economic environment or an economic downturn may impact our liquidity or ability to obtain future financing. See "Item 1A. Risk Factors - We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful" in Part I of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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Cash Flows

The following table provides a summary of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented:

(Dollars in millions)Three Months Ended March 31,
Net cash provided by (used for):20222021$ Change
Operating activities$(62)$22 $(84)
Investing activities(29)10 (39)
Financing activities(200)(202)
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(5)(25)20 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$(296)$$(305)

Operating activities

Operating cash flows decreased $84 million, to a use of $62 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to cash provided by operating activities of $22 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Cash used in operating activities during the period was negatively impacted by changes in operating assets and liabilities, particularly changes in accounts receivable, accounts payable and other liabilities as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, partially offset by an increase in net income after excluding non-cash operating activities. In the past, we have extended our payment terms for distributors on occasion. Although we presently have no plans to do so in the future, it is possible that we will need to extend payment terms in certain situations as a result of the COVID-19 global health pandemic, competitive pressures and the need for certain inventory levels at our channel distributors to avoid supply disruptions. If so, such extensions of customer payment terms could result in additional uses of our cash flow.

Investing activities

Our cash used for investing activities was $29 million for three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to cash provided by investing activities of $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The change was primarily driven by cash received for the three months ended March 31, 2021 due to the finalization of the working capital adjustment for the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health, partially offset by the purchase of intangible assets during that same period.

Financing activities

Our cash used for financing activities was $200 million for three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 reflected the repayment of indebtedness outstanding under our Term Loan B credit facility and net repayments on our revolving credit facility. Cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 reflected net proceeds from our revolving credit facility, partially offset by the repayment of indebtedness outstanding under our Term Loan B credit facility.

Description of Indebtedness

For a complete description of our debt and available credit facilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, see Note 9: Debt to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2022 are primarily comprised of long-term debt obligations, operating leases, and purchase obligations. Our long-term debt obligations are comprised of our expected principal and interest obligations and our interest rate swaps. Purchase obligations consist of open purchase orders as of March 31, 2022 and contractual payment obligations with significant vendors which are noncancelable and are not contingent. These obligations are primarily short-term in nature.

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As of March 31, 2022, we also have an additional lease commitment that has not yet commenced for our new corporate headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Total minimum lease payments are estimated to be approximately $310 million over a term of 25 years, excluding extensions. Final lease payments may vary depending on the actual cost of certain construction activities. Lease commencement is expected in 2024.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Certain of our accounting policies are considered critical because these policies are the most important to the depiction of our financial statements and require significant, difficult or complex judgments by us, often requiring the use of estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Actual results that differ from our estimates could have an unfavorable effect on our financial position and results of operations. We apply estimation methodologies consistently from year to year. Such policies are summarized in Item 7, "Management's Discussion & Analysis of Results of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. There have been no significant changes in the application of our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Foreign Exchange Risk

We operate on a global basis and are exposed to the risk that our earnings, cash flows and equity could be adversely impacted by fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. We are primarily exposed to foreign exchange risk with respect to net assets denominated in the Euro, British pound, Swiss franc, Brazilian real, Australian dollar, Japanese yen, Canadian dollar, and Chinese yuan.

We face foreign currency exchange exposures when we enter into transactions arising from subsidiary trade and loan payables and receivables denominated in foreign currencies. We also face currency exposure that arises from translating the results of our global operations to the U.S. dollar at exchange rates that have fluctuated from the beginning of the period. We may enter into foreign currency forward or option derivative contracts to reduce the effect of fluctuating currency exchange rates in future periods.

We estimate that a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in all foreign currency exchange rates related to the translation of the results of our foreign operations would decrease our net income by approximately $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

We generally identify hyperinflationary markets as those markets whose cumulative inflation rate over a three-year period exceeds 100%. We have concluded that our Argentina subsidiary is operating in a hyperinflationary market. As a result, beginning in the second quarter of 2018, the functional currency of our Argentina subsidiary changed from the local currency to the U.S. dollar. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, revenue in Argentina represented less than 1% of our consolidated revenue. Assets held in Argentina as of March 31, 2022 represented less than 1% of our consolidated assets.

During the first quarter of 2022, Turkey’s three-year cumulative inflation rate exceeded 100%, and we concluded that Turkey became a hyperinflationary economy for accounting purposes. As of April 1, 2022, we expect to apply hyperinflationary accounting for our subsidiary in Turkey and change its functional currency from the Turkish lira to the U.S. dollar. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, revenue in Turkey represented less than 1% of our consolidated revenue. Assets held in Turkey as of March 31, 2022 represented less than 1% of our consolidated assets.

While the hyperinflationary conditions did not have a material impact on our business during the three months ended March 31, 2022, in the future, we may incur larger currency devaluations, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

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Interest Risk

Our variable-rate debt is exposed to interest rate fluctuations based on LIBOR. As of March 31, 2022, we held certain interest rate swap agreements with a notional value of $3,550 million that have the economic effect of modifying our variable-interest so that a portion of the variable-rate interest payable becomes fixed. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded a gain of $109 million, net of taxes on these interest rate swaps in other comprehensive income (loss). See Note 10: Financial Instruments and Fair Value to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Under applicable SEC regulations, management of a reporting company, with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, must periodically evaluate the company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” which are defined generally as controls and other procedures of a reporting company designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the reporting company in its periodic reports filed with the SEC (such as this Form 10-Q) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

Our management, with the participation of Jeffrey N. Simmons, president and chief executive officer, and Todd S. Young, executive vice president and chief financial officer, evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2022. Based on this evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b)Changes in Internal Controls. During the first quarter of 2022, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 12: Commitments and Contingencies to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a summary of our legal proceedings, which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our risk factors are documented in Item 1A of Part I of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(none)

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

(none)

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

(none)

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

(none)
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are either filed or furnished herewith (as applicable) or, if so indicated, incorporated by reference to the documents indicated in parentheses, which have previously been filed or furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Exhibit NumberDescription
10.1 
31.1 
31.2 
32 
101 Interactive Data Files
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

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Signatures
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.
ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
Date:May 9, 2022/s/ Jeffrey N. Simmons
Jeffrey N. Simmons
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:May 9, 2022/s/ Todd S. Young
Todd S. Young
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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